| Lineup | Stephen F. Austin | PG - Adam Ward (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randall Strong (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lawrence Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Funderberg (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Reggie Kurpinski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Douglas Terry (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Russell McAllister (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Miller (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell inbounds the ball | 44-40 |
| Game Plan | Stephen F. Austin | Stephen F. Austin is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-40 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby (C) Nicholas Dowdell | |
| 19:41 | Stephen F. Austin | Lawrence Moore misses the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Russell McAllister - foul #2 on Russell McAllister, team foul #1 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell (SF) Fred Oglesby | |
| 19:41 | Stephen F. Austin | Lawrence Moore makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 19:41 | Stephen F. Austin | Lawrence Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 19:41 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| 19:24 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Lawrence Moore - foul #2 on Lawrence Moore, team foul #1 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (PG) John Murphy | |
| 19:24 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell makes the free throw | 45-43 |
| 19:07 | Stephen F. Austin | Reggie Kurpinski blows the layup | 45-43 |
| 19:05 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 18:53 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-43 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Michael Craig (C) Reggie Kurpinski | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), Fred Oglesby (C) Shawn Palmieri, Russell McAllister | |
| 18:33 | Stephen F. Austin | Adam Ward hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Randall Strong | 47-43 |
| 18:18 | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Moore steals the ball from Nicholas Dowdell | 47-43 |
| 18:14 | Stephen F. Austin | Adam Ward lays it in set up by Lawrence Moore | 49-43 |
| 18:12 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Moore - foul #3 on Lawrence Moore, team foul #2 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Norman Dupree (PG), David Bradley (SG), Jack Akins (SF), Ronald Amend (C) Adam Ward, Randall Strong, Lawrence Moore, Samuel Funderberg | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister (SF) Nicholas Dowdell | |
| 18:01 | Sam Houston State | Norman Dupree is called for the reach on Russell McAllister - foul #3 on Norman Dupree, team foul #3 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Randall Strong (SG) Norman Dupree | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF) Douglas Terry, Fred Oglesby | |
| 17:39 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from James Miller | 49-46 |
| 17:28 | Stephen F. Austin | Michael Craig scores on a shot from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 17:09 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-46 |
| 17:07 | Stephen F. Austin | Michael Craig gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| 16:51 | Stephen F. Austin | Jack Akins misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-46 |
| 16:49 | Sam Houston State | James Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 16:31 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Amend swats the dunk try by Russell McAllister | 51-46 |
| 16:29 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell tips it in | 51-48 |
| 16:24 | Stephen F. Austin | Randall Strong comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-48 |
| 16:22 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister grabs the board | 51-48 |
| 16:06 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister clanks a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Craig - foul #2 on Michael Craig, team foul #4 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Adam Ward (PG), Samuel Funderberg (PF), Reggie Kurpinski (C) Jack Akins, Michael Craig, Ronald Amend | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Robert Walton (PF), Fred Oglesby (C) Shawn Palmieri, Nicholas Dowdell, James Miller | |
| 16:06 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 16:06 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister misses the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 16:06 | Stephen F. Austin | Reggie Kurpinski grabs the board | 51-49 |
| 15:51 | Stephen F. Austin | David Bradley drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Adam Ward | 53-49 |
| Lineup | Stephen F. Austin | PG - Adam Ward (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randall Strong (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Bradley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Samuel Funderberg (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Reggie Kurpinski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Douglas Terry (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell McAllister (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Walton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Fred Oglesby (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Sam Houston State | Randall Strong is called for the reach on Russell McAllister in the backcourt - foul #3 on Randall Strong, team foul #5 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Norman Dupree (SG), Lawrence Moore (SF) Randall Strong, David Bradley | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Dan Saunders (PF) Russell McAllister, Robert Walton | |
