| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Todd Rose (fresh) SG - Clint Songer (fresh) SF - Theodore Widowski (fresh) PF - Christopher Smyrski (fresh) C - Steven Mann (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Earl Hopps (fresh) SG - Robert Bessette (fresh) SF - Matthew Berke (fresh) PF - Joseph Hardy (fresh) C - Dustin Soper (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Lehigh | Steven Mann wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Lehigh | Clint Songer buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Theodore Widowski | 3-0 |
| 19:27 | Sam Houston State | Robert Bessette throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-0 |
| 19:07 | Lehigh | Theodore Widowski clanks a jump hook in the lane | 3-0 |
| 19:05 | Lehigh | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Smyrski | 3-0 |
| 18:53 | Lehigh | Clint Songer is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-0 |
| 18:51 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Hardy grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:40 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Dustin Soper | 3-3 |
| 18:25 | Lehigh | Earl Hopps steals the ball from Todd Rose | 3-3 |
| 18:13 | Sam Houston State | Dustin Soper throws it down | 3-5 |
| 18:11 | Lehigh | Clint Songer loses the dribble to Robert Bessette in the backcourt | 3-5 |
| 18:10 | Sam Houston State | Robert Bessette lays it in | 3-7 |
| 17:51 | Lehigh | Christopher Smyrski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-7 |
| 17:50 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Robert Bessette | 3-7 |
| 17:43 | Sam Houston State | Dustin Soper is called for a charge - foul #1 on Dustin Soper, team foul #1 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Thomas Pierce (PG), Michael Laverty (SG), Gary Zelonis (SF), Micheal Wildman (PF), Timothy Shultis (C) Todd Rose, Clint Songer, Theodore Widowski, Christopher Smyrski, Steven Mann | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Dwyer (SG), Roger Calderone (SF), John Crane (PF) Robert Bessette, Matthew Berke, Joseph Hardy | |
| 17:26 | Lehigh | Michael Laverty connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Shultis | 6-7 |
| 17:12 | Sam Houston State | Gary Zelonis picks off the pass by Roger Calderone | 6-7 |
| 16:55 | Lehigh | Gary Zelonis misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right corner | 6-7 |
| 16:53 | Lehigh | Micheal Wildman tips it but misses | 6-7 |
| 16:51 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Michael Dwyer | 6-7 |
| 16:34 | Sam Houston State | John Crane misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Michael Laverty - foul #1 on Michael Laverty, team foul #1 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Todd Rose (PG), Steve Monroe (SF) Michael Laverty, Micheal Wildman | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adrian Fett (PG), Robert Bessette (SG), Robert Paul (SF), Daniel Norton (C) Earl Hopps, Michael Dwyer, Roger Calderone, Dustin Soper | |
| 16:34 | Sam Houston State | John Crane misses the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:34 | Sam Houston State | John Crane makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 16:32 | Lehigh | Todd Rose is hacked by Robert Bessette in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Bessette, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Steven Mann (C) Timothy Shultis | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Joseph Hardy (PF) John Crane | |
| 16:13 | Lehigh | Steve Monroe scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Thomas Pierce | 8-8 |
| 15:56 | Sam Houston State | Adrian Fett clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Steve Monroe - foul #1 on Steve Monroe, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Michael Laverty (SG), Theodore Widowski (SF), Christopher Smyrski (PF) Thomas Pierce, Steve Monroe, Gary Zelonis | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Matthew Berke (SF) Robert Paul | |
| 15:56 | Sam Houston State | Adrian Fett makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 15:56 | Sam Houston State | Adrian Fett misses the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 15:56 | Lehigh | Christopher Smyrski grabs the defensive rebound | 8-9 |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Todd Rose (fresh) SG - Michael Laverty (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Theodore Widowski (fresh) PF - Christopher Smyrski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steven Mann (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Adrian Fett (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Robert Bessette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Berke (fresh) PF - Joseph Hardy (fairly fresh) C - Daniel Norton (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Lehigh | Michael Laverty throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-9 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Clint Songer (SG) Michael Laverty | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 15:40 | Sam Houston State | Adrian Fett comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 8-9 |
