| Lineup | Samford | PG - Randall Culbertson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Devitt (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Krauss (fresh) PF - Ray Trost (fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Fields (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Nathan Melton (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Bellis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donny Benson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - John Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | SE Missouri State | Donny Benson inbounds the ball | 36-43 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | SE Missouri State | David Moore misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 36-43 |
| 19:41 | SE Missouri State | David Moore hits the follow up shot | 36-45 |
| 19:30 | Samford | Thomas Fields hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 36-45 |
| 19:28 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to John Krauss | 36-45 |
| 19:04 | Samford | Ray Trost misses long on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Michael Bellis - foul #2 on Michael Bellis, team foul #1 | 36-45 |
| 19:04 | Samford | Ray Trost makes the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 19:04 | Samford | Ray Trost makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 18:52 | SE Missouri State | Michael Bellis clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 38-45 |
| 18:51 | Samford | Thomas Fields grabs the defensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 18:35 | Samford | John Krauss hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-45 |
| 18:33 | Samford | Thomas Fields grabs the offensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 18:18 | Samford | Thomas Fields misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-45 |
| 18:16 | Samford | John Krauss tips it home | 40-45 |
| 17:54 | SE Missouri State | John Edwards clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Ray Trost - foul #3 on Ray Trost, team foul #1 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Samford | Mladen Zarnick (PF) Ray Trost | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 17:54 | SE Missouri State | John Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 17:54 | SE Missouri State | John Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 17:41 | Samford | David Moore swats the dunk try by John Krauss | 40-47 |
| 17:40 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick snags the offensive board | 40-47 |
| 17:23 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick's pass is intercepted by Nathan Melton | 40-47 |
| 16:58 | SE Missouri State | Michael Bellis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-47 |
| 16:57 | SE Missouri State | John Edwards grabs the offensive board | 40-47 |
| 16:37 | SE Missouri State | Nathan Melton comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-47 |
| 16:36 | Samford | The rebound goes to Kenneth Devitt | 40-47 |
| 16:14 | Samford | Randall Culbertson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Randall Culbertson, team foul #2 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Tyler Woody (PG), William Pettaway (SF), Gerald Gibson (C) Randall Culbertson, John Krauss, Thomas Fields | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Michael Sink (PG), Gary Ward (SF), John Fifer (PF), Ronald Keith (C) Nathan Melton, Donny Benson, David Moore, John Edwards | |
| 15:57 | SE Missouri State | Ronald Keith blows the layup | 40-47 |
| 15:55 | Samford | William Pettaway grabs the board | 40-47 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Tyler Woody (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Devitt (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Pettaway (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Mladen Zarnick (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Gerald Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Michael Sink (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Bellis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Ward (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Fifer (fresh) 1 pts. C - Ronald Keith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:49 | Samford | Gerald Gibson misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 15:48 | SE Missouri State | John Fifer grabs the board | 40-47 |
| 15:31 | SE Missouri State | Gary Ward clanks a 3 from the right wing | 40-47 |
| 15:30 | Samford | Gerald Gibson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 15:06 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick clanks a 3 from straight away | 40-47 |
| 15:04 | SE Missouri State | Ronald Keith gets the rebound | 40-47 |
| 14:42 | SE Missouri State | John Fifer misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Kenneth Devitt - foul #1 on Kenneth Devitt, team foul #3 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Randall Culbertson (PG), John Krauss (SF), Ray Trost (PF) Kenneth Devitt, William Pettaway, Gerald Gibson | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Nathan Melton (PG), Donny Benson (SF), John Edwards (C) Michael Bellis, Gary Ward, Ronald Keith | |
| 14:42 | SE Missouri State | John Fifer makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 14:42 | SE Missouri State | John Fifer makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 14:25 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick is hacked by John Edwards - foul #2 on John Edwards, team foul #2 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Samford | William Pettaway (C) Mladen Zarnick | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | David Moore (PF) John Fifer | |
| 14:09 | Samford | William Pettaway can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 40-49 |
| 14:08 | SE Missouri State | David Moore grabs the board | 40-49 |
| 13:49 | SE Missouri State | Randall Culbertson steals it from Donny Benson | 40-49 |
| 13:30 | Samford | William Pettaway misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 40-49 |
| 13:28 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Ray Trost | 40-49 |
| 13:22 | Samford | William Pettaway misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 40-49 |
| 13:21 | SE Missouri State | David Moore grabs the board | 40-49 |
| 13:03 | SE Missouri State | John Edwards misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-49 |
| 13:01 | SE Missouri State | David Moore tips it back up and in | 40-51 |
| 12:43 | Samford | John Krauss knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Randall Culbertson | 42-51 |
| 12:36 | SE Missouri State | David Moore misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John Krauss - foul #3 on John Krauss, team foul #4 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Samford | Kenneth Devitt (SG), Thomas Fields (C) Tyler Woody, John Krauss | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Michael Bellis (SG), John Fifer (C) Donny Benson, John Edwards | |
