| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Alfred Elmore (fresh) SG - Michael Swenson (fresh) SF - Ruben Stanger (fresh) PF - Leroy Shatzer (fresh) C - Jaja Akuchie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Eddy Sanders (fresh) SG - Ross Fessler (fresh) SF - Joseph Allen (fresh) PF - Edwin Priebe (fresh) C - Robert Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Sam Houston State | Michael Swenson steals the ball from Ross Fessler | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Sam Houston State | Alfred Elmore is called for the reach on Joseph Allen - foul #1 on Alfred Elmore, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Sam Houston State | Ross Fessler comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Sam Houston State | Robert Williams gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:41 | Sam Houston State | Eddy Sanders misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Ruben Stanger - foul #1 on Ruben Stanger, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:41 | Sam Houston State | Eddy Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:41 | Sam Houston State | Eddy Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:41 | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer grabs the board | 0-1 |
| 18:18 | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 0-1 |
| 18:16 | Sam Houston State | Edwin Priebe snags the defensive board | 0-1 |
| 18:01 | Sam Houston State | Ross Fessler misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-1 |
| 18:00 | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger grabs the board | 0-1 |
| 17:44 | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer makes the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Swenson | 2-1 |
| 17:30 | Sam Houston State | Eddy Sanders drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Ross Fessler | 2-4 |
| 17:19 | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore blows the layup but the foul's on Eddy Sanders - foul #1 on Eddy Sanders, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Erick Halbert (SG), Jason Owen (SF), James Dupont (PF), Sefu Abdullai (C) Michael Swenson, Ruben Stanger, Leroy Shatzer, Jaja Akuchie | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ian Weaver (SG), Donald Christmas (PF), Michael Blackburn (C) Ross Fessler, Edwin Priebe, Robert Williams | |
| 17:19 | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:19 | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:59 | Sam Houston State | Eddy Sanders hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Alfred Elmore - foul #2 on Alfred Elmore, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones (SG) Alfred Elmore | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 16:59 | Sam Houston State | Eddy Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:59 | Sam Houston State | Eddy Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:41 | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-5 |
| 16:19 | Sam Houston State | Michael Blackburn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Erick Halbert - foul #1 on Erick Halbert, team foul #4 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Steven Hermosillo (SG), Mark Martines (SF) Eddy Sanders, Joseph Allen | |
| 16:19 | Sam Houston State | Michael Blackburn makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:19 | Sam Houston State | Michael Blackburn makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:03 | Nicholls State | James Dupont hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 7-7 |
| 16:01 | Nicholls State | James Dupont grabs the offensive board | 7-7 |
| 15:40 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai scores on a floater in the lane set up by Erick Halbert | 9-7 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Erick Halbert (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cornell Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Owen (fairly fresh) PF - James Dupont (fresh) C - Sefu Abdullai (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Ian Weaver (fresh) SG - Steven Hermosillo (fresh) SF - Mark Martines (fresh) PF - Michael Blackburn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Christmas (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | Sam Houston State | Steven Hermosillo jams it and he's fouled by Erick Halbert - foul #2 on Erick Halbert, team foul #5 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson (SG), Ralph Haynes (SF), Leroy Shatzer (PF), Jaja Akuchie (C) Erick Halbert, Jason Owen, James Dupont, Sefu Abdullai | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ross Fessler (SG), Joseph Allen (SF), Edwin Priebe (PF), Robert Williams (C) Ian Weaver, Mark Martines, Michael Blackburn, Donald Christmas | |
| 15:21 | Sam Houston State | Steven Hermosillo makes the free throw | 9-10 |
| 15:15 | Nicholls State | Ralph Haynes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-10 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger (SF) Ralph Haynes | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 15:02 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-10 |
| 14:48 | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 9-10 |
| 14:46 | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 14:31 | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer misses badly on a runner near the basket | 9-10 |
| 14:29 | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 14:13 | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones clanks a 3 from the right corner | 9-10 |
| 14:11 | Sam Houston State | Edwin Priebe pulls down the rebound | 9-10 |
| 14:06 | Sam Houston State | Ross Fessler connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Edwin Priebe | 9-13 |
| 13:51 | Nicholls State | Edwin Priebe is called for the reach on Ruben Stanger - foul #1 on Edwin Priebe, team foul #2 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | James Dupont (SF), Sefu Abdullai (PF) Ruben Stanger, Leroy Shatzer | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Eddy Sanders (PG), Ian Weaver (SG), Mark Martines (SF), Donald Christmas (PF) Steven Hermosillo, Ross Fessler, Joseph Allen, Edwin Priebe | |
| 13:38 | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones misses the 3 from the left wing | 9-13 |
