| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Stephen Warren (fresh) SG - Michael Bateman (fresh) SF - Raymond Williams (fresh) PF - Jonathan Blair (fresh) C - Matthew Crawford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Neil Burdge (fresh) SG - Rayford Looper (fresh) SF - William Corbitt (fresh) PF - Byron Kellner (fresh) C - Fred Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | Fred Johnson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Nicholls State | Fred Johnson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Tennessee Martin | The rebound goes to Michael Bateman | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Tennessee Martin | Matthew Crawford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Nicholls State | Rayford Looper scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Tennessee Martin | Raymond Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | Nicholls State | Rayford Looper's layup is rejected by Matthew Crawford | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | Tennessee Martin | Michael Bateman pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:33 | Tennessee Martin | William Corbitt steps in front of the Jonathan Blair pass | 0-2 |
| 18:30 | Nicholls State | William Corbitt lays it in | 0-4 |
| 18:11 | Tennessee Martin | Jonathan Blair misses the easy layup but the foul's on William Corbitt - foul #1 on William Corbitt, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:11 | Tennessee Martin | Jonathan Blair misses the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:11 | Tennessee Martin | Jonathan Blair misses the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:11 | Nicholls State | Fred Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:54 | Nicholls State | Neil Burdge is whistled for traveling | 0-4 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael Alloway (C) Fred Johnson | |
| 17:37 | Tennessee Martin | Matthew Crawford clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 0-4 |
| 17:35 | Tennessee Martin | Raymond Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:19 | Tennessee Martin | Michael Bateman misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 0-4 |
| 17:18 | Nicholls State | Michael Alloway snags the defensive board | 0-4 |
| 17:01 | Nicholls State | Byron Kellner misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 16:59 | Tennessee Martin | Matthew Crawford snags the defensive board | 0-4 |
| 16:54 | Tennessee Martin | Stephen Warren drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Raymond Williams | 3-4 |
| 16:35 | Nicholls State | William Corbitt is fouled on the floor by Raymond Williams - foul #1 on Raymond Williams, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Leslie Noble (PG), Phillip Cox (SG), Martin Lakin (SF), Kevin Parks (PF), Daniel Diamond (C) Stephen Warren, Michael Bateman, Raymond Williams, Jonathan Blair, Matthew Crawford | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | James Morris (PG), Harold Woodrum (SG), William Smith (SF), Fred Johnson (C) Neil Burdge, Rayford Looper, William Corbitt, Byron Kellner | |
| 16:09 | Nicholls State | Harold Woodrum misses long on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Leslie Noble - foul #1 on Leslie Noble, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| 16:09 | Nicholls State | Harold Woodrum misses the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 16:09 | Nicholls State | Harold Woodrum makes the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 15:52 | Tennessee Martin | Michael Alloway is called for the reach on Daniel Diamond - foul #1 on Michael Alloway, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Leslie Noble (fresh) SG - Phillip Cox (fresh) SF - Martin Lakin (fresh) PF - Kevin Parks (fresh) C - Daniel Diamond (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - James Morris (fresh) SG - Harold Woodrum (fresh) 1 pts. SF - William Smith (fresh) PF - Michael Alloway (fresh) C - Fred Johnson (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Tennessee Martin | Phillip Cox blows the layup | 3-5 |
| 15:35 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Fred Johnson | 3-5 |
| 15:20 | Nicholls State | Harold Woodrum scores on a driving attempt from close range | 3-7 |
| 14:58 | Tennessee Martin | Daniel Diamond loses the dribble to James Morris | 3-7 |
| 14:55 | Nicholls State | Michael Alloway lays it in on a great pass from James Morris | 3-9 |
| 14:48 | Tennessee Martin | Daniel Diamond misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Fred Johnson - foul #1 on Fred Johnson, team foul #3 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Stephen Warren (PG), Michael Bateman (SG), Raymond Williams (SF), Jonathan Blair (PF) Leslie Noble, Phillip Cox, Martin Lakin, Kevin Parks | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Neil Burdge (PG), Rayford Looper (SG), William Corbitt (SF), Byron Kellner (PF), David Cothern (C) James Morris, Harold Woodrum, William Smith, Michael Alloway, Fred Johnson | |
| 14:48 | Tennessee Martin | Daniel Diamond makes the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 14:48 | Tennessee Martin | Daniel Diamond makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 14:25 | Nicholls State | William Corbitt blows the layup | 5-9 |
