| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Todd Dixon (fresh) SG - Benny Smith (fresh) SF - Vincent Koberg (fresh) PF - Thomas Griffin (fresh) C - Otha Zachry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Nicholas Markle (fresh) SG - Jonathan Morell (fresh) SF - John Stokes (fresh) PF - Kendall Brown (fresh) C - Todd Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Stanford | Thomas Griffin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:58 | Stanford | Otha Zachry is fouled in the backcourt by John Stokes - foul #1 on John Stokes, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Stanford | Vincent Koberg double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Markle misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Morell | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Sam Houston State | Jonathan Morell's pass is intercepted by Todd Dixon | 0-0 |
| 18:24 | Stanford | Benny Smith is hacked by Jonathan Morell - foul #1 on Jonathan Morell, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 17:56 | Stanford | Thomas Griffin misses the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Kendall Brown - foul #1 on Kendall Brown, team foul #3 | 0-0 |
| 17:56 | Stanford | Thomas Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 17:56 | Stanford | Thomas Griffin misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 17:56 | Sam Houston State | Todd Smith grabs the board | 1-0 |
| 17:37 | Sam Houston State | Todd Smith can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 1-0 |
| 17:36 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Markle tips it but misses | 1-0 |
| 17:35 | Stanford | Thomas Griffin gets the rebound | 1-0 |
| 17:32 | Stanford | Nicholas Markle is called for the reach on Todd Dixon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nicholas Markle, team foul #4 | 1-0 |
| 17:16 | Stanford | Thomas Griffin is fouled on the floor by John Stokes - foul #2 on John Stokes, team foul #5 | 1-0 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Randall Cooper (SF) John Stokes | |
| 16:56 | Stanford | Otha Zachry clanks a 3 from the right corner | 1-0 |
| 16:54 | Sam Houston State | Randall Cooper pulls down the rebound | 1-0 |
| 16:37 | Sam Houston State | Jonathan Morell loses the dribble to Thomas Griffin | 1-0 |
| 16:08 | Stanford | Todd Dixon connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Benny Smith and he's hacked by Nicholas Markle - foul #2 on Nicholas Markle, team foul #6 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Stanford | Byron Cook (SG), Richard Harrison (SF), Charles Stephens (PF), Russell Young (C) Benny Smith, Vincent Koberg, Thomas Griffin, Otha Zachry | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Hudson (PG) Nicholas Markle | |
| 16:08 | Stanford | Todd Dixon misses the free throw | 3-0 |
| 16:08 | Sam Houston State | Jonathan Morell grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 15:50 | Sam Houston State | Jonathan Morell misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 3-0 |
| 15:48 | Sam Houston State | Todd Smith tips it in | 3-2 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Todd Dixon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Byron Cook (fresh) SF - Richard Harrison (fresh) PF - Charles Stephens (fresh) C - Russell Young (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - William Hudson (fresh) SG - Jonathan Morell (fresh) SF - Randall Cooper (fresh) PF - Kendall Brown (fresh) C - Todd Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Stanford | Richard Harrison misses the easy layup but the foul's on Randall Cooper - foul #1 on Randall Cooper, team foul #7 | 3-2 |
| 15:26 | Stanford | Richard Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 15:26 | Stanford | Richard Harrison misses the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 15:26 | Sam Houston State | Todd Smith grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 15:02 | Sam Houston State | Randall Cooper clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 4-2 |
| 15:01 | Stanford | Charles Stephens pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 14:44 | Stanford | Byron Cook double dribbles | 4-2 |
| Subs | Stanford | Benny Smith (PG), Vincent Koberg (SF), Thomas Griffin (PF) Todd Dixon, Richard Harrison, Charles Stephens | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 14:15 | Sam Houston State | Kendall Brown hits a floater in the paint | 4-4 |
| 14:02 | Stanford | Russell Young misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 4-4 |
| 14:00 | Stanford | Vincent Koberg tips it in | 6-4 |
| 13:38 | Sam Houston State | William Hudson is fouled on the floor by Byron Cook - foul #1 on Byron Cook, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Stanford | Todd Dixon (PG), Otha Zachry (C) Byron Cook, Russell Young | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 13:30 | Sam Houston State | Jonathan Morell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-4 |
| 13:29 | Stanford | Otha Zachry grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 13:02 | Stanford | Otha Zachry misses the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Todd Smith - foul #1 on Todd Smith, team foul #8 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Stanford | Richard Harrison (SF) Vincent Koberg | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ronald Johnson (PG) William Hudson | |
