| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Dana Pringle (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwayne Habib (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Moshe Ziems (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Young (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - William Saldana (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - James Estes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Risk (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Shotwell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Neth (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Harvey Zurovec (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Liberty | Moshe Ziems inbounds the ball | 36-35 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Liberty | Billy Young can't connect on a floater in the paint | 36-35 |
| 19:35 | Liberty | William Saldana hits the follow up shot | 38-35 |
| 19:18 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Neth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-35 |
| 19:15 | Liberty | Dennis Risk steals it from Moshe Ziems in the backcourt | 38-35 |
| 19:13 | Sam Houston State | James Estes lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dennis Risk | 38-37 |
| 18:54 | Liberty | Dwayne Habib clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-37 |
| 18:53 | Sam Houston State | Harvey Zurovec grabs the board | 38-37 |
| 18:28 | Sam Houston State | William Saldana steals it from Dennis Risk | 38-37 |
| 18:10 | Liberty | Moshe Ziems comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 18:09 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Harvey Zurovec | 38-37 |
| 17:54 | Sam Houston State | Dennis Risk hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 38-37 |
| 17:52 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Moshe Ziems | 38-37 |
| 17:37 | Liberty | Moshe Ziems loses the dribble to James Estes | 38-37 |
| 17:33 | Sam Houston State | Dennis Risk lays it in on a great pass from James Estes | 38-39 |
| 17:14 | Liberty | Dana Pringle hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but the foul's on James Estes - foul #2 on James Estes, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Liberty | Marcos Perez (SG), Andre Esposito (SF), Sol Russo (PF), Darko Zeff (C) Dwayne Habib, Moshe Ziems, Billy Young, William Saldana | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | David Ahlers (PG), John Maynard (SG), Steven Holler (PF), Jason Bhatt (C) James Estes, Dennis Risk, Ronald Neth, Harvey Zurovec | |
| 17:14 | Liberty | Dana Pringle makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 17:14 | Liberty | Dana Pringle misses the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 17:14 | Sam Houston State | John Maynard snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| 17:07 | Sam Houston State | John Shotwell is denied on a dunk by Sol Russo | 39-39 |
| 17:06 | Sam Houston State | John Shotwell tips it back up and in | 39-41 |
| 16:58 | Liberty | Sol Russo connects on the shot near the basket | 41-41 |
| 16:39 | Sam Houston State | John Shotwell hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from David Ahlers | 41-43 |
| 16:37 | Liberty | David Ahlers picks off the pass by Marcos Perez in the backcourt | 41-43 |
| 16:23 | Sam Houston State | John Maynard misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-43 |
| 16:22 | Sam Houston State | John Shotwell gets the offensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 16:03 | Sam Houston State | John Shotwell is hacked by Sol Russo - foul #2 on Sol Russo, team foul #1 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Liberty | Young Wang (SG), William Saldana (C) Dana Pringle, Darko Zeff | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ronald Neth (PF), Harvey Zurovec (C) John Shotwell, Jason Bhatt | |
| 15:44 | Sam Houston State | John Maynard buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Ahlers | 41-46 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Marcos Perez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Young Wang (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Andre Esposito (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Sol Russo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - William Saldana (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - David Ahlers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Maynard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Holler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Neth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Harvey Zurovec (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:15 | Liberty | Andre Esposito hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-46 |
| 15:14 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Neth grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 14:52 | Sam Houston State | John Maynard clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-46 |
| 14:51 | Liberty | Andre Esposito grabs the board | 41-46 |
| 14:35 | Liberty | William Saldana's fadeaway is rejected by Harvey Zurovec | 41-46 |
