| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Luis Jordan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tim Lay (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Pelaez (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jason Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Dennis Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jackie Rosenbloom (fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Craig Larocca (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Brandon Gunter (fresh) 3 pts. C - Terry Renaud (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Craig Larocca inbounds the ball | 40-33 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Samford | Dennis Nelson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 40-33 |
| 19:43 | Fordham | Jason Jones grabs the board | 40-33 |
| 19:34 | Fordham | Jeffrey Brown misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Terry Renaud - foul #2 on Terry Renaud, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| 19:34 | Fordham | Jeffrey Brown makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 19:34 | Fordham | Jeffrey Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 19:19 | Samford | Jackie Rosenbloom misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-33 |
| 19:18 | Samford | Terry Renaud misses the tip | 42-33 |
| 19:16 | Fordham | Tim Lay snags the defensive board | 42-33 |
| 18:53 | Fordham | Luis Jordan scores on a jumper from the right side | 44-33 |
| 18:31 | Samford | Brandon Gunter misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-33 |
| 18:30 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Tim Lay | 44-33 |
| 18:11 | Fordham | Robert Pelaez misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-33 |
| 18:10 | Samford | Brandon Gunter snags the defensive board | 44-33 |
| 17:46 | Samford | Dennis Nelson buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jackie Rosenbloom | 44-35 |
| 17:21 | Fordham | Jeffrey Brown makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Luis Jordan | 46-35 |
| 17:08 | Samford | Dennis Nelson steps out of bounds on the baseline | 46-35 |
| Subs | Fordham | Raymon Wright (PF), Larry Clover (C) Jason Jones, Jeffrey Brown | |
| Subs | Samford | Howard Edgar (PG), James Gardin (SG), Robert Godin (SF), John Waldron (C) Dennis Nelson, Jackie Rosenbloom, Craig Larocca, Terry Renaud | |
| 16:40 | Fordham | Tim Lay's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-35 |
| Subs | Fordham | Lonnie Wilson (PG), Allen Johnson (SG), Fred Crisler (SF) Luis Jordan, Tim Lay, Robert Pelaez | |
| Subs | Samford | Nile Mitchell (C) Brandon Gunter | |
| 16:22 | Samford | Robert Godin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-35 |
| 16:21 | Fordham | Raymon Wright pulls down the rebound | 46-35 |
| 16:17 | Fordham | Fred Crisler misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-35 |
| 16:16 | Fordham | Lonnie Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 16:03 | Fordham | Fred Crisler comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-35 |
| 16:02 | Samford | Nile Mitchell gets the rebound | 46-35 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Lonnie Wilson (fresh) SG - Allen Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Fred Crisler (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymon Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Clover (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Howard Edgar (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Gardin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Godin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Waldron (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Nile Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Samford | Robert Godin misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 46-35 |
| 15:38 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Fred Crisler | 46-35 |
| 15:20 | Fordham | Fred Crisler misses badly on a floater from the right side | 46-35 |
| 15:19 | Fordham | Raymon Wright hits the follow up shot | 48-35 |
| 15:00 | Samford | Robert Godin's pass is intercepted by Lonnie Wilson | 48-35 |
| 14:57 | Fordham | Fred Crisler can't finish the layup | 48-35 |
| 14:56 | Fordham | Allen Johnson tips it home | 50-35 |
| 14:38 | Samford | Allen Johnson takes the ball from James Gardin | 50-35 |
| 14:33 | Fordham | Fred Crisler misses the easy layup | 50-35 |
| 14:32 | Fordham | Allen Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 50-35 |
| 14:15 | Fordham | Lonnie Wilson connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Fred Crisler | 53-35 |
| 14:07 | Samford | Robert Godin comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 53-35 |
| 14:05 | Fordham | Fred Crisler gets the rebound | 53-35 |
| 13:41 | Fordham | Larry Clover connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Lonnie Wilson | 55-35 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 13:23 | Samford | James Gardin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-35 |
| 13:22 | Samford | Nile Mitchell grabs the offensive rebound | 55-35 |
| 13:12 | Samford | James Gardin makes the fadeaway from the baseline and he's fouled by Allen Johnson - foul #2 on Allen Johnson, team foul #1 | 55-37 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Shea (PG), Tim Lay (SG), Robert Pelaez (SF), Jason Jones (PF), Jeffrey Brown (C) Lonnie Wilson, Allen Johnson, Fred Crisler, Raymon Wright, Larry Clover | |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Nelson (PG), Craig Larocca (SF), Brandon Gunter (PF), Terry Renaud (C) Howard Edgar, Robert Godin, John Waldron, Nile Mitchell | |
| 13:12 | Samford | James Gardin misses the free throw | 55-37 |
