| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Billy Purcell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger McCalmont (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Floyd Cross (fresh) PF - Thomas Goods (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Baran Zoquier (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jeffrey Cesar (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Leija (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Timothy Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Cameron Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Floyd Cross inbounds the ball | 32-30 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Southern Cal | Roger McCalmont throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-30 |
| 19:34 | Nicholls State | Cameron Foster misses short on a jumper from the right block | 32-30 |
| 19:33 | Southern Cal | Baran Zoquier grabs the defensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 19:15 | Southern Cal | Thomas Goods lays it up and in | 34-30 |
| 19:02 | Nicholls State | Timothy Wilson misses long on a runner from close range | 34-30 |
| 19:00 | Nicholls State | Eric Davis misses the tip | 34-30 |
| 18:59 | Southern Cal | Thomas Goods pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| 18:43 | Southern Cal | Billy Purcell hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Thomas Goods | 37-30 |
| 18:26 | Nicholls State | Timothy Wilson is called for traveling | 37-30 |
| 18:07 | Southern Cal | Timothy Wilson swats the layup by Thomas Goods | 37-30 |
| 18:06 | Nicholls State | Cameron Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 17:47 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Cesar comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 37-30 |
| 17:45 | Southern Cal | Baran Zoquier snags the defensive board | 37-30 |
| 17:24 | Southern Cal | Thomas Goods misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-30 |
| 17:23 | Nicholls State | Eric Davis grabs the board | 37-30 |
| 17:19 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Cesar comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-30 |
| 17:18 | Nicholls State | Timothy Wilson grabs the offensive board | 37-30 |
| 17:04 | Nicholls State | Timothy Wilson misses long on a jump hook from close range | 37-30 |
| 17:02 | Southern Cal | Roger McCalmont snags the defensive board | 37-30 |
| 16:42 | Southern Cal | Thomas Goods misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Timothy Wilson - foul #2 on Timothy Wilson, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Chad Lewis (PG), Eric Ransdell (SF), Octavio Greco (C) Billy Purcell, Floyd Cross, Baran Zoquier | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Keith Holden (SG), Dustin Thorn (SF), Keith Lawson (PF), Brandon Suh (C) Eric Davis, Mark Leija, Timothy Wilson, Cameron Foster | |
| 16:42 | Southern Cal | Thomas Goods makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 16:42 | Southern Cal | Thomas Goods misses the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 16:42 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Keith Holden | 38-30 |
| 16:38 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Cesar loses the dribble to Chad Lewis in the backcourt | 38-30 |
| 16:20 | Southern Cal | Eric Ransdell misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 38-30 |
| 16:18 | Nicholls State | Dustin Thorn gets the rebound | 38-30 |
| 16:07 | Nicholls State | A charge is called on Dustin Thorn - foul #1 on Dustin Thorn, team foul #2 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Micheal Hanrahan (SG), Peter Turner (C) Roger McCalmont, Thomas Goods | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jason Nordman (PG) Jeffrey Cesar | |
| 15:38 | Southern Cal | Jason Nordman takes the ball from Micheal Hanrahan | 38-30 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Chad Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Micheal Hanrahan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Ransdell (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Octavio Greco (fresh) 7 pts. C - Peter Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jason Nordman (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Keith Holden (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dustin Thorn (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Keith Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brandon Suh (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:22 | Nicholls State | Micheal Hanrahan is called for the reach on Keith Holden - foul #2 on Micheal Hanrahan, team foul #1 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Billy Purcell (PG), Baran Zoquier (C) Micheal Hanrahan, Peter Turner | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Eric Davis (SG), Mark Leija (SF), Nicholas Vierra (PF), Timothy Wilson (C) Jason Nordman, Keith Holden, Keith Lawson, Brandon Suh | |
