| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Johnston (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Lohmann (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Tribble (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Richardson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Earl Loera (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jeremy Peck (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Branko Lakowski (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Dorrough (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lino Zarrineh (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Oscar Fagin (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | James Dorrough inbounds the ball | 23-28 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh is open and buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Branko Lakowski | 23-30 |
| 19:26 | Notre Dame | James Richardson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Lino Zarrineh - foul #2 on Lino Zarrineh, team foul #1 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Mills (SG), Donald Williams (PF), Harold Pierce (C) Branko Lakowski, Lino Zarrineh, Oscar Fagin | |
| 19:26 | Notre Dame | James Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 19:26 | Notre Dame | James Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 19:24 | Samford | Jeremy Peck is fouled in the backcourt by James Richardson - foul #1 on James Richardson, team foul #1 | 25-30 |
| 19:19 | Samford | Harold Pierce makes the wide open floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Dennis Mills | 25-32 |
| 19:01 | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston scores on a jumpshot from the left wing and the foul's on James Dorrough - foul #3 on James Dorrough, team foul #2 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Samford | Branko Lakowski (SG), Lino Zarrineh (SF), Oscar Fagin (C) Dennis Mills, James Dorrough, Harold Pierce | |
| 19:01 | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston makes the free throw | 28-32 |
| 18:37 | Samford | Donald Williams makes the 3 from the right wing | 28-35 |
| 18:21 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Michael Johnston | 30-35 |
| 18:00 | Samford | Branko Lakowski is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Lino Zarrineh | 30-38 |
| 17:47 | Notre Dame | James Richardson misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 30-38 |
| 17:46 | Samford | Oscar Fagin grabs the board | 30-38 |
| 17:22 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh scores on a jumper in the lane and he's fouled by Earl Loera - foul #2 on Earl Loera, team foul #2 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Steffen (PG), Phillip Rawley (PF), Timothy Price (C) Michael Johnston, James Richardson, Earl Loera | |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Mills (SG), Harold Pierce (C) Donald Williams, Oscar Fagin | |
| 17:22 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh misses the free throw | 30-40 |
| 17:22 | Notre Dame | Timothy Price grabs the defensive rebound | 30-40 |
| 17:00 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Steffen | 32-40 |
| 16:45 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh misses short on an open jump hook from the baseline | 32-40 |
| 16:44 | Notre Dame | Timothy Price pulls down the rebound | 32-40 |
| 16:19 | Notre Dame | Phillip Rawley is hacked by Branko Lakowski - foul #1 on Branko Lakowski, team foul #3 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Williams (SG), Oscar Fagin (C) Dennis Mills, Harold Pierce | |
| 16:03 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Phillip Rawley | 34-40 |
| 15:46 | Samford | Branko Lakowski is open but misses the lay-in | 34-40 |
| 15:45 | Notre Dame | Phillip Rawley snags the defensive board | 34-40 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - John Steffen (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Lohmann (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Tribble (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Phillip Rawley (fairly fresh) C - Timothy Price (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jeremy Peck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donald Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - Branko Lakowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Lino Zarrineh (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Oscar Fagin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Notre Dame | Donald Williams is called for the reach on John Steffen - foul #2 on Donald Williams, team foul #4 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas (PG), James Richardson (PF), Earl Loera (C) John Steffen, Phillip Rawley, Timothy Price | |
| Subs | Samford | Antione Gallo (PG), James Dorrough (SF), Harold Pierce (C) Jeremy Peck, Lino Zarrineh, Oscar Fagin | |
| 15:21 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann is hacked by Donald Williams - foul #3 on Donald Williams, team foul #5 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Samford | Jeremy Peck (PG), Dennis Mills (SG), Oscar Fagin (C) Antione Gallo, Branko Lakowski, Harold Pierce | |
| 15:06 | Notre Dame | Donald Williams steps in front of the Joel Thomas pass | 34-40 |
| 15:04 | Samford | Jeremy Peck is fouled in the backcourt by James Richardson - foul #2 on James Richardson, team foul #3 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston (SG) Michael Tribble | |
| Subs | Samford | Lino Zarrineh (PF), Harold Pierce (C) Dennis Mills, Oscar Fagin | |
