| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Tyler Bibeau (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Calvin Herring (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jaroslav Sucharzewski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gale Wiens (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Slater (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Kenneth Shick (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Palmieri (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell McAllister (fresh) 4 pts. C - Fred Oglesby (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Lamar | Jaroslav Sucharzewski inbounds the ball | 29-30 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:46 | Lamar | Jaroslav Sucharzewski's pass is intercepted by Russell McAllister | 29-30 |
| 19:27 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister misses short on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Calvin Herring - foul #2 on Calvin Herring, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden (SF), James Miller (C) Nicholas Dowdell, Fred Oglesby | |
| 19:27 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 19:27 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister misses the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 19:27 | Lamar | Gale Wiens snags the defensive board | 29-31 |
| 19:04 | Lamar | Calvin Herring's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-31 |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Fred Oglesby (C) Adam Madden, Russell McAllister | |
| 18:51 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby banks in the layup on a great pass from Kenneth Shick and the foul's on Joseph Slater - foul #3 on Joseph Slater, team foul #2 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Lamar | Keneth Erb (C) Joseph Slater | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden (SF) Nicholas Dowdell | |
| 18:51 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby makes the free throw | 29-34 |
| 18:35 | Lamar | Keneth Erb hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by James Miller - foul #2 on James Miller, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell (SF) Adam Madden | |
| 18:35 | Lamar | Keneth Erb makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 18:35 | Lamar | Keneth Erb makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 18:22 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 31-34 |
| 18:21 | Sam Houston State | James Miller hits the follow up shot | 31-36 |
| 18:01 | Lamar | Kenneth Shick picks off the pass by Jaroslav Sucharzewski | 31-36 |
| 17:46 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell is fouled on the floor by Jaroslav Sucharzewski - foul #1 on Jaroslav Sucharzewski, team foul #3 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden (SF), Russell McAllister (PF) Nicholas Dowdell, Fred Oglesby | |
| 17:28 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Kenneth Shick | 31-39 |
| 17:14 | Lamar | Jaroslav Sucharzewski can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-39 |
| 17:12 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri snags the defensive board | 31-39 |
| 16:47 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 31-39 |
| 16:45 | Lamar | Tyler Bibeau pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| 16:20 | Lamar | Calvin Herring buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-39 |
| 15:56 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-39 |
| Subs | Lamar | James Vaughn (PG), Andrew Hiott (SG), Matthew Slayton (SF), Joseph Slater (C) Tyler Bibeau, Calvin Herring, Jaroslav Sucharzewski, Gale Wiens | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Fred Oglesby (PF) Adam Madden, Russell McAllister | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - James Vaughn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Hiott (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Slayton (fresh) PF - Keneth Erb (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Slater (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Kenneth Shick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn Palmieri (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Oglesby (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Lamar | Joseph Slater misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on James Miller - foul #3 on James Miller, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Lamar | John Morris (PF) Keneth Erb | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister (PF) James Miller | |
| 15:28 | Lamar | Joseph Slater makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 15:28 | Lamar | Joseph Slater makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 15:12 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-39 |
| 15:10 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister tips it home | 35-41 |
| 14:55 | Lamar | Shawn Palmieri steals the ball from Joseph Slater | 35-41 |
| 14:51 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick hits the finger roll on a great pass from Shawn Palmieri | 35-43 |
| 14:39 | Lamar | John Morris is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Dowdell - foul #3 on Nicholas Dowdell, team foul #3 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Lamar | Tyler Bibeau (PG), Calvin Herring (SG), Gale Wiens (PF) Andrew Hiott, Matthew Slayton, John Morris | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Miller (C) Russell McAllister | |
| 14:23 | Lamar | Joseph Slater hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 35-43 |
| 14:21 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby grabs the defensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 14:00 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-43 |
| 13:58 | Lamar | The rebound goes to Joseph Slater | 35-43 |
| 13:47 | Lamar | Calvin Herring misses long on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Shawn Palmieri - foul #3 on Shawn Palmieri, team foul #4 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden (SF), Russell McAllister (PF) Nicholas Dowdell, James Miller | |
