| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Victor Cornett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Donahue (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Justin Tong (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jacob Tomasini (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lewis Hittle (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Joshua Baker (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joseph Boyd (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ed Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Craig Frechette (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Zachary Thoman (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | Ed Harris inbounds the ball | 36-52 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Nicholls State | Joshua Baker scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Boyd | 36-54 |
| 19:24 | Sam Houston State | Justin Tong connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Donahue | 38-54 |
| 19:07 | Nicholls State | Joshua Baker is fouled on the floor by Victor Cornett - foul #2 on Victor Cornett, team foul #1 | 38-54 |
| 18:51 | Nicholls State | Ed Harris clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-54 |
| 18:50 | Sam Houston State | Lewis Hittle grabs the board | 38-54 |
| 18:36 | Sam Houston State | Justin Tong clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 38-54 |
| 18:35 | Nicholls State | Ed Harris snags the defensive board | 38-54 |
| 18:10 | Nicholls State | Craig Frechette drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Joshua Baker | 38-56 |
| 17:48 | Sam Houston State | Michael Donahue is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Michael Donahue, team foul #2 | 38-56 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicolas Roberts (PG), Leon Kang (SG), Sam Williams (SF), Edwin Pilgrim (PF), Wayne Forte (C) Victor Cornett, Michael Donahue, Justin Tong, Jacob Tomasini, Lewis Hittle | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Dennis Henderson (PG), Perry Wetherby (SG), Carl Lewis (SF), Timothy Whitman (PF), Chance Halley (C) Joshua Baker, Joseph Boyd, Ed Harris, Craig Frechette, Zachary Thoman | |
| 17:45 | Nicholls State | Perry Wetherby is fouled in the backcourt by Leon Kang - foul #1 on Leon Kang, team foul #3 | 38-56 |
| 17:36 | Nicholls State | Nicolas Roberts is called for the reach on Timothy Whitman - foul #3 on Nicolas Roberts, team foul #4 | 38-56 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Omar Quill (PG) Nicolas Roberts | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 17:23 | Nicholls State | Chance Halley makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Perry Wetherby and he's hacked by Omar Quill - foul #1 on Omar Quill, team foul #5 | 38-58 |
| 17:23 | Nicholls State | Chance Halley makes the free throw | 38-59 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 17:08 | Sam Houston State | Carl Lewis steps in front of the Wayne Forte pass | 38-59 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 16:41 | Nicholls State | Chance Halley misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-59 |
| 16:40 | Sam Houston State | Omar Quill snags the defensive board | 38-59 |
| 16:33 | Sam Houston State | Omar Quill misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away but the foul's on Carl Lewis - foul #2 on Carl Lewis, team foul #1 | 38-59 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jacob Tomasini (PF), Lewis Hittle (C) Edwin Pilgrim, Wayne Forte | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 16:33 | Sam Houston State | Omar Quill misses the 1st free throw | 38-59 |
| 16:33 | Sam Houston State | Omar Quill makes the 2nd free throw | 39-59 |
| 16:33 | Sam Houston State | Omar Quill misses the 3rd free throw | 39-59 |
| 16:33 | Nicholls State | Timothy Whitman grabs the board | 39-59 |
| 16:06 | Nicholls State | Timothy Whitman clanks a jumper from the left block | 39-59 |
| 16:05 | Sam Houston State | Jacob Tomasini snags the defensive board | 39-59 |
| 15:48 | Sam Houston State | Jacob Tomasini hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-59 |
