| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Russell Rivenburg (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Pauls (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Dickson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Woodward (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Howard Eisner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Kevin Edelen (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Cecil Wagers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Huey Scott (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Marrow (fresh) 2 reb. C - Anthony Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Huey Scott inbounds the ball | 40-34 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern 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 (0) | |
| 19:43 | Samford | Huey Scott connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Cecil Wagers | 40-37 |
| 19:22 | Northeastern | Kenneth Pauls misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 19:20 | Samford | Anthony Bentley pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 19:06 | Samford | Cecil Wagers comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 19:04 | Samford | Anthony Bentley tips it in | 40-39 |
| 18:39 | Northeastern | Russell Rivenburg makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-39 |
| 18:10 | Samford | Bruce Marrow hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Anthony Bentley | 43-41 |
| 17:58 | Northeastern | Russell Rivenburg misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 17:56 | Northeastern | Steven Dickson grabs the offensive board | 43-41 |
| 17:37 | Northeastern | Russell Rivenburg comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 17:35 | Northeastern | The offensive rebound goes to James Woodward | 43-41 |
| 17:23 | Northeastern | Howard Eisner misses long on a runner from the baseline | 43-41 |
| 17:22 | Samford | Anthony Bentley pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| 17:08 | Samford | Bruce Marrow scores on a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Cecil Wagers and the foul's on Howard Eisner - foul #2 on Howard Eisner, team foul #1 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Andrew Able (PG), Steve Diamond (SF), Bruce Sorenson (PF) Russell Rivenburg, Steven Dickson, James Woodward | |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (PG), Myron Knarr (SF), Archie Reed (C) Kevin Edelen, Huey Scott, Anthony Bentley | |
| 17:08 | Samford | Bruce Marrow makes the free throw | 43-44 |
| 16:48 | Northeastern | Bruce Sorenson knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Kenneth Pauls | 45-44 |
| 16:27 | Samford | Cecil Wagers buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Leonard Cooke | 45-46 |
| 16:09 | Northeastern | Steve Diamond is hacked by Myron Knarr - foul #1 on Myron Knarr, team foul #1 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Michael Peterson (SG), Steven Dickson (SF) Kenneth Pauls, Howard Eisner | |
| Subs | Samford | Irvin Brewer (SF) Bruce Marrow | |
| 16:04 | Northeastern | Michael Peterson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 16:03 | Northeastern | Bruce Sorenson hits the follow up shot | 47-46 |
| 15:51 | Samford | Myron Knarr clanks a 3 from straight away | 47-46 |
| 15:49 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to Andrew Able | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Andrew Able (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Peterson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Steven Dickson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Bruce Sorenson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Steve Diamond (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Leonard Cooke (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cecil Wagers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Irvin Brewer (fresh) PF - Myron Knarr (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Archie Reed (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Northeastern | Andrew Able loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-46 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Russell Rivenburg (PG), James Woodward (PF) Michael Peterson, Steve Diamond | |
| Subs | Samford | Sean Utley (PG), Kevin Edelen (SG), Huey Scott (SF) Leonard Cooke, Cecil Wagers, Irvin Brewer | |
| 15:31 | Samford | Archie Reed is fouled on the floor by Russell Rivenburg - foul #1 on Russell Rivenburg, team foul #2 | 47-46 |
| 15:12 | Samford | Myron Knarr knocks in the floater in the paint set up by Kevin Edelen | 47-48 |
| 14:53 | Northeastern | Andrew Able misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 14:52 | Samford | Huey Scott grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 14:49 | Samford | Russell Rivenburg takes the ball from Sean Utley in the backcourt | 47-48 |
| 14:47 | Northeastern | Russell Rivenburg banks in the layup | 49-48 |
| 14:40 | Samford | James Woodward steals it from Myron Knarr | 49-48 |
| 14:19 | Northeastern | Andrew Able hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-48 |
| 14:17 | Northeastern | James Woodward tips it in | 51-48 |
| 14:01 | Samford | Huey Scott connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Sean Utley | 51-50 |
| 13:38 | Northeastern | James Woodward blows the layup but he's hacked by Sean Utley - foul #4 on Sean Utley, team foul #2 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Michael Peterson (PG), Kenneth Pauls (SG), Steve Diamond (SF), Howard Eisner (C) Russell Rivenburg, Andrew Able, Steven Dickson, Bruce Sorenson | |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (PG), Cecil Wagers (SG), Irvin Brewer (SF), Bruce Marrow (PF), Anthony Bentley (C) Sean Utley, Kevin Edelen, Huey Scott, Myron Knarr, Archie Reed | |
