| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Edward Loeb (fresh) SG - Guy Farner (fresh) SF - Raymond Peters (fresh) PF - Stephen Janis (fresh) C - James Byrd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Stuart Low (fresh) SG - Craig Thompson (fresh) SF - John Johnson (fresh) PF - Ronald Aikin (fresh) C - Daniel Solem (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | Daniel Solem wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Nicholls State | John Johnson scores on a turnaround in the lane and he's fouled by Guy Farner - foul #1 on Guy Farner, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:46 | Nicholls State | John Johnson makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:29 | DePaul | Daniel Solem takes the ball from James Byrd | 0-3 |
| 19:22 | Nicholls State | Ronald Aikin misses long on a floater from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 19:20 | Nicholls State | Ronald Aikin grabs the offensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:57 | Nicholls State | John Johnson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 18:55 | Nicholls State | Stuart Low can't tip it in | 0-3 |
| 18:54 | Nicholls State | Craig Thompson pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:43 | Nicholls State | John Johnson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 18:41 | DePaul | James Byrd grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 18:30 | DePaul | Stephen Janis hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-3 |
| 18:28 | Nicholls State | Daniel Solem grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 18:08 | Nicholls State | Raymond Peters steals the ball from Craig Thompson | 0-3 |
| 18:05 | DePaul | Raymond Peters lays it in | 2-3 |
| 17:50 | Nicholls State | Stuart Low is fouled on the floor by Edward Loeb - foul #1 on Edward Loeb, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Barton Hinerman (SF), Roland Schuster (C) John Johnson, Daniel Solem | |
| 17:31 | Nicholls State | Barton Hinerman clanks a 3 from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 17:29 | DePaul | James Byrd gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:13 | DePaul | James Byrd misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 2-3 |
| 17:11 | Nicholls State | Roland Schuster grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:06 | Nicholls State | Craig Thompson comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Guy Farner - foul #2 on Guy Farner, team foul #3 | 2-3 |
| Subs | DePaul | Donald Cummings (SG) Guy Farner | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Mills (SF), Curtis Pierce (C) Stuart Low, Ronald Aikin | |
| 17:06 | Nicholls State | Craig Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:06 | Nicholls State | Craig Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 16:47 | DePaul | Stephen Janis hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Raymond Peters | 5-5 |
| 16:27 | Nicholls State | Barton Hinerman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 5-5 |
| 16:25 | DePaul | Raymond Peters grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:09 | DePaul | Raymond Peters is hacked by Jeffrey Mills - foul #1 on Jeffrey Mills, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | DePaul | Mario King (PG), Jeremy Brown (C) Edward Loeb, James Byrd | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | John Johnson (SF), Daniel Solem (C) Craig Thompson, Curtis Pierce | |
| 16:02 | DePaul | Jeremy Brown buries a runner from close range | 7-5 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Mario King (fresh) SG - Donald Cummings (fresh) SF - Raymond Peters (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Janis (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jeremy Brown (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Barton Hinerman (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Mills (fresh) SF - John Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roland Schuster (fresh) C - Daniel Solem (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Nicholls State | Daniel Solem misses the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Mario King - foul #1 on Mario King, team foul #4 | 7-5 |
| Subs | DePaul | Danilo Moretti (PF), Chang Hong (C) Raymond Peters, Stephen Janis | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Stuart Low (PG), Ronald Aikin (PF) Jeffrey Mills, Roland Schuster | |
| 15:41 | Nicholls State | Daniel Solem makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:41 | Nicholls State | Daniel Solem misses the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:41 | DePaul | Donald Cummings grabs the board | 7-6 |
| 15:26 | DePaul | Mario King drills a jump hook from the baseline | 9-6 |
| 15:14 | Nicholls State | Stuart Low comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 9-6 |
| 15:12 | DePaul | Chang Hong pulls down the rebound | 9-6 |
| 14:57 | DePaul | Jeremy Brown travels with the ball | 9-6 |
| Subs | DePaul | Edward Loeb (PG), James Byrd (C) Mario King, Chang Hong | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Mills (SG) Barton Hinerman | |
| 14:50 | Nicholls State | John Johnson is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Brown - foul #1 on Jeremy Brown, team foul #5 | 9-6 |
| Subs | DePaul | Stephen Janis (PF) Danilo Moretti | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 14:26 | Nicholls State | John Johnson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Daniel Solem and the foul's on James Byrd - foul #1 on James Byrd, team foul #6 | 9-8 |
| Subs | DePaul | Mario King (SG), Raymond Peters (SF) Donald Cummings, Jeremy Brown | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Charles Dias (PG) Stuart Low | |
| 14:26 | Nicholls State | John Johnson makes the free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:04 | DePaul | Edward Loeb can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-9 |
