| Lineup | Stephen F. Austin | PG - John Shapiro (fresh) SG - Harvey Sloan (fresh) SF - Steven Nelson (fresh) PF - James Victory (fresh) C - Dema Popowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Stanley Gooding (fresh) SG - Gerald Bradley (fresh) SF - James Wall (fresh) PF - Travis Dodge (fresh) C - Boyd Dewberry (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Boyd Dewberry wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Stephen F. Austin | Stephen F. Austin is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:37 | Sam Houston State | Gerald Bradley hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Sam Houston State | Boyd Dewberry pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Sam Houston State | Travis Dodge is denied on a layup by James Victory | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Sam Houston State | Gerald Bradley pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Sam Houston State | Travis Dodge misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Sam Houston State | Travis Dodge tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Sam Houston State | Travis Dodge gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | Sam Houston State | Travis Dodge is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 18:32 | Stephen F. Austin | Gerald Bradley is called for the reach on Harvey Sloan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gerald Bradley, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:19 | Stephen F. Austin | Steven Nelson's floater is tipped away by Boyd Dewberry | 0-0 |
| 18:18 | Sam Houston State | Gerald Bradley pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:08 | Sam Houston State | Stanley Gooding lays it in on a great pass from James Wall and the foul's on James Victory - foul #1 on James Victory, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:08 | Sam Houston State | Stanley Gooding makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 17:52 | Stephen F. Austin | Steven Nelson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Travis Dodge - foul #1 on Travis Dodge, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| 17:52 | Stephen F. Austin | Steven Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 17:52 | Stephen F. Austin | Steven Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:34 | Sam Houston State | Boyd Dewberry misses the jump hook from close range but the foul's on James Victory - foul #2 on James Victory, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Victor Rick (PF) James Victory | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 17:34 | Sam Houston State | Boyd Dewberry makes the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:34 | Sam Houston State | Boyd Dewberry makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:32 | Stephen F. Austin | Dema Popowski is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Bradley - foul #2 on Gerald Bradley, team foul #3 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Chester Tatham (SG) Gerald Bradley | |
| 17:14 | Stephen F. Austin | Victor Rick misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 2-5 |
| 17:12 | Sam Houston State | Chester Tatham snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 17:09 | Sam Houston State | Chester Tatham is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Chester Tatham, team foul #4 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Thomas Cypert (PF), Larry Noel (C) Travis Dodge, Boyd Dewberry | |
| 17:02 | Stephen F. Austin | Steven Nelson lays it in uncontested | 4-5 |
| 16:34 | Sam Houston State | Chester Tatham is fouled on the floor by Harvey Sloan - foul #1 on Harvey Sloan, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Ralph Tamayo (SG) Harvey Sloan | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Willie Byrd (PG), Sonny Hancock (SF) Stanley Gooding, James Wall | |
| 16:17 | Sam Houston State | Larry Noel connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Sonny Hancock | 4-7 |
| 15:58 | Stephen F. Austin | Steven Nelson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-7 |
| 15:56 | Stephen F. Austin | Dema Popowski grabs the offensive rebound | 4-7 |
| Lineup | Stephen F. Austin | PG - John Shapiro (fairly fresh) SG - Ralph Tamayo (fresh) SF - Steven Nelson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Victor Rick (fairly fresh) C - Dema Popowski (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Willie Byrd (fresh) SG - Chester Tatham (fairly fresh) SF - Sonny Hancock (fresh) PF - Thomas Cypert (fresh) C - Larry Noel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Stephen F. Austin | Dema Popowski misses the lay-in but the foul's on Chester Tatham - foul #2 on Chester Tatham, team foul #5 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Hal Hicks (PG), Ante Devanski (SF), David Morillo (PF) John Shapiro, Steven Nelson, Victor Rick | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Joe Briggs (SG), Travis Dodge (PF), Boyd Dewberry (C) Chester Tatham, Thomas Cypert, Larry Noel | |
