| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Edward Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Spurling (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Alton Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Douglas Polk (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Oscar Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Sasso (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Stanley Lanigan (fresh) C - Tony Carney (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Charles Baker inbounds the ball | 40-27 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Sam Houston State | Edward Hall's pass is intercepted by Oscar Smith in the backcourt | 40-27 |
| 19:46 | Texas Southern | Stanley Lanigan drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Oscar Smith and he's hacked by Gerald Cooper - foul #3 on Gerald Cooper, team foul #1 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dewei Yin (SG) Gerald Cooper | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | John Wallis (SF) Charles Sasso | |
| 19:46 | Texas Southern | Stanley Lanigan makes the free throw | 40-30 |
| 19:27 | Sam Houston State | Alton Johnson hits a floater from the baseline set up by Edward Hall and he's fouled by Douglas Polk - foul #2 on Douglas Polk, team foul #1 | 42-30 |
| 19:27 | Sam Houston State | Alton Johnson misses the free throw | 42-30 |
| 19:27 | Texas Southern | John Wallis pulls down the rebound | 42-30 |
| 19:09 | Texas Southern | John Wallis hits a wide open turnaround in the lane | 42-32 |
| 18:48 | Sam Houston State | Charles Baker misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-32 |
| 18:47 | Sam Houston State | Mark Spurling snags the offensive board | 42-32 |
| 18:36 | Sam Houston State | Charles Baker loses the ball out of bounds | 42-32 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ahmad Hibbs (PG), John Brogan (SG), Wade Riles (SF), Darrell Mayers (PF), Raphael Greco (C) Edward Hall, Dewei Yin, Charles Baker, Mark Spurling, Alton Johnson | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Joseph Carson (SG), Charles Sasso (SF), Ralph Young (PF), William Porter (C) Oscar Smith, John Wallis, Stanley Lanigan, Tony Carney | |
| 18:31 | Texas Southern | Joseph Carson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-32 |
| 18:20 | Sam Houston State | Raphael Greco can't connect on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on William Porter - foul #1 on William Porter, team foul #2 | 42-32 |
| 18:20 | Sam Houston State | Raphael Greco makes the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 18:20 | Sam Houston State | Raphael Greco misses the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 18:20 | Texas Southern | Ralph Young pulls down the rebound | 43-32 |
| 18:18 | Texas Southern | Douglas Polk throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-32 |
| 18:13 | Sam Houston State | Wade Riles comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Charles Sasso - foul #2 on Charles Sasso, team foul #3 | 43-32 |
| 18:13 | Sam Houston State | Wade Riles misses the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 18:13 | Sam Houston State | Wade Riles makes the 2nd free throw | 44-32 |
| 17:55 | Texas Southern | Darrell Mayers steals it from Douglas Polk | 44-32 |
| 17:53 | Sam Houston State | Ahmad Hibbs is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Polk - foul #3 on Douglas Polk, team foul #4 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dewei Yin (SG) John Brogan | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith (SG), Stanley Lanigan (PF), Taylor Harden (C) Douglas Polk, Ralph Young, William Porter | |
| 17:35 | Sam Houston State | Darrell Mayers blows the dunk but the foul's on Taylor Harden - foul #1 on Taylor Harden, team foul #5 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Edward Hall (PG), Charles Baker (SF), Mark Spurling (PF) Ahmad Hibbs, Wade Riles, Raphael Greco | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | John Wallis (SG) Joseph Carson | |
| 17:35 | Sam Houston State | Darrell Mayers misses the 1st free throw | 44-32 |
| 17:35 | Sam Houston State | Darrell Mayers misses the 2nd free throw | 44-32 |
| 17:35 | Texas Southern | Stanley Lanigan pulls down the rebound | 44-32 |
| 17:16 | Texas Southern | Darrell Mayers blocks the short jumper by John Wallis | 44-32 |
| 17:15 | Sam Houston State | Mark Spurling snags the defensive board | 44-32 |
| 16:58 | Sam Houston State | Charles Baker hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Dewei Yin and he's fouled by Charles Sasso - foul #3 on Charles Sasso, team foul #6 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Alton Johnson (C) Darrell Mayers | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Joseph Carson (PG), Tony Carney (C) Charles Sasso, Taylor Harden | |
| 16:58 | Sam Houston State | Charles Baker makes the free throw | 47-32 |
| 16:54 | Texas Southern | Edward Hall is called for the reach on Joseph Carson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Hall, team foul #2 | 47-32 |
