| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Michael King (fresh) SG - Neal Banks (fresh) SF - Raymond Batchelor (fresh) PF - Louis Adams (fresh) C - Charlie Kopec (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Ernest Chase (fresh) SG - Douglas Terry (fresh) SF - Adam Madden (fresh) PF - Gary Stokely (fresh) C - Bradley Foster (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:41 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Sam Houston State | Bradley Foster tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Nicholls State | Charlie Kopec gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Nicholls State | Adam Madden takes the ball from Neal Banks in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Sam Houston State | Ernest Chase blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Nicholls State | Douglas Terry steps in front of the Raymond Batchelor pass in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry lays it in | 0-4 |
| 19:09 | Nicholls State | Charlie Kopec can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 0-4 |
| 19:08 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden snags the defensive board | 0-4 |
| 19:01 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 18:59 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Charlie Kopec | 0-4 |
| 18:41 | Nicholls State | Neal Banks is called for a charge - foul #1 on Neal Banks, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:32 | Sam Houston State | Louis Adams picks off the pass by Gary Stokely | 0-4 |
| 18:27 | Nicholls State | Ernest Chase is called for the reach on Raymond Batchelor in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ernest Chase, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:20 | Nicholls State | Raymond Batchelor knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Louis Adams | 3-4 |
| 18:01 | Sam Houston State | Michael King steals it from Bradley Foster | 3-4 |
| 17:57 | Nicholls State | Michael King hits the finger roll | 5-4 |
| 17:42 | Sam Houston State | Bradley Foster loses the ball out of bounds | 5-4 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright (PG), Angelo Colon (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Michael Flanagan (PF), Andrew Card (C) Ernest Chase, Douglas Terry, Adam Madden, Gary Stokely, Bradley Foster | |
| 17:32 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Lockwood misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 5-4 |
| 17:30 | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 17:15 | Sam Houston State | Michael Flanagan banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ryan Wright and he's hacked by Nelson Hoffman - foul #1 on Nelson Hoffman, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| 17:15 | Sam Houston State | Michael Flanagan makes the free throw | 5-7 |
| 17:04 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Fellers scores on a shot from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 16:57 | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-10 |
| 16:37 | Nicholls State | Wayne Osborne comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 7-10 |
| 16:35 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card grabs the defensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 16:29 | Sam Houston State | The short jumper by Andrew Card is denied by Wayne Osborne | 7-10 |
| 16:27 | Nicholls State | Wayne Osborne grabs the defensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 16:15 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Lockwood can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-10 |
| 16:14 | Sam Houston State | Michael Flanagan pulls down the rebound | 7-10 |
| 16:05 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 7-10 |
| 16:04 | Nicholls State | Conrad Porter grabs the board | 7-10 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jeffery Fellers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Lockwood (fairly fresh) SF - Wayne Osborne (fairly fresh) PF - Nelson Hoffman (fairly fresh) C - Conrad Porter (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Ryan Wright (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Angelo Colon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (tiring) PF - Michael Flanagan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Andrew Card (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Nicholls State | Conrad Porter comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Angelo Colon - foul #1 on Angelo Colon, team foul #2 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael King (PG), Emory Tilley (SG), Matthew Beardsley (SF), Louis Adams (PF) Jeffery Fellers, Kenneth Lockwood, Wayne Osborne, Nelson Hoffman | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick (PG), Douglas Terry (SG), Adam Madden (SF), Jerrold Hughes (PF), Bradley Foster (C) Ryan Wright, Angelo Colon, Nicholas Dowdell, Michael Flanagan, Andrew Card | |
| 15:43 | Nicholls State | Conrad Porter makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 15:43 | Nicholls State | Conrad Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 15:36 | Sam Houston State | Bradley Foster misses the lay-in | 9-10 |
| 15:34 | Sam Houston State | Bradley Foster tips it home | 9-12 |
| 15:14 | Nicholls State | Adam Madden blocks the jumper by Emory Tilley | 9-12 |
| 15:13 | Nicholls State | Louis Adams gets the offensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 15:04 | Nicholls State | Emory Tilley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 15:03 | Nicholls State | Louis Adams hits the follow up shot | 11-12 |
| 14:47 | Sam Houston State | Bradley Foster is called for traveling | 11-12 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Neal Banks (SG), Raymond Batchelor (SF), Charlie Kopec (C) Michael King, Matthew Beardsley, Conrad Porter | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ernest Chase (PG), Gary Stokely (PF) Kenneth Shick, Jerrold Hughes | |
| 14:32 | Nicholls State | Emory Tilley connects on the shot from the left side set up by Raymond Batchelor | 13-12 |
| 14:19 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Adam Madden | 13-14 |
| 14:17 | Nicholls State | Raymond Batchelor is hacked by Adam Madden in the backcourt - foul #1 on Adam Madden, team foul #3 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael King (PG) Emory Tilley | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card (C) Bradley Foster | |
