| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Joseph Miller (fresh) 18 pts. SG - Oleg Grabowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Cauley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Arthur Grinnell (fresh) 3 pts. C - Walter Blair (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Russell Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SG - Ryan Cho (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Maley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Sirosky (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Cobb (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Maley inbounds the ball | 41-40 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:58 | Sam Houston State | Jonathan Cauley is called for the reach on Christopher Maley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jonathan Cauley, team foul #1 | 41-40 |
| 19:37 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Cho misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 41-40 |
| 19:35 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 19:32 | Nicholls State | Christopher Maley is called for the reach on Oleg Grabowski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Maley, team foul #1 | 41-40 |
| 19:15 | Nicholls State | Arthur Grinnell lays it up and in on a great pass from Joseph Miller | 43-40 |
| 19:09 | Sam Houston State | Russell Walker misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 43-40 |
| 19:07 | Nicholls State | Arthur Grinnell snags the defensive board | 43-40 |
| 19:00 | Nicholls State | Henry Cobb swats the shot by Oleg Grabowski | 43-40 |
| 18:58 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Cho grabs the board | 43-40 |
| 18:36 | Sam Houston State | Michael Sirosky misses the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Arthur Grinnell - foul #1 on Arthur Grinnell, team foul #2 | 43-40 |
| 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 | Sam Houston State | Edward Norton (PG), Rashidi Alhusseini (SG), Troy Greene (C) Russell Walker, Ryan Cho, Henry Cobb | |
| 18:36 | Sam Houston State | Michael Sirosky misses the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 18:36 | Sam Houston State | Michael Sirosky makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 18:32 | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano loses the dribble to Christopher Maley in the backcourt | 43-41 |
| 18:11 | Sam Houston State | Edward Norton drills a fadeaway from the right side and he's hacked by Cecil Solano - foul #2 on Cecil Solano, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Rolf Molski (PF) Michael Sirosky | |
| 18:11 | Sam Houston State | Edward Norton misses the free throw | 43-43 |
| 18:11 | Nicholls State | Gerald Brooks snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 17:53 | Nicholls State | Larry Gibson connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 17:41 | Sam Houston State | Troy Greene banks in the layup on a great pass from Edward Norton | 46-45 |
| 17:37 | Nicholls State | Larry Gibson misses the jumper from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 17:35 | Sam Houston State | Rolf Molski grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 17:28 | Sam Houston State | Rolf Molski misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 17:27 | Sam Houston State | Rashidi Alhusseini gets the offensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 17:16 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Maley misses long on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Larry Gibson - foul #2 on Larry Gibson, team foul #4 | 46-45 |
| 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 | Sam Houston State | Russell Walker (PG), Ryan Cho (SG), Michael Sirosky (PF), Henry Cobb (C) Edward Norton, Rashidi Alhusseini, Rolf Molski, Troy Greene | |
| 17:16 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Maley makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 17:16 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Maley makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 16:52 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski is by himself and knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Joseph Miller | 48-47 |
| 16:45 | Sam Houston State | Henry Cobb hits the finger roll set up by Russell Walker | 48-49 |
| 16:40 | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-49 |
| 16:38 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Cho snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 16:23 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Cho misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Oleg Grabowski - foul #2 on Oleg Grabowski, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Arthur Grinnell (PF), Walter Blair (C) Richard Edwin, Larry Crowe | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 16:23 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Cho misses the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 16:23 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Cho makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 16:12 | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 16:11 | Sam Houston State | Henry Cobb grabs the defensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 15:57 | Sam Houston State | Russell Walker misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jonathan Cauley - foul #2 on Jonathan Cauley, team foul #6 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Awai (PG), Edward Norton (PF) Christopher Maley, Michael Sirosky | |
| 15:57 | Sam Houston State | Russell Walker makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 15:57 | Sam Houston State | Russell Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Joseph Miller (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Oleg Grabowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Cauley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Arthur Grinnell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Blair (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Dikembe Awai (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ryan Cho (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Russell Walker (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Norton (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Cobb (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 15:42 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Miller is called for the reach on Ryan Cho in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Miller, team foul #7 | 51-52 |