| 15:34 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Norman Dupree - foul #4 on Norman Dupree, team foul #6 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Randall Strong (SG) Norman Dupree | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 15:34 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 15:34 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 15:20 | Stephen F. Austin | Adam Ward can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-51 |
| 15:19 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 15:14 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Douglas Terry, team foul #2 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (PG), James Miller (C) John Murphy, Fred Oglesby | |
| 14:55 | Stephen F. Austin | Adam Ward misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-51 |
| 14:53 | Stephen F. Austin | Randall Strong tips it but misses | 53-51 |
| 14:52 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell grabs the board | 53-51 |
| 14:48 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by James Miller | 53-54 |
| 14:26 | Stephen F. Austin | Adam Ward is hacked by Shawn Palmieri - foul #1 on Shawn Palmieri, team foul #3 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Thomas Murphy (PG), David Bradley (SG), Edward Grimshaw (PF) Adam Ward, Randall Strong, Samuel Funderberg | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), Russell McAllister (SF), Fred Oglesby (C) Shawn Palmieri, Nicholas Dowdell, James Miller | |
| 14:11 | Stephen F. Austin | John Murphy is called for the reach on Thomas Murphy - foul #2 on John Murphy, team foul #4 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell (SF) Russell McAllister | |
| 14:03 | Stephen F. Austin | Dan Saunders swats the layup by Thomas Murphy | 53-54 |
| 14:01 | Stephen F. Austin | Reggie Kurpinski tips it but misses | 53-54 |
| 13:59 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders snags the defensive board | 53-54 |
| 13:56 | Sam Houston State | Reggie Kurpinski is called for the reach on Douglas Terry in the backcourt - foul #2 on Reggie Kurpinski, team foul #7 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Samuel Funderberg (PF) Reggie Kurpinski | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister (SF), James Miller (C) Nicholas Dowdell, Fred Oglesby | |
| 13:56 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 13:56 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 13:40 | Stephen F. Austin | David Bradley scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-56 |
| 13:27 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders is hacked by David Bradley - foul #2 on David Bradley, team foul #8 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Fred Oglesby (C) Russell McAllister, James Miller | |
| 13:27 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 13:27 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 13:12 | Stephen F. Austin | Lawrence Moore is hacked by John Murphy - foul #3 on John Murphy, team foul #5 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Adam Ward (PG), Reggie Kurpinski (C) Thomas Murphy, Edward Grimshaw | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (PG), James Miller (C) John Murphy, Fred Oglesby | |
| 12:48 | Stephen F. Austin | Samuel Funderberg drills a turnaround from the left block set up by Adam Ward | 58-58 |
| 12:43 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nicholas Dowdell, team foul #6 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Randall Strong (SG), Michael Craig (PF), Ronald Amend (C) David Bradley, Samuel Funderberg, Reggie Kurpinski | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), Russell McAllister (SF), Fred Oglesby (C) Shawn Palmieri, Nicholas Dowdell, James Miller | |
| 12:30 | Stephen F. Austin | Douglas Terry steps in front of the Adam Ward pass | 58-58 |
| 12:13 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister is whistled for a carry | 58-58 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Thomas Murphy (PG), Jack Akins (SF) Adam Ward, Lawrence Moore | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF), James Miller (C) Douglas Terry, Russell McAllister, Fred Oglesby | |
| 11:53 | Stephen F. Austin | Jack Akins hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-58 |
| Lineup | Stephen F. Austin | PG - Thomas Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Randall Strong (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jack Akins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Craig (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Amend (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Palmieri (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (tiring) 18 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dan Saunders (tiring) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - James Miller (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy is fouled on the floor by Thomas Murphy - foul #1 on Thomas Murphy, team foul #9 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Adam Ward (PG), David Bradley (SG), Lawrence Moore (SF), Edward Grimshaw (PF), Reggie Kurpinski (C) Thomas Murphy, Randall Strong, Jack Akins, Michael Craig, Ronald Amend | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG) Shawn Palmieri | |
