| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Stuart Low (fresh) SG - Charles Dias (fresh) SF - John Johnson (fresh) PF - Ronald Aikin (fresh) C - Mike Lee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Christopher Gerrard (fresh) SG - Nathan Skinner (fresh) SF - Richard Bartlow (fresh) PF - Daniel Harris (fresh) C - Kevin Huston (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Penn | Kevin Huston wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | Penn | Nathan Skinner hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-3 |
| 19:31 | Nicholls State | Ronald Aikin misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 0-3 |
| 19:30 | Penn | Kevin Huston grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:24 | Penn | Daniel Harris buries a floater in the paint | 0-5 |
| 19:09 | Nicholls State | Richard Bartlow takes the ball from John Johnson | 0-5 |
| 19:05 | Penn | Richard Bartlow banks in the layup | 0-7 |
| 18:57 | Nicholls State | Kevin Huston is called for the reach on Mike Lee - foul #1 on Kevin Huston, team foul #1 | 0-7 |
| 18:46 | Nicholls State | Charles Dias connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Mike Lee | 3-7 |
| 18:26 | Penn | Christopher Gerrard scores on a shot from close range and he's fouled by Ronald Aikin - foul #1 on Ronald Aikin, team foul #1 | 3-9 |
| 18:26 | Penn | Christopher Gerrard misses the free throw | 3-9 |
| 18:26 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Ronald Aikin | 3-9 |
| 18:20 | Nicholls State | Ronald Aikin hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right wing | 3-9 |
| 18:18 | Penn | Daniel Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 3-9 |
| 17:55 | Penn | Nathan Skinner double dribbles | 3-9 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Earl French (PG), Jeffrey Mills (SG), Erwin Cegielski (SF), Curtis Pierce (PF), James Jones (C) Stuart Low, Charles Dias, John Johnson, Ronald Aikin, Mike Lee | |
| Subs | Penn | Chester Staudt (PG), Henry King (SG), David Lund (PF), Charles Newton (C) Christopher Gerrard, Nathan Skinner, Daniel Harris, Kevin Huston | |
| 17:53 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Mills is hacked by Henry King in the backcourt - foul #1 on Henry King, team foul #2 | 3-9 |
| 17:47 | Nicholls State | Curtis Pierce lays it in on a nice dish by Earl French | 5-9 |
| 17:24 | Penn | Chester Staudt hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jeffrey Mills - foul #1 on Jeffrey Mills, team foul #2 | 5-9 |
| 17:24 | Penn | Chester Staudt makes the 1st free throw | 5-10 |
| 17:24 | Penn | Chester Staudt makes the 2nd free throw | 5-11 |
| 17:12 | Nicholls State | Earl French misses the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 5-11 |
| 17:10 | Penn | Henry King grabs the defensive rebound | 5-11 |
| 17:06 | Penn | Henry King dunks the ball on a nice dish by Chester Staudt | 5-13 |
| 16:41 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Mills is open but misses the lay-in | 5-13 |
| 16:39 | Nicholls State | Erwin Cegielski misses the tip | 5-13 |
| 16:37 | Nicholls State | Earl French can't tip it in | 5-13 |
| 16:35 | Nicholls State | James Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-13 |
| 16:13 | Nicholls State | Erwin Cegielski hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 7-13 |
| 16:01 | Penn | David Lund's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-13 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Stuart Low (PG), Charles Dias (SG), John Johnson (SF), Ronald Aikin (PF), Mike Lee (C) Earl French, Jeffrey Mills, Erwin Cegielski, Curtis Pierce, James Jones | |
| Subs | Penn | Christopher Gerrard (PG), Nathan Skinner (SG), Daniel Harris (PF), Kevin Huston (C) Chester Staudt, Henry King, David Lund, Charles Newton | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Stuart Low (fresh) SG - Charles Dias (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Johnson (fresh) PF - Ronald Aikin (fresh) C - Mike Lee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Christopher Gerrard (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Nathan Skinner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Bartlow (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Harris (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Huston (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Nicholls State | John Johnson is fouled on the floor by Richard Bartlow - foul #1 on Richard Bartlow, team foul #3 | 7-13 |
| 15:27 | Nicholls State | Ronald Aikin is alone and drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Stuart Low | 9-13 |
| 15:15 | Penn | Daniel Harris's floater is tipped away by Ronald Aikin | 9-13 |
| 15:13 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Charles Dias | 9-13 |
| 14:45 | Nicholls State | Ronald Aikin buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Stuart Low | 11-13 |
