| Lineup | Samford | PG - Steven Neil (fresh) SG - Ian Cox (fresh) SF - William Topete (fresh) PF - Bert Dunagan (fresh) C - Fredric Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Barney Noble (fresh) SG - Melvin Davis (fresh) SF - Brandon Hugh (fresh) PF - Donald Hoover (fresh) C - Mark Breunig (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Bert Dunagan wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Samford | Steven Neil is hacked by Mark Breunig - foul #1 on Mark Breunig, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Samford | Mark Breunig is called for the reach on Steven Neil - foul #2 on Mark Breunig, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Pierre Depaz (C) Mark Breunig | |
| 19:29 | Samford | William Topete misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Samford | Bert Dunagan misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | SE Missouri State | Brandon Hugh gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | SE Missouri State | Barney Noble's 3 pointer is rejected by Ian Cox | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | SE Missouri State | Pierre Depaz tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | Samford | Steven Neil can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | SE Missouri State | Pierre Depaz pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:27 | SE Missouri State | Pierre Depaz makes the runner from close range on a great pass from Melvin Davis | 0-4 |
| 18:15 | Samford | Ian Cox hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Fredric Smith | 3-4 |
| 17:50 | SE Missouri State | Melvin Davis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 17:49 | Samford | The rebound goes to Bert Dunagan | 3-4 |
| 17:44 | Samford | Steven Neil can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 17:42 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Brandon Hugh | 3-4 |
| 17:38 | SE Missouri State | Melvin Davis blows the layup but the foul's on Ian Cox - foul #1 on Ian Cox, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 17:38 | SE Missouri State | Melvin Davis makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:38 | SE Missouri State | Melvin Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:18 | Samford | Bert Dunagan drills a runner in the lane | 5-6 |
| 17:03 | SE Missouri State | Bert Dunagan steals it from Pierre Depaz | 5-6 |
| 16:46 | Samford | Steven Neil hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 5-6 |
| 16:45 | SE Missouri State | Pierre Depaz grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:39 | SE Missouri State | Donald Hoover misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Fredric Smith - foul #1 on Fredric Smith, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| 16:39 | SE Missouri State | Donald Hoover makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:39 | SE Missouri State | Donald Hoover misses the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:39 | Samford | Bert Dunagan snags the defensive board | 5-7 |
| 16:32 | Samford | William Topete misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Pierre Depaz - foul #1 on Pierre Depaz, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| 16:32 | Samford | William Topete misses the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:32 | Samford | William Topete misses the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:32 | Samford | Fredric Smith snags the offensive board | 5-7 |
| 16:27 | Samford | Fredric Smith drills a shot in the paint set up by Steven Neil | 7-7 |
| 16:10 | SE Missouri State | Barney Noble is fouled on the floor by Fredric Smith - foul #2 on Fredric Smith, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Samford | Maurice Parish (SF), Bryan Gomes (C) William Topete, Fredric Smith | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 15:56 | SE Missouri State | Melvin Davis can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 7-7 |
| 15:54 | Samford | Maurice Parish gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Steven Neil (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ian Cox (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Maurice Parish (fresh) PF - Bert Dunagan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bryan Gomes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Barney Noble (fresh) SG - Melvin Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Hugh (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Hoover (fresh) 1 pts. C - Pierre Depaz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Samford | Bryan Gomes clanks a floater from the right block | 7-7 |
| 15:47 | Samford | Steven Neil tips it in | 9-7 |
| 15:22 | SE Missouri State | The jump hook by Brandon Hugh is blocked by Bert Dunagan | 9-7 |
| 15:20 | SE Missouri State | Barney Noble grabs the offensive board | 9-7 |
| 15:13 | SE Missouri State | The jump hook by Donald Hoover is blocked by Bryan Gomes | 9-7 |
| 15:12 | SE Missouri State | Pierre Depaz grabs the offensive board | 9-7 |
| 14:52 | SE Missouri State | Donald Hoover knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-10 |
