| Lineup | Albany | PG - Alfred Nurse (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Southwell (fresh) SF - James Keane (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Sean Chernosky (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jack Sibley (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Emmitt Parker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Walton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dan Saunders (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Fred Oglesby (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Albany | James Keane inbounds the ball | 28-33 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Albany | Alfred Nurse misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 28-33 |
| 19:33 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders grabs the defensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 19:18 | Sam Houston State | Jeffery Southwell takes the ball from Dan Saunders | 28-33 |
| 18:59 | Albany | Sean Chernosky comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-33 |
| 18:57 | Sam Houston State | Emmitt Parker pulls down the rebound | 28-33 |
| 18:53 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-33 |
| 18:51 | Sam Houston State | Robert Walton tips it home | 28-35 |
| 18:32 | Albany | A charge is called on Alfred Nurse - foul #3 on Alfred Nurse, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Albany | John Hover (PG) Alfred Nurse | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Clifford Frazier (SF), Jason Mayo (PF), James Miller (C) Robert Walton, Dan Saunders, Fred Oglesby | |
| 18:08 | Sam Houston State | Emmitt Parker buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by John Murphy | 28-38 |
| 17:46 | Albany | John Hover misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-38 |
| 17:44 | Sam Houston State | Jason Mayo grabs the board | 28-38 |
| 17:15 | Sam Houston State | Jeffery Southwell takes the ball from James Miller | 28-38 |
| 16:58 | Albany | Jack Sibley misses the turnaround in the lane | 28-38 |
| 16:56 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to James Miller | 28-38 |
| 16:37 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Emmitt Parker | 28-40 |
| 16:32 | Albany | John Hover misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-40 |
| 16:31 | Albany | Jack Sibley gets the offensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 16:18 | Albany | Jason Mayo steps in front of the Jeffery Southwell pass | 28-40 |
| 15:55 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy is fouled on the floor by John Hover - foul #1 on John Hover, team foul #2 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Albany | Alfred Nurse (PG), Robert Haggard (SF), Brett Ashley (PF), Merle Davis (C) Jeffery Southwell, James Keane, Sean Chernosky, Jack Sibley | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ben Nelson (PG), Dan Saunders (SF) John Murphy, Clifford Frazier | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Alfred Nurse (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Hover (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Haggard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brett Ashley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Merle Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Ben Nelson (fresh) SG - Emmitt Parker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dan Saunders (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jason Mayo (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - James Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Sam Houston State | Emmitt Parker's pass is intercepted by Alfred Nurse | 28-40 |
| 15:15 | Albany | Alfred Nurse drills a jump hook near the basket | 30-40 |
| 14:55 | Sam Houston State | Emmitt Parker misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 30-40 |
| 14:54 | Albany | Brett Ashley pulls down the rebound | 30-40 |
| 14:36 | Albany | Alfred Nurse hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 30-40 |
| 14:35 | Sam Houston State | James Miller grabs the board | 30-40 |
| 14:14 | Sam Houston State | James Miller misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-40 |
| 14:12 | Sam Houston State | Jason Mayo grabs the offensive rebound | 30-40 |
| 14:01 | Sam Houston State | James Miller's pass is intercepted by John Hover | 30-40 |
| 13:50 | Albany | Brett Ashley is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Brett Ashley, team foul #3 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Albany | Jeffery Southwell (SG), James Keane (SF), Sean Chernosky (PF), Jack Sibley (C) John Hover, Robert Haggard, Brett Ashley, Merle Davis | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), Robert Walton (SF) Ben Nelson, Jason Mayo | |
| 13:31 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-40 |
| 13:30 | Sam Houston State | Robert Walton tips it back up and in | 30-42 |
| 13:15 | Albany | Sean Chernosky double dribbles | 30-42 |
| 12:51 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy drills a floater from the right wing | 30-44 |
| 12:41 | Albany | Sean Chernosky hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Alfred Nurse | 33-44 |
| 12:23 | Sam Houston State | Robert Walton loses the dribble to Sean Chernosky | 33-44 |
| 12:05 | Albany | Jack Sibley clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-44 |
| 12:03 | Albany | James Keane snags the offensive board | 33-44 |
