| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Alfred Harkins (fresh) SG - Jarred Hodges (fresh) SF - Jay Heberling (fresh) PF - Alton Spaulding (fresh) C - Robert Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Nicholas Markle (fresh) SG - Jonathan Morell (fresh) SF - John Stokes (fresh) PF - Kendall Brown (fresh) C - Todd Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | Robert Brown wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Nicholls State | Robert Brown misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Nicholls State | Alton Spaulding snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Nicholls State | Nicholas Markle steals it from Jarred Hodges | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Markle banks in the layup | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Nicholls State | Jay Heberling misses the lay-in | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Markle snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Sam Houston State | Todd Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Sam Houston State | Todd Smith tips it but misses | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Nicholls State | Robert Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Nicholls State | Jay Heberling is whistled for traveling | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | Sam Houston State | Todd Smith blows the layup | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | Sam Houston State | Todd Smith tips it but misses | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Nicholls State | Jay Heberling grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:21 | Nicholls State | Alton Spaulding's fadeaway is rejected by Kendall Brown | 0-2 |
| 18:19 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to John Stokes | 0-2 |
| 17:59 | Sam Houston State | Jonathan Morell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 17:58 | Nicholls State | Jay Heberling gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:54 | Nicholls State | Jay Heberling throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Johnson (PG), Kenneth Norby (SG), William Coleman (SF), Todd Worcester (PF), Tyrone Lemoine (C) Alfred Harkins, Jarred Hodges, Jay Heberling, Alton Spaulding, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 17:37 | Sam Houston State | Kendall Brown hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Todd Worcester - foul #1 on Todd Worcester, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 17:37 | Sam Houston State | Kendall Brown misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 17:37 | Sam Houston State | Kendall Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 17:35 | Nicholls State | Robert Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Nicholas Markle - foul #1 on Nicholas Markle, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 17:18 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Norby comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 17:17 | Sam Houston State | Todd Smith grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 16:57 | Sam Houston State | Robert Johnson is called for the reach on Nicholas Markle - foul #1 on Robert Johnson, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alton Spaulding (PF) Tyrone Lemoine | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 16:43 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Markle clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 16:42 | Sam Houston State | Jonathan Morell tips it back up and in | 0-5 |
| 16:26 | Nicholls State | William Coleman clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 16:25 | Nicholls State | William Coleman grabs the offensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 16:20 | Nicholls State | Todd Worcester misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 16:18 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Kendall Brown | 0-5 |
| 15:57 | Sam Houston State | Jonathan Morell connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from John Stokes | 0-8 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) SG - Kenneth Norby (fairly fresh) SF - William Coleman (fairly fresh) PF - Alton Spaulding (fresh) C - Todd Worcester (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Nicholas Markle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jonathan Morell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Stokes (fairly fresh) PF - Kendall Brown (tiring) 1 pts. C - Todd Smith (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Norby can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 0-8 |
| 15:46 | Sam Houston State | Todd Smith grabs the board | 0-8 |
| 15:17 | Sam Houston State | Todd Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-8 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alfred Harkins (PG), Jarred Hodges (SG), Jay Heberling (SF), Tyrone Lemoine (PF), Robert Brown (C) Robert Johnson, Kenneth Norby, William Coleman, Alton Spaulding, Todd Worcester | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Hudson (PG), Randall Cooper (SF), Jeffrey Queener (PF) Nicholas Markle, John Stokes, Kendall Brown | |
| 15:00 | Nicholls State | Alfred Harkins drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jarred Hodges | 2-8 |
| 14:51 | Sam Houston State | Jonathan Morell's pass is intercepted by Jarred Hodges | 2-8 |
