| Lineup | Lipscomb | PG - James Russel (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Aaron Lester (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hugo Benson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Glassman (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Melton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Terry Langston (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ian Cox (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Richard Stevenson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bryan Gomes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Wesley Flowers (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Richard Stevenson inbounds the ball | 38-33 |
| Game Plan | Lipscomb | Lipscomb is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Samford | Ian Cox misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 19:39 | Lipscomb | James Melton grabs the defensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 19:17 | Lipscomb | James Russel misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-33 |
| 19:15 | Samford | Bryan Gomes snags the defensive board | 38-33 |
| 18:58 | Samford | Richard Stevenson hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Terry Langston | 38-36 |
| 18:46 | Lipscomb | James Melton is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on James Melton, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| 18:25 | Samford | Ian Cox comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-36 |
| 18:23 | Lipscomb | Henry Glassman pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 18:07 | Lipscomb | James Russel makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Henry Glassman | 40-36 |
| 17:50 | Samford | Richard Stevenson loses the dribble to Hugo Benson | 40-36 |
| 17:32 | Lipscomb | Aaron Lester comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Richard Stevenson - foul #3 on Richard Stevenson, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Wayne Olson (PG), Robert Reddick (SF), Timothy McCall (C) James Russel, Hugo Benson, James Melton | |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Neil (SG), Bert Dunagan (SF), Fredric Smith (PF) Ian Cox, Richard Stevenson, Bryan Gomes | |
| 17:32 | Lipscomb | Aaron Lester makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 17:32 | Lipscomb | Aaron Lester makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 17:15 | Samford | Fredric Smith scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by Terry Langston | 42-38 |
| 17:05 | Lipscomb | Aaron Lester can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 42-38 |
| 17:03 | Samford | The rebound goes to Steven Neil | 42-38 |
| 16:42 | Samford | Steven Neil is hacked by Aaron Lester - foul #3 on Aaron Lester, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Gregg Clough (SF), Keith Bates (PF) Aaron Lester, Henry Glassman | |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski (SG), David Woodell (SF) Terry Langston, Wesley Flowers | |
| 16:32 | Samford | Gregg Clough denies the turnaround by Fredric Smith | 42-38 |
| 16:31 | Lipscomb | Timothy McCall pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| 16:03 | Lipscomb | Robert Reddick misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-38 |
| 16:01 | Samford | Bert Dunagan snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Lipscomb | PG - Wayne Olson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Reddick (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Gregg Clough (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Bates (fresh) 3 reb. C - Timothy McCall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Steven Neil (fresh) SG - Edward Zdrojkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Woodell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bert Dunagan (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Fredric Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 15:44 | Lipscomb | Gregg Clough gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| 15:25 | Lipscomb | Wayne Olson is hacked by Steven Neil - foul #1 on Steven Neil, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Lipscomb | James Russel (PG), Hugo Benson (SF), Henry Glassman (PF), James Melton (C) Wayne Olson, Gregg Clough, Keith Bates, Timothy McCall | |
| Subs | Samford | Terry Langston (PG), Ian Cox (SG), Richard Stevenson (SF), Bryan Gomes (PF), Wesley Flowers (C) Steven Neil, Edward Zdrojkowski, David Woodell, Bert Dunagan, Fredric Smith | |
| 15:07 | Lipscomb | Richard Stevenson swats the shot by James Russel | 42-38 |
| 15:05 | Samford | Terry Langston pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| 14:52 | Samford | Richard Stevenson clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-38 |
| 14:50 | Lipscomb | James Melton grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 14:32 | Lipscomb | Robert Reddick misses short on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Ian Cox - foul #1 on Ian Cox, team foul #3 | 42-38 |
