| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Kory Lay (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Delmar Rice (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Harris (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Schwerd (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Jefferson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - James Muir (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerome Lozier (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Steven Atkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Tone (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | McNeese State | Jerome Lozier inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | McNeese State | Steven Atkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-33 |
| 19:23 | Nicholls State | Richard Schwerd hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by Kory Lay | 34-33 |
| 19:10 | McNeese State | Jerome Lozier misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 19:08 | Nicholls State | Richard Schwerd grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 18:48 | Nicholls State | Delmar Rice misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-33 |
| 18:47 | Nicholls State | Robert Harris tips it in | 36-33 |
| 18:34 | McNeese State | James Muir clanks a jumper from the left side | 36-33 |
| 18:32 | Nicholls State | Kory Lay grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 18:28 | Nicholls State | Robert Harris misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-33 |
| 18:27 | McNeese State | Jerome Lozier gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 18:02 | McNeese State | Steven Atkins is hacked by Richard Schwerd - foul #1 on Richard Schwerd, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| 17:49 | McNeese State | Jerome Lozier can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Harris - foul #1 on Robert Harris, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| 17:49 | McNeese State | Jerome Lozier misses the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 17:49 | McNeese State | Jerome Lozier makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 17:33 | Nicholls State | Robert Harris clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jerome Lozier - foul #2 on Jerome Lozier, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Harold Gualtieri (PF), Nicholas Griffin (C) Richard Schwerd, Robert Jefferson | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 17:33 | Nicholls State | Robert Harris misses the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 17:33 | Nicholls State | Robert Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 17:20 | McNeese State | James Muir is whistled for a carry | 37-34 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Arden Swader (SG), Benjamin Sansom (SF) Delmar Rice, Robert Harris | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Justin Trudel (PG), Harold Marshall (PF) James Muir, Steven Atkins | |
| 17:03 | Nicholls State | Justin Trudel is called for the reach on Nicholas Griffin - foul #3 on Justin Trudel, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Benito Garcia (PG), Clinton Bee (SF) Justin Trudel, Jerome Lozier | |
| 16:57 | Nicholls State | Nicholas Griffin makes the shot in the paint | 39-34 |
| 16:37 | McNeese State | Harold Marshall blows the layup but he's fouled by Benjamin Sansom - foul #1 on Benjamin Sansom, team foul #3 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael Short (SG), Robert Jefferson (C) Kory Lay, Nicholas Griffin | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Ray Smith (C) Harold Tone | |
| 16:37 | McNeese State | Harold Marshall misses the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 16:37 | McNeese State | Harold Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 16:25 | Nicholls State | Benjamin Sansom double dribbles | 39-35 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Richard Schwerd (PF) Harold Gualtieri | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Steven Atkins (PF) Ray Smith | |
| 16:04 | McNeese State | Steven Atkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-35 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Delmar Rice (SG), Robert Harris (SF) Michael Short, Benjamin Sansom | |
| Subs | McNeese State | James Muir (PG), Jerome Lozier (SF) Benito Garcia, James Miller | |
| 15:55 | Nicholls State | Robert Jefferson makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Delmar Rice | 42-35 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Arden Swader (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Delmar Rice (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Harris (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Richard Schwerd (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Jefferson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - James Muir (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Clinton Bee (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jerome Lozier (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steven Atkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Marshall (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:34 | McNeese State | Robert Harris takes the ball from Steven Atkins | 42-35 |
| 15:19 | Nicholls State | Richard Schwerd is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Richard Schwerd, team foul #4 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kory Lay (PG), Harold Gualtieri (C) Arden Swader, Robert Jefferson | |
| Subs | McNeese State | James Miller (SG), Harold Tone (C) Clinton Bee, Harold Marshall | |
| 15:02 | McNeese State | Harold Tone is hacked by Harold Gualtieri - foul #1 on Harold Gualtieri, team foul #5 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Nicholas Griffin (C) Richard Schwerd | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Ray Smith (PF) Steven Atkins | |
| 14:48 | McNeese State | Jerome Lozier connects on the jumper from the right block | 42-37 |
| 14:34 | Nicholls State | Harold Gualtieri hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by James Miller - foul #3 on James Miller, team foul #3 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Benjamin Sansom (SF) Robert Harris | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Harold Marshall (PF) Ray Smith | |
| 14:34 | Nicholls State | Harold Gualtieri makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 14:34 | Nicholls State | Harold Gualtieri makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 14:05 | McNeese State | James Miller is fouled on the floor by Kory Lay - foul #2 on Kory Lay, team foul #6 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Arden Swader (SG), Robert Jefferson (C) Delmar Rice, Nicholas Griffin | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Justin Trudel (PG), Clinton Bee (SF), Steven Atkins (PF) James Muir, Jerome Lozier, Harold Marshall | |
