| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Freddy Morant (fresh) SG - Ross Thompson (fresh) SF - Ray Zazueta (fresh) PF - Randall Keister (fresh) C - Willie Phelan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Victor Cornett (fresh) SG - Michael Donahue (fresh) SF - Justin Tong (fresh) PF - Jacob Tomasini (fresh) C - Edwin Pilgrim (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Willie Phelan wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:47 | Western Kentucky | Ross Thompson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Western Kentucky | Randall Keister misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Sam Houston State | Jacob Tomasini snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Sam Houston State | Victor Cornett can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Sam Houston State | Edwin Pilgrim snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Sam Houston State | Justin Tong drills a 3 from straight away set up by Michael Donahue | 0-3 |
| 19:00 | Western Kentucky | Victor Cornett is called for the reach on Freddy Morant in the backcourt - foul #1 on Victor Cornett, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:49 | Western Kentucky | Jacob Tomasini blocks the jumper by Willie Phelan | 0-3 |
| 18:47 | Western Kentucky | Willie Phelan tips it in | 2-3 |
| 18:41 | Sam Houston State | Justin Tong travels with the ball | 2-3 |
| 18:24 | Western Kentucky | Willie Phelan scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Ross Thompson and he's fouled by Victor Cornett - foul #2 on Victor Cornett, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicolas Roberts (PG) Victor Cornett | |
| 18:24 | Western Kentucky | Willie Phelan misses the free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:24 | Sam Houston State | Jacob Tomasini grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 18:19 | Sam Houston State | Michael Donahue can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-3 |
| 18:18 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Willie Phelan | 4-3 |
| 18:09 | Western Kentucky | Willie Phelan misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 4-3 |
| 18:07 | Sam Houston State | Jacob Tomasini grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 17:46 | Sam Houston State | Justin Tong misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 17:45 | Western Kentucky | Ray Zazueta pulls down the rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:35 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant is called for 10 seconds | 4-3 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael May (PG), Gonzalo Rossi (SG), Stephen Mosley (SF), Franklin Keaton (PF), John Watkins (C) Freddy Morant, Ross Thompson, Ray Zazueta, Randall Keister, Willie Phelan | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 17:15 | Sam Houston State | Edwin Pilgrim buries a jump hook from the left block and the foul's on Franklin Keaton - foul #1 on Franklin Keaton, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Leon Kang (SF) Justin Tong | |
| 17:15 | Sam Houston State | Edwin Pilgrim misses the free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:15 | Sam Houston State | Leon Kang pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:01 | Sam Houston State | Jacob Tomasini misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 4-5 |
| 16:59 | Sam Houston State | Michael Donahue grabs the offensive board | 4-5 |
| 16:48 | Sam Houston State | Leon Kang hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Nicolas Roberts | 4-8 |
| 16:33 | Western Kentucky | Jacob Tomasini is called for the reach on Stephen Mosley - foul #1 on Jacob Tomasini, team foul #3 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant (PG), Willie Phelan (C) Gonzalo Rossi, John Watkins | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Omar Quill (PG), Wayne Forte (SF), Lewis Hittle (PF), Corey Dunton (C) Nicolas Roberts, Michael Donahue, Jacob Tomasini, Edwin Pilgrim | |
| 16:14 | Western Kentucky | Michael May buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Willie Phelan | 6-8 |
| 16:03 | Sam Houston State | Corey Dunton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-8 |
| 16:01 | Sam Houston State | Lewis Hittle tips it in | 6-10 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Freddy Morant (fresh) SG - Michael May (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Mosley (fairly fresh) PF - Franklin Keaton (fairly fresh) C - Willie Phelan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Omar Quill (fresh) SG - Leon Kang (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wayne Forte (fresh) PF - Lewis Hittle (fresh) 2 pts. C - Corey Dunton (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-10 |
| 15:42 | Sam Houston State | Leon Kang grabs the defensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 15:34 | Sam Houston State | Corey Dunton clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 6-10 |
