| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - William Batie (fresh) SG - Donnell Gomes (fresh) SF - Leonard Higdon (fresh) PF - James Davis (fresh) C - Patrick Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Walter Weeks (fresh) SG - David Catalan (fresh) SF - Kevin Delossantos (fresh) PF - Paul Gary (fresh) C - John Maxim (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Morehead State | Patrick Green wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:49 | Morehead State | Patrick Green hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Samford | The rebound goes to David Catalan | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Samford | The jump hook by John Maxim is blocked by Patrick Green | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Samford | John Maxim snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Samford | Paul Gary misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Morehead State | Patrick Green snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Morehead State | William Batie misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Morehead State | Patrick Green hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 18:34 | Samford | John Maxim misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 2-0 |
| 18:33 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos tips it home | 2-2 |
| 18:17 | Morehead State | James Davis misses the shot from the right side | 2-2 |
| 18:15 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:13 | Samford | Walter Weeks's pass is intercepted by Donnell Gomes in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 18:12 | Morehead State | Donnell Gomes lays it up and in | 4-2 |
| 17:58 | Samford | David Catalan misses the jumpshot from the left side | 4-2 |
| 17:56 | Samford | John Maxim gets the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:42 | Samford | David Catalan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-2 |
| 17:40 | Morehead State | William Batie pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:17 | Morehead State | William Batie scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Leonard Higdon | 6-2 |
| 16:57 | Samford | Walter Weeks misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 6-2 |
| 16:55 | Morehead State | Patrick Green gets the rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:49 | Morehead State | Donnell Gomes's fadeaway is rejected by John Maxim | 6-2 |
| 16:47 | Samford | The rebound goes to Paul Gary | 6-2 |
| 16:30 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos misses badly on the uncontested floater from the left wing | 6-2 |
| 16:28 | Morehead State | William Batie gets the rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:15 | Morehead State | William Batie clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 6-2 |
| 16:14 | Morehead State | James Davis tips it back up and in | 8-2 |
| 16:03 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos is denied on a layup by Patrick Green | 8-2 |
| 16:02 | Samford | John Maxim can't tip it in | 8-2 |
| 16:00 | Morehead State | Patrick Green grabs the board | 8-2 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - William Batie (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Donnell Gomes (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Leonard Higdon (tiring) PF - James Davis (tiring) 2 pts. C - Patrick Green (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Walter Weeks (fairly fresh) SG - David Catalan (fairly fresh) SF - Kevin Delossantos (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Gary (fairly fresh) C - John Maxim (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Morehead State | Patrick Green misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-2 |
| 15:34 | Morehead State | Donnell Gomes tips it home | 10-2 |
| 15:32 | Samford | Walter Weeks throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-2 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Norman Lancaster (PG), Gary Allen (SG), Albert Iverson (SF), Carl Bragg (PF), George Donnelly (C) William Batie, Donnell Gomes, Leonard Higdon, James Davis, Patrick Green | |
| Subs | Samford | Stanley Wilder (PG), Keith Pittman (SG), Keith Janson (SF), Michael Eberly (PF), James Cook (C) Walter Weeks, David Catalan, Kevin Delossantos, Paul Gary, John Maxim | |
| 15:13 | Morehead State | Albert Iverson drills a shot from the left wing | 12-2 |
| 14:55 | Samford | Keith Janson misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 12-2 |
| 14:53 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Albert Iverson | 12-2 |
| 14:33 | Morehead State | George Donnelly hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-2 |
| 14:32 | Morehead State | Gary Allen grabs the offensive rebound | 12-2 |
| 14:21 | Morehead State | Gary Allen drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Carl Bragg | 15-2 |
| 14:06 | Samford | James Cook misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 15-2 |
| 14:04 | Morehead State | George Donnelly grabs the board | 15-2 |
