| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Richard Conant (fresh) SG - Joseph Boyd (fresh) SF - Ed Harris (fresh) PF - Craig Frechette (fresh) C - Zachary Thoman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Clifton Sanabria (fresh) SG - Donald Duprey (fresh) SF - Shannon Ligon (fresh) PF - Samuel Fern (fresh) C - Rodney Walls (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern State | Rodney Walls wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:41 | Northwestern State | Clifton Sanabria can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Ed Harris | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Nicholls State | Craig Frechette hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Samuel Fern - foul #1 on Samuel Fern, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Nicholls State | Craig Frechette makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:23 | Nicholls State | Craig Frechette makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Northwestern State | Samuel Fern comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Northwestern State | Rodney Walls grabs the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Northwestern State | Samuel Fern misses the lay-in but the foul's on Craig Frechette - foul #1 on Craig Frechette, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Northwestern State | Samuel Fern makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:43 | Northwestern State | Samuel Fern makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | Nicholls State | Donald Duprey steals it from Joseph Boyd in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Northwestern State | Shannon Ligon slams it home on a nice dish by Donald Duprey | 2-4 |
| 18:36 | Nicholls State | Samuel Fern picks off the pass by Craig Frechette in the backcourt | 2-4 |
| 18:23 | Northwestern State | Rodney Walls buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Samuel Fern | 2-6 |
| 18:20 | Nicholls State | Ed Harris loses the dribble to Samuel Fern in the backcourt | 2-6 |
| 18:03 | Northwestern State | Samuel Fern is whistled for traveling | 2-6 |
| 17:43 | Nicholls State | Ed Harris is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-6 |
| 17:42 | Northwestern State | Samuel Fern grabs the defensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 17:38 | Northwestern State | Donald Duprey misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 2-6 |
| 17:37 | Nicholls State | Craig Frechette snags the defensive board | 2-6 |
| 17:18 | Nicholls State | Joseph Boyd hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 2-6 |
| 17:16 | Northwestern State | Rodney Walls grabs the board | 2-6 |
| 16:54 | Northwestern State | Donald Duprey buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Clifton Sanabria | 2-9 |
| 16:51 | Nicholls State | Craig Frechette is fouled in the backcourt by Clifton Sanabria - foul #1 on Clifton Sanabria, team foul #2 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joshua Baker (PG), Dennis Henderson (SG), Carl Lewis (SF), Timothy Whitman (PF), Chance Halley (C) Richard Conant, Joseph Boyd, Ed Harris, Craig Frechette, Zachary Thoman | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Phillip Donovan (PG), Dale Parson (SG), Ronnie Yoder (SF), John Beeler (PF), Jeffery Wheaton (C) Clifton Sanabria, Donald Duprey, Shannon Ligon, Samuel Fern, Rodney Walls | |
| 16:30 | Nicholls State | Joshua Baker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 2-9 |
| 16:28 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Jeffery Wheaton | 2-9 |
| 16:11 | Northwestern State | Dale Parson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 2-9 |
| 16:10 | Northwestern State | Ronnie Yoder hits the follow up shot | 2-11 |
| 15:54 | Nicholls State | Chance Halley misses the wide open shot from the right wing | 2-11 |
| 15:53 | Northwestern State | Ronnie Yoder snags the defensive board | 2-11 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Joshua Baker (fresh) SG - Dennis Henderson (fresh) SF - Carl Lewis (fresh) PF - Timothy Whitman (fresh) C - Chance Halley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Phillip Donovan (fresh) SG - Dale Parson (fresh) SF - Ronnie Yoder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Beeler (fresh) C - Jeffery Wheaton (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Northwestern State | Joshua Baker is called for the reach on Phillip Donovan - foul #1 on Joshua Baker, team foul #2 | 2-11 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Richard Conant (PG) Dennis Henderson | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Dunn (SG), Samuel Fern (PF), Rodney Walls (C) Dale Parson, John Beeler, Jeffery Wheaton | |
| 15:32 | Northwestern State | Rodney Walls drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Phillip Donovan | 2-14 |
| 15:12 | Nicholls State | Timothy Whitman knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Conant | 5-14 |
| 14:53 | Northwestern State | John Dunn is whistled for traveling | 5-14 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Dennis Henderson (SG), Larry Bivens (SF), Craig Frechette (PF), Zachary Thoman (C) Joshua Baker, Carl Lewis, Timothy Whitman, Chance Halley | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Clifton Sanabria (PG), William Buford (SF), John Beeler (PF) Phillip Donovan, Ronnie Yoder, Samuel Fern | |
