| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Enlai Xiao (fresh) SG - Mark Todd (fresh) SF - Kenneth Poole (fresh) PF - Donald Lai (fresh) C - Todd Hicks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Kenneth Rogers (fresh) SG - Mark Anderson (fresh) SF - Derek Stigall (fresh) PF - Elmer Hartwell (fresh) C - William Murdock (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UMBC | Todd Hicks wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | UMBC | Todd Hicks knocks in the floater from the left block | 2-0 |
| 19:33 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Poole - foul #1 on Kenneth Poole, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Nicholls State | Mark Anderson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Nicholls State | William Murdock gets the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Nicholls State | Mark Anderson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | UMBC | Mark Todd grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | UMBC | Kenneth Poole misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Kenneth Rogers - foul #1 on Kenneth Rogers, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | UMBC | Kenneth Poole misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | UMBC | Kenneth Poole misses the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | Nicholls State | William Murdock double dribbles | 2-0 |
| 18:08 | UMBC | Donald Lai connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 4-0 |
| 17:43 | Nicholls State | Mark Anderson scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Rogers | 4-2 |
| 17:28 | UMBC | Kenneth Poole can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 4-2 |
| 17:26 | Nicholls State | William Murdock grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 17:24 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-2 |
| 17:19 | UMBC | Kenneth Poole misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 4-2 |
| 17:17 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to William Murdock | 4-2 |
| 16:50 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 16:49 | Nicholls State | William Murdock grabs the offensive board | 4-2 |
| 16:25 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Kenneth Rogers | 4-4 |
| 16:20 | UMBC | Enlai Xiao misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-4 |
| 16:18 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 15:57 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers scores on a jumper from the left side | 4-6 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Enlai Xiao (fresh) SG - Mark Todd (fresh) SF - Kenneth Poole (fresh) PF - Donald Lai (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Todd Hicks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Kenneth Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Derek Stigall (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Elmer Hartwell (fresh) C - William Murdock (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | UMBC | Derek Stigall steps in front of the Kenneth Poole pass | 4-6 |
| 15:20 | Nicholls State | Mark Anderson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Mark Todd - foul #1 on Mark Todd, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | UMBC | Richard Knudtson (PG), Donald Higgs (SG), Kevin Moser (SF), Phillip Bardwell (PF), Brandon Lerma (C) Enlai Xiao, Mark Todd, Kenneth Poole, Donald Lai, Todd Hicks | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Smith (PG), Troy Carr (PF), Paul Moore (C) Kenneth Rogers, Elmer Hartwell, William Murdock | |
| 15:20 | Nicholls State | Mark Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 15:20 | Nicholls State | Mark Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 15:01 | UMBC | Jeffrey Smith is called for the reach on Donald Higgs - foul #1 on Jeffrey Smith, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | William Pickering (SG), Sammy Albaugh (PF) Mark Anderson, Derek Stigall | |
| 14:39 | UMBC | Paul Moore swats the layup by Phillip Bardwell | 4-8 |
| 14:37 | Nicholls State | Sammy Albaugh grabs the defensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 14:24 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 4-8 |
| 14:22 | Nicholls State | Paul Moore snags the offensive board | 4-8 |
| 14:01 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Smith buries a floater from the left side and the foul's on Donald Higgs - foul #1 on Donald Higgs, team foul #3 | 4-10 |
| Subs | UMBC | Enlai Xiao (PG), Mark Todd (SG), Kenneth Poole (SF) Richard Knudtson, Donald Higgs, Brandon Lerma | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall (SF), Elmer Hartwell (PF), William Murdock (C) Troy Carr, Sammy Albaugh, Paul Moore | |
| 14:01 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Smith misses the free throw | 4-10 |
| 14:01 | UMBC | Phillip Bardwell gets the rebound | 4-10 |
| 13:40 | UMBC | Kenneth Poole is fouled on the floor by William Pickering - foul #1 on William Pickering, team foul #3 | 4-10 |
| Subs | UMBC | Donald Lai (PF) Kevin Moser | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers (PG) Jeffrey Smith | |
| 13:25 | UMBC | Kenneth Poole drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 6-10 |
| 13:01 | Nicholls State | William Murdock misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 6-10 |
| 12:59 | UMBC | Donald Lai grabs the defensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 12:54 | UMBC | Enlai Xiao scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Poole | 8-10 |
| 12:38 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers is hacked by Enlai Xiao - foul #1 on Enlai Xiao, team foul #4 | 8-10 |
