| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Earl Hopps (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Bessette (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Matthew Berke (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Hardy (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dustin Soper (fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Jeff Nelson (fresh) 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Timothy Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Dallas Simpson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Pellham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern | Dallas Simpson inbounds the ball | 49-40 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Southern | Timothy Bennett hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 49-40 |
| 19:41 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Berke snags the defensive board | 49-40 |
| 19:19 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps makes the floater from the free throw line | 51-40 |
| 19:02 | Southern | Dallas Simpson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-40 |
| 19:00 | Southern | Timothy Bennett gets the offensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 18:43 | Southern | James Nelson misses the wide open jumper in the paint | 51-40 |
| 18:41 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Hardy gets the rebound | 51-40 |
| 18:36 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Dustin Soper | 54-40 |
| 18:32 | Southern | Jeff Nelson buries a floater from just outside the lane | 54-42 |
| 18:18 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps misses the jumper from the right wing | 54-42 |
| 18:16 | Southern | James Nelson gets the rebound | 54-42 |
| 18:13 | Southern | Jeff Nelson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 54-42 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adrian Fett (PG), Michael Dwyer (SG), Roger Calderone (SF), John Crane (PF), Daniel Norton (C) Earl Hopps, Robert Bessette, Matthew Berke, Joseph Hardy, Dustin Soper | |
| Subs | Southern | George Jackson (SF), Christopher Enyeart (C) Dallas Simpson, Brian Pellham | |
| 18:08 | Sam Houston State | Michael Dwyer misses short on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Christopher Enyeart - foul #2 on Christopher Enyeart, team foul #1 | 54-42 |
| 18:08 | Sam Houston State | Michael Dwyer misses the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 18:08 | Sam Houston State | Michael Dwyer makes the 2nd free throw | 55-42 |
| 17:48 | Southern | Michael Dwyer is called for the reach on Timothy Bennett - foul #2 on Michael Dwyer, team foul #1 | 55-42 |
| 17:27 | Southern | Jeff Nelson hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from James Nelson | 55-45 |
| 17:10 | Sam Houston State | Michael Dwyer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 55-45 |
| 17:09 | Southern | The rebound goes to James Nelson | 55-45 |
| 17:05 | Southern | Timothy Bennett misses the 3 from straight away | 55-45 |
| 17:03 | Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Enyeart | 55-45 |
| 16:46 | Southern | George Jackson is open and scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Timothy Bennett | 55-47 |
| 16:37 | Sam Houston State | Michael Dwyer's pass is intercepted by George Jackson | 55-47 |
| 16:33 | Southern | George Jackson banks in the layup | 55-49 |
| 16:17 | Sam Houston State | Timothy Bennett is called for the reach on Michael Dwyer - foul #3 on Timothy Bennett, team foul #2 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps (PG), Robert Bessette (SG), Robert Paul (SF), Joseph Hardy (PF), Dustin Soper (C) Adrian Fett, Michael Dwyer, Roger Calderone, John Crane, Daniel Norton | |
| Subs | Southern | Dallas Simpson (SF), Brian Pellham (C) Timothy Bennett, Christopher Enyeart | |
| 15:57 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps is hacked by Jeff Nelson - foul #2 on Jeff Nelson, team foul #3 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Wilbur Smith (PG), William Kernan (SG), Bruce Harris (C) Jeff Nelson, George Jackson, Brian Pellham | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Earl Hopps (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Bessette (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Robert Paul (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Hardy (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Dustin Soper (fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Wilbur Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Kernan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dallas Simpson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Nelson (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Bruce Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:47 | Sam Houston State | The short jumper by Dustin Soper is denied by Bruce Harris | 55-49 |
