| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Trevor Keen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Trantham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Garrard (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Colby Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Wainscott (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - David Connor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Bush (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Wittmer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Al Knowles (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Al Saez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern State | Michael Garrard inbounds the ball | 30-28 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Northwestern State | Michael Garrard scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Trevor Keen | 32-28 |
| 19:25 | Nicholls State | Shawn Wittmer dunks the ball | 32-30 |
| 19:20 | Northwestern State | Trevor Keen clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-30 |
| 19:19 | Northwestern State | Colby Bishop tips it but misses | 32-30 |
| 19:17 | Nicholls State | Al Saez pulls down the rebound | 32-30 |
| 18:56 | Nicholls State | David Connor is fouled on the floor by John Trantham - foul #1 on John Trantham, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| 18:44 | Nicholls State | Al Knowles is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Al Knowles, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| 18:23 | Northwestern State | Brian Bush is called for the reach on Trevor Keen - foul #1 on Brian Bush, team foul #2 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Andrew Lesure (PG), Junior Campbell (SG), Timothy Rigby (PF), James Pardo (C) Trevor Keen, John Trantham, Colby Bishop, David Wainscott | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Edward Huffman (SF) Shawn Wittmer | |
| 18:09 | Northwestern State | Michael Garrard is whistled for traveling | 32-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael Merrill (SF), Corey Barney (PF), Alexander Lange (C) David Connor, Al Knowles, Al Saez | |
| 17:42 | Nicholls State | Brian Bush connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Huffman | 32-33 |
| 17:18 | Northwestern State | The short jumper by Michael Garrard is denied by Alexander Lange | 32-33 |
| 17:17 | Northwestern State | Andrew Lesure hits the follow up shot | 34-33 |
| 17:01 | Nicholls State | Brian Bush lays it up and in | 34-35 |
| 16:50 | Northwestern State | Andrew Lesure misses the jumpshot from the right side | 34-35 |
| 16:49 | Nicholls State | Corey Barney gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 16:32 | Nicholls State | Michael Merrill can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-35 |
| 16:31 | Northwestern State | James Pardo grabs the board | 34-35 |
| 16:09 | Northwestern State | Edward Huffman steals the ball from James Pardo | 34-35 |
| 16:05 | Nicholls State | Edward Huffman slams it home | 34-37 |
| 15:49 | Northwestern State | Timothy Rigby is fouled on the floor by Corey Barney - foul #2 on Corey Barney, team foul #3 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Eric Dayton (PG), John Trantham (SG), Colby Bishop (PF), David Wainscott (C) Andrew Lesure, Junior Campbell, Timothy Rigby, James Pardo | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | David Connor (PG), Joshua Herod (SG), Shawn Wittmer (SF), Al Knowles (PF), Al Saez (C) Edward Huffman, Brian Bush, Michael Merrill, Corey Barney, Alexander Lange | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Eric Dayton (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Trantham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Garrard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Colby Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Wainscott (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - David Connor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Herod (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shawn Wittmer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Al Knowles (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Al Saez (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Northwestern State | Shawn Wittmer is called for the reach on Eric Dayton - foul #1 on Shawn Wittmer, team foul #4 | 34-37 |
| 15:17 | Northwestern State | John Trantham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-37 |
| 15:05 | Nicholls State | David Wainscott takes the ball from Shawn Wittmer | 34-37 |
| 14:49 | Northwestern State | David Wainscott comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-37 |
| 14:48 | Northwestern State | Michael Garrard tips it back up and in | 36-37 |
| 14:44 | Nicholls State | David Connor is hacked by Eric Dayton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eric Dayton, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Trevor Keen (PG) Eric Dayton | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 14:38 | Nicholls State | Shawn Wittmer clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 36-37 |
