| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Douglas Terry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Russell McAllister (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M, CC | PG - Russell Singleton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Turner (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Terry Manning (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dale Saxon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Dobrowolski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell inbounds the ball | 28-20 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M, CC | Texas A&M, CC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Douglas Terry | 30-20 |
| 19:20 | Texas A&M, CC | Dale Saxon makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Russell Singleton | 30-22 |
| 18:58 | Sam Houston State | James Miller hits a shot near the basket | 32-22 |
| 18:38 | Texas A&M, CC | Arthur Turner buries a runner from close range on a great pass from Johnny Dobrowolski | 32-24 |
| 18:19 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 32-24 |
| 18:17 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell snags the offensive board | 32-24 |
| 17:58 | Sam Houston State | James Miller hits a floater from the right wing set up by John Murphy and he's hacked by Johnny Dobrowolski - foul #3 on Johnny Dobrowolski, team foul #1 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (PG), James Carino (SG), Dan Saunders (PF) John Murphy, Douglas Terry, Russell McAllister | |
| Subs | Texas A&M, CC | William Rice (C) Johnny Dobrowolski | |
| 17:58 | Sam Houston State | James Miller makes the free throw | 35-24 |
| 17:43 | Texas A&M, CC | Terry Manning comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 35-24 |
| 17:41 | Texas A&M, CC | Dale Saxon gets the offensive rebound | 35-24 |
| 17:21 | Texas A&M, CC | William Rice buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Terry Manning | 35-26 |
| 17:01 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Nicholas Dowdell | 37-26 |
| 16:56 | Texas A&M, CC | Arthur Turner connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Russell Singleton and he's hacked by James Carino - foul #2 on James Carino, team foul #1 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG) James Carino | |
| Subs | Texas A&M, CC | John Shults (PF) Dale Saxon | |
| 16:56 | Texas A&M, CC | Arthur Turner makes the free throw | 37-29 |
| 16:42 | Sam Houston State | James Miller connects on the fadeaway from close range | 39-29 |
| 16:23 | Texas A&M, CC | John Murphy takes the ball from Arthur Turner | 39-29 |
| 16:20 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy slams it home | 41-29 |
| 16:15 | Texas A&M, CC | Russell Singleton misses long on a runner near the basket | 41-29 |
| 16:14 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders grabs the defensive rebound | 41-29 |
| 15:45 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell is hacked by Terry Manning - foul #2 on Terry Manning, team foul #2 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Fred Oglesby (C) John Murphy, James Miller | |
| Subs | Texas A&M, CC | Johnny Dobrowolski (C) Terry Manning | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Shawn Palmieri (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Terry (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dan Saunders (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Oglesby (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M, CC | PG - Russell Singleton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arthur Turner (fresh) 11 pts. SF - John Shults (fresh) PF - William Rice (fresh) 4 pts. C - Johnny Dobrowolski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:29 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 41-29 |
| 15:28 | Texas A&M, CC | William Rice gets the rebound | 41-29 |
| 15:15 | Texas A&M, CC | William Rice misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 41-29 |
| 15:14 | Texas A&M, CC | Arthur Turner gets the offensive rebound | 41-29 |
| 15:03 | Texas A&M, CC | Johnny Dobrowolski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-29 |
| 15:01 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry gets the rebound | 41-29 |
| 14:32 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 41-29 |
| 14:31 | Texas A&M, CC | Johnny Dobrowolski grabs the board | 41-29 |
| 14:08 | Texas A&M, CC | Arthur Turner makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by John Shults | 41-32 |
| 13:46 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-32 |
| 13:19 | Texas A&M, CC | A charge is called on Arthur Turner - foul #1 on Arthur Turner, team foul #3 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), Russell McAllister (SF), James Miller (C) Shawn Palmieri, Douglas Terry, Fred Oglesby | |
| Subs | Texas A&M, CC | Michael Bentley (PG), Terry Manning (SF), Dale Saxon (PF) Russell Singleton, Arthur Turner, William Rice | |
| 12:53 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-32 |
| 12:52 | Texas A&M, CC | The rebound goes to Johnny Dobrowolski | 44-32 |
| 12:43 | Texas A&M, CC | Dale Saxon makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by John Shults | 44-35 |
| 12:17 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister is fouled on the floor by Michael Bentley - foul #1 on Michael Bentley, team foul #4 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Texas A&M, CC | Arthur Turner (SG), Shawn Brown (C) John Shults, Johnny Dobrowolski | |
| 12:07 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-35 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG) Nicholas Dowdell | |
| Subs | Texas A&M, CC | Russell Singleton (PG) Michael Bentley | |
| 11:54 | Texas A&M, CC | Arthur Turner can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 44-35 |