| 15:33 | Sam Houston State | Lewis Hittle pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 15:17 | Sam Houston State | Freddy Morant is called for the reach on Omar Quill - foul #1 on Freddy Morant, team foul #2 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ross Thompson (SG), Ray Zazueta (SF), Randall Keister (PF) Michael May, Stephen Mosley, Franklin Keaton | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicolas Roberts (PG), Justin Tong (SF) Leon Kang, Wayne Forte | |
| 15:00 | Sam Houston State | Willie Phelan is called for the reach on Corey Dunton - foul #1 on Willie Phelan, team foul #3 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Donahue (SG), Jacob Tomasini (PF) Omar Quill, Corey Dunton | |
| 14:41 | Sam Houston State | Michael Donahue's 3 pointer is rejected by Willie Phelan | 6-10 |
| 14:40 | Western Kentucky | Randall Keister grabs the defensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 14:25 | Western Kentucky | Michael Donahue steals the ball from Ray Zazueta | 6-10 |
| 14:21 | Sam Houston State | Michael Donahue misses the lay-in | 6-10 |
| 14:20 | Sam Houston State | Michael Donahue gets the offensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 14:05 | Sam Houston State | Michael Donahue hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Nicolas Roberts | 6-13 |
| 14:00 | Western Kentucky | Ray Zazueta is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Ross Thompson | 8-13 |
| 13:45 | Sam Houston State | Justin Tong hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Michael Donahue | 8-16 |
| 13:25 | Western Kentucky | Ray Zazueta misses short on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Lewis Hittle - foul #1 on Lewis Hittle, team foul #4 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael May (PG), John Watkins (C) Freddy Morant, Willie Phelan | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Omar Quill (PG), Leon Kang (SG), Wayne Forte (SF), Corey Dunton (PF), Edwin Pilgrim (C) Nicolas Roberts, Michael Donahue, Justin Tong, Jacob Tomasini, Lewis Hittle | |
| 13:25 | Western Kentucky | Ray Zazueta misses the 1st free throw | 8-16 |
| 13:25 | Western Kentucky | Ray Zazueta makes the 2nd free throw | 9-16 |
| 13:09 | Sam Houston State | Corey Dunton makes the runner from the baseline set up by Wayne Forte | 9-18 |
| 13:05 | Western Kentucky | Leon Kang is called for the reach on Ross Thompson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leon Kang, team foul #5 | 9-18 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Vance Williams (PG), Gonzalo Rossi (SF) Ross Thompson, Ray Zazueta | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 12:54 | Western Kentucky | Randall Keister is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Gonzalo Rossi | 11-18 |
| 12:52 | Sam Houston State | Omar Quill is fouled in the backcourt by Vance Williams - foul #1 on Vance Williams, team foul #4 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Stephen Mosley (SF) Vance Williams | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 12:36 | Sam Houston State | Corey Dunton makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 11-20 |
| 12:16 | Western Kentucky | Gonzalo Rossi is alone and drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 13-20 |
| 11:56 | Sam Houston State | Gonzalo Rossi takes the ball from Wayne Forte | 13-20 |
| 11:53 | Western Kentucky | Michael May lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gonzalo Rossi | 15-20 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Michael May (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gonzalo Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Mosley (fairly fresh) PF - Randall Keister (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Watkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Omar Quill (fresh) SG - Leon Kang (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Wayne Forte (fresh) PF - Corey Dunton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Edwin Pilgrim (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Sam Houston State | Wayne Forte comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 15-20 |
| 11:28 | Sam Houston State | Edwin Pilgrim misses the tip | 15-20 |
| 11:27 | Western Kentucky | Randall Keister gets the rebound | 15-20 |
| 11:12 | Western Kentucky | Michael May can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-20 |
| 11:11 | Sam Houston State | Corey Dunton grabs the defensive rebound | 15-20 |
| 11:06 | Sam Houston State | Leon Kang clanks a 3 from the right corner | 15-20 |
| 11:05 | Western Kentucky | John Watkins grabs the board | 15-20 |
| 10:36 | Western Kentucky | Randall Keister's floater is knocked away by Leon Kang | 15-20 |
| 10:34 | Sam Houston State | Leon Kang snags the defensive board | 15-20 |
| 10:14 | Sam Houston State | Omar Quill is fouled on the floor by Michael May - foul #1 on Michael May, team foul #5 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant (PG), Ross Thompson (SG), Ray Zazueta (SF), Franklin Keaton (PF), Willie Phelan (C) Michael May, Gonzalo Rossi, Stephen Mosley, Randall Keister, John Watkins | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicolas Roberts (PG), Michael Donahue (SG), Justin Tong (SF), Jacob Tomasini (PF), Lewis Hittle (C) Omar Quill, Leon Kang, Wayne Forte, Corey Dunton, Edwin Pilgrim | |
