| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Brandon Anderson (fresh) SG - Robert Bondurant (fresh) SF - Mark Baron (fresh) PF - Nicholas Crow (fresh) C - Duane Creasy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Clark Crum (fresh) SG - Willard Foster (fresh) SF - Dikembe Arakawa (fresh) PF - Pasquale Acevedo (fresh) C - Keith Byars (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Pasquale Acevedo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Sam Houston State | Pasquale Acevedo misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Alabama | Mark Baron pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Sam Houston State | Clark Crum misses the shot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Sam Houston State | Pasquale Acevedo misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Alabama | Mark Baron throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Sam Houston State | Keith Byars makes the jump hook from the right block | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant snags the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | Alabama | Mark Baron misses the easy layup but the foul's on Dikembe Arakawa - foul #1 on Dikembe Arakawa, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | Alabama | Mark Baron makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:42 | Alabama | Mark Baron makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Sam Houston State | Brandon Anderson is called for the reach on Clark Crum in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brandon Anderson, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | Sam Houston State | Pasquale Acevedo buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-5 |
| 18:11 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 2-5 |
| 18:09 | Sam Houston State | Keith Byars grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 17:49 | Sam Houston State | Duane Creasy is called for the reach on Clark Crum - foul #1 on Duane Creasy, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Alabama | Todd Schaffner (PG), Kenneth Merryman (SG), James Holloway (PF), Dustin Barker (C) Brandon Anderson, Robert Bondurant, Nicholas Crow, Duane Creasy | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Steven Sirianni (PG), Arthur Mack (SG), Modesto Bianchi (SF), Reynaldo Villanueva (PF), Joseph Luciano (C) Clark Crum, Willard Foster, Dikembe Arakawa, Pasquale Acevedo, Keith Byars | |
| 17:33 | Sam Houston State | The jump hook by Joseph Luciano is blocked by Mark Baron | 2-5 |
| 17:31 | Alabama | James Holloway grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:29 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman is fouled in the backcourt by Arthur Mack - foul #1 on Arthur Mack, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| 17:08 | Alabama | Dustin Barker is fouled on the floor by Joseph Luciano - foul #1 on Joseph Luciano, team foul #3 | 2-5 |
| 16:54 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Mark Baron | 5-5 |
| 16:36 | Sam Houston State | Modesto Bianchi misses the floater from close range | 5-5 |
| 16:35 | Sam Houston State | Modesto Bianchi gets the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:20 | Sam Houston State | Modesto Bianchi misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-5 |
| 16:18 | Sam Houston State | Steven Sirianni tips it in | 5-7 |
| 15:58 | Alabama | The jumper by Kenneth Merryman is denied by Joseph Luciano | 5-7 |
| 15:57 | Alabama | Mark Baron gets the offensive rebound | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Todd Schaffner (fresh) SG - Kenneth Merryman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Baron (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Holloway (fairly fresh) C - Dustin Barker (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Steven Sirianni (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Arthur Mack (fairly fresh) SF - Modesto Bianchi (fairly fresh) PF - Reynaldo Villanueva (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Luciano (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 15:43 | Alabama | Dustin Barker grabs the offensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 15:21 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman misses short on an open 3 from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 15:19 | Sam Houston State | Reynaldo Villanueva grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 14:57 | Sam Houston State | Todd Schaffner steps in front of the Steven Sirianni pass | 5-7 |
| 14:34 | Alabama | James Holloway connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dustin Barker | 7-7 |
| 14:18 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Merryman is called for the reach on Arthur Mack - foul #1 on Kenneth Merryman, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Alabama | Brandon Anderson (PG), Robert Bondurant (SG), Nicholas Crow (PF), Duane Creasy (C) Todd Schaffner, Kenneth Merryman, James Holloway, Dustin Barker | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Clark Crum (PG), Willard Foster (SG), Dikembe Arakawa (SF), Pasquale Acevedo (PF), Keith Byars (C) Steven Sirianni, Arthur Mack, Modesto Bianchi, Reynaldo Villanueva, Joseph Luciano | |
| 14:01 | Sam Houston State | Keith Byars misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 14:00 | Alabama | Mark Baron grabs the defensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 13:54 | Alabama | Mark Baron is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Arakawa - foul #2 on Dikembe Arakawa, team foul #4 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Steven Sirianni (SF) Dikembe Arakawa | |
| 13:40 | Alabama | Mark Baron can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 13:39 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow tips it home | 9-7 |
| 13:32 | Sam Houston State | A charge is called on Pasquale Acevedo - foul #1 on Pasquale Acevedo, team foul #5 | 9-7 |
| 13:10 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant misses long on an open driving attempt near the basket | 9-7 |
| 13:08 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Pasquale Acevedo | 9-7 |
| 12:43 | Sam Houston State | Pasquale Acevedo misses the dunk attempt | 9-7 |
| 12:41 | Sam Houston State | Pasquale Acevedo gets the offensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 12:33 | Sam Houston State | Clark Crum hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-7 |
