| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Thomas Williams (fresh) SG - Donald Thompson (fresh) SF - Buddy Jarrett (fresh) PF - Christopher Hollar (fresh) C - Joshua Jackson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Manuel Bentley (fresh) SG - John Elswick (fresh) SF - Samuel Brady (fresh) PF - David Kang (fresh) C - Gerald Edwards (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | Joshua Jackson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Nicholls State | Donald Thompson is called for a charge - foul #1 on Donald Thompson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Kansas | Gerald Edwards connects on the open driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Manuel Bentley | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Nicholls State | Buddy Jarrett hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Thomas Williams | 3-2 |
| 18:44 | Kansas | John Elswick misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:43 | Nicholls State | Donald Thompson pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:36 | Nicholls State | Joshua Jackson is fouled on the floor by Samuel Brady - foul #1 on Samuel Brady, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:07 | Nicholls State | Christopher Hollar comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 3-2 |
| 18:05 | Kansas | John Elswick pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:01 | Kansas | Samuel Brady loses the ball out of bounds | 3-2 |
| 17:46 | Nicholls State | Donald Thompson clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 17:45 | Kansas | Gerald Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:29 | Kansas | Gerald Edwards slams it home set up by Samuel Brady and the foul's on Joshua Jackson - foul #1 on Joshua Jackson, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Garf Bartley (SG), Brian Wightman (SF), Thomas Crosslin (C) Donald Thompson, Buddy Jarrett, Joshua Jackson | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 17:29 | Kansas | Gerald Edwards makes the free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:14 | Nicholls State | Samuel Brady steals the ball from Garf Bartley | 3-5 |
| 17:10 | Kansas | Samuel Brady blows the layup | 3-5 |
| 17:08 | Nicholls State | Thomas Williams gets the rebound | 3-5 |
| 17:03 | Nicholls State | Brian Wightman's pass is intercepted by Manuel Bentley | 3-5 |
| 16:44 | Kansas | Samuel Brady is fouled on the floor by Brian Wightman - foul #1 on Brian Wightman, team foul #3 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | John Beach (PG), Donald Zumstein (PF) Thomas Williams, Christopher Hollar | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 16:33 | Kansas | John Elswick buries a 3 from the left corner | 3-8 |
| 16:29 | Nicholls State | John Beach is called for traveling in the backcourt | 3-8 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Donald Thompson (SG), Buddy Jarrett (SF) Garf Bartley, Brian Wightman | |
| Subs | Kansas | James Nanney (SF), Jonathan Callahan (PF) Samuel Brady, David Kang | |
| 16:08 | Kansas | Thomas Crosslin steals the ball from John Elswick | 3-8 |
| 15:49 | Nicholls State | Donald Thompson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 3-8 |
| 15:48 | Kansas | Jonathan Callahan pulls down the rebound | 3-8 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - John Beach (fresh) SG - Donald Thompson (fresh) SF - Buddy Jarrett (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Zumstein (fresh) C - Thomas Crosslin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Manuel Bentley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Elswick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Nanney (fresh) PF - Jonathan Callahan (fresh) C - Gerald Edwards (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:26 | Kansas | John Elswick buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Gerald Edwards | 3-11 |
| 15:01 | Nicholls State | Donald Thompson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on James Nanney - foul #1 on James Nanney, team foul #2 | 3-11 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Thomas Williams (PG), Brian Wightman (SF), Christopher Hollar (PF), Joshua Jackson (C) John Beach, Buddy Jarrett, Donald Zumstein, Thomas Crosslin | |
| Subs | Kansas | Samuel Brady (SF), David Kang (PF) Manuel Bentley, John Elswick | |
| 15:01 | Nicholls State | Donald Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 3-11 |