| 14:12 | Nicholls State | Michael King misses the 3 from the left wing | 13-14 |
| 14:10 | Nicholls State | Charlie Kopec pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 13:54 | Nicholls State | Raymond Batchelor is fouled on the floor by Gary Stokely - foul #1 on Gary Stokely, team foul #4 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick (PG), Angelo Colon (SG) Ernest Chase, Douglas Terry | |
| 13:35 | Nicholls State | Michael King clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 13-14 |
| 13:34 | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon snags the defensive board | 13-14 |
| 13:23 | Sam Houston State | Louis Adams denies the turnaround by Adam Madden | 13-14 |
| 13:21 | Nicholls State | Charlie Kopec grabs the defensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 13:10 | Nicholls State | Raymond Batchelor's pass is intercepted by Andrew Card | 13-14 |
| 12:58 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick is fouled on the floor by Neal Banks - foul #2 on Neal Banks, team foul #3 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffery Fellers (PG), Kenneth Lockwood (SG), Matthew Beardsley (SF), Wayne Osborne (PF), Nelson Hoffman (C) Michael King, Neal Banks, Raymond Batchelor, Louis Adams, Charlie Kopec | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright (PG), Douglas Terry (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Jerrold Hughes (C) Kenneth Shick, Angelo Colon, Adam Madden, Andrew Card | |
| 12:48 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry makes the 3 from straight away set up by Gary Stokely | 13-17 |
| 12:38 | Nicholls State | Matthew Beardsley is called for 10 seconds | 13-17 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Bradley Foster (C) Gary Stokely | |
| 12:26 | Sam Houston State | Jerrold Hughes is hacked by Wayne Osborne - foul #1 on Wayne Osborne, team foul #4 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Flanagan (PF) Jerrold Hughes | |
| 12:13 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-17 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Emory Tilley (SG) Kenneth Lockwood | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ernest Chase (PG), Angelo Colon (SG) Ryan Wright, Douglas Terry | |
| 11:55 | Nicholls State | Matthew Beardsley connects on the floater from the left wing | 15-17 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jeffery Fellers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Emory Tilley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Beardsley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Osborne (fresh) C - Nelson Hoffman (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Ernest Chase (fairly fresh) SG - Angelo Colon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (tiring) PF - Michael Flanagan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Bradley Foster (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Sam Houston State | Bradley Foster is fouled on the floor by Nelson Hoffman - foul #2 on Nelson Hoffman, team foul #5 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Lockwood (SG), Raymond Batchelor (SF), Charlie Kopec (C) Jeffery Fellers, Matthew Beardsley, Nelson Hoffman | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely (PF), Andrew Card (C) Michael Flanagan, Bradley Foster | |
| 11:25 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from Angelo Colon | 15-19 |
| 11:09 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Lockwood is hacked by Gary Stokely - foul #2 on Gary Stokely, team foul #5 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Louis Adams (PF) Wayne Osborne | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright (PG), Kenneth Shick (SG), Adam Madden (SF), Jerrold Hughes (PF) Ernest Chase, Angelo Colon, Nicholas Dowdell, Gary Stokely | |
| 10:49 | Nicholls State | Emory Tilley is whistled for a carry | 15-19 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael King (PG) Emory Tilley | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 10:41 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card's fadeaway is rejected by Louis Adams | 15-19 |
| 10:40 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card tips it home | 15-21 |
| 10:38 | Nicholls State | Jerrold Hughes is called for the reach on Louis Adams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerrold Hughes, team foul #6 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Flanagan (C) Andrew Card | |
| 10:19 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Lockwood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-21 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ernest Chase (PG), Douglas Terry (SG), Bradley Foster (C) Ryan Wright, Kenneth Shick, Jerrold Hughes | |
| 10:09 | Sam Houston State | Michael Flanagan can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 15-21 |
| 10:07 | Nicholls State | Louis Adams grabs the board | 15-21 |
| 09:54 | Nicholls State | Louis Adams's pass is intercepted by Douglas Terry | 15-21 |
| 09:41 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-21 |
| 09:40 | Nicholls State | Raymond Batchelor gets the rebound | 15-21 |
| 09:19 | Nicholls State | Charlie Kopec clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 15-21 |
| 09:17 | Sam Houston State | Michael Flanagan pulls down the rebound | 15-21 |
| 09:17 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 15-21 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffery Fellers (SG), Matthew Beardsley (SF), Wayne Osborne (PF), Conrad Porter (C) Kenneth Lockwood, Raymond Batchelor, Louis Adams, Charlie Kopec | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright (PG), Angelo Colon (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Jerrold Hughes (PF), Andrew Card (C) Ernest Chase, Douglas Terry, Adam Madden, Michael Flanagan, Bradley Foster | |
| 09:03 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from Jerrold Hughes and the foul's on Conrad Porter - foul #1 on Conrad Porter, team foul #6 | 15-23 |
| 09:03 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card makes the free throw | 15-24 |
| 08:52 | Nicholls State | Conrad Porter comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 15-24 |
| 08:50 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card snags the defensive board | 15-24 |
