| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Samual Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Champagne (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ralph Strub (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Lee (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - William Day (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Parker (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffrey Ambler (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Douglas Jordan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Lyman Byrd (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Jeffrey Ambler inbounds the ball | 33-35 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Dayton | Jeffrey Ambler knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by William Day | 33-37 |
| 19:16 | Nicholls State | Ronnie Champagne misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-37 |
| 19:15 | Dayton | William Day grabs the board | 33-37 |
| 19:10 | Dayton | Robert Parker buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Ambler | 33-40 |
| 18:55 | Nicholls State | Samual Lee drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Robinson | 36-40 |
| 18:36 | Dayton | Jeffrey Ambler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-40 |
| 18:21 | Nicholls State | Robert Robinson drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-40 |
| 17:58 | Dayton | Lyman Byrd comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 17:56 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Joseph Lee | 39-40 |
| 17:39 | Nicholls State | Joseph Lee misses the floater from just outside the lane | 39-40 |
| 17:37 | Dayton | Jeffrey Ambler pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| 17:16 | Dayton | William Day misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-40 |
| 17:14 | Nicholls State | Joseph Lee gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 17:08 | Nicholls State | Ronnie Champagne hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 39-40 |
| 17:06 | Dayton | William Day grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 17:01 | Dayton | William Day makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 16:47 | Nicholls State | Joseph Lee drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Samual Lee | 41-42 |
| 16:23 | Dayton | Lyman Byrd lays it in on a great pass from Robert Parker | 41-44 |
| 16:14 | Nicholls State | Samual Lee connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Ralph Strub | 44-44 |
| 16:06 | Dayton | Douglas Jordan comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 16:04 | Nicholls State | Joseph Lee gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Samual Lee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Robinson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronnie Champagne (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ralph Strub (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - William Day (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Parker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jeffrey Ambler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Douglas Jordan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Lyman Byrd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:49 | Nicholls State | Ralph Strub clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 15:48 | Nicholls State | Joseph Lee pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 15:35 | Nicholls State | Ralph Strub misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-44 |
| 15:33 | Nicholls State | Joseph Lee grabs the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 15:20 | Nicholls State | Joseph Lee drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Samual Lee | 47-44 |
| 14:58 | Dayton | William Day buries a shot from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 14:41 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Ambler steals the ball from Robert Robinson | 47-46 |
| 14:20 | Dayton | Douglas Jordan misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-46 |
| 14:19 | Dayton | Douglas Jordan tips it in | 47-48 |
| 13:57 | Nicholls State | Ronnie Champagne misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 13:55 | Dayton | William Day snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 13:50 | Dayton | Jeffrey Ambler comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 13:49 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Robert Robinson | 47-48 |
| 13:36 | Nicholls State | Ralph Strub misses short on a floater from close range | 47-48 |
| 13:35 | Dayton | Douglas Jordan gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 13:29 | Dayton | Ronnie Champagne is called for the reach on Jeffrey Ambler - foul #1 on Ronnie Champagne, team foul #1 | 47-48 |
| 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 | Dayton | Robert Barnes (PG), Harvey Houston (SG), Brett Hook (SF), William Tapia (PF), David Wilson (C) William Day, Robert Parker, Jeffrey Ambler, Douglas Jordan, Lyman Byrd | |
| 13:15 | Dayton | Harvey Houston clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-48 |
| 13:13 | Dayton | William Tapia grabs the offensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 13:05 | Dayton | Robert Barnes is hacked by Ralph Chapman - foul #2 on Ralph Chapman, team foul #2 | 47-48 |
| 12:51 | Dayton | Brett Hook misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 12:49 | Nicholls State | Peter Miller gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 12:32 | Nicholls State | Ralph Chapman can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by William Tapia - foul #1 on William Tapia, team foul #1 | 47-48 |
| 12:32 | Nicholls State | Ralph Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 12:32 | Nicholls State | Ralph Chapman misses the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 12:32 | Dayton | David Wilson grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 12:08 | Dayton | Harvey Houston is denied on a layup by Gregg Thorne | 48-48 |
