| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Percy Jeter (fresh) SG - Leo Mueller (fresh) SF - Juan Lorenzo (fresh) PF - Terrance Millner (fresh) C - Michael Curtis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Garf Zachman (fresh) SG - Christopher Wicks (fresh) SF - David Lewis (fresh) PF - Cesar Marino (fresh) C - James Taylor (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | James Taylor wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman banks in the layup | 0-2 |
| 19:39 | Washington State | Terrance Millner buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 19:30 | Sam Houston State | James Taylor hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 3-2 |
| 19:29 | Sam Houston State | Cesar Marino hits the follow up shot | 3-4 |
| 19:14 | Washington State | Leo Mueller makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Juan Lorenzo | 5-4 |
| 18:57 | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 5-4 |
| 18:55 | Washington State | Juan Lorenzo gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 18:36 | Washington State | Percy Jeter is hacked by Cesar Marino - foul #1 on Cesar Marino, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| 18:25 | Washington State | Michael Curtis can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Christopher Wicks - foul #1 on Christopher Wicks, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| 18:25 | Washington State | Michael Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 18:25 | Washington State | Michael Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 18:16 | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman is hacked by Terrance Millner - foul #1 on Terrance Millner, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| 18:08 | Sam Houston State | David Lewis hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Juan Lorenzo - foul #1 on Juan Lorenzo, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| 18:08 | Sam Houston State | David Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 18:08 | Sam Houston State | David Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 17:51 | Washington State | Juan Lorenzo misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Cesar Marino - foul #2 on Cesar Marino, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Edward Ferrell (SG), Bruce Hutcheson (SF), Lee Lebowitz (PF) Christopher Wicks, David Lewis, Cesar Marino | |
| 17:51 | Washington State | Juan Lorenzo misses the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 17:51 | Washington State | Juan Lorenzo misses the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 17:51 | Sam Houston State | James Taylor grabs the board | 7-6 |
| 17:32 | Sam Houston State | Lee Lebowitz misses the easy layup | 7-6 |
| 17:31 | Washington State | Terrance Millner grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 17:11 | Washington State | Juan Lorenzo is fouled on the floor by Bruce Hutcheson - foul #1 on Bruce Hutcheson, team foul #4 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Washington State | James Randall (SF), Shawn Gardner (C) Juan Lorenzo, Michael Curtis | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 16:57 | Washington State | Terrance Millner misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-6 |
| 16:55 | Washington State | James Randall pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 16:44 | Washington State | Shawn Gardner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-6 |
| 16:42 | Washington State | Percy Jeter snags the offensive board | 7-6 |
| 16:22 | Washington State | Leo Mueller drills a shot from the left wing set up by Percy Jeter | 9-6 |
| 16:07 | Sam Houston State | Lee Lebowitz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 9-6 |
| 16:05 | Washington State | James Randall snags the defensive board | 9-6 |
| 15:43 | Washington State | Leo Mueller can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-6 |
| 15:42 | Sam Houston State | Lee Lebowitz gets the rebound | 9-6 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Percy Jeter (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leo Mueller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Randall (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Terrance Millner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Shawn Gardner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Garf Zachman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edward Ferrell (fresh) SF - Bruce Hutcheson (fresh) PF - Lee Lebowitz (fresh) C - James Taylor (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Lee Lebowitz | 9-9 |
| 15:11 | Washington State | James Randall misses the shot from close range | 9-9 |
| 15:10 | Sam Houston State | James Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 14:47 | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-9 |
| 14:45 | Sam Houston State | James Taylor grabs the offensive board | 9-9 |
| 14:38 | Sam Houston State | Edward Ferrell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-9 |
