| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Melvin Fincher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carlos Keisler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Vierthaler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Betty (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Barry Dexter (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Jon Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Rife (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Patrick Toribio (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Brandon Lott (fresh) C - Leo Sellers (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Yale | Patrick Toribio inbounds the ball | 28-30 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | Yale | Patrick Toribio buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Philip Rife | 28-33 |
| 19:12 | Nicholls State | Barry Dexter misses short on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Leo Sellers - foul #3 on Leo Sellers, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Yale | Tony Senn (C) Leo Sellers | |
| 19:12 | Nicholls State | Barry Dexter makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 19:12 | Nicholls State | Barry Dexter makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 18:47 | Yale | Philip Rife misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-33 |
| 18:46 | Yale | Tony Senn tips it but misses | 30-33 |
| 18:45 | Nicholls State | Eric Betty pulls down the rebound | 30-33 |
| 18:23 | Nicholls State | Carlos Keisler can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-33 |
| 18:21 | Yale | Tony Senn pulls down the rebound | 30-33 |
| 18:15 | Yale | Patrick Toribio clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-33 |
| 18:13 | Nicholls State | Carlos Keisler grabs the board | 30-33 |
| 18:05 | Nicholls State | Eric Betty buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Carlos Keisler | 32-33 |
| 17:51 | Yale | Jon Moore can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 32-33 |
| 17:50 | Nicholls State | Eric Betty grabs the board | 32-33 |
| 17:37 | Nicholls State | Carlos Keisler clanks a 3 from straight away | 32-33 |
| 17:36 | Yale | The rebound goes to Brandon Lott | 32-33 |
| 17:31 | Yale | Melvin Fincher steals the ball from Jon Moore | 32-33 |
| 17:14 | Nicholls State | Barry Dexter can't finish the layup | 32-33 |
| 17:13 | Yale | Brandon Lott grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 17:09 | Yale | Patrick Toribio double dribbles | 32-33 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Douglas Johnson (PG), Jackie Sexton (SG), Robert Duncan (SF), Charles Carlson (PF), Larry Tash (C) Melvin Fincher, Carlos Keisler, James Vierthaler, Eric Betty, Barry Dexter | |
| Subs | Yale | Brad Dorsey (PG), Elmer Simmons (SG), Bryan Klimas (SF) Jon Moore, Philip Rife, Patrick Toribio | |
| 16:57 | Nicholls State | Charles Carlson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-33 |
| 16:56 | Yale | Elmer Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 16:51 | Yale | Brad Dorsey buries a floater from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 16:32 | Nicholls State | Larry Tash loses the ball out of bounds | 32-35 |
| 16:17 | Yale | Elmer Simmons comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 16:15 | Nicholls State | Charles Carlson pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 15:49 | Nicholls State | Larry Tash loses the dribble to Tony Senn | 32-35 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Douglas Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jackie Sexton (fresh) SF - Robert Duncan (fresh) PF - Charles Carlson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Tash (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Brad Dorsey (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Elmer Simmons (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Klimas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Brandon Lott (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Tony Senn (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Yale | Douglas Johnson steals the ball from Brad Dorsey | 32-35 |
| 15:26 | Nicholls State | Robert Duncan lays it in on a great pass from Douglas Johnson | 34-35 |
| 15:17 | Yale | Brad Dorsey hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Elmer Simmons | 34-38 |
| 14:52 | Nicholls State | Charles Carlson misses the lay-in | 34-38 |
| 14:51 | Yale | Tony Senn pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 14:36 | Yale | Brad Dorsey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 14:35 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Larry Tash | 34-38 |
| 14:30 | Nicholls State | Douglas Johnson can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Brad Dorsey - foul #2 on Brad Dorsey, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Carlos Keisler (SG), James Vierthaler (SF), Eric Betty (PF), Barry Dexter (C) Jackie Sexton, Robert Duncan, Charles Carlson, Larry Tash | |
