| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - John Neff (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Mortensen (fresh) SF - Jeremiah Hodgins (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron Beamer (fresh) 6 pts. C - James Bechtol (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Alan Buckley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terrance Green (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Horace Gebo (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Timothy Davis (fresh) C - Dale Harding (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern State | Jeremiah Hodgins inbounds the ball | 42-34 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern 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 (+2) | |
| 19:58 | Northwestern State | John Neff throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-34 |
| 19:37 | Nicholls State | Dale Harding misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-34 |
| 19:35 | Northwestern State | James Bechtol grabs the defensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 19:06 | Northwestern State | James Bechtol is hacked by Alan Buckley - foul #1 on Alan Buckley, team foul #1 | 42-34 |
| 18:46 | Northwestern State | David Mortensen is whistled for traveling | 42-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Phillip Parnell (PF) Aaron Beamer | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 18:31 | Nicholls State | Horace Gebo connects on the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Alan Buckley | 42-36 |
| 18:19 | Northwestern State | Phillip Parnell hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Jeremiah Hodgins | 44-36 |
| 18:17 | Nicholls State | Alan Buckley is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 44-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Waldrop (PG), John Fegan (SG), Brendon Merritt (SF), David Reed (C) John Neff, David Mortensen, Jeremiah Hodgins, James Bechtol | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Manuel Hill (PG), Troy Palomo (PF), David Kovar (C) Alan Buckley, Timothy Davis, Dale Harding | |
| 18:04 | Northwestern State | David Waldrop buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from John Fegan | 46-36 |
| 18:02 | Nicholls State | David Kovar is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 46-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | David Thigpen (SG), Matthew Starkey (SF) Terrance Green, Horace Gebo | |
| 17:43 | Northwestern State | David Waldrop hits a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Brendon Merritt | 48-36 |
| 17:30 | Nicholls State | John Fegan denies the turnaround by Troy Palomo | 48-36 |
| 17:28 | Nicholls State | The offensive rebound goes to David Kovar | 48-36 |
| 17:15 | Nicholls State | David Thigpen is denied on a layup by David Reed | 48-36 |
| 17:14 | Northwestern State | Brendon Merritt snags the defensive board | 48-36 |
| 16:55 | Northwestern State | Phillip Parnell is hacked by David Thigpen - foul #3 on David Thigpen, team foul #2 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Neff (PG), David Mortensen (SG), Jeremiah Hodgins (SF), Aaron Beamer (PF), James Bechtol (C) David Waldrop, John Fegan, Brendon Merritt, Phillip Parnell, David Reed | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alan Buckley (PG), Terrance Green (SG), Horace Gebo (SF), Timothy Davis (PF), Dale Harding (C) Manuel Hill, David Thigpen, Matthew Starkey, Troy Palomo, David Kovar | |
| 16:34 | Northwestern State | David Mortensen connects on the runner from close range on a nice dish by Jeremiah Hodgins | 50-36 |
| 16:32 | Nicholls State | Alan Buckley is fouled in the backcourt by John Neff - foul #3 on John Neff, team foul #1 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Welch (PG) John Neff | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 16:21 | Nicholls State | Horace Gebo's layup is rejected by James Bechtol | 50-36 |
| 16:20 | Northwestern State | Aaron Beamer grabs the defensive rebound | 50-36 |
| 16:13 | Northwestern State | James Bechtol's fadeaway is rejected by Dale Harding | 50-36 |
| 16:12 | Northwestern State | James Bechtol tips it but misses | 50-36 |
| 16:10 | Northwestern State | Aaron Beamer tips it home | 52-36 |
| 15:57 | Nicholls State | Terrance Green hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Dale Harding | 52-39 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - John Welch (fresh) SG - David Mortensen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeremiah Hodgins (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron Beamer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - James Bechtol (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Alan Buckley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terrance Green (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Horace Gebo (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Timothy Davis (fairly fresh) C - Dale Harding (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Northwestern State | David Mortensen buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from John Welch | 55-39 |
| 15:28 | Nicholls State | Dale Harding connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Alan Buckley | 55-42 |
| 15:20 | Northwestern State | John Welch misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-42 |
| 15:19 | Nicholls State | Dale Harding gets the rebound | 55-42 |
| 15:01 | Nicholls State | Horace Gebo makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Alan Buckley | 55-45 |
