| Lineup | Samford | PG - Harry Kelley (fresh) SG - Kevin Canas (fresh) SF - Charles Walton (fresh) PF - William Randolph (fresh) C - Robert Bradford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Thomas Kaneshiro (fresh) SG - Harvey Brooks (fresh) SF - William Jones (fresh) PF - Thomas Avery (fresh) C - Gary Rogers (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Thomas Avery wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:53 | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Thomas Kaneshiro | 0-2 |
| 19:44 | Samford | Harry Kelley drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kevin Canas | 2-2 |
| 19:23 | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 2-2 |
| 19:22 | Samford | William Randolph grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 19:03 | Samford | Charles Walton misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 19:01 | Western Michigan | Thomas Avery grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:44 | Western Michigan | William Jones misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 18:43 | Samford | Robert Bradford gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Samford | Charles Walton knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Harry Kelley | 4-2 |
| 18:17 | Western Michigan | Harry Kelley steals the ball from Gary Rogers | 4-2 |
| 18:12 | Samford | Charles Walton hits the finger roll set up by Harry Kelley | 6-2 |
| 17:45 | Western Michigan | The jumper by Harvey Brooks is denied by Charles Walton | 6-2 |
| 17:43 | Samford | Harry Kelley grabs the defensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 17:29 | Samford | Robert Bradford loses the dribble to Harvey Brooks | 6-2 |
| 17:09 | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers misses short on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Harry Kelley - foul #1 on Harry Kelley, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Samford | Louis Chamlee (PG), Richard Haliburton (SG), Hassan Parker (SF), Sam Blackshear (PF), Willie Hodgkinson (C) Harry Kelley, Kevin Canas, Charles Walton, William Randolph, Robert Bradford | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Riley (PG), Tom Jenkins (SG), Frank Ellison (SF), Justin Cook (PF) Thomas Kaneshiro, Harvey Brooks, William Jones, Thomas Avery | |
| 17:09 | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 6-2 |
| 17:09 | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 6-3 |
| 16:50 | Samford | Willie Hodgkinson misses the easy open layup | 6-3 |
| 16:49 | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 16:23 | Western Michigan | Tom Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 6-3 |
| 16:21 | Samford | Sam Blackshear grabs the board | 6-3 |
| 16:06 | Samford | Richard Haliburton misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-3 |
| 16:05 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Gary Rogers | 6-3 |
| 15:39 | Western Michigan | William Riley misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 6-3 |
| 15:38 | Western Michigan | Frank Ellison tips it home | 6-5 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Louis Chamlee (fresh) SG - Richard Haliburton (fresh) SF - Hassan Parker (fresh) PF - Sam Blackshear (fresh) C - Willie Hodgkinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - William Riley (fresh) SG - Tom Jenkins (fresh) SF - Frank Ellison (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Justin Cook (fairly fresh) C - Gary Rogers (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Samford | Tom Jenkins is called for the reach on Richard Haliburton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tom Jenkins, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Samford | Harry Kelley (PG), Kevin Canas (SG), Charles Walton (SF) Louis Chamlee, Richard Haliburton, Sam Blackshear | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro (PG), Harvey Brooks (SG), Steven McCarn (SF), Thomas Avery (PF), Herbert Brammer (C) William Riley, Tom Jenkins, Frank Ellison, Justin Cook, Gary Rogers | |
| 15:22 | Samford | Willie Hodgkinson loses the dribble to Steven McCarn | 6-5 |
| 15:07 | Western Michigan | Thomas Avery makes the floater from the baseline and he's fouled by Kevin Canas - foul #1 on Kevin Canas, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Samford | William Randolph (PF), Robert Bradford (C) Hassan Parker, Willie Hodgkinson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 15:07 | Western Michigan | Thomas Avery makes the free throw | 6-8 |
| 15:03 | Samford | Herbert Brammer steals it from Robert Bradford in the backcourt | 6-8 |
| 14:47 | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Herbert Brammer | 6-10 |
| 14:26 | Samford | Kevin Canas hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Harry Kelley | 8-10 |
| 14:11 | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro misses the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Kevin Canas - foul #2 on Kevin Canas, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Samford | Louis Chamlee (SG), James Gregory (SF), Sam Blackshear (PF) Kevin Canas, Charles Walton, William Randolph | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Tom Jenkins (SG), William Riley (SF), Frank Ellison (PF) Harvey Brooks, Steven McCarn, Thomas Avery | |
