| Lineup | San Diego | PG - William Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Spencer (fresh) SF - Brian Roose (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mark Casias (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Terry (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Russell McAllister (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Oglesby (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | San Diego | Brian Roose inbounds the ball | 23-38 |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | San Diego | Michael Spencer can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 23-38 |
| 19:40 | San Diego | William Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 23-38 |
| 19:18 | San Diego | Mark Casias lays it in and he's hacked by Fred Oglesby - foul #2 on Fred Oglesby, team foul #1 | 25-38 |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (PG), Dan Saunders (PF) John Murphy, Nicholas Dowdell | |
| 19:18 | San Diego | Mark Casias misses the free throw | 25-38 |
| 19:18 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby snags the defensive board | 25-38 |
| 18:55 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Douglas Terry | 25-41 |
| 18:46 | San Diego | Michael Spencer is whistled for traveling | 25-41 |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Miller (PF) Dan Saunders | |
| 18:23 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 25-41 |
| 18:22 | San Diego | Ronald Gordon grabs the board | 25-41 |
| 18:16 | San Diego | The jump hook by Mark Casias is blocked by Russell McAllister | 25-41 |
| 18:14 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby pulls down the rebound | 25-41 |
| 18:09 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-41 |
| 18:07 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry tips it in | 25-43 |
| 17:51 | San Diego | Brian Roose clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-43 |
| 17:49 | San Diego | Ronald Gordon grabs the offensive board | 25-43 |
| 17:25 | San Diego | Michael Spencer is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Michael Spencer, team foul #1 | 25-43 |
| Subs | San Diego | Gary Nichols (SG), Freddy Nichols (C) Michael Spencer, Ronald Gordon | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), Nicholas Dowdell (SG), Dan Saunders (PF) Shawn Palmieri, Douglas Terry, James Miller | |
| 17:05 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by John Murphy | 25-46 |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:43 | San Diego | Freddy Nichols knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Brian Roose and he's hacked by Dan Saunders - foul #3 on Dan Saunders, team foul #2 | 27-46 |
| Subs | San Diego | Jason Freed (SG), George Banker (PF), Marlon Pine (C) William Smith, Brian Roose, Mark Casias | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Robert Walton (PF), James Miller (C) Russell McAllister, Dan Saunders, Fred Oglesby | |
| 16:43 | San Diego | Freddy Nichols makes the free throw | 28-46 |
| 16:24 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-46 |
| Subs | San Diego | Ronald Gordon (C) Marlon Pine | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG), Fred Oglesby (C) Douglas Terry, James Miller | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:12 | San Diego | Nicholas Dowdell steals the ball from George Banker | 28-46 |
| 15:57 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-46 |
| 15:55 | San Diego | Freddy Nichols pulls down the rebound | 28-46 |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Gary Nichols (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Freed (fresh) SF - Freddy Nichols (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Banker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn Palmieri (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Walton (fresh) C - Fred Oglesby (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:49 | San Diego | George Banker misses long on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Robert Walton - foul #1 on Robert Walton, team foul #3 | 28-46 |
| Subs | San Diego | Michael Pollard (PG), Michael Spencer (SG) Gary Nichols, Jason Freed | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Dan Saunders (PF), James Miller (C) Shawn Palmieri, Robert Walton, Fred Oglesby | |
| 15:49 | San Diego | George Banker makes the 1st free throw | 29-46 |
| 15:49 | San Diego | George Banker makes the 2nd free throw | 30-46 |
| 15:27 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 30-46 |
| 15:25 | San Diego | Michael Spencer grabs the board | 30-46 |
| 15:20 | San Diego | George Banker misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-46 |
| 15:18 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Dan Saunders | 30-46 |
| 14:54 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry connects on the 3 from the right corner | 30-49 |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:38 | San Diego | Michael Pollard misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-49 |
| 14:36 | Sam Houston State | James Miller gets the rebound | 30-49 |
| 14:07 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-49 |
| 14:05 | San Diego | Michael Pollard snags the defensive board | 30-49 |
| 14:01 | San Diego | Michael Spencer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-49 |
| 13:59 | Sam Houston State | James Miller grabs the board | 30-49 |
| 13:36 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry drills a 3 from the right wing | 30-52 |
| 13:26 | San Diego | Ronald Gordon is fouled on the floor by James Miller - foul #3 on James Miller, team foul #4 | 30-52 |
| Subs | San Diego | William Smith (SG), Brian Roose (SF), Mark Casias (PF), Marlon Pine (C) Michael Spencer, George Banker, Freddy Nichols, Ronald Gordon | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (PG), Russell McAllister (SF), Robert Walton (PF), Fred Oglesby (C) John Murphy, Douglas Terry, Dan Saunders, James Miller | |
| 13:13 | San Diego | Brian Roose misses short on a jumper from the left block | 30-52 |
