| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Keith Ishmael (fresh) SG - Michael Swenson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ruben Stanger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leroy Shatzer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Jaja Akuchie (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Steven Chow (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Furlow (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Foster (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Butler (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Philip Reid (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger inbounds the ball | 29-36 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Nicholls State | Keith Ishmael drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 19:23 | Utah State | Philip Reid scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Steven Chow | 32-38 |
| 19:09 | Nicholls State | Eric Foster takes the ball from Ruben Stanger | 32-38 |
| 18:41 | Utah State | George Furlow banks in the layup on a nice dish by Eric Foster | 32-40 |
| 18:22 | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-40 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | James Dupont (SF), Sefu Abdullai (PF), Ralph Haynes (C) Ruben Stanger, Leroy Shatzer, Jaja Akuchie | |
| Subs | Utah State | Steven Weis (PG), David Rafael (SF), Chris Freeland (PF), Bruce Kuehn (C) Steven Chow, Eric Foster, Raymond Butler, Philip Reid | |
| 18:06 | Utah State | Steven Weis loses the dribble to James Dupont | 32-40 |
| 18:03 | Nicholls State | Chris Freeland steals the ball from James Dupont in the backcourt | 32-40 |
| 17:54 | Utah State | Steven Weis misses the jumper in the paint | 32-40 |
| 17:52 | Utah State | David Rafael snags the offensive board | 32-40 |
| 17:46 | Utah State | Bruce Kuehn knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Steven Weis | 32-42 |
| 17:30 | Nicholls State | James Dupont misses the floater in the lane but he's fouled by David Rafael - foul #2 on David Rafael, team foul #1 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Richard Ward (PG), Cornell Jones (SF) Keith Ishmael, Michael Swenson | |
| Subs | Utah State | William Watkins (PG) George Furlow | |
| 17:30 | Nicholls State | James Dupont makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 17:30 | Nicholls State | James Dupont makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 17:12 | Utah State | Cornell Jones is called for the reach on David Rafael - foul #1 on Cornell Jones, team foul #1 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger (SF) Cornell Jones | |
| Subs | Utah State | Steven Chow (PG), Raymond Butler (PF), Philip Reid (C) William Watkins, Chris Freeland, Bruce Kuehn | |
| 17:07 | Utah State | Steven Weis is hacked by Sefu Abdullai - foul #1 on Sefu Abdullai, team foul #2 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer (PF), Jaja Akuchie (C) Sefu Abdullai, Ralph Haynes | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 16:59 | Utah State | Steven Weis makes the runner from the right block set up by Philip Reid and he's fouled by Jaja Akuchie - foul #2 on Jaja Akuchie, team foul #3 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Michael Mealy (SF) David Rafael | |
| 16:59 | Utah State | Steven Weis makes the free throw | 34-45 |
| 16:57 | Nicholls State | Richard Ward is hacked by Steven Chow in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Chow, team foul #2 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Utah State | William Watkins (PG) Steven Chow | |
| 16:50 | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer hits the finger roll set up by Richard Ward | 36-45 |
| 16:28 | Utah State | Leroy Shatzer is called for the reach on Raymond Butler - foul #3 on Leroy Shatzer, team foul #4 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones (SG), Sefu Abdullai (PF) James Dupont, Leroy Shatzer | |
| Subs | Utah State | Timothy Butts (SG), Eric Foster (SF) Steven Weis, Michael Mealy | |
| 16:14 | Utah State | Jaja Akuchie denies the turnaround by Philip Reid | 36-45 |
| 16:12 | Utah State | Eric Foster gets the offensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 15:51 | Utah State | Cornell Jones picks off the pass by Eric Foster | 36-45 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Richard Ward (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cornell Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ruben Stanger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sefu Abdullai (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Jaja Akuchie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - William Watkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Butts (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Foster (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Butler (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Philip Reid (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Nicholls State | Richard Ward is hacked by William Watkins in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Watkins, team foul #3 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Keith Ishmael (PG), Michael Swenson (SG), Ralph Haynes (C) Richard Ward, Ruben Stanger, Jaja Akuchie | |
