| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - James Zank (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Shelby Jack (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Joseph Riley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Castleman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Clyde McCullen (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Danny Stillwell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Thatcher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Kyle Luke (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Riley inbounds the ball | 44-34 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:58 | Sam Houston State | Shelby Jack is fouled in the backcourt by Willie Thatcher - foul #3 on Willie Thatcher, team foul #1 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Nathan Delk (SG) Willie Thatcher | |
| 19:46 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Castleman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-34 |
| 19:27 | East Tennessee State | Kyle Luke connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Wilson | 44-36 |
| 19:00 | Sam Houston State | Clyde McCullen connects on the driving attempt from the right block set up by Shelby Jack | 46-36 |
| 18:43 | East Tennessee State | James Wilson knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 46-38 |
| 18:34 | Sam Houston State | Shelby Jack is fouled on the floor by Nathan Delk - foul #2 on Nathan Delk, team foul #2 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Patrick Buttars (PG), Ronald Gribble (SG), Donald Shaffer (SF), Nathan Bishop (PF), Timothy Mitchell (C) James Zank, Shelby Jack, Joseph Riley, Kenneth Castleman, Clyde McCullen | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jerome Alexander (PG), David Schutz (SG), Charles Ellis (SF), Henry Hill (PF), Anthony Hanley (C) Danny Stillwell, Nathan Delk, James Wilson, Michael Moore, Kyle Luke | |
| 18:09 | Sam Houston State | Donald Shaffer is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-38 |
| 18:06 | East Tennessee State | Donald Shaffer steals the ball from David Schutz in the backcourt | 49-38 |
| 18:05 | Sam Houston State | Donald Shaffer misses the lay-in | 49-38 |
| 18:03 | East Tennessee State | Anthony Hanley gets the rebound | 49-38 |
| 17:57 | East Tennessee State | Charles Ellis misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Donald Shaffer - foul #1 on Donald Shaffer, team foul #1 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Angelo Perez (PG) Jerome Alexander | |
| 17:57 | East Tennessee State | Charles Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 17:57 | East Tennessee State | Charles Ellis misses the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 17:57 | Sam Houston State | Nathan Bishop grabs the defensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 17:40 | Sam Houston State | Timothy Mitchell makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Patrick Buttars and he's fouled by Anthony Hanley - foul #2 on Anthony Hanley, team foul #3 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Zank (PG), Peter Jeleniewski (SF), Kenneth Castleman (PF) Patrick Buttars, Donald Shaffer, Nathan Bishop | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Nathan Delk (SG), James Wilson (SF), Michael Moore (PF), Kyle Luke (C) David Schutz, Charles Ellis, Henry Hill, Anthony Hanley | |
| 17:40 | Sam Houston State | Timothy Mitchell makes the free throw | 52-39 |
| 17:25 | East Tennessee State | Kyle Luke connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by James Wilson | 52-41 |
| 17:11 | Sam Houston State | Peter Jeleniewski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-41 |
| 17:09 | East Tennessee State | Michael Moore pulls down the rebound | 52-41 |
| 17:03 | East Tennessee State | James Wilson buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Angelo Perez | 52-43 |
| 16:57 | Sam Houston State | James Zank is fouled in the backcourt by Angelo Perez - foul #1 on Angelo Perez, team foul #4 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shelby Jack (SG), Clyde McCullen (C) Ronald Gribble, Timothy Mitchell | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Danny Stillwell (PG) Angelo Perez | |
| 16:42 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Castleman misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Michael Moore - foul #1 on Michael Moore, team foul #5 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Patrick Buttars (PG), Joseph Riley (SF) James Zank, Peter Jeleniewski | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jerome Alexander (SG), Charles Ellis (SF) Nathan Delk, James Wilson | |
| 16:42 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Castleman makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 16:42 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Castleman makes the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 16:20 | East Tennessee State | Charles Ellis makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Danny Stillwell | 54-46 |
