| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Ricky Evans (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Quevedo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Todd (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Holt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Dahmen (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - Milton King (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Powell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Dalton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Forrest Peterkin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Watkins (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UL-Lafayette | Eric Dalton inbounds the ball | 30-35 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Lafayette | UL-Lafayette is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | UL-Lafayette | Bruce Holt steals it from Eric Watkins | 30-35 |
| 19:20 | Nicholls State | Timothy Quevedo hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Ricky Evans | 33-35 |
| 19:03 | UL-Lafayette | Forrest Peterkin's pass is intercepted by Bruce Holt | 33-35 |
| 18:41 | Nicholls State | Bruce Holt misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-35 |
| 18:40 | UL-Lafayette | Forrest Peterkin gets the rebound | 33-35 |
| 18:19 | UL-Lafayette | Ricky Evans steals the ball from Eric Watkins | 33-35 |
| 18:15 | Nicholls State | James Todd hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ricky Evans | 35-35 |
| 17:55 | UL-Lafayette | Forrest Peterkin's fadeaway is rejected by Patrick Dahmen | 35-35 |
| 17:53 | Nicholls State | Ricky Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 17:49 | Nicholls State | Timothy Quevedo scores on a floater from the left side set up by Ricky Evans and he's hacked by John Powell - foul #1 on John Powell, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| 17:49 | Nicholls State | Timothy Quevedo misses the free throw | 37-35 |
| 17:49 | UL-Lafayette | The rebound goes to Forrest Peterkin | 37-35 |
| 17:37 | UL-Lafayette | John Powell drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Milton King | 37-38 |
| 17:35 | Nicholls State | Ricky Evans throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-38 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Edwin Tran (PG) Milton King | |
| 17:15 | UL-Lafayette | Eric Watkins lays it in set up by John Powell | 37-40 |
| 17:01 | Nicholls State | Eric Dalton denies the turnaround by James Todd | 37-40 |
| 17:00 | UL-Lafayette | John Powell gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 16:55 | UL-Lafayette | John Powell lays it up and in on a great pass from Edwin Tran | 37-42 |
| 16:38 | Nicholls State | Forrest Peterkin is called for the reach on Bruce Holt - foul #3 on Forrest Peterkin, team foul #2 | 37-42 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Jeffrey Barcomb (SG), Andrew Schmeling (SF), Antonio Smith (PF), Scott Kasten (C) John Powell, Eric Dalton, Forrest Peterkin, Eric Watkins | |
| 16:18 | Nicholls State | Andrew Schmeling steals it from Michael Lauderdale | 37-42 |
| 16:03 | UL-Lafayette | Scott Kasten makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-44 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Melvin Fincher (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Diehl (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Ottinger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Boyd (fresh) C - Michael Lauderdale (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - Edwin Tran (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Barcomb (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Andrew Schmeling (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Antonio Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Kasten (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Nicholls State | Melvin Fincher comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 37-44 |
| 15:38 | UL-Lafayette | Jeffrey Barcomb gets the rebound | 37-44 |
| 15:18 | UL-Lafayette | Jeffrey Barcomb can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-44 |
| 15:16 | Nicholls State | Scott Boyd gets the rebound | 37-44 |
| 14:51 | Nicholls State | Robert Ottinger hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Robert Diehl | 39-44 |
| 14:45 | UL-Lafayette | Edwin Tran loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-44 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ricky Evans (PG), Timothy Quevedo (SG), James Todd (SF), Bruce Holt (PF), Patrick Dahmen (C) Melvin Fincher, Robert Diehl, Robert Ottinger, Scott Boyd, Michael Lauderdale | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Milton King (PG), John Powell (SG), Eric Dalton (SF), Forrest Peterkin (PF), Eric Watkins (C) Edwin Tran, Jeffrey Barcomb, Andrew Schmeling, Antonio Smith, Scott Kasten | |
