| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Glen Faulk (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Claar (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Terry Christiansen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jamie Kennedy (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Roland Myers (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Craig Matthews (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Beau Frank (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Paki Ali (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Homer Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Irving Reiner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern | Paki Ali inbounds the ball | 42-41 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Southern | Homer Lewis misses the lay-in | 42-41 |
| 19:45 | Nicholls State | John Claar snags the defensive board | 42-41 |
| 19:32 | Nicholls State | Jamie Kennedy scores on a jumper from the left block | 44-41 |
| 19:25 | Southern | Paki Ali drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Irving Reiner | 44-44 |
| 19:03 | Nicholls State | Jamie Kennedy blows the layup | 44-44 |
| 19:02 | Southern | Homer Lewis pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 18:35 | Southern | Paki Ali throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-44 |
| 18:13 | Nicholls State | John Claar makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Glen Faulk | 47-44 |
| 17:52 | Southern | Paki Ali misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-44 |
| 17:50 | Nicholls State | Jamie Kennedy grabs the board | 47-44 |
| 17:29 | Nicholls State | Terry Christiansen comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Paki Ali - foul #1 on Paki Ali, team foul #1 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Allen Alamo (PG), John Canaday (SG), Dean McGurren (PF), Wayne Haakenson (C) Glen Faulk, John Claar, Jamie Kennedy, Roland Myers | |
| Subs | Southern | Stephen Kovach (PG), Dikembe Abdul (SG), Steven Waldron (SF), Mark Poindexter (PF), Domingo Gutierrez (C) Craig Matthews, Beau Frank, Paki Ali, Homer Lewis, Irving Reiner | |
| 17:29 | Nicholls State | Terry Christiansen makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 17:29 | Nicholls State | Terry Christiansen makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 17:08 | Southern | Domingo Gutierrez clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 17:06 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Allen Alamo | 49-44 |
| 16:56 | Nicholls State | Terry Christiansen misses the 3 from the right corner | 49-44 |
| 16:55 | Southern | Domingo Gutierrez snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 16:50 | Southern | Dikembe Abdul misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Wayne Haakenson - foul #1 on Wayne Haakenson, team foul #1 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jimmie Page (PG) Terry Christiansen | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 16:50 | Southern | Dikembe Abdul misses the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 16:50 | Southern | Dikembe Abdul makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 16:33 | Nicholls State | Jimmie Page hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 16:32 | Southern | The rebound goes to Mark Poindexter | 49-45 |
| 16:26 | Southern | Mark Poindexter hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Steven Waldron | 49-47 |
| 16:22 | Nicholls State | Dikembe Abdul steals it from Jimmie Page in the backcourt | 49-47 |
| 16:09 | Southern | Mark Poindexter dunks the ball on a great pass from Steven Waldron and he's hacked by Dean McGurren - foul #3 on Dean McGurren, team foul #2 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Glen Faulk (PG), John Claar (SG), Jamie Kennedy (PF) Jimmie Page, John Canaday, Dean McGurren | |
| Subs | Southern | Beau Frank (SG), Homer Lewis (PF) Dikembe Abdul, Domingo Gutierrez | |
| 16:09 | Southern | Mark Poindexter misses the free throw | 49-49 |
| 16:09 | Nicholls State | Wayne Haakenson snags the defensive board | 49-49 |
| 15:46 | Nicholls State | Wayne Haakenson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-49 |
| 15:45 | Southern | Steven Waldron pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Glen Faulk (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Claar (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Allen Alamo (fresh) PF - Jamie Kennedy (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Wayne Haakenson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Stephen Kovach (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Beau Frank (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Steven Waldron (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. PF - Homer Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Poindexter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Southern | Glen Faulk takes the ball from Homer Lewis | 49-49 |
| 15:20 | Nicholls State | John Claar misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-49 |
| 15:19 | Southern | Homer Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 15:13 | Southern | Homer Lewis lays it in on a nice dish by Stephen Kovach | 49-51 |
