| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Ricky Hoggan (fresh) SG - Ronald Deluca (fresh) SF - Douglas Peyton (fresh) PF - Joshua Perry (fresh) C - Carson Slay (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Edgar Michaels (fresh) SG - Tommy Collins (fresh) SF - Clarence Desir (fresh) PF - Rodney Halpern (fresh) C - Jared Disalvo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | Carson Slay wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Washington State | Joshua Perry hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Washington State | Carson Slay tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Nicholls State | Tommy Collins can't connect on a shot in the paint | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Joshua Perry | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Washington State | Joshua Perry double dribbles | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Nicholls State | Tommy Collins drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Edgar Michaels | 2-3 |
| 18:23 | Washington State | Ronald Deluca can't connect on a shot from the left side | 2-3 |
| 18:21 | Nicholls State | Tommy Collins pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:05 | Nicholls State | Clarence Desir comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 18:03 | Washington State | Ronald Deluca snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 17:47 | Washington State | Douglas Peyton is fouled on the floor by Jared Disalvo - foul #1 on Jared Disalvo, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Washington State | Peter Ferguson (PF), Wallace Klink (C) Joshua Perry, Carson Slay | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 17:31 | Washington State | Ricky Hoggan clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-3 |
| 17:30 | Nicholls State | Rodney Halpern pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:12 | Nicholls State | Tommy Collins loses the dribble to Ronald Deluca | 2-3 |
| 16:51 | Washington State | Douglas Peyton can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 16:50 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Clarence Desir | 2-3 |
| 16:43 | Nicholls State | Jared Disalvo blows the layup but the foul's on Ricky Hoggan - foul #1 on Ricky Hoggan, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Washington State | Roger Coll (SG), Gail Morris (SF) Ronald Deluca, Douglas Peyton | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 16:43 | Nicholls State | Jared Disalvo misses the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 16:43 | Nicholls State | Jared Disalvo makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 16:23 | Washington State | Ricky Hoggan connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Peter Ferguson | 5-4 |
| 16:08 | Nicholls State | Rodney Halpern buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Tommy Collins | 5-7 |
| 15:52 | Washington State | Ricky Hoggan misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 15:51 | Washington State | Peter Ferguson tips it home | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Ricky Hoggan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Roger Coll (fresh) SF - Gail Morris (fresh) PF - Peter Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wallace Klink (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Edgar Michaels (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tommy Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Desir (fairly fresh) PF - Rodney Halpern (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Jared Disalvo (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:47 | Nicholls State | Clarence Desir misses long on a 3 from straight away | 7-7 |
| 15:45 | Nicholls State | Jared Disalvo tips it home | 7-9 |
| 15:29 | Washington State | Wallace Klink can't connect on a shot in the lane | 7-9 |
| 15:28 | Nicholls State | Tommy Collins grabs the board | 7-9 |
| 15:18 | Nicholls State | Jared Disalvo is called for traveling | 7-9 |
| Subs | Washington State | Joshua Perry (PF), Carson Slay (C) Peter Ferguson, Wallace Klink | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | James Fuller (PG), Donald Primo (SG), Stephen Anderson (SF), Brian Dunbar (PF), Harley Higa (C) Edgar Michaels, Tommy Collins, Clarence Desir, Rodney Halpern, Jared Disalvo | |
| 14:52 | Washington State | Roger Coll hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Joshua Perry | 9-9 |
| 14:30 | Nicholls State | Brian Dunbar makes the shot from the right wing set up by James Fuller | 9-11 |
| 14:14 | Washington State | Joshua Perry scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ricky Hoggan | 11-11 |
| 14:07 | Nicholls State | Gail Morris blocks the short jumper by Harley Higa | 11-11 |
| 14:05 | Nicholls State | Harley Higa tips it but misses | 11-11 |
| 14:04 | Washington State | Joshua Perry pulls down the rebound | 11-11 |
| 13:52 | Washington State | Carson Slay can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 11-11 |
| 13:50 | Nicholls State | Brian Dunbar snags the defensive board | 11-11 |
