| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - William Darden (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Marvin Stallard (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Carlos Yang (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Cearley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Parr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Zane Hunt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gordon Gallant (fresh) SF - Shawn Varley (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Sean Clawson (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Anwar (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Carlos Yang inbounds the ball | 34-35 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Sam Houston State | Joe Parr's floater is tipped away by William Anwar | 34-35 |
| 19:44 | Missouri State | William Anwar gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 19:23 | Missouri State | Zane Hunt misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Joseph Cearley - foul #2 on Joseph Cearley, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| 19:23 | Missouri State | Zane Hunt misses the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 19:23 | Missouri State | Zane Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 19:04 | Sam Houston State | William Darden misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-36 |
| 19:03 | Missouri State | William Anwar pulls down the rebound | 34-36 |
| 19:01 | Missouri State | Carlos Yang steps in front of the Shawn Varley pass in the backcourt | 34-36 |
| 18:43 | Sam Houston State | Marvin Stallard clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-36 |
| 18:42 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Parr | 34-36 |
| 18:29 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Cearley blows the layup | 34-36 |
| 18:28 | Missouri State | Gordon Gallant grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 18:24 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 34-36 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce (PG), Ruben Stidham (SF), Jeremy Lackey (PF), Robert Moore (C) William Darden, Carlos Yang, Joseph Cearley, Joe Parr | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Nick Courtney (SG), Noah Fitzgerald (SF), Antonio Belden (PF), Michael Douse (C) Gordon Gallant, Shawn Varley, Sean Clawson, William Anwar | |
| 18:08 | Sam Houston State | Zane Hunt steals it from Jeremy Lackey | 34-36 |
| 17:58 | Missouri State | Zane Hunt makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Antonio Belden | 34-38 |
| 17:49 | Sam Houston State | Marvin Stallard's layup is rejected by Michael Douse | 34-38 |
| 17:47 | Missouri State | Antonio Belden gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| 17:29 | Missouri State | Nick Courtney can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 17:28 | Sam Houston State | Jeremy Lackey snags the defensive board | 34-38 |
| 17:14 | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Robert Moore | 36-38 |
| 17:00 | Missouri State | Noah Fitzgerald is fouled on the floor by Marvin Stallard - foul #3 on Marvin Stallard, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Carlos Yang (SF), Donald Allison (C) Marvin Stallard, Robert Moore | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Gordon Gallant (SG), Shawn Varley (SF), Sean Clawson (PF), William Anwar (C) Zane Hunt, Noah Fitzgerald, Antonio Belden, Michael Douse | |
| 16:39 | Missouri State | Nick Courtney connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Gordon Gallant | 36-41 |
| 16:11 | Sam Houston State | Ruben Stidham makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-41 |
| 16:07 | Missouri State | William Anwar is hacked by Donald Allison in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Allison, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Darden (PG), Joseph Cearley (PF), Joe Parr (C) Mike Boyce, Jeremy Lackey, Donald Allison | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jerry Rondeau (PG) Nick Courtney | |
| 15:55 | Missouri State | Gordon Gallant hits a jumper near the basket | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - William Darden (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ruben Stidham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carlos Yang (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Joseph Cearley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Parr (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jerry Rondeau (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gordon Gallant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Varley (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Sean Clawson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - William Anwar (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:38 | Sam Houston State | Sean Clawson is called for the reach on Ruben Stidham - foul #2 on Sean Clawson, team foul #1 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Andrew Hawk (SG) Ruben Stidham | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Martines (SG), Noah Fitzgerald (SF), Antonio Belden (PF), Donald Leyba (C) Gordon Gallant, Shawn Varley, Sean Clawson, William Anwar | |
| 15:23 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Cearley scores on a jumper in the paint and he's hacked by Larry Martines - foul #1 on Larry Martines, team foul #2 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Zane Hunt (PG) Jerry Rondeau | |
| 15:23 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Cearley misses the free throw | 40-43 |
| 15:23 | Missouri State | Noah Fitzgerald pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 15:07 | Missouri State | A charge is called on Zane Hunt - foul #1 on Zane Hunt, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Moore (C) Joe Parr | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Nick Courtney (SG) Larry Martines | |