| Subs | Utah State | Steven Chow (PG), George Furlow (SG), David Rafael (SF), Chris Freeland (PF), Bruce Kuehn (C) William Watkins, Timothy Butts, Eric Foster, Raymond Butler, Philip Reid | |
| 15:37 | Nicholls State | Keith Ishmael throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-45 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer (PF) Ralph Haynes | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 15:18 | Utah State | David Rafael buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Chris Freeland | 36-48 |
| 14:57 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Keith Ishmael | 39-48 |
| 14:42 | Utah State | Steven Chow misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-48 |
| 14:40 | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones pulls down the rebound | 39-48 |
| 14:24 | Nicholls State | Chris Freeland denies the turnaround by Leroy Shatzer | 39-48 |
| 14:22 | Utah State | Chris Freeland grabs the defensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 14:04 | Utah State | Chris Freeland drills a floater from the left side | 39-50 |
| 13:51 | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-50 |
| 13:49 | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson tips it back up and in | 41-50 |
| 13:35 | Utah State | Chris Freeland is fouled on the floor by Leroy Shatzer - foul #4 on Leroy Shatzer, team foul #5 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Richard Ward (PG), James Dupont (SG), Ruben Stanger (SF), Ralph Haynes (PF), Jaja Akuchie (C) Keith Ishmael, Michael Swenson, Cornell Jones, Leroy Shatzer, Sefu Abdullai | |
| Subs | Utah State | William Watkins (PG), Steven Weis (SG), Eric Foster (SF), Raymond Butler (PF), Philip Reid (C) Steven Chow, George Furlow, David Rafael, Chris Freeland, Bruce Kuehn | |
| 13:07 | Utah State | William Watkins misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 41-50 |
| 13:06 | Nicholls State | James Dupont snags the defensive board | 41-50 |
| 13:02 | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Steven Weis - foul #1 on Steven Weis, team foul #4 | 41-50 |
| 13:02 | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 13:02 | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger misses the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 13:02 | Utah State | Raymond Butler gets the rebound | 42-50 |
| 12:37 | Utah State | William Watkins hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Raymond Butler | 42-53 |
| 12:23 | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 42-53 |
| 12:22 | Utah State | Raymond Butler pulls down the rebound | 42-53 |
| 12:01 | Utah State | Eric Foster clanks a runner from the right block but he's fouled by James Dupont - foul #2 on James Dupont, team foul #6 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Keith Ishmael (PG), Michael Swenson (SG) Richard Ward, Ralph Haynes | |
| Subs | Utah State | Timothy Butts (SG), Michael Mealy (PF) Steven Weis, Raymond Butler | |
| 12:01 | Utah State | Eric Foster misses the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 12:01 | Utah State | Eric Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 11:32 | Nicholls State | James Dupont hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Keith Ishmael | 44-54 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Keith Ishmael (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Swenson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ruben Stanger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Dupont (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jaja Akuchie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - William Watkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Butts (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Foster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Mealy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Philip Reid (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Utah State | Michael Mealy can't throw it down but the foul's on Keith Ishmael - foul #3 on Keith Ishmael, team foul #7 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones (SF), Sefu Abdullai (PF) Ruben Stanger, James Dupont | |
| Subs | Utah State | Steven Chow (PG), George Furlow (SG) William Watkins, Timothy Butts | |
| 11:20 | Utah State | Michael Mealy makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 11:20 | Utah State | Michael Mealy makes the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| 11:00 | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Keith Ishmael | 47-56 |
| 10:38 | Utah State | Michael Mealy is fouled on the floor by Michael Swenson - foul #3 on Michael Swenson, team foul #8 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ralph Haynes (PF) Sefu Abdullai | |
| Subs | Utah State | Raymond Butler (PF), Chris Freeland (C) Eric Foster, Philip Reid | |
