| Lineup | Howard | PG - Charles Trott (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Argo (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Hugo Ellerman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rex Eastridge (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Aderholt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Kevin Heard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bradley Risher (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Martelli (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Cory Rumble (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Hugo Ellerman inbounds the ball | 34-25 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard 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 (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Howard | Michael Aderholt hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 34-25 |
| 19:34 | Nicholls State | Cory Rumble grabs the defensive rebound | 34-25 |
| 19:14 | Nicholls State | Cory Rumble hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kevin Heard | 34-27 |
| 19:01 | Howard | Rex Eastridge travels with the ball | 34-27 |
| 18:35 | Nicholls State | Bradley Risher is called for traveling | 34-27 |
| 18:23 | Howard | Charles Trott knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-27 |
| 18:05 | Nicholls State | David Green comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Rex Eastridge - foul #1 on Rex Eastridge, team foul #1 | 37-27 |
| 18:05 | Nicholls State | David Green misses the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 18:05 | Nicholls State | David Green makes the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 17:51 | Howard | Michael Aderholt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-28 |
| 17:34 | Nicholls State | Bradley Risher misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 37-28 |
| 17:33 | Nicholls State | David Green snags the offensive board | 37-28 |
| 17:23 | Nicholls State | David Green lays it up and in | 37-30 |
| 17:10 | Howard | Hugo Ellerman makes the jump hook from close range set up by Eric Argo | 39-30 |
| 16:50 | Nicholls State | David Green comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 16:49 | Nicholls State | Thomas Martelli misses the tip | 39-30 |
| 16:48 | Howard | Rex Eastridge pulls down the rebound | 39-30 |
| 16:26 | Howard | Michael Aderholt misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 16:24 | Nicholls State | Kevin Heard gets the rebound | 39-30 |
| 16:05 | Nicholls State | Kevin Heard misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 16:04 | Nicholls State | Cory Rumble tips it but misses | 39-30 |
| 16:02 | Howard | Hugo Ellerman gets the rebound | 39-30 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Charles Trott (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Argo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SF - Hugo Ellerman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rex Eastridge (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Aderholt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Kevin Heard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bradley Risher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Martelli (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Green (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Cory Rumble (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Howard | Eric Argo double dribbles | 39-30 |
| Subs | Howard | Jason Giorgi (PG), John Palombo (SG), Robert White (SF), Stephen Gettinger (PF), Leonard Barr (C) Charles Trott, Eric Argo, Hugo Ellerman, Rex Eastridge, Michael Aderholt | |
| 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 | |
| 15:37 | Nicholls State | Timothy Whitman blows the layup but he's hacked by Jason Giorgi - foul #3 on Jason Giorgi, team foul #2 | 39-30 |
| 15:37 | Nicholls State | Timothy Whitman makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 15:37 | Nicholls State | Timothy Whitman misses the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 15:37 | Howard | Leonard Barr snags the defensive board | 39-31 |
| 15:21 | Howard | Jason Giorgi misses the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Craig Frechette - foul #2 on Craig Frechette, team foul #1 | 39-31 |
| 15:21 | Howard | Jason Giorgi makes the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 15:21 | Howard | Jason Giorgi makes the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 14:59 | Nicholls State | Craig Frechette double dribbles | 41-31 |
| Subs | Howard | Charles Trott (PG) Robert White | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 14:41 | Howard | John Palombo is whistled for a carry | 41-31 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kevin Heard (PG) Kenneth Cammack | |
| 14:25 | Nicholls State | Timothy Whitman clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Leonard Barr - foul #1 on Leonard Barr, team foul #3 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Howard | Eric Argo (SG) John Palombo | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 14:25 | Nicholls State | Timothy Whitman makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 14:25 | Nicholls State | Timothy Whitman misses the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 14:25 | Howard | Stephen Gettinger snags the defensive board | 41-32 |
| 14:11 | Howard | Charles Trott clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Kevin Heard - foul #2 on Kevin Heard, team foul #2 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Howard | Rex Eastridge (PF) Leonard Barr | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cory Rumble (C) Timothy Whitman | |
| 14:11 | Howard | Charles Trott makes the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 14:11 | Howard | Charles Trott makes the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 13:49 | Nicholls State | Preston Anderson is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Preston Anderson, team foul #3 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Howard | Michael Aderholt (C) Stephen Gettinger | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | David Green (PF) Ray Neely | |
| 13:39 | Howard | Michael Aderholt misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Cory Rumble - foul #1 on Cory Rumble, team foul #4 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Howard | Hugo Ellerman (SF) Jason Giorgi | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Bradley Risher (SG), Thomas Martelli (SF) Preston Anderson, Craig Frechette | |
