| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Donald Futrell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nick Wolfe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Leonard Stafford (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeffrey Leach (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Clifton Puckett (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Douglas Johnson (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Robert Duncan (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Vierthaler (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eric Betty (fresh) 4 pts. C - Barry Dexter (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Leonard Stafford inbounds the ball | 32-29 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 19:45 | Sam Houston State | Leonard Stafford pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 19:35 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Leach knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Donald Futrell | 34-29 |
| 19:27 | Nicholls State | Douglas Johnson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-29 |
| 19:26 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Leach snags the defensive board | 34-29 |
| 19:21 | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Nick Wolfe | 36-29 |
| 18:52 | Nicholls State | Douglas Johnson hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Donald Futrell - foul #2 on Donald Futrell, team foul #1 | 36-29 |
| 18:52 | Nicholls State | Douglas Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 18:52 | Nicholls State | Douglas Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 18:40 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Leach hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Eric Betty - foul #2 on Eric Betty, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| 18:40 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Leach makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 18:40 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Leach misses the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 18:40 | Nicholls State | Barry Dexter grabs the board | 37-30 |
| 18:18 | Nicholls State | Robert Duncan clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-30 |
| 18:17 | Sam Houston State | Clifton Puckett grabs the board | 37-30 |
| 18:02 | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-30 |
| 18:01 | Nicholls State | Barry Dexter gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| 17:57 | Nicholls State | James Vierthaler double dribbles | 37-30 |
| 17:44 | Sam Houston State | Leonard Stafford buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-30 |
| 17:35 | Nicholls State | Douglas Johnson buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-32 |
| 17:23 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Leach throws it down set up by Nick Wolfe | 42-32 |
| 17:10 | Nicholls State | Douglas Johnson's pass is intercepted by Donald Futrell | 42-32 |
| 16:49 | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Leonard Stafford | 45-32 |
| 16:30 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Leach blocks the short jumper by Douglas Johnson | 45-32 |
| 16:28 | Nicholls State | Robert Duncan gets the offensive rebound | 45-32 |
| 16:21 | Nicholls State | Robert Duncan misses the shot from the free throw line | 45-32 |
| 16:19 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Leach grabs the defensive rebound | 45-32 |
| 16:03 | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe is called for traveling | 45-32 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Daniel Winkler (PG), Bruce Stickley (SG), James Hicks (SF), Derrick Carroll (PF), Dwain Prusinski (C) Donald Futrell, Nick Wolfe, Leonard Stafford, Jeffrey Leach, Clifton Puckett | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Carlos Keisler (PG), Christopher Spencer (SG), Larry Tash (SF), Charles Carlson (PF), Lowell Stanton (C) Douglas Johnson, Robert Duncan, James Vierthaler, Eric Betty, Barry Dexter | |
| 15:40 | Nicholls State | Charles Carlson is hacked by Derrick Carroll - foul #1 on Derrick Carroll, team foul #2 | 45-32 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Daniel Winkler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bruce Stickley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hicks (fresh) PF - Derrick Carroll (fresh) C - Dwain Prusinski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Carlos Keisler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Spencer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Larry Tash (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Carlson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Lowell Stanton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Nicholls State | Charles Carlson knocks in the floater near the basket | 45-34 |
| 14:56 | Sam Houston State | Charles Carlson swats the short shot by Bruce Stickley | 45-34 |
| 14:55 | Sam Houston State | Derrick Carroll grabs the offensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 14:39 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Stickley is hacked by Christopher Spencer - foul #1 on Christopher Spencer, team foul #2 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell (PG), Clifton Puckett (C) Daniel Winkler, Dwain Prusinski | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Douglas Johnson (PG) Charles Carlson | |
| 14:21 | Sam Houston State | Clifton Puckett misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Lowell Stanton - foul #1 on Lowell Stanton, team foul #3 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Leach (SF) James Hicks | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Eric Betty (PF) Lowell Stanton | |
| 14:21 | Sam Houston State | Clifton Puckett makes the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 14:21 | Sam Houston State | Clifton Puckett makes the 2nd free throw | 47-34 |
