| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Robert Palmer (fresh) SG - James Sheckler (fresh) SF - Kenneth Hannah (fresh) PF - Michael Colella (fresh) C - Matthew Gordon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Monroe Neal (fresh) SG - Carl Griffey (fresh) SF - Stephan Sterrett (fresh) PF - Brian Johnson (fresh) C - Dennis Hutter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | Matthew Gordon wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Nicholls State | Michael Colella misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Colorado | Monroe Neal grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Colorado | Monroe Neal misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Colorado | Dennis Hutter misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Hannah pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Hannah misses the floater in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Colorado | Brian Johnson snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Colorado | Dennis Hutter comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Hannah pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:31 | Nicholls State | Robert Palmer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:29 | Nicholls State | Michael Colella grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:20 | Nicholls State | Brian Johnson swats the layup by Kenneth Hannah | 0-0 |
| 18:18 | Colorado | Stephan Sterrett grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 17:59 | Colorado | Matthew Gordon takes the ball from Stephan Sterrett | 0-0 |
| 17:32 | Nicholls State | Brian Johnson is called for the reach on Kenneth Hannah - foul #1 on Brian Johnson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 17:08 | Nicholls State | James Sheckler buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 17:03 | Colorado | Monroe Neal buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Carl Griffey | 3-3 |
| 16:45 | Nicholls State | The jumper by James Sheckler is denied by Dennis Hutter | 3-3 |
| 16:44 | Nicholls State | The offensive rebound goes to James Sheckler | 3-3 |
| 16:32 | Nicholls State | Michael Colella is fouled on the floor by Brian Johnson - foul #2 on Brian Johnson, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joe Wall (SG), Eric Homer (PF), Chad Tatman (C) James Sheckler, Michael Colella, Matthew Gordon | |
| Subs | Colorado | Larry McGhie (PF), Raymond Scranton (C) Brian Johnson, Dennis Hutter | |
| 16:13 | Nicholls State | Joe Wall misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 3-3 |
| 16:12 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Larry McGhie | 3-3 |
| 16:06 | Colorado | Stephan Sterrett buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Carl Griffey | 3-6 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Robert Palmer (fresh) SG - Joe Wall (fresh) SF - Kenneth Hannah (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Eric Homer (fresh) C - Chad Tatman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Monroe Neal (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Carl Griffey (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Stephan Sterrett (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry McGhie (fresh) C - Raymond Scranton (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Nicholls State | Joe Wall is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Joe Wall, team foul #1 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jonathan Sims (SG), Dana Swihart (SF) Robert Palmer, Kenneth Hannah | |
| Subs | Colorado | Dikembe Chisom (PG), Long Hong (SG) Monroe Neal, Carl Griffey | |
| 15:30 | Colorado | Raymond Scranton buries a driving attempt from the left block | 3-8 |
| 15:22 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Sims misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 3-8 |
| 15:20 | Nicholls State | Joe Wall tips it back up and in | 5-8 |
| 14:57 | Colorado | Long Hong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-8 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Palmer (PG), James Sheckler (SG), Michael Colella (PF), Matthew Gordon (C) Jonathan Sims, Dana Swihart, Eric Homer, Chad Tatman | |
| Subs | Colorado | Hung Fang (SF), Dennis Hutter (C) Stephan Sterrett, Raymond Scranton | |
| 14:46 | Nicholls State | James Sheckler connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-8 |
| 14:35 | Colorado | Hung Fang misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 8-8 |
| 14:34 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Michael Colella | 8-8 |
| 14:29 | Nicholls State | Joe Wall connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Palmer | 11-8 |
| 14:14 | Colorado | Hung Fang misses badly on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Joe Wall - foul #2 on Joe Wall, team foul #2 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Hannah (SF) Joe Wall | |
