| Lineup | Stephen F. Austin | PG - Peter Johnson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Bolduc (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lyman Fagin (fresh) PF - Brad Downs (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Horne (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Dikembe Awai (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ryan Cho (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Kunze (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Sirosky (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Baker (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Timothy Kunze inbounds the ball | 38-33 |
| Game Plan | Stephen F. Austin | Stephen F. Austin is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Bolduc takes the ball from Michael Sirosky | 38-33 |
| 19:14 | Stephen F. Austin | Gary Horne misses long on an open jumper from the right block | 38-33 |
| 19:12 | Stephen F. Austin | Gary Horne hits the follow up shot | 40-33 |
| 18:53 | Sam Houston State | Michael Sirosky is alone and drills a floater from the free throw line | 40-35 |
| 18:46 | Stephen F. Austin | Ryan Cho is called for the reach on Lyman Fagin - foul #1 on Ryan Cho, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Terry Newton (PG), Michael Fleming (SG), Clifford Proctor (SF), Jeffrey Bridges (PF), John Anderson (C) Peter Johnson, Thomas Bolduc, Lyman Fagin, Brad Downs, Gary Horne | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Christopher Maley (PG), Rashidi Alhusseini (SG), Russell Walker (SF), Edward Norton (PF), Henry Cobb (C) Dikembe Awai, Ryan Cho, Timothy Kunze, Michael Sirosky, David Baker | |
| 18:27 | Stephen F. Austin | John Anderson misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Henry Cobb - foul #2 on Henry Cobb, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| 18:27 | Stephen F. Austin | John Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 18:27 | Stephen F. Austin | John Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 18:11 | Sam Houston State | John Anderson steps in front of the Edward Norton pass | 42-35 |
| 17:55 | Stephen F. Austin | Jeffrey Bridges misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-35 |
| 17:53 | Sam Houston State | Russell Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 17:36 | Sam Houston State | Edward Norton misses the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-35 |
| 17:35 | Sam Houston State | Rashidi Alhusseini tips it but misses | 42-35 |
| 17:34 | Sam Houston State | Russell Walker pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 17:23 | Sam Houston State | Henry Cobb hits the finger roll and the foul's on Jeffrey Bridges - foul #2 on Jeffrey Bridges, team foul #1 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Peter Johnson (PG), Thomas Bolduc (SG), Lionel Delfino (SF), Brad Downs (PF), Gary Horne (C) Terry Newton, Michael Fleming, Clifford Proctor, John Anderson, Jeffrey Bridges | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Awai (PG), Ryan Cho (SG), Timothy Kunze (SF), Rolf Molski (PF) Christopher Maley, Rashidi Alhusseini, Russell Walker, Edward Norton | |
| 17:23 | Sam Houston State | Henry Cobb misses the free throw | 42-37 |
| 17:23 | Stephen F. Austin | Brad Downs snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 17:09 | Stephen F. Austin | Brad Downs can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-37 |
| 17:07 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Ryan Cho | 42-37 |
| 17:02 | Sam Houston State | Gary Horne steals the ball from Ryan Cho in the backcourt | 42-37 |
| 16:50 | Stephen F. Austin | Brad Downs can't finish the layup | 42-37 |
| 16:49 | Stephen F. Austin | Brad Downs grabs the offensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 16:28 | Stephen F. Austin | Brad Downs is open but misses the lay-in | 42-37 |
| 16:26 | Sam Houston State | Timothy Kunze grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 16:12 | Sam Houston State | Timothy Kunze misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-37 |
| 16:10 | Stephen F. Austin | Brad Downs grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 15:49 | Stephen F. Austin | Peter Johnson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 15:48 | Sam Houston State | Rolf Molski gets the rebound | 42-37 |
| Lineup | Stephen F. Austin | PG - Peter Johnson (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Bolduc (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lionel Delfino (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Brad Downs (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Horne (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Dikembe Awai (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ryan Cho (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Kunze (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Rolf Molski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Cobb (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Sam Houston State | Timothy Kunze connects on the open jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-39 |
