| Lineup | BYU | PG - Michael Guthrie (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Victor Long (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alfred Negrete (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Eugene Delaney (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - William Zalar (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Andrew Keim (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jermaine Sylvester (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Derek Stigall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Elmer Hartwell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Alfred Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | BYU | Alfred Negrete inbounds the ball | 42-36 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | BYU | Jermaine Sylvester picks off the pass by Eugene Delaney | 42-36 |
| 19:34 | Nicholls State | Andrew Keim is whistled for traveling | 42-36 |
| 19:20 | BYU | Eugene Delaney misses the runner in the paint | 42-36 |
| 19:19 | BYU | Michael Guthrie pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 18:57 | BYU | Victor Long misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 18:55 | BYU | William Zalar tips it home | 44-36 |
| 18:33 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell misses badly on a runner near the basket | 44-36 |
| 18:31 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall tips it home | 44-38 |
| 18:08 | BYU | Michael Guthrie misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jermaine Sylvester - foul #2 on Jermaine Sylvester, team foul #1 | 44-38 |
| 18:08 | BYU | Michael Guthrie makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 18:08 | BYU | Michael Guthrie makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 17:51 | Nicholls State | Eugene Delaney steals the ball from Elmer Hartwell | 46-38 |
| 17:30 | BYU | Michael Guthrie travels with the ball | 46-38 |
| Subs | BYU | Dustin Bartels (C) William Zalar | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 17:08 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Andrew Keim | 46-41 |
| 16:48 | BYU | Alfred Negrete is whistled for traveling | 46-41 |
| Subs | BYU | Paul Bennett (PG), Jan Royal (SG), Dale Simmons (SF), Samuel Whitman (PF) Michael Guthrie, Victor Long, Alfred Negrete, Eugene Delaney | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Eric Barlow (SG), David Fields (SF), Stephen Lundy (PF), Troy Carr (C) Jermaine Sylvester, Derek Stigall, Elmer Hartwell, Alfred Phillips | |
| 16:39 | Nicholls State | Troy Carr buries a runner from close range on a great pass from Eric Barlow | 46-43 |
| 16:24 | BYU | Stephen Lundy is called for the reach on Paul Bennett - foul #1 on Stephen Lundy, team foul #2 | 46-43 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jerry King (SF) Andrew Keim | |
| 16:15 | BYU | Dale Simmons scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jan Royal | 48-43 |
| 15:48 | Nicholls State | Jan Royal is called for the reach on Eric Barlow - foul #3 on Jan Royal, team foul #1 | 48-43 |
| Subs | BYU | Shawn Bryant (SF), William Zalar (PF), Kevin Williams (C) Dale Simmons, Samuel Whitman, Dustin Bartels | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jermaine Sylvester (SG) Jerry King | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Paul Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jan Royal (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shawn Bryant (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Zalar (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Williams (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Eric Barlow (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Jermaine Sylvester (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Fields (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Stephen Lundy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Troy Carr (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Nicholls State | Eric Barlow misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-43 |
| 15:30 | BYU | Jan Royal grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 15:23 | BYU | William Zalar is whistled for a carry | 48-43 |
| Subs | BYU | Michael Guthrie (PG), Victor Long (SG), Eugene Delaney (PF) Paul Bennett, Jan Royal, William Zalar | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Andrew Keim (PG), Derek Stigall (SF), Elmer Hartwell (PF), Alfred Phillips (C) Eric Barlow, David Fields, Stephen Lundy, Troy Carr | |
| 15:06 | Nicholls State | Jermaine Sylvester can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Eugene Delaney - foul #2 on Eugene Delaney, team foul #2 | 48-43 |
| 15:06 | Nicholls State | Jermaine Sylvester makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 15:06 | Nicholls State | Jermaine Sylvester misses the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 15:06 | BYU | Eugene Delaney grabs the board | 48-44 |
| 14:46 | BYU | Eugene Delaney misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Elmer Hartwell - foul #2 on Elmer Hartwell, team foul #3 | 48-44 |