| 14:29 | Penn | Christopher Gerrard is hacked by Ronald Aikin - foul #2 on Ronald Aikin, team foul #3 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Erwin Cegielski (SF), Jeffrey Mills (PF), Anthony Lockett (C) John Johnson, Ronald Aikin, Mike Lee | |
| Subs | Penn | Chester Staudt (SF) Richard Bartlow | |
| 14:18 | Penn | Christopher Gerrard misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 11-13 |
| 14:17 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Mills pulls down the rebound | 11-13 |
| 14:13 | Nicholls State | Charles Dias is hacked by Nathan Skinner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nathan Skinner, team foul #4 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Earl French (PG), Paul Pickett (SG), James Jones (C) Stuart Low, Charles Dias, Anthony Lockett | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 14:03 | Nicholls State | Earl French misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-13 |
| 14:02 | Penn | The rebound goes to Daniel Harris | 11-13 |
| 13:46 | Penn | Chester Staudt loses the ball out of bounds | 11-13 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Curtis Pierce (PF) Paul Pickett | |
| Subs | Penn | David Lund (SF) Chester Staudt | |
| 13:29 | Nicholls State | James Jones is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 11-13 |
| 13:27 | Penn | The rebound goes to Daniel Harris | 11-13 |
| 13:07 | Penn | Daniel Harris hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Curtis Pierce - foul #1 on Curtis Pierce, team foul #4 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Stuart Low (PG), Charles Dias (SG), John Johnson (SF), Anthony Lockett (C) Earl French, Jeffrey Mills, Erwin Cegielski, James Jones | |
| Subs | Penn | Henry King (SG) Nathan Skinner | |
| 13:07 | Penn | Daniel Harris makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 13:07 | Penn | Daniel Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 13:07 | Nicholls State | Curtis Pierce pulls down the rebound | 11-14 |
| 13:05 | Nicholls State | Charles Dias is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Gerrard - foul #1 on Christopher Gerrard, team foul #5 | 11-14 |
| 12:48 | Nicholls State | John Johnson is wide open but clanks a turnaround from the right block | 11-14 |
| 12:46 | Penn | Henry King pulls down the rebound | 11-14 |
| 12:27 | Penn | Henry King misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-14 |
| 12:25 | Nicholls State | John Johnson snags the defensive board | 11-14 |
| 12:11 | Nicholls State | Christopher Gerrard steals it from Curtis Pierce | 11-14 |
| 11:44 | Penn | Stuart Low takes the ball from Kevin Huston | 11-14 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Stuart Low (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Dias (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Johnson (fairly fresh) PF - Curtis Pierce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Lockett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Christopher Gerrard (tired) 2 pts. SG - Henry King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Lund (fairly fresh) PF - Daniel Harris (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Huston (tiring) | |
| 11:20 | Nicholls State | Anthony Lockett clanks a jump hook from the left block | 11-14 |
| 11:18 | Nicholls State | The offensive rebound goes to John Johnson | 11-14 |
| 11:03 | Nicholls State | Kevin Huston is called for the reach on Stuart Low - foul #2 on Kevin Huston, team foul #6 | 11-14 |
| 11:03 | Penn | Penn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 11-14 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Mills (SF), James Jones (PF), Mike Lee (C) John Johnson, Curtis Pierce, Anthony Lockett | |
| Subs | Penn | Nathan Skinner (SG), Richard Bartlow (SF), Chester Staudt (PF), Charles Newton (C) Christopher Gerrard, David Lund, Daniel Harris, Kevin Huston | |
| 10:45 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Mills is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-14 |
| 10:43 | Penn | Charles Newton grabs the defensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 10:27 | Penn | Richard Bartlow misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-14 |
| 10:25 | Penn | Chester Staudt grabs the offensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 10:11 | Penn | James Jones steals it from Henry King | 11-14 |
| 10:06 | Nicholls State | Charles Dias travels in the backcourt | 11-14 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Earl French (PG), Erwin Cegielski (SF) Stuart Low, Charles Dias | |
| Subs | Penn | David Lund (C) Henry King | |
| 09:58 | Penn | Nathan Skinner is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Mills - foul #2 on Jeffrey Mills, team foul #5 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Paul Pickett (SG) Jeffrey Mills | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 09:39 | Penn | Nathan Skinner misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 11-14 |
