| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Chris James (fresh) SG - Chad Taylor (fresh) SF - John Stanton (fresh) PF - Frank Cowley (fresh) C - David Steve (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Thomas Vincent (fresh) SG - Gilbert Hoover (fresh) SF - Chester Yeates (fresh) PF - Brian Theobald (fresh) C - Kenneth Alejandre (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kansas | Frank Cowley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas 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 (0) | |
| 19:37 | Kansas | Frank Cowley is by himself and knocks in the floater from close range and he's hacked by Chester Yeates - foul #1 on Chester Yeates, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:37 | Kansas | Frank Cowley makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:25 | Sam Houston State | Brian Theobald is denied on a dunk by Frank Cowley | 3-0 |
| 19:24 | Kansas | Frank Cowley pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:08 | Kansas | Frank Cowley misses badly on the uncontested shot in the paint | 3-0 |
| 19:07 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Gilbert Hoover | 3-0 |
| 18:48 | Sam Houston State | Gilbert Hoover's pass is intercepted by David Steve | 3-0 |
| 18:41 | Kansas | Chad Taylor scores on a 3 from the right wing | 6-0 |
| 18:27 | Sam Houston State | Chester Yeates double dribbles | 6-0 |
| 18:08 | Kansas | A charge is called on David Steve - foul #1 on David Steve, team foul #1 | 6-0 |
| 17:56 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Vincent's fadeaway is rejected by John Stanton | 6-0 |
| 17:54 | Kansas | Frank Cowley grabs the board | 6-0 |
| 17:47 | Kansas | Chris James is hacked by Brian Theobald - foul #1 on Brian Theobald, team foul #2 | 6-0 |
| Subs | Kansas | Robert Stokes (PG), Paul Cavalier (SG), Robert Fiecke (SF), John Hartzell (PF), Robert Perham (C) Chris James, Chad Taylor, John Stanton, Frank Cowley, David Steve | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lionel Schneider (SG), Joseph Mumaw (PF) Gilbert Hoover, Brian Theobald | |
| 17:27 | Kansas | Paul Cavalier misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-0 |
| 17:25 | Sam Houston State | Chester Yeates gets the rebound | 6-0 |
| 17:20 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Vincent knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 6-2 |
| 17:04 | Kansas | Paul Cavalier scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Robert Stokes | 9-2 |
| 16:41 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Alejandre can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 9-2 |
| 16:39 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Mumaw snags the offensive board | 9-2 |
| 16:22 | Sam Houston State | Lionel Schneider buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Thomas Vincent | 9-5 |
| 16:17 | Kansas | Robert Stokes is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Vincent - foul #1 on Thomas Vincent, team foul #3 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Kansas | Chris James (PG), Chad Taylor (SG), Frank Cowley (PF), David Steve (C) Robert Stokes, Paul Cavalier, John Hartzell, Robert Perham | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Drew Pettry (PG), Gilbert Hoover (SG), Fred Texeira (SF), Charles Britt (PF), Michael Gorenberg (C) Thomas Vincent, Lionel Schneider, Chester Yeates, Joseph Mumaw, Kenneth Alejandre | |
| 16:04 | Kansas | Chad Taylor comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-5 |
| 16:02 | Sam Houston State | Charles Britt gets the rebound | 9-5 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Chris James (fresh) SG - Chad Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Fiecke (fresh) PF - Frank Cowley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Steve (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Drew Pettry (fresh) SG - Gilbert Hoover (fresh) SF - Fred Texeira (fresh) PF - Charles Britt (fresh) C - Michael Gorenberg (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Sam Houston State | Drew Pettry clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-5 |
| 15:44 | Kansas | David Steve grabs the board | 9-5 |
| 15:41 | Kansas | Chris James travels in the backcourt | 9-5 |
| Subs | Kansas | John Stanton (SF) Robert Fiecke | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Brian Theobald (PF) Charles Britt | |
| 15:22 | Sam Houston State | Brian Theobald blows the layup | 9-5 |
| 15:20 | Kansas | David Steve snags the defensive board | 9-5 |
| 15:08 | Kansas | Frank Cowley scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Chris James | 11-5 |
| 14:49 | Sam Houston State | Michael Gorenberg can't connect on a shot from the right side | 11-5 |
| 14:47 | Sam Houston State | Fred Texeira tips it back up and in | 11-7 |
| 14:45 | Kansas | Chris James is fouled in the backcourt by Drew Pettry - foul #1 on Drew Pettry, team foul #4 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Kansas | Robert Stokes (PG), Paul Cavalier (SG), John Hartzell (PF), Robert Perham (C) Chris James, Chad Taylor, Frank Cowley, David Steve | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lionel Schneider (SG), Joseph Mumaw (SF), Charles Britt (PF) Gilbert Hoover, Fred Texeira, Brian Theobald | |
