| Lineup | Utah | PG - Sean Johnson (fresh) SG - William Strickland (fresh) SF - Billy Richards (fresh) PF - John Giron (fresh) C - Christopher Wright (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - George Riggins (fresh) SG - Louis Chamlee (fresh) SF - John Talty (fresh) PF - Thomas Isaacson (fresh) C - Robert Bradford (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Robert Bradford wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Samford | George Riggins hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Louis Chamlee | 0-3 |
| 19:17 | Utah | Christopher Wright lays it up and in set up by Billy Richards | 2-3 |
| 18:49 | Samford | Louis Chamlee misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 2-3 |
| 18:47 | Utah | John Giron snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 18:30 | Utah | William Strickland comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 2-3 |
| 18:28 | Samford | Robert Bradford grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:21 | Samford | Thomas Isaacson banks in the layup set up by John Talty | 2-5 |
| 18:10 | Utah | Billy Richards misses the floater from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 18:08 | Samford | John Talty snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 17:43 | Samford | Billy Richards is called for the reach on Robert Bradford - foul #1 on Billy Richards, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 17:29 | Samford | George Riggins misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 2-5 |
| 17:27 | Utah | John Giron grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:23 | Utah | William Strickland can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 17:21 | Samford | John Talty pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 16:58 | Samford | Robert Bradford buries a fadeaway from the left block and he's hacked by William Strickland - foul #1 on William Strickland, team foul #2 | 2-7 |
| 16:58 | Samford | Robert Bradford misses the free throw | 2-7 |
| 16:58 | Utah | John Giron snags the defensive board | 2-7 |
| 16:53 | Utah | Billy Richards knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by William Strickland | 4-7 |
| 16:36 | Samford | Robert Bradford misses the jumper from the right side | 4-7 |
| 16:35 | Utah | John Giron gets the rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:17 | Utah | Billy Richards knocks in the shot from the left block | 6-7 |
| 15:55 | Samford | Thomas Isaacson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-7 |
| 15:54 | Utah | Billy Richards gets the rebound | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Sean Johnson (fresh) SG - William Strickland (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Billy Richards (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Giron (fresh) 4 reb. C - Christopher Wright (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - George Riggins (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Louis Chamlee (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Talty (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Isaacson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Bradford (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Utah | Thomas Isaacson is called for the reach on Sean Johnson - foul #1 on Thomas Isaacson, team foul #1 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Utah | Joseph Day (SG), David Caldwell (C) William Strickland, Christopher Wright | |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Filip (PG), Arthur Bradley (SG), Jason Lloyd (SF), Lyle Williams (PF), Timothy Bagley (C) George Riggins, Louis Chamlee, John Talty, Thomas Isaacson, Robert Bradford | |
| 15:27 | Utah | Billy Richards misses long on a floater from the right side | 6-7 |
| 15:25 | Samford | Timothy Bagley pulls down the rebound | 6-7 |
| 15:17 | Samford | Jason Lloyd makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Arthur Bradley | 6-10 |
| 15:03 | Utah | Billy Richards misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Lyle Williams - foul #1 on Lyle Williams, team foul #2 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Utah | Paul Wadley (PG), Jeffrey Young (PF) Sean Johnson, John Giron | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 15:03 | Utah | Billy Richards makes the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 15:03 | Utah | Billy Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 14:56 | Samford | Joseph Filip's floater is knocked away by Jeffrey Young | 8-10 |
