| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Harold Maclean (fresh) SG - John Champion (fresh) SF - David Stewart (fresh) PF - Cody Sanner (fresh) C - Joshua Huddle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John McKernin (fresh) SG - Wayne Brown (fresh) SF - Justin Tong (fresh) PF - Corey Dunton (fresh) C - James Price (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Sacred Heart | Joshua Huddle wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:35 | Sacred Heart | Harold Maclean is fouled on the floor by John McKernin - foul #1 on John McKernin, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Sacred Heart | John Champion hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Sacred Heart | Cody Sanner tips it in | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Sam Houston State | Corey Dunton misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Sacred Heart | John Champion gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Sacred Heart | John Champion hits a wide open jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Stewart | 4-0 |
| 18:31 | Sam Houston State | Corey Dunton misses the driving attempt from the left block | 4-0 |
| 18:29 | Sacred Heart | David Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:08 | Sacred Heart | John Champion hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 4-0 |
| 18:06 | Sam Houston State | Corey Dunton grabs the board | 4-0 |
| 17:48 | Sam Houston State | Corey Dunton misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 4-0 |
| 17:47 | Sam Houston State | Justin Tong misses the tip | 4-0 |
| 17:46 | Sacred Heart | Cody Sanner grabs the board | 4-0 |
| 17:19 | Sacred Heart | Cody Sanner hits the finger roll | 6-0 |
| 17:06 | Sam Houston State | Wayne Brown can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 6-0 |
| 17:05 | Sam Houston State | John McKernin tips it but misses | 6-0 |
| 17:04 | Sacred Heart | John Champion grabs the board | 6-0 |
| 16:50 | Sacred Heart | Joshua Huddle hits a wide open turnaround in the paint set up by David Stewart | 8-0 |
| 16:40 | Sam Houston State | Justin Tong clanks a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Harold Maclean - foul #1 on Harold Maclean, team foul #1 | 8-0 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | William Ward (PG), John Cutter (SG), James Fosberg (SF), Ernest Roberts (PF), Peter Kehoe (C) Harold Maclean, John Champion, David Stewart, Cody Sanner, Joshua Huddle | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Larry Nawrocki (PG), Leon Kang (SG), Wayne Forte (PF), Alvaro Rivera (C) John McKernin, Wayne Brown, Corey Dunton, James Price | |
| 16:40 | Sam Houston State | Justin Tong makes the 1st free throw | 8-1 |
| 16:40 | Sam Houston State | Justin Tong misses the 2nd free throw | 8-1 |
| 16:40 | Sacred Heart | The rebound goes to Ernest Roberts | 8-1 |
| 16:38 | Sacred Heart | Larry Nawrocki takes the ball from William Ward in the backcourt | 8-1 |
| 16:23 | Sam Houston State | Wayne Forte makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Leon Kang | 8-4 |
| 16:05 | Sacred Heart | John Cutter comes up short on the shot from the left side | 8-4 |
| 16:04 | Sacred Heart | James Fosberg tips it but misses | 8-4 |
| 16:02 | Sam Houston State | Leon Kang pulls down the rebound | 8-4 |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - William Ward (fresh) SG - John Cutter (fresh) SF - James Fosberg (fresh) PF - Ernest Roberts (fresh) C - Peter Kehoe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Larry Nawrocki (fresh) SG - Leon Kang (fresh) SF - Justin Tong (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Wayne Forte (fresh) 3 pts. C - Alvaro Rivera (fresh) | |
| 15:57 | Sam Houston State | Justin Tong hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Leon Kang | 8-6 |
| 15:43 | Sacred Heart | James Fosberg knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Peter Kehoe | 11-6 |
| 15:22 | Sam Houston State | Justin Tong connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Larry Nawrocki | 11-9 |
| 15:05 | Sacred Heart | John Cutter comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-9 |
| 15:03 | Sam Houston State | Alvaro Rivera snags the defensive board | 11-9 |
| 14:40 | Sam Houston State | John Cutter is called for the reach on Leon Kang - foul #1 on John Cutter, team foul #2 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Harold Maclean (PG), John Champion (SG), David Lee (SF), Cody Sanner (PF), Joshua Huddle (C) William Ward, John Cutter, James Fosberg, Ernest Roberts, Peter Kehoe | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John McKernin (PG), Wayne Brown (SG), Ervin Caldwell (SF), Corey Dunton (PF), Rickie Perkins (C) Larry Nawrocki, Leon Kang, Justin Tong, Wayne Forte, Alvaro Rivera | |
| 14:30 | Sam Houston State | Corey Dunton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-9 |
| 14:28 | Sacred Heart | Ervin Caldwell is called for the reach on David Lee in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ervin Caldwell, team foul #2 | 11-9 |
