| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Donald Futrell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brandon Arreola (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Matthew Thompson (fresh) 12 pts. PF - William Gould (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Derrick Carroll (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Jeff Maggard (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Banister (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Houck (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Carter (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kenneth Izaguirre (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Thompson inbounds the ball | 37-40 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Sam Houston State | Brandon Arreola misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 19:42 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Thompson tips it back up and in | 39-40 |
| 19:30 | TCU | John Carter scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 39-42 |
| 19:18 | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell travels with the ball | 39-42 |
| 19:00 | TCU | Larry Banister misses short on a 3 from straight away | 39-42 |
| 18:58 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Thompson pulls down the rebound | 39-42 |
| 18:37 | Sam Houston State | Derrick Carroll drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by William Gould | 41-42 |
| 18:20 | TCU | John Carter is hacked by Derrick Carroll - foul #1 on Derrick Carroll, team foul #1 | 41-42 |
| 17:57 | TCU | John Carter misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-42 |
| 17:55 | Sam Houston State | William Gould grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 17:45 | Sam Houston State | William Gould comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 17:44 | TCU | Jeff Maggard pulls down the rebound | 41-42 |
| 17:27 | TCU | Larry Banister hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 17:26 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Thompson snags the defensive board | 41-42 |
| 17:06 | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell is hacked by John Houck - foul #2 on John Houck, team foul #1 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Daniel Winkler (PG), Leonard Stafford (SG), Elon Amoroso (PF), Clifton Puckett (C) Donald Futrell, Brandon Arreola, William Gould, Derrick Carroll | |
| Subs | TCU | Randall Stotsky (PG), Jeffrey Pero (SF), Scott Beach (C) Jeff Maggard, John Houck, Kenneth Izaguirre | |
| 16:56 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Thompson drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Daniel Winkler | 43-42 |
| 16:39 | TCU | Larry Banister hits a 3 from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 16:18 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Thompson misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Scott Beach - foul #3 on Scott Beach, team foul #2 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Gould (PF) Elon Amoroso | |
| Subs | TCU | Edwin Blakemore (SG), Vern Johnson (PF), Kenneth Izaguirre (C) Larry Banister, John Carter, Scott Beach | |
| 16:18 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 16:18 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 15:55 | TCU | Kenneth Izaguirre misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 44-45 |
| 15:53 | Sam Houston State | William Gould grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Daniel Winkler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leonard Stafford (fresh) SF - Matthew Thompson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Gould (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Clifton Puckett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Randall Stotsky (fresh) SG - Edwin Blakemore (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Pero (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Vern Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Izaguirre (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Sam Houston State | Clifton Puckett misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 44-45 |
| 15:38 | TCU | Jeffrey Pero snags the defensive board | 44-45 |
| 15:24 | TCU | Jeffrey Pero hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-45 |
| 15:23 | TCU | Edwin Blakemore tips it but misses | 44-45 |
| 15:21 | Sam Houston State | William Gould gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| 15:19 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Winkler is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Winkler, team foul #2 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell (PG), Brandon Arreola (SG), Jeffrey Leach (SF) Daniel Winkler, Leonard Stafford, Matthew Thompson | |
| Subs | TCU | Wayne Boykin (PG), John Houck (SF), John Carter (PF), Billy Arnold (C) Randall Stotsky, Edwin Blakemore, Vern Johnson, Kenneth Izaguirre | |
| 15:06 | TCU | Billy Arnold knocks in the shot in the lane set up by John Carter | 44-47 |
| 14:55 | Sam Houston State | Brandon Arreola knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Clifton Puckett | 46-47 |
| 14:36 | TCU | Wayne Boykin knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by John Houck | 46-49 |
| 14:17 | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 46-49 |
| 14:16 | Sam Houston State | Clifton Puckett tips it home | 48-49 |
| 13:52 | TCU | Jeffrey Pero hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Wayne Boykin | 48-51 |
| 13:28 | Sam Houston State | Brandon Arreola's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-51 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Leonard Stafford (SG), Matthew Thompson (SF), Elon Amoroso (PF), Derrick Carroll (C) Brandon Arreola, Jeffrey Leach, William Gould, Clifton Puckett | |
| Subs | TCU | Larry Banister (SG), Kenneth Izaguirre (C) Jeffrey Pero, John Carter | |
| 13:09 | TCU | Larry Banister throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-51 |
| 12:47 | Sam Houston State | Leonard Stafford misses badly on a shot from the left side | 48-51 |
| 12:45 | Sam Houston State | Elon Amoroso pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 12:31 | Sam Houston State | Derrick Carroll drills a runner near the basket | 50-51 |
| 12:17 | TCU | Wayne Boykin hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 12:02 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Thompson lays it in set up by Elon Amoroso | 52-53 |
| 11:43 | TCU | Wayne Boykin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-53 |
