| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bly (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Ervin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Zent (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Sledge (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Stanley Fuller (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Keith Ishmael (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Swenson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ruben Stanger (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Leroy Shatzer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jaja Akuchie (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger inbounds the ball | 28-22 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger is fouled on the floor by Walter Zent - foul #2 on Walter Zent, team foul #1 | 28-22 |
| 19:28 | Nicholls State | Stanley Fuller denies the turnaround by Keith Ishmael | 28-22 |
| 19:26 | Mississippi State | Stanley Fuller grabs the defensive rebound | 28-22 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi State | Walter Zent misses short on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Ruben Stanger - foul #1 on Ruben Stanger, team foul #1 | 28-22 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi State | Walter Zent makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi State | Walter Zent makes the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 18:51 | Nicholls State | John Sledge swats the layup by Keith Ishmael | 30-22 |
| 18:50 | Mississippi State | Stanley Fuller gets the rebound | 30-22 |
| 18:39 | Mississippi State | Andrew Ervin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-22 |
| 18:37 | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger snags the defensive board | 30-22 |
| 18:16 | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie is hacked by Stanley Fuller - foul #1 on Stanley Fuller, team foul #2 | 30-22 |
| 18:03 | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by John Sledge - foul #1 on John Sledge, team foul #3 | 30-22 |
| 18:03 | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 18:03 | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 17:50 | Mississippi State | Walter Zent connects on the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by James Bly | 32-24 |
| 17:26 | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Walter Zent - foul #3 on Walter Zent, team foul #4 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin (PG), Justin Lewis (SF), David Wilson (C) James Bly, Walter Zent, Stanley Fuller | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai (PF), James Dupont (C) Leroy Shatzer, Jaja Akuchie | |
| 17:26 | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 17:26 | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 17:11 | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Andrew Ervin | 34-26 |
| 16:47 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai misses short on a jumper from the right side | 34-26 |
| 16:46 | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger gets the offensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 16:39 | Nicholls State | James Dupont misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-26 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis grabs the board | 34-26 |
| 16:23 | Mississippi State | John Sledge jams it on a great pass from Andrew Ervin | 36-26 |
| 16:08 | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger misses the jumper from the right side | 36-26 |
| 16:07 | Nicholls State | James Dupont gets the offensive rebound | 36-26 |
| 15:46 | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Keith Ishmael | 36-28 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Marty Erwin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Andrew Ervin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Justin Lewis (fresh) 2 stl. PF - John Sledge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - David Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Keith Ishmael (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Swenson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ruben Stanger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Sefu Abdullai (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Dupont (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Mississippi State | Andrew Ervin scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-28 |
| 15:10 | Nicholls State | Keith Ishmael clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-28 |
| 15:08 | Mississippi State | John Sledge grabs the defensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 14:51 | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Justin Lewis | 42-28 |
| 14:47 | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Swenson | 42-30 |
| 14:26 | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin misses the 3 from straight away | 42-30 |
| 14:24 | Nicholls State | James Dupont grabs the defensive rebound | 42-30 |
| 14:10 | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-33 |
| 13:52 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis is hacked by Ruben Stanger - foul #2 on Ruben Stanger, team foul #2 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Bly (PG), Brandon Coleman (SG), Walter Zent (SF), Charles Moore (PF), Stanley Fuller (C) Marty Erwin, Andrew Ervin, Justin Lewis, John Sledge, David Wilson | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Richard Ward (PG), Cornell Jones (SF), Leroy Shatzer (PF), Jaja Akuchie (C) Keith Ishmael, Ruben Stanger, Sefu Abdullai, James Dupont | |
| 13:41 | Mississippi State | James Bly is whistled for traveling | 42-33 |
| 13:22 | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-33 |
| 13:20 | Mississippi State | Stanley Fuller gets the rebound | 42-33 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi State | James Bly is fouled on the floor by Jaja Akuchie - foul #1 on Jaja Akuchie, team foul #3 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ralph Haynes (SF) Michael Swenson | |
| 12:41 | Mississippi State | James Bly comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 42-33 |
| 12:39 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Jaja Akuchie | 42-33 |
| 12:22 | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Leroy Shatzer | 42-36 |
