| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Arturo Enriquez (fresh) SG - Otis Jackson (fresh) SF - Scott Ashley (fresh) PF - Brian Carr (fresh) C - Carlos Cook (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Harold Orvis (fresh) SG - John Gardner (fresh) SF - Cris Barton (fresh) PF - Roman Whitcher (fresh) C - Ronald Cyrus (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Winthrop | Ronald Cyrus 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 | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Winthrop | Harold Orvis hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Roman Whitcher | 0-3 |
| 19:31 | Sam Houston State | Cris Barton takes the ball from Carlos Cook | 0-3 |
| 19:29 | Winthrop | John Gardner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-3 |
| 19:14 | Sam Houston State | Otis Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 0-3 |
| 19:12 | Winthrop | Roman Whitcher grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 18:52 | Winthrop | Cris Barton can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-3 |
| 18:51 | Winthrop | Cris Barton grabs the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:38 | Winthrop | Scott Ashley is called for the reach on Cris Barton - foul #1 on Scott Ashley, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:14 | Winthrop | Roman Whitcher misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 18:13 | Sam Houston State | Scott Ashley snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 17:47 | Sam Houston State | Harold Orvis picks off the pass by Brian Carr | 0-3 |
| 17:42 | Winthrop | Harold Orvis blows the layup | 0-3 |
| 17:41 | Sam Houston State | Brian Carr grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 17:17 | Sam Houston State | Scott Ashley makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Carr | 2-3 |
| 17:03 | Winthrop | Cris Barton's floater is tipped away by Carlos Cook | 2-3 |
| 17:01 | Sam Houston State | Carlos Cook gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 16:47 | Sam Houston State | Otis Jackson misses short on a floater from the left side | 2-3 |
| 16:45 | Sam Houston State | Carlos Cook hits the follow up shot | 4-3 |
| 16:25 | Winthrop | Cris Barton misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 16:24 | Winthrop | John Gardner can't tip it in | 4-3 |
| 16:23 | Sam Houston State | Brian Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 16:04 | Sam Houston State | Otis Jackson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Arturo Enriquez | 6-3 |
| 16:01 | Winthrop | John Gardner is fouled in the backcourt by Arturo Enriquez - foul #1 on Arturo Enriquez, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Christopher Lupton (PG), Willard Lapoint (SG), Alfred Venable (SF), Richard Hardison (PF), Ronald Smitherman (C) Arturo Enriquez, Otis Jackson, Scott Ashley, Brian Carr, Carlos Cook | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Nathan Aguayo (PG), William Owen (SG), Daniel Hoffman (SF), Brian Catanzaro (PF), Nicolas Cox (C) Harold Orvis, John Gardner, Cris Barton, Roman Whitcher, Ronald Cyrus | |
| 15:54 | Winthrop | Brian Catanzaro is whistled for a carry | 6-3 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Christopher Lupton (fresh) SG - Willard Lapoint (fresh) SF - Alfred Venable (fresh) PF - Richard Hardison (fresh) C - Ronald Smitherman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Nathan Aguayo (fresh) SG - William Owen (fresh) SF - Daniel Hoffman (fresh) PF - Brian Catanzaro (fresh) C - Nicolas Cox (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Sam Houston State | Willard Lapoint can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-3 |
| 15:34 | Winthrop | Brian Catanzaro grabs the board | 6-3 |
| 15:09 | Winthrop | Nicolas Cox can't finish the layup | 6-3 |
| 15:07 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Lupton grabs the board | 6-3 |
| 14:52 | Sam Houston State | Alfred Venable is fouled on the floor by Brian Catanzaro - foul #1 on Brian Catanzaro, team foul #1 | 6-3 |
| 14:32 | Sam Houston State | Alfred Venable is hacked by Daniel Hoffman - foul #1 on Daniel Hoffman, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jesse Benefiel (PG), Brian Carr (PF) Willard Lapoint, Richard Hardison | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Robert Meador (C) Nicolas Cox | |
| 14:18 | Sam Houston State | Brian Carr blows the layup but the foul's on William Owen - foul #1 on William Owen, team foul #3 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Scott Ashley (SF), Carlos Cook (C) Alfred Venable, Ronald Smitherman | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Harold Orvis (PG) Nathan Aguayo | |
| 14:18 | Sam Houston State | Brian Carr misses the 1st free throw | 6-3 |
| 14:18 | Sam Houston State | Brian Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 7-3 |
| 13:53 | Winthrop | Robert Meador clanks a 3 from the right corner | 7-3 |
| 13:51 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Jesse Benefiel | 7-3 |
| 13:33 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Lupton knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Scott Ashley | 10-3 |
