| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Marc Voetberg (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam Malone (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Cutler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Pearson (fresh) 6 pts. C - Mohammed Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Manzo (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wallace Long (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Shannon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Greg Norton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon inbounds the ball | 36-41 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Missouri State | John Manzo misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-41 |
| 19:36 | Sam Houston State | Adam Malone snags the defensive board | 36-41 |
| 19:20 | Sam Houston State | Robert Cutler lays it up and in set up by Marc Voetberg | 38-41 |
| 19:15 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-41 |
| 19:10 | Sam Houston State | Robert Cutler misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-41 |
| 19:08 | Sam Houston State | Robert Pearson tips it in | 40-41 |
| 18:46 | Missouri State | John Manzo buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-44 |
| 18:30 | Sam Houston State | Marc Voetberg drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Adam Malone and he's fouled by John Manzo - foul #2 on John Manzo, team foul #1 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Billy Lattin (SG), Robert Rendon (SF), Elden Smith (PF), Willie Delosreyes (C) Adam Malone, Robert Cutler, Robert Pearson, Mohammed Carroll | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jumah Arai (PG), John Pewitt (SG), Douglas Galeano (C) John Manzo, Wallace Long, Greg Norton | |
| 18:30 | Sam Houston State | Marc Voetberg makes the free throw | 43-44 |
| 18:28 | Missouri State | Robert Rendon is called for the reach on Scott Shannon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Rendon, team foul #1 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Myron Thompson (SF) Robert Rendon | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 18:07 | Missouri State | William Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-44 |
| 18:06 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Willie Delosreyes | 43-44 |
| 17:46 | Sam Houston State | Elden Smith lays it in on a great pass from Willie Delosreyes and he's fouled by John Pewitt - foul #3 on John Pewitt, team foul #2 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Horace Leary (SG), Carl Krebs (C) John Pewitt, Scott Shannon | |
| 17:46 | Sam Houston State | Elden Smith makes the free throw | 46-44 |
| 17:42 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano is fouled in the backcourt by Billy Lattin - foul #2 on Billy Lattin, team foul #2 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Ingle (C) William Brown | |
| 17:25 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano makes the fadeaway in the lane | 46-46 |
| 17:07 | Sam Houston State | Marc Voetberg is fouled on the floor by Jumah Arai - foul #3 on Jumah Arai, team foul #3 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adam Malone (SG), Robert Cutler (SF), Robert Pearson (PF), Mohammed Carroll (C) Billy Lattin, Myron Thompson, Elden Smith, Willie Delosreyes | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG), Wallace Long (SG), William Brown (PF), Greg Norton (C) Jumah Arai, Horace Leary, Carl Krebs, Paul Ingle | |
| 16:58 | Sam Houston State | Adam Malone comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Wallace Long - foul #1 on Wallace Long, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Horace Leary (SF) Douglas Galeano | |
| 16:58 | Sam Houston State | Adam Malone makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 16:58 | Sam Houston State | Adam Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 16:43 | Missouri State | William Brown buries a driving attempt from the right block | 48-48 |
| 16:29 | Sam Houston State | Mohammed Carroll slams it home on a great pass from Adam Malone and he's fouled by Greg Norton - foul #2 on Greg Norton, team foul #5 | 50-48 |
| 16:29 | Sam Houston State | Mohammed Carroll makes the free throw | 51-48 |
| 16:27 | Missouri State | John Manzo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-48 |
| 16:07 | Sam Houston State | Marc Voetberg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-48 |
| 16:05 | Missouri State | William Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 15:56 | Missouri State | John Manzo hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 15:55 | Sam Houston State | Adam Malone grabs the board | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Marc Voetberg (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Adam Malone (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Cutler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Pearson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Mohammed Carroll (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Manzo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wallace Long (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Horace Leary (fairly fresh) PF - William Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Greg Norton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Sam Houston State | Mohammed Carroll hits the finger roll | 53-48 |
