| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - James Williams (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Rawls (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sal Crutcher (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Abraham Buchanan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Rosendo Vega (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - William Darden (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Bayne (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlos Yang (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. PF - Richard Gill (fresh) 5 pts. C - Joe Parr (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Carlos Yang inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Sam Houston State | Carlos Yang clanks a shot from the left wing | 31-29 |
| 19:40 | Sam Houston State | Joe Parr grabs the offensive board | 31-29 |
| 19:29 | Sam Houston State | Carlos Yang misses the easy layup | 31-29 |
| 19:28 | UL-Monroe | Rosendo Vega grabs the defensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 19:03 | UL-Monroe | James Williams makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Rawls | 34-29 |
| 18:43 | Sam Houston State | William Darden hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-31 |
| 18:24 | UL-Monroe | Rosendo Vega can't connect on an uncontested shot from close range | 34-31 |
| 18:22 | Sam Houston State | Robert Bayne pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| 17:55 | Sam Houston State | The short jumper by Joe Parr is denied by Abraham Buchanan | 34-31 |
| 17:53 | Sam Houston State | Carlos Yang hits the follow up shot | 34-33 |
| 17:26 | UL-Monroe | James Williams misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-33 |
| 17:25 | UL-Monroe | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Rawls | 34-33 |
| 17:03 | UL-Monroe | James Williams makes the floater from the left side set up by Abraham Buchanan | 36-33 |
| 16:44 | Sam Houston State | Carlos Yang banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Bayne | 36-35 |
| 16:35 | UL-Monroe | James Williams hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 16:31 | Sam Houston State | William Darden clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 16:30 | Sam Houston State | Joe Parr misses the tip | 39-35 |
| 16:28 | UL-Monroe | The rebound goes to Sal Crutcher | 39-35 |
| 16:25 | UL-Monroe | James Williams is hacked by Robert Bayne in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Bayne, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Joel Aliff (SG), Ahmed Corner (C) Richard Rawls, Rosendo Vega | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce (PG), Ruben Stidham (SG), Nicholas Kozlowski (SF), Robert Moore (PF), Donald Allison (C) William Darden, Robert Bayne, Carlos Yang, Richard Gill, Joe Parr | |
| 16:07 | UL-Monroe | Joel Aliff is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 15:47 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Kozlowski loses the dribble to Abraham Buchanan | 42-35 |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - James Williams (tiring) 13 pts. SG - Joel Aliff (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sal Crutcher (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Abraham Buchanan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Ahmed Corner (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Mike Boyce (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ruben Stidham (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Nicholas Kozlowski (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Robert Moore (fresh) C - Donald Allison (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:24 | UL-Monroe | James Williams hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Sal Crutcher | 45-35 |
| 15:02 | Sam Houston State | Donald Allison is fouled on the floor by Ahmed Corner - foul #1 on Ahmed Corner, team foul #1 | 45-35 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Bobby Johnson (PG), Ronald Corbin (SF), Dennis Harmon (PF) James Williams, Sal Crutcher, Abraham Buchanan | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 14:38 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Kozlowski misses short on a floater from the right side | 45-35 |
| 14:36 | Sam Houston State | Donald Allison can't tip it in | 45-35 |
| 14:35 | UL-Monroe | Dennis Harmon grabs the board | 45-35 |
| 14:09 | UL-Monroe | Ronald Corbin knocks in the runner near the basket | 47-35 |
| 13:55 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Kozlowski is fouled on the floor by Joel Aliff - foul #1 on Joel Aliff, team foul #2 | 47-35 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Robert Kelly (SG), Rosendo Vega (C) Joel Aliff, Ahmed Corner | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Chad Rogers (PG), Robert Bayne (SG), Carlos Yang (SF), Richard Gill (PF), Tom Kreider (C) Mike Boyce, Ruben Stidham, Nicholas Kozlowski, Robert Moore, Donald Allison | |