| 15:38 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Berke pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 15:24 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Berke is fouled on the floor by Christopher Smyrski - foul #1 on Christopher Smyrski, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Michael Laverty (PG), Timothy Shultis (C) Todd Rose, Steven Mann | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps (PG), Michael Dwyer (SG), Dustin Soper (C) Adrian Fett, Robert Bessette, Daniel Norton | |
| 15:14 | Sam Houston State | Clint Songer steps in front of the Michael Dwyer pass | 8-9 |
| 15:09 | Lehigh | Michael Laverty knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-9 |
| 14:53 | Sam Houston State | Dustin Soper misses the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Theodore Widowski - foul #1 on Theodore Widowski, team foul #4 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Charles Coffin (PG), Steve Monroe (SF), Micheal Wildman (PF) Clint Songer, Theodore Widowski, Christopher Smyrski | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Roger Calderone (SF), John Crane (PF) Matthew Berke, Joseph Hardy | |
| 14:53 | Sam Houston State | Dustin Soper makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 14:53 | Sam Houston State | Dustin Soper misses the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 14:53 | Lehigh | Micheal Wildman grabs the defensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 14:35 | Lehigh | Roger Calderone is called for the reach on Steve Monroe - foul #1 on Roger Calderone, team foul #3 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Todd Rose (PG), Steven Mann (C) Charles Coffin, Timothy Shultis | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Bessette (SG) Michael Dwyer | |
| 14:23 | Lehigh | Todd Rose is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-10 |
| 14:21 | Sam Houston State | Dustin Soper gets the rebound | 11-10 |
| 14:07 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Roger Calderone | 11-12 |
| 13:48 | Lehigh | John Crane picks off the pass by Micheal Wildman | 11-12 |
| 13:27 | Sam Houston State | Dustin Soper dunks the ball | 11-14 |
| 13:11 | Lehigh | Micheal Wildman is hacked by Earl Hopps - foul #1 on Earl Hopps, team foul #4 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Thomas Pierce (PG), Clint Songer (SG), Theodore Widowski (SF), Christopher Smyrski (PF), Gary Zelonis (C) Todd Rose, Michael Laverty, Steve Monroe, Micheal Wildman, Steven Mann | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adrian Fett (PG), Michael Dwyer (SG), Robert Paul (SF), Joseph Hardy (PF), Daniel Norton (C) Earl Hopps, Robert Bessette, Roger Calderone, John Crane, Dustin Soper | |
| 12:59 | Lehigh | Joseph Hardy picks off the pass by Gary Zelonis | 11-14 |
| 12:37 | Sam Houston State | Adrian Fett is hacked by Thomas Pierce - foul #1 on Thomas Pierce, team foul #5 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Matthew Berke (SF) Robert Paul | |
| 12:24 | Sam Houston State | Michael Dwyer knocks in the floater in the lane and he's hacked by Clint Songer - foul #1 on Clint Songer, team foul #6 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Charles Coffin (PG), Timothy Shultis (C) Clint Songer, Christopher Smyrski | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 12:24 | Sam Houston State | Michael Dwyer makes the free throw | 11-17 |
| 12:03 | Lehigh | Charles Coffin drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Theodore Widowski | 14-17 |
| 11:45 | Sam Houston State | Michael Dwyer is fouled on the floor by Thomas Pierce - foul #2 on Thomas Pierce, team foul #7 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Todd Rose (PG), Clint Songer (SG), Christopher Smyrski (PF) Charles Coffin, Thomas Pierce, Theodore Widowski | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps (PG), Robert Paul (SF), John Crane (PF), Dustin Soper (C) Adrian Fett, Matthew Berke, Joseph Hardy, Daniel Norton | |
| 11:45 | Sam Houston State | Michael Dwyer makes the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 11:45 | Sam Houston State | Michael Dwyer misses the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 11:45 | Lehigh | Christopher Smyrski grabs the board | 14-18 |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Todd Rose (fresh) SG - Clint Songer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Zelonis (fresh) PF - Christopher Smyrski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Timothy Shultis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Earl Hopps (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Dwyer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Paul (fresh) PF - John Crane (fresh) 1 pts. C - Dustin Soper (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:43 | Lehigh | Christopher Smyrski is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 14-18 |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Bessette (SG) Michael Dwyer | |
