| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - James Estes (fresh) SG - Dennis Risk (fresh) SF - John Shotwell (fresh) PF - Ronald Neth (fresh) C - Harvey Zurovec (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Indiana State | PG - William Miley (fresh) SG - Terry Moore (fresh) SF - Jonathan Rollins (fresh) PF - Virgil Henry (fresh) C - Robert Kegley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Harvey Zurovec 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 | Indiana State | Indiana State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:46 | Sam Houston State | Harvey Zurovec hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Indiana State | Terry Moore grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Indiana State | William Miley is hacked by James Estes in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Estes, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Indiana State | Robert Kegley misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Harvey Zurovec - foul #1 on Harvey Zurovec, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Indiana State | Robert Kegley misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Indiana State | Robert Kegley makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:19 | Sam Houston State | John Shotwell is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Rollins - foul #1 on Jonathan Rollins, team foul #1 | 0-1 |
| 19:14 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Neth misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 0-1 |
| 19:12 | Indiana State | The rebound goes to Terry Moore | 0-1 |
| 19:09 | Indiana State | Harvey Zurovec picks off the pass by William Miley in the backcourt | 0-1 |
| 18:52 | Sam Houston State | Dennis Risk misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-1 |
| 18:51 | Indiana State | Terry Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 0-1 |
| 18:46 | Indiana State | Terry Moore misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 0-1 |
| 18:45 | Indiana State | Robert Kegley grabs the offensive board | 0-1 |
| 18:27 | Indiana State | William Miley makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Virgil Henry | 0-3 |
| 18:06 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Neth hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from James Estes | 2-3 |
| 17:44 | Indiana State | William Miley misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 2-3 |
| 17:42 | Indiana State | Virgil Henry gets the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:29 | Indiana State | The jumper by Jonathan Rollins is denied by John Shotwell | 2-3 |
| 17:28 | Sam Houston State | Harvey Zurovec grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:03 | Sam Houston State | Harvey Zurovec slams it home on a nice dish by John Shotwell | 4-3 |
| 16:45 | Indiana State | Terry Moore is whistled for a carry | 4-3 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | David Ahlers (PG), Travis Williams (SG), Jason Bhatt (SF), Steven Holler (PF), William Cutrer (C) James Estes, Dennis Risk, John Shotwell, Ronald Neth, Harvey Zurovec | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Ricky McNolty (PG), William Osborne (SG), Michael Maloney (SF), Kenny Mann (PF), Rene Giordano (C) William Miley, Terry Moore, Jonathan Rollins, Virgil Henry, Robert Kegley | |
| 16:41 | Sam Houston State | Travis Williams is fouled in the backcourt by William Osborne - foul #1 on William Osborne, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| 16:28 | Sam Houston State | David Ahlers misses long on an open jumper from the left side | 4-3 |
| 16:26 | Sam Houston State | Steven Holler grabs the offensive board | 4-3 |
| 16:18 | Sam Houston State | Travis Williams can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-3 |
| 16:16 | Indiana State | Michael Maloney gets the rebound | 4-3 |
| 16:12 | Indiana State | Michael Maloney's pass is intercepted by William Cutrer | 4-3 |
| 16:10 | Sam Houston State | Kenny Mann picks off the pass by David Ahlers in the backcourt | 4-3 |
| 15:57 | Indiana State | Michael Maloney misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 4-3 |
| 15:55 | Sam Houston State | Steven Holler grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - David Ahlers (fresh) SG - Travis Williams (fresh) SF - Jason Bhatt (fresh) PF - Steven Holler (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Cutrer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Indiana State | PG - Ricky McNolty (fresh) SG - William Osborne (fresh) SF - Michael Maloney (fresh) PF - Kenny Mann (fresh) C - Rene Giordano (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Sam Houston State | Travis Williams misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the left wing | 4-3 |
