| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Todd Zordan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ray Perkins (fresh) 1 pts. SF - John Pouncy (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Johnston (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Nick Tinch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Daniel Nixon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Doyle Hartley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brian Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Mentzer (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | John Pouncy inbounds the ball | 29-31 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch is fouled on the floor by Homer Rogers - foul #2 on Homer Rogers, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| 19:32 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch's dunk attempt is rejected by Gary Mentzer | 29-31 |
| 19:30 | Missouri State | Brian Howard snags the defensive board | 29-31 |
| 19:14 | Missouri State | James Johnston picks off the pass by Doyle Hartley | 29-31 |
| 19:00 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch double dribbles | 29-31 |
| 18:47 | Missouri State | Brian Howard misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-31 |
| 18:46 | Sam Houston State | James Johnston pulls down the rebound | 29-31 |
| 18:23 | Sam Houston State | John Pouncy is fouled on the floor by Doyle Hartley - foul #2 on Doyle Hartley, team foul #2 | 29-31 |
| 18:13 | Sam Houston State | John Pouncy is fouled on the floor by Gary Mentzer - foul #2 on Gary Mentzer, team foul #3 | 29-31 |
| 17:56 | Sam Houston State | John Pouncy's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Mentzer | 29-31 |
| 17:55 | Sam Houston State | Ray Perkins grabs the offensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 17:48 | Sam Houston State | Ray Perkins loses the ball out of bounds | 29-31 |
| 17:27 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-31 |
| 17:26 | Missouri State | Brian Howard tips it back up and in | 29-33 |
| 16:58 | Sam Houston State | Todd Zordan's floater is tipped away by Brian Howard | 29-33 |
| 16:56 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch tips it in | 31-33 |
| 16:45 | Missouri State | Brian Howard misses the easy layup but the foul's on James Johnston - foul #2 on James Johnston, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Vos (SG), Herbert Ross (SF), Ronald Bresnahan (C) Ray Perkins, John Pouncy, Nick Tinch | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn (PG), Wade Deschenes (SF), Larry Gibb (C) Homer Rogers, Doyle Hartley, Gary Mentzer | |
| 16:45 | Missouri State | Brian Howard misses the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 16:45 | Missouri State | Brian Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 16:45 | Sam Houston State | Michael Vos gets the rebound | 31-33 |
| 16:31 | Sam Houston State | Herbert Ross comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-33 |
| 16:29 | Sam Houston State | Herbert Ross tips it back up and in | 33-33 |
| 16:12 | Missouri State | Wade Deschenes misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-33 |
| 16:10 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 16:02 | Missouri State | Larry Gibb comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ronald Bresnahan - foul #1 on Ronald Bresnahan, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Diamond (PF) James Johnston | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher (SG), William Hardin (C) Daniel Nixon, Brian Howard | |
| 16:02 | Missouri State | Larry Gibb makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 16:02 | Missouri State | Larry Gibb misses the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 16:02 | Sam Houston State | William Diamond gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Todd Zordan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Vos (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Herbert Ross (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Diamond (fresh) C - Ronald Bresnahan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Enoch Zinn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Boyce Boucher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wade Deschenes (fresh) PF - Larry Gibb (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Hardin (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Sam Houston State | Michael Vos is hacked by William Hardin - foul #2 on William Hardin, team foul #4 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch (C) Ronald Bresnahan | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Rogers (PG), Gary Mentzer (C) Enoch Zinn, William Hardin | |
| 15:26 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch drills a shot in the paint | 35-34 |
| 15:05 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer clanks a turnaround in the lane | 35-34 |
| 15:03 | Missouri State | Wade Deschenes tips it in | 35-36 |
| 14:54 | Sam Houston State | Michael Vos's pass is intercepted by Gary Mentzer | 35-36 |
| 14:38 | Missouri State | Larry Gibb is hacked by Herbert Ross - foul #2 on Herbert Ross, team foul #3 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jason Litwin (PG), Ray Perkins (SG), John Pouncy (SF), James Johnston (PF) Todd Zordan, Michael Vos, Herbert Ross, William Diamond | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon (SG), Doyle Hartley (SF) Boyce Boucher, Wade Deschenes | |
| 14:33 | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 14:19 | Sam Houston State | Doyle Hartley is called for the reach on John Pouncy - foul #3 on Doyle Hartley, team foul #5 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Hardin (PF) Larry Gibb | |
| 14:03 | Sam Houston State | Ray Perkins is called for traveling | 35-39 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ronald Bresnahan (C) Nick Tinch | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 13:41 | Missouri State | Homer Rogers misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-39 |
