| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Ernest Ball (fresh) SG - Jeffery Burriss (fresh) SF - Louis Helvey (fresh) PF - Bradford Stoker (fresh) C - John Knudson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Merle Wheaton (fresh) SG - Alan Kron (fresh) SF - Mark Pirkle (fresh) PF - John Jones (fresh) C - Bernard Stallard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern State | Bernard Stallard wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:49 | Northwestern State | Merle Wheaton is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Nicholls State | Mark Pirkle takes the ball from Jeffery Burriss in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Northwestern State | Mark Pirkle hits the finger roll | 0-2 |
| 19:38 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:36 | Northwestern State | Mark Pirkle pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Northwestern State | Bernard Stallard knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Alan Kron | 0-4 |
| 19:19 | Nicholls State | Ernest Ball is hacked by John Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Jones, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 19:12 | Nicholls State | Bradford Stoker lays it up and in set up by Ernest Ball and he's hacked by John Jones - foul #2 on John Jones, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Michael Uchida (PF) John Jones | |
| 19:12 | Nicholls State | Bradford Stoker misses the free throw | 2-4 |
| 19:12 | Northwestern State | Michael Uchida pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:48 | Northwestern State | Alan Kron misses the 3 from the right corner | 2-4 |
| 18:47 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to John Knudson | 2-4 |
| 18:43 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss misses long on a jumper from the right block | 2-4 |
| 18:41 | Nicholls State | John Knudson can't tip it in | 2-4 |
| 18:40 | Nicholls State | Bradford Stoker gets the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:33 | Nicholls State | John Knudson connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Bradford Stoker | 4-4 |
| 18:25 | Northwestern State | Mark Pirkle can't finish the layup | 4-4 |
| 18:23 | Northwestern State | Mark Pirkle gets the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 18:06 | Northwestern State | Bernard Stallard banks in the layup on a nice dish by Mark Pirkle | 4-6 |
| 17:56 | Nicholls State | Bradford Stoker is open but misses the lay-in | 4-6 |
| 17:54 | Northwestern State | Michael Uchida grabs the defensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 17:39 | Northwestern State | Michael Uchida connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Merle Wheaton | 4-8 |
| 17:22 | Nicholls State | Bradford Stoker misses the shot from the left wing | 4-8 |
| 17:21 | Nicholls State | Bradford Stoker can't tip it in | 4-8 |
| 17:19 | Northwestern State | Michael Uchida grabs the board | 4-8 |
| 17:08 | Northwestern State | Mark Pirkle can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-8 |
| 17:07 | Nicholls State | John Knudson grabs the defensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 16:58 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 4-8 |
| 16:57 | Nicholls State | The offensive rebound goes to John Knudson | 4-8 |
| 16:49 | Nicholls State | Bernard Stallard swats the layup by Louis Helvey | 4-8 |
| 16:48 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Merle Wheaton | 4-8 |
| 16:28 | Northwestern State | The pull-up jumper by Mark Pirkle is blocked by Louis Helvey | 4-8 |
| 16:26 | Northwestern State | Bernard Stallard snags the offensive board | 4-8 |
| 16:10 | Northwestern State | Bradford Stoker steals it from Bernard Stallard | 4-8 |
| 15:59 | Nicholls State | Bradford Stoker blows the layup | 4-8 |
| 15:58 | Northwestern State | Bernard Stallard grabs the board | 4-8 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Ernest Ball (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Burriss (tiring) SF - Louis Helvey (tiring) PF - Bradford Stoker (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Knudson (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Merle Wheaton (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Alan Kron (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Mark Pirkle (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Uchida (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bernard Stallard (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Northwestern State | Mark Pirkle can't connect on a shot in the lane | 4-8 |
| 15:49 | Nicholls State | Bradford Stoker gets the rebound | 4-8 |
| 15:35 | Nicholls State | John Knudson misses the wide open jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Michael Uchida - foul #1 on Michael Uchida, team foul #3 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Horton (SG), Andrew Lapham (SF), Luther Narvaez (PF) Jeffery Burriss, Louis Helvey, Bradford Stoker | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Randy Moore (PG), Robert Regnier (SG), John Sager (SF), James Logan (PF), Benjamin Torbert (C) Merle Wheaton, Alan Kron, Mark Pirkle, Michael Uchida, Bernard Stallard | |
