| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Karl Palm (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Trey Dall (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Paul Eliszewski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Hardy (fresh) 4 pts. C - Edward Han (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Michael Howells (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Young Xiong (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Shaffer (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Peter Oliver (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - James Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Paul Shaffer inbounds the ball | 39-33 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | NC State | Michael Howells scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Young Xiong | 39-36 |
| 19:37 | Nicholls State | Karl Palm comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-36 |
| 19:36 | Nicholls State | Trey Dall can't tip it in | 39-36 |
| 19:34 | Nicholls State | Edward Han grabs the offensive board | 39-36 |
| 19:12 | Nicholls State | Trey Dall misses the easy layup | 39-36 |
| 19:11 | Nicholls State | Michael Hardy tips it home | 41-36 |
| 18:50 | NC State | Young Xiong drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Howells | 41-39 |
| 18:35 | Nicholls State | Paul Eliszewski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Paul Shaffer - foul #3 on Paul Shaffer, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | NC State | James Pennington (SF) Paul Shaffer | |
| 18:35 | Nicholls State | Paul Eliszewski makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 18:35 | Nicholls State | Paul Eliszewski misses the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 18:35 | NC State | James Johnson pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| 18:28 | NC State | Young Xiong can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Edward Han - foul #2 on Edward Han, team foul #1 | 42-39 |
| 18:28 | NC State | Young Xiong makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 18:28 | NC State | Young Xiong makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 18:06 | Nicholls State | Paul Eliszewski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-41 |
| 18:05 | NC State | Peter Oliver pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 17:58 | NC State | Peter Oliver clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 42-41 |
| 17:57 | Nicholls State | Trey Dall grabs the defensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 17:45 | Nicholls State | Michael Hardy hits the finger roll on a great pass from Karl Palm | 44-41 |
| 17:40 | NC State | Peter Oliver clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-41 |
| 17:39 | Nicholls State | Trey Dall grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 17:17 | Nicholls State | Paul Eliszewski drills a 3 from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 17:12 | NC State | Young Xiong hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from Michael Howells | 47-43 |
| 16:59 | Nicholls State | Karl Palm hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 16:58 | Nicholls State | Michael Hardy pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 16:39 | Nicholls State | Karl Palm scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Trey Dall | 50-43 |
| 16:18 | NC State | Young Xiong comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-43 |
| 16:17 | Nicholls State | Paul Eliszewski snags the defensive board | 50-43 |
| 16:12 | Nicholls State | Karl Palm makes the fadeaway from close range | 52-43 |
| 15:47 | NC State | James Johnson misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-43 |
| 15:45 | NC State | Michael Howells grabs the offensive board | 52-43 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Karl Palm (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Trey Dall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Eliszewski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Hardy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Han (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Michael Howells (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Young Xiong (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Pennington (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Peter Oliver (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | NC State | Karl Palm takes the ball from Peter Oliver | 52-43 |
| 15:25 | Nicholls State | Karl Palm is fouled on the floor by Michael Howells - foul #1 on Michael Howells, team foul #2 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Rufus Feemster (PG), James Smith (SG), Donald Mariano (SF), Todd Grillo (PF), Raymond Bainbridge (C) Karl Palm, Trey Dall, Paul Eliszewski, Michael Hardy, Edward Han | |
| Subs | NC State | Alexis Russo (PG), Leroy Frazier (SG), Paul Shaffer (SF), Joshua Register (PF), Marlon Degraw (C) Michael Howells, Young Xiong, James Pennington, Peter Oliver, James Johnson | |
