| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jeffrey Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Anderson (fresh) SF - Derek Stigall (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Elmer Hartwell (fresh) 7 reb. C - William Murdock (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Mike Boyce (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Bayne (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chester Yeates (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Gill (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kenneth Alejandre (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall inbounds the ball | 36-33 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:58 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Alejandre is called for the reach on Jeffrey Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Alejandre, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Gorenberg (C) Kenneth Alejandre | |
| 19:46 | Nicholls State | Mike Boyce steps in front of the Elmer Hartwell pass | 36-33 |
| 19:43 | Sam Houston State | Robert Bayne lays it in on a great pass from Mike Boyce | 36-35 |
| 19:40 | Nicholls State | Mike Boyce is called for the reach on Jeffrey Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mike Boyce, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| 19:35 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jeffrey Smith | 39-35 |
| 19:24 | Sam Houston State | Chester Yeates is fouled on the floor by Derek Stigall - foul #2 on Derek Stigall, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| 19:00 | Sam Houston State | Robert Bayne misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 18:59 | Nicholls State | William Murdock pulls down the rebound | 39-35 |
| 18:52 | Nicholls State | Mark Anderson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 18:51 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall tips it home | 41-35 |
| 18:43 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Smith steals the ball from Chester Yeates | 41-35 |
| 18:39 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Smith lays it in | 43-35 |
| 18:22 | Sam Houston State | Richard Gill buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Bayne | 43-38 |
| 18:01 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Smith scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 17:43 | Sam Houston State | Chester Yeates hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-41 |
| 17:28 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall scores on a turnaround from the left block and the foul's on Michael Gorenberg - foul #3 on Michael Gorenberg, team foul #3 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Keith Mills (PG), William Pickering (SG), Troy Carr (PF), Paul Moore (C) Jeffrey Smith, Mark Anderson, Elmer Hartwell, William Murdock | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Darden (PG), Nicholas Kozlowski (SG), Chad Rogers (SF), Lionel Schneider (PF), Joseph Mumaw (C) Mike Boyce, Robert Bayne, Chester Yeates, Richard Gill, Michael Gorenberg | |
| 17:28 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall misses the free throw | 47-41 |
| 17:28 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Mumaw snags the defensive board | 47-41 |
| 17:16 | Sam Houston State | Lionel Schneider connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-44 |
| 16:58 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 47-44 |
| 16:56 | Nicholls State | Paul Moore tips it back up and in | 49-44 |
| 16:36 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Kozlowski misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-44 |
| 16:34 | Nicholls State | Paul Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 16:27 | Nicholls State | Troy Carr misses the easy layup | 49-44 |
| 16:25 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Kozlowski snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 16:20 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Kozlowski misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 49-44 |
| 16:19 | Sam Houston State | Chad Rogers can't tip it in | 49-44 |
| 16:17 | Sam Houston State | Lionel Schneider tips it home | 49-46 |
| 16:02 | Nicholls State | William Pickering makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Derek Stigall and he's fouled by Lionel Schneider - foul #1 on Lionel Schneider, team foul #4 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Charles Ledbetter (SF), Sammy Albaugh (PF) Derek Stigall, Paul Moore | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce (PG), Richard Gill (PF) Nicholas Kozlowski, Lionel Schneider | |
| 16:02 | Nicholls State | William Pickering misses the free throw | 51-46 |
| 16:02 | Sam Houston State | Richard Gill snags the defensive board | 51-46 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Keith Mills (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Pickering (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Charles Ledbetter (fresh) PF - Sammy Albaugh (fresh) 5 pts. C - Troy Carr (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Mike Boyce (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Darden (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chad Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Gill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Joseph Mumaw (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Sam Houston State | Richard Gill misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Sammy Albaugh - foul #2 on Sammy Albaugh, team foul #2 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers (PG), Mark Anderson (SG), William Murdock (C) Keith Mills, William Pickering, Troy Carr | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Bayne (SG), Chester Yeates (SF), Kenneth Alejandre (C) William Darden, Chad Rogers, Joseph Mumaw | |
