| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Christopher Lupton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Bland (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Gary Goodwin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rodger Thompson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joel Hockaday (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Alan Buckley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Terrance Green (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Horace Gebo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Dale Harding (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | Horace Gebo inbounds the ball | 21-27 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | Nicholls State | Alan Buckley is hacked by Rodger Thompson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rodger Thompson, team foul #1 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Travis Anderson (PF) Rodger Thompson | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 19:36 | Nicholls State | Terrance Green is fouled on the floor by John Bland - foul #1 on John Bland, team foul #2 | 21-27 |
| 19:27 | Nicholls State | Timothy Davis hits a wide open shot in the paint set up by Alan Buckley | 21-29 |
| 19:13 | Sam Houston State | Gary Goodwin misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Terrance Green - foul #1 on Terrance Green, team foul #1 | 21-29 |
| 19:13 | Sam Houston State | Gary Goodwin misses the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 19:13 | Sam Houston State | Gary Goodwin misses the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 19:13 | Nicholls State | Dale Harding pulls down the rebound | 21-29 |
| 18:53 | Nicholls State | Terrance Green double dribbles | 21-29 |
| 18:41 | Sam Houston State | Travis Anderson misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 21-29 |
| 18:40 | Sam Houston State | Travis Anderson tips it back up and in | 23-29 |
| 18:29 | Nicholls State | Dale Harding makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Alan Buckley | 23-31 |
| 18:02 | Sam Houston State | Joel Hockaday connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from John Bland and he's fouled by Dale Harding - foul #2 on Dale Harding, team foul #2 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Alan Elsass (PG), James Coston (SG), Raymond Clark (SF), Richard Ridlon (PF) Christopher Lupton, John Bland, Gary Goodwin, Travis Anderson | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Manuel Hill (PG), David Thigpen (SG), Troy Palomo (PF), David Kovar (C) Alan Buckley, Terrance Green, Timothy Davis, Dale Harding | |
| 18:02 | Sam Houston State | Joel Hockaday makes the free throw | 26-31 |
| 17:56 | Nicholls State | Manuel Hill is fouled in the backcourt by Alan Elsass - foul #1 on Alan Elsass, team foul #3 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Matthew Starkey (SF) Horace Gebo | |
| 17:41 | Nicholls State | Troy Palomo drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by David Thigpen | 26-33 |
| 17:12 | Sam Houston State | Richard Ridlon knocks in the driving attempt in the paint and he's fouled by Troy Palomo - foul #1 on Troy Palomo, team foul #3 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Terrance Green (SG) David Thigpen | |
| 17:12 | Sam Houston State | Richard Ridlon misses the free throw | 28-33 |
| 17:12 | Nicholls State | Troy Palomo snags the defensive board | 28-33 |
| 17:02 | Nicholls State | Manuel Hill is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 28-33 |
| 17:00 | Nicholls State | Matthew Starkey tips it home | 28-35 |
| 16:40 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Starkey swats the short shot by Raymond Clark | 28-35 |
| 16:38 | Nicholls State | David Kovar grabs the defensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 16:26 | Nicholls State | David Kovar misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 28-35 |
| 16:24 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Raymond Clark | 28-35 |
| 16:03 | Sam Houston State | James Coston scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Alan Elsass | 30-35 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Alan Elsass (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - James Coston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Raymond Clark (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Ridlon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Joel Hockaday (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Manuel Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Terrance Green (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Starkey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Troy Palomo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - David Kovar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Nicholls State | Terrance Green comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-35 |
| 15:44 | Nicholls State | David Kovar misses the tip | 30-35 |
| 15:42 | Nicholls State | Troy Palomo tips it home | 30-37 |
| 15:28 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Clark drills a 3 from the left wing | 33-37 |
| 15:18 | Nicholls State | Terrance Green can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 33-37 |
| 15:17 | Sam Houston State | Richard Ridlon grabs the defensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 14:54 | Sam Houston State | Joel Hockaday connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Alan Elsass | 35-37 |
| 14:44 | Nicholls State | Matthew Starkey's fadeaway is rejected by Joel Hockaday | 35-37 |
| 14:42 | Sam Houston State | Joel Hockaday snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 14:23 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Starkey steals it from James Coston | 35-37 |
| 14:04 | Nicholls State | Manuel Hill drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Matthew Starkey | 35-39 |
