| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Fred Chavira (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Jeffries (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Henry Rice (fresh) 4 pts. PF - George Brown (fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Kenneth Rogers (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Derek Stigall (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Elmer Hartwell (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - William Murdock (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall inbounds the ball | 28-26 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-26 |
| 19:36 | Northwestern State | Fred Chavira grabs the defensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 19:08 | Northwestern State | Charles Jeffries misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 28-26 |
| 19:06 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to William Murdock | 28-26 |
| 19:01 | Nicholls State | Richard Wright is called for the reach on William Murdock - foul #2 on Richard Wright, team foul #1 | 28-26 |
| 18:48 | Nicholls State | William Murdock comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-26 |
| 18:46 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell hits the follow up shot | 28-28 |
| 18:33 | Northwestern State | Fred Chavira misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Derek Stigall - foul #3 on Derek Stigall, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Brandon Washington (SG), Jason Tolman (SF), Walter Scheffel (PF), Nick Smith (C) Charles Jeffries, Henry Rice, George Brown, Richard Wright | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Troy Carr (SF) Derek Stigall | |
| 18:33 | Northwestern State | Fred Chavira makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 18:33 | Northwestern State | Fred Chavira misses the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 18:33 | Nicholls State | William Murdock gets the rebound | 29-28 |
| 18:31 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-28 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Glen Gilbert (PG) Fred Chavira | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | William Pickering (SG), Paul Moore (C) Mark Anderson, William Murdock | |
| 18:16 | Northwestern State | Nick Smith misses badly on a shot near the basket | 29-28 |
| 18:15 | Northwestern State | Glen Gilbert tips it but misses | 29-28 |
| 18:13 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to William Pickering | 29-28 |
| 17:55 | Nicholls State | Troy Carr misses the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Jason Tolman - foul #1 on Jason Tolman, team foul #2 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Smith (PG), Sammy Albaugh (PF) Kenneth Rogers, Elmer Hartwell | |
| 17:55 | Nicholls State | Troy Carr misses the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 17:55 | Nicholls State | Troy Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 17:30 | Northwestern State | Glen Gilbert misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 29-29 |
| 17:28 | Northwestern State | Nick Smith hits the follow up shot | 31-29 |
| 17:12 | Nicholls State | William Pickering misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Nick Smith - foul #3 on Nick Smith, team foul #3 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Charles Jeffries (SG), George Brown (PF), Richard Wright (C) Glen Gilbert, Walter Scheffel, Nick Smith | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | William Murdock (C) Paul Moore | |
| 17:12 | Nicholls State | William Pickering misses the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 17:12 | Nicholls State | William Pickering misses the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 17:12 | Northwestern State | George Brown gets the rebound | 31-29 |
| 16:56 | Northwestern State | George Brown hits the finger roll set up by Charles Jeffries and the foul's on Sammy Albaugh - foul #1 on Sammy Albaugh, team foul #2 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Long (PG), Henry Rice (SF) Brandon Washington, Jason Tolman | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Mark Anderson (SG) William Pickering | |
| 16:56 | Northwestern State | George Brown misses the free throw | 33-29 |
| 16:56 | Nicholls State | Troy Carr pulls down the rebound | 33-29 |
| 16:35 | Nicholls State | William Murdock is hacked by Charles Jeffries - foul #3 on Charles Jeffries, team foul #4 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Fred Chavira (PG), Brandon Washington (SG) Robert Long, Charles Jeffries | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Charles Ledbetter (SF), Elmer Hartwell (PF) Troy Carr, Sammy Albaugh | |
| 16:26 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell throws it down | 33-31 |
| 16:10 | Northwestern State | Brandon Washington misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-31 |
| 16:08 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| 15:53 | Nicholls State | Fred Chavira picks off the pass by William Murdock | 33-31 |
| 15:49 | Northwestern State | Fred Chavira hits the finger roll | 35-31 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Fred Chavira (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brandon Washington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. SF - Henry Rice (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - George Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jeffrey Smith (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Ledbetter (fresh) PF - Elmer Hartwell (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - William Murdock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:33 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 15:31 | Northwestern State | Richard Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 15:27 | Northwestern State | Fred Chavira comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 35-31 |
| 15:26 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell gets the rebound | 35-31 |
| 15:17 | Nicholls State | Henry Rice steals it from Charles Ledbetter | 35-31 |
