| Lineup | TX State-San Marcos | PG - Bernard Birdwell (fresh) SG - Bruce Stone (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SF - Qing-nan Chu (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kendrick Wagner (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ivan Zukof (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Douglas Terry (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. PF - Russell McAllister (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Miller (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell inbounds the ball | 29-40 |
| Game Plan | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister misses the easy layup | 29-40 |
| 19:33 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to John Murphy | 29-40 |
| 19:15 | Sam Houston State | James Miller misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 29-40 |
| 19:14 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister gets the offensive rebound | 29-40 |
| 19:01 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-40 |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG), Dan Saunders (PF), Fred Oglesby (C) Douglas Terry, Russell McAllister, James Miller | |
| 18:43 | TX State-San Marcos | Dan Saunders is called for the reach on Kendrick Wagner - foul #3 on Dan Saunders, team foul #1 | 29-40 |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Robert Walton (PF) John Murphy, Dan Saunders | |
| 18:31 | TX State-San Marcos | Shawn Palmieri steps in front of the Ivan Zukof pass | 29-40 |
| 18:14 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 29-40 |
| 18:13 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell misses the tip | 29-40 |
| 18:12 | TX State-San Marcos | Qing-nan Chu pulls down the rebound | 29-40 |
| 17:58 | TX State-San Marcos | Kendrick Wagner hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Shawn Palmieri - foul #2 on Shawn Palmieri, team foul #2 | 31-40 |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Richard Bennett (PG), James Blair (SG), Christopher Davis (SF), Caleb Frizzell (C) Bernard Birdwell, Bruce Stone, Qing-nan Chu, Ivan Zukof | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), Russell McAllister (PF), James Miller (C) Douglas Terry, Robert Walton, Fred Oglesby | |
| 17:58 | TX State-San Marcos | Kendrick Wagner makes the free throw | 32-40 |
| 17:56 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-40 |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Joshua Capps (C) Kendrick Wagner | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Carino (SG) Shawn Palmieri | |
| 17:30 | TX State-San Marcos | James Blair drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Bennett | 35-40 |
| 17:11 | Sam Houston State | James Carino knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-43 |
| 16:55 | TX State-San Marcos | James Blair hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Richard Bennett | 37-43 |
| 16:31 | Sam Houston State | James Carino misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 16:30 | TX State-San Marcos | The rebound goes to Joshua Capps | 37-43 |
| 16:25 | TX State-San Marcos | James Blair hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 37-43 |
| 16:24 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister snags the defensive board | 37-43 |
| 16:06 | Sam Houston State | James Miller makes the driving attempt from close range | 37-45 |
| 15:47 | TX State-San Marcos | James Blair's fadeaway is rejected by Russell McAllister | 37-45 |
| 15:45 | Sam Houston State | James Miller pulls down the rebound | 37-45 |
| Lineup | TX State-San Marcos | PG - Richard Bennett (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - James Blair (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Christopher Davis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Caleb Frizzell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Capps (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Carino (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. PF - Russell McAllister (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:18 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister blows the layup | 37-45 |
| 15:17 | TX State-San Marcos | James Blair grabs the defensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 14:56 | TX State-San Marcos | Richard Bennett misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 37-45 |
| 14:55 | TX State-San Marcos | James Blair grabs the offensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 14:33 | TX State-San Marcos | James Blair throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-45 |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Bernard Birdwell (PG), Bruce Stone (SG), Qing-nan Chu (SF), Kendrick Wagner (PF), Ivan Zukof (C) Richard Bennett, James Blair, Christopher Davis, Caleb Frizzell, Joshua Capps | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (PG), Douglas Terry (SG), Dan Saunders (PF), Fred Oglesby (C) John Murphy, James Carino, Russell McAllister, James Miller | |
| 14:10 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from Dan Saunders | 37-47 |
