| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Turberville (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Leroux (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Harold Worsley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mladen Zepp (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Cooper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jeffery Burriss (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Ball (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregg Shy (fresh) PF - Louis Helvey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Luther Narvaez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | Gregg Shy inbounds the ball | 33-31 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Nicholls State | Ernest Ball can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 19:41 | Nicholls State | Luther Narvaez snags the offensive board | 33-31 |
| 19:31 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss buries a shot from the right wing set up by Luther Narvaez | 33-33 |
| 19:20 | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Harold Worsley | 36-33 |
| 18:56 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss connects on the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Ernest Ball | 36-35 |
| 18:40 | Rhode Island | Jeffery Burriss steals it from Harold Worsley | 36-35 |
| 18:37 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss lays it in | 36-37 |
| 18:27 | Rhode Island | Frank Cooper's pass is intercepted by Gregg Shy | 36-37 |
| 18:13 | Nicholls State | Ernest Ball hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jeffery Burriss | 36-40 |
| 17:44 | Rhode Island | Jeffery Burriss is called for the reach on Robert Turberville - foul #3 on Jeffery Burriss, team foul #1 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett (PF), Benjamin Knowles (C) Mladen Zepp, Frank Cooper | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Andrew Lapham (PG), Donald Burson (PF) Jeffery Burriss, Louis Helvey | |
| 17:29 | Rhode Island | Andrew Lapham takes the ball from Robert Turberville | 36-40 |
| 17:18 | Nicholls State | Robert Turberville steals the ball from Luther Narvaez | 36-40 |
| 17:06 | Rhode Island | Luther Narvaez steps in front of the Raymond Leroux pass | 36-40 |
| 16:50 | Nicholls State | Luther Narvaez misses long on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Dale Bennett - foul #1 on Dale Bennett, team foul #1 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dale McElvain (PG), Timothy Ellis (SG), Giuseppe Bruno (C) Robert Turberville, Raymond Leroux, Harold Worsley | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Johnathan White (SG), Gilbert Lee (SF) Ernest Ball, Gregg Shy | |
| 16:50 | Nicholls State | Luther Narvaez makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 16:50 | Nicholls State | Luther Narvaez makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 16:27 | Rhode Island | Dale McElvain hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Timothy Ellis | 38-42 |
| 16:11 | Nicholls State | Gilbert Lee is whistled for a carry | 38-42 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp (PF), Frank Cooper (C) Benjamin Knowles, Giuseppe Bruno | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Louis Helvey (PF) Luther Narvaez | |
| 15:49 | Rhode Island | Frank Cooper misses short on a jumper from the right side | 38-42 |
| 15:48 | Nicholls State | Gilbert Lee gets the rebound | 38-42 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Dale McElvain (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Ellis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dale Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mladen Zepp (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Cooper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Andrew Lapham (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Johnathan White (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gilbert Lee (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Louis Helvey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Burson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Nicholls State | The jumper by Johnathan White is denied by Dale Bennett | 38-42 |
| 15:33 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| 15:18 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-42 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix (PG), Raymond Leroux (SG), Harold Worsley (SF) Dale McElvain, Timothy Ellis, Dale Bennett | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss (PG), Ernest Ball (SG), Curtis Duncan (SF) Andrew Lapham, Johnathan White, Donald Burson | |
| 15:07 | Nicholls State | Ernest Ball makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-45 |
| 14:48 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 38-45 |
| 14:47 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley snags the offensive board | 38-45 |
| 14:28 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux is hacked by Curtis Duncan - foul #4 on Curtis Duncan, team foul #2 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles (PF), Giuseppe Bruno (C) Mladen Zepp, Frank Cooper | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Gregg Shy (SF), Robert Horton (PF) Curtis Duncan, Louis Helvey | |
| 14:18 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux banks in the layup | 40-45 |
| 14:06 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-45 |
| 14:04 | Rhode Island | Giuseppe Bruno gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| 13:56 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 40-45 |
| 13:54 | Nicholls State | Gregg Shy grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 13:34 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss is called for traveling | 40-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville (SG), Dale Bennett (PF) Raymond Leroux, Giuseppe Bruno | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Andrew Lapham (SG), Donald Burson (PF), Luther Narvaez (C) Ernest Ball, Robert Horton, Gilbert Lee | |
| 13:16 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett lays it up and in on a great pass from Benjamin Knowles | 42-45 |
| 13:00 | Nicholls State | Luther Narvaez misses badly on a shot in the lane | 42-45 |
| 12:58 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss grabs the offensive board | 42-45 |
| 12:49 | Nicholls State | Donald Burson clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-45 |
| 12:48 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Harold Worsley | 42-45 |