| 14:32 | Nicholls State | Tyrone Lemoine hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 2-8 |
| 14:31 | Sam Houston State | William Hudson grabs the board | 2-8 |
| 14:12 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Queener hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Tyrone Lemoine - foul #1 on Tyrone Lemoine, team foul #3 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mark Hall (SG), John Stokes (C) Jonathan Morell, Todd Smith | |
| 14:12 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Queener makes the 1st free throw | 2-9 |
| 14:12 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Queener makes the 2nd free throw | 2-10 |
| 13:57 | Nicholls State | Robert Brown is hacked by Jeffrey Queener - foul #1 on Jeffrey Queener, team foul #2 | 2-10 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Markle (PG) William Hudson | |
| 13:47 | Nicholls State | Tyrone Lemoine misses the lay-in | 2-10 |
| 13:46 | Nicholls State | Jarred Hodges tips it back up and in | 4-10 |
| 13:26 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Queener comes up short on the runner near the basket | 4-10 |
| 13:24 | Nicholls State | Jay Heberling gets the rebound | 4-10 |
| 13:10 | Nicholls State | Jay Heberling clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-10 |
| 13:08 | Sam Houston State | Mark Hall snags the defensive board | 4-10 |
| 12:51 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Markle knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Mark Hall | 4-13 |
| 12:36 | Nicholls State | Jay Heberling clanks a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by John Stokes - foul #1 on John Stokes, team foul #3 | 4-13 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Johnson (PG), Kenneth Norby (SG), Alton Spaulding (PF), Todd Worcester (C) Alfred Harkins, Jarred Hodges, Tyrone Lemoine, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Hudson (PG), Jonathan Morell (SG), Kendall Brown (PF), Todd Smith (C) Nicholas Markle, Mark Hall, Jeffrey Queener, John Stokes | |
| 12:36 | Nicholls State | Jay Heberling makes the 1st free throw | 5-13 |
| 12:36 | Nicholls State | Jay Heberling makes the 2nd free throw | 6-13 |
| 12:20 | Sam Houston State | Kendall Brown clanks a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Alton Spaulding - foul #1 on Alton Spaulding, team foul #4 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | William Coleman (SF) Jay Heberling | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 12:20 | Sam Houston State | Kendall Brown makes the 1st free throw | 6-14 |
| 12:20 | Sam Houston State | Kendall Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 6-14 |
| 12:20 | Nicholls State | Todd Worcester gets the rebound | 6-14 |
| 12:06 | Nicholls State | Alton Spaulding is whistled for a carry | 6-14 |
| 11:49 | Sam Houston State | Todd Smith connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from William Hudson and the foul's on William Coleman - foul #1 on William Coleman, team foul #5 | 6-16 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Patrick Pearman (SF) Randall Cooper | |
| 11:49 | Sam Houston State | Todd Smith makes the free throw | 6-17 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Robert Johnson (fresh) SG - Kenneth Norby (fresh) SF - William Coleman (fresh) PF - Alton Spaulding (fresh) C - Todd Worcester (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - William Hudson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Morell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Patrick Pearman (fresh) PF - Kendall Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Todd Smith (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Nicholls State | Alton Spaulding clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-17 |
| 11:30 | Nicholls State | William Coleman pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-17 |
| 11:15 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Norby makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Johnson | 9-17 |
| 10:51 | Sam Houston State | The pull-up jumper by Todd Smith is blocked by Todd Worcester | 9-17 |
| 10:50 | Nicholls State | William Coleman pulls down the rebound | 9-17 |
| 10:47 | Nicholls State | Robert Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Kendall Brown - foul #1 on Kendall Brown, team foul #4 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jarred Hodges (SG), Robert Nelson (SF), Robert Brown (C) Kenneth Norby, William Coleman, Todd Worcester | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Markle (PG), Mark Hall (SG), Randall Cooper (SF), Jeffrey Queener (PF), John Stokes (C) William Hudson, Jonathan Morell, Patrick Pearman, Kendall Brown, Todd Smith | |
| 10:28 | Nicholls State | Robert Johnson clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-17 |
| 10:26 | Nicholls State | Alton Spaulding tips it back up and in | 11-17 |
| 10:10 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Queener misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 11-17 |
| 10:09 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Markle hits the follow up shot | 11-19 |
| 09:40 | Nicholls State | Robert Johnson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-19 |
| 09:38 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Markle snags the defensive board | 11-19 |