| 14:23 | Nicholls State | William Corbitt grabs the offensive board | 5-9 |
| 14:10 | Nicholls State | Rayford Looper can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 5-9 |
| 14:08 | Tennessee Martin | Jonathan Blair grabs the board | 5-9 |
| 14:02 | Tennessee Martin | Byron Kellner steals the ball from Stephen Warren | 5-9 |
| 13:36 | Nicholls State | Neil Burdge misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Daniel Diamond - foul #1 on Daniel Diamond, team foul #3 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Matthew Crawford (C) Daniel Diamond | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 13:36 | Nicholls State | Neil Burdge makes the 1st free throw | 5-10 |
| 13:36 | Nicholls State | Neil Burdge makes the 2nd free throw | 5-11 |
| 13:13 | Tennessee Martin | Raymond Williams knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 7-11 |
| 12:54 | Nicholls State | Neil Burdge travels with the ball | 7-11 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Martin Lakin (SG) Michael Bateman | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | James Morris (PG), Fred Johnson (C) Neil Burdge, David Cothern | |
| 12:30 | Tennessee Martin | Raymond Williams comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 7-11 |
| 12:29 | Tennessee Martin | Martin Lakin tips it home | 9-11 |
| 12:14 | Nicholls State | Byron Kellner connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from William Corbitt | 9-13 |
| 12:05 | Tennessee Martin | Jonathan Blair misses short on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Byron Kellner - foul #1 on Byron Kellner, team foul #4 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Kevin Parks (SF) Raymond Williams | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Harold Woodrum (SG), William Smith (SF), Michael Alloway (PF) Rayford Looper, William Corbitt, Byron Kellner | |
| 12:05 | Tennessee Martin | Jonathan Blair misses the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 12:05 | Tennessee Martin | Jonathan Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 11:41 | Nicholls State | James Morris misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 10-13 |
| 11:39 | Nicholls State | Fred Johnson tips it in | 10-15 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Stephen Warren (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Martin Lakin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Parks (fresh) PF - Jonathan Blair (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Matthew Crawford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - James Morris (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Woodrum (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Smith (fresh) PF - Michael Alloway (fresh) 2 pts. C - Fred Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Tennessee Martin | Martin Lakin clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Harold Woodrum - foul #1 on Harold Woodrum, team foul #5 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Leslie Noble (PG), Michael Bateman (SG) Stephen Warren, Jonathan Blair | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Neil Burdge (PG), David Cothern (C) William Smith, Fred Johnson | |
| 11:22 | Tennessee Martin | Martin Lakin misses the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 11:22 | Tennessee Martin | Martin Lakin makes the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 10:58 | Nicholls State | Harold Woodrum throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-15 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Raymond Williams (SF) Martin Lakin | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Rayford Looper (SG) James Morris | |
| 10:37 | Tennessee Martin | Kevin Parks can't finish the layup | 11-15 |
| 10:35 | Tennessee Martin | Raymond Williams hits the follow up shot | 13-15 |
| 10:21 | Nicholls State | Rayford Looper hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Neil Burdge | 13-18 |
| 10:16 | Tennessee Martin | Raymond Williams scores on a fadeaway from the baseline and he's fouled by Harold Woodrum - foul #2 on Harold Woodrum, team foul #6 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Stephen Warren (PG), Daniel Diamond (C) Leslie Noble, Matthew Crawford | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | William Corbitt (SF), Byron Kellner (PF) Harold Woodrum, David Cothern | |
| 10:16 | Tennessee Martin | Raymond Williams makes the free throw | 16-18 |
| 09:59 | Nicholls State | Rayford Looper can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Kevin Parks - foul #1 on Kevin Parks, team foul #4 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Martin Lakin (SG) Michael Bateman | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 09:59 | Nicholls State | Rayford Looper misses the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 09:59 | Nicholls State | Rayford Looper makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 09:30 | Tennessee Martin | Kevin Parks's floater is tipped away by Michael Alloway | 16-19 |
