| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jonathan Cauley (fresh) SG - Oleg Grabowski (fresh) SF - Walter Blair (fresh) PF - Joseph Punch (fresh) C - Thomas Crosslin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southeastern Louisiana | PG - Eric Hanna (fresh) SG - John Thorpe (fresh) SF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) PF - Clarence Brown (fresh) C - Riley Smith (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 | Southeastern Louisiana | Southeastern Louisiana is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:35 | Southeastern Louisiana | Oleg Grabowski picks off the pass by Riley Smith in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Nicholls State | Riley Smith takes the ball from Jonathan Cauley | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Southeastern Louisiana | John Thorpe misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Nicholls State | Joseph Punch snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair misses badly on a floater from the right side | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Southeastern Louisiana | The rebound goes to Dikembe Banda | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Southeastern Louisiana | Eric Hanna loses the dribble to Jonathan Cauley in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair lays it in | 4-0 |
| 18:38 | Southeastern Louisiana | Riley Smith misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Walter Blair - foul #1 on Walter Blair, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:38 | Southeastern Louisiana | Riley Smith makes the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 18:38 | Southeastern Louisiana | Riley Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:16 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin drills a jumper from the left block | 6-2 |
| 17:57 | Southeastern Louisiana | Eric Hanna is whistled for traveling | 6-2 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller (PG), Arthur Grinnell (PF) Jonathan Cauley, Joseph Punch | |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | Alfred Thomas (PG), William Aylward (SG), Gregory Dunham (SF), Mark Kula (PF), Robert West (C) Eric Hanna, John Thorpe, Dikembe Banda, Clarence Brown, Riley Smith | |
| 17:34 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair knocks in the shot in the paint | 8-2 |
| 17:23 | Southeastern Louisiana | Mark Kula misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 8-2 |
| 17:22 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski pulls down the rebound | 8-2 |
| 17:17 | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller is hacked by Alfred Thomas - foul #1 on Alfred Thomas, team foul #1 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Brian Wightman (SF) Walter Blair | |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | | |
| 17:09 | Nicholls State | Arthur Grinnell hits a floater from the right block | 10-2 |
| 17:04 | Southeastern Louisiana | Alfred Thomas is by himself and knocks in the runner from close range set up by William Aylward | 10-4 |
| 16:46 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski misses long on a shot from the left block | 10-4 |
| 16:45 | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller hits the follow up shot | 12-4 |
| 16:42 | Southeastern Louisiana | Alfred Thomas is hacked by Joseph Miller in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Miller, team foul #2 | 12-4 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano (PG), Stanley Kinsella (SG), Alex Salley (PF) Joseph Miller, Oleg Grabowski, Arthur Grinnell | |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | Eric Hanna (PG), John Thorpe (SG), Shawn McAmis (PF), Riley Smith (C) William Aylward, Gregory Dunham, Mark Kula, Robert West | |
| 16:37 | Southeastern Louisiana | Alfred Thomas comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Brian Wightman - foul #1 on Brian Wightman, team foul #3 | 12-4 |
| 16:37 | Southeastern Louisiana | Alfred Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 12-4 |
| 16:37 | Southeastern Louisiana | Alfred Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 12-5 |
| 16:28 | Nicholls State | Alex Salley's layup is rejected by Riley Smith | 12-5 |
| 16:27 | Southeastern Louisiana | Riley Smith gets the rebound | 12-5 |
| 16:23 | Southeastern Louisiana | Eric Hanna is fouled on the floor by Cecil Solano - foul #1 on Cecil Solano, team foul #4 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley (PG) Brian Wightman | |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | Dikembe Banda (SF) Alfred Thomas | |
| 16:12 | Southeastern Louisiana | Eric Hanna misses the floater from the left side | 12-5 |
| 16:11 | Southeastern Louisiana | Riley Smith tips it back up and in | 12-7 |
| 16:03 | Nicholls State | Stanley Kinsella can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-7 |
