| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Roger Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lon Carter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ali Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Rogers (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. C - John Garrett (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coastal Carolina | PG - John Boone (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Stach (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifford Ansari (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Brown (fresh) C - Ronald Vale (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Ali Jones inbounds the ball | 39-30 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:46 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Garrett | 41-30 |
| 19:35 | Coastal Carolina | John Boone buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Vale | 41-33 |
| 19:23 | Sam Houston State | John Garrett scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Lon Carter | 43-33 |
| 19:18 | Coastal Carolina | Clifford Ansari is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clifford Ansari, team foul #1 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Douglas Voris (SF), Jeff Bass (PF), Brian Clay (C) Clifford Ansari, Eric Brown, Ronald Vale | |
| 18:56 | Sam Houston State | Jeff Bass takes the ball from Mark Rogers | 43-33 |
| 18:37 | Coastal Carolina | Jeff Bass can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 43-33 |
| 18:35 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter snags the defensive board | 43-33 |
| 18:30 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Roger Wright | 46-33 |
| 18:23 | Coastal Carolina | Jeff Bass hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-33 |
| 18:21 | Sam Houston State | Ali Jones grabs the board | 46-33 |
| 18:18 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter's pass is intercepted by James Stach in the backcourt | 46-33 |
| 17:57 | Coastal Carolina | James Stach comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Lon Carter - foul #2 on Lon Carter, team foul #1 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Granville Fleming (PG), Rudolf Jefferson (SG), Garland Mroz (SF), Robert Tyson (PF), Raymond Crass (C) Roger Wright, Lon Carter, Ali Jones, Mark Rogers, John Garrett | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Richard Johnson (PG), Eric Brown (PF), Ronald Vale (C) John Boone, Douglas Voris, Brian Clay | |
| 17:57 | Coastal Carolina | James Stach misses the 1st free throw | 46-33 |
| 17:57 | Coastal Carolina | James Stach misses the 2nd free throw | 46-33 |
| 17:57 | Sam Houston State | Robert Tyson snags the defensive board | 46-33 |
| 17:40 | Sam Houston State | Rudolf Jefferson makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-33 |
| 17:16 | Coastal Carolina | Jeff Bass misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 48-33 |
| 17:15 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass grabs the defensive rebound | 48-33 |
| 17:09 | Sam Houston State | Robert Tyson makes the shot from close range on a nice dish by Granville Fleming | 50-33 |
| 17:07 | Coastal Carolina | James Stach is hacked by Rudolf Jefferson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rudolf Jefferson, team foul #2 | 50-33 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Roger Wright (PG), Ben Gray (SF), Mark Rogers (PF), Paul Campanella (C) Rudolf Jefferson, Garland Mroz, Robert Tyson, Raymond Crass | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Milton Noble (PG), James Herman (C) Richard Johnson, Ronald Vale | |
| 16:51 | Coastal Carolina | James Herman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-33 |
| 16:50 | Coastal Carolina | Milton Noble tips it in | 50-35 |
| 16:34 | Sam Houston State | Eric Brown steals it from Roger Wright | 50-35 |
| 16:32 | Coastal Carolina | Milton Noble throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-35 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter (SG) Granville Fleming | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | William Mizelle (C) Eric Brown | |
| 16:23 | Sam Houston State | Roger Wright's layup is rejected by James Herman | 50-35 |
| 16:22 | Sam Houston State | Ben Gray can't tip it in | 50-35 |
| 16:21 | Coastal Carolina | James Herman pulls down the rebound | 50-35 |
| 16:04 | Coastal Carolina | James Herman knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Stach | 50-37 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Roger Wright (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lon Carter (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ben Gray (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mark Rogers (tiring) 9 pts. 2 stl. C - Paul Campanella (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Coastal Carolina | PG - Milton Noble (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Stach (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff Bass (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Herman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Mizelle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Sam Houston State | Mark Rogers scores on a floater in the lane set up by Roger Wright | 52-37 |
