| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Stuart Low (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Peter Alston (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Erwin Cegielski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Aikin (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Mike Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Jay Carlson (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Thomas Randall (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Donald Fierros (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kenneth Shepard (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Henkle (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | Erwin Cegielski inbounds the ball | 31-33 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:33 | Nicholls State | Stuart Low makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Peter Alston and he's hacked by Jay Carlson - foul #3 on Jay Carlson, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Lamar | Raymond Chute (PG) Jay Carlson | |
| 19:33 | Nicholls State | Stuart Low makes the free throw | 34-33 |
| 19:29 | Lamar | Stuart Low is called for the reach on Raymond Chute in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stuart Low, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Earl French (PG) Stuart Low | |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| 19:21 | Lamar | Donald Fierros misses short on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Erwin Cegielski - foul #3 on Erwin Cegielski, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | James Jones (SF) Erwin Cegielski | |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| 19:21 | Lamar | Donald Fierros makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 19:21 | Lamar | Donald Fierros makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 19:02 | Nicholls State | Peter Alston comes up short on the floater from the left side | 34-35 |
| 19:00 | Nicholls State | Peter Alston grabs the offensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 18:47 | Nicholls State | Peter Alston drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Ronald Aikin | 36-35 |
| 18:35 | Lamar | Kenneth Shepard makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Thomas Randall | 36-38 |
| 18:18 | Nicholls State | James Jones misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-38 |
| 18:16 | Lamar | Thomas Randall pulls down the rebound | 36-38 |
| 18:11 | Lamar | Raymond Chute comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-38 |
| 18:10 | Nicholls State | Mike Lee grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 17:51 | Nicholls State | Peter Alston buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Earl French | 38-38 |
| 17:27 | Lamar | Donald Fierros is fouled on the floor by Mike Lee - foul #1 on Mike Lee, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Anthony Lockett (C) Mike Lee | |
| Subs | Lamar | William Carr (C) William Henkle | |
| 17:09 | Lamar | Kenneth Shepard travels with the ball | 38-38 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Paul Pickett (SG) Peter Alston | |
| Subs | Lamar | James Johns (C) Kenneth Shepard | |
| 16:44 | Nicholls State | Ronald Aikin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-38 |
| 16:43 | Lamar | Raymond Chute pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 16:29 | Lamar | Raymond Chute misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-38 |
| 16:27 | Lamar | Donald Fierros pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 16:06 | Lamar | Donald Fierros misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by James Jones - foul #2 on James Jones, team foul #4 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Peter Alston (SG), Mike Lee (C) James Jones, Ronald Aikin | |
| Subs | Lamar | George Revels (SG), Kenneth Shepard (PF), William Henkle (C) Thomas Randall, William Carr, James Johns | |
| 16:06 | Lamar | Donald Fierros misses the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 16:06 | Lamar | Donald Fierros makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 15:46 | Nicholls State | Paul Pickett connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Anthony Lockett | 40-39 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Earl French (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Alston (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Pickett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Anthony Lockett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Mike Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Raymond Chute (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - George Revels (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Fierros (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Shepard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Henkle (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Lamar | Donald Fierros misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 15:27 | Nicholls State | Peter Alston snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| 15:06 | Nicholls State | Paul Pickett loses the ball out of bounds | 40-39 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Stuart Low (PG), Erwin Cegielski (SF), Timothy Williams (PF) Earl French, Paul Pickett, Anthony Lockett | |
| Subs | Lamar | Jay Carlson (PG), Thomas Randall (SG), Ralph Jaynes (PF) Raymond Chute, Donald Fierros, Kenneth Shepard | |
| 14:45 | Lamar | Thomas Randall lays it up and in and the foul's on Peter Alston - foul #1 on Peter Alston, team foul #5 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ronald Aikin (PF) Timothy Williams | |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| 14:45 | Lamar | Thomas Randall makes the free throw | 40-42 |
| 14:27 | Nicholls State | Mike Lee misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-42 |
| 14:25 | Nicholls State | Ronald Aikin hits the follow up shot | 42-42 |
| 14:12 | Lamar | Jay Carlson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 42-42 |
| 14:10 | Nicholls State | Erwin Cegielski snags the defensive board | 42-42 |
| 13:45 | Nicholls State | Peter Alston misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-42 |
| 13:43 | Nicholls State | Mike Lee tips it back up and in | 44-42 |
| 13:41 | Lamar | Jay Carlson travels in the backcourt | 44-42 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Earl French (SG), James Jones (C) Peter Alston, Mike Lee | |