| 13:02 | Stanford | Otha Zachry makes the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 13:02 | Stanford | Otha Zachry makes the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| 12:33 | Sam Houston State | Jonathan Morell makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-7 |
| 12:31 | Stanford | Ronald Johnson steps in front of the Richard Harrison pass in the backcourt | 8-7 |
| 12:08 | Sam Houston State | Jonathan Morell comes up short on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Benny Smith - foul #1 on Benny Smith, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Stanford | Byron Cook (SG), Charles Stephens (PF) Benny Smith, Thomas Griffin | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Queener (PF) Kendall Brown | |
| 12:08 | Sam Houston State | Jonathan Morell makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 12:08 | Sam Houston State | Jonathan Morell makes the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 11:51 | Stanford | Richard Harrison's fadeaway is rejected by Todd Smith | 8-9 |
| 11:50 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Ronald Johnson | 8-9 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Todd Dixon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Byron Cook (fresh) SF - Richard Harrison (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Charles Stephens (fresh) C - Otha Zachry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Ronald Johnson (fresh) SG - Jonathan Morell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Randall Cooper (fairly fresh) PF - Jeffrey Queener (fresh) C - Todd Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Sam Houston State | Todd Smith is called for a charge - foul #2 on Todd Smith, team foul #9 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Stanford | Vincent Koberg (SF), Russell Young (C) Richard Harrison, Otha Zachry | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Hudson (PG), Patrick Pearman (SF), Kendall Brown (PF) Ronald Johnson, Randall Cooper, Todd Smith | |
| 11:12 | Stanford | Vincent Koberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-9 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mark Hall (SG) Jonathan Morell | |
| 10:45 | Sam Houston State | Todd Dixon takes the ball from Jeffrey Queener | 8-9 |
| 10:18 | Stanford | Todd Dixon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 8-9 |
| 10:16 | Stanford | Charles Stephens pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 10:00 | Stanford | Vincent Koberg misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-9 |
| 09:58 | Sam Houston State | Mark Hall pulls down the rebound | 8-9 |
| 09:31 | Sam Houston State | William Hudson clanks a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Todd Dixon - foul #1 on Todd Dixon, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Stanford | Benny Smith (SG), Richard Harrison (SF), Thomas Griffin (PF), Otha Zachry (C) Byron Cook, Vincent Koberg, Charles Stephens, Russell Young | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jonathan Morell (SG), Randall Cooper (SF) Mark Hall, Patrick Pearman | |
| 09:31 | Sam Houston State | William Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 09:31 | Sam Houston State | William Hudson misses the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 09:31 | Stanford | Richard Harrison pulls down the rebound | 8-10 |
| 09:16 | Stanford | Benny Smith hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Todd Dixon | 11-10 |
| 08:51 | Sam Houston State | Kendall Brown makes the runner near the basket on a great pass from William Hudson | 11-12 |
| 08:34 | Stanford | Richard Harrison clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 11-12 |
| 08:32 | Sam Houston State | Kendall Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 08:11 | Sam Houston State | Jonathan Morell loses the dribble to Otha Zachry | 11-12 |
| 07:42 | Stanford | Benny Smith knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Todd Dixon | 14-12 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Todd Dixon (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Benny Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Harrison (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Thomas Griffin (fresh) 1 pts. C - Otha Zachry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - William Hudson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Morell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Randall Cooper (fairly fresh) PF - Kendall Brown (tiring) 4 pts. C - Jeffrey Queener (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:29 | Sam Houston State | Jonathan Morell is fouled on the floor by Todd Dixon - foul #2 on Todd Dixon, team foul #4 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Stanford | Byron Cook (SG), Vincent Koberg (SF), Russell Young (C) Todd Dixon, Richard Harrison, Otha Zachry | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ronald Johnson (PG), Patrick Pearman (SF) William Hudson, Randall Cooper | |
| 07:07 | Sam Houston State | Jonathan Morell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-12 |
| 07:05 | Stanford | Vincent Koberg grabs the board | 14-12 |
| 07:02 | Stanford | Benny Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Queener - foul #1 on Jeffrey Queener, team foul #10 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Stanford | Charles Stephens (PF) Thomas Griffin | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 07:02 | Stanford | Benny Smith misses the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 07:02 | Stanford | Benny Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 06:42 | Sam Houston State | Benny Smith is called for the reach on Ronald Johnson - foul #2 on Benny Smith, team foul #5 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mark Hall (SG) Jonathan Morell | |