| 14:34 | Liberty | Young Wang tips it in | 43-46 |
| 14:05 | Sam Houston State | John Maynard misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Young Wang - foul #1 on Young Wang, team foul #2 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Liberty | Darko Zeff (PG), Dwayne Habib (SG), Moshe Ziems (SF), Billy Young (PF) Marcos Perez, Young Wang, Andre Esposito, Sol Russo | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Estes (PG), Dennis Risk (SG), William Cutrer (PF), Jason Bhatt (C) David Ahlers, Steven Holler, Ronald Neth, Harvey Zurovec | |
| 14:05 | Sam Houston State | John Maynard makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 14:05 | Sam Houston State | John Maynard makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 13:43 | Liberty | Dwayne Habib is open and buries a 3 from the left corner | 46-48 |
| 13:27 | Sam Houston State | William Cutrer comes up short on the shot from the left side | 46-48 |
| 13:25 | Liberty | William Saldana pulls down the rebound | 46-48 |
| 13:22 | Liberty | Dwayne Habib's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-48 |
| Subs | Liberty | Dana Pringle (PG) William Saldana | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Roger Clarke (PG), John Shotwell (SF) James Estes, John Maynard | |
| 13:14 | Sam Houston State | Moshe Ziems blocks the jumper by William Cutrer | 46-48 |
| 13:13 | Liberty | Darko Zeff gets the rebound | 46-48 |
| 13:11 | Liberty | John Shotwell is called for the reach on Dana Pringle in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Shotwell, team foul #2 | 46-48 |
| 13:03 | Liberty | Billy Young is open and scores on a shot from the right block set up by Dana Pringle | 48-48 |
| 12:42 | Sam Houston State | Dennis Risk clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-48 |
| 12:41 | Sam Houston State | John Shotwell tips it home | 48-50 |
| 12:35 | Liberty | Billy Young can't finish the layup | 48-50 |
| 12:33 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to John Shotwell | 48-50 |
| 12:13 | Sam Houston State | Roger Clarke misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-50 |
| 12:12 | Liberty | Darko Zeff gets the rebound | 48-50 |
| 11:47 | Liberty | Moshe Ziems connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Darko Zeff | 50-50 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Dana Pringle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dwayne Habib (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Moshe Ziems (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Billy Young (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Darko Zeff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Roger Clarke (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dennis Risk (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Shotwell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Cutrer (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Jason Bhatt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:39 | Sam Houston State | John Shotwell misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 50-50 |
| 11:38 | Liberty | Darko Zeff grabs the defensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 11:26 | Liberty | Billy Young connects on the open jumper in the lane set up by Moshe Ziems | 52-50 |
| 11:12 | Sam Houston State | Darko Zeff swats the layup by John Shotwell | 52-50 |
| 11:11 | Sam Houston State | Jason Bhatt tips it back up and in | 52-52 |
| 10:51 | Liberty | Moshe Ziems hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Dwayne Habib | 54-52 |
| 10:37 | Sam Houston State | John Shotwell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-52 |
| 10:35 | Sam Houston State | Dennis Risk tips it but misses | 54-52 |
| 10:33 | Liberty | Darko Zeff snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| 10:12 | Liberty | Darko Zeff buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Billy Young | 57-52 |
| 09:49 | Sam Houston State | Jason Bhatt is fouled on the floor by Dwayne Habib - foul #2 on Dwayne Habib, team foul #3 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Liberty | Marcos Perez (PG), Young Wang (SG), Andre Esposito (SF), Sol Russo (PF), William Saldana (C) Dana Pringle, Dwayne Habib, Moshe Ziems, Billy Young, Darko Zeff | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Estes (PG), Steven Holler (SF), Ronald Neth (PF), Harvey Zurovec (C) Roger Clarke, John Shotwell, William Cutrer, Jason Bhatt | |
| 09:38 | Sam Houston State | Harvey Zurovec is whistled for traveling | 57-52 |
| 09:09 | Liberty | Andre Esposito misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 09:07 | Sam Houston State | Harvey Zurovec gets the rebound | 57-52 |
| 08:45 | Sam Houston State | Dennis Risk misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 08:43 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Neth snags the offensive board | 57-52 |
| 08:30 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Neth is fouled on the floor by Sol Russo - foul #3 on Sol Russo, team foul #4 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | David Ahlers (PG), John Maynard (SG) James Estes, Dennis Risk | |
