| Lineup | Cal | PG - Daniel Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Alexander (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cris Maxim (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Driggers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Danny Carlisle (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Samual Lee (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kevin Hauer (fresh) SF - Ernest Wood (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Callahan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | Ernest Wood inbounds the ball | 29-26 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:32 | Nicholls State | Kevin Hauer loses the ball out of bounds | 29-26 |
| 19:20 | Cal | Cris Maxim's pass is intercepted by George Callahan | 29-26 |
| 18:57 | Nicholls State | Ernest Wood knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from Samual Lee and he's hacked by Cris Maxim - foul #2 on Cris Maxim, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| 18:57 | Nicholls State | Ernest Wood makes the free throw | 29-29 |
| 18:38 | Cal | Daniel Brown clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 29-29 |
| 18:37 | Cal | Cris Maxim tips it back up and in | 31-29 |
| 18:22 | Nicholls State | Kevin Hauer scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Samual Lee | 31-31 |
| 18:03 | Cal | Cris Maxim connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Alexander | 34-31 |
| 17:51 | Nicholls State | George Callahan hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by John Driggers - foul #2 on John Driggers, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Cal | Jean Robertson (C) Danny Carlisle | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Clifton Isom (SG) Kevin Hauer | |
| 17:51 | Nicholls State | George Callahan misses the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 17:51 | Nicholls State | George Callahan misses the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 17:51 | Cal | Jean Robertson pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| 17:41 | Cal | John Driggers misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by George Callahan - foul #2 on George Callahan, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ralph Strub (C) Joseph Lee | |
| 17:41 | Cal | John Driggers makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 17:41 | Cal | John Driggers makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 17:19 | Nicholls State | Ralph Strub misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-31 |
| 17:17 | Cal | Thomas Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 16:57 | Cal | Daniel Brown hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Cris Maxim | 39-31 |
| 16:41 | Nicholls State | Samual Lee misses the floater from just outside the lane | 39-31 |
| 16:39 | Cal | The rebound goes to John Driggers | 39-31 |
| 16:30 | Cal | Cris Maxim drills a shot from the left side set up by Daniel Brown | 41-31 |
| 16:13 | Nicholls State | George Callahan loses the dribble to Jean Robertson | 41-31 |
| 16:08 | Cal | Thomas Alexander comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Clifton Isom - foul #2 on Clifton Isom, team foul #2 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Cal | Joseph Shaw (PG), Lynn Willis (SF), Danny Carlisle (C) Daniel Brown, Cris Maxim, John Driggers | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kevin Hauer (SG), Peter Miller (PF), Joseph Lee (C) Samual Lee, Ernest Wood, George Callahan | |
| 16:08 | Cal | Thomas Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 16:08 | Cal | Thomas Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 15:39 | Nicholls State | Joseph Lee travels with the ball | 43-31 |
| Subs | Cal | Wesley Smith (SF) Thomas Alexander | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Phoenix (PG) Clifton Isom | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Joseph Shaw (fresh) SG - Lynn Willis (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Wesley Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jean Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Danny Carlisle (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Robert Phoenix (fresh) SG - Kevin Hauer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ralph Strub (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Miller (fresh) 4 reb. C - Joseph Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 15:21 | Cal | Joseph Shaw misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-31 |
| 15:19 | Nicholls State | Ralph Strub snags the defensive board | 43-31 |
| 15:06 | Nicholls State | Ralph Strub misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-31 |
| 15:05 | Cal | Danny Carlisle pulls down the rebound | 43-31 |
| 15:00 | Cal | Kevin Hauer picks off the pass by Joseph Shaw | 43-31 |
| 14:41 | Nicholls State | Peter Miller knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Phoenix | 43-34 |
| 14:22 | Cal | Lynn Willis is fouled on the floor by Ralph Strub - foul #1 on Ralph Strub, team foul #3 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Cal | Daniel Brown (PG), Cris Maxim (SF), John Driggers (PF) Lynn Willis, Jean Robertson, Danny Carlisle | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Samual Lee (PG), Clifton Isom (SG), Ernest Wood (SF), George Callahan (PF) Robert Phoenix, Kevin Hauer, Ralph Strub, Joseph Lee | |
| 14:08 | Cal | Wesley Smith drills a jumper near the basket and he's hacked by George Callahan - foul #3 on George Callahan, team foul #4 | 45-34 |
| 14:08 | Cal | Wesley Smith misses the free throw | 45-34 |
| 14:08 | Nicholls State | Ernest Wood grabs the board | 45-34 |
| 13:53 | Nicholls State | Ernest Wood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-34 |
| 13:28 | Cal | Cris Maxim hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by John Driggers | 47-34 |
| 13:13 | Nicholls State | Ernest Wood hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Samual Lee | 47-37 |
