| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Nick Wolfe (fresh) SG - Charles Wing (fresh) SF - James Hicks (fresh) PF - Rodney Luft (fresh) C - Nick Tinch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Christopher Spencer (fresh) SG - Robert Duncan (fresh) SF - James Vierthaler (fresh) PF - Brett Hood (fresh) C - Barry Dexter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch misses the dunk but he's fouled by Barry Dexter - foul #1 on Barry Dexter, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:37 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Nicholls State | Rodney Luft picks off the pass by Barry Dexter | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | Nicholls State | Brett Hood grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:44 | Nicholls State | Christopher Spencer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:32 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Spencer steps in front of the Rodney Luft pass | 2-0 |
| 18:29 | Nicholls State | James Vierthaler lays it up and in on a nice dish by Christopher Spencer | 2-2 |
| 18:26 | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 18:11 | Nicholls State | Robert Duncan makes the shot from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 17:56 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Nick Wolfe | 4-4 |
| 17:32 | Nicholls State | Robert Duncan misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Rodney Luft - foul #1 on Rodney Luft, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 17:32 | Nicholls State | Robert Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:32 | Nicholls State | Robert Duncan misses the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:32 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 17:14 | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 4-5 |
| 17:12 | Nicholls State | Brett Hood gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:55 | Nicholls State | Robert Duncan scores on a floater from the left side set up by Christopher Spencer | 4-7 |
| 16:44 | Sam Houston State | Barry Dexter is called for the reach on Charles Wing - foul #2 on Barry Dexter, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Todd Zordan (PG), Jason Litwin (SG), Herbert Ross (SF), Dwain Prusinski (PF), James Johnston (C) Nick Wolfe, Charles Wing, James Hicks, Rodney Luft, Nick Tinch | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Lowell Stanton (C) Barry Dexter | |
| 16:36 | Sam Houston State | Jason Litwin is called for a charge - foul #1 on Jason Litwin, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| 16:12 | Nicholls State | Robert Duncan loses the ball out of bounds | 4-7 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Christopher Slominski (PG), Charles Carlson (SG), Jackie Sexton (SF), Richard Gula (C) Christopher Spencer, Robert Duncan, James Vierthaler, Brett Hood | |
| 15:49 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Todd Zordan | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Todd Zordan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Litwin (fresh) SF - Herbert Ross (fresh) PF - Dwain Prusinski (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Johnston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Christopher Slominski (fresh) SG - Charles Carlson (fresh) SF - Jackie Sexton (fresh) PF - Lowell Stanton (fresh) C - Richard Gula (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Nicholls State | Christopher Slominski misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 6-7 |
| 15:27 | Sam Houston State | Herbert Ross gets the rebound | 6-7 |
| 15:23 | Sam Houston State | Herbert Ross hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Todd Zordan | 8-7 |
| 14:56 | Nicholls State | Charles Carlson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 8-7 |
| 14:55 | Nicholls State | Lowell Stanton tips it back up and in | 8-9 |
| 14:28 | Sam Houston State | Herbert Ross is fouled on the floor by Lowell Stanton - foul #1 on Lowell Stanton, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe (PG), Charles Wing (SG), James Hicks (SF), Rodney Luft (PF), Nick Tinch (C) Todd Zordan, Jason Litwin, Herbert Ross, Dwain Prusinski, James Johnston | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Christopher Spencer (PG), Robert Duncan (SG), James Vierthaler (SF), Brett Hood (PF) Christopher Slominski, Charles Carlson, Jackie Sexton, Richard Gula | |
| 14:17 | Sam Houston State | James Vierthaler steps in front of the Nick Wolfe pass | 8-9 |
| 14:11 | Nicholls State | James Vierthaler hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 8-9 |
| 14:09 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing pulls down the rebound | 8-9 |
| 13:52 | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 8-9 |
| 13:51 | Nicholls State | Brett Hood pulls down the rebound | 8-9 |
| 13:35 | Nicholls State | Robert Duncan misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-9 |
| 13:33 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch pulls down the rebound | 8-9 |
| 13:17 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 13:16 | Nicholls State | Brett Hood snags the defensive board | 8-9 |
