| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Donald Futrell (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nick Wolfe (fresh) SF - Leonard Stafford (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Jeffrey Leach (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Clifton Puckett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Cheslav Zulauf (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdallah (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Cleveland (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Reith (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | Justin Cleveland inbounds the ball | 46-40 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:51 | Washington State | Justin Cleveland comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Nick Wolfe - foul #2 on Nick Wolfe, team foul #1 | 46-40 |
| 19:51 | Washington State | Justin Cleveland misses the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 19:51 | Washington State | Justin Cleveland makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 19:30 | Sam Houston State | Justin Cleveland is called for the reach on Leonard Stafford - foul #1 on Justin Cleveland, team foul #1 | 46-41 |
| 19:15 | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-41 |
| 19:14 | Washington State | Justin Cleveland snags the defensive board | 46-41 |
| 18:45 | Washington State | Dikembe Abdallah makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Christopher Johnson | 46-44 |
| 18:22 | Sam Houston State | The jumper by Donald Futrell is denied by Christopher Johnson | 46-44 |
| 18:20 | Washington State | Christopher Johnson pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 18:13 | Washington State | Justin Cleveland scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Cheslav Zulauf | 46-46 |
| 18:02 | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-46 |
| 17:48 | Washington State | Christopher Johnson buries a floater near the basket | 46-48 |
| 17:46 | Sam Houston State | Cheslav Zulauf steals the ball from Donald Futrell in the backcourt | 46-48 |
| 17:24 | Washington State | Gary Reith makes the jumper from the baseline and he's hacked by Donald Futrell - foul #1 on Donald Futrell, team foul #2 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Bruce Stickley (SG), Derrick Carroll (PF) Nick Wolfe, Leonard Stafford | |
| Subs | Washington State | Cory Hogan (PG), Robert Cohen (SF) Cheslav Zulauf, Justin Cleveland | |
| 17:24 | Washington State | Gary Reith makes the free throw | 46-51 |
| 17:15 | Sam Houston State | Derrick Carroll lays it in on a nice dish by Donald Futrell | 48-51 |
| 17:03 | Washington State | Robert Cohen can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 48-51 |
| 17:02 | Washington State | Cory Hogan tips it in | 48-53 |
| 16:52 | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Cory Hogan - foul #3 on Cory Hogan, team foul #2 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Hicks (SF), Dwain Prusinski (C) Jeffrey Leach, Clifton Puckett | |
| Subs | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf (PG) Cory Hogan | |
| 16:52 | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 16:52 | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 16:38 | Washington State | Robert Cohen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-53 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Daniel Winkler (PG) Donald Futrell | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 16:23 | Sam Houston State | Gary Reith is called for the reach on Derrick Carroll - foul #3 on Gary Reith, team foul #3 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Leonard Stafford (SF) James Hicks | |
| Subs | Washington State | Clinton Shockley (C) Gary Reith | |
| 16:11 | Sam Houston State | Leonard Stafford clanks a 3 from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 16:09 | Washington State | Dikembe Abdallah grabs the defensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 15:58 | Washington State | Christopher Johnson misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 50-53 |
| 15:56 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski grabs the board | 50-53 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Daniel Winkler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bruce Stickley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Leonard Stafford (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Derrick Carroll (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Dwain Prusinski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Cheslav Zulauf (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Abdallah (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Cohen (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Clinton Shockley (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Stickley hits a fadeaway from the left side | 52-53 |
| 15:19 | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-53 |
| 15:17 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski grabs the defensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 15:04 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Stickley misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 15:03 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski tips it but misses | 52-53 |
