| Lineup | St. Francis (NY) | PG - Al Wenz (fresh) SG - Kenneth Singleton (fresh) SF - Oliver Montgomery (fresh) PF - Donald Foster (fresh) C - Edwin Degregorio (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Ricky Evans (fresh) SG - Timothy Quevedo (fresh) SF - James Todd (fresh) PF - Bruce Holt (fresh) C - Patrick Dahmen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. Francis (NY) | Edwin Degregorio wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | St. Francis (NY) | Edwin Degregorio comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Timothy Quevedo | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Nicholls State | Ricky Evans is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | St. Francis (NY) | Oliver Montgomery is hacked by James Todd - foul #1 on James Todd, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | St. Francis (NY) | Oliver Montgomery clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Nicholls State | James Todd grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Nicholls State | Bruce Holt double dribbles in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 18:39 | St. Francis (NY) | Al Wenz misses short on a 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:37 | Nicholls State | Patrick Dahmen gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:27 | Nicholls State | Ricky Evans is called for 10 seconds | 0-0 |
| 18:14 | St. Francis (NY) | Donald Foster's pass is intercepted by Bruce Holt | 0-0 |
| 17:52 | Nicholls State | Patrick Dahmen's pass is intercepted by Al Wenz | 0-0 |
| 17:37 | St. Francis (NY) | Kenneth Singleton makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Donald Foster | 3-0 |
| 17:29 | Nicholls State | Ricky Evans knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Patrick Dahmen | 3-2 |
| 17:08 | St. Francis (NY) | Edwin Degregorio drills a jumper near the basket | 5-2 |
| 16:51 | Nicholls State | Ricky Evans hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner from the right block | 5-2 |
| 16:50 | St. Francis (NY) | Donald Foster pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:32 | St. Francis (NY) | Oliver Montgomery misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-2 |
| 16:30 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Timothy Quevedo | 5-2 |
| 16:26 | Nicholls State | Ricky Evans is fouled in the backcourt by Oliver Montgomery - foul #1 on Oliver Montgomery, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | David Robinson (PG), Robert Vicente (SG), James Smiley (SF), Dale Stennis (PF), Bruce Williams (C) Al Wenz, Kenneth Singleton, Oliver Montgomery, Donald Foster, Edwin Degregorio | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Melvin Fincher (PG), Robert Diehl (SG), Robert Ottinger (SF), Scott Boyd (PF), Michael Lauderdale (C) Ricky Evans, Timothy Quevedo, James Todd, Bruce Holt, Patrick Dahmen | |
| 16:06 | Nicholls State | Robert Ottinger scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Melvin Fincher | 5-4 |
| 15:51 | St. Francis (NY) | James Smiley knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-4 |
| Lineup | St. Francis (NY) | PG - David Robinson (fresh) SG - Robert Vicente (fresh) SF - James Smiley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dale Stennis (fresh) C - Bruce Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Melvin Fincher (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Diehl (fresh) SF - Robert Ottinger (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Boyd (fresh) C - Michael Lauderdale (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Nicholls State | Scott Boyd connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from Michael Lauderdale | 8-6 |
| 15:26 | St. Francis (NY) | Robert Vicente makes the jump hook from the left block | 10-6 |
| 15:23 | Nicholls State | Robert Diehl is fouled in the backcourt by David Robinson - foul #1 on David Robinson, team foul #2 | 10-6 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Larry Cole (SF), Garry Nixon (C) David Robinson, Bruce Williams | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 15:10 | Nicholls State | Robert Ottinger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-6 |
| 15:08 | St. Francis (NY) | Dale Stennis grabs the board | 10-6 |
| 14:57 | St. Francis (NY) | Garry Nixon knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Vicente | 13-6 |
| 14:30 | Nicholls State | Melvin Fincher can't connect on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Robert Vicente - foul #1 on Robert Vicente, team foul #3 | 13-6 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Al Wenz (PG), Kenneth Singleton (SG), Donald Foster (PF) Robert Vicente, Dale Stennis, James Smiley | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Timothy Quevedo (SG), James Todd (SF), Mark Healy (PF), Patrick Dahmen (C) Robert Diehl, Robert Ottinger, Scott Boyd, Michael Lauderdale | |
| 14:30 | Nicholls State | Melvin Fincher makes the 1st free throw | 13-7 |
| 14:30 | Nicholls State | Melvin Fincher makes the 2nd free throw | 13-8 |
| 14:16 | St. Francis (NY) | Garry Nixon hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Al Wenz | 15-8 |
| 13:56 | Nicholls State | Melvin Fincher misses the shot from the left side | 15-8 |
| 13:55 | Nicholls State | Melvin Fincher tips it home | 15-10 |
