| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - John Pedersen (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Paul Kinlaw (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Nelson Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alexander Neal (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Cesar Rivera (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Richard Ward (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cornell Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Haynes (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. PF - Leroy Shatzer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dustin Farmer (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Cal Poly SLO | Nelson Thomas inbounds the ball | 30-26 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:51 | Cal Poly SLO | Leroy Shatzer blocks the jumper by Alexander Neal | 30-26 |
| 19:50 | Nicholls State | Richard Ward grabs the board | 30-26 |
| 19:31 | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer clanks a 3 from the left corner | 30-26 |
| 19:29 | Cal Poly SLO | Cesar Rivera grabs the defensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 19:09 | Cal Poly SLO | Nelson Thomas buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Paul Kinlaw and he's fouled by Cornell Jones - foul #2 on Cornell Jones, team foul #1 | 32-26 |
| 19:09 | Cal Poly SLO | Nelson Thomas misses the free throw | 32-26 |
| 19:09 | Cal Poly SLO | Cesar Rivera grabs the offensive rebound | 32-26 |
| 19:00 | Cal Poly SLO | Paul Kinlaw connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from John Pedersen | 35-26 |
| 18:46 | Nicholls State | Ralph Haynes misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 35-26 |
| 18:45 | Nicholls State | Richard Ward hits the follow up shot | 35-28 |
| 18:35 | Cal Poly SLO | Cesar Rivera clanks a jumper from the right block | 35-28 |
| 18:34 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Dustin Farmer | 35-28 |
| 18:17 | Nicholls State | Richard Ward misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-28 |
| 18:16 | Cal Poly SLO | Cesar Rivera grabs the board | 35-28 |
| 17:56 | Cal Poly SLO | Cesar Rivera makes the floater near the basket | 37-28 |
| 17:39 | Nicholls State | Ralph Haynes misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-28 |
| 17:37 | Cal Poly SLO | John Pedersen pulls down the rebound | 37-28 |
| 17:32 | Cal Poly SLO | Cesar Rivera loses the dribble to Dustin Farmer | 37-28 |
| 17:15 | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer throws it down set up by Richard Ward and he's fouled by Nelson Thomas - foul #1 on Nelson Thomas, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Frank Holmes (PG), Timothy Cardiel (SF), Levi Farley (PF), John Marshall (C) John Pedersen, Nelson Thomas, Alexander Neal, Cesar Rivera | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Keith Ishmael (PG), Chris Nielsen (SF), Robert Noyes (C) Richard Ward, Ralph Haynes, Dustin Farmer | |
| 17:15 | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer makes the free throw | 37-31 |
| 17:00 | Cal Poly SLO | Frank Holmes misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 16:58 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Robert Noyes | 37-31 |
| 16:40 | Nicholls State | Robert Noyes lays it up and in set up by Keith Ishmael | 37-33 |
| 16:15 | Cal Poly SLO | Frank Holmes connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Paul Kinlaw | 39-33 |
| 15:47 | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-33 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | John Pedersen (PG), Nelson Thomas (SF), Alexander Neal (PF), Cesar Rivera (C) Paul Kinlaw, Timothy Cardiel, Levi Farley, John Marshall | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Richard Ward (PG), Dustin Farmer (C) Cornell Jones, Leroy Shatzer | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - John Pedersen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nelson Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Alexander Neal (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Cesar Rivera (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Richard Ward (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Ishmael (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chris Nielsen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Noyes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dustin Farmer (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Cal Poly SLO | Cesar Rivera drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Alexander Neal | 41-33 |
| 15:10 | Nicholls State | Robert Noyes can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Alexander Neal - foul #2 on Alexander Neal, team foul #2 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Timothy Cardiel (SG) Frank Holmes | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ralph Haynes (SF) Chris Nielsen | |
| 15:10 | Nicholls State | Robert Noyes misses the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 15:10 | Nicholls State | Robert Noyes makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 14:54 | Cal Poly SLO | Timothy Cardiel scores on a floater in the lane | 43-34 |
| 14:33 | Nicholls State | Richard Ward's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-34 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | John Marshall (C) Cesar Rivera | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Chris Nielsen (PF) Robert Noyes | |
| 14:06 | Cal Poly SLO | Nelson Thomas can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-34 |
| 14:05 | Nicholls State | Chris Nielsen gets the rebound | 43-34 |
| 14:01 | Nicholls State | Richard Ward misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-34 |
| 14:00 | Nicholls State | Richard Ward grabs the offensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 13:44 | Nicholls State | Richard Ward scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 43-36 |
| 13:32 | Cal Poly SLO | John Pedersen scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Timothy Cardiel | 46-36 |
| 13:16 | Nicholls State | Dustin Farmer misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 46-36 |
| 13:15 | Cal Poly SLO | Timothy Cardiel grabs the board | 46-36 |
