| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Nole Boggs (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Steven Herbert (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Chester Hartmann (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Noel Loomis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Armstrong (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Robert Garay (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Thomas Draeger (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Symons (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chadwick Bibb (fresh) C - Roger Donohoe (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Chester Hartmann inbounds the ball | 30-24 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Sam Houston State | The 3pt attempt by Kenneth Armstrong is denied by Robert Garay | 30-24 |
| 19:41 | Sam Houston State | Noel Loomis hits the follow up shot | 32-24 |
| 19:17 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Thomas Draeger | 32-26 |
| 18:54 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Armstrong buries a shot in the paint on a great pass from Steven Herbert | 34-26 |
| 18:52 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay is hacked by Steven Herbert in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Herbert, team foul #1 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adam Malone (SG) Steven Herbert | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 18:29 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe is open and buries a jump hook near the basket | 34-28 |
| 18:14 | Sam Houston State | Adam Malone misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Roger Donohoe - foul #1 on Roger Donohoe, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Marc Voetberg (SG) Nole Boggs | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | James Urick (PF) Chadwick Bibb | |
| 18:14 | Sam Houston State | Adam Malone makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 18:14 | Sam Houston State | Adam Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 17:53 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay is fouled on the floor by Noel Loomis - foul #1 on Noel Loomis, team foul #2 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Donnie Natal (SF), Reginald Staples (PF), Robert Pearson (C) Chester Hartmann, Noel Loomis, Kenneth Armstrong | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Rodney Matthews (SG) Thomas Draeger | |
| 17:31 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Roger Donohoe | 36-30 |
| 17:12 | Sam Houston State | Marc Voetberg is hacked by Rodney Matthews - foul #1 on Rodney Matthews, team foul #2 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nole Boggs (PG) Adam Malone | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 16:53 | Sam Houston State | Donnie Natal misses the lay-in but the foul's on James Urick - foul #2 on James Urick, team foul #3 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Armstrong (C) Robert Pearson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Chadwick Bibb (PF) James Urick | |
| 16:53 | Sam Houston State | Donnie Natal makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 16:53 | Sam Houston State | Donnie Natal makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 16:27 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay is fouled on the floor by Reginald Staples - foul #3 on Reginald Staples, team foul #3 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Rendon (SG), Chester Hartmann (SF), Noel Loomis (PF) Marc Voetberg, Donnie Natal, Reginald Staples | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger (SG) Rodney Matthews | |
| 16:10 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons misses the dunk but he's hacked by Chester Hartmann - foul #2 on Chester Hartmann, team foul #4 | 38-30 |
| 16:10 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 16:10 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 15:56 | Sam Houston State | Noel Loomis scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Nole Boggs | 40-32 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Nole Boggs (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Rendon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Chester Hartmann (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Noel Loomis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Robert Garay (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Thomas Draeger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Symons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Chadwick Bibb (fresh) C - Roger Donohoe (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay misses the wide open jumper in the paint | 40-32 |
| 15:35 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Nole Boggs | 40-32 |
| 15:14 | Sam Houston State | Walter Symons is called for the reach on Robert Rendon - foul #3 on Walter Symons, team foul #4 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adam Malone (PG), Steven Herbert (SG), Reginald Staples (C) Nole Boggs, Robert Rendon, Kenneth Armstrong | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | James Urick (PF) Chadwick Bibb | |
| 15:07 | Sam Houston State | Noel Loomis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-32 |
| 15:06 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe grabs the defensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 14:43 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay scores on a shot in the paint | 40-34 |
| 14:24 | Sam Houston State | Adam Malone clanks a floater near the basket | 40-34 |
| 14:23 | Sam Houston State | Reginald Staples pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 14:17 | Sam Houston State | Steven Herbert makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-34 |
| 14:15 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-34 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Marc Voetberg (PG), Donnie Natal (SF), Kenneth Armstrong (C) Adam Malone, Chester Hartmann, Noel Loomis | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Rodney Matthews (SG) Thomas Draeger | |
| 14:00 | Sam Houston State | Marc Voetberg can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 13:58 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Roger Donohoe | 42-34 |
| 13:33 | St. Joseph's | Donnie Natal picks off the pass by Rodney Matthews | 42-34 |
| 13:30 | Sam Houston State | Donnie Natal lays it up and in | 44-34 |
| 13:03 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Steven Herbert - foul #4 on Steven Herbert, team foul #5 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nole Boggs (PG), Adam Malone (SG), Chester Hartmann (SF), Robert Pearson (C) Marc Voetberg, Steven Herbert, Reginald Staples, Kenneth Armstrong | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker (PG), Chadwick Bibb (PF) Robert Garay, James Urick | |
