| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - David Thigpen (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Rufus Feemster (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gregory Ontiveros (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Mariano (fresh) | |
| Lineup | TX State-San Marcos | PG - Jim Noble (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Romine (fresh) 7 pts. SF - George Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leroy Ahern (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brent Boice (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | TX State-San Marcos | George Howard inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:42 | TX State-San Marcos | Jim Noble scores on a floater near the basket set up by David Romine | 31-31 |
| 19:26 | Nicholls State | Jim Noble is called for the reach on Donald Mariano - foul #1 on Jim Noble, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 19:11 | Nicholls State | David Thigpen misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-31 |
| 19:10 | Nicholls State | Michael Hardy tips it back up and in | 33-31 |
| 18:55 | TX State-San Marcos | Donald Mariano steps in front of the David Romine pass | 33-31 |
| 18:51 | Nicholls State | David Thigpen scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Gregory Ontiveros | 36-31 |
| 18:28 | TX State-San Marcos | David Romine clanks a 3 from the left corner | 36-31 |
| 18:27 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Gregory Ontiveros | 36-31 |
| 18:09 | Nicholls State | Rufus Feemster can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 36-31 |
| 18:08 | Nicholls State | Michael Hardy can't tip it in | 36-31 |
| 18:06 | TX State-San Marcos | David Romine grabs the defensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 17:54 | TX State-San Marcos | David Romine's pass is intercepted by Rufus Feemster | 36-31 |
| 17:36 | Nicholls State | Gregory Ontiveros makes the shot in the paint and the foul's on Leroy Ahern - foul #2 on Leroy Ahern, team foul #2 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Trey Dall (PG), Horace Gebo (PF), Edward Han (C) David Thigpen, Michael Hardy, Donald Mariano | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | James Graham (PG), Jeffrey Gambill (SG), Peter Robinson (SF), George Williams (PF), William Anderson (C) Jim Noble, David Romine, George Howard, Leroy Ahern, Brent Boice | |
| 17:36 | Nicholls State | Gregory Ontiveros misses the free throw | 38-31 |
| 17:36 | TX State-San Marcos | George Williams grabs the board | 38-31 |
| 17:21 | TX State-San Marcos | James Graham misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 17:19 | TX State-San Marcos | William Anderson misses the tip | 38-31 |
| 17:17 | Nicholls State | Rufus Feemster gets the rebound | 38-31 |
| 16:56 | Nicholls State | Rufus Feemster misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jeffrey Gambill - foul #2 on Jeffrey Gambill, team foul #3 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael Hardy (PF) Gregory Ontiveros | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | | |
| 16:56 | Nicholls State | Rufus Feemster misses the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 16:56 | Nicholls State | Rufus Feemster misses the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 16:56 | TX State-San Marcos | William Anderson gets the rebound | 38-31 |
| 16:43 | TX State-San Marcos | William Anderson clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 38-31 |
| 16:42 | Nicholls State | Trey Dall pulls down the rebound | 38-31 |
| 16:23 | Nicholls State | Trey Dall clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-31 |
| 16:21 | TX State-San Marcos | William Anderson snags the defensive board | 38-31 |
| 16:17 | TX State-San Marcos | Jeffrey Gambill comes up short on the shot in the paint | 38-31 |
| 16:15 | TX State-San Marcos | Peter Robinson tips it back up and in | 38-33 |
| 16:10 | Nicholls State | Horace Gebo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-33 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | David Thigpen (SG), Donald Mariano (C) Rufus Feemster, Edward Han | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Jim Noble (PG), Leroy Ahern (PF) Jeffrey Gambill, William Anderson | |
| 15:43 | TX State-San Marcos | Leroy Ahern hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Horace Gebo - foul #1 on Horace Gebo, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alan Buckley (PG), Roy Shuler (C) Trey Dall, Donald Mariano | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | David Romine (SG), George Howard (SF), Robert Colter (C) James Graham, George Williams, Peter Robinson | |
| 15:43 | TX State-San Marcos | Leroy Ahern makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 15:43 | TX State-San Marcos | Leroy Ahern makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Alan Buckley (fresh) 3 pf. SG - David Thigpen (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Horace Gebo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Hardy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Shuler (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | TX State-San Marcos | PG - Jim Noble (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Romine (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leroy Ahern (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Colter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Nicholls State | Roy Shuler double dribbles | 38-35 |
