| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Tracy Robinson (fresh) SG - George Redmond (fresh) SF - Brian Maag (fresh) PF - Shannon Carlyle (fresh) C - Eric Taylor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Scholz (fresh) SG - George Row (fresh) SF - Cory Patterson (fresh) PF - Joseph Abbott (fresh) C - Joseph Rule (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | Shannon Carlyle wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Nicholls State | Joseph Rule steals the ball from Brian Maag | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | South Carolina | David Scholz comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | South Carolina | George Row hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Nicholls State | Tracy Robinson scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | South Carolina | Tracy Robinson is called for the reach on George Row - foul #1 on Tracy Robinson, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:32 | South Carolina | Cory Patterson drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from David Scholz | 2-4 |
| 18:17 | Nicholls State | Joseph Abbott picks off the pass by Tracy Robinson | 2-4 |
| 17:50 | South Carolina | David Scholz hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Rule | 2-7 |
| 17:33 | Nicholls State | Shannon Carlyle misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Joseph Abbott - foul #1 on Joseph Abbott, team foul #1 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Charles Morin (PG), Florencio Giordano (SG), Christopher Tilley (SF), Alfred Feder (PF), Sean Pinheiro (C) David Scholz, George Row, Cory Patterson, Joseph Abbott, Joseph Rule | |
| 17:33 | Nicholls State | Shannon Carlyle makes the 1st free throw | 3-7 |
| 17:33 | Nicholls State | Shannon Carlyle misses the 2nd free throw | 3-7 |
| 17:33 | South Carolina | Sean Pinheiro pulls down the rebound | 3-7 |
| 17:04 | South Carolina | Sean Pinheiro connects on the fadeaway in the paint and he's hacked by Tracy Robinson - foul #2 on Tracy Robinson, team foul #2 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Bill Houchens (PG), Steven Mount (SF), James Doughty (PF), Ellis Brooks (C) Tracy Robinson, Brian Maag, Shannon Carlyle, Eric Taylor | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 17:04 | South Carolina | Sean Pinheiro makes the free throw | 3-10 |
| 16:47 | Nicholls State | Ellis Brooks scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-10 |
| 16:22 | South Carolina | Alfred Feder comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 6-10 |
| 16:21 | South Carolina | Sean Pinheiro grabs the offensive board | 6-10 |
| 15:59 | South Carolina | The jump hook by Alfred Feder is blocked by James Doughty | 6-10 |
| 15:57 | South Carolina | Alfred Feder gets the offensive rebound | 6-10 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Bill Houchens (fresh) SG - George Redmond (fairly fresh) SF - Steven Mount (fresh) PF - James Doughty (fresh) C - Ellis Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Charles Morin (fresh) SG - Florencio Giordano (fresh) SF - Christopher Tilley (fresh) PF - Alfred Feder (fresh) C - Sean Pinheiro (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | South Carolina | Charles Morin drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Christopher Tilley | 6-13 |
| 15:22 | Nicholls State | George Redmond misses the lay-in but the foul's on Christopher Tilley - foul #1 on Christopher Tilley, team foul #2 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Brian Maag (SF), Shannon Carlyle (PF), Eric Taylor (C) Steven Mount, James Doughty, Ellis Brooks | |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Scholz (PG), George Row (SG), Cory Patterson (SF), Joseph Abbott (PF), Joseph Rule (C) Charles Morin, Florencio Giordano, Christopher Tilley, Alfred Feder, Sean Pinheiro | |
| 15:22 | Nicholls State | George Redmond makes the 1st free throw | 7-13 |
| 15:22 | Nicholls State | George Redmond makes the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 14:53 | South Carolina | George Redmond is called for the reach on David Scholz - foul #1 on George Redmond, team foul #3 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Steven Mount (SG) George Redmond | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 14:37 | South Carolina | Cory Patterson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 8-13 |
| 14:36 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Abbott | 8-13 |
| 14:07 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule hits a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by David Scholz | 8-15 |
| 14:00 | Nicholls State | Steven Mount comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 8-15 |
| 13:59 | Nicholls State | Shannon Carlyle gets the offensive rebound | 8-15 |
| 13:43 | Nicholls State | Shannon Carlyle misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 8-15 |
| 13:42 | South Carolina | Cory Patterson pulls down the rebound | 8-15 |
| 13:37 | South Carolina | Cory Patterson is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Cory Patterson, team foul #3 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ardian Stryjewski (SG) Bill Houchens | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 13:10 | Nicholls State | Shannon Carlyle misses short on a shot from the left block | 8-15 |
| 13:09 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule pulls down the rebound | 8-15 |
| 12:50 | South Carolina | Cory Patterson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-18 |
| 12:38 | Nicholls State | Steven Mount can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 8-18 |
| 12:37 | South Carolina | George Row snags the defensive board | 8-18 |
