| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Melvin Fincher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Douglas Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Diehl (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mark Healy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Dahmen (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Mathew Doby (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Kovach (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Douglas Hopkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Simons (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kevin Hitch (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | Robert Diehl inbounds the ball | 33-29 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Nicholls State | Melvin Fincher is hacked by Edward Simons - foul #1 on Edward Simons, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| 19:28 | Nicholls State | Robert Diehl comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 19:26 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| 19:09 | NC State | Kevin Hitch comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Patrick Dahmen - foul #2 on Patrick Dahmen, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| 19:09 | NC State | Kevin Hitch makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 19:09 | NC State | Kevin Hitch makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 18:47 | Nicholls State | Robert Diehl misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-31 |
| 18:45 | Nicholls State | Patrick Dahmen misses the tip | 33-31 |
| 18:44 | Nicholls State | Mark Healy grabs the offensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 18:33 | Nicholls State | Patrick Dahmen can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 33-31 |
| 18:31 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins pulls down the rebound | 33-31 |
| 18:06 | NC State | Mathew Doby buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 17:43 | Nicholls State | Patrick Dahmen connects on the runner from the left block | 35-33 |
| 17:14 | NC State | Mathew Doby hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 35-33 |
| 17:12 | Nicholls State | Mark Healy gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| 16:58 | Nicholls State | Melvin Fincher is hacked by Edward Simons - foul #2 on Edward Simons, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Carlos Keisler (PG), Robert Ottinger (SG), Eric Betty (SF), Scott Boyd (PF), Michael Lauderdale (C) Melvin Fincher, Douglas Johnson, Robert Diehl, Mark Healy, Patrick Dahmen | |
| Subs | NC State | Bobby Stanley (PG), Dragan Ciesielski (SG), Dwayne Tart (SF), Charles Ross (PF) Mathew Doby, Joseph Kovach, Douglas Hopkins, Edward Simons | |
| 16:43 | Nicholls State | Dwayne Tart steals it from Eric Betty | 35-33 |
| 16:40 | NC State | Dwayne Tart throws it down | 35-35 |
| 16:17 | Nicholls State | Eric Betty's floater is tipped away by Dwayne Tart | 35-35 |
| 16:16 | NC State | The rebound goes to Kevin Hitch | 35-35 |
| 16:01 | NC State | Kevin Hitch misses the lay-in | 35-35 |
| 16:00 | Nicholls State | Eric Betty grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Carlos Keisler (fresh) SG - Robert Ottinger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Eric Betty (fresh) PF - Scott Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Lauderdale (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bobby Stanley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dragan Ciesielski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dwayne Tart (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Charles Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Kevin Hitch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Nicholls State | Michael Lauderdale scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from Carlos Keisler | 37-35 |
| 15:05 | NC State | Scott Boyd steals it from Dragan Ciesielski | 37-35 |
| 14:48 | Nicholls State | Scott Boyd misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Bobby Stanley - foul #2 on Bobby Stanley, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Melvin Fincher (PG), Timothy Quevedo (SG), Robert Diehl (SF), Patrick Dahmen (C) Carlos Keisler, Robert Ottinger, Eric Betty, Michael Lauderdale | |
| Subs | NC State | Mathew Doby (PG), Joseph Kovach (SG), Douglas Hopkins (SF), Edward Simons (PF) Bobby Stanley, Dragan Ciesielski, Dwayne Tart, Kevin Hitch | |
| 14:48 | Nicholls State | Scott Boyd misses the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 14:48 | Nicholls State | Scott Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 14:22 | NC State | Joseph Kovach drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-37 |
| 14:01 | Nicholls State | Douglas Hopkins takes the ball from Robert Diehl | 38-37 |
| 13:46 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Melvin Fincher - foul #2 on Melvin Fincher, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Mark Healy (PF) Scott Boyd | |
| Subs | NC State | Kevin Hitch (C) Charles Ross | |
| 13:46 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 13:46 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins misses the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 13:46 | Nicholls State | Patrick Dahmen grabs the defensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 13:36 | Nicholls State | Douglas Hopkins picks off the pass by Mark Healy | 38-38 |
| 13:10 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins can't finish the layup | 38-38 |
| 13:09 | Nicholls State | Patrick Dahmen pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 12:54 | Nicholls State | Robert Diehl is hacked by Douglas Hopkins - foul #2 on Douglas Hopkins, team foul #4 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Dwayne Tart (PF) Edward Simons | |
| 12:30 | Nicholls State | Timothy Quevedo's pass is intercepted by Kevin Hitch | 38-38 |
| 12:12 | NC State | Mathew Doby hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Mark Healy - foul #1 on Mark Healy, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Ross (C) Kevin Hitch | |
| 12:12 | NC State | Mathew Doby makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 12:12 | NC State | Mathew Doby misses the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 12:12 | Nicholls State | Mark Healy grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 11:59 | Nicholls State | Melvin Fincher can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 38-39 |
