| Lineup | Brown | PG - Robert Johns (fresh) SG - James Hall (fresh) SF - Harold Cottrell (fresh) PF - Edwin Wightman (fresh) C - Sean Holford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Gerald Hamlet (fresh) SG - Norman Kimbro (fresh) SF - Terrence Reynolds (fresh) PF - Eli Fuqua (fresh) C - Dewey Gibson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Brown | Edwin Wightman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Brown | Brown is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:38 | Brown | Harold Cottrell hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Johns and the foul's on Terrence Reynolds - foul #1 on Terrence Reynolds, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:38 | Brown | Harold Cottrell misses the free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:38 | Sam Houston State | Dewey Gibson grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Sam Houston State | Gerald Hamlet clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Sam Houston State | Dewey Gibson hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 19:17 | Brown | Robert Johns is hacked by Norman Kimbro in the backcourt - foul #1 on Norman Kimbro, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 19:01 | Brown | James Hall is whistled for a carry | 2-2 |
| 18:43 | Sam Houston State | Norman Kimbro comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 18:42 | Brown | Harold Cottrell gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | Brown | Gerald Hamlet is called for the reach on Harold Cottrell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gerald Hamlet, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| 18:22 | Brown | Sean Holford scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 4-2 |
| 18:04 | Sam Houston State | Terrence Reynolds misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 4-2 |
| 18:02 | Brown | Robert Johns gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:56 | Brown | Harold Cottrell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 17:55 | Brown | Harold Cottrell tips it in | 6-2 |
| 17:33 | Sam Houston State | Terrence Reynolds can't connect on a floater in the lane | 6-2 |
| 17:31 | Sam Houston State | Dewey Gibson gets the offensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 17:16 | Sam Houston State | Gerald Hamlet makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Eli Fuqua | 6-4 |
| 17:14 | Brown | Norman Kimbro picks off the pass by Robert Johns in the backcourt | 6-4 |
| 16:52 | Sam Houston State | Terrence Reynolds is hacked by Sean Holford - foul #1 on Sean Holford, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Brown | Francis Bonanno (PG), William Ventura (SG), Scott Kaplan (PF), Bobby Frasier (C) Robert Johns, James Hall, Edwin Wightman, Sean Holford | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Ricks (PG), Bernard Coleman (SG), Casey Dabney (SF), Jonas Thompson (PF), Brian Scott (C) Gerald Hamlet, Norman Kimbro, Terrence Reynolds, Eli Fuqua, Dewey Gibson | |
| 16:40 | Sam Houston State | Casey Dabney is whistled for a carry | 6-4 |
| 16:14 | Brown | Jonas Thompson picks off the pass by Harold Cottrell | 6-4 |
| 16:01 | Sam Houston State | Casey Dabney misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-4 |
| 15:59 | Brown | William Ventura grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| Lineup | Brown | PG - Francis Bonanno (fresh) SG - William Ventura (fresh) SF - Harold Cottrell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Scott Kaplan (fresh) C - Bobby Frasier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Robert Ricks (fresh) SG - Bernard Coleman (fresh) SF - Casey Dabney (fresh) PF - Jonas Thompson (fresh) C - Brian Scott (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Brown | Harold Cottrell misses short on an open jumper from the left side | 6-4 |
| 15:34 | Brown | Scott Kaplan tips it back up and in | 8-4 |
| 15:13 | Sam Houston State | Robert Ricks's layup is rejected by William Ventura | 8-4 |
| 15:12 | Brown | Scott Kaplan grabs the board | 8-4 |
| 14:53 | Brown | Harold Cottrell hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot in the paint but the foul's on Casey Dabney - foul #1 on Casey Dabney, team foul #4 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Brown | Robert Johns (PG), James Hall (SG), Edwin Wightman (PF), Sean Holford (C) Francis Bonanno, William Ventura, Scott Kaplan, Bobby Frasier | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Gerald Hamlet (PG), Norman Kimbro (SG), Terrence Reynolds (SF), Eli Fuqua (PF), Dewey Gibson (C) Robert Ricks, Bernard Coleman, Casey Dabney, Jonas Thompson, Brian Scott | |
| 14:53 | Brown | Harold Cottrell makes the 1st free throw | 9-4 |
| 14:53 | Brown | Harold Cottrell makes the 2nd free throw | 10-4 |
| 14:35 | Sam Houston State | Gerald Hamlet can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 10-4 |
| 14:34 | Brown | Sean Holford gets the rebound | 10-4 |
