| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jonathan Cauley (fresh) SG - Oleg Grabowski (fresh) SF - Walter Blair (fresh) PF - Joseph Punch (fresh) C - Thomas Crosslin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Jeffrey Siegel (fresh) SG - Larry Bensen (fresh) SF - Gerald Sampson (fresh) PF - Floyd Dyess (fresh) C - Lynn Viveros (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Nicholls State | Lynn Viveros picks off the pass by Thomas Crosslin | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Lamar | Floyd Dyess is called for a charge - foul #1 on Floyd Dyess, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair clanks a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Gerald Sampson - foul #1 on Gerald Sampson, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:19 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:19 | Lamar | Lynn Viveros snags the defensive board | 1-0 |
| 19:13 | Lamar | Jeffrey Siegel knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Larry Bensen | 1-2 |
| 18:54 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin can't finish the layup | 1-2 |
| 18:53 | Lamar | Lynn Viveros pulls down the rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:34 | Lamar | Jeffrey Siegel misses short on a floater from the right wing | 1-2 |
| 18:32 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin gets the rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:25 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 1-2 |
| 18:24 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair grabs the offensive rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:19 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 1-2 |
| 18:18 | Lamar | Lynn Viveros grabs the board | 1-2 |
| 18:06 | Lamar | Thomas Crosslin takes the ball from Jeffrey Siegel | 1-2 |
| 17:47 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 1-2 |
| 17:45 | Nicholls State | Joseph Punch tips it home | 3-2 |
| 17:42 | Lamar | Larry Bensen's pass is intercepted by Jonathan Cauley in the backcourt | 3-2 |
| 17:28 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin loses the dribble to Lynn Viveros | 3-2 |
| 17:24 | Lamar | Larry Bensen can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 17:23 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:17 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair is called for traveling | 3-2 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller (PG), Brian Wightman (SF), Arthur Grinnell (PF) Jonathan Cauley, Walter Blair, Joseph Punch | |
| Subs | Lamar | Anthony Evans (PG), Samuel Hill (SG), Ben Salvador (SF), Joseph Richards (PF), Lloyd Dejesus (C) Jeffrey Siegel, Larry Bensen, Gerald Sampson, Floyd Dyess, Lynn Viveros | |
| 17:01 | Lamar | Ben Salvador dunks the ball on a great pass from Anthony Evans | 3-4 |
| 16:45 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 3-4 |
| 16:44 | Lamar | Lloyd Dejesus grabs the board | 3-4 |
| 16:15 | Lamar | Ben Salvador comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 3-4 |
| 16:13 | Lamar | Joseph Richards tips it in | 3-6 |
| 16:02 | Nicholls State | Arthur Grinnell comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 3-6 |
| 16:00 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski grabs the offensive board | 3-6 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Joseph Miller (fairly fresh) SG - Oleg Grabowski (tiring) SF - Brian Wightman (fairly fresh) PF - Arthur Grinnell (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Crosslin (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Anthony Evans (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Samuel Hill (fresh) SF - Ben Salvador (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Richards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Lloyd Dejesus (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Nicholls State | Ben Salvador steps in front of the Arthur Grinnell pass | 3-6 |
| 15:26 | Lamar | Joseph Richards blows the wide open layup | 3-6 |
| 15:25 | Nicholls State | Brian Wightman gets the rebound | 3-6 |
| 15:19 | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Ben Salvador - foul #1 on Ben Salvador, team foul #3 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Stanley Kinsella (SG), Walter Blair (SF), Alex Salley (PF) Oleg Grabowski, Brian Wightman, Arthur Grinnell | |
| Subs | Lamar | Jeffrey Siegel (PG), Larry Bensen (SG), Gerald Sampson (SF), Floyd Dyess (PF), Lynn Viveros (C) Anthony Evans, Samuel Hill, Ben Salvador, Joseph Richards, Lloyd Dejesus | |
| 15:19 | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 15:19 | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 14:57 | Lamar | Thomas Crosslin blocks the short jumper by Jeffrey Siegel | 5-6 |
| 14:56 | Lamar | Jeffrey Siegel tips it but misses | 5-6 |
| 14:54 | Lamar | Floyd Dyess grabs the offensive board | 5-6 |
| 14:34 | Lamar | Gerald Sampson scores on a jumper in the paint set up by Lynn Viveros and he's fouled by Walter Blair - foul #1 on Walter Blair, team foul #1 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley (PG) Joseph Miller | |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| 14:34 | Lamar | Gerald Sampson makes the free throw | 5-9 |
