| Lineup | Samford | PG - Sean Utley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cecil Wagers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Huey Scott (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bruce Marrow (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Bentley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Kevin Heard (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bradley Risher (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Martelli (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Green (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Cory Rumble (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | Thomas Martelli inbounds the ball | 25-32 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Nicholls State | Bradley Risher comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-32 |
| 19:33 | Samford | Bruce Marrow pulls down the rebound | 25-32 |
| 19:16 | Samford | Sean Utley's 3 pointer is rejected by David Green | 25-32 |
| 19:14 | Nicholls State | David Green grabs the board | 25-32 |
| 18:57 | Nicholls State | Cory Rumble can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Bruce Marrow - foul #2 on Bruce Marrow, team foul #1 | 25-32 |
| 18:57 | Nicholls State | Cory Rumble makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 18:57 | Nicholls State | Cory Rumble makes the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 18:39 | Samford | Huey Scott misses the floater from the left side | 25-34 |
| 18:38 | Nicholls State | David Green gets the rebound | 25-34 |
| 18:18 | Nicholls State | David Green can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 25-34 |
| 18:17 | Nicholls State | David Green grabs the offensive rebound | 25-34 |
| 18:05 | Nicholls State | Thomas Martelli's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-34 |
| 17:41 | Samford | Cecil Wagers clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 25-34 |
| 17:39 | Nicholls State | Cory Rumble snags the defensive board | 25-34 |
| 17:33 | Nicholls State | Cory Rumble buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Thomas Martelli and he's fouled by Anthony Bentley - foul #2 on Anthony Bentley, team foul #2 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Samford | Archie Reed (C) Anthony Bentley | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 17:33 | Nicholls State | Cory Rumble misses the free throw | 25-36 |
| 17:33 | Samford | The rebound goes to Archie Reed | 25-36 |
| 17:11 | Samford | Bruce Marrow can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Thomas Martelli - foul #1 on Thomas Martelli, team foul #1 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Edelen (SF) Huey Scott | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Preston Anderson (SG), Craig Frechette (SF) Bradley Risher, Thomas Martelli | |
| 17:11 | Samford | Bruce Marrow misses the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 17:11 | Samford | Bruce Marrow makes the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 16:52 | Nicholls State | Cecil Wagers steals it from Craig Frechette | 26-36 |
| 16:48 | Samford | Cecil Wagers drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Bruce Marrow and he's hacked by Preston Anderson - foul #2 on Preston Anderson, team foul #2 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Samford | Myron Knarr (PF) Bruce Marrow | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ray Neely (PF), Timothy Whitman (C) David Green, Cory Rumble | |
| 16:48 | Samford | Cecil Wagers makes the free throw | 29-36 |
| 16:24 | Nicholls State | Preston Anderson misses long on a jumper from the right side | 29-36 |
| 16:23 | Samford | Myron Knarr grabs the board | 29-36 |
| 16:02 | Samford | Kevin Edelen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-36 |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (PG), Huey Scott (SF), Anthony Bentley (C) Sean Utley, Cecil Wagers, Archie Reed | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Bradley Risher (SG), Thomas Martelli (SF) Kevin Heard, Timothy Whitman | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Leonard Cooke (fresh) SG - Kevin Edelen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Huey Scott (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Myron Knarr (fresh) C - Anthony Bentley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Preston Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Risher (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Martelli (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ray Neely (fresh) C - Craig Frechette (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Nicholls State | Preston Anderson travels with the ball | 29-36 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cory Rumble (C) Craig Frechette | |
| 15:19 | Samford | Kevin Edelen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-36 |
| Subs | Samford | Bruce Marrow (PF) Leonard Cooke | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | David Green (PF) Ray Neely | |
| 15:03 | Nicholls State | Cory Rumble blows the layup but the foul's on Kevin Edelen - foul #2 on Kevin Edelen, team foul #3 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kevin Heard (PG) Preston Anderson | |
| 15:03 | Nicholls State | Cory Rumble makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 15:03 | Nicholls State | Cory Rumble misses the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 15:03 | Samford | Bruce Marrow pulls down the rebound | 29-37 |
| 14:43 | Samford | Myron Knarr scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Kevin Edelen | 31-37 |
| 14:19 | Nicholls State | Thomas Martelli hits a turnaround from close range and the foul's on Huey Scott - foul #1 on Huey Scott, team foul #4 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Samford | Sean Utley (PG), Cecil Wagers (SG), Archie Reed (C) Kevin Edelen, Huey Scott, Anthony Bentley | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Preston Anderson (SG) Bradley Risher | |
| 14:19 | Nicholls State | Thomas Martelli makes the free throw | 31-40 |
| 14:00 | Samford | Sean Utley hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Cecil Wagers | 34-40 |
| 13:46 | Nicholls State | Preston Anderson comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 34-40 |
| 13:44 | Nicholls State | Preston Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 13:30 | Nicholls State | Kevin Heard knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Cory Rumble | 34-43 |
| 13:19 | Samford | Bruce Marrow clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-43 |
