| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Ernest Ball (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gregg Shy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffery Burriss (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bradford Stoker (fresh) 8 pts. C - John Knudson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joey Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Patrick Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Southworth (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Solomon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kyle Wilson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss inbounds the ball | 31-21 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Nicholls State | Timothy Solomon blocks the jumper by John Knudson | 31-21 |
| 19:33 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson snags the defensive board | 31-21 |
| 19:10 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Bradford Stoker - foul #2 on Bradford Stoker, team foul #1 | 31-21 |
| 19:10 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon misses the 1st free throw | 31-21 |
| 19:10 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon misses the 2nd free throw | 31-21 |
| 19:10 | Nicholls State | Bradford Stoker pulls down the rebound | 31-21 |
| 18:52 | Nicholls State | Ernest Ball misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-21 |
| 18:51 | Nicholls State | Gregg Shy grabs the offensive rebound | 31-21 |
| 18:40 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-21 |
| 18:38 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Joey Carr | 31-21 |
| 18:21 | Northern Iowa | Gregg Shy steps in front of the Joey Carr pass | 31-21 |
| 18:18 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gregg Shy | 33-21 |
| 17:52 | Northern Iowa | Bradford Stoker blocks the jumper by Michael Southworth | 33-21 |
| 17:50 | Nicholls State | Bradford Stoker grabs the defensive rebound | 33-21 |
| 17:21 | Nicholls State | Bradford Stoker hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-21 |
| 17:20 | Nicholls State | Ernest Ball grabs the offensive board | 33-21 |
| 17:01 | Nicholls State | Michael Southworth steps in front of the Bradford Stoker pass | 33-21 |
| 16:40 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Bradford Stoker - foul #3 on Bradford Stoker, team foul #2 | 33-21 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Andrew Lapham (PG), Robert Horton (PF), Louis Helvey (C) Ernest Ball, Bradford Stoker, John Knudson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce (SF) Michael Southworth | |
| 16:40 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis makes the 1st free throw | 33-22 |
| 16:40 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 33-22 |
| 16:40 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss snags the defensive board | 33-22 |
| 16:18 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-22 |
| 16:16 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon grabs the board | 33-22 |
| 15:47 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson's pass is intercepted by Andrew Lapham | 33-22 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Andrew Lapham (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregg Shy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Burriss (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Horton (fresh) C - Louis Helvey (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joey Carr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Patrick Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Bruce (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Solomon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kyle Wilson (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Nicholls State | Timothy Solomon swats the short shot by Louis Helvey | 33-22 |
| 15:25 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon pulls down the rebound | 33-22 |
| 15:02 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from Patrick Davis | 33-24 |
| 14:40 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-24 |
| 14:39 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr pulls down the rebound | 33-24 |
| 14:22 | Northern Iowa | Andrew Lapham is called for the reach on Kyle Wilson - foul #3 on Andrew Lapham, team foul #3 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ernest Ball (PG), Bradford Stoker (PF), John Knudson (C) Andrew Lapham, Gregg Shy, Jeffery Burriss | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens (PG), Michael Southworth (SG), Ronald Watlington (PF) Joey Carr, Patrick Davis, Timothy Solomon | |
| 14:10 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 33-24 |
| 14:09 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-24 |
| 13:51 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson makes the runner from close range on a great pass from Jack Mertens | 33-26 |
| 13:27 | Nicholls State | John Knudson lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Horton | 35-26 |
| 12:58 | Northern Iowa | John Knudson is called for the reach on Kyle Wilson - foul #1 on John Knudson, team foul #4 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Andrew Lapham (PG), Jeffery Burriss (SF) Robert Horton, Louis Helvey | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 12:41 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington is hacked by Bradford Stoker - foul #4 on Bradford Stoker, team foul #5 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr (PG), Patrick Davis (SG) Jack Mertens, Paul Bruce | |
| 12:20 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr is whistled for traveling | 35-26 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Gregg Shy (SG) Andrew Lapham | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon (C) Kyle Wilson | |
| 11:52 | Nicholls State | John Knudson can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 35-26 |
| 11:51 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Ronald Watlington | 35-26 |
