| Lineup | Samford | PG - Johnny Lewis (fresh) SG - David Catalan (fresh) SF - Mark Reda (fresh) PF - Paul Graves (fresh) C - John Maxim (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Timothy Johnson (fresh) SG - Christopher Smalls (fresh) SF - Troy Felix (fresh) PF - George Green (fresh) C - Cyril Brannigan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Samford | John Maxim wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Samford | Mark Reda misses long on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Timothy Johnson - foul #1 on Timothy Johnson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Samford | Mark Reda misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Samford | Mark Reda misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Lehigh | The rebound goes to Cyril Brannigan | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Lehigh | David Catalan steals the ball from Timothy Johnson in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Samford | David Catalan misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Lehigh | George Green pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Lehigh | Christopher Smalls drills a shot in the paint set up by Timothy Johnson | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | Samford | John Maxim scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Johnny Lewis and he's hacked by George Green - foul #1 on George Green, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:45 | Samford | John Maxim makes the free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:25 | Lehigh | Christopher Smalls knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Timothy Johnson | 3-5 |
| 18:13 | Samford | Paul Graves can't finish the layup | 3-5 |
| 18:12 | Lehigh | Cyril Brannigan snags the defensive board | 3-5 |
| 17:49 | Lehigh | Christopher Smalls connects on the jump hook near the basket and he's fouled by David Catalan - foul #1 on David Catalan, team foul #1 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Eberly (C) John Maxim | |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| 17:49 | Lehigh | Christopher Smalls makes the free throw | 3-8 |
| 17:32 | Samford | Paul Graves buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Johnny Lewis | 5-8 |
| 17:19 | Lehigh | Cyril Brannigan hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Troy Felix | 5-10 |
| 17:02 | Samford | David Catalan comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-10 |
| 17:01 | Samford | Michael Eberly can't tip it in | 5-10 |
| 16:59 | Samford | David Catalan hits the follow up shot | 7-10 |
| 16:40 | Lehigh | George Green misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 7-10 |
| 16:39 | Lehigh | Cyril Brannigan grabs the offensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 16:20 | Lehigh | Troy Felix is hacked by Paul Graves - foul #1 on Paul Graves, team foul #2 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Samford | Stanley Wilder (PG), Walter Weeks (SG), George Engel (SF), John Maxim (C) Johnny Lewis, David Catalan, Mark Reda, Paul Graves | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Norman Meriwether (PG), Bryan Zenz (SG), Bobby Samsel (SF), Joseph Wehner (PF), Thomas Johnson (C) Timothy Johnson, Christopher Smalls, Troy Felix, George Green, Cyril Brannigan | |
| 16:06 | Lehigh | Joseph Wehner comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 7-10 |
| 16:05 | Samford | George Engel gets the rebound | 7-10 |
| 15:47 | Samford | Stanley Wilder misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-10 |
| 15:45 | Lehigh | Joseph Wehner snags the defensive board | 7-10 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Stanley Wilder (fresh) SG - Walter Weeks (fresh) SF - George Engel (fresh) PF - Michael Eberly (fairly fresh) C - John Maxim (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Norman Meriwether (fresh) SG - Bryan Zenz (fresh) SF - Bobby Samsel (fresh) PF - Joseph Wehner (fresh) C - Thomas Johnson (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Lehigh | Norman Meriwether misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 7-10 |
| 15:25 | Samford | George Engel grabs the board | 7-10 |
| 15:07 | Samford | Michael Eberly misses long on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Joseph Wehner - foul #1 on Joseph Wehner, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Samford | Johnny Lewis (PG), Mark Reda (SF) Walter Weeks, George Engel | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Timothy Johnson (PG), Christopher Smalls (SG), George Green (PF), Cyril Brannigan (C) Norman Meriwether, Bobby Samsel, Joseph Wehner, Thomas Johnson | |