| 14:02 | Nicholls State | Eric Betty lays it up and in on a nice dish by Larry Tash | 47-36 |
| 13:45 | Sam Houston State | Carlos Keisler is called for the reach on Derrick Carroll - foul #1 on Carlos Keisler, team foul #4 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Leonard Stafford (SF) Derrick Carroll | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Duncan (SG), James Vierthaler (SF), Lowell Stanton (C) Christopher Spencer, Carlos Keisler, Larry Tash | |
| 13:36 | Sam Houston State | Leonard Stafford connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by Donald Futrell | 49-36 |
| 13:15 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Leach takes the ball from Robert Duncan | 49-36 |
| 13:06 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Leach can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 49-36 |
| 13:05 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Lowell Stanton | 49-36 |
| 12:46 | Nicholls State | Douglas Johnson connects on the floater in the lane set up by Lowell Stanton and he's hacked by Bruce Stickley - foul #2 on Bruce Stickley, team foul #3 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe (SG), Derrick Carroll (C) Bruce Stickley, Clifton Puckett | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Barry Dexter (C) Lowell Stanton | |
| 12:46 | Nicholls State | Douglas Johnson makes the free throw | 49-39 |
| 12:37 | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell misses the 3 from the right wing | 49-39 |
| 12:35 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Leach hits the follow up shot | 51-39 |
| 12:06 | Nicholls State | James Vierthaler knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 51-41 |
| 11:53 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Johnson steals the ball from Jeffrey Leach | 51-41 |
| 11:32 | Nicholls State | Douglas Johnson hits the finger roll | 51-43 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Donald Futrell (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nick Wolfe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Leonard Stafford (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jeffrey Leach (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. C - Derrick Carroll (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Douglas Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Duncan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Vierthaler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eric Betty (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Barry Dexter (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Sam Houston State | Derrick Carroll misses long on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Duncan - foul #2 on Robert Duncan, team foul #5 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Daniel Winkler (PG), James Hicks (SF), Clifton Puckett (C) Donald Futrell, Leonard Stafford, Jeffrey Leach | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Carlos Keisler (PG), Christopher Spencer (SG), Larry Tash (SF), Charles Carlson (PF) Douglas Johnson, Robert Duncan, James Vierthaler, Eric Betty | |
| 11:15 | Sam Houston State | Derrick Carroll misses the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 11:15 | Sam Houston State | Derrick Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 11:02 | Nicholls State | The short jumper by Carlos Keisler is denied by Clifton Puckett | 52-43 |
| 11:00 | Sam Houston State | Clifton Puckett grabs the board | 52-43 |
| 10:46 | Sam Houston State | Derrick Carroll misses the easy layup | 52-43 |
| 10:44 | Sam Houston State | Derrick Carroll tips it in | 54-43 |
| 10:27 | Nicholls State | Christopher Spencer can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 54-43 |
| 10:26 | Sam Houston State | Derrick Carroll snags the defensive board | 54-43 |
| 10:07 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Daniel Winkler and he's hacked by Larry Tash - foul #2 on Larry Tash, team foul #6 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell (PG), Bruce Stickley (SG), Dwain Prusinski (PF) Daniel Winkler, Nick Wolfe, Derrick Carroll | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Lowell Stanton (C) Barry Dexter | |
| 10:07 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks makes the free throw | 57-43 |
| 09:48 | Nicholls State | Christopher Spencer is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Christopher Spencer, team foul #7 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Leonard Stafford (SF), Jeffrey Leach (PF) James Hicks, Dwain Prusinski | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Douglas Johnson (PG), Robert Duncan (SG), James Vierthaler (SF), Eric Betty (PF) Carlos Keisler, Christopher Spencer, Charles Carlson, Lowell Stanton | |
| 09:30 | Sam Houston State | Leonard Stafford clanks a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Robert Duncan - foul #3 on Robert Duncan, team foul #8 | 57-43 |
| 09:30 | Sam Houston State | Leonard Stafford makes the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 09:30 | Sam Houston State | Leonard Stafford makes the 2nd free throw | 59-43 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:19 | Nicholls State | Larry Tash's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-43 |
| 09:11 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Leach hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Bruce Stickley | 61-43 |
| 08:57 | Nicholls State | Eric Betty buries a floater from the right wing | 61-45 |
| 08:46 | Sam Houston State | Clifton Puckett is fouled on the floor by Larry Tash - foul #3 on Larry Tash, team foul #9 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Barry Dexter (C) Larry Tash | |
| 08:46 | Sam Houston State | Clifton Puckett misses the 1st free throw | 61-45 |
| 08:46 | Nicholls State | Barry Dexter pulls down the rebound | 61-45 |
| 08:29 | Nicholls State | Eric Betty misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-45 |