| 15:51 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Riley comes up short on the runner from close range but he's fouled by Kyle Luke - foul #3 on Kyle Luke, team foul #6 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Zank (PG), Donald Shaffer (SG), Nathan Bishop (PF) Patrick Buttars, Shelby Jack, Kenneth Castleman | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | David Schutz (PG), Willie Thatcher (SG), James Wilson (SF), Henry Hill (PF), Anthony Hanley (C) Danny Stillwell, Jerome Alexander, Charles Ellis, Michael Moore, Kyle Luke | |
| 15:51 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Riley misses the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 15:51 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Riley misses the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 15:51 | East Tennessee State | James Wilson gets the rebound | 54-46 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - James Zank (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Donald Shaffer (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Joseph Riley (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathan Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Clyde McCullen (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - David Schutz (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Willie Thatcher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Hill (fresh) 5 pts. C - Anthony Hanley (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | East Tennessee State | Henry Hill misses long on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Nathan Bishop - foul #1 on Nathan Bishop, team foul #2 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shelby Jack (SG) Joseph Riley | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 15:36 | East Tennessee State | Henry Hill makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 15:36 | East Tennessee State | Henry Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 15:36 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Clyde McCullen | 54-47 |
| 15:16 | Sam Houston State | Henry Hill is called for the reach on Nathan Bishop - foul #3 on Henry Hill, team foul #7 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Peter Jeleniewski (PG), Ronald Gribble (SG) James Zank, Shelby Jack | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Danny Stillwell (PG), Michael Moore (PF), Charles Ellis (C) David Schutz, Henry Hill, Anthony Hanley | |
| 15:16 | Sam Houston State | Nathan Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 15:16 | Sam Houston State | Nathan Bishop misses the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 15:16 | East Tennessee State | Charles Ellis pulls down the rebound | 55-47 |
| 15:04 | East Tennessee State | Michael Moore misses the 3 from straight away | 55-47 |
| 15:02 | East Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Ellis | 55-47 |
| 14:43 | East Tennessee State | Charles Ellis hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the right side | 55-47 |
| 14:42 | Sam Houston State | Clyde McCullen grabs the defensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 14:40 | Sam Houston State | Peter Jeleniewski is hacked by Danny Stillwell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Danny Stillwell, team foul #8 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Patrick Buttars (PG), Kenneth Castleman (PF) Donald Shaffer, Clyde McCullen | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kyle Luke (C) James Wilson | |
| 14:40 | Sam Houston State | Peter Jeleniewski makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 14:40 | Sam Houston State | Peter Jeleniewski makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 14:35 | East Tennessee State | Patrick Buttars steals it from Willie Thatcher in the backcourt | 57-47 |
| 14:34 | Sam Houston State | Patrick Buttars lays it in | 59-47 |
| 14:16 | East Tennessee State | Danny Stillwell is hacked by Ronald Gribble - foul #2 on Ronald Gribble, team foul #3 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Zank (PG), Joseph Riley (SF) Ronald Gribble, Peter Jeleniewski | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | David Schutz (PG) Danny Stillwell | |
| 14:09 | East Tennessee State | David Schutz can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway in the lane | 59-47 |
| 14:07 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Riley grabs the board | 59-47 |
| 14:05 | Sam Houston State | Willie Thatcher picks off the pass by Joseph Riley in the backcourt | 59-47 |
| 13:58 | East Tennessee State | Willie Thatcher misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-47 |
