| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Daniel Prater (fresh) SG - Manuel Seal (fresh) SF - Gary Fenton (fresh) PF - Bret Klonoski (fresh) C - Ted Slawson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - James Rollins (fresh) SG - Lawrence Lunceford (fresh) SF - Richard Williams (fresh) PF - Ronald Manzano (fresh) C - James Mullins (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Liberty | Ted Slawson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty 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) | |
| 19:40 | Liberty | Gary Fenton misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Liberty | Manuel Seal tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | Nicholls State | James Rollins misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:30 | Liberty | Manuel Seal pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Liberty | Gary Fenton comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Nicholls State | James Mullins gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Nicholls State | Lawrence Lunceford knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Rollins | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | Liberty | James Mullins swats the short shot by Bret Klonoski | 2-2 |
| 18:45 | Nicholls State | Ronald Manzano grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:30 | Nicholls State | Richard Williams connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by James Rollins | 2-5 |
| 18:01 | Liberty | Daniel Prater misses the fadeaway from the right side | 2-5 |
| 17:59 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Ronald Manzano | 2-5 |
| 17:52 | Nicholls State | Richard Williams misses badly on a 3 from straight away but he's hacked by Ted Slawson - foul #1 on Ted Slawson, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 17:52 | Nicholls State | Richard Williams misses the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:52 | Nicholls State | Richard Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:52 | Nicholls State | Richard Williams makes the 3rd free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:39 | Liberty | Daniel Prater misses short on a floater from the left wing | 2-6 |
| 17:38 | Liberty | Ted Slawson tips it home | 4-6 |
| 17:28 | Nicholls State | James Mullins blows the layup | 4-6 |
| 17:27 | Nicholls State | Richard Williams gets the offensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 17:22 | Nicholls State | James Mullins loses the dribble to Bret Klonoski | 4-6 |
| 17:04 | Liberty | Daniel Prater can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 4-6 |
| 17:03 | Nicholls State | James Rollins gets the rebound | 4-6 |
| 16:51 | Nicholls State | Ronald Manzano is fouled on the floor by Gary Fenton - foul #1 on Gary Fenton, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Liberty | Philip Taylor (PG), Gregory Harriss (SG), Ty Cooper (SF), James Vance (PF), Bernard Duvall (C) Daniel Prater, Manuel Seal, Gary Fenton, Bret Klonoski, Ted Slawson | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael Gillock (PG), Lionel Boatright (SG), Kenneth Fitzpatrick (SF), Ronnie Trisler (PF), John Mack (C) James Rollins, Lawrence Lunceford, Richard Williams, Ronald Manzano, James Mullins | |
| 16:40 | Nicholls State | Philip Taylor steals it from Ronnie Trisler | 4-6 |
| 16:34 | Liberty | Ty Cooper can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Michael Gillock - foul #1 on Michael Gillock, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| 16:34 | Liberty | Ty Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:34 | Liberty | Ty Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:19 | Nicholls State | Ronnie Trisler lays it in on a nice dish by Lionel Boatright and the foul's on Philip Taylor - foul #1 on Philip Taylor, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| 16:19 | Nicholls State | Ronnie Trisler misses the free throw | 6-8 |
| 16:19 | Liberty | James Vance snags the defensive board | 6-8 |
| 15:57 | Liberty | Philip Taylor hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 6-8 |
| 15:55 | Liberty | James Vance tips it home | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Philip Taylor (fresh) SG - Gregory Harriss (fresh) SF - Ty Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Vance (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bernard Duvall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Michael Gillock (fresh) SG - Lionel Boatright (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Fitzpatrick (fresh) PF - Ronnie Trisler (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Mack (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Nicholls State | Michael Gillock is denied on a dunk by Bernard Duvall | 8-8 |
| 15:31 | Liberty | Bernard Duvall snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 15:10 | Liberty | Ty Cooper hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 8-8 |
| 15:09 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Fitzpatrick snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 14:50 | Nicholls State | Ronnie Trisler loses the dribble to Bernard Duvall | 8-8 |
