| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Nick Wolfe (fresh) SG - Charles Wing (fresh) SF - James Hicks (fresh) PF - Rodney Luft (fresh) C - Nick Tinch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Gregory Hysell (fresh) SG - Benjamin Fahy (fresh) SF - Fred Cantara (fresh) PF - Alex Banks (fresh) C - Jeffrey Gregory (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Alex Banks - foul #1 on Alex Banks, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:52 | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:52 | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Sacred Heart | Benjamin Fahy can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Nick Tinch | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft loses the ball out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Sacred Heart | Benjamin Fahy clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Sacred Heart | Fred Cantara gets the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:21 | Sacred Heart | Benjamin Fahy clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:19 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:06 | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe misses long on a jump hook from close range | 2-0 |
| 18:05 | Sacred Heart | Fred Cantara grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 17:41 | Sacred Heart | Benjamin Fahy knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Fred Cantara | 2-3 |
| 17:19 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft scores on a jump hook from the left block | 4-3 |
| 17:01 | Sacred Heart | Fred Cantara travels with the ball | 4-3 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski (C) Nick Tinch | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | | |
| 16:44 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Alex Banks - foul #2 on Alex Banks, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Todd Zordan (PG) Nick Wolfe | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Mario Solis (PF) Alex Banks | |
| 16:44 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 16:44 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing misses the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 16:44 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft grabs the offensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 16:38 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski buries a driving attempt from the left block | 7-3 |
| 16:18 | Sacred Heart | Fred Cantara misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 7-3 |
| 16:17 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks grabs the board | 7-3 |
| 16:13 | Sam Houston State | Todd Zordan is fouled on the floor by Mario Solis - foul #1 on Mario Solis, team foul #3 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jason Litwin (SG), James Johnston (SF), John Pouncy (PF) Charles Wing, James Hicks, Rodney Luft | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | | |
| 16:02 | Sam Houston State | Mario Solis blocks the short jumper by James Johnston | 7-3 |
| 16:00 | Sacred Heart | Mario Solis grabs the board | 7-3 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Todd Zordan (fresh) SG - Jason Litwin (fresh) SF - James Johnston (fresh) PF - John Pouncy (fresh) C - Dwain Prusinski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Gregory Hysell (fresh) SG - Benjamin Fahy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Fred Cantara (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mario Solis (fresh) C - Jeffrey Gregory (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Sacred Heart | Jeffrey Gregory makes the floater from the free throw line | 7-5 |
| 15:22 | Sam Houston State | John Pouncy scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Todd Zordan | 9-5 |
| 15:08 | Sacred Heart | Benjamin Fahy hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-5 |
| 15:07 | Sacred Heart | Gregory Hysell grabs the offensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 14:56 | Sacred Heart | Benjamin Fahy buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregory Hysell | 9-8 |
| 14:43 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jeffrey Gregory - foul #1 on Jeffrey Gregory, team foul #4 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe (PG), Charles Wing (SG), James Hicks (SF), Rodney Luft (PF) Todd Zordan, Jason Litwin, James Johnston, John Pouncy | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Alfredo Ricci (PG), Arnold Hawkin (SG), Michael Williams (PF) Gregory Hysell, Benjamin Fahy, Jeffrey Gregory | |
| 14:43 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski misses the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:43 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski makes the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 14:25 | Sacred Heart | Mario Solis double dribbles | 10-8 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch (C) Dwain Prusinski | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | | |
| 14:07 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch can't finish the layup | 10-8 |
| 14:06 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing tips it in | 12-8 |
| 13:53 | Sacred Heart | Alfredo Ricci's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-8 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Benjamin Fahy (SG), Jeffrey Gregory (C) Fred Cantara, Mario Solis | |
| 13:34 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft makes the jump hook near the basket set up by Nick Wolfe | 14-8 |
| 13:08 | Sacred Heart | Benjamin Fahy hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Arnold Hawkin | 14-11 |
| 12:55 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Gregory | 14-11 |
| 12:37 | Sacred Heart | Jeffrey Gregory is called for traveling | 14-11 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Gregory Hysell (PG) Benjamin Fahy | |
| 12:20 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 14-11 |
| 12:19 | Sacred Heart | The rebound goes to Arnold Hawkin | 14-11 |
| 11:58 | Sacred Heart | Jeffrey Gregory misses the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by James Hicks - foul #1 on James Hicks, team foul #1 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Fred Cantara (SF), Mario Solis (PF) Alfredo Ricci, Michael Williams | |
