| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Arthur Thompson (fresh) SG - Charles Olsen (fresh) SF - Arthur Yandell (fresh) PF - Leroy Molloy (fresh) C - Gregory Sanders (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Jimmie Hardwick (fresh) SG - Lorenzo Moylan (fresh) SF - Ed Reed (fresh) PF - Gary Dodge (fresh) C - Heriberto Martinez (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | McNeese State | Gregory Sanders wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:50 | McNeese State | Arthur Thompson comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Jimmie Hardwick - foul #1 on Jimmie Hardwick, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | McNeese State | Arthur Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:50 | McNeese State | Arthur Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | Sam Houston State | Lorenzo Moylan misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:30 | Sam Houston State | Lorenzo Moylan gets the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Hardwick loses the dribble to Gregory Sanders | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | McNeese State | Arthur Yandell blows the layup | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | McNeese State | Arthur Yandell tips it in | 4-0 |
| 18:42 | Sam Houston State | The jumper by Ed Reed is denied by Arthur Thompson | 4-0 |
| 18:40 | Sam Houston State | Lorenzo Moylan hits the follow up shot | 4-2 |
| 18:20 | McNeese State | Charles Olsen's floater is tipped away by Gary Dodge | 4-2 |
| 18:18 | Sam Houston State | Ed Reed snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 17:56 | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Hardwick misses the floater from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 17:55 | McNeese State | Gregory Sanders grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 17:37 | McNeese State | Arthur Yandell misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-2 |
| 17:35 | Sam Houston State | Heriberto Martinez grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:23 | Sam Houston State | Ed Reed is fouled on the floor by Leroy Molloy - foul #1 on Leroy Molloy, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Nicholas Swan (PG), Curtis Fouch (SG), William Pope (SF), William Keller (PF), Ian Zirkle (C) Arthur Thompson, Charles Olsen, Arthur Yandell, Leroy Molloy, Gregory Sanders | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Joe Haughton (PF) Gary Dodge | |
| 17:01 | Sam Houston State | A charge is called on Lorenzo Moylan - foul #1 on Lorenzo Moylan, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Derek Folden (PG), Sam Coy (SG), Donald Brown (SF), Keith Hamilton (C) Jimmie Hardwick, Lorenzo Moylan, Ed Reed, Heriberto Martinez | |
| 16:49 | McNeese State | William Keller misses badly on a floater from the left side | 4-2 |
| 16:48 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Joe Haughton | 4-2 |
| 16:22 | Sam Houston State | Keith Hamilton misses long on a 3 from straight away | 4-2 |
| 16:20 | McNeese State | William Pope snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 16:16 | McNeese State | Nicholas Swan misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Derek Folden - foul #1 on Derek Folden, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Charles Olsen (SG), Arthur Yandell (SF) Curtis Fouch, William Pope | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 16:16 | McNeese State | Nicholas Swan makes the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 16:16 | McNeese State | Nicholas Swan makes the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 15:52 | Sam Houston State | Derek Folden misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-2 |
| 15:51 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Ian Zirkle | 6-2 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Nicholas Swan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Olsen (fresh) SF - Arthur Yandell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Keller (fresh) C - Ian Zirkle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Derek Folden (fresh) SG - Sam Coy (fresh) SF - Donald Brown (fresh) PF - Joe Haughton (fresh) C - Keith Hamilton (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | McNeese State | Ian Zirkle buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Olsen | 8-2 |
| 15:18 | Sam Houston State | Keith Hamilton misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 8-2 |
| 15:17 | McNeese State | Ian Zirkle snags the defensive board | 8-2 |
| 14:58 | McNeese State | Ian Zirkle hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Keith Hamilton - foul #1 on Keith Hamilton, team foul #4 | 8-2 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Arthur Thompson (PG), Leroy Molloy (PF) Nicholas Swan, William Keller | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Hardwick (PG), Lorenzo Moylan (SG), Ed Reed (SF), Gary Dodge (PF), Heriberto Martinez (C) Derek Folden, Sam Coy, Donald Brown, Joe Haughton, Keith Hamilton | |
| 14:58 | McNeese State | Ian Zirkle makes the 1st free throw | 9-2 |
