| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Kenneth Ernst (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerome Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Barco (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Logan Messmer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Durst (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jan Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chuck Neely (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Philip Rolland (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Lamar (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Manning (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Philip Rolland inbounds the ball | 36-23 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Samford | Joseph Lamar hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Logan Messmer - foul #1 on Logan Messmer, team foul #1 | 36-23 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dwight Berman (SF), Jim Lin (PF), Brian Ryan (C) James Barco, Logan Messmer, Robert Durst | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 19:39 | Samford | Joseph Lamar makes the 1st free throw | 36-24 |
| 19:39 | Samford | Joseph Lamar makes the 2nd free throw | 36-25 |
| 19:18 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Kenneth Ernst | 39-25 |
| 18:57 | Samford | Joseph Manning is hacked by Dwight Berman - foul #2 on Dwight Berman, team foul #2 | 39-25 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Herbert William (PG), Nicholas Pitre (SG), James Barco (SF), Logan Messmer (PF) Kenneth Ernst, Jerome Taylor, Dwight Berman, Jim Lin | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 18:42 | Samford | Joseph Lamar makes the jump hook from close range | 39-27 |
| 18:15 | Louisiana Tech | James Barco scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Herbert William | 41-27 |
| 18:05 | Samford | Jan Williams double dribbles | 41-27 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Ernst (PG), Jerome Taylor (SG), Robert Durst (C) Herbert William, Nicholas Pitre, Brian Ryan | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 17:51 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 41-27 |
| 17:49 | Samford | Joseph Manning pulls down the rebound | 41-27 |
| 17:33 | Samford | Philip Rolland misses the 3 from the right corner | 41-27 |
| 17:32 | Samford | Joseph Manning can't tip it in | 41-27 |
| 17:31 | Louisiana Tech | Logan Messmer grabs the defensive rebound | 41-27 |
| 17:11 | Louisiana Tech | Logan Messmer connects on the fadeaway from close range | 43-27 |
| 16:57 | Samford | Chuck Neely scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jan Williams and he's fouled by Logan Messmer - foul #2 on Logan Messmer, team foul #3 | 43-29 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dwight Berman (SF), Jim Lin (PF), Brian Ryan (C) James Barco, Logan Messmer, Robert Durst | |
| Subs | Samford | Phil Gunter (PG), Martin Buffington (SF), Carl Kim (C) Jan Williams, Philip Rolland, Joseph Manning | |
| 16:57 | Samford | Chuck Neely makes the free throw | 43-30 |
| 16:33 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Lin misses the lay-in but the foul's on Chuck Neely - foul #2 on Chuck Neely, team foul #1 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst (C) Brian Ryan | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 16:33 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Lin makes the 1st free throw | 44-30 |
| 16:33 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Lin misses the 2nd free throw | 44-30 |
| 16:33 | Samford | Joseph Lamar grabs the board | 44-30 |
| 16:14 | Samford | Martin Buffington misses long on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jim Lin - foul #1 on Jim Lin, team foul #4 | 44-30 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Herbert William (PG), Nicholas Pitre (SG), James Barco (SF), Logan Messmer (PF), Brian Ryan (C) Kenneth Ernst, Jerome Taylor, Dwight Berman, Jim Lin, Robert Durst | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 16:14 | Samford | Martin Buffington makes the 1st free throw | 44-31 |
| 16:14 | Samford | Martin Buffington makes the 2nd free throw | 44-32 |
| 16:11 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert William is fouled in the backcourt by Phil Gunter - foul #1 on Phil Gunter, team foul #2 | 44-32 |
| 15:58 | Louisiana Tech | James Barco misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Phil Gunter - foul #2 on Phil Gunter, team foul #3 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Ernst (PG), Jerome Taylor (SG), Robert Durst (C) Herbert William, Nicholas Pitre, Brian Ryan | |
| Subs | Samford | Peter Davis (PG), Christopher Wood (PF) Phil Gunter, Joseph Lamar | |
| 15:58 | Louisiana Tech | James Barco misses the 1st free throw | 44-32 |
| 15:58 | Louisiana Tech | James Barco makes the 2nd free throw | 45-32 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Kenneth Ernst (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerome Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Barco (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Logan Messmer (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Durst (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Peter Davis (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Chuck Neely (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Martin Buffington (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Wood (fresh) C - Carl Kim (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Samford | Christopher Wood clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Kenneth Ernst - foul #1 on Kenneth Ernst, team foul #5 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dwight Berman (SF), Jim Lin (PF), Brian Ryan (C) James Barco, Logan Messmer, Robert Durst | |
| Subs | Samford | Phil Gunter (SG), Joseph Manning (C) Chuck Neely, Carl Kim | |
| 15:44 | Samford | Christopher Wood makes the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 15:44 | Samford | Christopher Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 45-33 |
| 15:44 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Lin pulls down the rebound | 45-33 |
| 15:21 | Louisiana Tech | 3 seconds is called on Brian Ryan | 45-33 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Herbert William (PG), Nicholas Pitre (SG), James Barco (SF), Logan Messmer (PF), Robert Durst (C) Kenneth Ernst, Jerome Taylor, Dwight Berman, Jim Lin, Brian Ryan | |