| 16:02 | Southeastern Louisiana | The rebound goes to Shawn McAmis | 12-7 |
| 15:58 | Southeastern Louisiana | Dikembe Banda is fouled in the backcourt by Cecil Solano - foul #2 on Cecil Solano, team foul #5 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Walter Blair (SF) Cecil Solano | |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jonathan Cauley (fairly fresh) SG - Stanley Kinsella (fresh) SF - Walter Blair (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Alex Salley (fresh) C - Thomas Crosslin (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southeastern Louisiana | PG - Eric Hanna (fresh) SG - John Thorpe (fresh) SF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) PF - Shawn McAmis (fresh) C - Riley Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Southeastern Louisiana | Dikembe Banda misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 12-7 |
| 15:45 | Southeastern Louisiana | Shawn McAmis tips it but misses | 12-7 |
| 15:43 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Walter Blair | 12-7 |
| 15:38 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-7 |
| 15:09 | Southeastern Louisiana | Eric Hanna misses the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-7 |
| 15:08 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair grabs the defensive rebound | 15-7 |
| 15:02 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin misses the easy layup | 15-7 |
| 15:01 | Southeastern Louisiana | Riley Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 15-7 |
| 14:55 | Southeastern Louisiana | Jonathan Cauley is called for the reach on John Thorpe - foul #1 on Jonathan Cauley, team foul #6 | 15-7 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller (PG), Oleg Grabowski (SG), Brian Wightman (SF), Joseph Punch (PF) Jonathan Cauley, Stanley Kinsella, Walter Blair, Alex Salley | |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | Alfred Thomas (PG), William Aylward (SG), Gregory Dunham (SF), Clarence Brown (PF), Mark Kula (C) Eric Hanna, John Thorpe, Dikembe Banda, Shawn McAmis, Riley Smith | |
| 14:47 | Southeastern Louisiana | The short jumper by Alfred Thomas is denied by Joseph Punch | 15-7 |
| 14:45 | Southeastern Louisiana | Mark Kula tips it home | 15-9 |
| 14:41 | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller is hacked by Mark Kula - foul #1 on Mark Kula, team foul #2 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling (C) Thomas Crosslin | |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | | |
| 14:36 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 15-9 |
| 14:35 | Southeastern Louisiana | The rebound goes to Mark Kula | 15-9 |
| 14:29 | Southeastern Louisiana | Alfred Thomas is open and scores on a shot from the right block set up by William Aylward | 15-11 |
| 14:12 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski misses the lay-in | 15-11 |
| 14:11 | Southeastern Louisiana | The rebound goes to Clarence Brown | 15-11 |
| 14:06 | Southeastern Louisiana | Alfred Thomas misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-11 |
| 14:04 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski snags the defensive board | 15-11 |
| 14:00 | Nicholls State | Brian Wightman misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Gregory Dunham - foul #1 on Gregory Dunham, team foul #3 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Arthur Grinnell (PF) Joseph Punch | |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | Howard Pryor (PG), John Thorpe (SG), Robert West (C) Alfred Thomas, Gregory Dunham, Mark Kula | |
| 14:00 | Nicholls State | Brian Wightman makes the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 14:00 | Nicholls State | Brian Wightman makes the 2nd free throw | 17-11 |
| 13:57 | Southeastern Louisiana | Arthur Grinnell steals it from Clarence Brown in the backcourt | 17-11 |
| 13:44 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-11 |
| 13:43 | Southeastern Louisiana | The rebound goes to John Thorpe | 17-11 |
| 13:37 | Southeastern Louisiana | John Thorpe clanks a jumper from the right wing | 17-11 |
| 13:35 | Southeastern Louisiana | John Thorpe tips it home | 17-13 |
| 13:19 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski throws it down and the foul's on Howard Pryor - foul #1 on Howard Pryor, team foul #4 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley (PG), Walter Blair (SF), Thomas Crosslin (C) Joseph Miller, Brian Wightman, Norman Spurling | |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | Eric Hanna (PG), Dikembe Banda (SF), Riley Smith (C) Howard Pryor, William Aylward, Clarence Brown | |
| 13:19 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski makes the free throw | 20-13 |
| 13:10 | Southeastern Louisiana | John Thorpe is hacked by Thomas Crosslin - foul #1 on Thomas Crosslin, team foul #7 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Punch (PF) Arthur Grinnell | |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | | |
| 13:10 | Southeastern Louisiana | John Thorpe misses the 1st free throw | 20-13 |
| 13:10 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin grabs the defensive rebound | 20-13 |
| 12:57 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski misses the lay-in | 20-13 |
| 12:55 | Nicholls State | Joseph Punch tips it home | 22-13 |
| 12:32 | Southeastern Louisiana | Dikembe Banda misses the easy layup but the foul's on Joseph Punch - foul #1 on Joseph Punch, team foul #8 | 22-13 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alex Salley (PF) Joseph Punch | |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | Alfred Thomas (PG), Gregory Dunham (SG), Mark Kula (PF) Eric Hanna, John Thorpe, Robert West | |
| 12:32 | Southeastern Louisiana | Dikembe Banda misses the 1st free throw | 22-13 |
| 12:32 | Southeastern Louisiana | Dikembe Banda makes the 2nd free throw | 22-14 |
| 12:23 | Nicholls State | Alex Salley's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Banda | 22-14 |
| 12:15 | Southeastern Louisiana | Alfred Thomas misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 22-14 |
| 12:14 | Southeastern Louisiana | Riley Smith tips it back up and in | 22-16 |
| 12:11 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley is hacked by Alfred Thomas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alfred Thomas, team foul #5 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | Howard Pryor (PG) Alfred Thomas | |
| 11:58 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 22-16 |
| 11:57 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski tips it in | 24-16 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jonathan Cauley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Oleg Grabowski (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Walter Blair (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alex Salley (fresh) C - Thomas Crosslin (tired) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southeastern Louisiana | PG - Howard Pryor (fresh) SG - Gregory Dunham (fresh) SF - Dikembe Banda (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Mark Kula (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Riley Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:53 | Southeastern Louisiana | Howard Pryor misses short on a floater near the basket | 24-16 |
| 11:51 | Southeastern Louisiana | Riley Smith misses the tip | 24-16 |
| 11:50 | Nicholls State | Alex Salley grabs the defensive rebound | 24-16 |
| 11:46 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-16 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller (PG), Stanley Kinsella (SG) Jonathan Cauley, Oleg Grabowski | |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | John Thorpe (SG), Clarence Brown (PF) Gregory Dunham, Mark Kula | |
| 11:29 | Southeastern Louisiana | Riley Smith loses the dribble to Alex Salley | 24-16 |
| 11:17 | Nicholls State | Dikembe Banda is called for the reach on Joseph Miller - foul #1 on Dikembe Banda, team foul #6 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Brian Wightman (SF), Arthur Grinnell (PF), Norman Spurling (C) Walter Blair, Alex Salley, Thomas Crosslin | |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | Eric Hanna (PG), William Aylward (SF), Shawn McAmis (C) Howard Pryor, Dikembe Banda, Riley Smith | |
| 11:06 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling hits a floater from the right side | 26-16 |
| 10:51 | Southeastern Louisiana | Eric Hanna's layup is rejected by Arthur Grinnell | 26-16 |
| 10:50 | Nicholls State | Brian Wightman pulls down the rebound | 26-16 |
| 10:43 | Nicholls State | Arthur Grinnell is called for a charge - foul #1 on Arthur Grinnell, team foul #9 | 26-16 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley (PG), Oleg Grabowski (SG), Joseph Punch (PF), Thomas Crosslin (C) Joseph Miller, Stanley Kinsella, Arthur Grinnell, Norman Spurling | |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | Robert West (C) Shawn McAmis | |
| 10:29 | Southeastern Louisiana | Eric Hanna is open but comes up short on the floater from the left side | 26-16 |
| 10:28 | Southeastern Louisiana | William Aylward can't tip it in | 26-16 |
| 10:27 | Nicholls State | Joseph Punch snags the defensive board | 26-16 |
| 10:21 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-16 |
| 10:19 | Southeastern Louisiana | The rebound goes to Robert West | 26-16 |
| 10:12 | Southeastern Louisiana | Clarence Brown is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Cauley - foul #2 on Jonathan Cauley, team foul #10 | 26-16 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller (PG), Walter Blair (SF) Jonathan Cauley, Brian Wightman | |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | Gregory Dunham (SF), Mark Kula (C) William Aylward, Robert West | |
| 10:12 | Southeastern Louisiana | Clarence Brown misses the 1st free throw | 26-16 |
