| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Gordon Lake (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shayne Nagorski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Emery Perron (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Dufresne (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Howard Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Lawrence Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mark Hensley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Macaulay (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shad Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Marion Boyes (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Macaulay inbounds the ball | 38-26 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:50 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Dufresne steals the ball from Jeffrey Macaulay | 38-26 |
| 19:28 | Northwestern State | Daniel Dufresne misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-26 |
| 19:26 | Sam Houston State | Marion Boyes grabs the defensive rebound | 38-26 |
| 19:10 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Macaulay drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Lawrence Bailey | 38-29 |
| 18:56 | Northwestern State | Howard Morris is whistled for a carry | 38-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Clayton Luce (PG), Tommy Patterson (SG), Dennis Rosenberg (SF), Timothy Brittain (PF), Keith Weitz (C) Gordon Lake, Shayne Nagorski, Emery Perron, Daniel Dufresne, Howard Morris | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd (PG), Matthew Menzies (SG), Mike Jay (SF), Jeffrey Waterhouse (PF), Carl King (C) Lawrence Bailey, Mark Hensley, Jeffrey Macaulay, Shad Cox, Marion Boyes | |
| 18:38 | Sam Houston State | Clayton Luce takes the ball from Carl King | 38-29 |
| 18:34 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson is hacked by Matthew Menzies in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matthew Menzies, team foul #1 | 38-29 |
| 18:13 | Northwestern State | Keith Weitz misses the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Matthew Menzies - foul #3 on Matthew Menzies, team foul #2 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Felix Baldridge (PF) Timothy Brittain | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Martz (SG) Matthew Menzies | |
| 18:13 | Northwestern State | Keith Weitz makes the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 18:13 | Northwestern State | Keith Weitz misses the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 18:13 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Waterhouse pulls down the rebound | 39-29 |
| 17:55 | Sam Houston State | Mike Jay travels with the ball | 39-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake (PG), Shayne Nagorski (SG), Robert Anderson (SF), Howard Morris (C) Clayton Luce, Tommy Patterson, Dennis Rosenberg, Keith Weitz | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Bailey (PG), Mark Hensley (SG), Shad Cox (PF), Marion Boyes (C) Richard Drozd, Mike Jay, Jeffrey Waterhouse, Carl King | |
| 17:42 | Northwestern State | Howard Morris misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-29 |
| 17:41 | Northwestern State | Felix Baldridge snags the offensive board | 39-29 |
| 17:26 | Northwestern State | Howard Morris lays it in on a great pass from Felix Baldridge | 41-29 |
| 16:58 | Sam Houston State | Shad Cox is open and buries a turnaround from close range | 41-31 |
| 16:52 | Northwestern State | Robert Anderson is hacked by Robert Martz in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Martz, team foul #3 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Emery Perron (SF), Daniel Dufresne (PF) Robert Anderson, Felix Baldridge | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd (PG), Jeffrey Macaulay (SF) Lawrence Bailey, Robert Martz | |
| 16:41 | Northwestern State | Daniel Dufresne comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-31 |
| 16:40 | Sam Houston State | Marion Boyes snags the defensive board | 41-31 |
| 16:25 | Sam Houston State | Shad Cox hits a shot from the baseline and he's hacked by Daniel Dufresne - foul #2 on Daniel Dufresne, team foul #1 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson (PG), Dennis Rosenberg (SG), Timothy Brittain (C) Gordon Lake, Shayne Nagorski, Howard Morris | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Carl King (C) Marion Boyes | |
| 16:25 | Sam Houston State | Shad Cox makes the free throw | 41-34 |
| 16:07 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Emery Perron | 44-34 |
| 15:52 | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd misses long on a 3 from straight away | 44-34 |
| 15:50 | Northwestern State | Timothy Brittain grabs the board | 44-34 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Tommy Patterson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dennis Rosenberg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Emery Perron (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Dufresne (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Brittain (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Richard Drozd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Mark Hensley (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Macaulay (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shad Cox (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Clayton Luce (PG), Shayne Nagorski (SG), Keith Weitz (C) Tommy Patterson, Dennis Rosenberg, Timothy Brittain | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Bailey (PG), Matthew Menzies (SG), Jeffrey Waterhouse (PF), Mike Jay (C) Richard Drozd, Mark Hensley, Shad Cox, Carl King | |
| 15:43 | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Bailey is fouled on the floor by Emery Perron - foul #2 on Emery Perron, team foul #2 | 44-34 |
| 15:31 | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Bailey is open and scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-36 |
