| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Richard Greene (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Despres (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Reedy (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Matthew Wingo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Alfred Elmore (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Michael Swenson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ruben Stanger (fresh) PF - Leroy Shatzer (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jaja Akuchie (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Despres inbounds the ball | 40-31 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Greene is hacked by Alfred Elmore - foul #3 on Alfred Elmore, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Erick Halbert (PG) Alfred Elmore | |
| 19:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Despres hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Richard Greene | 43-31 |
| 19:12 | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer steps out of bounds on the sideline | 43-31 |
| 18:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Jaja Akuchie is called for the reach on Harold Bailey - foul #1 on Jaja Akuchie, team foul #2 | 43-31 |
| 18:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Despres clanks a shot from close range | 43-31 |
| 18:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey tips it back up and in | 45-31 |
| 18:38 | Nicholls State | Robert Reedy swats the short shot by Jaja Akuchie | 45-31 |
| 18:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Wingo grabs the defensive rebound | 45-31 |
| 18:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Greene connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Harold Bailey | 47-31 |
| 18:04 | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 47-33 |
| 17:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey is fouled on the floor by Ruben Stanger - foul #1 on Ruben Stanger, team foul #3 | 47-33 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Christian Coleman (C) Matthew Wingo | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones (SG), James Dupont (SF), Sefu Abdullai (PF) Michael Swenson, Ruben Stanger, Leroy Shatzer | |
| 17:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Reedy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-33 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Hayes (PG), Roger Dilday (SG), Mark Magoon (SF) Richard Greene, Harold Bailey, Michael Despres | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 17:16 | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 47-33 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Helms (C) Robert Reedy | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer (PF) Jaja Akuchie | |
| 17:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Roger Dilday misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-33 |
| 16:59 | Nicholls State | James Dupont grabs the board | 47-33 |
| 16:34 | Nicholls State | Erick Halbert makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Cornell Jones | 47-35 |
| 16:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Hayes misses badly on a shot in the lane | 47-35 |
| 16:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Helms tips it home | 49-35 |
| 16:06 | Nicholls State | James Dupont buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by Erick Halbert | 49-37 |
| 15:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Roger Dilday misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 49-37 |
| 15:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Christian Coleman tips it home | 51-37 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Ronald Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Roger Dilday (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Mark Magoon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christian Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Helms (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Erick Halbert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cornell Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Dupont (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leroy Shatzer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Sefu Abdullai (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer misses the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Hayes - foul #2 on Ronald Hayes, team foul #1 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Greene (PG), Harold Bailey (SG), Michael Despres (SF), Robert Reedy (PF), Matthew Wingo (C) Ronald Hayes, Roger Dilday, Mark Magoon, Christian Coleman, Thomas Helms | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore (PG), Michael Swenson (SG), Ruben Stanger (SF), Jason Owen (C) Erick Halbert, Cornell Jones, James Dupont, Sefu Abdullai | |
| 15:38 | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer makes the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 15:38 | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer makes the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 15:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Reedy misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Leroy Shatzer - foul #3 on Leroy Shatzer, team foul #4 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie (C) Leroy Shatzer | |
| 15:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Reedy makes the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 15:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Reedy misses the 2nd free throw | 52-39 |
| 15:18 | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie grabs the board | 52-39 |
| 14:55 | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore hits the finger roll and the foul's on Richard Greene - foul #2 on Richard Greene, team foul #2 | 52-41 |
| 14:55 | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore misses the free throw | 52-41 |
| 14:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Wingo snags the defensive board | 52-41 |
| 14:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Reedy travels with the ball | 52-41 |
| 14:30 | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 52-41 |
| 14:29 | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie snags the offensive board | 52-41 |
| 14:19 | Nicholls State | Harold Bailey takes the ball from Ruben Stanger | 52-41 |
| 14:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Reedy misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 52-41 |
| 14:03 | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie gets the rebound | 52-41 |
| 13:58 | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Harold Bailey - foul #1 on Harold Bailey, team foul #3 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai (PF) Jaja Akuchie | |
| 13:58 | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 13:58 | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 13:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Wingo pulls down the rebound | 52-42 |
| 13:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-42 |
| 13:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Reedy tips it but misses | 52-42 |
| 13:41 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai gets the rebound | 52-42 |
| 13:26 | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore can't connect on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Richard Greene - foul #3 on Richard Greene, team foul #4 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Hayes (SG), Christian Coleman (C) Harold Bailey, Matthew Wingo | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Erick Halbert (SG), James Dupont (SF), Jaja Akuchie (C) Michael Swenson, Ruben Stanger, Jason Owen | |
| 13:26 | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 13:26 | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 13:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Despres makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by Ronald Hayes | 54-44 |