| 11:28 | Sam Houston State | Robert Bessette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-18 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Charles Coffin (SF) Gary Zelonis | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 11:14 | Lehigh | Todd Rose hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Earl Hopps - foul #2 on Earl Hopps, team foul #5 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adrian Fett (PG) Earl Hopps | |
| 11:14 | Lehigh | Todd Rose makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 11:14 | Lehigh | Todd Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 11:05 | Sam Houston State | Dustin Soper misses the jump hook near the basket | 16-18 |
| 11:03 | Sam Houston State | John Crane tips it home | 16-20 |
| 11:01 | Lehigh | Todd Rose's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-20 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Michael Laverty (SG), Steven Mann (C) Clint Songer, Christopher Smyrski | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 10:52 | Sam Houston State | John Crane's floater is tipped away by Timothy Shultis | 16-20 |
| 10:51 | Sam Houston State | John Crane pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-20 |
| 10:43 | Sam Houston State | John Crane connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Bessette | 16-22 |
| 10:34 | Lehigh | Steven Mann misses long on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Adrian Fett - foul #1 on Adrian Fett, team foul #6 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Steve Monroe (SF), Micheal Wildman (PF) Charles Coffin, Timothy Shultis | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Dwyer (SG), Roger Calderone (PF), Daniel Norton (C) Robert Bessette, John Crane, Dustin Soper | |
| 10:34 | Lehigh | Steven Mann misses the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 10:34 | Lehigh | Steven Mann misses the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 10:34 | Sam Houston State | Roger Calderone grabs the defensive rebound | 16-22 |
| 10:25 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Norton hits a shot from the right wing | 16-24 |
| 10:08 | Lehigh | Michael Laverty clanks a shot from the left side | 16-24 |
| 10:07 | Lehigh | Steve Monroe tips it in | 18-24 |
| 09:49 | Sam Houston State | Robert Paul travels with the ball | 18-24 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Clint Songer (SG), Theodore Widowski (SF), Christopher Smyrski (PF), Gary Zelonis (C) Michael Laverty, Steve Monroe, Micheal Wildman, Steven Mann | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Bessette (SG), Matthew Berke (SF), Joseph Hardy (PF), Dustin Soper (C) Michael Dwyer, Robert Paul, Roger Calderone, Daniel Norton | |
| 09:35 | Lehigh | Clint Songer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-24 |
| 09:16 | Sam Houston State | Adrian Fett can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 18-24 |
| 09:14 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Hardy can't tip it in | 18-24 |
| 09:12 | Lehigh | Theodore Widowski pulls down the rebound | 18-24 |
| 09:10 | Lehigh | Clint Songer is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Bessette - foul #2 on Robert Bessette, team foul #7 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Charles Coffin (PG) Todd Rose | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Dwyer (SG), John Crane (PF) Robert Bessette, Joseph Hardy | |
| 09:10 | Lehigh | Clint Songer makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 09:10 | Lehigh | Clint Songer misses the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 09:10 | Sam Houston State | John Crane grabs the board | 19-24 |
| 08:52 | Sam Houston State | Charles Coffin picks off the pass by Michael Dwyer | 19-24 |
| 08:34 | Lehigh | Clint Songer clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-24 |
| 08:33 | Sam Houston State | Adrian Fett snags the defensive board | 19-24 |
| 08:14 | Sam Houston State | Dustin Soper can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 19-24 |
| 08:13 | Lehigh | Gary Zelonis pulls down the rebound | 19-24 |
| 08:11 | Lehigh | Clint Songer is hacked by John Crane in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Crane, team foul #8 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Michael Laverty (PG), Steve Monroe (SF), Micheal Wildman (PF), Timothy Shultis (C) Charles Coffin, Theodore Widowski, Christopher Smyrski, Gary Zelonis | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Roger Calderone (PF), Daniel Norton (C) John Crane, Dustin Soper | |
| 08:11 | Lehigh | Clint Songer misses the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 08:11 | Sam Houston State | Roger Calderone pulls down the rebound | 19-24 |
| 07:59 | Sam Houston State | Michael Dwyer double dribbles | 19-24 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Todd Rose (PG), Steven Mann (C) Clint Songer, Timothy Shultis | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Paul (SF) Matthew Berke | |
