| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - James Freeman (fresh) SG - Luis Morales (fresh) SF - Travis Holmes (fresh) PF - David Williams (fresh) C - James Charley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Steven Lilly (fresh) SG - Leon Breault (fresh) SF - Arnold Tussey (fresh) PF - Matthew White (fresh) C - Michael Tallant (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Texas Southern | Matthew White wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Texas Southern | Steven Lilly misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Sam Houston State | James Charley pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Sam Houston State | James Freeman connects on the open 3 pointer from straight away set up by James Charley | 3-0 |
| 19:28 | Texas Southern | Steven Lilly connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Leon Breault | 3-2 |
| 19:14 | Sam Houston State | James Freeman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 19:12 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Leon Breault | 3-2 |
| 19:07 | Texas Southern | Leon Breault can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 3-2 |
| 19:05 | Texas Southern | Matthew White grabs the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:56 | Texas Southern | Arnold Tussey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-2 |
| 18:39 | Sam Houston State | Luis Morales knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by James Freeman | 6-2 |
| 18:36 | Texas Southern | Leon Breault is hacked by Luis Morales in the backcourt - foul #1 on Luis Morales, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| 18:24 | Texas Southern | Matthew White blows the layup | 6-2 |
| 18:22 | Texas Southern | Steven Lilly tips it in | 6-4 |
| 18:05 | Sam Houston State | Arnold Tussey steals it from Travis Holmes | 6-4 |
| 17:46 | Texas Southern | Leon Breault can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 6-4 |
| 17:45 | Texas Southern | Michael Tallant snags the offensive board | 6-4 |
| 17:34 | Texas Southern | Arnold Tussey is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 6-6 |
| 17:11 | Sam Houston State | James Charley misses long on an open driving attempt from the baseline | 6-6 |
| 17:10 | Sam Houston State | James Charley pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:59 | Sam Houston State | James Freeman connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from David Williams | 9-6 |
| 16:55 | Texas Southern | James Charley steps in front of the Arnold Tussey pass in the backcourt | 9-6 |
| 16:38 | Sam Houston State | David Williams is hacked by Matthew White - foul #1 on Matthew White, team foul #1 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Chad Bitter (PG), Elmer Kirch (SG), Jeremy Smith (SF), Barry Crews (C) James Freeman, Luis Morales, Travis Holmes, James Charley | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ronald Jansson (PG), Anthony Winkles (SG), Matthew Clark (SF), Mark Nason (PF), Michael Smith (C) Steven Lilly, Leon Breault, Arnold Tussey, Matthew White, Michael Tallant | |
| 16:30 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Clark steals the ball from Barry Crews | 9-6 |
| 16:26 | Texas Southern | Matthew Clark banks in the layup | 9-8 |
| 16:04 | Sam Houston State | Jeremy Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-8 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Chad Bitter (fresh) SG - Elmer Kirch (fresh) SF - Jeremy Smith (fresh) PF - David Williams (tiring) C - Barry Crews (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Ronald Jansson (fresh) SG - Anthony Winkles (fresh) SF - Matthew Clark (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Nason (fresh) C - Michael Smith (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Texas Southern | Ronald Jansson is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Clark | 9-11 |
| 15:33 | Sam Houston State | Elmer Kirch is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Jansson - foul #1 on Ronald Jansson, team foul #2 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Kanevsky (PG), Peter Tanouye (SG), James Charley (C) Chad Bitter, Elmer Kirch, David Williams | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Steven Lilly (PG), Charles Waldon (SF), Jeffrey Bennington (PF) Anthony Winkles, Matthew Clark, Mark Nason | |
| 15:17 | Sam Houston State | 3 seconds is called on James Charley | 9-11 |
| 14:50 | Texas Southern | Ronald Jansson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Smith | 9-14 |
| 14:46 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Jansson steals it from James Kanevsky in the backcourt | 9-14 |
| 14:35 | Texas Southern | Ronald Jansson can't connect on an uncontested jump hook in the paint | 9-14 |
