| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Donald Trapani (fresh) SG - Willie Atwood (fresh) SF - Jerrod Buckelew (fresh) PF - Charles Steele (fresh) C - David Jordan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Willard Pierce (fresh) SG - Lynn Thorpe (fresh) SF - Chester Hartmann (fresh) PF - Noel Loomis (fresh) C - Roy Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Roy Brown wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:39 | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Northwestern State | Jerrod Buckelew snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Northwestern State | Donald Trapani drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Willie Atwood | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Sam Houston State | Roy Brown is fouled on the floor by Jerrod Buckelew - foul #1 on Jerrod Buckelew, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:44 | Sam Houston State | Roy Brown's pass is intercepted by Jerrod Buckelew | 2-0 |
| 18:42 | Northwestern State | Willard Pierce steals it from Jerrod Buckelew in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 18:26 | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:24 | Northwestern State | Willie Atwood snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:20 | Northwestern State | Charles Steele clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 2-0 |
| 18:18 | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:00 | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce is whistled for a carry | 2-0 |
| 17:43 | Northwestern State | David Jordan buries a shot in the lane | 4-0 |
| 17:24 | Sam Houston State | Roy Brown hits a jump hook in the paint and he's fouled by David Jordan - foul #1 on David Jordan, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Raymond Champagne (PG), Samuel Bullock (SG), Grant Osbourne (SF), Armando Torres (PF), Bruce Grunwald (C) Donald Trapani, Willie Atwood, Jerrod Buckelew, Charles Steele, David Jordan | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Tripp (PG), Nole Boggs (SG), Paul Gattis (SF), Kenneth Armstrong (PF) Willard Pierce, Lynn Thorpe, Chester Hartmann, Noel Loomis | |
| 17:24 | Sam Houston State | Roy Brown misses the free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:24 | Northwestern State | Grant Osbourne gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:22 | Northwestern State | Bruce Grunwald is hacked by Paul Gattis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Gattis, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Steven Herbert (SF) Roy Brown | |
| 17:04 | Northwestern State | Raymond Champagne misses the runner from the left block | 4-2 |
| 17:03 | Northwestern State | Samuel Bullock pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:53 | Northwestern State | Bruce Grunwald is called for traveling | 4-2 |
| 16:39 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Armstrong misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 16:37 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Armstrong hits the follow up shot | 4-4 |
| 16:25 | Northwestern State | Samuel Bullock misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt near the basket | 4-4 |
| 16:23 | Northwestern State | Samuel Bullock tips it but misses | 4-4 |
| 16:22 | Northwestern State | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Grunwald | 4-4 |
| 16:12 | Northwestern State | Paul Gattis blocks the short jumper by Armando Torres | 4-4 |
| 16:11 | Sam Houston State | Steven Herbert grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 15:53 | Sam Houston State | Steven Herbert is fouled on the floor by Raymond Champagne - foul #1 on Raymond Champagne, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Donald Trapani (PG), Mark Kiser (SG), Earl Rinehart (SF), Charles Steele (PF), David Jordan (C) Raymond Champagne, Samuel Bullock, Grant Osbourne, Armando Torres, Bruce Grunwald | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce (PG), Lynn Thorpe (SG), Chester Hartmann (SF), Reginald Staples (PF), Roy Brown (C) Kenneth Tripp, Nole Boggs, Steven Herbert, Paul Gattis, Kenneth Armstrong | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Donald Trapani (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Kiser (fresh) SF - Earl Rinehart (fresh) PF - Charles Steele (fairly fresh) C - David Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Willard Pierce (fresh) SG - Lynn Thorpe (fresh) SF - Chester Hartmann (fresh) PF - Reginald Staples (fresh) C - Roy Brown (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Sam Houston State | Lynn Thorpe connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Willard Pierce | 4-6 |
| 15:17 | Northwestern State | Earl Rinehart hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-6 |
| 15:15 | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce gets the rebound | 4-6 |
| 15:02 | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Chester Hartmann | 4-9 |
| 14:40 | Northwestern State | Earl Rinehart buries a driving attempt in the paint | 6-9 |
| 14:38 | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-9 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Raymond Champagne (PG), Willie Atwood (SG), Jerrod Buckelew (SF), Grant Osbourne (PF) Donald Trapani, Mark Kiser, Earl Rinehart, Charles Steele | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Paul Gattis (SF), Noel Loomis (PF) Chester Hartmann, Reginald Staples | |
| 14:21 | Northwestern State | David Jordan is alone and drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Raymond Champagne | 8-9 |
| 14:09 | Sam Houston State | Lynn Thorpe knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Willard Pierce | 8-12 |