| 13:37 | St. Francis (NY) | Al Wenz clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-10 |
| 13:35 | St. Francis (NY) | Garry Nixon gets the offensive rebound | 15-10 |
| 13:28 | St. Francis (NY) | Al Wenz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-10 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | David Robinson (SG), Oliver Montgomery (SF), Bruce Williams (C) Kenneth Singleton, Larry Cole, Garry Nixon | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ricky Evans (PG), Bruce Holt (PF) Melvin Fincher, Patrick Dahmen | |
| 13:18 | Nicholls State | Timothy Quevedo hits a wide open turnaround near the basket | 15-12 |
| 13:00 | St. Francis (NY) | Al Wenz scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Oliver Montgomery | 17-12 |
| 12:51 | Nicholls State | Bruce Holt hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 17-12 |
| 12:49 | St. Francis (NY) | Donald Foster grabs the board | 17-12 |
| 12:32 | St. Francis (NY) | David Robinson hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Al Wenz | 19-12 |
| 12:05 | Nicholls State | Ricky Evans is fouled on the floor by David Robinson - foul #2 on David Robinson, team foul #4 | 19-12 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Robert Vicente (SG), James Smiley (PF), Edwin Degregorio (C) David Robinson, Donald Foster, Bruce Williams | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Diehl (SG), Robert Ottinger (SF), Scott Boyd (C) Timothy Quevedo, James Todd, Mark Healy | |
| 11:57 | Nicholls State | Robert Diehl misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 19-12 |
| 11:55 | St. Francis (NY) | Edwin Degregorio gets the rebound | 19-12 |
| Lineup | St. Francis (NY) | PG - Al Wenz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Vicente (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oliver Montgomery (tiring) PF - James Smiley (fresh) 3 pts. C - Edwin Degregorio (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Ricky Evans (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Diehl (fresh) SF - Robert Ottinger (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bruce Holt (fresh) C - Scott Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:36 | St. Francis (NY) | Oliver Montgomery makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-12 |
| 11:22 | Nicholls State | Scott Boyd banks in the wide open layup set up by Ricky Evans | 22-14 |
| 11:15 | St. Francis (NY) | Ricky Evans steals it from Al Wenz in the backcourt | 22-14 |
| 11:07 | Nicholls State | Robert Ottinger is open and buries a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Ricky Evans | 22-16 |
| 10:47 | St. Francis (NY) | Edwin Degregorio is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Edwin Degregorio, team foul #5 | 22-16 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Dale Stennis (SG), Larry Cole (SF) Robert Vicente, Oliver Montgomery | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Melvin Fincher (PG), Timothy Quevedo (SG), Patrick Dahmen (C) Ricky Evans, Robert Diehl, Bruce Holt | |
| 10:45 | Nicholls State | Al Wenz steps in front of the Robert Ottinger pass in the backcourt | 22-16 |
| 10:23 | St. Francis (NY) | Al Wenz connects on the floater from the left side set up by James Smiley | 24-16 |
| 09:59 | Nicholls State | Robert Ottinger makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Patrick Dahmen | 24-18 |
| 09:49 | St. Francis (NY) | James Smiley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-18 |
| 09:47 | St. Francis (NY) | Edwin Degregorio grabs the offensive rebound | 24-18 |
| 09:39 | St. Francis (NY) | Melvin Fincher steals it from Dale Stennis | 24-18 |
| 09:36 | Nicholls State | Melvin Fincher blows the layup | 24-18 |
| 09:34 | Nicholls State | Timothy Quevedo pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-18 |
| 09:19 | Nicholls State | Timothy Quevedo drills a fadeaway from the left side | 24-20 |
| 09:08 | St. Francis (NY) | Al Wenz scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Larry Cole | 27-20 |
| 09:04 | Nicholls State | Timothy Quevedo is fouled in the backcourt by Dale Stennis - foul #1 on Dale Stennis, team foul #6 | 27-20 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Robert Vicente (PG), Kenneth Singleton (SG), Oliver Montgomery (SF), Donald Foster (PF), Bruce Williams (C) Al Wenz, Dale Stennis, Larry Cole, James Smiley, Edwin Degregorio | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ricky Evans (PG), Robert Diehl (SG), James Todd (SF), Mark Healy (PF), Michael Lauderdale (C) Melvin Fincher, Timothy Quevedo, Robert Ottinger, Scott Boyd, Patrick Dahmen | |
| 08:52 | Nicholls State | Robert Diehl misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-20 |
| 08:51 | Nicholls State | James Todd misses the tip | 27-20 |
| 08:49 | Nicholls State | Robert Diehl pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-20 |
| 08:30 | Nicholls State | Robert Diehl's floater is tipped away by Donald Foster | 27-20 |
| 08:29 | St. Francis (NY) | Bruce Williams pulls down the rebound | 27-20 |
| 08:23 | St. Francis (NY) | Robert Vicente clanks a 3 from the right wing | 27-20 |
| 08:22 | Nicholls State | James Todd gets the rebound | 27-20 |
| 08:19 | Nicholls State | Robert Diehl throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-20 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | James Smiley (SF) Oliver Montgomery | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Bruce Holt (PF) Mark Healy | |
