| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Norman Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Wade Sutton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Chen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. PF - Virgil Ayres (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - John Brown (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Joseph Miller (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Oleg Grabowski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jonathan Cauley (fresh) PF - Arthur Grinnell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Walter Blair (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley inbounds the ball | 42-32 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 19:41 | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 42-32 |
| 19:39 | Nicholls State | Arthur Grinnell tips it back up and in | 42-34 |
| 19:37 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen is hacked by Jonathan Cauley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jonathan Cauley, team foul #1 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Larry Gibson (SF) Jonathan Cauley | |
| 19:18 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 42-34 |
| 19:16 | Alabama | Virgil Ayres misses the tip | 42-34 |
| 19:15 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair gets the rebound | 42-34 |
| 19:10 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Walter Blair and he's fouled by Wade Sutton - foul #1 on Wade Sutton, team foul #1 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Gerald Brooks (PF) Arthur Grinnell | |
| 19:10 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski misses the free throw | 42-36 |
| 19:10 | Alabama | John Brown pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| 19:08 | Alabama | Larry Gibson steps in front of the Virgil Ayres pass in the backcourt | 42-36 |
| 18:49 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair lays it in set up by Oleg Grabowski | 42-38 |
| 18:47 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson is hacked by Joseph Miller in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Miller, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Alabama | Willy Bomar (PG), Daniel Robinson (PF), Jerry Cable (C) Norman Ferguson, Virgil Ayres, John Brown | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano (PG), Alex Salley (SG), Norman Spurling (C) Joseph Miller, Oleg Grabowski, Walter Blair | |
| 18:40 | Alabama | Daniel Robinson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Gerald Brooks - foul #2 on Gerald Brooks, team foul #3 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Lin (SG) Wade Sutton | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Larry Crowe (SF) Larry Gibson | |
| 18:40 | Alabama | Daniel Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 18:40 | Alabama | Daniel Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 18:40 | Nicholls State | Gerald Brooks pulls down the rebound | 43-38 |
| 18:33 | Nicholls State | Gerald Brooks is fouled on the floor by Daniel Robinson - foul #1 on Daniel Robinson, team foul #2 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Mercer (PG) Kenneth Chen | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 18:18 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-38 |
| 18:16 | Alabama | Jerry Cable grabs the board | 43-38 |
| 18:12 | Alabama | Michael Lin scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by William Mercer | 45-38 |
| 18:01 | Nicholls State | Larry Crowe comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 45-38 |
| 17:59 | Alabama | Michael Lin pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 17:54 | Alabama | William Mercer misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-38 |
| 17:52 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 17:46 | Nicholls State | Gerald Brooks banks in the layup on a great pass from Larry Crowe | 45-40 |
| 17:44 | Alabama | Jerry Cable is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerry Cable, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Alabama | Wade Sutton (SG), John Brown (C) Michael Lin, Daniel Robinson | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski (SG), Larry Gibson (SF), Arthur Grinnell (PF), Walter Blair (C) Alex Salley, Larry Crowe, Gerald Brooks, Norman Spurling | |
| 17:26 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair banks in the layup | 45-42 |
| 17:23 | Alabama | William Mercer is fouled in the backcourt by Cecil Solano - foul #2 on Cecil Solano, team foul #4 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Alabama | Norman Ferguson (PG), Kenneth Chen (SF), Matthew Ennis (PF) William Mercer, Willy Bomar, Jerry Cable | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 17:09 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen's fadeaway is rejected by Arthur Grinnell | 45-42 |
| 17:08 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 17:04 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Cecil Solano | 45-44 |
| 16:45 | Alabama | John Brown hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 45-44 |
| 16:43 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| 16:29 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair misses short on a shot from the baseline | 45-44 |
| 16:27 | Alabama | Matthew Ennis snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| 16:23 | Alabama | Cecil Solano steps in front of the Matthew Ennis pass | 45-44 |
| 15:59 | Nicholls State | Arthur Grinnell makes the shot from close range set up by Cecil Solano and he's hacked by Matthew Ennis - foul #3 on Matthew Ennis, team foul #4 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Alabama | Willy Bomar (PG), Michael Lin (SG), Daniel Robinson (SF), Virgil Ayres (PF), Jerry Cable (C) Norman Ferguson, Wade Sutton, Kenneth Chen, Matthew Ennis, John Brown | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Larry Crowe (PG), Alex Salley (SG), Norman Spurling (C) Cecil Solano, Oleg Grabowski, Walter Blair | |
