| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Rodger Ritter (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Lohmann (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Lawrence Spradling (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lavern Tolbert (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Dana Gately (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Douglas Terry (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell McAllister (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - James Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas-Arlington | Lawrence Spradling inbounds the ball | 24-23 |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:36 | Texas-Arlington | Nicholas Dowdell picks off the pass by John Lohmann | 24-23 |
| 19:33 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell hits the finger roll | 24-25 |
| 19:15 | Texas-Arlington | John Lohmann can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 24-25 |
| 19:13 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister grabs the board | 24-25 |
| 18:56 | Sam Houston State | James Miller misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 24-25 |
| 18:54 | Texas-Arlington | Rodger Ritter gets the rebound | 24-25 |
| 18:42 | Texas-Arlington | Douglas Terry is called for the reach on Dana Gately - foul #1 on Douglas Terry, team foul #1 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders (PF), Fred Oglesby (C) Nicholas Dowdell, James Miller | |
| 18:32 | Texas-Arlington | Lavern Tolbert lays it up and in on a nice dish by Rodger Ritter | 26-25 |
| 18:17 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby lays it up and in on a great pass from Russell McAllister | 26-27 |
| 18:04 | Texas-Arlington | Lavern Tolbert knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Rodger Ritter | 29-27 |
| 17:35 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister lays it in set up by John Murphy | 29-29 |
| 17:25 | Texas-Arlington | Lavern Tolbert clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-29 |
| 17:23 | Texas-Arlington | Dana Gately grabs the offensive board | 29-29 |
| 17:09 | Texas-Arlington | Lavern Tolbert clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Fred Oglesby - foul #1 on Fred Oglesby, team foul #2 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF), James Miller (C) Douglas Terry, Russell McAllister, Fred Oglesby | |
| 17:09 | Texas-Arlington | Lavern Tolbert misses the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 17:09 | Texas-Arlington | Lavern Tolbert makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 16:45 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Rodger Ritter - foul #2 on Rodger Ritter, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Robert Black (PG) Rodger Ritter | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 16:45 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 16:45 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 16:45 | Texas-Arlington | Lawrence Spradling pulls down the rebound | 30-30 |
| 16:27 | Texas-Arlington | Dana Gately is hacked by Shawn Palmieri - foul #3 on Shawn Palmieri, team foul #3 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Anthony Elder (SF), Nickolas Marchant (PF), Josh Pointer (C) Lawrence Spradling, Lavern Tolbert, Dana Gately | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Carino (SG) Shawn Palmieri | |
| 16:07 | Texas-Arlington | Nickolas Marchant misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Dan Saunders - foul #3 on Dan Saunders, team foul #4 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Melvin Santamaria (SG) John Lohmann | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Fred Oglesby (C) James Carino, Dan Saunders | |
| 16:07 | Texas-Arlington | Nickolas Marchant makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 16:07 | Texas-Arlington | Nickolas Marchant makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 15:39 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-33 |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Robert Black (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Melvin Santamaria (fresh) SF - Anthony Elder (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nickolas Marchant (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Josh Pointer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Terry (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Oglesby (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:24 | Texas-Arlington | Nickolas Marchant makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Melvin Santamaria | 34-33 |
| 15:05 | Sam Houston State | Anthony Elder is called for the reach on John Murphy - foul #1 on Anthony Elder, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Rodger Ritter (PG), John Lohmann (SG), Lawrence Spradling (SF), Lavern Tolbert (PF), Dana Gately (C) Robert Black, Melvin Santamaria, Anthony Elder, Nickolas Marchant, Josh Pointer | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG), Dan Saunders (PF) Douglas Terry, James Miller | |
| 14:48 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by John Murphy | 34-35 |
| 14:31 | Texas-Arlington | Lavern Tolbert misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Shawn Palmieri - foul #4 on Shawn Palmieri, team foul #5 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Carino (SG), Russell McAllister (PF), James Miller (C) Shawn Palmieri, Dan Saunders, Fred Oglesby | |
| 14:31 | Texas-Arlington | Lavern Tolbert misses the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 14:31 | Texas-Arlington | Lavern Tolbert misses the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 14:31 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister grabs the board | 34-35 |
| 14:15 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell can't connect on a shot from the left side | 34-35 |
