| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Cecil Jones (fresh) SG - Peter Iversen (fresh) SF - Shawn Johnson (fresh) PF - Nathaniel Browne (fresh) C - Duane McDannell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Robert Gilman (fresh) SG - Rick Hanley (fresh) SF - Philip Mohler (fresh) PF - Willie Fleming (fresh) C - Leo Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UL-Monroe | Duane McDannell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:36 | UL-Monroe | Nathaniel Browne hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Cecil Jones | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Northwestern State | Leo Williams scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:57 | UL-Monroe | Peter Iversen misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | Northwestern State | Leo Williams pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:26 | Northwestern State | Willie Fleming misses the easy layup | 2-2 |
| 18:24 | UL-Monroe | Peter Iversen grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:04 | UL-Monroe | Cecil Jones misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:02 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Robert Gilman | 2-2 |
| 17:49 | Northwestern State | Duane McDannell takes the ball from Robert Gilman | 2-2 |
| 17:22 | UL-Monroe | Shawn Johnson comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Rick Hanley - foul #1 on Rick Hanley, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | James Melvin (PF) Nathaniel Browne | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 17:22 | UL-Monroe | Shawn Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:22 | UL-Monroe | Shawn Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:04 | Northwestern State | Philip Mohler misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 17:02 | UL-Monroe | Duane McDannell grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 16:42 | UL-Monroe | Philip Mohler steps in front of the Duane McDannell pass | 4-2 |
| 16:20 | Northwestern State | Rick Hanley misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Peter Iversen - foul #1 on Peter Iversen, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | John Penski (PG), William Eck (SG), Nathaniel Browne (PF), Kenneth Lebron (C) Cecil Jones, Peter Iversen, Shawn Johnson, Duane McDannell | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Eric Sylvester (PG), Dexter Cobble (SF), James Baughman (PF), Cedric Ward (C) Robert Gilman, Philip Mohler, Willie Fleming, Leo Williams | |
| 16:20 | Northwestern State | Rick Hanley makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 16:20 | Northwestern State | Rick Hanley makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:14 | UL-Monroe | James Melvin is fouled in the backcourt by Rick Hanley - foul #2 on Rick Hanley, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Milton Hanna (SG) Rick Hanley | |
| 15:54 | UL-Monroe | William Eck is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-4 |
| 15:52 | Northwestern State | Cedric Ward gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - John Penski (fresh) SG - William Eck (fresh) SF - James Melvin (fresh) PF - Nathaniel Browne (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Lebron (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Eric Sylvester (fresh) SG - Milton Hanna (fresh) SF - Dexter Cobble (fresh) PF - James Baughman (fresh) C - Cedric Ward (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Northwestern State | Cedric Ward scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Milton Hanna | 4-6 |
| 15:36 | UL-Monroe | John Penski is hacked by Eric Sylvester in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Sylvester, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| 15:23 | UL-Monroe | Eric Sylvester is called for the reach on Kenneth Lebron - foul #2 on Eric Sylvester, team foul #4 | 4-6 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Cecil Jones (PG) William Eck | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Philip Mohler (SF) Eric Sylvester | |
| 15:18 | UL-Monroe | James Melvin is denied on a layup by Cedric Ward | 4-6 |
| 15:16 | Northwestern State | Cedric Ward grabs the board | 4-6 |
| 15:02 | Northwestern State | Cedric Ward's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-6 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | William Eck (SF), Sanford Harding (C) James Melvin, Nathaniel Browne | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Willie Fleming (PF), Leo Williams (C) James Baughman, Cedric Ward | |
| 14:57 | UL-Monroe | Cecil Jones is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 4-6 |
| 14:41 | Northwestern State | Leo Williams buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-9 |
| 14:19 | UL-Monroe | William Eck is hacked by Milton Hanna - foul #1 on Milton Hanna, team foul #5 | 4-9 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Peter Iversen (SG), Shawn Johnson (SF), Duane McDannell (C) John Penski, William Eck, Kenneth Lebron | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Gilman (PG), Dustin Peterson (SG) Dexter Cobble, Milton Hanna | |
| 14:02 | UL-Monroe | Cecil Jones connects on the open 3 pointer from straight away set up by Shawn Johnson | 7-9 |
