| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Charles Edwards (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Roy Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Kuhn (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Olushola Amezquita (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Rumble (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Berlin (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Allen Sharp (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | Thomas Kuhn inbounds the ball | 34-34 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Nicholls State | Robert Berlin is called for the reach on Charles Edwards - foul #2 on Robert Berlin, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| 19:24 | Nicholls State | Thomas Kuhn can't connect on a floater from close range | 34-34 |
| 19:22 | St. John's | James Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 19:13 | St. John's | James Gibson can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Olushola Amezquita - foul #2 on Olushola Amezquita, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| 19:13 | St. John's | James Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 19:13 | St. John's | James Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 18:51 | Nicholls State | James Rumble's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-36 |
| 18:38 | St. John's | Robert Berlin is whistled for a carry | 34-36 |
| 18:18 | Nicholls State | Thomas Kuhn lays it in and the foul's on Robert Berlin - foul #3 on Robert Berlin, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Burman (SG) Robert Berlin | |
| 18:18 | Nicholls State | Thomas Kuhn makes the free throw | 37-36 |
| 17:54 | St. John's | Allen Sharp hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-39 |
| 17:30 | Nicholls State | Charles Edwards is hacked by Robert Sweet - foul #2 on Robert Sweet, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Eric Cole (PG), Terry Ashby (SG), Jessie Reach (PF) Charles Edwards, Roy Wright, Olushola Amezquita | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy (PF), Kareem Brewer (C) James Gibson, James Brown | |
| 17:18 | Nicholls State | Thomas Kuhn misses the lay-in | 37-39 |
| 17:16 | St. John's | Kareem Brewer pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 16:58 | St. John's | Allen Sharp knocks in the shot from the right side | 37-41 |
| 16:42 | Nicholls State | Thomas Kuhn hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Terry Ashby | 39-41 |
| 16:37 | St. John's | Allen Sharp hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Kuhn - foul #1 on Thomas Kuhn, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Timothy Smith (SF), Ralph Wolff (C) Thomas Kuhn, James Rumble | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Harris (SG), James Brown (C) Robert Sweet, Kareem Brewer | |
| 16:37 | St. John's | Allen Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 16:37 | St. John's | Allen Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 16:14 | Nicholls State | Terry Ashby scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 15:50 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy can't finish the layup | 42-43 |
| 15:49 | Nicholls State | Jessie Reach gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Eric Cole (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Terry Ashby (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Smith (fresh) PF - Jessie Reach (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ralph Wolff (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Terry Burman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Mark Harris (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Allen Sharp (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Jonathan Kennedy (fresh) C - James Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Nicholls State | Timothy Smith connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 44-43 |
| 15:13 | St. John's | Terry Ashby steals the ball from Jonathan Kennedy | 44-43 |
| 15:08 | Nicholls State | Eric Cole lays it up and in on a great pass from Terry Ashby | 46-43 |
| 15:00 | St. John's | James Brown drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Terry Burman | 46-45 |
| 14:56 | St. John's | The refs have stopped play. Terry Burman is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing his arm. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 46-45 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Charles Edwards (PG), Roy Wright (SG), Thomas Kuhn (SF), Olushola Amezquita (PF), James Rumble (C) Eric Cole, Terry Ashby, Timothy Smith, Jessie Reach, Ralph Wolff | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Robert Berlin (SG), James Gibson (PF), Kareem Brewer (C) Terry Burman, Mark Harris, Jonathan Kennedy, James Brown | |
| 14:40 | Nicholls State | Allen Sharp swats the short shot by Charles Edwards | 46-45 |
| 14:39 | Nicholls State | The offensive rebound goes to Olushola Amezquita | 46-45 |
| 14:23 | Nicholls State | Thomas Kuhn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-45 |
| 14:02 | St. John's | Allen Sharp misses short on a floater from the left block | 46-45 |
| 14:01 | Nicholls State | Charles Edwards snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 13:43 | Nicholls State | Olushola Amezquita is whistled for a carry | 46-45 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Brown (SF) Allen Sharp | |
| 13:21 | St. John's | Thomas Kuhn is called for the reach on James Brown - foul #2 on Thomas Kuhn, team foul #3 | 46-45 |
| 13:06 | St. John's | Robert Berlin connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Robert Sweet | 46-48 |
| 12:59 | Nicholls State | Charles Edwards misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 12:57 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Brown | 46-48 |
| 12:41 | St. John's | Robert Berlin misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-48 |
| 12:39 | St. John's | James Gibson tips it in | 46-50 |