| 11:29 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 11:29 | Stephen F. Austin | Reggie Kurpinski gets the rebound | 61-58 |
| 11:07 | Stephen F. Austin | Nicholas Dowdell picks off the pass by Lawrence Moore | 61-58 |
| 11:03 | Sam Houston State | David Bradley picks off the pass by James Miller | 61-58 |
| 10:58 | Stephen F. Austin | Adam Ward blows the layup | 61-58 |
| 10:57 | Stephen F. Austin | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Grimshaw | 61-58 |
| 10:44 | Stephen F. Austin | Edward Grimshaw hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by James Miller - foul #2 on James Miller, team foul #7 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Samuel Funderberg (PF) Reggie Kurpinski | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (PG), James Carino (SG), Russell McAllister (SF), Fred Oglesby (C) John Murphy, Douglas Terry, Nicholas Dowdell, James Miller | |
| 10:44 | Stephen F. Austin | Edward Grimshaw makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 10:44 | Stephen F. Austin | Edward Grimshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 10:23 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Carino | 63-60 |
| 10:21 | Stephen F. Austin | Adam Ward double dribbles in the backcourt | 63-60 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Thomas Murphy (PG), Randall Strong (SG), Reggie Kurpinski (C) Adam Ward, Lawrence Moore, Edward Grimshaw | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), Douglas Terry (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF), James Miller (C) Shawn Palmieri, James Carino, Russell McAllister, Fred Oglesby | |
| 10:03 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell misses the easy layup | 63-60 |
| 10:02 | Stephen F. Austin | Reggie Kurpinski grabs the board | 63-60 |
| 09:57 | Stephen F. Austin | Randall Strong is whistled for traveling | 63-60 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Jack Akins (SF) David Bradley | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (PG), Russell McAllister (SF), Fred Oglesby (C) John Murphy, Nicholas Dowdell, James Miller | |
| 09:33 | Sam Houston State | Samuel Funderberg picks off the pass by Douglas Terry | 63-60 |
| 09:13 | Stephen F. Austin | Samuel Funderberg hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 63-60 |
| 09:11 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby grabs the board | 63-60 |
| 09:06 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Douglas Terry | 63-62 |
| 08:47 | Stephen F. Austin | Samuel Funderberg clanks a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Dan Saunders - foul #4 on Dan Saunders, team foul #8 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Adam Ward (PG), David Bradley (SG), Michael Craig (SF), Ronald Amend (C) Thomas Murphy, Randall Strong, Jack Akins, Reggie Kurpinski | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), James Carino (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF), James Miller (C) Shawn Palmieri, Douglas Terry, Dan Saunders, Fred Oglesby | |
| 08:47 | Stephen F. Austin | Samuel Funderberg makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 08:47 | Stephen F. Austin | Samuel Funderberg misses the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 08:47 | Stephen F. Austin | Samuel Funderberg pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-62 |
| 08:35 | Stephen F. Austin | Adam Ward can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 64-62 |
| 08:34 | Stephen F. Austin | Ronald Amend snags the offensive board | 64-62 |
| 08:22 | Stephen F. Austin | Russell McAllister steps in front of the David Bradley pass | 64-62 |
| 08:03 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister misses the lay-in | 64-62 |
| 08:01 | Stephen F. Austin | David Bradley grabs the defensive rebound | 64-62 |
| 07:33 | Stephen F. Austin | Adam Ward knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by David Bradley and he's fouled by John Murphy - foul #4 on John Murphy, team foul #9 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Norman Dupree (SG), Lawrence Moore (SF), Edward Grimshaw (PF) David Bradley, Samuel Funderberg, Ronald Amend | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Dan Saunders (PF) James Carino, Russell McAllister | |
| 07:33 | Stephen F. Austin | Adam Ward makes the free throw | 67-62 |
| Lineup | Stephen F. Austin | PG - Adam Ward (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SG - Norman Dupree (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Lawrence Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Edward Grimshaw (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Craig (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (tiring) 5 pts. 4 pf. SG - Douglas Terry (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (tiring) 18 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dan Saunders (tired) 4 pts. 4 pf. C - James Miller (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy hits a jump hook from the left block set up by Nicholas Dowdell | 67-64 |
