| 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 | Northwestern State | PG - Richard Wass (fresh) SG - Paul Williams (fresh) SF - Arthur Redding (fresh) PF - Andre Hansen (fresh) C - Joseph Bonawitz (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern State | Joseph Bonawitz 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 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:31 | Northwestern State | James Charley swats the layup by Paul Williams | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Sam Houston State | James Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Sam Houston State | Travis Holmes can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Northwestern State | Andre Hansen grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Northwestern State | James Freeman steps in front of the Richard Wass pass in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Sam Houston State | James Freeman lays it up and in | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Northwestern State | Joseph Bonawitz knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Arthur Redding | 2-2 |
| 18:50 | Sam Houston State | James Charley is hacked by Richard Wass in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Wass, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:42 | Sam Houston State | Luis Morales misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | Northwestern State | Arthur Redding pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | Northwestern State | Richard Wass is called for 10 seconds | 2-2 |
| 18:16 | Sam Houston State | James Freeman hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Williams | 4-2 |
| 17:55 | Northwestern State | Andre Hansen is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 4-4 |
| 17:52 | Sam Houston State | James Freeman is fouled in the backcourt by Andre Hansen - foul #1 on Andre Hansen, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| 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 | Northwestern State | Bryan Williams (PG), Robert Owen (SG), Gary Heeter (SF), Greg Washington (PF), Kenneth Clark (C) Richard Wass, Paul Williams, Arthur Redding, Andre Hansen, Joseph Bonawitz | |
| 17:38 | Sam Houston State | Chad Bitter misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Owen - foul #1 on Robert Owen, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| 17:38 | Sam Houston State | Chad Bitter makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:38 | Sam Houston State | Chad Bitter misses the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:38 | Northwestern State | Kenneth Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:36 | Northwestern State | Robert Owen is hacked by Jeremy Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeremy Smith, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| 17:21 | Northwestern State | 3 seconds is called on Bryan Williams | 5-4 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Charley (C) David Williams | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 17:14 | Sam Houston State | Bryan Williams steals it from Chad Bitter | 5-4 |
| 17:11 | Northwestern State | Robert Owen can't finish the layup | 5-4 |
| 17:10 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Elmer Kirch | 5-4 |
| 16:46 | Sam Houston State | Chad Bitter hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 16:45 | Northwestern State | Robert Owen grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 16:27 | Northwestern State | Gary Heeter is hacked by James Charley - foul #1 on James Charley, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Freeman (PG), Peter Tanouye (SG), Travis Holmes (SF), David Williams (PF) Chad Bitter, Elmer Kirch, Jeremy Smith, Barry Crews | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Richard Wass (PG), Paul Williams (SG), Eric Nichols (SF), Andre Hansen (PF), Joseph Bonawitz (C) Bryan Williams, Robert Owen, Gary Heeter, Greg Washington, Kenneth Clark | |
| 16:13 | Northwestern State | Paul Williams can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 5-4 |
| 16:11 | Sam Houston State | David Williams pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:07 | Sam Houston State | James Freeman is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Freeman, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Luis Morales (SG) Peter Tanouye | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 15:55 | Northwestern State | Andre Hansen misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-4 |
| 15:54 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to James Freeman | 5-4 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - James Freeman (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Luis Morales (fresh) SF - Travis Holmes (fairly fresh) PF - David Williams (fairly fresh) C - James Charley (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Richard Wass (fairly fresh) SG - Paul Williams (fairly fresh) SF - Eric Nichols (fresh) PF - Andre Hansen (tiring) 2 pts. C - Joseph Bonawitz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Sam Houston State | James Charley misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right side | 5-4 |