| 13:03 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe misses the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 13:03 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 12:53 | Sam Houston State | Chester Hartmann misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 44-35 |
| 12:52 | St. Joseph's | Chadwick Bibb gets the rebound | 44-35 |
| 12:50 | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-35 |
| 12:34 | Sam Houston State | Chester Hartmann misses long on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Roger Donohoe - foul #2 on Roger Donohoe, team foul #5 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Noel Loomis (PF) Donnie Natal | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 12:34 | Sam Houston State | Chester Hartmann makes the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 12:34 | Sam Houston State | Chester Hartmann makes the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 12:11 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons banks in the layup | 46-37 |
| 11:52 | Sam Houston State | Robert Pearson knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Nole Boggs | 48-37 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Nole Boggs (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Adam Malone (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chester Hartmann (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Noel Loomis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Pearson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Vance Anker (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rodney Matthews (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Symons (tiring) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Chadwick Bibb (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Roger Donohoe (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:32 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons is denied on a layup by Robert Pearson | 48-37 |
| 11:30 | Sam Houston State | Chester Hartmann grabs the board | 48-37 |
| 11:21 | Sam Houston State | Adam Malone clanks a 3 from the left corner | 48-37 |
| 11:20 | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker grabs the defensive rebound | 48-37 |
| 10:55 | St. Joseph's | Rodney Matthews loses the ball out of bounds | 48-37 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Marc Voetberg (PG), Robert Rendon (SG), Donnie Natal (SF), Reginald Staples (PF), Kenneth Armstrong (C) Nole Boggs, Adam Malone, Chester Hartmann, Noel Loomis, Robert Pearson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay (PG), Thomas Draeger (SG), Donald Lavender (SF), James Urick (PF) Vance Anker, Rodney Matthews, Walter Symons, Chadwick Bibb | |
| 10:33 | Sam Houston State | Roger Donohoe swats the layup by Donnie Natal | 48-37 |
| 10:31 | St. Joseph's | James Urick gets the rebound | 48-37 |
| 10:29 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Armstrong - foul #1 on Kenneth Armstrong, team foul #6 | 48-37 |
| 10:07 | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay is denied on a dunk by Donnie Natal | 48-37 |
| 10:06 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 48-37 |
| 09:51 | Sam Houston State | Marc Voetberg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-37 |
| 09:50 | St. Joseph's | James Urick grabs the board | 48-37 |
| 09:22 | St. Joseph's | James Urick connects on the open jump hook from the left block | 48-39 |
| 09:03 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Armstrong is called for 3 seconds | 48-39 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nole Boggs (PG), Adam Malone (SG), Chester Hartmann (SF), Noel Loomis (PF) Marc Voetberg, Robert Rendon, Donnie Natal, Reginald Staples | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons (SF) Donald Lavender | |
| 09:01 | St. Joseph's | James Urick is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 48-39 |
| 08:45 | Sam Houston State | Noel Loomis buries a shot in the lane and he's hacked by James Urick - foul #3 on James Urick, team foul #6 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Pearson (C) Kenneth Armstrong | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 08:45 | Sam Houston State | Noel Loomis makes the free throw | 51-39 |
| 08:19 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe loses the ball out of bounds | 51-39 |
| 07:57 | Sam Houston State | Robert Pearson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 51-39 |
| 07:56 | St. Joseph's | Roger Donohoe gets the rebound | 51-39 |
| 07:53 | St. Joseph's | James Urick's pass is intercepted by Chester Hartmann in the backcourt | 51-39 |
| 07:46 | Sam Houston State | James Urick blocks the short jumper by Adam Malone | 51-39 |
| 07:45 | Sam Houston State | Adam Malone tips it home | 53-39 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Nole Boggs (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Adam Malone (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chester Hartmann (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Noel Loomis (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Pearson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Robert Garay (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SG - Thomas Draeger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Symons (tired) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Urick (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Roger Donohoe (tired) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:42 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger is fouled in the backcourt by Adam Malone - foul #3 on Adam Malone, team foul #7 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Marc Voetberg (PG), Steven Herbert (SG), Kenneth Armstrong (C) Nole Boggs, Adam Malone, Robert Pearson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Rodney Matthews (SF), Chadwick Bibb (PF) Walter Symons, James Urick | |
| 07:42 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger makes the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 07:42 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger makes the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 07:28 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Draeger picks off the pass by Noel Loomis | 53-41 |
| 07:00 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Garay and the foul's on Steven Herbert - foul #5 on Steven Herbert, team foul #8 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Rendon (SG), Michael Hester (SF) Steven Herbert, Chester Hartmann | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker (PG) Robert Garay | |
| 07:00 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger makes the free throw | 53-44 |
| 06:43 | Sam Houston State | Michael Hester lays it in | 55-44 |
| 06:41 | St. Joseph's | Marc Voetberg steals the ball from Thomas Draeger in the backcourt | 55-44 |
