| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - James Freeman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luis Morales (fresh) SF - Travis Holmes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - James Charley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Irving Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Kennedy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Rogalski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hal Pigford (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Perri (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Rogalski inbounds the ball | 35-37 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Perri can't finish the layup | 35-37 |
| 19:48 | Sam Houston State | Travis Holmes grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 19:42 | Sam Houston State | Travis Holmes knocks in the floater from the right block set up by James Freeman | 37-37 |
| 19:27 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Perri makes the floater in the lane and the foul's on James Charley - foul #1 on James Charley, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| 19:27 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Perri makes the free throw | 37-40 |
| 19:11 | Sam Houston State | James Freeman is hacked by Irving Jackson - foul #3 on Irving Jackson, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Guiterrez (PG) Irving Jackson | |
| 18:52 | Sam Houston State | James Charley misses the lay-in but he's fouled by James Kennedy - foul #2 on James Kennedy, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| 18:52 | Sam Houston State | James Charley misses the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 18:52 | Sam Houston State | James Charley makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 18:46 | Eastern Michigan | Travis Holmes is called for the reach on Michael Rogalski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Travis Holmes, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jeremy Smith (SF) Travis Holmes | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 18:27 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Rogalski misses the shot from the left side | 38-40 |
| 18:25 | Eastern Michigan | Hal Pigford can't tip it in | 38-40 |
| 18:24 | Sam Houston State | James Charley grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 18:01 | Sam Houston State | David Williams misses long on a jumper in the paint | 38-40 |
| 18:00 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Kenneth Perri | 38-40 |
| 17:45 | Eastern Michigan | James Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by David Williams - foul #1 on David Williams, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Chad Bitter (PG), Elmer Kirch (SG), Travis Holmes (SF), Barry Crews (PF) James Freeman, Luis Morales, David Williams, James Charley | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Rodney Vickrey (PG), Walter Windham (SF), Peter Pascua (PF), Michael Lewis (C) Stephen Guiterrez, Michael Rogalski, Hal Pigford, Kenneth Perri | |
| 17:45 | Eastern Michigan | James Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 17:45 | Eastern Michigan | James Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 17:34 | Sam Houston State | Jeremy Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 38-41 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | David Williams (PF) Jeremy Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Dison (C) James Kennedy | |
| 17:14 | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Dison misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-41 |
| 17:12 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Windham snags the offensive board | 38-41 |
| 16:53 | Eastern Michigan | Rodney Vickrey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-41 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Charley (C) David Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 16:37 | Sam Houston State | Elmer Kirch comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Walter Windham - foul #1 on Walter Windham, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Guiterrez (PG) Rodney Vickrey | |
| 16:37 | Sam Houston State | Elmer Kirch misses the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 16:37 | Sam Houston State | Elmer Kirch makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 16:19 | Eastern Michigan | James Charley is called for the reach on Anthony Dison - foul #2 on James Charley, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Freeman (PG), Peter Tanouye (SG), David Williams (PF) Chad Bitter, Elmer Kirch, Barry Crews | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Loren Ensign (PF) Peter Pascua | |
| 16:06 | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Dison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-41 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jeremy Smith (SF) Travis Holmes | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Kennedy (SG), Michael Rogalski (SF), Kenneth Perri (C) Walter Windham, Michael Lewis, Anthony Dison | |
| 15:54 | Sam Houston State | David Williams makes the jumper from close range and he's hacked by Loren Ensign - foul #1 on Loren Ensign, team foul #4 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson (PG) James Kennedy | |
| 15:54 | Sam Houston State | David Williams makes the free throw | 42-41 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - James Freeman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Tanouye (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremy Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Williams (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - James Charley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Irving Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Guiterrez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Rogalski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Loren Ensign (fresh) C - Kenneth Perri (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Guiterrez hits a wide open jumper from the free throw line | 42-43 |
| 15:26 | Sam Houston State | James Freeman misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-43 |
| 15:25 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Tanouye | 42-43 |
| 15:11 | Sam Houston State | James Charley is called for traveling | 42-43 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Kanevsky (PG), Luis Morales (SG), Travis Holmes (SF), Barry Crews (C) James Freeman, Peter Tanouye, Jeremy Smith, James Charley | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Rodney Vickrey (SG), Hal Pigford (PF) Stephen Guiterrez, Michael Rogalski | |
