| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Tyler Bibeau (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Calvin Herring (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Slayton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Hubert Maxwell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Slater (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Douglas Terry (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Russell McAllister (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Lamar | Matthew Slayton inbounds the ball | 27-27 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion 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) | |
| 19:53 | Lamar | Joseph Slater blows the dunk but he's fouled by James Miller - foul #1 on James Miller, team foul #1 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders (PF) Russell McAllister | |
| 19:53 | Lamar | Joseph Slater makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 19:53 | Lamar | Joseph Slater makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 19:32 | Sam Houston State | James Miller can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 29-27 |
| 19:30 | Lamar | Matthew Slayton snags the defensive board | 29-27 |
| 19:13 | Lamar | Tyler Bibeau makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Calvin Herring | 32-27 |
| 18:56 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-27 |
| 18:55 | Lamar | Tyler Bibeau pulls down the rebound | 32-27 |
| 18:35 | Lamar | Hubert Maxwell misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Douglas Terry - foul #2 on Douglas Terry, team foul #2 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (PG), Fred Oglesby (C) John Murphy, Dan Saunders | |
| 18:35 | Lamar | Hubert Maxwell makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 18:35 | Lamar | Hubert Maxwell makes the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 18:14 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry is hacked by Joseph Slater - foul #1 on Joseph Slater, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG) Shawn Palmieri | |
| 18:06 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-27 |
| 18:05 | Lamar | Matthew Slayton grabs the board | 34-27 |
| 17:57 | Lamar | Calvin Herring comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 34-27 |
| 17:56 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby grabs the board | 34-27 |
| 17:40 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry drills a 3 from the right wing | 34-30 |
| 17:22 | Lamar | Hubert Maxwell makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Tyler Bibeau | 36-30 |
| 17:00 | Sam Houston State | James Miller hits a floater from close range set up by John Murphy and he's fouled by Hubert Maxwell - foul #1 on Hubert Maxwell, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Lamar | Jaroslav Sucharzewski (SF), John Morris (PF), Tony Dodds (C) Matthew Slayton, Hubert Maxwell, Joseph Slater | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (PG), Dan Saunders (PF) John Murphy, Fred Oglesby | |
| 17:00 | Sam Houston State | James Miller makes the free throw | 36-33 |
| 16:34 | Lamar | Dan Saunders is called for the reach on Jaroslav Sucharzewski - foul #2 on Dan Saunders, team foul #3 | 36-33 |
| 16:20 | Lamar | John Morris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-33 |
| Subs | Lamar | James Lovett (PG) Tyler Bibeau | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), James Carino (SG) Shawn Palmieri, Douglas Terry | |
| 15:59 | Sam Houston State | James Carino clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 15:58 | Lamar | James Lovett grabs the board | 36-33 |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - James Lovett (fresh) SG - Calvin Herring (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jaroslav Sucharzewski (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Morris (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tony Dodds (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (fresh) 5 ast. SG - James Carino (fresh) SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dan Saunders (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Miller (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Lamar | The jump hook by Jaroslav Sucharzewski is blocked by Dan Saunders | 36-33 |
| 15:42 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to James Carino | 36-33 |
| 15:14 | Sam Houston State | James Miller misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 36-33 |
| 15:13 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell snags the offensive board | 36-33 |
| 14:59 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy misses badly on a shot from the left side | 36-33 |
| 14:57 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders gets the offensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 14:49 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by John Murphy | 36-36 |
| 14:36 | Lamar | Nicholas Dowdell swats the short shot by Jaroslav Sucharzewski | 36-36 |
| 14:35 | Lamar | Jaroslav Sucharzewski gets the offensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 14:22 | Lamar | Calvin Herring misses the lay-in | 36-36 |
| 14:20 | Sam Houston State | James Miller grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 14:06 | Sam Houston State | 3 seconds is called on James Miller | 36-36 |
| Subs | Lamar | Tyler Bibeau (PG), Davis Dickerson (SG), Matthew Slayton (SF), Hubert Maxwell (PF), Joseph Slater (C) James Lovett, Calvin Herring, Jaroslav Sucharzewski, John Morris, Tony Dodds | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (PG), Douglas Terry (SG), Russell McAllister (PF), Fred Oglesby (C) John Murphy, James Carino, Dan Saunders, James Miller | |
| 13:42 | Lamar | Davis Dickerson clanks a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Shawn Palmieri - foul #1 on Shawn Palmieri, team foul #4 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Miller (C) Fred Oglesby | |
| 13:42 | Lamar | Davis Dickerson makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 13:42 | Lamar | Davis Dickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 13:13 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-36 |
