| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Willard Pierce (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lynn Thorpe (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Chester Hartmann (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Noel Loomis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roy Brown (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - David Green (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mathew Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Edinger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Sancho (fresh) 4 reb. C - Larry Meidinger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UL-Monroe | David Edinger inbounds the ball | 42-44 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | UL-Monroe | Larry Meidinger can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 42-44 |
| 19:44 | Sam Houston State | Noel Loomis grabs the board | 42-44 |
| 19:23 | Sam Houston State | Lynn Thorpe comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-44 |
| 19:22 | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce hits the follow up shot | 44-44 |
| 19:14 | UL-Monroe | Mathew Evans is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from David Green | 44-47 |
| 19:01 | Sam Houston State | Roy Brown double dribbles | 44-47 |
| 18:50 | UL-Monroe | David Green is hacked by Roy Brown - foul #3 on Roy Brown, team foul #1 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Paul Gattis (C) Roy Brown | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| 18:40 | UL-Monroe | Larry Meidinger is called for traveling | 44-47 |
| 18:18 | Sam Houston State | Chester Hartmann double dribbles | 44-47 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Tripp (SG), Kenneth Armstrong (C) Lynn Thorpe, Noel Loomis | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| 18:15 | UL-Monroe | Willard Pierce is called for the reach on David Green in the backcourt - foul #1 on Willard Pierce, team foul #2 | 44-47 |
| 17:57 | UL-Monroe | Mathew Evans steps out of bounds on the baseline | 44-47 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nole Boggs (SG), Steven Herbert (SF) Willard Pierce, Chester Hartmann | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Paul Pinckney (PG), Rudolf Goldstein (SF), Dean Stephens (C) David Green, David Edinger, Larry Meidinger | |
| 17:46 | Sam Houston State | Steven Herbert scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Nole Boggs | 47-47 |
| 17:21 | UL-Monroe | Mathew Evans hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Rudolf Goldstein | 47-50 |
| 17:12 | Sam Houston State | Robert Sancho swats the dunk try by Kenneth Armstrong | 47-50 |
| 17:10 | Sam Houston State | Paul Gattis misses the tip | 47-50 |
| 17:09 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Armstrong grabs the offensive board | 47-50 |
| 16:54 | Sam Houston State | Steven Herbert drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Tripp | 49-50 |
| 16:35 | UL-Monroe | Robert Sancho hits the finger roll on a great pass from Paul Pinckney and he's fouled by Paul Gattis - foul #2 on Paul Gattis, team foul #3 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce (PG), Lynn Thorpe (SG), Chester Hartmann (SF), Noel Loomis (PF) Kenneth Tripp, Nole Boggs, Steven Herbert, Paul Gattis | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | David Green (PG), David Edinger (SF), Larry Meidinger (C) Mathew Evans, Rudolf Goldstein, Dean Stephens | |
| 16:35 | UL-Monroe | Robert Sancho makes the free throw | 49-53 |
| 16:28 | Sam Houston State | Noel Loomis lays it up and in on a nice dish by Lynn Thorpe and he's hacked by Robert Sancho - foul #2 on Robert Sancho, team foul #1 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Reginald Staples (C) Kenneth Armstrong | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | David Norris (PF) Robert Sancho | |
| 16:28 | Sam Houston State | Noel Loomis misses the free throw | 51-53 |
| 16:28 | UL-Monroe | Larry Meidinger pulls down the rebound | 51-53 |
| 16:07 | UL-Monroe | David Edinger is fouled on the floor by Willard Pierce - foul #2 on Willard Pierce, team foul #4 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Rudolf Goldstein (SG) Paul Pinckney | |
| 15:54 | UL-Monroe | David Green's fadeaway is rejected by Willard Pierce | 51-53 |
| 15:52 | Sam Houston State | Noel Loomis grabs the defensive rebound | 51-53 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Willard Pierce (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lynn Thorpe (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chester Hartmann (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Noel Loomis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Reginald Staples (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - David Green (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rudolf Goldstein (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Edinger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Norris (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Meidinger (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Sam Houston State | Reginald Staples clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by David Norris - foul #1 on David Norris, team foul #2 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Roy Brown (C) Noel Loomis | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Dean Stephens (PF) David Norris | |