| 14:39 | Northwestern State | Jeremiah Hodgins travels with the ball | 55-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Neff (PG), John Fegan (SG), Brendon Merritt (SF), David Reed (PF), Randall Bowman (C) John Welch, David Mortensen, Jeremiah Hodgins, Aaron Beamer, James Bechtol | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Manuel Hill (PG), David Thigpen (SG), Matthew Starkey (SF), Troy Palomo (PF), David Kovar (C) Alan Buckley, Terrance Green, Horace Gebo, Timothy Davis, Dale Harding | |
| 14:18 | Nicholls State | Matthew Starkey is alone and drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Manuel Hill | 55-48 |
| 14:05 | Northwestern State | Randall Bowman knocks in the shot from close range set up by John Neff | 57-48 |
| 14:02 | Nicholls State | Manuel Hill is fouled in the backcourt by John Neff - foul #4 on John Neff, team foul #2 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Waldrop (PG), Phillip Parnell (PF) John Neff, Randall Bowman | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 13:53 | Nicholls State | Manuel Hill misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-48 |
| 13:52 | Northwestern State | David Reed gets the rebound | 57-48 |
| 13:47 | Northwestern State | David Waldrop comes up short on the shot near the basket but the foul's on David Thigpen - foul #4 on David Thigpen, team foul #3 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Gregory Ontiveros (SG) David Thigpen | |
| 13:47 | Northwestern State | David Waldrop makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 13:47 | Northwestern State | David Waldrop makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 13:33 | Nicholls State | David Kovar misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-48 |
| 13:32 | Nicholls State | Matthew Starkey pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-48 |
| 13:17 | Nicholls State | Matthew Starkey clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-48 |
| 13:15 | Northwestern State | John Fegan snags the defensive board | 59-48 |
| 12:56 | Northwestern State | David Reed loses the ball out of bounds | 59-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Mortensen (SG), Jeremiah Hodgins (SF), Randall Bowman (PF), James Bechtol (C) John Fegan, Brendon Merritt, Phillip Parnell, David Reed | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alan Buckley (PG), Terrance Green (SG), Horace Gebo (SF), Timothy Davis (PF), Roy Shuler (C) Manuel Hill, Gregory Ontiveros, Matthew Starkey, Troy Palomo, David Kovar | |
| 12:39 | Nicholls State | Timothy Davis can't finish the layup | 59-48 |
| 12:37 | Northwestern State | Randall Bowman pulls down the rebound | 59-48 |
| 12:17 | Northwestern State | David Mortensen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-48 |
| 12:16 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Timothy Davis | 59-48 |
| 12:01 | Nicholls State | Timothy Davis is wide open but clanks a runner from close range | 59-48 |
| 12:00 | Nicholls State | Roy Shuler grabs the offensive board | 59-48 |
| 11:42 | Nicholls State | Roy Shuler clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 59-48 |
| 11:40 | Nicholls State | Terrance Green tips it home | 59-50 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - David Waldrop (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Mortensen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeremiah Hodgins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randall Bowman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - James Bechtol (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Alan Buckley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terrance Green (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Horace Gebo (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Timothy Davis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Roy Shuler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Northwestern State | Jeremiah Hodgins misses the lay-in | 59-50 |
| 11:20 | Northwestern State | James Bechtol grabs the offensive board | 59-50 |
| 11:07 | Northwestern State | David Mortensen comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Timothy Davis - foul #3 on Timothy Davis, team foul #4 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Fegan (PG), Brendon Merritt (SF), Aaron Beamer (PF), Phillip Parnell (C) David Waldrop, Jeremiah Hodgins, Randall Bowman, James Bechtol | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Manuel Hill (PG), Gregory Ontiveros (SG), David Kovar (SF), Troy Palomo (PF), Dale Harding (C) Alan Buckley, Terrance Green, Horace Gebo, Timothy Davis, Roy Shuler | |
| 11:07 | Northwestern State | David Mortensen makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 11:07 | Northwestern State | David Mortensen makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 10:47 | Nicholls State | Troy Palomo misses the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on John Fegan - foul #2 on John Fegan, team foul #3 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Welch (PG) David Mortensen | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 10:47 | Nicholls State | Troy Palomo misses the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 10:47 | Nicholls State | Troy Palomo makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 10:24 | Northwestern State | John Welch misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 61-51 |
| 10:22 | Northwestern State | John Fegan misses the tip | 61-51 |
| 10:21 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Dale Harding | 61-51 |
| 10:19 | Nicholls State | John Welch is called for the reach on Manuel Hill in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Welch, team foul #4 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Reed (C) Phillip Parnell | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 09:50 | Nicholls State | Dale Harding hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by David Kovar and he's fouled by David Reed - foul #1 on David Reed, team foul #5 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Mortensen (SG) John Fegan | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Terrance Green (SG), Horace Gebo (SF) Gregory Ontiveros, David Kovar | |
| 09:50 | Nicholls State | Dale Harding makes the free throw | 61-54 |
| 09:23 | Northwestern State | Aaron Beamer dunks the ball on a nice dish by David Reed and he's fouled by Troy Palomo - foul #3 on Troy Palomo, team foul #5 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jeremiah Hodgins (SF) Brendon Merritt | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alan Buckley (PG), Matthew Starkey (PF) Manuel Hill, Troy Palomo | |
| 09:23 | Northwestern State | Aaron Beamer misses the free throw | 63-54 |
| 09:23 | Nicholls State | Matthew Starkey grabs the defensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 09:01 | Nicholls State | Horace Gebo hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Jeremiah Hodgins - foul #2 on Jeremiah Hodgins, team foul #6 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Waldrop (PG), Phillip Parnell (PF), Randall Bowman (C) John Welch, Aaron Beamer, David Reed | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Roy Shuler (C) Dale Harding | |
| 09:01 | Nicholls State | Horace Gebo makes the free throw | 63-57 |
| 08:52 | Northwestern State | David Waldrop can't connect on a jumper from close range | 63-57 |
| 08:50 | Nicholls State | Roy Shuler grabs the defensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 08:37 | Nicholls State | The short jumper by Horace Gebo is denied by Phillip Parnell | 63-57 |
| 08:35 | Northwestern State | Jeremiah Hodgins grabs the defensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 08:17 | Northwestern State | Randall Bowman misses the jumpshot from the left side | 63-57 |
| 08:15 | Northwestern State | Phillip Parnell grabs the offensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 08:00 | Northwestern State | Phillip Parnell misses the lay-in | 63-57 |
| 07:59 | Northwestern State | Phillip Parnell tips it home | 65-57 |
| 07:56 | Nicholls State | Phillip Parnell is called for the reach on Alan Buckley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Phillip Parnell, team foul #7 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Neff (PG), John Fegan (SG), Brendon Merritt (SF), Aaron Beamer (PF), James Bechtol (C) David Waldrop, David Mortensen, Jeremiah Hodgins, Phillip Parnell, Randall Bowman | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Manuel Hill (SG), Troy Palomo (PF), David Kovar (C) Terrance Green, Horace Gebo, Roy Shuler | |
| 07:56 | Nicholls State | Alan Buckley makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 07:56 | Nicholls State | Alan Buckley makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 07:41 | Northwestern State | John Neff connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Bechtol and he's fouled by Troy Palomo - foul #4 on Troy Palomo, team foul #6 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Reed (PF) Aaron Beamer | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | David Thigpen (SG), Timothy Davis (PF) Alan Buckley, Matthew Starkey | |
| 07:41 | Northwestern State | John Neff makes the free throw | 68-59 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - John Neff (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Fegan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brendon Merritt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Reed (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Bechtol (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Manuel Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Thigpen (fresh) 1 pts. 4 pf. SF - David Kovar (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Timothy Davis (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Troy Palomo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Nicholls State | David Kovar buries a 3 from the left corner | 68-62 |
| 07:22 | Northwestern State | David Reed misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 68-62 |
| 07:20 | Northwestern State | John Neff misses the tip | 68-62 |
| 07:19 | Nicholls State | Timothy Davis grabs the board | 68-62 |
| 07:16 | Nicholls State | Manuel Hill travels in the backcourt | 68-62 |
| 06:54 | Northwestern State | John Neff drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by James Bechtol | 70-62 |
| 06:52 | Nicholls State | David Thigpen is fouled in the backcourt by John Fegan - foul #3 on John Fegan, team foul #8 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Aaron Beamer (PF) David Reed | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Horace Gebo (SF), Dale Harding (C) David Kovar, Troy Palomo | |
| 06:52 | Nicholls State | David Thigpen makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 06:52 | Nicholls State | David Thigpen makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 06:29 | Northwestern State | John Neff misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-64 |
| 06:27 | Northwestern State | Aaron Beamer tips it but misses | 70-64 |
| 06:26 | Northwestern State | John Neff grabs the offensive rebound | 70-64 |
| 06:04 | Northwestern State | Aaron Beamer misses the easy layup | 70-64 |
| 06:03 | Nicholls State | Dale Harding pulls down the rebound | 70-64 |
| 05:49 | Nicholls State | David Thigpen misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 70-64 |
| 05:48 | Nicholls State | Dale Harding tips it in | 70-66 |
| 05:30 | Northwestern State | Manuel Hill is called for the reach on John Fegan - foul #1 on Manuel Hill, team foul #7 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Welch (PG), Jeremiah Hodgins (SF), Phillip Parnell (PF), David Reed (C) John Neff, Brendon Merritt, Aaron Beamer, James Bechtol | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alan Buckley (PG), Terrance Green (SG), Matthew Starkey (SF), Troy Palomo (PF), David Kovar (C) David Thigpen, Manuel Hill, Horace Gebo, Timothy Davis, Dale Harding | |
| 05:30 | Northwestern State | John Fegan makes the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 05:30 | Northwestern State | John Fegan makes the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 05:09 | Nicholls State | Troy Palomo is alone and drills a runner from the right block | 72-68 |
| 04:51 | Northwestern State | David Reed misses the 3 from straight away | 72-68 |
| 04:49 | Nicholls State | Troy Palomo pulls down the rebound | 72-68 |
| 04:21 | Nicholls State | Matthew Starkey misses the easy layup but the foul's on John Fegan - foul #4 on John Fegan, team foul #9 | 72-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Waldrop (PG), David Mortensen (SG), Randall Bowman (PF), James Bechtol (C) John Welch, John Fegan, Phillip Parnell, David Reed | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Horace Gebo (SF), Roy Shuler (C) Troy Palomo, David Kovar | |
| 04:21 | Nicholls State | Matthew Starkey makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 04:21 | Nicholls State | Matthew Starkey misses the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 04:21 | Northwestern State | Randall Bowman grabs the defensive rebound | 72-69 |
| 04:08 | Northwestern State | Jeremiah Hodgins misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-69 |
| 04:07 | Northwestern State | James Bechtol grabs the offensive rebound | 72-69 |
| 03:54 | Northwestern State | David Mortensen misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-69 |
| 03:52 | Northwestern State | James Bechtol gets the offensive rebound | 72-69 |
| 03:36 | Northwestern State | David Mortensen misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 72-69 |
| 03:35 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Matthew Starkey | 72-69 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - David Waldrop (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Mortensen (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jeremiah Hodgins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randall Bowman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Bechtol (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Alan Buckley (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terrance Green (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Horace Gebo (fresh) 18 pts. PF - Matthew Starkey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Shuler (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Nicholls State | Alan Buckley travels in the backcourt | 72-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Neff (PG) David Waldrop | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Manuel Hill (PG), David Thigpen (SG), Timothy Davis (PF), Dale Harding (C) Alan Buckley, Terrance Green, Matthew Starkey, Roy Shuler | |
| 03:08 | Northwestern State | David Mortensen loses the ball out of bounds | 72-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Brendon Merritt (SF), Aaron Beamer (PF) Jeremiah Hodgins, Randall Bowman | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 03:04 | Nicholls State | Manuel Hill's pass is intercepted by Brendon Merritt in the backcourt | 72-69 |
| 02:40 | Northwestern State | Aaron Beamer misses badly on a shot in the paint | 72-69 |
| 02:38 | Northwestern State | James Bechtol gets the offensive rebound | 72-69 |
| 02:28 | Northwestern State | John Neff buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James Bechtol | 75-69 |
| 02:07 | Nicholls State | David Thigpen scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Horace Gebo | 75-71 |
| 01:44 | Northwestern State | Brendon Merritt comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 75-71 |
| 01:42 | Nicholls State | Timothy Davis grabs the board | 75-71 |
| 01:42 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jeremiah Hodgins (SF) Brendon Merritt | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alan Buckley (PG), Terrance Green (SG) Manuel Hill, David Thigpen | |
| 01:22 | Nicholls State | Aaron Beamer is called for the reach on Timothy Davis - foul #1 on Aaron Beamer, team foul #10 | 75-71 |
| 01:22 | Nicholls State | Timothy Davis makes the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 01:22 | Nicholls State | Timothy Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 75-73 |
| 01:08 | Northwestern State | David Mortensen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-73 |
| 00:47 | Nicholls State | Terrance Green hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Timothy Davis | 75-75 |
| 00:28 | Northwestern State | Aaron Beamer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Nicholls State | Timothy Davis hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by Terrance Green and he's hacked by Aaron Beamer - foul #2 on Aaron Beamer, team foul #11 | 75-77 |
| 00:04 | Nicholls State | Timothy Davis makes the free throw | 75-78 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 75-78 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern State | John Neff clanks a halfcourt shot | 75-78 |