| Subs | Lamar | Kenneth Shepard (C) William Henkle | |
| 13:27 | Nicholls State | Ronald Aikin hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by Earl French | 46-42 |
| 13:10 | Lamar | Thomas Randall drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Jay Carlson | 46-44 |
| 13:00 | Nicholls State | James Jones hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Earl French | 48-44 |
| 12:55 | Lamar | James Jones steals it from Jay Carlson | 48-44 |
| 12:32 | Nicholls State | James Jones comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 12:30 | Lamar | George Revels pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| 12:22 | Lamar | Ralph Jaynes comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 48-44 |
| 12:21 | Lamar | George Revels pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 12:07 | Lamar | Kenneth Shepard hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Jay Carlson | 48-46 |
| 11:51 | Nicholls State | James Jones buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Stuart Low | 50-46 |
| 11:41 | Lamar | Ralph Jaynes misses the 3 from the left corner | 50-46 |
| 11:39 | Nicholls State | Earl French gets the rebound | 50-46 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Stuart Low (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Earl French (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - Erwin Cegielski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Aikin (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - James Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Jay Carlson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Randall (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Revels (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Jaynes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Shepard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Nicholls State | Ronald Aikin is fouled on the floor by Jay Carlson - foul #4 on Jay Carlson, team foul #2 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Peter Alston (SG), Anthony Lockett (PF), Mike Lee (C) Stuart Low, Erwin Cegielski, Ronald Aikin | |
| Subs | Lamar | Raymond Chute (PG), Donald Fierros (SF), William Henkle (C) Jay Carlson, George Revels, Ralph Jaynes | |
| 11:07 | Nicholls State | Peter Alston is fouled on the floor by Raymond Chute - foul #1 on Raymond Chute, team foul #3 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Lamar | William Carr (PF) Kenneth Shepard | |
| 10:56 | Nicholls State | Earl French hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 10:55 | Nicholls State | Mike Lee tips it back up and in | 52-46 |
| 10:41 | Lamar | Earl French steals the ball from William Carr | 52-46 |
| 10:38 | Nicholls State | James Jones throws it down on a great pass from Earl French | 54-46 |
| 10:17 | Lamar | William Henkle clanks a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on James Jones - foul #3 on James Jones, team foul #6 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Paul Pickett (SF) James Jones | |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| 10:17 | Lamar | William Henkle makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 10:17 | Lamar | William Henkle makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 09:53 | Nicholls State | Anthony Lockett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-48 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Stuart Low (PG), Erwin Cegielski (SF) Earl French, Paul Pickett | |
| Subs | Lamar | Ralph Jaynes (PF) William Carr | |
| 09:27 | Lamar | William Henkle hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 54-48 |
| 09:26 | Lamar | Donald Fierros grabs the offensive board | 54-48 |
| 09:08 | Lamar | Donald Fierros hits a floater from just outside the lane | 54-50 |
| 08:46 | Nicholls State | Peter Alston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-50 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ronald Aikin (PF), James Jones (C) Anthony Lockett, Mike Lee | |
| Subs | Lamar | George Revels (SG), Kenneth Shepard (C) Thomas Randall, William Henkle | |
| 08:31 | Lamar | Kenneth Shepard lays it in and he's fouled by Peter Alston - foul #2 on Peter Alston, team foul #7 | 54-52 |
| 08:31 | Lamar | Kenneth Shepard misses the free throw | 54-52 |
| 08:31 | Lamar | Donald Fierros pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 08:14 | Lamar | Kenneth Shepard hits a jumper from the left side | 54-54 |
| 07:58 | Nicholls State | Peter Alston hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 54-54 |
| 07:57 | Lamar | George Revels gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| 07:36 | Lamar | Ralph Jaynes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-54 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Earl French (PG), Paul Pickett (SG), Timothy Williams (C) Stuart Low, Peter Alston, Erwin Cegielski | |
| Subs | Lamar | Jay Carlson (PG), Thomas Randall (SG), William Henkle (C) Raymond Chute, Donald Fierros, Ralph Jaynes | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Earl French (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Pickett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Aikin (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Jay Carlson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Randall (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Revels (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Shepard (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - William Henkle (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Nicholls State | Timothy Williams hits a turnaround from close range set up by Paul Pickett | 56-54 |
| 07:00 | Lamar | Jay Carlson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ronald Aikin - foul #3 on Ronald Aikin, team foul #8 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Mike Lee (C) Timothy Williams | |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| 07:00 | Lamar | Jay Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 07:00 | Lamar | Jay Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 06:39 | Nicholls State | Ronald Aikin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-56 |
| 06:37 | Lamar | Thomas Randall grabs the board | 56-56 |
| 06:18 | Lamar | Thomas Randall clanks a 3 from the right corner | 56-56 |
| 06:17 | Nicholls State | Ronald Aikin grabs the defensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 06:01 | Nicholls State | Mike Lee misses the lay-in | 56-56 |
