| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Gregory Juergens (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ryan Viator (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Riley (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Nathan Bishop (fresh) 2 reb. C - Timothy Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - John Robinette (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Don Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jimmy Caviness (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lawrence Yerkes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Leroy Slowinski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern State | Jimmy Caviness inbounds the ball | 32-25 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Northwestern State | Leroy Slowinski drills a floater from close range | 32-27 |
| 19:27 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Viator hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Gregory Juergens | 35-27 |
| 19:12 | Northwestern State | John Robinette can't connect on a shot from close range | 35-27 |
| 19:11 | Sam Houston State | Timothy Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 35-27 |
| 18:57 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Viator comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 35-27 |
| 18:55 | Northwestern State | Leroy Slowinski pulls down the rebound | 35-27 |
| 18:53 | Northwestern State | Ryan Viator steps in front of the Don Boyd pass in the backcourt | 35-27 |
| 18:52 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Viator hits the finger roll | 37-27 |
| 18:41 | Northwestern State | Don Boyd is fouled on the floor by Gregory Juergens - foul #1 on Gregory Juergens, team foul #1 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Herbert Lewis (PG), Gordon Peters (SG), Ryan Emery (SF), Charlie Larsen (PF), Robert Pontiff (C) Gregory Juergens, Ryan Viator, Joseph Riley, Nathan Bishop, Timothy Mitchell | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf (PG), Gordon Dawson (SG), Vernon Hollenbeck (SF), John Thompson (PF), Allen Givens (C) John Robinette, Don Boyd, Jimmy Caviness, Lawrence Yerkes, Leroy Slowinski | |
| 18:27 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-27 |
| 18:26 | Sam Houston State | Robert Pontiff grabs the board | 37-27 |
| 18:19 | Sam Houston State | Charlie Larsen hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Herbert Lewis | 39-27 |
| 18:08 | Northwestern State | John Thompson lays it up and in set up by Gene Leaf | 39-29 |
| 17:52 | Sam Houston State | Robert Pontiff misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 39-29 |
| 17:51 | Sam Houston State | Gordon Peters tips it in | 41-29 |
| 17:49 | Northwestern State | Gordon Dawson is fouled in the backcourt by Ryan Emery - foul #1 on Ryan Emery, team foul #2 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Johnny Williams (PG), Nathan Bishop (PF) Herbert Lewis, Charlie Larsen | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Marcus King (SG), Jimmy Caviness (SF), Lawrence Yerkes (PF) Gordon Dawson, Vernon Hollenbeck, Allen Givens | |
| 17:44 | Northwestern State | Jimmy Caviness's layup is rejected by Robert Pontiff | 41-29 |
| 17:43 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Gordon Peters | 41-29 |
| 17:18 | Sam Houston State | Gordon Peters misses the jumpshot from the left side | 41-29 |
| 17:16 | Sam Houston State | Robert Pontiff hits the follow up shot | 43-29 |
| 17:14 | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-29 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ryan Viator (SG), Joseph Riley (SF), Timothy Mitchell (C) Gordon Peters, Ryan Emery, Robert Pontiff | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey (PG), Leroy Slowinski (C) Gene Leaf, John Thompson | |
| 17:07 | Sam Houston State | Timothy Mitchell hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from Joseph Riley and the foul's on Martin Lackey - foul #2 on Martin Lackey, team foul #1 | 45-29 |
| 17:07 | Sam Houston State | Timothy Mitchell makes the free throw | 46-29 |
| 16:47 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-29 |
| 16:45 | Sam Houston State | Nathan Bishop grabs the defensive rebound | 46-29 |
| 16:32 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Viator is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-29 |
| 16:30 | Sam Houston State | Nathan Bishop gets the offensive rebound | 46-29 |
| 16:18 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Riley double dribbles | 46-29 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Gregory Juergens (PG), Herbert Lewis (SG), Charlie Larsen (PF) Johnny Williams, Ryan Viator, Nathan Bishop | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Robinette (PG), Don Boyd (SG), Vernon Hollenbeck (SF), Gordon Dawson (PF), Allen Givens (C) Martin Lackey, Marcus King, Jimmy Caviness, Lawrence Yerkes, Leroy Slowinski | |
| 16:03 | Northwestern State | Charlie Larsen denies the turnaround by Allen Givens | 46-29 |
| 16:01 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Charlie Larsen | 46-29 |
| 15:57 | Sam Houston State | Gregory Juergens throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-29 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Gregory Juergens (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Herbert Lewis (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Riley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Charlie Larsen (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Mitchell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - John Robinette (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Don Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Vernon Hollenbeck (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gordon Dawson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Allen Givens (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Northwestern State | Gordon Dawson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 46-29 |