| 14:21 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair is hacked by Gerald Sampson - foul #2 on Gerald Sampson, team foul #4 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski (SG), Cecil Solano (SF) Stanley Kinsella, Walter Blair | |
| Subs | Lamar | Richard Sexton (SF) Gerald Sampson | |
| 14:10 | Nicholls State | Alex Salley misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 5-9 |
| 14:08 | Lamar | Larry Bensen snags the defensive board | 5-9 |
| 14:04 | Lamar | Jonathan Cauley steals it from Floyd Dyess | 5-9 |
| 13:59 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski buries a driving attempt from close range set up by Alex Salley and he's hacked by Lynn Viveros - foul #1 on Lynn Viveros, team foul #5 | 7-9 |
| 13:59 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski makes the free throw | 8-9 |
| 13:39 | Lamar | Lynn Viveros misses short on an open fadeaway from the left block | 8-9 |
| 13:38 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin snags the defensive board | 8-9 |
| 13:32 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Cecil Solano | 10-9 |
| 13:27 | Lamar | Thomas Crosslin is called for the reach on Larry Bensen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Crosslin, team foul #2 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Punch (PF), Norman Spurling (C) Alex Salley, Thomas Crosslin | |
| Subs | Lamar | David Golston (PG), Samuel Hill (SG), Ben Salvador (PF) Jeffrey Siegel, Larry Bensen, Floyd Dyess | |
| 13:10 | Lamar | Samuel Hill hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Golston | 10-11 |
| 13:02 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Samuel Hill - foul #1 on Samuel Hill, team foul #6 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Walter Blair (SF) Cecil Solano | |
| Subs | Lamar | Anthony Evans (PG), Larry Bensen (SG), Joseph Richards (C) David Golston, Richard Sexton, Lynn Viveros | |
| 13:02 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 13:02 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski makes the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 13:00 | Lamar | Larry Bensen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-11 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Stanley Kinsella (SG) Oleg Grabowski | |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| 12:52 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair lays it up and in on a great pass from Jonathan Cauley | 14-11 |
| 12:39 | Lamar | Joseph Richards can't throw it down but the foul's on Joseph Punch - foul #1 on Joseph Punch, team foul #3 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Lamar | Lloyd Dejesus (C) Larry Bensen | |
| 12:39 | Lamar | Joseph Richards misses the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 12:39 | Lamar | Joseph Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 12:25 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley is called for traveling | 14-12 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Lamar | Larry Bensen (SG), Floyd Dyess (PF) Ben Salvador, Joseph Richards | |
| 12:10 | Lamar | Floyd Dyess is fouled on the floor by Joseph Punch - foul #2 on Joseph Punch, team foul #4 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski (SG), Arthur Grinnell (PF), Thomas Crosslin (C) Stanley Kinsella, Joseph Punch, Norman Spurling | |
| Subs | Lamar | Jeffrey Siegel (PG) Anthony Evans | |
| 11:55 | Lamar | Thomas Crosslin swats the layup by Larry Bensen | 14-12 |
| 11:54 | Nicholls State | Arthur Grinnell gets the rebound | 14-12 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jonathan Cauley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Oleg Grabowski (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Walter Blair (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Arthur Grinnell (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Crosslin (tiring) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Jeffrey Siegel (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Bensen (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Samuel Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Floyd Dyess (fairly fresh) C - Lloyd Dejesus (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:50 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-12 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller (PG), Cecil Solano (SF), Alex Salley (PF) Jonathan Cauley, Walter Blair, Arthur Grinnell | |
| Subs | Lamar | Richard Sexton (SF), Lynn Viveros (C) Samuel Hill, Lloyd Dejesus | |
| 11:46 | Lamar | Joseph Miller is called for the reach on Jeffrey Siegel in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Miller, team foul #5 | 14-12 |
| 11:30 | Lamar | Jeffrey Siegel hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper near the basket | 14-12 |
| 11:29 | Lamar | Jeffrey Siegel gets the offensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 11:19 | Lamar | Larry Bensen drills a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Jeffrey Siegel | 14-14 |