| 14:17 | Sacred Heart | John Champion loses the dribble to Wayne Brown | 11-9 |
| 14:03 | Sam Houston State | John McKernin is called for traveling | 11-9 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | David Stewart (SF) David Lee | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 14:01 | Sacred Heart | Harold Maclean is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 11-9 |
| 13:47 | Sam Houston State | Ervin Caldwell knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-12 |
| 13:31 | Sacred Heart | Cody Sanner misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Ervin Caldwell - foul #2 on Ervin Caldwell, team foul #3 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | William Ward (PG), Ernest Roberts (C) Harold Maclean, Joshua Huddle | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Justin Tong (SF), Robert Floyd (PF), James Price (C) Ervin Caldwell, Corey Dunton, Rickie Perkins | |
| 13:31 | Sacred Heart | Cody Sanner misses the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 13:31 | Sacred Heart | Cody Sanner makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 13:12 | Sam Houston State | Wayne Brown comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-12 |
| 13:10 | Sacred Heart | Cody Sanner pulls down the rebound | 12-12 |
| 12:53 | Sacred Heart | Ernest Roberts is open but comes up short on the floater from the right block | 12-12 |
| 12:51 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to James Price | 12-12 |
| 12:30 | Sam Houston State | Justin Tong is fouled on the floor by David Stewart - foul #1 on David Stewart, team foul #3 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | John Cutter (PG), David Lee (SG), James Fosberg (SF), Peter Kehoe (C) William Ward, John Champion, David Stewart, Ernest Roberts | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Larry Nawrocki (PG), Leon Kang (SG), Wayne Forte (SF), Rickie Perkins (C) John McKernin, Wayne Brown, Justin Tong, James Price | |
| 12:12 | Sam Houston State | Leon Kang lays it up and in on a great pass from Larry Nawrocki and the foul's on David Lee - foul #1 on David Lee, team foul #4 | 12-14 |
| 12:12 | Sam Houston State | Leon Kang makes the free throw | 12-15 |
| 12:09 | Sacred Heart | Larry Nawrocki is called for the reach on John Cutter in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Nawrocki, team foul #4 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Corey Dunton (PF) Robert Floyd | |
| 11:55 | Sacred Heart | Leon Kang is called for the reach on David Lee - foul #1 on Leon Kang, team foul #5 | 12-15 |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - John Cutter (fresh) SG - David Lee (fresh) SF - James Fosberg (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Cody Sanner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Kehoe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Larry Nawrocki (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Leon Kang (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wayne Forte (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Corey Dunton (fresh) C - Rickie Perkins (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Sacred Heart | David Lee buries a jumpshot from the right side | 14-15 |
| 11:19 | Sam Houston State | Larry Nawrocki comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-15 |
| 11:18 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Corey Dunton | 14-15 |
| 11:02 | Sam Houston State | Wayne Forte throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-15 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Harold Maclean (PG), John Champion (SG), Ernest Roberts (PF), Joshua Huddle (C) John Cutter, James Fosberg, Cody Sanner, Peter Kehoe | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John McKernin (PG), Justin Tong (SF), Robert Floyd (PF), Alvaro Rivera (C) Larry Nawrocki, Wayne Forte, Corey Dunton, Rickie Perkins | |
| 10:40 | Sacred Heart | Joshua Huddle lays it in | 16-15 |
| 10:29 | Sam Houston State | Alvaro Rivera's floater is tipped away by David Lee | 16-15 |
| 10:27 | Sacred Heart | Joshua Huddle gets the rebound | 16-15 |
| 09:58 | Sacred Heart | Harold Maclean can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-15 |
| 09:56 | Sacred Heart | Joshua Huddle hits the follow up shot | 18-15 |
| 09:35 | Sam Houston State | Alvaro Rivera's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-15 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | William Ward (PG), John Cutter (SG), David Stewart (SF), James Fosberg (C) Harold Maclean, John Champion, David Lee, Joshua Huddle | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Wayne Brown (SG), Wayne Forte (SF), Corey Dunton (PF), James Price (C) Leon Kang, Justin Tong, Robert Floyd, Alvaro Rivera | |
| 09:10 | Sacred Heart | Ernest Roberts is called for traveling | 18-15 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Cody Sanner (PF) Ernest Roberts | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Larry Nawrocki (PG) John McKernin | |
