| Lineup | Samford | PG - Cecil Ritch (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Adam Rhymer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Johnson (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Archie Reed (fresh) 5 pts. C - Anthony Bentley (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Martin Whatley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jody Trower (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Manuel Snyder (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Manuel Engram (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronald Walton (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | SE Missouri State | Manuel Snyder inbounds the ball | 30-31 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:47 | SE Missouri State | Manuel Engram comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Adam Rhymer - foul #2 on Adam Rhymer, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| 19:47 | SE Missouri State | Manuel Engram makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 19:47 | SE Missouri State | Manuel Engram misses the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 19:47 | Samford | Archie Reed snags the defensive board | 30-32 |
| 19:29 | Samford | Cecil Ritch knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by William Johnson | 33-32 |
| 19:09 | SE Missouri State | Manuel Engram hits a shot in the paint | 33-34 |
| 18:52 | Samford | Anthony Bentley misses the floater from the free throw line | 33-34 |
| 18:50 | Samford | Anthony Bentley snags the offensive board | 33-34 |
| 18:37 | Samford | Jody Trower steals the ball from Adam Rhymer | 33-34 |
| 18:19 | SE Missouri State | The short jumper by Manuel Engram is denied by Archie Reed | 33-34 |
| 18:17 | SE Missouri State | Ronald Walton grabs the offensive board | 33-34 |
| 17:59 | SE Missouri State | Ronald Walton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-34 |
| 17:40 | Samford | Cecil Ritch misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-34 |
| 17:38 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Jody Trower | 33-34 |
| 17:19 | SE Missouri State | Manuel Engram lays it up and in set up by Jody Trower and he's fouled by Anthony Bentley - foul #2 on Anthony Bentley, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| 17:19 | SE Missouri State | Manuel Engram makes the free throw | 33-37 |
| 16:55 | Samford | Adam Rhymer drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-37 |
| 16:41 | SE Missouri State | Manuel Snyder scores on a turnaround from the left block and he's fouled by William Johnson - foul #1 on William Johnson, team foul #3 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Samford | Timothy Arena (PG), Oscar Knight (SF), Luke Watkin (C) Cecil Ritch, William Johnson, Anthony Bentley | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Orval Petty (PG) Martin Whatley | |
| 16:41 | SE Missouri State | Manuel Snyder misses the free throw | 36-39 |
| 16:41 | Samford | Luke Watkin grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 16:33 | Samford | Adam Rhymer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-39 |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (PG) Archie Reed | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Reed Hill (SF), Jason Alfaro (PF) Manuel Snyder, Manuel Engram | |
| 16:09 | SE Missouri State | Reed Hill's floater is tipped away by Oscar Knight | 36-39 |
| 16:07 | Samford | The rebound goes to Luke Watkin | 36-39 |
| 15:58 | Samford | Adam Rhymer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 15:57 | SE Missouri State | Jason Alfaro grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Leonard Cooke (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Rhymer (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Arena (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Oscar Knight (fresh) 2 pts. C - Luke Watkin (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Orval Petty (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jody Trower (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reed Hill (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jason Alfaro (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Walton (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:39 | SE Missouri State | Jody Trower comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Adam Rhymer - foul #3 on Adam Rhymer, team foul #4 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Ritch (PG), William Johnson (SF), Archie Reed (PF) Leonard Cooke, Adam Rhymer, Oscar Knight | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Martin Whatley (PG), Manuel Engram (PF) Orval Petty, Ronald Walton | |
| 15:39 | SE Missouri State | Jody Trower makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 15:39 | SE Missouri State | Jody Trower misses the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 15:39 | Samford | Luke Watkin pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| 15:19 | Samford | Timothy Arena misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 36-40 |
| 15:17 | Samford | William Johnson tips it home | 38-40 |
| 15:02 | SE Missouri State | Reed Hill is called for traveling | 38-40 |
