| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Kenneth Rogers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Anderson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Derek Stigall (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Elmer Hartwell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Murdock (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Brian Mann (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Cady (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Grant (fresh) PF - Mark Shirley (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Dillingham (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VMI | Charles Grant inbounds the ball | 24-37 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | VMI | James Dillingham is hacked by Elmer Hartwell - foul #1 on Elmer Hartwell, team foul #1 | 24-37 |
| 19:28 | VMI | Mark Shirley misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Kenneth Rogers - foul #2 on Kenneth Rogers, team foul #2 | 24-37 |
| 19:28 | VMI | Mark Shirley makes the 1st free throw | 24-38 |
| 19:28 | VMI | Mark Shirley makes the 2nd free throw | 24-39 |
| 19:12 | Nicholls State | Brian Mann steals it from Derek Stigall | 24-39 |
| 19:07 | VMI | Brian Mann lays it in | 24-41 |
| 18:50 | Nicholls State | Mark Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-41 |
| 18:36 | VMI | Brian Mann misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 24-41 |
| 18:35 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to William Murdock | 24-41 |
| 18:22 | Nicholls State | Mark Shirley steals the ball from Elmer Hartwell | 24-41 |
| 17:55 | VMI | Charles Grant travels with the ball | 24-41 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | VMI | Thomas Walker (PF) Mark Shirley | |
| 17:40 | Nicholls State | William Murdock drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-41 |
| 17:27 | VMI | Charles Grant's floater is tipped away by Elmer Hartwell | 27-41 |
| 17:25 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell grabs the defensive rebound | 27-41 |
| 17:18 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-41 |
| 17:17 | VMI | Thomas Walker snags the defensive board | 27-41 |
| 17:13 | VMI | Daniel Cady knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 27-44 |
| 16:49 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 27-44 |
| 16:48 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell tips it back up and in | 29-44 |
| 16:31 | VMI | Charles Grant clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 29-44 |
| 16:30 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell grabs the board | 29-44 |
| 16:16 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall misses the jumpshot from the left side | 29-44 |
| 16:14 | Nicholls State | William Murdock snags the offensive board | 29-44 |
| 15:53 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell misses the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Walker - foul #2 on Thomas Walker, team foul #1 | 29-44 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Smith (PG), William Pickering (SG), Troy Carr (SF), Paul Moore (C) Kenneth Rogers, Mark Anderson, Derek Stigall, William Murdock | |
| Subs | VMI | Leo Davis (PG), Timothy Bark (SG), George Jones (SF), Mark Shirley (PF) Brian Mann, Daniel Cady, Charles Grant, James Dillingham | |
| 15:53 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell makes the 1st free throw | 30-44 |
| 15:53 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell makes the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jeffrey Smith (fresh) SG - William Pickering (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Troy Carr (fresh) PF - Elmer Hartwell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Moore (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Leo Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Bark (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Mark Shirley (fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:27 | VMI | George Jones double dribbles | 31-44 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Sammy Albaugh (PF) Elmer Hartwell | |
| Subs | VMI | Burton Winkel (C) Thomas Walker | |
| 15:13 | Nicholls State | George Jones steals it from Paul Moore | 31-44 |
| 14:53 | VMI | Mark Shirley hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Leo Davis | 31-47 |
| 14:42 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Smith comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Leo Davis - foul #2 on Leo Davis, team foul #2 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | VMI | Brian Mann (PG) Timothy Bark | |
| 14:42 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Smith makes the 1st free throw | 32-47 |
| 14:42 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 33-47 |
| 14:22 | VMI | George Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 33-47 |
| 14:20 | Nicholls State | Paul Moore pulls down the rebound | 33-47 |
| 14:04 | Nicholls State | The jumper by Jeffrey Smith is denied by Burton Winkel | 33-47 |
| 14:03 | Nicholls State | William Pickering misses the tip | 33-47 |
| 14:01 | VMI | Mark Shirley gets the rebound | 33-47 |
| 13:55 | VMI | George Jones buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Brian Mann and he's fouled by Paul Moore - foul #2 on Paul Moore, team foul #3 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall (SF) Sammy Albaugh | |
| Subs | VMI | Daniel Cady (SG), Thomas Walker (PF), James Dillingham (C) Leo Davis, Mark Shirley, Burton Winkel | |
| 13:55 | VMI | George Jones makes the free throw | 33-50 |
| 13:41 | Nicholls State | Troy Carr lays it up and in set up by Jeffrey Smith and he's fouled by Daniel Cady - foul #1 on Daniel Cady, team foul #3 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers (PG) William Pickering | |