| 13:41 | Nicholls State | Donald Primo buries a floater from the left block | 11-13 |
| 13:29 | Washington State | Ricky Hoggan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-13 |
| 13:28 | Washington State | Roger Coll tips it back up and in | 13-13 |
| 13:05 | Nicholls State | Donald Primo is hacked by Roger Coll - foul #1 on Roger Coll, team foul #2 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Washington State | Ronald Deluca (SG), Douglas Peyton (SF), Peter Ferguson (PF), Wallace Klink (C) Roger Coll, Gail Morris, Joshua Perry, Carson Slay | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Edgar Michaels (PG), Tommy Collins (SG), Clarence Desir (SF), Rodney Halpern (PF), Jared Disalvo (C) James Fuller, Donald Primo, Stephen Anderson, Brian Dunbar, Harley Higa | |
| 12:51 | Nicholls State | Rodney Halpern knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Edgar Michaels | 13-15 |
| 12:37 | Washington State | Douglas Peyton can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 13-15 |
| 12:36 | Washington State | Douglas Peyton hits the follow up shot | 15-15 |
| 12:19 | Nicholls State | Tommy Collins misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 15-15 |
| 12:17 | Washington State | Wallace Klink snags the defensive board | 15-15 |
| 12:13 | Washington State | Ronald Deluca misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Tommy Collins - foul #1 on Tommy Collins, team foul #2 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Washington State | Gail Morris (SF) Ricky Hoggan | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 12:13 | Washington State | Ronald Deluca makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 12:13 | Washington State | Ronald Deluca misses the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 12:13 | Washington State | Peter Ferguson grabs the offensive board | 16-15 |
| 12:06 | Washington State | Clarence Desir steps in front of the Wallace Klink pass | 16-15 |
| 11:46 | Nicholls State | Ronald Deluca steals the ball from Tommy Collins | 16-15 |
| 11:43 | Washington State | Ronald Deluca lays it in | 18-15 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Douglas Peyton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronald Deluca (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gail Morris (fresh) PF - Peter Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wallace Klink (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Edgar Michaels (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tommy Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Desir (fresh) PF - Rodney Halpern (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Jared Disalvo (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:21 | Nicholls State | Jared Disalvo connects on the shot from the left block | 18-17 |
| 11:03 | Washington State | Tommy Collins is called for the reach on Ronald Deluca - foul #2 on Tommy Collins, team foul #3 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Washington State | Joshua Perry (PF), Carson Slay (C) Peter Ferguson, Wallace Klink | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | James Fuller (PG), Donald Primo (SG), Stephen Anderson (SF), Brian Dunbar (PF) Edgar Michaels, Tommy Collins, Clarence Desir, Rodney Halpern | |
| 10:51 | Washington State | Douglas Peyton's pass is intercepted by Stephen Anderson | 18-17 |
| 10:47 | Nicholls State | Stephen Anderson hits the finger roll | 18-19 |
| 10:33 | Washington State | Joshua Perry misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Brian Dunbar - foul #1 on Brian Dunbar, team foul #4 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Washington State | Ricky Hoggan (PG), Roger Coll (SG) Ronald Deluca, Gail Morris | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 10:33 | Washington State | Joshua Perry misses the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 10:33 | Washington State | Joshua Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 10:22 | Nicholls State | Jared Disalvo drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Brian Dunbar | 19-21 |
| 10:16 | Washington State | Carson Slay misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Jared Disalvo - foul #2 on Jared Disalvo, team foul #5 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Harley Higa (C) Jared Disalvo | |
| 10:16 | Washington State | Carson Slay makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 10:16 | Washington State | Carson Slay makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 09:58 | Nicholls State | Harley Higa's floater is tipped away by Joshua Perry | 21-21 |
| 09:57 | Washington State | Joshua Perry gets the rebound | 21-21 |
| 09:42 | Washington State | Joshua Perry drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Douglas Peyton | 23-21 |
| 09:29 | Nicholls State | Donald Primo knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Harley Higa | 23-23 |
