| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Ernest Chase (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Angelo Colon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Wilmer Montz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Stokely (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Card (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Michael King (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Emrich (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Batchelor (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Charlie Kopec (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Wilmer Montz inbounds the ball | 30-48 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Sam Houston State | Wilmer Montz is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Wilmer Montz, team foul #1 | 30-48 |
| 19:35 | Nicholls State | Raymond Batchelor misses the fadeaway in the paint | 30-48 |
| 19:33 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card grabs the board | 30-48 |
| 19:20 | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Raymond Batchelor - foul #2 on Raymond Batchelor, team foul #1 | 30-48 |
| 19:20 | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon makes the 1st free throw | 31-48 |
| 19:20 | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon makes the 2nd free throw | 32-48 |
| 19:05 | Nicholls State | Thomas Emrich hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Michael King | 32-51 |
| 18:54 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ernest Chase | 34-51 |
| 18:45 | Nicholls State | Raymond Batchelor scores on a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Michael King | 34-53 |
| 18:37 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card blows the layup but he's fouled by Charlie Kopec - foul #3 on Charlie Kopec, team foul #2 | 34-53 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright (PG), Kenneth Shick (SG), Adam Madden (SF), Michael Flanagan (PF) Ernest Chase, Angelo Colon, Wilmer Montz, Gary Stokely | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffery Fellers (PG), Kenneth Lockwood (SG), Neal Banks (SF), Wayne Osborne (PF), Preston Ramires (C) Michael King, Thomas Emrich, Raymond Batchelor, Louis Adams, Charlie Kopec | |
| 18:37 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card misses the 1st free throw | 34-53 |
| 18:37 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card makes the 2nd free throw | 35-53 |
| 18:18 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Fellers misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-53 |
| 18:17 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card gets the rebound | 35-53 |
| 18:03 | Sam Houston State | Michael Flanagan misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 35-53 |
| 18:02 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick hits the follow up shot | 37-53 |
| 17:46 | Nicholls State | Neal Banks hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 37-53 |
| 17:44 | Nicholls State | The offensive rebound goes to Wayne Osborne | 37-53 |
| 17:37 | Nicholls State | Wayne Osborne throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-53 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon (SG), Bradley Foster (C) Kenneth Shick, Andrew Card | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael King (PG), Louis Adams (PF) Jeffery Fellers, Neal Banks | |
| 17:12 | Sam Houston State | Louis Adams blocks the short jumper by Michael Flanagan | 37-53 |
| 17:10 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright tips it but misses | 37-53 |
| 17:09 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Louis Adams | 37-53 |
| 16:48 | Nicholls State | Michael King loses the dribble to Angelo Colon | 37-53 |
| 16:36 | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 37-53 |
| 16:34 | Sam Houston State | Bradley Foster snags the offensive board | 37-53 |
| 16:22 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Lockwood is called for the reach on Angelo Colon - foul #2 on Kenneth Lockwood, team foul #3 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ernest Chase (PG), Kenneth Shick (SG), Wilmer Montz (SF), Gary Stokely (PF), Jerrold Hughes (C) Ryan Wright, Angelo Colon, Adam Madden, Michael Flanagan, Bradley Foster | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffery Fellers (PG), Thomas Emrich (SG), Raymond Batchelor (SF), Neal Banks (C) Michael King, Kenneth Lockwood, Wayne Osborne, Preston Ramires | |
| 16:07 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely jams it on a great pass from Ernest Chase | 39-53 |
| 16:03 | Nicholls State | Thomas Emrich loses the dribble to Wilmer Montz in the backcourt | 39-53 |
| 15:58 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely's fadeaway is rejected by Neal Banks | 39-53 |
| 15:56 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely hits the follow up shot | 41-53 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Ernest Chase (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kenneth Shick (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wilmer Montz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gary Stokely (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerrold Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jeffery Fellers (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Emrich (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Batchelor (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Adams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Neal Banks (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 15:51 | Nicholls State | Ernest Chase steals it from Thomas Emrich in the backcourt | 41-53 |
| 15:49 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick banks in the layup set up by Ernest Chase | 43-53 |
| 15:44 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Fellers is fouled in the backcourt by Ernest Chase - foul #3 on Ernest Chase, team foul #2 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jay Collins (SG) Kenneth Shick | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Charlie Kopec (C) Jeffery Fellers | |
