| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jay James (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Eliszewski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. SF - Raymond Bainbridge (fresh) PF - Edward Warren (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Han (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - August Mai (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Yeomans (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Sherman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Henegar (fresh) 6 pts. C - Carl Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | Raymond Bainbridge inbounds the ball | 20-25 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Nicholls State | Edward Han is called for traveling | 20-25 |
| 19:20 | Florida State | Robert Sherman is fouled on the floor by Paul Eliszewski - foul #1 on Paul Eliszewski, team foul #1 | 20-25 |
| 18:59 | Florida State | Carl Wright's fadeaway is rejected by Edward Han | 20-25 |
| 18:57 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Jay James | 20-25 |
| 18:32 | Nicholls State | Paul Eliszewski steps out of bounds on the sideline | 20-25 |
| 18:23 | Florida State | Robert Sherman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-25 |
| 18:21 | Nicholls State | Jay James gets the rebound | 20-25 |
| 17:52 | Nicholls State | Raymond Bainbridge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-25 |
| 17:50 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Carl Wright | 20-25 |
| 17:36 | Florida State | Robert Sherman clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 20-25 |
| 17:34 | Nicholls State | Edward Han snags the defensive board | 20-25 |
| 17:21 | Nicholls State | Raymond Bainbridge makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-25 |
| 16:58 | Florida State | Jeffrey Henegar banks in the layup set up by August Mai | 23-27 |
| 16:37 | Nicholls State | Paul Eliszewski hits a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Jay James | 25-27 |
| 16:19 | Florida State | Jay James is called for the reach on August Mai - foul #2 on Jay James, team foul #2 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Kennon (PG), Stanley Koonce (SG), Arnold Callahan (SF), Todd Grillo (PF), John Pless (C) Jay James, Paul Eliszewski, Raymond Bainbridge, Edward Warren, Edward Han | |
| Subs | Florida State | Harold Wyatt (PG), Daniel Allen (SG), Ricky Fowler (SF), Ralph Barnes (PF), Theodore Radabaugh (C) August Mai, Robert Yeomans, Robert Sherman, Jeffrey Henegar, Carl Wright | |
| 15:59 | Florida State | Harold Wyatt drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Allen | 25-30 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Kenneth Kennon (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Stanley Koonce (fresh) SF - Arnold Callahan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Todd Grillo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Pless (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Harold Wyatt (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Daniel Allen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ricky Fowler (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ralph Barnes (fresh) C - Theodore Radabaugh (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:35 | Nicholls State | John Pless connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Todd Grillo | 27-30 |
| 15:14 | Florida State | Ralph Barnes's pass is intercepted by Arnold Callahan | 27-30 |
| 14:57 | Nicholls State | John Pless is hacked by Theodore Radabaugh - foul #1 on Theodore Radabaugh, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Paul Eliszewski (SG) Arnold Callahan | |
| Subs | Florida State | August Mai (PG), Robert Sherman (SF) Daniel Allen, Ralph Barnes | |
| 14:50 | Nicholls State | Todd Grillo jams it on a nice dish by Paul Eliszewski | 29-30 |
| 14:30 | Florida State | Harold Wyatt misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Pless - foul #2 on John Pless, team foul #3 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jeffrey Henegar (PF), Carl Wright (C) August Mai, Theodore Radabaugh | |
| 14:30 | Florida State | Harold Wyatt makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 14:30 | Florida State | Harold Wyatt makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 14:19 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Kennon's floater is tipped away by Jeffrey Henegar | 29-32 |
| 14:18 | Florida State | Robert Sherman grabs the board | 29-32 |
| 14:13 | Florida State | Ricky Fowler comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 29-32 |
| 14:11 | Nicholls State | Paul Eliszewski pulls down the rebound | 29-32 |
| 13:47 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Henegar denies the turnaround by Stanley Koonce | 29-32 |
| 13:46 | Florida State | Robert Sherman grabs the board | 29-32 |
| 13:40 | Florida State | Robert Sherman buries a turnaround near the basket set up by Harold Wyatt | 29-34 |
| 13:16 | Nicholls State | Todd Grillo misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jeffrey Henegar - foul #2 on Jeffrey Henegar, team foul #2 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jay James (PG), Raymond Bainbridge (SF), Edward Han (C) Kenneth Kennon, Stanley Koonce, John Pless | |
| Subs | Florida State | August Mai (PG), Robert Yeomans (SG) Harold Wyatt, Ricky Fowler | |
| 13:16 | Nicholls State | Todd Grillo misses the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 13:16 | Nicholls State | Todd Grillo misses the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 13:16 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Robert Sherman | 29-34 |
| 12:51 | Florida State | August Mai's pass is intercepted by Todd Grillo | 29-34 |
| 12:37 | Nicholls State | Todd Grillo steps out of bounds on the baseline | 29-34 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Edward Warren (PF) Todd Grillo | |
| Subs | Florida State | Ralph Barnes (PF), Theodore Radabaugh (C) Jeffrey Henegar, Carl Wright | |
| 12:23 | Florida State | Ralph Barnes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-34 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Ricky Fowler (SF) Robert Sherman | |
| 12:05 | Nicholls State | Edward Warren misses the lay-in | 29-34 |
| 12:04 | Nicholls State | Paul Eliszewski tips it in | 31-34 |
