| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Gregory Juergens (fresh) SG - Ryan Viator (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Riley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathan Bishop (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Mitchell (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Charles Snyder (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Christopher Replogle (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Marcos Gonzalez (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Penick (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Porras (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Riley inbounds the ball | 38-41 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Sam Houston State | Timothy Mitchell clanks a floater in the lane | 38-41 |
| 19:35 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Andrew Penick | 38-41 |
| 19:20 | Northern Iowa | Robert Porras is by himself and knocks in the floater in the lane | 38-43 |
| 18:52 | Sam Houston State | Gregory Juergens drills a fadeaway from the left wing and he's fouled by Andrew Penick - foul #2 on Andrew Penick, team foul #1 | 40-43 |
| 18:52 | Sam Houston State | Gregory Juergens misses the free throw | 40-43 |
| 18:52 | Northern Iowa | Robert Porras pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 18:44 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Riley is called for the reach on Marcos Gonzalez - foul #1 on Joseph Riley, team foul #1 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Herbert Lewis (PG), Gordon Peters (SF) Gregory Juergens, Joseph Riley | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stephen Evans (SG) Christopher Replogle | |
| 18:36 | Northern Iowa | Robert Porras misses the easy layup | 40-43 |
| 18:34 | Sam Houston State | Herbert Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 18:10 | Sam Houston State | Nathan Bishop can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 40-43 |
| 18:09 | Sam Houston State | Gordon Peters hits the follow up shot | 42-43 |
| 17:53 | Northern Iowa | Robert Porras is fouled on the floor by Timothy Mitchell - foul #3 on Timothy Mitchell, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ryan Emery (SF), Charlie Larsen (C) Ryan Viator, Timothy Mitchell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena (PG), Juan Miranda (PF), Ramiro Herrera (C) Charles Snyder, Andrew Penick, Robert Porras | |
| 17:45 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-45 |
| 17:22 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Emery connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 17:02 | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena is hacked by Herbert Lewis - foul #1 on Herbert Lewis, team foul #3 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Gregory Juergens (PG), Joseph Riley (SF) Herbert Lewis, Gordon Peters | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Replogle (SG) Stephen Evans | |
| 16:55 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Riley is called for the reach on Juan Miranda - foul #2 on Joseph Riley, team foul #4 | 44-45 |
| 16:45 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda is wide open but clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-45 |
| 16:43 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Riley grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 16:39 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Emery buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Gregory Juergens | 46-45 |
| 16:31 | Northern Iowa | Gregory Juergens steals it from Marcos Gonzalez | 46-45 |
| 16:28 | Sam Houston State | Gregory Juergens misses the lay-in | 46-45 |
| 16:27 | Sam Houston State | Charlie Larsen misses the tip | 46-45 |
| 16:25 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 16:11 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-45 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ryan Viator (SG) Ryan Emery | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder (PG), Andrew Penick (PF), Robert Porras (C) Gustavo Pena, Juan Miranda, Ramiro Herrera | |
| 15:54 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Riley misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 46-45 |
| 15:52 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Andrew Penick | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Gregory Juergens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ryan Viator (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Riley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nathan Bishop (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Charlie Larsen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Charles Snyder (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Christopher Replogle (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Marcos Gonzalez (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Penick (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Robert Porras (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 15:42 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Gonzalez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-45 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Johnny Williams (PG), Gordon Peters (SF), Robert Pontiff (PF), Timothy Mitchell (C) Gregory Juergens, Joseph Riley, Nathan Bishop, Charlie Larsen | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ivan Szablewski (SG) Christopher Replogle | |
| 15:32 | Sam Houston State | Johnny Williams misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Marcos Gonzalez - foul #2 on Marcos Gonzalez, team foul #2 | 46-45 |
| 15:32 | Sam Houston State | Johnny Williams makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 15:32 | Sam Houston State | Johnny Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 15:32 | Northern Iowa | Andrew Penick gets the rebound | 47-45 |
| 15:25 | Northern Iowa | Robert Porras double dribbles | 47-45 |
| 15:23 | Sam Houston State | Johnny Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Snyder - foul #1 on Charles Snyder, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stephen Evans (PG) Charles Snyder | |
| 15:06 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Viator can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-45 |
