| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Joe Guillaume (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Charles Boyd (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Patrick Headrick (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Franklin Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Dennis Crawford (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Derick Doran (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Topete (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Primo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Norbert Radsky (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick inbounds the ball | 33-36 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:50 | Cleveland State | Charles Boyd clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 33-36 |
| 19:49 | Samford | Richard Primo pulls down the rebound | 33-36 |
| 19:44 | Samford | William Topete is fouled on the floor by Patrick Headrick - foul #2 on Patrick Headrick, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| 19:39 | Samford | Norbert Radsky misses the lay-in | 33-36 |
| 19:37 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 19:27 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-36 |
| 19:05 | Samford | Richard Primo loses the dribble to Charles Boyd | 36-36 |
| 18:42 | Cleveland State | Richard Primo takes the ball from Franklin Wright | 36-36 |
| 18:34 | Samford | Richard Primo scores on a fadeaway near the basket set up by Derick Doran and the foul's on Franklin Wright - foul #2 on Franklin Wright, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| 18:34 | Samford | Richard Primo makes the free throw | 36-39 |
| 18:32 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume is fouled in the backcourt by Derick Doran - foul #2 on Derick Doran, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| 18:20 | Cleveland State | Norbert Radsky swats the layup by Patrick Headrick | 36-39 |
| 18:19 | Cleveland State | Dennis Crawford grabs the offensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 18:12 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 18:11 | Samford | Richard Primo grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 18:03 | Samford | Joe Guillaume steals the ball from William Topete | 36-39 |
| 17:43 | Cleveland State | Derick Doran is called for the reach on Joe Guillaume - foul #3 on Derick Doran, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Carl Powell (SG), Richard Morant (SF), Tony Harbert (C) Charles Boyd, Patrick Headrick, Dennis Crawford | |
| Subs | Samford | Ruben Meade (PG), Thomas Markus (SG), Daniel Dowdell (PF) Derick Doran, Michael Carter, Richard Primo | |
| 17:29 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume is called for traveling | 36-39 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Weaver (PG), Damek Nogowski (PF) Joe Guillaume, Franklin Wright | |
| Subs | Samford | Maurice Parish (SF), Victor Miller (C) William Topete, Norbert Radsky | |
| 17:17 | Samford | Thomas Markus knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 36-41 |
| 16:58 | Cleveland State | Richard Morant can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 16:57 | Samford | Victor Miller pulls down the rebound | 36-41 |
| 16:39 | Samford | Victor Miller's fadeaway is rejected by Tony Harbert | 36-41 |
| 16:37 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Damek Nogowski | 36-41 |
| 16:22 | Cleveland State | Maurice Parish takes the ball from Damek Nogowski | 36-41 |
| 16:06 | Samford | Victor Miller can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 16:04 | Cleveland State | William Weaver grabs the board | 36-41 |
| 15:46 | Cleveland State | Richard Morant misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-41 |
| 15:45 | Cleveland State | Tony Harbert gets the offensive rebound | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Weaver (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Carl Powell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Morant (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Damek Nogowski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tony Harbert (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ruben Meade (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Markus (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Maurice Parish (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Dowdell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Victor Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Cleveland State | Tony Harbert blows the layup but the foul's on Ruben Meade - foul #2 on Ruben Meade, team foul #3 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume (PG), Charles Boyd (SG), Patrick Headrick (SF), Franklin Wright (PF) William Weaver, Carl Powell, Richard Morant, Damek Nogowski | |
| Subs | Samford | Derick Doran (PG), Michael Carter (SG), William Topete (SF), Richard Primo (PF), Norbert Radsky (C) Ruben Meade, Thomas Markus, Maurice Parish, Daniel Dowdell, Victor Miller | |
| 15:28 | Cleveland State | Tony Harbert misses the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 15:28 | Cleveland State | Tony Harbert makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 15:09 | Samford | Michael Carter buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Derick Doran | 37-43 |
| 14:58 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by Charles Boyd | 39-43 |
| 14:40 | Samford | Norbert Radsky makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Carter | 39-45 |
| 14:32 | Cleveland State | Norbert Radsky is called for the reach on Charles Boyd - foul #1 on Norbert Radsky, team foul #4 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dennis Crawford (C) Tony Harbert | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 14:25 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume misses the jumper from the baseline | 39-45 |
| 14:24 | Samford | Richard Primo snags the defensive board | 39-45 |
| 14:02 | Samford | William Topete misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 14:00 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume gets the rebound | 39-45 |
| 13:55 | Cleveland State | The pull-up jumper by Patrick Headrick is blocked by Richard Primo | 39-45 |
| 13:53 | Samford | William Topete grabs the defensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 13:48 | Samford | Dennis Crawford takes the ball from Richard Primo | 39-45 |
