| Lineup | Samford | PG - Cecil Ritch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Adam Rhymer (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Archie Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Bentley (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Ronald Jenkins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Ashalintubbi (fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Wolff (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Marko Macrowski (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - George Lewellyn (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | William Johnson inbounds the ball | 32-27 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Samford | Anthony Bentley hits the finger roll | 34-27 |
| 19:23 | UMKC | George Lewellyn misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-27 |
| 19:21 | UMKC | Marko Macrowski snags the offensive board | 34-27 |
| 19:09 | UMKC | Marko Macrowski jams it | 34-29 |
| 18:53 | Samford | Cecil Ritch misses long on a jumper from the right side | 34-29 |
| 18:52 | UMKC | Dikembe Ashalintubbi pulls down the rebound | 34-29 |
| 18:38 | UMKC | Dikembe Ashalintubbi connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 18:09 | Samford | Adam Rhymer connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Archie Reed | 36-32 |
| 17:59 | UMKC | Dikembe Ashalintubbi comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-32 |
| 17:57 | UMKC | George Lewellyn tips it but misses | 36-32 |
| 17:56 | Samford | The rebound goes to William Johnson | 36-32 |
| 17:40 | Samford | John Wolff is called for the reach on William Johnson - foul #1 on John Wolff, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Raphael Nunez (C) George Lewellyn | |
| 17:18 | Samford | Anthony Bentley misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Marko Macrowski - foul #2 on Marko Macrowski, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Emerson (PG), Paul Moreau (C) Ronald Jenkins, John Wolff | |
| 17:18 | Samford | Anthony Bentley makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 17:18 | Samford | Anthony Bentley makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 16:58 | UMKC | Robert Emerson misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 38-32 |
| 16:56 | Samford | Cecil Ritch pulls down the rebound | 38-32 |
| 16:27 | Samford | Paul Moreau denies the turnaround by William Johnson | 38-32 |
| 16:26 | Samford | William Johnson grabs the offensive board | 38-32 |
| 16:09 | Samford | William Johnson drills a floater from close range set up by Cecil Ritch | 40-32 |
| 15:45 | UMKC | Marko Macrowski knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-35 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Cecil Ritch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Adam Rhymer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Archie Reed (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Bentley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Robert Emerson (fresh) SG - Dikembe Ashalintubbi (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Raphael Nunez (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Marko Macrowski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Moreau (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Samford | Archie Reed makes the runner from the baseline | 42-35 |
| 15:03 | UMKC | Marko Macrowski knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 14:51 | Samford | Robert Emerson steals it from Adam Rhymer | 42-37 |
| 14:28 | UMKC | Marko Macrowski misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 14:26 | Samford | Anthony Bentley snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 14:06 | Samford | Archie Reed loses the ball out of bounds | 42-37 |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (PG), Daniel Langham (SG), Timothy Arena (SF), Oscar Knight (PF), Luke Watkin (C) Cecil Ritch, Adam Rhymer, William Johnson, Archie Reed, Anthony Bentley | |
| Subs | UMKC | Ronald Jenkins (PG), John Wolff (SF), Jeffrey Calvin (PF), George Lewellyn (C) Dikembe Ashalintubbi, Raphael Nunez, Marko Macrowski, Paul Moreau | |
| 13:40 | UMKC | Timothy Arena is called for the reach on John Wolff - foul #1 on Timothy Arena, team foul #1 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Sergei Krupinski (SG) Robert Emerson | |
| 13:18 | UMKC | John Wolff knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from Jeffrey Calvin | 42-39 |
| 13:05 | Samford | Luke Watkin lays it up and in on a nice dish by Leonard Cooke | 44-39 |
| 12:41 | UMKC | Oscar Knight steals it from John Wolff | 44-39 |
| 12:31 | Samford | Oscar Knight is whistled for traveling | 44-39 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Emerson (SG) Sergei Krupinski | |