| 14:41 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Cearley clanks a 3 from the left corner | 40-43 |
| 14:40 | Sam Houston State | William Darden grabs the offensive board | 40-43 |
| 14:20 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Cearley hits the finger roll | 42-43 |
| 14:06 | Missouri State | Noah Fitzgerald's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-43 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce (PG), Marvin Stallard (SG), Jeremy Lackey (PF), Donald Allison (C) William Darden, Andrew Hawk, Joseph Cearley, Robert Moore | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Gordon Gallant (SG), Shawn Varley (SF), Sean Clawson (PF), Michael Douse (C) Zane Hunt, Noah Fitzgerald, Antonio Belden, Donald Leyba | |
| 13:37 | Sam Houston State | Marvin Stallard misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-43 |
| 13:36 | Missouri State | Gordon Gallant pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 13:28 | Missouri State | Michael Douse comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 13:27 | Sam Houston State | Jeremy Lackey pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 13:15 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Varley picks off the pass by Carlos Yang | 42-43 |
| 12:53 | Missouri State | Sean Clawson hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Michael Douse | 42-45 |
| 12:46 | Sam Houston State | Nick Courtney steps in front of the Carlos Yang pass | 42-45 |
| 12:42 | Missouri State | Nick Courtney banks in the layup | 42-47 |
| 12:15 | Sam Houston State | Marvin Stallard hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Carlos Yang | 44-47 |
| 11:51 | Missouri State | Nick Courtney misses the wide open runner from close range | 44-47 |
| 11:49 | Missouri State | Gordon Gallant can't tip it in | 44-47 |
| 11:48 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Jeremy Lackey | 44-47 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Mike Boyce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Marvin Stallard (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SF - Carlos Yang (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jeremy Lackey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Allison (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Nick Courtney (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Gallant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Varley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Sean Clawson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Douse (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce travels with the ball | 44-47 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Darden (PG), Andrew Hawk (SG), Ruben Stidham (SF), Robert Moore (PF), Joe Parr (C) Mike Boyce, Marvin Stallard, Carlos Yang, Jeremy Lackey, Donald Allison | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Zane Hunt (PG), Larry Martines (SG), Noah Fitzgerald (SF), Antonio Belden (PF), William Anwar (C) Nick Courtney, Gordon Gallant, Shawn Varley, Sean Clawson, Michael Douse | |
| 11:27 | Missouri State | Joe Parr swats the short shot by Zane Hunt | 44-47 |
| 11:26 | Sam Houston State | Ruben Stidham grabs the board | 44-47 |
| 11:07 | Sam Houston State | Joe Parr lays it up and in set up by Ruben Stidham and the foul's on William Anwar - foul #1 on William Anwar, team foul #4 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Joseph Cearley (PF) Robert Moore | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 11:07 | Sam Houston State | Joe Parr makes the free throw | 47-47 |
| 10:45 | Missouri State | Zane Hunt misses long on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Andrew Hawk - foul #4 on Andrew Hawk, team foul #4 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Marvin Stallard (SG) Andrew Hawk | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Shawn Varley (SF) Antonio Belden | |
| 10:45 | Missouri State | Zane Hunt misses the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 10:45 | Missouri State | Zane Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 10:30 | Sam Houston State | William Anwar is called for the reach on William Darden - foul #2 on William Anwar, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| 10:17 | Sam Houston State | Zane Hunt takes the ball from Joe Parr | 47-48 |
| 10:05 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley misses long on a shot from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 10:04 | Missouri State | William Anwar pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 09:59 | Missouri State | Larry Martines scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by William Anwar | 47-50 |
| 09:33 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Cearley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-50 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce (PG), Robert Moore (C) William Darden, Joe Parr | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Nick Courtney (PG), Gordon Gallant (SG), Antonio Belden (SF), Sean Clawson (PF), Donald Leyba (C) Zane Hunt, Larry Martines, Shawn Varley, Noah Fitzgerald, William Anwar | |
| 09:07 | Missouri State | Marvin Stallard is called for the reach on Antonio Belden - foul #4 on Marvin Stallard, team foul #5 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Darden (PG), Carlos Yang (SF), Jeremy Lackey (PF) Marvin Stallard, Ruben Stidham, Joseph Cearley | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 08:51 | Missouri State | Antonio Belden clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 08:50 | Missouri State | Donald Leyba gets the offensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 08:38 | Missouri State | The jump hook by Nick Courtney is blocked by Jeremy Lackey | 47-50 |
