| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jeremy Peck (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donald Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Lino Zarrineh (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Branko Lakowski (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mark Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Robert Anton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Teague (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Holland (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Johnson (fresh) 5 reb. C - Wilfred Riddles (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Gregory Holland inbounds the ball | 32-34 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 19:48 | Ohio | Gregory Holland clanks a 3 from the left corner | 32-34 |
| 19:46 | Ohio | Wilfred Riddles tips it back up and in | 32-36 |
| 19:30 | Samford | Mark Jackson connects on the open shot in the lane on a great pass from Jeremy Peck | 34-36 |
| 19:06 | Ohio | Michael Teague is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 34-36 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Wheeler (PG) Donald Williams | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 18:43 | Samford | Mark Jackson misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 34-36 |
| 18:41 | Ohio | Wilfred Riddles gets the rebound | 34-36 |
| 18:27 | Ohio | Wilfred Riddles's pass is intercepted by Robert Wheeler | 34-36 |
| 18:06 | Samford | Jeremy Peck hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Lino Zarrineh | 36-36 |
| 17:51 | Ohio | Gregory Holland drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Teague | 36-39 |
| 17:45 | Samford | Robert Wheeler can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 17:44 | Ohio | Wilfred Riddles pulls down the rebound | 36-39 |
| 17:23 | Ohio | Michael Teague splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 36-39 |
| 17:22 | Ohio | Gregory Holland tips it but misses | 36-39 |
| 17:21 | Samford | Robert Wheeler grabs the board | 36-39 |
| 16:52 | Samford | Mark Jackson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-39 |
| 16:50 | Ohio | Michael Teague gets the rebound | 36-39 |
| 16:32 | Ohio | Gregory Holland can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-39 |
| 16:30 | Ohio | Michael Teague tips it back up and in | 36-41 |
| 16:27 | Samford | Gregory Holland is called for the reach on Jeremy Peck in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gregory Holland, team foul #1 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Samford | Mitchell Williams (PG), Dennis Mills (SG), Harold Pierce (PF), Michael Walker (C) Robert Wheeler, Jeremy Peck, Lino Zarrineh, Branko Lakowski | |
| Subs | Ohio | Charles Rohe (PG), Kevin Knorr (SG), Oliver Hall (SF), Fred Young (PF), Jesse McAtee (C) Robert Anton, Michael Teague, Gregory Holland, Paul Johnson, Wilfred Riddles | |
| 16:10 | Samford | Mark Jackson misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Fred Young - foul #2 on Fred Young, team foul #2 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Williams (SG), Lino Zarrineh (SF) Dennis Mills, Harold Pierce | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 16:10 | Samford | Mark Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 16:10 | Samford | Mark Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 16:10 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Fred Young | 36-41 |
| 15:50 | Ohio | Charles Rohe shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the shot from the left wing | 36-43 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Mitchell Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Lino Zarrineh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Mark Jackson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Walker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Charles Rohe (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Knorr (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Oliver Hall (fresh) PF - Fred Young (fresh) C - Jesse McAtee (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Samford | Mitchell Williams is called for traveling | 36-43 |
| Subs | Samford | Jeremy Peck (PG), Dennis Mills (SG), Harold Pierce (PF) Mitchell Williams, Donald Williams, Lino Zarrineh | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 15:16 | Ohio | Dennis Mills is called for the reach on Jesse McAtee - foul #1 on Dennis Mills, team foul #1 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Williams (SG), Lino Zarrineh (SF) Dennis Mills, Harold Pierce | |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael Teague (SG) Kevin Knorr | |
