| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Thomas Bushnell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Conley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Delossantos (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Davis (fresh) C - Joseph Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Hugh Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Tindall (fresh) SF - George Bushway (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Horace Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Gualtieri (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | George Delossantos inbounds the ball | 33-23 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | East Carolina | Joseph Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-23 |
| 19:21 | Nicholls State | George Bushway buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-25 |
| 19:06 | East Carolina | George Delossantos clanks a shot from the right side | 33-25 |
| 19:04 | Nicholls State | Michael Tindall grabs the defensive rebound | 33-25 |
| 18:59 | Nicholls State | George Bushway's layup is rejected by Andrew Davis | 33-25 |
| 18:57 | East Carolina | Thomas Bushnell gets the rebound | 33-25 |
| 18:53 | East Carolina | Thomas Bushnell connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-25 |
| 18:38 | Nicholls State | Michael Tindall misses short on a shot from the right wing | 36-25 |
| 18:36 | Nicholls State | Harold Gualtieri tips it back up and in | 36-27 |
| 18:10 | East Carolina | Michael Tindall is called for the reach on James Conley - foul #1 on Michael Tindall, team foul #1 | 36-27 |
| 18:00 | East Carolina | Horace Johnson takes the ball from Thomas Bushnell | 36-27 |
| 17:44 | Nicholls State | Hugh Jones misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-27 |
| 17:42 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Joseph Davis | 36-27 |
| 17:37 | East Carolina | Thomas Bushnell is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Thomas Bushnell, team foul #1 | 36-27 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Andrew Russell (SF), Adrian Modlin (PF), Paul Weathersby (C) James Conley, Andrew Davis, Joseph Davis | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kevin Arnold (SG), Delmar Rice (SF), George Osberg (PF) Michael Tindall, George Bushway, Horace Johnson | |
| 17:22 | Nicholls State | Kevin Arnold misses short on a floater from the left wing | 36-27 |
| 17:21 | East Carolina | Adrian Modlin pulls down the rebound | 36-27 |
| 17:14 | East Carolina | Paul Weathersby buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Thomas Bushnell | 38-27 |
| 16:51 | Nicholls State | George Osberg misses the floater from the left side | 38-27 |
| 16:49 | Nicholls State | Kevin Arnold hits the follow up shot | 38-29 |
| 16:22 | East Carolina | Andrew Russell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-29 |
| 16:21 | Nicholls State | Kevin Arnold grabs the board | 38-29 |
| 16:08 | Nicholls State | Hugh Jones scores on a jumper from the baseline and he's fouled by Paul Weathersby - foul #1 on Paul Weathersby, team foul #2 | 38-31 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Conley (SG), Matthew Williamson (SF), Andrew Davis (PF) Thomas Bushnell, George Delossantos, Paul Weathersby | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael Tindall (SG), George Bushway (SF), Horace Johnson (PF) Kevin Arnold, Delmar Rice, Harold Gualtieri | |
| 16:08 | Nicholls State | Hugh Jones misses the free throw | 38-31 |
| 16:08 | East Carolina | Adrian Modlin pulls down the rebound | 38-31 |
| 15:52 | East Carolina | Andrew Russell knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Matthew Williamson | 40-31 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Andrew Russell (fresh) 8 pts. SG - James Conley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Williamson (fresh) PF - Andrew Davis (fresh) C - Adrian Modlin (fresh) 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Hugh Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Tindall (fresh) SF - George Bushway (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Horace Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - George Osberg (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Nicholls State | Michael Tindall comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 40-31 |
| 15:36 | Nicholls State | George Osberg pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 15:16 | Nicholls State | George Bushway is hacked by Adrian Modlin - foul #2 on Adrian Modlin, team foul #3 | 40-31 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Damian Bisson (SF), Joseph Davis (C) Matthew Williamson, Adrian Modlin | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kevin Arnold (PG), Robert Jefferson (C) Hugh Jones, George Osberg | |
| 15:05 | Nicholls State | George Bushway hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by Michael Tindall | 40-33 |
| 14:36 | East Carolina | Joseph Davis misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Jefferson - foul #4 on Robert Jefferson, team foul #2 | 40-33 |
| Subs | East Carolina | George Delossantos (PG), Matthew Williamson (PF) Andrew Russell, Andrew Davis | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Delmar Rice (SF), Nicholas Griffin (C) George Bushway, Robert Jefferson | |
