| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Raymond Whaley (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Dustin Robertson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brent Zhu (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeremiah Leo (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Gannon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Robert Ricks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norman Kimbro (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Terrence Reynolds (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Faulkner (fresh) 4 reb. C - Bruce Ward (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Terrence Reynolds inbounds the ball | 40-38 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Sam Houston State | Jeremiah Leo takes the ball from Terrence Reynolds | 40-38 |
| 19:31 | Nicholls State | Raymond Whaley drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-38 |
| 19:17 | Sam Houston State | Terrence Reynolds buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 19:15 | Nicholls State | Brent Zhu is fouled in the backcourt by Terrence Reynolds - foul #1 on Terrence Reynolds, team foul #1 | 43-41 |
| 19:01 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Gannon blows the wide open layup | 43-41 |
| 19:00 | Nicholls State | Jeremiah Leo misses the tip | 43-41 |
| 18:59 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Gannon hits the follow up shot | 45-41 |
| 18:44 | Sam Houston State | Terrence Reynolds makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Robert Ricks | 45-43 |
| 18:33 | Nicholls State | Dustin Robertson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 18:31 | Nicholls State | Jeremiah Leo grabs the offensive board | 45-43 |
| 18:17 | Nicholls State | Jeremiah Leo hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Raymond Whaley and the foul's on Norman Kimbro - foul #1 on Norman Kimbro, team foul #2 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Donald Becerra (PG), Roger Huynh (SF), Daniel Mosquera (C) Raymond Whaley, Brent Zhu, Kenneth Gannon | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Miroslav Grabonski (PG), Edward Bosque (SG), Willis Robinson (SF), Jacques Dubose (PF), Daniel Burnham (C) Robert Ricks, Norman Kimbro, Terrence Reynolds, Steven Faulkner, Bruce Ward | |
| 18:17 | Nicholls State | Jeremiah Leo makes the free throw | 48-43 |
| 17:56 | Sam Houston State | Donald Becerra steals the ball from Edward Bosque | 48-43 |
| 17:52 | Nicholls State | Donald Becerra is hacked by Miroslav Grabonski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Miroslav Grabonski, team foul #3 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Mark Hartwig (PG), Ronald Barraza (PF) Dustin Robertson, Jeremiah Leo | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Norman Kimbro (SG) Miroslav Grabonski | |
| 17:47 | Nicholls State | Daniel Burnham is called for the reach on Daniel Mosquera - foul #2 on Daniel Burnham, team foul #4 | 48-43 |
| 17:31 | Nicholls State | Mark Hartwig misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Edward Bosque - foul #3 on Edward Bosque, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Brent Zhu (SF) Ronald Barraza | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Ricks (PG) Edward Bosque | |
| 17:31 | Nicholls State | Mark Hartwig makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 17:31 | Nicholls State | Mark Hartwig makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 17:11 | Sam Houston State | Robert Ricks misses the easy layup but the foul's on Daniel Mosquera - foul #1 on Daniel Mosquera, team foul #1 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ronald Barraza (SG) Mark Hartwig | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Miladen Zam (C) Daniel Burnham | |
| 17:11 | Sam Houston State | Robert Ricks misses the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 17:11 | Sam Houston State | Robert Ricks misses the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 17:11 | Nicholls State | Ronald Barraza grabs the board | 50-43 |
| 16:50 | Nicholls State | Roger Huynh can't throw it down | 50-43 |
| 16:48 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Miladen Zam | 50-43 |
| 16:20 | Sam Houston State | Robert Ricks knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Miladen Zam | 50-45 |
| 16:12 | Nicholls State | Ronald Barraza misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 16:11 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Jacques Dubose | 50-45 |
| 15:52 | Sam Houston State | The pull-up jumper by Miladen Zam is blocked by Roger Huynh | 50-45 |