| 11:58 | Sacred Heart | Jeffrey Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 11:58 | Sacred Heart | Jeffrey Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Nick Wolfe (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Wing (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Hicks (fresh) PF - Rodney Luft (fresh) 4 pts. C - Nick Tinch (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Gregory Hysell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Arnold Hawkin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fred Cantara (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mario Solis (fresh) C - Jeffrey Gregory (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing blows the dunk | 14-13 |
| 11:35 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft tips it home | 16-13 |
| 11:14 | Sacred Heart | The short jumper by Arnold Hawkin is denied by James Hicks | 16-13 |
| 11:13 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks pulls down the rebound | 16-13 |
| 10:58 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing is fouled on the floor by Arnold Hawkin - foul #1 on Arnold Hawkin, team foul #5 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Todd Zordan (PG), Jason Litwin (SG), James Johnston (SF), John Pouncy (PF), Dwain Prusinski (C) Nick Wolfe, Charles Wing, James Hicks, Rodney Luft, Nick Tinch | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Benjamin Fahy (SG) Arnold Hawkin | |
| 10:42 | Sam Houston State | Todd Zordan is hacked by Gregory Hysell - foul #1 on Gregory Hysell, team foul #6 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Michael Williams (PF) Jeffrey Gregory | |
| 10:28 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski buries a jumper in the lane | 18-13 |
| 10:09 | Sacred Heart | Benjamin Fahy is fouled on the floor by Jason Litwin - foul #1 on Jason Litwin, team foul #2 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Jeffrey Gregory (C) Mario Solis | |
| 09:49 | Sacred Heart | Fred Cantara lays it in on a nice dish by Gregory Hysell | 18-15 |
| 09:36 | Sam Houston State | John Pouncy lays it up and in on a nice dish by Todd Zordan and he's fouled by Michael Williams - foul #1 on Michael Williams, team foul #7 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe (PG), Charles Wing (SG), James Hicks (SF) Todd Zordan, Jason Litwin, James Johnston | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Arnold Hawkin (SF) Fred Cantara | |
| 09:36 | Sam Houston State | John Pouncy makes the free throw | 21-15 |
| 09:16 | Sacred Heart | Benjamin Fahy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-15 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft (PF), Nick Tinch (C) John Pouncy, Dwain Prusinski | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | | |
| 09:04 | Sam Houston State | Benjamin Fahy is called for the reach on Charles Wing - foul #1 on Benjamin Fahy, team foul #8 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Alfredo Ricci (PG), Mario Solis (PF) Gregory Hysell, Michael Williams | |
| 09:04 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing makes the 1st free throw | 22-15 |
| 09:04 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing makes the 2nd free throw | 23-15 |
| 08:53 | Sacred Heart | Benjamin Fahy buries a jumper from the left side set up by Alfredo Ricci | 23-17 |
| 08:43 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Jeffrey Gregory - foul #2 on Jeffrey Gregory, team foul #9 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Michael Williams (PF) Jeffrey Gregory | |
| 08:43 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch makes the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 08:43 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch makes the 2nd free throw | 25-17 |
| 08:24 | Sacred Heart | Benjamin Fahy misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-17 |
| 08:23 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing gets the rebound | 25-17 |
| 08:17 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks is whistled for a carry | 25-17 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Fred Cantara (SF) Arnold Hawkin | |
| 07:48 | Sacred Heart | Benjamin Fahy can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-17 |
| 07:47 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to James Hicks | 25-17 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Nick Wolfe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Wing (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Hicks (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Rodney Luft (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Nick Tinch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Alfredo Ricci (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Fahy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Fred Cantara (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Williams (fairly fresh) C - Mario Solis (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:38 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 25-17 |
| 07:37 | Sacred Heart | The rebound goes to Michael Williams | 25-17 |
| 07:17 | Sacred Heart | Nick Wolfe picks off the pass by Michael Williams | 25-17 |
| 07:01 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 25-17 |
| 06:59 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-17 |
| 06:54 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Charles Wing | 27-17 |
| 06:29 | Sacred Heart | Benjamin Fahy comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-17 |
| 06:27 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft grabs the board | 27-17 |
| 06:20 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-17 |
| 06:19 | Sacred Heart | Mario Solis grabs the defensive rebound | 27-17 |
| 05:57 | Sacred Heart | Benjamin Fahy loses the dribble to Charles Wing | 27-17 |
| 05:54 | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe blows the layup | 27-17 |
| 05:52 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing tips it home | 29-17 |
| 05:37 | Sacred Heart | The short jumper by Michael Williams is denied by Rodney Luft | 29-17 |
| 05:35 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch pulls down the rebound | 29-17 |
| 05:30 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks hits a shot from close range on a great pass from Charles Wing and he's hacked by Fred Cantara - foul #1 on Fred Cantara, team foul #10 | 31-17 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Todd Zordan (PG), Jason Litwin (SG), John Pouncy (PF), Dwain Prusinski (C) Nick Wolfe, Charles Wing, Rodney Luft, Nick Tinch | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Gregory Hysell (PG), Arnold Hawkin (SG) Alfredo Ricci, Benjamin Fahy | |