| 14:58 | McNeese State | Ian Zirkle makes the 2nd free throw | 10-2 |
| 14:41 | Sam Houston State | Arthur Yandell takes the ball from Ed Reed | 10-2 |
| 14:17 | McNeese State | Arthur Thompson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 10-2 |
| 14:16 | McNeese State | Arthur Yandell snags the offensive board | 10-2 |
| 14:05 | McNeese State | Gary Dodge is called for the reach on Arthur Yandell - foul #1 on Gary Dodge, team foul #5 | 10-2 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Curtis Fouch (SG), William Pope (SF), Gregory Sanders (C) Charles Olsen, Arthur Yandell, Ian Zirkle | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 13:50 | McNeese State | Gregory Sanders buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Curtis Fouch | 12-2 |
| 13:33 | Sam Houston State | Gary Dodge misses the lay-in | 12-2 |
| 13:31 | McNeese State | William Pope grabs the defensive rebound | 12-2 |
| 13:29 | McNeese State | William Pope is fouled in the backcourt by Lorenzo Moylan - foul #2 on Lorenzo Moylan, team foul #6 | 12-2 |
| Subs | McNeese State | William Keller (SF) Curtis Fouch | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Derek Folden (SG), Joe Haughton (PF) Lorenzo Moylan, Gary Dodge | |
| 13:07 | McNeese State | Gregory Sanders can't connect on an uncontested floater from the right side | 12-2 |
| 13:05 | McNeese State | Gregory Sanders tips it back up and in | 14-2 |
| 12:50 | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Hardwick is fouled on the floor by Arthur Thompson - foul #1 on Arthur Thompson, team foul #2 | 14-2 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Nicholas Swan (PG), Charles Olsen (SG) Arthur Thompson, Leroy Molloy | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Sam Coy (SG), Donald Brown (SF), Keith Hamilton (C) Jimmie Hardwick, Ed Reed, Heriberto Martinez | |
| 12:30 | Sam Houston State | Gregory Sanders blocks the short jumper by Donald Brown | 14-2 |
| 12:29 | McNeese State | Charles Olsen grabs the defensive rebound | 14-2 |
| 12:14 | McNeese State | Derek Folden is called for the reach on Nicholas Swan - foul #2 on Derek Folden, team foul #7 | 14-2 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Arthur Yandell (SF) William Keller | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Damian Baldwin (SG), Gary Dodge (PF) Derek Folden, Joe Haughton | |
| 12:14 | McNeese State | Nicholas Swan misses the 1st free throw | 14-2 |
| 12:14 | Sam Houston State | Damian Baldwin pulls down the rebound | 14-2 |
| 11:59 | Sam Houston State | Damian Baldwin buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Donald Brown and he's fouled by William Pope - foul #1 on William Pope, team foul #3 | 14-4 |
| 11:59 | Sam Houston State | Damian Baldwin makes the free throw | 14-5 |
| 11:46 | McNeese State | Arthur Yandell hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by William Pope | 17-5 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Nicholas Swan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Olsen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Arthur Yandell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Pope (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gregory Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Damian Baldwin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Sam Coy (fresh) SF - Donald Brown (fresh) PF - Gary Dodge (fresh) C - Keith Hamilton (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Sam Houston State | Damian Baldwin is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Swan - foul #1 on Nicholas Swan, team foul #4 | 17-5 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Arthur Thompson (PG), Leroy Molloy (PF), Bill Younts (C) Nicholas Swan, William Pope, Gregory Sanders | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ed Reed (SF), Heriberto Martinez (C) Donald Brown, Keith Hamilton | |
| 11:20 | Sam Houston State | Ed Reed's pass is intercepted by Bill Younts | 17-5 |
| 11:18 | McNeese State | Arthur Thompson is fouled in the backcourt by Sam Coy - foul #1 on Sam Coy, team foul #8 | 17-5 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Curtis Fouch (SG) Charles Olsen | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Hardwick (PG) Damian Baldwin | |
| 11:18 | McNeese State | Arthur Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 18-5 |
| 11:18 | McNeese State | Arthur Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-5 |
| 10:53 | Sam Houston State | Sam Coy's floater is tipped away by Bill Younts | 19-5 |
| 10:51 | McNeese State | Arthur Yandell pulls down the rebound | 19-5 |
| 10:47 | McNeese State | Curtis Fouch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-5 |
| Subs | McNeese State | William Pope (SG), Ian Zirkle (C) Curtis Fouch, Bill Younts | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Damian Baldwin (SG), Joe Haughton (PF) Sam Coy, Gary Dodge | |
| 10:29 | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Hardwick makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Damian Baldwin | 19-8 |
