| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Charles Robinette (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ricky Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Brown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Goebel (fresh) 5 pts. C - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Samual Lee (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Hauer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernest Wood (fresh) 12 pts. PF - George Callahan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ralph Strub (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | Ernest Wood inbounds the ball | 34-31 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Nicholls State | Ralph Strub hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Ricky Cole - foul #2 on Ricky Cole, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| 19:47 | Nicholls State | Ralph Strub makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 19:47 | Nicholls State | Ralph Strub makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 19:28 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Goebel hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-33 |
| 19:26 | Nicholls State | Ernest Wood pulls down the rebound | 34-33 |
| 19:01 | Nicholls State | Samual Lee makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Ernest Wood | 34-35 |
| 18:42 | Louisiana Tech | Ricky Cole comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-35 |
| 18:41 | Nicholls State | George Callahan snags the defensive board | 34-35 |
| 18:31 | Nicholls State | Ralph Strub's fadeaway is rejected by Stephen Goebel | 34-35 |
| 18:30 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Goebel gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 18:08 | Louisiana Tech | Ricky Cole drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 17:56 | Nicholls State | Samual Lee misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-35 |
| 17:55 | Nicholls State | Ralph Strub misses the tip | 37-35 |
| 17:54 | Nicholls State | George Callahan grabs the offensive board | 37-35 |
| 17:26 | Nicholls State | Kevin Hauer hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by George Callahan | 37-38 |
| 17:22 | Louisiana Tech | Ricky Cole misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 17:20 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Robinette tips it home | 39-38 |
| 17:01 | Nicholls State | Ricky Cole steps in front of the George Callahan pass | 39-38 |
| 16:52 | Louisiana Tech | Alan Brown makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by William Williams | 41-38 |
| 16:27 | Nicholls State | Ralph Strub clanks a turnaround from close range | 41-38 |
| 16:25 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Goebel gets the rebound | 41-38 |
| 16:00 | Louisiana Tech | Ricky Cole scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Charles Robinette | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Charles Robinette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Cole (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alan Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Stephen Goebel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - William Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Samual Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Hauer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernest Wood (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - George Callahan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Ralph Strub (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Nicholls State | George Callahan comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 44-38 |
| 15:51 | Louisiana Tech | Alan Brown grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 15:37 | Louisiana Tech | Ricky Cole misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 15:35 | Nicholls State | Ernest Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 15:30 | Nicholls State | Kevin Hauer scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Samual Lee | 44-41 |
| 15:04 | Louisiana Tech | Alan Brown connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 46-41 |
| 14:42 | Nicholls State | Ernest Wood's fadeaway is rejected by Stephen Goebel | 46-41 |
| 14:41 | Nicholls State | George Callahan misses the tip | 46-41 |
| 14:39 | Louisiana Tech | William Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 14:16 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Robinette scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-41 |
| 13:59 | Nicholls State | Kevin Hauer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-41 |
| 13:58 | Nicholls State | George Callahan snags the offensive board | 49-41 |
| 13:50 | Nicholls State | George Callahan jams it on a great pass from Ernest Wood | 49-43 |
| 13:31 | Louisiana Tech | William Williams can't connect on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Ralph Strub - foul #3 on Ralph Strub, team foul #1 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Bobby Suda (PG), Eddie Edmondson (SG), Edward Griffin (SF), Ronald Hooper (PF) Charles Robinette, Ricky Cole, Alan Brown, Stephen Goebel | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Phoenix (PG), Clifton Isom (SG), Robert Robinson (SF), Peter Miller (PF), Joseph Lee (C) Samual Lee, Kevin Hauer, Ernest Wood, George Callahan, Ralph Strub | |
| 13:31 | Louisiana Tech | William Williams makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 13:31 | Louisiana Tech | William Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 13:07 | Nicholls State | Peter Miller loses the dribble to Edward Griffin | 51-43 |
| 12:41 | Louisiana Tech | Bobby Suda misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-43 |
| 12:39 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Hooper tips it back up and in | 53-43 |
| 12:24 | Nicholls State | Robert Robinson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-43 |
| 12:22 | Nicholls State | Peter Miller tips it home | 53-45 |
| 12:09 | Louisiana Tech | Bobby Suda buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Eddie Edmondson | 56-45 |
| 11:54 | Nicholls State | Robert Robinson buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Phoenix | 56-48 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Bobby Suda (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eddie Edmondson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Hooper (fresh) 10 pts. C - William Williams (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Robert Phoenix (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifton Isom (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Peter Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:30 | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Edmondson comes up short on the floater near the basket | 56-48 |
