| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (fresh) SG - Emmitt Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Walton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dan Saunders (fresh) 8 pts. C - James Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Robert Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Waldron (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clinton Thomas (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christian Brand (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Hunt (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | Clinton Thomas inbounds the ball | 28-25 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Nicholls State | James Waldron makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Wilson | 28-27 |
| 19:20 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-27 |
| 19:00 | Nicholls State | Clinton Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-27 |
| 18:58 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders gets the rebound | 30-27 |
| 18:29 | Sam Houston State | Emmitt Parker misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-27 |
| 18:27 | Nicholls State | Clinton Thomas snags the defensive board | 30-27 |
| 18:12 | Nicholls State | Terry Hunt misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-27 |
| 18:11 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy grabs the board | 30-27 |
| 18:07 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy hits a jumper in the lane | 32-27 |
| 17:46 | Nicholls State | Christian Brand misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-27 |
| 17:45 | Sam Houston State | James Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 17:18 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders buries a jump hook from the right block set up by Emmitt Parker | 34-27 |
| 16:58 | Nicholls State | Terry Hunt hits a shot in the lane and he's hacked by John Murphy - foul #2 on John Murphy, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ben Nelson (PG), Mark Eder (SG), Jason Mayo (PF) John Murphy, Emmitt Parker, Dan Saunders | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 16:58 | Nicholls State | Terry Hunt misses the free throw | 34-29 |
| 16:58 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Jason Mayo | 34-29 |
| 16:36 | Sam Houston State | Robert Walton hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Ben Nelson | 36-29 |
| 16:26 | Nicholls State | Clinton Thomas double dribbles | 36-29 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kelly Wilkerson (SG), Kenneth Cardwell (SF), Jason Taylor (PF), Tony Weston (C) James Waldron, Clinton Thomas, Christian Brand, Terry Hunt | |
| 16:03 | Sam Houston State | Jason Mayo misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jason Taylor - foul #1 on Jason Taylor, team foul #1 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Clifford Frazier (SF), Dan Saunders (C) Robert Walton, James Miller | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 16:03 | Sam Houston State | Jason Mayo misses the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 16:03 | Sam Houston State | Jason Mayo makes the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 15:43 | Nicholls State | Kelly Wilkerson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-29 |
| 15:41 | Nicholls State | Jason Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-29 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Ben Nelson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mark Eder (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clifford Frazier (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jason Mayo (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Dan Saunders (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Robert Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kelly Wilkerson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Cardwell (fresh) PF - Jason Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Tony Weston (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Nicholls State | Dan Saunders steals the ball from Kelly Wilkerson | 37-29 |
| 15:05 | Sam Houston State | Kelly Wilkerson is called for the reach on Mark Eder - foul #1 on Kelly Wilkerson, team foul #2 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Predmore (PG), Emmitt Parker (SG), Robert Walton (SF), Fred Oglesby (C) Ben Nelson, Mark Eder, Clifford Frazier, Dan Saunders | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | James Waldron (SG), Clinton Thomas (SF), Christian Brand (PF) Robert Wilson, Kelly Wilkerson, Jason Taylor | |
| 14:51 | Sam Houston State | Robert Walton double dribbles | 37-29 |
| 14:29 | Nicholls State | Christian Brand blows the layup but he's fouled by Jason Mayo - foul #1 on Jason Mayo, team foul #2 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Terry Hunt (C) Tony Weston | |
| 14:29 | Nicholls State | Christian Brand misses the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 14:29 | Nicholls State | Christian Brand makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 14:04 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Emmitt Parker and he's fouled by Clinton Thomas - foul #3 on Clinton Thomas, team foul #3 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), Mark Eder (SG) Michael Predmore, Emmitt Parker | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Wilson (PG) Kenneth Cardwell | |
| 14:04 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby makes the free throw | 40-30 |
| 13:42 | Nicholls State | Clinton Thomas misses the shot in the lane | 40-30 |
| 13:40 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby grabs the defensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 13:35 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy blows the layup | 40-30 |
| 13:34 | Nicholls State | James Waldron snags the defensive board | 40-30 |
| 13:21 | Nicholls State | James Waldron misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 40-30 |
