| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Chris Baumann (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Cohen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Fiorentino (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Matthew Henderson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Gleason (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Michael King (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Neal Banks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Batchelor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Louis Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Charlie Kopec (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa State | Jimmy Fiorentino inbounds the ball | 40-36 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Iowa State | Raymond Batchelor is called for the reach on Jimmy Fiorentino - foul #2 on Raymond Batchelor, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Michael Slick (SF), Charles Freeman (PF), Robert Howe (C) Jimmy Fiorentino, Matthew Henderson, Fred Gleason | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 19:16 | Iowa State | Robert Howe hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Charlie Kopec - foul #2 on Charlie Kopec, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| 19:16 | Iowa State | Robert Howe makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 19:16 | Iowa State | Robert Howe makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 18:51 | Nicholls State | Neal Banks clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-36 |
| 18:50 | Iowa State | Michael Slick grabs the defensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 18:34 | Iowa State | Michael Slick's pass is intercepted by Michael King | 42-36 |
| 18:30 | Nicholls State | Michael King banks in the layup | 42-38 |
| 18:22 | Iowa State | William Cohen travels with the ball | 42-38 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Moshe Kozinski (PG), Jerry Barnes (SG), Matthew Henderson (PF), Fred Gleason (C) Chris Baumann, William Cohen, Charles Freeman, Robert Howe | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 17:59 | Nicholls State | Jerry Barnes picks off the pass by Charlie Kopec | 42-38 |
| 17:56 | Iowa State | Michael Slick banks in the layup set up by Jerry Barnes | 44-38 |
| 17:37 | Nicholls State | Louis Adams makes the shot from close range on a great pass from Michael King | 44-40 |
| 17:21 | Iowa State | Neal Banks is called for the reach on Jerry Barnes - foul #1 on Neal Banks, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Chris Baumann (PG), William Cohen (SG), Jimmy Fiorentino (SF), Charles Freeman (PF), Robert Howe (C) Moshe Kozinski, Jerry Barnes, Michael Slick, Matthew Henderson, Fred Gleason | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Lockwood (SG), Wayne Osborne (C) Neal Banks, Charlie Kopec | |
| 17:02 | Iowa State | Chris Baumann is fouled on the floor by Raymond Batchelor - foul #3 on Raymond Batchelor, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Michael Slick (SF), Matthew Henderson (PF), Fred Gleason (C) Jimmy Fiorentino, Charles Freeman, Robert Howe | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffery Fellers (PG), Nelson Hoffman (PF), Conrad Porter (C) Michael King, Raymond Batchelor, Louis Adams | |
| 16:48 | Iowa State | Michael Slick double dribbles | 44-40 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jimmy Fiorentino (SF) Michael Slick | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 16:32 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Lockwood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-40 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Moshe Kozinski (PG), Michael Slick (SF), Charles Freeman (PF), Robert Howe (C) Chris Baumann, Jimmy Fiorentino, Matthew Henderson, Fred Gleason | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 16:18 | Iowa State | William Cohen misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-40 |
| 16:16 | Nicholls State | Nelson Hoffman gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| 16:10 | Nicholls State | Charles Freeman picks off the pass by Conrad Porter | 44-40 |
| 15:54 | Iowa State | William Cohen clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-40 |
| 15:52 | Nicholls State | Conrad Porter gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Moshe Kozinski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Cohen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Slick (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Howe (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jeffery Fellers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Lockwood (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wayne Osborne (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nelson Hoffman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Conrad Porter (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Nicholls State | Wayne Osborne is whistled for a carry | 44-40 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Chris Baumann (PG), Jerry Barnes (SG), Jimmy Fiorentino (SF), Matthew Henderson (PF), Fred Gleason (C) Moshe Kozinski, William Cohen, Michael Slick, Charles Freeman, Robert Howe | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael King (PG), Neal Banks (SG), Raymond Batchelor (SF), Louis Adams (PF), Charlie Kopec (C) Jeffery Fellers, Kenneth Lockwood, Wayne Osborne, Nelson Hoffman, Conrad Porter | |
