| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Nicolas Roberts (fresh) SG - Omar Quill (fresh) SF - Justin Tong (fresh) PF - Jacob Tomasini (fresh) C - Edwin Pilgrim (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - John Dunn (fresh) SG - Phillip Donovan (fresh) SF - Shannon Ligon (fresh) PF - Micheal Lyle (fresh) C - John Beeler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern State | John Beeler wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Northwestern State | Shannon Ligon misses the wide open driving attempt near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Sam Houston State | Jacob Tomasini gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Sam Houston State | Edwin Pilgrim comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Northwestern State | Shannon Ligon grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Northwestern State | Micheal Lyle misses the dunk but the foul's on Jacob Tomasini - foul #1 on Jacob Tomasini, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Northwestern State | Micheal Lyle makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:08 | Northwestern State | Micheal Lyle makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Sam Houston State | Jacob Tomasini can't connect on an uncontested jumper in the paint | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to John Beeler | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | Northwestern State | Phillip Donovan misses long on a runner in the paint | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Sam Houston State | Edwin Pilgrim gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | Sam Houston State | Nicolas Roberts loses the dribble to Shannon Ligon in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 18:20 | Northwestern State | Phillip Donovan misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Omar Quill - foul #1 on Omar Quill, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:20 | Northwestern State | Phillip Donovan makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:20 | Northwestern State | Phillip Donovan makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:10 | Sam Houston State | Nicolas Roberts can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-4 |
| 18:08 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to John Beeler | 0-4 |
| 18:06 | Northwestern State | Omar Quill picks off the pass by Phillip Donovan in the backcourt | 0-4 |
| 17:51 | Sam Houston State | Jacob Tomasini connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Edwin Pilgrim | 2-4 |
| 17:36 | Northwestern State | Shannon Ligon knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-7 |
| 17:18 | Sam Houston State | Omar Quill misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-7 |
| 17:17 | Sam Houston State | Jacob Tomasini misses the tip | 2-7 |
| 17:16 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Omar Quill | 2-7 |
| 17:03 | Sam Houston State | Nicolas Roberts connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Edwin Pilgrim | 4-7 |
| 16:40 | Northwestern State | Micheal Lyle connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from Shannon Ligon | 4-9 |
| 16:22 | Sam Houston State | Omar Quill is called for a backcourt violation | 4-9 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Larry Nawrocki (PG), Leon Kang (SG), Wayne Forte (SF), Lewis Hittle (PF), Corey Dunton (C) Nicolas Roberts, Omar Quill, Justin Tong, Jacob Tomasini, Edwin Pilgrim | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Clifton Sanabria (PG), Jesse Turner (SG), William Buford (SF), Walter Savitz (PF), Austin Emmerich (C) John Dunn, Phillip Donovan, Shannon Ligon, Micheal Lyle, John Beeler | |
| 16:05 | Northwestern State | Austin Emmerich misses the dunk but he's hacked by Lewis Hittle - foul #1 on Lewis Hittle, team foul #3 | 4-9 |
| 16:05 | Northwestern State | Austin Emmerich misses the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 16:05 | Northwestern State | Austin Emmerich makes the 2nd free throw | 4-10 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Larry Nawrocki (fresh) SG - Leon Kang (fresh) SF - Wayne Forte (fresh) PF - Lewis Hittle (fresh) C - Corey Dunton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Clifton Sanabria (fresh) SG - Jesse Turner (fresh) SF - William Buford (fresh) PF - Walter Savitz (fresh) C - Austin Emmerich (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:50 | Sam Houston State | Leon Kang can't finish the layup | 4-10 |
| 15:49 | Northwestern State | Austin Emmerich snags the defensive board | 4-10 |
| 15:43 | Northwestern State | Jesse Turner blows the wide open layup | 4-10 |
| 15:42 | Sam Houston State | Wayne Forte snags the defensive board | 4-10 |
| 15:20 | Sam Houston State | Corey Dunton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-10 |
| 15:18 | Sam Houston State | Leon Kang grabs the offensive board | 4-10 |
| 14:59 | Sam Houston State | Wayne Forte can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-10 |
| 14:58 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Jesse Turner | 4-10 |
