| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Adam Groh (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Damian Baldwin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tyler Gillett (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Charles Anderson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gregory Hale (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Samual Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Champagne (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ralph Strub (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Tyler Gillett inbounds the ball | 31-42 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Sam Houston State | Gregory Hale double dribbles | 31-42 |
| 19:43 | Nicholls State | Damian Baldwin picks off the pass by Samual Lee in the backcourt | 31-42 |
| 19:31 | Sam Houston State | Tyler Gillett can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 31-42 |
| 19:29 | Sam Houston State | Charles Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 31-42 |
| 19:18 | Sam Houston State | Damian Baldwin is called for traveling | 31-42 |
| 19:05 | Nicholls State | Gregory Hale is called for the reach on Robert Robinson - foul #2 on Gregory Hale, team foul #1 | 31-42 |
| 18:49 | Nicholls State | Robert Robinson loses the ball out of bounds | 31-42 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mark Bosworth (SF) Tyler Gillett | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 18:26 | Sam Houston State | Mark Bosworth misses the fadeaway near the basket | 31-42 |
| 18:24 | Nicholls State | Joseph Lee gets the rebound | 31-42 |
| 18:11 | Nicholls State | Robert Robinson is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Ronnie Champagne | 31-45 |
| 17:55 | Sam Houston State | Gregory Hale can't connect on a runner from close range | 31-45 |
| 17:54 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Ralph Strub | 31-45 |
| 17:27 | Nicholls State | Ronnie Champagne knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Samual Lee and he's hacked by Mark Bosworth - foul #3 on Mark Bosworth, team foul #2 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Miller (PG), Thomas Gross (SG), Tyler Gillett (SF), Stanley Stevens (PF) Adam Groh, Damian Baldwin, Mark Bosworth, Charles Anderson | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Clifton Isom (PG), Kevin Hauer (SG), Peter Miller (PF), Gregg Thorne (C) Samual Lee, Robert Robinson, Ralph Strub, Joseph Lee | |
| 17:27 | Nicholls State | Ronnie Champagne makes the free throw | 31-48 |
| 17:09 | Sam Houston State | Tyler Gillett comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-48 |
| 17:08 | Nicholls State | Peter Miller grabs the board | 31-48 |
| 16:50 | Nicholls State | Peter Miller hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 31-48 |
| 16:48 | Sam Houston State | Stanley Stevens snags the defensive board | 31-48 |
| 16:31 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Gross can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 31-48 |
| 16:29 | Nicholls State | Peter Miller snags the defensive board | 31-48 |
| 16:24 | Nicholls State | Kevin Hauer misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Thomas Gross - foul #1 on Thomas Gross, team foul #3 | 31-48 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Damian Baldwin (SG) Gregory Hale | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Samual Lee (PG), Ralph Chapman (SF) Clifton Isom, Ronnie Champagne | |
| 16:24 | Nicholls State | Kevin Hauer makes the 1st free throw | 31-49 |
| 16:24 | Nicholls State | Kevin Hauer makes the 2nd free throw | 31-50 |
| 16:03 | Sam Houston State | Damian Baldwin misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Kevin Hauer - foul #2 on Kevin Hauer, team foul #1 | 31-50 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Charles Anderson (PF), Gregory Hale (C) Stanley Stevens, Thomas Gross | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Robinson (SG), Ralph Strub (PF) Kevin Hauer, Gregg Thorne | |
| 16:03 | Sam Houston State | Damian Baldwin makes the 1st free throw | 32-50 |
| 16:03 | Sam Houston State | Damian Baldwin makes the 2nd free throw | 33-50 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Robert Miller (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Damian Baldwin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tyler Gillett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Charles Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Gregory Hale (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Samual Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Robinson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Chapman (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ralph Strub (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Miller (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Nicholls State | 3 seconds is called on Robert Robinson | 33-50 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adam Groh (PG), Mark Bosworth (SF), John Goehring (PF) Robert Miller, Tyler Gillett, Charles Anderson | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Lee (C) Peter Miller | |
