| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Dennis Mahan (fresh) SG - Scott Ashworth (fresh) SF - Raymond Eckles (fresh) PF - Everett Totten (fresh) C - David Story (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Shelton Felipe (fresh) SG - Dustin Robertson (fresh) SF - Ryan Crouch (fresh) PF - Robert Rush (fresh) C - Steven Harpole (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | Steven Harpole wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Nicholls State | Robert Rush buries a runner from close range | 0-2 |
| 19:38 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Totten misses the jump hook in the paint | 0-2 |
| 19:37 | Nicholls State | Robert Rush snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Nicholls State | Shelton Felipe comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on David Story - foul #1 on David Story, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Nicholls State | Shelton Felipe makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:24 | Nicholls State | Shelton Felipe makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 19:04 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Totten misses the dunk but he's hacked by Robert Rush - foul #1 on Robert Rush, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 19:04 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Totten makes the 1st free throw | 1-4 |
| 19:04 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Totten misses the 2nd free throw | 1-4 |
| 19:04 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Eckles snags the offensive board | 1-4 |
| 18:50 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Eckles misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 1-4 |
| 18:49 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan grabs the offensive rebound | 1-4 |
| 18:37 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Eckles clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Ryan Crouch - foul #1 on Ryan Crouch, team foul #2 | 1-4 |
| 18:37 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Eckles makes the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:37 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Eckles makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:20 | Nicholls State | Shelton Felipe misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 18:18 | Tennessee Tech | David Story pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:56 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-4 |
| 17:54 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Eckles grabs the offensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:34 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Totten drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by David Story | 5-4 |
| 17:14 | Nicholls State | Ryan Crouch can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 5-4 |
| 17:12 | Nicholls State | Steven Harpole grabs the offensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:59 | Nicholls State | Shelton Felipe comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 16:58 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 16:46 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth lays it up and in set up by Dennis Mahan | 7-4 |
| 16:29 | Nicholls State | Dustin Robertson clanks a floater from the left side | 7-4 |
| 16:27 | Tennessee Tech | David Story grabs the defensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:21 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Raymond Eckles | 10-4 |
| 16:00 | Nicholls State | Ryan Crouch is hacked by Everett Totten - foul #1 on Everett Totten, team foul #2 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jean James (PF) Everett Totten | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jason Baldwin (PG), John Edmond (SG), John Haber (SF), David Thrash (PF), Kenneth Gannon (C) Shelton Felipe, Dustin Robertson, Ryan Crouch, Robert Rush, Steven Harpole | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Dennis Mahan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Scott Ashworth (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Raymond Eckles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jean James (fresh) C - David Story (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jason Baldwin (fresh) SG - John Edmond (fresh) SF - John Haber (fresh) PF - David Thrash (fresh) C - Kenneth Gannon (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | Nicholls State | David Thrash hits a floater from the left block | 10-6 |
| 15:49 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan clanks a shot from the right side | 10-6 |
| 15:47 | Nicholls State | David Thrash gets the rebound | 10-6 |
| 15:40 | Nicholls State | John Haber can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 10-6 |
| 15:38 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Scott Ashworth | 10-6 |
| 15:21 | Tennessee Tech | Jason Baldwin steps in front of the Raymond Eckles pass | 10-6 |
