| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Ernest Chase (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Terry (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Adam Madden (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gary Stokely (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Bradley Foster (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Richard Ono (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Brindley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Justin Glynn (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Marvin Lemke (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Adam Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Alabama | Justin Glynn inbounds the ball | 42-39 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:57 | South Alabama | Douglas Terry steps in front of the Justin Brindley pass in the backcourt | 42-39 |
| 19:44 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Justin Glynn - foul #2 on Justin Glynn, team foul #1 | 42-39 |
| 19:44 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 19:44 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 19:22 | South Alabama | Adam Madden is called for the reach on Justin Glynn - foul #1 on Adam Madden, team foul #1 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card (C) Bradley Foster | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 19:08 | South Alabama | Justin Brindley connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 44-41 |
| 19:04 | Sam Houston State | Justin Glynn takes the ball from Ernest Chase in the backcourt | 44-41 |
| 18:53 | South Alabama | Justin Glynn loses the ball out of bounds | 44-41 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright (PG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Michael Flanagan (PF) Ernest Chase, Adam Madden, Gary Stokely | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Michael McNish (PG), Brian Stockman (C) Richard Ono, Adam Brown | |
| 18:43 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright is fouled on the floor by Marvin Lemke - foul #3 on Marvin Lemke, team foul #2 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Adam Brown (C) Marvin Lemke | |
| 18:36 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card misses the floater near the basket | 44-41 |
| 18:34 | South Alabama | Justin Brindley grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 18:30 | South Alabama | Nicholas Dowdell steals the ball from Brian Stockman in the backcourt | 44-41 |
| 18:24 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card is whistled for traveling | 44-41 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon (SG), Jerrold Hughes (C) Douglas Terry, Andrew Card | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 18:02 | South Alabama | Justin Glynn lays it in and the foul's on Michael Flanagan - foul #2 on Michael Flanagan, team foul #2 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick (PG), Adam Madden (SF), Bradley Foster (C) Ryan Wright, Nicholas Dowdell, Michael Flanagan | |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Thomas (PG) Michael McNish | |
| 18:02 | South Alabama | Justin Glynn makes the free throw | 44-44 |
| 17:58 | Sam Houston State | Justin Glynn is called for the reach on Angelo Colon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Justin Glynn, team foul #3 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Patrick Noell (SF) Justin Glynn | |
| 17:44 | Sam Houston State | The short jumper by Adam Madden is denied by Adam Brown | 44-44 |
| 17:42 | Sam Houston State | Jerrold Hughes can't tip it in | 44-44 |
| 17:41 | South Alabama | Patrick Noell grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 17:36 | South Alabama | Patrick Noell connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from David Thomas | 44-46 |
| 17:32 | Sam Houston State | Justin Brindley steals it from Adam Madden in the backcourt | 44-46 |
| 17:17 | South Alabama | Justin Brindley scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Brian Stockman | 44-48 |
| 17:11 | Sam Houston State | Bradley Foster clanks a jump hook in the paint | 44-48 |
| 17:09 | Sam Houston State | Bradley Foster grabs the offensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 16:55 | Sam Houston State | David Thomas takes the ball from Adam Madden | 44-48 |
| 16:40 | South Alabama | Justin Brindley misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 16:38 | South Alabama | Patrick Noell can't tip it in | 44-48 |
| 16:36 | Sam Houston State | Jerrold Hughes pulls down the rebound | 44-48 |
| 16:32 | Sam Houston State | Patrick Noell steps in front of the Jerrold Hughes pass in the backcourt | 44-48 |
| 16:14 | South Alabama | Patrick Noell can't connect on a runner near the basket | 44-48 |
| 16:12 | Sam Houston State | Jerrold Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 16:10 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden's pass is intercepted by David Thomas in the backcourt | 44-48 |
| 16:08 | South Alabama | Justin Brindley misses the lay-in | 44-48 |
| 16:06 | Sam Houston State | Bradley Foster snags the defensive board | 44-48 |
| 16:01 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden connects on the open turnaround near the basket | 46-48 |
| 15:58 | South Alabama | Angelo Colon is called for the reach on Patrick Noell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Angelo Colon, team foul #3 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ernest Chase (PG), Douglas Terry (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Gary Stokely (PF), Andrew Card (C) Kenneth Shick, Angelo Colon, Adam Madden, Jerrold Hughes, Bradley Foster | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Ono (PG), Michael McNish (SG), Marvin Lemke (PF), John Tucker (C) David Thomas, Justin Brindley, Brian Stockman, Adam Brown | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Ernest Chase (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Terry (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Gary Stokely (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Andrew Card (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Richard Ono (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael McNish (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Noell (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Marvin Lemke (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - John Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:44 | South Alabama | Patrick Noell jams it on a nice dish by Michael McNish | 46-50 |
