| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Samual Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronnie Champagne (fresh) PF - Ralph Strub (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - James Funches (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Shisler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jonathan Bui (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Terry Monnier (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. C - Matthew Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bui inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | South Carolina | Matthew Thompson jams it | 34-31 |
| 19:21 | Nicholls State | Samual Lee travels with the ball | 34-31 |
| 18:54 | South Carolina | Matthew Thompson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 18:52 | Nicholls State | Ralph Strub grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 18:40 | Nicholls State | Joseph Lee can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 34-31 |
| 18:38 | Nicholls State | Ralph Strub tips it back up and in | 36-31 |
| 18:17 | South Carolina | Terry Monnier's layup is rejected by Joseph Lee | 36-31 |
| 18:15 | Nicholls State | Ralph Strub grabs the board | 36-31 |
| 18:09 | Nicholls State | Ronnie Champagne clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-31 |
| 18:07 | South Carolina | Donald Shisler pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 17:42 | South Carolina | Donald Shisler makes the floater from the left side | 36-33 |
| 17:40 | Nicholls State | Donald Shisler picks off the pass by Samual Lee in the backcourt | 36-33 |
| 17:26 | South Carolina | Matthew Thompson scores on a shot from the right block | 36-35 |
| 17:11 | Nicholls State | Terry Monnier swats the shot by Joseph Lee | 36-35 |
| 17:09 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bui grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 16:57 | South Carolina | Terry Monnier clanks a jumper from the left side | 36-35 |
| 16:55 | South Carolina | Matthew Thompson tips it back up and in | 36-37 |
| 16:48 | Nicholls State | Samual Lee misses badly on a floater from the left side | 36-37 |
| 16:47 | Nicholls State | Ralph Strub snags the offensive board | 36-37 |
| 16:27 | Nicholls State | Robert Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-37 |
| 16:25 | Nicholls State | Ronnie Champagne tips it back up and in | 38-37 |
| 16:10 | South Carolina | Robert Robinson is called for the reach on Matthew Thompson - foul #2 on Robert Robinson, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Clifton Isom (PG), Kevin Hauer (SG), Ralph Chapman (SF), Peter Miller (PF), Gregg Thorne (C) Samual Lee, Robert Robinson, Ronnie Champagne, Ralph Strub, Joseph Lee | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Mark Hunsinger (PG), Ronald Boggs (SG), Leroy Crockett (SF), James Pimentel (PF), Nicholas Dixon (C) James Funches, Donald Shisler, Jonathan Bui, Terry Monnier, Matthew Thompson | |
| 15:53 | South Carolina | Nicholas Dixon lays it up and in and he's fouled by Gregg Thorne - foul #3 on Gregg Thorne, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Clarence Kwok (PG), John White (SG) Mark Hunsinger, Ronald Boggs | |
| 15:53 | South Carolina | Nicholas Dixon misses the free throw | 38-39 |
| 15:53 | Nicholls State | Peter Miller snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Clifton Isom (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Kevin Hauer (fresh) SF - Ralph Chapman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Peter Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregg Thorne (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Clarence Kwok (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John White (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Leroy Crockett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Pimentel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Nicholls State | Clarence Kwok steals it from Clifton Isom in the backcourt | 38-39 |
| 15:32 | South Carolina | Clarence Kwok clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 15:31 | Nicholls State | Peter Miller snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 15:27 | Nicholls State | Clarence Kwok picks off the pass by Gregg Thorne | 38-39 |
| 15:23 | South Carolina | Clarence Kwok banks in the layup | 38-41 |
| 15:04 | Nicholls State | Peter Miller buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Clifton Isom | 41-41 |
| 14:46 | South Carolina | Leroy Crockett drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-43 |
| 14:20 | Nicholls State | Kevin Hauer connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Clifton Isom | 44-43 |
| 14:05 | South Carolina | Clarence Kwok lays it in on a nice dish by Leroy Crockett | 44-45 |
| 13:52 | Nicholls State | Peter Miller misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 13:50 | South Carolina | James Pimentel grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 13:39 | South Carolina | John White loses the dribble to Peter Miller | 44-45 |
| 13:21 | Nicholls State | Peter Miller loses the dribble to Clarence Kwok | 44-45 |
| 12:59 | South Carolina | Leroy Crockett misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 44-45 |
| 12:57 | South Carolina | Leroy Crockett grabs the offensive board | 44-45 |
| 12:40 | South Carolina | Clarence Kwok is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Clarence Kwok, team foul #1 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Samual Lee (PG), Robert Robinson (SG), Ronnie Champagne (SF), Ralph Strub (PF), Joseph Lee (C) Clifton Isom, Kevin Hauer, Ralph Chapman, Peter Miller, Gregg Thorne | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Funches (PG), Donald Shisler (SG), Jonathan Bui (SF), Terry Monnier (PF), Matthew Thompson (C) Clarence Kwok, John White, Leroy Crockett, Nicholas Dixon, James Pimentel | |
| 12:22 | Nicholls State | Samual Lee clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 12:20 | Nicholls State | Ronnie Champagne snags the offensive board | 44-45 |