| Subs | UMBC | Todd Hicks (C) Phillip Bardwell | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Mark Anderson (SG) William Pickering | |
| 12:24 | Nicholls State | William Murdock is whistled for a carry | 8-10 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Troy Carr (C) William Murdock | |
| 12:07 | UMBC | Donald Lai makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by Mark Todd | 10-10 |
| 12:00 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Lai | 10-10 |
| 11:58 | UMBC | Kenneth Poole grabs the defensive rebound | 10-10 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Enlai Xiao (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Todd (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Poole (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Lai (fresh) 4 pts. C - Todd Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Kenneth Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Derek Stigall (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Elmer Hartwell (fresh) C - Troy Carr (fresh) | |
| 11:52 | UMBC | Kenneth Poole can't finish the layup | 10-10 |
| 11:51 | UMBC | Todd Hicks pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 11:37 | UMBC | Kenneth Poole banks in the layup on a nice dish by Donald Lai | 12-10 |
| 11:12 | Nicholls State | Mark Todd steals it from Derek Stigall | 12-10 |
| 10:53 | UMBC | Enlai Xiao misses the shot from the right side | 12-10 |
| 10:51 | UMBC | Kenneth Poole pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 10:36 | UMBC | Todd Hicks blows the dunk | 12-10 |
| 10:35 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell grabs the board | 12-10 |
| 10:30 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall clanks a 3 from the left wing | 12-10 |
| 10:28 | UMBC | Todd Hicks gets the rebound | 12-10 |
| 10:03 | UMBC | Kenneth Poole clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Mark Anderson - foul #1 on Mark Anderson, team foul #4 | 12-10 |
| Subs | UMBC | Richard Knudtson (PG), Donald Higgs (SG), Kevin Moser (PF), Phillip Bardwell (C) Enlai Xiao, Mark Todd, Donald Lai, Todd Hicks | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Smith (PG), Sammy Albaugh (PF), William Murdock (C) Kenneth Rogers, Derek Stigall, Elmer Hartwell | |
| 10:03 | UMBC | Kenneth Poole makes the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 10:03 | UMBC | Kenneth Poole misses the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 10:03 | UMBC | Phillip Bardwell grabs the offensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 09:43 | UMBC | Kenneth Poole hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-10 |
| 09:42 | UMBC | Donald Higgs tips it in | 15-10 |
| 09:21 | Nicholls State | William Murdock hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from Jeffrey Smith | 15-12 |
| 09:01 | UMBC | Kenneth Poole scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 17-12 |
| 08:55 | Nicholls State | Sammy Albaugh buries a fadeaway from the right side | 17-14 |
| 08:34 | UMBC | Jeffrey Smith steps in front of the Kenneth Poole pass | 17-14 |
| 08:13 | Nicholls State | William Murdock is hacked by Richard Knudtson - foul #1 on Richard Knudtson, team foul #5 | 17-14 |
| Subs | UMBC | Enlai Xiao (PG), Mark Todd (SG), Donald Lai (PF), Todd Hicks (C) Richard Knudtson, Donald Higgs, Kenneth Poole, Phillip Bardwell | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers (PG), William Pickering (SG), Derek Stigall (SF), Elmer Hartwell (PF) Jeffrey Smith, Mark Anderson, Troy Carr, Sammy Albaugh | |
| 08:08 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-14 |
| 08:06 | UMBC | Todd Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 17-14 |
| 07:45 | UMBC | Donald Lai's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-14 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Enlai Xiao (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Todd (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Moser (fresh) PF - Donald Lai (fresh) 4 pts. C - Todd Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Kenneth Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Pickering (fresh) SF - Derek Stigall (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Elmer Hartwell (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Murdock (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 17-14 |
| 07:24 | UMBC | Donald Lai gets the rebound | 17-14 |
| 06:56 | UMBC | Todd Hicks misses the easy layup but he's hacked by William Pickering - foul #2 on William Pickering, team foul #5 | 17-14 |
| Subs | UMBC | Phillip Bardwell (SF) Kevin Moser | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Smith (SG), Paul Moore (C) William Pickering, William Murdock | |
| 06:56 | UMBC | Todd Hicks misses the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 06:56 | UMBC | Todd Hicks misses the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 06:56 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Paul Moore | 17-14 |
| 06:50 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-14 |
| 06:48 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall hits the follow up shot | 17-16 |
| 06:32 | UMBC | Phillip Bardwell hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 19-16 |
| 06:17 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall misses badly on a floater in the lane | 19-16 |
| 06:15 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Smith gets the offensive rebound | 19-16 |
| 05:51 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell clanks a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Donald Lai - foul #1 on Donald Lai, team foul #6 | 19-16 |
