| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Gary Cunningham (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Riddle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alex Wood (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andrew Bays (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Hartford (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jessie King (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cole Layden (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Donald Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Oscar Fagin (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jerry Shaw (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Donald Williams inbounds the ball | 34-39 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Samford | Oscar Fagin misses short on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Walter Hartford - foul #1 on Walter Hartford, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| 19:45 | Samford | Oscar Fagin misses the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 19:45 | Samford | Oscar Fagin makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 19:37 | Fresno State | Gary Cunningham drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Patrick Riddle | 37-40 |
| 19:17 | Samford | Jessie King makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Cole Layden | 37-42 |
| 19:06 | Fresno State | Gary Cunningham clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-42 |
| 19:05 | Samford | Cole Layden grabs the board | 37-42 |
| 18:44 | Samford | Oscar Fagin lays it up and in on a great pass from Donald Williams | 37-44 |
| 18:27 | Fresno State | Alex Wood misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 37-44 |
| 18:26 | Fresno State | The offensive rebound goes to Alex Wood | 37-44 |
| 18:18 | Fresno State | Gary Cunningham misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-44 |
| 18:16 | Samford | Jessie King snags the defensive board | 37-44 |
| 18:02 | Samford | Cole Layden drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Donald Williams | 37-47 |
| 17:55 | Fresno State | Andrew Bays misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 37-47 |
| 17:54 | Samford | Jerry Shaw snags the defensive board | 37-47 |
| 17:26 | Samford | Andrew Bays steps in front of the Oscar Fagin pass | 37-47 |
| 17:21 | Fresno State | Alex Wood hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Patrick Riddle | 39-47 |
| 17:00 | Samford | Jerry Shaw misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Gary Cunningham - foul #3 on Gary Cunningham, team foul #2 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Chris Doherty (PG), Evan Rao (SG), Lewis Texeira (SF), Roy Barnett (PF), Charles Hopkins (C) Gary Cunningham, Patrick Riddle, Alex Wood, Andrew Bays, Walter Hartford | |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Mills (PG), James Dorrough (SG), Ian Logan (PF) Jessie King, Cole Layden, Oscar Fagin | |
| 17:00 | Samford | Jerry Shaw misses the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 17:00 | Samford | Jerry Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 16:50 | Fresno State | Chris Doherty is fouled on the floor by Jerry Shaw - foul #1 on Jerry Shaw, team foul #1 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Martin Fullerton (C) Jerry Shaw | |
| 16:42 | Fresno State | Evan Rao misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-48 |
| 16:40 | Samford | The rebound goes to Martin Fullerton | 39-48 |
| 16:25 | Samford | Dennis Mills is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Dennis Mills, team foul #2 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Hans Zeis (SG) Donald Williams | |
| 16:16 | Fresno State | Evan Rao misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-48 |
| 16:14 | Fresno State | Charles Hopkins tips it home | 41-48 |
| 16:01 | Samford | Charles Hopkins swats the short shot by James Dorrough | 41-48 |
| 15:59 | Fresno State | Roy Barnett grabs the board | 41-48 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Chris Doherty (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Evan Rao (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Lewis Texeira (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roy Barnett (fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles Hopkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Dennis Mills (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Hans Zeis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Dorrough (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ian Logan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Fullerton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:56 | Fresno State | Hans Zeis is called for the reach on Chris Doherty in the backcourt - foul #3 on Hans Zeis, team foul #3 | 41-48 |
| 15:43 | Fresno State | Evan Rao clanks a 3 from straight away | 41-48 |
| 15:41 | Samford | Martin Fullerton grabs the board | 41-48 |
| 15:18 | Samford | James Dorrough connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Dennis Mills and the foul's on Lewis Texeira - foul #2 on Lewis Texeira, team foul #3 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Gary Cunningham (PG), Andrew Bays (PF) Chris Doherty, Roy Barnett | |
| Subs | Samford | Jessie King (PG), Donald Williams (SF), Oscar Fagin (PF), Jerry Shaw (C) Dennis Mills, Hans Zeis, Ian Logan, Martin Fullerton | |
| 15:18 | Samford | James Dorrough makes the free throw | 41-51 |
| 15:06 | Fresno State | Evan Rao buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Charles Hopkins | 44-51 |
| 14:44 | Samford | Jessie King hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-51 |
| 14:42 | Fresno State | Evan Rao pulls down the rebound | 44-51 |
| 14:39 | Fresno State | Jessie King picks off the pass by Gary Cunningham in the backcourt | 44-51 |
| 14:19 | Samford | Donald Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 44-51 |
| 14:18 | Samford | Jerry Shaw snags the offensive board | 44-51 |
| 14:06 | Samford | Donald Williams can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-51 |
| 14:05 | Fresno State | Andrew Bays gets the rebound | 44-51 |
