| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Alan Buckley (fresh) SG - Terrance Green (fresh) SF - Horace Gebo (fresh) PF - Timothy Davis (fresh) C - Dale Harding (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - John Neff (fresh) SG - David Mortensen (fresh) SF - Jeremiah Hodgins (fresh) PF - Aaron Beamer (fresh) C - James Bechtol (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern State | James Bechtol wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Northwestern State | Timothy Davis swats the layup by James Bechtol | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Northwestern State | Jeremiah Hodgins hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Nicholls State | Terrance Green hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Alan Buckley | 2-2 |
| 19:00 | Northwestern State | Alan Buckley steals it from James Bechtol | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | Nicholls State | Terrance Green lays it up and in on a nice dish by Alan Buckley | 4-2 |
| 18:40 | Northwestern State | Horace Gebo is called for the reach on Jeremiah Hodgins - foul #1 on Horace Gebo, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:30 | Northwestern State | Jeremiah Hodgins makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by James Bechtol | 4-5 |
| 18:06 | Nicholls State | Horace Gebo scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Terrance Green | 6-5 |
| 18:02 | Northwestern State | Jeremiah Hodgins clanks a runner from the right block | 6-5 |
| 18:00 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Timothy Davis | 6-5 |
| 17:58 | Nicholls State | Alan Buckley is called for traveling in the backcourt | 6-5 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Brendon Merritt (SF), Phillip Parnell (PF), David Reed (C) Jeremiah Hodgins, Aaron Beamer, James Bechtol | |
| 17:43 | Northwestern State | David Mortensen's pass is intercepted by Terrance Green | 6-5 |
| 17:41 | Nicholls State | David Reed is called for the reach on Alan Buckley in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Reed, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Waldrop (PG), John Fegan (SG) John Neff, David Mortensen | |
| 17:27 | Nicholls State | Alan Buckley is hacked by David Waldrop - foul #1 on David Waldrop, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Manuel Hill (PG), Troy Palomo (PF), David Kovar (C) Alan Buckley, Timothy Davis, Dale Harding | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 17:16 | Nicholls State | Terrance Green misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-5 |
| 17:14 | Northwestern State | Brendon Merritt grabs the board | 6-5 |
| 17:09 | Northwestern State | John Fegan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 17:07 | Northwestern State | David Waldrop tips it in | 6-7 |
| 16:49 | Nicholls State | Terrance Green misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 6-7 |
| 16:47 | Northwestern State | David Waldrop gets the rebound | 6-7 |
| 16:32 | Northwestern State | David Reed banks in the layup set up by John Fegan | 6-9 |
| 16:16 | Nicholls State | David Reed blocks the short jumper by Troy Palomo | 6-9 |
| 16:15 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to John Fegan | 6-9 |
| 15:55 | Northwestern State | Brendon Merritt buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by David Waldrop | 6-11 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Manuel Hill (fresh) SG - Terrance Green (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Horace Gebo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Troy Palomo (fresh) C - David Kovar (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - David Waldrop (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Fegan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brendon Merritt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Phillip Parnell (fairly fresh) C - David Reed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Nicholls State | David Kovar makes the wide open jumper in the paint on a great pass from Manuel Hill | 8-11 |
| 15:27 | Northwestern State | David Reed is denied on a layup by Horace Gebo | 8-11 |
| 15:26 | Nicholls State | David Kovar pulls down the rebound | 8-11 |
| 15:10 | Nicholls State | David Kovar misses long on an open floater in the lane | 8-11 |
| 15:09 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to David Waldrop | 8-11 |
| 14:59 | Northwestern State | David Waldrop misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Manuel Hill - foul #1 on Manuel Hill, team foul #2 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alan Buckley (PG), David Thigpen (SG), Matthew Starkey (SF), Timothy Davis (PF), Dale Harding (C) Manuel Hill, Terrance Green, Horace Gebo, Troy Palomo, David Kovar | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Mortensen (SG), Jeremiah Hodgins (SF), Aaron Beamer (PF), James Bechtol (C) John Fegan, Brendon Merritt, Phillip Parnell, David Reed | |
