| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Burt Shannon (fresh) 10 pts. SG - James Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward Mullen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Stanley Ward (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Theo Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Lancaster (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmie Hurley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Efrain Crigler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Homer Schweiss (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | McNeese State | Jason Coleman inbounds the ball | 38-38 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | McNeese State | Edward Mullen lays it up and in | 40-38 |
| 19:41 | Southern | Jimmie Hurley loses the dribble to Burt Shannon | 40-38 |
| 19:20 | McNeese State | Burt Shannon comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 40-38 |
| 19:19 | Southern | Homer Schweiss grabs the board | 40-38 |
| 19:01 | Southern | Efrain Crigler can't finish the layup but the foul's on Edward Mullen - foul #1 on Edward Mullen, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Douglas Rogers (SF) Jimmie Hurley | |
| 19:01 | Southern | Efrain Crigler makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 19:01 | Southern | Efrain Crigler makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 18:51 | McNeese State | Burt Shannon banks in the layup on a great pass from Edward Mullen and he's hacked by Kenneth Lancaster - foul #1 on Kenneth Lancaster, team foul #1 | 42-40 |
| 18:51 | McNeese State | Burt Shannon makes the free throw | 43-40 |
| 18:33 | Southern | Kenneth Lancaster is fouled on the floor by James Lee - foul #3 on James Lee, team foul #2 | 43-40 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Norman Reed (PG), Gary Thomas (SG), Ivan Ackerman (C) Burt Shannon, James Lee, Stanley Ward | |
| Subs | Southern | Michael Matthew (PG), Melvin Burks (SG), Mario Darling (SF) Theo Smith, Kenneth Lancaster, Homer Schweiss | |
| 18:21 | Southern | Norman Reed steps in front of the Melvin Burks pass | 43-40 |
| 18:14 | McNeese State | Edward Mullen makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Gary Thomas | 45-40 |
| 18:11 | Southern | Efrain Crigler is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 45-40 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Michael Keller (PF) Edward Mullen | |
| Subs | Southern | Jimmie Hurley (SF) Efrain Crigler | |
| 18:06 | McNeese State | Norman Reed misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 45-40 |
| 18:04 | McNeese State | Michael Keller tips it in | 47-40 |
| 18:02 | Southern | Michael Matthew throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-40 |
| 17:57 | McNeese State | Gary Thomas misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-40 |
| 17:55 | McNeese State | Michael Keller tips it home | 49-40 |
| 17:33 | Southern | Michael Matthew is called for 5 seconds | 49-40 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Danny Veney (SF), Xing-Fu Wang (C) Jason Coleman, Ivan Ackerman | |
| Subs | Southern | Theo Smith (PG), Efrain Crigler (PF), Homer Schweiss (C) Jimmie Hurley, Mario Darling, Douglas Rogers | |
| 17:19 | McNeese State | Michael Keller lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gary Thomas | 51-40 |
| 17:10 | Southern | The short jumper by Efrain Crigler is denied by Michael Keller | 51-40 |
| 17:08 | McNeese State | Gary Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 17:03 | McNeese State | Danny Veney misses short on a jumper from the right side | 51-40 |
| 17:01 | Southern | Michael Matthew gets the rebound | 51-40 |
| 16:54 | Southern | Michael Matthew drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Theo Smith and he's fouled by Michael Keller - foul #1 on Michael Keller, team foul #3 | 51-42 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Burt Shannon (PG), Edward Mullen (PF), Stanley Ward (C) Norman Reed, Michael Keller, Xing-Fu Wang | |
| Subs | Southern | Kenneth Lancaster (SG), Jimmie Hurley (SF) Theo Smith, Melvin Burks | |
| 16:54 | Southern | Michael Matthew makes the free throw | 51-43 |
| 16:34 | McNeese State | Burt Shannon comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 51-43 |
| 16:32 | McNeese State | Edward Mullen hits the follow up shot | 53-43 |
| 16:18 | Southern | Jimmie Hurley hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Kenneth Lancaster | 53-45 |
| 16:04 | McNeese State | Burt Shannon is fouled on the floor by Michael Matthew - foul #3 on Michael Matthew, team foul #2 | 53-45 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Jason Coleman (SF) Danny Veney | |
| Subs | Southern | Theo Smith (PG) Michael Matthew | |
| 15:52 | McNeese State | Edward Mullen misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kenneth Lancaster - foul #2 on Kenneth Lancaster, team foul #3 | 53-45 |
| Subs | McNeese State | James Lee (SG), Ivan Ackerman (C) Gary Thomas, Stanley Ward | |
| Subs | Southern | Oscar Stockwell (SG), Melvin Burks (SF), Mario Darling (PF), Alonzo Jackson (C) Kenneth Lancaster, Jimmie Hurley, Efrain Crigler, Homer Schweiss | |