| 14:46 | BYU | Eugene Delaney misses the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 14:46 | BYU | Eugene Delaney makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 14:27 | Nicholls State | Jermaine Sylvester drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Andrew Keim | 49-47 |
| 14:13 | BYU | Michael Guthrie misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 14:12 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell grabs the board | 49-47 |
| 13:56 | Nicholls State | Alfred Phillips buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Andrew Keim | 49-49 |
| 13:41 | BYU | Shawn Bryant hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Victor Long and he's fouled by Elmer Hartwell - foul #3 on Elmer Hartwell, team foul #4 | 51-49 |
| Subs | BYU | Paul Bennett (PG), William Zalar (PF) Michael Guthrie, Eugene Delaney | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Eric Barlow (SG), David Fields (SF), Stephen Lundy (PF), Troy Carr (C) Jermaine Sylvester, Derek Stigall, Elmer Hartwell, Alfred Phillips | |
| 13:41 | BYU | Shawn Bryant makes the free throw | 52-49 |
| 13:25 | Nicholls State | Troy Carr misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-49 |
| 13:23 | BYU | The rebound goes to Paul Bennett | 52-49 |
| 13:20 | BYU | Paul Bennett is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 52-49 |
| Subs | BYU | Jan Royal (SG) Victor Long | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 13:08 | Nicholls State | William Zalar is called for the reach on Eric Barlow - foul #2 on William Zalar, team foul #3 | 52-49 |
| Subs | BYU | Alfred Negrete (SF) Shawn Bryant | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 12:57 | Nicholls State | Stephen Lundy misses the easy layup | 52-49 |
| 12:55 | Nicholls State | Troy Carr tips it home | 52-51 |
| 12:37 | BYU | Kevin Williams travels with the ball | 52-51 |
| Subs | BYU | Eugene Delaney (PF) Kevin Williams | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jermaine Sylvester (SG), Derek Stigall (SF), Alfred Phillips (C) Andrew Keim, David Fields, Troy Carr | |
| 12:34 | Nicholls State | Paul Bennett steps in front of the Eric Barlow pass in the backcourt | 52-51 |
| 12:17 | BYU | Paul Bennett comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Eric Barlow - foul #1 on Eric Barlow, team foul #5 | 52-51 |
| Subs | BYU | Victor Long (SG) Jan Royal | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell (PF) Stephen Lundy | |
| 12:17 | BYU | Paul Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 12:17 | BYU | Paul Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 12:08 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell blows the dunk but the foul's on Eugene Delaney - foul #3 on Eugene Delaney, team foul #4 | 53-51 |
| Subs | BYU | Michael Guthrie (PG) Paul Bennett | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 12:08 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 12:08 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 12:01 | BYU | Michael Guthrie scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Victor Long | 56-53 |
| 11:40 | Nicholls State | Alfred Phillips blows the dunk | 56-53 |
| 11:38 | BYU | Victor Long grabs the board | 56-53 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Michael Guthrie (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Victor Long (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alfred Negrete (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Eugene Delaney (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - William Zalar (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Eric Barlow (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Jermaine Sylvester (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Derek Stigall (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Elmer Hartwell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Alfred Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:33 | BYU | Alfred Phillips swats the short shot by William Zalar | 56-53 |
| 11:32 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Alfred Phillips | 56-53 |
| 11:14 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-53 |
| 11:12 | BYU | Eugene Delaney gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| 11:07 | BYU | Victor Long can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 11:06 | BYU | Eugene Delaney hits the follow up shot | 58-53 |
| 10:52 | Nicholls State | Alfred Phillips misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on William Zalar - foul #3 on William Zalar, team foul #5 | 58-53 |
| Subs | BYU | Shawn Bryant (SF), Samuel Whitman (PF), Kevin Williams (C) Alfred Negrete, Eugene Delaney, William Zalar | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Andrew Keim (PG), David Fields (SG), Jerry King (SF) Eric Barlow, Jermaine Sylvester, Derek Stigall | |
| 10:52 | Nicholls State | Alfred Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 10:52 | Nicholls State | Alfred Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 10:31 | BYU | Kevin Williams can't throw it down | 58-55 |