| 14:36 | East Carolina | Joseph Davis misses the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 14:36 | East Carolina | Joseph Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 14:19 | Nicholls State | Horace Johnson banks in the layup | 41-35 |
| 14:14 | East Carolina | James Conley misses the lay-in | 41-35 |
| 14:12 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Michael Tindall | 41-35 |
| 13:57 | Nicholls State | Delmar Rice misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Conley - foul #2 on James Conley, team foul #4 | 41-35 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Bushnell (PG), Adrian Modlin (PF) James Conley, Matthew Williamson | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | George Osberg (SG) Michael Tindall | |
| 13:57 | Nicholls State | Delmar Rice misses the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 13:57 | Nicholls State | Delmar Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 13:34 | East Carolina | Joseph Davis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 13:33 | Nicholls State | Kevin Arnold grabs the board | 41-36 |
| 13:28 | Nicholls State | George Osberg misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 13:27 | East Carolina | Adrian Modlin pulls down the rebound | 41-36 |
| 13:22 | East Carolina | Thomas Bushnell misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 41-36 |
| 13:20 | East Carolina | Thomas Bushnell snags the offensive board | 41-36 |
| 13:08 | East Carolina | George Delossantos connects on the shot from the left side | 43-36 |
| 12:50 | Nicholls State | Horace Johnson misses the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Adrian Modlin - foul #3 on Adrian Modlin, team foul #5 | 43-36 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Conley (SG), Andrew Russell (SF), Andrew Davis (PF) George Delossantos, Damian Bisson, Joseph Davis | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Hugh Jones (PG), George Bushway (SF), Harold Gualtieri (C) Kevin Arnold, Delmar Rice, Nicholas Griffin | |
| 12:50 | Nicholls State | Horace Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 12:50 | Nicholls State | Horace Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 12:27 | East Carolina | Hugh Jones steals the ball from Andrew Russell | 43-38 |
| 12:10 | Nicholls State | Adrian Modlin is called for the reach on George Osberg - foul #4 on Adrian Modlin, team foul #6 | 43-38 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Weathersby (C) Adrian Modlin | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 12:05 | Nicholls State | George Bushway misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-38 |
| 12:04 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Andrew Davis | 43-38 |
| 11:58 | East Carolina | George Osberg is called for the reach on James Conley - foul #3 on George Osberg, team foul #3 | 43-38 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael Tindall (SG), Nicholas Griffin (PF) George Osberg, Horace Johnson | |
| 11:39 | East Carolina | Nicholas Griffin is called for the reach on Andrew Davis - foul #4 on Nicholas Griffin, team foul #4 | 43-38 |
| Subs | East Carolina | George Delossantos (SF) Andrew Russell | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Horace Johnson (PF) Nicholas Griffin | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Thomas Bushnell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Conley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Delossantos (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Davis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Weathersby (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Hugh Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Tindall (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Bushway (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Horace Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Gualtieri (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:29 | East Carolina | Andrew Davis misses short on a runner near the basket | 43-38 |
| 11:27 | East Carolina | George Delossantos snags the offensive board | 43-38 |
| 11:07 | East Carolina | George Delossantos is hacked by George Bushway - foul #1 on George Bushway, team foul #5 | 43-38 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Andrew Russell (SG), Damian Bisson (SF) Thomas Bushnell, James Conley | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 10:49 | East Carolina | Damian Bisson comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 43-38 |
| 10:48 | Nicholls State | Michael Tindall snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 10:22 | Nicholls State | Michael Tindall hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Andrew Davis - foul #2 on Andrew Davis, team foul #7 | 43-38 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Matthew Williamson (PF), Joseph Davis (C) Andrew Davis, Paul Weathersby | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Delmar Rice (SF), George Osberg (PF) George Bushway, Horace Johnson | |
| 10:22 | Nicholls State | Michael Tindall makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 10:22 | Nicholls State | Michael Tindall makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 10:03 | East Carolina | Delmar Rice steals it from Joseph Davis | 43-40 |
| 09:59 | Nicholls State | Hugh Jones lays it up and in on a nice dish by Delmar Rice | 43-42 |