| 14:32 | Lipscomb | Robert Reddick makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 14:32 | Lipscomb | Robert Reddick makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 14:08 | Samford | Richard Stevenson makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Ian Cox | 44-41 |
| 13:47 | Lipscomb | Henry Glassman misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 44-41 |
| 13:45 | Samford | Bryan Gomes gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| 13:24 | Samford | Terry Langston buries a turnaround from close range set up by Richard Stevenson | 44-43 |
| 13:05 | Lipscomb | Robert Reddick makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-43 |
| 12:51 | Samford | Terry Langston can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-43 |
| 12:50 | Samford | Ian Cox grabs the offensive board | 47-43 |
| 12:33 | Samford | Bryan Gomes misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 47-43 |
| 12:31 | Lipscomb | Robert Reddick grabs the board | 47-43 |
| 12:13 | Lipscomb | Hugo Benson scores on a 3 from the right wing | 50-43 |
| 11:58 | Samford | Ian Cox misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-43 |
| 11:56 | Lipscomb | Henry Glassman gets the rebound | 50-43 |
| Lineup | Lipscomb | PG - James Russel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Reddick (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SF - Hugo Benson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Glassman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Melton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Terry Langston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ian Cox (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Stevenson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Bryan Gomes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Wesley Flowers (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Lipscomb | Henry Glassman blows the layup | 50-43 |
| 11:38 | Lipscomb | James Melton gets the offensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 11:30 | Lipscomb | James Melton misses the shot from the left wing | 50-43 |
| 11:29 | Samford | Bryan Gomes gets the rebound | 50-43 |
| 11:24 | Samford | Richard Stevenson misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-43 |
| 11:23 | Lipscomb | Robert Reddick grabs the defensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 11:07 | Lipscomb | James Melton blows the layup | 50-43 |
| 11:06 | Samford | Bryan Gomes gets the rebound | 50-43 |
| 11:00 | Samford | Richard Stevenson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Terry Langston | 50-46 |
| 10:42 | Lipscomb | Henry Glassman scores on a jumper in the paint | 52-46 |
| 10:21 | Samford | Wesley Flowers blows the layup but he's fouled by James Melton - foul #3 on James Melton, team foul #3 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Wayne Olson (PG), Aaron Lester (SG), Gregg Clough (SF), Keith Bates (PF), Timothy McCall (C) James Russel, Robert Reddick, Hugo Benson, Henry Glassman, James Melton | |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Neil (PG), Edward Zdrojkowski (SG), Bert Dunagan (SF), Fredric Smith (PF) Terry Langston, Ian Cox, Richard Stevenson, Bryan Gomes | |
| 10:21 | Samford | Wesley Flowers makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 10:21 | Samford | Wesley Flowers misses the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 10:21 | Lipscomb | The rebound goes to Keith Bates | 52-47 |
| 10:00 | Lipscomb | Gregg Clough loses the dribble to Bert Dunagan | 52-47 |
| 09:49 | Samford | Fredric Smith is fouled on the floor by Timothy McCall - foul #1 on Timothy McCall, team foul #4 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Lipscomb | | |
| Subs | Samford | David Woodell (SF) Wesley Flowers | |
| 09:35 | Samford | David Woodell misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Gregg Clough - foul #2 on Gregg Clough, team foul #5 | 52-47 |
| 09:35 | Samford | David Woodell makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 09:35 | Samford | David Woodell makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 09:24 | Lipscomb | Gregg Clough hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 52-49 |
| 09:22 | Lipscomb | Wayne Olson gets the offensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 09:06 | Lipscomb | Wayne Olson drills a 3pt shot from the left corner and he's fouled by Steven Neil - foul #2 on Steven Neil, team foul #4 | 55-49 |
| 09:06 | Lipscomb | Wayne Olson misses the free throw | 55-49 |
| 09:06 | Samford | Bert Dunagan grabs the board | 55-49 |
| 08:52 | Samford | Bert Dunagan can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 55-49 |
| 08:51 | Lipscomb | Keith Bates grabs the board | 55-49 |
| 08:34 | Lipscomb | Fredric Smith is called for the reach on Aaron Lester - foul #1 on Fredric Smith, team foul #5 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Lipscomb | | |
| Subs | Samford | Terry Langston (PG) Edward Zdrojkowski | |
| 08:17 | Lipscomb | Aaron Lester misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-49 |