| 15:46 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Hardy tips it back up and in | 57-49 |
| 15:40 | Southern | Joseph Hardy steps in front of the Dallas Simpson pass | 57-49 |
| 15:17 | Sam Houston State | Robert Paul misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-49 |
| 15:15 | Southern | The rebound goes to Dallas Simpson | 57-49 |
| 15:06 | Southern | James Nelson can't finish the uncontested layup | 57-49 |
| 15:04 | Sam Houston State | Robert Paul gets the rebound | 57-49 |
| 14:49 | Sam Houston State | Dustin Soper can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-49 |
| 14:48 | Southern | Dallas Simpson pulls down the rebound | 57-49 |
| 14:29 | Southern | Wilbur Smith hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-51 |
| 14:24 | Sam Houston State | Robert Bessette buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Earl Hopps | 60-51 |
| 14:11 | Southern | Wilbur Smith misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 60-51 |
| 14:10 | Southern | Bruce Harris snags the offensive board | 60-51 |
| 13:59 | Southern | Dustin Soper picks off the pass by Dallas Simpson | 60-51 |
| 13:53 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps clanks a jump hook in the lane | 60-51 |
| 13:52 | Southern | Bruce Harris snags the defensive board | 60-51 |
| 13:48 | Southern | Earl Hopps steps in front of the Wilbur Smith pass in the backcourt | 60-51 |
| 13:29 | Sam Houston State | Dustin Soper hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 60-51 |
| 13:27 | Southern | James Nelson grabs the board | 60-51 |
| 13:25 | Southern | William Kernan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-51 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Dwyer (SG), Matthew Berke (SF), John Crane (PF), Daniel Norton (C) Robert Bessette, Robert Paul, Joseph Hardy, Dustin Soper | |
| Subs | Southern | Jeff Nelson (PG), George Jackson (SF), Christopher Enyeart (PF), Brian Pellham (C) Wilbur Smith, Dallas Simpson, James Nelson, Bruce Harris | |
| 13:09 | Sam Houston State | Michael Dwyer misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 60-51 |
| 13:07 | Southern | Brian Pellham pulls down the rebound | 60-51 |
| 13:03 | Southern | William Kernan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-51 |
| 13:01 | Southern | George Jackson grabs the offensive board | 60-51 |
| 12:46 | Southern | Jeff Nelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-51 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adrian Fett (PG) Earl Hopps | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 12:30 | Sam Houston State | Michael Dwyer drills a shot from the left side set up by Adrian Fett | 62-51 |
| 12:27 | Southern | Jeff Nelson is fouled in the backcourt by Adrian Fett - foul #1 on Adrian Fett, team foul #2 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Roger Calderone (PF), Dustin Soper (C) John Crane, Daniel Norton | |
| Subs | Southern | Dallas Simpson (SF), Bruce Harris (C) George Jackson, Brian Pellham | |
| 12:20 | Southern | Christopher Enyeart misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-51 |
| 12:18 | Sam Houston State | Adrian Fett grabs the board | 62-51 |
| 12:03 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Harris blocks the jumper by Michael Dwyer | 62-51 |
| 12:02 | Southern | William Kernan grabs the board | 62-51 |
| 11:56 | Southern | Dallas Simpson misses the wide open jumper in the lane | 62-51 |
| 11:55 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Berke snags the defensive board | 62-51 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Adrian Fett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Dwyer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Matthew Berke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roger Calderone (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dustin Soper (tiring) 20 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Jeff Nelson (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - William Kernan (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dallas Simpson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Christopher Enyeart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Harris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:45 | Sam Houston State | Dustin Soper can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Bruce Harris - foul #4 on Bruce Harris, team foul #4 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps (PG), John Crane (PF) Adrian Fett, Matthew Berke | |
| Subs | Southern | Timothy Bennett (SG), Brian Pellham (C) William Kernan, Bruce Harris | |