| 13:01 | Cal Poly SLO | John Pedersen misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Ward - foul #3 on Richard Ward, team foul #2 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Paul Kinlaw (SG), Frank Holmes (SF), Levi Farley (PF), Cesar Rivera (C) Timothy Cardiel, Nelson Thomas, Alexander Neal, John Marshall | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Albert Grammer (PG), Cornell Jones (SG), Leroy Shatzer (PF), Robert Noyes (C) Richard Ward, Keith Ishmael, Ralph Haynes, Dustin Farmer | |
| 13:01 | Cal Poly SLO | John Pedersen makes the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 13:01 | Cal Poly SLO | John Pedersen makes the 2nd free throw | 48-36 |
| 12:39 | Nicholls State | Albert Grammer misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-36 |
| 12:37 | Cal Poly SLO | Cesar Rivera grabs the board | 48-36 |
| 12:32 | Cal Poly SLO | Frank Holmes is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Frank Holmes, team foul #3 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Kevin Jordan (PG) John Pedersen | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 12:08 | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer can't finish the layup | 48-36 |
| 12:07 | Cal Poly SLO | Kevin Jordan gets the rebound | 48-36 |
| 11:47 | Cal Poly SLO | Leroy Shatzer steals it from Paul Kinlaw | 48-36 |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Kevin Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Kinlaw (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Levi Farley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Cesar Rivera (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Albert Grammer (fresh) SG - Cornell Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chris Nielsen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leroy Shatzer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Noyes (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Nicholls State | Paul Kinlaw picks off the pass by Chris Nielsen | 48-36 |
| 11:05 | Cal Poly SLO | Paul Kinlaw comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-36 |
| 11:04 | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer gets the rebound | 48-36 |
| 10:45 | Nicholls State | A charge is called on Albert Grammer - foul #1 on Albert Grammer, team foul #3 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | John Pedersen (PG), Nelson Thomas (SF), Alexander Neal (PF), John Marshall (C) Kevin Jordan, Frank Holmes, Levi Farley, Cesar Rivera | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Richard Ward (PG), Ralph Haynes (SF), Dustin Farmer (C) Albert Grammer, Chris Nielsen, Robert Noyes | |
| 10:23 | Cal Poly SLO | John Marshall is fouled on the floor by Dustin Farmer - foul #2 on Dustin Farmer, team foul #4 | 48-36 |
| 10:12 | Cal Poly SLO | Alexander Neal is hacked by Leroy Shatzer - foul #3 on Leroy Shatzer, team foul #5 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Timothy Cardiel (SG) Paul Kinlaw | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Keith Ishmael (SG) Cornell Jones | |
| 09:59 | Cal Poly SLO | John Marshall buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Nelson Thomas | 50-36 |
| 09:38 | Nicholls State | John Marshall is called for the reach on Dustin Farmer - foul #1 on John Marshall, team foul #4 | 50-36 |
| 09:19 | Nicholls State | Richard Ward connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Leroy Shatzer | 50-39 |
| 09:07 | Cal Poly SLO | Richard Ward steals the ball from Timothy Cardiel | 50-39 |
| 08:39 | Nicholls State | Keith Ishmael is called for traveling | 50-39 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Frank Holmes (PG), Paul Kinlaw (SG), Levi Farley (PF), Cesar Rivera (C) John Pedersen, Nelson Thomas, Alexander Neal, John Marshall | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones (SG), Chris Nielsen (SF), Robert Noyes (PF) Richard Ward, Ralph Haynes, Leroy Shatzer | |
| 08:18 | Cal Poly SLO | Cesar Rivera misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 50-39 |
| 08:16 | Cal Poly SLO | Levi Farley pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 08:02 | Cal Poly SLO | Dustin Farmer is called for the reach on Cesar Rivera - foul #3 on Dustin Farmer, team foul #6 | 50-39 |
| 07:39 | Cal Poly SLO | Timothy Cardiel is whistled for traveling | 50-39 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Kevin Jordan (PG), Alexander Neal (PF) Timothy Cardiel, Levi Farley | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ralph Haynes (SF) Dustin Farmer | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Kevin Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Kinlaw (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alexander Neal (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Cesar Rivera (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Keith Ishmael (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cornell Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Haynes (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. PF - Robert Noyes (fresh) 3 pts. C - Chris Nielsen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Nicholls State | Ralph Haynes misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-39 |
| 07:19 | Cal Poly SLO | Alexander Neal grabs the board | 50-39 |
| 07:02 | Cal Poly SLO | Frank Holmes drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Kevin Jordan | 53-39 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:55 | Nicholls State | Keith Ishmael drills a jumper from the left wing | 53-41 |
| 06:35 | Cal Poly SLO | Kevin Jordan misses long on a 3 from straight away | 53-41 |
| 06:33 | Nicholls State | Robert Noyes gets the rebound | 53-41 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:15 | Nicholls State | Robert Noyes double dribbles | 53-41 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | John Pedersen (PG), Nelson Thomas (SF), Levi Farley (PF), John Marshall (C) Kevin Jordan, Frank Holmes, Alexander Neal, Cesar Rivera | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Richard Ward (PG), Leroy Shatzer (PF), Dustin Farmer (C) Keith Ishmael, Ralph Haynes, Robert Noyes | |
| 05:46 | Cal Poly SLO | John Marshall hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 53-41 |
