| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Larry Crowe (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Alex Salley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Goslin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Larry Gibson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Grinnell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | TX State-San Marcos | PG - Milton Nam (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dean Endicott (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Wayne Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Vesey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Scroggins (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | TX State-San Marcos | Wayne Clark inbounds the ball | 38-38 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:44 | TX State-San Marcos | William Vesey hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right side | 38-38 |
| 19:42 | TX State-San Marcos | Wayne Clark hits the follow up shot | 38-40 |
| 19:29 | Nicholls State | Larry Crowe misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-40 |
| 19:27 | TX State-San Marcos | Wayne Clark gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 19:05 | TX State-San Marcos | Jason Scroggins misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 19:03 | TX State-San Marcos | Dean Endicott hits the follow up shot | 38-42 |
| 18:45 | Nicholls State | Larry Crowe comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-42 |
| 18:43 | Nicholls State | Robert Goslin tips it in | 40-42 |
| 18:28 | TX State-San Marcos | Jason Scroggins loses the dribble to Larry Crowe | 40-42 |
| 18:25 | Nicholls State | Robert Goslin lays it up and in on a great pass from Larry Crowe | 42-42 |
| 18:20 | TX State-San Marcos | Alex Salley takes the ball from Wayne Clark in the backcourt | 42-42 |
| 18:19 | Nicholls State | Robert Goslin lays it in on a nice dish by Alex Salley | 44-42 |
| 18:04 | TX State-San Marcos | Dean Endicott clanks a floater from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 18:03 | TX State-San Marcos | Dean Endicott tips it but misses | 44-42 |
| 18:02 | Nicholls State | Arthur Grinnell grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 17:42 | Nicholls State | Larry Crowe misses long on a shot from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 17:40 | TX State-San Marcos | Milton Nam grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 17:24 | TX State-San Marcos | Wayne Clark connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 44-44 |
| 17:20 | Nicholls State | Milton Nam is called for the reach on Larry Crowe in the backcourt - foul #3 on Milton Nam, team foul #1 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano (PG), Harlan Croce (SG), Richard Edwin (SF), James Swiatkowski (PF), Gerald Brooks (C) Larry Crowe, Alex Salley, Robert Goslin, Larry Gibson, Arthur Grinnell | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Ernest Kuhns (PG), Robert Berwick (SG), Thomas Arnold (SF), Robert Fuson (PF), Dick Scott (C) Milton Nam, Dean Endicott, Wayne Clark, William Vesey, Jason Scroggins | |
| 17:09 | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Edwin and he's hacked by Robert Fuson - foul #3 on Robert Fuson, team foul #2 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Thomas Aviles (C) Robert Fuson | |
| 17:09 | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano makes the free throw | 47-44 |
| 16:51 | TX State-San Marcos | Richard Edwin is called for the reach on Thomas Arnold - foul #1 on Richard Edwin, team foul #1 | 47-44 |
| 16:31 | TX State-San Marcos | Dick Scott lays it in uncontested | 47-46 |
| 16:26 | Nicholls State | Richard Edwin is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 16:24 | TX State-San Marcos | Harlan Croce is called for the reach on Robert Berwick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harlan Croce, team foul #2 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Larry Crowe (PG), Jeremy Kessler (SG), Robert Goslin (SF), Kal Bowden (C) Harlan Croce, Richard Edwin, James Swiatkowski, Gerald Brooks | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Jonathan Chill (PG), Dean Endicott (SG), William Vesey (PF) Robert Berwick, Thomas Arnold, Thomas Aviles | |
| 16:03 | TX State-San Marcos | Jonathan Chill makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Dean Endicott | 50-49 |
| 15:51 | Nicholls State | Robert Goslin clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-49 |
