| Lineup | Stephen F. Austin | PG - Kevin Seymour (fresh) SG - Randall Strong (fresh) SF - Lawrence Moore (fresh) PF - Randall Cobbs (fresh) C - Darrel Royal (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Kenneth Shick (fresh) SG - Shawn Palmieri (fresh) SF - Adam Madden (fresh) PF - Gary Stokely (fresh) C - Andrew Card (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Stephen F. Austin | Randall Cobbs wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Stephen F. Austin | Stephen F. Austin is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Stephen F. Austin | Randall Strong comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Gary Stokely | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Stephen F. Austin | The rebound goes to Kevin Seymour | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Stephen F. Austin | Kevin Seymour clanks a floater from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Sam Houston State | Randall Strong is called for the reach on Kenneth Shick - foul #1 on Randall Strong, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely clanks a floater in the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Stephen F. Austin | Lawrence Moore pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:21 | Stephen F. Austin | Lawrence Moore is hacked by Adam Madden - foul #1 on Adam Madden, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:07 | Stephen F. Austin | Darrel Royal clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:06 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:50 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely buries a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Kenneth Shick and he's hacked by Randall Cobbs - foul #1 on Randall Cobbs, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Ian Campbell (PG), David Bradley (SG), John Billman (SF), Michael Solomon (PF), Ronald Amend (C) Kevin Seymour, Randall Strong, Lawrence Moore, Randall Cobbs, Darrel Royal | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon (PG), Douglas Terry (SG), Ryan Wright (SF), Nicholas Dowdell (C) Kenneth Shick, Shawn Palmieri, Adam Madden, Andrew Card | |
| 17:50 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 17:50 | Stephen F. Austin | Michael Solomon grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:32 | Stephen F. Austin | Angelo Colon steals the ball from John Billman | 0-2 |
| 17:18 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 17:17 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely tips it in | 0-4 |
| 16:54 | Stephen F. Austin | John Billman misses the runner from the left block | 0-4 |
| 16:52 | Stephen F. Austin | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Solomon | 0-4 |
| 16:44 | Stephen F. Austin | Ronald Amend can't connect on a shot from the left side | 0-4 |
| 16:43 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely snags the defensive board | 0-4 |
| 16:41 | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon is hacked by Ronald Amend in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Amend, team foul #3 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Randall Strong (SG) David Bradley | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick (PG), Shawn Palmieri (SG), Andrew Card (C) Angelo Colon, Ryan Wright, Gary Stokely | |
| 16:31 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kenneth Shick and he's hacked by Ian Campbell - foul #1 on Ian Campbell, team foul #4 | 0-6 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Randall Cobbs (PF) Ronald Amend | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 16:31 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card makes the free throw | 0-7 |
| 16:07 | Stephen F. Austin | John Billman clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-7 |
| 16:05 | Stephen F. Austin | Ian Campbell grabs the offensive board | 0-7 |
| 15:42 | Stephen F. Austin | Randall Cobbs knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from Ian Campbell | 2-7 |
| Lineup | Stephen F. Austin | PG - Ian Campbell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Randall Strong (fresh) SF - John Billman (fresh) PF - Randall Cobbs (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Solomon (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Kenneth Shick (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Shawn Palmieri (fresh) SF - Douglas Terry (fairly fresh) PF - Nicholas Dowdell (fairly fresh) C - Andrew Card (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:27 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri double dribbles | 2-7 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Kevin Seymour (PG), David Bradley (SG), Lawrence Moore (SF), William Cramer (PF), Darrel Royal (C) Ian Campbell, Randall Strong, John Billman, Randall Cobbs, Michael Solomon | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon (PG), Adam Madden (SF), Gary Stokely (PF) Kenneth Shick, Shawn Palmieri, Nicholas Dowdell | |
| 15:11 | Stephen F. Austin | Darrel Royal knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-7 |
| 14:51 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 5-7 |
| 14:49 | Stephen F. Austin | Darrel Royal grabs the board | 5-7 |