| 09:10 | Washington State | Carson Slay blows the layup but he's fouled by Harley Higa - foul #1 on Harley Higa, team foul #6 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Washington State | Ronald Deluca (SG), Gail Morris (SF), Wallace Klink (PF) Roger Coll, Douglas Peyton, Joshua Perry | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Edgar Michaels (PG), Clarence Desir (SF), Rodney Halpern (PF) Donald Primo, Stephen Anderson, Harley Higa | |
| 09:10 | Washington State | Carson Slay misses the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 09:10 | Washington State | Carson Slay makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 08:49 | Nicholls State | Edgar Michaels can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 24-23 |
| 08:47 | Washington State | Wallace Klink gets the rebound | 24-23 |
| 08:29 | Washington State | Carson Slay drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 26-23 |
| 08:11 | Nicholls State | Clarence Desir makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Edgar Michaels | 26-26 |
| 07:57 | Washington State | Carson Slay is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 26-26 |
| Subs | Washington State | Douglas Peyton (PG), Peter Ferguson (PF) Ricky Hoggan, Carson Slay | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Donald Primo (SG), Stephen Anderson (PF), Harley Higa (C) James Fuller, Rodney Halpern, Brian Dunbar | |
| 07:42 | Nicholls State | Harley Higa can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-26 |
| 07:41 | Washington State | Ronald Deluca grabs the board | 26-26 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Douglas Peyton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronald Deluca (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gail Morris (fresh) PF - Peter Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wallace Klink (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Edgar Michaels (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Donald Primo (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Clarence Desir (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Harley Higa (fresh) | |
| 07:22 | Washington State | Clarence Desir steals the ball from Ronald Deluca | 26-26 |
| 07:15 | Nicholls State | Clarence Desir's pass is intercepted by Ronald Deluca | 26-26 |
| 07:12 | Washington State | Ronald Deluca jams it | 28-26 |
| 06:56 | Nicholls State | Edgar Michaels clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-26 |
| 06:54 | Washington State | Wallace Klink grabs the defensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 06:51 | Washington State | Douglas Peyton double dribbles in the backcourt | 28-26 |
| Subs | Washington State | Roger Coll (SG), Carson Slay (C) Ronald Deluca, Wallace Klink | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | James Fuller (PG), Rodney Halpern (PF) Edgar Michaels, Clarence Desir | |
| 06:35 | Nicholls State | Harley Higa steps out of bounds on the baseline | 28-26 |
| Subs | Washington State | Ricky Hoggan (PG), Joshua Perry (PF) Douglas Peyton, Peter Ferguson | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Brian Dunbar (C) Harley Higa | |
| 06:18 | Washington State | Joshua Perry steps out of bounds on the baseline | 28-26 |
| 05:54 | Nicholls State | Stephen Anderson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 28-26 |
| 05:53 | Nicholls State | Stephen Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 05:43 | Nicholls State | James Fuller can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 28-26 |
| 05:42 | Nicholls State | Brian Dunbar hits the follow up shot | 28-28 |
| 05:18 | Washington State | Carson Slay can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Stephen Anderson - foul #1 on Stephen Anderson, team foul #7 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Washington State | Douglas Peyton (PG), Peter Ferguson (SF), Wallace Klink (PF) Ricky Hoggan, Gail Morris, Joshua Perry | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Mickey Norman (SG), Clarence Desir (SF), Harley Higa (C) Donald Primo, Stephen Anderson, Brian Dunbar | |
| 05:18 | Washington State | Carson Slay misses the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 05:18 | Washington State | Carson Slay makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 05:01 | Nicholls State | Mickey Norman hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-31 |
| 04:44 | Washington State | Roger Coll is hacked by Mickey Norman - foul #1 on Mickey Norman, team foul #8 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Washington State | Ronald Deluca (PG) Carson Slay | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Edgar Michaels (PG) James Fuller | |
| 04:44 | Washington State | Roger Coll makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 04:44 | Washington State | Roger Coll misses the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 04:44 | Nicholls State | Rodney Halpern pulls down the rebound | 30-31 |
| 04:30 | Nicholls State | Harley Higa loses the dribble to Wallace Klink | 30-31 |
| 04:19 | Washington State | Wallace Klink slams it home | 32-31 |
