| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Jason Litwin (fresh) SG - Anthony Barefoot (fresh) SF - James Johnston (fresh) PF - David Jones (fresh) C - Brian Spadaro (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Richard Schaefer (fresh) SG - Floyd Bonelli (fresh) SF - Andre Ensminger (fresh) PF - John Smith (fresh) C - Michael Hagerman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Stanford | Michael Hagerman 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 | Stanford | Stanford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:39 | Stanford | John Smith hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by David Jones - foul #1 on David Jones, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Stanford | John Smith misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Stanford | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:24 | Sam Houston State | James Johnston hits a fadeaway near the basket set up by Jason Litwin and he's hacked by Andre Ensminger - foul #1 on Andre Ensminger, team foul #1 | 2-1 |
| 19:24 | Sam Houston State | James Johnston makes the free throw | 3-1 |
| 19:02 | Stanford | Michael Hagerman double dribbles | 3-1 |
| 18:53 | Sam Houston State | Jason Litwin's pass is intercepted by Michael Hagerman | 3-1 |
| 18:24 | Stanford | Floyd Bonelli misses the turnaround from the right block | 3-1 |
| 18:22 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to David Jones | 3-1 |
| 18:09 | Sam Houston State | Jason Litwin is hacked by Floyd Bonelli - foul #1 on Floyd Bonelli, team foul #2 | 3-1 |
| 18:04 | Sam Houston State | Jason Litwin drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 5-1 |
| 17:41 | Stanford | Richard Schaefer misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by James Johnston - foul #1 on James Johnston, team foul #2 | 5-1 |
| 17:41 | Stanford | Richard Schaefer makes the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:41 | Stanford | Richard Schaefer makes the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:29 | Sam Houston State | James Johnston misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Andre Ensminger - foul #2 on Andre Ensminger, team foul #3 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Stanford | Franklin Spitzer (SF) Andre Ensminger | |
| 17:29 | Sam Houston State | James Johnston misses the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:29 | Sam Houston State | James Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 6-3 |
| 17:06 | Stanford | John Smith lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Schaefer and the foul's on David Jones - foul #2 on David Jones, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ronald Bresnahan (PF) David Jones | |
| Subs | Stanford | David Richardson (SF) Richard Schaefer | |
| 17:06 | Stanford | John Smith makes the free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:46 | Sam Houston State | James Johnston misses badly on a floater from the left side | 6-6 |
| 16:45 | Stanford | Michael Hagerman grabs the board | 6-6 |
| 16:29 | Stanford | Floyd Bonelli is fouled on the floor by Ronald Bresnahan - foul #1 on Ronald Bresnahan, team foul #4 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ray Perkins (SG), William Diamond (C) Anthony Barefoot, Brian Spadaro | |
| Subs | Stanford | John Streicher (PF) John Smith | |
| 16:04 | Stanford | Michael Hagerman makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Franklin Spitzer | 6-8 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Jason Litwin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ray Perkins (fresh) SF - James Johnston (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Bresnahan (fresh) C - William Diamond (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Franklin Spitzer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Floyd Bonelli (fairly fresh) SF - David Richardson (fresh) PF - John Streicher (fresh) C - Michael Hagerman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Sam Houston State | Ray Perkins misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by John Streicher - foul #1 on John Streicher, team foul #4 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Vos (SG) James Johnston | |
| Subs | Stanford | Richard Schaefer (PG) Floyd Bonelli | |
| 15:45 | Sam Houston State | Ray Perkins misses the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 15:45 | Sam Houston State | Ray Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:21 | Stanford | Richard Schaefer misses the jumper from the right side | 7-8 |
| 15:20 | Sam Houston State | William Diamond grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 15:16 | Sam Houston State | Jason Litwin misses the easy layup but he's fouled by David Richardson - foul #1 on David Richardson, team foul #5 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Anthony Barefoot (SG), Brian Spadaro (C) Michael Vos, William Diamond | |