| 10:38 | Utah State | Michael Mealy makes the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 10:38 | Utah State | Michael Mealy misses the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 10:38 | Nicholls State | Ralph Haynes grabs the defensive rebound | 47-57 |
| 10:24 | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-57 |
| 10:23 | Utah State | Michael Mealy grabs the defensive rebound | 47-57 |
| 10:05 | Utah State | Michael Mealy misses long on a floater from the left wing | 47-57 |
| 10:03 | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones snags the defensive board | 47-57 |
| 09:58 | Nicholls State | Keith Ishmael clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-57 |
| 09:56 | Utah State | Chris Freeland grabs the board | 47-57 |
| 09:33 | Utah State | Michael Mealy drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from George Furlow | 47-59 |
| 09:31 | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 47-59 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Richard Ward (PG), Ruben Stanger (SF), James Dupont (PF), Sefu Abdullai (C) Keith Ishmael, Cornell Jones, Ralph Haynes, Jaja Akuchie | |
| Subs | Utah State | William Watkins (PG), Steven Weis (SG), David Rafael (SF), Bruce Kuehn (C) Steven Chow, George Furlow, Michael Mealy, Chris Freeland | |
| 09:15 | Utah State | Bruce Kuehn misses the dunk | 47-59 |
| 09:14 | Utah State | Bruce Kuehn tips it back up and in | 47-61 |
| 09:09 | Nicholls State | Richard Ward is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 47-61 |
| 08:55 | Utah State | Steven Weis can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 47-61 |
| 08:53 | Nicholls State | James Dupont snags the defensive board | 47-61 |
| 08:34 | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Watkins - foul #4 on William Watkins, team foul #5 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Timothy Butts (SG) William Watkins | |
| 08:34 | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson makes the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 08:34 | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson misses the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| 08:34 | Utah State | Raymond Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 48-61 |
| 08:14 | Utah State | Steven Weis hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Timothy Butts | 48-64 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 08:10 | Nicholls State | Timothy Butts picks off the pass by Michael Swenson in the backcourt | 48-64 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 07:53 | Utah State | David Rafael misses long on a runner from close range | 48-64 |
| 07:51 | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson snags the defensive board | 48-64 |
| 07:38 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 48-64 |
| 07:37 | Utah State | David Rafael grabs the defensive rebound | 48-64 |
| 07:15 | Utah State | Ruben Stanger swats the shot by Raymond Butler | 48-64 |
| 07:14 | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger gets the rebound | 48-64 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Richard Ward (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Swenson (tiring) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ruben Stanger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Dupont (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Sefu Abdullai (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Steven Weis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Butts (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Rafael (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Butler (tiring) 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Bruce Kuehn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson's pass is intercepted by David Rafael in the backcourt | 48-64 |
| 06:47 | Utah State | Raymond Butler scores on a runner from close range | 48-66 |
| 06:37 | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger buries a shot in the lane and he's fouled by David Rafael - foul #3 on David Rafael, team foul #6 | 50-66 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Keith Ishmael (PG), Cornell Jones (SG), Leroy Shatzer (PF), Ralph Haynes (C) Richard Ward, Michael Swenson, James Dupont, Sefu Abdullai | |
| Subs | Utah State | Steven Chow (PG), George Furlow (SG), Michael Mealy (SF), Chris Freeland (PF), Philip Reid (C) Steven Weis, Timothy Butts, David Rafael, Raymond Butler, Bruce Kuehn | |
| 06:37 | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger makes the free throw | 51-66 |
| 06:19 | Utah State | Michael Mealy can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-66 |
| 06:17 | Utah State | Philip Reid tips it back up and in | 51-68 |
| 06:15 | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-68 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie (C) Ruben Stanger | |
| Subs | Utah State | Eric Foster (SF) Michael Mealy | |
| 05:57 | Utah State | Philip Reid is called for 5 seconds | 51-68 |
| 05:36 | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Keith Ishmael | 54-68 |
| 05:11 | Utah State | George Furlow misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 54-68 |