| 15:26 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 15:24 | South Alabama | John Tucker grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 15:18 | South Alabama | Michael McNish misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 15:17 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely grabs the board | 46-50 |
| 15:09 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 46-50 |
| 15:08 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Marvin Lemke | 46-50 |
| 15:02 | South Alabama | Patrick Noell is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Ono | 46-53 |
| 14:49 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell hits a wide open floater in the lane and he's fouled by John Tucker - foul #4 on John Tucker, team foul #4 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright (PG), Michael Flanagan (C) Ernest Chase, Andrew Card | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Justin Glynn (SG), Adam Brown (C) Michael McNish, John Tucker | |
| 14:49 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell makes the free throw | 49-53 |
| 14:32 | South Alabama | Adam Brown misses the turnaround from the right block | 49-53 |
| 14:30 | Sam Houston State | Michael Flanagan pulls down the rebound | 49-53 |
| 14:10 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Douglas Terry | 52-53 |
| 13:55 | South Alabama | Justin Glynn double dribbles | 52-53 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ernest Chase (PG), Adam Madden (SF), Andrew Card (C) Ryan Wright, Nicholas Dowdell, Gary Stokely | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Justin Brindley (SG) Patrick Noell | |
| 13:48 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden connects on the jumper from close range | 54-53 |
| 13:45 | South Alabama | Justin Glynn is fouled in the backcourt by Adam Madden - foul #2 on Adam Madden, team foul #4 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon (SG) Douglas Terry | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 13:29 | South Alabama | Justin Glynn hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 54-53 |
| 13:27 | Sam Houston State | Ernest Chase grabs the defensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 13:04 | Sam Houston State | Adam Brown blocks the short jumper by Adam Madden | 54-53 |
| 13:03 | South Alabama | Justin Brindley grabs the defensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 12:56 | South Alabama | Marvin Lemke drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-56 |
| 12:53 | Sam Houston State | Justin Glynn is called for the reach on Ernest Chase in the backcourt - foul #4 on Justin Glynn, team foul #5 | 54-56 |
| 12:53 | South Alabama | South Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 54-56 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright (PG), Kenneth Shick (SG), Gary Stokely (PF), Bradley Foster (C) Ernest Chase, Angelo Colon, Michael Flanagan, Andrew Card | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Michael McNish (PG), Patrick Noell (SF), Brian Stockman (C) Richard Ono, Justin Glynn, Adam Brown | |
| 12:43 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Patrick Noell - foul #4 on Patrick Noell, team foul #6 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Adam Brown (C) Patrick Noell | |
| 12:43 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 12:43 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 12:40 | South Alabama | Brian Stockman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-56 |
| 12:35 | Sam Houston State | Bradley Foster connects on the shot in the lane set up by Ryan Wright and the foul's on Michael McNish - foul #2 on Michael McNish, team foul #7 | 58-56 |
| 12:35 | Sam Houston State | Bradley Foster misses the free throw | 58-56 |
| 12:35 | South Alabama | Marvin Lemke grabs the defensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 12:33 | South Alabama | Michael McNish is fouled in the backcourt by Ryan Wright - foul #2 on Ryan Wright, team foul #5 | 58-56 |
| 12:08 | South Alabama | Marvin Lemke knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 58-58 |
| 12:03 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Marvin Lemke - foul #4 on Marvin Lemke, team foul #8 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ernest Chase (PG), Douglas Terry (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF) Ryan Wright, Kenneth Shick, Adam Madden | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Ono (PG), John Tucker (SF) Justin Brindley, Marvin Lemke | |
| 12:03 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 12:03 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 11:53 | South Alabama | Michael McNish misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-58 |
| 11:51 | South Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Michael McNish | 60-58 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Ernest Chase (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Terry (tiring) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Gary Stokely (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Bradley Foster (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Richard Ono (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael McNish (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Brian Stockman (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Brown (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:31 | South Alabama | Ernest Chase steals the ball from Richard Ono | 60-58 |
| 11:11 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell misses the lay-in | 60-58 |
| 11:09 | South Alabama | John Tucker gets the rebound | 60-58 |
| 11:03 | South Alabama | Richard Ono drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael McNish | 60-60 |
| 10:43 | Sam Houston State | Bradley Foster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-60 |
| 10:43 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 60-60 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright (PG), Angelo Colon (SG), Michael Flanagan (SF), Jerrold Hughes (PF), Andrew Card (C) Ernest Chase, Douglas Terry, Nicholas Dowdell, Gary Stokely, Bradley Foster | |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Thomas (PG), Justin Brindley (SG), Justin Glynn (PF) Richard Ono, Michael McNish, John Tucker | |
