| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Lyons (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kenneth Wine (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. PF - Tom Barbour (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Leigh Pruitt (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Rick Heredia (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Porter (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Eric Burton (fresh) 7 pts. C - Devin McCrossen (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | George Cooper inbounds the ball | 33-34 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Sam Houston State | Rick Heredia steps in front of the Kenneth Wine pass | 33-34 |
| 19:28 | Nicholls State | George Cooper steps in front of the Kenneth Porter pass | 33-34 |
| 19:15 | Sam Houston State | Leigh Pruitt misses the easy layup | 33-34 |
| 19:14 | Nicholls State | Harold Lee grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 18:55 | Nicholls State | Rick Heredia can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 18:53 | Sam Houston State | Tom Barbour grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 18:46 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Wine buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by George Cooper | 35-34 |
| 18:39 | Nicholls State | Tom Barbour denies the turnaround by Kenneth Porter | 35-34 |
| 18:38 | Nicholls State | Harold Lee pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 18:23 | Nicholls State | Harold Lee misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-34 |
| 18:22 | Sam Houston State | Tom Barbour pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 18:06 | Sam Houston State | Leigh Pruitt buries a floater from just outside the lane | 37-34 |
| 18:03 | Nicholls State | Tom Barbour steps in front of the Rick Heredia pass in the backcourt | 37-34 |
| 17:44 | Sam Houston State | Leigh Pruitt makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Kenneth Wine and he's fouled by Devin McCrossen - foul #2 on Devin McCrossen, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dustin Reid (PG), Simon Regan (SG), Robin Zawacki (SF), Shaun Moore (PF) John Lyons, Kenneth Wine, George Cooper, Tom Barbour | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Howard Turnage (PG), Ruben Celentano (SG), Jon Biondo (SF), Roderick Buerger (PF) Rick Heredia, Harold Lee, Kenneth Porter, Eric Burton | |
| 17:44 | Sam Houston State | Leigh Pruitt misses the free throw | 39-34 |
| 17:44 | Nicholls State | Roderick Buerger grabs the defensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 17:41 | Nicholls State | Ruben Celentano is fouled in the backcourt by Simon Regan - foul #1 on Simon Regan, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jonathan Newport (C) Leigh Pruitt | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 17:19 | Nicholls State | Shaun Moore steals the ball from Jon Biondo | 39-34 |
| 17:04 | Sam Houston State | Simon Regan hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-34 |
| 17:02 | Nicholls State | Robin Zawacki is called for the reach on Jon Biondo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robin Zawacki, team foul #2 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Porter (SF) Devin McCrossen | |
| 16:38 | Nicholls State | Jon Biondo connects on the open floater from the left block set up by Ruben Celentano | 42-36 |
| 16:16 | Sam Houston State | Shaun Moore makes the runner near the basket on a great pass from Dustin Reid | 44-36 |
| 15:59 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Porter lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Howard Turnage | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Dustin Reid (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Simon Regan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robin Zawacki (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shaun Moore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Jonathan Newport (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Howard Turnage (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ruben Celentano (fairly fresh) SF - Kenneth Porter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roderick Buerger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jon Biondo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Sam Houston State | Dustin Reid buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-38 |
| 15:23 | Nicholls State | Roderick Buerger makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Howard Turnage | 47-40 |
| 15:09 | Sam Houston State | Robin Zawacki's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-40 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Lyons (PG), Scott Tyler (SG), George Cooper (SF), Tom Barbour (PF), Leigh Pruitt (C) Dustin Reid, Simon Regan, Robin Zawacki, Shaun Moore, Jonathan Newport | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Rick Heredia (PG), Daniel Lester (SG), Eric Burton (PF), Devin McCrossen (C) Howard Turnage, Ruben Celentano, Roderick Buerger, Jon Biondo | |
| 14:55 | Nicholls State | Eric Burton comes up short on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on John Lyons - foul #2 on John Lyons, team foul #3 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Wine (SG) Scott Tyler | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Harold Lee (SF) Kenneth Porter | |
