| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jeremy Peck (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Branko Lakowski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Dorrough (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lino Zarrineh (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Oscar Fagin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - James Quinn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Chamberlin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tom Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Seiter (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Durst (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | James Dorrough inbounds the ball | 32-22 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Samford | James Durst is called for the reach on Oscar Fagin - foul #1 on James Durst, team foul #1 | 32-22 |
| Subs | Samford | Harold Pierce (C) Oscar Fagin | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 19:30 | Samford | Jeremy Peck clanks a shot from the left wing | 32-22 |
| 19:28 | Samford | James Dorrough grabs the offensive rebound | 32-22 |
| 19:04 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh lays it up and in | 34-22 |
| 18:50 | Louisiana Tech | James Quinn misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-22 |
| 18:49 | Samford | Harold Pierce grabs the board | 34-22 |
| 18:28 | Samford | James Durst is called for the reach on Jeremy Peck - foul #2 on James Durst, team foul #2 | 34-22 |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Williams (SG), Oscar Fagin (C) Branko Lakowski, Harold Pierce | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 18:00 | Samford | Donald Williams misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-22 |
| 17:58 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Raymond Seiter | 34-22 |
| 17:38 | Louisiana Tech | James Durst connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Chamberlin | 34-25 |
| 17:20 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh buries a shot from the right side | 36-25 |
| 17:06 | Louisiana Tech | Raymond Seiter hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 36-25 |
| 17:05 | Samford | Jeremy Peck snags the defensive board | 36-25 |
| 16:42 | Samford | James Durst is called for the reach on Jeremy Peck - foul #3 on James Durst, team foul #3 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Samford | Branko Lakowski (SG), Harold Pierce (C) Donald Williams, Oscar Fagin | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Sean Bragdon (PG), Andrew Dejesus (SG), Todd Cooley (PF), James Nelson (C) James Quinn, Charles Chamberlin, Raymond Seiter, James Durst | |
| 16:19 | Samford | Harold Pierce's pass is intercepted by Sean Bragdon | 36-25 |
| 16:16 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Cooley misses the easy layup | 36-25 |
| 16:15 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh grabs the defensive rebound | 36-25 |
| 15:56 | Samford | Andrew Dejesus takes the ball from James Dorrough | 36-25 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jeremy Peck (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Branko Lakowski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Dorrough (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lino Zarrineh (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Pierce (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Sean Bragdon (fresh) SG - Andrew Dejesus (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Tom Coleman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Cooley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Nelson (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Louisiana Tech | Tom Coleman scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Sean Bragdon | 36-28 |
| 15:31 | Samford | Jeremy Peck is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Jeremy Peck, team foul #1 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Williams (PF), Oscar Fagin (C) James Dorrough, Harold Pierce | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Quinn (PG), Raymond Seiter (PF), James Durst (C) Tom Coleman, Todd Cooley, James Nelson | |
| 15:20 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Dejesus loses the ball out of bounds | 36-28 |
| 14:55 | Samford | Jeremy Peck misses the lay-in | 36-28 |
| 14:53 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh misses the tip | 36-28 |
| 14:52 | Samford | Oscar Fagin snags the offensive board | 36-28 |
| 14:25 | Samford | Donald Williams hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Oscar Fagin | 39-28 |
| 14:06 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Dejesus buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Sean Bragdon | 39-31 |
| 13:48 | Samford | Jeremy Peck can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-31 |
| 13:46 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Dejesus grabs the board | 39-31 |
| 13:27 | Louisiana Tech | Raymond Seiter banks in the layup on a great pass from James Quinn | 39-33 |
| 13:03 | Samford | Jeremy Peck makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Lino Zarrineh | 42-33 |
| 12:50 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Dejesus evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-33 |
