| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Kenneth Tripp (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lynn Thorpe (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Paul Gattis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Noel Loomis (fresh) 2 stl. C - Roy Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Frederick Fields (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Claude Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Casper (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Childress (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Roger Salcedo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Paul Gattis inbounds the ball | 34-49 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Sam Houston State | Noel Loomis lays it up and in set up by Lynn Thorpe and the foul's on Anthony Childress - foul #1 on Anthony Childress, team foul #1 | 36-49 |
| 19:50 | Sam Houston State | Noel Loomis makes the free throw | 37-49 |
| 19:37 | Loyola (MD) | Robert Casper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-49 |
| 19:36 | Sam Houston State | Roy Brown pulls down the rebound | 37-49 |
| 19:19 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Tripp connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Lynn Thorpe | 40-49 |
| 18:54 | Loyola (MD) | Claude Anderson hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the right wing | 40-49 |
| 18:52 | Loyola (MD) | Roger Salcedo tips it in | 40-51 |
| 18:45 | Sam Houston State | Claude Anderson steals the ball from Paul Gattis | 40-51 |
| 18:41 | Loyola (MD) | Claude Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-51 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Armstrong (PF) Noel Loomis | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| 18:31 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Tripp can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Anthony Childress - foul #2 on Anthony Childress, team foul #2 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Melvin Patton (SF), Michael Patnaude (C) Robert Casper, Roger Salcedo | |
| 18:31 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Tripp makes the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 18:31 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Tripp makes the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 18:17 | Loyola (MD) | Melvin Patton misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-51 |
| 18:16 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 42-51 |
| 18:00 | Sam Houston State | Lynn Thorpe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-51 |
| 17:58 | Loyola (MD) | Michael Patnaude grabs the board | 42-51 |
| 17:35 | Loyola (MD) | Michael Patnaude lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Frederick Fields | 42-53 |
| 17:19 | Sam Houston State | Michael Patnaude swats the short shot by Kenneth Armstrong | 42-53 |
| 17:17 | Loyola (MD) | Claude Anderson gets the rebound | 42-53 |
| 17:14 | Loyola (MD) | Frederick Fields throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-53 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nole Boggs (PG), Steven Herbert (SF), Noel Loomis (PF) Kenneth Tripp, Paul Gattis, Roy Brown | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Thomas Phares (SG), Robert Casper (SF), Roger Salcedo (C) Frederick Fields, Claude Anderson, Anthony Childress | |
| 17:01 | Sam Houston State | Lynn Thorpe hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Nole Boggs | 45-53 |
| 16:59 | Loyola (MD) | Robert Casper is hacked by Lynn Thorpe in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lynn Thorpe, team foul #1 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Tripp (SG), Reginald Staples (C) Lynn Thorpe, Kenneth Armstrong | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| 16:44 | Loyola (MD) | Robert Casper misses short on an open floater from the right side | 45-53 |
| 16:43 | Sam Houston State | Noel Loomis gets the rebound | 45-53 |
| 16:30 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Tripp misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-53 |
| 16:29 | Sam Houston State | Reginald Staples snags the offensive board | 45-53 |
| 16:17 | Sam Houston State | Noel Loomis buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Kenneth Tripp | 47-53 |
| 16:13 | Loyola (MD) | Melvin Patton's pass is intercepted by Steven Herbert in the backcourt | 47-53 |
| 15:54 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Tripp buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Nole Boggs | 50-53 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Nole Boggs (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Tripp (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Herbert (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Noel Loomis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Reginald Staples (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Melvin Patton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Thomas Phares (fresh) SF - Robert Casper (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Patnaude (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Salcedo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:40 | Loyola (MD) | Thomas Phares misses short on a jumper in the lane | 50-53 |