| 05:10 | Utah State | The offensive rebound goes to Chris Freeland | 54-68 |
| 04:41 | Utah State | Chris Freeland banks in the layup on a nice dish by George Furlow | 54-70 |
| 04:32 | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-70 |
| 04:31 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Eric Foster | 54-70 |
| 04:16 | Utah State | George Furlow misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Cornell Jones - foul #2 on Cornell Jones, team foul #9 | 54-70 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson (SG), Ruben Stanger (SF) Cornell Jones, Ralph Haynes | |
| Subs | Utah State | William Watkins (PG), Michael Mealy (PF) Steven Chow, Chris Freeland | |
| 04:16 | Utah State | George Furlow misses the 1st free throw | 54-70 |
| 04:16 | Utah State | George Furlow makes the 2nd free throw | 54-71 |
| 04:12 | Nicholls State | Eric Foster is called for the reach on Ruben Stanger in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Foster, team foul #7 | 54-71 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Timothy Butts (SG) George Furlow | |
| 04:12 | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger makes the 1st free throw | 55-71 |
| 04:12 | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger makes the 2nd free throw | 56-71 |
| 03:53 | Utah State | Eric Foster comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 56-71 |
| 03:51 | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer pulls down the rebound | 56-71 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:45 | Nicholls State | Keith Ishmael misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 56-71 |
| 03:43 | Utah State | Philip Reid grabs the defensive rebound | 56-71 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Utah State | Timothy Butts clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-71 |
| 03:28 | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger pulls down the rebound | 56-71 |
| 03:09 | Nicholls State | Keith Ishmael misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-71 |
| 03:08 | Utah State | Philip Reid grabs the board | 56-71 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Keith Ishmael (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Swenson (tiring) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ruben Stanger (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leroy Shatzer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Jaja Akuchie (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - William Watkins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Timothy Butts (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Eric Foster (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Mealy (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Philip Reid (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:42 | Utah State | Michael Mealy misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-71 |
| 02:40 | Utah State | Timothy Butts tips it in | 56-73 |
| 02:23 | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer clanks a jump hook from close range | 56-73 |
| 02:22 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Michael Mealy | 56-73 |
| 02:20 | Utah State | Keith Ishmael takes the ball from William Watkins in the backcourt | 56-73 |
| 02:09 | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 56-73 |
| 02:08 | Utah State | Philip Reid grabs the board | 56-73 |
| 02:04 | Utah State | Philip Reid hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 56-73 |
| 02:03 | Utah State | The offensive rebound goes to Philip Reid | 56-73 |
| 01:43 | Utah State | William Watkins comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-73 |
| 01:41 | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie grabs the board | 56-73 |
| 01:32 | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie clanks a fadeaway from close range | 56-73 |
| 01:31 | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie grabs the offensive board | 56-73 |
| 01:16 | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger double dribbles | 56-73 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Richard Ward (PG), James Dupont (SG), Cornell Jones (SF), Sefu Abdullai (PF), Ralph Haynes (C) Keith Ishmael, Michael Swenson, Ruben Stanger, Leroy Shatzer, Jaja Akuchie | |
| Subs | Utah State | Steven Weis (SG), David Rafael (SF), Chris Freeland (PF), Bruce Kuehn (C) Timothy Butts, Eric Foster, Michael Mealy, Philip Reid | |
| 00:53 | Utah State | James Dupont steals it from Steven Weis | 56-73 |
| 00:50 | Nicholls State | Richard Ward lays it in set up by James Dupont | 58-73 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Utah State | Chris Freeland misses the turnaround in the paint | 58-73 |
| 00:21 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Ralph Haynes | 58-73 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Nicholls State | Richard Ward comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-73 |
| 00:14 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Chris Freeland | 58-73 |
| 00:00 | Utah State | William Watkins runs out the clock | 58-73 |