| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Alvin Dawson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Weakley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dudley Dean (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Haynes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Daniel Anthony (fresh) SG - John Hood (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mohammad Reynolds (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Hutchings (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Cory Rumble (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | Mohammad Reynolds inbounds the ball | 28-28 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Nicholls State | Daniel Anthony hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 28-28 |
| 19:47 | IPFW | Joe Weakley snags the defensive board | 28-28 |
| 19:20 | IPFW | Dudley Dean is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Dudley Dean, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| 18:56 | Nicholls State | Larry Hutchings hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Mohammad Reynolds and he's hacked by Dudley Dean - foul #3 on Dudley Dean, team foul #2 | 28-30 |
| Subs | IPFW | Kirby Wolf (PF) Dudley Dean | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 18:56 | Nicholls State | Larry Hutchings misses the free throw | 28-30 |
| 18:56 | IPFW | Kirby Wolf pulls down the rebound | 28-30 |
| 18:42 | IPFW | Alvin Dawson loses the ball out of bounds | 28-30 |
| 18:21 | Nicholls State | Larry Hutchings throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-30 |
| 18:10 | IPFW | Alvin Dawson blows the dunk | 28-30 |
| 18:09 | IPFW | Gary Haynes snags the offensive board | 28-30 |
| 17:55 | IPFW | Gary Haynes hits a jump hook from the baseline and he's hacked by Cory Rumble - foul #2 on Cory Rumble, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| 17:55 | IPFW | Gary Haynes makes the free throw | 31-30 |
| 17:41 | Nicholls State | James Robinson steals the ball from Cory Rumble | 31-30 |
| 17:37 | IPFW | James Robinson lays it in | 33-30 |
| 17:21 | Nicholls State | Larry Hutchings knocks in the runner from close range set up by Daniel Anthony | 33-32 |
| 17:12 | IPFW | Joe Weakley lays it up and in | 35-32 |
| 17:04 | Nicholls State | Daniel Anthony clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-32 |
| 17:03 | IPFW | The rebound goes to James Robinson | 35-32 |
| 16:46 | IPFW | James Robinson misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 16:44 | IPFW | Kirby Wolf snags the offensive board | 35-32 |
| 16:24 | IPFW | Alvin Dawson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-32 |
| 16:22 | Nicholls State | Larry Hutchings pulls down the rebound | 35-32 |
| 16:03 | Nicholls State | Alvin Dawson steals it from John Hood | 35-32 |
| 15:59 | IPFW | Alvin Dawson lays it in | 37-32 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Alvin Dawson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joe Weakley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Robinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kirby Wolf (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Gary Haynes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Daniel Anthony (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Hood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mohammad Reynolds (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Hutchings (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Cory Rumble (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Nicholls State | Cory Rumble throws it down set up by Daniel Anthony and he's hacked by Gary Haynes - foul #2 on Gary Haynes, team foul #3 | 37-34 |
| Subs | IPFW | Jason Ward (PG), James Barfield (SG), Vernon Cox (SF), Dudley Dean (PF), James Juan (C) Alvin Dawson, Joe Weakley, James Robinson, Kirby Wolf, Gary Haynes | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kevin Heard (PG), Preston Anderson (SG), Charles Oliver (SF), Edward Temple (PF) Daniel Anthony, John Hood, Mohammad Reynolds, Larry Hutchings | |
| 15:43 | Nicholls State | Cory Rumble makes the free throw | 37-35 |
| 15:23 | IPFW | Dudley Dean knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Jason Ward and he's fouled by Edward Temple - foul #3 on Edward Temple, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | David Green (PF) Cory Rumble | |
| 15:23 | IPFW | Dudley Dean makes the free throw | 40-35 |
| 15:05 | Nicholls State | Edward Temple misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by James Juan - foul #1 on James Juan, team foul #4 | 40-35 |
