| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - David Connor (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brian Bush (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Wittmer (fresh) PF - Al Knowles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Al Saez (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Eric Dayton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Trantham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Garrard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Colby Bishop (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - David Wainscott (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern State | Michael Garrard inbounds the ball | 31-30 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Northwestern State | Colby Bishop clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-30 |
| 19:43 | Nicholls State | Al Saez snags the defensive board | 31-30 |
| 19:26 | Nicholls State | Shawn Wittmer is hacked by Michael Garrard - foul #2 on Michael Garrard, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| 19:14 | Nicholls State | Al Knowles buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from David Connor | 33-30 |
| 18:56 | Northwestern State | Eric Dayton misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-30 |
| 18:55 | Northwestern State | Michael Garrard snags the offensive board | 33-30 |
| 18:35 | Northwestern State | John Trantham makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Eric Dayton | 33-32 |
| 18:16 | Nicholls State | Brian Bush comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 18:15 | Northwestern State | David Wainscott grabs the board | 33-32 |
| 18:01 | Northwestern State | John Trantham scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-34 |
| 17:36 | Nicholls State | Shawn Wittmer misses short on an open shot from the free throw line | 33-34 |
| 17:35 | Nicholls State | Al Knowles tips it but misses | 33-34 |
| 17:33 | Northwestern State | Michael Garrard pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 17:18 | Northwestern State | John Trantham hits the finger roll | 33-36 |
| 17:00 | Nicholls State | Brian Bush misses the easy layup but the foul's on John Trantham - foul #1 on John Trantham, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Edward Huffman (PG), Michael Merrill (SF), Corey Barney (PF), Alexander Lange (C) David Connor, Shawn Wittmer, Al Knowles, Al Saez | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Trevor Keen (PG), Maxwell Verret (SG), Junior Campbell (SF), Timothy Rigby (PF), James Pardo (C) Eric Dayton, John Trantham, Michael Garrard, Colby Bishop, David Wainscott | |
| 17:00 | Nicholls State | Brian Bush makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 17:00 | Nicholls State | Brian Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 16:52 | Northwestern State | Maxwell Verret makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by James Pardo | 35-39 |
| 16:32 | Nicholls State | Edward Huffman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 16:31 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Maxwell Verret | 35-39 |
| 16:10 | Northwestern State | James Pardo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-39 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joshua Herod (SG) Brian Bush | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 16:07 | Nicholls State | Junior Campbell steals the ball from Edward Huffman in the backcourt | 35-39 |
| 16:05 | Northwestern State | Trevor Keen dunks the ball on a nice dish by Junior Campbell | 35-41 |
| 16:03 | Nicholls State | Maxwell Verret is called for the reach on Joshua Herod in the backcourt - foul #3 on Maxwell Verret, team foul #3 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Eric Dayton (PG), Michael Garrard (SF) Trevor Keen, Maxwell Verret | |
| 15:47 | Nicholls State | Edward Huffman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-41 |
| 15:46 | Northwestern State | Michael Garrard grabs the board | 35-41 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Edward Huffman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Herod (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Merrill (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Corey Barney (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Alexander Lange (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Eric Dayton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Junior Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Garrard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Rigby (fresh) C - James Pardo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:24 | Northwestern State | Timothy Rigby lays it up and in on a great pass from Eric Dayton and he's hacked by Michael Merrill - foul #3 on Michael Merrill, team foul #1 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Al Knowles (PF) Corey Barney | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Maxwell Verret (SG) Michael Garrard | |
| 15:24 | Northwestern State | Timothy Rigby makes the free throw | 35-44 |
| 15:22 | Nicholls State | Joshua Herod loses the dribble to Eric Dayton in the backcourt | 35-44 |
| 15:01 | Northwestern State | Junior Campbell can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 35-44 |
| 15:00 | Nicholls State | Edward Huffman grabs the defensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 14:35 | Nicholls State | Joshua Herod hits a wide open 3 from straight away set up by Alexander Lange | 38-44 |
| 14:17 | Northwestern State | James Pardo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-44 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | David Connor (PG), Brian Bush (SG), Shawn Wittmer (SF), Al Saez (C) Edward Huffman, Joshua Herod, Michael Merrill, Alexander Lange | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Trevor Keen (PG), John Trantham (SG), Michael Garrard (SF), Colby Bishop (PF), Scott Chambers (C) Eric Dayton, Maxwell Verret, Junior Campbell, Timothy Rigby, James Pardo | |
| 13:55 | Nicholls State | Al Saez hits a wide open 3 from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 13:31 | Northwestern State | Scott Chambers loses the dribble to Al Knowles | 41-44 |
| 13:26 | Nicholls State | Trevor Keen steals it from Al Saez in the backcourt | 41-44 |
| 13:05 | Northwestern State | Michael Garrard buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from Scott Chambers | 41-46 |
| 12:58 | Nicholls State | Colby Bishop is called for the reach on Brian Bush - foul #1 on Colby Bishop, team foul #4 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael Merrill (SF), Corey Barney (PF) Shawn Wittmer, Al Knowles | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Eric Dayton (PG), Maxwell Verret (SG), James Pardo (PF), David Wainscott (C) Trevor Keen, John Trantham, Colby Bishop, Scott Chambers | |
