| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Lawrence Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Hensley (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jeffrey Macaulay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shad Cox (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Marion Boyes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Luis Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Kessel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dennis Cummings (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Curtis Hayes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Texas-Arlington | Dennis Cummings inbounds the ball | 40-34 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:32 | Texas-Arlington | Robert Kessel scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Luis Brown and he's hacked by Mark Hensley - foul #2 on Mark Hensley, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| 19:32 | Texas-Arlington | Robert Kessel makes the free throw | 40-37 |
| 19:08 | Sam Houston State | Mark Hensley buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Lawrence Bailey | 43-37 |
| 18:49 | Texas-Arlington | Curtis Hayes misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Mark Hensley - foul #3 on Mark Hensley, team foul #2 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Matthew Menzies (SG) Mark Hensley | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | | |
| 18:49 | Texas-Arlington | Curtis Hayes misses the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 18:49 | Texas-Arlington | Curtis Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 18:35 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Macaulay misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-38 |
| 18:34 | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Bailey tips it home | 45-38 |
| 18:16 | Texas-Arlington | Curtis Hayes misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Lawrence Bailey - foul #2 on Lawrence Bailey, team foul #3 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd (PG), Mike Jay (SF), Jeffrey Waterhouse (PF), Carl King (C) Lawrence Bailey, Jeffrey Macaulay, Shad Cox, Marion Boyes | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | David Kirby (PG), Patrick Anderson (SG), Kent Atwood (SF), Graig Tran (C) Luis Brown, Robert Kessel, Dennis Cummings, Keith Lee | |
| 18:16 | Texas-Arlington | Curtis Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 18:16 | Texas-Arlington | Curtis Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 18:05 | Sam Houston State | Mike Jay is denied on a dunk by Curtis Hayes | 45-40 |
| 18:04 | Texas-Arlington | The rebound goes to Graig Tran | 45-40 |
| 18:00 | Texas-Arlington | David Kirby buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Patrick Anderson and the foul's on Richard Drozd - foul #1 on Richard Drozd, team foul #4 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Charles Melgoza (C) Curtis Hayes | |
| 18:00 | Texas-Arlington | David Kirby makes the free throw | 45-43 |
| 17:44 | Sam Houston State | Carl King comes up short on the floater from the left block | 45-43 |
| 17:43 | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd misses the tip | 45-43 |
| 17:42 | Texas-Arlington | Graig Tran snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 17:22 | Texas-Arlington | Kent Atwood's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Waterhouse | 45-43 |
| 16:58 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Menzies knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Mike Jay | 47-43 |
| 16:31 | Texas-Arlington | Patrick Anderson misses short on an open jumpshot from the right side | 47-43 |
| 16:29 | Sam Houston State | Mike Jay grabs the board | 47-43 |
| 16:22 | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd makes the jumper from the right side | 49-43 |
| 16:10 | Texas-Arlington | Kent Atwood misses the lay-in but the foul's on Matthew Menzies - foul #2 on Matthew Menzies, team foul #5 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Bailey (PG), Robert Martz (SG), Jeffrey Macaulay (SF), Shad Cox (PF), Marion Boyes (C) Richard Drozd, Matthew Menzies, Mike Jay, Jeffrey Waterhouse, Carl King | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Luis Brown (PG), Robert Kessel (SG), Curtis Hayes (PF), Keith Lee (C) David Kirby, Patrick Anderson, Graig Tran, Charles Melgoza | |
| 16:10 | Texas-Arlington | Kent Atwood misses the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 16:10 | Texas-Arlington | Kent Atwood makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 15:54 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Macaulay scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 51-44 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Lawrence Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Martz (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Macaulay (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shad Cox (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Marion Boyes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Luis Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Kessel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kent Atwood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Curtis Hayes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Keith Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:52 | Texas-Arlington | Luis Brown travels in the backcourt | 51-44 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mark Hensley (SG) Robert Martz | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Dennis Cummings (SF) Kent Atwood | |
| 15:36 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Macaulay knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-44 |
| 15:29 | Texas-Arlington | Luis Brown can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-44 |
| 15:27 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Marion Boyes | 54-44 |
| 15:18 | Sam Houston State | Shad Cox misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Luis Brown - foul #2 on Luis Brown, team foul #1 | 54-44 |
