| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Lon Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rudolf Jefferson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Garland Mroz (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Crass (fresh) C - Daniel Sauer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Steven Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ira Dalzell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Lafrance (fresh) PF - Lee Centeno (fresh) C - Billy Dove (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Garland Mroz inbounds the ball | 31-22 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Sam Houston State | Garland Mroz drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Raymond Crass | 34-22 |
| 19:29 | Lamar | Billy Dove's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-22 |
| 19:20 | Sam Houston State | Rudolf Jefferson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-22 |
| 19:10 | Lamar | Lon Carter steals it from Lee Centeno | 34-22 |
| 18:47 | Sam Houston State | Lee Centeno is called for the reach on Garland Mroz - foul #3 on Lee Centeno, team foul #1 | 34-22 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Alton Johnson (C) Daniel Sauer | |
| Subs | Lamar | Frank Boyers (PF) Lee Centeno | |
| 18:36 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-22 |
| 18:34 | Lamar | The rebound goes to Frank Boyers | 34-22 |
| 18:32 | Lamar | Rudolf Jefferson steps in front of the Ira Dalzell pass in the backcourt | 34-22 |
| 18:17 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Frank Boyers - foul #1 on Frank Boyers, team foul #2 | 34-22 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ben Gray (SG), Darrell Mayers (PF) Rudolf Jefferson, Garland Mroz | |
| Subs | Lamar | Robert Bittner (SG), Dennis Tuttle (SF), David Glines (C) Ira Dalzell, John Lafrance, Billy Dove | |
| 18:17 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass misses the 1st free throw | 34-22 |
| 18:17 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass makes the 2nd free throw | 35-22 |
| 18:02 | Lamar | Dennis Tuttle makes the wide open fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Robert Bittner | 35-24 |
| 17:40 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter misses long on a floater from the right wing | 35-24 |
| 17:39 | Lamar | David Glines pulls down the rebound | 35-24 |
| 17:37 | Lamar | Ben Gray picks off the pass by Dennis Tuttle in the backcourt | 35-24 |
| 17:24 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Dennis Tuttle - foul #1 on Dennis Tuttle, team foul #3 | 35-24 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Daniel Sauer (C) Lon Carter | |
| Subs | Lamar | Billy Dove (C) David Glines | |
| 17:24 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass makes the 1st free throw | 36-24 |
| 17:24 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass makes the 2nd free throw | 37-24 |
| 17:22 | Lamar | Darrell Mayers is called for the reach on Steven Brooks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Darrell Mayers, team foul #1 | 37-24 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter (PG), Garland Mroz (SF) Raymond Crass, Alton Johnson | |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| 17:14 | Lamar | Steven Brooks connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Robert Bittner | 37-27 |
| 16:52 | Sam Houston State | Billy Dove denies the turnaround by Garland Mroz | 37-27 |
| 16:50 | Sam Houston State | Darrell Mayers tips it but misses | 37-27 |
| 16:48 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Garland Mroz | 37-27 |
| 16:27 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Daniel Sauer | 39-27 |
| 16:25 | Lamar | Steven Brooks's pass is intercepted by Lon Carter in the backcourt | 39-27 |
| 16:13 | Sam Houston State | Garland Mroz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-27 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Rudolf Jefferson (SG), Alton Johnson (PF), Paul Campanella (C) Ben Gray, Darrell Mayers, Daniel Sauer | |
| Subs | Lamar | Ira Dalzell (SG), John Lafrance (SF), David Glines (PF) Robert Bittner, Dennis Tuttle, Frank Boyers | |
| 16:02 | Lamar | Billy Dove misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Garland Mroz - foul #1 on Garland Mroz, team foul #2 | 39-27 |
| 16:02 | Lamar | Billy Dove makes the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 16:02 | Lamar | Billy Dove misses the 2nd free throw | 39-28 |
| 16:02 | Sam Houston State | Paul Campanella snags the defensive board | 39-28 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Lon Carter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Rudolf Jefferson (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Garland Mroz (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alton Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Campanella (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Steven Brooks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ira Dalzell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Lafrance (fresh) PF - David Glines (fresh) 2 reb. C - Billy Dove (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Sam Houston State | John Lafrance is called for the reach on Alton Johnson - foul #2 on John Lafrance, team foul #4 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Tyson (PF) Lon Carter | |
| Subs | Lamar | Lee Centeno (PF) Billy Dove | |
| 15:33 | Sam Houston State | Alton Johnson is fouled on the floor by Steven Brooks - foul #2 on Steven Brooks, team foul #5 | 39-28 |
| 15:20 | Sam Houston State | Paul Campanella is hacked by John Lafrance - foul #3 on John Lafrance, team foul #6 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass (PG) Alton Johnson | |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| 14:55 | Sam Houston State | Garland Mroz misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-28 |
| 14:53 | Lamar | Steven Brooks grabs the board | 39-28 |
| 14:33 | Lamar | John Lafrance misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-28 |
| 14:32 | Sam Houston State | Paul Campanella gets the rebound | 39-28 |
