| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Jerry Kesterson (fresh) SG - Thomas Ingram (fresh) SF - Carl Manzi (fresh) PF - Charles Schriver (fresh) C - William Wright (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Ernest Ball (fresh) SG - Jeffery Burriss (fresh) SF - Louis Helvey (fresh) PF - Bradford Stoker (fresh) C - John Knudson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Lamar | Charles Schriver wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Lamar | Thomas Ingram misses short on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Jeffery Burriss - foul #1 on Jeffery Burriss, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Lamar | Thomas Ingram makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:42 | Lamar | Thomas Ingram misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:42 | Nicholls State | Louis Helvey pulls down the rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:32 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 1-0 |
| 19:30 | Lamar | Carl Manzi gets the rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:22 | Lamar | Charles Schriver clanks a floater from the free throw line | 1-0 |
| 19:20 | Nicholls State | Bradford Stoker grabs the defensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:03 | Nicholls State | Ernest Ball connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Bradford Stoker | 1-3 |
| 18:46 | Lamar | William Wright can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Knudson - foul #1 on John Knudson, team foul #2 | 1-3 |
| 18:46 | Lamar | William Wright makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:46 | Lamar | William Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:46 | Nicholls State | Bradford Stoker pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:27 | Nicholls State | Ernest Ball connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Louis Helvey | 2-6 |
| 18:12 | Lamar | Thomas Ingram is called for a backcourt violation | 2-6 |
| 18:09 | Nicholls State | Ernest Ball is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 2-6 |
| 17:56 | Lamar | Carl Manzi makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Ingram | 5-6 |
| 17:42 | Nicholls State | Louis Helvey misses the easy layup | 5-6 |
| 17:41 | Lamar | The rebound goes to William Wright | 5-6 |
| 17:24 | Lamar | Thomas Ingram hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 5-6 |
| 17:22 | Nicholls State | Bradford Stoker grabs the board | 5-6 |
| 16:57 | Nicholls State | Carl Manzi steals the ball from Bradford Stoker | 5-6 |
| 16:39 | Lamar | Ernest Ball steals it from Thomas Ingram | 5-6 |
| 16:15 | Nicholls State | Bradford Stoker misses the turnaround in the paint | 5-6 |
| 16:14 | Lamar | William Wright grabs the board | 5-6 |
| 16:09 | Lamar | Carl Manzi misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-6 |
| 16:07 | Nicholls State | Bradford Stoker snags the defensive board | 5-6 |
| 16:02 | Nicholls State | Louis Helvey is fouled on the floor by Charles Schriver - foul #1 on Charles Schriver, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Horton (SG), Andrew Lapham (SF), Luther Narvaez (C) Jeffery Burriss, Louis Helvey, John Knudson | |
| 15:43 | Nicholls State | Bradford Stoker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-6 |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Jerry Kesterson (fairly fresh) SG - Thomas Ingram (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Manzi (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Schriver (fairly fresh) C - William Wright (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Ernest Ball (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Horton (fresh) SF - Andrew Lapham (fresh) PF - Bradford Stoker (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Luther Narvaez (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Lamar | Thomas Ingram misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 15:27 | Nicholls State | Bradford Stoker grabs the board | 5-6 |
| 15:16 | Nicholls State | Jerry Kesterson takes the ball from Bradford Stoker | 5-6 |
| 15:13 | Lamar | Jerry Kesterson lays it in | 7-6 |
| 14:50 | Nicholls State | Bradford Stoker clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 7-6 |
| 14:48 | Lamar | Thomas Ingram grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 14:44 | Lamar | Robert Horton steps in front of the Jerry Kesterson pass | 7-6 |
| 14:33 | Nicholls State | Luther Narvaez misses badly on a runner near the basket | 7-6 |
| 14:32 | Nicholls State | Bradford Stoker tips it back up and in | 7-8 |
| 14:15 | Lamar | William Wright misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 7-8 |
| 14:14 | Lamar | Carl Manzi tips it but misses | 7-8 |
| 14:13 | Nicholls State | Robert Horton pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 13:52 | Nicholls State | Bradford Stoker misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 7-8 |
| 13:50 | Lamar | Charles Schriver snags the defensive board | 7-8 |