| 13:39 | Howard | Michael Aderholt misses the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 13:39 | Howard | Michael Aderholt makes the 2nd free throw | 44-32 |
| 13:21 | Nicholls State | Cory Rumble throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-32 |
| 13:07 | Howard | Charles Trott hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 44-32 |
| 13:05 | Nicholls State | David Green pulls down the rebound | 44-32 |
| 12:51 | Nicholls State | Thomas Martelli can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 44-32 |
| 12:49 | Howard | Michael Aderholt snags the defensive board | 44-32 |
| 12:36 | Howard | Charles Trott scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-32 |
| 12:30 | Nicholls State | Thomas Martelli is called for traveling | 46-32 |
| Subs | Howard | Jason Giorgi (PG), Stephen Gettinger (PF) Charles Trott, Rex Eastridge | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 12:08 | Howard | Eric Argo misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-32 |
| 12:07 | Nicholls State | David Green pulls down the rebound | 46-32 |
| 11:51 | Nicholls State | Stephen Gettinger steals it from Bradley Risher | 46-32 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Jason Giorgi (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Eric Argo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SF - Hugo Ellerman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Gettinger (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Aderholt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Kevin Heard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bradley Risher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Martelli (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Green (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Cory Rumble (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Howard | Jason Giorgi misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-32 |
| 11:29 | Howard | Michael Aderholt gets the offensive rebound | 46-32 |
| 11:24 | Howard | Michael Aderholt comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-32 |
| 11:23 | Nicholls State | Kevin Heard gets the rebound | 46-32 |
| 11:04 | Nicholls State | Bradley Risher connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Cory Rumble | 46-35 |
| 10:43 | Howard | Eric Argo hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Gettinger | 48-35 |
| 10:28 | Nicholls State | Thomas Martelli clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-35 |
| 10:26 | Howard | Jason Giorgi grabs the defensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 10:12 | Howard | Stephen Gettinger double dribbles | 48-35 |
| Subs | Howard | Charles Trott (PG), John Palombo (SG), Rex Eastridge (PF) Eric Argo, Hugo Ellerman, Michael Aderholt | |
| 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 | |
| 09:56 | Nicholls State | Craig Frechette scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-38 |
| 09:37 | Howard | Stephen Gettinger lays it in set up by Charles Trott and he's hacked by Timothy Whitman - foul #1 on Timothy Whitman, team foul #5 | 50-38 |
| 09:37 | Howard | Stephen Gettinger makes the free throw | 51-38 |
| 09:14 | Nicholls State | Preston Anderson is hacked by Charles Trott - foul #1 on Charles Trott, team foul #4 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Howard | Leonard Barr (C) Stephen Gettinger | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 08:57 | Nicholls State | Preston Anderson drills a floater near the basket | 51-40 |
| 08:40 | Howard | Ray Neely steals the ball from Leonard Barr | 51-40 |
| 08:21 | Nicholls State | Timothy Whitman is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Timothy Whitman, team foul #6 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert White (SF) Jason Giorgi | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kevin Heard (PG) Kenneth Cammack | |
| 08:08 | Howard | Robert White blows the layup | 51-40 |
| 08:06 | Howard | John Palombo grabs the offensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 07:54 | Howard | Charles Trott buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from John Palombo and he's fouled by Craig Frechette - foul #3 on Craig Frechette, team foul #7 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Howard | Eric Argo (SG), Stephen Gettinger (SF), Michael Aderholt (C) John Palombo, Robert White, Leonard Barr | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cory Rumble (C) Timothy Whitman | |
| 07:54 | Howard | Charles Trott misses the free throw | 53-40 |
| 07:54 | Nicholls State | Cory Rumble grabs the defensive rebound | 53-40 |
| 07:37 | Nicholls State | Cory Rumble misses the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Michael Aderholt - foul #2 on Michael Aderholt, team foul #5 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Howard | Hugo Ellerman (SF) Stephen Gettinger | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | David Green (PF) Ray Neely | |
| 07:37 | Nicholls State | Cory Rumble makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 07:37 | Nicholls State | Cory Rumble makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Charles Trott (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Argo (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SF - Hugo Ellerman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rex Eastridge (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Aderholt (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Kevin Heard (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Preston Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Frechette (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Green (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Cory Rumble (fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Howard | Kevin Heard is called for the reach on Charles Trott in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Heard, team foul #8 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Thomas Martelli (SF) Craig Frechette | |
| 07:33 | Howard | Charles Trott makes the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 07:33 | Howard | Charles Trott makes the 2nd free throw | 55-42 |
| 07:20 | Nicholls State | Michael Aderholt steals the ball from Preston Anderson | 55-42 |