| 14:01 | Fresno State | Evan Rao misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 44-51 |
| 13:59 | Fresno State | Charles Hopkins hits the follow up shot | 46-51 |
| 13:44 | Samford | The jump hook by Oscar Fagin is blocked by Charles Hopkins | 46-51 |
| 13:43 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Evan Rao | 46-51 |
| 13:38 | Fresno State | James Dorrough steals the ball from Gary Cunningham | 46-51 |
| 13:22 | Samford | Oscar Fagin drills a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Jerry Shaw | 46-53 |
| 13:02 | Fresno State | Lewis Texeira clanks a turnaround from the left block | 46-53 |
| 13:00 | Fresno State | Charles Hopkins tips it but misses | 46-53 |
| 12:58 | Fresno State | Lewis Texeira can't tip it in | 46-53 |
| 12:57 | Fresno State | Evan Rao grabs the offensive board | 46-53 |
| 12:49 | Fresno State | Andrew Bays makes the runner from close range | 48-53 |
| 12:31 | Samford | James Dorrough hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Jessie King | 48-55 |
| 12:12 | Fresno State | Andrew Bays scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from Gary Cunningham | 50-55 |
| 11:49 | Samford | Andrew Bays steals it from Oscar Fagin | 50-55 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Gary Cunningham (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Evan Rao (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Lewis Texeira (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Bays (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Charles Hopkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jessie King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Dorrough (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Donald Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Oscar Fagin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Jerry Shaw (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Fresno State | Charles Hopkins is denied on a layup by Jerry Shaw | 50-55 |
| 11:33 | Samford | Oscar Fagin gets the rebound | 50-55 |
| 11:08 | Samford | Jessie King misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Gary Cunningham - foul #4 on Gary Cunningham, team foul #4 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Chris Doherty (PG), Patrick Riddle (SG), Alex Wood (SF), Roy Barnett (PF), Walter Hartford (C) Gary Cunningham, Evan Rao, Lewis Texeira, Andrew Bays, Charles Hopkins | |
| Subs | Samford | Cole Layden (SG), Dennis Mills (SF), Ian Logan (PF), Martin Fullerton (C) James Dorrough, Donald Williams, Oscar Fagin, Jerry Shaw | |
| 11:08 | Samford | Jessie King misses the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 11:08 | Samford | Jessie King makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 10:57 | Fresno State | Roy Barnett's pass is intercepted by Cole Layden | 50-56 |
| 10:53 | Samford | Cole Layden lays it up and in | 50-58 |
| 10:45 | Fresno State | Chris Doherty drills a fadeaway from the left block | 52-58 |
| 10:23 | Samford | Jessie King is hacked by Walter Hartford - foul #2 on Walter Hartford, team foul #5 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Hans Zeis (PG) Jessie King | |
| 10:04 | Samford | Ian Logan misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-58 |
| 10:02 | Fresno State | Patrick Riddle pulls down the rebound | 52-58 |
| 09:41 | Fresno State | Hans Zeis is called for the reach on Walter Hartford - foul #4 on Hans Zeis, team foul #4 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Williams (SF) Hans Zeis | |
| 09:30 | Fresno State | Walter Hartford misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 52-58 |
| 09:29 | Samford | Ian Logan grabs the defensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 09:10 | Samford | Cole Layden comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-58 |
| 09:09 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Roy Barnett | 52-58 |
| 08:54 | Fresno State | Walter Hartford clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 52-58 |
| 08:52 | Samford | Dennis Mills grabs the board | 52-58 |
| 08:29 | Samford | Dennis Mills throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-58 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Evan Rao (SG), Lewis Texeira (SF), Andrew Bays (PF), Anthony Zimmerebner (C) Patrick Riddle, Alex Wood, Roy Barnett, Walter Hartford | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Barton (PG), Oscar Fagin (PF), Jerry Shaw (C) Dennis Mills, Ian Logan, Martin Fullerton | |
| 08:11 | Fresno State | Anthony Zimmerebner hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Lewis Texeira | 54-58 |
| 07:54 | Samford | Jerry Shaw misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-58 |
| 07:52 | Samford | Cole Layden can't tip it in | 54-58 |
| 07:50 | Fresno State | Anthony Zimmerebner grabs the defensive rebound | 54-58 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Chris Doherty (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Evan Rao (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Lewis Texeira (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Bays (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Anthony Zimmerebner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Michael Barton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Cole Layden (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Oscar Fagin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Shaw (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:32 | Fresno State | Evan Rao misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-58 |
| 07:30 | Fresno State | Chris Doherty grabs the offensive board | 54-58 |
| 07:16 | Fresno State | Anthony Zimmerebner misses the easy layup | 54-58 |
| 07:14 | Samford | The rebound goes to Jerry Shaw | 54-58 |
| 07:09 | Samford | Donald Williams misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 54-58 |
| 07:08 | Samford | Oscar Fagin misses the tip | 54-58 |
| 07:07 | Samford | Oscar Fagin tips it back up and in | 54-60 |
| 07:03 | Fresno State | Chris Doherty connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Andrew Bays | 56-60 |
