| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Victor Balmer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas McCleese (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Francis Ponds (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Kemp (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Rafael Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Charles Carreras (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Dawson (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Scott Sipos (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Richard Hairston (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Smith (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Grambling State | Francis Ponds inbounds the ball | 29-39 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Grambling State | Victor Balmer double dribbles | 29-39 |
| 19:29 | Nicholls State | Edward Dawson loses the dribble to Victor Balmer | 29-39 |
| 19:12 | Grambling State | Thomas McCleese connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Francis Ponds | 32-39 |
| 18:56 | Nicholls State | Richard Hairston is fouled on the floor by Francis Ponds - foul #3 on Francis Ponds, team foul #1 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Billy Mefford (SF) Francis Ponds | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 18:37 | Nicholls State | Edward Dawson drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by John Smith | 32-41 |
| 18:32 | Grambling State | Billy Mefford is called for a charge - foul #2 on Billy Mefford, team foul #2 | 32-41 |
| 18:13 | Nicholls State | Scott Sipos lays it up and in set up by Charles Carreras | 32-43 |
| 17:51 | Grambling State | Billy Mefford hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Scott Sipos - foul #1 on Scott Sipos, team foul #1 | 32-43 |
| 17:51 | Grambling State | Billy Mefford misses the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 17:51 | Grambling State | Billy Mefford makes the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 17:37 | Nicholls State | John Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-43 |
| 17:36 | Grambling State | Thomas McCleese grabs the board | 33-43 |
| 17:22 | Grambling State | Billy Mefford comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-43 |
| 17:20 | Nicholls State | Scott Sipos snags the defensive board | 33-43 |
| 17:00 | Nicholls State | Scott Sipos connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Carreras | 33-46 |
| 16:48 | Grambling State | Thomas McCleese clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-46 |
| 16:46 | Grambling State | Billy Mefford tips it back up and in | 35-46 |
| 16:24 | Nicholls State | Scott Sipos hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 35-46 |
| 16:22 | Nicholls State | John Smith snags the offensive board | 35-46 |
| 16:13 | Nicholls State | Scott Sipos hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Charles Carreras and the foul's on Rafael Harris - foul #2 on Rafael Harris, team foul #3 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Dwight Rasheed (PG), Junior Griffin (SG), Robert McGaha (SF), Gary Maurin (C) Victor Balmer, Thomas McCleese, Billy Mefford, Rafael Harris | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Houston (PG), Timothy Hudson (SG), Marcus Medeiros (PF), Kenneth Boggs (C) Charles Carreras, Edward Dawson, Richard Hairston, John Smith | |
| 16:13 | Nicholls State | Scott Sipos makes the free throw | 35-49 |
| 15:59 | Grambling State | Thomas Kemp is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Thomas Kemp, team foul #4 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Francis Ponds (SF) Thomas Kemp | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeff Holden (PG) Scott Sipos | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Dwight Rasheed (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Junior Griffin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Francis Ponds (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert McGaha (fresh) C - Gary Maurin (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jeff Holden (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Houston (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Hudson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Marcus Medeiros (fresh) C - Kenneth Boggs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Nicholls State | Jeff Holden travels with the ball | 35-49 |
| 15:11 | Grambling State | The short jumper by Junior Griffin is denied by Marcus Medeiros | 35-49 |
| 15:10 | Grambling State | Robert McGaha snags the offensive board | 35-49 |
| 15:00 | Grambling State | Gary Maurin is denied on a layup by Kenneth Boggs | 35-49 |
| 14:59 | Grambling State | Gary Maurin tips it home | 37-49 |
| 14:37 | Nicholls State | Junior Griffin steals it from Robert Houston | 37-49 |
| 14:23 | Grambling State | Robert McGaha travels with the ball | 37-49 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Victor Balmer (PG), Thomas Kemp (PF), Rafael Harris (C) Junior Griffin, Robert McGaha, Gary Maurin | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Charles Carreras (PG), Edward Dawson (SG), Richard Hairston (PF), John Smith (C) Jeff Holden, Robert Houston, Marcus Medeiros, Kenneth Boggs | |
| 14:06 | Nicholls State | Edward Dawson drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by John Smith | 37-51 |
| 13:54 | Grambling State | Francis Ponds loses the dribble to Timothy Hudson | 37-51 |
| 13:50 | Nicholls State | Timothy Hudson lays it up and in | 37-53 |
| 13:47 | Grambling State | Victor Balmer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-53 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Thomas McCleese (SG) Dwight Rasheed | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Scott Sipos (SF) Timothy Hudson | |
| 13:23 | Nicholls State | Edward Dawson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 37-53 |
| 13:21 | Grambling State | Rafael Harris snags the defensive board | 37-53 |
