| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Donald Kelley (fresh) SG - Curt Sommer (fresh) SF - John McEnaney (fresh) PF - William Birchfield (fresh) C - Eric Eddins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (fresh) SG - Douglas Terry (fresh) SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fresh) PF - Russell McAllister (fresh) C - Fred Oglesby (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Monmouth | Eric Eddins wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Monmouth | John McEnaney can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Sam Houston State | Curt Sommer steals it from Nicholas Dowdell | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Monmouth | Curt Sommer clanks a floater from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Sam Houston State | Donald Kelley picks off the pass by John Murphy in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 18:41 | Monmouth | Donald Kelley can't connect on a floater from the left side | 0-0 |
| 18:39 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:14 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:13 | Monmouth | Eric Eddins grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:01 | Monmouth | John McEnaney misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 17:59 | Monmouth | Eric Eddins tips it home | 2-0 |
| 17:33 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell can't finish the layup | 2-0 |
| 17:31 | Monmouth | William Birchfield snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 17:17 | Monmouth | John McEnaney can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 17:15 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 16:49 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 2-0 |
| 16:47 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby grabs the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 16:30 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell drills a floater from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 16:14 | Monmouth | John Murphy steps in front of the Eric Eddins pass | 2-2 |
| 16:11 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy banks in the layup | 2-4 |
| 15:57 | Monmouth | Curt Sommer is denied on a layup by Russell McAllister | 2-4 |
| 15:56 | Monmouth | Eric Eddins grabs the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Donald Kelley (fairly fresh) SG - Curt Sommer (fairly fresh) SF - John McEnaney (fairly fresh) PF - William Birchfield (fairly fresh) C - Eric Eddins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Douglas Terry (fairly fresh) SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Russell McAllister (fresh) 2 reb. C - Fred Oglesby (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Monmouth | John McEnaney is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on John McEnaney, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Christian Dunigan (PG), Joseph Langford (SG), James Woodruff (SF), Steven Sargent (PF), Julius Evans (C) Donald Kelley, Curt Sommer, John McEnaney, William Birchfield, Eric Eddins | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (PG), James Carino (SG), Dan Saunders (PF), James Miller (C) John Murphy, Douglas Terry, Russell McAllister, Fred Oglesby | |
| 15:33 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders is hacked by James Woodruff - foul #1 on James Woodruff, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| 15:07 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-4 |
| 15:06 | Monmouth | The rebound goes to Steven Sargent | 2-4 |
| 15:01 | Monmouth | Christian Dunigan is hacked by James Carino - foul #1 on James Carino, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 14:45 | Monmouth | Christian Dunigan misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 14:43 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 14:22 | Sam Houston State | Christian Dunigan steps in front of the James Miller pass | 2-4 |
| 14:18 | Monmouth | Christian Dunigan lays it in | 4-4 |
| 13:49 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri is hacked by Joseph Langford - foul #1 on Joseph Langford, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Donald Kelley (PG), Curt Sommer (SG), John McEnaney (SF), William Birchfield (PF) Christian Dunigan, Joseph Langford, Steven Sargent, Julius Evans | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), Russell McAllister (SF) James Carino, Nicholas Dowdell | |
| 13:22 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 4-4 |
| 13:21 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister tips it back up and in | 4-6 |
| 13:03 | Monmouth | James Woodruff's fadeaway is rejected by Russell McAllister | 4-6 |
| 13:01 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Russell McAllister | 4-6 |
| 12:38 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 12:36 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister tips it in | 4-8 |
| 12:07 | Monmouth | James Woodruff double dribbles | 4-8 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Eric Eddins (C) James Woodruff | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Fred Oglesby (C) John Murphy, Russell McAllister, James Miller | |