| 14:11 | Sam Houston State | Garland Mroz hits a fadeaway in the paint | 41-28 |
| 13:56 | Lamar | Steven Brooks misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-28 |
| 13:55 | Lamar | Lee Centeno misses the tip | 41-28 |
| 13:53 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass grabs the defensive rebound | 41-28 |
| 13:24 | Sam Houston State | Paul Campanella scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Rudolf Jefferson and the foul's on Lee Centeno - foul #4 on Lee Centeno, team foul #7 | 43-28 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter (PG), Ben Gray (SG), Darrell Mayers (SF), Alton Johnson (PF) Raymond Crass, Rudolf Jefferson, Garland Mroz, Robert Tyson | |
| Subs | Lamar | Robert Bittner (PG), Dennis Tuttle (SF), Frank Boyers (PF), Billy Dove (C) Steven Brooks, John Lafrance, Lee Centeno, David Glines | |
| 13:24 | Sam Houston State | Paul Campanella makes the free throw | 44-28 |
| 13:22 | Lamar | Robert Bittner is hacked by Lon Carter in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lon Carter, team foul #3 | 44-28 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Daniel Sauer (C) Paul Campanella | |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| 13:10 | Lamar | Frank Boyers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-28 |
| 12:50 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter is hacked by Robert Bittner - foul #1 on Robert Bittner, team foul #8 | 44-28 |
| 12:50 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter makes the 1st free throw | 45-28 |
| 12:50 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 46-28 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:46 | Lamar | Dennis Tuttle throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-28 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:28 | Sam Houston State | Ben Gray misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-28 |
| 12:26 | Lamar | Frank Boyers grabs the board | 46-28 |
| 12:04 | Lamar | Ira Dalzell buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Robert Bittner | 46-30 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Lon Carter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ben Gray (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Darrell Mayers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alton Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Sauer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Robert Bittner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ira Dalzell (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Dennis Tuttle (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Frank Boyers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy Dove (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:44 | Sam Houston State | Alton Johnson buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Lon Carter | 48-30 |
| 11:31 | Lamar | Robert Bittner buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Ira Dalzell | 48-33 |
| 11:09 | Sam Houston State | Dennis Tuttle steals it from Alton Johnson | 48-33 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:45 | Lamar | Dennis Tuttle makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Bittner | 48-36 |
| 10:35 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Sauer hits a floater from close range set up by Lon Carter | 50-36 |
| 10:07 | Lamar | Dennis Tuttle misses the runner from close range | 50-36 |
| 10:05 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Alton Johnson | 50-36 |
| 09:56 | Sam Houston State | Darrell Mayers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-36 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass (PG), Rudolf Jefferson (SG), Garland Mroz (SF), Robert Tyson (PF), Paul Campanella (C) Lon Carter, Ben Gray, Darrell Mayers, Alton Johnson, Daniel Sauer | |
| Subs | Lamar | Steven Brooks (PG), John Lafrance (SF), David Glines (C) Ira Dalzell, Dennis Tuttle, Billy Dove | |
| 09:39 | Lamar | David Glines is fouled on the floor by Paul Campanella - foul #1 on Paul Campanella, team foul #4 | 50-36 |
| 09:21 | Lamar | John Lafrance throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-36 |
| 08:56 | Sam Houston State | Garland Mroz clanks a runner in the lane but the foul's on Robert Bittner - foul #2 on Robert Bittner, team foul #9 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Lamar | Ira Dalzell (SG) Robert Bittner | |
| 08:56 | Sam Houston State | Garland Mroz makes the 1st free throw | 51-36 |
| 08:56 | Sam Houston State | Garland Mroz misses the 2nd free throw | 51-36 |
| 08:56 | Lamar | Frank Boyers snags the defensive board | 51-36 |
| 08:40 | Lamar | Steven Brooks hits a wide open floater from the right wing on a great pass from John Lafrance | 51-38 |
| 08:19 | Sam Houston State | Garland Mroz misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on David Glines - foul #2 on David Glines, team foul #10 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Daniel Sauer (C) Paul Campanella | |
| Subs | Lamar | Stephen Burg (SF), Billy Dove (C) John Lafrance, David Glines | |
| 08:19 | Sam Houston State | Garland Mroz makes the 1st free throw | 52-38 |
| 08:19 | Sam Houston State | Garland Mroz makes the 2nd free throw | 53-38 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:05 | Lamar | Steven Brooks clanks a 3 from the left corner | 53-38 |
| 08:04 | Lamar | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Dove | 53-38 |
| 07:55 | Lamar | Ira Dalzell clanks a 3 from the left corner | 53-38 |
| 07:54 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Garland Mroz | 53-38 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Raymond Crass (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Rudolf Jefferson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Garland Mroz (tiring) 20 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Tyson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Sauer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Steven Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ira Dalzell (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Burg (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Boyers (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Billy Dove (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:32 | Sam Houston State | Ira Dalzell picks off the pass by Garland Mroz | 53-38 |