| 14:55 | Nicholls State | Eric Burton makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 14:55 | Nicholls State | Eric Burton misses the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 14:55 | Sam Houston State | Tom Barbour grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 14:41 | Sam Houston State | George Cooper misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 47-41 |
| 14:40 | Nicholls State | Devin McCrossen grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 14:36 | Nicholls State | Daniel Lester makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-43 |
| 14:18 | Sam Houston State | Harold Lee is called for the reach on George Cooper - foul #1 on Harold Lee, team foul #2 | 47-43 |
| 14:11 | Sam Houston State | Leigh Pruitt can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 14:09 | Sam Houston State | George Cooper hits the follow up shot | 49-43 |
| 13:52 | Nicholls State | Devin McCrossen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-43 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Scott Tyler (SG), Willie Ness (SF) Kenneth Wine, George Cooper | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Porter (SF) Harold Lee | |
| 13:32 | Sam Houston State | Leigh Pruitt drills a jump hook from the right block | 51-43 |
| 13:13 | Nicholls State | Daniel Lester misses badly on a shot in the lane | 51-43 |
| 13:12 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Tom Barbour | 51-43 |
| 13:07 | Sam Houston State | John Lyons is whistled for traveling | 51-43 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robin Zawacki (PG), Jonathan Newport (C) John Lyons, Leigh Pruitt | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Howard Turnage (PG) Rick Heredia | |
| 13:03 | Nicholls State | Howard Turnage is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Howard Turnage, team foul #3 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Roderick Buerger (PF) Eric Burton | |
| 12:45 | Sam Houston State | Jonathan Newport makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-43 |
| 12:32 | Nicholls State | Daniel Lester misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-43 |
| 12:31 | Sam Houston State | Robin Zawacki grabs the board | 54-43 |
| 12:12 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Porter is called for the reach on Robin Zawacki - foul #2 on Kenneth Porter, team foul #4 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Lyons (PG), Kenneth Wine (SG), George Cooper (SF), Leigh Pruitt (C) Robin Zawacki, Scott Tyler, Willie Ness, Jonathan Newport | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Fred Felton (PG), Jon Biondo (SF), Eric Burton (PF) Howard Turnage, Kenneth Porter, Roderick Buerger | |
| 12:00 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Wine buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Lyons | 57-43 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Lyons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Wine (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Cooper (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. PF - Tom Barbour (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Leigh Pruitt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Fred Felton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Lester (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jon Biondo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eric Burton (fresh) 8 pts. C - Devin McCrossen (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Nicholls State | Eric Burton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-43 |
| 11:40 | Sam Houston State | Leigh Pruitt snags the defensive board | 57-43 |
| 11:15 | Sam Houston State | Leigh Pruitt hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-43 |
| 11:14 | Sam Houston State | Tom Barbour can't tip it in | 57-43 |
| 11:13 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Devin McCrossen | 57-43 |
| 10:49 | Nicholls State | Devin McCrossen hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Leigh Pruitt - foul #2 on Leigh Pruitt, team foul #4 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dustin Reid (PG), Simon Regan (SG), Robin Zawacki (SF), Shaun Moore (PF), Jonathan Newport (C) John Lyons, Kenneth Wine, George Cooper, Tom Barbour, Leigh Pruitt | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Rick Heredia (PG), Howard Turnage (SG), Harold Lee (SF), Roderick Buerger (PF) Fred Felton, Daniel Lester, Jon Biondo, Eric Burton | |
| 10:49 | Nicholls State | Devin McCrossen makes the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 10:49 | Nicholls State | Devin McCrossen makes the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 10:35 | Sam Houston State | Robin Zawacki can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-45 |
| 10:33 | Sam Houston State | Dustin Reid tips it back up and in | 59-45 |
| 10:21 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Newport steals it from Rick Heredia | 59-45 |
| 10:11 | Sam Houston State | Shaun Moore misses the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Roderick Buerger - foul #1 on Roderick Buerger, team foul #5 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ruben Celentano (C) Devin McCrossen | |
| 10:11 | Sam Houston State | Shaun Moore makes the 1st free throw | 60-45 |
| 10:11 | Sam Houston State | Shaun Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:59 | Nicholls State | Roderick Buerger can't finish the layup but the foul's on Robin Zawacki - foul #3 on Robin Zawacki, team foul #5 | 61-45 |
