| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Jordan Rexford (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jae Christy (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Brazelton (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Bill Herrin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jackie Rosenbloom (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Omar Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Waldron (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry Renaud (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown inbounds the ball | 28-21 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Miami (OH) | Jordan Rexford connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from John Mitchell | 31-21 |
| 19:26 | Samford | Terry Renaud throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-21 |
| 19:12 | Miami (OH) | John Mitchell's pass is intercepted by Jackie Rosenbloom | 31-21 |
| 18:55 | Samford | John Mitchell blocks the short jumper by Bill Herrin | 31-21 |
| 18:53 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Brazelton grabs the board | 31-21 |
| 18:33 | Miami (OH) | Jordan Rexford makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Jae Christy | 34-21 |
| 18:12 | Samford | Bill Herrin comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-21 |
| 18:10 | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown pulls down the rebound | 34-21 |
| 17:52 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Brazelton misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Omar Gordon - foul #3 on Omar Gordon, team foul #1 | 34-21 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Godin (SF) Omar Gordon | |
| 17:52 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Brazelton misses the 1st free throw | 34-21 |
| 17:52 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Brazelton makes the 2nd free throw | 35-21 |
| 17:31 | Samford | Jackie Rosenbloom travels with the ball | 35-21 |
| 17:15 | Miami (OH) | John Mitchell misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-21 |
| 17:13 | Samford | The rebound goes to Robert Godin | 35-21 |
| 16:54 | Samford | Robert Godin clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Shawn Brown - foul #2 on Shawn Brown, team foul #1 | 35-21 |
| 16:54 | Samford | Robert Godin makes the 1st free throw | 35-22 |
| 16:54 | Samford | Robert Godin makes the 2nd free throw | 35-23 |
| 16:42 | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 35-23 |
| 16:41 | Samford | John Waldron pulls down the rebound | 35-23 |
| 16:35 | Samford | Bill Herrin is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jackie Rosenbloom | 35-26 |
| 16:14 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Brazelton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-26 |
| 16:13 | Samford | Terry Renaud grabs the defensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 16:04 | Samford | Bill Herrin misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 35-26 |
| 16:03 | Miami (OH) | John Mitchell grabs the board | 35-26 |
| 15:46 | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Shawn Brown, team foul #2 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Samford | William Friedlander (PG), Omar Gordon (SF), Nile Mitchell (PF), Wilbert Tudor (C) Bill Herrin, Jackie Rosenbloom, John Waldron, Terry Renaud | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Jordan Rexford (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jae Christy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Brown (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Mitchell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Brazelton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - William Friedlander (fresh) SG - Robert Godin (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Omar Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Nile Mitchell (fresh) 3 reb. C - Wilbert Tudor (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Samford | Wilbert Tudor drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Robert Godin | 35-28 |
| 15:28 | Miami (OH) | Jae Christy knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Mitchell | 38-28 |
| 15:08 | Samford | Nile Mitchell lays it up and in | 38-30 |
| 14:57 | Miami (OH) | Jae Christy misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 14:56 | Samford | Omar Gordon snags the defensive board | 38-30 |
| 14:30 | Samford | William Friedlander's pass is intercepted by Jordan Rexford | 38-30 |
| 14:27 | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown throws it down on a nice dish by Jordan Rexford | 40-30 |
| 14:07 | Samford | Wilbert Tudor loses the dribble to Thomas Brazelton | 40-30 |
| 13:51 | Miami (OH) | Jordan Rexford misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-30 |
| 13:50 | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown snags the offensive board | 40-30 |
| 13:40 | Miami (OH) | John Mitchell misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 40-30 |
| 13:38 | Samford | Wilbert Tudor gets the rebound | 40-30 |
| 13:23 | Samford | Robert Godin lays it in | 40-32 |
| 13:13 | Miami (OH) | Jordan Rexford hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from John Mitchell | 43-32 |
| 13:01 | Samford | Nile Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Jae Christy - foul #3 on Jae Christy, team foul #3 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Samford | Bill Herrin (PG), Jackie Rosenbloom (SG), John Waldron (PF), Terry Renaud (C) Robert Godin, Omar Gordon, Nile Mitchell, Wilbert Tudor | |
