| Lineup | Samford | PG - Terry Langston (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ian Cox (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Topete (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Bert Dunagan (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Fredric Smith (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Joseph Poindexter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Fells (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Santos Cody (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carl Humes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Tweedy (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | William Topete inbounds the ball | 42-34 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:38 | Samford | Carl Humes is called for the reach on Terry Langston - foul #3 on Carl Humes, team foul #1 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Wayne Holland (PF) Carl Humes | |
| 19:25 | Samford | William Topete clanks a shot near the basket | 42-34 |
| 19:24 | Samford | Ian Cox tips it home | 44-34 |
| 19:11 | Morehead State | Joseph Poindexter buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from James Fells | 44-37 |
| 19:09 | Samford | Santos Cody steals the ball from Ian Cox in the backcourt | 44-37 |
| 18:50 | Morehead State | Wayne Holland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-37 |
| 18:34 | Samford | Terry Langston is fouled on the floor by Wayne Holland - foul #1 on Wayne Holland, team foul #2 | 44-37 |
| 18:26 | Samford | Ian Cox connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from William Topete | 46-37 |
| 18:09 | Morehead State | Terry Langston picks off the pass by Joseph Poindexter | 46-37 |
| 17:53 | Samford | Terry Langston comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 46-37 |
| 17:51 | Samford | Bert Dunagan grabs the offensive board | 46-37 |
| 17:43 | Samford | Ian Cox misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-37 |
| 17:42 | Morehead State | Wayne Holland snags the defensive board | 46-37 |
| 17:24 | Morehead State | James Tweedy misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 46-37 |
| 17:23 | Morehead State | Wayne Holland pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 17:02 | Morehead State | James Fells misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-37 |
| 17:00 | Morehead State | Wayne Holland gets the offensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 16:53 | Morehead State | Santos Cody is whistled for a carry | 46-37 |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Neil (PG), Edward Zdrojkowski (SG), Gordon Kimsey (SF), Stephen Heald (PF), Maurice Parish (C) Terry Langston, Ian Cox, William Topete, Bert Dunagan, Fredric Smith | |
| Subs | Morehead State | James Bright (PG), Harold Sarratt (SG), William Brown (SF), Frank Gillespie (PF), Peter Trudeau (C) Joseph Poindexter, James Fells, Santos Cody, Wayne Holland, James Tweedy | |
| 16:37 | Samford | Maurice Parish clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-37 |
| 16:36 | Samford | Steven Neil grabs the offensive board | 46-37 |
| 16:17 | Samford | Maurice Parish is hacked by Peter Trudeau - foul #3 on Peter Trudeau, team foul #3 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Aaron Andrews (C) Peter Trudeau | |
| 16:02 | Samford | Gordon Kimsey scores on a shot near the basket | 48-37 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Steven Neil (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Zdrojkowski (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Kimsey (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Stephen Heald (fresh) 2 reb. C - Maurice Parish (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - James Bright (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Sarratt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Brown (fresh) PF - Frank Gillespie (fresh) 3 pts. C - Aaron Andrews (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Morehead State | Aaron Andrews lays it up and in | 48-39 |
| 15:41 | Samford | Steven Neil is fouled in the backcourt by James Bright - foul #2 on James Bright, team foul #4 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Samford | Terry Langston (PG), Bryan Gomes (SF), Bert Dunagan (PF) Edward Zdrojkowski, Gordon Kimsey, Stephen Heald | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Carl Humes (PF), Peter Trudeau (C) William Brown, Aaron Andrews | |
| 15:24 | Samford | Bert Dunagan makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Terry Langston | 50-39 |
| 15:05 | Morehead State | Carl Humes blows the dunk | 50-39 |
| 15:04 | Samford | The rebound goes to Steven Neil | 50-39 |
| 14:45 | Samford | Maurice Parish knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Terry Langston | 52-39 |