| 11:42 | Sam Houston State | Leonard Stafford grabs the board | 52-53 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Donald Futrell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leonard Stafford (fresh) SF - Matthew Thompson (fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. PF - Elon Amoroso (fresh) 3 pts. C - Derrick Carroll (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Wayne Boykin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Banister (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Houck (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Billy Arnold (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Izaguirre (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Sam Houston State | Leonard Stafford is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Izaguirre - foul #1 on Kenneth Izaguirre, team foul #3 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Daniel Winkler (PG), Brandon Arreola (SG), William Gould (PF) Donald Futrell, Leonard Stafford, Elon Amoroso | |
| Subs | TCU | Jeff Maggard (PG), Jeffrey Pero (SF), John Carter (PF), Scott Beach (C) Wayne Boykin, John Houck, Billy Arnold, Kenneth Izaguirre | |
| 11:28 | Sam Houston State | Brandon Arreola throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-53 |
| 11:09 | TCU | Jeffrey Pero misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-53 |
| 11:08 | Sam Houston State | William Gould snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| 10:47 | Sam Houston State | Jeff Maggard is called for the reach on Daniel Winkler - foul #1 on Jeff Maggard, team foul #4 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Leach (SF), Clifton Puckett (C) Matthew Thompson, Derrick Carroll | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 10:26 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Leach knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Daniel Winkler | 54-53 |
| 10:09 | TCU | Jeffrey Pero knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-56 |
| 09:48 | Sam Houston State | William Gould misses short on a floater from close range | 54-56 |
| 09:46 | Sam Houston State | William Gould tips it back up and in | 56-56 |
| 09:32 | TCU | Scott Beach clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-56 |
| 09:31 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Winkler gets the rebound | 56-56 |
| 09:09 | Sam Houston State | Brandon Arreola can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 56-56 |
| 09:07 | TCU | The rebound goes to John Carter | 56-56 |
| 08:46 | TCU | Larry Banister misses long on a jumper from the right block | 56-56 |
| 08:44 | Sam Houston State | Brandon Arreola gets the rebound | 56-56 |
| 08:22 | Sam Houston State | Brandon Arreola connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Daniel Winkler | 59-56 |
| 08:11 | TCU | Larry Banister comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 08:10 | Sam Houston State | William Gould pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| 07:58 | Sam Houston State | Brandon Arreola comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-56 |
| 07:56 | Sam Houston State | Clifton Puckett gets the offensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 07:46 | Sam Houston State | William Gould clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-56 |
| 07:44 | Sam Houston State | Clifton Puckett grabs the offensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 07:30 | Sam Houston State | William Gould drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Daniel Winkler | 62-56 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Daniel Winkler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brandon Arreola (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jeffrey Leach (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Gould (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. C - Clifton Puckett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Jeff Maggard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Banister (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Pero (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - John Carter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Beach (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:17 | TCU | Jeff Maggard is hacked by Daniel Winkler - foul #3 on Daniel Winkler, team foul #3 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell (PG), Leonard Stafford (SG), Matthew Thompson (SF), Elon Amoroso (PF), Derrick Carroll (C) Daniel Winkler, Brandon Arreola, Jeffrey Leach, William Gould, Clifton Puckett | |
| Subs | TCU | Wayne Boykin (PG), Randall Stotsky (SG), John Houck (SF), Billy Arnold (PF), Kenneth Izaguirre (C) Jeff Maggard, Larry Banister, Jeffrey Pero, John Carter, Scott Beach | |
| 07:08 | TCU | Kenneth Izaguirre's pass is intercepted by Donald Futrell | 62-56 |
| 06:49 | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-56 |
| 06:48 | TCU | John Houck gets the rebound | 62-56 |
| 06:43 | TCU | Kenneth Izaguirre is whistled for traveling | 62-56 |
| 06:27 | Sam Houston State | Randall Stotsky steals it from Derrick Carroll | 62-56 |
| 06:18 | TCU | Randall Stotsky misses the floater from the left side | 62-56 |
| 06:16 | Sam Houston State | Derrick Carroll snags the defensive board | 62-56 |
| 05:54 | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-56 |
| 05:53 | TCU | Randall Stotsky grabs the defensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 05:40 | TCU | Billy Arnold misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Donald Futrell - foul #3 on Donald Futrell, team foul #4 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | TCU | Jeffrey Pero (SG) Randall Stotsky | |
| 05:40 | TCU | Billy Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 05:40 | TCU | Billy Arnold misses the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 05:40 | Sam Houston State | Elon Amoroso gets the rebound | 62-57 |
| 05:28 | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell is fouled on the floor by Wayne Boykin - foul #4 on Wayne Boykin, team foul #5 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | TCU | John Carter (PF) Billy Arnold | |
| 05:08 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Thompson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-57 |
| 05:07 | TCU | The rebound goes to John Houck | 62-57 |
| 04:50 | TCU | Kenneth Izaguirre can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 62-57 |
| 04:49 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Derrick Carroll | 62-57 |