| Subs | Samford | Anthony Bentley (C) Luke Watkin | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Manuel Snyder (SF) Jody Trower | |
| 14:44 | Samford | Anthony Bentley connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Johnson | 40-40 |
| 14:31 | SE Missouri State | Martin Whatley misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-40 |
| 14:29 | SE Missouri State | Jason Alfaro grabs the offensive board | 40-40 |
| 14:14 | SE Missouri State | Jason Alfaro hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-43 |
| 13:56 | Samford | Timothy Arena hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 40-43 |
| 13:55 | SE Missouri State | Reed Hill pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 13:35 | SE Missouri State | Manuel Engram's layup is rejected by William Johnson | 40-43 |
| 13:34 | SE Missouri State | Jason Alfaro gets the offensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 13:17 | SE Missouri State | Manuel Engram throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-43 |
| Subs | Samford | Adam Rhymer (SG), Oscar Knight (SF), Luke Watkin (PF) Cecil Ritch, William Johnson, Archie Reed | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Orval Petty (PG), Jody Trower (SG), Richard Hanlon (PF), Ronald Walton (C) Martin Whatley, Reed Hill, Manuel Engram, Jason Alfaro | |
| 13:00 | Samford | Timothy Arena buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Luke Watkin | 42-43 |
| 12:55 | SE Missouri State | Jody Trower misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 42-43 |
| 12:54 | SE Missouri State | Richard Hanlon tips it in | 42-45 |
| 12:51 | Samford | Orval Petty picks off the pass by Timothy Arena in the backcourt | 42-45 |
| 12:33 | SE Missouri State | Jody Trower hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Walton | 42-48 |
| 12:23 | Samford | Anthony Bentley hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Orval Petty - foul #2 on Orval Petty, team foul #1 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (PG) Timothy Arena | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | John Ward (SF) Manuel Snyder | |
| 12:23 | Samford | Anthony Bentley makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 12:23 | Samford | Anthony Bentley misses the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 12:23 | Samford | Adam Rhymer pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 12:18 | Samford | Anthony Bentley clanks a floater in the paint | 43-48 |
| 12:16 | Samford | Oscar Knight grabs the offensive board | 43-48 |
| 11:57 | Samford | John Ward steals the ball from Luke Watkin | 43-48 |
| 11:52 | SE Missouri State | John Ward misses the easy layup | 43-48 |
| 11:51 | Samford | Oscar Knight gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Leonard Cooke (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Rhymer (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Oscar Knight (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Luke Watkin (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Anthony Bentley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Orval Petty (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jody Trower (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Ward (fresh) PF - Richard Hanlon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Walton (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Samford | Anthony Bentley is hacked by Ronald Walton - foul #2 on Ronald Walton, team foul #2 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Ritch (PG), William Johnson (SF), Archie Reed (PF) Leonard Cooke, Oscar Knight, Anthony Bentley | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Martin Whatley (PG), Reed Hill (SF), Manuel Engram (PF) Orval Petty, John Ward, Richard Hanlon | |
| 11:23 | Samford | Luke Watkin misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-48 |
| 11:22 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Jody Trower | 43-48 |
| 11:06 | SE Missouri State | Ronald Walton is fouled on the floor by William Johnson - foul #2 on William Johnson, team foul #5 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Manuel Snyder (SF) Reed Hill | |
| 10:50 | SE Missouri State | Manuel Snyder misses short on a shot from the left block | 43-48 |
| 10:48 | Samford | The rebound goes to Archie Reed | 43-48 |
| 10:44 | Samford | William Johnson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ronald Walton - foul #3 on Ronald Walton, team foul #3 | 43-48 |
| 10:44 | Samford | William Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 10:44 | Samford | William Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 10:44 | SE Missouri State | Ronald Walton snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 10:22 | SE Missouri State | Jody Trower misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 10:20 | SE Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Walton | 43-48 |
| 10:01 | SE Missouri State | Martin Whatley drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Jody Trower | 43-50 |
| 09:49 | Samford | Adam Rhymer travels with the ball | 43-50 |
| Subs | Samford | Anthony Bentley (C) Luke Watkin | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 09:30 | SE Missouri State | Anthony Bentley is called for the reach on Martin Whatley - foul #3 on Anthony Bentley, team foul #6 | 43-50 |
