| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Victor Cornett (fresh) SG - Michael Donahue (fresh) SF - Boris Solarski (fresh) PF - Jacob Tomasini (fresh) C - Lewis Hittle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Dale Parson (fresh) SG - Donald Duprey (fresh) SF - Richard Wickman (fresh) PF - Samuel Fern (fresh) C - Rodney Walls (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Boris Solarski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:49 | Sam Houston State | Jacob Tomasini misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Sam Houston State | Boris Solarski pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Sam Houston State | Jacob Tomasini lays it in on a great pass from Victor Cornett | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | Northwestern State | Boris Solarski is called for the reach on Dale Parson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Boris Solarski, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Northwestern State | Rodney Walls misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Northwestern State | Richard Wickman tips it home | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | Sam Houston State | Jacob Tomasini throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 18:30 | Northwestern State | Richard Wickman can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Victor Cornett - foul #1 on Victor Cornett, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:30 | Northwestern State | Richard Wickman makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:30 | Northwestern State | Richard Wickman makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:23 | Sam Houston State | Samuel Fern is called for the reach on Michael Donahue - foul #1 on Samuel Fern, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:09 | Sam Houston State | Jacob Tomasini misses the easy layup | 2-4 |
| 18:08 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Lewis Hittle | 2-4 |
| 17:50 | Sam Houston State | Jacob Tomasini knocks in the turnaround in the lane and he's fouled by Samuel Fern - foul #2 on Samuel Fern, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicolas Roberts (PG), Modesto Bianchi (SG), Dikembe Arakawa (SF), Sam Williams (C) Victor Cornett, Michael Donahue, Boris Solarski, Lewis Hittle | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Beeler (PF) Samuel Fern | |
| 17:50 | Sam Houston State | Jacob Tomasini makes the free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:47 | Northwestern State | Rodney Walls throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-4 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Arthur Mack (SF) Jacob Tomasini | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Phillip Donovan (PG) Dale Parson | |
| 17:28 | Sam Houston State | Modesto Bianchi knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Nicolas Roberts | 8-4 |
| 17:10 | Northwestern State | Donald Duprey misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-4 |
| 17:08 | Northwestern State | John Beeler can't tip it in | 8-4 |
| 17:06 | Sam Houston State | Sam Williams snags the defensive board | 8-4 |
| 17:03 | Sam Houston State | Nicolas Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-4 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Clifton Sanabria (SG), Ronnie Yoder (SF), Jeffery Wheaton (C) Donald Duprey, Richard Wickman, Rodney Walls | |
| 16:48 | Northwestern State | Ronnie Yoder clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-4 |
| 16:47 | Northwestern State | Ronnie Yoder gets the offensive rebound | 8-4 |
| 16:38 | Northwestern State | Ronnie Yoder lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Clifton Sanabria | 8-6 |
| 16:19 | Sam Houston State | 3 seconds is called on Sam Williams | 8-6 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Omar Quill (PG), Michael Donahue (SG), Boris Solarski (SF), Jacob Tomasini (PF), Lewis Hittle (C) Nicolas Roberts, Modesto Bianchi, Arthur Mack, Dikembe Arakawa, Sam Williams | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dale Parson (PG), Rodney Walls (C) Phillip Donovan, John Beeler | |
| 16:01 | Northwestern State | Ronnie Yoder can't finish the layup | 8-6 |
| 15:59 | Sam Houston State | Lewis Hittle gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Omar Quill (fresh) SG - Michael Donahue (fresh) SF - Boris Solarski (fresh) PF - Jacob Tomasini (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Lewis Hittle (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Dale Parson (fresh) SG - Clifton Sanabria (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Yoder (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffery Wheaton (fairly fresh) C - Rodney Walls (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:55 | Sam Houston State | Dale Parson is called for the reach on Omar Quill in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dale Parson, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Victor Cornett (PG) Michael Donahue | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | William Buford (SF) Jeffery Wheaton | |
| 15:41 | Sam Houston State | Victor Cornett misses the 3 from straight away | 8-6 |
| 15:40 | Northwestern State | Rodney Walls snags the defensive board | 8-6 |
| 15:34 | Northwestern State | Clifton Sanabria misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-6 |
| 15:33 | Sam Houston State | Jacob Tomasini grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 15:31 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Walls takes the ball from Lewis Hittle in the backcourt | 8-6 |
