| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Reginald Tilley (fresh) SG - Hugh Greene (fresh) SF - Thomas Cheatwood (fresh) PF - Matthew Whitted (fresh) C - William Mitchell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Dima Kalinowski (fresh) SG - Thomas Magno (fresh) SF - Gary Clinton (fresh) PF - Stephen Simpson (fresh) C - Jared Lawrence (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | William Mitchell 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) | |
| 19:44 | Sam Houston State | William Mitchell is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Northwestern State | Jared Lawrence misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Whitted gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Sam Houston State | Reginald Tilley misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Cheatwood tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Northwestern State | Thomas Magno is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Thomas Magno, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:40 | Sam Houston State | Reginald Tilley loses the dribble to Thomas Magno | 2-0 |
| 18:31 | Northwestern State | Jared Lawrence is hacked by William Mitchell - foul #1 on William Mitchell, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:26 | Northwestern State | Thomas Magno clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 2-0 |
| 18:24 | Sam Houston State | Hugh Greene pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:05 | Sam Houston State | William Mitchell's pass is intercepted by Jared Lawrence | 2-0 |
| 17:36 | Northwestern State | William Mitchell knocks away the 3 by Gary Clinton | 2-0 |
| 17:34 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Reginald Tilley | 2-0 |
| 17:29 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Cheatwood comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 17:27 | Sam Houston State | Hugh Greene tips it but misses | 2-0 |
| 17:26 | Northwestern State | Stephen Simpson snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 17:22 | Northwestern State | Dima Kalinowski clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by William Mitchell - foul #2 on William Mitchell, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Denny Pulido (PG), Barry Stevens (SG), William Lenberg (SF), Jaromierz Mokriski (PF), Forrest Moore (C) Reginald Tilley, Hugh Greene, Thomas Cheatwood, Matthew Whitted, William Mitchell | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Steven Weber (SG), Roger Roland (SF), Chad Conway (PF), Erin Campbell (C) Thomas Magno, Gary Clinton, Stephen Simpson, Jared Lawrence | |
| 17:22 | Northwestern State | Dima Kalinowski misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 17:22 | Northwestern State | Dima Kalinowski makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 17:19 | Sam Houston State | Barry Stevens is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Weber - foul #1 on Steven Weber, team foul #2 | 2-1 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | James Brown (SG) Dima Kalinowski | |
| 17:14 | Sam Houston State | Barry Stevens loses the dribble to Erin Campbell | 2-1 |
| 17:10 | Northwestern State | Steven Weber is fouled in the backcourt by Barry Stevens - foul #1 on Barry Stevens, team foul #3 | 2-1 |
| 16:51 | Northwestern State | James Brown connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-4 |
| 16:49 | Sam Houston State | Denny Pulido's pass is intercepted by Chad Conway in the backcourt | 2-4 |
| 16:30 | Northwestern State | Roger Roland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-4 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Anderson (PG), William McGrant (SF), Matthew Whitted (PF) Barry Stevens, Jaromierz Mokriski, Forrest Moore | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Donald Casey (PG) James Brown | |
| 16:20 | Sam Houston State | William Lenberg can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left block but the foul's on Erin Campbell - foul #1 on Erin Campbell, team foul #3 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Hugh Greene (SG) Denny Pulido | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Thomas Magno (SG), Jared Lawrence (C) Steven Weber, Chad Conway | |
| 16:20 | Sam Houston State | William Lenberg makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 16:20 | Sam Houston State | William Lenberg misses the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 16:20 | Northwestern State | Jared Lawrence snags the defensive board | 3-4 |
| 15:58 | Northwestern State | Roger Roland can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 15:57 | Northwestern State | Jared Lawrence tips it back up and in | 3-6 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) SG - Hugh Greene (fairly fresh) SF - William McGrant (fresh) PF - Matthew Whitted (tiring) C - William Lenberg (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Donald Casey (fresh) SG - Thomas Magno (fairly fresh) SF - Roger Roland (fairly fresh) PF - Erin Campbell (fairly fresh) C - Jared Lawrence (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Sam Houston State | William Lenberg is hacked by Donald Casey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Casey, team foul #4 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gary Clinton (SF), William Legrand (PF) Roger Roland, Erin Campbell | |