| 15:34 | Sam Houston State | Reginald Staples misses the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 15:34 | Sam Houston State | Reginald Staples makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 15:19 | UL-Monroe | David Edinger hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Chester Hartmann - foul #1 on Chester Hartmann, team foul #5 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Paul Gattis (PF) Reginald Staples | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| 15:19 | UL-Monroe | David Edinger makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 15:19 | UL-Monroe | David Edinger makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 15:04 | Sam Houston State | Larry Meidinger takes the ball from Chester Hartmann | 52-55 |
| 14:52 | UL-Monroe | Willard Pierce steps in front of the David Edinger pass | 52-55 |
| 14:49 | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce dunks the ball | 54-55 |
| 14:47 | UL-Monroe | David Edinger throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-55 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Tripp (PG), Nole Boggs (SG), Noel Loomis (PF) Willard Pierce, Lynn Thorpe, Chester Hartmann | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Paul Pinckney (PG), Mathew Evans (SG), Dwight Hillard (SF), Robert Sancho (PF) David Green, Rudolf Goldstein, David Edinger, Larry Meidinger | |
| 14:32 | Sam Houston State | Roy Brown drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Kenneth Tripp | 56-55 |
| 14:14 | UL-Monroe | Dwight Hillard clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Paul Gattis - foul #3 on Paul Gattis, team foul #6 | 56-55 |
| 14:14 | UL-Monroe | Dwight Hillard makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 14:14 | UL-Monroe | Dwight Hillard misses the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 14:14 | Sam Houston State | Roy Brown pulls down the rebound | 56-56 |
| 13:49 | Sam Houston State | Roy Brown travels with the ball | 56-56 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce (PG) Nole Boggs | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | David Edinger (SF), Larry Meidinger (C) Dwight Hillard, Dean Stephens | |
| 13:47 | UL-Monroe | David Edinger is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Gattis - foul #4 on Paul Gattis, team foul #7 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lynn Thorpe (SG), Steven Herbert (SF) Kenneth Tripp, Paul Gattis | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| 13:47 | UL-Monroe | David Edinger makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 13:47 | UL-Monroe | David Edinger makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 13:36 | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Steven Herbert | 58-58 |
| 13:31 | UL-Monroe | Mathew Evans's pass is intercepted by Willard Pierce in the backcourt | 58-58 |
| 13:18 | Sam Houston State | Steven Herbert is called for traveling | 58-58 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Chester Hartmann (SF), Kenneth Armstrong (PF), Reginald Staples (C) Steven Herbert, Noel Loomis, Roy Brown | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | David Green (PG), Rudolf Goldstein (SG), David Norris (PF) Paul Pinckney, Mathew Evans, Robert Sancho | |
| 13:01 | UL-Monroe | Larry Meidinger's fadeaway is rejected by Chester Hartmann | 58-58 |
| 13:00 | Sam Houston State | Chester Hartmann gets the rebound | 58-58 |
| 12:55 | Sam Houston State | Lynn Thorpe clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-58 |
| 12:53 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Willard Pierce | 58-58 |
| 12:39 | Sam Houston State | Reginald Staples buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Chester Hartmann | 60-58 |
| 12:36 | UL-Monroe | Willard Pierce is called for the reach on David Green in the backcourt - foul #3 on Willard Pierce, team foul #8 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Tripp (PG), Nole Boggs (SG) Willard Pierce, Lynn Thorpe | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Tommy Reynolds (SG), Dwight Hillard (SF) David Edinger, Larry Meidinger | |
| 12:36 | UL-Monroe | David Green makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 12:36 | UL-Monroe | David Green makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 12:25 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Tripp loses the ball out of bounds | 60-60 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Roy Brown (C) Reginald Staples | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Dean Stephens (PF) Tommy Reynolds | |
| 11:57 | UL-Monroe | David Green misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 60-60 |
| 11:56 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Armstrong snags the defensive board | 60-60 |
| 11:49 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Tripp hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-60 |
| 11:48 | UL-Monroe | David Norris gets the rebound | 60-60 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Kenneth Tripp (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Nole Boggs (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chester Hartmann (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Armstrong (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Roy Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - David Green (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rudolf Goldstein (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dwight Hillard (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dean Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Norris (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:42 | UL-Monroe | David Norris misses the easy layup | 60-60 |
