| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Jason Bell (fresh) SG - Paul Roa (fresh) SF - Dewayne Sullivan (fresh) PF - Bruce Muir (fresh) C - Joel Beeks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Kenneth Shick (fresh) SG - Shawn Palmieri (fresh) SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fresh) PF - Russell McAllister (fresh) C - Fred Oglesby (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick is fouled on the floor by Joel Beeks - foul #1 on Joel Beeks, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Shawn Palmieri | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Northwestern State | Bruce Muir misses the shot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Fred Oglesby | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell makes the wide open 3 from straight away | 0-5 |
| 18:36 | Northwestern State | Bruce Muir is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Bruce Muir, team foul #2 | 0-5 |
| 18:17 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-5 |
| 18:15 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby hits the follow up shot | 0-7 |
| 18:02 | Northwestern State | Russell McAllister takes the ball from Bruce Muir | 0-7 |
| 17:42 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 0-7 |
| 17:40 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Joel Beeks | 0-7 |
| 17:24 | Northwestern State | Bruce Muir misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 0-7 |
| 17:22 | Northwestern State | Paul Roa tips it but misses | 0-7 |
| 17:20 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister snags the defensive board | 0-7 |
| 17:00 | Sam Houston State | Dewayne Sullivan swats the shot by Fred Oglesby | 0-7 |
| 16:59 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Jason Bell | 0-7 |
| 16:37 | Northwestern State | Dewayne Sullivan misses the shot from just outside the lane | 0-7 |
| 16:36 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell pulls down the rebound | 0-7 |
| 16:31 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Muir is called for the reach on Fred Oglesby in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bruce Muir, team foul #3 | 0-7 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Fred Barreras (PG), Troy Boulton (SG), Patrick Timmer (SF), William Eberhard (PF), Terry Grove (C) Jason Bell, Paul Roa, Dewayne Sullivan, Bruce Muir, Joel Beeks | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon (PG), Douglas Terry (SG), Adam Madden (SF), James Miller (PF) Kenneth Shick, Shawn Palmieri, Nicholas Dowdell, Russell McAllister | |
| 16:22 | Sam Houston State | Patrick Timmer is called for the reach on Adam Madden - foul #1 on Patrick Timmer, team foul #4 | 0-7 |
| 16:11 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby dunks the ball set up by Angelo Colon | 0-9 |
| 15:53 | Northwestern State | William Eberhard's fadeaway is rejected by Fred Oglesby | 0-9 |
| 15:51 | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon pulls down the rebound | 0-9 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Fred Barreras (fresh) SG - Troy Boulton (fresh) SF - Patrick Timmer (fresh) PF - William Eberhard (fresh) C - Terry Grove (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Angelo Colon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Douglas Terry (fresh) SF - Adam Madden (fresh) PF - James Miller (fresh) C - Fred Oglesby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 0-9 |
| 15:46 | Sam Houston State | James Miller misses the tip | 0-9 |
| 15:44 | Northwestern State | Patrick Timmer snags the defensive board | 0-9 |
| 15:29 | Northwestern State | Patrick Timmer is hacked by Adam Madden - foul #1 on Adam Madden, team foul #1 | 0-9 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jason Bell (PG) Fred Barreras | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick (PG), Russell McAllister (PF) Angelo Colon, Fred Oglesby | |
| 15:15 | Northwestern State | Patrick Timmer misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-9 |
| 15:14 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to James Miller | 0-9 |
| 15:03 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Kenneth Shick and the foul's on William Eberhard - foul #1 on William Eberhard, team foul #5 | 0-11 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Paul Roa (SG) Troy Boulton | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Carino (SG) Russell McAllister | |
| 15:03 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry makes the free throw | 0-12 |
| 14:38 | Northwestern State | William Eberhard misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 0-12 |
| 14:36 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden pulls down the rebound | 0-12 |
| 14:19 | Sam Houston State | William Eberhard swats the shot by Kenneth Shick | 0-12 |
| 14:17 | Northwestern State | William Eberhard grabs the defensive rebound | 0-12 |
| 13:58 | Northwestern State | Patrick Timmer misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-12 |
| 13:56 | Northwestern State | Terry Grove tips it in | 2-12 |