| 14:55 | Samford | Arthur Bradley gets the offensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:43 | Samford | Timothy Bagley misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Jeffrey Young - foul #1 on Jeffrey Young, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Utah | Edward Newcombe (SF) Billy Richards | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 14:43 | Samford | Timothy Bagley misses the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 14:43 | Samford | Timothy Bagley misses the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 14:43 | Utah | Jeffrey Young pulls down the rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:28 | Utah | Paul Wadley clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 8-10 |
| 14:27 | Utah | Edward Newcombe tips it back up and in | 10-10 |
| 14:09 | Samford | Lyle Williams drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Filip | 10-13 |
| 13:47 | Utah | Joseph Day can't finish the layup | 10-13 |
| 13:46 | Samford | Joseph Filip grabs the defensive rebound | 10-13 |
| 13:21 | Samford | Jason Lloyd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-13 |
| Subs | Utah | Sean Johnson (PG), William Strickland (SG), Billy Richards (SF), John Giron (PF), Christopher Wright (C) Paul Wadley, Joseph Day, Edward Newcombe, Jeffrey Young, David Caldwell | |
| Subs | Samford | George Riggins (PG), Louis Chamlee (SG), John Talty (SF), Thomas Isaacson (PF), Robert Bradford (C) Joseph Filip, Arthur Bradley, Jason Lloyd, Timothy Bagley, Lyle Williams | |
| 13:03 | Utah | Robert Bradford picks off the pass by Christopher Wright | 10-13 |
| 12:52 | Samford | Robert Bradford's pass is intercepted by Billy Richards | 10-13 |
| 12:49 | Utah | Billy Richards lays it up and in | 12-13 |
| 12:35 | Samford | Robert Bradford can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 12-13 |
| 12:34 | Samford | John Talty snags the offensive board | 12-13 |
| 12:13 | Samford | George Riggins knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by John Talty | 12-15 |
| 11:53 | Utah | Billy Richards's pass is intercepted by Louis Chamlee | 12-15 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Sean Johnson (fresh) SG - William Strickland (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Billy Richards (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Giron (fresh) 4 reb. C - Christopher Wright (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - George Riggins (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Louis Chamlee (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Talty (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Thomas Isaacson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Bradford (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Samford | Louis Chamlee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-15 |
| 11:31 | Utah | Christopher Wright pulls down the rebound | 12-15 |
| 11:26 | Utah | Sean Johnson buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Christopher Wright and the foul's on George Riggins - foul #1 on George Riggins, team foul #3 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Utah | Edward Newcombe (SF) Billy Richards | |
| Subs | Samford | Lyle Williams (PF) Thomas Isaacson | |
| 11:26 | Utah | Sean Johnson makes the free throw | 15-15 |
| 11:07 | Samford | Robert Bradford knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by George Riggins and he's fouled by Christopher Wright - foul #1 on Christopher Wright, team foul #4 | 15-17 |
| 11:07 | Samford | Robert Bradford makes the free throw | 15-18 |
| 10:52 | Utah | The jump hook by Christopher Wright is blocked by Robert Bradford | 15-18 |
| 10:50 | Utah | William Strickland tips it in | 17-18 |
| 10:38 | Samford | Robert Bradford hits a turnaround in the paint set up by Louis Chamlee | 17-20 |
| 10:12 | Utah | Christopher Wright loses the dribble to Robert Bradford | 17-20 |
| 09:54 | Samford | Louis Chamlee makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by George Riggins | 17-23 |
| 09:37 | Utah | Christopher Wright misses long on a shot from close range but the foul's on Robert Bradford - foul #1 on Robert Bradford, team foul #4 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Utah | Paul Wadley (PG), Joseph Day (SG), Billy Richards (SF), Jeffrey Young (PF) Sean Johnson, William Strickland, Edward Newcombe, John Giron | |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Filip (PG), Arthur Bradley (SG), Jason Lloyd (SF), Thomas Isaacson (PF) George Riggins, Louis Chamlee, John Talty, Robert Bradford | |
| 09:37 | Utah | Christopher Wright makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 09:37 | Utah | Christopher Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 09:11 | Samford | Jason Lloyd misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-23 |
| 09:10 | Samford | Lyle Williams snags the offensive board | 19-23 |
| 08:52 | Samford | Thomas Isaacson makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Joseph Filip and the foul's on Jeffrey Young - foul #2 on Jeffrey Young, team foul #5 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Utah | Adam Kist (PF), David Caldwell (C) Jeffrey Young, Christopher Wright | |
