| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Don Lane (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herbert Burkhart (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Stewart (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Antonio Cartwright (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David Carter (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - David Dolezal (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Duncan (fresh) SF - Randall Briggs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Gerth (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clyde Veney (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Randall Briggs inbounds the ball | 37-20 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Sam Houston State | Antonio Cartwright denies the turnaround by Larry Gerth | 37-20 |
| 19:39 | Northwestern | Antonio Cartwright pulls down the rebound | 37-20 |
| 19:36 | Northwestern | David Dolezal steps in front of the Herbert Burkhart pass in the backcourt | 37-20 |
| 19:35 | Sam Houston State | David Dolezal lays it up and in | 37-22 |
| 19:32 | Northwestern | Carl Stewart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-22 |
| 19:19 | Sam Houston State | Larry Gerth misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 37-22 |
| 19:17 | Northwestern | Don Lane pulls down the rebound | 37-22 |
| 18:48 | Northwestern | David Dolezal picks off the pass by Antonio Cartwright | 37-22 |
| 18:39 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Duncan makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-25 |
| 18:20 | Northwestern | Carl Stewart is fouled on the floor by David Dolezal - foul #1 on David Dolezal, team foul #1 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lester Casavant (SF), Clifford Cuadrado (PF), Joseph Taft (C) Randall Briggs, Larry Gerth, Clyde Veney | |
| 17:56 | Northwestern | Don Lane is fouled on the floor by David Dolezal - foul #2 on David Dolezal, team foul #2 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jerry Grant (PG), Clyde Veney (C) David Dolezal, Joseph Duncan | |
| 17:31 | Northwestern | Jerry Grant picks off the pass by Carl Stewart | 37-25 |
| 17:11 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Taft misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-25 |
| 17:09 | Northwestern | Carl Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 37-25 |
| 17:06 | Northwestern | Carl Stewart is fouled in the backcourt by Lester Casavant - foul #2 on Lester Casavant, team foul #3 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Joseph Duncan (SG), Randall Briggs (SF), Larry Gerth (PF) Jerry Grant, Clifford Cuadrado, Clyde Veney | |
| 16:50 | Northwestern | Carl Stewart is open and scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by David Carter | 39-25 |
| 16:38 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Duncan hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Lester Casavant | 39-28 |
| 16:21 | Northwestern | David Carter is whistled for a carry | 39-28 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | David Dolezal (PG), Clyde Veney (C) Lester Casavant, Joseph Taft | |
| 15:54 | Sam Houston State | Clyde Veney is hacked by David Carter - foul #2 on David Carter, team foul #1 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Roger Jackson (PG) Don Lane | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Clifford Cuadrado (PF) Larry Gerth | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Roger Jackson (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Herbert Burkhart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Stewart (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Antonio Cartwright (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - David Carter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - David Dolezal (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Duncan (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Randall Briggs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clifford Cuadrado (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clyde Veney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Sam Houston State | Clifford Cuadrado comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 39-28 |
| 15:44 | Sam Houston State | Clyde Veney snags the offensive board | 39-28 |
| 15:21 | Sam Houston State | Clyde Veney misses the fadeaway in the lane | 39-28 |
| 15:19 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson gets the rebound | 39-28 |
| 14:59 | Northwestern | David Carter scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Roger Jackson | 41-28 |
| 14:39 | Sam Houston State | Clifford Cuadrado buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from David Dolezal | 41-30 |
| 14:11 | Northwestern | Carl Stewart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Don Lane (PG), Lonny Lee (SG), John Parker (PF), Eugene Vidal (C) Roger Jackson, Herbert Burkhart, Antonio Cartwright, David Carter | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jerry Grant (PG), Lester Casavant (SG), Joseph Taft (SF), Larry Gerth (PF) David Dolezal, Joseph Duncan, Randall Briggs, Clifford Cuadrado | |
| 13:48 | Sam Houston State | Jerry Grant connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Lester Casavant | 41-32 |
| 13:19 | Northwestern | Eugene Vidal misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Joseph Taft - foul #1 on Joseph Taft, team foul #4 | 41-32 |
| 13:19 | Northwestern | Eugene Vidal makes the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 13:19 | Northwestern | Eugene Vidal makes the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 13:00 | Sam Houston State | Larry Gerth buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Lester Casavant | 43-34 |
| 12:48 | Northwestern | John Parker misses the lay-in but the foul's on Joseph Taft - foul #2 on Joseph Taft, team foul #5 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Antonio Cartwright (PF), David Carter (C) Carl Stewart, Eugene Vidal | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Joseph Duncan (SG), Brock Hildreth (PF) Larry Gerth, Clyde Veney | |
| 12:48 | Northwestern | John Parker makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 12:48 | Northwestern | John Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 12:29 | Sam Houston State | Brock Hildreth comes up short on the runner from the right block | 45-34 |