| 15:59 | Nicholls State | Arthur Grinnell misses the free throw | 45-46 |
| 15:59 | Alabama | Virgil Ayres grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Willy Bomar (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Lin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Virgil Ayres (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Jerry Cable (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Larry Crowe (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alex Salley (fresh) SF - Larry Gibson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arthur Grinnell (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Norman Spurling (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Alabama | Willy Bomar misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-46 |
| 15:38 | Nicholls State | Arthur Grinnell gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 15:33 | Nicholls State | Larry Crowe misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 45-46 |
| 15:31 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Jerry Cable | 45-46 |
| 15:25 | Alabama | Daniel Robinson clanks a floater from close range | 45-46 |
| 15:24 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Cable | 45-46 |
| 15:10 | Alabama | Daniel Robinson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Daniel Robinson, team foul #5 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Mercer (PG) Daniel Robinson | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano (PG), Gerald Brooks (PF) Larry Gibson, Arthur Grinnell | |
| 15:06 | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano is hacked by William Mercer in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Mercer, team foul #6 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Chen (SF) Willy Bomar | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 15:00 | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 14:58 | Alabama | Jerry Cable gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 14:54 | Alabama | Larry Crowe steps in front of the Kenneth Chen pass | 45-46 |
| 14:45 | Nicholls State | Alex Salley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 14:43 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 14:39 | Alabama | Michael Lin is open and buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Virgil Ayres | 47-46 |
| 14:19 | Nicholls State | Alex Salley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 47-46 |
| 14:17 | Nicholls State | Gerald Brooks tips it back up and in | 47-48 |
| 14:12 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Mercer and the foul's on Norman Spurling - foul #1 on Norman Spurling, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Alabama | Willy Bomar (SG), Stephen Dombkowski (C) Michael Lin, Jerry Cable | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski (SG), Larry Gibson (SF), Richard Edwin (PF), Walter Blair (C) Alex Salley, Larry Crowe, Gerald Brooks, Norman Spurling | |
| 14:12 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen makes the free throw | 50-48 |
| 14:00 | Nicholls State | Larry Gibson misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 50-48 |
| 13:59 | Alabama | Virgil Ayres snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 13:57 | Alabama | Richard Edwin steps in front of the Willy Bomar pass in the backcourt | 50-48 |
| 13:45 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-48 |
| 13:43 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair hits the follow up shot | 50-50 |
| 13:28 | Alabama | Willy Bomar misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-50 |
| 13:27 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 13:22 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski loses the ball out of bounds | 50-50 |
| Subs | Alabama | Norman Ferguson (PG), Wade Sutton (SG), Daniel Robinson (PF), John Brown (C) William Mercer, Willy Bomar, Virgil Ayres, Stephen Dombkowski | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Larry Crowe (PG), Gerald Brooks (PF) Cecil Solano, Richard Edwin | |
| 13:02 | Alabama | Daniel Robinson is alone and drills a fadeaway from close range set up by Norman Ferguson | 52-50 |
| 12:46 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-53 |
| 12:38 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson misses the shot from the left side | 52-53 |
| 12:36 | Alabama | Wade Sutton tips it but misses | 52-53 |
| 12:34 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson grabs the offensive board | 52-53 |
| 12:23 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Larry Gibson - foul #3 on Larry Gibson, team foul #6 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Ennis (PF), Stephen Dombkowski (C) Daniel Robinson, John Brown | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano (PG), Arthur Grinnell (PF), Norman Spurling (C) Larry Gibson, Gerald Brooks, Walter Blair | |
| 12:23 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen misses the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 12:23 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 12:16 | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 12:15 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen pulls down the rebound | 53-53 |
| 12:09 | Alabama | Wade Sutton can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-53 |
| 12:08 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen tips it home | 55-53 |
| 11:56 | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano is fouled on the floor by Norman Ferguson - foul #3 on Norman Ferguson, team foul #7 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Lin (SG), Willy Bomar (SF), Jerry Cable (PF) Wade Sutton, Kenneth Chen, Stephen Dombkowski | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alex Salley (SG), Richard Edwin (PF) Oleg Grabowski, Arthur Grinnell | |
