| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Willard Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Tripp (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Chester Hartmann (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Noel Loomis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Kenneth Prim (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Craig Galasso (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Bostic (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Johnny Perkins (fresh) 8 pts. C - Ray Jasper (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Chester Hartmann inbounds the ball | 41-36 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Sam Houston State | Roy Brown is denied on a layup by Ray Jasper | 41-36 |
| 19:41 | Sam Houston State | Roy Brown snags the offensive board | 41-36 |
| 19:27 | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Tripp | 43-36 |
| 19:25 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Prim is hacked by Chester Hartmann in the backcourt - foul #1 on Chester Hartmann, team foul #1 | 43-36 |
| 19:09 | Nicholls State | Johnny Perkins hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 19:07 | Sam Houston State | Roy Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 19:01 | Sam Houston State | Noel Loomis buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Kenneth Tripp | 46-36 |
| 18:35 | Nicholls State | Roy Brown is called for the reach on Ray Jasper - foul #1 on Roy Brown, team foul #2 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Paul Gattis (PF) Noel Loomis | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | John Porter (PG), William Wagner (SF), Thomas Evanoff (C) Kenneth Prim, Robert Bostic, Ray Jasper | |
| 18:17 | Nicholls State | Craig Galasso comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-36 |
| 18:16 | Sam Houston State | Paul Gattis grabs the defensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 18:12 | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Kenneth Tripp | 48-36 |
| 17:59 | Nicholls State | Craig Galasso misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-36 |
| 17:58 | Sam Houston State | Roy Brown grabs the board | 48-36 |
| 17:31 | Sam Houston State | Roy Brown hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from Willard Pierce | 50-36 |
| 17:11 | Nicholls State | William Wagner can't connect on an uncontested jump hook from the left block | 50-36 |
| 17:10 | Nicholls State | John Porter gets the offensive rebound | 50-36 |
| 17:00 | Nicholls State | Chester Hartmann picks off the pass by Thomas Evanoff | 50-36 |
| 16:44 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Tripp clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Craig Galasso - foul #1 on Craig Galasso, team foul #1 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nole Boggs (SG), Steven Herbert (SF), Noel Loomis (PF), Kenneth Armstrong (C) Willard Pierce, Chester Hartmann, Paul Gattis, Roy Brown | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Prim (PG), Calvin Armstrong (SG), Robert Bostic (SF), Ray Jasper (C) John Porter, Craig Galasso, William Wagner, Johnny Perkins | |
| 16:44 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Tripp makes the 1st free throw | 51-36 |
| 16:44 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Tripp makes the 2nd free throw | 52-36 |
| 16:42 | Nicholls State | Robert Bostic is hacked by Noel Loomis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Noel Loomis, team foul #3 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce (PG), Reginald Staples (C) Kenneth Tripp, Noel Loomis | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 16:34 | Nicholls State | Thomas Evanoff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-36 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Donald Peterson (SG) Thomas Evanoff | |
| 16:19 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Armstrong makes the turnaround in the lane and he's hacked by Calvin Armstrong - foul #1 on Calvin Armstrong, team foul #2 | 54-36 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Johnny Perkins (PF) Donald Peterson | |
| 16:19 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Armstrong makes the free throw | 55-36 |
| 15:59 | Nicholls State | Ray Jasper loses the dribble to Kenneth Armstrong | 55-36 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Willard Pierce (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nole Boggs (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Herbert (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Armstrong (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Reginald Staples (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Kenneth Prim (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Calvin Armstrong (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert Bostic (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Johnny Perkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Ray Jasper (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Sam Houston State | Reginald Staples misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 55-36 |
| 15:46 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Armstrong tips it back up and in | 57-36 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:41 | Nicholls State | Johnny Perkins hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Ray Jasper | 57-38 |
| 15:37 | Sam Houston State | Nole Boggs connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Willard Pierce | 59-38 |
| 15:33 | Nicholls State | Calvin Armstrong is hacked by Nole Boggs in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nole Boggs, team foul #4 | 59-38 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lynn Thorpe (SG), Paul Gattis (SF), Noel Loomis (PF) Willard Pierce, Steven Herbert, Reginald Staples | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Thomas Evanoff (PF) Johnny Perkins | |
