| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Donald Futrell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brandon Arreola (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Elon Amoroso (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Clifton Puckett (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Michael Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Donnelly (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Klein (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Briscoe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Thompson inbounds the ball | 36-28 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:52 | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Thompson | 39-28 |
| 19:24 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-28 |
| 19:22 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis grabs the offensive board | 39-28 |
| 18:57 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-28 |
| 18:55 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Elon Amoroso | 39-28 |
| 18:50 | Sam Houston State | Brandon Arreola makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Matthew Thompson | 42-28 |
| 18:29 | Sacramento State | Clifton Puckett is called for the reach on Thomas Briscoe - foul #3 on Clifton Puckett, team foul #1 | 42-28 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Schuelke (C) Clifton Puckett | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 18:04 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes misses the lay-in | 42-28 |
| 18:02 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Elon Amoroso | 42-28 |
| 17:49 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Donnelly picks off the pass by Donald Futrell | 42-28 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 17:29 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-28 |
| 17:27 | Sacramento State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Holmes | 42-28 |
| 17:11 | Sacramento State | James Klein buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-31 |
| 16:56 | Sam Houston State | Michael Holmes picks off the pass by Elon Amoroso | 42-31 |
| 16:53 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly jams it set up by Michael Holmes | 42-33 |
| 16:29 | Sam Houston State | James Klein is called for the reach on Elon Amoroso - foul #1 on James Klein, team foul #1 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Leonard Stafford (SG), Jeffrey Leach (SF), Derrick Carroll (PF) Brandon Arreola, Matthew Thompson, Elon Amoroso | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 16:12 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Briscoe swats the short shot by Jeffrey Leach | 42-33 |
| 16:11 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes snags the defensive board | 42-33 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:07 | Sacramento State | James Klein misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-33 |
| 16:06 | Sam Houston State | Leonard Stafford snags the defensive board | 42-33 |
| 15:57 | Sam Houston State | Michael Schuelke's pass is intercepted by Michael Holmes | 42-33 |
| 15:54 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis misses the lay-in | 42-33 |
| 15:53 | Sacramento State | Thomas Briscoe gets the offensive rebound | 42-33 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Donald Futrell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leonard Stafford (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Leach (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Derrick Carroll (fresh) C - Michael Schuelke (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Michael Holmes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Donnelly (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Klein (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Richard Lewis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Briscoe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Michael Holmes | 42-36 |
| 15:08 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Leach knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by Michael Schuelke and he's fouled by James Klein - foul #2 on James Klein, team foul #2 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Matthew Thompson (SF), Elon Amoroso (PF), Clifton Puckett (C) Donald Futrell, Derrick Carroll, Michael Schuelke | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 15:08 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Leach misses the free throw | 44-36 |
| 15:08 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis grabs the board | 44-36 |
| 14:48 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis connects on the floater from the right block set up by Michael Holmes | 44-38 |
| 14:35 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Thompson misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Thomas Briscoe - foul #1 on Thomas Briscoe, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Daniel Winkler (PG), Brandon Arreola (SG) Jeffrey Leach, Leonard Stafford | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 14:35 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 14:35 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 14:08 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis is hacked by Matthew Thompson - foul #1 on Matthew Thompson, team foul #2 | 45-38 |
| 13:39 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes misses the dunk attempt | 45-38 |
| 13:38 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis can't tip it in | 45-38 |
| 13:37 | Sam Houston State | Brandon Arreola grabs the board | 45-38 |
| 13:32 | Sam Houston State | Brandon Arreola hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-38 |
| 13:30 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Thompson grabs the offensive board | 45-38 |
| 13:15 | Sam Houston State | Elon Amoroso makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Winkler | 47-38 |
| 12:52 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes misses short on a floater from the right wing | 47-38 |
| 12:51 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Brandon Arreola | 47-38 |
| 12:45 | Sam Houston State | Clifton Puckett drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Daniel Winkler and the foul's on Richard Lewis - foul #1 on Richard Lewis, team foul #4 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell (PG), Jeffrey Leach (PF) Daniel Winkler, Elon Amoroso | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer (SF), Donald Harden (C) James Klein, Thomas Briscoe | |
