| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - William Kuebler (fresh) SG - Raymond Daugherty (fresh) SF - Russell Prado (fresh) PF - James Trepanier (fresh) C - Darrel Shoemaker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Christopher Smith (fresh) SG - Frank Doggett (fresh) SF - Steven Harrington (fresh) PF - Shawn Treadway (fresh) C - George Harlow (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Darrel Shoemaker wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Sam Houston State | Russell Prado comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Sam Houston State | Darrel Shoemaker gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Sam Houston State | Darrel Shoemaker can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Nicholls State | George Harlow grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Nicholls State | Shawn Treadway hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Christopher Smith | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Sam Houston State | William Kuebler drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Darrel Shoemaker | 2-2 |
| 18:33 | Nicholls State | Christopher Smith clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:32 | Nicholls State | George Harlow hits the follow up shot | 2-4 |
| 18:08 | Sam Houston State | Russell Prado throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-4 |
| 17:47 | Nicholls State | Frank Doggett misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-4 |
| 17:45 | Sam Houston State | Russell Prado snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 17:20 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Daugherty misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 2-4 |
| 17:18 | Sam Houston State | Russell Prado tips it back up and in | 4-4 |
| 17:14 | Nicholls State | Frank Doggett is hacked by Raymond Daugherty in the backcourt - foul #1 on Raymond Daugherty, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Terry Lafollette (PG), Shannon Gettenberg (SG), Joshua Camper (SF), Kenneth Madrigal (PF), Leo Crump (C) William Kuebler, Raymond Daugherty, Russell Prado, James Trepanier, Darrel Shoemaker | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 16:54 | Nicholls State | Steven Harrington misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-4 |
| 16:52 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Madrigal grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 16:41 | Sam Houston State | Joshua Camper misses long on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Shawn Treadway - foul #1 on Shawn Treadway, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Frank Swenceski (C) George Harlow | |
| 16:41 | Sam Houston State | Joshua Camper misses the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:41 | Sam Houston State | Joshua Camper makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:39 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Madrigal steals it from Christopher Smith in the backcourt | 5-4 |
| 16:25 | Sam Houston State | Shannon Gettenberg steps out of bounds on the sideline | 5-4 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Julius Williams (SG), Roy Lowrie (C) Frank Doggett, Steven Harrington | |
| 15:58 | Nicholls State | Shannon Gettenberg steps in front of the Julius Williams pass | 5-4 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Terry Lafollette (fresh) SG - Shannon Gettenberg (fresh) SF - Joshua Camper (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Kenneth Madrigal (fresh) C - Leo Crump (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Christopher Smith (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Julius Williams (fresh) SF - Frank Swenceski (fresh) PF - Shawn Treadway (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roy Lowrie (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Sam Houston State | Joshua Camper clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-4 |
| 15:43 | Nicholls State | Frank Swenceski snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 15:36 | Nicholls State | Frank Swenceski misses the easy layup but the foul's on Kenneth Madrigal - foul #1 on Kenneth Madrigal, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Kuebler (PG), Raymond Daugherty (SG), Russell Prado (SF), Darrel Shoemaker (C) Terry Lafollette, Shannon Gettenberg, Joshua Camper, Leo Crump | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Scott Kirk (PG), Kevin Cash (C) Christopher Smith, Shawn Treadway | |
| 15:36 | Nicholls State | Frank Swenceski makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:36 | Nicholls State | Frank Swenceski makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 15:27 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Daugherty hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Darrel Shoemaker | 8-6 |
| 15:22 | Nicholls State | Scott Kirk can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 8-6 |
| 15:21 | Sam Houston State | Darrel Shoemaker grabs the board | 8-6 |
| 14:55 | Sam Houston State | Darrel Shoemaker drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Madrigal | 10-6 |
| 14:43 | Nicholls State | Julius Williams knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Roy Lowrie | 10-9 |
| 14:38 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Daugherty slams it home | 12-9 |
| 14:13 | Nicholls State | Roy Lowrie hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Kevin Cash | 12-11 |
