| Lineup | Samford | PG - Johnny Lewis (fresh) SG - Richard Freeman (fresh) SF - Mark Reda (fresh) PF - Harry Eakes (fresh) C - Ronnie Jackson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Todd Sloan (fresh) SG - Kelvin Goings (fresh) SF - Joseph Deputy (fresh) PF - Mark Swiney (fresh) C - Patrick Riegel (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Samford | Richard Freeman is hacked by Mark Swiney - foul #1 on Mark Swiney, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Samford | Mark Reda can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Marist | Joseph Deputy snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Marist | Patrick Riegel can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Samford | Harry Eakes grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson misses the fadeaway from the right side | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Samford | Harry Eakes tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 18:38 | Marist | Patrick Riegel hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Kelvin Goings | 2-2 |
| 18:22 | Samford | The pull-up jumper by Richard Freeman is blocked by Patrick Riegel | 2-2 |
| 18:21 | Marist | Patrick Riegel pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:04 | Marist | Todd Sloan comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 2-2 |
| 18:03 | Marist | Mark Swiney tips it but misses | 2-2 |
| 18:02 | Samford | Richard Freeman snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:41 | Samford | Harry Eakes misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 17:39 | Marist | Mark Swiney pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:18 | Marist | Mark Swiney misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 17:16 | Marist | Joseph Deputy tips it home | 2-4 |
| 16:57 | Samford | Harry Eakes buries a floater near the basket set up by Johnny Lewis | 4-4 |
| 16:47 | Marist | Mark Swiney makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Kelvin Goings and he's hacked by Mark Reda - foul #1 on Mark Reda, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| 16:47 | Marist | Mark Swiney makes the free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:34 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Johnny Lewis | 6-7 |
| 16:12 | Marist | Johnny Lewis steals the ball from Patrick Riegel | 6-7 |
| 16:09 | Samford | Johnny Lewis hits the finger roll | 8-7 |
| 15:54 | Marist | Patrick Riegel misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 15:52 | Samford | Mark Reda pulls down the rebound | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Johnny Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Freeman (fresh) SF - Mark Reda (fairly fresh) PF - Harry Eakes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronnie Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Todd Sloan (fresh) SG - Kelvin Goings (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joseph Deputy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Swiney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Riegel (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Samford | Mark Reda misses the lay-in | 8-7 |
| 15:37 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson snags the offensive board | 8-7 |
| 15:22 | Samford | Harry Eakes misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 8-7 |
| 15:21 | Samford | Richard Freeman pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 15:06 | Samford | Johnny Lewis can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Mark Swiney - foul #2 on Mark Swiney, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Samford | Elton Eichner (SG), Paul Graves (SF), John Maxim (PF), Ulysses Strasser (C) Richard Freeman, Mark Reda, Harry Eakes, Ronnie Jackson | |
| Subs | Marist | Michael Murphy (PG), William Lyle (SG), Herbert Reynolds (PF), Bennie Wilkins (C) Todd Sloan, Kelvin Goings, Mark Swiney, Patrick Riegel | |
| 15:06 | Samford | Johnny Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 15:06 | Samford | Johnny Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 14:39 | Marist | William Lyle lays it up and in on a great pass from Joseph Deputy and he's fouled by Johnny Lewis - foul #1 on Johnny Lewis, team foul #2 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Samford | Stanley Wilder (SG) Johnny Lewis | |
| Subs | Marist | Zachery Daugherty (SG) Joseph Deputy | |
| 14:39 | Marist | William Lyle misses the free throw | 10-9 |
| 14:39 | Samford | John Maxim grabs the defensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 14:25 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-9 |
| 14:09 | Marist | Herbert Reynolds drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 10-11 |
| 13:49 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 10-11 |
| 13:48 | Marist | Zachery Daugherty grabs the board | 10-11 |
| 13:29 | Marist | Paul Graves is called for the reach on William Lyle - foul #1 on Paul Graves, team foul #3 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Freeman (SG), Mark Reda (SF), Harry Eakes (PF) Stanley Wilder, John Maxim, Ulysses Strasser | |
| Subs | Marist | Todd Sloan (PG), Kelvin Goings (SG), Joseph Deputy (SF), Patrick Riegel (C) Michael Murphy, Zachery Daugherty, Bennie Wilkins, Herbert Reynolds | |
| 13:21 | Marist | Todd Sloan is fouled on the floor by Elton Eichner - foul #1 on Elton Eichner, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Samford | Ronnie Jackson (C) Paul Graves | |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| 13:10 | Marist | Patrick Riegel can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 10-11 |
| 13:08 | Samford | Mark Reda snags the defensive board | 10-11 |
| 12:51 | Samford | William Lyle is called for the reach on Harry Eakes - foul #1 on William Lyle, team foul #3 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Samford | Johnny Lewis (PG) Elton Eichner | |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| 12:33 | Samford | William Lyle steals it from Harry Eakes | 10-11 |