| 07:41 | Lehigh | Adrian Fett is called for the reach on Todd Rose - foul #2 on Adrian Fett, team foul #9 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps (PG) Adrian Fett | |
| 07:41 | Lehigh | Todd Rose makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 07:41 | Lehigh | Todd Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Todd Rose (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Laverty (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Steve Monroe (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Micheal Wildman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steven Mann (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Earl Hopps (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Dwyer (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Robert Paul (fresh) PF - Roger Calderone (fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Norton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:29 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps misses the floater from the left side | 21-24 |
| 07:27 | Lehigh | Steve Monroe grabs the board | 21-24 |
| 07:03 | Lehigh | Steven Mann can't finish the layup but the foul's on Daniel Norton - foul #1 on Daniel Norton, team foul #10 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Theodore Widowski (SF), Timothy Shultis (PF) Steve Monroe, Micheal Wildman | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Matthew Berke (SF), Joseph Hardy (PF) Robert Paul, Roger Calderone | |
| 07:03 | Lehigh | Steven Mann misses the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 07:03 | Lehigh | Steven Mann makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 06:47 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Todd Rose - foul #1 on Todd Rose, team foul #8 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Charles Coffin (PG), Clint Songer (SG), Gary Zelonis (SF) Todd Rose, Michael Laverty, Theodore Widowski | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dustin Soper (C) Daniel Norton | |
| 06:47 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 06:47 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 06:31 | Lehigh | Timothy Shultis misses the floater from the left block | 22-26 |
| 06:30 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Hardy snags the defensive board | 22-26 |
| 06:19 | Sam Houston State | Michael Dwyer banks in the layup and he's fouled by Clint Songer - foul #2 on Clint Songer, team foul #9 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Michael Laverty (SG), Christopher Smyrski (PF) Clint Songer, Steven Mann | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Crane (PF) Joseph Hardy | |
| 06:19 | Sam Houston State | Michael Dwyer makes the free throw | 22-29 |
| 05:52 | Lehigh | Michael Dwyer picks off the pass by Michael Laverty | 22-29 |
| 05:39 | Sam Houston State | John Crane misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 22-29 |
| 05:38 | Lehigh | Timothy Shultis grabs the defensive rebound | 22-29 |
| 05:22 | Lehigh | Michael Laverty misses long on a runner from the baseline | 22-29 |
| 05:20 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps snags the defensive board | 22-29 |
| 05:11 | Sam Houston State | John Crane is hacked by Christopher Smyrski - foul #2 on Christopher Smyrski, team foul #10 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Todd Rose (PG), Steve Monroe (SG), Theodore Widowski (SF), Micheal Wildman (PF), Steven Mann (C) Charles Coffin, Michael Laverty, Gary Zelonis, Christopher Smyrski, Timothy Shultis | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Bessette (SG), Roger Calderone (SF), Daniel Norton (C) Michael Dwyer, Matthew Berke, Dustin Soper | |
| 05:11 | Sam Houston State | John Crane misses the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 05:11 | Sam Houston State | John Crane makes the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 05:00 | Lehigh | Steve Monroe scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Theodore Widowski | 24-30 |
| 04:54 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-33 |
| 04:49 | Lehigh | Steve Monroe loses the dribble to Daniel Norton in the backcourt | 24-33 |
| 04:37 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps is fouled on the floor by Theodore Widowski - foul #2 on Theodore Widowski, team foul #11 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Gary Zelonis (SF) Theodore Widowski | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Paul (SF), Joseph Hardy (PF) Roger Calderone, John Crane | |
| 04:37 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps makes the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 04:37 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps makes the 2nd free throw | 24-35 |
| 04:27 | Lehigh | Todd Rose clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-35 |
| 04:25 | Lehigh | Steven Mann grabs the offensive board | 24-35 |
| 04:16 | Lehigh | Todd Rose buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Steven Mann | 27-35 |