| 13:57 | East Tennessee State | Michael Moore gets the offensive rebound | 59-47 |
| 13:40 | East Tennessee State | Michael Moore makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Willie Thatcher | 59-50 |
| 13:36 | Sam Houston State | Willie Thatcher is called for the reach on James Zank in the backcourt - foul #4 on Willie Thatcher, team foul #9 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shelby Jack (SG), Ronald Gribble (SF), Timothy Mitchell (PF) Patrick Buttars, Joseph Riley, Kenneth Castleman | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Angelo Perez (PG), Nathan Delk (SG), James Wilson (SF), Henry Hill (PF), Anthony Hanley (C) David Schutz, Willie Thatcher, Charles Ellis, Michael Moore, Kyle Luke | |
| 13:36 | Sam Houston State | James Zank makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 13:36 | Sam Houston State | James Zank makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 13:13 | East Tennessee State | Timothy Mitchell steals the ball from Anthony Hanley | 61-50 |
| 12:55 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Gribble is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-50 |
| 12:48 | East Tennessee State | James Wilson double dribbles | 64-50 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Joseph Riley (SF), Clyde McCullen (C) Ronald Gribble, Nathan Bishop | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jerome Alexander (PG), Michael Moore (PF), Kyle Luke (C) Angelo Perez, Henry Hill, Anthony Hanley | |
| 12:38 | Sam Houston State | James Wilson blocks the short jumper by Clyde McCullen | 64-50 |
| 12:36 | Sam Houston State | Timothy Mitchell snags the offensive board | 64-50 |
| 12:29 | Sam Houston State | Shelby Jack misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Moore - foul #2 on Michael Moore, team foul #10 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Castleman (PF) Timothy Mitchell | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Danny Stillwell (PG), Charles Ellis (SF) Jerome Alexander, James Wilson | |
| 12:29 | Sam Houston State | Shelby Jack makes the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 12:29 | Sam Houston State | Shelby Jack makes the 2nd free throw | 66-50 |
| 12:26 | East Tennessee State | Danny Stillwell is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Riley - foul #3 on Joseph Riley, team foul #4 | 66-50 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Donald Shaffer (SF) Joseph Riley | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 12:14 | East Tennessee State | Charles Ellis misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-50 |
| 12:12 | Sam Houston State | Clyde McCullen gets the rebound | 66-50 |
| 11:59 | Sam Houston State | Clyde McCullen misses the easy layup but the foul's on Kyle Luke - foul #4 on Kyle Luke, team foul #11 | 66-50 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Patrick Buttars (PG), Ronald Gribble (SG), Peter Jeleniewski (SF) James Zank, Shelby Jack, Donald Shaffer | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | David Schutz (SG), Henry Hill (C) Nathan Delk, Kyle Luke | |
| 11:59 | Sam Houston State | Clyde McCullen makes the 1st free throw | 67-50 |
| 11:59 | Sam Houston State | Clyde McCullen makes the 2nd free throw | 68-50 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 11:37 | East Tennessee State | Henry Hill lays it up and in on a great pass from Danny Stillwell | 68-52 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Patrick Buttars (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ronald Gribble (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Jeleniewski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kenneth Castleman (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Clyde McCullen (tired) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Danny Stillwell (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Schutz (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Charles Ellis (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. PF - Michael Moore (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Henry Hill (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:19 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Gribble hits a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Kenneth Castleman | 70-52 |
| 11:09 | East Tennessee State | Danny Stillwell is fouled on the floor by Peter Jeleniewski - foul #1 on Peter Jeleniewski, team foul #5 | 70-52 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Zank (PG), Shelby Jack (SG), Joseph Riley (SF), Timothy Mitchell (PF), Nathan Bishop (C) Patrick Buttars, Ronald Gribble, Peter Jeleniewski, Kenneth Castleman, Clyde McCullen | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jerome Alexander (PG), Nathan Delk (SG), James Wilson (SF) Danny Stillwell, David Schutz, Charles Ellis | |
| 10:58 | East Tennessee State | Jerome Alexander comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-52 |
