| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Derek Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Hines (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dennis Ford (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Wayne Osborne (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Charlie Kopec (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Corey Klapper (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anderson Turner (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Holder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fletcher Schultz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason Shellenbarger (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | Dennis Ford inbounds the ball | 37-29 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Nicholls State | Charlie Kopec is fouled on the floor by Jason Shellenbarger - foul #1 on Jason Shellenbarger, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| 19:34 | Nicholls State | Dennis Ford clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 37-29 |
| 19:33 | Northwestern State | Corey Klapper gets the rebound | 37-29 |
| 19:19 | Northwestern State | Jason Shellenbarger is hacked by Charlie Kopec - foul #1 on Charlie Kopec, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| 19:06 | Northwestern State | Jason Shellenbarger comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-29 |
| 19:05 | Northwestern State | Fletcher Schultz hits the follow up shot | 37-31 |
| 18:50 | Nicholls State | Dennis Ford hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Charlie Kopec | 40-31 |
| 18:31 | Northwestern State | Anderson Turner misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Wayne Osborne - foul #1 on Wayne Osborne, team foul #2 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Preston Ramires (C) Charlie Kopec | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Daniel McConathy (PG), Paul Lanza (PF), Malcolm Riegel (C) Corey Klapper, Fletcher Schultz, Jason Shellenbarger | |
| 18:31 | Northwestern State | Anderson Turner makes the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 18:31 | Northwestern State | Anderson Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 18:11 | Nicholls State | James Hines is whistled for traveling | 40-33 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Schlesinger (PG), Thomas Emrich (SF), Louis Adams (C) Derek Roberts, Dennis Ford, Wayne Osborne | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Arthur Montague (SG), Joel Cook (SF) Anderson Turner, Claude Holder | |
| 17:52 | Northwestern State | Daniel McConathy's layup is rejected by Louis Adams | 40-33 |
| 17:50 | Nicholls State | James Hines gets the rebound | 40-33 |
| 17:44 | Nicholls State | Preston Ramires can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 17:43 | Northwestern State | Malcolm Riegel grabs the board | 40-33 |
| 17:26 | Northwestern State | Paul Lanza hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Joel Cook | 40-35 |
| 17:05 | Nicholls State | Malcolm Riegel takes the ball from Jeffrey Schlesinger | 40-35 |
| 16:46 | Northwestern State | Joel Cook is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Joel Cook, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Derek Roberts (PG), Dennis Ford (SF), Wayne Osborne (PF), Charlie Kopec (C) James Hines, Thomas Emrich, Preston Ramires, Louis Adams | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Corey Klapper (PG), Anderson Turner (SG), Claude Holder (SF), Fletcher Schultz (PF), Jason Shellenbarger (C) Daniel McConathy, Arthur Montague, Joel Cook, Paul Lanza, Malcolm Riegel | |
| 16:28 | Nicholls State | Wayne Osborne misses the easy layup | 40-35 |
| 16:26 | Nicholls State | Charlie Kopec hits the follow up shot | 42-35 |
| 16:15 | Northwestern State | Jason Shellenbarger lays it in on a nice dish by Anderson Turner | 42-37 |
| 15:53 | Nicholls State | Dennis Ford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-37 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | David Peterson (SG), Louis Adams (PF) Jeffrey Schlesinger, Wayne Osborne | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Harold Cohen (PF) Fletcher Schultz | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Derek Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Dennis Ford (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Louis Adams (fresh) 1 pts. C - Charlie Kopec (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Corey Klapper (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anderson Turner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Claude Holder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Cohen (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jason Shellenbarger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Northwestern State | Corey Klapper misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-37 |
| 15:28 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Charlie Kopec | 42-37 |
| 15:18 | Nicholls State | Dennis Ford makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-37 |
| 15:01 | Northwestern State | Corey Klapper misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-37 |
| 14:59 | Nicholls State | David Peterson grabs the board | 45-37 |
| 14:49 | Nicholls State | Derek Roberts makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from David Peterson | 48-37 |
| 14:34 | Northwestern State | Corey Klapper is fouled on the floor by Charlie Kopec - foul #2 on Charlie Kopec, team foul #3 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Schlesinger (PG), James Hines (SF), Wayne Osborne (PF), Preston Ramires (C) Derek Roberts, Dennis Ford, Louis Adams, Charlie Kopec | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Daniel McConathy (PG), Arthur Montague (SG), Ryan Naquin (SF), Paul Lanza (PF) Corey Klapper, Anderson Turner, Claude Holder, Jason Shellenbarger | |