| 16:26 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith blows the layup | 47-32 |
| 16:25 | Texas Southern | John Wallis tips it home | 47-34 |
| 16:20 | Sam Houston State | Edward Hall hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 47-34 |
| 16:18 | Texas Southern | Stanley Lanigan snags the defensive board | 47-34 |
| 15:58 | Texas Southern | Stanley Lanigan connects on the open turnaround near the basket | 47-36 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Edward Hall (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dewei Yin (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Charles Baker (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Spurling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Alton Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Joseph Carson (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Oscar Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Wallis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stanley Lanigan (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Tony Carney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Carson is called for the reach on Edward Hall in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Carson, team foul #7 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Gerald Cooper (SG), Wade Riles (SF), Raphael Greco (PF) Dewei Yin, Charles Baker, Mark Spurling | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Douglas Polk (PG), Andrew Webb (SG), Charles Sasso (SF), Ralph Young (PF), William Porter (C) Joseph Carson, Oscar Smith, John Wallis, Stanley Lanigan, Tony Carney | |
| 15:55 | Sam Houston State | Edward Hall misses the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 15:55 | Texas Southern | Ralph Young grabs the board | 47-36 |
| 15:53 | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb travels in the backcourt | 47-36 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ahmad Hibbs (PG) Edward Hall | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 15:37 | Sam Houston State | Wade Riles is wide open and slams it home | 49-36 |
| 15:15 | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso is hacked by Wade Riles - foul #1 on Wade Riles, team foul #3 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Charles Baker (SF), Mark Spurling (PF) Wade Riles, Raphael Greco | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Stanley Lanigan (PF) Ralph Young | |
| 14:57 | Texas Southern | Alton Johnson steals the ball from William Porter | 49-36 |
| 14:35 | Sam Houston State | William Porter blocks the jumper by Ahmad Hibbs | 49-36 |
| 14:33 | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso gets the rebound | 49-36 |
| 14:31 | Texas Southern | Ahmad Hibbs steps in front of the Andrew Webb pass in the backcourt | 49-36 |
| 14:30 | Sam Houston State | Ahmad Hibbs blows the layup | 49-36 |
| 14:28 | Texas Southern | William Porter snags the defensive board | 49-36 |
| 14:17 | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb is fouled on the floor by Gerald Cooper - foul #4 on Gerald Cooper, team foul #4 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Brogan (PG), Dewei Yin (SG), Wade Riles (SF), Darrell Mayers (C) Ahmad Hibbs, Gerald Cooper, Charles Baker, Alton Johnson | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | John Wallis (SF), Taylor Harden (PF), Tony Carney (C) Charles Sasso, Stanley Lanigan, William Porter | |
| 14:04 | Texas Southern | Tony Carney is alone and drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Douglas Polk | 49-38 |
| 14:02 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Webb picks off the pass by John Brogan in the backcourt | 49-38 |
| 13:47 | Texas Southern | Tony Carney is hacked by Darrell Mayers - foul #1 on Darrell Mayers, team foul #5 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Edward Hall (PG), Raphael Greco (PF) Wade Riles, Mark Spurling | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ralph Young (PF) Taylor Harden | |
| 13:29 | Texas Southern | John Wallis is hacked by John Brogan - foul #1 on John Brogan, team foul #6 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ahmad Hibbs (SG) John Brogan | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 13:18 | Texas Southern | Raphael Greco blocks the jumper by John Wallis | 49-38 |
| 13:17 | Texas Southern | Ralph Young tips it in | 49-40 |
| 12:57 | Sam Houston State | Darrell Mayers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Tony Carney - foul #1 on Tony Carney, team foul #8 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Charles Baker (SF), Mark Spurling (PF) Dewei Yin, Raphael Greco | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith (PG), Stanley Lanigan (PF) Douglas Polk, Ralph Young | |
| 12:57 | Sam Houston State | Darrell Mayers makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 12:57 | Sam Houston State | Darrell Mayers makes the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 12:46 | Texas Southern | Edward Hall steals the ball from John Wallis | 51-40 |
| 12:43 | Sam Houston State | Ahmad Hibbs misses the lay-in | 51-40 |
| 12:41 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith pulls down the rebound | 51-40 |
| 12:38 | Texas Southern | Ahmad Hibbs is called for the reach on Stanley Lanigan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ahmad Hibbs, team foul #7 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Wade Riles (SF), Alton Johnson (C) Charles Baker, Darrell Mayers | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso (SF) John Wallis | |
| 12:38 | Texas Southern | Stanley Lanigan misses the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 12:38 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Mark Spurling | 51-40 |
| 12:34 | Sam Houston State | Oscar Smith steals it from Edward Hall in the backcourt | 51-40 |
| 12:13 | Texas Southern | Stanley Lanigan loses the dribble to Ahmad Hibbs | 51-40 |
| 11:52 | Sam Houston State | Mark Spurling misses the easy layup but the foul's on Stanley Lanigan - foul #2 on Stanley Lanigan, team foul #9 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Brogan (PG), Dewei Yin (SG), Charles Baker (SF) Edward Hall, Ahmad Hibbs, Wade Riles | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Douglas Polk (PG), John Wallis (SF), Taylor Harden (PF), Ralph Young (C) Oscar Smith, Charles Sasso, Stanley Lanigan, Tony Carney | |
| 11:52 | Sam Houston State | Mark Spurling makes the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 11:52 | Sam Houston State | Mark Spurling makes the 2nd free throw | 53-40 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Brogan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dewei Yin (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Charles Baker (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Spurling (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Alton Johnson (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Douglas Polk (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Webb (tiring) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Wallis (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Taylor Harden (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ralph Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Texas Southern | John Wallis misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Dewei Yin - foul #1 on Dewei Yin, team foul #8 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Darrell Mayers (PF), Raphael Greco (C) Mark Spurling, Alton Johnson | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 11:27 | Texas Southern | John Wallis makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 11:27 | Texas Southern | John Wallis makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 11:08 | Sam Houston State | Charles Baker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-42 |
| 11:06 | Sam Houston State | Dewei Yin snags the offensive board | 53-42 |
| 10:46 | Sam Houston State | Darrell Mayers loses the ball out of bounds | 53-42 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ahmad Hibbs (PG), Wade Riles (SF), Alton Johnson (C) John Brogan, Charles Baker, Raphael Greco | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Joseph Carson (PG), Charles Sasso (SF), Stanley Lanigan (PF), William Porter (C) Douglas Polk, John Wallis, Taylor Harden, Ralph Young | |
| 10:42 | Texas Southern | Wade Riles steals it from Andrew Webb in the backcourt | 53-42 |
| 10:30 | Sam Houston State | Alton Johnson is whistled for traveling | 53-42 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Edward Hall (PG), Mark Spurling (PF) Dewei Yin, Darrell Mayers | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith (SG) Andrew Webb | |
| 10:16 | Texas Southern | Joseph Carson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Edward Hall - foul #2 on Edward Hall, team foul #9 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Tony Carney (C) William Porter | |
| 10:16 | Texas Southern | Joseph Carson makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 10:16 | Texas Southern | Joseph Carson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 09:50 | Sam Houston State | Alton Johnson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-44 |
| 09:49 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 09:22 | Texas Southern | Tony Carney makes the fadeaway from close range | 53-46 |
| 09:22 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-46 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Brogan (PG), Dewei Yin (SG), Charles Baker (SF), Raphael Greco (PF), Darrell Mayers (C) Edward Hall, Ahmad Hibbs, Wade Riles, Mark Spurling, Alton Johnson | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Douglas Polk (PG), Andrew Webb (SG), John Wallis (SF), William Porter (C) Joseph Carson, Oscar Smith, Charles Sasso, Tony Carney | |
| 09:13 | Sam Houston State | Charles Baker hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 53-46 |
| 09:11 | Texas Southern | William Porter snags the defensive board | 53-46 |
| 08:56 | Texas Southern | John Wallis's floater is tipped away by Darrell Mayers | 53-46 |
| 08:54 | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb snags the offensive board | 53-46 |
| 08:42 | Texas Southern | Darrell Mayers blocks the short jumper by Douglas Polk | 53-46 |
| 08:41 | Sam Houston State | Charles Baker grabs the board | 53-46 |
| 08:17 | Sam Houston State | Dewei Yin blows the layup | 53-46 |
| 08:16 | Texas Southern | John Wallis grabs the board | 53-46 |
| 08:02 | Texas Southern | Douglas Polk knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-49 |
| 07:37 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Polk is called for the reach on Darrell Mayers - foul #4 on Douglas Polk, team foul #10 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ahmad Hibbs (PG), Gerald Cooper (SG), Wade Riles (SF), Mark Spurling (PF) John Brogan, Dewei Yin, Charles Baker, Raphael Greco | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith (SG), Charles Sasso (SF), Taylor Harden (PF), Ralph Young (C) Andrew Webb, John Wallis, Stanley Lanigan, William Porter | |
| 07:37 | Sam Houston State | Darrell Mayers makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 07:37 | Sam Houston State | Darrell Mayers makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Ahmad Hibbs (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gerald Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Wade Riles (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Spurling (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Darrell Mayers (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 6 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Douglas Polk (tired) 14 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Oscar Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Charles Sasso (tired) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Taylor Harden (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ralph Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Texas Southern | Wade Riles steps in front of the Douglas Polk pass | 55-49 |
| 06:46 | Sam Houston State | Gerald Cooper drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Ahmad Hibbs | 57-49 |
| 06:23 | Texas Southern | Darrell Mayers is called for the reach on Oscar Smith - foul #2 on Darrell Mayers, team foul #10 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Edward Hall (PG), Alton Johnson (C) Ahmad Hibbs, Darrell Mayers | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb (SG), John Wallis (SF), Tony Carney (C) Douglas Polk, Charles Sasso, Taylor Harden | |
| 06:23 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 06:23 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 06:07 | Sam Houston State | Alton Johnson misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the left block | 57-51 |
| 06:05 | Texas Southern | John Wallis pulls down the rebound | 57-51 |
| 05:44 | Texas Southern | Ralph Young hits a wide open fadeaway in the paint set up by Andrew Webb and he's fouled by Mark Spurling - foul #1 on Mark Spurling, team foul #11 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dewei Yin (SF), Raphael Greco (PF) Wade Riles, Mark Spurling | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Joseph Carson (PG) Oscar Smith | |
| 05:44 | Texas Southern | Ralph Young makes the free throw | 57-54 |
| 05:42 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Webb steps in front of the Raphael Greco pass in the backcourt | 57-54 |
| 05:40 | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb hits the finger roll | 57-56 |
| 05:18 | Sam Houston State | Alton Johnson makes the shot near the basket | 59-56 |
| 05:18 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 59-56 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ahmad Hibbs (PG) Edward Hall | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Stanley Lanigan (PF) Ralph Young | |
| 04:55 | Texas Southern | John Wallis scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Stanley Lanigan | 59-59 |
| 04:35 | Sam Houston State | Ahmad Hibbs clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 59-59 |
| 04:33 | Texas Southern | Tony Carney pulls down the rebound | 59-59 |
| 04:11 | Texas Southern | Stanley Lanigan misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-59 |
| 04:09 | Texas Southern | Tony Carney hits the follow up shot | 59-61 |
| 03:50 | Sam Houston State | Raphael Greco is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Alton Johnson | 61-61 |
| 03:43 | Texas Southern | Joseph Carson misses the floater from the free throw line | 61-61 |
| 03:42 | Sam Houston State | Raphael Greco grabs the defensive rebound | 61-61 |
| 03:27 | Sam Houston State | Alton Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Tony Carney - foul #2 on Tony Carney, team foul #11 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Edward Hall (PG), Charles Baker (SF), Mark Spurling (PF) Ahmad Hibbs, Dewei Yin, Raphael Greco | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Douglas Polk (PG), Oscar Smith (SG), Charles Sasso (SF), Taylor Harden (PF), William Porter (C) Joseph Carson, Andrew Webb, John Wallis, Stanley Lanigan, Tony Carney | |
