| Lineup | Samford | PG - Tyler Woody (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Devitt (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SF - John Krauss (fresh) PF - Ray Trost (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Fields (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Michael Cluck (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Dart (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Thad Sweeney (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason Newton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | John Krauss inbounds the ball | 38-36 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Samford | Ray Trost misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-36 |
| 19:37 | Samford | John Krauss grabs the offensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 19:23 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-36 |
| 19:21 | Samford | Ray Trost grabs the offensive board | 38-36 |
| 19:15 | Samford | Ray Trost misses the runner in the paint but the foul's on Thad Sweeney - foul #3 on Thad Sweeney, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Howard | David Williamson (PF) Thad Sweeney | |
| 19:15 | Samford | Ray Trost makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 19:15 | Samford | Ray Trost makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 19:05 | Howard | Michael Cluck misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 19:04 | Samford | Tyler Woody grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 19:00 | Samford | Tyler Woody is fouled on the floor by Michael Cluck - foul #2 on Michael Cluck, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| 18:39 | Samford | John Krauss hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 18:38 | Howard | Jason Newton pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 18:23 | Howard | Michael Cluck drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Christopher Carter | 40-38 |
| 18:11 | Samford | Tyler Woody clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-38 |
| 18:09 | Howard | Steven Dart grabs the board | 40-38 |
| 17:53 | Howard | Christopher Carter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-38 |
| 17:28 | Samford | Ray Trost's pass is intercepted by Christopher Carter | 40-38 |
| 17:25 | Howard | Steven Dart lays it in on a great pass from Christopher Carter | 40-40 |
| 17:08 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Tyler Woody | 43-40 |
| 16:58 | Howard | Steven Dart travels with the ball | 43-40 |
| Subs | Samford | Cedric Larkin (PG), William Pettaway (SF), Mladen Zarnick (C) Tyler Woody, John Krauss, Thomas Fields | |
| Subs | Howard | Gordon Kempton (SG) Christopher Carter | |
| 16:49 | Samford | William Pettaway double dribbles | 43-40 |
| Subs | Samford | Gerald Gibson (C) Ray Trost | |
| Subs | Howard | Aleksandar Dombrowski (PG), Alfred Montgomery (PF), Justin Moffatt (C) Michael Cluck, Steven Dart, Jason Newton | |
| 16:30 | Howard | Aleksandar Dombrowski hits a shot from the left side set up by Gordon Kempton | 43-42 |
| 16:02 | Samford | Gerald Gibson is fouled on the floor by Alfred Montgomery - foul #1 on Alfred Montgomery, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Nelson (PG) Kenneth Devitt | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 15:47 | Samford | William Pettaway banks in the layup on a great pass from Dennis Nelson and the foul's on David Williamson - foul #2 on David Williamson, team foul #4 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Samford | Randall Culbertson (PG), Tyler Woody (SG), Ray Trost (PF) Dennis Nelson, Cedric Larkin, Gerald Gibson | |
| Subs | Howard | Michael Cluck (PG), Steven Dart (SF), Thad Sweeney (PF), Jason Newton (C) Aleksandar Dombrowski, David Williamson, Alfred Montgomery, Justin Moffatt | |
| 15:47 | Samford | William Pettaway makes the free throw | 46-42 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Randall Culbertson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tyler Woody (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Pettaway (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ray Trost (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Mladen Zarnick (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Michael Cluck (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gordon Kempton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Dart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thad Sweeney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Jason Newton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Howard | Jason Newton drills a floater from the right side set up by Michael Cluck | 46-44 |
| 15:09 | Samford | Michael Cluck takes the ball from Randall Culbertson | 46-44 |
