| Lineup | Samford | PG - Edward Price (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Forrest Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Reynolds (fresh) 6 pts. C - Kevin Coffey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Tommy Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Keeney (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Glen Belz (fresh) PF - Brian Ludlum (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. C - Bradley Weeks (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Steven Smith inbounds the ball | 27-34 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:44 | Samford | Robert Reynolds misses the jump hook from the left block | 27-34 |
| 19:43 | Samford | Kevin Coffey tips it back up and in | 29-34 |
| 19:18 | St. Bonaventure | Bradley Weeks is denied on a dunk by Kevin Coffey | 29-34 |
| 19:17 | St. Bonaventure | Bradley Weeks tips it home | 29-36 |
| 18:53 | Samford | Forrest Wilson can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 18:51 | St. Bonaventure | Tommy Smith pulls down the rebound | 29-36 |
| 18:22 | St. Bonaventure | Brian Ludlum misses the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Forrest Wilson - foul #1 on Forrest Wilson, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Richard Bell (PF) James Keeney | |
| 18:22 | St. Bonaventure | Brian Ludlum makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 18:22 | St. Bonaventure | Brian Ludlum makes the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 18:14 | Samford | Robert Reynolds misses the lay-in | 29-38 |
| 18:12 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Coffey | 29-38 |
| 17:58 | Samford | Forrest Wilson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-38 |
| 17:56 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Coffey | 29-38 |
| 17:40 | Samford | Kevin Coffey comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Bradley Weeks - foul #3 on Bradley Weeks, team foul #1 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | James Keeney (SG), James Byrd (C) Richard Bell, Bradley Weeks | |
| 17:40 | Samford | Kevin Coffey makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 17:40 | Samford | Kevin Coffey misses the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 17:40 | St. Bonaventure | James Byrd grabs the board | 30-38 |
| 17:11 | St. Bonaventure | James Byrd misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Steven Smith - foul #1 on Steven Smith, team foul #2 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Degroat (SF) Steven Smith | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Richard Bell (C) James Keeney | |
| 17:11 | St. Bonaventure | James Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 17:11 | St. Bonaventure | James Byrd misses the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 17:11 | Samford | Kevin Coffey snags the defensive board | 30-39 |
| 16:54 | Samford | Thomas Degroat lays it in | 32-39 |
| 16:26 | St. Bonaventure | James Byrd can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 32-39 |
| 16:24 | Samford | Kevin Coffey grabs the board | 32-39 |
| 15:56 | Samford | Edward Price can't finish the layup | 32-39 |
| 15:54 | St. Bonaventure | Tommy Smith pulls down the rebound | 32-39 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Edward Price (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Forrest Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Degroat (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Reynolds (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Kevin Coffey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Tommy Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Byrd (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SF - Glen Belz (fairly fresh) PF - Brian Ludlum (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. C - Richard Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:35 | St. Bonaventure | James Byrd knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Tommy Smith | 32-41 |
| 15:28 | Samford | Thomas Degroat misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-41 |
| 15:27 | St. Bonaventure | Tommy Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 15:05 | St. Bonaventure | James Byrd connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Glen Belz | 32-43 |
| 14:47 | Samford | Edward Price misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 32-43 |
| 14:45 | St. Bonaventure | Tommy Smith gets the rebound | 32-43 |
| 14:20 | St. Bonaventure | Edward Price is called for the reach on Tommy Smith - foul #3 on Edward Price, team foul #3 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Smith (PG), Arthur Brown (SF), Adam Lindsey (PF), John People (C) Edward Price, Forrest Wilson, Robert Reynolds, Kevin Coffey | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | James Keeney (SG), Bradley Weeks (C) James Byrd, Richard Bell | |
| 14:01 | St. Bonaventure | Bradley Weeks misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by John People - foul #1 on John People, team foul #4 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Samford | Bruce Hall (PG) Thomas Degroat | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | James Byrd (C) James Keeney | |
| 14:01 | St. Bonaventure | Bradley Weeks makes the 1st free throw | 32-44 |
| 14:01 | St. Bonaventure | Bradley Weeks misses the 2nd free throw | 32-44 |
| 14:01 | Samford | John People snags the defensive board | 32-44 |
| 13:45 | Samford | Steven Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-44 |
| 13:44 | Samford | Bruce Hall grabs the offensive board | 32-44 |
| 13:29 | Samford | Steven Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-44 |
| 13:27 | Samford | Arthur Brown can't tip it in | 32-44 |
| 13:25 | St. Bonaventure | Tommy Smith snags the defensive board | 32-44 |
| 12:56 | St. Bonaventure | Brian Ludlum is hacked by Adam Lindsey - foul #2 on Adam Lindsey, team foul #5 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | James Keeney (SG), Richard Bell (PF) Brian Ludlum, James Byrd | |
| 12:32 | St. Bonaventure | Tommy Smith is called for 5 seconds | 32-44 |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Price (PG), Robert Reynolds (PF) Bruce Hall, John People | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 12:09 | Samford | Robert Reynolds hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Richard Bell - foul #2 on Richard Bell, team foul #2 | 34-44 |