| 15:46 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Omar Quill | 39-59 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Omar Quill (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Leon Kang (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Sam Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jacob Tomasini (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lewis Hittle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Dennis Henderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Perry Wetherby (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Carl Lewis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Whitman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Chance Halley (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Sam Houston State | Lewis Hittle is called for a charge - foul #2 on Lewis Hittle, team foul #6 | 39-59 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Victor Cornett (PG), Michael Donahue (SG), Justin Tong (SF) Omar Quill, Leon Kang, Sam Williams | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Richard Conant (PG), Joshua Baker (SG), Ed Harris (SF), Craig Frechette (PF), Zachary Thoman (C) Dennis Henderson, Perry Wetherby, Carl Lewis, Timothy Whitman, Chance Halley | |
| 15:10 | Nicholls State | Craig Frechette can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt from the baseline | 39-59 |
| 15:08 | Nicholls State | Zachary Thoman gets the offensive rebound | 39-59 |
| 14:50 | Nicholls State | Zachary Thoman misses the runner in the paint | 39-59 |
| 14:49 | Nicholls State | The offensive rebound goes to Ed Harris | 39-59 |
| 14:28 | Nicholls State | Richard Conant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-59 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicolas Roberts (PG), Edwin Pilgrim (PF), Wayne Forte (C) Victor Cornett, Jacob Tomasini, Lewis Hittle | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Boyd (SG), Larry Bivens (SF), Chance Halley (C) Joshua Baker, Ed Harris, Zachary Thoman | |
| 14:11 | Sam Houston State | Edwin Pilgrim loses the ball out of bounds | 39-59 |
| 13:47 | Nicholls State | Wayne Forte denies the turnaround by Larry Bivens | 39-59 |
| 13:45 | Nicholls State | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Bivens | 39-59 |
| 13:23 | Nicholls State | Joseph Boyd can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Edwin Pilgrim - foul #1 on Edwin Pilgrim, team foul #7 | 39-59 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Omar Quill (SG), Leon Kang (SF), Lewis Hittle (C) Michael Donahue, Justin Tong, Edwin Pilgrim | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joshua Baker (PG), Ed Harris (SF), Zachary Thoman (C) Richard Conant, Larry Bivens, Chance Halley | |
| 13:23 | Nicholls State | Joseph Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 39-60 |
| 13:23 | Nicholls State | Joseph Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 39-61 |
| 13:09 | Sam Houston State | The jump hook by Lewis Hittle is blocked by Zachary Thoman | 39-61 |
| 13:08 | Nicholls State | Joseph Boyd gets the rebound | 39-61 |
| 12:42 | Nicholls State | Joshua Baker misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-61 |
| 12:40 | Nicholls State | The offensive rebound goes to Zachary Thoman | 39-61 |
| 12:16 | Nicholls State | Zachary Thoman buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Joseph Boyd | 39-63 |
| 11:52 | Sam Houston State | Omar Quill can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Joshua Baker - foul #1 on Joshua Baker, team foul #2 | 39-63 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Victor Cornett (PG), Sam Williams (SF), Jacob Tomasini (PF), Edwin Pilgrim (C) Nicolas Roberts, Leon Kang, Wayne Forte, Lewis Hittle | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Richard Conant (PG), Carl Lewis (SF), Timothy Whitman (PF), Chance Halley (C) Joseph Boyd, Ed Harris, Craig Frechette, Zachary Thoman | |
| 11:52 | Sam Houston State | Omar Quill makes the 1st free throw | 40-63 |
| 11:52 | Sam Houston State | Omar Quill makes the 2nd free throw | 41-63 |
| 11:27 | Nicholls State | Carl Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-63 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Donahue (SG) Omar Quill | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Dennis Henderson (SG) Joshua Baker | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Victor Cornett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Donahue (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sam Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jacob Tomasini (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Edwin Pilgrim (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Richard Conant (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carl Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Whitman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Chance Halley (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Sam Houston State | Michael Donahue makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-63 |