| 09:28 | Nicholls State | Michael Alloway pulls down the rebound | 16-19 |
| 09:11 | Nicholls State | Rayford Looper makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Neil Burdge | 16-21 |
| 08:49 | Tennessee Martin | Stephen Warren's pass is intercepted by Michael Alloway | 16-21 |
| 08:28 | Nicholls State | Kevin Parks steals the ball from Byron Kellner | 16-21 |
| 08:08 | Tennessee Martin | Stephen Warren comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-21 |
| 08:06 | Nicholls State | William Corbitt grabs the board | 16-21 |
| 07:44 | Nicholls State | Michael Alloway's layup is rejected by Daniel Diamond | 16-21 |
| 07:42 | Nicholls State | Michael Alloway tips it back up and in | 16-23 |
| 07:37 | Tennessee Martin | Martin Lakin scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Warren | 19-23 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Stephen Warren (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin Lakin (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Raymond Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Parks (fairly fresh) C - Daniel Diamond (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Neil Burdge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rayford Looper (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - William Corbitt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Byron Kellner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Alloway (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Nicholls State | Byron Kellner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-23 |
| 07:24 | Nicholls State | William Corbitt tips it in | 19-25 |
| 07:07 | Tennessee Martin | Stephen Warren's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Leslie Noble (PG), Michael Bateman (SG), Phillip Cox (SF), Jonathan Blair (PF), Matthew Crawford (C) Stephen Warren, Martin Lakin, Raymond Williams, Kevin Parks, Daniel Diamond | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Earl Bowen (PG), James Morris (SG), William Smith (SF), David Cothern (PF), Fred Johnson (C) Neil Burdge, Rayford Looper, William Corbitt, Byron Kellner, Michael Alloway | |
| 06:42 | Nicholls State | Earl Bowen can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 19-25 |
| 06:41 | Tennessee Martin | Jonathan Blair grabs the board | 19-25 |
| 06:37 | Tennessee Martin | Leslie Noble misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 19-25 |
| 06:36 | Nicholls State | Earl Bowen snags the defensive board | 19-25 |
| 06:18 | Nicholls State | William Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-25 |
| 06:17 | Tennessee Martin | The rebound goes to Michael Bateman | 19-25 |
| 06:11 | Tennessee Martin | Matthew Crawford's fadeaway is rejected by David Cothern | 19-25 |
| 06:09 | Tennessee Martin | Phillip Cox grabs the offensive rebound | 19-25 |
| 05:57 | Tennessee Martin | Jonathan Blair is fouled on the floor by James Morris - foul #1 on James Morris, team foul #7 | 19-25 |
| 05:57 | Tennessee Martin | Jonathan Blair makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 05:57 | Tennessee Martin | Jonathan Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 05:46 | Nicholls State | David Cothern hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Jonathan Blair - foul #1 on Jonathan Blair, team foul #5 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Martin Lakin (SF) Phillip Cox | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | William Corbitt (SF), Byron Kellner (PF) Earl Bowen, Fred Johnson | |
| 05:46 | Nicholls State | David Cothern misses the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 05:46 | Nicholls State | David Cothern misses the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 05:46 | Tennessee Martin | Matthew Crawford snags the defensive board | 21-25 |
| 05:32 | Tennessee Martin | William Corbitt picks off the pass by Michael Bateman | 21-25 |
| 05:23 | Nicholls State | William Smith clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 21-25 |
| 05:21 | Tennessee Martin | Jonathan Blair grabs the board | 21-25 |
| 05:17 | Tennessee Martin | Leslie Noble clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 21-25 |
| 05:16 | Nicholls State | James Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 21-25 |
| 05:04 | Nicholls State | Byron Kellner misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 21-25 |
| 05:03 | Tennessee Martin | Jonathan Blair grabs the board | 21-25 |
| 04:57 | Tennessee Martin | Byron Kellner steps in front of the Matthew Crawford pass | 21-25 |
| 04:36 | Nicholls State | Byron Kellner can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 21-25 |
| 04:34 | Tennessee Martin | Jonathan Blair snags the defensive board | 21-25 |
| 04:28 | Tennessee Martin | Michael Bateman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-25 |
| 04:26 | Tennessee Martin | Jonathan Blair tips it home | 23-25 |
| 04:07 | Nicholls State | David Cothern is fouled on the floor by Leslie Noble - foul #2 on Leslie Noble, team foul #6 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Stephen Warren (PG), Phillip Cox (SG), Raymond Williams (SF), Kevin Parks (PF), Daniel Diamond (C) Leslie Noble, Michael Bateman, Martin Lakin, Jonathan Blair, Matthew Crawford | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Neil Burdge (PG), Rayford Looper (SG), Michael Alloway (PF), Fred Johnson (C) James Morris, William Smith, Byron Kellner, David Cothern | |