| 06:24 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Johnson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-12 |
| 06:22 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Vincent Koberg | 15-12 |
| 06:00 | Stanford | Benny Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-12 |
| 05:58 | Sam Houston State | Kendall Brown grabs the board | 15-12 |
| 05:32 | Sam Houston State | Mark Hall makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 15-14 |
| 05:10 | Stanford | Benny Smith is whistled for a carry | 15-14 |
| Subs | Stanford | Todd Dixon (PG), Richard Harrison (SF), Thomas Griffin (PF), Otha Zachry (C) Benny Smith, Vincent Koberg, Charles Stephens, Russell Young | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Hudson (PG), Jonathan Morell (SG), Randall Cooper (SF) Ronald Johnson, Mark Hall, Patrick Pearman | |
| 04:52 | Sam Houston State | Jonathan Morell clanks a shot from the right block | 15-14 |
| 04:50 | Stanford | Byron Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 04:48 | Stanford | Byron Cook is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathan Morell - foul #2 on Jonathan Morell, team foul #11 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Stanford | Vincent Koberg (SG) Todd Dixon | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ronald Johnson (SG) Jonathan Morell | |
| 04:48 | Stanford | Byron Cook makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 04:48 | Stanford | Byron Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 04:48 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Queener pulls down the rebound | 16-14 |
| 04:24 | Sam Houston State | Kendall Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-14 |
| Subs | Stanford | Todd Dixon (PG) Vincent Koberg | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mark Hall (SG) Ronald Johnson | |
| 04:10 | Stanford | Richard Harrison can't finish the layup | 16-14 |
| 04:09 | Stanford | Thomas Griffin gets the offensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 03:45 | Stanford | Thomas Griffin connects on the open fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Todd Dixon | 18-14 |
| 03:39 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Queener scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Mark Hall | 18-16 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Todd Dixon (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Byron Cook (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Richard Harrison (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Thomas Griffin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Otha Zachry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - William Hudson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Cooper (fairly fresh) PF - Kendall Brown (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Queener (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 03:35 | Stanford | Todd Dixon is hacked by William Hudson in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Hudson, team foul #12 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Stanford | Benny Smith (SG) Byron Cook | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Markle (PG), Jonathan Morell (SG), John Stokes (PF), Todd Smith (C) William Hudson, Mark Hall, Kendall Brown, Jeffrey Queener | |
| 03:35 | Stanford | Todd Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 03:35 | Stanford | Todd Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 03:07 | Sam Houston State | Randall Cooper misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Otha Zachry - foul #1 on Otha Zachry, team foul #6 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Stanford | Vincent Koberg (SF), Charles Stephens (PF) Richard Harrison, Thomas Griffin | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 03:07 | Sam Houston State | Randall Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 03:07 | Sam Houston State | Randall Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 02:38 | Stanford | Otha Zachry blows the wide open layup | 20-17 |
| 02:36 | Sam Houston State | Todd Smith grabs the board | 20-17 |
| 02:07 | Sam Houston State | Jonathan Morell misses badly on a shot from the left side | 20-17 |
| 02:05 | Stanford | Todd Dixon gets the rebound | 20-17 |
| 01:39 | Stanford | Otha Zachry hits the finger roll on a great pass from Todd Dixon | 22-17 |
| 01:10 | Sam Houston State | Todd Smith misses long on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Todd Dixon - foul #3 on Todd Dixon, team foul #7 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Stanford | Byron Cook (SG), Richard Harrison (SF), Thomas Griffin (PF), Russell Young (C) Todd Dixon, Vincent Koberg, Charles Stephens, Otha Zachry | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Patrick Pearman (SF) Randall Cooper | |
| 01:10 | Sam Houston State | Todd Smith makes the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 01:10 | Sam Houston State | Todd Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 00:46 | Stanford | Thomas Griffin hits the finger roll set up by Richard Harrison | 24-19 |
| 00:26 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Markle lays it up and in | 24-21 |
| 00:04 | Stanford | Jonathan Morell steals the ball from Thomas Griffin | 24-21 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Jonathan Morell misses the halfcourt shot | 24-21 |