| 14:11 | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro makes the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:11 | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro makes the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 13:52 | Samford | Sam Blackshear blows the wide open layup but he's fouled by Frank Ellison - foul #1 on Frank Ellison, team foul #2 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Samford | Hassan Parker (PF), Willie Hodgkinson (C) James Gregory, Robert Bradford | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Jones (SF), Justin Cook (C) Thomas Kaneshiro, Herbert Brammer | |
| 13:52 | Samford | Sam Blackshear makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 13:52 | Samford | Sam Blackshear makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 13:25 | Western Michigan | Willie Hodgkinson is called for the reach on Frank Ellison - foul #1 on Willie Hodgkinson, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks (SG) Tom Jenkins | |
| 13:13 | Western Michigan | Frank Ellison misses the dunk | 10-12 |
| 13:11 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to William Riley | 10-12 |
| 12:52 | Western Michigan | William Riley makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Harvey Brooks | 10-15 |
| 12:48 | Samford | Harry Kelley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-15 |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Filip (PG), Richard Haliburton (SG), Charles Walton (SF), William Randolph (PF) Harry Kelley, Louis Chamlee, Sam Blackshear, Willie Hodgkinson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro (PG), Steven McCarn (SF), Thomas Avery (PF), Gary Rogers (C) William Riley, William Jones, Frank Ellison, Justin Cook | |
| 12:36 | Western Michigan | Steven McCarn misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 10-15 |
| 12:34 | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers gets the offensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 12:19 | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Hassan Parker - foul #1 on Hassan Parker, team foul #5 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Bradford (C) Hassan Parker | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Tom Jenkins (SG), Herbert Brammer (PF) Harvey Brooks, Thomas Avery | |
| 12:19 | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 10-16 |
| 12:19 | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers misses the 2nd free throw | 10-16 |
| 12:19 | Samford | Charles Walton grabs the defensive rebound | 10-16 |
| 11:56 | Samford | Charles Walton misses the fadeaway from the left block | 10-16 |
| 11:55 | Western Michigan | Herbert Brammer snags the defensive board | 10-16 |
| 11:37 | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Joseph Filip - foul #1 on Joseph Filip, team foul #6 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Samford | Harry Kelley (PG), Louis Chamlee (SG), James Gregory (SF), Sam Blackshear (PF), Willie Hodgkinson (C) Joseph Filip, Richard Haliburton, Charles Walton, William Randolph, Robert Bradford | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks (SG), William Jones (SF), Thomas Avery (PF) Tom Jenkins, Steven McCarn, Gary Rogers | |
| 11:37 | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro makes the 1st free throw | 10-17 |
| 11:37 | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro makes the 2nd free throw | 10-18 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Harry Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Louis Chamlee (fresh) SF - James Gregory (fresh) PF - Sam Blackshear (fresh) 2 pts. C - Willie Hodgkinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Thomas Kaneshiro (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harvey Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Jones (fresh) PF - Thomas Avery (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Herbert Brammer (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Samford | Thomas Kaneshiro is called for the reach on James Gregory in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Kaneshiro, team foul #3 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Riley (PG) Thomas Kaneshiro | |
| 11:16 | Samford | Louis Chamlee is fouled on the floor by William Riley - foul #1 on William Riley, team foul #4 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Frank Ellison (PF), Justin Cook (C) Thomas Avery, Herbert Brammer | |
| 10:55 | Samford | Harry Kelley is whistled for traveling | 10-18 |
| Subs | Samford | Hassan Parker (SF) James Gregory | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 10:40 | Western Michigan | Hassan Parker is called for the reach on Frank Ellison - foul #2 on Hassan Parker, team foul #7 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Samford | Charles Walton (SF) Hassan Parker | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro (PG) William Riley | |
| 10:40 | Western Michigan | Frank Ellison misses the 1st free throw | 10-18 |
| 10:40 | Samford | Willie Hodgkinson snags the defensive board | 10-18 |