| 15:50 | TX State-San Marcos | Dick Scott pulls down the rebound | 50-49 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Larry Crowe (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Kessler (fresh) SF - Robert Goslin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Cecil Solano (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. C - Kal Bowden (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | TX State-San Marcos | PG - Jonathan Chill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dean Endicott (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Kuhns (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Vesey (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Dick Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:47 | TX State-San Marcos | Jonathan Chill is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Crowe - foul #2 on Larry Crowe, team foul #3 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alex Salley (SG), Larry Gibson (PF) Larry Crowe, Cecil Solano | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Wayne Clark (SF), Robert Fuson (PF) Ernest Kuhns, William Vesey | |
| 15:38 | TX State-San Marcos | Wayne Clark misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Alex Salley - foul #2 on Alex Salley, team foul #4 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Jason Scroggins (C) Dick Scott | |
| 15:38 | TX State-San Marcos | Wayne Clark makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 15:38 | TX State-San Marcos | Wayne Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 15:28 | Nicholls State | Jeremy Kessler clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jason Scroggins - foul #1 on Jason Scroggins, team foul #3 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Gerald Brooks (C) Kal Bowden | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Milton Nam (PG) Jonathan Chill | |
| 15:28 | Nicholls State | Jeremy Kessler makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 15:28 | Nicholls State | Jeremy Kessler makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 15:26 | TX State-San Marcos | Milton Nam is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Milton Nam, team foul #4 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Larry Crowe (PG) Jeremy Kessler | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Ernest Kuhns (PG) Milton Nam | |
| 15:09 | Nicholls State | Robert Goslin is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 54-51 |
| 15:06 | TX State-San Marcos | Ernest Kuhns's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-51 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Harlan Croce (SG), Richard Edwin (SF) Alex Salley, Robert Goslin | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Robert Berwick (PG), Thomas Aviles (C) Dean Endicott, Jason Scroggins | |
| 14:56 | Nicholls State | Larry Crowe misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-51 |
| 14:54 | TX State-San Marcos | Wayne Clark gets the rebound | 54-51 |
| 14:50 | TX State-San Marcos | Wayne Clark is open but misses the lay-in | 54-51 |
| 14:49 | TX State-San Marcos | Robert Fuson grabs the offensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 14:30 | TX State-San Marcos | Ernest Kuhns drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-54 |
| 14:12 | Nicholls State | Larry Crowe misses the shot from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 14:11 | TX State-San Marcos | Thomas Aviles gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| 13:55 | TX State-San Marcos | Gerald Brooks takes the ball from Robert Berwick | 54-54 |
| 13:40 | Nicholls State | Larry Crowe can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-54 |
| 13:39 | Nicholls State | Harlan Croce grabs the offensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 13:28 | Nicholls State | Harlan Croce is open and scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Larry Crowe | 57-54 |
| 13:15 | TX State-San Marcos | Wayne Clark is hacked by Richard Edwin - foul #2 on Richard Edwin, team foul #5 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano (PG), James Swiatkowski (SG), Robert Goslin (SF), Jeremy Kessler (PF), Kal Bowden (C) Larry Crowe, Harlan Croce, Richard Edwin, Larry Gibson, Gerald Brooks | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Jonathan Chill (PG), Dean Endicott (SG), Thomas Arnold (SF), William Vesey (PF), Dick Scott (C) Robert Berwick, Ernest Kuhns, Wayne Clark, Robert Fuson, Thomas Aviles | |
| 12:59 | TX State-San Marcos | Thomas Arnold makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Jonathan Chill and the foul's on Robert Goslin - foul #2 on Robert Goslin, team foul #6 | 57-56 |
| 12:59 | TX State-San Marcos | Thomas Arnold misses the free throw | 57-56 |
| 12:59 | Nicholls State | Robert Goslin pulls down the rebound | 57-56 |
