| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Will Hill (fresh) SG - Daniel Asher (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Briggs (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Zellers (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Reily (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Tony McConnell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Sessoms (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carl Walters (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Troy Gross (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Lawrence (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Randall Briggs inbounds the ball | 38-44 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:49 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Asher misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-44 |
| 19:48 | Utah State | Troy Gross snags the defensive board | 38-44 |
| 19:45 | Utah State | Daniel Asher steps in front of the Tony McConnell pass in the backcourt | 38-44 |
| 19:42 | Sam Houston State | Will Hill lays it in on a great pass from Daniel Asher | 40-44 |
| 19:27 | Utah State | Carl Walters makes the wide open jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Walter Sessoms | 40-46 |
| 19:13 | Sam Houston State | Randall Briggs misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-46 |
| 19:11 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Zellers tips it back up and in | 42-46 |
| 19:09 | Utah State | William Lawrence is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Reily - foul #3 on Robert Reily, team foul #1 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Joshua Phillips (PG), Jonathan Peoples (SG), Brock Hildreth (SF), Clifford Cuadrado (PF), James Enciso (C) Will Hill, Daniel Asher, Randall Briggs, Christopher Zellers, Robert Reily | |
| Subs | Utah State | Patrick Guest (SF), Jeremy Weddle (PF) Carl Walters, Troy Gross | |
| 18:49 | Utah State | Tony McConnell buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-49 |
| 18:35 | Sam Houston State | The jump hook by James Enciso is blocked by William Lawrence | 42-49 |
| 18:34 | Utah State | William Lawrence grabs the board | 42-49 |
| 18:25 | Utah State | Patrick Guest is fouled on the floor by Brock Hildreth - foul #1 on Brock Hildreth, team foul #2 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Randall Gimbel (SG) James Enciso | |
| Subs | Utah State | Stanley Mitchell (PG), Carl Walters (SF), Gregory Hinojosa (PF), Alfred Valentine (C) Tony McConnell, Walter Sessoms, Jeremy Weddle, William Lawrence | |
| 18:15 | Utah State | Gregory Hinojosa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-49 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Daniel Asher (SG), Randall Briggs (SF), Christopher Zellers (PF) Joshua Phillips, Brock Hildreth, Clifford Cuadrado | |
| Subs | Utah State | Troy Gross (PF) Patrick Guest | |
| 17:57 | Sam Houston State | Randall Gimbel comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-49 |
| 17:56 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Troy Gross | 42-49 |
| 17:45 | Utah State | Alfred Valentine makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Stanley Mitchell | 42-51 |
| 17:42 | Sam Houston State | Randall Gimbel travels in the backcourt | 42-51 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Will Hill (PG), James Enciso (C) Daniel Asher, Jonathan Peoples | |
| Subs | Utah State | Walter Sessoms (SG), William Kriner (C) Gregory Hinojosa, Alfred Valentine | |
| 17:30 | Utah State | The jump hook by Troy Gross is blocked by Randall Briggs | 42-51 |
| 17:29 | Sam Houston State | James Enciso grabs the defensive rebound | 42-51 |
| 17:13 | Sam Houston State | James Enciso scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Randall Briggs | 44-51 |
| 16:51 | Utah State | Christopher Zellers blocks the short jumper by William Kriner | 44-51 |
| 16:50 | Utah State | Stanley Mitchell pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 16:30 | Utah State | Randall Briggs denies the turnaround by Carl Walters | 44-51 |
| 16:29 | Sam Houston State | James Enciso grabs the defensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 16:06 | Sam Houston State | Randall Gimbel misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by William Kriner - foul #1 on William Kriner, team foul #1 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Daniel Asher (SG), Brock Hildreth (SF), Jonathan Peoples (PF), Clifford Cuadrado (C) Will Hill, Randall Briggs, Christopher Zellers, James Enciso | |
| Subs | Utah State | Tony McConnell (PG), Patrick Guest (SG), Gregory Hinojosa (SF), Jeremy Weddle (PF), William Lawrence (C) Stanley Mitchell, Walter Sessoms, Carl Walters, Troy Gross, William Kriner | |
