| Lineup | Samford | PG - Kevin Chudzinski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chuck Neely (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Spencer (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Joseph Lamar (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - Charles Helwig (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Michael Premo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Diamond (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Harry Rayburn (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Danny Whobrey (fresh) 4 pts. C - Tim Millican (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Patrick Spencer inbounds the ball | 35-28 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Samford | Chuck Neely clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-28 |
| 19:45 | Vermont | The rebound goes to Michael Premo | 35-28 |
| 19:41 | Vermont | David Diamond misses the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Kevin Chudzinski - foul #2 on Kevin Chudzinski, team foul #1 | 35-28 |
| 19:41 | Vermont | David Diamond misses the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 19:41 | Vermont | David Diamond makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 19:26 | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-29 |
| 19:24 | Samford | Chuck Neely snags the offensive board | 35-29 |
| 19:04 | Samford | Chuck Neely clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 19:03 | Vermont | David Diamond gets the rebound | 35-29 |
| 18:58 | Vermont | Michael Premo hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 18:56 | Samford | Joseph Lamar grabs the board | 35-29 |
| 18:38 | Samford | Chuck Neely throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-29 |
| 18:29 | Vermont | Michael Premo's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Lamar | 35-29 |
| 18:28 | Samford | Joseph Lamar snags the defensive board | 35-29 |
| 18:12 | Samford | Chuck Neely connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Kevin Chudzinski | 37-29 |
| 17:51 | Vermont | Patrick Spencer steals it from Tim Millican | 37-29 |
| 17:38 | Samford | Chuck Neely steps out of bounds on the baseline | 37-29 |
| 17:16 | Vermont | David Diamond comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-29 |
| 17:15 | Vermont | Harry Rayburn can't tip it in | 37-29 |
| 17:14 | Samford | Joseph Lamar pulls down the rebound | 37-29 |
| 17:04 | Samford | Patrick Spencer is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Patrick Spencer, team foul #2 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Samford | Peter Davis (PG), Martin Buffington (SF), Joseph Manning (C) Kevin Chudzinski, Patrick Spencer, Charles Helwig | |
| Subs | Vermont | Manuel Boisvert (SG), Robert Grogan (SF), John Collins (PF), Robert Delaughter (C) David Diamond, Harry Rayburn, Danny Whobrey, Tim Millican | |
| 16:44 | Vermont | Michael Premo misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 37-29 |
| 16:42 | Samford | Joseph Lamar grabs the board | 37-29 |
| 16:23 | Samford | Robert Delaughter blocks the short jumper by Martin Buffington | 37-29 |
| 16:21 | Vermont | Manuel Boisvert grabs the board | 37-29 |
| 16:06 | Vermont | Joseph Lamar steps in front of the Robert Delaughter pass | 37-29 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Peter Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chuck Neely (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Buffington (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Lamar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 13 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Manning (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Michael Premo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel Boisvert (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Grogan (fresh) 4 reb. PF - John Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Robert Delaughter (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:47 | Samford | Peter Davis loses the ball out of bounds | 37-29 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski (PG), Patrick Spencer (SF), Charles Helwig (C) Chuck Neely, Joseph Lamar, Joseph Manning | |
| Subs | Vermont | David Diamond (SG), Danny Whobrey (PF), Tim Millican (C) Michael Premo, John Collins, Robert Delaughter | |
| 15:24 | Vermont | Tim Millican can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Charles Helwig - foul #3 on Charles Helwig, team foul #3 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Vermont | Harry Rayburn (SF) Robert Grogan | |
| 15:24 | Vermont | Tim Millican makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 15:24 | Vermont | Tim Millican makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 15:05 | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 15:04 | Samford | Martin Buffington grabs the offensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 14:43 | Samford | Martin Buffington makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Peter Davis | 40-31 |
| 14:27 | Vermont | Patrick Spencer takes the ball from Danny Whobrey | 40-31 |