| 13:38 | Northeastern | James Woodward makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 13:38 | Northeastern | James Woodward makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 13:27 | Samford | The jump hook by Bruce Marrow is blocked by James Woodward | 53-50 |
| 13:25 | Northeastern | Howard Eisner grabs the board | 53-50 |
| 13:16 | Northeastern | Howard Eisner buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Michael Peterson | 55-50 |
| 12:54 | Samford | Leonard Cooke hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-50 |
| 12:52 | Northeastern | Michael Peterson grabs the board | 55-50 |
| 12:32 | Northeastern | Kenneth Pauls clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Bruce Marrow - foul #2 on Bruce Marrow, team foul #3 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Andrew Able (PG), Royal Williams (PF) Michael Peterson, James Woodward | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 12:32 | Northeastern | Kenneth Pauls makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 12:32 | Northeastern | Kenneth Pauls makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 12:16 | Samford | Leonard Cooke's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Pauls | 57-50 |
| 12:13 | Northeastern | Andrew Able blows the layup | 57-50 |
| 12:11 | Northeastern | Royal Williams tips it but misses | 57-50 |
| 12:09 | Northeastern | Royal Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 11:54 | Northeastern | Kenneth Pauls misses long on a shot from the left side | 57-50 |
| 11:53 | Samford | Anthony Bentley grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Andrew Able (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Pauls (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Diamond (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Royal Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Howard Eisner (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Leonard Cooke (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cecil Wagers (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Irvin Brewer (fresh) PF - Bruce Marrow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Bentley (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Samford | Cecil Wagers is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Pauls - foul #1 on Kenneth Pauls, team foul #3 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Russell Rivenburg (PG), Steven Dickson (SF), Bruce Sorenson (PF) Andrew Able, Steve Diamond, Royal Williams | |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Edelen (PG), Huey Scott (SF), Myron Knarr (PF), Luke Watkin (C) Leonard Cooke, Irvin Brewer, Bruce Marrow, Anthony Bentley | |
| 11:13 | Samford | Cecil Wagers hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 57-50 |
| 11:12 | Northeastern | Russell Rivenburg grabs the board | 57-50 |
| 11:08 | Northeastern | Russell Rivenburg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-50 |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| Subs | Samford | Archie Reed (C) Luke Watkin | |
| 10:54 | Samford | Huey Scott hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 10:53 | Northeastern | Bruce Sorenson snags the defensive board | 57-50 |
| 10:32 | Northeastern | Kenneth Pauls misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 10:30 | Northeastern | Steven Dickson grabs the offensive board | 57-50 |
| 10:15 | Northeastern | Bruce Sorenson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-50 |
| 10:14 | Northeastern | Howard Eisner tips it home | 59-50 |
| 09:52 | Samford | Steven Dickson steals it from Myron Knarr | 59-50 |
| 09:35 | Northeastern | Russell Rivenburg hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Steven Dickson | 62-50 |
| 09:10 | Samford | Kevin Edelen misses long on a shot from the left wing | 62-50 |
| 09:08 | Samford | Huey Scott tips it back up and in | 62-52 |
| 08:46 | Northeastern | Kenneth Pauls scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Russell Rivenburg | 64-52 |
| 08:30 | Samford | Kevin Edelen knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Cecil Wagers | 64-55 |
| 08:11 | Northeastern | Steven Dickson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-55 |
| 08:09 | Samford | The rebound goes to Cecil Wagers | 64-55 |
| 07:53 | Samford | Kevin Edelen misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-55 |
| 07:51 | Northeastern | Howard Eisner grabs the board | 64-55 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Russell Rivenburg (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Pauls (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Dickson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bruce Sorenson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Howard Eisner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Kevin Edelen (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cecil Wagers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Huey Scott (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Myron Knarr (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Archie Reed (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:46 | Northeastern | Russell Rivenburg comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-55 |
| 07:45 | Samford | Huey Scott snags the defensive board | 64-55 |
| 07:35 | Samford | Huey Scott comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 64-55 |
| 07:34 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Myron Knarr | 64-55 |
| 07:20 | Samford | Kevin Edelen clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-55 |
| 07:19 | Samford | Archie Reed gets the offensive rebound | 64-55 |