| 08:16 | Sam Houston State | David Ahlers misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 57-52 |
| 08:15 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Young Wang | 57-52 |
| 07:57 | Liberty | Sol Russo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-52 |
| Subs | Liberty | Dwayne Habib (SG), Billy Young (PF) Young Wang, Sol Russo | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Shotwell (SF) Steven Holler | |
| 07:39 | Sam Houston State | John Shotwell misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Andre Esposito - foul #3 on Andre Esposito, team foul #5 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Liberty | Dana Pringle (PG), Moshe Ziems (SF) Marcos Perez, Andre Esposito | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 07:39 | Sam Houston State | John Shotwell makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 07:39 | Sam Houston State | John Shotwell misses the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 07:39 | Liberty | Billy Young grabs the board | 57-53 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Dana Pringle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dwayne Habib (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Moshe Ziems (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Billy Young (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - William Saldana (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - David Ahlers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Maynard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Shotwell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ronald Neth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Harvey Zurovec (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:29 | Liberty | Moshe Ziems can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 07:27 | Liberty | Billy Young tips it in | 59-53 |
| 07:14 | Sam Houston State | Harvey Zurovec connects on the floater from the right wing | 59-55 |
| 06:55 | Liberty | Dwayne Habib connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Dana Pringle | 62-55 |
| 06:40 | Sam Houston State | John Shotwell hits a floater in the lane and he's hacked by Billy Young - foul #1 on Billy Young, team foul #6 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Liberty | Marcos Perez (SG), Andre Esposito (SF) Dwayne Habib, Moshe Ziems | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Estes (PG), Steven Holler (SG) David Ahlers, John Maynard | |
| 06:40 | Sam Houston State | John Shotwell makes the free throw | 62-58 |
| 06:34 | Liberty | Marcos Perez loses the dribble to James Estes in the backcourt | 62-58 |
| 06:14 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Neth is fouled on the floor by William Saldana - foul #2 on William Saldana, team foul #7 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Liberty | Young Wang (SG), Sol Russo (PF) Dana Pringle, Billy Young | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Roger Clarke (SG), William Cutrer (C) John Shotwell, Harvey Zurovec | |
| 06:14 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Neth makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 06:14 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Neth makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 06:12 | Liberty | James Estes steps in front of the Young Wang pass in the backcourt | 62-60 |
| 06:11 | Sam Houston State | James Estes misses the dunk attempt | 62-60 |
| 06:10 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Neth | 62-60 |
| 06:00 | Sam Houston State | Steven Holler makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Roger Clarke | 62-63 |
| 05:34 | Liberty | Sol Russo hits a wide open runner from the right block set up by Marcos Perez | 64-63 |
| 05:13 | Sam Houston State | Marcos Perez takes the ball from James Estes | 64-63 |
| 04:44 | Liberty | Young Wang can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from just outside the lane | 64-63 |
| 04:43 | Sam Houston State | James Estes grabs the defensive rebound | 64-63 |
| 04:34 | Sam Houston State | William Cutrer's layup is rejected by Sol Russo | 64-63 |
| 04:33 | Liberty | Young Wang grabs the defensive rebound | 64-63 |
| 04:22 | Liberty | Young Wang is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 66-63 |
| 04:03 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Neth lays it in on a great pass from James Estes | 66-65 |
| 03:56 | Liberty | Young Wang is fouled in the backcourt by Roger Clarke - foul #2 on Roger Clarke, team foul #3 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Liberty | Dana Pringle (PG), Dwayne Habib (SG), Moshe Ziems (SF), Billy Young (PF), Darko Zeff (C) Marcos Perez, Young Wang, Andre Esposito, Sol Russo, William Saldana | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | David Ahlers (PG), John Maynard (SG), John Shotwell (SF), Harvey Zurovec (C) James Estes, Roger Clarke, Ronald Neth, William Cutrer | |
| 03:35 | Liberty | Dwayne Habib clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 66-65 |