| 08:36 | Sam Houston State | Jeremy Lackey gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 08:26 | Sam Houston State | Jeremy Lackey is denied on a layup by Antonio Belden | 47-50 |
| 08:25 | Sam Houston State | Robert Moore tips it back up and in | 49-50 |
| 08:04 | Missouri State | Nick Courtney can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-50 |
| 08:03 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Gordon Gallant | 49-50 |
| 07:49 | Missouri State | Gordon Gallant can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-50 |
| 07:48 | Missouri State | Gordon Gallant pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - William Darden (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Mike Boyce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carlos Yang (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jeremy Lackey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Nick Courtney (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Gallant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antonio Belden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sean Clawson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Leyba (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Missouri State | Gordon Gallant hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Nick Courtney | 49-52 |
| 07:13 | Sam Houston State | Carlos Yang clanks a shot from the right side but the foul's on Sean Clawson - foul #3 on Sean Clawson, team foul #6 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Andrew Hawk (PG), Marvin Stallard (SG), Joseph Cearley (PF), Donald Allison (C) William Darden, Mike Boyce, Jeremy Lackey, Robert Moore | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Zane Hunt (PG), Larry Martines (SG), Shawn Varley (SF), Noah Fitzgerald (PF), William Anwar (C) Nick Courtney, Gordon Gallant, Antonio Belden, Sean Clawson, Donald Leyba | |
| 07:13 | Sam Houston State | Carlos Yang misses the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 07:13 | Sam Houston State | Carlos Yang makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 06:48 | Missouri State | Zane Hunt scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 50-54 |
| 06:34 | Sam Houston State | Marvin Stallard is called for 3 seconds | 50-54 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ruben Stidham (SF), Joe Parr (C) Carlos Yang, Donald Allison | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Michael Douse (C) William Anwar | |
| 06:30 | Missouri State | Joe Parr is called for the reach on Zane Hunt in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joe Parr, team foul #6 | 50-54 |
| 06:18 | Missouri State | Larry Martines is fouled on the floor by Marvin Stallard - foul #5 on Marvin Stallard, team foul #7 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Darden (PG) Marvin Stallard | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 06:18 | Missouri State | Larry Martines makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 06:18 | Missouri State | Larry Martines misses the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 06:18 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Joe Parr | 50-55 |
| 06:02 | Sam Houston State | Joe Parr misses the lay-in | 50-55 |
| 06:01 | Missouri State | Noah Fitzgerald gets the rebound | 50-55 |
| 05:54 | Missouri State | Andrew Hawk is called for the reach on Zane Hunt in the backcourt - foul #5 on Andrew Hawk, team foul #8 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce (SG) Andrew Hawk | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Nick Courtney (SG), William Anwar (C) Larry Martines, Noah Fitzgerald | |
| 05:54 | Missouri State | Zane Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 05:54 | Missouri State | Zane Hunt misses the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 05:54 | Sam Houston State | Joe Parr grabs the defensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 05:36 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Varley is called for the reach on Mike Boyce - foul #2 on Shawn Varley, team foul #7 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Donald Allison (C) Joe Parr | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Sean Clawson (PF) Michael Douse | |
| 05:36 | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 05:36 | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 05:25 | Missouri State | Nick Courtney hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 52-56 |
| 05:23 | Sam Houston State | Donald Allison grabs the board | 52-56 |
| 05:16 | Sam Houston State | Nick Courtney steals the ball from Donald Allison | 52-56 |
| 04:50 | Missouri State | Zane Hunt is hacked by William Darden - foul #2 on William Darden, team foul #9 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Carlos Yang (SF), Jeremy Lackey (PF) Mike Boyce, Joseph Cearley | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Gordon Gallant (SG), Noah Fitzgerald (PF), Donald Leyba (C) Nick Courtney, Sean Clawson, William Anwar | |
| 04:50 | Missouri State | Zane Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 04:50 | Missouri State | Zane Hunt misses the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 04:50 | Sam Houston State | Donald Allison pulls down the rebound | 52-57 |
| 04:39 | Sam Houston State | Jeremy Lackey scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 04:33 | Missouri State | William Darden is called for the reach on Zane Hunt in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Darden, team foul #10 | 55-57 |
| 04:33 | Missouri State | Zane Hunt misses the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 04:33 | Missouri State | Zane Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 04:22 | Sam Houston State | Zane Hunt takes the ball from William Darden | 55-58 |