| 15:22 | Iowa State | Fred Gleason misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Raymond Batchelor - foul #4 on Raymond Batchelor, team foul #5 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Iowa State | William Cohen (SG) Jerry Barnes | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Wayne Osborne (SF) Raymond Batchelor | |
| 15:22 | Iowa State | Fred Gleason makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 15:22 | Iowa State | Fred Gleason makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 15:07 | Nicholls State | Wayne Osborne misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 15:06 | Nicholls State | Michael King hits the follow up shot | 46-42 |
| 14:42 | Iowa State | Chris Baumann misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael King - foul #3 on Michael King, team foul #6 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jerry Barnes (SG), Michael Slick (SF), Charles Freeman (PF), Robert Howe (C) William Cohen, Jimmy Fiorentino, Matthew Henderson, Fred Gleason | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 14:42 | Iowa State | Chris Baumann makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 14:42 | Iowa State | Chris Baumann makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 14:29 | Nicholls State | Michael King travels with the ball | 48-42 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Moshe Kozinski (PG), Jimmy Fiorentino (SF), Matthew Henderson (PF), Fred Gleason (C) Chris Baumann, Michael Slick, Charles Freeman, Robert Howe | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Lockwood (SG) Neal Banks | |
| 14:09 | Iowa State | Louis Adams blocks the jumper by Jimmy Fiorentino | 48-42 |
| 14:07 | Nicholls State | Charlie Kopec gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 14:01 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Lockwood drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Charlie Kopec | 48-44 |
| 13:50 | Iowa State | Louis Adams is called for the reach on Matthew Henderson - foul #1 on Louis Adams, team foul #7 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Chris Baumann (PG), William Cohen (SG), Michael Slick (SF), Robert Howe (C) Moshe Kozinski, Jerry Barnes, Jimmy Fiorentino, Fred Gleason | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Nelson Hoffman (PF) Louis Adams | |
| 13:50 | Iowa State | Matthew Henderson misses the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 13:50 | Nicholls State | Wayne Osborne pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| 13:23 | Nicholls State | Michael King is hacked by Michael Slick - foul #3 on Michael Slick, team foul #1 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jimmy Fiorentino (SF), Charles Freeman (PF), Fred Gleason (C) Michael Slick, Matthew Henderson, Robert Howe | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffery Fellers (PG), Matthew Beardsley (SF), Conrad Porter (C) Michael King, Wayne Osborne, Charlie Kopec | |
| 13:10 | Nicholls State | Conrad Porter comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 13:08 | Iowa State | Chris Baumann pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| 12:57 | Iowa State | William Cohen knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 50-44 |
| 12:42 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Fellers clanks a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Charles Freeman - foul #1 on Charles Freeman, team foul #2 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Moshe Kozinski (PG), Jerry Barnes (SG), Michael Slick (SF), Robert Howe (C) Chris Baumann, William Cohen, Jimmy Fiorentino, Fred Gleason | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Neal Banks (SG), Louis Adams (PF) Matthew Beardsley, Conrad Porter | |
| 12:42 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Fellers makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 12:42 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Fellers makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 12:27 | Iowa State | The short jumper by Jerry Barnes is denied by Louis Adams | 50-46 |
| 12:26 | Nicholls State | Louis Adams snags the defensive board | 50-46 |
| 12:18 | Nicholls State | Neal Banks hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 50-46 |
| 12:17 | Nicholls State | Neal Banks tips it in | 50-48 |
| 11:56 | Iowa State | Michael Slick misses short on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Kenneth Lockwood - foul #3 on Kenneth Lockwood, team foul #8 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Chris Baumann (PG), William Cohen (SG), Matthew Henderson (PF), Fred Gleason (C) Moshe Kozinski, Jerry Barnes, Charles Freeman, Robert Howe | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael King (PG), Wayne Osborne (SF), Charlie Kopec (C) Jeffery Fellers, Kenneth Lockwood, Nelson Hoffman | |