| 13:57 | Sam Houston State | Roy Lowrie is called for the reach on William Kuebler - foul #1 on Roy Lowrie, team foul #2 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Terry Lafollette (PG), Shannon Gettenberg (SG), Joshua Camper (SF), James Trepanier (PF) William Kuebler, Raymond Daugherty, Russell Prado, Kenneth Madrigal | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Christopher Smith (PG), Frank Doggett (SG), Steven Harrington (SF), Shawn Treadway (PF), George Harlow (C) Scott Kirk, Julius Williams, Frank Swenceski, Roy Lowrie, Kevin Cash | |
| 13:43 | Sam Houston State | Darrel Shoemaker clanks a runner in the lane but the foul's on Christopher Smith - foul #1 on Christopher Smith, team foul #3 | 12-11 |
| 13:43 | Sam Houston State | Darrel Shoemaker makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 13:43 | Sam Houston State | Darrel Shoemaker misses the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 13:43 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Frank Doggett | 13-11 |
| 13:40 | Nicholls State | Frank Doggett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-11 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Leo Crump (C) Darrel Shoemaker | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 13:26 | Sam Houston State | Shannon Gettenberg misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 13-11 |
| 13:25 | Nicholls State | George Harlow grabs the board | 13-11 |
| 13:23 | Nicholls State | Frank Doggett is hacked by Shannon Gettenberg in the backcourt - foul #1 on Shannon Gettenberg, team foul #3 | 13-11 |
| 13:09 | Nicholls State | Christopher Smith comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Terry Lafollette - foul #1 on Terry Lafollette, team foul #4 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Raymond Daugherty (SG), Darrel Shoemaker (C) Shannon Gettenberg, Leo Crump | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 13:09 | Nicholls State | Christopher Smith misses the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 13:09 | Nicholls State | Christopher Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 12:49 | Sam Houston State | Joshua Camper scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Darrel Shoemaker | 15-12 |
| 12:31 | Nicholls State | Terry Lafollette steals it from Steven Harrington | 15-12 |
| 12:27 | Sam Houston State | Joshua Camper lays it up and in set up by Terry Lafollette | 17-12 |
| 12:03 | Nicholls State | Christopher Smith misses the wide open turnaround from the right block | 17-12 |
| 12:01 | Nicholls State | Shawn Treadway gets the offensive rebound | 17-12 |
| 11:43 | Nicholls State | Steven Harrington is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Smith | 17-14 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Terry Lafollette (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Daugherty (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joshua Camper (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Trepanier (fairly fresh) C - Darrel Shoemaker (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Christopher Smith (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Doggett (fairly fresh) SF - Steven Harrington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shawn Treadway (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Harlow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Sam Houston State | Joshua Camper loses the dribble to Shawn Treadway | 17-14 |
| 11:18 | Nicholls State | Shawn Treadway misses short on a shot from the right wing | 17-14 |
| 11:17 | Nicholls State | Steven Harrington hits the follow up shot | 17-16 |
| 10:59 | Sam Houston State | Joshua Camper comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 17-16 |
| 10:57 | Nicholls State | Christopher Smith snags the defensive board | 17-16 |
| 10:49 | Nicholls State | Christopher Smith connects on the open 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Frank Doggett | 17-19 |
| 10:30 | Sam Houston State | Joshua Camper misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Steven Harrington - foul #1 on Steven Harrington, team foul #4 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Kuebler (PG), Shannon Gettenberg (SG), Russell Prado (SF), Kenneth Madrigal (C) Terry Lafollette, Raymond Daugherty, James Trepanier, Darrel Shoemaker | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Scott Kirk (PG), Julius Williams (SG), Frank Swenceski (SF), Roy Lowrie (PF), Kevin Cash (C) Christopher Smith, Frank Doggett, Steven Harrington, Shawn Treadway, George Harlow | |
| 10:30 | Sam Houston State | Joshua Camper makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 10:30 | Sam Houston State | Joshua Camper makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 10:13 | Nicholls State | Julius Williams comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 19-19 |
| 10:12 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Shannon Gettenberg | 19-19 |
| 09:46 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Madrigal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-19 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Leo Crump (C) Joshua Camper | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 09:33 | Nicholls State | Kevin Cash lays it in on a nice dish by Frank Swenceski | 19-21 |
| 09:21 | Sam Houston State | Russell Prado clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-21 |
| 09:20 | Sam Houston State | Leo Crump gets the offensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 09:12 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Madrigal buries a jumper from the right block | 21-21 |
| 09:10 | Nicholls State | Julius Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-21 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Brazil (SG) Shannon Gettenberg | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Shawn Treadway (PF) Kevin Cash | |