| 14:38 | Morehead State | Frank Gillespie hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Harold Sarratt | 52-42 |
| 14:13 | Samford | Bryan Gomes's layup is rejected by Carl Humes | 52-42 |
| 14:11 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Peter Trudeau | 52-42 |
| 13:53 | Morehead State | Peter Trudeau clanks a 3 from the left wing | 52-42 |
| 13:51 | Samford | Bryan Gomes gets the rebound | 52-42 |
| 13:34 | Samford | Bryan Gomes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-42 |
| Subs | Samford | Ian Cox (SG), William Topete (SF), Stephen Heald (PF), Fredric Smith (C) Steven Neil, Bryan Gomes, Bert Dunagan, Maurice Parish | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Joseph Poindexter (PG), James Fells (SG), Santos Cody (SF), Wayne Holland (PF), James Tweedy (C) James Bright, Harold Sarratt, Frank Gillespie, Carl Humes, Peter Trudeau | |
| 13:18 | Morehead State | James Tweedy can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Fredric Smith - foul #1 on Fredric Smith, team foul #1 | 52-42 |
| 13:18 | Morehead State | James Tweedy makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 13:18 | Morehead State | James Tweedy misses the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 13:18 | Samford | Ian Cox snags the defensive board | 52-43 |
| 13:05 | Samford | Fredric Smith misses the runner in the lane | 52-43 |
| 13:04 | Morehead State | Wayne Holland grabs the defensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 12:46 | Morehead State | Wayne Holland hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 52-43 |
| 12:44 | Samford | Fredric Smith gets the rebound | 52-43 |
| 12:31 | Samford | Fredric Smith drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Ian Cox | 54-43 |
| 12:20 | Morehead State | Wayne Holland buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Santos Cody and the foul's on William Topete - foul #3 on William Topete, team foul #2 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski (PG), Bryan Gomes (PF) Terry Langston, Stephen Heald | |
| Subs | Morehead State | William Brown (SF) Santos Cody | |
| 12:20 | Morehead State | Wayne Holland makes the free throw | 54-46 |
| 12:17 | Samford | Ian Cox is fouled in the backcourt by James Fells - foul #2 on James Fells, team foul #5 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Samford | Bert Dunagan (PF) Bryan Gomes | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Carl Humes (PF) Wayne Holland | |
| 12:04 | Samford | Fredric Smith connects on the jump hook from close range | 56-46 |
| 11:43 | Morehead State | Carl Humes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-46 |
| 11:41 | Morehead State | James Tweedy can't tip it in | 56-46 |
| 11:40 | Samford | William Topete pulls down the rebound | 56-46 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Edward Zdrojkowski (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ian Cox (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Topete (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Bert Dunagan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Fredric Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Joseph Poindexter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Fells (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Brown (fresh) PF - Carl Humes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Tweedy (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Samford | Ian Cox misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 56-46 |
| 11:18 | Morehead State | Carl Humes gets the rebound | 56-46 |
| 11:02 | Morehead State | Carl Humes clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-46 |
| 11:01 | Samford | Bert Dunagan grabs the defensive rebound | 56-46 |
| 10:39 | Samford | Bert Dunagan connects on the open driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Edward Zdrojkowski | 58-46 |
| 10:21 | Morehead State | James Tweedy clanks a jumper in the lane | 58-46 |
| 10:20 | Morehead State | Carl Humes gets the offensive rebound | 58-46 |
| 10:03 | Morehead State | Carl Humes is whistled for traveling | 58-46 |
| Subs | Samford | Terry Langston (PG), Steven Neil (SG), Gordon Kimsey (SF), Bryan Gomes (PF), Maurice Parish (C) Edward Zdrojkowski, Ian Cox, William Topete, Bert Dunagan, Fredric Smith | |
| Subs | Morehead State | James Bright (PG), Harold Sarratt (SG), Santos Cody (SF), Wayne Holland (PF), Peter Trudeau (C) Joseph Poindexter, James Fells, William Brown, Carl Humes, James Tweedy | |
| 09:45 | Samford | Terry Langston hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Gordon Kimsey | 61-46 |
| 09:24 | Morehead State | Peter Trudeau clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-46 |
| 09:22 | Morehead State | Harold Sarratt can't tip it in | 61-46 |
| 09:21 | Samford | Maurice Parish pulls down the rebound | 61-46 |
