| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Jimmie Hardwick (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Derek Folden (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyler Gillett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Goehring (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gregory Hale (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Tony Mercer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Greg Fairchild (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Sharber (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vance Lenahan (fresh) 4 reb. C - Dustin Weaver (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Tyler Gillett inbounds the ball | 42-44 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Hardwick makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by Derek Folden and he's hacked by Tony Mercer - foul #1 on Tony Mercer, team foul #1 | 44-44 |
| 19:40 | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Hardwick makes the free throw | 45-44 |
| 19:24 | Boise State | Tony Mercer scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Greg Fairchild | 45-47 |
| 18:55 | Sam Houston State | Gregory Hale is whistled for a carry | 45-47 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mark Bosworth (SF), Charles Anderson (C) Tyler Gillett, Gregory Hale | |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| 18:33 | Boise State | Greg Fairchild is fouled on the floor by Derek Folden - foul #3 on Derek Folden, team foul #1 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Sam Coy (SG), Stanley Stevens (C) Derek Folden, John Goehring | |
| Subs | Boise State | Robert Hall (PG), Milton Treece (SG), Mark Rolston (SF), Douglass Eckert (PF) Tony Mercer, Greg Fairchild, Louis Sharber, Vance Lenahan | |
| 18:24 | Boise State | The jump hook by Dustin Weaver is blocked by Charles Anderson | 45-47 |
| 18:23 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Charles Anderson | 45-47 |
| 18:02 | Sam Houston State | Mark Bosworth misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dustin Weaver - foul #2 on Dustin Weaver, team foul #2 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Boise State | Richard Longacre (PF) Dustin Weaver | |
| 18:02 | Sam Houston State | Mark Bosworth misses the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 18:02 | Sam Houston State | Mark Bosworth misses the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 18:02 | Boise State | Richard Longacre grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 17:42 | Boise State | Robert Hall is hacked by Mark Bosworth - foul #1 on Mark Bosworth, team foul #2 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Thomas Gross (SF), Gregory Hale (C) Mark Bosworth, Charles Anderson | |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| 17:13 | Boise State | Mark Rolston throws it down and he's fouled by Stanley Stevens - foul #3 on Stanley Stevens, team foul #3 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Tyler Gillett (SF), John Goehring (PF) Thomas Gross, Stanley Stevens | |
| Subs | Boise State | Tony Mercer (PG), Dustin Weaver (C) Robert Hall, Richard Longacre | |
| 17:13 | Boise State | Mark Rolston makes the free throw | 45-50 |
| 17:04 | Sam Houston State | Gregory Hale connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 17:01 | Boise State | Milton Treece is called for traveling in the backcourt | 47-50 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Boise State | Greg Fairchild (SG), Louis Sharber (SF), Vance Lenahan (PF) Milton Treece, Mark Rolston, Douglass Eckert | |
| 16:38 | Sam Houston State | Gregory Hale throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-50 |
| 16:17 | Boise State | Louis Sharber is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Tyler Gillett - foul #1 on Tyler Gillett, team foul #4 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mark Bosworth (SF), Thomas Gross (PF) Tyler Gillett, John Goehring | |
| Subs | Boise State | Robert Hall (SG), Richard Longacre (PF) Greg Fairchild, Vance Lenahan | |
| 16:17 | Boise State | Louis Sharber makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 16:17 | Boise State | Louis Sharber makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 16:02 | Sam Houston State | Gregory Hale hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 47-52 |
| 16:01 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Tony Mercer | 47-52 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Jimmie Hardwick (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sam Coy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Bosworth (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Gross (fresh) C - Gregory Hale (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Tony Mercer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Hall (fresh) SF - Louis Sharber (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Longacre (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dustin Weaver (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Boise State | Louis Sharber comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 47-52 |