| Subs | Yale | Jon Moore (PG), Philip Rife (SG), Patrick Toribio (SF), Leo Sellers (C) Brad Dorsey, Elmer Simmons, Bryan Klimas, Tony Senn | |
| 14:30 | Nicholls State | Douglas Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 14:30 | Nicholls State | Douglas Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 14:30 | Yale | Leo Sellers grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 14:14 | Yale | Jon Moore can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-38 |
| 14:13 | Yale | Leo Sellers grabs the offensive board | 35-38 |
| 13:59 | Yale | James Vierthaler steals it from Leo Sellers | 35-38 |
| 13:54 | Nicholls State | James Vierthaler can't finish the layup | 35-38 |
| 13:53 | Yale | Leo Sellers snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 13:51 | Yale | Jon Moore loses the dribble to Carlos Keisler in the backcourt | 35-38 |
| 13:36 | Nicholls State | Carlos Keisler clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 13:35 | Yale | Brandon Lott pulls down the rebound | 35-38 |
| 13:29 | Yale | Leo Sellers lays it in | 35-40 |
| 13:10 | Nicholls State | Philip Rife steals the ball from Carlos Keisler | 35-40 |
| 13:06 | Yale | Jon Moore drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Patrick Toribio | 35-43 |
| 12:56 | Nicholls State | James Vierthaler hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 35-43 |
| 12:55 | Nicholls State | James Vierthaler grabs the offensive board | 35-43 |
| 12:37 | Nicholls State | Eric Betty hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Brandon Lott - foul #2 on Brandon Lott, team foul #3 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Melvin Fincher (PG), Robert Duncan (SG) Douglas Johnson, Carlos Keisler | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 12:37 | Nicholls State | Eric Betty misses the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 12:37 | Nicholls State | Eric Betty makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 12:27 | Yale | Philip Rife misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 36-43 |
| 12:26 | Yale | Leo Sellers tips it back up and in | 36-45 |
| 12:24 | Nicholls State | Melvin Fincher is hacked by Jon Moore in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jon Moore, team foul #4 | 36-45 |
| 12:11 | Nicholls State | Eric Betty knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Melvin Fincher | 38-45 |
| 11:49 | Yale | Patrick Toribio misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 38-45 |
| 11:48 | Nicholls State | Eric Betty pulls down the rebound | 38-45 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Melvin Fincher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Vierthaler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric Betty (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Barry Dexter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Jon Moore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Rife (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Patrick Toribio (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brandon Lott (tiring) 3 reb. C - Leo Sellers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:19 | Nicholls State | Melvin Fincher loses the ball out of bounds | 38-45 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Carlos Keisler (SG), Charles Carlson (PF), Larry Tash (C) James Vierthaler, Eric Betty, Barry Dexter | |
| Subs | Yale | Brad Dorsey (PG), Elmer Simmons (SG), Bryan Klimas (SF), Tony Senn (PF) Jon Moore, Philip Rife, Patrick Toribio, Brandon Lott | |
| 11:09 | Yale | Elmer Simmons clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Duncan - foul #1 on Robert Duncan, team foul #1 | 38-45 |
| 11:09 | Yale | Elmer Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 11:09 | Yale | Elmer Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 10:52 | Nicholls State | Charles Carlson's pass is intercepted by Tony Senn | 38-47 |
| 10:39 | Yale | Leo Sellers comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Larry Tash - foul #2 on Larry Tash, team foul #2 | 38-47 |
| 10:39 | Yale | Leo Sellers makes the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 10:39 | Yale | Leo Sellers makes the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 10:20 | Nicholls State | Carlos Keisler drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Duncan | 41-49 |
| 10:03 | Yale | Leo Sellers drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Brad Dorsey | 41-51 |