| 12:56 | Nicholls State | Thomas Arnold steals the ball from Cecil Solano in the backcourt | 57-56 |
| 12:43 | TX State-San Marcos | Dean Endicott is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 57-56 |
| 12:41 | Nicholls State | Jeremy Kessler grabs the board | 57-56 |
| 12:39 | Nicholls State | Dean Endicott takes the ball from James Swiatkowski in the backcourt | 57-56 |
| 12:37 | TX State-San Marcos | Dean Endicott lays it in | 57-58 |
| 12:20 | Nicholls State | Robert Goslin is whistled for a carry | 57-58 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alex Salley (SG), Arthur Grinnell (C) James Swiatkowski, Jeremy Kessler | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Ernest Kuhns (PG), Wayne Clark (SF), Jason Scroggins (C) Jonathan Chill, Thomas Arnold, Dick Scott | |
| 11:55 | TX State-San Marcos | Kal Bowden picks off the pass by Jason Scroggins | 57-58 |
| 11:41 | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-58 |
| 11:39 | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano gets the offensive rebound | 57-58 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Kal Bowden (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alex Salley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Goslin (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Cecil Solano (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. C - Arthur Grinnell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | TX State-San Marcos | PG - Ernest Kuhns (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dean Endicott (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Clark (tired) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Vesey (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Scroggins (tiring) | |
| 11:30 | Nicholls State | Alex Salley misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Dean Endicott - foul #2 on Dean Endicott, team foul #5 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Larry Crowe (PG) Kal Bowden | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Jonathan Chill (PG), Robert Fuson (PF) Wayne Clark, William Vesey | |
| 11:30 | Nicholls State | Alex Salley makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 11:30 | Nicholls State | Alex Salley makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 11:11 | TX State-San Marcos | Dean Endicott knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 59-60 |
| 11:04 | Nicholls State | Alex Salley misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 59-60 |
| 11:03 | TX State-San Marcos | The rebound goes to Robert Fuson | 59-60 |
| 10:48 | TX State-San Marcos | Robert Fuson connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Ernest Kuhns | 59-62 |
| 10:37 | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Larry Crowe | 61-62 |
| 10:37 | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-62 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeremy Kessler (PG), James Swiatkowski (PF) Larry Crowe, Cecil Solano | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Robert Berwick (SG), Thomas Arnold (SF), Dick Scott (C) Dean Endicott, Ernest Kuhns, Jason Scroggins | |
| 10:33 | TX State-San Marcos | Robert Berwick is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Goslin - foul #3 on Robert Goslin, team foul #7 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Richard Edwin (SF) Robert Goslin | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | | |
| 10:33 | TX State-San Marcos | Robert Berwick misses the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 10:33 | Nicholls State | James Swiatkowski grabs the board | 61-62 |
| 10:29 | Nicholls State | Richard Edwin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-62 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Harlan Croce (SG) Alex Salley | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | | |
| 10:05 | TX State-San Marcos | Robert Berwick comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-62 |
| 10:04 | Nicholls State | Arthur Grinnell grabs the defensive rebound | 61-62 |
| 10:01 | Nicholls State | Jeremy Kessler throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-62 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Larry Crowe (PG), Larry Gibson (PF) Harlan Croce, Arthur Grinnell | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Wayne Clark (SF), William Vesey (PF) Jonathan Chill, Robert Fuson | |
| 09:49 | TX State-San Marcos | Dick Scott clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 61-62 |
| 09:47 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Jeremy Kessler | 61-62 |
| 09:29 | Nicholls State | Larry Crowe knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Swiatkowski | 63-62 |