| 12:51 | Samford | Bill Herrin buries a jumper from the free throw line | 43-34 |
| 12:33 | Miami (OH) | Jordan Rexford misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-34 |
| 12:32 | Samford | The rebound goes to Terry Renaud | 43-34 |
| 12:03 | Samford | Jackie Rosenbloom shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-34 |
| 12:02 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Shawn Brown | 43-34 |
| 11:56 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Brazelton misses the shot from the left block | 43-34 |
| 11:54 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Brazelton grabs the offensive board | 43-34 |
| 11:39 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Brazelton drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Shawn Brown | 45-34 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Jordan Rexford (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jae Christy (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shawn Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Mitchell (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Brazelton (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Bill Herrin (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jackie Rosenbloom (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Friedlander (fairly fresh) PF - John Waldron (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Terry Renaud (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Samford | Jackie Rosenbloom splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by William Friedlander | 45-36 |
| 10:52 | Miami (OH) | Jordan Rexford can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-36 |
| 10:51 | Samford | John Waldron gets the rebound | 45-36 |
| 10:35 | Samford | Jackie Rosenbloom is fouled on the floor by Jae Christy - foul #4 on Jae Christy, team foul #4 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Andrew Jones (SG), Paul Salerno (SF), Paul McFadden (C) Jae Christy, Shawn Brown, Thomas Brazelton | |
| Subs | Samford | Omar Gordon (SF) William Friedlander | |
| 10:21 | Samford | John Waldron makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Bill Herrin | 45-38 |
| 10:04 | Miami (OH) | Jordan Rexford clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-38 |
| 10:02 | Samford | The rebound goes to Terry Renaud | 45-38 |
| 09:56 | Samford | Paul McFadden takes the ball from Bill Herrin | 45-38 |
| 09:37 | Miami (OH) | Bill Herrin steps in front of the Jordan Rexford pass | 45-38 |
| 09:26 | Samford | Bill Herrin loses the dribble to Andrew Jones | 45-38 |
| 09:05 | Miami (OH) | John Mitchell can't connect on a shot from the left side | 45-38 |
| 09:03 | Miami (OH) | Paul McFadden tips it back up and in | 47-38 |
| 08:42 | Samford | Terry Renaud shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 08:41 | Miami (OH) | Andrew Jones pulls down the rebound | 47-38 |
| 08:23 | Miami (OH) | Paul Salerno makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Andrew Jones | 50-38 |
| 08:02 | Samford | Bill Herrin misses the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 50-38 |
| 08:01 | Samford | John Waldron gets the offensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 07:51 | Samford | Paul Salerno takes the ball from Terry Renaud | 50-38 |
| 07:48 | Miami (OH) | Jordan Rexford lays it in on a nice dish by Paul Salerno | 52-38 |
| 07:33 | Samford | Bill Herrin hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 52-38 |
| 07:32 | Samford | Terry Renaud tips it in | 52-40 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Jordan Rexford (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Jones (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Paul Salerno (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Mitchell (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul McFadden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Bill Herrin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jackie Rosenbloom (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Omar Gordon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Waldron (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Terry Renaud (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Miami (OH) | Jordan Rexford is fouled on the floor by Bill Herrin - foul #2 on Bill Herrin, team foul #2 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Robert Arthur (PG), Jae Christy (SG), Shawn Brown (SF), Thomas Brazelton (C) Jordan Rexford, Andrew Jones, Paul Salerno, Paul McFadden | |
| Subs | Samford | William Friedlander (PG), Jacob Molden (SG), Robert Godin (SF), Nile Mitchell (PF), Wilbert Tudor (C) Bill Herrin, Jackie Rosenbloom, Omar Gordon, John Waldron, Terry Renaud | |
| 06:52 | Miami (OH) | Jae Christy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Godin - foul #2 on Robert Godin, team foul #3 | 52-40 |
| 06:52 | Miami (OH) | Jae Christy makes the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 06:52 | Miami (OH) | Jae Christy makes the 2nd free throw | 54-40 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:36 | Samford | Wilbert Tudor comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-40 |
| 06:34 | Samford | Robert Godin tips it but misses | 54-40 |
| 06:32 | Miami (OH) | Robert Arthur gets the rebound | 54-40 |
| 06:21 | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown dunks the ball on a nice dish by Robert Arthur and he's fouled by William Friedlander - foul #3 on William Friedlander, team foul #4 | 56-40 |