| 15:16 | Nicholls State | Donald Mariano misses the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Alexis Russo - foul #4 on Alexis Russo, team foul #3 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Young Xiong (SG) Alexis Russo | |
| 15:16 | Nicholls State | Donald Mariano makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 15:16 | Nicholls State | Donald Mariano makes the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 14:55 | NC State | Young Xiong is hacked by Todd Grillo - foul #2 on Todd Grillo, team foul #2 | 54-43 |
| 14:39 | Nicholls State | The refs have stopped play. Raymond Bainbridge is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing the back of his leg. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 54-43 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Stanley Koonce (SF) Raymond Bainbridge | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 14:28 | NC State | Marlon Degraw's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-43 |
| 14:07 | Nicholls State | Marlon Degraw steals the ball from Donald Mariano | 54-43 |
| 13:40 | NC State | Paul Shaffer comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 54-43 |
| 13:38 | Nicholls State | Donald Mariano snags the defensive board | 54-43 |
| 13:14 | Nicholls State | Paul Shaffer denies the turnaround by Donald Mariano | 54-43 |
| 13:12 | NC State | Leroy Frazier grabs the defensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 13:07 | NC State | Leroy Frazier hits a shot near the basket on a great pass from Young Xiong and the foul's on Rufus Feemster - foul #3 on Rufus Feemster, team foul #3 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael Hardy (PF), Edward Han (C) Donald Mariano, Todd Grillo | |
| Subs | NC State | James Pennington (SG), Peter Oliver (PF), James Johnson (C) Young Xiong, Joshua Register, Marlon Degraw | |
| 13:07 | NC State | Leroy Frazier misses the free throw | 54-45 |
| 13:07 | Nicholls State | Edward Han grabs the board | 54-45 |
| 12:52 | Nicholls State | James Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-45 |
| 12:50 | NC State | Leroy Frazier grabs the defensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 12:43 | NC State | Michael Hardy is called for the reach on Leroy Frazier - foul #2 on Michael Hardy, team foul #4 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Karl Palm (PG), Trey Dall (SG), Paul Eliszewski (SF) Rufus Feemster, James Smith, Stanley Koonce | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Howells (SG) Leroy Frazier | |
| 12:33 | NC State | James Johnson connects on the shot from the right side and he's fouled by Edward Han - foul #3 on Edward Han, team foul #5 | 54-47 |
| 12:33 | NC State | James Johnson makes the free throw | 54-48 |
| 12:12 | Nicholls State | Karl Palm comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-48 |
| 12:11 | NC State | Peter Oliver snags the defensive board | 54-48 |
| 12:06 | NC State | Edward Han denies the turnaround by Paul Shaffer | 54-48 |
| 12:04 | Nicholls State | Michael Hardy pulls down the rebound | 54-48 |
| 11:42 | Nicholls State | Michael Hardy misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 54-48 |
| 11:41 | NC State | James Johnson snags the defensive board | 54-48 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Karl Palm (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Trey Dall (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Eliszewski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Hardy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Han (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Michael Howells (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Pennington (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Shaffer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Peter Oliver (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | NC State | Paul Shaffer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-48 |
| 11:35 | Nicholls State | Edward Han pulls down the rebound | 54-48 |
| 11:30 | Nicholls State | Karl Palm can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 11:28 | NC State | The rebound goes to Peter Oliver | 54-48 |
| 11:24 | NC State | James Pennington is called for a charge - foul #1 on James Pennington, team foul #4 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Rufus Feemster (PG), James Smith (SG), Donald Mariano (PF), Todd Grillo (C) Karl Palm, Trey Dall, Michael Hardy, Edward Han | |
| Subs | NC State | Leroy Frazier (SF), Joshua Register (PF), Marlon Degraw (C) Paul Shaffer, Peter Oliver, James Johnson | |
| 11:10 | Nicholls State | Donald Mariano is fouled on the floor by Michael Howells - foul #2 on Michael Howells, team foul #5 | 54-48 |
| 10:48 | Nicholls State | Donald Mariano lays it in set up by Paul Eliszewski | 56-48 |
| 10:30 | NC State | Marlon Degraw misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 56-48 |
| 10:28 | Nicholls State | Rufus Feemster gets the rebound | 56-48 |
| 10:16 | Nicholls State | Rufus Feemster scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 58-48 |
| 09:55 | NC State | Leroy Frazier misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-48 |
