| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Marvin Creasy (fresh) SG - David Jackson (fresh) SF - Daniel Jurgens (fresh) PF - Carlos Eckel (fresh) C - Peter Bracero (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Lon Carter (fresh) SG - Rudolf Jefferson (fresh) SF - Garland Mroz (fresh) PF - Robert Tyson (fresh) C - Daniel Sauer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Robert Tyson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:48 | Sam Houston State | Robert Tyson is open but misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Northwestern State | Carlos Eckel snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Northwestern State | Carlos Eckel misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Tyson - foul #1 on Robert Tyson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Northwestern State | Carlos Eckel makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:34 | Northwestern State | Carlos Eckel makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Sam Houston State | Garland Mroz drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by Lon Carter | 2-2 |
| 19:14 | Northwestern State | Daniel Jurgens is hacked by Garland Mroz in the backcourt - foul #1 on Garland Mroz, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:53 | Northwestern State | Peter Bracero buries a jumper from the baseline set up by Carlos Eckel | 4-2 |
| 18:26 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Sauer misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 18:25 | Northwestern State | Carlos Eckel grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 18:14 | Northwestern State | Marvin Creasy connects on the floater from the left side set up by David Jackson | 6-2 |
| 18:10 | Sam Houston State | Garland Mroz misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-2 |
| 18:09 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter misses the tip | 6-2 |
| 18:08 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Daniel Jurgens | 6-2 |
| 18:04 | Northwestern State | Marvin Creasy throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-2 |
| 17:47 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Rudolf Jefferson | 6-5 |
| 17:27 | Northwestern State | David Jackson makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Marvin Creasy | 8-5 |
| 17:20 | Sam Houston State | Rudolf Jefferson is hacked by David Jackson in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Jackson, team foul #1 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Greg Smith (PG), Robert Sadler (SF), Phillip Gaskins (PF), Bryant Schneider (C) Marvin Creasy, Daniel Jurgens, Carlos Eckel, Peter Bracero | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass (PG), Ben Gray (SG), Darrell Mayers (SF), Alton Johnson (PF), Paul Campanella (C) Lon Carter, Rudolf Jefferson, Garland Mroz, Robert Tyson, Daniel Sauer | |
| 17:07 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass lays it in on a great pass from Alton Johnson | 8-7 |
| 16:50 | Northwestern State | Bryant Schneider can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 8-7 |
| 16:49 | Sam Houston State | Darrell Mayers grabs the defensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 16:39 | Sam Houston State | Ben Gray hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-7 |
| 16:38 | Northwestern State | Bryant Schneider snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 16:32 | Northwestern State | Phillip Gaskins is whistled for traveling | 8-7 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Marvin Creasy (PG) David Jackson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter (PG), Robert Tyson (PF) Darrell Mayers, Paul Campanella | |
| 16:13 | Sam Houston State | Alton Johnson clanks a shot from the baseline | 8-7 |
| 16:12 | Northwestern State | Phillip Gaskins gets the rebound | 8-7 |
| 16:01 | Northwestern State | Greg Smith is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Phillip Gaskins | 10-7 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Marvin Creasy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Greg Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Sadler (fairly fresh) PF - Phillip Gaskins (fairly fresh) C - Bryant Schneider (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Lon Carter (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ben Gray (fairly fresh) SF - Raymond Crass (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Tyson (tiring) C - Alton Johnson (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Sam Houston State | Robert Tyson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Greg Smith - foul #1 on Greg Smith, team foul #2 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Jackson (SG), Daniel Jurgens (SF), Carlos Eckel (PF), David Frenette (C) Greg Smith, Robert Sadler, Phillip Gaskins, Bryant Schneider | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Rudolf Jefferson (SG), Garland Mroz (SF), Daniel Sauer (C) Ben Gray, Raymond Crass, Alton Johnson | |
| 15:37 | Sam Houston State | Robert Tyson makes the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 15:37 | Sam Houston State | Robert Tyson misses the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 15:37 | Northwestern State | David Frenette snags the defensive board | 10-8 |
