| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Adrian Fett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Earl Hopps (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Paul (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Roger Calderone (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Joseph Willilams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Art Webster (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Chris Barraza (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Ridgeway (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - John Marcantonio (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Robert Paul inbounds the ball | 33-31 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Sam Houston State | Robert Paul misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-31 |
| 19:43 | Lamar | Chris Barraza gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 19:39 | Lamar | Art Webster is fouled in the backcourt by Earl Hopps - foul #4 on Earl Hopps, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Earl Ashcraft (SG) Earl Hopps | |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| 19:21 | Lamar | Roger Calderone takes the ball from David Ridgeway | 33-31 |
| 19:06 | Sam Houston State | Adrian Fett misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 33-31 |
| 19:05 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Hardy | 33-31 |
| 18:54 | Sam Houston State | Adrian Fett misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 33-31 |
| 18:53 | Lamar | David Ridgeway gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 18:48 | Lamar | Art Webster misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 18:46 | Sam Houston State | Adrian Fett pulls down the rebound | 33-31 |
| 18:42 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Willilams steals the ball from Adrian Fett | 33-31 |
| 18:39 | Lamar | Chris Barraza misses the easy layup | 33-31 |
| 18:37 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Joseph Hardy | 33-31 |
| 18:14 | Sam Houston State | Adrian Fett misses long on a floater from the left side | 33-31 |
| 18:12 | Lamar | Chris Barraza pulls down the rebound | 33-31 |
| 18:10 | Lamar | Joseph Willilams travels in the backcourt | 33-31 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Richard Butler (PG), Matthew Berke (SF), John Crane (PF), John Evans (C) Adrian Fett, Robert Paul, Roger Calderone, Joseph Hardy | |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| 17:58 | Sam Houston State | John Crane misses the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Chris Barraza - foul #1 on Chris Barraza, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Bessette (SG) Earl Ashcraft | |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| 17:58 | Sam Houston State | John Crane misses the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 17:58 | Sam Houston State | John Crane makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 17:31 | Lamar | John Marcantonio is alone and drills a jumper from the free throw line | 34-33 |
| 17:12 | Sam Houston State | John Evans is hacked by John Marcantonio - foul #2 on John Marcantonio, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| 17:06 | Sam Houston State | The jump hook by John Crane is blocked by David Ridgeway | 34-33 |
| 17:04 | Lamar | David Ridgeway grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 16:35 | Lamar | John Marcantonio is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on John Marcantonio, team foul #3 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adrian Fett (PG), Earl Ashcraft (SG), Robert Paul (SF), Joseph Hardy (C) Richard Butler, Robert Bessette, Matthew Berke, John Evans | |
| Subs | Lamar | Kirk White (C) John Marcantonio | |
| 16:26 | Sam Houston State | Adrian Fett makes the shot near the basket | 36-33 |
| 16:05 | Lamar | Kirk White misses short on a shot from the left side | 36-33 |
| 16:04 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Hardy grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 15:45 | Sam Houston State | Adrian Fett comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Joseph Willilams - foul #3 on Joseph Willilams, team foul #4 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Roger Calderone (PF) John Crane | |
| Subs | Lamar | Gerald Foster (PG), Thomas Newquist (SG), John Marcantonio (C) Joseph Willilams, Art Webster, Chris Barraza | |
| 15:45 | Sam Houston State | Adrian Fett makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 15:45 | Sam Houston State | Adrian Fett makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Adrian Fett (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Earl Ashcraft (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Paul (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Roger Calderone (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Hardy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Gerald Foster (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Newquist (fresh) SF - Kirk White (fresh) PF - David Ridgeway (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. C - John Marcantonio (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:31 | Lamar | Gerald Foster knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Thomas Newquist | 38-36 |