| 13:47 | TX State-San Marcos | Bruce Stone can't connect on a shot near the basket | 37-47 |
| 13:46 | TX State-San Marcos | Kendrick Wagner tips it back up and in | 39-47 |
| 13:22 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry is hacked by Kendrick Wagner - foul #1 on Kendrick Wagner, team foul #1 | 39-47 |
| 13:05 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell misses short on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Ivan Zukof - foul #1 on Ivan Zukof, team foul #2 | 39-47 |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Miller (C) Fred Oglesby | |
| 13:05 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell makes the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 13:05 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell misses the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 13:05 | TX State-San Marcos | Kendrick Wagner grabs the board | 39-48 |
| 12:54 | TX State-San Marcos | Douglas Terry takes the ball from Kendrick Wagner | 39-48 |
| 12:51 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry lays it in | 39-50 |
| 12:47 | TX State-San Marcos | Qing-nan Chu can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-50 |
| 12:46 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell grabs the defensive rebound | 39-50 |
| 12:25 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-50 |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Gary Ciotti (PG), Hubert Gilmore (C) Bernard Birdwell, Ivan Zukof | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), Russell McAllister (SF), Fred Oglesby (C) Shawn Palmieri, Nicholas Dowdell, James Miller | |
| 12:13 | TX State-San Marcos | Kendrick Wagner misses the driving attempt from the right block | 39-50 |
| 12:11 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby gets the rebound | 39-50 |
| 11:55 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 39-50 |
| 11:54 | TX State-San Marcos | The rebound goes to Bruce Stone | 39-50 |
| 11:37 | TX State-San Marcos | John Murphy picks off the pass by Kendrick Wagner | 39-50 |
| 11:33 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy can't finish the layup | 39-50 |
| 11:31 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders gets the offensive rebound | 39-50 |
| Lineup | TX State-San Marcos | PG - Gary Ciotti (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bruce Stone (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SF - Qing-nan Chu (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kendrick Wagner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Hubert Gilmore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Douglas Terry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Russell McAllister (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Dan Saunders (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Fred Oglesby (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:09 | Sam Houston State | Kendrick Wagner swats the short shot by Dan Saunders | 39-50 |
| 11:07 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy tips it but misses | 39-50 |
| 11:06 | TX State-San Marcos | Kendrick Wagner pulls down the rebound | 39-50 |
| 10:44 | TX State-San Marcos | Gary Ciotti misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-50 |
| 10:43 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Fred Oglesby | 39-50 |
| 10:41 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister is hacked by Hubert Gilmore in the backcourt - foul #2 on Hubert Gilmore, team foul #3 | 39-50 |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Bernard Birdwell (PG), James Blair (SG), Caleb Frizzell (SF), Joshua Capps (PF), Ivan Zukof (C) Gary Ciotti, Bruce Stone, Qing-nan Chu, Kendrick Wagner, Hubert Gilmore | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF), James Miller (C) Douglas Terry, Russell McAllister, Fred Oglesby | |
| 10:16 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the left wing | 39-50 |
| 10:14 | Sam Houston State | James Miller grabs the offensive board | 39-50 |
| 09:45 | Sam Houston State | Ivan Zukof is called for the reach on James Miller - foul #2 on Ivan Zukof, team foul #4 | 39-50 |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Bruce Stone (SG), Christopher Davis (SF) James Blair, Joshua Capps | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG) John Murphy | |
| 09:25 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell is open and scores on a floater from the free throw line | 39-52 |
| 09:08 | TX State-San Marcos | Bernard Birdwell lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bruce Stone | 41-52 |
| 08:43 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 41-52 |
| 08:42 | TX State-San Marcos | Bruce Stone snags the defensive board | 41-52 |
| 08:26 | TX State-San Marcos | Caleb Frizzell blows the layup but the foul's on Dan Saunders - foul #4 on Dan Saunders, team foul #3 | 41-52 |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Richard Bennett (PG), James Blair (SG), Qing-nan Chu (SF), Joshua Capps (C) Bernard Birdwell, Bruce Stone, Christopher Davis, Ivan Zukof | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), Russell McAllister (PF) Shawn Palmieri, Dan Saunders | |
