| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Reid Wiley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Lewis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert William (fresh) 21 pts. 5 reb. PF - Marvin Berlin (fresh) C - Archie Brown (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jeffery Burriss (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernest Ball (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Curtis Duncan (fresh) PF - Louis Helvey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Luther Narvaez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | Curtis Duncan inbounds the ball | 30-17 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Nicholls State | Ernest Ball misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 30-17 |
| 19:37 | Kansas State | Reid Wiley grabs the defensive rebound | 30-17 |
| 19:31 | Kansas State | Reid Wiley drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Robert William | 32-17 |
| 19:11 | Nicholls State | Curtis Duncan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-17 |
| 19:10 | Nicholls State | Louis Helvey grabs the offensive rebound | 32-17 |
| 18:56 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-19 |
| 18:27 | Kansas State | Reid Wiley hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Phillip Lewis | 34-19 |
| 17:58 | Nicholls State | Curtis Duncan misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 34-19 |
| 17:56 | Kansas State | Archie Brown snags the defensive board | 34-19 |
| 17:27 | Kansas State | Phillip Lewis hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Louis Helvey - foul #2 on Louis Helvey, team foul #1 | 34-19 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Harry York (SF), Brett Walker (C) Marvin Berlin, Archie Brown | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Gregg Shy (SF), Donald Burson (PF) Curtis Duncan, Louis Helvey | |
| 17:27 | Kansas State | Phillip Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 35-19 |
| 17:27 | Kansas State | Phillip Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 36-19 |
| 17:09 | Nicholls State | Gregg Shy drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeffery Burriss | 36-22 |
| 16:54 | Kansas State | Reid Wiley clanks a jumper from the right wing | 36-22 |
| 16:52 | Kansas State | Brett Walker misses the tip | 36-22 |
| 16:51 | Nicholls State | Luther Narvaez grabs the board | 36-22 |
| 16:32 | Nicholls State | Gregg Shy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-22 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Matthew Pope (SG) Phillip Lewis | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Andrew Lapham (PG), Gilbert Lee (SF), Robert Horton (PF) Jeffery Burriss, Ernest Ball, Luther Narvaez | |
| 16:14 | Kansas State | Reid Wiley lays it up and in set up by Robert William and he's fouled by Robert Horton - foul #1 on Robert Horton, team foul #2 | 38-22 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Curtis Duncan (SF), Louis Helvey (PF) Gilbert Lee, Robert Horton | |
| 16:14 | Kansas State | Reid Wiley makes the free throw | 39-22 |
| 15:47 | Nicholls State | Gregg Shy comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-22 |
| 15:46 | Nicholls State | Andrew Lapham snags the offensive board | 39-22 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Reid Wiley (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Pope (fresh) SF - Harry York (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert William (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 5 reb. C - Brett Walker (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Andrew Lapham (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gregg Shy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis Duncan (fresh) PF - Louis Helvey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Burson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Nicholls State | Andrew Lapham misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-22 |
| 15:31 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Robert William | 39-22 |
| 15:12 | Kansas State | Robert William can't connect on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Louis Helvey - foul #3 on Louis Helvey, team foul #3 | 39-22 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Marvin Berlin (PF), Archie Brown (C) Reid Wiley, Brett Walker | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss (PG) Andrew Lapham | |
| 15:12 | Kansas State | Robert William makes the 1st free throw | 40-22 |
| 15:12 | Kansas State | Robert William makes the 2nd free throw | 41-22 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:57 | Nicholls State | The pull-up jumper by Jeffery Burriss is blocked by Marvin Berlin | 41-22 |
| 14:56 | Kansas State | Archie Brown pulls down the rebound | 41-22 |
| 14:27 | Kansas State | Matthew Pope hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Harry York | 43-22 |
| 14:21 | Nicholls State | Gregg Shy drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-25 |
| 14:11 | Kansas State | Robert William hits a jumpshot from the left side | 45-25 |
| 13:50 | Nicholls State | Curtis Duncan knocks in the jumper in the paint | 45-27 |
| 13:25 | Kansas State | Robert William misses badly on a runner in the paint | 45-27 |
| 13:23 | Nicholls State | Donald Burson gets the rebound | 45-27 |