| 15:50 | Sam Houston State | Jacques Dubose tips it home | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Donald Becerra (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Barraza (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Brent Zhu (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roger Huynh (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Daniel Mosquera (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Robert Ricks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Norman Kimbro (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Willis Robinson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jacques Dubose (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Miladen Zam (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Nicholls State | Willis Robinson is called for the reach on Ronald Barraza in the backcourt - foul #3 on Willis Robinson, team foul #6 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Raymond Whaley (PG), Dustin Robertson (SG), Mathew Stutzman (SF), Jeremiah Leo (PF), Kenneth Gannon (C) Donald Becerra, Ronald Barraza, Brent Zhu, Roger Huynh, Daniel Mosquera | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Miroslav Grabonski (PG), Edward Bosque (SG), Terrence Reynolds (SF), Steven Faulkner (PF), Daniel Burnham (C) Robert Ricks, Norman Kimbro, Willis Robinson, Jacques Dubose, Miladen Zam | |
| 15:26 | Nicholls State | Mathew Stutzman knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Raymond Whaley | 52-47 |
| 15:05 | Sam Houston State | Miroslav Grabonski misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 15:03 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Gannon pulls down the rebound | 52-47 |
| 14:34 | Nicholls State | Raymond Whaley is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 52-47 |
| 14:33 | Nicholls State | Jeremiah Leo misses the tip | 52-47 |
| 14:32 | Sam Houston State | Terrence Reynolds grabs the board | 52-47 |
| 14:12 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Whaley is called for the reach on Miroslav Grabonski - foul #3 on Raymond Whaley, team foul #2 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Donald Becerra (PG), Brent Zhu (SF), Ronald Barraza (PF), Roman Rawlins (C) Raymond Whaley, Mathew Stutzman, Jeremiah Leo, Kenneth Gannon | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Ricks (PG), Norman Kimbro (SG), Eric Knighten (PF), Bruce Ward (C) Miroslav Grabonski, Edward Bosque, Steven Faulkner, Daniel Burnham | |
| 14:07 | Sam Houston State | Norman Kimbro misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 14:06 | Nicholls State | Donald Becerra pulls down the rebound | 52-47 |
| 13:51 | Nicholls State | Donald Becerra clanks a 3 from the left corner | 52-47 |
| 13:50 | Nicholls State | Roman Rawlins pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 13:40 | Nicholls State | Brent Zhu clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Norman Kimbro - foul #2 on Norman Kimbro, team foul #7 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Mark Hartwig (PG), Roger Huynh (C) Dustin Robertson, Roman Rawlins | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Willis Robinson (SF) Terrence Reynolds | |
| 13:40 | Nicholls State | Brent Zhu misses the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 13:40 | Nicholls State | Brent Zhu misses the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 13:40 | Sam Houston State | Eric Knighten gets the rebound | 52-47 |
| 13:28 | Sam Houston State | Norman Kimbro hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 13:07 | Nicholls State | Mark Hartwig can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-50 |
| 13:06 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Bruce Ward | 52-50 |
| 12:48 | Sam Houston State | Willis Robinson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 12:46 | Sam Houston State | Eric Knighten tips it back up and in | 52-52 |
| 12:25 | Nicholls State | Roger Huynh drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Donald Becerra and the foul's on Norman Kimbro - foul #3 on Norman Kimbro, team foul #8 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Raymond Whaley (PG), Dustin Robertson (SG), Roman Rawlins (PF), Kenneth Gannon (C) Mark Hartwig, Donald Becerra, Brent Zhu, Ronald Barraza | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Miroslav Grabonski (PG), Edward Bosque (SG), Jacques Dubose (SF), Steven Faulkner (PF), Miladen Zam (C) Robert Ricks, Norman Kimbro, Willis Robinson, Eric Knighten, Bruce Ward | |
| 12:25 | Nicholls State | Roger Huynh misses the free throw | 54-52 |
| 12:25 | Nicholls State | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Gannon | 54-52 |
| 12:07 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Gannon hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Raymond Whaley | 56-52 |
| 11:51 | Sam Houston State | Miroslav Grabonski makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Edward Bosque | 56-54 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Raymond Whaley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dustin Robertson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Huynh (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Roman Rawlins (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Gannon (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Miroslav Grabonski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Bosque (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jacques Dubose (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Faulkner (fresh) 4 reb. C - Miladen Zam (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Nicholls State | Raymond Whaley makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dustin Robertson | 58-54 |
| 11:23 | Sam Houston State | Miladen Zam can't finish the layup | 58-54 |
| 11:21 | Sam Houston State | Edward Bosque tips it in | 58-56 |
