| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Ernest Chase (fresh) SG - Douglas Terry (fresh) SF - Adam Madden (fresh) PF - Gary Stokely (fresh) C - Bradley Foster (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Daniel McConathy (fresh) SG - John Boughton (fresh) SF - Ronald Cronin (fresh) PF - Bruce Muir (fresh) C - Joel Beeks (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:53 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden is denied on a layup by Ronald Cronin | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Northwestern State | John Boughton gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Northwestern State | Ronald Cronin snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Daniel McConathy | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Northwestern State | John Boughton misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Ernest Chase | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:35 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Joel Beeks | 0-2 |
| 18:15 | Northwestern State | John Boughton misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Gary Stokely - foul #1 on Gary Stokely, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:15 | Northwestern State | John Boughton makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:15 | Northwestern State | John Boughton misses the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:15 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 17:59 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely is wide open but clanks a turnaround from the right block | 0-3 |
| 17:57 | Northwestern State | Ronald Cronin snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 17:39 | Northwestern State | Ronald Cronin misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 17:37 | Northwestern State | John Boughton tips it back up and in | 0-5 |
| 17:14 | Sam Houston State | Bradley Foster misses the easy layup but the foul's on Joel Beeks - foul #1 on Joel Beeks, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright (PG), Angelo Colon (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Michael Flanagan (PF) Ernest Chase, Douglas Terry, Adam Madden, Gary Stokely | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Edward Matheny (PG), Joel Cook (SG), Ryan Naquin (SF), Eric Kohler (PF), Patrick Timmer (C) Daniel McConathy, John Boughton, Ronald Cronin, Bruce Muir, Joel Beeks | |
| 17:14 | Sam Houston State | Bradley Foster misses the 1st free throw | 0-5 |
| 17:14 | Sam Houston State | Bradley Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 1-5 |
| 16:55 | Northwestern State | Patrick Timmer is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Edward Matheny | 1-7 |
| 16:46 | Sam Houston State | Bradley Foster is open but comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 1-7 |
| 16:44 | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon snags the offensive board | 1-7 |
| 16:30 | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon is fouled on the floor by Ryan Naquin - foul #1 on Ryan Naquin, team foul #2 | 1-7 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick (PG), Andrew Card (C) Nicholas Dowdell, Bradley Foster | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 16:14 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Edward Matheny - foul #1 on Edward Matheny, team foul #3 | 1-7 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Jerrold Hughes (PF) Ryan Wright, Michael Flanagan | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Daniel McConathy (PG), John Boughton (SG), William Eberhard (C) Edward Matheny, Eric Kohler, Patrick Timmer | |
| 16:14 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick makes the 1st free throw | 2-7 |
| 16:14 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick makes the 2nd free throw | 3-7 |
| 16:10 | Northwestern State | John Boughton is fouled in the backcourt by Angelo Colon - foul #1 on Angelo Colon, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| 15:58 | Northwestern State | Kenneth Shick picks off the pass by Daniel McConathy | 3-7 |
| 15:55 | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon lays it in set up by Kenneth Shick | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Kenneth Shick (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Angelo Colon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fairly fresh) PF - Jerrold Hughes (fresh) C - Andrew Card (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Daniel McConathy (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Boughton (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Joel Cook (fairly fresh) PF - Ryan Naquin (fairly fresh) C - William Eberhard (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Northwestern State | Ryan Naquin misses short on an open jumper from the right block | 5-7 |
| 15:38 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card snags the defensive board | 5-7 |
| 15:35 | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon is fouled in the backcourt by Joel Cook - foul #1 on Joel Cook, team foul #4 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ronald Cronin (SF), Bruce Muir (PF) John Boughton, Ryan Naquin | |
| 15:24 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 15:23 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card gets the offensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 15:18 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-7 |
| 15:17 | Northwestern State | William Eberhard snags the defensive board | 5-7 |
| 15:11 | Northwestern State | Daniel McConathy is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel McConathy, team foul #5 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright (PG), Adam Madden (SF), Michael Flanagan (PF) Kenneth Shick, Nicholas Dowdell, Jerrold Hughes | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Patrick Timmer (C) William Eberhard | |
