| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Gerald Hamlet (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Kimbro (fresh) SF - Terrence Reynolds (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eli Fuqua (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dewey Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Antony Bigelow (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Booth (fresh) SF - Michael Fleener (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael McCarn (fresh) 7 pts. C - Edward Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Terrence Reynolds inbounds the ball | 23-20 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Sam Houston State | Eli Fuqua is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Eli Fuqua, team foul #1 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Robert Knarr (SF), Louis Trinkle (PF) John Booth, Michael McCarn | |
| 19:08 | McNeese State | Louis Trinkle clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 23-20 |
| 19:06 | Sam Houston State | Terrence Reynolds snags the defensive board | 23-20 |
| 18:47 | Sam Houston State | Michael Fleener is called for the reach on Dewey Gibson - foul #2 on Michael Fleener, team foul #1 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Virgil Wade (C) Edward Freeman | |
| 18:34 | Sam Houston State | Eli Fuqua loses the dribble to Virgil Wade | 23-20 |
| 18:07 | McNeese State | Virgil Wade misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Eli Fuqua - foul #3 on Eli Fuqua, team foul #2 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Casey Dabney (SF), Jonas Thompson (PF), Brian Scott (C) Terrence Reynolds, Eli Fuqua, Dewey Gibson | |
| Subs | McNeese State | John Booth (SG) Robert Knarr | |
| 18:07 | McNeese State | Virgil Wade makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 18:07 | McNeese State | Virgil Wade misses the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 18:07 | Sam Houston State | Brian Scott gets the rebound | 23-21 |
| 18:03 | Sam Houston State | Gerald Hamlet is whistled for traveling | 23-21 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Ricks (SG) Norman Kimbro | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Edward Freeman (C) Virgil Wade | |
| 18:01 | McNeese State | Antony Bigelow throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-21 |
| 17:39 | Sam Houston State | Jonas Thompson connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Casey Dabney | 25-21 |
| 17:15 | McNeese State | Edward Freeman banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Fleener | 25-23 |
| 16:59 | Sam Houston State | Gerald Hamlet hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 25-23 |
| 16:58 | Sam Houston State | Jonas Thompson snags the offensive board | 25-23 |
| 16:53 | Sam Houston State | Jonas Thompson misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Louis Trinkle - foul #1 on Louis Trinkle, team foul #2 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Norman Kimbro (SG), Terrence Reynolds (SF), Dewey Gibson (C) Gerald Hamlet, Casey Dabney, Brian Scott | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Patrick August (SG), Joseph Hare (SF), Michael McCarn (PF) John Booth, Michael Fleener, Louis Trinkle | |
| 16:53 | Sam Houston State | Jonas Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 16:53 | Sam Houston State | Jonas Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 16:53 | McNeese State | Edward Freeman snags the defensive board | 26-23 |
| 16:28 | McNeese State | Antony Bigelow's pass is intercepted by Jonas Thompson | 26-23 |
| 16:11 | Sam Houston State | Antony Bigelow steps in front of the Jonas Thompson pass | 26-23 |
| 16:06 | McNeese State | Patrick August is hacked by Robert Ricks in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Ricks, team foul #3 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Flanagan (PG), Brian Scott (PF) Robert Ricks, Jonas Thompson | |
| Subs | McNeese State | John Booth (SG), Michael Fleener (SF), Louis Trinkle (C) Patrick August, Joseph Hare, Edward Freeman | |
| 15:43 | McNeese State | Louis Trinkle misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dewey Gibson - foul #1 on Dewey Gibson, team foul #4 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Casey Dabney (SF), Eli Fuqua (PF) Terrence Reynolds, Brian Scott | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Patrick August (SG), Robert Knarr (SF) John Booth, Michael Fleener | |
| 15:43 | McNeese State | Louis Trinkle makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 15:43 | McNeese State | Louis Trinkle misses the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 15:43 | Sam Houston State | Dewey Gibson grabs the defensive rebound | 26-24 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - James Flanagan (fresh) SG - Norman Kimbro (fresh) SF - Casey Dabney (fresh) PF - Eli Fuqua (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Dewey Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Antony Bigelow (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick August (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Knarr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael McCarn (fresh) 7 pts. C - Louis Trinkle (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Sam Houston State | Casey Dabney can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 26-24 |