| 15:07 | Samford | Michael Eberly makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 15:07 | Samford | Michael Eberly misses the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 15:07 | Lehigh | George Green grabs the board | 8-10 |
| 14:55 | Lehigh | Christopher Smalls comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Stanley Wilder - foul #1 on Stanley Wilder, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Samford | George Engel (PF) Michael Eberly | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Troy Felix (SF) Bryan Zenz | |
| 14:55 | Lehigh | Christopher Smalls makes the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:55 | Lehigh | Christopher Smalls makes the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 14:44 | Samford | Stanley Wilder is hacked by Christopher Smalls - foul #1 on Christopher Smalls, team foul #4 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Samford | Paul Graves (PF) John Maxim | |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| 14:31 | Samford | Stanley Wilder is hacked by Christopher Smalls - foul #2 on Christopher Smalls, team foul #5 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Bryan Zenz (SG) Christopher Smalls | |
| 14:20 | Samford | Paul Graves is denied on a layup by George Green | 8-12 |
| 14:18 | Samford | George Engel grabs the offensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 14:04 | Samford | Stanley Wilder loses the ball out of bounds | 8-12 |
| Subs | Samford | David Catalan (SG) Stanley Wilder | |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| 13:53 | Lehigh | George Green is fouled on the floor by Paul Graves - foul #2 on Paul Graves, team foul #4 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Samford | John Maxim (C) Paul Graves | |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| 13:33 | Lehigh | Timothy Johnson clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-12 |
| 13:32 | Lehigh | Troy Felix can't tip it in | 8-12 |
| 13:30 | Samford | John Maxim gets the rebound | 8-12 |
| 13:08 | Samford | Troy Felix steps in front of the Mark Reda pass | 8-12 |
| 12:49 | Lehigh | Timothy Johnson makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Bryan Zenz | 8-15 |
| 12:28 | Samford | David Catalan drills a 3 from the right corner | 11-15 |
| 12:19 | Lehigh | Mark Reda picks off the pass by Timothy Johnson | 11-15 |
| 11:54 | Samford | Mark Reda knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by George Engel | 13-15 |
| 11:40 | Lehigh | Bryan Zenz knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Timothy Johnson and the foul's on David Catalan - foul #2 on David Catalan, team foul #5 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Samford | Stanley Wilder (PG), Walter Weeks (SG), Abel Robinson (SF), Michael Eberly (PF) Johnny Lewis, David Catalan, Mark Reda, George Engel | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Norman Meriwether (PG), Bobby Samsel (SF), Joseph Wehner (PF), Thomas Johnson (C) Timothy Johnson, Troy Felix, George Green, Cyril Brannigan | |
| 11:40 | Lehigh | Bryan Zenz misses the free throw | 13-18 |
| 11:40 | Lehigh | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Johnson | 13-18 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Stanley Wilder (fresh) SG - Walter Weeks (fresh) SF - Abel Robinson (fresh) PF - Michael Eberly (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Maxim (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Norman Meriwether (fresh) SG - Bryan Zenz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Samsel (fresh) PF - Joseph Wehner (fresh) C - Thomas Johnson (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Lehigh | John Maxim is called for the reach on Bryan Zenz - foul #1 on John Maxim, team foul #6 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Dante Zeilman (SF) Bryan Zenz | |
| 11:17 | Lehigh | Abel Robinson steps in front of the Dante Zeilman pass | 13-18 |
| 11:00 | Samford | Bobby Samsel takes the ball from John Maxim | 13-18 |
| 10:55 | Lehigh | Norman Meriwether lays it in set up by Bobby Samsel | 13-20 |
| 10:50 | Samford | Abel Robinson hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 13-20 |
| 10:48 | Lehigh | The rebound goes to Dante Zeilman | 13-20 |
| 10:28 | Lehigh | Thomas Johnson lays it up and in | 13-22 |