| 15:38 | Stephen F. Austin | Dema Popowski makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:38 | Stephen F. Austin | Dema Popowski makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 15:23 | Sam Houston State | Travis Dodge misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-7 |
| 15:21 | Stephen F. Austin | Dema Popowski snags the defensive board | 6-7 |
| 15:15 | Stephen F. Austin | Ante Devanski can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 6-7 |
| 15:13 | Stephen F. Austin | Hal Hicks pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 14:59 | Stephen F. Austin | Hal Hicks can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 6-7 |
| 14:58 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Boyd Dewberry | 6-7 |
| 14:40 | Sam Houston State | Joe Briggs misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 6-7 |
| 14:39 | Stephen F. Austin | Hal Hicks snags the defensive board | 6-7 |
| 14:37 | Stephen F. Austin | Ralph Tamayo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-7 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Harvey Sloan (SG), Chris Johnson (C) Ralph Tamayo, Dema Popowski | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Stanley Gooding (PG), James Wall (SF), Thomas Cypert (PF) Joe Briggs, Sonny Hancock, Travis Dodge | |
| 14:19 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Cypert comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Chris Johnson - foul #1 on Chris Johnson, team foul #4 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | John Shapiro (PG), Steven Nelson (SF), Victor Rick (PF) Hal Hicks, Ante Devanski, David Morillo | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 14:19 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Cypert makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 14:19 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Cypert makes the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 14:01 | Stephen F. Austin | John Shapiro misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 6-9 |
| 14:00 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Cypert pulls down the rebound | 6-9 |
| 13:58 | Sam Houston State | Stanley Gooding is hacked by John Shapiro in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Shapiro, team foul #5 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Larry Noel (C) Boyd Dewberry | |
| 13:38 | Sam Houston State | Willie Byrd misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-9 |
| 13:37 | Stephen F. Austin | Victor Rick gets the rebound | 6-9 |
| 13:17 | Stephen F. Austin | Steven Nelson is hacked by James Wall - foul #1 on James Wall, team foul #6 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Dema Popowski (C) Chris Johnson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Joe Briggs (SG), Cory Stanton (SF), Travis Dodge (PF), Boyd Dewberry (C) Willie Byrd, James Wall, Thomas Cypert, Larry Noel | |
| 13:07 | Stephen F. Austin | Steven Nelson makes the jumper from close range | 8-9 |
| 12:52 | Sam Houston State | Joe Briggs makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-12 |
| 12:39 | Stephen F. Austin | Harvey Sloan can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-12 |
| 12:38 | Sam Houston State | Boyd Dewberry pulls down the rebound | 8-12 |
| 12:19 | Sam Houston State | Joe Briggs is open but misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Harvey Sloan - foul #2 on Harvey Sloan, team foul #6 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Hal Hicks (PG), Ralph Tamayo (SG), Ante Devanski (SF), David Morillo (PF) John Shapiro, Harvey Sloan, Steven Nelson, Victor Rick | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Sonny Hancock (SF) Cory Stanton | |
| 12:19 | Sam Houston State | Joe Briggs misses the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 12:19 | Sam Houston State | Joe Briggs makes the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 11:57 | Stephen F. Austin | Ralph Tamayo's pass is intercepted by Stanley Gooding | 8-13 |
| 11:54 | Sam Houston State | Sonny Hancock is called for traveling in the backcourt | 8-13 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Chris Johnson (C) Dema Popowski | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Willie Byrd (SG), James Wall (SF), Larry Noel (PF) Joe Briggs, Travis Dodge, Boyd Dewberry | |
| Lineup | Stephen F. Austin | PG - Hal Hicks (fresh) SG - Ralph Tamayo (fresh) SF - Ante Devanski (fresh) PF - David Morillo (fresh) C - Chris Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Stanley Gooding (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Willie Byrd (fairly fresh) SF - James Wall (fresh) PF - Larry Noel (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sonny Hancock (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Stephen F. Austin | David Morillo can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 8-13 |
| 11:38 | Stephen F. Austin | Hal Hicks gets the offensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 11:27 | Stephen F. Austin | Ralph Tamayo comes up short on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on James Wall - foul #2 on James Wall, team foul #7 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | John Shapiro (PG) Hal Hicks | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Thomas Cypert (PF) James Wall | |