| 11:41 | UL-Monroe | Dean Stephens tips it home | 60-62 |
| 11:31 | Sam Houston State | David Green steals it from Kenneth Armstrong | 60-62 |
| 11:10 | UL-Monroe | Dean Stephens hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt from close range | 60-62 |
| 11:08 | UL-Monroe | Dean Stephens tips it back up and in | 60-64 |
| 10:52 | Sam Houston State | Chester Hartmann buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Kenneth Tripp | 63-64 |
| 10:50 | UL-Monroe | Rudolf Goldstein's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-64 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce (PG), Lynn Thorpe (SG), Steven Herbert (SF), Noel Loomis (PF), Reginald Staples (C) Kenneth Tripp, Nole Boggs, Chester Hartmann, Kenneth Armstrong, Roy Brown | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Paul Pinckney (PG), Mathew Evans (SG), David Edinger (SF), Robert Sancho (PF), Larry Meidinger (C) David Green, Rudolf Goldstein, Dwight Hillard, Dean Stephens, David Norris | |
| 10:29 | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Steven Herbert | 65-64 |
| 10:13 | UL-Monroe | David Edinger misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-64 |
| 10:11 | UL-Monroe | Robert Sancho grabs the offensive board | 65-64 |
| 09:52 | UL-Monroe | Larry Meidinger blows the dunk but the foul's on Noel Loomis - foul #1 on Noel Loomis, team foul #9 | 65-64 |
| 09:52 | UL-Monroe | Larry Meidinger misses the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 09:52 | UL-Monroe | Larry Meidinger misses the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 09:52 | Sam Houston State | Noel Loomis grabs the defensive rebound | 65-64 |
| 09:28 | Sam Houston State | Lynn Thorpe misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-64 |
| 09:26 | UL-Monroe | The rebound goes to David Edinger | 65-64 |
| 09:03 | UL-Monroe | Larry Meidinger hits a wide open driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Mathew Evans | 65-66 |
| 08:47 | Sam Houston State | Robert Sancho blocks the short jumper by Noel Loomis | 65-66 |
| 08:46 | UL-Monroe | Larry Meidinger snags the defensive board | 65-66 |
| 08:40 | UL-Monroe | Mathew Evans clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 65-66 |
| 08:38 | Sam Houston State | Lynn Thorpe grabs the defensive rebound | 65-66 |
| 08:21 | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce misses the 3 from the left corner | 65-66 |
| 08:20 | UL-Monroe | Mathew Evans pulls down the rebound | 65-66 |
| 08:00 | UL-Monroe | David Edinger comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-66 |
| 07:58 | UL-Monroe | Mathew Evans misses the tip | 65-66 |
| 07:56 | Sam Houston State | Reginald Staples pulls down the rebound | 65-66 |
| 07:43 | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce is hacked by Paul Pinckney - foul #1 on Paul Pinckney, team foul #3 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Tripp (PG), Nole Boggs (SG), Chester Hartmann (SF), Paul Gattis (PF), Roy Brown (C) Willard Pierce, Lynn Thorpe, Steven Herbert, Noel Loomis, Reginald Staples | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | David Green (PG), Rudolf Goldstein (SG), Dwight Hillard (SF), Dean Stephens (PF), David Norris (C) Paul Pinckney, Mathew Evans, David Edinger, Robert Sancho, Larry Meidinger | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Kenneth Tripp (fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. SG - Nole Boggs (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chester Hartmann (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Gattis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Roy Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - David Green (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rudolf Goldstein (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dwight Hillard (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dean Stephens (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - David Norris (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Sam Houston State | Roy Brown drills a shot in the lane set up by Nole Boggs | 67-66 |
| 07:28 | UL-Monroe | David Green is hacked by Kenneth Tripp in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Tripp, team foul #10 | 67-66 |
| 07:28 | UL-Monroe | David Green makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 07:28 | UL-Monroe | David Green makes the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 07:08 | Sam Houston State | Roy Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-68 |
| 06:53 | UL-Monroe | David Green comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-68 |
| 06:52 | Sam Houston State | Chester Hartmann gets the rebound | 67-68 |
| 06:41 | Sam Houston State | Roy Brown comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Dwight Hillard - foul #2 on Dwight Hillard, team foul #4 | 67-68 |
| 06:41 | Sam Houston State | Roy Brown misses the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 06:41 | Sam Houston State | Roy Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 06:19 | UL-Monroe | Rudolf Goldstein is hacked by Kenneth Tripp - foul #4 on Kenneth Tripp, team foul #11 | 68-68 |
