| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jed Harper (fresh) SG - Herbert Prado (fresh) SF - Efrain Monaco (fresh) PF - Timothy Hidalgo (fresh) C - Robert Kester (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Paul Comeaux (fresh) SG - Charley Hill (fresh) SF - Dusty Roehl (fresh) PF - Glenn Lyon (fresh) C - Daniel Stewart (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | Daniel Stewart wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Nicholls State | Dusty Roehl can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Nicholls State | Daniel Stewart tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:41 | Mississippi | Paul Comeaux steps in front of the Jed Harper pass in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Nicholls State | Glenn Lyon is whistled for traveling | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo makes the shot from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 19:00 | Nicholls State | Herbert Prado steps in front of the Charley Hill pass | 2-2 |
| 18:51 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo lays it up and in | 4-2 |
| 18:30 | Nicholls State | Glenn Lyon clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco misses badly on a shot near the basket | 4-2 |
| 18:21 | Mississippi | Herbert Prado pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:08 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco is hacked by Daniel Stewart - foul #1 on Daniel Stewart, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi | Herbert Prado hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 17:52 | Nicholls State | Dusty Roehl gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:31 | Nicholls State | Dusty Roehl can't connect on a runner from the right block | 4-2 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 17:14 | Mississippi | Jed Harper can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Paul Comeaux - foul #1 on Paul Comeaux, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Grant (SF), Robert Phillips (PF) Efrain Monaco, Timothy Hidalgo | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Brandon Bass (PG), Timothy Beard (SG), Richard Hutchinson (PF), Frankie Wimmer (C) Paul Comeaux, Charley Hill, Glenn Lyon, Daniel Stewart | |
| 17:14 | Mississippi | Jed Harper makes the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:14 | Mississippi | Jed Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 16:50 | Nicholls State | Brandon Bass is fouled on the floor by Jed Harper - foul #1 on Jed Harper, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Thompson (PG), Michael Gilbert (SG), Jeffrey Blakeslee (C) Jed Harper, Herbert Prado, Robert Kester | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Drexler (SF) Dusty Roehl | |
| 16:34 | Nicholls State | Richard Hutchinson hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Frankie Wimmer | 6-4 |
| 16:05 | Mississippi | Richard Hutchinson takes the ball from Jeffrey Blakeslee | 6-4 |
| 15:57 | Nicholls State | Brandon Bass misses the jumper in the paint | 6-4 |
| 15:55 | Mississippi | William Grant grabs the board | 6-4 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Thompson (fresh) SG - Michael Gilbert (fresh) SF - William Grant (fresh) PF - Robert Phillips (fresh) C - Jeffrey Blakeslee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Brandon Bass (fresh) SG - Timothy Beard (fresh) SF - Robert Drexler (fresh) PF - Richard Hutchinson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frankie Wimmer (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Blakeslee drills a runner from close range | 8-4 |
| 15:42 | Nicholls State | Richard Hutchinson hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Brandon Bass | 8-6 |
| 15:28 | Mississippi | Frankie Wimmer steals it from Robert Phillips | 8-6 |
| 15:07 | Nicholls State | Brandon Bass can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 15:05 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Blakeslee pulls down the rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi | Richard Hutchinson takes the ball from William Grant | 8-6 |
| 14:20 | Nicholls State | Brandon Bass misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 14:18 | Nicholls State | Richard Hutchinson gets the offensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:01 | Nicholls State | Richard Hutchinson misses short on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Michael Gilbert - foul #1 on Michael Gilbert, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jed Harper (PG), Herbert Prado (SG), Efrain Monaco (SF), Timothy Hidalgo (PF), Robert Kester (C) Robert Thompson, Michael Gilbert, William Grant, Robert Phillips, Jeffrey Blakeslee | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Paul Comeaux (PG), Charley Hill (SG), Dusty Roehl (SF), Daniel Stewart (C) Brandon Bass, Timothy Beard, Robert Drexler, Frankie Wimmer | |
| 14:01 | Nicholls State | Richard Hutchinson makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 14:01 | Nicholls State | Richard Hutchinson misses the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 14:01 | Mississippi | Robert Kester pulls down the rebound | 8-7 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi | Charley Hill steals it from Timothy Hidalgo | 8-7 |
| 13:45 | Nicholls State | Richard Hutchinson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-7 |
| 13:44 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Efrain Monaco | 8-7 |
| 13:20 | Mississippi | Charley Hill is called for the reach on Jed Harper - foul #1 on Charley Hill, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Glenn Lyon (PF) Richard Hutchinson | |
| 13:11 | Mississippi | Herbert Prado is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Herbert Prado, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| 12:48 | Nicholls State | Daniel Stewart drills a floater from the baseline | 8-9 |
| 12:37 | Mississippi | Jed Harper comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Paul Comeaux - foul #2 on Paul Comeaux, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Brandon Bass (PG) Paul Comeaux | |
| 12:37 | Mississippi | Jed Harper makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 12:37 | Mississippi | Jed Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 12:12 | Nicholls State | Charley Hill connects on the 3 from the left corner | 10-12 |