| 15:36 | Northwestern State | Andre Hansen grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 15:17 | Northwestern State | Joseph Bonawitz is open and scores on a floater in the lane | 5-6 |
| 15:04 | Sam Houston State | James Freeman blows the layup | 5-6 |
| 15:02 | Sam Houston State | Travis Holmes tips it but misses | 5-6 |
| 15:01 | Sam Houston State | James Freeman tips it back up and in | 7-6 |
| 14:36 | Northwestern State | Paul Williams misses short on an open jumper from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 14:34 | Northwestern State | Andre Hansen tips it home | 7-8 |
| 14:13 | Sam Houston State | James Freeman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Andre Hansen - foul #2 on Andre Hansen, team foul #4 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Peter Tanouye (SG), Jeremy Smith (SF), Barry Crews (C) Luis Morales, Travis Holmes, James Charley | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Bryan Williams (PG), Robert Owen (SG), Arthur Redding (SF), Gary Heeter (PF), Greg Washington (C) Richard Wass, Paul Williams, Eric Nichols, Andre Hansen, Joseph Bonawitz | |
| 14:13 | Sam Houston State | James Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 14:13 | Sam Houston State | James Freeman misses the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 14:13 | Sam Houston State | James Freeman grabs the offensive board | 8-8 |
| 14:00 | Sam Houston State | Robert Owen steps in front of the James Freeman pass | 8-8 |
| 13:56 | Northwestern State | Robert Owen hits the finger roll | 8-10 |
| 13:50 | Sam Houston State | The jump hook by David Williams is blocked by Greg Washington | 8-10 |
| 13:49 | Northwestern State | Gary Heeter grabs the board | 8-10 |
| 13:42 | Northwestern State | Robert Owen is hacked by Peter Tanouye in the backcourt - foul #1 on Peter Tanouye, team foul #4 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Chad Bitter (PG) James Freeman | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Kenneth Clark (C) Gary Heeter | |
| 13:30 | Northwestern State | Arthur Redding comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 8-10 |
| 13:29 | Northwestern State | Greg Washington hits the follow up shot | 8-12 |
| 13:09 | Sam Houston State | Peter Tanouye clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Owen - foul #2 on Robert Owen, team foul #5 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Travis Holmes (SF) Jeremy Smith | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Richard Wass (PG), Joseph Bonawitz (C) Robert Owen, Greg Washington | |
| 13:09 | Sam Houston State | Peter Tanouye makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 13:09 | Sam Houston State | Peter Tanouye makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 12:45 | Northwestern State | Arthur Redding comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 10-12 |
| 12:43 | Northwestern State | Arthur Redding tips it home | 10-14 |
| 12:19 | Sam Houston State | Chad Bitter knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 12-14 |
| 12:08 | Northwestern State | Arthur Redding's pass is intercepted by Peter Tanouye | 12-14 |
| 11:51 | Sam Houston State | Peter Tanouye buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by David Williams | 14-14 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Chad Bitter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Peter Tanouye (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Travis Holmes (tiring) PF - David Williams (tired) C - Barry Crews (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Richard Wass (tired) SG - Bryan Williams (tiring) SF - Arthur Redding (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Clark (tiring) C - Joseph Bonawitz (tired) 4 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Northwestern State | Bryan Williams hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 14-14 |
| 11:35 | Northwestern State | Bryan Williams misses the tip | 14-14 |
| 11:34 | Sam Houston State | Barry Crews pulls down the rebound | 14-14 |
| 11:13 | Sam Houston State | Peter Tanouye is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Peter Tanouye, team foul #5 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Kanevsky (PG), Luis Morales (SG), Jeremy Smith (SF), Elmer Kirch (PF), James Charley (C) Chad Bitter, Peter Tanouye, Travis Holmes, David Williams, Barry Crews | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Paul Williams (SG), Gary Heeter (SF), Greg Washington (PF) Richard Wass, Arthur Redding, Kenneth Clark | |
| 10:51 | Northwestern State | Paul Williams misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-14 |
| 10:50 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to James Kanevsky | 14-14 |
| 10:45 | Sam Houston State | Paul Williams is called for the reach on Luis Morales - foul #1 on Paul Williams, team foul #6 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Arthur Redding (SF) Joseph Bonawitz | |
| 10:34 | Sam Houston State | Jeremy Smith hits a wide open floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Elmer Kirch | 16-14 |
