| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - James Battle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Boynton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Howard Rucker (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William Foye (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Jeffery Stout (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Stewart (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marlin Rees (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Rodney Snow (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Chapel (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern State | Marlin Rees inbounds the ball | 38-34 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Northwestern State | Charles Chapel is whistled for a carry | 38-34 |
| 19:28 | Sam Houston State | Joshua Morgan drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-34 |
| 19:00 | Northwestern State | Jason Stewart misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-34 |
| 18:58 | Northwestern State | Charles Chapel grabs the offensive board | 41-34 |
| 18:45 | Northwestern State | Marlin Rees connects on the runner in the lane | 41-36 |
| 18:40 | Sam Houston State | Joshua Morgan is hacked by Jeffery Stout in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffery Stout, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Montgomery (PG), Jeffrey Nielsen (SG), Paul Walker (SF), Stephen Bryant (PF), Jeff Coleman (C) James Battle, Joshua Morgan, Robert Boynton, Howard Rucker, William Foye | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Mark Shaw (PG), Joey Boone (SG), Norman Brawner (SF), Bernard Heath (PF), Sal Barnes (C) Jeffery Stout, Jason Stewart, Marlin Rees, Rodney Snow, Charles Chapel | |
| 18:26 | Sam Houston State | Stephen Bryant comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-36 |
| 18:24 | Northwestern State | Mark Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 18:19 | Northwestern State | Joey Boone misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-36 |
| 18:18 | Northwestern State | Mark Shaw grabs the offensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 18:04 | Northwestern State | Mark Shaw double dribbles | 41-36 |
| 18:00 | Sam Houston State | John Montgomery is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Shaw - foul #2 on Mark Shaw, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| 17:50 | Sam Houston State | Paul Walker knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Nielsen | 44-36 |
| 17:35 | Northwestern State | Stephen Bryant swats the layup by Norman Brawner | 44-36 |
| 17:34 | Sam Houston State | Paul Walker grabs the board | 44-36 |
| 17:25 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Nielsen misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Mark Shaw - foul #3 on Mark Shaw, team foul #3 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Davidson (PG), Robert Boynton (SF), Howard Rucker (PF), Kyle Thompson (C) John Montgomery, Paul Walker, Stephen Bryant, Jeff Coleman | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Marlin Rees (PG), Jason Stewart (SG), Robert Tafoya (SF), Rodney Snow (PF), Charles Chapel (C) Mark Shaw, Joey Boone, Norman Brawner, Bernard Heath, Sal Barnes | |
| 17:25 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Nielsen misses the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 17:25 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Nielsen makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 17:07 | Northwestern State | Rodney Snow is whistled for a carry | 45-36 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Joshua Morgan (SG), William Foye (C) Jeffrey Nielsen, Kyle Thompson | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 16:57 | Sam Houston State | John Davidson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Howard Rucker | 48-36 |
| 16:33 | Northwestern State | Marlin Rees loses the dribble to Howard Rucker | 48-36 |
| 16:07 | Sam Houston State | Howard Rucker knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by John Davidson | 51-36 |
| 15:56 | Northwestern State | Rodney Snow can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 51-36 |
| 15:55 | Sam Houston State | John Davidson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-36 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Davidson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Morgan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Boynton (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Howard Rucker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - William Foye (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Marlin Rees (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Stewart (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Tafoya (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rodney Snow (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Chapel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Sam Houston State | Marlin Rees picks off the pass by Robert Boynton in the backcourt | 51-36 |
