| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Terry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell McAllister (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Troy Boulton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Roa (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dewayne Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Muir (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Eberhard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell inbounds the ball | 39-29 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Russell McAllister | 42-29 |
| 19:34 | Northwestern State | William Eberhard connects on the turnaround in the lane | 42-31 |
| 19:24 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell is called for 10 seconds | 42-31 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG), Dan Saunders (PF), Fred Oglesby (C) Douglas Terry, Russell McAllister, James Miller | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 19:15 | Northwestern State | Bruce Muir can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-31 |
| 19:13 | Northwestern State | William Eberhard snags the offensive board | 42-31 |
| 18:58 | Northwestern State | Troy Boulton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-31 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), James Miller (C) Shawn Palmieri, Fred Oglesby | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 18:33 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Bruce Muir - foul #1 on Bruce Muir, team foul #1 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG), Fred Oglesby (C) Douglas Terry, James Miller | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jason Bell (PG), Terry Grove (SF), Terrell Jackson (C) Troy Boulton, Dewayne Sullivan, William Eberhard | |
| 18:33 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders makes the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 18:33 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders misses the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 18:33 | Northwestern State | Bruce Muir pulls down the rebound | 43-31 |
| 18:17 | Northwestern State | Fred Oglesby steals the ball from Terrell Jackson | 43-31 |
| 17:54 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell lays it in | 45-31 |
| 17:25 | Northwestern State | Terry Grove connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Jason Bell | 45-33 |
| 17:21 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders is fouled on the floor by Bruce Muir - foul #2 on Bruce Muir, team foul #2 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Russell McAllister (PF), James Miller (C) Shawn Palmieri, Dan Saunders, Fred Oglesby | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Troy Boulton (PG), Todd Anderson (SF), William Eberhard (C) Paul Roa, Bruce Muir, Terrell Jackson | |
| 17:05 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-33 |
| 17:03 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Terry Grove | 45-33 |
| 16:59 | Northwestern State | Jason Bell connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Troy Boulton | 45-35 |
| 16:36 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister knocks in the fadeaway from close range and he's hacked by Terry Grove - foul #1 on Terry Grove, team foul #3 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (PG) John Murphy | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ken Jones (SG), Adam Dodd (PF) Jason Bell, Terry Grove | |
| 16:36 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister misses the free throw | 47-35 |
| 16:36 | Northwestern State | William Eberhard gets the rebound | 47-35 |
| 16:19 | Northwestern State | Todd Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-35 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG) Shawn Palmieri | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dewayne Sullivan (SF) Todd Anderson | |
| 16:12 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell connects on the jumper in the paint set up by John Murphy | 49-35 |
| 15:49 | Northwestern State | Adam Dodd connects on the 3 from straight away | 49-38 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Terry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell McAllister (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - James Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Troy Boulton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ken Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dewayne Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Dodd (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - William Eberhard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy is fouled in the backcourt by Troy Boulton - foul #3 on Troy Boulton, team foul #4 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (PG), Dan Saunders (PF) John Murphy, Russell McAllister | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jason Bell (SG), Bruce Muir (PF), Terrell Jackson (C) Troy Boulton, Adam Dodd, William Eberhard | |
| 15:32 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 49-38 |
| 15:30 | Northwestern State | Bruce Muir gets the rebound | 49-38 |
| 15:05 | Northwestern State | Bruce Muir drills a floater from the left block and the foul's on Dan Saunders - foul #1 on Dan Saunders, team foul #1 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), Russell McAllister (SF), Fred Oglesby (C) Shawn Palmieri, Douglas Terry, James Miller | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Paul Roa (SG), Adam Dodd (SF) Ken Jones, Dewayne Sullivan | |
| 15:05 | Northwestern State | Bruce Muir makes the free throw | 49-41 |
| 14:48 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell travels with the ball | 49-41 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), James Miller (C) Dan Saunders, Fred Oglesby | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Todd Anderson (SF), Terry Grove (C) Adam Dodd, Terrell Jackson | |
| 14:33 | Northwestern State | Paul Roa misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-41 |
| 14:32 | Northwestern State | Terry Grove pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 14:22 | Northwestern State | Bruce Muir misses short on a turnaround from close range | 49-41 |
| 14:20 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister grabs the defensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 14:16 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry loses the ball out of bounds | 49-41 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG), Dan Saunders (PF) Douglas Terry, Nicholas Dowdell | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Troy Boulton (PG), William Eberhard (C) Jason Bell, Bruce Muir | |