| 12:00 | Nicholls State | Samual Lee misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 11:58 | South Carolina | Donald Shisler grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 11:40 | South Carolina | Terry Monnier misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 11:38 | Nicholls State | Samual Lee pulls down the rebound | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Samual Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronnie Champagne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Strub (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Joseph Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - James Funches (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Shisler (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jonathan Bui (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Terry Monnier (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 5 blk. C - Matthew Thompson (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Nicholls State | Robert Robinson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Samual Lee | 47-45 |
| 11:23 | South Carolina | Ronnie Champagne is called for the reach on Jonathan Bui - foul #2 on Ronnie Champagne, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| 11:09 | South Carolina | Matthew Thompson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-45 |
| 11:07 | Nicholls State | Samual Lee grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 10:52 | Nicholls State | Ronnie Champagne knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Samual Lee | 50-45 |
| 10:30 | South Carolina | Donald Shisler misses long on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Robert Robinson - foul #3 on Robert Robinson, team foul #4 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John White (PG) James Funches | |
| 10:30 | South Carolina | Donald Shisler makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 10:30 | South Carolina | Donald Shisler makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 10:10 | Nicholls State | Robert Robinson is fouled on the floor by Donald Shisler - foul #2 on Donald Shisler, team foul #2 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ralph Chapman (SF) Ronnie Champagne | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ronald Boggs (SG) Donald Shisler | |
| 09:51 | Nicholls State | Robert Robinson makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Ralph Strub | 53-47 |
| 09:37 | South Carolina | Terry Monnier knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jonathan Bui | 53-50 |
| 09:21 | Nicholls State | Ralph Strub is fouled on the floor by John White - foul #4 on John White, team foul #3 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Clifton Isom (SG), Peter Miller (PF), Gregg Thorne (C) Robert Robinson, Ralph Strub, Joseph Lee | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Funches (PG), James Pimentel (PF), Nicholas Dixon (C) John White, Terry Monnier, Matthew Thompson | |
| 09:00 | Nicholls State | Samual Lee buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Clifton Isom | 56-50 |
| 08:44 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bui's pass is intercepted by Gregg Thorne | 56-50 |
| 08:31 | Nicholls State | Samual Lee clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Funches - foul #3 on James Funches, team foul #4 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ronnie Champagne (SF) Ralph Chapman | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Leroy Crockett (SF) Jonathan Bui | |
| 08:31 | Nicholls State | Samual Lee misses the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 08:31 | Nicholls State | Samual Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 08:19 | South Carolina | Ronald Boggs hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-50 |
| 08:18 | Nicholls State | Gregg Thorne grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 08:12 | Nicholls State | Ronnie Champagne drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Samual Lee | 59-50 |
| 07:53 | South Carolina | Ronald Boggs misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 59-50 |
| 07:52 | Nicholls State | Ronnie Champagne gets the rebound | 59-50 |
| 07:34 | Nicholls State | Peter Miller travels with the ball | 59-50 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Robinson (SG), Ralph Strub (PF), Joseph Lee (C) Samual Lee, Peter Miller, Gregg Thorne | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Clarence Kwok (PG), Donald Shisler (SG), Jonathan Bui (SF), Terry Monnier (PF), Matthew Thompson (C) James Funches, Ronald Boggs, Leroy Crockett, James Pimentel, Nicholas Dixon | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Clifton Isom (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Robinson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ronnie Champagne (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Strub (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Joseph Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Clarence Kwok (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Donald Shisler (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jonathan Bui (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Terry Monnier (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 5 blk. C - Matthew Thompson (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:09 | South Carolina | Terry Monnier scores on a turnaround in the lane | 59-52 |
| 06:55 | Nicholls State | Robert Robinson hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Lee | 61-52 |
| 06:34 | South Carolina | Terry Monnier comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-52 |
| 06:32 | South Carolina | Donald Shisler tips it home | 61-54 |
| 06:08 | Nicholls State | Joseph Lee is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Bui - foul #1 on Jonathan Bui, team foul #5 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Samual Lee (PG), Ralph Chapman (SF) Clifton Isom, Ronnie Champagne | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John White (SG) Donald Shisler | |
| 05:47 | Nicholls State | Matthew Thompson steals it from Ralph Chapman | 61-54 |
| 05:28 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bui scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Matthew Thompson | 61-56 |
| 05:14 | Nicholls State | Ralph Chapman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-56 |
| 05:12 | South Carolina | Terry Monnier gets the rebound | 61-56 |
| 05:08 | South Carolina | Clarence Kwok knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Terry Monnier | 61-58 |
| 05:03 | Nicholls State | Samual Lee scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Robinson | 63-58 |