| 08:01 | St. Francis (NY) | Kenneth Singleton scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-20 |
| 07:39 | Nicholls State | Ricky Evans connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Bruce Holt | 30-23 |
| Lineup | St. Francis (NY) | PG - Robert Vicente (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Singleton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Smiley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Foster (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Bruce Williams (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Ricky Evans (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Diehl (fairly fresh) SF - James Todd (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Bruce Holt (fresh) C - Michael Lauderdale (fresh) | |
| 07:27 | St. Francis (NY) | Kenneth Singleton is whistled for a carry | 30-23 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Al Wenz (PG), Oliver Montgomery (SF), Garry Nixon (C) Robert Vicente, James Smiley, Bruce Williams | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Timothy Quevedo (SG), Patrick Dahmen (C) Robert Diehl, Michael Lauderdale | |
| 07:11 | Nicholls State | Ricky Evans is fouled on the floor by Garry Nixon - foul #1 on Garry Nixon, team foul #7 | 30-23 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Mark Healy (SF) James Todd | |
| 07:11 | Nicholls State | Ricky Evans makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 07:11 | Nicholls State | Ricky Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 07:02 | St. Francis (NY) | Oliver Montgomery can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-25 |
| 07:01 | St. Francis (NY) | Al Wenz tips it but misses | 30-25 |
| 06:59 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Mark Healy | 30-25 |
| 06:56 | Nicholls State | Oliver Montgomery is called for the reach on Mark Healy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Oliver Montgomery, team foul #8 | 30-25 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | James Smiley (SF) Oliver Montgomery | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Melvin Fincher (PG), James Todd (SF) Ricky Evans, Bruce Holt | |
| 06:56 | Nicholls State | Mark Healy makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 06:56 | Nicholls State | Mark Healy misses the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 06:56 | Nicholls State | James Todd grabs the offensive board | 30-26 |
| 06:42 | Nicholls State | Melvin Fincher misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Kenneth Singleton - foul #1 on Kenneth Singleton, team foul #9 | 30-26 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Larry Cole (SF) James Smiley | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 06:42 | Nicholls State | Melvin Fincher misses the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 06:42 | Nicholls State | Melvin Fincher makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 06:19 | St. Francis (NY) | Garry Nixon's pass is intercepted by Mark Healy | 30-27 |
| 05:58 | Nicholls State | Mark Healy blows the layup | 30-27 |
| 05:56 | St. Francis (NY) | Kenneth Singleton pulls down the rebound | 30-27 |
| 05:33 | St. Francis (NY) | Larry Cole misses the floater from the right wing | 30-27 |
| 05:32 | Nicholls State | Patrick Dahmen snags the defensive board | 30-27 |
| 05:30 | Nicholls State | James Todd is hacked by Donald Foster in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Foster, team foul #10 | 30-27 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Robert Vicente (PG), Dale Stennis (SF), James Smiley (PF), Edwin Degregorio (C) Al Wenz, Larry Cole, Donald Foster, Garry Nixon | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ricky Evans (PG), Robert Diehl (SG), Bruce Holt (PF), Scott Boyd (C) Melvin Fincher, Timothy Quevedo, Mark Healy, Patrick Dahmen | |
| 05:30 | Nicholls State | James Todd makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 05:30 | Nicholls State | James Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 05:12 | St. Francis (NY) | Robert Vicente loses the dribble to Bruce Holt | 30-29 |
| 04:58 | Nicholls State | Bruce Holt banks in the wide open layup | 30-31 |
| 04:42 | St. Francis (NY) | Dale Stennis drills a turnaround from the baseline | 32-31 |
| 04:22 | Nicholls State | Bruce Holt can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by James Smiley - foul #1 on James Smiley, team foul #11 | 32-31 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Al Wenz (PG), Bruce Williams (PF) Kenneth Singleton, Dale Stennis | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Timothy Quevedo (SG), Robert Ottinger (SF) Robert Diehl, James Todd | |
| 04:22 | Nicholls State | Bruce Holt makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 04:22 | Nicholls State | Bruce Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 04:07 | St. Francis (NY) | James Smiley is hacked by Scott Boyd - foul #1 on Scott Boyd, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael Lauderdale (C) Bruce Holt | |
| 03:55 | St. Francis (NY) | Edwin Degregorio misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Ottinger - foul #1 on Robert Ottinger, team foul #3 | 32-33 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | David Robinson (PG), Kenneth Singleton (SG), Oliver Montgomery (SF) Al Wenz, Robert Vicente, James Smiley | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Melvin Fincher (PG), Bruce Holt (PF) Ricky Evans, Scott Boyd | |