| 13:43 | Sam Houston State | Dennis Harmon takes the ball from Carlos Yang | 47-35 |
| 13:38 | UL-Monroe | Ronald Corbin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-35 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Abraham Buchanan (PF) Dennis Harmon | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Darden (PG) Chad Rogers | |
| 13:26 | Sam Houston State | Robert Bayne buries a jumper in the paint | 47-37 |
| 13:20 | UL-Monroe | Abraham Buchanan hits a jump hook in the paint and he's hacked by William Darden - foul #1 on William Darden, team foul #2 | 49-37 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Richard Rawls (SG) Bobby Johnson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 13:20 | UL-Monroe | Abraham Buchanan makes the free throw | 50-37 |
| 13:09 | Sam Houston State | William Darden hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Ronald Corbin - foul #3 on Ronald Corbin, team foul #3 | 50-37 |
| 13:09 | Sam Houston State | William Darden makes the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 13:09 | Sam Houston State | William Darden misses the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| 13:09 | UL-Monroe | Ronald Corbin snags the defensive board | 50-38 |
| 12:51 | UL-Monroe | Abraham Buchanan connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Kelly | 53-38 |
| 12:37 | Sam Houston State | William Darden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-38 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | James Williams (PG), Joel Aliff (SG) Robert Kelly, Richard Rawls | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce (PG), Chad Rogers (SF), Joe Parr (C) William Darden, Carlos Yang, Tom Kreider | |
| 12:14 | UL-Monroe | Rosendo Vega is hacked by Richard Gill - foul #2 on Richard Gill, team foul #3 | 53-38 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Sal Crutcher (SF), Dennis Harmon (PF) Ronald Corbin, Abraham Buchanan | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ruben Stidham (SG) Robert Bayne | |
| 11:52 | UL-Monroe | James Williams drills a 3 from the left corner | 56-38 |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 11:33 | Sam Houston State | Ruben Stidham is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 56-38 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Richard Rawls (SG), Ahmed Corner (C) Joel Aliff, Rosendo Vega | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Darden (PG), Carlos Yang (SF), Robert Moore (PF), Donald Allison (C) Mike Boyce, Chad Rogers, Richard Gill, Joe Parr | |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - James Williams (fairly fresh) 19 pts. SG - Richard Rawls (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sal Crutcher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dennis Harmon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ahmed Corner (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - William Darden (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Ruben Stidham (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Carlos Yang (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Robert Moore (fresh) C - Donald Allison (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:15 | UL-Monroe | James Williams misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-38 |
| 11:14 | Sam Houston State | Donald Allison grabs the defensive rebound | 56-38 |
| 10:59 | Sam Houston State | Ruben Stidham is hacked by Dennis Harmon - foul #3 on Dennis Harmon, team foul #4 | 56-38 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Bobby Johnson (PG), Ronald Corbin (SF), Abraham Buchanan (PF) James Williams, Sal Crutcher, Dennis Harmon | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Kozlowski (SG) Ruben Stidham | |
| 10:42 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Kozlowski's layup is rejected by Ahmed Corner | 56-38 |
| 10:41 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Kozlowski | 56-38 |
| 10:28 | Sam Houston State | Donald Allison's pass is intercepted by Abraham Buchanan | 56-38 |
| 09:59 | UL-Monroe | Abraham Buchanan hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 56-38 |
| 09:57 | UL-Monroe | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Corbin | 56-38 |
| 09:37 | UL-Monroe | Ahmed Corner is fouled on the floor by William Darden - foul #2 on William Darden, team foul #4 | 56-38 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | James Williams (PG), Joel Aliff (SG), Sal Crutcher (SF), Dennis Harmon (PF), Rosendo Vega (C) Bobby Johnson, Richard Rawls, Ronald Corbin, Abraham Buchanan, Ahmed Corner | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce (PG), Ruben Stidham (SG), Richard Gill (PF), Joe Parr (C) William Darden, Carlos Yang, Robert Moore, Donald Allison | |
| 09:17 | UL-Monroe | James Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 56-38 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Chad Rogers (SF) Nicholas Kozlowski | |