| 14:02 | Samford | The jump hook by Peter Davis is blocked by Danny Whobrey | 40-31 |
| 14:00 | Vermont | Tim Millican grabs the defensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 13:56 | Vermont | Manuel Boisvert comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-31 |
| 13:54 | Samford | Charles Helwig grabs the defensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 13:36 | Samford | Peter Davis is fouled on the floor by David Diamond - foul #3 on David Diamond, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Samford | Jared Allen (PG), Chuck Neely (SG), Thomas Parks (SF), Joseph Lamar (PF), Joseph Manning (C) Kevin Chudzinski, Peter Davis, Patrick Spencer, Martin Buffington, Charles Helwig | |
| Subs | Vermont | Michael Premo (PG), Robert Grogan (SF), John Collins (PF), Robert Delaughter (C) Manuel Boisvert, Harry Rayburn, Danny Whobrey, Tim Millican | |
| 13:30 | Samford | Jared Allen hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Grogan - foul #1 on Robert Grogan, team foul #2 | 40-31 |
| 13:30 | Samford | Jared Allen makes the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 13:30 | Samford | Jared Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 13:30 | Vermont | Robert Delaughter pulls down the rebound | 41-31 |
| 13:07 | Vermont | Joseph Lamar is called for the reach on John Collins - foul #1 on Joseph Lamar, team foul #4 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Vermont | John Stevens (SG) David Diamond | |
| 12:47 | Vermont | Jared Allen steals the ball from Robert Grogan | 41-31 |
| 12:29 | Samford | Chuck Neely makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Jared Allen | 44-31 |
| 12:12 | Vermont | John Stevens connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Premo and the foul's on Chuck Neely - foul #3 on Chuck Neely, team foul #5 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski (PG), Patrick Spencer (SF), Charles Helwig (C) Jared Allen, Thomas Parks, Joseph Manning | |
| Subs | Vermont | Harry Rayburn (SF), Danny Whobrey (PF), Tim Millican (C) Robert Grogan, John Collins, Robert Delaughter | |
| 12:12 | Vermont | John Stevens makes the free throw | 44-34 |
| 11:56 | Samford | Patrick Spencer makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-34 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Kevin Chudzinski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chuck Neely (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Patrick Spencer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Lamar (fresh) 5 pts. 13 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Helwig (fresh) 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Michael Premo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Stevens (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Harry Rayburn (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Danny Whobrey (fresh) 4 pts. C - Tim Millican (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Vermont | Tim Millican hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-34 |
| 11:35 | Samford | Joseph Lamar snags the defensive board | 46-34 |
| 11:13 | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-34 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Vermont | David Diamond (SG) John Stevens | |
| 10:57 | Vermont | Danny Whobrey misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Chuck Neely - foul #4 on Chuck Neely, team foul #6 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Samford | Peter Davis (SG) Chuck Neely | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| 10:57 | Vermont | Danny Whobrey makes the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 10:57 | Vermont | Danny Whobrey makes the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 10:40 | Samford | Peter Davis lays it up and in on a great pass from Joseph Lamar | 48-36 |
| 10:17 | Vermont | Michael Premo connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from David Diamond and the foul's on Joseph Lamar - foul #2 on Joseph Lamar, team foul #7 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Martin Buffington (PF), Joseph Manning (C) Joseph Lamar, Charles Helwig | |
| Subs | Vermont | Robert Grogan (SF), John Collins (PF) Harry Rayburn, Danny Whobrey | |
| 10:17 | Vermont | Michael Premo makes the free throw | 48-39 |
| 10:00 | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-39 |
| 09:58 | Vermont | John Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 09:40 | Vermont | Tim Millican misses long on a jump hook from close range | 48-39 |
| 09:38 | Vermont | Tim Millican tips it back up and in | 48-41 |
| 09:16 | Samford | Tim Millican is called for the reach on Peter Davis - foul #3 on Tim Millican, team foul #3 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Samford | Jared Allen (SG), Joseph Lamar (PF) Kevin Chudzinski, Patrick Spencer | |
| Subs | Vermont | Manuel Boisvert (PG), Robert Delaughter (C) Michael Premo, Tim Millican | |
| 09:04 | Samford | Robert Delaughter swats the short shot by Jared Allen | 48-41 |
| 09:02 | Vermont | The rebound goes to Robert Delaughter | 48-41 |
