| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Daniel Rodgers (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Laguerre (fresh) 3 ast. SF - William Haider (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Cusick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Breton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Steven Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Grace (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tim Mullinax (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Victor Leber (fresh) 6 pts. C - Roger Entwistle (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | McNeese State | Tim Mullinax inbounds the ball | 39-42 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | McNeese State | Daniel Rodgers is called for the reach on Steven Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Rodgers, team foul #1 | 39-42 |
| 19:43 | McNeese State | Scott Grace is fouled on the floor by Richard Laguerre - foul #2 on Richard Laguerre, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| 19:31 | McNeese State | Steven Williams misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 19:29 | McNeese State | Roger Entwistle tips it in | 39-44 |
| 19:05 | Western Michigan | Richard Laguerre drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Mark Cusick | 42-44 |
| 19:03 | McNeese State | Tim Mullinax's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-44 |
| 18:50 | Western Michigan | Daniel Rodgers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-44 |
| 18:36 | McNeese State | Tim Mullinax drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Steven Williams and he's hacked by Mark Cusick - foul #3 on Mark Cusick, team foul #3 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Moore (PG), Joseph Dubay (SG), Ian Bettis (PF) Daniel Rodgers, Richard Laguerre, Mark Cusick | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 18:36 | McNeese State | Tim Mullinax makes the free throw | 42-47 |
| 18:14 | Western Michigan | William Haider comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 42-47 |
| 18:12 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Tim Mullinax | 42-47 |
| 17:50 | McNeese State | Victor Leber misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 42-47 |
| 17:48 | McNeese State | Roger Entwistle misses the tip | 42-47 |
| 17:47 | Western Michigan | William Haider gets the rebound | 42-47 |
| 17:19 | Western Michigan | James Moore misses long on a jumper from the left block | 42-47 |
| 17:18 | Western Michigan | Ian Bettis tips it home | 44-47 |
| 16:56 | McNeese State | Roger Entwistle jams it on a nice dish by Steven Williams | 44-49 |
| 16:49 | Western Michigan | Roger Entwistle is called for the reach on James Moore - foul #3 on Roger Entwistle, team foul #1 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Daniel Rodgers (PG), Richard Laguerre (SG), Darren Coward (SF), William Arce (PF), James Hobbs (C) James Moore, Joseph Dubay, William Haider, Ian Bettis, Ryan Breton | |
| Subs | McNeese State | David Ringler (PG), Melvin Bruce (SG), Joshua Hicks (SF), Gerald Ballance (PF), Charles Bosch (C) Steven Williams, Scott Grace, Tim Mullinax, Victor Leber, Roger Entwistle | |
| 16:35 | Western Michigan | Richard Laguerre's 3 pointer is rejected by David Ringler | 44-49 |
| 16:34 | McNeese State | Gerald Ballance snags the defensive board | 44-49 |
| 16:06 | McNeese State | Joshua Hicks misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Darren Coward - foul #1 on Darren Coward, team foul #4 | 44-49 |
| 16:06 | McNeese State | Joshua Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 16:06 | McNeese State | Joshua Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 15:56 | Western Michigan | James Hobbs misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 44-51 |
| 15:54 | McNeese State | Melvin Bruce snags the defensive board | 44-51 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Daniel Rodgers (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Laguerre (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Darren Coward (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Arce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - James Hobbs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - David Ringler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin Bruce (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gerald Ballance (fresh) C - Charles Bosch (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:37 | McNeese State | David Ringler clanks a 3 from straight away | 44-51 |
| 15:36 | Western Michigan | William Arce grabs the board | 44-51 |
| 15:19 | Western Michigan | Richard Laguerre clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-51 |
| 15:18 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Gerald Ballance | 44-51 |
| 15:16 | McNeese State | Gerald Ballance's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-51 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Moore (PG), Ralph Ventura (SG), Ian Bettis (SF), Mark Cusick (PF), Ryan Breton (C) Daniel Rodgers, Richard Laguerre, Darren Coward, William Arce, James Hobbs | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Steven Williams (PG), Scott Grace (SG), Robert Folger (PF), Victor Leber (C) David Ringler, Melvin Bruce, Gerald Ballance, Charles Bosch | |