| 14:57 | Howard | Randall Culbertson takes the ball from Thad Sweeney | 46-44 |
| 14:39 | Samford | Ray Trost drills a driving attempt from the left block | 48-44 |
| 14:20 | Howard | Michael Cluck clanks a 3 from the left corner | 48-44 |
| 14:18 | Samford | Ray Trost gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 14:08 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick is whistled for traveling | 48-44 |
| Subs | Samford | Kenneth Devitt (SG), John Krauss (SF), Thomas Fields (C) Tyler Woody, William Pettaway, Mladen Zarnick | |
| Subs | Howard | Christopher Carter (SG) Gordon Kempton | |
| 13:42 | Howard | Christopher Carter misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-44 |
| 13:41 | Samford | Ray Trost grabs the board | 48-44 |
| 13:24 | Samford | Thad Sweeney steals it from Thomas Fields | 48-44 |
| 13:06 | Howard | Christopher Carter misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Ray Trost - foul #3 on Ray Trost, team foul #1 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Samford | Mladen Zarnick (PF) Ray Trost | |
| Subs | Howard | Aleksandar Dombrowski (PG), David Williamson (SF), Alfred Montgomery (C) Michael Cluck, Steven Dart, Jason Newton | |
| 13:06 | Howard | Christopher Carter makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 13:06 | Howard | Christopher Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 12:53 | Samford | Randall Culbertson misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Aleksandar Dombrowski - foul #1 on Aleksandar Dombrowski, team foul #5 | 48-46 |
| 12:53 | Samford | Randall Culbertson makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 12:53 | Samford | Randall Culbertson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 12:42 | Howard | Thad Sweeney clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-46 |
| 12:40 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt gets the rebound | 50-46 |
| 12:35 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Christopher Carter - foul #2 on Christopher Carter, team foul #6 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Samford | Tyler Woody (PG) Randall Culbertson | |
| Subs | Howard | Gordon Kempton (SF) Thad Sweeney | |
| 12:35 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 12:35 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 12:32 | Howard | Aleksandar Dombrowski is fouled in the backcourt by Tyler Woody - foul #2 on Tyler Woody, team foul #2 | 52-46 |
| 12:21 | Howard | Aleksandar Dombrowski can't connect on a shot from the right side | 52-46 |
| 12:19 | Howard | Christopher Carter tips it in | 52-48 |
| 11:58 | Samford | Tyler Woody buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Kenneth Devitt | 55-48 |
| 11:39 | Howard | Gordon Kempton can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 55-48 |
| 11:38 | Samford | Thomas Fields grabs the defensive rebound | 55-48 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Tyler Woody (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Devitt (fresh) 15 pts. 7 ast. SF - John Krauss (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mladen Zarnick (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Fields (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Aleksandar Dombrowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gordon Kempton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Williamson (fresh) C - Alfred Montgomery (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Samford | Thomas Fields misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-48 |
| 11:16 | Samford | Thomas Fields hits the follow up shot | 57-48 |
| 10:59 | Howard | Aleksandar Dombrowski is hacked by John Krauss - foul #1 on John Krauss, team foul #3 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Samford | Randall Culbertson (PG), William Pettaway (SF), Ray Trost (PF), Gerald Gibson (C) Tyler Woody, John Krauss, Mladen Zarnick, Thomas Fields | |
| Subs | Howard | Michael Cluck (PG), Steven Dart (SF), Thad Sweeney (PF), Jason Newton (C) Aleksandar Dombrowski, Christopher Carter, David Williamson, Alfred Montgomery | |
| 10:43 | Howard | Ray Trost picks off the pass by Steven Dart | 57-48 |
| 10:25 | Samford | Gerald Gibson hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Randall Culbertson | 59-48 |
| 09:57 | Howard | Thad Sweeney buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Jason Newton | 59-50 |
| 09:41 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-50 |
| Subs | Samford | Tyler Woody (SG), John Krauss (SF), Mladen Zarnick (C) Kenneth Devitt, William Pettaway, Gerald Gibson | |
| Subs | Howard | Aleksandar Dombrowski (SG) Gordon Kempton | |