| 15:02 | Washington State | Christopher Johnson gets the rebound | 52-53 |
| 14:45 | Washington State | Christopher Johnson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-55 |
| 14:36 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Stickley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-55 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell (PG), Nick Wolfe (SG), James Hicks (SF), Jeffrey Leach (PF), Clifton Puckett (C) Daniel Winkler, Bruce Stickley, Leonard Stafford, Derrick Carroll, Dwain Prusinski | |
| Subs | Washington State | Cory Hogan (PG), James Demasi (SG), Justin Cleveland (SF), Gary Reith (C) Cheslav Zulauf, Dikembe Abdallah, Robert Cohen, Clinton Shockley | |
| 14:22 | Washington State | James Demasi drills a 3 from straight away set up by Cory Hogan | 52-58 |
| 14:13 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Leach is denied on a layup by Gary Reith | 52-58 |
| 14:11 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Leach misses the tip | 52-58 |
| 14:10 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Leach tips it but misses | 52-58 |
| 14:09 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Gary Reith | 52-58 |
| 13:40 | Washington State | James Demasi drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-61 |
| 13:33 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Leach hits a turnaround in the lane and he's hacked by James Demasi - foul #4 on James Demasi, team foul #4 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Robert Cohen (SF), Victor Jones (PF) James Demasi, Christopher Johnson | |
| 13:33 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Leach makes the free throw | 55-61 |
| 13:12 | Washington State | Cory Hogan clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-61 |
| 13:11 | Washington State | Justin Cleveland tips it home | 55-63 |
| 13:01 | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-63 |
| 13:00 | Washington State | Cory Hogan gets the rebound | 55-63 |
| 12:56 | Washington State | Justin Cleveland drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Cory Hogan | 55-65 |
| 12:49 | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-65 |
| 12:47 | Sam Houston State | Clifton Puckett misses the tip | 55-65 |
| 12:46 | Washington State | Robert Cohen pulls down the rebound | 55-65 |
| 12:38 | Washington State | Robert Cohen can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 55-65 |
| 12:36 | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe pulls down the rebound | 55-65 |
| 12:15 | Sam Houston State | Clifton Puckett is whistled for traveling | 55-65 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Bruce Stickley (SG), Leonard Stafford (SF) Nick Wolfe, James Hicks | |
| Subs | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf (PG), Dikembe Abdallah (SG), Christopher Johnson (PF) Cory Hogan, Justin Cleveland, Victor Jones | |
| 11:53 | Washington State | Gary Reith's layup is rejected by Clifton Puckett | 55-65 |
| 11:51 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Stickley grabs the defensive rebound | 55-65 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Donald Futrell (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Stickley (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Leonard Stafford (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Jeffrey Leach (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Clifton Puckett (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Cheslav Zulauf (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Abdallah (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Cohen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Reith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:35 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Leach makes the runner from the right block | 57-65 |
| 11:28 | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Cohen | 57-68 |
| 11:14 | Sam Houston State | Leonard Stafford hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 57-68 |
| 11:13 | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-68 |
| 11:03 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Leach drills a fadeaway from close range | 59-68 |
| 10:39 | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 59-68 |
| 10:37 | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell snags the defensive board | 59-68 |
| 10:09 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Stickley is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Abdallah - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdallah, team foul #5 | 59-68 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Daniel Winkler (PG), Nick Wolfe (SG), Derrick Carroll (PF), Dwain Prusinski (C) Donald Futrell, Bruce Stickley, Jeffrey Leach, Clifton Puckett | |
| Subs | Washington State | Cory Hogan (PG), Justin Cleveland (SG), Chad Branco (SF), Victor Jones (PF) Cheslav Zulauf, Dikembe Abdallah, Robert Cohen, Christopher Johnson | |