| 15:42 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Cho makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 15:42 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Cho makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 15:39 | Nicholls State | Russell Walker takes the ball from Oleg Grabowski in the backcourt | 51-54 |
| 15:22 | Sam Houston State | Henry Cobb travels with the ball | 51-54 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano (PG), Alex Salley (SG) Joseph Miller, Oleg Grabowski | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Rashidi Alhusseini (SG), Rolf Molski (PF) Ryan Cho, Henry Cobb | |
| 15:20 | Nicholls State | Rashidi Alhusseini is called for the reach on Jonathan Cauley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rashidi Alhusseini, team foul #2 | 51-54 |
| 15:15 | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Arthur Grinnell | 53-54 |
| 14:53 | Sam Houston State | Rashidi Alhusseini clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-54 |
| 14:51 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair gets the rebound | 53-54 |
| 14:46 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Arthur Grinnell | 55-54 |
| 14:25 | Sam Houston State | Rashidi Alhusseini is hacked by Cecil Solano - foul #3 on Cecil Solano, team foul #8 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Larry Crowe (PG), Richard Edwin (SG), Larry Gibson (SF), Gerald Brooks (PF), Norman Spurling (C) Cecil Solano, Alex Salley, Jonathan Cauley, Arthur Grinnell, Walter Blair | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Christopher Maley (SF), Michael Sirosky (PF), Troy Greene (C) Russell Walker, Rolf Molski, Edward Norton | |
| 14:25 | Sam Houston State | Rashidi Alhusseini makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 14:25 | Sam Houston State | Rashidi Alhusseini makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 14:15 | Nicholls State | Christopher Maley is called for the reach on Larry Gibson - foul #3 on Christopher Maley, team foul #3 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ryan Cho (SG) Rashidi Alhusseini | |
| 14:05 | Nicholls State | Gerald Brooks comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-56 |
| 14:04 | Nicholls State | Larry Gibson pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 13:54 | Nicholls State | Larry Gibson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-56 |
| 13:52 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Cho snags the defensive board | 55-56 |
| 13:37 | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Awai loses the dribble to Larry Crowe | 55-56 |
| 13:30 | Nicholls State | Larry Crowe comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-56 |
| 13:29 | Nicholls State | Larry Gibson grabs the offensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 13:23 | Nicholls State | Michael Sirosky blocks the short jumper by Norman Spurling | 55-56 |
| 13:22 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling can't tip it in | 55-56 |
| 13:21 | Sam Houston State | Troy Greene gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| 13:16 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Cho's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-56 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller (PG), Oleg Grabowski (SG) Larry Crowe, Richard Edwin | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Rashidi Alhusseini (SG), Henry Cobb (C) Ryan Cho, Troy Greene | |
| 12:59 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski misses the runner from close range but he's hacked by Rashidi Alhusseini - foul #4 on Rashidi Alhusseini, team foul #4 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley (SF), Walter Blair (C) Larry Gibson, Norman Spurling | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ryan Cho (SG), Edward Norton (PF) Rashidi Alhusseini, Michael Sirosky | |
| 12:59 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 12:59 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 12:57 | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Awai is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 57-56 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Russell Walker (SF) Christopher Maley | |
| 12:47 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair loses the ball out of bounds | 57-56 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Arthur Grinnell (PF) Gerald Brooks | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 12:19 | Sam Houston State | Russell Walker clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 57-56 |
| 12:17 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski grabs the defensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 12:09 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley hits a floater from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 12:07 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Cho is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 59-56 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alex Salley (SG), Gerald Brooks (PF), Norman Spurling (C) Oleg Grabowski, Arthur Grinnell, Walter Blair | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Christopher Maley (SF), Michael Sirosky (PF) Russell Walker, Edward Norton | |
| 11:59 | Nicholls State | Gerald Brooks can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from close range | 59-56 |
| 11:58 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Maley snags the defensive board | 59-56 |
| 11:56 | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Awai double dribbles in the backcourt | 59-56 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Larry Gibson (SF) Jonathan Cauley | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Joseph Miller (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alex Salley (fresh) SF - Larry Gibson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerald Brooks (tiring) 2 reb. C - Norman Spurling (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Dikembe Awai (tiring) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ryan Cho (tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Maley (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Sirosky (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Henry Cobb (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling lays it up and in set up by Alex Salley and he's hacked by Christopher Maley - foul #4 on Christopher Maley, team foul #5 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Edward Norton (SF) Christopher Maley | |
