| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Lance Rice (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Astle (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kevin Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Vogel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Terrance Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Eddy Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ian Weaver (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Martines (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edwin Priebe (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Williams (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Lamar | Kevin Walker inbounds the ball | 36-42 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Lamar | 3 seconds is called on Terrance Smith | 36-42 |
| 19:20 | Sam Houston State | Mark Martines comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 36-42 |
| 19:19 | Sam Houston State | Robert Williams hits the follow up shot | 36-44 |
| 19:09 | Lamar | Kevin Walker clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-44 |
| 19:07 | Lamar | Terrance Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 18:50 | Lamar | Terrance Smith makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Lance Rice and he's hacked by Robert Williams - foul #2 on Robert Williams, team foul #1 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Donald Christmas (PF), Michael Blackburn (C) Edwin Priebe, Robert Williams | |
| 18:50 | Lamar | Terrance Smith makes the free throw | 39-44 |
| 18:34 | Sam Houston State | Michael Blackburn makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ian Weaver | 39-46 |
| 18:15 | Lamar | Terrance Smith misses badly on a shot from the left block | 39-46 |
| 18:13 | Lamar | Terrance Smith hits the follow up shot | 41-46 |
| 17:57 | Sam Houston State | Donald Christmas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 41-46 |
| 17:55 | Lamar | Shawn Astle snags the defensive board | 41-46 |
| 17:41 | Lamar | Lance Rice buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Shawn Astle | 43-46 |
| 17:29 | Sam Houston State | Mark Martines makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Eddy Sanders | 43-48 |
| 17:11 | Lamar | Kevin Walker is open and buries a runner from the left block set up by Lance Rice | 45-48 |
| 16:58 | Sam Houston State | Ian Weaver is whistled for a carry | 45-48 |
| Subs | Lamar | Garry Obremski (PG), Marvin Walker (SG), Paul Barker (SF), Shawn Short (PF), William Clay (C) Lance Rice, Shawn Astle, Kevin Walker, Robert Vogel, Terrance Smith | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lee Villela (PG), Nathan Oscar (SG), Steven Hermosillo (SF), Edwin Priebe (PF), Robert Williams (C) Eddy Sanders, Ian Weaver, Mark Martines, Donald Christmas, Michael Blackburn | |
| 16:56 | Lamar | Garry Obremski is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 45-48 |
| 16:47 | Sam Houston State | Nathan Oscar can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 16:45 | Lamar | William Clay grabs the defensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 16:33 | Lamar | William Clay misses the easy layup but the foul's on Lee Villela - foul #2 on Lee Villela, team foul #2 | 45-48 |
| 16:33 | Lamar | William Clay misses the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 16:33 | Lamar | William Clay makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 16:09 | Sam Houston State | Steven Hermosillo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-48 |
| 15:47 | Lamar | William Clay's pass is intercepted by Steven Hermosillo | 46-48 |
| 15:44 | Sam Houston State | Lee Villela hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Steven Hermosillo | 46-50 |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Garry Obremski (fresh) SG - Marvin Walker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Barker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shawn Short (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Clay (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Lee Villela (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathan Oscar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Hermosillo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. PF - Edwin Priebe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Lamar | Marvin Walker can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 46-50 |
| 15:22 | Sam Houston State | Steven Hermosillo gets the rebound | 46-50 |
| 15:09 | Sam Houston State | Robert Williams drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Lee Villela | 46-52 |
