| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Kory Lay (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Delmar Rice (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Robert Harris (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Schwerd (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Jefferson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Mitch McNeeley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Plouffe (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Sattler (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Kyle Melchor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | Robert Harris inbounds the ball | 33-33 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | Nicholls State | Robert Harris hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-33 |
| 19:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Plouffe blows the layup | 36-33 |
| 19:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Reed hits the follow up shot | 36-35 |
| 19:04 | Nicholls State | Robert Jefferson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-35 |
| 19:02 | Middle Tenn. State | William Sattler snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 18:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Kyle Melchor misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Jefferson - foul #2 on Robert Jefferson, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| 18:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Kyle Melchor makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 18:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Kyle Melchor misses the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 18:33 | Nicholls State | Robert Jefferson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 18:08 | Nicholls State | Mitch McNeeley is called for the reach on Kory Lay - foul #3 on Mitch McNeeley, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Linwood Blauser (PG) Mitch McNeeley | |
| 17:57 | Nicholls State | Richard Schwerd misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-36 |
| 17:56 | Middle Tenn. State | William Sattler grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 17:37 | Middle Tenn. State | William Sattler comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 36-36 |
| 17:35 | Nicholls State | Kory Lay snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| 17:15 | Nicholls State | Robert Harris misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-36 |
| 17:14 | Nicholls State | Robert Jefferson hits the follow up shot | 38-36 |
| 16:57 | Middle Tenn. State | William Sattler knocks in the runner near the basket set up by Linwood Blauser | 38-38 |
| 16:48 | Nicholls State | Robert Jefferson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 38-38 |
| 16:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Plouffe grabs the defensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 16:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Kyle Melchor hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 38-38 |
| 16:29 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Robert Harris | 38-38 |
| 16:08 | Nicholls State | Kory Lay misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Linwood Blauser - foul #1 on Linwood Blauser, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Arden Swader (SG), Benjamin Sansom (SF), Nicholas Griffin (PF), Matthew Goodsell (C) Delmar Rice, Robert Harris, Richard Schwerd, Robert Jefferson | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | David Leach (SG), Bill Lindsay (SF), Andrew Saucedo (PF), David Zelman (C) Patrick Plouffe, William Sattler, Richard Reed, Kyle Melchor | |
| 16:08 | Nicholls State | Kory Lay makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 16:08 | Nicholls State | Kory Lay makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 15:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Bill Lindsay clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 15:44 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Matthew Goodsell | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Kory Lay (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arden Swader (fresh) SF - Benjamin Sansom (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Nicholas Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Matthew Goodsell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Linwood Blauser (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Leach (fresh) SF - Bill Lindsay (fresh) PF - Andrew Saucedo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Zelman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:29 | Nicholls State | Arden Swader misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-38 |
| 15:27 | Middle Tenn. State | David Zelman grabs the board | 40-38 |
| 14:59 | Middle Tenn. State | David Zelman comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 40-38 |
| 14:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Bill Lindsay grabs the offensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 14:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Matthew Goodsell is called for the reach on Linwood Blauser - foul #1 on Matthew Goodsell, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael Short (SG), Harold Gualtieri (PF) Kory Lay, Matthew Goodsell | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mitch McNeeley (PG) Linwood Blauser | |
| 14:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Arden Swader steals it from David Zelman | 40-38 |
| 14:27 | Nicholls State | Benjamin Sansom misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 14:26 | Middle Tenn. State | David Zelman pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 14:21 | Middle Tenn. State | David Leach misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 14:20 | Nicholls State | Nicholas Griffin grabs the board | 40-38 |
| 13:56 | Nicholls State | Michael Short double dribbles | 40-38 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Delmar Rice (SG), Robert Jefferson (C) Arden Swader, Nicholas Griffin | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Plouffe (SG), William Sattler (SF), Nicholas Reid (C) Bill Lindsay, Andrew Saucedo, David Zelman | |
| 13:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Nicholas Reid buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Patrick Plouffe | 40-41 |
| 13:29 | Nicholls State | Robert Jefferson hits a shot from the free throw line | 42-41 |
