| Lineup | Samford | PG - Troy Shea (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Frankie Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - George Dials (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jacob Lantz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Szafranski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Brandon Davis (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Julian Bowman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William McCleskey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Wilfred Cannon (fresh) 2 reb. C - Sheng Hou (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Vermont | William McCleskey inbounds the ball | 30-35 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Vermont | Jacob Lantz steals it from Wilfred Cannon | 30-35 |
| 19:31 | Samford | Troy Shea misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-35 |
| 19:30 | Vermont | The rebound goes to Brandon Davis | 30-35 |
| 19:22 | Vermont | Julian Bowman is fouled on the floor by Troy Shea - foul #2 on Troy Shea, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| 19:13 | Vermont | Brandon Davis comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 30-35 |
| 19:11 | Samford | Jacob Lantz snags the defensive board | 30-35 |
| 18:43 | Samford | George Dials misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-35 |
| 18:42 | Vermont | Wilfred Cannon grabs the defensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 18:37 | Vermont | Brandon Davis hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Julian Bowman | 30-38 |
| 18:21 | Samford | Frankie Taylor misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-38 |
| 18:20 | Samford | Jacob Lantz gets the offensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 18:12 | Samford | Frankie Taylor is alone and drills a shot in the paint | 32-38 |
| 17:59 | Vermont | Julian Bowman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 17:58 | Samford | George Dials grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 17:38 | Samford | Julian Bowman steals it from Frankie Taylor | 32-38 |
| 17:35 | Vermont | Julian Bowman banks in the layup | 32-40 |
| 17:16 | Samford | Christopher Szafranski can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 32-40 |
| 17:15 | Samford | Christopher Szafranski tips it but misses | 32-40 |
| 17:14 | Samford | Christopher Szafranski hits the follow up shot | 34-40 |
| 17:00 | Vermont | William McCleskey clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-40 |
| 16:59 | Samford | Troy Shea grabs the defensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 16:52 | Samford | Jacob Lantz misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-40 |
| 16:50 | Samford | Frankie Taylor hits the follow up shot | 36-40 |
| 16:36 | Vermont | Brandon Davis buries a jumper from the left wing | 36-42 |
| 16:11 | Samford | George Dials makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-42 |
| 15:57 | Vermont | Troy Shea is called for the reach on Brandon Davis - foul #3 on Troy Shea, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| 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 | Vermont | Dale Balsamo (PF) Wilfred Cannon | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jason Marrs (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Wakeland (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Strayer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael French (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harry Griffin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Brandon Davis (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SG - Julian Bowman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - William McCleskey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Dale Balsamo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Sheng Hou (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Vermont | Michael French swats the short shot by William McCleskey | 39-42 |
| 15:43 | Vermont | Julian Bowman tips it home | 39-44 |
| 15:27 | Samford | Sheng Hou denies the turnaround by Jason Marrs | 39-44 |
| 15:26 | Vermont | Brandon Davis gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 15:21 | Vermont | Sheng Hou's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-44 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Vermont | John Wheeler (C) Sheng Hou | |
| 15:07 | Samford | Paul Wakeland can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 15:06 | Vermont | John Wheeler gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 14:51 | Vermont | Dale Balsamo connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Julian Bowman | 39-47 |
| 14:35 | Samford | Robert Strayer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-47 |
| 14:34 | Vermont | The rebound goes to Julian Bowman | 39-47 |
| 14:11 | Vermont | William McCleskey is denied on a dunk by Harry Griffin | 39-47 |
| 14:09 | Vermont | Dale Balsamo tips it back up and in | 39-49 |
| 13:45 | Samford | The jump hook by Harry Griffin is blocked by John Wheeler | 39-49 |
| 13:44 | Vermont | Dale Balsamo snags the defensive board | 39-49 |
| 13:29 | Vermont | William McCleskey is hacked by Robert Strayer - foul #1 on Robert Strayer, team foul #3 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Samford | Troy Shea (PG), Frankie Taylor (SG), George Dials (SF), Christopher Szafranski (C) Jason Marrs, Paul Wakeland, Michael French, Harry Griffin | |
| Subs | Vermont | Nathan Kimble (SG), Sheng Hou (C) Julian Bowman, William McCleskey | |
| 13:22 | Vermont | John Wheeler hits a floater from the right block set up by Dale Balsamo and he's hacked by George Dials - foul #2 on George Dials, team foul #4 | 39-51 |
| 13:22 | Vermont | John Wheeler makes the free throw | 39-52 |
| 13:05 | Samford | Frankie Taylor clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-52 |
| 13:03 | Vermont | Sheng Hou grabs the board | 39-52 |