| 14:36 | Nicholls State | Ricky Evans scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-44 |
| 14:18 | UL-Lafayette | Bruce Holt picks off the pass by Forrest Peterkin | 42-44 |
| 13:57 | Nicholls State | Ricky Evans scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Timothy Quevedo and he's fouled by Milton King - foul #1 on Milton King, team foul #3 | 44-44 |
| 13:57 | Nicholls State | Ricky Evans misses the free throw | 44-44 |
| 13:57 | UL-Lafayette | Forrest Peterkin pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 13:48 | UL-Lafayette | Milton King misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 13:46 | Nicholls State | Timothy Quevedo gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 13:24 | Nicholls State | Forrest Peterkin blocks the short jumper by Patrick Dahmen | 44-44 |
| 13:22 | UL-Lafayette | Forrest Peterkin grabs the board | 44-44 |
| 13:00 | UL-Lafayette | Milton King misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-44 |
| 12:58 | Nicholls State | James Todd pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 12:37 | Nicholls State | Patrick Dahmen clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 12:36 | UL-Lafayette | Eric Watkins grabs the board | 44-44 |
| 12:29 | UL-Lafayette | Forrest Peterkin misses badly on a floater from the left side | 44-44 |
| 12:27 | UL-Lafayette | Forrest Peterkin tips it in | 44-46 |
| 12:13 | Nicholls State | Patrick Dahmen jams it set up by Ricky Evans | 46-46 |
| 11:54 | UL-Lafayette | John Powell misses the jump hook in the paint | 46-46 |
| 11:53 | Nicholls State | Bruce Holt grabs the defensive rebound | 46-46 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Ricky Evans (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Timothy Quevedo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Todd (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bruce Holt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Patrick Dahmen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - Milton King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Powell (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Dalton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Forrest Peterkin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Eric Watkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Nicholls State | Timothy Quevedo misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-46 |
| 11:36 | UL-Lafayette | Forrest Peterkin grabs the board | 46-46 |
| 11:15 | UL-Lafayette | Eric Dalton's pass is intercepted by Timothy Quevedo | 46-46 |
| 10:57 | Nicholls State | Patrick Dahmen scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ricky Evans | 48-46 |
| 10:43 | UL-Lafayette | John Powell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 10:42 | Nicholls State | Patrick Dahmen gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 10:20 | Nicholls State | Ricky Evans misses long on a floater from the left side | 48-46 |
| 10:19 | UL-Lafayette | The rebound goes to Eric Watkins | 48-46 |
| 09:59 | UL-Lafayette | Eric Watkins comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-46 |
| 09:57 | UL-Lafayette | Milton King grabs the offensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 09:50 | UL-Lafayette | John Powell can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Patrick Dahmen - foul #1 on Patrick Dahmen, team foul #1 | 48-46 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Edwin Tran (PG), Andrew Schmeling (SF), Antonio Smith (PF), Scott Kasten (C) Milton King, Eric Dalton, Forrest Peterkin, Eric Watkins | |
| 09:50 | UL-Lafayette | John Powell misses the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 09:50 | UL-Lafayette | John Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 09:50 | Nicholls State | Robert Diehl snags the defensive board | 48-46 |
| 09:37 | Nicholls State | Robert Diehl can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Powell - foul #2 on John Powell, team foul #4 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Jeffrey Barcomb (SG) John Powell | |
| 09:37 | Nicholls State | Robert Diehl makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 09:37 | Nicholls State | Robert Diehl makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 09:17 | UL-Lafayette | Jeffrey Barcomb connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Antonio Smith | 50-48 |
| 09:03 | Nicholls State | Robert Ottinger is whistled for a carry | 50-48 |
| 08:40 | UL-Lafayette | Antonio Smith clanks a 3 from straight away | 50-48 |
| 08:38 | Nicholls State | Michael Lauderdale gets the rebound | 50-48 |
| 08:20 | Nicholls State | Scott Boyd misses the shot from the left side | 50-48 |
| 08:19 | UL-Lafayette | Edwin Tran pulls down the rebound | 50-48 |