| 12:27 | Northwestern | David Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 12:09 | Northwestern | David Carter blows the wide open layup | 45-34 |
| 12:08 | Northwestern | David Carter hits the follow up shot | 47-34 |
| 11:47 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Taft misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-34 |
| 11:45 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Grant | 47-34 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Don Lane (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lonny Lee (fairly fresh) SF - John Parker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Antonio Cartwright (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - David Carter (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Jerry Grant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Duncan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lester Casavant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. PF - Brock Hildreth (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Taft (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. | |
| 11:34 | Sam Houston State | Lester Casavant is hacked by Don Lane - foul #1 on Don Lane, team foul #2 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Roger Jackson (PG), Herbert Burkhart (SG) Don Lane, Lonny Lee | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | David Dolezal (PG), Clifford Cuadrado (SF), Larry Gerth (PF), Clyde Veney (C) Jerry Grant, Lester Casavant, Brock Hildreth, Joseph Taft | |
| 11:23 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Duncan lays it up and in set up by David Dolezal | 47-36 |
| 11:19 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson's pass is intercepted by Clifford Cuadrado in the backcourt | 47-36 |
| 11:03 | Sam Houston State | Roger Jackson is called for the reach on Joseph Duncan - foul #1 on Roger Jackson, team foul #3 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Willian Lang (PG) David Carter | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Randall Briggs (SF) Clifford Cuadrado | |
| 10:52 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Duncan misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-36 |
| 10:50 | Northwestern | Willian Lang gets the rebound | 47-36 |
| 10:21 | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Willian Lang | 49-36 |
| 09:59 | Sam Houston State | David Dolezal buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 09:57 | Northwestern | David Dolezal is called for the reach on Antonio Cartwright in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Dolezal, team foul #6 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Carl Stewart (SF), Eugene Vidal (PF), David Carter (C) Roger Jackson, Antonio Cartwright, John Parker | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jerry Grant (SG), Clifford Cuadrado (PF), Lester Casavant (C) Joseph Duncan, Larry Gerth, Clyde Veney | |
| 09:45 | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-39 |
| 09:44 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Lester Casavant | 49-39 |
| 09:19 | Sam Houston State | Randall Briggs scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-42 |
| 09:01 | Northwestern | Carl Stewart makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Willian Lang | 52-42 |
| 08:39 | Sam Houston State | Randall Briggs buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Lester Casavant and he's hacked by Herbert Burkhart - foul #2 on Herbert Burkhart, team foul #4 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Don Lane (PG), Roger Jackson (SG), Antonio Cartwright (PF) Willian Lang, Herbert Burkhart, David Carter | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Joseph Duncan (SG), Joseph Taft (C) Jerry Grant, Lester Casavant | |
| 08:39 | Sam Houston State | Randall Briggs makes the free throw | 52-45 |
| 08:37 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-45 |
| 08:32 | Sam Houston State | Randall Briggs misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 52-45 |
| 08:30 | Northwestern | Antonio Cartwright gets the rebound | 52-45 |
| 08:28 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Parker (C) Eugene Vidal | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Clyde Veney (C) Randall Briggs | |
| 08:15 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Duncan hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Taft | 52-48 |
| 07:48 | Northwestern | Antonio Cartwright misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 52-48 |
| 07:47 | Northwestern | Don Lane grabs the offensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 07:31 | Northwestern | Antonio Cartwright banks in the layup | 54-48 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Don Lane (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SF - Carl Stewart (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. PF - Antonio Cartwright (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - John Parker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - David Dolezal (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Duncan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Joseph Taft (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Clifford Cuadrado (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Clyde Veney (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Duncan knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joseph Taft | 54-50 |
| 06:47 | Northwestern | Carl Stewart misses the easy open layup | 54-50 |
| 06:45 | Sam Houston State | Clyde Veney grabs the defensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 06:23 | Sam Houston State | Clifford Cuadrado hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Antonio Cartwright - foul #2 on Antonio Cartwright, team foul #5 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Willian Lang (PG), Lonny Lee (SG), Eugene Vidal (PF), David Carter (C) Don Lane, Roger Jackson, Antonio Cartwright, John Parker | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jerry Grant (PG), Larry Gerth (PF), Lester Casavant (C) David Dolezal, Joseph Taft, Clyde Veney | |
| 06:23 | Sam Houston State | Clifford Cuadrado makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 06:23 | Sam Houston State | Clifford Cuadrado makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 05:54 | Northwestern | Carl Stewart is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-52 |