| 10:03 | Sam Houston State | Gary Reith takes the ball from Leonard Stafford | 59-68 |
| 09:48 | Washington State | Victor Jones knocks in the turnaround from the left block set up by Cory Hogan and the foul's on Dwain Prusinski - foul #1 on Dwain Prusinski, team foul #3 | 59-70 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Hicks (SF) Leonard Stafford | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 09:48 | Washington State | Victor Jones makes the free throw | 59-71 |
| 09:31 | Sam Houston State | Derrick Carroll lays it up and in on a great pass from Nick Wolfe and the foul's on Chad Branco - foul #1 on Chad Branco, team foul #6 | 61-71 |
| 09:31 | Sam Houston State | Derrick Carroll makes the free throw | 62-71 |
| 09:24 | Washington State | Justin Cleveland misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 62-71 |
| 09:23 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 62-71 |
| 09:17 | Sam Houston State | Justin Cleveland takes the ball from Derrick Carroll | 62-71 |
| 08:53 | Washington State | Justin Cleveland makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Chad Branco | 62-73 |
| 08:36 | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-73 |
| 08:35 | Sam Houston State | Derrick Carroll tips it in | 64-73 |
| 08:16 | Washington State | Justin Cleveland misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 64-73 |
| 08:14 | Washington State | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Reith | 64-73 |
| 08:07 | Washington State | Justin Cleveland misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 64-73 |
| 08:05 | Sam Houston State | Derrick Carroll snags the defensive board | 64-73 |
| 07:43 | Sam Houston State | Derrick Carroll comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 64-73 |
| 07:42 | Washington State | Gary Reith grabs the defensive rebound | 64-73 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Daniel Winkler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nick Wolfe (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Hicks (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Derrick Carroll (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Dwain Prusinski (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Cory Hogan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Justin Cleveland (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. SF - Chad Branco (fairly fresh) PF - Victor Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Reith (tiring) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Washington State | Gary Reith drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 64-75 |
| 07:19 | Sam Houston State | Derrick Carroll is called for traveling | 64-75 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell (PG), Bruce Stickley (SG), Leonard Stafford (SF), Jeffrey Leach (PF), Clifton Puckett (C) Daniel Winkler, Nick Wolfe, James Hicks, Derrick Carroll, Dwain Prusinski | |
| Subs | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf (PG), James Demasi (SG), Robert Cohen (SF), Christopher Johnson (PF) Cory Hogan, Justin Cleveland, Chad Branco, Victor Jones | |
| 06:56 | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 64-75 |
| 06:55 | Sam Houston State | Clifton Puckett pulls down the rebound | 64-75 |
| 06:53 | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-75 |
| 06:37 | Washington State | Christopher Johnson misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 64-75 |
| 06:36 | Washington State | Gary Reith grabs the offensive board | 64-75 |
| 06:28 | Washington State | Gary Reith can't finish the layup | 64-75 |
| 06:27 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Leach grabs the board | 64-75 |
| 06:22 | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 66-75 |
| 06:01 | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 66-75 |
| 05:59 | Washington State | Robert Cohen hits the follow up shot | 66-77 |
| 05:38 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Leach clanks a jumper from the right block | 66-77 |
| 05:36 | Washington State | Robert Cohen pulls down the rebound | 66-77 |
| 05:16 | Washington State | Gary Reith hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 66-77 |
| 05:14 | Sam Houston State | Leonard Stafford grabs the board | 66-77 |
| 05:06 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Leach clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 66-77 |
| 05:04 | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell can't tip it in | 66-77 |
| 05:02 | Washington State | Christopher Johnson snags the defensive board | 66-77 |
| 04:39 | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-77 |
| 04:38 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Leach | 66-77 |
| 04:24 | Sam Houston State | Leonard Stafford clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-77 |
| 04:23 | Sam Houston State | Clifton Puckett grabs the offensive rebound | 66-77 |
| 04:18 | Sam Houston State | James Demasi steals it from Donald Futrell | 66-77 |