| Subs | UMBC | Kenneth Poole (SF) Todd Hicks | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Mark Anderson (SG), Troy Carr (C) Kenneth Rogers, Paul Moore | |
| 05:51 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 05:51 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 05:39 | UMBC | Kenneth Poole misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-18 |
| 05:37 | UMBC | Donald Lai tips it but misses | 19-18 |
| 05:36 | Nicholls State | Troy Carr snags the defensive board | 19-18 |
| 05:25 | Nicholls State | Mark Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-18 |
| 05:24 | UMBC | Donald Lai grabs the defensive rebound | 19-18 |
| 04:55 | UMBC | Phillip Bardwell scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 21-18 |
| 04:37 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Smith double dribbles | 21-18 |
| Subs | UMBC | Richard Knudtson (PG), Kevin Moser (PF), Todd Hicks (C) Enlai Xiao, Donald Lai, Phillip Bardwell | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers (PG), Sammy Albaugh (PF), William Murdock (C) Jeffrey Smith, Derek Stigall, Elmer Hartwell | |
| 04:17 | UMBC | Richard Knudtson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-18 |
| 04:16 | UMBC | Todd Hicks gets the offensive rebound | 21-18 |
| 04:09 | UMBC | Richard Knudtson comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 21-18 |
| 04:07 | UMBC | Kevin Moser tips it back up and in | 23-18 |
| 03:50 | Nicholls State | Sammy Albaugh connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Kenneth Rogers | 23-20 |
| 03:32 | UMBC | Mark Todd makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-20 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Richard Knudtson (fresh) SG - Mark Todd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Poole (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Moser (fresh) 2 pts. C - Todd Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Kenneth Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Troy Carr (fresh) PF - Sammy Albaugh (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Murdock (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Nicholls State | Troy Carr is hacked by Todd Hicks - foul #1 on Todd Hicks, team foul #7 | 26-20 |
| Subs | UMBC | Enlai Xiao (PG), Phillip Bardwell (PF) Richard Knudtson, Mark Todd | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | William Pickering (SG), Derek Stigall (SF) Mark Anderson, Sammy Albaugh | |
| 03:14 | Nicholls State | Troy Carr makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 03:14 | Nicholls State | Troy Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 03:14 | UMBC | Todd Hicks gets the rebound | 26-21 |
| 02:53 | UMBC | Todd Hicks banks in the layup | 28-21 |
| 02:38 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from William Pickering | 28-24 |
| 02:21 | UMBC | Troy Carr blocks the jumper by Todd Hicks | 28-24 |
| 02:19 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to William Murdock | 28-24 |
| 01:54 | Nicholls State | William Murdock misses the 3 from the left wing | 28-24 |
| 01:52 | Nicholls State | The offensive rebound goes to William Murdock | 28-24 |
| 01:45 | Nicholls State | Todd Hicks is called for the reach on Kenneth Rogers - foul #2 on Todd Hicks, team foul #8 | 28-24 |
| Subs | UMBC | Mark Todd (SG), Donald Lai (PF), Brandon Lerma (C) Kenneth Poole, Phillip Bardwell, Todd Hicks | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell (PF), Paul Moore (C) Troy Carr, William Murdock | |
| 01:45 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 01:45 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers misses the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 01:45 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Brandon Lerma | 28-25 |
| 01:35 | UMBC | Mark Todd connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Enlai Xiao | 31-25 |
| 01:29 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell clanks a floater in the paint | 31-25 |
| 01:27 | UMBC | Donald Lai grabs the board | 31-25 |
| 01:23 | UMBC | Kevin Moser is hacked by Derek Stigall - foul #1 on Derek Stigall, team foul #6 | 31-25 |
| Subs | UMBC | Terry Reed (SF) Kevin Moser | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Smith (PG), Mark Anderson (SG) Kenneth Rogers, William Pickering | |
| 01:12 | UMBC | Enlai Xiao misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-25 |
| 01:11 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Paul Moore | 31-25 |
| 00:50 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall hits the finger roll set up by Mark Anderson and he's hacked by Enlai Xiao - foul #2 on Enlai Xiao, team foul #9 | 31-27 |
| Subs | UMBC | Richard Knudtson (PG), Kenneth Poole (SF) Enlai Xiao, Terry Reed | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 00:50 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall makes the free throw | 31-28 |
| 00:32 | UMBC | Brandon Lerma comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Jeffrey Smith - foul #2 on Jeffrey Smith, team foul #7 | 31-28 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Charles Ledbetter (SF), William Murdock (C) Derek Stigall, Paul Moore | |
| 00:32 | UMBC | Brandon Lerma misses the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 00:32 | UMBC | Brandon Lerma makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 00:12 | Nicholls State | Charles Ledbetter misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 00:11 | UMBC | Donald Lai grabs the board | 32-28 |
| 00:00 | UMBC | Brandon Lerma misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 32-28 |