| 14:34 | Sam Houston State | Barry Crews grabs the defensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 14:27 | Sam Houston State | Steven Lilly is called for the reach on James Kanevsky in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Lilly, team foul #3 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Freeman (PG), Luis Morales (SG), Travis Holmes (SF), David Williams (PF) James Kanevsky, Peter Tanouye, Jeremy Smith, Barry Crews | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Matthew Clark (SF), Matthew White (PF) Charles Waldon, Jeffrey Bennington | |
| 14:10 | Sam Houston State | Travis Holmes is called for traveling | 9-14 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Chad Bitter (PG) James Freeman | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Anthony Winkles (C) Michael Smith | |
| 14:08 | Texas Southern | Luis Morales is called for the reach on Anthony Winkles in the backcourt - foul #2 on Luis Morales, team foul #2 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Elmer Kirch (SG) Luis Morales | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 13:54 | Texas Southern | Anthony Winkles misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 9-14 |
| 13:53 | Sam Houston State | Elmer Kirch grabs the defensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 13:39 | Sam Houston State | James Charley hits a wide open driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from David Williams | 11-14 |
| 13:24 | Texas Southern | Anthony Winkles comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by James Charley - foul #1 on James Charley, team foul #3 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Freeman (PG), Barry Crews (C) Chad Bitter, James Charley | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Leon Breault (SG), Charles Waldon (SF), Mark Nason (PF), Michael Tallant (C) Steven Lilly, Ronald Jansson, Matthew Clark, Matthew White | |
| 13:24 | Texas Southern | Anthony Winkles misses the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 13:24 | Texas Southern | Anthony Winkles misses the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 13:24 | Sam Houston State | David Williams pulls down the rebound | 11-14 |
| 13:13 | Sam Houston State | James Freeman hits a wide open fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Elmer Kirch | 13-14 |
| 13:01 | Texas Southern | Anthony Winkles connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Charles Waldon | 13-17 |
| 12:42 | Sam Houston State | Travis Holmes hits a wide open jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from David Williams | 15-17 |
| 12:29 | Texas Southern | Elmer Kirch is called for the reach on Leon Breault - foul #1 on Elmer Kirch, team foul #4 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Peter Tanouye (SG), Jeremy Smith (SF) Elmer Kirch, Travis Holmes | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Steven Lilly (PG), Ronald Jansson (SG), Arnold Tussey (SF), Jeffrey Bennington (PF), Michael Smith (C) Anthony Winkles, Leon Breault, Charles Waldon, Mark Nason, Michael Tallant | |
| 12:22 | Texas Southern | Arnold Tussey buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Steven Lilly | 15-20 |
| 12:05 | Sam Houston State | Peter Tanouye misses the shot from close range | 15-20 |
| 12:03 | Texas Southern | Michael Smith grabs the board | 15-20 |
| 11:58 | Texas Southern | Steven Lilly misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 15-20 |
| 11:56 | Sam Houston State | Jeremy Smith gets the rebound | 15-20 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - James Freeman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Tanouye (fairly fresh) SF - Jeremy Smith (tiring) PF - David Williams (tired) C - Barry Crews (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Steven Lilly (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Jansson (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Arnold Tussey (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Jeffrey Bennington (fresh) C - Michael Smith (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Sam Houston State | James Freeman is hacked by Michael Smith - foul #1 on Michael Smith, team foul #4 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Kanevsky (PG), Chad Bitter (SG), Travis Holmes (SF), James Charley (C) James Freeman, Peter Tanouye, Jeremy Smith, David Williams | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Leon Breault (SG), Matthew Clark (SF), Matthew White (PF) Ronald Jansson, Arnold Tussey, Jeffrey Bennington | |