| Subs | Samford | Philip Rolland (SF) Christopher Wood | |
| 14:58 | Samford | Martin Buffington drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Peter Davis | 45-35 |
| 14:39 | Louisiana Tech | James Barco misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-35 |
| 14:37 | Samford | The rebound goes to Joseph Manning | 45-35 |
| 14:31 | Samford | Philip Rolland knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Phil Gunter and he's fouled by James Barco - foul #3 on James Barco, team foul #6 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Ernst (PG), Jerome Taylor (SG), Dwight Berman (SF), Jim Lin (PF), Brian Ryan (C) Herbert William, Nicholas Pitre, James Barco, Logan Messmer, Robert Durst | |
| Subs | Samford | Chuck Neely (SG), Joseph Lamar (PF) Phil Gunter, Martin Buffington | |
| 14:31 | Samford | Philip Rolland makes the free throw | 45-38 |
| 14:06 | Louisiana Tech | Chuck Neely is called for the reach on Dwight Berman - foul #3 on Chuck Neely, team foul #4 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Barco (SF), Logan Messmer (PF) Dwight Berman, Jim Lin | |
| Subs | Samford | Martin Buffington (C) Joseph Manning | |
| 13:51 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Ryan lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jerome Taylor | 47-38 |
| 13:36 | Samford | Peter Davis is hacked by Jerome Taylor - foul #1 on Jerome Taylor, team foul #7 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst (C) Brian Ryan | |
| Subs | Samford | Carl Kim (C) Philip Rolland | |
| 13:36 | Samford | Peter Davis makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 13:36 | Samford | Peter Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 13:20 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Ernst is fouled on the floor by Peter Davis - foul #4 on Peter Davis, team foul #5 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dwight Berman (SF), Jim Lin (PF) James Barco, Logan Messmer | |
| Subs | Samford | Jan Williams (PG) Peter Davis | |
| 13:03 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Lamar | 47-40 |
| 13:01 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor grabs the offensive board | 47-40 |
| 12:38 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Dwight Berman | 49-40 |
| 12:34 | Samford | Jan Williams clanks a 3 from the left corner | 49-40 |
| 12:33 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Ernst grabs the defensive rebound | 49-40 |
| 12:19 | Louisiana Tech | Dwight Berman misses the jumper from the right wing | 49-40 |
| 12:18 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Ernst tips it home | 51-40 |
| 11:57 | Samford | Joseph Lamar can't throw it down | 51-40 |
| 11:55 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Ernst pulls down the rebound | 51-40 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Kenneth Ernst (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerome Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dwight Berman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jim Lin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Durst (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jan Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chuck Neely (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Martin Buffington (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Lamar (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Kim (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-40 |
| 11:36 | Samford | Joseph Lamar grabs the defensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 11:19 | Samford | Chuck Neely misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-40 |
| 11:18 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Lin gets the rebound | 51-40 |
| 11:01 | Louisiana Tech | Dwight Berman knocks in the jumpshot from the left side and he's hacked by Martin Buffington - foul #1 on Martin Buffington, team foul #6 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Herbert William (PG), Nicholas Pitre (SG), Logan Messmer (PF), Brian Ryan (C) Kenneth Ernst, Jerome Taylor, Jim Lin, Robert Durst | |
| Subs | Samford | Philip Rolland (SF), Joseph Manning (C) Martin Buffington, Carl Kim | |
| 11:01 | Louisiana Tech | Dwight Berman makes the free throw | 54-40 |
| 10:42 | Samford | Joseph Manning is fouled on the floor by Herbert William - foul #1 on Herbert William, team foul #8 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Barco (SF) Dwight Berman | |
| Subs | Samford | Phil Gunter (PG) Jan Williams | |
| 10:42 | Samford | Joseph Manning misses the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 10:42 | Louisiana Tech | Logan Messmer pulls down the rebound | 54-40 |
| 10:20 | Louisiana Tech | James Barco drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Ryan | 56-40 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 10:13 | Samford | Chuck Neely misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-40 |
| 10:12 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert William grabs the defensive rebound | 56-40 |
| 09:54 | Louisiana Tech | James Barco hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-40 |
| 09:53 | Samford | Chuck Neely snags the defensive board | 56-40 |
| 09:37 | Samford | Chuck Neely lays it in on a great pass from Phil Gunter | 56-42 |
| 09:25 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Ryan misses the easy layup but the foul's on Joseph Manning - foul #2 on Joseph Manning, team foul #7 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Ernst (PG), Jerome Taylor (SG) Herbert William, Nicholas Pitre | |
| Subs | Samford | Jan Williams (PG), Martin Buffington (PF) Chuck Neely, Joseph Lamar | |
| 09:25 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 57-42 |
| 09:25 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 58-42 |
| 09:05 | Samford | Phil Gunter clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-42 |
| 09:04 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Brian Ryan | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 08:40 | Louisiana Tech | Logan Messmer knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Jerome Taylor | 60-42 |
| 08:32 | Samford | Philip Rolland misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 60-42 |
| 08:31 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Ryan gets the rebound | 60-42 |