| 15:17 | Stephen F. Austin | Peter Johnson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-39 |
| 15:15 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Timothy Kunze | 42-39 |
| 15:03 | Sam Houston State | Timothy Kunze misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Brad Downs - foul #3 on Brad Downs, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Terry Newton (PG), Michael Fleming (SG), Lyman Fagin (SF), Jeffrey Bridges (PF) Peter Johnson, Thomas Bolduc, Lionel Delfino, Brad Downs | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Russell Walker (PG), Christopher Maley (SG), Michael Sirosky (PF), David Baker (C) Dikembe Awai, Ryan Cho, Rolf Molski, Henry Cobb | |
| 15:03 | Sam Houston State | Timothy Kunze makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 15:03 | Sam Houston State | Timothy Kunze makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 14:47 | Stephen F. Austin | Jeffrey Bridges misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-41 |
| 14:46 | Stephen F. Austin | Michael Fleming misses the tip | 42-41 |
| 14:44 | Stephen F. Austin | Gary Horne tips it but misses | 42-41 |
| 14:42 | Sam Houston State | Michael Sirosky grabs the defensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 14:36 | Sam Houston State | Michael Sirosky misses the easy layup | 42-41 |
| 14:34 | Stephen F. Austin | Michael Fleming snags the defensive board | 42-41 |
| 14:29 | Stephen F. Austin | Gary Horne misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 14:27 | Stephen F. Austin | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Newton | 42-41 |
| 14:17 | Stephen F. Austin | Gary Horne misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-41 |
| 14:15 | Stephen F. Austin | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Bridges | 42-41 |
| 14:08 | Stephen F. Austin | Timothy Kunze is called for the reach on Lyman Fagin - foul #1 on Timothy Kunze, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Clifford Proctor (PG), Thomas Bolduc (SG), John Anderson (PF) Terry Newton, Michael Fleming, Gary Horne | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Rashidi Alhusseini (SG), Edward Norton (SF) Christopher Maley, Timothy Kunze | |
| 13:45 | Stephen F. Austin | Thomas Bolduc can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Rashidi Alhusseini - foul #3 on Rashidi Alhusseini, team foul #4 | 42-41 |
| 13:45 | Stephen F. Austin | Thomas Bolduc makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 13:45 | Stephen F. Austin | Thomas Bolduc misses the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 13:45 | Sam Houston State | David Baker pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| 13:29 | Sam Houston State | Michael Sirosky is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-41 |
| 13:27 | Sam Houston State | Edward Norton gets the offensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 13:12 | Sam Houston State | Edward Norton blows the layup | 43-41 |
| 13:10 | Sam Houston State | Russell Walker gets the offensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 12:58 | Sam Houston State | Russell Walker makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Edward Norton | 43-44 |
| 12:31 | Stephen F. Austin | Jeffrey Bridges can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 12:30 | Sam Houston State | David Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 12:23 | Sam Houston State | Edward Norton is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Edward Norton, team foul #5 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Peter Johnson (PG), Terry Newton (SG), Brad Downs (PF), Gary Horne (C) Clifford Proctor, Thomas Bolduc, John Anderson, Jeffrey Bridges | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Awai (PG), Christopher Maley (SG), Timothy Kunze (SF) Russell Walker, Rashidi Alhusseini, Edward Norton | |
| 12:02 | Stephen F. Austin | Terry Newton makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Timothy Kunze - foul #2 on Timothy Kunze, team foul #6 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Michael Fleming (SG) Peter Johnson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 12:02 | Stephen F. Austin | Terry Newton makes the free throw | 46-44 |
| 11:46 | Sam Houston State | Timothy Kunze's floater is tipped away by Brad Downs | 46-44 |
| 11:45 | Stephen F. Austin | The rebound goes to Lyman Fagin | 46-44 |