| 10:02 | Sam Houston State | Lewis Hittle scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 15-22 |
| 09:45 | Western Kentucky | Ray Zazueta clanks a shot from the left wing | 15-22 |
| 09:43 | Western Kentucky | Franklin Keaton snags the offensive board | 15-22 |
| 09:28 | Western Kentucky | Franklin Keaton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-22 |
| 09:26 | Sam Houston State | Michael Donahue grabs the board | 15-22 |
| 09:07 | Sam Houston State | Justin Tong scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Jacob Tomasini | 15-24 |
| 09:04 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant is fouled in the backcourt by Justin Tong - foul #1 on Justin Tong, team foul #6 | 15-24 |
| 08:51 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Ray Zazueta | 17-24 |
| 08:32 | Sam Houston State | Nicolas Roberts misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-24 |
| 08:31 | Western Kentucky | Ray Zazueta pulls down the rebound | 17-24 |
| 08:11 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-24 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Randall Keister (PF) Franklin Keaton | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John McKernin (PG), Edwin Pilgrim (C) Nicolas Roberts, Lewis Hittle | |
| 08:00 | Sam Houston State | Justin Tong comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-24 |
| 07:59 | Sam Houston State | Edwin Pilgrim tips it in | 17-26 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Freddy Morant (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ross Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ray Zazueta (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randall Keister (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Willie Phelan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John McKernin (fresh) SG - Michael Donahue (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Tong (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jacob Tomasini (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Edwin Pilgrim (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 17-26 |
| 07:29 | Western Kentucky | Randall Keister pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-26 |
| 07:14 | Western Kentucky | Jacob Tomasini steals the ball from Ross Thompson | 17-26 |
| 07:10 | Sam Houston State | Michael Donahue buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Justin Tong | 17-29 |
| 06:49 | Western Kentucky | Ross Thompson makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Freddy Morant | 20-29 |
| 06:20 | Sam Houston State | Edwin Pilgrim connects on the floater from the left block set up by Justin Tong | 20-31 |
| 06:17 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant travels in the backcourt | 20-31 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael May (PG), Gonzalo Rossi (SG), Stephen Mosley (SF), Franklin Keaton (PF), John Watkins (C) Freddy Morant, Ross Thompson, Ray Zazueta, Randall Keister, Willie Phelan | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicolas Roberts (PG), Leon Kang (SG), Omar Quill (SF), Lewis Hittle (PF), Corey Dunton (C) John McKernin, Michael Donahue, Justin Tong, Jacob Tomasini, Edwin Pilgrim | |
| 06:05 | Sam Houston State | Lewis Hittle buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Nicolas Roberts | 20-33 |
| 05:55 | Western Kentucky | Michael May misses long on a 3 from straight away | 20-33 |
| 05:54 | Sam Houston State | Corey Dunton grabs the defensive rebound | 20-33 |
| 05:28 | Sam Houston State | Leon Kang is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Leon Kang, team foul #7 | 20-33 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Randall Keister (PF) Franklin Keaton | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Donahue (SG), Wayne Forte (C) Leon Kang, Corey Dunton | |
| 05:05 | Western Kentucky | John Watkins is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-33 |
| 05:03 | Western Kentucky | John Watkins snags the offensive board | 20-33 |
| 04:50 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Mosley is whistled for traveling | 20-33 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Vance Williams (PG), Ross Thompson (SG) Michael May, Stephen Mosley | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 04:39 | Sam Houston State | Nicolas Roberts misses badly on a shot from the right side | 20-33 |
| 04:37 | Western Kentucky | Ross Thompson gets the rebound | 20-33 |
| 04:30 | Western Kentucky | Randall Keister throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-33 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant (PG), Ray Zazueta (SF), Willie Phelan (C) Vance Williams, Gonzalo Rossi, John Watkins | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John McKernin (PG), Jacob Tomasini (PF) Nicolas Roberts, Omar Quill | |