| 14:55 | Lamar | Shawn Short is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Shawn Short, team foul #1 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Lamar | Lance Rice (PG), Shawn Astle (SG), Kevin Walker (SF), Robert Vogel (PF), Joseph Rumble (C) Garry Obremski, Marvin Walker, Paul Barker, Shawn Short, William Clay | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Eddy Sanders (PG), Ross Fessler (SG), Joseph Allen (SF), Donald Christmas (PF) Lee Villela, Nathan Oscar, Steven Hermosillo, Edwin Priebe | |
| 14:44 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Rumble takes the ball from Joseph Allen | 46-52 |
| 14:30 | Lamar | Lance Rice is open and scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-52 |
| 14:08 | Sam Houston State | Robert Williams is hacked by Joseph Rumble - foul #4 on Joseph Rumble, team foul #2 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Lamar | Terrance Smith (C) Joseph Rumble | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ian Weaver (PG), Michael Blackburn (C) Eddy Sanders, Robert Williams | |
| 13:50 | Sam Houston State | Terrance Smith steps in front of the Michael Blackburn pass | 48-52 |
| 13:45 | Lamar | Ian Weaver takes the ball from Lance Rice in the backcourt | 48-52 |
| 13:26 | Sam Houston State | Lance Rice is called for the reach on Ian Weaver - foul #2 on Lance Rice, team foul #3 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Lamar | Garry Obremski (PG), Marvin Walker (SG), Paul Barker (SF) Lance Rice, Shawn Astle, Kevin Walker | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Steven Hermosillo (SG), Mark Martines (C) Ross Fessler, Michael Blackburn | |
| 13:03 | Sam Houston State | Mark Martines misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Paul Barker - foul #1 on Paul Barker, team foul #4 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Lamar | Shawn Short (PF) Robert Vogel | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Eddy Sanders (PG), Edwin Priebe (PF), Robert Williams (C) Ian Weaver, Joseph Allen, Donald Christmas | |
| 13:03 | Sam Houston State | Mark Martines makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 13:03 | Sam Houston State | Mark Martines makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 12:45 | Lamar | Marvin Walker can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 48-54 |
| 12:43 | Sam Houston State | Eddy Sanders snags the defensive board | 48-54 |
| 12:27 | Sam Houston State | Mark Martines misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 48-54 |
| 12:25 | Lamar | Shawn Short grabs the board | 48-54 |
| 12:02 | Lamar | Garry Obremski drills a 3 from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 11:50 | Sam Houston State | Steven Hermosillo drills a shot in the lane | 51-56 |
| 11:48 | Lamar | Paul Barker is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 51-56 |
| Subs | Lamar | Lance Rice (PG), Shawn Astle (SG), Kevin Walker (SF), William Clay (PF) Garry Obremski, Marvin Walker, Paul Barker, Shawn Short | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lee Villela (PG), Ian Weaver (SG), Joseph Allen (SF), Donald Christmas (PF), Michael Blackburn (C) Eddy Sanders, Steven Hermosillo, Mark Martines, Edwin Priebe, Robert Williams | |
| 11:38 | Sam Houston State | Ian Weaver misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-56 |
| 11:36 | Lamar | Kevin Walker snags the defensive board | 51-56 |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Lance Rice (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn Astle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Walker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Clay (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Terrance Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Lee Villela (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ian Weaver (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joseph Allen (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Donald Christmas (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Blackburn (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Lamar | Shawn Astle's pass is intercepted by Ian Weaver in the backcourt | 51-56 |
| 11:17 | Sam Houston State | Ian Weaver misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-56 |
| 11:15 | Sam Houston State | Michael Blackburn hits the follow up shot | 51-58 |
| 10:52 | Lamar | William Clay can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-58 |
| 10:50 | Sam Houston State | Michael Blackburn pulls down the rebound | 51-58 |
| 10:46 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Allen knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Lee Villela | 51-60 |
| 10:32 | Lamar | Shawn Astle knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Terrance Smith | 54-60 |
| 10:17 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Allen hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ian Weaver | 54-62 |