| 15:43 | Indiana State | Kenny Mann pulls down the rebound | 4-3 |
| 15:38 | Indiana State | Ricky McNolty misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 15:36 | Sam Houston State | Steven Holler grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 15:31 | Sam Houston State | David Ahlers misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 4-3 |
| 15:30 | Sam Houston State | Travis Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 15:19 | Sam Houston State | Steven Holler comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-3 |
| 15:18 | Indiana State | Michael Maloney snags the defensive board | 4-3 |
| 15:08 | Indiana State | Ricky McNolty is called for 10 seconds | 4-3 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Roger Clarke (PG), John Maynard (SG), John Shotwell (SF), Harvey Zurovec (C) David Ahlers, Travis Williams, Jason Bhatt, William Cutrer | |
| Subs | Indiana State | William Miley (PG), Terry Moore (SG), John Knyzewski (SF), Virgil Henry (PF), Damion Bailey (C) Ricky McNolty, William Osborne, Michael Maloney, Kenny Mann, Rene Giordano | |
| 14:58 | Sam Houston State | Steven Holler loses the ball out of bounds | 4-3 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ronald Neth (PF) Steven Holler | |
| Subs | Indiana State | | |
| 14:49 | Indiana State | John Shotwell steals it from William Miley | 4-3 |
| 14:45 | Sam Houston State | John Maynard loses the ball out of bounds | 4-3 |
| 14:23 | Indiana State | Damion Bailey comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 14:21 | Sam Houston State | Harvey Zurovec grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 14:04 | Sam Houston State | John Shotwell misses badly on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on John Knyzewski - foul #1 on John Knyzewski, team foul #3 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Estes (PG), Dennis Risk (SG), Steven Holler (PF), William Cutrer (C) Roger Clarke, John Maynard, Ronald Neth, Harvey Zurovec | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Ricky McNolty (PG), Jonathan Rollins (SF), Kenny Mann (PF), Robert Kegley (C) William Miley, John Knyzewski, Virgil Henry, Damion Bailey | |
| 14:04 | Sam Houston State | John Shotwell makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 14:04 | Sam Houston State | John Shotwell makes the 2nd free throw | 6-3 |
| 13:52 | Indiana State | Jonathan Rollins hits the easy wide open finger roll | 6-5 |
| 13:35 | Sam Houston State | John Shotwell can't finish the uncontested layup | 6-5 |
| 13:33 | Indiana State | Kenny Mann pulls down the rebound | 6-5 |
| 13:30 | Indiana State | Steven Holler steps in front of the Terry Moore pass in the backcourt | 6-5 |
| 13:21 | Sam Houston State | John Shotwell is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Rollins - foul #2 on Jonathan Rollins, team foul #4 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | David Ahlers (PG), Travis Williams (SG), Harvey Zurovec (C) James Estes, Dennis Risk, William Cutrer | |
| Subs | Indiana State | William Osborne (SF), Virgil Henry (PF) Jonathan Rollins, Kenny Mann | |
| 13:02 | Sam Houston State | Steven Holler misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 6-5 |
| 13:00 | Sam Houston State | Harvey Zurovec misses the tip | 6-5 |
| 12:58 | Indiana State | Robert Kegley pulls down the rebound | 6-5 |
| 12:52 | Indiana State | Virgil Henry misses the shot from the right side | 6-5 |
| 12:50 | Sam Houston State | John Shotwell grabs the board | 6-5 |
| 12:26 | Sam Houston State | Travis Williams makes the jump hook from close range set up by Steven Holler | 8-5 |
| 12:10 | Indiana State | Robert Kegley is fouled on the floor by Harvey Zurovec - foul #2 on Harvey Zurovec, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Roger Clarke (PG), Dennis Risk (SG), John Maynard (SF), Ronald Neth (PF), Jason Bhatt (C) David Ahlers, Travis Williams, John Shotwell, Steven Holler, Harvey Zurovec | |
| Subs | Indiana State | William Miley (PG), John Knyzewski (SF), Rene Giordano (PF), Damion Bailey (C) Ricky McNolty, Terry Moore, Virgil Henry, Robert Kegley | |
| 12:02 | Indiana State | Damion Bailey misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 8-5 |
| 12:00 | Indiana State | Rene Giordano can't tip it in | 8-5 |
