| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Arthur Slaton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Brown (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lawrence Parker (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Christopher Gilbert (fresh) 7 pts. C - Joshua Hancock (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Henry Rice (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willard Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clifford Milburn (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Haines (fresh) C - Reynaldo Villanueva (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Clifford Milburn inbounds the ball | 30-45 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Henry Rice | 30-47 |
| 19:25 | Northwestern State | Kevin Brown is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Arthur Slaton | 33-47 |
| 18:59 | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster is open and buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Daniel Haines | 33-50 |
| 18:41 | Northwestern State | Kevin Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 33-50 |
| 18:40 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Haines pulls down the rebound | 33-50 |
| 18:26 | Sam Houston State | Clifford Milburn is hacked by Lawrence Parker - foul #1 on Lawrence Parker, team foul #1 | 33-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Keith Carney (PG), Johnathan Overbey (SG), Ronnie Malkin (SF), Ronald Gross (PF), Ronald McLemore (C) Arthur Slaton, Kevin Brown, Lawrence Parker, Christopher Gilbert, Joshua Hancock | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Bowie (PG), Clark Crum (SG), Steven Sirianni (SF), Clarence Karns (PF), Joseph Luciano (C) Henry Rice, Willard Foster, Clifford Milburn, Daniel Haines, Reynaldo Villanueva | |
| 18:12 | Sam Houston State | Steven Sirianni buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from William Bowie | 33-52 |
| 17:48 | Northwestern State | Johnathan Overbey misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-52 |
| 17:47 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Luciano snags the defensive board | 33-52 |
| 17:40 | Sam Houston State | William Bowie misses long on an open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-52 |
| 17:39 | Sam Houston State | Steven Sirianni tips it home | 33-54 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 17:35 | Northwestern State | Clarence Karns is called for the reach on Ronnie Malkin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clarence Karns, team foul #1 | 33-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jason Edwards (SF), Christopher Gilbert (PF) Ronnie Malkin, Ronald Gross | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Henry Rice (PG), Pasquale Acevedo (SF), Daniel Haines (PF), Reynaldo Villanueva (C) William Bowie, Steven Sirianni, Clarence Karns, Joseph Luciano | |
| 17:26 | Northwestern State | Christopher Gilbert is hacked by Daniel Haines - foul #1 on Daniel Haines, team foul #2 | 33-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Arthur Slaton (PG), James Cox (SG), Lawrence Parker (SF) Keith Carney, Johnathan Overbey, Ronald McLemore | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster (SG) Clark Crum | |
| 17:21 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Parker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-54 |
| 17:20 | Sam Houston State | Reynaldo Villanueva grabs the defensive rebound | 33-54 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 16:59 | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster is by himself and knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Henry Rice | 33-56 |
| 16:56 | Northwestern State | Henry Rice steps in front of the James Cox pass in the backcourt | 33-56 |
| 16:38 | Sam Houston State | Pasquale Acevedo misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-56 |
| 16:37 | Northwestern State | James Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 33-56 |
| 16:25 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Parker misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 33-56 |
| 16:24 | Sam Houston State | Pasquale Acevedo grabs the defensive rebound | 33-56 |
| 16:16 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Haines misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-56 |
| 16:14 | Sam Houston State | Reynaldo Villanueva gets the offensive rebound | 33-56 |
| 15:50 | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster is hacked by James Cox - foul #2 on James Cox, team foul #2 | 33-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Keith Carney (PG), Johnathan Overbey (SG), Ronnie Malkin (SF), Ronald Gross (PF), Ronald McLemore (C) Arthur Slaton, James Cox, Lawrence Parker, Christopher Gilbert, Jason Edwards | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Bowie (PG), Clark Crum (SG), Clifford Milburn (SF), Clarence Karns (PF), Keith Byars (C) Henry Rice, Willard Foster, Pasquale Acevedo, Daniel Haines, Reynaldo Villanueva | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Keith Carney (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Johnathan Overbey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Malkin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Gross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald McLemore (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - William Bowie (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clark Crum (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifford Milburn (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clarence Karns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Keith Byars (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:30 | Sam Houston State | Clifford Milburn is whistled for a carry | 33-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Kevin Brown (SG) Johnathan Overbey | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 15:28 | Northwestern State | Keith Byars is called for the reach on Ronald McLemore in the backcourt - foul #4 on Keith Byars, team foul #3 | 33-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Joseph Luciano (C) Keith Byars | |