| 15:10 | Nicholls State | Mark Leija blows the layup but he's fouled by Eric Ransdell - foul #1 on Eric Ransdell, team foul #2 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Roger McCalmont (SG) Chad Lewis | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Cesar (PG) Dustin Thorn | |
| 15:10 | Nicholls State | Mark Leija misses the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 15:10 | Nicholls State | Mark Leija misses the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 15:10 | Southern Cal | Octavio Greco pulls down the rebound | 38-30 |
| 14:54 | Southern Cal | Baran Zoquier is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Baran Zoquier, team foul #3 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Floyd Cross (SF), Thomas Goods (PF) Eric Ransdell, Octavio Greco | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 14:41 | Nicholls State | Mark Leija is fouled on the floor by Floyd Cross - foul #2 on Floyd Cross, team foul #4 | 38-30 |
| 14:24 | Nicholls State | Eric Davis is hacked by Roger McCalmont - foul #2 on Roger McCalmont, team foul #5 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cameron Foster (C) Timothy Wilson | |
| 14:12 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Cesar is hacked by Thomas Goods - foul #1 on Thomas Goods, team foul #6 | 38-30 |
| 13:59 | Nicholls State | Mark Leija misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 38-30 |
| 13:58 | Southern Cal | Floyd Cross grabs the defensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 13:39 | Southern Cal | Cameron Foster is called for the reach on Billy Purcell - foul #2 on Cameron Foster, team foul #3 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Chad Lewis (PG), Eric Ransdell (SF), Octavio Greco (C) Billy Purcell, Floyd Cross, Baran Zoquier | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 13:20 | Southern Cal | Eric Ransdell drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-30 |
| 13:00 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Cesar clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-30 |
| 12:59 | Southern Cal | Chad Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 12:53 | Southern Cal | Thomas Goods banks in the layup set up by Chad Lewis | 42-30 |
| 12:41 | Nicholls State | Octavio Greco steals it from Mark Leija | 42-30 |
| 12:21 | Southern Cal | Thomas Goods is called for traveling | 42-30 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Billy Purcell (PG), Floyd Cross (SF), Baran Zoquier (C) Roger McCalmont, Thomas Goods, Octavio Greco | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Dustin Thorn (PG), Brandon Suh (SF), Timothy Wilson (PF), Keith Lawson (C) Jeffrey Cesar, Mark Leija, Nicholas Vierra, Cameron Foster | |
| 11:59 | Nicholls State | Billy Purcell picks off the pass by Timothy Wilson | 42-30 |
| 11:35 | Southern Cal | Baran Zoquier misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-30 |
| 11:33 | Southern Cal | Floyd Cross gets the offensive rebound | 42-30 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Billy Purcell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Floyd Cross (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Eric Ransdell (fresh) 8 pts. C - Baran Zoquier (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Dustin Thorn (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Eric Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brandon Suh (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Timothy Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Southern Cal | Keith Lawson steals it from Eric Ransdell | 42-30 |
| 11:14 | Nicholls State | Keith Lawson misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-30 |
| 11:13 | Southern Cal | Eric Ransdell pulls down the rebound | 42-30 |
| 11:07 | Southern Cal | Chad Lewis buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Billy Purcell | 44-30 |
| 10:48 | Nicholls State | Dustin Thorn makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Brandon Suh and he's hacked by Billy Purcell - foul #1 on Billy Purcell, team foul #7 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Roger McCalmont (SG), Thomas Goods (PF) Chad Lewis, Eric Ransdell | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Cesar (PG), Mark Leija (SF) Eric Davis, Brandon Suh | |
| 10:48 | Nicholls State | Dustin Thorn makes the free throw | 44-33 |
| 10:22 | Southern Cal | Roger McCalmont misses the lay-in | 44-33 |
| 10:21 | Nicholls State | Mark Leija gets the rebound | 44-33 |
| 09:59 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Cesar scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Dustin Thorn | 44-36 |
| 09:43 | Southern Cal | Thomas Goods can't connect on a floater near the basket | 44-36 |
| 09:41 | Nicholls State | Timothy Wilson snags the defensive board | 44-36 |