| 08:52 | Sam Houston State | Wayne Forte misses badly on a jumper from close range | 18-15 |
| 08:51 | Sacred Heart | James Fosberg grabs the defensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 08:29 | Sacred Heart | John Cutter misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 18-15 |
| 08:27 | Sacred Heart | James Fosberg snags the offensive board | 18-15 |
| 08:10 | Sacred Heart | Cody Sanner buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by William Ward | 20-15 |
| 07:48 | Sam Houston State | Wayne Brown comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 20-15 |
| 07:47 | Sacred Heart | James Fosberg pulls down the rebound | 20-15 |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - William Ward (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Cutter (fairly fresh) SF - David Stewart (fairly fresh) PF - Cody Sanner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - James Fosberg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Larry Nawrocki (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Wayne Brown (tiring) SF - Wayne Forte (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Corey Dunton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - James Price (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:29 | Sacred Heart | David Stewart misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 20-15 |
| 07:27 | Sacred Heart | James Fosberg misses the tip | 20-15 |
| 07:26 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Corey Dunton | 20-15 |
| 07:08 | Sam Houston State | Wayne Forte misses the easy layup but he's fouled by David Stewart - foul #2 on David Stewart, team foul #5 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Harold Maclean (PG), John Champion (SG), Ernest Roberts (PF), Peter Kehoe (C) William Ward, John Cutter, David Stewart, Cody Sanner | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John McKernin (PG), Leon Kang (SG), Robert Floyd (PF), Rickie Perkins (C) Larry Nawrocki, Wayne Brown, Corey Dunton, James Price | |
| 07:08 | Sam Houston State | Wayne Forte makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 07:08 | Sam Houston State | Wayne Forte makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 07:04 | Sacred Heart | Leon Kang steps in front of the Harold Maclean pass in the backcourt | 20-17 |
| 07:03 | Sam Houston State | John McKernin misses the lay-in | 20-17 |
| 07:01 | Sacred Heart | James Fosberg grabs the board | 20-17 |
| 06:44 | Sacred Heart | James Fosberg misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-17 |
| 06:42 | Sam Houston State | Rickie Perkins gets the rebound | 20-17 |
| 06:15 | Sam Houston State | James Fosberg is called for the reach on Wayne Forte - foul #1 on James Fosberg, team foul #6 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | David Lee (SF), Joshua Huddle (C) James Fosberg, Peter Kehoe | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Justin Tong (SF), Alvaro Rivera (C) Wayne Forte, Rickie Perkins | |
| 06:09 | Sam Houston State | Robert Floyd's layup is rejected by Ernest Roberts | 20-17 |
| 06:07 | Sam Houston State | John McKernin pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 05:49 | Sam Houston State | Ernest Roberts swats the layup by Justin Tong | 20-17 |
| 05:48 | Sacred Heart | Joshua Huddle gets the rebound | 20-17 |
| 05:46 | Sacred Heart | Harold Maclean loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-17 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Cody Sanner (PF) Ernest Roberts | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 05:38 | Sam Houston State | Leon Kang connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-20 |
| 05:36 | Sacred Heart | Harold Maclean is fouled in the backcourt by John McKernin - foul #2 on John McKernin, team foul #6 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | William Ward (PG) Harold Maclean | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Larry Nawrocki (PG), Corey Dunton (PF), Rickie Perkins (C) John McKernin, Robert Floyd, Alvaro Rivera | |
| 05:20 | Sacred Heart | David Lee misses short on an open runner near the basket | 20-20 |
| 05:19 | Sam Houston State | Rickie Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 05:05 | Sam Houston State | Corey Dunton misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 20-20 |
| 05:04 | Sam Houston State | Corey Dunton hits the follow up shot | 20-22 |
| 04:40 | Sacred Heart | David Lee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-22 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | James Fosberg (SF), Ernest Roberts (C) David Lee, Joshua Huddle | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Wayne Brown (SG), Robert Floyd (PF) Leon Kang, Corey Dunton | |
| 04:21 | Sam Houston State | Justin Tong dunks the ball on a great pass from Larry Nawrocki | 20-24 |
| 04:19 | Sacred Heart | James Fosberg is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 20-24 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Harold Maclean (PG), John Cutter (SG) William Ward, John Champion | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Alvaro Rivera (C) Rickie Perkins | |
