| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Richard Conant (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ed Harris (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Zachary Thoman (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Curtis Carpenter (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Corey Gillespie (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Tovar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Goehring (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Lyle Rohe (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | Ed Harris inbounds the ball | 29-32 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Nicholls State | Joseph Boyd slams it home on a great pass from Richard Conant | 31-32 |
| 19:44 | James Madison | Lyle Rohe comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-32 |
| 19:42 | Nicholls State | Michael Smith grabs the board | 31-32 |
| 19:37 | Nicholls State | Ed Harris clanks a 3 from the left corner | 31-32 |
| 19:36 | James Madison | Michael Goehring grabs the board | 31-32 |
| 19:30 | James Madison | Lyle Rohe can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 19:29 | James Madison | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Tovar | 31-32 |
| 19:23 | James Madison | Matthew Tovar is whistled for a carry | 31-32 |
| 19:01 | Nicholls State | Zachary Thoman misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 31-32 |
| 19:00 | James Madison | Lyle Rohe pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 18:55 | James Madison | Corey Gillespie buries a 3 from straight away set up by Michael Goehring | 31-35 |
| 18:36 | Nicholls State | Michael Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-35 |
| 18:35 | Nicholls State | Zachary Thoman tips it home | 33-35 |
| 18:15 | James Madison | Curtis Carpenter misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-35 |
| 18:14 | Nicholls State | Ed Harris grabs the board | 33-35 |
| 18:01 | Nicholls State | Zachary Thoman drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Joseph Boyd | 35-35 |
| 17:56 | James Madison | Matthew Tovar misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-35 |
| 17:54 | James Madison | Lyle Rohe tips it in | 35-37 |
| 17:37 | Nicholls State | Ed Harris misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-37 |
| 17:35 | Nicholls State | Joseph Boyd can't tip it in | 35-37 |
| 17:34 | James Madison | Corey Gillespie snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 17:30 | James Madison | Richard Conant steals it from Matthew Tovar | 35-37 |
| 17:08 | Nicholls State | Joseph Boyd misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-37 |
| 17:07 | Nicholls State | Ed Harris can't tip it in | 35-37 |
| 17:06 | James Madison | Lyle Rohe grabs the board | 35-37 |
| 17:00 | James Madison | Matthew Tovar misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 16:59 | James Madison | Corey Gillespie snags the offensive board | 35-37 |
| 16:50 | James Madison | Matthew Tovar drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Corey Gillespie | 35-40 |
| 16:25 | Nicholls State | Richard Conant misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-40 |
| 16:23 | James Madison | Matthew Tovar snags the defensive board | 35-40 |
| 16:19 | James Madison | Lyle Rohe clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 16:18 | Nicholls State | Michael Smith gets the rebound | 35-40 |
| 16:06 | Nicholls State | Joseph Boyd misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 16:05 | Nicholls State | Michael Smith gets the offensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 15:56 | Nicholls State | Lyle Rohe swats the shot by Zachary Thoman | 35-40 |
| 15:55 | James Madison | Michael Goehring pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Richard Conant (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Boyd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ed Harris (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Michael Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Zachary Thoman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Curtis Carpenter (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Corey Gillespie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Tovar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Goehring (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Lyle Rohe (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:50 | James Madison | Curtis Carpenter knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Corey Gillespie | 35-42 |
| 15:43 | Nicholls State | Corey Gillespie takes the ball from Zachary Thoman | 35-42 |
| 15:40 | James Madison | Matthew Tovar banks in the layup on a great pass from Corey Gillespie | 35-44 |
| 15:30 | Nicholls State | Joseph Boyd scores on a floater from the free throw line | 37-44 |
| 15:09 | James Madison | Corey Gillespie scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-47 |
| 14:51 | Nicholls State | Ed Harris misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-47 |
| 14:50 | James Madison | Corey Gillespie gets the rebound | 37-47 |