| 12:09 | Samford | Robert Reynolds makes the free throw | 35-44 |
| 12:01 | St. Bonaventure | Edward Price takes the ball from Bradley Weeks | 35-44 |
| 11:45 | Samford | Richard Bell denies the turnaround by Robert Reynolds | 35-44 |
| 11:44 | St. Bonaventure | Glen Belz pulls down the rebound | 35-44 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Edward Price (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Steven Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Reynolds (fresh) 9 pts. C - Adam Lindsey (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Tommy Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - James Keeney (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Glen Belz (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Bradley Weeks (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:22 | St. Bonaventure | Bradley Weeks misses the runner near the basket | 35-44 |
| 11:21 | Samford | The rebound goes to Arthur Brown | 35-44 |
| 10:59 | Samford | Robert Reynolds connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Arthur Brown | 37-44 |
| 10:44 | St. Bonaventure | Bradley Weeks misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-44 |
| 10:43 | Samford | Adam Lindsey snags the defensive board | 37-44 |
| 10:30 | Samford | Adam Lindsey is fouled on the floor by Bradley Weeks - foul #4 on Bradley Weeks, team foul #3 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Samford | Forrest Wilson (SG), Thomas Degroat (SF), Kevin Coffey (C) Steven Smith, Arthur Brown, Adam Lindsey | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Brian Ludlum (PF), James Byrd (C) Richard Bell, Bradley Weeks | |
| 10:19 | Samford | Glen Belz steps in front of the Edward Price pass | 37-44 |
| 09:58 | St. Bonaventure | James Keeney is whistled for traveling | 37-44 |
| Subs | Samford | John People (PF) Robert Reynolds | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Aaron St. Germain (SG) James Keeney | |
| 09:40 | Samford | Thomas Degroat hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 37-44 |
| 09:38 | St. Bonaventure | Glen Belz snags the defensive board | 37-44 |
| 09:16 | St. Bonaventure | Brian Ludlum connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Aaron St. Germain | 37-46 |
| 09:03 | Samford | Glen Belz takes the ball from Forrest Wilson | 37-46 |
| 08:46 | St. Bonaventure | James Byrd can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 37-46 |
| 08:44 | St. Bonaventure | Glen Belz tips it but misses | 37-46 |
| 08:43 | St. Bonaventure | James Byrd pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 08:24 | St. Bonaventure | The jump hook by James Byrd is blocked by John People | 37-46 |
| 08:22 | Samford | Kevin Coffey gets the rebound | 37-46 |
| 08:16 | Samford | The short jumper by Thomas Degroat is denied by James Byrd | 37-46 |
| 08:15 | St. Bonaventure | Glen Belz pulls down the rebound | 37-46 |
| 07:50 | St. Bonaventure | James Byrd makes the jumper in the lane | 37-48 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Edward Price (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Forrest Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Degroat (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John People (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Coffey (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Tommy Smith (tiring) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - Aaron St. Germain (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glen Belz (tiring) 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Brian Ludlum (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. C - James Byrd (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:27 | Samford | Kevin Coffey is fouled on the floor by Aaron St. Germain - foul #1 on Aaron St. Germain, team foul #4 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Smith (PG), Arthur Brown (SF), Robert Reynolds (PF) Edward Price, Thomas Degroat, John People | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | James Keeney (SG), Richard Bell (PF), Bradley Weeks (C) Tommy Smith, Aaron St. Germain, Brian Ludlum | |
| 07:09 | Samford | Steven Smith makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Reynolds | 40-48 |
| 06:40 | St. Bonaventure | James Byrd makes the driving attempt near the basket | 40-50 |
| 06:25 | Samford | Kevin Coffey can't connect on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on James Keeney - foul #1 on James Keeney, team foul #5 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Samford | Bruce Hall (PG) Forrest Wilson | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 06:25 | Samford | Kevin Coffey makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 06:25 | Samford | Kevin Coffey makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 06:07 | St. Bonaventure | Bradley Weeks scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by James Byrd | 42-52 |
| 05:52 | Samford | Glen Belz steps in front of the Kevin Coffey pass | 42-52 |
| 05:30 | St. Bonaventure | Bradley Weeks misses the lay-in | 42-52 |
| 05:29 | Samford | The rebound goes to Arthur Brown | 42-52 |
| 05:23 | Samford | Glen Belz steals it from Bruce Hall | 42-52 |
| 05:05 | St. Bonaventure | Bradley Weeks hits a floater near the basket | 42-54 |
| 04:57 | Samford | Steven Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 42-54 |
| 04:55 | St. Bonaventure | Glen Belz grabs the board | 42-54 |
| 04:30 | St. Bonaventure | Bradley Weeks misses short on a jumper from the left side | 42-54 |
| 04:28 | Samford | Robert Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 42-54 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 04:19 | Samford | Kevin Coffey hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 42-54 |
| 04:17 | St. Bonaventure | Richard Bell pulls down the rebound | 42-54 |
| 03:57 | St. Bonaventure | Bradley Weeks comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 42-54 |
| 03:55 | Samford | Kevin Coffey snags the defensive board | 42-54 |