| 14:55 | Nicholls State | Allen Alamo is denied on a layup by Mark Poindexter | 49-51 |
| 14:54 | Southern | The rebound goes to Mark Poindexter | 49-51 |
| 14:50 | Southern | Steven Waldron drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Homer Lewis | 49-53 |
| 14:26 | Nicholls State | Wayne Haakenson is called for traveling | 49-53 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jimmie Page (PG), John Canaday (SG), Terry Christiansen (SF), Dean McGurren (PF), Roland Myers (C) Glen Faulk, John Claar, Allen Alamo, Jamie Kennedy, Wayne Haakenson | |
| Subs | Southern | Craig Matthews (PG), Dikembe Abdul (SG), Paki Ali (SF), Domingo Gutierrez (PF), Irving Reiner (C) Stephen Kovach, Beau Frank, Steven Waldron, Homer Lewis, Mark Poindexter | |
| 14:15 | Southern | Dikembe Abdul loses the dribble to John Canaday | 49-53 |
| 14:04 | Nicholls State | Roland Myers's floater is knocked away by Irving Reiner | 49-53 |
| 14:03 | Southern | Paki Ali gets the rebound | 49-53 |
| 13:56 | Southern | Paki Ali comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-53 |
| 13:55 | Southern | Domingo Gutierrez can't tip it in | 49-53 |
| 13:54 | Southern | Irving Reiner misses the tip | 49-53 |
| 13:53 | Southern | Domingo Gutierrez tips it back up and in | 49-55 |
| 13:34 | Nicholls State | Domingo Gutierrez picks off the pass by Roland Myers | 49-55 |
| 13:28 | Southern | Dikembe Abdul hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Irving Reiner | 49-57 |
| 13:06 | Nicholls State | Jimmie Page can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 49-57 |
| 13:04 | Nicholls State | John Canaday hits the follow up shot | 51-57 |
| 12:59 | Southern | Dikembe Abdul lays it in set up by Craig Matthews | 51-59 |
| 12:36 | Nicholls State | Dean McGurren connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-59 |
| 12:21 | Southern | Domingo Gutierrez drills a floater from the baseline | 53-61 |
| 12:01 | Nicholls State | Terry Christiansen knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by John Canaday | 56-61 |
| 11:43 | Southern | Craig Matthews is whistled for a carry | 56-61 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Glen Faulk (PG), John Claar (SG), Allen Alamo (SF), Jamie Kennedy (PF), Jeffrey Labbe (C) Jimmie Page, John Canaday, Terry Christiansen, Dean McGurren, Roland Myers | |
| Subs | Southern | Stephen Kovach (PG), Beau Frank (SG), Steven Waldron (SF), Homer Lewis (PF), Mark Poindexter (C) Craig Matthews, Dikembe Abdul, Paki Ali, Domingo Gutierrez, Irving Reiner | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Glen Faulk (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Claar (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Allen Alamo (fresh) PF - Jamie Kennedy (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeffrey Labbe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Stephen Kovach (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Beau Frank (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Steven Waldron (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. PF - Homer Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Poindexter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Nicholls State | Jamie Kennedy misses the shot near the basket | 56-61 |
| 11:13 | Southern | Beau Frank snags the defensive board | 56-61 |
| 11:09 | Southern | Beau Frank's pass is intercepted by John Claar | 56-61 |
| 11:04 | Nicholls State | John Claar slams it home | 58-61 |
| 10:58 | Southern | Glen Faulk steals it from Steven Waldron | 58-61 |
| 10:46 | Nicholls State | Jamie Kennedy knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from John Claar | 60-61 |
| 10:37 | Southern | Mark Poindexter's layup is rejected by Jamie Kennedy | 60-61 |
| 10:36 | Southern | Steven Waldron pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 10:16 | Southern | Steven Waldron comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-61 |
| 10:15 | Nicholls State | John Claar grabs the defensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 10:08 | Nicholls State | Glen Faulk travels with the ball | 60-61 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | John Canaday (SF), Wayne Haakenson (C) Allen Alamo, Jeffrey Labbe | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 10:01 | Southern | Stephen Kovach is hacked by John Canaday - foul #1 on John Canaday, team foul #3 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Dean McGurren (C) Wayne Haakenson | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 09:48 | Southern | Dean McGurren swats the short shot by Steven Waldron | 60-61 |
| 09:47 | Nicholls State | Jamie Kennedy grabs the defensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 09:33 | Nicholls State | Dean McGurren misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 60-61 |
| 09:32 | Nicholls State | Jamie Kennedy can't tip it in | 60-61 |
| 09:31 | Nicholls State | Jamie Kennedy pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 09:16 | Nicholls State | Dean McGurren throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-61 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jimmie Page (PG), Wayne Haakenson (SF), Roland Myers (C) Glen Faulk, John Claar, Jamie Kennedy | |