| 10:27 | McNeese State | Jimmie Hardwick steps in front of the Arthur Yandell pass in the backcourt | 19-8 |
| 10:24 | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Hardwick can't throw it down | 19-8 |
| 10:23 | McNeese State | Ian Zirkle pulls down the rebound | 19-8 |
| 10:01 | McNeese State | Leroy Molloy comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Heriberto Martinez - foul #1 on Heriberto Martinez, team foul #9 | 19-8 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Nicholas Swan (PG), Charles Olsen (SG), Gregory Sanders (C) Arthur Thompson, Arthur Yandell, Ian Zirkle | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Donald Brown (SF), Keith Hamilton (C) Ed Reed, Heriberto Martinez | |
| 10:01 | McNeese State | Leroy Molloy makes the 1st free throw | 20-8 |
| 10:01 | McNeese State | Leroy Molloy makes the 2nd free throw | 21-8 |
| 09:46 | Sam Houston State | Joe Haughton double dribbles | 21-8 |
| Subs | McNeese State | William Keller (PF) Leroy Molloy | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Sam Coy (SG) Damian Baldwin | |
| 09:44 | McNeese State | Charles Olsen is hacked by Jimmie Hardwick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jimmie Hardwick, team foul #10 | 21-8 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Damian Baldwin (SG) Jimmie Hardwick | |
| 09:44 | McNeese State | Charles Olsen makes the 1st free throw | 22-8 |
| 09:44 | McNeese State | Charles Olsen misses the 2nd free throw | 22-8 |
| 09:44 | Sam Houston State | Keith Hamilton grabs the board | 22-8 |
| 09:24 | Sam Houston State | Damian Baldwin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-8 |
| 09:23 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Sam Coy | 22-8 |
| 09:06 | Sam Houston State | Gregory Sanders steals it from Keith Hamilton | 22-8 |
| 08:47 | McNeese State | William Keller is wide open but clanks a shot from the left wing | 22-8 |
| 08:45 | Sam Houston State | Joe Haughton snags the defensive board | 22-8 |
| 08:26 | Sam Houston State | Damian Baldwin misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-8 |
| 08:24 | McNeese State | William Keller grabs the defensive rebound | 22-8 |
| 08:16 | McNeese State | Charles Olsen comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 22-8 |
| 08:15 | Sam Houston State | Donald Brown snags the defensive board | 22-8 |
| 08:03 | Sam Houston State | Joe Haughton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-8 |
| 08:02 | Sam Houston State | Keith Hamilton grabs the offensive rebound | 22-8 |
| 07:49 | Sam Houston State | Damian Baldwin loses the dribble to William Pope | 22-8 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Nicholas Swan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Olsen (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Pope (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Keller (fairly fresh) C - Gregory Sanders (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Sam Coy (fairly fresh) SG - Damian Baldwin (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Brown (fairly fresh) PF - Joe Haughton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Keith Hamilton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | McNeese State | Nicholas Swan drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Keller | 24-8 |
| 07:11 | Sam Houston State | Sam Coy connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Damian Baldwin | 24-10 |
| 07:05 | McNeese State | Nicholas Swan's pass is intercepted by Sam Coy in the backcourt | 24-10 |
| 06:45 | Sam Houston State | 3 seconds is called on Keith Hamilton | 24-10 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Arthur Thompson (PG), Curtis Fouch (SG), Arthur Yandell (SF), Leroy Molloy (PF), Ian Zirkle (C) Nicholas Swan, Charles Olsen, William Pope, William Keller, Gregory Sanders | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ed Reed (SF), Gary Dodge (PF), Heriberto Martinez (C) Donald Brown, Joe Haughton, Keith Hamilton | |
| 06:19 | McNeese State | Ian Zirkle buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-10 |
| 06:10 | Sam Houston State | Heriberto Martinez hits a jump hook near the basket set up by Gary Dodge | 27-12 |
| 06:01 | McNeese State | Heriberto Martinez swats the layup by Leroy Molloy | 27-12 |
| 05:59 | McNeese State | Ian Zirkle hits the follow up shot | 29-12 |
| 05:45 | Sam Houston State | Damian Baldwin makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Heriberto Martinez | 29-14 |
| 05:25 | McNeese State | Arthur Thompson blows the wide open layup | 29-14 |
| 05:23 | Sam Houston State | Ed Reed snags the defensive board | 29-14 |
| 04:56 | Sam Houston State | Ian Zirkle takes the ball from Heriberto Martinez | 29-14 |
| 04:35 | McNeese State | Ian Zirkle banks in the layup on a great pass from Arthur Yandell and he's fouled by Heriberto Martinez - foul #2 on Heriberto Martinez, team foul #11 | 31-14 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Nicholas Swan (PG), Charles Olsen (SG), Gregory Sanders (C) Arthur Thompson, Curtis Fouch, Leroy Molloy | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Tyler Gillett (SF), Keith Hamilton (C) Ed Reed, Heriberto Martinez | |
