| Lineup | Furman | PG - Chad Nowak (fresh) SG - Cecil Shaffer (fresh) SF - Nicholas Handy (fresh) PF - John Reed (fresh) C - Christopher Howard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Ronnie Roth (fresh) SG - Jack Heiner (fresh) SF - Thomas Gross (fresh) PF - Stanley Stevens (fresh) C - Charles Anderson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Furman | Christopher Howard wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Furman | Furman is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | Furman | Christopher Howard loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Sam Houston State | Jack Heiner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Furman | Cecil Shaffer misses long on an open jumpshot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Furman | The offensive rebound goes to Chad Nowak | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | Furman | Cecil Shaffer can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:41 | Sam Houston State | Jack Heiner grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | Sam Houston State | Ronnie Roth can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 18:35 | Furman | Christopher Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:29 | Furman | Chad Nowak misses short on a shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:28 | Furman | Christopher Howard grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:11 | Furman | Thomas Gross takes the ball from Cecil Shaffer | 0-0 |
| 18:07 | Sam Houston State | Stanley Stevens lays it up and in set up by Thomas Gross | 0-2 |
| 17:51 | Furman | Thomas Gross is called for the reach on Chad Nowak - foul #1 on Thomas Gross, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Furman | Eugene Morris (C) Christopher Howard | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 17:35 | Furman | Cecil Shaffer misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 17:34 | Furman | Eugene Morris grabs the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:28 | Furman | Nicholas Handy can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Stanley Stevens - foul #1 on Stanley Stevens, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Furman | Phillip Steere (PG) Chad Nowak | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Chris Eason (PF) Stanley Stevens | |
| 17:28 | Furman | Nicholas Handy makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 17:28 | Furman | Nicholas Handy makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:06 | Sam Houston State | Ronnie Roth is called for traveling | 2-2 |
| Subs | Furman | Brandon Jones (PG), Quentin Sharkey (SF), John Milton (C) Cecil Shaffer, Nicholas Handy, John Reed | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Miller (PG), Adam Groh (SG), Jake Eastman (SF), Dean Hagen (C) Ronnie Roth, Jack Heiner, Thomas Gross, Charles Anderson | |
| 16:57 | Furman | Robert Miller steals the ball from Phillip Steere | 2-2 |
| 16:46 | Sam Houston State | Robert Miller is fouled on the floor by Brandon Jones - foul #1 on Brandon Jones, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 16:27 | Sam Houston State | Jake Eastman misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 16:26 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Dean Hagen | 2-2 |
| 16:11 | Sam Houston State | Jake Eastman hits a jumper from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 16:09 | Furman | John Milton's pass is intercepted by Robert Miller in the backcourt | 2-4 |
| 15:57 | Sam Houston State | Robert Miller hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jake Eastman | 2-7 |
| Lineup | Furman | PG - Brandon Jones (fresh) SG - Phillip Steere (fresh) SF - Quentin Sharkey (fresh) PF - Eugene Morris (fairly fresh) C - John Milton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Robert Miller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Adam Groh (fresh) SF - Jake Eastman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Chris Eason (fresh) C - Dean Hagen (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Furman | Phillip Steere misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 2-7 |
| 15:41 | Sam Houston State | Chris Eason gets the rebound | 2-7 |
| 15:16 | Sam Houston State | Adam Groh misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-7 |
| 15:14 | Furman | John Milton gets the rebound | 2-7 |
| 14:58 | Furman | Brandon Jones misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-7 |
| 14:56 | Sam Houston State | Jake Eastman gets the rebound | 2-7 |
| 14:41 | Sam Houston State | Dean Hagen connects on the jump hook near the basket | 2-9 |
| 14:27 | Furman | Quentin Sharkey clanks a runner from the right block | 2-9 |
| 14:26 | Sam Houston State | Dean Hagen snags the defensive board | 2-9 |
| 14:07 | Sam Houston State | Dean Hagen steps out of bounds on the baseline | 2-9 |
| Subs | Furman | Chad Nowak (PG), Cecil Shaffer (SG), Nicholas Handy (SF), John Reed (PF), Christopher Howard (C) Brandon Jones, Phillip Steere, Quentin Sharkey, Eugene Morris, John Milton | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ronnie Roth (PG), Jack Heiner (SG), Thomas Gross (SF), Stanley Stevens (PF), Charles Anderson (C) Robert Miller, Adam Groh, Jake Eastman, Chris Eason, Dean Hagen | |