| 15:03 | Nicholls State | John Edmond is hacked by Jean James - foul #1 on Jean James, team foul #3 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Mark Ludlow (PG), Louis Dickinson (SG), Kenneth Wagnon (SF), Stanley Adair (C) Dennis Mahan, Scott Ashworth, Raymond Eckles, David Story | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 14:50 | Nicholls State | John Edmond lays it in on a great pass from Jason Baldwin | 10-8 |
| 14:31 | Tennessee Tech | Louis Dickinson drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Ludlow | 13-8 |
| 14:17 | Nicholls State | David Thrash scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Edmond | 13-11 |
| 14:07 | Tennessee Tech | Louis Dickinson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Ludlow | 16-11 |
| 13:51 | Nicholls State | 3 seconds is called on Jason Baldwin | 16-11 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth (SG), Raymond Eckles (SF), Everett Totten (PF), David Story (C) Louis Dickinson, Kenneth Wagnon, Jean James, Stanley Adair | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Shelton Felipe (PG), Dustin Robertson (SG), Ryan Crouch (SF), Robert Rush (PF), Steven Harpole (C) Jason Baldwin, John Edmond, John Haber, David Thrash, Kenneth Gannon | |
| 13:29 | Tennessee Tech | David Story banks in the layup | 18-11 |
| 13:07 | Nicholls State | Steven Harpole misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 18-11 |
| 13:05 | Nicholls State | The offensive rebound goes to Ryan Crouch | 18-11 |
| 12:49 | Nicholls State | Robert Rush misses the lay-in | 18-11 |
| 12:47 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth grabs the defensive rebound | 18-11 |
| 12:42 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Totten can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-11 |
| 12:41 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Eckles can't tip it in | 18-11 |
| 12:39 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Shelton Felipe | 18-11 |
| 12:23 | Nicholls State | Robert Rush clanks a shot in the paint but the foul's on David Story - foul #2 on David Story, team foul #4 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan (PG), Jean James (C) Mark Ludlow, David Story | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 12:23 | Nicholls State | Robert Rush makes the 1st free throw | 18-12 |
| 12:23 | Nicholls State | Robert Rush makes the 2nd free throw | 18-13 |
| 12:05 | Tennessee Tech | Jean James's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-13 |
| 11:39 | Nicholls State | Ryan Crouch is called for traveling | 18-13 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Mark Ludlow (SG), Louis Dickinson (SF) Scott Ashworth, Raymond Eckles | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | John Edmond (SG) Dustin Robertson | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Dennis Mahan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Ludlow (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Louis Dickinson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Everett Totten (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jean James (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Shelton Felipe (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Edmond (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ryan Crouch (fresh) PF - Robert Rush (fresh) 4 pts. C - Steven Harpole (fresh) | |
| 11:24 | Tennessee Tech | Mark Ludlow hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dennis Mahan | 20-13 |
| 11:01 | Nicholls State | Ryan Crouch drills a floater near the basket set up by Shelton Felipe | 20-15 |
| 10:39 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan makes the jump hook from the baseline | 22-15 |
| 10:21 | Nicholls State | John Edmond hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 22-15 |
| 10:19 | Tennessee Tech | Jean James pulls down the rebound | 22-15 |
| 10:15 | Tennessee Tech | Mark Ludlow misses the 3 from straight away | 22-15 |
| 10:13 | Tennessee Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Dickinson | 22-15 |
| 09:46 | Tennessee Tech | Jean James buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Mark Ludlow | 24-15 |
| 09:29 | Nicholls State | Ryan Crouch clanks a jumper from the right block | 24-15 |
| 09:28 | Nicholls State | Ryan Crouch misses the tip | 24-15 |
| 09:26 | Tennessee Tech | Mark Ludlow gets the rebound | 24-15 |
| 09:22 | Tennessee Tech | Louis Dickinson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Ryan Crouch - foul #2 on Ryan Crouch, team foul #3 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth (SG), Raymond Eckles (SF), Stanley Adair (C) Dennis Mahan, Mark Ludlow, Everett Totten | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jason Baldwin (PG), Dustin Robertson (SG), John Haber (SF), David Thrash (PF), Kenneth Gannon (C) Shelton Felipe, John Edmond, Ryan Crouch, Robert Rush, Steven Harpole | |
| 09:22 | Tennessee Tech | Louis Dickinson makes the 1st free throw | 25-15 |
| 09:22 | Tennessee Tech | Louis Dickinson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-15 |
| 09:10 | Nicholls State | John Haber misses the lay-in | 26-15 |
| 09:08 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Louis Dickinson | 26-15 |