| 13:49 | Sam Houston State | James Coston connects on the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Alan Elsass | 37-39 |
| 13:34 | Nicholls State | Richard Ridlon picks off the pass by Troy Palomo | 37-39 |
| 13:25 | Sam Houston State | James Coston clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-39 |
| 13:23 | Nicholls State | Troy Palomo snags the defensive board | 37-39 |
| 13:20 | Nicholls State | David Kovar is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 37-39 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Arturo Enriquez (PG), John Bland (SG), Gary Goodwin (SF), Rodger Thompson (PF), Travis Anderson (C) Alan Elsass, James Coston, Raymond Clark, Richard Ridlon, Joel Hockaday | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alan Buckley (PG), David Thigpen (SG), Horace Gebo (SF), Timothy Davis (PF), Dale Harding (C) Manuel Hill, Terrance Green, Matthew Starkey, Troy Palomo, David Kovar | |
| 13:09 | Sam Houston State | Arturo Enriquez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-39 |
| 13:07 | Sam Houston State | Travis Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 12:57 | Sam Houston State | Arturo Enriquez is hacked by Horace Gebo - foul #2 on Horace Gebo, team foul #4 | 37-39 |
| 12:41 | Sam Houston State | John Bland misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-39 |
| 12:39 | Sam Houston State | Travis Anderson grabs the offensive board | 37-39 |
| 12:32 | Sam Houston State | John Bland clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-39 |
| 12:30 | Sam Houston State | Rodger Thompson pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 12:14 | Sam Houston State | Alan Buckley is called for the reach on Arturo Enriquez - foul #1 on Alan Buckley, team foul #5 | 37-39 |
| 12:09 | Sam Houston State | Gary Goodwin buries a 3 from the right corner | 40-39 |
| 11:51 | Nicholls State | David Thigpen loses the dribble to Arturo Enriquez | 40-39 |
| 11:48 | Sam Houston State | Gary Goodwin hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Arturo Enriquez | 42-39 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Arturo Enriquez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Bland (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Goodwin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rodger Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Travis Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Alan Buckley (fresh) 4 ast. SG - David Thigpen (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Horace Gebo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Dale Harding (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Nicholls State | Timothy Davis is by himself and knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 42-41 |
| 11:17 | Sam Houston State | Gary Goodwin misses the floater in the paint | 42-41 |
| 11:15 | Nicholls State | Timothy Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 10:55 | Nicholls State | Alan Buckley clanks a jumper from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 10:53 | Sam Houston State | Travis Anderson gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 10:30 | Sam Houston State | Travis Anderson misses the lay-in | 42-41 |
| 10:29 | Sam Houston State | John Bland pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 10:14 | Sam Houston State | Dale Harding blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Arturo Enriquez | 42-41 |
| 10:12 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Horace Gebo | 42-41 |
| 10:09 | Nicholls State | Alan Buckley is called for traveling in the backcourt | 42-41 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Christopher Lupton (PG) Arturo Enriquez | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Terrance Green (SG), Gregory Ontiveros (SF), Roy Shuler (C) David Thigpen, Horace Gebo, Dale Harding | |
| 09:56 | Sam Houston State | Gregory Ontiveros steals the ball from Rodger Thompson | 42-41 |
| 09:54 | Nicholls State | Gary Goodwin is called for the reach on Gregory Ontiveros in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Goodwin, team foul #4 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Joel Hockaday (C) Travis Anderson | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 09:37 | Nicholls State | Terrance Green is hacked by Joel Hockaday - foul #2 on Joel Hockaday, team foul #5 | 42-41 |
| 09:24 | Nicholls State | Gregory Ontiveros comes up short on the shot in the paint | 42-41 |
| 09:23 | Nicholls State | Roy Shuler can't tip it in | 42-41 |
| 09:22 | Nicholls State | Alan Buckley grabs the offensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 09:10 | Nicholls State | A charge is called on Roy Shuler - foul #1 on Roy Shuler, team foul #6 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Arturo Enriquez (PG), Alan Elsass (SF) John Bland, Gary Goodwin | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Manuel Hill (PG), Troy Palomo (PF) Alan Buckley, Timothy Davis | |
| 08:51 | Sam Houston State | Roy Shuler steps in front of the Alan Elsass pass | 42-41 |
| 08:45 | Nicholls State | Manuel Hill throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-41 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Travis Anderson (C) Joel Hockaday | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Matthew Starkey (SF), Dale Harding (C) Gregory Ontiveros, Roy Shuler | |
| 08:27 | Sam Houston State | Dale Harding blocks the jumper by Christopher Lupton | 42-41 |
| 08:26 | Sam Houston State | Rodger Thompson snags the offensive board | 42-41 |
| 08:15 | Sam Houston State | Arturo Enriquez clanks a floater from the free throw line | 42-41 |
| 08:14 | Nicholls State | Terrance Green pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 08:08 | Nicholls State | Terrance Green hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Dale Harding and the foul's on Alan Elsass - foul #2 on Alan Elsass, team foul #6 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Bland (SG), Gary Goodwin (SF) Christopher Lupton, Alan Elsass | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Horace Gebo (SF) Troy Palomo | |