| 10:29 | BYU | Samuel Whitman tips it in | 60-55 |
| 10:17 | Nicholls State | Alfred Phillips makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Andrew Keim | 60-57 |
| 10:11 | BYU | Victor Long misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-57 |
| 10:09 | BYU | Kevin Williams hits the follow up shot | 62-57 |
| 09:55 | Nicholls State | Jerry King can't connect on a floater from the right block | 62-57 |
| 09:53 | Nicholls State | Alfred Phillips grabs the offensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 09:35 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-57 |
| 09:34 | BYU | Michael Guthrie gets the rebound | 62-57 |
| 09:29 | BYU | Victor Long can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-57 |
| 09:28 | Nicholls State | Jerry King snags the defensive board | 62-57 |
| 09:03 | Nicholls State | Alfred Phillips misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Kevin Williams - foul #4 on Kevin Williams, team foul #6 | 62-57 |
| Subs | BYU | Paul Bennett (PG), Jan Royal (SG), Eugene Delaney (PF), William Zalar (C) Michael Guthrie, Victor Long, Samuel Whitman, Kevin Williams | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jermaine Sylvester (SG), Derek Stigall (SF), Stephen Lundy (PF) David Fields, Jerry King, Elmer Hartwell | |
| 09:03 | Nicholls State | Alfred Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 09:03 | Nicholls State | Alfred Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 09:03 | BYU | Eugene Delaney grabs the board | 62-58 |
| 08:38 | BYU | Shawn Bryant is fouled on the floor by Derek Stigall - foul #3 on Derek Stigall, team foul #6 | 62-58 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Troy Carr (C) Alfred Phillips | |
| 08:28 | BYU | Shawn Bryant buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-58 |
| 08:15 | Nicholls State | Jermaine Sylvester connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 65-60 |
| 07:58 | BYU | Shawn Bryant is fouled on the floor by Andrew Keim - foul #2 on Andrew Keim, team foul #7 | 65-60 |
| Subs | BYU | Kevin Williams (C) William Zalar | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 07:58 | BYU | Shawn Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 07:58 | BYU | Shawn Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 07:58 | Nicholls State | Stephen Lundy snags the defensive board | 66-60 |
| 07:36 | Nicholls State | Troy Carr hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Andrew Keim | 66-62 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Paul Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jan Royal (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shawn Bryant (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. PF - Eugene Delaney (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Andrew Keim (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jermaine Sylvester (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Derek Stigall (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Lundy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Troy Carr (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:24 | BYU | Troy Carr is called for the reach on Jan Royal - foul #2 on Troy Carr, team foul #8 | 66-62 |
| Subs | BYU | Alfred Negrete (SF) Shawn Bryant | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Eric Barlow (PG) Andrew Keim | |
| 07:24 | BYU | Jan Royal makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 07:24 | BYU | Jan Royal makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 07:14 | Nicholls State | A charge is called on Derek Stigall - foul #4 on Derek Stigall, team foul #9 | 68-62 |
| Subs | BYU | Victor Long (SG) Jan Royal | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 06:55 | BYU | Victor Long misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 68-62 |
| 06:53 | Nicholls State | Stephen Lundy grabs the board | 68-62 |
| 06:30 | Nicholls State | Jermaine Sylvester knocks in the runner from the left block | 68-64 |
| 06:14 | BYU | Paul Bennett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-64 |
| Subs | BYU | Michael Guthrie (PG), William Zalar (PF) Paul Bennett, Eugene Delaney | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Andrew Keim (PG), David Fields (SF), Elmer Hartwell (PF), Alfred Phillips (C) Eric Barlow, Derek Stigall, Stephen Lundy, Troy Carr | |
| 06:03 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell travels with the ball | 68-64 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Eric Barlow (SG) Jermaine Sylvester | |
| 05:49 | BYU | William Zalar clanks a shot near the basket | 68-64 |
| 05:48 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell pulls down the rebound | 68-64 |
| 05:42 | Nicholls State | David Fields hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 68-64 |
| 05:40 | BYU | Kevin Williams grabs the board | 68-64 |
| 05:35 | BYU | Victor Long is hacked by Eric Barlow - foul #2 on Eric Barlow, team foul #10 | 68-64 |