| 06:27 | Sam Houston State | Robert Rendon buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Marc Voetberg | 58-44 |
| 06:02 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 58-44 |
| 06:00 | Sam Houston State | Noel Loomis pulls down the rebound | 58-44 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:37 | Sam Houston State | Marc Voetberg loses the dribble to Chadwick Bibb | 58-44 |
| 05:17 | St. Joseph's | Rodney Matthews buries a driving attempt near the basket | 58-46 |
| 05:17 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-46 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nole Boggs (PG), Adam Malone (SG), Chester Hartmann (SF), Reginald Staples (PF) Marc Voetberg, Robert Rendon, Michael Hester, Noel Loomis | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Garay (PG), Donald Lavender (SG), Walter Symons (SF), James Urick (PF) Vance Anker, Thomas Draeger, Rodney Matthews, Chadwick Bibb | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:02 | Sam Houston State | Chester Hartmann hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 58-46 |
| 05:00 | St. Joseph's | James Urick pulls down the rebound | 58-46 |
| 04:35 | St. Joseph's | The short jumper by Walter Symons is denied by Reginald Staples | 58-46 |
| 04:34 | Sam Houston State | Reginald Staples pulls down the rebound | 58-46 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:12 | Sam Houston State | Chester Hartmann double dribbles | 58-46 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Marc Voetberg (SG), Donnie Natal (C) Adam Malone, Kenneth Armstrong | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Rodney Matthews (SG), Michael Gardner (C) Donald Lavender, Roger Donohoe | |
| 03:51 | St. Joseph's | James Urick misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Reginald Staples - foul #4 on Reginald Staples, team foul #9 | 58-46 |
| 03:51 | St. Joseph's | James Urick makes the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 03:51 | St. Joseph's | James Urick misses the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 03:51 | Sam Houston State | Marc Voetberg grabs the board | 58-47 |
| 03:35 | Sam Houston State | Marc Voetberg hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Nole Boggs | 60-47 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Nole Boggs (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Marc Voetberg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chester Hartmann (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Reginald Staples (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Donnie Natal (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Robert Garay (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Symons (tiring) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Urick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Michael Gardner (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:27 | St. Joseph's | Michael Gardner hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-49 |
| 03:07 | Sam Houston State | Donnie Natal hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 60-49 |
| 03:05 | Sam Houston State | Chester Hartmann tips it but misses | 60-49 |
| 03:03 | Sam Houston State | Donnie Natal grabs the offensive board | 60-49 |
| 02:38 | Sam Houston State | Nole Boggs is hacked by Robert Garay - foul #1 on Robert Garay, team foul #7 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Rendon (SG), Michael Hester (SF), Robert Pearson (PF) Marc Voetberg, Chester Hartmann, Donnie Natal | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker (PG), Donald Lavender (SG) Robert Garay, Walter Symons | |
| 02:38 | Sam Houston State | Nole Boggs makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 02:38 | Sam Houston State | Nole Boggs makes the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 02:36 | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker is hacked by Robert Rendon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Rendon, team foul #10 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adam Malone (PG) Nole Boggs | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 02:36 | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker misses the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 02:36 | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker misses the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 02:36 | Sam Houston State | Michael Hester grabs the board | 62-49 |
| 02:07 | Sam Houston State | Robert Pearson is called for traveling | 62-49 |
| 01:50 | St. Joseph's | James Urick hits the finger roll set up by Donald Lavender | 62-51 |
| 01:24 | Sam Houston State | Reginald Staples is fouled on the floor by Vance Anker - foul #2 on Vance Anker, team foul #8 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Marc Voetberg (SG), Donnie Natal (SF) Robert Rendon, Michael Hester | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 01:24 | Sam Houston State | Reginald Staples makes the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 01:24 | Sam Houston State | Reginald Staples makes the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| 01:14 | St. Joseph's | Michael Gardner is hacked by Adam Malone - foul #4 on Adam Malone, team foul #11 | 64-51 |
| 01:14 | St. Joseph's | Michael Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 01:14 | St. Joseph's | Michael Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 00:52 | Sam Houston State | Marc Voetberg is fouled on the floor by Vance Anker - foul #3 on Vance Anker, team foul #9 | 64-53 |
| 00:52 | Sam Houston State | Marc Voetberg makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 00:52 | Sam Houston State | Marc Voetberg makes the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:50 | St. Joseph's | Donald Lavender is fouled in the backcourt by Donnie Natal - foul #1 on Donnie Natal, team foul #12 | 66-53 |
| 00:50 | St. Joseph's | Donald Lavender makes the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 00:50 | St. Joseph's | Donald Lavender makes the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | Sam Houston State | Adam Malone comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Vance Anker - foul #4 on Vance Anker, team foul #10 | 66-55 |
| 00:25 | Sam Houston State | Adam Malone makes the 1st free throw | 67-55 |
| 00:25 | Sam Houston State | Adam Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 68-55 |
| 00:18 | St. Joseph's | Michael Gardner comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Pearson - foul #1 on Robert Pearson, team foul #13 | 68-55 |
| 00:18 | St. Joseph's | Michael Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 00:18 | St. Joseph's | Michael Gardner misses the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 00:18 | Sam Houston State | Robert Pearson gets the rebound | 68-56 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Adam Malone runs out the clock | 68-56 |