| 15:17 | Northwestern State | Marvin Creasy hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-8 |
| 15:16 | Sam Houston State | Garland Mroz pulls down the rebound | 10-8 |
| 14:57 | Sam Houston State | Rudolf Jefferson misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 10-8 |
| 14:56 | Northwestern State | Daniel Jurgens grabs the defensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 14:43 | Northwestern State | Marvin Creasy comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-8 |
| 14:42 | Sam Houston State | Rudolf Jefferson grabs the board | 10-8 |
| 14:39 | Sam Houston State | Carlos Eckel picks off the pass by Garland Mroz in the backcourt | 10-8 |
| 14:25 | Northwestern State | Garland Mroz is called for the reach on Daniel Jurgens - foul #2 on Garland Mroz, team foul #3 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Greg Smith (PG), Peter Bracero (C) Marvin Creasy, David Frenette | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ben Gray (SG), Darrell Mayers (SF), Raymond Crass (PF), Paul Campanella (C) Rudolf Jefferson, Garland Mroz, Robert Tyson, Daniel Sauer | |
| 14:08 | Northwestern State | Peter Bracero misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Ben Gray - foul #1 on Ben Gray, team foul #4 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Alton Johnson (PF) Lon Carter | |
| 14:08 | Northwestern State | Peter Bracero makes the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 14:08 | Northwestern State | Peter Bracero makes the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 13:44 | Sam Houston State | Paul Campanella's floater is tipped away by Carlos Eckel | 12-8 |
| 13:42 | Sam Houston State | Alton Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 12-8 |
| 13:32 | Sam Houston State | Ben Gray misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 12-8 |
| 13:30 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Alton Johnson | 12-8 |
| 13:25 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass makes the jumper near the basket set up by Ben Gray | 12-10 |
| 12:59 | Northwestern State | David Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-10 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Marvin Creasy (PG), Robert Sadler (SF), Bryant Schneider (PF) David Jackson, Daniel Jurgens, Carlos Eckel | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter (PG), Rudolf Jefferson (SG), Robert Tyson (PF) Ben Gray, Darrell Mayers, Paul Campanella | |
| 12:40 | Sam Houston State | Rudolf Jefferson is whistled for a carry | 12-10 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Phillip Gaskins (PF) Peter Bracero | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Daniel Sauer (C) Alton Johnson | |
| 12:33 | Northwestern State | Bryant Schneider drills a fadeaway near the basket | 14-10 |
| 12:31 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass is fouled in the backcourt by Phillip Gaskins - foul #1 on Phillip Gaskins, team foul #3 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Jackson (SG) Greg Smith | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 12:24 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Sauer can't finish the layup | 14-10 |
| 12:23 | Northwestern State | Phillip Gaskins grabs the board | 14-10 |
| 12:00 | Northwestern State | Marvin Creasy makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Robert Sadler | 17-10 |
| 11:57 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 17-10 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Frenette (C) Marvin Creasy | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ben Gray (SG), Paul Campanella (C) Rudolf Jefferson, Daniel Sauer | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Bryant Schneider (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Jackson (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Sadler (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Phillip Gaskins (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Frenette (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Lon Carter (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ben Gray (fairly fresh) SF - Raymond Crass (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Robert Tyson (tired) 1 pts. C - Paul Campanella (fresh) | |
| 11:47 | Sam Houston State | A charge is called on Ben Gray - foul #2 on Ben Gray, team foul #5 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Greg Smith (PG) Bryant Schneider | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Rudolf Jefferson (SG) Ben Gray | |
| 11:45 | Northwestern State | David Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-10 |
| 11:37 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass is whistled for a carry | 17-10 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Daniel Jurgens (SF) Robert Sadler | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Alton Johnson (PF) Robert Tyson | |
| 11:28 | Northwestern State | Greg Smith is hacked by Raymond Crass - foul #1 on Raymond Crass, team foul #6 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Marvin Creasy (PG), Peter Bracero (C) David Jackson, Phillip Gaskins | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Darrell Mayers (SF) Paul Campanella | |
| 11:16 | Northwestern State | Peter Bracero blows the dunk | 17-10 |
