| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Norris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Fox (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gordon McEnery (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Rickey Woods (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel Menard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - James Pimentel (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lester Carr (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Hammond (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ian Michaud (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Neil Hancock (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | John Hammond inbounds the ball | 26-28 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Nicholls State | Manuel Menard swats the short shot by John Hammond | 26-28 |
| 19:44 | South Carolina | Gerald Fox snags the defensive board | 26-28 |
| 19:30 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods is hacked by Neil Hancock - foul #2 on Neil Hancock, team foul #1 | 26-28 |
| 19:17 | South Carolina | Neil Hancock steals the ball from Robert Norris | 26-28 |
| 18:55 | Nicholls State | Ian Michaud dunks the ball | 26-30 |
| 18:37 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods misses the driving attempt near the basket | 26-30 |
| 18:35 | Nicholls State | Lester Carr grabs the board | 26-30 |
| 18:20 | Nicholls State | The short jumper by James Pimentel is denied by Rickey Woods | 26-30 |
| 18:19 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard snags the defensive board | 26-30 |
| 18:05 | South Carolina | Gordon McEnery misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 26-30 |
| 18:03 | Nicholls State | John Hammond pulls down the rebound | 26-30 |
| 17:40 | Nicholls State | John Hammond misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Manuel Menard - foul #2 on Manuel Menard, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| 17:40 | Nicholls State | John Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 17:40 | Nicholls State | John Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 17:23 | South Carolina | Gordon McEnery throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani (SF), Joseph Matthews (PF) Gordon McEnery, Rickey Woods | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Raymond Chaney (PF) Ian Michaud | |
| 17:02 | Nicholls State | Gerald Fox is called for the reach on John Hammond - foul #3 on Gerald Fox, team foul #2 | 26-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings (PG), Thomas Burris (SG) Robert Norris, Gerald Fox | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 16:51 | Nicholls State | Neil Hancock blows the layup | 26-32 |
| 16:50 | Nicholls State | The offensive rebound goes to James Pimentel | 26-32 |
| 16:40 | Nicholls State | James Pimentel misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 26-32 |
| 16:38 | Nicholls State | Raymond Chaney tips it in | 26-34 |
| 16:30 | South Carolina | The short jumper by Joseph Matthews is denied by Neil Hancock | 26-34 |
| 16:29 | Nicholls State | Neil Hancock pulls down the rebound | 26-34 |
| 16:00 | Nicholls State | James Pimentel misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 26-34 |
| 15:58 | Nicholls State | Lester Carr grabs the offensive rebound | 26-34 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Lucas Mannings (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Burris (fresh) SF - Robert Cipriani (fresh) PF - Joseph Matthews (fresh) C - Manuel Menard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - James Pimentel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lester Carr (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Hammond (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Chaney (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Neil Hancock (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:46 | Nicholls State | Neil Hancock travels with the ball | 26-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Norris (PG), Louis Craft (SG), Gordon McEnery (SF), Rickey Woods (PF), Curtis Vue (C) Lucas Mannings, Thomas Burris, Robert Cipriani, Joseph Matthews, Manuel Menard | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Thomas Foor (PG), Wilfred Gent (SG), William Gilbert (SF), Ian Michaud (PF), Walter Hamblin (C) James Pimentel, Lester Carr, John Hammond, Raymond Chaney, Neil Hancock | |
| 15:24 | South Carolina | Ian Michaud steals it from Louis Craft | 26-34 |
| 15:05 | Nicholls State | Thomas Foor scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from William Gilbert | 26-37 |
| 14:48 | South Carolina | Curtis Vue can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-37 |
| 14:46 | Nicholls State | Wilfred Gent gets the rebound | 26-37 |
| 14:22 | Nicholls State | Ian Michaud misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 26-37 |
| 14:20 | South Carolina | Gordon McEnery pulls down the rebound | 26-37 |
| 13:57 | South Carolina | The jumper by Robert Norris is denied by Wilfred Gent | 26-37 |
| 13:56 | South Carolina | Curtis Vue hits the follow up shot | 28-37 |
| 13:27 | Nicholls State | Ian Michaud hits the finger roll | 28-39 |
| 13:03 | South Carolina | Robert Norris dunks the ball on a great pass from Louis Craft | 30-39 |
| 12:55 | Nicholls State | Thomas Foor evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Curtis Vue - foul #1 on Curtis Vue, team foul #3 | 30-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings (PG), Robert Cipriani (SF), Joseph Matthews (PF), Manuel Menard (C) Robert Norris, Gordon McEnery, Rickey Woods, Curtis Vue | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Lester Carr (SG), John Hammond (SF), Raymond Chaney (PF), Neil Hancock (C) Wilfred Gent, William Gilbert, Ian Michaud, Walter Hamblin | |
| 12:55 | Nicholls State | Thomas Foor makes the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 12:55 | Nicholls State | Thomas Foor makes the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 12:43 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews connects on the jump hook near the basket | 32-41 |
| 12:19 | Nicholls State | Neil Hancock lays it up and in set up by Raymond Chaney | 32-43 |
| 12:03 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani is hacked by John Hammond - foul #2 on John Hammond, team foul #2 | 32-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gerald Fox (SG) Louis Craft | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | James Pimentel (PG) Thomas Foor | |
| 11:47 | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-43 |
| 11:45 | Nicholls State | Neil Hancock grabs the board | 32-43 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Lucas Mannings (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerald Fox (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Cipriani (fresh) PF - Joseph Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. C - Manuel Menard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - James Pimentel (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lester Carr (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Hammond (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Chaney (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Neil Hancock (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:30 | Nicholls State | Neil Hancock connects on the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from James Pimentel and the foul's on Manuel Menard - foul #3 on Manuel Menard, team foul #4 | 32-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Wilfred Gent (SG) Lester Carr | |
| 11:30 | Nicholls State | Neil Hancock makes the free throw | 32-46 |
| 11:17 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard blows the layup but he's fouled by Raymond Chaney - foul #2 on Raymond Chaney, team foul #3 | 32-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Norris (PG) Lucas Mannings | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 11:17 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard misses the 1st free throw | 32-46 |
| 11:17 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard misses the 2nd free throw | 32-46 |
| 11:17 | Nicholls State | Raymond Chaney gets the rebound | 32-46 |
| 11:06 | Nicholls State | Neil Hancock comes up short on the floater from close range | 32-46 |
| 11:05 | Nicholls State | Neil Hancock tips it but misses | 32-46 |
| 11:04 | Nicholls State | John Hammond grabs the offensive rebound | 32-46 |
| 10:47 | Nicholls State | Robert Cipriani is called for the reach on Raymond Chaney - foul #1 on Robert Cipriani, team foul #5 | 32-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Louis Craft (SG), Gordon McEnery (SF), Rickey Woods (PF) Gerald Fox, Robert Cipriani, Joseph Matthews | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ian Michaud (PF) Raymond Chaney | |
| 10:26 | Nicholls State | James Pimentel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-46 |
| 10:24 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Rickey Woods | 32-46 |
| 10:11 | South Carolina | Louis Craft connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Norris | 35-46 |
| 09:53 | Nicholls State | Ian Michaud misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 35-46 |
| 09:52 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods pulls down the rebound | 35-46 |
| 09:39 | South Carolina | Louis Craft comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 35-46 |
| 09:38 | South Carolina | Gordon McEnery pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 09:22 | South Carolina | Gordon McEnery loses the ball out of bounds | 35-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings (PG), Joseph Matthews (PF) Robert Norris, Rickey Woods | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Lester Carr (SG), William Gilbert (SF), Walter Hamblin (C) Wilfred Gent, John Hammond, Neil Hancock | |
| 09:00 | Nicholls State | Ian Michaud connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by William Gilbert | 35-48 |
| 08:43 | South Carolina | Louis Craft hits a 3 from the right wing | 38-48 |
| 08:26 | Nicholls State | Lucas Mannings takes the ball from Walter Hamblin | 38-48 |
| 08:07 | South Carolina | Louis Craft can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Walter Hamblin - foul #1 on Walter Hamblin, team foul #4 | 38-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Norris (PG), Robert Cipriani (SF), Rickey Woods (PF), Curtis Vue (C) Lucas Mannings, Gordon McEnery, Joseph Matthews, Manuel Menard | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Thomas Foor (PG), John Hammond (SF), Raymond Chaney (PF), Neil Hancock (C) James Pimentel, William Gilbert, Ian Michaud, Walter Hamblin | |
| 08:07 | South Carolina | Louis Craft makes the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 08:07 | South Carolina | Louis Craft makes the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 07:45 | Nicholls State | Rickey Woods blocks the short jumper by John Hammond | 40-48 |
| 07:44 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani pulls down the rebound | 40-48 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Norris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Craft (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Cipriani (fresh) PF - Rickey Woods (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Curtis Vue (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Thomas Foor (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Lester Carr (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Hammond (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Chaney (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Neil Hancock (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:35 | South Carolina | Neil Hancock is called for the reach on Curtis Vue - foul #3 on Neil Hancock, team foul #5 | 40-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gerald Fox (SG) Louis Craft | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Wilfred Gent (SG) Lester Carr | |
| 07:28 | South Carolina | Robert Norris buries a floater from just outside the lane | 42-48 |