| 15:29 | McNeese State | Louis Trinkle grabs the board | 26-24 |
| 15:07 | McNeese State | Patrick August knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-27 |
| 14:43 | Sam Houston State | Eli Fuqua comes up short on the runner near the basket | 26-27 |
| 14:42 | Sam Houston State | Eli Fuqua tips it home | 28-27 |
| 14:13 | McNeese State | Patrick August is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Casey Dabney - foul #2 on Casey Dabney, team foul #5 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Gerald Hamlet (PG), Robert Ricks (SG), Terrence Reynolds (SF), Jonas Thompson (C) James Flanagan, Norman Kimbro, Casey Dabney, Dewey Gibson | |
| Subs | McNeese State | John Booth (SG), Michael Fleener (SF), Edward Freeman (C) Antony Bigelow, Michael McCarn, Louis Trinkle | |
| 14:13 | McNeese State | Patrick August misses the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 14:13 | McNeese State | Patrick August makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 13:55 | Sam Houston State | Jonas Thompson drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Ricks | 30-28 |
| 13:53 | McNeese State | Gerald Hamlet steals the ball from John Booth in the backcourt | 30-28 |
| 13:34 | Sam Houston State | Eli Fuqua hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Knarr - foul #1 on Robert Knarr, team foul #3 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Joseph Hare (SF) Patrick August | |
| 13:34 | Sam Houston State | Eli Fuqua misses the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 13:34 | Sam Houston State | Eli Fuqua makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 13:31 | McNeese State | Robert Ricks steals the ball from Joseph Hare in the backcourt | 31-28 |
| 13:29 | Sam Houston State | Gerald Hamlet lays it up and in set up by Robert Ricks | 33-28 |
| 13:00 | McNeese State | Michael Fleener connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Joseph Hare | 33-30 |
| 12:47 | Sam Houston State | Jonas Thompson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-30 |
| 12:46 | McNeese State | Edward Freeman grabs the board | 33-30 |
| 12:44 | McNeese State | Edward Freeman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-30 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Bernard Coleman (SG), Casey Dabney (SF), Brian Scott (PF), Dewey Gibson (C) Robert Ricks, Terrence Reynolds, Eli Fuqua, Jonas Thompson | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Antony Bigelow (PG), Michael McCarn (PF) Michael Fleener, Robert Knarr | |
| 12:24 | Sam Houston State | Gerald Hamlet misses the fadeaway from the right block | 33-30 |
| 12:22 | Sam Houston State | Bernard Coleman pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 12:06 | Sam Houston State | Casey Dabney buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Gerald Hamlet | 36-30 |
| 11:55 | McNeese State | Edward Freeman connects on the open turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by John Booth | 36-32 |
| 11:39 | Sam Houston State | Brian Scott misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 11:37 | McNeese State | Antony Bigelow grabs the board | 36-32 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Gerald Hamlet (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernard Coleman (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Casey Dabney (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brian Scott (fresh) C - Dewey Gibson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Antony Bigelow (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Booth (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Hare (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael McCarn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Edward Freeman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:22 | McNeese State | Joseph Hare lays it in and the foul's on Brian Scott - foul #2 on Brian Scott, team foul #6 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Flanagan (PG), Norman Kimbro (SG), Terrence Reynolds (SF) Gerald Hamlet, Bernard Coleman, Dewey Gibson | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Michael Fleener (SG), Louis Trinkle (PF) John Booth, Michael McCarn | |
| 11:22 | McNeese State | Joseph Hare makes the free throw | 36-35 |
| 10:58 | Sam Houston State | Casey Dabney lays it in | 38-35 |
| 10:34 | McNeese State | Joseph Hare's fadeaway is rejected by Casey Dabney | 38-35 |
| 10:32 | McNeese State | Joseph Hare grabs the offensive board | 38-35 |