| 09:29 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Markle misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-19 |
| 09:28 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Queener snags the offensive board | 11-19 |
| 09:11 | Sam Houston State | Randall Cooper misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jarred Hodges - foul #1 on Jarred Hodges, team foul #6 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alfred Harkins (PG), Kenneth Norby (SG), Jay Heberling (SF), Todd Worcester (PF), Tyrone Lemoine (C) Robert Johnson, Jarred Hodges, Robert Nelson, Alton Spaulding, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jonathan Morell (SG), Kendall Brown (PF), Todd Smith (C) Mark Hall, Jeffrey Queener, John Stokes | |
| 09:11 | Sam Houston State | Randall Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 11-20 |
| 09:11 | Sam Houston State | Randall Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 11-21 |
| 08:55 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Morell steals the ball from Jay Heberling | 11-21 |
| 08:40 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Markle can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 11-21 |
| 08:39 | Nicholls State | Tyrone Lemoine grabs the defensive rebound | 11-21 |
| 08:30 | Nicholls State | Jay Heberling hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-21 |
| 08:29 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Nicholas Markle | 11-21 |
| 08:07 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Markle misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 11-21 |
| 08:06 | Sam Houston State | Todd Smith tips it in | 11-23 |
| 07:56 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Norby is called for 10 seconds | 11-23 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Nelson (SG), William Coleman (SF) Kenneth Norby, Jay Heberling | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Hudson (PG), John Stokes (SF) Nicholas Markle, Randall Cooper | |
| 07:37 | Sam Houston State | Todd Worcester is called for the reach on Kendall Brown - foul #2 on Todd Worcester, team foul #7 | 11-23 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jarred Hodges (SG) Todd Worcester | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Queener (C) Todd Smith | |
| 07:37 | Sam Houston State | Kendall Brown makes the 1st free throw | 11-24 |
| 07:37 | Sam Houston State | Kendall Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 11-24 |
| 07:37 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to William Coleman | 11-24 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Alfred Harkins (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jarred Hodges (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Nelson (fresh) PF - William Coleman (fresh) 4 reb. C - Tyrone Lemoine (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - William Hudson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Morell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Stokes (fairly fresh) PF - Kendall Brown (tiring) 3 pts. C - Jeffrey Queener (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:18 | Nicholls State | Robert Nelson buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Jarred Hodges | 14-24 |
| 07:00 | Sam Houston State | Kendall Brown loses the dribble to William Coleman | 14-24 |
| 06:39 | Nicholls State | Alfred Harkins loses the ball out of bounds | 14-24 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Norby (PG), Alton Spaulding (PF), Robert Brown (C) Alfred Harkins, Robert Nelson, Tyrone Lemoine | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mark Hall (SG), Patrick Pearman (SF), Todd Smith (C) Jonathan Morell, John Stokes, Kendall Brown | |
| 06:26 | Sam Houston State | Todd Smith misses badly on a jumper from close range | 14-24 |
| 06:24 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Jarred Hodges | 14-24 |
| 06:19 | Nicholls State | William Coleman is hacked by Mark Hall in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Hall, team foul #5 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Johnson (PG), Jay Heberling (SF) Jarred Hodges, William Coleman | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Markle (PG) William Hudson | |
| 06:08 | Nicholls State | Alton Spaulding blows the wide open layup | 14-24 |
| 06:07 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Queener grabs the defensive rebound | 14-24 |
| 05:45 | Sam Houston State | Todd Smith makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Nicholas Markle | 14-26 |
| 05:34 | Nicholls State | Todd Smith is called for the reach on Robert Brown - foul #1 on Todd Smith, team foul #6 | 14-26 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Nelson (SG) Kenneth Norby | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Stokes (PF) Jeffrey Queener | |
| 05:21 | Nicholls State | Jay Heberling blows the wide open layup | 14-26 |
| 05:20 | Nicholls State | Jay Heberling gets the offensive rebound | 14-26 |
| 04:58 | Nicholls State | John Stokes picks off the pass by Robert Brown | 14-26 |
| 04:44 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Markle hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from John Stokes | 14-29 |
| 04:41 | Nicholls State | Robert Johnson loses the dribble to Patrick Pearman in the backcourt | 14-29 |
| 04:32 | Sam Houston State | Mark Hall comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 14-29 |