| 15:46 | Sam Houston State | Hugh Greene can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 3-6 |
| 15:45 | Northwestern State | Thomas Magno grabs the board | 3-6 |
| 15:27 | Northwestern State | Jared Lawrence drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-9 |
| 15:14 | Sam Houston State | Robert Anderson is hacked by Donald Casey - foul #2 on Donald Casey, team foul #5 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Denny Pulido (PG), Barry Stevens (SG), Thomas Cheatwood (SF), Jaromierz Mokriski (PF), Forrest Moore (C) Robert Anderson, Hugh Greene, William McGrant, Matthew Whitted, William Lenberg | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dima Kalinowski (PG), Steven Weber (SG), James Brown (SF) Donald Casey, Thomas Magno, Gary Clinton | |
| 15:04 | Sam Houston State | Denny Pulido hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 3-9 |
| 15:03 | Northwestern State | Jared Lawrence snags the defensive board | 3-9 |
| 15:01 | Northwestern State | Dima Kalinowski is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dima Kalinowski, team foul #6 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Chad Conway (PF), Roger Roland (C) William Legrand, Jared Lawrence | |
| 14:45 | Sam Houston State | Barry Stevens comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 3-9 |
| 14:44 | Sam Houston State | Forrest Moore grabs the offensive rebound | 3-9 |
| 14:28 | Sam Houston State | Denny Pulido buries a turnaround from the baseline | 5-9 |
| 14:21 | Northwestern State | Dima Kalinowski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-9 |
| 14:20 | Sam Houston State | Forrest Moore grabs the board | 5-9 |
| 14:02 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Cheatwood comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-9 |
| 14:01 | Sam Houston State | Jaromierz Mokriski pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 13:46 | Sam Houston State | Denny Pulido is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Barry Stevens | 8-9 |
| 13:31 | Northwestern State | Roger Roland misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 8-9 |
| 13:29 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Cheatwood grabs the board | 8-9 |
| 13:26 | Sam Houston State | Barry Stevens is called for traveling in the backcourt | 8-9 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Reginald Tilley (PG), Hugh Greene (SG), Matthew Whitted (PF), William Lenberg (C) Denny Pulido, Barry Stevens, Jaromierz Mokriski, Forrest Moore | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Thomas Magno (SG), Gary Clinton (SF), Stephen Simpson (PF), Erin Campbell (C) Steven Weber, James Brown, Chad Conway, Roger Roland | |
| 13:10 | Northwestern State | Erin Campbell misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 8-9 |
| 13:09 | Northwestern State | Erin Campbell tips it but misses | 8-9 |
| 13:07 | Northwestern State | Dima Kalinowski tips it in | 8-11 |
| 12:55 | Sam Houston State | William Lenberg travels with the ball | 8-11 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William McGrant (SF) Thomas Cheatwood | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jared Lawrence (C) Stephen Simpson | |
| 12:35 | Northwestern State | Thomas Magno misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-11 |
| 12:34 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Matthew Whitted | 8-11 |
| 12:22 | Sam Houston State | Hugh Greene makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Reginald Tilley | 11-11 |
| 12:03 | Northwestern State | Gary Clinton drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-14 |
| 11:52 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Whitted is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-14 |
| 11:50 | Northwestern State | Thomas Magno snags the defensive board | 11-14 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Reginald Tilley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Hugh Greene (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - William McGrant (fairly fresh) PF - Matthew Whitted (tired) 2 reb. C - William Lenberg (tired) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Dima Kalinowski (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Magno (fairly fresh) SF - Gary Clinton (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Erin Campbell (fairly fresh) C - Jared Lawrence (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Northwestern State | Thomas Magno's pass is intercepted by Reginald Tilley in the backcourt | 11-14 |
| 11:41 | Sam Houston State | Hugh Greene lays it up and in on a great pass from Reginald Tilley | 13-14 |
| 11:23 | Northwestern State | Erin Campbell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-14 |
| 11:21 | Sam Houston State | William McGrant grabs the defensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 11:12 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Whitted misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-14 |