| 10:24 | Samford | Charles Walton is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 10-18 |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Haliburton (SG), William Randolph (PF), Robert Bradford (C) Louis Chamlee, Sam Blackshear, Willie Hodgkinson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Tom Jenkins (SG), Herbert Brammer (C) Harvey Brooks, Justin Cook | |
| 09:57 | Western Michigan | Tom Jenkins is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Tom Jenkins, team foul #5 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks (SG), Steven McCarn (SF), Thomas Avery (PF) Tom Jenkins, William Jones, Frank Ellison | |
| 09:38 | Samford | Harry Kelley can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the right side | 10-18 |
| 09:37 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Bradford | 10-18 |
| 09:24 | Samford | Charles Walton misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Steven McCarn - foul #1 on Steven McCarn, team foul #6 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Samford | Sam Blackshear (PF), Willie Hodgkinson (C) William Randolph, Robert Bradford | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Riley (PG), Justin Cook (PF) Thomas Kaneshiro, Thomas Avery | |
| 09:24 | Samford | Charles Walton makes the 1st free throw | 11-18 |
| 09:24 | Samford | Charles Walton makes the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 09:02 | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks is fouled on the floor by Richard Haliburton - foul #1 on Richard Haliburton, team foul #8 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Samford | Louis Chamlee (PG), James Gregory (SF) Harry Kelley, Charles Walton | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro (PG), Gary Rogers (C) Steven McCarn, Herbert Brammer | |
| 09:02 | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 12-19 |
| 09:02 | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 09:02 | Samford | Sam Blackshear grabs the defensive rebound | 12-19 |
| 08:33 | Samford | Richard Haliburton knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Sam Blackshear | 14-19 |
| 08:17 | Western Michigan | Louis Chamlee steals it from Justin Cook | 14-19 |
| 08:13 | Samford | Richard Haliburton can't finish the layup | 14-19 |
| 08:12 | Samford | Richard Haliburton gets the offensive rebound | 14-19 |
| 08:00 | Samford | Willie Hodgkinson hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Sam Blackshear | 17-19 |
| 07:39 | Western Michigan | Justin Cook throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-19 |
| Subs | Samford | Harry Kelley (PG), Charles Walton (SF), William Randolph (PF), Robert Bradford (C) Richard Haliburton, James Gregory, Sam Blackshear, Willie Hodgkinson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Steven McCarn (SG), William Jones (SF), Frank Ellison (PF), Herbert Brammer (C) Harvey Brooks, William Riley, Justin Cook, Gary Rogers | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Harry Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Louis Chamlee (fairly fresh) SF - Charles Walton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Randolph (fresh) C - Robert Bradford (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Thomas Kaneshiro (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven McCarn (fresh) SF - William Jones (fresh) PF - Frank Ellison (fresh) 2 pts. C - Herbert Brammer (fresh) | |
| 07:20 | Samford | Robert Bradford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-19 |
| 06:57 | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-19 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Avery (PF) Herbert Brammer | |
| 06:39 | Samford | Harry Kelley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-19 |
| 06:37 | Samford | Robert Bradford snags the offensive board | 17-19 |
| 06:28 | Samford | Charles Walton misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-19 |
| 06:26 | Western Michigan | Frank Ellison grabs the board | 17-19 |
| 06:00 | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by William Jones | 17-22 |
| 05:46 | Samford | Harry Kelley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-22 |
| 05:45 | Western Michigan | Thomas Avery snags the defensive board | 17-22 |
| 05:25 | Western Michigan | Frank Ellison buries a turnaround near the basket | 17-24 |
| 05:13 | Samford | Thomas Avery is called for the reach on Harry Kelley - foul #1 on Thomas Avery, team foul #7 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Haliburton (SG), James Gregory (SF), Sam Blackshear (PF), Willie Hodgkinson (C) Louis Chamlee, Charles Walton, William Randolph, Robert Bradford | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Riley (PG), Harvey Brooks (SG), Justin Cook (PF), Herbert Brammer (C) Thomas Kaneshiro, Steven McCarn, Thomas Avery, Frank Ellison | |
| 05:13 | Samford | Harry Kelley misses the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 05:13 | Western Michigan | Justin Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 17-24 |
| 04:50 | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks clanks a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Haliburton - foul #2 on Richard Haliburton, team foul #9 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Samford | William Randolph (PF) Richard Haliburton | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers (C) Herbert Brammer | |