| 12:43 | Nicholls State | James Dupont misses short on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Despres - foul #3 on Michael Despres, team foul #5 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Roger Dilday (SG), Mark Magoon (SF), Thomas Helms (C) Richard Greene, Michael Despres, Robert Reedy | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones (SG), Leroy Shatzer (PF) Alfred Elmore, Jaja Akuchie | |
| 12:43 | Nicholls State | James Dupont makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 12:43 | Nicholls State | James Dupont misses the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 12:43 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Thomas Helms | 54-45 |
| 12:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Roger Dilday throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey (SG) Roger Dilday | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 12:18 | Nicholls State | James Dupont misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-45 |
| 12:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey grabs the board | 54-45 |
| 12:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Christian Coleman misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Cornell Jones - foul #2 on Cornell Jones, team foul #5 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson (SG), Ruben Stanger (SF) Cornell Jones, James Dupont | |
| 12:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Christian Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 12:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Christian Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 11:54 | Nicholls State | Erick Halbert misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-45 |
| 11:52 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai tips it home | 56-47 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Ronald Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Bailey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Magoon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christian Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Helms (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Erick Halbert (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Swenson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ruben Stanger (fresh) PF - Leroy Shatzer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Sefu Abdullai (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Hayes drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by Mark Magoon | 58-47 |
| 11:26 | Nicholls State | Erick Halbert hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 58-47 |
| 11:25 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai grabs the offensive rebound | 58-47 |
| 11:09 | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Thomas Helms - foul #1 on Thomas Helms, team foul #6 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Greene (PG), Roger Dilday (SG), Michael Despres (SF), Robert Reedy (PF), Matthew Wingo (C) Ronald Hayes, Harold Bailey, Mark Magoon, Christian Coleman, Thomas Helms | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore (PG), Jason Owen (PF), Jaja Akuchie (C) Erick Halbert, Leroy Shatzer, Sefu Abdullai | |
| 11:09 | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 11:09 | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 11:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Wingo loses the dribble to Alfred Elmore | 58-49 |
| 10:49 | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson double dribbles | 58-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | James Dupont (PF) Ruben Stanger | |
| 10:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Greene scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-49 |
| 10:28 | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Alfred Elmore | 61-52 |
| 10:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Wingo makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Roger Dilday | 63-52 |
| 10:01 | Nicholls State | James Dupont hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 63-52 |
| 09:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Reedy grabs the board | 63-52 |
| 09:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Wingo scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Roger Dilday | 65-52 |
| 09:36 | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-52 |
| 09:35 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Michael Despres | 65-52 |
| 09:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Wingo misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Jaja Akuchie - foul #2 on Jaja Akuchie, team foul #6 | 65-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Hayes (PG), Harold Bailey (SG), Mark Magoon (SF) Richard Greene, Roger Dilday, Michael Despres | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Erick Halbert (SG), Ruben Stanger (SF), Sefu Abdullai (C) Michael Swenson, Jason Owen, Jaja Akuchie | |
| 09:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Wingo makes the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 09:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Wingo makes the 2nd free throw | 67-52 |
| 09:00 | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 67-52 |
| 08:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Wingo pulls down the rebound | 67-52 |
| 08:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Hayes misses the jumper near the basket | 67-52 |
| 08:40 | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger snags the defensive board | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:36 | Nicholls State | Erick Halbert is hacked by Mark Magoon - foul #2 on Mark Magoon, team foul #7 | 67-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Christian Coleman (PF), Thomas Helms (C) Robert Reedy, Matthew Wingo | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones (SG), Leroy Shatzer (PF) Alfred Elmore, James Dupont | |
| 08:36 | Nicholls State | Erick Halbert misses the 1st free throw | 67-52 |
| 08:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Christian Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 67-52 |
| 08:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Hayes | 70-52 |
| 08:17 | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer double dribbles | 70-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Despres (SF) Mark Magoon | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 08:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Helms's floater is tipped away by Leroy Shatzer | 70-52 |
| 08:03 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Erick Halbert | 70-52 |
| 07:54 | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-52 |
| 07:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Christian Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 70-52 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Ronald Hayes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Bailey (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Despres (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Christian Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Helms (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Erick Halbert (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cornell Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ruben Stanger (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leroy Shatzer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Sefu Abdullai (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey is fouled on the floor by Cornell Jones - foul #3 on Cornell Jones, team foul #7 | 70-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Greene (PG), Robert Reedy (PF) Ronald Hayes, Thomas Helms | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jason Owen (SF) Ruben Stanger | |
| 07:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 71-52 |
| 07:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 72-52 |