| 06:21 | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown misses the free throw | 56-40 |
| 06:21 | Samford | Wilbert Tudor grabs the defensive rebound | 56-40 |
| 06:09 | Samford | Robert Godin clanks a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Jae Christy - foul #5 on Jae Christy, team foul #5 | 56-40 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Paul Salerno (SG) Jae Christy | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 06:09 | Samford | Robert Godin makes the 1st free throw | 56-41 |
| 06:09 | Samford | Robert Godin makes the 2nd free throw | 56-42 |
| 05:50 | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown is hacked by Wilbert Tudor - foul #1 on Wilbert Tudor, team foul #5 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jordan Rexford (PG) Robert Arthur | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 05:40 | Miami (OH) | Paul Salerno is fouled on the floor by Jacob Molden - foul #1 on Jacob Molden, team foul #6 | 56-42 |
| 05:23 | Miami (OH) | Jordan Rexford drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Salerno | 59-42 |
| 05:01 | Samford | Nile Mitchell can't finish the layup | 59-42 |
| 05:00 | Miami (OH) | John Mitchell snags the defensive board | 59-42 |
| 04:41 | Miami (OH) | A charge is called on Shawn Brown - foul #4 on Shawn Brown, team foul #6 | 59-42 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Robert Arthur (PG), Andrew Jones (SG), Paul McFadden (C) Jordan Rexford, Shawn Brown, Thomas Brazelton | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 04:34 | Samford | William Friedlander connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-45 |
| 04:13 | Miami (OH) | Jacob Molden steals it from John Mitchell | 59-45 |
| 04:13 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-45 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jordan Rexford (PG), Shawn Brown (SF), Thomas Brazelton (C) Robert Arthur, Andrew Jones, Paul McFadden | |
| Subs | Samford | Bill Herrin (PG), Jackie Rosenbloom (SG), Omar Gordon (SF), John Waldron (PF), Terry Renaud (C) William Friedlander, Jacob Molden, Robert Godin, Nile Mitchell, Wilbert Tudor | |
| 03:56 | Samford | Bill Herrin is open but comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 59-45 |
| 03:54 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Brazelton grabs the defensive rebound | 59-45 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Brazelton throws it down on a great pass from Shawn Brown and the foul's on Terry Renaud - foul #1 on Terry Renaud, team foul #7 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Robert Arthur (PG), Andrew Jones (SG) Jordan Rexford, Shawn Brown | |
| Subs | Samford | William Friedlander (PG), Jacob Molden (SG), Robert Godin (SF), Nile Mitchell (PF), Wilbert Tudor (C) Bill Herrin, Jackie Rosenbloom, Omar Gordon, John Waldron, Terry Renaud | |
| 03:36 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Brazelton makes the free throw | 62-45 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Robert Arthur (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Jones (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Paul Salerno (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - John Mitchell (tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Brazelton (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - William Friedlander (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jacob Molden (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Godin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Nile Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Wilbert Tudor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Samford | Nile Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-45 |
| 03:25 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Brazelton snags the defensive board | 62-45 |
| 03:14 | Miami (OH) | Paul Salerno misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-45 |
| 03:13 | Samford | Wilbert Tudor gets the rebound | 62-45 |
| 03:02 | Samford | Thomas Brazelton steps in front of the Nile Mitchell pass | 62-45 |
| 02:44 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Brazelton misses the easy layup | 62-45 |
| 02:42 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Brazelton tips it back up and in | 64-45 |
| 02:19 | Samford | William Friedlander makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 64-47 |
| 01:54 | Miami (OH) | John Mitchell's layup is rejected by Nile Mitchell | 64-47 |
| 01:52 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Brazelton tips it back up and in | 66-47 |
| 01:35 | Samford | Wilbert Tudor scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Nile Mitchell | 66-49 |
| 01:16 | Miami (OH) | Paul Salerno misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 66-49 |
| 01:14 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Brazelton hits the follow up shot | 68-49 |
| 00:54 | Samford | Robert Godin lays it in on a nice dish by William Friedlander | 68-51 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Miami (OH) | Robert Arthur is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Robert Arthur, team foul #7 | 68-51 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Paul McFadden (C) Thomas Brazelton | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Samford | Wilbert Tudor comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 68-51 |
| 00:21 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Robert Arthur | 68-51 |
| 00:00 | Miami (OH) | Robert Arthur runs out the clock | 68-51 |