| 13:08 | Nicholls State | Donald Burson clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-27 |
| 13:07 | Nicholls State | Donald Burson gets the offensive rebound | 45-27 |
| 12:48 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-27 |
| 12:47 | Kansas State | Archie Brown pulls down the rebound | 45-27 |
| 12:23 | Kansas State | Harry York's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-27 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Reid Wiley (PG), Phillip Lewis (SG), Brett Walker (C) Matthew Pope, Harry York, Archie Brown | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Andrew Lapham (PG), Ernest Ball (SG), Gilbert Lee (SF), Robert Horton (PF), Luther Narvaez (C) Jeffery Burriss, Gregg Shy, Curtis Duncan, Louis Helvey, Donald Burson | |
| 12:16 | Nicholls State | Gilbert Lee comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 45-27 |
| 12:14 | Nicholls State | Luther Narvaez tips it in | 45-29 |
| 11:45 | Kansas State | Reid Wiley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-29 |
| 11:43 | Kansas State | Phillip Lewis tips it home | 47-29 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Reid Wiley (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert William (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 6 reb. PF - Marvin Berlin (fairly fresh) 2 blk. C - Brett Walker (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Andrew Lapham (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ernest Ball (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gilbert Lee (fresh) PF - Robert Horton (fresh) C - Luther Narvaez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Nicholls State | Ernest Ball hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-29 |
| 11:27 | Kansas State | Brett Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 47-29 |
| 11:22 | Kansas State | Phillip Lewis can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 47-29 |
| 11:20 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Luther Narvaez | 47-29 |
| 10:58 | Nicholls State | Robert Horton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-29 |
| 10:56 | Kansas State | Brett Walker pulls down the rebound | 47-29 |
| 10:31 | Kansas State | Phillip Lewis buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Reid Wiley | 50-29 |
| 10:17 | Nicholls State | Ernest Ball's pass is intercepted by Robert William | 50-29 |
| 09:54 | Kansas State | Reid Wiley knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by Robert William | 52-29 |
| 09:41 | Nicholls State | Ernest Ball clanks a 3 from the left wing | 52-29 |
| 09:39 | Nicholls State | Andrew Lapham grabs the offensive board | 52-29 |
| 09:28 | Nicholls State | Luther Narvaez's fadeaway is rejected by Marvin Berlin | 52-29 |
| 09:27 | Nicholls State | Andrew Lapham hits the follow up shot | 52-31 |
| 09:10 | Kansas State | Robert William misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-31 |
| 09:08 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Ernest Ball | 52-31 |
| 09:03 | Nicholls State | Ernest Ball drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Andrew Lapham | 52-34 |
| 08:42 | Kansas State | Robert William misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 52-34 |
| 08:40 | Nicholls State | Ernest Ball snags the defensive board | 52-34 |
| 08:32 | Nicholls State | Robert Horton makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Andrew Lapham | 52-37 |
| 08:12 | Kansas State | Phillip Lewis clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-37 |
| 08:10 | Nicholls State | Luther Narvaez pulls down the rebound | 52-37 |
| 07:54 | Nicholls State | Reid Wiley steals the ball from Robert Horton | 52-37 |
| 07:31 | Kansas State | Reid Wiley is hacked by Andrew Lapham - foul #1 on Andrew Lapham, team foul #4 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Matthew Pope (SG), Harry York (SF), Archie Brown (C) Phillip Lewis, Robert William, Brett Walker | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss (PG), Gregg Shy (SG), Curtis Duncan (SF), Louis Helvey (PF), Donald Burson (C) Andrew Lapham, Ernest Ball, Gilbert Lee, Robert Horton, Luther Narvaez | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Reid Wiley (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Pope (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harry York (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Marvin Berlin (tiring) 3 blk. C - Archie Brown (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jeffery Burriss (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregg Shy (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Louis Helvey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Burson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Kansas State | Reid Wiley travels with the ball | 52-37 |
| 06:52 | Nicholls State | Curtis Duncan's floater is knocked away by Archie Brown | 52-37 |
| 06:50 | Nicholls State | Donald Burson misses the tip | 52-37 |
| 06:48 | Kansas State | Archie Brown gets the rebound | 52-37 |
| 06:46 | Kansas State | Reid Wiley is hacked by Jeffery Burriss in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffery Burriss, team foul #5 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Phillip Lewis (SG), Brett Walker (PF) Reid Wiley, Marvin Berlin | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 06:24 | Kansas State | Phillip Lewis misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-37 |
