| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Victor Cornett (fresh) SG - Michael Donahue (fresh) SF - Justin Tong (fresh) PF - Jacob Tomasini (fresh) C - Lewis Hittle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Dan Thompson (fresh) SG - Terry Gil (fresh) SF - Shon Newberry (fresh) PF - Lee Brown (fresh) C - Melvin Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Jacob Tomasini 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 | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Sam Houston State | Dan Thompson is called for the reach on Victor Cornett - foul #1 on Dan Thompson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Sam Houston State | Victor Cornett knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Justin Tong | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Northeastern | Terry Gil is called for traveling in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Sam Houston State | Justin Tong comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Northeastern | Terry Gil grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Northeastern | Melvin Jones can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Sam Houston State | Jacob Tomasini grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Sam Houston State | Melvin Jones steals the ball from Justin Tong | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | Northeastern | Lee Brown misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Jacob Tomasini - foul #1 on Jacob Tomasini, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | Northeastern | Lee Brown makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:48 | Northeastern | Lee Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:48 | Sam Houston State | Michael Donahue pulls down the rebound | 2-1 |
| 18:42 | Sam Houston State | Lewis Hittle is fouled on the floor by Shon Newberry - foul #1 on Shon Newberry, team foul #2 | 2-1 |
| 18:21 | Sam Houston State | Jacob Tomasini knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Donahue | 5-1 |
| 18:06 | Northeastern | Victor Cornett picks off the pass by Melvin Jones | 5-1 |
| 17:50 | Sam Houston State | Justin Tong misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-1 |
| 17:49 | Northeastern | Melvin Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 5-1 |
| 17:44 | Northeastern | Michael Donahue is called for the reach on Dan Thompson - foul #1 on Michael Donahue, team foul #2 | 5-1 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicolas Roberts (PG), Leon Kang (SG), Sam Williams (SF), Edwin Pilgrim (PF), Wayne Forte (C) Victor Cornett, Michael Donahue, Justin Tong, Jacob Tomasini, Lewis Hittle | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Charley Waller (PG), Robert Rhodes (SG), Michael Lane (SF), Michael Cegielski (PF), Greg Gransky (C) Dan Thompson, Terry Gil, Shon Newberry, Lee Brown, Melvin Jones | |
| 17:33 | Northeastern | Greg Gransky blows the dunk | 5-1 |
| 17:32 | Sam Houston State | Edwin Pilgrim grabs the defensive rebound | 5-1 |
| 17:17 | Sam Houston State | Sam Williams scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Leon Kang | 7-1 |
| 17:01 | Northeastern | Charley Waller buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Cegielski | 7-3 |
| 16:43 | Sam Houston State | Sam Williams connects on the jumper in the paint | 9-3 |
| 16:40 | Northeastern | Robert Rhodes is fouled in the backcourt by Leon Kang - foul #1 on Leon Kang, team foul #3 | 9-3 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Omar Quill (PG), Jacob Tomasini (PF), Lewis Hittle (C) Nicolas Roberts, Edwin Pilgrim, Wayne Forte | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Dan Thompson (PG) Charley Waller | |
| 16:30 | Northeastern | Michael Lane misses the wide open shot from the left wing | 9-3 |
| 16:29 | Northeastern | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Cegielski | 9-3 |
| 16:20 | Northeastern | Lewis Hittle blocks the short jumper by Greg Gransky | 9-3 |
| 16:18 | Sam Houston State | Lewis Hittle grabs the board | 9-3 |
| 16:00 | Sam Houston State | Omar Quill buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Leon Kang | 12-3 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Omar Quill (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Leon Kang (fairly fresh) SF - Sam Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jacob Tomasini (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Lewis Hittle (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Dan Thompson (fresh) SG - Robert Rhodes (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Lane (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Cegielski (fairly fresh) C - Greg Gransky (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Northeastern | Michael Lane can't finish the layup | 12-3 |