| 16:06 | Sam Houston State | Randall Gimbel makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 16:06 | Sam Houston State | Randall Gimbel misses the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 16:06 | Utah State | William Lawrence grabs the defensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 15:45 | Utah State | William Lawrence misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 45-51 |
| 15:43 | Sam Houston State | Brock Hildreth grabs the board | 45-51 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Randall Gimbel (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Asher (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brock Hildreth (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jonathan Peoples (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Clifford Cuadrado (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Tony McConnell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Guest (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Gregory Hinojosa (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Weddle (fresh) C - William Lawrence (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Sam Houston State | Patrick Guest picks off the pass by Randall Gimbel in the backcourt | 45-51 |
| 15:40 | Utah State | Tony McConnell blows the layup | 45-51 |
| 15:38 | Utah State | William Lawrence hits the follow up shot | 45-53 |
| 15:17 | Sam Houston State | Clifford Cuadrado comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by William Lawrence - foul #1 on William Lawrence, team foul #2 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Joshua Phillips (PG), Robert Reily (C) Randall Gimbel, Jonathan Peoples | |
| Subs | Utah State | Walter Sessoms (SG), Alfred Valentine (PF) Gregory Hinojosa, Jeremy Weddle | |
| 15:17 | Sam Houston State | Clifford Cuadrado makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 15:17 | Sam Houston State | Clifford Cuadrado misses the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 15:17 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Alfred Valentine | 46-53 |
| 15:06 | Utah State | Patrick Guest makes the wide open 3 from the right wing set up by Walter Sessoms | 46-56 |
| 14:41 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Asher clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-56 |
| 14:39 | Utah State | William Lawrence grabs the board | 46-56 |
| 14:33 | Utah State | Tony McConnell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-56 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Randall Briggs (SF), Jonathan Peoples (PF) Brock Hildreth, Clifford Cuadrado | |
| Subs | Utah State | Carl Walters (SF), Jeremy Weddle (PF) Walter Sessoms, Alfred Valentine | |
| 14:17 | Sam Houston State | Robert Reily misses badly on the uncontested shot from close range | 46-56 |
| 14:16 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Asher pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 14:03 | Sam Houston State | Robert Reily misses the easy layup | 46-56 |
| 14:01 | Utah State | The rebound goes to William Lawrence | 46-56 |
| 13:58 | Utah State | Joshua Phillips picks off the pass by Carl Walters in the backcourt | 46-56 |
| 13:56 | Sam Houston State | Joshua Phillips lays it up and in | 48-56 |
| 13:40 | Utah State | Patrick Guest hits a jumpshot from the left side | 48-58 |
| 13:21 | Sam Houston State | Randall Briggs misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-58 |
| 13:20 | Sam Houston State | Randall Briggs gets the offensive rebound | 48-58 |
| 13:04 | Sam Houston State | Joshua Phillips makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Jonathan Peoples and the foul's on Carl Walters - foul #2 on Carl Walters, team foul #3 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Christopher Zellers (PF) Daniel Asher | |
| Subs | Utah State | Stanley Mitchell (PG), Walter Sessoms (SG), Gregory Hinojosa (SF), Troy Gross (PF), William Kriner (C) Tony McConnell, Patrick Guest, Carl Walters, Jeremy Weddle, William Lawrence | |
| 13:04 | Sam Houston State | Joshua Phillips misses the free throw | 50-58 |
| 13:04 | Sam Houston State | Randall Briggs pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-58 |
| 12:49 | Sam Houston State | Randall Briggs is fouled on the floor by Stanley Mitchell - foul #1 on Stanley Mitchell, team foul #4 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Martin Huff (PG), Clifford Cuadrado (SF), James Enciso (C) Joshua Phillips, Randall Briggs, Robert Reily | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 12:43 | Sam Houston State | Jonathan Peoples connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Clifford Cuadrado | 53-58 |