| 15:03 | Western Michigan | Ralph Ventura is hacked by Joshua Hicks - foul #2 on Joshua Hicks, team foul #2 | 44-51 |
| 14:53 | Western Michigan | Ralph Ventura misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Victor Leber - foul #3 on Victor Leber, team foul #3 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Tim Mullinax (SF) Joshua Hicks | |
| 14:53 | Western Michigan | Ralph Ventura makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 14:53 | Western Michigan | Ralph Ventura makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 14:32 | McNeese State | Victor Leber loses the dribble to Ralph Ventura | 46-51 |
| 14:29 | Western Michigan | James Moore jams it set up by Ralph Ventura | 48-51 |
| 14:14 | McNeese State | Mark Cusick steals it from Scott Grace | 48-51 |
| 13:54 | Western Michigan | Mark Cusick blows the layup | 48-51 |
| 13:53 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Ryan Breton | 48-51 |
| 13:48 | Western Michigan | James Moore misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 48-51 |
| 13:47 | McNeese State | Robert Folger grabs the defensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 13:36 | McNeese State | Victor Leber banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Scott Grace | 48-53 |
| 13:12 | Western Michigan | James Moore is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on James Moore, team foul #5 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Daniel Rodgers (PG), Richard Laguerre (SG), William Haider (SF), William Arce (PF), James Hobbs (C) James Moore, Ralph Ventura, Ian Bettis, Mark Cusick, Ryan Breton | |
| Subs | McNeese State | David Ringler (PG), Melvin Bruce (SG), Gerald Ballance (SF), Charles Bosch (PF), Roger Entwistle (C) Steven Williams, Scott Grace, Tim Mullinax, Robert Folger, Victor Leber | |
| 13:05 | McNeese State | Gerald Ballance can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 48-53 |
| 13:04 | McNeese State | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Bosch | 48-53 |
| 12:50 | McNeese State | Roger Entwistle's floater is tipped away by James Hobbs | 48-53 |
| 12:48 | Western Michigan | Richard Laguerre pulls down the rebound | 48-53 |
| 12:19 | Western Michigan | Richard Laguerre misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-53 |
| 12:18 | McNeese State | Gerald Ballance gets the rebound | 48-53 |
| 12:16 | McNeese State | Daniel Rodgers is called for the reach on David Ringler in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Rodgers, team foul #6 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Robert Folger (PF) Charles Bosch | |
| 12:06 | McNeese State | Roger Entwistle clanks a shot from the right block but the foul's on James Hobbs - foul #1 on James Hobbs, team foul #7 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ryan Breton (C) James Hobbs | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Joshua Hicks (SF) Gerald Ballance | |
| 12:06 | McNeese State | Roger Entwistle misses the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 12:06 | McNeese State | Roger Entwistle makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 11:46 | Western Michigan | William Haider banks in the layup on a great pass from Daniel Rodgers | 50-54 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Daniel Rodgers (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Laguerre (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Haider (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Arce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ryan Breton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - David Ringler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin Bruce (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Folger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Roger Entwistle (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:30 | McNeese State | David Ringler's pass is intercepted by Daniel Rodgers | 50-54 |
| 11:08 | Western Michigan | William Arce comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Folger - foul #4 on Robert Folger, team foul #4 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Moore (PG), Ralph Ventura (SG), Darren Coward (SF), Mark Cusick (PF) Daniel Rodgers, Richard Laguerre, William Haider, Ryan Breton | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Steven Williams (PG), Scott Grace (SG), Victor Leber (PF) David Ringler, Melvin Bruce, Robert Folger | |
| 11:08 | Western Michigan | William Arce makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 11:08 | Western Michigan | William Arce makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 10:52 | McNeese State | Victor Leber hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 10:51 | McNeese State | Scott Grace misses the tip | 52-54 |
| 10:49 | McNeese State | Steven Williams can't tip it in | 52-54 |
| 10:48 | Western Michigan | William Arce snags the defensive board | 52-54 |
| 10:34 | Western Michigan | Roger Entwistle steals it from William Arce | 52-54 |
| 10:17 | McNeese State | Scott Grace hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Steven Williams | 52-56 |