| 13:12 | Sam Houston State | James Miller tips it in | 38-38 |
| 12:59 | Lamar | James Miller steps in front of the Davis Dickerson pass | 38-38 |
| 12:30 | Sam Houston State | James Miller is whistled for a carry | 38-38 |
| Subs | Lamar | Calvin Herring (SG) Davis Dickerson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), Fred Oglesby (C) Shawn Palmieri, James Miller | |
| 12:11 | Lamar | The short jumper by Joseph Slater is denied by Russell McAllister | 38-38 |
| 12:10 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 11:56 | Sam Houston State | Tyler Bibeau is called for the reach on John Murphy - foul #2 on Tyler Bibeau, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders (PF), James Miller (C) Russell McAllister, Fred Oglesby | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Tyler Bibeau (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Calvin Herring (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Slayton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hubert Maxwell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Slater (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Douglas Terry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Dan Saunders (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - James Miller (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:36 | Sam Houston State | James Miller buries a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Douglas Terry | 38-40 |
| 11:19 | Lamar | Matthew Slayton misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 38-40 |
| 11:17 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 10:54 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-40 |
| 10:53 | Lamar | Matthew Slayton pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 10:34 | Lamar | Hubert Maxwell drills a floater from the right side | 40-40 |
| 10:29 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Nicholas Dowdell, team foul #5 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Lamar | Jaroslav Sucharzewski (SF), John Morris (PF), Tony Dodds (C) Matthew Slayton, Hubert Maxwell, Joseph Slater | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (PG), Russell McAllister (PF), Fred Oglesby (C) John Murphy, Dan Saunders, James Miller | |
| 10:17 | Lamar | John Morris can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 10:16 | Lamar | John Morris can't tip it in | 40-40 |
| 10:14 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Fred Oglesby | 40-40 |
| 09:48 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 40-40 |
| 09:46 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell tips it back up and in | 40-42 |
| 09:30 | Lamar | Calvin Herring clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-42 |
| 09:28 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 09:15 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-44 |
| 08:59 | Lamar | Tony Dodds throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-44 |
| Subs | Lamar | James Lovett (PG), Davis Dickerson (SG), Matthew Slayton (SF), Joseph Slater (C) Tyler Bibeau, Calvin Herring, Jaroslav Sucharzewski, Tony Dodds | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), Dan Saunders (PF), James Miller (C) Shawn Palmieri, Douglas Terry, Fred Oglesby | |
| 08:36 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-46 |
| 08:26 | Lamar | James Miller is called for the reach on John Morris - foul #2 on James Miller, team foul #6 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Lamar | Hubert Maxwell (PF) John Morris | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG) Russell McAllister | |
| 08:13 | Lamar | Matthew Slayton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-46 |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister (PF) Dan Saunders | |
| 07:54 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Russell McAllister and the foul's on James Lovett - foul #1 on James Lovett, team foul #4 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Lamar | Calvin Herring (SG) Davis Dickerson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Dan Saunders (PF) Shawn Palmieri, Russell McAllister | |
| 07:54 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy makes the free throw | 40-49 |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - James Lovett (fresh) SG - Calvin Herring (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Slayton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hubert Maxwell (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Slater (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Douglas Terry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dan Saunders (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - James Miller (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:30 | Lamar | James Miller denies the turnaround by Joseph Slater | 40-49 |
| 07:29 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders grabs the defensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 07:02 | Sam Houston State | James Miller is denied on a layup by Hubert Maxwell | 40-49 |
| 07:00 | Lamar | James Lovett snags the defensive board | 40-49 |
| 06:42 | Lamar | James Miller steals it from Calvin Herring | 40-49 |
| 06:17 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Douglas Terry, team foul #7 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Lamar | Tyler Bibeau (PG), Jaroslav Sucharzewski (SF), John Morris (PF), Tony Dodds (C) James Lovett, Matthew Slayton, Hubert Maxwell, Joseph Slater | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG), Russell McAllister (PF), Fred Oglesby (C) Douglas Terry, Dan Saunders, James Miller | |
| 05:58 | Lamar | Tyler Bibeau clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on John Murphy - foul #1 on John Murphy, team foul #8 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Miller (C) Fred Oglesby | |
| 05:58 | Lamar | Tyler Bibeau misses the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 05:58 | Lamar | Tyler Bibeau makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 05:36 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by John Morris - foul #1 on John Morris, team foul #5 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby (C) James Miller | |
