| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Joseph Miller (fresh) SG - Oleg Grabowski (fresh) SF - Jonathan Cauley (fresh) PF - Arthur Grinnell (fresh) C - Walter Blair (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Dustin Conklin (fresh) SG - Casimir Cholewinski (fresh) SF - Lee Schiffer (fresh) PF - Dennis Baylis (fresh) C - Kevin Marsala (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Marsala wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Nicholls State | Lee Schiffer steals the ball from Walter Blair | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Louisiana Tech | Oleg Grabowski takes the ball from Casimir Cholewinski in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski banks in the layup | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Dustin Conklin | 2-3 |
| 19:14 | Nicholls State | Dennis Baylis swats the layup by Arthur Grinnell | 2-3 |
| 19:13 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Conklin grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 19:00 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Oleg Grabowski - foul #1 on Oleg Grabowski, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 19:00 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski misses the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 19:00 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:37 | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Walter Blair | 5-4 |
| 18:08 | Louisiana Tech | Arthur Grinnell takes the ball from Kevin Marsala | 5-4 |
| 18:01 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-4 |
| 17:46 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Marsala hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Jonathan Cauley - foul #1 on Jonathan Cauley, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano (PG), Alex Salley (SG), Larry Gibson (SF), Gerald Brooks (PF), Norman Spurling (C) Joseph Miller, Oleg Grabowski, Jonathan Cauley, Arthur Grinnell, Walter Blair | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mark Scales (PG), Jimmy Dearing (SG), Gary Brown (SF), Dallas Matthews (PF) Dustin Conklin, Casimir Cholewinski, Lee Schiffer, Dennis Baylis | |
| 17:46 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Marsala makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:46 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Marsala makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:35 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling can't connect on a floater in the lane | 5-6 |
| 17:34 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 17:28 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing is hacked by Alex Salley - foul #1 on Alex Salley, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Walker (SF) Kevin Marsala | |
| 17:11 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Gerald Brooks - foul #1 on Gerald Brooks, team foul #4 | 5-6 |
| 17:11 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 17:11 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 17:11 | Nicholls State | Gerald Brooks grabs the board | 5-7 |
| 16:58 | Nicholls State | Alex Salley is hacked by Jimmy Dearing - foul #1 on Jimmy Dearing, team foul #1 | 5-7 |
| 16:49 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 16:48 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing grabs the board | 5-7 |
| 16:28 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 5-7 |
| 16:27 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling pulls down the rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:23 | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 16:21 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown pulls down the rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:17 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Gibson is called for the reach on Dustin Walker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Gibson, team foul #5 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller (PG), Oleg Grabowski (SG), Jonathan Cauley (SF), Richard Edwin (PF), Larry Crowe (C) Cecil Solano, Alex Salley, Larry Gibson, Gerald Brooks, Norman Spurling | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | George White (PG), Lee Schiffer (SF), Herbert Bellomy (C) Mark Scales, Jimmy Dearing, Dallas Matthews | |
| 15:56 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown connects on the jump hook from the left block set up by George White | 5-9 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Joseph Miller (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Oleg Grabowski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jonathan Cauley (fresh) PF - Richard Edwin (fresh) C - Larry Crowe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - George White (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dustin Walker (fairly fresh) SF - Lee Schiffer (fresh) PF - Gary Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Herbert Bellomy (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley is whistled for a carry | 5-9 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski (SG), Dennis Baylis (PF) Dustin Walker, Gary Brown | |
| 15:31 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Miller steals the ball from Casimir Cholewinski in the backcourt | 5-9 |
| 15:29 | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller jams it | 7-9 |
| 15:21 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 15:19 | Nicholls State | Richard Edwin grabs the defensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 15:13 | Nicholls State | Herbert Bellomy is called for the reach on Joseph Miller - foul #1 on Herbert Bellomy, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Arthur Grinnell (PF), Walter Blair (C) Richard Edwin, Larry Crowe | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Conklin (PG), Jimmy Dearing (PF) George White, Dennis Baylis | |
| 15:01 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 7-9 |
| 14:59 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair tips it in | 9-9 |
| 14:57 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Miller takes the ball from Casimir Cholewinski in the backcourt | 9-9 |
| 14:41 | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 9-9 |