| 14:45 | James Madison | Lyle Rohe misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Zachary Thoman - foul #1 on Zachary Thoman, team foul #1 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joshua Baker (PG), Dennis Henderson (SG), Larry Bivens (SF), Leon Jones (PF), Ian Lade (C) Richard Conant, Joseph Boyd, Ed Harris, Michael Smith, Zachary Thoman | |
| Subs | James Madison | David Minarik (PG), Raymond McCaskey (SG), Alex Meyer (SF), Jeff Marquis (C) Curtis Carpenter, Corey Gillespie, Matthew Tovar, Michael Goehring | |
| 14:45 | James Madison | Lyle Rohe makes the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 14:45 | James Madison | Lyle Rohe makes the 2nd free throw | 37-49 |
| 14:24 | Nicholls State | Jeff Marquis takes the ball from Larry Bivens | 37-49 |
| 14:04 | James Madison | Raymond McCaskey misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-49 |
| 14:02 | Nicholls State | Larry Bivens gets the rebound | 37-49 |
| 13:43 | Nicholls State | Leon Jones scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Dennis Henderson | 39-49 |
| 13:37 | James Madison | Jeff Marquis is hacked by Ian Lade - foul #2 on Ian Lade, team foul #2 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Richard Conant (PG) Dennis Henderson | |
| Subs | James Madison | John Terrell (PF) Lyle Rohe | |
| 13:23 | James Madison | Alex Meyer drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Raymond McCaskey | 39-52 |
| 13:05 | Nicholls State | Richard Conant connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Larry Bivens | 41-52 |
| 13:00 | James Madison | David Minarik hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-52 |
| 12:58 | Nicholls State | Larry Bivens pulls down the rebound | 41-52 |
| 12:47 | Nicholls State | Ian Lade's pass is intercepted by Raymond McCaskey | 41-52 |
| 12:42 | James Madison | Raymond McCaskey lays it up and in | 41-54 |
| 12:22 | Nicholls State | Joshua Baker knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Conant | 44-54 |
| 12:15 | James Madison | Larry Bivens is called for the reach on Alex Meyer - foul #2 on Larry Bivens, team foul #3 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Dennis Henderson (SG), Ed Harris (SF), Zachary Thoman (C) Joshua Baker, Larry Bivens, Ian Lade | |
| Subs | James Madison | Curtis Carpenter (PG), Corey Gillespie (SG), Matthew Tovar (SF), Daniel Fluharty (C) David Minarik, Raymond McCaskey, Alex Meyer, Jeff Marquis | |
| 12:01 | James Madison | John Terrell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-54 |
| 11:59 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Zachary Thoman | 44-54 |
| 11:40 | Nicholls State | Zachary Thoman misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Daniel Fluharty - foul #1 on Daniel Fluharty, team foul #1 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Perry Wetherby (SG) Richard Conant | |
| Subs | James Madison | Michael Goehring (PF) Daniel Fluharty | |
| 11:40 | Nicholls State | Zachary Thoman makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 11:40 | Nicholls State | Zachary Thoman makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Dennis Henderson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Perry Wetherby (fresh) SF - Ed Harris (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Leon Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Zachary Thoman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Curtis Carpenter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Corey Gillespie (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Matthew Tovar (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Goehring (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - John Terrell (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:22 | James Madison | Corey Gillespie comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-54 |
| 11:20 | Nicholls State | Zachary Thoman pulls down the rebound | 46-54 |
| 11:09 | Nicholls State | Perry Wetherby can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 46-54 |
| 11:07 | Nicholls State | Zachary Thoman snags the offensive board | 46-54 |
| 10:45 | Nicholls State | Perry Wetherby knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 48-54 |
| 10:41 | James Madison | John Terrell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-54 |
| 10:39 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Dennis Henderson | 48-54 |
| 10:20 | Nicholls State | Leon Jones scores on a runner near the basket set up by Ed Harris and the foul's on Michael Goehring - foul #2 on Michael Goehring, team foul #2 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Richard Conant (PG), Joseph Boyd (SG), Joshua Baker (SF), Ian Lade (C) Dennis Henderson, Perry Wetherby, Ed Harris, Zachary Thoman | |
| Subs | James Madison | David Minarik (PG), Raymond McCaskey (SG), Alex Meyer (SF), Daniel Fluharty (PF), Jeff Marquis (C) Curtis Carpenter, Corey Gillespie, Matthew Tovar, Michael Goehring, John Terrell | |
| 10:20 | Nicholls State | Leon Jones misses the free throw | 50-54 |
| 10:20 | James Madison | Raymond McCaskey grabs the defensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 10:06 | James Madison | Alex Meyer hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 50-54 |
| 10:04 | Nicholls State | Leon Jones grabs the board | 50-54 |