| 03:33 | Liberty | The offensive rebound goes to Darko Zeff | 66-65 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Dana Pringle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dwayne Habib (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Moshe Ziems (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Billy Young (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Darko Zeff (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - David Ahlers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Maynard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Shotwell (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - Steven Holler (tiring) 6 pts. C - Harvey Zurovec (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:24 | Liberty | Darko Zeff clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-65 |
| 03:22 | Liberty | Moshe Ziems pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-65 |
| 03:11 | Liberty | Moshe Ziems misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Harvey Zurovec - foul #1 on Harvey Zurovec, team foul #4 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dennis Risk (SG), Jason Bhatt (C) John Shotwell, Harvey Zurovec | |
| 03:11 | Liberty | Moshe Ziems makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 03:11 | Liberty | Moshe Ziems makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 02:48 | Sam Houston State | Jason Bhatt misses short on a jumper in the lane | 68-65 |
| 02:46 | Sam Houston State | David Ahlers tips it home | 68-67 |
| 02:44 | Liberty | Dana Pringle's pass is intercepted by Dennis Risk in the backcourt | 68-67 |
| 02:42 | Sam Houston State | Steven Holler banks in the layup on a great pass from Dennis Risk | 68-69 |
| 02:40 | Liberty | Dana Pringle is fouled in the backcourt by John Maynard - foul #2 on John Maynard, team foul #5 | 68-69 |
| Subs | Liberty | William Saldana (C) Dana Pringle | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ronald Neth (PF) Steven Holler | |
| 02:25 | Liberty | William Saldana hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Dwayne Habib | 70-69 |
| 02:25 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-69 |
| 02:08 | Sam Houston State | Jason Bhatt can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-69 |
| 02:07 | Liberty | Dwayne Habib grabs the board | 70-69 |
| 01:52 | Liberty | Darko Zeff banks in the wide open layup | 72-69 |
| 01:52 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-69 |
| Subs | Liberty | Dana Pringle (PG) Darko Zeff | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Estes (PG), John Shotwell (SF), Harvey Zurovec (C) David Ahlers, John Maynard, Jason Bhatt | |
| 01:35 | Sam Houston State | James Estes hits a shot from the right side set up by Dennis Risk and he's fouled by Billy Young - foul #2 on Billy Young, team foul #8 | 72-71 |
| 01:35 | Sam Houston State | James Estes makes the free throw | 72-72 |
| 01:16 | Liberty | Moshe Ziems misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-72 |
| 01:15 | Sam Houston State | Dennis Risk pulls down the rebound | 72-72 |
| 01:11 | Sam Houston State | John Shotwell misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 72-72 |
| 01:09 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Moshe Ziems | 72-72 |
| 00:50 | Liberty | Moshe Ziems clanks a 3 from the right corner | 72-72 |
| 00:48 | Sam Houston State | Harvey Zurovec snags the defensive board | 72-72 |
| 00:35 | Sam Houston State | Harvey Zurovec misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-72 |
| 00:34 | Liberty | Moshe Ziems grabs the defensive rebound | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:06 | Liberty | Harvey Zurovec is called for the reach on William Saldana - foul #2 on Harvey Zurovec, team foul #6 | 72-72 |
| 00:02 | Liberty | Moshe Ziems misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 72-72 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to John Shotwell | 72-72 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Dana Pringle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dwayne Habib (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Moshe Ziems (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Billy Young (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - William Saldana (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - James Estes (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Dennis Risk (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Shotwell (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. PF - Ronald Neth (tiring) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Harvey Zurovec (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Liberty | William Saldana wins the tip | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:48 | Liberty | Billy Young clanks a shot in the paint | 72-72 |
| 04:46 | Liberty | Dwayne Habib gets the offensive rebound | 72-72 |
| 04:28 | Liberty | William Saldana connects on the floater from the right block set up by Dana Pringle | 74-72 |
| 04:15 | Sam Houston State | John Shotwell is fouled on the floor by Dwayne Habib - foul #3 on Dwayne Habib, team foul #9 | 74-72 |
| Subs | Liberty | Marcos Perez (PG), Young Wang (SG), Andre Esposito (SF) Dana Pringle, Dwayne Habib, Moshe Ziems | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | David Ahlers (PG), Steven Holler (PF), William Cutrer (C) James Estes, Ronald Neth, Harvey Zurovec | |