| 05:59 | Nicholls State | James Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 05:59 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-56 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Stuart Low (PG), Peter Alston (SG), Erwin Cegielski (SF) Earl French, Paul Pickett, James Jones | |
| Subs | Lamar | Raymond Chute (SG), Donald Fierros (SF), Ralph Jaynes (PF) Thomas Randall, George Revels, Kenneth Shepard | |
| 05:51 | Nicholls State | Stuart Low misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 56-56 |
| 05:49 | Lamar | Ralph Jaynes gets the rebound | 56-56 |
| 05:29 | Lamar | Jay Carlson hits a jump hook in the lane set up by Raymond Chute and the foul's on Peter Alston - foul #3 on Peter Alston, team foul #9 | 56-58 |
| 05:29 | Lamar | Jay Carlson makes the free throw | 56-59 |
| 05:06 | Nicholls State | Stuart Low scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Erwin Cegielski | 58-59 |
| 04:41 | Lamar | Ralph Jaynes can't finish the layup | 58-59 |
| 04:40 | Nicholls State | Mike Lee snags the defensive board | 58-59 |
| 04:19 | Nicholls State | Stuart Low buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Erwin Cegielski | 61-59 |
| 04:04 | Lamar | Donald Fierros misses long on a shot from the right wing | 61-59 |
| 04:03 | Nicholls State | Ronald Aikin pulls down the rebound | 61-59 |
| 03:59 | Nicholls State | Erwin Cegielski buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Peter Alston | 64-59 |
| 03:42 | Lamar | Donald Fierros scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Jay Carlson | 64-61 |
| 03:16 | Nicholls State | Erwin Cegielski misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Donald Fierros - foul #2 on Donald Fierros, team foul #4 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | James Jones (PF), Anthony Lockett (C) Ronald Aikin, Mike Lee | |
| Subs | Lamar | Thomas Randall (SG), Kenneth Shepard (C) Raymond Chute, William Henkle | |
| 03:16 | Nicholls State | Erwin Cegielski makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 03:16 | Nicholls State | Erwin Cegielski makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Stuart Low (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Peter Alston (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Erwin Cegielski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony Lockett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Jay Carlson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Randall (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Fierros (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ralph Jaynes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Shepard (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Lamar | Jay Carlson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-61 |
| 02:53 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to James Jones | 66-61 |
| 02:53 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-61 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ronald Aikin (PF), Mike Lee (C) James Jones, Anthony Lockett | |
| Subs | Lamar | William Henkle (C) Kenneth Shepard | |
| 02:24 | Nicholls State | Ronald Aikin misses the 3 from straight away | 66-61 |
| 02:22 | Lamar | Donald Fierros gets the rebound | 66-61 |
| 02:00 | Lamar | Mike Lee swats the layup by William Henkle | 66-61 |
| 01:58 | Lamar | William Henkle pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 01:48 | Lamar | Thomas Randall is fouled on the floor by Peter Alston - foul #4 on Peter Alston, team foul #10 | 66-61 |
| 01:48 | Lamar | Thomas Randall makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 01:48 | Lamar | Thomas Randall makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 01:33 | Nicholls State | Erwin Cegielski's floater is tipped away by William Henkle | 66-63 |
| 01:32 | Lamar | The rebound goes to Donald Fierros | 66-63 |
| 01:25 | Lamar | Donald Fierros is hacked by Stuart Low - foul #4 on Stuart Low, team foul #11 | 66-63 |
| 01:25 | Lamar | Donald Fierros misses the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 01:25 | Lamar | Donald Fierros misses the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 01:25 | Nicholls State | Erwin Cegielski gets the rebound | 66-63 |
| 00:59 | Nicholls State | William Henkle blocks the short jumper by Stuart Low | 66-63 |
| 00:57 | Nicholls State | Peter Alston grabs the offensive rebound | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Nicholls State | Mike Lee connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Stuart Low | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Lamar | Thomas Randall hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-63 |
| 00:25 | Nicholls State | Mike Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Nicholls State | Jay Carlson is called for the reach on Mike Lee in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jay Carlson, team foul #5 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Paul Pickett (SG), James Jones (PF) Peter Alston, Ronald Aikin | |
| Subs | Lamar | Raymond Chute (PG) Jay Carlson | |
| 00:22 | Nicholls State | William Henkle is called for the reach on Mike Lee - foul #1 on William Henkle, team foul #6 | 68-63 |
| 00:21 | Nicholls State | Mike Lee is fouled on the floor by William Henkle - foul #2 on William Henkle, team foul #7 | 68-63 |
| 00:21 | Nicholls State | Mike Lee misses the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:21 | Lamar | The rebound goes to Ralph Jaynes | 68-63 |
| 00:14 | Lamar | Raymond Chute double dribbles | 68-63 |
| 00:12 | Nicholls State | Raymond Chute is called for the reach on Mike Lee in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymond Chute, team foul #8 | 68-63 |
| 00:12 | Nicholls State | Mike Lee misses the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:12 | Lamar | William Henkle pulls down the rebound | 68-63 |
| 00:07 | Lamar | Donald Fierros can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-63 |
| 00:06 | Nicholls State | James Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 68-63 |
| 00:06 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 68-63 |
| 00:05 | Nicholls State | Raymond Chute is called for the reach on Mike Lee in the backcourt - foul #3 on Raymond Chute, team foul #9 | 68-63 |
| 00:05 | Nicholls State | Mike Lee misses the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:05 | Lamar | Ralph Jaynes grabs the board | 68-63 |
| 00:00 | Lamar | Raymond Chute buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-66 |