| 14:45 | Liberty | Ty Cooper can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Mack - foul #1 on John Mack, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Liberty | Daniel Prater (PG), Manuel Seal (SG), Bret Klonoski (PF), Ted Slawson (C) Philip Taylor, Gregory Harriss, James Vance, Bernard Duvall | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | James Rollins (PG), Lawrence Lunceford (SG), Richard Williams (SF), Ronald Manzano (PF), James Mullins (C) Michael Gillock, Lionel Boatright, Kenneth Fitzpatrick, Ronnie Trisler, John Mack | |
| 14:45 | Liberty | Ty Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:45 | Liberty | Ty Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:45 | Nicholls State | James Mullins snags the defensive board | 9-8 |
| 14:28 | Nicholls State | Ronald Manzano blows the layup | 9-8 |
| 14:27 | Liberty | Bret Klonoski pulls down the rebound | 9-8 |
| 14:06 | Liberty | Ted Slawson scores on a shot from the left block set up by Daniel Prater | 11-8 |
| 13:45 | Nicholls State | Ty Cooper is called for the reach on Lawrence Lunceford - foul #1 on Ty Cooper, team foul #4 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Liberty | Gary Fenton (SF) Ty Cooper | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 13:37 | Nicholls State | Ronald Manzano's pass is intercepted by Bret Klonoski | 11-8 |
| 13:19 | Liberty | Manuel Seal can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-8 |
| 13:17 | Nicholls State | Lawrence Lunceford snags the defensive board | 11-8 |
| 12:58 | Nicholls State | Bret Klonoski blocks the short jumper by James Rollins | 11-8 |
| 12:56 | Nicholls State | Ronald Manzano tips it back up and in | 11-10 |
| 12:33 | Liberty | Ronald Manzano is called for the reach on Bret Klonoski - foul #1 on Ronald Manzano, team foul #3 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Liberty | Philip Taylor (PG), Gregory Harriss (SG), James Vance (C) Daniel Prater, Manuel Seal, Ted Slawson | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael Gillock (PG), Lionel Boatright (SG), Ronnie Trisler (PF), John Mack (C) James Rollins, Lawrence Lunceford, Ronald Manzano, James Mullins | |
| 12:23 | Liberty | Gary Fenton is whistled for traveling | 11-10 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Fitzpatrick (SF) Richard Williams | |
| 12:05 | Nicholls State | Michael Gillock hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gary Fenton - foul #2 on Gary Fenton, team foul #5 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Liberty | Jason Prosser (SF) Gary Fenton | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 12:05 | Nicholls State | Michael Gillock makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 12:05 | Nicholls State | Michael Gillock makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 11:54 | Liberty | Gregory Harriss drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-12 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Philip Taylor (fresh) SG - Gregory Harriss (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Prosser (fresh) PF - Bret Klonoski (fresh) 2 stl. C - James Vance (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Michael Gillock (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lionel Boatright (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Fitzpatrick (fresh) PF - Ronnie Trisler (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Mack (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Nicholls State | Michael Gillock misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-12 |
| 11:38 | Nicholls State | Ronnie Trisler tips it home | 14-14 |
| 11:27 | Liberty | James Vance's floater is tipped away by Ronnie Trisler | 14-14 |
| 11:26 | Nicholls State | Lionel Boatright grabs the defensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 11:11 | Nicholls State | Lionel Boatright buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Gillock | 14-16 |
| 10:58 | Liberty | Gregory Harriss hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Ronnie Trisler - foul #1 on Ronnie Trisler, team foul #4 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Liberty | Daniel Prater (PG), Manuel Seal (SG), Ted Slawson (C) Philip Taylor, Jason Prosser, Bret Klonoski | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | James Rollins (PG), Lawrence Lunceford (SG), Richard Williams (SF), Ronald Manzano (PF), James Mullins (C) Michael Gillock, Lionel Boatright, Kenneth Fitzpatrick, Ronnie Trisler, John Mack | |
| 10:58 | Liberty | Gregory Harriss makes the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 10:58 | Liberty | Gregory Harriss makes the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 10:42 | Nicholls State | Richard Williams comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 16-16 |
| 10:41 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Ted Slawson | 16-16 |
| 10:24 | Liberty | James Mullins is called for the reach on Gregory Harriss - foul #1 on James Mullins, team foul #5 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Liberty | Bernard Duvall (PF) James Vance | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 10:08 | Liberty | Gregory Harriss clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-16 |