| Lineup | Stephen F. Austin | PG - Terry Newton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Fleming (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lyman Fagin (tiring) PF - Brad Downs (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Horne (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Dikembe Awai (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Maley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Timothy Kunze (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Sirosky (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - David Baker (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Stephen F. Austin | Brad Downs is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Maley - foul #1 on Christopher Maley, team foul #7 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Clifford Proctor (SF) Lyman Fagin | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ryan Cho (SG), Edward Norton (C) Christopher Maley, David Baker | |
| 11:42 | Stephen F. Austin | Brad Downs misses the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 11:42 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Edward Norton | 46-44 |
| 11:30 | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Awai is fouled on the floor by Brad Downs - foul #4 on Brad Downs, team foul #3 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Peter Johnson (PG), Lionel Delfino (PF), Jeffrey Bridges (C) Michael Fleming, Brad Downs, Gary Horne | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 11:17 | Sam Houston State | Timothy Kunze misses the lay-in | 46-44 |
| 11:15 | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Awai grabs the offensive board | 46-44 |
| 11:01 | Sam Houston State | Edward Norton scores on a jumper in the paint and the foul's on Peter Johnson - foul #2 on Peter Johnson, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Thomas Bolduc (SG), Lyman Fagin (SF) Terry Newton, Clifford Proctor | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Christopher Maley (SG), Russell Walker (SF), David Baker (C) Ryan Cho, Timothy Kunze, Michael Sirosky | |
| 11:01 | Sam Houston State | Edward Norton misses the free throw | 46-46 |
| 11:01 | Stephen F. Austin | Lyman Fagin pulls down the rebound | 46-46 |
| 10:59 | Stephen F. Austin | Russell Walker is called for the reach on Thomas Bolduc in the backcourt - foul #3 on Russell Walker, team foul #8 | 46-46 |
| 10:59 | Stephen F. Austin | Thomas Bolduc makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 10:59 | Stephen F. Austin | Thomas Bolduc makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 10:54 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Bridges steals it from Dikembe Awai in the backcourt | 48-46 |
| 10:49 | Stephen F. Austin | Lionel Delfino misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Christopher Maley - foul #2 on Christopher Maley, team foul #9 | 48-46 |
| 10:49 | Stephen F. Austin | Lionel Delfino makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 10:49 | Stephen F. Austin | Lionel Delfino misses the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 10:49 | Sam Houston State | Edward Norton grabs the board | 49-46 |
| 10:44 | Sam Houston State | Peter Johnson steals it from Dikembe Awai in the backcourt | 49-46 |
| 10:42 | Stephen F. Austin | Thomas Bolduc blows the layup | 49-46 |
| 10:40 | Sam Houston State | David Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 10:36 | Sam Houston State | Edward Norton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-46 |
| 10:35 | Stephen F. Austin | Jeffrey Bridges snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 10:23 | Stephen F. Austin | Thomas Bolduc is fouled on the floor by Russell Walker - foul #4 on Russell Walker, team foul #10 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Michael Fleming (PG), John Anderson (PF), Gary Horne (C) Peter Johnson, Lionel Delfino, Jeffrey Bridges | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ryan Cho (SG), Timothy Kunze (SF) Dikembe Awai, Russell Walker | |
| 10:23 | Stephen F. Austin | Thomas Bolduc misses the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 10:23 | Stephen F. Austin | Thomas Bolduc makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 10:04 | Sam Houston State | Timothy Kunze can't finish the layup | 50-46 |
| 10:02 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Cho tips it home | 50-48 |
| 09:40 | Stephen F. Austin | Thomas Bolduc buries a runner in the paint | 52-48 |
| 09:33 | Sam Houston State | Timothy Kunze is open and scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Edward Norton | 52-51 |
| 09:12 | Stephen F. Austin | Thomas Bolduc clanks a runner from the right block | 52-51 |
| 09:10 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to David Baker | 52-51 |
