| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Kelly Lambert (fresh) SG - Joseph Pate (fresh) SF - Emil Wear (fresh) PF - James Aldridge (fresh) C - Peter Russell (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 | Samford | Robert Bradford wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Samford | John Talty can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Emil Wear - foul #1 on Emil Wear, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Samford | John Talty misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Samford | John Talty misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Loyola (MD) | Peter Russell grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Loyola (MD) | Kelly Lambert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Samford | George Riggins misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Loyola (MD) | Peter Russell pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Loyola (MD) | James Aldridge can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Samford | Robert Bradford snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:40 | Samford | Hassan Parker drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from George Riggins | 0-2 |
| 18:27 | Loyola (MD) | Joseph Pate connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Peter Russell | 3-2 |
| 18:09 | Samford | George Riggins clanks a 3 from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 18:08 | Loyola (MD) | Peter Russell grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:04 | Loyola (MD) | Kelly Lambert hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-2 |
| 17:46 | Samford | Hassan Parker scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by George Riggins | 6-4 |
| 17:27 | Loyola (MD) | Peter Russell is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Peter Russell, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| 17:17 | Samford | Robert Bradford drills a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by George Riggins | 6-6 |
| 17:03 | Loyola (MD) | Louis Chamlee is called for the reach on Joseph Pate - foul #1 on Louis Chamlee, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Filip (PG), Arthur Bradley (SG), Thomas Isaacson (SF), Willie Hodgkinson (C) George Riggins, Louis Chamlee, John Talty, Robert Bradford | |
| 16:56 | Loyola (MD) | Peter Russell's floater is knocked away by Willie Hodgkinson | 6-6 |
| 16:54 | Loyola (MD) | James Aldridge tips it home | 8-6 |
| 16:35 | Samford | Willie Hodgkinson buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Hassan Parker | 8-8 |
| 16:19 | Loyola (MD) | James Aldridge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-8 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Patrick Smith (PG), Dennis Chamber (SF), Charles Stack (PF) Kelly Lambert, Emil Wear, James Aldridge | |
| Subs | Samford | Lyle Williams (C) Hassan Parker | |
| 16:08 | Samford | Lyle Williams misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-8 |
| 16:06 | Samford | Thomas Isaacson hits the follow up shot | 8-10 |
| 15:53 | Loyola (MD) | Patrick Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 8-10 |
| 15:52 | Samford | The rebound goes to Willie Hodgkinson | 8-10 |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Patrick Smith (fresh) SG - Joseph Pate (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dennis Chamber (fresh) PF - Charles Stack (fresh) C - Peter Russell (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Joseph Filip (fresh) SG - Arthur Bradley (fresh) SF - Thomas Isaacson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willie Hodgkinson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lyle Williams (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Samford | Thomas Isaacson misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Patrick Smith - foul #1 on Patrick Smith, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Conrad Lambert (SF), Marlin Niebuhr (C) Joseph Pate, Peter Russell | |
| Subs | Samford | George Riggins (PG), Louis Chamlee (SG), Robert Bradford (C) Joseph Filip, Arthur Bradley, Lyle Williams | |
| 15:41 | Samford | Thomas Isaacson makes the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 15:41 | Samford | Thomas Isaacson makes the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 15:24 | Loyola (MD) | Charles Stack is fouled on the floor by Willie Hodgkinson - foul #1 on Willie Hodgkinson, team foul #2 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| Subs | Samford | John Talty (SF) Thomas Isaacson | |
| 15:08 | Loyola (MD) | Charles Stack comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-12 |
| 15:07 | Loyola (MD) | Charles Stack grabs the offensive board | 8-12 |
| 14:46 | Loyola (MD) | Marlin Niebuhr is hacked by Robert Bradford - foul #1 on Robert Bradford, team foul #3 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Kelly Lambert (PG), Emil Wear (SF), James Aldridge (PF) Dennis Chamber, Conrad Lambert, Marlin Niebuhr | |
| Subs | Samford | Hassan Parker (PF) Willie Hodgkinson | |
| 14:29 | Loyola (MD) | Charles Stack misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 8-12 |
| 14:27 | Samford | Hassan Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 14:08 | Samford | Louis Chamlee is fouled on the floor by Patrick Smith - foul #2 on Patrick Smith, team foul #4 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Joseph Pate (SG), Peter Russell (C) Patrick Smith, Charles Stack | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 14:01 | Samford | Louis Chamlee misses badly on a shot in the lane | 8-12 |
| 14:00 | Loyola (MD) | The rebound goes to Peter Russell | 8-12 |
| 13:48 | Loyola (MD) | Emil Wear is denied on a layup by Robert Bradford | 8-12 |
| 13:46 | Samford | Robert Bradford pulls down the rebound | 8-12 |
| 13:33 | Samford | Hassan Parker can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 8-12 |