| 14:44 | Stephen F. Austin | Kevin Seymour hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from David Bradley | 8-7 |
| 14:25 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry clanks a 3 from the left corner | 8-7 |
| 14:24 | Stephen F. Austin | Lawrence Moore snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 14:22 | Stephen F. Austin | Douglas Terry steps in front of the Kevin Seymour pass in the backcourt | 8-7 |
| 14:14 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card connects on the floater near the basket | 8-9 |
| 13:56 | Stephen F. Austin | Darrel Royal can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 8-9 |
| 13:54 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Gary Stokely | 8-9 |
| 13:47 | Sam Houston State | Darrel Royal swats the layup by Andrew Card | 8-9 |
| 13:45 | Stephen F. Austin | Darrel Royal gets the rebound | 8-9 |
| 13:41 | Stephen F. Austin | Lawrence Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 8-9 |
| 13:40 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card grabs the defensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 13:23 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card misses the dunk but he's hacked by Darrel Royal - foul #1 on Darrel Royal, team foul #5 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Ian Campbell (PG), Randall Strong (SG), John Billman (SF), Randall Cobbs (PF), Michael Solomon (C) Kevin Seymour, David Bradley, Lawrence Moore, William Cramer, Darrel Royal | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick (PG), Shawn Palmieri (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF) Angelo Colon, Douglas Terry, Adam Madden | |
| 13:23 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 13:23 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card makes the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 13:02 | Stephen F. Austin | Ian Campbell loses the dribble to Andrew Card | 8-11 |
| 12:55 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri is hacked by Michael Solomon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Solomon, team foul #6 | 8-11 |
| 12:50 | Sam Houston State | Michael Solomon steps in front of the Shawn Palmieri pass | 8-11 |
| 12:32 | Stephen F. Austin | Randall Strong connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from John Billman | 10-11 |
| 12:15 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card lays it up and in | 10-13 |
| 11:58 | Stephen F. Austin | Michael Solomon drills a shot from the free throw line | 12-13 |
| 11:56 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick is fouled in the backcourt by Ian Campbell - foul #2 on Ian Campbell, team foul #7 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Derrick McTarnaghan (PG), Lawrence Moore (SF), Ronald Amend (C) Ian Campbell, Randall Cobbs, Michael Solomon | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden (SF) Nicholas Dowdell | |
| 11:56 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick misses the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 11:56 | Stephen F. Austin | Ronald Amend grabs the defensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 11:36 | Stephen F. Austin | Randall Strong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-13 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | David Bradley (SG), William Cramer (PF) Randall Strong, John Billman | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SF) Andrew Card | |
| Lineup | Stephen F. Austin | PG - Derrick McTarnaghan (fresh) SG - David Bradley (fresh) SF - Lawrence Moore (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Cramer (fresh) C - Ronald Amend (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Kenneth Shick (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Shawn Palmieri (fairly fresh) SF - Douglas Terry (fairly fresh) PF - Gary Stokely (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Adam Madden (fresh) | |
| 11:15 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Shawn Palmieri | 12-15 |
| 10:57 | Stephen F. Austin | Lawrence Moore can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Kenneth Shick - foul #1 on Kenneth Shick, team foul #2 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Kevin Seymour (PG), Randall Cobbs (PF) Derrick McTarnaghan, William Cramer | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright (SF), Nicholas Dowdell (PF), Andrew Card (C) Douglas Terry, Gary Stokely, Adam Madden | |
| 10:57 | Stephen F. Austin | Lawrence Moore makes the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 10:57 | Stephen F. Austin | Lawrence Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 10:57 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card pulls down the rebound | 13-15 |
| 10:47 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 13-15 |
| 10:45 | Stephen F. Austin | Randall Cobbs snags the defensive board | 13-15 |
| 10:21 | Stephen F. Austin | Lawrence Moore comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 13-15 |
| 10:20 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card pulls down the rebound | 13-15 |
| 10:18 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-15 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Randall Strong (SG), John Billman (SF), Darrel Royal (C) David Bradley, Lawrence Moore, Ronald Amend | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Adam Madden (SF), Gary Stokely (PF) Shawn Palmieri, Ryan Wright, Nicholas Dowdell | |