| 13:46 | Lamar | Jerry Kesterson's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Lapham | 7-8 |
| 13:45 | Lamar | Charles Schriver tips it home | 9-8 |
| 13:34 | Nicholls State | Bradford Stoker misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 9-8 |
| 13:32 | Nicholls State | Luther Narvaez grabs the offensive board | 9-8 |
| 13:08 | Nicholls State | Charles Schriver steals it from Ernest Ball | 9-8 |
| 12:47 | Lamar | William Wright is whistled for traveling | 9-8 |
| Subs | Lamar | Chris Barraza (SF) Carl Manzi | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss (PG), Louis Helvey (SF), John Knudson (C) Robert Horton, Andrew Lapham, Luther Narvaez | |
| 12:30 | Nicholls State | John Knudson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ernest Ball | 9-10 |
| 12:19 | Lamar | Bradford Stoker is called for the reach on William Wright - foul #1 on Bradford Stoker, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| 12:07 | Lamar | Jerry Kesterson loses the ball out of bounds | 9-10 |
| 11:55 | Nicholls State | William Wright is called for the reach on John Knudson - foul #1 on William Wright, team foul #2 | 9-10 |
| 11:44 | Nicholls State | Louis Helvey's fadeaway is rejected by William Wright | 9-10 |
| 11:43 | Nicholls State | Bradford Stoker gets the offensive rebound | 9-10 |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Jerry Kesterson (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Ingram (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Barraza (fresh) PF - Charles Schriver (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Wright (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jeffery Burriss (fresh) SG - Ernest Ball (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Helvey (fresh) PF - Bradford Stoker (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - John Knudson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Nicholls State | Ernest Ball can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-10 |
| 11:33 | Lamar | William Wright gets the rebound | 9-10 |
| 11:20 | Lamar | Jerry Kesterson is hacked by Ernest Ball - foul #1 on Ernest Ball, team foul #4 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Horton (SG) Ernest Ball | |
| 11:06 | Lamar | William Wright misses the lay-in | 9-10 |
| 11:04 | Nicholls State | Robert Horton grabs the board | 9-10 |
| 10:46 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 9-10 |
| 10:44 | Lamar | The rebound goes to Chris Barraza | 9-10 |
| 10:40 | Lamar | Charles Schriver hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jerry Kesterson | 11-10 |
| 10:15 | Nicholls State | Bradford Stoker connects on the jump hook in the lane and he's hacked by Charles Schriver - foul #2 on Charles Schriver, team foul #3 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Lamar | Thomas Newquist (SF), David Ridgeway (PF) Chris Barraza, Charles Schriver | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Andrew Lapham (PG), Luther Narvaez (C) Robert Horton, John Knudson | |
| 10:15 | Nicholls State | Bradford Stoker makes the free throw | 11-13 |
| 09:59 | Lamar | Jerry Kesterson lays it in | 13-13 |
| 09:52 | Nicholls State | Louis Helvey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-13 |
| Subs | Lamar | Joseph Willilams (SG), Carl Manzi (SF), John Marcantonio (C) Thomas Ingram, Thomas Newquist, William Wright | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | John Knudson (C) Bradford Stoker | |
| 09:41 | Lamar | David Ridgeway misses the runner from the right block | 13-13 |
| 09:39 | Lamar | John Marcantonio hits the follow up shot | 15-13 |
| 09:27 | Nicholls State | Louis Helvey misses the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Jerry Kesterson - foul #1 on Jerry Kesterson, team foul #4 | 15-13 |
| 09:27 | Nicholls State | Louis Helvey makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 09:27 | Nicholls State | Louis Helvey misses the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 09:27 | Lamar | The rebound goes to John Marcantonio | 15-14 |
| 09:09 | Lamar | David Ridgeway drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Jerry Kesterson | 17-14 |
| 08:52 | Nicholls State | John Knudson hits the finger roll set up by Andrew Lapham | 17-16 |
| 08:45 | Lamar | Jerry Kesterson's pass is intercepted by Luther Narvaez | 17-16 |
| 08:27 | Nicholls State | John Marcantonio is called for the reach on John Knudson - foul #1 on John Marcantonio, team foul #5 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Lamar | Thomas Ingram (SG), Chris Barraza (SF), William Wright (C) Joseph Willilams, Carl Manzi, John Marcantonio | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ernest Ball (SG), Robert Horton (PF) Louis Helvey, Luther Narvaez | |
| 08:11 | Nicholls State | Ernest Ball clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-16 |
| 08:10 | Lamar | William Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 08:05 | Lamar | Jerry Kesterson clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Jeffery Burriss - foul #2 on Jeffery Burriss, team foul #5 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Louis Helvey (SF), Bradford Stoker (PF) Jeffery Burriss, Andrew Lapham | |