| 09:10 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-51 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Peter Johnson (PG), Terry Newton (SG), Clifford Proctor (SF), Lionel Delfino (PF), Jeffrey Bridges (C) Michael Fleming, Thomas Bolduc, Lyman Fagin, John Anderson, Gary Horne | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Awai (PG), Rashidi Alhusseini (SG), Rolf Molski (PF) Christopher Maley, Ryan Cho, Edward Norton | |
| 08:56 | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Awai can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 52-51 |
| 08:54 | Stephen F. Austin | Lionel Delfino gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 08:52 | Stephen F. Austin | Clifford Proctor is fouled in the backcourt by David Baker - foul #2 on David Baker, team foul #11 | 52-51 |
| 08:52 | Stephen F. Austin | Clifford Proctor makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 08:52 | Stephen F. Austin | Clifford Proctor makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 08:29 | Sam Houston State | Rolf Molski hits a shot near the basket | 54-53 |
| 08:21 | Stephen F. Austin | Rashidi Alhusseini picks off the pass by Clifford Proctor | 54-53 |
| 08:18 | Sam Houston State | Rashidi Alhusseini hits the finger roll | 54-55 |
| 08:00 | Stephen F. Austin | Jeffrey Bridges drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Peter Johnson and the foul's on David Baker - foul #3 on David Baker, team foul #12 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Thomas Bolduc (SG), Brad Downs (PF) Peter Johnson, Lionel Delfino | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Christopher Maley (PG), Ryan Cho (SG), Russell Walker (SF), Michael Sirosky (PF), Henry Cobb (C) Dikembe Awai, Rashidi Alhusseini, Timothy Kunze, Rolf Molski, David Baker | |
| 08:00 | Stephen F. Austin | Jeffrey Bridges makes the free throw | 57-55 |
| 07:42 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Cho hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 57-55 |
| 07:41 | Stephen F. Austin | Brad Downs grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| Lineup | Stephen F. Austin | PG - Terry Newton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Bolduc (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clifford Proctor (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Brad Downs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Jeffrey Bridges (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Christopher Maley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Ryan Cho (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Walker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. PF - Michael Sirosky (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Cobb (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Stephen F. Austin | Thomas Bolduc misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 57-55 |
| 07:33 | Sam Houston State | Michael Sirosky grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 07:07 | Sam Houston State | Russell Walker hits the easy wide open finger roll | 57-57 |
| 07:03 | Stephen F. Austin | Clifford Proctor misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 57-57 |
| 07:02 | Stephen F. Austin | Jeffrey Bridges tips it in | 59-57 |
| 06:44 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Maley misses the wide open 3 from the right wing | 59-57 |
| 06:43 | Stephen F. Austin | Jeffrey Bridges grabs the board | 59-57 |
| 06:28 | Stephen F. Austin | Brad Downs comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Sirosky - foul #2 on Michael Sirosky, team foul #13 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Peter Johnson (PG), Michael Fleming (SG), Lionel Delfino (SF), Gary Horne (C) Terry Newton, Thomas Bolduc, Clifford Proctor, Jeffrey Bridges | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Awai (PG), Rashidi Alhusseini (SG), Edward Norton (C) Christopher Maley, Ryan Cho, Henry Cobb | |
| 06:28 | Stephen F. Austin | Brad Downs misses the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 06:28 | Stephen F. Austin | Brad Downs makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 06:15 | Sam Houston State | Russell Walker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-57 |
| 06:13 | Stephen F. Austin | Brad Downs snags the defensive board | 60-57 |
| 05:48 | Stephen F. Austin | Michael Fleming misses the easy open layup | 60-57 |
| 05:47 | Sam Houston State | Edward Norton snags the defensive board | 60-57 |
| 05:44 | Sam Houston State | Peter Johnson is called for the reach on Dikembe Awai in the backcourt - foul #3 on Peter Johnson, team foul #5 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Thomas Bolduc (SG), Lyman Fagin (SF) Peter Johnson, Lionel Delfino | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ryan Cho (SG) Rashidi Alhusseini | |
