| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Henry Mainor (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Billy Newman (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Clifford Frazier (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jason Mayo (fresh) 6 pts. C - Nathaniel Ledoux (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Andrew Bilbo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Levron (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - Cole Oliver (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Louis Ryan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Bueno (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | Cole Oliver inbounds the ball | 44-35 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Northern Illinois University | Martin Bueno hits a wide open fadeaway from the left wing set up by Louis Ryan | 44-37 |
| 19:24 | Sam Houston State | Nathaniel Ledoux hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Martin Bueno - foul #2 on Martin Bueno, team foul #1 | 46-37 |
| 19:24 | Sam Houston State | Nathaniel Ledoux makes the free throw | 47-37 |
| 19:00 | Northern Illinois University | Andrew Bilbo is fouled on the floor by Henry Mainor - foul #3 on Henry Mainor, team foul #1 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Randy Cheng (PG) Henry Mainor | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 18:43 | Northern Illinois University | Cole Oliver is called for traveling | 47-37 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Stephen Rice (SF) Clifford Frazier | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 18:25 | Sam Houston State | Billy Newman comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-37 |
| 18:24 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Ryan grabs the defensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 18:13 | Northern Illinois University | Martin Bueno's pass is intercepted by Randy Cheng | 47-37 |
| 18:08 | Sam Houston State | Randy Cheng lays it up and in | 49-37 |
| 17:54 | Northern Illinois University | Martin Bueno misses short on an open shot from close range | 49-37 |
| 17:53 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Ryan gets the offensive rebound | 49-37 |
| 17:38 | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Rice steals it from Timothy Levron | 49-37 |
| 17:30 | Sam Houston State | Randy Cheng is fouled on the floor by Cole Oliver - foul #2 on Cole Oliver, team foul #2 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Russell Henry (SG), Clifford Frazier (SF), Rodney Johnson (PF) Billy Newman, Jason Mayo, Nathaniel Ledoux | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Smith (PG), Bernard Watts (SG), Fred Orlowsky (SF), Terry Thompson (PF), Robert Ringer (C) Andrew Bilbo, Timothy Levron, Cole Oliver, Louis Ryan, Martin Bueno | |
| 17:19 | Sam Houston State | Russell Henry misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Bernard Watts - foul #1 on Bernard Watts, team foul #3 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Sean Kilmer (C) Stephen Rice | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 17:19 | Sam Houston State | Russell Henry makes the 1st free throw | 50-37 |
| 17:19 | Sam Houston State | Russell Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 51-37 |
| 16:55 | Northern Illinois University | Bernard Watts misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-37 |
| 16:54 | Sam Houston State | Clifford Frazier snags the defensive board | 51-37 |
| 16:38 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Johnson is hacked by Robert Ringer - foul #1 on Robert Ringer, team foul #4 | 51-37 |
| 16:25 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Johnson misses the jump hook in the lane | 51-37 |
| 16:24 | Sam Houston State | Clifford Frazier tips it but misses | 51-37 |
| 16:22 | Sam Houston State | Clifford Frazier tips it in | 53-37 |
| 16:05 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Ringer blows the layup | 53-37 |
| 16:03 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Sean Kilmer | 53-37 |
| 15:56 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Johnson is hacked by Cecil Smith - foul #1 on Cecil Smith, team foul #5 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adam Rook (PG), Henry Mainor (SG), Stephen Rice (SF), Jason Mayo (PF), Nathaniel Ledoux (C) Randy Cheng, Russell Henry, Clifford Frazier, Rodney Johnson, Sean Kilmer | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Levron (SG) Fred Orlowsky | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Adam Rook (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Henry Mainor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Rice (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jason Mayo (fresh) 6 pts. C - Nathaniel Ledoux (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Cecil Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Levron (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - Terry Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Ringer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bernard Watts (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Sam Houston State | Jason Mayo buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Stephen Rice | 55-37 |
| 15:33 | Northern Illinois University | Terry Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-37 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Andrew Bilbo (PG), Fred McKenna (SF), Louis Ryan (PF), Martin Bueno (C) Cecil Smith, Terry Thompson, Robert Ringer, Bernard Watts | |
