| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Dikembe Awai (fresh) SG - Ryan Cho (fresh) SF - Timothy Kunze (fresh) PF - Michael Sirosky (fresh) C - David Baker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Brad Wade (fresh) SG - Dennis Priddy (fresh) SF - Richard Doss (fresh) PF - James Cora (fresh) C - John Bullock (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Michael Sirosky wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Sam Houston State | Timothy Kunze comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | McNeese State | Richard Doss snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | McNeese State | Brad Wade misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | McNeese State | James Cora pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | McNeese State | Dennis Priddy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Sam Houston State | Michael Sirosky snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Sam Houston State | Timothy Kunze comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | McNeese State | James Cora snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:39 | McNeese State | Dennis Priddy is by himself and knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Brad Wade | 0-2 |
| 18:22 | Sam Houston State | David Baker can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 0-2 |
| 18:20 | McNeese State | James Cora pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:13 | McNeese State | Richard Doss knocks in the floater in the lane set up by Brad Wade | 0-4 |
| 17:54 | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Awai makes the floater from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 17:51 | McNeese State | Dikembe Awai is called for the reach on Brad Wade in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dikembe Awai, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 17:37 | McNeese State | James Cora's layup is rejected by Edward Norton | 2-4 |
| 17:35 | Sam Houston State | Russell Walker snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 17:21 | Sam Houston State | Henry Cobb can't connect on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by John Bullock - foul #1 on John Bullock, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Bryan Stehle (PF), Thomas Bonner (C) James Cora, John Bullock | |
| 17:21 | Sam Houston State | Henry Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:21 | Sam Houston State | Henry Cobb makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:09 | McNeese State | Thomas Bonner is fouled on the floor by Henry Cobb - foul #1 on Henry Cobb, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| 16:49 | McNeese State | Bryan Stehle is hacked by Edward Norton - foul #1 on Edward Norton, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Brian Packard (SF) Richard Doss | |
| 16:34 | McNeese State | Thomas Bonner connects on the open 3pt shot from straight away set up by Dennis Priddy | 4-7 |
| 16:29 | Sam Houston State | Edward Norton misses the easy layup | 4-7 |
| 16:28 | Sam Houston State | Edward Norton pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:18 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Maley is hacked by Brad Wade - foul #1 on Brad Wade, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Awai (PG), Ryan Cho (SG), Timothy Kunze (SF), Michael Sirosky (PF), David Baker (C) Christopher Maley, Rashidi Alhusseini, Russell Walker, Edward Norton, Henry Cobb | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Kenneth Zerbe (SG), Paul Sturtevant (SF), James Cora (PF) Brad Wade, Dennis Priddy, Thomas Bonner | |
| 16:04 | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Awai misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 16:03 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Brian Packard | 4-7 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Dikembe Awai (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ryan Cho (fresh) SF - Timothy Kunze (fresh) PF - Michael Sirosky (fresh) C - David Baker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Brian Packard (fresh) SG - Kenneth Zerbe (fresh) SF - Paul Sturtevant (fresh) PF - James Cora (fresh) 3 reb. C - Bryan Stehle (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | McNeese State | James Cora travels with the ball | 4-7 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Richard Doss (SF), John Bullock (C) Paul Sturtevant, Bryan Stehle | |
| 15:29 | Sam Houston State | Timothy Kunze misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 15:28 | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Awai pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 15:02 | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Awai misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-7 |
| 15:00 | McNeese State | Brian Packard snags the defensive board | 4-7 |
| 14:40 | McNeese State | James Cora knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 4-9 |
| 14:26 | Sam Houston State | Richard Doss steals it from David Baker | 4-9 |
| 14:23 | McNeese State | Brian Packard can't throw it down | 4-9 |
| 14:21 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Cho snags the defensive board | 4-9 |
| 13:57 | Sam Houston State | David Baker hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by John Bullock - foul #2 on John Bullock, team foul #3 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Christopher Maley (PG), Rashidi Alhusseini (SG), Russell Walker (SF), Edward Norton (PF) Dikembe Awai, Ryan Cho, Timothy Kunze, Michael Sirosky | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Brad Wade (PG), Dennis Priddy (SG), Paul Sturtevant (SF), Bryan Stehle (PF), Thomas Bonner (C) Brian Packard, Kenneth Zerbe, Richard Doss, James Cora, John Bullock | |