| 13:12 | Fordham | Jason Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 55-37 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 12:52 | Fordham | Jeffrey Brown's layup is rejected by Brandon Gunter | 55-37 |
| 12:50 | Samford | Terry Renaud grabs the defensive rebound | 55-37 |
| 12:37 | Samford | Brandon Gunter misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-37 |
| 12:35 | Fordham | Robert Pelaez grabs the board | 55-37 |
| 12:10 | Fordham | Tim Lay misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Terry Renaud - foul #3 on Terry Renaud, team foul #2 | 55-37 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Samford | Jackie Rosenbloom (SG) James Gardin | |
| 12:10 | Fordham | Tim Lay makes the 1st free throw | 56-37 |
| 12:10 | Fordham | Tim Lay makes the 2nd free throw | 57-37 |
| 11:51 | Samford | Jackie Rosenbloom is hacked by Robert Pelaez - foul #2 on Robert Pelaez, team foul #2 | 57-37 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - John Shea (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - Tim Lay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Pelaez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Dennis Nelson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jackie Rosenbloom (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Craig Larocca (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Brandon Gunter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Renaud (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:43 | Samford | Craig Larocca loses the dribble to John Shea | 57-37 |
| 11:16 | Fordham | Jackie Rosenbloom is called for the reach on Robert Pelaez - foul #2 on Jackie Rosenbloom, team foul #3 | 57-37 |
| 10:57 | Fordham | Jeffrey Brown can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-37 |
| 10:55 | Samford | The rebound goes to Brandon Gunter | 57-37 |
| 10:35 | Samford | Dennis Nelson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-37 |
| 10:33 | Fordham | Robert Pelaez pulls down the rebound | 57-37 |
| 10:11 | Fordham | Tim Lay misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-37 |
| 10:09 | Samford | The rebound goes to Brandon Gunter | 57-37 |
| 10:03 | Samford | Brandon Gunter can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Tim Lay - foul #1 on Tim Lay, team foul #3 | 57-37 |
| Subs | Fordham | Luis Jordan (PG), Allen Johnson (SG), Raymon Wright (PF), Larry Clover (C) John Shea, Tim Lay, Jason Jones, Jeffrey Brown | |
| Subs | Samford | Howard Edgar (PG), James Gardin (SF), John Waldron (C) Dennis Nelson, Craig Larocca, Terry Renaud | |
| 10:03 | Samford | Brandon Gunter misses the 1st free throw | 57-37 |
| 10:03 | Samford | Brandon Gunter makes the 2nd free throw | 57-38 |
| 09:42 | Fordham | Robert Pelaez connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Allen Johnson | 59-38 |
| 09:32 | Samford | Jackie Rosenbloom drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Howard Edgar | 59-41 |
| 09:08 | Fordham | Allen Johnson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-41 |
| 09:07 | Fordham | Raymon Wright can't tip it in | 59-41 |
| 09:05 | Samford | James Gardin grabs the board | 59-41 |
| 08:59 | Samford | Brandon Gunter slams it home on a nice dish by Howard Edgar | 59-43 |
| 08:40 | Fordham | Luis Jordan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-43 |
| Subs | Fordham | Tim Lay (SG), Fred Crisler (SF), Jeffrey Brown (C) Allen Johnson, Robert Pelaez, Larry Clover | |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Nelson (PG), Robert Godin (SG), Craig Larocca (SF), Terry Renaud (C) Howard Edgar, Jackie Rosenbloom, Brandon Gunter, John Waldron | |
| 08:30 | Samford | James Gardin travels with the ball | 59-43 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Shea (PG) Luis Jordan | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 08:05 | Fordham | Jeffrey Brown clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 59-43 |
| 08:03 | Fordham | Jeffrey Brown gets the offensive rebound | 59-43 |
| 07:48 | Fordham | John Shea drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Brown | 61-43 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - John Shea (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SG - Tim Lay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Crisler (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Raymon Wright (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Dennis Nelson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Godin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Craig Larocca (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Gardin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Renaud (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:36 | Samford | Dennis Nelson makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Craig Larocca | 61-45 |
| 07:34 | Fordham | John Shea loses the dribble to Dennis Nelson in the backcourt | 61-45 |
| 07:17 | Samford | Robert Godin drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by James Gardin and he's hacked by Jeffrey Brown - foul #2 on Jeffrey Brown, team foul #4 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Fordham | Robert Pelaez (SF), Jason Jones (PF) Fred Crisler, Raymon Wright | |
| Subs | Samford | John Waldron (PF), Nile Mitchell (C) James Gardin, Terry Renaud | |
| 07:17 | Samford | Robert Godin misses the free throw | 61-47 |
| 07:17 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Jason Jones | 61-47 |
| 06:52 | Fordham | Robert Pelaez makes the 3 from straight away set up by Tim Lay | 64-47 |
| 06:47 | Samford | Craig Larocca hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Godin | 64-50 |