| 12:48 | Nicholls State | Michael Merrill drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Corey Barney | 43-46 |
| 12:26 | Northwestern State | Maxwell Verret misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-46 |
| 12:24 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Corey Barney | 43-46 |
| 12:10 | Nicholls State | David Connor drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Brian Bush | 45-46 |
| 11:48 | Northwestern State | James Pardo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-46 |
| 11:47 | Northwestern State | David Wainscott gets the offensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 11:21 | Northwestern State | Brian Bush is called for the reach on Michael Garrard - foul #1 on Brian Bush, team foul #2 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Christopher Slominski (PG), Joshua Herod (SG), Edward Huffman (SF), Al Knowles (PF), Alexander Lange (C) David Connor, Brian Bush, Michael Merrill, Corey Barney, Al Saez | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Trantham (SG), Junior Campbell (SF), Colby Bishop (PF), Scott Chambers (C) Maxwell Verret, Michael Garrard, James Pardo, David Wainscott | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Christopher Slominski (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joshua Herod (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Huffman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Al Knowles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Alexander Lange (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Eric Dayton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Trantham (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Junior Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Colby Bishop (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Scott Chambers (fresh) | |
| 11:10 | Northwestern State | Junior Campbell hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 10:48 | Nicholls State | Al Knowles is open and scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Slominski | 47-48 |
| 10:25 | Northwestern State | Colby Bishop misses long on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Al Knowles - foul #3 on Al Knowles, team foul #3 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Shawn Wittmer (SF) Christopher Slominski | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Trevor Keen (PG), Timothy Rigby (C) Eric Dayton, Scott Chambers | |
| 10:25 | Northwestern State | Colby Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 10:25 | Northwestern State | Colby Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 09:58 | Nicholls State | Edward Huffman's pass is intercepted by Colby Bishop | 47-50 |
| 09:46 | Northwestern State | Colby Bishop hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Trantham | 47-52 |
| 09:30 | Nicholls State | Edward Huffman is fouled on the floor by John Trantham - foul #2 on John Trantham, team foul #5 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Brian Bush (SG), Corey Barney (PF), Al Saez (C) Edward Huffman, Al Knowles, Alexander Lange | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Eric Dayton (PG), Michael Garrard (SF), James Pardo (PF), David Wainscott (C) Trevor Keen, John Trantham, Junior Campbell, Colby Bishop | |
| 09:10 | Nicholls State | Shawn Wittmer misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-52 |
| 09:08 | Northwestern State | Timothy Rigby pulls down the rebound | 47-52 |
| 09:04 | Northwestern State | Eric Dayton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-52 |
| 09:02 | Nicholls State | Al Saez gets the rebound | 47-52 |
| 08:37 | Nicholls State | Joshua Herod misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-52 |
| 08:36 | Northwestern State | Timothy Rigby grabs the board | 47-52 |
| 08:16 | Northwestern State | James Pardo misses long on a 3 from straight away | 47-52 |
| 08:14 | Nicholls State | Brian Bush pulls down the rebound | 47-52 |
| 07:51 | Nicholls State | Al Saez is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Shawn Wittmer | 50-52 |
| 07:28 | Northwestern State | Michael Garrard misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 07:27 | Nicholls State | Al Saez gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| 07:08 | Nicholls State | Shawn Wittmer can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Garrard - foul #3 on Michael Garrard, team foul #6 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | David Connor (PG), Edward Huffman (SG), Al Knowles (PF), Alexander Lange (C) Joshua Herod, Brian Bush, Corey Barney, Al Saez | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Trevor Keen (PG), John Trantham (SG), Junior Campbell (SF), Colby Bishop (PF), Scott Chambers (C) Eric Dayton, Timothy Rigby, Michael Garrard, James Pardo, David Wainscott | |
| 07:08 | Nicholls State | Shawn Wittmer makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 07:08 | Nicholls State | Shawn Wittmer makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - David Connor (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Edward Huffman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Wittmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Al Knowles (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Alexander Lange (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Trevor Keen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Trantham (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Junior Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Colby Bishop (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Scott Chambers (fresh) | |
| 06:48 | Northwestern State | Junior Campbell misses short on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Al Knowles - foul #4 on Al Knowles, team foul #4 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael Merrill (SF) Shawn Wittmer | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 06:48 | Northwestern State | Junior Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 06:48 | Northwestern State | Junior Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 06:21 | Nicholls State | Michael Merrill drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from David Connor | 55-53 |
| 06:00 | Northwestern State | Colby Bishop misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-53 |
| 05:58 | Northwestern State | Junior Campbell hits the follow up shot | 55-55 |
| 05:53 | Nicholls State | David Connor misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-55 |
| 05:51 | Nicholls State | Michael Merrill hits the follow up shot | 57-55 |
| 05:43 | Northwestern State | Junior Campbell knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Trevor Keen | 57-58 |
| 05:41 | Nicholls State | Trevor Keen is called for the reach on David Connor in the backcourt - foul #2 on Trevor Keen, team foul #7 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Brian Bush (SG) Michael Merrill | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Eric Dayton (PG), Michael Garrard (SF), James Pardo (C) Trevor Keen, John Trantham, Scott Chambers | |