| 14:54 | Northwestern State | Henry Rice misses the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Charles Ledbetter - foul #1 on Charles Ledbetter, team foul #3 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Glen Gilbert (PG), Charles Jeffries (SG), Walter Scheffel (PF), Nick Smith (C) Fred Chavira, Brandon Washington, George Brown, Richard Wright | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers (PG), William Pickering (SG), Derek Stigall (SF), Troy Carr (PF), Paul Moore (C) Jeffrey Smith, Mark Anderson, Charles Ledbetter, Elmer Hartwell, William Murdock | |
| 14:54 | Northwestern State | Henry Rice makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 14:54 | Northwestern State | Henry Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 14:27 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall is open and scores on a floater from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 14:17 | Northwestern State | Glen Gilbert is whistled for traveling | 37-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jason Tolman (SF) Henry Rice | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 13:59 | Nicholls State | Troy Carr misses the jumper from the left side | 37-33 |
| 13:57 | Northwestern State | Jason Tolman grabs the board | 37-33 |
| 13:34 | Northwestern State | Charles Jeffries is hacked by Derek Stigall - foul #4 on Derek Stigall, team foul #4 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Long (PG), William Wilder (SF) Glen Gilbert, Walter Scheffel | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Keith Mills (SG), Sammy Albaugh (PF) William Pickering, Derek Stigall | |
| 13:12 | Northwestern State | Jason Tolman misses the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Sammy Albaugh - foul #2 on Sammy Albaugh, team foul #5 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | George Brown (PF), Richard Wright (C) Charles Jeffries, Nick Smith | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Mark Anderson (SG), Charles Ledbetter (SF), Elmer Hartwell (PF) Kenneth Rogers, Troy Carr, Paul Moore | |
| 13:12 | Northwestern State | Jason Tolman makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 13:12 | Northwestern State | Jason Tolman misses the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 13:12 | Nicholls State | Sammy Albaugh pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| 12:46 | Nicholls State | Charles Ledbetter travels with the ball | 38-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Brandon Washington (SG) Jason Tolman | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 12:21 | Northwestern State | William Wilder misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Charles Ledbetter - foul #2 on Charles Ledbetter, team foul #6 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Glen Gilbert (PG) Robert Long | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 12:21 | Northwestern State | William Wilder makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 12:21 | Northwestern State | William Wilder makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 12:19 | Nicholls State | Brandon Washington picks off the pass by Mark Anderson in the backcourt | 40-33 |
| 12:12 | Northwestern State | Elmer Hartwell steals the ball from William Wilder | 40-33 |
| 11:55 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell connects on the open jumper from close range | 40-35 |
| 11:35 | Northwestern State | Richard Wright scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Glen Gilbert | 42-35 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Glen Gilbert (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brandon Washington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 stl. SF - William Wilder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Wright (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Keith Mills (fairly fresh) SG - Mark Anderson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Ledbetter (fairly fresh) PF - Elmer Hartwell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Sammy Albaugh (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Nicholls State | Keith Mills's floater is tipped away by William Wilder | 42-35 |
| 11:22 | Northwestern State | Brandon Washington grabs the board | 42-35 |
| 10:55 | Northwestern State | George Brown connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Brandon Washington | 44-35 |
| 10:39 | Nicholls State | Charles Ledbetter misses the jumper from the left side | 44-35 |
| 10:37 | Nicholls State | Keith Mills tips it in | 44-37 |
| 10:16 | Northwestern State | Glen Gilbert clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 44-37 |
| 10:15 | Northwestern State | Brandon Washington tips it home | 46-37 |
| 10:04 | Nicholls State | Charles Ledbetter misses long on a floater from the left side | 46-37 |
| 10:02 | Nicholls State | Charles Ledbetter hits the follow up shot | 46-39 |
| 09:33 | Northwestern State | William Wilder misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-39 |
| 09:32 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell grabs the board | 46-39 |
| 09:18 | Nicholls State | Richard Wright swats the dunk try by Elmer Hartwell | 46-39 |
| 09:16 | Nicholls State | Charles Ledbetter tips it back up and in | 46-41 |
| 08:56 | Northwestern State | Brandon Washington misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Mark Anderson - foul #2 on Mark Anderson, team foul #7 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Charles Jeffries (SG), Henry Rice (SF), Walter Scheffel (PF), Nick Smith (C) Glen Gilbert, William Wilder, George Brown, Richard Wright | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers (PG), Jeffrey Smith (SG), William Pickering (SF), Troy Carr (PF), William Murdock (C) Keith Mills, Mark Anderson, Charles Ledbetter, Elmer Hartwell, Sammy Albaugh | |
| 08:56 | Northwestern State | Brandon Washington makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 08:56 | Northwestern State | Brandon Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 08:40 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-44 |
| 08:20 | Northwestern State | Kenneth Rogers is called for the reach on Brandon Washington - foul #1 on Kenneth Rogers, team foul #8 | 48-44 |
