| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - William Darden (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Bayne (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Chester Yeates (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Gill (fresh) 4 reb. C - Joe Parr (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Trey Holt (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Alongi (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Powell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stacy Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Chester Yeates inbounds the ball | 40-39 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Sam Houston State | Chester Yeates throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-39 |
| 19:33 | UMKC | Trey Holt can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-39 |
| 19:31 | UMKC | Richard Peterson tips it back up and in | 40-41 |
| 19:21 | Sam Houston State | Joe Parr makes the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Bayne | 42-41 |
| 19:06 | UMKC | James Powell comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Chester Yeates - foul #2 on Chester Yeates, team foul #1 | 42-41 |
| 19:06 | UMKC | James Powell misses the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 19:06 | UMKC | James Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 18:46 | Sam Houston State | Chester Yeates drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Bayne | 44-42 |
| 18:41 | UMKC | John Alongi is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Bayne - foul #2 on Robert Bayne, team foul #2 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lionel Schneider (SG), Chad Rogers (SF), Robert Moore (PF), Donald Allison (C) Robert Bayne, Chester Yeates, Richard Gill, Joe Parr | |
| Subs | UMKC | Arthur Wiggins (SF) James Powell | |
| 18:36 | UMKC | Trey Holt connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from John Alongi | 44-44 |
| 18:31 | Sam Houston State | Chad Rogers connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from William Darden | 47-44 |
| 18:08 | UMKC | Stacy Cooper hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-44 |
| 18:06 | UMKC | Richard Peterson gets the offensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 17:49 | UMKC | John Alongi hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-44 |
| 17:48 | Sam Houston State | Robert Moore pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| 17:36 | Sam Houston State | Lionel Schneider hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Moore | 50-44 |
| 17:34 | UMKC | Donald Allison picks off the pass by Trey Holt in the backcourt | 50-44 |
| 17:26 | Sam Houston State | Donald Allison buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Chad Rogers | 52-44 |
| 17:18 | UMKC | Richard Peterson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 52-44 |
| 17:16 | Sam Houston State | William Darden grabs the defensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 17:01 | Sam Houston State | Donald Allison's dunk attempt is rejected by Richard Peterson | 52-44 |
| 17:00 | Sam Houston State | Chad Rogers can't tip it in | 52-44 |
| 16:59 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Arthur Wiggins | 52-44 |
| 16:57 | UMKC | Trey Holt is hacked by William Darden in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Darden, team foul #3 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Kozlowski (PG), Robert Bayne (SG), Chester Yeates (SF), Richard Gill (PF), Joe Parr (C) William Darden, Lionel Schneider, Chad Rogers, Robert Moore, Donald Allison | |
| Subs | UMKC | Carroll Wesson (PG), William Swasey (SG), James Powell (SF), Victor Brindle (PF), Ralph Thomas (C) Trey Holt, John Alongi, Arthur Wiggins, Stacy Cooper, Richard Peterson | |
| 16:43 | UMKC | James Powell makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Carroll Wesson | 52-46 |
| 16:16 | Sam Houston State | Joe Parr is fouled on the floor by Ralph Thomas - foul #2 on Ralph Thomas, team foul #1 | 52-46 |
| 15:54 | Sam Houston State | Joe Parr comes up short on the floater from the left block | 52-46 |
| 15:53 | UMKC | The rebound goes to James Powell | 52-46 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Nicholas Kozlowski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Bayne (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chester Yeates (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Gill (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Joe Parr (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Carroll Wesson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Swasey (fresh) SF - James Powell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Victor Brindle (fresh) 6 pts. C - Ralph Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:49 | UMKC | William Swasey buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Carroll Wesson | 52-48 |