| 12:19 | Nicholls State | Thomas Kuhn misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-50 |
| 12:17 | St. John's | Robert Sweet snags the defensive board | 46-50 |
| 12:05 | St. John's | Robert Sweet is hacked by Charles Edwards - foul #2 on Charles Edwards, team foul #4 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Eric Cole (PG), Terry Ashby (SG), Timothy Smith (SF), Jessie Reach (PF), Ralph Wolff (C) Charles Edwards, Roy Wright, Thomas Kuhn, Olushola Amezquita, James Rumble | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Harris (PG), Terry Burman (SF), Jonathan Kennedy (PF) Robert Sweet, James Gibson, Kareem Brewer | |
| 12:00 | St. John's | Robert Berlin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 11:59 | St. John's | James Brown tips it back up and in | 46-52 |
| 11:40 | Nicholls State | Ralph Wolff scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-52 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Eric Cole (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Terry Ashby (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jessie Reach (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ralph Wolff (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Mark Harris (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Berlin (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. SF - Terry Burman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jonathan Kennedy (fresh) C - James Brown (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:24 | St. John's | Robert Berlin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-52 |
| 11:07 | Nicholls State | Ralph Wolff slams it home | 51-52 |
| 10:49 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 10:47 | Nicholls State | Jessie Reach pulls down the rebound | 51-52 |
| 10:30 | Nicholls State | Terry Ashby misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-52 |
| 10:29 | St. John's | Robert Berlin grabs the board | 51-52 |
| 10:11 | St. John's | Robert Berlin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 10:09 | Nicholls State | Eric Cole grabs the board | 51-52 |
| 09:53 | Nicholls State | Timothy Smith buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric Cole | 54-52 |
| 09:42 | St. John's | Robert Berlin comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 54-52 |
| 09:40 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy gets the offensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 09:29 | St. John's | Robert Berlin buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-55 |
| 09:01 | Nicholls State | Eric Cole knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Ralph Wolff | 57-55 |
| 08:42 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Ralph Wolff - foul #2 on Ralph Wolff, team foul #5 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Charles Edwards (PG), Roy Wright (SG), Thomas Kuhn (SF), Olushola Amezquita (PF), James Rumble (C) Eric Cole, Terry Ashby, Timothy Smith, Jessie Reach, Ralph Wolff | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Allen Sharp (SF), Kareem Brewer (C) Mark Harris, Terry Burman, James Brown | |
| 08:42 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 08:42 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy misses the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 08:42 | Nicholls State | James Rumble grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 08:28 | Nicholls State | James Rumble loses the dribble to Kareem Brewer | 57-55 |
| 08:10 | St. John's | Kareem Brewer misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 57-55 |
| 08:09 | Nicholls State | Roy Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 07:49 | Nicholls State | Charles Edwards connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Kuhn and he's hacked by Robert Sweet - foul #3 on Robert Sweet, team foul #4 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Gibson (PF) Jonathan Kennedy | |
| 07:49 | Nicholls State | Charles Edwards makes the free throw | 60-55 |
| 07:40 | St. John's | Robert Berlin drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 60-57 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Charles Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roy Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Kuhn (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Olushola Amezquita (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Rumble (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Berlin (tiring) 19 pts. 3 pf. SF - Allen Sharp (fresh) 14 pts. PF - James Gibson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Kareem Brewer (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Nicholls State | Charles Edwards scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-57 |
| 07:16 | St. John's | Robert Berlin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-57 |
| 07:15 | St. John's | Robert Sweet grabs the offensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 07:05 | St. John's | Thomas Kuhn picks off the pass by Allen Sharp | 63-57 |
| 06:36 | Nicholls State | Thomas Kuhn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-57 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Harris (SG), James Brown (C) Robert Berlin, Kareem Brewer | |
| 06:18 | St. John's | Charles Edwards steals the ball from James Brown | 63-57 |
| 06:06 | Nicholls State | Roy Wright is fouled on the floor by Mark Harris - foul #1 on Mark Harris, team foul #5 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Eric Cole (PG), Terry Ashby (SG), Jessie Reach (PF), Ralph Wolff (C) Charles Edwards, Roy Wright, Olushola Amezquita, James Rumble | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Burman (SG) Mark Harris | |
| 05:53 | Nicholls State | Thomas Kuhn can't finish the layup but the foul's on Allen Sharp - foul #3 on Allen Sharp, team foul #6 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Harris (SG) Robert Sweet | |