| 15:41 | Coastal Carolina | Milton Noble is hacked by Roger Wright in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roger Wright, team foul #3 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Rudolf Jefferson (PG), Granville Fleming (SG), Garland Mroz (SF), Robert Tyson (PF), Raymond Crass (C) Roger Wright, Lon Carter, Ben Gray, Mark Rogers, Paul Campanella | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | John Boone (PG), Douglas Voris (SG), Clifford Ansari (SF), Eric Brown (PF), Ronald Vale (C) Milton Noble, James Stach, Jeff Bass, James Herman, William Mizelle | |
| 15:28 | Coastal Carolina | Douglas Voris connects on the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from John Boone | 52-39 |
| 15:16 | Sam Houston State | Rudolf Jefferson is fouled on the floor by John Boone - foul #3 on John Boone, team foul #2 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter (SG), Ali Jones (SF) Rudolf Jefferson, Robert Tyson | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Richard Johnson (PG) John Boone | |
| 14:59 | Sam Houston State | Garland Mroz misses the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Johnson - foul #2 on Richard Johnson, team foul #3 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Garrett (C) Raymond Crass | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | James Stach (SG), Brian Clay (C) Douglas Voris, Ronald Vale | |
| 14:59 | Sam Houston State | Garland Mroz makes the 1st free throw | 53-39 |
| 14:59 | Sam Houston State | Garland Mroz makes the 2nd free throw | 54-39 |
| 14:40 | Coastal Carolina | Clifford Ansari hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Lon Carter - foul #3 on Lon Carter, team foul #4 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Tyson (PF) Garland Mroz | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | John Boone (PG) Richard Johnson | |
| 14:40 | Coastal Carolina | Clifford Ansari makes the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 14:40 | Coastal Carolina | Clifford Ansari misses the 2nd free throw | 54-40 |
| 14:40 | Sam Houston State | John Garrett snags the defensive board | 54-40 |
| 14:36 | Sam Houston State | John Garrett is hacked by Brian Clay in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Clay, team foul #4 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Ronald Vale (C) Eric Brown | |
| 14:21 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 54-40 |
| 14:19 | Coastal Carolina | Clifford Ansari snags the defensive board | 54-40 |
| 13:58 | Coastal Carolina | Ali Jones steals the ball from Ronald Vale | 54-40 |
| 13:53 | Sam Houston State | James Stach is called for the reach on John Garrett in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Stach, team foul #5 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Roger Wright (PG), Rudolf Jefferson (SG), Mark Rogers (PF) Granville Fleming, Lon Carter, Robert Tyson | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Jeff Bass (SG), Eric Brown (PF) James Stach, Brian Clay | |
| 13:37 | Sam Houston State | Ali Jones misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Clifford Ansari - foul #4 on Clifford Ansari, team foul #6 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Richard Johnson (PG), Douglas Voris (SG) John Boone, Clifford Ansari | |
| 13:37 | Sam Houston State | Ali Jones misses the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 13:37 | Sam Houston State | Ali Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 55-40 |
| 13:20 | Coastal Carolina | Ronald Vale misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-40 |
| 13:18 | Sam Houston State | Mark Rogers grabs the board | 55-40 |
| 13:15 | Sam Houston State | Jeff Bass takes the ball from Rudolf Jefferson in the backcourt | 55-40 |
| 13:05 | Coastal Carolina | Richard Johnson is hacked by Roger Wright - foul #3 on Roger Wright, team foul #5 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Granville Fleming (SG), Raymond Crass (C) Ali Jones, John Garrett | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | William Mizelle (C) Ronald Vale | |
| 12:42 | Coastal Carolina | Granville Fleming is called for the reach on Richard Johnson - foul #1 on Granville Fleming, team foul #6 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Garland Mroz (SF), Paul Campanella (C) Rudolf Jefferson, Mark Rogers | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | John Boone (PG), James Stach (SG), James Herman (PF) Richard Johnson, Douglas Voris, Eric Brown | |
| 12:25 | Coastal Carolina | John Boone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-40 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter (SG), Robert Tyson (PF) Granville Fleming, Raymond Crass | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Brian Clay (C) William Mizelle | |
