| Lineup | Albany | PG - Edward Chiesa (fresh) SG - Louis Clark (fresh) SF - Guy McCumber (fresh) PF - Richard Pritchett (fresh) C - Alan Elliott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - David Ahlers (fresh) SG - James Ordaz (fresh) SF - Walter Kelly (fresh) PF - Jason Bhatt (fresh) C - Rick Wiggin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Albany | Alan Elliott wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany 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) | |
| 19:46 | Albany | Walter Kelly steals the ball from Richard Pritchett | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Sam Houston State | James Ordaz lays it in on a nice dish by Walter Kelly | 0-2 |
| 19:36 | Albany | Alan Elliott's pass is intercepted by David Ahlers in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Sam Houston State | David Ahlers buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Walter Kelly | 0-4 |
| 19:19 | Albany | Walter Kelly takes the ball from Guy McCumber in the backcourt | 0-4 |
| 19:09 | Sam Houston State | Jason Bhatt banks in the layup set up by James Ordaz | 0-6 |
| 18:43 | Albany | Alan Elliott hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 0-6 |
| 18:42 | Albany | Alan Elliott misses the tip | 0-6 |
| 18:41 | Albany | Richard Pritchett tips it back up and in | 2-6 |
| 18:25 | Sam Houston State | David Ahlers connects on the shot from the right side | 2-8 |
| 18:02 | Albany | Louis Clark hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right corner | 2-8 |
| 18:01 | Sam Houston State | Rick Wiggin pulls down the rebound | 2-8 |
| 17:50 | Sam Houston State | Walter Kelly buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Ahlers | 2-10 |
| 17:40 | Albany | Louis Clark connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Guy McCumber | 4-10 |
| 17:30 | Sam Houston State | James Ordaz clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 4-10 |
| 17:28 | Albany | Guy McCumber grabs the defensive rebound | 4-10 |
| 17:23 | Albany | Louis Clark comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 4-10 |
| 17:21 | Albany | Alan Elliott tips it but misses | 4-10 |
| 17:20 | Sam Houston State | David Ahlers snags the defensive board | 4-10 |
| 17:05 | Sam Houston State | Jason Bhatt scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by David Ahlers and he's fouled by Guy McCumber - foul #1 on Guy McCumber, team foul #1 | 4-12 |
| Subs | Albany | Jamie Townsend (PG), Dewey Groves (SG), David Geib (SF), Stan Bingham (PF), Frank Blair (C) Edward Chiesa, Louis Clark, Guy McCumber, Richard Pritchett, Alan Elliott | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Richard Manning (PG), Jeremy Jones (SG), Clayton Guion (SF), Robert Hester (C) David Ahlers, James Ordaz, Walter Kelly, Rick Wiggin | |
| 17:05 | Sam Houston State | Jason Bhatt makes the free throw | 4-13 |
| 16:58 | Albany | Stan Bingham hits a wide open shot from close range | 6-13 |
| 16:42 | Sam Houston State | Robert Hester throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-13 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Glenn Morgan (C) Jason Bhatt | |
| 16:26 | Albany | Frank Blair misses short on an open turnaround from the left block | 6-13 |
| 16:25 | Sam Houston State | Clayton Guion pulls down the rebound | 6-13 |
| 16:00 | Sam Houston State | Clayton Guion misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 6-13 |
| 15:59 | Sam Houston State | Clayton Guion grabs the offensive board | 6-13 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Jamie Townsend (fresh) SG - Dewey Groves (fresh) SF - David Geib (fresh) PF - Stan Bingham (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Blair (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Richard Manning (fresh) SG - Jeremy Jones (fairly fresh) SF - Clayton Guion (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Hester (fresh) C - Glenn Morgan (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Sam Houston State | Robert Hester can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 6-13 |
| 15:47 | Albany | Stan Bingham grabs the board | 6-13 |
| 15:45 | Albany | Robert Hester is called for the reach on Jamie Townsend in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Hester, team foul #1 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Albany | Homer Lanning (SF), Alan Elliott (C) Stan Bingham, Frank Blair | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Gilreath (PG), James Ordaz (SG), Walter Kelly (SF), Jason Bhatt (PF), Rick Wiggin (C) Richard Manning, Jeremy Jones, Clayton Guion, Robert Hester, Glenn Morgan | |
| 15:24 | Albany | Alan Elliott scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Jamie Townsend | 8-13 |
| 15:06 | Sam Houston State | Walter Kelly knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Jason Bhatt | 8-15 |
| 14:46 | Albany | Walter Kelly steals the ball from Alan Elliott | 8-15 |