| 11:45 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 35-26 |
| 11:44 | Nicholls State | John Knudson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-26 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Ernest Ball (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gregg Shy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Burriss (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bradford Stoker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - John Knudson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joey Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Patrick Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Southworth (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Watlington (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Solomon (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:19 | Nicholls State | John Knudson misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 35-26 |
| 11:18 | Nicholls State | John Knudson snags the offensive board | 35-26 |
| 10:57 | Nicholls State | Bradford Stoker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-26 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Andrew Lapham (PG), Louis Helvey (SF), Robert Horton (PF), Luther Narvaez (C) Ernest Ball, Jeffery Burriss, Bradford Stoker, John Knudson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce (SF) Michael Southworth | |
| 10:34 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 35-26 |
| 10:33 | Nicholls State | Andrew Lapham snags the defensive board | 35-26 |
| 10:08 | Nicholls State | Timothy Solomon swats the shot by Louis Helvey | 35-26 |
| 10:06 | Nicholls State | Luther Narvaez hits the follow up shot | 37-26 |
| 09:43 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr misses long on a floater in the lane | 37-26 |
| 09:41 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Gregg Shy | 37-26 |
| 09:16 | Nicholls State | Robert Horton double dribbles | 37-26 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ernest Ball (PG), Jeffery Burriss (SF), Bradford Stoker (PF), John Knudson (C) Andrew Lapham, Gregg Shy, Louis Helvey, Luther Narvaez | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens (PG), Michael Southworth (SG), Kyle Wilson (C) Joey Carr, Patrick Davis, Timothy Solomon | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:12 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-26 |
| 08:50 | Nicholls State | John Knudson comes up short on the runner from close range but he's fouled by Paul Bruce - foul #2 on Paul Bruce, team foul #1 | 37-26 |
| 08:50 | Nicholls State | John Knudson misses the 1st free throw | 37-26 |
| 08:50 | Nicholls State | John Knudson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-26 |
| 08:33 | Northern Iowa | Robert Horton is called for the reach on Ronald Watlington - foul #1 on Robert Horton, team foul #6 | 38-26 |
| 08:23 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-26 |
| 08:22 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson hits the follow up shot | 38-28 |
| 07:59 | Nicholls State | John Knudson banks in the layup | 40-28 |
| 07:43 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Horton - foul #2 on Robert Horton, team foul #7 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Gregg Shy (SG) Robert Horton | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr (PG) Jack Mertens | |
| 07:43 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth makes the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 07:43 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth makes the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Ernest Ball (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gregg Shy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Burriss (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bradford Stoker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - John Knudson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joey Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Southworth (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Paul Bruce (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Watlington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Kyle Wilson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Nicholls State | John Knudson misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 40-30 |
| 07:17 | Nicholls State | Ernest Ball pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 06:51 | Nicholls State | Paul Bruce is called for the reach on Jeffery Burriss - foul #3 on Paul Bruce, team foul #2 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Louis Helvey (SF) Ernest Ball | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis (SG) Paul Bruce | |
| 06:25 | Nicholls State | Louis Helvey lays it up and in | 42-30 |
| 06:00 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-30 |
| 05:59 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington misses the tip | 42-30 |
| 05:57 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr grabs the offensive board | 42-30 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:44 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-30 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Andrew Lapham (PG), Robert Horton (SG), Luther Narvaez (PF) Gregg Shy, Bradford Stoker, John Knudson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce (SF), Timothy Solomon (PF) Michael Southworth, Ronald Watlington | |
| 05:18 | Nicholls State | Andrew Lapham knocks in the floater from the right block and he's fouled by Joey Carr - foul #2 on Joey Carr, team foul #3 | 44-30 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Gregg Shy (SG) Jeffery Burriss | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens (PG) Joey Carr | |
| 05:18 | Nicholls State | Andrew Lapham makes the free throw | 45-30 |
| 04:53 | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce clanks a floater from the left wing | 45-30 |