| 13:47 | Northwestern State | Philip Mohler can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 7-9 |
| 13:46 | Northwestern State | Philip Mohler misses the tip | 7-9 |
| 13:45 | UL-Monroe | Duane McDannell grabs the board | 7-9 |
| 13:26 | UL-Monroe | Cecil Jones knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 10-9 |
| 13:16 | Northwestern State | Willie Fleming misses short on a jumper from the left block | 10-9 |
| 13:15 | Northwestern State | Philip Mohler tips it home | 10-11 |
| 13:12 | UL-Monroe | Philip Mohler picks off the pass by Peter Iversen in the backcourt | 10-11 |
| 12:56 | Northwestern State | Philip Mohler makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Willie Fleming | 10-14 |
| 12:32 | UL-Monroe | Philip Mohler steals the ball from Peter Iversen | 10-14 |
| 12:09 | Northwestern State | Willie Fleming clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 10-14 |
| 12:08 | UL-Monroe | The rebound goes to Duane McDannell | 10-14 |
| 12:04 | UL-Monroe | Cecil Jones loses the dribble to Leo Williams | 10-14 |
| 11:45 | Northwestern State | Willie Fleming hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Dustin Peterson and he's hacked by Peter Iversen - foul #2 on Peter Iversen, team foul #2 | 10-16 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | John Penski (PG), William Eck (SG), James Melvin (SF), Nathaniel Browne (PF), Kenneth Lebron (C) Cecil Jones, Peter Iversen, Shawn Johnson, Sanford Harding, Duane McDannell | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Milton Hanna (SG), Dexter Cobble (SF), James Baughman (C) Dustin Peterson, Philip Mohler, Leo Williams | |
| 11:45 | Northwestern State | Willie Fleming makes the free throw | 10-17 |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - John Penski (fresh) SG - William Eck (fresh) SF - James Melvin (fresh) PF - Nathaniel Browne (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Lebron (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Robert Gilman (fairly fresh) SG - Milton Hanna (fresh) SF - Dexter Cobble (fresh) PF - Willie Fleming (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - James Baughman (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | UL-Monroe | Nathaniel Browne knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 12-17 |
| 11:22 | Northwestern State | Milton Hanna misses badly on a floater from the right side | 12-17 |
| 11:20 | Northwestern State | Milton Hanna gets the offensive rebound | 12-17 |
| 11:01 | Northwestern State | Robert Gilman is hacked by John Penski - foul #1 on John Penski, team foul #3 | 12-17 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Philip Mohler (SF), Cedric Ward (C) Robert Gilman, Willie Fleming | |
| 10:45 | Northwestern State | Philip Mohler misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Kenneth Lebron - foul #1 on Kenneth Lebron, team foul #4 | 12-17 |
| 10:45 | Northwestern State | Philip Mohler makes the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 10:45 | Northwestern State | Philip Mohler makes the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 10:36 | UL-Monroe | John Penski makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from William Eck | 14-19 |
| 10:17 | Northwestern State | Dexter Cobble buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James Baughman | 14-21 |
| 10:10 | UL-Monroe | William Eck comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-21 |
| 10:08 | UL-Monroe | Nathaniel Browne grabs the offensive rebound | 14-21 |
| 09:53 | UL-Monroe | James Melvin is whistled for a carry | 14-21 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | James Carpenter (PG), Eric Dalton (SG), Shawn Johnson (SF), Duane McDannell (C) John Penski, William Eck, Nathaniel Browne, Kenneth Lebron | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Gilman (PG), Leo Williams (C) Dexter Cobble, James Baughman | |
| 09:32 | Northwestern State | Philip Mohler comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 14-21 |
| 09:30 | UL-Monroe | Duane McDannell grabs the board | 14-21 |
| 09:26 | UL-Monroe | Milton Hanna steals it from Eric Dalton in the backcourt | 14-21 |
| 09:24 | Northwestern State | Robert Gilman lays it in on a nice dish by Milton Hanna | 14-23 |
| 09:15 | UL-Monroe | Duane McDannell lays it in set up by Eric Dalton and he's fouled by Philip Mohler - foul #1 on Philip Mohler, team foul #6 | 16-23 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Cecil Jones (PG), Sanford Harding (PF) James Carpenter, James Melvin | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dustin Peterson (SG), Willie Fleming (PF) Milton Hanna, Cedric Ward | |
| 09:15 | UL-Monroe | Duane McDannell makes the free throw | 17-23 |
| 09:00 | Northwestern State | Willie Fleming misses short on a floater from the left side | 17-23 |
| 08:59 | UL-Monroe | Cecil Jones snags the defensive board | 17-23 |
| 08:36 | UL-Monroe | Cecil Jones misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-23 |
| 08:34 | UL-Monroe | Duane McDannell pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-23 |
