| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Mike Boyce (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Robert Bayne (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chester Yeates (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Gill (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Alejandre (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Kenneth Rogers (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Mark Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Derek Stigall (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Elmer Hartwell (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - William Murdock (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall inbounds the ball | 42-46 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell connects on the jumper in the paint and he's fouled by Richard Gill - foul #2 on Richard Gill, team foul #1 | 42-48 |
| 19:44 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell makes the free throw | 42-49 |
| 19:17 | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce travels with the ball | 42-49 |
| 19:15 | Nicholls State | Mark Anderson double dribbles in the backcourt | 42-49 |
| 18:58 | Sam Houston State | Richard Gill scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Mike Boyce | 45-49 |
| 18:41 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Derek Stigall | 45-51 |
| 18:29 | Sam Houston State | Richard Gill drills a jumper from the left side | 47-51 |
| 18:10 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall steps out of bounds on the sideline | 47-51 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Darden (SG), Chad Rogers (SF), Lionel Schneider (PF), Michael Gorenberg (C) Robert Bayne, Chester Yeates, Richard Gill, Kenneth Alejandre | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Smith (PG), William Pickering (SG), Troy Carr (SF), Sammy Albaugh (PF), Paul Moore (C) Kenneth Rogers, Mark Anderson, Derek Stigall, Elmer Hartwell, William Murdock | |
| 17:45 | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Chad Rogers | 49-51 |
| 17:30 | Nicholls State | Paul Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-51 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Kozlowski (SG) Mike Boyce | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 17:04 | Sam Houston State | William Pickering steps in front of the William Darden pass | 49-51 |
| 16:47 | Nicholls State | William Darden is called for the reach on Jeffrey Smith - foul #1 on William Darden, team foul #2 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Bayne (SG), Richard Gill (PF), Joseph Mumaw (C) Nicholas Kozlowski, Lionel Schneider, Michael Gorenberg | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Keith Mills (PG), Mark Anderson (SG), Derek Stigall (SF), Elmer Hartwell (PF) Jeffrey Smith, William Pickering, Sammy Albaugh, Paul Moore | |
| 16:39 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell can't finish the layup | 49-51 |
| 16:37 | Sam Houston State | Richard Gill grabs the board | 49-51 |
| 16:32 | Sam Houston State | William Darden clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-51 |
| 16:30 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Mark Anderson | 49-51 |
| 16:14 | Nicholls State | Mark Anderson's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Gill | 49-51 |
| 16:12 | Sam Houston State | Robert Bayne pulls down the rebound | 49-51 |
| 15:57 | Sam Houston State | Chad Rogers makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - William Darden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Bayne (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chad Rogers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Gill (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Mumaw (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Keith Mills (fresh) SG - Mark Anderson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Derek Stigall (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Elmer Hartwell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Troy Carr (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Nicholls State | Chad Rogers picks off the pass by Mark Anderson in the backcourt | 52-51 |
| 15:52 | Sam Houston State | William Darden can't finish the layup | 52-51 |
| 15:51 | Nicholls State | Troy Carr pulls down the rebound | 52-51 |
| 15:24 | Nicholls State | Keith Mills misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 15:23 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 14:59 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 52-53 |
| 14:39 | Sam Houston State | William Darden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-53 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce (PG), Nicholas Kozlowski (SG), Chester Yeates (SF), Lionel Schneider (PF), Kenneth Alejandre (C) William Darden, Robert Bayne, Chad Rogers, Richard Gill, Joseph Mumaw | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers (PG), William Pickering (SG), Charles Ledbetter (SF), Sammy Albaugh (PF), William Murdock (C) Keith Mills, Mark Anderson, Derek Stigall, Elmer Hartwell, Troy Carr | |
| 14:23 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers is hacked by Kenneth Alejandre - foul #3 on Kenneth Alejandre, team foul #3 | 52-53 |
| 14:09 | Nicholls State | William Murdock connects on the floater from the right block set up by Kenneth Rogers and he's hacked by Lionel Schneider - foul #1 on Lionel Schneider, team foul #4 | 52-55 |
| 14:09 | Nicholls State | William Murdock makes the free throw | 52-56 |
| 14:02 | Sam Houston State | The short jumper by Mike Boyce is denied by Sammy Albaugh | 52-56 |
| 14:00 | Sam Houston State | Lionel Schneider snags the offensive board | 52-56 |
| 13:40 | Sam Houston State | Chester Yeates makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Kenneth Alejandre and he's fouled by Sammy Albaugh - foul #3 on Sammy Albaugh, team foul #1 | 54-56 |
| 13:40 | Sam Houston State | Chester Yeates makes the free throw | 55-56 |
| 13:38 | Nicholls State | Sammy Albaugh is hacked by Mike Boyce in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mike Boyce, team foul #5 | 55-56 |
