| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jon Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Timothy Arnone (fresh) PF - Duane Sherman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Mack (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Niles (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Paul Lake (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lance Mulhern (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. PF - William Arellano (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Robby Burgan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern inbounds the ball | 28-28 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by William Niles | 28-31 |
| 19:33 | Nicholls State | James Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-31 |
| 19:31 | Notre Dame | William Arellano grabs the defensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 19:12 | Notre Dame | William Niles hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Duane Sherman - foul #1 on Duane Sherman, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| 19:12 | Notre Dame | William Niles makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 19:12 | Notre Dame | William Niles makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 19:01 | Nicholls State | Jon Jordan misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-33 |
| 19:00 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern pulls down the rebound | 28-33 |
| 18:38 | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Jon Jordan - foul #2 on Jon Jordan, team foul #2 | 28-33 |
| 18:38 | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 18:38 | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 18:19 | Nicholls State | Lance Mulhern steals it from James Smith | 28-35 |
| 18:16 | Notre Dame | William Niles lays it up and in on a nice dish by Lance Mulhern | 28-37 |
| 17:51 | Nicholls State | Timothy Arnone buries a 3 from the right corner | 31-37 |
| 17:39 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake is fouled on the floor by Duane Sherman - foul #2 on Duane Sherman, team foul #3 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Hughes (SG), Ralph Mathis (C) James Smith, Gary Mack | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens (SG), James Kennedy (PF), Al Adkins (C) Paul Lake, William Arellano, Robby Burgan | |
| 17:22 | Notre Dame | James Kennedy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-37 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Keith Meyer (PG) Jon Jordan | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shaun Matthews (SF) Lance Mulhern | |
| 17:18 | Nicholls State | William Niles picks off the pass by Keith Meyer in the backcourt | 31-37 |
| 17:04 | Notre Dame | Shaun Matthews's layup is rejected by Duane Sherman | 31-37 |
| 17:02 | Nicholls State | Duane Sherman grabs the defensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 16:56 | Nicholls State | Ralph Mathis lays it in on a nice dish by Keith Meyer | 33-37 |
| 16:42 | Notre Dame | Al Adkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-37 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | James Smith (SG), Gary Mack (C) Timothy Arnone, Duane Sherman | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Lake (SG) William Niles | |
| 16:33 | Nicholls State | Shaun Matthews steals the ball from Ralph Mathis | 33-37 |
| 16:18 | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-37 |
| 16:16 | Notre Dame | Al Adkins tips it home | 33-39 |
| 15:51 | Nicholls State | Keith Meyer misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-39 |
| 15:50 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to James Kennedy | 33-39 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Keith Meyer (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ralph Mathis (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Mack (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Wilbert Owens (fresh) SG - Paul Lake (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shaun Matthews (fresh) PF - James Kennedy (fresh) C - Al Adkins (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Notre Dame | Shaun Matthews can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-39 |
| 15:25 | Nicholls State | James Smith grabs the board | 33-39 |
| 15:20 | Nicholls State | Robert Hughes can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-39 |
| 15:19 | Nicholls State | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Mack | 33-39 |
| 15:12 | Nicholls State | Paul Lake knocks away the 3 by Ralph Mathis | 33-39 |
| 15:10 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake pulls down the rebound | 33-39 |
| 14:48 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Wilbert Owens | 33-41 |
| 14:23 | Nicholls State | Ralph Mathis is hacked by James Kennedy - foul #1 on James Kennedy, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jon Jordan (PG), Gordon Alvey (SG), Timothy Arnone (SF), Duane Sherman (PF), Steven Sterling (C) Keith Meyer, James Smith, Robert Hughes, Ralph Mathis, Gary Mack | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Niles (PG), Rafael Sullivan (SG), Lance Mulhern (SF), William Arellano (PF), Robby Burgan (C) Wilbert Owens, Paul Lake, Shaun Matthews, James Kennedy, Al Adkins | |
| 14:12 | Nicholls State | Timothy Arnone is fouled on the floor by Lance Mulhern - foul #1 on Lance Mulhern, team foul #2 | 33-41 |
| 14:00 | Nicholls State | Duane Sherman banks in the layup | 35-41 |
| 13:47 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 35-41 |
| 13:45 | Notre Dame | William Niles snags the offensive board | 35-41 |
| 13:32 | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-41 |
| 13:30 | Nicholls State | Timothy Arnone pulls down the rebound | 35-41 |
| 13:10 | Nicholls State | Jon Jordan misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 35-41 |
| 13:09 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to William Arellano | 35-41 |
| 12:52 | Notre Dame | William Arellano is fouled on the floor by Duane Sherman - foul #3 on Duane Sherman, team foul #4 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ralph Mathis (C) Steven Sterling | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 12:37 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Timothy Arnone - foul #2 on Timothy Arnone, team foul #5 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Hughes (SG) Gordon Alvey | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 12:37 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 12:37 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 12:24 | Nicholls State | Jon Jordan misses short on a floater from the right wing | 35-43 |