| 14:03 | Northwestern State | Paul Roa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-41 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Fred Oglesby (C) Shawn Palmieri, Russell McAllister, James Miller | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Adam Dodd (PF) Todd Anderson | |
| 13:55 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-41 |
| 13:53 | Northwestern State | William Eberhard grabs the board | 49-41 |
| 13:40 | Northwestern State | Douglas Terry is called for the reach on Terry Grove - foul #1 on Douglas Terry, team foul #2 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (PG), Russell McAllister (SF), James Miller (C) John Murphy, Douglas Terry, Fred Oglesby | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ken Jones (SG), Bruce Muir (PF) Paul Roa, Terry Grove | |
| 13:26 | Northwestern State | Shawn Palmieri picks off the pass by Ken Jones | 49-41 |
| 13:23 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell lays it in on a nice dish by Shawn Palmieri | 51-41 |
| 13:13 | Northwestern State | James Miller is called for the reach on Adam Dodd - foul #2 on James Miller, team foul #3 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), Douglas Terry (SG) Shawn Palmieri, Russell McAllister | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jason Bell (SG), Terrell Jackson (PF), Stephen Adamski (C) Troy Boulton, Bruce Muir, William Eberhard | |
| 12:54 | Northwestern State | Jason Bell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-41 |
| 12:52 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry pulls down the rebound | 51-41 |
| 12:37 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Adam Dodd - foul #1 on Adam Dodd, team foul #5 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG), Russell McAllister (PF), Fred Oglesby (C) Douglas Terry, Dan Saunders, James Miller | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Paul Roa (SG), Dewayne Sullivan (SF) Ken Jones, Adam Dodd | |
| 12:37 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 12:37 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell misses the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 12:37 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Terrell Jackson | 52-41 |
| 12:12 | Northwestern State | Fred Oglesby is called for the reach on Stephen Adamski - foul #1 on Fred Oglesby, team foul #4 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Dan Saunders (PF), James Miller (C) Shawn Palmieri, Nicholas Dowdell, Fred Oglesby | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Bruce Muir (PF), Terry Grove (C) Terrell Jackson, Stephen Adamski | |
| 11:58 | Northwestern State | Terry Grove misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by James Miller - foul #3 on James Miller, team foul #5 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (PG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF) John Murphy, Russell McAllister | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Troy Boulton (PG), William Eberhard (C) Jason Bell, Dewayne Sullivan | |
| 11:58 | Northwestern State | Terry Grove makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 11:58 | Northwestern State | Terry Grove makes the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 11:43 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell connects on the open driving attempt from the right block | 54-43 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Shawn Palmieri (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Douglas Terry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (tiring) 18 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dan Saunders (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - James Miller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Troy Boulton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Roa (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Grove (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Bruce Muir (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - William Eberhard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Northwestern State | Douglas Terry steals the ball from William Eberhard | 54-43 |
| 11:25 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry lays it in | 56-43 |
| 11:06 | Northwestern State | Troy Boulton drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Paul Roa | 56-46 |
| 10:43 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Shawn Palmieri | 59-46 |
| 10:26 | Northwestern State | Shawn Palmieri picks off the pass by Troy Boulton | 59-46 |
| 10:21 | Sam Houston State | Paul Roa is called for the reach on Douglas Terry in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Roa, team foul #6 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), Russell McAllister (SF), Fred Oglesby (C) Shawn Palmieri, Douglas Terry, James Miller | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jason Bell (PG), Todd Anderson (SG), Dewayne Sullivan (SF), Terrell Jackson (PF), Stephen Adamski (C) Troy Boulton, Paul Roa, Terry Grove, Bruce Muir, William Eberhard | |
| 10:01 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-46 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG) Nicholas Dowdell | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 09:46 | Northwestern State | Todd Anderson is fouled on the floor by Douglas Terry - foul #2 on Douglas Terry, team foul #6 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell (SG) Douglas Terry | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 09:39 | Northwestern State | Jason Bell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-46 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Adam Dodd (PF) Terrell Jackson | |
| 09:16 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister banks in the wide open layup | 61-46 |
| 09:03 | Northwestern State | Jason Bell clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 61-46 |
| 09:02 | Northwestern State | Adam Dodd snags the offensive board | 61-46 |
| 08:40 | Northwestern State | Todd Anderson is fouled on the floor by Fred Oglesby - foul #2 on Fred Oglesby, team foul #7 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), James Miller (C) Dan Saunders, Fred Oglesby | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ken Jones (PG), Bruce Muir (PF), William Eberhard (C) Dewayne Sullivan, Adam Dodd, Stephen Adamski | |
| 08:40 | Northwestern State | Todd Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 08:40 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister grabs the defensive rebound | 61-46 |