| 15:39 | Loyola (MD) | Michael Patnaude grabs the offensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 15:28 | Loyola (MD) | Roger Salcedo hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left wing | 50-53 |
| 15:27 | Loyola (MD) | Michael Patnaude can't tip it in | 50-53 |
| 15:25 | Sam Houston State | Nole Boggs pulls down the rebound | 50-53 |
| 15:01 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Tripp misses the floater from the left side | 50-53 |
| 14:59 | Loyola (MD) | Roger Salcedo grabs the defensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 14:42 | Loyola (MD) | Michael Patnaude is alone and drills a driving attempt near the basket and the foul's on Noel Loomis - foul #2 on Noel Loomis, team foul #2 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce (PG), Lynn Thorpe (SG), Chester Hartmann (SF), Paul Gattis (PF), Roy Brown (C) Nole Boggs, Kenneth Tripp, Steven Herbert, Noel Loomis, Reginald Staples | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Frederick Fields (PG), Claude Anderson (SG), Lucas Meece (SF), Anthony Childress (PF) Melvin Patton, Thomas Phares, Robert Casper, Roger Salcedo | |
| 14:42 | Loyola (MD) | Michael Patnaude misses the free throw | 50-55 |
| 14:42 | Sam Houston State | Chester Hartmann grabs the board | 50-55 |
| 14:27 | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Lucas Meece - foul #1 on Lucas Meece, team foul #3 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | John Vance (C) Michael Patnaude | |
| 14:27 | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce misses the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 14:27 | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 14:23 | Loyola (MD) | Frederick Fields is hacked by Lynn Thorpe in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lynn Thorpe, team foul #3 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Tripp (SG) Lynn Thorpe | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| 14:08 | Loyola (MD) | Lucas Meece misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-55 |
| 14:07 | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| 13:45 | Sam Houston State | Claude Anderson steals it from Roy Brown | 51-55 |
| 13:25 | Loyola (MD) | Frederick Fields misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-55 |
| 13:23 | Loyola (MD) | Frederick Fields snags the offensive board | 51-55 |
| 13:16 | Loyola (MD) | Anthony Childress misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Kenneth Tripp - foul #3 on Kenneth Tripp, team foul #4 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nole Boggs (SG) Kenneth Tripp | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | James Steinhauer (PG) Frederick Fields | |
| 13:16 | Loyola (MD) | Anthony Childress makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 13:16 | Loyola (MD) | Anthony Childress makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 13:03 | Sam Houston State | Nole Boggs is fouled on the floor by James Steinhauer - foul #4 on James Steinhauer, team foul #4 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Armstrong (PF) Chester Hartmann | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Frederick Fields (PG), Thomas Phares (SF) James Steinhauer, Lucas Meece | |
| 12:52 | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce connects on the 3 from the right wing | 54-57 |
| 12:26 | Loyola (MD) | Frederick Fields connects on the 3 from the left wing | 54-60 |
| 12:06 | Sam Houston State | Nole Boggs clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-60 |
| 12:05 | Loyola (MD) | Frederick Fields pulls down the rebound | 54-60 |
| 11:49 | Loyola (MD) | Willard Pierce steals it from Anthony Childress | 54-60 |
| 11:45 | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce lays it up and in | 56-60 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Willard Pierce (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nole Boggs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Gattis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Armstrong (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Frederick Fields (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Claude Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Phares (fairly fresh) PF - Anthony Childress (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - John Vance (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Loyola (MD) | Claude Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-60 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Steven Herbert (SG), Chester Hartmann (SF), Noel Loomis (PF), Reginald Staples (C) Nole Boggs, Paul Gattis, Kenneth Armstrong, Roy Brown | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Robert Casper (SF), Lin Xiao (PF), Michael Patnaude (C) Thomas Phares, Anthony Childress, John Vance | |
| 11:10 | Sam Houston State | Michael Patnaude steps in front of the Noel Loomis pass | 56-60 |
