| Lineup | Lamar | PG - David Lines (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Ambrose (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Schultz (fresh) PF - Nicholas Borrero (fresh) 2 blk. C - Gregory Mitchell (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Lawrence Williams (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Michael Richmond (fresh) SF - William Makris (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Oliva (fresh) 4 reb. C - Tracy Wyatt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Lamar | Christopher Schultz inbounds the ball | 34-20 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Lamar | David Lines is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 34-20 |
| Subs | Lamar | Joel McCort (PG), Donald Cote (SG), Quincy Scaife (PF) David Lines, Kevin Ambrose, Gregory Mitchell | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 19:50 | Sam Houston State | Michael Oliva comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 34-20 |
| 19:48 | Sam Houston State | Tracy Wyatt grabs the offensive board | 34-20 |
| 19:39 | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Williams knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Michael Richmond | 34-22 |
| 19:36 | Lamar | Joel McCort is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Williams - foul #1 on Lawrence Williams, team foul #1 | 34-22 |
| Subs | Lamar | David Lines (PG), Gregory Mitchell (C) Joel McCort, Quincy Scaife | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 19:14 | Lamar | Michael Oliva steals the ball from David Lines | 34-22 |
| 18:58 | Sam Houston State | Tracy Wyatt misses the easy layup | 34-22 |
| 18:57 | Lamar | Gregory Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 34-22 |
| 18:51 | Lamar | Gregory Mitchell scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from David Lines | 36-22 |
| 18:29 | Sam Houston State | Michael Oliva scores on a floater from the right side | 36-24 |
| 18:06 | Lamar | Gregory Mitchell misses the dunk attempt | 36-24 |
| 18:05 | Sam Houston State | Tracy Wyatt pulls down the rebound | 36-24 |
| 17:38 | Sam Houston State | William Makris buries a runner from close range | 36-26 |
| 17:09 | Lamar | David Lines buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Christopher Schultz | 39-26 |
| 17:01 | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Williams scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-29 |
| 16:41 | Lamar | Gregory Mitchell misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 39-29 |
| 16:39 | Sam Houston State | Michael Oliva snags the defensive board | 39-29 |
| 16:27 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Borrero steals the ball from Tracy Wyatt | 39-29 |
| 16:25 | Lamar | David Lines's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-29 |
| Subs | Lamar | Joel McCort (PG), Kevin Ambrose (SG), Michael Aldridge (SF), Quincy Scaife (PF) David Lines, Donald Cote, Christopher Schultz, Nicholas Borrero | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Daniel Young (PG), Ruben Kobylski (SG), Arthur Coursey (SF), James Turner (PF), Louis Baker (C) Lawrence Williams, Michael Richmond, William Makris, Michael Oliva, Tracy Wyatt | |
| 16:06 | Sam Houston State | Arthur Coursey is whistled for traveling | 39-29 |
| Subs | Lamar | Antonio Moreno (PF) Gregory Mitchell | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 15:41 | Lamar | Joel McCort makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Antonio Moreno | 42-29 |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Joel McCort (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Ambrose (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Aldridge (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Antonio Moreno (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Quincy Scaife (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Daniel Young (fresh) SG - Ruben Kobylski (fresh) SF - Arthur Coursey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Turner (fresh) 4 pts. C - Louis Baker (fresh) | |
| 15:20 | Sam Houston State | Arthur Coursey hits a jumper from the left block | 42-31 |
| 15:01 | Lamar | Michael Aldridge clanks a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Ruben Kobylski - foul #1 on Ruben Kobylski, team foul #2 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Lamar | David Lines (PG), Gregory Mitchell (C) Joel McCort, Quincy Scaife | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Reuben Galeano (PG), Greg Karnes (SF) Ruben Kobylski, Arthur Coursey | |
| 15:01 | Lamar | Michael Aldridge makes the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 15:01 | Lamar | Michael Aldridge makes the 2nd free throw | 44-31 |
| 14:49 | Sam Houston State | Greg Karnes buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-34 |
