| Lineup | Samford | PG - Troy Shea (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frankie Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Dials (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jacob Lantz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Szafranski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Man Tao (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Adams (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Charles Brase (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Mullen (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - James Andres (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | George Dials inbounds the ball | 42-46 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:49 | Samford | Jacob Lantz misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Michael Mullen - foul #2 on Michael Mullen, team foul #1 | 42-46 |
| 19:49 | Samford | Jacob Lantz makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 19:49 | Samford | Jacob Lantz makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 19:31 | Kent State | James Andres misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 19:29 | Samford | The rebound goes to George Dials | 44-46 |
| 19:27 | Samford | Troy Shea is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Troy Shea, team foul #1 | 44-46 |
| 19:15 | Kent State | Charles Brase can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 44-46 |
| 19:14 | Samford | Christopher Szafranski grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 18:57 | Samford | Jacob Lantz buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Troy Shea | 47-46 |
| 18:35 | Kent State | James Andres knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Kevin Adams | 47-48 |
| 18:24 | Samford | Frankie Taylor misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-48 |
| 18:23 | Kent State | Man Tao gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 18:17 | Kent State | Jacob Lantz picks off the pass by Man Tao | 47-48 |
| 17:58 | Samford | Charles Brase is called for the reach on George Dials - foul #1 on Charles Brase, team foul #2 | 47-48 |
| 17:44 | Samford | Troy Shea misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 47-48 |
| 17:42 | Samford | Frankie Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 17:22 | Samford | Frankie Taylor misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-48 |
| 17:20 | Kent State | James Andres gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 17:15 | Kent State | Kevin Adams makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Brase | 47-51 |
| 16:53 | Samford | Troy Shea buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by George Dials | 50-51 |
| 16:40 | Kent State | James Andres double dribbles | 50-51 |
| Subs | Samford | Jason Marrs (PG), Paul Wakeland (SG), Robert Strayer (SF), Michael French (PF), Harry Griffin (C) Troy Shea, Frankie Taylor, George Dials, Jacob Lantz, Christopher Szafranski | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Wright (PG), Eric Wise (SG), Anthony Burns (SF), Randall Brown (PF) Man Tao, Kevin Adams, Charles Brase, Michael Mullen | |
| 16:22 | Samford | James Andres denies the turnaround by Michael French | 50-51 |
| 16:20 | Kent State | James Andres pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 16:16 | Kent State | Eric Wise makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Randall Brown | 50-54 |
| 16:01 | Samford | Robert Strayer misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-54 |
| 15:59 | Samford | Jason Marrs pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-54 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jason Marrs (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Wakeland (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Strayer (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael French (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Harry Griffin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Wright (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Wise (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Anthony Burns (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randall Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Andres (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:48 | Samford | Harry Griffin comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 50-54 |
| 15:46 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Randall Brown | 50-54 |
| 15:40 | Kent State | James Andres misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Jason Marrs - foul #2 on Jason Marrs, team foul #2 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Samford | George Dials (SF) Jason Marrs | |
| Subs | Kent State | Man Tao (PG), Michael Mullen (PF) Charles Wright, Randall Brown | |
| 15:40 | Kent State | James Andres makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 15:40 | Kent State | James Andres makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 15:27 | Samford | Robert Strayer misses short on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Michael Mullen - foul #3 on Michael Mullen, team foul #3 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Samford | Troy Shea (PG) Michael French | |
| Subs | Kent State | Randall Brown (C) James Andres | |
| 15:27 | Samford | Robert Strayer makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 15:27 | Samford | Robert Strayer makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 15:01 | Kent State | Michael Mullen lays it in on a great pass from Man Tao | 52-58 |
| 14:45 | Samford | Harry Griffin can't finish the layup but the foul's on Randall Brown - foul #3 on Randall Brown, team foul #4 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Samford | Frankie Taylor (SG), Jacob Lantz (PF) Paul Wakeland, Robert Strayer | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kevin Adams (SG), Charles Brase (SF) Eric Wise, Anthony Burns | |
| 14:45 | Samford | Harry Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 14:45 | Samford | Harry Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 14:27 | Kent State | Michael Mullen misses the jump hook in the lane | 54-58 |
| 14:26 | Samford | The rebound goes to George Dials | 54-58 |
| 14:21 | Samford | Troy Shea is hacked by Man Tao - foul #2 on Man Tao, team foul #5 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Szafranski (C) Harry Griffin | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Andres (C) Randall Brown | |
