| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - James Pimentel (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wilfred Gent (fresh) SF - John Hammond (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ian Michaud (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Neil Hancock (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Willie Stevenson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Lowery (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Russell Giese (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Floyd (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | John Hammond inbounds the ball | 37-27 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Nicholls State | Mark Floyd swats the shot by John Hammond | 37-27 |
| 19:39 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese gets the rebound | 37-27 |
| 19:34 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Willie Stevenson | 37-30 |
| 19:18 | Nicholls State | John Hammond comes up short on the runner from the left block | 37-30 |
| 19:16 | Nicholls State | Ian Michaud gets the offensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 19:01 | Nicholls State | James Pimentel clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-30 |
| 19:00 | Nicholls State | John Hammond pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 18:39 | Nicholls State | John Hammond drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Pimentel | 39-30 |
| 18:30 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 39-30 |
| 18:29 | Nicholls State | Neil Hancock grabs the defensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 18:08 | Nicholls State | Wilfred Gent double dribbles | 39-30 |
| 17:52 | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Mark Floyd | 39-33 |
| 17:30 | Nicholls State | Ian Michaud misses the jump hook in the lane | 39-33 |
| 17:29 | Nicholls State | Wilfred Gent gets the offensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 17:13 | Nicholls State | Neil Hancock hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 39-33 |
| 17:11 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to John Thompson | 39-33 |
| 16:51 | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd blows the dunk but he's hacked by Neil Hancock - foul #2 on Neil Hancock, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Thomas Foor (PG), Lester Carr (SG), William Gilbert (SF), Raymond Chaney (PF), Walter Hamblin (C) James Pimentel, Wilfred Gent, John Hammond, Ian Michaud, Neil Hancock | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Lee Tolan (SG), Jay Yonakor (SF), Baran Boryszewski (PF) John Thompson, Joseph Lowery, Russell Giese | |
| 16:51 | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 16:51 | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 16:26 | Nicholls State | William Gilbert comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 16:24 | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 16:12 | Virginia Tech | Lester Carr steps in front of the Willie Stevenson pass | 39-35 |
| 15:50 | Nicholls State | Thomas Foor comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-35 |
| 15:48 | Virginia Tech | Jay Yonakor snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Thomas Foor (fresh) SG - Lester Carr (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Gilbert (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Raymond Chaney (fresh) 1 pts. C - Walter Hamblin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Willie Stevenson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lee Tolan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jay Yonakor (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Baran Boryszewski (fresh) C - Mark Floyd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:25 | Virginia Tech | Lester Carr takes the ball from Mark Floyd | 39-35 |
| 15:22 | Nicholls State | Thomas Foor can't finish the layup | 39-35 |
| 15:21 | Nicholls State | Raymond Chaney misses the tip | 39-35 |
| 15:19 | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 15:06 | Virginia Tech | Jay Yonakor misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 15:05 | Nicholls State | Raymond Chaney grabs the board | 39-35 |
| 15:00 | Nicholls State | William Gilbert misses badly on a shot from close range | 39-35 |
| 14:59 | Nicholls State | Walter Hamblin misses the tip | 39-35 |
| 14:57 | Nicholls State | Walter Hamblin tips it in | 41-35 |
| 14:50 | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Jay Yonakor | 41-38 |
| 14:34 | Nicholls State | Lester Carr can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 14:33 | Nicholls State | William Gilbert hits the follow up shot | 43-38 |
| 14:18 | Virginia Tech | Jay Yonakor misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 14:17 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Walter Hamblin | 43-38 |
| 14:02 | Nicholls State | Raymond Chaney hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-38 |
| 14:00 | Virginia Tech | Baran Boryszewski grabs the board | 43-38 |
| 13:54 | Virginia Tech | Jay Yonakor misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-38 |
| 13:52 | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd gets the offensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 13:41 | Virginia Tech | Jay Yonakor comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 13:40 | Nicholls State | Raymond Chaney snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 13:11 | Nicholls State | Thomas Foor hits a 3 from the right wing set up by William Gilbert | 46-38 |
| 12:57 | Virginia Tech | Raymond Chaney is called for the reach on Baran Boryszewski - foul #2 on Raymond Chaney, team foul #2 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | James Pimentel (PG), Wilfred Gent (SG), John Hammond (SF), Ian Michaud (PF), Neil Hancock (C) Thomas Foor, Lester Carr, William Gilbert, Raymond Chaney, Walter Hamblin | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Willie Darrah (PG), John Thompson (SG), Joseph Lowery (SF), Russell Giese (PF), Jon Reed (C) Willie Stevenson, Lee Tolan, Jay Yonakor, Baran Boryszewski, Mark Floyd | |
| 12:43 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-38 |
| 12:41 | Virginia Tech | Jon Reed gets the offensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 12:33 | Virginia Tech | Wilfred Gent picks off the pass by Russell Giese | 46-38 |
| 12:15 | Nicholls State | John Hammond is hacked by Joseph Lowery - foul #3 on Joseph Lowery, team foul #1 | 46-38 |
| 11:55 | Nicholls State | John Hammond drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Neil Hancock | 48-38 |