| 13:53 | Sam Houston State | James Carino is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 2-12 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dewayne Sullivan (SF), Joel Beeks (C) Patrick Timmer, Terry Grove | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), Shawn Palmieri (SG), Fred Oglesby (C) Kenneth Shick, James Carino, Douglas Terry | |
| 13:42 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks knocks in the runner from the left block | 4-12 |
| 13:25 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 4-12 |
| 13:24 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy hits the follow up shot | 4-14 |
| 13:07 | Northwestern State | Dewayne Sullivan can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 4-14 |
| 13:06 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks snags the offensive board | 4-14 |
| 12:52 | Northwestern State | Fred Oglesby swats the short shot by Dewayne Sullivan | 4-14 |
| 12:50 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby snags the defensive board | 4-14 |
| 12:36 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy is fouled on the floor by William Eberhard - foul #2 on William Eberhard, team foul #6 | 4-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Fred Barreras (PG), Troy Boulton (SG), Patrick Timmer (PF) Jason Bell, Paul Roa, William Eberhard | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick (PG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Russell McAllister (PF) John Murphy, Adam Madden, James Miller | |
| 12:18 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby is whistled for a carry | 4-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Miller (C) Fred Oglesby | |
| 12:07 | Northwestern State | Patrick Timmer buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 6-14 |
| 11:50 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell misses long on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Dewayne Sullivan - foul #1 on Dewayne Sullivan, team foul #7 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Terry Grove (PF) Dewayne Sullivan | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Fred Oglesby (C) Shawn Palmieri, James Miller | |
| 11:50 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell makes the 1st free throw | 6-15 |
| 11:50 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell makes the 2nd free throw | 6-16 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Fred Barreras (fresh) SG - Troy Boulton (fresh) SF - Patrick Timmer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Grove (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joel Beeks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Kenneth Shick (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Douglas Terry (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Russell McAllister (fresh) C - Fred Oglesby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:32 | Northwestern State | Nicholas Dowdell takes the ball from Patrick Timmer | 6-16 |
| 11:30 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Grove - foul #1 on Terry Grove, team foul #8 | 6-16 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG) Douglas Terry | |
| 11:30 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister makes the 1st free throw | 6-17 |
| 11:30 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister makes the 2nd free throw | 6-18 |
| 11:19 | Northwestern State | Fred Barreras misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Kenneth Shick - foul #1 on Kenneth Shick, team foul #2 | 6-18 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dewayne Sullivan (SF) Patrick Timmer | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden (SF) Nicholas Dowdell | |
| 11:19 | Northwestern State | Fred Barreras misses the 1st free throw | 6-18 |
| 11:19 | Northwestern State | Fred Barreras misses the 2nd free throw | 6-18 |
| 11:19 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister grabs the board | 6-18 |
| 11:17 | Sam Houston State | Troy Boulton is called for the reach on Russell McAllister in the backcourt - foul #1 on Troy Boulton, team foul #9 | 6-18 |
| 11:17 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister makes the 1st free throw | 6-19 |
| 11:17 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister misses the 2nd free throw | 6-19 |
| 11:17 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby gets the offensive rebound | 6-19 |
| 10:53 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Shawn Palmieri and he's fouled by Fred Barreras - foul #1 on Fred Barreras, team foul #10 | 6-21 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jason Bell (PG), Paul Roa (SG), Patrick Timmer (PF) Fred Barreras, Troy Boulton, Terry Grove | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF), James Miller (C) Shawn Palmieri, Adam Madden, Fred Oglesby | |
| 10:53 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick misses the free throw | 6-21 |
| 10:53 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks snags the defensive board | 6-21 |
| 10:51 | Northwestern State | Jason Bell travels in the backcourt | 6-21 |
| 10:30 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick is hacked by Jason Bell - foul #1 on Jason Bell, team foul #11 | 6-21 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG), Adam Madden (SF), Fred Oglesby (C) Douglas Terry, Nicholas Dowdell, James Miller | |