| 14:59 | Northwestern State | David Waldrop makes the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 14:59 | Northwestern State | David Waldrop misses the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 14:59 | Nicholls State | Dale Harding grabs the defensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 14:42 | Nicholls State | Alan Buckley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-12 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Neff (PG) David Waldrop | |
| 14:23 | Northwestern State | Jeremiah Hodgins buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from David Mortensen | 8-14 |
| 14:11 | Nicholls State | The short jumper by Matthew Starkey is denied by Aaron Beamer | 8-14 |
| 14:10 | Nicholls State | David Thigpen pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-14 |
| 13:55 | Nicholls State | The short jumper by Timothy Davis is denied by Aaron Beamer | 8-14 |
| 13:54 | Nicholls State | Timothy Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 8-14 |
| 13:31 | Nicholls State | Timothy Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-14 |
| 13:30 | Northwestern State | Jeremiah Hodgins snags the defensive board | 8-14 |
| 13:26 | Northwestern State | Aaron Beamer hits a turnaround from the left block | 8-16 |
| 13:24 | Nicholls State | Jeremiah Hodgins steals the ball from Matthew Starkey in the backcourt | 8-16 |
| 13:08 | Northwestern State | David Mortensen misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 8-16 |
| 13:07 | Nicholls State | Timothy Davis gets the rebound | 8-16 |
| 12:48 | Nicholls State | The jump hook by Matthew Starkey is blocked by James Bechtol | 8-16 |
| 12:46 | Nicholls State | David Thigpen gets the offensive rebound | 8-16 |
| 12:36 | Nicholls State | Aaron Beamer steals the ball from Timothy Davis | 8-16 |
| 12:25 | Northwestern State | John Neff is hacked by Matthew Starkey - foul #1 on Matthew Starkey, team foul #3 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Manuel Hill (PG), Gregory Ontiveros (SG), Horace Gebo (SF), Troy Palomo (PF), Roy Shuler (C) Alan Buckley, David Thigpen, Matthew Starkey, Timothy Davis, Dale Harding | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Welch (PG), Randall Bowman (PF) John Neff, Aaron Beamer | |
| 12:11 | Northwestern State | David Mortensen scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 8-18 |
| 12:08 | Nicholls State | Gregory Ontiveros is hacked by David Mortensen in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Mortensen, team foul #3 | 8-18 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Terrance Green (SG), David Kovar (C) Gregory Ontiveros, Roy Shuler | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Brendon Merritt (SF) Jeremiah Hodgins | |
| 11:54 | Nicholls State | Manuel Hill makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Terrance Green | 10-18 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Manuel Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terrance Green (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Horace Gebo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Troy Palomo (fresh) C - David Kovar (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - John Welch (fresh) SG - David Mortensen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brendon Merritt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randall Bowman (fresh) C - James Bechtol (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:52 | Northwestern State | John Welch is fouled in the backcourt by Manuel Hill - foul #2 on Manuel Hill, team foul #4 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alan Buckley (PG) Manuel Hill | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 11:36 | Northwestern State | James Bechtol buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Brendon Merritt | 10-21 |
| 11:18 | Nicholls State | David Kovar drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Alan Buckley | 13-21 |
| 11:02 | Northwestern State | Brendon Merritt scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by John Welch | 13-23 |
| 10:45 | Nicholls State | John Welch steals it from Terrance Green | 13-23 |
| 10:28 | Northwestern State | Randall Bowman hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 13-23 |
| 10:26 | Northwestern State | Randall Bowman tips it in | 13-25 |
| 10:11 | Nicholls State | David Kovar hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-25 |
| 10:09 | Northwestern State | Randall Bowman snags the defensive board | 13-25 |
