| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Roy McCorkindale (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marko Kozikowski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Baran Zwilling (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Eric Freeman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Gilberto Mancini (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Alfred Elmore (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gilbert Looney (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lawrence Moore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Brathwaite (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jaja Akuchie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Baran Zwilling inbounds the ball | 35-33 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini misses the dunk | 35-33 |
| 19:38 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Jaja Akuchie | 35-33 |
| 19:32 | Nicholls State | Lawrence Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-33 |
| 19:07 | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski loses the dribble to Gilbert Looney | 35-33 |
| 18:50 | Nicholls State | Eric Freeman picks off the pass by Alfred Elmore | 35-33 |
| 18:29 | UTEP | Jaja Akuchie is called for the reach on Marko Kozikowski - foul #1 on Jaja Akuchie, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| 18:21 | UTEP | Eric Freeman clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Scott Brathwaite - foul #3 on Scott Brathwaite, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ted Webster (PF) Scott Brathwaite | |
| 18:21 | UTEP | Eric Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 18:21 | UTEP | Eric Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 18:03 | Nicholls State | Ted Webster misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-33 |
| 18:01 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini grabs the board | 37-33 |
| 17:51 | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Baran Zwilling | 40-33 |
| 17:36 | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 40-33 |
| 17:34 | Nicholls State | Ted Webster tips it back up and in | 40-35 |
| 17:16 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini scores on a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Baran Zwilling | 42-35 |
| 17:06 | Nicholls State | Ted Webster loses the dribble to Marko Kozikowski | 42-35 |
| 16:55 | UTEP | Jaja Akuchie swats the short shot by Gilberto Mancini | 42-35 |
| 16:53 | Nicholls State | Lawrence Moore gets the rebound | 42-35 |
| 16:38 | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore is hacked by Marko Kozikowski - foul #1 on Marko Kozikowski, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| Subs | UTEP | Yuan Sun (PG), Daniel Owens (SG), Berdy Zywiec (SF), Robert Perry (PF), Don Scalf (C) Roy McCorkindale, Marko Kozikowski, Baran Zwilling, Eric Freeman, Gilberto Mancini | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Erick Halbert (PG), Michael Swenson (SG), David Kovacs (PF), Sefu Abdullai (C) Alfred Elmore, Gilbert Looney, Lawrence Moore, Jaja Akuchie | |
| 16:25 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-35 |
| 16:23 | UTEP | Robert Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 16:06 | UTEP | Don Scalf misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by David Kovacs - foul #3 on David Kovacs, team foul #3 | 42-35 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jason Owen (PF) David Kovacs | |
| 16:06 | UTEP | Don Scalf makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 16:06 | UTEP | Don Scalf makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 15:51 | Nicholls State | Robert Perry is called for the reach on Erick Halbert - foul #3 on Robert Perry, team foul #2 | 44-35 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | David Kovacs (SF), Scott Brathwaite (PF) Ted Webster, Jason Owen | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Yuan Sun (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Owens (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Berdy Zywiec (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Don Scalf (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Erick Halbert (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Swenson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Kovacs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Scott Brathwaite (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Sefu Abdullai (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:27 | Nicholls State | Scott Brathwaite drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Erick Halbert | 44-37 |
| 15:10 | UTEP | Daniel Owens makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-37 |
| 14:52 | Nicholls State | Yuan Sun is called for the reach on Michael Swenson - foul #2 on Yuan Sun, team foul #3 | 47-37 |
| Subs | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale (PG), Marko Kozikowski (SG), Eric Freeman (PF) Yuan Sun, Daniel Owens, Robert Perry | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore (PG), Gilbert Looney (SG), Lawrence Moore (SF) Erick Halbert, Michael Swenson, Sefu Abdullai | |
| 14:39 | Nicholls State | The jumper by Lawrence Moore is denied by Don Scalf | 47-37 |
| 14:38 | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski grabs the board | 47-37 |
| 14:16 | UTEP | The refs have stopped play. Eric Freeman is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 47-37 |
| Subs | UTEP | Baran Zwilling (SF), Robert Perry (PF), Gilberto Mancini (C) Berdy Zywiec, Eric Freeman, Don Scalf | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie (C) David Kovacs | |
| 14:11 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-37 |
| 13:42 | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-37 |
| 13:41 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini pulls down the rebound | 47-37 |
| 13:24 | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-37 |
| 13:23 | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie snags the defensive board | 47-37 |
| 13:00 | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-37 |
| 12:58 | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore tips it home | 47-39 |
| 12:44 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 47-39 |