| 11:11 | Northwestern State | Gary Clinton gets the rebound | 13-14 |
| 11:08 | Northwestern State | Gary Clinton is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 13-14 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Anderson (PG), Denny Pulido (SG), Thomas Cheatwood (SF), Jaromierz Mokriski (PF), Forrest Moore (C) Reginald Tilley, Hugh Greene, William McGrant, Matthew Whitted, William Lenberg | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Steven Weber (PG), Roger Roland (SF), Stephen Simpson (PF) Dima Kalinowski, Gary Clinton, Erin Campbell | |
| 10:45 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Cheatwood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-14 |
| 10:25 | Northwestern State | Thomas Magno makes the wide open 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Weber | 13-17 |
| 10:09 | Sam Houston State | Denny Pulido misses the floater from the right side | 13-17 |
| 10:08 | Sam Houston State | Jaromierz Mokriski grabs the offensive board | 13-17 |
| 09:48 | Sam Houston State | Denny Pulido is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 13-17 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Reginald Tilley (PG), Barry Stevens (SG) Robert Anderson, Denny Pulido | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dima Kalinowski (PG), Gary Clinton (SF), Chad Conway (PF) Thomas Magno, Stephen Simpson, Jared Lawrence | |
| 09:28 | Northwestern State | Steven Weber misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-17 |
| 09:27 | Sam Houston State | Forrest Moore grabs the board | 13-17 |
| 09:23 | Sam Houston State | Barry Stevens is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Clinton - foul #1 on Gary Clinton, team foul #7 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Hugh Greene (SG), Matthew Whitted (PF) Reginald Tilley, Thomas Cheatwood | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 09:23 | Sam Houston State | Barry Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 09:23 | Sam Houston State | Barry Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 09:04 | Northwestern State | Dima Kalinowski buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Steven Weber | 15-20 |
| 08:47 | Sam Houston State | Hugh Greene hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Barry Stevens | 17-20 |
| 08:33 | Northwestern State | Roger Roland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-20 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Reginald Tilley (PG), William McGrant (SF), William Lenberg (C) Barry Stevens, Jaromierz Mokriski, Forrest Moore | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Thomas Magno (SG), James Brown (SF), William Legrand (PF), Erin Campbell (C) Dima Kalinowski, Gary Clinton, Chad Conway, Roger Roland | |
| 08:26 | Sam Houston State | Reginald Tilley is fouled on the floor by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #8 | 17-20 |
| 08:26 | Sam Houston State | Reginald Tilley makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 08:26 | Sam Houston State | Reginald Tilley makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 08:24 | Northwestern State | Thomas Magno is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 19-20 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Denny Pulido (SG) Hugh Greene | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 08:18 | Sam Houston State | Reginald Tilley is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Reginald Tilley, team foul #4 | 19-20 |
| 07:56 | Northwestern State | Steven Weber connects on the floater from the right side | 19-22 |
| 07:43 | Sam Houston State | William Lenberg hits a floater from the left wing set up by Reginald Tilley | 21-22 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Reginald Tilley (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Denny Pulido (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - William McGrant (fairly fresh) PF - Matthew Whitted (very tired) 2 reb. C - William Lenberg (tired) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Steven Weber (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Magno (tiring) 3 pts. SF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Legrand (fresh) C - Erin Campbell (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:26 | Northwestern State | Thomas Magno loses the ball out of bounds | 21-22 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Anderson (PG), Hugh Greene (SG), Thomas Cheatwood (SF), Jaromierz Mokriski (PF), Forrest Moore (C) Reginald Tilley, Denny Pulido, William McGrant, Matthew Whitted, William Lenberg | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dima Kalinowski (PG), Stephen Simpson (PF), Jared Lawrence (C) Steven Weber, James Brown, William Legrand | |
| 07:02 | Sam Houston State | Forrest Moore misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 21-22 |
| 07:00 | Northwestern State | Stephen Simpson grabs the board | 21-22 |