| 15:38 | Missouri State | Wallace Long is fouled on the floor by Adam Malone - foul #1 on Adam Malone, team foul #3 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Rendon (PG), David Henderson (SG), Billy Lattin (SF), Elden Smith (PF), David Doucette (C) Marc Voetberg, Adam Malone, Robert Cutler, Robert Pearson, Mohammed Carroll | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jumah Arai (PG), John Pewitt (SG), Scott Shannon (SF), Douglas Galeano (PF), Carl Krebs (C) John Manzo, Wallace Long, Horace Leary, William Brown, Greg Norton | |
| 15:29 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by John Pewitt | 53-51 |
| 15:08 | Sam Houston State | David Doucette is fouled on the floor by John Pewitt - foul #4 on John Pewitt, team foul #6 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Willie Delosreyes (C) David Doucette | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Sears (PG) John Pewitt | |
| 14:56 | Sam Houston State | Willie Delosreyes misses the easy layup | 53-51 |
| 14:54 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 14:39 | Missouri State | Larry Sears hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-51 |
| 14:38 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs tips it in | 53-53 |
| 14:28 | Sam Houston State | Willie Delosreyes drills a runner from close range on a great pass from Elden Smith | 55-53 |
| 14:11 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon hits a jumper near the basket set up by Jumah Arai and he's hacked by Robert Rendon - foul #4 on Robert Rendon, team foul #4 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Marc Voetberg (PG), Myron Thompson (SF), David Doucette (PF), Mohammed Carroll (C) Robert Rendon, Billy Lattin, Elden Smith, Willie Delosreyes | |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Brown (PF), Paul Ingle (C) Douglas Galeano, Carl Krebs | |
| 14:11 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon misses the free throw | 55-55 |
| 14:11 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Mohammed Carroll | 55-55 |
| 13:53 | Sam Houston State | Marc Voetberg loses the ball out of bounds | 55-55 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG), Wallace Long (SG) Larry Sears, Jumah Arai | |
| 13:34 | Missouri State | Wallace Long misses the wide open 3 from the left wing | 55-55 |
| 13:33 | Sam Houston State | David Doucette gets the rebound | 55-55 |
| 13:15 | Sam Houston State | David Doucette loses the dribble to Scott Shannon | 55-55 |
| 13:12 | Missouri State | Wallace Long hits the finger roll set up by Scott Shannon | 55-57 |
| 12:55 | Sam Houston State | David Doucette drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Marc Voetberg | 57-57 |
| 12:30 | Missouri State | John Manzo scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Scott Shannon | 57-60 |
| 12:04 | Sam Houston State | David Henderson knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Marc Voetberg | 60-60 |
| 11:35 | Missouri State | William Brown hits a floater from close range set up by John Manzo | 60-62 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Marc Voetberg (tiring) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Henderson (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Myron Thompson (tiring) PF - David Doucette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mohammed Carroll (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Manzo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wallace Long (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Shannon (tiring) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Ingle (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Sam Houston State | David Henderson drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Marc Voetberg | 63-62 |
| 10:49 | Missouri State | Wallace Long hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by John Manzo | 63-65 |
| 10:42 | Sam Houston State | Mohammed Carroll travels with the ball | 63-65 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adam Malone (PG), Billy Lattin (SG), Robert Cutler (SF), Robert Pearson (PF), Elden Smith (C) Marc Voetberg, David Henderson, Myron Thompson, David Doucette, Mohammed Carroll | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jumah Arai (PG), Horace Leary (SG), Douglas Galeano (SF), Carl Krebs (PF), Greg Norton (C) John Manzo, Wallace Long, Scott Shannon, William Brown, Paul Ingle | |
| 10:16 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai's 3 pointer is rejected by Robert Pearson | 63-65 |
| 10:14 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs tips it back up and in | 63-67 |
| 10:00 | Sam Houston State | Robert Cutler drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Billy Lattin | 66-67 |
| 09:52 | Missouri State | Billy Lattin picks off the pass by Horace Leary | 66-67 |
| 09:49 | Sam Houston State | Billy Lattin lays it in | 68-67 |
| 09:47 | Missouri State | Billy Lattin steals the ball from Jumah Arai in the backcourt | 68-67 |
| 09:35 | Sam Houston State | Billy Lattin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-67 |
| 09:21 | Missouri State | Horace Leary loses the dribble to Adam Malone | 68-67 |
| 09:05 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Galeano blocks the short jumper by Elden Smith | 68-67 |
| 09:04 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano gets the rebound | 68-67 |
| 08:49 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 68-67 |
| 08:47 | Sam Houston State | Robert Pearson grabs the defensive rebound | 68-67 |
| 08:24 | Sam Houston State | Robert Cutler misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-67 |
| 08:22 | Missouri State | Greg Norton snags the defensive board | 68-67 |