| 12:45 | Sam Houston State | Clifton Puckett makes the free throw | 50-38 |
| 12:33 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer is hacked by Donald Futrell - foul #1 on Donald Futrell, team foul #3 | 50-38 |
| 12:14 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-38 |
| 12:12 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Leach snags the defensive board | 50-38 |
| 11:59 | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Holmes - foul #3 on Michael Holmes, team foul #5 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Leonard Stafford (SG), Derrick Carroll (PF), Michael Schuelke (C) Brandon Arreola, Matthew Thompson, Clifton Puckett | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Gary Rieder (PF) Richard Lewis | |
| 11:59 | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell makes the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 11:59 | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell makes the 2nd free throw | 52-38 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:38 | Sacramento State | Donald Harden is whistled for traveling | 52-38 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Elon Amoroso (PF) Derrick Carroll | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | James Klein (SF) Thomas Kemmer | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Donald Futrell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leonard Stafford (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Leach (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Elon Amoroso (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Schuelke (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Michael Holmes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Donnelly (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Klein (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Gary Rieder (fresh) C - Donald Harden (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Sam Houston State | Michael Holmes is called for the reach on Leonard Stafford - foul #4 on Michael Holmes, team foul #6 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Thomas Briscoe (C) Donald Harden | |
| 11:20 | Sam Houston State | Leonard Stafford hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-38 |
| 11:18 | Sacramento State | Gary Rieder grabs the board | 52-38 |
| 10:52 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-38 |
| 10:51 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Leach snags the defensive board | 52-38 |
| 10:44 | Sam Houston State | James Klein steals the ball from Donald Futrell | 52-38 |
| 10:39 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Klein | 52-40 |
| 10:24 | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Leonard Stafford | 55-40 |
| 10:18 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-43 |
| 10:02 | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-43 |
| 10:01 | Sacramento State | Gary Rieder pulls down the rebound | 55-43 |
| 09:49 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-43 |
| 09:48 | Sacramento State | Thomas Briscoe grabs the offensive board | 55-43 |
| 09:32 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly is fouled on the floor by Leonard Stafford - foul #2 on Leonard Stafford, team foul #4 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Brandon Arreola (SG), Matthew Thompson (SF), Clifton Puckett (C) Leonard Stafford, Elon Amoroso, Michael Schuelke | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer (SF), Richard Lewis (PF), Donald Harden (C) James Klein, Gary Rieder, Thomas Briscoe | |
| 09:20 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly clanks a shot from the right side | 55-43 |
| 09:19 | Sam Houston State | Brandon Arreola grabs the board | 55-43 |
| 09:17 | Sam Houston State | Michael Holmes takes the ball from Donald Futrell in the backcourt | 55-43 |
| 09:12 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly is hacked by Brandon Arreola - foul #2 on Brandon Arreola, team foul #5 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Derrick Carroll (PF) Jeffrey Leach | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 09:07 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-43 |
| 09:05 | Sacramento State | Donald Harden pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-43 |
| 08:48 | Sacramento State | Matthew Thompson picks off the pass by Thomas Kemmer | 55-43 |
| 08:44 | Sam Houston State | Brandon Arreola misses the lay-in | 55-43 |
| 08:43 | Sacramento State | Donald Harden pulls down the rebound | 55-43 |
| 08:14 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Donnelly | 55-45 |
| 07:52 | Sam Houston State | Brandon Arreola hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Matthew Thompson | 58-45 |
| 07:43 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer's pass is intercepted by Clifton Puckett | 58-45 |
| 07:32 | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 58-45 |
| 07:30 | Sam Houston State | Brandon Arreola tips it in | 60-45 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Donald Futrell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brandon Arreola (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Derrick Carroll (fresh) C - Clifton Puckett (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Michael Holmes (tiring) 6 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Ronald Donnelly (tiring) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Kemmer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Lewis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Harden (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:16 | Sacramento State | Brandon Arreola steals the ball from Ronald Donnelly | 60-45 |
| 07:12 | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell misses the easy layup | 60-45 |
| 07:11 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Richard Lewis | 60-45 |
| 06:55 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 60-47 |
| 06:34 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Thompson loses the ball out of bounds | 60-47 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Daniel Winkler (PG), Leonard Stafford (SG), Elon Amoroso (PF), Michael Schuelke (C) Donald Futrell, Brandon Arreola, Derrick Carroll, Clifton Puckett | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | James Klein (SF), Thomas Briscoe (C) Thomas Kemmer, Donald Harden | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:14 | Sacramento State | Thomas Briscoe blows the layup but he's fouled by Matthew Thompson - foul #2 on Matthew Thompson, team foul #6 | 60-47 |