| 11:56 | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano misses the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 11:56 | Alabama | Jerry Cable grabs the defensive rebound | 55-53 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Norman Ferguson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Lin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willy Bomar (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Cable (fresh) 9 reb. C - Matthew Ennis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Cecil Solano (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alex Salley (fresh) SF - Larry Crowe (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Richard Edwin (fresh) 1 ast. C - Norman Spurling (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Alabama | Jerry Cable misses long on an open shot from the right block | 55-53 |
| 11:36 | Alabama | Matthew Ennis misses the tip | 55-53 |
| 11:35 | Alabama | Willy Bomar pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 11:17 | Alabama | Matthew Ennis clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Norman Spurling - foul #2 on Norman Spurling, team foul #7 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Mercer (PG), Wade Sutton (SG) Norman Ferguson, Michael Lin | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Arthur Grinnell (PF) Richard Edwin | |
| 11:17 | Alabama | Matthew Ennis misses the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 11:17 | Alabama | Matthew Ennis makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 10:55 | Nicholls State | Wade Sutton is called for the reach on Alex Salley - foul #2 on Wade Sutton, team foul #8 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Alabama | Daniel Robinson (PF), John Brown (C) Matthew Ennis, Jerry Cable | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Walter Blair (C) Norman Spurling | |
| 10:55 | Nicholls State | Alex Salley misses the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 10:55 | Alabama | John Brown gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| 10:33 | Alabama | Wade Sutton buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Willy Bomar | 59-53 |
| 10:26 | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by William Mercer - foul #2 on William Mercer, team foul #9 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Alabama | Norman Ferguson (PG), Kenneth Chen (SF) William Mercer, Willy Bomar | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski (SG), Gerald Brooks (PF) Alex Salley, Arthur Grinnell | |
| 10:26 | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 10:26 | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 10:24 | Alabama | Cecil Solano is called for the reach on Norman Ferguson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Cecil Solano, team foul #8 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller (PG) Cecil Solano | |
| 10:24 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 10:24 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson misses the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 10:24 | Alabama | John Brown gets the offensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 10:06 | Alabama | Daniel Robinson connects on the floater from the right block | 62-55 |
| 09:49 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair misses badly on a floater from the left side | 62-55 |
| 09:47 | Alabama | John Brown snags the defensive board | 62-55 |
| 09:42 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson hits a wide open 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Kenneth Chen | 65-55 |
| 09:26 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-55 |
| 09:24 | Alabama | John Brown snags the defensive board | 65-55 |
| 09:02 | Alabama | Wade Sutton misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-55 |
| 09:00 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Larry Crowe | 65-55 |
| 08:54 | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller misses the 3 from the right wing | 65-55 |
| 08:52 | Alabama | Wade Sutton grabs the board | 65-55 |
| 08:49 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Crowe - foul #2 on Larry Crowe, team foul #9 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Mercer (PG), Michael Lin (SG), Virgil Ayres (PF), Jerry Cable (C) Norman Ferguson, Wade Sutton, Daniel Robinson, John Brown | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley (SF), Richard Edwin (PF), Norman Spurling (C) Larry Crowe, Gerald Brooks, Walter Blair | |
| 08:49 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 08:49 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen makes the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| 08:29 | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-55 |
| 08:28 | Alabama | Virgil Ayres snags the defensive board | 67-55 |
| 08:22 | Alabama | Jerry Cable hits the finger roll set up by Michael Lin | 69-55 |
| 08:02 | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-55 |
| 08:00 | Nicholls State | Richard Edwin tips it in | 69-57 |
| 07:55 | Alabama | Richard Edwin steals it from William Mercer | 69-57 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - William Mercer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Lin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Chen (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. 4 stl. PF - Virgil Ayres (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Jerry Cable (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Joseph Miller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Oleg Grabowski (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jonathan Cauley (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Richard Edwin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. C - Norman Spurling (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:48 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 69-57 |
| 07:47 | Alabama | Jerry Cable pulls down the rebound | 69-57 |
| 07:45 | Alabama | Norman Spurling picks off the pass by William Mercer in the backcourt | 69-57 |
| 07:34 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Miller | 69-60 |