| 12:23 | Sam Houston State | Jeff Bass steals the ball from Paul Campanella in the backcourt | 55-40 |
| 12:21 | Coastal Carolina | Jeff Bass banks in the layup | 55-42 |
| 12:04 | Sam Houston State | Paul Campanella misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Brian Clay - foul #3 on Brian Clay, team foul #7 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Granville Fleming (PG), Ali Jones (SF) Roger Wright, Garland Mroz | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Milton Noble (SG), Eric Brown (PF) James Stach, James Herman | |
| 12:04 | Sam Houston State | Paul Campanella makes the 1st free throw | 56-42 |
| 12:04 | Sam Houston State | Paul Campanella makes the 2nd free throw | 57-42 |
| 12:02 | Coastal Carolina | Granville Fleming is called for the reach on John Boone in the backcourt - foul #2 on Granville Fleming, team foul #7 | 57-42 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Garrett (C) Paul Campanella | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | | |
| 12:02 | Coastal Carolina | John Boone makes the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 12:02 | Coastal Carolina | John Boone misses the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| 12:02 | Sam Houston State | John Garrett grabs the board | 57-43 |
| 12:00 | Sam Houston State | Jeff Bass steals it from Granville Fleming in the backcourt | 57-43 |
| 11:40 | Coastal Carolina | Eric Brown hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 57-43 |
| 11:38 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter pulls down the rebound | 57-43 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Granville Fleming (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lon Carter (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ali Jones (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Tyson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Garrett (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coastal Carolina | PG - John Boone (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Milton Noble (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff Bass (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 5 stl. PF - Eric Brown (tired) C - Brian Clay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:34 | Sam Houston State | Ali Jones is hacked by Jeff Bass in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeff Bass, team foul #8 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Rudolf Jefferson (PG), Mark Rogers (PF) Granville Fleming, Robert Tyson | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Richard Johnson (PG), James Stach (SG), Douglas Voris (SF), Ronald Vale (C) John Boone, Milton Noble, Jeff Bass, Eric Brown | |
| 11:34 | Sam Houston State | Ali Jones misses the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 11:34 | Coastal Carolina | Brian Clay grabs the defensive rebound | 57-43 |
| 11:32 | Coastal Carolina | James Stach is hacked by Lon Carter in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lon Carter, team foul #8 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Roger Wright (PG), Ben Gray (SF) Lon Carter, Ali Jones | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | | |
| 11:32 | Coastal Carolina | James Stach makes the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 11:32 | Coastal Carolina | James Stach makes the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 11:19 | Sam Houston State | John Garrett hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Rudolf Jefferson and he's hacked by Douglas Voris - foul #1 on Douglas Voris, team foul #9 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass (PF) Mark Rogers | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | James Herman (PF) Brian Clay | |
| 11:19 | Sam Houston State | John Garrett makes the free throw | 60-45 |
| 11:17 | Coastal Carolina | Richard Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Ben Gray - foul #1 on Ben Gray, team foul #9 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mark Rogers (PF) John Garrett | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | | |
| 11:17 | Coastal Carolina | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 11:17 | Coastal Carolina | Richard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 11:01 | Sam Houston State | Ben Gray misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-47 |
| 11:00 | Coastal Carolina | James Herman gets the rebound | 60-47 |
| 10:44 | Coastal Carolina | James Herman hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Johnson | 60-49 |
| 10:20 | Sam Houston State | Ben Gray connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Mark Rogers | 62-49 |
| 10:13 | Coastal Carolina | The short jumper by Richard Johnson is denied by Mark Rogers | 62-49 |
| 10:12 | Coastal Carolina | Ronald Vale grabs the offensive board | 62-49 |
| 10:01 | Coastal Carolina | Ronald Vale loses the dribble to Raymond Crass | 62-49 |