| 13:47 | Lamar | Calvin Herring makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 13:47 | Lamar | Calvin Herring makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 13:30 | Sam Houston State | Tyler Bibeau picks off the pass by Fred Oglesby | 37-43 |
| 13:16 | Lamar | Joseph Slater is hacked by Fred Oglesby - foul #1 on Fred Oglesby, team foul #5 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Lamar | Jaroslav Sucharzewski (SF), Keneth Erb (C) James Vaughn, Joseph Slater | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell (SF) Adam Madden | |
| 12:55 | Lamar | Tyler Bibeau drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Keneth Erb | 40-43 |
| 12:35 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell is fouled on the floor by Jaroslav Sucharzewski - foul #2 on Jaroslav Sucharzewski, team foul #4 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon (PG), Adam Madden (SF), James Miller (C) Kenneth Shick, Nicholas Dowdell, Russell McAllister | |
| 12:23 | Sam Houston State | Keneth Erb steals the ball from Adam Madden | 40-43 |
| 12:03 | Lamar | Gale Wiens travels with the ball | 40-43 |
| Subs | Lamar | James Vaughn (PG), Joseph Slater (C) Tyler Bibeau, Gale Wiens | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick (PG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Russell McAllister (PF) Angelo Colon, Adam Madden, James Miller | |
| 11:44 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 40-43 |
| 11:42 | Lamar | James Vaughn grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - James Vaughn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Calvin Herring (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jaroslav Sucharzewski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Keneth Erb (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Slater (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Kenneth Shick (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn Palmieri (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Russell McAllister (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Fred Oglesby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Lamar | Joseph Slater throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-43 |
| Subs | Lamar | Andrew Hiott (SG), Matthew Slayton (SF) Calvin Herring, Jaroslav Sucharzewski | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden (SF) Nicholas Dowdell | |
| 11:25 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden is whistled for traveling | 40-43 |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Miller (C) Russell McAllister | |
| 11:17 | Lamar | Andrew Hiott misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 40-43 |
| 11:15 | Lamar | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Hiott | 40-43 |
| 10:57 | Lamar | Keneth Erb makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Vaughn and the foul's on Kenneth Shick - foul #2 on Kenneth Shick, team foul #6 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Lamar | Tyler Bibeau (PG) Matthew Slayton | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Russell McAllister (PF) Adam Madden, James Miller | |
| 10:57 | Lamar | Keneth Erb misses the free throw | 42-43 |
| 10:57 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 10:39 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Russell McAllister | 42-46 |
| 10:27 | Lamar | Keneth Erb hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 42-46 |
| 10:26 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby snags the defensive board | 42-46 |
| 10:06 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Fred Oglesby | 42-48 |
| 09:51 | Lamar | Nicholas Dowdell takes the ball from Andrew Hiott | 42-48 |
| 09:32 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 42-48 |
| 09:31 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby grabs the offensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 09:16 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick makes the floater from the baseline set up by Nicholas Dowdell | 42-50 |
| 08:50 | Lamar | Tyler Bibeau misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-50 |
| 08:48 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby grabs the board | 42-50 |
| 08:29 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister misses the floater from the left wing | 42-50 |
| 08:28 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister grabs the offensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 08:23 | Sam Houston State | James Vaughn steals the ball from Russell McAllister | 42-50 |
| 08:07 | Lamar | Keneth Erb comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-50 |
| 08:06 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell snags the defensive board | 42-50 |
| 07:48 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 42-50 |
| 07:47 | Lamar | Keneth Erb pulls down the rebound | 42-50 |
| 07:32 | Lamar | James Vaughn misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 42-50 |
| 07:31 | Lamar | Andrew Hiott misses the tip | 42-50 |
| 07:30 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Russell McAllister | 42-50 |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Tyler Bibeau (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Hiott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Vaughn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Keneth Erb (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Slater (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Kenneth Shick (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn Palmieri (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Russell McAllister (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Fred Oglesby (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 42-50 |
| 07:23 | Lamar | James Vaughn snags the defensive board | 42-50 |
| 07:04 | Lamar | Andrew Hiott hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Tyler Bibeau | 45-50 |