| 12:54 | Nicholls State | Robert Duncan misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-9 |
| 12:53 | Nicholls State | James Vierthaler tips it back up and in | 8-11 |
| 12:47 | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Christopher Spencer - foul #1 on Christopher Spencer, team foul #4 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Richard Gula (C) Lowell Stanton | |
| 12:47 | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 12:47 | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 12:33 | Nicholls State | Christopher Spencer is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Christopher Spencer, team foul #5 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Christopher Slominski (PG) Christopher Spencer | |
| 12:22 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-11 |
| 11:53 | Nicholls State | Brett Hood misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-11 |
| 11:51 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch snags the defensive board | 13-11 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Nick Wolfe (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Wing (fresh) SF - James Hicks (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Rodney Luft (fresh) C - Nick Tinch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Christopher Slominski (fresh) SG - Robert Duncan (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Vierthaler (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brett Hood (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Richard Gula (fresh) | |
| 11:46 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Nick Wolfe and the foul's on James Vierthaler - foul #1 on James Vierthaler, team foul #6 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Todd Zordan (PG), Dwain Prusinski (PF), Herbert Ross (C) Nick Wolfe, Rodney Luft, Nick Tinch | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Charles Carlson (PF) Brett Hood | |
| 11:46 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing makes the free throw | 16-11 |
| 11:35 | Nicholls State | James Vierthaler can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Todd Zordan - foul #1 on Todd Zordan, team foul #3 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jason Litwin (SG), James Johnston (C) Charles Wing, James Hicks | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jackie Sexton (SG) Robert Duncan | |
| 11:35 | Nicholls State | James Vierthaler misses the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 11:35 | Nicholls State | James Vierthaler makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 11:24 | Sam Houston State | James Johnston is denied on a layup by Richard Gula | 16-12 |
| 11:23 | Sam Houston State | Todd Zordan tips it in | 18-12 |
| 11:07 | Nicholls State | James Vierthaler hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Charles Carlson | 18-15 |
| 10:46 | Sam Houston State | Herbert Ross drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Johnston | 20-15 |
| 10:28 | Nicholls State | Christopher Slominski misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jason Litwin - foul #2 on Jason Litwin, team foul #4 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe (PG), Charles Wing (SG), James Hicks (SF), Rodney Luft (PF) Todd Zordan, Jason Litwin, Herbert Ross, James Johnston | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Duncan (SG), Lowell Stanton (C) James Vierthaler, Richard Gula | |
| 10:28 | Nicholls State | Christopher Slominski makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 10:28 | Nicholls State | Christopher Slominski makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 10:09 | Sam Houston State | Charles Carlson steals it from James Hicks | 20-17 |
| 09:48 | Nicholls State | Nick Wolfe is called for the reach on Christopher Slominski - foul #1 on Nick Wolfe, team foul #5 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch (C) Dwain Prusinski | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Brett Hood (PF) Jackie Sexton | |
| 09:36 | Nicholls State | Nick Tinch is called for the reach on Robert Duncan - foul #1 on Nick Tinch, team foul #6 | 20-17 |
| 09:19 | Nicholls State | Charles Carlson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-17 |
| 09:17 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch pulls down the rebound | 20-17 |
| 08:58 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from James Hicks | 22-17 |
| 08:44 | Nicholls State | Robert Duncan misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 22-17 |
| 08:43 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft pulls down the rebound | 22-17 |
| 08:32 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing makes the jumper from the right block set up by Nick Wolfe and the foul's on Robert Duncan - foul #1 on Robert Duncan, team foul #7 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Todd Zordan (PG), Herbert Ross (SF), Dwain Prusinski (PF) Nick Wolfe, James Hicks, Rodney Luft | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jackie Sexton (SG), James Vierthaler (SF), Richard Gula (C) Christopher Slominski, Robert Duncan, Lowell Stanton | |