| 15:11 | Northwestern State | Keith Carney misses long on a floater from the left wing | 33-56 |
| 15:09 | Northwestern State | Ronald McLemore grabs the offensive rebound | 33-56 |
| 14:59 | Northwestern State | Keith Carney misses the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Joseph Luciano - foul #2 on Joseph Luciano, team foul #4 | 33-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Johnathan Overbey (SG), Joshua Hancock (C) Kevin Brown, Ronnie Malkin | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Steven Sirianni (SG), Daniel Haines (PF) Clark Crum, Clarence Karns | |
| 14:59 | Northwestern State | Keith Carney makes the 1st free throw | 34-56 |
| 14:59 | Northwestern State | Keith Carney makes the 2nd free throw | 35-56 |
| 14:41 | Sam Houston State | Clifford Milburn is open and scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Steven Sirianni | 35-59 |
| 14:26 | Northwestern State | Joshua Hancock blows the layup | 35-59 |
| 14:25 | Sam Houston State | Clifford Milburn grabs the defensive rebound | 35-59 |
| 14:22 | Sam Houston State | Keith Carney takes the ball from Steven Sirianni in the backcourt | 35-59 |
| 14:12 | Northwestern State | Ronald McLemore is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Daniel Haines - foul #2 on Daniel Haines, team foul #5 | 35-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Arthur Slaton (PG), Kevin Brown (SG), Lawrence Parker (SF) Keith Carney, Johnathan Overbey, Ronald Gross | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Henry Rice (PG), Clark Crum (SG), Clarence Karns (C) William Bowie, Clifford Milburn, Joseph Luciano | |
| 14:12 | Northwestern State | Ronald McLemore makes the 1st free throw | 36-59 |
| 14:12 | Northwestern State | Ronald McLemore makes the 2nd free throw | 37-59 |
| 13:44 | Sam Houston State | Ronald McLemore picks off the pass by Henry Rice | 37-59 |
| 13:32 | Northwestern State | Joshua Hancock's pass is intercepted by Henry Rice | 37-59 |
| 13:28 | Sam Houston State | Henry Rice travels in the backcourt | 37-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ronald Gross (SF), Christopher Gilbert (PF) Lawrence Parker, Ronald McLemore | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster (SG), Clifford Milburn (SF), Reynaldo Villanueva (PF) Clark Crum, Steven Sirianni, Daniel Haines | |
| 13:20 | Northwestern State | Arthur Slaton misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-59 |
| 13:18 | Sam Houston State | Clarence Karns grabs the board | 37-59 |
| 13:16 | Sam Houston State | Henry Rice is hacked by Arthur Slaton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Arthur Slaton, team foul #3 | 37-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Keith Carney (PG) Arthur Slaton | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Pasquale Acevedo (PF) Clarence Karns | |
| 12:51 | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster blows the layup but he's fouled by Christopher Gilbert - foul #3 on Christopher Gilbert, team foul #4 | 37-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Johnathan Overbey (PG), James Cox (SG), Ronnie Malkin (SF) Keith Carney, Kevin Brown, Ronald Gross | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Daniel Haines (PF) Pasquale Acevedo | |
| 12:51 | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster makes the 1st free throw | 37-60 |
| 12:51 | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 37-61 |
| 12:37 | Northwestern State | James Cox connects on the open fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Ronnie Malkin | 39-61 |
| 12:23 | Sam Houston State | Clifford Milburn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-61 |
| 12:22 | Northwestern State | Joshua Hancock pulls down the rebound | 39-61 |
| 12:15 | Northwestern State | Ronnie Malkin misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-61 |
| 12:14 | Northwestern State | James Cox grabs the offensive board | 39-61 |
| 11:59 | Northwestern State | Ronnie Malkin is fouled on the floor by Henry Rice - foul #2 on Henry Rice, team foul #6 | 39-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Keith Carney (PG), Kevin Brown (SG), Lawrence Parker (SF), Ronald Gross (C) Johnathan Overbey, James Cox, Ronnie Malkin, Joshua Hancock | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Bowie (PG), Clark Crum (SG), Clarence Karns (PF), Joseph Luciano (C) Henry Rice, Willard Foster, Daniel Haines, Reynaldo Villanueva | |
| 11:54 | Northwestern State | Kevin Brown is open but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 39-61 |
| 11:52 | Sam Houston State | Clifford Milburn gets the rebound | 39-61 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Keith Carney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kevin Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Lawrence Parker (tiring) 5 reb. PF - Christopher Gilbert (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Ronald Gross (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - William Bowie (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clark Crum (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifford Milburn (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Clarence Karns (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Luciano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Sam Houston State | Clarence Karns is open but misses the lay-in | 39-61 |
| 11:29 | Northwestern State | Kevin Brown gets the rebound | 39-61 |
| 11:04 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Parker buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Kevin Brown | 42-61 |
