| Lineup | Samford | PG - Woodrow King (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Grant (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Hintz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Otto Jones (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Henricks (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Robert Alderman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Mark Goss (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lloyd Porras (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Aaron Sistrunk (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Bodenhamer (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Grambling State | Lloyd Porras inbounds the ball | 28-33 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Grambling State | Aaron Sistrunk misses the lay-in | 28-33 |
| 19:46 | Grambling State | John Bodenhamer tips it in | 28-35 |
| 19:27 | Samford | A charge is called on James Grant - foul #2 on James Grant, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| 19:12 | Grambling State | Mark Goss can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 28-35 |
| 19:11 | Samford | James Grant pulls down the rebound | 28-35 |
| 18:47 | Samford | James Grant clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Aaron Sistrunk - foul #1 on Aaron Sistrunk, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| 18:47 | Samford | James Grant makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 18:47 | Samford | James Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 18:25 | Grambling State | Mark Goss is fouled on the floor by Brian Henricks - foul #1 on Brian Henricks, team foul #2 | 30-35 |
| 18:10 | Grambling State | Robert Alderman comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 30-35 |
| 18:09 | Grambling State | Aaron Sistrunk can't tip it in | 30-35 |
| 18:07 | Grambling State | John Bodenhamer misses the tip | 30-35 |
| 18:06 | Grambling State | John Bodenhamer gets the offensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 17:45 | Grambling State | Lloyd Porras misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Otto Jones - foul #2 on Otto Jones, team foul #3 | 30-35 |
| 17:45 | Grambling State | Lloyd Porras misses the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 17:45 | Grambling State | Lloyd Porras misses the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 17:45 | Samford | Brian Henricks snags the defensive board | 30-35 |
| 17:41 | Samford | Woodrow King hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 30-35 |
| 17:40 | Grambling State | Aaron Sistrunk gets the rebound | 30-35 |
| 17:20 | Grambling State | Mark Goss can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 30-35 |
| 17:19 | Samford | The rebound goes to James Grant | 30-35 |
| 17:01 | Samford | Brian Henricks is called for a charge - foul #2 on Brian Henricks, team foul #4 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Bernard St. Clair (PF), Joseph Hurdle (C) Aaron Sistrunk, John Bodenhamer | |
| 16:40 | Grambling State | Bernard St. Clair misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Otto Jones - foul #3 on Otto Jones, team foul #5 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Samford | Mathew Silas (PG), Thomas Ostrom (SG), Albert Dawson (SF), Manuel Ferguson (PF) Woodrow King, James Grant, Thomas Hintz, Otto Jones | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Paul Thomas (SF) Lloyd Porras | |
| 16:40 | Grambling State | Bernard St. Clair misses the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 16:40 | Grambling State | Bernard St. Clair misses the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 16:40 | Samford | Brian Henricks grabs the defensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 16:28 | Samford | Manuel Ferguson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 30-35 |
| 16:27 | Grambling State | Robert Alderman snags the defensive board | 30-35 |
| 16:06 | Grambling State | Mark Goss scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Alderman | 30-37 |
| 15:46 | Samford | Thomas Ostrom hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Mathew Silas | 32-37 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Mathew Silas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Ostrom (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Albert Dawson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Manuel Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Henricks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Robert Alderman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Mark Goss (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Thomas (fresh) PF - Bernard St. Clair (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Hurdle (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Grambling State | Bernard St. Clair misses short on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Manuel Ferguson - foul #1 on Manuel Ferguson, team foul #6 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Samford | Woodrow King (PG), James Alpert (SG), Thomas Hintz (SF), Otto Jones (PF) Mathew Silas, Thomas Ostrom, Manuel Ferguson, Brian Henricks | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Arthur Zeno (PG), Lloyd Porras (SF), John Bodenhamer (C) Robert Alderman, Mark Goss, Joseph Hurdle | |