| 08:26 | TX State-San Marcos | Caleb Frizzell misses the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 08:26 | TX State-San Marcos | Caleb Frizzell makes the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 08:23 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Bennett - foul #2 on Richard Bennett, team foul #5 | 42-52 |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Hubert Gilmore (C) Caleb Frizzell | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 08:07 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister dunks the ball set up by John Murphy | 42-54 |
| 07:52 | TX State-San Marcos | Qing-nan Chu buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-54 |
| 07:34 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister can't finish the uncontested layup | 45-54 |
| 07:32 | TX State-San Marcos | The rebound goes to James Blair | 45-54 |
| Lineup | TX State-San Marcos | PG - Richard Bennett (fresh) 5 ast. SG - James Blair (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Qing-nan Chu (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Capps (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Hubert Gilmore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Douglas Terry (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (tired) 24 pts. 7 reb. PF - Russell McAllister (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:08 | TX State-San Marcos | James Miller takes the ball from James Blair | 45-54 |
| 06:49 | Sam Houston State | James Miller hits the finger roll set up by John Murphy and he's hacked by Joshua Capps - foul #2 on Joshua Capps, team foul #6 | 45-56 |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Bernard Birdwell (PG), Gary Ciotti (SG), Christopher Davis (SF), Kendrick Wagner (PF), Ivan Zukof (C) Richard Bennett, James Blair, Qing-nan Chu, Joshua Capps, Hubert Gilmore | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG), Dan Saunders (PF) Douglas Terry, Russell McAllister | |
| 06:49 | Sam Houston State | James Miller makes the free throw | 45-57 |
| 06:33 | TX State-San Marcos | Kendrick Wagner misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Dan Saunders - foul #5 on Dan Saunders, team foul #4 | 45-57 |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister (PF), Fred Oglesby (C) Dan Saunders, James Miller | |
| 06:33 | TX State-San Marcos | Kendrick Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 06:33 | TX State-San Marcos | Kendrick Wagner misses the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 06:33 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby pulls down the rebound | 46-57 |
| 06:10 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby misses the driving attempt in the lane | 46-57 |
| 06:08 | TX State-San Marcos | Christopher Davis snags the defensive board | 46-57 |
| 05:39 | TX State-San Marcos | Bernard Birdwell connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Christopher Davis and he's fouled by Shawn Palmieri - foul #3 on Shawn Palmieri, team foul #5 | 48-57 |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Caleb Frizzell (C) Ivan Zukof | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), James Miller (PF) Shawn Palmieri, Russell McAllister | |
| 05:39 | TX State-San Marcos | Bernard Birdwell makes the free throw | 49-57 |
| 05:37 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-57 |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Bruce Stone (SG), Qing-nan Chu (SF) Bernard Birdwell, Christopher Davis | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 05:19 | TX State-San Marcos | Qing-nan Chu is fouled on the floor by James Miller - foul #1 on James Miller, team foul #6 | 49-57 |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Richard Bennett (PG), Hubert Gilmore (C) Gary Ciotti, Kendrick Wagner | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG) Douglas Terry | |
| 05:03 | TX State-San Marcos | Qing-nan Chu misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-57 |
| 05:02 | TX State-San Marcos | Caleb Frizzell pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 04:42 | TX State-San Marcos | Bruce Stone scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Richard Bennett | 51-57 |
| 04:40 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Stone picks off the pass by John Murphy in the backcourt | 51-57 |
| 04:36 | TX State-San Marcos | Bruce Stone banks in the layup | 53-57 |
| 04:11 | Sam Houston State | James Miller's layup is rejected by Caleb Frizzell | 53-57 |
| 04:09 | TX State-San Marcos | Caleb Frizzell grabs the board | 53-57 |
| 03:56 | TX State-San Marcos | Qing-nan Chu comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Nicholas Dowdell - foul #1 on Nicholas Dowdell, team foul #7 | 53-57 |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Bernard Birdwell (PG), Christopher Davis (SG), Joshua Capps (PF), Ivan Zukof (C) Richard Bennett, Bruce Stone, Caleb Frizzell, Hubert Gilmore | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Russell McAllister (SF), Robert Walton (PF) Shawn Palmieri, Nicholas Dowdell, James Miller | |