| 11:02 | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano is hacked by Lynn Viveros - foul #2 on Lynn Viveros, team foul #7 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Stanley Kinsella (SG), Brian Wightman (SF), Arthur Grinnell (PF) Joseph Miller, Oleg Grabowski, Alex Salley | |
| Subs | Lamar | David Golston (PG), Ben Salvador (SF), Joseph Richards (C) Jeffrey Siegel, Richard Sexton, Lynn Viveros | |
| 11:02 | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 11:02 | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano makes the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 11:00 | Lamar | Cecil Solano picks off the pass by David Golston in the backcourt | 16-14 |
| 10:52 | Nicholls State | Brian Wightman travels with the ball | 16-14 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley (PG), Norman Spurling (C) Cecil Solano, Thomas Crosslin | |
| Subs | Lamar | Anthony Evans (PG) David Golston | |
| 10:39 | Lamar | Floyd Dyess loses the dribble to Jonathan Cauley | 16-14 |
| 10:33 | Nicholls State | Arthur Grinnell comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 16-14 |
| 10:31 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley hits the follow up shot | 18-14 |
| 10:15 | Lamar | Ben Salvador misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-14 |
| 10:13 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling snags the defensive board | 18-14 |
| 10:09 | Nicholls State | Arthur Grinnell is fouled on the floor by Floyd Dyess - foul #2 on Floyd Dyess, team foul #8 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller (PG), Alex Salley (SG), Walter Blair (SF), Thomas Crosslin (C) Jonathan Cauley, Stanley Kinsella, Brian Wightman, Norman Spurling | |
| Subs | Lamar | David Golston (PG), Samuel Hill (SF), Lloyd Dejesus (C) Anthony Evans, Floyd Dyess, Joseph Richards | |
| 10:09 | Nicholls State | Arthur Grinnell misses the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 10:09 | Lamar | Lloyd Dejesus gets the rebound | 18-14 |
| 09:46 | Lamar | Larry Bensen comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 18-14 |
| 09:45 | Nicholls State | Alex Salley snags the defensive board | 18-14 |
| 09:40 | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Crosslin | 20-14 |
| 09:22 | Lamar | Ben Salvador misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Arthur Grinnell - foul #1 on Arthur Grinnell, team foul #6 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano (PG), Oleg Grabowski (SG) Joseph Miller, Arthur Grinnell | |
| Subs | Lamar | Jeffrey Siegel (PG), Richard Sexton (SF), Joseph Richards (C) David Golston, Larry Bensen, Lloyd Dejesus | |
| 09:22 | Lamar | Ben Salvador makes the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 09:22 | Lamar | Ben Salvador makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 09:07 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski misses the floater from the left block | 20-16 |
| 09:06 | Lamar | Samuel Hill grabs the board | 20-16 |
| 08:46 | Lamar | Richard Sexton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-16 |
| 08:45 | Lamar | Samuel Hill gets the offensive rebound | 20-16 |
| 08:34 | Lamar | Richard Sexton knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jeffrey Siegel | 20-19 |
| 08:09 | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano can't connect on a floater from the right side | 20-19 |
| 08:08 | Lamar | Ben Salvador grabs the board | 20-19 |
| 08:03 | Lamar | Oleg Grabowski is called for the reach on Samuel Hill - foul #1 on Oleg Grabowski, team foul #7 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller (PG), Brian Wightman (SF), Arthur Grinnell (PF), Norman Spurling (C) Cecil Solano, Walter Blair, Alex Salley, Thomas Crosslin | |
| Subs | Lamar | Anthony Evans (SG), Lloyd Dejesus (C) Richard Sexton, Ben Salvador | |
| 08:03 | Lamar | Samuel Hill makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 08:03 | Lamar | Samuel Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 07:50 | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller comes up short on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Jeffrey Siegel - foul #1 on Jeffrey Siegel, team foul #9 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Stanley Kinsella (SG) Oleg Grabowski | |
| Subs | Lamar | David Golston (PG) Jeffrey Siegel | |
| 07:50 | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 07:50 | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 07:50 | Lamar | Samuel Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 21-21 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Joseph Miller (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Stanley Kinsella (fresh) SF - Brian Wightman (fresh) PF - Arthur Grinnell (tiring) C - Norman Spurling (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - David Golston (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Evans (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Samuel Hill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Richards (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Lloyd Dejesus (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Lamar | Lloyd Dejesus clanks a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Norman Spurling - foul #1 on Norman Spurling, team foul #8 | 21-21 |
