| Lineup | Samford | PG - Peter Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Chuck Neely (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Rolland (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Joseph Lamar (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Buffington (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Grant McBride (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Palmer (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ali Aikin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joel Brockway (fresh) 2 blk. C - Antonio Buck (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Morehead State | Ali Aikin inbounds the ball | 39-34 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Morehead State | Ali Aikin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-34 |
| 19:39 | Samford | Martin Buffington grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 19:36 | Samford | Joel Brockway is called for the reach on Chuck Neely in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joel Brockway, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| 19:31 | Samford | Martin Buffington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-34 |
| 19:22 | Morehead State | Anthony Palmer comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-34 |
| 19:21 | Samford | Joseph Lamar grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 19:01 | Samford | Ali Aikin is called for the reach on Philip Rolland - foul #1 on Ali Aikin, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| 18:47 | Samford | Peter Davis scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Philip Rolland | 42-34 |
| 18:24 | Morehead State | Ali Aikin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-34 |
| 18:22 | Morehead State | Joel Brockway tips it in | 42-36 |
| 18:01 | Samford | Peter Davis makes the jump hook from the baseline | 44-36 |
| 17:46 | Morehead State | Antonio Buck hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Joseph Lamar - foul #1 on Joseph Lamar, team foul #1 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Samford | Jan Williams (PG), Phil Gunter (SF), Carl Kim (C) Peter Davis, Philip Rolland, Martin Buffington | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Marshall Howard (SG), Marvin Atkins (SF), John Schwenke (PF) Anthony Palmer, Ali Aikin, Joel Brockway | |
| 17:46 | Morehead State | Antonio Buck makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 17:46 | Morehead State | Antonio Buck makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 17:29 | Samford | Antonio Buck steps in front of the Chuck Neely pass | 44-38 |
| 17:15 | Morehead State | Grant McBride misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 17:13 | Samford | Joseph Lamar grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 17:09 | Samford | Grant McBride is called for the reach on Jan Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Grant McBride, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Philip Rolland (SF), Christopher Wood (PF) Chuck Neely, Joseph Lamar | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Charles Fairfax (PG), Larry Louis (C) Grant McBride, Antonio Buck | |
| 16:53 | Samford | Philip Rolland misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Marshall Howard - foul #1 on Marshall Howard, team foul #4 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Martin Buffington (PF) Christopher Wood | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 16:53 | Samford | Philip Rolland makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 16:53 | Samford | Philip Rolland makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 16:27 | Morehead State | Marvin Atkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-38 |
| 16:25 | Samford | Martin Buffington grabs the defensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 16:10 | Samford | Phil Gunter misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-38 |
| 16:08 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to John Schwenke | 46-38 |
| 15:48 | Morehead State | John Schwenke is hacked by Martin Buffington - foul #1 on Martin Buffington, team foul #2 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Peter Davis (PG), Chuck Neely (SG), Joseph Lamar (PF), Joseph Manning (C) Jan Williams, Phil Gunter, Philip Rolland, Carl Kim | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Grant McBride (PG), Anthony Palmer (SG), Joel Brockway (PF) Marshall Howard, Marvin Atkins, John Schwenke | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Peter Davis (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - Chuck Neely (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Buffington (fresh) 7 reb. PF - Joseph Lamar (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Manning (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Grant McBride (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Palmer (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Fairfax (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joel Brockway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Larry Louis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Morehead State | Grant McBride drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-41 |
| 15:13 | Samford | Peter Davis knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Martin Buffington | 48-41 |
| 15:00 | Morehead State | Anthony Palmer misses long on a shot near the basket | 48-41 |
| 14:59 | Morehead State | Larry Louis pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 14:40 | Morehead State | Anthony Palmer misses badly on a shot from the right side | 48-41 |
| 14:38 | Morehead State | Joel Brockway tips it back up and in | 48-43 |
| 14:12 | Samford | Chuck Neely throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-43 |
| Subs | Samford | Phil Gunter (SF) Martin Buffington | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Ali Aikin (SF), Marvin Atkins (C) Charles Fairfax, Larry Louis | |
| 13:55 | Morehead State | Marvin Atkins travels with the ball | 48-43 |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Wood (C) Joseph Manning | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Antonio Buck (C) Joel Brockway | |
| 13:39 | Samford | Chuck Neely misses the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Anthony Palmer - foul #2 on Anthony Palmer, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Samford | Jan Williams (PG) Peter Davis | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Marshall Howard (SG) Anthony Palmer | |