| Subs | Stanford | John Smith (PF) Michael Hagerman | |
| 15:16 | Sam Houston State | Jason Litwin misses the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:16 | Sam Houston State | Jason Litwin misses the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:16 | Stanford | John Smith snags the defensive board | 7-8 |
| 14:55 | Stanford | Franklin Spitzer misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 7-8 |
| 14:53 | Stanford | John Streicher misses the tip | 7-8 |
| 14:51 | Stanford | Richard Schaefer misses the tip | 7-8 |
| 14:50 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Bresnahan snags the defensive board | 7-8 |
| 14:33 | Sam Houston State | Ray Perkins can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 14:31 | Stanford | John Smith snags the defensive board | 7-8 |
| 14:13 | Stanford | Jason Litwin picks off the pass by John Smith | 7-8 |
| 14:08 | Sam Houston State | Jason Litwin hits the finger roll | 9-8 |
| 14:03 | Stanford | Franklin Spitzer is called for traveling | 9-8 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Arturo Reyes (PG), James Johnston (SF) Jason Litwin, Ray Perkins | |
| Subs | Stanford | Floyd Bonelli (SG) David Richardson | |
| 13:53 | Sam Houston State | James Johnston hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 11-8 |
| 13:27 | Stanford | Floyd Bonelli knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Richard Schaefer | 11-11 |
| 13:15 | Sam Houston State | Anthony Barefoot comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Floyd Bonelli - foul #2 on Floyd Bonelli, team foul #6 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ray Perkins (SF), William Diamond (C) Ronald Bresnahan, Brian Spadaro | |
| Subs | Stanford | David Richardson (SF), Michael Hagerman (C) Floyd Bonelli, John Streicher | |
| 13:15 | Sam Houston State | Anthony Barefoot makes the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 13:15 | Sam Houston State | Anthony Barefoot makes the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 13:00 | Stanford | Anthony Barefoot is called for the reach on Franklin Spitzer - foul #1 on Anthony Barefoot, team foul #5 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mark Coss (PF) Anthony Barefoot | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 12:35 | Stanford | David Richardson is hacked by Arturo Reyes - foul #1 on Arturo Reyes, team foul #6 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jason Litwin (PG) Arturo Reyes | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 12:18 | Stanford | Franklin Spitzer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-11 |
| 12:16 | Stanford | Michael Hagerman tips it in | 13-13 |
| 12:09 | Sam Houston State | Ray Perkins is hacked by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #7 | 13-13 |
| 12:09 | Sam Houston State | Ray Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 12:09 | Sam Houston State | Ray Perkins misses the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 12:09 | Stanford | John Smith grabs the board | 14-13 |
| 11:48 | Stanford | Franklin Spitzer is whistled for traveling | 14-13 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Anthony Barefoot (SG), Ronald Bresnahan (PF), Brian Spadaro (C) Ray Perkins, Mark Coss, William Diamond | |
| Subs | Stanford | John Streicher (PF) John Smith | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Jason Litwin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Barefoot (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Johnston (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ronald Bresnahan (fresh) C - Brian Spadaro (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Richard Schaefer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Franklin Spitzer (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Richardson (fairly fresh) PF - John Streicher (fresh) C - Michael Hagerman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Sam Houston State | The pull-up jumper by Jason Litwin is blocked by Richard Schaefer | 14-13 |
| 11:35 | Stanford | David Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 11:14 | Stanford | Michael Hagerman's pass is intercepted by Brian Spadaro | 14-13 |
| 10:51 | Sam Houston State | Brian Spadaro misses the easy layup | 14-13 |
| 10:49 | Stanford | John Streicher pulls down the rebound | 14-13 |
| 10:45 | Stanford | Franklin Spitzer misses the easy layup | 14-13 |
| 10:44 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Bresnahan pulls down the rebound | 14-13 |
| 10:26 | Sam Houston State | James Johnston's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Hagerman | 14-13 |
| 10:25 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Bresnahan can't tip it in | 14-13 |
| 10:23 | Sam Houston State | James Johnston tips it back up and in | 16-13 |