| 15:22 | Sam Houston State | Nathaniel Ledoux makes the jump hook from the right block | 57-37 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:59 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Ryan's pass is intercepted by Nathaniel Ledoux | 57-37 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:30 | Sam Houston State | Stephen Rice misses the jumper from the right block | 57-37 |
| 14:28 | Northern Illinois University | Andrew Bilbo snags the defensive board | 57-37 |
| 14:24 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Levron hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Henry Mainor - foul #4 on Henry Mainor, team foul #2 | 57-37 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Billy Newman (SG), Russell Henry (SF), Rodney Johnson (PF), Sean Kilmer (C) Henry Mainor, Stephen Rice, Jason Mayo, Nathaniel Ledoux | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Smith (PG), Cole Oliver (SF), Bernard Watts (C) Andrew Bilbo, Louis Ryan, Martin Bueno | |
| 14:24 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Levron makes the 1st free throw | 57-38 |
| 14:24 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Levron misses the 2nd free throw | 57-38 |
| 14:24 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Rodney Johnson | 57-38 |
| 14:00 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Johnson lays it in on a great pass from Adam Rook | 59-38 |
| 13:40 | Northern Illinois University | Bernard Watts lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Timothy Levron | 59-40 |
| 13:13 | Sam Houston State | Russell Henry clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away but the foul's on Cole Oliver - foul #3 on Cole Oliver, team foul #6 | 59-40 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Clifford Frazier (SF), Jason Mayo (PF), Nathaniel Ledoux (C) Adam Rook, Rodney Johnson, Sean Kilmer | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Andrew Bilbo (PG), Fred Orlowsky (SF), Terry Thompson (PF), Robert Ringer (C) Timothy Levron, Cole Oliver, Fred McKenna, Bernard Watts | |
| 13:13 | Sam Houston State | Russell Henry makes the 1st free throw | 60-40 |
| 13:13 | Sam Houston State | Russell Henry misses the 2nd free throw | 60-40 |
| 13:13 | Sam Houston State | Russell Henry makes the 3rd free throw | 61-40 |
| 13:09 | Northern Illinois University | Billy Newman steals it from Cecil Smith in the backcourt | 61-40 |
| 12:53 | Sam Houston State | Nathaniel Ledoux can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Robert Ringer - foul #2 on Robert Ringer, team foul #7 | 61-40 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Randy Cheng (PG) Russell Henry | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Levron (SG) Cecil Smith | |
| 12:53 | Sam Houston State | Nathaniel Ledoux misses the 1st free throw | 61-40 |
| 12:53 | Sam Houston State | Nathaniel Ledoux makes the 2nd free throw | 62-40 |
| 12:45 | Northern Illinois University | Andrew Bilbo misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-40 |
| 12:44 | Sam Houston State | Jason Mayo snags the defensive board | 62-40 |
| 12:23 | Sam Houston State | Nathaniel Ledoux comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-40 |
| 12:21 | Sam Houston State | Jason Mayo can't tip it in | 62-40 |
| 12:20 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Levron gets the rebound | 62-40 |
| 12:06 | Northern Illinois University | Terry Thompson hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Andrew Bilbo | 62-43 |
| 11:45 | Sam Houston State | Clifford Frazier is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Clifford Frazier, team foul #3 | 62-43 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Stephen Rice (SF), Rodney Johnson (PF), Sean Kilmer (C) Clifford Frazier, Jason Mayo, Nathaniel Ledoux | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Smith (PG), Bernard Watts (SG), Cole Oliver (SF), Louis Ryan (PF), Martin Bueno (C) Andrew Bilbo, Timothy Levron, Fred Orlowsky, Terry Thompson, Robert Ringer | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Randy Cheng (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Newman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Stephen Rice (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Rodney Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Kilmer (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Cecil Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Watts (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Cole Oliver (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Louis Ryan (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Bueno (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Northern Illinois University | Bernard Watts hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Cecil Smith | 62-46 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:24 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by Cole Oliver | 62-46 |
| 11:23 | Northern Illinois University | Martin Bueno grabs the defensive rebound | 62-46 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:07 | Northern Illinois University | Bernard Watts hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 62-46 |
| 11:05 | Sam Houston State | Billy Newman pulls down the rebound | 62-46 |
| 10:44 | Sam Houston State | Stephen Rice lays it in | 64-46 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:40 | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Smith's pass is intercepted by Billy Newman in the backcourt | 64-46 |