| 13:39 | Samford | Chuck Neely makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 13:39 | Samford | Chuck Neely makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 13:26 | Morehead State | Marshall Howard drills a floater from the left side | 50-45 |
| 13:07 | Samford | Ali Aikin is called for the reach on Phil Gunter - foul #2 on Ali Aikin, team foul #6 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Samford | Carl Kim (C) Christopher Wood | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Jeffrey Dake (PG), John Schwenke (PF) Grant McBride, Antonio Buck | |
| 12:49 | Samford | Jan Williams is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-45 |
| 12:29 | Morehead State | Marvin Atkins connects on the driving attempt from close range | 53-47 |
| 12:21 | Samford | Joseph Lamar can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-47 |
| 12:19 | Morehead State | John Schwenke gets the rebound | 53-47 |
| 12:04 | Morehead State | Marvin Atkins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-47 |
| 12:03 | Samford | Jan Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 11:49 | Samford | Marshall Howard takes the ball from Joseph Lamar | 53-47 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jan Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Chuck Neely (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phil Gunter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Lamar (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Carl Kim (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Jeffrey Dake (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Marshall Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ali Aikin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Schwenke (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Marvin Atkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Morehead State | Jeffrey Dake is called for a backcourt violation | 53-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Peter Davis (PG), John Clements (SG), Philip Rolland (SF), Martin Buffington (PF), Joseph Manning (C) Jan Williams, Chuck Neely, Phil Gunter, Joseph Lamar, Carl Kim | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Grant McBride (PG), Anthony Palmer (SG), Joel Brockway (PF), Antonio Buck (C) Jeffrey Dake, Marshall Howard, Ali Aikin, Marvin Atkins | |
| 11:08 | Samford | Martin Buffington is fouled on the floor by Antonio Buck - foul #3 on Antonio Buck, team foul #7 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Charles Fairfax (SF) John Schwenke | |
| 11:08 | Samford | Martin Buffington makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 11:08 | Samford | Martin Buffington misses the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 11:08 | Morehead State | Joel Brockway snags the defensive board | 54-47 |
| 10:52 | Morehead State | Anthony Palmer blows the layup | 54-47 |
| 10:51 | Samford | Joseph Manning snags the defensive board | 54-47 |
| 10:35 | Samford | Peter Davis lays it up and in | 56-47 |
| 10:18 | Morehead State | Grant McBride is fouled on the floor by Philip Rolland - foul #2 on Philip Rolland, team foul #3 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Ali Aikin (SF), Larry Louis (C) Charles Fairfax, Antonio Buck | |
| 10:03 | Morehead State | Ali Aikin loses the ball out of bounds | 56-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Chuck Neely (SG), Joseph Lamar (PF) John Clements, Martin Buffington | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 09:47 | Samford | Philip Rolland buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Peter Davis | 59-47 |
| 09:42 | Morehead State | Joel Brockway's pass is intercepted by Chuck Neely | 59-47 |
| 09:16 | Samford | Philip Rolland can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 59-47 |
| 09:15 | Morehead State | Ali Aikin grabs the board | 59-47 |
| 08:59 | Morehead State | Joel Brockway is fouled on the floor by Joseph Lamar - foul #2 on Joseph Lamar, team foul #4 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Jan Williams (PG), Martin Buffington (SF), Carl Kim (C) Peter Davis, Philip Rolland, Joseph Manning | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Marshall Howard (SG), Marvin Atkins (SF), John Schwenke (PF), Antonio Buck (C) Anthony Palmer, Ali Aikin, Joel Brockway, Larry Louis | |
| 08:39 | Morehead State | Joseph Lamar steps in front of the John Schwenke pass | 59-47 |
| 08:28 | Samford | John Schwenke is called for the reach on Joseph Lamar - foul #1 on John Schwenke, team foul #8 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Charles Fairfax (PG) Grant McBride | |
| 08:28 | Samford | Joseph Lamar makes the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 08:28 | Samford | Joseph Lamar makes the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 08:09 | Morehead State | Charles Fairfax comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-47 |
| 08:07 | Samford | Martin Buffington grabs the board | 61-47 |
| 07:52 | Samford | Jan Williams misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-47 |
| 07:51 | Samford | Martin Buffington tips it back up and in | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 07:36 | Morehead State | John Schwenke is fouled on the floor by Joseph Lamar - foul #3 on Joseph Lamar, team foul #5 | 63-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Peter Davis (PG), Phil Gunter (SF), Christopher Wood (PF) Chuck Neely, Joseph Lamar, Carl Kim | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Grant McBride (PG), Anthony Palmer (SG), Joel Brockway (PF), Larry Louis (C) Charles Fairfax, Marshall Howard, Marvin Atkins, Antonio Buck | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Peter Davis (fresh) 19 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jan Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Phil Gunter (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Wood (fresh) 2 pts. C - Martin Buffington (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Grant McBride (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Palmer (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Schwenke (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joel Brockway (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Larry Louis (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Morehead State | Grant McBride scores on a floater from the left side set up by Joel Brockway | 63-49 |
| 07:03 | Samford | Peter Davis is hacked by Larry Louis - foul #1 on Larry Louis, team foul #9 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Manning (C) Jan Williams | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Charles Fairfax (SF) John Schwenke | |
| 07:03 | Samford | Peter Davis misses the 1st free throw | 63-49 |