| 14:47 | Samford | Steven Neil loses the dribble to Barney Noble | 9-10 |
| 14:31 | SE Missouri State | Donald Hoover's floater is knocked away by Bryan Gomes | 9-10 |
| 14:30 | Samford | Bert Dunagan pulls down the rebound | 9-10 |
| 14:18 | Samford | Maurice Parish double dribbles | 9-10 |
| Subs | Samford | William Topete (SF), George West (C) Maurice Parish, Bert Dunagan | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Clyde Underwood (SG), Patrick Summers (SF), Daniel Smith (C) Melvin Davis, Brandon Hugh, Pierre Depaz | |
| 14:00 | SE Missouri State | Clyde Underwood can't connect on a shot from the left side | 9-10 |
| 13:58 | Samford | Bryan Gomes gets the rebound | 9-10 |
| 13:50 | Samford | Bryan Gomes lays it in on a nice dish by Steven Neil | 11-10 |
| 13:44 | SE Missouri State | Clyde Underwood comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-10 |
| 13:43 | Samford | William Topete grabs the board | 11-10 |
| 13:31 | Samford | George West drills a driving attempt from close range set up by William Topete | 13-10 |
| 13:08 | SE Missouri State | Patrick Summers drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from Daniel Smith | 13-12 |
| 13:06 | Samford | Steven Neil is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Neil, team foul #4 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Samford | Bert Dunagan (PF) George West | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Brian Jackson (PG) Barney Noble | |
| 12:42 | SE Missouri State | Clyde Underwood misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-12 |
| 12:41 | Samford | The rebound goes to Bryan Gomes | 13-12 |
| 12:27 | Samford | William Topete's layup is rejected by Daniel Smith | 13-12 |
| 12:25 | Samford | William Topete tips it in | 15-12 |
| 12:04 | SE Missouri State | Patrick Summers can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Bryan Gomes - foul #1 on Bryan Gomes, team foul #5 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski (SG), George West (C) Ian Cox, Bryan Gomes | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Barney Noble (PG), Melvin Davis (SG), Pierre Depaz (PF) Brian Jackson, Clyde Underwood, Donald Hoover | |
| 12:04 | SE Missouri State | Patrick Summers misses the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 12:04 | SE Missouri State | Patrick Summers makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 11:54 | Samford | Steven Neil buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from George West | 18-13 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Steven Neil (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Zdrojkowski (fresh) SF - William Topete (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bert Dunagan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - George West (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Barney Noble (fresh) SG - Melvin Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Summers (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Pierre Depaz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Smith (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | SE Missouri State | Barney Noble scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-16 |
| 11:26 | Samford | Steven Neil comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 18-16 |
| 11:24 | Samford | William Topete tips it back up and in | 20-16 |
| 11:12 | SE Missouri State | Patrick Summers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-16 |
| Subs | Samford | Ian Cox (SG), Maurice Parish (SF) Edward Zdrojkowski, William Topete | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Brandon Hugh (SF), Clyde Underwood (C) Patrick Summers, Daniel Smith | |
| 11:01 | Samford | Maurice Parish misses the 3 from the left corner | 20-16 |
| 10:59 | SE Missouri State | Clyde Underwood gets the rebound | 20-16 |
| 10:53 | SE Missouri State | Brandon Hugh misses the 3 from straight away | 20-16 |
| 10:52 | Samford | Bert Dunagan snags the defensive board | 20-16 |
| 10:38 | Samford | Ian Cox misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 20-16 |
| 10:37 | Samford | Ian Cox tips it home | 22-16 |
| 10:21 | SE Missouri State | Melvin Davis can't finish the layup but the foul's on Steven Neil - foul #2 on Steven Neil, team foul #6 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski (PG), Bryan Gomes (PF) Steven Neil, Bert Dunagan | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 10:21 | SE Missouri State | Melvin Davis makes the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 10:21 | SE Missouri State | Melvin Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 10:01 | Samford | George West misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Pierre Depaz - foul #2 on Pierre Depaz, team foul #4 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Donald Hoover (PF) Pierre Depaz | |
| 10:01 | Samford | George West makes the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 10:01 | Samford | George West makes the 2nd free throw | 24-18 |
| 09:54 | SE Missouri State | Clyde Underwood buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Brandon Hugh | 24-21 |