| 15:35 | Nicholls State | John Knudson misses the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 15:35 | Nicholls State | John Knudson misses the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 15:35 | Northwestern State | James Logan snags the defensive board | 4-8 |
| 15:14 | Northwestern State | John Sager can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 4-8 |
| 15:13 | Nicholls State | Luther Narvaez gets the rebound | 4-8 |
| 14:58 | Nicholls State | Andrew Lapham drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Knudson | 6-8 |
| 14:44 | Northwestern State | James Logan misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 6-8 |
| 14:43 | Nicholls State | Luther Narvaez snags the defensive board | 6-8 |
| 14:39 | Nicholls State | Luther Narvaez misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-8 |
| 14:37 | Nicholls State | Robert Horton grabs the offensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 14:19 | Nicholls State | Ernest Ball is fouled on the floor by Robert Regnier - foul #1 on Robert Regnier, team foul #4 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss (PG), Bradford Stoker (PF) Ernest Ball, John Knudson | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Charles Bogar (SF), Bernard Stallard (C) John Sager, Benjamin Torbert | |
| 14:09 | Nicholls State | Robert Horton is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Robert Horton, team foul #1 | 6-8 |
| 13:52 | Northwestern State | Robert Regnier is hacked by Robert Horton - foul #2 on Robert Horton, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Louis Helvey (SF) Robert Horton | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 13:40 | Northwestern State | Charles Bogar steps out of bounds on the baseline | 6-8 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Alan Kron (SG) Robert Regnier | |
| 13:33 | Nicholls State | Luther Narvaez makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Louis Helvey | 9-8 |
| 13:24 | Northwestern State | Randy Moore misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 13:22 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Bradford Stoker | 9-8 |
| 13:07 | Nicholls State | Luther Narvaez is denied on a layup by James Logan | 9-8 |
| 13:06 | Nicholls State | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffery Burriss | 9-8 |
| 12:52 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Andrew Lapham | 12-8 |
| 12:34 | Northwestern State | James Logan connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Charles Bogar | 12-10 |
| 12:32 | Nicholls State | Louis Helvey loses the dribble to Randy Moore in the backcourt | 12-10 |
| 12:30 | Northwestern State | Randy Moore lays it in | 12-12 |
| 12:28 | Nicholls State | Alan Kron picks off the pass by Bradford Stoker in the backcourt | 12-12 |
| 12:04 | Northwestern State | James Logan's floater is tipped away by Bradford Stoker | 12-12 |
| 12:02 | Nicholls State | Luther Narvaez snags the defensive board | 12-12 |
| 11:54 | Nicholls State | Andrew Lapham is whistled for a carry | 12-12 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ernest Ball (PG), John Knudson (C) Louis Helvey, Luther Narvaez | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Merle Wheaton (PG), Robert Regnier (SG), John Sager (SF), Benjamin Torbert (PF), Michael Uchida (C) Randy Moore, Alan Kron, Charles Bogar, James Logan, Bernard Stallard | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Ernest Ball (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Burriss (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Andrew Lapham (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bradford Stoker (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Knudson (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Merle Wheaton (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Robert Regnier (fresh) SF - John Sager (fresh) PF - Benjamin Torbert (fresh) C - Michael Uchida (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Northwestern State | Robert Regnier lays it in on a great pass from Merle Wheaton | 12-14 |
| 11:38 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-14 |
| 11:28 | Northwestern State | John Sager lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Regnier and the foul's on Andrew Lapham - foul #1 on Andrew Lapham, team foul #3 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Louis Helvey (SF) Andrew Lapham | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 11:28 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 12-16 |
| 11:28 | Northwestern State | John Sager makes the free throw | 12-17 |
| 11:07 | Nicholls State | The jump hook by Louis Helvey is blocked by Benjamin Torbert | 12-17 |
| 11:05 | Northwestern State | Michael Uchida gets the rebound | 12-17 |
| 10:49 | Northwestern State | John Sager is hacked by Jeffery Burriss - foul #1 on Jeffery Burriss, team foul #4 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Andrew Lapham (SF) Louis Helvey | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Charles Bogar (SF) Merle Wheaton | |
| 10:31 | Northwestern State | John Sager hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by Robert Regnier | 12-19 |
| 10:19 | Nicholls State | Bradford Stoker connects on the open floater near the basket | 14-19 |
| 09:58 | Northwestern State | Charles Bogar comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-19 |
