| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Lance Rice (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Shawn Astle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Vogel (fresh) 4 reb. C - Terrance Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Alfred Elmore (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Swenson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ruben Stanger (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Leroy Shatzer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jaja Akuchie (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Lamar | Kevin Walker inbounds the ball | 31-33 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Lamar | Lance Rice misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-33 |
| 19:38 | Lamar | Robert Vogel pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 19:22 | Lamar | Shawn Astle makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Lance Rice | 34-33 |
| 19:03 | Nicholls State | Terrance Smith denies the turnaround by Alfred Elmore | 34-33 |
| 19:02 | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie gets the offensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 18:47 | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Alfred Elmore | 34-35 |
| 18:30 | Lamar | Terrance Smith buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Kevin Walker | 36-35 |
| 18:06 | Nicholls State | The jumper by Alfred Elmore is denied by Shawn Astle | 36-35 |
| 18:05 | Lamar | Shawn Astle grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 17:48 | Lamar | Terrance Smith drills a fadeaway from close range set up by Kevin Walker and the foul's on Jaja Akuchie - foul #1 on Jaja Akuchie, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai (PF) Leroy Shatzer | |
| 17:48 | Lamar | Terrance Smith misses the free throw | 38-35 |
| 17:48 | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie grabs the board | 38-35 |
| 17:28 | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson double dribbles | 38-35 |
| Subs | Lamar | Marvin Walker (SG), Shawn Short (SF), William Clay (PF), Joseph Rumble (C) Shawn Astle, Kevin Walker, Robert Vogel, Terrance Smith | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Erick Halbert (SG), Jason Owen (SF), James Dupont (PF) Michael Swenson, Ruben Stanger, Jaja Akuchie | |
| 17:14 | Lamar | William Clay is hacked by James Dupont - foul #1 on James Dupont, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| 17:00 | Lamar | Marvin Walker loses the ball out of bounds | 38-35 |
| Subs | Lamar | Garry Obremski (PG) Lance Rice | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones (SG) Alfred Elmore | |
| 16:36 | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-35 |
| 16:34 | Lamar | Shawn Short pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| 16:31 | Lamar | Garry Obremski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-35 |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson (SG), Leroy Shatzer (PF) Cornell Jones, James Dupont | |
| 16:15 | Nicholls State | Erick Halbert misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Shawn Short - foul #1 on Shawn Short, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Lamar | Shawn Astle (SG), Kevin Walker (SF), Robert Vogel (PF), Terrance Smith (C) Garry Obremski, Shawn Short, William Clay, Joseph Rumble | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger (SF) Jason Owen | |
| 16:15 | Nicholls State | Erick Halbert misses the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 16:15 | Nicholls State | Erick Halbert makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 15:50 | Lamar | Marvin Walker misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 38-36 |
| 15:49 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Marvin Walker (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Shawn Astle (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Vogel (fresh) 5 reb. C - Terrance Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Erick Halbert (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Swenson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ruben Stanger (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Leroy Shatzer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Sefu Abdullai (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:35 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 15:17 | Lamar | Kevin Walker misses short on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Ruben Stanger - foul #2 on Ruben Stanger, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Lamar | Lance Rice (PG) Marvin Walker | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore (PG), Jaja Akuchie (C) Erick Halbert, Sefu Abdullai | |
| 15:17 | Lamar | Kevin Walker makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 15:17 | Lamar | Kevin Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 14:48 | Nicholls State | Shawn Astle is called for the reach on Leroy Shatzer - foul #1 on Shawn Astle, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Lamar | Marvin Walker (SF), William Clay (PF), Joseph Rumble (C) Kevin Walker, Robert Vogel, Terrance Smith | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Erick Halbert (SG), Jason Owen (SF), James Dupont (PF) Michael Swenson, Ruben Stanger, Leroy Shatzer | |
| 14:36 | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie hits a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Jason Owen and he's fouled by William Clay - foul #1 on William Clay, team foul #3 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Lamar | Shawn Short (SF) Shawn Astle | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 14:36 | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie makes the free throw | 40-42 |
| 14:24 | Lamar | Erick Halbert is called for the reach on Marvin Walker - foul #2 on Erick Halbert, team foul #4 | 40-42 |
| 14:00 | Lamar | Joseph Rumble's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-42 |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai (PF) James Dupont | |
