| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Joel Cook (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Boughton (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Cronin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bruce Muir (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joel Beeks (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Michael King (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Neal Banks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Batchelor (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Charlie Kopec (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern State | Ronald Cronin inbounds the ball | 33-34 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Northwestern State | Bruce Muir blows the layup | 33-34 |
| 19:34 | Northwestern State | Ronald Cronin gets the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 19:18 | Northwestern State | Charlie Kopec denies the turnaround by Ronald Cronin | 33-34 |
| 19:16 | Nicholls State | Raymond Batchelor gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 19:02 | Nicholls State | Michael King misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 33-34 |
| 19:01 | Northwestern State | Bruce Muir gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 18:45 | Northwestern State | John Boughton hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Ronald Cronin | 36-34 |
| 18:24 | Nicholls State | Charlie Kopec can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 36-34 |
| 18:23 | Northwestern State | Ronald Cronin grabs the board | 36-34 |
| 18:05 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks drills a turnaround in the lane set up by John Boughton | 38-34 |
| 17:47 | Nicholls State | Michael King misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-34 |
| 17:46 | Nicholls State | Charlie Kopec tips it home | 38-36 |
| 17:20 | Northwestern State | Michael King is called for the reach on Ronald Cronin - foul #3 on Michael King, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Edward Matheny (PG), Ryan Naquin (SF), Eric Kohler (PF), Patrick Timmer (C) Joel Cook, Ronald Cronin, Bruce Muir, Joel Beeks | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffery Fellers (PG), Kenneth Lockwood (SG), Wayne Osborne (SF), Nelson Hoffman (PF), Conrad Porter (C) Michael King, Neal Banks, Raymond Batchelor, Louis Adams, Charlie Kopec | |
| 17:07 | Northwestern State | Edward Matheny hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 17:05 | Nicholls State | Nelson Hoffman snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 17:01 | Nicholls State | Wayne Osborne travels with the ball | 38-36 |
| 16:44 | Northwestern State | Patrick Timmer can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 16:42 | Nicholls State | Nelson Hoffman gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 16:34 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Fellers misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-36 |
| 16:33 | Nicholls State | Wayne Osborne can't tip it in | 38-36 |
| 16:31 | Northwestern State | Edward Matheny grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 16:04 | Northwestern State | Edward Matheny's pass is intercepted by Wayne Osborne | 38-36 |
| 15:52 | Nicholls State | Conrad Porter connects on the open fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Kenneth Lockwood | 38-38 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Edward Matheny (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - John Boughton (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Naquin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eric Kohler (fairly fresh) C - Patrick Timmer (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jeffery Fellers (fresh) SG - Kenneth Lockwood (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Wayne Osborne (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Nelson Hoffman (fresh) 4 reb. C - Conrad Porter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Northwestern State | Edward Matheny is hacked by Jeffery Fellers - foul #1 on Jeffery Fellers, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Daniel McConathy (PG), Joel Cook (SG), Ronald Cronin (SF), Bruce Muir (PF), William Eberhard (C) Edward Matheny, John Boughton, Ryan Naquin, Eric Kohler, Patrick Timmer | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael King (PG), Emory Tilley (SG), Matthew Beardsley (SF), Louis Adams (PF), Charlie Kopec (C) Jeffery Fellers, Kenneth Lockwood, Wayne Osborne, Nelson Hoffman, Conrad Porter | |
| 15:17 | Northwestern State | Ronald Cronin misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 38-38 |
| 15:15 | Northwestern State | Bruce Muir gets the offensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 15:05 | Northwestern State | Joel Cook scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-38 |
| 14:36 | Nicholls State | Michael King drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Emory Tilley | 41-41 |
| 14:16 | Northwestern State | Ronald Cronin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-41 |
| 14:14 | Nicholls State | Louis Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 13:54 | Nicholls State | Louis Adams hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 41-41 |
| 13:53 | Northwestern State | William Eberhard gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 13:48 | Northwestern State | Daniel McConathy comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 13:47 | Northwestern State | Ronald Cronin tips it home | 43-41 |