| 13:31 | Samford | Hassan Parker grabs the offensive board | 8-12 |
| 13:25 | Samford | Hassan Parker drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Louis Chamlee | 8-14 |
| 13:13 | Loyola (MD) | Peter Russell clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Bradford - foul #2 on Robert Bradford, team foul #4 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Dennis Chamber (SF) Emil Wear | |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Filip (PG), Arthur Bradley (SG), Thomas Isaacson (SF), Willie Hodgkinson (C) George Riggins, Louis Chamlee, John Talty, Robert Bradford | |
| 13:13 | Loyola (MD) | Peter Russell makes the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 13:13 | Loyola (MD) | Peter Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 12:53 | Samford | Hassan Parker misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Kelly Lambert - foul #1 on Kelly Lambert, team foul #5 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Conrad Lambert (SF) Kelly Lambert | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 12:53 | Samford | Hassan Parker misses the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 12:53 | Samford | Hassan Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| 12:30 | Loyola (MD) | Conrad Lambert misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-15 |
| 12:28 | Samford | Willie Hodgkinson gets the rebound | 10-15 |
| 12:19 | Samford | Thomas Isaacson drills a shot near the basket set up by Joseph Filip | 10-17 |
| 12:09 | Loyola (MD) | James Aldridge misses the easy layup | 10-17 |
| 12:08 | Loyola (MD) | Joseph Pate tips it in | 12-17 |
| 11:57 | Samford | Joseph Filip can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 12-17 |
| 11:56 | Samford | Arthur Bradley snags the offensive board | 12-17 |
| 11:49 | Samford | Arthur Bradley makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Filip | 12-20 |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Dennis Chamber (fresh) SG - Joseph Pate (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Conrad Lambert (fresh) PF - James Aldridge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Russell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Joseph Filip (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Arthur Bradley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Isaacson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Hassan Parker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Willie Hodgkinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Loyola (MD) | Thomas Isaacson takes the ball from Joseph Pate | 12-20 |
| 11:13 | Samford | Willie Hodgkinson buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Filip | 12-23 |
| 10:54 | Loyola (MD) | Dennis Chamber hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Conrad Lambert | 14-23 |
| 10:37 | Samford | Thomas Isaacson is fouled on the floor by Conrad Lambert - foul #1 on Conrad Lambert, team foul #6 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Kelly Lambert (PG), Emil Wear (SF), Charles Stack (PF), Marlin Niebuhr (C) Joseph Pate, Conrad Lambert, James Aldridge, Peter Russell | |
| Subs | Samford | George Riggins (PG), Louis Chamlee (SG), John Talty (SF), Lyle Williams (C) Joseph Filip, Arthur Bradley, Thomas Isaacson, Hassan Parker | |
| 10:17 | Samford | John Talty misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-23 |
| 10:16 | Loyola (MD) | Dennis Chamber pulls down the rebound | 14-23 |
| 10:03 | Loyola (MD) | Dennis Chamber misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-23 |
| 10:02 | Samford | Lyle Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 14-23 |
| 09:52 | Samford | Kelly Lambert takes the ball from Willie Hodgkinson | 14-23 |
| 09:49 | Loyola (MD) | Kelly Lambert lays it up and in | 16-23 |
| 09:39 | Samford | Lyle Williams is denied on a layup by Charles Stack | 16-23 |
| 09:37 | Samford | Willie Hodgkinson gets the offensive rebound | 16-23 |
| 09:29 | Samford | George Riggins comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 16-23 |
| 09:27 | Loyola (MD) | Dennis Chamber grabs the board | 16-23 |
| 09:08 | Loyola (MD) | Charles Stack is called for a charge - foul #1 on Charles Stack, team foul #7 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Joseph Pate (SG), Peter Russell (C) Dennis Chamber, Marlin Niebuhr | |
| Subs | Samford | Hassan Parker (PF) Willie Hodgkinson | |
| 08:46 | Samford | Emil Wear takes the ball from Hassan Parker | 16-23 |
| 08:37 | Loyola (MD) | Charles Stack hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Kelly Lambert | 19-23 |
| 08:28 | Samford | Lyle Williams banks in the layup set up by Louis Chamlee | 19-25 |
| 08:04 | Loyola (MD) | Kelly Lambert clanks a 3 from the left corner | 19-25 |
| 08:03 | Samford | Hassan Parker gets the rebound | 19-25 |
| 07:37 | Samford | Joseph Pate is called for the reach on Lyle Williams - foul #1 on Joseph Pate, team foul #8 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Anthony Hopkins (PG), Conrad Lambert (SF), James Aldridge (PF) Kelly Lambert, Emil Wear, Charles Stack | |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Filip (PG), Arthur Bradley (SG), Thomas Isaacson (SF) George Riggins, Louis Chamlee, John Talty | |
| 07:37 | Samford | Lyle Williams makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 07:37 | Samford | Lyle Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Anthony Hopkins (fresh) SG - Joseph Pate (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Conrad Lambert (fresh) PF - James Aldridge (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Russell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Joseph Filip (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Arthur Bradley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Isaacson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Hassan Parker (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Lyle Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:10 | Loyola (MD) | Joseph Pate's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-27 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Dennis Chamber (PG) Anthony Hopkins | |