| 10:57 | East Tennessee State | Michael Moore gets the offensive rebound | 70-52 |
| 10:37 | East Tennessee State | James Wilson misses long on a shot from close range | 70-52 |
| 10:36 | East Tennessee State | Henry Hill snags the offensive board | 70-52 |
| 10:18 | East Tennessee State | Michael Moore comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-52 |
| 10:17 | Sam Houston State | Shelby Jack grabs the defensive rebound | 70-52 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 10:12 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Riley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-52 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Patrick Buttars (PG), Ronald Gribble (SG), Donald Shaffer (SF) James Zank, Shelby Jack, Joseph Riley | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Angelo Perez (PG), Anthony Hanley (PF), Charles Ellis (C) Nathan Delk, Michael Moore, Henry Hill | |
| 10:03 | East Tennessee State | James Wilson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Donald Shaffer - foul #2 on Donald Shaffer, team foul #6 | 70-52 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Clyde McCullen (C) Timothy Mitchell | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 10:03 | East Tennessee State | James Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 70-53 |
| 10:03 | East Tennessee State | James Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-54 |
| 09:38 | Sam Houston State | Clyde McCullen misses short on an open runner from close range | 70-54 |
| 09:37 | East Tennessee State | Jerome Alexander snags the defensive board | 70-54 |
| 09:22 | East Tennessee State | James Wilson scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 09:07 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Gribble hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Patrick Buttars | 72-56 |
| 09:03 | East Tennessee State | Donald Shaffer takes the ball from James Wilson in the backcourt | 72-56 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 08:45 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Gribble scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Jerome Alexander - foul #2 on Jerome Alexander, team foul #12 | 74-56 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Zank (PG), Peter Jeleniewski (SF), Kenneth Castleman (PF), Timothy Mitchell (C) Patrick Buttars, Donald Shaffer, Nathan Bishop, Clyde McCullen | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Danny Stillwell (PG), David Schutz (SG), Nathan Delk (SF), Michael Moore (PF), Henry Hill (C) Angelo Perez, Jerome Alexander, James Wilson, Anthony Hanley, Charles Ellis | |
| 08:45 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Gribble misses the free throw | 74-56 |
| 08:45 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Castleman pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-56 |
| 08:21 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Castleman hits a wide open fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from James Zank | 76-56 |
| 08:00 | East Tennessee State | Michael Moore drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Danny Stillwell | 76-59 |
| 07:40 | Sam Houston State | Timothy Mitchell buries a 3 from straight away set up by James Zank | 79-59 |
| 07:26 | East Tennessee State | Danny Stillwell makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 79-62 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - James Zank (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Gribble (tired) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Jeleniewski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kenneth Castleman (tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Mitchell (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Danny Stillwell (tiring) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Schutz (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Nathan Delk (tiring) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Moore (tired) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Henry Hill (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:57 | Sam Houston State | James Zank loses the dribble to Nathan Delk | 79-62 |
| 06:57 | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-62 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Patrick Buttars (PG), Shelby Jack (SG), Donald Shaffer (SF), Nathan Bishop (PF), Clyde McCullen (C) James Zank, Ronald Gribble, Peter Jeleniewski, Kenneth Castleman, Timothy Mitchell | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Willie Thatcher (SG), Charles Ellis (SF), Kyle Luke (C) David Schutz, Nathan Delk, Henry Hill | |
| 06:39 | East Tennessee State | Charles Ellis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 79-62 |
| 06:38 | East Tennessee State | Michael Moore grabs the offensive rebound | 79-62 |