| 15:47 | Sam Houston State | Richard Gill misses the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 15:47 | Sam Houston State | Richard Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 15:32 | Nicholls State | Mark Anderson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 15:30 | Nicholls State | Sammy Albaugh tips it home | 53-47 |
| 15:10 | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-47 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell (PF) William Murdock | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Kozlowski (SF) Chester Yeates | |
| 15:00 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 55-47 |
| 14:44 | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 14:29 | Nicholls State | Sammy Albaugh connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Kenneth Rogers | 57-50 |
| 14:14 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Alejandre buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Bayne | 57-52 |
| 14:08 | Nicholls State | Charles Ledbetter is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Ledbetter, team foul #3 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Smith (PG), Keith Mills (SG), Troy Carr (SF), Paul Moore (C) Kenneth Rogers, Mark Anderson, Charles Ledbetter, Sammy Albaugh | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Darden (SG), Chad Rogers (SF), Lionel Schneider (PF), Michael Gorenberg (C) Robert Bayne, Nicholas Kozlowski, Richard Gill, Kenneth Alejandre | |
| 13:58 | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-55 |
| 13:38 | Nicholls State | Keith Mills comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-55 |
| 13:36 | Sam Houston State | William Darden pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| 13:20 | Sam Houston State | Lionel Schneider misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-55 |
| 13:18 | Nicholls State | Keith Mills pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| 13:09 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell misses the easy layup | 57-55 |
| 13:07 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Smith can't tip it in | 57-55 |
| 13:05 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Mike Boyce | 57-55 |
| 12:37 | Sam Houston State | Chad Rogers comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-55 |
| 12:35 | Nicholls State | Troy Carr gets the rebound | 57-55 |
| 12:17 | Nicholls State | Troy Carr clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-55 |
| 12:16 | Nicholls State | Paul Moore grabs the offensive board | 57-55 |
| 12:03 | Nicholls State | Lionel Schneider steals it from Elmer Hartwell | 57-55 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jeffrey Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Keith Mills (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Troy Carr (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Elmer Hartwell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Paul Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Mike Boyce (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Darden (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chad Rogers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lionel Schneider (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Gorenberg (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:40 | Sam Houston State | Keith Mills is called for the reach on Mike Boyce - foul #2 on Keith Mills, team foul #4 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers (PG), William Pickering (SG), Derek Stigall (SF), Sammy Albaugh (PF), William Murdock (C) Jeffrey Smith, Keith Mills, Troy Carr, Elmer Hartwell, Paul Moore | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Kozlowski (PG), Robert Bayne (SG), Chester Yeates (SF), Joseph Mumaw (PF), Kenneth Alejandre (C) Mike Boyce, William Darden, Chad Rogers, Lionel Schneider, Michael Gorenberg | |
| 11:34 | Sam Houston State | Derek Stigall picks off the pass by Joseph Mumaw | 57-55 |
| 11:18 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall slams it home on a great pass from William Murdock | 59-55 |
| 11:00 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Kozlowski lays it up and in set up by Chester Yeates | 59-57 |
| 10:58 | Nicholls State | Sammy Albaugh is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sammy Albaugh, team foul #5 | 59-57 |
| 10:49 | Sam Houston State | Chester Yeates makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-59 |
| 10:34 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Pickering | 61-59 |
| 10:28 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Kozlowski's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Rogers | 61-59 |
| 10:06 | Nicholls State | William Pickering can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from just outside the lane | 61-59 |
| 10:04 | Nicholls State | William Murdock grabs the offensive board | 61-59 |
| 09:43 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by William Murdock | 64-59 |
| 09:20 | Sam Houston State | Chester Yeates misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 64-59 |
| 09:19 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Alejandre grabs the offensive board | 64-59 |
| 09:03 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Mumaw misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-59 |
| 09:02 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall pulls down the rebound | 64-59 |
| 08:48 | Nicholls State | Sammy Albaugh misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kenneth Alejandre - foul #4 on Kenneth Alejandre, team foul #5 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Smith (PG), Mark Anderson (SG), Charles Ledbetter (SF), Troy Carr (C) Kenneth Rogers, William Pickering, Derek Stigall, William Murdock | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce (PG), William Darden (SG), Chad Rogers (SF), Richard Gill (PF), Michael Gorenberg (C) Nicholas Kozlowski, Robert Bayne, Chester Yeates, Joseph Mumaw, Kenneth Alejandre | |