| 15:52 | McNeese State | Edward Mullen makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 15:52 | McNeese State | Edward Mullen makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Burt Shannon (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SG - James Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jason Coleman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward Mullen (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Ivan Ackerman (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Theo Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Oscar Stockwell (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Melvin Burks (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mario Darling (fresh) C - Alonzo Jackson (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:33 | Southern | Melvin Burks is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-45 |
| 15:31 | Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Mario Darling | 55-45 |
| 15:13 | Southern | Melvin Burks connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-48 |
| 14:58 | McNeese State | Edward Mullen knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Ivan Ackerman | 57-48 |
| 14:55 | Southern | Jason Coleman is called for the reach on Melvin Burks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jason Coleman, team foul #4 | 57-48 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Norman Reed (PG), Michael Keller (PF), Xing-Fu Wang (C) Burt Shannon, Edward Mullen, Ivan Ackerman | |
| Subs | Southern | Kenneth Lancaster (SG), Douglas Rogers (SF), Efrain Crigler (PF) Theo Smith, Melvin Burks, Mario Darling | |
| 14:43 | Southern | Xing-Fu Wang picks off the pass by Alonzo Jackson | 57-48 |
| 14:23 | McNeese State | Michael Keller connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Jason Coleman and the foul's on Alonzo Jackson - foul #4 on Alonzo Jackson, team foul #4 | 59-48 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Stanley Ward (C) Xing-Fu Wang | |
| Subs | Southern | Theo Smith (PG), Homer Schweiss (C) Oscar Stockwell, Alonzo Jackson | |
| 14:23 | McNeese State | Michael Keller misses the free throw | 59-48 |
| 14:23 | Southern | Efrain Crigler pulls down the rebound | 59-48 |
| 14:21 | Southern | Theo Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Norman Reed - foul #3 on Norman Reed, team foul #5 | 59-48 |
| 14:12 | Southern | Homer Schweiss clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-48 |
| 14:10 | McNeese State | Michael Keller gets the rebound | 59-48 |
| 13:54 | McNeese State | Michael Keller's layup is rejected by Homer Schweiss | 59-48 |
| 13:52 | Southern | Theo Smith pulls down the rebound | 59-48 |
| 13:48 | Southern | Kenneth Lancaster's pass is intercepted by James Lee in the backcourt | 59-48 |
| 13:33 | McNeese State | James Lee scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Keller | 61-48 |
| 13:16 | Southern | Theo Smith buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Douglas Rogers | 61-50 |
| 13:02 | McNeese State | Michael Keller blows the layup | 61-50 |
| 13:00 | McNeese State | Jason Coleman grabs the offensive board | 61-50 |
| 12:52 | McNeese State | Michael Keller comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Theo Smith - foul #2 on Theo Smith, team foul #5 | 61-50 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Burt Shannon (PG), Danny Veney (SF), Ivan Ackerman (C) Norman Reed, Jason Coleman, Stanley Ward | |
| Subs | Southern | Michael Matthew (PG), Melvin Burks (SG), Jimmie Hurley (SF) Theo Smith, Kenneth Lancaster, Douglas Rogers | |
| 12:52 | McNeese State | Michael Keller makes the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 12:52 | McNeese State | Michael Keller makes the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| 12:34 | Southern | Melvin Burks can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-50 |
| 12:33 | Southern | Jimmie Hurley can't tip it in | 63-50 |
| 12:31 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Ivan Ackerman | 63-50 |
| 12:09 | McNeese State | Burt Shannon can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Homer Schweiss - foul #1 on Homer Schweiss, team foul #6 | 63-50 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Gary Thomas (SG), Edward Mullen (PF) James Lee, Michael Keller | |
| Subs | Southern | Oscar Stockwell (PG), Mario Darling (PF) Michael Matthew, Efrain Crigler | |
| 12:09 | McNeese State | Burt Shannon misses the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 12:09 | McNeese State | Burt Shannon misses the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| 12:09 | Southern | Homer Schweiss grabs the defensive rebound | 63-50 |
