| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Juan Delgado (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Mitchel Mitchell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Law (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Harold Ashby (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Cecil Ritch (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Rhymer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Myron Knarr (fresh) PF - Irvin Brewer (fresh) 4 reb. C - Anthony Bentley (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Saint Louis | Mitchel Mitchell inbounds the ball | 32-21 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:51 | Saint Louis | Juan Delgado misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Adam Rhymer - foul #1 on Adam Rhymer, team foul #1 | 32-21 |
| 19:51 | Saint Louis | Juan Delgado makes the 1st free throw | 33-21 |
| 19:51 | Saint Louis | Juan Delgado makes the 2nd free throw | 34-21 |
| 19:37 | Samford | Irvin Brewer loses the dribble to Gary Law | 34-21 |
| 19:26 | Saint Louis | Mitchel Mitchell is hacked by Cecil Ritch - foul #2 on Cecil Ritch, team foul #2 | 34-21 |
| 19:03 | Saint Louis | Harold Ashby misses the floater in the lane | 34-21 |
| 19:02 | Samford | Anthony Bentley grabs the defensive rebound | 34-21 |
| 18:48 | Samford | Anthony Bentley buries a shot in the paint set up by Myron Knarr and he's hacked by Harold Ashby - foul #2 on Harold Ashby, team foul #1 | 34-23 |
| 18:48 | Samford | Anthony Bentley misses the free throw | 34-23 |
| 18:48 | Saint Louis | Mitchel Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 34-23 |
| 18:35 | Saint Louis | Roger White is called for traveling | 34-23 |
| 18:23 | Samford | Anthony Bentley hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 34-23 |
| 18:21 | Saint Louis | Mitchel Mitchell snags the defensive board | 34-23 |
| 18:15 | Saint Louis | Harold Ashby scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-23 |
| 17:55 | Samford | Myron Knarr drills a shot near the basket and he's fouled by Harold Ashby - foul #3 on Harold Ashby, team foul #2 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jose Zapata (C) Harold Ashby | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 17:55 | Samford | Myron Knarr makes the free throw | 36-26 |
| 17:35 | Saint Louis | Mitchel Mitchell makes the fadeaway in the lane | 38-26 |
| 17:21 | Samford | Adam Rhymer is fouled on the floor by Roger White - foul #1 on Roger White, team foul #3 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Fred Redwine (C) Gary Law | |
| Subs | Samford | Bruce Marrow (SF), Archie Reed (C) Myron Knarr, Anthony Bentley | |
| 17:07 | Samford | Archie Reed hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by Adam Rhymer | 38-28 |
| 16:54 | Saint Louis | Juan Delgado is fouled on the floor by Cecil Ritch - foul #3 on Cecil Ritch, team foul #3 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Christopher Dolin (PG) Juan Delgado | |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (PG) Cecil Ritch | |
| 16:37 | Saint Louis | Jose Zapata connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Fred Redwine | 41-28 |
| 16:20 | Samford | Irvin Brewer clanks a floater from the right side | 41-28 |
| 16:19 | Saint Louis | Fred Redwine grabs the board | 41-28 |
| 16:10 | Saint Louis | Christopher Dolin can't connect on a floater in the lane | 41-28 |
| 16:09 | Saint Louis | The offensive rebound goes to Mitchel Mitchell | 41-28 |
| 15:54 | Saint Louis | Fred Redwine buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Mitchel Mitchell | 43-28 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Christopher Dolin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Mitchel Mitchell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jose Zapata (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Fred Redwine (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Leonard Cooke (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Adam Rhymer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Marrow (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Irvin Brewer (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Archie Reed (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Samford | Christopher Dolin picks off the pass by Adam Rhymer | 43-28 |
| 15:41 | Saint Louis | Roger White throws it down on a great pass from Christopher Dolin | 45-28 |
| 15:23 | Samford | Jose Zapata denies the turnaround by Bruce Marrow | 45-28 |
| 15:21 | Samford | Irvin Brewer hits the follow up shot | 45-30 |
| 15:17 | Saint Louis | Leonard Cooke steps in front of the Christopher Dolin pass in the backcourt | 45-30 |