| 13:48 | Nicholls State | Jason Owen knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 13:32 | Lamar | William Clay can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 13:30 | Nicholls State | Erick Halbert grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 13:13 | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie blows the layup but the foul's on Joseph Rumble - foul #3 on Joseph Rumble, team foul #4 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Lamar | Shawn Astle (SG), Kevin Walker (SF), Robert Vogel (PF), Terrance Smith (C) Marvin Walker, Shawn Short, William Clay, Joseph Rumble | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson (SG), Ruben Stanger (SF), Leroy Shatzer (PF) Erick Halbert, Jason Owen, Sefu Abdullai | |
| 13:13 | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 13:13 | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 12:53 | Lamar | Shawn Astle connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from Terrance Smith and the foul's on Michael Swenson - foul #2 on Michael Swenson, team foul #5 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai (C) Jaja Akuchie | |
| 12:53 | Lamar | Shawn Astle makes the free throw | 43-47 |
| 12:31 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Alfred Elmore | 43-50 |
| 12:15 | Lamar | Sefu Abdullai steals it from Lance Rice | 43-50 |
| 12:08 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Shawn Astle - foul #2 on Shawn Astle, team foul #5 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Lamar | Marvin Walker (PG) Lance Rice | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Erick Halbert (PG) Alfred Elmore | |
| 12:08 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 12:08 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai makes the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 11:47 | Lamar | Leroy Shatzer swats the layup by Marvin Walker | 43-52 |
| 11:46 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Erick Halbert | 43-52 |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Marvin Walker (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Shawn Astle (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Vogel (fresh) 5 reb. C - Terrance Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Erick Halbert (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Swenson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ruben Stanger (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Leroy Shatzer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Sefu Abdullai (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:41 | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson is called for traveling | 43-52 |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie (C) Leroy Shatzer | |
| 11:13 | Lamar | Kevin Walker loses the dribble to Ruben Stanger | 43-52 |
| 11:10 | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson jams it on a nice dish by Ruben Stanger | 43-54 |
| 11:08 | Lamar | Marvin Walker is fouled in the backcourt by Erick Halbert - foul #3 on Erick Halbert, team foul #6 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Lamar | Lance Rice (PG), Shawn Short (SF), William Clay (PF), Joseph Rumble (C) Shawn Astle, Kevin Walker, Robert Vogel, Terrance Smith | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore (PG), Jason Owen (SF), James Dupont (PF) Michael Swenson, Ruben Stanger, Sefu Abdullai | |
| 10:44 | Lamar | Marvin Walker's fadeaway is rejected by Jaja Akuchie | 43-54 |
| 10:43 | Nicholls State | Jason Owen pulls down the rebound | 43-54 |
| 10:27 | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore loses the dribble to Lance Rice | 43-54 |
| 10:06 | Lamar | Shawn Short is fouled on the floor by Erick Halbert - foul #4 on Erick Halbert, team foul #7 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Lamar | Robert Vogel (PF), Terrance Smith (C) William Clay, Joseph Rumble | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones (SG), Leroy Shatzer (PF) Erick Halbert, Jaja Akuchie | |
| 10:06 | Lamar | Shawn Short makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 10:06 | Lamar | Shawn Short makes the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 09:43 | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 45-54 |
| 09:42 | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore snags the offensive board | 45-54 |
| 09:26 | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer is hacked by Robert Vogel - foul #2 on Robert Vogel, team foul #6 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Lamar | Shawn Astle (SG), Kevin Walker (SF) Lance Rice, Shawn Short | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson (SG), Ruben Stanger (SF), Sefu Abdullai (C) Cornell Jones, James Dupont, Jason Owen | |
| 09:19 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Alfred Elmore | 45-56 |
| 08:56 | Lamar | Kevin Walker knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Marvin Walker | 47-56 |
| 08:44 | Nicholls State | Terrance Smith steals the ball from Sefu Abdullai | 47-56 |
| 08:26 | Lamar | Shawn Astle clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-56 |
| 08:25 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Sefu Abdullai | 47-56 |
| 08:20 | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Marvin Walker - foul #2 on Marvin Walker, team foul #7 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Lamar | Lance Rice (PG), William Clay (PF), Joseph Rumble (C) Marvin Walker, Robert Vogel, Terrance Smith | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie (C) Leroy Shatzer | |
| 08:20 | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore makes the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 08:20 | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore makes the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 07:51 | Lamar | Lance Rice is hacked by Alfred Elmore - foul #1 on Alfred Elmore, team foul #8 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Erick Halbert (PG), Jason Owen (SF) Alfred Elmore, Ruben Stanger | |
