| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Christopher Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Victor Carter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Harrington (fresh) PF - Shawn Treadway (fresh) 4 pts. C - George Harlow (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - William Kuebler (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jimmie Lewis (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Prado (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Cambron (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Madrigal (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Russell Prado inbounds the ball | 43-42 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Madrigal hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 43-42 |
| 19:35 | Sam Houston State | Robert Cambron can't tip it in | 43-42 |
| 19:34 | Nicholls State | Shawn Treadway grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 19:30 | Nicholls State | William Kuebler steps in front of the Steven Harrington pass in the backcourt | 43-42 |
| 19:29 | Sam Houston State | Robert Cambron lays it in on a nice dish by William Kuebler | 43-44 |
| 19:13 | Nicholls State | Steven Harrington misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kenneth Madrigal - foul #2 on Kenneth Madrigal, team foul #1 | 43-44 |
| 19:13 | Nicholls State | Steven Harrington makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 19:13 | Nicholls State | Steven Harrington makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 18:52 | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Lewis drills a runner from the right block and he's fouled by Shawn Treadway - foul #1 on Shawn Treadway, team foul #1 | 45-46 |
| 18:52 | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Lewis makes the free throw | 45-47 |
| 18:36 | Nicholls State | Russell Prado takes the ball from Steven Harrington | 45-47 |
| 18:33 | Sam Houston State | Russell Prado dunks the ball | 45-49 |
| 18:29 | Nicholls State | William Kuebler picks off the pass by Steven Harrington in the backcourt | 45-49 |
| 18:15 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Madrigal lays it up and in on a great pass from Jimmie Lewis | 45-51 |
| 18:13 | Nicholls State | George Harlow is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Prado - foul #2 on Russell Prado, team foul #2 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Samuel Roberts (SF), Lee Franz (C) Steven Harrington, George Harlow | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Raymond Daugherty (PG), Joshua Camper (SG), John Ried (SF), Darrel Shoemaker (PF) William Kuebler, Jimmie Lewis, Russell Prado, Robert Cambron | |
| 18:03 | Nicholls State | Samuel Roberts can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-51 |
| 18:01 | Sam Houston State | Joshua Camper snags the defensive board | 45-51 |
| 17:40 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Daugherty misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 45-51 |
| 17:39 | Nicholls State | Christopher Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 17:35 | Nicholls State | Victor Carter is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Camper - foul #1 on Joshua Camper, team foul #3 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | David Scott (SG), Julius Williams (SF), Frank Swenceski (C) Christopher Smith, Victor Carter, Shawn Treadway | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Cambron (PF) Kenneth Madrigal | |
| 17:18 | Nicholls State | David Scott misses the lay-in but the foul's on Joshua Camper - foul #2 on Joshua Camper, team foul #4 | 45-51 |
| 17:18 | Nicholls State | David Scott makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 17:18 | Nicholls State | David Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 17:18 | Sam Houston State | Darrel Shoemaker pulls down the rebound | 46-51 |
| 17:10 | Sam Houston State | Lee Franz blocks the short jumper by Darrel Shoemaker | 46-51 |
| 17:09 | Nicholls State | Julius Williams snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| 16:45 | Nicholls State | David Scott hits the finger roll set up by Samuel Roberts | 48-51 |
| 16:23 | Sam Houston State | Robert Cambron loses the dribble to David Scott | 48-51 |
| 15:57 | Nicholls State | Darrel Shoemaker picks off the pass by Frank Swenceski | 48-51 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - David Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Roberts (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Julius Williams (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lee Franz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Swenceski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Raymond Daugherty (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joshua Camper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Ried (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Cambron (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Darrel Shoemaker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:41 | Sam Houston State | John Ried is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on John Ried, team foul #5 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Christopher Smith (PG), Victor Carter (SG), Steven Harrington (SF), Shawn Treadway (PF), George Harlow (C) David Scott, Samuel Roberts, Julius Williams, Lee Franz, Frank Swenceski | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Kuebler (PG), Jimmie Lewis (SG), Russell Prado (SF), Kenneth Madrigal (C) Raymond Daugherty, Joshua Camper, John Ried, Darrel Shoemaker | |
| 15:39 | Nicholls State | Steven Harrington is fouled in the backcourt by William Kuebler - foul #2 on William Kuebler, team foul #6 | 48-51 |
| 15:23 | Nicholls State | The jumper by Christopher Smith is denied by Russell Prado | 48-51 |
| 15:22 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Madrigal grabs the defensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 15:06 | Sam Houston State | William Kuebler can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by George Harlow - foul #1 on George Harlow, team foul #2 | 48-51 |