| 11:12 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Gannon connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Raymond Whaley | 60-56 |
| 10:50 | Sam Houston State | Miladen Zam's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-56 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Donald Becerra (PG), Brent Zhu (SF), Jeremiah Leo (PF), Daniel Mosquera (C) Raymond Whaley, Roger Huynh, Roman Rawlins, Kenneth Gannon | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Ricks (PG), Willis Robinson (SG), Terrence Reynolds (SF), Daniel Burnham (C) Miroslav Grabonski, Edward Bosque, Jacques Dubose, Miladen Zam | |
| 10:39 | Nicholls State | Jeremiah Leo hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Steven Faulkner - foul #3 on Steven Faulkner, team foul #9 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Eric Knighten (PF) Steven Faulkner | |
| 10:39 | Nicholls State | Jeremiah Leo makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 10:39 | Nicholls State | Jeremiah Leo misses the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 10:39 | Sam Houston State | Eric Knighten snags the defensive board | 61-56 |
| 10:29 | Sam Houston State | Robert Ricks comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 61-56 |
| 10:27 | Sam Houston State | Terrence Reynolds hits the follow up shot | 61-58 |
| 10:23 | Nicholls State | Terrence Reynolds picks off the pass by Jeremiah Leo in the backcourt | 61-58 |
| 10:21 | Sam Houston State | Willis Robinson hits the finger roll set up by Terrence Reynolds | 61-60 |
| 10:16 | Nicholls State | Willis Robinson picks off the pass by Donald Becerra in the backcourt | 61-60 |
| 10:09 | Sam Houston State | Robert Ricks is hacked by Donald Becerra - foul #1 on Donald Becerra, team foul #3 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ronald Barraza (SG) Dustin Robertson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Norman Kimbro (SG) Robert Ricks | |
| 09:56 | Sam Houston State | Norman Kimbro misses the lay-in but the foul's on Ronald Barraza - foul #1 on Ronald Barraza, team foul #4 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Raymond Whaley (PG) Ronald Barraza | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 09:56 | Sam Houston State | Norman Kimbro makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 09:56 | Sam Houston State | Norman Kimbro misses the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 09:56 | Nicholls State | Donald Becerra snags the defensive board | 61-61 |
| 09:40 | Nicholls State | Jeremiah Leo scores on a floater from close range | 63-61 |
| 09:25 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Mosquera steals it from Eric Knighten | 63-61 |
| 09:09 | Nicholls State | Daniel Mosquera is open but misses the lay-in | 63-61 |
| 09:08 | Sam Houston State | Willis Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 08:52 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Burnham comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Jeremiah Leo - foul #1 on Jeremiah Leo, team foul #5 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Mark Hartwig (PG), Dustin Robertson (SG), Ronald Barraza (SF), Roman Rawlins (PF), Kenneth Gannon (C) Raymond Whaley, Donald Becerra, Brent Zhu, Jeremiah Leo, Daniel Mosquera | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Ricks (PG), Miroslav Grabonski (SG), Jacques Dubose (SF), Bruce Ward (C) Willis Robinson, Norman Kimbro, Terrence Reynolds, Eric Knighten | |
| 08:52 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Burnham misses the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 08:52 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Burnham makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 08:39 | Nicholls State | Dustin Robertson buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 65-62 |
| 08:27 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Barraza steals it from Daniel Burnham | 65-62 |
| 08:15 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Gannon comes up short on the runner in the paint | 65-62 |
| 08:14 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Burnham gets the rebound | 65-62 |
| 08:00 | Sam Houston State | Robert Ricks buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Miroslav Grabonski and he's hacked by Mark Hartwig - foul #3 on Mark Hartwig, team foul #6 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Roger Huynh (SF) Roman Rawlins | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Norman Kimbro (SG), Edward Bosque (SF), Steven Faulkner (PF) Miroslav Grabonski, Jacques Dubose, Daniel Burnham | |
| 08:00 | Sam Houston State | Robert Ricks makes the free throw | 65-65 |
| 07:33 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Gannon is fouled on the floor by Bruce Ward - foul #1 on Bruce Ward, team foul #10 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Raymond Whaley (PG) Mark Hartwig | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Terrence Reynolds (SF), Miladen Zam (C) Norman Kimbro, Bruce Ward | |