| 10:09 | Samford | Walter Weeks misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-22 |
| 10:08 | Lehigh | Thomas Johnson grabs the board | 13-22 |
| 09:57 | Lehigh | The jumper by Norman Meriwether is denied by Michael Eberly | 13-22 |
| 09:56 | Samford | Abel Robinson gets the rebound | 13-22 |
| 09:38 | Samford | Stanley Wilder hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 13-22 |
| 09:36 | Samford | John Maxim pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-22 |
| 09:21 | Samford | John Maxim can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 13-22 |
| 09:20 | Lehigh | The rebound goes to Dante Zeilman | 13-22 |
| 09:15 | Lehigh | Norman Meriwether connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Bobby Samsel | 13-25 |
| 08:52 | Samford | John Maxim clanks a floater from the free throw line | 13-25 |
| 08:51 | Lehigh | Thomas Johnson grabs the board | 13-25 |
| 08:29 | Lehigh | Norman Meriwether comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-25 |
| 08:27 | Lehigh | Joseph Wehner tips it back up and in | 13-27 |
| 08:09 | Samford | Walter Weeks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-27 |
| Subs | Samford | Johnny Lewis (PG), Keith Janson (SG), Mark Reda (SF), George Engel (PF) Stanley Wilder, Walter Weeks, Abel Robinson, Michael Eberly | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Timothy Johnson (PG), Bryan Zenz (SG), Troy Felix (SF), George Green (PF), Cyril Brannigan (C) Norman Meriwether, Bobby Samsel, Dante Zeilman, Joseph Wehner, Thomas Johnson | |
| 07:54 | Lehigh | Timothy Johnson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 13-27 |
| 07:53 | Samford | Keith Janson gets the rebound | 13-27 |
| 07:31 | Samford | Keith Janson comes up short on the floater from the right side | 13-27 |
| 07:30 | Samford | John Maxim can't tip it in | 13-27 |
| 07:28 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Reda | 13-27 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Johnny Lewis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Keith Janson (fresh) SF - Mark Reda (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Engel (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Maxim (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Timothy Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bryan Zenz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Troy Felix (fresh) PF - George Green (fresh) 2 reb. C - Cyril Brannigan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Samford | Mark Reda makes the shot in the paint set up by Keith Janson | 15-27 |
| 07:02 | Lehigh | Bryan Zenz comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-27 |
| 07:00 | Samford | Mark Reda grabs the defensive rebound | 15-27 |
| 06:43 | Samford | Mark Reda's dunk attempt is rejected by Cyril Brannigan | 15-27 |
| 06:42 | Lehigh | George Green grabs the defensive rebound | 15-27 |
| 06:29 | Lehigh | Cyril Brannigan can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 15-27 |
| 06:28 | Lehigh | Cyril Brannigan snags the offensive board | 15-27 |
| 06:12 | Lehigh | Cyril Brannigan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 15-27 |
| 06:11 | Samford | Mark Reda pulls down the rebound | 15-27 |
| 06:00 | Samford | Johnny Lewis drills a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Mark Reda and the foul's on Timothy Johnson - foul #2 on Timothy Johnson, team foul #6 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Samford | Walter Weeks (SG), Michael Eberly (C) Keith Janson, John Maxim | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Bobby Samsel (SG) Timothy Johnson | |
| 06:00 | Samford | Johnny Lewis makes the free throw | 18-27 |
| 05:44 | Lehigh | Bryan Zenz hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 18-27 |
| 05:42 | Lehigh | George Green pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-27 |
| 05:31 | Lehigh | Mark Reda is called for the reach on Troy Felix - foul #1 on Mark Reda, team foul #7 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Samford | Stanley Wilder (SG), John Maxim (C) Walter Weeks, George Engel | |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| 05:31 | Lehigh | Troy Felix misses the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 05:31 | Samford | John Maxim gets the rebound | 18-27 |
| 05:17 | Samford | Johnny Lewis makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Stanley Wilder | 20-27 |
| 04:55 | Lehigh | Bobby Samsel can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-27 |