| 13:43 | Nicholls State | Michael King is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 43-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Edward Matheny (SG), Ryan Naquin (SF), Patrick Timmer (PF), Joel Beeks (C) Joel Cook, Ronald Cronin, Bruce Muir, William Eberhard | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffery Fellers (PG), Neal Banks (SG), Raymond Batchelor (SF), Wayne Osborne (PF), Nelson Hoffman (C) Michael King, Emory Tilley, Matthew Beardsley, Louis Adams, Charlie Kopec | |
| 13:30 | Northwestern State | Ryan Naquin misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 13:28 | Nicholls State | Wayne Osborne gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| 13:25 | Nicholls State | Edward Matheny is called for the reach on Neal Banks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Matheny, team foul #1 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Eric Kohler (SF) Daniel McConathy | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 13:16 | Nicholls State | Wayne Osborne buries a turnaround from the right block | 43-43 |
| 12:57 | Northwestern State | Ryan Naquin misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-43 |
| 12:55 | Northwestern State | Eric Kohler pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 12:40 | Northwestern State | Edward Matheny can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Neal Banks - foul #1 on Neal Banks, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Daniel McConathy (PG), Joel Cook (SF) Ryan Naquin, Joel Beeks | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Lockwood (SG) Neal Banks | |
| 12:40 | Northwestern State | Edward Matheny makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 12:40 | Northwestern State | Edward Matheny makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 12:25 | Nicholls State | Wayne Osborne misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Eric Kohler - foul #1 on Eric Kohler, team foul #2 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Boughton (SG), Ryan Naquin (PF), Terry Grove (C) Edward Matheny, Eric Kohler, Patrick Timmer | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 12:25 | Nicholls State | Wayne Osborne makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 12:25 | Nicholls State | Wayne Osborne makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 12:11 | Northwestern State | Terry Grove connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel McConathy | 48-45 |
| 12:08 | Nicholls State | Wayne Osborne is called for traveling in the backcourt | 48-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael King (PG), Conrad Porter (C) Jeffery Fellers, Nelson Hoffman | |
| 11:52 | Northwestern State | Daniel McConathy is hacked by Michael King - foul #4 on Michael King, team foul #4 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ronald Cronin (SF) John Boughton | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Emory Tilley (PG), Matthew Beardsley (SF), Louis Adams (PF) Michael King, Raymond Batchelor, Wayne Osborne | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Daniel McConathy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joel Cook (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Cronin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Ryan Naquin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Terry Grove (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Emory Tilley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Lockwood (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Matthew Beardsley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Louis Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Conrad Porter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Northwestern State | Ryan Naquin misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 48-45 |
| 11:36 | Nicholls State | Louis Adams grabs the board | 48-45 |
| 11:34 | Nicholls State | Daniel McConathy is called for the reach on Emory Tilley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Daniel McConathy, team foul #3 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Boughton (SG) Daniel McConathy | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 11:24 | Nicholls State | Louis Adams blows the layup | 48-45 |
| 11:22 | Northwestern State | Ronald Cronin snags the defensive board | 48-45 |
| 10:53 | Northwestern State | Ryan Naquin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-45 |
| 10:51 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Louis Adams | 48-45 |
| 10:22 | Nicholls State | Ryan Naquin swats the shot by Emory Tilley | 48-45 |
| 10:21 | Nicholls State | Louis Adams hits the follow up shot | 48-47 |
| 10:03 | Northwestern State | Terry Grove clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-47 |
| 10:01 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Louis Adams | 48-47 |
| 09:55 | Nicholls State | Conrad Porter can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 48-47 |
| 09:54 | Northwestern State | Ronald Cronin snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 09:36 | Northwestern State | Ronald Cronin hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 48-47 |
| 09:35 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Lockwood | 48-47 |
| 09:29 | Nicholls State | The short jumper by Conrad Porter is denied by Ronald Cronin | 48-47 |
| 09:28 | Northwestern State | Ryan Naquin grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 09:13 | Northwestern State | Joel Cook can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 09:12 | Northwestern State | Ronald Cronin grabs the offensive board | 48-47 |
