| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Jared Whitesel (fresh) SG - William Ricker (fresh) SF - Arnold Smith (fresh) PF - Robert Hill (fresh) C - Nolan Burns (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - George Riggins (fresh) SG - Louis Chamlee (fresh) SF - John Talty (fresh) PF - Hassan Parker (fresh) C - Robert Bradford (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas State | Robert Hill wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Arkansas State | William Ricker can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Louis Chamlee - foul #1 on Louis Chamlee, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Arkansas State | William Ricker makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:45 | Arkansas State | William Ricker misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:45 | Arkansas State | Nolan Burns grabs the offensive board | 1-0 |
| 19:29 | Arkansas State | John Talty takes the ball from Jared Whitesel | 1-0 |
| 19:23 | Samford | Louis Chamlee makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Hassan Parker | 1-3 |
| 19:03 | Arkansas State | Robert Hill travels with the ball | 1-3 |
| 18:50 | Samford | Louis Chamlee drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by John Talty | 1-6 |
| 18:34 | Arkansas State | Arnold Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 1-6 |
| 18:17 | Samford | Hassan Parker misses long on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Robert Hill - foul #1 on Robert Hill, team foul #1 | 1-6 |
| 18:17 | Samford | Hassan Parker misses the 1st free throw | 1-6 |
| 18:17 | Samford | Hassan Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 1-6 |
| 18:17 | Arkansas State | Robert Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 1-6 |
| 17:56 | Arkansas State | Nolan Burns hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Talty - foul #1 on John Talty, team foul #2 | 1-6 |
| 17:56 | Arkansas State | Nolan Burns makes the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:56 | Arkansas State | Nolan Burns misses the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:56 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Hill | 2-6 |
| 17:39 | Arkansas State | Nolan Burns buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by William Ricker | 4-6 |
| 17:35 | Samford | John Talty is hacked by Arnold Smith - foul #1 on Arnold Smith, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| 17:15 | Samford | Louis Chamlee misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-6 |
| 17:14 | Arkansas State | Nolan Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 17:01 | Arkansas State | Arnold Smith scores on a runner from the right block set up by William Ricker | 6-6 |
| 16:45 | Samford | Hassan Parker is fouled on the floor by Arnold Smith - foul #2 on Arnold Smith, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Frank Rosner (SF) Arnold Smith | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 16:28 | Samford | John Talty knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Hassan Parker | 6-9 |
| 16:04 | Arkansas State | William Ricker can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 6-9 |
| 16:03 | Arkansas State | William Ricker hits the follow up shot | 8-9 |
| 15:53 | Samford | Frank Rosner steals it from Louis Chamlee | 8-9 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Jared Whitesel (fairly fresh) SG - William Ricker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Rosner (fresh) PF - Robert Hill (fresh) 2 reb. C - Nolan Burns (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - George Riggins (fresh) SG - Louis Chamlee (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Talty (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Hassan Parker (fresh) C - Robert Bradford (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Arkansas State | Jared Whitesel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-9 |
| 15:34 | Samford | Robert Bradford grabs the defensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 15:30 | Samford | George Riggins can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 8-9 |
| 15:28 | Arkansas State | William Ricker gets the rebound | 8-9 |
| 15:21 | Arkansas State | William Ricker's pass is intercepted by Robert Bradford | 8-9 |
| 15:08 | Samford | Robert Bradford can't throw it down | 8-9 |
| 15:06 | Arkansas State | Robert Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 14:49 | Arkansas State | William Ricker hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 8-9 |
| 14:48 | Samford | Hassan Parker pulls down the rebound | 8-9 |
| 14:33 | Samford | Hassan Parker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-9 |
| 14:31 | Arkansas State | Jared Whitesel pulls down the rebound | 8-9 |
| 14:16 | Arkansas State | Nolan Burns connects on the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Frank Rosner and the foul's on Robert Bradford - foul #1 on Robert Bradford, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Timothy Whitesel (PG), Jesse Maynard (SG), Gilbert Hayes (PF) Jared Whitesel, William Ricker, Robert Hill | |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Filip (PG), Arthur Bradley (SG), Thomas Isaacson (SF), Willie Hodgkinson (PF), Lyle Williams (C) George Riggins, Louis Chamlee, John Talty, Hassan Parker, Robert Bradford | |
