| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Tommy Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Shayne Nagorski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Emery Perron (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Daniel Dufresne (fresh) 4 pts. C - Howard Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Lawrence Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Hensley (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Macaulay (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shad Cox (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Marion Boyes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern State | Emery Perron inbounds the ball | 47-44 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:57 | Northwestern State | Emery Perron is hacked by Lawrence Bailey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lawrence Bailey, team foul #1 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd (PG) Lawrence Bailey | |
| 19:52 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Tommy Patterson | 49-44 |
| 19:30 | Sam Houston State | Mark Hensley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 19:29 | Northwestern State | Emery Perron pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| 19:10 | Northwestern State | Howard Morris misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Marion Boyes - foul #2 on Marion Boyes, team foul #2 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Clayton Luce (PG), Robert Anderson (SF), Timothy Brittain (PF) Tommy Patterson, Emery Perron, Daniel Dufresne | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Matthew Menzies (SG), Mike Jay (SF), Jeffrey Waterhouse (PF), Carl King (C) Mark Hensley, Jeffrey Macaulay, Shad Cox, Marion Boyes | |
| 19:10 | Northwestern State | Howard Morris makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 19:10 | Northwestern State | Howard Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 19:10 | Sam Houston State | Carl King snags the defensive board | 50-44 |
| 18:50 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Menzies misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-44 |
| 18:48 | Northwestern State | Timothy Brittain gets the rebound | 50-44 |
| 18:43 | Northwestern State | Clayton Luce can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-44 |
| 18:41 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Menzies pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| 18:31 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Menzies buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Carl King | 50-47 |
| 18:18 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Carl King - foul #2 on Carl King, team foul #3 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson (PG), Emery Perron (SF), Felix Baldridge (PF), Keith Weitz (C) Clayton Luce, Robert Anderson, Timothy Brittain, Howard Morris | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Martz (PG), Mark Hensley (SG), Jeffrey Macaulay (SF), Shad Cox (PF), Marion Boyes (C) Richard Drozd, Matthew Menzies, Mike Jay, Jeffrey Waterhouse, Carl King | |
| 18:18 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 18:18 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 18:15 | Sam Houston State | Shayne Nagorski steals it from Mark Hensley in the backcourt | 52-47 |
| 18:02 | Northwestern State | Emery Perron makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Tommy Patterson | 55-47 |
| 17:50 | Sam Houston State | Shayne Nagorski takes the ball from Mark Hensley | 55-47 |
| 17:47 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski misses the lay-in | 55-47 |
| 17:46 | Sam Houston State | Shad Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 17:44 | Sam Houston State | Felix Baldridge is called for the reach on Robert Martz in the backcourt - foul #1 on Felix Baldridge, team foul #1 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Daniel Dufresne (PF) Felix Baldridge | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 17:23 | Sam Houston State | Marion Boyes clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-47 |
| 17:22 | Northwestern State | Keith Weitz grabs the board | 55-47 |
| 17:11 | Northwestern State | Keith Weitz can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the left side | 55-47 |
| 17:10 | Sam Houston State | Marion Boyes snags the defensive board | 55-47 |
| 17:04 | Sam Houston State | Robert Martz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Clayton Luce (PG), Felix Baldridge (PF), Howard Morris (C) Tommy Patterson, Daniel Dufresne, Keith Weitz | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd (PG), Matthew Menzies (SG), Carl King (C) Robert Martz, Mark Hensley, Marion Boyes | |
| 16:38 | Northwestern State | Howard Morris drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 57-47 |
| 16:12 | Sam Houston State | Carl King hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Shayne Nagorski - foul #1 on Shayne Nagorski, team foul #2 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson (PG), Robert Anderson (SF), Daniel Dufresne (PF), Timothy Brittain (C) Clayton Luce, Emery Perron, Felix Baldridge, Howard Morris | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mark Hensley (SG), Mike Jay (SF), Jeffrey Waterhouse (PF) Matthew Menzies, Jeffrey Macaulay, Shad Cox | |
| 16:12 | Sam Houston State | Carl King misses the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 16:12 | Sam Houston State | Carl King misses the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 16:12 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Mike Jay | 57-47 |