| 14:49 | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon loses the dribble to Daniel McConathy | 5-7 |
| 14:34 | Northwestern State | Joel Cook hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 14:33 | Northwestern State | Ronald Cronin pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 14:23 | Northwestern State | Joel Cook misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 5-7 |
| 14:22 | Northwestern State | Ronald Cronin hits the follow up shot | 5-9 |
| 14:18 | Sam Houston State | Joel Cook steals it from Adam Madden in the backcourt | 5-9 |
| 14:16 | Northwestern State | Ronald Cronin banks in the layup set up by Joel Cook | 5-11 |
| 14:07 | Sam Houston State | Michael Flanagan is open but misses the lay-in | 5-11 |
| 14:05 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright grabs the offensive rebound | 5-11 |
| 13:57 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's hacked by Daniel McConathy - foul #2 on Daniel McConathy, team foul #6 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Gary Stokely (PF) Angelo Colon, Adam Madden, Michael Flanagan | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Edward Matheny (PG), John Boughton (SG), Eric Kohler (SF), Ryan Naquin (PF), Terry Grove (C) Daniel McConathy, Joel Cook, Ronald Cronin, Bruce Muir, Patrick Timmer | |
| 13:57 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright makes the 1st free throw | 6-11 |
| 13:57 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 13:57 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright misses the 3rd free throw | 7-11 |
| 13:57 | Northwestern State | Ryan Naquin pulls down the rebound | 7-11 |
| 13:41 | Northwestern State | Eric Kohler misses the easy dunk attempt | 7-11 |
| 13:40 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Andrew Card | 7-11 |
| 13:33 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-11 |
| 13:31 | Northwestern State | Ryan Naquin pulls down the rebound | 7-11 |
| 13:17 | Northwestern State | Gary Stokely blocks the short jumper by Ryan Naquin | 7-11 |
| 13:15 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell grabs the board | 7-11 |
| 13:06 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely buries a jumper in the paint and he's fouled by Ryan Naquin - foul #2 on Ryan Naquin, team foul #7 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ernest Chase (PG), Kenneth Shick (SG), Jerrold Hughes (PF) Ryan Wright, Douglas Terry, Andrew Card | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Joel Cook (SF), William Eberhard (C) Ryan Naquin, Terry Grove | |
| 13:06 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely misses the free throw | 9-11 |
| 13:06 | Northwestern State | Eric Kohler pulls down the rebound | 9-11 |
| 12:42 | Northwestern State | Eric Kohler comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-11 |
| 12:40 | Northwestern State | Edward Matheny tips it but misses | 9-11 |
| 12:38 | Sam Houston State | Jerrold Hughes grabs the board | 9-11 |
| 12:25 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Jerrold Hughes | 11-11 |
| 12:07 | Northwestern State | Ernest Chase steals it from Joel Cook | 11-11 |
| 12:03 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick lays it in on a great pass from Ernest Chase | 13-11 |
| 12:01 | Northwestern State | John Boughton loses the dribble to Ernest Chase in the backcourt | 13-11 |
| 11:59 | Sam Houston State | Ernest Chase blows the dunk | 13-11 |
| 11:57 | Northwestern State | Joel Cook grabs the board | 13-11 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Ernest Chase (tiring) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Shick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (tired) PF - Jerrold Hughes (fairly fresh) C - Gary Stokely (tired) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Edward Matheny (tiring) SG - John Boughton (tired) 3 pts. SF - Joel Cook (tiring) 1 ast. PF - Eric Kohler (tiring) C - William Eberhard (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:53 | Northwestern State | Joel Cook can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Nicholas Dowdell - foul #1 on Nicholas Dowdell, team foul #3 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon (SG), Adam Madden (SF), Michael Flanagan (PF), Bradley Foster (C) Kenneth Shick, Nicholas Dowdell, Jerrold Hughes, Gary Stokely | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ronald Cronin (SF), Patrick Timmer (PF), Joel Beeks (C) Edward Matheny, Eric Kohler, William Eberhard | |
| 11:53 | Northwestern State | Joel Cook makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 11:53 | Northwestern State | Joel Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 11:40 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 13-13 |
| 11:38 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden hits the follow up shot | 15-13 |
| 11:17 | Northwestern State | John Boughton misses short on a floater from the left wing | 15-13 |
| 11:16 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden grabs the defensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 11:12 | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ernest Chase | 17-13 |
| 10:57 | Northwestern State | Patrick Timmer is alone and drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by John Boughton | 17-15 |
| 10:57 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 17-15 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick (PG), Douglas Terry (SG), Ryan Wright (SF), Andrew Card (C) Ernest Chase, Angelo Colon, Adam Madden, Bradley Foster | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Edward Matheny (PG) John Boughton | |