| 15:10 | TX State-San Marcos | David Romine scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by George Howard | 38-38 |
| 15:08 | Nicholls State | Alan Buckley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-38 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Gregory Ontiveros (SF) Horace Gebo | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | | |
| 14:45 | TX State-San Marcos | George Howard misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-38 |
| 14:43 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Roy Shuler | 38-38 |
| 14:16 | Nicholls State | David Thigpen misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-38 |
| 14:14 | TX State-San Marcos | Leroy Ahern gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 13:51 | TX State-San Marcos | Robert Colter hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 13:34 | Nicholls State | Gregory Ontiveros lays it up and in on a great pass from David Thigpen | 40-40 |
| 13:21 | TX State-San Marcos | Robert Colter hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by David Romine | 40-43 |
| 13:04 | Nicholls State | David Thigpen hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Hardy | 42-43 |
| 12:45 | TX State-San Marcos | Leroy Ahern misses the easy layup | 42-43 |
| 12:43 | TX State-San Marcos | Leroy Ahern pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 12:32 | TX State-San Marcos | Leroy Ahern makes the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from David Romine | 42-45 |
| 12:15 | Nicholls State | Gregory Ontiveros is whistled for traveling | 42-45 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Trey Dall (PG), Rufus Feemster (SG), Horace Gebo (SF), Donald Mariano (PF), Edward Han (C) Alan Buckley, David Thigpen, Gregory Ontiveros, Michael Hardy, Roy Shuler | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | James Graham (PG), Jeffrey Gambill (SG), Peter Robinson (SF), George Williams (PF), Brent Boice (C) Jim Noble, David Romine, George Howard, Leroy Ahern, Robert Colter | |
| 11:58 | TX State-San Marcos | Brent Boice hits a jumpshot from the right side | 42-47 |
| 11:41 | Nicholls State | Rufus Feemster misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-47 |
| 11:39 | TX State-San Marcos | Peter Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-47 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Trey Dall (fresh) SG - Rufus Feemster (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Horace Gebo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Mariano (fresh) C - Edward Han (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | TX State-San Marcos | PG - James Graham (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Gambill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - George Williams (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brent Boice (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:33 | TX State-San Marcos | Peter Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-47 |
| 11:31 | Nicholls State | Rufus Feemster grabs the board | 42-47 |
| 11:13 | Nicholls State | Horace Gebo makes the wide open jumpshot from the right wing | 44-47 |
| 11:08 | TX State-San Marcos | Peter Robinson knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 44-49 |
| 11:05 | Nicholls State | James Graham is called for the reach on Trey Dall in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Graham, team foul #4 | 44-49 |
| 10:50 | Nicholls State | Rufus Feemster makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 10:40 | TX State-San Marcos | Brent Boice throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-49 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Karl Palm (PG), Roy Shuler (C) Trey Dall, Edward Han | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | David Romine (SG), William Anderson (C) James Graham, Brent Boice | |
| 10:14 | Nicholls State | Donald Mariano is open but misses the lay-in | 47-49 |
| 10:12 | TX State-San Marcos | The rebound goes to Peter Robinson | 47-49 |
| 09:58 | TX State-San Marcos | Jeffrey Gambill is fouled on the floor by Karl Palm - foul #1 on Karl Palm, team foul #2 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Gregory Ontiveros (SF) Donald Mariano | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Jim Noble (PG), Joshua Schroeder (SF), Leroy Ahern (PF) Jeffrey Gambill, Peter Robinson, George Williams | |
| 09:34 | TX State-San Marcos | Joshua Schroeder loses the dribble to Karl Palm | 47-49 |
| 09:29 | Nicholls State | Karl Palm lays it up and in | 49-49 |
| 09:14 | TX State-San Marcos | Joshua Schroeder clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 09:12 | Nicholls State | Roy Shuler grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 08:54 | Nicholls State | Rufus Feemster makes the wide open fadeaway from the left wing set up by Horace Gebo | 51-49 |
| 08:44 | TX State-San Marcos | David Romine misses the lay-in | 51-49 |
| 08:43 | Nicholls State | Roy Shuler gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 08:41 | Nicholls State | Karl Palm loses the dribble to Jim Noble in the backcourt | 51-49 |
| 08:39 | TX State-San Marcos | David Romine lays it up and in set up by Jim Noble | 51-51 |
| 08:16 | Nicholls State | Roy Shuler can't finish the layup | 51-51 |
