| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Sylvester Ash (fresh) SG - Jack Lyons (fresh) SF - Austin Rausch (fresh) PF - Homer Teske (fresh) C - Oliver Watts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Michael King (fresh) SG - Donald Divito (fresh) SF - Raymond Batchelor (fresh) PF - David Green (fresh) C - Nelson Hoffman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | Nelson Hoffman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Nicholls State | Donald Divito's pass is intercepted by Sylvester Ash | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Niagara | Austin Rausch banks in the layup on a great pass from Sylvester Ash | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Nicholls State | Nelson Hoffman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Niagara | Donald Divito is called for the reach on Jack Lyons - foul #1 on Donald Divito, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Niagara | Jack Lyons comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | Niagara | Homer Teske tips it in | 4-0 |
| 18:56 | Nicholls State | Nelson Hoffman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-0 |
| 18:41 | Niagara | Jack Lyons misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-0 |
| 18:39 | Nicholls State | David Green grabs the defensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:20 | Nicholls State | Raymond Batchelor misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 4-0 |
| 18:18 | Niagara | Austin Rausch pulls down the rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:00 | Niagara | Oliver Watts knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Austin Rausch | 6-0 |
| 17:58 | Nicholls State | Raymond Batchelor's pass is intercepted by Sylvester Ash in the backcourt | 6-0 |
| 17:41 | Niagara | Oliver Watts drills a floater from the right wing | 8-0 |
| 17:31 | Nicholls State | Donald Divito clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 8-0 |
| 17:30 | Nicholls State | David Green can't tip it in | 8-0 |
| 17:29 | Nicholls State | Raymond Batchelor tips it in | 8-2 |
| 17:25 | Niagara | Sylvester Ash is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 8-2 |
| Subs | Niagara | Brett Denker (PG), Columbus Pickett (SG), Jerry Tew (SF), Joshua Willette (PF), Irving Kelly (C) Sylvester Ash, Jack Lyons, Austin Rausch, Homer Teske, Oliver Watts | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffery Fellers (PG), Kenneth Lockwood (SG), Matthew Beardsley (SF), Conrad Porter (PF), Travis Brantner (C) Michael King, Donald Divito, Raymond Batchelor, David Green, Nelson Hoffman | |
| 17:19 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Lockwood knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Travis Brantner | 8-5 |
| 17:12 | Niagara | Irving Kelly misses short on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Travis Brantner - foul #1 on Travis Brantner, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| 17:12 | Niagara | Irving Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 17:12 | Niagara | Irving Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 17:12 | Nicholls State | Matthew Beardsley gets the rebound | 8-5 |
| 16:52 | Nicholls State | Matthew Beardsley makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Lockwood and the foul's on Brett Denker - foul #1 on Brett Denker, team foul #1 | 8-7 |
| 16:52 | Nicholls State | Matthew Beardsley makes the free throw | 8-8 |
| 16:37 | Niagara | Columbus Pickett misses long on a floater from the right side | 8-8 |
| 16:36 | Nicholls State | Travis Brantner snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 16:27 | Nicholls State | Travis Brantner misses short on an open shot from the left wing | 8-8 |
| 16:26 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Lockwood tips it home | 8-10 |
| 16:06 | Niagara | Jeffery Fellers blocks the jumper by Columbus Pickett | 8-10 |
| 16:04 | Nicholls State | Conrad Porter grabs the defensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 15:49 | Nicholls State | Matthew Beardsley comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 8-10 |
| 15:47 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Joshua Willette | 8-10 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Brett Denker (fairly fresh) SG - Columbus Pickett (fairly fresh) SF - Jerry Tew (fairly fresh) PF - Joshua Willette (fairly fresh) C - Irving Kelly (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jeffery Fellers (fairly fresh) SG - Kenneth Lockwood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Matthew Beardsley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Conrad Porter (fairly fresh) C - Travis Brantner (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Niagara | Columbus Pickett lays it in on a nice dish by Brett Denker and he's fouled by Conrad Porter - foul #1 on Conrad Porter, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Niagara | Sylvester Ash (PG), Jack Lyons (SG), Homer Teske (PF), Oliver Watts (C) Brett Denker, Jerry Tew, Joshua Willette, Irving Kelly | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael King (PG), Donald Divito (SG), Raymond Batchelor (SF), David Green (PF), Nelson Hoffman (C) Jeffery Fellers, Kenneth Lockwood, Matthew Beardsley, Conrad Porter, Travis Brantner | |