| 15:20 | Northwestern State | Keith Weitz misses badly on a runner from the left block | 44-36 |
| 15:19 | Sam Houston State | Mike Jay pulls down the rebound | 44-36 |
| 14:53 | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Bailey blows the layup | 44-36 |
| 14:52 | Northwestern State | Emery Perron snags the defensive board | 44-36 |
| 14:46 | Northwestern State | Clayton Luce is hacked by Lawrence Bailey - foul #2 on Lawrence Bailey, team foul #4 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake (PG), Tommy Patterson (SG), Robert Anderson (SF), Felix Baldridge (PF), Howard Morris (C) Clayton Luce, Shayne Nagorski, Emery Perron, Daniel Dufresne, Keith Weitz | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Martz (SF), Marion Boyes (C) Jeffrey Macaulay, Jeffrey Waterhouse | |
| 14:37 | Northwestern State | Robert Anderson makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Felix Baldridge | 47-36 |
| 14:16 | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Bailey comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gordon Lake - foul #2 on Gordon Lake, team foul #3 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg (SG) Gordon Lake | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd (SG), Jeffrey Macaulay (SF), Shad Cox (PF), Carl King (C) Matthew Menzies, Robert Martz, Mike Jay, Marion Boyes | |
| 14:16 | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 14:16 | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 14:16 | Northwestern State | Howard Morris grabs the board | 47-37 |
| 13:59 | Northwestern State | Felix Baldridge drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Anderson | 49-37 |
| 13:46 | Sam Houston State | Shad Cox drills a driving attempt from close range | 49-39 |
| 13:25 | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Dennis Rosenberg, team foul #4 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake (PG), Shayne Nagorski (SG), Emery Perron (SF), Daniel Dufresne (PF), Timothy Brittain (C) Tommy Patterson, Dennis Rosenberg, Robert Anderson, Felix Baldridge, Howard Morris | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mark Hensley (SG), Marion Boyes (C) Lawrence Bailey, Carl King | |
| 13:05 | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd is alone and drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Mark Hensley | 49-41 |
| 12:46 | Northwestern State | Timothy Brittain blows the wide open layup | 49-41 |
| 12:45 | Northwestern State | Emery Perron tips it in | 51-41 |
| 12:43 | Sam Houston State | Shayne Nagorski picks off the pass by Jeffrey Macaulay in the backcourt | 51-41 |
| 12:31 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski is wide open but clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Marion Boyes - foul #1 on Marion Boyes, team foul #5 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Clayton Luce (PG), Howard Morris (C) Gordon Lake, Timothy Brittain | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Matthew Menzies (SG), Robert Martz (SF), Jeffrey Waterhouse (PF), Mike Jay (C) Mark Hensley, Jeffrey Macaulay, Shad Cox, Marion Boyes | |
| 12:31 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 12:31 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski makes the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 12:13 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Waterhouse banks in the wide open layup | 53-43 |
| 12:07 | Northwestern State | Emery Perron throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson (SF), Keith Weitz (C) Emery Perron, Howard Morris | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Bailey (PG) Richard Drozd | |
| 11:56 | Sam Houston State | Robert Martz hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Jeffrey Waterhouse | 53-45 |
| 11:54 | Northwestern State | Clayton Luce is hacked by Lawrence Bailey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lawrence Bailey, team foul #6 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg (SG) Shayne Nagorski | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Carl King (C) Jeffrey Waterhouse | |
| 11:43 | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 55-45 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Clayton Luce (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Rosenberg (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Tommy Patterson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Daniel Dufresne (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Weitz (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Lawrence Bailey (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Menzies (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Martz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mike Jay (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Carl King (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Menzies is hacked by Tommy Patterson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tommy Patterson, team foul #5 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake (PG), Timothy Brittain (C) Clayton Luce, Daniel Dufresne | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mark Hensley (SG) Matthew Menzies | |
| 11:31 | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Bailey is called for traveling | 55-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Howard Morris (C) Keith Weitz | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 11:06 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson's floater is knocked away by Robert Martz | 55-45 |
| 11:04 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Carl King | 55-45 |
| 10:48 | Sam Houston State | Dennis Rosenberg steps in front of the Carl King pass | 55-45 |
| 10:32 | Northwestern State | Mike Jay steps in front of the Tommy Patterson pass | 55-45 |