| 15:58 | Sam Houston State | Tommy Patterson takes the ball from Mark Hensley | 57-47 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Tommy Patterson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shayne Nagorski (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Dufresne (fresh) 4 pts. C - Timothy Brittain (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Richard Drozd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Hensley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike Jay (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Waterhouse (fresh) 3 reb. C - Carl King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Northwestern State | Timothy Brittain clanks a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Carl King - foul #3 on Carl King, team foul #4 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake (PG), Dennis Rosenberg (SG), Emery Perron (SF) Tommy Patterson, Shayne Nagorski, Robert Anderson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Bailey (PG), Jeffrey Macaulay (SF), Marion Boyes (C) Richard Drozd, Jeffrey Waterhouse, Carl King | |
| 15:31 | Northwestern State | Timothy Brittain misses the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 15:31 | Northwestern State | Timothy Brittain misses the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 15:31 | Sam Houston State | Mike Jay pulls down the rebound | 57-47 |
| 15:18 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Macaulay can't connect on an uncontested floater from the free throw line | 57-47 |
| 15:16 | Sam Houston State | Mike Jay pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-47 |
| 14:55 | Sam Houston State | Marion Boyes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Howard Morris (C) Timothy Brittain | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Matthew Menzies (SG), Robert Martz (SF), Shad Cox (PF) Mark Hensley, Jeffrey Macaulay, Mike Jay | |
| 14:38 | Northwestern State | Emery Perron is called for traveling | 57-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson (SG), Felix Baldridge (PF) Dennis Rosenberg, Daniel Dufresne | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 14:23 | Sam Houston State | Robert Martz clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 57-47 |
| 14:21 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson gets the rebound | 57-47 |
| 14:17 | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Martz - foul #3 on Robert Martz, team foul #5 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Anderson (SF), Keith Weitz (C) Emery Perron, Howard Morris | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mike Jay (SF), Jeffrey Waterhouse (PF) Robert Martz, Shad Cox | |
| 14:05 | Northwestern State | Felix Baldridge is fouled on the floor by Marion Boyes - foul #3 on Marion Boyes, team foul #6 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Clayton Luce (SG), Daniel Dufresne (PF) Tommy Patterson, Felix Baldridge | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Macaulay (SF) Marion Boyes | |
| 13:53 | Northwestern State | Keith Weitz is alone and drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Clayton Luce | 59-47 |
| 13:40 | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Bailey hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 59-47 |
| 13:38 | Northwestern State | Keith Weitz gets the rebound | 59-47 |
| 13:23 | Northwestern State | Jeffrey Macaulay takes the ball from Clayton Luce | 59-47 |
| 12:59 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Macaulay scores on a jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Daniel Dufresne - foul #2 on Daniel Dufresne, team foul #3 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski (SG), Dennis Rosenberg (SF), Felix Baldridge (PF), Howard Morris (C) Clayton Luce, Robert Anderson, Daniel Dufresne, Keith Weitz | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Martz (PG), Mark Hensley (SG), Shad Cox (PF), Marion Boyes (C) Lawrence Bailey, Matthew Menzies, Jeffrey Waterhouse, Mike Jay | |
| 12:59 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Macaulay makes the free throw | 59-50 |
| 12:56 | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd (PG) Jeffrey Macaulay | |
| 12:48 | Sam Houston State | Robert Martz misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-50 |
| 12:47 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Shayne Nagorski | 59-50 |
| 12:45 | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg is hacked by Mark Hensley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Hensley, team foul #7 | 59-50 |
| 12:45 | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg misses the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 12:45 | Sam Houston State | Marion Boyes pulls down the rebound | 59-50 |
| 12:24 | Sam Houston State | Mark Hensley misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-50 |
| 12:23 | Northwestern State | Howard Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 12:08 | Northwestern State | Howard Morris hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Felix Baldridge | 61-50 |
| 12:05 | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd loses the dribble to Gordon Lake in the backcourt | 61-50 |
| 11:56 | Northwestern State | Felix Baldridge buries a runner near the basket set up by Shayne Nagorski | 63-50 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Gordon Lake (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shayne Nagorski (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Dennis Rosenberg (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Felix Baldridge (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Howard Morris (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Richard Drozd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Hensley (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Martz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Shad Cox (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Marion Boyes (tired) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:47 | Sam Houston State | Shad Cox is open and buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Drozd | 63-52 |
| 11:44 | Northwestern State | Richard Drozd takes the ball from Shayne Nagorski in the backcourt | 63-52 |