| 12:31 | Alabama | Duane Creasy gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| 12:07 | Alabama | Duane Creasy misses the wide open shot near the basket | 9-7 |
| 12:06 | Sam Houston State | Steven Sirianni snags the defensive board | 9-7 |
| 11:39 | Sam Houston State | Clark Crum double dribbles | 9-7 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman (SG), George Mole (C) Mark Baron, Duane Creasy | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Modesto Bianchi (SF), Clarence Karns (PF) Steven Sirianni, Pasquale Acevedo | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Brandon Anderson (fresh) SG - Kenneth Merryman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Bondurant (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Crow (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Mole (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Clark Crum (fairly fresh) SG - Willard Foster (fairly fresh) SF - Modesto Bianchi (fairly fresh) PF - Clarence Karns (fresh) C - Keith Byars (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Brandon Anderson | 11-7 |
| 11:15 | Sam Houston State | Modesto Bianchi hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 11-7 |
| 11:14 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow gets the rebound | 11-7 |
| 11:09 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson is hacked by Clark Crum in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clark Crum, team foul #6 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Alabama | Todd Schaffner (PG), Duane Creasy (C) Brandon Anderson, Nicholas Crow | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 10:46 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman makes the 3 from straight away | 14-7 |
| 10:29 | Sam Houston State | Keith Byars buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-10 |
| 10:02 | Alabama | Clark Crum is called for the reach on Todd Schaffner - foul #2 on Clark Crum, team foul #7 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Alabama | James Holloway (SF), Nicholas Crow (PF), Dustin Barker (C) Robert Bondurant, George Mole, Duane Creasy | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Reynaldo Villanueva (PG), Steven Sirianni (SF), Pasquale Acevedo (PF), Joseph Luciano (C) Clark Crum, Modesto Bianchi, Clarence Karns, Keith Byars | |
| 10:02 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner makes the 1st free throw | 15-10 |
| 10:02 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner misses the 2nd free throw | 15-10 |
| 10:02 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Luciano snags the defensive board | 15-10 |
| 09:51 | Sam Houston State | Pasquale Acevedo misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-10 |
| 09:49 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Dustin Barker | 15-10 |
| 09:20 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-10 |
| 09:18 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Reynaldo Villanueva | 15-10 |
| 09:13 | Sam Houston State | Steven Sirianni misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 15-10 |
| 09:11 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow pulls down the rebound | 15-10 |
| 08:48 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-10 |
| Subs | Alabama | Brandon Anderson (PG), Robert Bondurant (SG), Duane Creasy (C) Todd Schaffner, Kenneth Merryman, Dustin Barker | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Arthur Mack (SF), Keith Byars (C) Steven Sirianni, Joseph Luciano | |
| 08:38 | Sam Houston State | Arthur Mack comes up short on the floater from the left side | 15-10 |
| 08:37 | Sam Houston State | Pasquale Acevedo pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-10 |
| 08:17 | Sam Houston State | The jumper by Willard Foster is denied by Duane Creasy | 15-10 |
| 08:16 | Sam Houston State | Pasquale Acevedo tips it home | 15-12 |
| 07:54 | Alabama | Duane Creasy is fouled on the floor by Keith Byars - foul #1 on Keith Byars, team foul #8 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman (SG), Mark Baron (SF), George Mole (PF) Robert Bondurant, James Holloway, Nicholas Crow | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Modesto Bianchi (SF), Clarence Karns (C) Willard Foster, Keith Byars | |
| 07:54 | Alabama | Duane Creasy misses the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 07:54 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Clarence Karns | 15-12 |
| 07:35 | Sam Houston State | Arthur Mack scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-15 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Brandon Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Merryman (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mark Baron (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Mole (fresh) C - Duane Creasy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Reynaldo Villanueva (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SG - Arthur Mack (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Modesto Bianchi (fairly fresh) PF - Pasquale Acevedo (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Clarence Karns (fresh) | |
| 07:33 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman is fouled in the backcourt by Arthur Mack - foul #2 on Arthur Mack, team foul #9 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Alabama | Dustin Barker (PF) George Mole | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Steven Sirianni (PG), Willard Foster (SG), Joseph Luciano (PF) Reynaldo Villanueva, Arthur Mack, Pasquale Acevedo | |
| 07:33 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 07:33 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman makes the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 07:20 | Sam Houston State | Modesto Bianchi misses the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Mark Baron - foul #1 on Mark Baron, team foul #4 | 17-15 |
| 07:20 | Sam Houston State | Modesto Bianchi makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 07:20 | Sam Houston State | Modesto Bianchi makes the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 06:52 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Brandon Anderson | 20-17 |