| 05:28 | Sam Houston State | Edward Norton connects on the turnaround in the paint | 60-59 |
| 05:13 | Stephen F. Austin | Ryan Cho picks off the pass by Lyman Fagin | 60-59 |
| 05:10 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Cho lays it up and in | 60-61 |
| 04:57 | Stephen F. Austin | Brad Downs is open and buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by Michael Fleming | 62-61 |
| 04:48 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Bolduc is called for the reach on Ryan Cho - foul #2 on Thomas Bolduc, team foul #6 | 62-61 |
| 04:48 | Stephen F. Austin | Stephen F. Austin calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-61 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Peter Johnson (PG), Lionel Delfino (SF), John Anderson (PF) Michael Fleming, Lyman Fagin, Brad Downs | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Christopher Maley (SG), Timothy Kunze (SF), Rolf Molski (PF), David Baker (C) Ryan Cho, Russell Walker, Michael Sirosky, Edward Norton | |
| 04:35 | Sam Houston State | Timothy Kunze slams it home set up by Rolf Molski | 62-63 |
| 04:15 | Stephen F. Austin | John Anderson makes the wide open jump hook in the lane | 64-63 |
| 04:01 | Sam Houston State | David Baker hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Gary Horne - foul #1 on Gary Horne, team foul #7 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Terry Newton (SG), Lyman Fagin (SF) Thomas Bolduc, Gary Horne | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Rashidi Alhusseini (SG) Dikembe Awai | |
| 04:01 | Sam Houston State | David Baker makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 04:01 | Sam Houston State | David Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 03:58 | Stephen F. Austin | Peter Johnson double dribbles in the backcourt | 64-65 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Edward Norton (PF) Rolf Molski | |
| 03:53 | Sam Houston State | Edward Norton knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 64-67 |
| 03:33 | Stephen F. Austin | Lionel Delfino scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Terry Newton | 66-67 |
| Lineup | Stephen F. Austin | PG - Peter Johnson (tired) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Terry Newton (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lyman Fagin (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Lionel Delfino (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - John Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Christopher Maley (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Rashidi Alhusseini (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Kunze (tired) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Norton (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - David Baker (tired) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Sam Houston State | Rashidi Alhusseini misses the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Terry Newton - foul #2 on Terry Newton, team foul #8 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Thomas Bolduc (SG), Brad Downs (PF), Jeffrey Bridges (C) Peter Johnson, Lionel Delfino, John Anderson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Russell Walker (PG), Michael Sirosky (PF), Henry Cobb (C) Christopher Maley, Edward Norton, David Baker | |
| 03:19 | Sam Houston State | Rashidi Alhusseini misses the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 03:19 | Sam Houston State | Rashidi Alhusseini misses the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 03:19 | Stephen F. Austin | The rebound goes to Thomas Bolduc | 66-67 |
| 03:02 | Stephen F. Austin | Terry Newton is fouled on the floor by Michael Sirosky - foul #3 on Michael Sirosky, team foul #14 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Michael Fleming (SG), Clifford Proctor (SF) Thomas Bolduc, Lyman Fagin | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ryan Cho (SG) Rashidi Alhusseini | |
| 03:02 | Stephen F. Austin | Terry Newton makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 03:02 | Stephen F. Austin | Terry Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 02:48 | Sam Houston State | Timothy Kunze hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the left wing | 68-67 |
| 02:46 | Stephen F. Austin | Clifford Proctor grabs the defensive rebound | 68-67 |
| 02:39 | Stephen F. Austin | Clifford Proctor travels in the backcourt | 68-67 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Thomas Bolduc (SG) Terry Newton | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Christopher Maley (PG), Rolf Molski (PF) Timothy Kunze, Michael Sirosky | |