| 15:46 | Sam Houston State | Timothy Mitchell grabs the board | 46-29 |
| 15:21 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Riley hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Herbert Lewis | 49-29 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 15:19 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck's pass is intercepted by Gregory Juergens in the backcourt | 49-29 |
| 15:18 | Sam Houston State | Gregory Juergens lays it up and in | 51-29 |
| 15:16 | Northwestern State | John Robinette is hacked by Gregory Juergens in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gregory Juergens, team foul #3 | 51-29 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ali Rhodes (PG), Gordon Peters (SG), Ryan Emery (SF), Nathan Bishop (PF), Robert Pontiff (C) Gregory Juergens, Herbert Lewis, Joseph Riley, Charlie Larsen, Timothy Mitchell | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf (PG), Jimmy Caviness (SF), John Thompson (PF), Leroy Slowinski (C) John Robinette, Vernon Hollenbeck, Gordon Dawson, Allen Givens | |
| 15:01 | Northwestern State | Jimmy Caviness connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Gene Leaf | 51-31 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 14:59 | Sam Houston State | Ali Rhodes is hacked by Gene Leaf in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gene Leaf, team foul #2 | 51-31 |
| 14:39 | Sam Houston State | Jimmy Caviness steps in front of the Nathan Bishop pass | 51-31 |
| 14:35 | Northwestern State | Jimmy Caviness is fouled in the backcourt by Ryan Emery - foul #2 on Ryan Emery, team foul #4 | 51-31 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ryan Viator (SG), Timothy Mitchell (C) Nathan Bishop, Robert Pontiff | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Marcus King (SG), Lawrence Yerkes (PF) Don Boyd, Leroy Slowinski | |
| 14:17 | Northwestern State | The short jumper by Jimmy Caviness is denied by Timothy Mitchell | 51-31 |
| 14:16 | Sam Houston State | Gordon Peters grabs the board | 51-31 |
| 13:54 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Emery knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Ryan Viator | 54-31 |
| 13:37 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Yerkes misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 54-31 |
| 13:36 | Sam Houston State | Gordon Peters gets the rebound | 54-31 |
| 13:25 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Emery hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-31 |
| 13:23 | Sam Houston State | Gordon Peters misses the tip | 54-31 |
| 13:22 | Northwestern State | John Thompson gets the rebound | 54-31 |
| 13:14 | Northwestern State | John Thompson hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 54-33 |
| 12:51 | Sam Houston State | Jimmy Caviness is called for the reach on Gordon Peters - foul #3 on Jimmy Caviness, team foul #3 | 54-33 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Gregory Juergens (PG), Herbert Lewis (SG), Joseph Riley (SF), Charlie Larsen (PF), Robert Pontiff (C) Ali Rhodes, Ryan Viator, Ryan Emery, Gordon Peters, Timothy Mitchell | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Robinette (PG), Don Boyd (SG), Vernon Hollenbeck (SF), Gordon Dawson (PF), Allen Givens (C) Gene Leaf, Marcus King, Jimmy Caviness, Lawrence Yerkes, John Thompson | |
| 12:33 | Sam Houston State | Robert Pontiff scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Riley and the foul's on Allen Givens - foul #2 on Allen Givens, team foul #4 | 56-33 |
| 12:33 | Sam Houston State | Robert Pontiff makes the free throw | 57-33 |
| 12:22 | Northwestern State | Gordon Dawson's layup is rejected by Charlie Larsen | 57-33 |
| 12:20 | Northwestern State | Gordon Dawson grabs the offensive rebound | 57-33 |
| 12:06 | Northwestern State | John Robinette comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-33 |
| 12:05 | Sam Houston State | Robert Pontiff snags the defensive board | 57-33 |
| 11:43 | Sam Houston State | Gregory Juergens misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-33 |
| 11:41 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Don Boyd | 57-33 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Gregory Juergens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Herbert Lewis (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Riley (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Charlie Larsen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Pontiff (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - John Robinette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Don Boyd (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Vernon Hollenbeck (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gordon Dawson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Allen Givens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Northwestern State | Charlie Larsen blocks the short jumper by Vernon Hollenbeck | 57-33 |
| 11:24 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Riley snags the defensive board | 57-33 |