| 13:19 | Nicholls State | Terry Hunt gets the offensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 13:08 | Nicholls State | Christian Brand clanks a turnaround in the paint | 40-30 |
| 13:07 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby snags the defensive board | 40-30 |
| 12:44 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy hits a fadeaway from the left side | 42-30 |
| 12:20 | Nicholls State | James Waldron knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Wilson | 42-32 |
| 11:55 | Sam Houston State | The short jumper by Robert Walton is denied by Terry Hunt | 42-32 |
| 11:53 | Nicholls State | James Waldron grabs the defensive rebound | 42-32 |
| 11:36 | Nicholls State | Clinton Thomas drills a shot in the paint set up by Robert Wilson and he's hacked by Robert Walton - foul #3 on Robert Walton, team foul #3 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ben Nelson (PG), Emmitt Parker (SG), Clifford Frazier (SF), Dan Saunders (PF) John Murphy, Mark Eder, Robert Walton, Jason Mayo | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Cardwell (PG), Kelly Wilkerson (SG), Jason Taylor (PF), Tony Weston (C) Robert Wilson, James Waldron, Christian Brand, Terry Hunt | |
| 11:36 | Nicholls State | Clinton Thomas makes the free throw | 42-35 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Ben Nelson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Emmitt Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Clifford Frazier (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dan Saunders (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Fred Oglesby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Kenneth Cardwell (fresh) SG - Kelly Wilkerson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clinton Thomas (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jason Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Tony Weston (fresh) | |
| 11:08 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 42-35 |
| 11:06 | Sam Houston State | Emmitt Parker snags the offensive board | 42-35 |
| 10:37 | Sam Houston State | Jason Taylor denies the turnaround by Dan Saunders | 42-35 |
| 10:36 | Nicholls State | Tony Weston grabs the board | 42-35 |
| 10:18 | Nicholls State | Clifford Frazier picks off the pass by Clinton Thomas | 42-35 |
| 10:16 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Cardwell is called for the reach on Ben Nelson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Cardwell, team foul #4 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Predmore (PG), Robert Walton (SF), James Miller (C) Ben Nelson, Clifford Frazier, Fred Oglesby | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Wilson (PG), Christian Brand (PF) Kelly Wilkerson, Clinton Thomas | |
| 09:59 | Sam Houston State | Robert Walton misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jason Taylor - foul #2 on Jason Taylor, team foul #5 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | James Waldron (SG) Jason Taylor | |
| 09:59 | Sam Houston State | Robert Walton makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 09:59 | Sam Houston State | Robert Walton makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 09:44 | Nicholls State | James Waldron knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Wilson | 44-38 |
| 09:40 | Sam Houston State | Emmitt Parker misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-38 |
| 09:38 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Cardwell grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 09:15 | Nicholls State | Christian Brand lays it in | 44-40 |
| 08:57 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 08:56 | Nicholls State | Tony Weston grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 08:33 | Nicholls State | Tony Weston knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-43 |
| 08:13 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders is called for traveling | 44-43 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), James Carino (SG), Clifford Frazier (SF), Jason Mayo (PF), Fred Oglesby (C) Michael Predmore, Emmitt Parker, Robert Walton, Dan Saunders, James Miller | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Clinton Thomas (SF), Terry Hunt (C) Kenneth Cardwell, Tony Weston | |
| 08:00 | Nicholls State | Terry Hunt drills a shot from the left block set up by Clinton Thomas | 44-45 |
| 07:38 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by James Carino | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Carino (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Clifford Frazier (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jason Mayo (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Oglesby (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Robert Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Waldron (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clinton Thomas (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Christian Brand (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:20 | Nicholls State | James Waldron comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 07:19 | Nicholls State | Terry Hunt tips it home | 46-47 |
| 07:01 | Sam Houston State | James Carino loses the dribble to Robert Wilson | 46-47 |
| 06:57 | Nicholls State | Robert Wilson blows the layup | 46-47 |
| 06:56 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Jason Mayo | 46-47 |
| 06:35 | Sam Houston State | Clifford Frazier hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Clinton Thomas - foul #4 on Clinton Thomas, team foul #6 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ben Nelson (PG), Emmitt Parker (SG), Dan Saunders (PF), James Miller (C) John Murphy, James Carino, Jason Mayo, Fred Oglesby | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Cardwell (PG), Kelly Wilkerson (SG), Jason Taylor (PF) Robert Wilson, James Waldron, Christian Brand | |