| 13:13 | Middle Tenn. State | David Leach hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Patrick Plouffe | 42-43 |
| 12:57 | Nicholls State | Robert Jefferson knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 44-43 |
| 12:39 | Middle Tenn. State | William Sattler makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Mitch McNeeley | 44-45 |
| 12:25 | Nicholls State | Harold Gualtieri misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 12:23 | Nicholls State | Robert Jefferson grabs the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 12:18 | Nicholls State | Benjamin Sansom throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-45 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kory Lay (PG), Arden Swader (SG), Robert Harris (SF), Richard Schwerd (PF) Michael Short, Delmar Rice, Benjamin Sansom, Robert Jefferson | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Reed (PF), Kyle Melchor (C) David Leach, Nicholas Reid | |
| 11:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitch McNeeley is fouled on the floor by Harold Gualtieri - foul #4 on Harold Gualtieri, team foul #3 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Nicholas Griffin (C) Harold Gualtieri | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Linwood Blauser (PG) Mitch McNeeley | |
| 11:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Reed clanks a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Richard Schwerd - foul #1 on Richard Schwerd, team foul #4 | 44-45 |
| 11:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Reed makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 11:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Kory Lay (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arden Swader (fresh) SF - Robert Harris (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Schwerd (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Linwood Blauser (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Plouffe (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Sattler (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Richard Reed (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Kyle Melchor (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Nicholls State | Arden Swader misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 11:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 10:46 | Middle Tenn. State | The jump hook by Richard Reed is blocked by Nicholas Griffin | 44-47 |
| 10:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Linwood Blauser grabs the offensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 10:28 | Middle Tenn. State | William Sattler dunks the ball on a nice dish by Linwood Blauser | 44-49 |
| 10:19 | Nicholls State | Linwood Blauser is called for the reach on Kory Lay - foul #2 on Linwood Blauser, team foul #3 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Delmar Rice (SG), Robert Jefferson (C) Arden Swader, Nicholas Griffin | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mitch McNeeley (PG), David Leach (SG), Bill Lindsay (SF) Linwood Blauser, Patrick Plouffe, William Sattler | |
| 10:07 | Nicholls State | Kory Lay comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 44-49 |
| 10:05 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Bill Lindsay | 44-49 |
| 09:53 | Middle Tenn. State | David Leach loses the dribble to Delmar Rice | 44-49 |
| 09:32 | Nicholls State | Kory Lay comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-49 |
| 09:31 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Kyle Melchor | 44-49 |
| 09:20 | Middle Tenn. State | David Leach hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Mitch McNeeley | 44-52 |
| 09:09 | Nicholls State | Robert Jefferson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-52 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael Short (PG), Benjamin Sansom (SF), Nicholas Griffin (PF) Kory Lay, Robert Harris, Richard Schwerd | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Linwood Blauser (SG), Andrew Saucedo (C) Richard Reed, Kyle Melchor | |
| 08:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Jefferson denies the turnaround by Bill Lindsay | 44-52 |
| 08:51 | Nicholls State | Benjamin Sansom snags the defensive board | 44-52 |
| 08:31 | Nicholls State | Nicholas Griffin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-52 |
| 08:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitch McNeeley grabs the defensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 08:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Andrew Saucedo misses the easy layup | 44-52 |
| 08:11 | Nicholls State | Nicholas Griffin snags the defensive board | 44-52 |
| 08:04 | Nicholls State | Benjamin Sansom lays it up and in set up by Delmar Rice | 46-52 |
| 07:50 | Middle Tenn. State | David Leach misses short on a shot from the right wing | 46-52 |
| 07:49 | Nicholls State | Robert Jefferson snags the defensive board | 46-52 |
| 07:25 | Nicholls State | Robert Jefferson banks in the layup set up by Michael Short | 48-52 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Michael Short (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Delmar Rice (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Benjamin Sansom (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Nicholas Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Jefferson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Mitch McNeeley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Linwood Blauser (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bill Lindsay (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Leach (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Andrew Saucedo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Linwood Blauser is called for a charge - foul #3 on Linwood Blauser, team foul #4 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kory Lay (PG), Arden Swader (SG), Robert Harris (SF), Richard Schwerd (PF), Harold Gualtieri (C) Michael Short, Delmar Rice, Benjamin Sansom, Nicholas Griffin, Robert Jefferson | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Plouffe (SG), William Sattler (SF), Richard Reed (PF), Kyle Melchor (C) Mitch McNeeley, Bill Lindsay, David Leach, Andrew Saucedo | |
| 07:00 | Nicholls State | Harold Gualtieri blows the layup | 48-52 |
| 06:58 | Nicholls State | Harold Gualtieri pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 06:35 | Nicholls State | Kory Lay knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Schwerd | 50-52 |