| 04:32 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Thompson misses long on a shot from close range but he's fouled by John Carter - foul #1 on John Carter, team foul #6 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Brandon Arreola (SG), William Gould (PF), Clifton Puckett (C) Leonard Stafford, Elon Amoroso, Derrick Carroll | |
| Subs | TCU | Larry Banister (SG), Billy Arnold (C) Jeffrey Pero, Kenneth Izaguirre | |
| 04:32 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 04:32 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 04:16 | TCU | Wayne Boykin is hacked by Donald Futrell - foul #4 on Donald Futrell, team foul #5 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Daniel Winkler (PG) Donald Futrell | |
| Subs | TCU | Vern Johnson (SF) John Houck | |
| 03:59 | TCU | Wayne Boykin loses the dribble to William Gould | 64-57 |
| 03:36 | Sam Houston State | William Gould misses the lay-in | 64-57 |
| 03:34 | TCU | Billy Arnold pulls down the rebound | 64-57 |
| 03:16 | TCU | William Gould denies the turnaround by John Carter | 64-57 |
| 03:14 | Sam Houston State | Brandon Arreola gets the rebound | 64-57 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Daniel Winkler (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brandon Arreola (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Matthew Thompson (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Gould (fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Clifton Puckett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Wayne Boykin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Larry Banister (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vern Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Billy Arnold (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:02 | Sam Houston State | William Gould connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Brandon Arreola | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:59 | TCU | TCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-57 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell (PG), Derrick Carroll (C) Daniel Winkler, Clifton Puckett | |
| Subs | TCU | John Houck (SF), Kenneth Izaguirre (C) Vern Johnson, Billy Arnold | |
| 02:50 | TCU | John Houck connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Larry Banister | 66-59 |
| 02:35 | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell is fouled on the floor by Wayne Boykin - foul #5 on Wayne Boykin, team foul #7 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | TCU | Jeff Maggard (PG) Wayne Boykin | |
| 02:35 | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell misses the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 02:35 | TCU | John Carter gets the rebound | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:20 | TCU | John Carter misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 66-59 |
| 02:18 | Sam Houston State | Brandon Arreola grabs the defensive rebound | 66-59 |
| 02:04 | Sam Houston State | Derrick Carroll hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Izaguirre - foul #2 on Kenneth Izaguirre, team foul #8 | 66-59 |
| 02:04 | Sam Houston State | Derrick Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 02:04 | Sam Houston State | Derrick Carroll misses the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 02:04 | TCU | John Carter snags the defensive board | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:59 | TCU | Kenneth Izaguirre loses the dribble to Brandon Arreola | 67-59 |
| 01:56 | Sam Houston State | Brandon Arreola lays it in | 69-59 |
| 01:39 | TCU | Jeff Maggard can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 69-59 |
| 01:37 | TCU | John Houck gets the offensive rebound | 69-59 |
| 01:22 | TCU | Jeff Maggard misses the floater from the left side | 69-59 |
| 01:21 | TCU | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Banister | 69-59 |
| 01:00 | TCU | Larry Banister makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-62 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:59 | Sam Houston State | Brandon Arreola is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Banister - foul #1 on Larry Banister, team foul #9 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Leach (SF) Matthew Thompson | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 00:59 | Sam Houston State | Brandon Arreola makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:59 | Sam Houston State | Brandon Arreola makes the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:53 | TCU | John Houck misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-62 |
| 00:52 | Sam Houston State | William Gould gets the rebound | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Sam Houston State | Larry Banister is called for the reach on William Gould in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Banister, team foul #10 | 71-62 |
| 00:50 | Sam Houston State | William Gould makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:50 | Sam Houston State | William Gould makes the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| 00:44 | TCU | Jeff Maggard comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 73-62 |
| 00:43 | TCU | John Houck tips it back up and in | 73-64 |
| 00:42 | Sam Houston State | Brandon Arreola is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Banister - foul #3 on Larry Banister, team foul #11 | 73-64 |
| 00:42 | Sam Houston State | Brandon Arreola makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:42 | Sam Houston State | Brandon Arreola misses the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:42 | TCU | John Carter snags the defensive board | 74-64 |
| 00:35 | TCU | Larry Banister is fouled on the floor by Brandon Arreola - foul #2 on Brandon Arreola, team foul #6 | 74-64 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Daniel Winkler (PG), Leonard Stafford (SG), Elon Amoroso (PF), Clifton Puckett (C) Donald Futrell, Brandon Arreola, William Gould, Derrick Carroll | |
| Subs | TCU | Jeffrey Pero (SG), Vern Johnson (SF), Billy Arnold (PF), Scott Beach (C) Larry Banister, John Houck, John Carter, Kenneth Izaguirre | |
| 00:32 | TCU | Vern Johnson can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 74-64 |
| 00:31 | Sam Houston State | Elon Amoroso snags the defensive board | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Sam Houston State | Leonard Stafford banks in the layup | 76-64 |
| 00:00 | TCU | Jeffrey Pero's floater is knocked away by Clifton Puckett | 76-64 |