| 14:05 | Northwestern State | Raymond Champagne loses the dribble to Noel Loomis in the backcourt | 8-12 |
| 13:47 | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-12 |
| 13:46 | Sam Houston State | Noel Loomis grabs the offensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 13:27 | Sam Houston State | Paul Gattis misses badly on the uncontested runner near the basket | 8-12 |
| 13:26 | Northwestern State | Jerrod Buckelew gets the rebound | 8-12 |
| 13:00 | Northwestern State | Raymond Champagne scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Willie Atwood | 10-12 |
| 12:57 | Sam Houston State | Lynn Thorpe travels in the backcourt | 10-12 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Mark Kiser (PG), Samuel Bullock (SG), Armando Torres (PF), Bruce Grunwald (C) Raymond Champagne, Willie Atwood, Grant Osbourne, David Jordan | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Tripp (PG), Nole Boggs (SG), Steven Herbert (SF), Kenneth Armstrong (PF), Reginald Staples (C) Willard Pierce, Lynn Thorpe, Paul Gattis, Noel Loomis, Roy Brown | |
| 12:46 | Northwestern State | Armando Torres hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 10-12 |
| 12:45 | Northwestern State | Bruce Grunwald tips it back up and in | 12-12 |
| 12:34 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Tripp drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Nole Boggs | 12-14 |
| 12:09 | Northwestern State | Armando Torres is whistled for a carry | 12-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Donald Trapani (PG), Charles Steele (PF) Jerrod Buckelew, Bruce Grunwald | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Chester Hartmann (SF), Noel Loomis (PF) Steven Herbert, Reginald Staples | |
| 11:40 | Sam Houston State | Chester Hartmann hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 12-14 |
| 11:39 | Northwestern State | Samuel Bullock grabs the defensive rebound | 12-14 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Donald Trapani (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Kiser (fairly fresh) SF - Samuel Bullock (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Steele (fairly fresh) C - Armando Torres (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Kenneth Tripp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Nole Boggs (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Chester Hartmann (fresh) PF - Noel Loomis (tiring) C - Kenneth Armstrong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Northwestern State | Donald Trapani is called for traveling in the backcourt | 12-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Willie Atwood (SG), Earl Rinehart (SF), David Jordan (C) Mark Kiser, Samuel Bullock, Armando Torres | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce (PG), Steven Herbert (SG), Paul Gattis (PF), Roy Brown (C) Kenneth Tripp, Nole Boggs, Noel Loomis, Kenneth Armstrong | |
| 11:19 | Sam Houston State | Paul Gattis loses the dribble to Charles Steele | 12-14 |
| 11:04 | Northwestern State | Willie Atwood misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 12-14 |
| 11:02 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Steven Herbert | 12-14 |
| 10:45 | Sam Houston State | Paul Gattis is alone and drills a floater from the free throw line | 12-16 |
| 10:43 | Northwestern State | Chester Hartmann is called for the reach on Earl Rinehart in the backcourt - foul #1 on Chester Hartmann, team foul #2 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Raymond Champagne (PG), Grant Osbourne (SF), Armando Torres (PF) Donald Trapani, Earl Rinehart, Charles Steele | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Tripp (SG), Noel Loomis (PF), Reginald Staples (C) Steven Herbert, Paul Gattis, Roy Brown | |
| 10:27 | Northwestern State | Willie Atwood buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Grant Osbourne | 14-16 |
| 10:19 | Sam Houston State | Reginald Staples is whistled for a carry | 14-16 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Bruce Grunwald (PF) Armando Torres | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lynn Thorpe (SG) Willard Pierce | |
| 10:03 | Northwestern State | Willie Atwood scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Raymond Champagne and he's fouled by Lynn Thorpe - foul #1 on Lynn Thorpe, team foul #3 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Samuel Bullock (SF) David Jordan | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Armstrong (PF), Paul Gattis (C) Noel Loomis, Reginald Staples | |
| 10:03 | Northwestern State | Willie Atwood makes the free throw | 17-16 |
| 09:50 | Sam Houston State | Paul Gattis is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right side | 17-16 |
| 09:49 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Bruce Grunwald | 17-16 |
| 09:31 | Northwestern State | Bruce Grunwald clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-16 |
| 09:30 | Northwestern State | Willie Atwood tips it home | 19-16 |
| 09:23 | Sam Houston State | Willie Atwood steals the ball from Lynn Thorpe | 19-16 |
| 09:19 | Northwestern State | Willie Atwood lays it up and in | 21-16 |
| 09:17 | Sam Houston State | Willie Atwood is called for the reach on Lynn Thorpe in the backcourt - foul #1 on Willie Atwood, team foul #4 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Donald Trapani (PG), Mark Kiser (SG), Jerrod Buckelew (SF), Armando Torres (PF), David Jordan (C) Raymond Champagne, Willie Atwood, Samuel Bullock, Grant Osbourne, Bruce Grunwald | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce (PG), Nole Boggs (SG), Steven Herbert (SF), Roy Brown (C) Kenneth Tripp, Lynn Thorpe, Chester Hartmann, Kenneth Armstrong | |