| 07:33 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Gannon misses the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 07:33 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Gannon makes the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Raymond Whaley (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dustin Robertson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Huynh (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ronald Barraza (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Gannon (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Robert Ricks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Bosque (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Terrence Reynolds (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steven Faulkner (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Miladen Zam (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:15 | Sam Houston State | Edward Bosque is fouled on the floor by Raymond Whaley - foul #4 on Raymond Whaley, team foul #7 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Donald Becerra (SG), Brent Zhu (SF), Jeremiah Leo (PF) Dustin Robertson, Ronald Barraza, Kenneth Gannon | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 07:15 | Sam Houston State | Edward Bosque makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 07:15 | Sam Houston State | Edward Bosque makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 06:53 | Nicholls State | Jeremiah Leo is open but comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 66-67 |
| 06:52 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Edward Bosque | 66-67 |
| 06:47 | Sam Houston State | Terrence Reynolds misses the lay-in | 66-67 |
| 06:46 | Nicholls State | Brent Zhu pulls down the rebound | 66-67 |
| 06:33 | Nicholls State | Donald Becerra hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 66-67 |
| 06:31 | Sam Houston State | Miladen Zam grabs the board | 66-67 |
| 06:12 | Sam Houston State | Edward Bosque is hacked by Jeremiah Leo - foul #2 on Jeremiah Leo, team foul #8 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Mark Hartwig (PG), Dustin Robertson (SG), Roman Rawlins (PF), Daniel Mosquera (C) Raymond Whaley, Donald Becerra, Jeremiah Leo, Roger Huynh | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Norman Kimbro (SG), Willis Robinson (SF), Jacques Dubose (PF), Bruce Ward (C) Robert Ricks, Terrence Reynolds, Steven Faulkner, Miladen Zam | |
| 06:12 | Sam Houston State | Edward Bosque misses the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 06:12 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Ward grabs the offensive board | 66-67 |
| 06:02 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Ward's pass is intercepted by Brent Zhu | 66-67 |
| 05:54 | Nicholls State | Dustin Robertson is open and buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Daniel Mosquera | 68-67 |
| 05:32 | Sam Houston State | Norman Kimbro clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-67 |
| 05:30 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Willis Robinson | 68-67 |
| 05:10 | Sam Houston State | Jacques Dubose connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-70 |
| 04:53 | Nicholls State | Roman Rawlins misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-70 |
| 04:51 | Nicholls State | Dustin Robertson snags the offensive board | 68-70 |
| 04:33 | Nicholls State | Brent Zhu banks in the layup on a great pass from Dustin Robertson | 70-70 |
| 04:18 | Sam Houston State | Jacques Dubose hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Norman Kimbro and the foul's on Daniel Mosquera - foul #2 on Daniel Mosquera, team foul #9 | 70-72 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Raymond Whaley (PG), Donald Becerra (SG), Roger Huynh (SF), Jeremiah Leo (PF), Kenneth Gannon (C) Mark Hartwig, Dustin Robertson, Brent Zhu, Roman Rawlins, Daniel Mosquera | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Ricks (PG), Miroslav Grabonski (SG), Terrence Reynolds (SF), Steven Faulkner (PF) Edward Bosque, Norman Kimbro, Willis Robinson, Bruce Ward | |
| 04:18 | Sam Houston State | Jacques Dubose misses the free throw | 70-72 |
| 04:18 | Nicholls State | Jeremiah Leo pulls down the rebound | 70-72 |
| 03:55 | Nicholls State | Raymond Whaley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-72 |
| 03:54 | Sam Houston State | Terrence Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 70-72 |
| 03:36 | Sam Houston State | Robert Ricks scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Miroslav Grabonski | 70-75 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Raymond Whaley (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Donald Becerra (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roger Huynh (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jeremiah Leo (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Kenneth Gannon (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Robert Ricks (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Miroslav Grabonski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Terrence Reynolds (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steven Faulkner (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jacques Dubose (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Nicholls State | Terrence Reynolds steps in front of the Roger Huynh pass | 70-75 |
| 03:17 | Sam Houston State | Terrence Reynolds lays it up and in | 70-77 |