| 11:48 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco travels with the ball | 10-12 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jed Harper (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Herbert Prado (fresh) SF - Efrain Monaco (fresh) PF - Timothy Hidalgo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Kester (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Brandon Bass (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charley Hill (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dusty Roehl (fresh) PF - Glenn Lyon (fresh) C - Daniel Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Nicholls State | Herbert Prado takes the ball from Daniel Stewart | 10-12 |
| 11:32 | Mississippi | Herbert Prado throws it down | 12-12 |
| 11:16 | Nicholls State | Brandon Bass is whistled for a carry | 12-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Grant (SF), Robert Phillips (PF) Efrain Monaco, Timothy Hidalgo | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Timothy Beard (SG) Charley Hill | |
| 11:02 | Mississippi | Herbert Prado makes the jumper from the left side | 14-12 |
| 10:56 | Nicholls State | Dusty Roehl hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-12 |
| 10:55 | Mississippi | Robert Kester grabs the board | 14-12 |
| 10:42 | Mississippi | Herbert Prado drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jed Harper | 16-12 |
| 10:21 | Nicholls State | Brandon Bass knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Timothy Beard and he's fouled by William Grant - foul #1 on William Grant, team foul #4 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Thompson (PG), Michael Gilbert (SG), Efrain Monaco (SF), Jeffrey Blakeslee (C) Jed Harper, Herbert Prado, William Grant, Robert Kester | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Drexler (SF), Richard Hutchinson (PF), Frankie Wimmer (C) Dusty Roehl, Glenn Lyon, Daniel Stewart | |
| 10:21 | Nicholls State | Brandon Bass misses the free throw | 16-14 |
| 10:21 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Efrain Monaco | 16-14 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi | Michael Gilbert's layup is rejected by Richard Hutchinson | 16-14 |
| 09:54 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Richard Hutchinson | 16-14 |
| 09:52 | Nicholls State | Robert Thompson is called for the reach on Brandon Bass in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Thompson, team foul #5 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo (PF) Robert Phillips | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 09:33 | Nicholls State | Brandon Bass hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Timothy Beard | 16-17 |
| 09:10 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Blakeslee hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Frankie Wimmer - foul #1 on Frankie Wimmer, team foul #5 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Charley Hill (SG), Dusty Roehl (SF) Brandon Bass, Robert Drexler | |
| 09:10 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Blakeslee makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 09:10 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Blakeslee makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 08:51 | Nicholls State | Frankie Wimmer is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Blakeslee - foul #1 on Jeffrey Blakeslee, team foul #6 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jed Harper (PG), Herbert Prado (SG), William Grant (SF), Robert Kester (C) Robert Thompson, Michael Gilbert, Efrain Monaco, Jeffrey Blakeslee | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Daniel Stewart (C) Frankie Wimmer | |
| 08:41 | Nicholls State | Charley Hill is called for traveling | 18-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Phillips (PF) Timothy Hidalgo | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Lamont Fairley (PG) Timothy Beard | |
| 08:29 | Mississippi | William Grant's fadeaway is rejected by Dusty Roehl | 18-17 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi | Herbert Prado grabs the offensive board | 18-17 |
| 08:12 | Mississippi | Jed Harper is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Jed Harper, team foul #7 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Thompson (PG) Jed Harper | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Glenn Lyon (PF) Richard Hutchinson | |
| 08:00 | Nicholls State | Daniel Stewart hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Thompson - foul #2 on Robert Thompson, team foul #8 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Shawn Ward (SF) Robert Thompson | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Brandon Bass (PG) Lamont Fairley | |
| 08:00 | Nicholls State | Daniel Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 08:00 | Nicholls State | Daniel Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 07:41 | Mississippi | William Grant is hacked by Charley Hill - foul #2 on Charley Hill, team foul #6 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco (SF) Shawn Ward | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Timothy Beard (SG) Charley Hill | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Grant (fresh) SG - Herbert Prado (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Efrain Monaco (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Phillips (fresh) C - Robert Kester (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Brandon Bass (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Beard (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dusty Roehl (fresh) PF - Glenn Lyon (fresh) C - Daniel Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:31 | Mississippi | Herbert Prado misses the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Dusty Roehl - foul #1 on Dusty Roehl, team foul #7 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo (PF) Robert Phillips | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 07:31 | Mississippi | Herbert Prado makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 07:31 | Mississippi | Herbert Prado misses the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 07:31 | Mississippi | Robert Kester pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-19 |
| 07:12 | Mississippi | Robert Kester's floater is tipped away by Glenn Lyon | 19-19 |
| 07:11 | Nicholls State | Glenn Lyon grabs the board | 19-19 |
| 06:50 | Nicholls State | Brandon Bass buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Beard | 19-22 |
| 06:34 | Mississippi | Herbert Prado comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-22 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo snags the offensive board | 19-22 |