| 08:56 | Northwestern State | Ryan Naquin misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 08:54 | Northwestern State | John Boughton grabs the offensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 08:32 | Northwestern State | Ryan Naquin banks in the layup on a great pass from Joel Cook | 50-47 |
| 08:04 | Nicholls State | John Boughton is called for the reach on Conrad Porter - foul #1 on John Boughton, team foul #4 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Edward Matheny (PG), Eric Kohler (SF), Patrick Timmer (PF), Joel Beeks (C) John Boughton, Ronald Cronin, Ryan Naquin, Terry Grove | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffery Fellers (PG), Neal Banks (SG), Raymond Batchelor (SF), Wayne Osborne (PF), Charlie Kopec (C) Emory Tilley, Kenneth Lockwood, Matthew Beardsley, Louis Adams, Conrad Porter | |
| 07:47 | Nicholls State | Neal Banks drills a turnaround in the paint | 50-49 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Edward Matheny (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SG - Joel Cook (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Kohler (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Patrick Timmer (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joel Beeks (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jeffery Fellers (fresh) SG - Neal Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Batchelor (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Osborne (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Charlie Kopec (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Northwestern State | Eric Kohler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Daniel McConathy (PG) Joel Cook | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael King (PG) Jeffery Fellers | |
| 07:01 | Nicholls State | Charlie Kopec can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 50-49 |
| 07:00 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks grabs the defensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 06:48 | Northwestern State | Eric Kohler lays it in set up by Edward Matheny | 52-49 |
| 06:43 | Nicholls State | Daniel McConathy steals it from Wayne Osborne in the backcourt | 52-49 |
| 06:33 | Northwestern State | Patrick Timmer misses the lay-in but the foul's on Wayne Osborne - foul #2 on Wayne Osborne, team foul #5 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Boughton (SG), Ronald Cronin (SF), Bruce Muir (PF) Edward Matheny, Eric Kohler, Joel Beeks | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffery Fellers (SG) Neal Banks | |
| 06:33 | Northwestern State | Patrick Timmer makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 06:33 | Northwestern State | Patrick Timmer makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 06:04 | Nicholls State | Michael King is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Jeffery Fellers | 54-51 |
| 05:48 | Northwestern State | Daniel McConathy lays it up and in on a great pass from Ronald Cronin | 56-51 |
| 05:26 | Nicholls State | Wayne Osborne is open and buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffery Fellers | 56-53 |
| 05:24 | Northwestern State | Daniel McConathy's pass is intercepted by Michael King in the backcourt | 56-53 |
| 05:12 | Nicholls State | Raymond Batchelor connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffery Fellers and the foul's on Ronald Cronin - foul #1 on Ronald Cronin, team foul #5 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Edward Matheny (SG), Joel Cook (SF), William Eberhard (C) John Boughton, Ronald Cronin, Patrick Timmer | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Neal Banks (SG), Nelson Hoffman (PF) Michael King, Wayne Osborne | |
| 05:12 | Nicholls State | Raymond Batchelor misses the free throw | 56-55 |
| 05:12 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Edward Matheny | 56-55 |
| 04:59 | Northwestern State | Daniel McConathy is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Fellers - foul #2 on Jeffery Fellers, team foul #6 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Eric Kohler (SF), Joel Beeks (C) Joel Cook, William Eberhard | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Louis Adams (PF) Charlie Kopec | |
| 04:46 | Northwestern State | Daniel McConathy makes the jumper from the left side set up by Edward Matheny and he's hacked by Raymond Batchelor - foul #2 on Raymond Batchelor, team foul #7 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael King (PG) Jeffery Fellers | |
| 04:46 | Northwestern State | Daniel McConathy makes the free throw | 59-55 |
| 04:39 | Nicholls State | Eric Kohler picks off the pass by Raymond Batchelor in the backcourt | 59-55 |
| 04:21 | Northwestern State | Bruce Muir's pass is intercepted by Nelson Hoffman | 59-55 |
| 04:19 | Nicholls State | Neal Banks is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Matheny - foul #3 on Edward Matheny, team foul #6 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Joel Cook (SG) Edward Matheny | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 03:58 | Nicholls State | Neal Banks is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 59-55 |
| 03:56 | Nicholls State | Neal Banks snags the offensive board | 59-55 |
| 03:51 | Nicholls State | Bruce Muir swats the layup by Louis Adams | 59-55 |
| 03:50 | Nicholls State | Louis Adams tips it in | 59-57 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Daniel McConathy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Joel Cook (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Kohler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bruce Muir (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joel Beeks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Michael King (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Neal Banks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Batchelor (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Adams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. C - Nelson Hoffman (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:32 | Northwestern State | Eric Kohler clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-57 |
