| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Dikembe Awai (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Maley (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Timothy Kunze (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Sirosky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Baker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Joseph Zupp (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ryan Hooper (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Webb (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mathew Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Richard Graham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Stephen Webb inbounds the ball | 26-38 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Missouri State | Stephen Webb travels with the ball | 26-38 |
| 19:17 | Sam Houston State | Timothy Kunze's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-38 |
| 18:56 | Missouri State | Joseph Zupp scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Stephen Webb | 26-41 |
| 18:46 | Sam Houston State | Michael Sirosky is hacked by Richard Graham - foul #1 on Richard Graham, team foul #1 | 26-41 |
| 18:34 | Sam Houston State | Michael Sirosky loses the dribble to Ryan Hooper | 26-41 |
| 18:31 | Missouri State | Ryan Hooper can't finish the layup | 26-41 |
| 18:29 | Missouri State | Richard Graham hits the follow up shot | 26-43 |
| 18:16 | Sam Houston State | David Baker misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Mathew Cox - foul #2 on Mathew Cox, team foul #2 | 26-43 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Russell Walker (PG), Rashidi Alhusseini (SG), Edward Norton (PF) Dikembe Awai, Christopher Maley, Michael Sirosky | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Phelps (PF) Mathew Cox | |
| 18:16 | Sam Houston State | David Baker makes the 1st free throw | 27-43 |
| 18:16 | Sam Houston State | David Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 28-43 |
| 17:47 | Missouri State | Robert Phelps is hacked by Rashidi Alhusseini - foul #2 on Rashidi Alhusseini, team foul #1 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Henry Cobb (C) David Baker | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kenneth Davis (PG), Christopher Thompson (SG), Korey Dowling (SF), Terry Sweeting (C) Joseph Zupp, Ryan Hooper, Stephen Webb, Richard Graham | |
| 17:29 | Missouri State | Korey Dowling drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-45 |
| 17:07 | Sam Houston State | Henry Cobb lays it in on a nice dish by Timothy Kunze | 30-45 |
| 16:42 | Missouri State | Robert Phelps hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Kenneth Davis | 30-47 |
| 16:26 | Sam Houston State | Henry Cobb hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Rashidi Alhusseini | 32-47 |
| 16:03 | Missouri State | Robert Phelps drills a jumper in the paint set up by Kenneth Davis | 32-49 |
| 15:50 | Sam Houston State | Russell Walker buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Rashidi Alhusseini and he's fouled by Terry Sweeting - foul #1 on Terry Sweeting, team foul #3 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Awai (PG), Ryan Cho (SG), Michael Sirosky (PF), David Baker (C) Rashidi Alhusseini, Timothy Kunze, Edward Norton, Henry Cobb | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Joseph Zupp (PG), Ryan Hooper (SG), Stephen Webb (SF), Mathew Cox (PF), Richard Graham (C) Kenneth Davis, Christopher Thompson, Korey Dowling, Robert Phelps, Terry Sweeting | |
| 15:50 | Sam Houston State | Russell Walker makes the free throw | 35-49 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Dikembe Awai (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ryan Cho (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Russell Walker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Sirosky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Joseph Zupp (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ryan Hooper (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Webb (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mathew Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Richard Graham (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Missouri State | Dikembe Awai is called for the reach on Joseph Zupp in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dikembe Awai, team foul #2 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Christopher Maley (SF) Russell Walker | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 15:20 | Missouri State | Stephen Webb hits a wide open 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Zupp | 35-52 |
| 15:06 | Sam Houston State | Stephen Webb swats the shot by Christopher Maley | 35-52 |
| 15:04 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Awai | 35-52 |
| 14:46 | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Awai's pass is intercepted by Richard Graham | 35-52 |
| 14:28 | Missouri State | Richard Graham connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from Ryan Hooper and he's fouled by David Baker - foul #1 on David Baker, team foul #3 | 35-54 |
| 14:28 | Missouri State | Richard Graham makes the free throw | 35-55 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 14:14 | Sam Houston State | David Baker loses the dribble to Joseph Zupp | 35-55 |