| 15:21 | Nicholls State | Robert Bostic is open and buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Kenneth Prim | 59-41 |
| 15:03 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Armstrong lays it up and in on a nice dish by Noel Loomis | 61-41 |
| 14:44 | Nicholls State | Robert Bostic is fouled on the floor by Lynn Thorpe - foul #4 on Lynn Thorpe, team foul #5 | 61-41 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce (PG), Steven Herbert (SG), Roy Brown (C) Nole Boggs, Lynn Thorpe, Kenneth Armstrong | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | John Porter (PG), Donald Peterson (SG), William Wagner (SF), John Cress (C) Kenneth Prim, Calvin Armstrong, Robert Bostic, Ray Jasper | |
| 14:27 | Nicholls State | John Cress can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 61-41 |
| 14:25 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Roy Brown | 61-41 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:58 | Sam Houston State | Donald Peterson is called for the reach on Noel Loomis - foul #1 on Donald Peterson, team foul #3 | 61-41 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Tripp (PG), Chester Hartmann (SF) Willard Pierce, Noel Loomis | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Bostic (SF) Thomas Evanoff | |
| 13:34 | Sam Houston State | Roy Brown misses the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by John Cress - foul #2 on John Cress, team foul #4 | 61-41 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce (PG), Reginald Staples (PF) Steven Herbert, Paul Gattis | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Craig Galasso (SG), Johnny Perkins (PF) Robert Bostic, William Wagner | |
| 13:34 | Sam Houston State | Roy Brown misses the 1st free throw | 61-41 |
| 13:34 | Sam Houston State | Roy Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 62-41 |
| 13:20 | Nicholls State | John Cress buries a shot near the basket set up by Donald Peterson | 62-43 |
| 13:01 | Sam Houston State | John Porter steals it from Kenneth Tripp | 62-43 |
| 12:56 | Nicholls State | Donald Peterson lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Porter | 62-45 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:36 | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Willard Pierce, team foul #6 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nole Boggs (PG), Steven Herbert (SG), Paul Gattis (SF), Kenneth Armstrong (PF) Willard Pierce, Kenneth Tripp, Chester Hartmann, Roy Brown | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Prim (PG), Calvin Armstrong (SF), Thomas Evanoff (PF), Ray Jasper (C) John Porter, Donald Peterson, Johnny Perkins, John Cress | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:21 | Nicholls State | Craig Galasso scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Calvin Armstrong and he's hacked by Steven Herbert - foul #2 on Steven Herbert, team foul #7 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Noel Loomis (PF) Reginald Staples | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 12:21 | Nicholls State | Craig Galasso misses the free throw | 62-47 |
| 12:21 | Sam Houston State | Noel Loomis grabs the board | 62-47 |
| 12:01 | Sam Houston State | Nole Boggs is called for a charge - foul #3 on Nole Boggs, team foul #8 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Bostic (SF), William Wagner (PF) Craig Galasso, Thomas Evanoff | |
| 11:57 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Prim is hacked by Paul Gattis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Gattis, team foul #9 | 62-47 |
| 11:57 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Prim makes the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 11:57 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Prim makes the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Nole Boggs (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Steven Herbert (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Gattis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Noel Loomis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Armstrong (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Kenneth Prim (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Calvin Armstrong (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert Bostic (fresh) 10 pts. PF - William Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ray Jasper (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Sam Houston State | Ray Jasper is called for the reach on Paul Gattis - foul #1 on Ray Jasper, team foul #5 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Tripp (SG) Steven Herbert | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 11:33 | Sam Houston State | Noel Loomis hits the finger roll on a great pass from Nole Boggs | 64-49 |
| 11:08 | Nicholls State | William Wagner misses long on a shot from the left side | 64-49 |
| 11:07 | Nicholls State | Calvin Armstrong snags the offensive board | 64-49 |
| 10:46 | Nicholls State | Ray Jasper misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-49 |
| 10:44 | Nicholls State | William Wagner tips it home | 64-51 |
| 10:32 | Sam Houston State | Nole Boggs buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Kenneth Tripp | 66-51 |
| 10:12 | Nicholls State | Robert Bostic is open but misses the lay-in | 66-51 |
| 10:10 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Armstrong | 66-51 |
| 09:52 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Tripp misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-51 |
| 09:51 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Armstrong snags the offensive board | 66-51 |
| 09:40 | Sam Houston State | Noel Loomis clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-51 |
| 09:38 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Armstrong can't tip it in | 66-51 |
| 09:36 | Nicholls State | William Wagner grabs the defensive rebound | 66-51 |