| 14:39 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski hits the follow up shot | 11-9 |
| 14:15 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Conklin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-9 |
| 14:13 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 14:04 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer can't finish the uncontested layup | 11-9 |
| 14:03 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski gets the rebound | 11-9 |
| 13:59 | Nicholls State | Dustin Conklin is called for the reach on Joseph Miller - foul #1 on Dustin Conklin, team foul #3 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano (PG), Alex Salley (SG), Larry Gibson (SF), Gerald Brooks (PF), Norman Spurling (C) Joseph Miller, Oleg Grabowski, Jonathan Cauley, Arthur Grinnell, Walter Blair | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mark Scales (PG), Gary Brown (SF), Dennis Baylis (PF), Dallas Matthews (C) Dustin Conklin, Lee Schiffer, Jimmy Dearing, Herbert Bellomy | |
| 13:54 | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-9 |
| 13:43 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Scales is fouled on the floor by Norman Spurling - foul #1 on Norman Spurling, team foul #6 | 14-9 |
| 13:34 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-9 |
| 13:32 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown hits the follow up shot | 14-11 |
| 13:28 | Nicholls State | Larry Gibson misses the 3 from the left corner | 14-11 |
| 13:26 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis gets the rebound | 14-11 |
| 13:08 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown misses the lay-in | 14-11 |
| 13:06 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling pulls down the rebound | 14-11 |
| 12:59 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling misses the lay-in | 14-11 |
| 12:58 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis snags the defensive board | 14-11 |
| 12:53 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Spurling is called for the reach on Gary Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on Norman Spurling, team foul #7 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley (SF), Richard Edwin (PF), Larry Crowe (C) Larry Gibson, Gerald Brooks, Norman Spurling | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Walker (SF), Kevin Marsala (C) Casimir Cholewinski, Dallas Matthews | |
| 12:53 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown misses the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 12:53 | Nicholls State | Larry Crowe pulls down the rebound | 14-11 |
| 12:41 | Nicholls State | Larry Crowe is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Larry Crowe, team foul #8 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller (PG), Oleg Grabowski (SG) Cecil Solano, Alex Salley | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | George White (PG), Lee Schiffer (SF) Mark Scales, Gary Brown | |
| 12:15 | Louisiana Tech | Oleg Grabowski steals it from Kevin Marsala | 14-11 |
| 12:03 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-11 |
| 12:01 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski grabs the offensive board | 14-11 |
| 11:52 | Nicholls State | George White is called for the reach on Joseph Miller - foul #1 on George White, team foul #4 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Arthur Grinnell (PF), Walter Blair (C) Richard Edwin, Larry Crowe | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Conklin (PG), Jimmy Dearing (SG), Gary Brown (PF) George White, Lee Schiffer, Dennis Baylis | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Joseph Miller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Oleg Grabowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jonathan Cauley (fairly fresh) PF - Arthur Grinnell (fairly fresh) C - Walter Blair (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Dustin Conklin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Dearing (fresh) SF - Dustin Walker (fresh) PF - Gary Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Marsala (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:44 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski misses the floater from the left wing | 14-11 |
| 11:42 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 14-11 |
| 11:17 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Walker hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 14-11 |
| 11:16 | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller gets the rebound | 14-11 |
| 11:11 | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller is whistled for a carry | 14-11 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano (PG), Alex Salley (SG), Larry Gibson (SF) Joseph Miller, Oleg Grabowski, Jonathan Cauley | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski (SG), Dallas Matthews (C) Dustin Walker, Kevin Marsala | |
| 11:08 | Louisiana Tech | Cecil Solano is called for the reach on Dustin Conklin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Cecil Solano, team foul #9 | 14-11 |
| 11:08 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Conklin misses the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 11:08 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair grabs the board | 14-11 |
| 11:03 | Nicholls State | Casimir Cholewinski steals the ball from Cecil Solano | 14-11 |
| 10:40 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing connects on the turnaround in the paint and the foul's on Alex Salley - foul #2 on Alex Salley, team foul #10 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Richard Edwin (SG), Gerald Brooks (PF), Larry Crowe (C) Alex Salley, Arthur Grinnell, Walter Blair | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer (SF) Gary Brown | |
| 10:40 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing misses the free throw | 14-13 |
| 10:40 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Larry Crowe | 14-13 |
| 10:31 | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Dustin Conklin - foul #2 on Dustin Conklin, team foul #5 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mark Scales (PG) Dustin Conklin | |
