| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jessie King (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cole Layden (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Oscar Fagin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jerry Shaw (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Herbert Bowen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Darrel Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Ross (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bernard Ballard (fresh) 3 reb. C - Frederick Bilodeau (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Donald Williams inbounds the ball | 35-35 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Samford | Donald Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-35 |
| 19:46 | Yale | The rebound goes to Herbert Bowen | 35-35 |
| 19:28 | Yale | Cole Layden is called for the reach on Frederick Bilodeau - foul #2 on Cole Layden, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| 19:21 | Yale | Herbert Bowen is hacked by Jessie King - foul #1 on Jessie King, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| 18:59 | Yale | The short jumper by Frederick Bilodeau is denied by Oscar Fagin | 35-35 |
| 18:58 | Samford | Oscar Fagin grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 18:45 | Samford | Cole Layden is hacked by Frederick Bilodeau - foul #3 on Frederick Bilodeau, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Yale | Dwayne Cipriani (C) Frederick Bilodeau | |
| 18:29 | Samford | Jessie King double dribbles | 35-35 |
| 18:15 | Yale | Darrel Smith makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Gregory Ross | 35-38 |
| 18:06 | Samford | Oscar Fagin is hacked by Bernard Ballard - foul #2 on Bernard Ballard, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| 17:49 | Samford | Donald Williams can't finish the layup but the foul's on Gregory Ross - foul #1 on Gregory Ross, team foul #3 | 35-38 |
| 17:49 | Samford | Donald Williams makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 17:49 | Samford | Donald Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 17:31 | Yale | Gregory Ross can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-38 |
| 17:30 | Yale | Darrel Smith tips it home | 37-40 |
| 17:23 | Samford | Cole Layden lays it up and in set up by Jerry Shaw | 39-40 |
| 17:05 | Yale | Herbert Bowen clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-40 |
| 17:03 | Samford | Cole Layden grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 16:57 | Samford | Jessie King hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-40 |
| 16:55 | Yale | Bernard Ballard snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 16:40 | Yale | Bernard Ballard misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 16:39 | Yale | Dwayne Cipriani misses the tip | 39-40 |
| 16:37 | Yale | Dwayne Cipriani tips it home | 39-42 |
| 16:22 | Samford | Jerry Shaw slams it home set up by Cole Layden and the foul's on Bernard Ballard - foul #3 on Bernard Ballard, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Mills (PG), James Dorrough (SG), Ian Logan (PF) Jessie King, Cole Layden, Oscar Fagin | |
| Subs | Yale | Paul Haught (PG), William Green (SG), Raymond Laursen (SF), Edwin Rich (C) Herbert Bowen, Darrel Smith, Gregory Ross, Bernard Ballard | |
| 16:22 | Samford | Jerry Shaw makes the free throw | 42-42 |
| 16:05 | Yale | Dwayne Cipriani misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-42 |
| 16:04 | Samford | Jerry Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 15:45 | Samford | James Dorrough lays it in set up by Jerry Shaw | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Dennis Mills (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Dorrough (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Donald Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ian Logan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Shaw (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Paul Haught (fresh) SG - William Green (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Laursen (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Dwayne Cipriani (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Edwin Rich (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Yale | Raymond Laursen makes the turnaround from the baseline | 44-44 |
| 15:20 | Samford | Donald Williams hits a runner from close range on a great pass from Dennis Mills | 46-44 |
| 14:56 | Yale | Edwin Rich misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 46-44 |
| 14:54 | Samford | Donald Williams grabs the board | 46-44 |
| 14:35 | Samford | Donald Williams drills a driving attempt in the lane | 48-44 |
| 14:13 | Yale | Paul Haught misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-44 |
| 14:11 | Samford | James Dorrough gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 13:48 | Samford | Dennis Mills makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from James Dorrough | 51-44 |
| 13:31 | Yale | Edwin Rich misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-44 |
| 13:30 | Yale | Dwayne Cipriani pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 13:11 | Yale | Paul Haught can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 13:09 | Samford | James Dorrough snags the defensive board | 51-44 |
| 13:04 | Samford | James Dorrough drills a floater from close range set up by Donald Williams | 53-44 |
| 12:51 | Yale | William Green scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Paul Haught | 53-46 |
| 12:22 | Samford | James Dorrough hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Dennis Mills | 55-46 |
| 12:05 | Yale | Dwayne Cipriani hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 55-46 |
| 12:04 | Samford | James Dorrough grabs the defensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 11:45 | Samford | Jerry Shaw misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-46 |