| 08:20 | Northwestern State | Brandon Washington misses the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 08:20 | Nicholls State | Troy Carr pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| 08:14 | Nicholls State | William Pickering misses long on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Henry Rice - foul #2 on Henry Rice, team foul #5 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Fred Chavira (PG) Brandon Washington | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 08:14 | Nicholls State | William Pickering makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 08:14 | Nicholls State | William Pickering makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 07:58 | Northwestern State | Charles Jeffries loses the ball out of bounds | 48-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall (SF) Jeffrey Smith | |
| 07:35 | Nicholls State | Troy Carr misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 07:34 | Nicholls State | William Murdock grabs the offensive rebound | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Fred Chavira (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Jeffries (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Henry Rice (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Walter Scheffel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Nick Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Kenneth Rogers (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Pickering (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Derek Stigall (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Troy Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - William Murdock (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:21 | Nicholls State | William Pickering makes the jump hook from the left block | 48-48 |
| 07:07 | Northwestern State | Henry Rice is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Henry Rice, team foul #6 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Long (PG), Jason Tolman (PF) Fred Chavira, Nick Smith | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Smith (SG), Elmer Hartwell (PF), Paul Moore (C) William Pickering, Troy Carr, William Murdock | |
| 07:05 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Tolman - foul #2 on Jason Tolman, team foul #7 | 48-48 |
| 07:05 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 07:05 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 06:45 | Northwestern State | Robert Long is hacked by Kenneth Rogers - foul #2 on Kenneth Rogers, team foul #9 | 48-50 |
| 06:45 | Northwestern State | Robert Long makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 06:45 | Northwestern State | Robert Long makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 06:31 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall clanks a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Henry Rice - foul #4 on Henry Rice, team foul #8 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | George Brown (PF) Henry Rice | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Mark Anderson (SG) Kenneth Rogers | |
| 06:31 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 06:31 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 06:17 | Northwestern State | Charles Jeffries is fouled on the floor by Derek Stigall - foul #5 on Derek Stigall, team foul #10 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Troy Carr (SF) Derek Stigall | |
| 06:17 | Northwestern State | Charles Jeffries makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 06:17 | Northwestern State | Charles Jeffries makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 06:13 | Nicholls State | Jason Tolman steps in front of the Troy Carr pass in the backcourt | 52-52 |
| 06:03 | Northwestern State | Mark Anderson steals the ball from Charles Jeffries | 52-52 |
| 05:46 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell is hacked by Robert Long - foul #3 on Robert Long, team foul #9 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Fred Chavira (PG), Nick Smith (C) Robert Long, Walter Scheffel | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers (PG), William Pickering (SG) Jeffrey Smith, Mark Anderson | |
| 05:46 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell misses the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 05:46 | Nicholls State | Paul Moore pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 05:40 | Nicholls State | Fred Chavira picks off the pass by Elmer Hartwell | 52-52 |
| 05:35 | Northwestern State | Jason Tolman lays it in set up by Fred Chavira | 54-52 |
| 05:18 | Nicholls State | Paul Moore hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 05:16 | Nicholls State | Troy Carr pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 05:00 | Nicholls State | William Pickering drills a shot from the free throw line | 54-54 |
| 04:39 | Northwestern State | Fred Chavira scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Tolman | 57-54 |
| 04:37 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers is fouled in the backcourt by Fred Chavira - foul #2 on Fred Chavira, team foul #10 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Long (PG), Brandon Washington (SG), Henry Rice (SF), Richard Wright (C) Fred Chavira, Charles Jeffries, Jason Tolman, Nick Smith | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Keith Mills (SG), Charles Ledbetter (SF), William Murdock (C) William Pickering, Elmer Hartwell, Paul Moore | |
| 04:37 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 04:37 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers misses the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 04:37 | Northwestern State | George Brown grabs the board | 57-55 |
| 04:16 | Northwestern State | Robert Long makes the shot from the left wing and the foul's on Charles Ledbetter - foul #3 on Charles Ledbetter, team foul #11 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Walter Scheffel (PF) George Brown | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Smith (PG) Kenneth Rogers | |
| 04:16 | Northwestern State | Robert Long misses the free throw | 59-55 |
| 04:16 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Charles Ledbetter | 59-55 |
| 04:04 | Nicholls State | Keith Mills connects on the runner from close range | 59-57 |
| 03:37 | Northwestern State | Walter Scheffel misses long on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Troy Carr - foul #3 on Troy Carr, team foul #12 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Glen Gilbert (SG) Brandon Washington | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Sammy Albaugh (PF) Troy Carr | |