| 14:33 | Northwestern State | Clifton Sanabria buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jesse Turner | 4-12 |
| 14:28 | Sam Houston State | Clifton Sanabria steps in front of the Leon Kang pass in the backcourt | 4-12 |
| 14:26 | Northwestern State | Clifton Sanabria dunks the ball | 4-14 |
| 14:12 | Sam Houston State | Wayne Forte misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-14 |
| 14:11 | Sam Houston State | Leon Kang misses the tip | 4-14 |
| 14:09 | Northwestern State | William Buford grabs the defensive rebound | 4-14 |
| 13:50 | Northwestern State | Wayne Forte is called for the reach on Walter Savitz - foul #1 on Wayne Forte, team foul #4 | 4-14 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Wayne Brown (PG), Omar Quill (SG), Justin Tong (SF), Jacob Tomasini (PF), Edwin Pilgrim (C) Larry Nawrocki, Leon Kang, Wayne Forte, Lewis Hittle, Corey Dunton | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Dunn (PG), Phillip Donovan (SG), Shannon Ligon (SF), Micheal Lyle (PF), John Beeler (C) Clifton Sanabria, Jesse Turner, William Buford, Walter Savitz, Austin Emmerich | |
| 13:31 | Northwestern State | Micheal Lyle makes the wide open driving attempt from the left block | 4-16 |
| 13:15 | Sam Houston State | Wayne Brown hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Omar Quill | 6-16 |
| 13:13 | Northwestern State | John Dunn is hacked by Wayne Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wayne Brown, team foul #5 | 6-16 |
| 13:03 | Northwestern State | Phillip Donovan is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-16 |
| 13:01 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Wayne Brown | 6-16 |
| 12:47 | Sam Houston State | Omar Quill misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 6-16 |
| 12:46 | Northwestern State | John Beeler grabs the board | 6-16 |
| 12:44 | Northwestern State | Phillip Donovan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-16 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John McKernin (PG), Leon Kang (SF), Lewis Hittle (C) Wayne Brown, Justin Tong, Edwin Pilgrim | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 12:29 | Sam Houston State | Jacob Tomasini lays it in set up by Omar Quill and the foul's on Phillip Donovan - foul #1 on Phillip Donovan, team foul #1 | 8-16 |
| 12:29 | Sam Houston State | Jacob Tomasini misses the free throw | 8-16 |
| 12:29 | Northwestern State | John Beeler snags the defensive board | 8-16 |
| 12:21 | Northwestern State | The short jumper by Micheal Lyle is denied by John McKernin | 8-16 |
| 12:20 | Northwestern State | Shannon Ligon hits the follow up shot | 8-18 |
| 12:00 | Sam Houston State | Lewis Hittle misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Beeler - foul #1 on John Beeler, team foul #2 | 8-18 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicolas Roberts (PG), Justin Tong (SF), Edwin Pilgrim (C) John McKernin, Leon Kang, Jacob Tomasini | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Clifton Sanabria (PG), Jesse Turner (SG), Walter Savitz (PF), Austin Emmerich (C) John Dunn, Phillip Donovan, Micheal Lyle, John Beeler | |
| 12:00 | Sam Houston State | Lewis Hittle misses the 1st free throw | 8-18 |
| 12:00 | Sam Houston State | Lewis Hittle makes the 2nd free throw | 9-18 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Nicolas Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Omar Quill (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Justin Tong (tiring) PF - Lewis Hittle (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Edwin Pilgrim (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Clifton Sanabria (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jesse Turner (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Shannon Ligon (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Savitz (fairly fresh) C - Austin Emmerich (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:53 | Northwestern State | Shannon Ligon knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Clifton Sanabria | 9-20 |
| 11:35 | Sam Houston State | Lewis Hittle loses the dribble to Jesse Turner | 9-20 |
| 11:32 | Northwestern State | Austin Emmerich is hacked by Nicolas Roberts in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nicolas Roberts, team foul #6 | 9-20 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Dunn (PG), Phillip Donovan (SG), William Buford (SF), Micheal Lyle (PF), John Beeler (C) Clifton Sanabria, Jesse Turner, Shannon Ligon, Walter Savitz, Austin Emmerich | |
| 11:21 | Northwestern State | Lewis Hittle picks off the pass by Micheal Lyle | 9-20 |
| 10:59 | Sam Houston State | Omar Quill misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-20 |
| 10:57 | Sam Houston State | Lewis Hittle gets the offensive rebound | 9-20 |
| 10:57 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 9-20 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Wayne Brown (SG), Leon Kang (SF), Jacob Tomasini (PF) Omar Quill, Justin Tong, Edwin Pilgrim | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Clifton Sanabria (PG), Jesse Turner (SG), Shannon Ligon (SF), Walter Savitz (PF), Austin Emmerich (C) John Dunn, Phillip Donovan, William Buford, Micheal Lyle, John Beeler | |