| 12:07 | Nicholls State | Gregg Thorne grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 11:49 | Nicholls State | Peter Miller connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Kevin Hauer and he's hacked by Robert Barnes - foul #2 on Robert Barnes, team foul #2 | 50-48 |
| 11:49 | Nicholls State | Peter Miller misses the free throw | 50-48 |
| 11:49 | Dayton | William Tapia grabs the board | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Clifton Isom (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Hauer (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Ralph Chapman (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Peter Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregg Thorne (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Robert Barnes (fresh) SG - Harvey Houston (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Brett Hook (fresh) PF - William Tapia (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Dayton | William Tapia misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Peter Miller - foul #3 on Peter Miller, team foul #3 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Samual Lee (PG) Kevin Hauer | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Parker (SG) Brett Hook | |
| 11:22 | Dayton | William Tapia makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 11:22 | Dayton | William Tapia misses the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 11:22 | Nicholls State | Gregg Thorne gets the rebound | 50-49 |
| 11:02 | Nicholls State | William Tapia is called for the reach on Clifton Isom - foul #2 on William Tapia, team foul #3 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Robinson (SG), Ralph Strub (PF) Clifton Isom, Gregg Thorne | |
| Subs | Dayton | Charles Harris (PG) David Wilson | |
| 10:57 | Nicholls State | Charles Harris steals it from Ralph Chapman | 50-49 |
| 10:40 | Dayton | Charles Harris buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Harvey Houston | 50-51 |
| 10:19 | Nicholls State | Robert Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 10:17 | Dayton | Harvey Houston snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 10:12 | Dayton | Harvey Houston misses the jumper from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 10:10 | Nicholls State | Samual Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 09:50 | Nicholls State | Samual Lee is hacked by Charles Harris - foul #1 on Charles Harris, team foul #4 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kevin Hauer (SF), Joseph Lee (C) Ralph Chapman, Peter Miller | |
| Subs | Dayton | William Day (PG), Jeffrey Ambler (SF), Douglas Jordan (PF), David Wilson (C) Charles Harris, Robert Barnes, Harvey Houston, William Tapia | |
| 09:29 | Nicholls State | David Wilson steals the ball from Joseph Lee | 50-51 |
| 09:13 | Dayton | William Day is whistled for a carry | 50-51 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Clifton Isom (PG), Robert Phoenix (SG), Gregg Thorne (PF) Samual Lee, Robert Robinson, Ralph Strub | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 08:55 | Nicholls State | Robert Phoenix knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Kevin Hauer | 53-51 |
| 08:41 | Dayton | Jeffrey Ambler scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by William Day | 53-54 |
| 08:32 | Nicholls State | Clifton Isom misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-54 |
| 08:31 | Dayton | Douglas Jordan gets the rebound | 53-54 |
| 08:17 | Dayton | Douglas Jordan misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-54 |
| 08:16 | Nicholls State | Clifton Isom gets the rebound | 53-54 |
| 07:52 | Nicholls State | Clifton Isom is hacked by Jeffrey Ambler - foul #2 on Jeffrey Ambler, team foul #5 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Samual Lee (PG), Robert Robinson (SG), Ronnie Champagne (SF), Ralph Strub (PF), Peter Miller (C) Clifton Isom, Robert Phoenix, Kevin Hauer, Gregg Thorne, Joseph Lee | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Barnes (SG), Brett Hook (SF), Harvey Houston (PF), William Tapia (C) Robert Parker, Jeffrey Ambler, Douglas Jordan, David Wilson | |
| 07:29 | Nicholls State | Brett Hook steals it from Ronnie Champagne | 53-54 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Samual Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Robinson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronnie Champagne (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ralph Strub (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Peter Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - William Day (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Barnes (fresh) SF - Brett Hook (fresh) PF - Harvey Houston (fresh) 7 pts. C - William Tapia (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Dayton | Brett Hook misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Robinson - foul #1 on Robert Robinson, team foul #4 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Lyman Byrd (C) Robert Barnes | |
| 07:13 | Dayton | Brett Hook makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 07:13 | Dayton | Brett Hook misses the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 07:13 | Nicholls State | Ralph Strub snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| 06:59 | Nicholls State | Samual Lee buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Ralph Strub | 56-55 |
| 06:45 | Dayton | William Tapia misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 56-55 |
| 06:43 | Nicholls State | Peter Miller grabs the board | 56-55 |
| 06:26 | Nicholls State | Ralph Strub can't throw it down | 56-55 |
| 06:25 | Nicholls State | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph Strub | 56-55 |
| 06:15 | Nicholls State | Ralph Strub slams it home on a nice dish by Samual Lee | 58-55 |
| 05:56 | Dayton | William Day can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-55 |
| 05:55 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Ralph Strub | 58-55 |