| Subs | Colorado | Monroe Neal (PG), Carl Griffey (SG) Dikembe Chisom, Long Hong | |
| 14:14 | Colorado | Hung Fang makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 14:14 | Colorado | Hung Fang makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 14:01 | Nicholls State | Michael Colella double dribbles | 11-10 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Stephan Sterrett (SF), Neil Barber (PF) Hung Fang, Larry McGhie | |
| 13:35 | Colorado | Monroe Neal's floater is knocked away by Kenneth Hannah | 11-10 |
| 13:33 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Matthew Gordon | 11-10 |
| 13:22 | Nicholls State | Neil Barber blocks the jumper by Kenneth Hannah | 11-10 |
| 13:21 | Colorado | Dennis Hutter grabs the board | 11-10 |
| 13:00 | Colorado | Dennis Hutter is fouled on the floor by Matthew Gordon - foul #1 on Matthew Gordon, team foul #3 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Manuel Mistretta (PG), Eric Homer (PF), Chad Tatman (C) Robert Palmer, Michael Colella, Matthew Gordon | |
| Subs | Colorado | Raymond Scranton (C) Dennis Hutter | |
| 12:41 | Colorado | Stephan Sterrett scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Monroe Neal | 11-13 |
| 12:27 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Hannah scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by James Sheckler and he's fouled by Carl Griffey - foul #1 on Carl Griffey, team foul #3 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Dikembe Chisom (PG), Larry McGhie (PF) Monroe Neal, Neil Barber | |
| 12:27 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Hannah makes the free throw | 14-13 |
| 12:13 | Colorado | Stephan Sterrett hits a shot near the basket on a great pass from Dikembe Chisom | 14-15 |
| 11:57 | Nicholls State | James Sheckler throws it down on a great pass from Manuel Mistretta | 16-15 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Manuel Mistretta (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Sheckler (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Hannah (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Homer (fresh) C - Chad Tatman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Dikembe Chisom (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Griffey (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Stephan Sterrett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Larry McGhie (fresh) C - Raymond Scranton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:45 | Colorado | Dikembe Chisom misses short on a 3 from straight away | 16-15 |
| 11:44 | Colorado | Larry McGhie tips it but misses | 16-15 |
| 11:43 | Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to Larry McGhie | 16-15 |
| 11:27 | Colorado | Carl Griffey is called for traveling | 16-15 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Palmer (PG), Jonathan Sims (SG), Michael Colella (PF) Manuel Mistretta, James Sheckler, Chad Tatman | |
| Subs | Colorado | Monroe Neal (PG), Long Hong (SG), Hung Fang (SF), Dennis Hutter (C) Dikembe Chisom, Carl Griffey, Stephan Sterrett, Raymond Scranton | |
| 11:11 | Nicholls State | Michael Colella's layup is rejected by Hung Fang | 16-15 |
| 11:09 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Larry McGhie | 16-15 |
| 10:49 | Colorado | Dennis Hutter hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Eric Homer - foul #1 on Eric Homer, team foul #4 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Dana Swihart (SF), Matthew Gordon (C) Kenneth Hannah, Eric Homer | |
| Subs | Colorado | Neil Barber (PF) Larry McGhie | |
| 10:49 | Colorado | Dennis Hutter makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 10:49 | Colorado | Dennis Hutter makes the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 10:31 | Nicholls State | Dana Swihart misses short on a shot from the right side | 16-17 |
| 10:30 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Dennis Hutter | 16-17 |
| 10:10 | Colorado | Long Hong is fouled on the floor by Robert Palmer - foul #1 on Robert Palmer, team foul #5 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | James Sheckler (SG) Jonathan Sims | |
| Subs | Colorado | Dikembe Chisom (PG), Carl Griffey (SG), Stephan Sterrett (SF) Monroe Neal, Long Hong, Hung Fang | |
| 09:54 | Colorado | Stephan Sterrett can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Matthew Gordon - foul #2 on Matthew Gordon, team foul #6 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Chad Tatman (C) Matthew Gordon | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 09:54 | Colorado | Stephan Sterrett makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 09:54 | Colorado | Stephan Sterrett makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 09:29 | Nicholls State | Dana Swihart misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 16-19 |
