| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Kenneth Prim (fresh) SG - Craig Galasso (fresh) SF - Robert Bostic (fresh) PF - Johnny Perkins (fresh) C - Ray Jasper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Donald Trapani (fresh) SG - Willie Atwood (fresh) SF - Jerrod Buckelew (fresh) PF - Charles Steele (fresh) C - David Jordan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | Robert Bostic wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Nicholls State | Ray Jasper misses short on a shot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Nicholls State | Craig Galasso snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Nicholls State | Craig Galasso misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by David Jordan - foul #1 on David Jordan, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Nicholls State | Craig Galasso makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:27 | Nicholls State | Craig Galasso makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Northwestern State | Willie Atwood misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Nicholls State | Ray Jasper pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | Nicholls State | Robert Bostic drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Craig Galasso | 4-0 |
| 18:30 | Northwestern State | The short jumper by Donald Trapani is denied by Robert Bostic | 4-0 |
| 18:29 | Northwestern State | David Jordan tips it back up and in | 4-2 |
| 18:09 | Nicholls State | Craig Galasso misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 18:08 | Nicholls State | Craig Galasso grabs the offensive board | 4-2 |
| 17:50 | Nicholls State | Craig Galasso hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 17:49 | Nicholls State | Craig Galasso tips it home | 6-2 |
| 17:40 | Northwestern State | David Jordan banks in the layup on a great pass from Charles Steele and the foul's on Robert Bostic - foul #1 on Robert Bostic, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| 17:40 | Northwestern State | David Jordan makes the free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:35 | Nicholls State | Donald Trapani steals it from Robert Bostic in the backcourt | 6-5 |
| 17:34 | Northwestern State | Willie Atwood hits the finger roll on a great pass from Donald Trapani | 6-7 |
| 17:09 | Nicholls State | Willie Atwood is called for the reach on Craig Galasso - foul #1 on Willie Atwood, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | John Porter (PG), Calvin Armstrong (SG), William Wagner (SF), Thomas Evanoff (PF), John Cress (C) Kenneth Prim, Craig Galasso, Robert Bostic, Johnny Perkins, Ray Jasper | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Samuel Bullock (SG), Grant Osbourne (SF), Armando Torres (PF) Willie Atwood, Jerrod Buckelew, Charles Steele | |
| 16:46 | Nicholls State | Thomas Evanoff lays it in set up by Calvin Armstrong | 8-7 |
| 16:31 | Northwestern State | David Jordan clanks a turnaround from the right block | 8-7 |
| 16:29 | Nicholls State | William Wagner pulls down the rebound | 8-7 |
| 16:25 | Nicholls State | William Wagner can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 16:23 | Northwestern State | David Jordan snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 16:05 | Northwestern State | Thomas Evanoff picks off the pass by Donald Trapani | 8-7 |
| 16:03 | Nicholls State | John Porter is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Trapani - foul #1 on Donald Trapani, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Craig Galasso (SG), Johnny Perkins (PF) Calvin Armstrong, John Cress | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Raymond Champagne (PG), Willie Atwood (SG), Jerrod Buckelew (SF) Donald Trapani, Samuel Bullock, David Jordan | |
| 15:45 | Nicholls State | John Porter is fouled on the floor by Raymond Champagne - foul #1 on Raymond Champagne, team foul #4 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Prim (PG), Robert Bostic (SF), Ray Jasper (C) John Porter, William Wagner, Thomas Evanoff | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Kenneth Prim (fresh) SG - Craig Galasso (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Bostic (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Johnny Perkins (fresh) C - Ray Jasper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Raymond Champagne (fresh) SG - Willie Atwood (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerrod Buckelew (fresh) PF - Armando Torres (fresh) C - Grant Osbourne (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Nicholls State | Jerrod Buckelew swats the short shot by Johnny Perkins | 8-7 |
| 15:31 | Northwestern State | Grant Osbourne grabs the defensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 15:26 | Northwestern State | The jumper by Willie Atwood is denied by Ray Jasper | 8-7 |
| 15:25 | Northwestern State | Raymond Champagne tips it in | 8-9 |
| 15:09 | Nicholls State | Ray Jasper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-9 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Samuel Bullock (SG), Earl Rinehart (SF), Charles Steele (PF), Bruce Grunwald (C) Willie Atwood, Jerrod Buckelew, Armando Torres, Grant Osbourne | |
| 15:00 | Northwestern State | Samuel Bullock can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Kenneth Prim - foul #1 on Kenneth Prim, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Calvin Armstrong (SG), William Wagner (PF) Craig Galasso, Johnny Perkins | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 15:00 | Northwestern State | Samuel Bullock makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 15:00 | Northwestern State | Samuel Bullock makes the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:52 | Nicholls State | William Wagner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-11 |