| 09:37 | Nicholls State | Paul Pickett pulls down the rebound | 11-14 |
| 09:22 | Nicholls State | Earl French clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 11-14 |
| 09:21 | Penn | Charles Newton grabs the board | 11-14 |
| 09:09 | Penn | James Jones picks off the pass by David Lund | 11-14 |
| 09:07 | Nicholls State | Erwin Cegielski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-14 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | John Johnson (SF), Curtis Pierce (PF), Anthony Lockett (C) Erwin Cegielski, James Jones, Mike Lee | |
| Subs | Penn | Christopher Gerrard (PG), Daniel Harris (PF) Charles Newton, David Lund | |
| 08:43 | Penn | Richard Bartlow hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 11-14 |
| 08:42 | Penn | Chester Staudt pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 08:30 | Penn | Christopher Gerrard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-14 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Stuart Low (PG), Charles Dias (SG) Earl French, Paul Pickett | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 08:23 | Nicholls State | Stuart Low is by himself and knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Dias | 13-14 |
| 08:11 | Penn | Richard Bartlow misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-14 |
| 08:09 | Penn | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Harris | 13-14 |
| 07:51 | Penn | Anthony Lockett is called for the reach on Chester Staudt - foul #1 on Anthony Lockett, team foul #6 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | James Jones (PF) Curtis Pierce | |
| Subs | Penn | Henry King (PG), David Lund (PF) Christopher Gerrard, Daniel Harris | |
| 07:34 | Penn | Chester Staudt hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 13-14 |
| 07:32 | Nicholls State | Charles Dias snags the defensive board | 13-14 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Stuart Low (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Dias (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Jones (fresh) 2 stl. C - Anthony Lockett (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Henry King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Nathan Skinner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Bartlow (tiring) 2 pts. PF - David Lund (fairly fresh) C - Chester Staudt (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Nicholls State | John Johnson is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Stuart Low | 16-14 |
| 06:58 | Penn | Chester Staudt misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 16-14 |
| 06:56 | Penn | David Lund pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 06:43 | Penn | Richard Bartlow can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 16-14 |
| 06:42 | Nicholls State | John Johnson grabs the board | 16-14 |
| 06:20 | Nicholls State | John Johnson makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Dias | 18-14 |
| 06:09 | Penn | Henry King misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-14 |
| 06:07 | Penn | Richard Bartlow can't tip it in | 18-14 |
| 06:05 | Penn | David Lund gets the offensive rebound | 18-14 |
| 05:52 | Penn | Nathan Skinner clanks a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Charles Dias - foul #1 on Charles Dias, team foul #7 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Earl French (PG), Paul Pickett (SG), Erwin Cegielski (SF), Curtis Pierce (PF), Mike Lee (C) Stuart Low, Charles Dias, John Johnson, James Jones, Anthony Lockett | |
| Subs | Penn | Christopher Gerrard (PG), Daniel Harris (PF), Charles Newton (C) Henry King, David Lund, Chester Staudt | |
| 05:52 | Penn | Nathan Skinner makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 05:52 | Penn | Nathan Skinner makes the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 05:29 | Nicholls State | Mike Lee drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Curtis Pierce | 20-16 |
| 05:13 | Penn | Charles Newton is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 20-16 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Penn | David Lund (SF) Richard Bartlow | |
| 04:52 | Nicholls State | Paul Pickett misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner but he's hacked by Nathan Skinner - foul #2 on Nathan Skinner, team foul #7 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Penn | Henry King (SG) Nathan Skinner | |
| 04:52 | Nicholls State | Paul Pickett makes the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 04:52 | Nicholls State | Paul Pickett makes the 2nd free throw | 22-16 |
| 04:52 | Nicholls State | Paul Pickett misses the 3rd free throw | 22-16 |
| 04:52 | Penn | David Lund pulls down the rebound | 22-16 |
| 04:50 | Penn | Christopher Gerrard is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 22-16 |