| 09:57 | Northwestern State | Benjamin Torbert grabs the offensive board | 14-19 |
| 09:40 | Northwestern State | Michael Uchida banks in the layup on a nice dish by Charles Bogar and the foul's on John Knudson - foul #1 on John Knudson, team foul #5 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Louis Helvey (SF), Luther Narvaez (PF) Andrew Lapham, Bradford Stoker | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Merle Wheaton (PG), Randy Moore (SG), Mark Pirkle (SF), James Logan (C) Robert Regnier, John Sager, Charles Bogar, Benjamin Torbert | |
| 09:40 | Northwestern State | Michael Uchida makes the free throw | 14-22 |
| 09:28 | Nicholls State | Luther Narvaez clanks a 3 from the left wing | 14-22 |
| 09:27 | Northwestern State | Mark Pirkle snags the defensive board | 14-22 |
| 08:58 | Northwestern State | Mark Pirkle loses the ball out of bounds | 14-22 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Bradford Stoker (PF) John Knudson | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Bernard Stallard (C) Michael Uchida | |
| 08:43 | Nicholls State | Mark Pirkle picks off the pass by Ernest Ball | 14-22 |
| 08:30 | Northwestern State | James Logan connects on the runner from the baseline and he's hacked by Bradford Stoker - foul #1 on Bradford Stoker, team foul #6 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Andrew Lapham (SF) Louis Helvey | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Alan Kron (SG), Robert Regnier (SF) Merle Wheaton, Mark Pirkle | |
| 08:30 | Northwestern State | James Logan makes the free throw | 14-25 |
| 08:07 | Nicholls State | Bradford Stoker clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 14-25 |
| 08:06 | Northwestern State | Randy Moore gets the rebound | 14-25 |
| 07:54 | Northwestern State | Robert Regnier buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Randy Moore | 14-27 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Ernest Ball (tired) 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Burriss (tired) 3 pts. SF - Andrew Lapham (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bradford Stoker (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Luther Narvaez (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Randy Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Kron (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Robert Regnier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Logan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Bernard Stallard (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:50 | Nicholls State | Ernest Ball's pass is intercepted by Randy Moore in the backcourt | 14-27 |
| 07:24 | Northwestern State | Alan Kron misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 14-27 |
| 07:23 | Northwestern State | Randy Moore pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-27 |
| 07:14 | Northwestern State | Randy Moore is hacked by Bradford Stoker - foul #2 on Bradford Stoker, team foul #7 | 14-27 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Louis Helvey (SF), John Knudson (PF) Jeffery Burriss, Bradford Stoker | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Sager (SG), Charles Bogar (SF), Benjamin Torbert (PF) Alan Kron, Robert Regnier, James Logan | |
| 07:14 | Northwestern State | Randy Moore misses the 1st free throw | 14-27 |
| 07:14 | Northwestern State | Bernard Stallard gets the offensive rebound | 14-27 |
| 06:58 | Northwestern State | Bernard Stallard misses the easy layup but the foul's on Louis Helvey - foul #1 on Louis Helvey, team foul #8 | 14-27 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Merle Wheaton (PG) Randy Moore | |
| 06:58 | Northwestern State | Bernard Stallard misses the 1st free throw | 14-27 |
| 06:58 | Northwestern State | Bernard Stallard makes the 2nd free throw | 14-28 |
| 06:50 | Nicholls State | Andrew Lapham hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Merle Wheaton - foul #1 on Merle Wheaton, team foul #5 | 14-28 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Michael Uchida (C) Bernard Stallard | |
| 06:50 | Nicholls State | Andrew Lapham misses the 1st free throw | 14-28 |
| 06:50 | Nicholls State | Andrew Lapham misses the 2nd free throw | 14-28 |
| 06:50 | Northwestern State | Benjamin Torbert snags the defensive board | 14-28 |
| 06:29 | Northwestern State | Merle Wheaton steps out of bounds on the baseline | 14-28 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss (SG), Bradford Stoker (PF) Ernest Ball, Luther Narvaez | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Alan Kron (SG) John Sager | |
| 06:18 | Nicholls State | Bradford Stoker connects on the floater from the right side set up by Jeffery Burriss | 16-28 |
| 05:59 | Northwestern State | Merle Wheaton scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Bogar | 16-31 |
| 05:43 | Nicholls State | Andrew Lapham misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-31 |
| 05:41 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Michael Uchida | 16-31 |
| 05:29 | Northwestern State | Merle Wheaton drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-34 |
| 05:02 | Nicholls State | Charles Bogar denies the turnaround by Louis Helvey | 16-34 |
| 05:00 | Northwestern State | Michael Uchida snags the defensive board | 16-34 |