| 14:16 | Arkansas State | Nolan Burns misses the free throw | 10-9 |
| 14:16 | Samford | Willie Hodgkinson grabs the defensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 14:11 | Samford | Joseph Filip drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Arthur Bradley | 10-12 |
| 13:54 | Arkansas State | Gilbert Hayes clanks a floater in the lane | 10-12 |
| 13:52 | Samford | Willie Hodgkinson grabs the defensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 13:26 | Samford | Lyle Williams misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 10-12 |
| 13:24 | Samford | Thomas Isaacson tips it in | 10-14 |
| 13:06 | Arkansas State | Frank Rosner is fouled on the floor by Willie Hodgkinson - foul #1 on Willie Hodgkinson, team foul #4 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | David Jones (C) Nolan Burns | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 12:50 | Arkansas State | Gilbert Hayes misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 10-14 |
| 12:49 | Arkansas State | Timothy Whitesel hits the follow up shot | 12-14 |
| 12:43 | Samford | Arthur Bradley is fouled on the floor by Jesse Maynard - foul #1 on Jesse Maynard, team foul #4 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Robert Hill (PF) Gilbert Hayes | |
| Subs | Samford | Hassan Parker (PF) Lyle Williams | |
| 12:32 | Samford | Willie Hodgkinson hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from Joseph Filip | 12-16 |
| 12:25 | Arkansas State | Timothy Whitesel misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 12-16 |
| 12:24 | Arkansas State | David Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 12:04 | Arkansas State | Robert Hill makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Hassan Parker - foul #1 on Hassan Parker, team foul #5 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Ricker (SG) Jesse Maynard | |
| Subs | Samford | George Riggins (PG), Louis Chamlee (SG), Robert Bradford (C) Joseph Filip, Arthur Bradley, Willie Hodgkinson | |
| 12:04 | Arkansas State | Robert Hill misses the free throw | 14-16 |
| 12:04 | Samford | Hassan Parker grabs the board | 14-16 |
| 11:51 | Samford | Hassan Parker clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 14-16 |
| 11:50 | Arkansas State | David Jones snags the defensive board | 14-16 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Timothy Whitesel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Ricker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Rosner (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - George Riggins (fresh) SG - Louis Chamlee (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Isaacson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Hassan Parker (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Bradford (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Arkansas State | Robert Hill is hacked by Hassan Parker - foul #2 on Hassan Parker, team foul #6 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jared Whitesel (PG) Timothy Whitesel | |
| Subs | Samford | John Talty (SF), Lyle Williams (PF) Thomas Isaacson, Hassan Parker | |
| 11:32 | Arkansas State | Frank Rosner clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 14-16 |
| 11:30 | Arkansas State | Robert Hill snags the offensive board | 14-16 |
| 11:17 | Arkansas State | George Riggins steps in front of the David Jones pass | 14-16 |
| 11:13 | Samford | Lyle Williams blows the layup | 14-16 |
| 11:12 | Arkansas State | Frank Rosner gets the rebound | 14-16 |
| 11:06 | Arkansas State | Frank Rosner misses short on a floater from the left wing | 14-16 |
| 11:05 | Samford | Lyle Williams snags the defensive board | 14-16 |
| 10:44 | Samford | Robert Bradford lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Talty and he's fouled by David Jones - foul #1 on David Jones, team foul #5 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Willie Hodgkinson (PF) Lyle Williams | |
| 10:44 | Samford | Robert Bradford misses the free throw | 14-18 |
| 10:44 | Arkansas State | Robert Hill grabs the board | 14-18 |
| 10:34 | Arkansas State | Robert Hill connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Jared Whitesel | 16-18 |
| 10:26 | Samford | Louis Chamlee makes the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by George Riggins | 16-20 |
| 10:07 | Arkansas State | Jared Whitesel dunks the ball on a great pass from Frank Rosner | 18-20 |
| 09:59 | Samford | George Riggins is fouled on the floor by Jared Whitesel - foul #1 on Jared Whitesel, team foul #6 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Timothy Whitesel (PG), Gilbert Hayes (PF), Nolan Burns (C) Jared Whitesel, Robert Hill, David Jones | |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Filip (PG), Arthur Bradley (SG) George Riggins, Louis Chamlee | |
| 09:50 | Samford | Robert Bradford misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 18-20 |
| 09:49 | Samford | John Talty snags the offensive board | 18-20 |
| 09:29 | Samford | Joseph Filip misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-20 |
