| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - John Roger (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Callaham (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Guillermo Torres (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Nathaniel Baxter (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Ernest Ball (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Burriss (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Bradford Stoker (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - John Knudson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina State | Guillermo Torres inbounds the ball | 31-37 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | South Carolina State | John Knudson steals it from John Roger | 31-37 |
| 19:13 | Nicholls State | John Knudson misses the lay-in | 31-37 |
| 19:12 | Nicholls State | Bradford Stoker gets the offensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 18:52 | Nicholls State | The refs have stopped play. David Hill is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 31-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Gregg Shy (SG) David Hill | |
| 18:43 | Nicholls State | Bradford Stoker misses the floater from close range | 31-37 |
| 18:41 | South Carolina State | Anthony Williams grabs the board | 31-37 |
| 18:20 | South Carolina State | Bradford Stoker swats the layup by Anthony Williams | 31-37 |
| 18:19 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Bradford Stoker | 31-37 |
| 18:03 | Nicholls State | John Knudson is called for a backcourt violation | 31-37 |
| 17:41 | South Carolina State | Guillermo Torres comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-37 |
| 17:39 | Nicholls State | Gregg Shy snags the defensive board | 31-37 |
| 17:19 | Nicholls State | John Roger steals the ball from Jeffery Burriss | 31-37 |
| 17:14 | South Carolina State | Guillermo Torres misses the easy layup | 31-37 |
| 17:13 | South Carolina State | Anthony Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 17:05 | South Carolina State | John Roger travels with the ball | 31-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Ronald Riddle (PG), James Trudeau (SG), Charles Flagg (SF), James Meyers (C) John Roger, Richard Callaham, Guillermo Torres, Anthony Williams | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Andrew Lapham (PG), Robert Horton (PF), Louis Helvey (C) Ernest Ball, Bradford Stoker, John Knudson | |
| 16:43 | Nicholls State | Charles Flagg is called for the reach on Gregg Shy - foul #2 on Charles Flagg, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Marcos Quintana (SG) Nathaniel Baxter | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Luther Narvaez (C) Jeffery Burriss | |
| 16:21 | Nicholls State | Luther Narvaez scores on a driving attempt in the paint and he's fouled by Ronald Riddle - foul #2 on Ronald Riddle, team foul #2 | 31-39 |
| 16:21 | Nicholls State | Luther Narvaez misses the free throw | 31-39 |
| 16:21 | South Carolina State | James Trudeau grabs the board | 31-39 |
| 16:06 | South Carolina State | James Trudeau makes the runner in the paint | 33-39 |
| 15:37 | Nicholls State | Andrew Lapham connects on the fadeaway from the left block and he's fouled by James Meyers - foul #1 on James Meyers, team foul #3 | 33-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | John Roger (PG), Richard Callaham (SG), Guillermo Torres (SF), Nathaniel Baxter (PF) Ronald Riddle, Marcos Quintana, James Trudeau, James Meyers | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss (SF), Bradford Stoker (PF), John Knudson (C) Gregg Shy, Louis Helvey, Luther Narvaez | |
| 15:37 | Nicholls State | Andrew Lapham makes the free throw | 33-42 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - John Roger (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Callaham (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Guillermo Torres (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Nathaniel Baxter (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Flagg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Andrew Lapham (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Horton (fresh) SF - Jeffery Burriss (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Bradford Stoker (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - John Knudson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:19 | South Carolina State | The short jumper by Nathaniel Baxter is denied by John Knudson | 33-42 |
| 15:18 | Nicholls State | John Knudson pulls down the rebound | 33-42 |
| 15:13 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 33-42 |
| 15:11 | South Carolina State | Richard Callaham grabs the board | 33-42 |
| 14:55 | South Carolina State | Jeffery Burriss is called for the reach on Guillermo Torres - foul #3 on Jeffery Burriss, team foul #1 | 33-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Anthony Williams (C) Charles Flagg | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ernest Ball (PG) Andrew Lapham | |
| 14:49 | South Carolina State | John Roger knocks in the shot in the paint set up by Anthony Williams | 35-42 |
| 14:25 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss is hacked by Anthony Williams - foul #2 on Anthony Williams, team foul #4 | 35-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Gregg Shy (SG) Robert Horton | |
| 14:09 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | James Trudeau (SF) Guillermo Torres | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 14:00 | South Carolina State | John Roger misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-42 |
| 13:59 | South Carolina State | Nathaniel Baxter tips it home | 37-42 |
| 13:36 | Nicholls State | Bradford Stoker misses the jumper from the right side | 37-42 |
| 13:34 | Nicholls State | Ernest Ball hits the follow up shot | 37-44 |
| 13:20 | South Carolina State | James Trudeau double dribbles | 37-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Ronald Riddle (SG), Charles Flagg (SF) Richard Callaham, Nathaniel Baxter | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Louis Helvey (SF), Robert Horton (PF), Luther Narvaez (C) Jeffery Burriss, Bradford Stoker, John Knudson | |
| 12:54 | Nicholls State | Ernest Ball scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Louis Helvey | 37-47 |
