| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Nicholas Markle (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Morell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Stokes (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kendall Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Queener (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Frank Stingley (fresh) 8 pts. SG - William French (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shannon Adcock (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Tatro (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Fredrick (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Utah State | Shannon Adcock inbounds the ball | 46-43 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Utah State | William French clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 19:38 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Queener grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 19:34 | Sam Houston State | Jonathan Morell is open and scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Kendall Brown | 48-43 |
| 19:32 | Utah State | Jonathan Morell takes the ball from Frank Stingley in the backcourt | 48-43 |
| 19:13 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Markle is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from John Stokes | 51-43 |
| 18:56 | Utah State | Robert Tatro is fouled on the floor by Kendall Brown - foul #3 on Kendall Brown, team foul #1 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Randall Cooper (SF) Kendall Brown | |
| Subs | Utah State | Horace Duke (PG), Mark Carroll (SG), Michael Kriner (SF), Albert McKee (PF), Robert Isakson (C) Frank Stingley, William French, Shannon Adcock, Robert Tatro, Gary Fredrick | |
| 18:48 | Utah State | Jeffrey Queener swats the short shot by Michael Kriner | 51-43 |
| 18:47 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Markle snags the defensive board | 51-43 |
| 18:32 | Sam Houston State | Albert McKee blocks the short jumper by Jeffrey Queener | 51-43 |
| 18:30 | Utah State | Michael Kriner grabs the defensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 18:07 | Utah State | Randall Cooper is called for the reach on Michael Kriner - foul #3 on Randall Cooper, team foul #2 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Patrick Pearman (SF) Randall Cooper | |
| Subs | Utah State | Leonard Gavin (PG), William French (SG), Shannon Adcock (SF), Gary Fredrick (C) Horace Duke, Mark Carroll, Michael Kriner, Robert Isakson | |
| 17:47 | Utah State | Jonathan Morell steals the ball from Shannon Adcock | 51-43 |
| 17:44 | Sam Houston State | Jonathan Morell hits the finger roll | 53-43 |
| 17:42 | Utah State | Shannon Adcock is fouled in the backcourt by Nicholas Markle - foul #2 on Nicholas Markle, team foul #3 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Hudson (PG) Nicholas Markle | |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Tatro (PF) Albert McKee | |
| 17:21 | Utah State | Shannon Adcock is open and scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Fredrick | 53-45 |
| 16:52 | Sam Houston State | William Hudson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-45 |
| 16:50 | Utah State | Gary Fredrick grabs the board | 53-45 |
| 16:48 | Utah State | Shannon Adcock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-45 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Markle (PG), Ronald Johnson (SG), Mark Hall (SF) William Hudson, Jonathan Morell, Patrick Pearman | |
| Subs | Utah State | Frank Stingley (PG), Horace Duke (SG) Leonard Gavin, William French | |
| 16:26 | Sam Houston State | Mark Hall blows the dunk but the foul's on Horace Duke - foul #2 on Horace Duke, team foul #1 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Mark Carroll (SG), Michael Kriner (SF), Robert Isakson (PF), Albert McKee (C) Horace Duke, Shannon Adcock, Robert Tatro, Gary Fredrick | |
| 16:26 | Sam Houston State | Mark Hall makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 16:26 | Sam Houston State | Mark Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 16:08 | Utah State | Albert McKee can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-45 |
| 16:06 | Sam Houston State | Mark Hall pulls down the rebound | 55-45 |
| 16:03 | Sam Houston State | Frank Stingley picks off the pass by Ronald Johnson in the backcourt | 55-45 |
| 15:47 | Utah State | Jeffrey Queener steps in front of the Robert Isakson pass | 55-45 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Nicholas Markle (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Hall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeffrey Queener (tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - John Stokes (tired) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Frank Stingley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Mark Carroll (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Kriner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Isakson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert McKee (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Sam Houston State | Frank Stingley steals the ball from Nicholas Markle in the backcourt | 55-45 |