| 02:18 | Sam Houston State | Russell Walker is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ryan Cho | 68-69 |
| 02:07 | Stephen F. Austin | Jeffrey Bridges is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Clifford Proctor | 71-69 |
| 01:48 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Cho comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-69 |
| 01:46 | Sam Houston State | Henry Cobb grabs the offensive rebound | 71-69 |
| 01:34 | Sam Houston State | Rolf Molski is hacked by Michael Fleming - foul #3 on Michael Fleming, team foul #9 | 71-69 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Peter Johnson (PG), Lyman Fagin (SF), Gary Horne (C) Michael Fleming, Clifford Proctor, Jeffrey Bridges | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Awai (PG), Timothy Kunze (SF), David Baker (C) Christopher Maley, Russell Walker, Henry Cobb | |
| 01:34 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-69 |
| 01:34 | Sam Houston State | Rolf Molski makes the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 01:34 | Sam Houston State | Rolf Molski misses the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 01:34 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to David Baker | 71-70 |
| 01:09 | Sam Houston State | Rolf Molski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-70 |
| 01:08 | Stephen F. Austin | Gary Horne snags the defensive board | 71-70 |
| 01:08 | Stephen F. Austin | Stephen F. Austin calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 71-70 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Sirosky (PF) Rolf Molski | |
| 01:05 | Stephen F. Austin | Dikembe Awai is called for the reach on Peter Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dikembe Awai, team foul #15 | 71-70 |
| 01:05 | Stephen F. Austin | Peter Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 01:05 | Stephen F. Austin | Peter Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 01:05 | Sam Houston State | David Baker gets the rebound | 72-70 |
| 01:03 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Cho is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Johnson - foul #4 on Peter Johnson, team foul #10 | 72-70 |
| 01:03 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Cho makes the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 01:03 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Cho makes the 2nd free throw | 72-72 |
| 00:34 | Stephen F. Austin | Michael Sirosky steals the ball from Brad Downs | 72-72 |
| 00:34 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Stephen F. Austin | Stephen F. Austin is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:09 | Sam Houston State | The pull-up jumper by Ryan Cho is blocked by Gary Horne | 72-72 |
| 00:07 | Stephen F. Austin | Gary Horne snags the defensive board | 72-72 |
| 00:07 | Stephen F. Austin | Stephen F. Austin calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Stephen F. Austin | Stephen F. Austin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Stephen F. Austin | The short jumper by Thomas Bolduc is denied by David Baker | 72-72 |
| Lineup | Stephen F. Austin | PG - Peter Johnson (tiring) 1 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Bolduc (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lyman Fagin (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Brad Downs (tired) 9 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Gary Horne (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Dikembe Awai (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ryan Cho (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Kunze (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Sirosky (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - David Baker (tiring) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Stephen F. Austin | Gary Horne wins the tip | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Stephen F. Austin | Stephen F. Austin is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:39 | Stephen F. Austin | Brad Downs is called for 5 seconds | 72-72 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Terry Newton (PG), Michael Fleming (SG), Lionel Delfino (SF), Jeffrey Bridges (PF), John Anderson (C) Peter Johnson, Thomas Bolduc, Lyman Fagin, Brad Downs, Gary Horne | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Christopher Maley (PG), Rashidi Alhusseini (SG), Edward Norton (SF), Rolf Molski (PF), Henry Cobb (C) Dikembe Awai, Ryan Cho, Timothy Kunze, Michael Sirosky, David Baker | |
| 04:36 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Bridges is called for the reach on Rashidi Alhusseini in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffrey Bridges, team foul #11 | 72-72 |