| 14:38 | Sam Houston State | William Gilreath misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-15 |
| 14:37 | Albany | Alan Elliott snags the defensive board | 8-15 |
| 14:18 | Albany | Alan Elliott connects on the open shot from the left block on a nice dish by Jamie Townsend | 10-15 |
| 14:05 | Sam Houston State | William Gilreath misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 10-15 |
| 14:04 | Albany | Dewey Groves grabs the defensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 13:49 | Albany | Dewey Groves can't finish the uncontested layup | 10-15 |
| 13:48 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Walter Kelly | 10-15 |
| 13:36 | Sam Houston State | Jason Bhatt clanks a runner from the left block | 10-15 |
| 13:35 | Sam Houston State | Walter Kelly tips it but misses | 10-15 |
| 13:33 | Sam Houston State | Jason Bhatt can't tip it in | 10-15 |
| 13:31 | Albany | Alan Elliott snags the defensive board | 10-15 |
| 13:07 | Albany | David Geib misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-15 |
| 13:06 | Albany | The offensive rebound goes to David Geib | 10-15 |
| 12:52 | Albany | Jamie Townsend comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 10-15 |
| 12:50 | Sam Houston State | Jason Bhatt grabs the board | 10-15 |
| 12:39 | Sam Houston State | Walter Kelly misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-15 |
| 12:38 | Albany | David Geib gets the rebound | 10-15 |
| 12:32 | Albany | Homer Lanning is denied on a layup by Rick Wiggin | 10-15 |
| 12:31 | Sam Houston State | Walter Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 12:09 | Sam Houston State | Walter Kelly is fouled on the floor by Homer Lanning - foul #1 on Homer Lanning, team foul #2 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Albany | Edward Chiesa (PG), Michael Ash (SG), Guy McCumber (SF), Richard Pritchett (PF), Stan Bingham (C) Jamie Townsend, Dewey Groves, Homer Lanning, David Geib, Alan Elliott | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | David Ahlers (PG), Jeremy Jones (SG), Clayton Guion (SF), Robert Hester (PF), Glenn Morgan (C) William Gilreath, James Ordaz, Walter Kelly, Jason Bhatt, Rick Wiggin | |
| 11:51 | Sam Houston State | Clayton Guion hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 10-15 |
| 11:50 | Albany | Stan Bingham grabs the board | 10-15 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Edward Chiesa (fresh) SG - Michael Ash (fresh) SF - Guy McCumber (fresh) PF - Richard Pritchett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stan Bingham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - David Ahlers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Jones (fresh) SF - Clayton Guion (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Hester (fresh) C - Glenn Morgan (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Albany | Richard Pritchett is by himself and knocks in the jumper from close range and he's fouled by Robert Hester - foul #2 on Robert Hester, team foul #2 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Richard Manning (SG) Robert Hester | |
| 11:33 | Albany | Richard Pritchett makes the free throw | 13-15 |
| 11:15 | Sam Houston State | Jeremy Jones misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-15 |
| 11:13 | Albany | The rebound goes to Richard Pritchett | 13-15 |
| 10:57 | Albany | Guy McCumber misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-15 |
| 10:55 | Albany | Richard Pritchett hits the follow up shot | 15-15 |
| 10:34 | Sam Houston State | Richard Manning drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-18 |
| 10:14 | Albany | Stan Bingham hits a floater from the baseline | 17-18 |
| 09:57 | Sam Houston State | Clayton Guion hits the finger roll | 17-20 |
| 09:44 | Albany | Guy McCumber misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-20 |
| 09:42 | Sam Houston State | David Ahlers pulls down the rebound | 17-20 |
| 09:24 | Sam Houston State | Richard Manning hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 17-20 |
| 09:23 | Sam Houston State | Glenn Morgan grabs the offensive board | 17-20 |
| 09:03 | Sam Houston State | Jeremy Jones buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Glenn Morgan | 17-23 |
| 09:00 | Albany | Clayton Guion is called for the reach on Edward Chiesa in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clayton Guion, team foul #3 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Albany | Louis Clark (SG), Homer Lanning (SF), Frank Blair (C) Michael Ash, Guy McCumber, Stan Bingham | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Justin Hoops (PG), James Ordaz (SG), Walter Kelly (SF), Jason Bhatt (PF), Rick Wiggin (C) David Ahlers, Richard Manning, Jeremy Jones, Clayton Guion, Glenn Morgan | |
| 08:40 | Albany | Louis Clark misses long on an open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 17-23 |
| 08:39 | Albany | Frank Blair pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-23 |