| 12:08 | Mississippi State | Walter Zent hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by James Bly | 44-36 |
| 11:44 | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer can't finish the layup | 44-36 |
| 11:43 | Mississippi State | Stanley Fuller pulls down the rebound | 44-36 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bly (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brandon Coleman (fresh) SF - Walter Zent (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Charles Moore (fresh) C - Stanley Fuller (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Richard Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cornell Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ralph Haynes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leroy Shatzer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jaja Akuchie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by James Bly is denied by Leroy Shatzer | 44-36 |
| 11:36 | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer snags the defensive board | 44-36 |
| 11:15 | Nicholls State | Richard Ward's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin (PG), Andrew Ervin (SG), John Sledge (PF), David Wilson (C) James Bly, Brandon Coleman, Charles Moore, Stanley Fuller | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Keith Ishmael (PG), James Dupont (SG), Sefu Abdullai (PF) Richard Ward, Leroy Shatzer, Jaja Akuchie | |
| 11:05 | Mississippi State | Andrew Ervin makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Walter Zent | 47-36 |
| 10:54 | Nicholls State | Keith Ishmael hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-36 |
| 10:53 | Nicholls State | Ralph Haynes pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-36 |
| 10:39 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai lays it up and in on a nice dish by Keith Ishmael | 47-38 |
| 10:15 | Mississippi State | Andrew Ervin connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Wilson and he's fouled by James Dupont - foul #1 on James Dupont, team foul #4 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Bly (PG), Justin Lewis (SF) Marty Erwin, Walter Zent | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson (SG), Jaja Akuchie (C) Cornell Jones, Ralph Haynes | |
| 10:15 | Mississippi State | Andrew Ervin makes the free throw | 51-38 |
| 09:53 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai is whistled for a carry | 51-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brandon Coleman (SG), Stanley Fuller (C) Andrew Ervin, David Wilson | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger (SF), Leroy Shatzer (PF) Michael Swenson, Sefu Abdullai | |
| 09:33 | Mississippi State | Keith Ishmael is called for the reach on James Bly - foul #3 on Keith Ishmael, team foul #5 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Moore (PF) John Sledge | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 09:27 | Mississippi State | James Bly's floater is tipped away by Jaja Akuchie | 51-38 |
| 09:25 | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger gets the rebound | 51-38 |
| 09:11 | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-38 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis snags the defensive board | 51-38 |
| 08:46 | Mississippi State | James Bly scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Brandon Coleman | 53-38 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:37 | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by James Dupont | 53-40 |
| 08:19 | Mississippi State | Stanley Fuller knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by James Bly | 55-40 |
| 08:04 | Nicholls State | James Dupont misses the floater from the right wing | 55-40 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis gets the rebound | 55-40 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi State | Brandon Coleman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Dupont - foul #2 on James Dupont, team foul #6 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin (PG), Walter Zent (SF), John Sledge (PF), David Wilson (C) James Bly, Justin Lewis, Charles Moore, Stanley Fuller | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Richard Ward (PG), Michael Swenson (SG), Cornell Jones (SF), Sefu Abdullai (PF), Ralph Haynes (C) Keith Ishmael, James Dupont, Ruben Stanger, Leroy Shatzer, Jaja Akuchie | |
| 07:56 | Mississippi State | Brandon Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 56-40 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi State | Brandon Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 57-40 |
| 07:47 | Nicholls State | Ralph Haynes connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Sefu Abdullai | 57-43 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Marty Erwin (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Brandon Coleman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Zent (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Sledge (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - David Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Richard Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Swenson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cornell Jones (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Sefu Abdullai (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Haynes (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:29 | Mississippi State | Walter Zent hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Cornell Jones - foul #1 on Cornell Jones, team foul #7 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Ervin (SG) Brandon Coleman | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 07:29 | Mississippi State | Walter Zent makes the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 07:29 | Mississippi State | Walter Zent makes the 2nd free throw | 59-43 |
| 07:09 | Nicholls State | Ralph Haynes is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Ralph Haynes, team foul #8 | 59-43 |
| 06:56 | Mississippi State | Walter Zent buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by David Wilson | 61-43 |
| 06:39 | Nicholls State | Richard Ward's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Keith Ishmael (PG) Richard Ward | |