| 13:02 | Cal | Peter Miller is called for the reach on Daniel Brown - foul #1 on Peter Miller, team foul #5 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Cal | Thomas Alexander (SG), Danny Carlisle (C) Joseph Shaw, Wesley Smith | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Robinson (SG), Joseph Lee (C) Clifton Isom, Peter Miller | |
| 12:43 | Cal | Cris Maxim blows the dunk but he's fouled by Ernest Wood - foul #1 on Ernest Wood, team foul #6 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Cal | Lynn Willis (PG) Daniel Brown | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Phoenix (PG), Kevin Hauer (SG), Gregg Thorne (PF) Samual Lee, Ernest Wood, George Callahan | |
| 12:43 | Cal | Cris Maxim misses the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 12:43 | Cal | Cris Maxim makes the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| 12:22 | Nicholls State | Gregg Thorne clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 48-37 |
| 12:21 | Nicholls State | Joseph Lee hits the follow up shot | 48-39 |
| 12:04 | Cal | Cris Maxim double dribbles | 48-39 |
| Subs | Cal | Wesley Smith (SF) Cris Maxim | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ralph Strub (PF) Gregg Thorne | |
| 11:57 | Nicholls State | Kevin Hauer knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from Ralph Strub | 48-41 |
| 11:34 | Cal | Wesley Smith travels with the ball | 48-41 |
| Subs | Cal | Daniel Brown (PG), Jean Robertson (C) Wesley Smith, Danny Carlisle | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Samual Lee (PG), Clifton Isom (SG), Ernest Wood (SF), George Callahan (PF) Robert Phoenix, Kevin Hauer, Robert Robinson, Ralph Strub | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Daniel Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Alexander (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lynn Willis (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Driggers (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Jean Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Samual Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clifton Isom (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Wood (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Callahan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:05 | Nicholls State | George Callahan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-41 |
| 11:03 | Nicholls State | Ernest Wood snags the offensive board | 48-41 |
| 10:52 | Nicholls State | George Callahan misses short on a shot from the baseline | 48-41 |
| 10:50 | Cal | John Driggers grabs the board | 48-41 |
| 10:35 | Cal | Thomas Alexander comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 48-41 |
| 10:33 | Nicholls State | Ernest Wood gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 10:14 | Nicholls State | Samual Lee misses long on a 3 from straight away | 48-41 |
| 10:12 | Cal | The rebound goes to Lynn Willis | 48-41 |
| 09:44 | Cal | Jean Robertson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 09:42 | Nicholls State | Clifton Isom grabs the defensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 09:24 | Nicholls State | John Driggers is called for the reach on Clifton Isom - foul #3 on John Driggers, team foul #3 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Cal | Joseph Shaw (PG), Randal Wong (SG), Cris Maxim (SF), Danny Carlisle (C) Daniel Brown, Thomas Alexander, Lynn Willis, John Driggers | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Phoenix (PG), Kevin Hauer (SG), Robert Robinson (SF), Ralph Strub (PF), Peter Miller (C) Samual Lee, Clifton Isom, Ernest Wood, George Callahan, Joseph Lee | |
| 09:01 | Nicholls State | Ralph Strub clanks a turnaround from the left block | 48-41 |
| 08:59 | Nicholls State | Ralph Strub snags the offensive board | 48-41 |
| 08:36 | Nicholls State | Peter Miller misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-41 |
| 08:34 | Cal | Randal Wong snags the defensive board | 48-41 |
| 08:16 | Cal | Ralph Strub swats the layup by Cris Maxim | 48-41 |
| 08:15 | Nicholls State | Peter Miller gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 08:03 | Nicholls State | Joseph Shaw steals the ball from Peter Miller | 48-41 |
| 08:00 | Cal | Joseph Shaw lays it in | 50-41 |
| 07:39 | Nicholls State | Robert Robinson misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-41 |
| 07:38 | Cal | The rebound goes to Cris Maxim | 50-41 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Joseph Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Randal Wong (fresh) SF - Cris Maxim (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jean Robertson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Danny Carlisle (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Robert Phoenix (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Hauer (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Ralph Strub (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Miller (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Cal | Danny Carlisle can't finish the layup | 50-41 |
| 07:14 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Robert Robinson | 50-41 |
| 06:53 | Nicholls State | Robert Phoenix connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Peter Miller | 50-44 |
| 06:34 | Cal | Peter Miller is called for the reach on Jean Robertson - foul #2 on Peter Miller, team foul #7 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Cal | Daniel Brown (PG), Thomas Alexander (SG), Lynn Willis (SF), John Driggers (PF) Joseph Shaw, Randal Wong, Cris Maxim, Danny Carlisle | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Samual Lee (PG), Clifton Isom (SG), Ernest Wood (SF), George Callahan (PF), Joseph Lee (C) Robert Phoenix, Kevin Hauer, Robert Robinson, Ralph Strub, Peter Miller | |
