| Lineup | Yale | PG - Walter Ceniceros (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Roger Talbot (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Penn (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Matthew Hammond (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Willie Woods (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Leo Jones (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Young (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Irby (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Otto Jones (fresh) 4 pts. C - Paul Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Frank Irby inbounds the ball | 35-30 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Samford | John Young hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-30 |
| 19:41 | Yale | The rebound goes to Matthew Hammond | 35-30 |
| 19:23 | Yale | Roger Talbot misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-30 |
| 19:21 | Yale | Willie Woods grabs the offensive board | 35-30 |
| 19:06 | Yale | Roger Talbot is fouled on the floor by John Young - foul #3 on John Young, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Samford | James Alpert (SG) John Young | |
| 18:51 | Yale | Matthew Hammond comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-30 |
| 18:50 | Samford | Paul Bradley grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 18:24 | Samford | Leo Jones misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-30 |
| 18:23 | Yale | Stephen Penn gets the rebound | 35-30 |
| 18:05 | Yale | Willie Woods banks in the layup | 37-30 |
| 17:49 | Samford | Frank Irby misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-30 |
| 17:48 | Yale | Willie Woods snags the defensive board | 37-30 |
| 17:39 | Yale | Stephen Penn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-30 |
| 17:19 | Samford | Leo Jones knocks in the 3 from straight away | 37-33 |
| 17:05 | Yale | Roger Talbot is hacked by Paul Bradley - foul #1 on Paul Bradley, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Yale | Thomas Olmstead (SF), Robert Ball (PF), John Bromberg (C) Stephen Penn, Matthew Hammond, Willie Woods | |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Henricks (C) Paul Bradley | |
| 16:53 | Yale | John Bromberg banks in the layup | 39-33 |
| 16:29 | Samford | Thomas Olmstead is called for the reach on Frank Irby - foul #2 on Thomas Olmstead, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Yale | Richard Devito (PG), Leroy Sheehan (SG) Walter Ceniceros, Roger Talbot | |
| Subs | Samford | James Grant (PG), Jordan Kellum (SG), Albert Dawson (SF), Emil Harris (C) Leo Jones, James Alpert, Frank Irby, Otto Jones | |
| 16:22 | Samford | Emil Harris can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-33 |
| 16:21 | Samford | Brian Henricks snags the offensive board | 39-33 |
| 16:07 | Samford | Thomas Olmstead steals it from Jordan Kellum | 39-33 |
| 15:56 | Yale | Richard Devito is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Richard Devito, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Yale | Stephen Penn (SF), Matthew Hammond (PF) Robert Ball, John Bromberg | |
| Subs | Samford | John Young (SG) Emil Harris | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Richard Devito (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Leroy Sheehan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Penn (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Matthew Hammond (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Olmstead (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - James Grant (fresh) SG - John Young (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Albert Dawson (fresh) PF - Jordan Kellum (fresh) 2 stl. C - Brian Henricks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Samford | Thomas Olmstead takes the ball from James Grant | 39-33 |
| 15:30 | Yale | Thomas Olmstead hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Stephen Penn | 42-33 |
| 15:15 | Samford | Brian Henricks buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 14:49 | Yale | Thomas Olmstead clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-36 |
| 14:48 | Yale | Richard Devito gets the offensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 14:38 | Yale | Stephen Penn is fouled on the floor by Brian Henricks - foul #2 on Brian Henricks, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Yale | Walter Ceniceros (PG), Roger Talbot (SG), Willie Woods (C) Richard Devito, Leroy Sheehan, Thomas Olmstead | |
| Subs | Samford | Leo Jones (PG), Frank Irby (SF), Otto Jones (PF), Paul Bradley (C) James Grant, Albert Dawson, Jordan Kellum, Brian Henricks | |
| 14:16 | Yale | Stephen Penn blows the layup | 42-36 |
| 14:15 | Yale | Willie Woods tips it back up and in | 44-36 |
| 14:01 | Samford | Paul Bradley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-36 |
| Subs | Yale | Thomas Olmstead (SF) Stephen Penn | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 13:45 | Yale | Thomas Olmstead misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-36 |
| 13:43 | Samford | The rebound goes to John Young | 44-36 |
| 13:24 | Samford | Otto Jones can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-36 |
| 13:22 | Yale | Thomas Olmstead snags the defensive board | 44-36 |
| 13:06 | Yale | Roger Talbot misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-36 |
| 13:05 | Samford | Otto Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 12:44 | Samford | John Young makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Leo Jones | 44-39 |