| 11:58 | NC State | The rebound goes to Charles Ross | 38-39 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Melvin Fincher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Quevedo (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Diehl (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mark Healy (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Patrick Dahmen (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Mathew Doby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Kovach (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Douglas Hopkins (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dwayne Tart (fresh) 8 pts. C - Charles Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:29 | NC State | Dwayne Tart's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Healy | 38-39 |
| 11:28 | NC State | Charles Ross grabs the offensive board | 38-39 |
| 11:01 | NC State | Joseph Kovach scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Mathew Doby | 38-42 |
| 10:45 | Nicholls State | Patrick Dahmen misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 10:43 | Nicholls State | Robert Diehl tips it home | 40-42 |
| 10:19 | NC State | Mathew Doby is hacked by Melvin Fincher - foul #3 on Melvin Fincher, team foul #4 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Carlos Keisler (PG), Douglas Johnson (SG), Robert Ottinger (SF), Scott Boyd (PF), Michael Lauderdale (C) Melvin Fincher, Timothy Quevedo, Robert Diehl, Mark Healy, Patrick Dahmen | |
| Subs | NC State | Bobby Stanley (PG), Dragan Ciesielski (SG), Edward Simons (PF) Mathew Doby, Joseph Kovach, Douglas Hopkins | |
| 09:59 | NC State | Charles Ross scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Dragan Ciesielski and the foul's on Scott Boyd - foul #2 on Scott Boyd, team foul #5 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Douglas Hopkins (SF), Kevin Hitch (C) Dwayne Tart, Edward Simons | |
| 09:59 | NC State | Charles Ross makes the free throw | 40-45 |
| 09:33 | Nicholls State | The short jumper by Scott Boyd is denied by Kevin Hitch | 40-45 |
| 09:32 | Nicholls State | Scott Boyd grabs the offensive board | 40-45 |
| 09:09 | Nicholls State | Scott Boyd hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 40-45 |
| 09:08 | NC State | Kevin Hitch snags the defensive board | 40-45 |
| 09:03 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 09:01 | Nicholls State | Michael Lauderdale grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 08:57 | Nicholls State | Robert Ottinger clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Douglas Hopkins - foul #3 on Douglas Hopkins, team foul #5 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Timothy Quevedo (SG) Carlos Keisler | |
| Subs | NC State | Edward Simons (PF) Charles Ross | |
| 08:57 | Nicholls State | Robert Ottinger misses the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 08:57 | Nicholls State | Robert Ottinger makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 08:33 | NC State | Bobby Stanley is fouled on the floor by Scott Boyd - foul #3 on Scott Boyd, team foul #6 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Melvin Fincher (PG) Douglas Johnson | |
| Subs | NC State | Dwayne Tart (SF) Douglas Hopkins | |
| 08:10 | NC State | Dwayne Tart misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-45 |
| 08:09 | Nicholls State | Scott Boyd pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 07:47 | Nicholls State | Scott Boyd drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by Michael Lauderdale | 43-45 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Melvin Fincher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Quevedo (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Ottinger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Scott Boyd (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Lauderdale (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bobby Stanley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dragan Ciesielski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dwayne Tart (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Edward Simons (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kevin Hitch (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | NC State | Dwayne Tart scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Bobby Stanley | 43-48 |
| 07:10 | Nicholls State | Michael Lauderdale can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Bobby Stanley - foul #3 on Bobby Stanley, team foul #6 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Diehl (SF), Patrick Dahmen (C) Robert Ottinger, Scott Boyd | |
| Subs | NC State | Mathew Doby (PG), Joseph Kovach (SG), Charles Ross (C) Bobby Stanley, Dragan Ciesielski, Kevin Hitch | |
| 07:10 | Nicholls State | Michael Lauderdale makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 07:10 | Nicholls State | Michael Lauderdale makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 06:48 | NC State | Michael Lauderdale blocks the jumper by Edward Simons | 45-48 |
| 06:47 | Nicholls State | Patrick Dahmen grabs the defensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 06:31 | Nicholls State | Patrick Dahmen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-48 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Carlos Keisler (PG), Douglas Johnson (SG), Mark Healy (PF) Melvin Fincher, Timothy Quevedo, Michael Lauderdale | |
| Subs | NC State | Douglas Hopkins (SF) Dwayne Tart | |
| 06:09 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Mathew Doby | 45-50 |
| 05:52 | Nicholls State | Patrick Dahmen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 05:51 | Nicholls State | Mark Healy grabs the offensive board | 45-50 |
| 05:37 | Nicholls State | Patrick Dahmen knocks in the driving attempt in the paint and he's hacked by Douglas Hopkins - foul #4 on Douglas Hopkins, team foul #7 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Timothy Quevedo (SG) Carlos Keisler | |
| Subs | NC State | Kevin Hitch (C) Edward Simons | |
| 05:37 | Nicholls State | Patrick Dahmen misses the free throw | 47-50 |
| 05:37 | NC State | Kevin Hitch pulls down the rebound | 47-50 |
| 05:17 | NC State | Kevin Hitch misses the jumper from the right block | 47-50 |
| 05:16 | Nicholls State | Mark Healy snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| 05:00 | Nicholls State | Douglas Johnson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-50 |