| 15:01 | Nicholls State | Donald Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 4-11 |
| 14:45 | Kansas | Joshua Jackson blocks the short jumper by Gerald Edwards | 4-11 |
| 14:44 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Joshua Jackson | 4-11 |
| 14:40 | Nicholls State | Brian Wightman is hacked by Jonathan Callahan - foul #1 on Jonathan Callahan, team foul #3 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Garf Bartley (SG) Donald Thompson | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 14:29 | Nicholls State | Joshua Jackson can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 4-11 |
| 14:27 | Kansas | Samuel Brady grabs the defensive rebound | 4-11 |
| 14:08 | Kansas | Samuel Brady knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by James Nanney and he's hacked by Brian Wightman - foul #2 on Brian Wightman, team foul #4 | 4-13 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Stanley Kinsella (SF) Brian Wightman | |
| Subs | Kansas | Manuel Bentley (PG), David Harris (SG), Donald Titsworth (C) James Nanney, Jonathan Callahan, Gerald Edwards | |
| 14:08 | Kansas | Samuel Brady makes the free throw | 4-14 |
| 13:49 | Nicholls State | Garf Bartley misses the floater from the free throw line | 4-14 |
| 13:47 | Nicholls State | Garf Bartley snags the offensive board | 4-14 |
| 13:40 | Nicholls State | Garf Bartley misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 4-14 |
| 13:38 | Kansas | David Kang snags the defensive board | 4-14 |
| 13:24 | Kansas | Samuel Brady drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Manuel Bentley | 4-16 |
| 13:20 | Nicholls State | Garf Bartley drills a floater from the right wing set up by Stanley Kinsella | 6-16 |
| 12:55 | Kansas | Samuel Brady loses the ball out of bounds | 6-16 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | John Beach (PG), Donald Thompson (SG), Buddy Jarrett (SF), Donald Zumstein (PF), Thomas Crosslin (C) Thomas Williams, Garf Bartley, Stanley Kinsella, Christopher Hollar, Joshua Jackson | |
| Subs | Kansas | John Elswick (SG), James Nanney (SF), Gerald Edwards (C) Manuel Bentley, Samuel Brady, David Kang | |
| 12:42 | Nicholls State | Donald Thompson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-16 |
| 12:41 | Kansas | The rebound goes to James Nanney | 6-16 |
| 12:18 | Kansas | Gerald Edwards misses the lay-in | 6-16 |
| 12:17 | Nicholls State | John Beach gets the rebound | 6-16 |
| 12:11 | Nicholls State | Donald Zumstein's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-16 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Samuel Brady (SF), Jonathan Callahan (PF) David Harris, Donald Titsworth | |
| 11:53 | Kansas | Samuel Brady connects on the floater from the right block set up by John Elswick | 6-18 |
| 11:43 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Callahan blocks the jumper by Donald Zumstein | 6-18 |
| 11:41 | Kansas | Samuel Brady grabs the defensive rebound | 6-18 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - John Beach (fresh) SG - Donald Thompson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Buddy Jarrett (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Zumstein (fresh) C - Thomas Crosslin (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - James Nanney (fresh) SG - John Elswick (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Brady (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Callahan (fresh) C - Gerald Edwards (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| 11:12 | Kansas | Donald Thompson takes the ball from James Nanney | 6-18 |
| 11:03 | Nicholls State | Donald Thompson scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Beach | 8-18 |
| 10:50 | Kansas | James Nanney is hacked by John Beach - foul #1 on John Beach, team foul #5 | 8-18 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Thomas Williams (PG), Garf Bartley (SG), Stanley Kinsella (SF), Christopher Hollar (PF), Joshua Jackson (C) John Beach, Donald Thompson, Buddy Jarrett, Donald Zumstein, Thomas Crosslin | |
| Subs | Kansas | Manuel Bentley (PG), Donald Titsworth (SF), David Kang (PF) James Nanney, Samuel Brady, Gerald Edwards | |
| 10:28 | Kansas | John Elswick misses long on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Garf Bartley - foul #1 on Garf Bartley, team foul #6 | 8-18 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Samuel Brady (SF) Jonathan Callahan | |
| 10:28 | Kansas | John Elswick misses the 1st free throw | 8-18 |
| 10:28 | Kansas | John Elswick misses the 2nd free throw | 8-18 |