| 15:29 | Nicholls State | Raymond Batchelor is called for a charge - foul #3 on Raymond Batchelor, team foul #4 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Emory Tilley (PG) Neal Banks | |
| 15:22 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely is hacked by Louis Adams - foul #1 on Louis Adams, team foul #5 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card (C) Jerrold Hughes | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 14:59 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Jay Collins | 45-53 |
| 14:57 | Nicholls State | Andrew Card steps in front of the Emory Tilley pass in the backcourt | 45-53 |
| 14:51 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 14:50 | Sam Houston State | Wilmer Montz tips it in | 47-53 |
| 14:42 | Nicholls State | Emory Tilley is called for traveling | 47-53 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick (PG), Angelo Colon (SF) Ernest Chase, Wilmer Montz | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael King (PG), Wayne Osborne (PF) Thomas Emrich, Louis Adams | |
| 14:25 | Sam Houston State | Jay Collins lays it in on a great pass from Kenneth Shick | 49-53 |
| 14:07 | Nicholls State | Wayne Osborne drills a jumper from the baseline | 49-55 |
| 13:52 | Sam Houston State | Wayne Osborne is called for the reach on Kenneth Shick - foul #2 on Wayne Osborne, team foul #6 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright (PG), Wilmer Montz (SF), Jerrold Hughes (PF), Bradley Foster (C) Kenneth Shick, Jay Collins, Gary Stokely, Andrew Card | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffery Fellers (PG), Thomas Emrich (SG), Neal Banks (SF), Louis Adams (PF) Michael King, Emory Tilley, Raymond Batchelor, Wayne Osborne | |
| 13:39 | Sam Houston State | Bradley Foster scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Wilmer Montz | 51-55 |
| 13:22 | Nicholls State | Thomas Emrich is hacked by Angelo Colon - foul #2 on Angelo Colon, team foul #3 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jay Collins (SG), Michael Flanagan (PF) Angelo Colon, Jerrold Hughes | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Lockwood (SG) Thomas Emrich | |
| 13:06 | Nicholls State | Louis Adams hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Jeffery Fellers | 51-57 |
| 12:48 | Sam Houston State | Louis Adams is called for the reach on Jay Collins - foul #2 on Louis Adams, team foul #7 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ernest Chase (PG), Adam Madden (SF), Andrew Card (C) Ryan Wright, Wilmer Montz, Bradley Foster | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael King (PG), Raymond Batchelor (SF), Preston Ramires (PF) Jeffery Fellers, Neal Banks, Louis Adams | |
| 12:48 | Sam Houston State | Jay Collins makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 12:48 | Sam Houston State | Jay Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 12:24 | Nicholls State | Preston Ramires misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 53-57 |
| 12:22 | Sam Houston State | Michael Flanagan grabs the defensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 12:16 | Sam Houston State | Ernest Chase double dribbles | 53-57 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick (SG), Jerrold Hughes (PF) Jay Collins, Michael Flanagan | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Thomas Emrich (SG), Wayne Osborne (PF) Kenneth Lockwood, Charlie Kopec | |
| 11:56 | Nicholls State | Preston Ramires makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Emrich | 53-60 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Ernest Chase (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Shick (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Madden (fairly fresh) PF - Jerrold Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Card (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Michael King (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Emrich (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Batchelor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Wayne Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Preston Ramires (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Sam Houston State | Jerrold Hughes lays it up and in set up by Ernest Chase | 55-60 |
| 11:20 | Nicholls State | Michael King is open but misses the lay-in | 55-60 |
| 11:18 | Nicholls State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Emrich | 55-60 |
| 11:01 | Nicholls State | Michael King can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 55-60 |
| 10:59 | Nicholls State | Preston Ramires can't tip it in | 55-60 |
| 10:57 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Ernest Chase | 55-60 |
| 10:43 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-60 |
| 10:42 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card tips it in | 57-60 |
| 10:40 | Nicholls State | Raymond Batchelor is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Raymond Batchelor, team foul #8 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright (PG), Angelo Colon (SG), Wilmer Montz (SF), Gary Stokely (PF), Bradley Foster (C) Ernest Chase, Kenneth Shick, Adam Madden, Jerrold Hughes, Andrew Card | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffery Fellers (PG), Emory Tilley (SG), Neal Banks (SF), Louis Adams (PF), Charlie Kopec (C) Michael King, Thomas Emrich, Raymond Batchelor, Wayne Osborne, Preston Ramires | |
| 10:35 | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon is hacked by Emory Tilley - foul #2 on Emory Tilley, team foul #9 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Flanagan (SF) Wilmer Montz | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 10:35 | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 10:35 | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon misses the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 10:35 | Nicholls State | Louis Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 10:21 | Nicholls State | Emory Tilley misses badly on a runner in the paint | 58-60 |