| 11:27 | Stephen F. Austin | Ralph Tamayo makes the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 11:27 | Stephen F. Austin | Ralph Tamayo makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 11:25 | Sam Houston State | Ralph Tamayo is called for the reach on Stanley Gooding in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ralph Tamayo, team foul #7 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Cory Stanton (SF) Sonny Hancock | |
| 11:25 | Sam Houston State | Stanley Gooding misses the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 11:25 | Stephen F. Austin | David Morillo gets the rebound | 10-13 |
| 11:12 | Stephen F. Austin | Ante Devanski misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Cory Stanton - foul #1 on Cory Stanton, team foul #8 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Victor Rick (PF), Dema Popowski (C) David Morillo, Chris Johnson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Boyd Dewberry (C) Larry Noel | |
| 11:12 | Stephen F. Austin | Ante Devanski makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 11:12 | Stephen F. Austin | Ante Devanski makes the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 11:05 | Sam Houston State | Cory Stanton connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-16 |
| 10:52 | Stephen F. Austin | Ralph Tamayo is called for traveling | 12-16 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Steven Nelson (SF) Ante Devanski | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Sonny Hancock (SF) Cory Stanton | |
| 10:34 | Sam Houston State | Willie Byrd knocks in the floater from close range | 12-18 |
| 10:14 | Stephen F. Austin | Ralph Tamayo is fouled on the floor by Stanley Gooding - foul #1 on Stanley Gooding, team foul #9 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Joe Briggs (SG), Travis Dodge (PF) Willie Byrd, Boyd Dewberry | |
| 10:14 | Stephen F. Austin | Ralph Tamayo makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 10:14 | Stephen F. Austin | Ralph Tamayo makes the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 09:53 | Sam Houston State | Joe Briggs buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Stanley Gooding | 14-20 |
| 09:49 | Stephen F. Austin | Steven Nelson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-20 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Hal Hicks (SG), David Morillo (PF), Chris Johnson (C) Ralph Tamayo, Victor Rick, Dema Popowski | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Larry Noel (C) Thomas Cypert | |
| 09:30 | Sam Houston State | Joe Briggs drills a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Travis Dodge | 14-22 |
| 09:28 | Stephen F. Austin | Steven Nelson is fouled in the backcourt by Joe Briggs - foul #1 on Joe Briggs, team foul #10 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Cory Stanton (SF) Sonny Hancock | |
| 09:28 | Stephen F. Austin | Steven Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 09:28 | Stephen F. Austin | Steven Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 15-22 |
| 09:26 | Sam Houston State | John Shapiro steals it from Stanley Gooding in the backcourt | 15-22 |
| 09:24 | Stephen F. Austin | Steven Nelson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Shapiro | 17-22 |
| 09:06 | Sam Houston State | Joe Briggs can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 17-22 |
| 09:05 | Stephen F. Austin | David Morillo pulls down the rebound | 17-22 |
| 09:01 | Stephen F. Austin | John Shapiro's pass is intercepted by Joe Briggs in the backcourt | 17-22 |
| 08:46 | Sam Houston State | Cory Stanton misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-22 |
| 08:44 | Stephen F. Austin | The rebound goes to Chris Johnson | 17-22 |
| 08:21 | Stephen F. Austin | Steven Nelson buries a turnaround in the paint | 19-22 |
| 07:59 | Sam Houston State | Larry Noel is fouled on the floor by Chris Johnson - foul #2 on Chris Johnson, team foul #8 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Ralph Tamayo (SG), Ante Devanski (SF), Victor Rick (PF), Dema Popowski (C) Hal Hicks, Steven Nelson, David Morillo, Chris Johnson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Willie Byrd (SG), Sonny Hancock (SF), Thomas Cypert (C) Joe Briggs, Cory Stanton, Travis Dodge | |
| 07:59 | Sam Houston State | Larry Noel makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 07:59 | Sam Houston State | Larry Noel makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 07:45 | Stephen F. Austin | Ante Devanski connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 21-24 |