| 09:54 | Stanford | David Richardson clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 16-13 |
| 09:52 | Sam Houston State | Jason Litwin snags the defensive board | 16-13 |
| 09:41 | Sam Houston State | James Johnston loses the dribble to Michael Hagerman | 16-13 |
| 09:14 | Stanford | Brian Spadaro is called for the reach on Richard Schaefer - foul #1 on Brian Spadaro, team foul #7 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Arturo Reyes (PG), Michael Vos (SG), Ray Perkins (SF), Mark Coss (PF), William Diamond (C) Jason Litwin, Anthony Barefoot, James Johnston, Ronald Bresnahan, Brian Spadaro | |
| Subs | Stanford | John Smith (PF) John Streicher | |
| 09:14 | Stanford | Richard Schaefer misses the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 09:14 | Sam Houston State | Mark Coss grabs the board | 16-13 |
| 09:10 | Sam Houston State | Richard Schaefer steals it from Arturo Reyes in the backcourt | 16-13 |
| 08:48 | Stanford | Franklin Spitzer misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Arturo Reyes - foul #2 on Arturo Reyes, team foul #8 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Bobby Smith (PG) Arturo Reyes | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 08:48 | Stanford | Franklin Spitzer makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 08:48 | Stanford | Franklin Spitzer makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 08:32 | Sam Houston State | William Diamond can't finish the layup but the foul's on David Richardson - foul #2 on David Richardson, team foul #8 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Stanford | John Streicher (SF) David Richardson | |
| 08:32 | Sam Houston State | William Diamond makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 08:32 | Sam Houston State | William Diamond misses the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 08:32 | Stanford | Michael Hagerman grabs the board | 17-15 |
| 08:11 | Stanford | Mark Coss takes the ball from Richard Schaefer | 17-15 |
| 07:53 | Sam Houston State | Ray Perkins's floater is knocked away by John Smith | 17-15 |
| 07:52 | Stanford | John Streicher pulls down the rebound | 17-15 |
| 07:23 | Stanford | Franklin Spitzer misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 17-15 |
| 07:22 | Stanford | John Smith hits the follow up shot | 17-17 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Bobby Smith (fresh) SG - Michael Vos (fresh) SF - Ray Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Coss (fresh) C - William Diamond (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Richard Schaefer (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Franklin Spitzer (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Streicher (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Hagerman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:06 | Sam Houston State | Bobby Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-17 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jason Litwin (PG), Anthony Barefoot (SG), James Johnston (SF), Ronald Bresnahan (PF), Brian Spadaro (C) Bobby Smith, Michael Vos, Ray Perkins, Mark Coss, William Diamond | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 06:46 | Stanford | Franklin Spitzer knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Richard Schaefer | 17-20 |
| 06:36 | Sam Houston State | John Smith steals the ball from Brian Spadaro | 17-20 |
| 06:18 | Stanford | Michael Hagerman clanks a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Anthony Barefoot - foul #2 on Anthony Barefoot, team foul #9 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ray Perkins (SG) Anthony Barefoot | |
| Subs | Stanford | Floyd Bonelli (SG), Andre Ensminger (SF) John Streicher, Franklin Spitzer | |
| 06:18 | Stanford | Michael Hagerman misses the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 06:18 | Stanford | Michael Hagerman misses the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 06:18 | Sam Houston State | Brian Spadaro snags the defensive board | 17-20 |
| 06:14 | Sam Houston State | Jason Litwin misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Hagerman - foul #1 on Michael Hagerman, team foul #9 | 17-20 |
| 06:14 | Sam Houston State | Jason Litwin makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 06:14 | Sam Houston State | Jason Litwin makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 05:48 | Stanford | Brian Spadaro takes the ball from Floyd Bonelli | 19-20 |
| 05:39 | Sam Houston State | James Johnston misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 19-20 |
| 05:37 | Stanford | Andre Ensminger snags the defensive board | 19-20 |
| 05:08 | Stanford | Floyd Bonelli hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Andre Ensminger | 19-23 |
| 04:56 | Sam Houston State | Jason Litwin misses the jumper from the right side | 19-23 |