| 08:33 | Sam Houston State | Jeffery Fellers steals it from Andrew Card | 15-24 |
| 08:22 | Nicholls State | Wayne Osborne misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 15-24 |
| 08:21 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card grabs the defensive rebound | 15-24 |
| 08:17 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell misses the lay-in but the foul's on Matthew Beardsley - foul #1 on Matthew Beardsley, team foul #7 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Emory Tilley (SG), Charlie Kopec (C) Michael King, Conrad Porter | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Flanagan (PF) Jerrold Hughes | |
| 08:17 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell makes the 1st free throw | 15-25 |
| 08:17 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell misses the 2nd free throw | 15-25 |
| 08:17 | Nicholls State | Charlie Kopec pulls down the rebound | 15-25 |
| 08:11 | Nicholls State | Charlie Kopec knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Matthew Beardsley | 17-25 |
| 07:58 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card hits a floater from the left wing set up by Angelo Colon | 17-27 |
| 07:55 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Fellers is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffery Fellers, team foul #8 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael King (PG), Raymond Batchelor (SF) Jeffery Fellers, Matthew Beardsley | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick (PG), Adam Madden (SF) Ryan Wright, Nicholas Dowdell | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Michael King (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Emory Tilley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Batchelor (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wayne Osborne (fresh) C - Charlie Kopec (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Kenneth Shick (fresh) SG - Angelo Colon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Madden (tiring) PF - Michael Flanagan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Card (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden's pass is intercepted by Michael King | 17-27 |
| 07:18 | Nicholls State | Charlie Kopec hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-27 |
| 07:16 | Nicholls State | Emory Tilley tips it in | 19-27 |
| 06:50 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card hits a runner near the basket set up by Kenneth Shick | 19-29 |
| 06:48 | Nicholls State | Michael King is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Shick - foul #1 on Kenneth Shick, team foul #7 | 19-29 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffery Fellers (SG), Kenneth Lockwood (SF), Louis Adams (PF) Emory Tilley, Raymond Batchelor, Wayne Osborne | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright (PG), Douglas Terry (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Jerrold Hughes (PF), Bradley Foster (C) Kenneth Shick, Angelo Colon, Adam Madden, Michael Flanagan, Andrew Card | |
| 06:48 | Nicholls State | Michael King makes the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 06:48 | Nicholls State | Michael King makes the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 06:32 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Fellers - foul #2 on Jeffery Fellers, team foul #9 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Matthew Beardsley (SF), Conrad Porter (C) Jeffery Fellers, Charlie Kopec | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 06:32 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry misses the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 06:32 | Nicholls State | Louis Adams gets the rebound | 21-29 |
| 06:17 | Nicholls State | Jerrold Hughes steals the ball from Michael King | 21-29 |
| 05:57 | Sam Houston State | Jerrold Hughes loses the ball out of bounds | 21-29 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Charlie Kopec (C) Conrad Porter | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ernest Chase (PG), Kenneth Shick (SG), Adam Madden (SF), Michael Flanagan (PF) Ryan Wright, Douglas Terry, Nicholas Dowdell, Jerrold Hughes | |
| 05:50 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Lockwood is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael King | 24-29 |
| 05:41 | Sam Houston State | Michael Flanagan's layup is rejected by Louis Adams | 24-29 |
| 05:39 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Louis Adams | 24-29 |
| 05:35 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Lockwood is called for traveling in the backcourt | 24-29 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Emory Tilley (PG), Raymond Batchelor (SF) Michael King, Matthew Beardsley | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 05:20 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Lockwood picks off the pass by Kenneth Shick | 24-29 |
| 05:01 | Nicholls State | Emory Tilley misses long on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Kenneth Shick - foul #2 on Kenneth Shick, team foul #8 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Wayne Osborne (C) Charlie Kopec | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Jerrold Hughes (PF), Andrew Card (C) Kenneth Shick, Adam Madden, Michael Flanagan, Bradley Foster | |
| 05:01 | Nicholls State | Emory Tilley makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 05:01 | Nicholls State | Emory Tilley makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 04:38 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Raymond Batchelor - foul #1 on Raymond Batchelor, team foul #10 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael King (PG), Conrad Porter (C) Emory Tilley, Louis Adams | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright (PG) Ernest Chase | |
| 04:38 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 04:38 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 04:21 | Nicholls State | Raymond Batchelor misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 26-31 |
| 04:20 | Nicholls State | Wayne Osborne gets the offensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 04:03 | Nicholls State | Michael King hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-31 |
| 04:01 | Sam Houston State | Jerrold Hughes pulls down the rebound | 26-31 |
