| Lineup | Samford | PG - Troy Shea (fresh) SG - Frankie Taylor (fresh) SF - George Dials (fresh) PF - Jacob Lantz (fresh) C - Christopher Szafranski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Benjamin Greene (fresh) SG - Daniel Cunha (fresh) SF - Maurice Renwick (fresh) PF - Richard Holmstrom (fresh) C - Branko Zierer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Christopher Szafranski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Samford | Jacob Lantz is hacked by Benjamin Greene - foul #1 on Benjamin Greene, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Samford | Frankie Taylor can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Samford | Christopher Szafranski tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Winthrop | Benjamin Greene misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Samford | Jacob Lantz pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Samford | George Dials misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Richard Holmstrom - foul #1 on Richard Holmstrom, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Samford | George Dials makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:19 | Samford | George Dials makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:55 | Winthrop | Maurice Renwick misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-0 |
| 18:54 | Winthrop | Benjamin Greene pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:41 | Winthrop | Richard Holmstrom's floater is tipped away by Jacob Lantz | 4-0 |
| 18:39 | Samford | Jacob Lantz gets the rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:30 | Samford | Branko Zierer picks off the pass by Christopher Szafranski | 4-0 |
| 18:15 | Winthrop | Maurice Renwick drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Daniel Cunha | 4-2 |
| 18:08 | Samford | George Dials clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 18:07 | Samford | Christopher Szafranski grabs the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:51 | Samford | Branko Zierer steals the ball from Troy Shea | 4-2 |
| 17:40 | Winthrop | Troy Shea steals the ball from Maurice Renwick | 4-2 |
| 17:15 | Samford | Branko Zierer steps in front of the Troy Shea pass | 4-2 |
| 16:56 | Winthrop | Branko Zierer misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-2 |
| 16:54 | Samford | The rebound goes to George Dials | 4-2 |
| 16:29 | Samford | Troy Shea can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 4-2 |
| 16:28 | Samford | Jacob Lantz grabs the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:13 | Samford | Jacob Lantz misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 4-2 |
| 16:11 | Winthrop | Maurice Renwick gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 15:55 | Winthrop | Maurice Renwick drills a jump hook from close range set up by Benjamin Greene | 4-4 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Troy Shea (fairly fresh) SG - Frankie Taylor (fairly fresh) SF - George Dials (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jacob Lantz (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Christopher Szafranski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Benjamin Greene (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Cunha (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Maurice Renwick (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Holmstrom (fairly fresh) C - Branko Zierer (fairly fresh) 3 stl. | |
| 15:44 | Samford | Troy Shea misses the 3 from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 15:43 | Winthrop | Richard Holmstrom snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 15:28 | Winthrop | Daniel Cunha misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 4-4 |
| 15:26 | Winthrop | Branko Zierer can't tip it in | 4-4 |
| 15:24 | Samford | The rebound goes to Christopher Szafranski | 4-4 |
| 15:05 | Samford | Benjamin Greene takes the ball from George Dials | 4-4 |
| 15:02 | Winthrop | Maurice Renwick hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Benjamin Greene | 4-6 |
| 14:38 | Samford | George Dials misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-6 |
| 14:37 | Winthrop | Branko Zierer gets the rebound | 4-6 |
| 14:33 | Winthrop | Maurice Renwick hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by George Dials - foul #1 on George Dials, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| 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 | Winthrop | Robert Dever (PG), Kenneth Gunn (SG), Steven Carey (PF), Larry Johnson (C) Benjamin Greene, Daniel Cunha, Richard Holmstrom, Branko Zierer | |