| 14:03 | DePaul | Mario King tips it in | 11-9 |
| 13:50 | Nicholls State | Mario King picks off the pass by John Johnson | 11-9 |
| 13:35 | DePaul | Stephen Janis misses the jump hook from close range | 11-9 |
| 13:34 | DePaul | James Byrd tips it in | 13-9 |
| 13:17 | Nicholls State | Daniel Solem misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Raymond Peters - foul #1 on Raymond Peters, team foul #7 | 13-9 |
| Subs | DePaul | Donald Cummings (SG), Jeremy Brown (C) Mario King, James Byrd | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Stuart Low (PG), Craig Thompson (SG), Barton Hinerman (SF), Roland Schuster (PF) Charles Dias, Jeffrey Mills, John Johnson, Ronald Aikin | |
| 13:17 | Nicholls State | Daniel Solem makes the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 13:17 | Nicholls State | Daniel Solem makes the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 13:06 | DePaul | Raymond Peters connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Loeb | 15-11 |
| 12:50 | Nicholls State | Roland Schuster clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 15-11 |
| 12:48 | DePaul | Raymond Peters grabs the board | 15-11 |
| 12:42 | DePaul | Edward Loeb misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 15-11 |
| 12:41 | Nicholls State | Daniel Solem pulls down the rebound | 15-11 |
| 12:25 | Nicholls State | Barton Hinerman loses the dribble to Donald Cummings | 15-11 |
| 12:07 | DePaul | Donald Cummings misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-11 |
| 12:06 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Peters | 15-11 |
| 11:51 | DePaul | Stephen Janis misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 15-11 |
| 11:50 | Nicholls State | Roland Schuster grabs the board | 15-11 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Edward Loeb (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Cummings (fairly fresh) SF - Raymond Peters (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Janis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Jeremy Brown (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Stuart Low (fresh) SG - Craig Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Barton Hinerman (fairly fresh) PF - Roland Schuster (fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Solem (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Nicholls State | Craig Thompson connects on the jumper in the lane | 15-13 |
| 11:28 | DePaul | Donald Cummings misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-13 |
| 11:26 | Nicholls State | Roland Schuster pulls down the rebound | 15-13 |
| 11:06 | Nicholls State | Craig Thompson hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Stuart Low | 15-15 |
| 10:50 | DePaul | Stephen Janis misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 15-15 |
| 10:48 | Nicholls State | Daniel Solem pulls down the rebound | 15-15 |
| 10:32 | Nicholls State | Daniel Solem's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-15 |
| Subs | DePaul | Mario King (PG), Danilo Moretti (PF), James Byrd (C) Edward Loeb, Stephen Janis, Jeremy Brown | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Charles Dias (PG), Jeffrey Mills (SG), John Johnson (SF), Ronald Aikin (PF), Curtis Pierce (C) Stuart Low, Craig Thompson, Barton Hinerman, Roland Schuster, Daniel Solem | |
| 10:18 | DePaul | John Johnson is called for the reach on Raymond Peters - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #2 | 15-15 |
| 10:05 | DePaul | Danilo Moretti misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 15-15 |
| 10:04 | DePaul | Mario King grabs the offensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 09:49 | DePaul | James Byrd misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Curtis Pierce - foul #1 on Curtis Pierce, team foul #3 | 15-15 |
| 09:49 | DePaul | James Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 09:49 | DePaul | James Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 09:31 | Nicholls State | John Johnson clanks a shot in the lane | 17-15 |
| 09:29 | DePaul | Raymond Peters grabs the defensive rebound | 17-15 |
| 09:08 | DePaul | Danilo Moretti misses the shot from the baseline | 17-15 |
| 09:06 | Nicholls State | Curtis Pierce pulls down the rebound | 17-15 |
| 08:59 | Nicholls State | John Johnson misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 17-15 |
| 08:57 | DePaul | The rebound goes to James Byrd | 17-15 |
| 08:37 | DePaul | Danilo Moretti hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Mario King and the foul's on Ronald Aikin - foul #1 on Ronald Aikin, team foul #4 | 19-15 |
| Subs | DePaul | Edward Loeb (PG), Jeremy Brown (SF) Donald Cummings, Raymond Peters | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Craig Thompson (SG), Roland Schuster (C) Jeffrey Mills, Curtis Pierce | |
| 08:37 | DePaul | Danilo Moretti makes the free throw | 20-15 |
| 08:25 | Nicholls State | John Johnson is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Brown - foul #2 on Jeremy Brown, team foul #8 | 20-15 |
| Subs | DePaul | Raymond Peters (SF) Jeremy Brown | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Stuart Low (PG) Charles Dias | |
| 08:25 | Nicholls State | John Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 08:25 | DePaul | The rebound goes to James Byrd | 20-15 |
| 08:10 | DePaul | Roland Schuster steals it from Danilo Moretti | 20-15 |
| 07:58 | Nicholls State | Ronald Aikin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-15 |
| 07:57 | DePaul | James Byrd pulls down the rebound | 20-15 |