| 10:37 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-15 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely (PF) Michael Flanagan | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Bruce Muir (PF), Terry Grove (C) Patrick Timmer, Joel Beeks | |
| 10:12 | Northwestern State | Edward Matheny lays it in uncontested | 17-17 |
| 10:09 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick is hacked by Ronald Cronin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Cronin, team foul #8 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon (SG), Adam Madden (SF) Douglas Terry, Ryan Wright | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Boughton (SG) Joel Cook | |
| 10:09 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 10:09 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 10:07 | Northwestern State | Ronald Cronin's pass is intercepted by Andrew Card in the backcourt | 19-17 |
| 09:56 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden hits a wide open runner from the right block | 21-17 |
| 09:49 | Northwestern State | Andrew Card swats the short shot by Terry Grove | 21-17 |
| 09:47 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely grabs the board | 21-17 |
| 09:40 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden misses the easy open layup | 21-17 |
| 09:39 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden hits the follow up shot | 23-17 |
| 09:35 | Northwestern State | Edward Matheny hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the right side | 23-17 |
| 09:34 | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon grabs the defensive rebound | 23-17 |
| 09:29 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden is fouled on the floor by John Boughton - foul #1 on John Boughton, team foul #9 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright (PG), Douglas Terry (SG), Michael Flanagan (PF), Bradley Foster (C) Kenneth Shick, Angelo Colon, Gary Stokely, Andrew Card | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Joel Cook (SG), Eric Kohler (SF), William Eberhard (C) John Boughton, Ronald Cronin, Terry Grove | |
| 09:29 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden misses the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 09:29 | Northwestern State | Bruce Muir grabs the board | 23-17 |
| 09:24 | Northwestern State | Michael Flanagan swats the short shot by Joel Cook | 23-17 |
| 09:23 | Sam Houston State | Bradley Foster gets the rebound | 23-17 |
| 08:58 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-17 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Jerrold Hughes (PF) Douglas Terry, Adam Madden, Michael Flanagan | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Boughton (SG), Patrick Timmer (PF), Joel Beeks (C) Edward Matheny, Bruce Muir, William Eberhard | |
| 08:56 | Northwestern State | Ryan Wright steps in front of the Joel Cook pass in the backcourt | 23-17 |
| 08:41 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 23-17 |
| 08:40 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Joel Beeks | 23-17 |
| 08:37 | Northwestern State | Jerrold Hughes takes the ball from John Boughton in the backcourt | 23-17 |
| 08:24 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright loses the dribble to Patrick Timmer | 23-17 |
| 08:22 | Northwestern State | John Boughton travels in the backcourt | 23-17 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ernest Chase (PG), Michael Flanagan (PF), Andrew Card (C) Ryan Wright, Jerrold Hughes, Bradley Foster | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ronald Cronin (SF) Eric Kohler | |
| 08:17 | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon scores on a fadeaway from the right side and he's fouled by John Boughton - foul #2 on John Boughton, team foul #10 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Edward Matheny (PG) John Boughton | |
| 08:17 | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon misses the free throw | 25-17 |
| 08:17 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Patrick Timmer | 25-17 |
| 07:53 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-17 |
| 07:51 | Sam Houston State | Michael Flanagan snags the defensive board | 25-17 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Ernest Chase (tiring) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Angelo Colon (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (tired) PF - Michael Flanagan (tiring) C - Andrew Card (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Edward Matheny (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Joel Cook (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Cronin (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Patrick Timmer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Joel Beeks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 25-17 |
| 07:37 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Joel Beeks | 25-17 |
| 07:37 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 25-17 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick (PG), Douglas Terry (SG), Adam Madden (SF), Gary Stokely (PF) Ernest Chase, Angelo Colon, Nicholas Dowdell, Michael Flanagan | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Bruce Muir (PF), William Eberhard (C) Patrick Timmer, Joel Beeks | |
| 07:08 | Northwestern State | William Eberhard scores on a jump hook from the right block | 25-19 |
| 06:57 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden blows the layup but the foul's on Bruce Muir - foul #1 on Bruce Muir, team foul #11 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright (PG), Jerrold Hughes (PF), Bradley Foster (C) Kenneth Shick, Gary Stokely, Andrew Card | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Eric Kohler (SF), Terry Grove (C) Ronald Cronin, William Eberhard | |