| 09:15 | Nicholls State | Calvin Armstrong misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 66-51 |
| 09:14 | Nicholls State | Ray Jasper gets the offensive rebound | 66-51 |
| 09:03 | Nicholls State | Robert Bostic misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 66-51 |
| 09:02 | Nicholls State | Calvin Armstrong pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-51 |
| 08:53 | Nicholls State | Calvin Armstrong is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Tripp - foul #2 on Kenneth Tripp, team foul #10 | 66-51 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce (PG), Steven Herbert (SG), Chester Hartmann (SF), Reginald Staples (PF), Roy Brown (C) Nole Boggs, Kenneth Tripp, Paul Gattis, Noel Loomis, Kenneth Armstrong | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | John Porter (PG), Craig Galasso (SG), Johnny Perkins (PF), Thomas Evanoff (C) Kenneth Prim, Robert Bostic, William Wagner, Ray Jasper | |
| 08:53 | Nicholls State | Calvin Armstrong misses the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 08:53 | Nicholls State | Calvin Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| 08:36 | Sam Houston State | Roy Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 66-52 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Donald Peterson (SF) Calvin Armstrong | |
| 08:22 | Nicholls State | Johnny Perkins clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-52 |
| 08:21 | Nicholls State | Craig Galasso snags the offensive board | 66-52 |
| 08:05 | Nicholls State | Donald Peterson hits a wide open driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Craig Galasso | 66-54 |
| 07:54 | Sam Houston State | Roy Brown misses the 3 from the left corner | 66-54 |
| 07:53 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Johnny Perkins | 66-54 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Willard Pierce (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Steven Herbert (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chester Hartmann (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Reginald Staples (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - John Porter (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Craig Galasso (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Johnny Perkins (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Evanoff (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:24 | Nicholls State | Thomas Evanoff knocks in the runner near the basket on a nice dish by John Porter and he's hacked by Willard Pierce - foul #4 on Willard Pierce, team foul #11 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lynn Thorpe (SG), Noel Loomis (PF) Willard Pierce, Reginald Staples | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 07:24 | Nicholls State | Thomas Evanoff makes the free throw | 66-57 |
| 07:02 | Sam Houston State | Steven Herbert connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 68-57 |
| 06:41 | Nicholls State | Johnny Perkins buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by Donald Peterson | 68-59 |
| 06:20 | Sam Houston State | Roy Brown clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-59 |
| 06:19 | Nicholls State | Thomas Evanoff grabs the defensive rebound | 68-59 |
| 06:13 | Nicholls State | Donald Peterson hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Craig Galasso and he's hacked by Chester Hartmann - foul #2 on Chester Hartmann, team foul #12 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce (PG), Paul Gattis (SF), Reginald Staples (PF) Steven Herbert, Chester Hartmann, Noel Loomis | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Prim (PG), Robert Bostic (SF), John Cress (C) John Porter, Craig Galasso, Thomas Evanoff | |
| 06:13 | Nicholls State | Donald Peterson makes the free throw | 68-62 |
| 06:00 | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 68-62 |
| 05:58 | Sam Houston State | Reginald Staples snags the offensive board | 68-62 |
| 05:38 | Sam Houston State | Lynn Thorpe comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-62 |
| 05:36 | Nicholls State | John Cress grabs the board | 68-62 |
| 05:12 | Nicholls State | Johnny Perkins loses the dribble to Reginald Staples | 68-62 |
| 04:49 | Sam Houston State | Lynn Thorpe clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-62 |
| 04:47 | Nicholls State | Johnny Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 68-62 |
| 04:26 | Nicholls State | Roy Brown swats the short shot by Johnny Perkins | 68-62 |
| 04:24 | Sam Houston State | Lynn Thorpe pulls down the rebound | 68-62 |
| 04:14 | Sam Houston State | Lynn Thorpe misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 68-62 |
| 04:13 | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce gets the offensive rebound | 68-62 |
| 04:00 | Sam Houston State | Lynn Thorpe drills a 3 from the right corner | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:45 | Nicholls State | Robert Bostic drills a shot in the lane | 71-64 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Willard Pierce (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Lynn Thorpe (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Paul Gattis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Reginald Staples (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Brown (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Kenneth Prim (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Peterson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Bostic (tiring) 12 pts. PF - Johnny Perkins (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - John Cress (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Sam Houston State | Reginald Staples hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-64 |
| 03:15 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Johnny Perkins | 71-64 |