| 15:46 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Jacob Tomasini | 12-3 |
| 15:31 | Sam Houston State | Omar Quill travels with the ball | 12-3 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Victor Cornett (PG), Michael Donahue (SG), Justin Tong (SF), Wayne Forte (PF) Omar Quill, Leon Kang, Sam Williams, Jacob Tomasini | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Charley Waller (PG), Terry Gil (SG), Shon Newberry (SF), Lee Brown (PF), Melvin Jones (C) Dan Thompson, Robert Rhodes, Michael Lane, Michael Cegielski, Greg Gransky | |
| 15:29 | Northeastern | Charley Waller throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-3 |
| 15:11 | Sam Houston State | Melvin Jones takes the ball from Wayne Forte | 12-3 |
| 15:04 | Northeastern | Lee Brown drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Terry Gil | 12-5 |
| 14:41 | Sam Houston State | Justin Tong misses the floater from just outside the lane | 12-5 |
| 14:39 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to Melvin Jones | 12-5 |
| 14:24 | Northeastern | Wayne Forte steals it from Charley Waller | 12-5 |
| 14:06 | Sam Houston State | Lee Brown takes the ball from Victor Cornett | 12-5 |
| 13:40 | Northeastern | Charley Waller misses short on a shot from the baseline | 12-5 |
| 13:38 | Northeastern | Lee Brown grabs the offensive board | 12-5 |
| 13:27 | Northeastern | Melvin Jones is hacked by Lewis Hittle - foul #1 on Lewis Hittle, team foul #4 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicolas Roberts (PG), Omar Quill (SG), Sam Williams (SF), Jacob Tomasini (PF), Edwin Pilgrim (C) Victor Cornett, Michael Donahue, Justin Tong, Wayne Forte, Lewis Hittle | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Dan Thompson (PG), Michael Cegielski (C) Charley Waller, Melvin Jones | |
| 13:05 | Northeastern | Dan Thompson knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Cegielski and the foul's on Nicolas Roberts - foul #1 on Nicolas Roberts, team foul #5 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Leon Kang (SF) Sam Williams | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Robert Rhodes (SG), Michael Lane (SF) Terry Gil, Shon Newberry | |
| 13:05 | Northeastern | Dan Thompson makes the free throw | 12-8 |
| 12:50 | Sam Houston State | Nicolas Roberts drills a shot from just outside the lane | 14-8 |
| 12:22 | Northeastern | Michael Lane is open and scores on a floater in the paint | 14-10 |
| 11:56 | Sam Houston State | Leon Kang is fouled on the floor by Michael Lane - foul #1 on Michael Lane, team foul #3 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John McKernin (PG), Michael Donahue (SG), Justin Tong (SF), Sam Williams (C) Nicolas Roberts, Omar Quill, Leon Kang, Edwin Pilgrim | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Terry Gil (SG), Shon Newberry (SF), Greg Gransky (C) Robert Rhodes, Michael Lane, Michael Cegielski | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John McKernin (fresh) SG - Michael Donahue (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Justin Tong (fairly fresh) PF - Jacob Tomasini (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Sam Williams (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Dan Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Terry Gil (fairly fresh) SF - Shon Newberry (fairly fresh) PF - Lee Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Greg Gransky (fresh) | |
| 11:49 | Sam Houston State | Justin Tong buries a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Michael Donahue | 16-10 |
| 11:28 | Northeastern | Sam Williams swats the shot by Terry Gil | 16-10 |
| 11:26 | Sam Houston State | John McKernin gets the rebound | 16-10 |
| 11:19 | Sam Houston State | Sam Williams travels with the ball | 16-10 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lewis Hittle (C) Justin Tong | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Michael Cegielski (PF) Lee Brown | |
| 11:16 | Northeastern | Terry Gil is hacked by Sam Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sam Williams, team foul #6 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Charley Waller (PG) Dan Thompson | |
| 11:03 | Northeastern | Greg Gransky hits a shot from the baseline set up by Shon Newberry and the foul's on Jacob Tomasini - foul #2 on Jacob Tomasini, team foul #7 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Justin Tong (SF) Jacob Tomasini | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Melvin Jones (C) Terry Gil | |
| 11:03 | Northeastern | Greg Gransky makes the free throw | 16-13 |