| 12:38 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley is hacked by Gregg Shy - foul #2 on Gregg Shy, team foul #3 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp (PF), Frank Cooper (C) Harold Worsley, Benjamin Knowles | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Louis Helvey (PF) Donald Burson | |
| 12:33 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp hits a turnaround from close range | 44-45 |
| 12:10 | Nicholls State | Ralph Felix steals it from Luther Narvaez | 44-45 |
| 12:05 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix banks in the layup | 46-45 |
| 11:36 | Nicholls State | Gregg Shy is hacked by Dale Bennett - foul #2 on Dale Bennett, team foul #2 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux (SG) Ralph Felix | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ernest Ball (SG), Gilbert Lee (SF), Donald Burson (C) Jeffery Burriss, Gregg Shy, Luther Narvaez | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Turberville (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Leroux (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - Dale Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mladen Zepp (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Cooper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Andrew Lapham (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Ernest Ball (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gilbert Lee (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Louis Helvey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Burson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Nicholls State | Louis Helvey clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-45 |
| 11:18 | Nicholls State | Donald Burson hits the follow up shot | 46-47 |
| 11:03 | Rhode Island | Frank Cooper is fouled on the floor by Louis Helvey - foul #1 on Louis Helvey, team foul #4 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dale McElvain (PG), Harold Worsley (SF), Benjamin Knowles (PF) Robert Turberville, Dale Bennett, Mladen Zepp | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 10:46 | Rhode Island | Dale McElvain hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 10:44 | Nicholls State | Louis Helvey pulls down the rebound | 46-47 |
| 10:26 | Nicholls State | Ernest Ball drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Gilbert Lee | 46-50 |
| 10:12 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 48-50 |
| 09:52 | Nicholls State | Gilbert Lee's pass is intercepted by Raymond Leroux | 48-50 |
| 09:49 | Rhode Island | Dale McElvain throws it down on a great pass from Raymond Leroux | 50-50 |
| 09:37 | Nicholls State | Andrew Lapham clanks a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Frank Cooper - foul #2 on Frank Cooper, team foul #3 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix (PG), Mladen Zepp (PF), Dale Bennett (C) Dale McElvain, Benjamin Knowles, Frank Cooper | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Gregg Shy (SF), Luther Narvaez (C) Gilbert Lee, Louis Helvey | |
| 09:37 | Nicholls State | Andrew Lapham makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 09:37 | Nicholls State | Andrew Lapham makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 09:28 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Mladen Zepp | 53-52 |
| 09:16 | Nicholls State | Ernest Ball's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-52 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles (C) Harold Worsley | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss (PG), Robert Horton (SF) Andrew Lapham, Ernest Ball | |
| 08:56 | Rhode Island | Donald Burson denies the turnaround by Raymond Leroux | 53-52 |
| 08:54 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp can't tip it in | 53-52 |
| 08:53 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux hits the follow up shot | 55-52 |
| 08:31 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss's pass is intercepted by Dale Bennett | 55-52 |
| 08:05 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett loses the ball out of bounds | 55-52 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville (SG), Harold Worsley (SF) Raymond Leroux, Mladen Zepp | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ernest Ball (SG), Gilbert Lee (PF) Robert Horton, Donald Burson | |
| 07:51 | Nicholls State | Ernest Ball comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-52 |
| 07:49 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss grabs the offensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 07:31 | Nicholls State | Luther Narvaez drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Jeffery Burriss | 55-55 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ralph Felix (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Turberville (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Worsley (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dale Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. C - Benjamin Knowles (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jeffery Burriss (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ernest Ball (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gregg Shy (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Gilbert Lee (fresh) 3 reb. C - Luther Narvaez (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:17 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett connects on the runner in the paint set up by Robert Turberville | 57-55 |
| 06:52 | Nicholls State | Gilbert Lee hits a turnaround in the lane | 57-57 |
| 06:41 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix scores on a 3 from the right wing | 60-57 |
| 06:26 | Nicholls State | Gregg Shy misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Benjamin Knowles - foul #1 on Benjamin Knowles, team foul #4 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux (SG), Mladen Zepp (PF), Frank Cooper (C) Robert Turberville, Dale Bennett, Benjamin Knowles | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Curtis Duncan (SF), Louis Helvey (PF) Ernest Ball, Luther Narvaez | |
| 06:26 | Nicholls State | Gregg Shy misses the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 06:26 | Nicholls State | Gregg Shy misses the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 06:26 | Nicholls State | Gregg Shy makes the 3rd free throw | 60-58 |