| 09:57 | Lamar | Michael Blackburn picks off the pass by William Clay | 54-62 |
| 09:55 | Sam Houston State | Lee Villela's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-62 |
| Subs | Lamar | Garry Obremski (PG), Marvin Walker (SG), Paul Barker (SF), Robert Vogel (PF), Shawn Short (C) Lance Rice, Shawn Astle, Kevin Walker, William Clay, Terrance Smith | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Steven Hermosillo (PG), Ross Fessler (SG), Mark Martines (SF), Edwin Priebe (PF), Robert Williams (C) Lee Villela, Ian Weaver, Joseph Allen, Donald Christmas, Michael Blackburn | |
| 09:42 | Lamar | Robert Williams blocks the short jumper by Marvin Walker | 54-62 |
| 09:40 | Lamar | Shawn Short grabs the offensive rebound | 54-62 |
| 09:29 | Lamar | Marvin Walker misses long on an open driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Williams - foul #3 on Robert Williams, team foul #3 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Eddy Sanders (PG) Steven Hermosillo | |
| 09:29 | Lamar | Marvin Walker makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 09:29 | Lamar | Marvin Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 09:29 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Edwin Priebe | 55-62 |
| 09:09 | Sam Houston State | Ross Fessler misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-62 |
| 09:08 | Lamar | Shawn Short pulls down the rebound | 55-62 |
| 08:53 | Lamar | Marvin Walker hits a 3 from the left corner | 58-62 |
| 08:34 | Sam Houston State | Eddy Sanders throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-62 |
| Subs | Lamar | James Manzanares (PG), Shawn Astle (SG), William Clay (C) Garry Obremski, Paul Barker, Shawn Short | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Steven Hermosillo (PG), Nathan Oscar (SG), Joseph Allen (SF), Donald Christmas (C) Eddy Sanders, Ross Fessler, Mark Martines, Robert Williams | |
| 08:18 | Lamar | Marvin Walker hits a driving attempt from close range set up by James Manzanares | 60-62 |
| 08:05 | Sam Houston State | Donald Christmas misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 60-62 |
| 08:03 | Lamar | The rebound goes to Marvin Walker | 60-62 |
| 07:47 | Lamar | Shawn Astle connects on the open 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Marvin Walker | 63-62 |
| 07:40 | Sam Houston State | Steven Hermosillo is fouled on the floor by James Manzanares - foul #1 on James Manzanares, team foul #5 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Lamar | Lance Rice (PG), Kevin Walker (SF), Joseph Rumble (C) James Manzanares, Marvin Walker, William Clay | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ian Weaver (PG), Robert Williams (C) Nathan Oscar, Edwin Priebe | |
| 07:30 | Sam Houston State | Kevin Walker is called for the reach on Ian Weaver - foul #1 on Kevin Walker, team foul #6 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Lamar | Shawn Short (SG) Shawn Astle | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Eddy Sanders (PG) Steven Hermosillo | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Lance Rice (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn Short (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. SF - Kevin Walker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Vogel (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Rumble (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Eddy Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ian Weaver (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Donald Christmas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Williams (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:16 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Allen buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Ian Weaver | 63-65 |
| 07:14 | Lamar | Shawn Short is fouled in the backcourt by Ian Weaver - foul #3 on Ian Weaver, team foul #4 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Lamar | Paul Barker (SF) Kevin Walker | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mark Martines (PF) Donald Christmas | |
| 06:59 | Lamar | Paul Barker's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Williams | 63-65 |
| 06:57 | Sam Houston State | Ian Weaver grabs the board | 63-65 |
| 06:32 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 63-65 |
| 06:30 | Lamar | Joseph Rumble snags the defensive board | 63-65 |
| 06:25 | Lamar | Paul Barker misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Joseph Allen - foul #4 on Joseph Allen, team foul #5 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Lamar | Marvin Walker (SG), William Clay (PF) Shawn Short, Robert Vogel | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lee Villela (PG), Ross Fessler (SG), Steven Hermosillo (SF), Michael Blackburn (PF), Donald Christmas (C) Eddy Sanders, Ian Weaver, Joseph Allen, Mark Martines, Robert Williams | |