| 04:15 | Sam Houston State | John Shotwell makes the 1st free throw | 74-73 |
| 04:15 | Sam Houston State | John Shotwell misses the 2nd free throw | 74-73 |
| 04:15 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Billy Young | 74-73 |
| 04:08 | Liberty | Young Wang misses the 3 from the right corner | 74-73 |
| 04:07 | Liberty | Billy Young misses the tip | 74-73 |
| 04:05 | Liberty | Andre Esposito tips it back up and in | 76-73 |
| 03:45 | Sam Houston State | Steven Holler clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 76-73 |
| 03:43 | Liberty | Billy Young grabs the board | 76-73 |
| 03:41 | Liberty | Young Wang is hacked by Dennis Risk in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dennis Risk, team foul #7 | 76-73 |
| 03:41 | Liberty | Young Wang makes the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 03:41 | Liberty | Young Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| 03:31 | Sam Houston State | David Ahlers misses the 3 from straight away | 78-73 |
| 03:29 | Liberty | William Saldana grabs the defensive rebound | 78-73 |
| 03:27 | Liberty | Young Wang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 78-73 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Maynard (SG), Jason Bhatt (SF) Dennis Risk, John Shotwell | |
| 03:22 | Sam Houston State | David Ahlers misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 78-73 |
| 03:21 | Sam Houston State | David Ahlers can't tip it in | 78-73 |
| 03:20 | Sam Houston State | Jason Bhatt pulls down the offensive rebound | 78-73 |
| 03:01 | Sam Houston State | William Cutrer knocks in the jumpshot from the right side and the foul's on Andre Esposito - foul #4 on Andre Esposito, team foul #10 | 78-75 |
| Subs | Liberty | Sol Russo (PF) Billy Young | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Estes (PG) David Ahlers | |
| 03:01 | Sam Houston State | William Cutrer makes the free throw | 78-76 |
| 02:56 | Liberty | Liberty calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 78-76 |
| Subs | Liberty | Dana Pringle (PG), Billy Young (PF) Young Wang, Sol Russo | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dennis Risk (SG), John Shotwell (SF) John Maynard, Jason Bhatt | |
| 02:40 | Liberty | Billy Young banks in the wide open layup set up by William Saldana | 80-76 |
| 02:27 | Sam Houston State | William Cutrer makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Dennis Risk | 80-78 |
| 02:25 | Liberty | Liberty calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-78 |
| Subs | Liberty | Dwayne Habib (SG), Moshe Ziems (SF) Marcos Perez, Andre Esposito | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Harvey Zurovec (C) William Cutrer | |
| 02:05 | Liberty | Dwayne Habib misses the 3 from the left wing | 80-78 |
| 02:03 | Sam Houston State | John Shotwell pulls down the rebound | 80-78 |
| 01:43 | Sam Houston State | Dennis Risk makes the fadeaway from close range | 80-80 |
| 01:21 | Liberty | Billy Young drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Dana Pringle | 82-80 |
| 01:11 | Sam Houston State | John Shotwell scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 82-83 |
| 00:42 | Liberty | William Saldana misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 82-83 |
| 00:40 | Sam Houston State | James Estes pulls down the rebound | 82-83 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Dana Pringle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dwayne Habib (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Moshe Ziems (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Billy Young (fresh) 17 pts. 11 reb. C - William Saldana (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - James Estes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Dennis Risk (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Shotwell (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 8 reb. PF - Steven Holler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Harvey Zurovec (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Sam Houston State | Dennis Risk blows the layup but the foul's on William Saldana - foul #3 on William Saldana, team foul #11 | 82-83 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ronald Neth (PF) Steven Holler | |
| 00:16 | Sam Houston State | Dennis Risk makes the 1st free throw | 82-84 |
| 00:16 | Sam Houston State | Dennis Risk makes the 2nd free throw | 82-85 |
| 00:05 | Liberty | John Shotwell steps in front of the Moshe Ziems pass | 82-85 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Sam Houston State | James Estes is hacked by Dana Pringle in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dana Pringle, team foul #12 | 82-85 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Steven Holler (PF) Ronald Neth | |
| 00:04 | Sam Houston State | James Estes makes the 1st free throw | 82-86 |
| 00:04 | Sam Houston State | James Estes makes the 2nd free throw | 82-87 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Liberty | Dana Pringle clanks a halfcourt shot | 82-87 |