| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Allen Watkins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brandon Maio (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tommy Lenox (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - William Cannon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Lawrence Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mark Hensley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Macaulay (fresh) PF - Shad Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Marion Boyes (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Macaulay inbounds the ball | 39-31 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:50 | Sam Houston State | Marion Boyes lays it in and he's fouled by William Cannon - foul #2 on William Cannon, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| 19:50 | Sam Houston State | Marion Boyes makes the free throw | 39-34 |
| 19:33 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox is wide open and slams it home on a great pass from William Davis | 41-34 |
| 19:13 | Sam Houston State | Mark Hensley is called for a charge - foul #2 on Mark Hensley, team foul #1 | 41-34 |
| 19:03 | Cleveland State | William Davis connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-34 |
| 18:43 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Macaulay throws it down on a nice dish by Mark Hensley | 43-36 |
| 18:22 | Cleveland State | Allen Watkins misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 18:20 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Shad Cox | 43-36 |
| 18:03 | Sam Houston State | Allen Watkins is called for the reach on Mark Hensley - foul #1 on Allen Watkins, team foul #2 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Theodore Tester (PG), Gene Palmer (SG), Ralph Borchers (PF), Michael Schacht (C) William Davis, Allen Watkins, Tommy Lenox, William Cannon | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd (PG), Robert Martz (SG), Mike Jay (SF), Jeffrey Waterhouse (PF), Carl King (C) Lawrence Bailey, Mark Hensley, Jeffrey Macaulay, Shad Cox, Marion Boyes | |
| 17:50 | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd misses the lay-in | 43-36 |
| 17:49 | Sam Houston State | Carl King snags the offensive board | 43-36 |
| 17:34 | Sam Houston State | Mike Jay scores on a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Robert Martz | 43-38 |
| 17:32 | Cleveland State | Theodore Tester is hacked by Richard Drozd in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Drozd, team foul #2 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Micheal Jessie (SF) Brandon Maio | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Bailey (PG) Richard Drozd | |
| 17:07 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers is wide open and slams it home set up by Theodore Tester | 45-38 |
| 16:49 | Sam Houston State | Michael Schacht denies the turnaround by Robert Martz | 45-38 |
| 16:48 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer grabs the board | 45-38 |
| 16:46 | Cleveland State | Lawrence Bailey is called for the reach on Gene Palmer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lawrence Bailey, team foul #3 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Bernard McGee (PG), Tommy Lenox (PF) Theodore Tester, Michael Schacht | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mark Hensley (SG), Shad Cox (PF), Marion Boyes (C) Mike Jay, Jeffrey Waterhouse, Carl King | |
| 16:35 | Cleveland State | Bernard McGee loses the dribble to Marion Boyes | 45-38 |
| 16:29 | Sam Houston State | Robert Martz is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Robert Martz, team foul #4 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio (SF), William Cannon (C) Micheal Jessie, Ralph Borchers | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Macaulay (SF) Robert Martz | |
| 16:22 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-38 |
| 16:07 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Macaulay is fouled on the floor by Tommy Lenox - foul #1 on Tommy Lenox, team foul #3 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Allen Watkins (SG) Gene Palmer | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 15:47 | Sam Houston State | Mark Hensley misses badly on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Allen Watkins - foul #2 on Allen Watkins, team foul #4 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd (PG) Lawrence Bailey | |
| 15:47 | Sam Houston State | Mark Hensley makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 15:47 | Sam Houston State | Mark Hensley makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Bernard McGee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Watkins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brandon Maio (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tommy Lenox (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - William Cannon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Richard Drozd (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Hensley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Macaulay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shad Cox (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Marion Boyes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Cleveland State | Bernard McGee misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-40 |
| 15:30 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Marion Boyes | 45-40 |
| 15:28 | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-40 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Theodore Tester (PG), Ralph Borchers (C) Allen Watkins, William Cannon | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Matthew Menzies (SG), Mike Jay (PF), Carl King (C) Mark Hensley, Shad Cox, Marion Boyes | |
| 15:17 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox banks in the layup on a great pass from Theodore Tester | 47-40 |
| 15:00 | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd is whistled for traveling | 47-40 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Davis (PG), Gene Palmer (SF), Michael Schacht (C) Bernard McGee, Brandon Maio, Tommy Lenox | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Waterhouse (PF) Jeffrey Macaulay | |
| 14:58 | Cleveland State | Matthew Menzies steals the ball from William Davis in the backcourt | 47-40 |
| 14:48 | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by William Davis - foul #2 on William Davis, team foul #5 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Micheal Jessie (SF) Theodore Tester | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Martz (SF) Carl King | |