| 04:35 | McNeese State | Ian Zirkle makes the free throw | 32-14 |
| 04:15 | Sam Houston State | Damian Baldwin is hacked by Charles Olsen - foul #1 on Charles Olsen, team foul #5 | 32-14 |
| Subs | McNeese State | William Keller (PF) Ian Zirkle | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 03:52 | Sam Houston State | Keith Hamilton is whistled for traveling | 32-14 |
| Subs | McNeese State | William Pope (SF) Arthur Yandell | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Hardwick (PG), Lorenzo Moylan (SG), Heriberto Martinez (C) Sam Coy, Damian Baldwin, Keith Hamilton | |
| 03:50 | McNeese State | Charles Olsen is hacked by Lorenzo Moylan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lorenzo Moylan, team foul #12 | 32-14 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Derek Folden (SG) Lorenzo Moylan | |
| 03:50 | McNeese State | Charles Olsen misses the 1st free throw | 32-14 |
| 03:50 | McNeese State | Charles Olsen misses the 2nd free throw | 32-14 |
| 03:50 | Sam Houston State | Tyler Gillett grabs the defensive rebound | 32-14 |
| 03:28 | Sam Houston State | Gary Dodge can't connect on a runner near the basket | 32-14 |
| 03:27 | McNeese State | William Pope grabs the board | 32-14 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Nicholas Swan (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Charles Olsen (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Pope (fresh) 3 reb. PF - William Keller (fresh) C - Gregory Sanders (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Jimmie Hardwick (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Derek Folden (fresh) SF - Tyler Gillett (fresh) PF - Gary Dodge (tiring) C - Heriberto Martinez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:23 | McNeese State | Nicholas Swan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-14 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Arthur Thompson (PG), Bill Younts (C) Nicholas Swan, Gregory Sanders | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Donald Brown (PF) Gary Dodge | |
| 03:07 | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Hardwick drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Heriberto Martinez | 32-16 |
| 02:46 | McNeese State | Arthur Thompson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-16 |
| 02:45 | McNeese State | William Pope can't tip it in | 32-16 |
| 02:43 | Sam Houston State | Donald Brown grabs the board | 32-16 |
| 02:26 | Sam Houston State | Derek Folden misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Bill Younts - foul #1 on Bill Younts, team foul #6 | 32-16 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Arthur Yandell (SF), Leroy Molloy (PF) Charles Olsen, William Keller | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ed Reed (SF), Joe Haughton (PF) Tyler Gillett, Heriberto Martinez | |
| 02:26 | Sam Houston State | Derek Folden misses the 1st free throw | 32-16 |
| 02:26 | Sam Houston State | Derek Folden makes the 2nd free throw | 32-17 |
| 02:11 | McNeese State | William Pope clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-17 |
| 02:10 | Sam Houston State | Ed Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 32-17 |
| 01:45 | Sam Houston State | Derek Folden hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-20 |
| 01:28 | McNeese State | Arthur Yandell comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 32-20 |
| 01:26 | McNeese State | Leroy Molloy tips it home | 34-20 |
| 01:03 | Sam Houston State | Derek Folden's floater is knocked away by Leroy Molloy | 34-20 |
| 01:01 | McNeese State | Leroy Molloy snags the defensive board | 34-20 |
| 00:46 | McNeese State | William Pope makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Arthur Yandell | 37-20 |
| 00:44 | Sam Houston State | Arthur Thompson is called for the reach on Jimmie Hardwick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Arthur Thompson, team foul #7 | 37-20 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Nicholas Swan (PG), Charles Olsen (SG), Ian Zirkle (SF), William Keller (PF), Gregory Sanders (C) Arthur Thompson, William Pope, Arthur Yandell, Leroy Molloy, Bill Younts | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Gary Dodge (PF), Keith Hamilton (C) Joe Haughton, Donald Brown | |
| 00:44 | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Hardwick makes the 1st free throw | 37-21 |
| 00:44 | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Hardwick misses the 2nd free throw | 37-21 |
| 00:44 | Sam Houston State | Keith Hamilton grabs the offensive board | 37-21 |
| 00:23 | Sam Houston State | Derek Folden loses the ball out of bounds | 37-21 |
| 00:03 | McNeese State | Gregory Sanders misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-21 |
| 00:02 | Sam Houston State | Gary Dodge grabs the defensive rebound | 37-21 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Gary Dodge can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 37-21 |