| 06:35 | Sam Houston State | Clifford Frazier misses the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 06:35 | Sam Houston State | Clifford Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 06:26 | Nicholls State | Terry Hunt misses the lay-in | 47-47 |
| 06:24 | Sam Houston State | James Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 06:04 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Cardwell | 47-47 |
| 06:03 | Nicholls State | Terry Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 05:44 | Nicholls State | Terry Hunt dunks the ball on a great pass from Kelly Wilkerson | 47-49 |
| 05:22 | Sam Houston State | Emmitt Parker clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-49 |
| 05:20 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders grabs the offensive board | 47-49 |
| 05:06 | Sam Houston State | James Miller hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but the foul's on Terry Hunt - foul #2 on Terry Hunt, team foul #7 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), Mark Eder (SG), Robert Walton (SF), Jason Mayo (PF) Ben Nelson, Emmitt Parker, Clifford Frazier, Dan Saunders | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Wilson (PG), James Waldron (SG), Christian Brand (PF), Tony Weston (C) Kelly Wilkerson, Clinton Thomas, Jason Taylor, Terry Hunt | |
| 05:06 | Sam Houston State | James Miller makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 05:06 | Sam Houston State | James Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 04:53 | Nicholls State | Christian Brand hits a driving attempt from the right block and he's fouled by Jason Mayo - foul #2 on Jason Mayo, team foul #4 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Emmitt Parker (SG), Fred Oglesby (C) Mark Eder, James Miller | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 04:53 | Nicholls State | Christian Brand misses the free throw | 49-51 |
| 04:53 | Sam Houston State | Jason Mayo grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 04:28 | Sam Houston State | Christian Brand swats the dunk try by Fred Oglesby | 49-51 |
| 04:27 | Sam Houston State | Robert Walton pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 04:03 | Sam Houston State | Robert Walton hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Emmitt Parker | 51-51 |
| 03:45 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Cardwell connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Waldron | 51-53 |
| 03:22 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby's floater is tipped away by Tony Weston | 51-53 |
| 03:21 | Nicholls State | Tony Weston grabs the board | 51-53 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Emmitt Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robert Walton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jason Mayo (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Fred Oglesby (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Robert Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Waldron (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Cardwell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christian Brand (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Tony Weston (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Cardwell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-53 |
| 02:57 | Sam Houston State | Jason Mayo gets the rebound | 51-53 |
| 02:32 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Murphy | 53-53 |
| 02:32 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-53 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ben Nelson (PG), Mark Eder (SG), Dan Saunders (PF), James Miller (C) John Murphy, Emmitt Parker, Jason Mayo, Fred Oglesby | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Clinton Thomas (SF), Terry Hunt (C) Kenneth Cardwell, Tony Weston | |
| 02:11 | Nicholls State | Christian Brand misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 02:10 | Nicholls State | Christian Brand tips it back up and in | 53-55 |
| 01:47 | Sam Houston State | James Miller drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Dan Saunders | 55-55 |
| 01:24 | Nicholls State | Terry Hunt scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Christian Brand | 55-57 |
| 01:05 | Sam Houston State | Ben Nelson hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dan Saunders | 57-57 |
| 00:58 | Nicholls State | James Waldron connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Christian Brand | 57-59 |
| 00:44 | Sam Houston State | James Miller's fadeaway is rejected by Christian Brand | 57-59 |
| 00:43 | Sam Houston State | James Miller gets the offensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 00:15 | Sam Houston State | Mark Eder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-59 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), Emmitt Parker (SG), Fred Oglesby (C) Ben Nelson, Mark Eder, James Miller | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Nicholls State | John Murphy is called for the reach on Christian Brand in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Murphy, team foul #5 | 57-59 |
| 00:12 | Nicholls State | Clinton Thomas is hacked by Fred Oglesby - foul #4 on Fred Oglesby, team foul #6 | 57-59 |
| 00:11 | Nicholls State | Fred Oglesby is called for the reach on Christian Brand - foul #5 on Fred Oglesby, team foul #7 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Miller (C) Fred Oglesby | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 00:11 | Nicholls State | Christian Brand makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 00:11 | Nicholls State | Christian Brand makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Sam Houston State | The refs have stopped play. Dan Saunders is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing his arm. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 57-61 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jason Mayo (PF) Dan Saunders | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Emmitt Parker buries a 3 from the left wing | 60-61 |