| 13:09 | Winthrop | Harold Orvis is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-3 |
| 13:08 | Winthrop | Brian Catanzaro snags the offensive board | 10-3 |
| 12:53 | Winthrop | Harold Orvis misses the jumpshot from the right side | 10-3 |
| 12:51 | Sam Houston State | Brian Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 10-3 |
| 12:46 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Lupton buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-3 |
| 12:42 | Winthrop | Jesse Benefiel is called for the reach on Daniel Hoffman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jesse Benefiel, team foul #3 | 13-3 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Arturo Enriquez (PG), Otis Jackson (SG), Alfred Venable (SF), Richard Hardison (PF), Ronald Smitherman (C) Jesse Benefiel, Christopher Lupton, Scott Ashley, Brian Carr, Carlos Cook | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Nathan Aguayo (PG), John Gardner (SG), Cris Barton (SF), Nicolas Cox (PF), Ronald Cyrus (C) Harold Orvis, William Owen, Daniel Hoffman, Brian Catanzaro, Robert Meador | |
| 12:30 | Winthrop | Otis Jackson is called for the reach on Cris Barton - foul #1 on Otis Jackson, team foul #4 | 13-3 |
| 12:24 | Winthrop | Cris Barton clanks a jumper from the left wing | 13-3 |
| 12:23 | Sam Houston State | Alfred Venable grabs the defensive rebound | 13-3 |
| 12:03 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Smitherman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-3 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Roman Whitcher (PF) Nicolas Cox | |
| 11:39 | Winthrop | Cris Barton drills a jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Alfred Venable - foul #1 on Alfred Venable, team foul #5 | 13-5 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Willard Lapoint (SF) Richard Hardison | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| 11:39 | Winthrop | Cris Barton makes the free throw | 13-6 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Arturo Enriquez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Otis Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Willard Lapoint (fresh) PF - Alfred Venable (fresh) C - Ronald Smitherman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Nathan Aguayo (fresh) SG - John Gardner (fresh) SF - Cris Barton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roman Whitcher (fresh) C - Ronald Cyrus (fresh) | |
| 11:17 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Smitherman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-6 |
| 11:16 | Winthrop | Roman Whitcher grabs the board | 13-6 |
| 11:11 | Winthrop | John Gardner is called for traveling in the backcourt | 13-6 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Scott Ashley (SF), Brian Carr (PF), Carlos Cook (C) Otis Jackson, Alfred Venable, Ronald Smitherman | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Harold Orvis (PG), Nicolas Cox (C) Nathan Aguayo, Ronald Cyrus | |
| 10:56 | Sam Houston State | Scott Ashley misses the easy layup | 13-6 |
| 10:55 | Winthrop | Cris Barton grabs the defensive rebound | 13-6 |
| 10:35 | Winthrop | Nicolas Cox scores on a floater from the left block set up by Harold Orvis and the foul's on Carlos Cook - foul #1 on Carlos Cook, team foul #6 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jesse Benefiel (PG), Christopher Lupton (SG) Arturo Enriquez, Scott Ashley | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Brian Catanzaro (PF) Roman Whitcher | |
| 10:35 | Winthrop | Nicolas Cox makes the free throw | 13-9 |
| 10:23 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Lupton misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Gardner - foul #1 on John Gardner, team foul #4 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Winthrop | William Owen (SG), Daniel Hoffman (SF) John Gardner, Cris Barton | |
| 10:23 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Lupton misses the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 10:23 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Lupton makes the 2nd free throw | 14-9 |
| 09:54 | Winthrop | Nicolas Cox clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-9 |
| 09:53 | Winthrop | William Owen snags the offensive board | 14-9 |
| 09:44 | Winthrop | Brian Catanzaro travels with the ball | 14-9 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Otis Jackson (SG), Alfred Venable (SF), Richard Hardison (PF), Ronald Smitherman (C) Jesse Benefiel, Willard Lapoint, Brian Carr, Carlos Cook | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Nathan Aguayo (PG), Ronald Cyrus (C) Harold Orvis, Nicolas Cox | |
| 09:34 | Sam Houston State | Alfred Venable misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-9 |
| 09:33 | Sam Houston State | Richard Hardison pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-9 |
| 09:24 | Sam Houston State | Richard Hardison buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Christopher Lupton and the foul's on Ronald Cyrus - foul #1 on Ronald Cyrus, team foul #5 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Arturo Enriquez (PG) Christopher Lupton | |
| Subs | Winthrop | John Gardner (SG), Roman Whitcher (PF) William Owen, Daniel Hoffman | |