| 13:45 | Furman | Cecil Shaffer knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by John Reed | 5-9 |
| 13:30 | Sam Houston State | Ronnie Roth buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Jack Heiner | 5-12 |
| 13:26 | Furman | Nicholas Handy's pass is intercepted by Ronnie Roth in the backcourt | 5-12 |
| 13:13 | Sam Houston State | The pull-up jumper by Stanley Stevens is blocked by Nicholas Handy | 5-12 |
| 13:12 | Furman | Nicholas Handy grabs the defensive rebound | 5-12 |
| 13:06 | Furman | Charles Anderson is called for the reach on Christopher Howard - foul #1 on Charles Anderson, team foul #3 | 5-12 |
| 12:54 | Furman | John Reed knocks in the runner from the right block | 7-12 |
| 12:41 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Gross loses the ball out of bounds | 7-12 |
| Subs | Furman | Thomas Carnes (C) Christopher Howard | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Roy Sirianni (PF) Stanley Stevens | |
| 12:24 | Furman | Nicholas Handy makes the wide open turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Cecil Shaffer | 9-12 |
| 12:12 | Sam Houston State | Roy Sirianni misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-12 |
| 12:10 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Gross gets the offensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 11:58 | Sam Houston State | Roy Sirianni scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Ronnie Roth | 9-14 |
| Lineup | Furman | PG - Chad Nowak (fairly fresh) SG - Cecil Shaffer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Handy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Reed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Carnes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Ronnie Roth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Heiner (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Gross (fairly fresh) PF - Roy Sirianni (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Anderson (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:48 | Furman | John Reed can't finish the uncontested layup | 9-14 |
| 11:46 | Sam Houston State | Charles Anderson gets the rebound | 9-14 |
| 11:34 | Sam Houston State | Ronnie Roth misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 9-14 |
| 11:33 | Furman | The rebound goes to Thomas Carnes | 9-14 |
| 11:24 | Furman | Cecil Shaffer scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 11-14 |
| 11:14 | Sam Houston State | Charles Anderson scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Ronnie Roth | 11-16 |
| 11:00 | Furman | Chad Nowak connects on the open 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-16 |
| 10:51 | Sam Houston State | Jack Heiner lays it up and in set up by Ronnie Roth | 14-18 |
| 10:39 | Furman | Thomas Carnes connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-18 |
| 10:18 | Sam Houston State | Charles Anderson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-18 |
| 10:17 | Furman | Nicholas Handy gets the rebound | 17-18 |
| 10:01 | Furman | Nicholas Handy is fouled on the floor by Ronnie Roth - foul #1 on Ronnie Roth, team foul #4 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Furman | Brandon Jones (PG), Phillip Steere (SG), Quentin Sharkey (SF), Eugene Morris (PF), Christopher Howard (C) Chad Nowak, Cecil Shaffer, Nicholas Handy, John Reed, Thomas Carnes | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Miller (PG), Adam Groh (SG), Jake Eastman (SF), Stanley Stevens (PF), Dean Hagen (C) Ronnie Roth, Jack Heiner, Thomas Gross, Roy Sirianni, Charles Anderson | |
| 09:41 | Furman | Eugene Morris misses the lay-in | 17-18 |
| 09:39 | Sam Houston State | Jake Eastman snags the defensive board | 17-18 |
| 09:24 | Sam Houston State | Phillip Steere steals the ball from Dean Hagen | 17-18 |
| 09:06 | Furman | Brandon Jones misses the 3 from straight away | 17-18 |
| 09:05 | Sam Houston State | Stanley Stevens grabs the board | 17-18 |
| 08:42 | Sam Houston State | Dean Hagen misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 17-18 |
| 08:41 | Sam Houston State | Dean Hagen tips it in | 17-20 |
| 08:19 | Furman | Phillip Steere misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-20 |
| 08:18 | Sam Houston State | Jake Eastman grabs the board | 17-20 |
| 08:12 | Sam Houston State | Dean Hagen blows the layup but he's hacked by Christopher Howard - foul #1 on Christopher Howard, team foul #2 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Furman | Lincoln Couture (SF), John Reed (PF), John Milton (C) Quentin Sharkey, Eugene Morris, Christopher Howard | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ronnie Roth (PG), Jack Heiner (SG), Jay Fujimoto (SF), Chris Eason (PF) Robert Miller, Adam Groh, Jake Eastman, Stanley Stevens | |