| 12:34 | South Carolina State | Anthony Williams is hacked by Gregg Shy - foul #1 on Gregg Shy, team foul #2 | 37-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Marcos Quintana (SG), Guillermo Torres (SF) John Roger, Anthony Williams | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Andrew Lapham (PG), Jeffery Burriss (SF) Ernest Ball, Gregg Shy | |
| 12:13 | South Carolina State | James Trudeau misses long on a runner from the baseline | 37-47 |
| 12:11 | Nicholls State | Robert Horton grabs the defensive rebound | 37-47 |
| 11:44 | Nicholls State | Louis Helvey lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Horton | 37-49 |
| 11:23 | South Carolina State | Ronald Riddle misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 37-49 |
| 11:21 | Nicholls State | Robert Horton pulls down the rebound | 37-49 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Ronald Riddle (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Marcos Quintana (fresh) SF - Guillermo Torres (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Trudeau (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Flagg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Andrew Lapham (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Horton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Jeffery Burriss (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Luther Narvaez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Louis Helvey (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 10:56 | Nicholls State | Luther Narvaez can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-49 |
| 10:55 | South Carolina State | Guillermo Torres grabs the defensive rebound | 37-49 |
| 10:51 | South Carolina State | Marcos Quintana's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | John Roger (PG), Richard Callaham (SG), Nathaniel Baxter (PF) Ronald Riddle, Marcos Quintana, James Trudeau | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ernest Ball (PG), Gregg Shy (SG), Bradford Stoker (PF), John Knudson (C) Andrew Lapham, Robert Horton, Luther Narvaez, Louis Helvey | |
| 10:33 | Nicholls State | John Knudson misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by John Roger - foul #1 on John Roger, team foul #5 | 37-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Anthony Williams (C) Guillermo Torres | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 10:33 | Nicholls State | John Knudson makes the 1st free throw | 37-50 |
| 10:33 | Nicholls State | John Knudson misses the 2nd free throw | 37-50 |
| 10:33 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Nathaniel Baxter | 37-50 |
| 10:10 | South Carolina State | Anthony Williams is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Anthony Williams, team foul #6 | 37-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Marcos Quintana (SF) Charles Flagg | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 09:46 | Nicholls State | Ernest Ball misses the easy layup | 37-50 |
| 09:44 | Nicholls State | Bradford Stoker tips it in | 37-52 |
| 09:29 | South Carolina State | Richard Callaham hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Williams | 40-52 |
| 09:24 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ernest Ball | 40-54 |
| 09:04 | South Carolina State | Richard Callaham travels with the ball | 40-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Guillermo Torres (SF), Charles Flagg (C) Marcos Quintana, Anthony Williams | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Andrew Lapham (PG), Louis Helvey (SF) Ernest Ball, Jeffery Burriss | |
| 08:36 | Nicholls State | John Knudson knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Andrew Lapham | 40-56 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:23 | South Carolina State | Guillermo Torres buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by John Roger and he's hacked by Andrew Lapham - foul #1 on Andrew Lapham, team foul #3 | 42-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Ronald Riddle (PG), James Trudeau (SG) John Roger, Richard Callaham | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Horton (SG) Gregg Shy | |
| 08:23 | South Carolina State | Guillermo Torres misses the free throw | 42-56 |
| 08:23 | South Carolina State | Nathaniel Baxter gets the offensive rebound | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:09 | South Carolina State | Nathaniel Baxter knocks in the turnaround from the baseline and he's fouled by Bradford Stoker - foul #1 on Bradford Stoker, team foul #4 | 44-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Luther Narvaez (C) John Knudson | |
| 08:09 | South Carolina State | Nathaniel Baxter makes the free throw | 45-56 |
| 07:43 | Nicholls State | Andrew Lapham is fouled on the floor by Charles Flagg - foul #3 on Charles Flagg, team foul #7 | 45-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Anthony Williams (C) Charles Flagg | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ernest Ball (SG) Bradford Stoker | |
| 07:43 | Nicholls State | Andrew Lapham makes the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 07:43 | Nicholls State | Andrew Lapham misses the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| 07:43 | South Carolina State | Anthony Williams gets the rebound | 45-57 |
| 07:22 | South Carolina State | Louis Helvey is called for the reach on James Trudeau - foul #1 on Louis Helvey, team foul #5 | 45-57 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | John Roger (PG), Richard Callaham (SG) Ronald Riddle, Nathaniel Baxter | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Gregg Shy (SG), Jeffery Burriss (SF) Andrew Lapham, Louis Helvey | |
| 07:04 | South Carolina State | James Trudeau misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Horton - foul #3 on Robert Horton, team foul #6 | 45-57 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Charles Flagg (SF) Guillermo Torres | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | John Knudson (C) Luther Narvaez | |