| 11:29 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Griffin gets the offensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 11:17 | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Edmondson drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-48 |
| 11:04 | Nicholls State | William Williams is called for the reach on Joseph Lee - foul #2 on William Williams, team foul #2 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Walter Coy (SG), Irvin Woodham (C) Eddie Edmondson, William Williams | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Gregg Thorne (SF) Clifton Isom | |
| 10:44 | Nicholls State | Joseph Lee misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-48 |
| 10:42 | Nicholls State | Gregg Thorne gets the offensive rebound | 59-48 |
| 10:24 | Nicholls State | Peter Miller misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-48 |
| 10:23 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Hooper snags the defensive board | 59-48 |
| 10:05 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Hooper is fouled on the floor by Peter Miller - foul #2 on Peter Miller, team foul #2 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Charles Robinette (PG), Ricky Cole (SG), Alan Brown (SF), Stephen Goebel (PF) Bobby Suda, Walter Coy, Edward Griffin, Ronald Hooper | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Samual Lee (PG), Kevin Hauer (SG), Ernest Wood (SF), George Callahan (PF) Robert Phoenix, Robert Robinson, Peter Miller, Joseph Lee | |
| 09:46 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Goebel knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Ricky Cole | 61-48 |
| 09:22 | Nicholls State | Samual Lee hits a jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Ricky Cole - foul #3 on Ricky Cole, team foul #3 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Clifton Isom (SG), Ralph Strub (C) Kevin Hauer, Gregg Thorne | |
| 09:22 | Nicholls State | Samual Lee makes the free throw | 61-51 |
| 09:00 | Louisiana Tech | Alan Brown misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-51 |
| 08:59 | Nicholls State | Ralph Strub snags the defensive board | 61-51 |
| 08:44 | Nicholls State | George Callahan makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Ernest Wood | 61-54 |
| 08:38 | Louisiana Tech | Clifton Isom picks off the pass by Charles Robinette | 61-54 |
| 08:26 | Nicholls State | Ernest Wood drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Samual Lee | 61-56 |
| 08:12 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Goebel lays it in and he's hacked by George Callahan - foul #2 on George Callahan, team foul #3 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Edmondson (SF), Edward Griffin (C) Alan Brown, Irvin Woodham | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Lee (C) Ralph Strub | |
| 08:12 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Goebel misses the free throw | 63-56 |
| 08:12 | Nicholls State | George Callahan grabs the defensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 08:02 | Nicholls State | Edward Griffin is called for the reach on Joseph Lee - foul #2 on Edward Griffin, team foul #4 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Hooper (PF) Stephen Goebel | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 07:50 | Nicholls State | Joseph Lee blows the dunk but he's fouled by Ricky Cole - foul #4 on Ricky Cole, team foul #5 | 63-56 |
| 07:50 | Nicholls State | Joseph Lee makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 07:50 | Nicholls State | Joseph Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Charles Robinette (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Cole (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Eddie Edmondson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ronald Hooper (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Samual Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Clifton Isom (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ernest Wood (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Callahan (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:31 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Hooper makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 65-58 |
| 07:14 | Nicholls State | George Callahan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-58 |
| 07:13 | Louisiana Tech | Ricky Cole snags the defensive board | 65-58 |
| 06:52 | Louisiana Tech | Ricky Cole drills a jump hook in the paint | 67-58 |
| 06:30 | Nicholls State | George Callahan knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Joseph Lee | 67-60 |
| 06:12 | Louisiana Tech | Ricky Cole knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Robinette | 70-60 |
| 05:46 | Nicholls State | Clifton Isom can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Ricky Cole - foul #5 on Ricky Cole, team foul #6 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Bobby Suda (PG), Walter Coy (SG), Alan Brown (SF), Stephen Goebel (PF), Irvin Woodham (C) Charles Robinette, Ricky Cole, Eddie Edmondson, Ronald Hooper, Edward Griffin | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kevin Hauer (SG), Robert Robinson (SF), Ralph Strub (PF), Peter Miller (C) Samual Lee, Ernest Wood, George Callahan, Joseph Lee | |
| 05:46 | Nicholls State | Clifton Isom makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 05:46 | Nicholls State | Clifton Isom makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 05:30 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Goebel comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-62 |
| 05:29 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Goebel gets the offensive rebound | 70-62 |
| 05:14 | Louisiana Tech | Alan Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-62 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Phoenix (PG) Clifton Isom | |
| 04:55 | Nicholls State | Peter Miller is denied on a dunk by Irvin Woodham | 70-62 |
| 04:53 | Nicholls State | Kevin Hauer pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-62 |
| 04:32 | Nicholls State | Robert Robinson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Alan Brown - foul #1 on Alan Brown, team foul #7 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Edmondson (SG), Edward Griffin (PF) Walter Coy, Stephen Goebel | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 04:32 | Nicholls State | Robert Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 04:32 | Nicholls State | Robert Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 04:32 | Nicholls State | Robert Robinson makes the 3rd free throw | 70-64 |