| 10:30 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick makes the 1st free throw | 6-22 |
| 10:30 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick makes the 2nd free throw | 6-23 |
| 10:09 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 6-23 |
| 10:08 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks hits the follow up shot | 8-23 |
| 10:03 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 8-23 |
| 10:02 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Dewayne Sullivan | 8-23 |
| 09:49 | Northwestern State | Adam Madden takes the ball from Dewayne Sullivan | 8-23 |
| 09:21 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Kenneth Shick | 8-26 |
| 09:06 | Northwestern State | Jason Bell connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dewayne Sullivan | 10-26 |
| 08:46 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Jason Bell - foul #2 on Jason Bell, team foul #12 | 10-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Fred Barreras (PG), Troy Boulton (SG), Terry Grove (SF) Jason Bell, Paul Roa, Dewayne Sullivan | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon (PG), Douglas Terry (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF), James Miller (C) Kenneth Shick, Shawn Palmieri, Adam Madden, Russell McAllister | |
| 08:46 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby makes the 1st free throw | 10-27 |
| 08:46 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby makes the 2nd free throw | 10-28 |
| 08:31 | Northwestern State | Fred Barreras misses badly on a floater from the right side | 10-28 |
| 08:30 | Northwestern State | Troy Boulton tips it back up and in | 12-28 |
| 08:28 | Sam Houston State | Fred Barreras steals it from Douglas Terry in the backcourt | 12-28 |
| 08:15 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks lays it in and he's hacked by James Miller - foul #1 on James Miller, team foul #3 | 14-28 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick (PG), Russell McAllister (PF) Angelo Colon, Fred Oglesby | |
| 08:15 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks makes the free throw | 15-28 |
| 08:01 | Sam Houston State | James Miller hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Kenneth Shick | 15-30 |
| 07:51 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks misses the floater in the lane | 15-30 |
| 07:50 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister pulls down the rebound | 15-30 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Fred Barreras (fresh) SG - Troy Boulton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Terry Grove (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Timmer (tiring) 2 pts. C - Joel Beeks (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Kenneth Shick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Terry (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Russell McAllister (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:48 | Sam Houston State | Troy Boulton steals the ball from Nicholas Dowdell in the backcourt | 15-30 |
| 07:38 | Northwestern State | Fred Barreras hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 15-30 |
| 07:37 | Sam Houston State | James Miller gets the rebound | 15-30 |
| 07:10 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell is open and scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Miller | 15-32 |
| 06:57 | Northwestern State | Fred Barreras misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 15-32 |
| 06:56 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry grabs the defensive rebound | 15-32 |
| 06:53 | Sam Houston State | Fred Barreras is called for the reach on Kenneth Shick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Fred Barreras, team foul #13 | 15-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Paul Roa (SG), Dewayne Sullivan (SF) Fred Barreras, Patrick Timmer | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon (PG), Shawn Palmieri (SG), Fred Oglesby (C) Douglas Terry, Russell McAllister, James Miller | |
| 06:53 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick makes the 1st free throw | 15-33 |
| 06:53 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick makes the 2nd free throw | 15-34 |
| 06:37 | Northwestern State | Terry Grove misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 15-34 |
| 06:35 | Northwestern State | Paul Roa grabs the offensive rebound | 15-34 |
| 06:22 | Northwestern State | Troy Boulton misses the easy layup | 15-34 |
| 06:20 | Northwestern State | Terry Grove can't tip it in | 15-34 |
| 06:19 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby grabs the board | 15-34 |
| 06:03 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 15-34 |
| 06:01 | Northwestern State | Terry Grove snags the defensive board | 15-34 |
| 05:46 | Northwestern State | Paul Roa can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-34 |
| 05:45 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell snags the defensive board | 15-34 |