| 10:12 | Southeastern Louisiana | Clarence Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 26-17 |
| 10:04 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-17 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Arthur Grinnell (PF) Joseph Punch | |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | Howard Pryor (PG), Riley Smith (C) Eric Hanna, Clarence Brown | |
| 09:49 | Southeastern Louisiana | Riley Smith buries a jumper from the baseline | 26-19 |
| 09:49 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 26-19 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alex Salley (PF), Norman Spurling (C) Arthur Grinnell, Thomas Crosslin | |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | Eric Hanna (PG), William Aylward (SG) Howard Pryor, John Thorpe | |
| 09:41 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Miller | 28-19 |
| 09:35 | Southeastern Louisiana | Norman Spurling is called for the reach on William Aylward - foul #1 on Norman Spurling, team foul #11 | 28-19 |
| 09:35 | Southeastern Louisiana | William Aylward makes the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 09:35 | Southeastern Louisiana | William Aylward makes the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 09:19 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 28-21 |
| 09:18 | Southeastern Louisiana | Riley Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 28-21 |
| 09:14 | Southeastern Louisiana | Norman Spurling steals the ball from Gregory Dunham in the backcourt | 28-21 |
| 08:55 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair clanks a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by William Aylward - foul #1 on William Aylward, team foul #7 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Arthur Grinnell (PF), Thomas Crosslin (C) Oleg Grabowski, Norman Spurling | |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | Dikembe Banda (SF), Robert West (C) William Aylward, Riley Smith | |
| 08:55 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair makes the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 08:55 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 30-21 |
| 08:41 | Southeastern Louisiana | Robert West is open and buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Eric Hanna | 30-23 |
| 08:18 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair's floater is tipped away by Robert West | 30-23 |
| 08:17 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin snags the offensive board | 30-23 |
| 08:01 | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller misses long on a floater from close range | 30-23 |
| 08:00 | Nicholls State | Arthur Grinnell can't tip it in | 30-23 |
| 07:58 | Southeastern Louisiana | Robert West grabs the defensive rebound | 30-23 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Joseph Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alex Salley (fairly fresh) SF - Walter Blair (tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Grinnell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Crosslin (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southeastern Louisiana | PG - Eric Hanna (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Dunham (fairly fresh) SF - Dikembe Banda (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Mark Kula (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert West (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:53 | Southeastern Louisiana | Eric Hanna is open and scores on a floater from the right side set up by Dikembe Banda | 30-25 |
| 07:38 | Nicholls State | Alex Salley hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-25 |
| 07:37 | Southeastern Louisiana | Robert West gets the rebound | 30-25 |
| 07:32 | Southeastern Louisiana | Gregory Dunham double dribbles | 30-25 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Stanley Kinsella (SG), Brian Wightman (SF), Joseph Punch (PF), Norman Spurling (C) Alex Salley, Walter Blair, Arthur Grinnell, Thomas Crosslin | |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | Howard Pryor (PG), John Thorpe (SG), William Aylward (SF), Shawn McAmis (PF), Riley Smith (C) Eric Hanna, Gregory Dunham, Dikembe Banda, Mark Kula, Robert West | |
| 07:13 | Nicholls State | Brian Wightman is hacked by William Aylward - foul #2 on William Aylward, team foul #8 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | Dikembe Banda (SF), Clarence Brown (PF) William Aylward, Shawn McAmis | |
| 07:13 | Nicholls State | Brian Wightman misses the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 07:13 | Southeastern Louisiana | Riley Smith gets the rebound | 30-25 |
| 07:08 | Southeastern Louisiana | Dikembe Banda can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-25 |
| 07:07 | Nicholls State | Joseph Punch pulls down the rebound | 30-25 |
| 06:49 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling makes the fadeaway from close range set up by Stanley Kinsella | 32-25 |