| 10:25 | South Alabama | David Thomas is fouled on the floor by Ryan Wright - foul #3 on Ryan Wright, team foul #6 | 60-60 |
| 10:14 | South Alabama | Brian Stockman scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Justin Glynn | 60-63 |
| 10:11 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Stockman - foul #1 on Brian Stockman, team foul #9 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden (SF) Jerrold Hughes | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 10:11 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 10:11 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 10:08 | South Alabama | David Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-63 |
| 10:02 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden misses the runner from close range but the foul's on Brian Stockman - foul #2 on Brian Stockman, team foul #10 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Ono (PG) David Thomas | |
| 10:02 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 10:02 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 10:00 | South Alabama | Brian Stockman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-63 |
| 09:50 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright is hacked by Richard Ono - foul #1 on Richard Ono, team foul #11 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick (SG) Angelo Colon | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Patrick Noell (SF) Justin Glynn | |
| 09:50 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 09:50 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 09:45 | South Alabama | Justin Brindley loses the dribble to Adam Madden in the backcourt | 66-63 |
| 09:26 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Ryan Wright | 68-63 |
| 09:11 | South Alabama | Patrick Noell buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-66 |
| 09:02 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 68-66 |
| 09:00 | Sam Houston State | Michael Flanagan gets the offensive rebound | 68-66 |
| 08:43 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden is open and buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Ryan Wright | 70-66 |
| 08:40 | South Alabama | Kenneth Shick is called for the reach on Justin Brindley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Shick, team foul #7 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ernest Chase (PG), Angelo Colon (SG), Jerrold Hughes (SF), Gary Stokely (PF), Bradley Foster (C) Ryan Wright, Kenneth Shick, Adam Madden, Michael Flanagan, Andrew Card | |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Thomas (PG), John Tucker (SF) Richard Ono, Patrick Noell | |
| 08:40 | South Alabama | Justin Brindley misses the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 08:40 | Sam Houston State | Bradley Foster grabs the board | 70-66 |
| 08:14 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Ernest Chase | 72-66 |
| 07:53 | South Alabama | David Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-66 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Andrew Card (C) Angelo Colon, Jerrold Hughes, Bradley Foster | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Michael McNish (PG), Justin Glynn (SG), Patrick Noell (SF), Marvin Lemke (PF) David Thomas, Justin Brindley, Brian Stockman, Adam Brown | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Ernest Chase (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Douglas Terry (tiring) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Gary Stokely (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Andrew Card (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Michael McNish (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Justin Glynn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Patrick Noell (tiring) 20 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Marvin Lemke (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - John Tucker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 07:37 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 75-66 |
| 07:35 | South Alabama | Nicholas Dowdell is called for the reach on Michael McNish in the backcourt - foul #3 on Nicholas Dowdell, team foul #8 | 75-66 |
| 07:35 | South Alabama | Michael McNish makes the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 07:35 | South Alabama | Michael McNish makes the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| 07:16 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 77-68 |
| 06:53 | South Alabama | Nicholas Dowdell takes the ball from Michael McNish | 77-68 |
| 06:41 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card misses the driving attempt from close range | 77-68 |
| 06:40 | South Alabama | Marvin Lemke gets the rebound | 77-68 |
| 06:37 | South Alabama | Douglas Terry steals the ball from Michael McNish in the backcourt | 77-68 |
| 06:36 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry lays it up and in | 79-68 |
| 06:21 | South Alabama | Marvin Lemke can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 79-68 |
| 06:19 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell grabs the defensive rebound | 79-68 |
| 06:15 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry is fouled in the backcourt by Michael McNish - foul #3 on Michael McNish, team foul #12 | 79-68 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick (PG), Adam Madden (SF), Michael Flanagan (PF), Bradley Foster (C) Ernest Chase, Nicholas Dowdell, Gary Stokely, Andrew Card | |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Thomas (PG) Michael McNish | |
| 06:15 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry makes the 1st free throw | 80-68 |
| 06:15 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry misses the 2nd free throw | 80-68 |
| 06:15 | Sam Houston State | Michael Flanagan grabs the offensive board | 80-68 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:05 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 82-68 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:52 | South Alabama | Patrick Noell can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway near the basket | 82-68 |