| 03:55 | St. Francis (NY) | Edwin Degregorio makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 03:55 | St. Francis (NY) | Edwin Degregorio makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 03:51 | Nicholls State | Robert Ottinger is hacked by David Robinson in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Robinson, team foul #12 | 34-33 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Al Wenz (PG) David Robinson | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 03:51 | Nicholls State | Robert Ottinger misses the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 03:51 | Nicholls State | Robert Ottinger makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 03:31 | St. Francis (NY) | Edwin Degregorio banks in the layup set up by Al Wenz | 36-34 |
| Lineup | St. Francis (NY) | PG - Al Wenz (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Singleton (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Oliver Montgomery (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bruce Williams (fresh) C - Edwin Degregorio (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Melvin Fincher (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Quevedo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Ottinger (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Bruce Holt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Michael Lauderdale (fresh) | |
| 03:11 | Nicholls State | Robert Ottinger loses the dribble to Kenneth Singleton | 36-34 |
| 03:07 | St. Francis (NY) | Kenneth Singleton lays it up and in | 38-34 |
| 03:05 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Singleton steals it from Bruce Holt in the backcourt | 38-34 |
| 02:51 | St. Francis (NY) | Kenneth Singleton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-34 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Dale Stennis (SG), Larry Cole (SF), Donald Foster (PF), Garry Nixon (C) Kenneth Singleton, Oliver Montgomery, Bruce Williams, Edwin Degregorio | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ricky Evans (PG), Robert Diehl (SG), Scott Boyd (PF) Melvin Fincher, Timothy Quevedo, Bruce Holt | |
| 02:44 | Nicholls State | Robert Ottinger can't connect on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Dale Stennis - foul #2 on Dale Stennis, team foul #13 | 38-34 |
| 02:44 | Nicholls State | Robert Ottinger makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 02:44 | Nicholls State | Robert Ottinger makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 02:30 | St. Francis (NY) | Dale Stennis knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Al Wenz | 41-36 |
| 02:06 | Nicholls State | Scott Boyd misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-36 |
| 02:05 | St. Francis (NY) | Donald Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 01:40 | St. Francis (NY) | Donald Foster can't finish the layup but the foul's on Scott Boyd - foul #2 on Scott Boyd, team foul #4 | 41-36 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Robert Vicente (SG), James Smiley (SF) Dale Stennis, Larry Cole | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Melvin Fincher (PG), Timothy Quevedo (SG), James Todd (SF), Mark Healy (PF), Patrick Dahmen (C) Ricky Evans, Robert Diehl, Robert Ottinger, Scott Boyd, Michael Lauderdale | |
| 01:40 | St. Francis (NY) | Donald Foster misses the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 01:40 | St. Francis (NY) | Donald Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 01:40 | Nicholls State | Mark Healy grabs the board | 41-36 |
| 01:28 | Nicholls State | James Todd misses short on an open floater from just outside the lane | 41-36 |
| 01:27 | Nicholls State | Mark Healy gets the offensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 01:13 | Nicholls State | Melvin Fincher can't connect on a runner in the lane | 41-36 |
| 01:11 | St. Francis (NY) | Garry Nixon pulls down the rebound | 41-36 |
| 00:51 | St. Francis (NY) | Garry Nixon loses the ball out of bounds | 41-36 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Kenneth Singleton (SG), Oliver Montgomery (SF), Edwin Degregorio (C) Al Wenz, Donald Foster, Garry Nixon | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 00:30 | Nicholls State | Patrick Dahmen misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Edwin Degregorio - foul #2 on Edwin Degregorio, team foul #14 | 41-36 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Larry Cole (SF), Bruce Williams (PF) Oliver Montgomery, James Smiley | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ricky Evans (PG), Bruce Holt (PF) Melvin Fincher, James Todd | |
| 00:30 | Nicholls State | Patrick Dahmen makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 00:30 | Nicholls State | Patrick Dahmen makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 00:02 | St. Francis (NY) | Kenneth Singleton misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-38 |
| 00:01 | Nicholls State | Patrick Dahmen grabs the board | 41-38 |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | Patrick Dahmen misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 41-38 |