| 10:39 | Sam Houston State | Billy Newman banks in the layup | 66-46 |
| 10:32 | Northern Illinois University | Sean Kilmer takes the ball from Bernard Watts | 66-46 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:06 | Sam Houston State | Martin Bueno steals it from Sean Kilmer | 66-46 |
| 10:01 | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Smith misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 66-46 |
| 10:00 | Sam Houston State | Stephen Rice gets the rebound | 66-46 |
| 09:38 | Sam Houston State | Billy Newman knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 69-46 |
| 09:14 | Northern Illinois University | Bernard Watts's fadeaway is rejected by Sean Kilmer | 69-46 |
| 09:12 | Northern Illinois University | Martin Bueno tips it but misses | 69-46 |
| 09:11 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Johnson grabs the board | 69-46 |
| 08:52 | Sam Houston State | Billy Newman misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 69-46 |
| 08:51 | Northern Illinois University | Martin Bueno pulls down the rebound | 69-46 |
| 08:42 | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Smith comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Randy Cheng - foul #2 on Randy Cheng, team foul #4 | 69-46 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adam Rook (PG), Russell Henry (SG), Clifford Frazier (SF), Jason Mayo (PF), Nathaniel Ledoux (C) Randy Cheng, Billy Newman, Stephen Rice, Rodney Johnson, Sean Kilmer | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Andrew Bilbo (PG), Fred Orlowsky (SF), Terry Thompson (PF), Robert Ringer (C) Bernard Watts, Cole Oliver, Louis Ryan, Martin Bueno | |
| 08:42 | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Smith makes the 1st free throw | 69-47 |
| 08:42 | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 69-48 |
| 08:19 | Sam Houston State | Jason Mayo can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Terry Thompson - foul #3 on Terry Thompson, team foul #8 | 69-48 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Levron (SG) Cecil Smith | |
| 08:19 | Sam Houston State | Jason Mayo makes the 1st free throw | 70-48 |
| 08:19 | Sam Houston State | Jason Mayo makes the 2nd free throw | 71-48 |
| 08:15 | Northern Illinois University | Fred Orlowsky is fouled in the backcourt by Adam Rook - foul #4 on Adam Rook, team foul #5 | 71-48 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Randy Cheng (PG) Adam Rook | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 07:55 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Levron scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Ringer and the foul's on Russell Henry - foul #2 on Russell Henry, team foul #6 | 71-50 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adam Rook (PG) Randy Cheng | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 07:55 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Levron makes the free throw | 71-51 |
| 07:38 | Sam Houston State | Jason Mayo misses the turnaround near the basket | 71-51 |
| 07:37 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Ringer snags the defensive board | 71-51 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Adam Rook (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Russell Henry (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SF - Clifford Frazier (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. PF - Jason Mayo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Nathaniel Ledoux (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Andrew Bilbo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Levron (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Fred Orlowsky (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Terry Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. C - Robert Ringer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Northern Illinois University | Andrew Bilbo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-51 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Henry Mainor (SF) Clifford Frazier | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 07:18 | Sam Houston State | Jason Mayo buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-51 |
| 07:05 | Northern Illinois University | Andrew Bilbo is open and buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Terry Thompson | 74-53 |
| 06:42 | Sam Houston State | Adam Rook misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-53 |
| 06:40 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Levron grabs the defensive rebound | 74-53 |
| 06:31 | Northern Illinois University | Andrew Bilbo hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-53 |
| 06:30 | Sam Houston State | Nathaniel Ledoux gets the rebound | 74-53 |
| 06:03 | Sam Houston State | Timothy Levron is called for the reach on Henry Mainor - foul #2 on Timothy Levron, team foul #9 | 74-53 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Billy Newman (SG), Clifford Frazier (SF) Adam Rook, Russell Henry | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Bernard Watts (SG), Fred McKenna (SF), Louis Ryan (PF), Martin Bueno (C) Timothy Levron, Fred Orlowsky, Terry Thompson, Robert Ringer | |
| 06:03 | Sam Houston State | Henry Mainor makes the 1st free throw | 75-53 |
| 06:03 | Sam Houston State | Henry Mainor makes the 2nd free throw | 76-53 |