| 11:05 | Loyola (MD) | Frederick Fields throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-60 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Melvin Patton (PG), Roger Salcedo (C) Frederick Fields, Lin Xiao | |
| 10:42 | Sam Houston State | Chester Hartmann clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Patnaude - foul #1 on Michael Patnaude, team foul #5 | 56-60 |
| 10:42 | Sam Houston State | Chester Hartmann makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 10:42 | Sam Houston State | Chester Hartmann makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 10:23 | Loyola (MD) | Michael Patnaude clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 58-60 |
| 10:22 | Loyola (MD) | Michael Patnaude snags the offensive board | 58-60 |
| 10:07 | Loyola (MD) | Robert Casper misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-60 |
| 10:05 | Loyola (MD) | Michael Patnaude tips it back up and in | 58-62 |
| 09:50 | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Chester Hartmann | 61-62 |
| 09:38 | Loyola (MD) | Michael Patnaude is called for traveling | 61-62 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Tripp (SG), Paul Gattis (SF), Kenneth Armstrong (PF), Roy Brown (C) Steven Herbert, Chester Hartmann, Noel Loomis, Reginald Staples | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Frederick Fields (PG), Thomas Phares (SG), Lucas Meece (SF), Anthony Childress (PF), Lin Xiao (C) Melvin Patton, Claude Anderson, Robert Casper, Michael Patnaude, Roger Salcedo | |
| 09:23 | Sam Houston State | Paul Gattis hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 61-62 |
| 09:22 | Loyola (MD) | The rebound goes to Frederick Fields | 61-62 |
| 09:16 | Loyola (MD) | Thomas Phares is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Tripp - foul #4 on Kenneth Tripp, team foul #5 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nole Boggs (SG) Kenneth Tripp | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| 09:10 | Loyola (MD) | Frederick Fields misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-62 |
| 09:09 | Loyola (MD) | Lucas Meece gets the offensive rebound | 61-62 |
| 08:57 | Loyola (MD) | Frederick Fields makes the wide open 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Phares | 61-65 |
| 08:48 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Armstrong hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Frederick Fields - foul #2 on Frederick Fields, team foul #6 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Chester Hartmann (SF) Roy Brown | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| 08:48 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Armstrong misses the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 08:48 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 08:30 | Loyola (MD) | Frederick Fields scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Phares | 62-67 |
| 08:08 | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce is fouled on the floor by Frederick Fields - foul #3 on Frederick Fields, team foul #7 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Steven Herbert (SG), Reginald Staples (C) Nole Boggs, Paul Gattis | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Claude Anderson (SG), Michael Patnaude (C) Thomas Phares, Lin Xiao | |
| 08:08 | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 08:08 | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 07:56 | Loyola (MD) | Lucas Meece misses the turnaround in the paint | 64-67 |
| 07:55 | Sam Houston State | Steven Herbert snags the defensive board | 64-67 |
| 07:39 | Sam Houston State | Reginald Staples misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 64-67 |
| 07:37 | Loyola (MD) | Anthony Childress pulls down the rebound | 64-67 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Willard Pierce (tiring) 15 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Herbert (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Chester Hartmann (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Armstrong (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Reginald Staples (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Frederick Fields (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Claude Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Lucas Meece (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Childress (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Patnaude (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:35 | Loyola (MD) | Frederick Fields is fouled in the backcourt by Willard Pierce - foul #4 on Willard Pierce, team foul #6 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Tripp (PG), Lynn Thorpe (SG), Roy Brown (C) Willard Pierce, Chester Hartmann, Kenneth Armstrong | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | James Steinhauer (PG), Melvin Patton (SF), Roger Salcedo (C) Frederick Fields, Lucas Meece, Anthony Childress | |
| 07:29 | Loyola (MD) | Melvin Patton misses the wide open fadeaway from the left wing | 64-67 |
| 07:28 | Sam Houston State | Reginald Staples grabs the board | 64-67 |
