| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Lester Kilgore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Paterson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clifford Larue (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Irving Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Rains (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Terry (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Russell McAllister (fresh) 9 pts. C - Fred Oglesby (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell inbounds the ball | 22-32 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell misses long on an open floater from the left wing | 22-32 |
| 19:32 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell snags the offensive board | 22-32 |
| 19:18 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Douglas Terry | 22-34 |
| 19:01 | Niagara | Clifford Larue drills a fadeaway from the right side | 24-34 |
| 18:40 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister is called for traveling | 24-34 |
| Subs | Niagara | Edmund Nelson (SG) Robert Paterson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG), Dan Saunders (PF), James Miller (C) Douglas Terry, Russell McAllister, Fred Oglesby | |
| 18:31 | Niagara | Irving Kelly misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-34 |
| 18:30 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell grabs the defensive rebound | 24-34 |
| 18:27 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell's pass is intercepted by Irving Kelly in the backcourt | 24-34 |
| 18:11 | Niagara | Clifford Larue clanks a turnaround from the right block | 24-34 |
| 18:09 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Nicholas Dowdell | 24-34 |
| 18:06 | Sam Houston State | Lester Kilgore picks off the pass by John Murphy in the backcourt | 24-34 |
| 17:49 | Niagara | Lester Kilgore misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 24-34 |
| 17:48 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders snags the defensive board | 24-34 |
| 17:23 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri misses long on a floater from the left side | 24-34 |
| 17:22 | Niagara | Clifford Larue grabs the board | 24-34 |
| 17:04 | Niagara | Martin Rains knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 26-34 |
| 16:42 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell is fouled on the floor by Clifford Larue - foul #2 on Clifford Larue, team foul #1 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Niagara | James Wallace (PG), Robert Paterson (SG), Mark Dodd (PF), Bobby Kopecky (C) Lester Kilgore, Edmund Nelson, Irving Kelly, Martin Rains | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Russell McAllister (SF), Robert Walton (PF), Fred Oglesby (C) John Murphy, Nicholas Dowdell, Dan Saunders, James Miller | |
| 16:30 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left wing | 26-34 |
| 16:28 | Niagara | Robert Paterson pulls down the rebound | 26-34 |
| 16:08 | Niagara | Mark Dodd is called for traveling | 26-34 |
| Subs | Niagara | Robin Rakes (C) Clifford Larue | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Miller (PF) Robert Walton | |
| 15:41 | Sam Houston State | James Miller is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on James Miller, team foul #1 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Niagara | Brett Denker (SG) Robert Paterson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders (PF) James Miller | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - James Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brett Denker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bobby Kopecky (fresh) PF - Mark Dodd (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robin Rakes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Shawn Palmieri (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Terry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell McAllister (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Dan Saunders (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Fred Oglesby (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Niagara | Robin Rakes misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-34 |
| 15:29 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Douglas Terry | 26-34 |
| 15:02 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-37 |
| 14:39 | Niagara | Bobby Kopecky knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Wallace | 28-37 |
| 14:14 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Robin Rakes - foul #1 on Robin Rakes, team foul #2 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Niagara | Robert Paterson (PG), Edmund Nelson (SF), Irving Kelly (PF), Martin Rains (C) James Wallace, Bobby Kopecky, Mark Dodd, Robin Rakes | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF), James Miller (PF), Robert Walton (C) Shawn Palmieri, Russell McAllister, Dan Saunders, Fred Oglesby | |
| 14:14 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry makes the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 14:14 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry misses the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 14:14 | Niagara | Martin Rains pulls down the rebound | 28-38 |
| 14:02 | Niagara | Edmund Nelson is fouled on the floor by Douglas Terry - foul #1 on Douglas Terry, team foul #2 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG) Douglas Terry | |
| 13:39 | Niagara | Robert Paterson misses the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Walton - foul #1 on Robert Walton, team foul #3 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Niagara | Lester Kilgore (PG) Brett Denker | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Fred Oglesby (C) Shawn Palmieri, Robert Walton | |
| 13:39 | Niagara | Robert Paterson makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 13:39 | Niagara | Robert Paterson misses the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 13:39 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby gets the rebound | 29-38 |