| 15:18 | Northwestern State | Clifton Sanabria throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-6 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Donahue (SG), Edwin Pilgrim (C) Omar Quill, Lewis Hittle | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Dunn (PG), Donald Duprey (SG), Richard Wickman (SF), John Beeler (PF) Dale Parson, Clifton Sanabria, William Buford, Ronnie Yoder | |
| 15:07 | Sam Houston State | Victor Cornett knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Boris Solarski | 11-6 |
| 15:01 | Northwestern State | Donald Duprey buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Dunn | 11-9 |
| 14:54 | Sam Houston State | Victor Cornett can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left wing | 11-9 |
| 14:52 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Edwin Pilgrim | 11-9 |
| 14:25 | Sam Houston State | Michael Donahue hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 11-9 |
| 14:23 | Northwestern State | John Beeler grabs the board | 11-9 |
| 14:17 | Northwestern State | Michael Donahue is called for the reach on Richard Wickman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Donahue, team foul #3 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Modesto Bianchi (SG), Arthur Mack (SF), Dikembe Arakawa (PF), Lewis Hittle (C) Michael Donahue, Boris Solarski, Jacob Tomasini, Edwin Pilgrim | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Phillip Donovan (PG), William Buford (SF), Jeffery Wheaton (PF) John Dunn, Richard Wickman, John Beeler | |
| 13:57 | Northwestern State | Dikembe Arakawa denies the turnaround by Donald Duprey | 11-9 |
| 13:56 | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Arakawa pulls down the rebound | 11-9 |
| 13:39 | Sam Houston State | Lewis Hittle's floater is knocked away by Rodney Walls | 11-9 |
| 13:38 | Northwestern State | Jeffery Wheaton grabs the defensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 13:17 | Northwestern State | William Buford hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Donald Duprey | 11-11 |
| 12:59 | Sam Houston State | Victor Cornett is fouled on the floor by Phillip Donovan - foul #1 on Phillip Donovan, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicolas Roberts (PG), Omar Quill (SG), Boris Solarski (SF), Sam Williams (C) Victor Cornett, Arthur Mack, Dikembe Arakawa, Lewis Hittle | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dale Parson (PG), Clifton Sanabria (SG), Richard Wickman (SF), Ronnie Yoder (PF), John Beeler (C) Phillip Donovan, Donald Duprey, William Buford, Jeffery Wheaton, Rodney Walls | |
| 12:49 | Sam Houston State | Sam Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 11-11 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jacob Tomasini (PF) Modesto Bianchi | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 12:24 | Northwestern State | The 3pt attempt by Dale Parson is denied by Boris Solarski | 11-11 |
| 12:23 | Sam Houston State | Omar Quill snags the defensive board | 11-11 |
| 12:08 | Sam Houston State | Nicolas Roberts double dribbles | 11-11 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Donahue (SG), Modesto Bianchi (PF) Omar Quill, Jacob Tomasini | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Rodney Walls (C) John Beeler | |
| 11:44 | Northwestern State | Rodney Walls hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 11-11 |
| 11:43 | Sam Houston State | Boris Solarski snags the defensive board | 11-11 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Nicolas Roberts (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Donahue (fairly fresh) SF - Boris Solarski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Modesto Bianchi (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Sam Williams (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Dale Parson (fairly fresh) SG - Clifton Sanabria (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Wickman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronnie Yoder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Rodney Walls (tiring) | |
| 11:27 | Sam Houston State | Michael Donahue is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 11-11 |
| 11:26 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Ronnie Yoder | 11-11 |
| 11:10 | Northwestern State | Richard Wickman loses the dribble to Modesto Bianchi | 11-11 |
| 10:53 | Sam Houston State | A charge is called on Michael Donahue - foul #2 on Michael Donahue, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Omar Quill (PG), Dikembe Arakawa (SG), Arthur Mack (SF), Jacob Tomasini (PF), Edwin Pilgrim (C) Nicolas Roberts, Michael Donahue, Boris Solarski, Modesto Bianchi, Sam Williams | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Phillip Donovan (PG), John Dunn (SG), William Buford (SF), John Beeler (PF) Dale Parson, Clifton Sanabria, Richard Wickman, Ronnie Yoder | |
| 10:48 | Northwestern State | Phillip Donovan's pass is intercepted by Arthur Mack in the backcourt | 11-11 |
| 10:47 | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Arakawa hits the finger roll set up by Arthur Mack | 13-11 |
| 10:28 | Northwestern State | Rodney Walls misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-11 |
| 10:27 | Northwestern State | John Beeler snags the offensive board | 13-11 |
| 10:16 | Northwestern State | John Beeler blows the layup but he's hacked by Edwin Pilgrim - foul #1 on Edwin Pilgrim, team foul #5 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Victor Cornett (PG) Omar Quill | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Donald Duprey (SG) William Buford | |