| 14:37 | Northwestern State | Colby Bishop pulls down the rebound | 36-37 |
| 14:17 | Northwestern State | David Wainscott is hacked by Al Knowles - foul #3 on Al Knowles, team foul #5 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Junior Campbell (SF), James Pardo (PF), Scott Chambers (C) Michael Garrard, Colby Bishop, David Wainscott | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael Merrill (SF) Shawn Wittmer | |
| 14:08 | Northwestern State | Trevor Keen can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-37 |
| 14:07 | Northwestern State | James Pardo snags the offensive board | 36-37 |
| 13:49 | Northwestern State | John Trantham clanks a shot from the right block | 36-37 |
| 13:48 | Northwestern State | The offensive rebound goes to Junior Campbell | 36-37 |
| 13:37 | Northwestern State | Trevor Keen hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Al Saez - foul #2 on Al Saez, team foul #6 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Maxwell Verret (SG), Timothy Rigby (PF) John Trantham, Scott Chambers | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Edward Huffman (PG), Brian Bush (SG), Corey Barney (PF), Alexander Lange (C) David Connor, Joshua Herod, Al Knowles, Al Saez | |
| 13:37 | Northwestern State | Trevor Keen misses the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 13:37 | Northwestern State | Trevor Keen makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 13:10 | Nicholls State | Corey Barney hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 37-37 |
| 13:09 | Nicholls State | Alexander Lange gets the offensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 12:49 | Nicholls State | Michael Merrill is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner and he's hacked by Timothy Rigby - foul #2 on Timothy Rigby, team foul #3 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Andrew Lesure (PG), Colby Bishop (PF), David Wainscott (C) Trevor Keen, Maxwell Verret, Junior Campbell | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 12:49 | Nicholls State | Michael Merrill makes the free throw | 37-41 |
| 12:27 | Northwestern State | Colby Bishop misses the lay-in | 37-41 |
| 12:25 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Corey Barney | 37-41 |
| 12:21 | Nicholls State | Corey Barney scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Huffman | 37-43 |
| 12:11 | Northwestern State | Colby Bishop misses short on a runner in the lane | 37-43 |
| 12:10 | Nicholls State | Brian Bush snags the defensive board | 37-43 |
| 11:57 | Nicholls State | Corey Barney misses short on an open 3 from the right corner | 37-43 |
| 11:55 | Northwestern State | David Wainscott grabs the board | 37-43 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Andrew Lesure (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Timothy Rigby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Pardo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Colby Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - David Wainscott (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Edward Huffman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Bush (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Merrill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Corey Barney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Alexander Lange (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Northwestern State | David Wainscott blows the layup | 37-43 |
| 11:28 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Corey Barney | 37-43 |
| 11:23 | Nicholls State | Brian Bush is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-43 |
| 11:21 | Nicholls State | Corey Barney pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 11:07 | Nicholls State | Andrew Lesure is called for the reach on Edward Huffman - foul #1 on Andrew Lesure, team foul #4 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Trevor Keen (PG), John Trantham (SG), Michael Garrard (SF), Scott Chambers (C) Andrew Lesure, Timothy Rigby, James Pardo, David Wainscott | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | David Connor (PG), Joshua Herod (SG), Shawn Wittmer (SF), Al Knowles (PF), Al Saez (C) Edward Huffman, Brian Bush, Michael Merrill, Corey Barney, Alexander Lange | |
| 11:02 | Nicholls State | Al Knowles drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Shawn Wittmer | 37-45 |
| 10:42 | Northwestern State | Colby Bishop misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 37-45 |
| 10:40 | Nicholls State | Al Saez snags the defensive board | 37-45 |
| 10:14 | Nicholls State | 3 seconds is called on Shawn Wittmer | 37-45 |
| 09:51 | Northwestern State | John Trantham drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by Trevor Keen and he's fouled by Shawn Wittmer - foul #2 on Shawn Wittmer, team foul #7 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Junior Campbell (SF), David Wainscott (C) Michael Garrard, Scott Chambers | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 09:51 | Northwestern State | John Trantham makes the free throw | 40-45 |