| 13:57 | Sam Houston State | David Baker misses the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 13:57 | Sam Houston State | David Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 13:31 | McNeese State | Bryan Stehle's pass is intercepted by Russell Walker | 5-9 |
| 13:09 | Sam Houston State | Rashidi Alhusseini misses the shot from the free throw line | 5-9 |
| 13:07 | McNeese State | Paul Sturtevant snags the defensive board | 5-9 |
| 13:04 | McNeese State | Paul Sturtevant is called for traveling in the backcourt | 5-9 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Henry Cobb (C) David Baker | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 12:55 | Sam Houston State | Russell Walker can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-9 |
| 12:54 | Sam Houston State | Edward Norton hits the follow up shot | 7-9 |
| 12:42 | McNeese State | Brad Wade is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 12:41 | Sam Houston State | Russell Walker pulls down the rebound | 7-9 |
| 12:37 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Maley hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 7-9 |
| 12:36 | Sam Houston State | Rashidi Alhusseini gets the offensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 12:20 | Sam Houston State | Edward Norton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-9 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Timothy Kunze (SF), Rolf Molski (PF) Rashidi Alhusseini, Edward Norton | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Richard Doss (SF) Bryan Stehle | |
| 11:55 | McNeese State | Paul Sturtevant knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Brad Wade | 7-11 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Russell Walker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SG - Christopher Maley (fairly fresh) SF - Timothy Kunze (fresh) PF - Rolf Molski (fresh) C - Henry Cobb (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Brad Wade (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dennis Priddy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Doss (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Bonner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Paul Sturtevant (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:47 | Sam Houston State | Russell Walker is called for a charge - foul #1 on Russell Walker, team foul #4 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Awai (PG), Ryan Cho (SG), Michael Sirosky (PF) Russell Walker, Christopher Maley, Rolf Molski | |
| Subs | McNeese State | James Cora (PF), Bryan Stehle (C) Thomas Bonner, Paul Sturtevant | |
| 11:31 | McNeese State | Dennis Priddy is hacked by Henry Cobb - foul #2 on Henry Cobb, team foul #5 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | David Baker (C) Henry Cobb | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Brian Packard (PG), Kenneth Zerbe (SG) Brad Wade, Dennis Priddy | |
| 11:19 | McNeese State | James Cora hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 7-11 |
| 11:18 | McNeese State | Bryan Stehle gets the offensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 11:07 | McNeese State | Ryan Cho picks off the pass by Kenneth Zerbe | 7-11 |
| 10:52 | Sam Houston State | Brian Packard steals it from Ryan Cho | 7-11 |
| 10:48 | McNeese State | Kenneth Zerbe hits the finger roll on a great pass from Brian Packard | 7-13 |
| 10:30 | Sam Houston State | Timothy Kunze misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 7-13 |
| 10:29 | McNeese State | James Cora gets the rebound | 7-13 |
| 10:08 | McNeese State | Richard Doss clanks a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Dikembe Awai - foul #2 on Dikembe Awai, team foul #6 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Christopher Maley (PG), Rashidi Alhusseini (SG), Russell Walker (SF), Rolf Molski (PF), Edward Norton (C) Dikembe Awai, Ryan Cho, Timothy Kunze, Michael Sirosky, David Baker | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Brad Wade (PG), Dennis Priddy (SG), Thomas Bonner (PF), Paul Sturtevant (C) Brian Packard, Kenneth Zerbe, James Cora, Bryan Stehle | |
| 10:08 | McNeese State | Richard Doss makes the 1st free throw | 7-14 |
| 10:08 | McNeese State | Richard Doss makes the 2nd free throw | 7-15 |
| 09:46 | Sam Houston State | Dennis Priddy is called for the reach on Rashidi Alhusseini - foul #1 on Dennis Priddy, team foul #4 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | James Cora (PF) Richard Doss | |
| 09:33 | Sam Houston State | Rashidi Alhusseini's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-15 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Brian Packard (SF) James Cora | |
| 09:30 | McNeese State | Brad Wade is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Norton - foul #2 on Edward Norton, team foul #7 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | David Baker (C) Edward Norton | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 09:30 | McNeese State | Brad Wade makes the 1st free throw | 7-16 |
| 09:30 | McNeese State | Brad Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 7-17 |
| 09:07 | Sam Houston State | Russell Walker makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-17 |