| 04:12 | Sam Houston State | Jacob Tomasini is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Jacob Tomasini, team foul #8 | 20-33 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Franklin Keaton (PF) Randall Keister | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Corey Dunton (PF), Edwin Pilgrim (C) Jacob Tomasini, Lewis Hittle | |
| 04:10 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 20-33 |
| 03:53 | Sam Houston State | Corey Dunton is hacked by Willie Phelan - foul #2 on Willie Phelan, team foul #6 | 20-33 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Victor Cornett (PG), Leon Kang (SG), Justin Tong (SF) John McKernin, Michael Donahue, Wayne Forte | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Freddy Morant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ross Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ray Zazueta (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Franklin Keaton (fresh) C - Willie Phelan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Victor Cornett (fresh) SG - Leon Kang (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Justin Tong (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Corey Dunton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Edwin Pilgrim (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Sam Houston State | Franklin Keaton swats the short shot by Edwin Pilgrim | 20-33 |
| 03:35 | Sam Houston State | Edwin Pilgrim hits the follow up shot | 20-35 |
| 03:22 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-35 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael May (SG), Stephen Mosley (SF), Randall Keister (PF) Ross Thompson, Ray Zazueta, Franklin Keaton | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Omar Quill (SF), Jacob Tomasini (PF) Justin Tong, Edwin Pilgrim | |
| 03:06 | Sam Houston State | Corey Dunton comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 20-35 |
| 03:05 | Sam Houston State | Omar Quill grabs the offensive board | 20-35 |
| 02:46 | Sam Houston State | Omar Quill misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-35 |
| 02:44 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Leon Kang | 20-35 |
| 02:31 | Sam Houston State | Omar Quill misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 20-35 |
| 02:29 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant pulls down the rebound | 20-35 |
| 02:04 | Western Kentucky | Leon Kang takes the ball from Willie Phelan | 20-35 |
| 01:45 | Sam Houston State | Victor Cornett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-35 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Vance Williams (PG), Ross Thompson (SG), Gonzalo Rossi (SF), Franklin Keaton (PF), John Watkins (C) Freddy Morant, Michael May, Stephen Mosley, Randall Keister, Willie Phelan | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicolas Roberts (PG), Michael Donahue (SG), Wayne Forte (SF), Lewis Hittle (PF), Edwin Pilgrim (C) Victor Cornett, Leon Kang, Omar Quill, Jacob Tomasini, Corey Dunton | |
| 01:43 | Western Kentucky | Vance Williams is hacked by Edwin Pilgrim in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edwin Pilgrim, team foul #9 | 20-35 |
| 01:43 | Western Kentucky | Vance Williams misses the 1st free throw | 20-35 |
| 01:43 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Lewis Hittle | 20-35 |
| 01:22 | Sam Houston State | Wayne Forte knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Nicolas Roberts | 20-38 |
| 01:20 | Western Kentucky | Edwin Pilgrim is called for the reach on Ross Thompson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edwin Pilgrim, team foul #10 | 20-38 |
| 01:20 | Western Kentucky | Ross Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 21-38 |
| 01:20 | Western Kentucky | Ross Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-38 |
| 01:00 | Sam Houston State | Nicolas Roberts buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Lewis Hittle | 22-40 |
| 00:40 | Western Kentucky | Gonzalo Rossi hits a wide open shot from the left wing | 24-40 |
| 00:19 | Sam Houston State | Edwin Pilgrim makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Donahue | 24-43 |
| 00:17 | Western Kentucky | Ross Thompson is hacked by Michael Donahue in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Donahue, team foul #11 | 24-43 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant (PG), Randall Keister (PF) Vance Williams, Franklin Keaton | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Victor Cornett (PG), Leon Kang (SG), Justin Tong (SF), Jacob Tomasini (PF) Nicolas Roberts, Michael Donahue, Wayne Forte, Edwin Pilgrim | |
| 00:17 | Western Kentucky | Ross Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 25-43 |
| 00:17 | Western Kentucky | Ross Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 25-43 |
| 00:17 | Sam Houston State | Jacob Tomasini snags the defensive board | 25-43 |
| 00:03 | Sam Houston State | Leon Kang clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 25-43 |
| 00:01 | Sam Houston State | Jacob Tomasini gets the offensive rebound | 25-43 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | The clock runs out | 25-43 |