| 14:33 | Nicholls State | Dennis Henderson is hacked by John Dunn - foul #1 on John Dunn, team foul #3 | 5-14 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Perry Wetherby (SG), Ed Harris (SF) Richard Conant, Larry Bivens | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dale Parson (SG), Jeffery Wheaton (C) John Dunn, Rodney Walls | |
| 14:10 | Nicholls State | Craig Frechette can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by John Beeler - foul #1 on John Beeler, team foul #4 | 5-14 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Donald Duprey (SG), Rodney Walls (C) Clifton Sanabria, John Beeler | |
| 14:10 | Nicholls State | Craig Frechette makes the 1st free throw | 6-14 |
| 14:10 | Nicholls State | Craig Frechette makes the 2nd free throw | 7-14 |
| 13:47 | Northwestern State | Rodney Walls knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Dale Parson | 7-17 |
| 13:21 | Nicholls State | Perry Wetherby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-17 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Richard Conant (PG), Joseph Boyd (SG), Larry Bivens (SF), Chance Halley (C) Dennis Henderson, Perry Wetherby, Ed Harris, Zachary Thoman | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Dunn (PG), Shannon Ligon (SF), Samuel Fern (PF) Dale Parson, William Buford, Jeffery Wheaton | |
| 13:05 | Northwestern State | Samuel Fern misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Larry Bivens - foul #1 on Larry Bivens, team foul #3 | 7-17 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Clifton Sanabria (PG), Ronnie Yoder (C) Donald Duprey, Rodney Walls | |
| 13:05 | Northwestern State | Samuel Fern misses the 1st free throw | 7-17 |
| 13:05 | Northwestern State | Samuel Fern makes the 2nd free throw | 7-18 |
| 12:43 | Nicholls State | Joseph Boyd can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-18 |
| 12:42 | Nicholls State | Craig Frechette tips it in | 9-18 |
| 12:21 | Northwestern State | John Dunn comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-18 |
| 12:19 | Northwestern State | Clifton Sanabria grabs the offensive board | 9-18 |
| 12:03 | Northwestern State | Clifton Sanabria comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 9-18 |
| 12:01 | Nicholls State | Larry Bivens grabs the board | 9-18 |
| 11:48 | Nicholls State | John Dunn picks off the pass by Craig Frechette | 9-18 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Richard Conant (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Boyd (fairly fresh) SF - Larry Bivens (fresh) PF - Craig Frechette (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Chance Halley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Clifton Sanabria (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Dunn (fairly fresh) SF - Shannon Ligon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Samuel Fern (tiring) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Ronnie Yoder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Northwestern State | Ronnie Yoder drills a jump hook from close range | 9-20 |
| 11:33 | Nicholls State | Richard Conant is hacked by Clifton Sanabria in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clifton Sanabria, team foul #5 | 9-20 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joshua Baker (SG), Ed Harris (SF), Timothy Whitman (PF) Joseph Boyd, Larry Bivens, Craig Frechette | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Phillip Donovan (PG), Donald Duprey (SG), William Buford (SF), John Beeler (PF), Rodney Walls (C) Clifton Sanabria, John Dunn, Shannon Ligon, Samuel Fern, Ronnie Yoder | |
| 11:13 | Nicholls State | Timothy Whitman is by himself and knocks in the jumper from close range | 11-20 |
| 10:54 | Northwestern State | Donald Duprey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-20 |
| 10:53 | Northwestern State | Rodney Walls pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-20 |
| 10:43 | Northwestern State | John Beeler misses the driving attempt near the basket | 11-20 |
| 10:41 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Chance Halley | 11-20 |
| 10:34 | Nicholls State | Ed Harris hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joshua Baker and he's fouled by John Beeler - foul #2 on John Beeler, team foul #6 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Dennis Henderson (SG), Zachary Thoman (C) Richard Conant, Chance Halley | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dale Parson (PG), Jeffery Wheaton (PF) William Buford, John Beeler | |
| 10:34 | Nicholls State | Ed Harris misses the free throw | 13-20 |
| 10:34 | Northwestern State | Rodney Walls gets the rebound | 13-20 |
| 10:11 | Northwestern State | Rodney Walls is fouled on the floor by Zachary Thoman - foul #1 on Zachary Thoman, team foul #4 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Carl Lewis (SF) Ed Harris | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Shannon Ligon (SF) Donald Duprey | |
| 10:00 | Northwestern State | Jeffery Wheaton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-20 |
| 09:58 | Northwestern State | Rodney Walls grabs the offensive board | 13-20 |
| 09:53 | Northwestern State | Jeffery Wheaton connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Rodney Walls | 13-23 |
| 09:30 | Nicholls State | Timothy Whitman can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-23 |
| 09:29 | Nicholls State | Zachary Thoman hits the follow up shot | 15-23 |
| 09:12 | Northwestern State | Shannon Ligon can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 15-23 |