| 07:04 | South Carolina State | James Trudeau makes the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 07:04 | South Carolina State | James Trudeau misses the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 07:04 | Nicholls State | Robert Horton grabs the defensive rebound | 46-57 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - John Roger (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Callaham (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Flagg (fresh) 3 pf. PF - James Trudeau (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Ernest Ball (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregg Shy (fresh) SF - Jeffery Burriss (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Robert Horton (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Knudson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:35 | Nicholls State | Gregg Shy is fouled on the floor by Richard Callaham - foul #3 on Richard Callaham, team foul #8 | 46-57 |
| 06:35 | Nicholls State | Gregg Shy misses the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 06:35 | South Carolina State | James Trudeau pulls down the rebound | 46-57 |
| 06:10 | South Carolina State | John Roger misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-57 |
| 06:08 | Nicholls State | John Knudson snags the defensive board | 46-57 |
| 05:47 | Nicholls State | Robert Horton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-57 |
| 05:45 | Nicholls State | The offensive rebound goes to Gregg Shy | 46-57 |
| 05:20 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-57 |
| 05:19 | South Carolina State | James Trudeau gets the rebound | 46-57 |
| 05:03 | South Carolina State | John Roger misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-57 |
| 05:01 | South Carolina State | Anthony Williams tips it back up and in | 48-57 |
| 04:34 | Nicholls State | Gregg Shy loses the dribble to Charles Flagg | 48-57 |
| 04:34 | South Carolina State | South Carolina State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-57 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Guillermo Torres (SF), Nathaniel Baxter (PF) James Trudeau, Anthony Williams | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Louis Helvey (SF), Bradford Stoker (PF) Ernest Ball, Robert Horton | |
| 04:18 | South Carolina State | Charles Flagg misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-57 |
| 04:16 | South Carolina State | Guillermo Torres snags the offensive board | 48-57 |
| 04:09 | South Carolina State | Nathaniel Baxter connects on the floater near the basket | 50-57 |
| 03:50 | Nicholls State | John Knudson is fouled on the floor by Nathaniel Baxter - foul #1 on Nathaniel Baxter, team foul #9 | 50-57 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | James Trudeau (SG) Richard Callaham | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Andrew Lapham (PG) Jeffery Burriss | |
| 03:50 | Nicholls State | John Knudson makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 03:50 | Nicholls State | John Knudson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:36 | South Carolina State | Nathaniel Baxter is hacked by Gregg Shy - foul #2 on Gregg Shy, team foul #7 | 50-59 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Ronald Riddle (PG) John Roger | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Horton (SG), Luther Narvaez (C) Gregg Shy, John Knudson | |
| 03:36 | South Carolina State | Nathaniel Baxter makes the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 03:36 | South Carolina State | Nathaniel Baxter misses the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 03:36 | Nicholls State | Luther Narvaez snags the defensive board | 51-59 |
| 03:14 | Nicholls State | Robert Horton knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Andrew Lapham | 51-61 |
| 02:58 | South Carolina State | Bradford Stoker takes the ball from Charles Flagg | 51-61 |
| 02:58 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | John Roger (PG), Richard Callaham (SG), Anthony Williams (C) Ronald Riddle, James Trudeau, Charles Flagg | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ernest Ball (PG), Gregg Shy (SG), Jeffery Burriss (SF), John Knudson (C) Andrew Lapham, Robert Horton, Louis Helvey, Luther Narvaez | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - John Roger (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Callaham (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Guillermo Torres (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathaniel Baxter (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. C - Anthony Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Ernest Ball (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregg Shy (fresh) SF - Jeffery Burriss (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Bradford Stoker (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - John Knudson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:32 | Nicholls State | Gregg Shy is hacked by Richard Callaham - foul #4 on Richard Callaham, team foul #10 | 51-61 |
| 02:32 | Nicholls State | Gregg Shy makes the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 02:32 | Nicholls State | Gregg Shy makes the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| 02:12 | South Carolina State | Guillermo Torres misses the 3 from straight away | 51-63 |
| 02:10 | South Carolina State | The offensive rebound goes to John Roger | 51-63 |
| 01:57 | South Carolina State | Anthony Williams misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-63 |
| 01:56 | Nicholls State | Bradford Stoker pulls down the rebound | 51-63 |
| 01:31 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss makes the floater from the left wing set up by Ernest Ball | 51-65 |
| 01:10 | South Carolina State | John Roger's pass is intercepted by Jeffery Burriss | 51-65 |
| 01:06 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss hits the finger roll | 51-67 |
| 00:51 | South Carolina State | John Roger hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Guillermo Torres | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss banks in the layup | 53-69 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | South Carolina State | Anthony Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Bradford Stoker | 53-69 |
| 00:17 | Nicholls State | John Knudson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-69 |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | Ernest Ball runs out the clock | 53-69 |