| 09:39 | Samford | Bryan Gomes clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-21 |
| 09:38 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Clyde Underwood | 24-21 |
| 09:24 | SE Missouri State | Barney Noble misses short on a jumper from the left side | 24-21 |
| 09:22 | Samford | Maurice Parish grabs the board | 24-21 |
| 09:17 | Samford | Maurice Parish misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-21 |
| 09:15 | SE Missouri State | Clyde Underwood snags the defensive board | 24-21 |
| 09:10 | SE Missouri State | Brandon Hugh is hacked by Maurice Parish - foul #1 on Maurice Parish, team foul #7 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Samford | Gordon Kimsey (SG), William Topete (SF), Bert Dunagan (PF) Ian Cox, Maurice Parish, George West | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Brian Jackson (PG), Daniel Smith (C) Barney Noble, Clyde Underwood | |
| 09:10 | SE Missouri State | Brandon Hugh makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 09:10 | SE Missouri State | Brandon Hugh makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 08:55 | Samford | Gordon Kimsey buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by William Topete | 27-23 |
| 08:35 | SE Missouri State | Brian Jackson scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Brandon Hugh | 27-26 |
| 08:20 | Samford | Bryan Gomes comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Daniel Smith - foul #1 on Daniel Smith, team foul #5 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Barney Noble (PG), Patrick Summers (SF) Melvin Davis, Brandon Hugh | |
| 08:20 | Samford | Bryan Gomes makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 08:20 | Samford | Bryan Gomes makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 07:59 | SE Missouri State | William Topete is called for the reach on Donald Hoover - foul #1 on William Topete, team foul #8 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Clyde Underwood (SG) Brian Jackson | |
| 07:59 | SE Missouri State | Donald Hoover makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 07:59 | SE Missouri State | Donald Hoover makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 07:42 | Samford | Bert Dunagan misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 29-28 |
| 07:40 | Samford | William Topete pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-28 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Edward Zdrojkowski (fresh) SG - Gordon Kimsey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Topete (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bert Dunagan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Bryan Gomes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Barney Noble (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Clyde Underwood (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Patrick Summers (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Hoover (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Daniel Smith (fresh) | |
| 07:27 | Samford | William Topete misses the dunk | 29-28 |
| 07:26 | Samford | Bryan Gomes grabs the offensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 07:14 | Samford | Gordon Kimsey hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Clyde Underwood - foul #1 on Clyde Underwood, team foul #6 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Samford | Ian Cox (SG) Edward Zdrojkowski | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 07:14 | Samford | Gordon Kimsey makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 07:14 | Samford | Gordon Kimsey makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 06:55 | SE Missouri State | Daniel Smith misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Bryan Gomes - foul #2 on Bryan Gomes, team foul #9 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Samford | Maurice Parish (SF) Bryan Gomes | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Melvin Davis (SG), Brandon Hugh (SF) Patrick Summers, Donald Hoover | |
| 06:55 | SE Missouri State | Daniel Smith makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 06:55 | SE Missouri State | Daniel Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 06:44 | Samford | Barney Noble steals it from Maurice Parish | 31-30 |
| 06:22 | SE Missouri State | Barney Noble misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-30 |
| 06:20 | SE Missouri State | Barney Noble gets the offensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 06:13 | SE Missouri State | Melvin Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-30 |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski (PG), George West (C) Gordon Kimsey, William Topete | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Donald Hoover (PF) Clyde Underwood | |
| 05:53 | Samford | Maurice Parish drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Ian Cox | 33-30 |
| 05:31 | SE Missouri State | Donald Hoover is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Donald Hoover, team foul #7 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Brian Jackson (PG), Patrick Summers (SF) Barney Noble, Brandon Hugh | |
| 05:22 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski is whistled for a carry | 33-30 |
