| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Emmitt Parker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clifford Frazier (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Dan Saunders (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Fred Oglesby (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | TX State-San Marcos | PG - Thomas Fujii (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Wright (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Blair (fresh) PF - Kendrick Wagner (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Boss (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | TX State-San Marcos | James Blair inbounds the ball | 35-36 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:42 | TX State-San Marcos | Louis Wright connects on the shot from the left side set up by Thomas Fujii | 35-38 |
| 19:24 | Sam Houston State | Kendrick Wagner picks off the pass by Emmitt Parker | 35-38 |
| 18:55 | TX State-San Marcos | Thomas Fujii is hacked by Emmitt Parker - foul #3 on Emmitt Parker, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Carino (SG), Jason Mayo (PF), James Miller (C) Emmitt Parker, Clifford Frazier, Fred Oglesby | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | | |
| 18:39 | TX State-San Marcos | Thomas Fujii misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John Murphy - foul #3 on John Murphy, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ben Nelson (PG) John Murphy | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Zachary Thomas (SG), Joshua Capps (SF), James Kimble (C) Louis Wright, James Blair, Daniel Boss | |
| 18:39 | TX State-San Marcos | Thomas Fujii makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 18:39 | TX State-San Marcos | Thomas Fujii misses the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 18:39 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Jason Mayo | 35-39 |
| 18:19 | Sam Houston State | Jason Mayo buries a floater from the baseline set up by James Carino | 37-39 |
| 18:13 | TX State-San Marcos | Joshua Capps misses badly on a runner in the lane | 37-39 |
| 18:11 | Sam Houston State | James Miller pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 17:50 | Sam Houston State | Joshua Capps takes the ball from Ben Nelson | 37-39 |
| 17:36 | TX State-San Marcos | Joshua Capps is denied on a layup by James Miller | 37-39 |
| 17:34 | Sam Houston State | Ben Nelson grabs the board | 37-39 |
| 17:06 | Sam Houston State | Jason Mayo misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 37-39 |
| 17:04 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders tips it but misses | 37-39 |
| 17:02 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders hits the follow up shot | 39-39 |
| 16:41 | TX State-San Marcos | Kendrick Wagner connects on the jumper in the paint | 39-41 |
| 16:19 | Sam Houston State | James Carino misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 16:18 | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders tips it home | 41-41 |
| 16:12 | TX State-San Marcos | Joshua Capps clanks a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Dan Saunders - foul #1 on Dan Saunders, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Predmore (PG), Clifford Frazier (SF), Fred Oglesby (C) Ben Nelson, Dan Saunders, James Miller | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Jason Newton (PG), Louis Wright (SG), James Blair (SF), Daniel Boss (C) Thomas Fujii, Zachary Thomas, Kendrick Wagner, James Kimble | |
| 16:12 | TX State-San Marcos | Joshua Capps makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 16:12 | TX State-San Marcos | Joshua Capps misses the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 16:12 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby snags the defensive board | 41-42 |
| 16:10 | Sam Houston State | James Carino is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Wright - foul #2 on Louis Wright, team foul #1 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Miller (PF) Jason Mayo | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Michael Banks (PF) Joshua Capps | |
| 15:43 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Predmore and he's fouled by Daniel Boss - foul #1 on Daniel Boss, team foul #2 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), Emmitt Parker (SG), Robert Walton (SF), Jason Mayo (PF) Michael Predmore, James Carino, Clifford Frazier, James Miller | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | | |
| 15:43 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby misses the free throw | 43-42 |
| 15:43 | TX State-San Marcos | Michael Banks pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Emmitt Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Walton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jason Mayo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Oglesby (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | TX State-San Marcos | PG - Jason Newton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Wright (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Blair (fresh) PF - Michael Banks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Boss (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:31 | TX State-San Marcos | James Blair makes the shot from the baseline set up by Jason Newton | 43-44 |