| 04:51 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens gets the offensive rebound | 45-30 |
| 04:35 | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Louis Helvey - foul #1 on Louis Helvey, team foul #8 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington (PF) Kyle Wilson | |
| 04:35 | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce misses the 1st free throw | 45-30 |
| 04:35 | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce makes the 2nd free throw | 45-31 |
| 04:14 | Nicholls State | Luther Narvaez dunks the ball and he's fouled by Timothy Solomon - foul #2 on Timothy Solomon, team foul #4 | 47-31 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr (PG), Michael Southworth (C) Jack Mertens, Ronald Watlington | |
| 04:14 | Nicholls State | Luther Narvaez misses the free throw | 47-31 |
| 04:14 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon pulls down the rebound | 47-31 |
| 03:54 | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce makes the floater from close range and the foul's on Robert Horton - foul #3 on Robert Horton, team foul #9 | 47-33 |
| 03:54 | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce makes the free throw | 47-34 |
| 03:27 | Nicholls State | Louis Helvey comes up short on the shot in the lane | 47-34 |
| 03:26 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 47-34 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Andrew Lapham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gregg Shy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Helvey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Horton (fresh) 3 pf. C - Luther Narvaez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joey Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Patrick Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Bruce (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Timothy Solomon (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Michael Southworth (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joey Carr | 47-37 |
| 03:20 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-37 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ernest Ball (PG), Jeffery Burriss (SF), Bradford Stoker (PF), John Knudson (C) Andrew Lapham, Louis Helvey, Robert Horton, Luther Narvaez | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 02:58 | Nicholls State | Ernest Ball scores on a floater from the left wing | 49-37 |
| 02:44 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Patrick Davis | 49-39 |
| 02:18 | Nicholls State | Ernest Ball misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 49-39 |
| 02:16 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss grabs the offensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 01:54 | Nicholls State | Bradford Stoker's floater is tipped away by Paul Bruce | 49-39 |
| 01:53 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon pulls down the rebound | 49-39 |
| 01:44 | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Burriss - foul #2 on Jeffery Burriss, team foul #10 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Andrew Lapham (PG), Louis Helvey (SF), Robert Horton (PF), Luther Narvaez (C) Ernest Ball, Jeffery Burriss, Bradford Stoker, John Knudson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington (PF), Kyle Wilson (C) Timothy Solomon, Michael Southworth | |
| 01:44 | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 01:44 | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce misses the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 01:44 | Nicholls State | Luther Narvaez gets the rebound | 49-40 |
| 01:44 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-40 |
| 01:20 | Nicholls State | Louis Helvey misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 49-40 |
| 01:19 | Nicholls State | Luther Narvaez tips it home | 51-40 |
| 00:58 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Robert Horton - foul #4 on Robert Horton, team foul #11 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth (SF) Paul Bruce | |
| 00:58 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington misses the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 00:58 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington misses the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 00:58 | Nicholls State | Robert Horton gets the rebound | 51-40 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Nicholls State | Patrick Davis is called for the reach on Robert Horton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Patrick Davis, team foul #5 | 51-40 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Nicholls State | Luther Narvaez's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Watlington | 51-40 |
| 00:31 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr snags the defensive board | 51-40 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Patrick Davis | 51-43 |
| 00:23 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 51-43 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ernest Ball (PG), Jeffery Burriss (SF), Bradford Stoker (PF), John Knudson (C) Andrew Lapham, Louis Helvey, Robert Horton, Luther Narvaez | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Nicholls State | Ernest Ball is fouled in the backcourt by Joey Carr - foul #3 on Joey Carr, team foul #6 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Horton (PF) Bradford Stoker | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:19 | Nicholls State | Gregg Shy is hacked by Patrick Davis - foul #3 on Patrick Davis, team foul #7 | 51-43 |
| 00:19 | Nicholls State | Gregg Shy makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 00:19 | Nicholls State | Gregg Shy makes the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 00:13 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 53-43 |
| 00:12 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss snags the defensive board | 53-43 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | Ernest Ball runs out the clock | 53-43 |