| 15:27 | Utah State | Ronald Johnson steps in front of the Michael Kriner pass | 55-45 |
| 15:07 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Markle misses badly on the uncontested floater from the left wing | 55-45 |
| 15:06 | Utah State | Albert McKee pulls down the rebound | 55-45 |
| 14:48 | Utah State | Mark Carroll's layup is rejected by Jeffrey Queener | 55-45 |
| 14:46 | Sam Houston State | Mark Hall pulls down the rebound | 55-45 |
| 14:30 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Markle scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Hall | 58-45 |
| 14:18 | Utah State | Michael Kriner makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Frank Stingley | 58-47 |
| 14:16 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Markle is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Stingley - foul #2 on Frank Stingley, team foul #2 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Hudson (PG), Jonathan Morell (SG), Randall Cooper (SF), Kendall Brown (PF), Todd Smith (C) Nicholas Markle, Ronald Johnson, Mark Hall, Jeffrey Queener, John Stokes | |
| Subs | Utah State | Horace Duke (PG), William French (SG), Shannon Adcock (SF), Robert Tatro (PF), Gary Fredrick (C) Frank Stingley, Mark Carroll, Michael Kriner, Robert Isakson, Albert McKee | |
| 14:02 | Sam Houston State | Todd Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-47 |
| 14:00 | Utah State | Shannon Adcock is called for traveling in the backcourt | 58-47 |
| 13:44 | Sam Houston State | Jonathan Morell buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from William Hudson | 61-47 |
| 13:34 | Utah State | William French is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-47 |
| 13:32 | Utah State | Gary Fredrick tips it but misses | 61-47 |
| 13:31 | Sam Houston State | Randall Cooper pulls down the rebound | 61-47 |
| 13:15 | Sam Houston State | Jonathan Morell scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from William Hudson | 63-47 |
| 13:11 | Utah State | Randall Cooper steals the ball from Horace Duke in the backcourt | 63-47 |
| 12:52 | Sam Houston State | Robert Tatro denies the turnaround by Jonathan Morell | 63-47 |
| 12:50 | Utah State | William French grabs the board | 63-47 |
| 12:31 | Utah State | William French is open and buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Shannon Adcock | 63-50 |
| 12:14 | Sam Houston State | Jonathan Morell hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Randall Cooper | 65-50 |
| 11:55 | Utah State | Robert Tatro misses the easy layup | 65-50 |
| 11:54 | Utah State | Gary Fredrick snags the offensive board | 65-50 |
| 11:45 | Utah State | William French misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 65-50 |
| 11:44 | Utah State | Shannon Adcock grabs the offensive board | 65-50 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - William Hudson (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Morell (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randall Cooper (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Kendall Brown (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Todd Smith (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Horace Duke (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William French (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shannon Adcock (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Tatro (tired) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Fredrick (tiring) 7 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Utah State | Robert Tatro hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Shannon Adcock and the foul's on Jonathan Morell - foul #2 on Jonathan Morell, team foul #4 | 65-52 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Markle (PG), Patrick Pearman (SF) William Hudson, Randall Cooper | |
| Subs | Utah State | Leonard Gavin (PG), Albert McKee (SF) Horace Duke, Shannon Adcock | |
| 11:26 | Utah State | Robert Tatro makes the free throw | 65-53 |
| 11:09 | Sam Houston State | Patrick Pearman is fouled on the floor by Gary Fredrick - foul #3 on Gary Fredrick, team foul #3 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Mark Carroll (SF) Robert Tatro | |
| 10:57 | Sam Houston State | Jonathan Morell makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-53 |
| 10:44 | Utah State | Mark Carroll clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-53 |
