| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Aponte (fresh) SG - Randy Poulin (fresh) SF - John Pollock (fresh) PF - Clifford Smith (fresh) C - Ronald Rice (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Raymond Whaley (fresh) SG - Mark Hartwig (fresh) SF - Mathew Stutzman (fresh) PF - Roger Huynh (fresh) C - Isaac Levesque (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | Isaac Levesque wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Nicholls State | Roger Huynh drills a shot from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi | John Pollock misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Nicholls State | Mark Hartwig grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | Nicholls State | Randy Poulin steals it from Roger Huynh | 0-2 |
| 18:31 | Mississippi | John Pollock misses the jumper from the right side | 0-2 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi | John Pollock gets the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:10 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice banks in the layup set up by John Aponte | 2-2 |
| 18:00 | Nicholls State | Isaac Levesque clanks a runner in the lane | 2-2 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi | John Pollock grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Mathew Stutzman - foul #1 on Mathew Stutzman, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:16 | Nicholls State | Mark Hartwig is called for traveling | 4-2 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi | Mark Hartwig is called for the reach on Randy Poulin - foul #1 on Mark Hartwig, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 16:34 | Mississippi | Roger Huynh takes the ball from John Pollock | 4-2 |
| 16:15 | Nicholls State | Roger Huynh connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Raymond Whaley | 4-4 |
| 15:58 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice is fouled on the floor by Isaac Levesque - foul #1 on Isaac Levesque, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Thomas Souliere (SG), Jeremiah Leo (SF), Roman Rawlins (C) Mark Hartwig, Mathew Stutzman, Isaac Levesque | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Aponte (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Randy Poulin (fresh) SF - John Pollock (fresh) PF - Clifford Smith (fresh) C - Ronald Rice (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Raymond Whaley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Souliere (fresh) SF - Jeremiah Leo (fresh) PF - Roger Huynh (fresh) 4 pts. C - Roman Rawlins (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Mississippi | Randy Poulin hits the finger roll | 6-4 |
| 15:26 | Nicholls State | Roger Huynh misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 6-4 |
| 15:24 | Nicholls State | Raymond Whaley can't tip it in | 6-4 |
| 15:22 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 8-4 |
| 14:38 | Nicholls State | Roman Rawlins misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 8-4 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi | John Aponte grabs the board | 8-4 |
| 14:14 | Mississippi | Roman Rawlins picks off the pass by John Aponte | 8-4 |
| 13:55 | Nicholls State | Jeremiah Leo's layup is rejected by Ronald Rice | 8-4 |
| 13:54 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Pollock | 8-4 |
| 13:50 | Mississippi | John Aponte can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Jeremiah Leo - foul #1 on Jeremiah Leo, team foul #4 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rodger Newell (SG), Gilbert Hunt (SF), Mark Bascom (PF), Michael Carlyle (C) Randy Poulin, John Pollock, Clifford Smith, Ronald Rice | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Gary Davis (PG), Mark Hartwig (SG), Mathew Stutzman (SF), Isaac Levesque (C) Raymond Whaley, Thomas Souliere, Roger Huynh, Roman Rawlins | |
| 13:50 | Mississippi | John Aponte makes the 1st free throw | 9-4 |
| 13:50 | Mississippi | John Aponte misses the 2nd free throw | 9-4 |
| 13:50 | Nicholls State | Isaac Levesque grabs the defensive rebound | 9-4 |
| 13:33 | Nicholls State | Mathew Stutzman scores on a jump hook in the paint | 9-6 |
| 13:13 | Mississippi | Michael Carlyle knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by Rodger Newell | 11-6 |
| 12:58 | Nicholls State | Gary Davis misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-6 |
| 12:56 | Nicholls State | Jeremiah Leo pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-6 |
| 12:45 | Nicholls State | Mark Hartwig misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 11-6 |
| 12:44 | Mississippi | Mark Bascom grabs the defensive rebound | 11-6 |
| 12:22 | Mississippi | Mathew Stutzman is called for the reach on Gilbert Hunt - foul #2 on Mathew Stutzman, team foul #5 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Pollock (SG), Clifford Smith (PF), Ronald Rice (C) John Aponte, Mark Bascom, Michael Carlyle | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Raymond Whaley (PG), Thomas Souliere (SF), Roman Rawlins (PF) Gary Davis, Mathew Stutzman, Jeremiah Leo | |
| 12:10 | Mississippi | Raymond Whaley steps in front of the Clifford Smith pass | 11-6 |
| 12:06 | Nicholls State | Raymond Whaley dunks the ball | 11-8 |
| 11:53 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice misses the dunk | 11-8 |
| 11:52 | Nicholls State | Thomas Souliere snags the defensive board | 11-8 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Rodger Newell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Pollock (fresh) SF - Gilbert Hunt (fresh) PF - Clifford Smith (fresh) C - Ronald Rice (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Raymond Whaley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Hartwig (fresh) SF - Thomas Souliere (fresh) PF - Roman Rawlins (fresh) C - Isaac Levesque (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Nicholls State | Thomas Souliere's floater is tipped away by Ronald Rice | 11-8 |