| 07:12 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Tripp misses the floater from the right side | 64-67 |
| 07:10 | Loyola (MD) | Michael Patnaude gets the rebound | 64-67 |
| 07:08 | Loyola (MD) | James Steinhauer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-67 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Paul Gattis (SF), Noel Loomis (PF) Steven Herbert, Reginald Staples | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Robert Casper (SF) Claude Anderson | |
| 06:46 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Tripp hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 64-67 |
| 06:45 | Sam Houston State | Noel Loomis tips it but misses | 64-67 |
| 06:43 | Loyola (MD) | The rebound goes to James Steinhauer | 64-67 |
| 06:39 | Loyola (MD) | Melvin Patton is hacked by Roy Brown - foul #2 on Roy Brown, team foul #7 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Anthony Childress (PF), John Vance (C) Michael Patnaude, Roger Salcedo | |
| 06:39 | Loyola (MD) | Melvin Patton makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 06:39 | Loyola (MD) | Melvin Patton makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 06:22 | Sam Houston State | Noel Loomis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-69 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Chester Hartmann (SF) Noel Loomis | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| 06:11 | Loyola (MD) | Anthony Childress can't connect on a shot from the right block | 64-69 |
| 06:10 | Sam Houston State | Roy Brown grabs the board | 64-69 |
| 06:05 | Sam Houston State | Chester Hartmann is fouled on the floor by Anthony Childress - foul #3 on Anthony Childress, team foul #8 | 64-69 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nole Boggs (PG), Kenneth Armstrong (C) Kenneth Tripp, Roy Brown | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Claude Anderson (SG), Thomas Phares (SF) Melvin Patton, Robert Casper | |
| 06:05 | Sam Houston State | Chester Hartmann misses the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 06:05 | Loyola (MD) | John Vance snags the defensive board | 64-69 |
| 05:44 | Loyola (MD) | Anthony Childress makes the jump hook from the left block and the foul's on Paul Gattis - foul #2 on Paul Gattis, team foul #8 | 64-71 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Steven Herbert (SG), Reginald Staples (C) Lynn Thorpe, Paul Gattis | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Frederick Fields (PG) James Steinhauer | |
| 05:44 | Loyola (MD) | Anthony Childress makes the free throw | 64-72 |
| 05:27 | Sam Houston State | Reginald Staples can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-72 |
| 05:25 | Loyola (MD) | Anthony Childress grabs the defensive rebound | 64-72 |
| 05:23 | Loyola (MD) | Chester Hartmann is called for the reach on Claude Anderson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Chester Hartmann, team foul #9 | 64-72 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lynn Thorpe (SG) Chester Hartmann | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Michael Patnaude (PF), Roger Salcedo (C) Anthony Childress, John Vance | |
| 05:23 | Loyola (MD) | Claude Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 64-73 |
| 05:23 | Loyola (MD) | Claude Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-74 |
| 05:11 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Armstrong misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 64-74 |
| 05:10 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Armstrong grabs the offensive rebound | 64-74 |
| 04:55 | Sam Houston State | Lynn Thorpe is hacked by Claude Anderson - foul #1 on Claude Anderson, team foul #9 | 64-74 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Tripp (PG), Paul Gattis (SF), Noel Loomis (PF), Roy Brown (C) Nole Boggs, Steven Herbert, Kenneth Armstrong, Reginald Staples | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Lucas Meece (SF) Frederick Fields | |
| 04:55 | Sam Houston State | Lynn Thorpe makes the 1st free throw | 65-74 |
| 04:55 | Sam Houston State | Lynn Thorpe makes the 2nd free throw | 66-74 |
| 04:38 | Loyola (MD) | Michael Patnaude drills a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Claude Anderson | 66-76 |
| 04:23 | Sam Houston State | Lynn Thorpe clanks a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Michael Patnaude - foul #2 on Michael Patnaude, team foul #10 | 66-76 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Chester Hartmann (SF) Paul Gattis | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | James Steinhauer (PG), Melvin Patton (SG), Robert Casper (SF), Anthony Childress (PF) Thomas Phares, Claude Anderson, Lucas Meece, Roger Salcedo | |
| 04:23 | Sam Houston State | Lynn Thorpe makes the 1st free throw | 67-76 |
| 04:23 | Sam Houston State | Lynn Thorpe makes the 2nd free throw | 68-76 |
| 04:07 | Loyola (MD) | Anthony Childress buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Melvin Patton | 68-78 |
| 03:53 | Sam Houston State | Lynn Thorpe misses the 3 from the right corner | 68-78 |