| 13:18 | Nicholls State | Cory Rumble gets the rebound | 34-43 |
| 12:55 | Nicholls State | Thomas Martelli misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 34-43 |
| 12:54 | Nicholls State | Cory Rumble grabs the offensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 12:48 | Nicholls State | Thomas Martelli misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 34-43 |
| 12:47 | Samford | The rebound goes to Cecil Wagers | 34-43 |
| 12:31 | Samford | Cecil Wagers is whistled for a carry | 34-43 |
| Subs | Samford | Huey Scott (SF), Anthony Bentley (C) Myron Knarr, Bruce Marrow | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Bradley Risher (SG), Craig Frechette (SF), Ray Neely (PF), Timothy Whitman (C) Kevin Heard, Thomas Martelli, David Green, Cory Rumble | |
| 12:20 | Nicholls State | Huey Scott steals it from Craig Frechette | 34-43 |
| 12:17 | Samford | Sean Utley lays it in on a nice dish by Huey Scott | 36-43 |
| 12:04 | Nicholls State | Ray Neely connects on the driving attempt from close range | 36-45 |
| 11:41 | Samford | Archie Reed loses the dribble to Craig Frechette | 36-45 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Sean Utley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cecil Wagers (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Huey Scott (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Archie Reed (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Anthony Bentley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Preston Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Risher (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Frechette (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ray Neely (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Whitman (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Nicholls State | Timothy Whitman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-45 |
| 11:23 | Nicholls State | Craig Frechette grabs the offensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 11:18 | Nicholls State | Bradley Risher is hacked by Archie Reed - foul #2 on Archie Reed, team foul #5 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Edelen (PG), Irvin Brewer (PF) Sean Utley, Archie Reed | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kevin Heard (PG) Preston Anderson | |
| 11:03 | Nicholls State | Ray Neely hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Huey Scott - foul #2 on Huey Scott, team foul #6 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (PG) Cecil Wagers | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 11:03 | Nicholls State | Ray Neely makes the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 11:03 | Nicholls State | Ray Neely misses the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 11:03 | Samford | Anthony Bentley grabs the defensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 10:44 | Samford | Leonard Cooke is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Leonard Cooke, team foul #7 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Samford | Luke Watkin (C) Anthony Bentley | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | David Green (PF), Cory Rumble (C) Ray Neely, Timothy Whitman | |
| 10:36 | Nicholls State | Cory Rumble misses badly on a floater in the lane | 36-46 |
| 10:34 | Samford | Luke Watkin pulls down the rebound | 36-46 |
| 10:22 | Samford | Leonard Cooke knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Kevin Edelen | 39-46 |
| 10:05 | Nicholls State | Bradley Risher misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-46 |
| 10:03 | Nicholls State | David Green pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 09:41 | Nicholls State | David Green misses the dunk but he's hacked by Irvin Brewer - foul #1 on Irvin Brewer, team foul #8 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Samford | Sean Utley (PG), Cecil Wagers (SG), Bruce Marrow (PF) Leonard Cooke, Huey Scott, Irvin Brewer | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Preston Anderson (SG), Thomas Martelli (SF) Bradley Risher, Craig Frechette | |
| 09:41 | Nicholls State | David Green makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 09:41 | Nicholls State | David Green makes the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 09:22 | Samford | Cory Rumble is called for the reach on Bruce Marrow - foul #3 on Cory Rumble, team foul #3 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Samford | Anthony Bentley (C) Luke Watkin | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 09:06 | Samford | Sean Utley travels with the ball | 39-48 |
| 08:49 | Nicholls State | Cory Rumble clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-48 |
| 08:47 | Samford | Cecil Wagers grabs the defensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 08:40 | Samford | Kevin Edelen hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Sean Utley | 42-48 |
| 08:18 | Nicholls State | Thomas Martelli misses short on a runner in the lane | 42-48 |
| 08:16 | Samford | Bruce Marrow snags the defensive board | 42-48 |
| 07:52 | Samford | Sean Utley drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Kevin Edelen and he's hacked by David Green - foul #1 on David Green, team foul #4 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Samford | Huey Scott (SF), Archie Reed (C) Kevin Edelen, Anthony Bentley | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Cammack (SG), Craig Frechette (SF), Ray Neely (PF), Timothy Whitman (C) Kevin Heard, Thomas Martelli, David Green, Cory Rumble | |
| 07:52 | Samford | Sean Utley makes the free throw | 45-48 |
| 07:36 | Nicholls State | Timothy Whitman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-48 |
| 07:35 | Nicholls State | Timothy Whitman snags the offensive board | 45-48 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Sean Utley (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cecil Wagers (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Huey Scott (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bruce Marrow (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Archie Reed (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Preston Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Cammack (fresh) SF - Craig Frechette (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ray Neely (fresh) 3 pts. C - Timothy Whitman (fresh) | |
| 07:18 | Nicholls State | Timothy Whitman is hacked by Bruce Marrow - foul #3 on Bruce Marrow, team foul #9 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Samford | Myron Knarr (PF) Bruce Marrow | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Bradley Risher (SG) Kenneth Cammack | |