| 15:02 | Ohio | Charles Rohe drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Teague | 36-45 |
| 14:47 | Samford | Jeremy Peck hits a wide open runner from the baseline | 38-45 |
| 14:40 | Ohio | Michael Teague misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 38-45 |
| 14:39 | Samford | Mark Jackson snags the defensive board | 38-45 |
| 14:19 | Samford | Mark Jackson blows the dunk | 38-45 |
| 14:18 | Ohio | Fred Young grabs the board | 38-45 |
| 14:08 | Ohio | Michael Teague clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-45 |
| 14:07 | Samford | Michael Walker pulls down the rebound | 38-45 |
| 14:05 | Samford | Fred Young steps in front of the Jeremy Peck pass in the backcourt | 38-45 |
| 13:46 | Ohio | Michael Teague drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-48 |
| 13:17 | Samford | Donald Williams clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Teague - foul #3 on Michael Teague, team foul #3 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Samford | Mitchell Williams (PG), Branko Lakowski (SF), Harold Pierce (PF) Jeremy Peck, Lino Zarrineh, Michael Walker | |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Anton (PG), Kevin Knorr (SG), Gregory Holland (SF), Cameron Kelty (PF), Clyde Zier (C) Charles Rohe, Michael Teague, Oliver Hall, Fred Young, Jesse McAtee | |
| 13:17 | Samford | Donald Williams makes the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 13:17 | Samford | Donald Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 13:17 | Ohio | Cameron Kelty snags the defensive board | 39-48 |
| 13:07 | Ohio | Cameron Kelty is wide open and dunks the ball on a nice dish by Robert Anton | 39-50 |
| 12:42 | Samford | Donald Williams can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 39-50 |
| 12:40 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Mitchell Williams | 39-50 |
| 12:26 | Samford | Mark Jackson makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Mitchell Williams | 41-50 |
| 12:15 | Ohio | Gregory Holland clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-50 |
| 12:13 | Samford | The rebound goes to Harold Pierce | 41-50 |
| 11:49 | Samford | Donald Williams comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-50 |
| 11:48 | Ohio | Gregory Holland snags the defensive board | 41-50 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Mitchell Williams (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Branko Lakowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Harold Pierce (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mark Jackson (tired) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Robert Anton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Knorr (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gregory Holland (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cameron Kelty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Clyde Zier (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Ohio | Gregory Holland buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-53 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 11:05 | Samford | Mark Jackson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 41-53 |
| 11:04 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Cameron Kelty | 41-53 |
| 10:57 | Ohio | Gregory Holland can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-53 |
| 10:55 | Ohio | Clyde Zier tips it home | 41-55 |
| 10:53 | Samford | Donald Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Knorr - foul #3 on Kevin Knorr, team foul #4 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Samford | Jeremy Peck (PG), Dennis Mills (SG), Lino Zarrineh (SF), Michael Walker (C) Mitchell Williams, Donald Williams, Branko Lakowski, Harold Pierce | |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael Teague (PG), Paul Johnson (PF), Wilfred Riddles (C) Robert Anton, Cameron Kelty, Clyde Zier | |
| 10:39 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh can't finish the layup | 41-55 |
| 10:38 | Ohio | Wilfred Riddles pulls down the rebound | 41-55 |
| 10:34 | Ohio | Mark Jackson steals it from Gregory Holland | 41-55 |
| 10:30 | Samford | Jeremy Peck is hacked by Kevin Knorr in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kevin Knorr, team foul #5 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Samford | Branko Lakowski (SG) Dennis Mills | |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Anton (PG) Kevin Knorr | |
| 10:20 | Samford | Mark Jackson hits a jumper from close range | 43-55 |
| 10:02 | Ohio | Michael Teague splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-55 |
| 10:01 | Samford | Mark Jackson snags the defensive board | 43-55 |