| 15:14 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Hardy misses long on a floater from the left side | 38-36 |
| 15:13 | Lamar | John Marcantonio pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 14:46 | Lamar | David Ridgeway is hacked by Joseph Hardy - foul #3 on Joseph Hardy, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Richard Butler (PG), Robert Bessette (SG), Matthew Berke (SF), John Evans (C) Adrian Fett, Earl Ashcraft, Robert Paul, Joseph Hardy | |
| Subs | Lamar | Joseph Willilams (PG), Chris Barraza (SF) Thomas Newquist, John Marcantonio | |
| 14:18 | Lamar | Chris Barraza scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Willilams | 38-39 |
| 14:06 | Sam Houston State | Robert Bessette clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-39 |
| 14:04 | Sam Houston State | Roger Calderone tips it back up and in | 40-39 |
| 13:59 | Lamar | Chris Barraza is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Bessette - foul #1 on Robert Bessette, team foul #3 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Crane (PF) Roger Calderone | |
| Subs | Lamar | Art Webster (SG) Gerald Foster | |
| 13:30 | Lamar | John Evans steps in front of the Art Webster pass | 40-39 |
| 13:01 | Sam Houston State | Robert Bessette can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 13:00 | Lamar | Kirk White pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 12:34 | Lamar | Chris Barraza loses the dribble to John Evans | 40-39 |
| 12:22 | Sam Houston State | Robert Bessette is whistled for a carry | 40-39 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adrian Fett (PG), Earl Hopps (SG), Robert Paul (SF), Roger Calderone (PF), Joseph Hardy (C) Richard Butler, Robert Bessette, Matthew Berke, John Crane, John Evans | |
| Subs | Lamar | Gerald Foster (PG), Thomas Newquist (SG), John Marcantonio (C) Joseph Willilams, Art Webster, Chris Barraza | |
| 12:01 | Lamar | Thomas Newquist clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 40-39 |
| 11:59 | Lamar | Kirk White tips it back up and in | 40-41 |
| 11:42 | Sam Houston State | Robert Paul hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 40-41 |
| 11:40 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps tips it in | 42-41 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Adrian Fett (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Earl Hopps (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - Robert Paul (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Roger Calderone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Hardy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Gerald Foster (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Thomas Newquist (fresh) SF - Kirk White (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Ridgeway (tiring) 8 pts. 11 reb. C - John Marcantonio (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:17 | Lamar | David Ridgeway misses the easy layup | 42-41 |
| 11:16 | Lamar | Kirk White pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 10:51 | Lamar | Thomas Newquist lays it up and in | 42-43 |
| 10:46 | Sam Houston State | Kirk White is called for the reach on Robert Paul - foul #1 on Kirk White, team foul #5 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Dwyer (PG), John Crane (PF) Adrian Fett, Roger Calderone | |
| Subs | Lamar | Art Webster (SG), Michael Boyce (SF), Andrew Thomas (PF) Thomas Newquist, Kirk White, David Ridgeway | |
| 10:35 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps scores on a jumper from the right side | 44-43 |
| 10:19 | Lamar | Art Webster drills a 3 from the right corner | 44-46 |
| 10:16 | Sam Houston State | Michael Dwyer is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Foster - foul #2 on Gerald Foster, team foul #6 | 44-46 |
| 10:00 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Hardy buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Paul | 46-46 |
| 09:44 | Lamar | Michael Boyce hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 46-46 |
| 09:42 | Lamar | Art Webster grabs the offensive board | 46-46 |
| 09:13 | Lamar | Andrew Thomas misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Dwyer - foul #1 on Michael Dwyer, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Richard Butler (PG), Earl Ashcraft (SG), Robert Bessette (SF), Adrian Fett (PF), John Evans (C) Michael Dwyer, Earl Hopps, Robert Paul, John Crane, Joseph Hardy | |
| Subs | Lamar | Joseph Willilams (PG), Chris Barraza (SF), David Ridgeway (PF) Art Webster, Michael Boyce, John Marcantonio | |
| 09:13 | Lamar | Andrew Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 09:13 | Lamar | Andrew Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 08:59 | Sam Houston State | Adrian Fett makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Richard Butler | 48-47 |
| 08:30 | Lamar | David Ridgeway misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 48-47 |
| 08:29 | Lamar | David Ridgeway hits the follow up shot | 48-49 |
| 08:16 | Sam Houston State | Robert Bessette can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 48-49 |
