| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Charles Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Peter Alston (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Kuhn (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Timothy Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Rumble (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Patrick Craig (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tony Cornell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Fox (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bradley Tyson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Parham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Howard Fox inbounds the ball | 43-35 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:38 | New Mexico State | Patrick Craig buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Bradley Tyson | 43-37 |
| 19:19 | Nicholls State | James Rumble misses short on a runner from close range | 43-37 |
| 19:18 | New Mexico State | Bradley Tyson snags the defensive board | 43-37 |
| 18:52 | New Mexico State | James Rumble is called for the reach on Patrick Craig - foul #3 on James Rumble, team foul #1 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Olushola Amezquita (C) James Rumble | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kevin Williams (SG), Erick Hale (PF) Tony Cornell, Bradley Tyson | |
| 18:39 | New Mexico State | Olushola Amezquita is called for the reach on Steven Parham - foul #2 on Olushola Amezquita, team foul #2 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Micheal Cavalier (PF) Howard Fox | |
| 18:25 | New Mexico State | Patrick Craig clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-37 |
| 18:23 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Parham | 43-37 |
| 18:17 | New Mexico State | Patrick Craig drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Kevin Williams | 43-40 |
| 17:57 | Nicholls State | Timothy Williams makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by Charles Edwards and the foul's on Steven Parham - foul #2 on Steven Parham, team foul #1 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell (SG), Howard Fox (SF) Kevin Williams, Micheal Cavalier | |
| 17:57 | Nicholls State | Timothy Williams makes the free throw | 46-40 |
| 17:46 | New Mexico State | Erick Hale comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 46-40 |
| 17:44 | Nicholls State | Peter Alston pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| 17:22 | Nicholls State | Timothy Williams misses the wide open fadeaway from the baseline | 46-40 |
| 17:20 | New Mexico State | Patrick Craig gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 17:12 | New Mexico State | Steven Parham hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Olushola Amezquita - foul #3 on Olushola Amezquita, team foul #3 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Eric Cole (PG), Terry Ashby (SG), Brian Dunbar (SF), Josiah Kimbrough (PF), Jessie Reach (C) Charles Edwards, Peter Alston, Thomas Kuhn, Timothy Williams, Olushola Amezquita | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bradley Tyson (PF) Erick Hale | |
| 17:12 | New Mexico State | Steven Parham misses the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 17:12 | New Mexico State | Steven Parham misses the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 17:12 | Nicholls State | Josiah Kimbrough pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| 16:49 | Nicholls State | Josiah Kimbrough misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Patrick Craig - foul #3 on Patrick Craig, team foul #2 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kevin Williams (SF), James Jones (C) Patrick Craig, Steven Parham | |
| 16:49 | Nicholls State | Josiah Kimbrough misses the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 16:49 | Nicholls State | Josiah Kimbrough misses the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 16:49 | New Mexico State | Bradley Tyson gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 16:32 | New Mexico State | James Jones can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-40 |
| 16:30 | New Mexico State | James Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 16:13 | New Mexico State | Howard Fox misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 16:11 | Nicholls State | Jessie Reach gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 15:58 | Nicholls State | Josiah Kimbrough is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Eric Cole | 48-40 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Eric Cole (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Ashby (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Dunbar (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Josiah Kimbrough (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jessie Reach (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Howard Fox (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Tony Cornell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Williams (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bradley Tyson (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - James Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | New Mexico State | Bradley Tyson comes up short on the floater in the lane | 48-40 |
| 15:34 | Nicholls State | Jessie Reach grabs the board | 48-40 |
| 15:13 | Nicholls State | Terry Ashby misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 48-40 |
| 15:12 | New Mexico State | Howard Fox gets the rebound | 48-40 |
| 14:57 | New Mexico State | James Jones misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 48-40 |
| 14:56 | New Mexico State | Bradley Tyson grabs the offensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 14:34 | New Mexico State | Kevin Williams can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-40 |
| 14:32 | New Mexico State | Howard Fox tips it home | 48-42 |
| 14:17 | Nicholls State | Jessie Reach can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 14:16 | New Mexico State | Howard Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 14:11 | New Mexico State | Howard Fox misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 48-42 |
| 14:10 | New Mexico State | Howard Fox tips it but misses | 48-42 |
| 14:08 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Jessie Reach | 48-42 |
| 13:55 | Nicholls State | James Jones is called for the reach on Josiah Kimbrough - foul #1 on James Jones, team foul #3 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Charles Edwards (PG), Peter Alston (SG), Thomas Kuhn (SF), Timothy Williams (PF), James Rumble (C) Eric Cole, Terry Ashby, Brian Dunbar, Josiah Kimbrough, Jessie Reach | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Patrick Craig (PG), Robert Wymer (SF), James Patterson (PF), Steven Parham (C) Howard Fox, Kevin Williams, Bradley Tyson, James Jones | |
