| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Randy Woodhouse (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Santoyo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jared Wimbush (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Micheal Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mike Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Kenneth Shick (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Palmieri (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Madden (fresh) PF - Gary Stokely (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Andrew Card (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden inbounds the ball | 27-29 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-29 |
| 19:40 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse grabs the defensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 19:14 | Columbia | Jared Wimbush misses the lay-in | 27-29 |
| 19:13 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden pulls down the rebound | 27-29 |
| 19:00 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Shawn Palmieri out of the doubleteam | 27-31 |
| 18:35 | Columbia | The short jumper by Randy Woodhouse is denied by Gary Stokely | 27-31 |
| 18:34 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden grabs the defensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 18:15 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-31 |
| 18:14 | Columbia | Micheal Anderson grabs the board | 27-31 |
| 17:53 | Columbia | Jared Wimbush is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Jared Wimbush, team foul #1 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon (PG), Douglas Terry (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Russell McAllister (PF) Kenneth Shick, Shawn Palmieri, Adam Madden, Gary Stokely | |
| 17:31 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card lays it up and in | 27-33 |
| 17:13 | Columbia | Angelo Colon is called for the reach on Randy Woodhouse - foul #1 on Angelo Colon, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Ham (SG), Paul Winstead (PF), Neil Yates (C) Manuel Santoyo, Micheal Anderson, Mike Williams | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 16:59 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-33 |
| 16:58 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card pulls down the rebound | 27-33 |
| 16:37 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Douglas Terry | 27-35 |
| 16:15 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse misses long on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Nicholas Dowdell - foul #1 on Nicholas Dowdell, team foul #2 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (PG), Gary Stokely (C) Angelo Colon, Andrew Card | |
| 16:15 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse misses the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 16:15 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 15:56 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-35 |
| Subs | Columbia | Manuel Santoyo (SG), Mike Williams (C) James Ham, Jared Wimbush | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick (PG), Andrew Card (C) Nicholas Dowdell, Gary Stokely | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Randy Woodhouse (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Santoyo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Neil Yates (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Winstead (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mike Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Kenneth Shick (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Palmieri (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Douglas Terry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Russell McAllister (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Card (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Columbia | Mike Williams is hacked by Andrew Card - foul #3 on Andrew Card, team foul #3 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Columbia | Micheal Anderson (PF) Paul Winstead | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Gary Stokely (C) Shawn Palmieri, Andrew Card | |
| 15:10 | Columbia | Mike Williams dunks the ball set up by Randy Woodhouse | 30-35 |
| 14:57 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-35 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Ham (SF) Neil Yates | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (PG), Adam Madden (SF), Andrew Card (C) Kenneth Shick, Nicholas Dowdell, Russell McAllister | |
| 14:34 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Manuel Santoyo | 33-35 |
| 14:13 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Shawn Palmieri out of the doubleteam | 33-37 |
| 13:48 | Columbia | Andrew Card steals the ball from Manuel Santoyo | 33-37 |
| 13:30 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 33-37 |
| 13:28 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card can't tip it in | 33-37 |
| 13:26 | Columbia | James Ham pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 13:00 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse's layup is rejected by Gary Stokely | 33-37 |
| 12:58 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden grabs the board | 33-37 |
| 12:54 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden is whistled for traveling | 33-37 |
| Subs | Columbia | Jared Wimbush (SF), Paul Winstead (PF), Neil Yates (C) Manuel Santoyo, Micheal Anderson, Mike Williams | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick (PG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Russell McAllister (PF) Shawn Palmieri, Adam Madden, Gary Stokely | |
| 12:34 | Columbia | Paul Winstead scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Randy Woodhouse | 35-37 |
| 12:10 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Kenneth Shick, team foul #4 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Columbia | Eric Skillern (SG) James Ham | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG), Gary Stokely (C) Douglas Terry, Andrew Card | |
| 11:48 | Columbia | Paul Winstead makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Eric Skillern and he's fouled by Russell McAllister - foul #1 on Russell McAllister, team foul #5 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Adam Madden (SF), Andrew Card (C) Shawn Palmieri, Nicholas Dowdell, Gary Stokely | |