| 09:24 | Sam Houston State | Richard Hardison makes the free throw | 17-9 |
| 09:03 | Winthrop | Roman Whitcher hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by Brian Catanzaro and the foul's on Otis Jackson - foul #2 on Otis Jackson, team foul #7 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jesse Benefiel (SG) Otis Jackson | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Cris Barton (SF) Brian Catanzaro | |
| 09:03 | Winthrop | Roman Whitcher makes the free throw | 17-12 |
| 08:40 | Sam Houston State | Arturo Enriquez comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away but he's fouled by Cris Barton - foul #1 on Cris Barton, team foul #6 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Scott Ashley (SF), Brian Carr (PF), Carlos Cook (C) Alfred Venable, Richard Hardison, Ronald Smitherman | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| 08:40 | Sam Houston State | Arturo Enriquez makes the 1st free throw | 18-12 |
| 08:40 | Sam Houston State | Arturo Enriquez misses the 2nd free throw | 18-12 |
| 08:40 | Sam Houston State | Arturo Enriquez misses the 3rd free throw | 18-12 |
| 08:40 | Winthrop | Ronald Cyrus snags the defensive board | 18-12 |
| 08:36 | Winthrop | Brian Carr is called for the reach on John Gardner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Carr, team foul #8 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Christopher Lupton (SG) Jesse Benefiel | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| 08:36 | Winthrop | John Gardner misses the 1st free throw | 18-12 |
| 08:36 | Sam Houston State | Brian Carr pulls down the rebound | 18-12 |
| 08:15 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Lupton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-12 |
| 08:14 | Winthrop | Ronald Cyrus grabs the defensive rebound | 18-12 |
| 07:56 | Winthrop | Cris Barton is fouled on the floor by Scott Ashley - foul #2 on Scott Ashley, team foul #9 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jesse Benefiel (PG), Willard Lapoint (SF) Arturo Enriquez, Scott Ashley | |
| Subs | Winthrop | William Owen (PG), Daniel Hoffman (SG), Brian Catanzaro (PF), Robert Meador (C) Nathan Aguayo, John Gardner, Roman Whitcher, Ronald Cyrus | |
| 07:56 | Winthrop | Cris Barton misses the 1st free throw | 18-12 |
| 07:56 | Sam Houston State | Brian Carr snags the defensive board | 18-12 |
| 07:34 | Sam Houston State | Willard Lapoint knocks in the floater from the left side | 20-12 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Jesse Benefiel (fresh) SG - Christopher Lupton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willard Lapoint (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Carr (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Carlos Cook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - William Owen (fresh) SG - Daniel Hoffman (fresh) SF - Cris Barton (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Catanzaro (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Meador (fresh) | |
| 07:15 | Winthrop | Daniel Hoffman misses the shot from the right side | 20-12 |
| 07:14 | Winthrop | Daniel Hoffman tips it back up and in | 20-14 |
| 06:54 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Lupton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 20-14 |
| 06:52 | Sam Houston State | Brian Carr gets the offensive rebound | 20-14 |
| 06:33 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Lupton travels with the ball | 20-14 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Arturo Enriquez (PG), Alfred Venable (SF), Richard Hardison (PF), Ronald Smitherman (C) Jesse Benefiel, Willard Lapoint, Brian Carr, Carlos Cook | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Harold Orvis (PG), Nicolas Cox (PF), Ronald Cyrus (C) Cris Barton, Brian Catanzaro, Robert Meador | |
| 06:09 | Winthrop | Daniel Hoffman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-14 |
| 06:08 | Sam Houston State | Richard Hardison gets the rebound | 20-14 |
| 06:02 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Smitherman comes up short on the floater from the left side | 20-14 |
| 06:00 | Sam Houston State | Richard Hardison tips it back up and in | 22-14 |
| 05:58 | Winthrop | Alfred Venable steals the ball from Harold Orvis in the backcourt | 22-14 |
| 05:47 | Sam Houston State | William Owen is called for the reach on Christopher Lupton - foul #2 on William Owen, team foul #7 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Winthrop | John Gardner (SG), Roman Whitcher (PF) William Owen, Nicolas Cox | |
| 05:47 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Lupton makes the 1st free throw | 23-14 |
| 05:47 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Lupton makes the 2nd free throw | 24-14 |
| 05:30 | Winthrop | Ronald Cyrus misses short on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Ronald Smitherman - foul #1 on Ronald Smitherman, team foul #10 | 24-14 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Brian Carr (PF) Richard Hardison | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Brian Catanzaro (SF) Daniel Hoffman | |
| 05:30 | Winthrop | Ronald Cyrus misses the 1st free throw | 24-14 |
| 05:30 | Winthrop | Ronald Cyrus misses the 2nd free throw | 24-14 |