| 06:19 | UL-Monroe | Rudolf Goldstein misses the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 06:19 | UL-Monroe | Rudolf Goldstein makes the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 06:07 | Sam Houston State | Paul Gattis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-69 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce (PG) Nole Boggs | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Robert Sancho (PF) David Norris | |
| 05:51 | UL-Monroe | Dean Stephens connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Rudolf Goldstein | 68-71 |
| 05:28 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Tripp can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 68-71 |
| 05:26 | UL-Monroe | The rebound goes to Dwight Hillard | 68-71 |
| 05:08 | UL-Monroe | Robert Sancho is alone and drills a driving attempt in the paint | 68-73 |
| 04:52 | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 68-73 |
| 04:50 | Sam Houston State | Roy Brown hits the follow up shot | 70-73 |
| 04:50 | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-73 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lynn Thorpe (SG), Noel Loomis (PF) Kenneth Tripp, Paul Gattis | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Mathew Evans (SG), David Edinger (SF), Larry Meidinger (C) Rudolf Goldstein, Dwight Hillard, Dean Stephens | |
| 04:35 | UL-Monroe | David Green is wide open but clanks a floater from the left block | 70-73 |
| 04:34 | Sam Houston State | Roy Brown gets the rebound | 70-73 |
| 04:16 | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Lynn Thorpe | 73-73 |
| 04:08 | UL-Monroe | David Green is open and scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by David Edinger | 73-75 |
| 03:53 | Sam Houston State | Noel Loomis can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 73-75 |
| 03:51 | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce snags the offensive board | 73-75 |
| 03:34 | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 76-75 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Willard Pierce (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Lynn Thorpe (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chester Hartmann (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Noel Loomis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Roy Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - David Green (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mathew Evans (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Edinger (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Sancho (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Larry Meidinger (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:32 | UL-Monroe | David Green is hacked by Willard Pierce in the backcourt - foul #4 on Willard Pierce, team foul #12 | 76-75 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Tripp (PG), Paul Gattis (SF), Kenneth Armstrong (C) Willard Pierce, Chester Hartmann, Roy Brown | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| 03:32 | UL-Monroe | David Green makes the 1st free throw | 76-76 |
| 03:32 | UL-Monroe | David Green makes the 2nd free throw | 76-77 |
| 03:04 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Tripp is hacked by Mathew Evans - foul #1 on Mathew Evans, team foul #5 | 76-77 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nole Boggs (SG), Steven Herbert (SF) Lynn Thorpe, Noel Loomis | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Paul Pinckney (PG), Dean Stephens (PF) David Green, Robert Sancho | |
| 02:40 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Armstrong makes the runner in the lane and he's hacked by Mathew Evans - foul #2 on Mathew Evans, team foul #6 | 78-77 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce (PG) Nole Boggs | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Tommy Reynolds (PG), Rudolf Goldstein (SF), David Norris (C) Mathew Evans, David Edinger, Larry Meidinger | |
| 02:40 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Armstrong misses the free throw | 78-77 |
| 02:40 | UL-Monroe | David Norris grabs the defensive rebound | 78-77 |
| 02:40 | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-77 |
| 02:19 | UL-Monroe | Paul Pinckney is open and buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Tommy Reynolds | 78-79 |
| 02:19 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-79 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lynn Thorpe (SG), Chester Hartmann (SF), Noel Loomis (PF), Roy Brown (C) Kenneth Tripp, Steven Herbert, Kenneth Armstrong, Paul Gattis | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | David Green (PG), Mathew Evans (SG), David Edinger (SF), Robert Sancho (PF), Larry Meidinger (C) Tommy Reynolds, Paul Pinckney, Rudolf Goldstein, Dean Stephens, David Norris | |
| 01:59 | Sam Houston State | Lynn Thorpe makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Willard Pierce and he's hacked by Robert Sancho - foul #3 on Robert Sancho, team foul #7 | 80-79 |
| 01:59 | Sam Houston State | Lynn Thorpe makes the free throw | 81-79 |
| 01:40 | UL-Monroe | Larry Meidinger hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by David Green | 81-81 |
| 01:26 | Sam Houston State | Noel Loomis's pass is intercepted by David Edinger | 81-81 |
| 01:24 | UL-Monroe | Lynn Thorpe steps in front of the Mathew Evans pass in the backcourt | 81-81 |
