| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Nick Wolfe (fresh) SG - Charles Wing (fresh) SF - James Hicks (fresh) PF - Rodney Luft (fresh) C - Nick Tinch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Billy McWilliams (fresh) SG - Clayton Bunch (fresh) SF - Shawn Stanford (fresh) PF - Sterling Stockton (fresh) C - Michael Millet (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Norfolk State | Michael Millet wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Norfolk State | Shawn Stanford misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks misses short on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Billy McWilliams - foul #1 on Billy McWilliams, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:33 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Norfolk State | Michael Millet can't throw it down but the foul's on Nick Tinch - foul #1 on Nick Tinch, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Norfolk State | Michael Millet makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:08 | Norfolk State | Michael Millet makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:53 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe misses the tip | 2-2 |
| 18:51 | Norfolk State | Michael Millet snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | Norfolk State | Billy McWilliams works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:28 | Norfolk State | Michael Millet tips it back up and in | 2-4 |
| 18:11 | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Hicks | 4-4 |
| 18:08 | Norfolk State | Nick Wolfe picks off the pass by Billy McWilliams in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| 17:52 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch makes the driving attempt from the right block | 6-4 |
| 17:25 | Norfolk State | Sterling Stockton hits the finger roll and the foul's on Charles Wing - foul #1 on Charles Wing, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| 17:25 | Norfolk State | Sterling Stockton makes the free throw | 6-7 |
| 17:08 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 6-7 |
| 17:06 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft snags the offensive board | 6-7 |
| 16:53 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks misses the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Clayton Bunch - foul #1 on Clayton Bunch, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Derek Wilkes (SF), William Green (PF) Shawn Stanford, Sterling Stockton | |
| 16:53 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:53 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:36 | Norfolk State | William Green misses the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Rodney Luft - foul #1 on Rodney Luft, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski (C) Nick Tinch | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Richard Wells (SG) Clayton Bunch | |
| 16:36 | Norfolk State | William Green misses the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:36 | Norfolk State | William Green misses the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:36 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft gets the rebound | 8-7 |
| 16:10 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing clanks a 3 from the right corner | 8-7 |
| 16:08 | Norfolk State | William Green gets the rebound | 8-7 |
| 15:41 | Norfolk State | Derek Wilkes is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Derek Wilkes, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Todd Zordan (PG), Jason Litwin (SG), Herbert Ross (SF), James Johnston (C) Nick Wolfe, Charles Wing, James Hicks, Rodney Luft | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Clayton Bunch (PG), Shawn Stanford (SF), Sterling Stockton (PF), Jeffrey Robinson (C) Billy McWilliams, Derek Wilkes, William Green, Michael Millet | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Todd Zordan (fresh) SG - Jason Litwin (fresh) SF - Herbert Ross (fresh) PF - Dwain Prusinski (fresh) C - James Johnston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Clayton Bunch (fresh) SG - Richard Wells (fresh) SF - Shawn Stanford (fresh) PF - Sterling Stockton (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jeffrey Robinson (fresh) | |
| 15:22 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Robinson steals it from Herbert Ross | 8-7 |
| 15:00 | Norfolk State | Shawn Stanford can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on James Johnston - foul #1 on James Johnston, team foul #4 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch (C) James Johnston | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| 15:00 | Norfolk State | Shawn Stanford makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 15:00 | Norfolk State | Shawn Stanford misses the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 15:00 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch grabs the board | 8-8 |
| 14:45 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski loses the ball out of bounds | 8-8 |
| 14:21 | Norfolk State | Shawn Stanford misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 8-8 |
| 14:20 | Sam Houston State | Jason Litwin grabs the board | 8-8 |
| 13:58 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Jason Litwin | 10-8 |
| 13:38 | Norfolk State | Shawn Stanford misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-8 |
| 13:36 | Norfolk State | Sterling Stockton tips it in | 10-10 |
| 13:19 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch misses the easy layup | 10-10 |
| 13:18 | Sam Houston State | Todd Zordan tips it in | 12-10 |
| 12:56 | Norfolk State | Shawn Stanford is whistled for traveling | 12-10 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe (PG), Charles Wing (SG), James Hicks (SF), Rodney Luft (PF), James Johnston (C) Todd Zordan, Jason Litwin, Herbert Ross, Dwain Prusinski, Nick Tinch | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Billy McWilliams (PG), Earl Burden (SG), Derek Wilkes (SF), William Green (PF), Michael Millet (C) Clayton Bunch, Richard Wells, Shawn Stanford, Sterling Stockton, Jeffrey Robinson | |