| 07:04 | Howard | Michael Aderholt scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Charles Trott | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:54 | Nicholls State | Kevin Heard is fouled on the floor by Charles Trott - foul #2 on Charles Trott, team foul #6 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Howard | Stephen Gettinger (PF) Rex Eastridge | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Bradley Risher (SG) Preston Anderson | |
| 06:35 | Nicholls State | Kevin Heard misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-42 |
| 06:34 | Howard | Hugo Ellerman snags the defensive board | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:12 | Howard | Bradley Risher is called for the reach on Eric Argo - foul #2 on Bradley Risher, team foul #9 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Howard | John Palombo (PG), Jason Giorgi (SF), Leonard Barr (C) Charles Trott, Hugo Ellerman, Michael Aderholt | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Craig Frechette (SF) Thomas Martelli | |
| 06:12 | Howard | Eric Argo makes the 1st free throw | 59-42 |
| 06:12 | Howard | Eric Argo makes the 2nd free throw | 60-42 |
| 05:58 | Nicholls State | Cory Rumble blows the layup | 60-42 |
| 05:56 | Nicholls State | Craig Frechette hits the follow up shot | 60-44 |
| 05:32 | Howard | Craig Frechette is called for the reach on Eric Argo - foul #4 on Craig Frechette, team foul #10 | 60-44 |
| Subs | Howard | Rex Eastridge (PF) Leonard Barr | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Preston Anderson (PG), Ray Neely (PF), Timothy Whitman (C) Kevin Heard, David Green, Cory Rumble | |
| 05:32 | Howard | Eric Argo makes the 1st free throw | 61-44 |
| 05:32 | Howard | Eric Argo makes the 2nd free throw | 62-44 |
| 05:23 | Nicholls State | Ray Neely lays it in on a great pass from Preston Anderson | 62-46 |
| 05:00 | Howard | Eric Argo hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jason Giorgi | 64-46 |
| 04:46 | Nicholls State | Ray Neely comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-46 |
| 04:44 | Howard | Stephen Gettinger gets the rebound | 64-46 |
| 04:26 | Howard | Jason Giorgi misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-46 |
| 04:24 | Howard | Rex Eastridge hits the follow up shot | 66-46 |
| 04:09 | Nicholls State | Craig Frechette hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-46 |
| 04:08 | Howard | Stephen Gettinger grabs the board | 66-46 |
| 03:47 | Howard | Rex Eastridge misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Timothy Whitman - foul #3 on Timothy Whitman, team foul #11 | 66-46 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert White (SG), Leonard Barr (C) John Palombo, Eric Argo | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Cammack (SG), Carl Lewis (SF) Bradley Risher, Craig Frechette | |
| 03:47 | Howard | Rex Eastridge makes the 1st free throw | 67-46 |
| 03:47 | Howard | Rex Eastridge misses the 2nd free throw | 67-46 |
| 03:47 | Nicholls State | Ray Neely grabs the defensive rebound | 67-46 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard 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 (+2) | |
| 03:33 | Nicholls State | Ray Neely can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 67-46 |
| 03:32 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Cammack tips it but misses | 67-46 |
| 03:31 | Nicholls State | Ray Neely can't tip it in | 67-46 |
| 03:30 | Howard | Rex Eastridge grabs the defensive rebound | 67-46 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Jason Giorgi (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert White (fresh) SF - Stephen Gettinger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rex Eastridge (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Leonard Barr (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Preston Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Cammack (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Carl Lewis (fresh) PF - Ray Neely (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Whitman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard 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) | |
| 03:25 | Howard | Jason Giorgi connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Robert White | 69-46 |
| 03:10 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Cammack's pass is intercepted by Leonard Barr | 69-46 |
| 02:57 | Howard | Kenneth Cammack steps in front of the Leonard Barr pass | 69-46 |
| 02:46 | Nicholls State | Ray Neely makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Preston Anderson | 69-49 |
| 02:22 | Howard | Robert White hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 69-49 |
| 02:21 | Nicholls State | Ray Neely snags the defensive board | 69-49 |
| 01:53 | Nicholls State | Stephen Gettinger swats the layup by Preston Anderson | 69-49 |
| 01:51 | Howard | Stephen Gettinger grabs the board | 69-49 |
| 01:44 | Howard | Rex Eastridge makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Jason Giorgi | 72-49 |
| 01:26 | Nicholls State | The jump hook by Preston Anderson is blocked by Rex Eastridge | 72-49 |
| 01:25 | Howard | The rebound goes to Rex Eastridge | 72-49 |
| 00:56 | Howard | Stephen Gettinger misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Preston Anderson - foul #3 on Preston Anderson, team foul #12 | 72-49 |
| Subs | Howard | John Palombo (SG) Rex Eastridge | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Craig Frechette (SF) Carl Lewis | |
| 00:56 | Howard | Stephen Gettinger makes the 1st free throw | 73-49 |
| 00:56 | Howard | Stephen Gettinger makes the 2nd free throw | 74-49 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) 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) | |
| 00:48 | Nicholls State | Craig Frechette hits a shot from the left wing | 74-51 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard 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) | |
| 00:25 | Howard | John Palombo misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 74-51 |
| 00:23 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Cammack gets the rebound | 74-51 |
| 00:16 | Nicholls State | Timothy Whitman clanks a floater from the left wing | 74-51 |
| 00:14 | Howard | Stephen Gettinger gets the rebound | 74-51 |
| 00:00 | Howard | Jason Giorgi runs out the clock | 74-51 |