| 12:36 | SE Missouri State | David Moore misses the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 12:36 | SE Missouri State | David Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 12:20 | Samford | David Moore takes the ball from Ray Trost | 42-52 |
| 12:13 | SE Missouri State | John Fifer double dribbles | 42-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Cedric Larkin (PG), Gerald Gibson (SF) Randall Culbertson, William Pettaway | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Gary Ward (SF) Michael Sink | |
| 11:58 | Samford | Thomas Fields's fadeaway is rejected by David Moore | 42-52 |
| 11:57 | SE Missouri State | John Fifer gets the rebound | 42-52 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Cedric Larkin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Devitt (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ray Trost (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Thomas Fields (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Nathan Melton (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Bellis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Ward (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Moore (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - John Fifer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Devitt picks off the pass by David Moore | 42-52 |
| 11:25 | Samford | Gerald Gibson misses the driving attempt in the lane | 42-52 |
| 11:24 | SE Missouri State | David Moore snags the defensive board | 42-52 |
| 11:08 | SE Missouri State | Gary Ward can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 42-52 |
| 11:07 | Samford | Ray Trost grabs the board | 42-52 |
| 11:03 | Samford | Cedric Larkin misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 42-52 |
| 11:02 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to David Moore | 42-52 |
| 10:41 | SE Missouri State | Gary Ward connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from Michael Bellis | 42-54 |
| 10:31 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 42-54 |
| 10:29 | Samford | Thomas Fields grabs the offensive rebound | 42-54 |
| 10:18 | Samford | Thomas Fields hits a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Gerald Gibson and he's fouled by Michael Bellis - foul #3 on Michael Bellis, team foul #3 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Samford | Randall Culbertson (PG), John Krauss (SF), Mladen Zarnick (PF) Cedric Larkin, Gerald Gibson, Ray Trost | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Michael Sink (PG), Donny Benson (SF), John Edwards (C) Nathan Melton, Gary Ward, David Moore | |
| 10:18 | Samford | Thomas Fields makes the free throw | 45-54 |
| 10:09 | SE Missouri State | Michael Sink scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Bellis | 45-56 |
| 10:04 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-56 |
| 09:43 | SE Missouri State | John Fifer misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-56 |
| 09:41 | Samford | Thomas Fields snags the defensive board | 45-56 |
| 09:29 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Randall Culbertson | 48-56 |
| 09:08 | SE Missouri State | Donny Benson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-56 |
| 09:07 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick grabs the board | 48-56 |
| 08:49 | Samford | John Krauss is hacked by Michael Bellis - foul #4 on Michael Bellis, team foul #4 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Samford | Ray Trost (PF) Thomas Fields | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Nathan Melton (PG) Michael Bellis | |
| 08:39 | Samford | Randall Culbertson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-56 |
| 08:38 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick grabs the offensive board | 48-56 |
| 08:30 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-56 |
| 08:29 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick hits the follow up shot | 50-56 |
| 08:07 | SE Missouri State | Michael Sink clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-56 |
| 08:06 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick grabs the defensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 07:49 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 50-56 |
| 07:47 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick tips it in | 52-56 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Randall Culbertson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Devitt (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Krauss (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ray Trost (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Mladen Zarnick (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Nathan Melton (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Sink (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donny Benson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Fifer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:29 | SE Missouri State | Michael Sink knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Nathan Melton | 52-59 |
| 07:00 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt is hacked by Michael Sink - foul #1 on Michael Sink, team foul #5 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Samford | Tyler Woody (PG), Cedric Larkin (SG), William Pettaway (SF), Gerald Gibson (C) Randall Culbertson, Kenneth Devitt, John Krauss, Mladen Zarnick | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Michael Bellis (SG), David Moore (PF), Ronald Keith (C) Donny Benson, John Fifer, John Edwards | |
| 06:38 | Samford | William Pettaway hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Cedric Larkin | 54-59 |
| 06:17 | SE Missouri State | Nathan Melton clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-59 |
| 06:16 | SE Missouri State | David Moore tips it but misses | 54-59 |
| 06:14 | Samford | William Pettaway gets the rebound | 54-59 |
| 05:58 | Samford | Gerald Gibson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Ronald Keith - foul #1 on Ronald Keith, team foul #6 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Samford | Randall Culbertson (PG), Mladen Zarnick (PF), Thomas Fields (C) Cedric Larkin, William Pettaway, Ray Trost | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Francis Mulligan (PG), Gary Ward (SF) Nathan Melton, Michael Sink | |
| 05:58 | Samford | Gerald Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 05:58 | Samford | Gerald Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 05:41 | SE Missouri State | Gary Ward hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Bellis | 56-62 |
| 05:30 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Ronald Keith - foul #2 on Ronald Keith, team foul #7 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Samford | Kenneth Devitt (SG), John Krauss (SF) Tyler Woody, Gerald Gibson | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Donny Benson (SF), John Edwards (C) Francis Mulligan, Ronald Keith | |