| 11:48 | Florida State | Theodore Radabaugh slams it home | 31-36 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jay James (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Eliszewski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. SF - Raymond Bainbridge (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edward Warren (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Han (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - August Mai (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Yeomans (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ricky Fowler (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ralph Barnes (fresh) C - Theodore Radabaugh (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:46 | Nicholls State | Jay James is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Yeomans - foul #2 on Robert Yeomans, team foul #3 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Stanley Koonce (SG) Paul Eliszewski | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 11:31 | Nicholls State | Edward Han is hacked by Ralph Barnes - foul #2 on Ralph Barnes, team foul #4 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Carl Wright (C) Ralph Barnes | |
| 11:13 | Nicholls State | Jay James hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-36 |
| 11:12 | Nicholls State | Edward Han pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 10:54 | Nicholls State | Edward Han hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 31-36 |
| 10:53 | Florida State | Carl Wright gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| 10:31 | Florida State | Edward Han blocks the short jumper by Theodore Radabaugh | 31-36 |
| 10:30 | Florida State | Ricky Fowler hits the follow up shot | 31-38 |
| 10:17 | Nicholls State | Stanley Koonce connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Jay James | 34-38 |
| 09:59 | Florida State | August Mai buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Raymond Bainbridge - foul #3 on Raymond Bainbridge, team foul #4 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Kennon (PG), Paul Eliszewski (SG), Arnold Callahan (SF), Todd Grillo (PF), John Pless (C) Jay James, Stanley Koonce, Raymond Bainbridge, Edward Warren, Edward Han | |
| Subs | Florida State | Harold Wyatt (SG), Robert Sherman (SF), Jeffrey Henegar (PF) Robert Yeomans, Ricky Fowler, Theodore Radabaugh | |
| 09:59 | Florida State | August Mai makes the free throw | 34-41 |
| 09:42 | Nicholls State | Paul Eliszewski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-41 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Daniel Allen (SG), Ralph Barnes (C) August Mai, Carl Wright | |
| 09:17 | Florida State | Robert Sherman scores on a driving attempt from close range and the foul's on Todd Grillo - foul #2 on Todd Grillo, team foul #5 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Theodore Radabaugh (C) Ralph Barnes | |
| 09:17 | Florida State | Robert Sherman makes the free throw | 34-44 |
| 08:54 | Nicholls State | Arnold Callahan misses the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Theodore Radabaugh - foul #2 on Theodore Radabaugh, team foul #5 | 34-44 |
| 08:54 | Nicholls State | Arnold Callahan makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 08:54 | Nicholls State | Arnold Callahan makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 08:42 | Florida State | Theodore Radabaugh hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Todd Grillo - foul #3 on Todd Grillo, team foul #6 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Stanley Koonce (SF) Arnold Callahan | |
| Subs | Florida State | Ricky Fowler (SG) Daniel Allen | |
| 08:42 | Florida State | Theodore Radabaugh makes the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 08:42 | Florida State | Theodore Radabaugh misses the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 08:42 | Florida State | Jeffrey Henegar grabs the offensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 08:28 | Florida State | Ricky Fowler hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Sherman | 36-47 |
| 08:14 | Nicholls State | John Pless is called for a charge - foul #3 on John Pless, team foul #7 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jay James (PG), Raymond Bainbridge (SF) Kenneth Kennon, Stanley Koonce | |
| Subs | Florida State | August Mai (PG), Carl Wright (C) Harold Wyatt, Theodore Radabaugh | |
| 07:51 | Florida State | Carl Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-47 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Edward Warren (PF) John Pless | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jay James (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Eliszewski (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. SF - Raymond Bainbridge (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Edward Warren (fresh) 2 pts. C - Todd Grillo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - August Mai (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Fowler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert Sherman (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jeffrey Henegar (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Carl Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:25 | Nicholls State | Jay James buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Eliszewski | 39-47 |
| 07:05 | Florida State | Carl Wright can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 39-47 |
| 07:04 | Nicholls State | Todd Grillo gets the rebound | 39-47 |
| 06:56 | Nicholls State | Raymond Bainbridge can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-47 |
| 06:55 | Florida State | Ricky Fowler grabs the defensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 06:34 | Florida State | Robert Sherman lays it up and in on a great pass from Ricky Fowler | 39-49 |
| 06:10 | Nicholls State | Jay James misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on August Mai - foul #2 on August Mai, team foul #6 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Stanley Koonce (SG), Kenneth Kennon (SF), George Carrol (PF), Edward Han (C) Paul Eliszewski, Raymond Bainbridge, Edward Warren, Todd Grillo | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Yeomans (SG), Theodore Radabaugh (SF), Ralph Barnes (PF) Ricky Fowler, Robert Sherman, Jeffrey Henegar | |
| 06:10 | Nicholls State | Jay James misses the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 06:10 | Nicholls State | Jay James makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 05:50 | Florida State | Ralph Barnes misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-49 |