| 10:47 | Sam Houston State | Leon Kang is fouled on the floor by Shannon Ligon - foul #1 on Shannon Ligon, team foul #3 | 9-20 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John McKernin (PG) Nicolas Roberts | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Dunn (PG), Phillip Donovan (SG), Micheal Lyle (PF), John Beeler (C) Clifton Sanabria, Jesse Turner, Walter Savitz, Austin Emmerich | |
| 10:39 | Sam Houston State | Leon Kang makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-20 |
| 10:24 | Northwestern State | Micheal Lyle is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 12-20 |
| 10:22 | Northwestern State | John Beeler snags the offensive board | 12-20 |
| 10:03 | Northwestern State | Micheal Lyle connects on the shot from the right block | 12-22 |
| 09:51 | Sam Houston State | John McKernin misses short on a jumper from the left side | 12-22 |
| 09:50 | Sam Houston State | Lewis Hittle gets the offensive rebound | 12-22 |
| 09:25 | Sam Houston State | Lewis Hittle is alone and drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from John McKernin | 14-22 |
| 09:25 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 14-22 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicolas Roberts (PG), Larry Nawrocki (SG), Wayne Forte (SF), Corey Dunton (C) John McKernin, Wayne Brown, Leon Kang, Lewis Hittle | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Clifton Sanabria (PG), Jesse Turner (SG), William Buford (SF), Walter Savitz (PF), Austin Emmerich (C) John Dunn, Phillip Donovan, Shannon Ligon, Micheal Lyle, John Beeler | |
| 09:22 | Northwestern State | Larry Nawrocki steps in front of the Walter Savitz pass in the backcourt | 14-22 |
| 09:01 | Sam Houston State | Corey Dunton hits a jump hook from the right block and the foul's on Walter Savitz - foul #1 on Walter Savitz, team foul #4 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Justin Tong (SF) Jacob Tomasini | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Shannon Ligon (SF) William Buford | |
| 09:01 | Sam Houston State | Corey Dunton misses the free throw | 16-22 |
| 09:01 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Walter Savitz | 16-22 |
| 08:46 | Northwestern State | Austin Emmerich can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Corey Dunton - foul #1 on Corey Dunton, team foul #7 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Dunn (PG), Phillip Donovan (SG), Micheal Lyle (PF) Clifton Sanabria, Jesse Turner, Walter Savitz | |
| 08:46 | Northwestern State | Austin Emmerich misses the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 08:46 | Northwestern State | Austin Emmerich makes the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| 08:42 | Sam Houston State | Shannon Ligon is called for the reach on Justin Tong in the backcourt - foul #2 on Shannon Ligon, team foul #5 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Beeler (C) Shannon Ligon | |
| 08:34 | Sam Houston State | Corey Dunton misses the easy open layup | 16-23 |
| 08:33 | Northwestern State | John Beeler snags the defensive board | 16-23 |
| 08:31 | Northwestern State | Phillip Donovan is hacked by Larry Nawrocki in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Nawrocki, team foul #8 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Omar Quill (SG), Edwin Pilgrim (C) Larry Nawrocki, Corey Dunton | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Clifton Sanabria (PG), William Buford (SF), Walter Savitz (PF) John Dunn, Austin Emmerich, Micheal Lyle | |
| 08:31 | Northwestern State | Phillip Donovan misses the 1st free throw | 16-23 |
| 08:31 | Sam Houston State | Wayne Forte grabs the defensive rebound | 16-23 |
| 08:28 | Sam Houston State | Nicolas Roberts is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Savitz - foul #2 on Walter Savitz, team foul #6 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Leon Kang (SF) Justin Tong | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Dunn (PG), Jesse Turner (SG), Austin Emmerich (SF), Micheal Lyle (PF) Clifton Sanabria, Phillip Donovan, William Buford, Walter Savitz | |
| 08:19 | Sam Houston State | Micheal Lyle is called for the reach on Leon Kang - foul #1 on Micheal Lyle, team foul #7 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John McKernin (PG) Nicolas Roberts | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Clifton Sanabria (PG), Phillip Donovan (SG), William Buford (SF) John Dunn, Jesse Turner, John Beeler | |
| 08:19 | Sam Houston State | Leon Kang makes the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 08:19 | Sam Houston State | Leon Kang makes the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 08:01 | Northwestern State | William Buford can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 18-23 |