| 15:05 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Gordon Peters | 47-45 |
| 14:50 | Sam Houston State | Timothy Mitchell misses badly on a shot from the right block | 47-45 |
| 14:48 | Northern Iowa | Andrew Penick gets the rebound | 47-45 |
| 14:39 | Northern Iowa | Robert Porras is open but comes up short on the runner near the basket | 47-45 |
| 14:38 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Penick | 47-45 |
| 14:22 | Northern Iowa | Robert Porras connects on the runner in the lane and the foul's on Timothy Mitchell - foul #4 on Timothy Mitchell, team foul #5 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Gregory Juergens (PG), Herbert Lewis (SG), Joseph Riley (SF), Nathan Bishop (PF), Charlie Larsen (C) Johnny Williams, Ryan Viator, Gordon Peters, Robert Pontiff, Timothy Mitchell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena (PG), Christopher Replogle (SG), Juan Miranda (PF) Stephen Evans, Ivan Szablewski, Andrew Penick | |
| 14:22 | Northern Iowa | Robert Porras makes the free throw | 47-48 |
| 13:53 | Sam Houston State | Gregory Juergens hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Herbert Lewis | 49-48 |
| 13:32 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 13:11 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Riley clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-50 |
| 13:10 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Gonzalez grabs the defensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 13:05 | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Christopher Replogle | 49-53 |
| 12:42 | Sam Houston State | Herbert Lewis misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-53 |
| 12:41 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda grabs the board | 49-53 |
| 12:37 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 49-53 |
| 12:35 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Juan Miranda | 49-53 |
| 12:28 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Replogle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-53 |
| 12:26 | Sam Houston State | Nathan Bishop grabs the defensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 12:05 | Sam Houston State | Herbert Lewis is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Herbert Lewis, team foul #6 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Johnny Williams (PG), Ryan Viator (SG), Ryan Emery (SF), Gordon Peters (PF), Robert Pontiff (C) Gregory Juergens, Herbert Lewis, Joseph Riley, Nathan Bishop, Charlie Larsen | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder (PG), Stephen Evans (SG), Ivan Szablewski (SF), Andrew Penick (PF), Ramiro Herrera (C) Gustavo Pena, Christopher Replogle, Marcos Gonzalez, Juan Miranda, Robert Porras | |
| 11:49 | Northern Iowa | Ivan Szablewski can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-53 |
| 11:47 | Northern Iowa | Andrew Penick grabs the offensive rebound | 49-53 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Johnny Williams (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Ryan Viator (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ryan Emery (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gordon Peters (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Pontiff (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Charles Snyder (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Stephen Evans (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ivan Szablewski (fresh) PF - Andrew Penick (fresh) 2 pts. 13 reb. C - Ramiro Herrera (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Northern Iowa | Ivan Szablewski is open and scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by Stephen Evans | 49-55 |
| 11:30 | Sam Houston State | Johnny Williams misses the jumpshot from the right side | 49-55 |
| 11:29 | Northern Iowa | Andrew Penick grabs the board | 49-55 |
| 11:25 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Williams picks off the pass by Charles Snyder in the backcourt | 49-55 |
| 11:09 | Sam Houston State | Robert Pontiff hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Ryan Emery | 51-55 |
| 10:59 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Evans misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-55 |
| 10:57 | Northern Iowa | Ivan Szablewski can't tip it in | 51-55 |
| 10:55 | Sam Houston State | Robert Pontiff pulls down the rebound | 51-55 |
| 10:33 | Sam Houston State | Stephen Evans picks off the pass by Robert Pontiff | 51-55 |
| 10:31 | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder is fouled in the backcourt by Johnny Williams - foul #2 on Johnny Williams, team foul #7 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ali Rhodes (PG), Joseph Riley (SF), Nathan Bishop (PF) Johnny Williams, Ryan Emery, Gordon Peters | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Replogle (SG), Marcos Gonzalez (SF), Robert Porras (C) Stephen Evans, Ivan Szablewski, Ramiro Herrera | |
| 10:31 | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 10:31 | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder misses the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 10:31 | Sam Houston State | Robert Pontiff pulls down the rebound | 51-56 |
| 10:14 | Sam Houston State | Nathan Bishop hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Ryan Viator | 54-56 |
| 09:57 | Northern Iowa | Robert Porras misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 54-56 |
| 09:56 | Sam Houston State | Ali Rhodes grabs the board | 54-56 |
| 09:43 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Replogle is called for the reach on Ryan Viator - foul #2 on Christopher Replogle, team foul #4 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Charlie Larsen (C) Robert Pontiff | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda (C) Robert Porras | |
| 09:32 | Sam Houston State | Charlie Larsen connects on the floater from the left block | 56-56 |
| 09:26 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 56-56 |
| 09:24 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Nathan Bishop | 56-56 |
| 09:06 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Riley is hacked by Marcos Gonzalez - foul #3 on Marcos Gonzalez, team foul #5 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Johnny Williams (PG), Herbert Lewis (SG), Ryan Emery (SF), Gordon Peters (PF) Ali Rhodes, Ryan Viator, Joseph Riley, Nathan Bishop | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena (PG), Stephen Evans (SG), Robert Porras (C) Charles Snyder, Christopher Replogle, Andrew Penick | |