| 03:52 | Washington State | Christopher Johnson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Clifton Puckett - foul #2 on Clifton Puckett, team foul #4 | 66-77 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Daniel Winkler (PG), Nick Wolfe (SG), James Hicks (SF), Derrick Carroll (PF), Dwain Prusinski (C) Donald Futrell, Bruce Stickley, Leonard Stafford, Jeffrey Leach, Clifton Puckett | |
| Subs | Washington State | Cory Hogan (PG), Dikembe Abdallah (SG), Justin Cleveland (SF) Cheslav Zulauf, James Demasi, Robert Cohen | |
| 03:52 | Washington State | Christopher Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 66-78 |
| 03:52 | Washington State | Christopher Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-79 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:40 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Johnson is called for the reach on Daniel Winkler - foul #1 on Christopher Johnson, team foul #7 | 66-79 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Victor Jones (PF) Christopher Johnson | |
| 03:40 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Winkler makes the 1st free throw | 67-79 |
| 03:40 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Winkler makes the 2nd free throw | 68-79 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Daniel Winkler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nick Wolfe (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Hicks (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Derrick Carroll (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Dwain Prusinski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Cory Hogan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Abdallah (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Justin Cleveland (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Victor Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Reith (tiring) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:18 | Washington State | Victor Jones is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Victor Jones, team foul #8 | 68-79 |
| 02:58 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Winkler misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-79 |
| 02:57 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Justin Cleveland | 68-79 |
| 02:57 | Washington State | Washington State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-79 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell (PG), Leonard Stafford (SF), Jeffrey Leach (PF), Clifton Puckett (C) Daniel Winkler, James Hicks, Derrick Carroll, Dwain Prusinski | |
| Subs | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf (PG), James Demasi (SG), Christopher Johnson (PF) Cory Hogan, Dikembe Abdallah, Victor Jones | |
| 02:29 | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-79 |
| 02:27 | Washington State | Gary Reith misses the tip | 68-79 |
| 02:25 | Sam Houston State | Clifton Puckett grabs the defensive rebound | 68-79 |
| 02:11 | Sam Houston State | Leonard Stafford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-79 |
| 02:08 | Washington State | Donald Futrell is called for the reach on Cheslav Zulauf in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Futrell, team foul #5 | 68-79 |
| 01:47 | Washington State | Gary Reith lays it up and in on a great pass from Christopher Johnson and he's fouled by Clifton Puckett - foul #3 on Clifton Puckett, team foul #6 | 68-81 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Daniel Winkler (PG), Bruce Stickley (SG), James Hicks (SF), Derrick Carroll (PF), Dwain Prusinski (C) Donald Futrell, Nick Wolfe, Leonard Stafford, Jeffrey Leach, Clifton Puckett | |
| Subs | Washington State | Cory Hogan (PG), Dikembe Abdallah (SG), Robert Cohen (SF), Victor Jones (PF) Cheslav Zulauf, James Demasi, Justin Cleveland, Christopher Johnson | |
| 01:47 | Washington State | Gary Reith makes the free throw | 68-82 |
| 01:38 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Abdallah - foul #4 on Dikembe Abdallah, team foul #9 | 68-82 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Clinton Shockley (C) Gary Reith | |
| 01:38 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks misses the 1st free throw | 68-82 |
| 01:38 | Washington State | Victor Jones snags the defensive board | 68-82 |
| 01:33 | Washington State | Daniel Winkler picks off the pass by Cory Hogan in the backcourt | 68-82 |
| 01:14 | Sam Houston State | Derrick Carroll hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 68-82 |
| 01:12 | Washington State | Clinton Shockley grabs the board | 68-82 |
| 00:47 | Washington State | Dwain Prusinski takes the ball from Cory Hogan | 68-82 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:41 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Stickley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-82 |
| 00:39 | Sam Houston State | Derrick Carroll tips it but misses | 68-82 |
| 00:37 | Washington State | Cory Hogan pulls down the rebound | 68-82 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:10 | Washington State | Robert Cohen connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 68-84 |
| 00:04 | Sam Houston State | Derrick Carroll hits a jumper near the basket | 70-84 |
| 00:00 | Washington State | Cory Hogan runs out the clock | 70-84 |