| 15:11 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 43-44 |
| 15:10 | TX State-San Marcos | Louis Wright snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 15:05 | TX State-San Marcos | Daniel Boss throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-44 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Miller (C) Fred Oglesby | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | | |
| 14:44 | Sam Houston State | James Miller's dunk attempt is rejected by Daniel Boss | 43-44 |
| 14:42 | TX State-San Marcos | The rebound goes to Jason Newton | 43-44 |
| 14:27 | TX State-San Marcos | James Blair clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-44 |
| 14:25 | Sam Houston State | James Miller grabs the board | 43-44 |
| 14:23 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Newton - foul #2 on Jason Newton, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby (C) Jason Mayo | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Thomas Fujii (PG), Mario Bundy (SF), Kendrick Wagner (PF) Jason Newton, James Blair, Michael Banks | |
| 14:09 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy is hacked by Daniel Boss - foul #2 on Daniel Boss, team foul #4 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jason Mayo (PF) James Miller | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Joshua Capps (PF) Kendrick Wagner | |
| 13:50 | Sam Houston State | Jason Mayo misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-44 |
| 13:48 | TX State-San Marcos | Daniel Boss gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 13:40 | TX State-San Marcos | Daniel Boss misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 13:38 | Sam Houston State | Jason Mayo grabs the board | 43-44 |
| 13:23 | Sam Houston State | Robert Walton hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Murphy and the foul's on Mario Bundy - foul #1 on Mario Bundy, team foul #5 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders (PF), James Miller (C) Jason Mayo, Fred Oglesby | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Zachary Thomas (PG), James Kimble (PF) Thomas Fujii, Daniel Boss | |
| 13:23 | Sam Houston State | Robert Walton misses the free throw | 45-44 |
| 13:23 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to James Miller | 45-44 |
| 13:00 | Sam Houston State | Louis Wright steps in front of the Robert Walton pass | 45-44 |
| 12:56 | TX State-San Marcos | Louis Wright misses the lay-in | 45-44 |
| 12:55 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Emmitt Parker | 45-44 |
| 12:34 | Sam Houston State | The jump hook by Robert Walton is blocked by Joshua Capps | 45-44 |
| 12:32 | TX State-San Marcos | Zachary Thomas gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| 12:15 | TX State-San Marcos | Joshua Capps clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-44 |
| 12:14 | TX State-San Marcos | Joshua Capps snags the offensive board | 45-44 |
| 12:01 | TX State-San Marcos | John Murphy steals the ball from Joshua Capps | 45-44 |
| 11:38 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Emmitt Parker | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Emmitt Parker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Walton (tiring) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dan Saunders (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - James Miller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | TX State-San Marcos | PG - Zachary Thomas (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Louis Wright (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Joshua Capps (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Kimble (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Mario Bundy (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:24 | TX State-San Marcos | Joshua Capps makes the shot from close range | 47-46 |
| 11:03 | Sam Houston State | Robert Walton is fouled on the floor by Joshua Capps - foul #1 on Joshua Capps, team foul #6 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jason Mayo (PF), Fred Oglesby (C) Dan Saunders, James Miller | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Michael Banks (PG), Jason Newton (SG), James Blair (SF), Kendrick Wagner (PF), Daniel Boss (C) Zachary Thomas, Louis Wright, Joshua Capps, James Kimble, Mario Bundy | |
| 10:43 | Sam Houston State | Emmitt Parker makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Walton | 50-46 |
| 10:30 | TX State-San Marcos | Daniel Boss can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 10:28 | TX State-San Marcos | Daniel Boss can't tip it in | 50-46 |
| 10:27 | Sam Houston State | Jason Mayo snags the defensive board | 50-46 |
| 10:01 | Sam Houston State | Robert Walton knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from John Murphy | 52-46 |
| 09:41 | TX State-San Marcos | Jason Newton is fouled on the floor by John Murphy - foul #4 on John Murphy, team foul #4 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Predmore (PG), James Miller (C) John Murphy, Fred Oglesby | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Thomas Fujii (PG) Michael Banks | |