| 13:54 | Morehead State | Keith Pittman steps in front of the Norman Lancaster pass | 15-2 |
| 13:51 | Samford | Keith Pittman can't finish the layup | 15-2 |
| 13:50 | Morehead State | Carl Bragg gets the rebound | 15-2 |
| 13:31 | Morehead State | Carl Bragg misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Michael Eberly - foul #1 on Michael Eberly, team foul #1 | 15-2 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Donnell Gomes (SG), James Davis (PF), Monte Wolfe (C) Gary Allen, Albert Iverson, George Donnelly | |
| Subs | Samford | Walter Weeks (PG), John Beyer (SG), Kevin Delossantos (SF), John Mars (PF), John Maxim (C) Stanley Wilder, Keith Pittman, Keith Janson, Michael Eberly, James Cook | |
| 13:31 | Morehead State | Carl Bragg makes the 1st free throw | 16-2 |
| 13:31 | Morehead State | Carl Bragg misses the 2nd free throw | 16-2 |
| 13:31 | Samford | John Maxim grabs the board | 16-2 |
| 13:29 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos is hacked by James Davis in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Davis, team foul #1 | 16-2 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Leonard Higdon (SF) Carl Bragg | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 13:24 | Samford | Monte Wolfe swats the short shot by Kevin Delossantos | 16-2 |
| 13:22 | Morehead State | Donnell Gomes grabs the defensive rebound | 16-2 |
| 13:18 | Morehead State | Donnell Gomes is fouled on the floor by John Beyer - foul #1 on John Beyer, team foul #2 | 16-2 |
| Subs | Morehead State | William Batie (PG) Norman Lancaster | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 13:00 | Morehead State | William Batie is whistled for traveling | 16-2 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Samford | David Catalan (SG) John Beyer | |
| 12:45 | Samford | David Catalan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-2 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Albert Iverson (SF) Leonard Higdon | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 12:18 | Morehead State | Walter Weeks steps in front of the William Batie pass | 16-2 |
| 12:14 | Samford | David Catalan misses the dunk attempt | 16-2 |
| 12:13 | Samford | John Maxim grabs the offensive rebound | 16-2 |
| 12:08 | Samford | Walter Weeks is fouled on the floor by William Batie - foul #1 on William Batie, team foul #2 | 16-2 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Norman Lancaster (PG), Gary Allen (SG), George Donnelly (PF), Patrick Green (C) William Batie, Donnell Gomes, James Davis, Monte Wolfe | |
| Subs | Samford | Keith Janson (SF), Paul Gary (PF) Kevin Delossantos, John Mars | |
| 11:59 | Samford | Walter Weeks is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by David Catalan | 16-5 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Norman Lancaster (fresh) SG - Gary Allen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Albert Iverson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Donnelly (fresh) C - Patrick Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Walter Weeks (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Catalan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Keith Janson (fresh) PF - Paul Gary (fresh) C - John Maxim (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:55 | Morehead State | Norman Lancaster misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-5 |
| 11:53 | Samford | Walter Weeks grabs the defensive rebound | 16-5 |
| 11:46 | Samford | Keith Janson is fouled on the floor by Albert Iverson - foul #1 on Albert Iverson, team foul #3 | 16-5 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Carl Bragg (SF) Albert Iverson | |
| Subs | Samford | Stanley Wilder (SG), John Beyer (SF) David Catalan, John Maxim | |
| 11:30 | Samford | Keith Janson can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 16-5 |
| 11:29 | Morehead State | Carl Bragg gets the rebound | 16-5 |
| 11:10 | Morehead State | The pull-up jumper by George Donnelly is blocked by Walter Weeks | 16-5 |
| 11:09 | Morehead State | Carl Bragg hits the follow up shot | 18-5 |
| 10:42 | Samford | Paul Gary buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Walter Weeks | 18-7 |
| 10:36 | Morehead State | Gary Allen comes up short on the shot in the lane | 18-7 |
| 10:34 | Morehead State | Gary Allen snags the offensive board | 18-7 |
| 10:21 | Morehead State | Norman Lancaster hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-7 |
| 10:19 | Morehead State | Carl Bragg tips it home | 20-7 |
| 10:14 | Samford | Norman Lancaster steals it from Stanley Wilder in the backcourt | 20-7 |
| 10:12 | Morehead State | Carl Bragg lays it in set up by Norman Lancaster | 22-7 |
| 09:52 | Samford | Paul Gary is hacked by Gary Allen - foul #1 on Gary Allen, team foul #4 | 22-7 |
| Subs | Morehead State | William Batie (PG), Donnell Gomes (SG), Leonard Higdon (SF), James Davis (PF), Monte Wolfe (C) Norman Lancaster, Gary Allen, Carl Bragg, George Donnelly, Patrick Green | |
