| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Lon Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Crass (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dewei Yin (fresh) PF - Robert Tyson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Sauer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Kurt Witherspoon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benny Clayborne (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Daniel Dillard (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Darryl Haddock (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Cherry (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Loyola (MD) | Daniel Dillard inbounds the ball | 33-33 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:51 | Loyola (MD) | Kurt Witherspoon is whistled for traveling | 33-33 |
| 19:26 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Cherry takes the ball from Raymond Crass | 33-33 |
| 19:15 | Loyola (MD) | Ronald Cherry misses short on a jumper from the right side | 33-33 |
| 19:14 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter grabs the board | 33-33 |
| 19:08 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by Raymond Crass and he's fouled by Daniel Dillard - foul #2 on Daniel Dillard, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| 19:08 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter makes the free throw | 36-33 |
| 18:41 | Loyola (MD) | Benny Clayborne misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 18:39 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Sauer grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 18:22 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-33 |
| 18:20 | Loyola (MD) | Darryl Haddock grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 18:17 | Loyola (MD) | Kurt Witherspoon is hacked by Robert Tyson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Tyson, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Wade Riles (SG), Darrell Mayers (SF), Alton Johnson (PF), Paul Campanella (C) Raymond Crass, Dewei Yin, Robert Tyson, Daniel Sauer | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Edward King (SG), Frederick Fredrick (PF), Edward Duffy (C) Benny Clayborne, Darryl Haddock, Ronald Cherry | |
| 18:06 | Loyola (MD) | Daniel Dillard misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-33 |
| 18:04 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Alton Johnson | 36-33 |
| 17:50 | Sam Houston State | Darrell Mayers banks in the layup on a nice dish by Lon Carter | 38-33 |
| 17:48 | Loyola (MD) | Wade Riles steps in front of the Kurt Witherspoon pass in the backcourt | 38-33 |
| 17:36 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Wade Riles | 40-33 |
| 17:20 | Loyola (MD) | Edward King misses the wide open jumpshot from the left wing | 40-33 |
| 17:19 | Sam Houston State | Darrell Mayers grabs the board | 40-33 |
| 16:59 | Sam Houston State | Edward Duffy takes the ball from Alton Johnson | 40-33 |
| 16:44 | Loyola (MD) | Edward Duffy is by himself and knocks in the shot in the paint set up by Frederick Fredrick | 40-35 |
| 16:32 | Sam Houston State | Darrell Mayers's pass is intercepted by Edward Duffy | 40-35 |
| 16:14 | Loyola (MD) | Frederick Fredrick hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Kurt Witherspoon | 40-38 |
| 15:58 | Sam Houston State | Wade Riles can't throw it down but he's hacked by Daniel Dillard - foul #3 on Daniel Dillard, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ben Gray (SG), Dewei Yin (SF), Robert Tyson (PF), Daniel Sauer (C) Lon Carter, Darrell Mayers, Alton Johnson, Paul Campanella | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Jason Nathanson (PG), Benny Clayborne (SG), Eric Welch (SF), Darryl Haddock (PF), Ronald Cherry (C) Kurt Witherspoon, Edward King, Daniel Dillard, Frederick Fredrick, Edward Duffy | |
| 15:58 | Sam Houston State | Wade Riles makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 15:58 | Sam Houston State | Wade Riles misses the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 15:58 | Loyola (MD) | Darryl Haddock grabs the board | 41-38 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Wade Riles (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. SG - Ben Gray (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Dewei Yin (fresh) PF - Robert Tyson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Sauer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Jason Nathanson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Benny Clayborne (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Eric Welch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Darryl Haddock (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Ronald Cherry (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:31 | Loyola (MD) | Jason Nathanson can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-38 |
| 15:30 | Sam Houston State | Ben Gray grabs the board | 41-38 |
| 15:14 | Sam Houston State | Wade Riles's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Cherry | 41-38 |