| 09:28 | Arkansas State | Nolan Burns grabs the board | 18-20 |
| 09:23 | Arkansas State | Timothy Whitesel misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 18-20 |
| 09:21 | Arkansas State | William Ricker pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 09:05 | Arkansas State | Gilbert Hayes buries a shot in the lane | 20-20 |
| 08:49 | Samford | Gilbert Hayes takes the ball from Arthur Bradley | 20-20 |
| 08:24 | Arkansas State | Frank Rosner comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-20 |
| 08:23 | Samford | Arthur Bradley gets the rebound | 20-20 |
| 08:01 | Samford | Willie Hodgkinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-20 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jared Whitesel (PG), Jesse Maynard (SG), Robert Hill (PF), David Jones (C) Timothy Whitesel, William Ricker, Gilbert Hayes, Nolan Burns | |
| Subs | Samford | George Riggins (PG), Louis Chamlee (SG), Thomas Isaacson (SF), Lyle Williams (PF) Joseph Filip, Arthur Bradley, John Talty, Willie Hodgkinson | |
| 07:47 | Arkansas State | Lyle Williams is called for the reach on Robert Hill - foul #1 on Lyle Williams, team foul #7 | 20-20 |
| 07:47 | Arkansas State | Robert Hill makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 07:47 | Arkansas State | Robert Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Jared Whitesel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Maynard (fresh) SF - Frank Rosner (tiring) PF - Robert Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - David Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - George Riggins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Louis Chamlee (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Thomas Isaacson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lyle Williams (fresh) C - Robert Bradford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:29 | Samford | Lyle Williams misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Hill - foul #2 on Robert Hill, team foul #7 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Gilbert Hayes (PF) Robert Hill | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 07:29 | Samford | Lyle Williams makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 07:29 | Samford | Lyle Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 07:29 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Bradford | 22-21 |
| 07:12 | Samford | Louis Chamlee misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-21 |
| 07:11 | Samford | Lyle Williams snags the offensive board | 22-21 |
| 06:58 | Samford | Robert Bradford connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lyle Williams | 22-23 |
| 06:53 | Arkansas State | Jared Whitesel's layup is rejected by Robert Bradford | 22-23 |
| 06:52 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to David Jones | 22-23 |
| 06:35 | Arkansas State | Jared Whitesel misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Isaacson - foul #1 on Thomas Isaacson, team foul #8 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Willie Hodgkinson (PF) Robert Bradford | |
| 06:35 | Arkansas State | Jared Whitesel makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 06:35 | Arkansas State | Jared Whitesel makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 06:18 | Samford | Lyle Williams is whistled for traveling | 24-23 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Ricker (SG) Jesse Maynard | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 06:10 | Arkansas State | Jared Whitesel is hacked by George Riggins - foul #1 on George Riggins, team foul #9 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Nolan Burns (C) Gilbert Hayes | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 06:10 | Arkansas State | Jared Whitesel makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 06:10 | Arkansas State | Jared Whitesel makes the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 05:54 | Samford | Willie Hodgkinson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 26-23 |
| 05:52 | Arkansas State | Frank Rosner grabs the board | 26-23 |
| 05:47 | Arkansas State | William Ricker scores on a jumper near the basket set up by David Jones | 28-23 |
| 05:45 | Samford | George Riggins is fouled in the backcourt by Jared Whitesel - foul #2 on Jared Whitesel, team foul #8 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Timothy Whitesel (PG), Gilbert Hayes (PF) Jared Whitesel, David Jones | |
| Subs | Samford | John Talty (SF) Thomas Isaacson | |
| 05:45 | Samford | George Riggins makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 05:45 | Samford | George Riggins makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 05:25 | Arkansas State | Timothy Whitesel is called for traveling | 28-25 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Filip (SG), Robert Bradford (C) Louis Chamlee, Lyle Williams | |
| 05:17 | Samford | John Talty clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-25 |
| 05:15 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Hodgkinson | 28-25 |
| 05:05 | Samford | John Talty misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-25 |
| 05:04 | Arkansas State | Nolan Burns gets the rebound | 28-25 |