| 06:03 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux is hacked by Jeffery Burriss - foul #4 on Jeffery Burriss, team foul #5 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville (PG), Giuseppe Bruno (SF) Ralph Felix, Harold Worsley | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Andrew Lapham (PG), Johnathan White (SG), Donald Burson (C) Jeffery Burriss, Gregg Shy, Gilbert Lee | |
| 05:47 | Rhode Island | Donald Burson denies the turnaround by Frank Cooper | 60-58 |
| 05:46 | Nicholls State | Donald Burson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 05:30 | Nicholls State | Andrew Lapham is hacked by Mladen Zepp - foul #1 on Mladen Zepp, team foul #5 | 60-58 |
| 05:13 | Nicholls State | Curtis Duncan drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 60-60 |
| 04:56 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux hits a 3 from the right corner | 63-60 |
| 04:35 | Nicholls State | Andrew Lapham can't connect on a runner in the lane | 63-60 |
| 04:33 | Nicholls State | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Helvey | 63-60 |
| 04:20 | Nicholls State | Donald Burson clanks a shot from the right wing | 63-60 |
| 04:18 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp gets the rebound | 63-60 |
| 04:04 | Rhode Island | Donald Burson takes the ball from Mladen Zepp | 63-60 |
| 04:04 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-60 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix (PG), Harold Worsley (SF) Robert Turberville, Giuseppe Bruno | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss (PG), Ernest Ball (SG), Luther Narvaez (C) Andrew Lapham, Johnathan White, Donald Burson | |
| 03:48 | Nicholls State | Luther Narvaez makes the turnaround from the baseline | 63-62 |
| 03:39 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux's fadeaway is rejected by Louis Helvey | 63-62 |
| 03:37 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss pulls down the rebound | 63-62 |
| 03:18 | Nicholls State | Raymond Leroux takes the ball from Curtis Duncan | 63-62 |
| 03:14 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley banks in the layup on a nice dish by Raymond Leroux | 65-62 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ralph Felix (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Leroux (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SF - Harold Worsley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mladen Zepp (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Cooper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jeffery Burriss (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ernest Ball (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - Curtis Duncan (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. PF - Louis Helvey (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Luther Narvaez (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:55 | Nicholls State | Louis Helvey scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Luther Narvaez | 65-64 |
| 02:50 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 65-64 |
| 02:48 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Luther Narvaez | 65-64 |
| 02:28 | Nicholls State | Louis Helvey is fouled on the floor by Frank Cooper - foul #3 on Frank Cooper, team foul #6 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville (SG), Dale Bennett (PF), Benjamin Knowles (C) Raymond Leroux, Mladen Zepp, Frank Cooper | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Gregg Shy (SF), Donald Burson (PF) Curtis Duncan, Louis Helvey | |
| 02:10 | Nicholls State | Gregg Shy misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-64 |
| 02:08 | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville pulls down the rebound | 65-64 |
| 02:08 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-64 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux (SG) Robert Turberville | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Curtis Duncan (SF), Louis Helvey (PF) Gregg Shy, Donald Burson | |
| 01:51 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Ralph Felix | 68-64 |
| 01:30 | Nicholls State | Curtis Duncan hits a runner from close range and he's fouled by Harold Worsley - foul #1 on Harold Worsley, team foul #7 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp (PF), Frank Cooper (C) Dale Bennett, Benjamin Knowles | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 01:30 | Nicholls State | Curtis Duncan makes the free throw | 68-67 |
| 01:09 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 68-67 |
| 01:07 | Rhode Island | Frank Cooper gets the offensive rebound | 68-67 |
| 00:59 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley misses the easy layup | 68-67 |
| 00:58 | Nicholls State | Louis Helvey snags the defensive board | 68-67 |
| 00:43 | Nicholls State | Ernest Ball misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-67 |
| 00:41 | Nicholls State | Luther Narvaez grabs the offensive rebound | 68-67 |
| 00:34 | Nicholls State | Curtis Duncan hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Frank Cooper - foul #4 on Frank Cooper, team foul #8 | 68-67 |
| 00:34 | Nicholls State | Curtis Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 00:34 | Nicholls State | Curtis Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 00:26 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux misses long on a runner near the basket | 68-69 |
| 00:25 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss snags the defensive board | 68-69 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Felix - foul #4 on Ralph Felix, team foul #9 | 68-69 |
| 00:23 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss misses the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 00:23 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley snags the defensive board | 68-69 |
| 00:12 | Rhode Island | Louis Helvey takes the ball from Ralph Felix | 68-69 |
| 00:10 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss is hacked by Ralph Felix in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ralph Felix, team foul #10 | 68-69 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville (PG) Ralph Felix | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 00:10 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:10 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss makes the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:10 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-71 |
| 00:05 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 68-71 |
| 00:03 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp snags the offensive board | 68-71 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-71 |