| 13:07 | Grambling State | Thomas McCleese misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-53 |
| 13:06 | Nicholls State | Richard Hairston pulls down the rebound | 37-53 |
| 12:42 | Nicholls State | Edward Dawson can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-53 |
| 12:41 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Thomas McCleese | 37-53 |
| 12:17 | Grambling State | Victor Balmer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-53 |
| 12:16 | Grambling State | Rafael Harris grabs the offensive board | 37-53 |
| 12:08 | Grambling State | Francis Ponds misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-53 |
| 12:06 | Nicholls State | Edward Dawson pulls down the rebound | 37-53 |
| 11:40 | Nicholls State | Victor Balmer steps in front of the Richard Hairston pass | 37-53 |
| 11:37 | Grambling State | Victor Balmer lays it up and in | 39-53 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Victor Balmer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas McCleese (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Francis Ponds (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Kemp (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Rafael Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Charles Carreras (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Dawson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SF - Scott Sipos (fairly fresh) 15 pts. PF - Richard Hairston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Smith (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Nicholls State | Edward Dawson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-53 |
| 11:16 | Nicholls State | Scott Sipos pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-53 |
| 11:06 | Nicholls State | Edward Dawson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-53 |
| 11:04 | Grambling State | Rafael Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 39-53 |
| 10:44 | Grambling State | Francis Ponds travels with the ball | 39-53 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Dwight Rasheed (PG), Junior Griffin (SG), Robert McGaha (SF), Billy Mefford (PF), Gary Maurin (C) Victor Balmer, Thomas McCleese, Francis Ponds, Thomas Kemp, Rafael Harris | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeff Holden (PG), Robert Houston (SG), Timothy Hudson (SF), Marcus Medeiros (PF), Kenneth Boggs (C) Charles Carreras, Edward Dawson, Scott Sipos, Richard Hairston, John Smith | |
| 10:25 | Nicholls State | Marcus Medeiros buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Houston | 39-56 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:05 | Grambling State | Robert McGaha is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Boggs - foul #1 on Kenneth Boggs, team foul #2 | 39-56 |
| 09:58 | Grambling State | Robert McGaha comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 39-56 |
| 09:56 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Boggs snags the defensive board | 39-56 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:27 | Nicholls State | Timothy Hudson is hacked by Dwight Rasheed - foul #1 on Dwight Rasheed, team foul #5 | 39-56 |
| 09:08 | Nicholls State | Billy Mefford steps in front of the Timothy Hudson pass | 39-56 |
| 08:50 | Grambling State | Junior Griffin misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Houston - foul #3 on Robert Houston, team foul #3 | 39-56 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Thomas McCleese (SG) Dwight Rasheed | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Edward Dawson (SG), Richard Hairston (PF) Jeff Holden, Kenneth Boggs | |
| 08:50 | Grambling State | Junior Griffin misses the 1st free throw | 39-56 |
| 08:50 | Grambling State | Junior Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 40-56 |
| 08:27 | Nicholls State | Timothy Hudson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-56 |
| 08:26 | Grambling State | Junior Griffin pulls down the rebound | 40-56 |
| 08:22 | Grambling State | Robert Houston is called for the reach on Junior Griffin - foul #4 on Robert Houston, team foul #4 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Victor Balmer (PG), Michael Brown (SF), Thomas Kemp (PF), Rafael Harris (C) Junior Griffin, Robert McGaha, Billy Mefford, Gary Maurin | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Charles Carreras (PG), Scott Sipos (SF), John Smith (C) Robert Houston, Timothy Hudson, Marcus Medeiros | |
| 08:17 | Grambling State | Victor Balmer can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-56 |
| 08:15 | Nicholls State | Richard Hairston grabs the board | 40-56 |
| 07:50 | Nicholls State | Charles Carreras misses long on a floater from the right side | 40-56 |
| 07:48 | Grambling State | Thomas Kemp snags the defensive board | 40-56 |
| 07:41 | Grambling State | Michael Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 40-56 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Francis Ponds (SF) Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 07:20 | Nicholls State | Thomas Kemp takes the ball from John Smith | 40-56 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Victor Balmer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas McCleese (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Francis Ponds (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Kemp (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Rafael Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Charles Carreras (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Dawson (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Scott Sipos (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Hairston (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - John Smith (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Grambling State | Victor Balmer misses badly on a floater from the right side | 40-56 |
| 07:00 | Nicholls State | John Smith grabs the board | 40-56 |
| 06:38 | Nicholls State | Scott Sipos's fadeaway is rejected by Rafael Harris | 40-56 |
| 06:36 | Grambling State | Thomas Kemp snags the defensive board | 40-56 |