| 12:42 | Nicholls State | Scott Brathwaite grabs the defensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 12:26 | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie banks in the layup set up by Gilbert Looney | 47-41 |
| 12:08 | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-41 |
| 12:07 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Lawrence Moore | 47-41 |
| 11:50 | Nicholls State | Gilbert Looney hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-44 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Roy McCorkindale (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marko Kozikowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Baran Zwilling (fairly fresh) 5 ast. PF - Robert Perry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Gilberto Mancini (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Alfred Elmore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gilbert Looney (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Brathwaite (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jaja Akuchie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Robert Perry | 49-44 |
| 11:12 | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Roy McCorkindale - foul #1 on Roy McCorkindale, team foul #4 | 49-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | Yuan Sun (PG), Daniel Owens (SG), Berdy Zywiec (SF), Don Scalf (C) Roy McCorkindale, Marko Kozikowski, Baran Zwilling, Gilberto Mancini | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Erick Halbert (PG), Michael Swenson (SG), Ted Webster (SF), David Kovacs (PF) Alfred Elmore, Gilbert Looney, Lawrence Moore, Scott Brathwaite | |
| 11:12 | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie misses the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 11:12 | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 11:01 | UTEP | Berdy Zywiec is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Berdy Zywiec, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai (C) Jaja Akuchie | |
| 10:41 | Nicholls State | David Kovacs drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Swenson | 49-48 |
| 10:27 | UTEP | Don Scalf connects on the turnaround near the basket | 51-48 |
| 10:14 | Nicholls State | Ted Webster is hacked by Robert Perry - foul #4 on Robert Perry, team foul #6 | 51-48 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini (C) Robert Perry | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 09:55 | Nicholls State | Erick Halbert buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Swenson | 51-51 |
| 09:28 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini is fouled on the floor by Ted Webster - foul #1 on Ted Webster, team foul #4 | 51-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore (PG), Gilbert Looney (SG) Erick Halbert, Michael Swenson | |
| 09:09 | UTEP | Don Scalf blows the layup | 51-51 |
| 09:07 | Nicholls State | Ted Webster grabs the board | 51-51 |
| 08:58 | Nicholls State | Don Scalf swats the layup by David Kovacs | 51-51 |
| 08:57 | UTEP | Don Scalf grabs the defensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 08:28 | UTEP | Don Scalf scores on a runner from the baseline and he's hacked by David Kovacs - foul #4 on David Kovacs, team foul #5 | 53-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale (PG), Zhuang Hong (SG), Baran Zwilling (SF) Yuan Sun, Daniel Owens, Berdy Zywiec | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Lawrence Moore (SF), Scott Brathwaite (PF), Jaja Akuchie (C) Ted Webster, David Kovacs, Sefu Abdullai | |
| 08:28 | UTEP | Don Scalf makes the free throw | 54-51 |
| 08:14 | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gilberto Mancini - foul #1 on Gilberto Mancini, team foul #7 | 54-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski (SG) Zhuang Hong | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 08:14 | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore misses the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 08:14 | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 07:57 | UTEP | Don Scalf loses the dribble to Gilbert Looney | 54-52 |
| 07:40 | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gilbert Looney | 54-55 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Roy McCorkindale (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marko Kozikowski (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Baran Zwilling (fresh) 5 ast. PF - Don Scalf (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. C - Gilberto Mancini (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Alfred Elmore (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gilbert Looney (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lawrence Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Brathwaite (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jaja Akuchie (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale is called for a backcourt violation | 54-55 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Perry (PF) Don Scalf | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Erick Halbert (PG), Sefu Abdullai (C) Alfred Elmore, Jaja Akuchie | |
| 07:08 | Nicholls State | Scott Brathwaite can't connect on a jumper from close range | 54-55 |
| 07:07 | UTEP | Baran Zwilling snags the defensive board | 54-55 |
| 06:42 | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-55 |
| 06:40 | UTEP | Robert Perry tips it home | 56-55 |
| 06:27 | Nicholls State | Scott Brathwaite clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Baran Zwilling - foul #2 on Baran Zwilling, team foul #8 | 56-55 |
| Subs | UTEP | Daniel Owens (SG), Berdy Zywiec (SF), Don Scalf (C) Marko Kozikowski, Baran Zwilling, Gilberto Mancini | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson (SG), Ted Webster (SF), David Kovacs (C) Gilbert Looney, Lawrence Moore, Sefu Abdullai | |
| 06:27 | Nicholls State | Scott Brathwaite makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 06:27 | Nicholls State | Scott Brathwaite misses the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 06:27 | Nicholls State | David Kovacs pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 06:16 | Nicholls State | Scott Brathwaite comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Perry - foul #5 on Robert Perry, team foul #9 | 56-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini (C) Robert Perry | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 06:16 | Nicholls State | Scott Brathwaite makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 06:16 | Nicholls State | Scott Brathwaite makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 06:04 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Ted Webster - foul #2 on Ted Webster, team foul #6 | 56-58 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore (PG), Jaja Akuchie (C) Michael Swenson, David Kovacs | |