| 11:10 | Nicholls State | Carl Lewis is fouled in the backcourt by Sam Williams - foul #2 on Sam Williams, team foul #8 | 44-63 |
| 11:10 | Nicholls State | Carl Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 44-64 |
| 11:10 | Nicholls State | Carl Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 44-65 |
| 10:59 | Sam Houston State | Jacob Tomasini misses the jump hook from the baseline | 44-65 |
| 10:57 | Nicholls State | Carl Lewis pulls down the rebound | 44-65 |
| 10:48 | Nicholls State | Carl Lewis is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-65 |
| 10:47 | Nicholls State | Carl Lewis gets the offensive rebound | 44-65 |
| 10:18 | Nicholls State | Carl Lewis misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 44-65 |
| 10:16 | Nicholls State | Dennis Henderson gets the offensive rebound | 44-65 |
| 09:57 | Nicholls State | Dennis Henderson comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Sam Williams - foul #3 on Sam Williams, team foul #9 | 44-65 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John McKernin (PG), Leon Kang (SG), Justin Tong (SF), Lewis Hittle (C) Victor Cornett, Michael Donahue, Sam Williams, Edwin Pilgrim | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ed Harris (SF), Zachary Thoman (C) Carl Lewis, Timothy Whitman | |
| 09:57 | Nicholls State | Dennis Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 44-66 |
| 09:57 | Nicholls State | Dennis Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-67 |
| 09:45 | Sam Houston State | Chance Halley steals it from Jacob Tomasini | 44-67 |
| 09:42 | Nicholls State | Richard Conant is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 44-67 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joshua Baker (SG), Craig Frechette (PF) Dennis Henderson, Chance Halley | |
| 09:32 | Sam Houston State | Lewis Hittle blows the layup but he's hacked by Richard Conant - foul #4 on Richard Conant, team foul #3 | 44-67 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Perry Wetherby (SG) Richard Conant | |
| 09:32 | Sam Houston State | Lewis Hittle misses the 1st free throw | 44-67 |
| 09:32 | Sam Houston State | Lewis Hittle misses the 2nd free throw | 44-67 |
| 09:32 | Nicholls State | Zachary Thoman grabs the defensive rebound | 44-67 |
| 09:09 | Nicholls State | Perry Wetherby double dribbles | 44-67 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicolas Roberts (PG), Sam Williams (PF) John McKernin, Jacob Tomasini | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 09:01 | Sam Houston State | Leon Kang is fouled on the floor by Perry Wetherby - foul #2 on Perry Wetherby, team foul #4 | 44-67 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Larry Bivens (SF) Ed Harris | |
| 08:52 | Sam Houston State | Nicolas Roberts is fouled on the floor by Larry Bivens - foul #2 on Larry Bivens, team foul #5 | 44-67 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Chance Halley (PF) Craig Frechette | |
| 08:30 | Sam Houston State | Lewis Hittle lays it up and in on a nice dish by Nicolas Roberts | 46-67 |
| 08:27 | Nicholls State | Larry Bivens is hacked by Sam Williams in the backcourt - foul #4 on Sam Williams, team foul #10 | 46-67 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Omar Quill (SG), Wayne Forte (PF) Leon Kang, Sam Williams | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Boyd (SG) Perry Wetherby | |
| 08:27 | Nicholls State | Larry Bivens makes the 1st free throw | 46-68 |
| 08:27 | Nicholls State | Larry Bivens makes the 2nd free throw | 46-69 |
| 08:18 | Sam Houston State | Justin Tong misses short on a shot in the paint | 46-69 |
| 08:17 | Nicholls State | Joseph Boyd grabs the board | 46-69 |
| 07:57 | Nicholls State | Joshua Baker's floater is knocked away by Lewis Hittle | 46-69 |
| 07:55 | Sam Houston State | Wayne Forte grabs the board | 46-69 |
| 07:43 | Sam Houston State | Justin Tong drills a fadeaway from the right side | 48-69 |
| 07:20 | Nicholls State | Chance Halley misses long on a runner from the left block | 48-69 |