| 10:31 | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano makes the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 10:31 | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano misses the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 10:31 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Jimmy Dearing | 15-13 |
| 10:15 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-13 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller (PG) Cecil Solano | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis (PF) Jimmy Dearing | |
| 10:01 | Nicholls State | Gerald Brooks scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 17-13 |
| 09:59 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis loses the dribble to Joseph Miller in the backcourt | 17-13 |
| 09:57 | Nicholls State | Richard Edwin hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joseph Miller | 19-13 |
| 09:37 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer misses long on an open floater in the lane | 19-13 |
| 09:35 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews tips it back up and in | 19-15 |
| 09:14 | Nicholls State | Gerald Brooks misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-15 |
| 09:12 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Casimir Cholewinski | 19-15 |
| 08:50 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt in the lane | 19-15 |
| 08:48 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis can't tip it in | 19-15 |
| 08:46 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski grabs the offensive rebound | 19-15 |
| 08:29 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Scales misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Edwin - foul #1 on Richard Edwin, team foul #11 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano (PG), Oleg Grabowski (SG), Jonathan Cauley (SF), Arthur Grinnell (PF), Walter Blair (C) Joseph Miller, Richard Edwin, Larry Gibson, Gerald Brooks, Larry Crowe | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing (SG), Dustin Walker (SF), Gary Brown (PF), Kevin Marsala (C) Casimir Cholewinski, Lee Schiffer, Dennis Baylis, Dallas Matthews | |
| 08:29 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Scales makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 08:29 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Scales makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 08:15 | Nicholls State | Jimmy Dearing is called for the reach on Cecil Solano - foul #2 on Jimmy Dearing, team foul #6 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | George White (PG), Lee Schiffer (SF) Mark Scales, Jimmy Dearing | |
| 08:02 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Cecil Solano | 21-17 |
| 07:45 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer banks in the layup on a great pass from Gary Brown and he's hacked by Jonathan Cauley - foul #2 on Jonathan Cauley, team foul #12 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Larry Gibson (SF) Jonathan Cauley | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 07:45 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer misses the free throw | 21-19 |
| 07:45 | Nicholls State | Arthur Grinnell gets the rebound | 21-19 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Cecil Solano (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oleg Grabowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Larry Gibson (fairly fresh) PF - Arthur Grinnell (tiring) C - Walter Blair (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - George White (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dustin Walker (fresh) SF - Lee Schiffer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Marsala (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:29 | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano travels with the ball | 21-19 |
| 07:12 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Walker misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-19 |
| 07:10 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair gets the rebound | 21-19 |
| 07:04 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair misses the lay-in | 21-19 |
| 07:02 | Nicholls State | Larry Gibson grabs the offensive board | 21-19 |
| 06:54 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Oleg Grabowski and he's hacked by Dustin Walker - foul #1 on Dustin Walker, team foul #7 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller (PG) Cecil Solano | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mark Scales (PG), Casimir Cholewinski (SG), Dennis Baylis (PF), Herbert Bellomy (C) George White, Dustin Walker, Lee Schiffer, Kevin Marsala | |
| 06:54 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair makes the free throw | 24-19 |
| 06:52 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown is hacked by Walter Blair in the backcourt - foul #1 on Walter Blair, team foul #13 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Gerald Brooks (PF) Arthur Grinnell | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 06:52 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 06:52 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 06:42 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Gibson and he's hacked by Casimir Cholewinski - foul #1 on Casimir Cholewinski, team foul #8 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer (SF) Gary Brown | |
| 06:42 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski misses the free throw | 26-21 |
| 06:42 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis pulls down the rebound | 26-21 |
| 06:40 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-21 |
| 06:27 | Nicholls State | Larry Gibson drills a 3 from the right wing | 29-21 |
| 06:11 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 29-21 |
| 06:09 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer tips it back up and in | 29-23 |
| 06:06 | Nicholls State | Mark Scales picks off the pass by Joseph Miller in the backcourt | 29-23 |
| 05:54 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski drills a 3 from straight away | 29-26 |
| 05:32 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair knocks in the shot from the right block | 31-26 |
| 05:21 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis lays it in on a nice dish by Casimir Cholewinski | 31-28 |