| 11:12 | Sam Houston State | James Charley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Smith - foul #2 on Michael Smith, team foul #5 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | David Williams (PF) Barry Crews | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles Waldon (SF), Michael Tallant (C) Steven Lilly, Michael Smith | |
| 11:12 | Sam Houston State | James Charley makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 11:12 | Sam Houston State | James Charley makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 10:59 | Texas Southern | Matthew Clark is open and scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Leon Breault | 17-23 |
| 10:42 | Sam Houston State | Chad Bitter misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-23 |
| 10:41 | Texas Southern | Matthew Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 17-23 |
| 10:36 | Texas Southern | Leon Breault clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-23 |
| 10:34 | Sam Houston State | James Kanevsky grabs the defensive rebound | 17-23 |
| 10:34 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 17-23 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jeremy Smith (SF) Travis Holmes | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Steven Lilly (PG), Ronald Jansson (SG), Mark Nason (PF) Matthew Clark, Leon Breault, Matthew White | |
| 10:16 | Sam Houston State | Jeremy Smith misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 17-23 |
| 10:14 | Sam Houston State | James Charley pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-23 |
| 09:52 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Jansson is called for the reach on James Kanevsky - foul #2 on Ronald Jansson, team foul #6 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Freeman (PG), Peter Tanouye (SG), Travis Holmes (SF), Barry Crews (PF) James Kanevsky, Chad Bitter, Jeremy Smith, David Williams | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Anthony Winkles (SG), Matthew Clark (C) Ronald Jansson, Michael Tallant | |
| 09:43 | Sam Houston State | Peter Tanouye clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-23 |
| 09:42 | Texas Southern | Matthew Clark gets the rebound | 17-23 |
| 09:27 | Texas Southern | Anthony Winkles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-23 |
| 09:26 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Travis Holmes | 17-23 |
| 09:24 | Sam Houston State | Steven Lilly steps in front of the Peter Tanouye pass in the backcourt | 17-23 |
| 09:10 | Texas Southern | Charles Waldon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-23 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Elmer Kirch (SG), Jeremy Smith (SF) Peter Tanouye, Travis Holmes | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Leon Breault (SG), Arnold Tussey (SF), Jeffrey Bennington (PF) Anthony Winkles, Charles Waldon, Mark Nason | |
| 08:52 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Bennington blocks the short jumper by James Charley | 17-23 |
| 08:51 | Sam Houston State | Jeremy Smith hits the follow up shot | 19-23 |
| 08:30 | Texas Southern | Steven Lilly can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by James Charley - foul #2 on James Charley, team foul #5 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Travis Holmes (SF), David Williams (PF) Jeremy Smith, James Charley | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Michael Tallant (C) Matthew Clark | |
| 08:30 | Texas Southern | Steven Lilly makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 08:30 | Texas Southern | Steven Lilly makes the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 08:25 | Sam Houston State | Travis Holmes is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 19-25 |
| 08:11 | Texas Southern | Elmer Kirch blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Steven Lilly | 19-25 |
| 08:10 | Sam Houston State | Barry Crews grabs the defensive rebound | 19-25 |
| 08:06 | Sam Houston State | James Freeman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-25 |
| 08:06 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 19-25 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Chad Bitter (SG) Elmer Kirch | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Anthony Winkles (PG), Charles Waldon (SF), Matthew White (PF) Steven Lilly, Arnold Tussey, Jeffrey Bennington | |
