| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Gordon Lake (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shayne Nagorski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeremy Trammel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kurt Goldman (fresh) 4 pts. C - Timothy Brittain (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Lawrence Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Hensley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Mains (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Shad Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Marion Boyes (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern State | Jeremy Trammel inbounds the ball | 38-34 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Northwestern State | Kurt Goldman's dunk attempt is rejected by Marion Boyes | 38-34 |
| 19:37 | Sam Houston State | Marion Boyes grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 19:35 | Sam Houston State | Mark Hensley is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 38-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Samuel Regalado (PF), Mike Jay (C) Shad Cox, Marion Boyes | |
| 19:30 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski connects on the jumper from the left block | 40-34 |
| 19:02 | Sam Houston State | Mark Hensley connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Mike Jay | 40-37 |
| 18:44 | Northwestern State | Jeremy Trammel makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Gordon Lake | 42-37 |
| 18:25 | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Bailey is hacked by Gordon Lake - foul #2 on Gordon Lake, team foul #1 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson (PG), Emery Perron (SG), Dennis Rosenberg (SF), Howard Morris (PF), Daniel Dufresne (C) Gordon Lake, Shayne Nagorski, Jeremy Trammel, Kurt Goldman, Timothy Brittain | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Matthew Menzies (PG), Milton Blanchard (SG), Robert Martz (SF), Shad Cox (PF), Carl King (C) Lawrence Bailey, Mark Hensley, James Mains, Samuel Regalado, Mike Jay | |
| 18:05 | Sam Houston State | Shad Cox lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Martz | 42-39 |
| 17:44 | Northwestern State | Emery Perron lays it in set up by Tommy Patterson | 44-39 |
| 17:42 | Sam Houston State | Carl King's pass is intercepted by Dennis Rosenberg in the backcourt | 44-39 |
| 17:31 | Northwestern State | Matthew Menzies steals it from Emery Perron | 44-39 |
| 17:28 | Sam Houston State | Robert Martz lays it up and in on a nice dish by Matthew Menzies | 44-41 |
| 17:09 | Northwestern State | Daniel Dufresne makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Dennis Rosenberg | 46-41 |
| 16:57 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Menzies misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 16:55 | Sam Houston State | Carl King tips it home | 46-43 |
| 16:33 | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg makes the shot from the right side | 48-43 |
| 16:21 | Sam Houston State | Robert Martz is hacked by Tommy Patterson - foul #1 on Tommy Patterson, team foul #2 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Resendez (PG), Shayne Nagorski (SG), Jeremy Trammel (SF), Kurt Goldman (PF), Timothy Brittain (C) Tommy Patterson, Emery Perron, Dennis Rosenberg, Howard Morris, Daniel Dufresne | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd (PG), Mark Hensley (SG), James Mains (SF), Samuel Regalado (PF), Marion Boyes (C) Matthew Menzies, Milton Blanchard, Robert Martz, Shad Cox, Carl King | |
| 16:07 | Sam Houston State | James Mains misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 48-43 |
| 16:05 | Sam Houston State | Samuel Regalado grabs the offensive board | 48-43 |
| 15:55 | Sam Houston State | Samuel Regalado misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 15:54 | Northwestern State | Jeremy Trammel grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - David Resendez (fresh) SG - Shayne Nagorski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeremy Trammel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kurt Goldman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Timothy Brittain (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Richard Drozd (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Hensley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Mains (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Samuel Regalado (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Marion Boyes (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski hits a wide open 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Kurt Goldman | 51-43 |
| 15:32 | Sam Houston State | Mark Hensley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-43 |
| 15:31 | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd tips it back up and in | 51-45 |
| 15:10 | Northwestern State | David Resendez misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-45 |
| 15:08 | Sam Houston State | Marion Boyes grabs the board | 51-45 |
| 14:44 | Sam Houston State | Marion Boyes makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Samuel Regalado | 51-47 |
| 14:21 | Northwestern State | Jeremy Trammel buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Shayne Nagorski | 54-47 |