| 10:43 | Sam Houston State | Kendall Brown snags the defensive board | 68-53 |
| 10:18 | Sam Houston State | Kendall Brown knocks in the runner from close range set up by Nicholas Markle | 70-53 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 10:12 | Utah State | Mark Carroll clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-53 |
| 10:11 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Todd Smith | 70-53 |
| 10:11 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-53 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mark Hall (SG), John Stokes (SF) Jonathan Morell, Patrick Pearman | |
| Subs | Utah State | Frank Stingley (PG), Shannon Adcock (SF), Robert Isakson (C) Leonard Gavin, Mark Carroll, Gary Fredrick | |
| 09:57 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Markle can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 70-53 |
| 09:56 | Utah State | Albert McKee snags the defensive board | 70-53 |
| 09:52 | Utah State | William French's pass is intercepted by Mark Hall in the backcourt | 70-53 |
| 09:51 | Sam Houston State | Mark Hall banks in the layup | 72-53 |
| 09:47 | Utah State | Mark Hall is called for the reach on Shannon Adcock in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Hall, team foul #5 | 72-53 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Michael Kriner (SF) Shannon Adcock | |
| 09:40 | Utah State | Frank Stingley hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Kendall Brown - foul #4 on Kendall Brown, team foul #6 | 72-53 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Queener (PF) Kendall Brown | |
| Subs | Utah State | Mark Carroll (SG), Robert Tatro (PF) William French, Robert Isakson | |
| 09:40 | Utah State | Frank Stingley makes the 1st free throw | 72-54 |
| 09:40 | Utah State | Frank Stingley misses the 2nd free throw | 72-54 |
| 09:40 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Queener | 72-54 |
| 09:22 | Sam Houston State | Mark Hall comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Albert McKee - foul #3 on Albert McKee, team foul #4 | 72-54 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ronald Johnson (PG), Randall Cooper (SF) Nicholas Markle, John Stokes | |
| Subs | Utah State | Shannon Adcock (SF) Michael Kriner | |
| 09:22 | Sam Houston State | Mark Hall makes the 1st free throw | 73-54 |
| 09:22 | Sam Houston State | Mark Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 74-54 |
| 09:11 | Utah State | Frank Stingley is whistled for traveling | 74-54 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Hudson (PG) Mark Hall | |
| Subs | Utah State | Leonard Gavin (PG) Frank Stingley | |
| 09:07 | Sam Houston State | Robert Tatro is called for the reach on William Hudson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Tatro, team foul #5 | 74-54 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Utah State | William French (SG), Robert Isakson (C) Mark Carroll, Robert Tatro | |
| 08:51 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Johnson double dribbles | 74-54 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Patrick Pearman (SF) Randall Cooper | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 08:27 | Utah State | William French is open and scores on a 3 from the right corner | 74-57 |
| 08:14 | Sam Houston State | William Hudson hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Patrick Pearman | 77-57 |
| 08:05 | Utah State | William French misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 77-57 |
| 08:03 | Sam Houston State | Patrick Pearman grabs the defensive rebound | 77-57 |
| 07:42 | Sam Houston State | Todd Smith loses the dribble to Robert Isakson | 77-57 |
| 07:42 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 77-57 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Markle (PG), Mark Hall (SG), Randall Cooper (SF), Kendall Brown (PF), John Stokes (C) William Hudson, Ronald Johnson, Patrick Pearman, Jeffrey Queener, Todd Smith | |
| Subs | Utah State | Frank Stingley (PG), Mark Carroll (SG), Michael Kriner (SF), Robert Tatro (PF), Gary Fredrick (C) Leonard Gavin, William French, Shannon Adcock, Albert McKee, Robert Isakson | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Nicholas Markle (tiring) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Hall (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randall Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Kendall Brown (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - John Stokes (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Frank Stingley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mark Carroll (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Kriner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Tatro (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Fredrick (tiring) 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:34 | Utah State | Gary Fredrick is wide open but clanks a driving attempt from close range | 77-57 |