| 12:23 | Yale | Roger Talbot's pass is intercepted by Paul Bradley | 44-39 |
| 12:01 | Samford | Leo Jones misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 12:00 | Yale | Matthew Hammond pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| 11:46 | Yale | Walter Ceniceros makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Roger Talbot | 47-39 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Walter Ceniceros (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Roger Talbot (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Olmstead (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Hammond (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Willie Woods (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Leo Jones (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Young (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frank Irby (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Otto Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Bradley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Samford | Paul Bradley comes up short on the floater from the left side | 47-39 |
| 11:36 | Samford | Paul Bradley tips it back up and in | 47-41 |
| 11:18 | Yale | Walter Ceniceros's pass is intercepted by Paul Bradley | 47-41 |
| 11:02 | Samford | Leo Jones hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Frank Irby | 47-43 |
| 10:41 | Yale | John Young takes the ball from Walter Ceniceros | 47-43 |
| 10:27 | Samford | Otto Jones clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 10:26 | Yale | Willie Woods pulls down the rebound | 47-43 |
| 10:07 | Yale | Matthew Hammond clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Otto Jones - foul #1 on Otto Jones, team foul #4 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Yale | Richard Devito (PG), Leroy Sheehan (SG), Stephen Penn (SF), Robert Ball (C) Walter Ceniceros, Roger Talbot, Thomas Olmstead, Willie Woods | |
| Subs | Samford | James Grant (PG), James Alpert (SG), Albert Dawson (SF), Jordan Kellum (PF), Brian Henricks (C) Leo Jones, John Young, Frank Irby, Otto Jones, Paul Bradley | |
| 10:07 | Yale | Matthew Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 10:07 | Yale | Matthew Hammond misses the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 10:07 | Samford | Jordan Kellum gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 09:53 | Samford | James Grant misses the 3 from the left corner | 48-43 |
| 09:51 | Samford | Brian Henricks hits the follow up shot | 48-45 |
| 09:25 | Yale | Matthew Hammond knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Stephen Penn | 50-45 |
| 09:12 | Samford | Brian Henricks misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 09:11 | Yale | Matthew Hammond gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| 08:54 | Yale | Richard Devito misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 50-45 |
| 08:53 | Samford | Jordan Kellum pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| 08:41 | Samford | James Grant is fouled on the floor by Stephen Penn - foul #1 on Stephen Penn, team foul #3 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Yale | John Bromberg (C) Matthew Hammond | |
| Subs | Samford | Leo Jones (PG), Frank Irby (SF), Otto Jones (PF) James Grant, Albert Dawson, Jordan Kellum | |
| 08:20 | Samford | Leo Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 50-45 |
| 08:19 | Yale | Stephen Penn grabs the board | 50-45 |
| 07:57 | Yale | Leroy Sheehan scores on a floater from the right wing set up by John Bromberg | 52-45 |
| 07:38 | Samford | Frank Irby comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Bromberg - foul #2 on John Bromberg, team foul #4 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Yale | Walter Ceniceros (PG), Roger Talbot (SG), Thomas Olmstead (PF) Richard Devito, Leroy Sheehan, John Bromberg | |
| Subs | Samford | John Young (SG) James Alpert | |
| 07:38 | Samford | Frank Irby misses the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 07:38 | Samford | Frank Irby misses the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 07:38 | Yale | Thomas Olmstead gets the rebound | 52-45 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Walter Ceniceros (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Roger Talbot (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Penn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Olmstead (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Ball (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Leo Jones (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Young (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frank Irby (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Otto Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Henricks (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Yale | Walter Ceniceros drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Roger Talbot and he's hacked by Leo Jones - foul #1 on Leo Jones, team foul #5 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Yale | John Bromberg (C) Robert Ball | |
| Subs | Samford | Paul Bradley (C) Brian Henricks | |
| 07:17 | Yale | Walter Ceniceros makes the free throw | 55-45 |
| 06:57 | Samford | John Young misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-45 |
| 06:55 | Samford | Otto Jones gets the offensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 06:41 | Samford | Paul Bradley blows the dunk | 55-45 |
| 06:39 | Yale | Roger Talbot pulls down the rebound | 55-45 |
| 06:21 | Yale | Roger Talbot hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-45 |