| 08:58 | Vermont | Manuel Boisvert scores on a 3 from the left corner | 48-44 |
| 08:35 | Samford | Joseph Manning comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 48-44 |
| 08:33 | Vermont | John Collins pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| 08:25 | Vermont | Robert Delaughter knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Manuel Boisvert | 48-46 |
| 08:12 | Samford | Jared Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 08:11 | Vermont | Manuel Boisvert pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 08:07 | Vermont | Robert Delaughter misses the lay-in | 48-46 |
| 08:06 | Samford | The rebound goes to Jared Allen | 48-46 |
| 07:45 | Samford | Joseph Lamar's pass is intercepted by Robert Delaughter | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Peter Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jared Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Martin Buffington (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Lamar (fresh) 5 pts. 14 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Manning (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Manuel Boisvert (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Diamond (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Grogan (fresh) 4 reb. PF - John Collins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Delaughter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:40 | Vermont | Joseph Lamar steals it from Manuel Boisvert | 48-46 |
| 07:32 | Samford | Peter Davis misses the easy layup | 48-46 |
| 07:30 | Vermont | Robert Grogan grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 07:24 | Vermont | John Collins is fouled on the floor by Joseph Manning - foul #1 on Joseph Manning, team foul #8 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski (PG), Chuck Neely (SG), Patrick Spencer (SF), Charles Helwig (C) Peter Davis, Jared Allen, Martin Buffington, Joseph Manning | |
| Subs | Vermont | Michael Premo (PG), Harry Rayburn (SF), Tim Millican (C) David Diamond, Robert Grogan, Robert Delaughter | |
| 07:24 | Vermont | John Collins misses the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 07:24 | Samford | The rebound goes to Joseph Lamar | 48-46 |
| 07:09 | Samford | Charles Helwig is hacked by Tim Millican - foul #4 on Tim Millican, team foul #4 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Vermont | Danny Whobrey (PF) John Collins | |
| 06:57 | Samford | Chuck Neely scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 06:35 | Vermont | Manuel Boisvert misses the floater from the free throw line | 51-46 |
| 06:34 | Samford | Joseph Lamar pulls down the rebound | 51-46 |
| 06:14 | Samford | Patrick Spencer drills a turnaround in the lane set up by Kevin Chudzinski | 53-46 |
| 06:10 | Vermont | Michael Premo can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-46 |
| 06:08 | Vermont | Manuel Boisvert gets the offensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 05:53 | Vermont | Tim Millican misses short on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Joseph Lamar - foul #3 on Joseph Lamar, team foul #9 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Samford | Martin Buffington (PF) Joseph Lamar | |
| Subs | Vermont | David Diamond (SG) Manuel Boisvert | |
| 05:53 | Vermont | Tim Millican makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 05:53 | Vermont | Tim Millican makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 05:42 | Samford | Chuck Neely buries a 3 from the left corner | 56-48 |
| 05:31 | Vermont | Michael Premo banks in the layup on a nice dish by Harry Rayburn | 56-50 |
| 05:02 | Samford | Charles Helwig misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 56-50 |
| 05:01 | Samford | Chuck Neely grabs the offensive board | 56-50 |
| 04:42 | Samford | Martin Buffington misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 56-50 |
| 04:41 | Samford | Charles Helwig tips it in | 58-50 |
| 04:20 | Vermont | Harry Rayburn lays it up and in set up by Michael Premo | 58-52 |
| 04:06 | Samford | Martin Buffington misses the shot from the right wing | 58-52 |
| 04:04 | Vermont | Harry Rayburn pulls down the rebound | 58-52 |
| 04:00 | Vermont | David Diamond is whistled for a carry | 58-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Peter Davis (PG), Joseph Lamar (PF), Joseph Manning (C) Kevin Chudzinski, Patrick Spencer, Charles Helwig | |
| Subs | Vermont | Manuel Boisvert (PG), Robert Grogan (SF), John Collins (PF), Robert Delaughter (C) Michael Premo, Harry Rayburn, Danny Whobrey, Tim Millican | |
