| Lineup | Howard | PG - Sam Gregorio (fresh) SG - Eric Argo (fresh) SF - Hugo Ellerman (fresh) PF - Stephen Gettinger (fresh) C - Rex Eastridge (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Victor Cornett (fresh) SG - Willard Foster (fresh) SF - Boris Solarski (fresh) PF - Pasquale Acevedo (fresh) C - Keith Byars (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Keith Byars wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Howard | Eric Argo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Howard | Hugo Ellerman tips it home | 2-2 |
| 18:50 | Sam Houston State | Keith Byars clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 18:49 | Howard | Eric Argo grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | Howard | Sam Gregorio's pass is intercepted by Victor Cornett in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 18:30 | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:28 | Howard | Rex Eastridge grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:16 | Howard | Stephen Gettinger's floater is tipped away by Keith Byars | 2-2 |
| 18:15 | Sam Houston State | Boris Solarski grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:09 | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:07 | Howard | The rebound goes to Rex Eastridge | 2-2 |
| 17:58 | Howard | Rex Eastridge misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 17:56 | Sam Houston State | Boris Solarski pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:37 | Sam Houston State | Pasquale Acevedo clanks a shot from the right side | 2-2 |
| 17:36 | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster tips it home | 2-4 |
| 17:11 | Howard | Eric Argo makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Rex Eastridge | 5-4 |
| 16:54 | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster connects on the floater in the lane and he's fouled by Hugo Ellerman - foul #1 on Hugo Ellerman, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert White (PG), John Palombo (SG), Bill Henry (SF), Leonard Barr (PF), John Arnold (C) Sam Gregorio, Eric Argo, Hugo Ellerman, Stephen Gettinger, Rex Eastridge | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Donahue (PG), Modesto Bianchi (SF), Joseph Luciano (PF), Clarence Karns (C) Victor Cornett, Boris Solarski, Pasquale Acevedo, Keith Byars | |
| 16:54 | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster makes the free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:41 | Howard | The short jumper by John Arnold is denied by Modesto Bianchi | 5-7 |
| 16:39 | Howard | John Palombo snags the offensive board | 5-7 |
| 16:25 | Howard | John Arnold's fadeaway is rejected by Clarence Karns | 5-7 |
| 16:23 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Luciano grabs the board | 5-7 |
| 16:00 | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Willard Foster, team foul #1 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Howard | Eric Argo (SG) John Palombo | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Arakawa (SG) Willard Foster | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Robert White (fresh) SG - Eric Argo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bill Henry (fresh) PF - Leonard Barr (fresh) C - John Arnold (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Michael Donahue (fresh) SG - Dikembe Arakawa (fresh) SF - Modesto Bianchi (fresh) PF - Joseph Luciano (fresh) C - Clarence Karns (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Howard | John Arnold banks in the wide open layup | 7-7 |
| 15:27 | Sam Houston State | Clarence Karns misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 7-7 |
| 15:26 | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Arakawa grabs the offensive board | 7-7 |
| 15:06 | Sam Houston State | Eric Argo picks off the pass by Modesto Bianchi | 7-7 |
| 15:02 | Howard | Robert White lays it up and in on a great pass from Eric Argo | 9-7 |
| 14:44 | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Arakawa buries a floater from just outside the lane | 9-9 |
| 14:25 | Howard | John Arnold scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Eric Argo and the foul's on Clarence Karns - foul #1 on Clarence Karns, team foul #2 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Howard | Sam Gregorio (PG), John Palombo (SG), Hugo Ellerman (SF), Rex Eastridge (C) Robert White, Eric Argo, Bill Henry, Leonard Barr | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Victor Cornett (PG), Willard Foster (SG), Boris Solarski (SF), Pasquale Acevedo (PF), Keith Byars (C) Michael Donahue, Dikembe Arakawa, Modesto Bianchi, Joseph Luciano, Clarence Karns | |
| 14:25 | Howard | John Arnold makes the free throw | 12-9 |