| 08:00 | Sam Houston State | John McKernin snags the defensive board | 18-23 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John McKernin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Omar Quill (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Leon Kang (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Forte (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Edwin Pilgrim (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Clifton Sanabria (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Donovan (tired) 2 pts. SF - William Buford (fresh) PF - Micheal Lyle (very tired) 8 pts. C - Austin Emmerich (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:43 | Sam Houston State | Leon Kang misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-23 |
| 07:42 | Northwestern State | Micheal Lyle pulls down the rebound | 18-23 |
| 07:31 | Northwestern State | Micheal Lyle makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Phillip Donovan | 18-26 |
| 07:28 | Sam Houston State | John McKernin loses the dribble to Clifton Sanabria in the backcourt | 18-26 |
| 07:15 | Northwestern State | Micheal Lyle misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-26 |
| 07:13 | Northwestern State | The offensive rebound goes to Clifton Sanabria | 18-26 |
| 06:57 | Northwestern State | Austin Emmerich throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-26 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicolas Roberts (PG), Larry Nawrocki (SG), Justin Tong (SF), Lewis Hittle (PF), Corey Dunton (C) John McKernin, Omar Quill, Leon Kang, Wayne Forte, Edwin Pilgrim | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Dunn (PG), Jesse Turner (SG), John Beeler (C) Clifton Sanabria, Phillip Donovan, William Buford | |
| 06:50 | Sam Houston State | John Beeler steps in front of the Justin Tong pass | 18-26 |
| 06:34 | Northwestern State | Jesse Turner travels with the ball | 18-26 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jacob Tomasini (PF) Lewis Hittle | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Phillip Donovan (SF) Micheal Lyle | |
| 06:18 | Sam Houston State | Nicolas Roberts misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 18-26 |
| 06:17 | Sam Houston State | Corey Dunton can't tip it in | 18-26 |
| 06:16 | Sam Houston State | Larry Nawrocki pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-26 |
| 06:04 | Sam Houston State | Justin Tong misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 18-26 |
| 06:03 | Sam Houston State | Nicolas Roberts grabs the offensive rebound | 18-26 |
| 05:49 | Sam Houston State | Larry Nawrocki can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 18-26 |
| 05:47 | Northwestern State | Austin Emmerich grabs the board | 18-26 |
| 05:43 | Northwestern State | John Dunn is fouled in the backcourt by Nicolas Roberts - foul #2 on Nicolas Roberts, team foul #9 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Omar Quill (SG), Leon Kang (SF), Lewis Hittle (C) Nicolas Roberts, Justin Tong, Corey Dunton | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Micheal Lyle (PF) Phillip Donovan | |
| 05:43 | Northwestern State | John Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 05:43 | Northwestern State | John Dunn misses the 2nd free throw | 18-27 |
| 05:43 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Lewis Hittle | 18-27 |
| 05:21 | Sam Houston State | Lewis Hittle knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Omar Quill | 20-27 |
| 05:01 | Northwestern State | Micheal Lyle is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Micheal Lyle, team foul #8 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Wayne Brown (PG), Justin Tong (SF), Edwin Pilgrim (C) Larry Nawrocki, Leon Kang, Jacob Tomasini | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Phillip Donovan (SF) Micheal Lyle | |
| 04:41 | Sam Houston State | Wayne Brown misses the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line | 20-27 |
| 04:39 | Northwestern State | John Beeler grabs the defensive rebound | 20-27 |
| 04:37 | Northwestern State | Jesse Turner is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 20-27 |
| 04:18 | Sam Houston State | Edwin Pilgrim misses long on a runner from the right block | 20-27 |
| 04:16 | Northwestern State | John Beeler pulls down the rebound | 20-27 |
| 04:03 | Northwestern State | John Beeler blows the dunk but the foul's on Lewis Hittle - foul #2 on Lewis Hittle, team foul #10 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Larry Nawrocki (PG), Leon Kang (SF), Jacob Tomasini (PF) Wayne Brown, Justin Tong, Lewis Hittle | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Clifton Sanabria (PG), William Buford (SF) John Dunn, Jesse Turner | |
| 04:03 | Northwestern State | John Beeler makes the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 04:03 | Northwestern State | John Beeler makes the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Larry Nawrocki (fairly fresh) SG - Omar Quill (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Leon Kang (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jacob Tomasini (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Edwin Pilgrim (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Clifton Sanabria (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Phillip Donovan (very tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Buford (fresh) PF - John Beeler (tired) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Austin Emmerich (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Sam Houston State | Larry Nawrocki connects on the open 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Omar Quill | 23-29 |
