| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Gordon Cronin (fresh) SG - William Overton (fresh) SF - Edward Oren (fresh) PF - Clifton Cooper (fresh) C - Billy Barber (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Ronald Crafton (fresh) SG - Danny Howard (fresh) SF - Reginald Loggins (fresh) PF - Glenn Room (fresh) C - Christopher Almendarez (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | Christopher Almendarez wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Nicholls State | Reginald Loggins misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Edward Oren - foul #1 on Edward Oren, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Nicholls State | Reginald Loggins makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:38 | Nicholls State | Reginald Loggins misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:38 | Winthrop | Clifton Cooper gets the rebound | 0-1 |
| 19:17 | Winthrop | Gordon Cronin connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Edward Oren | 3-1 |
| 19:03 | Nicholls State | Reginald Loggins is denied on a layup by Clifton Cooper | 3-1 |
| 19:01 | Nicholls State | Christopher Almendarez gets the offensive rebound | 3-1 |
| 18:46 | Nicholls State | Reginald Loggins buries a 3 from the left corner | 3-4 |
| 18:30 | Winthrop | Christopher Almendarez swats the shot by William Overton | 3-4 |
| 18:29 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Danny Howard | 3-4 |
| 18:19 | Nicholls State | Christopher Almendarez buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Danny Howard | 3-7 |
| 17:52 | Winthrop | Gordon Cronin scores on a shot from the left side | 5-7 |
| 17:39 | Nicholls State | Reginald Loggins can't finish the layup | 5-7 |
| 17:38 | Nicholls State | Christopher Almendarez pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 17:22 | Nicholls State | Danny Howard misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 5-7 |
| 17:21 | Nicholls State | Glenn Room tips it home | 5-9 |
| 16:59 | Winthrop | Billy Barber buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from William Overton | 7-9 |
| 16:49 | Nicholls State | Reginald Loggins makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Ronald Crafton | 7-12 |
| 16:40 | Winthrop | Clifton Cooper misses long on a runner from the right block | 7-12 |
| 16:39 | Nicholls State | Christopher Almendarez gets the rebound | 7-12 |
| 16:21 | Nicholls State | Ronald Crafton is called for traveling | 7-12 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Ronald Smith (PF) Clifton Cooper | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Harvey McNally (SG), Christopher Russell (SF), Joshua Conner (PF), Andrew Czapla (C) Danny Howard, Reginald Loggins, Glenn Room, Christopher Almendarez | |
| 16:08 | Winthrop | William Overton misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Joshua Conner - foul #1 on Joshua Conner, team foul #1 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | John Bonilla (SG) Ronald Crafton | |
| 16:08 | Winthrop | William Overton misses the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 16:08 | Winthrop | William Overton makes the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 15:45 | Nicholls State | Harvey McNally is hacked by Ronald Smith - foul #1 on Ronald Smith, team foul #2 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Robert Kelly (SG) William Overton | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Gordon Cronin (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Kelly (fresh) SF - Edward Oren (fresh) PF - Ronald Smith (fresh) C - Billy Barber (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Harvey McNally (fresh) SG - John Bonilla (fresh) SF - Christopher Russell (fresh) PF - Joshua Conner (fresh) C - Andrew Czapla (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Nicholls State | John Bonilla's floater is tipped away by Ronald Smith | 8-12 |
| 15:30 | Nicholls State | Joshua Conner misses the tip | 8-12 |
| 15:28 | Winthrop | Ronald Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 15:24 | Winthrop | Gordon Cronin loses the ball out of bounds | 8-12 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Sam Shapiro (C) Billy Barber | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 15:09 | Nicholls State | Joshua Conner misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 8-12 |
| 15:07 | Winthrop | Ronald Smith gets the rebound | 8-12 |
| 14:45 | Winthrop | Sam Shapiro hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Gordon Cronin | 10-12 |
| 14:21 | Nicholls State | Ronald Smith steals the ball from Joshua Conner | 10-12 |
| 14:10 | Winthrop | Edward Oren loses the ball out of bounds | 10-12 |
| Subs | Winthrop | William Overton (SG), Clarence Phillips (SF), Clifton Cooper (PF), Billy Barber (C) Gordon Cronin, Edward Oren, Ronald Smith, Sam Shapiro | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ronald Crafton (PG), Danny Howard (SG), Reginald Loggins (SF), Glenn Room (PF), Christopher Almendarez (C) Harvey McNally, John Bonilla, Christopher Russell, Joshua Conner, Andrew Czapla | |