| 11:44 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Ian Logan | 55-46 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Dennis Mills (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Dorrough (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. SF - Donald Williams (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ian Logan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Shaw (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Paul Haught (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Green (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Raymond Laursen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Dwayne Cipriani (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Edwin Rich (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Samford | James Dorrough misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 55-46 |
| 11:24 | Yale | Dwayne Cipriani gets the rebound | 55-46 |
| 11:01 | Yale | Paul Haught is fouled on the floor by Donald Williams - foul #1 on Donald Williams, team foul #3 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Samford | Jessie King (PG), Cole Layden (SG), Oscar Fagin (PF), Martin Fullerton (C) Dennis Mills, James Dorrough, Ian Logan, Jerry Shaw | |
| Subs | Yale | William Larsen (PG), Darrel Smith (SG), Gregory Ross (SF), Bernard Ballard (PF), Frederick Bilodeau (C) Paul Haught, William Green, Raymond Laursen, Dwayne Cipriani, Edwin Rich | |
| 10:45 | Yale | Bernard Ballard's fadeaway is rejected by Martin Fullerton | 55-46 |
| 10:43 | Samford | Martin Fullerton grabs the defensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 10:32 | Samford | Jessie King drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Cole Layden | 57-46 |
| 10:09 | Yale | Darrel Smith scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Bernard Ballard | 57-48 |
| 10:05 | Samford | Cole Layden misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Darrel Smith - foul #1 on Darrel Smith, team foul #5 | 57-48 |
| 10:05 | Samford | Cole Layden misses the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 10:05 | Samford | Cole Layden makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 09:47 | Yale | Bernard Ballard misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-48 |
| 09:45 | Yale | Frederick Bilodeau tips it but misses | 58-48 |
| 09:43 | Yale | The offensive rebound goes to Bernard Ballard | 58-48 |
| 09:35 | Yale | Frederick Bilodeau misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 58-48 |
| 09:33 | Samford | Oscar Fagin pulls down the rebound | 58-48 |
| 09:13 | Samford | Oscar Fagin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Larsen - foul #4 on William Larsen, team foul #6 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Yale | Herbert Bowen (PG) William Larsen | |
| 09:13 | Samford | Oscar Fagin makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 09:13 | Samford | Oscar Fagin makes the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| 08:53 | Yale | Frederick Bilodeau can't finish the layup | 60-48 |
| 08:52 | Samford | The rebound goes to Martin Fullerton | 60-48 |
| 08:36 | Samford | Frederick Bilodeau swats the layup by Martin Fullerton | 60-48 |
| 08:35 | Yale | The rebound goes to Frederick Bilodeau | 60-48 |
| 08:27 | Yale | Herbert Bowen loses the ball out of bounds | 60-48 |
| Subs | Samford | James Dorrough (SF) Donald Williams | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 08:10 | Samford | James Dorrough misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Frederick Bilodeau - foul #4 on Frederick Bilodeau, team foul #7 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Samford | Hans Zeis (PG), Dennis Mills (SF), Jason Carey (C) Jessie King, Oscar Fagin, Martin Fullerton | |
| Subs | Yale | Edwin Rich (C) Frederick Bilodeau | |
| 08:10 | Samford | James Dorrough makes the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 08:10 | Samford | James Dorrough makes the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 07:59 | Yale | Herbert Bowen buries a 3 from the right wing | 62-51 |
| 07:47 | Samford | Hans Zeis hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 62-51 |
| 07:45 | Samford | Dennis Mills grabs the offensive rebound | 62-51 |
| 07:39 | Samford | James Dorrough buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Hans Zeis | 65-51 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Hans Zeis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cole Layden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Dennis Mills (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Dorrough (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Carey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Herbert Bowen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrel Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Ross (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bernard Ballard (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Edwin Rich (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Yale | Gregory Ross misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-51 |
| 07:19 | Yale | The offensive rebound goes to Bernard Ballard | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 07:14 | Yale | Gregory Ross comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-51 |
| 07:12 | Samford | The rebound goes to Hans Zeis | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 06:50 | Samford | James Dorrough misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 65-51 |
| 06:48 | Yale | The rebound goes to Bernard Ballard | 65-51 |
| 06:28 | Yale | Darrel Smith scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Bernard Ballard | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 06:16 | Samford | Cole Layden can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 65-53 |
| 06:15 | Yale | Gregory Ross pulls down the rebound | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:58 | Yale | Darrel Smith misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jason Carey - foul #1 on Jason Carey, team foul #4 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Samford | Jessie King (PG), Ian Logan (SF), Oscar Fagin (PF), Jerry Shaw (C) Hans Zeis, Cole Layden, James Dorrough, Jason Carey | |