| 13:45 | Nicholls State | James Rumble misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Steven Parham - foul #3 on Steven Parham, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| 13:45 | Nicholls State | James Rumble makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 13:45 | Nicholls State | James Rumble makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 13:27 | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 50-42 |
| 13:25 | New Mexico State | James Patterson tips it in | 50-44 |
| 13:05 | Nicholls State | Charles Edwards makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-44 |
| 12:49 | New Mexico State | Patrick Craig misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-44 |
| 12:47 | Nicholls State | Thomas Kuhn pulls down the rebound | 53-44 |
| 12:35 | Nicholls State | Thomas Kuhn double dribbles | 53-44 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Howard Fox (SG) Tony Cornell | |
| 12:26 | New Mexico State | Steven Parham makes the jumper from the right side set up by Howard Fox | 53-46 |
| 12:11 | Nicholls State | Peter Alston connects on the open jumper from the left side | 55-46 |
| 11:59 | New Mexico State | Steven Parham misses the runner from the baseline | 55-46 |
| 11:57 | Nicholls State | Thomas Kuhn snags the defensive board | 55-46 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Charles Edwards (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Peter Alston (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Kuhn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Rumble (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Patrick Craig (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Howard Fox (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. SF - Robert Wymer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Patterson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Steven Parham (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:43 | Nicholls State | Timothy Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Steven Parham | 55-46 |
| 11:41 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to James Patterson | 55-46 |
| 11:25 | New Mexico State | Patrick Craig scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Wymer | 55-48 |
| 11:13 | Nicholls State | Timothy Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-48 |
| 11:12 | Nicholls State | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Edwards | 55-48 |
| 10:54 | Nicholls State | Charles Edwards hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 57-48 |
| 10:38 | New Mexico State | Robert Wymer loses the dribble to Peter Alston | 57-48 |
| 10:20 | Nicholls State | Thomas Kuhn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-48 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Eric Cole (PG), Terry Ashby (SG), Brian Dunbar (SF), Josiah Kimbrough (PF), Olushola Amezquita (C) Charles Edwards, Peter Alston, Thomas Kuhn, Timothy Williams, James Rumble | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kevin Williams (SG) Howard Fox | |
| 10:05 | New Mexico State | Kevin Williams makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Patrick Craig | 57-51 |
| 09:38 | Nicholls State | Terry Ashby is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Eric Cole | 59-51 |
| 09:20 | New Mexico State | Steven Parham knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Patrick Craig | 59-53 |
| 09:02 | Nicholls State | Brian Dunbar comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 59-53 |
| 09:01 | New Mexico State | Steven Parham pulls down the rebound | 59-53 |
| 08:40 | New Mexico State | Terry Ashby steals it from Kevin Williams | 59-53 |
| 08:30 | Nicholls State | Terry Ashby's pass is intercepted by James Patterson | 59-53 |
| 08:25 | New Mexico State | Patrick Craig's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-53 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Peter Alston (SG), Timothy Williams (PF) Terry Ashby, Josiah Kimbrough | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell (SG), Bradley Tyson (C) Kevin Williams, Steven Parham | |
| 08:04 | Nicholls State | Olushola Amezquita misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by James Patterson - foul #4 on James Patterson, team foul #5 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Charles Edwards (PG), Thomas Kuhn (SF) Eric Cole, Brian Dunbar | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Howard Fox (SF), Erick Hale (PF) Robert Wymer, James Patterson | |
| 08:04 | Nicholls State | Olushola Amezquita makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 08:04 | Nicholls State | Olushola Amezquita makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 07:47 | New Mexico State | Patrick Craig scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Tony Cornell | 61-55 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Charles Edwards (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Peter Alston (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Kuhn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Olushola Amezquita (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Patrick Craig (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tony Cornell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Howard Fox (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Erick Hale (fresh) C - Bradley Tyson (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Nicholls State | Timothy Williams misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 61-55 |
| 07:37 | Nicholls State | Peter Alston pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-55 |
| 07:17 | Nicholls State | Timothy Williams scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Peter Alston | 63-55 |
| 07:02 | New Mexico State | Patrick Craig clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-55 |
| 07:00 | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell grabs the offensive rebound | 63-55 |
| 06:45 | New Mexico State | Howard Fox makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Patrick Craig | 63-58 |
| 06:32 | Nicholls State | Peter Alston comes up short on the shot from the right side | 63-58 |
| 06:31 | New Mexico State | Erick Hale grabs the board | 63-58 |
| 06:12 | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-58 |
| 06:11 | Nicholls State | Charles Edwards gets the rebound | 63-58 |
| 06:05 | Nicholls State | Olushola Amezquita knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Peter Alston | 66-58 |
| 05:59 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-58 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | James Rumble (C) Olushola Amezquita | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kevin Williams (SF), James Patterson (PF), Steven Parham (C) Howard Fox, Erick Hale, Bradley Tyson | |
| 05:39 | New Mexico State | James Patterson scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Patrick Craig | 66-60 |
| 05:21 | Nicholls State | Timothy Williams misses the lay-in | 66-60 |
| 05:20 | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell pulls down the rebound | 66-60 |
