| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Lawrence Bailey (fresh) SG - Mark Hensley (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Macaulay (fresh) PF - Shad Cox (fresh) C - Dustin Soper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - James Pimentel (fresh) SG - Wilfred Gent (fresh) SF - William Gilbert (fresh) PF - Ian Michaud (fresh) C - Walter Hamblin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Dustin Soper wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:49 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Macaulay misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Bailey | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Sam Houston State | Dustin Soper is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Nicholls State | James Pimentel steps out of bounds on the baseline | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Bailey is denied on a layup by Walter Hamblin | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Nicholls State | Walter Hamblin grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Nicholls State | Dustin Soper steals it from William Gilbert in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | Sam Houston State | Mark Hensley is hacked by Walter Hamblin - foul #1 on Walter Hamblin, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:20 | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Bailey makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jeffrey Macaulay | 2-0 |
| 17:52 | Nicholls State | Wilfred Gent misses the wide open 3 from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 17:50 | Nicholls State | Ian Michaud tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 17:38 | Sam Houston State | Shad Cox is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Shad Cox, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd (PG), Robert Martz (SG), Jeffrey Waterhouse (SF), Mike Jay (PF), Carl King (C) Lawrence Bailey, Mark Hensley, Jeffrey Macaulay, Shad Cox, Dustin Soper | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 17:24 | Nicholls State | William Gilbert lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by James Pimentel | 2-4 |
| 17:01 | Sam Houston State | Carl King knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Waterhouse | 5-4 |
| 16:32 | Nicholls State | William Gilbert misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 5-4 |
| 16:30 | Nicholls State | Ian Michaud tips it back up and in | 5-6 |
| 16:14 | Sam Houston State | Mike Jay can't finish the layup | 5-6 |
| 16:13 | Nicholls State | William Gilbert grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:09 | Nicholls State | Wilfred Gent scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Gilbert | 5-8 |
| 15:52 | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 5-8 |
| 15:50 | Nicholls State | Ian Michaud grabs the defensive rebound | 5-8 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Richard Drozd (fresh) SG - Robert Martz (fairly fresh) SF - Jeffrey Waterhouse (fairly fresh) PF - Mike Jay (fairly fresh) C - Carl King (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - James Pimentel (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wilfred Gent (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Gilbert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ian Michaud (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Hamblin (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Nicholls State | Wilfred Gent is fouled on the floor by Robert Martz - foul #1 on Robert Martz, team foul #2 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Bailey (PG), Mark Hensley (SG), Jeffrey Macaulay (SF), Shad Cox (PF), Dustin Soper (C) Richard Drozd, Robert Martz, Jeffrey Waterhouse, Mike Jay, Carl King | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Lester Carr (PG), Thomas Foor (SG), David Hill (SF), John Knudson (PF), Bradford Stoker (C) James Pimentel, Wilfred Gent, William Gilbert, Ian Michaud, Walter Hamblin | |
| 15:13 | Nicholls State | Thomas Foor connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Lester Carr | 5-11 |
| 14:56 | Sam Houston State | John Knudson steals the ball from Jeffrey Macaulay | 5-11 |
| 14:54 | Nicholls State | Lester Carr is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Hensley - foul #1 on Mark Hensley, team foul #3 | 5-11 |
| 14:37 | Nicholls State | Lester Carr scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Thomas Foor | 5-13 |
| 14:21 | Sam Houston State | Shad Cox misses the runner near the basket | 5-13 |
| 14:19 | Sam Houston State | Shad Cox grabs the offensive rebound | 5-13 |
| 14:05 | Sam Houston State | David Hill steals it from Lawrence Bailey | 5-13 |
| 14:02 | Nicholls State | Lester Carr banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Hill | 5-15 |
| 13:51 | Sam Houston State | Mark Hensley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-15 |
| 13:50 | Nicholls State | David Hill snags the defensive board | 5-15 |
| 13:26 | Nicholls State | Thomas Foor misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-15 |
| 13:25 | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Bailey pulls down the rebound | 5-15 |
| 13:06 | Sam Houston State | Mark Hensley scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Jeffrey Macaulay | 7-15 |
| 12:52 | Nicholls State | Thomas Foor hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Lester Carr | 7-18 |
| 12:32 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Macaulay misses the lay-in but the foul's on Bradford Stoker - foul #1 on Bradford Stoker, team foul #2 | 7-18 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd (PG), Robert Martz (SG), Mike Jay (PF), Carl King (C) Lawrence Bailey, Mark Hensley, Shad Cox, Dustin Soper | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | James Pimentel (PG), Wilfred Gent (SG), William Gilbert (SF), Ian Michaud (PF), Walter Hamblin (C) Lester Carr, Thomas Foor, David Hill, John Knudson, Bradford Stoker | |