| 09:46 | Nicholls State | Joshua Herod is fouled in the backcourt by John Trantham - foul #2 on John Trantham, team foul #5 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Brian Bush (SG) Joshua Herod | |
| 09:30 | Nicholls State | David Connor misses the jumper from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 09:28 | Nicholls State | David Connor tips it in | 40-47 |
| 09:17 | Northwestern State | John Trantham is called for 3 seconds | 40-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Andrew Lesure (PG), Maxwell Verret (SG), Timothy Rigby (PF), James Pardo (C) Trevor Keen, John Trantham, Colby Bishop, David Wainscott | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Edward Huffman (PG), Michael Merrill (SF), Alexander Lange (C) David Connor, Shawn Wittmer, Al Saez | |
| 09:00 | Nicholls State | Alexander Lange buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Edward Huffman | 40-49 |
| 08:53 | Northwestern State | Junior Campbell is whistled for traveling | 40-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Michael Garrard (SF) Maxwell Verret | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 08:35 | Nicholls State | Junior Campbell is called for the reach on Brian Bush - foul #2 on Junior Campbell, team foul #6 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joshua Herod (SG), Al Saez (C) Brian Bush, Al Knowles | |
| 08:24 | Nicholls State | Al Saez clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-49 |
| 08:22 | Northwestern State | Timothy Rigby grabs the defensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 08:06 | Northwestern State | Timothy Rigby loses the ball out of bounds | 40-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Trevor Keen (PG), John Trantham (SG), Colby Bishop (PF), Scott Chambers (C) Andrew Lesure, Junior Campbell, Timothy Rigby, James Pardo | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | David Connor (PG), Al Knowles (PF) Joshua Herod, Alexander Lange | |
| 08:01 | Nicholls State | Trevor Keen steals the ball from Al Saez in the backcourt | 40-49 |
| 07:41 | Northwestern State | John Trantham can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Al Knowles - foul #4 on Al Knowles, team foul #8 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Eric Dayton (PG) Trevor Keen | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Brian Bush (SG), Shawn Wittmer (SF), Corey Barney (PF) Edward Huffman, Michael Merrill, Al Knowles | |
| 07:41 | Northwestern State | John Trantham makes the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 07:41 | Northwestern State | John Trantham makes the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Eric Dayton (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Trantham (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Garrard (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Colby Bishop (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Scott Chambers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - David Connor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Bush (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Wittmer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Corey Barney (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Al Saez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Nicholls State | Al Saez misses the easy layup but the foul's on Michael Garrard - foul #1 on Michael Garrard, team foul #7 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Junior Campbell (SG), Timothy Rigby (SF), James Pardo (PF), David Wainscott (C) John Trantham, Michael Garrard, Colby Bishop, Scott Chambers | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 07:14 | Nicholls State | Al Saez makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 07:14 | Nicholls State | Al Saez makes the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 06:59 | Northwestern State | David Wainscott banks in the layup on a great pass from James Pardo | 44-51 |
| 06:55 | Nicholls State | Junior Campbell steps in front of the Shawn Wittmer pass in the backcourt | 44-51 |
| 06:52 | Northwestern State | Eric Dayton banks in the layup set up by Junior Campbell | 46-51 |
| 06:42 | Nicholls State | Brian Bush clanks a shot in the paint but the foul's on James Pardo - foul #1 on James Pardo, team foul #8 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joshua Herod (PG), Michael Merrill (SF), Al Knowles (PF), Alexander Lange (C) David Connor, Shawn Wittmer, Corey Barney, Al Saez | |
| 06:42 | Nicholls State | Brian Bush makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 06:42 | Nicholls State | Brian Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 06:26 | Northwestern State | Joshua Herod picks off the pass by James Pardo | 46-53 |
| 06:23 | Nicholls State | Joshua Herod dunks the ball | 46-55 |
| 06:02 | Northwestern State | Junior Campbell misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-55 |
