| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Douglas Terry (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell McAllister (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Miller (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Rodger Ritter (fresh) 10 pts. SG - John Lohmann (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lawrence Spradling (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lavern Tolbert (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Dana Gately (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Texas-Arlington | Lawrence Spradling inbounds the ball | 31-32 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Texas-Arlington | John Lohmann connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Lavern Tolbert | 31-35 |
| 19:14 | Sam Houston State | Dana Gately steps in front of the Russell McAllister pass | 31-35 |
| 18:57 | Texas-Arlington | Rodger Ritter misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 18:56 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister snags the defensive board | 31-35 |
| 18:35 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell is called for traveling | 31-35 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG), Dan Saunders (PF), Fred Oglesby (C) Douglas Terry, Russell McAllister, James Miller | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | | |
| 18:11 | Texas-Arlington | Lavern Tolbert is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Dowdell - foul #2 on Nicholas Dowdell, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Carino (SG) John Murphy | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | | |
| 17:53 | Texas-Arlington | Fred Oglesby picks off the pass by John Lohmann | 31-35 |
| 17:28 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Nicholas Dowdell | 34-35 |
| 17:17 | Texas-Arlington | Shawn Palmieri is called for the reach on Rodger Ritter - foul #2 on Shawn Palmieri, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), Douglas Terry (SG), James Miller (C) Shawn Palmieri, James Carino, Fred Oglesby | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | | |
| 16:59 | Texas-Arlington | Dana Gately is denied on a layup by James Miller | 34-35 |
| 16:57 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 16:35 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 34-35 |
| 16:34 | Texas-Arlington | Lavern Tolbert snags the defensive board | 34-35 |
| 16:13 | Texas-Arlington | Dana Gately lays it up and in on a nice dish by Lavern Tolbert and the foul's on James Miller - foul #1 on James Miller, team foul #3 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG), Russell McAllister (SF) Douglas Terry, Nicholas Dowdell | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Anthony Elder (PG), Melvin Santamaria (SG), Nickolas Marchant (PF) Rodger Ritter, John Lohmann, Lavern Tolbert | |
| 16:13 | Texas-Arlington | Dana Gately misses the free throw | 34-37 |
| 16:13 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to James Miller | 34-37 |
| 15:51 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-37 |
| 15:49 | Texas-Arlington | Nickolas Marchant snags the defensive board | 34-37 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Shawn Palmieri (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Russell McAllister (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dan Saunders (fairly fresh) C - James Miller (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Anthony Elder (fresh) SG - Melvin Santamaria (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lawrence Spradling (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nickolas Marchant (fresh) 4 reb. C - Dana Gately (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 15:31 | Texas-Arlington | Dana Gately hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 34-37 |
| 15:29 | Texas-Arlington | The offensive rebound goes to Nickolas Marchant | 34-37 |
| 15:17 | Texas-Arlington | Nickolas Marchant hits the finger roll on a great pass from Anthony Elder | 34-39 |
| 15:00 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister misses badly on a floater near the basket | 34-39 |
| 14:59 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders grabs the offensive board | 34-39 |
| 14:37 | Sam Houston State | James Miller misses the easy layup | 34-39 |
| 14:35 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders tips it in | 36-39 |
| 14:30 | Texas-Arlington | Lawrence Spradling is called for a charge - foul #2 on Lawrence Spradling, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Robert Walton (PF), Fred Oglesby (C) Shawn Palmieri, Russell McAllister, Dan Saunders, James Miller | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Rodger Ritter (PG), John Lohmann (SG), Robert Black (SF), Lavern Tolbert (PF) Anthony Elder, Melvin Santamaria, Lawrence Spradling, Dana Gately | |
| 14:14 | Sam Houston State | Robert Walton is fouled on the floor by Rodger Ritter - foul #1 on Rodger Ritter, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| 13:58 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby is hacked by Nickolas Marchant - foul #2 on Nickolas Marchant, team foul #3 | 36-39 |
| 13:38 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 13:26 | Texas-Arlington | John Lohmann clanks a 3 from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 13:24 | Texas-Arlington | Robert Black grabs the offensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 13:12 | Texas-Arlington | Nickolas Marchant is called for 5 seconds | 39-39 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (PG), Russell McAllister (PF), James Miller (C) John Murphy, Robert Walton, Fred Oglesby | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Josh Pointer (C) Nickolas Marchant | |
| 12:57 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri is hacked by Rodger Ritter - foul #2 on Rodger Ritter, team foul #4 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), James Carino (SG), Dan Saunders (PF) Shawn Palmieri, Douglas Terry, Russell McAllister | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | | |
| 12:38 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell banks in the layup and he's fouled by Rodger Ritter - foul #3 on Rodger Ritter, team foul #5 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (PG), Douglas Terry (SG), Russell McAllister (PF) John Murphy, James Carino, Dan Saunders | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | | |
| 12:38 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell makes the free throw | 42-39 |
| 12:19 | Texas-Arlington | Lavern Tolbert knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by John Lohmann | 42-42 |
| 11:50 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Douglas Terry | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Shawn Palmieri (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Douglas Terry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell McAllister (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Miller (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Rodger Ritter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Lohmann (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Black (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Lavern Tolbert (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Josh Pointer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Texas-Arlington | Nicholas Dowdell picks off the pass by Josh Pointer | 45-42 |
| 11:32 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri lays it in set up by Nicholas Dowdell | 47-42 |
| 11:17 | Texas-Arlington | Lavern Tolbert connects on the jumper in the lane set up by John Lohmann | 47-44 |
| 10:48 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri clanks a 3 from straight away | 47-44 |
| 10:47 | Texas-Arlington | Rodger Ritter grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 10:20 | Texas-Arlington | Lavern Tolbert scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Black | 47-46 |
| 09:56 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry misses the 3 from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 09:54 | Texas-Arlington | Robert Black snags the defensive board | 47-46 |
| 09:50 | Texas-Arlington | John Lohmann drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Rodger Ritter | 47-48 |
| 09:21 | Sam Houston State | James Miller travels with the ball | 47-48 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), James Carino (SG), Dan Saunders (PF), Fred Oglesby (C) Shawn Palmieri, Douglas Terry, Russell McAllister, James Miller | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Anthony Elder (PG), Melvin Santamaria (SG), Lawrence Spradling (SF), Nickolas Marchant (PF), Dana Gately (C) Rodger Ritter, John Lohmann, Robert Black, Lavern Tolbert, Josh Pointer | |
| 09:01 | Texas-Arlington | Dana Gately is hacked by Fred Oglesby - foul #3 on Fred Oglesby, team foul #4 | 47-48 |
| 08:54 | Texas-Arlington | Melvin Santamaria clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 47-48 |
| 08:52 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Fred Oglesby | 47-48 |
| 08:34 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 08:32 | Texas-Arlington | Anthony Elder grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 08:07 | Texas-Arlington | Anthony Elder buries a floater from the left side and the foul's on Fred Oglesby - foul #4 on Fred Oglesby, team foul #5 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), James Miller (C) James Carino, Fred Oglesby | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | | |
| 08:07 | Texas-Arlington | Anthony Elder misses the free throw | 47-50 |
| 08:07 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 07:38 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on John Murphy, team foul #6 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Carino (SG), Fred Oglesby (C) Douglas Terry, James Miller | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | John Lohmann (SG) Melvin Santamaria | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Carino (fresh) SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dan Saunders (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Oglesby (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Anthony Elder (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Lohmann (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Spradling (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nickolas Marchant (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Dana Gately (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:19 | Texas-Arlington | Dana Gately loses the dribble to John Murphy | 47-50 |
| 07:07 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy connects on the floater from the right block | 49-50 |
| 07:04 | Texas-Arlington | Anthony Elder is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 49-50 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Russell McAllister (SF), James Miller (C) James Carino, Nicholas Dowdell, Fred Oglesby | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Robert Black (PG), Lavern Tolbert (PF) Anthony Elder, Nickolas Marchant | |
| 06:51 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Russell McAllister | 52-50 |
| 06:42 | Texas-Arlington | Robert Black misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-50 |
| 06:40 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Russell McAllister | 52-50 |
| 06:25 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-50 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Fred Oglesby (C) Russell McAllister, James Miller | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Rodger Ritter (PG) Robert Black | |
| 06:13 | Texas-Arlington | Dana Gately connects on the floater near the basket on a nice dish by John Lohmann | 52-52 |
| 05:44 | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Spradling denies the turnaround by Fred Oglesby | 52-52 |
| 05:43 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders tips it back up and in | 54-52 |
| 05:30 | Texas-Arlington | Rodger Ritter misses short on a shot in the lane | 54-52 |
| 05:29 | Texas-Arlington | Lavern Tolbert grabs the offensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 05:16 | Texas-Arlington | The jump hook by Lavern Tolbert is blocked by Dan Saunders | 54-52 |