| 14:08 | Sam Houston State | Victor Cornett knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Keith Byars | 12-12 |
| 13:42 | Howard | Rex Eastridge makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing set up by John Palombo | 15-12 |
| 13:26 | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster is whistled for traveling | 15-12 |
| Subs | Howard | Eric Argo (SG), Stephen Gettinger (PF) John Palombo, John Arnold | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Arakawa (SG), Arthur Mack (SF) Willard Foster, Boris Solarski | |
| 13:08 | Howard | Eric Argo is fouled on the floor by Victor Cornett - foul #1 on Victor Cornett, team foul #3 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Sam Williams (C) Keith Byars | |
| 12:55 | Howard | Rex Eastridge scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Stephen Gettinger | 17-12 |
| 12:36 | Sam Houston State | Arthur Mack misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 17-12 |
| 12:35 | Howard | Sam Gregorio pulls down the rebound | 17-12 |
| 12:30 | Howard | Sam Gregorio is fouled in the backcourt by Arthur Mack - foul #1 on Arthur Mack, team foul #4 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert White (SF) Hugo Ellerman | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster (SG), Modesto Bianchi (SF), Joseph Luciano (PF) Dikembe Arakawa, Arthur Mack, Pasquale Acevedo | |
| 12:13 | Howard | Rex Eastridge is by himself and knocks in the runner from the right block set up by Sam Gregorio | 19-12 |
| 11:55 | Sam Houston State | Sam Williams is hacked by Eric Argo - foul #1 on Eric Argo, team foul #2 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Howard | John Palombo (SG), Bill Henry (SF), Leonard Barr (C) Sam Gregorio, Eric Argo, Rex Eastridge | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Donahue (PG), Boris Solarski (SF), Keith Byars (C) Victor Cornett, Willard Foster, Sam Williams | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Robert White (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Palombo (fresh) SF - Bill Henry (fresh) PF - Stephen Gettinger (fresh) C - Leonard Barr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Michael Donahue (fresh) SG - Modesto Bianchi (fresh) SF - Boris Solarski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Luciano (fresh) C - Keith Byars (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Sam Houston State | Keith Byars clanks a jumper from close range | 19-12 |
| 11:36 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Boris Solarski | 19-12 |
| 11:24 | Sam Houston State | Michael Donahue throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-12 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Arakawa (SG), Pasquale Acevedo (PF) Modesto Bianchi, Joseph Luciano | |
| 11:12 | Howard | Bill Henry makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Palombo | 21-12 |
| 11:04 | Sam Houston State | John Palombo picks off the pass by Boris Solarski | 21-12 |
| 10:51 | Howard | Leonard Barr drills a shot from the left block set up by Robert White | 23-12 |
| 10:43 | Sam Houston State | Keith Byars hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-12 |
| 10:42 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Boris Solarski | 23-12 |
| 10:30 | Sam Houston State | Boris Solarski misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 23-12 |
| 10:28 | Howard | John Palombo grabs the defensive rebound | 23-12 |
| 10:07 | Howard | Leonard Barr lays it in | 25-12 |
| 10:04 | Sam Houston State | Michael Donahue is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Donahue, team foul #5 | 25-12 |
| Subs | Howard | Sam Gregorio (PG), Eric Argo (SG), Hugo Ellerman (SF), John Arnold (PF), Rex Eastridge (C) Robert White, John Palombo, Bill Henry, Stephen Gettinger, Leonard Barr | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Victor Cornett (PG), Willard Foster (SG), Modesto Bianchi (SF), Joseph Luciano (PF), Clarence Karns (C) Michael Donahue, Dikembe Arakawa, Boris Solarski, Pasquale Acevedo, Keith Byars | |
| 09:47 | Howard | Eric Argo misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-12 |
| 09:45 | Sam Houston State | Victor Cornett pulls down the rebound | 25-12 |
| 09:30 | Sam Houston State | Modesto Bianchi misses short on a jumper in the lane | 25-12 |
| 09:28 | Howard | Rex Eastridge pulls down the rebound | 25-12 |
| 09:25 | Howard | Eric Argo is hacked by Modesto Bianchi in the backcourt - foul #1 on Modesto Bianchi, team foul #6 | 25-12 |
| 09:10 | Howard | Hugo Ellerman misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Willard Foster - foul #2 on Willard Foster, team foul #7 | 25-12 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Arthur Mack (SF) Willard Foster | |