| 12:17 | Utah State | William Kriner can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 53-58 |
| 12:15 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Zellers grabs the defensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 11:50 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Zellers misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Gregory Hinojosa - foul #2 on Gregory Hinojosa, team foul #5 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Will Hill (PG), Daniel Asher (SG), Brock Hildreth (SF), Robert Reily (C) Martin Huff, Jonathan Peoples, Clifford Cuadrado, James Enciso | |
| Subs | Utah State | Tony McConnell (PG), Carl Walters (SF), Alfred Valentine (C) Stanley Mitchell, Gregory Hinojosa, William Kriner | |
| 11:50 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Zellers misses the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 11:50 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Zellers makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Will Hill (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Asher (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brock Hildreth (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Zellers (tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Reily (tiring) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Tony McConnell (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Sessoms (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carl Walters (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Troy Gross (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Alfred Valentine (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Utah State | Troy Gross drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Walter Sessoms and he's fouled by Brock Hildreth - foul #2 on Brock Hildreth, team foul #3 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jonathan Peoples (PF) Christopher Zellers | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 11:27 | Utah State | Troy Gross makes the free throw | 54-61 |
| 11:13 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Asher is hacked by Walter Sessoms - foul #3 on Walter Sessoms, team foul #6 | 54-61 |
| 11:13 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-61 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Patrick Guest (SF), William Kriner (C) Carl Walters, Troy Gross | |
| 10:55 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Asher misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-61 |
| 10:54 | Utah State | Patrick Guest grabs the defensive rebound | 54-61 |
| 10:35 | Utah State | Tony McConnell clanks a jumper from the right wing | 54-61 |
| 10:33 | Sam Houston State | Robert Reily gets the rebound | 54-61 |
| 10:31 | Sam Houston State | Walter Sessoms is called for the reach on Will Hill in the backcourt - foul #4 on Walter Sessoms, team foul #7 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Clifford Cuadrado (PF), James Enciso (C) Jonathan Peoples, Robert Reily | |
| Subs | Utah State | Stanley Mitchell (PG), Gregory Hinojosa (SG), Carl Walters (SF), Jeremy Weddle (PF), William Lawrence (C) Tony McConnell, Walter Sessoms, Patrick Guest, Alfred Valentine, William Kriner | |
| 10:31 | Sam Houston State | Will Hill makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 10:31 | Sam Houston State | Will Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 10:13 | Utah State | Jeremy Weddle comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 56-61 |
| 10:11 | Utah State | William Lawrence grabs the offensive board | 56-61 |
| 09:59 | Utah State | Stanley Mitchell clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 56-61 |
| 09:57 | Sam Houston State | James Enciso grabs the defensive rebound | 56-61 |
| 09:43 | Sam Houston State | Clifford Cuadrado drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 58-61 |
| 09:21 | Utah State | William Lawrence's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-61 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Joshua Phillips (PG), Randall Gimbel (SG), Randall Briggs (SF), Jonathan Peoples (PF), Robert Reily (C) Will Hill, Daniel Asher, Brock Hildreth, Clifford Cuadrado, James Enciso | |
| Subs | Utah State | Tony McConnell (PG), Patrick Guest (SG), Troy Gross (PF) Stanley Mitchell, Carl Walters, Jeremy Weddle | |
| 09:05 | Sam Houston State | Randall Briggs knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Randall Gimbel | 61-61 |
| 09:02 | Utah State | Randall Briggs picks off the pass by Patrick Guest in the backcourt | 61-61 |
| 09:01 | Sam Houston State | Randall Briggs lays it in | 63-61 |