| 15:05 | Nicholls State | Edward Temple misses the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 15:05 | Nicholls State | Edward Temple makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 14:40 | IPFW | David Green swats the short shot by Dudley Dean | 40-36 |
| 14:39 | IPFW | Dudley Dean hits the follow up shot | 42-36 |
| 14:24 | Nicholls State | David Green buries a runner from the left block | 42-38 |
| 14:08 | IPFW | Vernon Cox is fouled on the floor by Charles Oliver - foul #1 on Charles Oliver, team foul #3 | 42-38 |
| Subs | IPFW | Alvin Dawson (PG), Joe Weakley (SG), James Robinson (SF) Jason Ward, James Barfield, Vernon Cox | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 13:56 | IPFW | Alvin Dawson lays it in and he's hacked by Kevin Heard - foul #4 on Kevin Heard, team foul #4 | 44-38 |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Cammack (SG) Kevin Heard | |
| 13:56 | IPFW | Alvin Dawson makes the free throw | 45-38 |
| 13:39 | Nicholls State | David Green is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 45-38 |
| Subs | IPFW | Kirby Wolf (C) James Juan | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | John Hood (SG) Kenneth Cammack | |
| 13:23 | IPFW | Joe Weakley is fouled on the floor by John Hood - foul #1 on John Hood, team foul #5 | 45-38 |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Daniel Anthony (PG) Preston Anderson | |
| 13:18 | IPFW | James Robinson knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Kirby Wolf | 48-38 |
| 13:05 | Nicholls State | Daniel Anthony scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from David Green | 48-41 |
| 12:43 | IPFW | Dudley Dean misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 48-41 |
| 12:42 | Nicholls State | David Green snags the defensive board | 48-41 |
| 12:28 | Nicholls State | Daniel Anthony clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-41 |
| 12:26 | Nicholls State | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Temple | 48-41 |
| 12:09 | Nicholls State | Edward Temple knocks in the shot from close range | 48-43 |
| 11:47 | IPFW | James Robinson connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Alvin Dawson | 51-43 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Alvin Dawson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joe Weakley (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Robinson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dudley Dean (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Kirby Wolf (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Daniel Anthony (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles Oliver (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Temple (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:36 | Nicholls State | John Hood can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-43 |
| 11:35 | IPFW | The rebound goes to Alvin Dawson | 51-43 |
| 11:18 | IPFW | Alvin Dawson makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Kirby Wolf and he's fouled by Edward Temple - foul #4 on Edward Temple, team foul #6 | 53-43 |
| Subs | IPFW | Jason Ward (SG), James Barfield (SF), James Juan (PF), Gary Haynes (C) Joe Weakley, James Robinson, Dudley Dean, Kirby Wolf | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Preston Anderson (PG), Kenneth Cammack (SG), Mohammad Reynolds (SF), Larry Hutchings (PF), Cory Rumble (C) Daniel Anthony, John Hood, Charles Oliver, David Green, Edward Temple | |
| 11:18 | IPFW | Alvin Dawson misses the free throw | 53-43 |
| 11:18 | Nicholls State | Cory Rumble grabs the defensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 11:03 | Nicholls State | Cory Rumble's pass is intercepted by Jason Ward | 53-43 |
| 10:49 | IPFW | Alvin Dawson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 53-43 |
| 10:47 | IPFW | Alvin Dawson snags the offensive board | 53-43 |
| 10:34 | IPFW | Jason Ward drills a fadeaway in the lane and he's hacked by Kenneth Cammack - foul #2 on Kenneth Cammack, team foul #7 | 55-43 |
| Subs | IPFW | Vernon Cox (SF) Alvin Dawson | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 10:34 | IPFW | Jason Ward makes the free throw | 56-43 |
| 10:14 | Nicholls State | Cory Rumble drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Larry Hutchings | 56-46 |
| 10:00 | IPFW | Gary Haynes is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Cammack - foul #3 on Kenneth Cammack, team foul #8 | 56-46 |
| Subs | IPFW | Joe Weakley (SG), James Robinson (SF), Dudley Dean (PF) James Barfield, Vernon Cox, James Juan | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 10:00 | IPFW | Gary Haynes misses the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 10:00 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Cory Rumble | 56-46 |