| 15:12 | Loyola (MD) | Benny Clayborne snags the defensive board | 41-38 |
| 15:10 | Loyola (MD) | Benny Clayborne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-38 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass (PG), Mark Spurling (SF) Wade Riles, Dewei Yin | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| 15:03 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Sauer hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 41-38 |
| 15:01 | Sam Houston State | Robert Tyson tips it but misses | 41-38 |
| 15:00 | Sam Houston State | Robert Tyson tips it back up and in | 43-38 |
| 14:45 | Loyola (MD) | Darryl Haddock buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-41 |
| 14:31 | Sam Houston State | Robert Tyson buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 45-41 |
| 14:13 | Loyola (MD) | Ronald Cherry misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Daniel Sauer - foul #1 on Daniel Sauer, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Alton Johnson (C) Daniel Sauer | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Edward King (PG), Ralph Moore (SG), Edward Duffy (PF) Jason Nathanson, Benny Clayborne, Darryl Haddock | |
| 14:13 | Loyola (MD) | Ronald Cherry misses the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 14:13 | Loyola (MD) | Ronald Cherry misses the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 14:13 | Sam Houston State | Ben Gray grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 13:51 | Sam Houston State | Mark Spurling misses the easy layup | 45-41 |
| 13:50 | Loyola (MD) | The rebound goes to Ralph Moore | 45-41 |
| 13:47 | Loyola (MD) | Raymond Crass is called for the reach on Edward King in the backcourt - foul #1 on Raymond Crass, team foul #3 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dewei Yin (SF), Paul Campanella (C) Mark Spurling, Robert Tyson | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Kurt Witherspoon (PG), Frederick Fredrick (PF) Ralph Moore, Ronald Cherry | |
| 13:25 | Loyola (MD) | Frederick Fredrick scores on a shot from the right block set up by Kurt Witherspoon and he's hacked by Alton Johnson - foul #1 on Alton Johnson, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter (PG) Raymond Crass | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Darryl Haddock (PF) Eric Welch | |
| 13:25 | Loyola (MD) | Frederick Fredrick makes the free throw | 45-44 |
| 13:10 | Sam Houston State | Paul Campanella misses the lay-in but the foul's on Darryl Haddock - foul #2 on Darryl Haddock, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Darrell Mayers (PF) Alton Johnson | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Jason Nathanson (C) Edward Duffy | |
| 13:10 | Sam Houston State | Paul Campanella makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 13:10 | Sam Houston State | Paul Campanella misses the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 13:10 | Loyola (MD) | Edward King pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 12:48 | Loyola (MD) | Lon Carter takes the ball from Kurt Witherspoon | 46-44 |
| 12:45 | Sam Houston State | Dewei Yin hits the finger roll on a great pass from Lon Carter | 48-44 |
| 12:24 | Loyola (MD) | Frederick Fredrick misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 12:23 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Paul Campanella | 48-44 |
| 12:16 | Sam Houston State | Paul Campanella misses the easy layup | 48-44 |
| 12:15 | Sam Houston State | Darrell Mayers tips it back up and in | 50-44 |
| 11:56 | Loyola (MD) | Edward King loses the dribble to Paul Campanella | 50-44 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Lon Carter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ben Gray (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Dewei Yin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darrell Mayers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Campanella (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Kurt Witherspoon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Fredrick (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Darryl Haddock (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Jason Nathanson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. | |
| 11:38 | Sam Houston State | The short jumper by Lon Carter is denied by Darryl Haddock | 50-44 |
| 11:37 | Sam Houston State | Paul Campanella tips it home | 52-44 |
| 11:24 | Loyola (MD) | Kurt Witherspoon is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Edward King | 52-47 |
| 10:59 | Sam Houston State | Paul Campanella drills a floater from the right side | 54-47 |
| 10:38 | Loyola (MD) | Edward King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-47 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass (PG), Alton Johnson (SG), Mark Spurling (SF), Robert Tyson (PF), Daniel Sauer (C) Lon Carter, Ben Gray, Dewei Yin, Darrell Mayers, Paul Campanella | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Harold Porter (PG), Benny Clayborne (SG), Eric Welch (SF), Daniel Dillard (PF), Ronald Cherry (C) Kurt Witherspoon, Edward King, Frederick Fredrick, Darryl Haddock, Jason Nathanson | |