| 12:14 | South Carolina | Cory Patterson is hacked by Brian Maag - foul #1 on Brian Maag, team foul #4 | 8-18 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Bill Houchens (PG), George Redmond (SG), James Doughty (SF), Ellis Brooks (C) Steven Mount, Ardian Stryjewski, Brian Maag, Eric Taylor | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Charles Morin (PG), Christopher Tilley (SF), Alfred Feder (PF), Sean Pinheiro (C) David Scholz, Cory Patterson, Joseph Abbott, Joseph Rule | |
| 11:56 | South Carolina | Alfred Feder is hacked by Ellis Brooks - foul #1 on Ellis Brooks, team foul #5 | 8-18 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Lonny Henry (C) Shannon Carlyle | |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Scholz (PG), Cory Patterson (SF), Joseph Abbott (PF) George Row, Christopher Tilley, Alfred Feder | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Bill Houchens (fresh) SG - George Redmond (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Doughty (fresh) PF - Ellis Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lonny Henry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Scholz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Morin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Cory Patterson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Abbott (fresh) C - Sean Pinheiro (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | South Carolina | Charles Morin can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Lonny Henry - foul #1 on Lonny Henry, team foul #6 | 8-18 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Steven Mount (SF) Lonny Henry | |
| Subs | South Carolina | George Row (SG), Christopher Tilley (SF), Alfred Feder (PF), Joseph Rule (C) David Scholz, Cory Patterson, Joseph Abbott, Sean Pinheiro | |
| 11:32 | South Carolina | Charles Morin makes the 1st free throw | 8-19 |
| 11:32 | South Carolina | Charles Morin makes the 2nd free throw | 8-20 |
| 11:08 | Nicholls State | Ellis Brooks knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from George Redmond | 10-20 |
| 10:46 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Ellis Brooks - foul #2 on Ellis Brooks, team foul #7 | 10-20 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Brian Maag (SF), Shannon Carlyle (PF) Steven Mount, Ellis Brooks | |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Scholz (PG), Cory Patterson (SF), Joseph Abbott (PF) George Row, Christopher Tilley, Alfred Feder | |
| 10:46 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule makes the 1st free throw | 10-21 |
| 10:46 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule makes the 2nd free throw | 10-22 |
| 10:29 | Nicholls State | Shannon Carlyle is hacked by Joseph Abbott - foul #2 on Joseph Abbott, team foul #4 | 10-22 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Eric Taylor (C) James Doughty | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sean Pinheiro (PF) Joseph Abbott | |
| 10:22 | Nicholls State | Eric Taylor knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 12-22 |
| 10:05 | South Carolina | Bill Houchens steps in front of the Sean Pinheiro pass | 12-22 |
| 09:42 | Nicholls State | Eric Taylor blows the layup but the foul's on Sean Pinheiro - foul #1 on Sean Pinheiro, team foul #5 | 12-22 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Steven Mount (PG) Bill Houchens | |
| Subs | South Carolina | George Row (SG), Alfred Feder (PF) David Scholz, Joseph Rule | |
| 09:42 | Nicholls State | Eric Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 12-22 |
| 09:42 | Nicholls State | Eric Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 13-22 |
| 09:13 | South Carolina | George Row misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-22 |
| 09:11 | Nicholls State | Brian Maag grabs the board | 13-22 |
| 08:57 | Nicholls State | Steven Mount drills a shot from the left side and he's hacked by Alfred Feder - foul #1 on Alfred Feder, team foul #6 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Scholz (PG), Christopher Tilley (SF), Joseph Rule (C) George Row, Cory Patterson, Alfred Feder | |
| 08:57 | Nicholls State | Steven Mount makes the free throw | 16-22 |
| 08:28 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule is hacked by Eric Taylor - foul #1 on Eric Taylor, team foul #8 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Bill Houchens (PG), James Doughty (PF), Lonny Henry (C) Brian Maag, Shannon Carlyle, Eric Taylor | |
| Subs | South Carolina | George Row (SG), Cory Patterson (SF) Charles Morin, Christopher Tilley | |
| 08:28 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule makes the 1st free throw | 16-23 |
| 08:28 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule misses the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| 08:28 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Lonny Henry | 16-23 |
| 08:11 | Nicholls State | Bill Houchens hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 16-23 |
| 08:10 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule pulls down the rebound | 16-23 |
| 07:53 | South Carolina | Cory Patterson is fouled on the floor by Lonny Henry - foul #2 on Lonny Henry, team foul #9 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ardian Stryjewski (SF), Shannon Carlyle (PF) George Redmond, Lonny Henry | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Charles Morin (PG), Christopher Tilley (PF) David Scholz, Sean Pinheiro | |
| 07:53 | South Carolina | Cory Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 07:53 | South Carolina | Cory Patterson misses the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 07:53 | South Carolina | Christopher Tilley grabs the offensive board | 16-24 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Bill Houchens (fresh) SG - Steven Mount (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ardian Stryjewski (fresh) PF - Shannon Carlyle (fresh) 1 pts. C - James Doughty (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Charles Morin (fresh) 5 pts. SG - George Row (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Cory Patterson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Christopher Tilley (fresh) C - Joseph Rule (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from George Row and he's hacked by James Doughty - foul #1 on James Doughty, team foul #10 | 16-26 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Scholz (PG), Alfred Feder (PF) George Row, Christopher Tilley | |