| 04:13 | Sam Houston State | Larry Nawrocki drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-27 |
| 03:55 | Sacred Heart | James Fosberg hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Alvaro Rivera - foul #1 on Alvaro Rivera, team foul #7 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Peter Kehoe (C) Cody Sanner | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John McKernin (PG), Ervin Caldwell (SF) Larry Nawrocki, Justin Tong | |
| 03:55 | Sacred Heart | James Fosberg makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 03:55 | Sacred Heart | James Fosberg misses the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 03:55 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Robert Floyd | 21-27 |
| 03:39 | Sam Houston State | John McKernin scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Ervin Caldwell | 21-30 |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Harold Maclean (fresh) SG - John Cutter (fresh) SF - James Fosberg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ernest Roberts (fresh) 2 blk. C - Peter Kehoe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John McKernin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Wayne Brown (tiring) SF - Ervin Caldwell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Floyd (fairly fresh) C - Alvaro Rivera (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:36 | Sacred Heart | John Cutter loses the dribble to Ervin Caldwell in the backcourt | 21-30 |
| 03:18 | Sam Houston State | John McKernin knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-33 |
| 03:11 | Sacred Heart | Ernest Roberts blows the layup but he's hacked by Robert Floyd - foul #1 on Robert Floyd, team foul #8 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | William Ward (PG), David Lee (SG), David Stewart (SF) Harold Maclean, John Cutter, James Fosberg | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Leon Kang (SG), Corey Dunton (PF), James Price (C) Wayne Brown, Robert Floyd, Alvaro Rivera | |
| 03:11 | Sacred Heart | Ernest Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 22-33 |
| 03:11 | Sacred Heart | Ernest Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 23-33 |
| 02:57 | Sam Houston State | Corey Dunton drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by John McKernin | 23-35 |
| 02:43 | Sacred Heart | David Stewart misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-35 |
| 02:42 | Sam Houston State | Leon Kang gets the rebound | 23-35 |
| 02:26 | Sam Houston State | William Ward is called for the reach on Ervin Caldwell - foul #1 on William Ward, team foul #7 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Cody Sanner (PF), Joshua Huddle (C) Ernest Roberts, Peter Kehoe | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Wayne Forte (SF), Rickie Perkins (C) John McKernin, James Price | |
| 02:26 | Sam Houston State | Ervin Caldwell makes the 1st free throw | 23-36 |
| 02:26 | Sam Houston State | Ervin Caldwell makes the 2nd free throw | 23-37 |
| 02:21 | Sacred Heart | William Ward loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-37 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John McKernin (PG) Ervin Caldwell | |
| 02:06 | Sam Houston State | Joshua Huddle denies the turnaround by Wayne Forte | 23-37 |
| 02:04 | Sacred Heart | The rebound goes to Joshua Huddle | 23-37 |
| 01:41 | Sacred Heart | David Lee misses short on a shot from the right side | 23-37 |
| 01:40 | Sam Houston State | John McKernin grabs the defensive rebound | 23-37 |
| 01:26 | Sam Houston State | Cody Sanner steals it from Leon Kang | 23-37 |
| 01:13 | Sacred Heart | William Ward is by himself and knocks in the floater from the left wing | 25-37 |
| 00:44 | Sam Houston State | Corey Dunton drills a jumpshot from the left wing and he's fouled by Joshua Huddle - foul #1 on Joshua Huddle, team foul #8 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Harold Maclean (PG), John Champion (SG), John Cutter (SF), Ernest Roberts (C) William Ward, David Lee, David Stewart, Joshua Huddle | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ervin Caldwell (PG), Wayne Brown (SG), Justin Tong (SF), Robert Floyd (C) John McKernin, Leon Kang, Wayne Forte, Rickie Perkins | |
| 00:44 | Sam Houston State | Corey Dunton makes the free throw | 25-40 |
| 00:22 | Sacred Heart | John Champion is fouled on the floor by Justin Tong - foul #1 on Justin Tong, team foul #9 | 25-40 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Peter Kehoe (C) Cody Sanner | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Larry Nawrocki (PG), Alvaro Rivera (C) Wayne Brown, Corey Dunton | |
| 00:22 | Sacred Heart | John Champion misses the 1st free throw | 25-40 |
| 00:22 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Robert Floyd | 25-40 |
| 00:01 | Sam Houston State | Ervin Caldwell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 25-40 |
| 00:00 | Sacred Heart | John Cutter gets the rebound | 25-40 |