| 10:04 | Western Michigan | Darren Coward misses long on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Victor Leber - foul #4 on Victor Leber, team foul #5 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Hobbs (C) William Arce | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Gerald Ballance (SF), Charles Bosch (PF) Joshua Hicks, Victor Leber | |
| 10:04 | Western Michigan | Darren Coward misses the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 10:04 | Western Michigan | Darren Coward makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 09:49 | McNeese State | Gerald Ballance is fouled on the floor by Darren Coward - foul #2 on Darren Coward, team foul #8 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joseph Dubay (PG), Ian Bettis (SF) James Moore, Darren Coward | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Tim Mullinax (SF) Roger Entwistle | |
| 09:49 | McNeese State | Gerald Ballance makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 09:49 | McNeese State | Gerald Ballance makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 09:36 | Western Michigan | Joseph Dubay comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-58 |
| 09:35 | McNeese State | Charles Bosch snags the defensive board | 53-58 |
| 09:08 | McNeese State | Scott Grace hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Steven Williams | 53-60 |
| 08:55 | Western Michigan | Ian Bettis can't finish the layup | 53-60 |
| 08:54 | McNeese State | Charles Bosch pulls down the rebound | 53-60 |
| 08:52 | McNeese State | Tim Mullinax's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-60 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Daniel Rodgers (PG), Richard Laguerre (SG), William Haider (SF), Ryan Breton (C) Joseph Dubay, Ralph Ventura, Mark Cusick, James Hobbs | |
| Subs | McNeese State | David Ringler (PG), Melvin Bruce (SG), Joshua Hicks (SF), Roger Entwistle (C) Steven Williams, Scott Grace, Tim Mullinax, Charles Bosch | |
| 08:33 | Western Michigan | Gerald Ballance is called for the reach on William Haider - foul #1 on Gerald Ballance, team foul #6 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Charles Bosch (PF) Gerald Ballance | |
| 08:18 | Western Michigan | Roger Entwistle is called for the reach on William Haider - foul #4 on Roger Entwistle, team foul #7 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Mark Cusick (PF) Ian Bettis | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Christopher Francis (PG) Roger Entwistle | |
| 08:18 | Western Michigan | William Haider makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 08:18 | Western Michigan | William Haider misses the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 08:18 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Charles Bosch | 54-60 |
| 08:16 | McNeese State | Christopher Francis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-60 |
| 08:11 | Western Michigan | Ryan Breton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 54-60 |
| 08:10 | Western Michigan | Ryan Breton grabs the offensive rebound | 54-60 |
| 07:44 | Western Michigan | Ryan Breton knocks in the shot from the baseline | 56-60 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Daniel Rodgers (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Laguerre (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Haider (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Cusick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ryan Breton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Christopher Francis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Melvin Bruce (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Bosch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - David Ringler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. | |
| 07:26 | McNeese State | Christopher Francis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-60 |
| 07:25 | Western Michigan | William Haider pulls down the rebound | 56-60 |
| 07:12 | Western Michigan | Richard Laguerre throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-60 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Moore (PG), Ralph Ventura (SG), Darren Coward (SF), William Arce (PF), James Hobbs (C) Daniel Rodgers, Richard Laguerre, William Haider, Mark Cusick, Ryan Breton | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Steven Williams (PG), Scott Grace (SG), Tim Mullinax (SF), Robert Folger (PF), Victor Leber (C) Christopher Francis, Melvin Bruce, Joshua Hicks, Charles Bosch, David Ringler | |
| 06:48 | McNeese State | Steven Williams misses the shot from the right side | 56-60 |
| 06:46 | Western Michigan | Darren Coward grabs the defensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 06:39 | Western Michigan | Darren Coward comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 56-60 |
| 06:38 | McNeese State | Tim Mullinax pulls down the rebound | 56-60 |
| 06:29 | McNeese State | Tim Mullinax misses the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-60 |
| 06:28 | Western Michigan | Ralph Ventura grabs the board | 56-60 |
| 06:08 | Western Michigan | Ralph Ventura's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-60 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joseph Dubay (SG), Ian Bettis (PF), Ryan Breton (C) Ralph Ventura, William Arce, James Hobbs | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Roger Entwistle (C) Victor Leber | |
