| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Christopher Spencer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Herod (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Francis Persons (fresh) PF - Al Knowles (fresh) 6 pts. C - Al Saez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | TX State-San Marcos | PG - Steven Temple (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Caleb Roussel (fresh) SF - Manuel Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerald Soule (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Schroeder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | Francis Persons inbounds the ball | 43-34 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:57 | Nicholls State | Manuel Bentley picks off the pass by Christopher Spencer in the backcourt | 43-34 |
| 19:37 | TX State-San Marcos | Caleb Roussel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 43-34 |
| 19:36 | TX State-San Marcos | Steven Temple gets the offensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 19:24 | TX State-San Marcos | Steven Temple scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Manuel Bentley | 43-37 |
| 19:09 | Nicholls State | Al Saez misses badly on a runner near the basket | 43-37 |
| 19:08 | TX State-San Marcos | Floyd Schroeder snags the defensive board | 43-37 |
| 19:03 | TX State-San Marcos | Manuel Bentley comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Francis Persons - foul #2 on Francis Persons, team foul #1 | 43-37 |
| 19:03 | TX State-San Marcos | Manuel Bentley misses the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 19:03 | TX State-San Marcos | Manuel Bentley makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 18:39 | Nicholls State | Christopher Spencer hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Joshua Herod | 46-38 |
| 18:13 | TX State-San Marcos | Manuel Bentley buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Temple | 46-41 |
| 18:01 | Nicholls State | Al Knowles comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 18:00 | TX State-San Marcos | The rebound goes to Floyd Schroeder | 46-41 |
| 17:42 | TX State-San Marcos | Steven Temple is fouled on the floor by Christopher Spencer - foul #2 on Christopher Spencer, team foul #2 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Christopher Slominski (PG), Edward Huffman (SG), Brian Bush (SF), Brett Hood (PF), Corey Barney (C) Christopher Spencer, Joshua Herod, Francis Persons, Al Knowles, Al Saez | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Russell Davis (PG), Scot Jackson (SG), Tomas Young (SF), Micah Hughes (PF), Mathew Markel (C) Steven Temple, Caleb Roussel, Manuel Bentley, Gerald Soule, Floyd Schroeder | |
| 17:31 | TX State-San Marcos | Tomas Young misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 17:30 | TX State-San Marcos | Scot Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 17:12 | TX State-San Marcos | Scot Jackson makes the floater from the left block on a great pass from Russell Davis | 46-43 |
| 16:48 | Nicholls State | Brett Hood misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 46-43 |
| 16:46 | TX State-San Marcos | Mathew Markel pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| 16:39 | TX State-San Marcos | Tomas Young hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 46-43 |
| 16:37 | TX State-San Marcos | Mathew Markel tips it in | 46-45 |
| 16:22 | Nicholls State | Corey Barney misses short on an open shot from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 16:21 | TX State-San Marcos | Micah Hughes pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 15:56 | TX State-San Marcos | Scot Jackson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 15:54 | Nicholls State | Brett Hood snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Christopher Slominski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Huffman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Bush (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Brett Hood (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Corey Barney (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | TX State-San Marcos | PG - Russell Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scot Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tomas Young (fairly fresh) PF - Micah Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mathew Markel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Nicholls State | Corey Barney is alone and drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 48-45 |
| 15:14 | TX State-San Marcos | Scot Jackson buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Russell Davis | 48-47 |
| 14:58 | Nicholls State | Tomas Young swats the shot by Edward Huffman | 48-47 |
| 14:56 | TX State-San Marcos | Micah Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 14:31 | TX State-San Marcos | Russell Davis comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 48-47 |
| 14:30 | Nicholls State | Edward Huffman grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 14:18 | Nicholls State | Brian Bush is open but misses the lay-in | 48-47 |
| 14:17 | Nicholls State | Corey Barney tips it in | 50-47 |
| 14:11 | TX State-San Marcos | Tomas Young is fouled on the floor by Edward Huffman - foul #1 on Edward Huffman, team foul #3 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Christopher Spencer (PG), Joshua Herod (SG), Francis Persons (SF), Al Knowles (PF), Al Saez (C) Christopher Slominski, Edward Huffman, Brian Bush, Brett Hood, Corey Barney | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Steven Temple (PG), David Greenlaw (SG), Manuel Bentley (SF), Gerald Soule (PF), Floyd Schroeder (C) Russell Davis, Scot Jackson, Tomas Young, Micah Hughes, Mathew Markel | |