| 11:47 | Southern | Homer Schweiss misses the dunk but he's hacked by Burt Shannon - foul #3 on Burt Shannon, team foul #6 | 63-50 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Xing-Fu Wang (C) Ivan Ackerman | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 11:47 | Southern | Homer Schweiss makes the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 11:47 | Southern | Homer Schweiss misses the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 11:47 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Danny Veney | 63-51 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Burt Shannon (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SG - Gary Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Danny Veney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Mullen (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Xing-Fu Wang (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Oscar Stockwell (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Melvin Burks (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jimmie Hurley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mario Darling (fresh) C - Homer Schweiss (tiring) 1 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:37 | McNeese State | Danny Veney is fouled on the floor by Jimmie Hurley - foul #2 on Jimmie Hurley, team foul #7 | 63-51 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Douglas Rogers (C) Homer Schweiss | |
| 11:37 | McNeese State | Danny Veney makes the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 11:37 | McNeese State | Danny Veney misses the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| 11:37 | Southern | The rebound goes to Douglas Rogers | 64-51 |
| 11:31 | Southern | Oscar Stockwell is called for traveling in the backcourt | 64-51 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Stanley Ward (C) Danny Veney | |
| Subs | Southern | Efrain Crigler (PF) Mario Darling | |
| 11:16 | McNeese State | Gary Thomas loses the ball out of bounds | 64-51 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Kenneth Lancaster (SG) Melvin Burks | |
| 10:59 | Southern | Stanley Ward swats the layup by Douglas Rogers | 64-51 |
| 10:57 | McNeese State | Edward Mullen snags the defensive board | 64-51 |
| 10:37 | McNeese State | Gary Thomas knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Edward Mullen | 67-51 |
| 10:22 | Southern | Oscar Stockwell comes up short on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Xing-Fu Wang - foul #1 on Xing-Fu Wang, team foul #7 | 67-51 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Norman Reed (PG), James Lee (SG), Danny Veney (SF), Ivan Ackerman (C) Burt Shannon, Gary Thomas, Xing-Fu Wang, Stanley Ward | |
| Subs | Southern | Michael Matthew (SG), Homer Schweiss (C) Kenneth Lancaster, Douglas Rogers | |
| 10:22 | Southern | Oscar Stockwell makes the 1st free throw | 67-52 |
| 10:22 | Southern | Oscar Stockwell makes the 2nd free throw | 67-53 |
| 10:15 | McNeese State | James Lee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-53 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Theo Smith (PG), Melvin Burks (SF) Oscar Stockwell, Jimmie Hurley | |
| 09:54 | Southern | Efrain Crigler buries a driving attempt from the right block | 67-55 |
| 09:44 | McNeese State | Edward Mullen misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 67-55 |
| 09:42 | McNeese State | Danny Veney hits the follow up shot | 69-55 |
| 09:39 | Southern | Melvin Burks is fouled in the backcourt by James Lee - foul #4 on James Lee, team foul #8 | 69-55 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Gary Thomas (SG), Jason Coleman (SF), Stanley Ward (C) James Lee, Danny Veney, Ivan Ackerman | |
| Subs | Southern | Mario Darling (PF) Efrain Crigler | |
| 09:39 | Southern | Melvin Burks makes the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 09:39 | Southern | Melvin Burks makes the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| 09:25 | McNeese State | Stanley Ward misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 69-57 |
| 09:23 | McNeese State | Jason Coleman grabs the offensive rebound | 69-57 |
| 09:09 | McNeese State | Edward Mullen comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 69-57 |
| 09:07 | Southern | The rebound goes to Michael Matthew | 69-57 |
| 08:50 | Southern | Theo Smith is hacked by Edward Mullen - foul #2 on Edward Mullen, team foul #9 | 69-57 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Burt Shannon (PG), Danny Veney (SF), Michael Keller (PF) Norman Reed, Jason Coleman, Edward Mullen | |
| Subs | Southern | Kenneth Lancaster (SG), Jimmie Hurley (SF), Efrain Crigler (PF), Douglas Rogers (C) Michael Matthew, Melvin Burks, Mario Darling, Homer Schweiss | |
| 08:50 | Southern | Theo Smith makes the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 08:50 | Southern | Theo Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 08:39 | McNeese State | Michael Keller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-59 |
| 08:32 | Southern | Douglas Rogers hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Theo Smith | 69-61 |
| 08:21 | McNeese State | Stanley Ward banks in the layup and he's fouled by Jimmie Hurley - foul #3 on Jimmie Hurley, team foul #8 | 71-61 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Ivan Ackerman (C) Danny Veney | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 08:21 | McNeese State | Stanley Ward makes the free throw | 72-61 |
| 08:01 | Southern | Jimmie Hurley is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-61 |
| 07:59 | McNeese State | Michael Keller pulls down the rebound | 72-61 |