| 06:00 | Nicholls State | Michael Merrill grabs the defensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 05:58 | Nicholls State | Joshua Herod travels in the backcourt | 46-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Trantham (SG), Michael Garrard (SF), Colby Bishop (PF), Scott Chambers (C) Junior Campbell, Timothy Rigby, James Pardo, David Wainscott | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Edward Huffman (PG) Brian Bush | |
| 05:45 | Northwestern State | Eric Dayton misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 46-55 |
| 05:43 | Northwestern State | Michael Garrard can't tip it in | 46-55 |
| 05:42 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Al Knowles | 46-55 |
| 05:20 | Nicholls State | Michael Merrill banks in the layup set up by Edward Huffman | 46-57 |
| 05:08 | Northwestern State | Eric Dayton makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Scott Chambers | 48-57 |
| 04:45 | Nicholls State | Edward Huffman misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 48-57 |
| 04:44 | Northwestern State | Colby Bishop grabs the defensive rebound | 48-57 |
| 04:29 | Northwestern State | Scott Chambers can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-57 |
| 04:27 | Nicholls State | Edward Huffman snags the defensive board | 48-57 |
| 04:27 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Timothy Rigby (PF), David Wainscott (C) Colby Bishop, Scott Chambers | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | David Connor (PG), Brian Bush (SG), Shawn Wittmer (SF), Corey Barney (PF), Al Saez (C) Edward Huffman, Joshua Herod, Michael Merrill, Al Knowles, Alexander Lange | |
| 04:25 | Nicholls State | John Trantham steals it from Corey Barney in the backcourt | 48-57 |
| 04:15 | Northwestern State | Michael Garrard misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-57 |
| 04:14 | Nicholls State | Al Saez grabs the board | 48-57 |
| 04:00 | Nicholls State | Brian Bush scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from David Connor | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:42 | Northwestern State | Michael Garrard misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 48-60 |
| 03:41 | Northwestern State | John Trantham grabs the offensive rebound | 48-60 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Eric Dayton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Trantham (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Garrard (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Timothy Rigby (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Wainscott (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - David Connor (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Bush (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Wittmer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Corey Barney (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Al Saez (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Northwestern State | The short jumper by David Wainscott is denied by Al Saez | 48-60 |
| 03:23 | Northwestern State | Michael Garrard gets the offensive rebound | 48-60 |
| 03:12 | Northwestern State | Michael Garrard knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:49 | Nicholls State | David Wainscott picks off the pass by Shawn Wittmer | 50-60 |
| 02:40 | Northwestern State | John Trantham scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Eric Dayton | 52-60 |
| 02:11 | Nicholls State | Al Saez drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Corey Barney | 52-63 |
| 01:59 | Northwestern State | David Wainscott drills a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Garrard | 54-63 |
| 01:30 | Nicholls State | Brian Bush clanks a 3 from the left corner | 54-63 |
| 01:29 | Nicholls State | Al Saez tips it home | 54-65 |
| 01:09 | Northwestern State | Eric Dayton makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from David Wainscott | 57-65 |
| 00:45 | Nicholls State | Brian Bush can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-65 |
| 00:44 | Northwestern State | Timothy Rigby grabs the board | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Northwestern State | Eric Dayton misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-65 |
| 00:34 | Northwestern State | Michael Garrard grabs the offensive rebound | 57-65 |
| 00:30 | Northwestern State | David Connor picks off the pass by David Wainscott | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Nicholls State | John Trantham is called for the reach on Corey Barney in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Trantham, team foul #9 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Colby Bishop (PF) Timothy Rigby | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 00:27 | Nicholls State | Corey Barney makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:27 | Nicholls State | Corey Barney makes the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:20 | Northwestern State | Al Saez swats the short shot by John Trantham | 57-67 |
| 00:18 | Nicholls State | Brian Bush snags the defensive board | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | David Connor runs out the clock | 57-67 |