| 01:16 | Sam Houston State | Chester Hartmann clanks a jumper from the left wing | 81-81 |
| 01:14 | UL-Monroe | Mathew Evans gets the rebound | 81-81 |
| 00:59 | UL-Monroe | David Green is whistled for a carry | 81-81 |
| 00:48 | Sam Houston State | Roy Brown blows the layup | 81-81 |
| 00:46 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Willard Pierce | 81-81 |
| 00:26 | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 81-81 |
| 00:24 | Sam Houston State | Roy Brown grabs the offensive board | 81-81 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Sam Houston State | Lynn Thorpe clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 81-81 |
| 00:00 | UL-Monroe | The rebound goes to Larry Meidinger | 81-81 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Willard Pierce (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Lynn Thorpe (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chester Hartmann (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Noel Loomis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Roy Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - David Green (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mathew Evans (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Edinger (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Sancho (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Larry Meidinger (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Sam Houston State | Roy Brown wins the tip | 81-81 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:41 | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce is fouled on the floor by David Green - foul #3 on David Green, team foul #8 | 81-81 |
| 04:41 | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 82-81 |
| 04:41 | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 83-81 |
| 04:39 | UL-Monroe | Mathew Evans is fouled in the backcourt by Chester Hartmann - foul #2 on Chester Hartmann, team foul #13 | 83-81 |
| 04:39 | UL-Monroe | Mathew Evans makes the 1st free throw | 83-82 |
| 04:39 | UL-Monroe | Mathew Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 83-82 |
| 04:39 | Sam Houston State | Roy Brown gets the rebound | 83-82 |
| 04:22 | Sam Houston State | Chester Hartmann hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 83-82 |
| 04:21 | Sam Houston State | Noel Loomis grabs the offensive board | 83-82 |
| 04:05 | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Lynn Thorpe | 86-82 |
| 03:59 | UL-Monroe | David Edinger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 86-82 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Paul Gattis (PF) Noel Loomis | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| 03:49 | Sam Houston State | Paul Gattis is whistled for a carry | 86-82 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Tripp (SG) Lynn Thorpe | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| 03:47 | UL-Monroe | David Green is hacked by Paul Gattis in the backcourt - foul #5 on Paul Gattis, team foul #14 | 86-82 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Armstrong (PF) Paul Gattis | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| 03:47 | UL-Monroe | David Green makes the 1st free throw | 86-83 |
| 03:47 | UL-Monroe | David Green makes the 2nd free throw | 86-84 |
| 03:22 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Armstrong misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 86-84 |
| 03:21 | UL-Monroe | Mathew Evans snags the defensive board | 86-84 |
| 03:04 | UL-Monroe | Mathew Evans comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Roy Brown - foul #4 on Roy Brown, team foul #15 | 86-84 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nole Boggs (SG), Steven Herbert (SF), Reginald Staples (C) Willard Pierce, Chester Hartmann, Roy Brown | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Paul Pinckney (PG), Rudolf Goldstein (SF) David Green, David Edinger | |
| 03:04 | UL-Monroe | Mathew Evans makes the 1st free throw | 86-85 |
| 03:04 | UL-Monroe | Mathew Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 86-86 |
| 02:59 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 86-86 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce (PG), Lynn Thorpe (SG), Chester Hartmann (SF), Noel Loomis (PF), Roy Brown (C) Kenneth Tripp, Nole Boggs, Steven Herbert, Kenneth Armstrong, Reginald Staples | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | David Green (PG), David Edinger (SF) Paul Pinckney, Rudolf Goldstein | |
| 02:46 | Sam Houston State | Chester Hartmann misses the 3 from the right wing | 86-86 |
| 02:44 | UL-Monroe | The rebound goes to Mathew Evans | 86-86 |
| 02:41 | UL-Monroe | Mathew Evans loses the dribble to Lynn Thorpe in the backcourt | 86-86 |
| 02:26 | Sam Houston State | Willard Pierce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 86-86 |
| 02:23 | UL-Monroe | Willard Pierce is called for the reach on David Green in the backcourt - foul #5 on Willard Pierce, team foul #16 | 86-86 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Tripp (PG) Willard Pierce | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| 02:23 | UL-Monroe | David Green makes the 1st free throw | 86-87 |
| 02:23 | UL-Monroe | David Green makes the 2nd free throw | 86-88 |
| 02:14 | Sam Houston State | Roy Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 86-88 |
| 02:12 | UL-Monroe | Mathew Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 86-88 |