| 10:28 | Nicholls State | Joshua Jackson grabs the board | 8-18 |
| 10:17 | Nicholls State | Thomas Williams can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by David Kang - foul #1 on David Kang, team foul #4 | 8-18 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Kansas | David Harris (SG) John Elswick | |
| 10:17 | Nicholls State | Thomas Williams makes the 1st free throw | 9-18 |
| 10:17 | Nicholls State | Thomas Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 10-18 |
| 09:56 | Kansas | Samuel Brady misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 10-18 |
| 09:54 | Kansas | Manuel Bentley gets the offensive rebound | 10-18 |
| 09:34 | Kansas | Manuel Bentley misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-18 |
| 09:33 | Kansas | Donald Titsworth pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-18 |
| 09:23 | Kansas | Manuel Bentley makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Samuel Brady | 10-21 |
| 09:18 | Nicholls State | Garf Bartley clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-21 |
| 09:16 | Nicholls State | Joshua Jackson tips it but misses | 10-21 |
| 09:14 | Nicholls State | Joshua Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-21 |
| 09:02 | Nicholls State | Garf Bartley misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by David Harris - foul #1 on David Harris, team foul #5 | 10-21 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Buddy Jarrett (SF), Joseph Punch (C) Stanley Kinsella, Joshua Jackson | |
| Subs | Kansas | John Elswick (SG), James Nanney (SF), Jonathan Callahan (C) David Harris, Samuel Brady, Donald Titsworth | |
| 09:02 | Nicholls State | Garf Bartley makes the 1st free throw | 11-21 |
| 09:02 | Nicholls State | Garf Bartley makes the 2nd free throw | 12-21 |
| 08:33 | Kansas | John Elswick is hacked by Garf Bartley - foul #2 on Garf Bartley, team foul #7 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | John Beach (PG), Donald Thompson (SG), Donald Zumstein (PF), Thomas Crosslin (C) Thomas Williams, Garf Bartley, Christopher Hollar, Joseph Punch | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 08:33 | Kansas | John Elswick makes the 1st free throw | 12-22 |
| 08:33 | Kansas | John Elswick makes the 2nd free throw | 12-23 |
| 08:26 | Nicholls State | John Elswick is called for the reach on Donald Thompson - foul #1 on John Elswick, team foul #6 | 12-23 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Gerald Edwards (C) David Kang | |
| 08:19 | Nicholls State | John Beach misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-23 |
| 08:17 | Kansas | James Nanney grabs the board | 12-23 |
| 07:49 | Kansas | Thomas Crosslin picks off the pass by James Nanney | 12-23 |
| 07:30 | Nicholls State | Buddy Jarrett can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by James Nanney - foul #2 on James Nanney, team foul #7 | 12-23 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Thomas Williams (PG), Christopher Hollar (PF) John Beach, Donald Zumstein | |
| Subs | Kansas | David Harris (PG), Samuel Brady (SF), David Kang (PF) Manuel Bentley, James Nanney, Jonathan Callahan | |
| 07:30 | Nicholls State | Buddy Jarrett misses the 1st free throw | 12-23 |
| 07:30 | Nicholls State | Buddy Jarrett makes the 2nd free throw | 13-23 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Thomas Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Buddy Jarrett (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Hollar (fresh) C - Thomas Crosslin (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - David Harris (fresh) SG - John Elswick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Brady (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Kang (fresh) C - Gerald Edwards (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:06 | Kansas | Gerald Edwards knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by David Harris | 13-25 |
| 06:41 | Nicholls State | Samuel Brady steps in front of the Thomas Williams pass | 13-25 |
| 06:22 | Kansas | David Kang drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by John Elswick | 13-28 |
| 06:09 | Nicholls State | Buddy Jarrett is fouled on the floor by David Kang - foul #2 on David Kang, team foul #8 | 13-28 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Stanley Kinsella (SG), Joshua Jackson (C) Donald Thompson, Thomas Crosslin | |
| Subs | Kansas | Manuel Bentley (PG), James Nanney (SG), Donald Titsworth (SF), Jonathan Callahan (C) David Harris, John Elswick, Samuel Brady, Gerald Edwards | |