| 11:42 | Albany | Alfred Nurse is fouled on the floor by John Murphy - foul #3 on John Murphy, team foul #1 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Albany | Roy Baker (PG), John Hover (SG) Alfred Nurse, Jeffery Southwell | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jason Mayo (PF), Fred Oglesby (C) Dan Saunders, James Miller | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Roy Baker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Hover (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Keane (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Sean Chernosky (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Sibley (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Emmitt Parker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Walton (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jason Mayo (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Oglesby (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Albany | Jack Sibley comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Fred Oglesby - foul #1 on Fred Oglesby, team foul #2 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Albany | Brett Ashley (PF) Sean Chernosky | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mark Eder (SG) Emmitt Parker | |
| 11:23 | Albany | Jack Sibley misses the 1st free throw | 33-44 |
| 11:23 | Albany | Jack Sibley makes the 2nd free throw | 34-44 |
| 11:00 | Sam Houston State | Jason Mayo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-44 |
| Subs | Albany | Robert Haggard (SF) James Keane | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Emmitt Parker (SG), Dan Saunders (SF) Mark Eder, Robert Walton | |
| 10:44 | Albany | Robert Haggard is called for 3 seconds | 34-44 |
| Subs | Albany | Merle Davis (C) Jack Sibley | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ben Nelson (PG), Robert Walton (SF) John Murphy, Dan Saunders | |
| 10:28 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-44 |
| 10:27 | Albany | Brett Ashley gets the rebound | 34-44 |
| 10:14 | Albany | Roy Baker hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-44 |
| 10:12 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby pulls down the rebound | 34-44 |
| 09:43 | Sam Houston State | Ben Nelson is fouled on the floor by Roy Baker - foul #2 on Roy Baker, team foul #4 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Albany | Alfred Nurse (PG), Jeffery Southwell (SG), James Keane (SF), Sean Chernosky (PF), Jack Sibley (C) Roy Baker, John Hover, Robert Haggard, Brett Ashley, Merle Davis | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), Mark Eder (SG), Dan Saunders (PF), James Miller (C) Ben Nelson, Emmitt Parker, Jason Mayo, Fred Oglesby | |
| 09:23 | Sam Houston State | James Miller misses the dunk | 34-44 |
| 09:21 | Albany | Sean Chernosky pulls down the rebound | 34-44 |
| 09:11 | Albany | Jack Sibley misses the lay-in | 34-44 |
| 09:09 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to James Miller | 34-44 |
| 08:53 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Alfred Nurse - foul #4 on Alfred Nurse, team foul #5 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Albany | John Hover (PG) Alfred Nurse | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Emmitt Parker (SG), Jason Mayo (PF) Mark Eder, Robert Walton | |
| 08:53 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders misses the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 08:53 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders makes the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| 08:33 | Albany | John Hover misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-45 |
| 08:32 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders gets the rebound | 34-45 |
| 08:08 | Sam Houston State | Jack Sibley is called for the reach on James Miller - foul #2 on Jack Sibley, team foul #6 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Walton (SF), Fred Oglesby (C) Jason Mayo, James Miller | |
| 07:53 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby comes up short on the floater from the left block | 34-45 |
| 07:51 | Sam Houston State | Robert Walton gets the offensive rebound | 34-45 |
| 07:37 | Sam Houston State | Jack Sibley is called for the reach on Fred Oglesby - foul #3 on Jack Sibley, team foul #7 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Albany | Alfred Nurse (PG), Robert Haggard (SF), Merle Davis (C) John Hover, James Keane, Jack Sibley | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ben Nelson (PG), Mark Eder (SG), Jason Mayo (PF) John Murphy, Emmitt Parker, Robert Walton | |
| 07:37 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby makes the 1st free throw | 34-46 |
| 07:37 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby makes the 2nd free throw | 34-47 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Alfred Nurse (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jeffery Southwell (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Robert Haggard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sean Chernosky (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Merle Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Ben Nelson (fresh) SG - Mark Eder (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dan Saunders (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jason Mayo (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Oglesby (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Albany | Alfred Nurse is fouled on the floor by Ben Nelson - foul #2 on Ben Nelson, team foul #3 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Albany | John Hover (SG) Jeffery Southwell | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), James Miller (C) Ben Nelson, Fred Oglesby | |
| 07:09 | Albany | Jason Mayo denies the turnaround by Robert Haggard | 34-47 |
| 07:08 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders gets the rebound | 34-47 |
| 06:49 | Sam Houston State | James Miller hits a turnaround near the basket set up by John Murphy | 34-49 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:38 | Albany | John Hover banks in the layup on a nice dish by Alfred Nurse | 36-49 |
| 06:11 | Sam Houston State | Merle Davis denies the turnaround by James Miller | 36-49 |
| 06:10 | Albany | Sean Chernosky grabs the defensive rebound | 36-49 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:48 | Albany | Alfred Nurse misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 36-49 |