| 07:46 | Texas Southern | Michael Tallant knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by Matthew White | 19-27 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - James Freeman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Bitter (fresh) SF - Travis Holmes (tiring) 2 pts. PF - David Williams (tiring) C - Barry Crews (tired) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Anthony Winkles (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Leon Breault (tired) 2 ast. SF - Charles Waldon (fresh) PF - Matthew White (fresh) C - Michael Tallant (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 07:44 | Sam Houston State | Charles Waldon is called for the reach on Travis Holmes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Waldon, team foul #7 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Peter Tanouye (SG), Jeremy Smith (C) James Freeman, Barry Crews | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Steven Lilly (PG) Leon Breault | |
| 07:44 | Sam Houston State | Travis Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 07:44 | Texas Southern | Michael Tallant grabs the defensive rebound | 19-27 |
| 07:42 | Texas Southern | Peter Tanouye is called for the reach on Anthony Winkles in the backcourt - foul #1 on Peter Tanouye, team foul #6 | 19-27 |
| 07:31 | Texas Southern | Charles Waldon can't finish the uncontested layup | 19-27 |
| 07:30 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Chad Bitter | 19-27 |
| 07:26 | Sam Houston State | Peter Tanouye loses the ball out of bounds | 19-27 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Matthew Clark (C) Michael Tallant | |
| 07:09 | Texas Southern | Anthony Winkles is hacked by Peter Tanouye - foul #2 on Peter Tanouye, team foul #7 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Kanevsky (PG), Elmer Kirch (SG), Barry Crews (C) Chad Bitter, Peter Tanouye, Travis Holmes | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Arnold Tussey (SF) Charles Waldon | |
| 07:09 | Texas Southern | Anthony Winkles makes the 1st free throw | 19-28 |
| 07:09 | Texas Southern | Anthony Winkles makes the 2nd free throw | 19-29 |
| 06:47 | Sam Houston State | Elmer Kirch misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 19-29 |
| 06:45 | Texas Southern | Steven Lilly grabs the board | 19-29 |
| 06:26 | Texas Southern | Barry Crews is called for the reach on Anthony Winkles - foul #1 on Barry Crews, team foul #8 | 19-29 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Freeman (PG), Chad Bitter (SG), Travis Holmes (SF) James Kanevsky, Elmer Kirch, Jeremy Smith | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Leon Breault (SG), Mark Nason (PF), Michael Tallant (C) Steven Lilly, Matthew White, Matthew Clark | |
| 06:26 | Texas Southern | Anthony Winkles makes the 1st free throw | 19-30 |
| 06:26 | Texas Southern | Anthony Winkles misses the 2nd free throw | 19-30 |
| 06:26 | Sam Houston State | Barry Crews grabs the board | 19-30 |
| 06:08 | Sam Houston State | Travis Holmes misses the shot from the right side | 19-30 |
| 06:07 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Michael Tallant | 19-30 |
| 05:45 | Texas Southern | Leon Breault double dribbles | 19-30 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Elmer Kirch (C) Barry Crews | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Steven Lilly (PG), Charles Waldon (SF) Anthony Winkles, Arnold Tussey | |
| 05:30 | Sam Houston State | Travis Holmes is open and scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by James Freeman | 21-30 |
| 05:11 | Texas Southern | Leon Breault drills a floater from the right wing | 21-32 |
| 04:46 | Sam Houston State | David Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 21-32 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Kanevsky (PG), Jeremy Smith (SF), Barry Crews (C) James Freeman, Chad Bitter, Travis Holmes | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Arnold Tussey (SF), Jeffrey Bennington (PF), Matthew Clark (C) Charles Waldon, Mark Nason, Michael Tallant | |
| 04:19 | Texas Southern | Steven Lilly misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-32 |
| 04:18 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Bennington tips it but misses | 21-32 |
| 04:16 | Sam Houston State | Jeremy Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 21-32 |
| 04:00 | Sam Houston State | David Williams clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-32 |
| 03:58 | Sam Houston State | James Kanevsky grabs the offensive board | 21-32 |
| 03:47 | Sam Houston State | Leon Breault is called for the reach on Jeremy Smith - foul #1 on Leon Breault, team foul #8 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Peter Tanouye (PG), Luis Morales (SG), James Charley (C) James Kanevsky, Elmer Kirch, Barry Crews | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ronald Jansson (PG), Anthony Winkles (SG), Matthew White (PF), Michael Smith (C) Steven Lilly, Leon Breault, Arnold Tussey, Jeffrey Bennington | |
| 03:47 | Sam Houston State | Jeremy Smith misses the 1st free throw | 21-32 |