| 15:20 | Sam Houston State | John Goehring connects on the runner from the right block | 35-50 |
| 15:06 | Nicholls State | Robert Robinson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Mark Bosworth - foul #4 on Mark Bosworth, team foul #4 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Tyler Gillett (SF) Mark Bosworth | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Clifton Isom (PG) Samual Lee | |
| 15:06 | Nicholls State | Robert Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 35-51 |
| 15:06 | Nicholls State | Robert Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-52 |
| 14:58 | Sam Houston State | Damian Baldwin misses short on a shot from the right wing | 35-52 |
| 14:57 | Nicholls State | Joseph Lee snags the defensive board | 35-52 |
| 14:37 | Nicholls State | Ralph Strub misses short on a shot from the left side | 35-52 |
| 14:35 | Sam Houston State | Tyler Gillett grabs the defensive rebound | 35-52 |
| 14:13 | Sam Houston State | Damian Baldwin comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 35-52 |
| 14:12 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Clifton Isom | 35-52 |
| 14:08 | Nicholls State | Ralph Chapman travels with the ball | 35-52 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Miller (PG), Thomas Gross (SF), Stanley Stevens (C) Adam Groh, Tyler Gillett, Gregory Hale | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Samual Lee (PG), Kevin Hauer (SF), Peter Miller (PF), Gregg Thorne (C) Robert Robinson, Ralph Chapman, Ralph Strub, Joseph Lee | |
| 13:55 | Sam Houston State | Stanley Stevens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-52 |
| 13:45 | Nicholls State | Samual Lee misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 35-52 |
| 13:43 | Nicholls State | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Hauer | 35-52 |
| 13:33 | Nicholls State | Clifton Isom comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-52 |
| 13:32 | Sam Houston State | John Goehring snags the defensive board | 35-52 |
| 13:07 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Gross is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Thomas Gross, team foul #5 | 35-52 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ronnie Roth (PG), Charles Anderson (C) Damian Baldwin, Stanley Stevens | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Phoenix (SG), Ralph Strub (PF) Clifton Isom, Peter Miller | |
| 12:46 | Nicholls State | Robert Phoenix makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Samual Lee | 35-55 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:32 | Sam Houston State | John Goehring is called for traveling | 35-55 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adam Groh (PG), Damian Baldwin (SG), Tyler Gillett (SF) Ronnie Roth, Robert Miller, Thomas Gross | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Robinson (SG), Ronnie Champagne (SF), Joseph Lee (C) Samual Lee, Kevin Hauer, Gregg Thorne | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:10 | Nicholls State | Robert Phoenix misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-55 |
| 12:08 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Tyler Gillett | 35-55 |
| 11:48 | Sam Houston State | John Goehring misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 35-55 |
| 11:46 | Sam Houston State | Charles Anderson snags the offensive board | 35-55 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Adam Groh (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Damian Baldwin (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tyler Gillett (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Goehring (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Charles Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Robert Phoenix (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Robinson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Champagne (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ralph Strub (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Lee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Sam Houston State | Adam Groh misses short on a shot from the left block | 35-55 |
| 11:31 | Sam Houston State | Damian Baldwin tips it in | 37-55 |
| 11:09 | Nicholls State | Ronnie Champagne can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-55 |
| 11:08 | Nicholls State | Ronnie Champagne pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-55 |
| 10:45 | Nicholls State | Robert Phoenix makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronnie Champagne | 37-57 |
| 10:25 | Sam Houston State | Adam Groh double dribbles | 37-57 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ronnie Roth (PG), Robert Miller (SG), Thomas Gross (SF), Stanley Stevens (PF), Gregory Hale (C) Adam Groh, Damian Baldwin, Tyler Gillett, John Goehring, Charles Anderson | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Samual Lee (PG), Clifton Isom (SG), Ralph Chapman (SF), Peter Miller (PF), Gregg Thorne (C) Robert Phoenix, Robert Robinson, Ronnie Champagne, Ralph Strub, Joseph Lee | |