| 07:05 | Stephen F. Austin | Lawrence Moore buries a floater from the left wing set up by Adam Ward | 69-64 |
| 07:05 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-64 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | David Bradley (SG), Ronald Amend (C) Adam Ward, Edward Grimshaw | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 06:47 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 69-64 |
| 06:46 | Stephen F. Austin | Ronald Amend grabs the board | 69-64 |
| 06:33 | Stephen F. Austin | David Bradley can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Dan Saunders - foul #5 on Dan Saunders, team foul #10 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Edward Grimshaw (C) Michael Craig | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG), Russell McAllister (PF), Fred Oglesby (C) Douglas Terry, Dan Saunders, James Miller | |
| 06:33 | Stephen F. Austin | David Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 06:33 | Stephen F. Austin | David Bradley misses the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 06:33 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister gets the rebound | 70-64 |
| 06:26 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister comes up short on the shot from the right block | 70-64 |
| 06:25 | Stephen F. Austin | David Bradley pulls down the rebound | 70-64 |
| 06:21 | Stephen F. Austin | David Bradley misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 70-64 |
| 06:19 | Stephen F. Austin | Lawrence Moore gets the offensive rebound | 70-64 |
| 06:09 | Stephen F. Austin | Norman Dupree misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-64 |
| 06:07 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby pulls down the rebound | 70-64 |
| 05:48 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 70-64 |
| 05:46 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to John Murphy | 70-64 |
| 05:27 | Sam Houston State | The short jumper by Fred Oglesby is denied by Edward Grimshaw | 70-64 |
| 05:26 | Stephen F. Austin | Lawrence Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 70-64 |
| 05:17 | Stephen F. Austin | Edward Grimshaw can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-64 |
| 05:16 | Stephen F. Austin | David Bradley grabs the offensive board | 70-64 |
| 04:59 | Stephen F. Austin | Edward Grimshaw misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-64 |
| 04:57 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister pulls down the rebound | 70-64 |
| 04:54 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Amend - foul #2 on Ronald Amend, team foul #10 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Adam Ward (PG), Randall Strong (SG), Jack Akins (SF), Michael Craig (PF), Reggie Kurpinski (C) Norman Dupree, David Bradley, Lawrence Moore, Ronald Amend, Edward Grimshaw | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), James Miller (PF) Shawn Palmieri, Russell McAllister | |
| 04:54 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 04:54 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 04:54 | Stephen F. Austin | Adam Ward snags the defensive board | 70-65 |
| 04:25 | Stephen F. Austin | Douglas Terry steals it from Reggie Kurpinski | 70-65 |
| 04:19 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell double dribbles in the backcourt | 70-65 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (PG), Russell McAllister (PF) John Murphy, Fred Oglesby | |
| 04:08 | Stephen F. Austin | Michael Craig misses short on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Russell McAllister - foul #3 on Russell McAllister, team foul #11 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG) Shawn Palmieri | |
| 04:08 | Stephen F. Austin | Michael Craig makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 04:08 | Stephen F. Austin | Michael Craig makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 03:56 | Sam Houston State | Michael Craig is called for the reach on Russell McAllister - foul #3 on Michael Craig, team foul #11 | 72-65 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Samuel Funderberg (PF) Michael Craig | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (PG) John Murphy | |
| 03:56 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister misses the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 03:56 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister makes the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 03:43 | Stephen F. Austin | Randall Strong misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-66 |
| 03:42 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell snags the defensive board | 72-66 |
| 03:26 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry loses the dribble to Jack Akins | 72-66 |