| 09:42 | Nicholls State | Larry Hutchings can't finish the layup but the foul's on Gary Haynes - foul #3 on Gary Haynes, team foul #5 | 56-46 |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Daniel Anthony (PG), John Hood (SG) Preston Anderson, Kenneth Cammack | |
| 09:42 | Nicholls State | Larry Hutchings makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 09:42 | Nicholls State | Larry Hutchings makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 09:40 | IPFW | Jason Ward is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Anthony - foul #2 on Daniel Anthony, team foul #9 | 56-48 |
| 09:40 | IPFW | Jason Ward makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 09:40 | IPFW | Jason Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 09:20 | Nicholls State | Dudley Dean swats the dunk try by Larry Hutchings | 58-48 |
| 09:18 | IPFW | Dudley Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 58-48 |
| 09:06 | IPFW | Dudley Dean clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-48 |
| 09:05 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Cory Rumble | 58-48 |
| 08:59 | Nicholls State | Daniel Anthony throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-48 |
| Subs | IPFW | Kirby Wolf (C) Gary Haynes | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Cammack (SF), David Green (PF), Ray Neely (C) Mohammad Reynolds, Larry Hutchings, Cory Rumble | |
| 08:42 | IPFW | Joe Weakley buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Kirby Wolf | 61-48 |
| 08:24 | Nicholls State | David Green drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Anthony | 61-50 |
| 08:06 | IPFW | Dudley Dean is hacked by David Green - foul #1 on David Green, team foul #10 | 61-50 |
| Subs | IPFW | Alvin Dawson (PG) Jason Ward | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Preston Anderson (PG), Charles Oliver (SF) Daniel Anthony, John Hood | |
| 08:06 | IPFW | Dudley Dean misses the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 08:06 | IPFW | Dudley Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 07:45 | Nicholls State | Ray Neely misses the lay-in | 62-50 |
| 07:43 | IPFW | James Robinson snags the defensive board | 62-50 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Alvin Dawson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joe Weakley (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Robinson (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dudley Dean (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Kirby Wolf (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Preston Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Cammack (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Charles Oliver (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Green (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ray Neely (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | IPFW | Alvin Dawson connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Joe Weakley | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:09 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Cammack knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 65-52 |
| 06:46 | IPFW | Dudley Dean loses the ball out of bounds | 65-52 |
| Subs | IPFW | James Barfield (SG), Vernon Cox (SF), James Juan (PF), Gary Haynes (C) Joe Weakley, James Robinson, Dudley Dean, Kirby Wolf | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kevin Heard (PG), John Hood (SG), Mohammad Reynolds (SF), Larry Hutchings (PF), Cory Rumble (C) Preston Anderson, Kenneth Cammack, Charles Oliver, David Green, Ray Neely | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:31 | Nicholls State | John Hood knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Kevin Heard | 65-55 |
| 06:14 | IPFW | Vernon Cox scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by James Barfield | 67-55 |
| 05:51 | Nicholls State | John Hood misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 67-55 |
| 05:50 | IPFW | The rebound goes to James Barfield | 67-55 |
| 05:29 | IPFW | Vernon Cox can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-55 |
| 05:27 | Nicholls State | Larry Hutchings snags the defensive board | 67-55 |
| 05:09 | Nicholls State | Cory Rumble misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-55 |
| 05:08 | IPFW | Vernon Cox pulls down the rebound | 67-55 |
| 04:46 | IPFW | James Barfield loses the dribble to Kevin Heard | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:36 | Nicholls State | Larry Hutchings misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 67-55 |