| 14:02 | Sam Houston State | James Mains misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-47 |
| 14:01 | Northwestern State | Timothy Brittain snags the defensive board | 54-47 |
| 13:59 | Northwestern State | David Resendez is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Drozd - foul #1 on Richard Drozd, team foul #1 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Duane Fulcher (PG), Emery Perron (PF), Howard Morris (C) David Resendez, Kurt Goldman, Timothy Brittain | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Bailey (PG), Milton Blanchard (SG), Shad Cox (PF), Mike Jay (C) Richard Drozd, Mark Hensley, Samuel Regalado, Marion Boyes | |
| 13:50 | Northwestern State | Jeremy Trammel misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Shad Cox - foul #1 on Shad Cox, team foul #2 | 54-47 |
| 13:50 | Northwestern State | Jeremy Trammel misses the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 13:50 | Northwestern State | Jeremy Trammel makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 13:36 | Sam Houston State | Shad Cox is fouled on the floor by Emery Perron - foul #2 on Emery Perron, team foul #3 | 55-47 |
| 13:24 | Sam Houston State | Shad Cox loses the dribble to Duane Fulcher | 55-47 |
| 13:07 | Northwestern State | Jeremy Trammel can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-47 |
| 13:05 | Sam Houston State | Shad Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 12:43 | Sam Houston State | James Mains loses the ball out of bounds | 55-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake (PG), Tommy Patterson (SG), Kurt Goldman (PF) Duane Fulcher, Shayne Nagorski, Jeremy Trammel | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mark Hensley (SG) Milton Blanchard | |
| 12:28 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Daniel Dufresne (C) Howard Morris | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Matthew Menzies (PG), Samuel Regalado (SF) Lawrence Bailey, James Mains | |
| 12:26 | Sam Houston State | Shad Cox double dribbles in the backcourt | 55-47 |
| 12:15 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson's floater is tipped away by Mike Jay | 55-47 |
| 12:13 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Menzies gets the rebound | 55-47 |
| 11:54 | Sam Houston State | Samuel Regalado is open and buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Mark Hensley | 55-50 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Gordon Lake (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tommy Patterson (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Emery Perron (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kurt Goldman (tiring) 4 pts. C - Daniel Dufresne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Matthew Menzies (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Hensley (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Regalado (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Shad Cox (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Mike Jay (tiring) 2 blk. | |
| 11:52 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson's pass is intercepted by Matthew Menzies in the backcourt | 55-50 |
| 11:50 | Sam Houston State | Mark Hensley lays it up and in on a nice dish by Matthew Menzies | 55-52 |
| 11:48 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson is hacked by Matthew Menzies in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matthew Menzies, team foul #3 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Duane Fulcher (PG), Shayne Nagorski (SG), Dennis Rosenberg (SF) Gordon Lake, Tommy Patterson, Emery Perron | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Bailey (PG), Robert Martz (SG), James Mains (SF), Marion Boyes (C) Matthew Menzies, Mark Hensley, Shad Cox, Mike Jay | |
| 11:25 | Northwestern State | Kurt Goldman clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Lawrence Bailey - foul #1 on Lawrence Bailey, team foul #4 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Howard Morris (C) Daniel Dufresne | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Milton Blanchard (SF) James Mains | |
| 11:25 | Northwestern State | Kurt Goldman makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 11:25 | Northwestern State | Kurt Goldman misses the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 11:25 | Sam Houston State | Marion Boyes grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 11:12 | Sam Houston State | Marion Boyes buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Martz | 56-54 |
| 10:50 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 10:48 | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Bailey pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 10:31 | Sam Houston State | Samuel Regalado can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 10:29 | Northwestern State | Duane Fulcher gets the rebound | 56-54 |
| 10:27 | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake (PG), Tommy Patterson (SG), Jeremy Trammel (SF), Emery Perron (PF), Timothy Brittain (C) Duane Fulcher, Shayne Nagorski, Dennis Rosenberg, Kurt Goldman, Howard Morris | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Matthew Menzies (PG), Mark Hensley (SG), James Mains (SF), Shad Cox (PF), Carl King (C) Lawrence Bailey, Robert Martz, Milton Blanchard, Samuel Regalado, Marion Boyes | |