| 14:50 | Northwestern State | Samuel Bullock gets the rebound | 8-11 |
| 14:44 | Northwestern State | Ray Jasper is called for the reach on Earl Rinehart - foul #1 on Ray Jasper, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | John Porter (PG), Thomas Evanoff (PF), John Cress (C) Kenneth Prim, Robert Bostic, Ray Jasper | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Jordan (C) Bruce Grunwald | |
| 14:27 | Northwestern State | David Jordan can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-11 |
| 14:26 | Nicholls State | Calvin Armstrong gets the rebound | 8-11 |
| 14:24 | Nicholls State | William Wagner is hacked by Samuel Bullock in the backcourt - foul #1 on Samuel Bullock, team foul #5 | 8-11 |
| 14:10 | Nicholls State | William Wagner makes the wide open jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Calvin Armstrong | 10-11 |
| 13:53 | Northwestern State | Samuel Bullock misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-11 |
| 13:51 | Northwestern State | Charles Steele tips it back up and in | 10-13 |
| 13:31 | Nicholls State | William Wagner misses the easy open layup but the foul's on Earl Rinehart - foul #1 on Earl Rinehart, team foul #6 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Prim (PG), Craig Galasso (SG), Johnny Perkins (PF), Ray Jasper (C) John Porter, Calvin Armstrong, Thomas Evanoff, John Cress | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Donald Trapani (PG), Willie Atwood (SG), Jerrod Buckelew (SF), Armando Torres (PF), Grant Osbourne (C) Raymond Champagne, Samuel Bullock, Earl Rinehart, Charles Steele, David Jordan | |
| 13:31 | Nicholls State | William Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 13:31 | Nicholls State | William Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 13:14 | Northwestern State | Donald Trapani's fadeaway is rejected by Ray Jasper | 12-13 |
| 13:12 | Nicholls State | Craig Galasso gets the rebound | 12-13 |
| 12:57 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Prim hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 12-13 |
| 12:56 | Northwestern State | Armando Torres snags the defensive board | 12-13 |
| 12:39 | Northwestern State | Jerrod Buckelew makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Grant Osbourne | 12-16 |
| 12:27 | Nicholls State | William Wagner hits a 3 from the right corner | 15-16 |
| 12:18 | Northwestern State | Willie Atwood is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Willie Atwood, team foul #7 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | John Porter (PG), Robert Bostic (SF), Thomas Evanoff (C) Kenneth Prim, William Wagner, Ray Jasper | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Mark Kiser (SG), Bruce Grunwald (PF), David Jordan (C) Willie Atwood, Jerrod Buckelew, Armando Torres | |
| 12:16 | Nicholls State | Craig Galasso throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-16 |
| 11:57 | Northwestern State | Mark Kiser scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-19 |
| 11:48 | Nicholls State | Craig Galasso knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Porter | 17-19 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - John Porter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Craig Galasso (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Bostic (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Johnny Perkins (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Evanoff (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Donald Trapani (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Kiser (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Grant Osbourne (fairly fresh) PF - Bruce Grunwald (fresh) C - David Jordan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Northwestern State | Bruce Grunwald makes the shot from the free throw line and he's fouled by Johnny Perkins - foul #1 on Johnny Perkins, team foul #4 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Calvin Armstrong (SG), John Cress (C) Craig Galasso, Johnny Perkins | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Raymond Champagne (PG), Samuel Bullock (SG), Jerrod Buckelew (SF) Donald Trapani, Mark Kiser, Grant Osbourne | |
| 11:19 | Northwestern State | Bruce Grunwald misses the free throw | 17-21 |
| 11:19 | Nicholls State | John Cress pulls down the rebound | 17-21 |
| 10:55 | Nicholls State | John Cress misses short on a runner near the basket | 17-21 |
| 10:53 | Northwestern State | Bruce Grunwald gets the rebound | 17-21 |
| 10:31 | Northwestern State | Samuel Bullock double dribbles | 17-21 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Prim (PG), Donald Peterson (SF), Ray Jasper (C) John Porter, Robert Bostic, John Cress | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Earl Rinehart (SF), Charles Steele (PF), Armando Torres (C) Jerrod Buckelew, Bruce Grunwald, David Jordan | |
| 10:26 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Prim is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Champagne - foul #2 on Raymond Champagne, team foul #8 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Mark Kiser (PG) Raymond Champagne | |
| 10:26 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Prim makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 10:26 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Prim makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 10:02 | Northwestern State | Charles Steele makes the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Mark Kiser | 19-23 |