| 13:11 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell snags the defensive board | 30-52 |
| 12:52 | Sam Houston State | Mark Casias takes the ball from Nicholas Dowdell | 30-52 |
| 12:45 | San Diego | Robert Walton steals the ball from Brian Roose | 30-52 |
| 12:24 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-55 |
| 12:17 | San Diego | Russell McAllister is called for the reach on Brian Roose - foul #1 on Russell McAllister, team foul #5 | 30-55 |
| Subs | San Diego | Gary Nichols (SG) Michael Pollard | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Dan Saunders (PF) Nicholas Dowdell, Robert Walton | |
| 11:58 | San Diego | Marlon Pine blows the dunk | 30-55 |
| 11:56 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby snags the defensive board | 30-55 |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - William Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gary Nichols (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Roose (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mark Casias (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Marlon Pine (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Shawn Palmieri (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Douglas Terry (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Russell McAllister (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dan Saunders (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Fred Oglesby (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Sam Houston State | Mark Casias swats the short shot by Russell McAllister | 30-55 |
| 11:38 | San Diego | Brian Roose snags the defensive board | 30-55 |
| 11:23 | San Diego | Gary Nichols misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 30-55 |
| 11:21 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry pulls down the rebound | 30-55 |
| 11:04 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Marlon Pine - foul #1 on Marlon Pine, team foul #2 | 30-55 |
| Subs | San Diego | Michael Pollard (PG), Michael Spencer (SG), Ronald Gordon (C) William Smith, Gary Nichols, Marlon Pine | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF), James Miller (C) Douglas Terry, Dan Saunders, Fred Oglesby | |
| 11:04 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister makes the 1st free throw | 30-56 |
| 11:04 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister makes the 2nd free throw | 30-57 |
| 10:53 | San Diego | Michael Pollard hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-57 |
| 10:24 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-57 |
| 10:22 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister tips it home | 32-59 |
| 09:59 | San Diego | Mark Casias can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-59 |
| 09:57 | San Diego | Brian Roose snags the offensive board | 32-59 |
| 09:46 | San Diego | Mark Casias loses the ball out of bounds | 32-59 |
| Subs | San Diego | Freddy Nichols (SF), George Banker (PF) Brian Roose, Mark Casias | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Dan Saunders (PF), Fred Oglesby (C) Shawn Palmieri, Nicholas Dowdell, James Miller | |
| 09:21 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry is hacked by Ronald Gordon - foul #2 on Ronald Gordon, team foul #3 | 32-59 |
| Subs | San Diego | Marlon Pine (C) Ronald Gordon | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell (SF) Russell McAllister | |
| 09:10 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell hits a jump hook from the right block | 32-61 |
| 09:03 | San Diego | George Banker makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Pollard | 34-61 |
| 08:36 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry clanks a driving attempt from close range | 34-61 |
| 08:35 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby misses the tip | 34-61 |
| 08:34 | San Diego | Freddy Nichols pulls down the rebound | 34-61 |
| 08:32 | San Diego | Michael Pollard's pass is intercepted by John Murphy in the backcourt | 34-61 |
| 08:31 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy lays it in | 34-63 |
| 08:19 | San Diego | Freddy Nichols connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Michael Spencer | 36-63 |
| 07:57 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 36-65 |
| 07:41 | San Diego | Marlon Pine misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-65 |
| 07:40 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders gets the rebound | 36-65 |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Michael Pollard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Spencer (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Freddy Nichols (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - George Banker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Marlon Pine (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Terry (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dan Saunders (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Fred Oglesby (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Sam Houston State | Michael Pollard is called for the reach on John Murphy - foul #4 on Michael Pollard, team foul #4 | 36-65 |
| Subs | San Diego | William Smith (PG), Gary Nichols (SG), Robert Henderson (SF) Michael Pollard, Michael Spencer, Marlon Pine | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (PG), Russell McAllister (SF), James Miller (PF), Robert Walton (C) John Murphy, Douglas Terry, Dan Saunders, Fred Oglesby | |
| 07:04 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-65 |
| 07:02 | San Diego | William Smith gets the rebound | 36-65 |
| 06:52 | San Diego | Freddy Nichols is denied on a layup by James Miller | 36-65 |
| 06:51 | San Diego | George Banker tips it but misses | 36-65 |
| 06:49 | San Diego | George Banker tips it back up and in | 38-65 |
| 06:20 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from James Miller | 38-67 |
| 06:10 | San Diego | George Banker misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-67 |