| 07:39 | Lamar | Lloyd Dejesus makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 07:39 | Lamar | Lloyd Dejesus makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 07:29 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling hits the finger roll set up by Stanley Kinsella | 23-23 |
| 07:13 | Lamar | Lloyd Dejesus buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Samuel Hill | 23-25 |
| 07:04 | Nicholls State | Joseph Richards is called for the reach on Joseph Miller - foul #1 on Joseph Richards, team foul #10 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski (SG), Alex Salley (PF) Stanley Kinsella, Arthur Grinnell | |
| Subs | Lamar | Larry Bensen (SG) David Golston | |
| 07:04 | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 07:04 | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 06:39 | Lamar | Larry Bensen hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's hacked by Oleg Grabowski - foul #2 on Oleg Grabowski, team foul #9 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley (PG), Stanley Kinsella (SG), Cecil Solano (SF), Thomas Crosslin (C) Joseph Miller, Oleg Grabowski, Brian Wightman, Norman Spurling | |
| Subs | Lamar | Jeffrey Siegel (PG), Ben Salvador (PF) Anthony Evans, Joseph Richards | |
| 06:39 | Lamar | Larry Bensen misses the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 06:39 | Lamar | Larry Bensen makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 06:31 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin lays it up and in on a nice dish by Stanley Kinsella and he's hacked by Samuel Hill - foul #2 on Samuel Hill, team foul #11 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Lamar | Joseph Richards (PF) Samuel Hill | |
| 06:31 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin makes the free throw | 28-26 |
| 06:29 | Lamar | Jonathan Cauley steps in front of the Ben Salvador pass in the backcourt | 28-26 |
| 06:27 | Nicholls State | Stanley Kinsella lays it in on a great pass from Jonathan Cauley | 30-26 |
| 06:08 | Lamar | Larry Bensen buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Jeffrey Siegel | 30-28 |
| 06:00 | Nicholls State | Alex Salley is called for a charge - foul #1 on Alex Salley, team foul #10 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Arthur Grinnell (PF) Alex Salley | |
| Subs | Lamar | Richard Sexton (SF) Joseph Richards | |
| 05:45 | Lamar | Larry Bensen blows the wide open layup | 30-28 |
| 05:44 | Lamar | Ben Salvador tips it back up and in | 30-30 |
| 05:28 | Nicholls State | Stanley Kinsella throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-30 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Walter Blair (SF) Cecil Solano | |
| Subs | Lamar | David Golston (PG), Joseph Richards (C) Jeffrey Siegel, Lloyd Dejesus | |
| 05:17 | Lamar | Richard Sexton is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-30 |
| 05:15 | Lamar | David Golston gets the offensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 04:57 | Lamar | Larry Bensen misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-30 |
| 04:55 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Thomas Crosslin | 30-30 |
| 04:50 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley scores on a runner in the paint set up by Walter Blair | 32-30 |
| 04:39 | Lamar | Joseph Richards is fouled on the floor by Thomas Crosslin - foul #2 on Thomas Crosslin, team foul #11 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller (PG), Alex Salley (PF), Norman Spurling (C) Jonathan Cauley, Arthur Grinnell, Thomas Crosslin | |
| Subs | Lamar | Anthony Evans (SG), Lloyd Dejesus (C) Larry Bensen, Richard Sexton | |
| 04:39 | Lamar | Joseph Richards makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 04:39 | Lamar | Joseph Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 04:32 | Nicholls State | Alex Salley misses the easy layup but the foul's on Joseph Richards - foul #2 on Joseph Richards, team foul #12 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Lamar | Jeffrey Siegel (PG), Richard Sexton (SF) David Golston, Joseph Richards | |
| 04:32 | Nicholls State | Alex Salley misses the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 04:32 | Nicholls State | Alex Salley misses the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 04:32 | Lamar | Ben Salvador pulls down the rebound | 32-32 |
| 04:22 | Lamar | Jeffrey Siegel is called for 10 seconds | 32-32 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Brian Wightman (SF) Walter Blair | |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| 04:11 | Nicholls State | Alex Salley is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Dejesus - foul #1 on Lloyd Dejesus, team foul #13 | 32-32 |
| 04:11 | Nicholls State | Alex Salley makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 04:11 | Nicholls State | Alex Salley misses the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 04:11 | Lamar | Lloyd Dejesus pulls down the rebound | 33-32 |
| 04:08 | Lamar | Alex Salley steals it from Richard Sexton in the backcourt | 33-32 |