| 04:47 | Arkansas State | Nolan Burns is called for traveling | 28-25 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Arthur Bradley (SG), Thomas Isaacson (C) George Riggins, Robert Bradford | |
| 04:32 | Samford | Thomas Isaacson misses the easy layup | 28-25 |
| 04:31 | Samford | John Talty misses the tip | 28-25 |
| 04:29 | Samford | Willie Hodgkinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 04:14 | Samford | John Talty makes the 3 from straight away set up by Willie Hodgkinson | 28-28 |
| 03:46 | Arkansas State | Frank Rosner buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-28 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Timothy Whitesel (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Ricker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Rosner (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gilbert Hayes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Nolan Burns (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Joseph Filip (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Bradley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Talty (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willie Hodgkinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Isaacson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:31 | Samford | Joseph Filip misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-28 |
| 03:29 | Arkansas State | Frank Rosner pulls down the rebound | 31-28 |
| 03:21 | Arkansas State | Timothy Whitesel hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 31-28 |
| 03:19 | Samford | Thomas Isaacson snags the defensive board | 31-28 |
| 03:10 | Samford | Arthur Bradley misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 31-28 |
| 03:08 | Arkansas State | Gilbert Hayes snags the defensive board | 31-28 |
| 02:51 | Arkansas State | Nolan Burns misses the lay-in | 31-28 |
| 02:49 | Samford | John Talty snags the defensive board | 31-28 |
| 02:21 | Samford | Thomas Isaacson misses the jumper from the left block | 31-28 |
| 02:19 | Arkansas State | Frank Rosner snags the defensive board | 31-28 |
| 02:07 | Arkansas State | Timothy Whitesel knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from William Ricker | 33-28 |
| 02:02 | Samford | Arthur Bradley drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Joseph Filip | 33-30 |
| 01:52 | Arkansas State | Thomas Isaacson swats the short shot by Nolan Burns | 33-30 |
| 01:51 | Samford | Willie Hodgkinson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 01:49 | Samford | Joseph Filip is hacked by Timothy Whitesel in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Whitesel, team foul #9 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jared Whitesel (PG), Jesse Maynard (SG), Arnold Smith (SF), Robert Hill (PF), David Jones (C) Timothy Whitesel, William Ricker, Frank Rosner, Gilbert Hayes, Nolan Burns | |
| Subs | Samford | Louis Chamlee (SG), Hassan Parker (PF), Robert Bradford (C) Arthur Bradley, Willie Hodgkinson, Thomas Isaacson | |
| 01:49 | Samford | Joseph Filip makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 01:49 | Samford | Joseph Filip misses the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 01:49 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to David Jones | 33-31 |
| 01:36 | Arkansas State | Robert Hill can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Hassan Parker - foul #3 on Hassan Parker, team foul #10 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Samford | George Riggins (PG), Lyle Williams (PF) Joseph Filip, Hassan Parker | |
| 01:36 | Arkansas State | Robert Hill makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 01:36 | Arkansas State | Robert Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 01:36 | Samford | Robert Bradford grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 01:14 | Samford | Robert Bradford comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by David Jones - foul #2 on David Jones, team foul #10 | 34-31 |
| 01:14 | Samford | Robert Bradford misses the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 01:14 | Samford | Robert Bradford misses the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 01:14 | Arkansas State | Robert Hill snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 01:06 | Arkansas State | Robert Hill's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Bradford | 34-31 |
| 01:05 | Samford | Robert Bradford grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 01:00 | Samford | George Riggins can't connect on a floater in the paint | 34-31 |
| 00:59 | Arkansas State | Jared Whitesel pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| 00:54 | Arkansas State | Arnold Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-31 |
| 00:52 | Arkansas State | Jared Whitesel tips it back up and in | 36-31 |
| 00:35 | Samford | Lyle Williams drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by George Riggins | 36-33 |
| 00:27 | Arkansas State | Jesse Maynard connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-33 |
| 00:01 | Samford | John Talty loses the ball out of bounds | 39-33 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas State | Jared Whitesel misses short on a fullcourt shot | 39-33 |