| 04:54 | Samford | John Maxim pulls down the rebound | 20-27 |
| 04:31 | Samford | Michael Eberly scores on a jumper from the left side | 22-27 |
| 04:14 | Lehigh | Troy Felix misses the 3 from the right wing | 22-27 |
| 04:12 | Lehigh | Cyril Brannigan grabs the offensive rebound | 22-27 |
| 03:50 | Lehigh | George Green buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Bryan Zenz | 22-29 |
| 03:37 | Samford | Bobby Samsel is called for the reach on Mark Reda - foul #1 on Bobby Samsel, team foul #7 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Samford | Walter Weeks (PG), David Catalan (SG), Paul Graves (PF), George Engel (C) Johnny Lewis, Stanley Wilder, Michael Eberly, John Maxim | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Timothy Johnson (PG), Christopher Smalls (SG), Joseph Wehner (PF), Thomas Johnson (C) Bryan Zenz, Troy Felix, George Green, Cyril Brannigan | |
| 03:37 | Samford | Mark Reda makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 03:37 | Samford | Mark Reda misses the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 03:37 | Lehigh | Thomas Johnson pulls down the rebound | 23-29 |
| 03:15 | Lehigh | Christopher Smalls is fouled on the floor by David Catalan - foul #3 on David Catalan, team foul #8 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Samford | Keith Janson (SG), Abel Robinson (SF) David Catalan, Mark Reda | |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| 03:15 | Lehigh | Christopher Smalls makes the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 03:15 | Lehigh | Christopher Smalls misses the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 03:15 | Samford | George Engel gets the rebound | 23-30 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Walter Weeks (fresh) SG - Keith Janson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Abel Robinson (fresh) PF - Paul Graves (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Engel (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Timothy Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Smalls (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Bobby Samsel (fresh) PF - Joseph Wehner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Samford | Abel Robinson hits a jump hook in the paint | 25-30 |
| 02:28 | Lehigh | Thomas Johnson hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Christopher Smalls | 25-32 |
| 02:16 | Samford | Abel Robinson blows the layup but he's hacked by Bobby Samsel - foul #2 on Bobby Samsel, team foul #8 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Samford | Johnny Lewis (PG) Keith Janson | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Dante Zeilman (SF) Bobby Samsel | |
| 02:16 | Samford | Abel Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 02:16 | Samford | Abel Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 02:16 | Lehigh | Joseph Wehner grabs the board | 25-32 |
| 02:03 | Lehigh | Thomas Johnson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-32 |
| 02:01 | Samford | Walter Weeks grabs the board | 25-32 |
| 01:47 | Samford | George Engel is hacked by Thomas Johnson - foul #1 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #9 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Samford | Stanley Wilder (SG), Mark Reda (SF) Walter Weeks, Abel Robinson | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Bryan Zenz (SF), George Green (PF), Cyril Brannigan (C) Dante Zeilman, Joseph Wehner, Thomas Johnson | |
| 01:47 | Samford | George Engel makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 01:47 | Samford | George Engel makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 01:23 | Lehigh | George Green loses the ball out of bounds | 27-32 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Troy Felix (SF) Bryan Zenz | |
| 01:04 | Samford | Stanley Wilder knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Johnny Lewis | 30-32 |
| 00:43 | Lehigh | Cyril Brannigan can't connect on a floater from close range | 30-32 |
| 00:41 | Lehigh | Timothy Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 00:28 | Lehigh | Timothy Johnson misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-32 |
| 00:27 | Lehigh | The offensive rebound goes to Cyril Brannigan | 30-32 |
| 00:05 | Lehigh | Christopher Smalls makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Johnson | 30-35 |
| 00:01 | Samford | Stanley Wilder misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-35 |
| 00:00 | Lehigh | Timothy Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-35 |