| 03:54 | Sam Houston State | Conrad Porter is called for the reach on Douglas Terry - foul #2 on Conrad Porter, team foul #11 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffery Fellers (PG), Neal Banks (SG), Matthew Beardsley (SF), Louis Adams (PF), Nelson Hoffman (C) Michael King, Kenneth Lockwood, Raymond Batchelor, Wayne Osborne, Conrad Porter | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden (SF), Gary Stokely (PF) Nicholas Dowdell, Jerrold Hughes | |
| 03:54 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry misses the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 03:54 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry misses the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 03:54 | Nicholls State | Louis Adams snags the defensive board | 26-31 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jeffery Fellers (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Neal Banks (fresh) SF - Matthew Beardsley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Louis Adams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Nelson Hoffman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Ryan Wright (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Douglas Terry (tired) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Adam Madden (tired) PF - Gary Stokely (fresh) 4 pts. C - Andrew Card (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Nicholls State | Nelson Hoffman travels with the ball | 26-31 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick (PG), Angelo Colon (SG), Bradley Foster (C) Ryan Wright, Douglas Terry, Andrew Card | |
| 03:23 | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Neal Banks - foul #3 on Neal Banks, team foul #12 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael King (PG) Neal Banks | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 03:23 | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon misses the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 03:23 | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon misses the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 03:23 | Nicholls State | Louis Adams pulls down the rebound | 26-31 |
| 03:08 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Fellers buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael King | 28-31 |
| 02:58 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely clanks a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Nelson Hoffman - foul #3 on Nelson Hoffman, team foul #13 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Emory Tilley (SG), Raymond Batchelor (SF), Wayne Osborne (PF), Charlie Kopec (C) Michael King, Matthew Beardsley, Louis Adams, Nelson Hoffman | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ernest Chase (PG), Michael Flanagan (SF) Kenneth Shick, Adam Madden | |
| 02:58 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 02:58 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely misses the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 02:58 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Wayne Osborne | 28-32 |
| 02:48 | Nicholls State | Raymond Batchelor banks in the layup set up by Jeffery Fellers | 30-32 |
| 02:37 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Ernest Chase | 30-34 |
| 02:22 | Nicholls State | Wayne Osborne is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-34 |
| 02:20 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Fellers tips it but misses | 30-34 |
| 02:19 | Nicholls State | Charlie Kopec tips it home | 32-34 |
| 02:05 | Sam Houston State | Wayne Osborne denies the turnaround by Gary Stokely | 32-34 |
| 02:03 | Nicholls State | Charlie Kopec grabs the board | 32-34 |
| 01:41 | Nicholls State | Wayne Osborne is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Jeffery Fellers | 34-34 |
| 01:29 | Sam Houston State | Ernest Chase is fouled on the floor by Wayne Osborne - foul #2 on Wayne Osborne, team foul #14 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael King (PG), Kenneth Lockwood (SG), Matthew Beardsley (SF), Louis Adams (PF), Conrad Porter (C) Jeffery Fellers, Emory Tilley, Raymond Batchelor, Wayne Osborne, Charlie Kopec | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Andrew Card (C) Angelo Colon, Michael Flanagan, Bradley Foster | |
| 01:29 | Sam Houston State | Ernest Chase makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 01:29 | Sam Houston State | Ernest Chase makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 01:12 | Nicholls State | Gary Stokely swats the dunk try by Matthew Beardsley | 34-36 |
| 01:10 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 01:03 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely scores on a floater from the baseline and he's fouled by Kenneth Lockwood - foul #1 on Kenneth Lockwood, team foul #15 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick (SG) Ernest Chase | |
| 01:03 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely makes the free throw | 34-39 |
| 01:01 | Nicholls State | Michael King loses the dribble to Kenneth Shick in the backcourt | 34-39 |
| 01:00 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick hits the finger roll | 34-41 |
| 00:53 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Lockwood misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-41 |
| 00:52 | Nicholls State | Conrad Porter snags the offensive board | 34-41 |
| 00:30 | Nicholls State | Conrad Porter misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 34-41 |
| 00:28 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Andrew Card | 34-41 |
| 00:05 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card throws it down and the foul's on Conrad Porter - foul #3 on Conrad Porter, team foul #16 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Raymond Batchelor (SF), Wayne Osborne (PF), Charlie Kopec (C) Matthew Beardsley, Louis Adams, Conrad Porter | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Adam Madden (SF), Jerrold Hughes (PF) Ryan Wright, Nicholas Dowdell, Gary Stokely | |
| 00:05 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card makes the free throw | 34-44 |
| 00:01 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Lockwood comes up short on the floater from the left block | 34-44 |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | The clock runs out | 34-44 |