| 09:38 | East Carolina | Matthew Williamson is fouled on the floor by Michael Tindall - foul #2 on Michael Tindall, team foul #6 | 43-42 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Bushnell (PG), James Conley (SG) George Delossantos, Damian Bisson | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kevin Arnold (PG), Horace Johnson (PF) Hugh Jones, Michael Tindall | |
| 09:18 | East Carolina | James Conley scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Davis and he's hacked by George Osberg - foul #4 on George Osberg, team foul #7 | 45-42 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Damian Bisson (SF) Andrew Russell | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael Tindall (SG) George Osberg | |
| 09:18 | East Carolina | James Conley makes the free throw | 46-42 |
| 09:00 | Nicholls State | Michael Tindall is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Michael Tindall, team foul #8 | 46-42 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Weathersby (C) Joseph Davis | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | George Bushway (SF) Michael Tindall | |
| 08:43 | East Carolina | James Conley drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Weathersby | 48-42 |
| 08:26 | Nicholls State | Delmar Rice throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-42 |
| Subs | East Carolina | George Delossantos (SF), Andrew Davis (PF) Damian Bisson, Matthew Williamson | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Hugh Jones (PG) Delmar Rice | |
| 08:02 | East Carolina | Kevin Arnold is called for the reach on Andrew Davis - foul #1 on Kevin Arnold, team foul #9 | 48-42 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Andrew Russell (SF) James Conley | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 08:02 | East Carolina | Andrew Davis misses the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 08:02 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Harold Gualtieri | 48-42 |
| 07:42 | Nicholls State | George Bushway misses badly on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Andrew Davis - foul #3 on Andrew Davis, team foul #8 | 48-42 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Adrian Modlin (C) Paul Weathersby | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | George Osberg (SG), Robert Jefferson (PF), Nicholas Griffin (C) Kevin Arnold, Horace Johnson, Harold Gualtieri | |
| 07:42 | Nicholls State | George Bushway makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 07:42 | Nicholls State | George Bushway makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 07:39 | East Carolina | Thomas Bushnell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-44 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joseph Davis (C) Adrian Modlin | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Harris (SF) George Bushway | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Thomas Bushnell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Delossantos (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Russell (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Andrew Davis (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Hugh Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Osberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Robert Harris (fresh) PF - Robert Jefferson (fresh) 4 pf. C - Nicholas Griffin (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| 07:24 | Nicholls State | George Osberg lays it in | 48-46 |
| 06:58 | East Carolina | George Delossantos is fouled on the floor by George Osberg - foul #5 on George Osberg, team foul #10 | 48-46 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Conley (SG) Thomas Bushnell | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kevin Arnold (SG) George Osberg | |
| 06:58 | East Carolina | George Delossantos makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 06:58 | East Carolina | George Delossantos makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 06:45 | Nicholls State | Kevin Arnold buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Hugh Jones | 50-48 |
| 06:22 | East Carolina | Andrew Russell hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from George Delossantos | 53-48 |
| 06:03 | Nicholls State | Robert Harris makes the 3 from the left corner | 53-51 |
| 05:57 | East Carolina | Andrew Russell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-51 |
| 05:55 | Nicholls State | Nicholas Griffin pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 05:50 | Nicholls State | Hugh Jones blows the layup but he's hacked by Andrew Davis - foul #4 on Andrew Davis, team foul #9 | 53-51 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Bushnell (PG), Damian Bisson (SF), Adrian Modlin (PF), Paul Weathersby (C) George Delossantos, Andrew Russell, Andrew Davis, Joseph Davis | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael Tindall (SG), George Bushway (SF) Kevin Arnold, Robert Harris | |
| 05:50 | Nicholls State | Hugh Jones misses the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 05:50 | Nicholls State | Hugh Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 05:34 | East Carolina | Paul Weathersby banks in the layup and he's hacked by Hugh Jones - foul #2 on Hugh Jones, team foul #11 | 55-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Wilmer (SG) James Conley | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Delmar Rice (PG), Harold Gualtieri (C) Hugh Jones, Nicholas Griffin | |
| 05:34 | East Carolina | Paul Weathersby makes the free throw | 56-52 |