| 08:51 | Sam Houston State | John Brazil is hacked by Julius Williams - foul #1 on Julius Williams, team foul #5 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Antony Hamilton (PG), Raymond Daugherty (SG) William Kuebler, Russell Prado | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Christopher Smith (PG), Danny Bradley (SG), Steven Harrington (SF) Scott Kirk, Julius Williams, Frank Swenceski | |
| 08:32 | Sam Houston State | John Brazil hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 21-21 |
| 08:30 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Shawn Treadway | 21-21 |
| 08:11 | Nicholls State | Christopher Smith is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-21 |
| 08:09 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Madrigal gets the rebound | 21-21 |
| 07:57 | Sam Houston State | Antony Hamilton misses short on a 3 from straight away | 21-21 |
| 07:56 | Nicholls State | Shawn Treadway snags the defensive board | 21-21 |
| 07:28 | Nicholls State | Steven Harrington is fouled on the floor by Raymond Daugherty - foul #2 on Raymond Daugherty, team foul #5 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Kuebler (PG), Shannon Gettenberg (SG), Russell Prado (SF), James Trepanier (PF), Darrel Shoemaker (C) Antony Hamilton, Raymond Daugherty, John Brazil, Kenneth Madrigal, Leo Crump | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Scott Kirk (PG), Frank Doggett (SG), Julius Williams (SF), Frank Swenceski (PF), Kevin Cash (C) Christopher Smith, Danny Bradley, Steven Harrington, Shawn Treadway, Roy Lowrie | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - William Kuebler (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Shannon Gettenberg (fresh) SF - Russell Prado (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Trepanier (fairly fresh) C - Darrel Shoemaker (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Scott Kirk (fresh) SG - Frank Doggett (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Julius Williams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frank Swenceski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Cash (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:12 | Nicholls State | Julius Williams can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Russell Prado - foul #1 on Russell Prado, team foul #6 | 21-21 |
| 07:12 | Nicholls State | Julius Williams misses the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 07:12 | Nicholls State | Julius Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 07:12 | Sam Houston State | Shannon Gettenberg pulls down the rebound | 21-21 |
| 06:55 | Sam Houston State | Russell Prado misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Frank Swenceski - foul #1 on Frank Swenceski, team foul #6 | 21-21 |
| 06:55 | Sam Houston State | Russell Prado makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 06:55 | Sam Houston State | Russell Prado makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 06:31 | Nicholls State | Shannon Gettenberg takes the ball from Frank Swenceski | 23-21 |
| 06:09 | Sam Houston State | Frank Swenceski is called for the reach on Russell Prado - foul #2 on Frank Swenceski, team foul #7 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Terry Lafollette (PG), Kenneth Madrigal (C) William Kuebler, Darrel Shoemaker | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Christopher Smith (PG), Danny Bradley (SG), Steven Harrington (SF), Shawn Treadway (PF), George Harlow (C) Scott Kirk, Frank Doggett, Julius Williams, Frank Swenceski, Kevin Cash | |
| 06:09 | Sam Houston State | Russell Prado makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 06:09 | Sam Houston State | Russell Prado makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 05:42 | Nicholls State | Shawn Treadway hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Steven Harrington and the foul's on Russell Prado - foul #2 on Russell Prado, team foul #7 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Brazil (SG), Antony Hamilton (SF) Shannon Gettenberg, Russell Prado | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 05:42 | Nicholls State | Shawn Treadway misses the free throw | 25-23 |
| 05:42 | Sam Houston State | James Trepanier pulls down the rebound | 25-23 |
| 05:29 | Sam Houston State | John Brazil hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 25-23 |
| 05:28 | Nicholls State | Steven Harrington grabs the defensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 05:19 | Nicholls State | Christopher Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-23 |
| 05:17 | Sam Houston State | John Brazil snags the defensive board | 25-23 |
| 04:58 | Sam Houston State | James Trepanier loses the dribble to Steven Harrington | 25-23 |
| 04:56 | Nicholls State | Christopher Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Lafollette - foul #2 on Terry Lafollette, team foul #8 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Kuebler (PG), Shannon Gettenberg (SG), Joshua Camper (PF) Terry Lafollette, John Brazil, James Trepanier | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Frank Doggett (SG), Julius Williams (SF), Roy Lowrie (C) Danny Bradley, Steven Harrington, George Harlow | |
| 04:56 | Nicholls State | Christopher Smith makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 04:56 | Nicholls State | Christopher Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 04:36 | Sam Houston State | Roy Lowrie is called for the reach on William Kuebler - foul #2 on Roy Lowrie, team foul #8 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Darrel Shoemaker (C) Kenneth Madrigal | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Danny Bradley (SF), Kevin Cash (C) Christopher Smith, Roy Lowrie | |