| 10:46 | Sam Houston State | Justin Tong buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by John McKernin | 19-13 |
| 10:22 | Northeastern | Greg Gransky clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 19-13 |
| 10:20 | Sam Houston State | John McKernin snags the defensive board | 19-13 |
| 10:06 | Sam Houston State | Sam Williams clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 19-13 |
| 10:04 | Sam Houston State | Sam Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 19-13 |
| 09:55 | Sam Houston State | John McKernin knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Justin Tong | 22-13 |
| 09:29 | Northeastern | Melvin Jones comes up short on the floater near the basket | 22-13 |
| 09:27 | Northeastern | Michael Cegielski pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-13 |
| 09:14 | Northeastern | Greg Gransky comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 22-13 |
| 09:12 | Northeastern | Melvin Jones tips it in | 22-15 |
| 08:53 | Sam Houston State | Justin Tong hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 24-15 |
| 08:37 | Northeastern | Michael Cegielski misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Michael Donahue - foul #2 on Michael Donahue, team foul #8 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Victor Cornett (PG), Nicolas Roberts (SG), Leon Kang (SF), Edwin Pilgrim (PF), Wayne Forte (C) John McKernin, Michael Donahue, Justin Tong, Sam Williams, Lewis Hittle | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Dan Thompson (PG), Robert Rhodes (SG), Michael Lane (SF), Lee Brown (PF) Charley Waller, Greg Gransky, Shon Newberry, Melvin Jones | |
| 08:37 | Northeastern | Michael Cegielski misses the 1st free throw | 24-15 |
| 08:37 | Northeastern | Michael Cegielski makes the 2nd free throw | 24-16 |
| 08:19 | Sam Houston State | Leon Kang buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Nicolas Roberts | 27-16 |
| 08:04 | Northeastern | Michael Cegielski dunks the ball on a nice dish by Robert Rhodes | 27-18 |
| 07:35 | Sam Houston State | Nicolas Roberts misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-18 |
| 07:33 | Northeastern | Michael Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 27-18 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Victor Cornett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Nicolas Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leon Kang (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edwin Pilgrim (fresh) C - Wayne Forte (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Dan Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Rhodes (fresh) SF - Michael Lane (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lee Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Cegielski (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Northeastern | Dan Thompson misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Victor Cornett - foul #1 on Victor Cornett, team foul #9 | 27-18 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lewis Hittle (C) Wayne Forte | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Terry Gil (SG) Michael Cegielski | |
| 07:19 | Northeastern | Dan Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 27-19 |
| 07:19 | Northeastern | Dan Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-20 |
| 07:04 | Sam Houston State | Victor Cornett connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Nicolas Roberts | 30-20 |
| 06:48 | Northeastern | Lee Brown can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 30-20 |
| 06:46 | Northeastern | Lee Brown tips it back up and in | 30-22 |
| 06:32 | Sam Houston State | Victor Cornett is hacked by Lee Brown - foul #1 on Lee Brown, team foul #4 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Omar Quill (PG), Justin Tong (SF), Sam Williams (PF) Victor Cornett, Nicolas Roberts, Edwin Pilgrim | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Melvin Jones (C) Michael Lane | |
| 06:22 | Sam Houston State | Leon Kang's fadeaway is rejected by Melvin Jones | 30-22 |
| 06:20 | Sam Houston State | Lewis Hittle grabs the offensive rebound | 30-22 |
| 06:08 | Sam Houston State | Sam Williams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-22 |
| 06:07 | Northeastern | Terry Gil pulls down the rebound | 30-22 |
| 05:48 | Northeastern | Robert Rhodes can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Omar Quill - foul #1 on Omar Quill, team foul #10 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Victor Cornett (PG), Wayne Forte (SF) Leon Kang, Justin Tong | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 05:48 | Northeastern | Robert Rhodes misses the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 05:48 | Northeastern | Robert Rhodes misses the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 05:48 | Northeastern | Lee Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 30-22 |