| 13:40 | Sam Houston State | James Johnston grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 13:21 | Sam Houston State | James Johnston clanks a turnaround from the right block | 35-39 |
| 13:20 | Missouri State | William Hardin pulls down the rebound | 35-39 |
| 13:08 | Missouri State | Homer Rogers drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Doyle Hartley | 35-42 |
| 12:47 | Sam Houston State | Gary Mentzer blocks the short jumper by Ronald Bresnahan | 35-42 |
| 12:46 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Doyle Hartley | 35-42 |
| 12:28 | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-42 |
| 12:26 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Bresnahan pulls down the rebound | 35-42 |
| 12:10 | Sam Houston State | James Johnston loses the dribble to Doyle Hartley | 35-42 |
| 12:04 | Missouri State | Homer Rogers clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Ronald Bresnahan - foul #2 on Ronald Bresnahan, team foul #4 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Todd Zordan (PG), Herbert Ross (SF), Nick Tinch (C) Jason Litwin, John Pouncy, Ronald Bresnahan | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wade Deschenes (SF), Brian Howard (PF), Larry Gibb (C) Doyle Hartley, William Hardin, Gary Mentzer | |
| 12:04 | Missouri State | Homer Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 12:04 | Missouri State | Homer Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 11:44 | Sam Houston State | Ray Perkins misses badly on a runner in the lane | 35-44 |
| 11:43 | Missouri State | Brian Howard snags the defensive board | 35-44 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Todd Zordan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ray Perkins (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Herbert Ross (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Johnston (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Nick Tinch (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Rogers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Daniel Nixon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wade Deschenes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Howard (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Larry Gibb (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 35-46 |
| 11:19 | Sam Houston State | Todd Zordan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-46 |
| 11:18 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Daniel Nixon | 35-46 |
| 11:00 | Missouri State | Larry Gibb misses the dunk attempt | 35-46 |
| 10:58 | Sam Houston State | Ray Perkins snags the defensive board | 35-46 |
| 10:44 | Sam Houston State | Larry Gibb swats the layup by Herbert Ross | 35-46 |
| 10:43 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch tips it home | 37-46 |
| 10:16 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon is hacked by Ray Perkins - foul #2 on Ray Perkins, team foul #5 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Vos (SG), John Pouncy (SF) Ray Perkins, James Johnston | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn (PG), Boyce Boucher (SG), Doyle Hartley (SF), Gary Mentzer (C) Homer Rogers, Daniel Nixon, Wade Deschenes, Larry Gibb | |
| 10:11 | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-49 |
| 09:54 | Sam Houston State | Todd Zordan is hacked by Brian Howard - foul #2 on Brian Howard, team foul #6 | 37-49 |
| 09:31 | Sam Houston State | Michael Vos misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-49 |
| 09:30 | Sam Houston State | Michael Vos grabs the offensive rebound | 37-49 |
| 09:22 | Sam Houston State | Herbert Ross makes the jumper from the baseline set up by Todd Zordan | 39-49 |
| 09:02 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 39-49 |
| 09:01 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer grabs the offensive board | 39-49 |
| 08:43 | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley is called for traveling | 39-49 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Johnston (PF), Ronald Bresnahan (C) Herbert Ross, Nick Tinch | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon (SG), Larry Gibb (PF) Boyce Boucher, Brian Howard | |
| 08:34 | Sam Houston State | Todd Zordan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-49 |
| 08:32 | Sam Houston State | James Johnston tips it home | 41-49 |
| 08:19 | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-52 |
| 07:53 | Sam Houston State | James Johnston buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Vos | 43-52 |
| 07:31 | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn is hacked by Todd Zordan - foul #3 on Todd Zordan, team foul #6 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jason Litwin (PG), Ray Perkins (SG), Nick Tinch (C) Todd Zordan, Michael Vos, Ronald Bresnahan | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Rogers (PG), Wade Deschenes (SF), William Hardin (C) Enoch Zinn, Doyle Hartley, Gary Mentzer | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Jason Litwin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ray Perkins (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Pouncy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Johnston (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Nick Tinch (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Rogers (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Daniel Nixon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wade Deschenes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Gibb (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Hardin (fresh) | |
| 07:16 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon loses the dribble to Ray Perkins | 43-52 |
| 06:52 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from John Pouncy | 45-52 |
| 06:34 | Missouri State | Larry Gibb is hacked by James Johnston - foul #3 on James Johnston, team foul #7 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Todd Zordan (PG), Herbert Ross (SF) Jason Litwin, John Pouncy | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer (C) William Hardin | |