| 10:04 | Sam Houston State | Mike Jay comes up short on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Dennis Rosenberg - foul #2 on Dennis Rosenberg, team foul #6 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Clayton Luce (PG), Shayne Nagorski (SG), Robert Anderson (SF), Felix Baldridge (PF), Keith Weitz (C) Gordon Lake, Dennis Rosenberg, Tommy Patterson, Timothy Brittain, Howard Morris | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd (PG), Matthew Menzies (SG), Jeffrey Waterhouse (PF), Marion Boyes (C) Lawrence Bailey, Mark Hensley, Robert Martz, Carl King | |
| 10:04 | Sam Houston State | Mike Jay makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 10:04 | Sam Houston State | Mike Jay misses the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 10:04 | Northwestern State | Keith Weitz snags the defensive board | 55-46 |
| 10:01 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Shayne Nagorski, team foul #7 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Macaulay (SF) Mike Jay | |
| 09:52 | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-46 |
| 09:50 | Sam Houston State | Marion Boyes tips it back up and in | 55-48 |
| 09:36 | Northwestern State | Felix Baldridge makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Shayne Nagorski | 57-48 |
| 09:19 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Menzies knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-51 |
| 09:00 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 59-51 |
| 08:36 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Menzies misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-51 |
| 08:34 | Northwestern State | Felix Baldridge grabs the board | 59-51 |
| 08:17 | Northwestern State | Clayton Luce travels with the ball | 59-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake (PG), Emery Perron (SF), Daniel Dufresne (PF), Howard Morris (C) Clayton Luce, Robert Anderson, Felix Baldridge, Keith Weitz | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mark Hensley (SG), Shad Cox (PF), Carl King (C) Matthew Menzies, Jeffrey Waterhouse, Marion Boyes | |
| 08:03 | Sam Houston State | Shad Cox can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 59-51 |
| 08:01 | Northwestern State | Daniel Dufresne gets the rebound | 59-51 |
| 07:38 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski travels with the ball | 59-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson (SG) Shayne Nagorski | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Bailey (PG), Robert Martz (SF), Mike Jay (C) Richard Drozd, Jeffrey Macaulay, Carl King | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Gordon Lake (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tommy Patterson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Emery Perron (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Daniel Dufresne (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Howard Morris (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Lawrence Bailey (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Hensley (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Martz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Shad Cox (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Mike Jay (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:27 | Sam Houston State | Robert Martz connects on the shot in the paint | 59-53 |
| 07:06 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson connects on the open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Gordon Lake | 61-53 |
| 07:04 | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Bailey is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Dufresne - foul #3 on Daniel Dufresne, team foul #8 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Timothy Brittain (C) Howard Morris | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Matthew Menzies (SG), Marion Boyes (C) Mark Hensley, Mike Jay | |
| 07:04 | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 07:04 | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 06:38 | Northwestern State | Emery Perron loses the dribble to Robert Martz | 61-55 |
| 06:36 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg (SG), Felix Baldridge (PF), Keith Weitz (C) Tommy Patterson, Daniel Dufresne, Timothy Brittain | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd (PG), Jeffrey Macaulay (SF) Lawrence Bailey, Robert Martz | |
| 06:25 | Sam Houston State | Marion Boyes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Carl King (C) Marion Boyes | |
| 06:05 | Northwestern State | Emery Perron banks in the layup set up by Gordon Lake | 63-55 |
| 06:00 | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd's pass is intercepted by Gordon Lake in the backcourt | 63-55 |
| 05:59 | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg blows the layup | 63-55 |
| 05:58 | Northwestern State | Keith Weitz snags the offensive board | 63-55 |
| 05:48 | Northwestern State | Keith Weitz hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Gordon Lake | 65-55 |
| 05:44 | Sam Houston State | Shad Cox is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Rosenberg - foul #3 on Dennis Rosenberg, team foul #9 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Clayton Luce (PG), Shayne Nagorski (SG), Daniel Dufresne (PF), Howard Morris (C) Gordon Lake, Dennis Rosenberg, Felix Baldridge, Keith Weitz | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Bailey (PG), Mark Hensley (SG), Mike Jay (SF) Richard Drozd, Matthew Menzies, Jeffrey Macaulay | |
| 05:44 | Sam Houston State | Shad Cox misses the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 05:44 | Sam Houston State | Mike Jay snags the offensive board | 65-55 |
| 05:24 | Sam Houston State | Shad Cox clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-55 |
| 05:22 | Northwestern State | Howard Morris gets the rebound | 65-55 |
| 05:20 | Northwestern State | Emery Perron is fouled in the backcourt by Mike Jay - foul #3 on Mike Jay, team foul #7 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Martz (SF), Jeffrey Waterhouse (PF) Shad Cox, Carl King | |