| 14:16 | Northwestern State | The short jumper by Harold Cohen is denied by Preston Ramires | 48-37 |
| 14:14 | Nicholls State | Wayne Osborne grabs the defensive rebound | 48-37 |
| 13:54 | Nicholls State | Harold Cohen swats the short shot by Jeffrey Schlesinger | 48-37 |
| 13:53 | Northwestern State | Harold Cohen pulls down the rebound | 48-37 |
| 13:33 | Northwestern State | The jumper by Ryan Naquin is denied by David Peterson | 48-37 |
| 13:32 | Northwestern State | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Lanza | 48-37 |
| 13:12 | Northwestern State | Jeffrey Schlesinger steals the ball from Daniel McConathy | 48-37 |
| 13:07 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Schlesinger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-37 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joe Lindquist (PG), Thomas Emrich (SF), Louis Adams (C) David Peterson, James Hines, Preston Ramires | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Anderson Turner (SG), Joel Cook (SF), Fletcher Schultz (PF), Malcolm Riegel (C) Arthur Montague, Ryan Naquin, Paul Lanza, Harold Cohen | |
| 12:50 | Northwestern State | Anderson Turner is whistled for traveling | 48-37 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Claude Holder (SF) Daniel McConathy | |
| 12:42 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Schlesinger hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Joe Lindquist and he's fouled by Anderson Turner - foul #2 on Anderson Turner, team foul #3 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Dennis Ford (SF) Joe Lindquist | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 12:42 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Schlesinger misses the free throw | 50-37 |
| 12:42 | Northwestern State | Malcolm Riegel pulls down the rebound | 50-37 |
| 12:30 | Northwestern State | Joel Cook misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-37 |
| 12:29 | Nicholls State | Louis Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 50-37 |
| 12:02 | Nicholls State | Wayne Osborne drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Dennis Ford | 52-37 |
| 11:49 | Northwestern State | Claude Holder misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-37 |
| 11:47 | Northwestern State | Joel Cook tips it home | 52-39 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jeffrey Schlesinger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Emrich (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dennis Ford (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Wayne Osborne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Louis Adams (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Joel Cook (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anderson Turner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Claude Holder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fletcher Schultz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Malcolm Riegel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Nicholls State | Dennis Ford misses long on an open jumper from just outside the lane | 52-39 |
| 11:21 | Northwestern State | Joel Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 52-39 |
| 11:09 | Northwestern State | Claude Holder buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Fletcher Schultz | 52-42 |
| 10:43 | Nicholls State | Thomas Emrich travels with the ball | 52-42 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Derek Roberts (PG), David Peterson (SG), James Hines (SF), Preston Ramires (PF), Charlie Kopec (C) Jeffrey Schlesinger, Thomas Emrich, Dennis Ford, Wayne Osborne, Louis Adams | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Corey Klapper (PG), Daniel McConathy (SG), Harold Cohen (SF), Paul Lanza (PF), Jason Shellenbarger (C) Joel Cook, Anderson Turner, Claude Holder, Fletcher Schultz, Malcolm Riegel | |
| 10:32 | Northwestern State | Paul Lanza is hacked by David Peterson - foul #4 on David Peterson, team foul #4 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Neal Banks (SF) David Peterson | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 10:19 | Northwestern State | Jason Shellenbarger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-42 |
| 10:04 | Nicholls State | Charlie Kopec scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Derek Roberts | 55-42 |
| 09:48 | Northwestern State | Daniel McConathy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-42 |
| 09:47 | Northwestern State | Paul Lanza gets the offensive rebound | 55-42 |
| 09:42 | Northwestern State | Paul Lanza drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Corey Klapper | 55-44 |
| 09:28 | Nicholls State | Charlie Kopec can't finish the uncontested layup | 55-44 |
| 09:26 | Nicholls State | Preston Ramires grabs the offensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 08:59 | Nicholls State | Jason Shellenbarger is called for the reach on Neal Banks - foul #2 on Jason Shellenbarger, team foul #4 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joe Lindquist (PG), Dennis Ford (SF), Wayne Osborne (PF) Derek Roberts, Neal Banks, Preston Ramires | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Arthur Montague (SG), Ryan Naquin (SF), Fletcher Schultz (PF) Daniel McConathy, Paul Lanza, Jason Shellenbarger | |
| 08:51 | Nicholls State | James Hines can't finish the uncontested layup but he's fouled by Arthur Montague - foul #3 on Arthur Montague, team foul #5 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jason Shellenbarger (C) Harold Cohen | |