| 10:32 | Northwestern State | Luis Morales steals the ball from Gary Heeter in the backcourt | 16-14 |
| 10:29 | Sam Houston State | James Kanevsky lays it in on a nice dish by Luis Morales | 18-14 |
| 10:08 | Northwestern State | Arthur Redding makes the floater in the paint set up by Gary Heeter | 18-16 |
| 09:56 | Sam Houston State | James Kanevsky misses short on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 18-16 |
| 09:54 | Northwestern State | Gary Heeter gets the rebound | 18-16 |
| 09:30 | Northwestern State | Arthur Redding can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Luis Morales - foul #1 on Luis Morales, team foul #6 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Freeman (PG), Travis Holmes (SF), Barry Crews (PF) James Kanevsky, Jeremy Smith, Elmer Kirch | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Richard Wass (PG), Joseph Bonawitz (C) Bryan Williams, Greg Washington | |
| 09:30 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 18-16 |
| 09:30 | Northwestern State | Arthur Redding makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 09:30 | Northwestern State | Arthur Redding misses the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 09:30 | Sam Houston State | Barry Crews pulls down the rebound | 18-17 |
| 09:27 | Sam Houston State | James Freeman's pass is intercepted by Paul Williams in the backcourt | 18-17 |
| 09:16 | Northwestern State | Gary Heeter can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Luis Morales - foul #2 on Luis Morales, team foul #7 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Elmer Kirch (SG), David Williams (PF) Luis Morales, James Charley | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Eric Nichols (SF) Arthur Redding | |
| 09:16 | Northwestern State | Gary Heeter misses the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 09:16 | Northwestern State | Gary Heeter makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 09:14 | Sam Houston State | James Freeman is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Wass - foul #2 on Richard Wass, team foul #7 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Bryan Williams (PG) Richard Wass | |
| 09:14 | Sam Houston State | James Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 09:14 | Northwestern State | Gary Heeter grabs the defensive rebound | 18-18 |
| 09:03 | Northwestern State | Bryan Williams misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-18 |
| 09:01 | Sam Houston State | Barry Crews gets the rebound | 18-18 |
| 08:44 | Sam Houston State | Elmer Kirch can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 18-18 |
| 08:42 | Northwestern State | Joseph Bonawitz gets the rebound | 18-18 |
| 08:40 | Northwestern State | Elmer Kirch steps in front of the Paul Williams pass in the backcourt | 18-18 |
| 08:29 | Sam Houston State | James Freeman misses the easy layup but the foul's on Joseph Bonawitz - foul #1 on Joseph Bonawitz, team foul #8 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Chad Bitter (SG), Jeremy Smith (SF), James Charley (C) Elmer Kirch, Travis Holmes, Barry Crews | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Kenneth Clark (PF), Greg Washington (C) Gary Heeter, Joseph Bonawitz | |
| 08:29 | Sam Houston State | James Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 08:29 | Sam Houston State | James Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 08:15 | Northwestern State | David Williams steals the ball from Bryan Williams | 20-18 |
| 07:56 | Sam Houston State | Chad Bitter can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Paul Williams - foul #2 on Paul Williams, team foul #9 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Owen (SG), Arthur Redding (SF) Paul Williams, Eric Nichols | |
| 07:56 | Sam Houston State | Chad Bitter misses the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 07:56 | Sam Houston State | Chad Bitter misses the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 07:56 | Sam Houston State | Jeremy Smith grabs the offensive board | 20-18 |
| 07:38 | Sam Houston State | James Freeman dunks the ball set up by Jeremy Smith | 22-18 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - James Freeman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Chad Bitter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeremy Smith (tiring) 2 pts. PF - David Williams (tired) C - James Charley (tired) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Bryan Williams (tired) SG - Robert Owen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Arthur Redding (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Clark (tiring) C - Greg Washington (tired) 2 pts. | |
| 07:18 | Northwestern State | Bryan Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-18 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Elmer Kirch (SG), Travis Holmes (SF), Barry Crews (PF) Chad Bitter, Jeremy Smith, David Williams | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gary Heeter (PF), Joseph Bonawitz (C) Kenneth Clark, Greg Washington | |