| 06:09 | Nicholls State | Buddy Jarrett makes the 1st free throw | 14-28 |
| 06:09 | Nicholls State | Buddy Jarrett makes the 2nd free throw | 15-28 |
| 05:40 | Kansas | David Kang misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 15-28 |
| 05:39 | Kansas | Manuel Bentley tips it home | 15-30 |
| 05:23 | Nicholls State | Thomas Williams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-30 |
| 05:21 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Jonathan Callahan | 15-30 |
| 05:10 | Kansas | Buddy Jarrett is called for the reach on Donald Titsworth - foul #1 on Buddy Jarrett, team foul #8 | 15-30 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | John Beach (PG), Donald Thompson (SG), Donald Zumstein (PF) Thomas Williams, Buddy Jarrett, Christopher Hollar | |
| Subs | Kansas | Samuel Brady (SF) David Kang | |
| 05:10 | Kansas | Donald Titsworth misses the 1st free throw | 15-30 |
| 05:10 | Nicholls State | Donald Thompson grabs the board | 15-30 |
| 05:01 | Nicholls State | John Beach clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-30 |
| 04:59 | Kansas | Jonathan Callahan gets the rebound | 15-30 |
| 04:44 | Kansas | Samuel Brady can't finish the layup | 15-30 |
| 04:43 | Nicholls State | Joshua Jackson snags the defensive board | 15-30 |
| 04:32 | Nicholls State | Stanley Kinsella scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Donald Zumstein | 17-30 |
| 04:18 | Kansas | James Nanney misses the shot from the right side | 17-30 |
| 04:16 | Nicholls State | Donald Zumstein gets the rebound | 17-30 |
| 04:10 | Nicholls State | Donald Thompson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-30 |
| 04:09 | Nicholls State | Joshua Jackson tips it in | 19-30 |
| 03:52 | Kansas | Manuel Bentley hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 19-30 |
| 03:51 | Kansas | Samuel Brady misses the tip | 19-30 |
| 03:49 | Kansas | James Nanney hits the follow up shot | 19-32 |
| 03:31 | Nicholls State | Donald Thompson makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Stanley Kinsella | 21-32 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - John Beach (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Thompson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stanley Kinsella (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Donald Zumstein (fresh) C - Joshua Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Manuel Bentley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Nanney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Samuel Brady (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donald Titsworth (fairly fresh) C - Jonathan Callahan (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Kansas | Samuel Brady hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Manuel Bentley | 21-34 |
| 02:50 | Nicholls State | Samuel Brady takes the ball from Donald Thompson | 21-34 |
| 02:26 | Kansas | Samuel Brady misses badly on the uncontested shot from just outside the lane | 21-34 |
| 02:24 | Kansas | Manuel Bentley tips it back up and in | 21-36 |
| 02:12 | Nicholls State | Donald Thompson drills a shot from the left wing | 23-36 |
| 01:51 | Kansas | Manuel Bentley loses the ball out of bounds | 23-36 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Thomas Williams (PG), Buddy Jarrett (SF), Christopher Hollar (PF), Thomas Crosslin (C) John Beach, Stanley Kinsella, Donald Zumstein, Joshua Jackson | |
| Subs | Kansas | David Harris (PG), John Elswick (SG), David Kang (PF), Gerald Edwards (C) Manuel Bentley, James Nanney, Donald Titsworth, Jonathan Callahan | |
| 01:37 | Nicholls State | Donald Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-36 |
| 01:15 | Kansas | John Elswick hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left wing | 23-36 |
| 01:13 | Nicholls State | Thomas Williams snags the defensive board | 23-36 |
| 01:06 | Nicholls State | John Elswick takes the ball from Thomas Williams | 23-36 |
| 01:01 | Kansas | John Elswick lays it in | 23-38 |
| 00:40 | Nicholls State | Donald Thompson knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Thomas Williams | 25-38 |
| 00:16 | Kansas | John Elswick drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Gerald Edwards | 25-41 |
| 00:02 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin misses the jumper from the baseline | 25-41 |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | The clock runs out | 25-41 |