| 14:48 | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 14:48 | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 14:28 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Micheal Jessie | 49-42 |
| 14:01 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Menzies is called for traveling | 49-42 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Allen Watkins (SG), Brandon Maio (SF), William Cannon (C) William Davis, Micheal Jessie, Michael Schacht | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Bailey (PG), Mark Hensley (SG), Shad Cox (PF), Marion Boyes (C) Richard Drozd, Matthew Menzies, Jeffrey Waterhouse, Mike Jay | |
| 13:33 | Cleveland State | William Cannon misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 49-42 |
| 13:31 | Sam Houston State | Marion Boyes gets the rebound | 49-42 |
| 13:20 | Sam Houston State | Marion Boyes's pass is intercepted by Ralph Borchers | 49-42 |
| 13:13 | Cleveland State | Robert Martz steals the ball from Brandon Maio in the backcourt | 49-42 |
| 13:05 | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Bailey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 49-42 |
| 13:03 | Cleveland State | William Cannon gets the rebound | 49-42 |
| 12:58 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Bailey in the backcourt | 49-42 |
| 12:57 | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Bailey hits the finger roll | 49-44 |
| 12:43 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Allen Watkins | 51-44 |
| 12:33 | Sam Houston State | Shad Cox hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Ralph Borchers - foul #1 on Ralph Borchers, team foul #6 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Theodore Tester (PG), Bernard McGee (SG), Micheal Jessie (SF), Tommy Lenox (PF), Michael Schacht (C) Gene Palmer, Allen Watkins, Brandon Maio, Ralph Borchers, William Cannon | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd (PG), Matthew Menzies (SG), Jeffrey Waterhouse (SF), Carl King (C) Lawrence Bailey, Mark Hensley, Robert Martz, Marion Boyes | |
| 12:33 | Sam Houston State | Shad Cox makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 12:33 | Sam Houston State | Shad Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 12:28 | Cleveland State | Theodore Tester is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Drozd - foul #4 on Richard Drozd, team foul #5 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Davis (PG) Bernard McGee | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Bailey (PG), Jeffrey Macaulay (SF) Richard Drozd, Shad Cox | |
| 12:06 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Lawrence Bailey - foul #2 on Lawrence Bailey, team foul #6 | 51-46 |
| 12:06 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 12:06 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 11:47 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Menzies's pass is intercepted by Theodore Tester | 53-46 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Theodore Tester (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Micheal Jessie (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tommy Lenox (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Schacht (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Lawrence Bailey (tiring) 7 pts. SG - Matthew Menzies (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Macaulay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Waterhouse (fairly fresh) C - Carl King (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Cleveland State | Michael Schacht is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 11:25 | Sam Houston State | Carl King grabs the defensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 11:18 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Waterhouse misses long on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Michael Schacht - foul #1 on Michael Schacht, team foul #7 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Bernard McGee (PG), Allen Watkins (SG), Brandon Maio (SF), Steven Yount (C) William Davis, Theodore Tester, Micheal Jessie, Michael Schacht | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mark Hensley (SG), Mike Jay (C) Matthew Menzies, Carl King | |
| 11:18 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Waterhouse makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 11:18 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Waterhouse makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 11:12 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Macaulay steals the ball from Bernard McGee in the backcourt | 53-48 |
| 11:02 | Sam Houston State | Mark Hensley connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Lawrence Bailey | 53-51 |
| 10:40 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Lawrence Bailey - foul #3 on Lawrence Bailey, team foul #7 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer (SG), Ralph Borchers (PF), William Cannon (C) Allen Watkins, Tommy Lenox, Steven Yount | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shad Cox (PF) Jeffrey Waterhouse | |
| 10:40 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio misses the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 10:40 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 10:26 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Macaulay knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Lawrence Bailey | 54-53 |
| 10:03 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer lays it in uncontested | 56-53 |
| 09:45 | Sam Houston State | Mike Jay comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 56-53 |
| 09:43 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Brandon Maio | 56-53 |
| 09:21 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer is hacked by Shad Cox - foul #1 on Shad Cox, team foul #8 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Theodore Tester (PG), Micheal Jessie (SF), Tommy Lenox (PF), Michael Schacht (C) Bernard McGee, Brandon Maio, Ralph Borchers, William Cannon | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Matthew Menzies (PG), Robert Martz (SF), Carl King (C) Lawrence Bailey, Jeffrey Macaulay, Mike Jay | |
| 09:21 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer misses the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 09:21 | Sam Houston State | Shad Cox pulls down the rebound | 56-53 |