| 13:23 | Nicholls State | William Pickering is hacked by Lionel Schneider - foul #2 on Lionel Schneider, team foul #6 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Richard Gill (PF), Michael Gorenberg (C) Lionel Schneider, Kenneth Alejandre | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Smith (SG) William Pickering | |
| 13:07 | Nicholls State | Sammy Albaugh is called for traveling | 55-56 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Bayne (SG) Chester Yeates | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Mark Anderson (SG), Derek Stigall (SF), Elmer Hartwell (PF), Paul Moore (C) Kenneth Rogers, Charles Ledbetter, Sammy Albaugh, William Murdock | |
| 12:45 | Sam Houston State | Richard Gill misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-56 |
| 12:43 | Sam Houston State | Robert Bayne misses the tip | 55-56 |
| 12:42 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Paul Moore | 55-56 |
| 12:33 | Nicholls State | Mark Anderson misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-56 |
| 12:31 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell snags the offensive board | 55-56 |
| 12:18 | Nicholls State | Mark Anderson buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Elmer Hartwell and the foul's on Robert Bayne - foul #2 on Robert Bayne, team foul #7 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Darden (PG), Chester Yeates (SF), Joseph Mumaw (PF) Mike Boyce, Nicholas Kozlowski, Richard Gill | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 12:18 | Nicholls State | Mark Anderson makes the free throw | 55-59 |
| 12:05 | Sam Houston State | Chester Yeates hits a jumper from the left side set up by William Darden | 57-59 |
| 11:54 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Joseph Mumaw - foul #2 on Joseph Mumaw, team foul #8 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Chad Rogers (SG), Lionel Schneider (PF), Kenneth Alejandre (C) Robert Bayne, Joseph Mumaw, Michael Gorenberg | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers (PG), William Pickering (SG), Charles Ledbetter (SF) Jeffrey Smith, Mark Anderson, Derek Stigall | |
| 11:54 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 11:54 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - William Darden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chester Yeates (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lionel Schneider (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Alejandre (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Kenneth Rogers (fresh) 5 ast. SG - William Pickering (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Charles Ledbetter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Elmer Hartwell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Sam Houston State | William Darden comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Elmer Hartwell - foul #2 on Elmer Hartwell, team foul #2 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce (PG) Chester Yeates | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Troy Carr (SF), Sammy Albaugh (PF), William Murdock (C) Charles Ledbetter, Elmer Hartwell, Paul Moore | |
| 11:27 | Sam Houston State | William Darden makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 11:27 | Sam Houston State | William Darden misses the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 11:27 | Nicholls State | William Murdock pulls down the rebound | 58-61 |
| 11:10 | Nicholls State | William Murdock hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-61 |
| 11:09 | Nicholls State | Troy Carr can't tip it in | 58-61 |
| 11:08 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Alejandre grabs the defensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 10:47 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Alejandre misses short on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by William Murdock - foul #3 on William Murdock, team foul #3 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Kozlowski (SG), Joseph Mumaw (PF) William Darden, Lionel Schneider | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Keith Mills (PG), Mark Anderson (SG) Kenneth Rogers, William Pickering | |
| 10:47 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Alejandre makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 10:47 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Alejandre makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 10:33 | Nicholls State | Joseph Mumaw steals the ball from Mark Anderson | 60-61 |
| 10:11 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Kozlowski misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 60-61 |
| 10:10 | Nicholls State | Sammy Albaugh grabs the board | 60-61 |
| 10:07 | Nicholls State | Chad Rogers is called for the reach on Mark Anderson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Chad Rogers, team foul #9 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Bayne (SG), Chester Yeates (SF), Michael Gorenberg (C) Mike Boyce, Chad Rogers, Kenneth Alejandre | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Smith (PG), Derek Stigall (SF), Charles Ledbetter (PF) Keith Mills, Troy Carr, Sammy Albaugh | |
| 10:07 | Nicholls State | Mark Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 10:07 | Nicholls State | Mark Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 09:44 | Sam Houston State | Chester Yeates comes up short on the shot in the paint | 60-63 |
| 09:43 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to William Murdock | 60-63 |
| 09:26 | Nicholls State | William Murdock hits a fadeaway near the basket | 60-65 |
| 09:06 | Sam Houston State | William Murdock denies the turnaround by Joseph Mumaw | 60-65 |
| 09:04 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Mumaw tips it back up and in | 62-65 |
| 08:46 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall is fouled on the floor by Chester Yeates - foul #2 on Chester Yeates, team foul #10 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce (PG), William Darden (SG), Chad Rogers (SF), Richard Gill (PF), Lionel Schneider (C) Nicholas Kozlowski, Robert Bayne, Chester Yeates, Joseph Mumaw, Michael Gorenberg | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers (PG), William Pickering (SG), Elmer Hartwell (PF), Troy Carr (C) Jeffrey Smith, Mark Anderson, Charles Ledbetter, William Murdock | |