| 10:19 | Nicholls State | Neal Banks misses the tip | 58-60 |
| 10:18 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright gets the rebound | 58-60 |
| 10:09 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright misses long on a floater from the right side | 58-60 |
| 10:08 | Nicholls State | Neal Banks gets the rebound | 58-60 |
| 10:01 | Nicholls State | Charlie Kopec scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Emory Tilley | 58-62 |
| 09:50 | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon is hacked by Charlie Kopec - foul #4 on Charlie Kopec, team foul #10 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Wilmer Montz (SF) Michael Flanagan | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Lockwood (SF), Wayne Osborne (C) Neal Banks, Charlie Kopec | |
| 09:50 | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 09:50 | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 09:33 | Nicholls State | Wayne Osborne misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 60-62 |
| 09:31 | Nicholls State | Louis Adams hits the follow up shot | 60-64 |
| 09:15 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Wilmer Montz | 62-64 |
| 08:57 | Nicholls State | Louis Adams clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Wilmer Montz - foul #3 on Wilmer Montz, team foul #4 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ernest Chase (PG), Jay Collins (SG) Ryan Wright, Angelo Colon | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael King (PG), Neal Banks (SF) Jeffery Fellers, Emory Tilley | |
| 08:57 | Nicholls State | Louis Adams makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 08:57 | Nicholls State | Louis Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 08:36 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Gary Stokely, team foul #5 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Flanagan (C) Bradley Foster | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Thomas Emrich (SG) Kenneth Lockwood | |
| 08:34 | Nicholls State | Wayne Osborne is hacked by Michael Flanagan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Flanagan, team foul #6 | 62-66 |
| 08:22 | Nicholls State | Wayne Osborne clanks a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Flanagan - foul #4 on Michael Flanagan, team foul #7 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card (C) Michael Flanagan | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 08:22 | Nicholls State | Wayne Osborne misses the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 08:22 | Nicholls State | Wayne Osborne makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 08:08 | Sam Houston State | Wilmer Montz can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-67 |
| 08:06 | Nicholls State | Wayne Osborne grabs the defensive rebound | 62-67 |
| 07:45 | Nicholls State | Neal Banks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-67 |
| 07:43 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card grabs the defensive rebound | 62-67 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Ernest Chase (tiring) 2 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jay Collins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Wilmer Montz (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Gary Stokely (tiring) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Card (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Michael King (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Emrich (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Neal Banks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Louis Adams (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Wayne Osborne (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Sam Houston State | Jay Collins clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-67 |
| 07:17 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Wayne Osborne | 62-67 |
| 07:14 | Nicholls State | Jay Collins is called for the reach on Michael King in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jay Collins, team foul #8 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright (PG), Kenneth Shick (SG), Angelo Colon (SF), Michael Flanagan (PF), Jerrold Hughes (C) Ernest Chase, Jay Collins, Wilmer Montz, Gary Stokely, Andrew Card | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Raymond Batchelor (SF), Preston Ramires (PF), Charlie Kopec (C) Neal Banks, Louis Adams, Wayne Osborne | |
| 07:14 | Nicholls State | Michael King misses the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 07:14 | Nicholls State | Charlie Kopec snags the offensive board | 62-67 |
| 06:57 | Nicholls State | Thomas Emrich misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-67 |
| 06:55 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Jerrold Hughes | 62-67 |
| 06:53 | Sam Houston State | Michael King steps in front of the Ryan Wright pass in the backcourt | 62-67 |
| 06:51 | Nicholls State | Michael King blows the layup | 62-67 |
| 06:50 | Nicholls State | Preston Ramires misses the tip | 62-67 |
| 06:49 | Nicholls State | Charlie Kopec grabs the offensive rebound | 62-67 |
| 06:41 | Nicholls State | Raymond Batchelor is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-67 |
| 06:40 | Nicholls State | Charlie Kopec grabs the offensive board | 62-67 |
| 06:34 | Nicholls State | Charlie Kopec misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 62-67 |
| 06:33 | Sam Houston State | Michael Flanagan gets the rebound | 62-67 |
| 06:18 | Sam Houston State | Jerrold Hughes misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Charlie Kopec - foul #5 on Charlie Kopec, team foul #11 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden (SF) Kenneth Shick | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffery Fellers (PG), Emory Tilley (SG), Kenneth Lockwood (PF) Michael King, Thomas Emrich, Charlie Kopec | |