| 08:48 | Nicholls State | Sammy Albaugh makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 08:48 | Nicholls State | Sammy Albaugh makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 08:26 | Sam Houston State | Chad Rogers clanks a 3 from the left corner | 66-59 |
| 08:24 | Sam Houston State | Michael Gorenberg pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-59 |
| 08:12 | Sam Houston State | Chad Rogers is fouled on the floor by Troy Carr - foul #1 on Troy Carr, team foul #6 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Paul Moore (C) Sammy Albaugh | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 08:01 | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 66-59 |
| 08:00 | Nicholls State | Troy Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 66-59 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jeffrey Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Anderson (fresh) SF - Charles Ledbetter (fresh) PF - Troy Carr (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Mike Boyce (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Darden (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chad Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Gill (fresh) 7 pts. C - Michael Gorenberg (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 07:42 | Nicholls State | William Darden steals the ball from Jeffrey Smith | 66-59 |
| 07:22 | Sam Houston State | Michael Gorenberg hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 66-59 |
| 07:20 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Troy Carr | 66-59 |
| 07:17 | Nicholls State | William Darden steals the ball from Charles Ledbetter in the backcourt | 66-59 |
| 07:11 | Sam Houston State | Chad Rogers connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Mike Boyce | 66-62 |
| 07:09 | Nicholls State | Richard Gill steals the ball from Mark Anderson in the backcourt | 66-62 |
| 06:54 | Sam Houston State | William Darden scores on a shot from the right side | 66-64 |
| 06:41 | Nicholls State | Troy Carr can't finish the layup | 66-64 |
| 06:40 | Nicholls State | Troy Carr misses the tip | 66-64 |
| 06:38 | Sam Houston State | Chad Rogers gets the rebound | 66-64 |
| 06:21 | Sam Houston State | Michael Gorenberg's pass is intercepted by Troy Carr | 66-64 |
| 06:16 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Smith knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 68-64 |
| 06:05 | Sam Houston State | William Darden clanks a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Mark Anderson - foul #2 on Mark Anderson, team foul #7 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Keith Mills (PG), Derek Stigall (SF), Elmer Hartwell (PF), William Murdock (C) Jeffrey Smith, Charles Ledbetter, Troy Carr, Paul Moore | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Bayne (SG), Nicholas Kozlowski (SF), Lionel Schneider (PF), Kenneth Alejandre (C) Mike Boyce, Chad Rogers, Richard Gill, Michael Gorenberg | |
| 06:05 | Sam Houston State | William Darden makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 06:05 | Sam Houston State | William Darden makes the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 05:55 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Nicholas Kozlowski - foul #3 on Nicholas Kozlowski, team foul #6 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers (PG) Mark Anderson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Chester Yeates (SF) William Darden | |
| 05:55 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 05:55 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall misses the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 05:55 | Sam Houston State | Lionel Schneider gets the rebound | 69-66 |
| 05:35 | Sam Houston State | Chester Yeates misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 69-66 |
| 05:34 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall pulls down the rebound | 69-66 |
| 05:27 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-66 |
| 05:25 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall tips it but misses | 69-66 |
| 05:23 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Kozlowski grabs the board | 69-66 |
| 05:09 | Sam Houston State | Chester Yeates drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Bayne | 69-69 |
| 04:48 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-69 |
| 04:46 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell hits the follow up shot | 71-69 |
| 04:24 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Alejandre is fouled on the floor by William Murdock - foul #2 on William Murdock, team foul #8 | 71-69 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | William Pickering (SG) Keith Mills | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce (PG), Joseph Mumaw (PF) Nicholas Kozlowski, Lionel Schneider | |
| 04:24 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Alejandre makes the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 04:24 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Alejandre makes the 2nd free throw | 71-71 |
| 04:01 | Nicholls State | William Pickering banks in the layup on a great pass from William Murdock | 73-71 |
| 03:41 | Sam Houston State | Robert Bayne misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 73-71 |