| Lineup | Stephen F. Austin | PG - John Shapiro (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Ralph Tamayo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ante Devanski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Victor Rick (fairly fresh) C - Dema Popowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Stanley Gooding (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Byrd (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Sonny Hancock (fairly fresh) PF - Larry Noel (tiring) 4 pts. C - Thomas Cypert (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:41 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Cypert is hacked by Ralph Tamayo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ralph Tamayo, team foul #9 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Hal Hicks (SG) Ralph Tamayo | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Boyd Dewberry (C) Larry Noel | |
| 07:41 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Cypert makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 07:41 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Cypert makes the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 07:26 | Stephen F. Austin | John Shapiro buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-26 |
| 07:17 | Sam Houston State | Willie Byrd can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 24-26 |
| 07:16 | Stephen F. Austin | Dema Popowski grabs the defensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 07:10 | Stephen F. Austin | Hal Hicks's pass is intercepted by Stanley Gooding in the backcourt | 24-26 |
| 07:09 | Sam Houston State | Sonny Hancock blows the layup | 24-26 |
| 07:08 | Stephen F. Austin | Ante Devanski pulls down the rebound | 24-26 |
| 06:49 | Stephen F. Austin | Victor Rick is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 24-26 |
| 06:48 | Stephen F. Austin | Victor Rick grabs the offensive board | 24-26 |
| 06:33 | Stephen F. Austin | John Shapiro can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 24-26 |
| 06:32 | Stephen F. Austin | Hal Hicks snags the offensive board | 24-26 |
| 06:20 | Stephen F. Austin | The jump hook by Dema Popowski is blocked by Sonny Hancock | 24-26 |
| 06:18 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Boyd Dewberry | 24-26 |
| 06:04 | Sam Houston State | Sonny Hancock hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the right wing | 24-26 |
| 06:02 | Stephen F. Austin | The rebound goes to Ante Devanski | 24-26 |
| 05:57 | Stephen F. Austin | John Shapiro is hacked by Stanley Gooding - foul #2 on Stanley Gooding, team foul #11 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Steven Nelson (SF) Hal Hicks | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Joe Briggs (SG) Stanley Gooding | |
| 05:57 | Stephen F. Austin | John Shapiro makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 05:57 | Stephen F. Austin | John Shapiro misses the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 05:57 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Cypert grabs the defensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 05:37 | Sam Houston State | Sonny Hancock comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Steven Nelson - foul #1 on Steven Nelson, team foul #10 | 25-26 |
| 05:37 | Sam Houston State | Sonny Hancock makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 05:37 | Sam Houston State | Sonny Hancock makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 05:17 | Stephen F. Austin | Ante Devanski is hacked by Thomas Cypert - foul #1 on Thomas Cypert, team foul #12 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | David Morillo (PF) Victor Rick | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Cory Stanton (SF), Travis Dodge (PF) Sonny Hancock, Thomas Cypert | |
| 05:17 | Stephen F. Austin | Ante Devanski makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 05:17 | Stephen F. Austin | Ante Devanski makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 04:56 | Sam Houston State | Boyd Dewberry misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-28 |
| 04:54 | Stephen F. Austin | Dema Popowski grabs the board | 27-28 |
| 04:35 | Stephen F. Austin | John Shapiro blows the wide open layup | 27-28 |
| 04:33 | Stephen F. Austin | Steven Nelson pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 04:33 | Stephen F. Austin | Stephen F. Austin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 27-28 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Victor Rick (PF) David Morillo | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Larry Noel (PF), Thomas Cypert (C) Travis Dodge, Boyd Dewberry | |
| 04:24 | Stephen F. Austin | Steven Nelson misses badly on the uncontested jump hook in the paint | 27-28 |
| 04:23 | Sam Houston State | Joe Briggs grabs the board | 27-28 |
| 04:06 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Cypert is fouled on the floor by John Shapiro - foul #2 on John Shapiro, team foul #11 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Hal Hicks (PG) John Shapiro | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Sonny Hancock (SF) Cory Stanton | |
| 04:06 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Cypert makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 04:06 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Cypert misses the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 04:06 | Stephen F. Austin | Dema Popowski grabs the board | 27-29 |
