| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Jerry Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Euler (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sam Harper (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Danny Ogle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Wray (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Douglas Terry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Russell McAllister (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Miller (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell inbounds the ball | 17-40 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-43 |
| 19:07 | McNeese State | George Euler buries a shot in the lane set up by Jerry Williams | 19-43 |
| 18:52 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister clanks a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Danny Ogle - foul #3 on Danny Ogle, team foul #1 | 19-43 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Ralph Kenney (PF) Danny Ogle | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG) Douglas Terry | |
| 18:52 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister makes the 1st free throw | 19-44 |
| 18:52 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister misses the 2nd free throw | 19-44 |
| 18:52 | McNeese State | Frank Wray gets the rebound | 19-44 |
| 18:47 | McNeese State | Sam Harper misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-44 |
| 18:45 | Sam Houston State | James Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 19-44 |
| 18:41 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 19-44 |
| 18:39 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Frank Wray | 19-44 |
| 18:34 | McNeese State | Jerry Williams connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Ralph Kenney | 21-44 |
| 18:14 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-44 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders (PF) Russell McAllister | |
| 18:03 | McNeese State | Dan Saunders takes the ball from George Euler | 21-44 |
| 17:47 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 21-44 |
| 17:46 | McNeese State | Jerry Williams gets the rebound | 21-44 |
| 17:30 | McNeese State | Ralph Kenney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-44 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG) Shawn Palmieri | |
| 17:08 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 21-46 |
| 16:53 | McNeese State | Ralph Kenney clanks a shot from the right block | 21-46 |
| 16:51 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry grabs the defensive rebound | 21-46 |
| 16:45 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Nicholas Dowdell | 21-49 |
| 16:33 | McNeese State | Frank Wray loses the ball out of bounds | 21-49 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Arthur Gregg (PG), Gordon Graham (SG), Bruce Lehoux (SF), James Medders (C) Jerry Williams, George Euler, Sam Harper, Frank Wray | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (PG), James Carino (SG), Russell McAllister (PF) John Murphy, Douglas Terry, Dan Saunders | |
| 16:18 | Sam Houston State | James Miller clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 21-49 |
| 16:17 | Sam Houston State | James Carino pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-49 |
| 16:02 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by James Carino | 21-52 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Arthur Gregg (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gordon Graham (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bruce Lehoux (fresh) PF - Ralph Kenney (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Medders (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Shawn Palmieri (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Carino (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Russell McAllister (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Miller (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:45 | McNeese State | Arthur Gregg hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-52 |
| 15:43 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell gets the rebound | 21-52 |
| 15:24 | Sam Houston State | James Miller is fouled on the floor by Arthur Gregg - foul #1 on Arthur Gregg, team foul #2 | 21-52 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Jerry Williams (PG), George Euler (SG), Danny Ogle (PF) Arthur Gregg, Gordon Graham, Ralph Kenney | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), Douglas Terry (SG), Dan Saunders (PF) Shawn Palmieri, James Carino, Russell McAllister | |
| 15:05 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell clanks a floater in the lane | 21-52 |
| 15:03 | McNeese State | James Medders gets the rebound | 21-52 |
| 14:44 | McNeese State | Jerry Williams clanks a 3 from the right corner | 21-52 |
| 14:42 | McNeese State | Bruce Lehoux grabs the offensive rebound | 21-52 |
| 14:33 | McNeese State | Bruce Lehoux misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-52 |
| 14:32 | McNeese State | James Medders tips it back up and in | 23-52 |
| 14:16 | Sam Houston State | James Miller misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on James Medders - foul #1 on James Medders, team foul #3 | 23-52 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Sam Harper (SF), Frank Wray (C) Bruce Lehoux, James Medders | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister (PF) Dan Saunders | |
| 14:16 | Sam Houston State | James Miller makes the 1st free throw | 23-53 |
| 14:16 | Sam Houston State | James Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 23-54 |
| 14:02 | McNeese State | Douglas Terry steps in front of the Sam Harper pass | 23-54 |
| 13:37 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-54 |
| 13:35 | McNeese State | George Euler pulls down the rebound | 23-54 |
| 13:26 | McNeese State | George Euler misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Miller - foul #2 on James Miller, team foul #1 | 23-54 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Arthur Gregg (PG) Jerry Williams | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG), Dan Saunders (PF) Douglas Terry, Russell McAllister | |
| 13:26 | McNeese State | George Euler makes the 1st free throw | 24-54 |
| 13:26 | McNeese State | George Euler misses the 2nd free throw | 24-54 |
| 13:26 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Nicholas Dowdell | 24-54 |