| 09:59 | Nicholls State | Roderick Buerger makes the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 09:59 | Nicholls State | Roderick Buerger makes the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 09:47 | Sam Houston State | Jonathan Newport comes up short on the shot near the basket | 61-47 |
| 09:45 | Nicholls State | Harold Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 61-47 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:26 | Nicholls State | Ruben Celentano drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Roderick Buerger | 61-49 |
| 09:06 | Sam Houston State | Shaun Moore misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-49 |
| 09:04 | Nicholls State | Ruben Celentano pulls down the rebound | 61-49 |
| 08:48 | Nicholls State | Howard Turnage can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-49 |
| 08:46 | Sam Houston State | Robin Zawacki grabs the defensive rebound | 61-49 |
| 08:34 | Sam Houston State | Dustin Reid knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Robin Zawacki | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:20 | Nicholls State | Harold Lee buries a fadeaway from the free throw line and he's fouled by Robin Zawacki - foul #4 on Robin Zawacki, team foul #6 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Willie Ness (PG), Kenneth Wine (SG), George Cooper (SF), Tom Barbour (PF), Leigh Pruitt (C) Dustin Reid, Simon Regan, Robin Zawacki, Shaun Moore, Jonathan Newport | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Fred Felton (PG), Kenneth Porter (SF), Eric Burton (PF), Jon Biondo (C) Rick Heredia, Howard Turnage, Roderick Buerger, Ruben Celentano | |
| 08:20 | Nicholls State | Harold Lee makes the free throw | 64-52 |
| 08:10 | Sam Houston State | Jon Biondo is called for the reach on Kenneth Wine - foul #2 on Jon Biondo, team foul #6 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Daniel Lester (SG) Harold Lee | |
| 07:52 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Wine is fouled on the floor by Daniel Lester - foul #4 on Daniel Lester, team foul #7 | 64-52 |
| 07:52 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Wine misses the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 07:52 | Nicholls State | Eric Burton snags the defensive board | 64-52 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Willie Ness (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Wine (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Cooper (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. PF - Tom Barbour (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Leigh Pruitt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Fred Felton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Lester (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Kenneth Porter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Burton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Jon Biondo (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:37 | Nicholls State | Jon Biondo knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Fred Felton | 64-54 |
| 07:21 | Sam Houston State | Leigh Pruitt drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Kenneth Wine | 67-54 |
| 07:18 | Nicholls State | Willie Ness is called for the reach on Fred Felton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Willie Ness, team foul #7 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Lyons (PG), Scott Tyler (SG) Willie Ness, Kenneth Wine | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 07:18 | Nicholls State | Fred Felton makes the 1st free throw | 67-55 |
| 07:18 | Nicholls State | Fred Felton misses the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| 07:18 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to George Cooper | 67-55 |
| 07:00 | Sam Houston State | John Lyons makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Scott Tyler and he's hacked by Daniel Lester - foul #5 on Daniel Lester, team foul #8 | 69-55 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Harold Lee (SG), Devin McCrossen (C) Daniel Lester, Jon Biondo | |
| 07:00 | Sam Houston State | John Lyons makes the free throw | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:47 | Nicholls State | Eric Burton is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Fred Felton | 70-57 |
| 06:23 | Sam Houston State | Leigh Pruitt misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-57 |
| 06:21 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Leigh Pruitt | 70-57 |
| 06:10 | Sam Houston State | Leigh Pruitt makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by John Lyons | 73-57 |
| 05:52 | Nicholls State | Harold Lee misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 73-57 |
| 05:51 | Nicholls State | Devin McCrossen grabs the offensive rebound | 73-57 |
| 05:38 | Nicholls State | Eric Burton misses the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Tom Barbour - foul #2 on Tom Barbour, team foul #8 | 73-57 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Wine (SG), Willie Ness (SF), Robin Zawacki (PF), Jonathan Newport (C) Scott Tyler, George Cooper, Tom Barbour, Leigh Pruitt | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Rick Heredia (PG), Howard Turnage (SG), Jon Biondo (SF), Roderick Buerger (C) Fred Felton, Harold Lee, Kenneth Porter, Devin McCrossen | |