| 07:03 | Morehead State | Joel Brockway grabs the defensive rebound | 63-49 |
| 06:55 | Morehead State | Grant McBride can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 63-49 |
| 06:54 | Morehead State | Joel Brockway tips it but misses | 63-49 |
| 06:53 | Morehead State | Grant McBride can't tip it in | 63-49 |
| 06:52 | Samford | Phil Gunter pulls down the rebound | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:50 | Samford | Grant McBride picks off the pass by Phil Gunter in the backcourt | 63-49 |
| 06:35 | Morehead State | Grant McBride misses short on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Peter Davis - foul #1 on Peter Davis, team foul #6 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Samford | Chuck Neely (SG), Philip Rolland (SF) Phil Gunter, Martin Buffington | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 06:35 | Morehead State | Grant McBride makes the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 06:35 | Morehead State | Grant McBride makes the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:06 | Samford | Philip Rolland loses the dribble to Grant McBride | 63-51 |
| 06:03 | Morehead State | Anthony Palmer can't finish the layup | 63-51 |
| 06:01 | Samford | Philip Rolland grabs the board | 63-51 |
| 05:46 | Samford | Peter Davis loses the dribble to Grant McBride | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:31 | Morehead State | Grant McBride connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Fairfax | 63-54 |
| 05:29 | Samford | Chuck Neely is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Palmer - foul #3 on Anthony Palmer, team foul #10 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Samford | Jan Williams (PG), Joseph Lamar (PF), Martin Buffington (C) Peter Davis, Christopher Wood, Joseph Manning | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Marshall Howard (PG), John Schwenke (SG), Ali Aikin (SF), Marvin Atkins (PF), Antonio Buck (C) Grant McBride, Anthony Palmer, Charles Fairfax, Joel Brockway, Larry Louis | |
| 05:29 | Samford | Chuck Neely misses the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 05:29 | Samford | Chuck Neely makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 05:07 | Morehead State | John Schwenke clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-54 |
| 05:06 | Morehead State | Marvin Atkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-54 |
| 04:47 | Morehead State | John Schwenke comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 64-54 |
| 04:45 | Samford | Martin Buffington pulls down the rebound | 64-54 |
| 04:41 | Samford | Jan Williams drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Lamar | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:26 | Morehead State | Marvin Atkins can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-54 |
| 04:24 | Samford | Philip Rolland snags the defensive board | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:19 | Samford | Jan Williams misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-54 |
| 04:18 | Samford | Joseph Lamar hits the follow up shot | 69-54 |
| 03:57 | Morehead State | Antonio Buck misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 69-54 |
| 03:56 | Samford | Philip Rolland snags the defensive board | 69-54 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Samford | Martin Buffington is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Joseph Lamar | 71-54 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jan Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Chuck Neely (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Rolland (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Lamar (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Martin Buffington (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Marshall Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Schwenke (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ali Aikin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Marvin Atkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Antonio Buck (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Morehead State | Ali Aikin scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Schwenke | 71-56 |
| 02:57 | Samford | Philip Rolland scores on a jumper from the left wing | 73-56 |
| 02:39 | Morehead State | Marshall Howard hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by John Schwenke | 73-59 |
| 02:23 | Samford | Martin Buffington drills a driving attempt near the basket and the foul's on Antonio Buck - foul #4 on Antonio Buck, team foul #11 | 75-59 |
| Subs | Samford | Phil Gunter (PG), John Clements (SG), Christopher Wood (PF), Carl Kim (C) Jan Williams, Chuck Neely, Philip Rolland, Joseph Lamar | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Jeffrey Dake (PG), Charles Fairfax (SF), Larry Louis (C) John Schwenke, Ali Aikin, Antonio Buck | |
| 02:23 | Samford | Martin Buffington makes the free throw | 76-59 |
| 02:09 | Morehead State | Marvin Atkins comes up short on the runner from close range | 76-59 |
| 02:08 | Samford | Carl Kim gets the rebound | 76-59 |
| 01:46 | Samford | Carl Kim travels with the ball | 76-59 |
| Subs | Samford | Jan Williams (PG) John Clements | |
| Subs | Morehead State | John Schwenke (PF) Jeffrey Dake | |
| 01:30 | Morehead State | Larry Louis is fouled on the floor by Carl Kim - foul #2 on Carl Kim, team foul #7 | 76-59 |
| 01:30 | Morehead State | Larry Louis makes the 1st free throw | 76-60 |
| 01:30 | Morehead State | Larry Louis misses the 2nd free throw | 76-60 |
| 01:30 | Samford | Christopher Wood gets the rebound | 76-60 |
| 01:06 | Samford | Jan Williams makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Phil Gunter | 79-60 |
| 00:58 | Morehead State | Carl Kim is called for the reach on John Schwenke - foul #3 on Carl Kim, team foul #8 | 79-60 |
| 00:58 | Morehead State | John Schwenke makes the 1st free throw | 79-61 |
| 00:58 | Morehead State | John Schwenke makes the 2nd free throw | 79-62 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Samford | Martin Buffington hits a wide open turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Jan Williams | 81-62 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Morehead State | Marshall Howard misses long on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Phil Gunter - foul #1 on Phil Gunter, team foul #9 | 81-62 |
| 00:28 | Morehead State | Marshall Howard makes the 1st free throw | 81-63 |
| 00:28 | Morehead State | Marshall Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 81-64 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Jan Williams runs out the clock | 81-64 |