| 08:23 | Albany | Frank Blair is wide open and slams it home on a great pass from Richard Pritchett | 19-23 |
| 08:09 | Sam Houston State | Jason Bhatt misses the lay-in | 19-23 |
| 08:07 | Albany | Homer Lanning gets the rebound | 19-23 |
| 08:05 | Albany | Louis Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-23 |
| Subs | Albany | Jamie Townsend (PG), Dewey Groves (SG), Alan Elliott (C) Edward Chiesa, Louis Clark, Richard Pritchett | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 07:41 | Sam Houston State | Dewey Groves steals the ball from James Ordaz | 19-23 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Jamie Townsend (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dewey Groves (fresh) SF - Homer Lanning (fairly fresh) PF - Frank Blair (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alan Elliott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Justin Hoops (fresh) SG - James Ordaz (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Kelly (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jason Bhatt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Rick Wiggin (tired) | |
| 07:29 | Albany | Dewey Groves can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 19-23 |
| 07:27 | Albany | Frank Blair tips it home | 21-23 |
| 07:10 | Sam Houston State | Justin Hoops misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-23 |
| 07:09 | Sam Houston State | Rick Wiggin gets the offensive rebound | 21-23 |
| 06:54 | Sam Houston State | Walter Kelly comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 21-23 |
| 06:52 | Albany | Frank Blair snags the defensive board | 21-23 |
| 06:39 | Albany | Homer Lanning knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Jamie Townsend | 23-23 |
| 06:24 | Sam Houston State | Rick Wiggin misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 23-23 |
| 06:23 | Albany | Dewey Groves grabs the board | 23-23 |
| 06:00 | Albany | Dewey Groves misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-23 |
| 05:58 | Sam Houston State | Walter Kelly gets the rebound | 23-23 |
| 05:54 | Sam Houston State | Rick Wiggin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-23 |
| Subs | Albany | Edward Chiesa (PG), Louis Clark (SG), Guy McCumber (SF), David Geib (PF), Stan Bingham (C) Jamie Townsend, Dewey Groves, Homer Lanning, Frank Blair, Alan Elliott | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | David Ahlers (PG), Richard Manning (SG), Clayton Guion (C) Justin Hoops, James Ordaz, Rick Wiggin | |
| 05:40 | Albany | Edward Chiesa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-23 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Gilreath (SF) Walter Kelly | |
| 05:15 | Sam Houston State | David Ahlers comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 23-23 |
| 05:13 | Albany | Louis Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 05:06 | Albany | David Ahlers is called for the reach on Edward Chiesa - foul #1 on David Ahlers, team foul #4 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Albany | Michael Ash (SG), Richard Pritchett (PF) Louis Clark, Stan Bingham | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 05:00 | Albany | Jason Bhatt swats the layup by Michael Ash | 23-23 |
| 04:58 | Sam Houston State | Clayton Guion gets the rebound | 23-23 |
| 04:41 | Sam Houston State | Jason Bhatt loses the dribble to Edward Chiesa | 23-23 |
| 04:37 | Albany | Guy McCumber hits the finger roll on a great pass from Edward Chiesa | 25-23 |
| 04:13 | Sam Houston State | Richard Manning's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-23 |
| Subs | Albany | Jamie Townsend (PG), Dewey Groves (SG) Edward Chiesa, Michael Ash | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jeremy Jones (SG), Walter Kelly (SF) David Ahlers, William Gilreath | |
| 04:11 | Albany | Walter Kelly is called for the reach on Jamie Townsend in the backcourt - foul #1 on Walter Kelly, team foul #5 | 25-23 |
| 04:00 | Albany | Richard Pritchett misses long on an open runner in the paint | 25-23 |
| 03:58 | Albany | David Geib grabs the offensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 03:43 | Albany | David Geib connects on the open floater near the basket | 27-23 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Jamie Townsend (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dewey Groves (fresh) SF - Guy McCumber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Pritchett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - David Geib (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Richard Manning (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeremy Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Walter Kelly (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jason Bhatt (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Clayton Guion (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Sam Houston State | Richard Manning can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-23 |