| Subs | Southern | Craig Matthews (PG), Dikembe Abdul (SG), Paki Ali (SF), Domingo Gutierrez (PF), Irving Reiner (C) Stephen Kovach, Beau Frank, Steven Waldron, Homer Lewis, Mark Poindexter | |
| 09:06 | Southern | Dikembe Abdul is hacked by John Canaday - foul #2 on John Canaday, team foul #4 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Terry Christiansen (SF) Wayne Haakenson | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 09:01 | Southern | Irving Reiner's layup is rejected by Dean McGurren | 60-61 |
| 08:59 | Nicholls State | Dean McGurren grabs the defensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 08:43 | Nicholls State | Roland Myers hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 60-61 |
| 08:42 | Nicholls State | Dean McGurren misses the tip | 60-61 |
| 08:41 | Southern | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdul | 60-61 |
| 08:35 | Southern | Domingo Gutierrez misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-61 |
| 08:33 | Southern | Irving Reiner grabs the offensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 08:16 | Southern | Domingo Gutierrez misses the jump hook near the basket | 60-61 |
| 08:15 | Southern | Craig Matthews pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 07:59 | Southern | Jimmie Page steals it from Paki Ali | 60-61 |
| 07:54 | Nicholls State | Jimmie Page lays it up and in | 62-61 |
| 07:43 | Southern | Irving Reiner misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 62-61 |
| 07:42 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Jimmie Page | 62-61 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jimmie Page (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Canaday (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Terry Christiansen (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dean McGurren (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Roland Myers (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Craig Matthews (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdul (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paki Ali (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Domingo Gutierrez (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Irving Reiner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:29 | Nicholls State | Terry Christiansen misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-61 |
| 07:28 | Nicholls State | John Canaday grabs the offensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 07:11 | Nicholls State | Roland Myers misses the lay-in but the foul's on Dikembe Abdul - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdul, team foul #2 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Glen Faulk (PG), John Claar (SG), Allen Alamo (SF), Jamie Kennedy (PF) Jimmie Page, John Canaday, Terry Christiansen, Dean McGurren | |
| Subs | Southern | Stephen Kovach (PG), Beau Frank (SG), Steven Waldron (SF), Homer Lewis (PF), Mark Poindexter (C) Craig Matthews, Dikembe Abdul, Paki Ali, Domingo Gutierrez, Irving Reiner | |
| 07:11 | Nicholls State | Roland Myers misses the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 07:11 | Nicholls State | Roland Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 06:47 | Southern | Mark Poindexter can't throw it down | 63-61 |
| 06:46 | Southern | Mark Poindexter hits the follow up shot | 63-63 |
| 06:35 | Nicholls State | Glen Faulk misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-63 |
| 06:34 | Southern | Beau Frank grabs the board | 63-63 |
| 06:24 | Southern | Beau Frank drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Steven Waldron | 63-66 |
| 06:05 | Nicholls State | John Claar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-66 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Wayne Haakenson (C) Roland Myers | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 05:41 | Southern | John Claar picks off the pass by Stephen Kovach | 63-66 |
| 05:38 | Nicholls State | Glen Faulk lays it up and in on a great pass from John Claar | 65-66 |
| 05:22 | Southern | Beau Frank steps out of bounds on the baseline | 65-66 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jimmie Page (PG) Glen Faulk | |
| Subs | Southern | Craig Matthews (PG), Domingo Gutierrez (C) Stephen Kovach, Homer Lewis | |
| 05:07 | Nicholls State | Jimmie Page blows the dunk but he's fouled by Craig Matthews - foul #2 on Craig Matthews, team foul #3 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Terry Christiansen (SF), Jeffrey Labbe (C) Allen Alamo, Jamie Kennedy | |
| Subs | Southern | Paki Ali (SF) Steven Waldron | |
| 05:07 | Nicholls State | Jimmie Page makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 05:07 | Nicholls State | Jimmie Page makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 04:45 | Southern | Mark Poindexter hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Wayne Haakenson - foul #2 on Wayne Haakenson, team foul #5 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Dikembe Abdul (SG), Irving Reiner (C) Beau Frank, Domingo Gutierrez | |