| 09:19 | Howard | Thad Sweeney buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Michael Cluck and he's hacked by Ray Trost - foul #4 on Ray Trost, team foul #4 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Fields (C) Ray Trost | |
| Subs | Howard | Christopher Carter (SG) Aleksandar Dombrowski | |
| 09:19 | Howard | Thad Sweeney makes the free throw | 59-53 |
| 09:07 | Samford | Thomas Fields hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Randall Culbertson | 61-53 |
| 08:59 | Howard | Steven Dart misses the lay-in but the foul's on John Krauss - foul #2 on John Krauss, team foul #5 | 61-53 |
| 08:59 | Howard | Steven Dart makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 08:59 | Howard | Steven Dart makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 08:41 | Samford | Randall Culbertson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-55 |
| 08:40 | Howard | Jason Newton pulls down the rebound | 61-55 |
| 08:20 | Howard | Thomas Fields takes the ball from Thad Sweeney | 61-55 |
| 08:10 | Samford | Thad Sweeney is called for the reach on Mladen Zarnick - foul #4 on Thad Sweeney, team foul #7 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Samford | Kenneth Devitt (SG), William Pettaway (SF) Randall Culbertson, John Krauss | |
| Subs | Howard | Aleksandar Dombrowski (PG), David Williamson (PF) Michael Cluck, Thad Sweeney | |
| 08:10 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick misses the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 08:10 | Howard | David Williamson pulls down the rebound | 61-55 |
| 07:52 | Howard | David Williamson misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 61-55 |
| 07:51 | Howard | Steven Dart pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-55 |
| 07:38 | Howard | Steven Dart connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-58 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Tyler Woody (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Devitt (fresh) 15 pts. 7 ast. SF - William Pettaway (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mladen Zarnick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Fields (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Aleksandar Dombrowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Carter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Dart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Williamson (fresh) C - Jason Newton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Samford | Tyler Woody scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by William Pettaway | 64-58 |
| 07:09 | Howard | Thomas Fields blocks the short jumper by Jason Newton | 64-58 |
| 07:07 | Howard | David Williamson gets the offensive rebound | 64-58 |
| 06:52 | Howard | Aleksandar Dombrowski's floater is tipped away by Thomas Fields | 64-58 |
| 06:51 | Samford | Thomas Fields pulls down the rebound | 64-58 |
| 06:42 | Samford | Thomas Fields misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-58 |
| 06:40 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick tips it in | 66-58 |
| 06:11 | Howard | Jason Newton misses short on a runner in the paint | 66-58 |
| 06:10 | Howard | David Williamson tips it back up and in | 66-60 |
| 05:54 | Samford | William Pettaway misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 66-60 |
| 05:52 | Howard | Jason Newton snags the defensive board | 66-60 |
| 05:52 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-60 |
| Subs | Samford | Randall Culbertson (PG), John Krauss (SF), Ray Trost (PF) Tyler Woody, Mladen Zarnick, Thomas Fields | |
| Subs | Howard | Michael Cluck (PG), Gordon Kempton (SG), Thad Sweeney (PF), Alfred Montgomery (C) Aleksandar Dombrowski, Christopher Carter, David Williamson, Jason Newton | |
| 05:34 | Howard | Michael Cluck misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-60 |
| 05:32 | Howard | Thad Sweeney tips it but misses | 66-60 |
| 05:30 | Howard | Steven Dart misses the tip | 66-60 |
| 05:28 | Samford | Ray Trost grabs the board | 66-60 |
| 05:23 | Samford | Randall Culbertson blows the dunk but he's fouled by Thad Sweeney - foul #5 on Thad Sweeney, team foul #8 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Howard | David Williamson (SF), Justin Moffatt (C) Steven Dart, Thad Sweeney | |
| 05:23 | Samford | Randall Culbertson misses the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 05:23 | Samford | Randall Culbertson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 05:08 | Howard | Justin Moffatt connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Alfred Montgomery | 67-63 |
| 04:54 | Samford | William Pettaway misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-63 |
| 04:53 | Howard | The rebound goes to Alfred Montgomery | 67-63 |