| 11:45 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell blows the layup but he's hacked by John McEnaney - foul #2 on John McEnaney, team foul #4 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Christian Dunigan (PG), Joseph Langford (SF) Donald Kelley, John McEnaney | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG) Shawn Palmieri | |
| 11:45 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell makes the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 11:45 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell makes the 2nd free throw | 4-10 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Christian Dunigan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Curt Sommer (fresh) SF - Joseph Langford (fresh) PF - William Birchfield (fresh) C - Eric Eddins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Douglas Terry (fresh) SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dan Saunders (fairly fresh) C - Fred Oglesby (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Monmouth | Joseph Langford clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 4-10 |
| 11:36 | Monmouth | Joseph Langford tips it back up and in | 6-10 |
| 11:11 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Joseph Langford - foul #2 on Joseph Langford, team foul #5 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Ronald McGuckin (SG), James Woodruff (SF), Steven Sargent (PF) Curt Sommer, Joseph Langford, William Birchfield | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (PG) John Murphy | |
| 11:11 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell makes the 1st free throw | 6-11 |
| 11:11 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell makes the 2nd free throw | 6-12 |
| 10:58 | Monmouth | James Woodruff's fadeaway is rejected by Fred Oglesby | 6-12 |
| 10:57 | Monmouth | Ronald McGuckin tips it in | 8-12 |
| 10:33 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Shawn Palmieri | 8-15 |
| 10:21 | Monmouth | Christian Dunigan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 8-15 |
| 10:19 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders pulls down the rebound | 8-15 |
| 09:58 | Sam Houston State | Steven Sargent blocks the short jumper by Nicholas Dowdell | 8-15 |
| 09:57 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri hits the follow up shot | 8-17 |
| 09:38 | Monmouth | Steven Sargent's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-17 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Donald Kelley (PG), Curt Sommer (SG), William Birchfield (PF) Christian Dunigan, Ronald McGuckin, Eric Eddins | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), James Carino (SG), James Miller (PF) Shawn Palmieri, Douglas Terry, Dan Saunders | |
| 09:14 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 8-17 |
| 09:13 | Monmouth | James Woodruff snags the defensive board | 8-17 |
| 08:49 | Monmouth | Curt Sommer is fouled on the floor by James Miller - foul #1 on James Miller, team foul #2 | 8-17 |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Russell McAllister (SF) James Carino, Nicholas Dowdell | |
| 08:32 | Monmouth | Donald Kelley knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 10-17 |
| 08:12 | Sam Houston State | James Miller hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 10-19 |
| 08:02 | Monmouth | John Murphy picks off the pass by Curt Sommer | 10-19 |
| 07:59 | Monmouth | The refs have stopped play. Curt Sommer is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 10-19 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Christian Dunigan (SG), Ronald McGuckin (SF), Eric Eddins (C) Curt Sommer, James Woodruff, Steven Sargent | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Dan Saunders (PF) Douglas Terry, Russell McAllister, Fred Oglesby | |
| 07:39 | Sam Houston State | James Miller buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from John Murphy | 10-21 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Donald Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christian Dunigan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald McGuckin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Birchfield (fresh) C - Eric Eddins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Palmieri (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Dan Saunders (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - James Miller (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:33 | Monmouth | Donald Kelley misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-21 |
| 07:31 | Monmouth | William Birchfield hits the follow up shot | 12-21 |
| 07:02 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-21 |
| 07:00 | Monmouth | The rebound goes to William Birchfield | 12-21 |
| 06:41 | Monmouth | Donald Kelley scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line and he's fouled by John Murphy - foul #1 on John Murphy, team foul #3 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Monmouth | James Woodruff (SF), Steven Sargent (PF) Ronald McGuckin, William Birchfield | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Russell McAllister (PF), Fred Oglesby (C) Shawn Palmieri, Dan Saunders, James Miller | |