| 15:29 | Grambling State | Bernard St. Clair makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 15:29 | Grambling State | Bernard St. Clair makes the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 15:02 | Samford | Albert Dawson loses the ball out of bounds | 32-39 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Aaron Sistrunk (PF) Bernard St. Clair | |
| 14:38 | Grambling State | Lloyd Porras knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Arthur Zeno | 32-41 |
| 14:15 | Samford | Albert Dawson can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 32-41 |
| 14:13 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Aaron Sistrunk | 32-41 |
| 14:03 | Grambling State | Aaron Sistrunk can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 32-41 |
| 14:02 | Grambling State | John Bodenhamer pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 13:43 | Grambling State | Aaron Sistrunk connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Lloyd Porras | 32-43 |
| 13:31 | Samford | Thomas Hintz drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Albert Dawson | 35-43 |
| 13:14 | Grambling State | Paul Thomas misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-43 |
| 13:13 | Samford | Thomas Hintz pulls down the rebound | 35-43 |
| 12:54 | Samford | Thomas Hintz can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 35-43 |
| 12:52 | Grambling State | John Bodenhamer snags the defensive board | 35-43 |
| 12:46 | Grambling State | Lloyd Porras knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-46 |
| 12:28 | Samford | Albert Dawson drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Woodrow King | 37-46 |
| 12:03 | Grambling State | Aaron Sistrunk hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Arthur Zeno | 37-49 |
| 11:52 | Samford | Otto Jones misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-49 |
| 11:50 | Grambling State | John Bodenhamer grabs the defensive rebound | 37-49 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Woodrow King (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Alpert (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Hintz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Otto Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Albert Dawson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Arthur Zeno (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Thomas (fairly fresh) SF - Lloyd Porras (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Aaron Sistrunk (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - John Bodenhamer (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:35 | Grambling State | John Bodenhamer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-49 |
| Subs | Samford | Mathew Silas (PG), Thomas Ostrom (SG), James Grant (SF), Manuel Ferguson (PF), Brian Henricks (C) Woodrow King, James Alpert, Thomas Hintz, Otto Jones, Albert Dawson | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Robert Alderman (PG), Mark Goss (SG), Bryant Kopf (SF), Bernard St. Clair (PF), Joseph Hurdle (C) Arthur Zeno, Paul Thomas, Lloyd Porras, Aaron Sistrunk, John Bodenhamer | |
| 11:06 | Samford | James Grant clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 37-49 |
| 11:04 | Grambling State | Bernard St. Clair snags the defensive board | 37-49 |
| 10:43 | Grambling State | Bryant Kopf can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-49 |
| 10:42 | Samford | Brian Henricks grabs the board | 37-49 |
| 10:24 | Samford | James Grant hits a shot in the lane and he's hacked by Bryant Kopf - foul #1 on Bryant Kopf, team foul #2 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Samford | James Alpert (SG), Otto Jones (PF) Thomas Ostrom, Manuel Ferguson | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Aaron Sistrunk (PF) Joseph Hurdle | |
| 10:24 | Samford | James Grant makes the free throw | 40-49 |
| 10:04 | Grambling State | Robert Alderman misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 40-49 |
| 10:03 | Samford | James Grant pulls down the rebound | 40-49 |
| 09:58 | Samford | James Alpert misses long on a 3 from straight away | 40-49 |
| 09:57 | Samford | Brian Henricks tips it back up and in | 42-49 |
| 09:42 | Grambling State | Aaron Sistrunk scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-51 |
| 09:37 | Samford | James Grant makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by James Alpert | 44-51 |
| 09:25 | Grambling State | Robert Alderman's floater is knocked away by Brian Henricks | 44-51 |
| 09:24 | Samford | Brian Henricks snags the defensive board | 44-51 |
| 09:04 | Samford | James Grant knocks in the floater from the left side | 46-51 |
| 08:46 | Grambling State | The jumper by Mark Goss is denied by Otto Jones | 46-51 |
| 08:45 | Samford | Otto Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 08:40 | Samford | James Alpert makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mathew Silas | 48-51 |