| 15:18 | Sam Houston State | Shad Cox makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 15:18 | Sam Houston State | Shad Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| 14:55 | Texas-Arlington | Luis Brown can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Lawrence Bailey - foul #3 on Lawrence Bailey, team foul #6 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Martz (SF) Jeffrey Macaulay | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Graig Tran (PF) Curtis Hayes | |
| 14:55 | Texas-Arlington | Luis Brown makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 14:55 | Texas-Arlington | Luis Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 14:26 | Sam Houston State | Robert Martz is hacked by Robert Kessel - foul #1 on Robert Kessel, team foul #2 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd (PG) Lawrence Bailey | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | David Kirby (PG), Patrick Anderson (SG), Gordon Talarico (SF), Curtis Hayes (PF) Luis Brown, Robert Kessel, Dennis Cummings, Keith Lee | |
| 14:21 | Sam Houston State | Mark Hensley hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Drozd | 59-46 |
| 14:19 | Texas-Arlington | Gordon Talarico is hacked by Richard Drozd in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Drozd, team foul #7 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Charles Melgoza (C) Curtis Hayes | |
| 14:19 | Texas-Arlington | Gordon Talarico makes the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 14:19 | Texas-Arlington | Gordon Talarico makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 14:08 | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Mark Hensley | 61-48 |
| 13:56 | Texas-Arlington | Gordon Talarico misses the wide open fadeaway from the left side | 61-48 |
| 13:55 | Texas-Arlington | Charles Melgoza grabs the offensive board | 61-48 |
| 13:33 | Texas-Arlington | Patrick Anderson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-48 |
| 13:31 | Sam Houston State | Marion Boyes grabs the board | 61-48 |
| 13:13 | Sam Houston State | Marion Boyes misses badly on a floater near the basket | 61-48 |
| 13:11 | Texas-Arlington | Charles Melgoza pulls down the rebound | 61-48 |
| 12:50 | Texas-Arlington | Patrick Anderson is hacked by Mark Hensley - foul #4 on Mark Hensley, team foul #8 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Bailey (PG), Matthew Menzies (SG), Jeffrey Macaulay (SF), Mike Jay (PF), Carl King (C) Richard Drozd, Mark Hensley, Robert Martz, Shad Cox, Marion Boyes | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Robert Kessel (SG), Dennis Cummings (SF), Curtis Hayes (PF), Kent Atwood (C) David Kirby, Gordon Talarico, Graig Tran, Charles Melgoza | |
| 12:50 | Texas-Arlington | Patrick Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 12:50 | Texas-Arlington | Patrick Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 12:32 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Menzies hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-50 |
| 12:30 | Texas-Arlington | Dennis Cummings snags the defensive board | 61-50 |
| 12:12 | Texas-Arlington | Robert Kessel is called for 3 seconds | 61-50 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Luis Brown (PG) Patrick Anderson | |
| 11:54 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Menzies throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-50 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Keith Lee (C) Curtis Hayes | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Lawrence Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Menzies (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jeffrey Macaulay (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mike Jay (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Carl King (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Luis Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Kessel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dennis Cummings (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kent Atwood (fresh) 3 pts. C - Keith Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:30 | Texas-Arlington | Kent Atwood scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Luis Brown | 61-52 |
| 11:08 | Sam Houston State | Kent Atwood picks off the pass by Matthew Menzies | 61-52 |
| 10:58 | Texas-Arlington | Keith Lee can't connect on an uncontested floater from the free throw line | 61-52 |
| 10:57 | Texas-Arlington | Luis Brown tips it in | 61-54 |
| 10:43 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Menzies hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 61-54 |
| 10:41 | Sam Houston State | Mike Jay grabs the offensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 10:28 | Sam Houston State | Luis Brown steps in front of the Jeffrey Macaulay pass | 61-54 |
| 10:25 | Texas-Arlington | Dennis Cummings misses the easy layup | 61-54 |
| 10:23 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Menzies gets the rebound | 61-54 |
| 10:01 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Menzies misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-54 |
| 09:59 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Macaulay tips it in | 63-54 |
| 09:39 | Texas-Arlington | Robert Kessel hits a jumper from the right side | 63-56 |
| 09:23 | Sam Houston State | Carl King hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 63-56 |
| 09:21 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Carl King | 63-56 |
| 09:04 | Sam Houston State | Carl King hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 63-56 |
| 09:03 | Texas-Arlington | The rebound goes to Dennis Cummings | 63-56 |
| 08:56 | Texas-Arlington | Robert Kessel is fouled on the floor by Matthew Menzies - foul #3 on Matthew Menzies, team foul #9 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd (PG), Robert Martz (SG), Jeffrey Waterhouse (SF), Shad Cox (PF), Marion Boyes (C) Lawrence Bailey, Matthew Menzies, Jeffrey Macaulay, Mike Jay, Carl King | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | David Kirby (PG), Gordon Talarico (SF), Curtis Hayes (PF), Graig Tran (C) Luis Brown, Dennis Cummings, Kent Atwood, Keith Lee | |