| 08:48 | Utah State | Gregory Hinojosa can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Reily - foul #4 on Robert Reily, team foul #4 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Enciso (C) Robert Reily | |
| Subs | Utah State | William Kriner (C) William Lawrence | |
| 08:48 | Utah State | Gregory Hinojosa makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 08:48 | Utah State | Gregory Hinojosa makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 08:22 | Sam Houston State | Randall Gimbel hits the finger roll set up by Randall Briggs | 65-63 |
| 08:04 | Utah State | Jonathan Peoples takes the ball from William Kriner | 65-63 |
| 07:48 | Sam Houston State | Randall Gimbel is alone and drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Joshua Phillips | 67-63 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Joshua Phillips (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randall Gimbel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Randall Briggs (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jonathan Peoples (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - James Enciso (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Tony McConnell (tired) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Hinojosa (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Patrick Guest (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Troy Gross (tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - William Kriner (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Utah State | Tony McConnell loses the dribble to Jonathan Peoples | 67-63 |
| 07:06 | Sam Houston State | James Enciso can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-63 |
| 07:05 | Utah State | Tony McConnell pulls down the rebound | 67-63 |
| 06:49 | Utah State | Joshua Phillips steals the ball from William Kriner | 67-63 |
| 06:34 | Sam Houston State | Randall Gimbel is fouled on the floor by Gregory Hinojosa - foul #3 on Gregory Hinojosa, team foul #8 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Martin Huff (PG), Brock Hildreth (SF), Clifford Cuadrado (PF), Robert Reily (C) Joshua Phillips, Randall Briggs, Jonathan Peoples, James Enciso | |
| Subs | Utah State | Stanley Mitchell (PG), Walter Sessoms (SG), Carl Walters (SF), Jeremy Weddle (PF), Alfred Valentine (C) Tony McConnell, Gregory Hinojosa, Patrick Guest, Troy Gross, William Kriner | |
| 06:34 | Sam Houston State | Randall Gimbel misses the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 06:34 | Utah State | Alfred Valentine grabs the defensive rebound | 67-63 |
| 06:18 | Utah State | Stanley Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Martin Huff - foul #2 on Martin Huff, team foul #5 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Christopher Zellers (PF) Randall Gimbel | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 06:04 | Utah State | Walter Sessoms hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 67-63 |
| 06:03 | Sam Houston State | Robert Reily gets the rebound | 67-63 |
| 05:59 | Sam Houston State | Walter Sessoms steals the ball from Robert Reily in the backcourt | 67-63 |
| 05:57 | Utah State | Walter Sessoms banks in the layup | 67-65 |
| 05:44 | Sam Houston State | Martin Huff hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Jeremy Weddle - foul #1 on Jeremy Weddle, team foul #9 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Daniel Asher (SG) Brock Hildreth | |
| Subs | Utah State | William Lawrence (C) Alfred Valentine | |
| 05:44 | Sam Houston State | Martin Huff makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 05:44 | Sam Houston State | Martin Huff makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 05:42 | Utah State | Daniel Asher steals it from Walter Sessoms in the backcourt | 69-65 |
| 05:41 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Asher blows the layup | 69-65 |
| 05:39 | Utah State | William Lawrence gets the rebound | 69-65 |
| 05:20 | Utah State | Christopher Zellers denies the turnaround by Jeremy Weddle | 69-65 |
| 05:18 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Zellers grabs the board | 69-65 |
| 05:12 | Sam Houston State | Robert Reily misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 69-65 |
| 05:10 | Utah State | Carl Walters snags the defensive board | 69-65 |
| 05:06 | Utah State | Jeremy Weddle is fouled in the backcourt by Martin Huff - foul #3 on Martin Huff, team foul #6 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Will Hill (PG), Randall Briggs (SF) Martin Huff, Christopher Zellers | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 04:56 | Utah State | Will Hill takes the ball from Walter Sessoms | 69-65 |
| 04:49 | Sam Houston State | Randall Briggs misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-65 |