| 15:52 | Northwestern State | Marlin Rees lays it in | 51-38 |
| 15:35 | Sam Houston State | Robert Boynton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-38 |
| 15:34 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Rodney Snow | 51-38 |
| 15:32 | Northwestern State | Robert Tafoya is fouled in the backcourt by John Davidson - foul #2 on John Davidson, team foul #1 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Battle (PG), John Montgomery (SG), Paul Walker (SF), Stephen Bryant (PF), Jeff Coleman (C) John Davidson, Joshua Morgan, Robert Boynton, Howard Rucker, William Foye | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jeffery Stout (PG), Robert Clutter (SF), Bernard Heath (C) Marlin Rees, Robert Tafoya, Charles Chapel | |
| 15:14 | Northwestern State | Jason Stewart is hacked by John Montgomery - foul #2 on John Montgomery, team foul #2 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Norman Brawner (C) Rodney Snow | |
| 14:59 | Northwestern State | Robert Clutter hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Paul Walker - foul #2 on Paul Walker, team foul #3 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kyle Thompson (C) Jeff Coleman | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Mark Shaw (SG) Jason Stewart | |
| 14:59 | Northwestern State | Robert Clutter misses the free throw | 51-40 |
| 14:59 | Sam Houston State | Stephen Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 14:48 | Sam Houston State | John Montgomery can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Mark Shaw - foul #4 on Mark Shaw, team foul #4 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Joshua Morgan (SG), Howard Rucker (PF) Paul Walker, Stephen Bryant | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Joey Boone (SG), Sal Barnes (C) Mark Shaw, Bernard Heath | |
| 14:48 | Sam Houston State | John Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 14:48 | Sam Houston State | John Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 53-40 |
| 14:29 | Northwestern State | Norman Brawner is fouled on the floor by John Montgomery - foul #3 on John Montgomery, team foul #4 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Rodney Snow (PF) Norman Brawner | |
| 14:15 | Northwestern State | The short jumper by Sal Barnes is denied by Howard Rucker | 53-40 |
| 14:14 | Sam Houston State | Howard Rucker grabs the defensive rebound | 53-40 |
| 13:56 | Sam Houston State | Robert Clutter is called for the reach on James Battle - foul #4 on Robert Clutter, team foul #5 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Boynton (SF), Jeff Coleman (C) John Montgomery, Kyle Thompson | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jason Stewart (SG), Marlin Rees (SF), Charles Chapel (C) Joey Boone, Robert Clutter, Sal Barnes | |
| 13:45 | Sam Houston State | Joshua Morgan misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jason Stewart - foul #3 on Jason Stewart, team foul #6 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Nielsen (PG), Paul Walker (PF) James Battle, Howard Rucker | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Bernard Heath (PF) Rodney Snow | |
| 13:45 | Sam Houston State | Joshua Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 13:45 | Sam Houston State | Joshua Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 55-40 |
| 13:27 | Northwestern State | Marlin Rees connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Bernard Heath | 55-43 |
| 13:13 | Sam Houston State | Paul Walker clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-43 |
| 13:12 | Northwestern State | Bernard Heath grabs the board | 55-43 |
| 13:10 | Northwestern State | Jeffery Stout is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Morgan - foul #1 on Joshua Morgan, team foul #5 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Battle (PG), John Montgomery (SF), Stephen Bryant (PF), William Foye (C) Jeffrey Nielsen, Robert Boynton, Paul Walker, Jeff Coleman | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Norman Brawner (SF) Jason Stewart | |
| 12:49 | Northwestern State | Jeffery Stout misses the runner near the basket | 55-43 |
| 12:47 | Northwestern State | Charles Chapel gets the offensive rebound | 55-43 |
| 12:40 | Northwestern State | Norman Brawner hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-43 |
| 12:38 | Northwestern State | Charles Chapel gets the offensive rebound | 55-43 |
| 12:22 | Northwestern State | William Foye steals the ball from Charles Chapel | 55-43 |
| 12:06 | Sam Houston State | John Montgomery buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Joshua Morgan | 57-43 |