| 10:01 | Stephen F. Austin | Douglas Terry picks off the pass by Kevin Seymour | 13-15 |
| 09:39 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card clanks a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Darrel Royal - foul #2 on Darrel Royal, team foul #8 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Derrick McTarnaghan (PG), William Cramer (PF), Michael Solomon (C) Kevin Seymour, Randall Cobbs, Darrel Royal | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG) Douglas Terry | |
| 09:39 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card misses the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 09:39 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card makes the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 09:10 | Stephen F. Austin | Randall Strong is hacked by Kenneth Shick - foul #2 on Kenneth Shick, team foul #3 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF) Kenneth Shick, Adam Madden | |
| 08:57 | Stephen F. Austin | Randall Strong misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 13-16 |
| 08:55 | Stephen F. Austin | Michael Solomon snags the offensive board | 13-16 |
| 08:33 | Stephen F. Austin | Randall Strong misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-16 |
| 08:32 | Stephen F. Austin | Michael Solomon snags the offensive board | 13-16 |
| 08:11 | Stephen F. Austin | Gary Stokely is called for the reach on William Cramer - foul #1 on Gary Stokely, team foul #4 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Kevin Seymour (PG), David Bradley (SG), Lawrence Moore (SF), Randall Cobbs (PF), Ronald Amend (C) Derrick McTarnaghan, Randall Strong, John Billman, William Cramer, Michael Solomon | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon (PG), Adam Madden (SF) Douglas Terry, Nicholas Dowdell | |
| 07:58 | Stephen F. Austin | Kevin Seymour misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-16 |
| 07:56 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden snags the defensive board | 13-16 |
| 07:40 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card travels with the ball | 13-16 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright (SG) Angelo Colon | |
| 07:30 | Stephen F. Austin | Kevin Seymour connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Moore | 15-16 |
| Lineup | Stephen F. Austin | PG - Kevin Seymour (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Bradley (fresh) SF - Lawrence Moore (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randall Cobbs (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Amend (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Shawn Palmieri (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Ryan Wright (fresh) SF - Adam Madden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Stokely (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Andrew Card (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 15-16 |
| 07:15 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card gets the offensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 07:00 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card is open and buries a jumper in the lane | 15-18 |
| 06:38 | Stephen F. Austin | Ryan Wright steals it from Randall Cobbs | 15-18 |
| 06:34 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri lays it up and in on a great pass from Ryan Wright | 15-20 |
| 06:21 | Stephen F. Austin | Kevin Seymour is denied on a layup by Gary Stokely | 15-20 |
| 06:19 | Stephen F. Austin | Kevin Seymour tips it in | 17-20 |
| 05:52 | Sam Houston State | David Bradley is called for the reach on Shawn Palmieri - foul #1 on David Bradley, team foul #9 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Derrick McTarnaghan (PG), Randall Strong (SG), John Billman (SF), William Cramer (PF), Michael Solomon (C) Kevin Seymour, David Bradley, Lawrence Moore, Randall Cobbs, Ronald Amend | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon (PG), Douglas Terry (SF), Nicholas Dowdell (C) Ryan Wright, Adam Madden, Andrew Card | |
| 05:52 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 05:52 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri makes the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 05:37 | Stephen F. Austin | Angelo Colon is called for the reach on Derrick McTarnaghan - foul #1 on Angelo Colon, team foul #5 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright (SF), Andrew Card (C) Shawn Palmieri, Gary Stokely | |
| 05:21 | Stephen F. Austin | Michael Solomon blows the layup | 17-22 |
| 05:20 | Stephen F. Austin | Michael Solomon snags the offensive board | 17-22 |
| 04:56 | Stephen F. Austin | John Billman hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-22 |
| 04:42 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Douglas Terry | 20-25 |
| 04:32 | Stephen F. Austin | Derrick McTarnaghan hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by John Billman | 23-25 |
| 04:21 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card makes the wide open floater from the right wing | 23-27 |