| 14:14 | Texas-Arlington | Lavern Tolbert gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 14:10 | Texas-Arlington | John Lohmann comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 14:09 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 13:50 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-35 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Dan Saunders (PF) James Carino, Nicholas Dowdell | |
| 13:32 | Texas-Arlington | Rodger Ritter misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 13:30 | Texas-Arlington | Dana Gately tips it home | 36-35 |
| 13:01 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders can't finish the layup | 36-35 |
| 12:59 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders tips it but misses | 36-35 |
| 12:58 | Texas-Arlington | Lawrence Spradling pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 12:44 | Texas-Arlington | Lawrence Spradling knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Dana Gately | 39-35 |
| 12:27 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 39-35 |
| 12:26 | Texas-Arlington | The rebound goes to Dana Gately | 39-35 |
| 12:22 | Texas-Arlington | John Lohmann buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Lavern Tolbert | 42-35 |
| 11:53 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister misses the easy layup | 42-35 |
| 11:51 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister hits the follow up shot | 42-37 |
| 11:30 | Texas-Arlington | Rodger Ritter can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Dan Saunders - foul #4 on Dan Saunders, team foul #6 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Melvin Santamaria (SG), Robert Black (SF), Nickolas Marchant (PF), Josh Pointer (C) John Lohmann, Lawrence Spradling, Lavern Tolbert, Dana Gately | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Carino (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Robert Walton (PF), Fred Oglesby (C) Douglas Terry, Russell McAllister, Dan Saunders, James Miller | |
| 11:30 | Texas-Arlington | Rodger Ritter makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 11:30 | Texas-Arlington | Rodger Ritter makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Rodger Ritter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin Santamaria (fresh) SF - Robert Black (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nickolas Marchant (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Josh Pointer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (tiring) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Carino (fresh) SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Walton (fresh) C - Fred Oglesby (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:04 | Sam Houston State | James Carino misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 11:03 | Texas-Arlington | The rebound goes to Josh Pointer | 44-37 |
| 10:43 | Texas-Arlington | Rodger Ritter drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-37 |
| 10:22 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Walton | 47-39 |
| 10:01 | Texas-Arlington | Josh Pointer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-39 |
| 09:59 | Texas-Arlington | Nickolas Marchant hits the follow up shot | 49-39 |
| 09:37 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy is hacked by Rodger Ritter - foul #3 on Rodger Ritter, team foul #3 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | John Lohmann (SG), Lawrence Spradling (SF), Lavern Tolbert (PF), Dana Gately (C) Rodger Ritter, Melvin Santamaria, Nickolas Marchant, Josh Pointer | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Russell McAllister (PF), James Miller (C) James Carino, Robert Walton, Fred Oglesby | |
| 09:17 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister's pass is intercepted by Robert Black | 49-39 |
| 09:03 | Texas-Arlington | John Murphy is called for the reach on Lawrence Spradling - foul #1 on John Murphy, team foul #7 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby (C) John Murphy | |
| 09:03 | Texas-Arlington | Lawrence Spradling makes the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 09:03 | Texas-Arlington | Lawrence Spradling misses the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 09:03 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister grabs the defensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 08:46 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-39 |
| 08:45 | Texas-Arlington | Lavern Tolbert gets the rebound | 50-39 |
| 08:32 | Texas-Arlington | John Lohmann comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-39 |
| 08:31 | Texas-Arlington | Lawrence Spradling gets the offensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 08:25 | Texas-Arlington | Dana Gately hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-39 |
| 08:23 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby gets the rebound | 50-39 |
| 08:03 | Sam Houston State | Dana Gately steals the ball from Douglas Terry | 50-39 |
| 07:45 | Texas-Arlington | John Lohmann knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Black and he's hacked by Douglas Terry - foul #2 on Douglas Terry, team foul #8 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Anthony Elder (PG) Robert Black | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (PG), Dan Saunders (PF) Russell McAllister, James Miller | |
| 07:45 | Texas-Arlington | John Lohmann makes the free throw | 53-39 |
| 07:24 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-39 |
| 07:23 | Texas-Arlington | Dana Gately grabs the board | 53-39 |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Anthony Elder (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Lohmann (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Lawrence Spradling (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lavern Tolbert (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Dana Gately (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Shawn Palmieri (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SG - Douglas Terry (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dan Saunders (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Fred Oglesby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 07:03 | Texas-Arlington | Dana Gately misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 53-39 |