| 10:16 | Northwestern State | John Beeler makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 10:16 | Northwestern State | John Beeler misses the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 10:16 | Sam Houston State | Edwin Pilgrim gets the rebound | 13-12 |
| 10:03 | Sam Houston State | Victor Cornett comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-12 |
| 10:02 | Northwestern State | John Beeler grabs the board | 13-12 |
| 09:57 | Northwestern State | Phillip Donovan is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Phillip Donovan, team foul #5 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Modesto Bianchi (SG), Lewis Hittle (C) Dikembe Arakawa, Edwin Pilgrim | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Richard Wickman (SF), Ronnie Yoder (C) Phillip Donovan, Rodney Walls | |
| 09:36 | Sam Houston State | Modesto Bianchi can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-12 |
| 09:34 | Northwestern State | Ronnie Yoder grabs the defensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 09:32 | Northwestern State | Richard Wickman is fouled in the backcourt by Arthur Mack - foul #1 on Arthur Mack, team foul #6 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Boris Solarski (SF) Arthur Mack | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dale Parson (PG), Jeffery Wheaton (PF) John Dunn, John Beeler | |
| 09:11 | Northwestern State | Dale Parson is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Wickman | 13-14 |
| 09:09 | Sam Houston State | Modesto Bianchi throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-14 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicolas Roberts (PG), Dikembe Arakawa (SG) Victor Cornett, Jacob Tomasini | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | William Buford (SF), John Beeler (C) Richard Wickman, Ronnie Yoder | |
| 09:00 | Northwestern State | John Beeler hits the finger roll set up by Donald Duprey | 13-16 |
| 08:48 | Sam Houston State | Modesto Bianchi misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Jeffery Wheaton - foul #1 on Jeffery Wheaton, team foul #6 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Omar Quill (PG) Nicolas Roberts | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Rodney Walls (C) Jeffery Wheaton | |
| 08:48 | Sam Houston State | Modesto Bianchi misses the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 08:48 | Sam Houston State | Modesto Bianchi makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 08:33 | Northwestern State | Dale Parson is fouled on the floor by Omar Quill - foul #1 on Omar Quill, team foul #7 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Clifton Sanabria (SG), Richard Wickman (SF), Ronnie Yoder (PF) Donald Duprey, William Buford, John Beeler | |
| 08:33 | Northwestern State | Dale Parson misses the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 08:33 | Northwestern State | Ronnie Yoder gets the offensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 08:21 | Northwestern State | Richard Wickman misses the easy layup | 14-16 |
| 08:19 | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Arakawa snags the defensive board | 14-16 |
| 08:16 | Sam Houston State | Omar Quill is fouled in the backcourt by Rodney Walls - foul #1 on Rodney Walls, team foul #7 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jacob Tomasini (PF) Modesto Bianchi | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 08:16 | Sam Houston State | Omar Quill makes the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 08:16 | Sam Houston State | Omar Quill makes the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 08:01 | Northwestern State | Clifton Sanabria misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 16-16 |
| 08:00 | Sam Houston State | Lewis Hittle snags the defensive board | 16-16 |
| 07:53 | Sam Houston State | Omar Quill buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Boris Solarski | 19-16 |
| 07:35 | Northwestern State | Lewis Hittle is called for the reach on Ronnie Yoder - foul #1 on Lewis Hittle, team foul #8 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicolas Roberts (PG), Modesto Bianchi (SG), Arthur Mack (SF), Edwin Pilgrim (C) Omar Quill, Dikembe Arakawa, Boris Solarski, Lewis Hittle | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Dunn (PG), Donald Duprey (SG), Jeffery Wheaton (C) Dale Parson, Clifton Sanabria, Rodney Walls | |
| 07:35 | Northwestern State | Ronnie Yoder misses the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 07:35 | Sam Houston State | Jacob Tomasini gets the rebound | 19-16 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Nicolas Roberts (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Modesto Bianchi (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Arthur Mack (fresh) PF - Jacob Tomasini (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Edwin Pilgrim (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - John Dunn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Duprey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Wickman (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Ronnie Yoder (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffery Wheaton (fresh) | |
| 07:31 | Sam Houston State | Richard Wickman steals it from Nicolas Roberts in the backcourt | 19-16 |
| 07:30 | Northwestern State | Donald Duprey can't finish the layup | 19-16 |
| 07:28 | Sam Houston State | Edwin Pilgrim gets the rebound | 19-16 |
| 07:11 | Sam Houston State | Arthur Mack misses the lay-in but the foul's on Richard Wickman - foul #1 on Richard Wickman, team foul #8 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Victor Cornett (PG), Sam Williams (PF) Nicolas Roberts, Jacob Tomasini | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | William Buford (SF), John Beeler (C) Richard Wickman, Ronnie Yoder | |