| 07:51 | Lamar | Lance Rice makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 07:51 | Lamar | Lance Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Lance Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Astle (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Walker (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Clay (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Rumble (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Erick Halbert (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael Swenson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Owen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sefu Abdullai (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Jaja Akuchie (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Nicholls State | Joseph Rumble steps in front of the Michael Swenson pass | 49-58 |
| 07:10 | Lamar | Shawn Astle hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Lance Rice | 51-58 |
| 06:48 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-58 |
| Subs | Lamar | Marvin Walker (SG), Shawn Short (SF), Robert Vogel (PF), Terrance Smith (C) Shawn Astle, Kevin Walker, William Clay, Joseph Rumble | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones (SG), Ruben Stanger (SF), Leroy Shatzer (PF) Michael Swenson, Jason Owen, Sefu Abdullai | |
| 06:27 | Lamar | Terrance Smith misses the easy layup | 51-58 |
| 06:26 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Cornell Jones | 51-58 |
| 06:20 | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-58 |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore (PG), Jason Owen (C) Cornell Jones, Jaja Akuchie | |
| 06:02 | Lamar | Shawn Short hits a jumper from the left block set up by Lance Rice | 53-58 |
| 05:54 | Nicholls State | Erick Halbert scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Alfred Elmore | 53-61 |
| 05:26 | Lamar | Robert Vogel comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 53-61 |
| 05:24 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Alfred Elmore | 53-61 |
| 05:11 | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer banks in the layup on a great pass from Alfred Elmore and he's hacked by Robert Vogel - foul #3 on Robert Vogel, team foul #8 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Lamar | Shawn Astle (SG), Kevin Walker (SF), William Clay (PF), Joseph Rumble (C) Lance Rice, Shawn Short, Robert Vogel, Terrance Smith | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson (SG), Sefu Abdullai (C) Erick Halbert, Ruben Stanger | |
| 05:11 | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer misses the free throw | 53-63 |
| 05:11 | Lamar | William Clay pulls down the rebound | 53-63 |
| 04:54 | Lamar | Shawn Astle buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-63 |
| 04:40 | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Jason Owen | 56-65 |
| 04:33 | Lamar | Sefu Abdullai picks off the pass by Shawn Astle | 56-65 |
| 04:08 | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 56-65 |
| 04:07 | Lamar | Kevin Walker gets the rebound | 56-65 |
| 03:41 | Lamar | Kevin Walker misses short on a floater from the baseline | 56-65 |
| 03:40 | Lamar | Marvin Walker tips it back up and in | 58-65 |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Marvin Walker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Astle (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Walker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Clay (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Rumble (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Alfred Elmore (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. SG - Michael Swenson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Owen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leroy Shatzer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Sefu Abdullai (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 03:28 | Nicholls State | Shawn Astle steals the ball from Sefu Abdullai | 58-65 |
| 03:12 | Lamar | Kevin Walker connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by William Clay | 60-65 |
| 02:51 | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer is denied on a layup by William Clay | 60-65 |
| 02:50 | Nicholls State | Jason Owen grabs the offensive board | 60-65 |
| 02:50 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-65 |
| Subs | Lamar | Lance Rice (PG), Robert Vogel (PF), Terrance Smith (C) Marvin Walker, William Clay, Joseph Rumble | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger (SF), Jaja Akuchie (C) Jason Owen, Leroy Shatzer | |
| 02:41 | Nicholls State | Kevin Walker takes the ball from Jaja Akuchie | 60-65 |
| 02:20 | Lamar | Terrance Smith blows the dunk but the foul's on Jaja Akuchie - foul #2 on Jaja Akuchie, team foul #9 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Lamar | Marvin Walker (SF) Kevin Walker | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 02:20 | Lamar | Terrance Smith makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 02:20 | Lamar | Terrance Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 02:20 | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie pulls down the rebound | 61-65 |
| 02:00 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai is whistled for a carry | 61-65 |
| Subs | Lamar | Kevin Walker (SF) Marvin Walker | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer (PF) Sefu Abdullai | |
| 01:49 | Lamar | Kevin Walker is fouled on the floor by Ruben Stanger - foul #3 on Ruben Stanger, team foul #10 | 61-65 |
| 01:49 | Lamar | Kevin Walker makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 01:49 | Lamar | Kevin Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 01:30 | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-65 |
| 01:28 | Lamar | Robert Vogel grabs the defensive rebound | 63-65 |
| 01:23 | Lamar | Jaja Akuchie picks off the pass by Robert Vogel | 63-65 |
| 01:06 | Nicholls State | Terrance Smith blocks the jumper by Leroy Shatzer | 63-65 |
| 01:04 | Lamar | Robert Vogel gets the rebound | 63-65 |
| 00:48 | Lamar | Shawn Astle makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Lance Rice | 65-65 |
| 00:26 | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 65-65 |
| 00:25 | Lamar | The rebound goes to Robert Vogel | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:02 | Lamar | Lance Rice connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 67-65 |
| 00:02 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson connects on the halfcourt shot | 67-68 |