| 07:49 | DePaul | James Byrd knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Raymond Peters | 23-15 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Edward Loeb (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mario King (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Raymond Peters (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Danilo Moretti (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - James Byrd (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Stuart Low (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Craig Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ronald Aikin (fairly fresh) C - Roland Schuster (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Nicholls State | Ronald Aikin's pass is intercepted by James Byrd | 23-15 |
| 07:15 | DePaul | James Byrd hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 23-15 |
| 07:14 | Nicholls State | Roland Schuster grabs the board | 23-15 |
| 06:57 | Nicholls State | Raymond Peters steals the ball from Stuart Low | 23-15 |
| 06:38 | DePaul | James Byrd buries a runner from the right block | 25-15 |
| 06:19 | Nicholls State | Craig Thompson drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from John Johnson | 25-17 |
| 05:57 | DePaul | Danilo Moretti hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Mario King | 27-17 |
| 05:36 | Nicholls State | Stuart Low makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from John Johnson | 27-20 |
| 05:19 | DePaul | Raymond Peters's pass is intercepted by Roland Schuster | 27-20 |
| 05:02 | Nicholls State | Stuart Low makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Craig Thompson | 27-22 |
| 04:45 | DePaul | The pull-up jumper by Raymond Peters is blocked by John Johnson | 27-22 |
| 04:44 | DePaul | Danilo Moretti tips it home | 29-22 |
| 04:24 | Nicholls State | Craig Thompson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-22 |
| 04:23 | Nicholls State | Roland Schuster grabs the offensive rebound | 29-22 |
| 04:00 | Nicholls State | Stuart Low misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-22 |
| 03:59 | DePaul | James Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 29-22 |
| 03:39 | DePaul | Edward Loeb is hacked by Roland Schuster - foul #1 on Roland Schuster, team foul #5 | 29-22 |
| Subs | DePaul | Donald Cummings (PG), Guy Farner (SG), Jeremy Brown (SF), Stephen Janis (PF), Chang Hong (C) Edward Loeb, Mario King, Raymond Peters, Danilo Moretti, James Byrd | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Charles Dias (PG), Barton Hinerman (SG), Jeffrey Mills (SF), Curtis Pierce (PF), Daniel Solem (C) Stuart Low, Craig Thompson, John Johnson, Ronald Aikin, Roland Schuster | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Donald Cummings (fresh) SG - Guy Farner (fresh) SF - Jeremy Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Janis (fresh) 3 pts. C - Chang Hong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Charles Dias (fresh) SG - Barton Hinerman (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Mills (fresh) PF - Curtis Pierce (fresh) C - Daniel Solem (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:28 | DePaul | Curtis Pierce denies the turnaround by Jeremy Brown | 29-22 |
| 03:26 | DePaul | Guy Farner gets the offensive rebound | 29-22 |
| 03:17 | DePaul | Chang Hong misses the jumper from the left side | 29-22 |
| 03:15 | DePaul | Chang Hong snags the offensive board | 29-22 |
| 02:55 | DePaul | Chang Hong misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 29-22 |
| 02:54 | Nicholls State | Barton Hinerman snags the defensive board | 29-22 |
| 02:48 | Nicholls State | Charles Dias hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-22 |
| 02:46 | Nicholls State | Curtis Pierce misses the tip | 29-22 |
| 02:44 | Nicholls State | Daniel Solem gets the offensive rebound | 29-22 |
| 02:33 | Nicholls State | Barton Hinerman is fouled on the floor by Guy Farner - foul #3 on Guy Farner, team foul #9 | 29-22 |
| Subs | DePaul | Edward Loeb (PG) Guy Farner | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 02:33 | Nicholls State | Barton Hinerman makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 02:33 | Nicholls State | Barton Hinerman misses the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 02:33 | DePaul | Chang Hong grabs the board | 29-23 |
| 02:13 | DePaul | Donald Cummings loses the dribble to Barton Hinerman | 29-23 |
| 01:52 | Nicholls State | Barton Hinerman scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-26 |
| 01:40 | DePaul | Edward Loeb throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-26 |
| 01:23 | Nicholls State | Charles Dias hits a runner from the left block on a great pass from Barton Hinerman | 29-28 |
| 01:02 | DePaul | Daniel Solem steps in front of the Edward Loeb pass | 29-28 |
| 00:53 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Mills makes the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Curtis Pierce | 29-30 |
| 00:35 | DePaul | Stephen Janis can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Curtis Pierce - foul #2 on Curtis Pierce, team foul #6 | 29-30 |
| Subs | DePaul | Mario King (PG), Raymond Peters (SF), James Byrd (C) Edward Loeb, Jeremy Brown, Chang Hong | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Earl French (PG), Craig Thompson (SG), John Johnson (SF), Ronald Aikin (PF) Charles Dias, Barton Hinerman, Jeffrey Mills, Curtis Pierce | |
| 00:35 | DePaul | Stephen Janis makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 00:35 | DePaul | Stephen Janis makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 00:19 | Nicholls State | Earl French hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Craig Thompson | 31-33 |
| 00:05 | DePaul | Stephen Janis is whistled for traveling | 31-33 |
| Subs | DePaul | Steven Weissberg (PF) Stephen Janis | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 00:01 | Nicholls State | John Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-33 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Steven Weissberg gets the rebound | 31-33 |