| 07:11 | Samford | Howard Eisner is called for the reach on Cecil Wagers - foul #3 on Howard Eisner, team foul #4 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Andrew Able (PG), Michael Peterson (SG), Steve Diamond (SF), James Woodward (PF), Royal Williams (C) Russell Rivenburg, Kenneth Pauls, Steven Dickson, Bruce Sorenson, Howard Eisner | |
| Subs | Samford | Sean Utley (PG), Leonard Cooke (SG), Irvin Brewer (SF), Bruce Marrow (PF), Anthony Bentley (C) Kevin Edelen, Cecil Wagers, Huey Scott, Myron Knarr, Archie Reed | |
| 06:48 | Samford | The jumper by Leonard Cooke is denied by Royal Williams | 64-55 |
| 06:47 | Northeastern | Steve Diamond grabs the defensive rebound | 64-55 |
| 06:43 | Northeastern | Andrew Able drills a shot from the left side and he's fouled by Irvin Brewer - foul #2 on Irvin Brewer, team foul #4 | 66-55 |
| 06:43 | Northeastern | Andrew Able misses the free throw | 66-55 |
| 06:43 | Samford | The rebound goes to Anthony Bentley | 66-55 |
| 06:20 | Samford | Anthony Bentley is hacked by Michael Peterson - foul #1 on Michael Peterson, team foul #5 | 66-55 |
| 06:12 | Samford | James Woodward steals it from Sean Utley | 66-55 |
| 05:46 | Northeastern | Steve Diamond misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-55 |
| 05:44 | Samford | Bruce Marrow gets the rebound | 66-55 |
| 05:33 | Samford | Sean Utley drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 66-57 |
| 05:15 | Northeastern | Andrew Able misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-57 |
| 05:14 | Samford | Anthony Bentley gets the rebound | 66-57 |
| 04:47 | Samford | Sean Utley misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 66-57 |
| 04:45 | Northeastern | James Woodward pulls down the rebound | 66-57 |
| 04:32 | Northeastern | James Woodward is hacked by Irvin Brewer - foul #3 on Irvin Brewer, team foul #5 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Kenneth Pauls (SG), Steven Dickson (SF), Bruce Sorenson (C) Michael Peterson, Steve Diamond, Royal Williams | |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Wagers (SG), Huey Scott (SF), Luke Watkin (C) Leonard Cooke, Irvin Brewer, Anthony Bentley | |
| 04:12 | Northeastern | Bruce Sorenson can't finish the layup | 66-57 |
| 04:10 | Samford | The rebound goes to Luke Watkin | 66-57 |
| 04:05 | Samford | Cecil Wagers misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-57 |
| 04:04 | Samford | Luke Watkin tips it home | 66-59 |
| 03:38 | Northeastern | James Woodward connects on the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Andrew Able | 68-59 |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Andrew Able (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Pauls (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Dickson (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Woodward (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Bruce Sorenson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Sean Utley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Cecil Wagers (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Huey Scott (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bruce Marrow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Luke Watkin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:22 | Samford | Cecil Wagers misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-59 |
| 03:21 | Samford | Bruce Marrow can't tip it in | 68-59 |
| 03:19 | Northeastern | Bruce Sorenson gets the rebound | 68-59 |
| 03:19 | Northeastern | Northeastern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-59 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Russell Rivenburg (PG), Howard Eisner (C) Andrew Able, Bruce Sorenson | |
| Subs | Samford | Anthony Bentley (C) Luke Watkin | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:55 | Northeastern | James Woodward hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 68-59 |
| 02:54 | Northeastern | Howard Eisner tips it back up and in | 70-59 |
| 02:38 | Samford | Bruce Marrow hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 70-59 |
| 02:36 | Samford | Anthony Bentley tips it but misses | 70-59 |
| 02:34 | Northeastern | James Woodward grabs the defensive rebound | 70-59 |
| 02:09 | Northeastern | Russell Rivenburg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-59 |
| Subs | Northeastern | Andrew Able (PG), Michael Peterson (SG), Steve Diamond (SF), Bruce Sorenson (PF), Royal Williams (C) Russell Rivenburg, Kenneth Pauls, Steven Dickson, James Woodward, Howard Eisner | |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (PG), Kevin Edelen (SG), Irvin Brewer (SF), Myron Knarr (PF), Archie Reed (C) Sean Utley, Cecil Wagers, Huey Scott, Bruce Marrow, Anthony Bentley | |
| 01:54 | Samford | Royal Williams steps in front of the Irvin Brewer pass | 70-59 |
| 01:29 | Northeastern | Royal Williams misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Archie Reed - foul #2 on Archie Reed, team foul #6 | 70-59 |
| 01:29 | Northeastern | Royal Williams makes the 1st free throw | 71-59 |
| 01:29 | Northeastern | Royal Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 72-59 |
| 01:10 | Samford | Kevin Edelen makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Leonard Cooke | 72-62 |
| 00:51 | Northeastern | Michael Peterson knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Royal Williams | 74-62 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Samford | Leonard Cooke misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-62 |
| 00:43 | Northeastern | Bruce Sorenson pulls down the rebound | 74-62 |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Northeastern | Bruce Sorenson makes the runner from close range | 76-62 |
| 00:16 | Samford | Kevin Edelen clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 76-62 |
| 00:14 | Northeastern | Steve Diamond snags the defensive board | 76-62 |
| 00:00 | Northeastern | Andrew Able runs out the clock | 76-62 |