| Subs | VMI | David Payton (SF) George Jones | |
| 13:41 | Nicholls State | Troy Carr misses the free throw | 35-50 |
| 13:41 | VMI | Thomas Walker grabs the board | 35-50 |
| 13:23 | VMI | James Dillingham misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-50 |
| 13:21 | Nicholls State | Troy Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 35-50 |
| 13:03 | Nicholls State | Troy Carr makes the jumper from the right block | 37-50 |
| 12:45 | VMI | Daniel Cady connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Brian Mann | 37-53 |
| 12:21 | Nicholls State | Troy Carr travels with the ball | 37-53 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Mark Anderson (SG), Elmer Hartwell (PF), William Murdock (C) Jeffrey Smith, Troy Carr, Paul Moore | |
| Subs | VMI | Leo Davis (PG), Charles Grant (SF), Mark Shirley (PF) Brian Mann, David Payton, James Dillingham | |
| 12:09 | VMI | Thomas Walker misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on William Murdock - foul #3 on William Murdock, team foul #4 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Keith Mills (PG) Kenneth Rogers | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 12:09 | VMI | Thomas Walker makes the 1st free throw | 37-54 |
| 12:09 | VMI | Thomas Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 37-54 |
| 12:09 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell gets the rebound | 37-54 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:01 | Nicholls State | Mark Anderson is fouled on the floor by Daniel Cady - foul #2 on Daniel Cady, team foul #4 | 37-54 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | VMI | Timothy Bark (SG), George Jones (C) Daniel Cady, Thomas Walker | |
| 11:44 | Nicholls State | William Murdock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-54 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Keith Mills (fresh) SG - Mark Anderson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Derek Stigall (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Elmer Hartwell (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - William Murdock (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Leo Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Bark (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Grant (fresh) PF - Mark Shirley (fresh) 7 pts. C - George Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:31 | VMI | Charles Grant hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-54 |
| 11:30 | VMI | George Jones tips it but misses | 37-54 |
| 11:28 | VMI | George Jones tips it home | 37-56 |
| 11:07 | Nicholls State | Mark Anderson buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Keith Mills | 40-56 |
| 10:48 | VMI | Mark Shirley travels with the ball | 40-56 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers (PG), Troy Carr (SF) Keith Mills, Derek Stigall | |
| Subs | VMI | Brian Mann (PG), Daniel Cady (SG), James Dillingham (C) Leo Davis, Timothy Bark, Mark Shirley | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:28 | Nicholls State | Mark Anderson hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-56 |
| 10:11 | VMI | George Jones clanks a turnaround in the lane | 43-56 |
| 10:10 | Nicholls State | Mark Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-56 |
| 09:48 | Nicholls State | Brian Mann steals the ball from Kenneth Rogers | 43-56 |
| 09:27 | VMI | Charles Grant's fadeaway is rejected by Elmer Hartwell | 43-56 |
| 09:26 | VMI | James Dillingham tips it in | 43-58 |
| 09:14 | Nicholls State | James Dillingham denies the turnaround by William Murdock | 43-58 |
| 09:12 | VMI | Daniel Cady snags the defensive board | 43-58 |
| 09:05 | VMI | George Jones misses the easy layup | 43-58 |
| 09:04 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell pulls down the rebound | 43-58 |
| 08:59 | Nicholls State | Mark Anderson clanks a jumper in the lane | 43-58 |
| 08:58 | Nicholls State | William Murdock grabs the offensive board | 43-58 |
| 08:41 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-58 |
| 08:39 | VMI | The rebound goes to Daniel Cady | 43-58 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:18 | VMI | George Jones is hacked by William Murdock - foul #4 on William Murdock, team foul #5 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Smith (PG), William Pickering (SG), Derek Stigall (SF), Sammy Albaugh (PF), Paul Moore (C) Kenneth Rogers, Mark Anderson, Troy Carr, Elmer Hartwell, William Murdock | |
| Subs | VMI | Leo Davis (SG), David Payton (SF), Mark Shirley (PF), Thomas Walker (C) Daniel Cady, Charles Grant, George Jones, James Dillingham | |
| 08:06 | VMI | Mark Shirley misses the dunk attempt | 43-58 |
| 08:05 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall snags the defensive board | 43-58 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:53 | Nicholls State | William Pickering is fouled on the floor by Leo Davis - foul #3 on Leo Davis, team foul #5 | 43-58 |
| 07:45 | Nicholls State | The short jumper by Derek Stigall is denied by David Payton | 43-58 |
| 07:43 | VMI | Leo Davis grabs the board | 43-58 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jeffrey Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Pickering (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Derek Stigall (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sammy Albaugh (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Paul Moore (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Brian Mann (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leo Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Payton (fresh) PF - Mark Shirley (fresh) 7 pts. C - Thomas Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:15 | VMI | Brian Mann banks in the layup on a great pass from David Payton | 43-60 |