| 06:57 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden makes the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 06:57 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden makes the 2nd free throw | 27-19 |
| 06:46 | Northwestern State | Edward Matheny misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 27-19 |
| 06:45 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 27-19 |
| 06:40 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Bruce Muir - foul #2 on Bruce Muir, team foul #12 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon (SG) Douglas Terry | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Patrick Timmer (PF) Bruce Muir | |
| 06:40 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden misses the 1st free throw | 27-19 |
| 06:40 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden misses the 2nd free throw | 27-19 |
| 06:40 | Northwestern State | Patrick Timmer pulls down the rebound | 27-19 |
| 06:36 | Northwestern State | Joel Cook connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Eric Kohler and he's hacked by Jerrold Hughes - foul #1 on Jerrold Hughes, team foul #4 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ernest Chase (PG) Adam Madden | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 06:36 | Northwestern State | Joel Cook misses the free throw | 27-21 |
| 06:36 | Sam Houston State | Bradley Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 27-21 |
| 06:33 | Sam Houston State | Ernest Chase is hacked by Edward Matheny in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Matheny, team foul #13 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Daniel McConathy (PG) Edward Matheny | |
| 06:33 | Sam Houston State | Ernest Chase misses the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 06:33 | Sam Houston State | Ernest Chase makes the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 06:11 | Northwestern State | Terry Grove makes the floater in the paint set up by Daniel McConathy | 28-23 |
| 06:07 | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon is hacked by Joel Cook in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joel Cook, team foul #14 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely (PF), Andrew Card (C) Jerrold Hughes, Bradley Foster | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ryan Naquin (SG), Joel Beeks (C) Joel Cook, Terry Grove | |
| 06:07 | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 06:07 | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 05:52 | Northwestern State | Ryan Naquin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 30-23 |
| 05:50 | Northwestern State | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel McConathy | 30-23 |
| 05:43 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-23 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Michael Flanagan (PF) Ernest Chase, Angelo Colon, Gary Stokely | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ronald Cronin (SF) Patrick Timmer | |
| 05:40 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-23 |
| 05:33 | Northwestern State | Nicholas Dowdell is called for the reach on Daniel McConathy - foul #2 on Nicholas Dowdell, team foul #5 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick (PG), Adam Madden (SF) Ryan Wright, Nicholas Dowdell | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | William Eberhard (C) Joel Beeks | |
| 05:17 | Northwestern State | Eric Kohler can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-23 |
| 05:15 | Northwestern State | William Eberhard tips it but misses | 30-23 |
| 05:13 | Sam Houston State | Michael Flanagan grabs the board | 30-23 |
| 04:54 | Sam Houston State | William Eberhard steps in front of the Douglas Terry pass | 30-23 |
| 04:41 | Northwestern State | Adam Madden is called for the reach on Ronald Cronin - foul #1 on Adam Madden, team foul #6 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ernest Chase (PG), Angelo Colon (SG), Ryan Wright (SF), Gary Stokely (PF), Bradley Foster (C) Kenneth Shick, Douglas Terry, Adam Madden, Michael Flanagan, Andrew Card | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Patrick Timmer (PF), Joel Beeks (C) Eric Kohler, William Eberhard | |
| 04:22 | Northwestern State | Daniel McConathy double dribbles | 30-23 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Boughton (SG), Terry Grove (C) Ryan Naquin, Joel Beeks | |
| 04:10 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely is hacked by Daniel McConathy - foul #3 on Daniel McConathy, team foul #15 | 30-23 |
| 04:10 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 04:10 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely misses the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 04:10 | Northwestern State | Patrick Timmer snags the defensive board | 31-23 |
| 04:08 | Northwestern State | Daniel McConathy is fouled in the backcourt by Ernest Chase - foul #1 on Ernest Chase, team foul #7 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jerrold Hughes (PF) Gary Stokely | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 04:08 | Northwestern State | Daniel McConathy makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 04:08 | Northwestern State | Daniel McConathy misses the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 04:08 | Sam Houston State | Jerrold Hughes pulls down the rebound | 31-24 |
| 03:58 | Sam Houston State | Bradley Foster drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Ryan Wright | 33-24 |
| 03:41 | Northwestern State | Terry Grove misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Angelo Colon - foul #2 on Angelo Colon, team foul #8 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick (PG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Gary Stokely (C) Ernest Chase, Ryan Wright, Bradley Foster | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Joel Cook (PG), Ryan Naquin (SF), Bruce Muir (PF) Daniel McConathy, Ronald Cronin, Patrick Timmer | |