| 08:27 | Nicholls State | James Vierthaler tips it back up and in | 61-47 |
| 08:08 | Sam Houston State | Leonard Stafford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-47 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe (SG), Dwain Prusinski (PF), Rodney Luft (C) Bruce Stickley, Jeffrey Leach, Clifton Puckett | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Christopher Spencer (SG), Carlos Keisler (SF), Charles Carlson (PF) Robert Duncan, James Vierthaler, Eric Betty | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:50 | Nicholls State | Douglas Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 61-47 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Hicks (SF), Derrick Carroll (PF) Leonard Stafford, Rodney Luft | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 07:37 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks clanks a jumper from the left side | 61-47 |
| 07:35 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks grabs the offensive board | 61-47 |
| 07:24 | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell misses short on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Carlson - foul #1 on Charles Carlson, team foul #10 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Larry Tash (SF), Lowell Stanton (C) Douglas Johnson, Barry Dexter | |
| 07:24 | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell makes the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 07:24 | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell makes the 2nd free throw | 63-47 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Donald Futrell (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nick Wolfe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Derrick Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Dwain Prusinski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Carlos Keisler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Spencer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Larry Tash (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Carlson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Lowell Stanton (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:17 | Nicholls State | Donald Futrell steps in front of the Charles Carlson pass | 63-47 |
| 07:04 | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell is fouled on the floor by Carlos Keisler - foul #2 on Carlos Keisler, team foul #11 | 63-47 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Leach (SF), Clifton Puckett (C) James Hicks, Dwain Prusinski | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Duncan (SG), James Vierthaler (SF), Eric Betty (PF) Christopher Spencer, Charles Carlson, Lowell Stanton | |
| 07:04 | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell makes the 1st free throw | 64-47 |
| 07:04 | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell makes the 2nd free throw | 65-47 |
| 06:43 | Nicholls State | James Vierthaler misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-47 |
| 06:42 | Nicholls State | Carlos Keisler grabs the offensive rebound | 65-47 |
| 06:36 | Nicholls State | Carlos Keisler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-47 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Daniel Winkler (PG), Bruce Stickley (SG), Leonard Stafford (SF) Donald Futrell, Nick Wolfe, Derrick Carroll | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 06:25 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Leach misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 65-47 |
| 06:23 | Nicholls State | Larry Tash grabs the defensive rebound | 65-47 |
| 06:17 | Nicholls State | James Vierthaler is whistled for traveling | 65-47 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Douglas Johnson (PG), Barry Dexter (C) Carlos Keisler, Larry Tash | |
| 06:09 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Leach clanks a floater from the baseline | 65-47 |
| 06:08 | Nicholls State | Eric Betty snags the defensive board | 65-47 |
| 06:00 | Nicholls State | Eric Betty misses long on a floater from the right wing | 65-47 |
| 05:58 | Nicholls State | Barry Dexter tips it back up and in | 65-49 |
| 05:48 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Leach can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Douglas Johnson - foul #2 on Douglas Johnson, team foul #12 | 65-49 |
| 05:48 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Leach makes the 1st free throw | 66-49 |
| 05:48 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Leach makes the 2nd free throw | 67-49 |
| 05:35 | Nicholls State | James Vierthaler comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 67-49 |
| 05:34 | Sam Houston State | Clifton Puckett gets the rebound | 67-49 |
| 05:27 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Stickley is whistled for a carry | 67-49 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell (PG) Daniel Winkler | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Christopher Spencer (SG), Carlos Keisler (SF) Robert Duncan, James Vierthaler | |
| 05:09 | Nicholls State | Christopher Spencer misses short on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Bruce Stickley - foul #3 on Bruce Stickley, team foul #4 | 67-49 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe (SG), Derrick Carroll (C) Bruce Stickley, Clifton Puckett | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 05:09 | Nicholls State | Christopher Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 67-50 |
| 05:09 | Nicholls State | Christopher Spencer makes the 2nd free throw | 67-51 |
| 04:55 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Johnson steals it from Jeffrey Leach | 67-51 |
| 04:46 | Nicholls State | Douglas Johnson connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Carlos Keisler | 67-53 |