| 04:05 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley's fadeaway is rejected by Jeremy Lackey | 55-58 |
| 04:04 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley tips it in | 55-60 |
| 03:52 | Sam Houston State | Carlos Yang misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-60 |
| 03:51 | Sam Houston State | Carlos Yang grabs the offensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 03:38 | Sam Houston State | Donald Allison makes the fadeaway in the paint | 57-60 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - William Darden (tired) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ruben Stidham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Carlos Yang (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jeremy Lackey (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Donald Allison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Zane Hunt (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Gordon Gallant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Varley (tiring) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Noah Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Leyba (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:11 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Zane Hunt | 57-62 |
| 02:58 | Sam Houston State | Donald Allison knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-62 |
| 02:58 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-62 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce (PG), Joe Parr (C) William Darden, Donald Allison | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Nick Courtney (PG), Michael Douse (SF), Antonio Belden (PF), William Anwar (C) Zane Hunt, Shawn Varley, Noah Fitzgerald, Donald Leyba | |
| 02:38 | Missouri State | Gordon Gallant misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Carlos Yang - foul #2 on Carlos Yang, team foul #11 | 60-62 |
| 02:38 | Missouri State | Gordon Gallant makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 02:38 | Missouri State | Gordon Gallant makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 02:36 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-64 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Joseph Cearley (PF) Carlos Yang | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Zane Hunt (PG), Sean Clawson (PF) Nick Courtney, Antonio Belden | |
| 02:20 | Sam Houston State | Zane Hunt steps in front of the Joseph Cearley pass | 60-64 |
| 02:10 | Missouri State | William Anwar lays it in on a nice dish by Zane Hunt | 60-66 |
| 02:00 | Sam Houston State | Jeremy Lackey lays it up and in set up by Ruben Stidham | 62-66 |
| 01:55 | Missouri State | Ruben Stidham takes the ball from Gordon Gallant | 62-66 |
| 01:36 | Sam Houston State | Joe Parr knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Mike Boyce | 64-66 |
| 01:12 | Missouri State | Zane Hunt misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-66 |
| 01:11 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Cearley grabs the defensive rebound | 64-66 |
| 00:57 | Sam Houston State | Ruben Stidham clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Sean Clawson - foul #4 on Sean Clawson, team foul #8 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Darden (PG), Carlos Yang (SF) Mike Boyce, Jeremy Lackey | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Shawn Varley (SF) Michael Douse | |
| 00:57 | Sam Houston State | Ruben Stidham misses the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:57 | Sam Houston State | Ruben Stidham misses the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:57 | Missouri State | William Anwar pulls down the rebound | 64-66 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:37 | Missouri State | A charge is called on Sean Clawson - foul #5 on Sean Clawson, team foul #9 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Noah Fitzgerald (PF) Sean Clawson | |
| 00:17 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Cearley misses short on a floater from the right side | 64-66 |
| 00:15 | Sam Houston State | Ruben Stidham tips it in | 66-66 |
| 00:01 | Missouri State | Zane Hunt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 66-66 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | The clock runs out | 66-66 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - William Darden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ruben Stidham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Carlos Yang (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Joseph Cearley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Parr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Zane Hunt (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 5 stl. SG - Gordon Gallant (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Varley (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Noah Fitzgerald (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Anwar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Missouri State | William Anwar wins the tip | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:46 | Missouri State | Noah Fitzgerald knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 66-68 |
| 04:31 | Sam Houston State | Zane Hunt steals the ball from Joe Parr | 66-68 |
| 04:12 | Missouri State | Gordon Gallant is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Gordon Gallant, team foul #10 | 66-68 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce (SG), Jeremy Lackey (PF), Robert Moore (C) Ruben Stidham, Joseph Cearley, Joe Parr | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Nick Courtney (SG), Michael Douse (C) Gordon Gallant, William Anwar | |
| 03:43 | Sam Houston State | Robert Moore misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-68 |
| 03:41 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley grabs the board | 66-68 |
