| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Karl Palm (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Trey Dall (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Eliszewski (fresh) PF - Michael Hardy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Han (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Samuel Walling (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ronald Waltman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Payne (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | Paul Eliszewski inbounds the ball | 36-26 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:53 | Nicholls State | Edward Han connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Hardy | 39-26 |
| 19:48 | Cleveland State | Ronald Waltman's pass is intercepted by Paul Eliszewski | 39-26 |
| 19:33 | Nicholls State | Trey Dall is fouled on the floor by Robert Smith - foul #2 on Robert Smith, team foul #1 | 39-26 |
| 19:17 | Nicholls State | Trey Dall loses the ball out of bounds | 39-26 |
| 18:57 | Cleveland State | Ronald Waltman buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-28 |
| 18:39 | Nicholls State | Michael Hardy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 39-28 |
| 18:37 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Thomas Payne | 39-28 |
| 18:20 | Cleveland State | Ronald Waltman misses the dunk | 39-28 |
| 18:19 | Nicholls State | Karl Palm gets the rebound | 39-28 |
| 17:58 | Nicholls State | Edward Han is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Edward Han, team foul #1 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Donald Mariano (PF) Michael Hardy | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 17:40 | Cleveland State | Michael Grant is hacked by Donald Mariano - foul #3 on Donald Mariano, team foul #2 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Todd Grillo (PF), Raymond Bainbridge (C) Donald Mariano, Edward Han | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joseph Cooper (SG), Antonio Campos (SF), Carey Mahon (C) Robert Smith, Ronald Waltman, Michael Grant | |
| 17:25 | Cleveland State | Thomas Payne can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-28 |
| 17:23 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Paul Eliszewski | 39-28 |
| 17:07 | Nicholls State | Trey Dall misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-28 |
| 17:05 | Nicholls State | Paul Eliszewski grabs the offensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 16:50 | Nicholls State | Joseph Cooper takes the ball from Paul Eliszewski | 39-28 |
| 16:45 | Cleveland State | Joseph Cooper lays it up and in | 39-30 |
| 16:29 | Nicholls State | Raymond Bainbridge hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 39-30 |
| 16:28 | Cleveland State | Samuel Walling grabs the board | 39-30 |
| 16:13 | Cleveland State | Samuel Walling is hacked by Karl Palm - foul #1 on Karl Palm, team foul #3 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Rufus Feemster (PG), James Smith (SG), Stanley Koonce (SF), Michael Hardy (PF), Edward Han (C) Karl Palm, Trey Dall, Paul Eliszewski, Todd Grillo, Raymond Bainbridge | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Smith (SG), Ronald Waltman (SF), Woodrow McCall (PF), Michael Grant (C) Samuel Walling, Antonio Campos, Thomas Payne, Carey Mahon | |
| 15:58 | Cleveland State | Michael Grant misses the driving attempt in the paint | 39-30 |
| 15:56 | Nicholls State | Michael Hardy grabs the defensive rebound | 39-30 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Rufus Feemster (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Smith (fresh) SF - Stanley Koonce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Hardy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Han (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Joseph Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Robert Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ronald Waltman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Woodrow McCall (fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Nicholls State | James Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 15:34 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith pulls down the rebound | 39-30 |
| 15:28 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith is whistled for traveling | 39-30 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Donald Mariano (SF) Stanley Koonce | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Terry Harris (SF) Ronald Waltman | |
| 15:12 | Nicholls State | Michael Hardy is hacked by Terry Harris - foul #4 on Terry Harris, team foul #2 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Antonio Campos (SF) Terry Harris | |
| 14:56 | Nicholls State | Michael Hardy misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Antonio Campos - foul #1 on Antonio Campos, team foul #3 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Todd Grillo (C) Edward Han | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Samuel Walling (PG) Joseph Cooper | |
| 14:56 | Nicholls State | Michael Hardy misses the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 14:56 | Nicholls State | Michael Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 14:30 | Cleveland State | Samuel Walling is fouled on the floor by Rufus Feemster - foul #1 on Rufus Feemster, team foul #4 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Paul Eliszewski (SF) Michael Hardy | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ronald Waltman (SG) Robert Smith | |
| 14:20 | Cleveland State | Ronald Waltman misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Todd Grillo - foul #1 on Todd Grillo, team foul #5 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Karl Palm (PG) James Smith | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Carey Mahon (C) Michael Grant | |
| 14:20 | Cleveland State | Ronald Waltman makes the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 14:20 | Cleveland State | Ronald Waltman makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 14:08 | Nicholls State | Antonio Campos is called for the reach on Paul Eliszewski - foul #2 on Antonio Campos, team foul #4 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Trey Dall (SG) Rufus Feemster | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Thomas Payne (PF) Woodrow McCall | |
| 13:59 | Nicholls State | Paul Eliszewski lays it up and in set up by Trey Dall | 42-32 |