| 09:02 | Sam Houston State | Carl King misses long on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Gene Palmer - foul #3 on Gene Palmer, team foul #8 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Davis (PG) Gene Palmer | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 09:02 | Sam Houston State | Carl King misses the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 09:02 | Sam Houston State | Carl King makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 08:41 | Cleveland State | Micheal Jessie hits the finger roll set up by William Davis | 58-54 |
| 08:25 | Sam Houston State | Carl King blows the layup | 58-54 |
| 08:23 | Sam Houston State | Mark Hensley tips it back up and in | 58-56 |
| 08:00 | Cleveland State | Theodore Tester is hacked by Matthew Menzies - foul #4 on Matthew Menzies, team foul #9 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Allen Watkins (SG), Brandon Maio (SF), Ralph Borchers (PF), William Cannon (C) William Davis, Micheal Jessie, Tommy Lenox, Michael Schacht | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd (PG), Jeffrey Macaulay (SF), Mike Jay (PF), Marion Boyes (C) Mark Hensley, Robert Martz, Shad Cox, Carl King | |
| 08:00 | Cleveland State | Theodore Tester makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 08:00 | Cleveland State | Theodore Tester makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 07:35 | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 60-58 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Theodore Tester (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Allen Watkins (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Brandon Maio (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ralph Borchers (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. C - William Cannon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Richard Drozd (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Matthew Menzies (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jeffrey Macaulay (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Mike Jay (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Marion Boyes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Cleveland State | Allen Watkins is called for traveling in the backcourt | 60-58 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Bernard McGee (PG) Theodore Tester | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 07:17 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Macaulay misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Bernard McGee - foul #1 on Bernard McGee, team foul #9 | 60-58 |
| 07:17 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Macaulay makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 07:17 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Macaulay makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 07:15 | Cleveland State | Richard Drozd steals it from Allen Watkins in the backcourt | 60-60 |
| 06:53 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Menzies makes the jump hook from the right block set up by Richard Drozd | 60-62 |
| 06:29 | Cleveland State | William Cannon misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Marion Boyes - foul #3 on Marion Boyes, team foul #10 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Davis (PG), Gene Palmer (SG), Tommy Lenox (PF) Bernard McGee, Allen Watkins, Brandon Maio | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mark Hensley (SG), Jeffrey Waterhouse (PF) Matthew Menzies, Jeffrey Macaulay | |
| 06:29 | Cleveland State | William Cannon misses the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 06:29 | Cleveland State | William Cannon makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 06:16 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Waterhouse misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-62 |
| 06:15 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer snags the defensive board | 61-62 |
| 06:09 | Cleveland State | William Cannon drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Ralph Borchers | 63-62 |
| 05:49 | Sam Houston State | Richard Drozd misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 63-62 |
| 05:48 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers snags the defensive board | 63-62 |
| 05:36 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Tommy Lenox, team foul #10 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio (SF), Michael Schacht (C) Ralph Borchers, William Cannon | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Martz (SF), Shad Cox (PF), Carl King (C) Mike Jay, Jeffrey Waterhouse, Marion Boyes | |
| 05:13 | Sam Houston State | Carl King drills a driving attempt from close range | 63-64 |
| 04:48 | Cleveland State | Richard Drozd is called for the reach on William Davis - foul #5 on Richard Drozd, team foul #11 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Allen Watkins (SG), Steven Yount (C) Gene Palmer, Michael Schacht | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Bailey (PG), Matthew Menzies (SG) Richard Drozd, Mark Hensley | |
| 04:48 | Cleveland State | William Davis makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 04:48 | Cleveland State | William Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 04:28 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Menzies is fouled on the floor by William Davis - foul #3 on William Davis, team foul #11 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Theodore Tester (PG), Micheal Jessie (PF) William Davis, Tommy Lenox | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Macaulay (SF), Marion Boyes (C) Robert Martz, Carl King | |
| 04:28 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Menzies makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 04:28 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Menzies makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 04:10 | Cleveland State | Shad Cox is called for the reach on Allen Watkins - foul #2 on Shad Cox, team foul #12 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer (SF), Ralph Borchers (PF) Brandon Maio, Micheal Jessie | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Waterhouse (PF) Shad Cox | |
| 04:10 | Cleveland State | Allen Watkins misses the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 04:10 | Cleveland State | Allen Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 03:52 | Sam Houston State | Marion Boyes buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 66-68 |
| 03:44 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Matthew Menzies - foul #5 on Matthew Menzies, team foul #13 | 66-68 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Micheal Jessie (SF) Allen Watkins | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mark Hensley (SG), Robert Martz (SF) Matthew Menzies, Jeffrey Macaulay | |
