| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Jason Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Boughton (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ronald Cronin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Muir (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joel Beeks (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Douglas Terry (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Shawn Palmieri (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Adam Madden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Stokely (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Card (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern State | Ronald Cronin inbounds the ball | 37-42 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jason Bell | 39-42 |
| 19:24 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card misses the shot in the lane | 39-42 |
| 19:22 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card grabs the offensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 19:01 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry loses the ball out of bounds | 39-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Russell McAllister (PF) Shawn Palmieri, Adam Madden, Gary Stokely | |
| 18:33 | Northwestern State | Jason Bell hits the finger roll set up by John Boughton | 41-42 |
| 18:06 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card misses long on an open fadeaway from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 18:05 | Northwestern State | Bruce Muir gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 17:45 | Northwestern State | Ronald Cronin misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Nicholas Dowdell - foul #1 on Nicholas Dowdell, team foul #1 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Paul Roa (PG), Edward Matheny (SG), William Eberhard (PF), Patrick Timmer (C) Jason Bell, John Boughton, Bruce Muir, Joel Beeks | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely (PF) Russell McAllister | |
| 17:45 | Northwestern State | Ronald Cronin misses the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 17:45 | Northwestern State | Ronald Cronin makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 17:16 | Sam Houston State | Paul Roa is called for the reach on Douglas Terry - foul #2 on Paul Roa, team foul #1 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Terry Grove (C) Ronald Cronin | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG), Adam Madden (SF), Russell McAllister (C) Ryan Wright, Nicholas Dowdell, Andrew Card | |
| 16:48 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden is whistled for traveling | 42-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Andrew Card (C) Shawn Palmieri, Adam Madden, Russell McAllister | |
| 16:26 | Northwestern State | William Eberhard drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-42 |
| 15:59 | Sam Houston State | William Eberhard takes the ball from Gary Stokely | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Paul Roa (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Matheny (fairly fresh) SF - Patrick Timmer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - William Eberhard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Grove (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Douglas Terry (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Ryan Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gary Stokely (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Card (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Northwestern State | Patrick Timmer misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 45-42 |
| 15:39 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 15:34 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright is hacked by Edward Matheny in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Matheny, team foul #2 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jason Bell (PG), John Boughton (SG), Eric Kohler (SF), Bruce Muir (PF), Joel Beeks (C) Paul Roa, Edward Matheny, Patrick Timmer, William Eberhard, Terry Grove | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick (PG), Shawn Palmieri (SG), Russell McAllister (C) Ryan Wright, Nicholas Dowdell, Andrew Card | |
| 15:18 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri is whistled for a carry | 45-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card (C) Gary Stokely | |
| 14:58 | Northwestern State | Jason Bell drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Bruce Muir | 48-42 |
| 14:55 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri is hacked by John Boughton in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Boughton, team foul #3 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely (PF) Andrew Card | |
| 14:33 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-42 |
| 14:31 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 14:26 | Northwestern State | John Boughton misses the jumper from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 14:24 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Douglas Terry | 48-42 |
| 14:08 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick is whistled for a carry | 48-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Patrick Timmer (SF) Eric Kohler | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden (SF), Andrew Card (C) Shawn Palmieri, Russell McAllister | |
| 13:55 | Northwestern State | Patrick Timmer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-42 |
| 13:54 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks hits the follow up shot | 50-42 |
| 13:32 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden buries a driving attempt in the lane and he's hacked by Joel Beeks - foul #1 on Joel Beeks, team foul #4 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Paul Roa (PG), Edward Matheny (SG), Ronald Cronin (SF), William Eberhard (PF) Jason Bell, John Boughton, Bruce Muir, Joel Beeks | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 13:32 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden makes the free throw | 50-45 |
| 13:24 | Northwestern State | William Eberhard misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 13:22 | Northwestern State | Edward Matheny hits the follow up shot | 52-45 |