| 14:09 | Brown | Robert Johns knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Harold Cottrell | 13-4 |
| 13:49 | Sam Houston State | Gerald Hamlet double dribbles | 13-4 |
| Subs | Brown | William Ventura (SF) Harold Cottrell | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 13:25 | Brown | William Ventura lays it in set up by Robert Johns | 15-4 |
| 13:09 | Sam Houston State | Robert Johns picks off the pass by Eli Fuqua | 15-4 |
| 12:40 | Brown | Terrence Reynolds steals it from James Hall | 15-4 |
| 12:32 | Sam Houston State | Sean Holford denies the turnaround by Eli Fuqua | 15-4 |
| 12:31 | Brown | Edwin Wightman snags the defensive board | 15-4 |
| 12:11 | Brown | Sean Holford hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 15-4 |
| 12:10 | Brown | Sean Holford hits the follow up shot | 17-4 |
| 11:51 | Sam Houston State | Eli Fuqua throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-4 |
| Subs | Brown | Francis Bonanno (PG), Harold Cottrell (SF), Scott Kaplan (PF), Bobby Frasier (C) Robert Johns, James Hall, Edwin Wightman, Sean Holford | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Ricks (PG), Bernard Coleman (SG), Casey Dabney (SF), Jonas Thompson (PF), Brian Scott (C) Gerald Hamlet, Norman Kimbro, Terrence Reynolds, Eli Fuqua, Dewey Gibson | |
| Lineup | Brown | PG - Francis Bonanno (fresh) SG - William Ventura (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harold Cottrell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Scott Kaplan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bobby Frasier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Robert Ricks (fresh) SG - Bernard Coleman (fresh) SF - Casey Dabney (fresh) PF - Jonas Thompson (fresh) C - Brian Scott (fresh) | |
| 11:49 | Brown | William Ventura is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Ventura, team foul #2 | 17-4 |
| 11:32 | Sam Houston State | Casey Dabney misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 17-4 |
| 11:31 | Sam Houston State | Robert Ricks tips it back up and in | 17-6 |
| 11:15 | Brown | Harold Cottrell buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by William Ventura | 19-6 |
| 11:04 | Sam Houston State | Jonas Thompson clanks a floater in the lane | 19-6 |
| 11:02 | Brown | Francis Bonanno grabs the board | 19-6 |
| 10:56 | Brown | Bobby Frasier is hacked by Casey Dabney in the backcourt - foul #2 on Casey Dabney, team foul #5 | 19-6 |
| Subs | Brown | James Hall (SG) William Ventura | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Flanagan (PG) Casey Dabney | |
| 10:36 | Brown | Harold Cottrell hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Francis Bonanno | 21-6 |
| 10:13 | Sam Houston State | Brian Scott drills a runner near the basket | 21-8 |
| 09:49 | Brown | Harold Cottrell hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the right wing | 21-8 |
| 09:48 | Brown | Scott Kaplan can't tip it in | 21-8 |
| 09:46 | Sam Houston State | Brian Scott pulls down the rebound | 21-8 |
| 09:42 | Sam Houston State | James Flanagan scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Robert Ricks and he's fouled by Francis Bonanno - foul #1 on Francis Bonanno, team foul #3 | 21-10 |
| Subs | Brown | Robert Johns (PG), William Ventura (SG), Edwin Wightman (PF), Sean Holford (C) Francis Bonanno, James Hall, Scott Kaplan, Bobby Frasier | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Norman Kimbro (SG), Steven Faulkner (SF), Eli Fuqua (PF), Dewey Gibson (C) Robert Ricks, Bernard Coleman, Jonas Thompson, Brian Scott | |
| 09:42 | Sam Houston State | James Flanagan makes the free throw | 21-11 |
| 09:25 | Brown | Robert Johns comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 21-11 |
| 09:23 | Sam Houston State | Steven Faulkner pulls down the rebound | 21-11 |
| 09:13 | Sam Houston State | Steven Faulkner misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 21-11 |
| 09:12 | Brown | William Ventura gets the rebound | 21-11 |
| 09:07 | Brown | Harold Cottrell is fouled on the floor by Steven Faulkner - foul #1 on Steven Faulkner, team foul #6 | 21-11 |
| Subs | Brown | James Hall (SG) Harold Cottrell | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Gerald Hamlet (PG) James Flanagan | |
| 08:51 | Brown | Robert Johns misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-11 |
| 08:50 | Sam Houston State | Steven Faulkner pulls down the rebound | 21-11 |
| 08:31 | Sam Houston State | Steven Faulkner makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Gerald Hamlet | 21-14 |
| 08:29 | Brown | James Hall is hacked by Gerald Hamlet in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gerald Hamlet, team foul #7 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Brown | Scott Kaplan (PF) Edwin Wightman | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Ricks (PG), Bernard Coleman (SG), Terrence Reynolds (SF) Gerald Hamlet, Norman Kimbro, Steven Faulkner | |
| 08:29 | Brown | James Hall makes the 1st free throw | 22-14 |