| 13:16 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the baseline but the foul's on Martin Rains - foul #2 on Martin Rains, team foul #3 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Niagara | Brett Denker (SG), Clifford Larue (SF) Robert Paterson, Edmund Nelson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister (SF) Douglas Terry | |
| 13:16 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby makes the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 13:16 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby makes the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 12:54 | Niagara | Clifford Larue misses long on a shot from the right side but the foul's on James Miller - foul #3 on James Miller, team foul #4 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG), Dan Saunders (PF) Russell McAllister, Fred Oglesby | |
| 12:54 | Niagara | Clifford Larue makes the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 12:54 | Niagara | Clifford Larue misses the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 12:54 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders grabs the board | 30-40 |
| 12:28 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-40 |
| 12:26 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell hits the follow up shot | 30-42 |
| 12:14 | Niagara | Nicholas Dowdell picks off the pass by Lester Kilgore | 30-42 |
| 12:00 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Clifford Larue - foul #3 on Clifford Larue, team foul #4 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Niagara | Edmund Nelson (SG) Brett Denker | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Russell McAllister (SF), Robert Walton (PF), Fred Oglesby (C) Shawn Palmieri, Nicholas Dowdell, Dan Saunders, James Miller | |
| 12:00 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 30-43 |
| 12:00 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 30-44 |
| 11:46 | Niagara | Clifford Larue drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Lester Kilgore | 32-44 |
| 11:44 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy is hacked by Lester Kilgore in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lester Kilgore, team foul #5 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (PG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Dan Saunders (PF) John Murphy, Russell McAllister, Robert Walton | |
| 11:32 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-44 |
| 11:31 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby hits the follow up shot | 32-46 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Lester Kilgore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edmund Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clifford Larue (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Irving Kelly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Rains (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Shawn Palmieri (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Terry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dan Saunders (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Fred Oglesby (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:04 | Niagara | Martin Rains is fouled on the floor by Fred Oglesby - foul #1 on Fred Oglesby, team foul #5 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Niagara | James Wallace (PG), Brett Denker (SG), Robert Paterson (SF), Mark Dodd (PF), Bobby Kopecky (C) Lester Kilgore, Edmund Nelson, Clifford Larue, Irving Kelly, Martin Rains | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), Russell McAllister (SF), James Miller (PF), Robert Walton (C) Shawn Palmieri, Nicholas Dowdell, Dan Saunders, Fred Oglesby | |
| 10:48 | Niagara | James Miller picks off the pass by Mark Dodd | 32-46 |
| 10:24 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister blows the layup | 32-46 |
| 10:22 | Niagara | Mark Dodd gets the rebound | 32-46 |
| 10:12 | Niagara | Brett Denker misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-46 |
| 10:10 | Niagara | Brett Denker gets the offensive rebound | 32-46 |
| 09:59 | Niagara | James Wallace knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-46 |
| 09:33 | Sam Houston State | James Miller connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from John Murphy | 34-48 |
| 09:11 | Niagara | The jumper by James Wallace is denied by James Miller | 34-48 |
| 09:09 | Sam Houston State | Robert Walton grabs the board | 34-48 |
| 08:48 | Sam Houston State | James Miller lays it in uncontested | 34-50 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:33 | Niagara | Robert Paterson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-50 |
| 08:31 | Niagara | Bobby Kopecky hits the follow up shot | 36-50 |
| 08:08 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister's pass is intercepted by Mark Dodd | 36-50 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:46 | Niagara | Brett Denker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-50 |
| Subs | Niagara | Lester Kilgore (PG), Edmund Nelson (SG), Clifford Larue (SF), Robin Rakes (PF), Martin Rains (C) James Wallace, Brett Denker, Robert Paterson, Mark Dodd, Bobby Kopecky | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (PG), Nicholas Dowdell (SG), Dan Saunders (PF), Fred Oglesby (C) John Murphy, Douglas Terry, James Miller, Robert Walton | |
| 07:21 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-53 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Lester Kilgore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edmund Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clifford Larue (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robin Rakes (fresh) C - Martin Rains (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Shawn Palmieri (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Dowdell (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. SF - Russell McAllister (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Dan Saunders (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Fred Oglesby (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:07 | Niagara | Edmund Nelson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Lester Kilgore | 38-53 |