| Subs | Washington State | Stanley Freitag (PG), Anthony Keck (SG), Juan Lorenzo (SF), Michael Curtis (C) Percy Jeter, Leo Mueller, James Randall, Terrance Millner | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Christopher Wicks (SG), David Lewis (SF) Edward Ferrell, Bruce Hutcheson | |
| 14:19 | Washington State | Shawn Gardner's pass is intercepted by Christopher Wicks | 9-9 |
| 14:08 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Wicks hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Shawn Gardner - foul #1 on Shawn Gardner, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Washington State | Jimmy Cormier (PF) Shawn Gardner | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 14:08 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Wicks makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 14:08 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Wicks makes the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 13:53 | Washington State | Stanley Freitag is fouled on the floor by James Taylor - foul #1 on James Taylor, team foul #5 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Washington State | James Randall (PF) Jimmy Cormier | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 13:48 | Washington State | James Randall is called for a charge - foul #1 on James Randall, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Edward Ferrell (PG) Garf Zachman | |
| 13:38 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Wicks can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-11 |
| 13:36 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Lee Lebowitz | 9-11 |
| 13:22 | Sam Houston State | Edward Ferrell can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Michael Curtis - foul #1 on Michael Curtis, team foul #5 | 9-11 |
| 13:22 | Sam Houston State | Edward Ferrell makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 13:22 | Sam Houston State | Edward Ferrell makes the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 12:54 | Washington State | James Taylor swats the dunk try by Juan Lorenzo | 9-13 |
| 12:52 | Washington State | Michael Curtis tips it back up and in | 11-13 |
| 12:44 | Sam Houston State | Juan Lorenzo is called for the reach on Christopher Wicks - foul #2 on Juan Lorenzo, team foul #6 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Washington State | Percy Jeter (PG), Shawn Gardner (PF) Anthony Keck, Juan Lorenzo | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman (PG) Edward Ferrell | |
| 12:38 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Wicks's pass is intercepted by Percy Jeter | 11-13 |
| 12:35 | Washington State | Stanley Freitag lays it up and in on a great pass from Percy Jeter | 13-13 |
| 12:13 | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-13 |
| Subs | Washington State | Leo Mueller (SG), Terrance Millner (PF) Stanley Freitag, Shawn Gardner | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Edward Ferrell (SG), Bruce Hutcheson (SF), Oleg Golaszewski (PF) Christopher Wicks, David Lewis, James Taylor | |
| 11:53 | Washington State | Percy Jeter is hacked by Garf Zachman - foul #1 on Garf Zachman, team foul #6 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Washington State | Anthony Keck (SF), Elvis Zuberbuhler (C) James Randall, Michael Curtis | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Taylor (C) Lee Lebowitz | |
| 11:37 | Washington State | Leo Mueller is fouled on the floor by James Taylor - foul #2 on James Taylor, team foul #7 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Washington State | Shawn Gardner (C) Elvis Zuberbuhler | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lee Lebowitz (C) James Taylor | |
| 11:37 | Washington State | Leo Mueller makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 11:37 | Washington State | Leo Mueller makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Percy Jeter (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Leo Mueller (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Anthony Keck (fresh) PF - Terrance Millner (fresh) 3 pts. C - Shawn Gardner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Garf Zachman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Edward Ferrell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bruce Hutcheson (fresh) PF - Oleg Golaszewski (fresh) C - Lee Lebowitz (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:08 | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Leo Mueller - foul #1 on Leo Mueller, team foul #7 | 15-13 |
| 11:08 | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman misses the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 11:08 | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman makes the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 10:52 | Washington State | Shawn Gardner drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Percy Jeter | 17-14 |
| 10:31 | Sam Houston State | Terrance Millner blocks the jumper by Garf Zachman | 17-14 |
| 10:29 | Washington State | Anthony Keck grabs the board | 17-14 |
| 10:15 | Washington State | Lee Lebowitz steals it from Anthony Keck | 17-14 |