| 07:13 | Alabama | Michael Lin is hacked by Oleg Grabowski - foul #2 on Oleg Grabowski, team foul #10 | 69-60 |
| Subs | Alabama | Norman Ferguson (PG), Willy Bomar (SF), Matthew Ennis (PF), Stephen Dombkowski (C) William Mercer, Kenneth Chen, Virgil Ayres, Jerry Cable | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alex Salley (SG), Arthur Grinnell (PF) Oleg Grabowski, Richard Edwin | |
| 07:13 | Alabama | Michael Lin makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 07:13 | Alabama | Michael Lin makes the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 07:02 | Nicholls State | Michael Lin is called for the reach on Joseph Miller - foul #2 on Michael Lin, team foul #10 | 71-60 |
| Subs | Alabama | Wade Sutton (SG) Michael Lin | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 07:02 | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller misses the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 07:02 | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 06:37 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-61 |
| 06:36 | Alabama | Matthew Ennis tips it home | 73-61 |
| 06:16 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jonathan Cauley | 73-63 |
| 05:57 | Alabama | Wade Sutton is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Norman Ferguson | 76-63 |
| 05:53 | Nicholls State | Alex Salley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 76-63 |
| 05:51 | Alabama | Matthew Ennis grabs the board | 76-63 |
| 05:45 | Alabama | Wade Sutton comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 76-63 |
| 05:43 | Alabama | Wade Sutton snags the offensive board | 76-63 |
| 05:24 | Alabama | Wade Sutton is whistled for a carry | 76-63 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Chen (SF), Jerry Cable (PF), John Brown (C) Norman Ferguson, Matthew Ennis, Stephen Dombkowski | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Larry Gibson (SF), Gerald Brooks (PF), Walter Blair (C) Jonathan Cauley, Arthur Grinnell, Norman Spurling | |
| 05:09 | Nicholls State | Willy Bomar steals it from Joseph Miller | 76-63 |
| 04:42 | Alabama | Wade Sutton is hacked by Larry Gibson - foul #4 on Larry Gibson, team foul #11 | 76-63 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Mercer (PG), Daniel Robinson (SF) Willy Bomar, Kenneth Chen | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano (PG), Oleg Grabowski (SG), Jonathan Cauley (SF) Joseph Miller, Alex Salley, Larry Gibson | |
| 04:42 | Alabama | Wade Sutton makes the 1st free throw | 77-63 |
| 04:42 | Alabama | Wade Sutton makes the 2nd free throw | 78-63 |
| 04:27 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair is hacked by John Brown - foul #3 on John Brown, team foul #11 | 78-63 |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Lin (SG) Wade Sutton | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Richard Edwin (PF) Gerald Brooks | |
| 04:27 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair makes the 1st free throw | 78-64 |
| 04:27 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 78-65 |
| 04:24 | Alabama | Cecil Solano is called for the reach on Daniel Robinson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Cecil Solano, team foul #12 | 78-65 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller (PG) Cecil Solano | |
| 04:24 | Alabama | Daniel Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 78-65 |
| 04:24 | Alabama | Daniel Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 78-65 |
| 04:24 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair grabs the board | 78-65 |
| 04:04 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Miller | 78-68 |
| 03:57 | Alabama | Michael Lin is hacked by Joseph Miller - foul #4 on Joseph Miller, team foul #13 | 78-68 |
| Subs | Alabama | Willy Bomar (SF), Virgil Ayres (PF) Daniel Robinson, Jerry Cable | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Larry Crowe (PG) Joseph Miller | |
| 03:57 | Alabama | Michael Lin makes the 1st free throw | 79-68 |
| 03:57 | Alabama | Michael Lin misses the 2nd free throw | 79-68 |
| 03:57 | Nicholls State | Richard Edwin snags the defensive board | 79-68 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - William Mercer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Lin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willy Bomar (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - Virgil Ayres (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - John Brown (fairly fresh) 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Larry Crowe (tired) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Oleg Grabowski (tiring) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jonathan Cauley (tiring) 3 pf. PF - Richard Edwin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. C - Walter Blair (tired) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:45 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 79-68 |
| Subs | Alabama | Norman Ferguson (PG), Stephen Dombkowski (C) William Mercer, John Brown | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Gerald Brooks (PF) Richard Edwin | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 03:43 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson is hacked by Larry Crowe in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Crowe, team foul #14 | 79-68 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Chen (SF) Willy Bomar | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 03:43 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 80-68 |
| 03:43 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 81-68 |
| 03:27 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Stephen Dombkowski - foul #1 on Stephen Dombkowski, team foul #12 | 81-68 |
| Subs | Alabama | Wade Sutton (SG) Michael Lin | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 03:27 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair misses the 1st free throw | 81-68 |
| 03:27 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 81-69 |