| Subs | Samford | Timothy Bagley (C) Lyle Williams | |
| 08:52 | Samford | Thomas Isaacson makes the free throw | 19-26 |
| 08:36 | Utah | Joseph Day misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Arthur Bradley - foul #1 on Arthur Bradley, team foul #5 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Utah | Sean Johnson (PG) Paul Wadley | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 08:36 | Utah | Joseph Day makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 08:36 | Utah | Joseph Day makes the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 08:17 | Samford | Timothy Bagley can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 21-26 |
| 08:16 | Utah | Joseph Day snags the defensive board | 21-26 |
| 07:58 | Utah | Timothy Bagley steals it from Joseph Day | 21-26 |
| 07:42 | Samford | Jason Lloyd misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-26 |
| 07:41 | Samford | Arthur Bradley hits the follow up shot | 21-28 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Sean Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Day (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Billy Richards (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Adam Kist (fresh) C - David Caldwell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Joseph Filip (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Arthur Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Lloyd (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Isaacson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Timothy Bagley (fresh) | |
| 07:19 | Utah | Timothy Bagley steals it from Adam Kist | 21-28 |
| 06:54 | Samford | Thomas Isaacson misses badly on a runner from the left block | 21-28 |
| 06:52 | Utah | Sean Johnson snags the defensive board | 21-28 |
| 06:46 | Utah | Joseph Day hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Sean Johnson and he's fouled by Arthur Bradley - foul #2 on Arthur Bradley, team foul #6 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Utah | Paul Wadley (PG), John Giron (PF), Christopher Wright (C) Sean Johnson, Adam Kist, David Caldwell | |
| Subs | Samford | George Riggins (PG), Louis Chamlee (SG), John Talty (SF), Lyle Williams (PF), Robert Bradford (C) Joseph Filip, Arthur Bradley, Jason Lloyd, Thomas Isaacson, Timothy Bagley | |
| 06:46 | Utah | Joseph Day misses the free throw | 23-28 |
| 06:46 | Samford | Robert Bradford pulls down the rebound | 23-28 |
| 06:29 | Samford | George Riggins is whistled for a carry | 23-28 |
| Subs | Utah | William Strickland (SG), Edward Newcombe (SF) Joseph Day, Billy Richards | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 06:09 | Utah | Christopher Wright throws it down set up by Edward Newcombe | 25-28 |
| 05:55 | Samford | George Riggins makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Louis Chamlee | 25-31 |
| 05:49 | Utah | Lyle Williams is called for the reach on John Giron - foul #2 on Lyle Williams, team foul #7 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Utah | Sean Johnson (PG) Paul Wadley | |
| Subs | Samford | Benjamin Harty (PF) Lyle Williams | |
| 05:49 | Utah | John Giron misses the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 05:49 | Samford | Robert Bradford pulls down the rebound | 25-31 |
| 05:37 | Samford | Louis Chamlee misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 25-31 |
| 05:35 | Samford | John Talty grabs the offensive rebound | 25-31 |
| 05:15 | Samford | Robert Bradford makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by George Riggins | 25-33 |
| 04:58 | Utah | Sean Johnson misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 25-33 |
| 04:57 | Samford | Robert Bradford grabs the board | 25-33 |
| 04:51 | Samford | Louis Chamlee misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by William Strickland - foul #2 on William Strickland, team foul #6 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Utah | Joseph Day (SG), Billy Richards (SF), David Caldwell (C) William Strickland, Edward Newcombe, Christopher Wright | |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Isaacson (PF) Benjamin Harty | |
| 04:51 | Samford | Louis Chamlee makes the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 04:51 | Samford | Louis Chamlee makes the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 04:40 | Utah | John Giron hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but the foul's on Robert Bradford - foul #2 on Robert Bradford, team foul #8 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Samford | Timothy Bagley (C) Robert Bradford | |