| 04:39 | Sam Houston State | Derrick Carroll dunks the ball on a nice dish by Donald Futrell and he's fouled by Barry Dexter - foul #2 on Barry Dexter, team foul #13 | 69-53 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Hicks (SF), Dwain Prusinski (C) Leonard Stafford, Jeffrey Leach | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Larry Tash (PF), Lowell Stanton (C) Eric Betty, Barry Dexter | |
| 04:39 | Sam Houston State | Derrick Carroll misses the free throw | 69-53 |
| 04:39 | Nicholls State | Larry Tash snags the defensive board | 69-53 |
| 04:29 | Nicholls State | Christopher Spencer misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-53 |
| 04:28 | Nicholls State | Larry Tash grabs the offensive board | 69-53 |
| 04:14 | Nicholls State | Larry Tash scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Lowell Stanton | 69-56 |
| 03:52 | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 69-56 |
| 03:51 | Nicholls State | Larry Tash gets the rebound | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:46 | Nicholls State | Carlos Keisler travels with the ball | 69-56 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Bruce Stickley (SG), Clifton Puckett (C) Nick Wolfe, Dwain Prusinski | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Duncan (SG), James Vierthaler (SF) Douglas Johnson, Carlos Keisler | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-56 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Leonard Stafford (SF) James Hicks | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 03:14 | Nicholls State | Larry Tash scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Robert Duncan | 69-58 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Donald Futrell (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bruce Stickley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leonard Stafford (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Derrick Carroll (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Clifton Puckett (fresh) 4 pts. 12 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Christopher Spencer (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Robert Duncan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Vierthaler (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Larry Tash (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Lowell Stanton (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Sam Houston State | Derrick Carroll scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Clifton Puckett | 71-58 |
| 02:36 | Nicholls State | Larry Tash misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Donald Futrell - foul #3 on Donald Futrell, team foul #5 | 71-58 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Daniel Winkler (PG), James Hicks (SF), Dwain Prusinski (PF), Rodney Luft (C) Donald Futrell, Leonard Stafford, Derrick Carroll, Clifton Puckett | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Carlos Keisler (PG), Charles Carlson (SG), Richard Gula (C) Christopher Spencer, Robert Duncan, James Vierthaler | |
| 02:36 | Nicholls State | Larry Tash makes the 1st free throw | 71-59 |
| 02:36 | Nicholls State | Larry Tash makes the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 02:33 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-60 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell (PG), Nick Wolfe (SG), Leonard Stafford (SF), Jeffrey Leach (PF), Clifton Puckett (C) Daniel Winkler, Bruce Stickley, James Hicks, Dwain Prusinski, Rodney Luft | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Douglas Johnson (PG), Robert Duncan (SG), James Vierthaler (SF), Eric Betty (PF), Barry Dexter (C) Carlos Keisler, Charles Carlson, Larry Tash, Lowell Stanton, Richard Gula | |
| 02:26 | Sam Houston State | Leonard Stafford misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 71-60 |
| 02:25 | Nicholls State | Eric Betty pulls down the rebound | 71-60 |
| 02:23 | Nicholls State | Douglas Johnson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 71-60 |
| 02:03 | Sam Houston State | Barry Dexter takes the ball from Jeffrey Leach | 71-60 |
| 01:44 | Nicholls State | Robert Duncan comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 71-60 |
| 01:43 | Sam Houston State | Clifton Puckett grabs the defensive rebound | 71-60 |
| 01:25 | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell is fouled on the floor by Eric Betty - foul #3 on Eric Betty, team foul #14 | 71-60 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Bruce Stickley (SG), James Hicks (SF), Derrick Carroll (PF), Dwain Prusinski (C) Nick Wolfe, Leonard Stafford, Jeffrey Leach, Clifton Puckett | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Carlos Keisler (PG), Christopher Spencer (SG), Larry Tash (SF), Charles Carlson (PF), Lowell Stanton (C) Douglas Johnson, Robert Duncan, James Vierthaler, Eric Betty, Barry Dexter | |
| 01:25 | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell misses the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 01:25 | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell makes the 2nd free throw | 72-60 |
| 01:01 | Nicholls State | A charge is called on Lowell Stanton - foul #2 on Lowell Stanton, team foul #15 | 72-60 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Daniel Winkler (PG) Donald Futrell | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Sam Houston State | Derrick Carroll makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Dwain Prusinski | 74-60 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Nicholls State | Charles Carlson is hacked by Derrick Carroll - foul #2 on Derrick Carroll, team foul #6 | 74-60 |
| 00:27 | Nicholls State | Derrick Carroll is called for the reach on Charles Carlson - foul #3 on Derrick Carroll, team foul #7 | 74-60 |
| 00:27 | Nicholls State | Charles Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 74-61 |
| 00:27 | Nicholls State | Charles Carlson misses the 2nd free throw | 74-61 |
| 00:27 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski snags the defensive board | 74-61 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Winkler runs out the clock | 74-61 |