| 11:56 | Iowa State | Michael Slick makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 11:56 | Iowa State | Michael Slick misses the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 11:56 | Nicholls State | Louis Adams snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 11:45 | Nicholls State | Neal Banks hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Charlie Kopec | 51-51 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Chris Baumann (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Cohen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Slick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Henderson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Gleason (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Michael King (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Neal Banks (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Osborne (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Adams (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Charlie Kopec (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Iowa State | Chris Baumann is hacked by Wayne Osborne - foul #1 on Wayne Osborne, team foul #9 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jerry Barnes (SG), Jimmy Fiorentino (SF), Robert Howe (C) William Cohen, Michael Slick, Fred Gleason | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 11:25 | Iowa State | Chris Baumann makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 11:25 | Iowa State | Chris Baumann makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 11:10 | Nicholls State | Wayne Osborne misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jerry Barnes - foul #1 on Jerry Barnes, team foul #3 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Moshe Kozinski (PG), William Cohen (SG), Fred Gleason (C) Chris Baumann, Jerry Barnes, Robert Howe | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Nelson Hoffman (PF) Louis Adams | |
| 11:10 | Nicholls State | Wayne Osborne makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 11:10 | Nicholls State | Wayne Osborne makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 10:53 | Iowa State | William Cohen comes up short on the runner from the right block | 53-53 |
| 10:51 | Iowa State | Fred Gleason pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 10:33 | Iowa State | Nelson Hoffman is called for the reach on Moshe Kozinski - foul #1 on Nelson Hoffman, team foul #10 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jerry Barnes (SG), Charles Freeman (PF), Robert Howe (C) William Cohen, Matthew Henderson, Fred Gleason | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Lockwood (SG) Neal Banks | |
| 10:33 | Iowa State | Moshe Kozinski makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 10:33 | Iowa State | Moshe Kozinski makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 10:19 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Lockwood is whistled for traveling | 55-53 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Chris Baumann (PG), Michael Slick (SF) Moshe Kozinski, Jimmy Fiorentino | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 10:12 | Iowa State | Nelson Hoffman swats the layup by Robert Howe | 55-53 |
| 10:10 | Nicholls State | Nelson Hoffman snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 09:50 | Nicholls State | Wayne Osborne hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael King | 55-55 |
| 09:43 | Iowa State | Charles Freeman misses the dunk but he's hacked by Kenneth Lockwood - foul #4 on Kenneth Lockwood, team foul #11 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Iowa State | William Cohen (SG), Jimmy Fiorentino (SF), Fred Gleason (C) Jerry Barnes, Michael Slick, Robert Howe | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffery Fellers (SG), Matthew Beardsley (SF), Louis Adams (PF) Kenneth Lockwood, Wayne Osborne, Charlie Kopec | |
| 09:43 | Iowa State | Charles Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 09:43 | Iowa State | Charles Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 09:31 | Nicholls State | Matthew Beardsley drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Michael King | 56-58 |
| 09:20 | Iowa State | Jimmy Fiorentino blows the dunk but he's hacked by Jeffery Fellers - foul #2 on Jeffery Fellers, team foul #12 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Moshe Kozinski (PG), Matthew Henderson (PF) Chris Baumann, Charles Freeman | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Emory Tilley (SG), Conrad Porter (C) Michael King, Nelson Hoffman | |
| 09:20 | Iowa State | Jimmy Fiorentino makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 09:20 | Iowa State | Jimmy Fiorentino makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 09:10 | Nicholls State | Emory Tilley misses badly on a floater from the right side | 58-58 |