| 12:23 | Nicholls State | Jon Jordan snags the offensive board | 35-43 |
| 12:11 | Nicholls State | Duane Sherman misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 35-43 |
| 12:10 | Notre Dame | Rafael Sullivan snags the defensive board | 35-43 |
| 11:53 | Notre Dame | Rafael Sullivan can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 35-43 |
| 11:51 | Nicholls State | Timothy Arnone gets the rebound | 35-43 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jon Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Timothy Arnone (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Duane Sherman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Ralph Mathis (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Niles (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rafael Sullivan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lance Mulhern (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. PF - William Arellano (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Robby Burgan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Nicholls State | Timothy Arnone comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-43 |
| 11:34 | Nicholls State | Ralph Mathis tips it back up and in | 37-43 |
| 11:15 | Notre Dame | William Arellano scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from Lance Mulhern | 37-45 |
| 10:54 | Nicholls State | Timothy Arnone connects on the turnaround in the lane | 39-45 |
| 10:37 | Notre Dame | William Niles buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Arellano | 39-47 |
| 10:17 | Nicholls State | Robert Hughes loses the dribble to William Niles | 39-47 |
| 10:14 | Notre Dame | William Arellano can't finish the layup | 39-47 |
| 10:12 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Timothy Arnone | 39-47 |
| 10:00 | Nicholls State | Ralph Mathis makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Timothy Arnone | 41-47 |
| 09:52 | Notre Dame | William Niles hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Lance Mulhern | 41-49 |
| 09:27 | Nicholls State | Jon Jordan can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-49 |
| 09:25 | Nicholls State | Timothy Arnone tips it back up and in | 43-49 |
| 09:11 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-49 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Keith Meyer (PG), James Smith (SG), Gordon Alvey (SF), Steven Sterling (PF), Gary Mack (C) Jon Jordan, Robert Hughes, Timothy Arnone, Duane Sherman, Ralph Mathis | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens (PG), Paul Lake (SG), Shaun Matthews (SF), William Adrian (PF), Al Adkins (C) William Niles, Rafael Sullivan, Lance Mulhern, William Arellano, Robby Burgan | |
| 08:44 | Nicholls State | James Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-49 |
| 08:43 | Notre Dame | Al Adkins gets the rebound | 43-49 |
| 08:22 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake is fouled on the floor by James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #6 | 43-49 |
| 08:11 | Notre Dame | William Adrian misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 43-49 |
| 08:09 | Nicholls State | Keith Meyer snags the defensive board | 43-49 |
| 07:43 | Nicholls State | William Adrian steals the ball from Steven Sterling | 43-49 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Keith Meyer (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gordon Alvey (fresh) PF - Steven Sterling (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gary Mack (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Wilbert Owens (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Lake (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shaun Matthews (fresh) PF - William Adrian (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Al Adkins (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-49 |
| 07:26 | Nicholls State | James Smith snags the defensive board | 43-49 |
| 07:10 | Nicholls State | Gary Mack misses badly on a runner near the basket | 43-49 |
| 07:08 | Notre Dame | Al Adkins grabs the defensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 06:49 | Notre Dame | Shaun Matthews hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Keith Meyer - foul #1 on Keith Meyer, team foul #7 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Hughes (SG), Timothy Arnone (SF), Duane Sherman (PF) James Smith, Gordon Alvey, Steven Sterling | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Niles (PG), James Kennedy (PF), Robby Burgan (C) Wilbert Owens, William Adrian, Al Adkins | |
| 06:49 | Notre Dame | Shaun Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 06:49 | Notre Dame | Shaun Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 06:40 | Nicholls State | Timothy Arnone makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-51 |
| 06:22 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake is fouled on the floor by Gary Mack - foul #1 on Gary Mack, team foul #8 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jon Jordan (PG), Ralph Mathis (C) Keith Meyer, Gary Mack | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern (SF) Shaun Matthews | |
| 06:22 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 06:22 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake misses the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 06:22 | Nicholls State | Timothy Arnone grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 06:20 | Nicholls State | Paul Lake picks off the pass by Jon Jordan in the backcourt | 46-52 |
| 06:08 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake's pass is intercepted by Timothy Arnone | 46-52 |
| 06:05 | Nicholls State | Timothy Arnone hits the finger roll | 48-52 |
| 05:46 | Notre Dame | William Niles misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ralph Mathis - foul #1 on Ralph Mathis, team foul #9 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | James Smith (SG) Robert Hughes | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rafael Sullivan (SG) Paul Lake | |
| 05:46 | Notre Dame | William Niles makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 05:46 | Notre Dame | William Niles makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 05:29 | Nicholls State | Rafael Sullivan picks off the pass by Jon Jordan | 48-54 |
| 05:11 | Notre Dame | William Niles buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Lance Mulhern | 48-57 |
| 04:49 | Nicholls State | James Smith slams it home and he's fouled by Lance Mulhern - foul #2 on Lance Mulhern, team foul #3 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Hughes (SF), Gary Mack (C) Timothy Arnone, Ralph Mathis | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens (SG), William Arellano (PF), William Adrian (C) Rafael Sullivan, James Kennedy, Robby Burgan | |
