| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Shawn Palmieri (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Terry (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Adam Madden (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gary Stokely (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Card (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - James Bartolome (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Fournier (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence McTighe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lavern Tolbert (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dana Gately (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas-Arlington | Lawrence McTighe inbounds the ball | 31-33 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Texas-Arlington | The jump hook by James Bartolome is blocked by Gary Stokely | 31-33 |
| 19:41 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card grabs the defensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 19:21 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden buries a floater from close range set up by Gary Stokely | 33-33 |
| 19:02 | Texas-Arlington | James Fournier misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 19:00 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| 18:33 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 33-33 |
| 18:32 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely hits the follow up shot | 35-33 |
| 18:11 | Texas-Arlington | Lavern Tolbert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-33 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon (PG), Ryan Wright (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF) Shawn Palmieri, Douglas Terry, Gary Stokely | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | | |
| 17:47 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright's 3 pointer is rejected by Lawrence McTighe | 35-33 |
| 17:46 | Texas-Arlington | James Fournier snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 17:40 | Texas-Arlington | James Bartolome misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Angelo Colon - foul #1 on Angelo Colon, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (PG), Gary Stokely (PF) Angelo Colon, Adam Madden | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | | |
| 17:40 | Texas-Arlington | James Bartolome makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 17:40 | Texas-Arlington | James Bartolome misses the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 17:40 | Texas-Arlington | Dana Gately grabs the offensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 17:26 | Texas-Arlington | James Bartolome hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-34 |
| 17:24 | Texas-Arlington | Dana Gately gets the offensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 17:09 | Texas-Arlington | James Bartolome misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 17:07 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 16:44 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-34 |
| 16:27 | Texas-Arlington | James Bartolome hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 16:25 | Texas-Arlington | Dana Gately grabs the offensive board | 38-34 |
| 16:13 | Texas-Arlington | Lawrence McTighe loses the dribble to Nicholas Dowdell | 38-34 |
| 16:10 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely blows the layup | 38-34 |
| 16:09 | Texas-Arlington | James Fournier grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 15:52 | Texas-Arlington | Lavern Tolbert hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Lawrence McTighe | 38-37 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Shawn Palmieri (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ryan Wright (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Gary Stokely (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Andrew Card (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - James Bartolome (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Fournier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence McTighe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lavern Tolbert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Dana Gately (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 15:26 | Texas-Arlington | Lawrence McTighe grabs the board | 38-37 |
| 15:13 | Texas-Arlington | Lawrence McTighe can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 15:11 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 14:46 | Sam Houston State | The jump hook by Shawn Palmieri is blocked by Dana Gately | 38-37 |
| 14:44 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely tips it but misses | 38-37 |
| 14:42 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely hits the follow up shot | 40-37 |
| 14:26 | Texas-Arlington | Lavern Tolbert blows the layup | 40-37 |
| 14:25 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card grabs the board | 40-37 |
| 14:21 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright's pass is intercepted by James Fournier | 40-37 |
| 14:17 | Texas-Arlington | James Fournier blows the layup | 40-37 |
| 14:15 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely grabs the defensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 13:52 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Andrew Card | 42-37 |
| 13:42 | Texas-Arlington | Lawrence McTighe clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 13:41 | Texas-Arlington | James Bartolome tips it back up and in | 42-39 |
| 13:12 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card connects on the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Shawn Palmieri | 44-39 |
| 12:55 | Texas-Arlington | Lavern Tolbert misses the easy layup | 44-39 |
| 12:53 | Texas-Arlington | Dana Gately tips it home | 44-41 |
| 12:32 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-41 |
| 12:09 | Texas-Arlington | James Fournier scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 11:56 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 47-44 |
| 11:54 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Stokely | 47-44 |
| 11:31 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Shawn Palmieri | 50-44 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Shawn Palmieri (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ryan Wright (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Stokely (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 12 reb. C - Andrew Card (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - James Bartolome (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Fournier (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence McTighe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lavern Tolbert (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Dana Gately (tiring) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:10 | Texas-Arlington | James Bartolome is fouled on the floor by Andrew Card - foul #1 on Andrew Card, team foul #2 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick (PG), Angelo Colon (SG), Douglas Terry (SF), Adam Madden (PF) Shawn Palmieri, Ryan Wright, Nicholas Dowdell, Gary Stokely | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Mosi Banda (PG), Rodger Ritter (SG), Lawrence Spradling (SF), Nickolas Marchant (PF), Josh Pointer (C) James Bartolome, James Fournier, Lawrence McTighe, Lavern Tolbert, Dana Gately | |
| 11:00 | Texas-Arlington | Kenneth Shick steals the ball from Rodger Ritter | 50-44 |
| 10:43 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick is fouled on the floor by Nickolas Marchant - foul #4 on Nickolas Marchant, team foul #1 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely (PF) Andrew Card | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Robert Black (C) Nickolas Marchant | |
| 10:30 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Kenneth Shick | 53-44 |
| 10:15 | Texas-Arlington | Mosi Banda is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Mosi Banda, team foul #2 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card (C) Gary Stokely | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | | |
| 09:46 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden clanks a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Josh Pointer - foul #1 on Josh Pointer, team foul #3 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely (PF) Andrew Card | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | | |
| 09:46 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden misses the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 09:46 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden misses the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 09:46 | Texas-Arlington | Josh Pointer gets the rebound | 53-44 |