| 03:26 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 66-68 |
| 03:24 | Sam Houston State | Jeremy Lackey pulls down the rebound | 66-68 |
| 03:02 | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-68 |
| 03:00 | Missouri State | Noah Fitzgerald pulls down the rebound | 66-68 |
| 03:00 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-68 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ruben Stidham (SG) William Darden | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Gordon Gallant (SG) Nick Courtney | |
| 02:53 | Missouri State | Zane Hunt is hacked by Mike Boyce in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mike Boyce, team foul #12 | 66-68 |
| 02:53 | Missouri State | Zane Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 02:53 | Missouri State | Zane Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 02:51 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-70 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Joseph Cearley (PF), Joe Parr (C) Carlos Yang, Robert Moore | |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Anwar (C) Michael Douse | |
| 02:34 | Sam Houston State | Jeremy Lackey buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-70 |
| 02:22 | Missouri State | William Anwar can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-70 |
| 02:21 | Sam Houston State | Jeremy Lackey pulls down the rebound | 69-70 |
| 02:21 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-70 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Carlos Yang (SF) Jeremy Lackey | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 02:06 | Sam Houston State | Ruben Stidham connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Mike Boyce | 72-70 |
| 01:48 | Missouri State | Noah Fitzgerald can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-70 |
| 01:46 | Sam Houston State | Ruben Stidham gets the rebound | 72-70 |
| 01:46 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-70 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Darden (PG) Mike Boyce | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 01:24 | Sam Houston State | Carlos Yang drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 75-70 |
| 01:06 | Missouri State | William Darden steals it from Gordon Gallant | 75-70 |
| 01:03 | Sam Houston State | Carlos Yang lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Darden | 77-70 |
| 00:52 | Missouri State | Gordon Gallant makes the shot from the right side set up by Noah Fitzgerald | 77-72 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - William Darden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ruben Stidham (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Carlos Yang (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Joseph Cearley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Parr (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Zane Hunt (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 6 stl. SG - Gordon Gallant (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Varley (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Noah Fitzgerald (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Anwar (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:32 | Sam Houston State | Zane Hunt is called for the reach on William Darden - foul #2 on Zane Hunt, team foul #11 | 77-72 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce (SG), Jeremy Lackey (PF) Ruben Stidham, Joseph Cearley | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 00:32 | Sam Houston State | William Darden misses the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:32 | Sam Houston State | William Darden makes the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 78-72 |
| 00:23 | Missouri State | William Anwar gets the offensive rebound | 78-72 |
| 00:20 | Missouri State | Zane Hunt connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Gordon Gallant | 78-75 |
| 00:20 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 78-75 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:17 | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce is hacked by Zane Hunt in the backcourt - foul #3 on Zane Hunt, team foul #12 | 78-75 |
| 00:17 | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce makes the 1st free throw | 79-75 |
| 00:17 | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce makes the 2nd free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:10 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley is hacked by William Darden - foul #4 on William Darden, team foul #13 | 80-75 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ruben Stidham (SG), Joseph Cearley (PF) Mike Boyce, Jeremy Lackey | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 00:10 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley makes the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 00:10 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley misses the 2nd free throw | 80-76 |
| 00:10 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Cearley gets the rebound | 80-76 |
| 00:08 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Cearley is hacked by Zane Hunt in the backcourt - foul #4 on Zane Hunt, team foul #13 | 80-76 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce (SG) Ruben Stidham | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 00:08 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Cearley misses the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 00:08 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Cearley misses the 2nd free throw | 80-76 |
| 00:08 | Missouri State | Noah Fitzgerald gets the rebound | 80-76 |
| 00:02 | Missouri State | Zane Hunt is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right corner | 80-76 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Joseph Cearley | 80-76 |