| 11:00 | Sam Houston State | Charlie Larsen misses long on an open fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Gordon Dawson - foul #1 on Gordon Dawson, team foul #5 | 57-33 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Johnny Williams (PG), Ryan Viator (SG), Nathan Bishop (PF) Gregory Juergens, Herbert Lewis, Robert Pontiff | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey (PG), Jimmy Caviness (SF), Lawrence Yerkes (PF), Leroy Slowinski (C) John Robinette, Vernon Hollenbeck, Gordon Dawson, Allen Givens | |
| 11:00 | Sam Houston State | Charlie Larsen makes the 1st free throw | 58-33 |
| 11:00 | Sam Houston State | Charlie Larsen makes the 2nd free throw | 59-33 |
| 10:43 | Northwestern State | Jimmy Caviness connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from Leroy Slowinski and he's fouled by Joseph Riley - foul #2 on Joseph Riley, team foul #5 | 59-35 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Gordon Peters (SF), Timothy Mitchell (C) Joseph Riley, Charlie Larsen | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 10:43 | Northwestern State | Jimmy Caviness makes the free throw | 59-36 |
| 10:24 | Sam Houston State | Johnny Williams lays it in on a nice dish by Gordon Peters | 61-36 |
| 10:13 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Yerkes lays it in on a nice dish by Leroy Slowinski | 61-38 |
| 09:44 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Viator makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Johnny Williams | 64-38 |
| 09:31 | Northwestern State | Jimmy Caviness misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 64-38 |
| 09:29 | Northwestern State | Don Boyd gets the offensive rebound | 64-38 |
| 09:29 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-38 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ali Rhodes (PG), Ryan Emery (SF), Robert Pontiff (C) Johnny Williams, Gordon Peters, Timothy Mitchell | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf (PG), Marcus King (SG), Gordon Dawson (SF), John Thompson (PF) Martin Lackey, Don Boyd, Jimmy Caviness, Lawrence Yerkes | |
| 09:18 | Northwestern State | John Thompson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 64-38 |
| 09:16 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Ali Rhodes | 64-38 |
| 08:47 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Viator misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-38 |
| 08:46 | Northwestern State | Gordon Dawson snags the defensive board | 64-38 |
| 08:44 | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-38 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Gregory Juergens (PG), Herbert Lewis (SG), Timothy Mitchell (C) Ali Rhodes, Ryan Viator, Robert Pontiff | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck (SF) Gordon Dawson | |
| 08:27 | Sam Houston State | Gregory Juergens misses the fadeaway near the basket | 64-38 |
| 08:25 | Sam Houston State | Nathan Bishop tips it home | 66-38 |
| 08:16 | Northwestern State | Marcus King makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Leroy Slowinski | 66-41 |
| 07:52 | Sam Houston State | Nathan Bishop is whistled for traveling | 66-41 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Johnny Williams (PG), Gordon Peters (SG), Joseph Riley (SF) Gregory Juergens, Herbert Lewis, Ryan Emery | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Robinette (PG), Gordon Dawson (SG), Jimmy Caviness (SF), Allen Givens (C) Gene Leaf, Marcus King, Vernon Hollenbeck, Leroy Slowinski | |
| 07:37 | Northwestern State | John Robinette misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-41 |
| 07:36 | Sam Houston State | Gordon Peters grabs the defensive rebound | 66-41 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Johnny Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gordon Peters (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. SF - Joseph Riley (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathan Bishop (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Mitchell (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - John Robinette (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gordon Dawson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jimmy Caviness (tiring) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Thompson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Allen Givens (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:33 | Sam Houston State | John Thompson is called for the reach on Johnny Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Thompson, team foul #6 | 66-41 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Pontiff (C) Timothy Mitchell | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 07:10 | Sam Houston State | Johnny Williams scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gordon Peters | 68-41 |
| 06:53 | Northwestern State | Gordon Dawson is open and buries a jumper from the left block set up by John Robinette | 68-43 |
| 06:49 | Sam Houston State | Johnny Williams is hacked by John Robinette in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Robinette, team foul #7 | 68-43 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ryan Viator (SG), Charlie Larsen (PF), Timothy Mitchell (C) Gordon Peters, Nathan Bishop, Robert Pontiff | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey (PG), Don Boyd (SG), Lawrence Yerkes (PF) John Robinette, Jimmy Caviness, Allen Givens | |
| 06:49 | Sam Houston State | Johnny Williams makes the 1st free throw | 69-43 |
| 06:49 | Sam Houston State | Johnny Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 70-43 |
| 06:30 | Northwestern State | Gordon Dawson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-46 |
| 06:01 | Sam Houston State | The short jumper by Joseph Riley is denied by Lawrence Yerkes | 70-46 |
| 06:00 | Sam Houston State | Charlie Larsen snags the offensive board | 70-46 |