| 03:56 | TX State-San Marcos | Qing-nan Chu makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 03:56 | TX State-San Marcos | Qing-nan Chu makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 03:54 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy is hacked by Joshua Capps in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joshua Capps, team foul #7 | 55-57 |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | James Blair (SG) Qing-nan Chu | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 03:54 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 03:54 | TX State-San Marcos | Christopher Davis grabs the board | 55-57 |
| 03:42 | TX State-San Marcos | Ivan Zukof connects on the jumper from the left side | 57-57 |
| 03:40 | Sam Houston State | Bernard Birdwell steals the ball from Douglas Terry in the backcourt | 57-57 |
| 03:22 | TX State-San Marcos | Bernard Birdwell hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-57 |
| 03:20 | TX State-San Marcos | Joshua Capps misses the tip | 57-57 |
| 03:18 | TX State-San Marcos | Joshua Capps tips it in | 59-57 |
| Lineup | TX State-San Marcos | PG - Bernard Birdwell (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Blair (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Christopher Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Capps (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Ivan Zukof (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (tired) 2 pts. 7 ast. SG - Douglas Terry (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Russell McAllister (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Robert Walton (fresh) C - Fred Oglesby (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 59-57 |
| 02:57 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby hits the follow up shot | 59-59 |
| 02:57 | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-59 |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Bruce Stone (SG), Kendrick Wagner (PF) James Blair, Joshua Capps | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (PG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF), James Miller (C) John Murphy, Robert Walton, Fred Oglesby | |
| 02:45 | TX State-San Marcos | Kendrick Wagner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 59-59 |
| 02:44 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell snags the defensive board | 59-59 |
| 02:21 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry is fouled on the floor by Bernard Birdwell - foul #3 on Bernard Birdwell, team foul #8 | 59-59 |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), Fred Oglesby (C) Shawn Palmieri, Russell McAllister | |
| 02:21 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 02:21 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 02:06 | TX State-San Marcos | Douglas Terry is called for the reach on Bruce Stone - foul #2 on Douglas Terry, team foul #8 | 59-61 |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Qing-nan Chu (SF) Christopher Davis | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister (PF) Fred Oglesby | |
| 02:06 | TX State-San Marcos | Bruce Stone makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 02:06 | TX State-San Marcos | Bruce Stone misses the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 02:06 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister snags the defensive board | 60-61 |
| 02:04 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy is fouled in the backcourt by Bernard Birdwell - foul #4 on Bernard Birdwell, team foul #9 | 60-61 |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Caleb Frizzell (C) Ivan Zukof | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 02:04 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 02:04 | Sam Houston State | James Miller grabs the offensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 01:41 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-61 |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Ivan Zukof (C) Caleb Frizzell | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 01:18 | TX State-San Marcos | Bernard Birdwell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 60-61 |
| 01:16 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister pulls down the rebound | 60-61 |
| 00:50 | Sam Houston State | James Miller comes up short on the runner in the lane | 60-61 |
| 00:48 | TX State-San Marcos | Bruce Stone gets the rebound | 60-61 |
| 00:20 | TX State-San Marcos | Russell McAllister takes the ball from Bruce Stone | 60-61 |
| Game Plan | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy is fouled in the backcourt by Bernard Birdwell - foul #5 on Bernard Birdwell, team foul #10 | 60-61 |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Richard Bennett (PG) Bernard Birdwell | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 00:19 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:19 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:19 | TX State-San Marcos | Ivan Zukof pulls down the rebound | 60-62 |
| 00:01 | TX State-San Marcos | Russell McAllister steals it from Bruce Stone | 60-62 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister runs out the clock | 60-62 |