| 09:27 | TX State-San Marcos | Jason Newton misses the fadeaway from the left side | 52-46 |
| 09:26 | Sam Houston State | Robert Walton gets the rebound | 52-46 |
| 09:24 | Sam Houston State | Emmitt Parker is hacked by Jason Newton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jason Newton, team foul #7 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders (PF), Fred Oglesby (C) Jason Mayo, James Miller | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Zachary Thomas (SG) Jason Newton | |
| 09:24 | Sam Houston State | Emmitt Parker makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 09:24 | Sam Houston State | Emmitt Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 09:04 | TX State-San Marcos | Emmitt Parker steps in front of the Thomas Fujii pass | 54-46 |
| 08:41 | Sam Houston State | Michael Predmore is fouled on the floor by Thomas Fujii - foul #2 on Thomas Fujii, team foul #8 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jason Mayo (PF), James Miller (C) Dan Saunders, Fred Oglesby | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Michael Banks (SF) James Blair | |
| 08:41 | Sam Houston State | Michael Predmore makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 08:41 | Sam Houston State | Michael Predmore makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 08:23 | TX State-San Marcos | Daniel Boss can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Emmitt Parker - foul #4 on Emmitt Parker, team foul #5 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mark Eder (SG) Emmitt Parker | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | | |
| 08:23 | TX State-San Marcos | Daniel Boss makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 08:23 | TX State-San Marcos | Daniel Boss makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 07:58 | Sam Houston State | Jason Mayo is fouled on the floor by Michael Banks - foul #2 on Michael Banks, team foul #9 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), Emmitt Parker (SG), Fred Oglesby (C) Michael Predmore, Mark Eder, James Miller | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Jason Newton (SG), James Blair (SF), James Kimble (PF), Mario Bundy (C) Zachary Thomas, Michael Banks, Kendrick Wagner, Daniel Boss | |
| 07:58 | Sam Houston State | Jason Mayo makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 07:58 | Sam Houston State | Jason Mayo misses the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 07:58 | TX State-San Marcos | Mario Bundy pulls down the rebound | 57-48 |
| 07:40 | TX State-San Marcos | James Kimble is called for 3 seconds | 57-48 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders (PF), James Miller (C) Jason Mayo, Fred Oglesby | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Joshua Capps (SF) James Blair | |
| 07:38 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-48 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Emmitt Parker (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Walton (tired) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dan Saunders (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - James Miller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | TX State-San Marcos | PG - Thomas Fujii (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Newton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Capps (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Kimble (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Mario Bundy (fresh) | |
| 07:25 | TX State-San Marcos | James Kimble buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Jason Newton | 57-50 |
| 06:57 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left side | 57-50 |
| 06:56 | TX State-San Marcos | The rebound goes to Mario Bundy | 57-50 |
| 06:49 | TX State-San Marcos | James Kimble comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Dan Saunders - foul #2 on Dan Saunders, team foul #6 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jason Mayo (PF), Fred Oglesby (C) Dan Saunders, James Miller | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Louis Wright (SG), Michael Banks (SF) Jason Newton, Mario Bundy | |
| 06:49 | TX State-San Marcos | James Kimble makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 06:49 | TX State-San Marcos | James Kimble misses the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 06:49 | Sam Houston State | Jason Mayo grabs the defensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 06:20 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right block set up by John Murphy | 59-51 |
| 05:56 | TX State-San Marcos | James Kimble loses the dribble to Jason Mayo | 59-51 |
| 05:30 | Sam Houston State | Robert Walton misses long on an open jumper from the left block | 59-51 |
| 05:28 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby hits the follow up shot | 61-51 |
| 05:26 | TX State-San Marcos | Thomas Fujii loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-51 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dan Saunders (PF), James Miller (C) Jason Mayo, Fred Oglesby | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Jason Newton (PG), Zachary Thomas (SG), James Blair (SF), Kendrick Wagner (PF), Mario Bundy (C) Thomas Fujii, Louis Wright, Michael Banks, James Kimble, Joshua Capps | |