| 09:46 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Prim clanks a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Charles Steele - foul #1 on Charles Steele, team foul #9 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Johnny Perkins (PF) Thomas Evanoff | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Donald Trapani (PG), Grant Osbourne (SF) Samuel Bullock, Earl Rinehart | |
| 09:46 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Prim makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 09:46 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Prim makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 09:29 | Northwestern State | Donald Trapani hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-23 |
| 09:27 | Northwestern State | Mark Kiser snags the offensive board | 21-23 |
| 09:13 | Northwestern State | Johnny Perkins is called for the reach on Donald Trapani - foul #2 on Johnny Perkins, team foul #5 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | John Porter (PG), Craig Galasso (SG), William Wagner (PF), John Cress (C) Kenneth Prim, Calvin Armstrong, Johnny Perkins, Ray Jasper | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Samuel Bullock (SG), David Jordan (C) Mark Kiser, Armando Torres | |
| 08:59 | Northwestern State | Grant Osbourne misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 21-23 |
| 08:57 | Northwestern State | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Bullock | 21-23 |
| 08:42 | Northwestern State | John Porter steals the ball from Donald Trapani | 21-23 |
| 08:29 | Nicholls State | William Wagner loses the dribble to Grant Osbourne | 21-23 |
| 08:08 | Northwestern State | Donald Trapani can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 21-23 |
| 08:06 | Nicholls State | Craig Galasso snags the defensive board | 21-23 |
| 07:48 | Nicholls State | William Wagner clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 21-23 |
| 07:47 | Nicholls State | William Wagner grabs the offensive rebound | 21-23 |
| 07:30 | Nicholls State | Craig Galasso is whistled for traveling | 21-23 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Prim (PG), Calvin Armstrong (SG), Robert Bostic (SF), Thomas Evanoff (PF), Ray Jasper (C) John Porter, Craig Galasso, Donald Peterson, William Wagner, John Cress | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Mark Kiser (SG), Jerrod Buckelew (SF), Armando Torres (PF), Bruce Grunwald (C) Samuel Bullock, Grant Osbourne, Charles Steele, David Jordan | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Kenneth Prim (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Calvin Armstrong (fresh) SF - Robert Bostic (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Evanoff (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ray Jasper (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Donald Trapani (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Kiser (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerrod Buckelew (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Armando Torres (fresh) C - Bruce Grunwald (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:01 | Northwestern State | Jerrod Buckelew scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Donald Trapani | 21-25 |
| 06:36 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Prim misses short on an open shot from the right wing | 21-25 |
| 06:35 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Jerrod Buckelew | 21-25 |
| 06:16 | Northwestern State | Bruce Grunwald clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-25 |
| 06:14 | Nicholls State | Thomas Evanoff gets the rebound | 21-25 |
| 05:57 | Nicholls State | Ray Jasper hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Kenneth Prim and the foul's on Bruce Grunwald - foul #1 on Bruce Grunwald, team foul #10 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | John Porter (PG), Donald Peterson (SG) Kenneth Prim, Calvin Armstrong | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Samuel Bullock (SG), Earl Rinehart (SF), Charles Steele (PF), David Jordan (C) Mark Kiser, Jerrod Buckelew, Armando Torres, Bruce Grunwald | |
| 05:57 | Nicholls State | Ray Jasper makes the free throw | 24-25 |
| 05:41 | Northwestern State | David Jordan misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-25 |
| 05:39 | Nicholls State | Thomas Evanoff snags the defensive board | 24-25 |
| 05:35 | Nicholls State | John Porter is fouled on the floor by Donald Trapani - foul #2 on Donald Trapani, team foul #11 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Craig Galasso (SG), John Cress (C) Robert Bostic, Ray Jasper | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Mark Kiser (PG), Grant Osbourne (PF) Donald Trapani, Charles Steele | |
| 05:35 | Nicholls State | John Porter makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 05:35 | Nicholls State | John Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 05:06 | Northwestern State | David Jordan scores on a jump hook from close range | 26-27 |
| 04:47 | Nicholls State | Craig Galasso is hacked by Samuel Bullock - foul #2 on Samuel Bullock, team foul #12 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Calvin Armstrong (SF), William Wagner (PF) Donald Peterson, Thomas Evanoff | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Willie Atwood (SG), Jerrod Buckelew (SF) Samuel Bullock, Earl Rinehart | |
| 04:47 | Nicholls State | Craig Galasso makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 04:47 | Nicholls State | Craig Galasso makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 04:35 | Northwestern State | David Jordan misses badly on a runner from close range | 28-27 |
| 04:33 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Calvin Armstrong | 28-27 |
| 04:13 | Nicholls State | Craig Galasso misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-27 |