| 14:10 | Missouri State | Joseph Zupp misses the easy layup | 35-55 |
| 14:09 | Missouri State | Richard Graham hits the follow up shot | 35-57 |
| 14:01 | Sam Houston State | Michael Sirosky makes the driving attempt in the paint and he's hacked by Joseph Zupp - foul #1 on Joseph Zupp, team foul #4 | 37-57 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Russell Walker (SF), Henry Cobb (C) Christopher Maley, David Baker | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Phelps (PF) Mathew Cox | |
| 14:01 | Sam Houston State | Michael Sirosky makes the free throw | 38-57 |
| 13:32 | Missouri State | Stephen Webb misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-57 |
| 13:31 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Phelps | 38-57 |
| 13:19 | Missouri State | Ryan Hooper comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-57 |
| 13:17 | Sam Houston State | Russell Walker grabs the board | 38-57 |
| 12:56 | Sam Houston State | Robert Phelps is called for the reach on Michael Sirosky - foul #1 on Robert Phelps, team foul #5 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Christopher Maley (PG), Rashidi Alhusseini (SG), Timothy Kunze (SF), Rolf Molski (PF), Edward Norton (C) Dikembe Awai, Ryan Cho, Russell Walker, Michael Sirosky, Henry Cobb | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kenneth Davis (PG), Christopher Thompson (SG), Korey Dowling (SF), Terry Sweeting (C) Joseph Zupp, Ryan Hooper, Stephen Webb, Richard Graham | |
| 12:43 | Sam Houston State | Rashidi Alhusseini loses the dribble to Korey Dowling | 38-57 |
| 12:22 | Missouri State | Robert Phelps is open and scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Korey Dowling | 38-59 |
| 12:09 | Sam Houston State | Edward Norton scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Rolf Molski | 40-59 |
| 11:53 | Missouri State | Korey Dowling double dribbles | 40-59 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Awai (PG), David Baker (C) Christopher Maley, Rolf Molski | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Mathew Cox (PF) Robert Phelps | |
| 11:37 | Sam Houston State | Edward Norton misses the easy layup | 40-59 |
| 11:35 | Missouri State | Mathew Cox gets the rebound | 40-59 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Dikembe Awai (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rashidi Alhusseini (fairly fresh) SF - Timothy Kunze (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Edward Norton (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Kenneth Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Korey Dowling (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Mathew Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Terry Sweeting (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:29 | Missouri State | Mathew Cox makes the wide open turnaround from the right block set up by Kenneth Davis | 40-61 |
| 11:16 | Sam Houston State | Edward Norton is whistled for traveling | 40-61 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Russell Walker (PG), Ryan Cho (SG), Rolf Molski (PF) Dikembe Awai, Rashidi Alhusseini, Edward Norton | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Joseph Zupp (PG), Ryan Hooper (SG), Stephen Webb (SF), Richard Graham (C) Kenneth Davis, Christopher Thompson, Korey Dowling, Terry Sweeting | |
| 10:53 | Missouri State | David Baker is called for the reach on Stephen Webb - foul #2 on David Baker, team foul #4 | 40-61 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Christopher Maley (SG) Ryan Cho | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 10:33 | Missouri State | Mathew Cox misses short on an open jumper from the right side | 40-61 |
| 10:32 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Maley grabs the board | 40-61 |
| 10:25 | Sam Houston State | Stephen Webb is called for the reach on Timothy Kunze - foul #1 on Stephen Webb, team foul #6 | 40-61 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Awai (PG), Michael Sirosky (PF), Henry Cobb (C) Timothy Kunze, Rolf Molski, David Baker | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 10:07 | Sam Houston State | Michael Sirosky misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 40-61 |
| 10:06 | Missouri State | Mathew Cox snags the defensive board | 40-61 |
| 09:41 | Missouri State | Ryan Hooper is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 40-61 |
| 09:39 | Sam Houston State | Henry Cobb pulls down the rebound | 40-61 |
| 09:23 | Sam Houston State | Russell Walker can't finish the layup | 40-61 |
| 09:21 | Sam Houston State | Michael Sirosky grabs the offensive board | 40-61 |
| 09:14 | Sam Houston State | Russell Walker misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 40-61 |
| 09:13 | Missouri State | Stephen Webb pulls down the rebound | 40-61 |
| 09:10 | Missouri State | Joseph Zupp throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-61 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ryan Cho (SG), Timothy Kunze (SF), Edward Norton (PF), David Baker (C) Christopher Maley, Russell Walker, Michael Sirosky, Henry Cobb | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kenneth Davis (PG), Christopher Thompson (SG), Korey Dowling (SF), Robert Phelps (PF), Terry Sweeting (C) Joseph Zupp, Ryan Hooper, Stephen Webb, Mathew Cox, Richard Graham | |