| 08:32 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing makes the free throw | 25-17 |
| 08:16 | Nicholls State | Jackie Sexton comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Todd Zordan - foul #2 on Todd Zordan, team foul #7 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe (PG), James Johnston (C) Todd Zordan, Nick Tinch | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 08:16 | Nicholls State | Jackie Sexton misses the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 08:16 | Nicholls State | Jackie Sexton makes the 2nd free throw | 25-18 |
| 08:00 | Sam Houston State | Richard Gula blocks the short jumper by Charles Wing | 25-18 |
| 07:58 | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe misses the tip | 25-18 |
| 07:57 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski can't tip it in | 25-18 |
| 07:55 | Sam Houston State | James Johnston snags the offensive board | 25-18 |
| 07:43 | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-18 |
| 07:42 | Sam Houston State | Herbert Ross hits the follow up shot | 27-18 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Nick Wolfe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Wing (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Herbert Ross (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dwain Prusinski (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Johnston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jackie Sexton (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Charles Carlson (fairly fresh) SF - James Vierthaler (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Brett Hood (fresh) 4 reb. C - Richard Gula (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 07:29 | Nicholls State | James Vierthaler comes up short on the floater from the right block | 27-18 |
| 07:28 | Nicholls State | Richard Gula tips it but misses | 27-18 |
| 07:26 | Sam Houston State | Herbert Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 27-18 |
| 07:09 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing misses badly on a runner in the lane | 27-18 |
| 07:07 | Nicholls State | Jackie Sexton gets the rebound | 27-18 |
| 07:00 | Nicholls State | Charles Carlson's fadeaway is rejected by Dwain Prusinski | 27-18 |
| 06:58 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski grabs the defensive rebound | 27-18 |
| 06:33 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing misses the lay-in | 27-18 |
| 06:32 | Nicholls State | Jackie Sexton pulls down the rebound | 27-18 |
| 06:11 | Nicholls State | Jackie Sexton comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-18 |
| 06:09 | Nicholls State | Jackie Sexton can't tip it in | 27-18 |
| 06:08 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski gets the rebound | 27-18 |
| 05:46 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-18 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Hicks (SF), Rodney Luft (PF), Nick Tinch (C) Herbert Ross, Dwain Prusinski, James Johnston | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Christopher Slominski (PG), Robert Duncan (SG), Francis Persons (SF), Lowell Stanton (C) Jackie Sexton, Charles Carlson, James Vierthaler, Richard Gula | |
| 05:29 | Nicholls State | Christopher Slominski misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 27-18 |
| 05:27 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 27-18 |
| 05:07 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch hits the finger roll | 29-18 |
| 04:53 | Nicholls State | Robert Duncan can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 29-18 |
| 04:51 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 29-18 |
| 04:31 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Francis Persons - foul #1 on Francis Persons, team foul #8 | 29-18 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Johnston (SF) Charles Wing | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | James Vierthaler (SF), Richard Gula (C) Francis Persons, Brett Hood | |
| 04:31 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks misses the 1st free throw | 29-18 |
| 04:31 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks misses the 2nd free throw | 29-18 |
| 04:31 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch gets the offensive rebound | 29-18 |
| 04:21 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Slominski is called for the reach on Nick Wolfe - foul #1 on Christopher Slominski, team foul #9 | 29-18 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Charles Carlson (PF) Richard Gula | |
| 04:21 | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe misses the 1st free throw | 29-18 |
| 04:21 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Lowell Stanton | 29-18 |
| 04:07 | Nicholls State | Lowell Stanton connects on the fadeaway from the right side and he's fouled by Nick Wolfe - foul #2 on Nick Wolfe, team foul #8 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Todd Zordan (PG), Herbert Ross (SF) Nick Wolfe, James Johnston | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 04:07 | Nicholls State | Lowell Stanton makes the free throw | 29-21 |
| 03:56 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Todd Zordan | 31-21 |