| 14:29 | Lamar | Louis Baker is called for the reach on Kevin Ambrose - foul #2 on Louis Baker, team foul #3 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Lamar | Joel McCort (PG) David Lines | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Richmond (SG), Michael Oliva (PF), Tracy Wyatt (C) Daniel Young, James Turner, Louis Baker | |
| 14:17 | Lamar | Joel McCort clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-34 |
| 14:16 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Greg Karnes | 44-34 |
| 14:02 | Sam Houston State | Greg Karnes is called for 5 seconds | 44-34 |
| Subs | Lamar | David Lines (PG), Joseph Crawford (SG) Joel McCort, Kevin Ambrose | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Williams (PG) Reuben Galeano | |
| 13:47 | Lamar | Gregory Mitchell knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by David Lines | 46-34 |
| 13:24 | Sam Houston State | Greg Karnes misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 46-34 |
| 13:23 | Lamar | Gregory Mitchell grabs the board | 46-34 |
| 13:19 | Lamar | David Lines misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-34 |
| 13:18 | Sam Houston State | Michael Oliva gets the rebound | 46-34 |
| 13:13 | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Williams misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-34 |
| 13:11 | Lamar | Gregory Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 46-34 |
| 13:08 | Lamar | Gregory Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-34 |
| Subs | Lamar | Kevin Ambrose (SG), Quincy Scaife (C) Joseph Crawford, Gregory Mitchell | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Daniel Young (SG), Ruben Kobylski (SF), Arthur Coursey (C) Michael Richmond, Greg Karnes, Tracy Wyatt | |
| 12:56 | Sam Houston State | Ruben Kobylski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-34 |
| 12:54 | Lamar | Michael Aldridge grabs the board | 46-34 |
| 12:27 | Lamar | Michael Aldridge makes the wide open turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Kevin Ambrose and he's fouled by Ruben Kobylski - foul #2 on Ruben Kobylski, team foul #4 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Lamar | Joel McCort (PG), Donald Cote (SG), Nicholas Borrero (C) David Lines, Kevin Ambrose, Quincy Scaife | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Turner (PF), Louis Baker (C) Lawrence Williams, Michael Oliva | |
| 12:27 | Lamar | Michael Aldridge misses the free throw | 48-34 |
| 12:27 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Arthur Coursey | 48-34 |
| 12:03 | Sam Houston State | Joel McCort steps in front of the Ruben Kobylski pass | 48-34 |
| 11:59 | Lamar | Joel McCort misses the lay-in | 48-34 |
| 11:58 | Lamar | Michael Aldridge grabs the offensive rebound | 48-34 |
| 11:37 | Lamar | Joel McCort misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-34 |
| 11:36 | Lamar | Michael Aldridge gets the offensive rebound | 48-34 |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Joel McCort (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. SG - Donald Cote (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Aldridge (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Antonio Moreno (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Nicholas Borrero (fresh) 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Daniel Young (fresh) SG - Ruben Kobylski (fairly fresh) SF - Arthur Coursey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Turner (fresh) 4 pts. C - Louis Baker (fresh) | |
| 11:19 | Lamar | Nicholas Borrero's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-34 |
| Subs | Lamar | David Lines (PG), Kevin Ambrose (SG), Christopher Schultz (SF), Gregory Mitchell (C) Joel McCort, Donald Cote, Michael Aldridge, Nicholas Borrero | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Williams (PG), William Makris (SG), Greg Karnes (SF), Tracy Wyatt (C) Daniel Young, Ruben Kobylski, Arthur Coursey, James Turner | |
| 11:01 | Sam Houston State | Louis Baker misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-34 |
| 10:59 | Lamar | The rebound goes to David Lines | 48-34 |
| 10:55 | Lamar | Christopher Schultz is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Williams - foul #2 on Lawrence Williams, team foul #5 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Oliva (PF) Louis Baker | |
| 10:37 | Lamar | David Lines clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Makris - foul #2 on William Makris, team foul #6 | 48-34 |
| 10:37 | Lamar | David Lines makes the 1st free throw | 49-34 |
| 10:37 | Lamar | David Lines makes the 2nd free throw | 50-34 |
| 10:27 | Sam Houston State | Gregory Mitchell blocks the jumper by Tracy Wyatt | 50-34 |
| 10:25 | Lamar | Antonio Moreno gets the rebound | 50-34 |
| 10:19 | Lamar | Kevin Ambrose misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-34 |
