| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Charles Edwards (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Alston (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Pickett (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Williams (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Rumble (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Gene Leaf (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Martin Lackey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Reynolds (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lawrence Yerkes (fresh) 3 pts. C - Allen Givens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | Paul Pickett inbounds the ball | 50-43 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Nicholls State | Timothy Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 50-43 |
| 19:48 | Nicholls State | Paul Pickett gets the offensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 19:30 | Nicholls State | Charles Edwards misses long on an open 3 from the left wing | 50-43 |
| 19:29 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Allen Givens | 50-43 |
| 19:04 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Yerkes scores on a floater from close range set up by Gene Leaf | 50-45 |
| 19:02 | Nicholls State | Timothy Williams loses the dribble to Gene Leaf in the backcourt | 50-45 |
| 18:55 | Northwestern State | Timothy Williams blocks the short jumper by George Reynolds | 50-45 |
| 18:53 | Northwestern State | Allen Givens pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 18:35 | Northwestern State | Timothy Williams takes the ball from Martin Lackey | 50-45 |
| 18:31 | Nicholls State | Charles Edwards's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-45 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Olushola Amezquita (C) James Rumble | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck (SF), Leroy Slowinski (PF), Philip Munger (C) George Reynolds, Lawrence Yerkes, Allen Givens | |
| 18:12 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 18:10 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Peter Alston | 50-45 |
| 18:07 | Nicholls State | Paul Pickett is fouled in the backcourt by Gene Leaf - foul #3 on Gene Leaf, team foul #1 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Terry Ashby (PG), Brian Dunbar (SF), Josiah Kimbrough (PF) Charles Edwards, Paul Pickett, Timothy Williams | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Don Boyd (PG), Christopher Harvey (SF) Gene Leaf, Martin Lackey | |
| 17:48 | Nicholls State | Peter Alston buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Brian Dunbar | 52-45 |
| 17:33 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 52-45 |
| 17:31 | Nicholls State | Terry Ashby pulls down the rebound | 52-45 |
| 17:29 | Nicholls State | Peter Alston is fouled in the backcourt by Vernon Hollenbeck - foul #3 on Vernon Hollenbeck, team foul #2 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Robinette (SG) Vernon Hollenbeck | |
| 17:22 | Nicholls State | Olushola Amezquita misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 52-45 |
| 17:21 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Don Boyd | 52-45 |
| 17:05 | Northwestern State | Leroy Slowinski can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 52-45 |
| 17:04 | Northwestern State | Philip Munger pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 16:51 | Northwestern State | Christopher Harvey is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Christopher Harvey, team foul #3 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Paul Pickett (SG), Timothy Williams (PF), James Rumble (C) Peter Alston, Josiah Kimbrough, Olushola Amezquita | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey (SG), George Reynolds (SF), Lawrence Yerkes (PF), Allen Givens (C) John Robinette, Christopher Harvey, Leroy Slowinski, Philip Munger | |
| 16:43 | Nicholls State | Brian Dunbar knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Terry Ashby and he's hacked by George Reynolds - foul #1 on George Reynolds, team foul #4 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Charles Edwards (PG) Terry Ashby | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 16:43 | Nicholls State | Brian Dunbar makes the free throw | 55-45 |
| 16:33 | Northwestern State | Don Boyd misses badly on a floater from the left side | 55-45 |
| 16:31 | Northwestern State | The offensive rebound goes to Don Boyd | 55-45 |
| 16:26 | Northwestern State | Allen Givens blows the layup but the foul's on James Rumble - foul #2 on James Rumble, team foul #1 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Peter Alston (SG) Brian Dunbar | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Robinette (PG) Don Boyd | |
| 16:26 | Northwestern State | Allen Givens misses the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 16:26 | Northwestern State | Allen Givens misses the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 16:26 | Nicholls State | Timothy Williams snags the defensive board | 55-45 |
| 16:11 | Nicholls State | Paul Pickett is open and lays it up and in | 57-45 |
| 15:56 | Northwestern State | John Robinette misses long on a jumper from the right side | 57-45 |