| 09:00 | TX State-San Marcos | Dick Scott misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Jeremy Kessler - foul #2 on Jeremy Kessler, team foul #8 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kal Bowden (PG), Alex Salley (SG), Robert Goslin (SF), Gerald Brooks (C) Larry Crowe, James Swiatkowski, Richard Edwin, Jeremy Kessler | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Ernest Kuhns (PG), Dean Endicott (SG), Thomas Aviles (C) Robert Berwick, Thomas Arnold, William Vesey | |
| 09:00 | TX State-San Marcos | Dick Scott makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 09:00 | TX State-San Marcos | Dick Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 08:41 | Nicholls State | Alex Salley makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Kal Bowden | 65-64 |
| 08:35 | TX State-San Marcos | Dean Endicott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-64 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Harlan Croce (SG), Cecil Solano (PF) Alex Salley, Larry Gibson | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Jonathan Chill (PG), Robert Fuson (PF) Wayne Clark, Dick Scott | |
| 08:24 | Nicholls State | Robert Goslin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Dean Endicott - foul #3 on Dean Endicott, team foul #6 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Jason Scroggins (C) Thomas Aviles | |
| 08:24 | Nicholls State | Robert Goslin makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 08:24 | Nicholls State | Robert Goslin makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 08:03 | TX State-San Marcos | Ernest Kuhns buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jonathan Chill | 67-66 |
| 07:58 | Nicholls State | Gerald Brooks is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 67-66 |
| 07:56 | TX State-San Marcos | The rebound goes to Robert Fuson | 67-66 |
| 07:51 | TX State-San Marcos | Jonathan Chill can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-66 |
| 07:49 | TX State-San Marcos | Ernest Kuhns hits the follow up shot | 67-68 |
| 07:41 | Nicholls State | Robert Goslin hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Cecil Solano | 70-68 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Kal Bowden (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harlan Croce (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Robert Goslin (tiring) 18 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Cecil Solano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. C - Gerald Brooks (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | TX State-San Marcos | PG - Jonathan Chill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dean Endicott (tired) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ernest Kuhns (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. PF - Robert Fuson (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jason Scroggins (tiring) | |
| 07:26 | TX State-San Marcos | Harlan Croce picks off the pass by Jonathan Chill | 70-68 |
| 07:02 | Nicholls State | Robert Goslin is whistled for traveling | 70-68 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Larry Crowe (PG), Alex Salley (SG), Larry Gibson (PF), Arthur Grinnell (C) Kal Bowden, Harlan Croce, Cecil Solano, Gerald Brooks | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Milton Nam (PG), Robert Berwick (SG), Wayne Clark (SF), Thomas Aviles (PF), Dick Scott (C) Jonathan Chill, Dean Endicott, Ernest Kuhns, Robert Fuson, Jason Scroggins | |
| 06:50 | TX State-San Marcos | Wayne Clark clanks a 3 from the right corner | 70-68 |
| 06:48 | Nicholls State | Arthur Grinnell gets the rebound | 70-68 |
| 06:44 | Nicholls State | Alex Salley is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Aviles - foul #2 on Thomas Aviles, team foul #7 | 70-68 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeremy Kessler (SF) Robert Goslin | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | | |
| 06:44 | Nicholls State | Alex Salley makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 06:44 | Nicholls State | Alex Salley makes the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 06:25 | TX State-San Marcos | Wayne Clark hits a floater from the left block set up by Milton Nam and the foul's on Jeremy Kessler - foul #3 on Jeremy Kessler, team foul #9 | 72-70 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | William Vesey (PF) Dick Scott | |
| 06:25 | TX State-San Marcos | Wayne Clark misses the free throw | 72-70 |
| 06:25 | Nicholls State | Arthur Grinnell pulls down the rebound | 72-70 |
| 06:20 | Nicholls State | Larry Crowe misses badly on a shot from the right side | 72-70 |