| 11:45 | Sam Houston State | Dustin Soper makes the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 11:45 | Sam Houston State | Dustin Soper makes the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| 11:36 | Southern | Jeff Nelson comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Dwyer - foul #3 on Michael Dwyer, team foul #3 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Bessette (SG) Michael Dwyer | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 11:36 | Southern | Jeff Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 11:36 | Southern | Jeff Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 11:19 | Sam Houston State | Robert Bessette misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-53 |
| 11:18 | Southern | Christopher Enyeart pulls down the rebound | 64-53 |
| 11:02 | Southern | Dallas Simpson can't finish the layup | 64-53 |
| 11:01 | Sam Houston State | Roger Calderone grabs the board | 64-53 |
| 10:41 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 66-53 |
| 10:38 | Southern | Christopher Enyeart's pass is intercepted by John Crane in the backcourt | 66-53 |
| 10:21 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Enyeart blocks the short jumper by Dustin Soper | 66-53 |
| 10:20 | Southern | Timothy Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 66-53 |
| 10:16 | Southern | Dallas Simpson is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 66-53 |
| 10:14 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps grabs the defensive rebound | 66-53 |
| 10:08 | Sam Houston State | Timothy Bennett takes the ball from Earl Hopps | 66-53 |
| 09:51 | Southern | Dallas Simpson misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 66-53 |
| 09:49 | Sam Houston State | Dustin Soper gets the rebound | 66-53 |
| 09:37 | Sam Houston State | Dustin Soper misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 66-53 |
| 09:36 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Roger Calderone | 66-53 |
| 09:17 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Dallas Simpson - foul #2 on Dallas Simpson, team foul #5 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adrian Fett (SG), Robert Paul (SF), Joseph Hardy (PF), Daniel Norton (C) Robert Bessette, Roger Calderone, John Crane, Dustin Soper | |
| Subs | Southern | Wilbur Smith (PG), William Kernan (SG), George Jackson (SF), James Nelson (PF) Jeff Nelson, Timothy Bennett, Dallas Simpson, Christopher Enyeart | |
| 09:17 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps makes the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 09:17 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps makes the 2nd free throw | 68-53 |
| 08:55 | Southern | Wilbur Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 68-53 |
| 08:53 | Southern | James Nelson gets the offensive rebound | 68-53 |
| 08:41 | Southern | James Nelson lays it in and the foul's on Joseph Hardy - foul #1 on Joseph Hardy, team foul #4 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Dwyer (SG), Matthew Berke (SF) Earl Hopps, Robert Paul | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 08:41 | Southern | James Nelson makes the free throw | 68-56 |
| 08:31 | Sam Houston State | Michael Dwyer can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 68-56 |
| 08:30 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Norton tips it back up and in | 70-56 |
| 08:06 | Southern | Brian Pellham misses short on an open runner from the baseline but the foul's on Daniel Norton - foul #1 on Daniel Norton, team foul #5 | 70-56 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Paul (SF), John Crane (PF) Matthew Berke, Joseph Hardy | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 08:06 | Southern | Brian Pellham makes the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 08:06 | Southern | Brian Pellham makes the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| 07:53 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Norton clanks a shot from the right side | 70-58 |
| 07:52 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Norton grabs the offensive board | 70-58 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Adrian Fett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Dwyer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Paul (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Crane (tiring) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Norton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Wilbur Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Kernan (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Jackson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - James Nelson (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Brian Pellham (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Sam Houston State | Adrian Fett hits a shot from the left side | 72-58 |
| 07:26 | Southern | George Jackson hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper in the lane | 72-58 |
| 07:24 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Norton snags the defensive board | 72-58 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:01 | Sam Houston State | Adrian Fett makes the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Daniel Norton and he's hacked by Wilbur Smith - foul #4 on Wilbur Smith, team foul #6 | 74-58 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Matthew Berke (SF), Joseph Hardy (PF) Robert Paul, John Crane | |
| Subs | Southern | Timothy Bennett (SG), Dallas Simpson (SF), Christopher Enyeart (PF), Bruce Harris (C) William Kernan, George Jackson, James Nelson, Brian Pellham | |
| 07:01 | Sam Houston State | Adrian Fett misses the free throw | 74-58 |
| 07:01 | Southern | Timothy Bennett gets the rebound | 74-58 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:59 | Southern | Timothy Bennett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-58 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps (PG), Dustin Soper (C) Adrian Fett, Daniel Norton | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:42 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 74-58 |
| 06:40 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Berke tips it home | 76-58 |
| 06:26 | Southern | Timothy Bennett is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 76-58 |
| 06:24 | Southern | Wilbur Smith snags the offensive board | 76-58 |
| 06:12 | Southern | Bruce Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-58 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Bessette (SG), Daniel Norton (C) Michael Dwyer, Dustin Soper | |
| Subs | Southern | Jeff Nelson (PG) Wilbur Smith | |
| 05:54 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-58 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Roger Calderone (PF) Joseph Hardy | |
| Subs | Southern | William Kernan (SG), George Jackson (SF), James Nelson (PF) Timothy Bennett, Dallas Simpson, Christopher Enyeart | |
| 05:43 | Southern | George Jackson scores on a 3 from the left corner | 76-61 |
| 05:38 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 76-61 |
| 05:36 | Southern | George Jackson grabs the board | 76-61 |
| 05:30 | Southern | William Kernan makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Nelson | 76-63 |
| 05:01 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Norton misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 76-63 |
| 04:59 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Roger Calderone | 76-63 |
| 04:44 | Sam Houston State | Jeff Nelson picks off the pass by Earl Hopps | 76-63 |
| 04:40 | Southern | William Kernan can't finish the layup | 76-63 |
| 04:38 | Southern | James Nelson snags the offensive board | 76-63 |
| 04:23 | Southern | James Nelson's floater is tipped away by Daniel Norton | 76-63 |
| 04:21 | Sam Houston State | Roger Calderone grabs the board | 76-63 |
| 03:54 | Sam Houston State | Roger Calderone misses the jumper from the right wing | 76-63 |
| 03:52 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Roger Calderone | 76-63 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Earl Hopps (tiring) 20 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Bessette (tired) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Berke (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roger Calderone (tiring) 8 reb. C - Daniel Norton (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Jeff Nelson (tired) 7 pts. 3 ast. 5 stl. SG - William Kernan (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Jackson (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - James Nelson (tired) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Bruce Harris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps connects on the 3 from the left wing | 79-63 |
| 03:36 | Southern | Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-63 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adrian Fett (PG), Michael Dwyer (SG), Robert Paul (SF), John Crane (PF), Dustin Soper (C) Earl Hopps, Robert Bessette, Matthew Berke, Roger Calderone, Daniel Norton | |
| Subs | Southern | Wilbur Smith (PG), Timothy Bennett (SG), Dallas Simpson (SF), Christopher Enyeart (PF) Jeff Nelson, William Kernan, George Jackson, James Nelson | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Southern | Dallas Simpson misses the shot from the baseline but the foul's on John Crane - foul #2 on John Crane, team foul #6 | 79-63 |
| 03:21 | Southern | Dallas Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 79-64 |
| 03:21 | Southern | Dallas Simpson misses the 2nd free throw | 79-64 |
| 03:21 | Sam Houston State | Dustin Soper snags the defensive board | 79-64 |
| 02:57 | Sam Houston State | Dustin Soper scores on a floater near the basket set up by Adrian Fett | 81-64 |
| 02:45 | Southern | Wilbur Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 81-64 |
| 02:44 | Southern | Christopher Enyeart grabs the offensive rebound | 81-64 |
| 02:24 | Southern | Dallas Simpson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 81-64 |
| 02:23 | Southern | Bruce Harris pulls down the offensive rebound | 81-64 |
| 02:11 | Southern | Bruce Harris scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 81-66 |
| 01:55 | Sam Houston State | Dustin Soper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 81-66 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps (PG), Robert Bessette (SG), Matthew Berke (SF), Joseph Hardy (PF) Adrian Fett, Michael Dwyer, Robert Paul, John Crane | |
| Subs | Southern | George Jackson (SF), Brian Pellham (C) Dallas Simpson, Bruce Harris | |
| 01:40 | Southern | Christopher Enyeart is open and scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from George Jackson | 81-68 |
| 01:14 | Sam Houston State | Robert Bessette travels with the ball | 81-68 |
| 01:01 | Southern | Christopher Enyeart clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 81-68 |
| 01:00 | Southern | Brian Pellham hits the follow up shot | 81-70 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps is fouled in the backcourt by Wilbur Smith - foul #5 on Wilbur Smith, team foul #7 | 81-70 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Dwyer (SG) Robert Bessette | |
| Subs | Southern | Jeff Nelson (PG) Wilbur Smith | |
| 00:58 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps makes the 1st free throw | 82-70 |
| 00:58 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps misses the 2nd free throw | 82-70 |
| 00:58 | Southern | Brian Pellham grabs the board | 82-70 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Southern | Jeff Nelson connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Christopher Enyeart | 82-73 |
| 00:50 | Sam Houston State | Dustin Soper is hacked by Jeff Nelson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeff Nelson, team foul #8 | 82-73 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Southern | William Kernan (SG), Dallas Simpson (SF), James Nelson (PF), Bruce Harris (C) Timothy Bennett, George Jackson, Christopher Enyeart, Brian Pellham | |
| 00:50 | Sam Houston State | Dustin Soper makes the 1st free throw | 83-73 |
| 00:50 | Sam Houston State | Dustin Soper makes the 2nd free throw | 84-73 |
| 00:45 | Southern | Dallas Simpson knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from William Kernan | 84-76 |
| 00:43 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps is hacked by Jeff Nelson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeff Nelson, team foul #9 | 84-76 |
| 00:43 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps makes the 1st free throw | 85-76 |
| 00:43 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps makes the 2nd free throw | 86-76 |
| 00:37 | Southern | Dallas Simpson connects on the runner in the paint | 86-78 |
| 00:36 | Sam Houston State | Jeff Nelson is called for the reach on Earl Hopps in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jeff Nelson, team foul #10 | 86-78 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Timothy Bennett (PG) Jeff Nelson | |
| 00:36 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps makes the 1st free throw | 87-78 |
| 00:36 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps makes the 2nd free throw | 88-78 |
| 00:28 | Southern | Timothy Bennett connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 88-81 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Sam Houston State | Timothy Bennett is called for the reach on Michael Dwyer in the backcourt - foul #4 on Timothy Bennett, team foul #11 | 88-81 |
| 00:25 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 88-81 |
| 00:25 | Sam Houston State | Michael Dwyer makes the 1st free throw | 89-81 |
| 00:25 | Sam Houston State | Michael Dwyer makes the 2nd free throw | 90-81 |
| 00:20 | Southern | William Kernan misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 90-81 |
| 00:19 | Sam Houston State | Dustin Soper grabs the board | 90-81 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Sam Houston State | Timothy Bennett is called for the reach on Dustin Soper in the backcourt - foul #5 on Timothy Bennett, team foul #12 | 90-81 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Southern | George Jackson (PG) Timothy Bennett | |
| 00:17 | Sam Houston State | Dustin Soper makes the 1st free throw | 91-81 |
| 00:17 | Sam Houston State | Dustin Soper misses the 2nd free throw | 91-81 |
| 00:17 | Southern | Bruce Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 91-81 |
| 00:15 | Southern | Matthew Berke is called for the reach on Dallas Simpson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Matthew Berke, team foul #7 | 91-81 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Bessette (SG) Michael Dwyer | |
| Subs | Southern | Christopher Enyeart (PF), Brian Pellham (C) James Nelson, Bruce Harris | |
| 00:15 | Southern | Dallas Simpson misses the 1st free throw | 91-81 |
| 00:15 | Sam Houston State | Dustin Soper gets the rebound | 91-81 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps runs out the clock | 91-81 |