| 03:52 | Loyola (MD) | Michael Patnaude grabs the defensive rebound | 68-78 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:40 | Loyola (MD) | Michael Patnaude misses the lay-in but the foul's on Noel Loomis - foul #3 on Noel Loomis, team foul #10 | 68-78 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nole Boggs (PG), Steven Herbert (SG), Paul Gattis (PF) Kenneth Tripp, Lynn Thorpe, Noel Loomis | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| 03:40 | Loyola (MD) | Michael Patnaude misses the 1st free throw | 68-78 |
| 03:40 | Loyola (MD) | Michael Patnaude makes the 2nd free throw | 68-79 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:24 | Sam Houston State | Steven Herbert hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 70-79 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Nole Boggs (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Herbert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Chester Hartmann (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Paul Gattis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roy Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - James Steinhauer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Melvin Patton (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Casper (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Childress (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Patnaude (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:58 | Loyola (MD) | James Steinhauer's floater is tipped away by Roy Brown | 70-79 |
| 02:56 | Loyola (MD) | Robert Casper tips it but misses | 70-79 |
| 02:54 | Loyola (MD) | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Casper | 70-79 |
| 02:54 | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-79 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce (PG), Kenneth Tripp (SG), Noel Loomis (PF) Nole Boggs, Steven Herbert, Paul Gattis | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Claude Anderson (SG), Roger Salcedo (C) Melvin Patton, Michael Patnaude | |
| 02:42 | Loyola (MD) | Robert Casper connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Childress | 70-82 |
| 02:17 | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Chester Hartmann | 73-82 |
| 01:48 | Loyola (MD) | Roger Salcedo is fouled on the floor by Roy Brown - foul #3 on Roy Brown, team foul #11 | 73-82 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lynn Thorpe (SG) Kenneth Tripp | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Frederick Fields (PG) James Steinhauer | |
| 01:48 | Loyola (MD) | Roger Salcedo makes the 1st free throw | 73-83 |
| 01:48 | Loyola (MD) | Roger Salcedo makes the 2nd free throw | 73-84 |
| 01:26 | Sam Houston State | Roy Brown is hacked by Roger Salcedo - foul #2 on Roger Salcedo, team foul #11 | 73-84 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Tripp (PG), Nole Boggs (SG), Paul Gattis (SF), Kenneth Armstrong (PF) Willard Pierce, Lynn Thorpe, Chester Hartmann, Noel Loomis | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | James Steinhauer (PG), Melvin Patton (SG), Thomas Phares (SF), Michael Patnaude (PF), John Vance (C) Frederick Fields, Claude Anderson, Robert Casper, Anthony Childress, Roger Salcedo | |
| 01:26 | Sam Houston State | Roy Brown misses the 1st free throw | 73-84 |
| 01:26 | Sam Houston State | Roy Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 74-84 |
| 00:59 | Loyola (MD) | James Steinhauer's layup is rejected by Kenneth Armstrong | 74-84 |
| 00:57 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Armstrong snags the defensive board | 74-84 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Sam Houston State | Nole Boggs misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 74-84 |
| 00:48 | Loyola (MD) | John Vance grabs the defensive rebound | 74-84 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Loyola (MD) | John Vance is hacked by Kenneth Tripp in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kenneth Tripp, team foul #12 | 74-84 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Steven Herbert (SG), Reginald Staples (C) Kenneth Tripp, Roy Brown | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| 00:45 | Loyola (MD) | John Vance misses the 1st free throw | 74-84 |
| 00:45 | Loyola (MD) | John Vance makes the 2nd free throw | 74-85 |
| 00:38 | Sam Houston State | Reginald Staples misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by John Vance - foul #1 on John Vance, team foul #12 | 74-85 |
| 00:38 | Sam Houston State | Reginald Staples makes the 1st free throw | 75-85 |
| 00:38 | Sam Houston State | Reginald Staples misses the 2nd free throw | 75-85 |
| 00:38 | Loyola (MD) | Michael Patnaude pulls down the rebound | 75-85 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Loyola (MD) | Michael Patnaude lays it in on a great pass from Melvin Patton | 75-87 |
| 00:03 | Sam Houston State | Michael Patnaude swats the layup by Reginald Staples | 75-87 |
| 00:02 | Loyola (MD) | Thomas Phares snags the defensive board | 75-87 |
| 00:00 | Loyola (MD) | Thomas Phares runs out the clock | 75-87 |