| 03:44 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 03:44 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 03:30 | Sam Houston State | Robert Martz is whistled for a carry | 68-68 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Bernard McGee (PG), Tommy Lenox (PF) Theodore Tester, Steven Yount | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shad Cox (PF) Jeffrey Waterhouse | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Bernard McGee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gene Palmer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Micheal Jessie (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Tommy Lenox (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Borchers (fresh) 18 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Lawrence Bailey (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Hensley (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Martz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Shad Cox (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Marion Boyes (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:11 | Cleveland State | Bernard McGee is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Bailey - foul #4 on Lawrence Bailey, team foul #14 | 68-68 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio (SF) Micheal Jessie | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mike Jay (SF) Robert Martz | |
| 03:11 | Cleveland State | Bernard McGee misses the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 03:11 | Cleveland State | Bernard McGee misses the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 03:11 | Sam Houston State | Marion Boyes snags the defensive board | 68-68 |
| 02:53 | Sam Houston State | Shad Cox misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-68 |
| 02:52 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Ralph Borchers | 68-68 |
| 02:52 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-68 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Theodore Tester (PG), Allen Watkins (SG), William Cannon (C) Bernard McGee, Gene Palmer, Ralph Borchers | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Martz (SF), Jeffrey Waterhouse (PF), Carl King (C) Mike Jay, Shad Cox, Marion Boyes | |
| 02:37 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the right wing | 68-68 |
| 02:36 | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Bailey pulls down the rebound | 68-68 |
| 02:18 | Sam Houston State | Carl King buries a fadeaway from the right block | 68-70 |
| 02:05 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio knocks in the shot in the lane set up by Allen Watkins | 70-70 |
| 01:42 | Sam Houston State | Mark Hensley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-70 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Davis (PG) Theodore Tester | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Macaulay (SF), Shad Cox (PF), Marion Boyes (C) Robert Martz, Jeffrey Waterhouse, Carl King | |
| 01:38 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Bailey - foul #5 on Lawrence Bailey, team foul #15 | 70-70 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Martz (PG) Lawrence Bailey | |
| 01:38 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio makes the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 01:38 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio makes the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 01:30 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Macaulay clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-70 |
| 01:28 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox gets the rebound | 72-70 |
| 01:10 | Cleveland State | Allen Watkins drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from William Cannon | 75-70 |
| 00:50 | Sam Houston State | Mark Hensley can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 75-70 |
| 00:49 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox grabs the board | 75-70 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Cleveland State | William Davis is hacked by Robert Martz in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Martz, team foul #16 | 75-70 |
| 00:47 | Cleveland State | William Davis makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:47 | Cleveland State | William Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Sam Houston State | Marion Boyes misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 77-70 |
| 00:41 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox pulls down the rebound | 77-70 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Cleveland State | Mark Hensley is called for the reach on Tommy Lenox in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Hensley, team foul #17 | 77-70 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer (SF), Steven Yount (C) Brandon Maio, William Cannon | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 00:38 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox makes the 1st free throw | 78-70 |
| 00:38 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox makes the 2nd free throw | 79-70 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Sam Houston State | Robert Martz hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 79-70 |
| 00:33 | Cleveland State | Steven Yount gets the rebound | 79-70 |
| 00:33 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-70 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Micheal Jessie (PF) Tommy Lenox | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 00:31 | Cleveland State | Micheal Jessie is hacked by Robert Martz in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Martz, team foul #18 | 79-70 |
| 00:31 | Cleveland State | Micheal Jessie makes the 1st free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:31 | Cleveland State | Micheal Jessie misses the 2nd free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:31 | Sam Houston State | Shad Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 80-70 |
| 00:27 | Sam Houston State | Mark Hensley makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Martz | 80-72 |
| 00:25 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Martz - foul #5 on Robert Martz, team foul #19 | 80-72 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Joseph Chumbley (PG) Robert Martz | |
| 00:25 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 81-72 |
| 00:25 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 82-72 |
| 00:19 | Sam Houston State | Steven Yount picks off the pass by Mark Hensley | 82-72 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | William Davis runs out the clock | 82-72 |