| 12:13 | UMKC | Robert Emerson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-39 |
| 12:11 | UMKC | George Lewellyn tips it home | 44-41 |
| 12:04 | Samford | Oscar Knight hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 12:03 | UMKC | Jeffrey Calvin pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 11:40 | UMKC | Jeffrey Calvin connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Jenkins | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Leonard Cooke (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Langham (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Timothy Arena (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Oscar Knight (fresh) 2 pts. C - Luke Watkin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Ronald Jenkins (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Emerson (fresh) SF - John Wolff (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeffrey Calvin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - George Lewellyn (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Samford | Leonard Cooke hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Oscar Knight | 47-43 |
| 11:16 | UMKC | George Lewellyn hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Ronald Jenkins | 47-45 |
| 10:59 | Samford | Luke Watkin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-45 |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Ritch (PG), Adam Rhymer (SG), William Johnson (SF), Archie Reed (PF), Anthony Bentley (C) Leonard Cooke, Daniel Langham, Timothy Arena, Oscar Knight, Luke Watkin | |
| Subs | UMKC | Dikembe Ashalintubbi (SG), Raphael Nunez (SF), Marko Macrowski (PF), Paul Moreau (C) Ronald Jenkins, John Wolff, Jeffrey Calvin, George Lewellyn | |
| 10:41 | UMKC | Raphael Nunez connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Emerson and the foul's on William Johnson - foul #3 on William Johnson, team foul #2 | 47-47 |
| 10:41 | UMKC | Raphael Nunez makes the free throw | 47-48 |
| 10:24 | Samford | Anthony Bentley buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Adam Rhymer | 49-48 |
| 10:14 | UMKC | Marko Macrowski is fouled on the floor by Cecil Ritch - foul #2 on Cecil Ritch, team foul #3 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Sergei Krupinski (PG) Robert Emerson | |
| 09:54 | UMKC | Paul Moreau's pass is intercepted by Anthony Bentley | 49-48 |
| 09:46 | Samford | Anthony Bentley is hacked by Marko Macrowski - foul #3 on Marko Macrowski, team foul #3 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Ronald Jenkins (PG), Jeffrey Calvin (SF) Sergei Krupinski, Raphael Nunez | |
| 09:41 | Samford | Archie Reed hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 49-48 |
| 09:39 | UMKC | Jeffrey Calvin grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 09:23 | UMKC | Paul Moreau scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Dikembe Ashalintubbi | 49-51 |
| 09:07 | Samford | William Johnson misses long on a shot from the right side | 49-51 |
| 09:06 | Samford | Anthony Bentley tips it home | 51-51 |
| 08:45 | UMKC | Paul Moreau clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Anthony Bentley - foul #3 on Anthony Bentley, team foul #4 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Samford | Timothy Arena (PG), Oscar Knight (SF), Luke Watkin (C) Cecil Ritch, William Johnson, Anthony Bentley | |
| Subs | UMKC | John Wolff (SF) Jeffrey Calvin | |
| 08:45 | UMKC | Paul Moreau makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 08:45 | UMKC | Paul Moreau makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 08:28 | Samford | Luke Watkin is hacked by Paul Moreau - foul #1 on Paul Moreau, team foul #4 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Emerson (SG), George Lewellyn (C) Dikembe Ashalintubbi, Paul Moreau | |
| 08:11 | Samford | Adam Rhymer drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Timothy Arena | 53-53 |
| 07:55 | UMKC | George Lewellyn hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by John Wolff and he's fouled by Luke Watkin - foul #2 on Luke Watkin, team foul #5 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (PG) Archie Reed | |
| Subs | UMKC | Jeffrey Calvin (SG), Raphael Nunez (PF) Ronald Jenkins, Marko Macrowski | |
| 07:55 | UMKC | George Lewellyn makes the free throw | 53-56 |
| 07:41 | Samford | Luke Watkin misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 53-56 |