| 01:57 | UL-Monroe | David Green hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Mathew Evans | 86-90 |
| 01:52 | Sam Houston State | A charge is called on Chester Hartmann - foul #3 on Chester Hartmann, team foul #17 | 86-90 |
| 01:42 | UL-Monroe | Mathew Evans connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by David Edinger | 86-93 |
| 01:20 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Tripp misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Sancho - foul #4 on Robert Sancho, team foul #9 | 86-93 |
| 01:20 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Tripp makes the 1st free throw | 87-93 |
| 01:20 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Tripp makes the 2nd free throw | 88-93 |
| 01:18 | UL-Monroe | Kenneth Tripp steals the ball from Mathew Evans in the backcourt | 88-93 |
| 01:16 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Tripp throws it down | 90-93 |
| 00:55 | UL-Monroe | David Edinger makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by David Green | 90-96 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Kenneth Tripp (fresh) 15 pts. 7 ast. 4 pf. SG - Lynn Thorpe (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Chester Hartmann (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Noel Loomis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Roy Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - David Green (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mathew Evans (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Edinger (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Sancho (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Larry Meidinger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Sam Houston State | Lynn Thorpe misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 90-96 |
| 00:48 | UL-Monroe | Larry Meidinger grabs the board | 90-96 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:46 | UL-Monroe | Kenneth Tripp is called for the reach on Larry Meidinger in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kenneth Tripp, team foul #18 | 90-96 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nole Boggs (PG) Kenneth Tripp | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Dean Stephens (PF) Robert Sancho | |
| 00:46 | UL-Monroe | Larry Meidinger makes the 1st free throw | 90-97 |
| 00:46 | UL-Monroe | Larry Meidinger misses the 2nd free throw | 90-97 |
| 00:46 | Sam Houston State | Noel Loomis pulls down the rebound | 90-97 |
| 00:40 | Sam Houston State | Roy Brown makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Nole Boggs | 92-97 |
| 00:37 | UL-Monroe | Nole Boggs is called for the reach on Mathew Evans in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nole Boggs, team foul #19 | 92-97 |
| 00:37 | UL-Monroe | Mathew Evans misses the 1st free throw | 92-97 |
| 00:37 | UL-Monroe | Mathew Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 92-98 |
| 00:35 | Sam Houston State | Nole Boggs is hacked by David Green in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Green, team foul #10 | 92-98 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Robert Sancho (PF) Dean Stephens | |
| 00:35 | Sam Houston State | Nole Boggs makes the 1st free throw | 93-98 |
| 00:35 | Sam Houston State | Nole Boggs makes the 2nd free throw | 94-98 |
| 00:32 | UL-Monroe | Lynn Thorpe is called for the reach on Robert Sancho in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lynn Thorpe, team foul #20 | 94-98 |
| 00:32 | UL-Monroe | Robert Sancho makes the 1st free throw | 94-99 |
| 00:32 | UL-Monroe | Robert Sancho makes the 2nd free throw | 94-100 |
| 00:26 | Sam Houston State | Lynn Thorpe hits a 3 from the left wing | 97-100 |
| 00:25 | UL-Monroe | Mathew Evans is hacked by Nole Boggs in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nole Boggs, team foul #21 | 97-100 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Rudolf Goldstein (PF) Robert Sancho | |
| 00:25 | UL-Monroe | Mathew Evans makes the 1st free throw | 97-101 |
| 00:25 | UL-Monroe | Mathew Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 97-102 |
| 00:18 | Sam Houston State | Roy Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 97-102 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Dean Stephens (PF) Rudolf Goldstein | |
| 00:17 | UL-Monroe | Mathew Evans is fouled in the backcourt by Lynn Thorpe - foul #3 on Lynn Thorpe, team foul #22 | 97-102 |
| 00:17 | UL-Monroe | Mathew Evans makes the 1st free throw | 97-103 |
| 00:17 | UL-Monroe | Mathew Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 97-104 |
| 00:13 | Sam Houston State | Lynn Thorpe misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 97-104 |
| 00:12 | UL-Monroe | Dean Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 97-104 |
| 00:09 | UL-Monroe | Dean Stephens is hacked by Nole Boggs in the backcourt - foul #3 on Nole Boggs, team foul #23 | 97-104 |
| 00:09 | UL-Monroe | Dean Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 97-105 |
| 00:09 | UL-Monroe | Dean Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 97-106 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Sam Houston State | Lynn Thorpe can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 97-106 |
| 00:02 | UL-Monroe | Dean Stephens grabs the board | 97-106 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | UL-Monroe | Dean Stephens runs out the clock | 97-106 |