| 15:54 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to James Rumble | 57-45 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Charles Edwards (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Alston (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Pickett (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Williams (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Rumble (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - John Robinette (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin Lackey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Reynolds (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lawrence Yerkes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Allen Givens (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Nicholls State | Paul Pickett misses the easy open layup | 57-45 |
| 15:38 | Nicholls State | Peter Alston tips it in | 59-45 |
| 15:17 | Northwestern State | George Reynolds blows the layup | 59-45 |
| 15:15 | Nicholls State | Timothy Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 59-45 |
| 15:09 | Nicholls State | Paul Pickett is hacked by George Reynolds in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Reynolds, team foul #5 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Terry Ashby (PG), Thomas Kuhn (SF), Josiah Kimbrough (PF), Olushola Amezquita (C) Charles Edwards, Paul Pickett, Timothy Williams, James Rumble | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf (PG), Vernon Hollenbeck (SG), Don Boyd (SF), Christopher Harvey (PF), Philip Munger (C) John Robinette, Martin Lackey, George Reynolds, Lawrence Yerkes, Allen Givens | |
| 14:57 | Nicholls State | Peter Alston hits a wide open fadeaway from the right wing | 61-45 |
| 14:30 | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-45 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Brian Dunbar (SG) Peter Alston | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Leroy Slowinski (PF) Christopher Harvey | |
| 14:19 | Nicholls State | Thomas Kuhn clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-45 |
| 14:17 | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf grabs the defensive rebound | 61-45 |
| 13:50 | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-45 |
| 13:48 | Nicholls State | Thomas Kuhn gets the rebound | 61-45 |
| 13:27 | Nicholls State | Thomas Kuhn misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-45 |
| 13:26 | Northwestern State | Leroy Slowinski gets the rebound | 61-45 |
| 13:22 | Northwestern State | Terry Ashby steals the ball from Vernon Hollenbeck | 61-45 |
| 13:17 | Nicholls State | Brian Dunbar jams it set up by Terry Ashby | 63-45 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 13:12 | Northwestern State | Don Boyd travels with the ball | 63-45 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Charles Edwards (PG), Paul Pickett (SG), Timothy Williams (PF), James Rumble (C) Terry Ashby, Brian Dunbar, Josiah Kimbrough, Olushola Amezquita | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Robinette (PG), Martin Lackey (SG), Christopher Harvey (SF), Lawrence Yerkes (PF), Allen Givens (C) Gene Leaf, Vernon Hollenbeck, Don Boyd, Leroy Slowinski, Philip Munger | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 12:43 | Nicholls State | Charles Edwards is by himself and knocks in the floater in the lane set up by Paul Pickett | 65-45 |
| 12:28 | Northwestern State | Christopher Harvey connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Lawrence Yerkes | 65-48 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 12:13 | Nicholls State | The pull-up jumper by Paul Pickett is blocked by Lawrence Yerkes | 65-48 |
| 12:11 | Nicholls State | Paul Pickett grabs the offensive rebound | 65-48 |
| 11:59 | Nicholls State | Thomas Kuhn misses long on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Christopher Harvey - foul #3 on Christopher Harvey, team foul #6 | 65-48 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Terry Ashby (PG), Ralph Wolff (C) Charles Edwards, James Rumble | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf (PG), George Reynolds (SF) John Robinette, Christopher Harvey | |
| 11:59 | Nicholls State | Thomas Kuhn makes the 1st free throw | 66-48 |
| 11:59 | Nicholls State | Thomas Kuhn makes the 2nd free throw | 67-48 |
| 11:45 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from George Reynolds | 67-51 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Terry Ashby (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Paul Pickett (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Kuhn (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Timothy Williams (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Ralph Wolff (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Gene Leaf (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Martin Lackey (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Reynolds (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lawrence Yerkes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Allen Givens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Nicholls State | Terry Ashby misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 67-51 |
| 11:18 | Northwestern State | Allen Givens pulls down the rebound | 67-51 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 11:13 | Northwestern State | George Reynolds clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 67-51 |
| 11:12 | Northwestern State | Allen Givens hits the follow up shot | 67-53 |
| 11:09 | Nicholls State | Terry Ashby throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-53 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Eric Cole (PG), Peter Alston (SG), Brian Dunbar (SF), Josiah Kimbrough (PF) Terry Ashby, Paul Pickett, Thomas Kuhn, Timothy Williams | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck (SG), Don Boyd (SF), Leroy Slowinski (PF) Martin Lackey, George Reynolds, Lawrence Yerkes | |