| 07:00 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 21-22 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Denny Pulido (PG), Barry Stevens (SG) Robert Anderson, Hugh Greene | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Chad Conway (PF), Roger Roland (C) Stephen Simpson, Jared Lawrence | |
| 06:47 | Northwestern State | Erin Campbell connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Dima Kalinowski | 21-25 |
| 06:45 | Sam Houston State | Roger Roland picks off the pass by Barry Stevens in the backcourt | 21-25 |
| 06:33 | Northwestern State | Forrest Moore blocks the short jumper by Erin Campbell | 21-25 |
| 06:31 | Sam Houston State | Jaromierz Mokriski grabs the board | 21-25 |
| 06:18 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Cheatwood misses long on a runner from close range | 21-25 |
| 06:17 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Forrest Moore | 21-25 |
| 06:02 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Cheatwood misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 21-25 |
| 06:01 | Northwestern State | Chad Conway snags the defensive board | 21-25 |
| 05:53 | Northwestern State | Dima Kalinowski misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 21-25 |
| 05:52 | Northwestern State | Thomas Magno gets the offensive rebound | 21-25 |
| 05:37 | Northwestern State | Chad Conway throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-25 |
| 05:37 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 21-25 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Reginald Tilley (PG), Hugh Greene (SG), William McGrant (SF), Matthew Whitted (PF), William Lenberg (C) Denny Pulido, Barry Stevens, Thomas Cheatwood, Jaromierz Mokriski, Forrest Moore | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Steven Weber (PG), James Brown (SG), Gary Clinton (SF), Stephen Simpson (PF), Jared Lawrence (C) Dima Kalinowski, Thomas Magno, Erin Campbell, Chad Conway, Roger Roland | |
| 05:12 | Sam Houston State | William McGrant comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-25 |
| 05:10 | Sam Houston State | Reginald Tilley grabs the offensive rebound | 21-25 |
| 04:50 | Sam Houston State | Gary Clinton is called for the reach on William McGrant - foul #2 on Gary Clinton, team foul #9 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Thomas Magno (SG), Roger Roland (SF), William Legrand (PF) James Brown, Gary Clinton, Stephen Simpson | |
| 04:50 | Sam Houston State | William McGrant makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 04:50 | Sam Houston State | William McGrant misses the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 04:50 | Northwestern State | Jared Lawrence snags the defensive board | 22-25 |
| 04:37 | Northwestern State | William Legrand knocks in the floater from the right block and he's hacked by Matthew Whitted - foul #1 on Matthew Whitted, team foul #5 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Denny Pulido (PG), Jaromierz Mokriski (PF) Reginald Tilley, Matthew Whitted | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 04:37 | Northwestern State | William Legrand makes the free throw | 22-28 |
| 04:35 | Sam Houston State | Denny Pulido is hacked by Steven Weber in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Weber, team foul #10 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dima Kalinowski (PG) Steven Weber | |
| 04:35 | Sam Houston State | Denny Pulido makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 04:35 | Sam Houston State | Denny Pulido makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 04:19 | Northwestern State | Thomas Magno makes the floater from the left block on a great pass from Dima Kalinowski | 24-30 |
| 04:17 | Sam Houston State | Denny Pulido is hacked by Dima Kalinowski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dima Kalinowski, team foul #11 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Barry Stevens (SG) Hugh Greene | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Erin Campbell (SF) Dima Kalinowski | |
| 04:17 | Sam Houston State | Denny Pulido makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 04:17 | Sam Houston State | Denny Pulido makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 04:07 | Northwestern State | William Legrand misses long on an open floater from the baseline | 26-30 |
| 04:06 | Northwestern State | Jared Lawrence tips it but misses | 26-30 |
| 04:05 | Northwestern State | Jared Lawrence grabs the offensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 03:51 | Northwestern State | Roger Roland misses the 3 from the right wing | 26-30 |
| 03:49 | Northwestern State | Erin Campbell grabs the offensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 03:34 | Northwestern State | Erin Campbell misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-30 |