| 05:43 | Sam Houston State | Paul Roa is called for the reach on Angelo Colon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Roa, team foul #14 | 15-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Patrick Timmer (PF) Terry Grove | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden (SF), James Miller (PF) Nicholas Dowdell, Kenneth Shick | |
| 05:43 | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon makes the 1st free throw | 15-35 |
| 05:43 | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon misses the 2nd free throw | 15-35 |
| 05:43 | Sam Houston State | James Miller pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-35 |
| 05:33 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby is open and scores on a floater in the lane | 15-37 |
| 05:05 | Northwestern State | Paul Roa misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-37 |
| 05:03 | Sam Houston State | James Miller snags the defensive board | 15-37 |
| 04:45 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-37 |
| 04:44 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden grabs the offensive rebound | 15-37 |
| 04:35 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri comes up short on the runner in the lane | 15-37 |
| 04:34 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks pulls down the rebound | 15-37 |
| 04:10 | Northwestern State | Troy Boulton loses the ball out of bounds | 15-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Terry Grove (SF) Dewayne Sullivan | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick (PG), Douglas Terry (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Russell McAllister (PF) Angelo Colon, Shawn Palmieri, Adam Madden, James Miller | |
| 03:46 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Troy Boulton - foul #2 on Troy Boulton, team foul #15 | 15-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jason Bell (PG), Fred Barreras (SG), Bruce Muir (PF), William Eberhard (C) Troy Boulton, Paul Roa, Patrick Timmer, Joel Beeks | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG) Fred Oglesby | |
| 03:46 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry makes the 1st free throw | 15-38 |
| 03:46 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 15-39 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Jason Bell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Fred Barreras (fresh) SF - Terry Grove (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Muir (fresh) C - William Eberhard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Kenneth Shick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn Palmieri (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell McAllister (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Terry (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:23 | Northwestern State | Terry Grove scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 17-39 |
| 03:03 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on William Eberhard - foul #3 on William Eberhard, team foul #16 | 17-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Patrick Timmer (C) William Eberhard | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden (SF), Fred Oglesby (C) Shawn Palmieri, Nicholas Dowdell | |
| 03:03 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry makes the 1st free throw | 17-40 |
| 03:03 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 17-41 |
| 02:46 | Northwestern State | Jason Bell is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Jason Bell, team foul #17 | 17-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Paul Roa (SG) Jason Bell | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF) Douglas Terry, Adam Madden | |
| 02:27 | Sam Houston State | Fred Oglesby can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 17-41 |
| 02:25 | Northwestern State | Paul Roa pulls down the rebound | 17-41 |
| 02:03 | Northwestern State | Terry Grove misses the lay-in | 17-41 |
| 02:01 | Northwestern State | Patrick Timmer gets the offensive rebound | 17-41 |
| 01:45 | Northwestern State | Paul Roa drills a 3 from the left corner | 20-41 |
| 01:16 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Muir denies the turnaround by Shawn Palmieri | 20-41 |
| 01:14 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell grabs the offensive rebound | 20-41 |
| 00:57 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick hits a wide open shot from the left side | 20-43 |
| 00:31 | Northwestern State | Paul Roa clanks a shot from the left wing | 20-43 |
| 00:30 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister grabs the defensive rebound | 20-43 |
| 00:05 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Shawn Palmieri and he's fouled by Patrick Timmer - foul #2 on Patrick Timmer, team foul #18 | 20-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Troy Boulton (PG), Dewayne Sullivan (SF), Joel Beeks (C) Fred Barreras, Patrick Timmer, Terry Grove | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry (SG), Adam Madden (SF), James Miller (C) Shawn Palmieri, Nicholas Dowdell, Fred Oglesby | |
| 00:05 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister makes the free throw | 20-46 |
| 00:01 | Northwestern State | Paul Roa makes the floater from the left side | 22-46 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 22-46 |