| 05:30 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 05:30 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick misses the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 05:30 | SE Missouri State | John Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 57-62 |
| 05:10 | SE Missouri State | David Moore misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 57-62 |
| 05:09 | SE Missouri State | John Edwards tips it back up and in | 57-64 |
| 04:49 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-64 |
| 04:48 | SE Missouri State | David Moore snags the defensive board | 57-64 |
| 04:42 | SE Missouri State | David Moore misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-64 |
| 04:40 | Samford | Randall Culbertson grabs the board | 57-64 |
| 04:27 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt is fouled on the floor by John Edwards - foul #3 on John Edwards, team foul #8 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Samford | Ray Trost (PF) Mladen Zarnick | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Nathan Melton (PG) Gary Ward | |
| 04:27 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 04:27 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 04:06 | SE Missouri State | David Moore comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-64 |
| 04:05 | Samford | John Krauss snags the defensive board | 59-64 |
| 03:48 | Samford | Ray Trost is hacked by David Moore - foul #1 on David Moore, team foul #9 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Samford | Tyler Woody (PG) Randall Culbertson | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | John Fifer (PF) David Moore | |
| 03:48 | Samford | Ray Trost makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 03:48 | Samford | Ray Trost misses the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 03:48 | SE Missouri State | John Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 60-64 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Tyler Woody (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Devitt (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Krauss (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ray Trost (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Fields (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Nathan Melton (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Michael Bellis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SF - Donny Benson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Fifer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Edwards (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:32 | SE Missouri State | John Fifer buries a driving attempt from the right block | 60-66 |
| 03:18 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-66 |
| 03:17 | SE Missouri State | John Fifer gets the rebound | 60-66 |
| 02:59 | SE Missouri State | John Fifer lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Bellis | 60-68 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:50 | Samford | John Krauss drills a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Tyler Woody and he's fouled by Donny Benson - foul #2 on Donny Benson, team foul #10 | 62-68 |
| Subs | Samford | Cedric Larkin (SG), Mladen Zarnick (C) Kenneth Devitt, Thomas Fields | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Michael Sink (SG), Gary Ward (SF), David Moore (PF) Michael Bellis, Donny Benson, John Edwards | |
| 02:50 | Samford | John Krauss misses the free throw | 62-68 |
| 02:50 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick grabs the offensive rebound | 62-68 |
| 02:50 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-68 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:45 | Samford | Cedric Larkin misses the floater from the right wing | 62-68 |
| 02:43 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick snags the offensive board | 62-68 |
| 02:29 | Samford | John Krauss clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-68 |
| 02:28 | SE Missouri State | David Moore pulls down the rebound | 62-68 |
| 02:28 | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-68 |
| Subs | Samford | Randall Culbertson (PG), Kenneth Devitt (SG), Thomas Fields (C) Tyler Woody, Cedric Larkin, Mladen Zarnick | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Michael Bellis (SG), Donny Benson (SF), John Edwards (C) Michael Sink, Gary Ward, John Fifer | |
| 02:12 | SE Missouri State | Thomas Fields is called for the reach on David Moore - foul #3 on Thomas Fields, team foul #5 | 62-68 |
| 01:57 | SE Missouri State | Donny Benson drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Bellis | 62-71 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:37 | Samford | John Krauss hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 62-71 |
| 01:36 | Samford | Thomas Fields tips it home | 64-71 |
| 01:13 | SE Missouri State | Michael Bellis hits a fadeaway from the right block and he's hacked by Kenneth Devitt - foul #2 on Kenneth Devitt, team foul #6 | 64-73 |
| 01:13 | SE Missouri State | Michael Bellis misses the free throw | 64-73 |
| 01:13 | Samford | The rebound goes to Thomas Fields | 64-73 |
| 00:57 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-73 |
| 00:55 | Samford | Thomas Fields grabs the offensive board | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-73 |
| 00:50 | Samford | Thomas Fields grabs the offensive rebound | 64-73 |
| 00:47 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-73 |
| 00:46 | SE Missouri State | David Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:44 | SE Missouri State | Randall Culbertson is called for the reach on David Moore in the backcourt - foul #4 on Randall Culbertson, team foul #7 | 64-73 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Michael Sink (SG), John Fifer (C) Michael Bellis, John Edwards | |
| 00:44 | SE Missouri State | David Moore makes the 1st free throw | 64-74 |
| 00:44 | SE Missouri State | David Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 64-74 |
| 00:44 | Samford | The rebound goes to Ray Trost | 64-74 |
| 00:40 | Samford | Nathan Melton picks off the pass by John Krauss | 64-74 |
| 00:37 | SE Missouri State | Nathan Melton misses the easy layup | 64-74 |
| 00:36 | SE Missouri State | Nathan Melton grabs the offensive rebound | 64-74 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:11 | SE Missouri State | David Moore is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on David Moore, team foul #11 | 64-74 |
| Subs | Samford | Tyler Woody (PG), Cedric Larkin (SG), William Pettaway (SF), Mladen Zarnick (PF), Gerald Gibson (C) Randall Culbertson, Kenneth Devitt, John Krauss, Ray Trost, Thomas Fields | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Robert Whitton (SG), Gary Ward (SF), Ronald Keith (C) Nathan Melton, Donny Benson, David Moore | |
| 00:05 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 64-74 |
| 00:04 | SE Missouri State | Ronald Keith snags the defensive board | 64-74 |
| 00:00 | SE Missouri State | Michael Sink runs out the clock | 64-74 |