| 14:33 | Winthrop | Maurice Renwick makes the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 14:33 | Winthrop | Maurice Renwick makes the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 14:08 | Samford | Robert Strayer misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 4-8 |
| 14:06 | Winthrop | Steven Carey snags the defensive board | 4-8 |
| 14:01 | Winthrop | Robert Strayer steals the ball from Maurice Renwick | 4-8 |
| 13:59 | Samford | Robert Dever is called for the reach on Jason Marrs in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Dever, team foul #3 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Stephen Hsu (SF) Maurice Renwick | |
| 13:50 | Samford | Harry Griffin makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Jason Marrs | 6-8 |
| 13:32 | Winthrop | Steven Carey connects on the floater near the basket | 6-10 |
| 13:15 | Samford | Robert Strayer hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 6-10 |
| 13:13 | Winthrop | Kenneth Gunn grabs the defensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 12:59 | Winthrop | Kenneth Gunn knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 6-12 |
| 12:38 | Samford | Paul Wakeland drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Jason Marrs | 8-12 |
| 12:20 | Winthrop | Steven Carey buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Kenneth Gunn | 8-15 |
| 12:13 | Samford | Jason Marrs scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Paul Wakeland | 10-15 |
| 11:57 | Winthrop | Robert Dever scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Kenneth Gunn | 10-17 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jason Marrs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Wakeland (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Strayer (fresh) PF - Michael French (fresh) C - Harry Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Robert Dever (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Gunn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Hsu (fresh) PF - Steven Carey (fresh) 5 pts. C - Larry Johnson (fresh) | |
| 11:53 | Samford | Robert Strayer makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Paul Wakeland | 12-17 |
| 11:30 | Winthrop | Stephen Hsu is called for traveling | 12-17 |
| Subs | Samford | Troy Shea (PG), Frankie Taylor (SG), George Dials (SF), Christopher Szafranski (C) Jason Marrs, Paul Wakeland, Michael French, Harry Griffin | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Benjamin Greene (PG), Daniel Cunha (SG), Maurice Renwick (SF), Richard Holmstrom (PF), Branko Zierer (C) Robert Dever, Kenneth Gunn, Stephen Hsu, Steven Carey, Larry Johnson | |
| 11:20 | Samford | George Dials drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 15-17 |
| 11:01 | Winthrop | Daniel Cunha misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Troy Shea - foul #1 on Troy Shea, team foul #2 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Samford | Jacob Lantz (PF) Robert Strayer | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| 11:01 | Winthrop | Daniel Cunha makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 11:01 | Winthrop | Daniel Cunha misses the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 11:01 | Samford | Jacob Lantz grabs the defensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 10:44 | Samford | Troy Shea misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-18 |
| 10:42 | Winthrop | Daniel Cunha grabs the board | 15-18 |
| 10:28 | Winthrop | George Dials is called for the reach on Maurice Renwick - foul #2 on George Dials, team foul #3 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael French (SF) George Dials | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| 10:23 | Winthrop | Maurice Renwick misses the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Michael French - foul #1 on Michael French, team foul #4 | 15-18 |
| 10:23 | Winthrop | Maurice Renwick makes the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 10:23 | Winthrop | Maurice Renwick makes the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 10:02 | Samford | Michael French hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Troy Shea and he's fouled by Benjamin Greene - foul #2 on Benjamin Greene, team foul #4 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Robert Dever (PG) Benjamin Greene | |
| 10:02 | Samford | Michael French makes the free throw | 18-20 |
| 09:42 | Winthrop | Maurice Renwick misses the lay-in | 18-20 |
| 09:41 | Samford | Michael French grabs the board | 18-20 |
| 09:19 | Samford | Frankie Taylor connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Troy Shea | 20-20 |
| 09:06 | Winthrop | Troy Shea steals the ball from Robert Dever | 20-20 |
| 08:37 | Samford | Troy Shea buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Frankie Taylor | 23-20 |
