| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Jason Bell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Roa (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dewayne Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bruce Muir (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Joel Beeks (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Edward Zdrojkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Carter (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Maurice Parish (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Richard Primo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Fredric Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Maurice Parish inbounds the ball | 41-43 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Samford | Fredric Smith knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Edward Zdrojkowski | 41-45 |
| 19:24 | Northwestern State | Bruce Muir buries a fadeaway from close range | 43-45 |
| 19:03 | Samford | Fredric Smith makes the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Edward Zdrojkowski and he's hacked by Bruce Muir - foul #3 on Bruce Muir, team foul #1 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | William Eberhard (PF) Bruce Muir | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 19:03 | Samford | Fredric Smith misses the free throw | 43-47 |
| 19:03 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Maurice Parish | 43-47 |
| 18:46 | Samford | Michael Carter misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-47 |
| 18:44 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Joel Beeks | 43-47 |
| 18:29 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Terry Grove (SF) Dewayne Sullivan | |
| Subs | Samford | Ruben Meade (SG), George West (PF) Michael Carter, Richard Primo | |
| 18:08 | Samford | Maurice Parish misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Paul Roa - foul #2 on Paul Roa, team foul #2 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Troy Boulton (SG) Paul Roa | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 18:08 | Samford | Maurice Parish makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 18:08 | Samford | Maurice Parish makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 18:06 | Northwestern State | Edward Zdrojkowski takes the ball from Jason Bell in the backcourt | 43-49 |
| 18:01 | Samford | Fredric Smith is called for a charge - foul #3 on Fredric Smith, team foul #1 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Fred Barreras (PG) Jason Bell | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Primo (PF) Fredric Smith | |
| 17:48 | Northwestern State | Troy Boulton clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-49 |
| 17:47 | Samford | Richard Primo snags the defensive board | 43-49 |
| 17:43 | Samford | Ruben Meade makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-52 |
| 17:26 | Northwestern State | Fred Barreras throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Carter (SG) Edward Zdrojkowski | |
| 17:07 | Samford | Ruben Meade hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-52 |
| 17:06 | Samford | Richard Primo hits the follow up shot | 43-54 |
| 16:52 | Northwestern State | Troy Boulton is hacked by Ruben Meade - foul #1 on Ruben Meade, team foul #2 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jason Bell (PG), Paul Roa (SG), Dewayne Sullivan (SF) Fred Barreras, Troy Boulton, Terry Grove | |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski (PG) Ruben Meade | |
| 16:41 | Northwestern State | Paul Roa misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-54 |
| 16:40 | Samford | Richard Primo snags the defensive board | 43-54 |
| 16:19 | Samford | Richard Primo is hacked by Jason Bell - foul #1 on Jason Bell, team foul #3 | 43-54 |
| 16:06 | Samford | Joel Beeks picks off the pass by Maurice Parish | 43-54 |
| 15:47 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Roa | 46-54 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Jason Bell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Roa (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dewayne Sullivan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Eberhard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joel Beeks (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Edward Zdrojkowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Carter (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Maurice Parish (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Primo (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - George West (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Samford | Paul Roa takes the ball from Edward Zdrojkowski in the backcourt | 46-54 |
| 15:24 | Northwestern State | Dewayne Sullivan misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-54 |
| 15:22 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-54 |
| 15:09 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 46-54 |
| 15:08 | Samford | Michael Carter grabs the board | 46-54 |
| 15:04 | Samford | Michael Carter is open but comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 46-54 |
| 15:02 | Samford | Maurice Parish tips it home | 46-56 |
| 14:42 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks makes the floater from just outside the lane | 48-56 |
| 14:28 | Samford | Michael Carter scores on a 3 from straight away | 48-59 |
| 14:08 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks clanks a turnaround in the paint | 48-59 |
| 14:07 | Northwestern State | William Eberhard pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-59 |
| 13:45 | Northwestern State | Jason Bell loses the dribble to Maurice Parish | 48-59 |
| 13:42 | Samford | Maurice Parish is hacked by Paul Roa in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Roa, team foul #4 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Fred Barreras (PG), Troy Boulton (SG), Patrick Timmer (SF), Bruce Muir (PF), Terry Grove (C) Jason Bell, Paul Roa, Dewayne Sullivan, William Eberhard, Joel Beeks | |
| Subs | Samford | Ruben Meade (SG), William Topete (SF), Fredric Smith (PF), Norbert Radsky (C) Michael Carter, Maurice Parish, Richard Primo, George West | |
| 13:35 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the right side | 48-59 |
| 13:33 | Northwestern State | Patrick Timmer grabs the defensive rebound | 48-59 |
| 13:18 | Northwestern State | Edward Zdrojkowski is called for the reach on Fred Barreras - foul #2 on Edward Zdrojkowski, team foul #3 | 48-59 |