| 06:18 | TX State-San Marcos | William Vesey gets the rebound | 72-70 |
| 06:16 | TX State-San Marcos | Milton Nam is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Crowe - foul #3 on Larry Crowe, team foul #10 | 72-70 |
| 06:16 | TX State-San Marcos | Milton Nam misses the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 06:16 | TX State-San Marcos | Milton Nam makes the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 06:13 | Nicholls State | Jeremy Kessler is fouled in the backcourt by Milton Nam - foul #5 on Milton Nam, team foul #8 | 72-71 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Thomas Arnold (SG) Milton Nam | |
| 06:13 | Nicholls State | Jeremy Kessler makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 06:13 | Nicholls State | Jeremy Kessler makes the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 05:54 | TX State-San Marcos | Thomas Arnold comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 74-71 |
| 05:53 | Nicholls State | Arthur Grinnell gets the rebound | 74-71 |
| 05:42 | Nicholls State | Arthur Grinnell is whistled for traveling | 74-71 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano (PG), Richard Edwin (SF) Larry Crowe, Jeremy Kessler | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Jonathan Chill (PG), Dean Endicott (SG), Dick Scott (C) Robert Berwick, Wayne Clark, Thomas Aviles | |
| 05:40 | TX State-San Marcos | Jonathan Chill loses the dribble to Alex Salley in the backcourt | 74-71 |
| 05:36 | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano lays it in on a great pass from Alex Salley | 76-71 |
| 05:10 | TX State-San Marcos | William Vesey's floater is tipped away by Arthur Grinnell | 76-71 |
| 05:09 | Nicholls State | Arthur Grinnell grabs the defensive rebound | 76-71 |
| 05:07 | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-71 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Larry Crowe (PG), Harlan Croce (SG), Robert Goslin (SF), James Swiatkowski (PF), Kal Bowden (C) Cecil Solano, Alex Salley, Richard Edwin, Larry Gibson, Arthur Grinnell | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Ernest Kuhns (SF), Robert Fuson (PF), Jason Scroggins (C) Thomas Arnold, William Vesey, Dick Scott | |
| 04:55 | TX State-San Marcos | Dean Endicott's floater is tipped away by Kal Bowden | 76-71 |
| 04:54 | TX State-San Marcos | Jason Scroggins tips it but misses | 76-71 |
| 04:53 | Nicholls State | Robert Goslin gets the rebound | 76-71 |
| 04:48 | Nicholls State | Robert Goslin drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Larry Crowe | 78-71 |
| 04:44 | TX State-San Marcos | Ernest Kuhns's pass is intercepted by Harlan Croce in the backcourt | 78-71 |
| 04:43 | Nicholls State | James Swiatkowski lays it in on a nice dish by Harlan Croce | 80-71 |
| 04:19 | TX State-San Marcos | Jason Scroggins blows the layup | 80-71 |
| 04:17 | TX State-San Marcos | The offensive rebound goes to Dean Endicott | 80-71 |
| 04:09 | TX State-San Marcos | Dean Endicott misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 80-71 |
| 04:08 | TX State-San Marcos | Jason Scroggins grabs the offensive rebound | 80-71 |
| 04:00 | TX State-San Marcos | Robert Fuson knocks in the floater from the right side | 80-73 |
| 03:42 | Nicholls State | Larry Crowe misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 80-73 |
| 03:41 | TX State-San Marcos | Jason Scroggins grabs the defensive rebound | 80-73 |
| 03:37 | TX State-San Marcos | Jonathan Chill is hacked by Harlan Croce in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harlan Croce, team foul #11 | 80-73 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano (PG), Alex Salley (SG), Richard Edwin (SF), Larry Gibson (PF), Jeremy Kessler (C) Larry Crowe, Harlan Croce, Robert Goslin, James Swiatkowski, Kal Bowden | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Robert Berwick (SG), Wayne Clark (SF), Thomas Aviles (PF), Dick Scott (C) Dean Endicott, Ernest Kuhns, Robert Fuson, Jason Scroggins | |
| 03:37 | TX State-San Marcos | Jonathan Chill makes the 1st free throw | 80-74 |
| 03:37 | TX State-San Marcos | Jonathan Chill makes the 2nd free throw | 80-75 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Cecil Solano (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alex Salley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Richard Edwin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Larry Gibson (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Kessler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | TX State-San Marcos | PG - Jonathan Chill (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Berwick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wayne Clark (tired) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Aviles (fairly fresh) C - Dick Scott (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Nicholls State | Alex Salley is hacked by Robert Berwick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Berwick, team foul #9 | 80-75 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Thomas Arnold (SG) Jonathan Chill | |