| 12:18 | Marist | Ronnie Jackson picks off the pass by Patrick Riegel | 10-11 |
| 12:02 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson loses the dribble to William Lyle | 10-11 |
| 11:48 | Marist | Kelvin Goings misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-11 |
| 11:47 | Marist | The offensive rebound goes to Kelvin Goings | 10-11 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Johnny Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Freeman (fresh) SF - Mark Reda (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Harry Eakes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronnie Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Todd Sloan (fresh) SG - Kelvin Goings (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joseph Deputy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Lyle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Patrick Riegel (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Marist | William Lyle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-11 |
| 11:30 | Samford | Mark Reda gets the rebound | 10-11 |
| 11:26 | Samford | Mark Reda drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Ronnie Jackson and the foul's on Joseph Deputy - foul #1 on Joseph Deputy, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Samford | Paul Graves (C) Ronnie Jackson | |
| Subs | Marist | Herbert Reynolds (PF) William Lyle | |
| 11:26 | Samford | Mark Reda makes the free throw | 13-11 |
| 11:22 | Marist | Johnny Lewis picks off the pass by Todd Sloan in the backcourt | 13-11 |
| 11:10 | Samford | Patrick Riegel swats the shot by Mark Reda | 13-11 |
| 11:09 | Marist | Patrick Riegel grabs the defensive rebound | 13-11 |
| 10:43 | Marist | Joseph Deputy comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 13-11 |
| 10:42 | Marist | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Riegel | 13-11 |
| 10:36 | Marist | Harry Eakes picks off the pass by Todd Sloan | 13-11 |
| 10:23 | Samford | Richard Freeman connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Johnny Lewis | 16-11 |
| 10:00 | Marist | Patrick Riegel hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 16-11 |
| 09:58 | Samford | Mark Reda snags the defensive board | 16-11 |
| 09:35 | Samford | Richard Freeman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-11 |
| 09:33 | Samford | Paul Graves misses the tip | 16-11 |
| 09:32 | Marist | Joseph Deputy snags the defensive board | 16-11 |
| 09:18 | Marist | Todd Sloan is hacked by Harry Eakes - foul #1 on Harry Eakes, team foul #5 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Samford | Elton Eichner (PG), Stanley Wilder (SG), John Maxim (PF), Ronnie Jackson (C) Johnny Lewis, Richard Freeman, Mark Reda, Harry Eakes | |
| Subs | Marist | Michael Murphy (PG), Zachery Daugherty (SG), Bennie Wilkins (SF), William Lyle (PF) Todd Sloan, Kelvin Goings, Joseph Deputy, Patrick Riegel | |
| 09:03 | Marist | Herbert Reynolds clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 16-11 |
| 09:02 | Marist | Herbert Reynolds tips it home | 16-13 |
| 08:35 | Samford | Paul Graves throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-13 |
| 08:13 | Marist | Herbert Reynolds blows the layup but he's hacked by Ronnie Jackson - foul #1 on Ronnie Jackson, team foul #6 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Freeman (SG), Ulysses Strasser (SF) Stanley Wilder, Paul Graves | |
| Subs | Marist | Joseph Deputy (SF) Zachery Daugherty | |
| 08:13 | Marist | Herbert Reynolds misses the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 08:13 | Marist | Herbert Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 08:06 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson can't connect on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Herbert Reynolds - foul #1 on Herbert Reynolds, team foul #5 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Marist | Todd Sloan (PG) Herbert Reynolds | |
| 08:06 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 08:06 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 07:37 | Marist | William Lyle banks in the layup on a great pass from Todd Sloan | 18-16 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Elton Eichner (fresh) SG - Richard Freeman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ulysses Strasser (fresh) PF - John Maxim (fresh) C - Ronnie Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Todd Sloan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Murphy (fresh) SF - Joseph Deputy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Lyle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Bennie Wilkins (fresh) | |
| 07:15 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson can't throw it down but he's fouled by Michael Murphy - foul #1 on Michael Murphy, team foul #6 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Samford | Johnny Lewis (PG), Paul Graves (SF), Harry Eakes (PF) Elton Eichner, Ulysses Strasser, John Maxim | |
| Subs | Marist | Kelvin Goings (SG), Patrick Riegel (C) Michael Murphy, Bennie Wilkins | |
| 07:15 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 07:15 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 06:54 | Marist | Joseph Deputy misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Johnny Lewis - foul #2 on Johnny Lewis, team foul #7 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Samford | Stanley Wilder (PG), Mark Reda (SF) Johnny Lewis, Paul Graves | |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| 06:54 | Marist | Joseph Deputy misses the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 06:54 | Marist | Joseph Deputy makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 06:35 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson is hacked by Patrick Riegel - foul #1 on Patrick Riegel, team foul #7 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Samford | Elton Eichner (PG) Stanley Wilder | |
| Subs | Marist | Herbert Reynolds (PF) William Lyle | |