| 10:36 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Luciano hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-61 |
| 10:35 | Northwestern State | Keith Carney snags the defensive board | 42-61 |
| 10:22 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Parker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-61 |
| 10:21 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Clarence Karns | 42-61 |
| 09:59 | Sam Houston State | William Bowie hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 42-61 |
| 09:57 | Northwestern State | Christopher Gilbert grabs the board | 42-61 |
| 09:53 | Northwestern State | Clifford Milburn steals the ball from Christopher Gilbert | 42-61 |
| 09:49 | Sam Houston State | Kevin Brown is called for the reach on William Bowie in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Brown, team foul #5 | 42-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Johnathan Overbey (PG), James Cox (SG), Ronnie Malkin (SF), Ronald McLemore (PF), Jason Edwards (C) Keith Carney, Kevin Brown, Lawrence Parker, Christopher Gilbert, Ronald Gross | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Henry Rice (PG), Willard Foster (SG), Steven Sirianni (SF), Pasquale Acevedo (PF), Reynaldo Villanueva (C) William Bowie, Clark Crum, Clifford Milburn, Clarence Karns, Joseph Luciano | |
| 09:29 | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster is hacked by Jason Edwards - foul #1 on Jason Edwards, team foul #6 | 42-61 |
| 09:04 | Sam Houston State | Reynaldo Villanueva misses long on an open 3 from the right corner | 42-61 |
| 09:03 | Northwestern State | Ronald McLemore grabs the defensive rebound | 42-61 |
| 08:53 | Northwestern State | James Cox connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Johnathan Overbey | 45-61 |
| 08:51 | Sam Houston State | James Cox is called for the reach on Steven Sirianni in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Cox, team foul #7 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Arthur Slaton (PG), Joshua Hancock (C) James Cox, Jason Edwards | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Daniel Haines (PF) Pasquale Acevedo | |
| 08:51 | Sam Houston State | Steven Sirianni makes the 1st free throw | 45-62 |
| 08:51 | Sam Houston State | Steven Sirianni makes the 2nd free throw | 45-63 |
| 08:40 | Northwestern State | Joshua Hancock knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronnie Malkin | 48-63 |
| 08:38 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Clark Crum (SG) Willard Foster | |
| 08:24 | Sam Houston State | Steven Sirianni clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-63 |
| 08:23 | Northwestern State | Ronald McLemore gets the rebound | 48-63 |
| 08:21 | Northwestern State | Ronnie Malkin is hacked by Reynaldo Villanueva in the backcourt - foul #3 on Reynaldo Villanueva, team foul #7 | 48-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Christopher Gilbert (PF) Joshua Hancock | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 08:21 | Northwestern State | Ronnie Malkin misses the 1st free throw | 48-63 |
| 08:21 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Steven Sirianni | 48-63 |
| 08:03 | Sam Houston State | Steven Sirianni connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Henry Rice | 48-65 |
| 07:48 | Northwestern State | Ronald McLemore buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Arthur Slaton | 50-65 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Arthur Slaton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Johnathan Overbey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronnie Malkin (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Christopher Gilbert (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald McLemore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Henry Rice (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clark Crum (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Sirianni (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Haines (tired) 2 reb. C - Reynaldo Villanueva (tired) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:23 | Sam Houston State | Clark Crum loses the ball out of bounds | 50-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | James Cox (SG), Jason Edwards (SF), Joshua Hancock (C) Johnathan Overbey, Ronnie Malkin, Ronald McLemore | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Bowie (PG), Willard Foster (SG), Clifford Milburn (SF), Pasquale Acevedo (PF), Keith Byars (C) Henry Rice, Clark Crum, Steven Sirianni, Daniel Haines, Reynaldo Villanueva | |
| 07:20 | Northwestern State | Arthur Slaton is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 50-65 |
| 07:08 | Sam Houston State | Joshua Hancock denies the turnaround by Willard Foster | 50-65 |
| 07:07 | Sam Houston State | Keith Byars can't tip it in | 50-65 |
| 07:06 | Northwestern State | James Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 50-65 |
| 06:57 | Northwestern State | Pasquale Acevedo is called for the reach on Christopher Gilbert - foul #2 on Pasquale Acevedo, team foul #8 | 50-65 |
| 06:57 | Northwestern State | Christopher Gilbert makes the 1st free throw | 51-65 |
| 06:57 | Northwestern State | Christopher Gilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 06:40 | Sam Houston State | Pasquale Acevedo misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 52-65 |
| 06:39 | Sam Houston State | Keith Byars tips it home | 52-67 |
| 06:24 | Northwestern State | Joshua Hancock is whistled for traveling | 52-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Keith Carney (PG), Kevin Brown (SG), Ronald Gross (SF) Arthur Slaton, James Cox, Jason Edwards | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Clark Crum (SG) Willard Foster | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 05:58 | Sam Houston State | Keith Byars misses short on an open jumpshot from the left side | 52-67 |
| 05:57 | Northwestern State | Keith Carney snags the defensive board | 52-67 |