| 07:16 | Sam Houston State | James Freeman is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Bonawitz - foul #2 on Joseph Bonawitz, team foul #10 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Kenneth Clark (C) Joseph Bonawitz | |
| 07:16 | Sam Houston State | James Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 07:16 | Sam Houston State | James Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 07:14 | Northwestern State | Robert Owen is hacked by Travis Holmes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Travis Holmes, team foul #8 | 23-18 |
| 07:14 | Northwestern State | Robert Owen misses the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 07:14 | Sam Houston State | Barry Crews pulls down the rebound | 23-18 |
| 06:54 | Sam Houston State | James Freeman makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Elmer Kirch | 26-18 |
| 06:52 | Northwestern State | Bryan Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-18 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Kanevsky (PG) James Freeman | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Richard Wass (PG) Robert Owen | |
| 06:36 | Sam Houston State | Elmer Kirch is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Clark - foul #1 on Kenneth Clark, team foul #11 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | David Williams (PF) James Charley | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Greg Washington (PF) Kenneth Clark | |
| 06:36 | Sam Houston State | Elmer Kirch makes the 1st free throw | 27-18 |
| 06:36 | Sam Houston State | Elmer Kirch makes the 2nd free throw | 28-18 |
| 06:25 | Northwestern State | Barry Crews swats the short shot by Bryan Williams | 28-18 |
| 06:23 | Sam Houston State | Barry Crews snags the defensive board | 28-18 |
| 06:07 | Sam Houston State | Elmer Kirch is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-18 |
| 06:06 | Sam Houston State | James Kanevsky gets the offensive rebound | 28-18 |
| 06:06 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 28-18 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Freeman (PG), Chad Bitter (SG), Jeremy Smith (SF), James Charley (C) James Kanevsky, Elmer Kirch, Travis Holmes, Barry Crews | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Owen (SG), Eric Nichols (SF) Richard Wass, Arthur Redding | |
| 05:56 | Sam Houston State | James Charley misses the wide open floater from the left wing | 28-18 |
| 05:55 | Sam Houston State | Jeremy Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 28-18 |
| 05:35 | Sam Houston State | James Freeman is hacked by Bryan Williams - foul #1 on Bryan Williams, team foul #12 | 28-18 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Kenneth Clark (C) Greg Washington | |
| 05:35 | Sam Houston State | James Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 29-18 |
| 05:35 | Sam Houston State | James Freeman misses the 2nd free throw | 29-18 |
| 05:35 | Northwestern State | Gary Heeter snags the defensive board | 29-18 |
| 05:21 | Northwestern State | Robert Owen clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-18 |
| 05:19 | Sam Houston State | Jeremy Smith grabs the board | 29-18 |
| 05:14 | Sam Houston State | Chad Bitter comes up short on the runner in the paint | 29-18 |
| 05:13 | Northwestern State | Gary Heeter grabs the defensive rebound | 29-18 |
| 05:07 | Northwestern State | Chad Bitter is called for the reach on Robert Owen - foul #1 on Chad Bitter, team foul #9 | 29-18 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Travis Holmes (SF), Barry Crews (C) Jeremy Smith, James Charley | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Arthur Redding (SF) Eric Nichols | |
| 05:07 | Northwestern State | Robert Owen makes the 1st free throw | 29-19 |
| 05:07 | Northwestern State | Robert Owen makes the 2nd free throw | 29-20 |
| 04:51 | Sam Houston State | Robert Owen is called for the reach on James Freeman - foul #3 on Robert Owen, team foul #13 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Elmer Kirch (SG) Chad Bitter | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Richard Wass (PG) Robert Owen | |
| 04:51 | Sam Houston State | James Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 30-20 |
| 04:51 | Sam Houston State | James Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 31-20 |
| 04:32 | Northwestern State | David Williams is called for the reach on Richard Wass - foul #1 on David Williams, team foul #10 | 31-20 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Kanevsky (PG), James Charley (C) James Freeman, David Williams | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Greg Washington (PF) Gary Heeter | |
| 04:32 | Northwestern State | Richard Wass makes the 1st free throw | 31-21 |
| 04:32 | Northwestern State | Richard Wass misses the 2nd free throw | 31-21 |
| 04:32 | Sam Houston State | Barry Crews pulls down the rebound | 31-21 |
| 04:17 | Sam Houston State | Elmer Kirch connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Kanevsky | 33-21 |