| 09:42 | Samford | Jeremy Peck misses the lay-in | 43-55 |
| 09:41 | Samford | Mark Jackson can't tip it in | 43-55 |
| 09:39 | Ohio | Paul Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-55 |
| 09:30 | Ohio | Gregory Holland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-55 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Wheeler (PG) Michael Walker | |
| Subs | Ohio | Charles Rohe (PG), Fred Young (PF) Robert Anton, Gregory Holland | |
| 09:06 | Samford | Wilfred Riddles blocks the short jumper by Mark Jackson | 43-55 |
| 09:04 | Ohio | Wilfred Riddles snags the defensive board | 43-55 |
| 08:59 | Ohio | Michael Teague shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 43-55 |
| 08:58 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh grabs the board | 43-55 |
| 08:45 | Samford | Wilfred Riddles takes the ball from Jeremy Peck | 43-55 |
| 08:33 | Ohio | Fred Young is whistled for a carry | 43-55 |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Mills (SG), Michael Walker (C) Robert Wheeler, Branko Lakowski | |
| Subs | Ohio | Oliver Hall (SF), Jesse McAtee (C) Fred Young, Wilfred Riddles | |
| 08:31 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Rohe - foul #2 on Charles Rohe, team foul #6 | 43-55 |
| 08:19 | Samford | Dennis Mills hits a 3 from straight away | 46-55 |
| 08:11 | Ohio | Paul Johnson hits a wide open shot from close range set up by Michael Teague | 46-57 |
| 07:51 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh clanks a floater from the right side | 46-57 |
| 07:49 | Ohio | Paul Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-57 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jeremy Peck (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Mills (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Lino Zarrineh (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Mark Jackson (very tired) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Walker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Charles Rohe (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Teague (tiring) 22 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Oliver Hall (fresh) PF - Paul Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Jesse McAtee (fresh) | |
| 07:42 | Ohio | Mark Jackson is called for the reach on Paul Johnson - foul #3 on Mark Jackson, team foul #2 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Wheeler (PG), Branko Lakowski (SF) Dennis Mills, Lino Zarrineh | |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Anton (PG), Kevin Knorr (SG), Fred Young (PF) Charles Rohe, Michael Teague, Paul Johnson | |
| 07:28 | Ohio | Robert Anton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-57 |
| 07:27 | Ohio | Fred Young tips it but misses | 46-57 |
| 07:26 | Ohio | Oliver Hall snags the offensive board | 46-57 |
| 07:13 | Ohio | Kevin Knorr buries a jumper from the free throw line | 46-59 |
| 07:09 | Samford | Robert Wheeler is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 46-59 |
| Subs | Samford | Lino Zarrineh (SF) Robert Wheeler | |
| Subs | Ohio | Gregory Holland (SF), Cameron Kelty (PF), Clyde Zier (C) Oliver Hall, Fred Young, Jesse McAtee | |
| 06:59 | Ohio | Mark Jackson steals it from Gregory Holland out of a doubleteam | 46-59 |
| 06:53 | Samford | Mark Jackson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-59 |
| 06:51 | Ohio | Cameron Kelty grabs the board | 46-59 |
| 06:37 | Ohio | Gregory Holland scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Anton | 46-62 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 06:27 | Samford | Jeremy Peck is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-62 |
| 06:26 | Ohio | Cameron Kelty pulls down the rebound | 46-62 |
| 06:22 | Ohio | Gregory Holland misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-62 |
| 06:20 | Ohio | Cameron Kelty grabs the offensive rebound | 46-62 |
| 06:13 | Ohio | Gregory Holland drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Anton | 46-65 |
| 06:08 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh can't finish the layup | 46-65 |
| 06:07 | Ohio | Clyde Zier pulls down the rebound | 46-65 |
| 05:55 | Ohio | Gregory Holland knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-68 |
| 05:38 | Samford | Michael Walker scores on a floater from close range | 48-68 |
| 05:22 | Ohio | Kevin Knorr's pass is intercepted by Lino Zarrineh | 48-68 |
| 05:19 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh banks in the layup | 50-68 |
| 05:07 | Ohio | Kevin Knorr drills a 3 from straight away | 50-71 |
| 05:07 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-71 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Wheeler (PG), Harold Pierce (PF) Branko Lakowski, Michael Walker | |