| 05:14 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 04:55 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Douglas Terry | 56-52 |
| 04:33 | Texas-Arlington | John Lohmann hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 04:31 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 04:10 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Dana Gately - foul #2 on Dana Gately, team foul #6 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG), Russell McAllister (SF), James Miller (PF) Douglas Terry, Nicholas Dowdell, Dan Saunders | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Robert Black (PG), Melvin Santamaria (SG), Anthony Elder (SF), Nickolas Marchant (PF), Josh Pointer (C) Rodger Ritter, John Lohmann, Lawrence Spradling, Lavern Tolbert, Dana Gately | |
| 04:10 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 04:10 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby misses the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 04:10 | Texas-Arlington | The rebound goes to Nickolas Marchant | 57-52 |
| 03:46 | Texas-Arlington | Anthony Elder misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-52 |
| 03:44 | Texas-Arlington | Melvin Santamaria hits the follow up shot | 57-54 |
| 03:17 | Sam Houston State | James Miller comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-54 |
| 03:16 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister tips it in | 59-54 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Shawn Palmieri (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Russell McAllister (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Miller (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Fred Oglesby (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Robert Black (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SG - Melvin Santamaria (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Anthony Elder (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nickolas Marchant (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Josh Pointer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:58 | Texas-Arlington | Robert Black lays it in | 59-56 |
| 02:36 | Sam Houston State | James Miller misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-56 |
| 02:35 | Sam Houston State | James Miller pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 02:09 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Shawn Palmieri | 61-56 |
| 02:09 | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-56 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Carino (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Dan Saunders (PF) Shawn Palmieri, Russell McAllister, Fred Oglesby | |
| 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 | |
| 02:02 | Texas-Arlington | John Lohmann comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-56 |
| 02:00 | Texas-Arlington | Rodger Ritter tips it home | 61-58 |
| 01:49 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy makes the fadeaway from the left side | 63-58 |
| 01:43 | Texas-Arlington | Lawrence Spradling comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 63-58 |
| 01:41 | Texas-Arlington | Lavern Tolbert tips it in | 63-60 |
| 01:24 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 63-60 |
| 01:23 | Texas-Arlington | The rebound goes to Dana Gately | 63-60 |
| 01:05 | Texas-Arlington | Lavern Tolbert is hacked by Dan Saunders - foul #2 on Dan Saunders, team foul #7 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Russell McAllister (PF) James Carino, Dan Saunders | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | | |
| 01:05 | Texas-Arlington | Lavern Tolbert makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 01:05 | Texas-Arlington | Lavern Tolbert misses the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 01:05 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister grabs the board | 63-61 |
| 00:41 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Texas-Arlington | Russell McAllister denies the turnaround by Lawrence Spradling | 65-61 |
| 00:33 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister pulls down the rebound | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister is fouled in the backcourt by Rodger Ritter - foul #4 on Rodger Ritter, team foul #7 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (PG) John Murphy | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | | |
| 00:31 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:31 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Texas-Arlington | Lawrence Spradling travels with the ball | 67-61 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG) Douglas Terry | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | | |
| 00:24 | Sam Houston State | Rodger Ritter is called for the reach on Russell McAllister in the backcourt - foul #5 on Rodger Ritter, team foul #8 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Robert Black (PG) Rodger Ritter | |
| 00:24 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:24 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:18 | Texas-Arlington | John Lohmann can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-61 |
| 00:16 | Texas-Arlington | Lavern Tolbert grabs the offensive rebound | 69-61 |
| 00:13 | Texas-Arlington | John Lohmann misses the 3 from the right wing | 69-61 |
| 00:12 | Texas-Arlington | Dana Gately grabs the offensive rebound | 69-61 |
| 00:10 | Texas-Arlington | John Lohmann misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 69-61 |
| 00:09 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Sam Houston State | John Lohmann is called for the reach on John Murphy in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Lohmann, team foul #9 | 69-61 |
| 00:06 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:06 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:06 | Texas-Arlington | Lavern Tolbert grabs the defensive rebound | 70-61 |
| 00:01 | Texas-Arlington | Robert Black hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-61 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Russell McAllister | 70-61 |