| 09:47 | Nicholls State | Charles Carlson misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Tony Senn - foul #1 on Tony Senn, team foul #5 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Douglas Johnson (PG), Jackie Sexton (SG), James Vierthaler (SF) Melvin Fincher, Carlos Keisler, Robert Duncan | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 09:47 | Nicholls State | Charles Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 09:47 | Nicholls State | Charles Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 09:29 | Yale | Charles Carlson is called for the reach on Elmer Simmons - foul #2 on Charles Carlson, team foul #3 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Eric Betty (PF) Charles Carlson | |
| Subs | Yale | Brandon Lott (PF) Leo Sellers | |
| 09:18 | Yale | Bryan Klimas can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by James Vierthaler - foul #3 on James Vierthaler, team foul #4 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Lowell Stanton (C) Larry Tash | |
| Subs | Yale | Jon Moore (PG), Philip Rife (SG) Brad Dorsey, Elmer Simmons | |
| 09:18 | Yale | Bryan Klimas misses the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 09:18 | Yale | Bryan Klimas makes the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 08:59 | Nicholls State | Lowell Stanton hits a driving attempt from the right block | 45-52 |
| 08:41 | Yale | Philip Rife can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Jackie Sexton - foul #1 on Jackie Sexton, team foul #5 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Melvin Fincher (PG), Barry Dexter (C) Jackie Sexton, Lowell Stanton | |
| Subs | Yale | Patrick Toribio (SF), Leo Sellers (C) Bryan Klimas, Tony Senn | |
| 08:41 | Yale | Philip Rife makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 08:41 | Yale | Philip Rife makes the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 08:28 | Nicholls State | Melvin Fincher clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-54 |
| 08:26 | Nicholls State | Melvin Fincher gets the offensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 08:00 | Nicholls State | Eric Betty lays it up and in and he's fouled by Brandon Lott - foul #3 on Brandon Lott, team foul #6 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Carlos Keisler (SG), Robert Duncan (SF) Douglas Johnson, James Vierthaler | |
| Subs | Yale | Brad Dorsey (PG), Elmer Simmons (SG) Jon Moore, Philip Rife | |
| 08:00 | Nicholls State | Eric Betty makes the free throw | 48-54 |
| 07:39 | Yale | Leo Sellers drills a jumper from the baseline and he's fouled by Barry Dexter - foul #1 on Barry Dexter, team foul #6 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Yale | Tony Senn (C) Brandon Lott | |
| 07:39 | Yale | Leo Sellers makes the free throw | 48-57 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Melvin Fincher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carlos Keisler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eric Betty (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Barry Dexter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Brad Dorsey (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elmer Simmons (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Toribio (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Leo Sellers (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Tony Senn (fresh) 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:11 | Nicholls State | Barry Dexter makes the floater from the right side | 50-57 |
| 06:52 | Yale | Patrick Toribio's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-57 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Douglas Johnson (PG), James Vierthaler (SF), Charles Carlson (PF), Larry Tash (C) Melvin Fincher, Robert Duncan, Eric Betty, Barry Dexter | |
| Subs | Yale | Jon Moore (PG), Philip Rife (SG), Brandon Lott (PF) Brad Dorsey, Elmer Simmons, Leo Sellers | |
| 06:31 | Nicholls State | James Vierthaler misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-57 |
| 06:29 | Yale | Tony Senn grabs the board | 50-57 |
| 06:09 | Yale | Jon Moore comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Carlos Keisler - foul #2 on Carlos Keisler, team foul #7 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Duncan (SG) Carlos Keisler | |
| Subs | Yale | Bryan Klimas (SF) Patrick Toribio | |
| 06:09 | Yale | Jon Moore makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 06:09 | Yale | Jon Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 06:09 | Nicholls State | Larry Tash gets the rebound | 50-58 |
| 05:52 | Nicholls State | Larry Tash comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-58 |
| 05:50 | Yale | Philip Rife grabs the defensive rebound | 50-58 |
| 05:28 | Yale | Philip Rife knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jon Moore | 50-61 |
| 05:09 | Nicholls State | Douglas Johnson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 50-61 |
| 05:08 | Yale | Bryan Klimas grabs the board | 50-61 |
| 05:03 | Yale | Jon Moore misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 50-61 |
| 05:02 | Nicholls State | Larry Tash gets the rebound | 50-61 |