| 03:41 | Nicholls State | Charles Carlson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Christopher Slominski | 31-23 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Todd Zordan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Hicks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Herbert Ross (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rodney Luft (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nick Tinch (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Christopher Slominski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Duncan (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Vierthaler (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Charles Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lowell Stanton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft scores on a jump hook from the left block set up by James Hicks | 33-23 |
| 03:15 | Nicholls State | Charles Carlson drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-26 |
| 02:56 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft clanks a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Charles Carlson - foul #1 on Charles Carlson, team foul #10 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jason Litwin (SG), Dwain Prusinski (C) James Hicks, Nick Tinch | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Christopher Spencer (PG), Jackie Sexton (SG), Barry Dexter (C) Christopher Slominski, Robert Duncan, Lowell Stanton | |
| 02:56 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 02:56 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft misses the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 02:56 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Barry Dexter | 34-26 |
| 02:35 | Nicholls State | Jason Litwin steals it from James Vierthaler | 34-26 |
| 02:26 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft misses the runner from the baseline | 34-26 |
| 02:24 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Rodney Luft | 34-26 |
| 02:17 | Sam Houston State | Todd Zordan is fouled on the floor by James Vierthaler - foul #2 on James Vierthaler, team foul #11 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Hicks (SF), James Johnston (C) Herbert Ross, Rodney Luft | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Francis Persons (SF), Richard Gula (PF) James Vierthaler, Charles Carlson | |
| 02:17 | Sam Houston State | Todd Zordan makes the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 02:17 | Sam Houston State | Todd Zordan misses the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 02:17 | Nicholls State | Barry Dexter pulls down the rebound | 35-26 |
| 01:54 | Nicholls State | Christopher Spencer clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-26 |
| 01:52 | Nicholls State | Richard Gula grabs the offensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 01:44 | Nicholls State | Jason Litwin is called for the reach on Francis Persons - foul #3 on Jason Litwin, team foul #9 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing (SG) Jason Litwin | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Duncan (SG), Lowell Stanton (PF) Jackie Sexton, Richard Gula | |
| 01:44 | Nicholls State | Francis Persons misses the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 01:44 | Sam Houston State | James Johnston grabs the defensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 01:25 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Charles Wing and the foul's on Francis Persons - foul #2 on Francis Persons, team foul #12 | 37-26 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch (C) James Johnston | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Charles Carlson (SF) Francis Persons | |
| 01:25 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski makes the free throw | 38-26 |
| 01:15 | Nicholls State | Barry Dexter clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 38-26 |
| 01:13 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski grabs the board | 38-26 |
| 00:58 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch's fadeaway is rejected by Lowell Stanton | 38-26 |
| 00:57 | Nicholls State | Barry Dexter grabs the board | 38-26 |
| 00:52 | Nicholls State | Robert Duncan's fadeaway is rejected by Dwain Prusinski | 38-26 |
| 00:50 | Nicholls State | Lowell Stanton tips it home | 38-28 |
| 00:33 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks can't throw it down | 38-28 |
| 00:32 | Nicholls State | Barry Dexter gets the rebound | 38-28 |
| 00:12 | Nicholls State | Barry Dexter can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Todd Zordan - foul #3 on Todd Zordan, team foul #10 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe (PG), Herbert Ross (SF), Rodney Luft (PF), James Johnston (C) Todd Zordan, James Hicks, Dwain Prusinski, Nick Tinch | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Christopher Slominski (PG), James Vierthaler (SF), Brett Hood (PF) Christopher Spencer, Charles Carlson, Lowell Stanton | |
| 00:12 | Nicholls State | Barry Dexter misses the 1st free throw | 38-28 |
| 00:12 | Nicholls State | Barry Dexter makes the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-29 |