| 10:16 | McNeese State | Edward Freeman buries a floater from close range on a great pass from Joseph Hare | 38-37 |
| 10:14 | Sam Houston State | James Flanagan is hacked by Antony Bigelow in the backcourt - foul #1 on Antony Bigelow, team foul #4 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Ricks (PG), Bernard Coleman (SF), Eli Fuqua (PF), Jonas Thompson (C) James Flanagan, Terrence Reynolds, Brian Scott, Casey Dabney | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Patrick August (PG), John Booth (SG), Michael McCarn (PF) Antony Bigelow, Joseph Hare, Edward Freeman | |
| 09:53 | Sam Houston State | Bernard Coleman misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 09:52 | McNeese State | Louis Trinkle gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 09:23 | McNeese State | Louis Trinkle slams it home on a nice dish by Patrick August | 38-39 |
| 09:10 | Sam Houston State | Robert Ricks is called for traveling | 38-39 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Gerald Hamlet (PG) Norman Kimbro | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Antony Bigelow (PG), Robert Knarr (SF), Edward Freeman (C) John Booth, Michael Fleener, Michael McCarn | |
| 08:47 | McNeese State | Antony Bigelow hits a floater from just outside the lane | 38-41 |
| 08:33 | Sam Houston State | Eli Fuqua can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-41 |
| 08:32 | McNeese State | Robert Knarr snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 08:14 | McNeese State | Edward Freeman is called for traveling | 38-41 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Flanagan (SG), Terrence Reynolds (SF), Brian Scott (PF), Dewey Gibson (C) Robert Ricks, Bernard Coleman, Eli Fuqua, Jonas Thompson | |
| Subs | McNeese State | John Booth (SG), Michael Fleener (SF), Michael McCarn (PF) Patrick August, Robert Knarr, Louis Trinkle | |
| 07:50 | Sam Houston State | Gerald Hamlet can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Antony Bigelow - foul #2 on Antony Bigelow, team foul #5 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Norman Kimbro (SG) James Flanagan | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 07:50 | Sam Houston State | Gerald Hamlet makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 07:50 | Sam Houston State | Gerald Hamlet makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 07:23 | McNeese State | Dewey Gibson steps in front of the John Booth pass | 40-41 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Gerald Hamlet (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norman Kimbro (fresh) SF - Terrence Reynolds (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Brian Scott (fresh) C - Dewey Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Antony Bigelow (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Booth (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Michael Fleener (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael McCarn (fresh) 7 pts. C - Edward Freeman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Sam Houston State | Gerald Hamlet shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Norman Kimbro | 43-41 |
| 06:41 | McNeese State | Edward Freeman hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Norman Kimbro - foul #3 on Norman Kimbro, team foul #7 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Flanagan (PG), Bernard Coleman (SG), Eli Fuqua (PF) Gerald Hamlet, Norman Kimbro, Brian Scott | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Patrick August (SG), Joseph Hare (SF), Louis Trinkle (PF) John Booth, Michael Fleener, Michael McCarn | |
| 06:41 | McNeese State | Edward Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 06:41 | McNeese State | Edward Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 06:23 | Sam Houston State | Terrence Reynolds misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-42 |
| 06:22 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Louis Trinkle | 43-42 |
| 05:53 | McNeese State | Louis Trinkle is denied on a dunk by Eli Fuqua | 43-42 |
| 05:51 | Sam Houston State | Eli Fuqua grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 05:28 | Sam Houston State | Terrence Reynolds misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Joseph Hare - foul #3 on Joseph Hare, team foul #6 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Ricks (PG), Norman Kimbro (SG), Jonas Thompson (C) James Flanagan, Bernard Coleman, Dewey Gibson | |
| Subs | McNeese State | John Booth (SG), Michael Fleener (SF), Michael McCarn (PF), Virgil Wade (C) Patrick August, Joseph Hare, Louis Trinkle, Edward Freeman | |
| 05:28 | Sam Houston State | Terrence Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 05:28 | Sam Houston State | Terrence Reynolds misses the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 05:28 | McNeese State | Michael McCarn gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 05:08 | McNeese State | Virgil Wade is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Fleener | 44-44 |