| 08:12 | Sam Houston State | Dean Hagen makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 08:12 | Sam Houston State | Dean Hagen makes the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 08:09 | Furman | Lincoln Couture is hacked by Jay Fujimoto in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jay Fujimoto, team foul #5 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Charles Anderson (C) Dean Hagen | |
| 07:56 | Furman | Lincoln Couture hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-22 |
| Lineup | Furman | PG - Brandon Jones (fresh) SG - Phillip Steere (fresh) SF - Lincoln Couture (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Reed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Milton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Ronnie Roth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jack Heiner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jay Fujimoto (fresh) PF - Chris Eason (fresh) C - Charles Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:37 | Sam Houston State | Charles Anderson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-22 |
| 07:35 | Sam Houston State | Chris Eason snags the offensive board | 20-22 |
| 07:22 | Sam Houston State | Jay Fujimoto misses the lay-in but he's hacked by John Milton - foul #1 on John Milton, team foul #3 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Furman | Cecil Shaffer (SG), Nicholas Handy (SF) Brandon Jones, Phillip Steere | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Miller (SG) Jack Heiner | |
| 07:22 | Sam Houston State | Jay Fujimoto makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 07:22 | Sam Houston State | Jay Fujimoto misses the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 07:22 | Furman | John Milton snags the defensive board | 20-23 |
| 07:05 | Furman | Cecil Shaffer misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-23 |
| 07:04 | Sam Houston State | Ronnie Roth snags the defensive board | 20-23 |
| 06:43 | Sam Houston State | Charles Anderson clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 20-23 |
| 06:41 | Furman | John Reed gets the rebound | 20-23 |
| 06:35 | Furman | Cecil Shaffer comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jay Fujimoto - foul #2 on Jay Fujimoto, team foul #6 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Furman | Quentin Sharkey (SF), Thomas Carnes (C) Nicholas Handy, John Milton | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adam Groh (PG), Jake Eastman (SF), Stanley Stevens (PF), Roy Sirianni (C) Ronnie Roth, Jay Fujimoto, Chris Eason, Charles Anderson | |
| 06:35 | Furman | Cecil Shaffer misses the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 06:35 | Furman | Cecil Shaffer misses the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 06:35 | Sam Houston State | Stanley Stevens pulls down the rebound | 20-23 |
| 06:22 | Sam Houston State | Jake Eastman knocks in the runner from the baseline | 20-25 |
| 06:11 | Furman | Thomas Carnes can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-25 |
| 06:10 | Sam Houston State | Robert Miller grabs the board | 20-25 |
| 06:06 | Sam Houston State | Cecil Shaffer is called for the reach on Robert Miller - foul #1 on Cecil Shaffer, team foul #4 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Furman | Phillip Steere (PG), Eugene Morris (PF), Christopher Howard (C) Lincoln Couture, John Reed, Thomas Carnes | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jack Heiner (SG) Robert Miller | |
| 05:47 | Sam Houston State | Adam Groh hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-28 |
| 05:22 | Furman | Cecil Shaffer clanks a 3 from the left corner | 20-28 |
| 05:21 | Furman | Christopher Howard tips it in | 22-28 |
| 05:06 | Sam Houston State | Stanley Stevens blows the dunk | 22-28 |
| 05:05 | Furman | Cecil Shaffer grabs the defensive rebound | 22-28 |
| 04:51 | Furman | Phillip Steere misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Jack Heiner - foul #1 on Jack Heiner, team foul #7 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Furman | Chad Nowak (PG), Nicholas Handy (SF), John Reed (PF), John Milton (C) Cecil Shaffer, Quentin Sharkey, Eugene Morris, Christopher Howard | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ronnie Roth (PG), Robert Miller (SG), Thomas Gross (SF), Chris Eason (PF), Dean Hagen (C) Adam Groh, Jack Heiner, Jake Eastman, Stanley Stevens, Roy Sirianni | |
| 04:51 | Furman | Phillip Steere makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 04:51 | Furman | Phillip Steere misses the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 04:51 | Sam Houston State | Chris Eason grabs the defensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 04:31 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Handy steals it from Dean Hagen | 23-28 |
| 04:08 | Furman | Chad Nowak comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 23-28 |
| 04:06 | Furman | John Reed can't tip it in | 23-28 |
| 04:04 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Gross snags the defensive board | 23-28 |
| 03:54 | Sam Houston State | Chris Eason lays it up and in on a great pass from Thomas Gross | 23-30 |