| 14:45 | Samford | Jeremy Peck comes up short on the runner in the paint | 34-40 |
| 14:43 | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas pulls down the rebound | 34-40 |
| 14:28 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera misses short on a shot from close range but the foul's on Donald Williams - foul #4 on Donald Williams, team foul #6 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Phillip Rawley (PF) James Richardson | |
| Subs | Samford | Branko Lakowski (SG), Oscar Fagin (C) Donald Williams, Harold Pierce | |
| 14:28 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 14:28 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 14:26 | Samford | Phillip Rawley is called for the reach on Jeremy Peck in the backcourt - foul #2 on Phillip Rawley, team foul #4 | 36-40 |
| 14:05 | Samford | James Dorrough's layup is rejected by Earl Loera | 36-40 |
| 14:03 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Joel Thomas | 36-40 |
| 13:50 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Oscar Fagin - foul #1 on Oscar Fagin, team foul #7 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Nathan Rogers (PG), John Steffen (SG), Michael Tribble (SF) Joel Thomas, Michael Johnston, David Lohmann | |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Mills (SG), Harold Pierce (C) Lino Zarrineh, Oscar Fagin | |
| 13:50 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 13:50 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 13:24 | Samford | Jeremy Peck can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Tribble - foul #2 on Michael Tribble, team foul #5 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Richardson (PF), Timothy Price (C) Phillip Rawley, Earl Loera | |
| Subs | Samford | Lino Zarrineh (PF), Oscar Fagin (C) Dennis Mills, Harold Pierce | |
| 13:24 | Samford | Jeremy Peck makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 13:24 | Samford | Jeremy Peck makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 13:11 | Notre Dame | James Richardson is fouled on the floor by Branko Lakowski - foul #2 on Branko Lakowski, team foul #8 | 38-42 |
| 13:11 | Notre Dame | James Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 13:11 | Notre Dame | James Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 13:11 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh grabs the defensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 12:42 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh clanks a jumper from the baseline | 39-42 |
| 12:40 | Notre Dame | James Richardson gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| 12:23 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Peck steps in front of the Timothy Price pass | 39-42 |
| 12:18 | Samford | Jeremy Peck misses the dunk | 39-42 |
| 12:17 | Samford | Oscar Fagin tips it but misses | 39-42 |
| 12:16 | Samford | Branko Lakowski hits the follow up shot | 39-44 |
| 11:57 | Notre Dame | John Steffen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 11:56 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble tips it but misses | 39-44 |
| 11:55 | Samford | Branko Lakowski gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 11:34 | Samford | Oscar Fagin knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from James Dorrough and he's hacked by John Steffen - foul #2 on John Steffen, team foul #6 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas (PG), Michael Johnston (SG), David Lohmann (SF), Phillip Rawley (PF), Earl Loera (C) Nathan Rogers, John Steffen, Michael Tribble, James Richardson, Timothy Price | |
| Subs | Samford | Antione Gallo (PG), Dennis Mills (SG) Jeremy Peck, Lino Zarrineh | |
| 11:34 | Samford | Oscar Fagin makes the free throw | 39-47 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joel Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Michael Johnston (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Lohmann (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Phillip Rawley (fresh) C - Earl Loera (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Antione Gallo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dennis Mills (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Dorrough (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Branko Lakowski (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Oscar Fagin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas is fouled on the floor by Antione Gallo - foul #1 on Antione Gallo, team foul #9 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Samford | Jeremy Peck (PG), Lino Zarrineh (PF), Harold Pierce (C) Antione Gallo, Branko Lakowski, Oscar Fagin | |
| 11:13 | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 11:13 | Samford | Harold Pierce gets the rebound | 39-47 |
| 10:52 | Samford | James Dorrough clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-47 |
| 10:51 | Notre Dame | Phillip Rawley snags the defensive board | 39-47 |
| 10:47 | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-47 |
| 10:46 | Samford | Harold Pierce gets the rebound | 39-47 |
| 10:44 | Samford | Jeremy Peck's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Samford | Branko Lakowski (SG) Dennis Mills | |
| 10:36 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-47 |
| 10:34 | Notre Dame | Phillip Rawley tips it home | 41-47 |
| 10:30 | Samford | Joel Thomas is called for the reach on Branko Lakowski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joel Thomas, team foul #7 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble (SF) Joel Thomas | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 10:30 | Samford | Branko Lakowski misses the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 10:30 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera gets the rebound | 41-47 |
| 10:19 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera double dribbles | 41-47 |
| 10:14 | Samford | Branko Lakowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-47 |
| 09:51 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but he's hacked by Jeremy Peck - foul #2 on Jeremy Peck, team foul #10 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Timothy Price (C) Earl Loera | |
| Subs | Samford | Oscar Fagin (C) Harold Pierce | |
| 09:51 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann misses the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 09:51 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann misses the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 09:51 | Samford | Oscar Fagin pulls down the rebound | 41-47 |
| 09:31 | Samford | Michael Johnston picks off the pass by Oscar Fagin | 41-47 |
| 09:22 | Notre Dame | Lino Zarrineh is called for the reach on Timothy Price - foul #3 on Lino Zarrineh, team foul #11 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Nathan Rogers (PG), James Richardson (PF) Michael Tribble, Phillip Rawley | |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Mills (SG), Harold Pierce (C) Lino Zarrineh, Oscar Fagin | |
| 09:22 | Notre Dame | Timothy Price misses the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 09:22 | Notre Dame | Timothy Price makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 09:20 | Samford | Nathan Rogers takes the ball from James Dorrough in the backcourt | 42-47 |
| 09:18 | Notre Dame | Nathan Rogers lays it up and in | 44-47 |
| 08:49 | Samford | Dennis Mills connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 08:20 | Notre Dame | The short jumper by David Lohmann is denied by Harold Pierce | 44-50 |
| 08:19 | Notre Dame | Timothy Price gets the offensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 08:11 | Notre Dame | James Richardson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Steffen (PG), Phillip Rawley (PF), Earl Loera (C) Nathan Rogers, James Richardson, Timothy Price | |
| Subs | Samford | Lino Zarrineh (PF), Oscar Fagin (C) Dennis Mills, Harold Pierce | |
| 08:09 | Samford | Michael Johnston picks off the pass by Branko Lakowski in the backcourt | 44-50 |
| 07:54 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by John Steffen | 46-50 |
| 07:40 | Samford | The short jumper by Lino Zarrineh is denied by Earl Loera | 46-50 |
| 07:38 | Samford | James Dorrough pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 07:38 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas (PG) Michael Johnston | |
| Subs | Samford | Antione Gallo (PG), Donald Williams (SG) Jeremy Peck, Branko Lakowski | |
| 07:17 | Samford | Donald Williams misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-50 |
| 07:15 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera gets the rebound | 46-50 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joel Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SG - John Steffen (fresh) 3 ast. SF - David Lohmann (tiring) 14 pts. 2 stl. PF - Phillip Rawley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Earl Loera (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Antione Gallo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. SF - James Dorrough (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lino Zarrineh (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Oscar Fagin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:58 | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-50 |
| 06:35 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Donald Williams | 49-52 |
| 06:07 | Notre Dame | John Steffen misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-52 |
| 06:05 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann tips it in | 51-52 |
| 05:43 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh can't connect on a runner in the paint | 51-52 |
| 05:42 | Samford | Donald Williams snags the offensive board | 51-52 |
| 05:22 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 51-52 |
| 05:20 | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas grabs the board | 51-52 |
| 05:06 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann makes the shot from the free throw line set up by John Steffen and he's hacked by Lino Zarrineh - foul #4 on Lino Zarrineh, team foul #12 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Nathan Rogers (PG), Michael Johnston (SF), James Richardson (PF), Timothy Price (C) Joel Thomas, John Steffen, Phillip Rawley, Earl Loera | |
| Subs | Samford | Jeremy Peck (PG), Branko Lakowski (SF), Harold Pierce (C) Antione Gallo, James Dorrough, Oscar Fagin | |
| 05:06 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann makes the free throw | 54-52 |
| 04:37 | Samford | Branko Lakowski scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 54-54 |
| 04:23 | Notre Dame | James Richardson connects on the runner from close range on a nice dish by David Lohmann | 56-54 |
| 04:00 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh is fouled on the floor by James Richardson - foul #3 on James Richardson, team foul #8 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble (SF) David Lohmann | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 04:00 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 04:00 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 03:34 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble misses the floater from the right wing | 56-56 |
| 03:33 | Samford | Branko Lakowski gets the rebound | 56-56 |
| 03:10 | Samford | Donald Williams can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-56 |
| 03:08 | Notre Dame | James Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-56 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Nathan Rogers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Johnston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Tribble (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Richardson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Price (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jeremy Peck (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Donald Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. SF - Lino Zarrineh (tired) 15 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Branko Lakowski (tired) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Pierce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Notre Dame | James Richardson hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Johnston | 58-56 |
| 02:53 | Samford | Michael Johnston steals the ball from Lino Zarrineh in the backcourt | 58-56 |
| 02:53 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas (PG), John Steffen (SG), Phillip Rawley (PF), Earl Loera (C) Nathan Rogers, Michael Johnston, James Richardson, Timothy Price | |
| Subs | Samford | James Dorrough (SF), Oscar Fagin (C) Lino Zarrineh, Harold Pierce | |
| 02:44 | Notre Dame | John Steffen is hacked by James Dorrough - foul #4 on James Dorrough, team foul #13 | 58-56 |
| 02:44 | Notre Dame | John Steffen makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 02:44 | Notre Dame | John Steffen makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 02:15 | Samford | Jeremy Peck buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Branko Lakowski | 60-58 |
| 02:01 | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Lohmann (SF) Michael Tribble | |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Mills (SG) James Dorrough | |
| 01:32 | Samford | Dennis Mills loses the ball out of bounds | 60-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble (SF), James Richardson (PF) John Steffen, Phillip Rawley | |
| Subs | Samford | James Dorrough (SF), Lino Zarrineh (PF) Dennis Mills, Donald Williams | |
| 01:20 | Notre Dame | James Richardson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Lino Zarrineh - foul #5 on Lino Zarrineh, team foul #14 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Williams (PF) Lino Zarrineh | |
| 01:20 | Notre Dame | James Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 01:20 | Notre Dame | James Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:54 | Samford | James Richardson is called for the reach on Oscar Fagin - foul #4 on James Richardson, team foul #9 | 62-58 |
| 00:54 | Samford | Oscar Fagin misses the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:54 | Notre Dame | James Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:26 | Notre Dame | James Richardson is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Joel Thomas | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:22 | Samford | Donald Williams hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-61 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:19 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann is hacked by Branko Lakowski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Branko Lakowski, team foul #15 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Steffen (SG) Michael Tribble | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:19 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann misses the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:19 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:13 | Samford | Jeremy Peck is hacked by Earl Loera - foul #3 on Earl Loera, team foul #10 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble (SF) John Steffen | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:13 | Samford | Jeremy Peck makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:13 | Samford | Jeremy Peck makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:12 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble is hacked by Branko Lakowski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Branko Lakowski, team foul #16 | 65-63 |
| 00:12 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:12 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:08 | Samford | James Dorrough's pass is intercepted by David Lohmann in the backcourt | 67-63 |
| 00:07 | Notre Dame | James Dorrough is called for the reach on Joel Thomas - foul #5 on James Dorrough, team foul #17 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Steffen (SG) Michael Tribble | |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Mills (SG) James Dorrough | |
| 00:07 | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:07 | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:03 | Samford | Jeremy Peck makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Dennis Mills | 69-66 |
| 00:02 | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Jeremy Peck - foul #3 on Jeremy Peck, team foul #18 | 69-66 |
| 00:02 | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:02 | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Samford | Branko Lakowski misses long on a halfcourt shot | 71-66 |