| 06:21 | Fordham | Jeffrey Brown comes up short on the shot from the left side | 64-50 |
| 06:19 | Samford | John Waldron pulls down the rebound | 64-50 |
| 06:06 | Samford | Nile Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-50 |
| 06:04 | Samford | Craig Larocca pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-50 |
| 05:59 | Samford | Craig Larocca hits a fadeaway from the right block and he's fouled by Robert Pelaez - foul #3 on Robert Pelaez, team foul #5 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Fordham | Luis Jordan (PG), Larry Clover (C) John Shea, Jeffrey Brown | |
| Subs | Samford | Howard Edgar (PG), Jackie Rosenbloom (SG), Brandon Gunter (PF), Terry Renaud (C) Dennis Nelson, Robert Godin, John Waldron, Nile Mitchell | |
| 05:59 | Samford | Craig Larocca misses the free throw | 64-52 |
| 05:59 | Fordham | Larry Clover snags the defensive board | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:47 | Fordham | Jason Jones makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Tim Lay | 66-52 |
| 05:25 | Samford | Jackie Rosenbloom connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-55 |
| 05:10 | Fordham | Tim Lay misses the floater from the right side | 66-55 |
| 05:08 | Fordham | Robert Pelaez hits the follow up shot | 68-55 |
| 05:01 | Samford | Jackie Rosenbloom misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-55 |
| 05:00 | Samford | Terry Renaud can't tip it in | 68-55 |
| 04:59 | Fordham | Tim Lay snags the defensive board | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:31 | Fordham | Robert Pelaez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-55 |
| Subs | Fordham | Allen Johnson (SG), Fred Crisler (SF), Raymon Wright (PF) Tim Lay, Robert Pelaez, Jason Jones | |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Nelson (PG), James Gardin (SF) Howard Edgar, Craig Larocca | |
| 04:11 | Samford | Brandon Gunter misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 68-55 |
| 04:10 | Samford | James Gardin tips it home | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:43 | Fordham | James Gardin steals the ball from Allen Johnson | 68-57 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Luis Jordan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allen Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Fred Crisler (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Raymon Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Clover (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Dennis Nelson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jackie Rosenbloom (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Gardin (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brandon Gunter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry Renaud (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:26 | Samford | James Gardin misses the lay-in | 68-57 |
| 03:24 | Fordham | Larry Clover snags the defensive board | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:09 | Fordham | Larry Clover's pass is intercepted by Jackie Rosenbloom | 68-57 |
| 03:06 | Samford | Jackie Rosenbloom can't finish the layup | 68-57 |
| 03:04 | Samford | Terry Renaud grabs the offensive rebound | 68-57 |
| 02:53 | Samford | Jackie Rosenbloom double dribbles | 68-57 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Shea (PG), Tim Lay (SG), Robert Pelaez (SF), Jason Jones (PF), Jeffrey Brown (C) Luis Jordan, Allen Johnson, Fred Crisler, Raymon Wright, Larry Clover | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Godin (SF), John Waldron (PF), Nile Mitchell (C) Jackie Rosenbloom, Brandon Gunter, Terry Renaud | |
| 02:33 | Fordham | John Shea loses the ball out of bounds | 68-57 |
| 02:29 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-57 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Samford | Jackie Rosenbloom (SG), Craig Larocca (SF), Brandon Gunter (PF) James Gardin, Robert Godin, Nile Mitchell | |
| 02:20 | Samford | Brandon Gunter misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-57 |
| 02:19 | Fordham | The rebound goes to John Shea | 68-57 |
| 01:56 | Fordham | The jump hook by Robert Pelaez is blocked by Brandon Gunter | 68-57 |
| 01:55 | Samford | Craig Larocca grabs the board | 68-57 |
| 01:52 | Samford | Tim Lay steals the ball from Dennis Nelson in the backcourt | 68-57 |
| 01:36 | Fordham | Jason Jones hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Shea | 71-57 |
| 01:29 | Samford | John Shea picks off the pass by Craig Larocca | 71-57 |
| 01:02 | Fordham | Robert Pelaez connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from John Shea and he's fouled by Jackie Rosenbloom - foul #3 on Jackie Rosenbloom, team foul #4 | 73-57 |
| Subs | Fordham | Luis Jordan (PG), Allen Johnson (SG), Raymon Wright (PF), Larry Clover (C) John Shea, Tim Lay, Jason Jones, Jeffrey Brown | |
| Subs | Samford | Howard Edgar (PG), James Gardin (SG), Robert Godin (SF), Nile Mitchell (C) Dennis Nelson, Jackie Rosenbloom, Craig Larocca, Brandon Gunter | |
| 01:02 | Fordham | Robert Pelaez misses the free throw | 73-57 |
| 01:02 | Samford | The rebound goes to John Waldron | 73-57 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Samford | James Gardin double dribbles | 73-57 |
| Subs | Fordham | Fred Crisler (SF) Robert Pelaez | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Fordham | Allen Johnson scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Larry Clover | 75-57 |
| 00:28 | Samford | John Waldron misses the 3 from the right corner | 75-57 |
| 00:27 | Fordham | Fred Crisler pulls down the rebound | 75-57 |
| 00:00 | Fordham | Luis Jordan runs out the clock | 75-57 |