| 06:09 | San Diego | Freddy Nichols tips it home | 40-67 |
| 05:45 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Henderson - foul #1 on Robert Henderson, team foul #5 | 40-67 |
| Subs | San Diego | Marlon Pine (PF) George Banker | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Dan Saunders (PF), Fred Oglesby (C) Nicholas Dowdell, James Miller, Robert Walton | |
| 05:45 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister makes the 1st free throw | 40-68 |
| 05:45 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister misses the 2nd free throw | 40-68 |
| 05:45 | San Diego | Freddy Nichols gets the rebound | 40-68 |
| 05:30 | San Diego | Douglas Terry picks off the pass by Robert Henderson | 40-68 |
| 05:06 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-68 |
| 05:05 | San Diego | Marlon Pine grabs the defensive rebound | 40-68 |
| 05:00 | San Diego | William Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-68 |
| 04:59 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby grabs the board | 40-68 |
| 04:54 | Sam Houston State | Freddy Nichols steals it from Shawn Palmieri | 40-68 |
| 04:42 | San Diego | William Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-68 |
| Subs | San Diego | Jason Freed (SG), George Banker (C) Gary Nichols, Robert Henderson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), James Miller (PF) Douglas Terry, Dan Saunders | |
| 04:21 | Sam Houston State | Marlon Pine is called for the reach on James Miller - foul #2 on Marlon Pine, team foul #6 | 40-68 |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Dan Saunders (C) Russell McAllister, Fred Oglesby | |
| 04:03 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders is whistled for a carry | 40-68 |
| Subs | San Diego | Robert Henderson (SF) Marlon Pine | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Fred Oglesby (C) Shawn Palmieri, Dan Saunders | |
| 03:51 | San Diego | William Smith misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 40-68 |
| 03:49 | San Diego | George Banker snags the offensive board | 40-68 |
| 03:32 | San Diego | Jason Freed is hacked by John Murphy - foul #1 on John Murphy, team foul #6 | 40-68 |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG), Russell McAllister (SF), Dan Saunders (C) Douglas Terry, Nicholas Dowdell, Fred Oglesby | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - William Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jason Freed (fresh) SF - Robert Henderson (fresh) PF - Freddy Nichols (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - George Banker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn Palmieri (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Russell McAllister (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. C - Dan Saunders (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:20 | San Diego | Jason Freed hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Smith | 42-68 |
| 03:15 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Shawn Palmieri | 42-70 |
| 02:55 | San Diego | George Banker buries a shot in the paint | 44-70 |
| 02:41 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy is fouled on the floor by Jason Freed - foul #1 on Jason Freed, team foul #7 | 44-70 |
| Subs | San Diego | Gary Nichols (PG), Marlon Pine (C) William Smith, Robert Henderson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Fred Oglesby (C) Shawn Palmieri, Russell McAllister, Dan Saunders | |
| 02:41 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 44-70 |
| 02:41 | San Diego | Marlon Pine snags the defensive board | 44-70 |
| 02:22 | San Diego | Fred Oglesby steals the ball from Gary Nichols | 44-70 |
| 02:05 | Sam Houston State | James Miller loses the ball out of bounds | 44-70 |
| Subs | San Diego | William Smith (SG) Jason Freed | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (PG), Russell McAllister (PF), Dan Saunders (C) John Murphy, James Miller, Fred Oglesby | |
| 01:52 | San Diego | Freddy Nichols comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Dan Saunders - foul #4 on Dan Saunders, team foul #7 | 44-70 |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), Fred Oglesby (C) Shawn Palmieri, Dan Saunders | |
| 01:52 | San Diego | Freddy Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 45-70 |
| 01:52 | San Diego | Freddy Nichols misses the 2nd free throw | 45-70 |
| 01:52 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby grabs the board | 45-70 |
| 01:33 | Sam Houston State | Freddy Nichols picks off the pass by John Murphy | 45-70 |
| 01:26 | San Diego | George Banker misses badly on a runner in the lane | 45-70 |
| 01:25 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell grabs the defensive rebound | 45-70 |
| 01:21 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 45-70 |
| 01:19 | San Diego | Freddy Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 45-70 |
| 01:14 | San Diego | William Smith is whistled for a carry | 45-70 |
| 00:53 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister hits a jump hook from the baseline | 45-72 |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:48 | San Diego | William Smith misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 45-72 |
| 00:47 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Nicholas Dowdell | 45-72 |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Gary Nichols - foul #1 on Gary Nichols, team foul #8 | 45-72 |
| 00:23 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell makes the 1st free throw | 45-73 |
| 00:23 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell makes the 2nd free throw | 45-74 |
| 00:15 | San Diego | George Banker misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 45-74 |
| 00:14 | San Diego | Freddy Nichols snags the offensive board | 45-74 |
| 00:11 | San Diego | George Banker hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-74 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy runs out the clock | 47-74 |