| 03:37 | Northwestern State | Walter Scheffel makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 03:37 | Northwestern State | Walter Scheffel misses the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 03:37 | Nicholls State | William Murdock pulls down the rebound | 60-57 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Glen Gilbert (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Henry Rice (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Walter Scheffel (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Wright (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jeffrey Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Keith Mills (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Charles Ledbetter (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Sammy Albaugh (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Murdock (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:17 | Nicholls State | Charles Ledbetter hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 60-57 |
| 03:15 | Northwestern State | Henry Rice pulls down the rebound | 60-57 |
| 03:08 | Northwestern State | Richard Wright can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by William Murdock - foul #2 on William Murdock, team foul #13 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Fred Chavira (PG), Nick Smith (PF) Robert Long, Walter Scheffel | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers (PG), Mark Anderson (SG), Troy Carr (SF) Jeffrey Smith, Keith Mills, Charles Ledbetter | |
| 03:08 | Northwestern State | Richard Wright makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 03:08 | Northwestern State | Richard Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 03:05 | Nicholls State | Glen Gilbert steps in front of the Kenneth Rogers pass in the backcourt | 62-57 |
| 02:56 | Northwestern State | Richard Wright loses the dribble to Kenneth Rogers | 62-57 |
| 02:37 | Nicholls State | Mark Anderson can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 62-57 |
| 02:36 | Nicholls State | Sammy Albaugh pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 02:28 | Nicholls State | Troy Carr hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 62-57 |
| 02:26 | Northwestern State | Nick Smith snags the defensive board | 62-57 |
| 02:22 | Northwestern State | Sammy Albaugh picks off the pass by Glen Gilbert | 62-57 |
| 02:15 | Nicholls State | Sammy Albaugh misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-57 |
| 02:14 | Northwestern State | Nick Smith pulls down the rebound | 62-57 |
| 02:00 | Northwestern State | Nick Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-57 |
| 01:58 | Nicholls State | Troy Carr gets the rebound | 62-57 |
| 01:58 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Charles Jeffries (SG), George Brown (PF) Glen Gilbert, Nick Smith | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell (PF) Sammy Albaugh | |
| 01:53 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers is hacked by Fred Chavira in the backcourt - foul #3 on Fred Chavira, team foul #11 | 62-57 |
| 01:53 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 01:53 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 01:30 | Northwestern State | Richard Wright lays it in on a great pass from Charles Jeffries | 64-58 |
| 01:15 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers misses short on an open 3 from the left wing | 64-58 |
| 01:14 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Charles Jeffries | 64-58 |
| 00:48 | Northwestern State | Richard Wright's 3 pointer is rejected by Troy Carr | 64-58 |
| 00:47 | Nicholls State | Troy Carr snags the defensive board | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Nicholls State | Troy Carr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Northwestern State | Kenneth Rogers is called for the reach on Richard Wright in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Rogers, team foul #14 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Long (PG), Brandon Washington (SG), William Wilder (SF), Jason Tolman (PF) Fred Chavira, Charles Jeffries, Henry Rice, George Brown | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 00:38 | Northwestern State | Richard Wright makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:38 | Northwestern State | Richard Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:38 | Nicholls State | William Murdock gets the rebound | 65-58 |
| 00:31 | Nicholls State | Robert Long takes the ball from Elmer Hartwell | 65-58 |
| 00:28 | Northwestern State | Robert Long jams it | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 67-58 |
| 00:20 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell gets the offensive rebound | 67-58 |
| 00:18 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Elmer Hartwell | 67-61 |
| 00:15 | Northwestern State | William Wilder is hacked by Kenneth Rogers in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kenneth Rogers, team foul #15 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Charles Jeffries (SG) Robert Long | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 00:15 | Northwestern State | William Wilder makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:15 | Northwestern State | William Wilder misses the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:15 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell grabs the board | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-61 |
| 00:10 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 00:08 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-64 |
| 00:05 | Northwestern State | Kenneth Rogers is called for the reach on Brandon Washington in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kenneth Rogers, team foul #16 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Henry Rice (SF) William Wilder | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Smith (PG) Kenneth Rogers | |
| 00:05 | Northwestern State | Brandon Washington misses the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:05 | Northwestern State | Brandon Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell connects on the 3 from the right wing | 69-67 |