| 06:44 | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster misses badly on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Duane Creasy - foul #2 on Duane Creasy, team foul #5 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Alabama | George Mole (C) Duane Creasy | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Keith Byars (C) Clarence Karns | |
| 06:44 | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 06:44 | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 06:24 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Luciano - foul #2 on Joseph Luciano, team foul #10 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Alabama | Nicholas Crow (PF) Dustin Barker | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Reynaldo Villanueva (PG), Pasquale Acevedo (PF) Modesto Bianchi, Joseph Luciano | |
| 06:24 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 06:24 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman makes the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 06:03 | Sam Houston State | Steven Sirianni's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-19 |
| Subs | Alabama | Todd Schaffner (PG), Robert Bondurant (SG) Brandon Anderson, Kenneth Merryman | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 05:59 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner is hacked by Willard Foster in the backcourt - foul #1 on Willard Foster, team foul #11 | 22-19 |
| 05:59 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 05:59 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner misses the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 05:59 | Sam Houston State | Keith Byars grabs the defensive rebound | 23-19 |
| 05:52 | Sam Houston State | Pasquale Acevedo misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-19 |
| 05:51 | Alabama | The rebound goes to George Mole | 23-19 |
| 05:23 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 25-19 |
| 05:07 | Sam Houston State | Steven Sirianni's pass is intercepted by Robert Bondurant | 25-19 |
| 04:49 | Alabama | Mark Baron can't finish the layup | 25-19 |
| 04:48 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow tips it in | 27-19 |
| 04:28 | Sam Houston State | Pasquale Acevedo is whistled for traveling | 27-19 |
| Subs | Alabama | Brandon Anderson (PG), Kenneth Merryman (SG), James Holloway (PF), Dustin Barker (C) Todd Schaffner, Robert Bondurant, Nicholas Crow, George Mole | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Modesto Bianchi (SF), Clarence Karns (PF) Steven Sirianni, Pasquale Acevedo | |
| 04:26 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson is fouled in the backcourt by Willard Foster - foul #2 on Willard Foster, team foul #12 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Steven Sirianni (SG) Willard Foster | |
| 04:26 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 28-19 |
| 04:26 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-19 |
| 04:11 | Sam Houston State | Clarence Karns is fouled on the floor by James Holloway - foul #1 on James Holloway, team foul #6 | 29-19 |
| 03:54 | Sam Houston State | Keith Byars double dribbles | 29-19 |
| Subs | Alabama | Duane Creasy (C) Mark Baron | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Clark Crum (PG), Arthur Mack (SG), Dikembe Arakawa (SF), Joseph Luciano (PF) Reynaldo Villanueva, Steven Sirianni, Modesto Bianchi, Keith Byars | |
| 03:30 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson misses long on an open 3 from the right corner | 29-19 |
| 03:28 | Alabama | James Holloway snags the offensive board | 29-19 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Brandon Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Merryman (fresh) 13 pts. SF - James Holloway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Barker (fresh) 2 reb. C - Duane Creasy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Clark Crum (fresh) SG - Arthur Mack (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dikembe Arakawa (fresh) PF - Joseph Luciano (fresh) C - Clarence Karns (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:11 | Alabama | Joseph Luciano steals the ball from Kenneth Merryman | 29-19 |
| 02:50 | Sam Houston State | The short jumper by Joseph Luciano is denied by Duane Creasy | 29-19 |
| 02:48 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Dustin Barker | 29-19 |
| 02:24 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-19 |
| 02:22 | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Arakawa grabs the defensive rebound | 29-19 |
| 01:58 | Sam Houston State | Arthur Mack's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-19 |
| Subs | Alabama | Todd Schaffner (PG), Robert Bondurant (SG), Mark Baron (SF), Nicholas Crow (PF) Brandon Anderson, Kenneth Merryman, James Holloway, Dustin Barker | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Pasquale Acevedo (PF), Keith Byars (C) Joseph Luciano, Clarence Karns | |
| 01:36 | Alabama | Duane Creasy lays it up and in on a nice dish by Mark Baron | 31-19 |
| 01:09 | Sam Houston State | Arthur Mack's fadeaway is rejected by Duane Creasy | 31-19 |
| 01:07 | Alabama | Mark Baron grabs the board | 31-19 |
| 00:38 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow makes the floater near the basket | 33-19 |
| 00:20 | Sam Houston State | Clark Crum clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Todd Schaffner - foul #1 on Todd Schaffner, team foul #7 | 33-19 |
| Subs | Alabama | Brandon Anderson (PG), Kenneth Merryman (SG), George Mole (C) Todd Schaffner, Robert Bondurant, Duane Creasy | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster (SG), Modesto Bianchi (SF), Reynaldo Villanueva (PF), Joseph Luciano (C) Arthur Mack, Dikembe Arakawa, Pasquale Acevedo, Keith Byars | |
| 00:20 | Sam Houston State | Clark Crum misses the 1st free throw | 33-19 |
| 00:20 | Sam Houston State | Clark Crum makes the 2nd free throw | 33-20 |
| 00:01 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman is hacked by Willard Foster - foul #3 on Willard Foster, team foul #13 | 33-20 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Arakawa (SF) Willard Foster | |
| 00:01 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman makes the 1st free throw | 34-20 |
| 00:01 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman makes the 2nd free throw | 35-20 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Clark Crum clanks a fullcourt shot | 35-20 |