| 13:01 | Northwestern State | Fred Barreras misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-59 |
| 13:00 | Samford | Ruben Meade grabs the defensive rebound | 48-59 |
| 12:41 | Samford | Bruce Muir is called for the reach on Ruben Meade - foul #4 on Bruce Muir, team foul #5 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks (C) Bruce Muir | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Carter (SG) Edward Zdrojkowski | |
| 12:26 | Samford | Fredric Smith misses the easy open layup | 48-59 |
| 12:24 | Northwestern State | Fred Barreras grabs the board | 48-59 |
| 12:09 | Northwestern State | Patrick Timmer buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Terry Grove | 51-59 |
| 11:52 | Samford | Fredric Smith makes the runner near the basket set up by Ruben Meade and he's hacked by Terry Grove - foul #2 on Terry Grove, team foul #6 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jason Bell (PG), Paul Roa (SG), William Eberhard (PF) Fred Barreras, Troy Boulton, Terry Grove | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Primo (PF) Norbert Radsky | |
| 11:52 | Samford | Fredric Smith makes the free throw | 51-62 |
| 11:42 | Northwestern State | Paul Roa clanks a floater from the left wing | 51-62 |
| 11:41 | Samford | Ruben Meade pulls down the rebound | 51-62 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Jason Bell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Roa (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Patrick Timmer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Eberhard (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joel Beeks (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ruben Meade (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Carter (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Topete (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Primo (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Fredric Smith (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:27 | Samford | William Topete misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Patrick Timmer - foul #4 on Patrick Timmer, team foul #7 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dewayne Sullivan (SF) Patrick Timmer | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 11:27 | Samford | William Topete makes the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 11:27 | Samford | William Topete misses the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| 11:27 | Samford | Richard Primo snags the offensive board | 51-63 |
| 11:11 | Samford | Fredric Smith is alone and drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ruben Meade | 51-65 |
| 11:00 | Northwestern State | Jason Bell misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-65 |
| 10:59 | Samford | William Topete pulls down the rebound | 51-65 |
| 10:57 | Samford | Michael Carter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski (PG) Michael Carter | |
| 10:34 | Northwestern State | The short jumper by Jason Bell is denied by Fredric Smith | 51-65 |
| 10:32 | Samford | Richard Primo grabs the defensive rebound | 51-65 |
| 10:24 | Samford | William Topete banks in the wide open layup set up by Edward Zdrojkowski | 51-67 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 10:14 | Northwestern State | William Eberhard misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 51-67 |
| 10:12 | Samford | The rebound goes to Fredric Smith | 51-67 |
| 10:10 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski loses the dribble to Dewayne Sullivan in the backcourt | 51-67 |
| 10:03 | Northwestern State | Ruben Meade picks off the pass by Joel Beeks | 51-67 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 09:40 | Samford | Ruben Meade loses the ball out of bounds | 51-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Fred Barreras (PG), Troy Boulton (SG), Terry Grove (PF) Jason Bell, Paul Roa, Joel Beeks | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Carter (SG), George West (PF), Norbert Radsky (C) Ruben Meade, Richard Primo, Fredric Smith | |
| 09:31 | Northwestern State | Norbert Radsky swats the shot by Dewayne Sullivan | 51-67 |
| 09:30 | Northwestern State | William Eberhard snags the offensive board | 51-67 |
| 09:25 | Northwestern State | Dewayne Sullivan connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Fred Barreras | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 09:09 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski makes the wide open jumper from the left wing | 53-69 |
| 08:53 | Northwestern State | Dewayne Sullivan misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-69 |
| 08:52 | Samford | Norbert Radsky snags the defensive board | 53-69 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 08:50 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski is fouled in the backcourt by Fred Barreras - foul #2 on Fred Barreras, team foul #8 | 53-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jason Bell (PG), Joel Beeks (C) Fred Barreras, Dewayne Sullivan | |
| Subs | Samford | Maurice Parish (SF) William Topete | |
| 08:50 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski makes the 1st free throw | 53-70 |
| 08:50 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 53-70 |
| 08:50 | Northwestern State | William Eberhard grabs the defensive rebound | 53-70 |
| 08:44 | Northwestern State | Jason Bell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-70 |
| 08:42 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks tips it back up and in | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 08:23 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Carter | 55-72 |
| 08:02 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks drills a runner near the basket | 57-72 |
| 07:38 | Samford | Maurice Parish drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Norbert Radsky | 57-75 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Jason Bell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Troy Boulton (fairly fresh) SF - Terry Grove (fairly fresh) PF - William Eberhard (tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Joel Beeks (tired) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Edward Zdrojkowski (tired) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Michael Carter (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice Parish (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - George West (tiring) 4 reb. C - Norbert Radsky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks's fadeaway is rejected by Maurice Parish | 57-75 |