| 03:48 | Stephen F. Austin | Dema Popowski throws it down on a great pass from Hal Hicks | 29-29 |
| Lineup | Stephen F. Austin | PG - Hal Hicks (tired) 1 ast. SG - Ante Devanski (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Steven Nelson (tired) 11 pts. PF - Victor Rick (tiring) 2 reb. C - Dema Popowski (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Willie Byrd (very tired) 2 pts. SG - Joe Briggs (tired) 8 pts. SF - Sonny Hancock (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Cypert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Noel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:35 | Sam Houston State | Larry Noel clanks a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Dema Popowski - foul #1 on Dema Popowski, team foul #12 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | John Shapiro (PG), Harvey Sloan (SG), Ralph Tamayo (SF), James Victory (PF), Chris Johnson (C) Hal Hicks, Ante Devanski, Steven Nelson, Victor Rick, Dema Popowski | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Chester Tatham (PG), Gerald Bradley (SG), James Wall (SF) Willie Byrd, Joe Briggs, Sonny Hancock | |
| 03:35 | Sam Houston State | Larry Noel misses the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 03:35 | Sam Houston State | Larry Noel makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 03:32 | Stephen F. Austin | Ralph Tamayo is fouled in the backcourt by James Wall - foul #3 on James Wall, team foul #13 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Stanley Gooding (PG), Boyd Dewberry (C) James Wall, Larry Noel | |
| 03:32 | Stephen F. Austin | Ralph Tamayo makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 03:32 | Stephen F. Austin | Ralph Tamayo misses the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 03:32 | Sam Houston State | Gerald Bradley pulls down the rebound | 30-30 |
| 03:20 | Sam Houston State | Chester Tatham lays it in on a great pass from Gerald Bradley | 30-32 |
| 03:01 | Stephen F. Austin | James Victory lays it up and in on a great pass from Harvey Sloan and he's hacked by Thomas Cypert - foul #2 on Thomas Cypert, team foul #14 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Sonny Hancock (SF), Travis Dodge (PF) Stanley Gooding, Thomas Cypert | |
| 03:01 | Stephen F. Austin | James Victory misses the free throw | 32-32 |
| 03:01 | Sam Houston State | Sonny Hancock pulls down the rebound | 32-32 |
| 02:46 | Sam Houston State | Travis Dodge hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-32 |
| 02:45 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Chester Tatham | 32-32 |
| 02:35 | Sam Houston State | Chester Tatham hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Boyd Dewberry | 32-35 |
| 02:14 | Stephen F. Austin | Ralph Tamayo misses long on a jumper from the right block | 32-35 |
| 02:12 | Stephen F. Austin | James Victory grabs the offensive board | 32-35 |
| 01:58 | Stephen F. Austin | Harvey Sloan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-35 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Hal Hicks (PG), Steven Nelson (SF), David Morillo (PF), Dema Popowski (C) John Shapiro, Ralph Tamayo, James Victory, Chris Johnson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Stanley Gooding (PG), Cory Stanton (SF), Larry Noel (PF), Thomas Cypert (C) Chester Tatham, Sonny Hancock, Travis Dodge, Boyd Dewberry | |
| 01:35 | Sam Houston State | Stanley Gooding can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 32-35 |
| 01:34 | Stephen F. Austin | Dema Popowski grabs the board | 32-35 |
| 01:18 | Stephen F. Austin | Dema Popowski misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 01:17 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Larry Noel | 32-35 |
| 01:04 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Cypert misses badly on the uncontested floater from the baseline | 32-35 |
| 01:03 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Cypert pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 00:45 | Sam Houston State | Larry Noel loses the ball out of bounds | 32-35 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Ante Devanski (PG), Ralph Tamayo (SG), James Victory (PF), Victor Rick (C) Hal Hicks, Harvey Sloan, David Morillo, Dema Popowski | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Chester Tatham (SF), Travis Dodge (PF) Cory Stanton, Larry Noel | |
| 00:41 | Stephen F. Austin | Ante Devanski is fouled in the backcourt by Stanley Gooding - foul #3 on Stanley Gooding, team foul #15 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Sonny Hancock (SF), Boyd Dewberry (C) Stanley Gooding, Thomas Cypert | |
| 00:41 | Stephen F. Austin | Ante Devanski makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 00:41 | Stephen F. Austin | Ante Devanski makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 00:26 | Sam Houston State | Gerald Bradley is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right wing | 34-37 |
| 00:00 | Stephen F. Austin | Ralph Tamayo misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-37 |