| 05:40 | Nicholls State | Robert Robinson hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Samual Lee | 61-55 |
| 05:40 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-55 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Lee (C) Peter Miller | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Parker (SG), Jeffrey Ambler (SF), Douglas Jordan (PF) Brett Hook, Harvey Houston, William Tapia | |
| 05:17 | Dayton | Robert Parker's pass is intercepted by Samual Lee | 61-55 |
| 05:02 | Nicholls State | Robert Robinson is whistled for traveling | 61-55 |
| 04:41 | Dayton | William Day clanks a shot from the right wing | 61-55 |
| 04:39 | Dayton | Douglas Jordan gets the offensive rebound | 61-55 |
| 04:32 | Dayton | Douglas Jordan scores on a shot from close range and he's fouled by Ralph Strub - foul #3 on Ralph Strub, team foul #5 | 61-57 |
| 04:32 | Dayton | Douglas Jordan makes the free throw | 61-58 |
| 04:09 | Nicholls State | Ronnie Champagne clanks a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Jeffrey Ambler - foul #3 on Jeffrey Ambler, team foul #6 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Barnes (PG), William Tapia (C) William Day, Lyman Byrd | |
| 04:09 | Nicholls State | Ronnie Champagne makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 04:09 | Nicholls State | Ronnie Champagne misses the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 04:09 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Douglas Jordan | 62-58 |
| 03:51 | Dayton | Robert Barnes misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-58 |
| 03:50 | Dayton | Robert Barnes tips it but misses | 62-58 |
| 03:48 | Dayton | Douglas Jordan can't tip it in | 62-58 |
| 03:46 | Nicholls State | Joseph Lee snags the defensive board | 62-58 |
| 03:41 | Nicholls State | Samual Lee misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-58 |
| 03:39 | Dayton | Douglas Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 03:13 | Dayton | Robert Barnes is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Robert Barnes, team foul #7 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ralph Chapman (SF) Ronnie Champagne | |
| Subs | Dayton | William Day (PG), Harvey Houston (PF) Robert Barnes, Douglas Jordan | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Samual Lee (fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. SG - Robert Robinson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Chapman (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Ralph Strub (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Joseph Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - William Day (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Parker (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jeffrey Ambler (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Harvey Houston (fresh) 7 pts. C - William Tapia (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Nicholls State | Samual Lee clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-58 |
| 03:03 | Nicholls State | Ralph Strub tips it back up and in | 64-58 |
| 02:51 | Dayton | William Day is hacked by Samual Lee - foul #2 on Samual Lee, team foul #6 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Peter Miller (PF), Gregg Thorne (C) Ralph Strub, Joseph Lee | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Barnes (SF) Jeffrey Ambler | |
| 02:32 | Dayton | Harvey Houston's pass is intercepted by Ralph Chapman | 64-58 |
| 02:32 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-58 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ronnie Champagne (SF), Ralph Strub (PF), Joseph Lee (C) Ralph Chapman, Peter Miller, Gregg Thorne | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeffrey Ambler (SF), Douglas Jordan (PF), Lyman Byrd (C) Robert Barnes, Harvey Houston, William Tapia | |
| 02:10 | Nicholls State | Joseph Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-58 |
| 01:52 | Dayton | William Day throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-58 |
| 01:34 | Nicholls State | Samual Lee knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:19 | Dayton | William Day connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Ambler | 67-61 |
| 01:05 | Nicholls State | Ralph Strub's pass is intercepted by Robert Parker | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:56 | Dayton | Jeffrey Ambler can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Ronnie Champagne - foul #2 on Ronnie Champagne, team foul #7 | 67-61 |
| 00:56 | Dayton | Jeffrey Ambler makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:56 | Dayton | Jeffrey Ambler makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:32 | Nicholls State | Ronnie Champagne misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 67-63 |
| 00:30 | Dayton | Douglas Jordan snags the defensive board | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:23 | Dayton | Robert Parker misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-63 |
| 00:22 | Nicholls State | Samual Lee grabs the board | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:19 | Nicholls State | William Day is called for the reach on Samual Lee in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Day, team foul #8 | 67-63 |
| 00:19 | Nicholls State | Samual Lee makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:19 | Nicholls State | Samual Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:13 | Dayton | Robert Parker misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-63 |
| 00:11 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Joseph Lee | 69-63 |
| 00:08 | Nicholls State | Joseph Lee is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Parker - foul #2 on Robert Parker, team foul #9 | 69-63 |
| 00:08 | Nicholls State | Joseph Lee makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:08 | Nicholls State | Joseph Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:01 | Dayton | William Day connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | Samual Lee runs out the clock | 71-66 |