| 11:37 | Nicholls State | Roman Rawlins gets the offensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 11:28 | Nicholls State | Raymond Whaley is hacked by Rodger Newell - foul #1 on Rodger Newell, team foul #1 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeremiah Leo (SF), Roger Huynh (PF) Thomas Souliere, Roman Rawlins | |
| 11:10 | Nicholls State | Raymond Whaley drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeremiah Leo | 11-10 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Aponte (PG), Randy Poulin (SG) Rodger Newell, Gilbert Hunt | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 10:38 | Nicholls State | Roger Huynh clanks a 3 from the right corner | 11-10 |
| 10:37 | Nicholls State | The offensive rebound goes to Isaac Levesque | 11-10 |
| 10:25 | Nicholls State | Mark Hartwig misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Randy Poulin - foul #1 on Randy Poulin, team foul #2 | 11-10 |
| 10:25 | Nicholls State | Mark Hartwig misses the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 10:25 | Nicholls State | Mark Hartwig makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 10:12 | Mississippi | John Pollock can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Roger Huynh - foul #1 on Roger Huynh, team foul #6 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Thomas Souliere (SG), Roman Rawlins (C) Mark Hartwig, Isaac Levesque | |
| 10:12 | Mississippi | John Pollock makes the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 10:12 | Mississippi | John Pollock makes the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 09:54 | Nicholls State | Roger Huynh is fouled on the floor by Randy Poulin - foul #2 on Randy Poulin, team foul #3 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rodger Newell (SG), Mark Bascom (PF) Randy Poulin, Clifford Smith | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 09:43 | Nicholls State | Thomas Souliere hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 13-11 |
| 09:41 | Nicholls State | Jeremiah Leo tips it home | 13-13 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell is called for traveling | 13-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt (SF) John Pollock | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Mark Hartwig (SG), Isaac Levesque (C) Jeremiah Leo, Roman Rawlins | |
| 09:01 | Nicholls State | Mark Hartwig misses long on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Mark Bascom - foul #1 on Mark Bascom, team foul #4 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Gary Davis (PG) Raymond Whaley | |
| 09:01 | Nicholls State | Mark Hartwig makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 09:01 | Nicholls State | Mark Hartwig misses the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi | Mark Bascom snags the defensive board | 13-14 |
| 08:40 | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-14 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell tips it home | 15-14 |
| 08:17 | Nicholls State | Roger Huynh misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Mark Bascom - foul #2 on Mark Bascom, team foul #5 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Pollock (SF), Clifford Smith (PF), Michael Carlyle (C) Gilbert Hunt, Mark Bascom, Ronald Rice | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Raymond Whaley (PG) Gary Davis | |
| 08:17 | Nicholls State | Roger Huynh makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 08:17 | Nicholls State | Roger Huynh misses the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 08:17 | Mississippi | John Pollock snags the defensive board | 15-15 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi | Isaac Levesque steals the ball from Rodger Newell | 15-15 |
| 07:43 | Nicholls State | Roger Huynh comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 15-15 |
| 07:41 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith pulls down the rebound | 15-15 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Aponte (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodger Newell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Pollock (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clifford Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Carlyle (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Raymond Whaley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Hartwig (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Souliere (fresh) PF - Roger Huynh (fresh) 5 pts. C - Isaac Levesque (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell clanks a shot from the right wing | 15-15 |
| 07:13 | Nicholls State | Isaac Levesque gets the rebound | 15-15 |
| 06:57 | Nicholls State | Raymond Whaley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-15 |
| 06:56 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith snags the defensive board | 15-15 |
| 06:31 | Mississippi | Isaac Levesque is called for the reach on John Pollock - foul #2 on Isaac Levesque, team foul #7 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randy Poulin (SG), Ronald Rice (C) Rodger Newell, Michael Carlyle | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Gary Davis (SG), Jeremiah Leo (SF), Roman Rawlins (PF), Eric Ammon (C) Mark Hartwig, Thomas Souliere, Roger Huynh, Isaac Levesque | |
| 06:31 | Mississippi | John Pollock misses the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 06:31 | Nicholls State | Roman Rawlins snags the defensive board | 15-15 |
| 06:11 | Nicholls State | Eric Ammon can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-15 |