| 10:08 | Nicholls State | Samual Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-57 |
| 09:53 | Sam Houston State | Robert Miller loses the dribble to Peter Miller | 37-57 |
| 09:30 | Nicholls State | Gregg Thorne is hacked by Gregory Hale - foul #3 on Gregory Hale, team foul #6 | 37-57 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Tyler Gillett (SF), John Goehring (PF) Thomas Gross, Stanley Stevens | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kevin Hauer (SF) Gregg Thorne | |
| 09:09 | Nicholls State | Ralph Chapman clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 37-57 |
| 09:07 | Sam Houston State | Tyler Gillett grabs the defensive rebound | 37-57 |
| 08:58 | Sam Houston State | Robert Miller comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 37-57 |
| 08:57 | Sam Houston State | Gregory Hale grabs the offensive rebound | 37-57 |
| 08:39 | Sam Houston State | Tyler Gillett comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 37-57 |
| 08:38 | Sam Houston State | Gregory Hale tips it in | 39-57 |
| 08:34 | Nicholls State | Clifton Isom is hacked by Gregory Hale in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gregory Hale, team foul #7 | 39-57 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adam Groh (PG), Damian Baldwin (SG), Thomas Gross (SF), Charles Anderson (C) Ronnie Roth, Robert Miller, Tyler Gillett, Gregory Hale | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Robinson (SG), Ralph Strub (PF), Joseph Lee (C) Samual Lee, Ralph Chapman, Peter Miller | |
| 08:34 | Nicholls State | Clifton Isom makes the 1st free throw | 39-58 |
| 08:34 | Nicholls State | Clifton Isom makes the 2nd free throw | 39-59 |
| 08:25 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Gross travels with the ball | 39-59 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Phoenix (PG) Clifton Isom | |
| 07:59 | Nicholls State | Robert Phoenix misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 39-59 |
| 07:58 | Nicholls State | Joseph Lee can't tip it in | 39-59 |
| 07:57 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Gross pulls down the rebound | 39-59 |
| 07:44 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Gross is denied on a dunk by Joseph Lee | 39-59 |
| 07:43 | Sam Houston State | John Goehring grabs the offensive rebound | 39-59 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Adam Groh (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Damian Baldwin (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Gross (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Goehring (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Anderson (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Robert Phoenix (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Robinson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Hauer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Ralph Strub (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Lee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Sam Houston State | John Goehring misses the lay-in | 39-59 |
| 07:31 | Sam Houston State | Adam Groh pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-59 |
| 07:26 | Sam Houston State | John Goehring can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Joseph Lee - foul #2 on Joseph Lee, team foul #2 | 39-59 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mark Bosworth (SF), Stanley Stevens (C) Thomas Gross, Charles Anderson | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Samual Lee (PG), Ronnie Champagne (SF), Gregg Thorne (C) Robert Phoenix, Kevin Hauer, Joseph Lee | |
| 07:26 | Sam Houston State | John Goehring makes the 1st free throw | 40-59 |
| 07:26 | Sam Houston State | John Goehring makes the 2nd free throw | 41-59 |
| 07:24 | Nicholls State | Robert Robinson is hacked by Damian Baldwin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Damian Baldwin, team foul #8 | 41-59 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Miller (SG), Gregory Hale (C) Damian Baldwin, John Goehring | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ralph Chapman (PF) Ralph Strub | |
| 07:24 | Nicholls State | Robert Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 41-60 |
| 07:24 | Nicholls State | Robert Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 41-60 |
| 07:24 | Sam Houston State | Mark Bosworth grabs the board | 41-60 |
| 07:14 | Sam Houston State | Robert Miller misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-60 |
| 07:13 | Nicholls State | Ronnie Champagne pulls down the rebound | 41-60 |
| 06:47 | Nicholls State | Ronnie Champagne hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-60 |
| 06:45 | Nicholls State | Ralph Chapman gets the offensive rebound | 41-60 |
| 06:23 | Nicholls State | Ronnie Champagne misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 41-60 |
| 06:21 | Nicholls State | Samual Lee hits the follow up shot | 41-62 |