| 09:54 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass slams it home on a nice dish by Roger Wright | 64-49 |
| 09:54 | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 64-49 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Garland Mroz (PG), Granville Fleming (SG), Ali Jones (SF), Robert Tyson (PF), Paul Campanella (C) Roger Wright, Rudolf Jefferson, Ben Gray, Mark Rogers, Raymond Crass | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | John Boone (PG), Milton Noble (SG), Jeff Bass (SF), Eric Brown (PF), William Mizelle (C) Richard Johnson, James Stach, Douglas Voris, James Herman, Ronald Vale | |
| 09:47 | Coastal Carolina | Jeff Bass misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 64-49 |
| 09:46 | Sam Houston State | Paul Campanella gets the rebound | 64-49 |
| 09:41 | Sam Houston State | John Boone takes the ball from Garland Mroz in the backcourt | 64-49 |
| 09:25 | Coastal Carolina | John Boone misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Garland Mroz - foul #2 on Garland Mroz, team foul #10 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Brian Clay (PF) Eric Brown | |
| 09:25 | Coastal Carolina | John Boone makes the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 09:25 | Coastal Carolina | John Boone misses the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| 09:25 | Sam Houston State | Paul Campanella snags the defensive board | 64-50 |
| 09:16 | Sam Houston State | Garland Mroz can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-50 |
| 09:14 | Sam Houston State | Robert Tyson tips it back up and in | 66-50 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 08:52 | Coastal Carolina | Milton Noble misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 66-50 |
| 08:51 | Coastal Carolina | William Mizelle pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-50 |
| 08:46 | Coastal Carolina | Milton Noble is fouled on the floor by Granville Fleming - foul #3 on Granville Fleming, team foul #11 | 66-50 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mark Rogers (PF), John Garrett (C) Robert Tyson, Paul Campanella | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | James Stach (SG), Eric Brown (PF) John Boone, William Mizelle | |
| 08:46 | Coastal Carolina | Milton Noble makes the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 08:46 | Coastal Carolina | Milton Noble makes the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| 08:27 | Sam Houston State | John Garrett is fouled on the floor by Eric Brown - foul #3 on Eric Brown, team foul #10 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Roger Wright (PG) Garland Mroz | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | John Boone (PG) Milton Noble | |
| 08:27 | Sam Houston State | John Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 67-52 |
| 08:27 | Sam Houston State | John Garrett misses the 2nd free throw | 67-52 |
| 08:27 | Coastal Carolina | Eric Brown grabs the board | 67-52 |
| 08:12 | Coastal Carolina | Eric Brown hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Brian Clay | 67-54 |
| 07:57 | Sam Houston State | Ali Jones is hacked by Eric Brown - foul #4 on Eric Brown, team foul #11 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter (SG) Roger Wright | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Clifford Ansari (SF), James Herman (C) Eric Brown, Brian Clay | |
| 07:57 | Sam Houston State | Ali Jones misses the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 07:57 | Sam Houston State | Ali Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 07:53 | Coastal Carolina | Clifford Ansari is hacked by Mark Rogers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Rogers, team foul #12 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Rudolf Jefferson (SF) Ali Jones | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | | |
| 07:53 | Coastal Carolina | Clifford Ansari makes the 1st free throw | 68-55 |
| 07:53 | Coastal Carolina | Clifford Ansari makes the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 07:33 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter is whistled for a carry | 68-56 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Tyson (PF), Raymond Crass (C) Mark Rogers, John Garrett | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Richard Johnson (PG), Ronald Vale (C) John Boone, Jeff Bass | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Granville Fleming (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lon Carter (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Rudolf Jefferson (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Tyson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Crass (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coastal Carolina | PG - Richard Johnson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Stach (tired) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clifford Ansari (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Herman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Vale (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| 07:17 | Coastal Carolina | Clifford Ansari is open but comes up short on the shot near the basket | 68-56 |