| 10:21 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Sauer can't connect on a runner near the basket | 54-47 |
| 10:20 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Sauer tips it in | 56-47 |
| 10:01 | Loyola (MD) | Ronald Cherry is open and scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Benny Clayborne | 56-49 |
| 09:39 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass misses short on a runner in the lane | 56-49 |
| 09:38 | Loyola (MD) | Benny Clayborne pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| 09:16 | Loyola (MD) | The jump hook by Eric Welch is blocked by Robert Tyson | 56-49 |
| 09:15 | Sam Houston State | Alton Johnson pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| 08:59 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass drills a floater from the left block | 58-49 |
| 08:45 | Loyola (MD) | Harold Porter misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-49 |
| 08:43 | Loyola (MD) | The offensive rebound goes to Benny Clayborne | 58-49 |
| 08:35 | Loyola (MD) | Benny Clayborne scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Harold Porter | 58-51 |
| 08:18 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 58-51 |
| 08:17 | Sam Houston State | Robert Tyson hits the follow up shot | 60-51 |
| 08:02 | Loyola (MD) | Benny Clayborne scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Harold Porter | 60-54 |
| 07:43 | Sam Houston State | Alton Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 60-54 |
| 07:42 | Loyola (MD) | Eric Welch snags the defensive board | 60-54 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Raymond Crass (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Alton Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Mark Spurling (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Tyson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Sauer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Harold Porter (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Benny Clayborne (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Welch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Dillard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. C - Ronald Cherry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:38 | Loyola (MD) | Harold Porter buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Ronald Cherry | 60-56 |
| 07:21 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Sauer hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Robert Tyson | 62-56 |
| 06:58 | Loyola (MD) | Daniel Dillard is hacked by Alton Johnson - foul #2 on Alton Johnson, team foul #5 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter (PG), Wade Riles (SG), Dewei Yin (SF), Paul Campanella (C) Raymond Crass, Alton Johnson, Mark Spurling, Daniel Sauer | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Kurt Witherspoon (PG), Edward King (SG), Frederick Fredrick (SF), Darryl Haddock (PF), Edward Duffy (C) Harold Porter, Benny Clayborne, Eric Welch, Daniel Dillard, Ronald Cherry | |
| 06:47 | Loyola (MD) | Frederick Fredrick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-56 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Darrell Mayers (SF) Dewei Yin | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| 06:25 | Sam Houston State | Wade Riles misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 62-56 |
| 06:23 | Loyola (MD) | Kurt Witherspoon grabs the defensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 06:18 | Loyola (MD) | Kurt Witherspoon hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-56 |
| 06:17 | Sam Houston State | Darrell Mayers grabs the board | 62-56 |
| 06:13 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 62-56 |
| 06:11 | Loyola (MD) | Darryl Haddock gets the rebound | 62-56 |
| 05:52 | Loyola (MD) | Darryl Haddock misses the easy layup | 62-56 |
| 05:50 | Sam Houston State | Paul Campanella grabs the defensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 05:45 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter blows the layup but he's hacked by Kurt Witherspoon - foul #2 on Kurt Witherspoon, team foul #4 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ben Gray (SG), Dewei Yin (SF), Daniel Sauer (C) Wade Riles, Darrell Mayers, Paul Campanella | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| 05:45 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter misses the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 05:45 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 05:26 | Loyola (MD) | Kurt Witherspoon is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-56 |
| 05:25 | Sam Houston State | Dewei Yin grabs the defensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 05:16 | Sam Houston State | Ben Gray misses the 3 from the left corner | 63-56 |
| 05:14 | Loyola (MD) | Edward Duffy gets the rebound | 63-56 |