| 14:55 | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-43 |
| 14:54 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Perri hits the follow up shot | 42-45 |
| 14:40 | Sam Houston State | David Williams drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from James Kanevsky | 44-45 |
| 14:26 | Eastern Michigan | Loren Ensign misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-45 |
| 14:25 | Eastern Michigan | Loren Ensign grabs the offensive board | 44-45 |
| 14:06 | Eastern Michigan | Loren Ensign knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Irving Jackson | 44-47 |
| 13:54 | Sam Houston State | Luis Morales steps out of bounds on the baseline | 44-47 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Freeman (PG), Chad Bitter (SG), Elmer Kirch (PF), James Charley (C) James Kanevsky, Luis Morales, David Williams, Barry Crews | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Kennedy (SG), Walter Windham (SF), Peter Pascua (PF), Michael Lewis (C) Rodney Vickrey, Loren Ensign, Hal Pigford, Kenneth Perri | |
| 13:41 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Pascua buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-49 |
| 13:36 | Sam Houston State | Chad Bitter is hacked by Peter Pascua - foul #1 on Peter Pascua, team foul #5 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jeremy Smith (SF) Travis Holmes | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Michael Rogalski (SF) Irving Jackson | |
| 13:26 | Sam Houston State | James Freeman connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Elmer Kirch | 47-49 |
| 13:11 | Eastern Michigan | Jeremy Smith is called for the reach on Michael Rogalski - foul #2 on Jeremy Smith, team foul #5 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | David Williams (PF) Elmer Kirch | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Guiterrez (PG) Walter Windham | |
| 13:03 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Rogalski is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Michael Rogalski, team foul #6 | 47-49 |
| 12:51 | Sam Houston State | Michael Lewis steals it from Jeremy Smith | 47-49 |
| 12:49 | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Guiterrez is hacked by James Freeman in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Freeman, team foul #6 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Travis Holmes (SF) Jeremy Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Walter Windham (SG) James Kennedy | |
| 12:26 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Pascua makes the shot from the left wing and the foul's on Travis Holmes - foul #3 on Travis Holmes, team foul #7 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Luis Morales (SG), Barry Crews (C) Chad Bitter, James Charley | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson (PG) Michael Rogalski | |
| 12:26 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Pascua makes the free throw | 47-52 |
| 12:00 | Sam Houston State | James Freeman lays it up and in on a nice dish by Luis Morales | 49-52 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - James Freeman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Luis Morales (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Travis Holmes (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Williams (tiring) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Barry Crews (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Irving Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Guiterrez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Windham (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Peter Pascua (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Lewis (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:45 | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson misses short on an open jumper from the left block | 49-52 |
| 11:43 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Lewis tips it in | 49-54 |
| 11:38 | Sam Houston State | Luis Morales misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-54 |
| 11:36 | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Guiterrez grabs the defensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 11:29 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Lewis buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Irving Jackson | 49-56 |
| 11:06 | Sam Houston State | James Freeman connects on the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Luis Morales | 51-56 |
| 10:46 | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Guiterrez misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 51-56 |
| 10:45 | Sam Houston State | David Williams pulls down the rebound | 51-56 |
| 10:30 | Sam Houston State | Travis Holmes misses the jumper from the right side | 51-56 |
| 10:29 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Pascua pulls down the rebound | 51-56 |
| 10:27 | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson is hacked by James Freeman in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Freeman, team foul #8 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Chad Bitter (PG), Elmer Kirch (SG), Jeremy Smith (SF), James Charley (C) James Freeman, Luis Morales, Travis Holmes, David Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Kennedy (SG), Michael Rogalski (SF), Hal Pigford (PF), Anthony Dison (C) Stephen Guiterrez, Walter Windham, Peter Pascua, Michael Lewis | |
| 10:27 | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 10:27 | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 10:03 | Sam Houston State | Elmer Kirch scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jeremy Smith | 54-58 |
| 09:44 | Eastern Michigan | James Kennedy is hacked by James Charley - foul #3 on James Charley, team foul #9 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Peter Tanouye (SG) Barry Crews | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Rodney Vickrey (PG), Kenneth Perri (C) Irving Jackson, Anthony Dison | |
| 09:44 | Eastern Michigan | James Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 09:44 | Sam Houston State | Elmer Kirch gets the rebound | 54-58 |
| 09:35 | Sam Houston State | Chad Bitter hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 54-58 |
| 09:33 | Sam Houston State | James Charley pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 09:21 | Sam Houston State | James Charley is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Perri - foul #1 on Kenneth Perri, team foul #7 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | David Williams (PF) Elmer Kirch | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 09:21 | Sam Houston State | James Charley makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 09:21 | Sam Houston State | James Charley makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 09:19 | Eastern Michigan | Chad Bitter is called for the reach on Rodney Vickrey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Chad Bitter, team foul #10 | 56-58 |