| 15:53 | Sam Houston State | Sam Coy pulls down the rebound | 47-52 |
| 15:35 | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Hardwick is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Jimmie Hardwick, team foul #5 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Derek Folden (PG), Damian Baldwin (SG), Lorenzo Moylan (SF), Charles Anderson (C) Jimmie Hardwick, Sam Coy, Mark Bosworth, Gregory Hale | |
| Subs | Boise State | Milton Treece (SG), Mark Rolston (SF), Douglass Eckert (C) Tony Mercer, Louis Sharber, Dustin Weaver | |
| 15:20 | Boise State | Derek Folden steals it from Milton Treece | 47-52 |
| 15:15 | Sam Houston State | Lorenzo Moylan banks in the layup set up by Derek Folden | 49-52 |
| 15:00 | Boise State | Mark Rolston misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Lorenzo Moylan - foul #4 on Lorenzo Moylan, team foul #6 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mark Bosworth (SF), John Goehring (PF) Lorenzo Moylan, Thomas Gross | |
| Subs | Boise State | Greg Fairchild (SG), Vance Lenahan (PF) Robert Hall, Richard Longacre | |
| 15:00 | Boise State | Mark Rolston makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 15:00 | Boise State | Mark Rolston misses the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 15:00 | Sam Houston State | John Goehring grabs the defensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 14:32 | Sam Houston State | Damian Baldwin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-53 |
| 14:31 | Boise State | Vance Lenahan grabs the defensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 14:25 | Boise State | Milton Treece comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 49-53 |
| 14:23 | Boise State | Douglass Eckert tips it back up and in | 49-55 |
| 14:05 | Sam Houston State | Charles Anderson's layup is rejected by Vance Lenahan | 49-55 |
| 14:04 | Boise State | Greg Fairchild snags the defensive board | 49-55 |
| 14:00 | Boise State | Mark Rolston lays it up and in on a nice dish by Greg Fairchild | 49-57 |
| 13:58 | Sam Houston State | Derek Folden is fouled in the backcourt by Milton Treece - foul #1 on Milton Treece, team foul #3 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Tyler Gillett (SF), Stanley Stevens (C) Mark Bosworth, Charles Anderson | |
| Subs | Boise State | Tony Mercer (PG), Phillip Cross (SG), Louis Sharber (SF), Richard Longacre (PF), Dustin Weaver (C) Milton Treece, Greg Fairchild, Mark Rolston, Vance Lenahan, Douglass Eckert | |
| 13:41 | Sam Houston State | Stanley Stevens hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-57 |
| 13:39 | Boise State | Tony Mercer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-57 |
| 13:26 | Sam Houston State | Damian Baldwin misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Phillip Cross - foul #2 on Phillip Cross, team foul #4 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Hardwick (PG) Derek Folden | |
| Subs | Boise State | Robert Hall (SG) Phillip Cross | |
| 13:26 | Sam Houston State | Damian Baldwin misses the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 13:26 | Sam Houston State | Damian Baldwin makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 13:07 | Boise State | Robert Hall is hacked by Tyler Gillett - foul #2 on Tyler Gillett, team foul #7 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Thomas Gross (PF), Gregory Hale (C) John Goehring, Stanley Stevens | |
| Subs | Boise State | Vance Lenahan (PF) Richard Longacre | |
| 13:07 | Boise State | Robert Hall makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 13:07 | Boise State | Robert Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 12:52 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Gross double dribbles | 52-59 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Boise State | Phillip Cross (SG) Tony Mercer | |
| 12:37 | Boise State | Robert Hall misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left wing | 52-59 |
| 12:35 | Sam Houston State | Gregory Hale grabs the board | 52-59 |
| 12:20 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Gross makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Damian Baldwin | 54-59 |
| 12:15 | Boise State | Louis Sharber misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-59 |
| 12:14 | Boise State | Vance Lenahan tips it home | 54-61 |
| 11:57 | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Hardwick comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 54-61 |
| 11:55 | Boise State | Vance Lenahan grabs the defensive rebound | 54-61 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Jimmie Hardwick (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Damian Baldwin (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tyler Gillett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Gross (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Gregory Hale (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Robert Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Phillip Cross (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Louis Sharber (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vance Lenahan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Dustin Weaver (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Boise State | Dustin Weaver misses long on a floater from the right block | 54-61 |