| 13:59 | Samford | James Andres steps in front of the George Dials pass | 54-58 |
| 13:54 | Kent State | Man Tao is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Man Tao, team foul #6 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Strayer (SF) George Dials | |
| Subs | Kent State | Randall Brown (PF) Michael Mullen | |
| 13:49 | Samford | Jacob Lantz is denied on a layup by Randall Brown | 54-58 |
| 13:47 | Kent State | James Andres grabs the defensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 13:27 | Kent State | Randall Brown connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-60 |
| 13:13 | Samford | Robert Strayer scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Troy Shea | 56-60 |
| 13:02 | Kent State | Man Tao is called for traveling | 56-60 |
| Subs | Samford | Paul Wakeland (PG), Michael French (PF) Troy Shea, Jacob Lantz | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Wright (PG) Man Tao | |
| 12:44 | Samford | Randall Brown swats the layup by Frankie Taylor | 56-60 |
| 12:43 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Szafranski | 56-60 |
| 12:36 | Samford | Robert Strayer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-60 |
| Subs | Samford | George Dials (SF) Michael French | |
| Subs | Kent State | Anthony Burns (SF), Michael Mullen (PF) Charles Brase, Randall Brown | |
| 12:18 | Kent State | Kevin Adams drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Wright | 56-63 |
| 12:01 | Samford | The short jumper by Frankie Taylor is denied by James Andres | 56-63 |
| 12:00 | Kent State | James Andres snags the defensive board | 56-63 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Paul Wakeland (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Frankie Taylor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Dials (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Strayer (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Szafranski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Wright (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Adams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Anthony Burns (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Mullen (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - James Andres (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:38 | Kent State | Michael Mullen's floater is knocked away by Robert Strayer | 56-63 |
| 11:37 | Samford | Frankie Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 56-63 |
| 11:13 | Samford | Robert Strayer hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from George Dials | 58-63 |
| 10:57 | Kent State | James Andres misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Robert Strayer - foul #2 on Robert Strayer, team foul #3 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Samford | Troy Shea (PG), Jacob Lantz (PF) Frankie Taylor, Christopher Szafranski | |
| Subs | Kent State | Man Tao (PG), Eric Wise (SG), Charles Brase (SF) Charles Wright, Kevin Adams, Anthony Burns | |
| 10:57 | Kent State | James Andres makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 10:57 | Kent State | James Andres misses the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 10:57 | Samford | Robert Strayer snags the defensive board | 58-64 |
| 10:42 | Samford | Paul Wakeland is hacked by Michael Mullen - foul #4 on Michael Mullen, team foul #7 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Randall Brown (PF), Dominique Dibble (C) Michael Mullen, James Andres | |
| 10:42 | Samford | Paul Wakeland misses the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 10:42 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Dominique Dibble | 58-64 |
| 10:26 | Kent State | Dominique Dibble hits a floater from close range | 58-66 |
| 10:04 | Samford | Troy Shea comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-66 |
| 10:02 | Kent State | Randall Brown grabs the board | 58-66 |
| 09:44 | Kent State | Man Tao makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-69 |
| 09:22 | Samford | Paul Wakeland is whistled for a carry | 58-69 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael French (SG), Harry Griffin (SF), Christopher Szafranski (C) Paul Wakeland, George Dials, Robert Strayer | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Andres (C) Dominique Dibble | |
| 09:06 | Kent State | Eric Wise hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 58-69 |
| 09:05 | Samford | Troy Shea snags the defensive board | 58-69 |
| 08:42 | Samford | Harry Griffin misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 58-69 |
| 08:41 | Samford | Troy Shea grabs the offensive board | 58-69 |
| 08:31 | Samford | Jacob Lantz misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-69 |
| 08:29 | Kent State | Charles Brase grabs the board | 58-69 |
| 08:11 | Kent State | Eric Wise scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by James Andres | 58-72 |
| 07:57 | Samford | Eric Wise picks off the pass by Michael French | 58-72 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Troy Shea (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael French (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Harry Griffin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jacob Lantz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Christopher Szafranski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Man Tao (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Wise (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Charles Brase (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randall Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - James Andres (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:48 | Kent State | Man Tao misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-72 |
| 07:46 | Samford | The rebound goes to Michael French | 58-72 |
| 07:26 | Samford | Christopher Szafranski misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by James Andres - foul #3 on James Andres, team foul #8 | 58-72 |
| Subs | Samford | Paul Wakeland (PG), Frankie Taylor (SG), George Dials (SF), Robert Strayer (PF) Troy Shea, Michael French, Harry Griffin, Jacob Lantz | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Wright (PG), Kevin Adams (SG), Anthony Burns (SF), Michael Mullen (PF), Dominique Dibble (C) Man Tao, Eric Wise, Charles Brase, Randall Brown, James Andres | |
| 07:26 | Samford | Christopher Szafranski makes the 1st free throw | 59-72 |