| 10:02 | Northwestern State | Randall Bowman misses short on a shot from the right block | 13-25 |
| 10:01 | Nicholls State | David Kovar grabs the defensive rebound | 13-25 |
| 09:58 | Nicholls State | Horace Gebo is fouled in the backcourt by Brendon Merritt - foul #1 on Brendon Merritt, team foul #4 | 13-25 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | David Thigpen (PG), Gregory Ontiveros (SG), Matthew Starkey (SF), Timothy Davis (PF), Roy Shuler (C) Alan Buckley, Terrance Green, Horace Gebo, Troy Palomo, David Kovar | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Neff (PG), John Fegan (SG), Jeremiah Hodgins (SF), Phillip Parnell (PF), David Reed (C) John Welch, David Mortensen, Brendon Merritt, Randall Bowman, James Bechtol | |
| 09:33 | Nicholls State | David Thigpen loses the dribble to John Fegan | 13-25 |
| 09:04 | Northwestern State | David Reed misses long on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on David Thigpen - foul #1 on David Thigpen, team foul #5 | 13-25 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Dale Harding (C) Roy Shuler | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Aaron Beamer (PF) Phillip Parnell | |
| 09:04 | Northwestern State | David Reed makes the 1st free throw | 13-26 |
| 09:04 | Northwestern State | David Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 13-27 |
| 08:54 | Nicholls State | Gregory Ontiveros misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by John Fegan - foul #1 on John Fegan, team foul #5 | 13-27 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alan Buckley (PG), Terrance Green (SG) David Thigpen, Matthew Starkey | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Phillip Parnell (C) David Reed | |
| 08:54 | Nicholls State | Gregory Ontiveros misses the 1st free throw | 13-27 |
| 08:54 | Nicholls State | Gregory Ontiveros makes the 2nd free throw | 14-27 |
| 08:25 | Northwestern State | John Neff blows the layup | 14-27 |
| 08:24 | Northwestern State | Aaron Beamer tips it back up and in | 14-29 |
| 08:22 | Nicholls State | John Fegan is called for the reach on Terrance Green in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Fegan, team foul #6 | 14-29 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Horace Gebo (SF) Gregory Ontiveros | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Waldrop (SG) John Fegan | |
| 08:04 | Nicholls State | Terrance Green misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by David Waldrop - foul #2 on David Waldrop, team foul #7 | 14-29 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Mortensen (SG), James Bechtol (C) David Waldrop, Phillip Parnell | |
| 08:04 | Nicholls State | Terrance Green makes the 1st free throw | 15-29 |
| 08:04 | Nicholls State | Terrance Green makes the 2nd free throw | 16-29 |
| 07:37 | Northwestern State | Jeremiah Hodgins misses the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Horace Gebo - foul #2 on Horace Gebo, team foul #6 | 16-29 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | David Thigpen (PG), Matthew Starkey (SF), Roy Shuler (C) Alan Buckley, Horace Gebo, Dale Harding | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Welch (PG), David Reed (C) John Neff, James Bechtol | |
| 07:37 | Northwestern State | Jeremiah Hodgins makes the 1st free throw | 16-30 |
| 07:37 | Northwestern State | Jeremiah Hodgins makes the 2nd free throw | 16-31 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - David Thigpen (fresh) SG - Terrance Green (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Starkey (fresh) PF - Timothy Davis (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Roy Shuler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - John Welch (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Mortensen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremiah Hodgins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Beamer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - David Reed (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:11 | Nicholls State | Roy Shuler is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Terrance Green | 18-31 |
| 06:58 | Northwestern State | Aaron Beamer misses the easy layup | 18-31 |
| 06:57 | Nicholls State | Roy Shuler grabs the defensive rebound | 18-31 |
| 06:51 | Nicholls State | Timothy Davis hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Terrance Green | 20-31 |
| 06:41 | Northwestern State | David Mortensen misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-31 |
| 06:39 | Northwestern State | David Reed tips it but misses | 20-31 |
| 06:38 | Northwestern State | Aaron Beamer hits the follow up shot | 20-33 |