| 09:02 | Tennessee Tech | Louis Dickinson is called for traveling | 26-15 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Wolf (C) Jean James | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 09:00 | Nicholls State | Jason Baldwin's pass is intercepted by Louis Dickinson in the backcourt | 26-15 |
| 08:53 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by David Thrash - foul #1 on David Thrash, team foul #4 | 26-15 |
| 08:53 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth makes the 1st free throw | 27-15 |
| 08:53 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth makes the 2nd free throw | 28-15 |
| 08:28 | Nicholls State | Dustin Robertson misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 28-15 |
| 08:27 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Wolf gets the rebound | 28-15 |
| 08:22 | Tennessee Tech | John Haber steals the ball from Louis Dickinson | 28-15 |
| 07:58 | Nicholls State | David Thrash buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jason Baldwin | 28-17 |
| 07:52 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Wolf is fouled on the floor by John Haber - foul #1 on John Haber, team foul #5 | 28-17 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan (PG), Jean James (PF) Louis Dickinson, Thomas Wolf | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 07:29 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Gannon - foul #1 on Kenneth Gannon, team foul #6 | 28-17 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Shelton Felipe (PG), Robert Rush (PF) Jason Baldwin, Kenneth Gannon | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Dennis Mahan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Ashworth (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Raymond Eckles (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jean James (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stanley Adair (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Shelton Felipe (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Robertson (fresh) SF - John Haber (fresh) PF - Robert Rush (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Thrash (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:15 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth loses the dribble to Shelton Felipe | 28-17 |
| 07:00 | Nicholls State | David Thrash's pass is intercepted by Dennis Mahan | 28-17 |
| 06:55 | Tennessee Tech | Shelton Felipe steps in front of the Raymond Eckles pass | 28-17 |
| 06:52 | Nicholls State | Shelton Felipe lays it up and in | 28-19 |
| 06:32 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth is fouled on the floor by Dustin Robertson - foul #1 on Dustin Robertson, team foul #7 | 28-19 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Everett Totten (PF) Stanley Adair | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | John Edmond (SG), Steven Harpole (C) Dustin Robertson, David Thrash | |
| 06:32 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth misses the 1st free throw | 28-19 |
| 06:32 | Nicholls State | Steven Harpole grabs the board | 28-19 |
| 06:18 | Nicholls State | Shelton Felipe clanks a runner in the paint | 28-19 |
| 06:16 | Nicholls State | Robert Rush can't tip it in | 28-19 |
| 06:15 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth gets the rebound | 28-19 |
| 06:11 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by John Haber - foul #2 on John Haber, team foul #8 | 28-19 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Mark Ludlow (SG), Louis Dickinson (SF), Thomas Wolf (C) Scott Ashworth, Raymond Eckles, Jean James | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jason Baldwin (SG) John Haber | |
| 06:11 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan makes the 1st free throw | 29-19 |
| 06:11 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan misses the 2nd free throw | 29-19 |
| 06:11 | Nicholls State | Steven Harpole grabs the defensive rebound | 29-19 |
| 05:58 | Nicholls State | Jason Baldwin is hacked by Louis Dickinson - foul #1 on Louis Dickinson, team foul #5 | 29-19 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Gannon (PF) Robert Rush | |
| 05:38 | Nicholls State | John Edmond is whistled for traveling | 29-19 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Wagnon (SF) Dennis Mahan | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 05:12 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Wagnon misses the easy layup | 29-19 |
| 05:10 | Nicholls State | Steven Harpole grabs the defensive rebound | 29-19 |
| 05:05 | Nicholls State | Shelton Felipe knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Jason Baldwin | 29-21 |
| 04:59 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Wagnon's pass is intercepted by John Edmond | 29-21 |
| 04:44 | Nicholls State | Everett Totten is called for the reach on Kenneth Gannon - foul #2 on Everett Totten, team foul #6 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth (SG), Raymond Eckles (SF), Jean James (PF), Stanley Adair (C) Louis Dickinson, Kenneth Wagnon, Everett Totten, Thomas Wolf | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Dustin Robertson (SG), David Thrash (SF), Robert Rush (PF) Shelton Felipe, John Edmond, Kenneth Gannon | |