| 11:48 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling misses the free throw | 61-56 |
| 11:48 | Sam Houston State | Michael Sirosky grabs the defensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 11:32 | Sam Houston State | Michael Sirosky is hacked by Gerald Brooks - foul #2 on Gerald Brooks, team foul #9 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Richard Edwin (PF) Gerald Brooks | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 11:32 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 61-56 |
| 11:32 | Sam Houston State | Michael Sirosky makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 11:32 | Sam Houston State | Michael Sirosky makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 11:16 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling's layup is rejected by Henry Cobb | 61-58 |
| 11:14 | Sam Houston State | Edward Norton grabs the board | 61-58 |
| 11:10 | Sam Houston State | Edward Norton misses short on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Larry Gibson - foul #3 on Larry Gibson, team foul #10 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley (SF), Arthur Grinnell (PF), Larry Crowe (C) Larry Gibson, Richard Edwin, Norman Spurling | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Rolf Molski (PF), Troy Greene (C) Michael Sirosky, Henry Cobb | |
| 11:10 | Sam Houston State | Edward Norton misses the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 11:10 | Sam Houston State | Edward Norton makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 10:57 | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller loses the ball out of bounds | 61-59 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski (SG) Alex Salley | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Russell Walker (SF) Edward Norton | |
| 10:37 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Cho can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 61-59 |
| 10:36 | Sam Houston State | Troy Greene grabs the offensive board | 61-59 |
| 10:26 | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Awai hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-59 |
| 10:25 | Sam Houston State | Troy Greene can't tip it in | 61-59 |
| 10:24 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Joseph Miller | 61-59 |
| 10:20 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-59 |
| 10:19 | Sam Houston State | Troy Greene grabs the defensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 10:13 | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Awai buries a floater from the right side | 61-61 |
| 09:58 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski is hacked by Ryan Cho - foul #3 on Ryan Cho, team foul #6 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano (PG), Alex Salley (SG), Larry Gibson (SF), Gerald Brooks (PF), Walter Blair (C) Joseph Miller, Oleg Grabowski, Jonathan Cauley, Arthur Grinnell, Larry Crowe | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Sirosky (PF), Henry Cobb (C) Rolf Molski, Troy Greene | |
| 09:46 | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Sirosky - foul #3 on Michael Sirosky, team foul #7 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Richard Edwin (PF) Gerald Brooks | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Edward Norton (SF) Russell Walker | |
| 09:46 | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 09:46 | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 09:40 | Sam Houston State | Edward Norton is fouled in the backcourt by Cecil Solano - foul #4 on Cecil Solano, team foul #11 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller (PG) Cecil Solano | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 09:40 | Sam Houston State | Edward Norton makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 09:40 | Sam Houston State | Edward Norton misses the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 09:40 | Nicholls State | Richard Edwin pulls down the rebound | 63-62 |
| 09:37 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair is fouled in the backcourt by Henry Cobb - foul #2 on Henry Cobb, team foul #8 | 63-62 |
| 09:37 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 09:37 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair misses the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 09:37 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Henry Cobb | 64-62 |
| 09:10 | Sam Houston State | Michael Sirosky makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 64-64 |
| 09:07 | Nicholls State | Dikembe Awai is called for the reach on Joseph Miller in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dikembe Awai, team foul #9 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski (SG), Jonathan Cauley (SF), Gerald Brooks (PF), Norman Spurling (C) Alex Salley, Larry Gibson, Richard Edwin, Walter Blair | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Russell Walker (SF) Dikembe Awai | |
| 09:07 | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 09:07 | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 08:50 | Sam Houston State | Edward Norton buries a jumper in the paint | 66-66 |
| 08:41 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from Oleg Grabowski | 68-66 |
| 08:23 | Sam Houston State | Edward Norton is denied on a layup by Gerald Brooks | 68-66 |
| 08:22 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling pulls down the rebound | 68-66 |
| 08:06 | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller is hacked by Edward Norton - foul #2 on Edward Norton, team foul #10 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Larry Gibson (SF), Richard Edwin (PF), Walter Blair (C) Jonathan Cauley, Gerald Brooks, Norman Spurling | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Rolf Molski (PF), Troy Greene (C) Michael Sirosky, Henry Cobb | |
| 08:06 | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 08:06 | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 08:03 | Sam Houston State | Russell Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-66 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Larry Crowe (PG) Joseph Miller | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 07:56 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair is open and lays it up and in set up by Richard Edwin | 72-66 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Larry Crowe (fairly fresh) SG - Oleg Grabowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Gibson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Edwin (fairly fresh) 2 ast. C - Walter Blair (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Russell Walker (tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. SG - Ryan Cho (very tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edward Norton (tired) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rolf Molski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Troy Greene (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Cho's floater is tipped away by Walter Blair | 72-66 |
| 07:38 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski grabs the board | 72-66 |
| 07:34 | Nicholls State | Ryan Cho is called for the reach on Walter Blair - foul #4 on Ryan Cho, team foul #11 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alex Salley (SG) Oleg Grabowski | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Awai (PG), Rashidi Alhusseini (SG), Christopher Maley (SF) Russell Walker, Ryan Cho, Edward Norton | |
| 07:34 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 07:34 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 07:32 | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Awai is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dikembe Awai, team foul #12 | 74-66 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Russell Walker (PG) Dikembe Awai | |
| 07:24 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by Larry Gibson | 76-66 |
| 07:05 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Maley makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Larry Gibson - foul #4 on Larry Gibson, team foul #12 | 76-68 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller (PG), Jonathan Cauley (SF), Arthur Grinnell (PF), Norman Spurling (C) Larry Crowe, Larry Gibson, Richard Edwin, Walter Blair | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Sirosky (PF), Henry Cobb (C) Rolf Molski, Troy Greene | |
| 07:05 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Maley makes the free throw | 76-69 |
| 06:52 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-69 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski (SG) Alex Salley | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Edward Norton (PG) Russell Walker | |
| 06:47 | Sam Houston State | Jonathan Cauley steals it from Rashidi Alhusseini in the backcourt | 76-69 |
| 06:40 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling misses long on an open turnaround from the right block | 76-69 |
| 06:39 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Christopher Maley | 76-69 |
| 06:34 | Sam Houston State | Edward Norton clanks a 3 from the right wing | 76-69 |
| 06:32 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Oleg Grabowski | 76-69 |
| 06:29 | Nicholls State | Michael Sirosky is called for the reach on Joseph Miller in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Sirosky, team foul #13 | 76-69 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Gerald Brooks (PF) Arthur Grinnell | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 06:29 | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller makes the 1st free throw | 77-69 |
| 06:29 | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 78-69 |
| 06:26 | Sam Houston State | Rashidi Alhusseini double dribbles in the backcourt | 78-69 |
| 06:12 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Miller | 80-69 |
| 05:51 | Sam Houston State | Edward Norton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 80-69 |
| 05:50 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling gets the rebound | 80-69 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:45 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling is fouled on the floor by Henry Cobb - foul #3 on Henry Cobb, team foul #14 | 80-69 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Larry Crowe (PG), Alex Salley (SG) Joseph Miller, Oleg Grabowski | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Russell Walker (PG), Rolf Molski (PF), Troy Greene (C) Edward Norton, Michael Sirosky, Henry Cobb | |
| 05:45 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling makes the 1st free throw | 81-69 |
| 05:45 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling makes the 2nd free throw | 82-69 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:42 | Sam Houston State | Jonathan Cauley steps in front of the Russell Walker pass in the backcourt | 82-69 |
| 05:41 | Nicholls State | Larry Crowe hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jonathan Cauley | 84-69 |
| 05:27 | Sam Houston State | Rashidi Alhusseini makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by Russell Walker | 84-71 |
| 05:25 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 84-71 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Arthur Grinnell (PF), Walter Blair (C) Gerald Brooks, Norman Spurling | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 05:13 | Sam Houston State | Russell Walker misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 84-71 |
| 05:11 | Sam Houston State | Troy Greene tips it home | 84-73 |
| 04:54 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley is fouled on the floor by Christopher Maley - foul #5 on Christopher Maley, team foul #15 | 84-73 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller (PG), Richard Edwin (PF) Larry Crowe, Arthur Grinnell | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Edward Norton (SF) Christopher Maley | |
| 04:54 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 84-73 |
| 04:54 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley misses the 1st free throw | 84-73 |
| 04:54 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley misses the 2nd free throw | 84-73 |
| 04:54 | Sam Houston State | Rolf Molski grabs the defensive rebound | 84-73 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:39 | Sam Houston State | Rashidi Alhusseini misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 84-73 |
| 04:37 | Sam Houston State | Troy Greene snags the offensive board | 84-73 |
| 04:16 | Sam Houston State | Russell Walker knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Rolf Molski | 84-75 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:13 | Nicholls State | Rashidi Alhusseini steps in front of the Joseph Miller pass in the backcourt | 84-75 |
| 04:02 | Sam Houston State | Walter Blair swats the layup by Edward Norton | 84-75 |
| 04:00 | Sam Houston State | Troy Greene pulls down the offensive rebound | 84-75 |
| 04:00 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 84-75 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski (SG), Gerald Brooks (PF), Norman Spurling (C) Alex Salley, Richard Edwin, Walter Blair | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ryan Cho (SG), Michael Sirosky (PF), Henry Cobb (C) Russell Walker, Rolf Molski, Troy Greene | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:47 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Cho is fouled on the floor by Oleg Grabowski - foul #3 on Oleg Grabowski, team foul #13 | 84-75 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Larry Crowe (SF) Jonathan Cauley | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 03:47 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Cho makes the 1st free throw | 84-76 |
| 03:47 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Cho makes the 2nd free throw | 84-77 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Joseph Miller (tiring) 24 pts. 3 ast. SG - Oleg Grabowski (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Larry Crowe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gerald Brooks (tiring) 2 reb. C - Norman Spurling (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Rashidi Alhusseini (tiring) 8 pts. 4 pf. SG - Ryan Cho (tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Edward Norton (tired) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Sirosky (tired) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Henry Cobb (tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 84-77 |
| 03:26 | Sam Houston State | Rashidi Alhusseini gets the rebound | 84-77 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:21 | Sam Houston State | Edward Norton is whistled for a carry | 84-77 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Arthur Grinnell (PF) Gerald Brooks | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Russell Walker (PG) Edward Norton | |
| 03:06 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Ryan Cho - foul #5 on Ryan Cho, team foul #16 | 84-77 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley (SF) Larry Crowe | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Edward Norton (SF) Ryan Cho | |
| 03:06 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling makes the 1st free throw | 85-77 |
| 03:06 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling makes the 2nd free throw | 86-77 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:03 | Sam Houston State | Henry Cobb loses the dribble to Oleg Grabowski in the backcourt | 86-77 |
| 03:02 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley hits the finger roll set up by Oleg Grabowski | 88-77 |
| 02:58 | Sam Houston State | Russell Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 88-77 |
| 02:58 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 88-77 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano (PG), Alex Salley (SG), Larry Gibson (SF), Walter Blair (C) Joseph Miller, Oleg Grabowski, Jonathan Cauley, Norman Spurling | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:38 | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano connects on the jumper from the left side | 90-77 |
| 02:26 | Sam Houston State | Michael Sirosky comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 90-77 |
| 02:25 | Sam Houston State | Russell Walker grabs the offensive board | 90-77 |
| 02:25 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 90-77 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski (SG), Richard Edwin (PF) Alex Salley, Arthur Grinnell | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Troy Greene (C) Henry Cobb | |
| 02:16 | Sam Houston State | Edward Norton connects on the jumper from the right block set up by Russell Walker | 90-79 |
| 01:50 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Cecil Solano | 92-79 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:38 | Sam Houston State | Edward Norton clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 92-79 |
| 01:36 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair grabs the defensive rebound | 92-79 |
| 01:31 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Cecil Solano | 95-79 |
| 01:18 | Sam Houston State | Edward Norton blows the dunk but the foul's on Larry Gibson - foul #5 on Larry Gibson, team foul #14 | 95-79 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alex Salley (SG), Larry Crowe (SF), Gerald Brooks (PF), Norman Spurling (C) Oleg Grabowski, Larry Gibson, Richard Edwin, Walter Blair | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Rolf Molski (PF) Michael Sirosky | |
| 01:18 | Sam Houston State | Edward Norton misses the 1st free throw | 95-79 |
| 01:18 | Sam Houston State | Edward Norton makes the 2nd free throw | 95-80 |
| 01:16 | Nicholls State | Alex Salley is hacked by Rashidi Alhusseini in the backcourt - foul #5 on Rashidi Alhusseini, team foul #17 | 95-80 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | David King (SF) Rashidi Alhusseini | |
| 01:16 | Nicholls State | Alex Salley makes the 1st free throw | 96-80 |
| 01:16 | Nicholls State | Alex Salley makes the 2nd free throw | 97-80 |
| 01:04 | Sam Houston State | Russell Walker is hacked by Larry Crowe - foul #3 on Larry Crowe, team foul #15 | 97-80 |
| 01:04 | Sam Houston State | Russell Walker misses the 1st free throw | 97-80 |
| 01:04 | Sam Houston State | Russell Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 97-81 |
| 00:45 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling makes the floater from the right wing set up by Gerald Brooks | 99-81 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Sam Houston State | Edward Norton's pass is intercepted by Cecil Solano in the backcourt | 99-81 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano hits a wide open fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Alex Salley | 101-81 |
| 00:13 | Sam Houston State | Rolf Molski lays it up and in | 101-83 |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano runs out the clock | 101-83 |