| 14:53 | Samford | Bruce Marrow blows the layup | 45-30 |
| 14:52 | Saint Louis | Jose Zapata snags the defensive board | 45-30 |
| 14:47 | Saint Louis | Roger White's pass is intercepted by Leonard Cooke | 45-30 |
| 14:44 | Samford | Bruce Marrow can't finish the layup | 45-30 |
| 14:42 | Samford | Irvin Brewer hits the follow up shot | 45-32 |
| 14:27 | Saint Louis | Mitchel Mitchell misses the fadeaway from close range | 45-32 |
| 14:25 | Saint Louis | Christopher Dolin tips it home | 47-32 |
| 14:10 | Samford | Christopher Dolin steps in front of the Bruce Marrow pass | 47-32 |
| 14:02 | Saint Louis | Irvin Brewer steals it from Christopher Dolin | 47-32 |
| 13:44 | Samford | Archie Reed misses the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Roger White - foul #2 on Roger White, team foul #4 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Juan Delgado (PG), Robert Bourke (SG), Richard Bell (SF), Gary Law (PF), Harold Ashby (C) Christopher Dolin, Roger White, Mitchel Mitchell, Jose Zapata, Fred Redwine | |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Ritch (PG), William Johnson (SG), Myron Knarr (SF), Anthony Bentley (C) Leonard Cooke, Adam Rhymer, Bruce Marrow, Irvin Brewer | |
| 13:44 | Samford | Archie Reed misses the 1st free throw | 47-32 |
| 13:44 | Samford | Archie Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 47-33 |
| 13:28 | Saint Louis | Gary Law's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-33 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Samford | Luke Watkin (PF) Archie Reed | |
| 13:10 | Samford | Myron Knarr connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-36 |
| 12:45 | Saint Louis | Richard Bell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-36 |
| 12:43 | Samford | Cecil Ritch grabs the defensive rebound | 47-36 |
| 12:36 | Samford | Cecil Ritch clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-36 |
| 12:35 | Saint Louis | Richard Bell gets the rebound | 47-36 |
| 12:29 | Saint Louis | Harold Ashby blows the layup but he's hacked by Anthony Bentley - foul #1 on Anthony Bentley, team foul #4 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Christopher Dolin (SG) Richard Bell | |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (SG), Bruce Marrow (PF) William Johnson, Luke Watkin | |
| 12:29 | Saint Louis | Harold Ashby makes the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 12:29 | Saint Louis | Harold Ashby makes the 2nd free throw | 49-36 |
| 12:15 | Samford | Anthony Bentley connects on the fadeaway near the basket set up by Cecil Ritch | 49-38 |
| 11:52 | Saint Louis | Harold Ashby hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 49-38 |
| 11:51 | Saint Louis | Juan Delgado gets the offensive rebound | 49-38 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Juan Delgado (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Dolin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Bourke (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Gary Law (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Harold Ashby (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Cecil Ritch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Leonard Cooke (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Myron Knarr (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bruce Marrow (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Bentley (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Saint Louis | Leonard Cooke steals the ball from Juan Delgado | 49-38 |
| 11:17 | Samford | Anthony Bentley can't throw it down | 49-38 |
| 11:16 | Saint Louis | Harold Ashby snags the defensive board | 49-38 |
| 10:57 | Saint Louis | Juan Delgado misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 49-38 |
| 10:55 | Saint Louis | Gary Law gets the offensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 10:41 | Saint Louis | Christopher Dolin drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Juan Delgado and the foul's on Cecil Ritch - foul #4 on Cecil Ritch, team foul #5 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Roger White (SG), Mitchel Mitchell (SF), Jose Zapata (PF), Fred Redwine (C) Juan Delgado, Robert Bourke, Gary Law, Harold Ashby | |
| Subs | Samford | Timothy Arena (PG), Adam Rhymer (SG), Irvin Brewer (PF), Archie Reed (C) Cecil Ritch, Leonard Cooke, Myron Knarr, Anthony Bentley | |
| 10:41 | Saint Louis | Christopher Dolin misses the free throw | 51-38 |
| 10:41 | Samford | Archie Reed pulls down the rebound | 51-38 |
| 10:23 | Samford | Adam Rhymer makes the shot from the left side | 51-40 |
| 10:11 | Saint Louis | Adam Rhymer steals the ball from Fred Redwine | 51-40 |
| 10:08 | Samford | Bruce Marrow throws it down set up by Adam Rhymer | 51-42 |