| 04:36 | Sam Houston State | William Kuebler makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 04:36 | Sam Houston State | William Kuebler misses the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 04:36 | Nicholls State | Shawn Treadway grabs the defensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 04:10 | Nicholls State | Julius Williams misses the jumper from the left side | 26-25 |
| 04:08 | Nicholls State | Kevin Cash grabs the offensive board | 26-25 |
| 03:56 | Nicholls State | Shawn Treadway misses short on a shot from the left block | 26-25 |
| 03:54 | Sam Houston State | Darrel Shoemaker gets the rebound | 26-25 |
| 03:43 | Sam Houston State | Darrel Shoemaker steps out of bounds on the baseline | 26-25 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Terry Lafollette (PG), Raymond Daugherty (SG), Russell Prado (SF), James Trepanier (PF), Kenneth Madrigal (C) William Kuebler, Shannon Gettenberg, Antony Hamilton, Joshua Camper, Darrel Shoemaker | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Scott Kirk (PG), Frank Swenceski (SF), Roy Lowrie (PF) Julius Williams, Frank Doggett, Shawn Treadway | |
| 03:23 | Nicholls State | Scott Kirk is hacked by Kenneth Madrigal - foul #2 on Kenneth Madrigal, team foul #9 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Leo Crump (C) Kenneth Madrigal | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Frank Doggett (SG), George Harlow (C) Danny Bradley, Kevin Cash | |
| 03:23 | Nicholls State | Scott Kirk makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 03:23 | Nicholls State | Scott Kirk makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Terry Lafollette (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Daugherty (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Russell Prado (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Trepanier (tiring) C - Leo Crump (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Scott Kirk (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Frank Doggett (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Swenceski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roy Lowrie (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Harlow (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Daugherty's pass is intercepted by George Harlow | 26-27 |
| 02:54 | Nicholls State | George Harlow misses long on an open driving attempt from the left block | 26-27 |
| 02:53 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Daugherty gets the rebound | 26-27 |
| 02:46 | Sam Houston State | Roy Lowrie swats the layup by Leo Crump | 26-27 |
| 02:45 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Daugherty grabs the offensive board | 26-27 |
| 02:38 | Sam Houston State | Leo Crump misses the easy layup but he's hacked by George Harlow - foul #1 on George Harlow, team foul #9 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Madrigal (PF) James Trepanier | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Christopher Smith (PG), Steven Harrington (SF), Shawn Treadway (PF) Frank Doggett, Frank Swenceski, Roy Lowrie | |
| 02:38 | Sam Houston State | Leo Crump makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 02:38 | Sam Houston State | Leo Crump makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 02:34 | Nicholls State | Christopher Smith is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Smith, team foul #10 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Kuebler (PG), Darrel Shoemaker (C) Terry Lafollette, Leo Crump | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 02:16 | Sam Houston State | Russell Prado knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from William Kuebler | 31-27 |
| 02:12 | Nicholls State | Steven Harrington is hacked by Russell Prado in the backcourt - foul #3 on Russell Prado, team foul #10 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Brazil (SF), Joshua Camper (PF) Russell Prado, Darrel Shoemaker | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Julius Williams (SG), Frank Swenceski (C) Scott Kirk, George Harlow | |
| 02:12 | Nicholls State | Steven Harrington makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 02:12 | Nicholls State | Steven Harrington misses the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 02:12 | Sam Houston State | Joshua Camper snags the defensive board | 31-28 |
| 01:56 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Daugherty knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from William Kuebler | 33-28 |
| 01:27 | Nicholls State | Shawn Treadway misses short on a floater in the lane | 33-28 |
| 01:25 | Nicholls State | Shawn Treadway pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 01:09 | Nicholls State | Shawn Treadway jams it | 33-30 |
| 00:50 | Sam Houston State | Joshua Camper scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 00:25 | Nicholls State | Shawn Treadway can't connect on a shot in the paint | 36-30 |
| 00:23 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Madrigal | 36-30 |
| 00:19 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Madrigal buries a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Joshua Camper | 38-30 |
| 00:01 | Nicholls State | Steven Harrington makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-33 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | William Kuebler hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 38-33 |