| 06:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Reed is whistled for a carry | 50-52 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mitch McNeeley (PG) Linwood Blauser | |
| 06:02 | Nicholls State | Robert Harris scores on a jumper from the right block set up by Kory Lay and he's hacked by William Sattler - foul #2 on William Sattler, team foul #5 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Nicholas Griffin (C) Richard Schwerd | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Andrew Saucedo (PF), David Zelman (C) Richard Reed, Kyle Melchor | |
| 06:02 | Nicholls State | Robert Harris makes the free throw | 53-52 |
| 05:43 | Middle Tenn. State | David Zelman's pass is intercepted by Harold Gualtieri | 53-52 |
| 05:19 | Nicholls State | Harold Gualtieri is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 53-52 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Benjamin Sansom (SF), Robert Jefferson (C) Robert Harris, Nicholas Griffin | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | David Leach (PF) David Zelman | |
| 05:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Andrew Saucedo's pass is intercepted by Benjamin Sansom | 53-52 |
| 04:45 | Nicholls State | Robert Jefferson is fouled on the floor by Andrew Saucedo - foul #1 on Andrew Saucedo, team foul #6 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Delmar Rice (SG), Richard Schwerd (PF) Arden Swader, Harold Gualtieri | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Reed (PF), Kyle Melchor (C) David Leach, Andrew Saucedo | |
| 04:26 | Nicholls State | Kory Lay misses short on a 3 from straight away | 53-52 |
| 04:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Kyle Melchor gets the rebound | 53-52 |
| 04:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Reed connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Kyle Melchor | 53-55 |
| 03:51 | Nicholls State | Kory Lay is hacked by Mitch McNeeley - foul #4 on Mitch McNeeley, team foul #7 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Linwood Blauser (PG), David Leach (SG), Bill Lindsay (SF) Mitch McNeeley, Patrick Plouffe, William Sattler | |
| 03:51 | Nicholls State | Kory Lay makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 03:51 | Nicholls State | Kory Lay makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 03:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Reed hits a turnaround from the left block set up by David Leach | 55-57 |
| 03:10 | Nicholls State | Delmar Rice clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-57 |
| 03:08 | Nicholls State | Robert Jefferson snags the offensive board | 55-57 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Kory Lay (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Delmar Rice (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Benjamin Sansom (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Richard Schwerd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Jefferson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Linwood Blauser (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Leach (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bill Lindsay (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Reed (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Kyle Melchor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:46 | Nicholls State | Robert Jefferson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Kyle Melchor - foul #1 on Kyle Melchor, team foul #8 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Arden Swader (PG), Michael Short (SG), Robert Harris (SF), Harold Gualtieri (PF) Kory Lay, Delmar Rice, Benjamin Sansom, Richard Schwerd | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mitch McNeeley (PG), Andrew Saucedo (C) Richard Reed, Kyle Melchor | |
| 02:46 | Nicholls State | Robert Jefferson makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 02:46 | Nicholls State | Robert Jefferson misses the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 02:46 | Middle Tenn. State | David Leach gets the rebound | 56-57 |
| 02:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-57 |
| 02:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitch McNeeley scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Linwood Blauser | 56-59 |
| 02:29 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-59 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kory Lay (PG), Delmar Rice (SG), Richard Schwerd (PF) Arden Swader, Michael Short, Harold Gualtieri | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Plouffe (SG), William Sattler (SF), Richard Reed (PF), Kyle Melchor (C) Linwood Blauser, Bill Lindsay, David Leach, Andrew Saucedo | |
| 02:11 | Nicholls State | Delmar Rice scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Kory Lay | 59-59 |
| 01:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitch McNeeley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 59-59 |
| 01:52 | Middle Tenn. State | William Sattler pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 01:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Jefferson is called for the reach on Kyle Melchor - foul #3 on Robert Jefferson, team foul #5 | 59-59 |
| 01:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Plouffe comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 59-59 |
| 01:24 | Nicholls State | Richard Schwerd snags the defensive board | 59-59 |
| 01:01 | Nicholls State | Mitch McNeeley steps in front of the Robert Harris pass | 59-59 |
| 00:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Plouffe banks in the layup set up by Mitch McNeeley | 59-61 |
| 00:38 | Nicholls State | Robert Harris connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 61-61 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitch McNeeley misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kory Lay - foul #2 on Kory Lay, team foul #6 | 61-61 |
| 00:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitch McNeeley makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 00:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitch McNeeley misses the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 00:11 | Nicholls State | Robert Jefferson pulls down the rebound | 61-62 |
| 00:02 | Nicholls State | Kory Lay clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 61-62 |
| 00:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Plouffe grabs the board | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Plouffe runs out the clock | 61-62 |