| 07:26 | Samford | Christopher Szafranski makes the 2nd free throw | 60-72 |
| 07:01 | Kent State | Dominique Dibble comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 60-72 |
| 07:00 | Samford | Frankie Taylor grabs the board | 60-72 |
| 06:54 | Samford | Christopher Szafranski knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Paul Wakeland | 62-72 |
| 06:32 | Kent State | Kevin Adams's pass is intercepted by Christopher Szafranski | 62-72 |
| 06:23 | Samford | George Dials buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Frankie Taylor | 65-72 |
| 06:11 | Kent State | Charles Wright misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Paul Wakeland - foul #1 on Paul Wakeland, team foul #4 | 65-72 |
| Subs | Samford | Troy Shea (PG), Harry Griffin (C) Paul Wakeland, Christopher Szafranski | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Andres (C) Dominique Dibble | |
| 06:11 | Kent State | Charles Wright makes the 1st free throw | 65-73 |
| 06:11 | Kent State | Charles Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 65-74 |
| 05:45 | Samford | Robert Strayer drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Troy Shea | 68-74 |
| 05:23 | Kent State | Kevin Adams is called for a backcourt violation | 68-74 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Man Tao (PG), Charles Brase (SF) Charles Wright, Anthony Burns | |
| 05:09 | Samford | Harry Griffin loses the dribble to Charles Brase | 68-74 |
| 04:57 | Kent State | Charles Brase throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-74 |
| Subs | Samford | Jacob Lantz (PF) Harry Griffin | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 04:47 | Samford | George Dials can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-74 |
| 04:45 | Samford | Jacob Lantz tips it back up and in | 70-74 |
| 04:28 | Kent State | Kevin Adams misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-74 |
| 04:27 | Kent State | Charles Brase grabs the offensive rebound | 70-74 |
| 04:07 | Kent State | Kevin Adams comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 70-74 |
| 04:05 | Kent State | James Andres snags the offensive board | 70-74 |
| 03:52 | Kent State | Man Tao misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-74 |
| 03:50 | Kent State | Kevin Adams gets the offensive rebound | 70-74 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Troy Shea (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Frankie Taylor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Dials (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jacob Lantz (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Strayer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Man Tao (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Adams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Brase (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Mullen (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - James Andres (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:33 | Kent State | Kevin Adams is hacked by Frankie Taylor - foul #2 on Frankie Taylor, team foul #5 | 70-74 |
| Subs | Samford | Jason Marrs (PG), Paul Wakeland (SG), Michael French (SF), Christopher Szafranski (C) Troy Shea, Frankie Taylor, George Dials, Robert Strayer | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Wise (SG), Anthony Burns (SF), Randall Brown (PF) Kevin Adams, Charles Brase, Michael Mullen | |
| 03:16 | Kent State | Anthony Burns misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Michael French - foul #2 on Michael French, team foul #6 | 70-74 |
| Subs | Samford | Harry Griffin (PF) Jacob Lantz | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 03:16 | Kent State | Anthony Burns misses the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 03:16 | Kent State | Anthony Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |
| 03:08 | Samford | Harry Griffin clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-75 |
| 03:07 | Kent State | Anthony Burns gets the rebound | 70-75 |
| 02:53 | Kent State | Eric Wise misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-75 |
| 02:52 | Samford | Christopher Szafranski gets the rebound | 70-75 |
| 02:52 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-75 |
| Subs | Samford | Troy Shea (PG), Frankie Taylor (SG), George Dials (SF), Jacob Lantz (PF) Jason Marrs, Paul Wakeland, Michael French, Harry Griffin | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kevin Adams (SG), Charles Brase (SF), Michael Mullen (PF) Eric Wise, Anthony Burns, Randall Brown | |
| 02:41 | Samford | Troy Shea connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Frankie Taylor | 73-75 |
| 02:13 | Kent State | Kevin Adams misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 73-75 |
| 02:11 | Samford | Christopher Szafranski grabs the board | 73-75 |
| 01:52 | Samford | Jacob Lantz misses the runner from the left block | 73-75 |
| 01:50 | Kent State | James Andres gets the rebound | 73-75 |
| 01:37 | Kent State | Michael Mullen makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Kevin Adams | 73-77 |
| 01:21 | Samford | Christopher Szafranski comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 73-77 |
| 01:20 | Kent State | Kevin Adams gets the rebound | 73-77 |
| 00:53 | Kent State | Michael Mullen misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-77 |
| 00:51 | Kent State | Michael Mullen gets the offensive rebound | 73-77 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:23 | Kent State | Michael Mullen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-77 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:16 | Samford | Troy Shea scores on a 3 from the left wing | 76-77 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:15 | Kent State | Charles Brase is hacked by Troy Shea in the backcourt - foul #2 on Troy Shea, team foul #7 | 76-77 |
| 00:15 | Kent State | Charles Brase makes the 1st free throw | 76-78 |
| 00:15 | Kent State | Charles Brase misses the 2nd free throw | 76-78 |
| 00:15 | Samford | Jacob Lantz gets the rebound | 76-78 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:04 | Samford | George Dials scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Frankie Taylor | 79-78 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Kent State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 79-78 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Kevin Adams clanks a halfcourt shot | 79-78 |