| 07:44 | McNeese State | Stanley Ward scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Burt Shannon | 74-61 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Burt Shannon (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Thomas (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stanley Ward (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Keller (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Ivan Ackerman (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Theo Smith (tiring) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Lancaster (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jimmie Hurley (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Efrain Crigler (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Rogers (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Southern | Efrain Crigler hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 74-61 |
| 07:21 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Stanley Ward | 74-61 |
| 07:03 | McNeese State | Michael Keller jams it on a nice dish by Stanley Ward | 76-61 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:59 | Southern | Theo Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Burt Shannon - foul #4 on Burt Shannon, team foul #10 | 76-61 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Norman Reed (PG), James Lee (SG), Danny Veney (SF), Edward Mullen (PF), Xing-Fu Wang (C) Burt Shannon, Gary Thomas, Stanley Ward, Michael Keller, Ivan Ackerman | |
| Subs | Southern | Michael Matthew (SG), Melvin Burks (SF), Mario Darling (PF), Alonzo Jackson (C) Kenneth Lancaster, Jimmie Hurley, Efrain Crigler, Douglas Rogers | |
| 06:59 | Southern | Theo Smith makes the 1st free throw | 76-62 |
| 06:59 | Southern | Theo Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 76-63 |
| 06:48 | McNeese State | Norman Reed buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Lee | 78-63 |
| 06:29 | Southern | The jumper by Theo Smith is denied by Danny Veney | 78-63 |
| 06:28 | Southern | Michael Matthew grabs the offensive board | 78-63 |
| 06:23 | Southern | Mario Darling makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 78-65 |
| 06:14 | McNeese State | Melvin Burks picks off the pass by Edward Mullen | 78-65 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:01 | Southern | Mario Darling can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 78-65 |
| 05:59 | McNeese State | Edward Mullen grabs the defensive rebound | 78-65 |
| 05:45 | McNeese State | Edward Mullen knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by James Lee and he's fouled by Theo Smith - foul #3 on Theo Smith, team foul #9 | 80-65 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Burt Shannon (PG), Jason Coleman (SF), Ivan Ackerman (C) Norman Reed, Danny Veney, Xing-Fu Wang | |
| Subs | Southern | Oscar Stockwell (PG), Efrain Crigler (PF) Theo Smith, Mario Darling | |
| 05:45 | McNeese State | Edward Mullen makes the free throw | 81-65 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:31 | Southern | Efrain Crigler hits the finger roll on a great pass from Oscar Stockwell | 81-67 |
| 05:08 | McNeese State | Ivan Ackerman is hacked by Efrain Crigler - foul #1 on Efrain Crigler, team foul #10 | 81-67 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Michael Keller (PF) Edward Mullen | |
| Subs | Southern | Kenneth Lancaster (SG) Michael Matthew | |
| 05:08 | McNeese State | Ivan Ackerman makes the 1st free throw | 82-67 |
| 05:08 | McNeese State | Ivan Ackerman misses the 2nd free throw | 82-67 |
| 05:08 | Southern | Alonzo Jackson snags the defensive board | 82-67 |
| 05:04 | Southern | Oscar Stockwell loses the dribble to James Lee in the backcourt | 82-67 |
| 04:53 | McNeese State | Michael Keller misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 82-67 |
| 04:51 | McNeese State | Michael Keller misses the tip | 82-67 |
| 04:49 | Southern | Efrain Crigler grabs the defensive rebound | 82-67 |
| 04:43 | Southern | The 3pt attempt by Efrain Crigler is denied by Ivan Ackerman | 82-67 |
| 04:41 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Ivan Ackerman | 82-67 |
| 04:35 | McNeese State | James Lee is fouled on the floor by Oscar Stockwell - foul #4 on Oscar Stockwell, team foul #11 | 82-67 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Norman Reed (PG), Stanley Ward (C) Burt Shannon, Ivan Ackerman | |
| Subs | Southern | Michael Matthew (PG), Jimmie Hurley (SF), Homer Schweiss (PF) Oscar Stockwell, Melvin Burks, Efrain Crigler | |
| 04:35 | McNeese State | James Lee makes the 1st free throw | 83-67 |
| 04:35 | McNeese State | James Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 84-67 |
| 04:20 | Southern | Jimmie Hurley's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Keller | 84-67 |
| 04:19 | McNeese State | Stanley Ward grabs the board | 84-67 |
| 04:07 | McNeese State | Norman Reed makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from James Lee | 86-67 |
| 03:52 | Southern | Homer Schweiss's floater is tipped away by Michael Keller | 86-67 |