| 09:11 | SE Missouri State | Martin Whatley connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-52 |
| 08:51 | Samford | Cecil Ritch can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-52 |
| 08:50 | SE Missouri State | Manuel Snyder pulls down the rebound | 43-52 |
| 08:38 | SE Missouri State | Martin Whatley is hacked by Archie Reed - foul #3 on Archie Reed, team foul #7 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Timothy Arena (PG), Daniel Langham (SG), Oscar Knight (SF) Cecil Ritch, Adam Rhymer, William Johnson | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Reed Hill (SG), John Ward (SF), Jason Alfaro (PF), Richard Hanlon (C) Jody Trower, Manuel Snyder, Manuel Engram, Ronald Walton | |
| 08:38 | SE Missouri State | Martin Whatley makes the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 08:38 | SE Missouri State | Martin Whatley makes the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 08:18 | Samford | Timothy Arena hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Oscar Knight and the foul's on Martin Whatley - foul #1 on Martin Whatley, team foul #4 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Samford | Luke Watkin (PF) Archie Reed | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Orval Petty (PG) Martin Whatley | |
| 08:18 | Samford | Timothy Arena misses the free throw | 45-54 |
| 08:18 | SE Missouri State | Richard Hanlon grabs the board | 45-54 |
| 08:04 | SE Missouri State | Orval Petty is hacked by Timothy Arena - foul #2 on Timothy Arena, team foul #8 | 45-54 |
| 08:04 | SE Missouri State | Orval Petty makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 08:04 | SE Missouri State | Orval Petty misses the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 08:04 | SE Missouri State | Jason Alfaro grabs the offensive board | 45-55 |
| 07:53 | SE Missouri State | Timothy Arena picks off the pass by Richard Hanlon | 45-55 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Timothy Arena (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Langham (fresh) SF - Oscar Knight (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Luke Watkin (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Anthony Bentley (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Orval Petty (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Reed Hill (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Ward (fresh) PF - Jason Alfaro (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Hanlon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Samford | Timothy Arena scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Bentley and the foul's on John Ward - foul #1 on John Ward, team foul #5 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Ritch (PG) Anthony Bentley | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Jody Trower (SG), Ronald Walton (C) John Ward, Richard Hanlon | |
| 07:38 | Samford | Timothy Arena makes the free throw | 48-55 |
| 07:22 | SE Missouri State | Ronald Walton is hacked by Luke Watkin - foul #2 on Luke Watkin, team foul #9 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Samford | Adam Rhymer (SG), William Johnson (SF) Daniel Langham, Oscar Knight | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Manuel Snyder (SF), Manuel Engram (PF) Reed Hill, Jason Alfaro | |
| 07:22 | SE Missouri State | Ronald Walton makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 07:22 | SE Missouri State | Ronald Walton makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 07:10 | Samford | Timothy Arena comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 48-57 |
| 07:08 | Samford | Luke Watkin misses the tip | 48-57 |
| 07:07 | SE Missouri State | Ronald Walton snags the defensive board | 48-57 |
| 06:48 | SE Missouri State | Manuel Snyder can't finish the layup | 48-57 |
| 06:47 | Samford | Luke Watkin gets the rebound | 48-57 |
| 06:29 | Samford | Cecil Ritch misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-57 |
| 06:28 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Jody Trower | 48-57 |
| 06:08 | SE Missouri State | Manuel Snyder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-57 |
| Subs | Samford | Archie Reed (PF), Anthony Bentley (C) Luke Watkin, Timothy Arena | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Martin Whatley (PG) Orval Petty | |
| 05:50 | Samford | William Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-57 |
| 05:49 | SE Missouri State | Ronald Walton pulls down the rebound | 48-57 |
| 05:38 | SE Missouri State | Manuel Engram misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-57 |
| 05:37 | Samford | Anthony Bentley snags the defensive board | 48-57 |
| 05:21 | Samford | Adam Rhymer scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-57 |
| 04:57 | SE Missouri State | Manuel Engram hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jody Trower | 50-60 |
| 04:47 | Samford | Cecil Ritch hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-60 |
| 04:46 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Jody Trower | 50-60 |