| 03:57 | Northwestern State | Greg Washington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-21 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Peter Tanouye (PG), Luis Morales (SG), Jeremy Smith (SF), David Williams (PF) James Kanevsky, Elmer Kirch, Travis Holmes, Barry Crews | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Paul Williams (SG), Eric Nichols (SF), Andre Hansen (PF), Joseph Bonawitz (C) Bryan Williams, Arthur Redding, Greg Washington, Kenneth Clark | |
| 03:44 | Sam Houston State | The jump hook by Jeremy Smith is blocked by Joseph Bonawitz | 33-21 |
| 03:43 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Joseph Bonawitz | 33-21 |
| 03:35 | Northwestern State | Richard Wass comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-21 |
| 03:34 | Northwestern State | Joseph Bonawitz tips it home | 33-23 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Peter Tanouye (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Luis Morales (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Williams (tired) C - James Charley (tired) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Richard Wass (tiring) 1 pts. SG - Paul Williams (tired) SF - Eric Nichols (fresh) PF - Andre Hansen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Bonawitz (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Sam Houston State | Jeremy Smith clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-23 |
| 03:20 | Sam Houston State | Jeremy Smith misses the tip | 33-23 |
| 03:19 | Northwestern State | Joseph Bonawitz snags the defensive board | 33-23 |
| 02:56 | Northwestern State | Eric Nichols misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-23 |
| 02:54 | Northwestern State | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Bonawitz | 33-23 |
| 02:41 | Northwestern State | Andre Hansen drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Wass | 33-26 |
| 02:37 | Sam Houston State | Peter Tanouye travels in the backcourt | 33-26 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Kanevsky (PG), Travis Holmes (SF), Barry Crews (C) Peter Tanouye, Jeremy Smith, James Charley | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Arthur Redding (SF) Eric Nichols | |
| 02:25 | Northwestern State | Arthur Redding hits the finger roll | 33-28 |
| 02:23 | Sam Houston State | James Kanevsky is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Wass - foul #3 on Richard Wass, team foul #14 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Bryan Williams (PG) Richard Wass | |
| 02:23 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 33-28 |
| 02:23 | Sam Houston State | James Kanevsky makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 02:23 | Sam Houston State | James Kanevsky makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 02:19 | Northwestern State | James Kanevsky picks off the pass by Arthur Redding in the backcourt | 35-28 |
| 02:14 | Sam Houston State | David Williams misses the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Bryan Williams - foul #2 on Bryan Williams, team foul #15 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Freeman (PG), Chad Bitter (SG) James Kanevsky, Luis Morales | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 02:14 | Sam Houston State | David Williams makes the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 02:14 | Sam Houston State | David Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 02:14 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Joseph Bonawitz | 36-28 |
| 01:56 | Northwestern State | James Freeman takes the ball from Paul Williams | 36-28 |
| 01:41 | Sam Houston State | James Freeman scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Chad Bitter | 38-28 |
| 01:26 | Northwestern State | Paul Williams's pass is intercepted by Chad Bitter | 38-28 |
| 01:23 | Sam Houston State | Chad Bitter misses the easy layup | 38-28 |
| 01:21 | Sam Houston State | Barry Crews tips it home | 40-28 |
| 01:05 | Northwestern State | Paul Williams misses the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by David Williams - foul #2 on David Williams, team foul #11 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Kanevsky (PG), Luis Morales (SG), Jeremy Smith (SF), James Charley (C) James Freeman, Chad Bitter, Travis Holmes, David Williams | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Eric Nichols (SF), Gary Heeter (C) Arthur Redding, Joseph Bonawitz | |
| 01:05 | Northwestern State | Paul Williams makes the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 01:05 | Northwestern State | Paul Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 01:03 | Sam Houston State | Jeremy Smith is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeremy Smith, team foul #12 | 40-30 |
| 00:48 | Northwestern State | Paul Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-30 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Elmer Kirch (PF) Barry Crews | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 00:29 | Sam Houston State | Elmer Kirch scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Luis Morales | 43-30 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern State | The jumper by Paul Williams is denied by Jeremy Smith | 43-30 |