| 13:49 | McNeese State | Justin Trudel is hacked by Kory Lay - foul #3 on Kory Lay, team foul #7 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Richard Schwerd (PF) Harold Gualtieri | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 13:49 | McNeese State | Justin Trudel makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 13:49 | McNeese State | Justin Trudel misses the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 13:49 | Nicholls State | Richard Schwerd grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 13:38 | Nicholls State | Arden Swader clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 13:37 | McNeese State | Clinton Bee grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 13:28 | McNeese State | James Miller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-38 |
| 13:27 | McNeese State | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Tone | 44-38 |
| 13:17 | McNeese State | Justin Trudel is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Sansom - foul #2 on Benjamin Sansom, team foul #8 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Harris (SF) Benjamin Sansom | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Benito Garcia (PG) James Miller | |
| 13:17 | McNeese State | Justin Trudel makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 13:17 | McNeese State | Justin Trudel misses the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 13:17 | Nicholls State | Robert Jefferson snags the defensive board | 44-39 |
| 13:02 | Nicholls State | Kory Lay scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Schwerd | 46-39 |
| 12:46 | McNeese State | Clinton Bee lays it in | 46-41 |
| 12:30 | Nicholls State | Richard Schwerd is fouled on the floor by Steven Atkins - foul #2 on Steven Atkins, team foul #4 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Delmar Rice (SG) Kory Lay | |
| Subs | McNeese State | James Muir (PG), James Miller (SG), Jerome Lozier (SF), Harold Marshall (PF), Ray Smith (C) Benito Garcia, Justin Trudel, Clinton Bee, Steven Atkins, Harold Tone | |
| 12:04 | Nicholls State | Arden Swader travels with the ball | 46-41 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael Short (PG), Harold Gualtieri (PF), Nicholas Griffin (C) Arden Swader, Richard Schwerd, Robert Jefferson | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 11:40 | McNeese State | Delmar Rice steps in front of the James Miller pass | 46-41 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Michael Short (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Delmar Rice (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Harris (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Harold Gualtieri (fresh) 4 pts. C - Nicholas Griffin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - James Muir (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jerome Lozier (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Harold Marshall (fresh) 1 pts. C - Ray Smith (fresh) | |
| 11:19 | Nicholls State | Robert Harris misses the dunk | 46-41 |
| 11:17 | McNeese State | Harold Marshall snags the defensive board | 46-41 |
| 11:05 | McNeese State | Jerome Lozier can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 46-41 |
| 11:03 | McNeese State | Jerome Lozier tips it but misses | 46-41 |
| 11:01 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Harold Gualtieri | 46-41 |
| 10:37 | Nicholls State | Harold Marshall picks off the pass by Nicholas Griffin | 46-41 |
| 10:24 | McNeese State | James Miller buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Ray Smith | 46-44 |
| 10:08 | Nicholls State | Nicholas Griffin's layup is rejected by Harold Marshall | 46-44 |
| 10:06 | Nicholls State | Michael Short gets the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 10:00 | Nicholls State | Robert Harris connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Delmar Rice | 48-44 |
| 09:37 | McNeese State | James Miller lays it up and in set up by James Muir | 48-46 |
| 09:22 | Nicholls State | Delmar Rice's pass is intercepted by James Muir | 48-46 |
| 09:19 | McNeese State | James Muir blows the layup | 48-46 |
| 09:17 | Nicholls State | Delmar Rice snags the defensive board | 48-46 |
| 08:54 | Nicholls State | Delmar Rice misses the floater from the left block but he's fouled by James Miller - foul #4 on James Miller, team foul #5 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kory Lay (PG), Arden Swader (SF), Richard Schwerd (PF), Robert Jefferson (C) Michael Short, Robert Harris, Harold Gualtieri, Nicholas Griffin | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Benito Garcia (PG), Justin Trudel (SG), Clinton Bee (SF), Steven Atkins (PF), Harold Tone (C) James Muir, James Miller, Jerome Lozier, Harold Marshall, Ray Smith | |
| 08:54 | Nicholls State | Delmar Rice makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 08:54 | Nicholls State | Delmar Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 08:42 | McNeese State | Benito Garcia is hacked by Delmar Rice - foul #1 on Delmar Rice, team foul #9 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Benjamin Sansom (SF) Delmar Rice | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 08:42 | McNeese State | Benito Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 08:42 | McNeese State | Benito Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 08:29 | Nicholls State | Robert Jefferson makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Schwerd | 53-48 |
| 08:07 | McNeese State | Justin Trudel knocks in the shot from the left side | 53-50 |
| 07:50 | Nicholls State | Benjamin Sansom misses short on a 3 from straight away | 53-50 |
| 07:48 | McNeese State | Justin Trudel gets the rebound | 53-50 |
| 07:36 | McNeese State | Justin Trudel can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 07:35 | Nicholls State | Richard Schwerd snags the defensive board | 53-50 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Kory Lay (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Arden Swader (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Benjamin Sansom (fresh) PF - Richard Schwerd (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Jefferson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Benito Garcia (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Trudel (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Clinton Bee (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Steven Atkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Tone (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Nicholls State | Benito Garcia picks off the pass by Benjamin Sansom | 53-50 |