| 04:57 | Sam Houston State | Norman Kimbro buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 04:54 | McNeese State | Antony Bigelow is hacked by Norman Kimbro in the backcourt - foul #4 on Norman Kimbro, team foul #8 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Gerald Hamlet (PG), Casey Dabney (SF), Brian Scott (C) Robert Ricks, Terrence Reynolds, Eli Fuqua | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Louis Trinkle (C) Virgil Wade | |
| 04:54 | McNeese State | Antony Bigelow makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 04:54 | McNeese State | Antony Bigelow makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 04:35 | Sam Houston State | Casey Dabney can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-46 |
| 04:34 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Jonas Thompson | 47-46 |
| 04:12 | Sam Houston State | Michael Fleener is called for the reach on Jonas Thompson - foul #3 on Michael Fleener, team foul #7 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Ricks (SG) Norman Kimbro | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Patrick August (PG), Joseph Hare (SF), Robert Knarr (PF), Edward Freeman (C) Antony Bigelow, Michael Fleener, Michael McCarn, Louis Trinkle | |
| 04:12 | Sam Houston State | Jonas Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 04:12 | McNeese State | Robert Knarr grabs the board | 47-46 |
| 03:55 | McNeese State | Joseph Hare banks in the layup on a nice dish by Patrick August | 47-48 |
| 03:46 | Sam Houston State | Casey Dabney makes the wide open runner in the lane on a nice dish by Gerald Hamlet | 49-48 |
| 03:17 | McNeese State | Edward Freeman misses short on an open shot in the lane | 49-48 |
| 03:15 | McNeese State | Edward Freeman tips it but misses | 49-48 |
| 03:13 | Sam Houston State | Brian Scott gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Gerald Hamlet (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Ricks (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Casey Dabney (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. PF - Jonas Thompson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Scott (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Patrick August (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Booth (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Hare (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Knarr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Freeman (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Sam Houston State | Gerald Hamlet loses the dribble to Patrick August in the backcourt | 49-48 |
| 02:54 | McNeese State | Robert Knarr can't connect on a shot from the left side | 49-48 |
| 02:53 | McNeese State | Edward Freeman tips it back up and in | 49-50 |
| 02:53 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-50 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Norman Kimbro (SG), Terrence Reynolds (SF), Eli Fuqua (PF), Dewey Gibson (C) Robert Ricks, Casey Dabney, Jonas Thompson, Brian Scott | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Antony Bigelow (PG), Michael Fleener (SG), Michael McCarn (PF), Louis Trinkle (C) Patrick August, John Booth, Joseph Hare, Edward Freeman | |
| 02:29 | Sam Houston State | Louis Trinkle blocks the jumper by Norman Kimbro | 49-50 |
| 02:27 | Sam Houston State | Dewey Gibson tips it back up and in | 51-50 |
| 02:09 | McNeese State | Michael McCarn banks in the layup | 51-52 |
| 01:58 | Sam Houston State | Louis Trinkle steals the ball from Eli Fuqua | 51-52 |
| 01:56 | McNeese State | Michael Fleener throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-52 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | John Booth (SG), Edward Freeman (C) Robert Knarr, Louis Trinkle | |
| 01:50 | Sam Houston State | Norman Kimbro hits the finger roll and the foul's on John Booth - foul #1 on John Booth, team foul #8 | 53-52 |
| 01:50 | Sam Houston State | Norman Kimbro misses the free throw | 53-52 |
| 01:50 | McNeese State | Edward Freeman gets the rebound | 53-52 |
| 01:29 | McNeese State | John Booth loses the dribble to Norman Kimbro | 53-52 |
| 01:06 | Sam Houston State | Norman Kimbro misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 01:05 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Michael Fleener | 53-52 |
| 00:36 | McNeese State | Edward Freeman is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-54 |
| 00:18 | Sam Houston State | Eli Fuqua hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gerald Hamlet | 55-54 |
| 00:06 | McNeese State | Michael McCarn connects on the open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 55-56 |
| 00:06 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-56 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Norman Kimbro hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 55-56 |