| 04:40 | Nicholls State | Curtis Pierce blows the layup but the foul's on Daniel Harris - foul #1 on Daniel Harris, team foul #8 | 22-16 |
| 04:40 | Nicholls State | Curtis Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 23-16 |
| 04:40 | Nicholls State | Curtis Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 24-16 |
| 04:22 | Penn | Daniel Harris is whistled for a carry | 24-16 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Penn | Richard Bartlow (SF) Charles Newton | |
| 04:03 | Nicholls State | Erwin Cegielski is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the right block | 26-16 |
| 04:03 | Penn | Penn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 26-16 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Stuart Low (PG), Charles Dias (SG), John Johnson (SF), James Jones (PF) Earl French, Paul Pickett, Erwin Cegielski, Curtis Pierce | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 03:50 | Penn | Richard Bartlow is called for traveling | 26-16 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ronald Aikin (PF) James Jones | |
| Subs | Penn | Nathan Skinner (SG), Kevin Huston (C) Christopher Gerrard, David Lund | |
| 03:35 | Nicholls State | John Johnson hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's fouled by Richard Bartlow - foul #2 on Richard Bartlow, team foul #9 | 26-16 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Penn | Charles Newton (PF) Daniel Harris | |
| 03:35 | Nicholls State | John Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 27-16 |
| 03:35 | Nicholls State | John Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 27-16 |
| 03:35 | Penn | Kevin Huston grabs the board | 27-16 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Stuart Low (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Dias (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Aikin (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mike Lee (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Henry King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Nathan Skinner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Bartlow (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Charles Newton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kevin Huston (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Penn | Stuart Low picks off the pass by Kevin Huston | 27-16 |
| 02:53 | Nicholls State | John Johnson misses long on an open floater from the right side | 27-16 |
| 02:51 | Nicholls State | Ronald Aikin tips it but misses | 27-16 |
| 02:50 | Penn | Kevin Huston snags the defensive board | 27-16 |
| 02:24 | Penn | Henry King comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 27-16 |
| 02:23 | Nicholls State | Ronald Aikin grabs the board | 27-16 |
| 02:21 | Nicholls State | Stuart Low is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stuart Low, team foul #8 | 27-16 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Mills (SF), James Jones (C) John Johnson, Mike Lee | |
| Subs | Penn | Christopher Gerrard (PG), David Lund (SF), Chester Staudt (PF) Henry King, Richard Bartlow, Charles Newton | |
| 02:11 | Penn | Nathan Skinner's pass is intercepted by Stuart Low | 27-16 |
| 01:47 | Nicholls State | A charge is called on Jeffrey Mills - foul #3 on Jeffrey Mills, team foul #9 | 27-16 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Earl French (PG), Paul Pickett (SG), Erwin Cegielski (SF), Curtis Pierce (PF) Stuart Low, Charles Dias, Jeffrey Mills, Ronald Aikin | |
| Subs | Penn | Daniel Harris (PF) Chester Staudt | |
| 01:28 | Penn | Christopher Gerrard misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 27-16 |
| 01:26 | Nicholls State | James Jones gets the rebound | 27-16 |
| 01:10 | Nicholls State | Paul Pickett misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-16 |
| 01:09 | Penn | David Lund grabs the defensive rebound | 27-16 |
| 01:05 | Penn | Nathan Skinner comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 27-16 |
| 01:04 | Nicholls State | Erwin Cegielski grabs the board | 27-16 |
| 01:02 | Nicholls State | Paul Pickett is hacked by Nathan Skinner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Nathan Skinner, team foul #10 | 27-16 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Penn | Henry King (SG), Chester Staudt (SF) Nathan Skinner, David Lund | |
| 01:02 | Nicholls State | Paul Pickett makes the 1st free throw | 28-16 |
| 01:02 | Nicholls State | Paul Pickett makes the 2nd free throw | 29-16 |
| 00:43 | Penn | Henry King hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 29-16 |
| 00:41 | Nicholls State | Curtis Pierce pulls down the rebound | 29-16 |
| 00:24 | Nicholls State | Curtis Pierce hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-16 |
| 00:23 | Penn | Daniel Harris gets the rebound | 29-16 |
| 00:00 | Penn | Christopher Gerrard connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-18 |