| 04:34 | IPFW | The rebound goes to Vernon Cox | 67-55 |
| 04:34 | IPFW | IPFW calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-55 |
| Subs | IPFW | Joe Weakley (SG), James Robinson (SF), Dudley Dean (PF) James Barfield, Vernon Cox, James Juan | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:12 | IPFW | Dudley Dean misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-55 |
| 04:10 | IPFW | Alvin Dawson gets the offensive rebound | 67-55 |
| 04:00 | IPFW | Cory Rumble is called for the reach on Joe Weakley - foul #3 on Cory Rumble, team foul #11 | 67-55 |
| 04:00 | IPFW | Joe Weakley makes the 1st free throw | 68-55 |
| 04:00 | IPFW | Joe Weakley makes the 2nd free throw | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:39 | Nicholls State | Larry Hutchings misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 69-55 |
| 03:38 | Nicholls State | Larry Hutchings misses the tip | 69-55 |
| 03:36 | IPFW | Alvin Dawson grabs the defensive rebound | 69-55 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Alvin Dawson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joe Weakley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Robinson (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dudley Dean (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Haynes (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Kevin Heard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Hood (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Mohammad Reynolds (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Hutchings (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Cory Rumble (fresh) 8 pts. 12 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | IPFW | James Robinson misses short on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Mohammad Reynolds - foul #1 on Mohammad Reynolds, team foul #12 | 69-55 |
| 03:29 | IPFW | James Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 70-55 |
| 03:29 | IPFW | James Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-55 |
| 03:15 | Nicholls State | Cory Rumble is called for 5 seconds | 71-55 |
| Subs | IPFW | Jason Ward (PG), James Barfield (SG), Vernon Cox (SF), Kirby Wolf (PF), James Juan (C) Alvin Dawson, Joe Weakley, James Robinson, Dudley Dean, Gary Haynes | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Daniel Anthony (PG), Preston Anderson (SG), Charles Oliver (SF), David Green (PF), Edward Temple (C) Kevin Heard, John Hood, Mohammad Reynolds, Larry Hutchings, Cory Rumble | |
| 02:53 | IPFW | James Barfield hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jason Ward | 74-55 |
| 02:31 | Nicholls State | Charles Oliver scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Edward Temple and the foul's on Kirby Wolf - foul #1 on Kirby Wolf, team foul #6 | 74-57 |
| 02:31 | Nicholls State | Charles Oliver makes the free throw | 74-58 |
| 02:11 | IPFW | James Juan drills a runner from the baseline and the foul's on Edward Temple - foul #5 on Edward Temple, team foul #13 | 76-58 |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ray Neely (C) Edward Temple | |
| 02:11 | IPFW | James Juan misses the free throw | 76-58 |
| 02:11 | Nicholls State | Ray Neely gets the rebound | 76-58 |
| 01:54 | Nicholls State | David Green misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on James Juan - foul #2 on James Juan, team foul #7 | 76-58 |
| 01:54 | Nicholls State | David Green makes the 1st free throw | 76-59 |
| 01:54 | Nicholls State | David Green makes the 2nd free throw | 76-60 |
| 01:42 | IPFW | James Barfield comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Ray Neely - foul #1 on Ray Neely, team foul #14 | 76-60 |
| 01:42 | IPFW | James Barfield misses the 1st free throw | 76-60 |
| 01:42 | IPFW | James Barfield misses the 2nd free throw | 76-60 |
| 01:42 | Nicholls State | Ray Neely gets the rebound | 76-60 |
| 01:19 | Nicholls State | Charles Oliver clanks a jumper from the right side | 76-60 |
| 01:18 | IPFW | Kirby Wolf grabs the defensive rebound | 76-60 |
| 00:57 | IPFW | Jason Ward makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Vernon Cox | 78-60 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Nicholls State | Charles Oliver clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 78-60 |
| 00:49 | IPFW | James Juan grabs the board | 78-60 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | IPFW | James Barfield's floater is tipped away by David Green | 78-60 |
| 00:26 | IPFW | James Juan pulls down the offensive rebound | 78-60 |
| 00:00 | IPFW | Jason Ward runs out the clock | 78-60 |