| 06:54 | Samford | Donald Williams is called for a charge - foul #1 on Donald Williams, team foul #5 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Gary Cunningham (PG), Patrick Riddle (SG), Roy Barnett (PF), Charles Hopkins (C) Chris Doherty, Evan Rao, Lewis Texeira, Andrew Bays | |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Mills (PG), Hans Zeis (SG), James Dorrough (PF), Martin Fullerton (C) Michael Barton, Cole Layden, Oscar Fagin, Jerry Shaw | |
| 06:33 | Fresno State | Roy Barnett misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-60 |
| 06:32 | Fresno State | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Zimmerebner | 56-60 |
| 06:17 | Fresno State | Gary Cunningham connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-60 |
| 05:57 | Samford | James Dorrough clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-60 |
| 05:55 | Fresno State | Anthony Zimmerebner grabs the defensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 05:50 | Fresno State | Anthony Zimmerebner knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Patrick Riddle | 61-60 |
| 05:42 | Samford | Dennis Mills misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-60 |
| 05:41 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Anthony Zimmerebner | 61-60 |
| 05:16 | Fresno State | Patrick Riddle double dribbles | 61-60 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Evan Rao (SG), Alex Wood (SF), Walter Hartford (C) Patrick Riddle, Anthony Zimmerebner, Charles Hopkins | |
| Subs | Samford | Jessie King (PG), Ian Logan (PF), Jerry Shaw (C) Hans Zeis, Donald Williams, Martin Fullerton | |
| 04:57 | Samford | Evan Rao is called for the reach on Jessie King - foul #2 on Evan Rao, team foul #6 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Andrew Bays (PF) Roy Barnett | |
| Subs | Samford | Cole Layden (SG) Dennis Mills | |
| 04:47 | Samford | Jerry Shaw connects on the jumper from the right block | 61-62 |
| 04:35 | Fresno State | Gary Cunningham knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-62 |
| 04:31 | Samford | James Dorrough lays it in on a great pass from Ian Logan | 64-64 |
| 04:12 | Fresno State | Gary Cunningham clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-64 |
| 04:10 | Samford | Cole Layden grabs the defensive rebound | 64-64 |
| 03:57 | Samford | Jessie King misses the jumper from the right wing | 64-64 |
| 03:55 | Samford | Ian Logan misses the tip | 64-64 |
| 03:53 | Fresno State | Walter Hartford grabs the defensive rebound | 64-64 |
| 03:38 | Fresno State | Evan Rao hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Walter Hartford | 67-64 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Gary Cunningham (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Evan Rao (fairly fresh) 18 pts. SF - Alex Wood (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Andrew Bays (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Walter Hartford (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jessie King (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cole Layden (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Dorrough (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ian Logan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Shaw (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:23 | Samford | Jessie King makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Ian Logan | 67-66 |
| 03:02 | Fresno State | Gary Cunningham buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-66 |
| 03:02 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-66 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Patrick Riddle (SG) Evan Rao | |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Williams (SF), Oscar Fagin (PF) James Dorrough, Ian Logan | |
| 02:49 | Samford | Oscar Fagin misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-66 |
| 02:48 | Fresno State | Patrick Riddle pulls down the rebound | 70-66 |
| 02:23 | Fresno State | Patrick Riddle clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 70-66 |
| 02:22 | Fresno State | Andrew Bays grabs the offensive rebound | 70-66 |
| 02:09 | Fresno State | Walter Hartford misses short on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Jessie King - foul #1 on Jessie King, team foul #6 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Chris Doherty (PG), Lewis Texeira (SF) Gary Cunningham, Alex Wood | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 02:09 | Fresno State | Walter Hartford makes the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 02:09 | Fresno State | Walter Hartford misses the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 02:09 | Samford | Jerry Shaw grabs the board | 71-66 |
| 02:00 | Samford | Donald Williams misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 71-66 |
| 01:58 | Samford | Donald Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 71-66 |
| 01:40 | Samford | Jerry Shaw scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Donald Williams | 71-68 |
| 01:40 | Fresno State | Fresno State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-68 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Gary Cunningham (PG), Alex Wood (SF) Chris Doherty, Lewis Texeira | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 01:18 | Fresno State | Gary Cunningham misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-68 |
| 01:17 | Samford | Jerry Shaw grabs the board | 71-68 |
| 00:48 | Samford | Jessie King comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-68 |
| 00:47 | Fresno State | Walter Hartford snags the defensive board | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Fresno State | Alex Wood misses the jumpshot from the right side | 71-68 |
| 00:22 | Samford | The rebound goes to Jerry Shaw | 71-68 |
| 00:13 | Samford | Donald Williams knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jerry Shaw | 71-71 |
| 00:05 | Fresno State | Gary Cunningham can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 71-71 |
| 00:03 | Fresno State | Alex Wood hits the follow up shot | 73-71 |
| 00:03 | Samford | Samford calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-71 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Samford | Donald Williams misses the halfcourt shot | 73-71 |