| 08:15 | Lamar | Chris Barraza grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 07:50 | Lamar | Robert Bessette steals it from David Ridgeway | 48-49 |
| 07:38 | Sam Houston State | Earl Ashcraft is hacked by Joseph Willilams - foul #4 on Joseph Willilams, team foul #7 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Dwyer (PG), Matthew Berke (SF), Roger Calderone (PF), John Crane (C) Richard Butler, Robert Bessette, Adrian Fett, John Evans | |
| Subs | Lamar | Art Webster (SG), Kirk White (C) Gerald Foster, Andrew Thomas | |
| 07:38 | Sam Houston State | Earl Ashcraft makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 07:38 | Sam Houston State | Earl Ashcraft misses the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 07:38 | Lamar | David Ridgeway grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Michael Dwyer (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Earl Ashcraft (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matthew Berke (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roger Calderone (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Crane (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Joseph Willilams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Art Webster (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Chris Barraza (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - David Ridgeway (tiring) 10 pts. 13 reb. C - Kirk White (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Lamar | Joseph Willilams's pass is intercepted by Matthew Berke in the backcourt | 49-49 |
| 07:21 | Sam Houston State | Earl Ashcraft is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 49-49 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps (SG) Earl Ashcraft | |
| Subs | Lamar | Michael Boyce (PG) Joseph Willilams | |
| 07:01 | Lamar | David Ridgeway's layup is rejected by Matthew Berke | 49-49 |
| 07:00 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to John Crane | 49-49 |
| 06:53 | Sam Houston State | Michael Boyce is called for the reach on Michael Dwyer - foul #1 on Michael Boyce, team foul #8 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Lamar | Thomas Newquist (SF), Andrew Thomas (PF) Chris Barraza, David Ridgeway | |
| 06:53 | Sam Houston State | Michael Dwyer misses the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 06:53 | Lamar | Kirk White gets the rebound | 49-49 |
| 06:49 | Lamar | Art Webster's pass is intercepted by Earl Hopps in the backcourt | 49-49 |
| 06:34 | Sam Houston State | Michael Dwyer is fouled on the floor by Michael Boyce - foul #2 on Michael Boyce, team foul #9 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Paul (SF) Matthew Berke | |
| Subs | Lamar | John Marcantonio (C) Thomas Newquist | |
| 06:34 | Sam Houston State | Michael Dwyer misses the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 06:34 | Lamar | Andrew Thomas pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| 06:32 | Lamar | Michael Dwyer steals it from Michael Boyce in the backcourt | 49-49 |
| 06:27 | Sam Houston State | Kirk White steals it from Earl Hopps | 49-49 |
| 05:59 | Lamar | Robert Paul steals it from Andrew Thomas | 49-49 |
| 05:44 | Sam Houston State | Michael Dwyer loses the dribble to Kirk White | 49-49 |
| 05:40 | Lamar | Michael Boyce's pass is intercepted by Michael Dwyer | 49-49 |
| 05:27 | Sam Houston State | Robert Paul banks in the layup | 51-49 |
| 05:06 | Lamar | Art Webster misses badly on the uncontested 3 from straight away | 51-49 |
| 05:05 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Roger Calderone | 51-49 |
| 05:01 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 51-49 |
| 04:59 | Lamar | John Marcantonio snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 04:59 | Lamar | Lamar calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-49 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adrian Fett (PG), Joseph Hardy (C) Michael Dwyer, Roger Calderone | |
| Subs | Lamar | Joseph Willilams (PG), Gerald Foster (SG), Chris Barraza (SF), David Ridgeway (PF) Michael Boyce, Art Webster, Kirk White, Andrew Thomas | |
| 04:57 | Lamar | Gerald Foster is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 51-49 |
| 04:44 | Sam Houston State | Adrian Fett can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 51-49 |
| 04:42 | Lamar | Chris Barraza grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 04:23 | Lamar | John Marcantonio misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Hardy - foul #4 on Joseph Hardy, team foul #5 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Matthew Berke (SF), John Evans (PF) Robert Paul, John Crane | |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| 04:23 | Lamar | John Marcantonio makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 04:23 | Lamar | John Marcantonio misses the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 04:23 | Sam Houston State | John Evans gets the rebound | 51-50 |
| 04:08 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Berke is fouled on the floor by John Marcantonio - foul #4 on John Marcantonio, team foul #10 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Lamar | Kirk White (C) John Marcantonio | |