| 03:34 | Samford | Joseph Manning buries a shot in the paint | 60-52 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Peter Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chuck Neely (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Martin Buffington (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Lamar (fresh) 5 pts. 16 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Joseph Manning (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Manuel Boisvert (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Diamond (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Grogan (fresh) 5 reb. PF - John Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Delaughter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:12 | Vermont | Manuel Boisvert loses the dribble to Martin Buffington | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:45 | Samford | Martin Buffington banks in the layup set up by Joseph Manning and he's hacked by Manuel Boisvert - foul #3 on Manuel Boisvert, team foul #5 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Jared Allen (SG), Patrick Spencer (SF) Chuck Neely, Joseph Manning | |
| Subs | Vermont | Michael Premo (PG), Tim Millican (C) David Diamond, Robert Delaughter | |
| 02:45 | Samford | Martin Buffington misses the free throw | 62-52 |
| 02:45 | Vermont | Tim Millican gets the rebound | 62-52 |
| 02:45 | Vermont | Vermont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-52 |
| 02:41 | Vermont | Michael Premo is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Davis - foul #1 on Peter Davis, team foul #10 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski (PG), Chuck Neely (SG), Charles Helwig (C) Peter Davis, Jared Allen, Martin Buffington | |
| Subs | Vermont | Harry Rayburn (SF), Danny Whobrey (PF) Robert Grogan, John Collins | |
| 02:41 | Vermont | Michael Premo makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 02:41 | Vermont | Michael Premo makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 02:20 | Samford | Chuck Neely clanks a runner near the basket but the foul's on Manuel Boisvert - foul #4 on Manuel Boisvert, team foul #6 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Vermont | David Diamond (SG) Manuel Boisvert | |
| 02:20 | Samford | Chuck Neely makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 02:20 | Samford | Chuck Neely makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 02:07 | Vermont | David Diamond hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-54 |
| 02:05 | Samford | The rebound goes to Charles Helwig | 64-54 |
| 01:39 | Samford | Chuck Neely connects on the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Lamar | 66-54 |
| 01:24 | Vermont | Harry Rayburn clanks a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Patrick Spencer - foul #3 on Patrick Spencer, team foul #11 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Samford | Peter Davis (PG), Jared Allen (SG), Thomas Parks (SF), Martin Buffington (PF), Joseph Manning (C) Kevin Chudzinski, Chuck Neely, Patrick Spencer, Joseph Lamar, Charles Helwig | |
| Subs | Vermont | Manuel Boisvert (PG), John Stevens (SG), John Collins (PF), Robert Grogan (C) Michael Premo, David Diamond, Danny Whobrey, Tim Millican | |
| 01:24 | Vermont | Harry Rayburn makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 01:24 | Vermont | Harry Rayburn makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:55 | Samford | Martin Buffington hits a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Peter Davis | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Vermont | Harry Rayburn hits the finger roll | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Samford | Jared Allen is fouled in the backcourt by John Stevens - foul #1 on John Stevens, team foul #7 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Vermont | Robert Delaughter (C) Harry Rayburn | |
| 00:47 | Samford | Jared Allen makes the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:47 | Samford | Jared Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:47 | Vermont | The rebound goes to John Stevens | 69-58 |
| 00:40 | Vermont | John Collins buries a jumper from the right block set up by John Stevens and he's hacked by Martin Buffington - foul #1 on Martin Buffington, team foul #12 | 69-60 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski (PG), Chuck Neely (SG), Patrick Spencer (SF), Joseph Lamar (PF), Charles Helwig (C) Jared Allen, Peter Davis, Thomas Parks, Martin Buffington, Joseph Manning | |
| Subs | Vermont | Michael Premo (PG), David Diamond (SG), Harry Rayburn (SF), Tim Millican (C) Manuel Boisvert, John Stevens, Robert Grogan, Robert Delaughter | |
| 00:40 | Vermont | John Collins makes the free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:38 | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Premo - foul #3 on Michael Premo, team foul #8 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Samford | Martin Buffington (SF) Patrick Spencer | |
| Subs | Vermont | Danny Whobrey (PF) John Collins | |
| 00:38 | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:38 | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:33 | Vermont | David Diamond misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-61 |
| 00:32 | Samford | Charles Helwig grabs the defensive rebound | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Samford | Martin Buffington scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 73-61 |
| 00:01 | Vermont | Joseph Lamar denies the turnaround by Danny Whobrey | 73-61 |
| 00:00 | Samford | The rebound goes to Martin Buffington | 73-61 |