| 09:08 | Nicholls State | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Adams | 58-58 |
| 08:44 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Fellers buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-61 |
| 08:23 | Iowa State | Matthew Henderson misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 58-61 |
| 08:21 | Iowa State | Matthew Henderson tips it home | 60-61 |
| 08:07 | Nicholls State | Conrad Porter is hacked by Jimmy Fiorentino - foul #3 on Jimmy Fiorentino, team foul #4 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Chris Baumann (PG), Jerry Barnes (SG), Michael Slick (SF), Charles Freeman (PF), Robert Howe (C) Moshe Kozinski, William Cohen, Jimmy Fiorentino, Matthew Henderson, Fred Gleason | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael King (PG), Neal Banks (SG), Wayne Osborne (SF), Charlie Kopec (C) Jeffery Fellers, Emory Tilley, Matthew Beardsley, Conrad Porter | |
| 07:53 | Nicholls State | Louis Adams scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Wayne Osborne | 60-63 |
| 07:27 | Iowa State | Chris Baumann is fouled on the floor by Louis Adams - foul #2 on Louis Adams, team foul #13 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Iowa State | William Cohen (SG), Jimmy Fiorentino (SF), Matthew Henderson (PF) Jerry Barnes, Michael Slick, Charles Freeman | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Raymond Batchelor (SF) Louis Adams | |
| 07:27 | Iowa State | Chris Baumann makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 07:27 | Iowa State | Chris Baumann makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Chris Baumann (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Cohen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Fiorentino (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Henderson (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Howe (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Michael King (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Neal Banks (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Batchelor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Wayne Osborne (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Charlie Kopec (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Nicholls State | Chris Baumann picks off the pass by Charlie Kopec | 62-63 |
| 06:56 | Iowa State | Chris Baumann misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 62-63 |
| 06:55 | Nicholls State | Raymond Batchelor pulls down the rebound | 62-63 |
| 06:30 | Nicholls State | Charlie Kopec can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Howe - foul #2 on Robert Howe, team foul #5 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Moshe Kozinski (PG), Jerry Barnes (SG), Michael Slick (SF), Charles Freeman (PF), Fred Gleason (C) Chris Baumann, William Cohen, Jimmy Fiorentino, Matthew Henderson, Robert Howe | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 06:30 | Nicholls State | Charlie Kopec makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 06:30 | Nicholls State | Charlie Kopec makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 06:20 | Iowa State | Jerry Barnes misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 62-65 |
| 06:19 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Raymond Batchelor | 62-65 |
| 06:13 | Nicholls State | Wayne Osborne clanks a runner in the paint | 62-65 |
| 06:11 | Iowa State | Fred Gleason snags the defensive board | 62-65 |
| 05:56 | Iowa State | Michael Slick hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 62-65 |
| 05:55 | Nicholls State | Neal Banks gets the rebound | 62-65 |
| 05:44 | Nicholls State | Wayne Osborne can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 62-65 |
| 05:43 | Nicholls State | Wayne Osborne tips it in | 62-67 |
| 05:29 | Iowa State | Michael Slick misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-67 |
| 05:27 | Iowa State | Charles Freeman pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-67 |
| 05:15 | Iowa State | Jerry Barnes is whistled for a carry | 62-67 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Chris Baumann (PG), William Cohen (SG), Jimmy Fiorentino (SF), Matthew Henderson (PF) Moshe Kozinski, Jerry Barnes, Michael Slick, Charles Freeman | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffery Fellers (PG), Kenneth Lockwood (SG), Louis Adams (PF), Nelson Hoffman (C) Michael King, Neal Banks, Wayne Osborne, Charlie Kopec | |
| 05:01 | Nicholls State | Raymond Batchelor misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jimmy Fiorentino - foul #4 on Jimmy Fiorentino, team foul #6 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Robert Howe (C) Fred Gleason | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 05:01 | Nicholls State | Raymond Batchelor makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 05:01 | Nicholls State | Raymond Batchelor makes the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| 04:35 | Iowa State | Chris Baumann knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from William Cohen | 64-69 |