| 07:38 | Nicholls State | Robert Reedy blocks the short jumper by Jason Owen | 72-52 |
| 07:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Reedy grabs the board | 72-52 |
| 07:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Reedy scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Harold Bailey and he's fouled by Leroy Shatzer - foul #4 on Leroy Shatzer, team foul #8 | 74-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore (PG), Jaja Akuchie (C) Cornell Jones, Sefu Abdullai | |
| 07:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Reedy makes the free throw | 75-52 |
| 07:03 | Nicholls State | Jason Owen hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Alfred Elmore | 75-54 |
| 06:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 75-54 |
| 06:44 | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie pulls down the rebound | 75-54 |
| 06:30 | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 75-57 |
| 06:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Greene misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 75-57 |
| 06:22 | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer grabs the board | 75-57 |
| 06:18 | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 75-57 |
| 06:16 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Christian Coleman | 75-57 |
| 06:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Leroy Shatzer is called for the reach on Harold Bailey - foul #5 on Leroy Shatzer, team foul #9 | 75-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Hayes (SF), Thomas Helms (PF), Matthew Wingo (C) Michael Despres, Robert Reedy, Christian Coleman | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson (SG), Ruben Stanger (SF), James Dupont (PF) Erick Halbert, Jason Owen, Leroy Shatzer | |
| 06:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 75-57 |
| 06:12 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Jaja Akuchie | 75-57 |
| 05:59 | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 75-57 |
| 05:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Wingo grabs the board | 75-57 |
| 05:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Wingo misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 75-57 |
| 05:43 | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie grabs the defensive rebound | 75-57 |
| 05:31 | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Roger Dilday (SG), Mark Magoon (SF) Richard Greene, Harold Bailey | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones (PG), Sefu Abdullai (C) Alfred Elmore, Jaja Akuchie | |
| 05:14 | Eastern Kentucky | James Dupont steps in front of the Thomas Helms pass | 75-57 |
| 04:56 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai loses the dribble to Mark Magoon | 75-57 |
| 04:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Magoon hits the finger roll | 77-57 |
| 04:28 | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger scores on a 3 from straight away | 77-60 |
| 04:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Hayes can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 77-60 |
| 04:07 | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson grabs the defensive rebound | 77-60 |
| 03:53 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai misses badly on a runner in the lane | 77-60 |
| 03:52 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Matthew Wingo | 77-60 |
| 03:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-60 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Greene (PG), Harold Bailey (SG), Michael Despres (SF), Robert Reedy (PF) Ronald Hayes, Roger Dilday, Mark Magoon, Thomas Helms | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore (PG), Jaja Akuchie (C) Cornell Jones, James Dupont | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Richard Greene (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harold Bailey (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Despres (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Reedy (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - Matthew Wingo (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Alfred Elmore (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Swenson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ruben Stanger (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Sefu Abdullai (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jaja Akuchie (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Despres clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 77-60 |
| 03:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Wingo pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-60 |
| 03:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Despres misses the runner from close range but he's hacked by Sefu Abdullai - foul #1 on Sefu Abdullai, team foul #10 | 77-60 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Hayes (PG), Roger Dilday (SG), Christian Coleman (PF), Thomas Helms (C) Richard Greene, Harold Bailey, Robert Reedy, Matthew Wingo | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Erick Halbert (PG), Cornell Jones (SG), Jason Owen (SF), James Dupont (PF) Alfred Elmore, Michael Swenson, Ruben Stanger, Jaja Akuchie | |
| 03:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Despres misses the 1st free throw | 77-60 |
| 03:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Despres misses the 2nd free throw | 77-60 |
| 03:18 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai grabs the defensive rebound | 77-60 |
| 02:59 | Nicholls State | Erick Halbert buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from James Dupont | 77-63 |
| 02:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Greene (PG), Harold Bailey (SG), Robert Reedy (PF), Matthew Wingo (C) Ronald Hayes, Roger Dilday, Christian Coleman, Thomas Helms | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore (PG), Michael Swenson (SG), Ruben Stanger (SF), Jaja Akuchie (C) Erick Halbert, Cornell Jones, Jason Owen, James Dupont | |
| 02:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Greene makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Harold Bailey | 79-63 |
| 02:36 | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 79-63 |
| 02:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Greene grabs the board | 79-63 |
| 02:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Greene misses the 3 from the right wing | 79-63 |
| 02:27 | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson grabs the defensive rebound | 79-63 |
| 02:07 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 79-66 |
| 01:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Wingo misses short on a jumper in the paint | 79-66 |
| 01:54 | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie grabs the board | 79-66 |
| 01:46 | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 79-66 |
| 01:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Greene snags the defensive board | 79-66 |
| 01:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Matthew Wingo misses long on a jumper from the right side | 79-66 |
| 01:33 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai snags the defensive board | 79-66 |
| 01:27 | Nicholls State | Harold Bailey takes the ball from Alfred Elmore | 79-66 |
| 01:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Bailey misses the lay-in | 79-66 |
| 01:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Reedy tips it in | 81-66 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 81-66 |
| 00:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Despres gets the rebound | 81-66 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Greene hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Matthew Wingo | 83-66 |
| 00:30 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 83-66 |
| 00:28 | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie tips it home | 83-68 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Greene runs out the clock | 83-68 |