| 08:48 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Emery is hacked by Marcos Gonzalez - foul #4 on Marcos Gonzalez, team foul #6 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Gregory Juergens (PG) Johnny Williams | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ivan Szablewski (SF) Marcos Gonzalez | |
| 08:27 | Sam Houston State | Charlie Larsen can't finish the layup | 56-56 |
| 08:25 | Sam Houston State | Charlie Larsen tips it in | 58-56 |
| 08:13 | Northern Iowa | Robert Porras blows the layup | 58-56 |
| 08:12 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Gordon Peters | 58-56 |
| 07:46 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Emery misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Juan Miranda - foul #3 on Juan Miranda, team foul #7 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Johnny Williams (PG), Ryan Viator (SG), Nathan Bishop (PF), Timothy Mitchell (C) Gregory Juergens, Herbert Lewis, Gordon Peters, Charlie Larsen | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder (PG), Christopher Replogle (SG), Marcos Gonzalez (SF), Andrew Penick (PF), Ramiro Herrera (C) Gustavo Pena, Stephen Evans, Ivan Szablewski, Juan Miranda, Robert Porras | |
| 07:46 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Emery makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 07:46 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Emery makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Johnny Williams (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Ryan Viator (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ryan Emery (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Nathan Bishop (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Mitchell (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Charles Snyder (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Replogle (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Marcos Gonzalez (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Andrew Penick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 14 reb. C - Ramiro Herrera (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Gonzalez misses the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-56 |
| 07:26 | Sam Houston State | Timothy Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 07:08 | Sam Houston State | Timothy Mitchell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-56 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Joseph Riley (SF), Robert Pontiff (PF) Ryan Emery, Nathan Bishop | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 07:05 | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-56 |
| 06:56 | Sam Houston State | Ramiro Herrera is called for the reach on Timothy Mitchell - foul #1 on Ramiro Herrera, team foul #8 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Gordon Peters (SG) Ryan Viator | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 06:56 | Sam Houston State | Timothy Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 06:56 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Replogle grabs the board | 60-56 |
| 06:41 | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder scores on a jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Timothy Mitchell - foul #5 on Timothy Mitchell, team foul #8 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ali Rhodes (PG), Nathan Bishop (PF) Johnny Williams, Timothy Mitchell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ivan Szablewski (SF), Robert Porras (C) Marcos Gonzalez, Ramiro Herrera | |
| 06:41 | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder misses the free throw | 60-58 |
| 06:41 | Sam Houston State | Nathan Bishop pulls down the rebound | 60-58 |
| 06:21 | Sam Houston State | Robert Pontiff's pass is intercepted by Ivan Szablewski | 60-58 |
| 06:17 | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder dunks the ball on a nice dish by Ivan Szablewski | 60-60 |
| 06:00 | Sam Houston State | Gordon Peters is called for traveling | 60-60 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Gregory Juergens (PG), Herbert Lewis (SG) Ali Rhodes, Gordon Peters | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena (PG), Stephen Evans (SG), Juan Miranda (PF) Charles Snyder, Christopher Replogle, Andrew Penick | |
| 05:46 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-60 |
| 05:45 | Sam Houston State | Robert Pontiff snags the defensive board | 60-60 |
| 05:40 | Sam Houston State | Gregory Juergens clanks a floater from the right side | 60-60 |
| 05:38 | Sam Houston State | Herbert Lewis tips it in | 62-60 |
| 05:25 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Ivan Szablewski | 62-62 |
| 05:16 | Sam Houston State | Gustavo Pena steps in front of the Herbert Lewis pass | 62-62 |
| 05:12 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Riley steps in front of the Stephen Evans pass in the backcourt | 62-62 |
| 04:51 | Sam Houston State | Gregory Juergens connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Herbert Lewis | 64-62 |
| 04:37 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda can't throw it down | 64-62 |
| 04:36 | Sam Houston State | Herbert Lewis gets the rebound | 64-62 |
| 04:15 | Sam Houston State | Herbert Lewis clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-62 |
| 04:13 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Evans gets the rebound | 64-62 |
| 03:59 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda misses the easy dunk attempt | 64-62 |
| 03:57 | Sam Houston State | Gregory Juergens snags the defensive board | 64-62 |
| 03:33 | Sam Houston State | Nathan Bishop blows the dunk | 64-62 |