| 14:28 | Kansas | John Stanton scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-7 |
| 14:02 | Sam Houston State | Lionel Schneider can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-7 |
| 14:00 | Kansas | Robert Perham gets the rebound | 14-7 |
| 13:44 | Kansas | Paul Cavalier hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Stokes | 16-7 |
| 13:19 | Sam Houston State | Drew Pettry makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-10 |
| 12:56 | Kansas | John Hartzell double dribbles | 16-10 |
| Subs | Kansas | Chris James (PG), Chad Taylor (SG), Robert Fiecke (SF), Frank Cowley (PF), David Steve (C) Robert Stokes, Paul Cavalier, John Stanton, John Hartzell, Robert Perham | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Thomas Vincent (PG), Gilbert Hoover (SG), Chester Yeates (SF), Brian Theobald (PF), Kenneth Alejandre (C) Drew Pettry, Lionel Schneider, Joseph Mumaw, Charles Britt, Michael Gorenberg | |
| 12:36 | Sam Houston State | Chester Yeates hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 16-10 |
| 12:34 | Kansas | Frank Cowley grabs the defensive rebound | 16-10 |
| 12:14 | Kansas | Frank Cowley banks in the layup on a nice dish by Chad Taylor | 18-10 |
| 11:54 | Sam Houston State | Robert Fiecke steps in front of the Gilbert Hoover pass | 18-10 |
| 11:51 | Kansas | Robert Fiecke lays it up and in | 20-10 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Chris James (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chad Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Fiecke (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Cowley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - David Steve (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Thomas Vincent (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gilbert Hoover (fresh) SF - Chester Yeates (fresh) PF - Brian Theobald (fairly fresh) C - Kenneth Alejandre (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Sam Houston State | Brian Theobald is whistled for a carry | 20-10 |
| Subs | Kansas | Robert Stokes (PG), Paul Cavalier (SG) Chris James, Chad Taylor | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Clarence McGuffin (SG) Gilbert Hoover | |
| 11:17 | Kansas | Kenneth Alejandre blocks the short jumper by David Steve | 20-10 |
| 11:16 | Sam Houston State | Chester Yeates grabs the board | 20-10 |
| 11:10 | Sam Houston State | Clarence McGuffin misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 20-10 |
| 11:09 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Vincent pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-10 |
| 10:56 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Vincent knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Chester Yeates | 20-13 |
| 10:36 | Kansas | Frank Cowley is wide open but clanks a runner from the baseline | 20-13 |
| 10:34 | Kansas | Frank Cowley pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-13 |
| 10:11 | Kansas | Paul Cavalier scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by Robert Stokes | 22-13 |
| 09:52 | Sam Houston State | Chester Yeates misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 22-13 |
| 09:50 | Kansas | Paul Cavalier pulls down the rebound | 22-13 |
| 09:46 | Kansas | Robert Fiecke is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Fiecke, team foul #2 | 22-13 |
| Subs | Kansas | Chris James (PG), Chad Taylor (SG), John Stanton (SF), John Hartzell (PF), Robert Perham (C) Robert Stokes, Paul Cavalier, Robert Fiecke, Frank Cowley, David Steve | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Drew Pettry (PG), Gilbert Hoover (SG), Lionel Schneider (SF), Joseph Mumaw (PF), Michael Gorenberg (C) Thomas Vincent, Clarence McGuffin, Chester Yeates, Brian Theobald, Kenneth Alejandre | |
| 09:33 | Sam Houston State | Michael Gorenberg buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Drew Pettry | 22-15 |
| 09:17 | Kansas | Chad Taylor connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Chris James | 25-15 |
| 08:52 | Sam Houston State | Drew Pettry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-15 |
| 08:33 | Kansas | Chad Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner but he's hacked by Gilbert Hoover - foul #1 on Gilbert Hoover, team foul #5 | 25-15 |
| 08:33 | Kansas | Chad Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 26-15 |
| 08:33 | Kansas | Chad Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 27-15 |
| 08:33 | Kansas | Chad Taylor makes the 3rd free throw | 28-15 |
| 08:15 | Sam Houston State | Drew Pettry misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-15 |
| 08:14 | Kansas | John Hartzell grabs the board | 28-15 |
| 08:00 | Kansas | John Stanton makes the wide open turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Robert Perham | 30-15 |
| 07:43 | Sam Houston State | Lionel Schneider can't connect on a shot from the left side | 30-15 |