| 05:11 | Nicholls State | Robert Jefferson's fadeaway is rejected by Adrian Modlin | 56-52 |
| 05:09 | East Carolina | Adrian Modlin grabs the board | 56-52 |
| 05:04 | East Carolina | Thomas Wilmer misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-52 |
| 05:03 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Michael Tindall | 56-52 |
| 04:45 | Nicholls State | Michael Tindall buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by George Bushway | 56-54 |
| 04:25 | East Carolina | Adrian Modlin clanks a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Robert Jefferson - foul #5 on Robert Jefferson, team foul #12 | 56-54 |
| Subs | East Carolina | George Delossantos (PG), James Conley (SG) Thomas Bushnell, Thomas Wilmer | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kevin Arnold (PG), Horace Johnson (PF) Delmar Rice, Robert Jefferson | |
| 04:25 | East Carolina | Adrian Modlin makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 04:25 | East Carolina | Adrian Modlin makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 04:01 | Nicholls State | Horace Johnson is fouled on the floor by Damian Bisson - foul #4 on Damian Bisson, team foul #10 | 58-54 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Andrew Davis (PF) Paul Weathersby | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Hugh Jones (PG), Nicholas Griffin (C) Kevin Arnold, Harold Gualtieri | |
| 04:01 | Nicholls State | Horace Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 04:01 | Nicholls State | Horace Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 03:43 | East Carolina | James Conley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-56 |
| 03:41 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Nicholas Griffin | 58-56 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - George Delossantos (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Conley (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Damian Bisson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. 4 pf. PF - Andrew Davis (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Adrian Modlin (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Hugh Jones (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Tindall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Bushway (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Horace Johnson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Nicholas Griffin (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:31 | Nicholls State | Michael Tindall knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-58 |
| 03:14 | East Carolina | George Delossantos makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Damian Bisson | 61-58 |
| 02:49 | Nicholls State | Hugh Jones makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by George Bushway | 61-60 |
| 02:49 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Bushnell (PG), Joseph Davis (C) George Delossantos, Adrian Modlin | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 02:34 | East Carolina | Andrew Davis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-60 |
| 02:33 | Nicholls State | Hugh Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 61-60 |
| 02:12 | Nicholls State | Hugh Jones connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Nicholas Griffin | 61-62 |
| 02:05 | East Carolina | Thomas Bushnell misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-62 |
| 02:04 | East Carolina | James Conley grabs the offensive board | 61-62 |
| 01:52 | East Carolina | Joseph Davis makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Thomas Bushnell | 63-62 |
| 01:31 | Nicholls State | George Bushway connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Horace Johnson | 63-64 |
| 01:17 | East Carolina | Andrew Davis travels with the ball | 63-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Harold Gualtieri (C) Nicholas Griffin | |
| 01:05 | Nicholls State | Hugh Jones misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-64 |
| 01:04 | Nicholls State | Horace Johnson misses the tip | 63-64 |
| 01:03 | Nicholls State | George Bushway tips it back up and in | 63-66 |
| 00:37 | East Carolina | James Conley makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Bushnell | 65-66 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:35 | Nicholls State | Hugh Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Bushnell - foul #3 on Thomas Bushnell, team foul #11 | 65-66 |
| 00:35 | Nicholls State | Hugh Jones makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:35 | Nicholls State | Hugh Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:14 | East Carolina | James Conley misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-68 |
| 00:13 | Nicholls State | George Bushway gets the rebound | 65-68 |
| 00:11 | Nicholls State | George Bushway is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Bushnell - foul #4 on Thomas Bushnell, team foul #12 | 65-68 |
| 00:11 | Nicholls State | George Bushway makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:11 | Nicholls State | George Bushway makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:03 | East Carolina | James Conley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-70 |
| 00:02 | East Carolina | Thomas Bushnell gets the offensive rebound | 65-70 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | The clock runs out | 65-70 |