| 06:25 | Lamar | Paul Barker misses the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 06:25 | Lamar | Paul Barker makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 06:09 | Sam Houston State | Steven Hermosillo clanks a runner in the lane | 64-65 |
| 06:08 | Sam Houston State | Donald Christmas grabs the offensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 05:52 | Sam Houston State | Steven Hermosillo misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 64-65 |
| 05:51 | Lamar | Marvin Walker grabs the board | 64-65 |
| 05:36 | Lamar | Paul Barker is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Lance Rice | 66-65 |
| 05:15 | Sam Houston State | Ross Fessler drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Marvin Walker - foul #1 on Marvin Walker, team foul #7 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Lamar | Garry Obremski (PG), Shawn Astle (SG), Kevin Walker (SF), Shawn Short (PF), Terrance Smith (C) Lance Rice, Marvin Walker, Paul Barker, William Clay, Joseph Rumble | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ian Weaver (PG), Joseph Allen (SF), Edwin Priebe (PF), Mark Martines (C) Lee Villela, Steven Hermosillo, Michael Blackburn, Donald Christmas | |
| 05:15 | Sam Houston State | Ross Fessler misses the free throw | 66-67 |
| 05:15 | Lamar | Shawn Short grabs the board | 66-67 |
| 04:46 | Lamar | Shawn Astle knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Garry Obremski | 68-67 |
| 04:24 | Sam Houston State | Ross Fessler misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 68-67 |
| 04:22 | Sam Houston State | Edwin Priebe snags the offensive board | 68-67 |
| 04:12 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Allen hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Shawn Astle - foul #3 on Shawn Astle, team foul #8 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Lamar | Marvin Walker (SG), Robert Vogel (PF) Shawn Astle, Shawn Short | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Eddy Sanders (PG), Steven Hermosillo (SG), Donald Christmas (C) Ian Weaver, Ross Fessler, Mark Martines | |
| 04:12 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Allen misses the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 04:12 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 04:09 | Lamar | Kevin Walker loses the dribble to Steven Hermosillo in the backcourt | 68-68 |
| 04:07 | Sam Houston State | Steven Hermosillo hits the finger roll | 68-70 |
| 04:03 | Lamar | Marvin Walker is hacked by Steven Hermosillo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Hermosillo, team foul #6 | 68-70 |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nathan Oscar (SG), Robert Williams (C) Joseph Allen, Edwin Priebe | |
| 03:45 | Lamar | Garry Obremski clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-70 |
| 03:43 | Lamar | Terrance Smith grabs the offensive board | 68-70 |
| 03:24 | Lamar | Terrance Smith is open and buries a jumper from the right block set up by Kevin Walker | 70-70 |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Garry Obremski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Walker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Vogel (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Terrance Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Eddy Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Nathan Oscar (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Hermosillo (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Donald Christmas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Williams (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 02:57 | Sam Houston State | Nathan Oscar can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 70-70 |
| 02:55 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Williams | 70-70 |
| 02:55 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| Subs | Lamar | Lance Rice (PG), Shawn Short (SF), William Clay (PF), Joseph Rumble (C) Garry Obremski, Kevin Walker, Robert Vogel, Terrance Smith | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ian Weaver (SG), Joseph Allen (SF), Michael Blackburn (C) Nathan Oscar, Steven Hermosillo, Robert Williams | |
| 02:43 | Sam Houston State | Michael Blackburn can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Joseph Rumble - foul #5 on Joseph Rumble, team foul #9 | 70-70 |
| Subs | Lamar | Paul Barker (SF) Joseph Rumble | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mark Martines (C) Donald Christmas | |
| 02:43 | Sam Houston State | Michael Blackburn misses the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 02:43 | Sam Houston State | Michael Blackburn misses the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| 02:43 | Lamar | Shawn Short gets the rebound | 70-70 |