| Subs | Yale | William Larsen (PG), Raymond Laursen (SF), Dwayne Cipriani (PF), Frederick Bilodeau (C) Herbert Bowen, Gregory Ross, Bernard Ballard, Edwin Rich | |
| 05:58 | Yale | Darrel Smith makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 05:58 | Yale | Darrel Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 05:42 | Samford | Jerry Shaw's fadeaway is rejected by Dwayne Cipriani | 65-55 |
| 05:40 | Samford | Oscar Fagin pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-55 |
| 05:23 | Samford | Jerry Shaw misses the easy layup | 65-55 |
| 05:21 | Yale | William Larsen grabs the defensive rebound | 65-55 |
| 05:13 | Yale | Raymond Laursen buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Dwayne Cipriani | 65-58 |
| 05:05 | Samford | Dennis Mills hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-58 |
| 05:04 | Yale | Dwayne Cipriani grabs the defensive rebound | 65-58 |
| 04:46 | Yale | Darrel Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-58 |
| 04:44 | Yale | Dwayne Cipriani gets the offensive rebound | 65-58 |
| 04:27 | Yale | William Larsen buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Darrel Smith | 65-61 |
| 04:06 | Samford | Jerry Shaw comes up short on the shot in the lane | 65-61 |
| 04:05 | Yale | Frederick Bilodeau gets the rebound | 65-61 |
| 03:44 | Yale | Frederick Bilodeau misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 65-61 |
| 03:42 | Samford | Oscar Fagin gets the rebound | 65-61 |
| 03:26 | Samford | Oscar Fagin connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Jessie King and he's fouled by Dwayne Cipriani - foul #2 on Dwayne Cipriani, team foul #8 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Samford | Cole Layden (SG), Donald Williams (SF) Dennis Mills, Ian Logan | |
| Subs | Yale | Herbert Bowen (SG), Gregory Ross (SF), Bernard Ballard (PF) Darrel Smith, Raymond Laursen, Dwayne Cipriani | |
| 03:26 | Samford | Oscar Fagin makes the free throw | 68-61 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jessie King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cole Layden (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Donald Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Oscar Fagin (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Jerry Shaw (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - William Larsen (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SG - Herbert Bowen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Ross (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bernard Ballard (fresh) 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Frederick Bilodeau (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:11 | Yale | Bernard Ballard can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 68-61 |
| 03:10 | Samford | Oscar Fagin snags the defensive board | 68-61 |
| 02:59 | Samford | Donald Williams misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-61 |
| 02:58 | Yale | Frederick Bilodeau grabs the defensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 02:49 | Yale | Frederick Bilodeau misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-61 |
| 02:47 | Samford | The rebound goes to Oscar Fagin | 68-61 |
| 02:28 | Samford | Donald Williams buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Jessie King and he's hacked by Bernard Ballard - foul #4 on Bernard Ballard, team foul #9 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Samford | Hans Zeis (PG), James Dorrough (PF), Martin Fullerton (C) Jessie King, Oscar Fagin, Jerry Shaw | |
| Subs | Yale | Dwayne Cipriani (C) Frederick Bilodeau | |
| 02:28 | Samford | Donald Williams makes the free throw | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:25 | Yale | Yale calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-61 |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Mills (PG), Jerry Shaw (C) Hans Zeis, Martin Fullerton | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 02:11 | Yale | William Larsen misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 71-61 |
| 02:10 | Samford | Jerry Shaw gets the rebound | 71-61 |
| 02:10 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-61 |
| Subs | Samford | Jessie King (PG), Oscar Fagin (PF) Dennis Mills, James Dorrough | |
| Subs | Yale | Darrel Smith (SG), Frederick Bilodeau (C) Herbert Bowen, Dwayne Cipriani | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:48 | Samford | Cole Layden buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jerry Shaw | 74-61 |
| 01:36 | Yale | Gregory Ross buries a floater from just outside the lane | 74-63 |
| 01:15 | Samford | Cole Layden makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 76-63 |
| 01:00 | Yale | Gregory Ross drills a 3 from the left wing | 76-66 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Samford | William Larsen is called for the reach on Donald Williams in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Larsen, team foul #10 | 76-66 |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Mills (PG), Hans Zeis (SG), James Dorrough (PF), Martin Fullerton (C) Jessie King, Cole Layden, Oscar Fagin, Jerry Shaw | |
| Subs | Yale | Herbert Bowen (PG), William Green (SG), Raymond Laursen (SF), Dwayne Cipriani (PF), Edwin Rich (C) William Larsen, Darrel Smith, Gregory Ross, Bernard Ballard, Frederick Bilodeau | |
| 00:58 | Samford | Donald Williams makes the 1st free throw | 77-66 |
| 00:58 | Samford | Donald Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 78-66 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Yale | Raymond Laursen hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 78-66 |
| 00:52 | Samford | Donald Williams snags the defensive board | 78-66 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Samford | Dennis Mills connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Donald Williams | 80-66 |
| 00:20 | Yale | Herbert Bowen connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Raymond Laursen | 80-69 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Dennis Mills runs out the clock | 80-69 |