| 09:19 | Samford | Terry Langston is hacked by James Bright in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Bright, team foul #6 | 61-46 |
| 09:05 | Samford | Bryan Gomes hits the finger roll | 63-46 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 08:45 | Morehead State | Peter Trudeau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-46 |
| Subs | Samford | Bert Dunagan (PF) Gordon Kimsey | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 08:29 | Samford | Steven Neil hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 63-46 |
| 08:27 | Morehead State | Peter Trudeau pulls down the rebound | 63-46 |
| 08:22 | Morehead State | James Bright connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Harold Sarratt | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 08:01 | Samford | Bryan Gomes can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 63-49 |
| 08:00 | Samford | Terry Langston misses the tip | 63-49 |
| 07:58 | Morehead State | Harold Sarratt grabs the board | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 07:36 | Morehead State | Peter Trudeau buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from James Bright | 63-52 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Terry Langston (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Neil (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Gomes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bert Dunagan (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Maurice Parish (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - James Bright (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harold Sarratt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Santos Cody (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wayne Holland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Peter Trudeau (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Samford | Wayne Holland is called for the reach on Terry Langston in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wayne Holland, team foul #7 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Ian Cox (SG), Gordon Kimsey (SF), Fredric Smith (C) Steven Neil, Bryan Gomes, Maurice Parish | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Joseph Poindexter (PG), James Fells (SG), Frank Gillespie (SF), Carl Humes (PF), James Tweedy (C) James Bright, Harold Sarratt, Santos Cody, Wayne Holland, Peter Trudeau | |
| 07:33 | Samford | Terry Langston makes the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 07:33 | Samford | Terry Langston misses the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 07:33 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to James Tweedy | 64-52 |
| 07:24 | Morehead State | James Tweedy makes the shot in the paint set up by James Fells and he's hacked by Bert Dunagan - foul #1 on Bert Dunagan, team foul #3 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Samford | William Topete (SF), Stephen Heald (PF) Gordon Kimsey, Bert Dunagan | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 07:24 | Morehead State | James Tweedy makes the free throw | 64-55 |
| 07:19 | Samford | Joseph Poindexter steps in front of the Ian Cox pass in the backcourt | 64-55 |
| 07:18 | Morehead State | Joseph Poindexter hits the finger roll | 64-57 |
| 07:04 | Samford | Fredric Smith is whistled for traveling | 64-57 |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski (PG), Gordon Kimsey (C) Terry Langston, Fredric Smith | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 06:47 | Morehead State | Frank Gillespie double dribbles | 64-57 |
| 06:38 | Samford | Ian Cox misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 64-57 |
| 06:37 | Morehead State | James Fells snags the defensive board | 64-57 |
| 06:31 | Morehead State | Joseph Poindexter comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 64-57 |
| 06:30 | Samford | Gordon Kimsey pulls down the rebound | 64-57 |
| 06:15 | Samford | Gordon Kimsey misses long on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on James Tweedy - foul #3 on James Tweedy, team foul #8 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Samford | Terry Langston (PG), Steven Neil (SG), Bert Dunagan (PF), Fredric Smith (C) Edward Zdrojkowski, Ian Cox, William Topete, Stephen Heald | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Harold Sarratt (PG) Joseph Poindexter | |
| 06:15 | Samford | Gordon Kimsey misses the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 06:15 | Samford | Gordon Kimsey makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 06:05 | Morehead State | Steven Neil picks off the pass by James Tweedy | 65-57 |
| 06:02 | Samford | Steven Neil hits the finger roll | 67-57 |
| 05:36 | Morehead State | Frank Gillespie comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-57 |