| 09:09 | Sam Houston State | Richard Gill makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-41 |
| 08:52 | UL-Monroe | Dennis Harmon can't connect on an uncontested turnaround from the left block | 56-41 |
| 08:50 | Sam Houston State | Richard Gill gets the rebound | 56-41 |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 08:45 | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-41 |
| 08:44 | Sam Houston State | Joe Parr misses the tip | 56-41 |
| 08:43 | UL-Monroe | The rebound goes to Dennis Harmon | 56-41 |
| 08:14 | UL-Monroe | Joel Aliff misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-41 |
| 08:12 | Sam Houston State | Chad Rogers grabs the board | 56-41 |
| 07:56 | Sam Houston State | Sal Crutcher steals it from Mike Boyce | 56-41 |
| 07:27 | UL-Monroe | James Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Mike Boyce - foul #2 on Mike Boyce, team foul #5 | 56-41 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Richard Rawls (SG), Ronald Corbin (SF), Abraham Buchanan (PF) Joel Aliff, Sal Crutcher, Dennis Harmon | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Darden (PG), Robert Bayne (SG), Carlos Yang (SF), Robert Moore (PF), Donald Allison (C) Mike Boyce, Ruben Stidham, Chad Rogers, Richard Gill, Joe Parr | |
| 07:27 | UL-Monroe | James Williams makes the 1st free throw | 57-41 |
| 07:27 | UL-Monroe | James Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 58-41 |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - James Williams (tiring) 21 pts. SG - Richard Rawls (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Corbin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Abraham Buchanan (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Rosendo Vega (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - William Darden (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Robert Bayne (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carlos Yang (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Robert Moore (fresh) C - Donald Allison (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Sam Houston State | Donald Allison is fouled on the floor by Rosendo Vega - foul #2 on Rosendo Vega, team foul #5 | 58-41 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Bobby Johnson (PG) James Williams | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 07:06 | Sam Houston State | Carlos Yang misses the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Ronald Corbin - foul #4 on Ronald Corbin, team foul #6 | 58-41 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Ahmed Corner (C) Rosendo Vega | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 07:06 | Sam Houston State | Carlos Yang makes the 1st free throw | 58-42 |
| 07:06 | Sam Houston State | Carlos Yang makes the 2nd free throw | 58-43 |
| 06:47 | UL-Monroe | Abraham Buchanan travels with the ball | 58-43 |
| 06:34 | Sam Houston State | Carlos Yang misses the jumper in the paint | 58-43 |
| 06:32 | UL-Monroe | Abraham Buchanan grabs the defensive rebound | 58-43 |
| 06:12 | UL-Monroe | Abraham Buchanan misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-43 |
| 06:11 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Robert Moore | 58-43 |
| 06:02 | Sam Houston State | William Darden misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-43 |
| 06:00 | UL-Monroe | Ahmed Corner gets the rebound | 58-43 |
| 05:55 | UL-Monroe | Ronald Corbin drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Bobby Johnson | 60-43 |
| 05:44 | Sam Houston State | Robert Moore comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Abraham Buchanan - foul #1 on Abraham Buchanan, team foul #7 | 60-43 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Robert Kelly (PG), Joel Aliff (SG), Rosendo Vega (C) Bobby Johnson, Richard Rawls, Ahmed Corner | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce (PG), Ruben Stidham (SG), Tom Kreider (C) William Darden, Robert Bayne, Donald Allison | |
| 05:44 | Sam Houston State | Robert Moore misses the 1st free throw | 60-43 |
| 05:44 | Sam Houston State | Robert Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 60-44 |
| 05:19 | UL-Monroe | Ronald Corbin clanks a jumper from the right side | 60-44 |
| 05:17 | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce gets the rebound | 60-44 |
| 04:58 | Sam Houston State | Robert Moore misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-44 |
| 04:57 | Sam Houston State | Ruben Stidham hits the follow up shot | 60-46 |
| 04:53 | UL-Monroe | Robert Kelly is fouled in the backcourt by Ruben Stidham - foul #1 on Ruben Stidham, team foul #6 | 60-46 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | James Williams (PG), Sal Crutcher (SF), Dennis Harmon (PF) Robert Kelly, Ronald Corbin, Abraham Buchanan | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Bayne (SG), Nicholas Kozlowski (SF), Joe Parr (C) Carlos Yang, Robert Moore, Tom Kreider | |