| 08:46 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 08:46 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 08:25 | Sam Houston State | Lionel Schneider can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Troy Carr - foul #3 on Troy Carr, team foul #4 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Paul Moore (C) Derek Stigall | |
| 08:25 | Sam Houston State | Lionel Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 08:25 | Sam Houston State | Lionel Schneider misses the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| 08:25 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell pulls down the rebound | 63-67 |
| 08:09 | Nicholls State | Mike Boyce steps in front of the Troy Carr pass | 63-67 |
| 07:58 | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by Chad Rogers | 65-67 |
| 07:56 | Nicholls State | William Pickering's pass is intercepted by Richard Gill in the backcourt | 65-67 |
| 07:38 | Sam Houston State | Richard Gill misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 65-67 |
| 07:37 | Nicholls State | Troy Carr snags the defensive board | 65-67 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Mike Boyce (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Darden (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chad Rogers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Gill (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Lionel Schneider (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Kenneth Rogers (fresh) 5 ast. SG - William Pickering (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Troy Carr (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Elmer Hartwell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Nicholls State | William Pickering dunks the ball | 65-69 |
| 07:04 | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Chad Rogers | 67-69 |
| 06:48 | Nicholls State | William Pickering comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-69 |
| 06:47 | Nicholls State | Paul Moore misses the tip | 67-69 |
| 06:45 | Sam Houston State | William Darden pulls down the rebound | 67-69 |
| 06:41 | Sam Houston State | Chad Rogers blows the layup | 67-69 |
| 06:39 | Nicholls State | Troy Carr pulls down the rebound | 67-69 |
| 06:37 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers is hacked by Richard Gill in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Gill, team foul #11 | 67-69 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Kozlowski (PG), Robert Bayne (SG), Chester Yeates (SF), Michael Gorenberg (PF), Kenneth Alejandre (C) Mike Boyce, William Darden, Chad Rogers, Richard Gill, Lionel Schneider | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Smith (SG), Derek Stigall (SF), Sammy Albaugh (PF), William Murdock (C) William Pickering, Troy Carr, Elmer Hartwell, Paul Moore | |
| 06:37 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 06:37 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| 06:34 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Kozlowski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-71 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Keith Mills (SG) Kenneth Rogers | |
| 06:08 | Nicholls State | Chester Yeates swats the short shot by Derek Stigall | 67-71 |
| 06:06 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Alejandre gets the rebound | 67-71 |
| 05:46 | Sam Houston State | Michael Gorenberg misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 67-71 |
| 05:44 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Sammy Albaugh | 67-71 |
| 05:39 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Smith is open but comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 67-71 |
| 05:38 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Alejandre snags the defensive board | 67-71 |
| 05:20 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Kozlowski misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 67-71 |
| 05:18 | Nicholls State | William Murdock grabs the board | 67-71 |
| 05:06 | Nicholls State | Keith Mills is hacked by Robert Bayne - foul #3 on Robert Bayne, team foul #12 | 67-71 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce (PG), William Darden (SG), Joseph Mumaw (PF) Nicholas Kozlowski, Robert Bayne, Michael Gorenberg | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Mark Anderson (SG), Charles Ledbetter (SF), Elmer Hartwell (PF) Jeffrey Smith, Derek Stigall, Sammy Albaugh | |
| 05:06 | Nicholls State | Keith Mills makes the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 05:06 | Nicholls State | Keith Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 67-73 |
| 04:51 | Sam Houston State | Keith Mills is called for the reach on Kenneth Alejandre - foul #2 on Keith Mills, team foul #5 | 67-73 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Chad Rogers (SF) Chester Yeates | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers (PG), Paul Moore (C) Keith Mills, William Murdock | |
| 04:34 | Sam Houston State | Chad Rogers is whistled for a carry | 67-73 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Richard Gill (PF) Kenneth Alejandre | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 04:28 | Nicholls State | William Darden steals the ball from Kenneth Rogers in the backcourt | 67-73 |
| 04:18 | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce drills a 3 from straight away | 70-73 |
| 04:04 | Nicholls State | Mark Anderson is hacked by Richard Gill - foul #4 on Richard Gill, team foul #13 | 70-73 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Bayne (SG) William Darden | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall (SF), Troy Carr (C) Elmer Hartwell, Paul Moore | |
| 04:04 | Nicholls State | Mark Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 04:04 | Nicholls State | Mark Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| 04:04 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Joseph Mumaw | 70-74 |
| 03:46 | Sam Houston State | Chad Rogers clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-74 |
| 03:44 | Nicholls State | Charles Ledbetter grabs the defensive rebound | 70-74 |
| 03:40 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall is open and buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Kenneth Rogers | 70-77 |
