| Lineup | Stephen F. Austin | PG - Peter Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Newton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lyman Fagin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brad Downs (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Horne (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jonathan Cauley (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Oleg Grabowski (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Blair (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Punch (fresh) C - Thomas Crosslin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair inbounds the ball | 42-49 |
| Game Plan | Stephen F. Austin | Stephen F. Austin is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 19:41 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski double dribbles | 42-49 |
| 19:17 | Stephen F. Austin | Terry Newton travels with the ball | 42-49 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Michael Fleming (SG), Clifford Proctor (SF), Jeffrey Bridges (PF) Peter Johnson, Lyman Fagin, Brad Downs | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 19:06 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair is wide open but clanks a runner near the basket | 42-49 |
| 19:05 | Stephen F. Austin | Clifford Proctor grabs the defensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 19:03 | Stephen F. Austin | Michael Fleming is hacked by Jonathan Cauley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jonathan Cauley, team foul #1 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Peter Johnson (PG), John Anderson (C) Terry Newton, Gary Horne | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller (PG) Jonathan Cauley | |
| 18:47 | Stephen F. Austin | Clifford Proctor clanks a turnaround in the lane | 42-49 |
| 18:45 | Nicholls State | Joseph Punch pulls down the rebound | 42-49 |
| 18:43 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair travels in the backcourt | 42-49 |
| 18:29 | Stephen F. Austin | John Anderson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-49 |
| 18:28 | Stephen F. Austin | John Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 18:11 | Stephen F. Austin | Michael Fleming misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 42-49 |
| 18:10 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair grabs the board | 42-49 |
| 18:02 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski is open and lays it up and in | 42-51 |
| 17:51 | Stephen F. Austin | John Anderson misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 42-51 |
| 17:49 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair grabs the defensive rebound | 42-51 |
| 17:46 | Nicholls State | Joseph Punch's pass is intercepted by Michael Fleming in the backcourt | 42-51 |
| 17:39 | Stephen F. Austin | Michael Fleming hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Peter Johnson and the foul's on Joseph Punch - foul #3 on Joseph Punch, team foul #2 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Terry Newton (SG), Lyman Fagin (SF), Brad Downs (PF), Gary Horne (C) Peter Johnson, Clifford Proctor, Jeffrey Bridges, John Anderson | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano (PG), Arthur Grinnell (PF) Joseph Miller, Joseph Punch | |
| 17:39 | Stephen F. Austin | Michael Fleming misses the free throw | 44-51 |
| 17:39 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin pulls down the rebound | 44-51 |
| 17:26 | Nicholls State | Arthur Grinnell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 44-51 |
| 17:24 | Stephen F. Austin | Gary Horne snags the defensive board | 44-51 |
| 17:18 | Stephen F. Austin | Oleg Grabowski steps in front of the Gary Horne pass in the backcourt | 44-51 |
| 17:13 | Nicholls State | Gary Horne swats the layup by Thomas Crosslin | 44-51 |
| 17:12 | Stephen F. Austin | Brad Downs grabs the defensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 17:07 | Stephen F. Austin | Michael Fleming makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Terry Newton | 46-51 |
| 17:00 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski is denied on a layup by Lyman Fagin | 46-51 |
| 16:58 | Stephen F. Austin | Brad Downs pulls down the rebound | 46-51 |
| 16:30 | Stephen F. Austin | Lyman Fagin hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Cecil Solano - foul #3 on Cecil Solano, team foul #3 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Peter Johnson (PG), Lionel Delfino (C) Michael Fleming, Gary Horne | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller (PG), Brian Wightman (SF), Alex Salley (PF) Cecil Solano, Walter Blair, Arthur Grinnell | |
| 16:30 | Stephen F. Austin | Lyman Fagin makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 16:30 | Stephen F. Austin | Lyman Fagin misses the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 16:30 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Thomas Crosslin | 47-51 |