| 05:53 | Nicholls State | Thomas Kuhn makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 05:53 | Nicholls State | Thomas Kuhn makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 05:35 | St. John's | James Gibson knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Allen Sharp | 65-59 |
| 05:25 | Nicholls State | James Gibson picks off the pass by Jessie Reach | 65-59 |
| 05:19 | St. John's | James Gibson loses the dribble to Thomas Kuhn | 65-59 |
| 05:03 | Nicholls State | Jessie Reach scores on a jumper from close range set up by Eric Cole | 67-59 |
| 04:49 | St. John's | Mark Harris can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 67-59 |
| 04:47 | Nicholls State | Thomas Kuhn snags the defensive board | 67-59 |
| 04:35 | Nicholls State | Ralph Wolff loses the dribble to James Brown | 67-59 |
| 04:16 | St. John's | Allen Sharp clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 67-59 |
| 04:15 | Nicholls State | Terry Ashby pulls down the rebound | 67-59 |
| 04:15 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-59 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Charles Edwards (PG), Roy Wright (SG), Olushola Amezquita (PF), James Rumble (C) Eric Cole, Terry Ashby, Jessie Reach, Ralph Wolff | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Robert Berlin (SG), Jonathan Kennedy (PF), Kareem Brewer (C) Terry Burman, Mark Harris, James Gibson, James Brown | |
| 03:59 | Nicholls State | Roy Wright can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-59 |
| 03:57 | St. John's | Robert Berlin gets the rebound | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:52 | St. John's | Robert Sweet misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 67-59 |
| 03:50 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Charles Edwards | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:23 | Nicholls State | Roy Wright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-59 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Timothy Smith (SF) Thomas Kuhn | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Burman (SF) Allen Sharp | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Charles Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roy Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Olushola Amezquita (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Rumble (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Berlin (fresh) 19 pts. 3 pf. SF - Terry Burman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jonathan Kennedy (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kareem Brewer (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:11 | St. John's | Olushola Amezquita takes the ball from Robert Berlin | 67-59 |
| 02:44 | Nicholls State | Olushola Amezquita connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Timothy Smith | 69-59 |
| 02:44 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-59 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Thomas Kuhn (SF) Timothy Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Sharp (SF), James Gibson (PF), James Brown (C) Terry Burman, Jonathan Kennedy, Kareem Brewer | |
| 02:29 | St. John's | Allen Sharp clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on Thomas Kuhn - foul #3 on Thomas Kuhn, team foul #6 | 69-59 |
| 02:29 | St. John's | Allen Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 02:29 | St. John's | Allen Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 02:04 | Nicholls State | James Rumble is hacked by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #7 | 69-61 |
| 02:04 | Nicholls State | James Rumble makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 02:04 | Nicholls State | James Rumble makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 01:42 | St. John's | Roy Wright steals it from James Brown | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 01:41 | Nicholls State | Robert Sweet is called for the reach on Charles Edwards in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Sweet, team foul #8 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Terry Ashby (SG), Timothy Smith (SF), Ralph Wolff (PF), Eric Cole (C) Roy Wright, Thomas Kuhn, Olushola Amezquita, James Rumble | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Burman (PG), Mark Harris (SG), Jonathan Kennedy (PF), Kareem Brewer (C) Robert Sweet, Robert Berlin, James Gibson, James Brown | |
| 01:41 | Nicholls State | Charles Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 01:41 | Nicholls State | Charles Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 73-61 |
| 01:39 | St. John's | Terry Ashby picks off the pass by Terry Burman in the backcourt | 73-61 |
| 01:36 | Nicholls State | Ralph Wolff is hacked by Allen Sharp - foul #4 on Allen Sharp, team foul #9 | 73-61 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jessie Reach (C) Charles Edwards | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:36 | Nicholls State | Ralph Wolff makes the 1st free throw | 74-61 |
| 01:36 | Nicholls State | Ralph Wolff makes the 2nd free throw | 75-61 |
| 01:24 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy misses short on a shot from the left block | 75-61 |
| 01:22 | St. John's | Allen Sharp misses the tip | 75-61 |
| 01:20 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Timothy Smith | 75-61 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:56 | Nicholls State | Jessie Reach misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 75-61 |
| 00:54 | Nicholls State | Eric Cole gets the offensive rebound | 75-61 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:33 | Nicholls State | Eric Cole knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Terry Ashby | 77-61 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy banks in the layup on a great pass from Allen Sharp and he's hacked by Jessie Reach - foul #1 on Jessie Reach, team foul #7 | 77-63 |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy makes the free throw | 77-64 |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | Eric Cole runs out the clock | 77-64 |