| 07:19 | Northwestern State | Terry Grove tips it back up and in | 59-75 |
| 07:17 | Samford | William Eberhard steps in front of the Maurice Parish pass in the backcourt | 59-75 |
| 07:10 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks travels with the ball | 59-75 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Fred Barreras (PG), Paul Roa (SG), Dewayne Sullivan (SF), Bruce Muir (PF), Patrick Timmer (C) Jason Bell, Troy Boulton, Terry Grove, William Eberhard, Joel Beeks | |
| Subs | Samford | Ruben Meade (PG), William Topete (SF), Richard Primo (PF), Fredric Smith (C) Edward Zdrojkowski, Maurice Parish, George West, Norbert Radsky | |
| 06:41 | Samford | Fredric Smith misses the dunk | 59-75 |
| 06:39 | Northwestern State | Bruce Muir snags the defensive board | 59-75 |
| 06:33 | Northwestern State | Dewayne Sullivan misses the 3 from the right wing | 59-75 |
| 06:31 | Northwestern State | Patrick Timmer can't tip it in | 59-75 |
| 06:30 | Samford | Richard Primo grabs the defensive rebound | 59-75 |
| 06:15 | Samford | The short jumper by William Topete is denied by Bruce Muir | 59-75 |
| 06:13 | Samford | Fredric Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-75 |
| 05:48 | Samford | Fredric Smith misses the shot from the left wing | 59-75 |
| 05:46 | Samford | William Topete can't tip it in | 59-75 |
| 05:44 | Northwestern State | Bruce Muir grabs the defensive rebound | 59-75 |
| 05:36 | Northwestern State | Bruce Muir comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by William Topete - foul #4 on William Topete, team foul #4 | 59-75 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jason Bell (PG), Terry Grove (C) Fred Barreras, Dewayne Sullivan | |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski (PG), Maurice Parish (PF) Michael Carter, Richard Primo | |
| 05:36 | Northwestern State | Bruce Muir misses the 1st free throw | 59-75 |
| 05:36 | Northwestern State | Bruce Muir makes the 2nd free throw | 60-75 |
| 05:07 | Samford | Terry Grove swats the shot by Fredric Smith | 60-75 |
| 05:05 | Northwestern State | Terry Grove gets the rebound | 60-75 |
| 04:47 | Northwestern State | Bruce Muir misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-75 |
| 04:46 | Samford | Fredric Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 60-75 |
| 04:29 | Samford | William Topete connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ruben Meade | 60-78 |
| 04:15 | Northwestern State | Paul Roa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-78 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks (C) Terry Grove | |
| Subs | Samford | George West (PF), Norbert Radsky (C) William Topete, Fredric Smith | |
| 03:58 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Ruben Meade | 60-80 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:43 | Northwestern State | Patrick Timmer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-80 |
| 03:41 | Samford | George West gets the rebound | 60-80 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Samford | Ruben Meade makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Edward Zdrojkowski | 60-83 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Jason Bell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Roa (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Patrick Timmer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Bruce Muir (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Joel Beeks (tired) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Edward Zdrojkowski (tired) 13 pts. 7 ast. SG - Ruben Meade (tiring) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Maurice Parish (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - George West (tiring) 5 reb. C - Norbert Radsky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:25 | Northwestern State | Jason Bell is hacked by Norbert Radsky - foul #4 on Norbert Radsky, team foul #5 | 60-83 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Fred Barreras (PG), Troy Boulton (SG), William Eberhard (PF), Terry Grove (C) Jason Bell, Paul Roa, Bruce Muir, Joel Beeks | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 03:14 | Northwestern State | William Eberhard makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Fred Barreras | 63-83 |
| 02:53 | Samford | Patrick Timmer takes the ball from Ruben Meade | 63-83 |
| 02:37 | Northwestern State | Patrick Timmer misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 63-83 |
| 02:35 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski gets the rebound | 63-83 |
| 02:33 | Samford | George West throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-83 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Carter (SG) Edward Zdrojkowski | |
| 02:18 | Northwestern State | Terry Grove misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 63-83 |
| 02:17 | Samford | George West gets the rebound | 63-83 |
| 01:48 | Samford | Norbert Radsky clanks a shot from the right wing | 63-83 |
| 01:46 | Northwestern State | William Eberhard grabs the defensive rebound | 63-83 |
| 01:20 | Northwestern State | Fred Barreras misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by George West - foul #1 on George West, team foul #6 | 63-83 |
| 01:20 | Northwestern State | Fred Barreras misses the 1st free throw | 63-83 |
| 01:20 | Northwestern State | Fred Barreras misses the 2nd free throw | 63-83 |
| 01:20 | Samford | The rebound goes to Norbert Radsky | 63-83 |
| 00:51 | Samford | Maurice Parish hits a jumper from the left side | 63-85 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Northwestern State | William Eberhard misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-85 |
| 00:43 | Northwestern State | Terry Grove misses the tip | 63-85 |
| 00:42 | Samford | The rebound goes to Maurice Parish | 63-85 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Samford | George West misses long on a shot from the left block but the foul's on William Eberhard - foul #2 on William Eberhard, team foul #9 | 63-85 |
| 00:20 | Samford | George West misses the 1st free throw | 63-85 |
| 00:20 | Samford | George West misses the 2nd free throw | 63-85 |
| 00:20 | Northwestern State | Patrick Timmer gets the rebound | 63-85 |
| 00:14 | Northwestern State | Patrick Timmer is fouled on the floor by Maurice Parish - foul #1 on Maurice Parish, team foul #7 | 63-85 |
| 00:14 | Northwestern State | Patrick Timmer misses the 1st free throw | 63-85 |
| 00:14 | Samford | Norbert Radsky snags the defensive board | 63-85 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Ruben Meade runs out the clock | 63-85 |