| 04:49 | Nicholls State | James Smith misses the free throw | 50-57 |
| 04:49 | Notre Dame | William Arellano gets the rebound | 50-57 |
| 04:27 | Notre Dame | William Niles can't throw it down but the foul's on Jon Jordan - foul #3 on Jon Jordan, team foul #10 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Keith Meyer (PG), Gordon Alvey (SF), Steven Sterling (PF) Jon Jordan, James Smith, Duane Sherman | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Al Adkins (C) Lance Mulhern | |
| 04:27 | Notre Dame | William Niles misses the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 04:27 | Notre Dame | William Niles makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 04:14 | Nicholls State | Gordon Alvey is hacked by William Adrian - foul #4 on William Adrian, team foul #4 | 50-58 |
| 03:58 | Nicholls State | Gordon Alvey misses the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Al Adkins - foul #1 on Al Adkins, team foul #5 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Lake (SG) Wilbert Owens | |
| 03:58 | Nicholls State | Gordon Alvey makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 03:58 | Nicholls State | Gordon Alvey misses the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 03:58 | Notre Dame | Al Adkins gets the rebound | 51-58 |
| 03:47 | Notre Dame | Al Adkins misses the dunk but he's hacked by Gary Mack - foul #2 on Gary Mack, team foul #11 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ralph Mathis (PF) Steven Sterling | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 03:47 | Notre Dame | Al Adkins misses the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 03:47 | Notre Dame | Al Adkins misses the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 03:47 | Nicholls State | Gary Mack snags the defensive board | 51-58 |
| 03:19 | Nicholls State | Gordon Alvey clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-58 |
| 03:17 | Notre Dame | William Arellano snags the defensive board | 51-58 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Keith Meyer (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gordon Alvey (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ralph Mathis (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Gary Mack (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Niles (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Lake (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Adrian (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - William Arellano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. C - Al Adkins (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake clanks a jumper from the left side | 51-58 |
| 03:05 | Nicholls State | Gary Mack gets the rebound | 51-58 |
| 02:54 | Nicholls State | Ralph Mathis makes the driving attempt in the paint and he's hacked by William Arellano - foul #1 on William Arellano, team foul #6 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jon Jordan (PG), James Smith (SG), Timothy Arnone (SF), Duane Sherman (PF) Keith Meyer, Robert Hughes, Gordon Alvey, Gary Mack | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens (PG), Lance Mulhern (SF) William Niles, William Arellano | |
| 02:54 | Nicholls State | Ralph Mathis makes the free throw | 54-58 |
| 02:50 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-58 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Niles (PG) Wilbert Owens | |
| 02:39 | Notre Dame | William Niles makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-61 |
| 02:17 | Nicholls State | Timothy Arnone misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-61 |
| 02:15 | Nicholls State | Duane Sherman tips it home | 56-61 |
| 02:15 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-61 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Gary Mack (C) Ralph Mathis | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Arellano (PF), Robby Burgan (C) William Adrian, Al Adkins | |
| 02:01 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by William Niles | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:41 | Nicholls State | Gary Mack misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 56-64 |
| 01:40 | Notre Dame | William Arellano snags the defensive board | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:29 | Notre Dame | William Arellano is hacked by Duane Sherman - foul #4 on Duane Sherman, team foul #12 | 56-64 |
| 01:29 | Notre Dame | William Arellano misses the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 01:29 | Notre Dame | William Arellano makes the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 01:09 | Nicholls State | James Smith misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 56-65 |
| 01:07 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern pulls down the rebound | 56-65 |
| 00:49 | Notre Dame | William Niles can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-65 |
| 00:48 | Notre Dame | William Arellano tips it home | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Nicholls State | Timothy Arnone scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Notre Dame | Jon Jordan is called for the reach on Lance Mulhern in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jon Jordan, team foul #13 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Adrian (PF), Wilbert Owens (C) William Arellano, Robby Burgan | |
| 00:38 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:38 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern misses the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:38 | Nicholls State | Duane Sherman snags the defensive board | 58-68 |
| 00:32 | Nicholls State | Jon Jordan drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Timothy Arnone | 60-68 |
| 00:32 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 60-68 |
| 00:29 | Notre Dame | Jon Jordan is called for the reach on Paul Lake in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jon Jordan, team foul #14 | 60-68 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Keith Meyer (PG) Jon Jordan | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 00:29 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake makes the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 00:29 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake makes the 2nd free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:23 | Nicholls State | Keith Meyer clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 60-70 |
| 00:22 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern gets the rebound | 60-70 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | William Niles runs out the clock | 60-70 |