| 05:30 | Sam Houston State | Brian Carr snags the defensive board | 24-14 |
| 05:24 | Sam Houston State | Arturo Enriquez is hacked by Ronald Cyrus - foul #2 on Ronald Cyrus, team foul #8 | 24-14 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Nicolas Cox (C) Ronald Cyrus | |
| 05:24 | Sam Houston State | Arturo Enriquez makes the 1st free throw | 25-14 |
| 05:24 | Sam Houston State | Arturo Enriquez makes the 2nd free throw | 26-14 |
| 05:06 | Winthrop | Arturo Enriquez is called for the reach on John Gardner - foul #2 on Arturo Enriquez, team foul #11 | 26-14 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jesse Benefiel (PG), Carlos Cook (C) Arturo Enriquez, Ronald Smitherman | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| 05:06 | Winthrop | John Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 26-15 |
| 05:06 | Winthrop | John Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 26-16 |
| 04:52 | Sam Houston State | Jesse Benefiel makes the 3 from the right corner | 29-16 |
| 04:32 | Winthrop | John Gardner hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Harold Orvis | 29-18 |
| 04:13 | Sam Houston State | Jesse Benefiel scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-18 |
| 03:55 | Winthrop | John Gardner hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Harold Orvis and he's hacked by Christopher Lupton - foul #1 on Christopher Lupton, team foul #12 | 32-20 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Arturo Enriquez (PG), Otis Jackson (SG), Scott Ashley (SF), Richard Hardison (PF), Ronald Smitherman (C) Jesse Benefiel, Christopher Lupton, Alfred Venable, Brian Carr, Carlos Cook | |
| Subs | Winthrop | William Owen (PG), Daniel Hoffman (SF), Ronald Cyrus (C) Harold Orvis, Brian Catanzaro, Nicolas Cox | |
| 03:55 | Winthrop | John Gardner makes the free throw | 32-21 |
| 03:39 | Sam Houston State | Arturo Enriquez is hacked by William Owen - foul #3 on William Owen, team foul #9 | 32-21 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Nathan Aguayo (PG) William Owen | |
| 03:39 | Sam Houston State | Arturo Enriquez misses the 1st free throw | 32-21 |
| 03:39 | Winthrop | Ronald Cyrus snags the defensive board | 32-21 |
| 03:25 | Winthrop | Daniel Hoffman comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 32-21 |
| 03:23 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Otis Jackson | 32-21 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Arturo Enriquez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Otis Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Ashley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Hardison (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Smitherman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Nathan Aguayo (fresh) SG - John Gardner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Daniel Hoffman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roman Whitcher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Cyrus (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Sam Houston State | Arturo Enriquez hits the finger roll | 34-21 |
| 02:52 | Winthrop | Roman Whitcher connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by John Gardner | 34-24 |
| 02:33 | Sam Houston State | Otis Jackson blows the layup | 34-24 |
| 02:32 | Winthrop | Daniel Hoffman pulls down the rebound | 34-24 |
| 02:28 | Winthrop | Nathan Aguayo is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Roman Whitcher | 34-26 |
| 02:04 | Sam Houston State | Arturo Enriquez scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Otis Jackson | 37-26 |
| 01:45 | Winthrop | Ronald Cyrus lays it in on a nice dish by Roman Whitcher | 37-28 |
| 01:37 | Sam Houston State | Richard Hardison misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-28 |
| 01:35 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Ronald Cyrus | 37-28 |
| 01:20 | Winthrop | Roman Whitcher misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt near the basket | 37-28 |
| 01:18 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Smitherman pulls down the rebound | 37-28 |
| 01:02 | Sam Houston State | Richard Hardison misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-28 |
| 01:00 | Winthrop | John Gardner gets the rebound | 37-28 |
| 00:55 | Winthrop | Nathan Aguayo misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-28 |
| 00:54 | Sam Houston State | Richard Hardison grabs the board | 37-28 |
| 00:49 | Sam Houston State | Arturo Enriquez clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-28 |
| 00:47 | Sam Houston State | Scott Ashley pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 00:25 | Sam Houston State | Scott Ashley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-28 |
| 00:24 | Sam Houston State | Otis Jackson misses the tip | 37-28 |
| 00:22 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Roman Whitcher | 37-28 |
| 00:20 | Winthrop | Otis Jackson picks off the pass by Daniel Hoffman in the backcourt | 37-28 |
| 00:02 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Smitherman can't finish the layup | 37-28 |
| 00:00 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Daniel Hoffman | 37-28 |