| 12:32 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Macaulay misses the 1st free throw | 7-18 |
| 12:32 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Macaulay misses the 2nd free throw | 7-18 |
| 12:32 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Ian Michaud | 7-18 |
| 12:30 | Nicholls State | William Gilbert throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-18 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Waterhouse (SF) Jeffrey Macaulay | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 12:18 | Sam Houston State | Mike Jay hits a turnaround from the left block set up by Richard Drozd | 9-18 |
| 11:54 | Nicholls State | Wilfred Gent is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by James Pimentel | 9-21 |
| 11:43 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Waterhouse comes up short on the floater from the left side | 9-21 |
| 11:41 | Nicholls State | Ian Michaud grabs the defensive rebound | 9-21 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Richard Drozd (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Martz (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Waterhouse (fresh) PF - Mike Jay (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carl King (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - James Pimentel (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Wilfred Gent (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ian Michaud (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Walter Hamblin (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Nicholls State | James Pimentel is hacked by Richard Drozd in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Drozd, team foul #4 | 9-21 |
| 11:19 | Nicholls State | Wilfred Gent misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 9-21 |
| 11:18 | Nicholls State | James Pimentel tips it home | 9-23 |
| 11:03 | Sam Houston State | The jump hook by Richard Drozd is blocked by William Gilbert | 9-23 |
| 11:02 | Nicholls State | Walter Hamblin grabs the defensive rebound | 9-23 |
| 10:38 | Nicholls State | Wilfred Gent misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 9-23 |
| 10:37 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Waterhouse snags the defensive board | 9-23 |
| 10:33 | Sam Houston State | Wilfred Gent steals it from Mike Jay | 9-23 |
| 10:15 | Nicholls State | William Gilbert drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by Ian Michaud and he's fouled by Carl King - foul #1 on Carl King, team foul #5 | 9-25 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Bailey (PG), Joseph Chumbley (SG), Jeffrey Macaulay (SF), Shad Cox (PF), Dustin Soper (C) Richard Drozd, Robert Martz, Jeffrey Waterhouse, Mike Jay, Carl King | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Lester Carr (PG), Thomas Foor (SG) James Pimentel, Wilfred Gent | |
| 10:15 | Nicholls State | William Gilbert makes the free throw | 9-26 |
| 09:59 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Macaulay can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 9-26 |
| 09:57 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Chumbley grabs the offensive board | 9-26 |
| 09:40 | Sam Houston State | Shad Cox buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-26 |
| 09:15 | Nicholls State | Thomas Foor can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-26 |
| 09:14 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Chumbley snags the defensive board | 12-26 |
| 08:53 | Sam Houston State | Dustin Soper misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-26 |
| 08:51 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Ian Michaud | 12-26 |
| 08:35 | Nicholls State | Thomas Foor is whistled for traveling | 12-26 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd (PG), Mark Hensley (SG), Paul Schiffman (SF) Lawrence Bailey, Joseph Chumbley, Jeffrey Macaulay | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | James Pimentel (PG), Wilfred Gent (SG), David Hill (SF), John Knudson (PF), Bradford Stoker (C) Lester Carr, Thomas Foor, William Gilbert, Ian Michaud, Walter Hamblin | |
| 08:18 | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd's pass is intercepted by Bradford Stoker | 12-26 |
| 07:52 | Nicholls State | James Pimentel connects on the shot from the left side set up by David Hill | 12-28 |
| 07:35 | Sam Houston State | Dustin Soper is whistled for traveling | 12-28 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Waterhouse (SF), Mike Jay (PF), Carl King (C) Paul Schiffman, Shad Cox, Dustin Soper | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Richard Drozd (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Hensley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Waterhouse (fresh) PF - Mike Jay (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carl King (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - James Pimentel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wilfred Gent (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Hill (fresh) 2 ast. PF - John Knudson (fresh) C - Bradford Stoker (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:06 | Nicholls State | Wilfred Gent comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Mike Jay - foul #1 on Mike Jay, team foul #6 | 12-28 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Martz (PG), Joseph Chumbley (SG) Richard Drozd, Mark Hensley | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Lester Carr (SG), Walter Hamblin (C) David Hill, Bradford Stoker | |
| 07:06 | Nicholls State | Wilfred Gent makes the 1st free throw | 12-29 |
| 07:06 | Nicholls State | Wilfred Gent misses the 2nd free throw | 12-29 |
| 07:06 | Sam Houston State | Carl King pulls down the rebound | 12-29 |
| 06:44 | Sam Houston State | Carl King clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 12-29 |
| 06:43 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Waterhouse gets the offensive rebound | 12-29 |
| 06:25 | Sam Houston State | Robert Martz misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-29 |