| 09:10 | Howard | Hugo Ellerman makes the 1st free throw | 26-12 |
| 09:10 | Howard | Hugo Ellerman makes the 2nd free throw | 27-12 |
| 08:50 | Sam Houston State | Victor Cornett is whistled for traveling | 27-12 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert White (PG), Leonard Barr (PF) Sam Gregorio, John Arnold | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Donahue (PG), Dikembe Arakawa (SG), Sam Williams (C) Victor Cornett, Modesto Bianchi, Clarence Karns | |
| 08:36 | Howard | Eric Argo misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 27-12 |
| 08:34 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Luciano snags the defensive board | 27-12 |
| 08:14 | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Arakawa comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-12 |
| 08:13 | Howard | Hugo Ellerman grabs the defensive rebound | 27-12 |
| 08:11 | Howard | Eric Argo is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Arakawa - foul #1 on Dikembe Arakawa, team foul #8 | 27-12 |
| Subs | Howard | Bill Henry (SF), Stephen Gettinger (PF) Hugo Ellerman, Rex Eastridge | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Keith Byars (C) Joseph Luciano | |
| 08:11 | Howard | Eric Argo makes the 1st free throw | 28-12 |
| 08:11 | Howard | Eric Argo makes the 2nd free throw | 29-12 |
| 07:51 | Sam Houston State | Keith Byars misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 29-12 |
| 07:50 | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Arakawa grabs the offensive rebound | 29-12 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Robert White (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Argo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bill Henry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Gettinger (fresh) C - Leonard Barr (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Michael Donahue (fairly fresh) SG - Dikembe Arakawa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Arthur Mack (fresh) PF - Sam Williams (fresh) C - Keith Byars (fresh) | |
| 07:38 | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Arakawa clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Eric Argo - foul #2 on Eric Argo, team foul #3 | 29-12 |
| Subs | Howard | John Palombo (SG), John Arnold (C) Eric Argo, Leonard Barr | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Modesto Bianchi (SG), Boris Solarski (SF), Pasquale Acevedo (PF) Michael Donahue, Arthur Mack, Sam Williams | |
| 07:38 | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Arakawa makes the 1st free throw | 29-13 |
| 07:38 | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Arakawa makes the 2nd free throw | 29-14 |
| 07:17 | Howard | Robert White hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by John Palombo | 32-14 |
| 06:48 | Sam Houston State | John Arnold steals the ball from Dikembe Arakawa | 32-14 |
| 06:31 | Howard | John Palombo clanks a floater from the left side | 32-14 |
| 06:29 | Howard | Bill Henry misses the tip | 32-14 |
| 06:28 | Sam Houston State | Keith Byars snags the defensive board | 32-14 |
| 06:17 | Sam Houston State | John Arnold swats the short shot by Pasquale Acevedo | 32-14 |
| 06:16 | Sam Houston State | Keith Byars tips it back up and in | 32-16 |
| 06:05 | Howard | Boris Solarski steps in front of the Bill Henry pass | 32-16 |
| 06:01 | Sam Houston State | Modesto Bianchi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-16 |
| Subs | Howard | Sam Gregorio (PG), Hugo Ellerman (SF), Leonard Barr (PF), Rex Eastridge (C) John Palombo, Bill Henry, Stephen Gettinger, John Arnold | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Victor Cornett (PG), Arthur Mack (SF), Joseph Luciano (PF), Clarence Karns (C) Modesto Bianchi, Boris Solarski, Pasquale Acevedo, Keith Byars | |
| 05:41 | Howard | Robert White lays it in on a nice dish by Rex Eastridge | 34-16 |
| 05:14 | Sam Houston State | Arthur Mack misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-16 |
| 05:12 | Howard | Robert White grabs the defensive rebound | 34-16 |
| 04:53 | Howard | Leonard Barr misses the easy open layup | 34-16 |
| 04:52 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Clarence Karns | 34-16 |
| 04:34 | Sam Houston State | Victor Cornett is hacked by Sam Gregorio - foul #1 on Sam Gregorio, team foul #4 | 34-16 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Donahue (PG), Modesto Bianchi (SG), Boris Solarski (SF), Pasquale Acevedo (PF) Victor Cornett, Dikembe Arakawa, Arthur Mack, Clarence Karns | |
| 04:22 | Sam Houston State | Michael Donahue is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Michael Donahue, team foul #9 | 34-16 |
| Subs | Howard | John Arnold (PF) Leonard Barr | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Victor Cornett (PG) Michael Donahue | |