| 04:36 | Sam Houston State | Rashidi Alhusseini makes the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 04:36 | Sam Houston State | Rashidi Alhusseini makes the 2nd free throw | 72-74 |
| 04:26 | Stephen F. Austin | Lionel Delfino misses the wide open shot from close range | 72-74 |
| 04:24 | Sam Houston State | Edward Norton snags the defensive board | 72-74 |
| 04:19 | Sam Houston State | Rashidi Alhusseini loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-74 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Russell Walker (SF) Rolf Molski | |
| 04:14 | Stephen F. Austin | Terry Newton comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 72-74 |
| 04:13 | Sam Houston State | Henry Cobb grabs the board | 72-74 |
| 04:10 | Sam Houston State | Russell Walker is hacked by Jeffrey Bridges in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeffrey Bridges, team foul #12 | 72-74 |
| 04:10 | Sam Houston State | Russell Walker makes the 1st free throw | 72-75 |
| 04:10 | Sam Houston State | Russell Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 72-76 |
| 04:08 | Stephen F. Austin | Terry Newton is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Terry Newton, team foul #13 | 72-76 |
| 03:52 | Sam Houston State | Michael Fleming is called for the reach on Russell Walker - foul #4 on Michael Fleming, team foul #14 | 72-76 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Thomas Bolduc (SG), Gary Horne (C) Michael Fleming, John Anderson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Timothy Kunze (SF), Rolf Molski (PF) Rashidi Alhusseini, Henry Cobb | |
| 03:52 | Sam Houston State | Russell Walker makes the 1st free throw | 72-77 |
| 03:52 | Sam Houston State | Russell Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 72-77 |
| 03:52 | Stephen F. Austin | The rebound goes to Gary Horne | 72-77 |
| 03:49 | Stephen F. Austin | Terry Newton is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Maley - foul #3 on Christopher Maley, team foul #16 | 72-77 |
| 03:49 | Stephen F. Austin | Terry Newton makes the 1st free throw | 73-77 |
| 03:49 | Stephen F. Austin | Terry Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 74-77 |
| 03:34 | Sam Houston State | Rolf Molski misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jeffrey Bridges - foul #5 on Jeffrey Bridges, team foul #15 | 74-77 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Clifford Proctor (SF), John Anderson (PF) Lionel Delfino, Jeffrey Bridges | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 03:34 | Sam Houston State | Rolf Molski misses the 1st free throw | 74-77 |
| 03:34 | Sam Houston State | Rolf Molski misses the 2nd free throw | 74-77 |
| 03:34 | Stephen F. Austin | Gary Horne snags the defensive board | 74-77 |
| 03:23 | Stephen F. Austin | Clifford Proctor loses the ball out of bounds | 74-77 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Awai (PG) Timothy Kunze | |
| 03:10 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Maley misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-77 |
| 03:08 | Sam Houston State | Rolf Molski hits the follow up shot | 74-79 |
| 03:05 | Stephen F. Austin | Dikembe Awai takes the ball from Terry Newton in the backcourt | 74-79 |
| 03:04 | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Awai hits the finger roll | 74-81 |
| 02:41 | Stephen F. Austin | Thomas Bolduc hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Terry Newton | 76-81 |
| 02:30 | Sam Houston State | Russell Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-81 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Peter Johnson (PG), Michael Fleming (SG), Lyman Fagin (SF), Brad Downs (PF) Terry Newton, Thomas Bolduc, Clifford Proctor, John Anderson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Rashidi Alhusseini (SG), Timothy Kunze (SF), Michael Sirosky (PF), Henry Cobb (C) Dikembe Awai, Christopher Maley, Rolf Molski, Edward Norton | |
| 02:12 | Stephen F. Austin | Lyman Fagin hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brad Downs | 78-81 |
| 02:07 | Sam Houston State | Rashidi Alhusseini loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 78-81 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Lionel Delfino (PF) Brad Downs | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 01:49 | Stephen F. Austin | Michael Fleming hits a shot from the left block | 80-81 |
| 01:42 | Sam Houston State | Russell Walker misses badly on the uncontested floater in the lane | 80-81 |
| 01:40 | Stephen F. Austin | Gary Horne gets the rebound | 80-81 |
| 01:35 | Stephen F. Austin | Michael Fleming double dribbles | 80-81 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Thomas Bolduc (SG), Brad Downs (PF) Michael Fleming, Lionel Delfino | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Awai (PG), Ryan Cho (SG), David Baker (C) Russell Walker, Rashidi Alhusseini, Henry Cobb | |