| 11:52 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders snags the defensive board | 44-35 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Douglas Terry (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Russell McAllister (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dan Saunders (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Miller (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M, CC | PG - Russell Singleton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arthur Turner (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Terry Manning (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dale Saxon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Brown (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister knocks in the runner from the right block set up by John Murphy | 46-35 |
| 11:04 | Texas A&M, CC | John Murphy picks off the pass by Russell Singleton | 46-35 |
| 11:01 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy misses the lay-in | 46-35 |
| 10:59 | Sam Houston State | James Miller snags the offensive board | 46-35 |
| 10:48 | Sam Houston State | James Miller misses the driving attempt from the right block | 46-35 |
| 10:46 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry misses the tip | 46-35 |
| 10:44 | Texas A&M, CC | The rebound goes to Arthur Turner | 46-35 |
| 10:29 | Texas A&M, CC | Arthur Turner can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 46-35 |
| 10:28 | Texas A&M, CC | Terry Manning tips it back up and in | 46-37 |
| 10:05 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-37 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF) Douglas Terry, Dan Saunders | |
| Subs | Texas A&M, CC | John Shults (PF), Johnny Dobrowolski (C) Dale Saxon, Shawn Brown | |
| 09:51 | Texas A&M, CC | John Shults comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 46-37 |
| 09:49 | Texas A&M, CC | Johnny Dobrowolski can't tip it in | 46-37 |
| 09:47 | Texas A&M, CC | John Shults can't tip it in | 46-37 |
| 09:46 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Shawn Palmieri | 46-37 |
| 09:28 | Sam Houston State | James Miller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-37 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Carino (SG), Dan Saunders (PF) Shawn Palmieri, Russell McAllister | |
| Subs | Texas A&M, CC | Michael Bentley (PG) Russell Singleton | |
| 09:17 | Texas A&M, CC | Arthur Turner drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Bentley | 46-39 |
| 08:52 | Sam Houston State | Johnny Dobrowolski blocks the short jumper by Nicholas Dowdell | 46-39 |
| 08:51 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Dan Saunders | 46-39 |
| 08:28 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-39 |
| 08:27 | Texas A&M, CC | The rebound goes to John Shults | 46-39 |
| 08:05 | Texas A&M, CC | Johnny Dobrowolski misses the easy layup but he's fouled by James Miller - foul #3 on James Miller, team foul #2 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (PG), Douglas Terry (SG), Russell McAllister (PF), Fred Oglesby (C) John Murphy, James Carino, Dan Saunders, James Miller | |
| Subs | Texas A&M, CC | Russell Singleton (PG), James Dunning (SF), Dale Saxon (PF) Michael Bentley, Arthur Turner, Terry Manning | |
| 08:05 | Texas A&M, CC | Johnny Dobrowolski makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 08:05 | Texas A&M, CC | Johnny Dobrowolski misses the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 08:05 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby grabs the board | 46-40 |
| 07:37 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-40 |
| 07:36 | Texas A&M, CC | Johnny Dobrowolski grabs the defensive rebound | 46-40 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Shawn Palmieri (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Terry (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell McAllister (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Oglesby (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M, CC | PG - Russell Singleton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Shults (fresh) 3 reb. SF - James Dunning (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dale Saxon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Dobrowolski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Texas A&M, CC | Johnny Dobrowolski misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 07:17 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Fred Oglesby | 46-40 |
| 06:57 | Sam Houston State | James Dunning takes the ball from Douglas Terry | 46-40 |
| 06:38 | Texas A&M, CC | John Shults connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Dale Saxon | 46-43 |
| 06:14 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-43 |
| 06:13 | Texas A&M, CC | The rebound goes to Dale Saxon | 46-43 |
| 05:53 | Texas A&M, CC | John Shults misses short on a 3 from straight away | 46-43 |
| 05:51 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 05:35 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 05:35 | Texas A&M, CC | Texas A&M, CC calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-43 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), Dan Saunders (PF), James Miller (C) Shawn Palmieri, Russell McAllister, Fred Oglesby | |
| Subs | Texas A&M, CC | Arthur Turner (SG), Terry Manning (SF) John Shults, James Dunning | |
| 05:08 | Texas A&M, CC | Dale Saxon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-43 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister (SF) Douglas Terry | |
| Subs | Texas A&M, CC | | |
| 04:50 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Russell McAllister | 52-43 |
| 04:35 | Texas A&M, CC | Arthur Turner hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Russell Singleton | 52-46 |