| 15:44 | Sam Houston State | Robert Bayne clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-48 |
| 15:43 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Kozlowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 15:30 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Kozlowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-48 |
| 15:28 | UMKC | Ralph Thomas gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| 15:06 | UMKC | James Powell misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Chester Yeates - foul #3 on Chester Yeates, team foul #4 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Darden (PG), Mike Boyce (SG), Chad Rogers (SF), Robert Moore (PF), Donald Allison (C) Nicholas Kozlowski, Robert Bayne, Chester Yeates, Richard Gill, Joe Parr | |
| Subs | UMKC | John Alongi (SG), Bart Marshall (PF), Arthur Wiggins (C) William Swasey, Victor Brindle, Ralph Thomas | |
| 15:06 | UMKC | James Powell makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 15:06 | UMKC | James Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 14:57 | Sam Houston State | Robert Moore lays it up and in | 54-50 |
| 14:55 | UMKC | James Powell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-50 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Trey Holt (PG), Richard Peterson (C) Carroll Wesson, James Powell | |
| 14:50 | Sam Houston State | Chad Rogers hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 14:48 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Bart Marshall | 54-50 |
| 14:21 | UMKC | Bart Marshall misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-50 |
| 14:20 | UMKC | John Alongi tips it in | 54-52 |
| 14:01 | Sam Houston State | Trey Holt picks off the pass by Donald Allison | 54-52 |
| 13:53 | UMKC | John Alongi makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Trey Holt | 54-55 |
| 13:40 | Sam Houston State | Donald Allison misses short on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Richard Peterson - foul #3 on Richard Peterson, team foul #2 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Kozlowski (PG), Lionel Schneider (SF), Tom Kreider (C) William Darden, Chad Rogers, Robert Moore | |
| Subs | UMKC | Carroll Wesson (PG), William Swasey (SG), James Powell (SF), Stacy Cooper (PF) Trey Holt, John Alongi, Arthur Wiggins, Bart Marshall | |
| 13:40 | Sam Houston State | Donald Allison misses the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 13:40 | Sam Houston State | Donald Allison makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 13:26 | UMKC | William Swasey makes the wide open fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by James Powell | 55-57 |
| 13:08 | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Nicholas Kozlowski | 58-57 |
| 12:49 | UMKC | Stacy Cooper clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 58-57 |
| 12:48 | Sam Houston State | Lionel Schneider gets the rebound | 58-57 |
| 12:33 | Sam Houston State | Tom Kreider can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Richard Peterson - foul #4 on Richard Peterson, team foul #3 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Darden (PG), Robert Bayne (SG), Chad Rogers (SF), Joe Parr (C) Nicholas Kozlowski, Mike Boyce, Lionel Schneider, Donald Allison | |
| Subs | UMKC | John Alongi (SG), Arthur Wiggins (SF), Ralph Thomas (C) William Swasey, James Powell, Richard Peterson | |
| 12:33 | Sam Houston State | Tom Kreider makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 12:33 | Sam Houston State | Tom Kreider makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 12:18 | UMKC | Arthur Wiggins loses the dribble to William Darden | 60-57 |
| 11:56 | Sam Houston State | Joe Parr hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Bayne | 62-57 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - William Darden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Bayne (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chad Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Tom Kreider (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joe Parr (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Carroll Wesson (fresh) 4 ast. SG - John Alongi (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Wiggins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stacy Cooper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | UMKC | Arthur Wiggins misses the 3 from the right wing | 62-57 |