| 01:20 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Bolduc picks off the pass by Ryan Cho | 80-81 |
| 01:15 | Stephen F. Austin | Peter Johnson banks in the layup set up by Thomas Bolduc | 82-81 |
| 00:57 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Cho is hacked by Thomas Bolduc - foul #3 on Thomas Bolduc, team foul #16 | 82-81 |
| 00:57 | Stephen F. Austin | Stephen F. Austin calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 82-81 |
| 00:57 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Cho makes the 1st free throw | 82-82 |
| 00:57 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Cho misses the 2nd free throw | 82-82 |
| 00:57 | Stephen F. Austin | Gary Horne gets the rebound | 82-82 |
| Lineup | Stephen F. Austin | PG - Peter Johnson (tired) 3 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Bolduc (tiring) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Lyman Fagin (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brad Downs (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Gary Horne (tired) 7 pts. 14 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Dikembe Awai (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ryan Cho (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Kunze (tired) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Sirosky (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - David Baker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 00:43 | Stephen F. Austin | Thomas Bolduc clanks a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Dikembe Awai - foul #4 on Dikembe Awai, team foul #17 | 82-82 |
| 00:43 | Stephen F. Austin | Thomas Bolduc misses the 1st free throw | 82-82 |
| 00:43 | Stephen F. Austin | Thomas Bolduc misses the 2nd free throw | 82-82 |
| 00:43 | Sam Houston State | Michael Sirosky snags the defensive board | 82-82 |
| 00:40 | Sam Houston State | David Baker is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Horne - foul #2 on Gary Horne, team foul #17 | 82-82 |
| 00:40 | Sam Houston State | David Baker misses the 1st free throw | 82-82 |
| 00:40 | Sam Houston State | David Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 82-83 |
| 00:30 | Stephen F. Austin | Peter Johnson is called for 10 seconds | 82-83 |
| 00:30 | Stephen F. Austin | Stephen F. Austin calls a full timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 82-83 |
| Game Plan | Stephen F. Austin | Stephen F. Austin is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:28 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Cho is fouled on the floor by Lyman Fagin - foul #2 on Lyman Fagin, team foul #18 | 82-83 |
| 00:28 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Cho makes the 1st free throw | 82-84 |
| 00:28 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Cho makes the 2nd free throw | 82-85 |
| 00:15 | Stephen F. Austin | The pull-up jumper by Thomas Bolduc is blocked by David Baker | 82-85 |
| 00:13 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Cho snags the defensive board | 82-85 |
| 00:11 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Bolduc is called for the reach on Ryan Cho in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Bolduc, team foul #19 | 82-85 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Christopher Maley (PG), Russell Walker (SF) Dikembe Awai, Timothy Kunze | |
| 00:11 | Stephen F. Austin | Stephen F. Austin calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 82-85 |
| 00:11 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Cho makes the 1st free throw | 82-86 |
| 00:11 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Cho misses the 2nd free throw | 82-86 |
| 00:11 | Stephen F. Austin | Brad Downs grabs the board | 82-86 |
| Game Plan | Stephen F. Austin | Stephen F. Austin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:06 | Stephen F. Austin | Thomas Bolduc makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 85-86 |
| 00:04 | Sam Houston State | Michael Sirosky is hacked by Peter Johnson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Peter Johnson, team foul #20 | 85-86 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Terry Newton (PG) Peter Johnson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Awai (PG), Timothy Kunze (SF) Christopher Maley, Russell Walker | |
| 00:04 | Sam Houston State | Michael Sirosky makes the 1st free throw | 85-87 |
| 00:04 | Sam Houston State | Michael Sirosky makes the 2nd free throw | 85-88 |
| Game Plan | Stephen F. Austin | Stephen F. Austin is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Stephen F. Austin | Lyman Fagin comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 85-88 |