| 04:16 | Stephen F. Austin | Randall Strong makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by John Billman | 26-27 |
| 03:54 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 26-27 |
| 03:53 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card can't tip it in | 26-27 |
| 03:52 | Stephen F. Austin | The rebound goes to William Cramer | 26-27 |
| 03:35 | Stephen F. Austin | John Billman clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Douglas Terry - foul #1 on Douglas Terry, team foul #6 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Ian Campbell (PG), David Bradley (SG), Lawrence Moore (SF), Darrel Royal (C) Derrick McTarnaghan, Randall Strong, William Cramer, Michael Solomon | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick (PG), Shawn Palmieri (SG), Gary Stokely (PF), Adam Madden (C) Angelo Colon, Ryan Wright, Nicholas Dowdell, Andrew Card | |
| 03:35 | Stephen F. Austin | John Billman makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 03:35 | Stephen F. Austin | John Billman makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| Lineup | Stephen F. Austin | PG - Ian Campbell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Bradley (fresh) SF - Lawrence Moore (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Billman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Darrel Royal (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Kenneth Shick (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Shawn Palmieri (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Terry (tiring) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Gary Stokely (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Adam Madden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick is hacked by Ian Campbell - foul #3 on Ian Campbell, team foul #10 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Kevin Seymour (PG), Randall Cobbs (PF) Ian Campbell, John Billman | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card (C) Douglas Terry | |
| 03:11 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 03:11 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick misses the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 03:11 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card gets the offensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 02:53 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Kenneth Shick | 28-30 |
| 02:35 | Stephen F. Austin | David Bradley double dribbles | 28-30 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SF) Andrew Card | |
| 02:27 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry misses the 3 from the left corner | 28-30 |
| 02:25 | Stephen F. Austin | Kevin Seymour grabs the board | 28-30 |
| 02:09 | Stephen F. Austin | Lawrence Moore buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Kevin Seymour | 30-30 |
| 01:45 | Sam Houston State | Randall Cobbs takes the ball from Kenneth Shick | 30-30 |
| 01:21 | Stephen F. Austin | Kevin Seymour misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-30 |
| 01:19 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden grabs the board | 30-30 |
| 01:17 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden's pass is intercepted by David Bradley in the backcourt | 30-30 |
| 01:07 | Stephen F. Austin | Kevin Seymour scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Darrel Royal and he's hacked by Kenneth Shick - foul #3 on Kenneth Shick, team foul #7 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Randall Strong (SG), John Billman (SF), Michael Solomon (PF), Ronald Amend (C) David Bradley, Lawrence Moore, Randall Cobbs, Darrel Royal | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Andrew Card (C) Kenneth Shick, Douglas Terry, Adam Madden | |
| 01:07 | Stephen F. Austin | Kevin Seymour makes the free throw | 33-30 |
| 00:55 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 00:54 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell grabs the offensive board | 33-30 |
| 00:42 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely's layup is rejected by Ronald Amend | 33-30 |
| 00:41 | Stephen F. Austin | Kevin Seymour pulls down the rebound | 33-30 |
| 00:28 | Stephen F. Austin | Michael Solomon makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Randall Strong | 36-30 |
| 00:24 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright is hacked by Randall Strong in the backcourt - foul #2 on Randall Strong, team foul #11 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Derrick McTarnaghan (PG) Kevin Seymour | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon (PG), Adam Madden (SF) Shawn Palmieri, Nicholas Dowdell | |
| 00:24 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 00:24 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 00:02 | Stephen F. Austin | Michael Solomon is hacked by Adam Madden - foul #2 on Adam Madden, team foul #8 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (PG), Douglas Terry (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF) Angelo Colon, Ryan Wright, Adam Madden | |
| 00:02 | Stephen F. Austin | Michael Solomon makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 00:02 | Stephen F. Austin | Michael Solomon makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri clanks a halfcourt shot | 38-32 |