| 12:48 | Louisiana Tech | James Durst pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 12:35 | Louisiana Tech | Jeremy Peck steals it from James Quinn | 42-33 |
| 12:08 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh is fouled on the floor by Raymond Seiter - foul #2 on Raymond Seiter, team foul #4 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Samford | Antione Gallo (PG), James Dorrough (SF), Harold Pierce (C) Jeremy Peck, Donald Williams, Oscar Fagin | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Eugene Lofgren (PG), Charles Chamberlin (SG), Tom Coleman (SF), Todd Cooley (PF), James Nelson (C) James Quinn, Sean Bragdon, Andrew Dejesus, Raymond Seiter, James Durst | |
| 11:57 | Samford | Harold Pierce scores on a floater in the paint set up by Lino Zarrineh | 44-33 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Antione Gallo (fresh) SG - Branko Lakowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Dorrough (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lino Zarrineh (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Harold Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Eugene Lofgren (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Chamberlin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tom Coleman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Cooley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Nelson (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Chamberlin comes up short on the shot in the lane | 44-33 |
| 11:40 | Samford | Harold Pierce grabs the board | 44-33 |
| 11:12 | Samford | Branko Lakowski misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-33 |
| 11:10 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Cooley gets the rebound | 44-33 |
| 10:52 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Chamberlin is denied on a layup by Lino Zarrineh | 44-33 |
| 10:50 | Samford | Harold Pierce snags the defensive board | 44-33 |
| 10:28 | Samford | Harold Pierce misses badly on a jumper from close range | 44-33 |
| 10:27 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Cooley gets the rebound | 44-33 |
| 10:03 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Cooley is alone and throws it down set up by Charles Chamberlin | 44-35 |
| 09:39 | Samford | Branko Lakowski hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Antione Gallo | 47-35 |
| 09:20 | Louisiana Tech | Eugene Lofgren's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-35 |
| Subs | Samford | Jeremy Peck (PG), Dennis Mills (SG), Donald Williams (PF), Oscar Fagin (C) Antione Gallo, Branko Lakowski, Lino Zarrineh, Harold Pierce | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Quinn (PG), Sean Bragdon (SG), Raymond Seiter (PF), James Durst (C) Eugene Lofgren, Charles Chamberlin, Todd Cooley, James Nelson | |
| 08:54 | Samford | Jeremy Peck buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from James Dorrough | 49-35 |
| 08:28 | Louisiana Tech | Jeremy Peck steps in front of the James Durst pass | 49-35 |
| 07:59 | Samford | Donald Williams can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-35 |
| 07:57 | Louisiana Tech | Raymond Seiter gets the rebound | 49-35 |
| 07:40 | Louisiana Tech | Tom Coleman clanks a shot from the right wing | 49-35 |
| 07:39 | Samford | Oscar Fagin pulls down the rebound | 49-35 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jeremy Peck (fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Dennis Mills (fresh) SF - James Dorrough (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Donald Williams (fresh) 6 pts. C - Oscar Fagin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - James Quinn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sean Bragdon (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Tom Coleman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Seiter (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Durst (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:32 | Samford | Donald Williams's floater is tipped away by Raymond Seiter | 49-35 |
| 07:31 | Samford | Jeremy Peck tips it in | 51-35 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:16 | Louisiana Tech | Oscar Fagin steals the ball from Raymond Seiter | 51-35 |
| 06:49 | Samford | James Dorrough comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-35 |
| 06:47 | Samford | Donald Williams can't tip it in | 51-35 |
| 06:45 | Louisiana Tech | Sean Bragdon pulls down the rebound | 51-35 |
| 06:41 | Louisiana Tech | Sean Bragdon misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 51-35 |
| 06:40 | Samford | Oscar Fagin grabs the defensive rebound | 51-35 |
| 06:13 | Samford | Jeremy Peck misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-35 |
| 06:11 | Louisiana Tech | Tom Coleman pulls down the rebound | 51-35 |
| 06:06 | Louisiana Tech | Sean Bragdon scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Tom Coleman | 51-38 |
| 05:47 | Samford | Donald Williams misses the shot from the left side | 51-38 |
| 05:46 | Louisiana Tech | James Quinn gets the rebound | 51-38 |
| 05:29 | Louisiana Tech | Sean Bragdon clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-38 |
| 05:28 | Samford | Donald Williams grabs the board | 51-38 |