| 10:05 | Sam Houston State | Oleg Golaszewski hits a turnaround from the baseline and he's fouled by Terrance Millner - foul #2 on Terrance Millner, team foul #8 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Washington State | Stanley Freitag (PG), James Randall (SF), Jimmy Cormier (PF), Michael Curtis (C) Percy Jeter, Anthony Keck, Terrance Millner, Shawn Gardner | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Christopher Wicks (SG), David Lewis (C) Garf Zachman, Lee Lebowitz | |
| 10:05 | Sam Houston State | Oleg Golaszewski makes the free throw | 17-17 |
| 09:50 | Washington State | Michael Curtis is whistled for a carry | 17-17 |
| Subs | Washington State | Willard Archie (PG) Leo Mueller | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 09:40 | Sam Houston State | Edward Ferrell knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Christopher Wicks | 17-20 |
| 09:33 | Washington State | Stanley Freitag's pass is intercepted by David Lewis | 17-20 |
| 09:19 | Sam Houston State | Oleg Golaszewski scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Edward Ferrell | 17-22 |
| 08:56 | Washington State | James Randall scores on a 3 from the left corner | 20-22 |
| 08:49 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Wicks makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Edward Ferrell | 20-25 |
| 08:24 | Washington State | Stanley Freitag misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 20-25 |
| 08:22 | Sam Houston State | Oleg Golaszewski gets the rebound | 20-25 |
| 08:02 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Wicks drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 20-27 |
| 07:57 | Washington State | Stanley Freitag can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 20-27 |
| 07:55 | Sam Houston State | Edward Ferrell gets the rebound | 20-27 |
| 07:31 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Wicks misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-27 |
| 07:30 | Washington State | Jimmy Cormier grabs the defensive rebound | 20-27 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Willard Archie (fresh) SG - Stanley Freitag (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Randall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Cormier (fresh) C - Michael Curtis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Edward Ferrell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Wicks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Hutcheson (fairly fresh) PF - Oleg Golaszewski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - David Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:09 | Washington State | Stanley Freitag loses the ball out of bounds | 20-27 |
| Subs | Washington State | Percy Jeter (PG), Leo Mueller (SG), Anthony Keck (SF), Shawn Gardner (PF), Elvis Zuberbuhler (C) Willard Archie, Stanley Freitag, James Randall, Jimmy Cormier, Michael Curtis | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman (PG), Lee Lebowitz (C) Christopher Wicks, David Lewis | |
| 06:52 | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-27 |
| 06:51 | Sam Houston State | Lee Lebowitz pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-27 |
| 06:42 | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Oleg Golaszewski | 20-30 |
| 06:31 | Washington State | Elvis Zuberbuhler hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 20-30 |
| 06:29 | Washington State | Elvis Zuberbuhler misses the tip | 20-30 |
| 06:28 | Washington State | Anthony Keck grabs the offensive rebound | 20-30 |
| 06:18 | Washington State | Percy Jeter hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-30 |
| 06:17 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Lee Lebowitz | 20-30 |
| 06:00 | Sam Houston State | Edward Ferrell misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-30 |
| 05:59 | Washington State | Elvis Zuberbuhler snags the defensive board | 20-30 |
| 05:48 | Washington State | Leo Mueller hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 20-30 |
| 05:46 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Hutcheson grabs the board | 20-30 |
| 05:37 | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Bruce Hutcheson and he's fouled by Percy Jeter - foul #1 on Percy Jeter, team foul #9 | 20-32 |
| Subs | Washington State | James Randall (SF), Michael Curtis (C) Anthony Keck, Elvis Zuberbuhler | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mark Yates (SF), David Lewis (C) Edward Ferrell, Oleg Golaszewski | |
| 05:37 | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman makes the free throw | 20-33 |
| 05:13 | Washington State | Shawn Gardner lays it up and in and the foul's on Mark Yates - foul #1 on Mark Yates, team foul #8 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Christopher Wicks (SG) Bruce Hutcheson | |
| 05:13 | Washington State | Shawn Gardner makes the free throw | 23-33 |
| 04:54 | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-33 |
| 04:52 | Sam Houston State | Mark Yates tips it but misses | 23-33 |
| 04:50 | Washington State | Michael Curtis grabs the defensive rebound | 23-33 |
| 04:33 | Washington State | Shawn Gardner misses the easy layup | 23-33 |
| 04:31 | Sam Houston State | Lee Lebowitz grabs the board | 23-33 |
| 04:26 | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 23-33 |