| 05:41 | Nicholls State | David Connor makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 05:41 | Nicholls State | David Connor makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 05:24 | Northwestern State | Michael Garrard scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Eric Dayton | 59-60 |
| 05:08 | Nicholls State | Edward Huffman misses the 3 from the left corner | 59-60 |
| 05:06 | Nicholls State | Al Knowles grabs the offensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 04:51 | Nicholls State | Alexander Lange hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-60 |
| 04:32 | Northwestern State | Michael Garrard hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 62-60 |
| 04:30 | Nicholls State | Alexander Lange snags the defensive board | 62-60 |
| 04:10 | Nicholls State | Edward Huffman is fouled on the floor by Michael Garrard - foul #4 on Michael Garrard, team foul #8 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joshua Herod (SG), Michael Merrill (SF), Corey Barney (PF), Al Saez (C) David Connor, Brian Bush, Al Knowles, Alexander Lange | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Trantham (SG), Timothy Rigby (PF) Junior Campbell, Colby Bishop | |
| 04:10 | Nicholls State | Edward Huffman makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 04:10 | Nicholls State | Edward Huffman makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 03:55 | Northwestern State | James Pardo buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by John Trantham and he's fouled by Joshua Herod - foul #2 on Joshua Herod, team foul #5 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Christopher Slominski (PG) Edward Huffman | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 03:55 | Northwestern State | James Pardo misses the free throw | 64-62 |
| 03:55 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Al Saez | 64-62 |
| 03:48 | Nicholls State | Al Saez misses long on a shot from close range | 64-62 |
| 03:47 | Northwestern State | Eric Dayton grabs the board | 64-62 |
| 03:34 | Northwestern State | Eric Dayton scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by John Trantham | 64-65 |
| 03:32 | Nicholls State | Christopher Slominski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-65 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Wainscott (C) James Pardo | |
| 03:21 | Northwestern State | Michael Garrard misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 64-65 |
| 03:19 | Nicholls State | Michael Merrill grabs the defensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 03:04 | Nicholls State | Christopher Slominski misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-65 |
| 03:03 | Northwestern State | John Trantham gets the rebound | 64-65 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Christopher Slominski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Herod (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Merrill (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Corey Barney (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Al Saez (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Eric Dayton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Trantham (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Garrard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Timothy Rigby (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David Wainscott (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:49 | Northwestern State | Michael Garrard knocks in the floater from the left side | 64-67 |
| 02:49 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-67 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | David Connor (PG), Brian Bush (SG), Shawn Wittmer (SF) Christopher Slominski, Joshua Herod, Michael Merrill | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 02:43 | Nicholls State | Shawn Wittmer is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 64-67 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Junior Campbell (SF) Michael Garrard | |
| 02:24 | Northwestern State | Junior Campbell misses badly on a runner from the left block | 64-67 |
| 02:23 | Nicholls State | Al Saez snags the defensive board | 64-67 |
| 02:08 | Nicholls State | Corey Barney is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-67 |
| 02:07 | Northwestern State | David Wainscott snags the defensive board | 64-67 |
| 02:07 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-67 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Michael Garrard (SF), Colby Bishop (PF) Junior Campbell, Timothy Rigby | |
| 01:51 | Northwestern State | John Trantham is hacked by David Connor - foul #1 on David Connor, team foul #6 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Al Knowles (PF) Corey Barney | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 01:37 | Northwestern State | Eric Dayton knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-70 |
| 01:14 | Nicholls State | Shawn Wittmer knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from David Connor | 66-70 |
| 01:02 | Northwestern State | David Connor steals it from Eric Dayton | 66-70 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Nicholls State | Al Saez is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Connor | 68-70 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Northwestern State | Eric Dayton can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 68-70 |
| 00:23 | Nicholls State | Al Knowles pulls down the rebound | 68-70 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Nicholls State | Michael Garrard steals it from David Connor in the backcourt | 68-70 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Northwestern State | Michael Garrard is hacked by Al Saez - foul #1 on Al Saez, team foul #7 | 68-70 |
| 00:16 | Northwestern State | Michael Garrard makes the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:16 | Northwestern State | Michael Garrard makes the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Nicholls State | Brian Bush misses long on a 3 from straight away | 68-72 |
| 00:09 | Northwestern State | Michael Garrard grabs the board | 68-72 |
| 00:08 | Northwestern State | Michael Garrard is hacked by David Connor in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Connor, team foul #8 | 68-72 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Timothy Rigby (PF) Colby Bishop | |
| 00:08 | Northwestern State | Michael Garrard makes the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 00:08 | Northwestern State | Michael Garrard makes the 2nd free throw | 68-74 |
| 00:02 | Nicholls State | Brian Bush hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-74 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern State | Eric Dayton runs out the clock | 71-74 |