| 08:36 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry's pass is intercepted by Bruce Muir in the backcourt | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:21 | Northwestern State | Todd Anderson lays it up and in | 61-48 |
| 08:01 | Sam Houston State | The pull-up jumper by Russell McAllister is blocked by William Eberhard | 61-48 |
| 08:00 | Sam Houston State | James Miller pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-48 |
| 07:49 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by James Miller | 64-48 |
| 07:41 | Northwestern State | Jason Bell knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Ken Jones | 64-51 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Terry (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (tired) 18 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell McAllister (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - James Miller (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Ken Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jason Bell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Anderson (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Bruce Muir (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - William Eberhard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Sam Houston State | James Miller makes the wide open fadeaway from the left wing | 66-51 |
| 07:15 | Northwestern State | Ken Jones misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 66-51 |
| 07:14 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 66-51 |
| 06:56 | Sam Houston State | William Eberhard picks off the pass by John Murphy | 66-51 |
| 06:46 | Northwestern State | Jason Bell is fouled on the floor by John Murphy - foul #1 on John Murphy, team foul #8 | 66-51 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG), Dan Saunders (PF), Fred Oglesby (C) Douglas Terry, Russell McAllister, James Miller | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Paul Roa (SG), Terry Grove (SF), Adam Dodd (PF), Terrell Jackson (C) Ken Jones, Todd Anderson, Bruce Muir, William Eberhard | |
| 06:46 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-51 |
| 06:46 | Northwestern State | Jason Bell makes the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 06:46 | Northwestern State | Jason Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| 06:33 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-53 |
| 06:28 | Northwestern State | Paul Roa is hacked by Dan Saunders - foul #2 on Dan Saunders, team foul #9 | 69-53 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister (SF), James Miller (C) Nicholas Dowdell, Fred Oglesby | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Troy Boulton (PG), Dewayne Sullivan (SF), Bruce Muir (PF) Jason Bell, Adam Dodd, Terrell Jackson | |
| 06:28 | Northwestern State | Paul Roa misses the 1st free throw | 69-53 |
| 06:28 | Sam Houston State | James Miller gets the rebound | 69-53 |
| 06:24 | Sam Houston State | Paul Roa takes the ball from John Murphy in the backcourt | 69-53 |
| 06:11 | Northwestern State | Troy Boulton clanks a runner from close range | 69-53 |
| 06:10 | Northwestern State | Bruce Muir hits the follow up shot | 69-55 |
| 05:47 | Sam Houston State | James Miller double dribbles | 69-55 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Fred Oglesby (C) John Murphy, Russell McAllister, James Miller | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | William Eberhard (C) Dewayne Sullivan | |
| 05:30 | Northwestern State | Paul Roa scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Troy Boulton | 69-58 |
| 05:27 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry's pass is intercepted by Paul Roa in the backcourt | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:22 | Northwestern State | Terry Grove knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 69-60 |
| 05:08 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-60 |
| 05:07 | Northwestern State | William Eberhard gets the rebound | 69-60 |
| 04:49 | Northwestern State | Paul Roa clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-60 |
| 04:48 | Northwestern State | Terry Grove tips it home | 69-62 |
| 04:46 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell loses the dribble to Troy Boulton in the backcourt | 69-62 |
| 04:45 | Northwestern State | Troy Boulton lays it up and in | 69-64 |
| 04:19 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on Troy Boulton - foul #4 on Troy Boulton, team foul #7 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), Russell McAllister (PF), James Miller (C) Douglas Terry, Dan Saunders, Fred Oglesby | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ken Jones (PG), Jason Bell (SG), Dewayne Sullivan (SF), Terrell Jackson (PF), Stephen Adamski (C) Troy Boulton, Paul Roa, Terry Grove, Bruce Muir, William Eberhard | |
| 04:19 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 04:19 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 04:02 | Northwestern State | Jason Bell steps out of bounds on the baseline | 71-64 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Carino (SG) Shawn Palmieri | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 03:58 | Sam Houston State | Ken Jones is called for the reach on John Murphy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ken Jones, team foul #8 | 71-64 |
| 03:58 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 03:58 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:37 | Northwestern State | Terrell Jackson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Nicholas Dowdell - foul #2 on Nicholas Dowdell, team foul #10 | 73-64 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Dan Saunders (PF) James Carino, Nicholas Dowdell | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Adam Dodd (SF) Dewayne Sullivan | |
| 03:37 | Northwestern State | Terrell Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 03:37 | Northwestern State | Terrell Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| 03:37 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to James Miller | 73-65 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Terry (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Russell McAllister (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dan Saunders (tired) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - James Miller (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Ken Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jason Bell (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Dodd (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terrell Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Stephen Adamski (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Bell - foul #3 on Jason Bell, team foul #9 | 73-65 |