| 06:34 | Cal | Jean Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 06:34 | Cal | Jean Robertson misses the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 06:34 | Nicholls State | Joseph Lee grabs the board | 51-44 |
| 06:15 | Nicholls State | George Callahan scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-46 |
| 06:08 | Cal | Thomas Alexander drills a turnaround in the paint and the foul's on Clifton Isom - foul #3 on Clifton Isom, team foul #8 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Cal | Wesley Smith (C) Jean Robertson | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 06:08 | Cal | Thomas Alexander makes the free throw | 54-46 |
| 05:40 | Nicholls State | Ernest Wood misses the jumper from the free throw line | 54-46 |
| 05:38 | Cal | Lynn Willis gets the rebound | 54-46 |
| 05:16 | Cal | Thomas Alexander misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 54-46 |
| 05:15 | Nicholls State | Clifton Isom grabs the defensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 04:55 | Nicholls State | Joseph Lee misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-46 |
| 04:53 | Nicholls State | Ernest Wood pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 04:30 | Nicholls State | Wesley Smith blocks the short jumper by Ernest Wood | 54-46 |
| 04:28 | Cal | Thomas Alexander pulls down the rebound | 54-46 |
| 04:17 | Cal | Wesley Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 54-46 |
| 04:16 | Cal | Daniel Brown snags the offensive board | 54-46 |
| 04:04 | Cal | The short jumper by Lynn Willis is denied by George Callahan | 54-46 |
| 04:03 | Cal | Wesley Smith grabs the offensive board | 54-46 |
| 03:47 | Cal | Lynn Willis can't finish the layup | 54-46 |
| 03:45 | Nicholls State | George Callahan gets the rebound | 54-46 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:36 | Nicholls State | Ernest Wood is hacked by Lynn Willis - foul #1 on Lynn Willis, team foul #4 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Cal | Joseph Shaw (PG), Randal Wong (SG), Cris Maxim (SF), Danny Carlisle (C) Daniel Brown, Thomas Alexander, Lynn Willis, Wesley Smith | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Phoenix (PG), Kevin Hauer (SG), Robert Robinson (SF), Ralph Strub (PF), Peter Miller (C) Samual Lee, Clifton Isom, Ernest Wood, George Callahan, Joseph Lee | |
| 03:23 | Nicholls State | Peter Miller misses the lay-in but he's fouled by John Driggers - foul #4 on John Driggers, team foul #5 | 54-46 |
| 03:23 | Nicholls State | Peter Miller misses the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 03:23 | Nicholls State | Peter Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 03:23 | Nicholls State | Robert Robinson grabs the offensive board | 54-46 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Joseph Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Randal Wong (fresh) SF - Cris Maxim (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Driggers (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Danny Carlisle (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Robert Phoenix (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Hauer (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Peter Miller (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Ralph Strub (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Nicholls State | Robert Robinson makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Kevin Hauer | 54-49 |
| 02:57 | Cal | Cris Maxim's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-49 |
| Subs | Cal | Jean Robertson (PF) John Driggers | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:54 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-49 |
| Subs | Cal | Daniel Brown (PG), Thomas Alexander (SG), John Driggers (PF) Joseph Shaw, Randal Wong, Jean Robertson | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Samual Lee (PG), Ernest Wood (SF), George Callahan (PF) Robert Phoenix, Robert Robinson, Peter Miller | |
| 02:42 | Nicholls State | Ernest Wood scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ralph Strub and the foul's on John Driggers - foul #5 on John Driggers, team foul #6 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Cal | Jean Robertson (PF) John Driggers | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 02:42 | Nicholls State | Ernest Wood makes the free throw | 54-52 |
| 02:14 | Cal | Thomas Alexander comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 54-52 |
| 02:13 | Nicholls State | Ernest Wood snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| 02:06 | Nicholls State | Ernest Wood comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 54-52 |
| 02:04 | Nicholls State | George Callahan snags the offensive board | 54-52 |
| 01:59 | Nicholls State | Samual Lee is hacked by Daniel Brown - foul #1 on Daniel Brown, team foul #7 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Lee (C) Ralph Strub | |
| 01:59 | Nicholls State | Samual Lee makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 01:59 | Nicholls State | Samual Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 01:30 | Cal | Cris Maxim drills a jump hook from the baseline | 56-54 |
| 01:12 | Nicholls State | Kevin Hauer misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-54 |
| 01:11 | Cal | The rebound goes to Jean Robertson | 56-54 |
| 00:44 | Cal | Ernest Wood blocks the short jumper by Daniel Brown | 56-54 |
| 00:42 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Ernest Wood | 56-54 |
| 00:27 | Nicholls State | Joseph Lee scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Samual Lee and he's fouled by Danny Carlisle - foul #2 on Danny Carlisle, team foul #8 | 56-56 |
| 00:27 | Nicholls State | Joseph Lee makes the free throw | 56-57 |
| 00:18 | Cal | Thomas Alexander lays it up and in | 58-57 |
| 00:03 | Nicholls State | Joseph Lee blows the dunk | 58-57 |
| 00:01 | Nicholls State | George Callahan can't tip it in | 58-57 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Jean Robertson pulls down the rebound | 58-57 |