| Subs | Samford | Keith Pittman (PG), David Catalan (SG), Kevin Delossantos (SF), Michael Eberly (PF), James Cook (C) Walter Weeks, Stanley Wilder, John Beyer, Paul Gary, Keith Janson | |
| 09:30 | Samford | David Catalan makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Keith Pittman | 22-10 |
| 09:16 | Morehead State | James Davis clanks a 3 from straight away | 22-10 |
| 09:15 | Samford | The rebound goes to James Cook | 22-10 |
| 09:00 | Samford | Leonard Higdon steals it from Kevin Delossantos | 22-10 |
| 08:35 | Morehead State | Donnell Gomes scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from William Batie | 24-10 |
| 08:20 | Samford | Michael Eberly is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 24-12 |
| 08:05 | Morehead State | Donnell Gomes connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by William Batie | 26-12 |
| 07:47 | Samford | William Batie blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by James Cook | 26-12 |
| 07:46 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to William Batie | 26-12 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - William Batie (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donnell Gomes (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Leonard Higdon (tiring) PF - James Davis (tiring) 2 pts. C - Monte Wolfe (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Keith Pittman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Catalan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Delossantos (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Eberly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Cook (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:31 | Morehead State | James Davis is called for 3 seconds | 26-12 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Norman Lancaster (PG), Gary Allen (SG), Albert Iverson (SF), Carl Bragg (PF), Patrick Green (C) William Batie, Donnell Gomes, Leonard Higdon, James Davis, Monte Wolfe | |
| Subs | Samford | Walter Weeks (PG), John Beyer (SF), Paul Gary (PF), John Maxim (C) Keith Pittman, Kevin Delossantos, Michael Eberly, James Cook | |
| 07:28 | Samford | John Beyer is fouled in the backcourt by Albert Iverson - foul #2 on Albert Iverson, team foul #5 | 26-12 |
| Subs | Morehead State | George Donnelly (PF) Albert Iverson | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 07:17 | Samford | Paul Gary drills a driving attempt from the right block | 26-14 |
| 07:01 | Morehead State | Carl Bragg connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Norman Lancaster | 28-14 |
| 06:45 | Samford | Walter Weeks hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-17 |
| 06:25 | Morehead State | George Donnelly misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Paul Gary - foul #1 on Paul Gary, team foul #3 | 28-17 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Donnell Gomes (SG) Gary Allen | |
| Subs | Samford | Stanley Wilder (SG), Keith Janson (SF), John Mars (PF) David Catalan, John Beyer, Paul Gary | |
| 06:25 | Morehead State | George Donnelly makes the 1st free throw | 29-17 |
| 06:25 | Morehead State | George Donnelly makes the 2nd free throw | 30-17 |
| 06:12 | Samford | Keith Janson lays it up and in set up by Stanley Wilder | 30-19 |
| 05:55 | Morehead State | Donnell Gomes misses badly on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Stanley Wilder - foul #1 on Stanley Wilder, team foul #4 | 30-19 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Leonard Higdon (SF), James Davis (PF) Carl Bragg, George Donnelly | |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Delossantos (SF) John Maxim | |
| 05:55 | Morehead State | Donnell Gomes misses the 1st free throw | 30-19 |
| 05:55 | Morehead State | Donnell Gomes makes the 2nd free throw | 31-19 |
| 05:34 | Samford | Walter Weeks scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Stanley Wilder | 31-21 |
| 05:12 | Morehead State | James Davis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on John Mars - foul #1 on John Mars, team foul #5 | 31-21 |
| Subs | Morehead State | William Batie (PG), Gary Allen (SG) Norman Lancaster, Donnell Gomes | |
| Subs | Samford | Keith Pittman (SG) Walter Weeks | |
| 05:12 | Morehead State | James Davis misses the 1st free throw | 31-21 |
| 05:12 | Morehead State | James Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 32-21 |
| 04:55 | Samford | Keith Janson misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-21 |
| 04:53 | Morehead State | Gary Allen gets the rebound | 32-21 |
| 04:36 | Morehead State | Patrick Green comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-21 |
| 04:34 | Samford | Keith Pittman pulls down the rebound | 32-21 |
| 04:28 | Samford | John Mars hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Kevin Delossantos | 32-23 |
| 04:20 | Morehead State | William Batie hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by John Mars - foul #2 on John Mars, team foul #6 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Donnell Gomes (SG), Carl Bragg (SF), George Donnelly (PF), Monte Wolfe (C) Gary Allen, Leonard Higdon, James Davis, Patrick Green | |