| 05:11 | Loyola (MD) | Edward King is hacked by Ben Gray in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ben Gray, team foul #6 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Wade Riles (PG), Alton Johnson (PF) Lon Carter, Robert Tyson | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Eric Welch (SF), Jason Nathanson (C) Darryl Haddock, Edward Duffy | |
| 05:00 | Loyola (MD) | Jason Nathanson drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Eric Welch | 63-59 |
| 04:48 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Sauer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-59 |
| 04:46 | Loyola (MD) | The rebound goes to Frederick Fredrick | 63-59 |
| 04:27 | Loyola (MD) | Kurt Witherspoon knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Frederick Fredrick | 63-62 |
| 04:06 | Sam Houston State | Kurt Witherspoon is called for the reach on Wade Riles - foul #3 on Kurt Witherspoon, team foul #5 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter (PG), Darrell Mayers (SF), Paul Campanella (C) Wade Riles, Dewei Yin, Daniel Sauer | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Ralph Moore (SG), Darryl Haddock (PF), Ronald Cherry (C) Kurt Witherspoon, Edward King, Frederick Fredrick | |
| 04:00 | Sam Houston State | Paul Campanella travels with the ball | 63-62 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Edward Duffy (SF) Eric Welch | |
| 03:41 | Loyola (MD) | Jason Nathanson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-62 |
| 03:40 | Loyola (MD) | Edward Duffy misses the tip | 63-62 |
| 03:38 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Lon Carter | 63-62 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Lon Carter (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ben Gray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Darrell Mayers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alton Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Campanella (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Jason Nathanson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Moore (fresh) SF - Edward Duffy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Darryl Haddock (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Cherry (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:24 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 65-62 |
| 03:20 | Loyola (MD) | Ben Gray steals the ball from Ralph Moore in the backcourt | 65-62 |
| 03:01 | Sam Houston State | The jumper by Lon Carter is denied by Ronald Cherry | 65-62 |
| 02:59 | Sam Houston State | Paul Campanella snags the offensive board | 65-62 |
| 02:37 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Alton Johnson | 68-62 |
| 02:37 | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-62 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass (SG), Robert Tyson (PF) Ben Gray, Alton Johnson | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Kurt Witherspoon (PG), Benny Clayborne (SG), Eric Welch (SF), Daniel Dillard (PF) Jason Nathanson, Ralph Moore, Edward Duffy, Darryl Haddock | |
| 02:18 | Loyola (MD) | Benny Clayborne misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-62 |
| 02:16 | Loyola (MD) | Ronald Cherry snags the offensive board | 68-62 |
| 02:11 | Loyola (MD) | Paul Campanella steals the ball from Benny Clayborne | 68-62 |
| 02:11 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-62 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Darryl Haddock (PF) Daniel Dillard | |
| 01:58 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 68-62 |
| 01:56 | Loyola (MD) | Ronald Cherry gets the rebound | 68-62 |
| 01:51 | Loyola (MD) | Benny Clayborne knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Kurt Witherspoon | 68-65 |
| 01:34 | Sam Houston State | Darrell Mayers comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 68-65 |
| 01:33 | Sam Houston State | Darrell Mayers pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-65 |
| 01:33 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-65 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ben Gray (SG), Dewei Yin (SF), Daniel Sauer (C) Raymond Crass, Darrell Mayers, Paul Campanella | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| 01:15 | Sam Houston State | Dewei Yin misses the easy layup | 68-65 |
| 01:14 | Loyola (MD) | Benny Clayborne grabs the defensive rebound | 68-65 |
| 01:08 | Loyola (MD) | Benny Clayborne connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Kurt Witherspoon | 68-67 |
| 00:56 | Sam Houston State | Darryl Haddock picks off the pass by Lon Carter | 68-67 |
| 00:33 | Loyola (MD) | Ronald Cherry is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Ronald Cherry, team foul #6 | 68-67 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter is fouled in the backcourt by Benny Clayborne - foul #2 on Benny Clayborne, team foul #7 | 68-67 |
| 00:31 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:31 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:31 | Loyola (MD) | Ronald Cherry gets the rebound | 69-67 |
| 00:06 | Loyola (MD) | Benny Clayborne hits a wide open floater from the right block | 69-69 |
| 00:06 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter hits the finger roll | 71-69 |