| 08:15 | TX State-San Marcos | Leroy Ahern pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 07:56 | TX State-San Marcos | Gregory Ontiveros takes the ball from William Anderson | 51-51 |
| 07:54 | Nicholls State | Karl Palm is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 51-51 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alan Buckley (PG), David Thigpen (SG), Trey Dall (SF), Donald Mariano (PF), Edward Han (C) Karl Palm, Rufus Feemster, Gregory Ontiveros, Horace Gebo, Roy Shuler | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | James Graham (PG), Jeffrey Gambill (SG), George Howard (SF), Peter Robinson (PF), Brent Boice (C) Jim Noble, David Romine, Joshua Schroeder, Leroy Ahern, William Anderson | |
| 07:36 | TX State-San Marcos | George Howard misses the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Edward Han - foul #1 on Edward Han, team foul #3 | 51-51 |
| 07:36 | TX State-San Marcos | George Howard makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 07:36 | TX State-San Marcos | George Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Alan Buckley (fresh) 3 pf. SG - David Thigpen (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Trey Dall (fresh) PF - Donald Mariano (fresh) C - Edward Han (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | TX State-San Marcos | PG - James Graham (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Gambill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Brent Boice (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:15 | Nicholls State | Alan Buckley buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-53 |
| 07:00 | TX State-San Marcos | George Howard misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-53 |
| 06:59 | TX State-San Marcos | Peter Robinson tips it in | 53-55 |
| 06:39 | Nicholls State | Donald Mariano is denied on a layup by Peter Robinson | 53-55 |
| 06:38 | TX State-San Marcos | George Howard pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| 06:24 | TX State-San Marcos | Brent Boice comes up short on the runner near the basket | 53-55 |
| 06:22 | Nicholls State | Trey Dall grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 06:17 | Nicholls State | David Thigpen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-55 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Horace Gebo (SF), Michael Hardy (PF), Roy Shuler (C) Trey Dall, Donald Mariano, Edward Han | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Jim Noble (PG), Joshua Schroeder (SF), George Williams (PF), Robert Colter (C) James Graham, George Howard, Peter Robinson, Brent Boice | |
| 06:06 | TX State-San Marcos | Jim Noble misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 53-55 |
| 06:05 | Nicholls State | Roy Shuler grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 05:57 | Nicholls State | Horace Gebo knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Roy Shuler | 55-55 |
| 05:34 | TX State-San Marcos | Jeffrey Gambill comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by David Thigpen - foul #1 on David Thigpen, team foul #4 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Rufus Feemster (SG) David Thigpen | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | | |
| 05:34 | TX State-San Marcos | Jeffrey Gambill makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 05:34 | TX State-San Marcos | Jeffrey Gambill makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 05:23 | Nicholls State | Michael Hardy misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-57 |
| 05:21 | TX State-San Marcos | Jeffrey Gambill pulls down the rebound | 55-57 |
| 05:02 | TX State-San Marcos | Robert Colter misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Roy Shuler - foul #4 on Roy Shuler, team foul #5 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Karl Palm (PG), Trey Dall (SF) Alan Buckley, Horace Gebo | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | James Graham (PG), George Howard (SF), Peter Robinson (PF) Jim Noble, Jeffrey Gambill, Joshua Schroeder | |
| 05:02 | TX State-San Marcos | Robert Colter makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 05:02 | TX State-San Marcos | Robert Colter misses the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 05:02 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Michael Hardy | 55-58 |
| 04:43 | Nicholls State | Trey Dall buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-58 |
| 04:30 | TX State-San Marcos | George Howard connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-61 |
| 04:16 | Nicholls State | Karl Palm hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Hardy | 60-61 |
| 04:03 | TX State-San Marcos | James Graham misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-61 |
| 04:01 | TX State-San Marcos | The offensive rebound goes to George Williams | 60-61 |
| 03:45 | TX State-San Marcos | James Graham knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-63 |
| 03:25 | Nicholls State | Karl Palm misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-63 |