| 04:08 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Berke makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 04:08 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Berke makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 04:04 | Lamar | Gerald Foster's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-50 |
| 03:51 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Hardy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-50 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Richard Butler (PG) Joseph Hardy | |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| 03:33 | Lamar | Chris Barraza comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by John Evans - foul #2 on John Evans, team foul #6 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Crane (PF) Richard Butler | |
| Subs | Lamar | Art Webster (SG) Gerald Foster | |
| 03:33 | Lamar | Chris Barraza misses the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 03:33 | Lamar | Chris Barraza makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Adrian Fett (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Earl Hopps (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Matthew Berke (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Crane (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Evans (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Joseph Willilams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Art Webster (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Chris Barraza (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. PF - David Ridgeway (tiring) 10 pts. 13 reb. C - Kirk White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:12 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-51 |
| 03:11 | Lamar | Chris Barraza snags the defensive board | 53-51 |
| 02:47 | Lamar | David Ridgeway hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 53-51 |
| 02:45 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Berke snags the defensive board | 53-51 |
| 02:45 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-51 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Paul (SF), Roger Calderone (PF), Joseph Hardy (C) Matthew Berke, John Crane, John Evans | |
| Subs | Lamar | John Marcantonio (C) Kirk White | |
| 02:32 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-51 |
| 02:30 | Lamar | Chris Barraza pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 02:07 | Lamar | David Ridgeway can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Earl Hopps - foul #5 on Earl Hopps, team foul #7 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Richard Butler (PG), Earl Ashcraft (SG) Adrian Fett, Earl Hopps | |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| 02:07 | Lamar | David Ridgeway misses the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 02:07 | Lamar | David Ridgeway makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 02:03 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-52 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adrian Fett (PG) Richard Butler | |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| 01:50 | Sam Houston State | Adrian Fett drills a floater from the left block set up by Roger Calderone | 55-52 |
| 01:29 | Lamar | Art Webster is called for a charge - foul #2 on Art Webster, team foul #11 | 55-52 |
| 01:20 | Sam Houston State | Robert Paul buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Adrian Fett | 57-52 |
| 00:51 | Lamar | Chris Barraza is hacked by Joseph Hardy - foul #5 on Joseph Hardy, team foul #8 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Evans (C) Joseph Hardy | |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| 00:51 | Lamar | Chris Barraza misses the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 00:51 | Lamar | John Marcantonio grabs the offensive board | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Lamar | Chris Barraza drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-54 |
| 00:39 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 57-54 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Sam Houston State | Adrian Fett lays it up and in | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Lamar | John Marcantonio is fouled on the floor by John Evans - foul #3 on John Evans, team foul #9 | 59-54 |
| 00:06 | Lamar | John Marcantonio misses the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:06 | Sam Houston State | Roger Calderone snags the defensive board | 59-54 |
| 00:06 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Willilams is called for the reach on Robert Paul in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joseph Willilams, team foul #12 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Dwyer (PG), Robert Bessette (SG) Earl Ashcraft, Roger Calderone | |
| Subs | Lamar | Gerald Foster (PG) Joseph Willilams | |
| 00:03 | Sam Houston State | Robert Paul misses the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:03 | Sam Houston State | Robert Paul makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:00 | Lamar | Art Webster can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 60-54 |