| 08:08 | Nicholls State | Terrance Green makes the free throw | 42-44 |
| 07:45 | Sam Houston State | John Bland buries a 3 from straight away | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Arturo Enriquez (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Bland (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Goodwin (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rodger Thompson (tired) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Travis Anderson (tiring) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Manuel Hill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Terrance Green (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Horace Gebo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Starkey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Dale Harding (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:28 | Nicholls State | Terrance Green is fouled on the floor by John Bland - foul #2 on John Bland, team foul #7 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Coston (SG), Raymond Clark (SF), Joel Hockaday (C) John Bland, Gary Goodwin, Rodger Thompson | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alan Buckley (PG), Timothy Davis (PF), David Kovar (C) Manuel Hill, Matthew Starkey, Dale Harding | |
| 07:28 | Nicholls State | Terrance Green makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 07:28 | Nicholls State | Terrance Green misses the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 07:28 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Clark gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 07:08 | Sam Houston State | Arturo Enriquez hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Travis Anderson | 47-45 |
| 07:02 | Nicholls State | Alan Buckley is fouled in the backcourt by Arturo Enriquez - foul #4 on Arturo Enriquez, team foul #8 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Christopher Lupton (PG), Alan Elsass (PF) Arturo Enriquez, Travis Anderson | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | David Thigpen (SG) Terrance Green | |
| 07:02 | Nicholls State | Alan Buckley makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 07:02 | Nicholls State | Alan Buckley makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 06:37 | Sam Houston State | Joel Hockaday is fouled on the floor by David Kovar - foul #1 on David Kovar, team foul #7 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Bland (SG), Richard Ridlon (PF) Raymond Clark, Alan Elsass | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Gregory Ontiveros (SG) Alan Buckley | |
| 06:37 | Sam Houston State | Joel Hockaday makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 06:37 | Sam Houston State | Joel Hockaday makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 06:35 | Nicholls State | James Coston steps in front of the David Thigpen pass in the backcourt | 49-47 |
| 06:28 | Sam Houston State | Joel Hockaday can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-47 |
| 06:26 | Nicholls State | Gregory Ontiveros gets the rebound | 49-47 |
| 06:24 | Nicholls State | Horace Gebo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-47 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Matthew Starkey (SF), Troy Palomo (PF), Roy Shuler (C) Horace Gebo, Timothy Davis, David Kovar | |
| 06:10 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Lupton misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 06:08 | Nicholls State | Troy Palomo snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| 06:04 | Nicholls State | David Thigpen's pass is intercepted by John Bland in the backcourt | 49-47 |
| 05:55 | Sam Houston State | James Coston misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 49-47 |
| 05:53 | Nicholls State | Troy Palomo pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 05:36 | Nicholls State | Gregory Ontiveros misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-47 |
| 05:35 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Richard Ridlon | 49-47 |
| 05:19 | Sam Houston State | Roy Shuler takes the ball from Joel Hockaday | 49-47 |
| 04:53 | Nicholls State | Gregory Ontiveros misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-47 |
| 04:51 | Nicholls State | David Thigpen tips it but misses | 49-47 |
| 04:50 | Sam Houston State | Joel Hockaday snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| 04:37 | Sam Houston State | John Bland misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Gregory Ontiveros - foul #1 on Gregory Ontiveros, team foul #8 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Arturo Enriquez (PG), Raymond Clark (SF), Rodger Thompson (PF), Alan Elsass (C) Christopher Lupton, James Coston, Richard Ridlon, Joel Hockaday | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Manuel Hill (PG), Terrance Green (SG), Horace Gebo (SF), Timothy Davis (PF), David Kovar (C) David Thigpen, Gregory Ontiveros, Matthew Starkey, Troy Palomo, Roy Shuler | |
| 04:37 | Sam Houston State | John Bland makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 04:37 | Sam Houston State | John Bland makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 04:31 | Nicholls State | Manuel Hill throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-47 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Gary Goodwin (SF) John Bland | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 04:22 | Sam Houston State | Arturo Enriquez misses the easy layup | 51-47 |
| 04:21 | Nicholls State | Timothy Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 04:17 | Nicholls State | Horace Gebo connects on the 3 from the right corner | 51-50 |
| 03:48 | Sam Houston State | Timothy Davis steps in front of the Gary Goodwin pass | 51-50 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Arturo Enriquez (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Raymond Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Gary Goodwin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rodger Thompson (tiring) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Alan Elsass (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Manuel Hill (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Terrance Green (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Horace Gebo (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Davis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - David Kovar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Nicholls State | Manuel Hill hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Terrance Green | 51-53 |
| 03:10 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Clark misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-53 |
| 03:09 | Nicholls State | Timothy Davis snags the defensive board | 51-53 |
| 02:51 | Nicholls State | Manuel Hill hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Terrance Green | 51-56 |
| 02:45 | Sam Houston State | Manuel Hill steals the ball from Alan Elsass | 51-56 |
| 02:45 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-56 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Coston (SG), Travis Anderson (PF), Richard Ridlon (C) Arturo Enriquez, Gary Goodwin, Rodger Thompson | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alan Buckley (PG), Troy Palomo (PF), Dale Harding (C) Manuel Hill, Timothy Davis, David Kovar | |
| 02:27 | Nicholls State | Travis Anderson swats the layup by Horace Gebo | 51-56 |
| 02:25 | Sam Houston State | James Coston pulls down the rebound | 51-56 |
| 02:25 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-56 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Christopher Lupton (PG), John Bland (SG), Gary Goodwin (SF) James Coston, Raymond Clark, Richard Ridlon | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 01:58 | Sam Houston State | John Bland is called for a charge - foul #3 on John Bland, team foul #9 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Arturo Enriquez (PG), Rodger Thompson (PF), Joel Hockaday (C) Christopher Lupton, Travis Anderson, Alan Elsass | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Timothy Davis (PF) Troy Palomo | |
| 01:40 | Nicholls State | Terrance Green hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-56 |
| 01:38 | Sam Houston State | Gary Goodwin pulls down the rebound | 51-56 |
| 01:24 | Sam Houston State | Joel Hockaday misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-56 |
| 01:22 | Nicholls State | Timothy Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 01:02 | Nicholls State | Timothy Davis drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Horace Gebo | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Sam Houston State | Rodger Thompson is hacked by Timothy Davis - foul #1 on Timothy Davis, team foul #9 | 51-59 |
| 00:57 | Sam Houston State | Rodger Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 00:57 | Nicholls State | Timothy Davis grabs the board | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston 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) | |
| 00:56 | Nicholls State | Timothy Davis is hacked by John Bland in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Bland, team foul #10 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Manuel Hill (PG), David Kovar (SF), Troy Palomo (C) Alan Buckley, Horace Gebo, Dale Harding | |
| 00:56 | Nicholls State | Timothy Davis makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 00:56 | Nicholls State | Timothy Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:50 | Sam Houston State | Gary Goodwin hits a jumper from the right block | 53-61 |
| 00:50 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-61 |
| 00:48 | Nicholls State | Timothy Davis is hacked by Arturo Enriquez in the backcourt - foul #5 on Arturo Enriquez, team foul #11 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Christopher Lupton (PG) Arturo Enriquez | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 00:48 | Nicholls State | Timothy Davis misses the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 00:48 | Nicholls State | Timothy Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:43 | Sam Houston State | John Bland misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 53-62 |
| 00:42 | Nicholls State | Manuel Hill snags the defensive board | 53-62 |
| 00:41 | Nicholls State | Manuel Hill is hacked by Christopher Lupton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Lupton, team foul #12 | 53-62 |
| 00:41 | Nicholls State | Manuel Hill makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:41 | Nicholls State | Manuel Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 00:34 | Sam Houston State | The short jumper by Rodger Thompson is denied by Troy Palomo | 53-64 |
| 00:33 | Sam Houston State | John Bland grabs the offensive board | 53-64 |
| 00:30 | Sam Houston State | Joel Hockaday's floater is tipped away by Troy Palomo | 53-64 |
| 00:28 | Sam Houston State | Gary Goodwin tips it in | 55-64 |
| 00:28 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 55-64 |
| 00:25 | Nicholls State | David Kovar is hacked by Christopher Lupton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Lupton, team foul #13 | 55-64 |
| 00:25 | Nicholls State | David Kovar makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:25 | Nicholls State | David Kovar makes the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 00:20 | Sam Houston State | Rodger Thompson misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 55-66 |
| 00:18 | Sam Houston State | Rodger Thompson can't tip it in | 55-66 |
| 00:17 | Nicholls State | Troy Palomo grabs the defensive rebound | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston 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 | Manuel Hill runs out the clock | 55-66 |