| 03:39 | Northwestern State | Omar Quill is called for the reach on William Buford in the backcourt - foul #2 on Omar Quill, team foul #11 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicolas Roberts (PG), Corey Dunton (C) Larry Nawrocki, Edwin Pilgrim | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Dunn (PG), Jesse Turner (SG), Micheal Lyle (PF) Clifton Sanabria, Phillip Donovan, Austin Emmerich | |
| 03:39 | Northwestern State | William Buford makes the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 03:39 | Northwestern State | William Buford makes the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 03:17 | Sam Houston State | Nicolas Roberts lays it up and in | 25-31 |
| 02:59 | Northwestern State | John Dunn can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-31 |
| 02:57 | Sam Houston State | Corey Dunton pulls down the rebound | 25-31 |
| 02:46 | Sam Houston State | Micheal Lyle is called for the reach on Leon Kang - foul #3 on Micheal Lyle, team foul #9 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John McKernin (PG), Wayne Forte (SF), Lewis Hittle (PF), Edwin Pilgrim (C) Nicolas Roberts, Omar Quill, Jacob Tomasini, Corey Dunton | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Clifton Sanabria (PG), Phillip Donovan (SG), Shannon Ligon (SF), Walter Savitz (PF), Austin Emmerich (C) John Dunn, Jesse Turner, William Buford, Micheal Lyle, John Beeler | |
| 02:46 | Sam Houston State | Leon Kang makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 02:46 | Sam Houston State | Leon Kang misses the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 02:46 | Northwestern State | Walter Savitz grabs the board | 26-31 |
| 02:22 | Northwestern State | Walter Savitz buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Phillip Donovan | 26-33 |
| 02:02 | Sam Houston State | Leon Kang misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Phillip Donovan - foul #2 on Phillip Donovan, team foul #10 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicolas Roberts (PG), Larry Nawrocki (SG) John McKernin, Edwin Pilgrim | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Dunn (PG), John Beeler (C) Clifton Sanabria, Austin Emmerich | |
| 02:02 | Sam Houston State | Leon Kang makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 02:02 | Sam Houston State | Leon Kang misses the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 02:02 | Northwestern State | Shannon Ligon grabs the board | 27-33 |
| 01:55 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 27-33 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Corey Dunton (C) Leon Kang | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 01:39 | Northwestern State | Walter Savitz buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-35 |
| 01:23 | Sam Houston State | Corey Dunton is whistled for traveling | 27-35 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Wayne Brown (SG), Justin Tong (SF), Jacob Tomasini (PF) Larry Nawrocki, Wayne Forte, Corey Dunton | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Austin Emmerich (C) John Beeler | |
| 01:21 | Northwestern State | Shannon Ligon loses the dribble to Wayne Brown in the backcourt | 27-35 |
| 01:08 | Sam Houston State | Nicolas Roberts comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 27-35 |
| 01:06 | Sam Houston State | Nicolas Roberts gets the offensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 00:48 | Sam Houston State | Walter Savitz takes the ball from Nicolas Roberts | 27-35 |
| 00:33 | Northwestern State | Jacob Tomasini blocks the short jumper by Austin Emmerich | 27-35 |
| 00:31 | Northwestern State | The offensive rebound goes to Shannon Ligon | 27-35 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern State | Austin Emmerich is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Austin Emmerich, team foul #11 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John McKernin (PG), Omar Quill (SG), Wayne Forte (SF), Edwin Pilgrim (C) Nicolas Roberts, Wayne Brown, Justin Tong, Jacob Tomasini | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Clifton Sanabria (PG), Jesse Turner (SG), John Beeler (C) John Dunn, Phillip Donovan, Austin Emmerich | |
| 00:14 | Sam Houston State | Jesse Turner is called for the reach on Omar Quill in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jesse Turner, team foul #12 | 27-35 |
| 00:14 | Sam Houston State | Omar Quill makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 00:14 | Sam Houston State | Omar Quill makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern State | Shannon Ligon connects on the open fadeaway from the free throw line | 29-37 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Omar Quill clanks a fullcourt shot | 29-37 |