| 08:51 | Nicholls State | James Hines makes the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 08:51 | Nicholls State | James Hines misses the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| 08:51 | Northwestern State | Fletcher Schultz grabs the board | 56-44 |
| 08:30 | Northwestern State | Fletcher Schultz makes the turnaround in the lane set up by Ryan Naquin | 56-46 |
| 08:28 | Nicholls State | Corey Klapper is called for the reach on Joe Lindquist in the backcourt - foul #2 on Corey Klapper, team foul #6 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Schlesinger (PG), Thomas Emrich (SG), Louis Adams (C) Joe Lindquist, James Hines, Charlie Kopec | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Joel Cook (SG), Claude Holder (SF) Corey Klapper, Ryan Naquin | |
| 08:16 | Nicholls State | Dennis Ford can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-46 |
| 08:14 | Northwestern State | Jason Shellenbarger pulls down the rebound | 56-46 |
| 07:54 | Northwestern State | Jason Shellenbarger hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Claude Holder | 56-48 |
| 07:32 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Schlesinger is whistled for a carry | 56-48 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Derek Roberts (PG), David Peterson (SG), Neal Banks (SF), James Hines (PF) Jeffrey Schlesinger, Thomas Emrich, Dennis Ford, Wayne Osborne | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Daniel McConathy (PG), Anderson Turner (SG), Ryan Naquin (SF), Harold Cohen (C) Arthur Montague, Joel Cook, Claude Holder, Jason Shellenbarger | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Derek Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Neal Banks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Hines (fresh) 3 pts. C - Louis Adams (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Daniel McConathy (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Anderson Turner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Naquin (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Fletcher Schultz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Cohen (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:11 | Northwestern State | Ryan Naquin drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Anderson Turner | 56-50 |
| 06:52 | Nicholls State | David Peterson misses the floater from the right side | 56-50 |
| 06:51 | Nicholls State | David Peterson tips it in | 58-50 |
| 06:30 | Northwestern State | Anderson Turner misses the easy layup | 58-50 |
| 06:28 | Nicholls State | Louis Adams gets the rebound | 58-50 |
| 06:23 | Nicholls State | Neal Banks is hacked by Ryan Naquin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ryan Naquin, team foul #7 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Preston Ramires (PF), Charlie Kopec (C) James Hines, Louis Adams | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Corey Klapper (PG), Claude Holder (SF), Malcolm Riegel (C) Daniel McConathy, Ryan Naquin, Fletcher Schultz | |
| 06:23 | Nicholls State | Neal Banks misses the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 06:23 | Northwestern State | Harold Cohen snags the defensive board | 58-50 |
| 06:02 | Northwestern State | Claude Holder drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Corey Klapper | 58-53 |
| 05:49 | Nicholls State | Charlie Kopec is fouled on the floor by Harold Cohen - foul #4 on Harold Cohen, team foul #8 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Schlesinger (PG), Dennis Ford (SF) Derek Roberts, Neal Banks | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Arthur Montague (SG), Paul Lanza (PF) Anderson Turner, Harold Cohen | |
| 05:49 | Nicholls State | Charlie Kopec misses the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 05:49 | Nicholls State | The offensive rebound goes to Charlie Kopec | 58-53 |
| 05:33 | Nicholls State | David Peterson scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Dennis Ford | 61-53 |
| 05:16 | Northwestern State | Claude Holder clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-53 |
| 05:14 | Nicholls State | Preston Ramires gets the rebound | 61-53 |
| 05:02 | Nicholls State | Arthur Montague steals the ball from Dennis Ford | 61-53 |
| 04:59 | Northwestern State | Corey Klapper slams it home on a nice dish by Arthur Montague | 61-55 |
| 04:42 | Nicholls State | Charlie Kopec hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 61-55 |
| 04:41 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Claude Holder | 61-55 |
| 04:25 | Northwestern State | Jeffrey Schlesinger steps in front of the Arthur Montague pass | 61-55 |
| 04:04 | Nicholls State | Charlie Kopec connects on the open pull-up jumper from the right side set up by David Peterson | 63-55 |
| 04:00 | Northwestern State | Corey Klapper drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Arthur Montague | 63-57 |
| 03:58 | Nicholls State | Corey Klapper takes the ball from Charlie Kopec in the backcourt | 63-57 |
| 03:41 | Northwestern State | Corey Klapper scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Lanza | 63-60 |
| 03:17 | Nicholls State | The short jumper by Dennis Ford is denied by Paul Lanza | 63-60 |