| 03:31 | Nicholls State | Neal Banks grabs the board | 59-57 |
| 03:14 | Nicholls State | Raymond Batchelor misses short on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Daniel McConathy - foul #5 on Daniel McConathy, team foul #7 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Edward Matheny (PG), Ronald Cronin (SF), Ryan Naquin (PF), William Eberhard (C) Daniel McConathy, Eric Kohler, Bruce Muir, Joel Beeks | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffery Fellers (PG), Kenneth Lockwood (SG), Wayne Osborne (PF), Charlie Kopec (C) Michael King, Neal Banks, Louis Adams, Nelson Hoffman | |
| 03:14 | Nicholls State | Raymond Batchelor makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 03:14 | Nicholls State | Raymond Batchelor makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 02:49 | Northwestern State | Wayne Osborne denies the turnaround by Joel Cook | 59-59 |
| 02:47 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Lockwood pulls down the rebound | 59-59 |
| 02:47 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Patrick Timmer (PF) Ronald Cronin | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Nelson Hoffman (PF) Raymond Batchelor | |
| 02:18 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Fellers connects on the open jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Wayne Osborne | 59-61 |
| 02:18 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Eric Kohler (SF), Joel Beeks (C) Joel Cook, William Eberhard | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael King (PG), Neal Banks (SG), Louis Adams (PF) Jeffery Fellers, Kenneth Lockwood, Nelson Hoffman | |
| 02:04 | Northwestern State | Eric Kohler's fadeaway is rejected by Wayne Osborne | 59-61 |
| 02:02 | Nicholls State | Charlie Kopec grabs the board | 59-61 |
| 01:37 | Nicholls State | Michael King misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 59-61 |
| 01:36 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks snags the defensive board | 59-61 |
| 01:36 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Joel Cook (PG), John Boughton (SG), Ronald Cronin (SF), Bruce Muir (PF) Edward Matheny, Ryan Naquin, Eric Kohler, Patrick Timmer | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Raymond Batchelor (SF) Wayne Osborne | |
| 01:27 | Northwestern State | Louis Adams takes the ball from Ronald Cronin | 59-61 |
| 01:02 | Nicholls State | Joel Beeks blocks the short jumper by Michael King | 59-61 |
| 01:00 | Nicholls State | Louis Adams tips it home | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:47 | Northwestern State | Joel Cook knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by John Boughton | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | Nicholls State | Neal Banks is fouled on the floor by John Boughton - foul #2 on John Boughton, team foul #8 | 62-63 |
| 00:25 | Nicholls State | Neal Banks makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:25 | Nicholls State | Neal Banks misses the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:25 | Northwestern State | Bruce Muir grabs the board | 62-64 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:17 | Northwestern State | John Boughton hits the finger roll set up by Joel Cook | 64-64 |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | Raymond Batchelor comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 64-64 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Joel Cook (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Boughton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Cronin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. PF - Bruce Muir (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joel Beeks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Michael King (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Neal Banks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Batchelor (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Adams (fresh) 10 pts. 12 reb. 2 stl. C - Charlie Kopec (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Northwestern State | Bruce Muir wins the tip | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:44 | Northwestern State | John Boughton connects on the driving attempt from close range | 66-64 |
| 04:21 | Nicholls State | Louis Adams makes the wide open shot from the right block on a nice dish by Michael King | 66-66 |
| 04:02 | Northwestern State | Ronald Cronin is denied on a layup by Charlie Kopec | 66-66 |
| 04:00 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks misses the tip | 66-66 |
| 03:59 | Nicholls State | Louis Adams pulls down the rebound | 66-66 |
| 03:45 | Nicholls State | Joel Cook steps in front of the Louis Adams pass | 66-66 |
| 03:42 | Northwestern State | Ronald Cronin lays it in on a nice dish by Joel Cook | 68-66 |
| 03:40 | Nicholls State | Raymond Batchelor is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Cronin - foul #2 on Ronald Cronin, team foul #9 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Edward Matheny (PG), Ryan Naquin (SF), Eric Kohler (PF), Patrick Timmer (C) John Boughton, Ronald Cronin, Bruce Muir, Joel Beeks | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Lockwood (SG) Neal Banks | |