| 11:59 | Sam Houston State | Jason Bhatt grabs the board | 8-5 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Roger Clarke (fresh) SG - Dennis Risk (fairly fresh) SF - John Maynard (fresh) PF - Ronald Neth (tiring) 2 pts. C - Jason Bhatt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Indiana State | PG - William Miley (tiring) 2 pts. SG - William Osborne (tiring) SF - John Knyzewski (fresh) PF - Rene Giordano (fresh) C - Damion Bailey (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Sam Houston State | Dennis Risk hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by William Miley - foul #1 on William Miley, team foul #5 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Terry Moore (SG), Michael Maloney (SF), Kenny Mann (C) William Osborne, John Knyzewski, Damion Bailey | |
| 11:37 | Sam Houston State | Dennis Risk makes the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 11:37 | Sam Houston State | Dennis Risk makes the 2nd free throw | 10-5 |
| 11:16 | Indiana State | Kenny Mann misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-5 |
| 11:15 | Indiana State | Rene Giordano snags the offensive board | 10-5 |
| 11:03 | Indiana State | Kenny Mann drills a shot from the baseline | 10-7 |
| 10:43 | Sam Houston State | John Maynard hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ronald Neth | 12-7 |
| 10:41 | Indiana State | Michael Maloney double dribbles in the backcourt | 12-7 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Estes (PG), Travis Williams (SG), John Shotwell (SF), William Cutrer (C) Roger Clarke, Dennis Risk, John Maynard, Jason Bhatt | |
| Subs | Indiana State | William Osborne (SG), Robert Kegley (C) Terry Moore, Rene Giordano | |
| 10:15 | Sam Houston State | John Shotwell buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Travis Williams | 14-7 |
| 10:09 | Indiana State | William Osborne misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-7 |
| 10:08 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to William Cutrer | 14-7 |
| 10:04 | Sam Houston State | William Miley steals the ball from John Shotwell in the backcourt | 14-7 |
| 09:46 | Indiana State | William Miley can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by James Estes - foul #2 on James Estes, team foul #4 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | David Ahlers (PG), Dennis Risk (SG), Steven Holler (PF) James Estes, Travis Williams, Ronald Neth | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Terry Moore (SG), John Knyzewski (SF), Virgil Henry (PF), Damion Bailey (C) William Osborne, Michael Maloney, Kenny Mann, Robert Kegley | |
| 09:46 | Indiana State | William Miley makes the 1st free throw | 14-8 |
| 09:46 | Indiana State | William Miley misses the 2nd free throw | 14-8 |
| 09:46 | Sam Houston State | Steven Holler snags the defensive board | 14-8 |
| 09:24 | Sam Houston State | Steven Holler clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-8 |
| 09:23 | Indiana State | John Knyzewski gets the rebound | 14-8 |
| 09:02 | Indiana State | The jump hook by John Knyzewski is blocked by Steven Holler | 14-8 |
| 09:00 | Sam Houston State | David Ahlers pulls down the rebound | 14-8 |
| 08:55 | Sam Houston State | Virgil Henry denies the turnaround by Steven Holler | 14-8 |
| 08:54 | Indiana State | The rebound goes to William Miley | 14-8 |
| 08:35 | Indiana State | Virgil Henry misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 14-8 |
| 08:34 | Indiana State | Damion Bailey grabs the offensive board | 14-8 |
| 08:23 | Indiana State | William Miley misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-8 |
| 08:22 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Dennis Risk | 14-8 |
| 08:18 | Sam Houston State | David Ahlers makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Dennis Risk and he's fouled by John Knyzewski - foul #2 on John Knyzewski, team foul #6 | 16-8 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Travis Williams (SG), John Maynard (SF), Jason Bhatt (C) Dennis Risk, John Shotwell, William Cutrer | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Ricky McNolty (PG), William Osborne (SG), Michael Maloney (SF), Rene Giordano (PF), Robert Kegley (C) William Miley, Terry Moore, John Knyzewski, Virgil Henry, Damion Bailey | |
| 08:18 | Sam Houston State | David Ahlers makes the free throw | 17-8 |
| 08:16 | Indiana State | John Maynard takes the ball from William Osborne in the backcourt | 17-8 |
| 08:02 | Sam Houston State | Jason Bhatt misses long on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Kegley - foul #1 on Robert Kegley, team foul #7 | 17-8 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Roger Clarke (PG), Ronald Neth (PF) David Ahlers, Steven Holler | |
| Subs | Indiana State | | |
| 08:02 | Sam Houston State | Jason Bhatt makes the 1st free throw | 18-8 |
| 08:02 | Sam Houston State | Jason Bhatt makes the 2nd free throw | 19-8 |