| 06:01 | Northern Illinois University | Andrew Bilbo is hacked by Henry Mainor in the backcourt - foul #5 on Henry Mainor, team foul #7 | 76-53 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adam Rook (PG) Henry Mainor | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 06:01 | Northern Illinois University | Andrew Bilbo makes the 1st free throw | 76-54 |
| 06:01 | Northern Illinois University | Andrew Bilbo makes the 2nd free throw | 76-55 |
| 05:33 | Sam Houston State | Clifford Frazier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-55 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Levron (SG) Andrew Bilbo | |
| 05:24 | Northern Illinois University | Fred McKenna knocks in the jump hook in the paint set up by Martin Bueno | 76-57 |
| 05:01 | Sam Houston State | Fred McKenna steals it from Adam Rook | 76-57 |
| 04:45 | Northern Illinois University | Bernard Watts is hacked by Billy Newman - foul #3 on Billy Newman, team foul #8 | 76-57 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Stephen Rice (SF), Rodney Johnson (PF), Sean Kilmer (C) Clifford Frazier, Jason Mayo, Nathaniel Ledoux | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Smith (SG), Cole Oliver (SF) Timothy Levron, Louis Ryan | |
| 04:45 | Northern Illinois University | Bernard Watts misses the 1st free throw | 76-57 |
| 04:45 | Sam Houston State | Sean Kilmer grabs the board | 76-57 |
| 04:16 | Sam Houston State | Billy Newman scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 79-57 |
| 04:03 | Northern Illinois University | Fred McKenna throws a bad pass out of bounds | 79-57 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Randy Cheng (PG), Russell Henry (SG) Adam Rook, Billy Newman | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Fred Orlowsky (SF), Terry Thompson (PF), Robert Ringer (C) Cole Oliver, Fred McKenna, Martin Bueno | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:43 | Sam Houston State | Russell Henry can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 79-57 |
| 03:41 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Ringer grabs the board | 79-57 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Smith misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right corner | 79-57 |
| 03:36 | Northern Illinois University | Terry Thompson tips it back up and in | 79-59 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Randy Cheng (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Henry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SF - Stephen Rice (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Sean Kilmer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Rodney Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Cecil Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernard Watts (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Fred Orlowsky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Terry Thompson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. C - Robert Ringer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Johnson lays it in set up by Randy Cheng | 81-59 |
| 03:05 | Northern Illinois University | Fred Orlowsky travels in the backcourt | 81-59 |
| 02:51 | Sam Houston State | Randy Cheng is hacked by Cecil Smith - foul #2 on Cecil Smith, team foul #10 | 81-59 |
| 02:51 | Sam Houston State | Randy Cheng misses the 1st free throw | 81-59 |
| 02:51 | Sam Houston State | Randy Cheng makes the 2nd free throw | 82-59 |
| 02:30 | Northern Illinois University | Russell Henry steals it from Bernard Watts | 82-59 |
| 02:26 | Sam Houston State | Russell Henry clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 82-59 |
| 02:25 | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 82-59 |
| 02:14 | Northern Illinois University | Terry Thompson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 82-59 |
| 02:13 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Stephen Rice | 82-59 |
| 01:48 | Sam Houston State | Randy Cheng makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Stephen Rice | 85-59 |
| 01:36 | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Smith misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 85-59 |
| 01:34 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Stephen Rice | 85-59 |
| 01:16 | Sam Houston State | Stephen Rice can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 85-59 |
| 01:15 | Northern Illinois University | Bernard Watts pulls down the rebound | 85-59 |
| 01:11 | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Smith hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Robert Ringer | 85-62 |
| 00:44 | Sam Houston State | Russell Henry scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Sean Kilmer | 88-62 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 88-62 |
| 00:39 | Northern Illinois University | Fred Orlowsky tips it but misses | 88-62 |
| 00:38 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Ringer pulls down the offensive rebound | 88-62 |
| 00:34 | Northern Illinois University | Randy Cheng is called for the reach on Terry Thompson - foul #3 on Randy Cheng, team foul #9 | 88-62 |
| 00:34 | Northern Illinois University | Terry Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 88-62 |
| 00:34 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Johnson grabs the board | 88-62 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Sam Houston State | Russell Henry misses the lay-in | 88-62 |
| 00:11 | Sam Houston State | Russell Henry snags the offensive board | 88-62 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Randy Cheng runs out the clock | 88-62 |