| 05:45 | Cal Poly SLO | Nelson Thomas snags the offensive board | 53-41 |
| 05:39 | Cal Poly SLO | John Marshall misses long on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Cornell Jones - foul #3 on Cornell Jones, team foul #7 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Timothy Cardiel (SG) Paul Kinlaw | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Albert Grammer (SG), Ralph Haynes (SF) Cornell Jones, Chris Nielsen | |
| 05:39 | Cal Poly SLO | John Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 05:39 | Cal Poly SLO | John Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:25 | Nicholls State | Ralph Haynes misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-41 |
| 05:23 | Nicholls State | Dustin Farmer gets the offensive rebound | 55-41 |
| 05:14 | Nicholls State | Albert Grammer misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-41 |
| 05:12 | Nicholls State | Dustin Farmer grabs the offensive board | 55-41 |
| 04:53 | Nicholls State | Albert Grammer is fouled on the floor by Levi Farley - foul #1 on Levi Farley, team foul #5 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Alexander Neal (PF), Cesar Rivera (C) Levi Farley, John Marshall | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Keith Ishmael (SG) Albert Grammer | |
| 04:42 | Nicholls State | Richard Ward can't finish the layup but the foul's on Cesar Rivera - foul #2 on Cesar Rivera, team foul #6 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Paul Kinlaw (SG) Timothy Cardiel | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones (SG) Keith Ishmael | |
| 04:42 | Nicholls State | Richard Ward makes the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 04:42 | Nicholls State | Richard Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 55-42 |
| 04:42 | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer grabs the offensive rebound | 55-42 |
| 04:37 | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-42 |
| 04:36 | Cal Poly SLO | Alexander Neal grabs the defensive rebound | 55-42 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:34 | Cal Poly SLO | John Pedersen loses the dribble to Cornell Jones in the backcourt | 55-42 |
| 04:29 | Nicholls State | Dustin Farmer misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Nelson Thomas - foul #2 on Nelson Thomas, team foul #7 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Chris Nielsen (SF) Ralph Haynes | |
| 04:29 | Nicholls State | Dustin Farmer misses the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 04:29 | Nicholls State | Dustin Farmer makes the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 04:14 | Cal Poly SLO | Cesar Rivera scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Nelson Thomas | 57-43 |
| 03:56 | Nicholls State | Richard Ward misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by John Pedersen - foul #3 on John Pedersen, team foul #8 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Noyes (C) Dustin Farmer | |
| 03:56 | Nicholls State | Richard Ward makes the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 03:56 | Nicholls State | Richard Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Cal Poly SLO | John Pedersen buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Cesar Rivera | 60-45 |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - John Pedersen (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Kinlaw (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nelson Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Alexander Neal (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Cesar Rivera (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Richard Ward (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Cornell Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Chris Nielsen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leroy Shatzer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Noyes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Nicholls State | John Pedersen is called for the reach on Cornell Jones - foul #4 on John Pedersen, team foul #9 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Kevin Jordan (PG), Frank Holmes (SG), Timothy Cardiel (SF), Levi Farley (PF), John Marshall (C) John Pedersen, Paul Kinlaw, Nelson Thomas, Alexander Neal, Cesar Rivera | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Keith Ishmael (PG), Albert Grammer (SG) Richard Ward, Leroy Shatzer | |
| 03:13 | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones misses the 1st free throw | 60-45 |
| 03:13 | Cal Poly SLO | Levi Farley grabs the board | 60-45 |
| 02:44 | Cal Poly SLO | Frank Holmes drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Kevin Jordan | 62-45 |
| 02:28 | Nicholls State | Keith Ishmael buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-48 |
| 02:05 | Cal Poly SLO | Levi Farley misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-48 |
| 02:04 | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 62-48 |
| 01:57 | Nicholls State | Robert Noyes drills a fadeaway from close range | 62-50 |
| 01:34 | Cal Poly SLO | John Marshall scores on a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Frank Holmes | 64-50 |
| 01:23 | Nicholls State | Chris Nielsen knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Albert Grammer | 64-52 |
| 01:12 | Cal Poly SLO | Frank Holmes can't connect on a jumper from close range | 64-52 |
| 01:11 | Nicholls State | Albert Grammer gets the rebound | 64-52 |
| 00:56 | Nicholls State | Albert Grammer clanks a runner near the basket | 64-52 |
| 00:54 | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones misses the 3 from the left wing | 64-52 |
| 00:50 | Cal Poly SLO | The rebound goes to John Marshall | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Cal Poly SLO | Levi Farley drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Kevin Jordan and the foul's on Cornell Jones - foul #4 on Cornell Jones, team foul #8 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Dustin Farmer (C) Cornell Jones | |
| 00:22 | Cal Poly SLO | Levi Farley makes the free throw | 67-52 |
| 00:17 | Nicholls State | Robert Noyes drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by Keith Ishmael | 67-54 |
| 00:00 | Cal Poly SLO | Kevin Jordan runs out the clock | 67-54 |