| 05:29 | Northeastern | Dan Thompson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-22 |
| 05:27 | Sam Houston State | Omar Quill grabs the defensive rebound | 30-22 |
| 05:05 | Sam Houston State | Sam Williams misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Lee Brown - foul #2 on Lee Brown, team foul #5 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Leon Kang (SG) Omar Quill | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Charley Waller (PG), Shon Newberry (SF), Michael Cegielski (PF) Dan Thompson, Robert Rhodes, Lee Brown | |
| 05:05 | Sam Houston State | Sam Williams misses the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 05:05 | Sam Houston State | Sam Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 05:05 | Northeastern | Michael Cegielski grabs the defensive rebound | 30-22 |
| 05:02 | Northeastern | Charley Waller is fouled in the backcourt by Leon Kang - foul #2 on Leon Kang, team foul #11 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicolas Roberts (SG) Leon Kang | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 05:02 | Northeastern | Charley Waller makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 05:02 | Northeastern | Charley Waller makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 04:53 | Sam Houston State | Wayne Forte misses the easy layup | 30-24 |
| 04:52 | Sam Houston State | Lewis Hittle grabs the offensive board | 30-24 |
| 04:34 | Sam Houston State | Wayne Forte buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Sam Williams | 32-24 |
| 04:10 | Northeastern | Melvin Jones lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charley Waller | 32-26 |
| 04:00 | Sam Houston State | Wayne Forte misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-26 |
| 03:58 | Northeastern | Charley Waller grabs the defensive rebound | 32-26 |
| 03:52 | Northeastern | Charley Waller is fouled on the floor by Victor Cornett - foul #2 on Victor Cornett, team foul #12 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Omar Quill (PG), Michael Donahue (SG), Justin Tong (SF), Jacob Tomasini (PF), Edwin Pilgrim (C) Victor Cornett, Nicolas Roberts, Wayne Forte, Sam Williams, Lewis Hittle | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Michael Lane (SF), Lee Brown (PF) Shon Newberry, Melvin Jones | |
| 03:52 | Northeastern | Charley Waller misses the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 03:52 | Northeastern | Charley Waller makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 03:40 | Sam Houston State | Terry Gil is called for the reach on Michael Donahue - foul #1 on Terry Gil, team foul #6 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Dan Thompson (PG) Charley Waller | |
| 03:21 | Sam Houston State | Omar Quill loses the ball out of bounds | 32-27 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Leon Kang (SF) Justin Tong | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Omar Quill (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Donahue (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Leon Kang (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jacob Tomasini (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Edwin Pilgrim (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Dan Thompson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Terry Gil (tiring) 2 reb. SF - Michael Lane (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lee Brown (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Cegielski (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Northeastern | Michael Lane lays it in and he's fouled by Leon Kang - foul #3 on Leon Kang, team foul #13 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Justin Tong (SF) Leon Kang | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 03:07 | Northeastern | Michael Lane misses the free throw | 32-29 |
| 03:07 | Sam Houston State | Michael Donahue grabs the board | 32-29 |
| 02:55 | Sam Houston State | Michael Donahue hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Justin Tong | 34-29 |
| 02:53 | Northeastern | Dan Thompson is fouled in the backcourt by Edwin Pilgrim - foul #1 on Edwin Pilgrim, team foul #14 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John McKernin (PG) Omar Quill | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Greg Gransky (C) Michael Cegielski | |
| 02:53 | Northeastern | Dan Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 02:53 | Northeastern | Dan Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 02:53 | Sam Houston State | Edwin Pilgrim gets the rebound | 34-30 |