| 04:24 | Washington State | Michael Curtis gets the rebound | 23-33 |
| 04:10 | Washington State | Michael Curtis hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Percy Jeter | 25-33 |
| 03:57 | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-36 |
| 03:40 | Washington State | Shawn Gardner misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 25-36 |
| 03:39 | Washington State | Leo Mueller tips it home | 27-36 |
| 03:28 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Wicks scores on a 3 from the left corner | 27-39 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Percy Jeter (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Leo Mueller (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Randall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Gardner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Curtis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Garf Zachman (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SG - Christopher Wicks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Yates (fresh) PF - Lee Lebowitz (tiring) 5 reb. C - David Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:09 | Washington State | Shawn Gardner misses the easy layup but the foul's on Lee Lebowitz - foul #1 on Lee Lebowitz, team foul #9 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Washington State | Stanley Freitag (PG), Anthony Keck (SG), Juan Lorenzo (SF), Terrance Millner (PF) Percy Jeter, Leo Mueller, James Randall, Michael Curtis | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Edward Ferrell (SG), Bruce Hutcheson (SF), Cesar Marino (PF), James Taylor (C) Christopher Wicks, Mark Yates, Lee Lebowitz, David Lewis | |
| 03:09 | Washington State | Shawn Gardner misses the 1st free throw | 27-39 |
| 03:09 | Washington State | Shawn Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 03:01 | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-42 |
| 02:47 | Washington State | Juan Lorenzo misses long on a floater from the right block | 28-42 |
| 02:45 | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman pulls down the rebound | 28-42 |
| 02:29 | Sam Houston State | James Taylor's pass is intercepted by Stanley Freitag | 28-42 |
| 02:08 | Washington State | Terrance Millner misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-42 |
| 02:07 | Washington State | The offensive rebound goes to Shawn Gardner | 28-42 |
| 02:02 | Washington State | Shawn Gardner misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 28-42 |
| 02:01 | Sam Houston State | James Taylor gets the rebound | 28-42 |
| 01:57 | Sam Houston State | Garf Zachman is called for a charge - foul #2 on Garf Zachman, team foul #10 | 28-42 |
| Subs | Washington State | Elvis Zuberbuhler (C) Shawn Gardner | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mark Yates (SF) Garf Zachman | |
| 01:44 | Washington State | Elvis Zuberbuhler is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Elvis Zuberbuhler, team foul #10 | 28-42 |
| Subs | Washington State | Percy Jeter (PG) Anthony Keck | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 01:37 | Sam Houston State | Edward Ferrell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-42 |
| 01:35 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Elvis Zuberbuhler | 28-42 |
| 01:30 | Washington State | Juan Lorenzo drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Stanley Freitag | 31-42 |
| 01:22 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Hutcheson can't connect on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Elvis Zuberbuhler - foul #2 on Elvis Zuberbuhler, team foul #11 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Washington State | Leo Mueller (SG) Stanley Freitag | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 01:22 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Hutcheson makes the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 01:22 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Hutcheson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| 01:11 | Washington State | Terrance Millner misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Bruce Hutcheson - foul #2 on Bruce Hutcheson, team foul #11 | 31-44 |
| 01:11 | Washington State | Terrance Millner makes the 1st free throw | 32-44 |
| 01:11 | Washington State | Terrance Millner makes the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 00:57 | Sam Houston State | Cesar Marino drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Mark Yates | 33-46 |
| 00:38 | Washington State | Percy Jeter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-46 |
| Subs | Washington State | James Randall (SF), Jimmy Cormier (PF), Michael Curtis (C) Juan Lorenzo, Terrance Millner, Elvis Zuberbuhler | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 00:22 | Sam Houston State | Michael Curtis steals the ball from Bruce Hutcheson | 33-46 |
| 00:04 | Washington State | Michael Curtis comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-46 |
| 00:03 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Cesar Marino | 33-46 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Cesar Marino misses long on a halfcourt shot | 33-46 |