| 03:34 | Nicholls State | Alex Salley makes the 1st free throw | 81-75 |
| 03:34 | Nicholls State | Alex Salley makes the 2nd free throw | 82-75 |
| 03:12 | TX State-San Marcos | Thomas Aviles misses badly on a shot from the right side | 82-75 |
| 03:11 | TX State-San Marcos | Dick Scott tips it but misses | 82-75 |
| 03:10 | TX State-San Marcos | Dick Scott tips it in | 82-77 |
| 03:02 | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano double dribbles | 82-77 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Gerald Brooks (C) Larry Gibson | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | | |
| 02:45 | TX State-San Marcos | Thomas Aviles misses the driving attempt from close range | 82-77 |
| 02:43 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Alex Salley | 82-77 |
| 02:40 | Nicholls State | Alex Salley loses the dribble to Wayne Clark in the backcourt | 82-77 |
| 02:27 | TX State-San Marcos | Robert Berwick connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 82-80 |
| 02:06 | Nicholls State | Jeremy Kessler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 82-80 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Larry Crowe (PG), Robert Goslin (SF), Larry Gibson (PF), Arthur Grinnell (C) Jeremy Kessler, Richard Edwin, Cecil Solano, Gerald Brooks | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Ernest Kuhns (PG), Dean Endicott (SG), William Vesey (PF), Jason Scroggins (C) Robert Berwick, Thomas Arnold, Thomas Aviles, Dick Scott | |
| 02:03 | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 82-80 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Harlan Croce (SG) Alex Salley | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | | |
| 01:52 | TX State-San Marcos | William Vesey comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 82-80 |
| 01:50 | TX State-San Marcos | Jason Scroggins tips it in | 82-82 |
| 01:35 | Nicholls State | Larry Gibson can't connect on an uncontested shot from the free throw line | 82-82 |
| 01:33 | TX State-San Marcos | Jason Scroggins gets the rebound | 82-82 |
| 01:33 | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 82-82 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alex Salley (SG) Harlan Croce | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | | |
| 01:19 | TX State-San Marcos | Jason Scroggins buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 82-85 |
| 00:59 | Nicholls State | Larry Crowe drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Goslin | 85-85 |
| 00:59 | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 85-85 |
| 00:42 | TX State-San Marcos | Ernest Kuhns misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Larry Crowe - foul #4 on Larry Crowe, team foul #12 | 85-85 |
| 00:42 | TX State-San Marcos | Ernest Kuhns makes the 1st free throw | 85-86 |
| 00:42 | TX State-San Marcos | Ernest Kuhns misses the 2nd free throw | 85-86 |
| 00:42 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Alex Salley | 85-86 |
| 00:22 | Nicholls State | Larry Gibson's pass is intercepted by Dean Endicott | 85-86 |
| 00:22 | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 85-86 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:21 | TX State-San Marcos | Larry Crowe is called for the reach on William Vesey in the backcourt - foul #5 on Larry Crowe, team foul #13 | 85-86 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano (PG) Larry Crowe | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | | |
| 00:21 | TX State-San Marcos | William Vesey misses the 1st free throw | 85-86 |
| 00:21 | TX State-San Marcos | William Vesey makes the 2nd free throw | 85-87 |
| 00:13 | Nicholls State | Larry Gibson misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Vesey - foul #2 on William Vesey, team foul #10 | 85-87 |
| 00:13 | Nicholls State | Larry Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 86-87 |
| 00:13 | Nicholls State | Larry Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 87-87 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:04 | TX State-San Marcos | Cecil Solano steals the ball from Dean Endicott | 87-87 |