| 08:46 | McNeese State | Brad Wade is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Dennis Priddy | 10-20 |
| 08:23 | Sam Houston State | Rolf Molski is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Rolf Molski, team foul #8 | 10-20 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ryan Cho (SG), Timothy Kunze (SF), Michael Sirosky (PF) Christopher Maley, Rashidi Alhusseini, Rolf Molski | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Randy Wade (SF), James Cora (PF), Bryan Stehle (C) Brian Packard, Thomas Bonner, Paul Sturtevant | |
| 08:19 | McNeese State | David Baker steps in front of the Randy Wade pass in the backcourt | 10-20 |
| 08:12 | Sam Houston State | Timothy Kunze hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Ryan Cho | 13-20 |
| 07:58 | McNeese State | Randy Wade is fouled on the floor by Russell Walker - foul #2 on Russell Walker, team foul #9 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Christopher Maley (PG) Russell Walker | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Richard Doss (SF) Dennis Priddy | |
| 07:58 | McNeese State | Randy Wade misses the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 07:58 | Sam Houston State | Michael Sirosky gets the rebound | 13-20 |
| 07:42 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Cho clanks a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Bryan Stehle - foul #1 on Bryan Stehle, team foul #5 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Kenneth Zerbe (PG) Brad Wade | |
| 07:42 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Cho makes the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 07:42 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Cho makes the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Christopher Maley (fairly fresh) SG - Ryan Cho (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Kunze (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Sirosky (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Baker (tiring) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Kenneth Zerbe (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Randy Wade (fresh) SF - Richard Doss (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Cora (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Bryan Stehle (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:18 | McNeese State | James Cora misses the lay-in | 15-20 |
| 07:16 | Sam Houston State | Timothy Kunze grabs the defensive rebound | 15-20 |
| 07:03 | Sam Houston State | Michael Sirosky is fouled on the floor by Richard Doss - foul #1 on Richard Doss, team foul #6 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Brian Packard (PG), Dennis Priddy (SG), Paul Sturtevant (C) Kenneth Zerbe, Randy Wade, Bryan Stehle | |
| 06:42 | Sam Houston State | Dennis Priddy takes the ball from Christopher Maley | 15-20 |
| 06:31 | McNeese State | James Cora can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-20 |
| 06:30 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Christopher Maley | 15-20 |
| 06:21 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Maley scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-20 |
| 06:13 | McNeese State | Richard Doss throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-20 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Rashidi Alhusseini (SG), Rolf Molski (PF) Ryan Cho, Michael Sirosky | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Brad Wade (PG), Thomas Bonner (PF) Richard Doss, James Cora | |
| 05:56 | Sam Houston State | Timothy Kunze is fouled on the floor by Brian Packard - foul #1 on Brian Packard, team foul #7 | 18-20 |
| 05:56 | Sam Houston State | Timothy Kunze makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 05:56 | Sam Houston State | Timothy Kunze makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 05:41 | McNeese State | Brad Wade is alone and drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Brian Packard | 20-23 |
| 05:24 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Maley is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Christopher Maley, team foul #10 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Kenneth Zerbe (SG), Randy Wade (SF), James Cora (PF) Dennis Priddy, Brian Packard, Paul Sturtevant | |
| 05:09 | McNeese State | Brad Wade knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Bonner | 20-25 |
| 04:54 | Sam Houston State | Rashidi Alhusseini misses the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by James Cora - foul #1 on James Cora, team foul #8 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Sirosky (PF) Rolf Molski | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Richard Doss (SF), Bryan Stehle (C) Randy Wade, Thomas Bonner | |
| 04:54 | Sam Houston State | Rashidi Alhusseini makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 04:54 | Sam Houston State | Rashidi Alhusseini makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 04:30 | McNeese State | James Cora hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Brad Wade and he's hacked by Rashidi Alhusseini - foul #1 on Rashidi Alhusseini, team foul #11 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ryan Cho (SG) Rashidi Alhusseini | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 04:30 | McNeese State | James Cora makes the free throw | 22-28 |
| 04:11 | Sam Houston State | Michael Sirosky hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on James Cora - foul #2 on James Cora, team foul #9 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Dennis Priddy (SG), Paul Sturtevant (PF) Kenneth Zerbe, James Cora | |