| 10:11 | Sam Houston State | James Mains scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Shad Cox | 56-57 |
| 09:51 | Northwestern State | Emery Perron misses the 3 from straight away | 56-57 |
| 09:49 | Sam Houston State | James Mains pulls down the rebound | 56-57 |
| 09:32 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Menzies hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-57 |
| 09:30 | Sam Houston State | Mark Hensley snags the offensive board | 56-57 |
| 09:09 | Sam Houston State | James Mains clanks a 3 from straight away | 56-57 |
| 09:07 | Northwestern State | Timothy Brittain pulls down the rebound | 56-57 |
| 09:02 | Northwestern State | Mark Hensley is called for the reach on Tommy Patterson - foul #2 on Mark Hensley, team foul #5 | 56-57 |
| 09:02 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Duane Fulcher (PG), Shayne Nagorski (SG), Kurt Goldman (PF), Daniel Dufresne (C) Gordon Lake, Tommy Patterson, Emery Perron, Timothy Brittain | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd (PG), Milton Blanchard (SG), Samuel Regalado (PF), Mike Jay (C) Matthew Menzies, Mark Hensley, Shad Cox, Carl King | |
| 08:53 | Northwestern State | Duane Fulcher is hacked by Mike Jay - foul #2 on Mike Jay, team foul #6 | 56-57 |
| 08:44 | Northwestern State | Duane Fulcher misses long on a floater from the right side | 56-57 |
| 08:43 | Sam Houston State | Milton Blanchard grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 08:40 | Sam Houston State | Milton Blanchard is fouled in the backcourt by Duane Fulcher - foul #4 on Duane Fulcher, team foul #4 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Resendez (PG) Duane Fulcher | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Martz (SF) James Mains | |
| 08:27 | Sam Houston State | Robert Martz misses short on an open floater from just outside the lane | 56-57 |
| 08:25 | Northwestern State | Daniel Dufresne grabs the board | 56-57 |
| 08:04 | Northwestern State | David Resendez can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 56-57 |
| 08:02 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Mike Jay | 56-57 |
| 07:42 | Sam Houston State | Robert Martz comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Kurt Goldman - foul #2 on Kurt Goldman, team foul #5 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Duane Fulcher (PG), Dennis Rosenberg (SG), Tommy Patterson (SF), Emery Perron (PF), Howard Morris (C) David Resendez, Shayne Nagorski, Jeremy Trammel, Kurt Goldman, Daniel Dufresne | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Bailey (PG), James Mains (SF), Shad Cox (PF), Marion Boyes (C) Richard Drozd, Milton Blanchard, Samuel Regalado, Mike Jay | |
| 07:42 | Sam Houston State | Robert Martz makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 07:42 | Sam Houston State | Robert Martz misses the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 07:42 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson snags the defensive board | 56-58 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Duane Fulcher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Dennis Rosenberg (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tommy Patterson (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - Emery Perron (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Howard Morris (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Lawrence Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Martz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Mains (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shad Cox (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Marion Boyes (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Northwestern State | Emery Perron is fouled on the floor by Shad Cox - foul #2 on Shad Cox, team foul #7 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mark Hensley (SG) Robert Martz | |
| 07:28 | Northwestern State | Emery Perron makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 07:28 | Northwestern State | Emery Perron makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 07:04 | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Bailey can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 58-58 |
| 07:03 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Emery Perron | 58-58 |
| 06:58 | Northwestern State | Duane Fulcher can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-58 |
| 06:56 | Sam Houston State | Marion Boyes pulls down the rebound | 58-58 |
| 06:51 | Sam Houston State | The pull-up jumper by Mark Hensley is blocked by Emery Perron | 58-58 |
| 06:49 | Northwestern State | Emery Perron grabs the board | 58-58 |
| 06:45 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 58-58 |
| 06:44 | Northwestern State | Emery Perron grabs the offensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 06:27 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 60-58 |
| 06:27 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski (SG), Jeremy Trammel (SF), Kurt Goldman (PF) Dennis Rosenberg, Tommy Patterson, Emery Perron | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Matthew Menzies (PG), Milton Blanchard (SG), Samuel Regalado (PF), Carl King (C) Lawrence Bailey, Mark Hensley, Shad Cox, Marion Boyes | |