| 15:06 | Sam Houston State | William Kuebler makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 15:06 | Sam Houston State | William Kuebler misses the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 15:06 | Nicholls State | George Harlow grabs the defensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 15:04 | Nicholls State | William Kuebler steps in front of the Steven Harrington pass in the backcourt | 48-52 |
| 15:02 | Sam Houston State | William Kuebler lays it up and in | 48-54 |
| 14:53 | Nicholls State | Christopher Smith is fouled on the floor by Robert Cambron - foul #2 on Robert Cambron, team foul #7 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Roy Lowrie (C) George Harlow | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 14:53 | Nicholls State | Christopher Smith makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 14:53 | Nicholls State | Christopher Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 14:30 | Sam Houston State | Robert Cambron hits a jumper from the baseline set up by Russell Prado | 50-56 |
| 14:06 | Nicholls State | Steven Harrington is fouled on the floor by Robert Cambron - foul #3 on Robert Cambron, team foul #8 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Lee Franz (C) Roy Lowrie | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Terry Lafollette (PG), Antony Hamilton (SG), Darrel Shoemaker (PF) William Kuebler, Jimmie Lewis, Robert Cambron | |
| 14:06 | Nicholls State | Steven Harrington makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 14:06 | Nicholls State | Steven Harrington makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 13:51 | Sam Houston State | Russell Prado scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Terry Lafollette | 52-59 |
| 13:49 | Nicholls State | Victor Carter is fouled in the backcourt by Antony Hamilton - foul #1 on Antony Hamilton, team foul #9 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | David Scott (PG), Julius Williams (SF) Christopher Smith, Steven Harrington | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 13:49 | Nicholls State | Victor Carter makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 13:49 | Nicholls State | Victor Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 13:36 | Sam Houston State | Darrel Shoemaker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-59 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Samuel Roberts (PG), Frank Swenceski (C) Victor Carter, Shawn Treadway | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 13:22 | Nicholls State | Samuel Roberts scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Julius Williams | 57-59 |
| 13:11 | Sam Houston State | Darrel Shoemaker misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-59 |
| 13:09 | Nicholls State | Samuel Roberts snags the defensive board | 57-59 |
| 12:49 | Nicholls State | Frank Swenceski blows the layup but the foul's on Darrel Shoemaker - foul #1 on Darrel Shoemaker, team foul #10 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Christopher Smith (PG), George Harlow (C) Julius Williams, Lee Franz | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Kuebler (PG), Jimmie Lewis (SG), Raymond Daugherty (SF), Joshua Camper (PF) Terry Lafollette, Antony Hamilton, Russell Prado, Darrel Shoemaker | |
| 12:49 | Nicholls State | Frank Swenceski makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 12:49 | Nicholls State | Frank Swenceski makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 12:34 | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Lewis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-59 |
| 12:32 | Sam Houston State | Joshua Camper snags the offensive board | 59-59 |
| 12:14 | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Lewis misses the dunk attempt | 59-59 |
| 12:13 | Nicholls State | George Harlow grabs the defensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 11:55 | Nicholls State | Samuel Roberts comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-59 |
| 11:53 | Sam Houston State | William Kuebler gets the rebound | 59-59 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Christopher Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Samuel Roberts (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Scott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Swenceski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - George Harlow (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - William Kuebler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - Jimmie Lewis (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Daugherty (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joshua Camper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Madrigal (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Madrigal clanks a shot from the baseline | 59-59 |
| 11:33 | Sam Houston State | Joshua Camper snags the offensive board | 59-59 |
| 11:10 | Sam Houston State | William Kuebler comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Frank Swenceski - foul #2 on Frank Swenceski, team foul #3 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Julius Williams (PG), Victor Carter (SG), Steven Harrington (SF), Shawn Treadway (PF), Lee Franz (C) Christopher Smith, Samuel Roberts, David Scott, Frank Swenceski, George Harlow | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Antony Hamilton (SG), Russell Prado (SF), Robert Cambron (PF), John Ried (C) Jimmie Lewis, Raymond Daugherty, Joshua Camper, Kenneth Madrigal | |
| 11:10 | Sam Houston State | William Kuebler makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 11:10 | Sam Houston State | William Kuebler makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 10:50 | Nicholls State | Lee Franz is hacked by Antony Hamilton - foul #2 on Antony Hamilton, team foul #11 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Terry Lafollette (PG) William Kuebler | |