| 08:17 | Winthrop | Branko Zierer misses long on a runner near the basket | 23-20 |
| 08:16 | Winthrop | Daniel Cunha grabs the offensive rebound | 23-20 |
| 08:06 | Winthrop | Maurice Renwick loses the ball out of bounds | 23-20 |
| Subs | Samford | Jason Marrs (PG), Paul Wakeland (SG), Robert Strayer (SF), Harry Griffin (C) Troy Shea, Frankie Taylor, Jacob Lantz, Christopher Szafranski | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Kenneth Gunn (SG), Steven Carey (PF), Larry Johnson (C) Daniel Cunha, Richard Holmstrom, Branko Zierer | |
| 07:54 | Samford | Jason Marrs comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-20 |
| 07:53 | Samford | Robert Strayer misses the tip | 23-20 |
| 07:51 | Samford | Harry Griffin hits the follow up shot | 25-20 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jason Marrs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Wakeland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Strayer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael French (fresh) 3 pts. C - Harry Griffin (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Robert Dever (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Gunn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Maurice Renwick (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Steven Carey (fresh) 5 pts. C - Larry Johnson (fresh) | |
| 07:37 | Winthrop | Kenneth Gunn drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Maurice Renwick | 25-23 |
| 07:22 | Samford | Paul Wakeland drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-23 |
| 07:01 | Winthrop | Larry Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-23 |
| 07:00 | Winthrop | Steven Carey tips it but misses | 28-23 |
| 06:58 | Samford | Robert Strayer grabs the board | 28-23 |
| 06:44 | Samford | Robert Strayer can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Steven Carey - foul #1 on Steven Carey, team foul #5 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Samford | Troy Shea (PG), Jacob Lantz (PF) Jason Marrs, Michael French | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Ernesto Garcia (PG), Stephen Hsu (SF) Robert Dever, Maurice Renwick | |
| 06:44 | Samford | Robert Strayer makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 06:44 | Samford | Robert Strayer makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 06:19 | Winthrop | Ernesto Garcia scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Steven Carey | 30-25 |
| 06:02 | Samford | Troy Shea clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 30-25 |
| 06:01 | Winthrop | Larry Johnson pulls down the rebound | 30-25 |
| 05:46 | Winthrop | Jacob Lantz is called for the reach on Steven Carey - foul #1 on Jacob Lantz, team foul #5 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Samford | Frankie Taylor (SG), Christopher Szafranski (C) Paul Wakeland, Jacob Lantz | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Daniel Cunha (SG), Maurice Renwick (SF), Richard Holmstrom (PF), Branko Zierer (C) Kenneth Gunn, Stephen Hsu, Steven Carey, Larry Johnson | |
| 05:37 | Winthrop | Richard Holmstrom misses the easy layup | 30-25 |
| 05:35 | Samford | Christopher Szafranski grabs the board | 30-25 |
| 05:31 | Samford | Christopher Szafranski banks in the layup on a great pass from Frankie Taylor and he's hacked by Richard Holmstrom - foul #2 on Richard Holmstrom, team foul #6 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael French (PF) Harry Griffin | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Stephen Hsu (PF) Richard Holmstrom | |
| 05:31 | Samford | Christopher Szafranski makes the free throw | 33-25 |
| 05:29 | Winthrop | Ernesto Garcia is hacked by Troy Shea in the backcourt - foul #2 on Troy Shea, team foul #6 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Samford | Jason Marrs (PG) Troy Shea | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| 05:09 | Winthrop | Frankie Taylor is called for the reach on Ernesto Garcia - foul #1 on Frankie Taylor, team foul #7 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Samford | Paul Wakeland (PG) Jason Marrs | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Steven Carey (PF) Stephen Hsu | |
| 05:09 | Winthrop | Ernesto Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 05:09 | Winthrop | Ernesto Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 04:56 | Samford | Michael French hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Paul Wakeland and he's fouled by Ernesto Garcia - foul #1 on Ernesto Garcia, team foul #7 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Samford | Jacob Lantz (PF) Robert Strayer | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Robert Dever (PG) Ernesto Garcia | |