| 08:26 | UL-Monroe | Cecil Jones misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Gilman - foul #1 on Robert Gilman, team foul #7 | 17-23 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | John Penski (SG), Nathaniel Browne (PF), Kenneth Lebron (C) Shawn Johnson, Sanford Harding, Duane McDannell | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dexter Cobble (SF), James Baughman (PF) Philip Mohler, Willie Fleming | |
| 08:26 | UL-Monroe | Cecil Jones makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 08:26 | UL-Monroe | Cecil Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 08:09 | Northwestern State | Cecil Jones takes the ball from James Baughman | 19-23 |
| 08:02 | UL-Monroe | Cecil Jones misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-23 |
| 08:01 | UL-Monroe | Kenneth Lebron gets the offensive rebound | 19-23 |
| 07:48 | UL-Monroe | Cecil Jones is fouled on the floor by Robert Gilman - foul #2 on Robert Gilman, team foul #8 | 19-23 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | James Melvin (SF) Eric Dalton | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Milton Hanna (SG), Philip Mohler (SF), Willie Fleming (PF) Robert Gilman, Dustin Peterson, Leo Williams | |
| 07:48 | UL-Monroe | Cecil Jones misses the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 07:48 | Northwestern State | James Baughman grabs the defensive rebound | 19-23 |
| 07:44 | Northwestern State | John Penski steps in front of the Dexter Cobble pass in the backcourt | 19-23 |
| 07:42 | UL-Monroe | John Penski lays it up and in | 21-23 |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Cecil Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Penski (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Melvin (fresh) PF - Nathaniel Browne (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kenneth Lebron (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Dexter Cobble (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Milton Hanna (fresh) SF - Philip Mohler (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Willie Fleming (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - James Baughman (fresh) | |
| 07:29 | Northwestern State | Nathaniel Browne steals the ball from Dexter Cobble | 21-23 |
| 07:04 | UL-Monroe | James Melvin's floater is tipped away by Willie Fleming | 21-23 |
| 07:02 | UL-Monroe | Kenneth Lebron tips it back up and in | 23-23 |
| 06:46 | Northwestern State | Cecil Jones is called for the reach on Dexter Cobble - foul #1 on Cecil Jones, team foul #5 | 23-23 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Eric Dalton (PG), William Eck (SG), Shawn Johnson (SF), Duane McDannell (C) Cecil Jones, John Penski, Nathaniel Browne, Kenneth Lebron | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Cedric Ward (PF), Leo Williams (C) Willie Fleming, James Baughman | |
| 06:34 | Northwestern State | Leo Williams misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-23 |
| 06:32 | Northwestern State | Milton Hanna grabs the offensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 06:16 | Northwestern State | Dexter Cobble misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Eric Dalton - foul #1 on Eric Dalton, team foul #6 | 23-23 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Sanford Harding (PF) James Melvin | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dustin Peterson (SG) Milton Hanna | |
| 06:16 | Northwestern State | Dexter Cobble makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 06:16 | Northwestern State | Dexter Cobble makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 06:00 | UL-Monroe | William Eck is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Duane McDannell | 26-25 |
| 05:42 | Northwestern State | Dexter Cobble lays it in | 26-27 |
| 05:38 | UL-Monroe | Eric Dalton is fouled in the backcourt by Dexter Cobble - foul #1 on Dexter Cobble, team foul #9 | 26-27 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | James Baughman (SF), Willie Fleming (PF) Philip Mohler, Leo Williams | |
| 05:38 | UL-Monroe | Eric Dalton makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 05:38 | UL-Monroe | Eric Dalton makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 05:27 | Northwestern State | Willie Fleming comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-27 |
| 05:26 | Northwestern State | Willie Fleming grabs the offensive board | 28-27 |
| 05:14 | Northwestern State | Dustin Peterson is hacked by William Eck - foul #1 on William Eck, team foul #7 | 28-27 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Cecil Jones (PG), John Penski (SG), Nathaniel Browne (PF), Kenneth Lebron (C) Eric Dalton, William Eck, Sanford Harding, Duane McDannell | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Leo Williams (C) Cedric Ward | |
| 05:14 | Northwestern State | Dustin Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 05:14 | Northwestern State | The offensive rebound goes to Leo Williams | 28-27 |
| 05:01 | Northwestern State | Kenneth Lebron swats the layup by James Baughman | 28-27 |
| 04:59 | UL-Monroe | Shawn Johnson snags the defensive board | 28-27 |
| 04:55 | UL-Monroe | Cecil Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Dexter Cobble - foul #2 on Dexter Cobble, team foul #10 | 28-27 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | James Melvin (SF) Shawn Johnson | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Milton Hanna (PG) Dexter Cobble | |