| 13:58 | TX State-San Marcos | Manuel Bentley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 13:57 | TX State-San Marcos | Gerald Soule tips it home | 50-49 |
| 13:54 | Nicholls State | Joshua Herod's pass is intercepted by David Greenlaw in the backcourt | 50-49 |
| 13:53 | TX State-San Marcos | David Greenlaw jams it | 50-51 |
| 13:42 | Nicholls State | Christopher Spencer misses short on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Manuel Bentley - foul #2 on Manuel Bentley, team foul #1 | 50-51 |
| 13:42 | Nicholls State | Christopher Spencer misses the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 13:42 | Nicholls State | Christopher Spencer makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 13:23 | TX State-San Marcos | David Greenlaw scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Steven Temple | 51-53 |
| 13:01 | Nicholls State | Joshua Herod hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-53 |
| 12:57 | TX State-San Marcos | Christopher Spencer steals it from Steven Temple in the backcourt | 54-53 |
| 12:37 | Nicholls State | Joshua Herod can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-53 |
| 12:35 | TX State-San Marcos | The rebound goes to Gerald Soule | 54-53 |
| 12:31 | TX State-San Marcos | David Greenlaw connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Manuel Bentley | 54-56 |
| 12:12 | Nicholls State | Joshua Herod connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Christopher Spencer | 57-56 |
| 11:57 | TX State-San Marcos | Floyd Schroeder loses the dribble to Francis Persons | 57-56 |
| 11:42 | Nicholls State | Al Knowles misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-56 |
| 11:41 | Nicholls State | Al Knowles tips it back up and in | 59-56 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Christopher Spencer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Herod (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francis Persons (fairly fresh) PF - Al Knowles (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Al Saez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | TX State-San Marcos | PG - Steven Temple (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Greenlaw (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Manuel Bentley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gerald Soule (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Floyd Schroeder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:23 | TX State-San Marcos | David Greenlaw misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Joshua Herod - foul #1 on Joshua Herod, team foul #4 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Christopher Slominski (PG), Michael Merrill (SG), Brian Bush (SF), Alexander Lange (C) Christopher Spencer, Joshua Herod, Francis Persons, Al Saez | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Scot Jackson (PG), Caleb Roussel (SF), Mathew Markel (PF), Dennis Loveday (C) Steven Temple, Manuel Bentley, Gerald Soule, Floyd Schroeder | |
| 11:23 | TX State-San Marcos | David Greenlaw makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 11:23 | TX State-San Marcos | David Greenlaw makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 11:16 | Nicholls State | Brian Bush's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-58 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Steven Temple (PG) David Greenlaw | |
| 11:02 | TX State-San Marcos | Mathew Markel is fouled on the floor by Al Knowles - foul #1 on Al Knowles, team foul #5 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Tomas Young (SF) Steven Temple | |
| 10:49 | TX State-San Marcos | Caleb Roussel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-58 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Edward Huffman (SG), Brett Hood (PF) Michael Merrill, Al Knowles | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | | |
| 10:28 | Nicholls State | Edward Huffman connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-58 |
| 10:09 | TX State-San Marcos | Caleb Roussel hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Tomas Young | 62-61 |
| 10:06 | Nicholls State | Edward Huffman's pass is intercepted by Scot Jackson in the backcourt | 62-61 |
| 09:53 | TX State-San Marcos | Caleb Roussel loses the dribble to Brett Hood | 62-61 |
| 09:49 | Nicholls State | Christopher Slominski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-61 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael Merrill (SG), Francis Persons (SF), Al Knowles (PF), Al Saez (C) Edward Huffman, Brian Bush, Brett Hood, Alexander Lange | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Steven Temple (PG), David Greenlaw (SG), Manuel Bentley (SF), Gerald Soule (PF), Micah Hughes (C) Caleb Roussel, Scot Jackson, Tomas Young, Mathew Markel, Dennis Loveday | |
| 09:38 | TX State-San Marcos | David Greenlaw misses the lay-in | 62-61 |
| 09:37 | TX State-San Marcos | Micah Hughes hits the follow up shot | 62-63 |
| 09:15 | Nicholls State | Michael Merrill is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 62-63 |
| 09:13 | TX State-San Marcos | Micah Hughes gets the rebound | 62-63 |
| 08:47 | TX State-San Marcos | Steven Temple makes the 3 from the left corner set up by David Greenlaw | 62-66 |