| 04:19 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy makes the shot from the left wing set up by Russell McAllister and the foul's on Russell Singleton - foul #2 on Russell Singleton, team foul #5 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG) Russell McAllister | |
| Subs | Texas A&M, CC | John Shults (PF) Dale Saxon | |
| 04:19 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy makes the free throw | 55-46 |
| 04:07 | Texas A&M, CC | Arthur Turner can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 55-46 |
| 04:06 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders grabs the defensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 03:46 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell is whistled for traveling | 55-46 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG) Douglas Terry | |
| Subs | Texas A&M, CC | William Rice (C) Johnny Dobrowolski | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M, CC | Texas A&M, CC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:26 | Texas A&M, CC | Terry Manning drills a shot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Nicholas Dowdell - foul #1 on Nicholas Dowdell, team foul #3 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister (PF) Dan Saunders | |
| Subs | Texas A&M, CC | | |
| 03:26 | Texas A&M, CC | Terry Manning makes the free throw | 55-49 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Palmieri (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell McAllister (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - James Miller (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M, CC | PG - Russell Singleton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Arthur Turner (fresh) 19 pts. SF - Terry Manning (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Shults (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Rice (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Murphy | 57-49 |
| 02:58 | Texas A&M, CC | Texas A&M, CC calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-49 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Dan Saunders (PF) Shawn Palmieri, Russell McAllister | |
| Subs | Texas A&M, CC | Dale Saxon (PF), Johnny Dobrowolski (C) John Shults, William Rice | |
| 02:48 | Texas A&M, CC | Dan Saunders is called for the reach on Arthur Turner - foul #3 on Dan Saunders, team foul #4 | 57-49 |
| 02:42 | Texas A&M, CC | Johnny Dobrowolski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M, CC | Texas A&M, CC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:23 | Sam Houston State | Arthur Turner is called for the reach on Douglas Terry - foul #2 on Arthur Turner, team foul #6 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Carino (SG), Russell McAllister (PF) Douglas Terry, Dan Saunders | |
| Subs | Texas A&M, CC | | |
| 02:14 | Sam Houston State | James Miller hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 57-49 |
| 02:12 | Texas A&M, CC | Terry Manning snags the defensive board | 57-49 |
| 01:53 | Texas A&M, CC | Dale Saxon clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by James Miller - foul #4 on James Miller, team foul #5 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG) James Carino | |
| Subs | Texas A&M, CC | | |
| 01:53 | Texas A&M, CC | Dale Saxon makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 01:53 | Texas A&M, CC | Dale Saxon makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M, CC | Texas A&M, CC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:25 | Sam Houston State | James Miller clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Johnny Dobrowolski - foul #4 on Johnny Dobrowolski, team foul #7 | 57-51 |
| 01:25 | Sam Houston State | James Miller misses the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 01:25 | Sam Houston State | James Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M, CC | Texas A&M, CC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:08 | Texas A&M, CC | Terry Manning can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 58-51 |
| 01:06 | Texas A&M, CC | Johnny Dobrowolski tips it in | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M, CC | Texas A&M, CC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Sam Houston State | James Miller hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M, CC | Texas A&M, CC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Texas A&M, CC | Russell McAllister denies the turnaround by Dale Saxon | 60-53 |
| 00:39 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to James Miller | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M, CC | Texas A&M, CC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Sam Houston State | James Miller is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Singleton - foul #3 on Russell Singleton, team foul #8 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG) Douglas Terry | |
| Subs | Texas A&M, CC | | |
| 00:36 | Sam Houston State | James Miller makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:36 | Sam Houston State | James Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:32 | Texas A&M, CC | Terry Manning misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-53 |
| 00:30 | Sam Houston State | James Miller pulls down the rebound | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M, CC | Texas A&M, CC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Sam Houston State | James Miller is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Singleton - foul #4 on Russell Singleton, team foul #9 | 62-53 |
| 00:29 | Sam Houston State | James Miller makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:29 | Sam Houston State | James Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:29 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister snags the offensive board | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M, CC | Texas A&M, CC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy runs out the clock | 63-53 |