| 09:50 | Saint Louis | Mitchel Mitchell drills a jump hook from the left block and he's hacked by Bruce Marrow - foul #3 on Bruce Marrow, team foul #6 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Robert Bourke (PG) Christopher Dolin | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 09:50 | Saint Louis | Mitchel Mitchell makes the free throw | 54-42 |
| 09:23 | Samford | Adam Rhymer makes the runner from the right block and the foul's on Roger White - foul #3 on Roger White, team foul #5 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Juan Delgado (PG) Robert Bourke | |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (PG) Timothy Arena | |
| 09:23 | Samford | Adam Rhymer makes the free throw | 54-45 |
| 09:07 | Saint Louis | Mitchel Mitchell drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Jose Zapata | 56-45 |
| 08:54 | Samford | Leonard Cooke is fouled on the floor by Jose Zapata - foul #1 on Jose Zapata, team foul #6 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Gary Law (PF), Harold Ashby (C) Jose Zapata, Fred Redwine | |
| Subs | Samford | Myron Knarr (SF), Anthony Bentley (C) Bruce Marrow, Archie Reed | |
| 08:45 | Samford | Irvin Brewer buries a 3 from the left corner | 56-48 |
| 08:30 | Saint Louis | Juan Delgado misses short on a floater from the right side | 56-48 |
| 08:29 | Samford | Myron Knarr pulls down the rebound | 56-48 |
| 08:16 | Samford | Leonard Cooke can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 56-48 |
| 08:15 | Samford | Irvin Brewer tips it but misses | 56-48 |
| 08:14 | Saint Louis | Harold Ashby pulls down the rebound | 56-48 |
| 07:58 | Saint Louis | Roger White's layup is rejected by Irvin Brewer | 56-48 |
| 07:57 | Samford | Anthony Bentley grabs the board | 56-48 |
| 07:52 | Samford | Leonard Cooke hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Myron Knarr | 56-50 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Juan Delgado (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roger White (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Mitchel Mitchell (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gary Law (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Harold Ashby (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Leonard Cooke (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SG - Adam Rhymer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Myron Knarr (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Irvin Brewer (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Anthony Bentley (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Saint Louis | Harold Ashby's pass is intercepted by Leonard Cooke | 56-50 |
| 07:27 | Samford | Leonard Cooke hits the finger roll | 56-52 |
| 07:06 | Saint Louis | Harold Ashby misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-52 |
| 07:05 | Saint Louis | Juan Delgado tips it home | 58-52 |
| 06:52 | Samford | Adam Rhymer drills a 3 from the right corner | 58-55 |
| 06:47 | Saint Louis | Roger White's floater is tipped away by Anthony Bentley | 58-55 |
| 06:45 | Saint Louis | Harold Ashby tips it but misses | 58-55 |
| 06:43 | Samford | Irvin Brewer grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 06:26 | Samford | Myron Knarr knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Irvin Brewer | 58-57 |
| 06:22 | Saint Louis | Mitchel Mitchell can't finish the layup | 58-57 |
| 06:20 | Samford | Irvin Brewer grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 05:51 | Samford | Adam Rhymer misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 58-57 |
| 05:49 | Saint Louis | Gary Law grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 05:43 | Saint Louis | Harold Ashby scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from Roger White | 60-57 |
| 05:22 | Samford | Adam Rhymer misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Gary Law - foul #1 on Gary Law, team foul #7 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Christopher Dolin (PG), Robert Bourke (SG), Richard Bell (SF), Jose Zapata (PF), Fred Redwine (C) Juan Delgado, Roger White, Mitchel Mitchell, Gary Law, Harold Ashby | |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Ritch (PG), William Johnson (SF), Bruce Marrow (PF), Archie Reed (C) Leonard Cooke, Myron Knarr, Irvin Brewer, Anthony Bentley | |
| 05:22 | Samford | Adam Rhymer makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 05:22 | Samford | Adam Rhymer makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 05:07 | Saint Louis | Fred Redwine connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 62-59 |
| 04:54 | Samford | William Johnson misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 62-59 |