| 04:47 | Utah State | The rebound goes to William Lawrence | 69-65 |
| 04:37 | Utah State | Stanley Mitchell is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Stanley Mitchell, team foul #10 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Christopher Zellers (PF) Clifford Cuadrado | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 04:34 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-65 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Brock Hildreth (SF) Randall Briggs | |
| Subs | Utah State | Alfred Valentine (PF) Jeremy Weddle | |
| 04:23 | Sam Houston State | Will Hill misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-65 |
| 04:21 | Utah State | The rebound goes to William Lawrence | 69-65 |
| 03:56 | Utah State | Stanley Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Daniel Asher - foul #1 on Daniel Asher, team foul #7 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Martin Huff (PG), Jonathan Peoples (SG), Clifford Cuadrado (PF) Will Hill, Daniel Asher, Christopher Zellers | |
| Subs | Utah State | Patrick Guest (SF), Jeremy Weddle (PF) Carl Walters, Alfred Valentine | |
| 03:56 | Utah State | Stanley Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 03:56 | Utah State | William Lawrence snags the offensive board | 69-65 |
| 03:50 | Utah State | Patrick Guest misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-65 |
| 03:48 | Sam Houston State | Robert Reily pulls down the rebound | 69-65 |
| 03:43 | Sam Houston State | Brock Hildreth can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-65 |
| 03:42 | Sam Houston State | Jonathan Peoples tips it back up and in | 71-65 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Martin Huff (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jonathan Peoples (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. SF - Brock Hildreth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clifford Cuadrado (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Reily (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Stanley Mitchell (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Sessoms (tired) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Patrick Guest (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jeremy Weddle (tiring) C - William Lawrence (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 13 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Utah State | Jeremy Weddle hits the finger roll and the foul's on Jonathan Peoples - foul #1 on Jonathan Peoples, team foul #8 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Joshua Phillips (PG), Randall Briggs (SF), James Enciso (C) Martin Huff, Brock Hildreth, Robert Reily | |
| Subs | Utah State | Tony McConnell (PG), William Kriner (C) Stanley Mitchell, William Lawrence | |
| 03:21 | Utah State | Jeremy Weddle makes the free throw | 71-68 |
| 02:52 | Sam Houston State | Jonathan Peoples misses badly on a shot in the lane | 71-68 |
| 02:50 | Sam Houston State | Jonathan Peoples grabs the offensive board | 71-68 |
| 02:41 | Sam Houston State | Clifford Cuadrado misses the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Jeremy Weddle - foul #2 on Jeremy Weddle, team foul #11 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Will Hill (PG), Daniel Asher (SG) Joshua Phillips, James Enciso | |
| Subs | Utah State | Carl Walters (SF), Troy Gross (PF) Patrick Guest, Jeremy Weddle | |
| 02:41 | Sam Houston State | Clifford Cuadrado makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 02:41 | Sam Houston State | Clifford Cuadrado makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 02:38 | Utah State | Carl Walters double dribbles in the backcourt | 73-68 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Christopher Zellers (PF) Clifford Cuadrado | |
| Subs | Utah State | William Lawrence (C) William Kriner | |
| 02:33 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Zellers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-68 |
| 02:28 | Utah State | Carl Walters is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Carl Walters, team foul #12 | 73-68 |
| 02:09 | Sam Houston State | Randall Briggs hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Will Hill | 75-68 |
| 02:09 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 75-68 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Randall Gimbel (SG), Brock Hildreth (SF), James Enciso (C) Daniel Asher, Randall Briggs, Christopher Zellers | |
| Subs | Utah State | Gregory Hinojosa (SF), Alfred Valentine (PF), William Kriner (C) Carl Walters, Troy Gross, William Lawrence | |
| 01:43 | Utah State | Will Hill steps in front of the Gregory Hinojosa pass | 75-68 |