| 13:34 | Cleveland State | Trey Dall picks off the pass by Carey Mahon | 42-32 |
| 13:18 | Nicholls State | Trey Dall misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-32 |
| 13:16 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Thomas Payne | 42-32 |
| 13:12 | Cleveland State | Samuel Walling connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-35 |
| 12:59 | Nicholls State | Todd Grillo comes up short on the floater from close range | 42-35 |
| 12:58 | Cleveland State | Carey Mahon snags the defensive board | 42-35 |
| 12:40 | Cleveland State | Ronald Waltman connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 42-37 |
| 12:17 | Nicholls State | Todd Grillo makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Karl Palm and he's fouled by Carey Mahon - foul #3 on Carey Mahon, team foul #5 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Rufus Feemster (PG), James Smith (SG), Stanley Koonce (SF), Edward Han (C) Karl Palm, Trey Dall, Paul Eliszewski, Donald Mariano | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joseph Cooper (PG), Robert Smith (SG), Woodrow McCall (PF), Michael Grant (C) Samuel Walling, Ronald Waltman, Thomas Payne, Carey Mahon | |
| 12:17 | Nicholls State | Todd Grillo makes the free throw | 45-37 |
| 12:03 | Cleveland State | Antonio Campos misses the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #6 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael Hardy (PF) Todd Grillo | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 12:03 | Cleveland State | Antonio Campos makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 12:03 | Cleveland State | Antonio Campos misses the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 12:03 | Nicholls State | Edward Han pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 11:45 | Nicholls State | Rufus Feemster misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-38 |
| 11:44 | Cleveland State | Woodrow McCall pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Rufus Feemster (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Smith (fresh) SF - Stanley Koonce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Hardy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Han (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Joseph Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Robert Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Antonio Campos (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Woodrow McCall (fresh) 5 reb. C - Michael Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Cleveland State | Antonio Campos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-38 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Paul Eliszewski (SF) Stanley Koonce | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Carey Mahon (PF) Antonio Campos | |
| 10:51 | Nicholls State | Michael Hardy connects on the fadeaway from close range set up by James Smith | 47-38 |
| 10:34 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by James Smith - foul #2 on James Smith, team foul #7 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Karl Palm (PG), Trey Dall (SG) Rufus Feemster, James Smith | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Thomas Payne (PF) Carey Mahon | |
| 10:34 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 10:34 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 10:34 | Nicholls State | Edward Han grabs the defensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 10:15 | Nicholls State | Trey Dall misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-39 |
| 10:14 | Cleveland State | Michael Grant grabs the board | 47-39 |
| 10:10 | Cleveland State | Joseph Cooper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-39 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Donald Mariano (C) Edward Han | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ronald Waltman (SF) Woodrow McCall | |
| 10:02 | Nicholls State | Paul Eliszewski misses short on a runner from close range but the foul's on Robert Smith - foul #3 on Robert Smith, team foul #6 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Todd Grillo (C) Michael Hardy | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 10:02 | Nicholls State | Paul Eliszewski misses the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 10:02 | Nicholls State | Paul Eliszewski makes the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 09:39 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-39 |
| 09:37 | Nicholls State | Trey Dall pulls down the rebound | 48-39 |
| 09:16 | Nicholls State | Donald Mariano's dunk attempt is rejected by Michael Grant | 48-39 |
| 09:14 | Cleveland State | Ronald Waltman grabs the defensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 09:09 | Cleveland State | Michael Grant is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Michael Grant, team foul #7 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Rufus Feemster (SF) Paul Eliszewski | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Samuel Walling (PG), Antonio Campos (SF), Carey Mahon (C) Joseph Cooper, Robert Smith, Michael Grant | |
| 08:52 | Nicholls State | Karl Palm comes up short on the shot from the left side | 48-39 |
| 08:50 | Cleveland State | Ronald Waltman grabs the board | 48-39 |
| 08:45 | Cleveland State | Ronald Waltman clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-39 |
| 08:43 | Cleveland State | Carey Mahon tips it back up and in | 48-41 |
| 08:37 | Nicholls State | Todd Grillo hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 48-41 |
| 08:35 | Nicholls State | Todd Grillo grabs the offensive board | 48-41 |
| 08:27 | Nicholls State | Rufus Feemster buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Trey Dall | 51-41 |
| 08:11 | Cleveland State | Carey Mahon loses the dribble to Karl Palm | 51-41 |
| 08:00 | Nicholls State | Trey Dall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-41 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | James Smith (SG), Stanley Koonce (SF), Michael Hardy (PF), Edward Han (C) Karl Palm, Trey Dall, Donald Mariano, Todd Grillo | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Terry Harris (SF), Woodrow McCall (PF) Ronald Waltman, Thomas Payne | |
| 07:38 | Cleveland State | Carey Mahon misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-41 |