| 00:04 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 87-87 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 87-87 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Cecil Solano (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alex Salley (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Robert Goslin (fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Larry Gibson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Grinnell (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | TX State-San Marcos | PG - Ernest Kuhns (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dean Endicott (tired) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Wayne Clark (tired) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Vesey (tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Scroggins (tired) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 05:00 | TX State-San Marcos | Jason Scroggins wins the tip | 87-87 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:36 | TX State-San Marcos | Wayne Clark comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 87-87 |
| 04:34 | Nicholls State | Alex Salley snags the defensive board | 87-87 |
| 04:30 | Nicholls State | Robert Goslin is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 87-87 |
| 04:29 | Nicholls State | Larry Gibson pulls down the offensive rebound | 87-87 |
| 04:15 | Nicholls State | Wayne Clark is called for the reach on Robert Goslin - foul #1 on Wayne Clark, team foul #11 | 87-87 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Harlan Croce (SG), James Swiatkowski (PF), Gerald Brooks (C) Alex Salley, Larry Gibson, Arthur Grinnell | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Jonathan Chill (PG), Robert Berwick (SG), Thomas Arnold (SF), Dick Scott (PF), Thomas Aviles (C) Ernest Kuhns, Dean Endicott, Wayne Clark, William Vesey, Jason Scroggins | |
| 04:15 | Nicholls State | Robert Goslin makes the 1st free throw | 88-87 |
| 04:15 | Nicholls State | Robert Goslin makes the 2nd free throw | 89-87 |
| 04:03 | TX State-San Marcos | Thomas Aviles knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Thomas Arnold | 89-89 |
| 03:58 | Nicholls State | Harlan Croce travels with the ball | 89-89 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kal Bowden (PG), Richard Edwin (SF) Cecil Solano, Robert Goslin | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | | |
| 03:41 | TX State-San Marcos | Jonathan Chill can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 89-89 |
| 03:39 | TX State-San Marcos | Dick Scott grabs the offensive rebound | 89-89 |
| 03:29 | TX State-San Marcos | Thomas Aviles can't connect on a shot from the right block | 89-89 |
| 03:27 | Nicholls State | Kal Bowden gets the rebound | 89-89 |
| 03:25 | Nicholls State | Robert Berwick takes the ball from Harlan Croce in the backcourt | 89-89 |
| 03:23 | TX State-San Marcos | Robert Berwick misses the dunk | 89-89 |
| 03:21 | TX State-San Marcos | Jonathan Chill misses the tip | 89-89 |
| 03:19 | Nicholls State | James Swiatkowski gets the rebound | 89-89 |
| 03:14 | Nicholls State | Kal Bowden scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by James Swiatkowski | 92-89 |
| 03:03 | TX State-San Marcos | Thomas Aviles comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Gerald Brooks - foul #1 on Gerald Brooks, team foul #14 | 92-89 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano (PG), Alex Salley (SG), Robert Goslin (SF), Larry Gibson (PF), Jeremy Kessler (C) Kal Bowden, Harlan Croce, Richard Edwin, James Swiatkowski, Gerald Brooks | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Dean Endicott (SG), Ernest Kuhns (SF), Robert Fuson (PF) Jonathan Chill, Thomas Arnold, Dick Scott | |
| 03:03 | TX State-San Marcos | Thomas Aviles misses the 1st free throw | 92-89 |
| 03:03 | TX State-San Marcos | Thomas Aviles makes the 2nd free throw | 92-90 |
| 02:38 | Nicholls State | Ernest Kuhns picks off the pass by Jeremy Kessler | 92-90 |
| 02:21 | TX State-San Marcos | Dean Endicott hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 92-90 |
| 02:20 | Nicholls State | Jeremy Kessler snags the defensive board | 92-90 |
| 02:01 | Nicholls State | Larry Gibson misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left corner | 92-90 |
| 01:59 | Nicholls State | Jeremy Kessler can't tip it in | 92-90 |
| 01:57 | TX State-San Marcos | Robert Berwick grabs the board | 92-90 |
| 01:53 | TX State-San Marcos | Alex Salley is called for the reach on Robert Berwick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alex Salley, team foul #15 | 92-90 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Arthur Grinnell (C) Jeremy Kessler | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Wayne Clark (SF), William Vesey (PF), Jason Scroggins (C) Ernest Kuhns, Robert Fuson, Thomas Aviles | |