| 04:50 | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 17-25 |
| 04:50 | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 17-25 |
| 04:50 | Samford | Willie Hodgkinson gets the rebound | 17-25 |
| 04:22 | Samford | Harry Kelley is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Harry Kelley, team foul #10 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Filip (PG) Harry Kelley | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 04:11 | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 17-25 |
| 04:10 | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers gets the offensive rebound | 17-25 |
| 03:55 | Western Michigan | William Riley drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Harvey Brooks | 17-28 |
| 03:53 | Samford | Sam Blackshear throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-28 |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Haliburton (PG), Kevin Canas (SG), Hassan Parker (SF) Joseph Filip, James Gregory, William Randolph | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Tom Jenkins (PG), Herbert Brammer (PF) William Jones, Justin Cook | |
| 03:37 | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 17-30 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Richard Haliburton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kevin Canas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hassan Parker (fresh) PF - Sam Blackshear (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Willie Hodgkinson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Tom Jenkins (fresh) SG - Harvey Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Riley (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Herbert Brammer (fresh) C - Gary Rogers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Samford | Sam Blackshear misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-30 |
| 03:15 | Samford | Sam Blackshear grabs the offensive board | 17-30 |
| 02:51 | Samford | William Riley steals the ball from Hassan Parker | 17-30 |
| 02:43 | Western Michigan | Tom Jenkins clanks a 3 from the right corner | 17-30 |
| 02:42 | Samford | Sam Blackshear pulls down the rebound | 17-30 |
| 02:36 | Samford | Richard Haliburton blows the layup but he's fouled by Tom Jenkins - foul #3 on Tom Jenkins, team foul #8 | 17-30 |
| Subs | Samford | Charles Walton (SF), Robert Bradford (C) Sam Blackshear, Willie Hodgkinson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro (PG), William Jones (SF), Thomas Avery (PF), Frank Ellison (C) Tom Jenkins, William Riley, Herbert Brammer, Gary Rogers | |
| 02:36 | Samford | Richard Haliburton makes the 1st free throw | 18-30 |
| 02:36 | Samford | Richard Haliburton makes the 2nd free throw | 19-30 |
| 02:20 | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from William Jones | 19-33 |
| 02:18 | Samford | Hassan Parker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-33 |
| Subs | Samford | Harry Kelley (PG) Richard Haliburton | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Steven McCarn (SG), Justin Cook (C) Harvey Brooks, William Jones | |
| 02:11 | Western Michigan | Justin Cook can't throw it down but he's fouled by Harry Kelley - foul #3 on Harry Kelley, team foul #11 | 19-33 |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Filip (PG) Harry Kelley | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 02:11 | Western Michigan | Justin Cook misses the 1st free throw | 19-33 |
| 02:11 | Western Michigan | Justin Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 19-34 |
| 01:49 | Samford | Frank Ellison denies the turnaround by Joseph Filip | 19-34 |
| 01:48 | Western Michigan | Steven McCarn gets the rebound | 19-34 |
| 01:24 | Western Michigan | Thomas Avery clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 19-34 |
| 01:22 | Western Michigan | Frank Ellison hits the follow up shot | 19-36 |
| 01:03 | Samford | Hassan Parker misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-36 |
| 01:01 | Western Michigan | Justin Cook gets the rebound | 19-36 |
| 00:44 | Western Michigan | Frank Ellison comes up short on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Charles Walton - foul #1 on Charles Walton, team foul #12 | 19-36 |
| Subs | Samford | Louis Chamlee (PG), Richard Haliburton (SG), William Randolph (PF), Willie Hodgkinson (C) Joseph Filip, Kevin Canas, Hassan Parker, Robert Bradford | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Riley (PG), Harvey Brooks (SG), William Jones (SF), Herbert Brammer (C) Thomas Kaneshiro, Steven McCarn, Thomas Avery, Justin Cook | |
| 00:44 | Western Michigan | Frank Ellison makes the 1st free throw | 19-37 |
| 00:44 | Western Michigan | Frank Ellison makes the 2nd free throw | 19-38 |
| 00:27 | Samford | Richard Haliburton misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-38 |
| 00:26 | Western Michigan | William Riley grabs the defensive rebound | 19-38 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | William Riley can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 19-38 |