| 03:51 | Nicholls State | Stephen Warren is called for the reach on Fred Johnson - foul #1 on Stephen Warren, team foul #7 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Harold Woodrum (SF) William Corbitt | |
| 03:51 | Nicholls State | Fred Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 03:51 | Nicholls State | Fred Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 03:28 | Tennessee Martin | Phillip Cox misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 23-27 |
| 03:26 | Tennessee Martin | Daniel Diamond tips it back up and in | 25-27 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Stephen Warren (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Cox (fresh) SF - Raymond Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Parks (fresh) C - Daniel Diamond (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Neil Burdge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rayford Looper (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Harold Woodrum (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Alloway (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Nicholls State | Fred Johnson's pass is intercepted by Daniel Diamond | 25-27 |
| 02:51 | Tennessee Martin | Raymond Williams comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-27 |
| 02:50 | Nicholls State | Michael Alloway grabs the defensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 02:43 | Nicholls State | Michael Alloway clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-27 |
| 02:42 | Tennessee Martin | Daniel Diamond gets the rebound | 25-27 |
| 02:37 | Tennessee Martin | Stephen Warren hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 25-27 |
| 02:35 | Nicholls State | Fred Johnson gets the rebound | 25-27 |
| 02:17 | Nicholls State | Neil Burdge is fouled on the floor by Raymond Williams - foul #2 on Raymond Williams, team foul #8 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Michael Bateman (SG), Jonathan Blair (PF), Matthew Crawford (C) Phillip Cox, Kevin Parks, Daniel Diamond | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | William Corbitt (SF), Byron Kellner (PF) Harold Woodrum, Michael Alloway | |
| 02:17 | Nicholls State | Neil Burdge makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 02:17 | Nicholls State | Neil Burdge makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 02:03 | Tennessee Martin | Jonathan Blair connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Michael Bateman | 27-29 |
| 01:47 | Nicholls State | Neil Burdge connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from William Corbitt | 27-32 |
| 01:33 | Tennessee Martin | Michael Bateman misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 27-32 |
| 01:31 | Tennessee Martin | Michael Bateman tips it back up and in | 29-32 |
| 01:14 | Nicholls State | Byron Kellner comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Jonathan Blair - foul #2 on Jonathan Blair, team foul #9 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Leslie Noble (PG), Martin Lakin (SF) Stephen Warren, Raymond Williams | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | James Morris (PG), Harold Woodrum (SG), Michael Alloway (C) Neil Burdge, Rayford Looper, Fred Johnson | |
| 01:14 | Nicholls State | Byron Kellner makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 01:14 | Nicholls State | Byron Kellner misses the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 01:14 | Tennessee Martin | Matthew Crawford grabs the defensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 01:02 | Tennessee Martin | Matthew Crawford misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-33 |
| 01:01 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Byron Kellner | 29-33 |
| 00:45 | Nicholls State | William Corbitt connects on the jumper from the right wing | 29-35 |
| 00:41 | Tennessee Martin | Leslie Noble hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jonathan Blair and the foul's on Michael Alloway - foul #2 on Michael Alloway, team foul #8 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Kevin Parks (SF) Michael Bateman | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 00:41 | Tennessee Martin | Leslie Noble misses the free throw | 31-35 |
| 00:41 | Nicholls State | Michael Alloway gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| 00:19 | Nicholls State | William Corbitt clanks a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Kevin Parks - foul #2 on Kevin Parks, team foul #10 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Phillip Cox (SG), Daniel Diamond (C) Jonathan Blair, Matthew Crawford | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Rayford Looper (SG) Harold Woodrum | |
| 00:19 | Nicholls State | William Corbitt makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 00:19 | Nicholls State | William Corbitt makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee Martin | Phillip Cox is called for traveling | 31-37 |