| 05:08 | Nicholls State | Gerald Brooks hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 31-28 |
| 05:06 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis gets the rebound | 31-28 |
| 04:42 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis makes the driving attempt in the lane set up by Casimir Cholewinski and he's hacked by Oleg Grabowski - foul #2 on Oleg Grabowski, team foul #14 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano (PG), Richard Edwin (SG), Larry Crowe (SF), Arthur Grinnell (PF) Joseph Miller, Oleg Grabowski, Larry Gibson, Gerald Brooks | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | George White (PG), Gary Brown (SG), Dustin Walker (SF), Kevin Marsala (C) Mark Scales, Casimir Cholewinski, Lee Schiffer, Herbert Bellomy | |
| 04:42 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis makes the free throw | 31-31 |
| 04:30 | Nicholls State | Arthur Grinnell connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Cecil Solano | 33-31 |
| 04:12 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Walker can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left side | 33-31 |
| 04:10 | Nicholls State | Richard Edwin snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| 04:04 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-31 |
| 04:03 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown grabs the board | 33-31 |
| 03:42 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Marsala banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dustin Walker | 33-33 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Cecil Solano (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Edwin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Crowe (fairly fresh) PF - Arthur Grinnell (tiring) 2 pts. C - Walter Blair (tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - George White (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Dustin Walker (fresh) PF - Dennis Baylis (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Marsala (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:23 | Nicholls State | Larry Crowe hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-33 |
| 03:22 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Marsala gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| 03:15 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Marsala comes up short on the jumper from close range | 33-33 |
| 03:14 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Walker misses the tip | 33-33 |
| 03:13 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Marsala pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 02:56 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown hits a wide open turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Dustin Walker | 33-35 |
| 02:36 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Walter Blair, team foul #15 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller (PG), Larry Gibson (SF), Gerald Brooks (PF) Cecil Solano, Arthur Grinnell, Walter Blair | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Conklin (PG), Casimir Cholewinski (SG), Lee Schiffer (SF), Jimmy Dearing (PF), Dallas Matthews (C) George White, Gary Brown, Dustin Walker, Dennis Baylis, Kevin Marsala | |
| 02:26 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski is fouled on the floor by Larry Gibson - foul #2 on Larry Gibson, team foul #16 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley (SF) Larry Gibson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 02:26 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 02:26 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 02:19 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-37 |
| 02:17 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing grabs the board | 33-37 |
| 01:56 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing clanks a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Gerald Brooks - foul #2 on Gerald Brooks, team foul #17 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Arthur Grinnell (PF) Gerald Brooks | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 01:56 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 01:56 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing makes the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 01:41 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley double dribbles | 33-39 |
| 01:17 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Conklin is fouled on the floor by Arthur Grinnell - foul #1 on Arthur Grinnell, team foul #18 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown (PF), Herbert Bellomy (C) Lee Schiffer, Dallas Matthews | |
| 01:17 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Conklin makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 01:17 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Conklin misses the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 01:17 | Nicholls State | Larry Crowe grabs the board | 33-40 |
| 01:04 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley's 3 pointer is rejected by Gary Brown | 33-40 |
| 01:03 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Herbert Bellomy | 33-40 |
| 00:44 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-40 |
| 00:42 | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller gets the rebound | 33-40 |
| 00:42 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 33-40 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano (PG) Joseph Miller | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews (PF), Kevin Marsala (C) Casimir Cholewinski, Herbert Bellomy | |
| 00:23 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Gary Brown - foul #1 on Gary Brown, team foul #9 | 33-40 |
| 00:23 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 00:23 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 00:02 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Richard Edwin - foul #2 on Richard Edwin, team foul #19 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski (SG) Richard Edwin | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mark Scales (PG) Dustin Conklin | |
| 00:02 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 00:02 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano misses the halfcourt shot | 35-42 |