| 06:06 | Sam Houston State | James Mains is wide open but clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 60-58 |
| 06:04 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Menzies tips it but misses | 60-58 |
| 06:02 | Sam Houston State | James Mains snags the offensive board | 60-58 |
| 05:41 | Sam Houston State | Carl King misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the right wing | 60-58 |
| 05:39 | Sam Houston State | Samuel Regalado hits the follow up shot | 60-60 |
| 05:22 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski is alone and drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jeremy Trammel | 62-60 |
| 05:00 | Sam Houston State | James Mains is alone and drills a shot in the lane set up by Matthew Menzies | 62-62 |
| 04:41 | Northwestern State | Kurt Goldman loses the dribble to Samuel Regalado | 62-62 |
| 04:17 | Sam Houston State | Milton Blanchard misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-62 |
| 04:16 | Northwestern State | Howard Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 04:13 | Northwestern State | Jeremy Trammel throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake (PG), Dennis Rosenberg (SG), Tommy Patterson (SF), Emery Perron (PF), Daniel Dufresne (C) Duane Fulcher, Shayne Nagorski, Jeremy Trammel, Kurt Goldman, Howard Morris | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Bailey (PG), Mark Hensley (SG), Robert Martz (SF), Shad Cox (PF), Mike Jay (C) Matthew Menzies, Milton Blanchard, James Mains, Samuel Regalado, Carl King | |
| 04:01 | Sam Houston State | Mike Jay can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 62-62 |
| 04:00 | Sam Houston State | Robert Martz tips it back up and in | 62-64 |
| 03:53 | Northwestern State | Robert Martz is called for the reach on Dennis Rosenberg in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Martz, team foul #8 | 62-64 |
| 03:53 | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg misses the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 03:53 | Sam Houston State | Mike Jay snags the defensive board | 62-64 |
| 03:51 | Sam Houston State | Mark Hensley travels in the backcourt | 62-64 |
| 03:42 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Robert Martz - foul #2 on Robert Martz, team foul #9 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Marion Boyes (C) Shad Cox | |
| 03:42 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 03:42 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson misses the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 03:42 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Mike Jay | 63-64 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Gordon Lake (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tommy Patterson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dennis Rosenberg (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Emery Perron (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Dufresne (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Lawrence Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Hensley (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Martz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Mike Jay (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Marion Boyes (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Sam Houston State | Tommy Patterson picks off the pass by Mark Hensley | 63-64 |
| 03:27 | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg misses the easy layup | 63-64 |
| 03:25 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Marion Boyes | 63-64 |
| 03:08 | Sam Houston State | Robert Martz misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 63-64 |
| 03:07 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Marion Boyes | 63-64 |
| 02:53 | Sam Houston State | Mike Jay hits a jumper from the right block set up by Marion Boyes | 63-66 |
| 02:37 | Northwestern State | Marion Boyes is called for the reach on Tommy Patterson - foul #2 on Marion Boyes, team foul #10 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Resendez (PG), Shayne Nagorski (SG), Timothy Brittain (C) Gordon Lake, Dennis Rosenberg, Daniel Dufresne | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd (PG), Milton Blanchard (SF), Shad Cox (PF) Lawrence Bailey, Robert Martz, Marion Boyes | |
| 02:37 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 02:37 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 02:34 | Sam Houston State | David Resendez is called for the reach on Richard Drozd in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Resendez, team foul #6 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jeremy Trammel (SF) Tommy Patterson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 02:20 | Sam Houston State | Milton Blanchard hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Emery Perron - foul #3 on Emery Perron, team foul #7 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Mains (SF) Mark Hensley | |
| 02:20 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-66 |
| 02:20 | Sam Houston State | Milton Blanchard makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 02:20 | Sam Houston State | Milton Blanchard misses the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 02:20 | Northwestern State | Emery Perron grabs the defensive rebound | 65-67 |