| 04:31 | Nicholls State | Jay Heberling grabs the defensive rebound | 14-29 |
| 04:29 | Nicholls State | Todd Smith is called for the reach on Robert Nelson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Todd Smith, team foul #7 | 14-29 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alfred Harkins (PG), Jarred Hodges (SG), William Coleman (PF), Tyrone Lemoine (C) Robert Johnson, Jay Heberling, Alton Spaulding, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Hudson (PG), Jonathan Morell (SG), Randall Cooper (SF), Kendall Brown (PF), Jeffrey Queener (C) Nicholas Markle, Mark Hall, Patrick Pearman, John Stokes, Todd Smith | |
| 04:29 | Nicholls State | Robert Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 15-29 |
| 04:29 | Nicholls State | Robert Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-29 |
| 04:11 | Sam Houston State | Kendall Brown clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 16-29 |
| 04:09 | Sam Houston State | Kendall Brown tips it home | 16-31 |
| 04:07 | Nicholls State | Kendall Brown steps in front of the Jarred Hodges pass in the backcourt | 16-31 |
| 03:54 | Sam Houston State | Kendall Brown scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from William Hudson | 16-33 |
| 03:52 | Nicholls State | Robert Nelson is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathan Morell - foul #1 on Jonathan Morell, team foul #8 | 16-33 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Todd Worcester (C) Tyrone Lemoine | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 03:52 | Nicholls State | Robert Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 17-33 |
| 03:52 | Nicholls State | Robert Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 17-33 |
| 03:52 | Nicholls State | William Coleman gets the offensive rebound | 17-33 |
| 03:39 | Nicholls State | Alfred Harkins hits a fadeaway from the baseline set up by William Coleman | 19-33 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Alfred Harkins (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jarred Hodges (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Nelson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Coleman (fresh) 5 reb. C - Todd Worcester (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - William Hudson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Morell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Randall Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kendall Brown (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Queener (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Sam Houston State | Jarred Hodges takes the ball from William Hudson | 19-33 |
| 03:00 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Queener steps in front of the Jarred Hodges pass | 19-33 |
| 02:39 | Sam Houston State | Randall Cooper knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from William Hudson | 19-35 |
| 02:23 | Nicholls State | Alfred Harkins misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-35 |
| 02:21 | Sam Houston State | Kendall Brown snags the defensive board | 19-35 |
| 02:00 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Queener is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Jeffrey Queener, team foul #9 | 19-35 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Johnson (PG), Kenneth Norby (SG), Jay Heberling (SF), Alton Spaulding (PF), Tyrone Lemoine (C) Alfred Harkins, Jarred Hodges, Robert Nelson, William Coleman, Todd Worcester | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Markle (PG), Mark Hall (SG), Patrick Pearman (SF), John Stokes (PF), Todd Smith (C) William Hudson, Jonathan Morell, Randall Cooper, Kendall Brown, Jeffrey Queener | |
| 01:58 | Nicholls State | Robert Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-35 |
| 01:43 | Sam Houston State | Todd Smith dunks the ball set up by Patrick Pearman and the foul's on Tyrone Lemoine - foul #2 on Tyrone Lemoine, team foul #8 | 19-37 |
| 01:43 | Sam Houston State | Todd Smith makes the free throw | 19-38 |
| 01:28 | Nicholls State | Jay Heberling buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Norby | 22-38 |
| 01:07 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Markle clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Kenneth Norby - foul #1 on Kenneth Norby, team foul #9 | 22-38 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Todd Worcester (SF), Robert Brown (C) Jay Heberling, Tyrone Lemoine | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kendall Brown (PF) Patrick Pearman | |
| 01:07 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Markle makes the 1st free throw | 22-39 |
| 01:07 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Markle makes the 2nd free throw | 22-40 |
| 00:51 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Norby comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-40 |
| 00:49 | Sam Houston State | Todd Smith grabs the board | 22-40 |
| 00:28 | Sam Houston State | Mark Hall drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by John Stokes | 22-42 |
| 00:03 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Norby hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Johnson | 25-42 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Markle comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 25-42 |