| 04:50 | Nicholls State | James Vierthaler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-61 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Melvin Fincher (PG), Eric Betty (PF), Barry Dexter (C) James Vierthaler, Charles Carlson, Larry Tash | |
| Subs | Yale | Brad Dorsey (PG), Elmer Simmons (SG), Leo Sellers (C) Jon Moore, Philip Rife, Tony Senn | |
| 04:32 | Yale | Elmer Simmons hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Brad Dorsey | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:11 | Nicholls State | Melvin Fincher can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-64 |
| 04:10 | Yale | Bryan Klimas gets the rebound | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:42 | Yale | Eric Betty blocks the short jumper by Leo Sellers | 50-64 |
| 03:41 | Nicholls State | Robert Duncan pulls down the rebound | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Melvin Fincher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Duncan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eric Betty (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Barry Dexter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Brad Dorsey (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elmer Simmons (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bryan Klimas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Brandon Lott (tired) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Leo Sellers (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:21 | Nicholls State | Eric Betty is hacked by Brad Dorsey - foul #3 on Brad Dorsey, team foul #7 | 50-64 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jackie Sexton (PG), Charles Carlson (SF), Larry Tash (C) Melvin Fincher, Robert Duncan, Barry Dexter | |
| Subs | Yale | Patrick Toribio (SF), Tony Senn (C) Bryan Klimas, Brandon Lott | |
| 03:21 | Nicholls State | Eric Betty makes the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 03:21 | Nicholls State | Eric Betty misses the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| 03:21 | Yale | Leo Sellers snags the defensive board | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:19 | Yale | Brad Dorsey's pass is intercepted by Jackie Sexton in the backcourt | 51-64 |
| 03:11 | Nicholls State | Elmer Simmons steals the ball from Douglas Johnson | 51-64 |
| 02:42 | Yale | Elmer Simmons hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Charles Carlson - foul #3 on Charles Carlson, team foul #8 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Lowell Stanton (C) Eric Betty | |
| Subs | Yale | Jon Moore (PG) Brad Dorsey | |
| 02:42 | Yale | Elmer Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 51-65 |
| 02:42 | Yale | Elmer Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 51-66 |
| 02:33 | Nicholls State | Larry Tash clanks a 3 from the left wing | 51-66 |
| 02:31 | Nicholls State | The offensive rebound goes to Jackie Sexton | 51-66 |
| 02:21 | Nicholls State | Charles Carlson misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-66 |
| 02:19 | Yale | Tony Senn gets the rebound | 51-66 |
| 02:10 | Yale | Patrick Toribio misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-66 |
| 02:09 | Nicholls State | Larry Tash grabs the defensive rebound | 51-66 |
| 02:03 | Nicholls State | Lowell Stanton misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-66 |
| 02:02 | Nicholls State | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Tash | 51-66 |
| 01:42 | Nicholls State | Patrick Toribio is called for the reach on Charles Carlson - foul #2 on Patrick Toribio, team foul #8 | 51-66 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Duncan (SF) Lowell Stanton | |
| Subs | Yale | Philip Rife (SG), Brandon Lott (PF) Elmer Simmons, Tony Senn | |
| 01:42 | Nicholls State | Charles Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 52-66 |
| 01:42 | Nicholls State | Charles Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-66 |
| 01:25 | Yale | Leo Sellers knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Jon Moore | 53-68 |
| 01:18 | Nicholls State | Jackie Sexton misses the jumper from the free throw line | 53-68 |
| 01:16 | Yale | Leo Sellers snags the defensive board | 53-68 |
| 00:52 | Yale | Leo Sellers can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Charles Carlson - foul #4 on Charles Carlson, team foul #9 | 53-68 |
| 00:52 | Yale | Leo Sellers makes the 1st free throw | 53-69 |
| 00:52 | Yale | Leo Sellers makes the 2nd free throw | 53-70 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Nicholls State | Jackie Sexton is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Jackie Sexton, team foul #10 | 53-70 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Yale | Leo Sellers misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 53-70 |
| 00:15 | Nicholls State | Charles Carlson pulls down the rebound | 53-70 |
| 00:10 | Nicholls State | Larry Tash buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 55-70 |
| 00:00 | Yale | Jon Moore runs out the clock | 55-70 |