| 12:40 | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe is hacked by Billy McWilliams - foul #2 on Billy McWilliams, team foul #4 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Clayton Bunch (SG) Billy McWilliams | |
| 12:22 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Michael Millet - foul #1 on Michael Millet, team foul #5 | 12-10 |
| 12:22 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing misses the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 12:22 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing makes the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 12:00 | Norfolk State | James Johnston is called for the reach on William Green - foul #2 on James Johnston, team foul #5 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch (C) James Johnston | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| 11:42 | Norfolk State | Michael Millet hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 13-10 |
| 11:40 | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe gets the rebound | 13-10 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Nick Wolfe (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Wing (fresh) 1 pts. SF - James Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Rodney Luft (fresh) 2 reb. C - Nick Tinch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Earl Burden (fresh) SG - Clayton Bunch (fairly fresh) SF - Derek Wilkes (fresh) PF - William Green (fresh) C - Michael Millet (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-10 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Sterling Stockton (PF) William Green | |
| 11:04 | Norfolk State | Michael Millet misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 13-10 |
| 11:02 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing pulls down the rebound | 13-10 |
| 10:58 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing blows the layup | 13-10 |
| 10:56 | Norfolk State | Sterling Stockton pulls down the rebound | 13-10 |
| 10:39 | Norfolk State | Michael Millet hits the finger roll | 13-12 |
| 10:25 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Nick Tinch | 16-12 |
| 09:59 | Norfolk State | Derek Wilkes hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 16-12 |
| 09:58 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft grabs the board | 16-12 |
| 09:47 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 16-12 |
| 09:45 | Norfolk State | Michael Millet pulls down the rebound | 16-12 |
| 09:30 | Norfolk State | Earl Burden is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Earl Burden, team foul #6 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Todd Zordan (PG), Jason Litwin (SG), Dwain Prusinski (PF), Herbert Ross (C) Nick Wolfe, Charles Wing, Rodney Luft, Nick Tinch | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Richard Wells (PG), Shawn Stanford (SF), William Green (PF) Earl Burden, Derek Wilkes, Sterling Stockton | |
| 09:07 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski misses the fadeaway in the paint | 16-12 |
| 09:06 | Norfolk State | Michael Millet gets the rebound | 16-12 |
| 08:37 | Norfolk State | Clayton Bunch is hacked by Jason Litwin - foul #1 on Jason Litwin, team foul #6 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing (SG), Rodney Luft (PF) Jason Litwin, James Hicks | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Sterling Stockton (PF), Jeffrey Robinson (C) William Green, Michael Millet | |
| 08:24 | Norfolk State | Shawn Stanford misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 16-12 |
| 08:22 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft grabs the board | 16-12 |
| 08:01 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Richard Wells - foul #1 on Richard Wells, team foul #7 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe (PG) Todd Zordan | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Earl Burden (SG) Clayton Bunch | |
| 08:01 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft makes the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 08:01 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft misses the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 08:01 | Norfolk State | Sterling Stockton gets the rebound | 17-12 |
| 07:34 | Norfolk State | Dwain Prusinski is called for the reach on Richard Wells - foul #1 on Dwain Prusinski, team foul #7 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Michael Millet (C) Jeffrey Robinson | |
| 07:34 | Norfolk State | Richard Wells misses the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 07:34 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski snags the defensive board | 17-12 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Nick Wolfe (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Wing (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Herbert Ross (fresh) PF - Rodney Luft (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Dwain Prusinski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Richard Wells (fresh) SG - Earl Burden (fresh) SF - Shawn Stanford (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Sterling Stockton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Millet (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski misses short on a shot from close range but the foul's on Richard Wells - foul #2 on Richard Wells, team foul #8 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch (C) Rodney Luft | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Clayton Bunch (SG) Richard Wells | |
| 07:19 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski misses the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 07:19 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski makes the 2nd free throw | 18-12 |
| 06:50 | Norfolk State | Clayton Bunch is fouled on the floor by Nick Tinch - foul #2 on Nick Tinch, team foul #8 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Todd Zordan (SG), James Hicks (SF) Charles Wing, Nick Tinch | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | William Green (PF) Sterling Stockton | |
| 06:50 | Norfolk State | Clayton Bunch misses the 1st free throw | 18-12 |