| 05:51 | McNeese State | Scott Grace hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 56-60 |
| 05:49 | Western Michigan | Ian Bettis pulls down the rebound | 56-60 |
| 05:36 | Western Michigan | Ryan Breton is whistled for traveling | 56-60 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Daniel Rodgers (PG), Richard Laguerre (SG), William Haider (SF) James Moore, Joseph Dubay, Darren Coward | |
| Subs | McNeese State | David Ringler (SG), Gerald Ballance (SF) Scott Grace, Tim Mullinax | |
| 05:17 | McNeese State | Gerald Ballance is hacked by Ryan Breton - foul #2 on Ryan Breton, team foul #9 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Victor Leber (PF) Robert Folger | |
| 05:17 | McNeese State | Gerald Ballance makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 05:17 | McNeese State | Gerald Ballance misses the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 05:17 | Western Michigan | Ian Bettis snags the defensive board | 56-61 |
| 05:05 | Western Michigan | David Ringler is called for the reach on Ryan Breton - foul #1 on David Ringler, team foul #8 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ralph Ventura (SG) Richard Laguerre | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Melvin Bruce (SG) Steven Williams | |
| 05:05 | Western Michigan | Ryan Breton makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 05:05 | Western Michigan | Ryan Breton misses the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 05:05 | McNeese State | Roger Entwistle gets the rebound | 57-61 |
| 05:02 | McNeese State | Roger Entwistle is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #5 on Roger Entwistle, team foul #9 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Robert Folger (PF) Roger Entwistle | |
| 04:57 | Western Michigan | Ralph Ventura's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-61 |
| 04:35 | McNeese State | Victor Leber misses the dunk attempt | 57-61 |
| 04:33 | McNeese State | The offensive rebound goes to David Ringler | 57-61 |
| 04:15 | McNeese State | Robert Folger hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Ian Bettis - foul #2 on Ian Bettis, team foul #10 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Moore (PG), Richard Laguerre (SF), Mark Cusick (PF), James Hobbs (C) Daniel Rodgers, William Haider, Ian Bettis, Ryan Breton | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Steven Williams (PG), Joshua Hicks (SF) David Ringler, Gerald Ballance | |
| 04:15 | McNeese State | Robert Folger misses the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 04:15 | McNeese State | Robert Folger makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 03:58 | Western Michigan | Ralph Ventura misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Victor Leber - foul #5 on Victor Leber, team foul #10 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Tim Mullinax (SF), Charles Bosch (C) Joshua Hicks, Victor Leber | |
| 03:58 | Western Michigan | Ralph Ventura makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 03:58 | Western Michigan | Ralph Ventura makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 03:51 | McNeese State | Melvin Bruce misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-62 |
| 03:49 | Western Michigan | James Hobbs pulls down the rebound | 59-62 |
| 03:47 | Western Michigan | James Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Williams - foul #1 on Steven Williams, team foul #11 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Darren Coward (SF) Ralph Ventura | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 03:47 | Western Michigan | James Moore makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 03:47 | Western Michigan | James Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 03:21 | McNeese State | Steven Williams clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-62 |
| 03:20 | Western Michigan | James Hobbs grabs the defensive rebound | 61-62 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - James Moore (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Laguerre (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Darren Coward (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mark Cusick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Hobbs (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Steven Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Melvin Bruce (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Mullinax (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Folger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Charles Bosch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Western Michigan | James Hobbs hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Tim Mullinax - foul #2 on Tim Mullinax, team foul #12 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joseph Dubay (PG), Ralph Ventura (SG) James Moore, Richard Laguerre | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Christopher Francis (PG), Scott Grace (SG), Gerald Ballance (SF) Steven Williams, Melvin Bruce, Tim Mullinax | |