| 11:30 | Sam Houston State | Shad Cox misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Dennis Rosenberg - foul #4 on Dennis Rosenberg, team foul #4 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson (SG), Emery Perron (SF), Daniel Dufresne (PF), Timothy Brittain (C) Shayne Nagorski, Dennis Rosenberg, Felix Baldridge, Howard Morris | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Bailey (PG), Mike Jay (SF), Carl King (C) Richard Drozd, Robert Martz, Marion Boyes | |
| 11:30 | Sam Houston State | Shad Cox makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 11:30 | Sam Houston State | Shad Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 11:16 | Northwestern State | Daniel Dufresne hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 63-54 |
| 11:15 | Northwestern State | Timothy Brittain pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 10:56 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson is hacked by Mark Hensley - foul #4 on Mark Hensley, team foul #8 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Clayton Luce (PG) Gordon Lake | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Matthew Menzies (SG), Jeffrey Macaulay (SF), Jeffrey Waterhouse (PF) Mark Hensley, Mike Jay, Shad Cox | |
| 10:56 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 10:56 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 10:41 | Sam Houston State | Tommy Patterson is called for the reach on Lawrence Bailey - foul #1 on Tommy Patterson, team foul #5 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Howard Morris (C) Timothy Brittain | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 10:33 | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Bailey is fouled on the floor by Clayton Luce - foul #3 on Clayton Luce, team foul #6 | 65-54 |
| 10:14 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Macaulay comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Clayton Luce - foul #4 on Clayton Luce, team foul #7 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski (SG) Clayton Luce | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mike Jay (PF) Jeffrey Waterhouse | |
| 10:14 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Macaulay makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 10:14 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Macaulay makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 10:10 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Menzies - foul #2 on Matthew Menzies, team foul #9 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Keith Weitz (PF) Daniel Dufresne | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 10:10 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 10:10 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson misses the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 10:10 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Carl King | 66-56 |
| 09:59 | Sam Houston State | Carl King is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-56 |
| 09:57 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Menzies misses the tip | 66-56 |
| 09:55 | Northwestern State | Howard Morris pulls down the rebound | 66-56 |
| 09:53 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Bailey - foul #4 on Lawrence Bailey, team foul #10 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake (PG), Timothy Brittain (PF) Emery Perron, Howard Morris | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd (PG), Robert Martz (SF), Jeffrey Waterhouse (PF) Lawrence Bailey, Jeffrey Macaulay, Carl King | |
| 09:53 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson misses the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 09:53 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 09:27 | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd hits the finger roll | 67-58 |
| 09:10 | Northwestern State | Timothy Brittain throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Anderson (SF), Daniel Dufresne (PF), Howard Morris (C) Tommy Patterson, Timothy Brittain, Keith Weitz | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Macaulay (SF), Shad Cox (PF), Marion Boyes (C) Robert Martz, Jeffrey Waterhouse, Mike Jay | |
| 09:07 | Sam Houston State | Robert Anderson is called for the reach on Matthew Menzies in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Anderson, team foul #8 | 67-58 |
| 09:07 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Menzies misses the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 09:07 | Northwestern State | Daniel Dufresne grabs the defensive rebound | 67-58 |
| 08:48 | Northwestern State | Robert Anderson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 67-58 |
| 08:47 | Sam Houston State | Marion Boyes grabs the defensive rebound | 67-58 |
| 08:47 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Felix Baldridge (PF) Daniel Dufresne | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 08:45 | Sam Houston State | Howard Morris steals it from Marion Boyes in the backcourt | 67-58 |
| 08:35 | Northwestern State | Felix Baldridge comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-58 |
| 08:33 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Macaulay pulls down the rebound | 67-58 |
| 08:13 | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd can't throw it down but he's fouled by Gordon Lake - foul #4 on Gordon Lake, team foul #9 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson (PG), Keith Weitz (C) Gordon Lake, Howard Morris | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Martz (SF), Carl King (C) Jeffrey Macaulay, Marion Boyes | |
| 08:13 | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 08:13 | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 08:11 | Northwestern State | Robert Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mike Jay (PF) Shad Cox | |
| 08:02 | Sam Houston State | Robert Martz is hacked by Felix Baldridge - foul #2 on Felix Baldridge, team foul #10 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Emery Perron (SF) Robert Anderson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 08:02 | Sam Houston State | Robert Martz misses the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 08:02 | Sam Houston State | Robert Martz makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 07:59 | Northwestern State | Richard Drozd takes the ball from Shayne Nagorski in the backcourt | 67-61 |