| 05:45 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Viator makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Joseph Riley | 72-46 |
| 05:30 | Northwestern State | Gordon Dawson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 72-46 |
| 05:29 | Sam Houston State | Timothy Mitchell snags the defensive board | 72-46 |
| 05:27 | Sam Houston State | Gordon Dawson is called for the reach on Ryan Viator in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gordon Dawson, team foul #8 | 72-46 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Herbert Lewis (PG), Ryan Emery (SF), Robert Pontiff (C) Johnny Williams, Joseph Riley, Timothy Mitchell | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf (PG), Marcus King (SG), Vernon Hollenbeck (SF), Allen Givens (C) Martin Lackey, Don Boyd, Gordon Dawson, Lawrence Yerkes | |
| 05:27 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Viator makes the 1st free throw | 73-46 |
| 05:27 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Viator makes the 2nd free throw | 74-46 |
| 05:10 | Northwestern State | John Thompson misses the floater from close range but the foul's on Herbert Lewis - foul #2 on Herbert Lewis, team foul #6 | 74-46 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Gordon Peters (SG) Ryan Viator | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 05:10 | Northwestern State | John Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 74-47 |
| 05:10 | Northwestern State | John Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-48 |
| 04:44 | Sam Houston State | Gordon Peters can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 74-48 |
| 04:43 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck grabs the board | 74-48 |
| 04:26 | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Gene Leaf, team foul #9 | 74-48 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ali Rhodes (PG) Herbert Lewis | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gordon Dawson (PF) John Thompson | |
| 04:00 | Sam Houston State | Charlie Larsen misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 74-48 |
| 03:58 | Northwestern State | Gordon Dawson grabs the defensive rebound | 74-48 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:40 | Northwestern State | Allen Givens connects on the shot from the baseline set up by Gene Leaf | 74-50 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Sam Houston State | Charlie Larsen banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Ali Rhodes | 76-50 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Ali Rhodes (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gordon Peters (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. SF - Ryan Emery (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Charlie Larsen (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Robert Pontiff (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Gene Leaf (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marcus King (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Vernon Hollenbeck (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gordon Dawson (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Allen Givens (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| 03:16 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Gordon Dawson | 76-52 |
| 02:50 | Sam Houston State | Charlie Larsen is denied on a layup by Gordon Dawson | 76-52 |
| 02:49 | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf gets the rebound | 76-52 |
| 02:42 | Northwestern State | Marcus King misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 76-52 |
| 02:41 | Sam Houston State | Ali Rhodes pulls down the rebound | 76-52 |
| 02:14 | Sam Houston State | Charlie Larsen misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 76-52 |
| 02:13 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Gene Leaf | 76-52 |
| 01:54 | Northwestern State | Allen Givens hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 76-52 |
| 01:53 | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf tips it back up and in | 76-54 |
| 01:25 | Sam Houston State | Robert Pontiff can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Allen Givens - foul #3 on Allen Givens, team foul #10 | 76-54 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Herbert Lewis (PG) Ali Rhodes | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Thompson (PF) Marcus King | |
| 01:25 | Sam Houston State | Robert Pontiff makes the 1st free throw | 77-54 |
| 01:25 | Sam Houston State | Robert Pontiff misses the 2nd free throw | 77-54 |
| 01:25 | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf gets the rebound | 77-54 |
| 01:07 | Northwestern State | Gordon Dawson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Charlie Larsen - foul #1 on Charlie Larsen, team foul #7 | 77-54 |
| 01:07 | Northwestern State | Gordon Dawson makes the 1st free throw | 77-55 |
| 01:07 | Northwestern State | Gordon Dawson makes the 2nd free throw | 77-56 |
| 00:38 | Sam Houston State | Gene Leaf steals the ball from Gordon Peters | 77-56 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck is fouled on the floor by Ryan Emery - foul #3 on Ryan Emery, team foul #8 | 77-56 |
| 00:32 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck misses the 1st free throw | 77-56 |
| 00:32 | Sam Houston State | Gordon Peters grabs the board | 77-56 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Sam Houston State | Herbert Lewis banks in the layup set up by Gordon Peters | 79-56 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern State | John Thompson scores on a jumper from the right block | 79-58 |