| 11:48 | Boise State | Vance Lenahan grabs the offensive board | 54-61 |
| 11:21 | Boise State | Dustin Weaver hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Robert Hall | 54-63 |
| 11:02 | Sam Houston State | Damian Baldwin makes the shot from the left wing | 56-63 |
| 10:49 | Boise State | Vance Lenahan buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Phillip Cross | 56-65 |
| 10:26 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Gross scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by Damian Baldwin and the foul's on Vance Lenahan - foul #3 on Vance Lenahan, team foul #5 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Derek Folden (PG), Sam Coy (SG), John Goehring (PF), Stanley Stevens (C) Jimmie Hardwick, Damian Baldwin, Tyler Gillett, Gregory Hale | |
| Subs | Boise State | Tony Mercer (PG), Greg Fairchild (SG), Mark Rolston (SF), Douglass Eckert (PF), Milton Treece (C) Robert Hall, Phillip Cross, Louis Sharber, Vance Lenahan, Dustin Weaver | |
| 10:26 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Gross makes the free throw | 59-65 |
| 10:03 | Boise State | Tony Mercer misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 59-65 |
| 10:01 | Boise State | Mark Rolston can't tip it in | 59-65 |
| 09:59 | Boise State | Douglass Eckert grabs the offensive board | 59-65 |
| 09:41 | Boise State | Mark Rolston drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Tony Mercer | 59-67 |
| 09:21 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Gross clanks a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Douglass Eckert - foul #1 on Douglass Eckert, team foul #6 | 59-67 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Charles Anderson (C) Stanley Stevens | |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| 09:21 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Gross makes the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 09:21 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Gross makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 09:01 | Boise State | Douglass Eckert scores on a runner in the paint set up by Mark Rolston | 61-69 |
| 08:45 | Sam Houston State | Sam Coy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-69 |
| 08:43 | Boise State | Mark Rolston grabs the defensive rebound | 61-69 |
| 08:39 | Boise State | Tony Mercer loses the ball out of bounds | 61-69 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Damian Baldwin (SG), Mark Bosworth (SF) Sam Coy, Thomas Gross | |
| Subs | Boise State | Robert Kim (PG), Phillip Cross (SG), Richard Longacre (PF), Dustin Weaver (C) Tony Mercer, Greg Fairchild, Douglass Eckert, Milton Treece | |
| 08:19 | Sam Houston State | Mark Bosworth misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-69 |
| 08:17 | Boise State | Richard Longacre pulls down the rebound | 61-69 |
| 08:12 | Boise State | Dustin Weaver can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Charles Anderson - foul #2 on Charles Anderson, team foul #8 | 61-69 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Boise State | Vance Lenahan (PF) Mark Rolston | |
| 08:12 | Boise State | Dustin Weaver makes the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 08:12 | Boise State | Dustin Weaver misses the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| 08:12 | Sam Houston State | John Goehring snags the defensive board | 61-70 |
| 08:10 | Sam Houston State | Robert Kim takes the ball from Derek Folden in the backcourt | 61-70 |
| 08:09 | Boise State | Phillip Cross hits the finger roll set up by Robert Kim | 61-72 |
| 07:50 | Sam Houston State | Mark Bosworth hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 61-72 |
| 07:48 | Boise State | Dustin Weaver grabs the board | 61-72 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Derek Folden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Damian Baldwin (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Bosworth (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Goehring (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Robert Kim (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Phillip Cross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Longacre (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vance Lenahan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Dustin Weaver (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Boise State | Phillip Cross is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Phillip Cross, team foul #7 | 61-72 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lorenzo Moylan (PG) Derek Folden | |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| 07:30 | Sam Houston State | Mark Bosworth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-72 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Stanley Stevens (C) Charles Anderson | |
| Subs | Boise State | Douglass Eckert (PF) Vance Lenahan | |