| 11:54 | Northwestern State | Marlin Rees misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 57-43 |
| 11:52 | Sam Houston State | Stephen Bryant pulls down the rebound | 57-43 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - James Battle (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Morgan (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Montgomery (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Bryant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Foye (fairly fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Jeffery Stout (tiring) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marlin Rees (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman Brawner (fairly fresh) PF - Bernard Heath (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Chapel (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Sam Houston State | William Foye loses the dribble to Bernard Heath | 57-43 |
| 11:19 | Northwestern State | The jump hook by Marlin Rees is blocked by William Foye | 57-43 |
| 11:17 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Stephen Bryant | 57-43 |
| 11:15 | Sam Houston State | Stephen Bryant is fouled in the backcourt by Bernard Heath - foul #1 on Bernard Heath, team foul #7 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Nielsen (PG), Paul Walker (SF), Howard Rucker (PF), Jeff Coleman (C) James Battle, Joshua Morgan, John Montgomery, William Foye | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Joey Boone (PG), Jason Stewart (SG), Robert Tafoya (SF), Rodney Snow (PF), Sal Barnes (C) Jeffery Stout, Marlin Rees, Norman Brawner, Bernard Heath, Charles Chapel | |
| 11:15 | Sam Houston State | Stephen Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 11:15 | Sam Houston State | Stephen Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 59-43 |
| 11:07 | Northwestern State | Jeffrey Nielsen picks off the pass by Sal Barnes | 59-43 |
| 11:04 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Nielsen lays it in | 61-43 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 10:52 | Northwestern State | Rodney Snow makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 61-45 |
| 10:35 | Sam Houston State | Stephen Bryant misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 61-45 |
| 10:33 | Sam Houston State | Howard Rucker tips it in | 63-45 |
| 10:13 | Northwestern State | Rodney Snow clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-45 |
| 10:12 | Sam Houston State | Paul Walker pulls down the rebound | 63-45 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 10:04 | Sam Houston State | Paul Walker misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-45 |
| 10:03 | Northwestern State | Rodney Snow pulls down the rebound | 63-45 |
| 09:45 | Northwestern State | Jason Stewart is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 63-45 |
| 09:44 | Sam Houston State | Howard Rucker grabs the defensive rebound | 63-45 |
| 09:42 | Sam Houston State | Sal Barnes picks off the pass by Stephen Bryant in the backcourt | 63-45 |
| 09:29 | Northwestern State | Robert Tafoya makes the floater in the paint | 63-47 |
| 09:27 | Sam Houston State | Jason Stewart is called for the reach on Stephen Bryant in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jason Stewart, team foul #8 | 63-47 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Davidson (PG), Robert Boynton (SF), Kyle Thompson (C) Jeffrey Nielsen, Paul Walker, Jeff Coleman | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jeffery Stout (PG), Marlin Rees (SG), Norman Brawner (SF), Charles Chapel (C) Joey Boone, Jason Stewart, Robert Tafoya, Sal Barnes | |
| 09:27 | Sam Houston State | Stephen Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 64-47 |
| 09:27 | Sam Houston State | Stephen Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 65-47 |
| 09:11 | Northwestern State | Jeffery Stout's fadeaway is rejected by Howard Rucker | 65-47 |
| 09:10 | Sam Houston State | Kyle Thompson gets the rebound | 65-47 |
| 08:57 | Sam Houston State | Stephen Bryant is open and buries a floater from the right side set up by John Davidson | 67-47 |
| 08:46 | Northwestern State | Marlin Rees misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 67-47 |
| 08:45 | Northwestern State | Rodney Snow grabs the offensive board | 67-47 |
| 08:26 | Northwestern State | Norman Brawner's pass is intercepted by John Davidson | 67-47 |
| 08:03 | Sam Houston State | Kyle Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-47 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Battle (PG), John Montgomery (SG), William Foye (C) John Davidson, Stephen Bryant, Kyle Thompson | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Joey Boone (SG), Bernard Heath (C) Norman Brawner, Charles Chapel | |
| 07:53 | Northwestern State | Marlin Rees misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-47 |