| 08:26 | Nicholls State | Al Knowles loses the ball out of bounds | 62-66 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Christopher Spencer (PG), Joshua Herod (SG), Edward Huffman (SF), Brett Hood (PF), Corey Barney (C) Christopher Slominski, Michael Merrill, Francis Persons, Al Knowles, Al Saez | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Russell Davis (PG), Caleb Roussel (SG), Tomas Young (SF), Mathew Markel (PF), Floyd Schroeder (C) Steven Temple, David Greenlaw, Manuel Bentley, Gerald Soule, Micah Hughes | |
| 08:01 | TX State-San Marcos | Tomas Young clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-66 |
| 07:59 | Nicholls State | Christopher Spencer gets the rebound | 62-66 |
| 07:56 | Nicholls State | Joshua Herod throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-66 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Dennis Loveday (C) Floyd Schroeder | |
| 07:49 | TX State-San Marcos | Corey Barney is called for the reach on Dennis Loveday - foul #3 on Corey Barney, team foul #6 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Scot Jackson (SG) Caleb Roussel | |
| 07:36 | TX State-San Marcos | Tomas Young misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-66 |
| 07:34 | TX State-San Marcos | Mathew Markel snags the offensive board | 62-66 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Christopher Spencer (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Herod (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Huffman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brett Hood (fresh) 6 pts. C - Corey Barney (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | TX State-San Marcos | PG - Russell Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scot Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Tomas Young (fairly fresh) PF - Mathew Markel (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Dennis Loveday (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:22 | TX State-San Marcos | Tomas Young buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Russell Davis | 62-69 |
| 06:59 | Nicholls State | Edward Huffman travels with the ball | 62-69 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Brian Bush (SF), Alexander Lange (PF), Al Saez (C) Edward Huffman, Brett Hood, Corey Barney | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Steven Temple (PG), Manuel Bentley (SF), Gerald Soule (PF), Floyd Schroeder (C) Russell Davis, Tomas Young, Mathew Markel, Dennis Loveday | |
| 06:48 | TX State-San Marcos | Manuel Bentley's pass is intercepted by Al Saez | 62-69 |
| 06:31 | Nicholls State | Joshua Herod can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-69 |
| 06:30 | TX State-San Marcos | Gerald Soule pulls down the rebound | 62-69 |
| 06:14 | TX State-San Marcos | Scot Jackson misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Alexander Lange - foul #1 on Alexander Lange, team foul #7 | 62-69 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Christopher Slominski (PG), Michael Merrill (SG) Christopher Spencer, Joshua Herod | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | David Greenlaw (SG), Caleb Roussel (SF), Micah Hughes (C) Steven Temple, Manuel Bentley, Floyd Schroeder | |
| 06:14 | TX State-San Marcos | Scot Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 62-70 |
| 06:14 | TX State-San Marcos | Scot Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-71 |
| 06:10 | Nicholls State | Brian Bush throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-71 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Al Knowles (PF) Al Saez | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Steven Temple (PG) Scot Jackson | |
| 05:52 | TX State-San Marcos | Steven Temple scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Micah Hughes | 62-74 |
| 05:48 | Nicholls State | Michael Merrill is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Temple - foul #2 on Steven Temple, team foul #2 | 62-74 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Francis Persons (SF) Michael Merrill | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | | |
| 05:43 | Nicholls State | Al Knowles is whistled for traveling | 62-74 |
| 05:30 | TX State-San Marcos | Steven Temple hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 62-74 |
| 05:28 | Nicholls State | Brian Bush snags the defensive board | 62-74 |
| 05:06 | Nicholls State | Brian Bush misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-74 |
| 05:05 | Nicholls State | Francis Persons pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-74 |
| 04:49 | Nicholls State | Christopher Slominski connects on the floater from the right wing | 64-74 |
| 04:34 | TX State-San Marcos | David Greenlaw lays it up and in set up by Gerald Soule and the foul's on Brian Bush - foul #1 on Brian Bush, team foul #8 | 64-76 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Christopher Spencer (PG), Joshua Herod (SG), Edward Huffman (SF), Brett Hood (PF), Corey Barney (C) Christopher Slominski, Brian Bush, Francis Persons, Al Knowles, Alexander Lange | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Russell Davis (PG), Manuel Bentley (SF), Mathew Markel (PF), Dennis Loveday (C) Steven Temple, Caleb Roussel, Gerald Soule, Micah Hughes | |
| 04:34 | TX State-San Marcos | David Greenlaw misses the free throw | 64-76 |
| 04:34 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Brett Hood | 64-76 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:13 | Nicholls State | Corey Barney is open and buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Brett Hood | 66-76 |