| 05:30 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks makes the free throw | 32-17 |
| 05:18 | Sacred Heart | Arnold Hawkin clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-17 |
| 05:16 | Sacred Heart | Gregory Hysell misses the tip | 32-17 |
| 05:15 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 32-17 |
| 05:00 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Mario Solis - foul #2 on Mario Solis, team foul #11 | 32-17 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Johnston (SF) James Hicks | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Jeffrey Gregory (C) Mario Solis | |
| 05:00 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski makes the 1st free throw | 33-17 |
| 05:00 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski makes the 2nd free throw | 34-17 |
| 04:49 | Sacred Heart | Fred Cantara misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-17 |
| 04:48 | Sam Houston State | Todd Zordan grabs the defensive rebound | 34-17 |
| 04:42 | Sam Houston State | John Pouncy clanks a floater from the right block | 34-17 |
| 04:41 | Sacred Heart | Fred Cantara grabs the defensive rebound | 34-17 |
| 04:24 | Sacred Heart | John Pouncy is called for the reach on Fred Cantara - foul #1 on John Pouncy, team foul #3 | 34-17 |
| 04:17 | Sacred Heart | Gregory Hysell buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Arnold Hawkin | 34-20 |
| 04:09 | Sam Houston State | John Pouncy loses the dribble to Michael Williams | 34-20 |
| 03:53 | Sacred Heart | Fred Cantara buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Arnold Hawkin | 34-23 |
| 03:35 | Sam Houston State | James Johnston comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 34-23 |
| 03:34 | Sacred Heart | Michael Williams gets the rebound | 34-23 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Todd Zordan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jason Litwin (fresh) SF - James Johnston (fresh) PF - John Pouncy (fresh) 5 pts. C - Dwain Prusinski (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Gregory Hysell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arnold Hawkin (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Fred Cantara (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Williams (tiring) 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Gregory (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:25 | Sacred Heart | Jeffrey Gregory can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 34-23 |
| 03:23 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski snags the defensive board | 34-23 |
| 03:06 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski's fadeaway is rejected by Jeffrey Gregory | 34-23 |
| 03:04 | Sam Houston State | Jason Litwin tips it home | 36-23 |
| 02:50 | Sacred Heart | Jason Litwin steals it from Gregory Hysell | 36-23 |
| 02:33 | Sam Houston State | Jason Litwin is fouled on the floor by Arnold Hawkin - foul #2 on Arnold Hawkin, team foul #12 | 36-23 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing (SG), James Hicks (SF), Rodney Luft (PF), Nick Tinch (C) Todd Zordan, James Johnston, John Pouncy, Dwain Prusinski | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Benjamin Fahy (SG), Alex Banks (PF) Arnold Hawkin, Michael Williams | |
| 02:33 | Sam Houston State | Jason Litwin misses the 1st free throw | 36-23 |
| 02:33 | Sam Houston State | Jason Litwin makes the 2nd free throw | 37-23 |
| 02:13 | Sacred Heart | Alex Banks knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregory Hysell and he's hacked by Charles Wing - foul #1 on Charles Wing, team foul #4 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe (PG) Jason Litwin | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Alfredo Ricci (PG) Gregory Hysell | |
| 02:13 | Sacred Heart | Alex Banks makes the free throw | 37-26 |
| 02:05 | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Charles Wing | 39-26 |
| 01:50 | Sacred Heart | Jeffrey Gregory hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Nick Tinch - foul #1 on Nick Tinch, team foul #5 | 39-26 |
| 01:50 | Sacred Heart | Jeffrey Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 39-27 |
| 01:50 | Sacred Heart | Jeffrey Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 39-28 |
| 01:42 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-28 |
| 01:40 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft hits the follow up shot | 41-28 |
| 01:26 | Sacred Heart | Alex Banks misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 41-28 |
| 01:25 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft grabs the defensive rebound | 41-28 |
| 01:20 | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by James Hicks and he's hacked by Alfredo Ricci - foul #1 on Alfredo Ricci, team foul #13 | 43-28 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Arnold Hawkin (SF) Fred Cantara | |
| 01:20 | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe makes the free throw | 44-28 |
| 01:12 | Sacred Heart | Alex Banks is denied on a layup by Nick Tinch | 44-28 |
| 01:11 | Sacred Heart | Alfredo Ricci gets the offensive rebound | 44-28 |
| 00:51 | Sacred Heart | Rodney Luft is called for the reach on Jeffrey Gregory - foul #1 on Rodney Luft, team foul #6 | 44-28 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Gregory Hysell (PG) Alfredo Ricci | |
| 00:25 | Sacred Heart | Jeffrey Gregory's fadeaway is rejected by Nick Tinch | 44-28 |
| 00:24 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch gets the rebound | 44-28 |
| 00:04 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Gregory is called for the reach on Charles Wing - foul #3 on Jeffrey Gregory, team foul #14 | 44-28 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski (C) Nick Tinch | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Alfredo Ricci (SG), Mario Solis (C) Benjamin Fahy, Jeffrey Gregory | |
| 00:04 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing makes the 1st free throw | 45-28 |
| 00:04 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing makes the 2nd free throw | 46-28 |
| 00:00 | Sacred Heart | Alfredo Ricci misses short on a halfcourt shot | 46-28 |