| 07:19 | Sam Houston State | Lewis Hittle gets the rebound | 48-69 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Nicolas Roberts (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Omar Quill (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Justin Tong (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Forte (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Lewis Hittle (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Joshua Baker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Boyd (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Larry Bivens (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Chance Halley (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Zachary Thoman (tiring) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:12 | Sam Houston State | Justin Tong lays it in set up by Lewis Hittle | 50-69 |
| 07:05 | Nicholls State | Joshua Baker is fouled in the backcourt by Omar Quill - foul #2 on Omar Quill, team foul #11 | 50-69 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Victor Cornett (PG), Michael Donahue (SG), Leon Kang (SF), Jacob Tomasini (PF), Sam Williams (C) Nicolas Roberts, Omar Quill, Justin Tong, Wayne Forte, Lewis Hittle | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Richard Conant (PG), Ed Harris (SF), Timothy Whitman (PF), Carl Lewis (C) Joseph Boyd, Larry Bivens, Chance Halley, Zachary Thoman | |
| 07:05 | Nicholls State | Joshua Baker makes the 1st free throw | 50-70 |
| 07:05 | Nicholls State | Joshua Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 50-71 |
| 06:53 | Sam Houston State | Jacob Tomasini makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Donahue and the foul's on Timothy Whitman - foul #1 on Timothy Whitman, team foul #6 | 52-71 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Dennis Henderson (SG) Joshua Baker | |
| 06:53 | Sam Houston State | Jacob Tomasini makes the free throw | 53-71 |
| 06:36 | Nicholls State | Richard Conant makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Dennis Henderson | 53-74 |
| 06:29 | Sam Houston State | Jacob Tomasini scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 55-74 |
| 06:12 | Nicholls State | Carl Lewis scores on a floater from the left block set up by Timothy Whitman | 55-76 |
| 05:54 | Sam Houston State | Victor Cornett clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-76 |
| 05:53 | Sam Houston State | Leon Kang pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-76 |
| 05:40 | Sam Houston State | Michael Donahue loses the dribble to Dennis Henderson | 55-76 |
| 05:37 | Nicholls State | Richard Conant hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dennis Henderson | 55-78 |
| 05:23 | Sam Houston State | Leon Kang misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-78 |
| 05:22 | Sam Houston State | Michael Donahue gets the offensive rebound | 55-78 |
| 05:17 | Sam Houston State | Michael Donahue connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Victor Cornett and he's hacked by Dennis Henderson - foul #1 on Dennis Henderson, team foul #7 | 57-78 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Omar Quill (PG), Justin Tong (SF), Edwin Pilgrim (PF), Lewis Hittle (C) Victor Cornett, Leon Kang, Jacob Tomasini, Sam Williams | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Boyd (SG), Larry Bivens (SF), Craig Frechette (PF), Chance Halley (C) Dennis Henderson, Ed Harris, Timothy Whitman, Carl Lewis | |
| 05:17 | Sam Houston State | Michael Donahue makes the free throw | 58-78 |
| 04:59 | Nicholls State | Larry Bivens knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Richard Conant and the foul's on Lewis Hittle - foul #3 on Lewis Hittle, team foul #12 | 58-80 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Wayne Forte (SF) Justin Tong | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 04:59 | Nicholls State | Larry Bivens makes the free throw | 58-81 |
| 04:42 | Sam Houston State | Michael Donahue clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 58-81 |
| 04:41 | Nicholls State | Craig Frechette snags the defensive board | 58-81 |
| 04:22 | Nicholls State | Craig Frechette hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 58-81 |
| 04:21 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Wayne Forte | 58-81 |
| 04:15 | Sam Houston State | Wayne Forte misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 58-81 |
| 04:14 | Nicholls State | Craig Frechette gets the rebound | 58-81 |
| 04:09 | Nicholls State | Joseph Boyd makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from Chance Halley | 58-83 |
| 03:55 | Sam Houston State | Michael Donahue hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Joseph Boyd - foul #1 on Joseph Boyd, team foul #8 | 58-83 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicolas Roberts (PG), Leon Kang (SF), Sam Williams (PF) Omar Quill, Wayne Forte, Lewis Hittle | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joshua Baker (PG), Dennis Henderson (SG), Carl Lewis (SF), Timothy Whitman (C) Richard Conant, Joseph Boyd, Larry Bivens, Craig Frechette | |