| 09:24 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Cesar is hacked by Baran Zoquier - foul #2 on Baran Zoquier, team foul #8 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Chad Lewis (PG), Eric Ransdell (SF), Octavio Greco (C) Billy Purcell, Floyd Cross, Baran Zoquier | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Eric Davis (SG), Nicholas Vierra (PF), Cameron Foster (C) Dustin Thorn, Timothy Wilson, Keith Lawson | |
| 09:24 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Cesar misses the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 09:24 | Southern Cal | Octavio Greco grabs the board | 44-36 |
| 09:04 | Southern Cal | Eric Davis takes the ball from Chad Lewis | 44-36 |
| 09:01 | Nicholls State | Eric Davis banks in the layup | 44-38 |
| 08:38 | Southern Cal | Octavio Greco comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 44-38 |
| 08:36 | Nicholls State | Cameron Foster gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 08:32 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Cesar makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Eric Davis | 44-40 |
| 08:19 | Southern Cal | Eric Ransdell buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Chad Lewis | 46-40 |
| 07:54 | Nicholls State | Roger McCalmont takes the ball from Nicholas Vierra | 46-40 |
| 07:38 | Southern Cal | Nicholas Vierra is called for the reach on Octavio Greco - foul #4 on Nicholas Vierra, team foul #4 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Billy Purcell (PG), Peter Turner (PF), Baran Zoquier (C) Roger McCalmont, Eric Ransdell, Thomas Goods | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Dustin Thorn (PG), Brandon Suh (SF) Jeffrey Cesar, Mark Leija | |
| 07:28 | Southern Cal | Baran Zoquier misses the turnaround near the basket | 46-40 |
| 07:27 | Nicholls State | Brandon Suh snags the defensive board | 46-40 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Billy Purcell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Octavio Greco (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Baran Zoquier (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Dustin Thorn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brandon Suh (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Vierra (fresh) 4 pf. C - Cameron Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Nicholls State | Nicholas Vierra can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-40 |
| 07:09 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Billy Purcell | 46-40 |
| 07:00 | Southern Cal | Chad Lewis misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Brandon Suh - foul #3 on Brandon Suh, team foul #5 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Floyd Cross (SF) Octavio Greco | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Keith Holden (SG), Timothy Wilson (PF), Keith Lawson (C) Eric Davis, Nicholas Vierra, Cameron Foster | |
| 07:00 | Southern Cal | Chad Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 07:00 | Southern Cal | Chad Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 07:00 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Turner | 46-40 |
| 06:37 | Southern Cal | Chad Lewis misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-40 |
| 06:36 | Nicholls State | Keith Lawson pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| 06:27 | Nicholls State | Timothy Wilson knocks in the fadeaway near the basket and he's hacked by Peter Turner - foul #2 on Peter Turner, team foul #9 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Roger McCalmont (SG), Thomas Goods (PF) Chad Lewis, Peter Turner | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Cesar (PG) Keith Holden | |
| 06:27 | Nicholls State | Timothy Wilson makes the free throw | 46-43 |
| 06:05 | Southern Cal | Baran Zoquier misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-43 |
| 06:04 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Goods | 46-43 |
| 05:56 | Southern Cal | Baran Zoquier misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 05:54 | Southern Cal | Billy Purcell hits the follow up shot | 48-43 |
| 05:36 | Nicholls State | Brandon Suh knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Dustin Thorn | 48-45 |
| 05:15 | Southern Cal | Roger McCalmont misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 05:13 | Southern Cal | Floyd Cross misses the tip | 48-45 |
| 05:12 | Southern Cal | Baran Zoquier grabs the offensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 04:47 | Southern Cal | Billy Purcell misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 04:46 | Southern Cal | Thomas Goods tips it in | 50-45 |
| 04:46 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-45 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Eric Davis (SG), Mark Leija (SF), Nicholas Vierra (PF), Cameron Foster (C) Dustin Thorn, Brandon Suh, Timothy Wilson, Keith Lawson | |
| 04:29 | Nicholls State | Eric Davis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-45 |