| 11:37 | UMKC | Stacy Cooper gets the offensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 11:24 | UMKC | Arthur Wiggins hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right wing | 62-57 |
| 11:22 | Sam Houston State | Joe Parr grabs the board | 62-57 |
| 11:09 | Sam Houston State | Joe Parr is hacked by Arthur Wiggins - foul #1 on Arthur Wiggins, team foul #4 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Kozlowski (PG), Lionel Schneider (SG), Chester Yeates (SF), Richard Gill (PF), Robert Moore (C) William Darden, Robert Bayne, Chad Rogers, Tom Kreider, Joe Parr | |
| Subs | UMKC | Trey Holt (PG), James Powell (SF), Bart Marshall (PF), Victor Brindle (C) Carroll Wesson, Arthur Wiggins, Stacy Cooper, Ralph Thomas | |
| 10:55 | Sam Houston State | Lionel Schneider knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Moore | 64-57 |
| 10:49 | UMKC | Trey Holt is called for traveling in the backcourt | 64-57 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce (PG) Nicholas Kozlowski | |
| Subs | UMKC | William Swasey (SG) John Alongi | |
| 10:36 | Sam Houston State | Lionel Schneider is hacked by James Powell - foul #2 on James Powell, team foul #5 | 64-57 |
| 10:25 | Sam Houston State | Chester Yeates knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Mike Boyce | 67-57 |
| 10:09 | UMKC | Bart Marshall is whistled for traveling | 67-57 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Kozlowski (PG), Chad Rogers (SF) Lionel Schneider, Chester Yeates | |
| Subs | UMKC | Arthur Wiggins (SF) James Powell | |
| 09:53 | Sam Houston State | Chad Rogers misses long on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Victor Brindle - foul #2 on Victor Brindle, team foul #6 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Carroll Wesson (SF) Bart Marshall | |
| 09:53 | Sam Houston State | Chad Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 09:53 | Sam Houston State | Chad Rogers misses the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 09:53 | UMKC | Arthur Wiggins pulls down the rebound | 68-57 |
| 09:39 | UMKC | William Swasey misses the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Mike Boyce - foul #4 on Mike Boyce, team foul #5 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Bayne (SG), Donald Allison (PF), Joe Parr (C) Mike Boyce, Richard Gill, Robert Moore | |
| Subs | UMKC | Stacy Cooper (PF) Victor Brindle | |
| 09:39 | UMKC | William Swasey misses the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 09:39 | UMKC | William Swasey makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 09:26 | Sam Houston State | Joe Parr knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Nicholas Kozlowski and he's fouled by Carroll Wesson - foul #1 on Carroll Wesson, team foul #7 | 70-58 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | UMKC | John Alongi (SG), James Powell (SF) Trey Holt, William Swasey | |
| 09:26 | Sam Houston State | Joe Parr misses the free throw | 70-58 |
| 09:26 | UMKC | Arthur Wiggins gets the rebound | 70-58 |
| 09:24 | UMKC | Robert Bayne steals the ball from Carroll Wesson in the backcourt | 70-58 |
| 09:22 | Sam Houston State | Robert Bayne can't finish the layup | 70-58 |
| 09:20 | UMKC | Stacy Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 70-58 |
| 09:04 | UMKC | John Alongi drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Arthur Wiggins | 70-60 |
| 09:00 | Sam Houston State | Joe Parr hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 70-60 |
| 08:58 | UMKC | Stacy Cooper grabs the board | 70-60 |
| 08:56 | UMKC | Nicholas Kozlowski steals it from Carroll Wesson in the backcourt | 70-60 |
| 08:55 | Sam Houston State | Donald Allison misses the lay-in | 70-60 |
| 08:54 | Sam Houston State | Joe Parr tips it home | 72-60 |
| 08:51 | UMKC | James Powell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-60 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Darden (PG), Chester Yeates (SF), Richard Gill (PF) Nicholas Kozlowski, Chad Rogers, Donald Allison | |
| Subs | UMKC | Ralph Thomas (C) James Powell | |
| 08:38 | Sam Houston State | Richard Gill misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 72-60 |
| 08:36 | UMKC | Arthur Wiggins pulls down the rebound | 72-60 |
| 08:13 | UMKC | Carroll Wesson can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on William Darden - foul #2 on William Darden, team foul #6 | 72-60 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lionel Schneider (SF), Robert Moore (PF), Tom Kreider (C) Chester Yeates, Richard Gill, Joe Parr | |
| Subs | UMKC | Trey Holt (PG), Victor Brindle (PF) Arthur Wiggins, Stacy Cooper | |