| 07:32 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to John Stokes | 77-57 |
| 07:16 | Sam Houston State | Kendall Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 77-57 |
| 07:15 | Utah State | Michael Kriner pulls down the rebound | 77-57 |
| 07:12 | Utah State | Frank Stingley is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Hall - foul #2 on Mark Hall, team foul #7 | 77-57 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jonathan Morell (SG) Mark Hall | |
| Subs | Utah State | Horace Duke (SG) Mark Carroll | |
| 07:12 | Utah State | Frank Stingley makes the 1st free throw | 77-58 |
| 07:12 | Utah State | Frank Stingley makes the 2nd free throw | 77-59 |
| 06:49 | Sam Houston State | Randall Cooper misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Tatro - foul #4 on Robert Tatro, team foul #6 | 77-59 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Todd Smith (C) John Stokes | |
| Subs | Utah State | Albert McKee (SF) Michael Kriner | |
| 06:49 | Sam Houston State | Randall Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 78-59 |
| 06:49 | Sam Houston State | Randall Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 78-59 |
| 06:49 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Gary Fredrick | 78-59 |
| 06:36 | Utah State | Frank Stingley is alone and drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Albert McKee | 78-61 |
| 06:28 | Sam Houston State | Jonathan Morell drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Todd Smith | 80-61 |
| 06:10 | Utah State | Jonathan Morell steps in front of the Albert McKee pass | 80-61 |
| 05:53 | Sam Houston State | Kendall Brown hits a fadeaway near the basket | 82-61 |
| 05:37 | Utah State | Gary Fredrick buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Frank Stingley | 82-63 |
| 05:35 | Sam Houston State | Robert Tatro is called for the reach on Randall Cooper in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Tatro, team foul #7 | 82-63 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Hudson (PG), Mark Hall (SG), John Stokes (PF), Jeffrey Queener (C) Nicholas Markle, Jonathan Morell, Kendall Brown, Todd Smith | |
| Subs | Utah State | Mark Carroll (SG), Shannon Adcock (SF), Robert Isakson (PF) Horace Duke, Albert McKee, Robert Tatro | |
| 05:35 | Sam Houston State | Randall Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 83-63 |
| 05:35 | Sam Houston State | Randall Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 84-63 |
| 05:24 | Utah State | Gary Fredrick makes the runner near the basket | 84-65 |
| 05:10 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Queener is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 84-65 |
| 05:08 | Sam Houston State | John Stokes tips it in | 86-65 |
| 04:56 | Utah State | Frank Stingley misses the fadeaway from the left side | 86-65 |
| 04:55 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to William Hudson | 86-65 |
| 04:52 | Sam Houston State | William Hudson is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Stingley - foul #3 on Frank Stingley, team foul #8 | 86-65 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Patrick Pearman (SF) Randall Cooper | |
| Subs | Utah State | Leonard Gavin (PG), William French (SG), Michael Kriner (SF), Albert McKee (PF) Frank Stingley, Mark Carroll, Shannon Adcock, Gary Fredrick | |
| 04:52 | Sam Houston State | William Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 87-65 |
| 04:52 | Sam Houston State | William Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 88-65 |
| 04:39 | Utah State | Robert Isakson is wide open but clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 88-65 |
| 04:37 | Utah State | Albert McKee can't tip it in | 88-65 |
| 04:35 | Sam Houston State | Mark Hall grabs the board | 88-65 |
| 04:33 | Sam Houston State | Mark Hall's pass is intercepted by Leonard Gavin in the backcourt | 88-65 |
| 04:32 | Utah State | William French banks in the layup set up by Leonard Gavin | 88-67 |
| 04:20 | Sam Houston State | Leonard Gavin steals it from Jeffrey Queener | 88-67 |
| 04:16 | Utah State | Leonard Gavin banks in the layup | 88-69 |
| 04:14 | Sam Houston State | Albert McKee steps in front of the Mark Hall pass in the backcourt | 88-69 |
| 04:04 | Utah State | Michael Kriner blows the dunk but the foul's on William Hudson - foul #1 on William Hudson, team foul #8 | 88-69 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ronald Johnson (PG), Jonathan Morell (SG), Kendall Brown (PF), Todd Smith (C) William Hudson, Mark Hall, Patrick Pearman, Jeffrey Queener | |
| Subs | Utah State | Frank Stingley (PG), Gary Fredrick (C) Leonard Gavin, Robert Isakson | |
| 04:04 | Utah State | Michael Kriner misses the 1st free throw | 88-69 |