| 08:56 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Cho misses badly on a floater from the left side | 40-61 |
| 08:55 | Missouri State | Korey Dowling pulls down the rebound | 40-61 |
| 08:53 | Missouri State | Kenneth Davis is hacked by Dikembe Awai in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dikembe Awai, team foul #5 | 40-61 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Russell Walker (PG) Dikembe Awai | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 08:35 | Missouri State | Terry Sweeting connects on the runner from close range set up by Robert Phelps | 40-63 |
| 08:20 | Sam Houston State | Timothy Kunze misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Kenneth Davis - foul #1 on Kenneth Davis, team foul #7 | 40-63 |
| 08:20 | Sam Houston State | Timothy Kunze makes the 1st free throw | 41-63 |
| 08:20 | Sam Houston State | Timothy Kunze makes the 2nd free throw | 42-63 |
| 07:54 | Missouri State | Robert Phelps blows the wide open layup but he's hacked by Edward Norton - foul #1 on Edward Norton, team foul #6 | 42-63 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Awai (PG), Rashidi Alhusseini (SG), Michael Sirosky (PF) Russell Walker, Ryan Cho, David Baker | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 07:54 | Missouri State | Robert Phelps makes the 1st free throw | 42-64 |
| 07:54 | Missouri State | Robert Phelps makes the 2nd free throw | 42-65 |
| 07:32 | Sam Houston State | Timothy Kunze drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Dikembe Awai | 45-65 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Dikembe Awai (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Rashidi Alhusseini (fresh) SF - Timothy Kunze (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Michael Sirosky (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Norton (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Kenneth Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Korey Dowling (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Robert Phelps (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Terry Sweeting (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:13 | Missouri State | Terry Sweeting's pass is intercepted by Timothy Kunze | 45-65 |
| 07:09 | Sam Houston State | Timothy Kunze hits the finger roll | 47-65 |
| 07:05 | Missouri State | Korey Dowling misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 47-65 |
| 07:03 | Sam Houston State | Edward Norton grabs the board | 47-65 |
| 06:56 | Sam Houston State | Rashidi Alhusseini is called for traveling | 47-65 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Christopher Maley (PG), Henry Cobb (C) Dikembe Awai, Edward Norton | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Joseph Zupp (PG), Ryan Hooper (SG), Stephen Webb (SF), Michael Thompson (PF), Richard Graham (C) Kenneth Davis, Christopher Thompson, Korey Dowling, Robert Phelps, Terry Sweeting | |
| 06:32 | Missouri State | Stephen Webb is fouled on the floor by Henry Cobb - foul #1 on Henry Cobb, team foul #7 | 47-65 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ryan Cho (SG), Rolf Molski (PF), David Baker (C) Rashidi Alhusseini, Michael Sirosky, Henry Cobb | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Mathew Cox (PF) Michael Thompson | |
| 06:32 | Missouri State | Stephen Webb misses the 1st free throw | 47-65 |
| 06:32 | Sam Houston State | David Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 47-65 |
| 06:16 | Sam Houston State | Timothy Kunze misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-65 |
| 06:14 | Missouri State | Richard Graham gets the rebound | 47-65 |
| 06:04 | Missouri State | Stephen Webb is called for 10 seconds | 47-65 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Russell Walker (SF) Timothy Kunze | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 05:46 | Sam Houston State | Richard Graham is called for the reach on Ryan Cho - foul #2 on Richard Graham, team foul #8 | 47-65 |
| 05:46 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Cho makes the 1st free throw | 48-65 |
| 05:46 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Cho makes the 2nd free throw | 49-65 |
| 05:25 | Missouri State | Ryan Cho is called for the reach on Ryan Hooper - foul #4 on Ryan Cho, team foul #8 | 49-65 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Awai (PG), Rashidi Alhusseini (SG), Henry Cobb (C) Christopher Maley, Ryan Cho, David Baker | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Phelps (PF) Mathew Cox | |
| 05:25 | Missouri State | Ryan Hooper misses the 1st free throw | 49-65 |
| 05:25 | Sam Houston State | Henry Cobb pulls down the rebound | 49-65 |
| 05:14 | Sam Houston State | Rolf Molski drills a floater from the left block | 51-65 |
| 04:49 | Missouri State | Robert Phelps connects on the open floater in the paint | 51-67 |
| 04:38 | Sam Houston State | Rashidi Alhusseini's layup is rejected by Robert Phelps | 51-67 |
| 04:37 | Missouri State | Richard Graham pulls down the rebound | 51-67 |
| 04:09 | Missouri State | Richard Graham throws it down set up by Stephen Webb | 51-69 |