| 13:37 | Sam Houston State | Robert Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 13:19 | Sam Houston State | Donald Christmas is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Donald Christmas, team foul #3 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jason Owen (PG), Leroy Shatzer (PF) Cornell Jones, Jaja Akuchie | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Blackburn (C) Robert Williams | |
| 13:00 | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Donald Christmas - foul #2 on Donald Christmas, team foul #4 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Joseph Allen (SF) Donald Christmas | |
| 13:00 | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer makes the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 13:00 | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer makes the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 12:47 | Sam Houston State | Michael Blackburn can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 11-13 |
| 12:45 | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer snags the defensive board | 11-13 |
| 12:29 | Nicholls State | Jason Owen drills a 3 from the right wing | 14-13 |
| 12:10 | Sam Houston State | Mark Martines's dunk attempt is rejected by Sefu Abdullai | 14-13 |
| 12:08 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to James Dupont | 14-13 |
| 11:51 | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer hits a runner from the baseline | 16-13 |
| 11:33 | Sam Houston State | Eddy Sanders's pass is intercepted by Sefu Abdullai | 16-13 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jason Owen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Swenson (tiring) 1 ast. SF - James Dupont (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Leroy Shatzer (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Sefu Abdullai (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Eddy Sanders (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ian Weaver (fairly fresh) SF - Joseph Allen (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Blackburn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Martines (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Nicholls State | James Dupont is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Blackburn - foul #1 on Michael Blackburn, team foul #5 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones (PG), Ruben Stanger (SF), Jaja Akuchie (C) Jason Owen, James Dupont, Sefu Abdullai | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lee Villela (PG), Ross Fessler (SG), Steven Hermosillo (SF), Edwin Priebe (PF), Robert Williams (C) Eddy Sanders, Ian Weaver, Joseph Allen, Michael Blackburn, Mark Martines | |
| 11:20 | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 16-13 |
| 11:18 | Sam Houston State | Steven Hermosillo gets the rebound | 16-13 |
| 11:02 | Sam Houston State | Ross Fessler is hacked by Michael Swenson - foul #1 on Michael Swenson, team foul #6 | 16-13 |
| 10:50 | Sam Houston State | Lee Villela misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-13 |
| 10:48 | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger grabs the board | 16-13 |
| 10:46 | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer is hacked by Steven Hermosillo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Hermosillo, team foul #6 | 16-13 |
| 10:25 | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 16-13 |
| 10:24 | Sam Houston State | Robert Williams grabs the board | 16-13 |
| 10:10 | Sam Houston State | Lee Villela connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Ross Fessler | 16-15 |
| 09:47 | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-15 |
| 09:23 | Sam Houston State | Steven Hermosillo misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-15 |
| 09:22 | Sam Houston State | Edwin Priebe grabs the offensive board | 19-15 |
| 09:04 | Sam Houston State | Edwin Priebe can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Ruben Stanger - foul #2 on Ruben Stanger, team foul #7 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jason Owen (PG), James Dupont (SG), Ralph Haynes (SF), Sefu Abdullai (PF) Cornell Jones, Michael Swenson, Ruben Stanger, Leroy Shatzer | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Eddy Sanders (PG), Ian Weaver (SG), Joseph Allen (SF), Mark Martines (C) Lee Villela, Ross Fessler, Steven Hermosillo, Robert Williams | |
| 09:04 | Sam Houston State | Edwin Priebe makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 09:04 | Sam Houston State | Edwin Priebe makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 08:59 | Nicholls State | Eddy Sanders steps in front of the Jason Owen pass in the backcourt | 19-17 |
| 08:44 | Sam Houston State | Edwin Priebe hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ian Weaver | 19-19 |
| 08:24 | Nicholls State | Jason Owen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-19 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Blackburn (PF) Edwin Priebe | |
| 08:03 | Sam Houston State | Ian Weaver is fouled on the floor by Sefu Abdullai - foul #1 on Sefu Abdullai, team foul #8 | 19-19 |
| 08:03 | Sam Houston State | Ian Weaver makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 08:03 | Sam Houston State | Ian Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 07:50 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai misses long on an open turnaround in the paint | 19-21 |
| 07:49 | Sam Houston State | Michael Blackburn pulls down the rebound | 19-21 |
| 07:44 | Sam Houston State | Eddy Sanders comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 19-21 |
| 07:42 | Sam Houston State | Mark Martines tips it home | 19-23 |
| 07:27 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai hits a turnaround in the paint set up by Ralph Haynes and he's fouled by Michael Blackburn - foul #2 on Michael Blackburn, team foul #7 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones (PG), Michael Swenson (SG) James Dupont, Ralph Haynes | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Williams (C) Michael Blackburn | |
| 07:27 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai makes the free throw | 22-23 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Cornell Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Swenson (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Jason Owen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sefu Abdullai (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Jaja Akuchie (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Eddy Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ian Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Allen (fresh) PF - Mark Martines (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Williams (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Allen misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-23 |