| 08:56 | Texas-Arlington | Robert Kessel misses the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 08:56 | Sam Houston State | Shad Cox gets the rebound | 63-56 |
| 08:54 | Sam Houston State | David Kirby steals it from Richard Drozd in the backcourt | 63-56 |
| 08:52 | Texas-Arlington | David Kirby can't finish the layup | 63-56 |
| 08:51 | Texas-Arlington | Graig Tran pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 08:46 | Texas-Arlington | Robert Kessel can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 63-56 |
| 08:44 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Marion Boyes | 63-56 |
| 08:28 | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd misses the 3 from the left corner | 63-56 |
| 08:26 | Texas-Arlington | Graig Tran grabs the defensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 08:06 | Texas-Arlington | Curtis Hayes misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 63-56 |
| 08:05 | Texas-Arlington | Graig Tran misses the tip | 63-56 |
| 08:03 | Texas-Arlington | Gordon Talarico tips it in | 63-58 |
| 07:41 | Sam Houston State | Marion Boyes knocks in the shot near the basket | 65-58 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Richard Drozd (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Martz (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Waterhouse (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Shad Cox (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Marion Boyes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - David Kirby (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Kessel (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gordon Talarico (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Curtis Hayes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Graig Tran (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Texas-Arlington | Robert Kessel buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Gordon Talarico | 65-60 |
| 07:05 | Sam Houston State | Robert Martz's pass is intercepted by Curtis Hayes | 65-60 |
| 07:03 | Texas-Arlington | Jeffrey Waterhouse is called for the reach on Gordon Talarico in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffrey Waterhouse, team foul #10 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Bailey (PG), Mark Hensley (SG), Jeffrey Macaulay (SF) Richard Drozd, Robert Martz, Jeffrey Waterhouse | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Patrick Anderson (PG), Geoffrey Jarvis (SG), Charles Melgoza (C) David Kirby, Robert Kessel, Graig Tran | |
| 07:03 | Texas-Arlington | Gordon Talarico makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 07:03 | Texas-Arlington | Gordon Talarico makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 06:46 | Sam Houston State | Shad Cox misses the jump hook near the basket | 65-62 |
| 06:45 | Texas-Arlington | Curtis Hayes gets the rebound | 65-62 |
| 06:42 | Texas-Arlington | Geoffrey Jarvis is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Macaulay - foul #1 on Jeffrey Macaulay, team foul #11 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Dennis Cummings (SF) Gordon Talarico | |
| 06:42 | Texas-Arlington | Geoffrey Jarvis misses the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 06:42 | Texas-Arlington | Geoffrey Jarvis misses the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 06:42 | Sam Houston State | Marion Boyes pulls down the rebound | 65-62 |
| 06:30 | Sam Houston State | Marion Boyes is hacked by Geoffrey Jarvis - foul #2 on Geoffrey Jarvis, team foul #3 | 65-62 |
| 06:14 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Macaulay loses the dribble to Curtis Hayes | 65-62 |
| 06:01 | Texas-Arlington | Geoffrey Jarvis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 65-62 |
| 05:59 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Macaulay pulls down the rebound | 65-62 |
| 05:41 | Sam Houston State | Shad Cox clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 65-62 |
| 05:39 | Texas-Arlington | The rebound goes to Charles Melgoza | 65-62 |
| 05:33 | Texas-Arlington | Dennis Cummings hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-62 |
| 05:32 | Sam Houston State | Shad Cox snags the defensive board | 65-62 |
| 05:18 | Sam Houston State | Mark Hensley misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 65-62 |
| 05:16 | Texas-Arlington | Patrick Anderson grabs the board | 65-62 |
| 05:14 | Texas-Arlington | Lawrence Bailey picks off the pass by Patrick Anderson in the backcourt | 65-62 |
| 04:59 | Sam Houston State | Mark Hensley connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Lawrence Bailey | 68-62 |
| 04:42 | Texas-Arlington | Charles Melgoza is whistled for a carry | 68-62 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd (PG), Matthew Menzies (SG), Robert Martz (SF), Jeffrey Waterhouse (PF), Mike Jay (C) Lawrence Bailey, Mark Hensley, Jeffrey Macaulay, Shad Cox, Marion Boyes | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Luis Brown (PG), David Kirby (SG), Kent Atwood (SF), Graig Tran (PF), Keith Lee (C) Patrick Anderson, Geoffrey Jarvis, Dennis Cummings, Curtis Hayes, Charles Melgoza | |
| 04:33 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Menzies makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Drozd | 71-62 |
| 04:30 | Texas-Arlington | Richard Drozd is called for the reach on Luis Brown in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Drozd, team foul #12 | 71-62 |
| 04:30 | Texas-Arlington | Luis Brown makes the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 04:30 | Texas-Arlington | Luis Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 04:13 | Sam Houston State | Mike Jay knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 74-64 |
| 03:59 | Texas-Arlington | David Kirby misses long on a floater from the right side | 74-64 |