| 04:45 | Northwestern State | Charles Bogar misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 16-34 |
| 04:44 | Northwestern State | Charles Bogar grabs the offensive board | 16-34 |
| 04:38 | Northwestern State | Michael Uchida misses the shot from the left block | 16-34 |
| 04:37 | Northwestern State | Michael Uchida grabs the offensive rebound | 16-34 |
| 04:22 | Northwestern State | Alan Kron misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 16-34 |
| 04:21 | Northwestern State | Merle Wheaton misses the tip | 16-34 |
| 04:20 | Northwestern State | Benjamin Torbert tips it home | 16-36 |
| 04:20 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 16-36 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ernest Ball (PG), Luther Narvaez (PF) Andrew Lapham, Bradford Stoker | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Randy Moore (PG), Robert Regnier (SG), Mark Pirkle (SF), James Logan (PF), Bernard Stallard (C) Merle Wheaton, Alan Kron, Charles Bogar, Benjamin Torbert, Michael Uchida | |
| 04:04 | Nicholls State | Randy Moore steals the ball from Ernest Ball | 16-36 |
| 04:01 | Northwestern State | Robert Regnier lays it up and in on a nice dish by Randy Moore | 16-38 |
| 03:49 | Nicholls State | John Knudson's layup is rejected by James Logan | 16-38 |
| 03:48 | Northwestern State | James Logan grabs the defensive rebound | 16-38 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Ernest Ball (tired) 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Burriss (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Helvey (very tired) PF - Luther Narvaez (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Knudson (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Randy Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Regnier (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Pirkle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Logan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Bernard Stallard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Northwestern State | Mark Pirkle double dribbles | 16-38 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Horton (SG), Andrew Lapham (SF) Jeffery Burriss, Louis Helvey | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Sager (SG), John Jones (PF) Randy Moore, Bernard Stallard | |
| 03:10 | Nicholls State | Robert Horton misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 16-38 |
| 03:09 | Nicholls State | John Knudson hits the follow up shot | 18-38 |
| 02:40 | Northwestern State | John Sager misses the easy layup | 18-38 |
| 02:39 | Nicholls State | Luther Narvaez snags the defensive board | 18-38 |
| 02:22 | Nicholls State | Mark Pirkle steals it from Ernest Ball | 18-38 |
| 02:19 | Northwestern State | John Sager hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Mark Pirkle | 18-40 |
| 02:05 | Nicholls State | Luther Narvaez slams it home and he's hacked by John Jones - foul #3 on John Jones, team foul #6 | 20-40 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss (PG), Louis Helvey (SF), Bradford Stoker (PF) Ernest Ball, Andrew Lapham, John Knudson | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Randy Moore (PG), Alan Kron (SG), Charles Bogar (SF), Michael Uchida (PF), Bernard Stallard (C) Robert Regnier, John Sager, Mark Pirkle, John Jones, James Logan | |
| 02:05 | Nicholls State | Luther Narvaez makes the free throw | 21-40 |
| 01:51 | Northwestern State | Michael Uchida is hacked by Louis Helvey - foul #2 on Louis Helvey, team foul #9 | 21-40 |
| 01:51 | Northwestern State | Michael Uchida makes the 1st free throw | 21-41 |
| 01:51 | Northwestern State | Michael Uchida makes the 2nd free throw | 21-42 |
| 01:36 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss misses the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Randy Moore - foul #1 on Randy Moore, team foul #7 | 21-42 |
| 01:36 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss makes the 1st free throw | 22-42 |
| 01:36 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss makes the 2nd free throw | 23-42 |
| 01:09 | Northwestern State | Alan Kron misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 23-42 |
| 01:07 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Luther Narvaez | 23-42 |
| 01:05 | Nicholls State | Robert Horton is hacked by Charles Bogar in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Bogar, team foul #8 | 23-42 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Andrew Lapham (SF), John Knudson (C) Louis Helvey, Luther Narvaez | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Merle Wheaton (PG), Benjamin Torbert (PF) Alan Kron, Michael Uchida | |
| 01:05 | Nicholls State | Robert Horton makes the 1st free throw | 24-42 |
| 01:05 | Nicholls State | Robert Horton misses the 2nd free throw | 24-42 |
| 01:05 | Northwestern State | Bernard Stallard snags the defensive board | 24-42 |
| 00:36 | Northwestern State | Merle Wheaton misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-42 |
| 00:34 | Nicholls State | John Knudson pulls down the rebound | 24-42 |
| 00:17 | Nicholls State | Bernard Stallard denies the turnaround by John Knudson | 24-42 |
| 00:16 | Northwestern State | Bernard Stallard grabs the board | 24-42 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern State | Merle Wheaton misses the easy layup | 24-42 |