| 08:05 | Lamar | Jerry Kesterson makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 08:05 | Lamar | Jerry Kesterson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 07:44 | Nicholls State | Jerry Kesterson is called for the reach on John Knudson - foul #2 on Jerry Kesterson, team foul #6 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Lamar | Joseph Willilams (PG), John Marcantonio (PF) Jerry Kesterson, David Ridgeway | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 07:18 | Nicholls State | John Knudson misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 19-16 |
| 07:16 | Lamar | John Marcantonio grabs the board | 19-16 |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Joseph Willilams (fresh) SG - Thomas Ingram (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Barraza (fresh) PF - John Marcantonio (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Wright (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Ernest Ball (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Horton (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Louis Helvey (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Bradford Stoker (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - John Knudson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:12 | Lamar | Louis Helvey swats the short shot by Thomas Ingram | 19-16 |
| 07:11 | Nicholls State | John Knudson snags the defensive board | 19-16 |
| 07:05 | Nicholls State | Ernest Ball misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 19-16 |
| 07:03 | Lamar | The rebound goes to Joseph Willilams | 19-16 |
| 06:51 | Lamar | John Marcantonio is hacked by Ernest Ball - foul #2 on Ernest Ball, team foul #6 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Lamar | Carl Manzi (SF) Chris Barraza | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Andrew Lapham (PG) Ernest Ball | |
| 06:42 | Lamar | Carl Manzi comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-16 |
| 06:41 | Nicholls State | Robert Horton snags the defensive board | 19-16 |
| 06:14 | Nicholls State | John Knudson is whistled for a carry | 19-16 |
| Subs | Lamar | Jerry Kesterson (PG), David Ridgeway (PF) Thomas Ingram, John Marcantonio | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Luther Narvaez (PF) Bradford Stoker | |
| 06:05 | Lamar | Joseph Willilams misses long on a floater from the right wing | 19-16 |
| 06:03 | Nicholls State | John Knudson snags the defensive board | 19-16 |
| 05:42 | Nicholls State | Robert Horton drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from John Knudson | 19-19 |
| 05:25 | Lamar | Jerry Kesterson misses short on a jumper from the left side | 19-19 |
| 05:24 | Lamar | Carl Manzi pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-19 |
| 05:10 | Lamar | Carl Manzi connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Jerry Kesterson | 22-19 |
| 05:03 | Nicholls State | Andrew Lapham misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on William Wright - foul #2 on William Wright, team foul #7 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Lamar | Thomas Ingram (SG), Thomas Newquist (SF), Chris Barraza (C) Joseph Willilams, Carl Manzi, William Wright | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Bradford Stoker (PF) John Knudson | |
| 05:03 | Nicholls State | Andrew Lapham makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 05:03 | Nicholls State | Andrew Lapham misses the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 05:03 | Lamar | Chris Barraza gets the rebound | 22-20 |
| 04:45 | Lamar | Jerry Kesterson misses long on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Andrew Lapham - foul #1 on Andrew Lapham, team foul #7 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Lamar | John Marcantonio (C) Thomas Newquist | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 04:45 | Lamar | Jerry Kesterson misses the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 04:45 | Lamar | Jerry Kesterson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 04:27 | Nicholls State | Robert Horton is fouled on the floor by Chris Barraza - foul #1 on Chris Barraza, team foul #8 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | John Knudson (C) Luther Narvaez | |
| 04:27 | Nicholls State | Robert Horton misses the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 04:27 | Lamar | John Marcantonio grabs the board | 23-20 |
| 04:07 | Lamar | David Ridgeway hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Louis Helvey - foul #1 on Louis Helvey, team foul #8 | 23-20 |
| 04:07 | Lamar | David Ridgeway makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 04:07 | Lamar | David Ridgeway misses the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 04:07 | Lamar | John Marcantonio grabs the offensive rebound | 24-20 |