| 05:35 | Morehead State | The offensive rebound goes to James Tweedy | 67-57 |
| 05:15 | Morehead State | James Tweedy clanks a 3 from the right corner | 67-57 |
| 05:14 | Samford | Bert Dunagan grabs the board | 67-57 |
| 05:03 | Samford | Fredric Smith is fouled on the floor by James Tweedy - foul #4 on James Tweedy, team foul #9 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Samford | William Topete (SF) Gordon Kimsey | |
| Subs | Morehead State | James Bright (PG), Santos Cody (SF), Wayne Holland (PF), Peter Trudeau (C) James Fells, Frank Gillespie, Carl Humes, James Tweedy | |
| 05:03 | Samford | Fredric Smith makes the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 05:03 | Samford | Fredric Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| 04:47 | Morehead State | James Bright is hacked by Steven Neil - foul #2 on Steven Neil, team foul #4 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Samford | Ian Cox (SG), Bryan Gomes (C) Steven Neil, Fredric Smith | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:25 | Morehead State | Bert Dunagan blocks the short jumper by Peter Trudeau | 69-57 |
| 04:24 | Samford | The rebound goes to William Topete | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:07 | Samford | Terry Langston buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Ian Cox and he's hacked by James Bright - foul #4 on James Bright, team foul #10 | 71-57 |
| Subs | Samford | Maurice Parish (C) Bert Dunagan | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Joseph Poindexter (PG) Harold Sarratt | |
| 04:07 | Samford | Terry Langston makes the free throw | 72-57 |
| 03:52 | Morehead State | Wayne Holland misses the 3 from the right corner | 72-57 |
| 03:51 | Samford | Terry Langston snags the defensive board | 72-57 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Samford | Maurice Parish connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Terry Langston | 74-57 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Terry Langston (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ian Cox (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Topete (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bryan Gomes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Maurice Parish (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Joseph Poindexter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Bright (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Santos Cody (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wayne Holland (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Peter Trudeau (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:04 | Morehead State | Peter Trudeau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-57 |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Neil (PG), Edward Zdrojkowski (SG), Gordon Kimsey (SF) Terry Langston, Ian Cox, William Topete | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Harold Sarratt (PG), William Brown (SG), Frank Gillespie (PF), Aaron Andrews (C) Joseph Poindexter, Santos Cody, Wayne Holland, Peter Trudeau | |
| 02:39 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski misses the floater from the left block | 74-57 |
| 02:38 | Morehead State | William Brown gets the rebound | 74-57 |
| 02:33 | Morehead State | James Bright misses the shot from the right block | 74-57 |
| 02:32 | Samford | Maurice Parish pulls down the rebound | 74-57 |
| 02:06 | Samford | Maurice Parish throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-57 |
| Subs | Samford | Stephen Heald (PF) Maurice Parish | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Wayne Holland (PF) Frank Gillespie | |
| 01:46 | Morehead State | James Bright travels with the ball | 74-57 |
| Subs | Samford | Maurice Parish (C) Stephen Heald | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Frank Gillespie (SF), Peter Trudeau (C) William Brown, Aaron Andrews | |
| 01:26 | Samford | Bryan Gomes hits a runner from close range | 76-57 |
| 01:13 | Morehead State | Peter Trudeau misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 76-57 |
| 01:11 | Samford | Steven Neil pulls down the rebound | 76-57 |
| 00:44 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the left wing | 76-57 |
| 00:43 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-57 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Samford | Bryan Gomes buries a floater from the baseline and he's hacked by Harold Sarratt - foul #2 on Harold Sarratt, team foul #11 | 78-57 |
| 00:16 | Samford | Bryan Gomes makes the free throw | 79-57 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Morehead State | James Bright can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 79-57 |
| 00:08 | Samford | Bryan Gomes grabs the defensive rebound | 79-57 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Steven Neil runs out the clock | 79-57 |