| 09:11 | Nicholls State | Dennis Henderson snags the defensive board | 15-23 |
| 08:47 | Nicholls State | Timothy Whitman misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jeffery Wheaton - foul #1 on Jeffery Wheaton, team foul #7 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Richard Conant (PG), Joseph Boyd (SG), Ed Harris (SF), Chance Halley (C) Joshua Baker, Dennis Henderson, Carl Lewis, Zachary Thoman | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Dunn (PG), Donald Duprey (SG), William Buford (SF), Samuel Fern (PF), Ronnie Yoder (C) Phillip Donovan, Dale Parson, Shannon Ligon, Jeffery Wheaton, Rodney Walls | |
| 08:47 | Nicholls State | Timothy Whitman makes the 1st free throw | 16-23 |
| 08:47 | Nicholls State | Timothy Whitman makes the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 08:32 | Northwestern State | Donald Duprey buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-26 |
| 08:30 | Nicholls State | Ronnie Yoder is called for the reach on Richard Conant in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronnie Yoder, team foul #8 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Craig Frechette (PF) Timothy Whitman | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 08:30 | Nicholls State | Richard Conant makes the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 08:30 | Nicholls State | Richard Conant makes the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 08:11 | Northwestern State | Ronnie Yoder is hacked by Chance Halley - foul #1 on Chance Halley, team foul #5 | 19-26 |
| 08:04 | Northwestern State | Samuel Fern misses short on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Ed Harris - foul #1 on Ed Harris, team foul #6 | 19-26 |
| 08:04 | Northwestern State | Samuel Fern makes the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 08:04 | Northwestern State | Samuel Fern makes the 2nd free throw | 19-28 |
| 07:45 | Nicholls State | Chance Halley loses the ball out of bounds | 19-28 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Carl Lewis (C) Craig Frechette | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Richard Conant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Boyd (fresh) SF - Ed Harris (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chance Halley (fresh) C - Carl Lewis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - John Dunn (fresh) SG - Donald Duprey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Buford (fresh) PF - Samuel Fern (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Ronnie Yoder (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Northwestern State | Samuel Fern throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-28 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Craig Frechette (PF) Ed Harris | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Shannon Ligon (SF) William Buford | |
| 07:23 | Nicholls State | Richard Conant is fouled in the backcourt by John Dunn - foul #2 on John Dunn, team foul #9 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Phillip Donovan (PG) John Dunn | |
| 07:23 | Nicholls State | Richard Conant makes the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 07:23 | Nicholls State | Richard Conant makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 07:04 | Northwestern State | Shannon Ligon is whistled for traveling | 21-28 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Dennis Henderson (SG) Joseph Boyd | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dale Parson (PG), Rodney Walls (C) Phillip Donovan, Ronnie Yoder | |
| 06:39 | Nicholls State | Richard Conant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-28 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joshua Baker (SG), Larry Bivens (SF), Zachary Thoman (C) Dennis Henderson, Carl Lewis, Chance Halley | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 06:29 | Northwestern State | Shannon Ligon comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Richard Conant - foul #1 on Richard Conant, team foul #7 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Dennis Henderson (SG) Richard Conant | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Phillip Donovan (PG), Jeffery Wheaton (PF) Donald Duprey, Samuel Fern | |
| 06:29 | Northwestern State | Shannon Ligon makes the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 06:29 | Northwestern State | Shannon Ligon misses the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 06:29 | Nicholls State | Zachary Thoman snags the defensive board | 21-29 |
| 06:13 | Nicholls State | Dennis Henderson is hacked by Dale Parson - foul #1 on Dale Parson, team foul #10 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ed Harris (SF) Larry Bivens | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Donald Duprey (SG), William Buford (SF) Dale Parson, Shannon Ligon | |
| 06:13 | Nicholls State | Dennis Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 06:13 | Nicholls State | Dennis Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 06:02 | Northwestern State | Phillip Donovan connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from William Buford | 23-32 |
| 05:44 | Nicholls State | Ed Harris is open and buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Joshua Baker | 26-32 |
| 05:30 | Northwestern State | Donald Duprey can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-32 |
| 05:28 | Nicholls State | Craig Frechette grabs the board | 26-32 |