| 03:47 | Texas Southern | Michael Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 21-32 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Peter Tanouye (fresh) SG - Luis Morales (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeremy Smith (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Williams (very tired) C - James Charley (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Ronald Jansson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Anthony Winkles (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Matthew Clark (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Matthew White (fresh) C - Michael Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Texas Southern | Matthew White is open but misses the lay-in but he's fouled by David Williams - foul #1 on David Williams, team foul #9 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Travis Holmes (SF) David Williams | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles Waldon (SF) Matthew Clark | |
| 03:31 | Texas Southern | Matthew White misses the 1st free throw | 21-32 |
| 03:31 | Texas Southern | Matthew White makes the 2nd free throw | 21-33 |
| 03:29 | Sam Houston State | James Charley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-33 |
| 03:14 | Texas Southern | Travis Holmes is called for the reach on Charles Waldon - foul #1 on Travis Holmes, team foul #10 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Barry Crews (PF) Jeremy Smith | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 03:14 | Texas Southern | Charles Waldon makes the 1st free throw | 21-34 |
| 03:14 | Texas Southern | Charles Waldon makes the 2nd free throw | 21-35 |
| 02:59 | Sam Houston State | Travis Holmes misses the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Charles Waldon - foul #2 on Charles Waldon, team foul #9 | 21-35 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Freeman (PG) Peter Tanouye | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Steven Lilly (PG) Anthony Winkles | |
| 02:59 | Sam Houston State | Travis Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 22-35 |
| 02:59 | Sam Houston State | Travis Holmes misses the 2nd free throw | 22-35 |
| 02:59 | Texas Southern | Matthew White grabs the board | 22-35 |
| 02:47 | Texas Southern | Ronald Jansson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-35 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | David Williams (PF) Barry Crews | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Matthew Clark (SF) Charles Waldon | |
| 02:35 | Sam Houston State | David Williams misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-35 |
| 02:33 | Sam Houston State | James Charley misses the tip | 22-35 |
| 02:31 | Texas Southern | Matthew White grabs the board | 22-35 |
| 02:13 | Texas Southern | Matthew White lays it up and in | 22-37 |
| 01:54 | Sam Houston State | James Freeman can't connect on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Ronald Jansson - foul #3 on Ronald Jansson, team foul #10 | 22-37 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jeremy Smith (SF), Barry Crews (PF) Travis Holmes, David Williams | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Anthony Winkles (SG), Arnold Tussey (SF), Jeffrey Bennington (PF) Ronald Jansson, Matthew Clark, Matthew White | |
| 01:54 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 22-37 |
| 01:54 | Sam Houston State | James Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 23-37 |
| 01:54 | Sam Houston State | James Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 24-37 |
| 01:34 | Texas Southern | Michael Smith banks in the layup | 24-39 |
| 01:13 | Sam Houston State | James Freeman's pass is intercepted by Arnold Tussey | 24-39 |
| 01:08 | Texas Southern | Arnold Tussey banks in the layup | 24-41 |
| 00:44 | Sam Houston State | Luis Morales misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-41 |
| 00:42 | Sam Houston State | James Freeman hits the follow up shot | 26-41 |
| 00:39 | Texas Southern | Steven Lilly is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 26-41 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Chad Bitter (PG), Peter Tanouye (SG), Travis Holmes (SF), David Williams (PF) James Freeman, Luis Morales, Jeremy Smith, Barry Crews | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Matthew Clark (PG), Leon Breault (SG), Charles Waldon (SF), Matthew White (PF) Steven Lilly, Anthony Winkles, Arnold Tussey, Jeffrey Bennington | |
| 00:28 | Sam Houston State | Travis Holmes misses short on a floater from the left side | 26-41 |
| 00:26 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Michael Smith | 26-41 |
| 00:02 | Texas Southern | Michael Smith hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 26-41 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Peter Tanouye grabs the board | 26-41 |