| Subs | Samford | Walter Weeks (PG), John Beyer (SF), Paul Gary (PF), Michael Eberly (C) Stanley Wilder, Kevin Delossantos, John Mars, Keith Janson | |
| 04:20 | Morehead State | William Batie makes the 1st free throw | 33-23 |
| 04:20 | Morehead State | William Batie makes the 2nd free throw | 34-23 |
| 04:15 | Samford | Walter Weeks is fouled in the backcourt by William Batie - foul #2 on William Batie, team foul #6 | 34-23 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Norman Lancaster (PG) William Batie | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 04:03 | Samford | Keith Pittman double dribbles | 34-23 |
| 03:56 | Morehead State | George Donnelly connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Norman Lancaster | 37-23 |
| 03:40 | Samford | Keith Pittman is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-23 |
| 03:38 | Samford | Michael Eberly grabs the offensive rebound | 37-23 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Norman Lancaster (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Donnell Gomes (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Carl Bragg (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Donnelly (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Monte Wolfe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Walter Weeks (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Pittman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Beyer (fresh) PF - Paul Gary (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Eberly (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:20 | Samford | Walter Weeks can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the left wing | 37-23 |
| 03:18 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Donnell Gomes | 37-23 |
| 03:02 | Morehead State | Norman Lancaster is hacked by Walter Weeks - foul #1 on Walter Weeks, team foul #7 | 37-23 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Gary Allen (SG), Albert Iverson (SF), Patrick Green (C) Donnell Gomes, Carl Bragg, Monte Wolfe | |
| Subs | Samford | David Catalan (SG), Kevin Delossantos (SF), James Cook (PF), John Maxim (C) Walter Weeks, Keith Pittman, Paul Gary, Michael Eberly | |
| 03:02 | Morehead State | Norman Lancaster misses the 1st free throw | 37-23 |
| 03:02 | Samford | James Cook snags the defensive board | 37-23 |
| 03:00 | Samford | John Maxim loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-23 |
| Subs | Morehead State | William Batie (PG) Norman Lancaster | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 02:51 | Morehead State | Albert Iverson can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 37-23 |
| 02:50 | Morehead State | Gary Allen can't tip it in | 37-23 |
| 02:49 | Samford | John Beyer gets the rebound | 37-23 |
| 02:27 | Samford | James Cook misses short on an open shot from the left side | 37-23 |
| 02:25 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Gary Allen | 37-23 |
| 02:18 | Morehead State | George Donnelly lays it up and in | 39-23 |
| 01:58 | Samford | David Catalan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-23 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Norman Lancaster (PG), James Davis (PF) William Batie, George Donnelly | |
| Subs | Samford | Stanley Wilder (PG), Keith Janson (SF), Paul Gary (PF) John Beyer, Kevin Delossantos, James Cook | |
| 01:37 | Morehead State | James Davis misses the runner from the baseline | 39-23 |
| 01:36 | Samford | Paul Gary grabs the defensive rebound | 39-23 |
| 01:12 | Samford | Paul Gary comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 39-23 |
| 01:11 | Morehead State | Gary Allen snags the defensive board | 39-23 |
| 00:47 | Morehead State | James Davis loses the ball out of bounds | 39-23 |
| Subs | Morehead State | William Batie (PG), Donnell Gomes (SG), Leonard Higdon (SF), Carl Bragg (PF), Monte Wolfe (C) Norman Lancaster, Gary Allen, Albert Iverson, James Davis, Patrick Green | |
| Subs | Samford | Walter Weeks (PG), Keith Pittman (SG), Kevin Delossantos (SF), Michael Eberly (PF) Stanley Wilder, David Catalan, Paul Gary, John Maxim | |
| 00:44 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos loses the dribble to William Batie in the backcourt | 39-23 |
| 00:35 | Morehead State | Keith Pittman is called for the reach on William Batie - foul #1 on Keith Pittman, team foul #8 | 39-23 |
| 00:35 | Morehead State | William Batie makes the 1st free throw | 40-23 |
| 00:35 | Morehead State | William Batie makes the 2nd free throw | 41-23 |
| 00:12 | Samford | Keith Pittman misses the jumper from the right side | 41-23 |
| 00:11 | Morehead State | Leonard Higdon grabs the defensive rebound | 41-23 |
| 00:05 | Morehead State | Kevin Delossantos picks off the pass by Carl Bragg | 41-23 |
| 00:02 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos banks in the layup | 41-25 |
| 00:00 | Morehead State | William Batie clanks a fullcourt shot | 41-25 |