| 03:58 | Sam Houston State | Mike Jay grabs the defensive rebound | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:41 | Sam Houston State | Robert Martz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-64 |
| 03:39 | Texas-Arlington | Kent Atwood gets the rebound | 74-64 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Richard Drozd (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Menzies (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Martz (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Jeffrey Waterhouse (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Mike Jay (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Luis Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Kirby (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kent Atwood (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Graig Tran (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. C - Keith Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Texas-Arlington | Matthew Menzies is called for the reach on Kent Atwood in the backcourt - foul #4 on Matthew Menzies, team foul #13 | 74-64 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mark Hensley (SG), Carl King (C) Matthew Menzies, Jeffrey Waterhouse | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | | |
| 03:35 | Texas-Arlington | Kent Atwood makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 03:35 | Texas-Arlington | Kent Atwood makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 03:13 | Sam Houston State | Mike Jay misses short on a floater in the lane | 74-66 |
| 03:11 | Sam Houston State | Carl King pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-66 |
| 02:56 | Sam Houston State | Carl King can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 74-66 |
| 02:55 | Texas-Arlington | Kent Atwood gets the rebound | 74-66 |
| 02:38 | Texas-Arlington | David Kirby is fouled on the floor by Carl King - foul #1 on Carl King, team foul #14 | 74-66 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Bailey (PG), Jeffrey Macaulay (SF), Shad Cox (PF) Richard Drozd, Robert Martz, Mike Jay | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Patrick Anderson (SG), Gordon Talarico (SF), Curtis Hayes (PF) Luis Brown, Kent Atwood, Graig Tran | |
| 02:38 | Texas-Arlington | David Kirby misses the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 02:38 | Texas-Arlington | David Kirby makes the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:30 | Sam Houston State | Shad Cox connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Macaulay | 77-67 |
| 02:30 | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-67 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd (PG), Matthew Menzies (SG), Jeffrey Waterhouse (PF) Lawrence Bailey, Mark Hensley, Shad Cox | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Graig Tran (PF), Charles Melgoza (C) Curtis Hayes, Keith Lee | |
| 02:28 | Texas-Arlington | David Kirby is hacked by Richard Drozd in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Drozd, team foul #15 | 77-67 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Luis Brown (PG) Patrick Anderson | |
| 02:28 | Texas-Arlington | David Kirby makes the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 02:28 | Texas-Arlington | David Kirby makes the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:26 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-69 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mark Hensley (SG), Robert Martz (SF) Matthew Menzies, Jeffrey Macaulay | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Robert Kessel (SG), Kent Atwood (SF) David Kirby, Gordon Talarico | |
| 02:13 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Waterhouse comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 77-69 |
| 02:11 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Waterhouse snags the offensive board | 77-69 |
| 01:55 | Sam Houston State | Mark Hensley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 77-69 |
| 01:53 | Texas-Arlington | Kent Atwood snags the defensive board | 77-69 |
| 01:53 | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-69 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Bailey (PG), Jeffrey Macaulay (SF), Shad Cox (PF), Marion Boyes (C) Richard Drozd, Robert Martz, Jeffrey Waterhouse, Carl King | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Dennis Cummings (SF), Curtis Hayes (PF), Keith Lee (C) Kent Atwood, Graig Tran, Charles Melgoza | |
| 01:37 | Texas-Arlington | Luis Brown knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Curtis Hayes | 77-72 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:35 | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Bailey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 77-72 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:16 | Texas-Arlington | Curtis Hayes lays it in on a nice dish by Dennis Cummings | 77-74 |
| 00:58 | Sam Houston State | Dennis Cummings steps in front of the Lawrence Bailey pass | 77-74 |
| 00:44 | Texas-Arlington | Robert Kessel misses long on an open jumpshot from the right wing | 77-74 |
| 00:43 | Texas-Arlington | Keith Lee tips it back up and in | 77-76 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Bailey scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Marion Boyes | 79-76 |
| 00:11 | Texas-Arlington | Robert Kessel is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 79-76 |
| 00:09 | Texas-Arlington | Curtis Hayes pulls down the offensive rebound | 79-76 |
| 00:06 | Texas-Arlington | Robert Kessel comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 79-76 |
| 00:04 | Sam Houston State | Shad Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 79-76 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Sam Houston State | Shad Cox is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Kessel - foul #2 on Robert Kessel, team foul #4 | 79-76 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Shad Cox runs out the clock | 79-76 |