| 06:26 | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Walter Zent and the foul's on Keith Ishmael - foul #4 on Keith Ishmael, team foul #9 | 63-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger (SF), Leroy Shatzer (PF) Cornell Jones, Ralph Haynes | |
| 06:26 | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin misses the free throw | 63-43 |
| 06:26 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai gets the rebound | 63-43 |
| 06:19 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 63-43 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi State | Walter Zent grabs the board | 63-43 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi State | David Wilson connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Marty Erwin and he's hacked by Keith Ishmael - foul #5 on Keith Ishmael, team foul #10 | 65-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Bly (PG), Charles Moore (PF) Marty Erwin, John Sledge | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Richard Ward (PG) Keith Ishmael | |
| 06:06 | Mississippi State | David Wilson makes the free throw | 66-43 |
| 05:49 | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger loses the dribble to James Bly | 66-43 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi State | Andrew Ervin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-43 |
| 05:34 | Mississippi State | Walter Zent tips it back up and in | 68-43 |
| 05:17 | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 68-43 |
| 05:15 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai grabs the offensive board | 68-43 |
| 05:05 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai comes up short on the floater near the basket but the foul's on David Wilson - foul #2 on David Wilson, team foul #5 | 68-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin (PG), Brandon Coleman (SG), Justin Lewis (SF) James Bly, Andrew Ervin, Walter Zent | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | James Dupont (SG), Cornell Jones (SF), Ralph Haynes (C) Michael Swenson, Ruben Stanger, Leroy Shatzer | |
| 05:05 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai makes the 1st free throw | 68-44 |
| 05:05 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai misses the 2nd free throw | 68-44 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis snags the defensive board | 68-44 |
| 04:50 | Mississippi State | David Wilson buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by Brandon Coleman | 70-44 |
| 04:33 | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-44 |
| 04:31 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore gets the rebound | 70-44 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi State | Brandon Coleman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on James Dupont - foul #3 on James Dupont, team foul #11 | 70-44 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi State | Brandon Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 70-44 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi State | Brandon Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 71-44 |
| 04:12 | Nicholls State | James Dupont comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-44 |
| 04:10 | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin gets the rebound | 71-44 |
| 04:01 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore is hacked by Cornell Jones - foul #2 on Cornell Jones, team foul #12 | 71-44 |
| 04:01 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore makes the 1st free throw | 72-44 |
| 04:01 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 73-44 |
| 03:47 | Nicholls State | Richard Ward can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 73-44 |
| 03:45 | Nicholls State | James Dupont snags the offensive board | 73-44 |
| 03:37 | Nicholls State | Brandon Coleman steps in front of the James Dupont pass | 73-44 |
| 03:34 | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin lays it in set up by Brandon Coleman | 75-44 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Marty Erwin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Coleman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Justin Lewis (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Wilson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Richard Ward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Dupont (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. SF - Cornell Jones (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ralph Haynes (fresh) 5 pts. C - Sefu Abdullai (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Nicholls State | Marty Erwin steals the ball from Richard Ward in the backcourt | 75-44 |
| 03:28 | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin lays it in | 77-44 |
| 03:18 | Nicholls State | Richard Ward clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 77-44 |
| 03:17 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to David Wilson | 77-44 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:51 | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Justin Lewis | 80-44 |
| 02:30 | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 80-44 |
| 02:29 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai pulls down the offensive rebound | 80-44 |
| 02:19 | Nicholls State | James Dupont makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Ward | 80-46 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 80-46 |
| 01:49 | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Cornell Jones, team foul #13 | 80-46 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:29 | Mississippi State | David Wilson scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Marty Erwin and the foul's on James Dupont - foul #4 on James Dupont, team foul #14 | 82-46 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi State | David Wilson misses the free throw | 82-46 |
| 01:29 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Sefu Abdullai | 82-46 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:05 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 82-46 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to David Wilson | 82-46 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin lays it in set up by Brandon Coleman | 84-46 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Nicholls State | James Dupont drills a floater from the left wing | 84-48 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin runs out the clock | 84-48 |