| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Alan Sparling (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Brian Wade (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Turner (fresh) PF - James Landeros (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jack Mealy (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Chevalier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Calvin Enos (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dwayne Stanhope (fresh) 4 pts. C - Nelson Lister (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos inbounds the ball | 21-29 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Robert Turner - foul #1 on Robert Turner, team foul #1 | 21-29 |
| 19:31 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos makes the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 19:31 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos makes the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 19:15 | Nicholls State | James Landeros misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Gary Chevalier - foul #1 on Gary Chevalier, team foul #1 | 21-31 |
| 19:15 | Nicholls State | James Landeros makes the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 19:15 | Nicholls State | James Landeros misses the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 19:15 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister pulls down the rebound | 22-31 |
| 19:13 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier's pass is intercepted by Alan Sparling in the backcourt | 22-31 |
| 18:59 | Nicholls State | Robert Turner is hacked by Calvin Enos - foul #1 on Calvin Enos, team foul #2 | 22-31 |
| 18:41 | Nicholls State | Jack Mealy misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-31 |
| 18:40 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope pulls down the rebound | 22-31 |
| 18:12 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 22-31 |
| 18:10 | Nicholls State | Jack Mealy grabs the defensive rebound | 22-31 |
| 18:04 | Nicholls State | Robert Turner hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 22-31 |
| 18:03 | Nicholls State | James Landeros grabs the offensive rebound | 22-31 |
| 17:42 | Nicholls State | Brian Wade misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-31 |
| 17:41 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos snags the defensive board | 22-31 |
| 17:28 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope blows the dunk but he's hacked by James Landeros - foul #2 on James Landeros, team foul #2 | 22-31 |
| 17:28 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope makes the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 17:28 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope makes the 2nd free throw | 22-33 |
| 17:04 | Nicholls State | Brian Wade drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Alan Sparling | 25-33 |
| 16:41 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos misses long on a jumper from the right side | 25-33 |
| 16:40 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope tips it home | 25-35 |
| 16:22 | Nicholls State | Nelson Lister steals it from Brian Wade | 25-35 |
| 15:53 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by Gary Chevalier | 25-37 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Alan Sparling (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Brian Wade (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Turner (fairly fresh) PF - James Landeros (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Mealy (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Chevalier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Calvin Enos (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dwayne Stanhope (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Nelson Lister (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:36 | Nicholls State | James Landeros clanks a floater from the left block | 25-37 |
| 15:34 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos grabs the defensive rebound | 25-37 |
| 15:30 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos blows the dunk | 25-37 |
| 15:28 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson grabs the offensive board | 25-37 |
| 15:05 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister lays it up and in set up by Kenneth Henderson | 25-39 |
| 14:47 | Nicholls State | Robert Turner's fadeaway is rejected by Calvin Enos | 25-39 |
| 14:46 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister grabs the board | 25-39 |
| 14:17 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Gary Chevalier | 25-41 |
| 14:08 | Nicholls State | James Landeros misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 25-41 |
| 14:07 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos grabs the defensive rebound | 25-41 |
| 14:00 | Northwestern | Jack Mealy is called for the reach on Gary Chevalier - foul #2 on Jack Mealy, team foul #3 | 25-41 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Steven Stinson (PG), Troy Hill (SG), Mark Denby (SF), Paul Cox (PF), William Scott (C) Alan Sparling, Brian Wade, Robert Turner, James Landeros, Jack Mealy | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Taylor (SG), Larry Horne (PF), Jarrod King (C) Kenneth Henderson, Dwayne Stanhope, Nelson Lister | |
| 13:34 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos loses the ball out of bounds | 25-41 |
| 13:22 | Nicholls State | Troy Hill misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 25-41 |
| 13:20 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos gets the rebound | 25-41 |
| 13:01 | Northwestern | Robert Taylor misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-41 |
| 13:00 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Paul Cox | 25-41 |
| 12:42 | Nicholls State | Troy Hill comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-41 |
| 12:41 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos pulls down the rebound | 25-41 |
| 12:16 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos connects on the floater from the free throw line | 25-43 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:52 | Nicholls State | Steven Stinson makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 28-43 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Steven Stinson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Troy Hill (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Denby (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Cox (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - William Scott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Chevalier (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Calvin Enos (tiring) 24 pts. 9 reb. PF - Larry Horne (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jarrod King (fresh) | |
| 11:24 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Gary Chevalier | 28-45 |
| 11:05 | Nicholls State | Mark Denby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-45 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alan Sparling (PG), Brian Wade (SG), James Landeros (PF), Jack Mealy (C) Steven Stinson, Mark Denby, Paul Cox, William Scott | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Stephens (PG), Kenneth Henderson (SG), Nelson Lister (C) Gary Chevalier, Robert Taylor, Jarrod King | |
| 10:41 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister misses the lay-in | 28-45 |
| 10:40 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister tips it home | 28-47 |
| 10:32 | Nicholls State | Jack Mealy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-47 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope (PF) Larry Horne | |