| 13:38 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 39-45 |
| 13:36 | Cleveland State | Dennis Crawford gets the offensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 13:23 | Cleveland State | Dennis Crawford is whistled for a carry | 39-45 |
| 13:04 | Samford | Norbert Radsky misses the shot from the left side | 39-45 |
| 13:02 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Joe Guillaume | 39-45 |
| 12:36 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Patrick Headrick | 41-45 |
| 12:23 | Samford | Norbert Radsky's pass is intercepted by Joe Guillaume | 41-45 |
| 12:08 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-45 |
| 12:06 | Samford | William Topete snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 11:57 | Samford | Richard Primo can't finish the layup | 41-45 |
| 11:56 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume gets the rebound | 41-45 |
| 11:40 | Cleveland State | Dennis Crawford drills a jumper from close range set up by Patrick Headrick | 43-45 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Joe Guillaume (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SG - Charles Boyd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Headrick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Franklin Wright (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Dennis Crawford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Derick Doran (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Carter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Topete (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Richard Primo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Norbert Radsky (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Samford | William Topete misses short on a runner from the baseline | 43-45 |
| 11:17 | Samford | Richard Primo tips it but misses | 43-45 |
| 11:15 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Franklin Wright | 43-45 |
| 10:46 | Cleveland State | Charles Boyd knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 46-45 |
| 10:32 | Samford | Norbert Radsky lays it up and in set up by Michael Carter | 46-47 |
| 10:13 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 10:12 | Cleveland State | Franklin Wright snags the offensive board | 46-47 |
| 09:51 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume is hacked by William Topete - foul #3 on William Topete, team foul #5 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Weaver (PG), Carl Powell (SG), Richard Morant (SF), Damek Nogowski (PF), Tony Harbert (C) Joe Guillaume, Charles Boyd, Patrick Headrick, Franklin Wright, Dennis Crawford | |
| Subs | Samford | Ruben Meade (PG), Thomas Markus (SG), Maurice Parish (SF), Daniel Dowdell (PF), Victor Miller (C) Derick Doran, Michael Carter, William Topete, Richard Primo, Norbert Radsky | |
| 09:35 | Cleveland State | Richard Morant misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-47 |
| 09:33 | Cleveland State | Richard Morant tips it home | 48-47 |
| 09:20 | Samford | Victor Miller is called for traveling | 48-47 |
| 09:03 | Cleveland State | Richard Morant clanks a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Maurice Parish - foul #1 on Maurice Parish, team foul #6 | 48-47 |
| 09:03 | Cleveland State | Richard Morant makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 09:03 | Cleveland State | Richard Morant makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 08:50 | Samford | Ruben Meade misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-47 |
| 08:48 | Samford | Maurice Parish tips it but misses | 50-47 |
| 08:47 | Cleveland State | Tony Harbert pulls down the rebound | 50-47 |
| 08:32 | Cleveland State | Richard Morant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-47 |
| 08:12 | Samford | Maurice Parish can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-47 |
| 08:11 | Samford | Daniel Dowdell snags the offensive board | 50-47 |
| 07:51 | Samford | Tony Harbert denies the turnaround by Maurice Parish | 50-47 |
| 07:50 | Cleveland State | Carl Powell pulls down the rebound | 50-47 |
| 07:30 | Cleveland State | Damek Nogowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-47 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Paine (PG), Franklin Wright (PF), Sidney Fermin (C) William Weaver, Damek Nogowski, Tony Harbert | |
| Subs | Samford | Derick Doran (PG), George West (C) Thomas Markus, Victor Miller | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Paine (fresh) SG - Carl Powell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Richard Morant (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Franklin Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Sidney Fermin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Derick Doran (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ruben Meade (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Parish (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Dowdell (fresh) 3 reb. C - George West (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Samford | Sidney Fermin is called for the reach on George West - foul #1 on Sidney Fermin, team foul #3 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Charles Boyd (SG) Carl Powell | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Carter (SG), William Topete (SF), Richard Primo (PF) Ruben Meade, Maurice Parish, Daniel Dowdell | |
| 06:56 | Samford | Derick Doran throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-47 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick (SF) Richard Morant | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 06:39 | Cleveland State | Sidney Fermin's pass is intercepted by Michael Carter | 50-47 |
| 06:21 | Samford | Michael Carter is hacked by Charles Boyd - foul #3 on Charles Boyd, team foul #4 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume (PG), William Weaver (SG), Carl Powell (SF), Damek Nogowski (PF) Robert Paine, Charles Boyd, Patrick Headrick, Franklin Wright | |
| Subs | Samford | Victor Miller (PF), Norbert Radsky (C) William Topete, Richard Primo | |
| 06:07 | Samford | Michael Carter drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Derick Doran | 50-50 |
| 05:39 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-50 |