| 06:14 | Sacramento State | Thomas Briscoe misses the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 06:14 | Sacramento State | Thomas Briscoe makes the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| 06:05 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Thompson can't finish the layup | 60-48 |
| 06:03 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis gets the rebound | 60-48 |
| 05:54 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-48 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Leach (SF) Matthew Thompson | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 05:41 | Sam Houston State | Elon Amoroso misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Lewis - foul #2 on Richard Lewis, team foul #7 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Clifton Puckett (C) Michael Schuelke | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee (SG), Gary Rieder (PF) Ronald Donnelly, Richard Lewis | |
| 05:41 | Sam Houston State | Elon Amoroso misses the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 05:41 | Sam Houston State | Elon Amoroso makes the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:28 | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Leach | 61-48 |
| 05:20 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Leach's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Rieder | 61-48 |
| 05:18 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Leach pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-48 |
| 05:12 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Leach makes the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Leonard Stafford | 63-48 |
| 04:53 | Sacramento State | Elon Amoroso blocks the short jumper by Michael Holmes | 63-48 |
| 04:52 | Sam Houston State | Leonard Stafford pulls down the rebound | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:32 | Sam Houston State | Clifton Puckett comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 63-48 |
| 04:31 | Sacramento State | Gary Rieder grabs the defensive rebound | 63-48 |
| 04:12 | Sacramento State | James Klein misses short on a shot from the right side | 63-48 |
| 04:10 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Leach pulls down the rebound | 63-48 |
| 04:10 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-48 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell (PG), Brandon Arreola (SG), Matthew Thompson (SF) Daniel Winkler, Leonard Stafford, Jeffrey Leach | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly (SG), Richard Lewis (PF) Dikembe Amedee, Gary Rieder | |
| 04:00 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Thompson knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by Donald Futrell | 65-48 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Sacramento State | A charge is called on Thomas Briscoe - foul #2 on Thomas Briscoe, team foul #8 | 65-48 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Daniel Winkler (PG), Leonard Stafford (SG), Jeffrey Leach (SF), Derrick Carroll (PF), Michael Schuelke (C) Donald Futrell, Brandon Arreola, Matthew Thompson, Elon Amoroso, Clifton Puckett | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Nathaniel Lazo (PG), Dikembe Amedee (SG), Thomas Kemmer (SF), Gary Rieder (PF), Donald Harden (C) Michael Holmes, Ronald Donnelly, James Klein, Richard Lewis, Thomas Briscoe | |
| 03:18 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Kemmer picks off the pass by Leonard Stafford | 65-48 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Daniel Winkler (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Leonard Stafford (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jeffrey Leach (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Derrick Carroll (fresh) C - Michael Schuelke (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Nathaniel Lazo (fresh) SG - Dikembe Amedee (fresh) SF - Thomas Kemmer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Rieder (fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Harden (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Sacramento State | Donald Harden can't finish the layup | 65-48 |
| 02:57 | Sam Houston State | Michael Schuelke grabs the board | 65-48 |
| 02:38 | Sam Houston State | Derrick Carroll can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 65-48 |
| 02:37 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Schuelke | 65-48 |
| 02:27 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Winkler is whistled for a carry | 65-48 |
| 02:07 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 65-48 |
| 02:05 | Sacramento State | Gary Rieder hits the follow up shot | 65-50 |
| 01:49 | Sam Houston State | Derrick Carroll misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 65-50 |
| 01:47 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Amedee | 65-50 |
| 01:27 | Sacramento State | The short jumper by Nathaniel Lazo is denied by Michael Schuelke | 65-50 |
| 01:25 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer tips it in | 65-52 |
| 01:18 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Leach can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt from the right block | 65-52 |
| 01:17 | Sacramento State | Donald Harden pulls down the rebound | 65-52 |
| 00:50 | Sacramento State | Nathaniel Lazo hits a jumper near the basket set up by Thomas Kemmer | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Amedee is called for the reach on Leonard Stafford in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dikembe Amedee, team foul #9 | 65-54 |
| 00:48 | Sam Houston State | Leonard Stafford misses the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 00:48 | Sacramento State | Donald Harden snags the defensive board | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Derrick Carroll - foul #1 on Derrick Carroll, team foul #7 | 65-54 |
| 00:42 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer misses the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 00:42 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer misses the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 00:42 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Leach grabs the defensive rebound | 65-54 |
| 00:18 | Sam Houston State | Derrick Carroll misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 65-54 |
| 00:16 | Sacramento State | Gary Rieder pulls down the rebound | 65-54 |
| 00:08 | Sacramento State | Nathaniel Lazo comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-54 |
| 00:07 | Sam Houston State | Derrick Carroll gets the rebound | 65-54 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Winkler runs out the clock | 65-54 |