| 11:48 | Columbia | Paul Winstead makes the free throw | 38-37 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Randy Woodhouse (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Skillern (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jared Wimbush (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Winstead (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Neil Yates (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Kenneth Shick (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Douglas Terry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Madden (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell McAllister (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Card (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:34 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card misses long on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Eric Skillern - foul #1 on Eric Skillern, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG) Adam Madden | |
| 11:34 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card misses the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 11:34 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 11:08 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Andrew Card - foul #4 on Andrew Card, team foul #6 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Gary Stokely (C) Douglas Terry, Andrew Card | |
| 11:08 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse misses the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 11:08 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 10:52 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister blows the wide open dunk | 39-38 |
| 10:51 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick gets the offensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 10:36 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-38 |
| Subs | Columbia | Manuel Santoyo (SG), James Ham (SF), Micheal Anderson (PF), Mike Williams (C) Randy Woodhouse, Eric Skillern, Paul Winstead, Neil Yates | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Adam Madden (SF) Shawn Palmieri, Nicholas Dowdell | |
| 10:07 | Columbia | Mike Williams buries a turnaround from close range set up by James Ham | 41-38 |
| 09:52 | Sam Houston State | Manuel Santoyo is called for the reach on Douglas Terry - foul #2 on Manuel Santoyo, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF) Douglas Terry, Adam Madden | |
| 09:36 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 41-38 |
| 09:35 | Columbia | Manuel Santoyo pulls down the rebound | 41-38 |
| 09:19 | Columbia | Jared Wimbush is hacked by Shawn Palmieri - foul #1 on Shawn Palmieri, team foul #7 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden (SF) Nicholas Dowdell | |
| 09:19 | Columbia | Jared Wimbush misses the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 09:19 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Adam Madden | 41-38 |
| 09:00 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 41-38 |
| Subs | Columbia | Neil Yates (SF) Jared Wimbush | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG) Shawn Palmieri | |
| 08:31 | Columbia | James Ham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-38 |
| Subs | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse (PG), Eric Skillern (SG), Jared Wimbush (SF), Paul Winstead (PF) Manuel Santoyo, James Ham, Micheal Anderson, Mike Williams | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon (PG), Shawn Palmieri (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF) Kenneth Shick, Douglas Terry, Adam Madden | |
| 08:17 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-38 |
| 08:15 | Columbia | Paul Winstead grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 08:01 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse makes the floater from the right side | 43-38 |
| 07:46 | Sam Houston State | Jared Wimbush picks off the pass by Gary Stokely | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Randy Woodhouse (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Skillern (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jared Wimbush (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Winstead (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Neil Yates (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Angelo Colon (fresh) SG - Shawn Palmieri (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Stokely (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. C - Russell McAllister (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Columbia | Paul Winstead drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Randy Woodhouse | 45-38 |
| 07:03 | Sam Houston State | Paul Winstead picks off the pass by Russell McAllister | 45-38 |
| 06:44 | Columbia | Neil Yates blows the layup but he's fouled by Angelo Colon - foul #2 on Angelo Colon, team foul #8 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Columbia | Manuel Santoyo (PG), James Ham (SG), Micheal Anderson (PF), Mike Williams (C) Randy Woodhouse, Eric Skillern, Jared Wimbush, Paul Winstead | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick (PG), Douglas Terry (SG), Adam Madden (SF), Andrew Card (C) Angelo Colon, Shawn Palmieri, Nicholas Dowdell, Russell McAllister | |
| 06:44 | Columbia | Neil Yates misses the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 06:44 | Columbia | Neil Yates misses the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 06:44 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely grabs the board | 45-38 |
| 06:25 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick is fouled on the floor by Manuel Santoyo - foul #3 on Manuel Santoyo, team foul #4 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse (PG) Neil Yates | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 06:20 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 45-38 |
| 06:19 | Columbia | Mike Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 05:56 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse makes the jumper from close range | 47-38 |
| 05:35 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Kenneth Shick | 47-40 |