| 03:31 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda snags the defensive board | 64-62 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Gregory Juergens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herbert Lewis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Riley (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nathan Bishop (tired) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Pontiff (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Gustavo Pena (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Evans (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Ivan Szablewski (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Juan Miranda (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Porras (tiring) 20 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena is called for traveling in the backcourt | 64-62 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Johnny Williams (PG), Ryan Viator (SG), Ryan Emery (SF), Gordon Peters (PF), Charlie Larsen (C) Gregory Juergens, Herbert Lewis, Joseph Riley, Nathan Bishop, Robert Pontiff | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder (PG), Christopher Replogle (SG), Marcos Gonzalez (SF), Andrew Penick (PF), Ramiro Herrera (C) Gustavo Pena, Stephen Evans, Ivan Szablewski, Juan Miranda, Robert Porras | |
| 03:10 | Sam Houston State | Gordon Peters double dribbles | 64-62 |
| 03:06 | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder's pass is intercepted by Ryan Viator in the backcourt | 64-62 |
| 02:52 | Sam Houston State | Gordon Peters misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 64-62 |
| 02:51 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Andrew Penick | 64-62 |
| 02:46 | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 64-62 |
| 02:44 | Sam Houston State | Gordon Peters grabs the board | 64-62 |
| 02:38 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Penick is called for the reach on Ryan Viator - foul #3 on Andrew Penick, team foul #9 | 64-62 |
| 02:38 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Viator makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 02:38 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Viator makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 02:25 | Northern Iowa | Charlie Larsen swats the short shot by Ramiro Herrera | 66-62 |
| 02:24 | Sam Houston State | Charlie Larsen grabs the defensive rebound | 66-62 |
| 02:24 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-62 |
| 01:57 | Sam Houston State | Gordon Peters misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-62 |
| 01:55 | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder grabs the defensive rebound | 66-62 |
| 01:39 | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 66-62 |
| 01:38 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Emery snags the defensive board | 66-62 |
| 01:38 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-62 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Gregory Juergens (PG), Joseph Riley (SF), Nathan Bishop (PF) Johnny Williams, Ryan Emery, Gordon Peters | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Porras (C) Ramiro Herrera | |
| 01:17 | Sam Houston State | Charlie Larsen drills a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Gregory Juergens | 68-62 |
| 01:10 | Northern Iowa | Robert Porras misses short on a runner from close range | 68-62 |
| 01:08 | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder tips it home | 68-64 |
| 00:45 | Sam Houston State | Nathan Bishop is called for traveling | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder's pass is intercepted by Gregory Juergens in the backcourt | 68-64 |
| 00:41 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Viator lays it up and in on a great pass from Gregory Juergens | 70-64 |
| 00:36 | Northern Iowa | Robert Porras connects on the open jump hook near the basket set up by Christopher Replogle | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Sam Houston State | Gregory Juergens is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Snyder - foul #2 on Charles Snyder, team foul #10 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Gordon Peters (PF) Nathan Bishop | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:33 | Sam Houston State | Gregory Juergens misses the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:33 | Sam Houston State | Gregory Juergens makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:27 | Northern Iowa | Robert Porras knocks in the fadeaway from the left block | 71-68 |
| 00:24 | Sam Houston State | Gregory Juergens is hacked by Charles Snyder in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Snyder, team foul #11 | 71-68 |
| 00:24 | Sam Houston State | Gregory Juergens makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:24 | Sam Houston State | Gregory Juergens makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:20 | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 73-68 |
| 00:19 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Riley pulls down the rebound | 73-68 |
| 00:18 | Sam Houston State | Charles Snyder is called for the reach on Joseph Riley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Snyder, team foul #12 | 73-68 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Herbert Lewis (PG), Robert Pontiff (C) Gregory Juergens, Charlie Larsen | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:18 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Riley makes the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:18 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Riley misses the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:18 | Sam Houston State | Robert Pontiff pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-68 |
| 00:18 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 74-68 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:16 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Replogle is called for the reach on Robert Pontiff - foul #3 on Christopher Replogle, team foul #13 | 74-68 |
| 00:16 | Sam Houston State | Robert Pontiff makes the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:16 | Sam Houston State | Robert Pontiff misses the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:16 | Northern Iowa | Andrew Penick grabs the defensive rebound | 75-68 |
| 00:09 | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 75-68 |
| 00:07 | Sam Houston State | Robert Pontiff grabs the board | 75-68 |
| 00:07 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 75-68 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Gregory Juergens (PG), Ryan Emery (SF) Herbert Lewis, Joseph Riley | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Gregory Juergens runs out the clock | 75-68 |