| 06:32 | East Tennessee State | Danny Stillwell is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Danny Stillwell, team foul #13 | 79-62 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Anthony Hanley (PF) Michael Moore | |
| 06:04 | Sam Houston State | Donald Shaffer is fouled on the floor by Charles Ellis - foul #1 on Charles Ellis, team foul #14 | 79-62 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Zank (PG), Kenneth Castleman (PF) Patrick Buttars, Clyde McCullen | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jerome Alexander (PG), James Wilson (SF) Danny Stillwell, Anthony Hanley | |
| 06:04 | Sam Houston State | Donald Shaffer makes the 1st free throw | 80-62 |
| 06:04 | Sam Houston State | Donald Shaffer misses the 2nd free throw | 80-62 |
| 06:04 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Charles Ellis | 80-62 |
| 05:55 | East Tennessee State | Charles Ellis misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Kenneth Castleman - foul #3 on Kenneth Castleman, team foul #7 | 80-62 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Joseph Riley (SF) Donald Shaffer | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Angelo Perez (PG) Jerome Alexander | |
| 05:55 | East Tennessee State | Charles Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 80-63 |
| 05:55 | East Tennessee State | Charles Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 80-64 |
| 05:49 | Sam Houston State | Angelo Perez is called for the reach on James Zank in the backcourt - foul #2 on Angelo Perez, team foul #15 | 80-64 |
| 05:49 | Sam Houston State | James Zank makes the 1st free throw | 81-64 |
| 05:49 | Sam Houston State | James Zank makes the 2nd free throw | 82-64 |
| 05:40 | East Tennessee State | James Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 82-64 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Timothy Mitchell (C) Nathan Bishop | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 05:33 | Sam Houston State | James Wilson is called for the reach on Shelby Jack in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Wilson, team foul #16 | 82-64 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jerome Alexander (PG), Michael Moore (PF) Angelo Perez, Charles Ellis | |
| 05:33 | Sam Houston State | Shelby Jack misses the 1st free throw | 82-64 |
| 05:33 | Sam Houston State | Shelby Jack makes the 2nd free throw | 83-64 |
| 05:31 | East Tennessee State | Willie Thatcher is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #5 on Willie Thatcher, team foul #17 | 83-64 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Clyde McCullen (C) Kenneth Castleman | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Nathan Delk (SG) Willie Thatcher | |
| 05:10 | Sam Houston State | Shelby Jack scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Joseph Riley | 86-64 |
| 04:52 | East Tennessee State | Nathan Delk hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 86-64 |
| 04:51 | Sam Houston State | Timothy Mitchell snags the defensive board | 86-64 |
| 04:30 | Sam Houston State | The short jumper by Clyde McCullen is denied by Michael Moore | 86-64 |
| 04:29 | East Tennessee State | Kyle Luke grabs the defensive rebound | 86-64 |
| 04:23 | East Tennessee State | Timothy Mitchell steps in front of the Jerome Alexander pass | 86-64 |
| 04:23 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 86-64 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Patrick Buttars (PG), Donald Shaffer (SG), Peter Jeleniewski (SF), Kenneth Castleman (PF), Nathan Bishop (C) James Zank, Shelby Jack, Joseph Riley, Timothy Mitchell, Clyde McCullen | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Angelo Perez (PG), David Schutz (SG), Charles Ellis (SF), Anthony Hanley (PF) Jerome Alexander, Nathan Delk, James Wilson, Michael Moore | |
| 03:58 | Sam Houston State | Donald Shaffer is open and buries a floater from the baseline set up by Patrick Buttars | 88-64 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:53 | East Tennessee State | David Schutz banks in the layup set up by Angelo Perez and the foul's on Nathan Bishop - foul #2 on Nathan Bishop, team foul #8 | 88-66 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ronald Gribble (C) Kenneth Castleman | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Henry Hill (C) Kyle Luke | |
| 03:53 | East Tennessee State | David Schutz misses the free throw | 88-66 |
| 03:53 | East Tennessee State | Henry Hill snags the offensive board | 88-66 |
| 03:41 | East Tennessee State | Charles Ellis clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 88-66 |
| 03:39 | Sam Houston State | Nathan Bishop grabs the defensive rebound | 88-66 |
| 03:37 | Sam Houston State | Patrick Buttars is hacked by Angelo Perez in the backcourt - foul #3 on Angelo Perez, team foul #18 | 88-66 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Timothy Mitchell (C) Donald Shaffer | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Nathan Delk (SG) Angelo Perez | |