| 03:35 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry misses the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 03:35 | Northwestern State | Stephen Adamski grabs the defensive rebound | 73-65 |
| 03:22 | Northwestern State | Terrell Jackson loses the ball out of bounds | 73-65 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell (SF) Russell McAllister | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 03:01 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 73-65 |
| 02:59 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders gets the offensive rebound | 73-65 |
| 02:59 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-65 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG), Russell McAllister (PF) Douglas Terry, Dan Saunders | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Troy Boulton (PG), Paul Roa (SG), Dewayne Sullivan (SF), Bruce Muir (PF), William Eberhard (C) Ken Jones, Jason Bell, Adam Dodd, Terrell Jackson, Stephen Adamski | |
| 02:49 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Muir swats the layup by James Miller | 73-65 |
| 02:47 | Northwestern State | Dewayne Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 73-65 |
| 02:42 | Northwestern State | Nicholas Dowdell is called for the reach on Paul Roa - foul #3 on Nicholas Dowdell, team foul #11 | 73-65 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Dan Saunders (PF) Shawn Palmieri, Nicholas Dowdell | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 02:42 | Northwestern State | Paul Roa makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 02:42 | Northwestern State | Paul Roa makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:27 | Sam Houston State | James Miller misses the jumper in the paint but the foul's on William Eberhard - foul #3 on William Eberhard, team foul #10 | 73-67 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF) Douglas Terry, Dan Saunders | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 02:27 | Sam Houston State | James Miller misses the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 02:27 | Sam Houston State | James Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 02:27 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to William Eberhard | 73-67 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:58 | Northwestern State | Paul Roa misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Nicholas Dowdell - foul #4 on Nicholas Dowdell, team foul #12 | 73-67 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG) Shawn Palmieri | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 01:58 | Northwestern State | Paul Roa makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 01:58 | Northwestern State | Paul Roa misses the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 01:58 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister pulls down the rebound | 73-68 |
| 01:55 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Roa - foul #3 on Paul Roa, team foul #11 | 73-68 |
| 01:55 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 01:55 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| 01:42 | Northwestern State | Dewayne Sullivan can't finish the layup | 75-68 |
| 01:41 | Sam Houston State | James Miller pulls down the rebound | 75-68 |
| 01:37 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Muir steps in front of the Nicholas Dowdell pass in the backcourt | 75-68 |
| 01:16 | Northwestern State | William Eberhard misses the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Douglas Terry - foul #3 on Douglas Terry, team foul #13 | 75-68 |
| 01:16 | Northwestern State | William Eberhard makes the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 01:16 | Northwestern State | William Eberhard makes the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:58 | Sam Houston State | James Miller buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Russell McAllister | 77-70 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Northwestern State | Paul Roa misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 77-70 |
| 00:37 | Northwestern State | Dewayne Sullivan pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-70 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Northwestern State | Paul Roa clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 77-70 |
| 00:33 | Northwestern State | Troy Boulton gets the offensive rebound | 77-70 |
| 00:30 | Northwestern State | Paul Roa hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Bruce Muir | 77-73 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister is fouled in the backcourt by Troy Boulton - foul #5 on Troy Boulton, team foul #12 | 77-73 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (PG), James Carino (SG) John Murphy, Nicholas Dowdell | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jason Bell (PG) Troy Boulton | |
| 00:27 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister makes the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:27 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister makes the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:21 | Northwestern State | Jason Bell makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Dewayne Sullivan | 79-76 |
| 00:18 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Roa - foul #4 on Paul Roa, team foul #13 | 79-76 |
| 00:18 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister makes the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 00:18 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister makes the 2nd free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:12 | Northwestern State | Paul Roa misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 81-76 |
| 00:10 | Sam Houston State | James Carino pulls down the rebound | 81-76 |
| 00:08 | Sam Houston State | Paul Roa is called for the reach on James Carino in the backcourt - foul #5 on Paul Roa, team foul #14 | 81-76 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell (SF) Douglas Terry | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Todd Anderson (SG) Paul Roa | |
| 00:08 | Sam Houston State | James Carino misses the 1st free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:08 | Sam Houston State | James Carino misses the 2nd free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:08 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Bruce Muir | 81-76 |
| 00:08 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-76 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern State | Jason Bell comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 81-76 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister gets the rebound | 81-76 |