| 02:43 | Lamar | Lamar calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| 02:28 | Lamar | Shawn Short can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 70-70 |
| 02:26 | Sam Houston State | Eddy Sanders snags the defensive board | 70-70 |
| 02:24 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| Subs | Lamar | Shawn Astle (SG), Kevin Walker (SF), Terrance Smith (C) Marvin Walker, Paul Barker, Shawn Short | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ross Fessler (SG), Edwin Priebe (PF), Donald Christmas (C) Ian Weaver, Michael Blackburn, Mark Martines | |
| 02:09 | Sam Houston State | Lance Rice steals the ball from Donald Christmas | 70-70 |
| 02:06 | Lamar | Kevin Walker misses the lay-in | 70-70 |
| 02:05 | Sam Houston State | Edwin Priebe gets the rebound | 70-70 |
| 01:47 | Sam Houston State | Edwin Priebe misses the 3 from the left wing | 70-70 |
| 01:45 | Lamar | Lance Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 70-70 |
| 01:30 | Lamar | Lance Rice misses long on a shot from the right side | 70-70 |
| 01:29 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Allen grabs the board | 70-70 |
| 01:11 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Allen misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 70-70 |
| 01:09 | Lamar | Terrance Smith gets the rebound | 70-70 |
| 00:54 | Lamar | Eddy Sanders takes the ball from William Clay | 70-70 |
| 00:51 | Sam Houston State | Edwin Priebe lays it in set up by Eddy Sanders | 70-72 |
| 00:46 | Lamar | Kevin Walker misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-72 |
| 00:44 | Sam Houston State | Edwin Priebe grabs the defensive rebound | 70-72 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Sam Houston State | Edwin Priebe is whistled for a carry | 70-72 |
| Subs | Lamar | Robert Vogel (PF) William Clay | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 00:01 | Lamar | Lance Rice hits a wide open shot from the left side | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Allen hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 72-72 |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Lance Rice (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Astle (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Vogel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Terrance Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Eddy Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Ross Fessler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Allen (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. PF - Edwin Priebe (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Sam Houston State | Robert Williams wins the tip | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:45 | Sam Houston State | Ross Fessler is fouled on the floor by Shawn Astle - foul #4 on Shawn Astle, team foul #10 | 72-72 |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Donald Christmas (PF) Edwin Priebe | |
| 04:45 | Sam Houston State | Ross Fessler misses the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 04:45 | Sam Houston State | Ross Fessler misses the 2nd free throw | 72-72 |
| 04:45 | Sam Houston State | Ross Fessler snags the offensive board | 72-72 |
| 04:22 | Sam Houston State | Lance Rice is called for the reach on Joseph Allen - foul #3 on Lance Rice, team foul #11 | 72-72 |
| Subs | Lamar | Marvin Walker (SG), Shawn Short (SF) Shawn Astle, Kevin Walker | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ian Weaver (SG) Ross Fessler | |
| 04:22 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Allen misses the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 04:22 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 72-72 |
| 04:22 | Lamar | The rebound goes to Terrance Smith | 72-72 |
| 04:20 | Lamar | Eddy Sanders steps in front of the Lance Rice pass in the backcourt | 72-72 |
| 04:03 | Sam Houston State | Eddy Sanders throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-72 |
| Subs | Lamar | William Clay (C) Terrance Smith | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Steven Hermosillo (SG) Eddy Sanders | |
| 04:01 | Lamar | William Clay's pass is intercepted by Steven Hermosillo in the backcourt | 72-72 |
| 04:00 | Sam Houston State | Ian Weaver banks in the layup set up by Steven Hermosillo | 72-74 |
| 03:58 | Lamar | Shawn Short is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Allen - foul #5 on Joseph Allen, team foul #7 | 72-74 |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mark Martines (SF) Joseph Allen | |
| 03:58 | Lamar | Shawn Short misses the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 03:58 | Sam Houston State | Mark Martines grabs the defensive rebound | 72-74 |