| 05:13 | SE Missouri State | Ian Cox takes the ball from Daniel Smith | 33-30 |
| 04:58 | Samford | Bert Dunagan loses the ball out of bounds | 33-30 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Clyde Underwood (C) Daniel Smith | |
| 04:38 | SE Missouri State | Clyde Underwood can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on George West - foul #1 on George West, team foul #10 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Samford | Gordon Kimsey (PG), William Topete (PF) Edward Zdrojkowski, George West | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Barney Noble (PG) Melvin Davis | |
| 04:38 | SE Missouri State | Clyde Underwood misses the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 04:38 | SE Missouri State | Clyde Underwood makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 04:25 | Samford | Barney Noble steals the ball from William Topete | 33-31 |
| 04:02 | SE Missouri State | Donald Hoover's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-31 |
| Subs | Samford | George West (C) Maurice Parish | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Brandon Hugh (SF) Patrick Summers | |
| 03:53 | Samford | George West misses the runner from close range | 33-31 |
| 03:51 | SE Missouri State | Brian Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 03:45 | SE Missouri State | Brian Jackson misses the easy layup | 33-31 |
| 03:43 | SE Missouri State | Clyde Underwood pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 03:26 | SE Missouri State | Barney Noble is whistled for a carry | 33-31 |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Neil (PG), Edward Zdrojkowski (SG), Bryan Gomes (PF), Fredric Smith (C) Gordon Kimsey, Ian Cox, Bert Dunagan, George West | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Pierre Depaz (PF), Mark Breunig (C) Donald Hoover, Clyde Underwood | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Steven Neil (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Zdrojkowski (fresh) SF - William Topete (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bryan Gomes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Fredric Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Barney Noble (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. SG - Brian Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brandon Hugh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pierre Depaz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Breunig (fresh) | |
| 03:11 | Samford | William Topete is hacked by Brandon Hugh - foul #1 on Brandon Hugh, team foul #8 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Melvin Davis (SG) Brian Jackson | |
| 03:11 | Samford | William Topete misses the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 03:11 | SE Missouri State | Pierre Depaz grabs the board | 33-31 |
| 02:58 | SE Missouri State | Melvin Davis knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 02:44 | Samford | Bryan Gomes buries a jumpshot from the left side | 35-33 |
| 02:29 | SE Missouri State | Fredric Smith swats the short shot by Mark Breunig | 35-33 |
| 02:27 | SE Missouri State | Melvin Davis misses the tip | 35-33 |
| 02:25 | Samford | Bryan Gomes gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| 02:20 | Samford | Melvin Davis steals the ball from Edward Zdrojkowski | 35-33 |
| 02:03 | SE Missouri State | Brandon Hugh drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-36 |
| 01:40 | Samford | Brandon Hugh steals it from Fredric Smith | 35-36 |
| 01:37 | SE Missouri State | Pierre Depaz can't finish the layup | 35-36 |
| 01:35 | SE Missouri State | Brandon Hugh pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 01:25 | SE Missouri State | Brandon Hugh is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Brandon Hugh, team foul #9 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Samford | Ian Cox (SG), Maurice Parish (SF), Bert Dunagan (PF) Edward Zdrojkowski, William Topete, Bryan Gomes | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Brian Jackson (PG), Clyde Underwood (SG), Patrick Summers (SF) Barney Noble, Melvin Davis, Brandon Hugh | |
| 01:13 | Samford | Fredric Smith knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Maurice Parish | 37-36 |
| 01:08 | SE Missouri State | Brian Jackson drills a jumper near the basket set up by Pierre Depaz | 37-38 |
| 00:47 | Samford | Bert Dunagan misses short on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Patrick Summers - foul #1 on Patrick Summers, team foul #10 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Bryan Gomes (C) Fredric Smith | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 00:47 | Samford | Bert Dunagan makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 00:47 | Samford | Bert Dunagan makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 00:26 | SE Missouri State | Brian Jackson drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Patrick Summers | 39-40 |
| 00:01 | Samford | Bryan Gomes jams it | 41-40 |
| 00:00 | SE Missouri State | Patrick Summers comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 41-40 |