| 16:08 | Nicholls State | Peter Johnson steals it from Thomas Crosslin | 47-51 |
| 16:06 | Stephen F. Austin | Alex Salley steps in front of the Peter Johnson pass in the backcourt | 47-51 |
| 15:58 | Nicholls State | Brian Wightman double dribbles | 47-51 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Thomas Bolduc (SG), Gary Horne (C) Terry Newton, Lyman Fagin | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Stanley Kinsella (SG), Norman Spurling (C) Oleg Grabowski, Thomas Crosslin | |
| Lineup | Stephen F. Austin | PG - Peter Johnson (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Bolduc (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lionel Delfino (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brad Downs (tiring) 4 reb. C - Gary Horne (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Joseph Miller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Kinsella (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Brian Wightman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alex Salley (fresh) C - Norman Spurling (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Stephen F. Austin | Brad Downs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-51 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Lyman Fagin (SF), Jeffrey Bridges (PF) Lionel Delfino, Brad Downs | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Walter Blair (SF), Arthur Grinnell (PF) Brian Wightman, Alex Salley | |
| 15:25 | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller is hacked by Thomas Bolduc - foul #4 on Thomas Bolduc, team foul #1 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Terry Newton (SG) Thomas Bolduc | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 15:14 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling is fouled on the floor by Lyman Fagin - foul #2 on Lyman Fagin, team foul #2 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski (SG), Thomas Crosslin (C) Stanley Kinsella, Norman Spurling | |
| 14:57 | Nicholls State | Gary Horne denies the turnaround by Thomas Crosslin | 47-51 |
| 14:55 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski tips it back up and in | 47-53 |
| 14:52 | Stephen F. Austin | Terry Newton is hacked by Oleg Grabowski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Oleg Grabowski, team foul #4 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Clifford Proctor (SF), Brad Downs (PF) Lyman Fagin, Gary Horne | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Stanley Kinsella (SG), Brian Wightman (SF), Alex Salley (PF) Oleg Grabowski, Walter Blair, Arthur Grinnell | |
| 14:44 | Stephen F. Austin | Terry Newton misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-53 |
| 14:43 | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller grabs the board | 47-53 |
| 14:37 | Nicholls State | Brian Wightman is open and buries a 3 from straight away | 47-56 |
| 14:14 | Stephen F. Austin | Jeffrey Bridges clanks a floater from the left block | 47-56 |
| 14:13 | Stephen F. Austin | Brad Downs grabs the offensive rebound | 47-56 |
| 13:57 | Stephen F. Austin | Brad Downs hits a fadeaway near the basket | 49-56 |
| 13:50 | Nicholls State | Stanley Kinsella misses long on a 3 from straight away | 49-56 |
| 13:48 | Stephen F. Austin | Terry Newton gets the rebound | 49-56 |
| 13:43 | Stephen F. Austin | Terry Newton is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Wightman - foul #2 on Brian Wightman, team foul #5 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Lionel Delfino (SF), John Anderson (PF), Gary Horne (C) Peter Johnson, Brad Downs, Jeffrey Bridges | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Walter Blair (SF), Arthur Grinnell (PF), Norman Spurling (C) Brian Wightman, Alex Salley, Thomas Crosslin | |
| 13:22 | Stephen F. Austin | John Anderson misses the wide open fadeaway from the left block | 49-56 |
| 13:21 | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller grabs the board | 49-56 |
| 13:18 | Nicholls State | Clifford Proctor steps in front of the Joseph Miller pass in the backcourt | 49-56 |
| 13:03 | Stephen F. Austin | Arthur Grinnell denies the turnaround by Gary Horne | 49-56 |
| 13:02 | Stephen F. Austin | Lionel Delfino grabs the offensive rebound | 49-56 |
| 12:35 | Stephen F. Austin | Clifford Proctor misses long on a shot from the right side | 49-56 |
| 12:34 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Arthur Grinnell | 49-56 |
| 12:34 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 49-56 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Peter Johnson (PG), Michael Fleming (SG), Lyman Fagin (SF) Clifford Proctor, Terry Newton, John Anderson | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alex Salley (SG), Brian Wightman (SF), Thomas Crosslin (C) Stanley Kinsella, Walter Blair, Norman Spurling | |
| 12:23 | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller can't throw it down | 49-56 |