| 13:12 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-54 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Gordon Graham (SG) George Euler | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 13:05 | McNeese State | Danny Ogle buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Sam Harper and he's hacked by Dan Saunders - foul #2 on Dan Saunders, team foul #2 | 26-54 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Fred Oglesby (C) John Murphy, James Miller | |
| 13:05 | McNeese State | Danny Ogle misses the free throw | 26-54 |
| 13:05 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby grabs the board | 26-54 |
| 12:45 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 26-54 |
| 12:43 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell snags the offensive board | 26-54 |
| 12:24 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 26-54 |
| 12:23 | McNeese State | Frank Wray grabs the defensive rebound | 26-54 |
| 12:08 | McNeese State | Danny Ogle scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Gordon Graham | 28-54 |
| 11:47 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-54 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Jerry Williams (PG), George Euler (SG), Ralph Kenney (PF), James Medders (C) Arthur Gregg, Gordon Graham, Danny Ogle, Frank Wray | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), James Carino (SG), Russell McAllister (SF), James Miller (C) Shawn Palmieri, Douglas Terry, Nicholas Dowdell, Fred Oglesby | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Jerry Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Euler (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sam Harper (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ralph Kenney (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Medders (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - James Carino (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Russell McAllister (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dan Saunders (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Miller (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 11:37 | McNeese State | Sam Harper knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from George Euler | 31-54 |
| 11:18 | Sam Houston State | James Carino drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Russell McAllister | 31-57 |
| 11:08 | McNeese State | James Medders misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-57 |
| 11:06 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders gets the rebound | 31-57 |
| 10:37 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister is fouled on the floor by Ralph Kenney - foul #2 on Ralph Kenney, team foul #4 | 31-57 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Frank Wray (C) Sam Harper | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF) James Carino, Dan Saunders | |
| 10:09 | Sam Houston State | James Miller misses badly on a jumper from close range | 31-57 |
| 10:08 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell snags the offensive board | 31-57 |
| 09:46 | Sam Houston State | The jumper by Douglas Terry is denied by James Medders | 31-57 |
| 09:44 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister can't tip it in | 31-57 |
| 09:42 | McNeese State | Ralph Kenney grabs the board | 31-57 |
| 09:33 | McNeese State | George Euler loses the dribble to Douglas Terry | 31-57 |
| 09:30 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell hits the finger roll set up by Douglas Terry | 31-59 |
| 09:16 | McNeese State | George Euler is hacked by James Miller - foul #3 on James Miller, team foul #3 | 31-59 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Gordon Graham (SG), Danny Ogle (PF) George Euler, James Medders | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG), Dan Saunders (PF), Fred Oglesby (C) Douglas Terry, Russell McAllister, James Miller | |
| 09:11 | McNeese State | Danny Ogle misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-59 |
| 09:10 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri snags the defensive board | 31-59 |
| 08:43 | Sam Houston State | Gordon Graham is called for the reach on Nicholas Dowdell - foul #1 on Gordon Graham, team foul #5 | 31-59 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Arthur Gregg (PG), Randy Frank (SF), Bruce Lehoux (C) Jerry Williams, Danny Ogle, Frank Wray | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister (PF), James Miller (C) Dan Saunders, Fred Oglesby | |
| 08:26 | Sam Houston State | Gordon Graham steals it from Shawn Palmieri | 31-59 |
| 08:22 | McNeese State | Gordon Graham can't finish the layup | 31-59 |
| 08:20 | McNeese State | Bruce Lehoux grabs the offensive rebound | 31-59 |
| 08:09 | McNeese State | James Miller is called for the reach on Randy Frank - foul #4 on James Miller, team foul #4 | 31-59 |
| Subs | McNeese State | James Medders (C) Ralph Kenney | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Dan Saunders (PF), Fred Oglesby (C) John Murphy, Russell McAllister, James Miller | |
| 08:01 | McNeese State | Arthur Gregg's floater is tipped away by Fred Oglesby | 31-59 |
| 07:59 | McNeese State | The offensive rebound goes to Randy Frank | 31-59 |
| 07:46 | McNeese State | Gordon Graham is fouled on the floor by Douglas Terry - foul #1 on Douglas Terry, team foul #5 | 31-59 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), Russell McAllister (PF), James Miller (C) Shawn Palmieri, Dan Saunders, Fred Oglesby | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Arthur Gregg (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gordon Graham (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Randy Frank (fresh) PF - Bruce Lehoux (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Medders (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Douglas Terry (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Russell McAllister (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Miller (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 07:41 | McNeese State | James Medders comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Miller - foul #5 on James Miller, team foul #6 | 31-59 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders (PF), Fred Oglesby (C) Russell McAllister, James Miller | |
| 07:41 | McNeese State | James Medders makes the 1st free throw | 32-59 |
| 07:41 | McNeese State | James Medders makes the 2nd free throw | 33-59 |