| 06:56 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-60 |
| 06:54 | Nicholls State | Paul Moore grabs the offensive board | 43-60 |
| 06:40 | Nicholls State | David Payton is called for the reach on Derek Stigall - foul #1 on David Payton, team foul #6 | 43-60 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers (PG), Troy Carr (PF) Jeffrey Smith, Sammy Albaugh | |
| Subs | VMI | Daniel Cady (SG), James Dillingham (C) Brian Mann, Thomas Walker | |
| 06:33 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall is fouled on the floor by David Payton - foul #2 on David Payton, team foul #7 | 43-60 |
| 06:33 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall makes the 1st free throw | 44-60 |
| 06:33 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall misses the 2nd free throw | 44-60 |
| 06:33 | VMI | The rebound goes to Mark Shirley | 44-60 |
| 06:13 | VMI | Leo Davis connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 44-62 |
| 05:55 | Nicholls State | James Dillingham is called for the reach on Paul Moore - foul #3 on James Dillingham, team foul #8 | 44-62 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Smith (SG), Elmer Hartwell (PF) William Pickering, Troy Carr | |
| Subs | VMI | Timothy Bark (PG), Thomas Walker (PF) David Payton, Mark Shirley | |
| 05:55 | Nicholls State | Paul Moore makes the 1st free throw | 45-62 |
| 05:55 | Nicholls State | Paul Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 45-62 |
| 05:55 | VMI | Thomas Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 45-62 |
| 05:33 | VMI | James Dillingham drills a fadeaway from the left side | 45-64 |
| 05:17 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall buries a 3 from the left corner | 48-64 |
| 04:51 | VMI | Daniel Cady comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-64 |
| 04:50 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall grabs the defensive rebound | 48-64 |
| 04:40 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 50-64 |
| 04:17 | VMI | Leo Davis's pass is intercepted by Paul Moore | 50-64 |
| 04:17 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-64 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Mark Anderson (SG), William Murdock (C) Jeffrey Smith, Paul Moore | |
| Subs | VMI | Brian Mann (PG), Charles Grant (SF), Mark Shirley (PF) Timothy Bark, Leo Davis, Thomas Walker | |
| 04:08 | Nicholls State | Mark Shirley steals it from Derek Stigall | 50-64 |
| 03:47 | VMI | Charles Grant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-64 |
| 03:46 | VMI | Daniel Cady tips it home | 50-66 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Derek Stigall | 53-66 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Kenneth Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Derek Stigall (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Elmer Hartwell (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - William Murdock (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Brian Mann (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Cady (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Grant (fresh) PF - Mark Shirley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - James Dillingham (fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:20 | VMI | James Dillingham makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brian Mann | 53-68 |
| 03:05 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-68 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Smith (PG), William Pickering (SG), Charles Ledbetter (SF), Sammy Albaugh (PF), Troy Carr (C) Kenneth Rogers, Mark Anderson, Derek Stigall, Elmer Hartwell, William Murdock | |
| Subs | VMI | Leo Davis (PG), Timothy Bark (SG), George Jones (SF), Thomas Walker (PF), Burton Winkel (C) Brian Mann, Daniel Cady, Charles Grant, Mark Shirley, James Dillingham | |
| 02:38 | VMI | George Jones hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Timothy Bark and he's fouled by William Pickering - foul #1 on William Pickering, team foul #6 | 53-70 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Paul Moore (C) Charles Ledbetter | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 02:38 | VMI | George Jones misses the free throw | 53-70 |
| 02:38 | Nicholls State | Troy Carr pulls down the rebound | 53-70 |
| 02:23 | Nicholls State | Troy Carr comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-70 |
| 02:21 | Nicholls State | Troy Carr snags the offensive board | 53-70 |
| 02:09 | Nicholls State | Troy Carr hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 53-70 |
| 02:08 | Nicholls State | Paul Moore snags the offensive board | 53-70 |
| 02:03 | Nicholls State | Sammy Albaugh's fadeaway is rejected by George Jones | 53-70 |
| 02:01 | VMI | George Jones pulls down the rebound | 53-70 |
| 01:38 | VMI | Timothy Bark is whistled for a carry | 53-70 |
| 01:23 | Nicholls State | Sammy Albaugh misses the lay-in | 53-70 |
| 01:22 | Nicholls State | Sammy Albaugh snags the offensive board | 53-70 |
| 01:07 | Nicholls State | Sammy Albaugh lays it up and in and the foul's on Burton Winkel - foul #3 on Burton Winkel, team foul #9 | 55-70 |
| 01:07 | Nicholls State | Sammy Albaugh makes the free throw | 56-70 |
| 00:44 | VMI | Timothy Bark loses the dribble to Jeffrey Smith | 56-70 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Nicholls State | Troy Carr travels with the ball | 56-70 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:09 | VMI | George Jones can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-70 |
| 00:07 | Nicholls State | Sammy Albaugh grabs the defensive rebound | 56-70 |
| 00:01 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Smith clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-70 |
| 00:00 | VMI | George Jones grabs the board | 56-70 |