| 12:22 | Nicholls State | Alex Salley grabs the offensive rebound | 49-56 |
| 12:12 | Nicholls State | Gary Horne swats the layup by Joseph Miller | 49-56 |
| 12:10 | Nicholls State | Arthur Grinnell can't tip it in | 49-56 |
| 12:09 | Stephen F. Austin | Lionel Delfino grabs the board | 49-56 |
| 11:55 | Stephen F. Austin | Michael Fleming hits a turnaround from the left block set up by Lionel Delfino | 51-56 |
| Lineup | Stephen F. Austin | PG - Peter Johnson (tired) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Fleming (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Lyman Fagin (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lionel Delfino (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Horne (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Joseph Miller (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alex Salley (fairly fresh) SF - Brian Wightman (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Grinnell (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Crosslin (tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Nicholls State | Arthur Grinnell misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Peter Johnson - foul #3 on Peter Johnson, team foul #3 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Brad Downs (PF), Jeffrey Bridges (C) Lionel Delfino, Gary Horne | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Walter Blair (SF) Brian Wightman | |
| 11:42 | Nicholls State | Arthur Grinnell makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 11:42 | Nicholls State | Arthur Grinnell misses the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 11:42 | Stephen F. Austin | Jeffrey Bridges snags the defensive board | 51-57 |
| 11:25 | Stephen F. Austin | Michael Fleming hits a wide open floater near the basket on a nice dish by Jeffrey Bridges | 53-57 |
| 11:21 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair hits a jumper from the left block and he's fouled by Lyman Fagin - foul #3 on Lyman Fagin, team foul #4 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Clifford Proctor (PG), John Anderson (C) Peter Johnson, Jeffrey Bridges | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Stanley Kinsella (SG) Arthur Grinnell | |
| 11:21 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair makes the free throw | 53-60 |
| 10:55 | Stephen F. Austin | Brad Downs hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-60 |
| 10:53 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair snags the defensive board | 53-60 |
| 10:47 | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Alex Salley and he's hacked by Lyman Fagin - foul #4 on Lyman Fagin, team foul #5 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Terry Newton (PG), Lionel Delfino (SF), Jeffrey Bridges (C) Michael Fleming, Lyman Fagin, John Anderson | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Brian Wightman (SF), Norman Spurling (C) Walter Blair, Thomas Crosslin | |
| 10:47 | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller makes the free throw | 53-63 |
| 10:32 | Stephen F. Austin | Clifford Proctor misses long on an open floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Joseph Miller - foul #3 on Joseph Miller, team foul #6 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley (PG) Joseph Miller | |
| 10:32 | Stephen F. Austin | Clifford Proctor misses the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 10:32 | Stephen F. Austin | Clifford Proctor misses the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 10:32 | Nicholls State | Brian Wightman snags the defensive board | 53-63 |
| 10:29 | Nicholls State | Alex Salley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-63 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Peter Johnson (PG) Clifford Proctor | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 10:11 | Stephen F. Austin | Terry Newton is hacked by Stanley Kinsella - foul #2 on Stanley Kinsella, team foul #7 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Gary Horne (C) Brad Downs | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Walter Blair (SF) Brian Wightman | |
| 10:11 | Stephen F. Austin | Terry Newton misses the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 10:11 | Stephen F. Austin | Jeffrey Bridges gets the offensive rebound | 53-63 |
| 09:56 | Stephen F. Austin | Lionel Delfino misses the jump hook near the basket | 53-63 |
| 09:54 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling grabs the defensive rebound | 53-63 |
| 09:52 | Nicholls State | Peter Johnson is called for the reach on Jonathan Cauley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Peter Johnson, team foul #6 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Michael Fleming (SG), John Anderson (C) Peter Johnson, Gary Horne | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski (SG), Cecil Solano (SF), Joseph Punch (PF), Thomas Crosslin (C) Stanley Kinsella, Walter Blair, Alex Salley, Norman Spurling | |