| 09:19 | Eastern Michigan | Rodney Vickrey misses the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 09:19 | Eastern Michigan | Rodney Vickrey makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 09:02 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Vickrey is called for the reach on Chad Bitter - foul #2 on Rodney Vickrey, team foul #8 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Loren Ensign (SF) Michael Rogalski | |
| 09:02 | Sam Houston State | Chad Bitter makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 09:02 | Sam Houston State | Chad Bitter makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 08:51 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Perri buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Rodney Vickrey | 58-61 |
| 08:24 | Sam Houston State | David Williams drills a floater from close range on a great pass from Chad Bitter | 60-61 |
| 08:03 | Eastern Michigan | Rodney Vickrey knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 60-64 |
| 07:43 | Sam Houston State | Peter Tanouye is hacked by James Kennedy - foul #3 on James Kennedy, team foul #9 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Freeman (PG), Luis Morales (SG), Travis Holmes (SF), Elmer Kirch (C) Chad Bitter, Jeremy Smith, David Williams, James Charley | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson (PG), Walter Windham (SG), Michael Rogalski (SF), Anthony Dison (C) Rodney Vickrey, James Kennedy, Loren Ensign, Kenneth Perri | |
| 07:43 | Sam Houston State | Peter Tanouye makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 07:43 | Sam Houston State | Peter Tanouye misses the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 07:43 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Walter Windham | 61-64 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - James Freeman (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Luis Morales (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Travis Holmes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Peter Tanouye (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. C - Elmer Kirch (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Irving Jackson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Walter Windham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michael Rogalski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hal Pigford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Dison (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:23 | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson lays it in set up by Michael Rogalski and he's fouled by James Freeman - foul #3 on James Freeman, team foul #11 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Barry Crews (C) Peter Tanouye | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Michael Lewis (PF) Hal Pigford | |
| 07:23 | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson misses the free throw | 61-66 |
| 07:23 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Barry Crews | 61-66 |
| 07:05 | Sam Houston State | Travis Holmes misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 61-66 |
| 07:04 | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Dison gets the rebound | 61-66 |
| 07:00 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Windham connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Irving Jackson | 61-68 |
| 06:32 | Sam Houston State | Barry Crews is whistled for a carry | 61-68 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Charley (C) Elmer Kirch | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Guiterrez (SG) Michael Rogalski | |
| 06:18 | Eastern Michigan | Travis Holmes picks off the pass by Stephen Guiterrez | 61-68 |
| 06:14 | Sam Houston State | Luis Morales comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 61-68 |
| 06:12 | Sam Houston State | James Charley grabs the offensive rebound | 61-68 |
| 05:57 | Sam Houston State | Anthony Dison steals the ball from James Freeman | 61-68 |
| 05:55 | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Irving Jackson, team foul #10 | 61-68 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Kanevsky (PG), Jeremy Smith (SF), David Williams (PF) James Freeman, Travis Holmes, Barry Crews | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Kennedy (SG), Loren Ensign (SF), Peter Pascua (PF), Kenneth Perri (C) Irving Jackson, Walter Windham, Michael Lewis, Anthony Dison | |
| 05:41 | Sam Houston State | Jeremy Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-68 |
| 05:39 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Pascua gets the rebound | 61-68 |
| 05:10 | Eastern Michigan | The short jumper by Kenneth Perri is denied by James Charley | 61-68 |
| 05:09 | Sam Houston State | David Williams snags the defensive board | 61-68 |
| 05:01 | Sam Houston State | James Charley clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 61-68 |
| 05:00 | Sam Houston State | James Kanevsky tips it but misses | 61-68 |
| 04:59 | Eastern Michigan | James Kennedy grabs the defensive rebound | 61-68 |
| 04:36 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Perri misses the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by David Williams - foul #2 on David Williams, team foul #12 | 61-68 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Freeman (PG), Chad Bitter (SG), Travis Holmes (SF), Barry Crews (C) James Kanevsky, Luis Morales, Jeremy Smith, James Charley | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson (PG), Rodney Vickrey (SG), Michael Rogalski (SF), Hal Pigford (PF) Stephen Guiterrez, James Kennedy, Loren Ensign, Peter Pascua | |
| 04:36 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Perri makes the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 04:36 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Perri makes the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| 04:13 | Sam Houston State | Hal Pigford swats the short shot by David Williams | 61-70 |
| 04:11 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Rogalski snags the defensive board | 61-70 |
| 04:06 | Eastern Michigan | Rodney Vickrey is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rodney Vickrey, team foul #11 | 61-70 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Elmer Kirch (PF) David Williams | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Walter Windham (SG), Michael Lewis (C) Rodney Vickrey, Kenneth Perri | |