| 04:57 | New Mexico State | Charles Edwards takes the ball from Steven Parham | 66-60 |
| 04:54 | Nicholls State | Peter Alston hits the finger roll set up by Charles Edwards | 68-60 |
| 04:45 | New Mexico State | James Patterson connects on the floater from the right side set up by Steven Parham | 68-62 |
| 04:25 | Nicholls State | Peter Alston hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 68-62 |
| 04:24 | Nicholls State | Timothy Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 68-62 |
| 04:14 | Nicholls State | Charles Edwards can't connect on a shot from the right side | 68-62 |
| 04:13 | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell gets the rebound | 68-62 |
| 04:08 | New Mexico State | Patrick Craig connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Tony Cornell | 68-65 |
| 03:58 | Nicholls State | James Rumble connects on the open driving attempt from the baseline set up by Charles Edwards | 70-65 |
| 03:40 | New Mexico State | Patrick Craig misses the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Timothy Williams - foul #2 on Timothy Williams, team foul #4 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Eric Cole (PG), Brian Dunbar (SF), Josiah Kimbrough (PF), Olushola Amezquita (C) Charles Edwards, Thomas Kuhn, Timothy Williams, James Rumble | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Howard Fox (SG), Robert Wymer (SF) Tony Cornell, Kevin Williams | |
| 03:40 | New Mexico State | Patrick Craig makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 03:40 | New Mexico State | Patrick Craig makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Eric Cole (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Alston (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Dunbar (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Josiah Kimbrough (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Olushola Amezquita (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Patrick Craig (tiring) 14 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Howard Fox (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. SF - Robert Wymer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Patterson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Steven Parham (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:18 | Nicholls State | Eric Cole knocks in the shot from the right side set up by Peter Alston | 72-67 |
| 02:54 | New Mexico State | Howard Fox comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-67 |
| 02:53 | New Mexico State | James Patterson grabs the offensive board | 72-67 |
| 02:39 | New Mexico State | Steven Parham can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Olushola Amezquita - foul #4 on Olushola Amezquita, team foul #5 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Terry Ashby (SG), James Rumble (C) Peter Alston, Olushola Amezquita | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell (SG) Robert Wymer | |
| 02:39 | New Mexico State | Steven Parham makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 02:39 | New Mexico State | Steven Parham misses the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 02:39 | Nicholls State | James Rumble snags the defensive board | 72-68 |
| 02:39 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-68 |
| 02:20 | Nicholls State | Terry Ashby misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 72-68 |
| 02:19 | New Mexico State | Patrick Craig grabs the defensive rebound | 72-68 |
| 02:01 | New Mexico State | Steven Parham comes up short on the shot near the basket | 72-68 |
| 01:59 | Nicholls State | Josiah Kimbrough grabs the board | 72-68 |
| 01:59 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-68 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Charles Edwards (PG), Peter Alston (SG), Thomas Kuhn (SF), Timothy Williams (PF) Eric Cole, Terry Ashby, Brian Dunbar, Josiah Kimbrough | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 01:41 | Nicholls State | Charles Edwards comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 72-68 |
| 01:39 | Nicholls State | Timothy Williams tips it back up and in | 74-68 |
| 01:16 | New Mexico State | Howard Fox can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Charles Edwards - foul #1 on Charles Edwards, team foul #6 | 74-68 |
| 01:16 | New Mexico State | Howard Fox makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 01:16 | New Mexico State | Howard Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:57 | Nicholls State | Timothy Williams is hacked by James Patterson - foul #5 on James Patterson, team foul #6 | 74-70 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bradley Tyson (PF) James Patterson | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Nicholls State | Thomas Kuhn is fouled on the floor by Howard Fox - foul #2 on Howard Fox, team foul #7 | 74-70 |
| 00:55 | Nicholls State | Thomas Kuhn makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:55 | Nicholls State | Thomas Kuhn makes the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:49 | New Mexico State | Steven Parham is denied on a dunk by Timothy Williams | 76-70 |
| 00:48 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Howard Fox | 76-70 |
| 00:45 | New Mexico State | Patrick Craig drills a 3 from the left corner | 76-73 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Nicholls State | Charles Edwards is hacked by Patrick Craig - foul #4 on Patrick Craig, team foul #8 | 76-73 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Josiah Kimbrough (PF) Timothy Williams | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 00:18 | Nicholls State | Charles Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:18 | Nicholls State | Charles Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:12 | New Mexico State | Patrick Craig hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Steven Parham | 78-76 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Nicholls State | Charles Edwards is hacked by Patrick Craig in the backcourt - foul #5 on Patrick Craig, team foul #9 | 78-76 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Timothy Williams (PF) Josiah Kimbrough | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kevin Williams (SF) Patrick Craig | |
| 00:09 | Nicholls State | Charles Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 78-76 |
| 00:09 | New Mexico State | Bradley Tyson snags the defensive board | 78-76 |
| 00:09 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-76 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:04 | New Mexico State | Steven Parham is whistled for a carry | 78-76 |
| 00:02 | Nicholls State | James Rumble is hacked by Howard Fox in the backcourt - foul #3 on Howard Fox, team foul #10 | 78-76 |
| 00:02 | Nicholls State | James Rumble makes the 1st free throw | 79-76 |
| 00:02 | Nicholls State | James Rumble makes the 2nd free throw | 80-76 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell clanks a halfcourt shot | 80-76 |