| 03:37 | Sam Houston State | Patrick Buttars makes the 1st free throw | 89-66 |
| 03:37 | Sam Houston State | Patrick Buttars makes the 2nd free throw | 90-66 |
| 03:33 | East Tennessee State | Ronald Gribble steps in front of the David Schutz pass in the backcourt | 90-66 |
| 03:14 | Sam Houston State | Peter Jeleniewski misses the wide open turnaround in the lane | 90-66 |
| 03:13 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Jeleniewski | 90-66 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Patrick Buttars (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ronald Gribble (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Jeleniewski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Nathan Bishop (tired) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Timothy Mitchell (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - David Schutz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Nathan Delk (tiring) 4 pts. 3 stl. SF - Charles Ellis (tiring) 8 pts. 9 reb. PF - Henry Hill (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony Hanley (fairly fresh) | |
| 02:50 | Sam Houston State | Nathan Bishop is hacked by Charles Ellis - foul #2 on Charles Ellis, team foul #19 | 90-66 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Donald Shaffer (SF) Peter Jeleniewski | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 02:50 | Sam Houston State | Nathan Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 91-66 |
| 02:50 | Sam Houston State | Nathan Bishop misses the 2nd free throw | 91-66 |
| 02:50 | East Tennessee State | Henry Hill pulls down the rebound | 91-66 |
| 02:48 | East Tennessee State | David Schutz is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 91-66 |
| 02:24 | Sam Houston State | Nathan Bishop misses long on a floater from the right side | 91-66 |
| 02:22 | East Tennessee State | Anthony Hanley gets the rebound | 91-66 |
| 02:10 | East Tennessee State | Henry Hill's layup is rejected by Timothy Mitchell | 91-66 |
| 02:09 | East Tennessee State | Charles Ellis tips it but misses | 91-66 |
| 02:08 | East Tennessee State | Nathan Delk hits the follow up shot | 91-68 |
| 01:50 | Sam Houston State | Nathan Bishop is open and buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Patrick Buttars | 93-68 |
| 01:45 | East Tennessee State | David Schutz buries a driving attempt from the left block set up by Charles Ellis | 93-70 |
| 01:22 | Sam Houston State | Charles Ellis is called for the reach on Donald Shaffer - foul #3 on Charles Ellis, team foul #20 | 93-70 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jerome Alexander (PG) David Schutz | |
| 01:22 | Sam Houston State | Donald Shaffer misses the 1st free throw | 93-70 |
| 01:22 | Sam Houston State | Donald Shaffer misses the 2nd free throw | 93-70 |
| 01:22 | East Tennessee State | Anthony Hanley gets the rebound | 93-70 |
| 01:05 | East Tennessee State | Ronald Gribble steps in front of the Anthony Hanley pass | 93-70 |
| 00:40 | Sam Houston State | Donald Shaffer misses the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Anthony Hanley - foul #3 on Anthony Hanley, team foul #21 | 93-70 |
| 00:40 | Sam Houston State | Donald Shaffer makes the 1st free throw | 94-70 |
| 00:40 | Sam Houston State | Donald Shaffer makes the 2nd free throw | 95-70 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:34 | East Tennessee State | Henry Hill is denied on a layup by Ronald Gribble | 95-70 |
| 00:32 | Sam Houston State | Donald Shaffer grabs the defensive rebound | 95-70 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Sam Houston State | Charles Ellis is called for the reach on Donald Shaffer in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Ellis, team foul #22 | 95-70 |
| 00:30 | Sam Houston State | Donald Shaffer makes the 1st free throw | 96-70 |
| 00:30 | Sam Houston State | Donald Shaffer misses the 2nd free throw | 96-70 |
| 00:30 | East Tennessee State | Anthony Hanley grabs the defensive rebound | 96-70 |
| 00:27 | East Tennessee State | Ronald Gribble picks off the pass by Nathan Delk in the backcourt | 96-70 |
| 00:26 | Sam Houston State | Patrick Buttars misses the easy layup | 96-70 |
| 00:24 | East Tennessee State | Henry Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 96-70 |
| 00:18 | East Tennessee State | Anthony Hanley is hacked by Nathan Bishop - foul #3 on Nathan Bishop, team foul #9 | 96-70 |
| 00:18 | East Tennessee State | Anthony Hanley makes the 1st free throw | 96-71 |
| 00:18 | East Tennessee State | Anthony Hanley misses the 2nd free throw | 96-71 |
| 00:18 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Timothy Mitchell | 96-71 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Patrick Buttars runs out the clock | 96-71 |