| 03:24 | Nicholls State | Rufus Feemster snags the offensive board | 60-63 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Karl Palm (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Rufus Feemster (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Trey Dall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Hardy (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Shuler (tiring) 7 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | TX State-San Marcos | PG - James Graham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - George Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - George Howard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Peter Robinson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Robert Colter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 03:09 | Nicholls State | Rufus Feemster connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Karl Palm | 63-63 |
| 03:09 | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-63 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alan Buckley (PG), David Thigpen (SG), Gregory Ontiveros (SF), Donald Mariano (PF), Edward Han (C) Karl Palm, Rufus Feemster, Trey Dall, Michael Hardy, Roy Shuler | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Jim Noble (PG), David Romine (SG), Leroy Ahern (PF), Brent Boice (C) James Graham, George Williams, Peter Robinson, Robert Colter | |
| 03:02 | TX State-San Marcos | Leroy Ahern hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Edward Han - foul #2 on Edward Han, team foul #6 | 63-63 |
| 03:02 | TX State-San Marcos | Leroy Ahern misses the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 03:02 | TX State-San Marcos | Leroy Ahern makes the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 02:48 | Nicholls State | Donald Mariano knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by David Thigpen and he's fouled by Leroy Ahern - foul #3 on Leroy Ahern, team foul #5 | 65-64 |
| 02:48 | Nicholls State | Donald Mariano makes the free throw | 66-64 |
| 02:26 | TX State-San Marcos | David Romine misses badly on a shot from the left side | 66-64 |
| 02:24 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Gregory Ontiveros | 66-64 |
| 02:22 | Nicholls State | Edward Han throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-64 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Peter Robinson (SF) George Howard | |
| 02:06 | TX State-San Marcos | David Romine misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-64 |
| 02:04 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Alan Buckley | 66-64 |
| 02:02 | Nicholls State | David Thigpen is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Thigpen, team foul #7 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Rufus Feemster (SG) David Thigpen | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | | |
| 01:46 | TX State-San Marcos | Jim Noble connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by David Romine and he's hacked by Alan Buckley - foul #4 on Alan Buckley, team foul #8 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael Hardy (PF), Roy Shuler (C) Donald Mariano, Edward Han | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | George Howard (SF) Peter Robinson | |
| 01:46 | TX State-San Marcos | Jim Noble misses the free throw | 66-66 |
| 01:46 | Nicholls State | Michael Hardy grabs the defensive rebound | 66-66 |
| 01:44 | Nicholls State | Alan Buckley double dribbles in the backcourt | 66-66 |
| 01:32 | TX State-San Marcos | Brent Boice hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Jim Noble | 66-68 |
| 01:11 | Nicholls State | Rufus Feemster can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by David Romine - foul #1 on David Romine, team foul #6 | 66-68 |
| 01:11 | Nicholls State | Rufus Feemster makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 01:11 | Nicholls State | Rufus Feemster misses the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 01:11 | TX State-San Marcos | The rebound goes to Leroy Ahern | 67-68 |
| 00:57 | TX State-San Marcos | Jim Noble misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-68 |
| 00:55 | Nicholls State | Roy Shuler snags the defensive board | 67-68 |
| 00:43 | Nicholls State | Gregory Ontiveros is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right side | 67-68 |
| 00:41 | TX State-San Marcos | Brent Boice pulls down the rebound | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:14 | TX State-San Marcos | Rufus Feemster steals it from Brent Boice | 67-68 |
| 00:05 | Nicholls State | Gregory Ontiveros blows the layup but the foul's on David Romine - foul #2 on David Romine, team foul #7 | 67-68 |
| 00:05 | Nicholls State | Gregory Ontiveros misses the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 00:05 | Nicholls State | Gregory Ontiveros misses the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 00:05 | TX State-San Marcos | The rebound goes to Leroy Ahern | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:03 | TX State-San Marcos | Leroy Ahern is fouled in the backcourt by Alan Buckley - foul #5 on Alan Buckley, team foul #9 | 67-68 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | David Thigpen (PG) Alan Buckley | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | | |
| 00:03 | TX State-San Marcos | Leroy Ahern makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:03 | TX State-San Marcos | Leroy Ahern makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:03 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 67-70 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | Gregory Ontiveros hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 67-70 |