| 12:58 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden is fouled on the floor by Ronald Cronin - foul #2 on Ronald Cronin, team foul #5 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Terry Grove (C) Patrick Timmer | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG), Russell McAllister (PF) Adam Madden, Gary Stokely | |
| 12:37 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Russell McAllister | 52-48 |
| 12:18 | Northwestern State | A charge is called on William Eberhard - foul #1 on William Eberhard, team foul #6 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jason Bell (PG), Eric Kohler (SF), Bruce Muir (PF) Edward Matheny, Ronald Cronin, William Eberhard | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright (SG), Gary Stokely (PF), Nicholas Dowdell (C) Shawn Palmieri, Russell McAllister, Andrew Card | |
| 12:12 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Bell - foul #3 on Jason Bell, team foul #7 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Boughton (SG) Paul Roa | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 12:12 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 12:12 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick misses the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 12:12 | Northwestern State | Bruce Muir grabs the board | 52-49 |
| 11:48 | Northwestern State | Jason Bell comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Nicholas Dowdell - foul #2 on Nicholas Dowdell, team foul #2 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Patrick Timmer (PF) Bruce Muir | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG), Andrew Card (C) Ryan Wright, Gary Stokely | |
| 11:48 | Northwestern State | Jason Bell makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 11:48 | Northwestern State | Jason Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Jason Bell (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Boughton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eric Kohler (fresh) PF - Patrick Timmer (fresh) 10 pts. C - Terry Grove (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Kenneth Shick (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Palmieri (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Douglas Terry (tired) 5 pts. PF - Nicholas Dowdell (fresh) 5 pts. C - Andrew Card (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Sam Houston State | Eric Kohler picks off the pass by Douglas Terry in the backcourt | 54-49 |
| 11:34 | Northwestern State | John Boughton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-49 |
| 11:33 | Northwestern State | Eric Kohler hits the follow up shot | 56-49 |
| 11:18 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 56-49 |
| 11:17 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to John Boughton | 56-49 |
| 11:10 | Northwestern State | John Boughton connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jason Bell and he's hacked by Kenneth Shick - foul #4 on Kenneth Shick, team foul #3 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Bruce Muir (PF), Joel Beeks (C) Eric Kohler, Terry Grove | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright (SG), Adam Madden (SF), Gary Stokely (PF), Russell McAllister (C) Kenneth Shick, Shawn Palmieri, Nicholas Dowdell, Andrew Card | |
| 11:10 | Northwestern State | John Boughton misses the free throw | 58-49 |
| 11:10 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely pulls down the rebound | 58-49 |
| 10:44 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-49 |
| 10:42 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely tips it in | 58-51 |
| 10:19 | Northwestern State | John Boughton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-51 |
| 10:18 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely snags the defensive board | 58-51 |
| 09:59 | Sam Houston State | Patrick Timmer steals the ball from Adam Madden | 58-51 |
| 09:51 | Northwestern State | Jason Bell drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from Patrick Timmer | 60-51 |
| 09:27 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright double dribbles | 60-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Paul Roa (PG), Edward Matheny (SG), Ronald Cronin (SF), William Eberhard (PF) Jason Bell, John Boughton, Patrick Timmer, Bruce Muir | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Andrew Card (C) Ryan Wright, Adam Madden, Russell McAllister | |
| 09:17 | Northwestern State | Ronald Cronin can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gary Stokely - foul #2 on Gary Stokely, team foul #4 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Terry Grove (C) Joel Beeks | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 09:17 | Northwestern State | Ronald Cronin makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 09:17 | Northwestern State | Ronald Cronin makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 09:15 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card loses the dribble to Paul Roa in the backcourt | 62-51 |
| 09:04 | Northwestern State | Nicholas Dowdell steals the ball from Edward Matheny | 62-51 |
| 08:45 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card lays it up and in | 62-53 |
| 08:27 | Northwestern State | Ronald Cronin misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 62-53 |
| 08:26 | Northwestern State | Edward Matheny grabs the offensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 08:12 | Northwestern State | The jump hook by Terry Grove is blocked by Andrew Card | 62-53 |
| 08:10 | Northwestern State | Edward Matheny can't tip it in | 62-53 |
| 08:08 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely gets the rebound | 62-53 |
| 07:49 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Shawn Palmieri and he's hacked by Terry Grove - foul #1 on Terry Grove, team foul #8 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jason Bell (PG), John Boughton (SG), Eric Kohler (SF), Bruce Muir (PF), Joel Beeks (C) Paul Roa, Edward Matheny, Ronald Cronin, William Eberhard, Terry Grove | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick (PG) Nicholas Dowdell | |
| 07:49 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely misses the free throw | 62-55 |