| 04:04 | Utah State | Michael Kriner misses the 2nd free throw | 88-69 |
| 04:04 | Sam Houston State | Kendall Brown snags the defensive board | 88-69 |
| 03:59 | Sam Houston State | Jonathan Morell clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 88-69 |
| 03:57 | Utah State | Michael Kriner pulls down the rebound | 88-69 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:44 | Utah State | Frank Stingley makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 88-71 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:41 | Sam Houston State | Frank Stingley picks off the pass by Ronald Johnson in the backcourt | 88-71 |
| 03:40 | Utah State | Frank Stingley banks in the layup | 88-73 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Ronald Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Morell (tiring) 18 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Stokes (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kendall Brown (tired) 12 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Todd Smith (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Frank Stingley (tiring) 17 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - William French (tiring) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Kriner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Albert McKee (tired) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Fredrick (tired) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Sam Houston State | Kendall Brown's layup is rejected by Gary Fredrick | 88-73 |
| 03:19 | Utah State | Frank Stingley grabs the defensive rebound | 88-73 |
| 03:14 | Utah State | Frank Stingley can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 88-73 |
| 03:12 | Sam Houston State | Kendall Brown pulls down the rebound | 88-73 |
| 03:09 | Sam Houston State | Michael Kriner steals the ball from Jonathan Morell in the backcourt | 88-73 |
| 02:50 | Utah State | William French drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Gary Fredrick | 88-76 |
| 02:50 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 88-76 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Markle (PG), Mark Hall (SG), Patrick Pearman (SF), Jeffrey Queener (PF) Ronald Johnson, Jonathan Morell, John Stokes, Kendall Brown | |
| Subs | Utah State | Leonard Gavin (PG), Mark Carroll (SG), Shannon Adcock (SF), Robert Isakson (PF) Frank Stingley, William French, Michael Kriner, Albert McKee | |
| 02:26 | Sam Houston State | Todd Smith hits a wide open runner in the lane | 90-76 |
| 02:05 | Utah State | Gary Fredrick clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 90-76 |
| 02:03 | Utah State | Robert Isakson tips it home | 90-78 |
| 01:41 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Markle hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the left wing | 90-78 |
| 01:39 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Queener hits the follow up shot | 92-78 |
| 01:36 | Utah State | Leonard Gavin is hacked by Mark Hall in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Hall, team foul #9 | 92-78 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Hudson (PG), Ronald Johnson (SG), Randall Cooper (SF) Nicholas Markle, Mark Hall, Patrick Pearman | |
| Subs | Utah State | Michael Kriner (SF), Albert McKee (PF) Shannon Adcock, Gary Fredrick | |
| 01:36 | Utah State | Leonard Gavin makes the 1st free throw | 92-79 |
| 01:36 | Utah State | Leonard Gavin makes the 2nd free throw | 92-80 |
| 01:10 | Sam Houston State | William Hudson hits a wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Ronald Johnson | 94-80 |
| 00:58 | Utah State | Mark Carroll is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Mark Carroll, team foul #9 | 94-80 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Horace Duke (PG) Leonard Gavin | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Sam Houston State | William Hudson is fouled on the floor by Robert Isakson - foul #2 on Robert Isakson, team foul #10 | 94-80 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mark Hall (SG) Todd Smith | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 00:30 | Sam Houston State | William Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 95-80 |
| 00:30 | Sam Houston State | William Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 96-80 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Utah State | Mark Carroll drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Horace Duke and the foul's on Ronald Johnson - foul #2 on Ronald Johnson, team foul #10 | 96-82 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Todd Smith (C) Mark Hall | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 00:23 | Utah State | Mark Carroll makes the free throw | 96-83 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | William Hudson runs out the clock | 96-83 |