| 07:51 | Northwestern State | Rodney Snow pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-47 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - James Battle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Montgomery (fresh) 15 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Boynton (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Howard Rucker (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - William Foye (fresh) 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Jeffery Stout (tiring) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joey Boone (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Marlin Rees (tired) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Rodney Snow (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Bernard Heath (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Northwestern State | Jeffery Stout misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 67-47 |
| 07:39 | Sam Houston State | Robert Boynton gets the rebound | 67-47 |
| 07:37 | Sam Houston State | Jeffery Stout is called for the reach on James Battle in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeffery Stout, team foul #9 | 67-47 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Joshua Morgan (SG), Paul Walker (PF) Robert Boynton, Howard Rucker | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Mark Shaw (SG), Robert Clutter (SF) Joey Boone, Marlin Rees | |
| 07:37 | Sam Houston State | James Battle makes the 1st free throw | 68-47 |
| 07:37 | Sam Houston State | James Battle makes the 2nd free throw | 69-47 |
| 07:25 | Northwestern State | Mark Shaw misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the left wing | 69-47 |
| 07:24 | Sam Houston State | John Montgomery grabs the defensive rebound | 69-47 |
| 06:56 | Sam Houston State | Joshua Morgan is hacked by Jeffery Stout - foul #5 on Jeffery Stout, team foul #10 | 69-47 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Howard Rucker (PF) Paul Walker | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jason Stewart (SG), Charles Chapel (C) Jeffery Stout, Rodney Snow | |
| 06:56 | Sam Houston State | Joshua Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 70-47 |
| 06:56 | Sam Houston State | Joshua Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 71-47 |
| 06:43 | Northwestern State | Mark Shaw hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 71-47 |
| 06:42 | Sam Houston State | Howard Rucker pulls down the rebound | 71-47 |
| 06:25 | Sam Houston State | William Foye misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Charles Chapel - foul #1 on Charles Chapel, team foul #11 | 71-47 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Boynton (SF) James Battle | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 06:25 | Sam Houston State | William Foye misses the 1st free throw | 71-47 |
| 06:25 | Sam Houston State | William Foye makes the 2nd free throw | 72-47 |
| 06:08 | Northwestern State | Mark Shaw throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-47 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Paul Walker (PF), Jeff Coleman (C) Howard Rucker, William Foye | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Rodney Snow (PF) Bernard Heath | |
| 05:44 | Sam Houston State | John Montgomery is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Robert Boynton | 75-47 |
| 05:41 | Northwestern State | Mark Shaw is hacked by John Montgomery in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Montgomery, team foul #6 | 75-47 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Davidson (PG), Jeffrey Nielsen (SG) Joshua Morgan, Robert Boynton | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Joey Boone (SG), Norman Brawner (SF), Bernard Heath (PF), Sal Barnes (C) Jason Stewart, Robert Clutter, Rodney Snow, Charles Chapel | |
| 05:19 | Northwestern State | Sal Barnes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-47 |
| 05:18 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Nielsen grabs the board | 75-47 |
| 04:50 | Sam Houston State | John Montgomery hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Nielsen | 78-47 |
| 04:47 | Northwestern State | Norman Brawner is hacked by John Davidson in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Davidson, team foul #7 | 78-47 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kyle Thompson (C) Jeff Coleman | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Marlin Rees (PG), Robert Tafoya (SF) Joey Boone, Sal Barnes | |
| 04:47 | Northwestern State | Norman Brawner makes the 1st free throw | 78-48 |
| 04:47 | Northwestern State | Norman Brawner makes the 2nd free throw | 78-49 |
| 04:43 | Sam Houston State | Paul Walker is hacked by Norman Brawner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Norman Brawner, team foul #12 | 78-49 |
| 04:43 | Sam Houston State | Paul Walker makes the 1st free throw | 79-49 |