| 09:59 | Nicholls State | Joseph Boyd misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-54 |
| 09:57 | Nicholls State | Ian Lade tips it in | 52-54 |
| 09:38 | James Madison | Raymond McCaskey is hacked by Joseph Boyd - foul #1 on Joseph Boyd, team foul #4 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Larry Bivens (C) Leon Jones | |
| Subs | James Madison | Lyle Rohe (PF) Daniel Fluharty | |
| 09:25 | James Madison | Raymond McCaskey clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 09:24 | Nicholls State | Larry Bivens grabs the board | 52-54 |
| 09:18 | Nicholls State | Raymond McCaskey takes the ball from Ian Lade | 52-54 |
| 09:01 | James Madison | Alex Meyer loses the dribble to Larry Bivens | 52-54 |
| 08:40 | Nicholls State | Richard Conant's floater is tipped away by Lyle Rohe | 52-54 |
| 08:39 | James Madison | Jeff Marquis grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 08:35 | James Madison | David Minarik clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-54 |
| 08:34 | Nicholls State | Larry Bivens pulls down the rebound | 52-54 |
| 08:21 | Nicholls State | David Minarik picks off the pass by Joshua Baker | 52-54 |
| 08:19 | James Madison | David Minarik throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-54 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Dennis Henderson (SG), Michael Smith (PF) Joseph Boyd, Ian Lade | |
| Subs | James Madison | Corey Gillespie (SG), Michael Goehring (PF) David Minarik, Jeff Marquis | |
| 08:09 | Nicholls State | Larry Bivens makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Michael Smith | 55-54 |
| 07:54 | James Madison | Raymond McCaskey loses the dribble to Dennis Henderson | 55-54 |
| 07:51 | Nicholls State | Dennis Henderson banks in the layup | 57-54 |
| 07:45 | James Madison | Raymond McCaskey connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-57 |
| 07:32 | Nicholls State | Richard Conant drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joshua Baker | 60-57 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Richard Conant (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Henderson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joshua Baker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Michael Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Larry Bivens (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Raymond McCaskey (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Corey Gillespie (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Alex Meyer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Goehring (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Lyle Rohe (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:20 | James Madison | Michael Goehring loses the ball out of bounds | 60-57 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ed Harris (SF), Zachary Thoman (C) Joshua Baker, Larry Bivens | |
| Subs | James Madison | David Minarik (PG), Matthew Tovar (SF), John Terrell (C) Raymond McCaskey, Alex Meyer, Lyle Rohe | |
| 07:04 | Nicholls State | John Terrell steals the ball from Dennis Henderson | 60-57 |
| 06:48 | James Madison | Ed Harris steals the ball from David Minarik | 60-57 |
| 06:21 | Nicholls State | Dennis Henderson is hacked by Michael Goehring - foul #3 on Michael Goehring, team foul #3 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Boyd (SG), Ian Lade (PF) Richard Conant, Michael Smith | |
| Subs | James Madison | Jeff Marquis (C) John Terrell | |
| 06:09 | Nicholls State | Ian Lade misses long on a shot from the left side | 60-57 |
| 06:07 | Nicholls State | Zachary Thoman hits the follow up shot | 62-57 |
| 05:44 | James Madison | David Minarik hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Dennis Henderson - foul #2 on Dennis Henderson, team foul #5 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joshua Baker (PG), Larry Bivens (C) Dennis Henderson, Zachary Thoman | |
| Subs | James Madison | Curtis Carpenter (PG), Raymond McCaskey (SF), Lyle Rohe (PF) Corey Gillespie, Matthew Tovar, Michael Goehring | |
| 05:44 | James Madison | David Minarik makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 05:44 | James Madison | David Minarik makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 05:28 | Nicholls State | Joshua Baker misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-59 |
| 05:26 | James Madison | Curtis Carpenter grabs the board | 62-59 |
| 05:20 | James Madison | Curtis Carpenter comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-59 |
| 05:19 | James Madison | Raymond McCaskey gets the offensive rebound | 62-59 |
| 05:01 | James Madison | Raymond McCaskey misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-59 |
| 04:59 | James Madison | Jeff Marquis gets the offensive rebound | 62-59 |
| 04:43 | James Madison | Jeff Marquis misses long on a shot from the right block | 62-59 |
| 04:41 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Ian Lade | 62-59 |
| 04:22 | Nicholls State | Joshua Baker lays it up and in | 64-59 |
| 04:02 | James Madison | Curtis Carpenter drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Raymond McCaskey | 64-62 |
| 03:33 | Nicholls State | Larry Bivens misses the jump hook from close range | 64-62 |