| 05:47 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders grabs the board | 36-49 |
| 05:42 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-49 |
| 05:41 | Sam Houston State | James Miller hits the follow up shot | 36-51 |
| 05:41 | Albany | Albany calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 36-51 |
| Subs | Albany | Jeffery Southwell (SG), James Keane (SF), Jack Sibley (C) John Hover, Robert Haggard, Merle Davis | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ben Nelson (PG), Emmitt Parker (SG), Robert Walton (SF), Fred Oglesby (C) John Murphy, Mark Eder, Jason Mayo, James Miller | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:26 | Albany | Jeffery Southwell throws it down on a great pass from James Keane and he's hacked by Robert Walton - foul #2 on Robert Walton, team foul #4 | 38-51 |
| 05:26 | Albany | Jeffery Southwell makes the free throw | 39-51 |
| 05:05 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 39-53 |
| 04:41 | Albany | Alfred Nurse misses the lay-in | 39-53 |
| 04:39 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Dan Saunders | 39-53 |
| 04:18 | Sam Houston State | Emmitt Parker misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-53 |
| 04:17 | Albany | Jack Sibley gets the rebound | 39-53 |
| 04:07 | Albany | Dan Saunders is called for the reach on Sean Chernosky - foul #2 on Dan Saunders, team foul #5 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Albany | Brett Ashley (PF) Sean Chernosky | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mark Eder (SG), Clifford Frazier (SF), Jason Mayo (PF), James Miller (C) Emmitt Parker, Robert Walton, Dan Saunders, Fred Oglesby | |
| 04:02 | Albany | Alfred Nurse connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Keane | 41-53 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Sam Houston State | Jason Mayo can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 41-53 |
| 03:31 | Albany | Jack Sibley pulls down the rebound | 41-53 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Alfred Nurse (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jeffery Southwell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Keane (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Brett Ashley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Sibley (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Ben Nelson (fresh) SG - Mark Eder (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifford Frazier (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jason Mayo (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - James Miller (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Albany | Brett Ashley misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-53 |
| 03:16 | Albany | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffery Southwell | 41-53 |
| 03:04 | Albany | Alfred Nurse misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 41-53 |
| 03:02 | Sam Houston State | James Miller pulls down the rebound | 41-53 |
| 02:37 | Sam Houston State | Brett Ashley picks off the pass by Mark Eder | 41-53 |
| 02:22 | Albany | James Keane is hacked by Clifford Frazier - foul #1 on Clifford Frazier, team foul #6 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Albany | John Hover (SG), Robert Haggard (SF), Sean Chernosky (PF), Merle Davis (C) Jeffery Southwell, James Keane, Brett Ashley, Jack Sibley | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Predmore (PG) Ben Nelson | |
| 02:08 | Albany | John Hover clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-53 |
| 02:06 | Sam Houston State | Clifford Frazier grabs the defensive rebound | 41-53 |
| 01:46 | Sam Houston State | Michael Predmore misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-53 |
| 01:45 | Albany | Sean Chernosky pulls down the rebound | 41-53 |
| 01:23 | Albany | Merle Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-53 |
| Subs | Albany | Jeffery Southwell (SG), James Keane (SF), Jack Sibley (C) John Hover, Robert Haggard, Merle Davis | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ben Nelson (PG) Michael Predmore | |
| 01:09 | Sam Houston State | Ben Nelson misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 41-53 |
| 01:07 | Albany | Jack Sibley snags the defensive board | 41-53 |
| 00:59 | Albany | James Miller is called for the reach on Jack Sibley - foul #2 on James Miller, team foul #7 | 41-53 |
| 00:59 | Albany | Jack Sibley makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 00:59 | Albany | Jack Sibley makes the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Sam Houston State | Ben Nelson is fouled in the backcourt by Alfred Nurse - foul #5 on Alfred Nurse, team foul #8 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Albany | John Hover (PG) Alfred Nurse | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 00:56 | Sam Houston State | Ben Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 00:56 | Sam Houston State | Ben Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Albany | Jack Sibley drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from Sean Chernosky | 45-55 |
| 00:47 | Sam Houston State | Clifford Frazier is fouled in the backcourt by John Hover - foul #2 on John Hover, team foul #9 | 45-55 |
| 00:47 | Sam Houston State | Clifford Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 00:47 | Sam Houston State | Clifford Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| 00:42 | Albany | Mark Eder steals the ball from Jeffery Southwell | 45-57 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Sam Houston State | Clifford Frazier clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 45-57 |
| 00:13 | Albany | Jeffery Southwell grabs the board | 45-57 |
| 00:08 | Albany | Jack Sibley connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by James Keane | 47-57 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Ben Nelson runs out the clock | 47-57 |