| 10:49 | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 67-53 |
| 10:48 | Northwestern State | Allen Givens grabs the offensive board | 67-53 |
| 10:34 | Northwestern State | Don Boyd buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Vernon Hollenbeck | 67-56 |
| 10:15 | Nicholls State | Ralph Wolff misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Vernon Hollenbeck - foul #4 on Vernon Hollenbeck, team foul #7 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Charles Edwards (PG) Eric Cole | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey (SG), George Reynolds (SF), Lawrence Yerkes (PF), Philip Munger (C) Gene Leaf, Vernon Hollenbeck, Leroy Slowinski, Allen Givens | |
| 10:15 | Nicholls State | Ralph Wolff makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 10:15 | Nicholls State | Ralph Wolff makes the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| 09:52 | Northwestern State | Don Boyd misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-56 |
| 09:51 | Northwestern State | Philip Munger snags the offensive board | 69-56 |
| 09:46 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-56 |
| 09:44 | Nicholls State | Ralph Wolff snags the defensive board | 69-56 |
| 09:42 | Nicholls State | Brian Dunbar is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Dunbar, team foul #2 | 69-56 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Paul Pickett (SF), Olushola Amezquita (PF), James Rumble (C) Brian Dunbar, Josiah Kimbrough, Ralph Wolff | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 09:34 | Northwestern State | Don Boyd can't connect on a shot from the left side | 69-56 |
| 09:32 | Nicholls State | Paul Pickett grabs the defensive rebound | 69-56 |
| 09:20 | Nicholls State | Paul Pickett loses the dribble to Don Boyd | 69-56 |
| 09:05 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-56 |
| 09:04 | Nicholls State | Olushola Amezquita grabs the defensive rebound | 69-56 |
| 08:46 | Nicholls State | Peter Alston misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-56 |
| 08:44 | Northwestern State | Philip Munger snags the defensive board | 69-56 |
| 08:25 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Yerkes comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 69-56 |
| 08:23 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to James Rumble | 69-56 |
| 08:05 | Nicholls State | Charles Edwards makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-56 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 07:52 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Yerkes clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-56 |
| 07:51 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey grabs the offensive rebound | 72-56 |
| 07:36 | Northwestern State | George Reynolds misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-56 |
| 07:35 | Northwestern State | Philip Munger pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-56 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Charles Edwards (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Alston (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Pickett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Olushola Amezquita (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Rumble (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Don Boyd (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Martin Lackey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Reynolds (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Lawrence Yerkes (tiring) 5 pts. C - Philip Munger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Yerkes buries a jump hook from the right block | 72-58 |
| 07:07 | Nicholls State | Olushola Amezquita's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-58 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Terry Ashby (PG), Brian Dunbar (SF), Timothy Williams (PF), Josiah Kimbrough (C) Charles Edwards, Paul Pickett, Olushola Amezquita, James Rumble | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf (PG), John Robinette (SG), Vernon Hollenbeck (SF), Christopher Harvey (PF), Leroy Slowinski (C) Don Boyd, Martin Lackey, George Reynolds, Lawrence Yerkes, Philip Munger | |
| 06:54 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 72-58 |
| 06:53 | Nicholls State | Terry Ashby grabs the defensive rebound | 72-58 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:47 | Nicholls State | Peter Alston is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left wing | 72-58 |
| 06:46 | Nicholls State | Timothy Williams tips it in | 74-58 |
| 06:36 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck is hacked by Timothy Williams - foul #1 on Timothy Williams, team foul #3 | 74-58 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Thomas Kuhn (SF), Ralph Wolff (C) Peter Alston, Josiah Kimbrough | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 06:27 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 74-58 |
| 06:25 | Nicholls State | Brian Dunbar snags the defensive board | 74-58 |
| 05:56 | Nicholls State | Terry Ashby buries a fadeaway from the right wing and the foul's on Gene Leaf - foul #4 on Gene Leaf, team foul #8 | 76-58 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Allen Givens (C) Christopher Harvey | |
| 05:56 | Nicholls State | Terry Ashby misses the free throw | 76-58 |
| 05:56 | Northwestern State | John Robinette gets the rebound | 76-58 |
| 05:35 | Northwestern State | Allen Givens hits the finger roll set up by Gene Leaf | 76-60 |