| 05:38 | Nicholls State | Eric Burton misses the 1st free throw | 73-57 |
| 05:38 | Nicholls State | Eric Burton makes the 2nd free throw | 73-58 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:09 | Sam Houston State | Willie Ness is fouled on the floor by Eric Burton - foul #2 on Eric Burton, team foul #9 | 73-58 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ruben Celentano (C) Eric Burton | |
| 05:09 | Sam Houston State | Willie Ness makes the 1st free throw | 74-58 |
| 05:09 | Sam Houston State | Willie Ness makes the 2nd free throw | 75-58 |
| 05:05 | Nicholls State | Rick Heredia throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-58 |
| 04:49 | Sam Houston State | Robin Zawacki can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 75-58 |
| 04:48 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Ruben Celentano | 75-58 |
| 04:43 | Nicholls State | Rick Heredia knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Howard Turnage | 75-61 |
| 04:26 | Sam Houston State | Robin Zawacki misses the turnaround from the baseline | 75-61 |
| 04:24 | Sam Houston State | Willie Ness pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-61 |
| 04:06 | Sam Houston State | Jonathan Newport misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Ruben Celentano - foul #2 on Ruben Celentano, team foul #10 | 75-61 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dustin Reid (PG), Simon Regan (SG), George Cooper (SF), Shaun Moore (C) John Lyons, Kenneth Wine, Willie Ness, Robin Zawacki | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Porter (SF), Eric Burton (PF), Devin McCrossen (C) Howard Turnage, Jon Biondo, Roderick Buerger | |
| 04:06 | Sam Houston State | Jonathan Newport makes the 1st free throw | 76-61 |
| 04:06 | Sam Houston State | Jonathan Newport makes the 2nd free throw | 77-61 |
| 03:53 | Nicholls State | Ruben Celentano misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Simon Regan - foul #2 on Simon Regan, team foul #9 | 77-61 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Tom Barbour (PF) Jonathan Newport | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Fred Felton (PG) Rick Heredia | |
| 03:53 | Nicholls State | Ruben Celentano misses the 1st free throw | 77-61 |
| 03:53 | Nicholls State | Ruben Celentano makes the 2nd free throw | 77-62 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Dustin Reid (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Simon Regan (fresh) 5 pts. SF - George Cooper (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. PF - Tom Barbour (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Shaun Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Fred Felton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ruben Celentano (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Kenneth Porter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Burton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Devin McCrossen (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:43 | Sam Houston State | George Cooper scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Simon Regan | 79-62 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Porter misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 79-62 |
| 03:33 | Nicholls State | Eric Burton hits the follow up shot | 79-64 |
| 03:12 | Sam Houston State | Dustin Reid knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Shaun Moore | 81-64 |
| 02:56 | Nicholls State | Fred Felton makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Porter | 81-67 |
| 02:27 | Sam Houston State | George Cooper scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Simon Regan | 84-67 |
| 02:25 | Nicholls State | Shaun Moore takes the ball from Ruben Celentano in the backcourt | 84-67 |
| 02:07 | Sam Houston State | Shaun Moore misses the lay-in | 84-67 |
| 02:06 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to George Cooper | 84-67 |
| 01:40 | Sam Houston State | George Cooper makes the 3 from the right corner | 87-67 |
| 01:22 | Nicholls State | Eric Burton can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 87-67 |
| 01:21 | Sam Houston State | Shaun Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 87-67 |
| 00:56 | Sam Houston State | Tom Barbour clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 87-67 |
| 00:55 | Sam Houston State | George Cooper tips it home | 89-67 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Porter scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Fred Felton | 89-69 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Sam Houston State | George Cooper makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from Shaun Moore | 91-69 |
| 00:26 | Nicholls State | Fred Felton is hacked by Dustin Reid in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dustin Reid, team foul #10 | 91-69 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robin Zawacki (SF), Jonathan Newport (C) George Cooper, Tom Barbour | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Howard Turnage (SG), Harold Lee (SF), Roderick Buerger (PF), Jon Biondo (C) Ruben Celentano, Kenneth Porter, Eric Burton, Devin McCrossen | |
| 00:26 | Nicholls State | Fred Felton makes the 1st free throw | 91-70 |
| 00:26 | Nicholls State | Fred Felton misses the 2nd free throw | 91-70 |
| 00:26 | Sam Houston State | Jonathan Newport snags the defensive board | 91-70 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Dustin Reid runs out the clock | 91-70 |