| 04:24 | UL-Monroe | Joe Parr picks off the pass by Joel Aliff | 60-46 |
| 04:11 | Sam Houston State | Joe Parr comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 60-46 |
| 04:09 | UL-Monroe | Rosendo Vega pulls down the rebound | 60-46 |
| 03:53 | UL-Monroe | Rosendo Vega clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Robert Bayne - foul #3 on Robert Bayne, team foul #7 | 60-46 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Robert Kelly (PG), Bobby Johnson (SF), Abraham Buchanan (PF) James Williams, Sal Crutcher, Dennis Harmon | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Darden (PG), Donald Allison (PF) Mike Boyce, Ruben Stidham | |
| 03:53 | UL-Monroe | Rosendo Vega makes the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 03:53 | UL-Monroe | Rosendo Vega makes the 2nd free throw | 62-46 |
| 03:45 | Sam Houston State | Robert Kelly steps in front of the Joe Parr pass | 62-46 |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:16 | UL-Monroe | Joel Aliff scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Robert Kelly | 65-46 |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Robert Kelly (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Joel Aliff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby Johnson (fresh) PF - Abraham Buchanan (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Rosendo Vega (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - William Darden (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Robert Bayne (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nicholas Kozlowski (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Donald Allison (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Joe Parr (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Kozlowski clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Bobby Johnson - foul #1 on Bobby Johnson, team foul #8 | 65-46 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Ronald Corbin (SF), Dennis Harmon (PF), Ahmed Corner (C) Joel Aliff, Abraham Buchanan, Rosendo Vega | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce (SG), Chad Rogers (SF), Tom Kreider (C) William Darden, Robert Bayne, Joe Parr | |
| 03:02 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Kozlowski makes the 1st free throw | 65-47 |
| 03:02 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Kozlowski misses the 2nd free throw | 65-47 |
| 03:02 | UL-Monroe | Ahmed Corner grabs the board | 65-47 |
| 02:58 | UL-Monroe | Robert Kelly is fouled in the backcourt by Nicholas Kozlowski - foul #2 on Nicholas Kozlowski, team foul #8 | 65-47 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ruben Stidham (SG) Nicholas Kozlowski | |
| 02:58 | UL-Monroe | Robert Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 66-47 |
| 02:58 | UL-Monroe | Robert Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 66-47 |
| 02:58 | Sam Houston State | Donald Allison pulls down the rebound | 66-47 |
| 02:44 | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 66-50 |
| 02:16 | UL-Monroe | Mike Boyce steals it from Bobby Johnson | 66-50 |
| 02:10 | Sam Houston State | Chad Rogers clanks a jumper from the left side | 66-50 |
| 02:09 | Sam Houston State | Ruben Stidham hits the follow up shot | 66-52 |
| 01:51 | UL-Monroe | Ronald Corbin misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 66-52 |
| 01:49 | UL-Monroe | Ahmed Corner tips it home | 68-52 |
| 01:39 | Sam Houston State | Ahmed Corner swats the short shot by Tom Kreider | 68-52 |
| 01:38 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Tom Kreider | 68-52 |
| 01:27 | Sam Houston State | Donald Allison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-52 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Joel Aliff (SG) Robert Kelly | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Kozlowski (SF), Robert Moore (PF) Chad Rogers, Tom Kreider | |
| 00:58 | UL-Monroe | Ronald Corbin scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Dennis Harmon | 70-52 |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-52 |
| 00:50 | Sam Houston State | Ruben Stidham misses the tip | 70-52 |
| 00:48 | UL-Monroe | Dennis Harmon snags the defensive board | 70-52 |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:38 | UL-Monroe | Ronald Corbin is called for 10 seconds | 70-52 |
| 00:36 | Sam Houston State | Mike Boyce makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Ruben Stidham | 70-55 |
| 00:13 | UL-Monroe | Bobby Johnson hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Ahmed Corner and the foul's on Mike Boyce - foul #3 on Mike Boyce, team foul #9 | 72-55 |
| 00:13 | UL-Monroe | Bobby Johnson makes the free throw | 73-55 |
| 00:06 | Sam Houston State | Ruben Stidham misses badly on a floater from the right side | 73-55 |
| 00:05 | UL-Monroe | Joel Aliff snags the defensive board | 73-55 |
| 00:00 | UL-Monroe | Bobby Johnson runs out the clock | 73-55 |