| 07:16 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass grabs the defensive rebound | 68-56 |
| 07:12 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass is hacked by Ronald Vale - foul #2 on Ronald Vale, team foul #12 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Roger Wright (PG), Ali Jones (SF) Granville Fleming, Rudolf Jefferson | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Douglas Voris (SG), Eric Brown (PF) James Stach, James Herman | |
| 07:12 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass makes the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 07:12 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass makes the 2nd free throw | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:54 | Coastal Carolina | Douglas Voris misses the easy layup but the foul's on Roger Wright - foul #4 on Roger Wright, team foul #13 | 70-56 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mark Rogers (PF), John Garrett (C) Robert Tyson, Raymond Crass | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Milton Noble (PG), Brian Clay (C) Richard Johnson, Ronald Vale | |
| 06:54 | Coastal Carolina | Douglas Voris makes the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 06:54 | Coastal Carolina | Douglas Voris makes the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| 06:25 | Sam Houston State | Roger Wright makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Lon Carter | 73-58 |
| 06:16 | Coastal Carolina | Milton Noble misses the lay-in but the foul's on Ali Jones - foul #1 on Ali Jones, team foul #14 | 73-58 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Garland Mroz (PG), Rudolf Jefferson (SF), Paul Campanella (C) Roger Wright, Ali Jones, John Garrett | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | John Boone (PG), Jeff Bass (PF), James Herman (C) Douglas Voris, Eric Brown, Brian Clay | |
| 06:16 | Coastal Carolina | Milton Noble makes the 1st free throw | 73-59 |
| 06:16 | Coastal Carolina | Milton Noble makes the 2nd free throw | 73-60 |
| 06:04 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 73-60 |
| 06:03 | Coastal Carolina | James Herman snags the defensive board | 73-60 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:40 | Coastal Carolina | Milton Noble is fouled on the floor by Lon Carter - foul #5 on Lon Carter, team foul #15 | 73-60 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Granville Fleming (PG), Robert Tyson (PF), John Garrett (C) Lon Carter, Mark Rogers, Paul Campanella | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | James Stach (SG), Ronald Vale (C) John Boone, James Herman | |
| 05:40 | Coastal Carolina | Milton Noble misses the 1st free throw | 73-60 |
| 05:40 | Coastal Carolina | Milton Noble makes the 2nd free throw | 73-61 |
| 05:30 | Sam Houston State | Garland Mroz misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-61 |
| 05:29 | Coastal Carolina | Jeff Bass gets the rebound | 73-61 |
| 05:11 | Coastal Carolina | James Stach banks in the layup | 73-63 |
| 05:04 | Sam Houston State | Jeff Bass is called for the reach on Robert Tyson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeff Bass, team foul #13 | 73-63 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Roger Wright (PG), Ben Gray (SF), Raymond Crass (C) Garland Mroz, Rudolf Jefferson, John Garrett | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Richard Johnson (PG), William Mizelle (C) Milton Noble, Ronald Vale | |
| 05:04 | Sam Houston State | Robert Tyson makes the 1st free throw | 74-63 |
| 05:04 | Sam Houston State | Robert Tyson makes the 2nd free throw | 75-63 |
| 04:53 | Coastal Carolina | James Stach drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Clifford Ansari | 75-65 |
| 04:33 | Sam Houston State | Roger Wright is whistled for a carry | 75-65 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ali Jones (SF), Mark Rogers (PF) Ben Gray, Robert Tyson | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | John Boone (PG), Eric Brown (PF), Brian Clay (C) Richard Johnson, Jeff Bass, William Mizelle | |
| 04:10 | Coastal Carolina | John Boone is fouled on the floor by Granville Fleming - foul #4 on Granville Fleming, team foul #16 | 75-65 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Garland Mroz (PG), Paul Campanella (C) Roger Wright, Raymond Crass | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Douglas Voris (SG), James Herman (PF) James Stach, Eric Brown | |
| 04:10 | Coastal Carolina | John Boone makes the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 04:10 | Coastal Carolina | John Boone misses the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| 04:10 | Sam Houston State | Paul Campanella pulls down the rebound | 75-66 |