| 08:02 | Missouri State | Horace Leary travels with the ball | 68-67 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Marc Voetberg (PG), David Henderson (SG), Willie Delosreyes (PF), Mohammed Carroll (C) Adam Malone, Billy Lattin, Robert Pearson, Elden Smith | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Sears (PG), Wallace Long (SG), Scott Shannon (SF), William Brown (PF) Jumah Arai, Horace Leary, Douglas Galeano, Carl Krebs | |
| 07:45 | Sam Houston State | Mohammed Carroll is hacked by Scott Shannon - foul #1 on Scott Shannon, team foul #7 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Rendon (SF) Robert Cutler | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Pewitt (SG) Wallace Long | |
| 07:45 | Sam Houston State | Mohammed Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 07:45 | Sam Houston State | Mohammed Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 07:29 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the left block | 70-67 |
| 07:28 | Missouri State | John Pewitt grabs the offensive board | 70-67 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Marc Voetberg (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - David Henderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Rendon (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Willie Delosreyes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Mohammed Carroll (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Larry Sears (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Pewitt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Scott Shannon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Greg Norton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Missouri State | David Henderson is called for the reach on John Pewitt - foul #4 on David Henderson, team foul #5 | 70-67 |
| 07:00 | Missouri State | William Brown scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Sears | 70-70 |
| 06:36 | Sam Houston State | Willie Delosreyes knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by David Henderson | 72-70 |
| 06:14 | Missouri State | William Brown misses short on an open 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-70 |
| 06:12 | Sam Houston State | Mohammed Carroll gets the rebound | 72-70 |
| 05:55 | Sam Houston State | Robert Rendon knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by David Henderson | 75-70 |
| 05:38 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon is alone and drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Larry Sears | 75-72 |
| 05:16 | Sam Houston State | Marc Voetberg drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by David Henderson | 78-72 |
| 04:53 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon is whistled for traveling | 78-72 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adam Malone (PG), Billy Lattin (SG), Robert Cutler (SF), Robert Pearson (PF), David Doucette (C) Marc Voetberg, David Henderson, Robert Rendon, Willie Delosreyes, Mohammed Carroll | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG), Wallace Long (SG), Douglas Galeano (SF), Paul Ingle (C) Larry Sears, John Pewitt, Scott Shannon, Greg Norton | |
| 04:30 | Sam Houston State | Billy Lattin makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Adam Malone | 81-72 |
| 04:11 | Missouri State | Robert Pearson takes the ball from Paul Ingle | 81-72 |
| 03:55 | Sam Houston State | Robert Cutler misses the lay-in but the foul's on William Brown - foul #3 on William Brown, team foul #8 | 81-72 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | David Henderson (SG), Elden Smith (C) Billy Lattin, David Doucette | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Carl Krebs (PF) William Brown | |
| 03:55 | Sam Houston State | Robert Cutler misses the 1st free throw | 81-72 |
| 03:55 | Sam Houston State | Robert Cutler makes the 2nd free throw | 82-72 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:42 | Missouri State | Robert Cutler is called for the reach on Wallace Long - foul #1 on Robert Cutler, team foul #6 | 82-72 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Myron Thompson (SF) Robert Cutler | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jumah Arai (SG) Wallace Long | |
| 03:29 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano makes the 3 from the right corner set up by John Manzo | 82-75 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Adam Malone (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Henderson (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SF - Myron Thompson (fresh) PF - Robert Pearson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Elden Smith (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Manzo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jumah Arai (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Douglas Galeano (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carl Krebs (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Paul Ingle (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Sam Houston State | Adam Malone misses the easy layup | 82-75 |
| 03:24 | Sam Houston State | Robert Pearson tips it back up and in | 84-75 |
| 03:09 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs is hacked by Robert Pearson - foul #1 on Robert Pearson, team foul #7 | 84-75 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Marc Voetberg (PG) David Henderson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wallace Long (SG), Horace Leary (SF), William Brown (PF) John Manzo, Douglas Galeano, Paul Ingle | |
| 03:09 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs makes the 1st free throw | 84-76 |
| 03:09 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs makes the 2nd free throw | 84-77 |