| 05:37 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to William Weaver | 50-50 |
| 05:28 | Cleveland State | George West steals it from William Weaver | 50-50 |
| 05:24 | Samford | George West lays it up and in | 50-52 |
| 05:06 | Cleveland State | Carl Powell is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Carl Powell, team foul #5 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Morant (SF), Dennis Crawford (C) William Weaver, Sidney Fermin | |
| Subs | Samford | Ruben Meade (PG), Thomas Markus (SG), William Topete (SF), Daniel Dowdell (PF) Derick Doran, Michael Carter, George West, Victor Miller | |
| 04:46 | Samford | William Topete misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 50-52 |
| 04:45 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 04:26 | Cleveland State | Dennis Crawford makes the shot in the lane | 52-52 |
| 04:09 | Samford | Joe Guillaume steps in front of the William Topete pass | 52-52 |
| 03:48 | Cleveland State | William Topete swats the short shot by Damek Nogowski | 52-52 |
| 03:47 | Samford | The rebound goes to Norbert Radsky | 52-52 |
| 03:43 | Samford | Ruben Meade buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Thomas Markus | 52-55 |
| 03:43 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-55 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Charles Boyd (SG), Patrick Headrick (SF), Franklin Wright (PF) Carl Powell, Richard Morant, Damek Nogowski | |
| Subs | Samford | Derick Doran (PG), Richard Primo (PF) Thomas Markus, Daniel Dowdell | |
| 03:20 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Franklin Wright | 55-55 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Joe Guillaume (fresh) 13 pts. 3 stl. SG - Charles Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Patrick Headrick (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Franklin Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Dennis Crawford (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Derick Doran (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ruben Meade (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Topete (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Primo (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Norbert Radsky (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Samford | William Topete knocks in the turnaround from close range set up by Norbert Radsky | 55-57 |
| 02:58 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-57 |
| 02:56 | Samford | Norbert Radsky grabs the board | 55-57 |
| 02:36 | Samford | Norbert Radsky misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-57 |
| 02:34 | Samford | Norbert Radsky grabs the offensive board | 55-57 |
| 02:16 | Samford | Norbert Radsky buries a runner in the lane set up by Ruben Meade and he's fouled by Patrick Headrick - foul #3 on Patrick Headrick, team foul #6 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Weaver (PG), Richard Morant (C) Joe Guillaume, Dennis Crawford | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Carter (SG) Derick Doran | |
| 02:16 | Samford | Norbert Radsky makes the free throw | 55-60 |
| 02:13 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-60 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume (PG) William Weaver | |
| Subs | Samford | Derick Doran (PG) Ruben Meade | |
| 01:59 | Cleveland State | Charles Boyd loses the dribble to William Topete | 55-60 |
| 01:42 | Samford | Michael Carter misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-60 |
| 01:40 | Samford | William Topete grabs the offensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 01:32 | Samford | Charles Boyd steals it from Michael Carter | 55-60 |
| 01:12 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume is fouled on the floor by Michael Carter - foul #2 on Michael Carter, team foul #7 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dennis Crawford (C) Richard Morant | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 01:12 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 01:12 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 01:05 | Samford | Richard Primo clanks a jumper from the right block | 57-60 |
| 01:04 | Samford | Norbert Radsky tips it home | 57-62 |
| 00:52 | Cleveland State | Dennis Crawford is fouled on the floor by Norbert Radsky - foul #2 on Norbert Radsky, team foul #8 | 57-62 |
| 00:52 | Cleveland State | Dennis Crawford misses the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:52 | Samford | Norbert Radsky pulls down the rebound | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:23 | Samford | Charles Boyd is called for the reach on Michael Carter - foul #4 on Charles Boyd, team foul #7 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Ruben Meade (PG) Derick Doran | |
| 00:23 | Samford | Michael Carter makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:23 | Samford | Michael Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:23 | Cleveland State | Charles Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 57-63 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:15 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-63 |
| 00:14 | Samford | Norbert Radsky snags the defensive board | 57-63 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State 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 man to man (+4) | |
| 00:13 | Samford | Norbert Radsky is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Boyd - foul #5 on Charles Boyd, team foul #8 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Carl Powell (SG) Charles Boyd | |
| Subs | Samford | Derick Doran (PG) William Topete | |
| 00:13 | Samford | Norbert Radsky makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 00:13 | Samford | Norbert Radsky makes the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State 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 (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume hits a 3 from the left corner | 60-65 |
| 00:04 | Samford | Carl Powell is called for the reach on Ruben Meade in the backcourt - foul #2 on Carl Powell, team foul #9 | 60-65 |
| 00:04 | Samford | Ruben Meade makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:04 | Samford | Ruben Meade makes the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State 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 man to man (+4) | |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 60-67 |