| 07:39 | Samford | Timothy Arena grabs the offensive board | 53-56 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Leonard Cooke (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Adam Rhymer (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Arena (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Oscar Knight (fresh) 2 pts. C - Luke Watkin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Robert Emerson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Calvin (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. SF - John Wolff (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Raphael Nunez (fresh) 7 pts. C - George Lewellyn (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Samford | Adam Rhymer is hacked by Jeffrey Calvin - foul #1 on Jeffrey Calvin, team foul #5 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Ritch (PG), William Johnson (SF) Leonard Cooke, Adam Rhymer | |
| Subs | UMKC | Dikembe Ashalintubbi (SG) Jeffrey Calvin | |
| 07:06 | Samford | Oscar Knight knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Timothy Arena | 55-56 |
| 06:44 | UMKC | Dikembe Ashalintubbi hits the finger roll set up by George Lewellyn and he's fouled by Cecil Ritch - foul #3 on Cecil Ritch, team foul #6 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Samford | Archie Reed (PF), Anthony Bentley (C) Oscar Knight, Luke Watkin | |
| Subs | UMKC | Ronald Jenkins (PG), Marko Macrowski (PF) Robert Emerson, Raphael Nunez | |
| 06:44 | UMKC | Dikembe Ashalintubbi makes the free throw | 55-59 |
| 06:32 | Samford | Timothy Arena hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-59 |
| 06:30 | UMKC | Marko Macrowski snags the defensive board | 55-59 |
| 06:26 | UMKC | Ronald Jenkins clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-59 |
| 06:24 | Samford | William Johnson pulls down the rebound | 55-59 |
| 06:14 | Samford | Cecil Ritch misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-59 |
| 06:12 | UMKC | John Wolff snags the defensive board | 55-59 |
| 06:01 | UMKC | Ronald Jenkins misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-59 |
| 06:00 | Samford | William Johnson gets the rebound | 55-59 |
| 05:44 | Samford | Anthony Bentley misses badly on a shot from the right block | 55-59 |
| 05:42 | UMKC | Ronald Jenkins snags the defensive board | 55-59 |
| 05:36 | UMKC | Marko Macrowski knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Wolff | 55-61 |
| 05:27 | Samford | William Johnson is whistled for traveling | 55-61 |
| Subs | Samford | Adam Rhymer (SG), Oscar Knight (SF) Timothy Arena, William Johnson | |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Emerson (SG), Raphael Nunez (SF), Paul Moreau (C) Dikembe Ashalintubbi, John Wolff, George Lewellyn | |
| 05:17 | UMKC | Robert Emerson is fouled on the floor by Adam Rhymer - foul #1 on Adam Rhymer, team foul #7 | 55-61 |
| 05:17 | UMKC | Robert Emerson makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 05:17 | UMKC | Robert Emerson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 05:09 | Samford | Adam Rhymer clanks a shot from the left wing | 55-63 |
| 05:07 | Samford | Oscar Knight grabs the offensive board | 55-63 |
| 04:51 | Samford | Anthony Bentley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-63 |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (PG), Luke Watkin (PF) Cecil Ritch, Archie Reed | |
| Subs | UMKC | Jeffrey Calvin (SG) Ronald Jenkins | |
| 04:40 | UMKC | Marko Macrowski misses short on a jumper from the right block | 55-63 |
| 04:38 | Samford | Anthony Bentley snags the defensive board | 55-63 |
| 04:32 | Samford | Leonard Cooke is hacked by Raphael Nunez - foul #1 on Raphael Nunez, team foul #6 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Samford | Timothy Arena (SF) Anthony Bentley | |
| Subs | UMKC | Dikembe Ashalintubbi (SG) Jeffrey Calvin | |
| 04:17 | Samford | Oscar Knight misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Marko Macrowski - foul #4 on Marko Macrowski, team foul #7 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Samford | William Johnson (SF) Leonard Cooke | |
| Subs | UMKC | Jeffrey Calvin (PF) Marko Macrowski | |
| 04:17 | Samford | Oscar Knight makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 04:17 | Samford | Oscar Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 03:58 | UMKC | Raphael Nunez makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Dikembe Ashalintubbi | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:42 | Samford | William Johnson misses long on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Paul Moreau - foul #2 on Paul Moreau, team foul #8 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Ritch (PG), Archie Reed (PF) Timothy Arena, Oscar Knight | |
| Subs | UMKC | John Wolff (SF) Raphael Nunez | |
| 03:42 | Samford | William Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 03:42 | Samford | William Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 03:21 | UMKC | Dikembe Ashalintubbi hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 59-66 |