| 04:24 | Howard | Justin Moffatt is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Justin Moffatt, team foul #9 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Samford | Mladen Zarnick (C) William Pettaway | |
| Subs | Howard | Jason Newton (C) Justin Moffatt | |
| 04:10 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick steps out of bounds on the sideline | 67-63 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Dart (SF) Alfred Montgomery | |
| 03:54 | Howard | David Williamson knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Cluck and the foul's on Ray Trost - foul #5 on Ray Trost, team foul #6 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Fields (C) Ray Trost | |
| Subs | Howard | Christopher Carter (SG) Gordon Kempton | |
| 03:54 | Howard | David Williamson makes the free throw | 67-66 |
| 03:40 | Samford | Thomas Fields hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-66 |
| 03:39 | Howard | Michael Cluck grabs the defensive rebound | 67-66 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Randall Culbertson (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Devitt (fresh) 15 pts. 7 ast. SF - John Krauss (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mladen Zarnick (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Fields (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Michael Cluck (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Dart (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Williamson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Newton (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Howard | Steven Dart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-66 |
| 03:21 | Samford | John Krauss misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 67-66 |
| 03:20 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt misses the tip | 67-66 |
| 03:19 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick snags the offensive board | 67-66 |
| 03:06 | Samford | Randall Culbertson double dribbles | 67-66 |
| 02:44 | Howard | Jason Newton clanks a shot in the paint but he's hacked by John Krauss - foul #3 on John Krauss, team foul #7 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Samford | Tyler Woody (PG), William Pettaway (SF) Randall Culbertson, John Krauss | |
| Subs | Howard | Aleksandar Dombrowski (PG) Michael Cluck | |
| 02:44 | Howard | Jason Newton misses the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 02:44 | Howard | Jason Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 02:42 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-67 |
| Subs | Samford | Randall Culbertson (PG), John Krauss (SF) Tyler Woody, William Pettaway | |
| Subs | Howard | Michael Cluck (PG) Aleksandar Dombrowski | |
| 02:23 | Samford | Thomas Fields scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Randall Culbertson | 69-67 |
| 02:11 | Howard | Thomas Fields swats the short shot by Christopher Carter | 69-67 |
| 02:10 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick snags the defensive board | 69-67 |
| 01:45 | Samford | John Krauss is fouled on the floor by Steven Dart - foul #3 on Steven Dart, team foul #10 | 69-67 |
| 01:45 | Samford | John Krauss misses the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 01:45 | Samford | John Krauss makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 01:22 | Howard | Steven Dart misses long on a jump hook from close range | 70-67 |
| 01:21 | Samford | Thomas Fields gets the rebound | 70-67 |
| 01:00 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-67 |
| 00:59 | Samford | Thomas Fields tips it but misses | 70-67 |
| 00:57 | Howard | The rebound goes to David Williamson | 70-67 |
| 00:37 | Howard | Michael Cluck knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Steven Dart and the foul's on Randall Culbertson - foul #4 on Randall Culbertson, team foul #8 | 70-69 |
| 00:37 | Howard | Michael Cluck misses the free throw | 70-69 |
| 00:37 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick snags the defensive board | 70-69 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Samford | Michael Cluck is called for the reach on Mladen Zarnick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Cluck, team foul #11 | 70-69 |
| 00:34 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:34 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:09 | Howard | Michael Cluck hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 72-69 |
| 00:08 | Howard | Jason Newton gets the offensive rebound | 72-69 |
| 00:01 | Howard | Steven Dart double dribbles | 72-69 |
| Subs | Samford | Tyler Woody (PG), Gerald Gibson (PF) Randall Culbertson, Mladen Zarnick | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 00:00 | Samford | Tyler Woody runs out the clock | 72-69 |