| 03:33 | Northwestern State | Roger Roland hits the follow up shot | 26-32 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Denny Pulido (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Barry Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William McGrant (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Jaromierz Mokriski (tired) 3 reb. C - William Lenberg (very tired) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Roger Roland (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Magno (tired) 5 pts. SF - Erin Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Legrand (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Jared Lawrence (tired) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Sam Houston State | The jump hook by William Lenberg is blocked by Jared Lawrence | 26-32 |
| 03:13 | Sam Houston State | William McGrant snags the offensive board | 26-32 |
| 03:00 | Sam Houston State | William McGrant comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 26-32 |
| 02:58 | Northwestern State | Jared Lawrence gets the rebound | 26-32 |
| 02:56 | Northwestern State | Roger Roland is fouled in the backcourt by Barry Stevens - foul #2 on Barry Stevens, team foul #6 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Reginald Tilley (PG), Hugh Greene (SG), Thomas Cheatwood (SF), Matthew Whitted (PF), William Mitchell (C) Denny Pulido, Barry Stevens, William McGrant, Jaromierz Mokriski, William Lenberg | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Donald Casey (PG), James Brown (SG), Gary Clinton (SF), Stephen Simpson (PF) Roger Roland, Thomas Magno, William Legrand, Jared Lawrence | |
| 02:35 | Northwestern State | Gary Clinton knocks in the driving attempt in the lane | 26-34 |
| 02:33 | Sam Houston State | James Brown steps in front of the Reginald Tilley pass in the backcourt | 26-34 |
| 02:31 | Northwestern State | Donald Casey can't finish the layup | 26-34 |
| 02:29 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Matthew Whitted | 26-34 |
| 02:04 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Cheatwood is hacked by Donald Casey - foul #3 on Donald Casey, team foul #12 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dima Kalinowski (PG), Steven Weber (SG), Chad Conway (PF), Roger Roland (C) Donald Casey, James Brown, Stephen Simpson, Erin Campbell | |
| 02:04 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Cheatwood makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 02:04 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Cheatwood misses the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 02:04 | Northwestern State | Chad Conway snags the defensive board | 27-34 |
| 01:43 | Northwestern State | Chad Conway hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dima Kalinowski | 27-36 |
| 01:31 | Sam Houston State | Hugh Greene is hacked by Gary Clinton - foul #3 on Gary Clinton, team foul #13 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Anderson (PG), Jaromierz Mokriski (PF) Reginald Tilley, Matthew Whitted | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jared Lawrence (C) Gary Clinton | |
| 01:31 | Sam Houston State | Hugh Greene makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 01:31 | Sam Houston State | Hugh Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 01:13 | Northwestern State | Jared Lawrence is fouled on the floor by Robert Anderson - foul #1 on Robert Anderson, team foul #7 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Denny Pulido (SG) Hugh Greene | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Erin Campbell (SF), Stephen Simpson (PF) Roger Roland, Chad Conway | |
| 01:13 | Northwestern State | Jared Lawrence misses the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 01:13 | Sam Houston State | Jaromierz Mokriski grabs the board | 29-36 |
| 01:02 | Sam Houston State | Jared Lawrence steps in front of the Thomas Cheatwood pass | 29-36 |
| 01:00 | Northwestern State | Robert Anderson steals it from Dima Kalinowski in the backcourt | 29-36 |
| 00:46 | Sam Houston State | Denny Pulido is fouled on the floor by Steven Weber - foul #3 on Steven Weber, team foul #14 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Barry Stevens (SG), William McGrant (SF), Matthew Whitted (PF) Robert Anderson, Thomas Cheatwood, Jaromierz Mokriski | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Thomas Magno (SG), Roger Roland (SF) Steven Weber, Jared Lawrence | |
| 00:46 | Sam Houston State | Denny Pulido makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 00:46 | Sam Houston State | Denny Pulido makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 00:43 | Northwestern State | Barry Stevens is called for the reach on Dima Kalinowski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Barry Stevens, team foul #8 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Reginald Tilley (PG) Barry Stevens | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 00:43 | Northwestern State | Dima Kalinowski makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 00:43 | Northwestern State | Dima Kalinowski makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 00:29 | Sam Houston State | Stephen Simpson swats the layup by William Mitchell | 31-38 |
| 00:28 | Northwestern State | Erin Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern State | Erin Campbell makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-40 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | William McGrant misses short on a fullcourt shot | 31-40 |