| 08:13 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Ryan comes up short on the floater from the left block | 60-42 |
| 08:11 | Louisiana Tech | Logan Messmer grabs the offensive rebound | 60-42 |
| 07:49 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Ernst is whistled for traveling | 60-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst (C) Brian Ryan | |
| Subs | Samford | Peter Davis (PG), Chuck Neely (SG), Joseph Lamar (PF), Carl Kim (C) Jan Williams, Phil Gunter, Philip Rolland, Joseph Manning | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Kenneth Ernst (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerome Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Barco (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Logan Messmer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Durst (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Peter Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Chuck Neely (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Martin Buffington (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Lamar (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Kim (fresh) | |
| 07:32 | Samford | Martin Buffington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Herbert William (PG) Kenneth Ernst | |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Wood (SF) Martin Buffington | |
| 07:16 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert William misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 60-42 |
| 07:15 | Samford | Joseph Lamar pulls down the rebound | 60-42 |
| 06:56 | Samford | Robert Durst picks off the pass by Joseph Lamar | 60-42 |
| 06:36 | Louisiana Tech | James Barco is denied on a layup by Joseph Lamar | 60-42 |
| 06:35 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor can't tip it in | 60-42 |
| 06:33 | Samford | Peter Davis gets the rebound | 60-42 |
| 06:19 | Samford | The short jumper by Christopher Wood is denied by Logan Messmer | 60-42 |
| 06:17 | Samford | Carl Kim tips it but misses | 60-42 |
| 06:15 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst pulls down the rebound | 60-42 |
| 05:55 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-42 |
| 05:54 | Samford | Joseph Lamar pulls down the rebound | 60-42 |
| 05:47 | Samford | Peter Davis misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-42 |
| 05:45 | Louisiana Tech | Logan Messmer grabs the board | 60-42 |
| 05:16 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 60-42 |
| 05:15 | Samford | The rebound goes to Joseph Lamar | 60-42 |
| 05:10 | Samford | Joseph Lamar buries a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Peter Davis | 60-44 |
| 04:41 | Louisiana Tech | Logan Messmer misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 60-44 |
| 04:40 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-44 |
| 04:23 | Louisiana Tech | Christopher Wood steals the ball from Jerome Taylor | 60-44 |
| 04:20 | Samford | Christopher Wood banks in the layup | 60-46 |
| 04:01 | Louisiana Tech | James Barco's floater is tipped away by Joseph Lamar | 60-46 |
| 03:59 | Louisiana Tech | Logan Messmer grabs the offensive board | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Taylor buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Herbert William | 63-46 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Herbert William (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jerome Taylor (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Barco (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Logan Messmer (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Durst (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Peter Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Chuck Neely (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Wood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Lamar (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Carl Kim (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:26 | Samford | Peter Davis knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Joseph Lamar | 63-48 |
| 02:57 | Louisiana Tech | Logan Messmer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Antoine Binder (PG), Nicholas Pitre (SG), Dwight Berman (SF), Jim Lin (PF), Brian Ryan (C) Herbert William, Jerome Taylor, James Barco, Logan Messmer, Robert Durst | |
| Subs | Samford | Jan Williams (PG), John Clements (SG), Phil Gunter (SF), Martin Buffington (C) Peter Davis, Chuck Neely, Joseph Lamar, Carl Kim | |
| 02:44 | Samford | John Clements hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 63-48 |
| 02:43 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Lin grabs the board | 63-48 |
| 02:16 | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Pitre travels with the ball | 63-48 |
| 01:53 | Samford | John Clements misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-48 |
| 01:51 | Samford | Jan Williams can't tip it in | 63-48 |
| 01:50 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Lin snags the defensive board | 63-48 |
| 01:23 | Louisiana Tech | Dwight Berman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-48 |
| 01:22 | Samford | Martin Buffington grabs the defensive rebound | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:03 | Samford | Phil Gunter misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-48 |
| 01:01 | Louisiana Tech | Dwight Berman snags the defensive board | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Lin is hacked by John Clements - foul #1 on John Clements, team foul #8 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Herbert William (PG) Antoine Binder | |
| Subs | Samford | Carl Kim (C) John Clements | |
| 00:38 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Lin makes the 1st free throw | 64-48 |
| 00:38 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Lin misses the 2nd free throw | 64-48 |
| 00:38 | Samford | Martin Buffington snags the defensive board | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech 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 (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Samford | Christopher Wood connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jan Williams | 64-50 |
| 00:10 | Louisiana Tech | Dwight Berman drills a turnaround from the left block set up by Brian Ryan | 66-50 |
| 00:05 | Samford | Herbert William picks off the pass by Christopher Wood | 66-50 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert William misses the easy layup | 66-50 |