| 05:36 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 05:36 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 05:16 | Lamar | John Morris is hacked by Nicholas Dowdell - foul #4 on Nicholas Dowdell, team foul #9 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), James Miller (C) John Murphy, Fred Oglesby | |
| 05:16 | Lamar | John Morris makes the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 05:16 | Lamar | John Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 04:55 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell is fouled on the floor by Tyler Bibeau - foul #3 on Tyler Bibeau, team foul #6 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Lamar | Davis Dickerson (SG), Matthew Slayton (SF), Joseph Slater (C) Calvin Herring, Jaroslav Sucharzewski, Tony Dodds | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), Dan Saunders (PF), Fred Oglesby (C) Shawn Palmieri, Douglas Terry, James Miller | |
| 04:39 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by John Morris - foul #2 on John Morris, team foul #7 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), James Miller (C) Dan Saunders, Fred Oglesby | |
| 04:39 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister misses the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 04:39 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister makes the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 04:21 | Lamar | Davis Dickerson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-52 |
| 04:20 | Lamar | Matthew Slayton gets the offensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 04:02 | Lamar | Matthew Slayton misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-52 |
| 04:01 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry grabs the defensive rebound | 43-52 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion 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) | |
| 03:38 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 43-52 |
| 03:37 | Sam Houston State | James Miller pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-52 |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Tyler Bibeau (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Davis Dickerson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Matthew Slayton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Slater (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Douglas Terry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (tired) 10 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Russell McAllister (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - James Miller (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:18 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Slater blocks the jumper by Douglas Terry | 43-52 |
| 03:17 | Lamar | The rebound goes to Matthew Slayton | 43-52 |
| 03:17 | Lamar | Lamar calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-52 |
| Subs | Lamar | Calvin Herring (SG), Hubert Maxwell (PF) Davis Dickerson, John Morris | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (PG), James Carino (SG), Dan Saunders (PF), Fred Oglesby (C) John Murphy, Douglas Terry, Russell McAllister, James Miller | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion 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) | |
| 03:10 | Lamar | Tyler Bibeau misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-52 |
| 03:08 | Lamar | Matthew Slayton grabs the offensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 02:51 | Lamar | Tyler Bibeau misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-52 |
| 02:50 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby snags the defensive board | 43-52 |
| 02:25 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Slater blocks the jumper by Dan Saunders | 43-52 |
| 02:23 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby tips it in | 43-54 |
| 02:11 | Lamar | Dan Saunders is called for the reach on Hubert Maxwell - foul #3 on Dan Saunders, team foul #10 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Lamar | James Lovett (PG), Davis Dickerson (SG), John Morris (SF), Tony Dodds (C) Tyler Bibeau, Calvin Herring, Matthew Slayton, Joseph Slater | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), Russell McAllister (SF), James Miller (C) Shawn Palmieri, James Carino, Fred Oglesby | |
| 02:11 | Lamar | Hubert Maxwell makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 02:11 | Lamar | Hubert Maxwell misses the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 02:11 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell grabs the board | 44-54 |
| 01:52 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by John Murphy | 44-56 |
| 01:37 | Lamar | Davis Dickerson makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Hubert Maxwell | 47-56 |
| 01:08 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by John Murphy | 47-59 |
| 00:47 | Lamar | John Murphy steals it from James Lovett | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense (uptempo) 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 (0) | |
| 00:18 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy is hacked by Hubert Maxwell - foul #2 on Hubert Maxwell, team foul #8 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Lamar | Jaroslav Sucharzewski (SF) Hubert Maxwell | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG) Dan Saunders | |
| 00:18 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 00:18 | Lamar | John Morris gets the rebound | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar 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 (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Lamar | Tony Dodds comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-59 |
| 00:10 | Lamar | The offensive rebound goes to John Morris | 47-59 |
| 00:08 | Lamar | Jaroslav Sucharzewski lays it up and in on a great pass from Davis Dickerson | 49-59 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy runs out the clock | 49-59 |