| 06:34 | Missouri State | Larry Gibb misses the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 06:34 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch gets the rebound | 45-52 |
| 06:16 | Sam Houston State | Todd Zordan double dribbles | 45-52 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brian Howard (PF) Larry Gibb | |
| 05:55 | Missouri State | Brian Howard clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 45-52 |
| 05:54 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch grabs the board | 45-52 |
| 05:50 | Sam Houston State | Ray Perkins lays it in on a nice dish by Todd Zordan | 47-52 |
| 05:29 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer is called for traveling | 47-52 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Diamond (PF), Ronald Bresnahan (C) James Johnston, Nick Tinch | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley (SF) Wade Deschenes | |
| 05:09 | Sam Houston State | Gary Mentzer swats the shot by William Diamond | 47-52 |
| 05:07 | Sam Houston State | Ray Perkins grabs the offensive board | 47-52 |
| 04:58 | Sam Houston State | Ray Perkins is hacked by Daniel Nixon - foul #2 on Daniel Nixon, team foul #7 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn (PG) Homer Rogers | |
| 04:58 | Sam Houston State | Ray Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 04:58 | Sam Houston State | Ray Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 04:49 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer's pass is intercepted by Herbert Ross | 49-52 |
| 04:45 | Sam Houston State | Ray Perkins hits the finger roll on a great pass from Herbert Ross | 51-52 |
| 04:31 | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Daniel Nixon | 51-54 |
| 04:09 | Sam Houston State | William Diamond is called for a charge - foul #2 on William Diamond, team foul #8 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Vos (SG), John Pouncy (SF), James Johnston (PF), Nick Tinch (C) Ray Perkins, Herbert Ross, William Diamond, Ronald Bresnahan | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Rogers (PG), Boyce Boucher (SG), Larry Gibb (C) Enoch Zinn, Daniel Nixon, Gary Mentzer | |
| 03:49 | Missouri State | Brian Howard misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 51-54 |
| 03:48 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Nick Tinch | 51-54 |
| 03:33 | Sam Houston State | Todd Zordan makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Vos | 53-54 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Todd Zordan (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Vos (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Pouncy (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Johnston (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Nick Tinch (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Rogers (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Boyce Boucher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Doyle Hartley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brian Howard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Larry Gibb (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Missouri State | Larry Gibb hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 53-54 |
| 03:15 | Sam Houston State | John Pouncy pulls down the rebound | 53-54 |
| 02:59 | Sam Houston State | John Pouncy misses the easy layup | 53-54 |
| 02:58 | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley grabs the defensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 02:58 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-54 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ray Perkins (SG) Michael Vos | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon (SG), Gary Mentzer (C) Boyce Boucher, Larry Gibb | |
| 02:36 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 53-54 |
| 02:34 | Sam Houston State | James Johnston gets the rebound | 53-54 |
| 02:30 | Sam Houston State | Todd Zordan misses the jumpshot from the left side | 53-54 |
| 02:28 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch snags the offensive board | 53-54 |
| 02:08 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch drills a floater near the basket and he's fouled by Gary Mentzer - foul #3 on Gary Mentzer, team foul #8 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Gibb (PF) Brian Howard | |
| 02:08 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch makes the free throw | 56-54 |
| 01:43 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 56-54 |
| 01:41 | Sam Houston State | John Pouncy grabs the board | 56-54 |
| 01:23 | Sam Houston State | John Pouncy knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 58-54 |
| 01:14 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 58-54 |
| 01:12 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch snags the defensive board | 58-54 |
| 00:52 | Sam Houston State | Todd Zordan misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 58-54 |
| 00:50 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer snags the defensive board | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Missouri State | Larry Gibb drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from Homer Rogers | 58-56 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Sam Houston State | Larry Gibb steps in front of the Ray Perkins pass | 58-56 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Missouri State | James Johnston swats the layup by Doyle Hartley | 58-56 |
| 00:11 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to James Johnston | 58-56 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:08 | Sam Houston State | James Johnston is hacked by Homer Rogers in the backcourt - foul #3 on Homer Rogers, team foul #9 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brian Howard (PF) Larry Gibb | |
| 00:08 | Sam Houston State | James Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:08 | Sam Houston State | James Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-56 |
| 00:01 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch runs out the clock | 60-56 |