| 07:13 | Boise State | Dustin Weaver misses long on a runner in the lane | 61-72 |
| 07:11 | Sam Houston State | Stanley Stevens snags the defensive board | 61-72 |
| 07:06 | Sam Houston State | Mark Bosworth knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-72 |
| 06:38 | Boise State | Phillip Cross misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-72 |
| 06:37 | Sam Houston State | John Goehring snags the defensive board | 64-72 |
| 06:20 | Sam Houston State | Damian Baldwin loses the dribble to Dustin Weaver | 64-72 |
| 06:01 | Boise State | Douglass Eckert can't finish the layup but the foul's on Damian Baldwin - foul #4 on Damian Baldwin, team foul #9 | 64-72 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Hardwick (PG), Sam Coy (SG), Tyler Gillett (SF), Gregory Hale (C) Lorenzo Moylan, Damian Baldwin, Mark Bosworth, Stanley Stevens | |
| Subs | Boise State | Tony Mercer (PG), Greg Fairchild (SG), Mark Rolston (SF), Milton Treece (C) Robert Kim, Phillip Cross, Richard Longacre, Dustin Weaver | |
| 06:01 | Boise State | Douglass Eckert makes the 1st free throw | 64-73 |
| 06:01 | Boise State | Douglass Eckert makes the 2nd free throw | 64-74 |
| 05:48 | Sam Houston State | John Goehring misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 64-74 |
| 05:46 | Sam Houston State | Gregory Hale tips it in | 66-74 |
| 05:42 | Boise State | Jimmie Hardwick is called for the reach on Milton Treece - foul #2 on Jimmie Hardwick, team foul #10 | 66-74 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Charles Anderson (PF) John Goehring | |
| Subs | Boise State | Dustin Weaver (C) Douglass Eckert | |
| 05:42 | Boise State | Milton Treece misses the 1st free throw | 66-74 |
| 05:42 | Boise State | Milton Treece misses the 2nd free throw | 66-74 |
| 05:42 | Sam Houston State | Sam Coy grabs the board | 66-74 |
| 05:27 | Sam Houston State | Gregory Hale comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-74 |
| 05:26 | Boise State | Milton Treece grabs the defensive rebound | 66-74 |
| 05:15 | Boise State | Tony Mercer can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 66-74 |
| 05:14 | Sam Houston State | Charles Anderson pulls down the rebound | 66-74 |
| 05:07 | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Hardwick is hacked by Milton Treece - foul #2 on Milton Treece, team foul #8 | 66-74 |
| 05:07 | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Hardwick makes the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 05:07 | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Hardwick makes the 2nd free throw | 68-74 |
| 04:59 | Boise State | Dustin Weaver can't finish the layup | 68-74 |
| 04:58 | Sam Houston State | Charles Anderson pulls down the rebound | 68-74 |
| 04:41 | Sam Houston State | Sam Coy clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-74 |
| 04:39 | Sam Houston State | Gregory Hale grabs the offensive board | 68-74 |
| 04:28 | Sam Houston State | Dustin Weaver is called for the reach on Gregory Hale - foul #3 on Dustin Weaver, team foul #9 | 68-74 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Derek Folden (SG), Lorenzo Moylan (SF), John Goehring (PF) Sam Coy, Tyler Gillett, Charles Anderson | |
| Subs | Boise State | Robert Hall (PG), Louis Sharber (SF), Vance Lenahan (PF) Tony Mercer, Milton Treece, Mark Rolston | |
| 04:28 | Sam Houston State | Gregory Hale makes the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 04:28 | Sam Houston State | Gregory Hale misses the 2nd free throw | 69-74 |
| 04:28 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Vance Lenahan | 69-74 |
| 04:24 | Boise State | Louis Sharber is fouled in the backcourt by Jimmie Hardwick - foul #3 on Jimmie Hardwick, team foul #11 | 69-74 |
| 04:24 | Boise State | Louis Sharber makes the 1st free throw | 69-75 |
| 04:24 | Boise State | Louis Sharber misses the 2nd free throw | 69-75 |
| 04:24 | Sam Houston State | Gregory Hale grabs the board | 69-75 |
| 04:05 | Sam Houston State | Derek Folden misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 69-75 |
| 04:03 | Boise State | Louis Sharber grabs the defensive rebound | 69-75 |
| 04:00 | Boise State | Derek Folden steals it from Robert Hall in the backcourt | 69-75 |
| 03:45 | Sam Houston State | John Goehring is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on John Goehring, team foul #12 | 69-75 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Damian Baldwin (SG), Charles Anderson (C) Jimmie Hardwick, Gregory Hale | |
| Subs | Boise State | Phillip Cross (SG) Greg Fairchild | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Derek Folden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Damian Baldwin (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Lorenzo Moylan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - John Goehring (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Anderson (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Cross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Louis Sharber (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vance Lenahan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Dustin Weaver (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:25 | Boise State | Robert Hall drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Dustin Weaver | 69-78 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:11 | Sam Houston State | Derek Folden can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Robert Hall - foul #3 on Robert Hall, team foul #10 | 69-78 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Stanley Stevens (C) Charles Anderson | |