| 05:52 | Northwestern | Lonny Lee grabs the offensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 05:28 | Northwestern | Carl Stewart is hacked by Jerry Grant - foul #3 on Jerry Grant, team foul #7 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart (SG) Lonny Lee | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Randall Briggs (SF) Clifford Cuadrado | |
| 05:28 | Northwestern | Carl Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 05:28 | Sam Houston State | Larry Gerth gets the rebound | 54-52 |
| 05:14 | Sam Houston State | Jerry Grant misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 54-52 |
| 05:12 | Northwestern | David Carter gets the rebound | 54-52 |
| 05:07 | Northwestern | Jerry Grant is called for the reach on Willian Lang in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jerry Grant, team foul #8 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lonny Lee (SF) Carl Stewart | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Clyde Veney (C) Joseph Duncan | |
| 05:07 | Northwestern | Willian Lang makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 05:07 | Northwestern | Willian Lang makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 05:00 | Sam Houston State | Larry Gerth is fouled on the floor by Eugene Vidal - foul #1 on Eugene Vidal, team foul #6 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Don Lane (PG), Antonio Cartwright (PF) Willian Lang, Eugene Vidal | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 04:35 | Sam Houston State | Clyde Veney can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 04:33 | Sam Houston State | Larry Gerth tips it in | 56-54 |
| 04:04 | Northwestern | Lester Casavant steals it from Don Lane | 56-54 |
| 03:44 | Sam Houston State | David Carter blocks the short jumper by Clyde Veney | 56-54 |
| 03:42 | Northwestern | Lonny Lee pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 03:23 | Northwestern | Lonny Lee drills a jumper near the basket | 58-54 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Don Lane (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herbert Burkhart (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lonny Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Antonio Cartwright (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - David Carter (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Jerry Grant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Lester Casavant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Randall Briggs (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Gerth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Clyde Veney (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Sam Houston State | Larry Gerth makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Jerry Grant | 58-56 |
| 02:50 | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 02:49 | Northwestern | David Carter misses the tip | 58-56 |
| 02:48 | Sam Houston State | Larry Gerth snags the defensive board | 58-56 |
| 02:48 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Roger Jackson (PG), Carl Stewart (SF) Don Lane, Lonny Lee | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | David Dolezal (PG), Joseph Duncan (SG), Brock Hildreth (PF), Joseph Taft (C) Jerry Grant, Lester Casavant, Larry Gerth, Clyde Veney | |
| 02:27 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Duncan clanks a 3 from the left corner | 58-56 |
| 02:26 | Northwestern | Antonio Cartwright grabs the defensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 02:05 | Northwestern | Carl Stewart clanks a 3 from straight away | 58-56 |
| 02:03 | Sam Houston State | Randall Briggs gets the rebound | 58-56 |
| 01:49 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Duncan is hacked by Herbert Burkhart - foul #3 on Herbert Burkhart, team foul #7 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Don Lane (PG) Roger Jackson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Larry Gerth (PF), Clyde Veney (C) Brock Hildreth, Joseph Taft | |
| 01:49 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 01:49 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 01:35 | Northwestern | David Carter blows the layup | 58-58 |
| 01:34 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Duncan grabs the board | 58-58 |
| 01:05 | Sam Houston State | David Dolezal is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on David Dolezal, team foul #9 | 58-58 |
| 00:51 | Northwestern | Don Lane drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Carter | 61-58 |
| 00:33 | Sam Houston State | Larry Gerth is hacked by Antonio Cartwright - foul #3 on Antonio Cartwright, team foul #8 | 61-58 |
| 00:33 | Sam Houston State | Larry Gerth makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:33 | Sam Houston State | Larry Gerth misses the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:33 | Northwestern | Antonio Cartwright grabs the board | 61-59 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Northwestern | Antonio Cartwright is hacked by David Dolezal in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Dolezal, team foul #10 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lester Casavant (PG) David Dolezal | |
| 00:30 | Northwestern | Antonio Cartwright makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:30 | Northwestern | Antonio Cartwright makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Duncan scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Lester Casavant | 63-62 |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Antonio Cartwright is fouled in the backcourt by Lester Casavant - foul #3 on Lester Casavant, team foul #11 | 63-62 |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Antonio Cartwright makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Antonio Cartwright makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:05 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Duncan misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-62 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | David Carter grabs the board | 65-62 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Lester Casavant is called for the reach on David Carter in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lester Casavant, team foul #12 | 65-62 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | David Carter makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | David Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Randall Briggs misses long on a halfcourt shot | 67-62 |