| 03:50 | McNeese State | James Lee snags the defensive board | 86-67 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:31 | McNeese State | Michael Keller knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by James Lee | 88-67 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Norman Reed (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Lee (tiring) 6 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Jason Coleman (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Keller (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Stanley Ward (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Michael Matthew (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Lancaster (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jimmie Hurley (tired) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Homer Schweiss (tiring) 1 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Alonzo Jackson (tiring) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Southern | Michael Matthew travels in the backcourt | 88-67 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Burt Shannon (PG), Danny Veney (SF), Edward Mullen (PF), Xing-Fu Wang (C) Norman Reed, Jason Coleman, Michael Keller, Stanley Ward | |
| Subs | Southern | Oscar Stockwell (PG), Douglas Rogers (SF), Mario Darling (PF) Kenneth Lancaster, Jimmie Hurley, Alonzo Jackson | |
| 03:19 | McNeese State | Burt Shannon buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Danny Veney | 90-67 |
| 02:59 | Southern | Douglas Rogers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 90-67 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Melvin Burks (SG) Michael Matthew | |
| 02:44 | McNeese State | Burt Shannon comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 90-67 |
| 02:43 | Southern | Mario Darling grabs the board | 90-67 |
| 02:39 | Southern | Douglas Rogers clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 90-67 |
| 02:38 | McNeese State | Xing-Fu Wang pulls down the rebound | 90-67 |
| 02:27 | McNeese State | Douglas Rogers steps in front of the Burt Shannon pass | 90-67 |
| 02:24 | Southern | Oscar Stockwell is hacked by Danny Veney in the backcourt - foul #2 on Danny Veney, team foul #11 | 90-67 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Norman Reed (PG), Gary Thomas (SG), Stanley Ward (C) Burt Shannon, James Lee, Xing-Fu Wang | |
| Subs | Southern | Michael Matthew (SG) Mario Darling | |
| 02:24 | Southern | Oscar Stockwell makes the 1st free throw | 90-68 |
| 02:24 | Southern | Oscar Stockwell makes the 2nd free throw | 90-69 |
| 02:11 | McNeese State | Danny Veney is fouled on the floor by Michael Matthew - foul #4 on Michael Matthew, team foul #12 | 90-69 |
| 02:11 | McNeese State | Danny Veney makes the 1st free throw | 91-69 |
| 02:11 | McNeese State | Danny Veney makes the 2nd free throw | 92-69 |
| 01:55 | Southern | Michael Matthew clanks a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Gary Thomas - foul #2 on Gary Thomas, team foul #12 | 92-69 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Burt Shannon (PG), James Lee (SG), Jason Coleman (SF) Norman Reed, Gary Thomas, Danny Veney | |
| Subs | Southern | Mario Darling (PF) Oscar Stockwell | |
| 01:55 | Southern | Michael Matthew makes the 1st free throw | 92-70 |
| 01:55 | Southern | Michael Matthew makes the 2nd free throw | 92-71 |
| 01:38 | McNeese State | James Lee clanks a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Douglas Rogers - foul #2 on Douglas Rogers, team foul #13 | 92-71 |
| 01:38 | McNeese State | James Lee makes the 1st free throw | 93-71 |
| 01:38 | McNeese State | James Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 93-71 |
| 01:38 | Southern | Mario Darling snags the defensive board | 93-71 |
| 01:29 | Southern | Jason Coleman steals it from Michael Matthew | 93-71 |
| 01:16 | McNeese State | Burt Shannon lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Lee | 95-71 |
| 01:14 | Southern | James Lee picks off the pass by Michael Matthew in the backcourt | 95-71 |
| 01:04 | McNeese State | Edward Mullen makes the driving attempt from close range | 97-71 |
| 01:01 | Southern | James Lee takes the ball from Michael Matthew in the backcourt | 97-71 |
| 00:58 | McNeese State | Burt Shannon lays it in on a great pass from James Lee | 99-71 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Southern | Melvin Burks comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 99-71 |
| 00:50 | Southern | Homer Schweiss can't tip it in | 99-71 |
| 00:49 | Southern | Michael Matthew tips it back up and in | 99-73 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | McNeese State | Stanley Ward clanks a turnaround near the basket | 99-73 |
| 00:24 | Southern | Michael Matthew gets the rebound | 99-73 |
| 00:18 | Southern | Melvin Burks is hacked by James Lee - foul #5 on James Lee, team foul #13 | 99-73 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Gary Thomas (SG) James Lee | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 00:18 | Southern | Melvin Burks misses the 1st free throw | 99-73 |
| 00:18 | Southern | Melvin Burks misses the 2nd free throw | 99-73 |
| 00:18 | McNeese State | Edward Mullen grabs the board | 99-73 |
| 00:00 | McNeese State | Burt Shannon runs out the clock | 99-73 |