| 07:01 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Shawn Palmieri | 53-39 |
| 06:41 | Sam Houston State | Lavern Tolbert is called for the reach on Shawn Palmieri - foul #1 on Lavern Tolbert, team foul #4 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Rodger Ritter (PG), Robert Black (SF), Nickolas Marchant (PF), Josh Pointer (C) Anthony Elder, Lawrence Spradling, Lavern Tolbert, Dana Gately | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), James Miller (C) Douglas Terry, Fred Oglesby | |
| 06:14 | Sam Houston State | James Miller misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-39 |
| 06:13 | Texas-Arlington | Nickolas Marchant snags the defensive board | 53-39 |
| 06:08 | Texas-Arlington | John Lohmann misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 53-39 |
| 06:06 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri grabs the board | 53-39 |
| 05:43 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from John Murphy | 53-42 |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 05:31 | Texas-Arlington | Rodger Ritter hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Nickolas Marchant | 56-42 |
| 05:10 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders throws it down | 56-44 |
| 05:01 | Texas-Arlington | John Lohmann connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Nickolas Marchant | 59-44 |
| 04:35 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Miller | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 04:11 | Texas-Arlington | Josh Pointer misses long on a shot from the right side | 59-46 |
| 04:09 | Texas-Arlington | John Lohmann tips it back up and in | 61-46 |
| 03:41 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Nicholas Dowdell | 61-49 |
| 03:41 | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-49 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Lawrence Spradling (SF), Lavern Tolbert (PF), Dana Gately (C) Robert Black, Nickolas Marchant, Josh Pointer | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Russell McAllister (PF), Fred Oglesby (C) John Murphy, Dan Saunders, James Miller | |
| 03:19 | Texas-Arlington | Lavern Tolbert is hacked by Fred Oglesby - foul #2 on Fred Oglesby, team foul #9 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Melvin Santamaria (SG) John Lohmann | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 03:19 | Texas-Arlington | Lavern Tolbert misses the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 03:19 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby grabs the board | 61-49 |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Rodger Ritter (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Melvin Santamaria (fresh) SF - Lawrence Spradling (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lavern Tolbert (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Dana Gately (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Shawn Palmieri (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SG - Douglas Terry (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Russell McAllister (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Fred Oglesby (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Sam Houston State | Melvin Santamaria picks off the pass by Shawn Palmieri | 61-49 |
| 02:47 | Texas-Arlington | Lavern Tolbert misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-49 |
| 02:45 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Fred Oglesby | 61-49 |
| 02:17 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-49 |
| 02:16 | Texas-Arlington | The rebound goes to Rodger Ritter | 61-49 |
| 02:11 | Texas-Arlington | Lawrence Spradling travels with the ball | 61-49 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Robert Black (PG), Anthony Elder (SF), Nickolas Marchant (PF), Josh Pointer (C) Rodger Ritter, Lawrence Spradling, Lavern Tolbert, Dana Gately | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders (PF), James Miller (C) Nicholas Dowdell, Fred Oglesby | |
| 01:52 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-49 |
| 01:50 | Sam Houston State | James Miller tips it back up and in | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:28 | Texas-Arlington | Nickolas Marchant can't connect on a shot near the basket | 61-51 |
| 01:26 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister grabs the defensive rebound | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:22 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders is fouled on the floor by Nickolas Marchant - foul #1 on Nickolas Marchant, team foul #5 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF) Shawn Palmieri, Dan Saunders | |
| 01:07 | Sam Houston State | Josh Pointer steals it from Douglas Terry | 61-51 |
| 00:44 | Texas-Arlington | Nickolas Marchant hits a shot from the baseline | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:37 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-51 |
| 00:36 | Texas-Arlington | Josh Pointer pulls down the rebound | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:13 | Texas-Arlington | Melvin Santamaria hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-51 |
| 00:12 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell gets the rebound | 63-51 |
| 00:05 | Sam Houston State | Anthony Elder is called for the reach on Nicholas Dowdell - foul #2 on Anthony Elder, team foul #6 | 63-51 |
| 00:01 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 63-54 |
| 00:01 | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Rodger Ritter (PG), John Lohmann (SG), Lawrence Spradling (SF), Lavern Tolbert (PF), Dana Gately (C) Robert Black, Melvin Santamaria, Anthony Elder, Nickolas Marchant, Josh Pointer | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 00:00 | Texas-Arlington | Rodger Ritter runs out the clock | 63-54 |