| 03:00 | Western Michigan | James Hobbs makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 03:00 | Western Michigan | James Hobbs makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 02:58 | McNeese State | McNeese State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-62 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Daniel Rodgers (PG), William Haider (SF) Joseph Dubay, Darren Coward | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Steven Williams (PG), Tim Mullinax (SF), David Ringler (C) Christopher Francis, Robert Folger, Charles Bosch | |
| 02:47 | McNeese State | Steven Williams misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on James Hobbs - foul #2 on James Hobbs, team foul #11 | 63-62 |
| 02:47 | McNeese State | Steven Williams makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 02:47 | McNeese State | Steven Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 02:33 | Western Michigan | Mark Cusick hits a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Ralph Ventura and the foul's on Tim Mullinax - foul #3 on Tim Mullinax, team foul #13 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ian Bettis (C) James Hobbs | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 02:33 | Western Michigan | Mark Cusick makes the free throw | 66-64 |
| 02:27 | McNeese State | McNeese State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-64 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ryan Breton (C) Ian Bettis | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Robert Folger (PF), Charles Bosch (C) Gerald Ballance, David Ringler | |
| 02:19 | McNeese State | Charles Bosch misses badly on a floater in the paint | 66-64 |
| 02:18 | McNeese State | Charles Bosch tips it back up and in | 66-66 |
| 02:07 | Western Michigan | Mark Cusick hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Daniel Rodgers | 68-66 |
| 01:45 | McNeese State | Scott Grace's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-66 |
| 01:33 | Western Michigan | Ralph Ventura is hacked by Robert Folger - foul #5 on Robert Folger, team foul #14 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | David Ringler (C) Robert Folger | |
| 01:33 | Western Michigan | Ralph Ventura makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 01:33 | Western Michigan | Ralph Ventura makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 01:31 | McNeese State | McNeese State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 70-66 |
| 01:10 | McNeese State | David Ringler knocks in the shot near the basket | 70-68 |
| 00:59 | Western Michigan | David Ringler steps in front of the Daniel Rodgers pass | 70-68 |
| 00:59 | McNeese State | McNeese State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 70-68 |
| 00:39 | McNeese State | Scott Grace is hacked by Ralph Ventura - foul #4 on Ralph Ventura, team foul #12 | 70-68 |
| 00:39 | McNeese State | Scott Grace misses the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:39 | McNeese State | Scott Grace makes the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:15 | Western Michigan | Ralph Ventura misses the easy layup | 70-69 |
| 00:13 | McNeese State | Tim Mullinax grabs the defensive rebound | 70-69 |
| 00:13 | McNeese State | McNeese State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 70-69 |
| 00:11 | McNeese State | Ryan Breton steps in front of the Scott Grace pass in the backcourt | 70-69 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:08 | Western Michigan | Charles Bosch is called for the reach on Mark Cusick - foul #1 on Charles Bosch, team foul #15 | 70-69 |
| 00:08 | Western Michigan | Mark Cusick makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:08 | Western Michigan | Mark Cusick makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:06 | McNeese State | Charles Bosch is hacked by Ralph Ventura in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ralph Ventura, team foul #13 | 72-69 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Richard Laguerre (SG) Ralph Ventura | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 00:06 | McNeese State | Charles Bosch makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:06 | McNeese State | Charles Bosch makes the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 00:05 | Western Michigan | Ryan Breton is hacked by Steven Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Williams, team foul #16 | 72-71 |
| 00:05 | Western Michigan | Ryan Breton misses the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 00:05 | Western Michigan | Ryan Breton makes the 2nd free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:03 | McNeese State | McNeese State calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 73-71 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | McNeese State | Charles Bosch hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 73-73 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Daniel Rodgers (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Laguerre (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Haider (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Cusick (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ryan Breton (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Steven Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Scott Grace (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Tim Mullinax (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Bosch (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - David Ringler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. | |