| 06:50 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Kenneth Shick | 45-53 |
| 06:27 | Lamar | James Vaughn knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Andrew Hiott | 48-53 |
| 06:04 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 06:02 | Lamar | Tyler Bibeau grabs the board | 48-53 |
| 06:00 | Lamar | Lamar calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-53 |
| Subs | Lamar | Calvin Herring (SG), Jaroslav Sucharzewski (SF), Gale Wiens (PF), Michael Mitchell (C) Tyler Bibeau, James Vaughn, Keneth Erb, Joseph Slater | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon (PG), Douglas Terry (SG), Adam Madden (SF), James Miller (PF) Kenneth Shick, Shawn Palmieri, Nicholas Dowdell, Russell McAllister | |
| 05:39 | Lamar | Gale Wiens drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 50-53 |
| 05:23 | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-56 |
| 05:18 | Lamar | Andrew Hiott misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-56 |
| 05:17 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden gets the rebound | 50-56 |
| 04:48 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 50-56 |
| 04:47 | Lamar | Michael Mitchell snags the defensive board | 50-56 |
| 04:33 | Lamar | Gale Wiens scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-56 |
| 04:22 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 53-56 |
| 04:21 | Lamar | Gale Wiens grabs the board | 53-56 |
| 03:56 | Lamar | Jaroslav Sucharzewski's layup is rejected by Fred Oglesby | 53-56 |
| 03:55 | Lamar | Calvin Herring tips it home | 55-56 |
| 03:32 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden drills a shot from the baseline set up by Angelo Colon | 55-58 |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Andrew Hiott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Calvin Herring (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jaroslav Sucharzewski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gale Wiens (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Angelo Colon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Terry (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Adam Madden (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Fred Oglesby (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:11 | Lamar | Andrew Hiott buries a jumper from the baseline set up by Gale Wiens | 57-58 |
| 02:50 | Sam Houston State | Gale Wiens denies the turnaround by Adam Madden | 57-58 |
| 02:49 | Lamar | Gale Wiens grabs the defensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 02:49 | Lamar | Lamar calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-58 |
| Subs | Lamar | Tyler Bibeau (PG), Joseph Slater (C) Andrew Hiott, Michael Mitchell | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick (PG), Shawn Palmieri (SG), Russell McAllister (PF) Angelo Colon, Douglas Terry, Fred Oglesby | |
| 02:24 | Lamar | Calvin Herring misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Kenneth Shick - foul #3 on Kenneth Shick, team foul #7 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Lamar | James Vaughn (SF) Jaroslav Sucharzewski | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 02:24 | Lamar | Calvin Herring makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 02:24 | Lamar | Calvin Herring makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 02:15 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister lays it in set up by Adam Madden and the foul's on Joseph Slater - foul #4 on Joseph Slater, team foul #5 | 59-60 |
| 02:15 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister makes the free throw | 59-61 |
| 01:57 | Lamar | Joseph Slater's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-61 |
| Subs | Lamar | Jaroslav Sucharzewski (SF) James Vaughn | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Fred Oglesby (C) Adam Madden, James Miller | |
| 01:53 | Sam Houston State | Tyler Bibeau is called for the reach on Kenneth Shick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tyler Bibeau, team foul #6 | 59-61 |
| 01:42 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick is hacked by Calvin Herring - foul #3 on Calvin Herring, team foul #7 | 59-61 |
| 01:42 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 01:42 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 01:27 | Lamar | Calvin Herring connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Tyler Bibeau | 61-63 |
| 01:07 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 61-63 |
| 01:06 | Lamar | Gale Wiens grabs the board | 61-63 |
| 00:43 | Lamar | Tyler Bibeau makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:15 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 63-63 |
| 00:13 | Lamar | Gale Wiens snags the defensive board | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:02 | Lamar | Gale Wiens comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 63-63 |
| 00:01 | Lamar | Tyler Bibeau pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-63 |
| 00:00 | Lamar | The clock runs out | 63-63 |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Tyler Bibeau (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Calvin Herring (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jaroslav Sucharzewski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gale Wiens (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Joseph Slater (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Kenneth Shick (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Palmieri (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Russell McAllister (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Fred Oglesby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby wins the tip | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 04:39 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Shick | 63-65 |
| 04:22 | Lamar | Gale Wiens hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-65 |
| 04:21 | Lamar | Jaroslav Sucharzewski grabs the offensive board | 63-65 |