| 04:58 | NC State | Kevin Hitch gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 04:40 | NC State | Kevin Hitch makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Mathew Doby | 47-52 |
| 04:23 | Nicholls State | Robert Diehl is called for traveling | 47-52 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Melvin Fincher (PG), Robert Ottinger (SF) Douglas Johnson, Robert Diehl | |
| Subs | NC State | Bobby Stanley (PG), Dwayne Tart (SF), Edward Simons (PF) Mathew Doby, Douglas Hopkins, Charles Ross | |
| 04:07 | NC State | Edward Simons double dribbles | 47-52 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Scott Boyd (C) Patrick Dahmen | |
| Subs | NC State | Dragan Ciesielski (SG) Joseph Kovach | |
| 03:52 | Nicholls State | Edward Simons blocks the jumper by Mark Healy | 47-52 |
| 03:50 | Nicholls State | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Boyd | 47-52 |
| 03:43 | Nicholls State | Scott Boyd can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Kevin Hitch - foul #1 on Kevin Hitch, team foul #8 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael Lauderdale (C) Mark Healy | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 03:43 | Nicholls State | Scott Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 03:43 | Nicholls State | Scott Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 03:43 | NC State | Edward Simons pulls down the rebound | 48-52 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Melvin Fincher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Quevedo (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Ottinger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Scott Boyd (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Lauderdale (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bobby Stanley (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dragan Ciesielski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dwayne Tart (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Edward Simons (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Hitch (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:26 | NC State | Dwayne Tart misses short on a floater from the baseline | 48-52 |
| 03:25 | NC State | Edward Simons hits the follow up shot | 48-54 |
| 03:12 | Nicholls State | Timothy Quevedo can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 48-54 |
| 03:10 | NC State | Edward Simons snags the defensive board | 48-54 |
| 02:41 | NC State | Michael Lauderdale is called for the reach on Kevin Hitch - foul #1 on Michael Lauderdale, team foul #7 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Douglas Johnson (SG), Robert Diehl (SF), Patrick Dahmen (C) Timothy Quevedo, Robert Ottinger, Michael Lauderdale | |
| Subs | NC State | Mathew Doby (PG), Joseph Kovach (SG), Douglas Hopkins (SF), Charles Ross (PF) Bobby Stanley, Dragan Ciesielski, Dwayne Tart, Edward Simons | |
| 02:41 | NC State | Kevin Hitch makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 02:41 | NC State | Kevin Hitch makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:38 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-56 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Timothy Quevedo (SG), Mark Healy (PF) Douglas Johnson, Scott Boyd | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 02:32 | Nicholls State | Patrick Dahmen misses the runner in the paint | 48-56 |
| 02:31 | NC State | Charles Ross snags the defensive board | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:05 | NC State | Joseph Kovach loses the dribble to Robert Diehl | 48-56 |
| 02:02 | Nicholls State | Robert Diehl banks in the layup | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:33 | NC State | Charles Ross misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Melvin Fincher - foul #4 on Melvin Fincher, team foul #8 | 50-56 |
| 01:33 | NC State | Charles Ross makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 01:33 | NC State | Charles Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 01:09 | Nicholls State | Timothy Quevedo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 50-58 |
| 01:07 | Nicholls State | Patrick Dahmen gets the offensive rebound | 50-58 |
| 00:53 | Nicholls State | Robert Diehl misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-58 |
| 00:52 | NC State | The rebound goes to Charles Ross | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | NC State | Charles Ross is fouled in the backcourt by Melvin Fincher - foul #5 on Melvin Fincher, team foul #9 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Douglas Johnson (PG) Melvin Fincher | |
| Subs | NC State | Dragan Ciesielski (SG), Dwayne Tart (SF) Joseph Kovach, Douglas Hopkins | |
| 00:50 | NC State | Charles Ross makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:50 | NC State | Charles Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:50 | Nicholls State | Mark Healy snags the defensive board | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:43 | Nicholls State | Timothy Quevedo scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Diehl | 53-59 |
| 00:43 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-59 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Edward Simons (PF) Charles Ross | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:41 | NC State | Dragan Ciesielski is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Johnson - foul #2 on Douglas Johnson, team foul #10 | 53-59 |
| 00:41 | NC State | Dragan Ciesielski makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:41 | NC State | Dragan Ciesielski makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 00:37 | Nicholls State | Robert Diehl clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-61 |
| 00:35 | NC State | Kevin Hitch grabs the board | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:33 | NC State | Douglas Johnson is called for the reach on Kevin Hitch in the backcourt - foul #3 on Douglas Johnson, team foul #11 | 53-61 |
| 00:33 | NC State | Kevin Hitch makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:33 | NC State | Kevin Hitch makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:28 | Nicholls State | Mark Healy comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-63 |
| 00:27 | NC State | Dwayne Tart grabs the defensive rebound | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | NC State | Mathew Doby runs out the clock | 53-63 |