| Subs | Ohio | Charles Rohe (PG), Oliver Hall (SF), Fred Young (PF), Wilfred Riddles (C) Robert Anton, Gregory Holland, Cameron Kelty, Clyde Zier | |
| 05:05 | Samford | Kevin Knorr steps in front of the Lino Zarrineh pass in the backcourt | 50-71 |
| 04:42 | Ohio | Wilfred Riddles hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Fred Young | 50-73 |
| 04:38 | Samford | Robert Wheeler is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Wheeler, team foul #3 | 50-73 |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Williams (SG), Branko Lakowski (SF) Robert Wheeler, Lino Zarrineh | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jesse McAtee (C) Wilfred Riddles | |
| 04:25 | Ohio | Charles Rohe works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-73 |
| 04:24 | Samford | Harold Pierce grabs the board | 50-73 |
| 04:20 | Samford | Oliver Hall picks off the pass by Jeremy Peck in the backcourt | 50-73 |
| 04:18 | Ohio | Oliver Hall lays it in | 50-75 |
| 04:16 | Samford | Charles Rohe picks off the pass by Jeremy Peck in the backcourt | 50-75 |
| 04:02 | Ohio | Charles Rohe evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-75 |
| 04:01 | Ohio | Jesse McAtee tips it in | 50-77 |
| 03:59 | Samford | Charles Rohe picks off the pass by Jeremy Peck in the backcourt | 50-77 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 03:37 | Ohio | Charles Rohe misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-77 |
| 03:36 | Samford | The rebound goes to Harold Pierce | 50-77 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jeremy Peck (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Branko Lakowski (tired) 4 pts. PF - Harold Pierce (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Mark Jackson (very tired) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Charles Rohe (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kevin Knorr (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Oliver Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Young (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Jesse McAtee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Samford | Oliver Hall steals it from Jeremy Peck in the backcourt | 50-77 |
| 03:20 | Ohio | Charles Rohe is open but comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 50-77 |
| 03:18 | Samford | Harold Pierce grabs the board | 50-77 |
| 03:01 | Samford | Mark Jackson misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Jesse McAtee - foul #1 on Jesse McAtee, team foul #7 | 50-77 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Wheeler (PG), Dennis Mills (SG), Lino Zarrineh (SF), Michael Walker (C) Jeremy Peck, Donald Williams, Branko Lakowski, Harold Pierce | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 03:01 | Samford | Mark Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 51-77 |
| 03:01 | Samford | Mark Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-77 |
| 02:59 | Ohio | Oliver Hall is fouled in the backcourt by Lino Zarrineh - foul #1 on Lino Zarrineh, team foul #4 | 52-77 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 02:39 | Ohio | Kevin Knorr's pass is intercepted by Robert Wheeler | 52-77 |
| 02:25 | Samford | Mark Jackson connects on the open shot from the right wing set up by Robert Wheeler | 54-77 |
| 01:56 | Ohio | Charles Rohe comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Wheeler - foul #2 on Robert Wheeler, team foul #5 | 54-77 |
| Subs | Samford | Jeremy Peck (PG), Donald Williams (SG), Branko Lakowski (PF) Robert Wheeler, Dennis Mills, Michael Walker | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 01:56 | Ohio | Charles Rohe makes the 1st free throw | 54-78 |
| 01:56 | Ohio | Charles Rohe makes the 2nd free throw | 54-79 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:41 | Samford | Donald Williams comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 54-79 |
| 01:39 | Samford | Mark Jackson tips it back up and in | 56-79 |
| 01:17 | Ohio | Jesse McAtee is hacked by Branko Lakowski - foul #1 on Branko Lakowski, team foul #6 | 56-79 |
| 00:58 | Ohio | Charles Rohe hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-79 |
| 00:56 | Ohio | Fred Young hits the follow up shot | 56-81 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Samford | Branko Lakowski is whistled for traveling | 56-81 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Ohio | Charles Rohe is wide open but clanks a shot in the lane | 56-81 |
| 00:25 | Ohio | Jesse McAtee snags the offensive board | 56-81 |
| 00:00 | Ohio | Charles Rohe runs out the clock | 56-81 |