| 07:11 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai snags the defensive board | 22-23 |
| 07:05 | Nicholls State | Jason Owen misses short on a runner from the left block | 22-23 |
| 07:04 | Sam Houston State | Ian Weaver gets the rebound | 22-23 |
| 06:50 | Sam Houston State | Eddy Sanders lays it in | 22-25 |
| 06:31 | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 22-25 |
| 06:29 | Sam Houston State | Robert Williams grabs the board | 22-25 |
| 06:25 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Allen banks in the layup on a great pass from Eddy Sanders | 22-27 |
| 06:07 | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie misses the lay-in | 22-27 |
| 06:05 | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones grabs the offensive board | 22-27 |
| 05:56 | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 22-27 |
| 05:54 | Nicholls State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Swenson | 22-27 |
| 05:33 | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson drills a jumpshot from the left side | 24-27 |
| 05:21 | Sam Houston State | Sefu Abdullai steps in front of the Eddy Sanders pass | 24-27 |
| 05:03 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 24-27 |
| 05:02 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Allen grabs the board | 24-27 |
| 04:44 | Sam Houston State | Eddy Sanders makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Joseph Allen | 24-29 |
| 04:38 | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Swenson, team foul #9 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | James Dupont (SG), Ralph Haynes (SF), Leroy Shatzer (PF) Michael Swenson, Jason Owen, Jaja Akuchie | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lee Villela (PG), Ross Fessler (SG), Steven Hermosillo (SF), Edwin Priebe (PF) Eddy Sanders, Ian Weaver, Joseph Allen, Mark Martines | |
| 04:16 | Sam Houston State | Leroy Shatzer swats the shot by Lee Villela | 24-29 |
| 04:14 | Nicholls State | James Dupont grabs the defensive rebound | 24-29 |
| 04:08 | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Edwin Priebe - foul #2 on Edwin Priebe, team foul #8 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mark Martines (PF) Edwin Priebe | |
| 04:08 | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 04:08 | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer misses the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 04:08 | Sam Houston State | Robert Williams grabs the board | 25-29 |
| 03:45 | Sam Houston State | Steven Hermosillo's pass is intercepted by Sefu Abdullai | 25-29 |
| 03:28 | Nicholls State | Ralph Haynes is called for 5 seconds | 25-29 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore (PG), Erick Halbert (SG), Ruben Stanger (SF) Cornell Jones, Ralph Haynes, Leroy Shatzer | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Edwin Priebe (PF), Donald Christmas (C) Mark Martines, Robert Williams | |
| 03:26 | Sam Houston State | Lee Villela is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 25-29 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Alfred Elmore (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Erick Halbert (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ruben Stanger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Dupont (fresh) 3 reb. C - Sefu Abdullai (tiring) 5 pts. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Lee Villela (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ross Fessler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Hermosillo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edwin Priebe (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Christmas (fresh) | |
| 03:16 | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore clanks a turnaround from the right block | 25-29 |
| 03:15 | Nicholls State | The offensive rebound goes to Alfred Elmore | 25-29 |
| 03:02 | Nicholls State | Erick Halbert hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 25-29 |
| 03:00 | Sam Houston State | Lee Villela grabs the board | 25-29 |
| 02:43 | Sam Houston State | Ruben Stanger takes the ball from Lee Villela | 25-29 |
| 02:22 | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Ruben Stanger | 28-29 |
| 02:03 | Sam Houston State | Edwin Priebe clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-29 |
| 02:02 | Nicholls State | Erick Halbert grabs the defensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 01:43 | Nicholls State | Erick Halbert misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 01:42 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Donald Christmas | 28-29 |
| 01:17 | Sam Houston State | Lee Villela misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Ruben Stanger - foul #3 on Ruben Stanger, team foul #10 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ralph Haynes (SF), Leroy Shatzer (PF), Jaja Akuchie (C) Ruben Stanger, James Dupont, Sefu Abdullai | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ian Weaver (SG), Joseph Allen (SF), Michael Blackburn (C) Ross Fessler, Steven Hermosillo, Donald Christmas | |
| 01:17 | Sam Houston State | Lee Villela makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 01:17 | Sam Houston State | Lee Villela makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 00:48 | Nicholls State | Erick Halbert is called for 3 seconds | 28-31 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Eddy Sanders (PG) Lee Villela | |
| 00:24 | Sam Houston State | Michael Blackburn misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 28-31 |
| 00:22 | Sam Houston State | Michael Blackburn tips it in | 28-33 |
| 00:20 | Nicholls State | Ralph Haynes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-33 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson (SG), Jason Owen (C) Erick Halbert, Jaja Akuchie | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nathan Oscar (SG), Donald Christmas (C) Ian Weaver, Edwin Priebe | |
| 00:05 | Sam Houston State | Nathan Oscar scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Eddy Sanders | 28-36 |
| 00:02 | Nicholls State | Nathan Oscar takes the ball from Michael Swenson in the backcourt | 28-36 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Eddy Sanders misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-36 |