| 10:06 | Liberty | Gregory Harriss snags the offensive board | 16-16 |
| 09:48 | Liberty | Ted Slawson misses badly on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Ronald Manzano - foul #2 on Ronald Manzano, team foul #6 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Liberty | Ty Cooper (SF) Gregory Harriss | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ronnie Trisler (PF) Ronald Manzano | |
| 09:48 | Liberty | Ted Slawson makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 09:48 | Liberty | Ted Slawson makes the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 09:27 | Nicholls State | Lawrence Lunceford's floater is tipped away by Bernard Duvall | 18-16 |
| 09:25 | Liberty | Ted Slawson snags the defensive board | 18-16 |
| 09:10 | Liberty | Ted Slawson makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Daniel Prater | 20-16 |
| 08:44 | Nicholls State | James Rollins loses the dribble to Ty Cooper | 20-16 |
| 08:18 | Liberty | Ty Cooper misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 20-16 |
| 08:16 | Nicholls State | James Mullins pulls down the rebound | 20-16 |
| 08:02 | Nicholls State | Ty Cooper picks off the pass by Ronnie Trisler | 20-16 |
| 07:48 | Liberty | Daniel Prater loses the ball out of bounds | 20-16 |
| Subs | Liberty | Philip Taylor (PG), Gregory Harriss (SG), Bret Klonoski (PF), James Vance (C) Daniel Prater, Manuel Seal, Bernard Duvall, Ted Slawson | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael Gillock (PG), Lionel Boatright (SG), Kenneth Fitzpatrick (SF), John Mack (C) James Rollins, Lawrence Lunceford, Richard Williams, James Mullins | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Philip Taylor (fresh) SG - Gregory Harriss (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ty Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Bret Klonoski (fresh) 2 stl. C - James Vance (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Michael Gillock (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lionel Boatright (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Fitzpatrick (fresh) PF - Ronnie Trisler (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Mack (fresh) | |
| 07:37 | Nicholls State | Ronnie Trisler misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-16 |
| 07:35 | Nicholls State | The offensive rebound goes to John Mack | 20-16 |
| 07:25 | Nicholls State | Michael Gillock misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Philip Taylor - foul #2 on Philip Taylor, team foul #6 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Liberty | John Ernst (PG), Jason Prosser (SF) Philip Taylor, Ty Cooper | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Travis Rowland (C) Ronnie Trisler | |
| 07:25 | Nicholls State | Michael Gillock makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 07:25 | Nicholls State | Michael Gillock makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 07:10 | Liberty | Gregory Harriss is hacked by John Mack - foul #2 on John Mack, team foul #7 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | James Mullins (C) John Mack | |
| 07:10 | Liberty | Gregory Harriss misses the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 07:10 | Nicholls State | James Mullins snags the defensive board | 20-18 |
| 07:00 | Nicholls State | Travis Rowland misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-18 |
| 06:58 | Liberty | John Ernst grabs the board | 20-18 |
| 06:34 | Liberty | Gregory Harriss hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 20-18 |
| 06:33 | Nicholls State | James Mullins gets the rebound | 20-18 |
| 06:20 | Nicholls State | Michael Gillock knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Lionel Boatright and he's hacked by Jason Prosser - foul #1 on Jason Prosser, team foul #7 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Richard Williams (SF), Ronnie Trisler (PF) Kenneth Fitzpatrick, James Mullins | |
| 06:20 | Nicholls State | Michael Gillock makes the free throw | 20-21 |
| 06:05 | Liberty | Gregory Harriss is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Gregory Harriss, team foul #8 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Liberty | Daniel Prater (PG), Ty Cooper (SF) John Ernst, Jason Prosser | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 05:36 | Nicholls State | Travis Rowland misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Bret Klonoski - foul #1 on Bret Klonoski, team foul #9 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Liberty | Ted Slawson (C) James Vance | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | James Rollins (PG), Lawrence Lunceford (SG) Michael Gillock, Lionel Boatright | |
| 05:36 | Nicholls State | Travis Rowland makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 05:36 | Nicholls State | Travis Rowland misses the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 05:36 | Liberty | Bret Klonoski grabs the defensive rebound | 20-22 |
| 05:23 | Liberty | Daniel Prater connects on the 3 from the left wing | 23-22 |