| 09:41 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-63 |
| 09:40 | Stephen F. Austin | John Anderson grabs the board | 53-63 |
| 09:36 | Stephen F. Austin | Michael Fleming clanks a jumper from the right side | 53-63 |
| 09:34 | Stephen F. Austin | John Anderson grabs the offensive board | 53-63 |
| 09:14 | Stephen F. Austin | Michael Fleming comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 53-63 |
| 09:12 | Nicholls State | Joseph Punch grabs the board | 53-63 |
| 09:07 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Oleg Grabowski | 53-66 |
| 08:44 | Stephen F. Austin | Michael Fleming dunks the ball | 55-66 |
| 08:42 | Nicholls State | John Anderson steps in front of the Cecil Solano pass in the backcourt | 55-66 |
| 08:13 | Stephen F. Austin | John Anderson is open and scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Terry Newton | 57-66 |
| 08:05 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Bridges is called for the reach on Oleg Grabowski - foul #1 on Jeffrey Bridges, team foul #7 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Clifford Proctor (SF), Brad Downs (PF), Gary Horne (C) Lionel Delfino, Jeffrey Bridges, John Anderson | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Walter Blair (SF), Norman Spurling (C) Cecil Solano, Thomas Crosslin | |
| 08:05 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 08:05 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski misses the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 08:05 | Stephen F. Austin | Gary Horne gets the rebound | 57-67 |
| 07:47 | Stephen F. Austin | Michael Fleming is called for traveling | 57-67 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Thomas Bolduc (SG), Lyman Fagin (SF) Michael Fleming, Terry Newton | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Lineup | Stephen F. Austin | PG - Clifford Proctor (tiring) 2 stl. SG - Thomas Bolduc (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Lyman Fagin (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Brad Downs (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Horne (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jonathan Cauley (tiring) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Oleg Grabowski (tiring) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Walter Blair (very tired) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joseph Punch (tiring) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Norman Spurling (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Nicholls State | Clifford Proctor is called for the reach on Oleg Grabowski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clifford Proctor, team foul #8 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Peter Johnson (PG) Clifford Proctor | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 07:43 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski makes the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 07:43 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski makes the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| 07:18 | Stephen F. Austin | Joseph Punch denies the turnaround by Brad Downs | 57-69 |
| 07:17 | Stephen F. Austin | Brad Downs grabs the offensive rebound | 57-69 |
| 07:09 | Stephen F. Austin | Lyman Fagin is open and buries a runner from the baseline set up by Thomas Bolduc | 59-69 |
| 07:06 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley's pass is intercepted by Brad Downs in the backcourt | 59-69 |
| 06:47 | Stephen F. Austin | Thomas Bolduc is open and scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 61-69 |
| 06:32 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski hits the finger roll | 61-71 |
| 06:32 | Stephen F. Austin | Stephen F. Austin calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 61-71 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Clifford Proctor (PG), Jeffrey Bridges (PF) Peter Johnson, Brad Downs | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano (PG), Brian Wightman (SF), Thomas Crosslin (C) Jonathan Cauley, Walter Blair, Norman Spurling | |
| 06:25 | Stephen F. Austin | Clifford Proctor is open and scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Thomas Bolduc | 63-71 |
| 06:12 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Gary Horne - foul #2 on Gary Horne, team foul #9 | 63-71 |
| 06:12 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin misses the 1st free throw | 63-71 |
| 06:12 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin makes the 2nd free throw | 63-72 |
| 05:58 | Stephen F. Austin | Lyman Fagin hits a wide open 3 from the right corner set up by Thomas Bolduc | 66-72 |
| 05:45 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-72 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Brad Downs (PF), John Anderson (C) Jeffrey Bridges, Gary Horne | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley (PG), Alex Salley (PF) Cecil Solano, Joseph Punch | |