| 05:19 | Nicholls State | Joshua Baker can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-32 |
| 05:17 | Northwestern State | Jeffery Wheaton pulls down the rebound | 26-32 |
| 04:56 | Northwestern State | Donald Duprey misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Joshua Baker - foul #2 on Joshua Baker, team foul #8 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Richard Conant (PG), Joseph Boyd (SG), Carl Lewis (SF), Timothy Whitman (PF), Chance Halley (C) Dennis Henderson, Joshua Baker, Ed Harris, Craig Frechette, Zachary Thoman | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dale Parson (PG), Shannon Ligon (SF), Samuel Fern (PF), Ronnie Yoder (C) Phillip Donovan, William Buford, Jeffery Wheaton, Rodney Walls | |
| 04:56 | Northwestern State | Donald Duprey makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 04:56 | Northwestern State | Donald Duprey misses the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 04:56 | Nicholls State | Chance Halley snags the defensive board | 26-33 |
| 04:33 | Nicholls State | Timothy Whitman is called for traveling | 26-33 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Phillip Donovan (PG) Donald Duprey | |
| 04:10 | Northwestern State | Samuel Fern misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 26-33 |
| 04:08 | Northwestern State | Dale Parson grabs the offensive board | 26-33 |
| 03:51 | Northwestern State | Samuel Fern connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 26-35 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Richard Conant (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Boyd (fresh) SF - Carl Lewis (fairly fresh) PF - Timothy Whitman (fresh) 7 pts. C - Chance Halley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Phillip Donovan (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Parson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shannon Ligon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Samuel Fern (tiring) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - Ronnie Yoder (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Nicholls State | Joseph Boyd is open and buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Carl Lewis | 28-35 |
| 03:09 | Northwestern State | Phillip Donovan is fouled on the floor by Richard Conant - foul #2 on Richard Conant, team foul #9 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joshua Baker (SG), Ed Harris (SF), Zachary Thoman (C) Joseph Boyd, Carl Lewis, Timothy Whitman | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Clifton Sanabria (PG), John Dunn (SG), John Beeler (PF), Rodney Walls (C) Dale Parson, Shannon Ligon, Samuel Fern, Ronnie Yoder | |
| 03:09 | Northwestern State | Phillip Donovan makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 03:09 | Northwestern State | Phillip Donovan makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 02:59 | Nicholls State | Zachary Thoman buries a jumper from the right block | 30-37 |
| 02:44 | Northwestern State | Clifton Sanabria hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Dunn and he's fouled by Richard Conant - foul #3 on Richard Conant, team foul #10 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Dennis Henderson (SG), Craig Frechette (PF) Richard Conant, Chance Halley | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | William Buford (SF) Phillip Donovan | |
| 02:44 | Northwestern State | Clifton Sanabria makes the free throw | 30-40 |
| 02:26 | Nicholls State | Ed Harris misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 30-40 |
| 02:25 | Nicholls State | Ed Harris pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-40 |
| 02:08 | Nicholls State | Zachary Thoman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-40 |
| 02:07 | Northwestern State | Rodney Walls gets the rebound | 30-40 |
| 01:47 | Northwestern State | Zachary Thoman steals it from Rodney Walls | 30-40 |
| 01:25 | Nicholls State | Dennis Henderson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-40 |
| 01:24 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Rodney Walls | 30-40 |
| 01:03 | Northwestern State | William Buford scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-43 |
| 00:59 | Nicholls State | Dennis Henderson is hacked by John Dunn in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Dunn, team foul #11 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Boyd (SG), Carl Lewis (SF), Timothy Whitman (PF), Chance Halley (C) Joshua Baker, Ed Harris, Craig Frechette, Zachary Thoman | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Donald Duprey (SG), Shannon Ligon (SF), Ronnie Yoder (PF), Jeffery Wheaton (C) John Dunn, William Buford, John Beeler, Rodney Walls | |
| 00:59 | Nicholls State | Dennis Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 00:59 | Nicholls State | Dennis Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-43 |
| 00:43 | Northwestern State | Clifton Sanabria knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 32-45 |
| 00:25 | Nicholls State | Timothy Whitman double dribbles | 32-45 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Perry Wetherby (PG) Dennis Henderson | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dale Parson (PG), Samuel Fern (PF) Clifton Sanabria, Shannon Ligon | |
| 00:01 | Northwestern State | Ronnie Yoder misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 32-45 |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | Joseph Boyd snags the defensive board | 32-45 |