| 05:20 | Sam Houston State | James Miller comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Mario Bundy - foul #2 on Mario Bundy, team foul #10 | 61-51 |
| 05:20 | Sam Houston State | James Miller misses the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 05:20 | Sam Houston State | James Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 04:51 | TX State-San Marcos | James Blair is hacked by Robert Walton - foul #4 on Robert Walton, team foul #7 | 62-51 |
| 04:51 | TX State-San Marcos | James Blair makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 04:51 | TX State-San Marcos | James Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 04:33 | Sam Houston State | Jason Newton takes the ball from James Miller | 62-53 |
| 04:29 | TX State-San Marcos | James Blair hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jason Newton | 62-55 |
| 04:08 | Sam Houston State | Robert Walton's fadeaway is rejected by Kendrick Wagner | 62-55 |
| 04:06 | TX State-San Marcos | James Blair grabs the defensive rebound | 62-55 |
| 03:48 | TX State-San Marcos | Emmitt Parker is called for the reach on James Blair - foul #5 on Emmitt Parker, team foul #8 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mark Eder (SG), Clifford Frazier (SF), Jason Mayo (PF), Fred Oglesby (C) Emmitt Parker, Robert Walton, Dan Saunders, James Miller | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Louis Wright (SG), Daniel Boss (C) Jason Newton, Mario Bundy | |
| 03:48 | TX State-San Marcos | James Blair misses the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 03:48 | Sam Houston State | Jason Mayo grabs the defensive rebound | 62-55 |
| 03:19 | Sam Houston State | Zachary Thomas picks off the pass by John Murphy | 62-55 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (tired) 4 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Mark Eder (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Clifford Frazier (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Jason Mayo (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Fred Oglesby (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | TX State-San Marcos | PG - Zachary Thomas (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Louis Wright (tiring) 5 pts. SF - James Blair (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kendrick Wagner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Boss (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:55 | TX State-San Marcos | Zachary Thomas misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-55 |
| 02:54 | TX State-San Marcos | Louis Wright snags the offensive board | 62-55 |
| 02:37 | TX State-San Marcos | Louis Wright's pass is intercepted by Fred Oglesby | 62-55 |
| 02:20 | Sam Houston State | Jason Mayo blows the dunk | 62-55 |
| 02:18 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby hits the follow up shot | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:08 | TX State-San Marcos | James Blair hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-55 |
| 02:07 | Sam Houston State | Mark Eder grabs the board | 64-55 |
| 02:07 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-55 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Walton (SF), Dan Saunders (PF), James Miller (C) Clifford Frazier, Jason Mayo, Fred Oglesby | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Thomas Fujii (PG), Jason Newton (SG), Michael Banks (SF), Joshua Capps (PF), James Kimble (C) Zachary Thomas, Louis Wright, James Blair, Kendrick Wagner, Daniel Boss | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:48 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dan Saunders | 66-55 |
| 01:29 | TX State-San Marcos | Joshua Capps's floater is knocked away by James Miller | 66-55 |
| 01:27 | Sam Houston State | James Miller pulls down the rebound | 66-55 |
| 01:12 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy is wide open but clanks a floater from the left side | 66-55 |
| 01:10 | TX State-San Marcos | Michael Banks snags the defensive board | 66-55 |
| 01:05 | TX State-San Marcos | Thomas Fujii throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-55 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ben Nelson (PG), Clifford Frazier (SF), Jason Mayo (PF) John Murphy, Robert Walton, Dan Saunders | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Zachary Thomas (PG) Thomas Fujii | |
| 00:47 | Sam Houston State | James Miller makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Ben Nelson | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:43 | TX State-San Marcos | Zachary Thomas misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 68-55 |
| 00:41 | Sam Houston State | Ben Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Sam Houston State | Mark Eder is hacked by Michael Banks in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Banks, team foul #11 | 68-55 |
| 00:36 | Sam Houston State | Mark Eder makes the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 00:36 | Sam Houston State | Mark Eder makes the 2nd free throw | 70-55 |
| 00:30 | TX State-San Marcos | Joshua Capps buries a jumper from the left block | 70-57 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Ben Nelson runs out the clock | 70-57 |