| 09:54 | NC State | Leroy Frazier gets the offensive rebound | 58-48 |
| 09:35 | NC State | Michael Howells clanks a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #6 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Karl Palm (PG), Trey Dall (SG), Raymond Bainbridge (PF), Edward Han (C) James Smith, Paul Eliszewski, Donald Mariano, Todd Grillo | |
| Subs | NC State | Young Xiong (SG), Peter Oliver (PF), James Johnson (C) James Pennington, Leroy Frazier, Marlon Degraw | |
| 09:35 | NC State | Michael Howells makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 09:35 | NC State | Michael Howells makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 09:24 | Nicholls State | Trey Dall comes up short on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Michael Howells - foul #3 on Michael Howells, team foul #6 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Stanley Koonce (SF) Rufus Feemster | |
| Subs | NC State | Paul Shaffer (SF) Joshua Register | |
| 09:24 | Nicholls State | Trey Dall makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 09:24 | Nicholls State | Trey Dall makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 09:13 | NC State | Peter Oliver can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Stanley Koonce - foul #2 on Stanley Koonce, team foul #7 | 60-50 |
| 09:13 | NC State | Peter Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 09:13 | NC State | Peter Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 08:53 | Nicholls State | Raymond Bainbridge blows the layup | 60-52 |
| 08:51 | Nicholls State | Edward Han tips it back up and in | 62-52 |
| 08:36 | NC State | Peter Oliver misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Raymond Bainbridge - foul #1 on Raymond Bainbridge, team foul #8 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Rufus Feemster (SF), Michael Hardy (PF) Stanley Koonce, Edward Han | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 08:36 | NC State | Peter Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 08:36 | NC State | Peter Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 08:21 | Nicholls State | Michael Hardy is hacked by Peter Oliver - foul #2 on Peter Oliver, team foul #7 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Todd Grillo (C) Raymond Bainbridge | |
| Subs | NC State | James Pennington (PG), Joshua Register (SF) Michael Howells, Paul Shaffer | |
| 08:21 | Nicholls State | Michael Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 08:21 | Nicholls State | Michael Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 08:11 | NC State | Trey Dall is called for the reach on Young Xiong - foul #1 on Trey Dall, team foul #9 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Leroy Frazier (SF), Marlon Degraw (C) Peter Oliver, James Johnson | |
| 08:11 | NC State | Young Xiong makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 08:11 | NC State | Young Xiong makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 08:03 | Nicholls State | Rufus Feemster can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 64-56 |
| 08:02 | NC State | Marlon Degraw grabs the defensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 07:56 | NC State | Leroy Frazier's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Hardy | 64-56 |
| 07:54 | Nicholls State | Trey Dall pulls down the rebound | 64-56 |
| 07:34 | Nicholls State | Karl Palm clanks a 3 from the right wing | 64-56 |
| 07:33 | Nicholls State | Karl Palm grabs the offensive board | 64-56 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Karl Palm (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Trey Dall (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rufus Feemster (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Michael Hardy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Todd Grillo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - James Pennington (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Young Xiong (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leroy Frazier (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joshua Register (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marlon Degraw (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:17 | Nicholls State | Michael Hardy scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Karl Palm | 66-56 |
| 07:04 | NC State | James Pennington hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Leroy Frazier | 66-58 |
| 06:41 | Nicholls State | Leroy Frazier steps in front of the Rufus Feemster pass | 66-58 |
| 06:37 | NC State | Leroy Frazier misses the easy layup | 66-58 |
| 06:35 | Nicholls State | Michael Hardy gets the rebound | 66-58 |
| 06:29 | Nicholls State | Todd Grillo lays it in on a nice dish by Karl Palm | 68-58 |
| 06:09 | NC State | Leroy Frazier is hacked by Rufus Feemster - foul #4 on Rufus Feemster, team foul #10 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | James Smith (PG), Stanley Koonce (SG), Paul Eliszewski (SF), Donald Mariano (PF), Raymond Bainbridge (C) Karl Palm, Trey Dall, Rufus Feemster, Michael Hardy, Todd Grillo | |