| 03:15 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-64 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Tripp (PG), Nole Boggs (SG), Chester Hartmann (SF), Kenneth Armstrong (C) Willard Pierce, Lynn Thorpe, Reginald Staples, Roy Brown | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | John Porter (PG), Craig Galasso (SG), William Wagner (SF), Thomas Evanoff (PF), Ray Jasper (C) Kenneth Prim, Donald Peterson, Robert Bostic, Johnny Perkins, John Cress | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:13 | Nicholls State | Thomas Evanoff is hacked by Paul Gattis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Gattis, team foul #13 | 71-64 |
| 03:13 | Nicholls State | Thomas Evanoff misses the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 03:13 | Nicholls State | Thomas Evanoff makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 02:51 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Armstrong is hacked by Ray Jasper - foul #2 on Ray Jasper, team foul #6 | 71-65 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Noel Loomis (PF) Paul Gattis | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 02:41 | Sam Houston State | Noel Loomis jams it set up by Kenneth Tripp | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:23 | Nicholls State | Craig Galasso is open and buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Porter | 73-68 |
| 02:23 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-68 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce (PG), Paul Gattis (C) Nole Boggs, Kenneth Armstrong | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 02:02 | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 76-68 |
| 02:02 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-68 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lynn Thorpe (SG), Roy Brown (C) Kenneth Tripp, Paul Gattis | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 01:55 | Nicholls State | William Wagner connects on the jump hook from the left block | 76-70 |
| 01:38 | Sam Houston State | Noel Loomis is hacked by Thomas Evanoff - foul #1 on Thomas Evanoff, team foul #7 | 76-70 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Prim (PG), Robert Bostic (SF), Johnny Perkins (PF) John Porter, William Wagner, Thomas Evanoff | |
| 01:38 | Sam Houston State | Noel Loomis misses the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 01:38 | Nicholls State | Robert Bostic pulls down the rebound | 76-70 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:24 | Nicholls State | Ray Jasper makes the wide open floater in the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Prim | 76-72 |
| 01:11 | Sam Houston State | Chester Hartmann comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 76-72 |
| 01:09 | Nicholls State | Craig Galasso grabs the defensive rebound | 76-72 |
| 00:51 | Nicholls State | Chester Hartmann is called for the reach on Johnny Perkins - foul #3 on Chester Hartmann, team foul #14 | 76-72 |
| 00:51 | Nicholls State | Johnny Perkins misses the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:51 | Nicholls State | Johnny Perkins misses the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:51 | Sam Houston State | Roy Brown snags the defensive board | 76-72 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:31 | Sam Houston State | Chester Hartmann is fouled on the floor by Ray Jasper - foul #3 on Ray Jasper, team foul #8 | 76-72 |
| 00:31 | Sam Houston State | Chester Hartmann makes the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:31 | Sam Houston State | Chester Hartmann makes the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:27 | Nicholls State | Robert Bostic is open but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 78-72 |
| 00:26 | Nicholls State | Craig Galasso pulls down the offensive rebound | 78-72 |
| 00:22 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Prim misses short on an open 3 from straight away | 78-72 |
| 00:20 | Sam Houston State | Chester Hartmann snags the defensive board | 78-72 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:18 | Sam Houston State | Chester Hartmann is hacked by Kenneth Prim in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Prim, team foul #9 | 78-72 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Paul Gattis (PF) Noel Loomis | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 00:18 | Sam Houston State | Chester Hartmann makes the 1st free throw | 79-72 |
| 00:18 | Sam Houston State | Chester Hartmann makes the 2nd free throw | 80-72 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:11 | Nicholls State | Robert Bostic scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Craig Galasso | 80-75 |
| 00:08 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Prim is called for the reach on Willard Pierce in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Prim, team foul #10 | 80-75 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Steven Herbert (SF) Chester Hartmann | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 00:08 | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:08 | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce misses the 2nd free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:08 | Nicholls State | Craig Galasso grabs the board | 81-75 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:05 | Nicholls State | Roy Brown picks off the pass by Craig Galasso in the backcourt | 81-75 |
| 00:05 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 81-75 |
| 00:04 | Sam Houston State | Johnny Perkins is called for the reach on Paul Gattis - foul #3 on Johnny Perkins, team foul #11 | 81-75 |
| 00:04 | Sam Houston State | Paul Gattis makes the 1st free throw | 82-75 |
| 00:04 | Sam Houston State | Paul Gattis makes the 2nd free throw | 83-75 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | Craig Galasso comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 83-75 |