| 05:07 | Nicholls State | Lawrence Lunceford comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Bret Klonoski - foul #2 on Bret Klonoski, team foul #10 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Liberty | Manuel Seal (SG), Bernard Duvall (PF) Gregory Harriss, Bret Klonoski | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | James Mullins (C) Travis Rowland | |
| 05:07 | Nicholls State | Lawrence Lunceford misses the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 05:07 | Nicholls State | Lawrence Lunceford misses the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 05:07 | Liberty | Bernard Duvall pulls down the rebound | 23-22 |
| 04:40 | Liberty | James Rollins steals it from Ty Cooper | 23-22 |
| 04:18 | Nicholls State | James Mullins hits the finger roll set up by James Rollins | 23-24 |
| 03:59 | Liberty | Ted Slawson can't throw it down | 23-24 |
| 03:57 | Nicholls State | Richard Williams gets the rebound | 23-24 |
| 03:52 | Nicholls State | Ty Cooper is called for the reach on Ronnie Trisler - foul #2 on Ty Cooper, team foul #11 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Liberty | Philip Taylor (PG), Gary Fenton (SF), Bret Klonoski (PF), James Vance (C) Daniel Prater, Ty Cooper, Bernard Duvall, Ted Slawson | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael Gillock (PG), Lionel Boatright (SG), Kenneth Fitzpatrick (SF), Ronald Manzano (PF) James Rollins, Lawrence Lunceford, Richard Williams, James Mullins | |
| 03:52 | Nicholls State | Ronnie Trisler makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 03:52 | Nicholls State | Ronnie Trisler misses the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 03:52 | Liberty | Bret Klonoski gets the rebound | 23-25 |
| 03:33 | Liberty | James Vance is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on James Vance, team foul #12 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Liberty | Gregory Harriss (SG) Manuel Seal | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | John Mack (C) Ronnie Trisler | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Philip Taylor (fresh) SG - Gregory Harriss (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gary Fenton (fresh) PF - Bret Klonoski (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - James Vance (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Michael Gillock (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lionel Boatright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Fitzpatrick (fresh) PF - Ronald Manzano (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Mack (fresh) | |
| 03:04 | Nicholls State | Michael Gillock buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Lionel Boatright | 23-27 |
| 02:45 | Liberty | Bret Klonoski is called for traveling | 23-27 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | James Rollins (PG), Lawrence Lunceford (SG) Michael Gillock, Kenneth Fitzpatrick | |
| 02:33 | Nicholls State | James Rollins misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 23-27 |
| 02:31 | Liberty | Philip Taylor grabs the board | 23-27 |
| 02:16 | Liberty | Bret Klonoski misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-27 |
| 02:14 | Nicholls State | John Mack grabs the board | 23-27 |
| 01:51 | Nicholls State | Lionel Boatright hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Lawrence Lunceford | 23-30 |
| 01:33 | Liberty | Bret Klonoski lays it in on a nice dish by Gregory Harriss | 25-30 |
| 01:18 | Nicholls State | Lawrence Lunceford clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 25-30 |
| 01:16 | Liberty | Philip Taylor pulls down the rebound | 25-30 |
| 00:58 | Liberty | Bret Klonoski lays it up and in set up by Philip Taylor and he's fouled by Ronald Manzano - foul #3 on Ronald Manzano, team foul #8 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Liberty | Daniel Prater (PG), Manuel Seal (SG), Ty Cooper (SF), Ted Slawson (C) Philip Taylor, Gregory Harriss, Gary Fenton, James Vance | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael Gillock (PG), Kenneth Fitzpatrick (SG), Richard Williams (SF), Ronnie Trisler (PF), James Mullins (C) James Rollins, Lawrence Lunceford, Lionel Boatright, Ronald Manzano, John Mack | |
| 00:58 | Liberty | Bret Klonoski misses the free throw | 27-30 |
| 00:58 | Nicholls State | James Mullins pulls down the rebound | 27-30 |
| 00:37 | Nicholls State | Bret Klonoski is called for the reach on Ronnie Trisler - foul #3 on Bret Klonoski, team foul #13 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Liberty | Bernard Duvall (PF) Bret Klonoski | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 00:37 | Nicholls State | Ronnie Trisler misses the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 00:37 | Nicholls State | Ronnie Trisler makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 00:27 | Liberty | James Mullins steps in front of the Ted Slawson pass | 27-31 |
| 00:03 | Nicholls State | Ty Cooper takes the ball from Richard Williams | 27-31 |
| 00:00 | Liberty | Ty Cooper can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 27-31 |