| 05:41 | Northwestern State | Ronald Gross makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from Keith Carney | 54-67 |
| 05:15 | Sam Houston State | William Bowie drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Keith Byars | 54-69 |
| 05:04 | Northwestern State | Kevin Brown hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 54-69 |
| 05:03 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Clifford Milburn | 54-69 |
| 04:44 | Sam Houston State | Clark Crum misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-69 |
| 04:43 | Sam Houston State | Clifford Milburn grabs the offensive rebound | 54-69 |
| 04:25 | Sam Houston State | Pasquale Acevedo misses badly on the uncontested turnaround from the baseline | 54-69 |
| 04:23 | Northwestern State | Ronald Gross gets the rebound | 54-69 |
| 04:23 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 54-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Johnathan Overbey (PG), James Cox (SG), Lawrence Parker (SF), Ronald McLemore (PF), Jason Edwards (C) Keith Carney, Kevin Brown, Ronald Gross, Christopher Gilbert, Joshua Hancock | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Henry Rice (PG), Willard Foster (SG), Steven Sirianni (SF), Daniel Haines (PF), Joseph Luciano (C) William Bowie, Clark Crum, Clifford Milburn, Pasquale Acevedo, Keith Byars | |
| 04:19 | Northwestern State | James Cox is hacked by Willard Foster in the backcourt - foul #1 on Willard Foster, team foul #9 | 54-69 |
| 04:19 | Northwestern State | James Cox misses the 1st free throw | 54-69 |
| 04:19 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Luciano pulls down the rebound | 54-69 |
| 04:00 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Haines misses the lay-in | 54-69 |
| 03:59 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Luciano gets the offensive rebound | 54-69 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:47 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Haines is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Henry Rice | 54-71 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:24 | Northwestern State | James Cox's floater is tipped away by Joseph Luciano | 54-71 |
| 03:23 | Northwestern State | Ronald McLemore misses the tip | 54-71 |
| 03:21 | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster pulls down the rebound | 54-71 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Johnathan Overbey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Cox (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lawrence Parker (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald McLemore (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Edwards (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Henry Rice (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willard Foster (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Sirianni (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Haines (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Luciano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster is open but comes up short on the floater in the paint | 54-71 |
| 03:13 | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster gets the offensive rebound | 54-71 |
| 02:49 | Sam Houston State | Steven Sirianni is open but misses the lay-in | 54-71 |
| 02:47 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Haines tips it but misses | 54-71 |
| 02:45 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Luciano gets the offensive rebound | 54-71 |
| 02:28 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Haines drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Steven Sirianni | 54-74 |
| 02:14 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Parker makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-74 |
| 01:58 | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 57-74 |
| 01:57 | Northwestern State | Ronald McLemore pulls down the rebound | 57-74 |
| 01:53 | Northwestern State | Henry Rice takes the ball from Johnathan Overbey in the backcourt | 57-74 |
| 01:35 | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-74 |
| 01:34 | Northwestern State | Ronald McLemore pulls down the rebound | 57-74 |
| 01:16 | Northwestern State | James Cox misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Joseph Luciano - foul #3 on Joseph Luciano, team foul #10 | 57-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Keith Carney (PG), Ronnie Malkin (SF), Ronald Gross (PF) Johnathan Overbey, Lawrence Parker, Jason Edwards | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Bowie (PG), Clark Crum (SG), Reynaldo Villanueva (PF), Clarence Karns (C) Henry Rice, Willard Foster, Daniel Haines, Joseph Luciano | |
| 01:16 | Northwestern State | James Cox makes the 1st free throw | 58-74 |
| 01:16 | Northwestern State | James Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 59-74 |
| 00:58 | Sam Houston State | Ronnie Malkin is called for the reach on William Bowie - foul #1 on Ronnie Malkin, team foul #8 | 59-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Johnathan Overbey (SG) James Cox | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 00:58 | Sam Houston State | William Bowie misses the 1st free throw | 59-74 |
| 00:58 | Northwestern State | Ronald McLemore grabs the defensive rebound | 59-74 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Northwestern State | Steven Sirianni steps in front of the Keith Carney pass in the backcourt | 59-74 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Sam Houston State | Clark Crum banks in the layup and he's hacked by Ronald Gross - foul #3 on Ronald Gross, team foul #9 | 59-76 |
| 00:31 | Sam Houston State | Clark Crum makes the free throw | 59-77 |
| 00:24 | Northwestern State | Clark Crum takes the ball from Ronald Gross | 59-77 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | William Bowie runs out the clock | 59-77 |