| 06:23 | Nicholls State | Wilfred Gent gets the rebound | 12-29 |
| 06:21 | Nicholls State | Robert Martz steals the ball from Wilfred Gent in the backcourt | 12-29 |
| 06:20 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Waterhouse banks in the layup set up by Robert Martz | 14-29 |
| 05:55 | Nicholls State | James Pimentel loses the dribble to Joseph Chumbley | 14-29 |
| 05:36 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Waterhouse misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-29 |
| 05:34 | Nicholls State | Walter Hamblin grabs the board | 14-29 |
| 05:30 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Waterhouse is called for the reach on James Pimentel in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Waterhouse, team foul #7 | 14-29 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Bailey (PG), Mark Hensley (SG), Jeffrey Macaulay (SF), Shad Cox (PF), Dustin Soper (C) Robert Martz, Joseph Chumbley, Jeffrey Waterhouse, Mike Jay, Carl King | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Thomas Foor (SG), David Hill (SF), Ian Michaud (PF), Bradford Stoker (C) Lester Carr, Wilfred Gent, John Knudson, Walter Hamblin | |
| 05:30 | Nicholls State | James Pimentel makes the 1st free throw | 14-30 |
| 05:30 | Nicholls State | James Pimentel makes the 2nd free throw | 14-31 |
| 05:15 | Sam Houston State | Dustin Soper scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-31 |
| 05:13 | Nicholls State | Lawrence Bailey is called for the reach on Thomas Foor in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lawrence Bailey, team foul #8 | 17-31 |
| 05:13 | Nicholls State | Thomas Foor misses the 1st free throw | 17-31 |
| 05:13 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Dustin Soper | 17-31 |
| 04:52 | Sam Houston State | Mark Hensley makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Lawrence Bailey | 20-31 |
| 04:29 | Nicholls State | Ian Michaud jams it | 20-33 |
| 04:17 | Sam Houston State | James Pimentel picks off the pass by Mark Hensley | 20-33 |
| 04:13 | Nicholls State | James Pimentel lays it in | 20-35 |
| 03:54 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Macaulay misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 20-35 |
| 03:52 | Sam Houston State | Mark Hensley misses the tip | 20-35 |
| 03:51 | Sam Houston State | Shad Cox grabs the offensive board | 20-35 |
| 03:35 | Sam Houston State | Shad Cox's fadeaway is rejected by Ian Michaud | 20-35 |
| 03:34 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Bradford Stoker | 20-35 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Lawrence Bailey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Hensley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeffrey Macaulay (fairly fresh) PF - Shad Cox (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Dustin Soper (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - James Pimentel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Foor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hill (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Ian Michaud (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Bradford Stoker (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:05 | Nicholls State | James Pimentel is hacked by Lawrence Bailey - foul #2 on Lawrence Bailey, team foul #9 | 20-35 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd (PG), Robert Martz (SG), Paul Schiffman (SF), Jeffrey Waterhouse (PF), Carl King (C) Lawrence Bailey, Mark Hensley, Jeffrey Macaulay, Shad Cox, Dustin Soper | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Lester Carr (SG), William Gilbert (SF), Walter Hamblin (C) Thomas Foor, David Hill, Bradford Stoker | |
| 03:05 | Nicholls State | James Pimentel makes the 1st free throw | 20-36 |
| 03:05 | Nicholls State | James Pimentel makes the 2nd free throw | 20-37 |
| 02:50 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Waterhouse's pass is intercepted by Walter Hamblin | 20-37 |
| 02:47 | Nicholls State | James Pimentel is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Drozd - foul #2 on Richard Drozd, team foul #10 | 20-37 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Wilfred Gent (SG), John Knudson (PF) Lester Carr, Ian Michaud | |
| 02:47 | Nicholls State | James Pimentel makes the 1st free throw | 20-38 |
| 02:47 | Nicholls State | James Pimentel makes the 2nd free throw | 20-39 |
| 02:39 | Sam Houston State | Robert Martz clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-39 |
| 02:38 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Waterhouse hits the follow up shot | 22-39 |
| 02:20 | Nicholls State | William Gilbert misses the easy layup | 22-39 |
| 02:19 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Carl King | 22-39 |
| 02:06 | Sam Houston State | Carl King clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-39 |
| 02:04 | Sam Houston State | Carl King pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-39 |
| 01:51 | Sam Houston State | Paul Schiffman can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 22-39 |
| 01:50 | Sam Houston State | Carl King tips it in | 24-39 |
| 01:27 | Nicholls State | Wilfred Gent clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 24-39 |
| 01:25 | Sam Houston State | Robert Martz grabs the board | 24-39 |
| 01:09 | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-39 |
| 01:07 | Nicholls State | William Gilbert grabs the defensive rebound | 24-39 |
| 00:47 | Nicholls State | James Pimentel buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Wilfred Gent | 24-41 |
| 00:22 | Sam Houston State | Robert Martz misses long on a shot from the left wing | 24-41 |
| 00:21 | Sam Houston State | Robert Martz grabs the offensive board | 24-41 |
| 00:05 | Sam Houston State | Robert Martz loses the dribble to Wilfred Gent | 24-41 |
| 00:01 | Nicholls State | Wilfred Gent banks in the layup | 24-43 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Paul Schiffman can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 24-43 |