| Lineup | Furman | PG - Chad Nowak (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Phillip Steere (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Nicholas Handy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Reed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Milton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Ronnie Roth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Miller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Gross (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Chris Eason (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dean Hagen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Furman | Nicholas Handy misses the wide open shot from the left wing | 23-30 |
| 03:39 | Furman | John Milton tips it home | 25-30 |
| 03:29 | Sam Houston State | Chris Eason can't connect on a floater from close range | 25-30 |
| 03:27 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Gross tips it back up and in | 25-32 |
| 03:16 | Furman | Chad Nowak comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Ronnie Roth - foul #2 on Ronnie Roth, team foul #8 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Furman | Brandon Jones (SG), Quentin Sharkey (PF), Thomas Carnes (C) Phillip Steere, John Reed, John Milton | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adam Groh (PG), Jack Heiner (SG), Jake Eastman (SF), Stanley Stevens (PF), Charles Anderson (C) Ronnie Roth, Robert Miller, Thomas Gross, Chris Eason, Dean Hagen | |
| 03:16 | Furman | Chad Nowak misses the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 03:16 | Furman | Chad Nowak makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 02:56 | Sam Houston State | Charles Anderson is whistled for a carry | 26-32 |
| Subs | Furman | Cecil Shaffer (SG), Eugene Morris (PF), Christopher Howard (C) Chad Nowak, Nicholas Handy, Thomas Carnes | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Roy Sirianni (C) Charles Anderson | |
| 02:45 | Furman | Cecil Shaffer drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Brandon Jones | 29-32 |
| 02:26 | Sam Houston State | Stanley Stevens can't finish the layup | 29-32 |
| 02:24 | Furman | Brandon Jones snags the defensive board | 29-32 |
| 02:22 | Furman | Brandon Jones is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brandon Jones, team foul #5 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ronnie Roth (PG) Adam Groh | |
| 02:07 | Sam Houston State | Eugene Morris is called for the reach on Stanley Stevens - foul #1 on Eugene Morris, team foul #6 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Furman | Lincoln Couture (SF), Thomas Carnes (C) Quentin Sharkey, Christopher Howard | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Miller (SG), Thomas Gross (SF), Chris Eason (PF), Charles Anderson (C) Jack Heiner, Jake Eastman, Stanley Stevens, Roy Sirianni | |
| 01:53 | Sam Houston State | Charles Anderson scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Gross | 29-35 |
| 01:40 | Furman | Cecil Shaffer hits a 3 from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 01:15 | Sam Houston State | Chris Eason hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Gross | 32-37 |
| 01:13 | Furman | Cecil Shaffer is hacked by Ronnie Roth in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronnie Roth, team foul #9 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Furman | Chad Nowak (PG), Nicholas Handy (SF), John Reed (PF), John Milton (C) Brandon Jones, Lincoln Couture, Eugene Morris, Thomas Carnes | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adam Groh (PG), Jay Fujimoto (SF), Stanley Stevens (PF) Ronnie Roth, Thomas Gross, Chris Eason | |
| 01:13 | Furman | Cecil Shaffer makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 01:13 | Furman | Cecil Shaffer makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 00:59 | Sam Houston State | Robert Miller misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-37 |
| 00:57 | Sam Houston State | Charles Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 00:45 | Sam Houston State | Charles Anderson comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by John Milton - foul #2 on John Milton, team foul #7 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Furman | Phillip Steere (SG), Quentin Sharkey (PF), Christopher Howard (C) Cecil Shaffer, John Reed, John Milton | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jack Heiner (SG), Jake Eastman (SF), Roy Sirianni (PF) Robert Miller, Jay Fujimoto, Stanley Stevens | |
| 00:45 | Sam Houston State | Charles Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 00:45 | Sam Houston State | Charles Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 00:45 | Furman | Nicholas Handy snags the defensive board | 34-38 |
| 00:37 | Furman | Christopher Howard makes the floater in the paint | 36-38 |
| 00:22 | Sam Houston State | Adam Groh misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-38 |
| 00:21 | Furman | Nicholas Handy pulls down the rebound | 36-38 |
| 00:00 | Furman | Nicholas Handy makes the wide open shot in the lane | 38-38 |