| 08:12 | UL-Lafayette | Michael Lauderdale steals it from Andrew Schmeling | 50-48 |
| 08:07 | Nicholls State | Robert Ottinger comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-48 |
| 08:06 | UL-Lafayette | Antonio Smith gets the rebound | 50-48 |
| 07:45 | UL-Lafayette | Scott Kasten knocks in the jumper in the lane | 50-50 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Melvin Fincher (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Diehl (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert Ottinger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Boyd (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Lauderdale (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - Edwin Tran (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Barcomb (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Andrew Schmeling (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Antonio Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Kasten (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:30 | Nicholls State | Robert Ottinger buries a floater from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 07:17 | UL-Lafayette | Edwin Tran makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jeffrey Barcomb | 52-52 |
| 06:58 | Nicholls State | Antonio Smith steals the ball from Scott Boyd | 52-52 |
| 06:41 | UL-Lafayette | Robert Ottinger is called for the reach on Edwin Tran - foul #2 on Robert Ottinger, team foul #2 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ricky Evans (PG), Timothy Quevedo (SG), James Todd (SF), Bruce Holt (PF), Mark Healy (C) Melvin Fincher, Robert Diehl, Robert Ottinger, Scott Boyd, Michael Lauderdale | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Milton King (PG), John Powell (SG), Eric Dalton (SF), Andrew Hruska (PF), Eric Watkins (C) Edwin Tran, Jeffrey Barcomb, Andrew Schmeling, Antonio Smith, Scott Kasten | |
| 06:31 | UL-Lafayette | Milton King misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Bruce Holt - foul #2 on Bruce Holt, team foul #3 | 52-52 |
| 06:31 | UL-Lafayette | Milton King makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 06:31 | UL-Lafayette | Milton King makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 06:24 | Nicholls State | Ricky Evans hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Bruce Holt | 55-54 |
| 06:07 | UL-Lafayette | Eric Dalton is hacked by James Todd - foul #2 on James Todd, team foul #4 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Forrest Peterkin (PF) Andrew Hruska | |
| 05:58 | UL-Lafayette | Eric Dalton misses the runner near the basket | 55-54 |
| 05:56 | Nicholls State | Timothy Quevedo gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 05:38 | Nicholls State | James Todd hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 05:37 | UL-Lafayette | John Powell gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 05:35 | UL-Lafayette | Ricky Evans picks off the pass by Milton King in the backcourt | 55-54 |
| 05:17 | Nicholls State | Bruce Holt knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Ricky Evans | 57-54 |
| 04:59 | UL-Lafayette | Eric Dalton blows the layup | 57-54 |
| 04:57 | Nicholls State | Timothy Quevedo pulls down the rebound | 57-54 |
| 04:39 | Nicholls State | Ricky Evans clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-54 |
| 04:37 | Nicholls State | Mark Healy grabs the offensive board | 57-54 |
| 04:22 | Nicholls State | Ricky Evans misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-54 |
| 04:20 | Nicholls State | James Todd hits the follow up shot | 59-54 |
| 04:10 | UL-Lafayette | Milton King knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Forrest Peterkin | 59-56 |
| 03:50 | Nicholls State | Ricky Evans misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Eric Watkins - foul #1 on Eric Watkins, team foul #5 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Scott Boyd (PF), Patrick Dahmen (C) Bruce Holt, Mark Healy | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Edwin Tran (PG), Jeffrey Barcomb (SG), Andrew Schmeling (SF), Antonio Smith (PF), Scott Kasten (C) Milton King, John Powell, Eric Dalton, Forrest Peterkin, Eric Watkins | |
| 03:50 | Nicholls State | Ricky Evans makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 03:50 | Nicholls State | Ricky Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 03:50 | UL-Lafayette | Scott Kasten pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| 03:26 | UL-Lafayette | Patrick Dahmen takes the ball from Edwin Tran | 60-56 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Ricky Evans (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Quevedo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Todd (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Scott Boyd (fresh) 2 reb. C - Patrick Dahmen (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UL-Lafayette | PG - Edwin Tran (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Barcomb (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Schmeling (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Antonio Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Kasten (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:14 | Nicholls State | Patrick Dahmen misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-56 |