| 03:53 | Lamar | David Ridgeway can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Bradford Stoker - foul #2 on Bradford Stoker, team foul #9 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Lamar | Carl Manzi (SF), Charles Schriver (C) Chris Barraza, John Marcantonio | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss (PG), Ernest Ball (SG) Robert Horton, Louis Helvey | |
| 03:53 | Lamar | David Ridgeway misses the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 03:53 | Lamar | David Ridgeway makes the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 03:51 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss's pass is intercepted by Jerry Kesterson in the backcourt | 25-20 |
| 03:38 | Lamar | Charles Schriver clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 25-20 |
| 03:36 | Lamar | Charles Schriver can't tip it in | 25-20 |
| 03:34 | Nicholls State | John Knudson grabs the defensive rebound | 25-20 |
| 03:21 | Nicholls State | John Knudson hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 25-20 |
| 03:20 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss can't tip it in | 25-20 |
| 03:19 | Nicholls State | John Knudson grabs the offensive rebound | 25-20 |
| 03:04 | Nicholls State | John Knudson misses the lay-in | 25-20 |
| 03:03 | Lamar | Charles Schriver pulls down the rebound | 25-20 |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Jerry Kesterson (tired) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Ingram (tired) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Manzi (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Ridgeway (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Charles Schriver (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jeffery Burriss (fresh) SG - Ernest Ball (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Lapham (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bradford Stoker (tired) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - John Knudson (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Lamar | Charles Schriver hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Knudson - foul #2 on John Knudson, team foul #10 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Lamar | Joseph Willilams (PG), Chris Barraza (SF), William Wright (C) Jerry Kesterson, Thomas Ingram, David Ridgeway | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Louis Helvey (SF), Robert Horton (PF), Luther Narvaez (C) Andrew Lapham, Bradford Stoker, John Knudson | |
| 02:55 | Lamar | Charles Schriver makes the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 02:55 | Lamar | Charles Schriver misses the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 02:55 | Nicholls State | Luther Narvaez grabs the board | 26-20 |
| 02:30 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Ernest Ball | 26-23 |
| 02:13 | Lamar | Charles Schriver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-23 |
| Subs | Lamar | Thomas Ingram (SG) Carl Manzi | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 01:55 | Nicholls State | Ernest Ball hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 26-23 |
| 01:53 | Lamar | Chris Barraza snags the defensive board | 26-23 |
| 01:36 | Lamar | Thomas Ingram misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 26-23 |
| 01:35 | Lamar | Joseph Willilams misses the tip | 26-23 |
| 01:34 | Lamar | William Wright tips it home | 28-23 |
| 01:22 | Nicholls State | Ernest Ball comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-23 |
| 01:20 | Lamar | William Wright grabs the board | 28-23 |
| 01:14 | Lamar | William Wright misses long on a floater from the left side | 28-23 |
| 01:12 | Nicholls State | Luther Narvaez grabs the defensive rebound | 28-23 |
| 01:00 | Nicholls State | Luther Narvaez misses badly on a shot from close range | 28-23 |
| 00:58 | Lamar | William Wright pulls down the rebound | 28-23 |
| 00:44 | Lamar | Charles Schriver buries a floater from the left block and the foul's on Robert Horton - foul #1 on Robert Horton, team foul #11 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Lamar | Jerry Kesterson (PG), Carl Manzi (SF), David Ridgeway (PF) Thomas Ingram, Chris Barraza, William Wright | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Andrew Lapham (SF), Bradford Stoker (PF), John Knudson (C) Louis Helvey, Robert Horton, Luther Narvaez | |
| 00:44 | Lamar | Charles Schriver makes the free throw | 31-23 |
| 00:21 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss is fouled on the floor by Jerry Kesterson - foul #3 on Jerry Kesterson, team foul #9 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Lamar | Art Webster (PG), Thomas Ingram (SG) Jerry Kesterson, Joseph Willilams | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 00:21 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 00:21 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss makes the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 00:00 | Lamar | Thomas Ingram comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 31-25 |