| 03:19 | Samford | William Johnson snags the defensive board | 59-66 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Cecil Ritch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Adam Rhymer (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Archie Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Luke Watkin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Robert Emerson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Ashalintubbi (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Wolff (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeffrey Calvin (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Moreau (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:00 | Samford | Adam Rhymer is hacked by John Wolff - foul #2 on John Wolff, team foul #9 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Samford | Anthony Bentley (C) Luke Watkin | |
| Subs | UMKC | Ronald Jenkins (PG), Marko Macrowski (PF), George Lewellyn (C) Dikembe Ashalintubbi, Jeffrey Calvin, Paul Moreau | |
| 03:00 | Samford | Adam Rhymer makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 03:00 | Samford | Adam Rhymer makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 02:42 | UMKC | Marko Macrowski loses the ball out of bounds | 61-66 |
| 02:13 | Samford | Adam Rhymer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-66 |
| 02:12 | Samford | Anthony Bentley tips it home | 63-66 |
| 01:54 | UMKC | Marko Macrowski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-66 |
| 01:52 | UMKC | John Wolff snags the offensive board | 63-66 |
| 01:34 | UMKC | Robert Emerson drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-69 |
| 01:16 | Samford | The short jumper by Archie Reed is denied by Marko Macrowski | 63-69 |
| 01:15 | Samford | William Johnson can't tip it in | 63-69 |
| 01:13 | UMKC | Marko Macrowski snags the defensive board | 63-69 |
| 00:54 | UMKC | Ronald Jenkins can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-69 |
| 00:52 | UMKC | John Wolff gets the offensive rebound | 63-69 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | UMKC | William Johnson is called for the reach on John Wolff - foul #4 on William Johnson, team foul #8 | 63-69 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Dikembe Ashalintubbi (SG), Raphael Nunez (C) Ronald Jenkins, George Lewellyn | |
| 00:49 | UMKC | John Wolff makes the 1st free throw | 63-70 |
| 00:49 | UMKC | John Wolff makes the 2nd free throw | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Samford | Cecil Ritch drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-71 |
| 00:43 | UMKC | UMKC calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-71 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Jeffrey Calvin (SF) John Wolff | |
| 00:40 | UMKC | Robert Emerson is fouled in the backcourt by Cecil Ritch - foul #4 on Cecil Ritch, team foul #9 | 66-71 |
| 00:40 | UMKC | Robert Emerson makes the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:40 | UMKC | Robert Emerson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:33 | Samford | Cecil Ritch hits a 3 from straight away set up by William Johnson | 69-73 |
| 00:30 | UMKC | Jeffrey Calvin is hacked by Adam Rhymer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Adam Rhymer, team foul #10 | 69-73 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Ronald Jenkins (PG), George Lewellyn (C) Robert Emerson, Raphael Nunez | |
| 00:30 | UMKC | Jeffrey Calvin misses the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:30 | UMKC | Jeffrey Calvin makes the 2nd free throw | 69-74 |
| 00:24 | Samford | Cecil Ritch clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-74 |
| 00:22 | UMKC | Dikembe Ashalintubbi grabs the board | 69-74 |
| 00:20 | UMKC | Dikembe Ashalintubbi is fouled in the backcourt by Adam Rhymer - foul #3 on Adam Rhymer, team foul #11 | 69-74 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Emerson (PG), Raphael Nunez (C) Ronald Jenkins, George Lewellyn | |
| 00:20 | UMKC | Dikembe Ashalintubbi makes the 1st free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:20 | UMKC | Dikembe Ashalintubbi makes the 2nd free throw | 69-76 |
| 00:12 | Samford | Adam Rhymer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-76 |
| 00:09 | UMKC | Jeffrey Calvin is fouled in the backcourt by Adam Rhymer - foul #4 on Adam Rhymer, team foul #12 | 69-76 |
| 00:09 | UMKC | Jeffrey Calvin misses the 1st free throw | 69-76 |
| 00:09 | UMKC | Jeffrey Calvin makes the 2nd free throw | 69-77 |
| 00:04 | Samford | Cecil Ritch comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-77 |
| 00:03 | UMKC | Marko Macrowski gets the rebound | 69-77 |
| 00:03 | UMKC | UMKC calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-77 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | UMKC | Robert Emerson runs out the clock | 69-77 |