| 03:27 | Sam Houston State | Alton Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 03:27 | Sam Houston State | Alton Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Edward Hall (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerald Cooper (tired) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Charles Baker (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Spurling (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Alton Johnson (tired) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Douglas Polk (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Oscar Smith (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Charles Sasso (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Taylor Harden (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Porter (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Douglas Polk | 63-63 |
| 02:53 | Sam Houston State | Mark Spurling comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Taylor Harden - foul #2 on Taylor Harden, team foul #12 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Brogan (SG), Wade Riles (SF), Darrell Mayers (C) Gerald Cooper, Charles Baker, Alton Johnson | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 02:53 | Sam Houston State | Mark Spurling makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 02:53 | Sam Houston State | Mark Spurling makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 02:50 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith is hacked by John Brogan in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Brogan, team foul #12 | 65-63 |
| 02:50 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 02:50 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 02:48 | Sam Houston State | Edward Hall is hacked by Douglas Polk in the backcourt - foul #5 on Douglas Polk, team foul #13 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb (SG) Douglas Polk | |
| 02:48 | Sam Houston State | Edward Hall makes the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 02:48 | Sam Houston State | Edward Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 02:33 | Texas Southern | William Porter lays it up and in | 67-67 |
| 02:31 | Sam Houston State | Wade Riles is fouled in the backcourt by Oscar Smith - foul #3 on Oscar Smith, team foul #14 | 67-67 |
| 02:31 | Sam Houston State | Wade Riles misses the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 02:31 | Sam Houston State | Wade Riles makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 02:07 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith is hacked by Edward Hall - foul #3 on Edward Hall, team foul #13 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ahmad Hibbs (PG), Gerald Cooper (SG), Charles Baker (SF) Edward Hall, John Brogan, Wade Riles | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ralph Young (PF) Taylor Harden | |
| 02:07 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 68-67 |
| 02:07 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 02:07 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 01:49 | Sam Houston State | Darrell Mayers is open and buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Mark Spurling | 70-69 |
| 01:34 | Texas Southern | Ahmad Hibbs is called for the reach on Andrew Webb - foul #3 on Ahmad Hibbs, team foul #14 | 70-69 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Edward Hall (PG), Alton Johnson (C) Ahmad Hibbs, Darrell Mayers | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Stanley Lanigan (PF), Tony Carney (C) Ralph Young, William Porter | |
| 01:34 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 70-69 |
| 01:34 | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb misses the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 01:34 | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| 01:18 | Sam Houston State | Mark Spurling jams the wide open dunk set up by Edward Hall | 72-70 |
| 01:00 | Texas Southern | Stanley Lanigan is hacked by Mark Spurling - foul #2 on Mark Spurling, team foul #15 | 72-70 |
| 01:00 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 72-70 |
| 01:00 | Texas Southern | Stanley Lanigan makes the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 01:00 | Texas Southern | Stanley Lanigan makes the 2nd free throw | 72-72 |
| 00:38 | Sam Houston State | Alton Johnson hits a floater from the baseline | 74-72 |
| 00:22 | Texas Southern | Stanley Lanigan makes the jumper from the right wing | 74-74 |
| 00:22 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:05 | Sam Houston State | Charles Baker lays it up and in | 76-74 |
| 00:02 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Hall - foul #4 on Edward Hall, team foul #16 | 76-74 |
| 00:02 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 76-74 |
| 00:02 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith makes the 1st free throw | 76-75 |
| 00:02 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 76-75 |
| 00:02 | Sam Houston State | Mark Spurling gets the rebound | 76-75 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Mark Spurling runs out the clock | 76-75 |