| 03:32 | Nicholls State | Ian Lade pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-62 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Joshua Baker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Boyd (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ed Harris (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Ian Lade (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Bivens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Curtis Carpenter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Minarik (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond McCaskey (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. PF - Lyle Rohe (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeff Marquis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:21 | Nicholls State | Joseph Boyd hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by David Minarik - foul #1 on David Minarik, team foul #4 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Richard Conant (PG), Leon Jones (PF), Zachary Thoman (C) Joshua Baker, Ian Lade, Larry Bivens | |
| Subs | James Madison | Alex Meyer (PG), Corey Gillespie (SG), Matthew Tovar (SF), Michael Goehring (PF), John Terrell (C) Curtis Carpenter, David Minarik, Raymond McCaskey, Lyle Rohe, Jeff Marquis | |
| 03:21 | Nicholls State | Joseph Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 03:21 | Nicholls State | Joseph Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 03:01 | James Madison | Zachary Thoman swats the dunk try by Matthew Tovar | 66-62 |
| 03:00 | Nicholls State | Zachary Thoman pulls down the rebound | 66-62 |
| 02:49 | Nicholls State | Leon Jones buries a jumpshot from the right side | 68-62 |
| 02:49 | James Madison | James Madison calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-62 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joshua Baker (SG), Larry Bivens (SF) Joseph Boyd, Ed Harris | |
| Subs | James Madison | Raymond McCaskey (PG), Lyle Rohe (C) Alex Meyer, John Terrell | |
| 02:32 | James Madison | Corey Gillespie hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Raymond McCaskey | 68-65 |
| 02:32 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-65 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | James Madison | Curtis Carpenter (PG), Jeff Marquis (C) Raymond McCaskey, Lyle Rohe | |
| 02:04 | Nicholls State | Richard Conant comes up short on the floater from the left side | 68-65 |
| 02:03 | Nicholls State | Zachary Thoman snags the offensive board | 68-65 |
| 01:48 | Nicholls State | Zachary Thoman scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Leon Jones | 70-65 |
| 01:41 | James Madison | Matthew Tovar is hacked by Larry Bivens - foul #3 on Larry Bivens, team foul #6 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Boyd (SG), Ed Harris (SF) Joshua Baker, Larry Bivens | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 01:27 | James Madison | Curtis Carpenter double dribbles | 70-65 |
| 01:14 | Nicholls State | Leon Jones misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-65 |
| 01:13 | Nicholls State | Joseph Boyd grabs the offensive rebound | 70-65 |
| 00:59 | Nicholls State | Matthew Tovar is called for the reach on Richard Conant - foul #1 on Matthew Tovar, team foul #5 | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Nicholls State | Michael Goehring swats the short shot by Ed Harris | 70-65 |
| 00:28 | James Madison | Jeff Marquis pulls down the rebound | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | James Madison | Corey Gillespie misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-65 |
| 00:20 | Nicholls State | Richard Conant snags the defensive board | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Nicholls State | Richard Conant is fouled in the backcourt by Curtis Carpenter - foul #2 on Curtis Carpenter, team foul #6 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joshua Baker (SF), Larry Bivens (PF) Ed Harris, Leon Jones | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 00:15 | Nicholls State | Curtis Carpenter is called for the reach on Joseph Boyd - foul #3 on Curtis Carpenter, team foul #7 | 70-65 |
| 00:15 | Nicholls State | Joseph Boyd misses the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:15 | James Madison | Jeff Marquis grabs the board | 70-65 |
| 00:10 | James Madison | Corey Gillespie drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-68 |
| 00:10 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ed Harris (SF), Leon Jones (PF) Joshua Baker, Larry Bivens | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 00:09 | Nicholls State | Richard Conant is hacked by Curtis Carpenter in the backcourt - foul #4 on Curtis Carpenter, team foul #8 | 70-68 |
| 00:09 | Nicholls State | Richard Conant makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:09 | Nicholls State | Richard Conant makes the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:03 | James Madison | Curtis Carpenter misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-68 |
| 00:02 | James Madison | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Goehring | 72-68 |
| 00:00 | James Madison | The clock runs out | 72-68 |