| 05:48 | Florida State | Carl Wright gets the offensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 05:31 | Florida State | Robert Yeomans misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 40-49 |
| 05:29 | Nicholls State | Edward Han snags the defensive board | 40-49 |
| 05:17 | Nicholls State | Stanley Koonce hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-49 |
| 05:16 | Florida State | Carl Wright pulls down the rebound | 40-49 |
| 04:56 | Florida State | August Mai comes up short on the floater from the left side | 40-49 |
| 04:55 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Kennon gets the rebound | 40-49 |
| 04:37 | Nicholls State | Stanley Koonce misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Carl Wright - foul #1 on Carl Wright, team foul #7 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Paul Eliszewski (SG), Edward Warren (PF) Jay James, George Carrol | |
| Subs | Florida State | Harold Wyatt (PG), Robert Sherman (SF), Ricky Fowler (PF) August Mai, Ralph Barnes, Carl Wright | |
| 04:37 | Nicholls State | Stanley Koonce makes the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 04:37 | Nicholls State | Stanley Koonce misses the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 04:37 | Nicholls State | Edward Warren gets the offensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 04:19 | Nicholls State | Paul Eliszewski is hacked by Robert Yeomans - foul #3 on Robert Yeomans, team foul #8 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Raymond Bainbridge (SF) Stanley Koonce | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 04:19 | Nicholls State | Paul Eliszewski makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 04:19 | Nicholls State | Paul Eliszewski makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 04:00 | Florida State | Robert Yeomans clanks a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Kenneth Kennon - foul #1 on Kenneth Kennon, team foul #8 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jeffrey Henegar (PF) Ricky Fowler | |
| 04:00 | Florida State | Robert Yeomans makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 04:00 | Florida State | Robert Yeomans makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:46 | Nicholls State | Paul Eliszewski drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Raymond Bainbridge | 45-51 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Kenneth Kennon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Paul Eliszewski (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. SF - Raymond Bainbridge (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Edward Warren (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Han (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Harold Wyatt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Yeomans (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Sherman (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jeffrey Henegar (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Theodore Radabaugh (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:21 | Florida State | Harold Wyatt loses the dribble to Edward Warren | 45-51 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:13 | Nicholls State | Paul Eliszewski travels with the ball | 45-51 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Todd Grillo (PF), John Pless (C) Edward Warren, Edward Han | |
| Subs | Florida State | Ricky Fowler (SG) Robert Yeomans | |
| 02:52 | Florida State | Jeffrey Henegar buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-54 |
| 02:52 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-54 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Edward Warren (PF) John Pless | |
| Subs | Florida State | August Mai (PG), Carl Wright (C) Harold Wyatt, Theodore Radabaugh | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:36 | Nicholls State | Edward Warren lays it in set up by Paul Eliszewski and the foul's on Jeffrey Henegar - foul #3 on Jeffrey Henegar, team foul #9 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jay James (PG), Edward Han (C) Kenneth Kennon, Todd Grillo | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Yeomans (SG) Ricky Fowler | |
| 02:36 | Nicholls State | Edward Warren makes the free throw | 48-54 |
| 02:16 | Florida State | Robert Sherman makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by August Mai | 48-56 |
| 02:05 | Nicholls State | Edward Warren can't throw it down | 48-56 |
| 02:03 | Nicholls State | Edward Han gets the offensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 01:51 | Nicholls State | Raymond Bainbridge drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-56 |
| 01:35 | Florida State | Carl Wright misses the shot from the baseline | 50-56 |
| 01:34 | Nicholls State | Paul Eliszewski grabs the board | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:13 | Nicholls State | Jay James hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 00:54 | Florida State | Robert Yeomans misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 00:52 | Florida State | August Mai pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-56 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | Florida State | Robert Sherman banks in the layup set up by August Mai and he's hacked by Raymond Bainbridge - foul #4 on Raymond Bainbridge, team foul #9 | 52-58 |
| 00:25 | Florida State | Robert Sherman makes the free throw | 52-59 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:18 | Nicholls State | Jay James misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-59 |
| 00:17 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Robert Sherman | 52-59 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:15 | Florida State | Robert Sherman is hacked by Jay James in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jay James, team foul #10 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Harold Wyatt (SG) Robert Yeomans | |
| 00:15 | Florida State | Robert Sherman misses the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 00:15 | Florida State | Robert Sherman makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Nicholls State | Paul Eliszewski's pass is intercepted by Harold Wyatt | 52-60 |
| 00:06 | Florida State | Robert Sherman misses the dunk attempt | 52-60 |
| 00:05 | Florida State | Jeffrey Henegar grabs the offensive rebound | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Florida State | August Mai runs out the clock | 52-60 |