| 04:11 | Northwestern State | David Jordan gets the rebound | 28-27 |
| 03:48 | Northwestern State | Mark Kiser drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Willie Atwood | 28-30 |
| 03:45 | Nicholls State | John Porter is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Kiser - foul #1 on Mark Kiser, team foul #13 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Bostic (SF), Johnny Perkins (PF), Ray Jasper (C) Craig Galasso, William Wagner, John Cress | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Raymond Champagne (PG), Armando Torres (PF), Bruce Grunwald (C) Mark Kiser, Grant Osbourne, David Jordan | |
| 03:45 | Nicholls State | John Porter makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 03:45 | Nicholls State | John Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 03:25 | Northwestern State | Willie Atwood misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing but he's hacked by Calvin Armstrong - foul #1 on Calvin Armstrong, team foul #6 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Prim (PG), Donald Peterson (SG) John Porter, Calvin Armstrong | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 03:25 | Northwestern State | Willie Atwood makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 03:25 | Northwestern State | Willie Atwood misses the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 03:25 | Northwestern State | Willie Atwood makes the 3rd free throw | 30-32 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Kenneth Prim (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Peterson (fresh) SF - Robert Bostic (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Johnny Perkins (fresh) C - Ray Jasper (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Raymond Champagne (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Willie Atwood (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerrod Buckelew (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Armando Torres (fresh) C - Bruce Grunwald (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:03 | Nicholls State | Johnny Perkins can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Armando Torres - foul #1 on Armando Torres, team foul #14 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Earl Rinehart (SF) Jerrod Buckelew | |
| 03:03 | Nicholls State | Johnny Perkins misses the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 03:03 | Nicholls State | Johnny Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 02:41 | Northwestern State | Bruce Grunwald misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-32 |
| 02:39 | Northwestern State | Armando Torres hits the follow up shot | 31-34 |
| 02:37 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Prim is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Champagne - foul #3 on Raymond Champagne, team foul #15 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Thomas Evanoff (C) Ray Jasper | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Donald Trapani (PG), David Jordan (C) Raymond Champagne, Bruce Grunwald | |
| 02:37 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Prim makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 02:37 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Prim makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 02:18 | Northwestern State | Willie Atwood misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-34 |
| 02:17 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Johnny Perkins | 33-34 |
| 02:14 | Nicholls State | Willie Atwood steps in front of the Robert Bostic pass in the backcourt | 33-34 |
| 02:05 | Northwestern State | David Jordan buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-37 |
| 01:50 | Nicholls State | Johnny Perkins drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by Donald Peterson | 35-37 |
| 01:31 | Northwestern State | Johnny Perkins steps in front of the David Jordan pass | 35-37 |
| 01:24 | Nicholls State | Donald Peterson makes the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Johnny Perkins and he's fouled by Willie Atwood - foul #3 on Willie Atwood, team foul #16 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | John Porter (PG), Craig Galasso (SG), William Wagner (PF) Kenneth Prim, Robert Bostic, Johnny Perkins | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Samuel Bullock (SG), Grant Osbourne (SF), Charles Steele (PF) Willie Atwood, Earl Rinehart, Armando Torres | |
| 01:24 | Nicholls State | Donald Peterson makes the free throw | 38-37 |
| 01:01 | Northwestern State | Donald Peterson picks off the pass by David Jordan | 38-37 |
| 00:49 | Nicholls State | Craig Galasso hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Peterson | 40-37 |
| 00:38 | Northwestern State | Grant Osbourne connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Charles Steele and he's hacked by Thomas Evanoff - foul #1 on Thomas Evanoff, team foul #7 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ray Jasper (C) Donald Peterson | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Mark Kiser (PG), Bruce Grunwald (C) Donald Trapani, David Jordan | |
| 00:38 | Northwestern State | Grant Osbourne makes the free throw | 40-40 |
| 00:09 | Nicholls State | John Porter misses long on an open jumper from the left side | 40-40 |
| 00:07 | Nicholls State | Craig Galasso snags the offensive board | 40-40 |
| 00:03 | Nicholls State | William Wagner misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 40-40 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern State | Grant Osbourne grabs the defensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern State | Grant Osbourne misses the fullcourt shot | 40-40 |