| 14:03 | Nicholls State | Danny Howard misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-12 |
| 14:02 | Winthrop | Clifton Cooper pulls down the rebound | 10-12 |
| 13:39 | Winthrop | Robert Kelly drills a fadeaway from the right side | 12-12 |
| 13:23 | Nicholls State | Glenn Room can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 12-12 |
| 13:21 | Winthrop | Clifton Cooper snags the defensive board | 12-12 |
| 13:07 | Winthrop | Glenn Room swats the shot by William Overton | 12-12 |
| 13:05 | Nicholls State | Danny Howard grabs the board | 12-12 |
| 12:55 | Nicholls State | Reginald Loggins loses the dribble to Robert Kelly | 12-12 |
| 12:47 | Winthrop | Glenn Room denies the turnaround by Clarence Phillips | 12-12 |
| 12:45 | Winthrop | Clifton Cooper snags the offensive board | 12-12 |
| 12:31 | Winthrop | Clifton Cooper knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from William Overton | 14-12 |
| 12:17 | Nicholls State | Glenn Room connects on the shot from close range | 14-14 |
| 11:59 | Winthrop | Clarence Phillips is hacked by Danny Howard - foul #1 on Danny Howard, team foul #2 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Gordon Cronin (PG), Cecil Dupree (SG), Edward Oren (SF), Ronald Smith (PF) Robert Kelly, William Overton, Clarence Phillips, Clifton Cooper | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Harvey McNally (SG) Danny Howard | |
| 11:54 | Winthrop | Billy Barber can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-14 |
| 11:52 | Winthrop | Edward Oren snags the offensive board | 14-14 |
| 11:32 | Winthrop | Gordon Cronin is fouled on the floor by Reginald Loggins - foul #1 on Reginald Loggins, team foul #3 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Sam Shapiro (C) Billy Barber | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Christopher Russell (SF), Joshua Conner (PF), Andrew Czapla (C) Reginald Loggins, Glenn Room, Christopher Almendarez | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Gordon Cronin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cecil Dupree (fresh) SF - Edward Oren (fresh) PF - Ronald Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Sam Shapiro (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Ronald Crafton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harvey McNally (fresh) SF - Christopher Russell (fresh) PF - Joshua Conner (fresh) C - Andrew Czapla (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Winthrop | Ronald Smith clanks a floater in the paint | 14-14 |
| 11:26 | Nicholls State | Harvey McNally grabs the board | 14-14 |
| 11:10 | Nicholls State | Ronald Crafton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-14 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | John Bonilla (SG) Ronald Crafton | |
| 10:51 | Winthrop | Cecil Dupree connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-14 |
| 10:33 | Nicholls State | Andrew Czapla comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 17-14 |
| 10:31 | Winthrop | Sam Shapiro snags the defensive board | 17-14 |
| 10:27 | Winthrop | Gordon Cronin knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Edward Oren | 19-14 |
| 10:18 | Nicholls State | Joshua Conner hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 19-14 |
| 10:16 | Winthrop | Edward Oren grabs the board | 19-14 |
| 10:00 | Winthrop | Edward Oren can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-14 |
| 09:58 | Nicholls State | Andrew Czapla grabs the board | 19-14 |
| 09:52 | Nicholls State | Joshua Conner buries a floater from the left wing set up by Harvey McNally and he's fouled by Ronald Smith - foul #2 on Ronald Smith, team foul #3 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Winthrop | William Overton (SG), Clifton Cooper (PF), Billy Barber (C) Cecil Dupree, Ronald Smith, Sam Shapiro | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ronald Crafton (PG), Danny Howard (SG), Glenn Room (PF), Christopher Almendarez (C) Harvey McNally, John Bonilla, Christopher Russell, Andrew Czapla | |
| 09:52 | Nicholls State | Joshua Conner makes the free throw | 19-17 |
| 09:39 | Winthrop | Christopher Almendarez denies the turnaround by Edward Oren | 19-17 |
| 09:37 | Nicholls State | Glenn Room pulls down the rebound | 19-17 |
| 09:32 | Nicholls State | Joshua Conner hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 19-17 |
| 09:31 | Nicholls State | Joshua Conner misses the tip | 19-17 |
| 09:30 | Nicholls State | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Almendarez | 19-17 |
| 09:06 | Nicholls State | Joshua Conner can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 19-17 |
| 09:05 | Winthrop | Billy Barber pulls down the rebound | 19-17 |
| 08:52 | Winthrop | William Overton misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-17 |
| 08:51 | Nicholls State | Danny Howard gets the rebound | 19-17 |