| 07:43 | Sam Houston State | Robert Martz is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Robert Martz, team foul #11 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Clayton Luce (PG), Dennis Rosenberg (SG), Daniel Dufresne (PF), Timothy Brittain (C) Tommy Patterson, Shayne Nagorski, Felix Baldridge, Keith Weitz | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Bailey (PG), Mark Hensley (SG), Jeffrey Waterhouse (PF) Richard Drozd, Matthew Menzies, Mike Jay | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Clayton Luce (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Dennis Rosenberg (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SF - Emery Perron (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Dufresne (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Brittain (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Lawrence Bailey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Mark Hensley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Martz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Jeffrey Waterhouse (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Carl King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:40 | Northwestern State | Clayton Luce is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 67-61 |
| 07:23 | Sam Houston State | Carl King knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Mark Hensley | 67-63 |
| 07:14 | Northwestern State | Timothy Brittain can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-63 |
| 07:13 | Northwestern State | Clayton Luce tips it in | 69-63 |
| 07:01 | Sam Houston State | Carl King misses the easy layup | 69-63 |
| 06:59 | Sam Houston State | Carl King tips it in | 69-65 |
| 06:57 | Northwestern State | Emery Perron is hacked by Robert Martz in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Martz, team foul #12 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Howard Morris (C) Timothy Brittain | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Macaulay (SF), Shad Cox (PF), Marion Boyes (C) Robert Martz, Jeffrey Waterhouse, Carl King | |
| 06:57 | Northwestern State | Emery Perron makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 06:57 | Northwestern State | Emery Perron misses the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 06:57 | Sam Houston State | Marion Boyes gets the rebound | 70-65 |
| 06:38 | Sam Houston State | Marion Boyes connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Mark Hensley and the foul's on Dennis Rosenberg - foul #5 on Dennis Rosenberg, team foul #11 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson (SG), Robert Anderson (SF) Dennis Rosenberg, Emery Perron | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 06:38 | Sam Houston State | Marion Boyes makes the free throw | 70-68 |
| 06:23 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Clayton Luce | 72-68 |
| 06:06 | Sam Houston State | Shad Cox misses the jumper from the right block | 72-68 |
| 06:04 | Northwestern State | Howard Morris grabs the board | 72-68 |
| 05:59 | Northwestern State | Howard Morris is called for traveling | 72-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake (PG), Emery Perron (SF), Felix Baldridge (PF), Keith Weitz (C) Clayton Luce, Robert Anderson, Daniel Dufresne, Howard Morris | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd (PG), Mike Jay (SF), Jeffrey Waterhouse (PF), Carl King (C) Lawrence Bailey, Jeffrey Macaulay, Shad Cox, Marion Boyes | |
| 05:43 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Waterhouse misses the shot from the right side | 72-68 |
| 05:41 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson gets the rebound | 72-68 |
| 05:17 | Northwestern State | Felix Baldridge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-68 |
| 05:16 | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd snags the defensive board | 72-68 |
| 05:10 | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd is open and scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 72-70 |
| 04:57 | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 72-70 |
| 04:55 | Northwestern State | Felix Baldridge snags the offensive board | 72-70 |
| 04:55 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski (SG), Robert Anderson (SF), Howard Morris (C) Tommy Patterson, Emery Perron, Keith Weitz | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Bailey (PG), Matthew Menzies (SG), Jeffrey Macaulay (SF), Shad Cox (PF) Richard Drozd, Mark Hensley, Jeffrey Waterhouse, Carl King | |
| 04:38 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 72-70 |
| 04:37 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Macaulay snags the defensive board | 72-70 |
| 04:35 | Sam Houston State | Robert Anderson picks off the pass by Matthew Menzies in the backcourt | 72-70 |
| 04:27 | Northwestern State | Robert Anderson buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Gordon Lake | 75-70 |
| 04:10 | Sam Houston State | Howard Morris steals the ball from Mike Jay | 75-70 |
| 03:57 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Gordon Lake | 77-70 |
| 03:51 | Sam Houston State | Howard Morris is called for the reach on Matthew Menzies in the backcourt - foul #2 on Howard Morris, team foul #12 | 77-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Clayton Luce (PG), Emery Perron (SF), Daniel Dufresne (PF), Timothy Brittain (C) Gordon Lake, Robert Anderson, Felix Baldridge, Howard Morris | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd (PG), Marion Boyes (C) Lawrence Bailey, Mike Jay | |
| 03:51 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Menzies makes the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 03:51 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Menzies makes the 2nd free throw | 77-72 |