| 08:29 | Brown | James Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 23-14 |
| 08:11 | Sam Houston State | Terrence Reynolds's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-14 |
| Subs | Brown | Francis Bonanno (SG), Bobby Frasier (C) James Hall, Sean Holford | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 07:42 | Brown | William Ventura misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Terrence Reynolds - foul #2 on Terrence Reynolds, team foul #8 | 23-14 |
| Subs | Brown | Sean Holford (C) Scott Kaplan | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Norman Kimbro (SG), Brian Scott (C) Terrence Reynolds, Dewey Gibson | |
| 07:42 | Brown | William Ventura makes the 1st free throw | 24-14 |
| 07:42 | Brown | William Ventura makes the 2nd free throw | 25-14 |
| Lineup | Brown | PG - Robert Johns (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Francis Bonanno (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Ventura (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bobby Frasier (fresh) C - Sean Holford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Robert Ricks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Kimbro (fresh) SF - Bernard Coleman (fresh) PF - Eli Fuqua (fairly fresh) C - Brian Scott (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:28 | Sam Houston State | Eli Fuqua can't connect on a floater from close range | 25-14 |
| 07:27 | Sam Houston State | Brian Scott tips it back up and in | 25-16 |
| 07:25 | Brown | William Ventura is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 25-16 |
| Subs | Brown | Harold Cottrell (SF) William Ventura | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Steven Faulkner (SF), Jonas Thompson (C) Robert Ricks, Bernard Coleman | |
| 07:09 | Sam Houston State | Norman Kimbro is fouled on the floor by Harold Cottrell - foul #1 on Harold Cottrell, team foul #4 | 25-16 |
| Subs | Brown | Scott Kaplan (PF) Bobby Frasier | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Flanagan (PG) Eli Fuqua | |
| 06:49 | Sam Houston State | James Flanagan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-16 |
| 06:48 | Sam Houston State | James Flanagan grabs the offensive board | 25-16 |
| 06:26 | Sam Houston State | Steven Faulkner misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Sean Holford - foul #2 on Sean Holford, team foul #5 | 25-16 |
| Subs | Brown | James Hall (SG), Edwin Wightman (PF) Francis Bonanno, Sean Holford | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Bernard Coleman (SG), Eli Fuqua (PF), Dewey Gibson (C) Norman Kimbro, Jonas Thompson, Brian Scott | |
| 06:26 | Sam Houston State | Steven Faulkner misses the 1st free throw | 25-16 |
| 06:26 | Sam Houston State | Steven Faulkner misses the 2nd free throw | 25-16 |
| 06:26 | Sam Houston State | Dewey Gibson pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-16 |
| 06:04 | Sam Houston State | Steven Faulkner double dribbles | 25-16 |
| Subs | Brown | William Ventura (SF), Bobby Frasier (C) Harold Cottrell, Scott Kaplan | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Ricks (PG), Norman Kimbro (SG) James Flanagan, Steven Faulkner | |
| 05:38 | Brown | Robert Johns connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by James Hall | 28-16 |
| 05:18 | Sam Houston State | Dewey Gibson connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Bernard Coleman | 28-18 |
| 05:01 | Brown | William Ventura misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Bernard Coleman - foul #1 on Bernard Coleman, team foul #9 | 28-18 |
| Subs | Brown | Francis Bonanno (PG), Harold Cottrell (SF), Scott Kaplan (C) Robert Johns, James Hall, Bobby Frasier | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jonas Thompson (PF), Brian Scott (C) Eli Fuqua, Dewey Gibson | |
| 05:01 | Brown | William Ventura misses the 1st free throw | 28-18 |
| 05:01 | Brown | William Ventura makes the 2nd free throw | 29-18 |
| 04:35 | Sam Houston State | Norman Kimbro hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Edwin Wightman - foul #1 on Edwin Wightman, team foul #6 | 29-18 |
| Subs | Brown | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Flanagan (PG) Robert Ricks | |
| 04:35 | Sam Houston State | Norman Kimbro misses the 1st free throw | 29-18 |
| 04:35 | Sam Houston State | Norman Kimbro makes the 2nd free throw | 29-19 |
| 04:06 | Brown | Francis Bonanno comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 29-19 |
| 04:04 | Sam Houston State | Brian Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 29-19 |
| 03:46 | Sam Houston State | Norman Kimbro comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 29-19 |
| 03:44 | Sam Houston State | Norman Kimbro gets the offensive rebound | 29-19 |
| 03:34 | Sam Houston State | Jonas Thompson can't connect on a floater in the lane | 29-19 |
| 03:33 | Sam Houston State | Jonas Thompson pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-19 |