| 09:35 | Texas-Arlington | Robert Black comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 53-44 |
| 09:33 | Texas-Arlington | Josh Pointer tips it but misses | 53-44 |
| 09:32 | Texas-Arlington | Robert Black hits the follow up shot | 53-46 |
| 09:16 | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon is hacked by Robert Black - foul #1 on Robert Black, team foul #4 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card (C) Gary Stokely | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | | |
| 09:02 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Lawrence Spradling - foul #1 on Lawrence Spradling, team foul #5 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG), Gary Stokely (PF) Angelo Colon, Andrew Card | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Lawrence McTighe (SF) Lawrence Spradling | |
| 09:02 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry misses the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 09:02 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 08:44 | Texas-Arlington | Rodger Ritter misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-46 |
| 08:42 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely grabs the defensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 08:17 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-46 |
| 08:16 | Texas-Arlington | Josh Pointer grabs the board | 54-46 |
| 07:52 | Texas-Arlington | Josh Pointer blows the layup but he's fouled by Kenneth Shick - foul #4 on Kenneth Shick, team foul #3 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Andrew Card (C) Shawn Palmieri, Gary Stokely | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | James Bartolome (PG), John Lohmann (SG), Nickolas Marchant (C) Mosi Banda, Rodger Ritter, Robert Black | |
| 07:52 | Texas-Arlington | Josh Pointer misses the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 07:52 | Texas-Arlington | Josh Pointer makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 07:23 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-47 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Kenneth Shick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Douglas Terry (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Adam Madden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Card (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - James Bartolome (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Lohmann (fresh) SF - Lawrence McTighe (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Josh Pointer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Nickolas Marchant (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 06:57 | Texas-Arlington | Nickolas Marchant drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 06:40 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Shick | 60-50 |
| 06:36 | Texas-Arlington | James Bartolome knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Lawrence McTighe | 60-52 |
| 06:07 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden misses short on a floater in the lane | 60-52 |
| 06:05 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Card | 60-52 |
| 05:48 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-52 |
| 05:46 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden can't tip it in | 60-52 |
| 05:45 | Texas-Arlington | The rebound goes to Josh Pointer | 60-52 |
| 05:45 | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-52 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG), Gary Stokely (PF) Nicholas Dowdell, Andrew Card | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | James Fournier (SG), Lavern Tolbert (PF), Dana Gately (C) John Lohmann, Josh Pointer, Nickolas Marchant | |
| 05:29 | Texas-Arlington | James Bartolome hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-52 |
| 05:28 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely gets the rebound | 60-52 |
| 05:02 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Shawn Palmieri | 62-52 |
| 04:58 | Texas-Arlington | Dana Gately is fouled on the floor by Adam Madden - foul #2 on Adam Madden, team foul #4 | 62-52 |
| 04:43 | Texas-Arlington | Douglas Terry takes the ball from Dana Gately | 62-52 |
| 04:39 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry lays it in | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:21 | Texas-Arlington | Douglas Terry steps in front of the Dana Gately pass | 64-52 |
| 04:17 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry banks in the layup | 66-52 |
| 04:06 | Texas-Arlington | Shawn Palmieri is called for the reach on James Fournier - foul #1 on Shawn Palmieri, team foul #5 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card (C) Gary Stokely | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | | |
| 03:48 | Texas-Arlington | Dana Gately can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Shawn Palmieri - foul #2 on Shawn Palmieri, team foul #6 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely (PF) Douglas Terry | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | | |
| 03:48 | Texas-Arlington | Dana Gately misses the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 03:48 | Texas-Arlington | Dana Gately makes the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-53 |
| 03:30 | Texas-Arlington | James Bartolome snags the defensive board | 66-53 |
| 03:15 | Texas-Arlington | James Bartolome connects on the floater from the right side | 66-55 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Kenneth Shick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Shawn Palmieri (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Adam Madden (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Stokely (fresh) 8 pts. 14 reb. C - Andrew Card (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - James Bartolome (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Fournier (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence McTighe (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lavern Tolbert (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Dana Gately (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:46 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 66-55 |
| 02:45 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card hits the follow up shot | 68-55 |
| 02:31 | Texas-Arlington | Lavern Tolbert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-55 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF) Shawn Palmieri, Gary Stokely | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Mosi Banda (PG), Rodger Ritter (SG), Lawrence Spradling (SF), Nickolas Marchant (PF), Josh Pointer (C) James Bartolome, James Fournier, Lawrence McTighe, Lavern Tolbert, Dana Gately | |
| 02:13 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 68-55 |
| 02:12 | Texas-Arlington | Josh Pointer gets the rebound | 68-55 |
| 02:07 | Texas-Arlington | Mosi Banda misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 68-55 |
| 02:05 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Adam Madden | 68-55 |
| 01:49 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-55 |
| 01:47 | Texas-Arlington | Josh Pointer grabs the defensive rebound | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:37 | Texas-Arlington | Rodger Ritter scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Mosi Banda | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:27 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card hits a jumper from the free throw line | 70-58 |
| 01:14 | Texas-Arlington | Josh Pointer buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Rodger Ritter | 70-60 |
| 00:52 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Shick | 73-60 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Texas-Arlington | Nickolas Marchant misses the dunk but the foul's on Adam Madden - foul #3 on Adam Madden, team foul #7 | 73-60 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG), Gary Stokely (PF) Douglas Terry, Nicholas Dowdell | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | | |
| 00:45 | Texas-Arlington | Nickolas Marchant makes the 1st free throw | 73-61 |
| 00:45 | Texas-Arlington | Nickolas Marchant makes the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Mosi Banda - foul #2 on Mosi Banda, team foul #6 | 73-62 |
| 00:23 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick makes the 1st free throw | 74-62 |
| 00:23 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick makes the 2nd free throw | 75-62 |
| 00:16 | Texas-Arlington | Lawrence Spradling misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 75-62 |
| 00:15 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely grabs the defensive rebound | 75-62 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick runs out the clock | 75-62 |