| 03:40 | Sam Houston State | Chester Yeates hits the follow up shot | 73-73 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Kenneth Rogers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Pickering (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Derek Stigall (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. PF - Elmer Hartwell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - William Murdock (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Mike Boyce (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Bayne (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Chester Yeates (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Mumaw (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Alejandre (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:18 | Nicholls State | William Murdock misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Bayne - foul #2 on Robert Bayne, team foul #7 | 73-73 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Sammy Albaugh (PG), Mark Anderson (SG), Charles Ledbetter (SF), Troy Carr (PF) Kenneth Rogers, William Pickering, Derek Stigall, Elmer Hartwell | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Darden (PG), Nicholas Kozlowski (SG), Chad Rogers (SF), Richard Gill (PF), Michael Gorenberg (C) Mike Boyce, Robert Bayne, Chester Yeates, Joseph Mumaw, Kenneth Alejandre | |
| 03:18 | Nicholls State | William Murdock misses the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 03:18 | Nicholls State | William Murdock makes the 2nd free throw | 74-73 |
| 02:58 | Sam Houston State | Richard Gill lays it in | 74-75 |
| 02:58 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-75 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Smith (PG), Paul Moore (C) Charles Ledbetter, William Murdock | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce (PG), Joseph Mumaw (C) Nicholas Kozlowski, Michael Gorenberg | |
| 02:49 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Smith comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Mike Boyce - foul #2 on Mike Boyce, team foul #8 | 74-75 |
| 02:49 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Smith makes the 1st free throw | 75-75 |
| 02:49 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 76-75 |
| 02:45 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-75 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall (SF), Elmer Hartwell (PF) Sammy Albaugh, Paul Moore | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Bayne (SG), Michael Gorenberg (C) William Darden, Joseph Mumaw | |
| 02:36 | Sam Houston State | Troy Carr is called for the reach on Michael Gorenberg - foul #2 on Troy Carr, team foul #9 | 76-75 |
| 02:36 | Sam Houston State | Michael Gorenberg misses the 1st free throw | 76-75 |
| 02:36 | Nicholls State | Troy Carr grabs the board | 76-75 |
| 02:16 | Nicholls State | Richard Gill picks off the pass by Derek Stigall | 76-75 |
| 02:13 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-75 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers (PG) Jeffrey Smith | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Chester Yeates (SF) Chad Rogers | |
| 01:58 | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 76-75 |
| 01:57 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall grabs the defensive rebound | 76-75 |
| 01:55 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall is hacked by Chester Yeates in the backcourt - foul #3 on Chester Yeates, team foul #9 | 76-75 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | William Murdock (C) Troy Carr | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Alejandre (C) Michael Gorenberg | |
| 01:55 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall makes the 1st free throw | 77-75 |
| 01:55 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall misses the 2nd free throw | 77-75 |
| 01:55 | Sam Houston State | Richard Gill gets the rebound | 77-75 |
| 01:53 | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce double dribbles in the backcourt | 77-75 |
| 01:42 | Nicholls State | Elmer Hartwell buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by Kenneth Rogers | 79-75 |
| 01:21 | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Mark Anderson - foul #3 on Mark Anderson, team foul #10 | 79-75 |
| 01:21 | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce makes the 1st free throw | 79-76 |
| 01:21 | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce makes the 2nd free throw | 79-77 |
| 01:16 | Nicholls State | Mike Boyce steals it from Kenneth Rogers in the backcourt | 79-77 |
| 01:04 | Sam Houston State | Chester Yeates buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Bayne | 79-80 |
| 00:55 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 79-80 |
| 00:54 | Sam Houston State | Richard Gill grabs the board | 79-80 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Sam Houston State | Robert Bayne's floater is knocked away by Elmer Hartwell | 79-80 |
| 00:30 | Sam Houston State | Richard Gill tips it home | 79-82 |
| 00:18 | Nicholls State | Derek Stigall drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Elmer Hartwell | 81-82 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Rogers is called for the reach on Mike Boyce in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kenneth Rogers, team foul #11 | 81-82 |
| 00:16 | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce makes the 1st free throw | 81-83 |
| 00:16 | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce makes the 2nd free throw | 81-84 |
| 00:11 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Derek Stigall | 84-84 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:02 | Sam Houston State | William Murdock is called for the reach on Chester Yeates - foul #3 on William Murdock, team foul #12 | 84-84 |
| 00:02 | Sam Houston State | Chester Yeates makes the 1st free throw | 84-85 |
| 00:02 | Sam Houston State | Chester Yeates makes the 2nd free throw | 84-86 |
| 00:02 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 84-86 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 84-86 |