| 04:57 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bui makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by John White | 63-61 |
| 04:42 | Nicholls State | Ralph Strub is hacked by John White - foul #5 on John White, team foul #6 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Peter Miller (C) Joseph Lee | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Funches (SG), Leroy Crockett (SF), James Pimentel (C) John White, Jonathan Bui, Matthew Thompson | |
| 04:30 | Nicholls State | Samual Lee buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Ralph Strub | 66-61 |
| 04:12 | South Carolina | Terry Monnier comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-61 |
| 04:11 | Nicholls State | Samual Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 03:55 | Nicholls State | Ralph Chapman can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 66-61 |
| 03:53 | South Carolina | Leroy Crockett snags the defensive board | 66-61 |
| 03:49 | South Carolina | James Funches makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Clarence Kwok | 66-64 |
| 03:24 | Nicholls State | James Pimentel swats the short shot by Ralph Chapman | 66-64 |
| 03:22 | South Carolina | Terry Monnier pulls down the rebound | 66-64 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Samual Lee (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Robinson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ralph Chapman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ralph Strub (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Peter Miller (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Clarence Kwok (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - James Funches (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leroy Crockett (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terry Monnier (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 5 blk. C - James Pimentel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:02 | South Carolina | Leroy Crockett is hacked by Ralph Chapman - foul #1 on Ralph Chapman, team foul #5 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Clifton Isom (PG), Kevin Hauer (SG), Ronnie Champagne (SF), Joseph Lee (C) Samual Lee, Robert Robinson, Ralph Chapman, Ralph Strub | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Donald Shisler (SG), Jonathan Bui (SF), Matthew Thompson (C) Clarence Kwok, Leroy Crockett, Terry Monnier | |
| 02:42 | South Carolina | Donald Shisler connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by James Funches | 66-66 |
| 02:42 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-66 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Samual Lee (PG), Robert Robinson (SG), Ralph Strub (PF) Clifton Isom, Kevin Hauer, Peter Miller | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Terry Monnier (PF) James Pimentel | |
| 02:24 | Nicholls State | Joseph Lee drills a driving attempt from the left block | 68-66 |
| 01:56 | South Carolina | Matthew Thompson's pass is intercepted by Robert Robinson | 68-66 |
| 01:53 | Nicholls State | Robert Robinson lays it in | 70-66 |
| 01:28 | South Carolina | Robert Robinson is called for the reach on Jonathan Bui - foul #4 on Robert Robinson, team foul #6 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Clarence Kwok (PG) James Funches | |
| 01:13 | South Carolina | Matthew Thompson misses the shot near the basket | 70-66 |
| 01:11 | South Carolina | Terry Monnier gets the offensive rebound | 70-66 |
| 01:03 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bui's pass is intercepted by Joseph Lee | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Nicholls State | Robert Robinson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Donald Shisler - foul #3 on Donald Shisler, team foul #7 | 70-66 |
| 00:37 | Nicholls State | Robert Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:37 | Nicholls State | Robert Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:31 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bui hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Matthew Thompson | 72-69 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Nicholls State | Joseph Lee is hacked by Clarence Kwok in the backcourt - foul #5 on Clarence Kwok, team foul #8 | 72-69 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Funches (PG) Clarence Kwok | |
| 00:28 | Nicholls State | Joseph Lee makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:28 | Nicholls State | Joseph Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:20 | South Carolina | Terry Monnier is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Terry Monnier, team foul #9 | 74-69 |
| 00:18 | Nicholls State | Samual Lee is fouled in the backcourt by James Funches - foul #4 on James Funches, team foul #10 | 74-69 |
| 00:18 | Nicholls State | Samual Lee misses the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:18 | Nicholls State | Samual Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:18 | South Carolina | Matthew Thompson grabs the board | 74-69 |
| 00:13 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bui drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Shisler | 74-72 |
| 00:11 | Nicholls State | Samual Lee is hacked by Donald Shisler in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald Shisler, team foul #11 | 74-72 |
| 00:11 | Nicholls State | Samual Lee makes the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:11 | Nicholls State | Samual Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:11 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Terry Monnier | 75-72 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:07 | South Carolina | Ralph Strub picks off the pass by Terry Monnier | 75-72 |
| 00:05 | Nicholls State | Robert Robinson is hacked by Donald Shisler in the backcourt - foul #5 on Donald Shisler, team foul #12 | 75-72 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ronald Boggs (SG) Donald Shisler | |
| 00:05 | Nicholls State | Robert Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:05 | Nicholls State | Robert Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:02 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-72 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Matthew Thompson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 76-72 |