| 06:15 | Mississippi | Herbert Prado hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by William Grant | 22-22 |
| 06:00 | Nicholls State | Timothy Beard drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-25 |
| 05:42 | Mississippi | Robert Kester is whistled for traveling | 22-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jed Harper (PG), Michael Gilbert (SG), Shawn Ward (SF), Robert Phillips (PF), Jeffrey Blakeslee (C) William Grant, Herbert Prado, Efrain Monaco, Timothy Hidalgo, Robert Kester | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Lamont Fairley (PG), Robert Drexler (SF), Richard Hutchinson (PF), Frankie Wimmer (C) Timothy Beard, Dusty Roehl, Glenn Lyon, Daniel Stewart | |
| 05:29 | Nicholls State | Jed Harper is called for the reach on Lamont Fairley - foul #3 on Jed Harper, team foul #9 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Thompson (PG) Jed Harper | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 05:29 | Nicholls State | Lamont Fairley misses the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 05:29 | Mississippi | Robert Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 22-25 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi | Richard Hutchinson blocks the short jumper by Michael Gilbert | 22-25 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi | Michael Gilbert grabs the offensive board | 22-25 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi | Richard Hutchinson is called for the reach on Robert Phillips - foul #1 on Richard Hutchinson, team foul #8 | 22-25 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi | Robert Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi | Robert Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 04:35 | Nicholls State | Frankie Wimmer clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-25 |
| 04:33 | Nicholls State | Richard Hutchinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 04:16 | Nicholls State | Lamont Fairley hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Robert Thompson - foul #3 on Robert Thompson, team foul #10 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Grant (PG), Efrain Monaco (SF), Timothy Hidalgo (PF), Robert Kester (C) Robert Thompson, Shawn Ward, Robert Phillips, Jeffrey Blakeslee | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Timothy Beard (SG), Dusty Roehl (SF) Brandon Bass, Robert Drexler | |
| 04:16 | Nicholls State | Lamont Fairley makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 04:16 | Nicholls State | Lamont Fairley makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Daniel Stewart (C) Frankie Wimmer | |
| 03:44 | Nicholls State | Timothy Beard misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-27 |
| 03:42 | Mississippi | Robert Kester gets the rebound | 24-27 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Grant (fresh) SG - Michael Gilbert (fresh) SF - Efrain Monaco (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Timothy Hidalgo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Kester (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Timothy Beard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lamont Fairley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dusty Roehl (fresh) PF - Richard Hutchinson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Daniel Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:19 | Mississippi | Michael Gilbert lays it up and in and he's hacked by Daniel Stewart - foul #2 on Daniel Stewart, team foul #9 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Paul Comeaux (PG), Charley Hill (SG), Glenn Lyon (PF) Timothy Beard, Lamont Fairley, Richard Hutchinson | |
| 03:19 | Mississippi | Michael Gilbert makes the free throw | 27-27 |
| 02:58 | Nicholls State | Paul Comeaux scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Charley Hill | 27-30 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi | Charley Hill steals it from Michael Gilbert | 27-30 |
| 02:36 | Nicholls State | Glenn Lyon is denied on a layup by Efrain Monaco | 27-30 |
| 02:35 | Mississippi | Robert Kester gets the rebound | 27-30 |
| 02:29 | Mississippi | Robert Kester comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Glenn Lyon - foul #1 on Glenn Lyon, team foul #10 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Herbert Prado (SG), Robert Phillips (PF) Michael Gilbert, Timothy Hidalgo | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 02:29 | Mississippi | Robert Kester makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 02:29 | Mississippi | Robert Kester makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 02:12 | Nicholls State | Dusty Roehl misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-30 |
| 02:10 | Nicholls State | Daniel Stewart tips it back up and in | 29-32 |
| 01:50 | Mississippi | Herbert Prado misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 29-32 |
| 01:48 | Nicholls State | Dusty Roehl gets the rebound | 29-32 |
| 01:36 | Nicholls State | Paul Comeaux clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-32 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi | Robert Kester grabs the board | 29-32 |
| 01:23 | Mississippi | Robert Phillips's layup is rejected by Glenn Lyon | 29-32 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco grabs the offensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 01:05 | Mississippi | Herbert Prado misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 29-32 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi | Herbert Prado tips it home | 31-32 |
| 00:48 | Nicholls State | Paul Comeaux double dribbles | 31-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Shawn Ward (SF), Timothy Hidalgo (PF), Jeffrey Blakeslee (C) Efrain Monaco, Robert Phillips, Robert Kester | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Brandon Bass (SG), Robert Drexler (SF), Richard Hutchinson (PF), Frankie Wimmer (C) Charley Hill, Dusty Roehl, Glenn Lyon, Daniel Stewart | |
| 00:31 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Blakeslee is denied on a dunk by Robert Drexler | 31-32 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Blakeslee tips it in | 33-32 |
| 00:05 | Nicholls State | Frankie Wimmer is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Frankie Wimmer, team foul #11 | 33-32 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-32 |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | Robert Drexler snags the defensive board | 33-32 |