| 03:55 | Sam Houston State | Travis Holmes's pass is intercepted by Hal Pigford | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:35 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Rogalski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-70 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Peter Tanouye (SG), David Williams (PF) Chad Bitter, Barry Crews | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Dison (C) Hal Pigford | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - James Freeman (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Peter Tanouye (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Travis Holmes (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - David Williams (tiring) 17 pts. 5 reb. C - Elmer Kirch (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Irving Jackson (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Walter Windham (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michael Rogalski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Anthony Dison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:25 | Sam Houston State | James Freeman misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 61-70 |
| 03:23 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 61-70 |
| 03:05 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Windham can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-70 |
| 03:03 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to David Williams | 61-70 |
| 02:48 | Sam Houston State | Travis Holmes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-70 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Kanevsky (PG), Luis Morales (SG), Jeremy Smith (SF), James Charley (C) James Freeman, Peter Tanouye, Travis Holmes, Elmer Kirch | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Rodney Vickrey (PG), James Kennedy (SG), Peter Pascua (PF) Irving Jackson, Walter Windham, Michael Lewis | |
| 02:46 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-70 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Freeman (PG) James Kanevsky | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson (PG), Hal Pigford (PF) Rodney Vickrey, Anthony Dison | |
| 02:29 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Pascua clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 61-70 |
| 02:27 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to James Charley | 61-70 |
| 02:21 | Sam Houston State | James Charley dunks the ball set up by James Freeman | 63-70 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:55 | Eastern Michigan | Hal Pigford misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-70 |
| 01:53 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Rogalski gets the offensive rebound | 63-70 |
| 01:35 | Eastern Michigan | James Kennedy misses short on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 63-70 |
| 01:33 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Luis Morales | 63-70 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:06 | Sam Houston State | Jeremy Smith connects on the runner near the basket set up by James Freeman | 65-70 |
| 01:04 | Eastern Michigan | Hal Pigford loses the dribble to James Freeman in the backcourt | 65-70 |
| 01:03 | Sam Houston State | Luis Morales lays it up and in set up by James Freeman | 67-70 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:38 | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 67-70 |
| 00:36 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Pascua hits the follow up shot | 67-72 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:34 | Sam Houston State | Irving Jackson is called for the reach on James Freeman in the backcourt - foul #5 on Irving Jackson, team foul #12 | 67-72 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Travis Holmes (SF) Jeremy Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Guiterrez (PG), Kenneth Perri (C) Irving Jackson, Peter Pascua | |
| 00:34 | Sam Houston State | James Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 00:34 | Sam Houston State | James Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:32 | Eastern Michigan | James Kennedy is hacked by James Freeman in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Freeman, team foul #13 | 69-72 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Walter Windham (SF) Michael Rogalski | |
| 00:32 | Eastern Michigan | James Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:32 | Eastern Michigan | James Kennedy misses the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:32 | Sam Houston State | Luis Morales snags the defensive board | 69-73 |
| 00:27 | Sam Houston State | James Charley can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Hal Pigford - foul #3 on Hal Pigford, team foul #13 | 69-73 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Michael Rogalski (SF) Walter Windham | |
| 00:27 | Sam Houston State | James Charley makes the 1st free throw | 70-73 |
| 00:27 | Sam Houston State | James Charley makes the 2nd free throw | 71-73 |
| 00:26 | Eastern Michigan | James Freeman is called for the reach on James Kennedy in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Freeman, team foul #14 | 71-73 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Chad Bitter (PG) James Freeman | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 00:26 | Eastern Michigan | James Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 00:26 | Eastern Michigan | James Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 71-74 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:18 | Sam Houston State | David Williams buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 73-74 |
| 00:15 | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Guiterrez is fouled in the backcourt by Chad Bitter - foul #4 on Chad Bitter, team foul #15 | 73-74 |
| 00:15 | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Guiterrez makes the 1st free throw | 73-75 |
| 00:15 | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Guiterrez makes the 2nd free throw | 73-76 |
| 00:11 | Sam Houston State | Luis Morales knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Williams | 76-76 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:09 | Eastern Michigan | Hal Pigford loses the dribble to James Charley in the backcourt | 76-76 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:04 | Sam Houston State | Luis Morales connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Travis Holmes | 78-76 |
| 00:04 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-76 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Rogalski misses the halfcourt shot | 78-76 |