| 04:45 | Southern | Mark Poindexter makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 04:45 | Southern | Mark Poindexter makes the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 04:25 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Labbe comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Dikembe Abdul - foul #4 on Dikembe Abdul, team foul #4 | 67-68 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | John Canaday (SG), Dean McGurren (C) John Claar, Wayne Haakenson | |
| Subs | Southern | Steven Waldron (SG), Domingo Gutierrez (PF) Dikembe Abdul, Mark Poindexter | |
| 04:25 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Labbe makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 04:25 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Labbe makes the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 04:09 | Southern | Craig Matthews misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-68 |
| 04:08 | Nicholls State | Dean McGurren gets the rebound | 69-68 |
| 04:03 | Nicholls State | Terry Christiansen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-68 |
| 04:01 | Southern | Irving Reiner grabs the board | 69-68 |
| 03:43 | Southern | Steven Waldron makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Irving Reiner | 69-71 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jimmie Page (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Canaday (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Terry Christiansen (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Labbe (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dean McGurren (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Craig Matthews (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Waldron (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SF - Paki Ali (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Domingo Gutierrez (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Irving Reiner (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:30 | Nicholls State | Dean McGurren misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 69-71 |
| 03:28 | Southern | Irving Reiner grabs the board | 69-71 |
| 03:23 | Southern | Steven Waldron misses short on a shot in the paint | 69-71 |
| 03:21 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Labbe | 69-71 |
| 02:58 | Nicholls State | John Canaday knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Terry Christiansen | 71-71 |
| 02:58 | Southern | Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-71 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Glen Faulk (PG), John Claar (SG), Jamie Kennedy (PF), Roland Myers (C) Jimmie Page, John Canaday, Jeffrey Labbe, Dean McGurren | |
| Subs | Southern | Beau Frank (SG), Homer Lewis (PF) Paki Ali, Domingo Gutierrez | |
| 02:42 | Southern | Beau Frank is fouled on the floor by John Claar - foul #2 on John Claar, team foul #6 | 71-71 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Allen Alamo (SF) Terry Christiansen | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 02:24 | Southern | Irving Reiner misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 71-71 |
| 02:22 | Nicholls State | Allen Alamo pulls down the rebound | 71-71 |
| 02:08 | Nicholls State | John Claar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-71 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Stephen Kovach (PG), Mark Poindexter (C) Craig Matthews, Irving Reiner | |
| 02:03 | Southern | Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-71 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Terry Christiansen (SF) Allen Alamo | |
| Subs | Southern | Paki Ali (SF) Stephen Kovach | |
| 01:42 | Southern | Beau Frank hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-71 |
| 01:41 | Nicholls State | Terry Christiansen gets the rebound | 71-71 |
| 01:35 | Nicholls State | Terry Christiansen loses the ball out of bounds | 71-71 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Craig Matthews (PG), Irving Reiner (C) Steven Waldron, Mark Poindexter | |
| 01:19 | Southern | Irving Reiner misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 71-71 |
| 01:17 | Southern | Beau Frank gets the offensive rebound | 71-71 |
| 01:07 | Southern | Irving Reiner loses the dribble to Terry Christiansen | 71-71 |
| 00:50 | Nicholls State | Glen Faulk throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-71 |
| 00:35 | Southern | Irving Reiner connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Paki Ali | 71-73 |
| 00:15 | Nicholls State | Jamie Kennedy can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Craig Matthews - foul #3 on Craig Matthews, team foul #5 | 71-73 |
| 00:15 | Nicholls State | Jamie Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 00:15 | Nicholls State | Jamie Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 72-73 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Southern | John Claar is called for the reach on Beau Frank in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Claar, team foul #7 | 72-73 |
| 00:12 | Southern | Beau Frank makes the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:12 | Southern | Beau Frank makes the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:03 | Nicholls State | John Claar misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 72-75 |
| 00:01 | Southern | Paki Ali grabs the defensive rebound | 72-75 |
| 00:00 | Southern | Paki Ali runs out the clock | 72-75 |