| 05:26 | Stephen F. Austin | Clifford Proctor scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-72 |
| 05:21 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-72 |
| 05:19 | Stephen F. Austin | John Anderson snags the defensive board | 69-72 |
| 05:00 | Stephen F. Austin | Clifford Proctor misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 69-72 |
| 04:58 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski grabs the board | 69-72 |
| 04:37 | Nicholls State | Brian Wightman is fouled on the floor by Thomas Bolduc - foul #5 on Thomas Bolduc, team foul #10 | 69-72 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Peter Johnson (PG), Terry Newton (SG), Lionel Delfino (SF), Jeffrey Bridges (PF), Gary Horne (C) Clifford Proctor, Thomas Bolduc, Lyman Fagin, Brad Downs, John Anderson | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano (PG), Joseph Punch (PF), Norman Spurling (C) Jonathan Cauley, Alex Salley, Thomas Crosslin | |
| 04:37 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 69-72 |
| 04:37 | Nicholls State | Brian Wightman misses the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 04:37 | Nicholls State | Brian Wightman misses the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| 04:37 | Stephen F. Austin | Gary Horne pulls down the rebound | 69-72 |
| 04:17 | Stephen F. Austin | Lionel Delfino is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Lionel Delfino, team foul #11 | 69-72 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Walter Blair (SF) Brian Wightman | |
| 03:56 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Bridges is called for the reach on Norman Spurling - foul #2 on Jeffrey Bridges, team foul #12 | 69-72 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Michael Fleming (SG) Terry Newton | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller (PG), Alex Salley (PF) Walter Blair, Joseph Punch | |
| 03:56 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling makes the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 03:56 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling makes the 2nd free throw | 69-74 |
| Game Plan | Stephen F. Austin | Stephen F. Austin is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:37 | Stephen F. Austin | Jeffrey Bridges can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Alex Salley - foul #2 on Alex Salley, team foul #8 | 69-74 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Lyman Fagin (SF), John Anderson (C) Lionel Delfino, Gary Horne | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Walter Blair (SF) Cecil Solano | |
| 03:37 | Stephen F. Austin | Jeffrey Bridges misses the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 03:37 | Stephen F. Austin | Jeffrey Bridges makes the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| Lineup | Stephen F. Austin | PG - Peter Johnson (very tired) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Michael Fleming (tiring) 12 pts. SF - Lyman Fagin (tired) 10 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jeffrey Bridges (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Anderson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Joseph Miller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Oleg Grabowski (tired) 20 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Walter Blair (tired) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Alex Salley (fresh) 1 ast. C - Norman Spurling (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair drills a turnaround from close range | 70-76 |
| 03:05 | Stephen F. Austin | Jeffrey Bridges drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Michael Fleming | 72-76 |
| 03:01 | Nicholls State | Alex Salley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Lyman Fagin - foul #5 on Lyman Fagin, team foul #13 | 72-76 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Terry Newton (PG), Lionel Delfino (SF), Brad Downs (PF), Gary Horne (C) Peter Johnson, Lyman Fagin, Jeffrey Bridges, John Anderson | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley (PG), Thomas Crosslin (C) Joseph Miller, Norman Spurling | |
| 03:01 | Nicholls State | Alex Salley makes the 1st free throw | 72-77 |
| 03:01 | Nicholls State | Alex Salley misses the 2nd free throw | 72-77 |
| 03:01 | Stephen F. Austin | Gary Horne snags the defensive board | 72-77 |
| 02:56 | Stephen F. Austin | Stephen F. Austin calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 72-77 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano (SF) Walter Blair | |
| 02:42 | Stephen F. Austin | Cecil Solano swats the short shot by Gary Horne | 72-77 |
| 02:40 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski snags the defensive board | 72-77 |
| 02:37 | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 72-77 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Clifford Proctor (SG) Michael Fleming | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Arthur Grinnell (PF) Alex Salley | |