| 05:56 | Sam Houston State | Gregory Hale can't connect on a shot in the lane | 41-62 |
| 05:55 | Nicholls State | Gregg Thorne pulls down the rebound | 41-62 |
| 05:34 | Nicholls State | Ronnie Champagne buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Gregg Thorne | 41-65 |
| 05:17 | Sam Houston State | Stanley Stevens loses the dribble to Gregg Thorne | 41-65 |
| 05:00 | Nicholls State | Ralph Chapman buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Samual Lee | 41-68 |
| 04:41 | Sam Houston State | Robert Miller knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Adam Groh | 43-68 |
| 04:12 | Nicholls State | Gregg Thorne scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Ralph Chapman | 43-70 |
| 04:05 | Sam Houston State | Robert Robinson is called for the reach on Stanley Stevens - foul #2 on Robert Robinson, team foul #3 | 43-70 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ronnie Roth (PG), Thomas Gross (SG), Charles Anderson (PF) Adam Groh, Robert Miller, Gregory Hale | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Clifton Isom (PG), Robert Phoenix (SG), Kevin Hauer (SF), Peter Miller (C) Samual Lee, Robert Robinson, Ronnie Champagne, Gregg Thorne | |
| 04:00 | Sam Houston State | Mark Bosworth buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Gross | 45-70 |
| 03:31 | Nicholls State | Kevin Hauer is alone and drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Robert Phoenix | 45-73 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Ronnie Roth (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Gross (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mark Bosworth (tiring) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Charles Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Stanley Stevens (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Clifton Isom (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Phoenix (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Hauer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Ralph Chapman (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Peter Miller (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:25 | Sam Houston State | The pull-up jumper by Mark Bosworth is blocked by Ralph Chapman | 45-73 |
| 03:24 | Sam Houston State | Charles Anderson tips it in | 47-73 |
| 03:10 | Nicholls State | Peter Miller lays it in on a nice dish by Kevin Hauer and he's fouled by Mark Bosworth - foul #5 on Mark Bosworth, team foul #9 | 47-75 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Miller (SG) Mark Bosworth | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Gregg Thorne (C) Ralph Chapman | |
| 03:10 | Nicholls State | Peter Miller makes the free throw | 47-76 |
| 02:57 | Sam Houston State | Charles Anderson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Miller and he's hacked by Peter Miller - foul #3 on Peter Miller, team foul #4 | 49-76 |
| 02:57 | Sam Houston State | Charles Anderson makes the free throw | 50-76 |
| 02:51 | Nicholls State | Ronnie Roth steps in front of the Kevin Hauer pass in the backcourt | 50-76 |
| 02:30 | Sam Houston State | Ronnie Roth comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-76 |
| 02:28 | Nicholls State | Gregg Thorne grabs the defensive rebound | 50-76 |
| 02:24 | Nicholls State | Clifton Isom is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Gross - foul #3 on Thomas Gross, team foul #10 | 50-76 |
| 02:24 | Nicholls State | Clifton Isom misses the 1st free throw | 50-76 |
| 02:24 | Nicholls State | Clifton Isom makes the 2nd free throw | 50-77 |
| 02:13 | Sam Houston State | Robert Phoenix picks off the pass by Ronnie Roth | 50-77 |
| 01:48 | Nicholls State | Peter Miller lays it in on a nice dish by Clifton Isom | 50-79 |
| 01:32 | Sam Houston State | Stanley Stevens double dribbles | 50-79 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ralph Chapman (SF) Robert Phoenix | |
| 01:09 | Nicholls State | Peter Miller lays it in set up by Ralph Chapman and he's fouled by Thomas Gross - foul #4 on Thomas Gross, team foul #11 | 50-81 |
| 01:09 | Nicholls State | Peter Miller makes the free throw | 50-82 |
| 00:56 | Sam Houston State | Stanley Stevens is fouled on the floor by Clifton Isom - foul #1 on Clifton Isom, team foul #5 | 50-82 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Sam Houston State | Stanley Stevens misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-82 |
| 00:52 | Nicholls State | Peter Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 50-82 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Nicholls State | Kevin Hauer is hacked by Robert Miller - foul #3 on Robert Miller, team foul #12 | 50-82 |
| 00:23 | Nicholls State | Kevin Hauer makes the 1st free throw | 50-83 |
| 00:23 | Nicholls State | Kevin Hauer misses the 2nd free throw | 50-83 |
| 00:23 | Sam Houston State | Stanley Stevens grabs the board | 50-83 |
| 00:18 | Sam Houston State | Charles Anderson makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-83 |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | Kevin Hauer runs out the clock | 53-83 |