| 03:55 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-54 |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Price (PG), Forrest Wilson (SG), Adam Lindsey (C) Bruce Hall, Steven Smith, Kevin Coffey | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Tommy Smith (PG), Brian Ludlum (PF) James Byrd, Richard Bell | |
| 03:44 | Samford | Forrest Wilson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Edward Price | 45-54 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Edward Price (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Forrest Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Reynolds (fresh) 11 pts. C - Adam Lindsey (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Tommy Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - James Keeney (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Glen Belz (tiring) 6 reb. 5 stl. PF - Brian Ludlum (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. C - Bradley Weeks (fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:19 | St. Bonaventure | Bradley Weeks's pass is intercepted by Adam Lindsey | 45-54 |
| 02:55 | Samford | Adam Lindsey double dribbles | 45-54 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Aaron St. Germain (SG) James Keeney | |
| 02:30 | St. Bonaventure | Bradley Weeks clanks a jumper in the paint | 45-54 |
| 02:28 | Samford | Robert Reynolds grabs the board | 45-54 |
| 02:20 | Samford | Edward Price lays it in and he's hacked by Tommy Smith - foul #3 on Tommy Smith, team foul #6 | 47-54 |
| 02:20 | Samford | Edward Price makes the free throw | 48-54 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:59 | St. Bonaventure | Bradley Weeks misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Adam Lindsey - foul #3 on Adam Lindsey, team foul #6 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Coffey (C) Adam Lindsey | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | James Byrd (C) Aaron St. Germain | |
| 01:59 | St. Bonaventure | Bradley Weeks makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 01:59 | St. Bonaventure | Bradley Weeks makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 01:38 | Samford | Forrest Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-56 |
| 01:36 | St. Bonaventure | James Byrd gets the rebound | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:15 | St. Bonaventure | Bradley Weeks hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Glen Belz | 48-58 |
| 01:06 | Samford | Glen Belz is called for the reach on Arthur Brown - foul #3 on Glen Belz, team foul #7 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Smith (PG), Thomas Degroat (SG), Adam Lindsey (PF), John People (C) Edward Price, Forrest Wilson, Robert Reynolds, Kevin Coffey | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | James Keeney (SG) Bradley Weeks | |
| 01:06 | Samford | Arthur Brown makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 01:06 | Samford | Arthur Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 00:42 | St. Bonaventure | James Byrd misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 50-58 |
| 00:41 | Samford | The rebound goes to Arthur Brown | 50-58 |
| 00:41 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-58 |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Price (PG), Forrest Wilson (SG), Robert Reynolds (PF), Kevin Coffey (C) Steven Smith, Thomas Degroat, Adam Lindsey, John People | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Bradley Weeks (C) James Byrd | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:34 | Samford | Arthur Brown connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Edward Price | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:33 | St. Bonaventure | Edward Price is called for the reach on Tommy Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Edward Price, team foul #7 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | James Byrd (PG) James Keeney | |
| 00:33 | St. Bonaventure | Tommy Smith misses the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:33 | Samford | The rebound goes to Kevin Coffey | 53-58 |
| 00:28 | Samford | Kevin Coffey knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-58 |
| 00:27 | St. Bonaventure | Brian Ludlum is hacked by Edward Price in the backcourt - foul #5 on Edward Price, team foul #8 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Smith (PG) Edward Price | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 00:27 | St. Bonaventure | Brian Ludlum misses the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:27 | Samford | Kevin Coffey snags the defensive board | 55-58 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:19 | Samford | Arthur Brown is whistled for traveling | 55-58 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | James Keeney (SG) James Byrd | |
| 00:18 | St. Bonaventure | Tommy Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Smith - foul #2 on Steven Smith, team foul #9 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | James Byrd (PG) James Keeney | |
| 00:18 | St. Bonaventure | Tommy Smith makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:18 | St. Bonaventure | Tommy Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:12 | Samford | Tommy Smith is called for the reach on Forrest Wilson - foul #4 on Tommy Smith, team foul #8 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | James Keeney (SG) James Byrd | |
| 00:12 | Samford | Forrest Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:12 | Samford | Forrest Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:12 | St. Bonaventure | Bradley Weeks gets the rebound | 56-60 |
| 00:11 | St. Bonaventure | Bradley Weeks is hacked by Steven Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Smith, team foul #10 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | James Byrd (C) James Keeney | |
| 00:11 | St. Bonaventure | Bradley Weeks misses the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:11 | St. Bonaventure | Bradley Weeks makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:05 | Samford | Tommy Smith takes the ball from Kevin Coffey | 56-61 |
| 00:02 | St. Bonaventure | Tommy Smith lays it in | 56-63 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Steven Smith hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 56-63 |