| 04:40 | Utah | John Giron makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 04:40 | Utah | John Giron misses the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 04:40 | Samford | Timothy Bagley grabs the board | 26-35 |
| 04:23 | Samford | George Riggins misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by David Caldwell - foul #1 on David Caldwell, team foul #7 | 26-35 |
| 04:23 | Samford | George Riggins makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 04:23 | Samford | George Riggins makes the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 04:08 | Utah | Billy Richards is fouled on the floor by John Talty - foul #1 on John Talty, team foul #9 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Samford | Jason Lloyd (SF) John Talty | |
| 04:08 | Utah | Billy Richards makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 04:08 | Utah | Billy Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 03:44 | Samford | George Riggins connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Louis Chamlee | 28-39 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Sean Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Day (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Billy Richards (fresh) 10 pts. PF - John Giron (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - David Caldwell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - George Riggins (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Louis Chamlee (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jason Lloyd (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Isaacson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Timothy Bagley (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:24 | Utah | Billy Richards misses the easy layup | 28-39 |
| 03:22 | Utah | John Giron grabs the offensive rebound | 28-39 |
| 03:14 | Utah | Joseph Day misses badly on a floater from the right side | 28-39 |
| 03:13 | Samford | Jason Lloyd grabs the defensive rebound | 28-39 |
| 02:59 | Samford | Louis Chamlee buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Isaacson | 28-42 |
| 02:46 | Utah | Billy Richards can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by George Riggins - foul #2 on George Riggins, team foul #10 | 28-42 |
| Subs | Utah | Paul Wadley (PG), William Strickland (SG), Jeffrey Young (PF), Christopher Wright (C) Sean Johnson, Joseph Day, John Giron, David Caldwell | |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Filip (PG), Arthur Bradley (SG), John Talty (SF), Lyle Williams (PF), Robert Bradford (C) George Riggins, Louis Chamlee, Jason Lloyd, Thomas Isaacson, Timothy Bagley | |
| 02:46 | Utah | Billy Richards misses the 1st free throw | 28-42 |
| 02:46 | Utah | Billy Richards misses the 2nd free throw | 28-42 |
| 02:46 | Samford | Lyle Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 28-42 |
| 02:32 | Samford | John Talty is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Young - foul #3 on Jeffrey Young, team foul #8 | 28-42 |
| Subs | Utah | Adam Kist (PF) Jeffrey Young | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 02:32 | Samford | John Talty misses the 1st free throw | 28-42 |
| 02:32 | Samford | Robert Bradford grabs the offensive board | 28-42 |
| 02:19 | Samford | John Talty scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Joseph Filip | 28-44 |
| 02:02 | Utah | Billy Richards connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Christopher Wright | 30-44 |
| 01:42 | Samford | Arthur Bradley misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 30-44 |
| 01:41 | Samford | Lyle Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-44 |
| 01:25 | Samford | Lyle Williams misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Adam Kist - foul #1 on Adam Kist, team foul #9 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Utah | Sean Johnson (PG), Edward Newcombe (SF) Paul Wadley, Billy Richards | |
| Subs | Samford | George Riggins (PG) Arthur Bradley | |
| 01:25 | Samford | Lyle Williams makes the 1st free throw | 30-45 |
| 01:25 | Samford | Lyle Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 30-45 |
| 01:25 | Utah | Christopher Wright snags the defensive board | 30-45 |
| 00:59 | Utah | Christopher Wright misses the jumper from the right block | 30-45 |
| 00:58 | Samford | Joseph Filip pulls down the rebound | 30-45 |
| 00:43 | Samford | John Talty loses the ball out of bounds | 30-45 |
| Subs | Utah | John Giron (PF) Adam Kist | |
| Subs | Samford | Louis Chamlee (SG), Jason Lloyd (SF), Thomas Isaacson (PF) Joseph Filip, John Talty, Lyle Williams | |
| 00:23 | Utah | John Giron hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from Sean Johnson | 32-45 |
| 00:01 | Samford | Louis Chamlee buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-47 |
| 00:00 | Utah | Sean Johnson can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 32-47 |