| 07:35 | Indiana State | Michael Maloney hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ricky McNolty | 19-10 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Roger Clarke (fresh) SG - Travis Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Maynard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Neth (tired) 2 pts. C - Jason Bhatt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Indiana State | PG - Ricky McNolty (tiring) 1 ast. SG - William Osborne (tiring) SF - Michael Maloney (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rene Giordano (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Kegley (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Sam Houston State | Jason Bhatt misses the easy open layup | 19-10 |
| 07:16 | Indiana State | Michael Maloney snags the defensive board | 19-10 |
| 07:10 | Indiana State | Ricky McNolty misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on John Maynard - foul #1 on John Maynard, team foul #5 | 19-10 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | David Ahlers (PG), Steven Holler (PF), William Cutrer (C) Roger Clarke, John Maynard, Ronald Neth | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Terry Moore (SG), Kenny Mann (PF) Michael Maloney, Rene Giordano | |
| 07:10 | Indiana State | Ricky McNolty misses the 1st free throw | 19-10 |
| 07:10 | Indiana State | Ricky McNolty makes the 2nd free throw | 19-11 |
| 07:07 | Sam Houston State | Travis Williams is called for traveling in the backcourt | 19-11 |
| 06:44 | Indiana State | Ricky McNolty's pass is intercepted by Jason Bhatt | 19-11 |
| 06:23 | Sam Houston State | Travis Williams hits a wide open 3 pointer from straight away set up by David Ahlers | 22-11 |
| 06:23 | Indiana State | Indiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 22-11 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Roger Clarke (PG), Dennis Risk (SG), John Maynard (SF) David Ahlers, Travis Williams, William Cutrer | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Michael Maloney (SF), Virgil Henry (PF) William Osborne, Robert Kegley | |
| 06:11 | Indiana State | Kenny Mann is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ricky McNolty | 22-13 |
| 06:08 | Sam Houston State | Michael Maloney picks off the pass by Roger Clarke in the backcourt | 22-13 |
| 06:07 | Indiana State | Terry Moore throws it down set up by Michael Maloney | 22-15 |
| 05:45 | Sam Houston State | Roger Clarke knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 24-15 |
| 05:39 | Indiana State | Jason Bhatt steps in front of the Virgil Henry pass | 24-15 |
| 05:19 | Sam Houston State | Virgil Henry steps in front of the Roger Clarke pass | 24-15 |
| 04:55 | Indiana State | Ricky McNolty connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-18 |
| 04:53 | Sam Houston State | Roger Clarke is hacked by Ricky McNolty in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ricky McNolty, team foul #8 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Travis Williams (SG), John Shotwell (SF), Ronald Neth (PF), William Cutrer (C) Dennis Risk, John Maynard, Steven Holler, Jason Bhatt | |
| Subs | Indiana State | William Miley (PG), William Osborne (SF), Rene Giordano (PF), Damion Bailey (C) Ricky McNolty, Michael Maloney, Virgil Henry, Kenny Mann | |
| 04:53 | Sam Houston State | Roger Clarke makes the 1st free throw | 25-18 |
| 04:53 | Sam Houston State | Roger Clarke makes the 2nd free throw | 26-18 |
| 04:42 | Indiana State | William Osborne comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 26-18 |
| 04:41 | Indiana State | William Osborne misses the tip | 26-18 |
| 04:39 | Sam Houston State | Travis Williams pulls down the rebound | 26-18 |
| 04:34 | Sam Houston State | William Osborne is called for the reach on John Shotwell in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Osborne, team foul #9 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | David Ahlers (PG) Roger Clarke | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Michael Maloney (SF) William Osborne | |
| 04:34 | Sam Houston State | John Shotwell makes the 1st free throw | 27-18 |
| 04:34 | Sam Houston State | John Shotwell makes the 2nd free throw | 28-18 |
| 04:09 | Indiana State | Michael Maloney is hacked by Ronald Neth - foul #1 on Ronald Neth, team foul #6 | 28-18 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Robert Kegley (C) Damion Bailey | |
| 03:50 | Indiana State | Robert Kegley is alone and drills a fadeaway from close range | 28-20 |
| 03:37 | Sam Houston State | John Shotwell misses the wide open runner from the baseline | 28-20 |
| 03:36 | Indiana State | Robert Kegley pulls down the rebound | 28-20 |