| 03:42 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 77-72 |
| 03:40 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Macaulay grabs the defensive rebound | 77-72 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Clayton Luce (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Shayne Nagorski (tired) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Emery Perron (tired) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Dufresne (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Brittain (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Richard Drozd (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Matthew Menzies (tired) 13 pts. SF - Jeffrey Macaulay (tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shad Cox (tired) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Marion Boyes (tired) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:24 | Sam Houston State | Marion Boyes can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 77-72 |
| 03:22 | Sam Houston State | Marion Boyes gets the offensive rebound | 77-72 |
| 03:13 | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd misses the wide open jump hook from close range | 77-72 |
| 03:11 | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-72 |
| 03:00 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Menzies misses short on a floater from the left side | 77-72 |
| 02:59 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski grabs the defensive rebound | 77-72 |
| 02:48 | Northwestern State | Timothy Brittain is alone and drills a jump hook from the baseline | 79-72 |
| 02:48 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 79-72 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson (SG), Robert Anderson (SF), Keith Weitz (C) Shayne Nagorski, Emery Perron, Timothy Brittain | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Bailey (PG), Mark Hensley (SG), Mike Jay (SF), Jeffrey Waterhouse (PF), Carl King (C) Richard Drozd, Matthew Menzies, Jeffrey Macaulay, Shad Cox, Marion Boyes | |
| 02:35 | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Bailey makes the floater from the right side | 79-74 |
| 02:21 | Northwestern State | Robert Anderson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 82-74 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:03 | Sam Houston State | Mark Hensley comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 82-74 |
| 02:02 | Northwestern State | Keith Weitz snags the defensive board | 82-74 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:45 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson is hacked by Mike Jay - foul #2 on Mike Jay, team foul #13 | 82-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski (SG), Emery Perron (SF), Howard Morris (C) Clayton Luce, Robert Anderson, Keith Weitz | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Macaulay (SF), Shad Cox (PF), Marion Boyes (C) Mike Jay, Jeffrey Waterhouse, Carl King | |
| 01:45 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 82-74 |
| 01:45 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 83-74 |
| 01:45 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 84-74 |
| 01:30 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Macaulay lays it up and in | 84-76 |
| 01:28 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Bailey in the backcourt | 84-76 |
| 01:27 | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Bailey blows the layup | 84-76 |
| 01:26 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Macaulay pulls down the offensive rebound | 84-76 |
| 01:15 | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Bailey hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Macaulay | 84-78 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:03 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Howard Morris | 87-78 |
| 01:03 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 87-78 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake (PG) Tommy Patterson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 00:50 | Sam Houston State | Shad Cox misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 87-78 |
| 00:48 | Northwestern State | Emery Perron gets the rebound | 87-78 |
| 00:48 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 87-78 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Northwestern State | Daniel Dufresne is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Bailey - foul #5 on Lawrence Bailey, team foul #14 | 87-78 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Clayton Luce (SG), Keith Weitz (C) Shayne Nagorski, Howard Morris | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd (PG) Lawrence Bailey | |
| 00:45 | Northwestern State | Daniel Dufresne makes the 1st free throw | 88-78 |
| 00:45 | Northwestern State | Daniel Dufresne misses the 2nd free throw | 88-78 |
| 00:45 | Sam Houston State | Shad Cox snags the defensive board | 88-78 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Sam Houston State | Shad Cox can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 88-78 |
| 00:38 | Northwestern State | Clayton Luce pulls down the rebound | 88-78 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake jams it on a nice dish by Emery Perron | 90-78 |
| 00:06 | Sam Houston State | Shad Cox hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Emery Perron - foul #3 on Emery Perron, team foul #13 | 90-78 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson (SG), Robert Anderson (SF), Timothy Brittain (PF) Gordon Lake, Emery Perron, Daniel Dufresne | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Matthew Menzies (SG), Mike Jay (SF), Carl King (C) Mark Hensley, Jeffrey Macaulay, Marion Boyes | |
| 00:06 | Sam Houston State | Shad Cox makes the 1st free throw | 90-79 |
| 00:06 | Sam Houston State | Shad Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 90-79 |
| 00:06 | Northwestern State | Timothy Brittain snags the defensive board | 90-79 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern State | Clayton Luce runs out the clock | 90-79 |