| Subs | Samford | Willie Hodgkinson (C) Lyle Williams | |
| 06:52 | Samford | Joseph Filip scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Arthur Bradley | 19-30 |
| 06:37 | Loyola (MD) | Joseph Pate scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Dennis Chamber | 22-30 |
| 06:19 | Samford | Thomas Isaacson buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-33 |
| 06:05 | Loyola (MD) | Peter Russell comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 22-33 |
| 06:04 | Samford | Willie Hodgkinson snags the defensive board | 22-33 |
| 05:45 | Samford | Thomas Isaacson misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-33 |
| 05:44 | Loyola (MD) | Peter Russell snags the defensive board | 22-33 |
| 05:39 | Loyola (MD) | Joseph Pate hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 22-33 |
| 05:38 | Samford | Willie Hodgkinson gets the rebound | 22-33 |
| 05:17 | Samford | Thomas Isaacson can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 22-33 |
| 05:16 | Loyola (MD) | Peter Russell gets the rebound | 22-33 |
| 05:09 | Loyola (MD) | Peter Russell drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Conrad Lambert | 24-33 |
| 04:56 | Samford | Hassan Parker misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Aldridge - foul #1 on James Aldridge, team foul #9 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Kelly Lambert (PG), Anthony Hopkins (SG), Emil Wear (SF), Charles Stack (C) Dennis Chamber, Joseph Pate, Conrad Lambert, Peter Russell | |
| Subs | Samford | George Riggins (PG), Louis Chamlee (SG), John Talty (SF), Lyle Williams (C) Joseph Filip, Arthur Bradley, Thomas Isaacson, Willie Hodgkinson | |
| 04:56 | Samford | Hassan Parker makes the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 04:56 | Samford | Hassan Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 24-35 |
| 04:32 | Loyola (MD) | Anthony Hopkins is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 24-35 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Marlin Niebuhr (C) James Aldridge | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 04:14 | Samford | Hassan Parker clanks a floater in the paint | 24-35 |
| 04:13 | Loyola (MD) | Emil Wear pulls down the rebound | 24-35 |
| 04:07 | Loyola (MD) | Marlin Niebuhr is fouled on the floor by Lyle Williams - foul #1 on Lyle Williams, team foul #5 | 24-35 |
| 03:53 | Loyola (MD) | Charles Stack misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 24-35 |
| 03:51 | Samford | Lyle Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 24-35 |
| 03:45 | Samford | George Riggins is whistled for traveling | 24-35 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Patrick Smith (SG) Anthony Hopkins | |
| Subs | Samford | Willie Hodgkinson (PF), Robert Bradford (C) Hassan Parker, Lyle Williams | |
| 03:27 | Loyola (MD) | Marlin Niebuhr is whistled for traveling | 24-35 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | James Aldridge (PF), Peter Russell (C) Charles Stack, Marlin Niebuhr | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Kelly Lambert (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Smith (fresh) SF - Emil Wear (fresh) PF - James Aldridge (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Russell (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - George Riggins (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Louis Chamlee (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Talty (fresh) PF - Willie Hodgkinson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Bradford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Samford | George Riggins buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Louis Chamlee | 24-38 |
| 02:48 | Loyola (MD) | Emil Wear makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Kelly Lambert | 26-38 |
| 02:24 | Samford | Willie Hodgkinson connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Louis Chamlee | 26-41 |
| 02:04 | Loyola (MD) | James Aldridge scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by Kelly Lambert and he's hacked by Willie Hodgkinson - foul #2 on Willie Hodgkinson, team foul #6 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Joseph Pate (SG), Dennis Chamber (SF) Kelly Lambert, Emil Wear | |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Filip (PG), Arthur Bradley (SG), Thomas Isaacson (SF) George Riggins, Louis Chamlee, John Talty | |
| 02:04 | Loyola (MD) | James Aldridge misses the free throw | 28-41 |
| 02:04 | Samford | The rebound goes to Robert Bradford | 28-41 |
| 01:35 | Samford | Willie Hodgkinson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-41 |
| 01:33 | Samford | Thomas Isaacson gets the offensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 01:15 | Samford | Joseph Filip buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Arthur Bradley | 28-44 |
| 01:01 | Loyola (MD) | Patrick Smith buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from James Aldridge | 31-44 |
| 00:41 | Samford | Arthur Bradley clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-44 |
| 00:39 | Loyola (MD) | Peter Russell grabs the board | 31-44 |
| 00:24 | Loyola (MD) | Patrick Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-44 |
| 00:23 | Samford | The rebound goes to Joseph Filip | 31-44 |
| 00:05 | Samford | Arthur Bradley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-44 |
| 00:03 | Loyola (MD) | Peter Russell pulls down the rebound | 31-44 |
| 00:00 | Loyola (MD) | Peter Russell clanks a halfcourt shot | 31-44 |