| 10:03 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos misses the easy layup | 28-47 |
| 10:01 | Nicholls State | Alan Sparling snags the defensive board | 28-47 |
| 09:39 | Nicholls State | Troy Hill drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Alan Sparling | 30-47 |
| 09:13 | Northwestern | Ronald Stephens is whistled for a carry | 30-47 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Turner (SF) Troy Hill | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Taylor (PG), Larry Horne (PF) Ronald Stephens, Calvin Enos | |
| 08:52 | Nicholls State | Brian Wade is called for traveling | 30-47 |
| 08:28 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister lays it up and in | 30-49 |
| 08:08 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Henderson is called for the reach on Jack Mealy - foul #1 on Kenneth Henderson, team foul #3 | 30-49 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Steven Stinson (SG), Paul Cox (C) Brian Wade, Jack Mealy | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier (PG), Jarrod King (C) Dwayne Stanhope, Nelson Lister | |
| 07:58 | Nicholls State | Robert Turner drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Cox | 33-49 |
| 07:37 | Northwestern | Larry Horne comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 33-49 |
| 07:35 | Nicholls State | James Landeros gets the rebound | 33-49 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Alan Sparling (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Steven Stinson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Turner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Landeros (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Cox (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Chevalier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Horne (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jarrod King (fresh) | |
| 07:22 | Nicholls State | James Landeros clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-49 |
| 07:20 | Nicholls State | Paul Cox tips it back up and in | 35-49 |
| 07:01 | Northwestern | Jarrod King buries a shot from the left side | 35-51 |
| 06:45 | Nicholls State | James Landeros misses long on a shot from the left side | 35-51 |
| 06:44 | Northwestern | Larry Horne grabs the board | 35-51 |
| 06:22 | Northwestern | Robert Taylor misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-51 |
| 06:21 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to James Landeros | 35-51 |
| 06:08 | Nicholls State | Robert Turner buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Alan Sparling and he's hacked by Robert Taylor - foul #1 on Robert Taylor, team foul #4 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Brian Wade (SG), Jack Mealy (C) Alan Sparling, James Landeros | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Stephens (PG), Calvin Enos (SF), Dwayne Stanhope (PF), Nelson Lister (C) Gary Chevalier, Robert Taylor, Larry Horne, Jarrod King | |
| 06:08 | Nicholls State | Robert Turner makes the free throw | 38-51 |
| 05:39 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 38-51 |
| 05:38 | Nicholls State | Paul Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 38-51 |
| 05:13 | Nicholls State | Paul Cox is hacked by Ronald Stephens - foul #2 on Ronald Stephens, team foul #5 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alan Sparling (PG), Troy Hill (SF), Gary Kent (PF) Steven Stinson, Robert Turner, Paul Cox | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Horne (PF) Kenneth Henderson | |
| 05:04 | Nicholls State | Brian Wade buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Alan Sparling | 40-51 |
| 04:42 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 40-51 |
| 04:41 | Northwestern | Larry Horne tips it home | 40-53 |
| 04:36 | Nicholls State | Brian Wade clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-53 |
| 04:35 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos pulls down the rebound | 40-53 |
| 04:18 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister is hacked by Troy Hill - foul #4 on Troy Hill, team foul #4 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | James Landeros (PF) Gary Kent | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier (PG), Robert Taylor (SG) Ronald Stephens, Larry Horne | |
| 03:54 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Chevalier | 40-56 |
| 03:35 | Nicholls State | James Landeros's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-56 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Steven Stinson (PG), Mark Denby (SF), Paul Cox (PF), William Scott (C) Alan Sparling, Brian Wade, James Landeros, Jack Mealy | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Horne (PF), Jarrod King (C) Calvin Enos, Nelson Lister | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Steven Stinson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Troy Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Mark Denby (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - William Scott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Chevalier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dwayne Stanhope (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Horne (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jarrod King (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:06 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope is fouled on the floor by Troy Hill - foul #5 on Troy Hill, team foul #5 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Gary Kent (SF) Troy Hill | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Calvin Enos (SF) Dwayne Stanhope | |
| 02:52 | Northwestern | Mark Denby steals it from Calvin Enos | 40-56 |
| 02:36 | Nicholls State | Paul Cox is denied on a layup by Larry Horne | 40-56 |
| 02:34 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jarrod King | 40-56 |
| 02:14 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos can't connect on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Paul Cox - foul #3 on Paul Cox, team foul #6 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson (SG) Robert Taylor | |
| 02:14 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos makes the 1st free throw | 40-57 |
| 02:14 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos makes the 2nd free throw | 40-58 |
| 01:54 | Nicholls State | Gary Kent clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 40-58 |
| 01:53 | Northwestern | Jarrod King pulls down the rebound | 40-58 |
| 01:49 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-58 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope (PF), Nelson Lister (C) Larry Horne, Jarrod King | |
| 01:34 | Nicholls State | Steven Stinson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-58 |
| 01:32 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson pulls down the rebound | 40-58 |
| 01:06 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier travels with the ball | 40-58 |
| 00:57 | Nicholls State | Mark Denby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-58 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Northwestern | Steven Stinson is called for the reach on Calvin Enos - foul #1 on Steven Stinson, team foul #7 | 40-58 |
| 00:32 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos makes the 1st free throw | 40-59 |
| 00:32 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos makes the 2nd free throw | 40-60 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Nicholls State | Mark Denby comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-60 |
| 00:26 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope pulls down the rebound | 40-60 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier runs out the clock | 40-60 |