| 03:32 | Albany | The rebound goes to David Geib | 27-23 |
| 03:11 | Albany | Jamie Townsend connects on the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by David Geib | 29-23 |
| 03:03 | Sam Houston State | David Geib is called for the reach on Jeremy Jones - foul #1 on David Geib, team foul #3 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Albany | Homer Lanning (SF), Stan Bingham (PF), Alan Elliott (C) Guy McCumber, Richard Pritchett, David Geib | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | David Ahlers (PG), Robert Hester (PF), Glenn Morgan (C) Richard Manning, Jason Bhatt, Clayton Guion | |
| 02:51 | Sam Houston State | Jeremy Jones comes up short on the shot from the left side | 29-23 |
| 02:49 | Albany | Dewey Groves grabs the board | 29-23 |
| 02:37 | Albany | Homer Lanning connects on the shot in the paint set up by Alan Elliott and the foul's on Walter Kelly - foul #2 on Walter Kelly, team foul #6 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Albany | Louis Clark (SG) Dewey Groves | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 02:37 | Albany | Homer Lanning misses the free throw | 31-23 |
| 02:37 | Sam Houston State | David Ahlers pulls down the rebound | 31-23 |
| 02:29 | Sam Houston State | Robert Hester scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Jeremy Jones and he's hacked by Stan Bingham - foul #1 on Stan Bingham, team foul #4 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Albany | Edward Chiesa (PG), Frank Blair (PF) Jamie Townsend, Homer Lanning | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Ordaz (SG) Jeremy Jones | |
| 02:29 | Sam Houston State | Robert Hester makes the free throw | 31-26 |
| 02:24 | Albany | James Ordaz is called for the reach on Louis Clark in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Ordaz, team foul #7 | 31-26 |
| 02:24 | Albany | Louis Clark misses the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 02:24 | Sam Houston State | Walter Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 02:16 | Sam Houston State | Robert Hester hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 31-26 |
| 02:14 | Albany | Stan Bingham grabs the defensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 02:11 | Albany | Edward Chiesa is hacked by David Ahlers in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Ahlers, team foul #8 | 31-26 |
| 02:11 | Albany | Edward Chiesa makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 02:11 | Albany | Edward Chiesa misses the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 02:11 | Sam Houston State | Glenn Morgan pulls down the rebound | 32-26 |
| 01:57 | Sam Houston State | James Ordaz clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-26 |
| 01:56 | Albany | Frank Blair pulls down the rebound | 32-26 |
| 01:51 | Albany | Edward Chiesa misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-26 |
| 01:49 | Sam Houston State | David Ahlers grabs the defensive rebound | 32-26 |
| 01:27 | Sam Houston State | Glenn Morgan blows the layup | 32-26 |
| 01:25 | Albany | The rebound goes to Frank Blair | 32-26 |
| 01:17 | Albany | Stan Bingham comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Walter Kelly - foul #3 on Walter Kelly, team foul #9 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Albany | Jamie Townsend (PG), Dewey Groves (SG), Richard Pritchett (PF), David Geib (C) Edward Chiesa, Louis Clark, Frank Blair, Alan Elliott | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Justin Hoops (PG), Richard Manning (SG), William Gilreath (SF), Jason Bhatt (PF) David Ahlers, James Ordaz, Walter Kelly, Glenn Morgan | |
| 01:17 | Albany | Stan Bingham misses the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 01:17 | Albany | Stan Bingham misses the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 01:17 | Sam Houston State | Robert Hester pulls down the rebound | 32-26 |
| 01:04 | Sam Houston State | Jason Bhatt's floater is knocked away by Richard Pritchett | 32-26 |
| 01:02 | Albany | Jamie Townsend snags the defensive board | 32-26 |
| 00:55 | Albany | Stan Bingham misses long on a shot in the lane | 32-26 |
| 00:53 | Albany | Richard Pritchett grabs the offensive board | 32-26 |
| 00:37 | Albany | David Geib is fouled on the floor by Robert Hester - foul #3 on Robert Hester, team foul #10 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Albany | Guy McCumber (SF) Stan Bingham | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Rick Wiggin (C) Robert Hester | |
| 00:37 | Albany | David Geib makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 00:37 | Albany | David Geib makes the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 00:15 | Sam Houston State | William Gilreath comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 34-26 |
| 00:14 | Albany | David Geib grabs the defensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 00:00 | Albany | Guy McCumber is open and scores on a shot from the right block | 36-26 |