| 06:50 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski snags the defensive board | 18-12 |
| 06:39 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 18-12 |
| 06:38 | Norfolk State | Michael Millet snags the defensive board | 18-12 |
| 06:26 | Norfolk State | Shawn Stanford buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Earl Burden | 18-15 |
| 06:09 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Stanford is called for the reach on James Hicks - foul #1 on Shawn Stanford, team foul #9 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft (PF) Herbert Ross | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Derek Wilkes (SF) Shawn Stanford | |
| 06:09 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 06:09 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 05:52 | Norfolk State | Earl Burden travels with the ball | 20-15 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing (SG) Nick Wolfe | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Sterling Stockton (PF) William Green | |
| 05:24 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-15 |
| 05:22 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-15 |
| 05:02 | Sam Houston State | Todd Zordan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-15 |
| 05:00 | Norfolk State | Derek Wilkes grabs the defensive rebound | 20-15 |
| 04:36 | Norfolk State | Michael Millet knocks in the driving attempt in the lane | 20-17 |
| 04:28 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing misses the lay-in | 20-17 |
| 04:26 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 04:08 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Charles Wing | 22-17 |
| 03:57 | Norfolk State | Earl Burden clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 22-17 |
| 03:56 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 22-17 |
| 03:52 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks is fouled on the floor by Derek Wilkes - foul #2 on Derek Wilkes, team foul #10 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe (PG), Herbert Ross (PF), Nick Tinch (C) Charles Wing, Rodney Luft, Dwain Prusinski | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Billy McWilliams (PG), Richard Wells (SG), Shawn Stanford (SF), William Green (PF), Jeffrey Robinson (C) Clayton Bunch, Earl Burden, Derek Wilkes, Sterling Stockton, Michael Millet | |
| 03:52 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks misses the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 03:52 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks misses the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| 03:52 | Norfolk State | William Green grabs the board | 22-17 |
| 03:26 | Norfolk State | Shawn Stanford can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 22-17 |
| 03:24 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch snags the defensive board | 22-17 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Nick Wolfe (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Todd Zordan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Hicks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Herbert Ross (fresh) C - Nick Tinch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Billy McWilliams (fresh) SG - Richard Wells (fresh) SF - Shawn Stanford (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Green (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Robinson (fresh) | |
| 03:06 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch is fouled on the floor by Shawn Stanford - foul #2 on Shawn Stanford, team foul #11 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jason Litwin (SG), James Johnston (PF) Todd Zordan, James Hicks | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| 03:06 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch makes the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 03:06 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch makes the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 02:37 | Norfolk State | Shawn Stanford is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by William Green | 24-20 |
| 02:22 | Sam Houston State | James Johnston's fadeaway is rejected by William Green | 24-20 |
| 02:21 | Norfolk State | William Green grabs the defensive rebound | 24-20 |
| 01:57 | Norfolk State | Shawn Stanford connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by William Green | 24-22 |
| 01:33 | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 24-22 |
| 01:31 | Norfolk State | Jeffrey Robinson pulls down the rebound | 24-22 |
| 01:06 | Norfolk State | Shawn Stanford comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-22 |
| 01:05 | Norfolk State | Jeffrey Robinson tips it home | 24-24 |
| 00:49 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch misses the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on William Green - foul #1 on William Green, team foul #12 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Todd Zordan (PG), Charles Wing (SG), James Hicks (SF), Rodney Luft (PF) Nick Wolfe, Jason Litwin, Herbert Ross, James Johnston | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Earl Burden (SG), Derek Wilkes (SF), Sterling Stockton (PF), Michael Millet (C) Richard Wells, Shawn Stanford, William Green, Jeffrey Robinson | |
| 00:49 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 00:49 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch misses the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 00:49 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch gets the offensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 00:39 | Sam Houston State | Sterling Stockton picks off the pass by Todd Zordan | 25-24 |
| 00:12 | Norfolk State | Earl Burden is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-24 |
| 00:11 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft snags the defensive board | 25-24 |
| 00:05 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-24 |
| 00:04 | Norfolk State | Sterling Stockton snags the defensive board | 25-24 |
| 00:00 | Norfolk State | Sterling Stockton misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 25-24 |