| 02:06 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-67 |
| 02:04 | Sam Houston State | Shad Cox gets the rebound | 65-67 |
| 01:58 | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd is fouled in the backcourt by Jeremy Trammel - foul #1 on Jeremy Trammel, team foul #8 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Duane Fulcher (PG), Kurt Goldman (PF) David Resendez, Emery Perron | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mark Hensley (SG), Marion Boyes (C) Milton Blanchard, Mike Jay | |
| 01:58 | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 01:58 | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 01:40 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the left side | 65-69 |
| 01:38 | Northwestern State | Timothy Brittain can't tip it in | 65-69 |
| 01:36 | Northwestern State | Duane Fulcher snags the offensive board | 65-69 |
| 01:36 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 65-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Bailey (PG) Richard Drozd | |
| 01:18 | Northwestern State | Kurt Goldman connects on the open turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Jeremy Trammel | 67-69 |
| 00:59 | Sam Houston State | Marion Boyes knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Lawrence Bailey | 67-71 |
| 00:59 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 67-71 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:50 | Northwestern State | Kurt Goldman is hacked by Shad Cox - foul #3 on Shad Cox, team foul #11 | 67-71 |
| 00:50 | Northwestern State | Kurt Goldman makes the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:50 | Northwestern State | Kurt Goldman misses the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:50 | Sam Houston State | Marion Boyes gets the rebound | 68-71 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Sam Houston State | Shad Cox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-71 |
| 00:24 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 68-71 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle 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 (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Milton Blanchard (SF), Samuel Regalado (PF) James Mains, Shad Cox | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Sam Houston State | Mark Hensley is hacked by Shayne Nagorski - foul #2 on Shayne Nagorski, team foul #9 | 68-71 |
| 00:21 | Sam Houston State | Mark Hensley makes the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 00:21 | Sam Houston State | Mark Hensley makes the 2nd free throw | 68-73 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State 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 (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Northwestern State | Duane Fulcher is hacked by Lawrence Bailey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lawrence Bailey, team foul #12 | 68-73 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Mains (SF), Shad Cox (PF) Milton Blanchard, Samuel Regalado | |
| 00:17 | Northwestern State | Duane Fulcher misses the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 00:17 | Northwestern State | Duane Fulcher makes the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:14 | Sam Houston State | James Mains is hacked by Duane Fulcher in the backcourt - foul #5 on Duane Fulcher, team foul #10 | 69-73 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake (PG) Duane Fulcher | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Samuel Regalado (PF) Shad Cox | |
| 00:14 | Sam Houston State | James Mains makes the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 00:14 | Sam Houston State | James Mains misses the 2nd free throw | 69-74 |
| 00:14 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Jeremy Trammel | 69-74 |
| 00:10 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Hensley - foul #3 on Mark Hensley, team foul #13 | 69-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shad Cox (PF) Samuel Regalado | |
| 00:10 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 69-74 |
| 00:10 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski makes the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:10 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski misses the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:10 | Sam Houston State | James Mains grabs the defensive rebound | 70-74 |
| 00:08 | Sam Houston State | Gordon Lake is called for the reach on James Mains in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gordon Lake, team foul #11 | 70-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Samuel Regalado (PF) Shad Cox | |
| 00:08 | Sam Houston State | James Mains makes the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:08 | Sam Houston State | James Mains misses the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:08 | Northwestern State | Kurt Goldman grabs the board | 70-75 |
| 00:03 | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 70-75 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern State | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Brittain | 70-75 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern State | The clock runs out | 70-75 |