| 06:45 | Southeastern Louisiana | Dikembe Banda loses the ball out of bounds | 32-25 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski (SG), Thomas Crosslin (C) Stanley Kinsella, Norman Spurling | |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | Shawn McAmis (C) Riley Smith | |
| 06:38 | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller's floater is tipped away by Shawn McAmis | 32-25 |
| 06:37 | Southeastern Louisiana | John Thorpe grabs the defensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 06:32 | Southeastern Louisiana | Howard Pryor can't connect on an uncontested shot in the lane | 32-25 |
| 06:31 | Southeastern Louisiana | Howard Pryor hits the follow up shot | 32-27 |
| 06:13 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin misses short on a shot from the left wing | 32-27 |
| 06:11 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski gets the offensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 05:56 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Wightman and he's fouled by Shawn McAmis - foul #1 on Shawn McAmis, team foul #9 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Arthur Grinnell (PF) Joseph Punch | |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | Eric Hanna (PG), Riley Smith (C) Howard Pryor, Shawn McAmis | |
| 05:56 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski makes the free throw | 35-27 |
| 05:44 | Southeastern Louisiana | Dikembe Banda misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 35-27 |
| 05:43 | Southeastern Louisiana | Clarence Brown tips it back up and in | 35-29 |
| 05:33 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski is whistled for a carry | 35-29 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Stanley Kinsella (SG), Norman Spurling (C) Oleg Grabowski, Thomas Crosslin | |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | Robert West (PF) Clarence Brown | |
| 05:31 | Southeastern Louisiana | Dikembe Banda is hacked by Joseph Miller in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Miller, team foul #12 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley (PG) Joseph Miller | |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | | |
| 05:31 | Southeastern Louisiana | Dikembe Banda makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 05:31 | Southeastern Louisiana | Dikembe Banda makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 05:16 | Nicholls State | Brian Wightman buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Jonathan Cauley | 38-31 |
| 04:56 | Southeastern Louisiana | Riley Smith can't connect on an uncontested jump hook near the basket | 38-31 |
| 04:55 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling gets the rebound | 38-31 |
| 04:50 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Brian Wightman | 41-31 |
| 04:48 | Southeastern Louisiana | Eric Hanna is hacked by Brian Wightman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Wightman, team foul #13 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski (SG), Walter Blair (SF), Alex Salley (PF), Thomas Crosslin (C) Stanley Kinsella, Brian Wightman, Arthur Grinnell, Norman Spurling | |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | Clarence Brown (PF) Robert West | |
| 04:48 | Southeastern Louisiana | Eric Hanna makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 04:48 | Southeastern Louisiana | Eric Hanna makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 04:27 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 41-33 |
| 04:25 | Southeastern Louisiana | Riley Smith pulls down the rebound | 41-33 |
| 04:23 | Southeastern Louisiana | Thomas Crosslin is called for the reach on Riley Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Crosslin, team foul #14 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano (PG), Norman Spurling (C) Jonathan Cauley, Thomas Crosslin | |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | Howard Pryor (PG), Shawn McAmis (PF) Eric Hanna, Clarence Brown | |
| 04:23 | Southeastern Louisiana | Riley Smith makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 04:23 | Southeastern Louisiana | Riley Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 04:16 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Howard Pryor - foul #2 on Howard Pryor, team foul #10 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | Eric Hanna (PG) Howard Pryor | |
| 04:16 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair misses the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 04:16 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 03:49 | Southeastern Louisiana | Eric Hanna can't finish the layup | 42-35 |