| 07:42 | Kansas | Robert Perham grabs the board | 30-15 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Chris James (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Chad Taylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Stanton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Hartzell (fairly fresh) C - Robert Perham (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Drew Pettry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gilbert Hoover (fairly fresh) SF - Lionel Schneider (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Mumaw (fairly fresh) C - Michael Gorenberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:40 | Kansas | Robert Perham loses the dribble to Drew Pettry in the backcourt | 30-15 |
| 07:39 | Sam Houston State | Lionel Schneider misses the lay-in | 30-15 |
| 07:37 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Mumaw snags the offensive board | 30-15 |
| 07:26 | Sam Houston State | The jump hook by Gilbert Hoover is blocked by John Hartzell | 30-15 |
| 07:25 | Kansas | The rebound goes to John Hartzell | 30-15 |
| 07:22 | Kansas | Michael Gorenberg is called for the reach on Chad Taylor in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Gorenberg, team foul #6 | 30-15 |
| Subs | Kansas | Robert Stokes (PG), Paul Cavalier (SG), Robert Fiecke (SF), Frank Cowley (PF), David Steve (C) Chris James, Chad Taylor, John Stanton, John Hartzell, Robert Perham | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Clarence McGuffin (PG), Chester Yeates (SF), Charles Britt (PF), Kenneth Alejandre (C) Drew Pettry, Lionel Schneider, Joseph Mumaw, Michael Gorenberg | |
| 07:05 | Kansas | Paul Cavalier misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-15 |
| 07:03 | Kansas | Frank Cowley tips it back up and in | 32-15 |
| 06:49 | Sam Houston State | Gilbert Hoover throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-15 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Thomas Vincent (PG) Gilbert Hoover | |
| 06:27 | Kansas | Paul Cavalier makes the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Stokes | 35-15 |
| 06:16 | Sam Houston State | Chester Yeates can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-15 |
| 06:15 | Kansas | David Steve gets the rebound | 35-15 |
| 05:58 | Kansas | David Steve misses badly on a shot from the left side | 35-15 |
| 05:56 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Chester Yeates | 35-15 |
| 05:43 | Sam Houston State | Chester Yeates can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-15 |
| 05:42 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Alejandre | 35-15 |
| 05:35 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Vincent misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-15 |
| 05:34 | Kansas | Frank Cowley snags the defensive board | 35-15 |
| 05:13 | Kansas | Clarence McGuffin is called for the reach on Paul Cavalier - foul #1 on Clarence McGuffin, team foul #7 | 35-15 |
| Subs | Kansas | Chris James (PG), Chad Taylor (SG), John Stanton (PF) Robert Stokes, Robert Fiecke, David Steve | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Drew Pettry (PG), Gilbert Hoover (SG), Fred Texeira (SF), Brian Theobald (PF), Michael Gorenberg (C) Thomas Vincent, Clarence McGuffin, Chester Yeates, Charles Britt, Kenneth Alejandre | |
| 05:13 | Kansas | Paul Cavalier makes the 1st free throw | 36-15 |
| 05:13 | Kansas | Paul Cavalier misses the 2nd free throw | 36-15 |
| 05:13 | Sam Houston State | Michael Gorenberg gets the rebound | 36-15 |
| 04:54 | Sam Houston State | Brian Theobald buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from Fred Texeira and the foul's on John Stanton - foul #1 on John Stanton, team foul #3 | 36-17 |
| Subs | Kansas | John Hartzell (PF), Robert Perham (C) Paul Cavalier, Frank Cowley | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Joseph Mumaw (SF) Fred Texeira | |
| 04:54 | Sam Houston State | Brian Theobald makes the free throw | 36-18 |
| 04:40 | Kansas | John Stanton hits a driving attempt near the basket | 38-18 |
| 04:35 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Mumaw comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-18 |
| 04:33 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Chris James | 38-18 |
| 04:17 | Kansas | Joseph Mumaw is called for the reach on Chad Taylor - foul #1 on Joseph Mumaw, team foul #8 | 38-18 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Thomas Vincent (PG), Lionel Schneider (SG), Fred Texeira (SF) Drew Pettry, Gilbert Hoover, Brian Theobald | |
| 04:17 | Kansas | Chad Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 39-18 |
| 04:17 | Kansas | Chad Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 39-18 |
| 04:17 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Mumaw grabs the board | 39-18 |
| 03:59 | Sam Houston State | Robert Perham steals it from Lionel Schneider | 39-18 |
| 03:46 | Kansas | Chris James banks in the layup set up by Robert Perham and he's hacked by Lionel Schneider - foul #1 on Lionel Schneider, team foul #9 | 41-18 |
| Subs | Kansas | Robert Fiecke (SG), Frank Cowley (PF), David Steve (C) Chad Taylor, John Hartzell, Robert Perham | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Chester Yeates (SF), Brian Theobald (PF), Kenneth Alejandre (C) Fred Texeira, Joseph Mumaw, Michael Gorenberg | |