| 03:41 | Northwestern State | Terry Grove makes the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 03:41 | Northwestern State | Terry Grove makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Kenneth Shick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Angelo Colon (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (tiring) PF - Jerrold Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Stokely (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Joel Cook (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Boughton (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Naquin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bruce Muir (tiring) C - Terry Grove (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:39 | Sam Houston State | Joel Cook steals the ball from Angelo Colon in the backcourt | 33-26 |
| 03:33 | Northwestern State | John Boughton clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-26 |
| 03:32 | Northwestern State | Bruce Muir gets the offensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 03:17 | Northwestern State | Joel Cook loses the dribble to Nicholas Dowdell | 33-26 |
| 02:59 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely makes the fadeaway in the lane | 35-26 |
| 02:37 | Northwestern State | Terry Grove lays it in uncontested | 35-28 |
| 02:37 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 35-28 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright (PG), Douglas Terry (SG), Adam Madden (SF), Michael Flanagan (PF), Andrew Card (C) Kenneth Shick, Angelo Colon, Nicholas Dowdell, Jerrold Hughes, Gary Stokely | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Edward Matheny (PG), William Eberhard (C) Bruce Muir, Terry Grove | |
| 02:18 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Ryan Wright | 38-28 |
| 02:12 | Northwestern State | Michael Flanagan picks off the pass by Ryan Naquin | 38-28 |
| 02:09 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright is fouled in the backcourt by John Boughton - foul #3 on John Boughton, team foul #16 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Patrick Timmer (PF), Joel Beeks (C) John Boughton, William Eberhard | |
| 02:09 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright misses the 1st free throw | 38-28 |
| 02:09 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 38-28 |
| 02:09 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks grabs the defensive rebound | 38-28 |
| 01:53 | Northwestern State | Patrick Timmer lays it up and in set up by Ryan Naquin | 38-30 |
| 01:39 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright is hacked by Patrick Timmer - foul #1 on Patrick Timmer, team foul #17 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ernest Chase (PG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Bradley Foster (C) Douglas Terry, Adam Madden, Andrew Card | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ronald Cronin (SF), Bruce Muir (PF) Joel Cook, Patrick Timmer | |
| 01:39 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright misses the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 01:39 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 01:39 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Bradley Foster | 38-30 |
| 01:32 | Sam Houston State | Bradley Foster misses the easy layup | 38-30 |
| 01:30 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks grabs the defensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 01:09 | Northwestern State | Ronald Cronin connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-32 |
| 01:05 | Sam Houston State | Ernest Chase is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Matheny - foul #3 on Edward Matheny, team foul #18 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon (SG), Gary Stokely (PF) Ryan Wright, Michael Flanagan | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Joel Cook (PG), Eric Kohler (SF) Edward Matheny, Ronald Cronin | |
| 01:05 | Sam Houston State | Ernest Chase makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 01:05 | Sam Houston State | Ernest Chase makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 00:38 | Northwestern State | Bruce Muir misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 40-32 |
| 00:36 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely pulls down the rebound | 40-32 |
| 00:30 | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Gary Stokely | 42-32 |
| 00:30 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 42-32 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick (PG), Douglas Terry (SG), Adam Madden (SF), Andrew Card (C) Ernest Chase, Angelo Colon, Nicholas Dowdell, Bradley Foster | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Patrick Timmer (PF), William Eberhard (C) Bruce Muir, Joel Beeks | |
| 00:28 | Northwestern State | Kenneth Shick steals it from Ryan Naquin in the backcourt | 42-32 |
| 00:03 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely misses the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Patrick Timmer - foul #2 on Patrick Timmer, team foul #19 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon (SG) Douglas Terry | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ronald Cronin (SF) Eric Kohler | |
| 00:03 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely makes the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 00:03 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely misses the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 00:03 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Patrick Timmer | 43-32 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern State | Patrick Timmer comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 43-32 |