| 06:32 | Nicholls State | David Thigpen is hacked by John Welch in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Welch, team foul #8 | 20-33 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | David Kovar (SF), Troy Palomo (PF), Dale Harding (C) Matthew Starkey, Timothy Davis, Roy Shuler | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Neff (PG), Brendon Merritt (SF), Randall Bowman (PF), James Bechtol (C) John Welch, Jeremiah Hodgins, Aaron Beamer, David Reed | |
| 06:32 | Nicholls State | David Thigpen makes the 1st free throw | 21-33 |
| 06:32 | Nicholls State | David Thigpen misses the 2nd free throw | 21-33 |
| 06:32 | Northwestern State | James Bechtol snags the defensive board | 21-33 |
| 06:18 | Northwestern State | Brendon Merritt comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-33 |
| 06:17 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Troy Palomo | 21-33 |
| 06:11 | Nicholls State | Dale Harding drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Troy Palomo | 23-33 |
| 06:09 | Northwestern State | David Thigpen steps in front of the John Neff pass in the backcourt | 23-33 |
| 05:54 | Nicholls State | Terrance Green hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by John Neff - foul #1 on John Neff, team foul #9 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alan Buckley (PG) David Thigpen | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 05:54 | Nicholls State | Terrance Green makes the 1st free throw | 24-33 |
| 05:54 | Nicholls State | Terrance Green makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 05:35 | Northwestern State | David Mortensen can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Kovar - foul #1 on David Kovar, team foul #7 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Gregory Ontiveros (SG), Matthew Starkey (SF) Terrance Green, Dale Harding | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Phillip Parnell (PF) Randall Bowman | |
| 05:35 | Northwestern State | David Mortensen makes the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 05:35 | Northwestern State | David Mortensen misses the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 05:35 | Nicholls State | David Kovar snags the defensive board | 25-34 |
| 05:24 | Nicholls State | Alan Buckley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 25-34 |
| 05:22 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Phillip Parnell | 25-34 |
| 05:06 | Northwestern State | David Kovar is called for the reach on James Bechtol - foul #2 on David Kovar, team foul #8 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Timothy Davis (PF), Roy Shuler (C) Troy Palomo, David Kovar | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Welch (PG), Jeremiah Hodgins (SF) John Neff, Brendon Merritt | |
| 05:06 | Northwestern State | James Bechtol misses the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 05:06 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Roy Shuler | 25-34 |
| 04:59 | Nicholls State | Roy Shuler can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-34 |
| 04:58 | Nicholls State | Timothy Davis misses the tip | 25-34 |
| 04:57 | Nicholls State | Timothy Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-34 |
| 04:35 | Nicholls State | Timothy Davis misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Phillip Parnell - foul #1 on Phillip Parnell, team foul #10 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Terrance Green (SG) Gregory Ontiveros | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Aaron Beamer (PF), David Reed (C) Phillip Parnell, James Bechtol | |
| 04:35 | Nicholls State | Timothy Davis makes the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 04:35 | Nicholls State | Timothy Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 04:17 | Northwestern State | Jeremiah Hodgins misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 27-34 |
| 04:15 | Northwestern State | David Reed grabs the offensive board | 27-34 |
| 04:02 | Northwestern State | Aaron Beamer misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Timothy Davis - foul #1 on Timothy Davis, team foul #9 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | David Thigpen (PG), Troy Palomo (PF), Dale Harding (C) Alan Buckley, Timothy Davis, Roy Shuler | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Neff (PG), Brendon Merritt (SG), Randall Bowman (C) John Welch, David Mortensen, Jeremiah Hodgins | |
| 04:02 | Northwestern State | Aaron Beamer misses the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 04:02 | Northwestern State | Aaron Beamer makes the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 03:43 | Nicholls State | David Thigpen misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-35 |
| 03:41 | Nicholls State | Matthew Starkey pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 03:26 | Nicholls State | David Reed steps in front of the Troy Palomo pass | 27-35 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - David Thigpen (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Terrance Green (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Matthew Starkey (fairly fresh) PF - Troy Palomo (fresh) C - Dale Harding (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - John Neff (fairly fresh) SG - Brendon Merritt (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Reed (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Beamer (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Randall Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Northwestern State | Brendon Merritt misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-35 |
| 03:11 | Nicholls State | Troy Palomo snags the defensive board | 27-35 |
| 03:04 | Nicholls State | David Thigpen misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Brendon Merritt - foul #2 on Brendon Merritt, team foul #11 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Manuel Hill (SG), Horace Gebo (SF), David Kovar (PF) Terrance Green, Matthew Starkey, Troy Palomo | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Waldrop (PG), John Fegan (SG), Phillip Parnell (PF), James Bechtol (C) John Neff, David Reed, Aaron Beamer, Randall Bowman | |
| 03:04 | Nicholls State | David Thigpen misses the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 03:04 | Nicholls State | David Thigpen makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 02:46 | Northwestern State | Phillip Parnell connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by David Waldrop | 28-38 |
| 02:36 | Nicholls State | David Thigpen is called for 10 seconds | 28-38 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Gregory Ontiveros (SG), Timothy Davis (PF) David Thigpen, Dale Harding | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jeremiah Hodgins (SF) Brendon Merritt | |
| 02:30 | Northwestern State | David Waldrop makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-40 |
| 02:28 | Nicholls State | James Bechtol is called for the reach on Manuel Hill in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Bechtol, team foul #12 | 28-40 |
| 02:28 | Nicholls State | Manuel Hill makes the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 02:28 | Nicholls State | Manuel Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 02:12 | Northwestern State | Phillip Parnell hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeremiah Hodgins | 30-42 |
| 02:10 | Nicholls State | Manuel Hill's pass is intercepted by Jeremiah Hodgins in the backcourt | 30-42 |
| 01:50 | Northwestern State | Jeremiah Hodgins misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Timothy Davis - foul #2 on Timothy Davis, team foul #10 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Troy Palomo (PF), Roy Shuler (C) Timothy Davis, David Kovar | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Aaron Beamer (PF) James Bechtol | |
| 01:50 | Northwestern State | Jeremiah Hodgins misses the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 01:50 | Northwestern State | Jeremiah Hodgins makes the 2nd free throw | 30-43 |
| 01:25 | Nicholls State | Gregory Ontiveros's floater is tipped away by Phillip Parnell | 30-43 |
| 01:24 | Northwestern State | John Fegan pulls down the rebound | 30-43 |
| 01:01 | Northwestern State | Manuel Hill steals it from David Waldrop | 30-43 |
| 00:58 | Nicholls State | Gregory Ontiveros slams it home set up by Manuel Hill | 32-43 |
| 00:39 | Northwestern State | David Waldrop clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Manuel Hill - foul #3 on Manuel Hill, team foul #11 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | David Thigpen (PG), Terrance Green (SG), Timothy Davis (PF), Dale Harding (C) Manuel Hill, Gregory Ontiveros, Troy Palomo, Roy Shuler | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Neff (PG), Brendon Merritt (SF), David Reed (PF), Randall Bowman (C) John Fegan, Jeremiah Hodgins, Aaron Beamer, Phillip Parnell | |
| 00:39 | Northwestern State | David Waldrop makes the 1st free throw | 32-44 |
| 00:39 | Northwestern State | David Waldrop makes the 2nd free throw | 32-45 |
| 00:23 | Nicholls State | Dale Harding is hacked by John Neff - foul #2 on John Neff, team foul #13 | 32-45 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Mortensen (SG) David Waldrop | |
| 00:23 | Nicholls State | Dale Harding makes the 1st free throw | 33-45 |
| 00:23 | Nicholls State | Dale Harding makes the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern State | John Neff misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-45 |