| 02:54 | Sam Houston State | Robert Pearson clanks a runner from close range but he's hacked by Carl Krebs - foul #1 on Carl Krebs, team foul #9 | 84-77 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano (C) Carl Krebs | |
| 02:54 | Sam Houston State | Robert Pearson misses the 1st free throw | 84-77 |
| 02:54 | Sam Houston State | Robert Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 85-77 |
| 02:38 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 85-77 |
| 02:36 | Missouri State | William Brown tips it in | 85-79 |
| 02:26 | Sam Houston State | Marc Voetberg misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 85-79 |
| 02:24 | Missouri State | Wallace Long pulls down the rebound | 85-79 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:18 | Missouri State | Douglas Galeano misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 85-79 |
| 02:17 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Elden Smith | 85-79 |
| 02:15 | Sam Houston State | Marc Voetberg throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 85-79 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Rendon (PG), David Henderson (SG), Billy Lattin (SF), David Doucette (C) Marc Voetberg, Adam Malone, Myron Thompson, Elden Smith | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Pewitt (SG) Wallace Long | |
| 01:58 | Missouri State | Billy Lattin steals it from Horace Leary | 85-79 |
| 01:58 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 85-79 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Marc Voetberg (PG), Robert Cutler (SF), Mohammed Carroll (C) Robert Rendon, Billy Lattin, David Doucette | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG), Wallace Long (SG), Scott Shannon (SF), Greg Norton (C) Jumah Arai, John Pewitt, Horace Leary, Douglas Galeano | |
| 01:34 | Sam Houston State | Marc Voetberg hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 85-79 |
| 01:33 | Missouri State | William Brown snags the defensive board | 85-79 |
| 01:19 | Missouri State | Greg Norton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 85-79 |
| 01:17 | Sam Houston State | David Henderson snags the defensive board | 85-79 |
| 00:58 | Sam Houston State | Mohammed Carroll's fadeaway is rejected by William Brown | 85-79 |
| 00:57 | Missouri State | Scott Shannon grabs the board | 85-79 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:53 | Missouri State | John Manzo misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 85-79 |
| 00:52 | Missouri State | Greg Norton grabs the offensive board | 85-79 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:49 | Missouri State | John Manzo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 85-79 |
| 00:47 | Missouri State | Greg Norton grabs the offensive board | 85-79 |
| 00:45 | Missouri State | William Brown can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left wing | 85-79 |
| 00:43 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Mohammed Carroll | 85-79 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Sam Houston State | Wallace Long is called for the reach on Mohammed Carroll in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wallace Long, team foul #10 | 85-79 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Billy Lattin (SF), Willie Delosreyes (PF) Robert Cutler, Robert Pearson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 00:41 | Sam Houston State | Mohammed Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 86-79 |
| 00:41 | Sam Houston State | Mohammed Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 87-79 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Missouri State | Wallace Long misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 87-79 |
| 00:33 | Sam Houston State | Willie Delosreyes pulls down the rebound | 87-79 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Sam Houston State | Willie Delosreyes is fouled in the backcourt by Wallace Long - foul #3 on Wallace Long, team foul #11 | 87-79 |
| 00:32 | Sam Houston State | Willie Delosreyes makes the 1st free throw | 88-79 |
| 00:32 | Sam Houston State | Willie Delosreyes misses the 2nd free throw | 88-79 |
| 00:32 | Missouri State | William Brown grabs the board | 88-79 |
| 00:28 | Missouri State | John Manzo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 88-79 |
| 00:25 | Sam Houston State | Marc Voetberg is hacked by Greg Norton - foul #3 on Greg Norton, team foul #12 | 88-79 |
| 00:25 | Sam Houston State | Marc Voetberg makes the 1st free throw | 89-79 |
| 00:25 | Sam Houston State | Marc Voetberg makes the 2nd free throw | 90-79 |
| 00:20 | Missouri State | Greg Norton makes the wide open runner from the baseline on a great pass from John Manzo | 90-81 |
| 00:19 | Sam Houston State | Willie Delosreyes is fouled in the backcourt by John Manzo - foul #3 on John Manzo, team foul #13 | 90-81 |
| 00:19 | Sam Houston State | Willie Delosreyes makes the 1st free throw | 91-81 |
| 00:19 | Sam Houston State | Willie Delosreyes makes the 2nd free throw | 92-81 |
| 00:12 | Missouri State | Wallace Long's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 92-81 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Rendon (PG), Adam Malone (SG), Elden Smith (C) Marc Voetberg, David Henderson, Mohammed Carroll | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jumah Arai (PG), John Pewitt (SG), Douglas Galeano (SF), Carl Krebs (PF), Paul Ingle (C) John Manzo, Wallace Long, Scott Shannon, William Brown, Greg Norton | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Robert Rendon runs out the clock | 92-81 |