| 03:12 | Nicholls State | Timothy Quevedo tips it but misses | 60-56 |
| 03:10 | UL-Lafayette | Scott Kasten pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| 02:44 | UL-Lafayette | Jeffrey Barcomb throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-56 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Melvin Fincher (PG), Robert Diehl (SG), Robert Ottinger (SF) Ricky Evans, Timothy Quevedo, James Todd | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | John Powell (SG), Eric Dalton (SF) Jeffrey Barcomb, Andrew Schmeling | |
| 02:41 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-56 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ricky Evans (PG), Timothy Quevedo (SG), Bruce Holt (PF) Melvin Fincher, Robert Diehl, Scott Boyd | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Forrest Peterkin (PF) Scott Kasten | |
| 02:34 | Nicholls State | Timothy Quevedo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-56 |
| 02:33 | Nicholls State | Bruce Holt tips it home | 62-56 |
| 02:33 | UL-Lafayette | UL-Lafayette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-56 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | James Todd (SF) Robert Ottinger | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | Milton King (PG), Eric Watkins (C) Edwin Tran, Antonio Smith | |
| 02:21 | UL-Lafayette | John Powell loses the ball out of bounds | 62-56 |
| 02:08 | Nicholls State | Ricky Evans jams it on a nice dish by Bruce Holt | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Lafayette | UL-Lafayette is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:54 | UL-Lafayette | Milton King misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-56 |
| 01:52 | UL-Lafayette | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Watkins | 64-56 |
| 01:37 | UL-Lafayette | Forrest Peterkin hits a floater near the basket set up by Eric Dalton and he's hacked by Timothy Quevedo - foul #3 on Timothy Quevedo, team foul #5 | 64-58 |
| 01:37 | UL-Lafayette | Forrest Peterkin makes the free throw | 64-59 |
| 01:22 | Nicholls State | Ricky Evans misses short on a shot from the right wing | 64-59 |
| 01:20 | Nicholls State | Patrick Dahmen gets the offensive rebound | 64-59 |
| 01:11 | Nicholls State | Patrick Dahmen makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Ricky Evans | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Lafayette | UL-Lafayette is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:53 | UL-Lafayette | James Todd swats the layup by Eric Watkins | 66-59 |
| 00:51 | UL-Lafayette | Eric Dalton tips it back up and in | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Lafayette | UL-Lafayette is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Nicholls State | Patrick Dahmen misses the easy layup | 66-61 |
| 00:22 | Nicholls State | James Todd tips it back up and in | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Lafayette | UL-Lafayette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:15 | UL-Lafayette | Milton King drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Lafayette | UL-Lafayette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Nicholls State | Bruce Holt is hacked by John Powell in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Powell, team foul #6 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Diehl (SF) James Todd | |
| Subs | UL-Lafayette | | |
| 00:11 | Nicholls State | Robert Diehl is hacked by Eric Dalton - foul #3 on Eric Dalton, team foul #7 | 68-64 |
| 00:11 | Nicholls State | Robert Diehl makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:11 | Nicholls State | Robert Diehl makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:07 | UL-Lafayette | Forrest Peterkin hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from John Powell | 70-67 |
| 00:04 | Nicholls State | Robert Diehl is fouled in the backcourt by John Powell - foul #4 on John Powell, team foul #8 | 70-67 |
| 00:04 | Nicholls State | Robert Diehl makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:04 | Nicholls State | Robert Diehl misses the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:04 | UL-Lafayette | The rebound goes to Forrest Peterkin | 71-67 |
| 00:00 | UL-Lafayette | Forrest Peterkin misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 71-67 |