| 07:07 | Nicholls State | Neil Hancock hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by John Hammond | 42-50 |
| 06:59 | South Carolina | The jump hook by Rickey Woods is blocked by Neil Hancock | 42-50 |
| 06:58 | Nicholls State | John Hammond gets the rebound | 42-50 |
| 06:40 | Nicholls State | John Hammond misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-50 |
| 06:39 | Nicholls State | Raymond Chaney snags the offensive board | 42-50 |
| 06:23 | Nicholls State | John Hammond misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-50 |
| 06:22 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Curtis Vue | 42-50 |
| 06:07 | South Carolina | Robert Norris buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-50 |
| 05:51 | Nicholls State | Neil Hancock buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Foor | 44-52 |
| 05:26 | South Carolina | Robert Norris drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Gerald Fox | 47-52 |
| 05:16 | Nicholls State | The pull-up jumper by Thomas Foor is blocked by Curtis Vue | 47-52 |
| 05:15 | South Carolina | Curtis Vue snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| 05:15 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Louis Craft (SG), Gordon McEnery (SF), Joseph Matthews (PF), Manuel Menard (C) Gerald Fox, Robert Cipriani, Rickey Woods, Curtis Vue | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | James Pimentel (PG), Ian Michaud (PF) Thomas Foor, Raymond Chaney | |
| 04:51 | South Carolina | Neil Hancock is called for the reach on Gordon McEnery - foul #4 on Neil Hancock, team foul #6 | 47-52 |
| 04:35 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews slams it home on a great pass from Louis Craft and the foul's on John Hammond - foul #3 on John Hammond, team foul #7 | 49-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings (PG) Robert Norris | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 04:35 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews makes the free throw | 50-52 |
| 04:21 | Nicholls State | Wilfred Gent hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the right side | 50-52 |
| 04:19 | Nicholls State | Ian Michaud grabs the offensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 04:01 | Nicholls State | Ian Michaud hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 50-52 |
| 03:59 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 03:40 | South Carolina | Louis Craft clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-52 |
| 03:38 | Nicholls State | Neil Hancock pulls down the rebound | 50-52 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Lucas Mannings (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Louis Craft (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gordon McEnery (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Joseph Matthews (fresh) 5 pts. C - Manuel Menard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - James Pimentel (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wilfred Gent (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Hammond (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Ian Michaud (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Neil Hancock (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 4 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Nicholls State | James Pimentel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Norris (PG), Rickey Woods (PF) Lucas Mannings, Joseph Matthews | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Lester Carr (SG), William Gilbert (SF), Walter Hamblin (C) Wilfred Gent, John Hammond, Neil Hancock | |
| 03:06 | South Carolina | Louis Craft makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Manuel Menard | 53-52 |
| 02:47 | Nicholls State | Ian Michaud buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by James Pimentel | 53-54 |
| 02:27 | South Carolina | Louis Craft misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-54 |
| 02:26 | Nicholls State | Ian Michaud grabs the board | 53-54 |
| 02:26 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Wilfred Gent (SG), John Hammond (SF), Neil Hancock (C) Lester Carr, William Gilbert, Walter Hamblin | |
| 01:57 | Nicholls State | Rickey Woods takes the ball from Ian Michaud | 53-54 |
| 01:38 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods knocks in the runner in the paint and the foul's on Ian Michaud - foul #1 on Ian Michaud, team foul #8 | 55-54 |
| 01:38 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods misses the free throw | 55-54 |
| 01:38 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Ian Michaud | 55-54 |
| 01:15 | Nicholls State | John Hammond connects on the floater from the left wing | 55-56 |
| 00:57 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard hits a shot near the basket | 57-56 |
| 00:42 | Nicholls State | James Pimentel connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Ian Michaud | 57-58 |
| 00:29 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 57-58 |
| 00:28 | Nicholls State | Wilfred Gent grabs the defensive rebound | 57-58 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Nicholls State | Wilfred Gent is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Craft - foul #4 on Louis Craft, team foul #6 | 57-58 |
| 00:24 | Nicholls State | James Pimentel is hacked by Robert Norris - foul #2 on Robert Norris, team foul #7 | 57-58 |
| 00:24 | Nicholls State | James Pimentel makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 00:24 | Nicholls State | James Pimentel makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 00:06 | South Carolina | Louis Craft is called for traveling | 57-60 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Thomas Foor (PG) James Pimentel | |
| 00:04 | Nicholls State | Robert Norris is called for the reach on Thomas Foor in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Norris, team foul #8 | 57-60 |
| 00:04 | Nicholls State | Thomas Foor makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:04 | Nicholls State | Thomas Foor makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Gordon McEnery misses the halfcourt shot | 57-62 |