| 03:47 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Cecil Solano | 42-35 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Cecil Solano (fresh) SG - Oleg Grabowski (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Walter Blair (very tired) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alex Salley (fairly fresh) C - Norman Spurling (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southeastern Louisiana | PG - Eric Hanna (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Thorpe (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Dikembe Banda (tired) 3 pts. PF - Shawn McAmis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Riley Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:42 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair travels with the ball | 42-35 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Stanley Kinsella (SG), Joseph Punch (PF) Oleg Grabowski, Alex Salley | |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | Alfred Thomas (PG), William Aylward (SG), Gregory Dunham (SF), Mark Kula (PF), Robert West (C) Eric Hanna, John Thorpe, Dikembe Banda, Shawn McAmis, Riley Smith | |
| 03:40 | Southeastern Louisiana | Gregory Dunham is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 42-35 |
| 03:33 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Alfred Thomas - foul #3 on Alfred Thomas, team foul #11 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | Howard Pryor (PG) Alfred Thomas | |
| 03:33 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling misses the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 03:33 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling misses the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 03:33 | Southeastern Louisiana | Robert West pulls down the rebound | 42-35 |
| 03:14 | Southeastern Louisiana | Gregory Dunham is open and buries a jumper in the lane | 42-37 |
| 02:53 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 44-37 |
| 02:40 | Southeastern Louisiana | William Aylward makes the wide open fadeaway from the right side | 44-39 |
| 02:35 | Nicholls State | Stanley Kinsella is called for traveling | 44-39 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley (PG), Oleg Grabowski (SG), Alex Salley (PF) Cecil Solano, Stanley Kinsella, Joseph Punch | |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | John Thorpe (SG), Clarence Brown (PF), Riley Smith (C) Gregory Dunham, Mark Kula, Robert West | |
| 02:12 | Southeastern Louisiana | Howard Pryor hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-39 |
| 02:10 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling gets the rebound | 44-39 |
| 02:05 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley misses the 3 from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 02:04 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 01:54 | Nicholls State | Alex Salley banks in the layup | 46-39 |
| 01:35 | Southeastern Louisiana | Howard Pryor is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-39 |
| 01:34 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling grabs the defensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 01:28 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-39 |
| 01:27 | Southeastern Louisiana | The rebound goes to Riley Smith | 46-39 |
| 01:25 | Southeastern Louisiana | Howard Pryor throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-39 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Arthur Grinnell (PF) Alex Salley | |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | Eric Hanna (PG), Dikembe Banda (SF), Shawn McAmis (C) Howard Pryor, William Aylward, Riley Smith | |
| 01:13 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-39 |
| 01:13 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 46-39 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | Gregory Dunham (SF), Mark Kula (PF), Robert West (C) Dikembe Banda, Clarence Brown, Shawn McAmis | |
| 01:01 | Southeastern Louisiana | Eric Hanna's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-39 |
| 00:51 | Nicholls State | John Thorpe steals the ball from Norman Spurling | 46-39 |
| 00:31 | Southeastern Louisiana | Eric Hanna is open and buries a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from John Thorpe and he's hacked by Jonathan Cauley - foul #3 on Jonathan Cauley, team foul #15 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano (PG), Stanley Kinsella (SG), Joseph Punch (PF) Jonathan Cauley, Oleg Grabowski, Arthur Grinnell | |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | | |
| 00:31 | Southeastern Louisiana | Eric Hanna misses the free throw | 46-41 |
| 00:31 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Joseph Punch | 46-41 |
| 00:24 | Nicholls State | Joseph Punch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-41 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alex Salley (PF) Joseph Punch | |
| Subs | Southeastern Louisiana | Shawn McAmis (C) Robert West | |
| 00:02 | Southeastern Louisiana | Gregory Dunham is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-41 |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | Alex Salley snags the defensive board | 46-41 |