| 07:35 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule makes the free throw | 16-27 |
| 07:12 | Nicholls State | James Doughty clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Joseph Rule - foul #1 on Joseph Rule, team foul #7 | 16-27 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Brian Maag (SF), Eric Taylor (C) Steven Mount, Ardian Stryjewski | |
| Subs | South Carolina | George Row (SF), Christopher Tilley (PF), Sean Pinheiro (C) Cory Patterson, Alfred Feder, Joseph Rule | |
| 07:12 | Nicholls State | James Doughty misses the 1st free throw | 16-27 |
| 07:12 | Nicholls State | James Doughty makes the 2nd free throw | 17-27 |
| 06:55 | South Carolina | George Row lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charles Morin | 17-29 |
| 06:41 | Nicholls State | Eric Taylor can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 17-29 |
| 06:39 | Nicholls State | Shannon Carlyle tips it in | 19-29 |
| 06:33 | South Carolina | Shannon Carlyle swats the layup by Christopher Tilley | 19-29 |
| 06:31 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Bill Houchens | 19-29 |
| 06:13 | Nicholls State | Brian Maag's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-29 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Steven Mount (PG), George Redmond (SG) Bill Houchens, Shannon Carlyle | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Cory Patterson (SF), Alfred Feder (PF), Joseph Rule (C) Charles Morin, Christopher Tilley, Sean Pinheiro | |
| 05:44 | South Carolina | Eric Taylor takes the ball from David Scholz | 19-29 |
| 05:29 | Nicholls State | James Doughty misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 19-29 |
| 05:28 | South Carolina | George Row snags the defensive board | 19-29 |
| 04:59 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-29 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ardian Stryjewski (SF), Shannon Carlyle (PF) Brian Maag, James Doughty | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Charles Morin (PG), Sean Pinheiro (PF) David Scholz, Alfred Feder | |
| 04:45 | Nicholls State | George Redmond misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-29 |
| 04:43 | Nicholls State | Eric Taylor hits the follow up shot | 21-29 |
| 04:18 | South Carolina | Charles Morin knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by George Row | 21-32 |
| 03:57 | Nicholls State | George Redmond can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-32 |
| 03:56 | Nicholls State | Shannon Carlyle hits the follow up shot | 23-32 |
| 03:30 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule can't connect on a floater from the left side | 23-32 |
| 03:28 | Nicholls State | Ardian Stryjewski gets the rebound | 23-32 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Steven Mount (fresh) 3 pts. SG - George Redmond (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ardian Stryjewski (fresh) PF - Shannon Carlyle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Charles Morin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Row (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cory Patterson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Sean Pinheiro (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Rule (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Nicholls State | Ardian Stryjewski misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 23-32 |
| 03:08 | South Carolina | Sean Pinheiro grabs the defensive rebound | 23-32 |
| 02:42 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 23-32 |
| 02:41 | Nicholls State | Eric Taylor grabs the board | 23-32 |
| 02:20 | Nicholls State | Shannon Carlyle makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Mount | 25-32 |
| 01:52 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 25-32 |
| 01:51 | Nicholls State | Shannon Carlyle snags the defensive board | 25-32 |
| 01:36 | Nicholls State | Shannon Carlyle knocks in the jumper near the basket and he's hacked by George Row - foul #1 on George Row, team foul #8 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Tracy Robinson (PG), Bill Houchens (SG), Brian Maag (SF), James Doughty (C) Steven Mount, George Redmond, Ardian Stryjewski, Eric Taylor | |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Scholz (PG), Florencio Giordano (SG), Christopher Tilley (SF), Joseph Abbott (PF), Alfred Feder (C) Charles Morin, George Row, Cory Patterson, Sean Pinheiro, Joseph Rule | |
| 01:36 | Nicholls State | Shannon Carlyle makes the free throw | 28-32 |
| 01:17 | South Carolina | Alfred Feder misses short on a runner in the lane | 28-32 |
| 01:16 | Nicholls State | James Doughty grabs the defensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 00:52 | Nicholls State | James Doughty comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-32 |
| 00:51 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Christopher Tilley | 28-32 |
| 00:31 | South Carolina | Florencio Giordano makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 28-34 |
| 00:11 | Nicholls State | James Doughty drills a shot from the right side set up by Tracy Robinson | 30-34 |
| 00:04 | South Carolina | David Scholz is whistled for traveling | 30-34 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | George Redmond (SG), Ellis Brooks (C) Bill Houchens, Shannon Carlyle | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Charles Morin (SG), Cory Patterson (SF), Joseph Rule (C) Florencio Giordano, Christopher Tilley, Alfred Feder | |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | Tracy Robinson clanks a halfcourt shot | 30-34 |