| 07:20 | Lamar | Frank Boyers misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-38 |
| 07:18 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Sauer grabs the board | 53-38 |
| 07:01 | Sam Houston State | Garland Mroz comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-38 |
| 07:00 | Lamar | Steven Brooks grabs the board | 53-38 |
| 06:48 | Lamar | Billy Dove drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Brooks | 53-40 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:43 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Sauer connects on the floater from the left block set up by Rudolf Jefferson | 55-40 |
| 06:33 | Lamar | Billy Dove misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 55-40 |
| 06:31 | Lamar | Stephen Burg hits the follow up shot | 55-42 |
| 06:17 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass buries a runner in the paint | 57-42 |
| 05:54 | Lamar | Steven Brooks misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-42 |
| 05:53 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Sauer pulls down the rebound | 57-42 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:48 | Sam Houston State | Rudolf Jefferson scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Garland Mroz and he's fouled by Ira Dalzell - foul #2 on Ira Dalzell, team foul #11 | 59-42 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter (PG), Ben Gray (SF), Alton Johnson (PF), Paul Campanella (C) Raymond Crass, Garland Mroz, Robert Tyson, Daniel Sauer | |
| Subs | Lamar | Robert Bittner (SG), John Lafrance (SF), Lee Centeno (PF), David Glines (C) Ira Dalzell, Stephen Burg, Frank Boyers, Billy Dove | |
| 05:48 | Sam Houston State | Rudolf Jefferson misses the free throw | 59-42 |
| 05:48 | Lamar | The rebound goes to David Glines | 59-42 |
| 05:34 | Lamar | David Glines misses the lay-in | 59-42 |
| 05:33 | Sam Houston State | Ben Gray gets the rebound | 59-42 |
| 05:07 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-42 |
| 04:43 | Lamar | David Glines is open and buries a floater in the lane set up by Steven Brooks | 62-44 |
| 04:17 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-44 |
| 04:15 | Sam Houston State | Paul Campanella gets the offensive rebound | 62-44 |
| 03:53 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 62-44 |
| 03:52 | Lamar | The rebound goes to David Glines | 62-44 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Lon Carter (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Rudolf Jefferson (tired) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ben Gray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alton Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Paul Campanella (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Steven Brooks (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Bittner (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - John Lafrance (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Lee Centeno (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - David Glines (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:48 | Lamar | Steven Brooks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-44 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass (PG), Darrell Mayers (SF) Lon Carter, Rudolf Jefferson | |
| Subs | Lamar | Stephen Burg (SF), Dennis Tuttle (PF), Frank Boyers (C) John Lafrance, Lee Centeno, David Glines | |
| 03:34 | Sam Houston State | Alton Johnson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-44 |
| 03:33 | Lamar | Stephen Burg grabs the board | 62-44 |
| 03:12 | Lamar | Steven Brooks hits a wide open jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Robert Bittner | 62-46 |
| 02:50 | Sam Houston State | Ben Gray drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Alton Johnson | 65-46 |
| 02:42 | Lamar | Robert Bittner misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-46 |
| 02:40 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass grabs the board | 65-46 |
| 02:14 | Sam Houston State | Steven Brooks is called for the reach on Raymond Crass - foul #3 on Steven Brooks, team foul #12 | 65-46 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Lamar | David Glines (C) Frank Boyers | |
| 02:14 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass misses the 1st free throw | 65-46 |
| 02:14 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass makes the 2nd free throw | 66-46 |
| 01:55 | Lamar | Robert Bittner misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-46 |
| 01:53 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass pulls down the rebound | 66-46 |
| 01:24 | Sam Houston State | Paul Campanella comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 66-46 |
| 01:23 | Lamar | Steven Brooks grabs the board | 66-46 |
| 01:03 | Lamar | Dennis Tuttle is open and buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Steven Brooks and he's fouled by Ben Gray - foul #3 on Ben Gray, team foul #5 | 66-48 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Lamar | Frank Boyers (PF) Steven Brooks | |
| 01:03 | Lamar | Dennis Tuttle misses the free throw | 66-48 |
| 01:03 | Sam Houston State | Alton Johnson gets the rebound | 66-48 |
| 00:44 | Sam Houston State | Ben Gray's pass is intercepted by David Glines | 66-48 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Lamar | Frank Boyers scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-51 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Sam Houston State | Alton Johnson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 66-51 |
| 00:13 | Sam Houston State | Darrell Mayers tips it in | 68-51 |
| 00:07 | Lamar | Dennis Tuttle knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Stephen Burg | 68-53 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass runs out the clock | 68-53 |