| 03:15 | Nicholls State | Raymond Whaley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-77 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Dustin Robertson (SG), Mathew Stutzman (SF), Ronald Barraza (PF) Donald Becerra, Roger Huynh, Jeremiah Leo | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Norman Kimbro (SG), Eric Knighten (PF), Daniel Burnham (C) Robert Ricks, Steven Faulkner, Jacques Dubose | |
| 03:04 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Burnham can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 70-77 |
| 03:03 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Burnham hits the follow up shot | 70-79 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:01 | Nicholls State | Dustin Robertson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 70-79 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Donald Becerra (PG) Raymond Whaley | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Ricks (PG) Miroslav Grabonski | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:41 | Sam Houston State | Terrence Reynolds can't throw it down | 70-79 |
| 02:40 | Nicholls State | Ronald Barraza gets the rebound | 70-79 |
| 02:40 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-79 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Raymond Whaley (PG), Brent Zhu (SF), Jeremiah Leo (PF) Donald Becerra, Mathew Stutzman, Ronald Barraza | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Steven Faulkner (PF) Eric Knighten | |
| 02:36 | Nicholls State | Raymond Whaley's pass is intercepted by Robert Ricks in the backcourt | 70-79 |
| 02:31 | Sam Houston State | Brent Zhu steps in front of the Robert Ricks pass | 70-79 |
| 02:27 | Nicholls State | Dustin Robertson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Brent Zhu | 72-79 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:08 | Sam Houston State | Terrence Reynolds is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Gannon - foul #1 on Kenneth Gannon, team foul #10 | 72-79 |
| 02:08 | Sam Houston State | Terrence Reynolds misses the 1st free throw | 72-79 |
| 02:08 | Sam Houston State | Terrence Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 72-80 |
| 02:05 | Nicholls State | Brent Zhu throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-80 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Willis Robinson (SF) Terrence Reynolds | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:00 | Sam Houston State | Steven Faulkner misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-80 |
| 01:58 | Nicholls State | Dustin Robertson pulls down the rebound | 72-80 |
| 01:56 | Nicholls State | Steven Faulkner is called for the reach on Brent Zhu in the backcourt - foul #4 on Steven Faulkner, team foul #11 | 72-80 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Terrence Reynolds (SF), Bruce Ward (C) Willis Robinson, Daniel Burnham | |
| 01:56 | Nicholls State | Brent Zhu makes the 1st free throw | 73-80 |
| 01:56 | Nicholls State | Brent Zhu makes the 2nd free throw | 74-80 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:38 | Sam Houston State | Steven Faulkner hits a driving attempt from the left block and he's hacked by Kenneth Gannon - foul #2 on Kenneth Gannon, team foul #11 | 74-82 |
| 01:38 | Sam Houston State | Steven Faulkner misses the free throw | 74-82 |
| 01:38 | Nicholls State | Jeremiah Leo gets the rebound | 74-82 |
| 01:30 | Nicholls State | Steven Faulkner steals it from Brent Zhu | 74-82 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:11 | Sam Houston State | Steven Faulkner hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Ricks | 74-84 |
| 00:46 | Nicholls State | Jeremiah Leo makes the wide open driving attempt in the lane set up by Brent Zhu | 76-84 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Sam Houston State | Robert Ricks is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Whaley - foul #5 on Raymond Whaley, team foul #12 | 76-84 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Donald Becerra (PG) Raymond Whaley | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Edward Bosque (SF) Terrence Reynolds | |
| 00:45 | Sam Houston State | Robert Ricks makes the 1st free throw | 76-85 |
| 00:45 | Sam Houston State | Robert Ricks makes the 2nd free throw | 76-86 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Nicholls State | Jeremiah Leo's fadeaway is rejected by Bruce Ward | 76-86 |
| 00:38 | Nicholls State | Donald Becerra grabs the offensive rebound | 76-86 |
| 00:35 | Nicholls State | Jeremiah Leo comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 76-86 |
| 00:33 | Sam Houston State | Robert Ricks grabs the defensive rebound | 76-86 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Sam Houston State | Steven Faulkner hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 76-86 |
| 00:10 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Jeremiah Leo | 76-86 |
| 00:06 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Gannon hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 76-86 |
| 00:04 | Nicholls State | Jeremiah Leo grabs the offensive board | 76-86 |
| 00:01 | Nicholls State | Dustin Robertson is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 76-86 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Ward grabs the board | 76-86 |