| Subs | Boise State | Tony Mercer (PG), Mark Rolston (SF), Richard Longacre (PF), Milton Treece (C) Phillip Cross, Louis Sharber, Vance Lenahan, Dustin Weaver | |
| 03:11 | Sam Houston State | Derek Folden makes the 1st free throw | 70-78 |
| 03:11 | Sam Houston State | Derek Folden makes the 2nd free throw | 71-78 |
| 03:04 | Boise State | Mark Rolston lays it up and in on a great pass from Tony Mercer | 71-80 |
| 02:52 | Sam Houston State | Derek Folden clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Tony Mercer - foul #2 on Tony Mercer, team foul #11 | 71-80 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Sam Coy (SG), Mark Bosworth (SF) Damian Baldwin, Lorenzo Moylan | |
| Subs | Boise State | Douglass Eckert (C) Robert Hall | |
| 02:52 | Sam Houston State | Derek Folden makes the 1st free throw | 72-80 |
| 02:52 | Sam Houston State | Derek Folden makes the 2nd free throw | 73-80 |
| 02:48 | Boise State | Milton Treece is hacked by Sam Coy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sam Coy, team foul #13 | 73-80 |
| 02:48 | Boise State | Milton Treece misses the 1st free throw | 73-80 |
| 02:48 | Boise State | Milton Treece makes the 2nd free throw | 73-81 |
| 02:22 | Sam Houston State | Sam Coy hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Derek Folden | 76-81 |
| 02:22 | Boise State | Boise State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-81 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Damian Baldwin (SG), Gregory Hale (C) Derek Folden, Stanley Stevens | |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| 02:12 | Boise State | Milton Treece misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 76-81 |
| 02:11 | Sam Houston State | John Goehring pulls down the rebound | 76-81 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:07 | Sam Houston State | Mark Bosworth misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 76-81 |
| 02:06 | Boise State | Douglass Eckert pulls down the rebound | 76-81 |
| 02:02 | Boise State | Milton Treece makes the wide open shot from the right side on a nice dish by Douglass Eckert | 76-83 |
| 01:52 | Sam Houston State | Sam Coy is fouled on the floor by Douglass Eckert - foul #2 on Douglass Eckert, team foul #12 | 76-83 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Tyler Gillett (SF) Mark Bosworth | |
| Subs | Boise State | Greg Fairchild (SG), Louis Sharber (SF), Vance Lenahan (PF), Dustin Weaver (C) Milton Treece, Mark Rolston, Richard Longacre, Douglass Eckert | |
| 01:52 | Sam Houston State | Sam Coy makes the 1st free throw | 77-83 |
| 01:52 | Sam Houston State | Sam Coy makes the 2nd free throw | 78-83 |
| 01:48 | Boise State | Tony Mercer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 78-83 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Hardwick (PG) Sam Coy | |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| 01:41 | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Hardwick knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Damian Baldwin | 80-83 |
| 01:17 | Boise State | Vance Lenahan is fouled on the floor by Tyler Gillett - foul #3 on Tyler Gillett, team foul #14 | 80-83 |
| 01:17 | Boise State | Vance Lenahan misses the 1st free throw | 80-83 |
| 01:17 | Boise State | Vance Lenahan makes the 2nd free throw | 80-84 |
| 00:54 | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Hardwick clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 80-84 |
| 00:53 | Boise State | Dustin Weaver grabs the defensive rebound | 80-84 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:49 | Boise State | Jimmie Hardwick picks off the pass by Tony Mercer in the backcourt | 80-84 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Sam Houston State | John Goehring scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 82-84 |
| 00:23 | Boise State | Dustin Weaver is fouled on the floor by Damian Baldwin - foul #5 on Damian Baldwin, team foul #15 | 82-84 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Derek Folden (SG) Damian Baldwin | |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| 00:23 | Boise State | Dustin Weaver makes the 1st free throw | 82-85 |
| 00:23 | Boise State | Dustin Weaver misses the 2nd free throw | 82-85 |
| 00:23 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to John Goehring | 82-85 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Sam Houston State | Derek Folden clanks a 3 from the left wing | 82-85 |
| 00:07 | Sam Houston State | John Goehring snags the offensive board | 82-85 |
| 00:01 | Sam Houston State | Derek Folden misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 82-85 |
| 00:00 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Vance Lenahan | 82-85 |