| 08:13 | UMKC | Carroll Wesson makes the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 08:13 | UMKC | Carroll Wesson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 07:56 | Sam Houston State | Robert Moore is whistled for a carry | 72-62 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce (SG), Donald Allison (C) Robert Bayne, Tom Kreider | |
| Subs | UMKC | William Swasey (SF), Richard Peterson (C) Carroll Wesson, Ralph Thomas | |
| 07:40 | UMKC | Trey Holt misses the runner near the basket | 72-62 |
| 07:39 | UMKC | William Swasey snags the offensive board | 72-62 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - William Darden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mike Boyce (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Lionel Schneider (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Allison (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Trey Holt (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Alongi (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Swasey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Victor Brindle (fresh) 6 pts. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:34 | UMKC | Lionel Schneider is called for the reach on John Alongi - foul #1 on Lionel Schneider, team foul #7 | 72-62 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Kozlowski (PG) William Darden | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 07:34 | UMKC | John Alongi makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 07:34 | UMKC | John Alongi misses the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| 07:34 | Sam Houston State | Robert Moore pulls down the rebound | 72-63 |
| 07:19 | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce misses the 3 from the right wing | 72-63 |
| 07:17 | Sam Houston State | Robert Moore grabs the offensive board | 72-63 |
| 07:03 | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-63 |
| 07:01 | UMKC | John Alongi grabs the defensive rebound | 72-63 |
| 06:48 | UMKC | Richard Peterson clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 72-63 |
| 06:46 | Sam Houston State | Donald Allison pulls down the rebound | 72-63 |
| 06:32 | Sam Houston State | Donald Allison hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 72-63 |
| 06:30 | UMKC | William Swasey pulls down the rebound | 72-63 |
| 06:05 | UMKC | John Alongi misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-63 |
| 06:03 | Sam Houston State | Lionel Schneider gets the rebound | 72-63 |
| 05:59 | Sam Houston State | Robert Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-63 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Darden (PG), Robert Bayne (SG), Chester Yeates (SF), Richard Gill (PF), Joe Parr (C) Nicholas Kozlowski, Mike Boyce, Lionel Schneider, Robert Moore, Donald Allison | |
| Subs | UMKC | Carroll Wesson (PG), James Powell (SF), Stacy Cooper (PF), Ralph Thomas (C) Trey Holt, William Swasey, Victor Brindle, Richard Peterson | |
| 05:53 | UMKC | William Darden is called for the reach on Carroll Wesson in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Darden, team foul #8 | 72-63 |
| 05:53 | UMKC | Carroll Wesson makes the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 05:53 | UMKC | Carroll Wesson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 05:32 | Sam Houston State | Chester Yeates's floater is tipped away by Stacy Cooper | 72-65 |
| 05:31 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Stacy Cooper | 72-65 |
| 05:25 | UMKC | Carroll Wesson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-65 |
| 05:24 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Richard Gill | 72-65 |
| 05:09 | Sam Houston State | Robert Bayne scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Richard Gill and he's hacked by Stacy Cooper - foul #2 on Stacy Cooper, team foul #8 | 74-65 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Tom Kreider (C) Joe Parr | |
| Subs | UMKC | Arthur Wiggins (SF) James Powell | |
| 05:09 | Sam Houston State | Robert Bayne makes the free throw | 75-65 |
| 04:55 | UMKC | Arthur Wiggins is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Arthur Wiggins, team foul #9 | 75-65 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce (SG), Chad Rogers (SF) Robert Bayne, Chester Yeates | |
| Subs | UMKC | Trey Holt (PG), Bart Marshall (PF) John Alongi, Stacy Cooper | |
| 04:38 | Sam Houston State | Richard Gill scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane and the foul's on Bart Marshall - foul #1 on Bart Marshall, team foul #10 | 77-65 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Richard Peterson (C) Ralph Thomas | |
| 04:38 | Sam Houston State | Richard Gill misses the free throw | 77-65 |