| 03:53 | Sam Houston State | Granville Fleming knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Garland Mroz | 78-66 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:50 | Coastal Carolina | John Boone is hacked by Granville Fleming in the backcourt - foul #5 on Granville Fleming, team foul #17 | 78-66 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Rudolf Jefferson (SG) Granville Fleming | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Ronald Vale (C) Brian Clay | |
| 03:50 | Coastal Carolina | John Boone makes the 1st free throw | 78-67 |
| 03:50 | Coastal Carolina | John Boone makes the 2nd free throw | 78-68 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Sam Houston State | Garland Mroz misses the easy open layup | 78-68 |
| 03:29 | Coastal Carolina | Clifford Ansari gets the rebound | 78-68 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Garland Mroz (tiring) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Rudolf Jefferson (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ali Jones (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Rogers (tired) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Paul Campanella (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Coastal Carolina | PG - John Boone (tired) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Douglas Voris (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Clifford Ansari (tired) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Herman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Vale (tired) 3 pts. | |
| 03:10 | Coastal Carolina | Paul Campanella denies the turnaround by Clifford Ansari | 78-68 |
| 03:08 | Coastal Carolina | John Boone grabs the offensive rebound | 78-68 |
| 02:57 | Coastal Carolina | Ronald Vale connects on the jump hook from close range | 78-70 |
| 02:57 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-70 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Roger Wright (PG), Ben Gray (SF), Raymond Crass (PF), John Garrett (C) Rudolf Jefferson, Ali Jones, Mark Rogers, Paul Campanella | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Richard Johnson (PG), James Stach (SG), Jeff Bass (PF), William Mizelle (C) John Boone, Douglas Voris, James Herman, Ronald Vale | |
| 02:39 | Sam Houston State | Garland Mroz misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 78-70 |
| 02:38 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass can't tip it in | 78-70 |
| 02:36 | Sam Houston State | John Garrett misses the tip | 78-70 |
| 02:35 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass tips it in | 80-70 |
| 02:30 | Coastal Carolina | Ben Gray denies the turnaround by James Stach | 80-70 |
| 02:28 | Sam Houston State | John Garrett snags the defensive board | 80-70 |
| 02:23 | Sam Houston State | Ben Gray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 80-70 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Rudolf Jefferson (SG) Garland Mroz | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Eric Brown (PF) Clifford Ansari | |
| 02:08 | Coastal Carolina | James Stach is open but comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 80-70 |
| 02:06 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to John Garrett | 80-70 |
| 01:48 | Sam Houston State | Rudolf Jefferson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 83-70 |
| 01:41 | Coastal Carolina | Roger Wright is called for the reach on Richard Johnson - foul #5 on Roger Wright, team foul #18 | 83-70 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Garland Mroz (SG), Robert Tyson (PF) Roger Wright, John Garrett | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Douglas Voris (SF), Brian Clay (PF), James Herman (C) James Stach, Eric Brown, William Mizelle | |
| 01:41 | Coastal Carolina | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 83-71 |
| 01:41 | Coastal Carolina | Richard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 83-72 |
| 01:17 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass is fouled on the floor by James Herman - foul #1 on James Herman, team foul #14 | 83-72 |
| 01:17 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass makes the 1st free throw | 84-72 |
| 01:17 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass makes the 2nd free throw | 85-72 |
| 00:58 | Coastal Carolina | Richard Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 85-72 |
| 00:56 | Coastal Carolina | Brian Clay tips it back up and in | 85-74 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by James Herman - foul #2 on James Herman, team foul #15 | 85-74 |
| 00:32 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass makes the 1st free throw | 86-74 |
| 00:32 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass misses the 2nd free throw | 86-74 |
| 00:32 | Coastal Carolina | The rebound goes to James Herman | 86-74 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Coastal Carolina | Garland Mroz picks off the pass by Jeff Bass in the backcourt | 86-74 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Rudolf Jefferson runs out the clock | 86-74 |