| 07:23 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Fred Oglesby, team foul #7 | 33-59 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister (PF) Dan Saunders | |
| 07:16 | McNeese State | John Murphy is called for the reach on Bruce Lehoux - foul #1 on John Murphy, team foul #8 | 33-59 |
| 07:16 | McNeese State | Bruce Lehoux makes the 1st free throw | 34-59 |
| 07:16 | McNeese State | Bruce Lehoux misses the 2nd free throw | 34-59 |
| 07:16 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister grabs the board | 34-59 |
| 06:55 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Lehoux takes the ball from Douglas Terry | 34-59 |
| 06:35 | McNeese State | Gordon Graham misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-59 |
| 06:34 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister grabs the defensive rebound | 34-59 |
| 06:29 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-59 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Ralph Kenney (PF) Gordon Graham | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG), Dan Saunders (PF) Douglas Terry, Russell McAllister | |
| 06:15 | McNeese State | Ralph Kenney hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Arthur Gregg | 37-59 |
| 05:55 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders is fouled on the floor by Randy Frank - foul #1 on Randy Frank, team foul #6 | 37-59 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Gordon Graham (SG) Bruce Lehoux | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG) John Murphy | |
| 05:26 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri connects on the jumper from the right wing | 37-61 |
| 05:22 | McNeese State | Arthur Gregg loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-61 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Bruce Lehoux (SF) Randy Frank | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), James Carino (SG), Russell McAllister (PF) Shawn Palmieri, Douglas Terry, Dan Saunders | |
| 05:02 | Sam Houston State | The pull-up jumper by Nicholas Dowdell is blocked by Ralph Kenney | 37-61 |
| 05:01 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby snags the offensive board | 37-61 |
| 04:32 | Sam Houston State | Arthur Gregg steals the ball from Russell McAllister | 37-61 |
| 04:24 | McNeese State | Gordon Graham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-61 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (PG), Douglas Terry (SG), Dan Saunders (PF) John Murphy, James Carino, Nicholas Dowdell | |
| 04:01 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry is whistled for traveling | 37-61 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Randy Frank (SF) Bruce Lehoux | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF) Shawn Palmieri, Russell McAllister | |
| 03:45 | McNeese State | Ralph Kenney clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-61 |
| 03:43 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Fred Oglesby | 37-61 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Arthur Gregg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Graham (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Randy Frank (fresh) PF - Ralph Kenney (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Medders (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Douglas Terry (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dan Saunders (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Fred Oglesby (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State 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 (+1) | |
| 03:24 | Sam Houston State | The jump hook by John Murphy is blocked by Ralph Kenney | 37-61 |
| 03:23 | McNeese State | James Medders snags the defensive board | 37-61 |
| 03:17 | McNeese State | James Medders misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-61 |
| 03:15 | McNeese State | Ralph Kenney grabs the offensive rebound | 37-61 |
| 03:01 | McNeese State | Gordon Graham's floater is tipped away by Dan Saunders | 37-61 |
| 03:00 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby grabs the defensive rebound | 37-61 |
| 02:47 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 37-63 |
| 02:38 | McNeese State | Ralph Kenney misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-63 |
| 02:37 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby pulls down the rebound | 37-63 |
| 02:24 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders is denied on a layup by James Medders | 37-63 |
| 02:23 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Gordon Graham | 37-63 |
| 02:02 | McNeese State | Randy Frank misses long on a runner from close range | 37-63 |
| 02:00 | McNeese State | Gordon Graham gets the offensive rebound | 37-63 |
| 01:51 | McNeese State | James Medders misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-63 |
| 01:50 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell pulls down the rebound | 37-63 |
| 01:26 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-63 |
| 01:25 | McNeese State | Ralph Kenney grabs the defensive rebound | 37-63 |
| 01:21 | McNeese State | Gordon Graham comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 37-63 |
| 01:20 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby grabs the board | 37-63 |
| 00:54 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 37-63 |
| 00:52 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Gordon Graham | 37-63 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State 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 | McNeese State | Ralph Kenney blows the layup but the foul's on Dan Saunders - foul #3 on Dan Saunders, team foul #9 | 37-63 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Bruce Lehoux (SF) Randy Frank | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister (PF) Dan Saunders | |
| 00:48 | McNeese State | Ralph Kenney misses the 1st free throw | 37-63 |
| 00:48 | McNeese State | Ralph Kenney misses the 2nd free throw | 37-63 |
| 00:48 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister grabs the defensive rebound | 37-63 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State 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) | |
| 00:26 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-63 |
| 00:25 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-63 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy runs out the clock | 37-63 |