| 04:54 | Sam Houston State | Jason Litwin tips it back up and in | 21-23 |
| 04:40 | Stanford | Floyd Bonelli misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-23 |
| 04:39 | Sam Houston State | Brian Spadaro grabs the defensive rebound | 21-23 |
| 04:36 | Sam Houston State | Richard Schaefer steals it from Jason Litwin in the backcourt | 21-23 |
| 04:15 | Stanford | Floyd Bonelli comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-23 |
| 04:14 | Stanford | John Smith snags the offensive board | 21-23 |
| 04:00 | Stanford | Floyd Bonelli can't throw it down but the foul's on Ray Perkins - foul #1 on Ray Perkins, team foul #10 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Anthony Barefoot (SG), David Jones (PF), William Diamond (C) James Johnston, Ronald Bresnahan, Brian Spadaro | |
| Subs | Stanford | David Richardson (PG), John Streicher (C) Richard Schaefer, Michael Hagerman | |
| 04:00 | Stanford | Floyd Bonelli makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 04:00 | Stanford | Floyd Bonelli makes the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 03:39 | Sam Houston State | William Diamond misses short on a jumper from the left side | 21-25 |
| 03:38 | Stanford | John Streicher gets the rebound | 21-25 |
| 03:12 | Stanford | David Richardson scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-28 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Jason Litwin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Barefoot (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ray Perkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Jones (fresh) C - William Diamond (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - David Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Floyd Bonelli (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Andre Ensminger (fairly fresh) PF - John Smith (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - John Streicher (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Sam Houston State | Ray Perkins hits a shot from the free throw line set up by William Diamond | 23-28 |
| 02:34 | Stanford | John Streicher hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 23-28 |
| 02:33 | Sam Houston State | William Diamond grabs the board | 23-28 |
| 02:29 | Sam Houston State | Jason Litwin knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Diamond | 25-28 |
| 02:13 | Stanford | John Streicher misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Anthony Barefoot - foul #3 on Anthony Barefoot, team foul #11 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Arturo Reyes (PG), Michael Vos (SG), James Johnston (SF), Brian Spadaro (C) Jason Litwin, Anthony Barefoot, Ray Perkins, William Diamond | |
| Subs | Stanford | Michael Hagerman (C) John Smith | |
| 02:13 | Stanford | John Streicher makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 02:13 | Stanford | John Streicher makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 02:05 | Sam Houston State | Brian Spadaro misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 25-30 |
| 02:03 | Sam Houston State | Brian Spadaro hits the follow up shot | 27-30 |
| 01:51 | Stanford | Floyd Bonelli's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by James Johnston | 27-30 |
| 01:50 | Sam Houston State | Brian Spadaro grabs the board | 27-30 |
| 01:28 | Sam Houston State | Michael Hagerman blocks the short jumper by James Johnston | 27-30 |
| 01:27 | Stanford | John Streicher pulls down the rebound | 27-30 |
| 01:08 | Stanford | David Richardson misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-30 |
| 01:07 | Sam Houston State | James Johnston grabs the board | 27-30 |
| 00:58 | Sam Houston State | Arturo Reyes's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Hagerman | 27-30 |
| 00:56 | Stanford | David Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 00:46 | Stanford | John Streicher hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's hacked by David Jones - foul #3 on David Jones, team foul #12 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jason Litwin (PG), Ronald Bresnahan (PF), William Diamond (C) Arturo Reyes, David Jones, Brian Spadaro | |
| Subs | Stanford | Franklin Spitzer (PG) David Richardson | |
| 00:46 | Stanford | John Streicher makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 00:46 | Stanford | John Streicher misses the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 00:46 | Sam Houston State | William Diamond grabs the board | 27-31 |
| 00:29 | Sam Houston State | Andre Ensminger steals the ball from James Johnston | 27-31 |
| 00:26 | Stanford | Floyd Bonelli hits the finger roll on a great pass from Andre Ensminger | 27-33 |
| 00:01 | Sam Houston State | James Johnston's layup is rejected by Michael Hagerman | 27-33 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Jason Litwin grabs the offensive rebound | 27-33 |