| 11:41 | Virginia Tech | Neil Hancock blocks the short jumper by Jon Reed | 48-38 |
| 11:39 | Nicholls State | Neil Hancock grabs the defensive rebound | 48-38 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - James Pimentel (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Wilfred Gent (fresh) SF - John Hammond (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ian Michaud (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Neil Hancock (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Willie Darrah (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Lowery (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Russell Giese (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jon Reed (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Nicholls State | John Hammond hits the finger roll on a great pass from Neil Hancock | 50-38 |
| 10:58 | Virginia Tech | Neil Hancock blocks the short jumper by Joseph Lowery | 50-38 |
| 10:57 | Nicholls State | James Pimentel grabs the defensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 10:29 | Nicholls State | Neil Hancock misses long on a floater from the left block but the foul's on John Thompson - foul #2 on John Thompson, team foul #2 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Lester Carr (SG), Raymond Chaney (PF) Wilfred Gent, Ian Michaud | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson (PG), Baran Boryszewski (PF) Willie Darrah, Russell Giese | |
| 10:29 | Nicholls State | Neil Hancock makes the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 10:29 | Nicholls State | Neil Hancock makes the 2nd free throw | 52-38 |
| 10:16 | Virginia Tech | Baran Boryszewski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 52-38 |
| 10:15 | Virginia Tech | Baran Boryszewski tips it back up and in | 52-40 |
| 09:52 | Nicholls State | John Hammond's floater is tipped away by Baran Boryszewski | 52-40 |
| 09:51 | Nicholls State | Neil Hancock pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-40 |
| 09:36 | Nicholls State | James Pimentel misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-40 |
| 09:35 | Virginia Tech | Jon Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 52-40 |
| 09:24 | Virginia Tech | Baran Boryszewski loses the dribble to John Hammond | 52-40 |
| 08:59 | Nicholls State | Lester Carr is fouled on the floor by Willie Stevenson - foul #1 on Willie Stevenson, team foul #3 | 52-40 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Lee Tolan (SG), Jay Yonakor (SF), Russell Giese (PF) John Thompson, Joseph Lowery, Jon Reed | |
| 08:48 | Nicholls State | Thomas Foor is whistled for a carry | 52-40 |
| 08:30 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Lee Tolan | 52-42 |
| 08:07 | Nicholls State | Ian Michaud loses the dribble to Jay Yonakor | 52-42 |
| 07:51 | Virginia Tech | Baran Boryszewski misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Walter Hamblin - foul #1 on Walter Hamblin, team foul #3 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Willie Darrah (PG) Willie Stevenson | |
| 07:51 | Virginia Tech | Baran Boryszewski misses the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 07:51 | Virginia Tech | Baran Boryszewski makes the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 07:33 | Nicholls State | Ian Michaud misses the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Baran Boryszewski - foul #2 on Baran Boryszewski, team foul #4 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | James Pimentel (PG) Thomas Foor | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jon Reed (C) Baran Boryszewski | |
| 07:33 | Nicholls State | Ian Michaud makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 07:33 | Nicholls State | Ian Michaud makes the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - James Pimentel (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Wilfred Gent (fresh) SF - William Gilbert (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ian Michaud (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Hamblin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Willie Darrah (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lee Tolan (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jay Yonakor (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Russell Giese (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jon Reed (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Virginia Tech | Jay Yonakor drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Lee Tolan | 54-46 |
| 06:54 | Nicholls State | James Pimentel misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-46 |
| 06:53 | Virginia Tech | Jon Reed pulls down the rebound | 54-46 |
| 06:45 | Virginia Tech | Jay Yonakor makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Willie Darrah | 54-49 |
| 06:40 | Nicholls State | Lee Tolan steals the ball from James Pimentel in the backcourt | 54-49 |
| 06:38 | Virginia Tech | Lee Tolan banks in the layup | 54-51 |
| 06:17 | Nicholls State | William Gilbert loses the ball out of bounds | 54-51 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Lester Carr (SG), John Hammond (SF), Raymond Chaney (PF), Neil Hancock (C) Wilfred Gent, William Gilbert, Ian Michaud, Walter Hamblin | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson (PG), John Thompson (SG), Joseph Lowery (SF), Mark Floyd (PF) Willie Darrah, Lee Tolan, Jay Yonakor, Russell Giese | |
| 05:57 | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson's fadeaway is rejected by Raymond Chaney | 54-51 |
| 05:56 | Virginia Tech | Jon Reed misses the tip | 54-51 |
| 05:55 | Nicholls State | Raymond Chaney gets the rebound | 54-51 |
| 05:29 | Nicholls State | Mark Floyd is called for the reach on James Pimentel - foul #1 on Mark Floyd, team foul #5 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Thomas Foor (PG) James Pimentel | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Baran Boryszewski (PF) Jon Reed | |
| 05:09 | Nicholls State | John Hammond is whistled for a carry | 54-51 |
| 04:56 | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson loses the ball out of bounds | 54-51 |
| 04:36 | Nicholls State | John Hammond lays it up and in on a nice dish by Thomas Foor | 56-51 |
| 04:29 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson is fouled on the floor by Raymond Chaney - foul #3 on Raymond Chaney, team foul #4 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese (PF), Jon Reed (C) Baran Boryszewski, Mark Floyd | |
| 04:16 | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-51 |