| 10:17 | Sam Houston State | Greg Karnes snags the defensive board | 50-34 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 10:03 | Sam Houston State | Greg Karnes clanks a 3 from the right corner | 50-34 |
| 10:02 | Sam Houston State | William Makris tips it in | 50-36 |
| 09:40 | Lamar | Gregory Mitchell knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 52-36 |
| 09:32 | Sam Houston State | Antonio Moreno swats the short shot by Tracy Wyatt | 52-36 |
| 09:31 | Lamar | Gregory Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 52-36 |
| 09:08 | Lamar | Gregory Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-36 |
| 09:07 | Sam Houston State | Tracy Wyatt gets the rebound | 52-36 |
| 08:51 | Sam Houston State | Michael Oliva misses short on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by David Lines - foul #1 on David Lines, team foul #1 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Lamar | Joel McCort (PG), Donald Cote (SG), Michael Aldridge (SF), Nicholas Borrero (C) David Lines, Kevin Ambrose, Christopher Schultz, Gregory Mitchell | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Daniel Young (PG), Michael Richmond (SG), Arthur Coursey (SF), James Turner (C) Lawrence Williams, William Makris, Greg Karnes, Tracy Wyatt | |
| 08:51 | Sam Houston State | Michael Oliva misses the 1st free throw | 52-36 |
| 08:51 | Sam Houston State | Michael Oliva makes the 2nd free throw | 52-37 |
| 08:23 | Lamar | Michael Aldridge is fouled on the floor by Arthur Coursey - foul #3 on Arthur Coursey, team foul #7 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Lamar | David Lines (PG), Gregory Mitchell (C) Joel McCort, Nicholas Borrero | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Louis Baker (C) Michael Oliva | |
| 08:23 | Lamar | Michael Aldridge makes the 1st free throw | 53-37 |
| 08:23 | Lamar | Michael Aldridge makes the 2nd free throw | 54-37 |
| 08:12 | Sam Houston State | The jump hook by Arthur Coursey is blocked by Gregory Mitchell | 54-37 |
| 08:11 | Lamar | Antonio Moreno grabs the defensive rebound | 54-37 |
| 07:43 | Lamar | Louis Baker swats the short shot by Donald Cote | 54-37 |
| 07:42 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Young gets the rebound | 54-37 |
| 07:26 | Sam Houston State | Arthur Coursey lays it up and in | 54-39 |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - David Lines (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Cote (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Aldridge (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Antonio Moreno (tired) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Gregory Mitchell (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Daniel Young (fresh) SG - Michael Richmond (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Arthur Coursey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Turner (fresh) 4 pts. C - Louis Baker (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | Lamar | Donald Cote's pass is intercepted by Arthur Coursey in the backcourt | 54-39 |
| 07:11 | Sam Houston State | James Turner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-39 |
| Subs | Lamar | Joel McCort (PG), Joseph Crawford (SG), Nicholas Borrero (C) David Lines, Donald Cote, Gregory Mitchell | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ruben Kobylski (SG), Greg Karnes (SF) Michael Richmond, Arthur Coursey | |
| 07:08 | Lamar | Daniel Young steps in front of the Michael Aldridge pass in the backcourt | 54-39 |
| 06:58 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Young misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-39 |
| 06:57 | Lamar | Nicholas Borrero pulls down the rebound | 54-39 |
| 06:34 | Lamar | Joel McCort is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-39 |
| 06:23 | Sam Houston State | Greg Karnes clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 57-39 |
| 06:22 | Lamar | Antonio Moreno grabs the defensive rebound | 57-39 |
| 06:08 | Lamar | Joel McCort makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-39 |
| 05:53 | Sam Houston State | Greg Karnes misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-39 |
| 05:52 | Sam Houston State | Ruben Kobylski gets the offensive rebound | 60-39 |
| 05:33 | Sam Houston State | Greg Karnes's layup is rejected by Nicholas Borrero | 60-39 |
| 05:31 | Lamar | The rebound goes to Michael Aldridge | 60-39 |
| 05:17 | Lamar | Louis Baker is called for the reach on Joel McCort - foul #3 on Louis Baker, team foul #8 | 60-39 |
| Subs | Lamar | Donald Cote (SG), Bernardo Espinoza (PF), Quincy Scaife (C) Joseph Crawford, Antonio Moreno, Nicholas Borrero | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Reuben Galeano (PG), William Makris (SF), Arthur Coursey (PF) Ruben Kobylski, Greg Karnes, Louis Baker | |
| 05:17 | Lamar | Joel McCort misses the 1st free throw | 60-39 |