| 11:14 | Northwestern State | David Frenette tips it but misses | 17-10 |
| 11:12 | Sam Houston State | Alton Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 17-10 |
| 11:08 | Sam Houston State | Greg Smith is called for the reach on Rudolf Jefferson - foul #2 on Greg Smith, team foul #4 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Sadler (SG), Carlos Eckel (PF) Greg Smith, David Frenette | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Tyson (PF) Raymond Crass | |
| 10:59 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Rudolf Jefferson | 17-13 |
| 10:40 | Northwestern State | Carlos Eckel misses the easy layup but the foul's on Darrell Mayers - foul #1 on Darrell Mayers, team foul #7 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Bryant Schneider (PG), David Jackson (SG) Marvin Creasy, Daniel Jurgens | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Daniel Sauer (C) Alton Johnson | |
| 10:40 | Northwestern State | Carlos Eckel misses the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 10:40 | Northwestern State | Carlos Eckel makes the 2nd free throw | 18-13 |
| 10:27 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter knocks in the floater from the left side | 18-15 |
| 10:25 | Northwestern State | Bryant Schneider is called for traveling in the backcourt | 18-15 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Phillip Gaskins (C) Peter Bracero | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass (SF) Darrell Mayers | |
| 10:05 | Sam Houston State | Rudolf Jefferson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-15 |
| 10:04 | Northwestern State | Bryant Schneider pulls down the rebound | 18-15 |
| 09:57 | Northwestern State | Phillip Gaskins misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 18-15 |
| 09:55 | Northwestern State | David Jackson tips it in | 20-15 |
| 09:41 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter knocks in the fadeaway from the right block and he's fouled by Bryant Schneider - foul #1 on Bryant Schneider, team foul #5 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Marvin Creasy (PG), Daniel Jurgens (SF), David Frenette (PF), Peter Bracero (C) Bryant Schneider, Robert Sadler, Carlos Eckel, Phillip Gaskins | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Alton Johnson (PF), Paul Campanella (C) Robert Tyson, Daniel Sauer | |
| 09:41 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter misses the free throw | 20-17 |
| 09:41 | Northwestern State | David Frenette grabs the defensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 09:38 | Northwestern State | Paul Campanella is called for the reach on David Jackson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Campanella, team foul #8 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Darrell Mayers (PF) Lon Carter | |
| 09:38 | Northwestern State | David Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 09:38 | Northwestern State | David Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| 09:38 | Sam Houston State | Darrell Mayers grabs the defensive rebound | 21-17 |
| 09:23 | Sam Houston State | Alton Johnson drills a runner from close range | 21-19 |
| 08:58 | Northwestern State | David Jackson is fouled on the floor by Alton Johnson - foul #1 on Alton Johnson, team foul #9 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Phillip Gaskins (PF) David Frenette | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter (PG), Daniel Sauer (C) Raymond Crass, Paul Campanella | |
| 08:58 | Northwestern State | David Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 08:58 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Sauer snags the defensive board | 21-19 |
| 08:44 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Sauer hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-22 |
| 08:22 | Northwestern State | Marvin Creasy buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by David Jackson | 23-22 |
| 08:17 | Sam Houston State | Darrell Mayers is fouled in the backcourt by David Jackson - foul #2 on David Jackson, team foul #6 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Sadler (SG), Carlos Eckel (PF) David Jackson, Peter Bracero | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass (SF), Robert Tyson (PF), Paul Campanella (C) Rudolf Jefferson, Darrell Mayers, Daniel Sauer | |
| 07:59 | Sam Houston State | Alton Johnson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Marvin Creasy - foul #1 on Marvin Creasy, team foul #7 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Bryant Schneider (PG) Marvin Creasy | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 07:59 | Sam Houston State | Alton Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 07:59 | Sam Houston State | Alton Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 07:55 | Northwestern State | Robert Sadler is fouled in the backcourt by Lon Carter - foul #1 on Lon Carter, team foul #10 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Rudolf Jefferson (SG) Alton Johnson | |