| 06:22 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Louis Helvey | 52-37 |
| 06:06 | Nicholls State | Curtis Duncan scores on a 3 from straight away | 52-40 |
| 05:40 | Kansas State | Harry York throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-40 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Reid Wiley (PG) Phillip Lewis | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:27 | Nicholls State | Donald Burson's pass is intercepted by Archie Brown | 52-40 |
| 05:03 | Kansas State | Reid Wiley is fouled on the floor by Curtis Duncan - foul #3 on Curtis Duncan, team foul #6 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Robert William (PF) Brett Walker | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Andrew Lapham (SG), Gilbert Lee (C) Curtis Duncan, Louis Helvey | |
| 04:44 | Kansas State | Andrew Lapham is called for the reach on Reid Wiley - foul #2 on Andrew Lapham, team foul #7 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Marvin Berlin (PF) Harry York | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ernest Ball (SG), Robert Horton (PF) Andrew Lapham, Donald Burson | |
| 04:44 | Kansas State | Reid Wiley misses the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 04:44 | Nicholls State | Robert Horton snags the defensive board | 52-40 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:32 | Nicholls State | Ernest Ball hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Gregg Shy | 52-43 |
| 04:16 | Kansas State | Reid Wiley buries a shot from the right wing | 54-43 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:59 | Nicholls State | Robert Horton comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 54-43 |
| 03:57 | Kansas State | Reid Wiley snags the defensive board | 54-43 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Kansas State | Reid Wiley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-43 |
| 03:32 | Nicholls State | Robert Horton grabs the board | 54-43 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Reid Wiley (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Pope (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert William (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Marvin Berlin (tiring) 3 blk. C - Archie Brown (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jeffery Burriss (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ernest Ball (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Gregg Shy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Horton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gilbert Lee (fresh) | |
| 03:18 | Nicholls State | Robert William steals it from Jeffery Burriss | 54-43 |
| 03:03 | Kansas State | Reid Wiley misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-43 |
| 03:01 | Kansas State | Archie Brown tips it back up and in | 56-43 |
| 02:42 | Nicholls State | Jeffery Burriss misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-43 |
| 02:41 | Nicholls State | Gilbert Lee grabs the offensive rebound | 56-43 |
| 02:27 | Nicholls State | Gilbert Lee travels with the ball | 56-43 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Harry York (PG), Charles Stetler (SF), Brett Walker (C) Reid Wiley, Marvin Berlin, Archie Brown | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Andrew Lapham (PG), Johnathan White (SG), Donald Burson (C) Jeffery Burriss, Ernest Ball, Gilbert Lee | |
| 02:06 | Kansas State | Robert William misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-43 |
| 02:04 | Nicholls State | Gregg Shy snags the defensive board | 56-43 |
| 01:46 | Nicholls State | Andrew Lapham is hacked by Harry York - foul #1 on Harry York, team foul #1 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Marvin Berlin (PF) Robert William | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Gilbert Lee (SF) Johnathan White | |
| 01:35 | Nicholls State | Donald Burson misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Harry York - foul #2 on Harry York, team foul #2 | 56-43 |
| 01:35 | Nicholls State | Donald Burson misses the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 01:35 | Nicholls State | Donald Burson misses the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 01:35 | Kansas State | Brett Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 56-43 |
| 01:07 | Kansas State | Matthew Pope's pass is intercepted by Robert Horton | 56-43 |
| 00:49 | Nicholls State | Robert Horton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-43 |
| 00:48 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Charles Stetler | 56-43 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Kansas State | Matthew Pope comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Horton - foul #2 on Robert Horton, team foul #8 | 56-43 |
| 00:22 | Kansas State | Matthew Pope makes the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 00:22 | Kansas State | Matthew Pope makes the 2nd free throw | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Nicholls State | Robert Horton lays it up and in on a great pass from Gilbert Lee | 58-45 |
| 00:00 | Kansas State | Matthew Pope runs out the clock | 58-45 |