| 04:03 | Nicholls State | Alex Salley misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Ben Salvador - foul #2 on Ben Salvador, team foul #14 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Lamar | Floyd Dyess (PF) Ben Salvador | |
| 04:03 | Nicholls State | Alex Salley makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 04:03 | Nicholls State | Alex Salley makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 03:37 | Lamar | Jeffrey Siegel hits a turnaround near the basket and he's hacked by Brian Wightman - foul #1 on Brian Wightman, team foul #12 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano (SF), Arthur Grinnell (PF) Stanley Kinsella, Brian Wightman | |
| Subs | Lamar | Samuel Hill (SG), Gerald Sampson (SF), Lynn Viveros (C) Anthony Evans, Richard Sexton, Lloyd Dejesus | |
| 03:37 | Lamar | Jeffrey Siegel makes the free throw | 35-35 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Joseph Miller (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Alex Salley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cecil Solano (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Arthur Grinnell (tiring) C - Norman Spurling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Jeffrey Siegel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Samuel Hill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Sampson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Floyd Dyess (fresh) C - Lynn Viveros (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:17 | Nicholls State | Arthur Grinnell can't throw it down but he's fouled by Samuel Hill - foul #3 on Samuel Hill, team foul #15 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley (PG) Joseph Miller | |
| Subs | Lamar | David Golston (PG), Larry Bensen (SG) Jeffrey Siegel, Samuel Hill | |
| 03:17 | Nicholls State | Arthur Grinnell makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 03:17 | Nicholls State | Arthur Grinnell misses the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 03:17 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 03:12 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley's floater is tipped away by Lynn Viveros | 36-35 |
| 03:11 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 03:00 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-35 |
| 02:59 | Lamar | Floyd Dyess gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 02:37 | Lamar | Lynn Viveros hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 36-35 |
| 02:35 | Lamar | Floyd Dyess misses the tip | 36-35 |
| 02:33 | Lamar | Lynn Viveros snags the offensive board | 36-35 |
| 02:26 | Lamar | Gerald Sampson is wide open and dunks the ball | 36-37 |
| 02:19 | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-37 |
| 02:18 | Lamar | David Golston pulls down the rebound | 36-37 |
| 01:57 | Lamar | Jonathan Cauley takes the ball from Lynn Viveros | 36-37 |
| 01:52 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley is fouled on the floor by Larry Bensen - foul #1 on Larry Bensen, team foul #16 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Stanley Kinsella (SG), Walter Blair (SF) Cecil Solano, Arthur Grinnell | |
| Subs | Lamar | Jeffrey Siegel (PG), Anthony Evans (SG) David Golston, Larry Bensen | |
| 01:52 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 01:52 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 01:38 | Lamar | Floyd Dyess banks in the layup and he's fouled by Norman Spurling - foul #2 on Norman Spurling, team foul #13 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller (PG), Thomas Crosslin (C) Jonathan Cauley, Norman Spurling | |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| 01:38 | Lamar | Floyd Dyess makes the free throw | 38-40 |
| 01:25 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair makes the fadeaway from close range | 40-40 |
| 01:22 | Lamar | Anthony Evans is hacked by Stanley Kinsella in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stanley Kinsella, team foul #14 | 40-40 |
| 01:22 | Lamar | Anthony Evans makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 01:22 | Lamar | Anthony Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 01:08 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin jams it | 42-42 |
| 00:47 | Lamar | Lynn Viveros is fouled on the floor by Stanley Kinsella - foul #2 on Stanley Kinsella, team foul #15 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Brian Wightman (SF), Arthur Grinnell (PF) Stanley Kinsella, Walter Blair | |
| Subs | Lamar | Larry Bensen (SG) Anthony Evans | |
| 00:47 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-42 |
| 00:47 | Lamar | Lynn Viveros makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 00:47 | Lamar | Lynn Viveros makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 00:31 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Alex Salley | 44-44 |
| 00:26 | Lamar | Gerald Sampson is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gerald Sampson, team foul #17 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Lamar | Anthony Evans (SG), Richard Sexton (SF) Larry Bensen, Gerald Sampson | |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | Alex Salley misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-44 |