| 02:32 | Stephen F. Austin | Clifford Proctor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-77 |
| 02:06 | Nicholls State | Lionel Delfino steals the ball from Jonathan Cauley | 72-77 |
| 02:06 | Stephen F. Austin | Stephen F. Austin calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 72-77 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Jeffrey Bridges (PF), John Anderson (C) Brad Downs, Gary Horne | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller (PG), Joseph Punch (PF) Jonathan Cauley, Arthur Grinnell | |
| 01:52 | Stephen F. Austin | John Anderson clanks a shot from close range | 72-77 |
| 01:51 | Stephen F. Austin | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Bridges | 72-77 |
| 01:38 | Stephen F. Austin | Clifford Proctor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-77 |
| 01:38 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 72-77 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Peter Johnson (PG), Brad Downs (PF), Gary Horne (C) Lionel Delfino, Jeffrey Bridges, John Anderson | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley (PG), Walter Blair (SF) Joseph Miller, Cecil Solano | |
| 01:30 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair's floater is tipped away by Gary Horne | 72-77 |
| 01:29 | Stephen F. Austin | Gary Horne snags the defensive board | 72-77 |
| 01:29 | Stephen F. Austin | Stephen F. Austin calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 72-77 |
| 01:26 | Stephen F. Austin | Terry Newton's pass is intercepted by Jonathan Cauley in the backcourt | 72-77 |
| 01:25 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley misses the dunk attempt | 72-77 |
| 01:24 | Stephen F. Austin | Brad Downs gets the rebound | 72-77 |
| 01:09 | Stephen F. Austin | Gary Horne is fouled on the floor by Thomas Crosslin - foul #3 on Thomas Crosslin, team foul #9 | 72-77 |
| 01:09 | Stephen F. Austin | Gary Horne misses the 1st free throw | 72-77 |
| 01:09 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin grabs the defensive rebound | 72-77 |
| 01:06 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 72-77 |
| 01:04 | Nicholls State | Joseph Punch can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Clifford Proctor - foul #2 on Clifford Proctor, team foul #14 | 72-77 |
| 01:04 | Nicholls State | Joseph Punch makes the 1st free throw | 72-78 |
| 01:04 | Nicholls State | Joseph Punch makes the 2nd free throw | 72-79 |
| 01:02 | Stephen F. Austin | Walter Blair picks off the pass by Terry Newton in the backcourt | 72-79 |
| Game Plan | Stephen F. Austin | Stephen F. Austin is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:49 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski is hacked by Terry Newton - foul #2 on Terry Newton, team foul #15 | 72-79 |
| 00:49 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski makes the 1st free throw | 72-80 |
| 00:49 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski makes the 2nd free throw | 72-81 |
| Game Plan | Stephen F. Austin | Stephen F. Austin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:42 | Stephen F. Austin | Terry Newton's pass is intercepted by Joseph Punch | 72-81 |
| Game Plan | Stephen F. Austin | Stephen F. Austin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:40 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Johnson - foul #5 on Peter Johnson, team foul #16 | 72-81 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Michael Fleming (SG) Peter Johnson | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Stanley Kinsella (SG) Oleg Grabowski | |
| 00:40 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley makes the 1st free throw | 72-82 |
| 00:40 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley makes the 2nd free throw | 72-83 |
| 00:35 | Stephen F. Austin | Terry Newton misses long on a floater from the left side | 72-83 |
| 00:33 | Nicholls State | Joseph Punch grabs the defensive rebound | 72-83 |
| Game Plan | Stephen F. Austin | Stephen F. Austin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:31 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley travels in the backcourt | 72-83 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Jeffrey Bridges (PF), John Anderson (C) Brad Downs, Gary Horne | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller (PG), Brian Wightman (SF), Arthur Grinnell (PF), Norman Spurling (C) Jonathan Cauley, Walter Blair, Joseph Punch, Thomas Crosslin | |
| 00:29 | Stephen F. Austin | Clifford Proctor misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-83 |
| 00:28 | Stephen F. Austin | John Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 72-83 |
| 00:26 | Stephen F. Austin | Brian Wightman steals the ball from Clifford Proctor | 72-83 |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller runs out the clock | 72-83 |