| 04:52 | Samford | Archie Reed hits the follow up shot | 62-61 |
| 04:41 | Saint Louis | Jose Zapata drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 64-61 |
| 04:27 | Samford | Jose Zapata swats the dunk try by William Johnson | 64-61 |
| 04:26 | Saint Louis | Jose Zapata gets the rebound | 64-61 |
| 04:06 | Saint Louis | Richard Bell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-61 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Samford | Luke Watkin (C) Adam Rhymer | |
| 04:03 | Samford | Christopher Dolin is called for the reach on Cecil Ritch in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Dolin, team foul #8 | 64-61 |
| 04:03 | Samford | Cecil Ritch makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 04:03 | Samford | Cecil Ritch makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 03:47 | Saint Louis | Jose Zapata blows the layup | 64-63 |
| 03:46 | Saint Louis | Fred Redwine grabs the offensive board | 64-63 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Christopher Dolin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Bourke (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Bell (fresh) PF - Jose Zapata (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Fred Redwine (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Cecil Ritch (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Bruce Marrow (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Archie Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Luke Watkin (fresh) | |
| 03:34 | Saint Louis | The short jumper by Christopher Dolin is denied by Bruce Marrow | 64-63 |
| 03:32 | Samford | Archie Reed grabs the board | 64-63 |
| 03:13 | Samford | Bruce Marrow misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 64-63 |
| 03:12 | Samford | Luke Watkin hits the follow up shot | 64-65 |
| 02:43 | Saint Louis | Christopher Dolin is called for traveling | 64-65 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Juan Delgado (PG), Roger White (SG), Mitchel Mitchell (SF), Gary Law (PF), Harold Ashby (C) Christopher Dolin, Robert Bourke, Richard Bell, Jose Zapata, Fred Redwine | |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (SG), Irvin Brewer (PF), Anthony Bentley (C) William Johnson, Archie Reed, Luke Watkin | |
| 02:41 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-65 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Samford | Adam Rhymer (SG), Myron Knarr (SF) Leonard Cooke, Bruce Marrow | |
| 02:22 | Samford | Adam Rhymer's pass is intercepted by Juan Delgado | 64-65 |
| 02:08 | Saint Louis | Harold Ashby can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-65 |
| 02:06 | Samford | Myron Knarr grabs the defensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 01:52 | Samford | Roger White is called for the reach on Myron Knarr - foul #4 on Roger White, team foul #9 | 64-65 |
| 01:52 | Samford | Myron Knarr makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 01:52 | Samford | Myron Knarr makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 01:31 | Saint Louis | Mitchel Mitchell is hacked by Anthony Bentley - foul #2 on Anthony Bentley, team foul #7 | 64-67 |
| 01:31 | Saint Louis | Mitchel Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 01:31 | Samford | The rebound goes to Irvin Brewer | 64-67 |
| 01:12 | Samford | Cecil Ritch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-67 |
| 01:00 | Saint Louis | Roger White hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Gary Law | 66-67 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:31 | Samford | Myron Knarr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-67 |
| 00:12 | Saint Louis | Gary Law throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-67 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:11 | Samford | Juan Delgado is called for the reach on Myron Knarr in the backcourt - foul #2 on Juan Delgado, team foul #10 | 66-67 |
| 00:11 | Samford | Myron Knarr misses the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 00:11 | Samford | Myron Knarr makes the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 00:06 | Saint Louis | Roger White misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-68 |
| 00:04 | Samford | The rebound goes to Myron Knarr | 66-68 |
| 00:01 | Samford | Myron Knarr is hacked by Juan Delgado in the backcourt - foul #3 on Juan Delgado, team foul #11 | 66-68 |
| 00:01 | Samford | Myron Knarr misses the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 00:01 | Samford | Myron Knarr makes the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Saint Louis | Mitchel Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 66-69 |