| Lineup | Stephen F. Austin | PG - Adam Ward (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. SG - Randall Strong (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jack Akins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Samuel Funderberg (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Reggie Kurpinski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Shawn Palmieri (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Douglas Terry (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (tired) 18 pts. 7 reb. PF - Russell McAllister (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - James Miller (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Stephen F. Austin | Jack Akins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-66 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Norman Dupree (PG), David Bradley (SF) Adam Ward, Jack Akins | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), Fred Oglesby (C) Shawn Palmieri, Russell McAllister | |
| 02:58 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy travels with the ball | 72-66 |
| 02:58 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-66 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Lawrence Moore (SF), Michael Craig (C) David Bradley, Reggie Kurpinski | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 02:52 | Stephen F. Austin | Stephen F. Austin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-66 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Adam Ward (PG) Norman Dupree | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Walton (PF) Fred Oglesby | |
| 02:41 | Stephen F. Austin | Lawrence Moore makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Adam Ward | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Stephen F. Austin | Stephen F. Austin is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:28 | Sam Houston State | James Miller scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Douglas Terry | 74-68 |
| 02:23 | Stephen F. Austin | Lawrence Moore hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Nicholas Dowdell - foul #2 on Nicholas Dowdell, team foul #12 | 74-68 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Reggie Kurpinski (C) Michael Craig | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister (PF) Robert Walton | |
| 02:23 | Stephen F. Austin | Lawrence Moore makes the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 02:23 | Stephen F. Austin | Lawrence Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| 01:58 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 76-70 |
| Game Plan | Stephen F. Austin | Stephen F. Austin is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:44 | Stephen F. Austin | Lawrence Moore knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Randall Strong | 79-70 |
| 01:44 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 79-70 |
| Game Plan | Stephen F. Austin | Stephen F. Austin is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:21 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from John Murphy | 79-73 |
| 00:58 | Stephen F. Austin | Samuel Funderberg lays it in on a great pass from Randall Strong | 81-73 |
| Game Plan | Stephen F. Austin | Stephen F. Austin is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:53 | Sam Houston State | James Miller is hacked by Reggie Kurpinski - foul #3 on Reggie Kurpinski, team foul #12 | 81-73 |
| 00:53 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 81-73 |
| 00:53 | Sam Houston State | James Miller misses the 1st free throw | 81-73 |
| 00:53 | Sam Houston State | James Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 81-74 |
| Game Plan | Stephen F. Austin | Stephen F. Austin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:52 | Stephen F. Austin | Lawrence Moore is fouled in the backcourt by John Murphy - foul #5 on John Murphy, team foul #13 | 81-74 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Michael Craig (C) Reggie Kurpinski | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (PG) John Murphy | |
| 00:52 | Stephen F. Austin | Lawrence Moore makes the 1st free throw | 82-74 |
| 00:52 | Stephen F. Austin | Lawrence Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 83-74 |
| 00:44 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 83-74 |
| 00:42 | Stephen F. Austin | Samuel Funderberg pulls down the rebound | 83-74 |
| 00:41 | Stephen F. Austin | Samuel Funderberg is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Palmieri - foul #2 on Shawn Palmieri, team foul #14 | 83-74 |
| 00:41 | Stephen F. Austin | Samuel Funderberg misses the 1st free throw | 83-74 |
| 00:41 | Stephen F. Austin | Samuel Funderberg makes the 2nd free throw | 84-74 |
| 00:39 | Sam Houston State | Adam Ward steps in front of the James Miller pass in the backcourt | 84-74 |
| Game Plan | Stephen F. Austin | Stephen F. Austin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:11 | Stephen F. Austin | Randall Strong misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Douglas Terry - foul #3 on Douglas Terry, team foul #15 | 84-74 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Norman Dupree (PG), David Bradley (SF), Ronald Amend (C) Adam Ward, Lawrence Moore, Samuel Funderberg | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 00:11 | Stephen F. Austin | Randall Strong makes the 1st free throw | 85-74 |
| 00:11 | Stephen F. Austin | Randall Strong makes the 2nd free throw | 86-74 |
| 00:05 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell blows the wide open dunk | 86-74 |
| 00:03 | Stephen F. Austin | David Bradley grabs the defensive rebound | 86-74 |
| 00:00 | Stephen F. Austin | Norman Dupree runs out the clock | 86-74 |