| 07:11 | Sam Houston State | Arthur Mack misses the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 07:11 | Sam Houston State | Arthur Mack makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 06:55 | Northwestern State | The pull-up jumper by John Beeler is blocked by Edwin Pilgrim | 20-16 |
| 06:53 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Modesto Bianchi | 20-16 |
| 06:51 | Sam Houston State | Victor Cornett is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffery Wheaton - foul #2 on Jeffery Wheaton, team foul #9 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Arakawa (SG) Edwin Pilgrim | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dale Parson (PG), Rodney Walls (C) John Dunn, Jeffery Wheaton | |
| 06:51 | Sam Houston State | Victor Cornett makes the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 06:51 | Sam Houston State | Victor Cornett makes the 2nd free throw | 22-16 |
| 06:24 | Northwestern State | Dale Parson comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 22-16 |
| 06:23 | Northwestern State | John Beeler hits the follow up shot | 22-18 |
| 05:55 | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Arakawa knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 24-18 |
| 05:55 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 24-18 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicolas Roberts (PG), Omar Quill (SG), Boris Solarski (SF), Jacob Tomasini (PF), Edwin Pilgrim (C) Victor Cornett, Dikembe Arakawa, Arthur Mack, Modesto Bianchi, Sam Williams | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Dunn (PG), Clifton Sanabria (SG), Richard Wickman (SF), Ronnie Yoder (PF) Dale Parson, Donald Duprey, William Buford, John Beeler | |
| 05:39 | Northwestern State | Clifton Sanabria is fouled on the floor by Omar Quill - foul #2 on Omar Quill, team foul #9 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Arakawa (SG) Omar Quill | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 05:39 | Northwestern State | Clifton Sanabria makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 05:39 | Northwestern State | Clifton Sanabria makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 05:35 | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Arakawa is fouled in the backcourt by Clifton Sanabria - foul #1 on Clifton Sanabria, team foul #10 | 24-20 |
| 05:35 | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Arakawa makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 05:35 | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Arakawa makes the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 05:21 | Northwestern State | Richard Wickman clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-20 |
| 05:20 | Sam Houston State | Nicolas Roberts pulls down the rebound | 26-20 |
| 04:59 | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Arakawa scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Edwin Pilgrim | 28-20 |
| 04:49 | Northwestern State | John Dunn buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Richard Wickman | 28-23 |
| 04:28 | Sam Houston State | Jacob Tomasini comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 28-23 |
| 04:27 | Sam Houston State | Edwin Pilgrim grabs the offensive rebound | 28-23 |
| 04:21 | Sam Houston State | Boris Solarski misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Richard Wickman - foul #2 on Richard Wickman, team foul #11 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Victor Cornett (PG), Modesto Bianchi (SG), Sam Williams (PF), Lewis Hittle (C) Nicolas Roberts, Dikembe Arakawa, Jacob Tomasini, Edwin Pilgrim | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dale Parson (PG), Donald Duprey (SG), William Buford (SF), John Beeler (PF) John Dunn, Clifton Sanabria, Richard Wickman, Rodney Walls | |
| 04:21 | Sam Houston State | Boris Solarski makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 04:21 | Sam Houston State | Boris Solarski makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 04:04 | Northwestern State | Ronnie Yoder lays it in on a nice dish by Dale Parson | 30-25 |
| 03:45 | Sam Houston State | Victor Cornett misses the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Dale Parson - foul #2 on Dale Parson, team foul #12 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Donahue (SG), Arthur Mack (SF) Boris Solarski, Sam Williams | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Phillip Donovan (PG), Richard Wickman (SF), Samuel Fern (PF), Jeffery Wheaton (C) Dale Parson, William Buford, John Beeler, Ronnie Yoder | |
| 03:45 | Sam Houston State | Victor Cornett makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 03:45 | Sam Houston State | Victor Cornett makes the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 03:27 | Northwestern State | Donald Duprey comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-25 |
| 03:25 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Michael Donahue | 32-25 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Victor Cornett (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Donahue (fresh) SF - Arthur Mack (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Modesto Bianchi (tiring) 4 pts. C - Lewis Hittle (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Phillip Donovan (fresh) SG - Donald Duprey (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Wickman (tired) 4 pts. PF - Samuel Fern (fresh) C - Jeffery Wheaton (fresh) | |
| 03:07 | Sam Houston State | Modesto Bianchi's fadeaway is rejected by Samuel Fern | 32-25 |