| 03:57 | Sam Houston State | Russell Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-69 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Christopher Maley (PG), Edward Norton (PF) Dikembe Awai, Rolf Molski | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kenneth Davis (PG), Christopher Thompson (SG), Korey Dowling (SF), Terry Sweeting (C) Joseph Zupp, Ryan Hooper, Stephen Webb, Richard Graham | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:53 | Missouri State | Christopher Thompson's pass is intercepted by Rashidi Alhusseini in the backcourt | 51-69 |
| 03:35 | Sam Houston State | Edward Norton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-69 |
| 03:33 | Missouri State | Korey Dowling grabs the defensive rebound | 51-69 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Christopher Maley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SG - Rashidi Alhusseini (fairly fresh) SF - Russell Walker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Norton (fresh) 4 pts. C - Henry Cobb (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Kenneth Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Korey Dowling (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Robert Phelps (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Terry Sweeting (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:09 | Missouri State | Rashidi Alhusseini steals it from Terry Sweeting | 51-69 |
| 02:46 | Sam Houston State | Henry Cobb is hacked by Christopher Thompson - foul #1 on Christopher Thompson, team foul #9 | 51-69 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Michael Thompson (PF) Robert Phelps | |
| 02:46 | Sam Houston State | Henry Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 52-69 |
| 02:46 | Sam Houston State | Henry Cobb misses the 2nd free throw | 52-69 |
| 02:46 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Michael Thompson | 52-69 |
| 02:18 | Missouri State | Korey Dowling can't connect on a floater from the right side | 52-69 |
| 02:16 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Maley snags the defensive board | 52-69 |
| 02:08 | Sam Houston State | Henry Cobb hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-69 |
| 02:07 | Missouri State | Christopher Thompson gets the rebound | 52-69 |
| 01:42 | Missouri State | Korey Dowling hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Russell Walker - foul #3 on Russell Walker, team foul #9 | 52-69 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Phelps (PF) Michael Thompson | |
| 01:42 | Missouri State | Korey Dowling makes the 1st free throw | 52-70 |
| 01:42 | Missouri State | Korey Dowling misses the 2nd free throw | 52-70 |
| 01:42 | Sam Houston State | Henry Cobb grabs the board | 52-70 |
| 01:24 | Sam Houston State | Henry Cobb can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Kenneth Davis - foul #2 on Kenneth Davis, team foul #10 | 52-70 |
| 01:24 | Sam Houston State | Henry Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 53-70 |
| 01:24 | Sam Houston State | Henry Cobb misses the 2nd free throw | 53-70 |
| 01:24 | Sam Houston State | Edward Norton pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-70 |
| 01:10 | Sam Houston State | The pull-up jumper by Rashidi Alhusseini is blocked by Robert Phelps | 53-70 |
| 01:08 | Sam Houston State | Henry Cobb pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-70 |
| 01:01 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Maley can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Terry Sweeting - foul #2 on Terry Sweeting, team foul #11 | 53-70 |
| 01:01 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Maley makes the 1st free throw | 54-70 |
| 01:01 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Maley makes the 2nd free throw | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Missouri State | Russell Walker is called for the reach on Terry Sweeting - foul #4 on Russell Walker, team foul #10 | 55-70 |
| 00:39 | Missouri State | Terry Sweeting misses the 1st free throw | 55-70 |
| 00:39 | Missouri State | Terry Sweeting makes the 2nd free throw | 55-71 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:33 | Sam Houston State | Russell Walker misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-71 |
| 00:31 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Robert Phelps | 55-71 |
| 00:26 | Missouri State | Christopher Thompson is hacked by Russell Walker in the backcourt - foul #5 on Russell Walker, team foul #11 | 55-71 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Rolf Molski (PF) Russell Walker | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 00:26 | Missouri State | Christopher Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 55-72 |
| 00:26 | Missouri State | Christopher Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-73 |
| 00:18 | Sam Houston State | Rashidi Alhusseini misses long on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Phelps - foul #2 on Robert Phelps, team foul #12 | 55-73 |
| 00:18 | Sam Houston State | Rashidi Alhusseini makes the 1st free throw | 56-73 |
| 00:18 | Sam Houston State | Rashidi Alhusseini makes the 2nd free throw | 57-73 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Kenneth Davis runs out the clock | 57-73 |