| 12:57 | Vermont | The jump hook by Sheng Hou is blocked by Christopher Szafranski | 39-52 |
| 12:55 | Samford | Christopher Szafranski grabs the board | 39-52 |
| 12:47 | Samford | Robert Strayer misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-52 |
| 12:46 | Vermont | John Wheeler snags the defensive board | 39-52 |
| 12:41 | Vermont | Brandon Davis comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 39-52 |
| 12:40 | Vermont | John Wheeler tips it back up and in | 39-54 |
| 12:21 | Samford | George Dials is hacked by John Wheeler - foul #2 on John Wheeler, team foul #1 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Samford | Jacob Lantz (PF) Robert Strayer | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| 12:09 | Samford | Jacob Lantz makes the wide open shot from the right block on a great pass from George Dials | 41-54 |
| 11:47 | Vermont | Sheng Hou knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 41-56 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Troy Shea (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Frankie Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - George Dials (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jacob Lantz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Szafranski (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Brandon Davis (tiring) 18 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nathan Kimble (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Wheeler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dale Balsamo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Sheng Hou (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:34 | Samford | Troy Shea's pass is intercepted by Dale Balsamo | 41-56 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 11:26 | Vermont | Dale Balsamo knocks in the floater from the right wing | 41-58 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 11:12 | Samford | Jacob Lantz makes the runner near the basket | 43-58 |
| 10:43 | Vermont | Dale Balsamo hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 43-58 |
| 10:42 | Samford | Frankie Taylor snags the defensive board | 43-58 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 10:30 | Samford | Christopher Szafranski can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Sheng Hou - foul #2 on Sheng Hou, team foul #2 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Samford | Jason Marrs (PG), Paul Wakeland (SG), Robert Strayer (SF), Michael French (PF) Troy Shea, Frankie Taylor, George Dials, Jacob Lantz | |
| Subs | Vermont | Julian Bowman (PG), William McCleskey (SF), Wilfred Cannon (C) Brandon Davis, Dale Balsamo, Sheng Hou | |
| 10:30 | Samford | Christopher Szafranski makes the 1st free throw | 44-58 |
| 10:30 | Samford | Christopher Szafranski makes the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 10:13 | Vermont | Julian Bowman comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 45-58 |
| 10:11 | Samford | Robert Strayer snags the defensive board | 45-58 |
| 10:04 | Samford | Wilfred Cannon steals the ball from Paul Wakeland | 45-58 |
| 09:43 | Vermont | Julian Bowman makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Wilfred Cannon | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 09:23 | Samford | Robert Strayer double dribbles | 45-61 |
| Subs | Samford | George Dials (SF), Jacob Lantz (PF) Jason Marrs, Christopher Szafranski | |
| Subs | Vermont | Dale Balsamo (PF) John Wheeler | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 08:58 | Vermont | William McCleskey is hacked by Michael French - foul #1 on Michael French, team foul #5 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Samford | Troy Shea (PG) Michael French | |
| Subs | Vermont | Brandon Davis (PG) Nathan Kimble | |
| 08:38 | Vermont | Julian Bowman's pass is intercepted by Jacob Lantz | 45-61 |
| 08:27 | Samford | Robert Strayer is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Robert Strayer, team foul #6 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Samford | Frankie Taylor (SG) Paul Wakeland | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| 08:03 | Vermont | Julian Bowman is fouled on the floor by Frankie Taylor - foul #2 on Frankie Taylor, team foul #7 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Samford | Harry Griffin (C) Jacob Lantz | |
| Subs | Vermont | John Kennedy (SF), Sheng Hou (C) William McCleskey, Dale Balsamo | |
| 08:03 | Vermont | Julian Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 45-62 |
| 08:03 | Vermont | Julian Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 45-63 |
| 07:51 | Samford | Frankie Taylor misses the lay-in | 45-63 |
| 07:49 | Samford | Harry Griffin misses the tip | 45-63 |
| 07:47 | Vermont | Sheng Hou grabs the defensive rebound | 45-63 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Troy Shea (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Frankie Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - George Dials (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Strayer (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Harry Griffin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Brandon Davis (tiring) 18 pts. 4 ast. SG - Julian Bowman (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Kennedy (fresh) PF - Wilfred Cannon (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Sheng Hou (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:22 | Vermont | Brandon Davis banks in the layup set up by John Kennedy and he's fouled by Frankie Taylor - foul #3 on Frankie Taylor, team foul #8 | 45-65 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael French (PF) Robert Strayer | |
| Subs | Vermont | John Wheeler (SF) John Kennedy | |
| 07:22 | Vermont | Brandon Davis makes the free throw | 45-66 |
| 07:02 | Samford | Troy Shea hits a jump hook from the baseline | 47-66 |
| 06:42 | Vermont | Brandon Davis buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Julian Bowman | 47-69 |