| 04:11 | Lamar | Jaroslav Sucharzewski misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-65 |
| 04:10 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister snags the defensive board | 63-65 |
| 04:04 | Sam Houston State | Gale Wiens is called for the reach on Russell McAllister - foul #1 on Gale Wiens, team foul #8 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Lamar | James Vaughn (SF) Jaroslav Sucharzewski | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Adam Madden (SF), James Miller (C) Shawn Palmieri, Nicholas Dowdell, Fred Oglesby | |
| 04:04 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister misses the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 04:04 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-65 |
| 03:53 | Sam Houston State | Tyler Bibeau is called for the reach on Adam Madden - foul #2 on Tyler Bibeau, team foul #9 | 63-65 |
| 03:53 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden misses the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 03:53 | Lamar | Gale Wiens grabs the defensive rebound | 63-65 |
| 03:34 | Lamar | Gale Wiens double dribbles | 63-65 |
| 03:13 | Sam Houston State | James Miller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-65 |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG), Fred Oglesby (C) Douglas Terry, Russell McAllister | |
| 02:55 | Lamar | Calvin Herring knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Gale Wiens | 65-65 |
| 02:50 | Sam Houston State | James Vaughn steals the ball from Kenneth Shick | 65-65 |
| 02:32 | Lamar | Gale Wiens hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Fred Oglesby - foul #2 on Fred Oglesby, team foul #8 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Lamar | Jaroslav Sucharzewski (SF), Keneth Erb (C) James Vaughn, Joseph Slater | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Russell McAllister (PF) Shawn Palmieri, Fred Oglesby | |
| 02:32 | Lamar | Gale Wiens makes the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 02:32 | Lamar | Gale Wiens makes the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 02:11 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-68 |
| 02:01 | Lamar | Jaroslav Sucharzewski misses long on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Adam Madden - foul #1 on Adam Madden, team foul #9 | 67-68 |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG) Douglas Terry | |
| 02:01 | Lamar | Jaroslav Sucharzewski misses the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 02:01 | Lamar | Jaroslav Sucharzewski makes the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 01:37 | Sam Houston State | Tyler Bibeau is called for the reach on Shawn Palmieri - foul #3 on Tyler Bibeau, team foul #10 | 68-68 |
| Subs | Lamar | Joseph Slater (C) Keneth Erb | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Fred Oglesby (C) Adam Madden, James Miller | |
| 01:37 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri makes the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 01:37 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri makes the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 01:20 | Lamar | Jaroslav Sucharzewski knocks in the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Tyler Bibeau | 70-70 |
| 01:00 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell clanks a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Joseph Slater - foul #5 on Joseph Slater, team foul #11 | 70-70 |
| Subs | Lamar | Keneth Erb (C) Joseph Slater | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 01:00 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell misses the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 01:00 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell makes the 2nd free throw | 70-71 |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Tyler Bibeau (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Calvin Herring (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jaroslav Sucharzewski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gale Wiens (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. C - Keneth Erb (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Kenneth Shick (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Palmieri (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Russell McAllister (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Fred Oglesby (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 00:43 | Lamar | Keneth Erb loses the dribble to Fred Oglesby | 70-71 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:22 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri lays it in set up by Kenneth Shick | 70-73 |
| 00:17 | Lamar | Jaroslav Sucharzewski hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 70-73 |
| 00:15 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick grabs the board | 70-73 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:13 | Sam Houston State | Tyler Bibeau is called for the reach on Kenneth Shick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Tyler Bibeau, team foul #12 | 70-73 |
| 00:13 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick makes the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:13 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick makes the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:08 | Lamar | Calvin Herring buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Keneth Erb | 73-75 |
| 00:05 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick is fouled in the backcourt by Tyler Bibeau - foul #5 on Tyler Bibeau, team foul #13 | 73-75 |
| Subs | Lamar | James Vaughn (PG) Tyler Bibeau | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 00:05 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick makes the 1st free throw | 73-76 |
| 00:05 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick makes the 2nd free throw | 73-77 |
| 00:02 | Lamar | Lamar calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-77 |
| 00:00 | Lamar | Calvin Herring clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 73-77 |