| 03:16 | Nicholls State | Dennis Ford snags the offensive board | 63-60 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jeffrey Schlesinger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Peterson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Dennis Ford (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Preston Ramires (tiring) 2 pts. 10 reb. C - Charlie Kopec (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Corey Klapper (tiring) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Arthur Montague (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Claude Holder (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Lanza (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Malcolm Riegel (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Nicholls State | Dennis Ford misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 63-60 |
| 02:52 | Nicholls State | Preston Ramires snags the offensive board | 63-60 |
| 02:52 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-60 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Derek Roberts (PG), James Hines (SG), Thomas Emrich (SF), Wayne Osborne (PF), Louis Adams (C) Jeffrey Schlesinger, David Peterson, Dennis Ford, Preston Ramires, Charlie Kopec | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Daniel McConathy (PG), Anderson Turner (SG), Ryan Naquin (SF), Harold Cohen (PF), Jason Shellenbarger (C) Corey Klapper, Arthur Montague, Claude Holder, Paul Lanza, Malcolm Riegel | |
| 02:40 | Nicholls State | Thomas Emrich misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Ryan Naquin - foul #5 on Ryan Naquin, team foul #9 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Fletcher Schultz (PF) Ryan Naquin | |
| 02:40 | Nicholls State | Thomas Emrich makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 02:40 | Nicholls State | Thomas Emrich makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 02:40 | Nicholls State | Thomas Emrich misses the 3rd free throw | 65-60 |
| 02:40 | Northwestern State | Harold Cohen pulls down the rebound | 65-60 |
| 02:20 | Northwestern State | Louis Adams picks off the pass by Harold Cohen | 65-60 |
| 02:20 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-60 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | David Peterson (SG), Dennis Ford (SF) James Hines, Thomas Emrich | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 02:05 | Nicholls State | Louis Adams is open and scores on a jump hook in the lane | 67-60 |
| 02:05 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-60 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Charlie Kopec (C) Louis Adams | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Corey Klapper (PG), Claude Holder (SF) Daniel McConathy, Harold Cohen | |
| 01:52 | Northwestern State | Claude Holder banks in the layup set up by Anderson Turner and he's fouled by Dennis Ford - foul #1 on Dennis Ford, team foul #5 | 67-62 |
| 01:52 | Northwestern State | Claude Holder makes the free throw | 67-63 |
| 01:29 | Nicholls State | Wayne Osborne is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Wayne Osborne, team foul #6 | 67-63 |
| 01:04 | Northwestern State | Claude Holder scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Fletcher Schultz and he's hacked by David Peterson - foul #5 on David Peterson, team foul #7 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | James Hines (SG) David Peterson | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 01:04 | Northwestern State | Claude Holder misses the free throw | 67-65 |
| 01:04 | Nicholls State | Wayne Osborne gets the rebound | 67-65 |
| 00:52 | Nicholls State | Derek Roberts connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by James Hines | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:46 | Northwestern State | Jason Shellenbarger buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Fletcher Schultz and he's fouled by Charlie Kopec - foul #3 on Charlie Kopec, team foul #8 | 70-67 |
| 00:46 | Northwestern State | Jason Shellenbarger misses the free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:46 | Nicholls State | Wayne Osborne gets the rebound | 70-67 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Nicholls State | Derek Roberts is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Derek Roberts, team foul #9 | 70-67 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Northwestern State | Claude Holder comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 70-67 |
| 00:12 | Northwestern State | Anderson Turner hits the follow up shot | 70-69 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Nicholls State | James Hines is fouled in the backcourt by Anderson Turner - foul #3 on Anderson Turner, team foul #10 | 70-69 |
| 00:11 | Nicholls State | James Hines makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:11 | Nicholls State | James Hines makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern State | Claude Holder makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-72 |
| 00:02 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | Dennis Ford misses short on a fullcourt shot | 72-72 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Derek Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Hines (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dennis Ford (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Osborne (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Charlie Kopec (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Corey Klapper (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anderson Turner (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Claude Holder (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fletcher Schultz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Shellenbarger (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Nicholls State | Charlie Kopec wins the tip | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:36 | Nicholls State | Charlie Kopec makes the jump hook in the paint and he's fouled by Jason Shellenbarger - foul #3 on Jason Shellenbarger, team foul #11 | 74-72 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Paul Lanza (PF) Fletcher Schultz | |