| 05:00 | McNeese State | Charles Bosch wins the tip | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:41 | McNeese State | David Ringler drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Williams and he's hacked by William Haider - foul #2 on William Haider, team foul #14 | 73-76 |
| 04:41 | McNeese State | David Ringler makes the free throw | 73-77 |
| 04:29 | Western Michigan | Richard Laguerre drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 76-77 |
| 04:26 | McNeese State | Tim Mullinax is fouled in the backcourt by William Haider - foul #3 on William Haider, team foul #15 | 76-77 |
| 04:26 | McNeese State | Tim Mullinax makes the 1st free throw | 76-78 |
| 04:26 | McNeese State | Tim Mullinax misses the 2nd free throw | 76-78 |
| 04:26 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Mark Cusick | 76-78 |
| 04:11 | Western Michigan | Daniel Rodgers hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 76-78 |
| 04:10 | McNeese State | Charles Bosch pulls down the rebound | 76-78 |
| 04:08 | McNeese State | David Ringler is hacked by Ryan Breton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ryan Breton, team foul #16 | 76-78 |
| 04:08 | McNeese State | David Ringler misses the 1st free throw | 76-78 |
| 04:08 | McNeese State | David Ringler makes the 2nd free throw | 76-79 |
| 03:51 | Western Michigan | Daniel Rodgers can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 76-79 |
| 03:50 | McNeese State | Scott Grace grabs the board | 76-79 |
| 03:28 | McNeese State | Charles Bosch hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Tim Mullinax | 76-81 |
| 03:13 | Western Michigan | Mark Cusick misses short on a jumper from the right block | 76-81 |
| 03:12 | McNeese State | Charles Bosch gets the rebound | 76-81 |
| 03:08 | McNeese State | Ryan Breton steals it from Scott Grace in the backcourt | 76-81 |
| 02:45 | Western Michigan | Ryan Breton loses the dribble to Steven Williams | 76-81 |
| 02:45 | McNeese State | McNeese State calls a full timeout (none remaining) | 76-81 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Gerald Ballance (PF) Charles Bosch | |
| 02:43 | McNeese State | Daniel Rodgers is called for the reach on Steven Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Rodgers, team foul #17 | 76-81 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Moore (SG) Richard Laguerre | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 02:43 | McNeese State | Steven Williams makes the 1st free throw | 76-82 |
| 02:43 | McNeese State | Steven Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 76-83 |
| 02:35 | Western Michigan | Mark Cusick misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 76-83 |
| 02:33 | McNeese State | Tim Mullinax snags the defensive board | 76-83 |
| 02:16 | McNeese State | William Haider denies the turnaround by Tim Mullinax | 76-83 |
| 02:14 | McNeese State | David Ringler grabs the offensive board | 76-83 |
| 01:55 | McNeese State | Steven Williams misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 76-83 |
| 01:54 | McNeese State | Scott Grace tips it back up and in | 76-85 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:42 | Western Michigan | Ryan Breton can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 76-85 |
| 01:41 | McNeese State | Scott Grace gets the rebound | 76-85 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:16 | McNeese State | Tim Mullinax makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Scott Grace | 76-88 |
| 01:03 | Western Michigan | William Haider misses the easy layup | 76-88 |
| 01:02 | McNeese State | Gerald Ballance grabs the defensive rebound | 76-88 |
| 01:00 | McNeese State | Scott Grace throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-88 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Richard Laguerre (SG), Ian Bettis (SF), William Arce (PF), James Hobbs (C) Daniel Rodgers, William Haider, Mark Cusick, Ryan Breton | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Melvin Bruce (SG), Joshua Hicks (SF), Charles Bosch (C) Steven Williams, Scott Grace, Tim Mullinax | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - James Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Laguerre (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ian Bettis (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Arce (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - James Hobbs (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - David Ringler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin Bruce (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gerald Ballance (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Bosch (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Western Michigan | Ian Bettis hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 76-88 |
| 00:55 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Charles Bosch | 76-88 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | McNeese State | David Ringler is open but comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 76-88 |
| 00:33 | Western Michigan | James Hobbs grabs the defensive rebound | 76-88 |
| 00:27 | Western Michigan | James Hobbs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-88 |
| 00:00 | McNeese State | David Ringler runs out the clock | 76-88 |