| 03:34 | Indiana State | William Miley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-20 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Estes (PG), Dennis Risk (SG), Harvey Zurovec (C) David Ahlers, Travis Williams, William Cutrer | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Ricky McNolty (PG), William Osborne (SG), Jonathan Rollins (SF), John Knyzewski (PF) William Miley, Terry Moore, Michael Maloney, Rene Giordano | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - James Estes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dennis Risk (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Shotwell (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Ronald Neth (tired) 2 pts. C - Harvey Zurovec (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana State | PG - Ricky McNolty (tired) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Osborne (tiring) SF - Jonathan Rollins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Knyzewski (fresh) C - Robert Kegley (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Sam Houston State | John Shotwell comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 28-20 |
| 03:15 | Sam Houston State | John Shotwell grabs the offensive rebound | 28-20 |
| 02:59 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Neth buries a runner from the left block set up by James Estes and the foul's on John Knyzewski - foul #3 on John Knyzewski, team foul #10 | 30-20 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Kenny Mann (PG), Virgil Henry (PF), Damion Bailey (C) Ricky McNolty, John Knyzewski, Robert Kegley | |
| 02:59 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Neth makes the free throw | 31-20 |
| 02:55 | Indiana State | James Estes steps in front of the Virgil Henry pass in the backcourt | 31-20 |
| 02:53 | Sam Houston State | James Estes lays it up and in | 33-20 |
| 02:48 | Indiana State | William Osborne makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jonathan Rollins | 33-22 |
| 02:48 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 33-22 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Travis Williams (SG), John Maynard (SF), Steven Holler (PF) Dennis Risk, John Shotwell, Ronald Neth | |
| Subs | Indiana State | | |
| 02:28 | Sam Houston State | Steven Holler is open and buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Travis Williams | 35-22 |
| 02:11 | Indiana State | Kenny Mann is hacked by Steven Holler - foul #1 on Steven Holler, team foul #7 | 35-22 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Roger Clarke (PG) James Estes | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Ricky McNolty (PG), Rene Giordano (PF) William Osborne, Virgil Henry | |
| 02:11 | Indiana State | Kenny Mann makes the 1st free throw | 35-23 |
| 02:11 | Indiana State | Kenny Mann makes the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 02:07 | Sam Houston State | Roger Clarke is hacked by Kenny Mann in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenny Mann, team foul #11 | 35-24 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Indiana State | Terry Moore (SG) Damion Bailey | |
| 02:07 | Sam Houston State | Roger Clarke misses the 1st free throw | 35-24 |
| 02:07 | Sam Houston State | Roger Clarke makes the 2nd free throw | 36-24 |
| 01:56 | Indiana State | Terry Moore buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jonathan Rollins | 36-26 |
| 01:27 | Sam Houston State | John Maynard connects on the jumper near the basket set up by Harvey Zurovec | 38-26 |
| 01:02 | Indiana State | Ricky McNolty misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 38-26 |
| 01:00 | Sam Houston State | Harvey Zurovec grabs the defensive rebound | 38-26 |
| 00:56 | Sam Houston State | Travis Williams is hacked by Terry Moore in the backcourt - foul #1 on Terry Moore, team foul #12 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Estes (PG), John Shotwell (SF), Ronald Neth (PF) Roger Clarke, John Maynard, Steven Holler | |
| Subs | Indiana State | William Miley (PG), William Osborne (SG), Virgil Henry (PF), Damion Bailey (C) Ricky McNolty, Terry Moore, Rene Giordano, Kenny Mann | |
| 00:56 | Sam Houston State | Travis Williams makes the 1st free throw | 39-26 |
| 00:56 | Sam Houston State | Travis Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 40-26 |
| 00:36 | Indiana State | Virgil Henry comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-26 |
| 00:34 | Indiana State | Damion Bailey tips it back up and in | 40-28 |
| 00:18 | Sam Houston State | Harvey Zurovec buries a 3 from the right corner set up by James Estes | 43-28 |
| 00:03 | Indiana State | Damion Bailey is open and buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Miley | 43-30 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Travis Williams misses long on a halfcourt shot | 43-30 |