| 03:56 | Nicholls State | Edgar Michaels misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Roger Coll - foul #2 on Roger Coll, team foul #3 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Washington State | Ricky Hoggan (PG), Gail Morris (SF) Roger Coll, Douglas Peyton | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Tommy Collins (SG), Stephen Anderson (SF), Brian Dunbar (PF), Jared Disalvo (C) Mickey Norman, Clarence Desir, Rodney Halpern, Harley Higa | |
| 03:56 | Nicholls State | Edgar Michaels misses the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 03:56 | Nicholls State | Edgar Michaels misses the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 03:56 | Washington State | Peter Ferguson snags the defensive board | 32-31 |
| 03:46 | Washington State | Ricky Hoggan misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-31 |
| 03:44 | Nicholls State | Edgar Michaels gets the rebound | 32-31 |
| 03:20 | Nicholls State | Tommy Collins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 32-31 |
| 03:19 | Nicholls State | Brian Dunbar tips it but misses | 32-31 |
| 03:18 | Nicholls State | Jared Disalvo hits the follow up shot | 32-33 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Ricky Hoggan (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Deluca (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SF - Gail Morris (fresh) PF - Peter Ferguson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Wallace Klink (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Edgar Michaels (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Tommy Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Dunbar (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jared Disalvo (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Washington State | Ricky Hoggan connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Peter Ferguson | 35-33 |
| 02:54 | Nicholls State | Tommy Collins connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Stephen Anderson | 35-36 |
| 02:32 | Washington State | Wallace Klink is hacked by Jared Disalvo - foul #3 on Jared Disalvo, team foul #9 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Washington State | Douglas Peyton (PG), Joshua Perry (PF) Ricky Hoggan, Peter Ferguson | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | James Fuller (PG), Clarence Desir (SF), Harley Higa (C) Edgar Michaels, Stephen Anderson, Jared Disalvo | |
| 02:32 | Washington State | Wallace Klink makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 02:32 | Washington State | Wallace Klink misses the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 02:32 | Nicholls State | Harley Higa gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 02:11 | Nicholls State | James Fuller hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Douglas Peyton - foul #1 on Douglas Peyton, team foul #4 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Washington State | Carson Slay (C) Wallace Klink | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 02:11 | Nicholls State | James Fuller misses the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 02:11 | Nicholls State | James Fuller makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 02:00 | Washington State | Ronald Deluca is hacked by Tommy Collins - foul #3 on Tommy Collins, team foul #10 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Donald Primo (SG), Rodney Halpern (PF) Tommy Collins, Brian Dunbar | |
| 02:00 | Washington State | Ronald Deluca makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 02:00 | Washington State | Ronald Deluca makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 01:44 | Nicholls State | Clarence Desir loses the dribble to Gail Morris | 38-37 |
| 01:24 | Washington State | Douglas Peyton blows the layup | 38-37 |
| 01:22 | Nicholls State | Rodney Halpern pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 01:06 | Nicholls State | Harley Higa makes the jump hook in the paint and he's fouled by Carson Slay - foul #1 on Carson Slay, team foul #5 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Washington State | Ricky Hoggan (PG), Roger Coll (SG) Ronald Deluca, Gail Morris | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Stephen Anderson (SF) Clarence Desir | |
| 01:06 | Nicholls State | Harley Higa makes the free throw | 38-40 |
| 00:40 | Washington State | Carson Slay loses the dribble to James Fuller | 38-40 |
| 00:37 | Nicholls State | Rodney Halpern lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Fuller | 38-42 |
| 00:14 | Washington State | Carson Slay connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Ricky Hoggan | 40-42 |
| 00:02 | Nicholls State | Harley Higa is hacked by Joshua Perry - foul #1 on Joshua Perry, team foul #6 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Washington State | Gail Morris (SF), Peter Ferguson (PF), Wallace Klink (C) Douglas Peyton, Joshua Perry, Carson Slay | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Edgar Michaels (PG), Clarence Desir (SF), Brian Dunbar (C) Donald Primo, Rodney Halpern, Harley Higa | |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | Wallace Klink denies the turnaround by Stephen Anderson | 40-42 |