| 06:24 | Samford | George Dials is fouled on the floor by John Wheeler - foul #3 on John Wheeler, team foul #3 | 47-69 |
| Subs | Samford | Paul Wakeland (PG), Robert Strayer (SF), Jacob Lantz (PF), Christopher Szafranski (C) Troy Shea, Frankie Taylor, George Dials, Harry Griffin | |
| Subs | Vermont | Nathan Kimble (SG), William McCleskey (SF) Julian Bowman, Sheng Hou | |
| 06:16 | Samford | Michael French hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-69 |
| 06:08 | Vermont | Wilfred Cannon misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Szafranski - foul #2 on Christopher Szafranski, team foul #9 | 49-69 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Vermont | Dale Balsamo (PF) Brandon Davis | |
| 06:08 | Vermont | Wilfred Cannon makes the 1st free throw | 49-70 |
| 06:08 | Vermont | Wilfred Cannon misses the 2nd free throw | 49-70 |
| 06:08 | Samford | Christopher Szafranski grabs the defensive rebound | 49-70 |
| 05:49 | Samford | Dale Balsamo swats the shot by Paul Wakeland | 49-70 |
| 05:48 | Vermont | The rebound goes to Nathan Kimble | 49-70 |
| 05:27 | Vermont | Wilfred Cannon scores on a shot from the left side set up by Nathan Kimble | 49-72 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:15 | Samford | Jacob Lantz loses the dribble to John Wheeler | 49-72 |
| 04:49 | Vermont | Paul Wakeland picks off the pass by Nathan Kimble | 49-72 |
| 04:33 | Samford | Paul Wakeland can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by John Wheeler - foul #4 on John Wheeler, team foul #4 | 49-72 |
| Subs | Samford | Jason Marrs (PG), Harry Griffin (PF), James Kwong (C) Robert Strayer, Jacob Lantz, Christopher Szafranski | |
| Subs | Vermont | Rhett Marsh (SG), John Kennedy (SF) William McCleskey, Dale Balsamo | |
| 04:33 | Samford | Paul Wakeland misses the 1st free throw | 49-72 |
| 04:33 | Samford | Paul Wakeland makes the 2nd free throw | 50-72 |
| 04:15 | Vermont | Michael French denies the turnaround by John Wheeler | 50-72 |
| 04:14 | Samford | James Kwong gets the rebound | 50-72 |
| 04:02 | Samford | Jason Marrs misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-72 |
| 04:01 | Samford | Harry Griffin hits the follow up shot | 52-72 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:43 | Vermont | Rhett Marsh is fouled on the floor by James Kwong - foul #1 on James Kwong, team foul #10 | 52-72 |
| Subs | Samford | Mark Edwards (SG), Robert Strayer (SF) Paul Wakeland, Michael French | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| 03:43 | Vermont | Rhett Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 52-73 |
| 03:43 | Vermont | Rhett Marsh makes the 2nd free throw | 52-74 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jason Marrs (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Edwards (fresh) SF - Robert Strayer (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harry Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Kwong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Nathan Kimble (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Rhett Marsh (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Kennedy (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Wheeler (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Wilfred Cannon (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Samford | Robert Strayer misses long on a floater in the lane | 52-74 |
| 03:34 | Vermont | Nathan Kimble gets the rebound | 52-74 |
| 03:19 | Vermont | James Kwong swats the short shot by Wilfred Cannon | 52-74 |
| 03:17 | Samford | James Kwong pulls down the rebound | 52-74 |
| 03:00 | Samford | Robert Strayer misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-74 |
| 02:58 | Vermont | Nathan Kimble pulls down the rebound | 52-74 |
| 02:40 | Vermont | John Wheeler hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 52-74 |
| 02:39 | Samford | Mark Edwards snags the defensive board | 52-74 |
| 02:19 | Samford | James Kwong buries a fadeaway in the lane | 54-74 |
| 01:59 | Vermont | Nathan Kimble throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-74 |
| Subs | Samford | Paul Wakeland (SG), Michael French (PF) Mark Edwards, James Kwong | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| 01:43 | Samford | Michael French makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Paul Wakeland | 56-74 |
| 01:28 | Vermont | Wilfred Cannon hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Harry Griffin - foul #2 on Harry Griffin, team foul #11 | 56-74 |
| 01:28 | Vermont | Wilfred Cannon makes the 1st free throw | 56-75 |
| 01:28 | Vermont | Wilfred Cannon makes the 2nd free throw | 56-76 |
| 01:21 | Samford | Michael French misses short on a jumper from the left block | 56-76 |
| 01:19 | Vermont | John Wheeler pulls down the rebound | 56-76 |
| 01:13 | Vermont | Wilfred Cannon buries a shot in the lane on a great pass from Rhett Marsh | 56-78 |
| 00:59 | Samford | Harry Griffin dunks the ball on a nice dish by Paul Wakeland and he's hacked by Wilfred Cannon - foul #2 on Wilfred Cannon, team foul #5 | 58-78 |
| 00:59 | Samford | Harry Griffin misses the free throw | 58-78 |
| 00:59 | Vermont | Rhett Marsh gets the rebound | 58-78 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:57 | Vermont | Nathan Kimble is hacked by Jason Marrs in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jason Marrs, team foul #12 | 58-78 |
| 00:57 | Vermont | Nathan Kimble makes the 1st free throw | 58-79 |
| 00:57 | Vermont | Nathan Kimble makes the 2nd free throw | 58-80 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Samford | Jason Marrs scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Harry Griffin | 60-80 |
| 00:30 | Vermont | Wilfred Cannon's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Strayer | 60-80 |
| 00:29 | Vermont | Nathan Kimble hits the follow up shot | 60-82 |
| 00:24 | Samford | Robert Strayer is alone and drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Paul Wakeland | 62-82 |
| 00:00 | Vermont | Nathan Kimble runs out the clock | 62-82 |