| 06:31 | Grambling State | Thomas McCleese hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 40-56 |
| 06:29 | Grambling State | Rafael Harris snags the offensive board | 40-56 |
| 06:19 | Grambling State | Francis Ponds drills a jumper from the right side | 42-56 |
| 05:59 | Nicholls State | John Smith hits a fadeaway near the basket | 42-58 |
| 05:49 | Grambling State | John Smith is called for the reach on Francis Ponds - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #5 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Dwight Rasheed (SG), Robert McGaha (SF), Billy Mefford (PF), Gary Maurin (C) Thomas McCleese, Francis Ponds, Thomas Kemp, Rafael Harris | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeff Holden (PG), Robert Houston (SG), Timothy Hudson (SF), Marcus Medeiros (PF), Kenneth Boggs (C) Charles Carreras, Edward Dawson, Scott Sipos, Richard Hairston, John Smith | |
| 05:35 | Grambling State | Robert McGaha knocks in the runner from the left block | 44-58 |
| 05:06 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Boggs buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Jeff Holden | 44-60 |
| 04:55 | Grambling State | Billy Mefford connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Victor Balmer | 46-60 |
| 04:32 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Boggs loses the ball out of bounds | 46-60 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Junior Griffin (SG), Francis Ponds (SF), Thomas Kemp (PF) Victor Balmer, Robert McGaha, Gary Maurin | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 04:19 | Grambling State | Kenneth Boggs steals it from Francis Ponds | 46-60 |
| 03:53 | Nicholls State | Robert Houston hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 46-60 |
| 03:51 | Grambling State | Thomas Kemp grabs the board | 46-60 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:47 | Grambling State | Francis Ponds comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-60 |
| 03:46 | Grambling State | Billy Mefford grabs the offensive rebound | 46-60 |
| 03:37 | Grambling State | Junior Griffin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-60 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Michael Brown (SF), Robert McGaha (PF), Gary Maurin (C) Francis Ponds, Thomas Kemp, Billy Mefford | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 03:12 | Nicholls State | Timothy Hudson drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jeff Holden | 46-63 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Dwight Rasheed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Junior Griffin (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Brown (fresh) PF - Robert McGaha (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Maurin (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jeff Holden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Houston (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Timothy Hudson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Marcus Medeiros (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Kenneth Boggs (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Grambling State | Kenneth Boggs swats the short shot by Michael Brown | 46-63 |
| 03:04 | Grambling State | Gary Maurin grabs the offensive board | 46-63 |
| 02:44 | Grambling State | Dwight Rasheed is hacked by Kenneth Boggs - foul #2 on Kenneth Boggs, team foul #6 | 46-63 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Billy Mefford (C) Dwight Rasheed | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Adam Bates (SG), Henry Bostic (SF) Jeff Holden, Timothy Hudson | |
| 02:33 | Grambling State | Robert McGaha loses the dribble to Robert Houston | 46-63 |
| 02:14 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Boggs can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-63 |
| 02:12 | Grambling State | Gary Maurin grabs the defensive rebound | 46-63 |
| 01:56 | Grambling State | Robert McGaha misses the dunk attempt | 46-63 |
| 01:55 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Marcus Medeiros | 46-63 |
| 01:38 | Nicholls State | Robert Houston makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-65 |
| 01:31 | Grambling State | Billy Mefford clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 46-65 |
| 01:29 | Grambling State | The offensive rebound goes to Junior Griffin | 46-65 |
| 01:15 | Grambling State | Michael Brown banks in the layup set up by Junior Griffin and he's hacked by Marcus Medeiros - foul #1 on Marcus Medeiros, team foul #7 | 48-65 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Dwight Rasheed (SG) Junior Griffin | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeff Holden (PG), Timothy Hudson (SF) Adam Bates, Henry Bostic | |
| 01:15 | Grambling State | Michael Brown makes the free throw | 49-65 |
| 00:46 | Nicholls State | Robert Houston scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Timothy Hudson | 49-67 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Grambling State | Billy Mefford clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 49-67 |
| 00:38 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Boggs grabs the board | 49-67 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Nicholls State | Robert Houston misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Billy Mefford - foul #3 on Billy Mefford, team foul #6 | 49-67 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Junior Griffin (SG) Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 00:13 | Nicholls State | Robert Houston makes the 1st free throw | 49-68 |
| 00:13 | Nicholls State | Robert Houston makes the 2nd free throw | 49-69 |
| 00:07 | Grambling State | Dwight Rasheed is hacked by Kenneth Boggs - foul #3 on Kenneth Boggs, team foul #8 | 49-69 |
| 00:07 | Grambling State | Dwight Rasheed makes the 1st free throw | 50-69 |
| 00:07 | Grambling State | Dwight Rasheed makes the 2nd free throw | 51-69 |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | Jeff Holden runs out the clock | 51-69 |