| 02:50 | Sam Houston State | John McKernin is hacked by Dan Thompson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dan Thompson, team foul #7 | 34-30 |
| 02:50 | Sam Houston State | John McKernin makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 02:50 | Sam Houston State | John McKernin misses the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 02:50 | Northeastern | Greg Gransky grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 02:34 | Northeastern | Terry Gil hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 02:33 | Northeastern | Terry Gil snags the offensive board | 35-30 |
| 02:25 | Northeastern | Greg Gransky is open and scores on a shot from the left block | 35-32 |
| 02:15 | Sam Houston State | Jacob Tomasini can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Michael Lane - foul #2 on Michael Lane, team foul #8 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lewis Hittle (C) Edwin Pilgrim | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Charley Waller (PG), Robert Rhodes (SG), Shon Newberry (SF) Dan Thompson, Terry Gil, Michael Lane | |
| 02:15 | Sam Houston State | Jacob Tomasini makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 02:15 | Sam Houston State | Jacob Tomasini misses the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 02:15 | Northeastern | Robert Rhodes grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 01:59 | Northeastern | Charley Waller misses the wide open floater in the lane | 36-32 |
| 01:57 | Northeastern | The offensive rebound goes to Shon Newberry | 36-32 |
| 01:49 | Northeastern | Shon Newberry connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Rhodes | 36-35 |
| 01:33 | Sam Houston State | Justin Tong hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 01:31 | Northeastern | Charley Waller pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 01:29 | Northeastern | Robert Rhodes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-35 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicolas Roberts (PG), Omar Quill (SG), Sam Williams (SF) John McKernin, Michael Donahue, Justin Tong | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Dan Thompson (PG), Melvin Jones (C) Charley Waller, Greg Gransky | |
| 01:20 | Sam Houston State | Sam Williams buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Nicolas Roberts | 38-35 |
| 01:16 | Northeastern | Robert Rhodes loses the dribble to Omar Quill in the backcourt | 38-35 |
| 01:09 | Sam Houston State | Sam Williams makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Omar Quill | 41-35 |
| 01:01 | Northeastern | Robert Rhodes can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Omar Quill - foul #2 on Omar Quill, team foul #15 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Wayne Forte (SF) Lewis Hittle | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Michael Lane (SF), Michael Cegielski (PF) Shon Newberry, Lee Brown | |
| 01:01 | Northeastern | Robert Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 01:01 | Northeastern | Robert Rhodes misses the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 01:01 | Sam Houston State | Wayne Forte grabs the board | 41-36 |
| 00:57 | Sam Houston State | Wayne Forte misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 41-36 |
| 00:55 | Northeastern | Dan Thompson gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 00:41 | Northeastern | Michael Lane clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-36 |
| 00:39 | Sam Houston State | Jacob Tomasini snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| 00:31 | Sam Houston State | Sam Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-36 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Victor Cornett (PG), Edwin Pilgrim (C) Nicolas Roberts, Sam Williams | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Charley Waller (PG), Terry Gil (SG) Dan Thompson, Robert Rhodes | |
| 00:16 | Northeastern | Terry Gil misses the wide open floater from the right block but he's hacked by Victor Cornett - foul #3 on Victor Cornett, team foul #16 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicolas Roberts (PG), Michael Donahue (SG) Victor Cornett, Omar Quill | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Shon Newberry (SF) Michael Lane | |
| 00:16 | Northeastern | Terry Gil makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 00:16 | Northeastern | Terry Gil makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 00:03 | Sam Houston State | Michael Donahue clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 00:01 | Northeastern | Melvin Jones gets the rebound | 41-38 |
| 00:00 | Northeastern | Melvin Jones misses long on a fullcourt shot | 41-38 |