| 06:09 | Mississippi | John Pollock grabs the defensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 05:56 | Mississippi | Randy Poulin slams it home | 17-15 |
| 05:43 | Nicholls State | Eric Ammon connects on the jump hook near the basket | 17-17 |
| 05:17 | Mississippi | Randy Poulin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 17-17 |
| 05:15 | Mississippi | John Aponte grabs the offensive rebound | 17-17 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith connects on the shot from the right block set up by Randy Poulin | 19-17 |
| 04:41 | Nicholls State | Roman Rawlins makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Raymond Whaley | 19-19 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi | John Aponte comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 19-19 |
| 04:21 | Nicholls State | Roman Rawlins snags the defensive board | 19-19 |
| 03:55 | Nicholls State | Jeremiah Leo misses long on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by John Pollock - foul #1 on John Pollock, team foul #6 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rodger Newell (PG), Gilbert Hunt (SF), Mark Bascom (PF) John Aponte, John Pollock, Clifford Smith | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Mark Hartwig (SG), Roger Huynh (PF), Isaac Levesque (C) Raymond Whaley, Roman Rawlins, Eric Ammon | |
| 03:55 | Nicholls State | Jeremiah Leo makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 03:55 | Nicholls State | Jeremiah Leo misses the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 03:55 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice pulls down the rebound | 19-20 |
| 03:38 | Mississippi | Randy Poulin blows the layup but the foul's on Jeremiah Leo - foul #2 on Jeremiah Leo, team foul #8 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Mathew Stutzman (SF) Jeremiah Leo | |
| 03:38 | Mississippi | Randy Poulin misses the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 03:38 | Mississippi | Randy Poulin misses the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 03:38 | Nicholls State | Roger Huynh snags the defensive board | 19-20 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Rodger Newell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Poulin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gilbert Hunt (fresh) PF - Mark Bascom (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Rice (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Gary Davis (fresh) SG - Mark Hartwig (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mathew Stutzman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roger Huynh (fresh) 5 pts. C - Isaac Levesque (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Nicholls State | Mark Hartwig comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 19-20 |
| 03:17 | Mississippi | Mark Bascom snags the defensive board | 19-20 |
| 03:12 | Mississippi | Randy Poulin is hacked by Mark Hartwig - foul #2 on Mark Hartwig, team foul #9 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Thomas Souliere (PG) Gary Davis | |
| 03:12 | Mississippi | Randy Poulin makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 03:12 | Mississippi | Randy Poulin makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 02:47 | Nicholls State | Isaac Levesque drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-23 |
| 02:18 | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 21-23 |
| 02:17 | Nicholls State | Isaac Levesque grabs the defensive rebound | 21-23 |
| 02:09 | Nicholls State | Isaac Levesque throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Aponte (PG), Clifford Smith (PF), Michael Carlyle (C) Randy Poulin, Mark Bascom, Ronald Rice | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Raymond Whaley (PG) Thomas Souliere | |
| 02:07 | Mississippi | John Aponte is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Whaley - foul #1 on Raymond Whaley, team foul #10 | 21-23 |
| 02:07 | Mississippi | John Aponte makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 02:07 | Mississippi | John Aponte makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 01:50 | Nicholls State | Mathew Stutzman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-23 |
| 01:49 | Nicholls State | Roger Huynh hits the follow up shot | 23-25 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi | Michael Carlyle comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Raymond Whaley - foul #2 on Raymond Whaley, team foul #11 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Pollock (SF) Gilbert Hunt | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 01:32 | Mississippi | Michael Carlyle misses the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi | Michael Carlyle makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 01:08 | Nicholls State | Roger Huynh misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-25 |
| 01:06 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Rodger Newell | 24-25 |
| 00:48 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 26-25 |
| 00:31 | Nicholls State | Mathew Stutzman loses the ball out of bounds | 26-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt (SF), Ronald Rice (C) John Aponte, Michael Carlyle | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Thomas Souliere (SG), Jeremiah Leo (SF), Roman Rawlins (C) Mark Hartwig, Mathew Stutzman, Isaac Levesque | |
| 00:06 | Mississippi | John Pollock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Aponte (PG) Rodger Newell | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Eric Ammon (C) Roger Huynh | |
| 00:01 | Nicholls State | Roman Rawlins misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 26-25 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | John Aponte grabs the board | 26-25 |