| 07:49 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks pulls down the rebound | 62-55 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Jason Bell (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Boughton (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eric Kohler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bruce Muir (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Joel Beeks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Kenneth Shick (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Shawn Palmieri (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Douglas Terry (very tired) 5 pts. PF - Gary Stokely (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Andrew Card (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Northwestern State | Kenneth Shick steals it from Joel Beeks | 62-55 |
| 07:35 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick lays it in | 62-57 |
| 07:21 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 62-57 |
| 07:20 | Northwestern State | John Boughton grabs the offensive board | 62-57 |
| 07:06 | Northwestern State | John Boughton lays it up and in set up by Joel Beeks | 64-57 |
| 07:03 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri is hacked by Bruce Muir in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bruce Muir, team foul #9 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Patrick Timmer (PF) Bruce Muir | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell (PF) Gary Stokely | |
| 07:03 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 07:03 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 06:41 | Northwestern State | The jump hook by Joel Beeks is blocked by Nicholas Dowdell | 64-59 |
| 06:40 | Northwestern State | Eric Kohler grabs the offensive board | 64-59 |
| 06:20 | Northwestern State | John Boughton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 64-59 |
| 06:19 | Northwestern State | Eric Kohler tips it in | 66-59 |
| 05:55 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Paul Roa (PG), Edward Matheny (SG), Ronald Cronin (SF), Bruce Muir (PF), William Eberhard (C) Jason Bell, John Boughton, Eric Kohler, Patrick Timmer, Joel Beeks | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright (SG), Russell McAllister (PF) Shawn Palmieri, Nicholas Dowdell | |
| 05:29 | Northwestern State | Ronald Cronin comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 66-59 |
| 05:27 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Shick | 66-59 |
| 05:04 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry clanks a 3 from the right wing | 66-59 |
| 05:02 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister tips it in | 66-61 |
| 04:45 | Northwestern State | Paul Roa misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 66-61 |
| 04:43 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card grabs the board | 66-61 |
| 04:26 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry misses the 3 from the right corner | 66-61 |
| 04:25 | Northwestern State | William Eberhard pulls down the rebound | 66-61 |
| 04:03 | Northwestern State | Ronald Cronin scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Paul Roa | 68-61 |
| 03:39 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by Douglas Terry | 68-63 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Paul Roa (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Matheny (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Ronald Cronin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Muir (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William Eberhard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Kenneth Shick (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Ryan Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Douglas Terry (very tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Russell McAllister (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Card (tiring) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Northwestern State | Bruce Muir makes the shot from the left wing set up by Paul Roa and he's hacked by Kenneth Shick - foul #5 on Kenneth Shick, team foul #5 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jason Bell (PG), John Boughton (SG), Patrick Timmer (SF), Terry Grove (C) Paul Roa, Edward Matheny, Ronald Cronin, William Eberhard | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG), Adam Madden (SF), Gary Stokely (PF), Nicholas Dowdell (C) Kenneth Shick, Ryan Wright, Russell McAllister, Andrew Card | |
| 03:23 | Northwestern State | Bruce Muir makes the free throw | 71-63 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:03 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely misses the shot near the basket | 71-63 |
| 03:01 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely grabs the offensive board | 71-63 |
| 02:44 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-63 |
| 02:43 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely gets the offensive rebound | 71-63 |
| 02:24 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Stokely | 71-66 |
| 02:17 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Paul Roa (SG), Joel Beeks (C) John Boughton, Bruce Muir | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 01:55 | Northwestern State | Paul Roa's pass is intercepted by Nicholas Dowdell | 71-66 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:32 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely's fadeaway is rejected by Joel Beeks | 71-66 |
| 01:31 | Northwestern State | Patrick Timmer grabs the board | 71-66 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 01:30 | Northwestern State | Shawn Palmieri is called for the reach on Patrick Timmer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Shawn Palmieri, team foul #6 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Boughton (SG), Eric Kohler (SF) Jason Bell, Terry Grove | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card (C) Nicholas Dowdell | |
| 01:27 | Northwestern State | Douglas Terry is called for the reach on Eric Kohler - foul #3 on Douglas Terry, team foul #7 | 71-66 |