| 07:18 | Nicholls State | Timothy Whitman misses the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 07:18 | Samford | Myron Knarr grabs the defensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 07:05 | Samford | Huey Scott hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Sean Utley | 48-48 |
| 06:49 | Nicholls State | Bradley Risher is fouled on the floor by Myron Knarr - foul #1 on Myron Knarr, team foul #10 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (SG) Cecil Wagers | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kevin Heard (PG) Preston Anderson | |
| 06:49 | Nicholls State | Bradley Risher misses the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 06:49 | Nicholls State | Bradley Risher makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 06:31 | Samford | Huey Scott drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Sean Utley and he's fouled by Craig Frechette - foul #2 on Craig Frechette, team foul #5 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Edelen (SG), Anthony Bentley (C) Sean Utley, Archie Reed | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Thomas Martelli (SF) Timothy Whitman | |
| 06:31 | Samford | Huey Scott makes the free throw | 51-49 |
| 06:14 | Nicholls State | Thomas Martelli misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-49 |
| 06:13 | Nicholls State | The offensive rebound goes to Craig Frechette | 51-49 |
| 05:56 | Nicholls State | Bradley Risher drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Martelli | 51-52 |
| 05:33 | Samford | Kevin Edelen makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Myron Knarr | 54-52 |
| 05:20 | Nicholls State | Bradley Risher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-52 |
| 05:19 | Nicholls State | Craig Frechette grabs the offensive board | 54-52 |
| 04:54 | Nicholls State | Leonard Cooke picks off the pass by Craig Frechette | 54-52 |
| 04:50 | Samford | Kevin Edelen lays it in on a great pass from Leonard Cooke | 56-52 |
| 04:50 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Sean Utley (PG), Cecil Wagers (SG), Bruce Marrow (PF) Leonard Cooke, Kevin Edelen, Myron Knarr | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | David Green (PF), Cory Rumble (C) Ray Neely, Craig Frechette | |
| 04:32 | Nicholls State | Bradley Risher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-52 |
| 04:30 | Samford | Anthony Bentley grabs the board | 56-52 |
| 04:07 | Samford | Sean Utley buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Cecil Wagers | 58-52 |
| 03:49 | Nicholls State | Thomas Martelli misses short on a shot from the left block | 58-52 |
| 03:48 | Samford | Bruce Marrow gets the rebound | 58-52 |
| 03:41 | Samford | Anthony Bentley is fouled on the floor by Cory Rumble - foul #4 on Cory Rumble, team foul #6 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Edelen (SF), Archie Reed (C) Huey Scott, Anthony Bentley | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Preston Anderson (SG) Bradley Risher | |
| 03:19 | Samford | Sean Utley makes the runner in the lane on a great pass from Kevin Edelen | 60-52 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Sean Utley (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cecil Wagers (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Kevin Edelen (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. PF - Bruce Marrow (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Archie Reed (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Kevin Heard (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Preston Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Martelli (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Green (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Cory Rumble (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:06 | Nicholls State | Thomas Martelli misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-52 |
| 03:04 | Samford | Bruce Marrow snags the defensive board | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:59 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Huey Scott (SF), Anthony Bentley (C) Kevin Edelen, Archie Reed | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Bradley Risher (SG) Preston Anderson | |
| 02:42 | Samford | Huey Scott lays it up and in | 62-52 |
| 02:23 | Nicholls State | Anthony Bentley denies the turnaround by Cory Rumble | 62-52 |
| 02:21 | Samford | Anthony Bentley snags the defensive board | 62-52 |
| 01:54 | Samford | Cecil Wagers scores on a 3 from straight away | 65-52 |
| 01:34 | Nicholls State | Bradley Risher connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 65-55 |
| 01:08 | Samford | Sean Utley misses the jumper from the free throw line | 65-55 |
| 01:07 | Nicholls State | David Green gets the rebound | 65-55 |
| 00:58 | Nicholls State | Kevin Heard misses the 3 from the left corner | 65-55 |
| 00:57 | Samford | Cecil Wagers pulls down the rebound | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Samford | Cecil Wagers is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Heard - foul #2 on Kevin Heard, team foul #7 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (PG), Kevin Edelen (SF), Myron Knarr (PF), Irvin Brewer (C) Sean Utley, Huey Scott, Bruce Marrow, Anthony Bentley | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Preston Anderson (PG), Kenneth Cammack (SG), Craig Frechette (SF), Ray Neely (PF), Timothy Whitman (C) Kevin Heard, Bradley Risher, Thomas Martelli, David Green, Cory Rumble | |
| 00:54 | Samford | Cecil Wagers makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 00:54 | Samford | Cecil Wagers makes the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Cammack comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Leonard Cooke - foul #2 on Leonard Cooke, team foul #11 | 67-55 |
| Subs | Samford | Archie Reed (C) Cecil Wagers | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 00:47 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Cammack makes the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:47 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Cammack misses the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:47 | Samford | Archie Reed gets the rebound | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Samford | Kevin Edelen banks in the layup | 69-56 |
| 00:17 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Cammack knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Preston Anderson | 69-58 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Leonard Cooke runs out the clock | 69-58 |