| 09:03 | Sam Houston State | Steven Herbert can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-16 |
| 09:02 | Northwestern State | Armando Torres gets the rebound | 21-16 |
| 09:00 | Northwestern State | Jerrod Buckelew is hacked by Steven Herbert in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Herbert, team foul #4 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Noel Loomis (PF) Paul Gattis | |
| 08:39 | Northwestern State | Donald Trapani is fouled on the floor by Willard Pierce - foul #1 on Willard Pierce, team foul #5 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Charles Steele (PF) Armando Torres | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Chester Hartmann (SF), Reginald Staples (PF) Steven Herbert, Noel Loomis | |
| 08:17 | Northwestern State | Charles Steele lays it in uncontested | 23-16 |
| 07:54 | Sam Houston State | Nole Boggs connects on the open runner from the right block | 23-18 |
| 07:39 | Northwestern State | Mark Kiser hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-18 |
| 07:38 | Sam Houston State | Roy Brown gets the rebound | 23-18 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Donald Trapani (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Mark Kiser (fairly fresh) SF - Jerrod Buckelew (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Charles Steele (tiring) 2 pts. C - David Jordan (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Willard Pierce (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nole Boggs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chester Hartmann (tiring) PF - Reginald Staples (fairly fresh) C - Roy Brown (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 07:28 | Sam Houston State | Reginald Staples is called for 10 seconds | 23-18 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Raymond Champagne (PG), Samuel Bullock (SG), Earl Rinehart (SF), Grant Osbourne (PF), Armando Torres (C) Donald Trapani, Mark Kiser, Jerrod Buckelew, Charles Steele, David Jordan | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Tripp (PG), Lynn Thorpe (SG), Steven Herbert (SF), Paul Gattis (PF), Kenneth Armstrong (C) Willard Pierce, Nole Boggs, Chester Hartmann, Reginald Staples, Roy Brown | |
| 07:17 | Northwestern State | Samuel Bullock misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 23-18 |
| 07:16 | Sam Houston State | Paul Gattis gets the rebound | 23-18 |
| 07:14 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Armstrong throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-18 |
| 07:02 | Northwestern State | Armando Torres knocks in the runner from the left block set up by Earl Rinehart and the foul's on Kenneth Armstrong - foul #1 on Kenneth Armstrong, team foul #6 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Charles Steele (PF) Earl Rinehart | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 07:02 | Northwestern State | Armando Torres makes the free throw | 26-18 |
| 06:38 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Tripp blows the layup but he's fouled by Raymond Champagne - foul #2 on Raymond Champagne, team foul #5 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Donald Trapani (PG), Willie Atwood (SG), Bruce Grunwald (PF) Raymond Champagne, Samuel Bullock, Charles Steele | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Noel Loomis (PF) Steven Herbert | |
| 06:38 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Tripp makes the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 06:38 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Tripp makes the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 06:11 | Northwestern State | Willie Atwood's floater is tipped away by Noel Loomis | 26-20 |
| 06:10 | Northwestern State | Armando Torres tips it in | 28-20 |
| 05:48 | Northwestern State | The refs have stopped play. Armando Torres is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. It looks like he got kneed in the thigh. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 28-20 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Samuel Bullock (SG), Earl Rinehart (SF), Charles Steele (PF), David Jordan (C) Willie Atwood, Grant Osbourne, Bruce Grunwald, Armando Torres | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce (PG), Roy Brown (C) Lynn Thorpe, Kenneth Armstrong | |
| 05:41 | Sam Houston State | Noel Loomis misses short on an open shot near the basket but the foul's on Donald Trapani - foul #1 on Donald Trapani, team foul #6 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Chester Hartmann (SF) Paul Gattis | |
| 05:41 | Sam Houston State | Noel Loomis misses the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 05:41 | Sam Houston State | Noel Loomis makes the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 05:20 | Northwestern State | Donald Trapani can't connect on a shot from the left side | 28-21 |
| 05:18 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Noel Loomis | 28-21 |
| 04:56 | Sam Houston State | Chester Hartmann buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Kenneth Tripp | 28-23 |
| 04:43 | Northwestern State | Donald Trapani can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 28-23 |
| 04:42 | Sam Houston State | Noel Loomis pulls down the rebound | 28-23 |
| 04:38 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Tripp is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 28-23 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Mark Kiser (PG), Willie Atwood (SG), Jerrod Buckelew (SF), Grant Osbourne (PF) Donald Trapani, Samuel Bullock, Earl Rinehart, Charles Steele | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nole Boggs (PG), Lynn Thorpe (SG), Steven Herbert (SF), Reginald Staples (PF), Paul Gattis (C) Willard Pierce, Kenneth Tripp, Chester Hartmann, Noel Loomis, Roy Brown | |