| 04:56 | Samford | Michael French makes the free throw | 36-27 |
| 04:42 | Winthrop | Robert Dever is hacked by Christopher Szafranski - foul #1 on Christopher Szafranski, team foul #8 | 36-27 |
| 04:42 | Winthrop | Robert Dever makes the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 04:42 | Winthrop | Robert Dever misses the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 04:42 | Samford | The rebound goes to Jacob Lantz | 36-28 |
| 04:27 | Samford | Maurice Renwick steals it from Michael French | 36-28 |
| 04:22 | Winthrop | Branko Zierer's pass is intercepted by Paul Wakeland | 36-28 |
| 04:02 | Samford | The jumper by Michael French is denied by Branko Zierer | 36-28 |
| 04:01 | Winthrop | Daniel Cunha snags the defensive board | 36-28 |
| 03:52 | Winthrop | Branko Zierer misses the dunk | 36-28 |
| 03:50 | Samford | Jacob Lantz grabs the defensive rebound | 36-28 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Paul Wakeland (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frankie Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael French (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jacob Lantz (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Christopher Szafranski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Robert Dever (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Daniel Cunha (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Renwick (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Steven Carey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Branko Zierer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:25 | Samford | Michael French clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-28 |
| 03:24 | Winthrop | Steven Carey gets the rebound | 36-28 |
| 03:17 | Winthrop | Steven Carey clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-28 |
| 03:16 | Winthrop | Robert Dever snags the offensive board | 36-28 |
| 02:55 | Winthrop | Michael French swats the short shot by Maurice Renwick | 36-28 |
| 02:53 | Samford | Paul Wakeland gets the rebound | 36-28 |
| 02:49 | Samford | Maurice Renwick picks off the pass by Paul Wakeland | 36-28 |
| 02:46 | Winthrop | Daniel Cunha misses the dunk | 36-28 |
| 02:45 | Samford | Christopher Szafranski snags the defensive board | 36-28 |
| 02:23 | Samford | Frankie Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-28 |
| 02:22 | Winthrop | Maurice Renwick pulls down the rebound | 36-28 |
| 02:16 | Winthrop | Branko Zierer scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Daniel Cunha | 36-31 |
| 02:02 | Samford | Frankie Taylor misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Daniel Cunha - foul #1 on Daniel Cunha, team foul #8 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Samford | Troy Shea (PG), George Dials (SF), Robert Strayer (PF), Harry Griffin (C) Paul Wakeland, Michael French, Jacob Lantz, Christopher Szafranski | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Benjamin Greene (PG), Kenneth Gunn (SG), Stephen Hsu (SF), Richard Holmstrom (PF), Larry Johnson (C) Robert Dever, Daniel Cunha, Maurice Renwick, Steven Carey, Branko Zierer | |
| 02:02 | Samford | Frankie Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 02:02 | Samford | Frankie Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 01:44 | Winthrop | Richard Holmstrom knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Larry Johnson and he's hacked by Robert Strayer - foul #1 on Robert Strayer, team foul #9 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Samford | Mark Edwards (SG) Frankie Taylor | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| 01:44 | Winthrop | Richard Holmstrom makes the free throw | 38-34 |
| 01:27 | Samford | Robert Strayer makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Troy Shea | 40-34 |
| 01:03 | Winthrop | Kenneth Gunn scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Holmstrom | 40-36 |
| 00:47 | Samford | Richard Holmstrom is called for the reach on Harry Griffin - foul #3 on Richard Holmstrom, team foul #9 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Maurice Renwick (SF) Richard Holmstrom | |
| 00:47 | Samford | Harry Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 00:47 | Samford | Harry Griffin misses the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 00:47 | Samford | Robert Strayer pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 00:31 | Samford | Maurice Renwick picks off the pass by Mark Edwards | 41-36 |
| 00:10 | Winthrop | Kenneth Gunn knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Benjamin Greene | 41-39 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Troy Shea hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-39 |