| 08:19 | Grambling State | Mark Goss can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-51 |
| 08:18 | Samford | Brian Henricks snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| 07:56 | Samford | Aaron Sistrunk takes the ball from Otto Jones | 48-51 |
| 07:35 | Grambling State | Robert Alderman is hacked by Otto Jones - foul #4 on Otto Jones, team foul #7 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Samford | Woodrow King (PG), Thomas Ostrom (SG), Thomas Hintz (SF), Albert Dawson (PF), Patrick Potter (C) Mathew Silas, James Alpert, James Grant, Otto Jones, Brian Henricks | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Arthur Zeno (SG), Lloyd Porras (SF), Joseph Hurdle (PF), John Bodenhamer (C) Mark Goss, Bryant Kopf, Aaron Sistrunk, Bernard St. Clair | |
| 07:35 | Grambling State | Robert Alderman misses the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 07:35 | Grambling State | Joseph Hurdle gets the offensive rebound | 48-51 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Woodrow King (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Ostrom (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Hintz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Albert Dawson (fresh) 6 pts. C - Patrick Potter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Robert Alderman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Arthur Zeno (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lloyd Porras (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Joseph Hurdle (fresh) C - John Bodenhamer (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:15 | Grambling State | John Bodenhamer misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-51 |
| 07:14 | Samford | The rebound goes to Albert Dawson | 48-51 |
| 06:59 | Samford | Albert Dawson misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 48-51 |
| 06:57 | Grambling State | Arthur Zeno grabs the board | 48-51 |
| 06:46 | Grambling State | Lloyd Porras clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-51 |
| 06:45 | Samford | The rebound goes to Albert Dawson | 48-51 |
| 06:40 | Samford | Woodrow King misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-51 |
| 06:39 | Samford | Patrick Potter tips it home | 50-51 |
| 06:24 | Grambling State | John Bodenhamer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 06:22 | Grambling State | Lloyd Porras misses the tip | 50-51 |
| 06:21 | Grambling State | John Bodenhamer tips it back up and in | 50-53 |
| 06:04 | Samford | Arthur Zeno steals the ball from Woodrow King | 50-53 |
| 05:55 | Grambling State | Robert Alderman scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Joseph Hurdle | 50-56 |
| 05:37 | Samford | Lloyd Porras is called for the reach on Thomas Hintz - foul #2 on Lloyd Porras, team foul #3 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Samford | James Alpert (SG), Otto Jones (PF), Brian Henricks (C) Thomas Ostrom, Albert Dawson, Patrick Potter | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Mark Goss (SG), Aaron Sistrunk (PF) Robert Alderman, Joseph Hurdle | |
| 05:29 | Samford | Brian Henricks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-56 |
| 05:16 | Grambling State | Lloyd Porras's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-56 |
| 04:53 | Samford | Arthur Zeno is called for the reach on Thomas Hintz - foul #2 on Arthur Zeno, team foul #4 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Bernard St. Clair (C) John Bodenhamer | |
| 04:31 | Samford | Brian Henricks drills a turnaround near the basket and the foul's on Bernard St. Clair - foul #1 on Bernard St. Clair, team foul #5 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Samford | James Grant (PG), Albert Dawson (SF) Woodrow King, Thomas Hintz | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Paul Thomas (PG), Bryant Kopf (SF) Arthur Zeno, Lloyd Porras | |
| 04:31 | Samford | Brian Henricks misses the free throw | 52-56 |
| 04:31 | Grambling State | Bernard St. Clair grabs the board | 52-56 |
| 04:02 | Grambling State | Bernard St. Clair is hacked by James Grant - foul #3 on James Grant, team foul #8 | 52-56 |
| 04:02 | Grambling State | Bernard St. Clair makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 04:02 | Grambling State | Bernard St. Clair makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 03:46 | Samford | Otto Jones can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-58 |
| 03:45 | Samford | James Grant tips it back up and in | 54-58 |
| 03:23 | Grambling State | Bernard St. Clair comes up short on the floater in the lane | 54-58 |