| 03:55 | Sam Houston State | Michael Donahue makes the 1st free throw | 59-83 |
| 03:55 | Sam Houston State | Michael Donahue makes the 2nd free throw | 60-83 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:53 | Nicholls State | Timothy Whitman is fouled in the backcourt by Edwin Pilgrim - foul #2 on Edwin Pilgrim, team foul #13 | 60-83 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John McKernin (PG) Michael Donahue | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 03:53 | Nicholls State | Timothy Whitman makes the 1st free throw | 60-84 |
| 03:53 | Nicholls State | Timothy Whitman makes the 2nd free throw | 60-85 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:37 | Sam Houston State | The jumper by Nicolas Roberts is denied by Timothy Whitman | 60-85 |
| 03:36 | Nicholls State | Joshua Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 60-85 |
| 03:26 | Nicholls State | Joshua Baker is called for 10 seconds | 60-85 |
| 03:16 | Sam Houston State | John McKernin scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 62-85 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John McKernin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Nicolas Roberts (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leon Kang (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sam Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Edwin Pilgrim (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Joshua Baker (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Henderson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Carl Lewis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Whitman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Chance Halley (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:52 | Nicholls State | Timothy Whitman misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-85 |
| 02:51 | Sam Houston State | Nicolas Roberts gets the rebound | 62-85 |
| 02:35 | Sam Houston State | John McKernin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-85 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Omar Quill (PG), Wayne Forte (PF) John McKernin, Nicolas Roberts | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Perry Wetherby (SG) Dennis Henderson | |
| 02:10 | Nicholls State | Carl Lewis is hacked by Sam Williams - foul #5 on Sam Williams, team foul #14 | 62-85 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicolas Roberts (SG) Sam Williams | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Larry Bivens (SF) Chance Halley | |
| 02:10 | Nicholls State | Carl Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 62-86 |
| 02:10 | Nicholls State | Carl Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 62-87 |
| 01:55 | Sam Houston State | Edwin Pilgrim's pass is intercepted by Larry Bivens | 62-87 |
| 01:32 | Nicholls State | Joshua Baker misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Edwin Pilgrim - foul #3 on Edwin Pilgrim, team foul #15 | 62-87 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Dennis Henderson (SG), Chance Halley (C) Perry Wetherby, Larry Bivens | |
| 01:32 | Nicholls State | Joshua Baker makes the 1st free throw | 62-88 |
| 01:32 | Nicholls State | Joshua Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 62-88 |
| 01:32 | Sam Houston State | Edwin Pilgrim gets the rebound | 62-88 |
| 01:14 | Sam Houston State | Omar Quill makes the shot from the left wing set up by Edwin Pilgrim | 64-88 |
| 00:52 | Nicholls State | Timothy Whitman can't finish the uncontested layup | 64-88 |
| 00:50 | Nicholls State | Timothy Whitman tips it but misses | 64-88 |
| 00:48 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Leon Kang | 64-88 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Sam Houston State | Omar Quill is hacked by Carl Lewis - foul #3 on Carl Lewis, team foul #9 | 64-88 |
| 00:42 | Sam Houston State | Omar Quill makes the 1st free throw | 65-88 |
| 00:42 | Sam Houston State | Omar Quill makes the 2nd free throw | 66-88 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Nicholls State | Timothy Whitman loses the dribble to Omar Quill | 66-88 |
| 00:09 | Sam Houston State | Omar Quill misses the lay-in | 66-88 |
| 00:08 | Nicholls State | Chance Halley grabs the board | 66-88 |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | Joshua Baker runs out the clock | 66-88 |