| 03:31 | Sam Houston State | Ian Weaver is fouled on the floor by Robert Vogel - foul #3 on Robert Vogel, team foul #12 | 72-74 |
| Subs | Lamar | Paul Barker (SF) Robert Vogel | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Blackburn (C) Robert Williams | |
| 03:31 | Sam Houston State | Ian Weaver makes the 1st free throw | 72-75 |
| 03:31 | Sam Houston State | Ian Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 72-76 |
| 03:17 | Lamar | Steven Hermosillo steals the ball from Marvin Walker | 72-76 |
| 03:12 | Sam Houston State | Mark Martines can't finish the layup | 72-76 |
| 03:10 | Lamar | Paul Barker gets the rebound | 72-76 |
| 03:05 | Lamar | Paul Barker makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Lance Rice | 74-76 |
| 02:56 | Sam Houston State | Lance Rice steals the ball from Ian Weaver | 74-76 |
| 02:52 | Lamar | Shawn Short lays it in on a great pass from Lance Rice | 76-76 |
| 02:52 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-76 |
| Subs | Lamar | Shawn Astle (SG), Kevin Walker (SF), Robert Vogel (PF), Terrance Smith (C) Marvin Walker, Paul Barker, Shawn Short, William Clay | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Eddy Sanders (PG), Ross Fessler (SG), Edwin Priebe (PF), Robert Williams (C) Ian Weaver, Steven Hermosillo, Donald Christmas, Michael Blackburn | |
| 02:35 | Sam Houston State | Lance Rice takes the ball from Eddy Sanders | 76-76 |
| 02:30 | Lamar | Lance Rice throws it down | 78-76 |
| 02:06 | Sam Houston State | Robert Williams scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Ross Fessler | 78-78 |
| 01:48 | Lamar | Edwin Priebe denies the turnaround by Kevin Walker | 78-78 |
| 01:47 | Sam Houston State | Edwin Priebe pulls down the rebound | 78-78 |
| 01:19 | Sam Houston State | Eddy Sanders hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane and the foul's on Lance Rice - foul #4 on Lance Rice, team foul #13 | 78-80 |
| 01:19 | Sam Houston State | Eddy Sanders makes the free throw | 78-81 |
| 00:59 | Lamar | Robert Vogel drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Shawn Astle | 80-81 |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Lance Rice (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SG - Shawn Astle (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Kevin Walker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Vogel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Terrance Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Eddy Sanders (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 5 stl. SG - Ross Fessler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Martines (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edwin Priebe (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Williams (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Sam Houston State | Eddy Sanders connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Ross Fessler | 80-83 |
| 00:30 | Lamar | Shawn Astle double dribbles in the backcourt | 80-83 |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ian Weaver (SG) Ross Fessler | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Sam Houston State | Mark Martines is hacked by Robert Vogel - foul #4 on Robert Vogel, team foul #14 | 80-83 |
| 00:29 | Sam Houston State | Mark Martines makes the 1st free throw | 80-84 |
| 00:29 | Sam Houston State | Mark Martines makes the 2nd free throw | 80-85 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Lamar | Lance Rice misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 80-85 |
| 00:21 | Lamar | Kevin Walker grabs the offensive board | 80-85 |
| 00:19 | Lamar | Shawn Astle can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right wing | 80-85 |
| 00:17 | Lamar | Robert Vogel grabs the offensive board | 80-85 |
| 00:15 | Lamar | Lance Rice knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 83-85 |
| 00:14 | Sam Houston State | Mark Martines is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Astle - foul #5 on Shawn Astle, team foul #15 | 83-85 |
| Subs | Lamar | Marvin Walker (SG) Shawn Astle | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ross Fessler (SG) Ian Weaver | |
| 00:14 | Sam Houston State | Mark Martines misses the 1st free throw | 83-85 |
| 00:14 | Sam Houston State | Mark Martines makes the 2nd free throw | 83-86 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Lamar | Robert Williams is called for the reach on Lance Rice - foul #4 on Robert Williams, team foul #8 | 83-86 |
| 00:01 | Lamar | Lance Rice makes the 1st free throw | 84-86 |
| 00:01 | Lamar | Lance Rice misses the 2nd free throw | 84-86 |
| 00:01 | Sam Houston State | Edwin Priebe grabs the defensive rebound | 84-86 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Edwin Priebe runs out the clock | 84-86 |