| 05:11 | Nicholls State | Gene Leaf is called for the reach on Brian Dunbar - foul #5 on Gene Leaf, team foul #9 | 76-60 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Eric Cole (PG), Paul Pickett (SG), Josiah Kimbrough (PF), James Rumble (C) Terry Ashby, Thomas Kuhn, Timothy Williams, Ralph Wolff | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Don Boyd (PG), Martin Lackey (SG) Gene Leaf, John Robinette | |
| 05:11 | Nicholls State | Brian Dunbar misses the 1st free throw | 76-60 |
| 05:11 | Northwestern State | Leroy Slowinski pulls down the rebound | 76-60 |
| 05:02 | Northwestern State | Brian Dunbar swats the short shot by Don Boyd | 76-60 |
| 05:01 | Nicholls State | Josiah Kimbrough pulls down the rebound | 76-60 |
| 04:59 | Nicholls State | Eric Cole is called for traveling in the backcourt | 76-60 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Peter Alston (SG) Brian Dunbar | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 04:49 | Northwestern State | Leroy Slowinski clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 76-60 |
| 04:48 | Nicholls State | Eric Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 76-60 |
| 04:22 | Nicholls State | Josiah Kimbrough misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 76-60 |
| 04:20 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Don Boyd | 76-60 |
| 04:05 | Northwestern State | Don Boyd misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 76-60 |
| 04:03 | Nicholls State | Peter Alston pulls down the rebound | 76-60 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Nicholls State | James Rumble misses long on an open floater in the paint | 76-60 |
| 03:39 | Nicholls State | James Rumble gets the offensive rebound | 76-60 |
| 03:23 | Nicholls State | Paul Pickett comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 76-60 |
| 03:21 | Northwestern State | Leroy Slowinski snags the defensive board | 76-60 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Eric Cole (fairly fresh) SG - Peter Alston (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Pickett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Josiah Kimbrough (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - James Rumble (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Don Boyd (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Martin Lackey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vernon Hollenbeck (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Leroy Slowinski (tiring) 5 reb. C - Allen Givens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Northwestern State | Don Boyd connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Martin Lackey | 76-63 |
| 03:04 | Nicholls State | Paul Pickett drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Eric Cole | 78-63 |
| 02:42 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Vernon Hollenbeck | 78-65 |
| 02:42 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-65 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Charles Edwards (PG), Thomas Kuhn (SF), Timothy Williams (PF), Olushola Amezquita (C) Eric Cole, Peter Alston, Josiah Kimbrough, James Rumble | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Robinette (PG), George Reynolds (SF), Christopher Harvey (PF), Philip Munger (C) Don Boyd, Vernon Hollenbeck, Leroy Slowinski, Allen Givens | |
| 02:21 | Nicholls State | Charles Edwards misses badly on a shot from the left side | 78-65 |
| 02:20 | Northwestern State | Philip Munger pulls down the rebound | 78-65 |
| 02:05 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Robinette | 78-68 |
| 01:51 | Nicholls State | Timothy Williams buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Edwards | 81-68 |
| 01:42 | Northwestern State | John Robinette is hacked by Charles Edwards - foul #2 on Charles Edwards, team foul #4 | 81-68 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Terry Ashby (PG), Brian Dunbar (SF), Josiah Kimbrough (PF) Charles Edwards, Thomas Kuhn, Timothy Williams | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Don Boyd (PG), Vernon Hollenbeck (SG), Leroy Slowinski (PF) John Robinette, Martin Lackey, George Reynolds | |
| 01:18 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Don Boyd and he's fouled by Paul Pickett - foul #2 on Paul Pickett, team foul #5 | 81-70 |
| 01:18 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck misses the free throw | 81-70 |
| 01:18 | Northwestern State | Philip Munger grabs the offensive rebound | 81-70 |
| 01:02 | Northwestern State | Leroy Slowinski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 81-70 |
| 01:01 | Nicholls State | Paul Pickett grabs the defensive rebound | 81-70 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Nicholls State | Christopher Harvey is called for the reach on Terry Ashby - foul #4 on Christopher Harvey, team foul #10 | 81-70 |
| 00:57 | Nicholls State | Terry Ashby makes the 1st free throw | 82-70 |
| 00:57 | Nicholls State | Terry Ashby makes the 2nd free throw | 83-70 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Northwestern State | Don Boyd is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Don Boyd, team foul #11 | 83-70 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Nicholls State | Terry Ashby is open and scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Pickett | 85-70 |
| 00:22 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Don Boyd | 85-72 |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | Terry Ashby runs out the clock | 85-72 |