| 08:36 | Nicholls State | Danny Howard misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-17 |
| 08:34 | Winthrop | Edward Oren pulls down the rebound | 19-17 |
| 08:17 | Winthrop | Clifton Cooper clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Glenn Room - foul #1 on Glenn Room, team foul #4 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Robert Kelly (PG), Clarence Phillips (SF) Gordon Cronin, Edward Oren | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Harvey McNally (SG), Reginald Loggins (SF) Danny Howard, Joshua Conner | |
| 08:17 | Winthrop | Clifton Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 08:17 | Winthrop | Clifton Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 07:59 | Nicholls State | Harvey McNally is hacked by William Overton - foul #1 on William Overton, team foul #4 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Sam Shapiro (PF) Clifton Cooper | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Andrew Czapla (C) Christopher Almendarez | |
| 07:42 | Nicholls State | William Overton is called for the reach on Harvey McNally - foul #2 on William Overton, team foul #5 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Cecil Dupree (SG) William Overton | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | John Bonilla (SG), Sam Campbell (C) Ronald Crafton, Glenn Room | |
| 07:28 | Nicholls State | Sam Campbell comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 20-17 |
| 07:27 | Winthrop | Billy Barber pulls down the rebound | 20-17 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Robert Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Cecil Dupree (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clarence Phillips (fresh) PF - Sam Shapiro (fresh) 2 pts. C - Billy Barber (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Harvey McNally (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Bonilla (fresh) SF - Reginald Loggins (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Andrew Czapla (fresh) C - Sam Campbell (fresh) | |
| 07:07 | Winthrop | Billy Barber is called for traveling | 20-17 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Gordon Cronin (PG), Edward Oren (SF) Cecil Dupree, Billy Barber | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 06:54 | Nicholls State | Andrew Czapla can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 20-17 |
| 06:52 | Nicholls State | Sam Campbell grabs the offensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 06:35 | Nicholls State | Sam Campbell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-17 |
| 06:34 | Winthrop | Gordon Cronin grabs the defensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 06:27 | Winthrop | Harvey McNally is called for the reach on Gordon Cronin - foul #1 on Harvey McNally, team foul #5 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ronald Crafton (PG), Danny Howard (SG), Glenn Room (PF), Christopher Almendarez (C) Harvey McNally, John Bonilla, Andrew Czapla, Sam Campbell | |
| 06:13 | Winthrop | Reginald Loggins steals it from Gordon Cronin | 20-17 |
| 06:06 | Nicholls State | Glenn Room misses the shot from the left side | 20-17 |
| 06:04 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Edward Oren | 20-17 |
| 05:52 | Winthrop | Sam Shapiro hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-17 |
| 05:51 | Winthrop | Robert Kelly tips it home | 22-17 |
| 05:34 | Nicholls State | Christopher Almendarez can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 22-17 |
| 05:33 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Clarence Phillips | 22-17 |
| 05:26 | Winthrop | Edward Oren misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-17 |
| 05:25 | Nicholls State | Glenn Room grabs the board | 22-17 |
| 05:09 | Nicholls State | Reginald Loggins steps out of bounds on the sideline | 22-17 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Chuck Peden (PG), Cecil Dupree (SG), Clifton Cooper (PF), Billy Barber (C) Gordon Cronin, Robert Kelly, Clarence Phillips, Sam Shapiro | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Harvey McNally (SG), Joshua Conner (SF) Danny Howard, Reginald Loggins | |
| 04:55 | Winthrop | Edward Oren scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Clifton Cooper | 25-17 |
| 04:40 | Nicholls State | Christopher Almendarez is hacked by Edward Oren - foul #2 on Edward Oren, team foul #6 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Winthrop | George Skipper (PG) Edward Oren | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Andrew Czapla (PF) Glenn Room | |
| 04:19 | Nicholls State | Cecil Dupree is called for the reach on Ronald Crafton - foul #1 on Cecil Dupree, team foul #7 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Gordon Cronin (PG), Clarence Phillips (SF) George Skipper, Chuck Peden | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Christopher Russell (SF) Christopher Almendarez | |
| 04:19 | Nicholls State | Ronald Crafton makes the 1st free throw | 25-18 |