| 15:28 | Niagara | Columbus Pickett makes the free throw | 11-10 |
| 15:26 | Nicholls State | Raymond Batchelor is fouled in the backcourt by Sylvester Ash - foul #1 on Sylvester Ash, team foul #2 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Niagara | Austin Rausch (SF) Columbus Pickett | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 15:09 | Nicholls State | Raymond Batchelor can't finish the layup | 11-10 |
| 15:08 | Niagara | Oliver Watts gets the rebound | 11-10 |
| 14:49 | Niagara | Austin Rausch can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 11-10 |
| 14:47 | Nicholls State | Raymond Batchelor pulls down the rebound | 11-10 |
| 14:45 | Nicholls State | Donald Divito throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-10 |
| Subs | Niagara | Thomas Dawkins (SF) Austin Rausch | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Emory Tilley (SF) Raymond Batchelor | |
| 14:26 | Niagara | Oliver Watts's pass is intercepted by David Green | 11-10 |
| 14:24 | Nicholls State | Sylvester Ash steals it from Emory Tilley in the backcourt | 11-10 |
| 14:12 | Niagara | Jack Lyons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-10 |
| Subs | Niagara | Lester Kilgore (PG) Sylvester Ash | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Willie Carter (PG) Michael King | |
| 13:57 | Nicholls State | Emory Tilley misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 11-10 |
| 13:56 | Niagara | Oliver Watts pulls down the rebound | 11-10 |
| 13:50 | Niagara | Lester Kilgore clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-10 |
| 13:48 | Niagara | Thomas Dawkins gets the offensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 13:37 | Niagara | Thomas Dawkins misses the lay-in but he's hacked by David Green - foul #1 on David Green, team foul #4 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Niagara | Austin Rausch (SF) Oliver Watts | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffery Fellers (PG), Raymond Batchelor (SF) Willie Carter, Donald Divito | |
| 13:37 | Niagara | Thomas Dawkins makes the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 13:37 | Niagara | Thomas Dawkins misses the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 13:37 | Nicholls State | David Green pulls down the rebound | 12-10 |
| 13:32 | Nicholls State | Raymond Batchelor knocks in the floater in the lane and he's fouled by Austin Rausch - foul #1 on Austin Rausch, team foul #3 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Niagara | Joshua Willette (C) Thomas Dawkins | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Willie Carter (PG) Emory Tilley | |
| 13:32 | Nicholls State | Raymond Batchelor misses the free throw | 12-12 |
| 13:32 | Niagara | Homer Teske snags the defensive board | 12-12 |
| 13:09 | Niagara | Austin Rausch is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Austin Rausch, team foul #4 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Niagara | Sylvester Ash (PG), Columbus Pickett (SG), Jerry Tew (SF) Lester Kilgore, Jack Lyons, Austin Rausch | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Lockwood (PF) David Green | |
| 12:54 | Nicholls State | Nelson Hoffman connects on the open jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Kenneth Lockwood | 12-14 |
| 12:36 | Niagara | Jerry Tew misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 12-14 |
| 12:34 | Niagara | Columbus Pickett grabs the offensive board | 12-14 |
| 12:17 | Niagara | Columbus Pickett is denied on a dunk by Raymond Batchelor | 12-14 |
| 12:16 | Niagara | Columbus Pickett misses the tip | 12-14 |
| 12:14 | Nicholls State | Willie Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 12:10 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Lockwood hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Raymond Batchelor | 12-17 |
| 11:55 | Niagara | Columbus Pickett misses the easy layup | 12-17 |
| 11:53 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Lockwood gets the rebound | 12-17 |
| 11:24 | Nicholls State | Raymond Batchelor buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Willie Carter | 12-19 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Sylvester Ash (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Columbus Pickett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jerry Tew (fairly fresh) PF - Homer Teske (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Willette (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Willie Carter (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Fellers (fairly fresh) SF - Raymond Batchelor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Lockwood (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Nelson Hoffman (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 11:07 | Niagara | Joshua Willette connects on the runner from the right block | 14-19 |
| 10:43 | Nicholls State | Nelson Hoffman is fouled on the floor by Joshua Willette - foul #1 on Joshua Willette, team foul #5 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Niagara | Brett Denker (PG), Jack Lyons (SG), Thomas Dawkins (SF), Irving Kelly (PF), Oliver Watts (C) Sylvester Ash, Columbus Pickett, Jerry Tew, Homer Teske, Joshua Willette | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael King (PG), Donald Divito (SG), Matthew Beardsley (SF), Conrad Porter (PF), Travis Brantner (C) Willie Carter, Jeffery Fellers, Raymond Batchelor, Kenneth Lockwood, Nelson Hoffman | |
| 10:26 | Nicholls State | Conrad Porter is open and scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Divito | 14-22 |
| 10:13 | Niagara | Oliver Watts hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Brett Denker | 17-22 |
| 09:53 | Nicholls State | Donald Divito hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the right wing | 17-22 |
| 09:52 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Oliver Watts | 17-22 |
| 09:32 | Niagara | Jack Lyons misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-22 |
| 09:30 | Niagara | Irving Kelly gets the offensive rebound | 17-22 |
| 09:17 | Niagara | Brett Denker misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-22 |
| 09:15 | Niagara | Irving Kelly grabs the offensive rebound | 17-22 |
| 09:01 | Niagara | Thomas Dawkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-22 |
| 08:59 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Matthew Beardsley | 17-22 |
| 08:36 | Nicholls State | Donald Divito misses badly on a shot from close range | 17-22 |
| 08:34 | Niagara | Oliver Watts grabs the defensive rebound | 17-22 |
| 08:11 | Niagara | Irving Kelly's floater is tipped away by Travis Brantner | 17-22 |
| 08:10 | Nicholls State | Conrad Porter gets the rebound | 17-22 |
| 08:08 | Nicholls State | Michael King is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Dawkins - foul #1 on Thomas Dawkins, team foul #6 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Niagara | Lester Kilgore (PG), Jerry Tew (SF), Homer Teske (PF) Brett Denker, Thomas Dawkins, Irving Kelly | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Emory Tilley (PG), Raymond Batchelor (SF), David Green (PF), Nelson Hoffman (C) Michael King, Matthew Beardsley, Conrad Porter, Travis Brantner | |
| 07:51 | Nicholls State | Jack Lyons blocks the short jumper by Nelson Hoffman | 17-22 |
| 07:50 | Niagara | Homer Teske snags the defensive board | 17-22 |
| 07:39 | Niagara | Jack Lyons connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-22 |
| 07:13 | Nicholls State | Homer Teske swats the short shot by David Green | 20-22 |
| 07:11 | Niagara | Homer Teske gets the rebound | 20-22 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Lester Kilgore (fresh) SG - Jack Lyons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerry Tew (fairly fresh) PF - Homer Teske (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Oliver Watts (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Emory Tilley (fresh) SG - Donald Divito (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Batchelor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Green (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Nelson Hoffman (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 07:06 | Niagara | Lester Kilgore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-22 |
| Subs | Niagara | Sylvester Ash (PG), Columbus Pickett (SF), Joshua Willette (C) Lester Kilgore, Homer Teske, Oliver Watts | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffery Fellers (PG), Kenneth Lockwood (SG) Donald Divito, Raymond Batchelor | |
| 06:46 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Lockwood can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 20-22 |
| 06:44 | Niagara | Joshua Willette pulls down the rebound | 20-22 |
| 06:22 | Niagara | Jack Lyons misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-22 |
| 06:21 | Nicholls State | David Green grabs the defensive rebound | 20-22 |
| 06:02 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Lockwood misses short on a 3 from straight away | 20-22 |
| 06:01 | Niagara | Joshua Willette gets the rebound | 20-22 |
| 05:46 | Niagara | Jack Lyons buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jerry Tew | 22-22 |
| 05:31 | Nicholls State | Nelson Hoffman misses the shot near the basket but the foul's on Sylvester Ash - foul #2 on Sylvester Ash, team foul #7 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Niagara | Lester Kilgore (PG), Thomas Dawkins (SF), Homer Teske (PF) Sylvester Ash, Jack Lyons, Jerry Tew | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael King (PG), Donald Divito (SG), Matthew Beardsley (SF) Jeffery Fellers, Kenneth Lockwood, Emory Tilley | |
| 05:31 | Nicholls State | Nelson Hoffman misses the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 05:31 | Nicholls State | Nelson Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 05:14 | Niagara | Columbus Pickett is hacked by Donald Divito - foul #2 on Donald Divito, team foul #5 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Niagara | Irving Kelly (C) Joshua Willette | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Lockwood (SG), Raymond Batchelor (SF), Conrad Porter (C) Donald Divito, Matthew Beardsley, Nelson Hoffman | |
| 04:59 | Niagara | Thomas Dawkins lays it in | 24-23 |
| 04:43 | Nicholls State | Michael King's fadeaway is rejected by Irving Kelly | 24-23 |
| 04:41 | Niagara | Columbus Pickett grabs the defensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 04:37 | Niagara | Thomas Dawkins double dribbles | 24-23 |