| 05:20 | Northwestern State | Emery Perron makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 05:20 | Northwestern State | Emery Perron misses the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 05:20 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Waterhouse | 66-55 |
| 05:02 | Sam Houston State | Mark Hensley clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Shayne Nagorski - foul #3 on Shayne Nagorski, team foul #10 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake (PG), Robert Anderson (SF), Timothy Brittain (C) Clayton Luce, Emery Perron, Howard Morris | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd (PG), Marion Boyes (C) Lawrence Bailey, Mike Jay | |
| 05:02 | Sam Houston State | Mark Hensley makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 05:02 | Sam Houston State | Mark Hensley makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 04:37 | Northwestern State | Daniel Dufresne misses short on an open shot from the free throw line | 66-57 |
| 04:36 | Northwestern State | Daniel Dufresne grabs the offensive board | 66-57 |
| 04:18 | Northwestern State | Timothy Brittain's pass is intercepted by Robert Martz | 66-57 |
| 04:00 | Sam Houston State | Robert Martz misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-57 |
| 03:58 | Northwestern State | Timothy Brittain snags the defensive board | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Anderson | 69-57 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Gordon Lake (tiring) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - Shayne Nagorski (tired) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Anderson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Daniel Dufresne (tired) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Brittain (tired) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Richard Drozd (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Mark Hensley (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Martz (tiring) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Waterhouse (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Marion Boyes (tired) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:18 | Sam Houston State | Mark Hensley travels with the ball | 69-57 |
| 03:18 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Clayton Luce (PG), Tommy Patterson (SG), Dennis Rosenberg (SF), Felix Baldridge (PF), Howard Morris (C) Gordon Lake, Shayne Nagorski, Robert Anderson, Daniel Dufresne, Timothy Brittain | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Bailey (PG), Matthew Menzies (SG), Jeffrey Macaulay (SF), Shad Cox (PF), Mike Jay (C) Richard Drozd, Mark Hensley, Robert Martz, Jeffrey Waterhouse, Marion Boyes | |
| 03:02 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson misses the wide open 3 from the right wing | 69-57 |
| 03:01 | Northwestern State | Felix Baldridge grabs the offensive rebound | 69-57 |
| 02:39 | Northwestern State | Clayton Luce is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Dennis Rosenberg | 72-57 |
| 02:37 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Menzies is fouled in the backcourt by Tommy Patterson - foul #2 on Tommy Patterson, team foul #11 | 72-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Keith Weitz (C) Howard Morris | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd (PG), Jeffrey Waterhouse (PF), Carl King (C) Lawrence Bailey, Jeffrey Macaulay, Shad Cox | |
| 02:37 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Menzies makes the 1st free throw | 72-58 |
| 02:37 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Menzies makes the 2nd free throw | 72-59 |
| 02:13 | Northwestern State | Clayton Luce makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Dennis Rosenberg | 75-59 |
| 02:07 | Sam Houston State | Tommy Patterson picks off the pass by Jeffrey Waterhouse | 75-59 |
| 01:38 | Northwestern State | Keith Weitz hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Tommy Patterson | 77-59 |
| 01:28 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Waterhouse hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 77-59 |
| 01:27 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Menzies grabs the offensive rebound | 77-59 |
| 01:10 | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Keith Weitz - foul #1 on Keith Weitz, team foul #12 | 77-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Timothy Brittain (PF) Felix Baldridge | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 01:10 | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd misses the 1st free throw | 77-59 |
| 01:10 | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd misses the 2nd free throw | 77-59 |
| 01:10 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Dennis Rosenberg | 77-59 |
| 00:47 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on Jeffrey Waterhouse - foul #2 on Jeffrey Waterhouse, team foul #8 | 77-59 |
| 00:47 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson misses the 1st free throw | 77-59 |
| 00:47 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 78-59 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Sam Houston State | Carl King is wide open but clanks a jumper from the left block | 78-59 |
| 00:40 | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg pulls down the rebound | 78-59 |
| 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) | |
| 00:34 | Northwestern State | Matthew Menzies is called for the reach on Tommy Patterson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Matthew Menzies, team foul #9 | 78-59 |
| 00:34 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson misses the 1st free throw | 78-59 |
| 00:34 | Sam Houston State | Carl King grabs the defensive rebound | 78-59 |
| 00:30 | Sam Houston State | Tommy Patterson picks off the pass by Jeffrey Waterhouse in the backcourt | 78-59 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern State | Clayton Luce runs out the clock | 78-59 |