| 04:28 | Southern Cal | Thomas Goods snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| 04:25 | Southern Cal | Billy Purcell is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Cesar - foul #1 on Jeffrey Cesar, team foul #6 | 50-45 |
| 04:02 | Southern Cal | Roger McCalmont is called for traveling | 50-45 |
| 03:44 | Nicholls State | Mark Leija's dunk attempt is rejected by Thomas Goods | 50-45 |
| 03:43 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Cesar grabs the offensive board | 50-45 |
| 03:25 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Cesar drills a fadeaway from the right side | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Billy Purcell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger McCalmont (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Floyd Cross (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Thomas Goods (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Baran Zoquier (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jeffrey Cesar (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Leija (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Nicholas Vierra (fresh) 4 pf. C - Cameron Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Southern Cal | Floyd Cross's pass is intercepted by Nicholas Vierra | 50-47 |
| 02:50 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Cesar misses the shot from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 02:48 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Thomas Goods | 50-47 |
| 02:28 | Southern Cal | Cameron Foster is called for the reach on Baran Zoquier - foul #3 on Cameron Foster, team foul #7 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Chad Lewis (PG), Eric Ransdell (SF) Billy Purcell, Floyd Cross | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Timothy Wilson (PF), Keith Lawson (C) Nicholas Vierra, Cameron Foster | |
| 02:28 | Southern Cal | Baran Zoquier misses the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 02:28 | Nicholls State | Keith Lawson snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| 02:28 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-47 |
| 02:13 | Nicholls State | Eric Davis misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-47 |
| 02:12 | Nicholls State | Timothy Wilson tips it in | 50-49 |
| 02:12 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-49 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Billy Purcell (PG), Floyd Cross (SF) Chad Lewis, Eric Ransdell | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Nicholas Vierra (PF), Cameron Foster (C) Timothy Wilson, Keith Lawson | |
| 01:57 | Southern Cal | Floyd Cross is whistled for a carry | 50-49 |
| 01:54 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Cesar throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-49 |
| 01:36 | Southern Cal | Floyd Cross misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-49 |
| 01:35 | Nicholls State | Cameron Foster grabs the board | 50-49 |
| 01:13 | Nicholls State | Mark Leija knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Cameron Foster and the foul's on Floyd Cross - foul #3 on Floyd Cross, team foul #10 | 50-51 |
| 01:13 | Nicholls State | Mark Leija misses the free throw | 50-51 |
| 01:13 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Baran Zoquier | 50-51 |
| 01:03 | Southern Cal | Billy Purcell is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Cesar - foul #2 on Jeffrey Cesar, team foul #8 | 50-51 |
| 01:03 | Southern Cal | Billy Purcell makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 01:03 | Southern Cal | Billy Purcell makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 00:49 | Nicholls State | Mark Leija knocks in the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Eric Davis and the foul's on Billy Purcell - foul #2 on Billy Purcell, team foul #11 | 52-53 |
| 00:49 | Nicholls State | Mark Leija misses the free throw | 52-53 |
| 00:49 | Southern Cal | Thomas Goods gets the rebound | 52-53 |
| 00:36 | Southern Cal | Roger McCalmont drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Billy Purcell | 55-53 |
| 00:17 | Nicholls State | Mark Leija misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-53 |
| 00:16 | Nicholls State | Nicholas Vierra grabs the offensive board | 55-53 |
| 00:14 | Nicholls State | Baran Zoquier steals it from Eric Davis | 55-53 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Southern Cal | Billy Purcell is hacked by Eric Davis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Davis, team foul #9 | 55-53 |
| 00:12 | Southern Cal | Billy Purcell makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 00:12 | Southern Cal | Billy Purcell misses the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 00:12 | Nicholls State | Nicholas Vierra grabs the board | 56-53 |
| 00:01 | Nicholls State | Eric Davis can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Billy Purcell snags the defensive board | 56-53 |