| 06:41 | Monmouth | Donald Kelley misses the free throw | 14-21 |
| 06:41 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby grabs the defensive rebound | 14-21 |
| 06:37 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by John Murphy | 14-24 |
| 06:32 | Monmouth | John Murphy steals it from Donald Kelley in the backcourt | 14-24 |
| 06:16 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 14-26 |
| 06:10 | Monmouth | Donald Kelley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-26 |
| 06:09 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister snags the defensive board | 14-26 |
| 05:52 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by John Murphy | 14-28 |
| 05:36 | Monmouth | Russell McAllister steps in front of the Steven Sargent pass | 14-28 |
| 05:26 | Sam Houston State | The pull-up jumper by John Murphy is blocked by James Woodruff | 14-28 |
| 05:24 | Monmouth | James Woodruff grabs the defensive rebound | 14-28 |
| 05:18 | Monmouth | Steven Sargent misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Murphy - foul #2 on John Murphy, team foul #4 | 14-28 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Ronald McGuckin (SG), William Birchfield (PF) Donald Kelley, Eric Eddins | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (PG), Dan Saunders (PF) John Murphy, Nicholas Dowdell | |
| 05:18 | Monmouth | Steven Sargent misses the 1st free throw | 14-28 |
| 05:18 | Monmouth | Steven Sargent makes the 2nd free throw | 15-28 |
| 04:56 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister misses the dunk but he's hacked by William Birchfield - foul #1 on William Birchfield, team foul #6 | 15-28 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Julius Evans (C) Steven Sargent | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell (SG) Douglas Terry | |
| 04:56 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister makes the 1st free throw | 15-29 |
| 04:56 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister makes the 2nd free throw | 15-30 |
| 04:44 | Monmouth | Christian Dunigan is hacked by Shawn Palmieri - foul #1 on Shawn Palmieri, team foul #5 | 15-30 |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Carino (SG) Russell McAllister | |
| 04:33 | Monmouth | James Woodruff hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 15-30 |
| 04:31 | Monmouth | James Woodruff tips it in | 17-30 |
| 04:02 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-30 |
| 04:01 | Monmouth | Ronald McGuckin snags the defensive board | 17-30 |
| 03:47 | Monmouth | James Woodruff connects on the shot from the right side set up by Christian Dunigan | 19-30 |
| 03:25 | Sam Houston State | James Carino is fouled on the floor by Ronald McGuckin - foul #1 on Ronald McGuckin, team foul #7 | 19-30 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Donald Kelley (PG), Joseph Langford (SG), John McEnaney (SF), Steven Sargent (C) Christian Dunigan, Ronald McGuckin, James Woodruff, Julius Evans | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), Russell McAllister (PF), James Miller (C) Shawn Palmieri, Dan Saunders, Fred Oglesby | |
| 03:25 | Sam Houston State | James Carino misses the 1st free throw | 19-30 |
| 03:25 | Monmouth | Steven Sargent snags the defensive board | 19-30 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Donald Kelley (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joseph Langford (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John McEnaney (fresh) PF - William Birchfield (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Sargent (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Carino (fresh) SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Russell McAllister (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - James Miller (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:09 | Monmouth | John McEnaney knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Donald Kelley | 22-30 |
| 02:45 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Langford takes the ball from Nicholas Dowdell | 22-30 |
| 02:41 | Monmouth | Joseph Langford lays it up and in | 24-30 |
| 02:18 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-30 |
| 02:16 | Monmouth | Donald Kelley grabs the board | 24-30 |
| 01:57 | Monmouth | John McEnaney hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Kelley | 27-30 |
| 01:28 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-30 |
| 01:27 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister can't tip it in | 27-30 |
| 01:25 | Monmouth | John McEnaney gets the rebound | 27-30 |
| 01:05 | Monmouth | Donald Kelley connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from William Birchfield | 30-30 |
| 00:40 | Sam Houston State | James Carino's pass is intercepted by Joseph Langford | 30-30 |
| 00:15 | Monmouth | Steven Sargent knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-30 |
| 00:02 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 00:01 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy grabs the offensive board | 33-30 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | The clock runs out | 33-30 |