| 05:17 | Sam Houston State | James Turner gets the rebound | 60-39 |
| 05:08 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Young is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Daniel Young, team foul #9 | 60-39 |
| 04:45 | Lamar | Joel McCort hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Aldridge | 63-39 |
| 04:35 | Sam Houston State | William Makris misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 63-39 |
| 04:33 | Lamar | Michael Aldridge snags the defensive board | 63-39 |
| 04:29 | Lamar | Joel McCort misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-39 |
| 04:28 | Sam Houston State | James Turner snags the defensive board | 63-39 |
| 04:14 | Sam Houston State | William Makris can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Joel McCort - foul #1 on Joel McCort, team foul #2 | 63-39 |
| Subs | Lamar | Joseph Crawford (PG), Nicholas Borrero (C) Joel McCort, Quincy Scaife | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 04:14 | Sam Houston State | William Makris makes the 1st free throw | 63-40 |
| 04:14 | Sam Houston State | William Makris misses the 2nd free throw | 63-40 |
| 04:14 | Lamar | The rebound goes to Bernardo Espinoza | 63-40 |
| 03:48 | Lamar | Joseph Crawford hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right side | 63-40 |
| 03:47 | Lamar | Donald Cote tips it back up and in | 65-40 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:26 | Sam Houston State | Reuben Galeano is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Borrero - foul #2 on Nicholas Borrero, team foul #3 | 65-40 |
| Subs | Lamar | Joel McCort (PG), Quincy Scaife (PF) Joseph Crawford, Michael Aldridge | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ruben Kobylski (SG) Reuben Galeano | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Joel McCort (fresh) 12 pts. 3 stl. SG - Donald Cote (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernardo Espinoza (fairly fresh) PF - Quincy Scaife (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas Borrero (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Daniel Young (tiring) SG - Ruben Kobylski (fresh) SF - William Makris (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Arthur Coursey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Turner (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Sam Houston State | William Makris connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Young | 65-42 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:59 | Lamar | Bernardo Espinoza makes the shot from the right wing | 67-42 |
| 02:42 | Sam Houston State | William Makris misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 67-42 |
| 02:40 | Lamar | Bernardo Espinoza grabs the defensive rebound | 67-42 |
| 02:20 | Lamar | Donald Cote knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-42 |
| 01:57 | Sam Houston State | Ruben Kobylski misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-42 |
| 01:55 | Sam Houston State | William Makris tips it home | 70-44 |
| 01:39 | Lamar | Arthur Coursey swats the short shot by Quincy Scaife | 70-44 |
| 01:38 | Sam Houston State | Arthur Coursey snags the defensive board | 70-44 |
| 01:21 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Young comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-44 |
| 01:19 | Lamar | Quincy Scaife pulls down the rebound | 70-44 |
| 00:50 | Lamar | Quincy Scaife knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Joel McCort | 72-44 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Sam Houston State | William Makris hits a jump hook from the right block and he's fouled by Bernardo Espinoza - foul #1 on Bernardo Espinoza, team foul #4 | 72-46 |
| Subs | Lamar | Michael Aldridge (SF) Bernardo Espinoza | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 00:45 | Sam Houston State | William Makris makes the free throw | 72-47 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Lamar | Joel McCort is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Young - foul #2 on Daniel Young, team foul #10 | 72-47 |
| 00:43 | Lamar | Joel McCort makes the 1st free throw | 73-47 |
| 00:43 | Lamar | Joel McCort makes the 2nd free throw | 74-47 |
| 00:38 | Sam Houston State | William Makris misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 74-47 |
| 00:37 | Sam Houston State | Ruben Kobylski can't tip it in | 74-47 |
| 00:36 | Sam Houston State | James Turner gets the offensive rebound | 74-47 |
| 00:32 | Sam Houston State | Arthur Coursey clanks a floater from the left wing | 74-47 |
| 00:31 | Lamar | Quincy Scaife snags the defensive board | 74-47 |
| 00:10 | Lamar | Joel McCort hits a floater from the left wing set up by Nicholas Borrero | 76-47 |
| 00:04 | Sam Houston State | Ruben Kobylski hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Young | 76-50 |
| 00:00 | Lamar | Joel McCort runs out the clock | 76-50 |