| 06:04 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 06:04 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 05:46 | Nicholls State | Scott Brathwaite is wide open but clanks a floater from the right side | 58-58 |
| 05:44 | UTEP | Berdy Zywiec grabs the board | 58-58 |
| 05:39 | UTEP | Daniel Owens misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-58 |
| 05:38 | Nicholls State | Scott Brathwaite snags the defensive board | 58-58 |
| 05:33 | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Erick Halbert | 58-60 |
| 05:13 | UTEP | Don Scalf can't finish the layup | 58-60 |
| 05:11 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini tips it back up and in | 60-60 |
| 05:02 | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 60-60 |
| 05:00 | UTEP | Daniel Owens gets the rebound | 60-60 |
| 04:40 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Daniel Owens | 62-60 |
| 04:32 | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 62-60 |
| 04:31 | Nicholls State | Erick Halbert misses the tip | 62-60 |
| 04:29 | Nicholls State | Ted Webster grabs the offensive board | 62-60 |
| 04:20 | Nicholls State | Scott Brathwaite's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-60 |
| Subs | UTEP | Yuan Sun (PG), Marko Kozikowski (SG), Baran Zwilling (SF) Roy McCorkindale, Daniel Owens, Berdy Zywiec | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson (PG), Gilbert Looney (SG), Lawrence Moore (SF), David Kovacs (C) Alfred Elmore, Erick Halbert, Scott Brathwaite, Jaja Akuchie | |
| 04:04 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini misses the easy layup | 62-60 |
| 04:03 | UTEP | Don Scalf tips it back up and in | 64-60 |
| 03:38 | Nicholls State | Ted Webster scores on a shot from the baseline set up by Michael Swenson | 64-62 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Yuan Sun (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marko Kozikowski (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Baran Zwilling (fresh) 5 ast. PF - Don Scalf (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Gilberto Mancini (tired) 18 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Michael Swenson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gilbert Looney (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lawrence Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ted Webster (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - David Kovacs (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:27 | UTEP | Baran Zwilling is denied on a layup by Ted Webster | 64-62 |
| 03:26 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Baran Zwilling | 64-62 |
| 03:17 | UTEP | Gilberto Mancini blows the layup | 64-62 |
| 03:16 | Nicholls State | David Kovacs pulls down the rebound | 64-62 |
| 02:56 | Nicholls State | Lawrence Moore is fouled on the floor by Yuan Sun - foul #3 on Yuan Sun, team foul #10 | 64-62 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore (PG), Sefu Abdullai (C) Michael Swenson, Ted Webster | |
| 02:56 | Nicholls State | Lawrence Moore makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 02:56 | Nicholls State | Lawrence Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 02:56 | UTEP | Don Scalf grabs the defensive rebound | 64-63 |
| 02:42 | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-63 |
| 02:40 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Alfred Elmore | 64-63 |
| 02:40 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale (PG) Yuan Sun | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Scott Brathwaite (PF), Jaja Akuchie (C) David Kovacs, Sefu Abdullai | |
| 02:24 | Nicholls State | Roy McCorkindale steals it from Scott Brathwaite | 64-63 |
| 02:12 | UTEP | Don Scalf lays it up and in | 66-63 |
| 01:57 | Nicholls State | Lawrence Moore is denied on a layup by Don Scalf | 66-63 |
| 01:55 | UTEP | Don Scalf grabs the board | 66-63 |
| 01:37 | UTEP | Don Scalf is hacked by Scott Brathwaite - foul #4 on Scott Brathwaite, team foul #7 | 66-63 |
| 01:37 | UTEP | Don Scalf misses the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 01:37 | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie pulls down the rebound | 66-63 |
| 01:29 | Nicholls State | Gilbert Looney can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-63 |
| 01:28 | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie tips it but misses | 66-63 |
| 01:27 | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale pulls down the rebound | 66-63 |
| 01:25 | UTEP | Roy McCorkindale's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-63 |
| 01:07 | Nicholls State | Gilbert Looney is fouled on the floor by Marko Kozikowski - foul #2 on Marko Kozikowski, team foul #11 | 66-63 |
| 01:07 | Nicholls State | Gilbert Looney makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 01:07 | Nicholls State | Gilbert Looney makes the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 00:46 | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-65 |
| 00:45 | Nicholls State | Scott Brathwaite snags the defensive board | 66-65 |
| 00:40 | Nicholls State | Don Scalf steals the ball from Alfred Elmore | 66-65 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:16 | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski misses the driving attempt in the paint | 66-65 |
| 00:14 | UTEP | Baran Zwilling tips it but misses | 66-65 |
| 00:13 | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie gets the rebound | 66-65 |
| 00:09 | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore makes the turnaround from the left block | 66-67 |
| 00:09 | UTEP | UTEP calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 66-67 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:01 | UTEP | Marko Kozikowski is called for traveling | 66-67 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore runs out the clock | 66-67 |