| 03:21 | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Joseph Mumaw | 72-77 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Mike Boyce (fresh) 23 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Bayne (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Chad Rogers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Richard Gill (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Joseph Mumaw (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Kenneth Rogers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Mark Anderson (tiring) 16 pts. SF - Derek Stigall (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Charles Ledbetter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Troy Carr (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:04 | Nicholls State | Troy Carr lays it in on a great pass from Kenneth Rogers | 72-79 |
| 02:50 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Mumaw scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Bayne | 75-79 |
| 02:50 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-79 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Chester Yeates (SF), Lionel Schneider (PF), Kenneth Alejandre (C) Chad Rogers, Richard Gill, Joseph Mumaw | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Smith (PG), William Pickering (SG), Elmer Hartwell (PF) Kenneth Rogers, Mark Anderson, Charles Ledbetter | |
| 02:29 | Nicholls State | William Pickering misses the easy layup | 75-79 |
| 02:28 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Alejandre grabs the board | 75-79 |
| 02:01 | Sam Houston State | Lionel Schneider misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 75-79 |
| 02:00 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell gets the rebound | 75-79 |
| 02:00 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-79 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Richard Gill (PF) Lionel Schneider | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers (PG), Mark Anderson (SG), William Murdock (C) Jeffrey Smith, William Pickering, Troy Carr | |
| 01:42 | Nicholls State | Mark Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 75-79 |
| 01:41 | Sam Houston State | Chester Yeates pulls down the rebound | 75-79 |
| 01:16 | Sam Houston State | Robert Bayne clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 75-79 |
| 01:14 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall pulls down the rebound | 75-79 |
| 01:10 | Nicholls State | Mark Anderson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 75-79 |
| 01:09 | Nicholls State | William Murdock gets the offensive rebound | 75-79 |
| 01:00 | Nicholls State | William Murdock misses short on a shot from close range | 75-79 |
| 00:59 | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce pulls down the rebound | 75-79 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:52 | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce travels with the ball | 75-79 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:50 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers travels in the backcourt | 75-79 |
| 00:45 | Sam Houston State | Richard Gill hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 75-79 |
| 00:44 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Derek Stigall | 75-79 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:41 | Nicholls State | Mike Boyce is called for the reach on Derek Stigall in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mike Boyce, team foul #14 | 75-79 |
| 00:41 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall makes the 1st free throw | 75-80 |
| 00:41 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall makes the 2nd free throw | 75-81 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:36 | Sam Houston State | Chester Yeates is hacked by Derek Stigall - foul #1 on Derek Stigall, team foul #6 | 75-81 |
| 00:34 | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 75-81 |
| 00:32 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Alejandre snags the offensive board | 75-81 |
| 00:30 | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 75-81 |
| 00:28 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell gets the rebound | 75-81 |
| 00:26 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell is hacked by Robert Bayne in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Bayne, team foul #15 | 75-81 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Troy Carr (C) William Murdock | |
| 00:26 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell makes the 1st free throw | 75-82 |
| 00:26 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell makes the 2nd free throw | 75-83 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Sam Houston State | Chester Yeates misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 75-83 |
| 00:20 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Alejandre | 75-83 |
| 00:16 | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Robert Bayne | 78-83 |
| 00:14 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers is hacked by Mike Boyce in the backcourt - foul #5 on Mike Boyce, team foul #16 | 78-83 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Darden (PG) Mike Boyce | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 00:14 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 78-83 |
| 00:14 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 78-84 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:06 | Sam Houston State | Chester Yeates is hacked by Derek Stigall - foul #2 on Derek Stigall, team foul #7 | 78-84 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | William Murdock (C) Troy Carr | |
| 00:06 | Sam Houston State | Chester Yeates makes the 1st free throw | 79-84 |
| 00:06 | Sam Houston State | Chester Yeates makes the 2nd free throw | 80-84 |
| 00:04 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers is fouled in the backcourt by William Darden - foul #2 on William Darden, team foul #17 | 80-84 |
| 00:04 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 80-85 |
| 00:04 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 80-86 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | William Darden misses long on a halfcourt shot | 80-86 |