| 07:05 | McNeese State | Arden Swader picks off the pass by Clinton Bee | 53-50 |
| 06:38 | Nicholls State | Robert Jefferson can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Harold Tone - foul #1 on Harold Tone, team foul #6 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael Short (SG) Arden Swader | |
| Subs | McNeese State | James Muir (PG), James Miller (SG), Jerome Lozier (SF) Benito Garcia, Justin Trudel, Clinton Bee | |
| 06:38 | Nicholls State | Robert Jefferson makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 06:38 | Nicholls State | Robert Jefferson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 06:19 | McNeese State | Harold Tone hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Jerome Lozier | 55-52 |
| 05:59 | Nicholls State | Robert Jefferson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Harold Tone - foul #2 on Harold Tone, team foul #7 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Delmar Rice (SG), Harold Gualtieri (PF) Michael Short, Richard Schwerd | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Harold Marshall (PF) Steven Atkins | |
| 05:59 | Nicholls State | Robert Jefferson makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 05:59 | Nicholls State | Robert Jefferson misses the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 05:59 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Harold Marshall | 56-52 |
| 05:30 | McNeese State | James Muir comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 56-52 |
| 05:28 | McNeese State | Jerome Lozier grabs the offensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 05:16 | McNeese State | Harold Tone connects on the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Jerome Lozier | 56-54 |
| 04:55 | Nicholls State | James Muir steals the ball from Kory Lay | 56-54 |
| 04:52 | McNeese State | James Miller blows the layup | 56-54 |
| 04:50 | McNeese State | Harold Tone snags the offensive board | 56-54 |
| 04:32 | McNeese State | Jerome Lozier makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by James Miller | 56-56 |
| 04:10 | Nicholls State | Benjamin Sansom drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Kory Lay | 59-56 |
| 04:05 | McNeese State | Kory Lay steps in front of the James Muir pass in the backcourt | 59-56 |
| 03:48 | Nicholls State | Harold Gualtieri lays it up and in on a nice dish by Delmar Rice | 61-56 |
| 03:38 | McNeese State | James Miller scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jerome Lozier | 61-59 |
| 03:38 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-59 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Harris (SF), Richard Schwerd (PF) Benjamin Sansom, Robert Jefferson | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Steven Atkins (PF) Harold Marshall | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Kory Lay (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Delmar Rice (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Harris (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Richard Schwerd (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Harold Gualtieri (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - James Muir (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Miller (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jerome Lozier (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Atkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Tone (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Nicholls State | Harold Gualtieri hits the finger roll | 63-59 |
| 03:08 | McNeese State | The short jumper by Steven Atkins is denied by Richard Schwerd | 63-59 |
| 03:06 | McNeese State | Harold Tone tips it back up and in | 63-61 |
| 02:40 | Nicholls State | Kory Lay hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Harris | 65-61 |
| 02:11 | McNeese State | Robert Harris picks off the pass by Steven Atkins | 65-61 |
| 02:00 | Nicholls State | Robert Harris buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Kory Lay | 67-61 |
| 01:35 | McNeese State | Harold Tone is denied on a layup by Robert Harris | 67-61 |
| 01:34 | Nicholls State | Robert Harris pulls down the rebound | 67-61 |
| 01:29 | Nicholls State | Robert Harris misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-61 |
| 01:27 | Nicholls State | Harold Gualtieri tips it in | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:20 | McNeese State | James Muir hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-61 |
| 01:18 | McNeese State | Harold Tone grabs the offensive board | 69-61 |
| 01:03 | McNeese State | Harold Tone steps out of bounds on the baseline | 69-61 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Jefferson (C) Harold Gualtieri | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:59 | Nicholls State | Robert Jefferson is fouled on the floor by Harold Tone - foul #3 on Harold Tone, team foul #8 | 69-61 |
| 00:59 | Nicholls State | Robert Jefferson makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:59 | Nicholls State | Robert Jefferson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:52 | McNeese State | Delmar Rice steals it from Jerome Lozier | 71-61 |
| 00:49 | Nicholls State | Kory Lay is hacked by James Muir in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Muir, team foul #9 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Arden Swader (SG), Benjamin Sansom (SF), Harold Gualtieri (PF), Nicholas Griffin (C) Delmar Rice, Robert Harris, Richard Schwerd, Robert Jefferson | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Benito Garcia (PG), Justin Trudel (SG), Clinton Bee (SF), Harold Marshall (PF), Ray Smith (C) James Muir, James Miller, Jerome Lozier, Steven Atkins, Harold Tone | |
| 00:49 | Nicholls State | Kory Lay makes the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 00:49 | Nicholls State | Kory Lay makes the 2nd free throw | 73-61 |
| 00:45 | McNeese State | Ray Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 73-61 |
| 00:43 | Nicholls State | Harold Gualtieri grabs the board | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Nicholls State | Benjamin Sansom misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 73-61 |
| 00:19 | McNeese State | Justin Trudel gets the rebound | 73-61 |
| 00:14 | McNeese State | Justin Trudel travels with the ball | 73-61 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael Short (SG) Kory Lay | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | Arden Swader runs out the clock | 73-61 |