| 04:05 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Griffin misses long on a shot from the baseline | 70-64 |
| 04:03 | Nicholls State | Peter Miller grabs the board | 70-64 |
| 03:48 | Nicholls State | Peter Miller misses the turnaround from the left block | 70-64 |
| 03:47 | Louisiana Tech | Irvin Woodham gets the rebound | 70-64 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Bobby Suda (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eddie Edmondson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alan Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Irvin Woodham (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Robert Phoenix (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Hauer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ralph Strub (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Peter Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:43 | Louisiana Tech | Bobby Suda clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Phoenix - foul #2 on Robert Phoenix, team foul #4 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Hooper (PF) Irvin Woodham | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Samual Lee (PG), Ernest Wood (SF), George Callahan (PF), Joseph Lee (C) Robert Phoenix, Robert Robinson, Ralph Strub, Peter Miller | |
| 03:43 | Louisiana Tech | Bobby Suda makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 03:43 | Louisiana Tech | Bobby Suda makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:35 | Nicholls State | Ernest Wood hits the finger roll set up by Samual Lee and the foul's on Alan Brown - foul #2 on Alan Brown, team foul #8 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Charles Robinette (PG) Bobby Suda | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 03:35 | Nicholls State | Ernest Wood misses the free throw | 72-66 |
| 03:35 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Hooper pulls down the rebound | 72-66 |
| 03:16 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Griffin scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Alan Brown | 74-66 |
| 03:01 | Nicholls State | Joseph Lee buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Samual Lee | 74-68 |
| 02:59 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-68 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Goebel (PF), William Williams (C) Ronald Hooper, Edward Griffin | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 02:44 | Louisiana Tech | Alan Brown drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 77-68 |
| 02:33 | Nicholls State | Joseph Lee is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Joseph Lee, team foul #5 | 77-68 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:05 | Louisiana Tech | Alan Brown misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 77-68 |
| 02:03 | Louisiana Tech | Alan Brown tips it back up and in | 79-68 |
| 01:47 | Nicholls State | Samual Lee knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Joseph Lee | 79-71 |
| 01:33 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Goebel can't connect on a shot from the left block | 79-71 |
| 01:31 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Robinette tips it but misses | 79-71 |
| 01:29 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Ernest Wood | 79-71 |
| 01:18 | Nicholls State | George Callahan throws it down on a great pass from Ernest Wood | 79-73 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:03 | Louisiana Tech | Alan Brown misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 79-73 |
| 01:01 | Nicholls State | Joseph Lee grabs the board | 79-73 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:50 | Nicholls State | Kevin Hauer misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Alan Brown - foul #3 on Alan Brown, team foul #9 | 79-73 |
| 00:50 | Nicholls State | Kevin Hauer makes the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:50 | Nicholls State | Kevin Hauer makes the 2nd free throw | 79-75 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:27 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Robinette is fouled on the floor by Kevin Hauer - foul #1 on Kevin Hauer, team foul #6 | 79-75 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Walter Coy (SG) Eddie Edmondson | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:24 | Louisiana Tech | Walter Coy is fouled on the floor by Kevin Hauer - foul #2 on Kevin Hauer, team foul #7 | 79-75 |
| 00:24 | Louisiana Tech | Walter Coy makes the 1st free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:24 | Louisiana Tech | Walter Coy makes the 2nd free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:18 | Nicholls State | Kevin Hauer can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 81-75 |
| 00:17 | Nicholls State | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Wood | 81-75 |
| 00:15 | Nicholls State | Kevin Hauer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 81-75 |
| 00:14 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Charles Robinette | 81-75 |
| 00:12 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Robinette is hacked by Samual Lee in the backcourt - foul #3 on Samual Lee, team foul #8 | 81-75 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Hooper (C) William Williams | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 00:12 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Robinette misses the 1st free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:12 | Nicholls State | George Callahan snags the defensive board | 81-75 |
| 00:07 | Nicholls State | Stephen Goebel steals the ball from Joseph Lee | 81-75 |
| 00:07 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 81-75 |
| 00:06 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Robinette is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Hauer - foul #3 on Kevin Hauer, team foul #9 | 81-75 |
| 00:06 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Robinette makes the 1st free throw | 82-75 |
| 00:06 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Robinette makes the 2nd free throw | 83-75 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:01 | Nicholls State | Kevin Hauer connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 83-78 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Robinette runs out the clock | 83-78 |