| 03:25 | Alabama | Larry Crowe is called for the reach on Wade Sutton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Larry Crowe, team foul #15 | 81-69 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano (PG), Norman Spurling (C) Larry Crowe, Walter Blair | |
| 03:25 | Alabama | Wade Sutton makes the 1st free throw | 82-69 |
| 03:25 | Alabama | Wade Sutton makes the 2nd free throw | 83-69 |
| 03:08 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 83-69 |
| 03:06 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling tips it in | 83-71 |
| 03:03 | Alabama | Cecil Solano is called for the reach on Norman Ferguson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Cecil Solano, team foul #16 | 83-71 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller (PG), Alex Salley (SG), Arthur Grinnell (PF) Cecil Solano, Oleg Grabowski, Gerald Brooks | |
| 03:03 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 84-71 |
| 03:03 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 85-71 |
| 02:49 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Virgil Ayres - foul #2 on Virgil Ayres, team foul #13 | 85-71 |
| Subs | Alabama | Willy Bomar (PG) Norman Ferguson | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Larry Gibson (SF) Jonathan Cauley | |
| 02:49 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling makes the 1st free throw | 85-72 |
| 02:49 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling misses the 2nd free throw | 85-72 |
| 02:49 | Alabama | Virgil Ayres pulls down the rebound | 85-72 |
| 02:46 | Alabama | Alex Salley is called for the reach on Virgil Ayres in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alex Salley, team foul #17 | 85-72 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Mercer (PG) Willy Bomar | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 02:46 | Alabama | Virgil Ayres makes the 1st free throw | 86-72 |
| 02:46 | Alabama | Virgil Ayres makes the 2nd free throw | 87-72 |
| 02:32 | Nicholls State | Arthur Grinnell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 87-72 |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Lin (SG), Willy Bomar (SF), Daniel Robinson (PF), Jerry Cable (C) Wade Sutton, Kenneth Chen, Virgil Ayres, Stephen Dombkowski | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Larry Crowe (PG), Richard Edwin (PF) Joseph Miller, Arthur Grinnell | |
| 02:30 | Alabama | Alex Salley is called for the reach on Daniel Robinson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alex Salley, team foul #18 | 87-72 |
| 02:30 | Alabama | Daniel Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 88-72 |
| 02:30 | Alabama | Daniel Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 88-72 |
| 02:30 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling grabs the defensive rebound | 88-72 |
| 02:14 | Nicholls State | Richard Edwin buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 88-74 |
| 02:13 | Alabama | Daniel Robinson is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Crowe - foul #5 on Larry Crowe, team foul #19 | 88-74 |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Ennis (C) Willy Bomar | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller (PG) Larry Crowe | |
| 02:13 | Alabama | Daniel Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 89-74 |
| 02:13 | Alabama | Daniel Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 90-74 |
| 01:59 | Nicholls State | Larry Gibson's pass is intercepted by Michael Lin | 90-74 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 01:57 | Alabama | William Mercer is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 90-74 |
| Subs | Alabama | Willy Bomar (SF) Matthew Ennis | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Gerald Brooks (PF) Richard Edwin | |
| 01:45 | Nicholls State | Larry Gibson makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Alex Salley | 90-77 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 01:43 | Alabama | Daniel Robinson is hacked by Joseph Miller in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joseph Miller, team foul #20 | 90-77 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Richard Edwin (PG) Joseph Miller | |
| 01:43 | Alabama | Daniel Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 90-77 |
| 01:43 | Alabama | Daniel Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 91-77 |
| 01:28 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling is called for traveling | 91-77 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 01:08 | Alabama | Willy Bomar misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 91-77 |
| 01:06 | Alabama | Jerry Cable can't tip it in | 91-77 |
| 01:04 | Nicholls State | Gerald Brooks snags the defensive board | 91-77 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:58 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 91-77 |
| 00:56 | Alabama | Jerry Cable gets the rebound | 91-77 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama 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 fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:51 | Alabama | Willy Bomar buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by William Mercer | 93-77 |
| 00:46 | Nicholls State | William Mercer steals the ball from Alex Salley | 93-77 |
| 00:42 | Alabama | William Mercer lays it up and in | 95-77 |
| 00:36 | Nicholls State | Gerald Brooks is fouled on the floor by Daniel Robinson - foul #3 on Daniel Robinson, team foul #14 | 95-77 |
| 00:36 | Nicholls State | Gerald Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 95-77 |
| 00:36 | Nicholls State | Gerald Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 95-77 |
| 00:36 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Michael Lin | 95-77 |
| 00:10 | Alabama | Daniel Robinson lays it in on a great pass from William Mercer | 97-77 |
| 00:04 | Nicholls State | Alex Salley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 97-77 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | William Mercer runs out the clock | 97-77 |