| 03:58 | TX State-San Marcos | Brett Hood is called for the reach on Manuel Bentley - foul #1 on Brett Hood, team foul #9 | 66-76 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Scot Jackson (SG), Floyd Schroeder (C) David Greenlaw, Dennis Loveday | |
| 03:58 | TX State-San Marcos | Manuel Bentley makes the 1st free throw | 66-77 |
| 03:58 | TX State-San Marcos | Manuel Bentley misses the 2nd free throw | 66-77 |
| 03:58 | Nicholls State | Brett Hood snags the defensive board | 66-77 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:49 | Nicholls State | Christopher Spencer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-77 |
| 03:48 | TX State-San Marcos | The rebound goes to Manuel Bentley | 66-77 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:26 | TX State-San Marcos | Manuel Bentley knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Scot Jackson | 66-80 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Christopher Spencer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Herod (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Huffman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brett Hood (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Corey Barney (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | TX State-San Marcos | PG - Russell Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scot Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Manuel Bentley (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mathew Markel (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Floyd Schroeder (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Nicholls State | Joshua Herod is hacked by Manuel Bentley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Manuel Bentley, team foul #3 | 66-80 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Christopher Slominski (PG), Michael Merrill (SG), Al Saez (C) Christopher Spencer, Joshua Herod, Corey Barney | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Tomas Young (SG) Russell Davis | |
| 03:19 | Nicholls State | Al Saez misses long on a floater from the left wing | 66-80 |
| 03:17 | TX State-San Marcos | Manuel Bentley snags the defensive board | 66-80 |
| 03:10 | TX State-San Marcos | Floyd Schroeder hits a runner from the left block set up by Tomas Young | 66-82 |
| 02:54 | Nicholls State | Christopher Slominski misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Tomas Young - foul #1 on Tomas Young, team foul #4 | 66-82 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Brian Bush (SF), Corey Barney (C) Edward Huffman, Al Saez | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Russell Davis (PG), Micah Hughes (PF), Dennis Loveday (C) Manuel Bentley, Mathew Markel, Floyd Schroeder | |
| 02:54 | Nicholls State | Christopher Slominski makes the 1st free throw | 67-82 |
| 02:54 | Nicholls State | Christopher Slominski makes the 2nd free throw | 68-82 |
| 02:52 | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-82 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Christopher Spencer (PG), Joshua Herod (SG), Francis Persons (SF) Christopher Slominski, Michael Merrill, Brian Bush | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | David Greenlaw (SG), Manuel Bentley (SF), Gerald Soule (PF) Scot Jackson, Tomas Young, Dennis Loveday | |
| 02:35 | TX State-San Marcos | Manuel Bentley hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Russell Davis | 68-84 |
| 02:32 | Nicholls State | Russell Davis is called for the reach on Joshua Herod in the backcourt - foul #3 on Russell Davis, team foul #5 | 68-84 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Christopher Slominski (PG), Edward Huffman (SG), Brian Bush (SF) Christopher Spencer, Joshua Herod, Francis Persons | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Caleb Roussel (SG), Tomas Young (SF), Mathew Markel (C) David Greenlaw, Manuel Bentley, Gerald Soule | |
| 02:18 | Nicholls State | Brian Bush is open but comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 68-84 |
| 02:16 | Nicholls State | Corey Barney gets the offensive rebound | 68-84 |
| 02:00 | Nicholls State | Corey Barney comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Mathew Markel - foul #2 on Mathew Markel, team foul #6 | 68-84 |
| 02:00 | Nicholls State | Corey Barney makes the 1st free throw | 69-84 |
| 02:00 | Nicholls State | Corey Barney makes the 2nd free throw | 70-84 |
| 01:33 | TX State-San Marcos | Micah Hughes scores on a shot in the paint set up by Russell Davis | 70-86 |
| 01:15 | Nicholls State | Corey Barney comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-86 |
| 01:13 | Nicholls State | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Slominski | 70-86 |
| 01:03 | Nicholls State | Edward Huffman misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Mathew Markel - foul #3 on Mathew Markel, team foul #7 | 70-86 |
| 01:03 | Nicholls State | Edward Huffman makes the 1st free throw | 71-86 |
| 01:03 | Nicholls State | Edward Huffman makes the 2nd free throw | 72-86 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:38 | TX State-San Marcos | Tomas Young clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 72-86 |
| 00:36 | Nicholls State | Brett Hood snags the defensive board | 72-86 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Nicholls State | Christopher Slominski's pass is intercepted by Russell Davis in the backcourt | 72-86 |
| 00:07 | TX State-San Marcos | Tomas Young clanks a jump hook from the left block | 72-86 |
| 00:05 | Nicholls State | Edward Huffman snags the defensive board | 72-86 |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | Brett Hood hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 72-86 |