| 08:15 | Lipscomb | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Bates | 55-49 |
| 08:00 | Lipscomb | Aaron Lester misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Bert Dunagan - foul #1 on Bert Dunagan, team foul #6 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Keith Casper (SF) Timothy McCall | |
| Subs | Samford | Bryan Gomes (PF) Fredric Smith | |
| 08:00 | Lipscomb | Aaron Lester makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 08:00 | Lipscomb | Aaron Lester makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 07:41 | Samford | Bert Dunagan buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Terry Langston and the foul's on Keith Bates - foul #1 on Keith Bates, team foul #6 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Robert Harris (PG), James Melton (C) Aaron Lester, Keith Bates | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 07:41 | Samford | Bert Dunagan makes the free throw | 57-52 |
| Lineup | Lipscomb | PG - Robert Harris (fresh) SG - Wayne Olson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Keith Casper (fresh) PF - Gregg Clough (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Melton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Terry Langston (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Steven Neil (fresh) SF - David Woodell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bryan Gomes (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Bert Dunagan (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Lipscomb | Robert Harris hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-52 |
| 07:28 | Samford | David Woodell makes the jumper near the basket set up by Terry Langston | 59-54 |
| 07:12 | Lipscomb | Robert Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-54 |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Robert Reddick (SG), Hugo Benson (SF), Henry Glassman (PF) Robert Harris, Keith Casper, Gregg Clough | |
| Subs | Samford | Ian Cox (SG), Richard Stevenson (SF), Wesley Flowers (C) Steven Neil, David Woodell, Bert Dunagan | |
| 06:59 | Samford | Bryan Gomes is hacked by James Melton - foul #4 on James Melton, team foul #7 | 59-54 |
| 06:59 | Samford | Bryan Gomes misses the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 06:59 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Stevenson | 59-54 |
| 06:44 | Samford | Ian Cox clanks a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Reddick - foul #2 on Robert Reddick, team foul #8 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Robert Harris (PG), Aaron Lester (SG) Wayne Olson, James Melton | |
| Subs | Samford | Fredric Smith (PF) Bryan Gomes | |
| 06:44 | Samford | Ian Cox misses the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 06:44 | Samford | Ian Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 06:44 | Lipscomb | Henry Glassman grabs the board | 59-54 |
| 06:28 | Lipscomb | Fredric Smith is called for the reach on Robert Harris - foul #2 on Fredric Smith, team foul #7 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Timothy McCall (C) Robert Reddick | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 06:28 | Lipscomb | Robert Harris makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 06:28 | Lipscomb | Robert Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 06:28 | Samford | Wesley Flowers gets the rebound | 60-54 |
| 06:09 | Samford | Terry Langston makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Richard Stevenson | 60-57 |
| 05:44 | Lipscomb | Hugo Benson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-57 |
| 05:42 | Lipscomb | Timothy McCall grabs the offensive board | 60-57 |
| 05:20 | Lipscomb | Hugo Benson misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 60-57 |
| 05:19 | Samford | Wesley Flowers grabs the defensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 05:09 | Samford | Fredric Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 60-57 |
| 05:08 | Samford | Wesley Flowers snags the offensive board | 60-57 |
| 04:58 | Samford | Ian Cox is hacked by Aaron Lester - foul #4 on Aaron Lester, team foul #9 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Lipscomb | James Russel (PG), Wayne Olson (SG), Robert Reddick (SF), Gregg Clough (PF), Keith Bates (C) Robert Harris, Aaron Lester, Hugo Benson, Henry Glassman, Timothy McCall | |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Neil (PG), David Woodell (SF), Bryan Gomes (PF), Bert Dunagan (C) Terry Langston, Richard Stevenson, Fredric Smith, Wesley Flowers | |
| 04:58 | Samford | Ian Cox makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 04:58 | Samford | Ian Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 04:43 | Lipscomb | Gregg Clough is hacked by Bryan Gomes - foul #1 on Bryan Gomes, team foul #8 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Lipscomb | | |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski (SG) Ian Cox | |