| 04:01 | Howard | Sam Gregorio can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 34-16 |
| 03:59 | Sam Houston State | Pasquale Acevedo pulls down the rebound | 34-16 |
| 03:45 | Sam Houston State | Modesto Bianchi hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Hugo Ellerman - foul #2 on Hugo Ellerman, team foul #5 | 34-16 |
| Subs | Howard | Eric Argo (SG), John Palombo (SF), Stephen Gettinger (PF) Robert White, Hugo Ellerman, Rex Eastridge | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Donahue (PG), Willard Foster (SG), Sam Williams (C) Victor Cornett, Boris Solarski, Joseph Luciano | |
| 03:45 | Sam Houston State | Modesto Bianchi makes the 1st free throw | 34-17 |
| 03:45 | Sam Houston State | Modesto Bianchi misses the 2nd free throw | 34-17 |
| 03:45 | Howard | John Arnold snags the defensive board | 34-17 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Sam Gregorio (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Argo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Palombo (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Stephen Gettinger (fresh) C - John Arnold (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Michael Donahue (fresh) SG - Willard Foster (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Modesto Bianchi (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Pasquale Acevedo (fresh) C - Sam Williams (fresh) | |
| 03:24 | Howard | Stephen Gettinger is fouled on the floor by Michael Donahue - foul #3 on Michael Donahue, team foul #10 | 34-17 |
| Subs | Howard | Bill Henry (SF) John Palombo | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Victor Cornett (PG), Arthur Mack (SF), Keith Byars (C) Michael Donahue, Modesto Bianchi, Pasquale Acevedo | |
| 03:24 | Howard | Stephen Gettinger makes the 1st free throw | 35-17 |
| 03:24 | Howard | Stephen Gettinger makes the 2nd free throw | 36-17 |
| 03:04 | Sam Houston State | Victor Cornett misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 36-17 |
| 03:02 | Sam Houston State | Arthur Mack gets the offensive rebound | 36-17 |
| 02:49 | Sam Houston State | The short jumper by Willard Foster is denied by Stephen Gettinger | 36-17 |
| 02:47 | Howard | Sam Gregorio grabs the board | 36-17 |
| 02:45 | Howard | Eric Argo is hacked by Willard Foster in the backcourt - foul #3 on Willard Foster, team foul #11 | 36-17 |
| Subs | Howard | Leonard Barr (C) John Arnold | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Modesto Bianchi (SG) Willard Foster | |
| 02:45 | Howard | Eric Argo makes the 1st free throw | 37-17 |
| 02:45 | Howard | Eric Argo misses the 2nd free throw | 37-17 |
| 02:45 | Howard | Stephen Gettinger grabs the offensive rebound | 37-17 |
| 02:33 | Howard | Stephen Gettinger hits a driving attempt from the left block | 39-17 |
| 02:25 | Sam Houston State | Arthur Mack connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Modesto Bianchi | 39-19 |
| 02:09 | Howard | Eric Argo scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Sam Gregorio | 42-19 |
| 01:52 | Sam Houston State | Victor Cornett clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-19 |
| 01:51 | Howard | Stephen Gettinger grabs the defensive rebound | 42-19 |
| 01:33 | Howard | Leonard Barr double dribbles | 42-19 |
| Subs | Howard | John Palombo (SG), Hugo Ellerman (SF), Rex Eastridge (C) Eric Argo, Bill Henry, Stephen Gettinger | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Arakawa (SG), Boris Solarski (SF), Pasquale Acevedo (PF), Joseph Luciano (C) Modesto Bianchi, Arthur Mack, Sam Williams, Keith Byars | |
| 01:14 | Sam Houston State | Boris Solarski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-19 |
| 01:12 | Sam Houston State | Pasquale Acevedo grabs the offensive board | 42-19 |
| 00:58 | Sam Houston State | Pasquale Acevedo misses the shot from close range but he's hacked by Leonard Barr - foul #1 on Leonard Barr, team foul #6 | 42-19 |
| Subs | Howard | John Arnold (PF) Leonard Barr | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 00:58 | Sam Houston State | Pasquale Acevedo makes the 1st free throw | 42-20 |
| 00:58 | Sam Houston State | Pasquale Acevedo misses the 2nd free throw | 42-20 |
| 00:58 | Howard | Rex Eastridge grabs the board | 42-20 |
| 00:41 | Howard | Hugo Ellerman lays it in uncontested set up by Sam Gregorio | 44-20 |
| 00:24 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Luciano hits a driving attempt near the basket | 44-22 |
| 00:05 | Howard | Hugo Ellerman scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Sam Gregorio | 46-22 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Arakawa misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-22 |