| 05:10 | Columbia | James Ham misses the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Andrew Card - foul #5 on Andrew Card, team foul #9 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Columbia | Jared Wimbush (SF) Randy Woodhouse | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG), Russell McAllister (PF) Gary Stokely, Andrew Card | |
| 05:10 | Columbia | James Ham misses the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 05:10 | Columbia | James Ham makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 04:47 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-40 |
| 04:45 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry gets the offensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 04:29 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Shawn Palmieri and he's fouled by James Ham - foul #2 on James Ham, team foul #5 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Winstead (PF) Micheal Anderson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell (SF) Douglas Terry | |
| 04:29 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick makes the free throw | 48-43 |
| 04:00 | Columbia | Adam Madden is called for the reach on Jared Wimbush - foul #1 on Adam Madden, team foul #10 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse (PG), Eric Skillern (SG), Neil Yates (C) Manuel Santoyo, James Ham, Mike Williams | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SF), Gary Stokely (PF) Nicholas Dowdell, Russell McAllister | |
| 04:00 | Columbia | Jared Wimbush misses the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 04:00 | Columbia | Jared Wimbush makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 03:42 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely is whistled for a carry | 49-43 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister (C) Adam Madden | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Randy Woodhouse (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Skillern (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jared Wimbush (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Winstead (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Neil Yates (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Kenneth Shick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Palmieri (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Douglas Terry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Stokely (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. C - Russell McAllister (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Columbia | Paul Winstead hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-43 |
| 03:11 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely snags the defensive board | 49-43 |
| 02:56 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Shawn Palmieri | 49-46 |
| 02:56 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-46 |
| Subs | Columbia | Manuel Santoyo (SG), Micheal Anderson (PF), Mike Williams (C) Randy Woodhouse, Eric Skillern, Paul Winstead | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon (PG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Adam Madden (C) Kenneth Shick, Douglas Terry, Russell McAllister | |
| 02:30 | Columbia | Jared Wimbush hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Shawn Palmieri - foul #2 on Shawn Palmieri, team foul #11 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick (PG) Angelo Colon | |
| 02:30 | Columbia | Jared Wimbush misses the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 02:30 | Columbia | Jared Wimbush misses the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 02:30 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 02:14 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely blows the dunk | 49-46 |
| 02:13 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Neil Yates | 49-46 |
| 01:58 | Columbia | Mike Williams misses long on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Adam Madden - foul #2 on Adam Madden, team foul #12 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse (PG) Neil Yates | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister (C) Nicholas Dowdell | |
| 01:58 | Columbia | Mike Williams makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 01:58 | Columbia | Mike Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:42 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 01:41 | Columbia | Mike Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 01:20 | Columbia | Mike Williams misses the easy layup | 51-46 |
| 01:18 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister grabs the defensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 00:55 | Sam Houston State | Randy Woodhouse picks off the pass by Gary Stokely out of a doubleteam | 51-46 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Columbia | The jumper by Micheal Anderson is denied by Gary Stokely | 51-46 |
| 00:29 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister grabs the defensive rebound | 51-46 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 51-46 |
| 00:19 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 00:15 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri is fouled on the floor by Manuel Santoyo as he's doubleteamed - foul #4 on Manuel Santoyo, team foul #6 | 51-46 |
| 00:12 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Stokely | 51-49 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Columbia | Manuel Santoyo is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Shick - foul #3 on Kenneth Shick, team foul #13 | 51-49 |
| 00:10 | Columbia | Manuel Santoyo makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 00:10 | Columbia | Manuel Santoyo makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 00:03 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Kenneth Shick | 53-52 |
| 00:02 | Columbia | Manuel Santoyo is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Shick - foul #4 on Kenneth Shick, team foul #14 | 53-52 |
| 00:02 | Columbia | Manuel Santoyo misses the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 00:02 | Columbia | Manuel Santoyo makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 00:02 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 54-52 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 54-52 |