| 07:55 | Northwestern State | Robert Sadler makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 07:55 | Northwestern State | Robert Sadler makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Bryant Schneider (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Robert Sadler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Jurgens (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Carlos Eckel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Phillip Gaskins (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Lon Carter (very tired) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rudolf Jefferson (very tired) 2 ast. SF - Raymond Crass (tired) 4 pts. PF - Robert Tyson (tired) 1 pts. C - Paul Campanella (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:32 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter is called for traveling | 25-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Peter Bracero (C) Phillip Gaskins | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Alton Johnson (PG), Daniel Sauer (C) Lon Carter, Paul Campanella | |
| 07:28 | Northwestern State | Rudolf Jefferson is called for the reach on Robert Sadler in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rudolf Jefferson, team foul #11 | 25-24 |
| 07:28 | Northwestern State | Robert Sadler makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 07:28 | Northwestern State | Robert Sadler makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 07:21 | Sam Houston State | Bryant Schneider takes the ball from Alton Johnson | 27-24 |
| 07:09 | Northwestern State | Robert Sadler can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-24 |
| 07:08 | Northwestern State | Daniel Jurgens pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 06:49 | Northwestern State | Robert Sadler loses the ball out of bounds | 27-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Marvin Creasy (PG), David Frenette (C) Bryant Schneider, Peter Bracero | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter (PG), Darrell Mayers (SF), Paul Campanella (C) Alton Johnson, Raymond Crass, Daniel Sauer | |
| 06:29 | Sam Houston State | Darrell Mayers misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 27-24 |
| 06:28 | Sam Houston State | Rudolf Jefferson tips it back up and in | 27-26 |
| 06:08 | Northwestern State | Daniel Jurgens connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-26 |
| 06:03 | Sam Houston State | Rudolf Jefferson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-26 |
| 06:01 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to David Frenette | 29-26 |
| 05:39 | Northwestern State | Carlos Eckel misses short on an open shot in the lane | 29-26 |
| 05:38 | Northwestern State | David Frenette gets the offensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 05:38 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 29-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Phillip Gaskins (SG), Bryant Schneider (PF), Peter Bracero (C) Daniel Jurgens, Carlos Eckel, David Frenette | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass (SF), Alton Johnson (PF), Daniel Sauer (C) Darrell Mayers, Robert Tyson, Paul Campanella | |
| 05:14 | Northwestern State | Robert Sadler comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 29-26 |
| 05:13 | Northwestern State | Bryant Schneider can't tip it in | 29-26 |
| 05:11 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter gets the rebound | 29-26 |
| 05:07 | Sam Houston State | Phillip Gaskins takes the ball from Lon Carter in the backcourt | 29-26 |
| 05:04 | Northwestern State | Robert Sadler throws it down on a nice dish by Phillip Gaskins | 31-26 |
| 05:01 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter double dribbles in the backcourt | 31-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Carlos Eckel (PF) Marvin Creasy | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Tyson (PF) Lon Carter | |
| 04:41 | Northwestern State | Phillip Gaskins is hacked by Alton Johnson - foul #2 on Alton Johnson, team foul #12 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Daniel Jurgens (SF) Robert Sadler | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Darrell Mayers (SF), Paul Campanella (C) Alton Johnson, Daniel Sauer | |
| 04:41 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 31-26 |
| 04:41 | Northwestern State | Phillip Gaskins makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 04:41 | Northwestern State | Phillip Gaskins misses the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 04:41 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Robert Tyson | 32-26 |
| 04:24 | Sam Houston State | Paul Campanella misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-26 |
| 04:22 | Northwestern State | Bryant Schneider grabs the board | 32-26 |
| 04:05 | Northwestern State | Bryant Schneider is hacked by Raymond Crass - foul #2 on Raymond Crass, team foul #13 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Marvin Creasy (PG), David Frenette (C) Daniel Jurgens, Peter Bracero | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter (PG) Raymond Crass | |
| 04:05 | Northwestern State | Bryant Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 04:05 | Northwestern State | Bryant Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 04:03 | Sam Houston State | Bryant Schneider steals the ball from Lon Carter in the backcourt | 34-26 |