| 04:19 | Nicholls State | Ronald Crafton makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 04:01 | Winthrop | Clifton Cooper is fouled on the floor by Ronald Crafton - foul #1 on Ronald Crafton, team foul #6 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Danny Howard (SG) Ronald Crafton | |
| 03:45 | Winthrop | Cecil Dupree misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-19 |
| 03:43 | Winthrop | Clifton Cooper tips it but misses | 25-19 |
| 03:42 | Winthrop | Billy Barber tips it home | 27-19 |
| 03:32 | Nicholls State | Danny Howard clanks a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Gordon Cronin - foul #1 on Gordon Cronin, team foul #8 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Winthrop | William Overton (SG), Ronald Smith (PF) Cecil Dupree, Clifton Cooper | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Reginald Loggins (SF), Glenn Room (PF) Christopher Russell, Andrew Czapla | |
| 03:32 | Nicholls State | Danny Howard makes the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 03:32 | Nicholls State | Danny Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| 03:11 | Winthrop | Ronald Smith misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 27-21 |
| 03:09 | Winthrop | Clarence Phillips gets the offensive rebound | 27-21 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Gordon Cronin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Overton (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Phillips (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ronald Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Billy Barber (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Harvey McNally (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Danny Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Reginald Loggins (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Glenn Room (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Joshua Conner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:52 | Winthrop | Clarence Phillips is hacked by Glenn Room - foul #2 on Glenn Room, team foul #7 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ronald Crafton (PG), Christopher Almendarez (C) Danny Howard, Joshua Conner | |
| 02:52 | Winthrop | Clarence Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 02:52 | Nicholls State | Reginald Loggins snags the defensive board | 27-21 |
| 02:36 | Nicholls State | Ronald Crafton connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Harvey McNally | 27-24 |
| 02:21 | Winthrop | Clarence Phillips buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by Gordon Cronin | 29-24 |
| 02:11 | Nicholls State | William Overton steals the ball from Christopher Almendarez | 29-24 |
| 02:08 | Winthrop | Gordon Cronin blows the layup | 29-24 |
| 02:07 | Nicholls State | Reginald Loggins gets the rebound | 29-24 |
| 01:46 | Nicholls State | Glenn Room is hacked by Ronald Smith - foul #3 on Ronald Smith, team foul #9 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Robert Kelly (PG), Edward Oren (SF), Clifton Cooper (PF), Sam Shapiro (C) Gordon Cronin, Clarence Phillips, Ronald Smith, Billy Barber | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | John Bonilla (SG), Joshua Conner (SF) Harvey McNally, Reginald Loggins | |
| 01:46 | Nicholls State | Glenn Room misses the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 01:46 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Edward Oren | 29-24 |
| 01:22 | Winthrop | Robert Kelly can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-24 |
| 01:21 | Nicholls State | Christopher Almendarez gets the rebound | 29-24 |
| 01:05 | Nicholls State | John Bonilla clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 29-24 |
| 01:04 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Clifton Cooper | 29-24 |
| 01:00 | Winthrop | Glenn Room takes the ball from William Overton | 29-24 |
| 00:46 | Nicholls State | Glenn Room makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Ronald Crafton | 29-27 |
| 00:26 | Winthrop | Sam Shapiro clanks a jumper from the left side | 29-27 |
| 00:24 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Ronald Crafton | 29-27 |
| 00:18 | Nicholls State | Glenn Room can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Clifton Cooper - foul #1 on Clifton Cooper, team foul #10 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Gordon Cronin (PG), Clarence Phillips (PF), Billy Barber (C) William Overton, Clifton Cooper, Sam Shapiro | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Harvey McNally (PG), Danny Howard (SG), Reginald Loggins (SF), Andrew Czapla (C) Ronald Crafton, John Bonilla, Joshua Conner, Christopher Almendarez | |
| 00:18 | Nicholls State | Glenn Room makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 00:18 | Nicholls State | Glenn Room makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 00:00 | Winthrop | Billy Barber misses the easy layup | 29-29 |