| 04:02 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps is called for a charge - foul #3 on Earl Hopps, team foul #11 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Michael Laverty (SG) Steve Monroe | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adrian Fett (PG), Dustin Soper (C) Earl Hopps, Daniel Norton | |
| 03:47 | Lehigh | Steven Mann comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Paul - foul #1 on Robert Paul, team foul #12 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Thomas Pierce (PG), Theodore Widowski (SF), Christopher Smyrski (PF) Todd Rose, Gary Zelonis, Micheal Wildman | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 03:47 | Lehigh | Steven Mann misses the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 03:47 | Lehigh | Steven Mann makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 03:37 | Sam Houston State | Adrian Fett hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Dustin Soper | 28-37 |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Thomas Pierce (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Laverty (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Theodore Widowski (fresh) PF - Christopher Smyrski (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Steven Mann (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Adrian Fett (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Robert Bessette (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Paul (fresh) PF - Joseph Hardy (tiring) 3 reb. C - Dustin Soper (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| 03:19 | Lehigh | Theodore Widowski misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Dustin Soper - foul #2 on Dustin Soper, team foul #13 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Clint Songer (SG), Timothy Shultis (C) Michael Laverty, Steven Mann | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Roger Calderone (SF), John Crane (PF) Robert Paul, Joseph Hardy | |
| 03:19 | Lehigh | Theodore Widowski makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 03:19 | Lehigh | Theodore Widowski misses the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 03:19 | Sam Houston State | Robert Bessette pulls down the rebound | 29-37 |
| 03:03 | Sam Houston State | Robert Bessette knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Adrian Fett | 29-39 |
| 02:40 | Lehigh | Thomas Pierce is open but can't throw it down but he's hacked by Roger Calderone - foul #2 on Roger Calderone, team foul #14 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Daniel Norton (C) Dustin Soper | |
| 02:40 | Lehigh | Thomas Pierce misses the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 02:40 | Lehigh | Thomas Pierce misses the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 02:40 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Norton snags the defensive board | 29-39 |
| 02:21 | Sam Houston State | Roger Calderone drills a jumper from the right wing | 29-41 |
| 01:58 | Lehigh | Thomas Pierce misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-41 |
| 01:57 | Lehigh | Clint Songer gets the offensive rebound | 29-41 |
| 01:41 | Lehigh | Christopher Smyrski connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Pierce | 31-41 |
| 01:31 | Sam Houston State | Adrian Fett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-41 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Todd Rose (PG), Michael Laverty (SG), Steve Monroe (SF), Micheal Wildman (PF), Gary Zelonis (C) Thomas Pierce, Clint Songer, Theodore Widowski, Christopher Smyrski, Timothy Shultis | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Dwyer (PG), Robert Paul (SF), Joseph Hardy (PF), Dustin Soper (C) Adrian Fett, Roger Calderone, John Crane, Daniel Norton | |
| 01:10 | Lehigh | The short jumper by Todd Rose is denied by Joseph Hardy | 31-41 |
| 01:08 | Sam Houston State | Robert Paul pulls down the rebound | 31-41 |
| 00:45 | Sam Houston State | Micheal Wildman denies the turnaround by Michael Dwyer | 31-41 |
| 00:43 | Lehigh | Gary Zelonis pulls down the rebound | 31-41 |
| 00:37 | Lehigh | Todd Rose comes up short on the shot near the basket | 31-41 |
| 00:36 | Sam Houston State | Dustin Soper gets the rebound | 31-41 |
| 00:36 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 31-41 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Thomas Pierce (SG), Steven Mann (C) Michael Laverty, Steve Monroe | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 00:24 | Sam Houston State | Michael Dwyer misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 31-41 |
| 00:23 | Lehigh | The rebound goes to Steven Mann | 31-41 |
| 00:00 | Lehigh | Dustin Soper is called for the reach on Steven Mann - foul #3 on Dustin Soper, team foul #15 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Timothy Shultis (PF) Micheal Wildman | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps (PG), Roger Calderone (PF), Daniel Norton (C) Robert Bessette, Joseph Hardy, Dustin Soper | |
| 00:00 | Lehigh | Steven Mann makes the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 00:00 | Lehigh | Steven Mann makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |