| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Lenny Astorga (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harvey Claborn (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Albert Goggins (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Henry Dove (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Joseph Meredith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Mertens (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Patrick Spencer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Lamar (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Helwig (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal State Northridge | Albert Goggins inbounds the ball | 40-37 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:32 | Cal State Northridge | Albert Goggins lays it up and in on a great pass from Lenny Astorga | 42-37 |
| 19:09 | Samford | Joseph Meredith drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Scott Mertens | 42-39 |
| 18:44 | Cal State Northridge | John Harris misses the shot from the left side | 42-39 |
| 18:43 | Samford | Charles Helwig grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 18:21 | Samford | Patrick Spencer's floater is tipped away by John Harris | 42-39 |
| 18:20 | Samford | Charles Helwig tips it home | 42-41 |
| 18:03 | Cal State Northridge | Albert Goggins buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Harvey Claborn | 45-41 |
| 17:46 | Samford | Joseph Meredith scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Scott Mertens | 45-43 |
| 17:39 | Cal State Northridge | Harvey Claborn makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by John Harris | 48-43 |
| 17:27 | Samford | Henry Dove blocks the short jumper by Charles Helwig | 48-43 |
| 17:25 | Samford | Charles Helwig tips it in | 48-45 |
| 17:10 | Cal State Northridge | Harvey Claborn connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-45 |
| 16:48 | Samford | Joseph Meredith connects on the jumper from the right block | 51-47 |
| 16:27 | Cal State Northridge | Albert Goggins clanks a 3 from the left corner | 51-47 |
| 16:25 | Cal State Northridge | The offensive rebound goes to John Harris | 51-47 |
| 16:09 | Cal State Northridge | Lenny Astorga clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 16:07 | Samford | Patrick Spencer pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| 15:47 | Samford | Lenny Astorga steals it from Charles Helwig | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Lenny Astorga (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harvey Claborn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Goggins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - John Harris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Henry Dove (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Joseph Meredith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Mertens (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Patrick Spencer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Lamar (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Helwig (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Dove misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 51-47 |
| 15:23 | Cal State Northridge | Lenny Astorga gets the offensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 15:08 | Cal State Northridge | Lenny Astorga drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Harvey Claborn | 54-47 |
| 14:48 | Samford | Patrick Spencer is called for traveling | 54-47 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Richard Moline (PG), Thomas Watkins (SG), Scott Patterson (SF), Jon Workman (PF), Eric Sosebee (C) Lenny Astorga, Harvey Claborn, Albert Goggins, John Harris, Henry Dove | |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski (PG), Chuck Neely (SG), Thomas Parks (SF), Martin Buffington (PF), Joseph Manning (C) Joseph Meredith, Scott Mertens, Patrick Spencer, Joseph Lamar, Charles Helwig | |
| 14:31 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Moline buries a 3 from straight away | 57-47 |
| 14:11 | Samford | Martin Buffington comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 57-47 |
| 14:09 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Jon Workman | 57-47 |
| 13:46 | Cal State Northridge | Jon Workman clanks a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Joseph Manning - foul #1 on Joseph Manning, team foul #1 | 57-47 |
| 13:46 | Cal State Northridge | Jon Workman misses the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 13:46 | Cal State Northridge | Jon Workman makes the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 13:34 | Samford | Chuck Neely knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-50 |
| 13:16 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Patterson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-50 |
| 13:15 | Samford | Martin Buffington pulls down the rebound | 58-50 |
| 12:57 | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Chuck Neely | 58-52 |
| 12:39 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Patterson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Moline | 60-52 |
| 12:34 | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jon Workman - foul #1 on Jon Workman, team foul #1 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Lenny Astorga (PG), Harvey Claborn (SG), John Harris (PF), Henry Dove (C) Richard Moline, Thomas Watkins, Jon Workman, Eric Sosebee | |
| Subs | Samford | Scott Mertens (SG), Patrick Spencer (SF), Joseph Lamar (PF), Charles Helwig (C) Chuck Neely, Thomas Parks, Martin Buffington, Joseph Manning | |
| 12:34 | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 12:34 | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 12:24 | Cal State Northridge | Lenny Astorga makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Harvey Claborn | 62-54 |
| 12:12 | Samford | Charles Helwig's fadeaway is rejected by Henry Dove | 62-54 |
| 12:10 | Cal State Northridge | John Harris gets the rebound | 62-54 |
| 12:06 | Cal State Northridge | Lenny Astorga misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-54 |
| 12:04 | Cal State Northridge | John Harris can't tip it in | 62-54 |
| 12:03 | Samford | Joseph Lamar snags the defensive board | 62-54 |
| 11:42 | Samford | Patrick Spencer is whistled for a carry | 62-54 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Meredith (PG) Kevin Chudzinski | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Lenny Astorga (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harvey Claborn (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scott Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Henry Dove (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Joseph Meredith (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Mertens (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Patrick Spencer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Lamar (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Helwig (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Helwig steals the ball from Scott Patterson | 62-54 |
| 11:01 | Samford | Patrick Spencer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-54 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Albert Goggins (SF) Scott Patterson | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 10:50 | Cal State Northridge | Harvey Claborn makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Lenny Astorga | 65-54 |
| 10:34 | Samford | Harvey Claborn is called for the reach on Charles Helwig - foul #3 on Harvey Claborn, team foul #2 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Richard Moline (SG), Jon Workman (PF) Harvey Claborn, John Harris | |
| Subs | Samford | Martin Buffington (PF), Joseph Manning (C) Joseph Lamar, Charles Helwig | |
| 10:11 | Samford | Martin Buffington hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 65-54 |
| 10:10 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Dove gets the rebound | 65-54 |
| 10:00 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Dove comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-54 |
| 09:58 | Samford | Martin Buffington grabs the board | 65-54 |
| 09:39 | Samford | Scott Mertens clanks a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Richard Moline - foul #2 on Richard Moline, team foul #3 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Harvey Claborn (SG), Scott Patterson (SF), John Harris (PF) Richard Moline, Albert Goggins, Jon Workman | |
| Subs | Samford | Chuck Neely (SF), Joseph Lamar (PF) Patrick Spencer, Joseph Manning | |
| 09:39 | Samford | Scott Mertens makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 09:39 | Samford | Scott Mertens makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 09:20 | Cal State Northridge | John Harris drills a runner in the paint | 67-56 |
| 09:01 | Samford | Chuck Neely makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Meredith | 67-59 |
| 08:41 | Cal State Northridge | Harvey Claborn misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-59 |
| 08:39 | Samford | Scott Mertens snags the defensive board | 67-59 |
| 08:14 | Samford | Martin Buffington is hacked by Scott Patterson - foul #4 on Scott Patterson, team foul #4 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Richard Moline (PG), Albert Goggins (SF), Jon Workman (C) Lenny Astorga, Scott Patterson, Henry Dove | |
| Subs | Samford | Patrick Spencer (SF), Charles Helwig (C) Scott Mertens, Martin Buffington | |
| 08:02 | Samford | Joseph Meredith hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 67-59 |
| 08:00 | Cal State Northridge | Harvey Claborn pulls down the rebound | 67-59 |
| 07:53 | Cal State Northridge | Harvey Claborn misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-59 |
| 07:51 | Cal State Northridge | Jon Workman snags the offensive board | 67-59 |
| 07:30 | Cal State Northridge | Jon Workman's pass is intercepted by Charles Helwig | 67-59 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Richard Moline (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harvey Claborn (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Albert Goggins (fresh) 9 pts. PF - John Harris (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Jon Workman (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Joseph Meredith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chuck Neely (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Patrick Spencer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Lamar (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Helwig (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:14 | Samford | Joseph Meredith can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 67-59 |
| 07:12 | Samford | Charles Helwig grabs the offensive rebound | 67-59 |
| 07:02 | Samford | Charles Helwig misses the jumper from the right wing | 67-59 |
| 07:00 | Samford | Joseph Lamar tips it back up and in | 67-61 |
| 06:48 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Moline scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Harvey Claborn | 69-61 |
| 06:42 | Samford | Joseph Meredith's fadeaway is rejected by Albert Goggins | 69-61 |
| 06:40 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Harvey Claborn | 69-61 |
| 06:18 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Moline misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 69-61 |
| 06:16 | Samford | Joseph Lamar gets the rebound | 69-61 |
| 06:07 | Samford | Joseph Lamar buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Meredith | 69-64 |
| 05:46 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Helwig steals the ball from Harvey Claborn | 69-64 |
| 05:33 | Samford | Chuck Neely can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 69-64 |
| 05:32 | Samford | Joseph Lamar misses the tip | 69-64 |
| 05:30 | Samford | Charles Helwig tips it but misses | 69-64 |
| 05:29 | Cal State Northridge | Albert Goggins grabs the board | 69-64 |
| 05:29 | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-64 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Lenny Astorga (PG), Scott Patterson (SF), Henry Dove (C) Harvey Claborn, Albert Goggins, John Harris | |
| Subs | Samford | Scott Mertens (SG), Martin Buffington (PF) Chuck Neely, Joseph Lamar | |
| 05:16 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Moline scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Lenny Astorga | 71-64 |
| 05:03 | Samford | Scott Mertens is called for traveling | 71-64 |
| 04:43 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Patterson's fadeaway is rejected by Martin Buffington | 71-64 |
| 04:42 | Cal State Northridge | Jon Workman tips it back up and in | 73-64 |
| 04:19 | Samford | Patrick Spencer buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Joseph Meredith | 73-66 |
| 03:58 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Patterson loses the ball out of bounds | 73-66 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Harvey Claborn (SG), John Harris (PF) Richard Moline, Jon Workman | |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski (PG), Joseph Lamar (PF) Joseph Meredith, Martin Buffington | |
| 03:40 | Samford | Charles Helwig misses the turnaround from the right block | 73-66 |
| 03:38 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to John Harris | 73-66 |
| 03:29 | Cal State Northridge | Harvey Claborn is fouled on the floor by Joseph Lamar - foul #2 on Joseph Lamar, team foul #2 | 73-66 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Lenny Astorga (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Harvey Claborn (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Scott Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - John Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Henry Dove (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Kevin Chudzinski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Mertens (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - Patrick Spencer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Lamar (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Helwig (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 4 stl. | |
| 03:11 | Cal State Northridge | Harvey Claborn loses the dribble to Charles Helwig | 73-66 |
| 02:57 | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Lamar | 73-69 |
| 02:37 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Dove knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Harvey Claborn | 75-69 |
| 02:11 | Samford | Charles Helwig scores on a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Scott Mertens | 75-71 |
| 02:07 | Cal State Northridge | Lenny Astorga misses the 3 from the left wing | 75-71 |
| 02:06 | Samford | Patrick Spencer snags the defensive board | 75-71 |
| 01:48 | Samford | Charles Helwig double dribbles | 75-71 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Meredith (PG) Kevin Chudzinski | |
| 01:36 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Dove is hacked by Charles Helwig - foul #2 on Charles Helwig, team foul #3 | 75-71 |
| 01:16 | Cal State Northridge | Lenny Astorga scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Harvey Claborn | 78-71 |
| 00:55 | Samford | Patrick Spencer clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 78-71 |
| 00:54 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Dove gets the rebound | 78-71 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:53 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Dove is hacked by Joseph Meredith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Meredith, team foul #4 | 78-71 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Richard Moline (SG), Albert Goggins (PF) Harvey Claborn, John Harris | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:51 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Mertens is called for the reach on Richard Moline - foul #1 on Scott Mertens, team foul #5 | 78-71 |
| 00:49 | Cal State Northridge | Lenny Astorga is fouled on the floor by Joseph Meredith - foul #4 on Joseph Meredith, team foul #6 | 78-71 |
| 00:46 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Helwig is called for the reach on Richard Moline - foul #3 on Charles Helwig, team foul #7 | 78-71 |
| 00:46 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Moline makes the 1st free throw | 79-71 |
| 00:46 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Moline makes the 2nd free throw | 80-71 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Samford | Joseph Meredith knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Joseph Lamar | 80-74 |
| 00:42 | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-74 |
| 00:41 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Mertens is called for the reach on Lenny Astorga in the backcourt - foul #2 on Scott Mertens, team foul #8 | 80-74 |
| 00:41 | Cal State Northridge | Lenny Astorga makes the 1st free throw | 81-74 |
| 00:41 | Cal State Northridge | Lenny Astorga makes the 2nd free throw | 82-74 |
| 00:37 | Samford | Scott Mertens misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 82-74 |
| 00:36 | Samford | Joseph Meredith pulls down the offensive rebound | 82-74 |
| 00:34 | Samford | Scott Mertens comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 82-74 |
| 00:32 | Samford | Joseph Meredith gets the offensive rebound | 82-74 |
| 00:30 | Samford | Joseph Meredith can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 82-74 |
| 00:28 | Samford | Scott Mertens snags the offensive board | 82-74 |
| 00:25 | Samford | Scott Mertens misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 82-74 |
| 00:24 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Patterson grabs the board | 82-74 |
| 00:24 | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 82-74 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Cal State Northridge | Albert Goggins is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Meredith - foul #5 on Joseph Meredith, team foul #9 | 82-74 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski (PG) Joseph Meredith | |
| 00:23 | Cal State Northridge | Albert Goggins makes the 1st free throw | 83-74 |
| 00:23 | Cal State Northridge | Albert Goggins makes the 2nd free throw | 84-74 |
| 00:16 | Samford | Henry Dove is called for the reach on Scott Mertens - foul #1 on Henry Dove, team foul #5 | 84-74 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Watkins (SG), Jon Workman (PF), Eric Sosebee (C) Lenny Astorga, Scott Patterson, Henry Dove | |
| Subs | Samford | Chuck Neely (SG), Thomas Parks (SF), Martin Buffington (PF), Joseph Manning (C) Scott Mertens, Patrick Spencer, Joseph Lamar, Charles Helwig | |
| 00:14 | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski loses the ball out of bounds | 84-74 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Moline runs out the clock | 84-74 |