| 04:55 | UL-Monroe | Cecil Jones makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 04:55 | UL-Monroe | Cecil Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 04:37 | Northwestern State | Willie Fleming drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Milton Hanna | 30-30 |
| 04:14 | UL-Monroe | James Melvin scores on a runner near the basket and he's fouled by Dustin Peterson - foul #1 on Dustin Peterson, team foul #11 | 32-30 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Duane McDannell (C) Nathaniel Browne | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Philip Mohler (SF) James Baughman | |
| 04:14 | UL-Monroe | James Melvin makes the free throw | 33-30 |
| 03:52 | Northwestern State | Milton Hanna misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 03:51 | Northwestern State | Philip Mohler tips it back up and in | 33-32 |
| 03:31 | UL-Monroe | Kenneth Lebron clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-32 |
| 03:30 | UL-Monroe | Kenneth Lebron grabs the offensive rebound | 33-32 |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Cecil Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Penski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Melvin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Lebron (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Duane McDannell (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Milton Hanna (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SG - Dustin Peterson (fairly fresh) SF - Philip Mohler (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Willie Fleming (tiring) 6 pts. C - Leo Williams (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:13 | UL-Monroe | Duane McDannell misses short on a jumper from the left block | 33-32 |
| 03:12 | Northwestern State | Leo Williams grabs the board | 33-32 |
| 02:53 | Northwestern State | Willie Fleming throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-32 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Eric Dalton (PG), Peter Iversen (SG), Shawn Johnson (SF), Nathaniel Browne (PF), Sanford Harding (C) Cecil Jones, John Penski, James Melvin, Kenneth Lebron, Duane McDannell | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Gilman (PG), Rick Hanley (SG), Eric Sylvester (SF), James Baughman (PF), Cedric Ward (C) Milton Hanna, Dustin Peterson, Philip Mohler, Willie Fleming, Leo Williams | |
| 02:51 | UL-Monroe | Sanford Harding is hacked by Cedric Ward in the backcourt - foul #1 on Cedric Ward, team foul #12 | 33-32 |
| 02:51 | UL-Monroe | Sanford Harding misses the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 02:51 | UL-Monroe | Sanford Harding misses the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 02:51 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to James Baughman | 33-32 |
| 02:33 | Northwestern State | Robert Gilman misses long on a 3 from straight away | 33-32 |
| 02:31 | Northwestern State | Cedric Ward grabs the offensive board | 33-32 |
| 02:17 | Northwestern State | Rick Hanley is hacked by Eric Dalton - foul #2 on Eric Dalton, team foul #8 | 33-32 |
| 02:17 | Northwestern State | Rick Hanley makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 02:17 | Northwestern State | Rick Hanley makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 02:05 | UL-Monroe | Eric Dalton hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-34 |
| 02:03 | Northwestern State | Cedric Ward gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 01:38 | Northwestern State | Cedric Ward misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 01:36 | UL-Monroe | Nathaniel Browne gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 01:18 | UL-Monroe | Nathaniel Browne hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 33-34 |
| 01:17 | UL-Monroe | Sanford Harding tips it back up and in | 35-34 |
| 00:56 | Northwestern State | James Baughman can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Nathaniel Browne - foul #1 on Nathaniel Browne, team foul #9 | 35-34 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Cecil Jones (PG), William Eck (SG), James Melvin (PF), Duane McDannell (C) Eric Dalton, Peter Iversen, Nathaniel Browne, Sanford Harding | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dexter Cobble (SF), Willie Fleming (PF) Eric Sylvester, Cedric Ward | |
| 00:56 | Northwestern State | James Baughman makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 00:56 | Northwestern State | James Baughman makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 00:54 | UL-Monroe | William Eck travels in the backcourt | 35-36 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Leo Williams (C) James Baughman | |
| 00:39 | Northwestern State | Dexter Cobble misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 35-36 |
| 00:37 | Northwestern State | Leo Williams hits the follow up shot | 35-38 |
| 00:22 | UL-Monroe | Duane McDannell misses the lay-in | 35-38 |
| 00:20 | Northwestern State | Dexter Cobble pulls down the rebound | 35-38 |
| 00:03 | Northwestern State | Willie Fleming buries a turnaround near the basket set up by Robert Gilman | 35-40 |
| 00:00 | UL-Monroe | William Eck misses the halfcourt shot | 35-40 |