| Subs | BYU | Shawn Bryant (SF) Alfred Negrete | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 05:35 | BYU | Victor Long misses the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 05:35 | BYU | Victor Long makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 05:16 | Nicholls State | Andrew Keim makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Eric Barlow | 69-66 |
| 05:02 | BYU | Victor Long makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Shawn Bryant | 72-66 |
| 04:44 | Nicholls State | Andrew Keim buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from David Fields | 72-69 |
| 04:32 | BYU | Victor Long connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 75-69 |
| 04:20 | Nicholls State | David Fields scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Andrew Keim | 75-71 |
| 03:58 | BYU | Kevin Williams hits a floater in the lane set up by Shawn Bryant | 77-71 |
| 03:58 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-71 |
| Subs | BYU | Eugene Delaney (PF) William Zalar | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jermaine Sylvester (SG), Derek Stigall (SF) Eric Barlow, David Fields | |
| 03:43 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell misses the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Shawn Bryant - foul #4 on Shawn Bryant, team foul #7 | 77-71 |
| Subs | BYU | Paul Bennett (SG) Victor Long | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 03:43 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell makes the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 03:43 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell makes the 2nd free throw | 77-73 |
| 03:26 | BYU | Kevin Williams misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 77-73 |
| 03:25 | Nicholls State | Jermaine Sylvester snags the defensive board | 77-73 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Michael Guthrie (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shawn Bryant (fresh) 14 pts. 4 pf. PF - Eugene Delaney (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Andrew Keim (fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jermaine Sylvester (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Derek Stigall (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Elmer Hartwell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Alfred Phillips (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Nicholls State | Andrew Keim is hacked by Shawn Bryant - foul #5 on Shawn Bryant, team foul #8 | 77-73 |
| Subs | BYU | Alfred Negrete (SF) Shawn Bryant | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 03:10 | Nicholls State | Andrew Keim makes the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 03:10 | Nicholls State | Andrew Keim makes the 2nd free throw | 77-75 |
| 02:51 | BYU | Michael Guthrie hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Paul Bennett | 79-75 |
| 02:31 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 79-75 |
| 02:29 | Nicholls State | Andrew Keim gets the offensive rebound | 79-75 |
| 02:08 | Nicholls State | Kevin Williams is called for the reach on Andrew Keim - foul #5 on Kevin Williams, team foul #9 | 79-75 |
| Subs | BYU | Victor Long (SG), William Zalar (C) Paul Bennett, Kevin Williams | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Stephen Lundy (PF), Troy Carr (C) Elmer Hartwell, Alfred Phillips | |
| 02:08 | Nicholls State | Andrew Keim misses the 1st free throw | 79-75 |
| 02:08 | BYU | Eugene Delaney gets the rebound | 79-75 |
| 02:08 | BYU | BYU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-75 |
| 01:51 | BYU | Alfred Negrete hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 79-75 |
| 01:50 | Nicholls State | Troy Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 79-75 |
| 01:50 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-75 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell (PF), Alfred Phillips (C) Stephen Lundy, Troy Carr | |
| 01:35 | Nicholls State | Jermaine Sylvester is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Jermaine Sylvester, team foul #11 | 79-75 |
| 01:33 | BYU | BYU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-75 |
| 01:19 | BYU | Victor Long clanks a 3 from the left wing | 79-75 |
| 01:18 | Nicholls State | Jermaine Sylvester snags the defensive board | 79-75 |
| 00:59 | Nicholls State | Alfred Phillips knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 79-77 |
| 00:59 | BYU | BYU calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 79-77 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:39 | BYU | Victor Long's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 79-77 |
| 00:18 | Nicholls State | Andrew Keim misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 79-77 |
| 00:17 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall tips it back up and in | 79-79 |
| 00:17 | BYU | BYU calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 79-79 |
| 00:02 | BYU | Eugene Delaney drills a jumper near the basket | 81-79 |
| 00:02 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 81-79 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall misses short on a halfcourt shot | 81-79 |