| 07:37 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Michael Hardy | 51-41 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Rufus Feemster (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stanley Koonce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Hardy (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Han (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Samuel Walling (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Antonio Campos (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Terry Harris (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Woodrow McCall (fresh) 5 reb. C - Carey Mahon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Nicholls State | Michael Hardy's layup is rejected by Carey Mahon | 51-41 |
| 07:31 | Nicholls State | Michael Hardy tips it in | 53-41 |
| 07:10 | Cleveland State | Carey Mahon is called for a charge - foul #4 on Carey Mahon, team foul #8 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Paul Eliszewski (SF) Stanley Koonce | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joseph Cooper (PG), Robert Smith (SG), Michael Grant (C) Samuel Walling, Antonio Campos, Carey Mahon | |
| 07:01 | Nicholls State | Joseph Cooper is called for the reach on Paul Eliszewski - foul #2 on Joseph Cooper, team foul #9 | 53-41 |
| 07:01 | Nicholls State | Paul Eliszewski misses the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 07:01 | Cleveland State | Woodrow McCall snags the defensive board | 53-41 |
| 06:51 | Cleveland State | Terry Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-41 |
| 06:49 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Edward Han | 53-41 |
| 06:32 | Nicholls State | Michael Grant steps in front of the James Smith pass | 53-41 |
| 06:13 | Cleveland State | Terry Harris is whistled for traveling | 53-41 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Karl Palm (PG), Trey Dall (SG) Rufus Feemster, James Smith | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Thomas Payne (PF) Woodrow McCall | |
| 05:53 | Nicholls State | Karl Palm hits a 3 from the right wing | 56-41 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:39 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-41 |
| 05:37 | Nicholls State | Paul Eliszewski grabs the defensive rebound | 56-41 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:11 | Nicholls State | Paul Eliszewski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-41 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Donald Mariano (PF), Todd Grillo (C) Michael Hardy, Edward Han | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Samuel Walling (PG), Ronald Waltman (SG), Antonio Campos (SF), Carey Mahon (C) Joseph Cooper, Robert Smith, Terry Harris, Michael Grant | |
| 04:58 | Cleveland State | Ronald Waltman buries a floater from the left block | 56-43 |
| 04:35 | Nicholls State | Trey Dall makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 58-43 |
| 04:23 | Cleveland State | Samuel Walling comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 58-43 |
| 04:22 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Donald Mariano | 58-43 |
| 04:02 | Nicholls State | Karl Palm can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-43 |
| 04:01 | Nicholls State | Todd Grillo pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-43 |
| 03:41 | Nicholls State | Trey Dall misses the shot in the paint | 58-43 |
| 03:40 | Nicholls State | Paul Eliszewski tips it in | 60-43 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:27 | Cleveland State | Antonio Campos misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-43 |
| 03:26 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Payne | 60-43 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Karl Palm (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Trey Dall (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Eliszewski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Mariano (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Todd Grillo (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Samuel Walling (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Waltman (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antonio Campos (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Payne (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Carey Mahon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:21 | Cleveland State | Thomas Payne can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-43 |
| 03:19 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Karl Palm | 60-43 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:54 | Nicholls State | Karl Palm's pass is intercepted by Ronald Waltman | 60-43 |
| 02:39 | Cleveland State | Carey Mahon hits a jumper in the paint | 60-45 |
| 02:12 | Nicholls State | Todd Grillo knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 62-45 |
| 02:03 | Cleveland State | Ronald Waltman comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 62-45 |
| 02:02 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Antonio Campos | 62-45 |
| 01:57 | Cleveland State | Todd Grillo denies the turnaround by Thomas Payne | 62-45 |
| 01:55 | Nicholls State | Paul Eliszewski pulls down the rebound | 62-45 |
| 01:32 | Nicholls State | Paul Eliszewski scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Karl Palm | 65-45 |
| 01:17 | Cleveland State | Carey Mahon misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-45 |
| 01:16 | Nicholls State | Paul Eliszewski grabs the board | 65-45 |
| 00:53 | Nicholls State | Antonio Campos picks off the pass by Paul Eliszewski | 65-45 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Cleveland State | Ronald Waltman misses short on a floater from the left wing | 65-45 |
| 00:46 | Nicholls State | Donald Mariano gets the rebound | 65-45 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Nicholls State | Paul Eliszewski makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Trey Dall | 67-45 |
| 00:10 | Cleveland State | Ronald Waltman misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-45 |
| 00:08 | Cleveland State | Thomas Payne gets the offensive rebound | 67-45 |
| 00:04 | Cleveland State | Antonio Campos comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-45 |
| 00:02 | Nicholls State | Todd Grillo grabs the defensive rebound | 67-45 |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | Todd Grillo runs out the clock | 67-45 |