| 04:22 | Nicholls State | Raymond Batchelor is hacked by Jimmy Fiorentino - foul #5 on Jimmy Fiorentino, team foul #7 | 64-69 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jerry Barnes (SG), Michael Slick (SF), Fred Gleason (C) William Cohen, Jimmy Fiorentino, Robert Howe | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 04:22 | Nicholls State | Raymond Batchelor misses the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 04:22 | Iowa State | Matthew Henderson grabs the board | 64-69 |
| 04:05 | Iowa State | Matthew Henderson drills a floater from the left wing set up by Chris Baumann and he's hacked by Louis Adams - foul #3 on Louis Adams, team foul #14 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Iowa State | William Cohen (SG) Jerry Barnes | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Wayne Osborne (SF) Raymond Batchelor | |
| 04:05 | Iowa State | Matthew Henderson makes the free throw | 67-69 |
| 03:51 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Lockwood dunks the ball on a nice dish by Jeffery Fellers | 67-71 |
| 03:35 | Iowa State | Wayne Osborne is called for the reach on William Cohen - foul #2 on Wayne Osborne, team foul #15 | 67-71 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Moshe Kozinski (PG), Charles Freeman (PF), Robert Howe (C) Chris Baumann, Matthew Henderson, Fred Gleason | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael King (PG) Jeffery Fellers | |
| 03:35 | Iowa State | William Cohen makes the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 03:35 | Iowa State | William Cohen makes the 2nd free throw | 69-71 |
| 03:15 | Nicholls State | Michael King comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-71 |
| 03:13 | Iowa State | Michael Slick pulls down the rebound | 69-71 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Moshe Kozinski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Cohen (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Slick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Freeman (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Howe (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Michael King (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Lockwood (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SF - Wayne Osborne (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Louis Adams (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Nelson Hoffman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:49 | Iowa State | Charles Freeman can't finish the layup | 69-71 |
| 02:48 | Iowa State | Charles Freeman grabs the offensive rebound | 69-71 |
| 02:35 | Iowa State | William Cohen clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-71 |
| 02:33 | Iowa State | Michael Slick tips it back up and in | 71-71 |
| 02:33 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-71 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Chris Baumann (PG), Jerry Barnes (SG), Matthew Henderson (PF), Fred Gleason (C) Moshe Kozinski, William Cohen, Charles Freeman, Robert Howe | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Neal Banks (SG), Raymond Batchelor (SF), Charlie Kopec (C) Kenneth Lockwood, Wayne Osborne, Nelson Hoffman | |
| 02:15 | Nicholls State | Neal Banks comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-71 |
| 02:13 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Fred Gleason | 71-71 |
| 01:56 | Iowa State | Chris Baumann misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-71 |
| 01:54 | Iowa State | Matthew Henderson grabs the offensive board | 71-71 |
| 01:36 | Iowa State | Chris Baumann is fouled on the floor by Neal Banks - foul #2 on Neal Banks, team foul #16 | 71-71 |
| Subs | Iowa State | William Cohen (SG) Jerry Barnes | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 01:36 | Iowa State | Chris Baumann makes the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 01:36 | Iowa State | Chris Baumann makes the 2nd free throw | 73-71 |
| 01:16 | Nicholls State | Raymond Batchelor's pass is intercepted by Matthew Henderson | 73-71 |
| 00:55 | Iowa State | William Cohen loses the dribble to Neal Banks | 73-71 |
| 00:52 | Nicholls State | Neal Banks slams it home | 73-73 |
| 00:36 | Iowa State | Fred Gleason can't finish the layup | 73-73 |
| 00:35 | Nicholls State | Charlie Kopec pulls down the rebound | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Nicholls State | Neal Banks clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 73-73 |
| 00:13 | Iowa State | Michael Slick grabs the defensive rebound | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Iowa State | Chris Baumann misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Charlie Kopec - foul #3 on Charlie Kopec, team foul #17 | 73-73 |
| 00:05 | Iowa State | Chris Baumann misses the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 00:05 | Iowa State | Chris Baumann makes the 2nd free throw | 74-73 |
| 00:05 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-73 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | Louis Adams misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 74-73 |