| 03:40 | Nicholls State | Raymond Batchelor makes the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 03:40 | Nicholls State | Raymond Batchelor makes the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 03:26 | Northwestern State | Eric Kohler clanks a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Louis Adams - foul #1 on Louis Adams, team foul #8 | 68-68 |
| 03:26 | Northwestern State | Eric Kohler misses the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 03:26 | Northwestern State | Eric Kohler makes the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 03:21 | Nicholls State | Michael King is fouled in the backcourt by Joel Cook - foul #3 on Joel Cook, team foul #10 | 69-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Wayne Osborne (PF), Nelson Hoffman (C) Louis Adams, Charlie Kopec | |
| 03:21 | Nicholls State | Michael King misses the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 03:21 | Nicholls State | Michael King makes the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 03:00 | Northwestern State | Eric Kohler banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joel Cook | 71-69 |
| 03:00 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks (C) Patrick Timmer | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Neal Banks (SG), Louis Adams (PF), Charlie Kopec (C) Kenneth Lockwood, Wayne Osborne, Nelson Hoffman | |
| 02:48 | Nicholls State | Raymond Batchelor loses the ball out of bounds | 71-69 |
| 02:35 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks double dribbles | 71-69 |
| 02:16 | Nicholls State | Michael King is fouled on the floor by Edward Matheny - foul #4 on Edward Matheny, team foul #11 | 71-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Lockwood (SG) Neal Banks | |
| 02:16 | Nicholls State | Michael King makes the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 02:16 | Nicholls State | Michael King makes the 2nd free throw | 71-71 |
| 02:10 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Neal Banks (SG) Kenneth Lockwood | |
| 01:48 | Northwestern State | Louis Adams takes the ball from Edward Matheny | 71-71 |
| 01:24 | Nicholls State | Raymond Batchelor can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 71-71 |
| 01:23 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Joel Cook | 71-71 |
| 01:23 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 71-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Boughton (SG), Ronald Cronin (SF), Bruce Muir (PF) Edward Matheny, Ryan Naquin, Eric Kohler | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 01:02 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Ronald Cronin | 74-71 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Joel Cook (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Boughton (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Cronin (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. PF - Bruce Muir (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joel Beeks (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Michael King (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Neal Banks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Batchelor (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Adams (fresh) 12 pts. 13 reb. 3 stl. C - Charlie Kopec (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 00:41 | Nicholls State | Raymond Batchelor misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Boughton - foul #3 on John Boughton, team foul #12 | 74-71 |
| 00:41 | Nicholls State | Raymond Batchelor makes the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:41 | Nicholls State | Raymond Batchelor makes the 2nd free throw | 74-73 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:19 | Northwestern State | Bruce Muir drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Joel Cook and he's fouled by Raymond Batchelor - foul #3 on Raymond Batchelor, team foul #9 | 76-73 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ryan Naquin (SG) John Boughton | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 00:19 | Northwestern State | Bruce Muir makes the free throw | 77-73 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:12 | Nicholls State | Raymond Batchelor comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 77-73 |
| 00:11 | Northwestern State | Joel Cook grabs the board | 77-73 |
| 00:11 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 77-73 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Boughton (SG) Bruce Muir | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:08 | Northwestern State | John Boughton is hacked by Michael King in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael King, team foul #10 | 77-73 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffery Fellers (PG) Michael King | |
| 00:08 | Northwestern State | John Boughton misses the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:08 | Northwestern State | John Boughton misses the 2nd free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:08 | Northwestern State | Ronald Cronin gets the offensive rebound | 77-73 |
| 00:07 | Northwestern State | Ronald Cronin is hacked by Jeffery Fellers - foul #3 on Jeffery Fellers, team foul #11 | 77-73 |
| 00:07 | Northwestern State | Ronald Cronin misses the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:07 | Northwestern State | Ronald Cronin makes the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:01 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Fellers misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 78-73 |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | Charlie Kopec gets the offensive rebound | 78-73 |