| 06:20 | Samford | The rebound goes to Otto Jones | 55-45 |
| 05:57 | Samford | John Young misses short on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Roger Talbot - foul #1 on Roger Talbot, team foul #5 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Yale | Robert Ball (PF), Willie Woods (C) Stephen Penn, John Bromberg | |
| Subs | Samford | James Alpert (PG), Albert Dawson (SF), Brian Henricks (PF) Leo Jones, Frank Irby, Otto Jones | |
| 05:57 | Samford | John Young makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 05:57 | Samford | John Young makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 05:33 | Yale | Willie Woods hits a floater from the right wing set up by Walter Ceniceros | 57-47 |
| 05:13 | Samford | Albert Dawson loses the ball out of bounds | 57-47 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Samford | Jordan Kellum (PF) Paul Bradley | |
| 04:53 | Yale | Robert Ball hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-47 |
| 04:51 | Samford | The rebound goes to Albert Dawson | 57-47 |
| 04:42 | Samford | Brian Henricks makes the runner near the basket | 57-49 |
| 04:37 | Yale | Roger Talbot knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Willie Woods | 59-49 |
| 04:22 | Samford | Albert Dawson makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from James Alpert | 59-51 |
| 03:59 | Yale | Walter Ceniceros misses short on a shot from the left side | 59-51 |
| 03:57 | Yale | Thomas Olmstead tips it back up and in | 61-51 |
| 03:57 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-51 |
| Subs | Yale | Stephen Penn (SF), Matthew Hammond (PF) Thomas Olmstead, Robert Ball | |
| Subs | Samford | Leo Jones (PG), Frank Irby (SF), Otto Jones (PF), Paul Bradley (C) James Alpert, Albert Dawson, Jordan Kellum, Brian Henricks | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:46 | Samford | Roger Talbot picks off the pass by Otto Jones | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Yale | Stephen Penn misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 61-51 |
| 03:26 | Samford | John Young gets the rebound | 61-51 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Walter Ceniceros (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Roger Talbot (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Penn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Hammond (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Willie Woods (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Leo Jones (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Young (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frank Irby (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Otto Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Bradley (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:08 | Samford | Leo Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-51 |
| 02:39 | Yale | Roger Talbot comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-51 |
| 02:37 | Samford | The rebound goes to Paul Bradley | 61-51 |
| 02:23 | Samford | Otto Jones makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by John Young | 61-53 |
| 02:09 | Yale | Matthew Hammond misses badly on a runner in the paint | 61-53 |
| 02:07 | Samford | Paul Bradley grabs the board | 61-53 |
| 02:03 | Samford | Leo Jones misses the fadeaway from the left block | 61-53 |
| 02:01 | Samford | Otto Jones tips it home | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:40 | Yale | Roger Talbot's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:27 | Samford | Otto Jones clanks a floater near the basket but the foul's on Willie Woods - foul #3 on Willie Woods, team foul #6 | 61-55 |
| 01:27 | Samford | Otto Jones misses the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 01:27 | Samford | Otto Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 01:14 | Yale | Roger Talbot hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-56 |
| 01:13 | Samford | The rebound goes to Paul Bradley | 61-56 |
| 00:59 | Samford | John Young misses long on a shot from the right wing | 61-56 |
| 00:57 | Samford | Paul Bradley tips it back up and in | 61-58 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:34 | Yale | Walter Ceniceros misses the shot from the left wing | 61-58 |
| 00:32 | Samford | Leo Jones pulls down the rebound | 61-58 |
| 00:24 | Samford | Leo Jones is called for traveling | 61-58 |
| Subs | Yale | Thomas Olmstead (PF) Matthew Hammond | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:21 | Yale | Walter Ceniceros is fouled in the backcourt by Leo Jones - foul #2 on Leo Jones, team foul #6 | 61-58 |
| 00:18 | Yale | Frank Irby is called for the reach on Walter Ceniceros - foul #3 on Frank Irby, team foul #7 | 61-58 |
| 00:18 | Yale | Walter Ceniceros makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:18 | Yale | Walter Ceniceros makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:12 | Samford | John Young connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-61 |
| 00:10 | Yale | Leo Jones is called for the reach on Thomas Olmstead in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leo Jones, team foul #8 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Yale | Matthew Hammond (PF) Stephen Penn | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:10 | Yale | Thomas Olmstead makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:10 | Yale | Thomas Olmstead makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:02 | Samford | Leo Jones scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-64 |
| 00:00 | Yale | Walter Ceniceros runs out the clock | 65-64 |