| 04:21 | Northwestern State | David Jordan misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Lynn Thorpe - foul #2 on Lynn Thorpe, team foul #7 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce (PG) Lynn Thorpe | |
| 04:21 | Northwestern State | David Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 04:21 | Northwestern State | David Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 03:55 | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-26 |
| 03:38 | Northwestern State | Paul Gattis steals the ball from Willie Atwood | 30-26 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Mark Kiser (fairly fresh) SG - Willie Atwood (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerrod Buckelew (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Grant Osbourne (fairly fresh) C - David Jordan (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Willard Pierce (tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nole Boggs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Herbert (fresh) PF - Reginald Staples (fairly fresh) C - Paul Gattis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:26 | Sam Houston State | Willie Atwood steals it from Reginald Staples | 30-26 |
| 03:24 | Northwestern State | Mark Kiser's pass is intercepted by Nole Boggs in the backcourt | 30-26 |
| 03:11 | Sam Houston State | Steven Herbert is hacked by Jerrod Buckelew - foul #2 on Jerrod Buckelew, team foul #7 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Raymond Champagne (PG), Samuel Bullock (SG), Bruce Grunwald (PF) Mark Kiser, Willie Atwood, Grant Osbourne | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lynn Thorpe (SG), Chester Hartmann (SF), Kenneth Armstrong (PF), Roy Brown (C) Willard Pierce, Nole Boggs, Reginald Staples, Paul Gattis | |
| 03:11 | Sam Houston State | Steven Herbert makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 03:11 | Sam Houston State | Steven Herbert makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 03:06 | Northwestern State | Raymond Champagne is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Herbert - foul #2 on Steven Herbert, team foul #8 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Charles Steele (PF) David Jordan | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Tripp (PG) Steven Herbert | |
| 03:06 | Northwestern State | Raymond Champagne makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 03:06 | Northwestern State | Raymond Champagne makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 02:50 | Sam Houston State | Chester Hartmann is open but comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 32-28 |
| 02:48 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Armstrong tips it home | 32-30 |
| 02:41 | Northwestern State | Bruce Grunwald comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-30 |
| 02:40 | Sam Houston State | Roy Brown grabs the board | 32-30 |
| 02:24 | Sam Houston State | Lynn Thorpe comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-30 |
| 02:22 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Armstrong can't tip it in | 32-30 |
| 02:21 | Northwestern State | Jerrod Buckelew gets the rebound | 32-30 |
| 02:11 | Northwestern State | Bruce Grunwald hits a wide open shot from close range on a great pass from Raymond Champagne | 34-30 |
| 01:58 | Sam Houston State | Lynn Thorpe makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Tripp | 34-33 |
| 01:42 | Northwestern State | Lynn Thorpe steals the ball from Jerrod Buckelew | 34-33 |
| 01:18 | Sam Houston State | Chester Hartmann knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Kenneth Armstrong | 34-36 |
| 00:57 | Northwestern State | Charles Steele misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 00:55 | Sam Houston State | Roy Brown pulls down the rebound | 34-36 |
| 00:55 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 34-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Donald Trapani (PG), Mark Kiser (SG), Earl Rinehart (SF), Armando Torres (PF), Grant Osbourne (C) Raymond Champagne, Samuel Bullock, Jerrod Buckelew, Charles Steele, Bruce Grunwald | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nole Boggs (PG), Steven Herbert (SG), Paul Gattis (SF), Noel Loomis (PF), Reginald Staples (C) Kenneth Tripp, Lynn Thorpe, Chester Hartmann, Kenneth Armstrong, Roy Brown | |
| 00:32 | Sam Houston State | Noel Loomis drills a shot from the free throw line | 34-38 |
| 00:12 | Northwestern State | Reginald Staples picks off the pass by Donald Trapani | 34-38 |
| 00:10 | Sam Houston State | Steven Herbert is hacked by Mark Kiser in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Kiser, team foul #8 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Willie Atwood (SG), David Jordan (C) Donald Trapani, Earl Rinehart | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce (PG) Noel Loomis | |
| 00:10 | Sam Houston State | Steven Herbert makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 00:10 | Sam Houston State | Steven Herbert misses the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 00:10 | Northwestern State | David Jordan snags the defensive board | 34-39 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern State | Willie Atwood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Raymond Champagne (PG) Mark Kiser | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Noel Loomis (PF) Reginald Staples | |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Steven Herbert misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 34-39 |