| 04:43 | Sam Houston State | Paul Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 80-49 |
| 04:39 | Northwestern State | Mark Shaw's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Nielsen in the backcourt | 80-49 |
| 04:36 | Sam Houston State | John Davidson lays it in on a nice dish by Jeffrey Nielsen | 82-49 |
| 04:32 | Northwestern State | Marlin Rees is fouled in the backcourt by John Davidson - foul #4 on John Davidson, team foul #8 | 82-49 |
| 04:32 | Northwestern State | Marlin Rees misses the 1st free throw | 82-49 |
| 04:32 | Sam Houston State | Kyle Thompson snags the defensive board | 82-49 |
| 04:15 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Nielsen misses short on a 3 from straight away | 82-49 |
| 04:14 | Northwestern State | Norman Brawner snags the defensive board | 82-49 |
| 04:11 | Northwestern State | Mark Shaw's pass is intercepted by John Davidson in the backcourt | 82-49 |
| 03:53 | Sam Houston State | Kyle Thompson makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Jeffrey Nielsen | 84-49 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:50 | Northwestern State | Mark Shaw's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 84-49 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jeff Coleman (C) Kyle Thompson | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Joey Boone (SG), Sal Barnes (PF) Mark Shaw, Norman Brawner | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Davidson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Jeffrey Nielsen (tiring) 5 pts. 7 ast. 4 stl. SF - John Montgomery (tiring) 21 pts. 4 pf. PF - Paul Walker (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Coleman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Marlin Rees (tired) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joey Boone (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Tafoya (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Sal Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 stl. C - Bernard Heath (tired) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Sam Houston State | Jeff Coleman is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from John Davidson | 86-49 |
| 03:21 | Northwestern State | Marlin Rees hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right wing | 86-49 |
| 03:19 | Sam Houston State | Jeff Coleman gets the rebound | 86-49 |
| 02:50 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Nielsen hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 89-49 |
| 02:47 | Northwestern State | Jeffrey Nielsen steals it from Marlin Rees in the backcourt | 89-49 |
| 02:22 | Sam Houston State | John Davidson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 89-49 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Stephen Bryant (SG), Kyle Thompson (PF) John Davidson, Jeffrey Nielsen | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Mark Shaw (PG), Norman Brawner (C) Robert Tafoya, Bernard Heath | |
| 02:04 | Northwestern State | Mark Shaw knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 89-51 |
| 01:37 | Sam Houston State | John Montgomery can't connect on an uncontested runner in the paint | 89-51 |
| 01:35 | Northwestern State | Norman Brawner grabs the board | 89-51 |
| 01:21 | Northwestern State | Marlin Rees misses badly on the uncontested floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Paul Walker - foul #3 on Paul Walker, team foul #9 | 89-51 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Nielsen (SG) Kyle Thompson | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Bernard Heath (PF) Joey Boone | |
| 01:21 | Northwestern State | Marlin Rees makes the 1st free throw | 89-52 |
| 01:21 | Northwestern State | Marlin Rees misses the 2nd free throw | 89-52 |
| 01:21 | Northwestern State | Sal Barnes snags the offensive board | 89-52 |
| 01:12 | Northwestern State | Marlin Rees makes the jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Paul Walker - foul #4 on Paul Walker, team foul #10 | 89-54 |
| 01:12 | Northwestern State | Marlin Rees makes the free throw | 89-55 |
| 00:51 | Sam Houston State | John Montgomery hits a turnaround from close range | 91-55 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Northwestern State | Jeff Coleman is called for the reach on Sal Barnes - foul #2 on Jeff Coleman, team foul #11 | 91-55 |
| 00:46 | Northwestern State | Sal Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 91-56 |
| 00:46 | Northwestern State | Sal Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 91-56 |
| 00:46 | Sam Houston State | Jeff Coleman grabs the board | 91-56 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Sam Houston State | Jeff Coleman buries a turnaround from the left block | 93-56 |
| 00:16 | Northwestern State | Marlin Rees scores on a runner from close range | 93-58 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | John Montgomery runs out the clock | 93-58 |