| Subs | NC State | Alexis Russo (PG), Paul Shaffer (SF), Peter Oliver (PF), James Johnson (C) James Pennington, Young Xiong, Joshua Register, Marlon Degraw | |
| 06:09 | NC State | Leroy Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 06:09 | NC State | Leroy Frazier misses the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 06:09 | NC State | James Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 68-59 |
| 05:51 | NC State | James Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-59 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Edward Han (C) Raymond Bainbridge | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Howells (SG) Leroy Frazier | |
| 05:32 | Nicholls State | Stanley Koonce comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 68-59 |
| 05:30 | NC State | James Johnson gets the rebound | 68-59 |
| 05:08 | NC State | Alexis Russo can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-59 |
| 05:07 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Edward Han | 68-59 |
| 04:51 | Nicholls State | James Smith misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 68-59 |
| 04:49 | Nicholls State | Paul Eliszewski hits the follow up shot | 70-59 |
| 04:44 | NC State | Alexis Russo misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-59 |
| 04:42 | Nicholls State | Donald Mariano gets the rebound | 70-59 |
| 04:18 | Nicholls State | Donald Mariano banks in the layup | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:05 | NC State | James Smith picks off the pass by Michael Howells | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:48 | Nicholls State | Donald Mariano drills a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Stanley Koonce | 74-59 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:31 | NC State | Paul Shaffer's floater is tipped away by Paul Eliszewski | 74-59 |
| 03:29 | NC State | Paul Shaffer grabs the offensive rebound | 74-59 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stanley Koonce (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Eliszewski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Mariano (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Han (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Alexis Russo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael Howells (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Shaffer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Peter Oliver (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:12 | NC State | Peter Oliver lays it up and in set up by Alexis Russo | 74-61 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:58 | Nicholls State | Edward Han hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on James Johnson - foul #3 on James Johnson, team foul #8 | 74-61 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Karl Palm (PG), Trey Dall (SG), Rufus Feemster (SF), Todd Grillo (PF) James Smith, Stanley Koonce, Paul Eliszewski, Donald Mariano | |
| Subs | NC State | James Pennington (SG), Leroy Frazier (SF), Joshua Register (PF), Marlon Degraw (C) Michael Howells, Paul Shaffer, Peter Oliver, James Johnson | |
| 02:58 | Nicholls State | Edward Han makes the 1st free throw | 75-61 |
| 02:58 | Nicholls State | Edward Han makes the 2nd free throw | 76-61 |
| 02:35 | NC State | Joshua Register buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Pennington | 76-63 |
| 02:35 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-63 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Paul Eliszewski (SF), Michael Hardy (PF) Rufus Feemster, Edward Han | |
| Subs | NC State | James Johnson (C) Marlon Degraw | |
| 02:17 | Nicholls State | Karl Palm can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 76-63 |
| 02:15 | Nicholls State | Paul Eliszewski tips it back up and in | 78-63 |
| 01:52 | NC State | The short jumper by James Johnson is denied by Todd Grillo | 78-63 |
| 01:51 | NC State | James Pennington gets the offensive rebound | 78-63 |
| 01:31 | NC State | Joshua Register misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 78-63 |
| 01:29 | NC State | James Pennington misses the tip | 78-63 |
| 01:28 | Nicholls State | Todd Grillo grabs the defensive rebound | 78-63 |
| 01:07 | Nicholls State | Todd Grillo can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 78-63 |
| 01:05 | NC State | James Pennington grabs the board | 78-63 |
| 01:00 | NC State | Alexis Russo's floater is knocked away by Paul Eliszewski | 78-63 |
| 00:58 | NC State | Alexis Russo grabs the offensive rebound | 78-63 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:55 | NC State | Leroy Frazier comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 78-63 |
| 00:53 | Nicholls State | Karl Palm snags the defensive board | 78-63 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Nicholls State | Michael Hardy can't finish the layup | 78-63 |
| 00:25 | Nicholls State | Todd Grillo hits the follow up shot | 80-63 |
| 00:17 | NC State | James Johnson knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 80-65 |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | Karl Palm runs out the clock | 80-65 |