| 03:05 | Northwestern State | Jeffery Wheaton pulls down the rebound | 32-25 |
| 03:02 | Northwestern State | Phillip Donovan is hacked by Victor Cornett in the backcourt - foul #2 on Victor Cornett, team foul #10 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Omar Quill (PG), Sam Williams (PF) Victor Cornett, Modesto Bianchi | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Clifton Sanabria (SG) Donald Duprey | |
| 03:02 | Northwestern State | Phillip Donovan misses the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 03:02 | Northwestern State | Phillip Donovan makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 02:40 | Sam Houston State | Lewis Hittle knocks in the jumper from the left side | 34-26 |
| 02:38 | Northwestern State | Clifton Sanabria is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clifton Sanabria, team foul #13 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Boris Solarski (SF) Arthur Mack | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | William Buford (SF) Richard Wickman | |
| 02:23 | Sam Houston State | Lewis Hittle is wide open but clanks a runner in the lane | 34-26 |
| 02:21 | Sam Houston State | Michael Donahue hits the follow up shot | 36-26 |
| 02:19 | Northwestern State | Michael Donahue is called for the reach on Clifton Sanabria in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Donahue, team foul #11 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicolas Roberts (PG), Dikembe Arakawa (PF) Michael Donahue, Sam Williams | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Beeler (C) Jeffery Wheaton | |
| 02:19 | Northwestern State | Clifton Sanabria makes the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 02:19 | Northwestern State | Clifton Sanabria makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 01:59 | Sam Houston State | Omar Quill connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lewis Hittle | 38-28 |
| 01:49 | Northwestern State | A charge is called on Clifton Sanabria - foul #3 on Clifton Sanabria, team foul #14 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jacob Tomasini (PF), Sam Williams (C) Omar Quill, Lewis Hittle | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Dunn (PG), Donald Duprey (SG) Clifton Sanabria, William Buford | |
| 01:22 | Sam Houston State | Jacob Tomasini hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-28 |
| 01:20 | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Arakawa snags the offensive board | 38-28 |
| 01:06 | Sam Houston State | Nicolas Roberts misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 38-28 |
| 01:05 | Sam Houston State | Nicolas Roberts grabs the offensive board | 38-28 |
| 00:57 | Sam Houston State | Boris Solarski can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Samuel Fern - foul #3 on Samuel Fern, team foul #15 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Victor Cornett (PG), Omar Quill (SG), Modesto Bianchi (PF), Lewis Hittle (C) Nicolas Roberts, Dikembe Arakawa, Jacob Tomasini, Sam Williams | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dale Parson (PG), Ronnie Yoder (SF), Jeffery Wheaton (PF), Rodney Walls (C) John Dunn, Phillip Donovan, Samuel Fern, John Beeler | |
| 00:57 | Sam Houston State | Boris Solarski misses the 1st free throw | 38-28 |
| 00:57 | Sam Houston State | Boris Solarski makes the 2nd free throw | 39-28 |
| 00:53 | Northwestern State | Dale Parson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-28 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Arthur Mack (SF) Boris Solarski | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 00:48 | Sam Houston State | Arthur Mack misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jeffery Wheaton - foul #3 on Jeffery Wheaton, team foul #16 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Richard Wickman (SF) Jeffery Wheaton | |
| 00:48 | Sam Houston State | Arthur Mack makes the 1st free throw | 40-28 |
| 00:48 | Sam Houston State | Arthur Mack misses the 2nd free throw | 40-28 |
| 00:48 | Northwestern State | Ronnie Yoder snags the defensive board | 40-28 |
| 00:45 | Northwestern State | Dale Parson is fouled in the backcourt by Omar Quill - foul #3 on Omar Quill, team foul #12 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jacob Tomasini (PF) Omar Quill | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 00:45 | Northwestern State | Dale Parson misses the 1st free throw | 40-28 |
| 00:45 | Northwestern State | Dale Parson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| 00:37 | Sam Houston State | Arthur Mack misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-29 |
| 00:35 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Ronnie Yoder | 40-29 |
| 00:31 | Northwestern State | Dale Parson is fouled in the backcourt by Victor Cornett - foul #3 on Victor Cornett, team foul #13 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicolas Roberts (PG) Victor Cornett | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 00:31 | Northwestern State | Dale Parson makes the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 00:31 | Northwestern State | Dale Parson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 00:27 | Sam Houston State | Modesto Bianchi is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Modesto Bianchi, team foul #14 | 40-31 |
| 00:03 | Northwestern State | Richard Wickman clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-31 |
| 00:02 | Sam Houston State | Jacob Tomasini pulls down the rebound | 40-31 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Jacob Tomasini comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 40-31 |