| 09:27 | Colorado | Neil Barber snags the defensive board | 16-19 |
| 09:10 | Colorado | Stephan Sterrett clanks a shot from the left wing | 16-19 |
| 09:08 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to James Sheckler | 16-19 |
| 09:02 | Nicholls State | Robert Palmer misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-19 |
| 09:01 | Colorado | Dennis Hutter grabs the board | 16-19 |
| 08:51 | Colorado | Stephan Sterrett misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-19 |
| 08:49 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Chad Tatman | 16-19 |
| 08:37 | Nicholls State | Dana Swihart comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 16-19 |
| 08:36 | Nicholls State | Robert Palmer tips it but misses | 16-19 |
| 08:35 | Nicholls State | Dana Swihart misses the tip | 16-19 |
| 08:33 | Nicholls State | Michael Colella pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-19 |
| 08:20 | Nicholls State | James Sheckler connects on the shot in the lane | 18-19 |
| 08:07 | Colorado | Stephan Sterrett misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-19 |
| 08:05 | Nicholls State | Dana Swihart grabs the defensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 07:50 | Nicholls State | Chad Tatman hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Robert Palmer | 20-19 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Robert Palmer (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Sheckler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dana Swihart (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Colella (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Chad Tatman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Dikembe Chisom (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Griffey (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Stephan Sterrett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Neil Barber (fresh) C - Dennis Hutter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Colorado | Dikembe Chisom misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-19 |
| 07:35 | Colorado | Dennis Hutter snags the offensive board | 20-19 |
| 07:26 | Colorado | Neil Barber can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 20-19 |
| 07:24 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to James Sheckler | 20-19 |
| 07:19 | Nicholls State | James Sheckler misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Neil Barber - foul #1 on Neil Barber, team foul #4 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Manuel Mistretta (PG), Kenneth Hannah (SF), Eric Homer (C) Robert Palmer, Dana Swihart, Chad Tatman | |
| Subs | Colorado | Monroe Neal (PG), Long Hong (SG), Hung Fang (SF), Larry McGhie (PF), Raymond Scranton (C) Dikembe Chisom, Carl Griffey, Stephan Sterrett, Neil Barber, Dennis Hutter | |
| 07:19 | Nicholls State | James Sheckler makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 07:19 | Nicholls State | James Sheckler misses the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 07:19 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Larry McGhie | 21-19 |
| 07:16 | Colorado | Manuel Mistretta is called for the reach on Monroe Neal in the backcourt - foul #1 on Manuel Mistretta, team foul #7 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jonathan Sims (SG) James Sheckler | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 07:16 | Colorado | Monroe Neal makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 07:16 | Colorado | Monroe Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 07:06 | Nicholls State | Michael Colella blows the layup | 21-21 |
| 07:05 | Colorado | Monroe Neal snags the defensive board | 21-21 |
| 06:56 | Colorado | Hung Fang misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 21-21 |
| 06:55 | Nicholls State | Manuel Mistretta grabs the defensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 06:49 | Nicholls State | Michael Colella is hacked by Larry McGhie - foul #1 on Larry McGhie, team foul #5 | 21-21 |
| 06:38 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Sims is called for 5 seconds | 21-21 |
| 06:17 | Colorado | Monroe Neal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-21 |
| 06:02 | Nicholls State | Manuel Mistretta loses the dribble to Raymond Scranton | 21-21 |
| 05:45 | Colorado | Larry McGhie can't throw it down | 21-21 |
| 05:44 | Colorado | Raymond Scranton tips it home | 21-23 |
| 05:22 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Sims's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-23 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Palmer (PG), James Sheckler (SG), Chad Tatman (C) Manuel Mistretta, Jonathan Sims, Michael Colella | |
| Subs | Colorado | Carl Griffey (SG), Stephan Sterrett (SF), Neil Barber (C) Long Hong, Hung Fang, Raymond Scranton | |