| 06:18 | Sam Houston State | Jerrold Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 06:18 | Sam Houston State | Jerrold Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| 05:58 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Lockwood knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Emory Tilley | 63-70 |
| 05:50 | Sam Houston State | Michael Flanagan misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Raymond Batchelor - foul #5 on Raymond Batchelor, team foul #12 | 63-70 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jay Collins (SG), Bradley Foster (C) Angelo Colon, Jerrold Hughes | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Louis Adams (PF), Wayne Osborne (C) Raymond Batchelor, Preston Ramires | |
| 05:50 | Sam Houston State | Michael Flanagan makes the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 05:50 | Sam Houston State | Michael Flanagan misses the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| 05:50 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Wayne Osborne | 64-70 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:47 | Nicholls State | Wayne Osborne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-70 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely (PF) Michael Flanagan | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 05:40 | Sam Houston State | Bradley Foster misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 64-70 |
| 05:39 | Nicholls State | Wayne Osborne pulls down the rebound | 64-70 |
| 05:34 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Lockwood blows the layup | 64-70 |
| 05:32 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 64-70 |
| 05:18 | Sam Houston State | Bradley Foster drills a runner in the lane and he's fouled by Louis Adams - foul #3 on Louis Adams, team foul #13 | 66-70 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick (PG), Wilmer Montz (SF) Ryan Wright, Adam Madden | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Preston Ramires (C) Emory Tilley | |
| 05:18 | Sam Houston State | Bradley Foster makes the free throw | 67-70 |
| 04:59 | Nicholls State | Preston Ramires hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 67-70 |
| 04:57 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely grabs the board | 67-70 |
| 04:51 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely clanks a runner in the paint but the foul's on Kenneth Lockwood - foul #3 on Kenneth Lockwood, team foul #14 | 67-70 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ernest Chase (PG), Andrew Card (C) Jay Collins, Bradley Foster | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael King (PG), Thomas Emrich (SG), Neal Banks (SF) Jeffery Fellers, Kenneth Lockwood, Preston Ramires | |
| 04:51 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 04:51 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely misses the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 04:51 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-70 |
| 04:39 | Sam Houston State | Ernest Chase is hacked by Neal Banks - foul #1 on Neal Banks, team foul #15 | 68-70 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon (SF), Michael Flanagan (PF) Wilmer Montz, Gary Stokely | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 04:39 | Sam Houston State | Ernest Chase makes the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 04:39 | Sam Houston State | Ernest Chase makes the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:20 | Nicholls State | Angelo Colon blocks the short jumper by Neal Banks | 70-70 |
| 04:18 | Sam Houston State | Michael Flanagan grabs the defensive rebound | 70-70 |
| 04:11 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Michael King - foul #2 on Michael King, team foul #16 | 70-70 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden (SF) Kenneth Shick | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Preston Ramires (C) Wayne Osborne | |
| 04:11 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card makes the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 04:11 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card makes the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 04:09 | Nicholls State | Ernest Chase steals the ball from Michael King in the backcourt | 72-70 |
| 04:00 | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon banks in the layup set up by Ernest Chase | 74-70 |
| 03:58 | Nicholls State | Neal Banks is fouled in the backcourt by Adam Madden - foul #1 on Adam Madden, team foul #9 | 74-70 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Emory Tilley (PG) Michael King | |
| 03:58 | Nicholls State | Neal Banks makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 03:58 | Nicholls State | Neal Banks misses the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 03:58 | Sam Houston State | Michael Flanagan gets the rebound | 74-71 |
| 03:40 | Sam Houston State | Ernest Chase is fouled on the floor by Louis Adams - foul #4 on Louis Adams, team foul #17 | 74-71 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jay Collins (SG), Bradley Foster (C) Angelo Colon, Andrew Card | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Lockwood (SG), Wayne Osborne (C) Thomas Emrich, Louis Adams | |
| 03:40 | Sam Houston State | Ernest Chase makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 03:40 | Sam Houston State | Ernest Chase makes the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Ernest Chase (tiring) 6 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jay Collins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Adam Madden (fresh) PF - Michael Flanagan (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Bradley Foster (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Emory Tilley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Lockwood (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Neal Banks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Preston Ramires (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Wayne Osborne (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Nicholls State | Wayne Osborne throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-71 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright (PG), Gary Stokely (PF) Ernest Chase, Michael Flanagan | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 03:25 | Sam Houston State | Bradley Foster knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Gary Stokely | 78-71 |