| 04:36 | Nicholls State | Charlie Kopec makes the free throw | 75-72 |
| 04:15 | Northwestern State | Corey Klapper misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 75-72 |
| 04:14 | Nicholls State | Derek Roberts gets the rebound | 75-72 |
| 04:11 | Nicholls State | Derek Roberts is fouled in the backcourt by Corey Klapper - foul #3 on Corey Klapper, team foul #12 | 75-72 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Preston Ramires (C) Charlie Kopec | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Harold Cohen (C) Jason Shellenbarger | |
| 04:11 | Nicholls State | Derek Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 04:11 | Nicholls State | Derek Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 77-72 |
| 03:54 | Northwestern State | Claude Holder is called for 5 seconds | 77-72 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Daniel McConathy (PG) Corey Klapper | |
| 03:40 | Nicholls State | Dennis Ford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-72 |
| 03:15 | Northwestern State | Wayne Osborne is called for the reach on Paul Lanza - foul #3 on Wayne Osborne, team foul #10 | 77-72 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Schlesinger (PG), Thomas Emrich (SF), Louis Adams (C) Derek Roberts, Dennis Ford, Wayne Osborne | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Arthur Montague (SG), Malcolm Riegel (C) Anderson Turner, Claude Holder | |
| 03:15 | Northwestern State | Paul Lanza makes the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 03:15 | Northwestern State | Paul Lanza makes the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| 03:12 | Nicholls State | Daniel McConathy is called for the reach on James Hines in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel McConathy, team foul #13 | 77-74 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Fletcher Schultz (PF) Paul Lanza | |
| 03:12 | Nicholls State | James Hines misses the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 03:12 | Nicholls State | James Hines makes the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| 02:56 | Northwestern State | Malcolm Riegel can't throw it down | 78-74 |
| 02:54 | Nicholls State | Preston Ramires grabs the board | 78-74 |
| 02:54 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-74 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Derek Roberts (PG), Dennis Ford (SF), Wayne Osborne (PF), Charlie Kopec (C) Jeffrey Schlesinger, Thomas Emrich, Preston Ramires, Louis Adams | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Corey Klapper (PG), Anderson Turner (SG), Claude Holder (SF), Jason Shellenbarger (C) Daniel McConathy, Arthur Montague, Harold Cohen, Malcolm Riegel | |
| 02:37 | Nicholls State | Fletcher Schultz steals the ball from James Hines | 78-74 |
| 02:15 | Northwestern State | Fletcher Schultz hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Dennis Ford - foul #2 on Dennis Ford, team foul #11 | 78-74 |
| 02:15 | Northwestern State | Fletcher Schultz misses the 1st free throw | 78-74 |
| 02:15 | Northwestern State | Fletcher Schultz makes the 2nd free throw | 78-75 |
| 01:55 | Nicholls State | Dennis Ford misses the wide open 3 from the right corner | 78-75 |
| 01:54 | Northwestern State | Jason Shellenbarger snags the defensive board | 78-75 |
| 01:44 | Northwestern State | Corey Klapper hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Fletcher Schultz | 78-77 |
| 01:21 | Nicholls State | Wayne Osborne is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Wayne Osborne, team foul #12 | 78-77 |
| 01:08 | Northwestern State | Anderson Turner drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Corey Klapper and he's hacked by Wayne Osborne - foul #5 on Wayne Osborne, team foul #13 | 78-79 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Preston Ramires (PF) Wayne Osborne | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 01:08 | Northwestern State | Anderson Turner makes the free throw | 78-80 |
| 01:03 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 78-80 |
| 00:44 | Nicholls State | Charlie Kopec buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Hines | 80-80 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Derek Roberts (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Hines (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dennis Ford (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Preston Ramires (fresh) 2 pts. 12 reb. C - Charlie Kopec (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Corey Klapper (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Anderson Turner (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Claude Holder (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fletcher Schultz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Shellenbarger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 00:21 | Northwestern State | Anderson Turner clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 80-80 |
| 00:20 | Northwestern State | Jason Shellenbarger tips it but misses | 80-80 |
| 00:19 | Northwestern State | Corey Klapper gets the offensive rebound | 80-80 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Northwestern State | Fletcher Schultz connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Anderson Turner | 80-82 |
| 00:03 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 80-82 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | Derek Roberts hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 80-82 |