| 01:40 | Sam Houston State | Will Hill is hacked by Tony McConnell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tony McConnell, team foul #13 | 75-68 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Daniel Asher (SG), Randall Briggs (SF), Christopher Zellers (PF), Robert Reily (C) Randall Gimbel, Brock Hildreth, Jonathan Peoples, James Enciso | |
| Subs | Utah State | Carl Walters (SF), Troy Gross (PF), William Lawrence (C) Gregory Hinojosa, Alfred Valentine, William Kriner | |
| 01:40 | Sam Houston State | Will Hill makes the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 01:40 | Sam Houston State | Will Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 01:21 | Utah State | Walter Sessoms is called for traveling | 77-68 |
| 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) | |
| 00:54 | Sam Houston State | Randall Briggs is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Will Hill | 79-68 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Utah State | Robert Reily is called for the reach on William Lawrence - foul #5 on Robert Reily, team foul #9 | 79-68 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Joshua Phillips (PG), Jonathan Peoples (SG), Brock Hildreth (SF), Clifford Cuadrado (PF), James Enciso (C) Will Hill, Daniel Asher, Randall Briggs, Christopher Zellers, Robert Reily | |
| Subs | Utah State | Stanley Mitchell (PG), Patrick Guest (SG), Gregory Hinojosa (SF), Jeremy Weddle (PF) Tony McConnell, Walter Sessoms, Carl Walters, Troy Gross | |
| 00:48 | Utah State | William Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:48 | Utah State | William Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 79-70 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Sam Houston State | Joshua Phillips is hacked by Stanley Mitchell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stanley Mitchell, team foul #14 | 79-70 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Daniel Asher (SG), Randall Briggs (SF), Christopher Zellers (PF) Jonathan Peoples, Brock Hildreth, Clifford Cuadrado | |
| Subs | Utah State | Tony McConnell (PG), Walter Sessoms (SG), Carl Walters (SF), Troy Gross (PF) Stanley Mitchell, Patrick Guest, Gregory Hinojosa, Jeremy Weddle | |
| 00:46 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 79-70 |
| 00:46 | Sam Houston State | Joshua Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:46 | Sam Houston State | Joshua Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 81-70 |
| 00:42 | Utah State | Carl Walters clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 81-70 |
| 00:41 | Utah State | William Lawrence pulls down the offensive rebound | 81-70 |
| 00:38 | Utah State | William Lawrence hits the finger roll | 81-72 |
| 00:36 | Sam Houston State | Tony McConnell is called for the reach on James Enciso in the backcourt - foul #4 on Tony McConnell, team foul #15 | 81-72 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Will Hill (PG) Joshua Phillips | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 00:36 | Sam Houston State | James Enciso misses the 1st free throw | 81-72 |
| 00:36 | Sam Houston State | James Enciso makes the 2nd free throw | 82-72 |
| 00:28 | Utah State | Troy Gross is hacked by Christopher Zellers - foul #3 on Christopher Zellers, team foul #10 | 82-72 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Joshua Phillips (PG), Jonathan Peoples (SG), Brock Hildreth (SF), Clifford Cuadrado (PF) Will Hill, Daniel Asher, Randall Briggs, Christopher Zellers | |
| Subs | Utah State | Stanley Mitchell (PG), Patrick Guest (SG), Gregory Hinojosa (SF), Jeremy Weddle (C) Tony McConnell, Walter Sessoms, Carl Walters, William Lawrence | |
| 00:28 | Utah State | Troy Gross makes the 1st free throw | 82-73 |
| 00:28 | Utah State | Troy Gross makes the 2nd free throw | 82-74 |
| 00:26 | Sam Houston State | Stanley Mitchell is called for the reach on Clifford Cuadrado in the backcourt - foul #4 on Stanley Mitchell, team foul #16 | 82-74 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Will Hill (PG), Daniel Asher (SG), Randall Briggs (SF) Joshua Phillips, Jonathan Peoples, Brock Hildreth | |
| Subs | Utah State | Tony McConnell (PG), Walter Sessoms (SG), Carl Walters (SF), William Lawrence (C) Stanley Mitchell, Patrick Guest, Gregory Hinojosa, Jeremy Weddle | |
| 00:26 | Utah State | Utah State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 82-74 |
| 00:26 | Sam Houston State | Clifford Cuadrado makes the 1st free throw | 83-74 |
| 00:26 | Sam Houston State | Clifford Cuadrado makes the 2nd free throw | 84-74 |
| 00:18 | Utah State | Walter Sessoms misses the 3 from the right wing | 84-74 |
| 00:17 | Sam Houston State | James Enciso gets the rebound | 84-74 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Will Hill runs out the clock | 84-74 |