| Lineup | Brown | PG - Francis Bonanno (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Ventura (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Cottrell (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edwin Wightman (tiring) C - Scott Kaplan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - James Flanagan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Norman Kimbro (tiring) 1 pts. SF - Bernard Coleman (fairly fresh) PF - Jonas Thompson (fairly fresh) C - Brian Scott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Sam Houston State | Brian Scott loses the dribble to Scott Kaplan | 29-19 |
| 02:48 | Brown | Jonas Thompson denies the turnaround by Francis Bonanno | 29-19 |
| 02:47 | Sam Houston State | Jonas Thompson pulls down the rebound | 29-19 |
| 02:41 | Sam Houston State | Norman Kimbro's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-19 |
| Subs | Brown | Robert Johns (PG), James Hall (SG), Bobby Frasier (PF), Sean Holford (C) Francis Bonanno, William Ventura, Edwin Wightman, Scott Kaplan | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Gerald Hamlet (PG), Robert Ricks (SG), Terrence Reynolds (SF), Eli Fuqua (PF), Casey Dabney (C) James Flanagan, Norman Kimbro, Bernard Coleman, Jonas Thompson, Brian Scott | |
| 02:38 | Brown | Harold Cottrell loses the dribble to Robert Ricks in the backcourt | 29-19 |
| 02:33 | Sam Houston State | Gerald Hamlet misses the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by James Hall - foul #1 on James Hall, team foul #7 | 29-19 |
| 02:33 | Sam Houston State | Gerald Hamlet makes the 1st free throw | 29-20 |
| 02:33 | Sam Houston State | Gerald Hamlet makes the 2nd free throw | 29-21 |
| 02:16 | Brown | Harold Cottrell comes up short on the shot from the right side | 29-21 |
| 02:14 | Sam Houston State | Eli Fuqua snags the defensive board | 29-21 |
| 01:56 | Sam Houston State | Gerald Hamlet misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-21 |
| 01:55 | Brown | Bobby Frasier grabs the defensive rebound | 29-21 |
| 01:26 | Brown | Robert Johns misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-21 |
| 01:24 | Sam Houston State | Robert Ricks pulls down the rebound | 29-21 |
| 01:11 | Sam Houston State | Casey Dabney makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-24 |
| 01:08 | Brown | Robert Johns is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Hamlet - foul #3 on Gerald Hamlet, team foul #10 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Brown | William Ventura (SF) Harold Cottrell | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Norman Kimbro (SG), Dewey Gibson (C) Gerald Hamlet, Terrence Reynolds | |
| 01:08 | Brown | Robert Johns makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 01:08 | Brown | Robert Johns misses the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 01:08 | Sam Houston State | Casey Dabney snags the defensive board | 30-24 |
| 00:46 | Sam Houston State | Casey Dabney is fouled on the floor by Sean Holford - foul #3 on Sean Holford, team foul #8 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Brown | Francis Bonanno (PG), Scott Kaplan (PF) Robert Johns, Sean Holford | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Flanagan (PG) Robert Ricks | |
| 00:46 | Sam Houston State | Casey Dabney makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 00:46 | Sam Houston State | Casey Dabney misses the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 00:46 | Brown | Bobby Frasier grabs the board | 30-25 |
| 00:44 | Brown | James Flanagan is called for the reach on Francis Bonanno in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Flanagan, team foul #11 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Brown | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Steven Faulkner (SF) Casey Dabney | |
| 00:44 | Brown | Francis Bonanno makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 00:44 | Brown | Francis Bonanno makes the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 00:19 | Sam Houston State | Dewey Gibson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Bobby Frasier - foul #1 on Bobby Frasier, team foul #9 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Brown | Edwin Wightman (PF) Bobby Frasier | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Brian Scott (PG) James Flanagan | |
| 00:19 | Sam Houston State | Dewey Gibson misses the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 00:19 | Sam Houston State | Dewey Gibson misses the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 00:19 | Sam Houston State | Steven Faulkner grabs the offensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 00:03 | Sam Houston State | Steven Faulkner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-25 |
| Subs | Brown | Robert Johns (PG) James Hall | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Terrence Reynolds (SF) Steven Faulkner | |
| 00:00 | Brown | William Ventura misses short on a halfcourt shot | 32-25 |