| 05:50 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Shick | 82-68 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:29 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 85-68 |
| 05:14 | South Alabama | John Tucker misses short on an open runner from the left block | 85-68 |
| 05:12 | South Alabama | Patrick Noell tips it but misses | 85-68 |
| 05:10 | Sam Houston State | Michael Flanagan snags the defensive board | 85-68 |
| 04:50 | Sam Houston State | Michael Flanagan clanks a floater from close range | 85-68 |
| 04:49 | South Alabama | Justin Glynn grabs the board | 85-68 |
| 04:49 | South Alabama | South Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 85-68 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright (PG), Angelo Colon (SG), Jerrold Hughes (PF), Andrew Card (C) Kenneth Shick, Douglas Terry, Michael Flanagan, Bradley Foster | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Ono (PG), Adam Brown (C) David Thomas, John Tucker | |
| 04:45 | South Alabama | Justin Glynn is called for traveling in the backcourt | 85-68 |
| 04:26 | Sam Houston State | Jerrold Hughes makes the wide open fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Ryan Wright | 87-68 |
| 04:13 | South Alabama | Marvin Lemke travels with the ball | 87-68 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Gary Stokely (PF) Adam Madden, Andrew Card | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Justin Brindley (SG), John Tucker (SF) Justin Glynn, Patrick Noell | |
| 03:57 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright is fouled on the floor by Adam Brown - foul #2 on Adam Brown, team foul #13 | 87-68 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Michael McNish (PG) Richard Ono | |
| 03:57 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright misses the 1st free throw | 87-68 |
| 03:57 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 88-68 |
| 03:47 | South Alabama | Michael McNish hits a 3 from straight away | 88-71 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Ryan Wright (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Angelo Colon (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Gary Stokely (tired) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Jerrold Hughes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Michael McNish (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Justin Brindley (tired) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Tucker (tired) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Marvin Lemke (tired) 10 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Adam Brown (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Sam Houston State | Jerrold Hughes can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Adam Brown - foul #3 on Adam Brown, team foul #14 | 88-71 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Flanagan (PF), Andrew Card (C) Nicholas Dowdell, Gary Stokely | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Patrick Noell (SF), Justin Glynn (PF) John Tucker, Marvin Lemke | |
| 03:27 | Sam Houston State | Jerrold Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 89-71 |
| 03:27 | Sam Houston State | Jerrold Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 90-71 |
| 03:23 | South Alabama | Justin Brindley is called for traveling in the backcourt | 90-71 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden (SF) Jerrold Hughes | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Ono (PG), Brian Stockman (C) Justin Brindley, Adam Brown | |
| 02:57 | Sam Houston State | A charge is called on Adam Madden - foul #3 on Adam Madden, team foul #9 | 90-71 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick (PG), Bradley Foster (C) Ryan Wright, Andrew Card | |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Thomas (PG), John Tucker (SF) Richard Ono, Patrick Noell | |
| 02:41 | South Alabama | Michael McNish misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 90-71 |
| 02:39 | Sam Houston State | Michael Flanagan gets the rebound | 90-71 |
| 02:14 | Sam Houston State | Michael Flanagan misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Brian Stockman - foul #3 on Brian Stockman, team foul #15 | 90-71 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ernest Chase (PG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Gary Stokely (PF) Kenneth Shick, Adam Madden, Bradley Foster | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 02:14 | Sam Houston State | Michael Flanagan makes the 1st free throw | 91-71 |
| 02:14 | Sam Houston State | Michael Flanagan misses the 2nd free throw | 91-71 |
| 02:14 | South Alabama | Michael McNish snags the defensive board | 91-71 |
| 02:05 | South Alabama | Michael McNish drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Brian Stockman | 91-73 |
| 01:36 | Sam Houston State | Michael Flanagan lays it in | 93-73 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:24 | South Alabama | David Thomas loses the ball out of bounds | 93-73 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Adam Madden (SF), Bradley Foster (C) Angelo Colon, Nicholas Dowdell, Michael Flanagan | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 01:17 | Sam Houston State | David Thomas is called for the reach on Ernest Chase in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Thomas, team foul #16 | 93-73 |
| 01:17 | Sam Houston State | Ernest Chase makes the 1st free throw | 94-73 |
| 01:17 | Sam Houston State | Ernest Chase misses the 2nd free throw | 94-73 |
| 01:17 | South Alabama | Michael McNish snags the defensive board | 94-73 |
| 01:10 | South Alabama | Justin Glynn misses long on a shot from the left block | 94-73 |
| 01:08 | Sam Houston State | Ernest Chase pulls down the rebound | 94-73 |
| 00:39 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden misses the easy layup | 94-73 |
| 00:37 | South Alabama | David Thomas pulls down the rebound | 94-73 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:33 | South Alabama | John Tucker lays it in | 94-75 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 94-75 |
| 00:09 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden hits the follow up shot | 96-75 |
| 00:03 | South Alabama | Justin Glynn clanks a turnaround in the lane | 96-75 |
| 00:02 | South Alabama | Michael McNish tips it in | 96-77 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Ernest Chase runs out the clock | 96-77 |