| 04:11 | Sam Houston State | Michael Sirosky misses the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 04:11 | Sam Houston State | Michael Sirosky makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 04:08 | McNeese State | Bryan Stehle's pass is intercepted by Michael Sirosky in the backcourt | 23-28 |
| 03:50 | Sam Houston State | Michael Sirosky is hacked by Brad Wade - foul #2 on Brad Wade, team foul #10 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Awai (PG), Russell Walker (SF), Edward Norton (C) Christopher Maley, Timothy Kunze, David Baker | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Brian Packard (PG), Randy Wade (SF), John Bullock (C) Brad Wade, Richard Doss, Bryan Stehle | |
| 03:50 | Sam Houston State | Michael Sirosky misses the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 03:50 | Sam Houston State | Michael Sirosky makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 03:36 | McNeese State | Dennis Priddy can't finish the uncontested layup | 24-28 |
| 03:34 | McNeese State | Paul Sturtevant grabs the offensive board | 24-28 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Dikembe Awai (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ryan Cho (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Sirosky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Norton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Brian Packard (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dennis Priddy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randy Wade (fresh) PF - Paul Sturtevant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Bullock (fresh) | |
| 03:23 | McNeese State | John Bullock misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 24-28 |
| 03:22 | McNeese State | John Bullock grabs the offensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 03:06 | McNeese State | Brian Packard steps out of bounds on the sideline | 24-28 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Henry Cobb (C) Michael Sirosky | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Kenneth Zerbe (PG), Thomas Bonner (PF) Randy Wade, Paul Sturtevant | |
| 02:48 | Sam Houston State | The short jumper by Russell Walker is denied by Thomas Bonner | 24-28 |
| 02:47 | McNeese State | Thomas Bonner grabs the board | 24-28 |
| 02:36 | McNeese State | Dennis Priddy clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 24-28 |
| 02:35 | Sam Houston State | Henry Cobb snags the defensive board | 24-28 |
| 02:16 | Sam Houston State | Russell Walker double dribbles | 24-28 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Rashidi Alhusseini (SG), Rolf Molski (PF) Ryan Cho, Edward Norton | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Brad Wade (PG), Richard Doss (SF) Dennis Priddy, Brian Packard | |
| 01:52 | McNeese State | Richard Doss can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-28 |
| 01:50 | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Awai snags the defensive board | 24-28 |
| 01:38 | Sam Houston State | Richard Doss steals it from Rolf Molski | 24-28 |
| 01:20 | McNeese State | Richard Doss hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 24-28 |
| 01:18 | Sam Houston State | Russell Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 01:07 | Sam Houston State | Henry Cobb scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Rolf Molski and the foul's on Thomas Bonner - foul #1 on Thomas Bonner, team foul #11 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ryan Cho (SG), Edward Norton (SF) Rashidi Alhusseini, Russell Walker | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Dennis Priddy (SG), James Cora (PF), Paul Sturtevant (C) Kenneth Zerbe, Thomas Bonner, John Bullock | |
| 01:07 | Sam Houston State | Henry Cobb makes the free throw | 27-28 |
| 00:54 | McNeese State | James Cora hits a wide open jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Dennis Priddy | 27-30 |
| 00:35 | Sam Houston State | Edward Norton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-30 |
| 00:33 | Sam Houston State | Henry Cobb tips it back up and in | 29-30 |
| 00:31 | McNeese State | Dikembe Awai is called for the reach on Dennis Priddy in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dikembe Awai, team foul #12 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Russell Walker (PG), Timothy Kunze (SF), Michael Sirosky (PF) Dikembe Awai, Rolf Molski, Henry Cobb | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Brian Packard (SF) Richard Doss | |
| 00:31 | McNeese State | Dennis Priddy misses the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 00:31 | McNeese State | Dennis Priddy makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 00:23 | Sam Houston State | Russell Walker can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 29-31 |
| 00:21 | McNeese State | James Cora grabs the board | 29-31 |
| 00:18 | McNeese State | Brad Wade is hacked by Russell Walker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Russell Walker, team foul #13 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Christopher Maley (PG) Russell Walker | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 00:18 | McNeese State | Brad Wade makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 00:18 | McNeese State | Brad Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Brian Packard steals it from Christopher Maley | 29-33 |