| 10:50 | Nicholls State | Lee Franz misses the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 10:50 | Nicholls State | Lee Franz makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 10:32 | Sam Houston State | Antony Hamilton hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Terry Lafollette | 60-63 |
| 10:25 | Nicholls State | Russell Prado is called for the reach on Steven Harrington - foul #3 on Russell Prado, team foul #12 | 60-63 |
| 10:25 | Nicholls State | Steven Harrington misses the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 10:25 | Nicholls State | Steven Harrington makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 10:10 | Sam Houston State | Terry Lafollette clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 61-63 |
| 10:09 | Nicholls State | Victor Carter snags the defensive board | 61-63 |
| 09:53 | Nicholls State | Victor Carter knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Steven Harrington | 64-63 |
| 09:30 | Sam Houston State | Russell Prado throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-63 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Christopher Smith (PG), Roy Lowrie (C) Julius Williams, Lee Franz | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Raymond Daugherty (PG), Jimmie Lewis (SG), Darrel Shoemaker (PF), Kenneth Madrigal (C) Terry Lafollette, Antony Hamilton, Robert Cambron, John Ried | |
| 09:06 | Nicholls State | Victor Carter misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 64-63 |
| 09:05 | Nicholls State | Roy Lowrie pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-63 |
| 08:52 | Nicholls State | Steven Harrington comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-63 |
| 08:50 | Nicholls State | Steven Harrington grabs the offensive board | 64-63 |
| 08:45 | Nicholls State | Shawn Treadway lays it up and in set up by Victor Carter | 66-63 |
| 08:27 | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Lewis is denied on a layup by Steven Harrington | 66-63 |
| 08:26 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Roy Lowrie | 66-63 |
| 08:22 | Nicholls State | Victor Carter misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 66-63 |
| 08:21 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Russell Prado | 66-63 |
| 08:08 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Treadway steals it from Jimmie Lewis | 66-63 |
| 07:57 | Nicholls State | Steven Harrington misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Russell Prado - foul #4 on Russell Prado, team foul #13 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Samuel Roberts (PG), David Scott (SG), Lee Franz (PF), George Harlow (C) Christopher Smith, Victor Carter, Shawn Treadway, Roy Lowrie | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Kuebler (PG), Antony Hamilton (SG), Joshua Camper (SF), Robert Cambron (PF) Raymond Daugherty, Jimmie Lewis, Russell Prado, Darrel Shoemaker | |
| 07:57 | Nicholls State | Steven Harrington misses the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 07:57 | Nicholls State | Steven Harrington makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 07:47 | Sam Houston State | Lee Franz steps in front of the William Kuebler pass | 67-63 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Samuel Roberts (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Harrington (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lee Franz (fresh) 3 pts. C - George Harlow (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - William Kuebler (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - Antony Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joshua Camper (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Cambron (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Madrigal (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Nicholls State | Samuel Roberts misses short on an open floater from the right side | 67-63 |
| 07:31 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Madrigal grabs the defensive rebound | 67-63 |
| 07:17 | Sam Houston State | William Kuebler misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 67-63 |
| 07:15 | Nicholls State | George Harlow grabs the defensive rebound | 67-63 |
| 06:57 | Nicholls State | George Harlow loses the dribble to William Kuebler | 67-63 |
| 06:40 | Sam Houston State | Robert Cambron dunks the ball set up by William Kuebler | 67-65 |
| 06:35 | Nicholls State | David Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-65 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Christopher Smith (PG), Julius Williams (SF), Shawn Treadway (PF) Samuel Roberts, Steven Harrington, George Harlow | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Terry Lafollette (PG), Raymond Daugherty (SG), John Ried (SF), Darrel Shoemaker (C) William Kuebler, Antony Hamilton, Joshua Camper, Kenneth Madrigal | |
| 06:21 | Sam Houston State | Robert Cambron comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 67-65 |
| 06:19 | Nicholls State | Lee Franz grabs the defensive rebound | 67-65 |
| 06:08 | Nicholls State | Lee Franz misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt near the basket | 67-65 |
| 06:07 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Darrel Shoemaker | 67-65 |
| 05:55 | Sam Houston State | Terry Lafollette is fouled on the floor by Julius Williams - foul #3 on Julius Williams, team foul #4 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Victor Carter (SG), Frank Swenceski (C) David Scott, Lee Franz | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Lewis (SG) Robert Cambron | |
| 05:44 | Sam Houston State | Terry Lafollette drills a shot from the right wing set up by John Ried and he's hacked by Victor Carter - foul #1 on Victor Carter, team foul #5 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Russell Prado (SF) Raymond Daugherty | |
| 05:44 | Sam Houston State | Terry Lafollette makes the free throw | 67-68 |