| 03:51 | Northwestern State | Bryant Schneider is hacked by Darrell Mayers - foul #2 on Darrell Mayers, team foul #14 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Greg Smith (PG), David Jackson (SG) Marvin Creasy, Carlos Eckel | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ben Gray (SG), Garland Mroz (SF), Alton Johnson (PF), Daniel Sauer (C) Rudolf Jefferson, Darrell Mayers, Robert Tyson, Paul Campanella | |
| 03:51 | Northwestern State | Bryant Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 03:51 | Northwestern State | Bryant Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Greg Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bryant Schneider (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Frenette (fresh) 5 reb. C - Phillip Gaskins (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Lon Carter (very tired) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ben Gray (fresh) SF - Garland Mroz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alton Johnson (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Sauer (tired) 3 pts. | |
| 03:49 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter is fouled in the backcourt by Greg Smith - foul #3 on Greg Smith, team foul #8 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Marvin Creasy (PG), Robert Sadler (SF) Greg Smith, Bryant Schneider | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 03:49 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter makes the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 03:49 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 03:34 | Northwestern State | The pull-up jumper by Robert Sadler is blocked by Garland Mroz | 36-28 |
| 03:32 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter pulls down the rebound | 36-28 |
| 03:17 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Sauer's fadeaway is rejected by David Frenette | 36-28 |
| 03:16 | Northwestern State | David Frenette gets the rebound | 36-28 |
| 03:00 | Northwestern State | Ben Gray takes the ball from David Frenette | 36-28 |
| 02:57 | Sam Houston State | Ben Gray hits the finger roll | 36-30 |
| 02:53 | Northwestern State | Garland Mroz steals it from Marvin Creasy in the backcourt | 36-30 |
| 02:38 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Sauer scores on a jump hook in the lane and he's hacked by David Jackson - foul #3 on David Jackson, team foul #9 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Bryant Schneider (PG), Daniel Jurgens (SF), Carlos Eckel (PF), Peter Bracero (C) Marvin Creasy, David Jackson, David Frenette, Phillip Gaskins | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass (PG), Robert Tyson (PF) Lon Carter, Alton Johnson | |
| 02:38 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Sauer makes the free throw | 36-33 |
| 02:30 | Northwestern State | Peter Bracero makes the wide open driving attempt from the right block set up by Carlos Eckel | 38-33 |
| 02:25 | Sam Houston State | Ben Gray buries a jumper in the paint | 38-35 |
| 02:22 | Northwestern State | Raymond Crass is called for the reach on Bryant Schneider in the backcourt - foul #3 on Raymond Crass, team foul #15 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Alton Johnson (PG), Paul Campanella (C) Raymond Crass, Daniel Sauer | |
| 02:22 | Northwestern State | Bryant Schneider misses the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 02:22 | Northwestern State | Bryant Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 02:11 | Sam Houston State | Ben Gray misses the lay-in | 39-35 |
| 02:10 | Northwestern State | Peter Bracero grabs the board | 39-35 |
| 01:56 | Northwestern State | Peter Bracero can't connect on a shot from close range | 39-35 |
| 01:55 | Sam Houston State | Alton Johnson grabs the board | 39-35 |
| 01:48 | Sam Houston State | Garland Mroz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Marvin Creasy (PG), Phillip Gaskins (SG) Bryant Schneider, Robert Sadler | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter (PG), Darrell Mayers (PF) Alton Johnson, Robert Tyson | |
| 01:28 | Northwestern State | Daniel Jurgens comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 01:27 | Sam Houston State | Paul Campanella grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 01:13 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 01:12 | Sam Houston State | Garland Mroz can't tip it in | 39-35 |
| 01:11 | Northwestern State | Phillip Gaskins gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 00:48 | Northwestern State | Peter Bracero is denied on a layup by Darrell Mayers | 39-35 |
| 00:47 | Northwestern State | Phillip Gaskins snags the offensive board | 39-35 |
| 00:34 | Northwestern State | Carlos Eckel hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-35 |
| 00:33 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Paul Campanella | 39-35 |
| 00:09 | Sam Houston State | Garland Mroz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Bryant Schneider (PG), Robert Sadler (SG), David Frenette (C) Marvin Creasy, Phillip Gaskins, Peter Bracero | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Tyson (PF), Daniel Sauer (C) Darrell Mayers, Paul Campanella | |
| 00:01 | Northwestern State | Carlos Eckel misses the floater from close range | 39-35 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern State | The clock runs out | 39-35 |