| 03:46 | Kansas | Chris James makes the free throw | 42-18 |
| 03:27 | Sam Houston State | Chester Yeates scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Theobald | 42-21 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Chris James (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Fiecke (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Stanton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Frank Cowley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - David Steve (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Thomas Vincent (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lionel Schneider (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Chester Yeates (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Theobald (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Kenneth Alejandre (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:25 | Kansas | Robert Fiecke is hacked by Chester Yeates in the backcourt - foul #2 on Chester Yeates, team foul #10 | 42-21 |
| Subs | Kansas | Robert Stokes (PG) Chris James | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Clarence McGuffin (PG) Thomas Vincent | |
| 03:25 | Kansas | Robert Fiecke makes the 1st free throw | 43-21 |
| 03:25 | Kansas | Robert Fiecke makes the 2nd free throw | 44-21 |
| 03:07 | Sam Houston State | Chester Yeates buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Lionel Schneider and the foul's on Frank Cowley - foul #1 on Frank Cowley, team foul #4 | 44-23 |
| Subs | Kansas | Paul Cavalier (SG) John Stanton | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Drew Pettry (PG) Lionel Schneider | |
| 03:07 | Sam Houston State | Chester Yeates makes the free throw | 44-24 |
| 03:04 | Kansas | Paul Cavalier is fouled in the backcourt by Clarence McGuffin - foul #2 on Clarence McGuffin, team foul #11 | 44-24 |
| 03:04 | Kansas | Paul Cavalier makes the 1st free throw | 45-24 |
| 03:04 | Kansas | Paul Cavalier makes the 2nd free throw | 46-24 |
| 02:41 | Sam Houston State | Clarence McGuffin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-24 |
| 02:38 | Kansas | Robert Fiecke is hacked by Clarence McGuffin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clarence McGuffin, team foul #12 | 46-24 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Gilbert Hoover (SG) Clarence McGuffin | |
| 02:38 | Kansas | Robert Fiecke misses the 1st free throw | 46-24 |
| 02:38 | Kansas | Robert Fiecke makes the 2nd free throw | 47-24 |
| 02:23 | Sam Houston State | Chester Yeates knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Drew Pettry | 47-27 |
| 02:21 | Kansas | Paul Cavalier's pass is intercepted by Gilbert Hoover in the backcourt | 47-27 |
| 02:19 | Sam Houston State | Chester Yeates banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gilbert Hoover | 47-29 |
| 02:03 | Kansas | Robert Fiecke drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Robert Stokes | 50-29 |
| 01:41 | Sam Houston State | Chester Yeates makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-31 |
| 01:39 | Kansas | Frank Cowley is hacked by Gilbert Hoover in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gilbert Hoover, team foul #13 | 50-31 |
| Subs | Kansas | Chris James (PG), Chad Taylor (SG), John Stanton (SF), Robert Perham (C) Robert Stokes, Robert Fiecke, Paul Cavalier, David Steve | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Thomas Vincent (PG), Lionel Schneider (SG), Joseph Mumaw (SF), Charles Britt (PF), Michael Gorenberg (C) Drew Pettry, Gilbert Hoover, Chester Yeates, Brian Theobald, Kenneth Alejandre | |
| 01:39 | Kansas | Frank Cowley misses the 1st free throw | 50-31 |
| 01:39 | Kansas | Frank Cowley makes the 2nd free throw | 51-31 |
| 01:16 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Mumaw misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-31 |
| 01:14 | Kansas | Robert Perham snags the defensive board | 51-31 |
| 01:09 | Kansas | Chad Taylor is open and scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Chris James | 54-31 |
| 00:50 | Sam Houston State | Charles Britt misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 54-31 |
| 00:49 | Sam Houston State | Michael Gorenberg tips it back up and in | 54-33 |
| 00:23 | Kansas | Frank Cowley can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Lionel Schneider - foul #2 on Lionel Schneider, team foul #14 | 54-33 |
| Subs | Kansas | Robert Fiecke (SF), John Hartzell (C) John Stanton, Robert Perham | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Gilbert Hoover (SG), Fred Texeira (SF) Joseph Mumaw, Charles Britt | |
| 00:23 | Kansas | Frank Cowley makes the 1st free throw | 55-33 |
| 00:23 | Kansas | Frank Cowley makes the 2nd free throw | 56-33 |
| 00:03 | Sam Houston State | Lionel Schneider misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-33 |
| 00:02 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Vincent | 56-33 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | The clock runs out | 56-33 |