| 04:14 | Nicholls State | Raymond Chaney grabs the board | 56-51 |
| 03:45 | Nicholls State | Thomas Foor misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 56-51 |
| 03:44 | Nicholls State | Neil Hancock tips it in | 58-51 |
| 03:29 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-51 |
| 03:28 | Nicholls State | Raymond Chaney grabs the board | 58-51 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Thomas Foor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lester Carr (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Hammond (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Chaney (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Neil Hancock (fresh) 19 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Willie Stevenson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Lowery (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Russell Giese (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jon Reed (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Nicholls State | Neil Hancock comes up short on the shot from the left block | 58-51 |
| 03:19 | Nicholls State | Raymond Chaney tips it back up and in | 60-51 |
| 02:58 | Virginia Tech | Jon Reed is called for 3 seconds | 60-51 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | James Pimentel (PG), Wilfred Gent (SG), William Gilbert (SF), Ian Michaud (PF), Walter Hamblin (C) Thomas Foor, Lester Carr, John Hammond, Raymond Chaney, Neil Hancock | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Willie Darrah (PG), Lee Tolan (SG), Jay Yonakor (SF) Willie Stevenson, John Thompson, Joseph Lowery | |
| 02:56 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-51 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | John Hammond (SF) William Gilbert | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson (PG), John Thompson (SG), Mark Floyd (C) Willie Darrah, Lee Tolan, Jon Reed | |
| 02:41 | Nicholls State | James Pimentel clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 60-51 |
| 02:39 | Nicholls State | John Hammond grabs the offensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 02:24 | Nicholls State | John Hammond comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jay Yonakor - foul #1 on Jay Yonakor, team foul #6 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Neil Hancock (C) Walter Hamblin | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery (SF) Jay Yonakor | |
| 02:24 | Nicholls State | John Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 02:24 | Nicholls State | John Hammond misses the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 02:24 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese grabs the board | 61-51 |
| 02:11 | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by John Thompson | 61-54 |
| 01:48 | Nicholls State | Ian Michaud buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by John Hammond | 63-54 |
| 01:40 | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson misses long on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by James Pimentel - foul #1 on James Pimentel, team foul #5 | 63-54 |
| 01:40 | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 01:40 | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 01:18 | Nicholls State | Wilfred Gent can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 63-56 |
| 01:17 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese pulls down the rebound | 63-56 |
| 01:13 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson is whistled for a carry | 63-56 |
| 00:53 | Nicholls State | Neil Hancock hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 63-56 |
| 00:52 | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd grabs the defensive rebound | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mark Floyd | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Nicholls State | James Pimentel is fouled in the backcourt by Willie Stevenson - foul #2 on Willie Stevenson, team foul #7 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Thomas Foor (SG) Wilfred Gent | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 00:45 | Nicholls State | James Pimentel misses the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:45 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese gets the rebound | 63-58 |
| 00:39 | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-58 |
| 00:37 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery hits the follow up shot | 63-60 |
| 00:35 | Nicholls State | James Pimentel is fouled in the backcourt by Willie Stevenson - foul #3 on Willie Stevenson, team foul #8 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Wilfred Gent (SG) Thomas Foor | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 00:35 | Nicholls State | James Pimentel makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:35 | Nicholls State | James Pimentel makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:32 | Virginia Tech | Wilfred Gent steals it from Willie Stevenson in the backcourt | 65-60 |
| 00:30 | Nicholls State | James Pimentel is hacked by Russell Giese - foul #3 on Russell Giese, team foul #9 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Thomas Foor (SG) Wilfred Gent | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 00:30 | Nicholls State | James Pimentel makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:30 | Nicholls State | James Pimentel makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:22 | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from John Thompson | 67-63 |
| 00:19 | Nicholls State | James Pimentel is hacked by Willie Stevenson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Willie Stevenson, team foul #10 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Wilfred Gent (SG) Thomas Foor | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 00:19 | Nicholls State | James Pimentel makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:19 | Nicholls State | James Pimentel makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:12 | Virginia Tech | John Thompson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-63 |
| 00:10 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery gets the offensive rebound | 69-63 |
| 00:07 | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-63 |
| 00:05 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery snags the offensive board | 69-63 |
| 00:01 | Virginia Tech | Willie Stevenson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-63 |
| 00:00 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Lowery grabs the offensive rebound | 69-63 |