| 04:58 | Colorado | Stephan Sterrett makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Carl Griffey | 21-26 |
| 04:38 | Nicholls State | Eric Homer buries a fadeaway from the left side | 23-26 |
| 04:33 | Colorado | Stephan Sterrett buries a jumper near the basket set up by Monroe Neal | 23-28 |
| 04:08 | Nicholls State | Stephan Sterrett steals the ball from James Sheckler | 23-28 |
| 03:46 | Colorado | Stephan Sterrett comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-28 |
| 03:45 | Colorado | Neil Barber can't tip it in | 23-28 |
| 03:44 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to James Sheckler | 23-28 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Robert Palmer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Sheckler (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Hannah (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Homer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Chad Tatman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Monroe Neal (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Griffey (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Stephan Sterrett (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Larry McGhie (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Neil Barber (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Hannah's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-28 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joe Wall (SF), Dana Swihart (PF), Matthew Gordon (C) Kenneth Hannah, Eric Homer, Chad Tatman | |
| Subs | Colorado | Dikembe Chisom (PG), Long Hong (SG), Brian Johnson (PF), Dennis Hutter (C) Monroe Neal, Carl Griffey, Larry McGhie, Neil Barber | |
| 03:21 | Colorado | Dana Swihart steps in front of the Stephan Sterrett pass | 23-28 |
| 03:14 | Nicholls State | Joe Wall is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Joe Wall, team foul #8 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jonathan Sims (SG), Michael Colella (PF) James Sheckler, Joe Wall | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 02:57 | Colorado | Michael Colella takes the ball from Long Hong | 23-28 |
| 02:40 | Nicholls State | Robert Palmer is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Chisom - foul #1 on Dikembe Chisom, team foul #6 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Hannah (SF) Dana Swihart | |
| Subs | Colorado | Carl Griffey (SG) Long Hong | |
| 02:25 | Nicholls State | Matthew Gordon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-28 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Manuel Mistretta (PG), Chad Tatman (PF) Robert Palmer, Michael Colella | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 02:11 | Colorado | Carl Griffey drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Dikembe Chisom | 23-30 |
| 01:54 | Nicholls State | Matthew Gordon misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-30 |
| 01:52 | Colorado | Stephan Sterrett gets the rebound | 23-30 |
| 01:39 | Colorado | Manuel Mistretta is called for the reach on Dikembe Chisom - foul #2 on Manuel Mistretta, team foul #9 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Palmer (PG), James Sheckler (SG) Manuel Mistretta, Jonathan Sims | |
| Subs | Colorado | Hung Fang (SF), Raymond Scranton (C) Stephan Sterrett, Dennis Hutter | |
| 01:39 | Colorado | Dikembe Chisom makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 01:39 | Colorado | Dikembe Chisom misses the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 01:39 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Matthew Gordon | 23-31 |
| 01:18 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Hannah loses the dribble to Dikembe Chisom | 23-31 |
| 01:14 | Colorado | Dikembe Chisom throws it down | 23-33 |
| 00:54 | Nicholls State | Robert Palmer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-33 |
| 00:52 | Colorado | Brian Johnson snags the defensive board | 23-33 |
| 00:45 | Colorado | Raymond Scranton is denied on a layup by Matthew Gordon | 23-33 |
| 00:44 | Nicholls State | James Sheckler snags the defensive board | 23-33 |
| 00:19 | Nicholls State | Robert Palmer banks in the layup set up by James Sheckler | 25-33 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | Dikembe Chisom is fouled on the floor by Robert Palmer - foul #2 on Robert Palmer, team foul #10 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Manuel Mistretta (PG), Dana Swihart (SF), Michael Colella (PF), Eric Homer (C) Robert Palmer, Kenneth Hannah, Chad Tatman, Matthew Gordon | |
| Subs | Colorado | Long Hong (SG), Stephan Sterrett (SF), Larry McGhie (PF), Dennis Hutter (C) Carl Griffey, Hung Fang, Brian Johnson, Raymond Scranton | |
| 00:00 | Colorado | Dikembe Chisom makes the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | Dikembe Chisom makes the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |