| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Ronald Crafton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Danny Howard (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Reginald Loggins (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Glenn Room (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Almendarez (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Qing-nan Huang (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Churchill (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Newland (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Daniel McElmurry (fresh) 7 reb. C - Heriberto Martinez (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | Reginald Loggins inbounds the ball | 26-34 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Nicholls State | Glenn Room misses badly on a floater near the basket | 26-34 |
| 19:38 | Sam Houston State | Robert Churchill pulls down the rebound | 26-34 |
| 19:25 | Sam Houston State | Samuel Newland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 26-34 |
| 19:23 | Nicholls State | Danny Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 26-34 |
| 19:18 | Nicholls State | Danny Howard loses the dribble to Robert Churchill in the backcourt | 26-34 |
| 19:17 | Sam Houston State | Qing-nan Huang lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Churchill | 26-36 |
| 18:58 | Nicholls State | Danny Howard scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-36 |
| 18:32 | Sam Houston State | Samuel Newland misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 29-36 |
| 18:30 | Nicholls State | Glenn Room grabs the defensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 18:09 | Nicholls State | Ronald Crafton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 18:07 | Sam Houston State | Qing-nan Huang snags the defensive board | 29-36 |
| 17:51 | Sam Houston State | Samuel Newland lays it in on a great pass from Qing-nan Huang | 29-38 |
| 17:26 | Nicholls State | Reginald Loggins connects on the shot from the left block | 31-38 |
| 17:01 | Sam Houston State | Robert Churchill steps out of bounds on the baseline | 31-38 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Harvey McNally (PG), John Bonilla (SG), Christopher Russell (SF), Joshua Conner (PF), Andrew Czapla (C) Ronald Crafton, Danny Howard, Reginald Loggins, Glenn Room, Christopher Almendarez | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Bill Fuchs (PG), James Hultberg (SG), Ryan Richard (SF), Gary Dodge (PF), Joe Haughton (C) Qing-nan Huang, Robert Churchill, Samuel Newland, Daniel McElmurry, Heriberto Martinez | |
| 16:57 | Nicholls State | James Hultberg is called for the reach on Joshua Conner in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Hultberg, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Churchill (SG) James Hultberg | |
| 16:41 | Nicholls State | Joshua Conner connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Czapla | 34-38 |
| 16:21 | Sam Houston State | Robert Churchill can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 34-38 |
| 16:19 | Nicholls State | Joshua Conner snags the defensive board | 34-38 |
| 15:53 | Nicholls State | John Bonilla misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 15:51 | Nicholls State | John Bonilla grabs the offensive rebound | 34-38 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Harvey McNally (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Bonilla (fresh) SF - Christopher Russell (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Joshua Conner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Czapla (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Bill Fuchs (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Churchill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Richard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Gary Dodge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Haughton (fresh) 3 blk. | |
| 15:29 | Nicholls State | Andrew Czapla misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 15:27 | Nicholls State | Christopher Russell tips it back up and in | 36-38 |
| 15:01 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Richard clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Bonilla - foul #2 on John Bonilla, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ronald Crafton (PG), Reginald Loggins (SF), Glenn Room (PF), Sam Campbell (C) John Bonilla, Christopher Russell, Joshua Conner, Andrew Czapla | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Qing-nan Huang (PG), James Hultberg (SG), Bruce Lee (SF), Heriberto Martinez (C) Bill Fuchs, Robert Churchill, Gary Dodge, Joe Haughton | |
| 15:01 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Richard makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 15:01 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Richard makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 14:48 | Nicholls State | Reginald Loggins knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Crafton | 39-40 |
| 14:41 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Richard knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by James Hultberg | 39-42 |
| 14:20 | Nicholls State | Glenn Room misses the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Ryan Richard - foul #2 on Ryan Richard, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Danny Howard (SG), Christopher Almendarez (C) Harvey McNally, Sam Campbell | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Samuel Newland (PF) Ryan Richard | |
| 14:20 | Nicholls State | Glenn Room makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 14:20 | Nicholls State | Glenn Room makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 14:07 | Sam Houston State | Qing-nan Huang comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 14:06 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Lee tips it in | 41-44 |
| 13:49 | Nicholls State | Glenn Room banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Ronald Crafton | 43-44 |
| 13:22 | Sam Houston State | Qing-nan Huang hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-44 |
| 13:20 | Nicholls State | Glenn Room gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 12:57 | Nicholls State | Glenn Room drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Reginald Loggins | 45-44 |
| 12:45 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Lee comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-44 |
| 12:43 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Christopher Almendarez | 45-44 |
| 12:37 | Nicholls State | Christopher Almendarez makes the wide open 3pt shot from straight away set up by Ronald Crafton | 48-44 |
| 12:19 | Sam Houston State | James Hultberg is whistled for traveling | 48-44 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Harvey McNally (PG), John Bonilla (SG), Christopher Russell (SF), Joshua Conner (PF), Andrew Czapla (C) Ronald Crafton, Danny Howard, Reginald Loggins, Glenn Room, Christopher Almendarez | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Bill Fuchs (PG), Robert Churchill (SG), Gerald Hoag (SF), Daniel McElmurry (PF), Joe Haughton (C) Qing-nan Huang, James Hultberg, Bruce Lee, Samuel Newland, Heriberto Martinez | |
| 12:17 | Nicholls State | Harvey McNally's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-44 |
| 12:03 | Sam Houston State | Robert Churchill scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Gerald Hoag | 48-46 |
| 11:50 | Nicholls State | Christopher Russell is open and buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by John Bonilla | 50-46 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Harvey McNally (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Bonilla (fresh) SF - Christopher Russell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joshua Conner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Czapla (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Bill Fuchs (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Churchill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Hoag (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel McElmurry (fresh) 7 reb. C - Joe Haughton (fresh) 3 blk. | |
| 11:39 | Sam Houston State | Joe Haughton is hacked by Andrew Czapla - foul #2 on Andrew Czapla, team foul #2 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ryan Richard (SF) Gerald Hoag | |
| 11:34 | Sam Houston State | Bill Fuchs misses the floater from the free throw line | 50-46 |
| 11:33 | Nicholls State | Andrew Czapla grabs the board | 50-46 |
| 11:17 | Nicholls State | Christopher Russell lays it in | 52-46 |
| 11:04 | Sam Houston State | Daniel McElmurry can't throw it down but he's fouled by John Bonilla - foul #3 on John Bonilla, team foul #3 | 52-46 |
| 11:04 | Sam Houston State | Daniel McElmurry makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 11:04 | Sam Houston State | Daniel McElmurry misses the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 11:04 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Ryan Richard | 52-47 |
| 10:57 | Sam Houston State | Daniel McElmurry scores on a runner near the basket | 52-49 |
| 10:33 | Nicholls State | Joshua Conner makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by John Bonilla | 55-49 |
| 10:22 | Sam Houston State | Bill Fuchs can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 10:20 | Sam Houston State | Daniel McElmurry gets the offensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 10:01 | Sam Houston State | Robert Churchill is fouled on the floor by John Bonilla - foul #4 on John Bonilla, team foul #4 | 55-49 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Qing-nan Huang (PG), Bruce Lee (SF), Samuel Newland (PF), Gary Dodge (C) Bill Fuchs, Ryan Richard, Daniel McElmurry, Joe Haughton | |
| 09:46 | Sam Houston State | Gary Dodge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-49 |
| 09:44 | Nicholls State | Reginald Loggins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-49 |
| 09:29 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Lee comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-49 |
| 09:27 | Sam Houston State | Robert Churchill can't tip it in | 55-49 |
| 09:25 | Nicholls State | Christopher Almendarez pulls down the rebound | 55-49 |
| 09:23 | Nicholls State | Ronald Crafton is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Dodge - foul #1 on Gary Dodge, team foul #3 | 55-49 |
| 09:06 | Nicholls State | Qing-nan Huang is called for the reach on Ronald Crafton - foul #3 on Qing-nan Huang, team foul #4 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Harvey McNally (SG), Sam Campbell (C) Danny Howard, Christopher Almendarez | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Hultberg (SG) Robert Churchill | |
| 08:49 | Nicholls State | Sam Campbell clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-49 |
| 08:48 | Sam Houston State | James Hultberg pulls down the rebound | 55-49 |
| 08:25 | Sam Houston State | Qing-nan Huang scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Bruce Lee and he's hacked by Reginald Loggins - foul #2 on Reginald Loggins, team foul #5 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Christopher Russell (SF), Andrew Czapla (PF) Reginald Loggins, Glenn Room | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Gerald Hoag (SF), Daniel McElmurry (PF), Heriberto Martinez (C) Bruce Lee, Samuel Newland, Gary Dodge | |
| 08:25 | Sam Houston State | Qing-nan Huang makes the free throw | 55-52 |
| 08:10 | Nicholls State | Christopher Russell clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Gerald Hoag - foul #1 on Gerald Hoag, team foul #5 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joshua Conner (PF) Sam Campbell | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Churchill (SG) James Hultberg | |
| 08:10 | Nicholls State | Christopher Russell makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 08:10 | Nicholls State | Christopher Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 07:49 | Sam Houston State | Qing-nan Huang misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 57-52 |
| 07:47 | Nicholls State | Joshua Conner gets the rebound | 57-52 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Ronald Crafton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harvey McNally (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Russell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joshua Conner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Czapla (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Qing-nan Huang (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Churchill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Hoag (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel McElmurry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Heriberto Martinez (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Nicholls State | Qing-nan Huang is called for the reach on Christopher Russell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Qing-nan Huang, team foul #6 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | John Bonilla (SG), Christopher Almendarez (C) Ronald Crafton, Harvey McNally | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Bill Fuchs (PG), Ryan Richard (PF), Joe Haughton (C) Qing-nan Huang, Daniel McElmurry, Heriberto Martinez | |
| 07:34 | Nicholls State | Joshua Conner misses long on a floater from the left side | 57-52 |
| 07:33 | Nicholls State | Joshua Conner pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 07:22 | Nicholls State | Christopher Almendarez connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Joshua Conner | 59-52 |
| 07:05 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Czapla picks off the pass by Joe Haughton | 59-52 |
| 06:49 | Nicholls State | Christopher Russell hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Andrew Czapla | 61-52 |
| 06:34 | Sam Houston State | Robert Churchill drills a shot from the free throw line | 61-54 |
| 06:25 | Nicholls State | Christopher Almendarez knocks in the shot from close range set up by Christopher Russell | 63-54 |
| 06:13 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Richard buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Bill Fuchs | 63-56 |
| 05:53 | Nicholls State | Joshua Conner is whistled for traveling | 63-56 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ronald Crafton (PG), Danny Howard (SG), Reginald Loggins (SF), Glenn Room (PF), Sam Campbell (C) Joshua Conner, John Bonilla, Christopher Russell, Andrew Czapla, Christopher Almendarez | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Hultberg (PG), Samuel Newland (SG), Bruce Lee (SF), Daniel McElmurry (PF), Gary Dodge (C) Bill Fuchs, Robert Churchill, Gerald Hoag, Ryan Richard, Joe Haughton | |
| 05:35 | Sam Houston State | The short jumper by Daniel McElmurry is denied by Glenn Room | 63-56 |
| 05:33 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Danny Howard | 63-56 |
| 05:14 | Nicholls State | Reginald Loggins can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-56 |
| 05:12 | Nicholls State | Ronald Crafton misses the tip | 63-56 |
| 05:10 | Nicholls State | Glenn Room misses the tip | 63-56 |
| 05:09 | Sam Houston State | Samuel Newland grabs the board | 63-56 |
| 04:51 | Sam Houston State | Glenn Room blocks the short jumper by Bruce Lee | 63-56 |
| 04:50 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Lee gets the offensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 04:28 | Sam Houston State | Gary Dodge is hacked by Ronald Crafton - foul #2 on Ronald Crafton, team foul #6 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Qing-nan Huang (PG), Robert Churchill (SG), Heriberto Martinez (C) James Hultberg, Daniel McElmurry, Gary Dodge | |
| 04:16 | Sam Houston State | Robert Churchill is hacked by Danny Howard - foul #2 on Danny Howard, team foul #7 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Harvey McNally (SG) Danny Howard | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Daniel McElmurry (PF) Samuel Newland | |
| 04:16 | Sam Houston State | Robert Churchill makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 04:16 | Sam Houston State | Robert Churchill makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 04:14 | Nicholls State | Bruce Lee steps in front of the Reginald Loggins pass in the backcourt | 63-58 |
| 04:03 | Sam Houston State | Harvey McNally picks off the pass by Qing-nan Huang | 63-58 |
| 03:43 | Nicholls State | Reginald Loggins hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the baseline | 63-58 |
| 03:42 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 63-58 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Ronald Crafton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harvey McNally (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Reginald Loggins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Glenn Room (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Sam Campbell (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Qing-nan Huang (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Churchill (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Lee (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel McElmurry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Heriberto Martinez (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Sam Houston State | Qing-nan Huang hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Daniel McElmurry | 63-60 |
| 03:36 | Nicholls State | Glenn Room is called for traveling in the backcourt | 63-60 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | John Bonilla (SG), Andrew Czapla (PF), Christopher Almendarez (C) Ronald Crafton, Glenn Room, Sam Campbell | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Bill Fuchs (SG), Ryan Richard (PF) Robert Churchill, Daniel McElmurry | |
| 03:19 | Sam Houston State | Qing-nan Huang lays it up and in on a nice dish by Heriberto Martinez | 63-62 |
| 02:57 | Nicholls State | Christopher Almendarez clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-62 |
| 02:55 | Nicholls State | Andrew Czapla pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 02:55 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-62 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ronald Crafton (PG), Danny Howard (SG), Joshua Conner (SF) Harvey McNally, John Bonilla, Reginald Loggins | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Hultberg (SG), Samuel Newland (SF) Qing-nan Huang, Bruce Lee | |
| 02:39 | Nicholls State | Joshua Conner comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 63-62 |
| 02:37 | Nicholls State | Danny Howard hits the follow up shot | 65-62 |
| 02:37 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-62 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Glenn Room (PF) Andrew Czapla | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Qing-nan Huang (PG), Robert Churchill (SG), Bruce Lee (SF), Daniel McElmurry (PF) Bill Fuchs, James Hultberg, Samuel Newland, Ryan Richard | |
| 02:13 | Sam Houston State | Qing-nan Huang clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 65-62 |
| 02:12 | Nicholls State | Christopher Almendarez gets the rebound | 65-62 |
| 02:05 | Nicholls State | Ronald Crafton misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 65-62 |
| 02:03 | Sam Houston State | Heriberto Martinez pulls down the rebound | 65-62 |
| 01:41 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Lee hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 65-64 |
| 01:23 | Nicholls State | Danny Howard buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Glenn Room and he's hacked by Daniel McElmurry - foul #1 on Daniel McElmurry, team foul #7 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Reginald Loggins (SF) Joshua Conner | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 01:23 | Nicholls State | Danny Howard misses the free throw | 67-64 |
| 01:23 | Sam Houston State | Heriberto Martinez gets the rebound | 67-64 |
| 01:16 | Sam Houston State | Heriberto Martinez misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 67-64 |
| 01:15 | Sam Houston State | Heriberto Martinez gets the offensive rebound | 67-64 |
| 01:04 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Lee is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Bruce Lee, team foul #8 | 67-64 |
| 00:51 | Nicholls State | Ronald Crafton is hacked by Qing-nan Huang - foul #5 on Qing-nan Huang, team foul #9 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Bill Fuchs (PG) Qing-nan Huang | |
| 00:51 | Nicholls State | Ronald Crafton makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:51 | Nicholls State | Ronald Crafton makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:43 | Sam Houston State | Heriberto Martinez clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 69-64 |
| 00:41 | Nicholls State | Glenn Room snags the defensive board | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Nicholls State | Robert Churchill is called for the reach on Glenn Room in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Churchill, team foul #10 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | John Bonilla (SG), Andrew Czapla (C) Danny Howard, Christopher Almendarez | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 00:39 | Nicholls State | Glenn Room makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:39 | Nicholls State | Glenn Room makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Sam Houston State | Bill Fuchs clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-64 |
| 00:29 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Andrew Czapla | 71-64 |
| 00:29 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-64 |
| 00:28 | Nicholls State | Ronald Crafton is hacked by Bill Fuchs in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bill Fuchs, team foul #11 | 71-64 |
| 00:28 | Nicholls State | Ronald Crafton makes the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:28 | Nicholls State | Ronald Crafton makes the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Lee misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 73-64 |
| 00:21 | Nicholls State | Andrew Czapla grabs the defensive rebound | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Nicholls State | Andrew Czapla is hacked by Robert Churchill in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Churchill, team foul #12 | 73-64 |
| 00:18 | Nicholls State | Andrew Czapla makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:18 | Nicholls State | Andrew Czapla makes the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:13 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Lee drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 75-67 |
| 00:13 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 75-67 |
| 00:11 | Nicholls State | John Bonilla is hacked by Robert Churchill in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Churchill, team foul #13 | 75-67 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Hultberg (SG) Robert Churchill | |
| 00:11 | Nicholls State | John Bonilla makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:11 | Nicholls State | John Bonilla makes the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:04 | Sam Houston State | John Bonilla picks off the pass by Bill Fuchs | 77-67 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) 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 (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | Ronald Crafton runs out the clock | 77-67 |