| 06:44 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Nicholas Dowdell | 38-56 |
| 06:35 | Niagara | The short jumper by Martin Rains is denied by Fred Oglesby | 38-56 |
| 06:34 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby gets the rebound | 38-56 |
| 06:29 | Sam Houston State | Lester Kilgore steps in front of the Shawn Palmieri pass in the backcourt | 38-56 |
| 06:07 | Niagara | Edmund Nelson travels with the ball | 38-56 |
| Subs | Niagara | Brett Denker (SG), Irving Kelly (PF) Edmund Nelson, Robin Rakes | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG) Russell McAllister | |
| 05:48 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-56 |
| 05:46 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Irving Kelly | 38-56 |
| 05:30 | Niagara | Brett Denker is fouled on the floor by Dan Saunders - foul #1 on Dan Saunders, team foul #6 | 38-56 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG) John Murphy | |
| 05:14 | Niagara | Douglas Terry is called for the reach on Brett Denker - foul #2 on Douglas Terry, team foul #7 | 38-56 |
| Subs | Niagara | Robert Paterson (PG), Edmund Nelson (SF), Mark Dodd (PF), Bobby Kopecky (C) Lester Kilgore, Clifford Larue, Irving Kelly, Martin Rains | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 05:14 | Niagara | Brett Denker makes the 1st free throw | 39-56 |
| 05:14 | Niagara | Brett Denker misses the 2nd free throw | 39-56 |
| 05:14 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Dan Saunders | 39-56 |
| 04:45 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-58 |
| 04:16 | Niagara | Robert Paterson clanks a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Shawn Palmieri - foul #2 on Shawn Palmieri, team foul #8 | 39-58 |
| Subs | Niagara | James Wallace (PG), Robin Rakes (C) Brett Denker, Bobby Kopecky | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), James Miller (PF) Douglas Terry, Dan Saunders | |
| 04:16 | Niagara | Robert Paterson makes the 1st free throw | 40-58 |
| 04:16 | Niagara | Robert Paterson misses the 2nd free throw | 40-58 |
| 04:16 | Sam Houston State | James Miller pulls down the rebound | 40-58 |
| 03:47 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Shawn Palmieri | 40-60 |
| 03:36 | Niagara | Robin Rakes scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-60 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:09 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell is open and buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from James Miller | 43-62 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - James Wallace (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Paterson (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Edmund Nelson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mark Dodd (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Robin Rakes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shawn Palmieri (tiring) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Fred Oglesby (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Niagara | James Wallace is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on James Wallace, team foul #6 | 43-62 |
| Subs | Niagara | Bobby Kopecky (PF) Robin Rakes | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Dan Saunders (PF) Shawn Palmieri, Fred Oglesby | |
| 02:43 | Sam Houston State | James Miller buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Nicholas Dowdell | 43-64 |
| 02:32 | Niagara | Robert Paterson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-64 |
| 02:31 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy grabs the board | 43-64 |
| 02:05 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell is open but comes up short on the shot from the left side | 43-64 |
| 02:04 | Sam Houston State | James Miller tips it but misses | 43-64 |
| 02:03 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry snags the offensive board | 43-64 |
| 01:45 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-64 |
| 01:44 | Niagara | Bobby Kopecky grabs the board | 43-64 |
| 01:38 | Niagara | Edmund Nelson knocks in the shot from the left side set up by James Wallace | 45-64 |
| 01:11 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell is alone and drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Douglas Terry | 45-67 |
| 00:57 | Niagara | Robert Paterson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-67 |
| 00:56 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders grabs the defensive rebound | 45-67 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:54 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy is hacked by James Wallace in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Wallace, team foul #7 | 45-67 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister (PF), Fred Oglesby (C) Dan Saunders, James Miller | |
| 00:54 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 45-67 |
| 00:54 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry gets the offensive rebound | 45-67 |
| 00:32 | Sam Houston State | James Wallace is called for the reach on Fred Oglesby - foul #5 on James Wallace, team foul #8 | 45-67 |
| Subs | Niagara | Robin Rakes (C) James Wallace | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 00:32 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby makes the 1st free throw | 45-68 |
| 00:32 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby makes the 2nd free throw | 45-69 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Niagara | Edmund Nelson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-69 |
| 00:23 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell pulls down the rebound | 45-69 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy runs out the clock | 45-69 |