| 01:27 | Northwestern State | Eric Kohler makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 01:27 | Northwestern State | Eric Kohler misses the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 01:27 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Andrew Card | 72-66 |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 01:25 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Kohler - foul #1 on Eric Kohler, team foul #10 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jason Bell (PG), Ronald Cronin (SF), Bruce Muir (PF) Paul Roa, Eric Kohler, Patrick Timmer | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 01:25 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 01:25 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely makes the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 01:24 | Northwestern State | Douglas Terry is called for the reach on John Boughton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Douglas Terry, team foul #8 | 72-68 |
| 01:24 | Northwestern State | John Boughton misses the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 01:24 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Andrew Card | 72-68 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 01:01 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-68 |
| 00:59 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Joel Beeks | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:58 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Terry - foul #5 on Douglas Terry, team foul #9 | 72-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright (PG) Douglas Terry | |
| 00:58 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks misses the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:58 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely gets the rebound | 72-68 |
| 00:58 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:50 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Joel Beeks - foul #2 on Joel Beeks, team foul #11 | 72-68 |
| 00:50 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card misses the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:50 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card misses the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:50 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks gets the rebound | 72-68 |
| 00:48 | Northwestern State | Ryan Wright is called for the reach on Joel Beeks in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ryan Wright, team foul #10 | 72-68 |
| 00:48 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:48 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks misses the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:48 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely grabs the defensive rebound | 73-68 |
| 00:36 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Ryan Wright | 73-70 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:34 | Northwestern State | John Boughton is hacked by Shawn Palmieri in the backcourt - foul #3 on Shawn Palmieri, team foul #11 | 73-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Patrick Timmer (PF) Bruce Muir | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 00:34 | Northwestern State | John Boughton makes the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:34 | Northwestern State | John Boughton makes the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:32 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #4 on Shawn Palmieri, team foul #12 | 75-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Paul Roa (PG), Edward Matheny (SF) Jason Bell, Ronald Cronin | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:30 | Northwestern State | Edward Matheny is fouled on the floor by Shawn Palmieri - foul #5 on Shawn Palmieri, team foul #13 | 75-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell (SG) Shawn Palmieri | |
| 00:30 | Northwestern State | Edward Matheny makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:30 | Northwestern State | Edward Matheny makes the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:28 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 77-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jason Bell (PG), Ronald Cronin (SF), Bruce Muir (PF) Paul Roa, Edward Matheny, Patrick Timmer | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 00:24 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 77-70 |
| 00:23 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Bruce Muir | 77-70 |
| 00:22 | Northwestern State | Bruce Muir is fouled in the backcourt by Nicholas Dowdell - foul #3 on Nicholas Dowdell, team foul #14 | 77-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Paul Roa (PG), Eric Kohler (SF), Patrick Timmer (C) Jason Bell, Ronald Cronin, Joel Beeks | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 00:22 | Northwestern State | Bruce Muir makes the 1st free throw | 78-70 |
| 00:22 | Northwestern State | Bruce Muir misses the 2nd free throw | 78-70 |
| 00:22 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden grabs the defensive rebound | 78-70 |
| 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 (+3) | |
| 00:16 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 78-70 |
| 00:14 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden grabs the offensive rebound | 78-70 |
| 00:14 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 78-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jason Bell (PG), Ronald Cronin (SF), Joel Beeks (C) Paul Roa, Eric Kohler, Patrick Timmer | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 00:10 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 78-73 |
| 00:07 | Northwestern State | John Boughton is hacked by Ryan Wright in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ryan Wright, team foul #15 | 78-73 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Paul Roa (PG), Edward Matheny (SF), Patrick Timmer (PF) Jason Bell, Ronald Cronin, Bruce Muir | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 00:07 | Northwestern State | John Boughton makes the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:07 | Northwestern State | John Boughton makes the 2nd free throw | 80-73 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:01 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 80-73 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks snags the defensive board | 80-73 |