| 05:36 | Nicholls State | Shawn Treadway can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the right block | 67-68 |
| 05:35 | Nicholls State | Victor Carter snags the offensive board | 67-68 |
| 05:15 | Nicholls State | Christopher Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-68 |
| 05:13 | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Lewis gets the rebound | 67-68 |
| 05:00 | Sam Houston State | Darrel Shoemaker connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Terry Lafollette | 67-70 |
| 04:44 | Nicholls State | Frank Swenceski clanks a shot from the left block | 67-70 |
| 04:42 | Nicholls State | Shawn Treadway tips it in | 69-70 |
| 04:29 | Sam Houston State | Terry Lafollette throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-70 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Samuel Roberts (PG), David Scott (SF), Lee Franz (PF), George Harlow (C) Christopher Smith, Julius Williams, Shawn Treadway, Frank Swenceski | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Kuebler (PG), Antony Hamilton (SG), Raymond Daugherty (SF), Joshua Camper (PF), Kenneth Madrigal (C) Terry Lafollette, Jimmie Lewis, Russell Prado, John Ried, Darrel Shoemaker | |
| 04:12 | Nicholls State | David Scott is fouled on the floor by William Kuebler - foul #3 on William Kuebler, team foul #14 | 69-70 |
| 04:12 | Nicholls State | David Scott makes the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 04:12 | Nicholls State | David Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 03:52 | Sam Houston State | Samuel Roberts picks off the pass by Kenneth Madrigal | 71-70 |
| 03:36 | Nicholls State | Samuel Roberts makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from David Scott | 73-70 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - David Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Victor Carter (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Samuel Roberts (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. PF - Lee Franz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - George Harlow (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - William Kuebler (fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. 5 stl. 3 pf. SG - Antony Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Raymond Daugherty (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joshua Camper (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Madrigal (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Sam Houston State | William Kuebler hits the finger roll on a great pass from Antony Hamilton | 73-72 |
| 03:09 | Nicholls State | Lee Franz drills a runner near the basket set up by Samuel Roberts | 75-72 |
| 02:51 | Sam Houston State | The short jumper by Joshua Camper is denied by George Harlow | 75-72 |
| 02:49 | Nicholls State | George Harlow grabs the board | 75-72 |
| 02:49 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-72 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Christopher Smith (PG), Steven Harrington (SF), Shawn Treadway (PF) David Scott, Samuel Roberts, George Harlow | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Lewis (SG), John Ried (PF) Antony Hamilton, Kenneth Madrigal | |
| 02:47 | Nicholls State | Jimmie Lewis steals it from Christopher Smith in the backcourt | 75-72 |
| 02:33 | Sam Houston State | John Ried hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Raymond Daugherty | 75-75 |
| 02:28 | Nicholls State | Steven Harrington buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Victor Carter | 78-75 |
| 02:07 | Sam Houston State | John Ried clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 78-75 |
| 02:06 | Sam Houston State | William Kuebler tips it home | 78-77 |
| 01:49 | Nicholls State | Shawn Treadway misses long on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by John Ried - foul #3 on John Ried, team foul #15 | 78-77 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | George Harlow (C) Lee Franz | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Russell Prado (SF), Robert Cambron (PF), Kenneth Madrigal (C) Raymond Daugherty, John Ried, Joshua Camper | |
| 01:49 | Nicholls State | Shawn Treadway misses the 1st free throw | 78-77 |
| 01:49 | Nicholls State | Shawn Treadway makes the 2nd free throw | 79-77 |
| 01:38 | Sam Houston State | Robert Cambron misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Shawn Treadway - foul #2 on Shawn Treadway, team foul #6 | 79-77 |
| 01:38 | Sam Houston State | Robert Cambron misses the 1st free throw | 79-77 |
| 01:38 | Sam Houston State | Robert Cambron makes the 2nd free throw | 79-78 |
| 01:31 | Nicholls State | George Harlow is wide open but clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Kenneth Madrigal - foul #3 on Kenneth Madrigal, team foul #16 | 79-78 |
| 01:31 | Nicholls State | George Harlow misses the 1st free throw | 79-78 |
| 01:31 | Nicholls State | George Harlow makes the 2nd free throw | 80-78 |
| 01:16 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Madrigal connects on the jump hook in the lane | 80-80 |
| 01:02 | Nicholls State | Shawn Treadway knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 82-80 |
| 00:53 | Sam Houston State | William Kuebler is hacked by George Harlow - foul #2 on George Harlow, team foul #7 | 82-80 |
| 00:53 | Sam Houston State | William Kuebler makes the 1st free throw | 82-81 |
| 00:53 | Sam Houston State | William Kuebler makes the 2nd free throw | 82-82 |
| 00:35 | Nicholls State | Steven Harrington misses the wide open jumper from the right side | 82-82 |
| 00:34 | Nicholls State | George Harlow grabs the offensive board | 82-82 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Nicholls State | George Harlow drills a runner near the basket | 84-82 |
| 00:05 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 84-82 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | The pull-up jumper by Kenneth Madrigal is blocked by George Harlow | 84-82 |