| 04:43 | Lipscomb | Gregg Clough makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 04:43 | Lipscomb | Gregg Clough makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 04:19 | Samford | Steven Neil misses the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Russel - foul #1 on James Russel, team foul #10 | 62-59 |
| 04:19 | Samford | Steven Neil makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 04:19 | Samford | Steven Neil makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 04:01 | Lipscomb | Robert Reddick misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-61 |
| 03:59 | Lipscomb | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Bates | 62-61 |
| 03:47 | Lipscomb | Gregg Clough knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by Wayne Olson and he's fouled by Bryan Gomes - foul #2 on Bryan Gomes, team foul #9 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Henry Glassman (PF), James Melton (C) Wayne Olson, Keith Bates | |
| Subs | Samford | Terry Langston (PG), Richard Stevenson (SF) Edward Zdrojkowski, David Woodell | |
| 03:47 | Lipscomb | Gregg Clough misses the free throw | 64-61 |
| 03:47 | Lipscomb | Henry Glassman grabs the offensive rebound | 64-61 |
| 03:28 | Lipscomb | Robert Reddick is whistled for traveling | 64-61 |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Aaron Lester (SG), Hugo Benson (SF) Robert Reddick, Gregg Clough | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Lineup | Lipscomb | PG - James Russel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Aaron Lester (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Hugo Benson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Glassman (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - James Melton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Terry Langston (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Steven Neil (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Stevenson (fresh) 14 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Bryan Gomes (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Bert Dunagan (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Samford | Steven Neil misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-61 |
| 03:16 | Samford | Terry Langston gets the offensive rebound | 64-61 |
| 03:03 | Samford | Bert Dunagan can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 64-61 |
| 03:01 | Lipscomb | Henry Glassman pulls down the rebound | 64-61 |
| 02:57 | Lipscomb | James Russel comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 64-61 |
| 02:56 | Lipscomb | The offensive rebound goes to James Melton | 64-61 |
| 02:44 | Lipscomb | Hugo Benson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-61 |
| 02:43 | Samford | Bryan Gomes gets the rebound | 64-61 |
| 02:43 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| Subs | Lipscomb | | |
| Subs | Samford | Ian Cox (SG), Wesley Flowers (C) Steven Neil, Bert Dunagan | |
| 02:27 | Samford | Wesley Flowers is hacked by James Melton - foul #5 on James Melton, team foul #11 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Timothy McCall (C) James Melton | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 02:27 | Samford | Wesley Flowers makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 02:27 | Samford | Wesley Flowers makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 02:13 | Lipscomb | Ian Cox steps in front of the Aaron Lester pass | 64-63 |
| 01:44 | Samford | Wesley Flowers drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Terry Langston | 64-66 |
| 01:24 | Lipscomb | Hugo Benson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-66 |
| 01:23 | Samford | The rebound goes to Bryan Gomes | 64-66 |
| 01:12 | Samford | Ian Cox drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Terry Langston | 64-68 |
| 01:05 | Lipscomb | James Russel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-68 |
| 00:51 | Samford | Wesley Flowers misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-68 |
| 00:50 | Lipscomb | Aaron Lester grabs the defensive rebound | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | Lipscomb | Lipscomb is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Lipscomb | Hugo Benson hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 66-68 |
| Game Plan | Lipscomb | Lipscomb is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Samford | James Russel is called for the reach on Terry Langston in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Russel, team foul #12 | 66-68 |
| 00:30 | Samford | Terry Langston makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 00:30 | Samford | Terry Langston misses the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 00:30 | Lipscomb | Henry Glassman gets the rebound | 66-69 |
| Game Plan | Lipscomb | Lipscomb is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Lipscomb | Timothy McCall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-69 |
| 00:01 | Samford | The rebound goes to Richard Stevenson | 66-69 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Richard Stevenson runs out the clock | 66-69 |