| 04:41 | SE Missouri State | Martin Whatley scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jody Trower | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:25 | Samford | Archie Reed drills a shot from the baseline set up by Cecil Ritch | 52-63 |
| 04:05 | SE Missouri State | Manuel Engram can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 52-63 |
| 04:03 | SE Missouri State | Ronald Walton can't tip it in | 52-63 |
| 04:02 | Samford | William Johnson pulls down the rebound | 52-63 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:51 | Samford | William Johnson is hacked by Manuel Snyder - foul #2 on Manuel Snyder, team foul #6 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Samford | Timothy Arena (PG), Daniel Langham (SG), Oscar Knight (SF) Cecil Ritch, Adam Rhymer, William Johnson | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Reed Hill (SG), John Ward (SF), Jason Alfaro (PF), Richard Hanlon (C) Jody Trower, Manuel Snyder, Manuel Engram, Ronald Walton | |
| 03:36 | Samford | John Ward is called for the reach on Oscar Knight - foul #2 on John Ward, team foul #7 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Samford | Luke Watkin (C) Anthony Bentley | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 03:36 | Samford | Oscar Knight makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 03:36 | Samford | Oscar Knight misses the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 03:36 | SE Missouri State | Jason Alfaro snags the defensive board | 53-63 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Timothy Arena (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Langham (fresh) SF - Oscar Knight (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Archie Reed (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Luke Watkin (fresh) 2 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Martin Whatley (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Reed Hill (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Ward (fresh) PF - Jason Alfaro (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Hanlon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:07 | SE Missouri State | Jason Alfaro clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Archie Reed - foul #4 on Archie Reed, team foul #10 | 53-63 |
| 03:07 | SE Missouri State | Jason Alfaro misses the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 03:07 | SE Missouri State | Jason Alfaro makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 02:56 | Samford | Daniel Langham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-64 |
| 02:54 | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-64 |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Ritch (PG), Adam Rhymer (SG), William Johnson (SF), Anthony Bentley (C) Timothy Arena, Daniel Langham, Oscar Knight, Luke Watkin | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Jody Trower (SG), Manuel Snyder (SF), Manuel Engram (PF), Ronald Walton (C) Reed Hill, John Ward, Jason Alfaro, Richard Hanlon | |
| 02:45 | SE Missouri State | Manuel Engram clanks a floater from the left wing | 53-64 |
| 02:44 | Samford | Anthony Bentley gets the rebound | 53-64 |
| 02:36 | Samford | The jump hook by Archie Reed is blocked by Ronald Walton | 53-64 |
| 02:34 | SE Missouri State | Manuel Snyder pulls down the rebound | 53-64 |
| 02:12 | SE Missouri State | Jody Trower connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Martin Whatley | 53-67 |
| 02:04 | Samford | Martin Whatley takes the ball from Archie Reed | 53-67 |
| 01:46 | SE Missouri State | Anthony Bentley is called for the reach on Manuel Snyder - foul #4 on Anthony Bentley, team foul #11 | 53-67 |
| 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 | SE Missouri State | Orval Petty (PG), Reed Hill (SG), Jason Alfaro (PF), Richard Hanlon (C) Martin Whatley, Jody Trower, Manuel Engram, Ronald Walton | |
| 01:46 | SE Missouri State | Manuel Snyder misses the 1st free throw | 53-67 |
| 01:46 | SE Missouri State | Manuel Snyder makes the 2nd free throw | 53-68 |
| 01:33 | Samford | Leonard Cooke hits a floater from just outside the lane | 55-68 |
| 01:06 | SE Missouri State | Manuel Snyder's floater is tipped away by Timothy Arena | 55-68 |
| 01:05 | SE Missouri State | Jason Alfaro grabs the offensive rebound | 55-68 |
| 00:53 | SE Missouri State | Orval Petty knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Manuel Snyder and the foul's on Leonard Cooke - foul #1 on Leonard Cooke, team foul #12 | 55-70 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | John Ward (SF) Manuel Snyder | |
| 00:53 | SE Missouri State | Orval Petty misses the free throw | 55-70 |
| 00:53 | Samford | Luke Watkin snags the defensive board | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Samford | Leonard Cooke scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Oscar Knight | 58-70 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:26 | SE Missouri State | Reed Hill misses the lay-in | 58-70 |
| 00:24 | Samford | The rebound goes to Luke Watkin | 58-70 |
| 00:17 | Samford | Jason Alfaro blocks the short jumper by Timothy Arena | 58-70 |
| 00:15 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Richard Hanlon | 58-70 |
| 00:00 | SE Missouri State | Orval Petty runs out the clock | 58-70 |