| 04:38 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Bart Marshall | 77-65 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:18 | UMKC | Carroll Wesson scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Bart Marshall | 77-68 |
| 03:59 | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 77-68 |
| 03:58 | UMKC | Richard Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 77-68 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:50 | UMKC | Bart Marshall scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Trey Holt | 77-71 |
| 03:35 | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 77-71 |
| 03:33 | UMKC | Richard Peterson pulls down the rebound | 77-71 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - William Darden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Mike Boyce (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Chad Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Gill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Tom Kreider (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Trey Holt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Carroll Wesson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Arthur Wiggins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Bart Marshall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:27 | UMKC | Arthur Wiggins misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Mike Boyce - foul #5 on Mike Boyce, team foul #9 | 77-71 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Kozlowski (PG), Robert Bayne (SG), Chester Yeates (SF), Robert Moore (PF), Joe Parr (C) William Darden, Mike Boyce, Chad Rogers, Richard Gill, Tom Kreider | |
| Subs | UMKC | William Swasey (SG), Stacy Cooper (PF) Carroll Wesson, Bart Marshall | |
| 03:27 | UMKC | Arthur Wiggins misses the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 03:27 | UMKC | Arthur Wiggins misses the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| 03:27 | UMKC | Stacy Cooper gets the offensive rebound | 77-71 |
| 03:13 | UMKC | Richard Peterson misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 77-71 |
| 03:12 | Sam Houston State | Robert Moore snags the defensive board | 77-71 |
| 02:52 | Sam Houston State | Robert Moore hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Nicholas Kozlowski | 79-71 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:48 | UMKC | Trey Holt travels with the ball | 79-71 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | UMKC | James Powell (SF), Ralph Thomas (C) Arthur Wiggins, Richard Peterson | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:19 | Sam Houston State | Joe Parr knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by Robert Bayne | 81-71 |
| 02:06 | UMKC | William Swasey's layup is rejected by Joe Parr | 81-71 |
| 02:05 | UMKC | James Powell grabs the offensive board | 81-71 |
| 01:52 | UMKC | Trey Holt is open but misses the lay-in | 81-71 |
| 01:50 | Sam Houston State | Joe Parr gets the rebound | 81-71 |
| 01:50 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-71 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Darden (PG), Richard Gill (PF) Nicholas Kozlowski, Robert Moore | |
| Subs | UMKC | John Alongi (SG), Richard Peterson (C) William Swasey, Ralph Thomas | |
| 01:21 | Sam Houston State | Robert Bayne makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Darden | 83-71 |
| 01:07 | UMKC | Robert Bayne steals it from Stacy Cooper | 83-71 |
| 00:45 | Sam Houston State | Joe Parr is hacked by Richard Peterson - foul #5 on Richard Peterson, team foul #11 | 83-71 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Kozlowski (PG), Lionel Schneider (SG), Chad Rogers (SF), Robert Moore (PF) William Darden, Robert Bayne, Chester Yeates, Richard Gill | |
| Subs | UMKC | Carroll Wesson (PG), William Swasey (SG), Arthur Wiggins (SF), Victor Brindle (PF), Ralph Thomas (C) Trey Holt, John Alongi, James Powell, Stacy Cooper, Richard Peterson | |
| 00:45 | Sam Houston State | Joe Parr makes the 1st free throw | 84-71 |
| 00:45 | Sam Houston State | Joe Parr makes the 2nd free throw | 85-71 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | UMKC | William Swasey misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 85-71 |
| 00:36 | UMKC | Ralph Thomas misses the tip | 85-71 |
| 00:34 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Robert Moore | 85-71 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Sam Houston State | The short jumper by Robert Moore is denied by Ralph Thomas | 85-71 |
| 00:09 | UMKC | Ralph Thomas grabs the board | 85-71 |
| 00:02 | UMKC | Carroll Wesson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 85-71 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Joe Parr | 85-71 |