| 06:35 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 06:35 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| 06:10 | Marist | Patrick Riegel is fouled on the floor by Richard Freeman - foul #1 on Richard Freeman, team foul #8 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Samford | Paul Graves (C) Ronnie Jackson | |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| 06:10 | Marist | Patrick Riegel makes the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 06:10 | Marist | Patrick Riegel misses the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 06:10 | Samford | Harry Eakes gets the rebound | 22-18 |
| 05:57 | Samford | Richard Freeman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 22-18 |
| 05:55 | Samford | Mark Reda tips it but misses | 22-18 |
| 05:54 | Samford | Harry Eakes tips it in | 24-18 |
| 05:37 | Marist | Joseph Deputy double dribbles | 24-18 |
| Subs | Samford | Stanley Wilder (SG) Richard Freeman | |
| Subs | Marist | Michael Murphy (PG), William Lyle (SG) Todd Sloan, Kelvin Goings | |
| 05:23 | Samford | Stanley Wilder misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-18 |
| 05:22 | Marist | The rebound goes to Michael Murphy | 24-18 |
| 04:56 | Marist | Joseph Deputy connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Michael Murphy | 24-20 |
| 04:45 | Samford | Paul Graves scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from Elton Eichner | 26-20 |
| 04:33 | Marist | William Lyle is whistled for a carry | 26-20 |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Freeman (SG), John Maxim (PF), Ronnie Jackson (C) Elton Eichner, Mark Reda, Harry Eakes | |
| Subs | Marist | Todd Sloan (PG), Kelvin Goings (SG) Michael Murphy, Joseph Deputy | |
| 04:07 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Patrick Riegel - foul #2 on Patrick Riegel, team foul #8 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Marist | Zachery Daugherty (SF), Bennie Wilkins (PF), Kevin Meyer (C) William Lyle, Herbert Reynolds, Patrick Riegel | |
| 04:07 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 04:07 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-20 |
| 03:44 | Marist | Todd Sloan misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Stanley Wilder - foul #1 on Stanley Wilder, team foul #9 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Samford | Johnny Lewis (PG) Stanley Wilder | |
| Subs | Marist | Mark Swiney (PF) Zachery Daugherty | |
| 03:44 | Marist | Todd Sloan makes the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 03:44 | Marist | Todd Sloan misses the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 03:44 | Marist | Mark Swiney pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-21 |
| 03:28 | Marist | Kelvin Goings scores on a runner from the baseline and he's fouled by Johnny Lewis - foul #3 on Johnny Lewis, team foul #10 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Samford | Mark Reda (SF), Harry Eakes (PF) Johnny Lewis, John Maxim | |
| Subs | Marist | Joseph Deputy (SF) Kevin Meyer | |
| 03:28 | Marist | Kelvin Goings misses the free throw | 28-23 |
| 03:28 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson snags the defensive board | 28-23 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Paul Graves (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Freeman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Reda (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harry Eakes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronnie Jackson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Todd Sloan (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kelvin Goings (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Deputy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Swiney (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Bennie Wilkins (fresh) | |
| 03:11 | Samford | Harry Eakes misses long on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Mark Swiney - foul #3 on Mark Swiney, team foul #9 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Samford | Elton Eichner (PG) Paul Graves | |
| Subs | Marist | William Lyle (PF), Patrick Riegel (C) Mark Swiney, Bennie Wilkins | |
| 03:11 | Samford | Harry Eakes makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 03:11 | Samford | Harry Eakes makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 02:49 | Marist | Joseph Deputy misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-23 |
| 02:48 | Samford | Elton Eichner pulls down the rebound | 30-23 |
| 02:34 | Samford | Mark Reda hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-23 |
| 02:33 | Marist | Patrick Riegel grabs the defensive rebound | 30-23 |
| 02:09 | Marist | Kelvin Goings connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Todd Sloan | 30-26 |
| 01:57 | Samford | Elton Eichner connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Richard Freeman | 33-26 |
| 01:43 | Marist | Patrick Riegel hits a jump hook near the basket set up by Todd Sloan | 33-28 |
| 01:26 | Samford | Richard Freeman is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Richard Freeman, team foul #11 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Samford | Stanley Wilder (PG), Ulysses Strasser (SG), Paul Graves (SF), John Maxim (C) Elton Eichner, Richard Freeman, Mark Reda, Ronnie Jackson | |
| Subs | Marist | Michael Murphy (PG), Zachery Daugherty (SG), Herbert Reynolds (PF) Todd Sloan, Kelvin Goings, William Lyle | |
| 01:09 | Marist | Herbert Reynolds drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Deputy | 33-31 |
| 00:52 | Samford | Stanley Wilder knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-31 |
| 00:41 | Marist | Harry Eakes steals it from Michael Murphy | 35-31 |
| 00:23 | Samford | John Maxim misses short on a floater from the left side | 35-31 |
| 00:21 | Samford | Harry Eakes grabs the offensive board | 35-31 |
| 00:03 | Samford | Harry Eakes clanks a 3 from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 00:02 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser tips it in | 37-31 |
| 00:00 | Marist | Michael Murphy clanks a fullcourt shot | 37-31 |