| Subs | Niagara | Brett Denker (PG), Jack Lyons (SG) Lester Kilgore, Columbus Pickett | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Travis Brantner (C) David Green | |
| 04:12 | Nicholls State | Homer Teske is called for the reach on Conrad Porter - foul #1 on Homer Teske, team foul #8 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Niagara | Jerry Tew (SF), Oliver Watts (C) Thomas Dawkins, Irving Kelly | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffery Fellers (SG), Matthew Beardsley (SF) Kenneth Lockwood, Raymond Batchelor | |
| 04:12 | Nicholls State | Conrad Porter misses the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 04:12 | Niagara | Homer Teske grabs the defensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 03:54 | Niagara | Jack Lyons misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jeffery Fellers - foul #1 on Jeffery Fellers, team foul #6 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Niagara | Austin Rausch (SF) Homer Teske | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Donald Divito (SG) Michael King | |
| 03:54 | Niagara | Jack Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 03:54 | Niagara | Jack Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 03:45 | Nicholls State | Donald Divito misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 26-23 |
| 03:44 | Nicholls State | The offensive rebound goes to Conrad Porter | 26-23 |
| 03:29 | Nicholls State | Conrad Porter misses badly on a runner from the right block | 26-23 |
| 03:27 | Niagara | Austin Rausch grabs the board | 26-23 |
| 03:15 | Niagara | Brett Denker is hacked by Jeffery Fellers - foul #2 on Jeffery Fellers, team foul #7 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Niagara | Sylvester Ash (PG), Joshua Willette (C) Jack Lyons, Oliver Watts | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Willie Carter (PG), Raymond Batchelor (SF), David Green (PF), Nelson Hoffman (C) Jeffery Fellers, Matthew Beardsley, Conrad Porter, Travis Brantner | |
| 03:15 | Niagara | Brett Denker misses the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 03:15 | Nicholls State | Raymond Batchelor gets the rebound | 26-23 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Sylvester Ash (fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Brett Denker (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Austin Rausch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Tew (tiring) C - Joshua Willette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Willie Carter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Divito (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Batchelor (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Green (tiring) 4 reb. C - Nelson Hoffman (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| 02:50 | Nicholls State | Sylvester Ash is called for the reach on Nelson Hoffman - foul #3 on Sylvester Ash, team foul #9 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Niagara | Columbus Pickett (SG), Irving Kelly (PF) Sylvester Ash, Jerry Tew | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael King (PG), Emory Tilley (SG) Willie Carter, Donald Divito | |
| 02:50 | Nicholls State | Nelson Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 02:50 | Nicholls State | Nelson Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 02:33 | Niagara | Austin Rausch buries a driving attempt from the left block set up by Columbus Pickett | 28-25 |
| 02:16 | Nicholls State | Nelson Hoffman lays it in set up by Michael King | 28-27 |
| 01:58 | Niagara | Brett Denker is called for traveling | 28-27 |
| Subs | Niagara | Lester Kilgore (PG), Jack Lyons (SG), Thomas Dawkins (SF), Homer Teske (PF), Oliver Watts (C) Brett Denker, Columbus Pickett, Austin Rausch, Irving Kelly, Joshua Willette | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Donald Divito (SG), Matthew Beardsley (SF), Conrad Porter (C) Emory Tilley, Raymond Batchelor, Nelson Hoffman | |
| 01:35 | Nicholls State | Michael King connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Donald Divito | 28-29 |
| 01:19 | Niagara | Thomas Dawkins clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-29 |
| 01:18 | Nicholls State | Conrad Porter pulls down the rebound | 28-29 |
| 01:12 | Nicholls State | Michael King makes the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Conrad Porter | 28-31 |
| 00:55 | Niagara | Jack Lyons hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 28-31 |
| 00:54 | Niagara | Thomas Dawkins can't tip it in | 28-31 |
| 00:52 | Nicholls State | Matthew Beardsley snags the defensive board | 28-31 |
| 00:50 | Nicholls State | Donald Divito's pass is intercepted by Jack Lyons in the backcourt | 28-31 |
| 00:42 | Niagara | Oliver Watts lays it up and in set up by Jack Lyons | 30-31 |
| 00:22 | Nicholls State | Jack Lyons steps in front of the Matthew Beardsley pass | 30-31 |
| 00:04 | Niagara | Oliver Watts can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 30-31 |
| 00:03 | Nicholls State | Matthew Beardsley gets the rebound | 30-31 |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | Matthew Beardsley misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 30-31 |