| 05:02 | Samford | Oscar Fagin buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Jeremy Peck and he's hacked by James Durst - foul #4 on James Durst, team foul #5 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Branko Lakowski (SG), Lino Zarrineh (PF), Harold Pierce (C) Dennis Mills, James Dorrough, Donald Williams | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Eugene Lofgren (PG), Charles Chamberlin (SG), Andrew Dejesus (SF), Todd Cooley (PF), James Nelson (C) James Quinn, Sean Bragdon, Tom Coleman, Raymond Seiter, James Durst | |
| 05:02 | Samford | Oscar Fagin misses the free throw | 53-38 |
| 05:02 | Louisiana Tech | James Nelson grabs the board | 53-38 |
| 04:41 | Louisiana Tech | James Nelson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-38 |
| 04:39 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh grabs the board | 53-38 |
| 04:12 | Samford | Eugene Lofgren steals the ball from Harold Pierce | 53-38 |
| 04:07 | Louisiana Tech | Eugene Lofgren lays it up and in | 53-40 |
| 03:52 | Samford | Branko Lakowski connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Lino Zarrineh and he's hacked by James Nelson - foul #1 on James Nelson, team foul #6 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Samford | James Dorrough (SF) Oscar Fagin | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kristopher Jasmin (SF) Charles Chamberlin | |
| 03:52 | Samford | Branko Lakowski makes the free throw | 56-40 |
| 03:44 | Louisiana Tech | Kristopher Jasmin hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Andrew Dejesus | 56-43 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Samford | Branko Lakowski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-43 |
| 03:28 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh grabs the offensive board | 56-43 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jeremy Peck (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Branko Lakowski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Dorrough (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Lino Zarrineh (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Harold Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Eugene Lofgren (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Andrew Dejesus (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Kristopher Jasmin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Todd Cooley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Nelson (fresh) | |
| 02:59 | Samford | Branko Lakowski can't finish the layup | 56-43 |
| 02:57 | Samford | Harold Pierce snags the offensive board | 56-43 |
| 02:35 | Samford | Jeremy Peck throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-43 |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Williams (PF) James Dorrough | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Allan Maley (PG) James Nelson | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:25 | Louisiana Tech | Allan Maley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-43 |
| 02:23 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Cooley gets the offensive rebound | 56-43 |
| 02:10 | Louisiana Tech | Harold Pierce is called for the reach on Allan Maley - foul #2 on Harold Pierce, team foul #2 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Samford | Oscar Fagin (C) Harold Pierce | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Sean Bragdon (SG) Eugene Lofgren | |
| 02:01 | Louisiana Tech | Jeremy Peck steals it from Sean Bragdon | 56-43 |
| 01:40 | Samford | Donald Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-43 |
| 01:39 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Dejesus snags the defensive board | 56-43 |
| 01:33 | Louisiana Tech | Oscar Fagin is called for the reach on Kristopher Jasmin - foul #2 on Oscar Fagin, team foul #3 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Samford | James Dorrough (SF) Donald Williams | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Eugene Lofgren (PG), James Nelson (C) Allan Maley, Kristopher Jasmin | |
| 01:19 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Cooley misses badly on the uncontested shot near the basket | 56-43 |
| 01:18 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Cooley pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-43 |
| 01:08 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Dejesus is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 56-43 |
| 01:06 | Samford | Jeremy Peck gets the rebound | 56-43 |
| 00:46 | Samford | Jeremy Peck knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 59-43 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Cooley misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Oscar Fagin - foul #3 on Oscar Fagin, team foul #4 | 59-43 |
| 00:41 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Cooley makes the 1st free throw | 59-44 |
| 00:41 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Cooley makes the 2nd free throw | 59-45 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Samford | James Dorrough misses badly on a floater from the right side | 59-45 |
| 00:11 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh tips it home | 61-45 |
| 00:05 | Louisiana Tech | Sean Bragdon is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 61-45 |
| 00:03 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Dejesus misses the tip | 61-45 |
| 00:02 | Louisiana Tech | James Nelson grabs the offensive board | 61-45 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | The clock runs out | 61-45 |