| 03:22 | Grambling State | Aaron Sistrunk gets the offensive rebound | 54-58 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - James Grant (fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Alpert (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Albert Dawson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Otto Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Brian Henricks (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Paul Thomas (fresh) SG - Mark Goss (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bryant Kopf (fresh) PF - Aaron Sistrunk (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Bernard St. Clair (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Grambling State | Aaron Sistrunk is hacked by James Grant - foul #4 on James Grant, team foul #9 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Samford | Woodrow King (PG), Thomas Hintz (SF) James Grant, Albert Dawson | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Robert Alderman (PG), Lloyd Porras (SF), John Bodenhamer (C) Paul Thomas, Bryant Kopf, Bernard St. Clair | |
| 03:03 | Grambling State | Aaron Sistrunk makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 03:03 | Grambling State | Aaron Sistrunk misses the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 03:03 | Samford | Brian Henricks pulls down the rebound | 54-59 |
| 02:40 | Samford | Thomas Hintz comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 54-59 |
| 02:38 | Grambling State | Mark Goss grabs the defensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 02:31 | Grambling State | Aaron Sistrunk misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by James Alpert - foul #4 on James Alpert, team foul #10 | 54-59 |
| 02:31 | Grambling State | Aaron Sistrunk makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 02:31 | Grambling State | Aaron Sistrunk makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 02:17 | Samford | James Alpert is called for a pushoff foul - foul #5 on James Alpert, team foul #11 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Samford | James Grant (SG), Albert Dawson (C) James Alpert, Brian Henricks | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Bernard St. Clair (PF) Aaron Sistrunk | |
| 01:54 | Grambling State | Lloyd Porras is whistled for a carry | 54-61 |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Henricks (C) Albert Dawson | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Aaron Sistrunk (PF) Bernard St. Clair | |
| 01:36 | Samford | Brian Henricks misses the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Aaron Sistrunk - foul #2 on Aaron Sistrunk, team foul #6 | 54-61 |
| 01:36 | Samford | Brian Henricks misses the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 01:36 | Samford | Brian Henricks makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 01:19 | Grambling State | James Grant takes the ball from John Bodenhamer | 55-61 |
| 01:07 | Samford | Woodrow King misses the floater from the free throw line | 55-61 |
| 01:05 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to John Bodenhamer | 55-61 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:55 | Grambling State | Woodrow King is called for the reach on Robert Alderman - foul #1 on Woodrow King, team foul #12 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Bernard St. Clair (PF) Aaron Sistrunk | |
| 00:55 | Grambling State | Robert Alderman misses the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:55 | Grambling State | Robert Alderman makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Samford | Otto Jones is hacked by Lloyd Porras - foul #3 on Lloyd Porras, team foul #7 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Aaron Sistrunk (PF) Bernard St. Clair | |
| 00:49 | Samford | Otto Jones makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:49 | Samford | Otto Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Grambling State | Robert Alderman's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Hintz | 57-62 |
| 00:19 | Samford | The rebound goes to Otto Jones | 57-62 |
| 00:15 | Samford | Robert Alderman steps in front of the Brian Henricks pass | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Grambling State | Mark Goss is hacked by Woodrow King in the backcourt - foul #2 on Woodrow King, team foul #13 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Bernard St. Clair (C) John Bodenhamer | |
| 00:13 | Grambling State | Mark Goss makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:13 | Grambling State | Mark Goss misses the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:13 | Grambling State | Aaron Sistrunk grabs the offensive board | 57-63 |
| 00:10 | Grambling State | Otto Jones is called for the reach on Aaron Sistrunk - foul #5 on Otto Jones, team foul #14 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Samford | Albert Dawson (PF) Otto Jones | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 00:10 | Grambling State | Aaron Sistrunk misses the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:10 | Grambling State | Aaron Sistrunk misses the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:10 | Samford | Brian Henricks grabs the defensive rebound | 57-63 |
| 00:10 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-63 |
| 00:03 | Samford | Thomas Hintz misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-63 |
| 00:02 | Samford | Brian Henricks pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-63 |
| 00:00 | Samford | The clock runs out | 57-63 |