| 03:10 | Nicholls State | Preston Ramires misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 78-71 |
| 03:08 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden grabs the board | 78-71 |
| 02:55 | Sam Houston State | Jay Collins makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Ryan Wright | 80-71 |
| 02:55 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-71 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon (SG), Jerrold Hughes (PF), Andrew Card (C) Jay Collins, Gary Stokely, Bradley Foster | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffery Fellers (PG), Louis Adams (PF) Neal Banks, Preston Ramires | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:39 | Nicholls State | Wayne Osborne drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Jeffery Fellers | 80-73 |
| 02:39 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-73 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Wilmer Montz (SF), Michael Flanagan (PF) Adam Madden, Andrew Card | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 02:37 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 80-73 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:23 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Fellers makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Wayne Osborne | 80-76 |
| 02:03 | Sam Houston State | Jerrold Hughes is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Jerrold Hughes, team foul #10 | 80-76 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael King (PG), Preston Ramires (C) Jeffery Fellers, Wayne Osborne | |
| 02:01 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-76 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ernest Chase (PG), Jay Collins (SG), Gary Stokely (PF) Ryan Wright, Angelo Colon, Jerrold Hughes | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Thomas Emrich (SG) Emory Tilley | |
| 01:50 | Nicholls State | Louis Adams banks in the layup on a great pass from Kenneth Lockwood | 80-78 |
| 01:35 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely connects on the shot from the right block on a great pass from Wilmer Montz | 82-78 |
| 01:31 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 82-78 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card (C) Michael Flanagan | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Wayne Osborne (SF) Kenneth Lockwood | |
| 01:18 | Nicholls State | Michael King misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 82-78 |
| 01:17 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card gets the rebound | 82-78 |
| 01:01 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely can't finish the layup | 82-78 |
| 01:00 | Nicholls State | Preston Ramires pulls down the rebound | 82-78 |
| 01:00 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 82-78 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:45 | Nicholls State | Thomas Emrich's pass is intercepted by Wilmer Montz | 82-78 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:43 | Sam Houston State | Michael King is called for the reach on Ernest Chase in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael King, team foul #18 | 82-78 |
| 00:43 | Sam Houston State | Ernest Chase makes the 1st free throw | 83-78 |
| 00:43 | Sam Houston State | Ernest Chase makes the 2nd free throw | 84-78 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Nicholls State | Michael King clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 84-78 |
| 00:33 | Sam Houston State | Wilmer Montz pulls down the rebound | 84-78 |
| 00:31 | Sam Houston State | Wilmer Montz is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Emrich - foul #2 on Thomas Emrich, team foul #19 | 84-78 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Flanagan (PF) Gary Stokely | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 00:31 | Sam Houston State | Wilmer Montz makes the 1st free throw | 85-78 |
| 00:31 | Sam Houston State | Wilmer Montz makes the 2nd free throw | 86-78 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 86-78 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely (PF) Michael Flanagan | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 00:25 | Nicholls State | Michael King is open and buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 86-81 |
| 00:22 | Sam Houston State | Ernest Chase is hacked by Michael King in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael King, team foul #20 | 86-81 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon (SF), Michael Flanagan (PF) Wilmer Montz, Gary Stokely | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 00:22 | Sam Houston State | Ernest Chase makes the 1st free throw | 87-81 |
| 00:22 | Sam Houston State | Ernest Chase makes the 2nd free throw | 88-81 |
| 00:14 | Nicholls State | Thomas Emrich misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 88-81 |
| 00:12 | Nicholls State | Louis Adams gets the offensive rebound | 88-81 |
| 00:12 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 88-81 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Wilmer Montz (SF), Gary Stokely (PF) Angelo Colon, Michael Flanagan | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 00:08 | Nicholls State | Michael King misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 88-81 |
| 00:07 | Nicholls State | Preston Ramires snags the offensive board | 88-81 |
| 00:03 | Nicholls State | Michael King misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 88-81 |
| 00:01 | Nicholls State | Preston Ramires gets the offensive rebound | 88-81 |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | The clock runs out | 88-81 |