| 01:53 | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos calls a full timeout (none remaining) | 92-90 |
| 01:53 | TX State-San Marcos | Robert Berwick misses the 1st free throw | 92-90 |
| 01:53 | TX State-San Marcos | Robert Berwick makes the 2nd free throw | 92-91 |
| 01:33 | Nicholls State | Robert Goslin misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 92-91 |
| 01:32 | Nicholls State | Arthur Grinnell grabs the offensive rebound | 92-91 |
| 01:27 | Nicholls State | Robert Goslin is open but misses the lay-in | 92-91 |
| 01:26 | Nicholls State | Larry Gibson tips it back up and in | 94-91 |
| 01:04 | TX State-San Marcos | William Vesey misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 94-91 |
| 01:02 | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano grabs the board | 94-91 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Cecil Solano (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alex Salley (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Goslin (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Larry Gibson (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Grinnell (tired) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | TX State-San Marcos | PG - Robert Berwick (tiring) 7 pts. SG - Dean Endicott (tired) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Wayne Clark (tired) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Vesey (very tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Scroggins (tired) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:56 | Nicholls State | Alex Salley is alone and drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Cecil Solano | 96-91 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:47 | TX State-San Marcos | Dean Endicott comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Larry Gibson - foul #2 on Larry Gibson, team foul #16 | 96-91 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Ernest Kuhns (PG) Robert Berwick | |
| 00:47 | TX State-San Marcos | Dean Endicott misses the 1st free throw | 96-91 |
| 00:47 | TX State-San Marcos | Dean Endicott makes the 2nd free throw | 96-92 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Nicholls State | Alex Salley is hacked by Dean Endicott in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dean Endicott, team foul #12 | 96-92 |
| 00:45 | Nicholls State | Alex Salley misses the 1st free throw | 96-92 |
| 00:45 | Nicholls State | Alex Salley makes the 2nd free throw | 97-92 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:43 | TX State-San Marcos | Dean Endicott travels in the backcourt | 97-92 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kal Bowden (C) Arthur Grinnell | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | | |
| 00:42 | Nicholls State | Jason Scroggins is called for the reach on Robert Goslin - foul #2 on Jason Scroggins, team foul #13 | 97-92 |
| 00:42 | Nicholls State | Robert Goslin makes the 1st free throw | 98-92 |
| 00:42 | Nicholls State | Robert Goslin makes the 2nd free throw | 99-92 |
| 00:34 | TX State-San Marcos | Ernest Kuhns clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 99-92 |
| 00:33 | TX State-San Marcos | Dean Endicott snags the offensive board | 99-92 |
| 00:29 | TX State-San Marcos | Alex Salley picks off the pass by William Vesey | 99-92 |
| 00:26 | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano lays it up and in on a great pass from Alex Salley | 101-92 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:19 | TX State-San Marcos | Ernest Kuhns misses the 3 from straight away | 101-92 |
| 00:17 | TX State-San Marcos | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Scroggins | 101-92 |
| 00:13 | TX State-San Marcos | Ernest Kuhns hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Dean Endicott | 101-95 |
| 00:10 | Nicholls State | Kal Bowden is hacked by Ernest Kuhns in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ernest Kuhns, team foul #14 | 101-95 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Harlan Croce (SG) Alex Salley | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | | |
| 00:10 | Nicholls State | Kal Bowden misses the 1st free throw | 101-95 |
| 00:10 | Nicholls State | Kal Bowden makes the 2nd free throw | 102-95 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:08 | TX State-San Marcos | Ernest Kuhns's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 102-95 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alex Salley (SG) Harlan Croce | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano runs out the clock | 102-95 |