| 04:26 | Nicholls State | Dustin Robertson blows the layup | 29-21 |
| 04:24 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth snags the defensive board | 29-21 |
| 04:20 | Tennessee Tech | Mark Ludlow makes the shot from the right side set up by Scott Ashworth | 31-21 |
| 04:08 | Nicholls State | Jason Baldwin is called for traveling | 31-21 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan (PG) Mark Ludlow | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Gannon (C) Steven Harpole | |
| 03:58 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan is fouled on the floor by Jason Baldwin - foul #1 on Jason Baldwin, team foul #9 | 31-21 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | David Story (C) Stanley Adair | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ryan Crouch (SF), John Haber (C) David Thrash, Kenneth Gannon | |
| 03:58 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan makes the 1st free throw | 32-21 |
| 03:58 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan makes the 2nd free throw | 33-21 |
| 03:45 | Nicholls State | Ryan Crouch knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Jason Baldwin | 33-23 |
| 03:26 | Tennessee Tech | David Story is denied on a layup by John Haber | 33-23 |
| 03:25 | Nicholls State | John Haber gets the rebound | 33-23 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Dennis Mahan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Ashworth (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Eckles (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jean James (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Story (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jason Baldwin (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Dustin Robertson (fresh) SF - Ryan Crouch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Rush (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Haber (fresh) | |
| 03:07 | Nicholls State | Robert Rush scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from John Haber | 33-25 |
| 02:42 | Tennessee Tech | Jean James's floater is tipped away by Ryan Crouch | 33-25 |
| 02:41 | Nicholls State | Jason Baldwin pulls down the rebound | 33-25 |
| 02:17 | Nicholls State | John Haber hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ryan Crouch and the foul's on David Story - foul #3 on David Story, team foul #7 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Mark Ludlow (PG), Louis Dickinson (SF), Everett Totten (PF), Stanley Adair (C) Dennis Mahan, Raymond Eckles, Jean James, David Story | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Shelton Felipe (PG), John Edmond (SG), Steven Harpole (C) Jason Baldwin, Dustin Robertson, Robert Rush | |
| 02:17 | Nicholls State | John Haber misses the free throw | 33-27 |
| 02:17 | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Adair gets the rebound | 33-27 |
| 02:00 | Tennessee Tech | Louis Dickinson buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Stanley Adair | 35-27 |
| 01:45 | Nicholls State | Shelton Felipe misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-27 |
| 01:44 | Nicholls State | Ryan Crouch grabs the offensive board | 35-27 |
| 01:29 | Nicholls State | Ryan Crouch misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-27 |
| 01:27 | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Adair snags the defensive board | 35-27 |
| 01:19 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Totten is whistled for traveling | 35-27 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Eckles (SF) Scott Ashworth | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 01:03 | Nicholls State | Ryan Crouch hits a 3 from the left corner set up by John Edmond | 35-30 |
| 00:39 | Tennessee Tech | John Haber swats the short shot by Raymond Eckles | 35-30 |
| 00:38 | Nicholls State | John Haber grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 00:22 | Nicholls State | Steven Harpole misses the easy layup but the foul's on Stanley Adair - foul #1 on Stanley Adair, team foul #8 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan (PG), Jean James (C) Louis Dickinson, Stanley Adair | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Dustin Robertson (SG), David Thrash (SF), Robert Rush (PF) John Edmond, Ryan Crouch, John Haber | |
| 00:22 | Nicholls State | Steven Harpole makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 00:22 | Nicholls State | Steven Harpole misses the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 00:22 | Tennessee Tech | Mark Ludlow grabs the board | 35-31 |
| 00:16 | Tennessee Tech | Mark Ludlow's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-31 |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | Jean James is called for the reach on Steven Harpole - foul #2 on Jean James, team foul #9 | 35-31 |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | Steven Harpole makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | Steven Harpole misses the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |