| Lineup | Ohio | PG - James Colin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charlie Ray (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Creager (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronny Evert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Chau (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Walter Weeks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Janson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Delossantos (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Gary (fresh) 7 pts. C - Michael Eberly (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Michael Creager inbounds the ball | 30-25 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Ohio | Ronny Evert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-25 |
| 19:12 | Samford | Walter Weeks connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Keith Janson | 30-27 |
| 18:54 | Ohio | Ronny Evert misses the jumper from the free throw line | 30-27 |
| 18:53 | Samford | The rebound goes to Paul Gary | 30-27 |
| 18:35 | Samford | Walter Weeks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-27 |
| 18:34 | Ohio | Michael Creager pulls down the rebound | 30-27 |
| 18:12 | Ohio | Michael Creager is hacked by Michael Eberly - foul #1 on Michael Eberly, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| 17:51 | Ohio | Charlie Ray connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-27 |
| 17:28 | Samford | Keith Janson misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-27 |
| 17:27 | Ohio | Ronny Evert snags the defensive board | 32-27 |
| 17:06 | Ohio | James Colin misses long on a 3 from straight away | 32-27 |
| 17:05 | Ohio | Joseph Chau snags the offensive board | 32-27 |
| 16:40 | Ohio | James Colin misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-27 |
| 16:39 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos pulls down the rebound | 32-27 |
| 16:36 | Samford | Walter Weeks throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-27 |
| Subs | Ohio | Carlos Hobbs (SG), Kenneth Ezell (PF) Charlie Ray, Ronny Evert | |
| Subs | Samford | James Cook (C) Michael Eberly | |
| 16:21 | Ohio | Carlos Hobbs misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 32-27 |
| 16:20 | Samford | James Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 15:54 | Samford | Keith Janson is hacked by Carlos Hobbs - foul #1 on Carlos Hobbs, team foul #1 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Ohio | Leonard Allen (SF), James King (C) Michael Creager, Joseph Chau | |
| Subs | Samford | John Beyer (SG), David Catalan (SF), Joshua Patterson (C) Keith Janson, Kevin Delossantos, Paul Gary | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - James Colin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carlos Hobbs (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Allen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Ezell (fresh) C - James King (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Walter Weeks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Beyer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Catalan (fresh) PF - James Cook (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joshua Patterson (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Samford | Walter Weeks misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James King - foul #1 on James King, team foul #2 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Ohio | Charlie Ray (SG) James Colin | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 15:36 | Samford | Walter Weeks makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 15:36 | Samford | Walter Weeks makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 15:15 | Ohio | Charlie Ray comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-29 |
| 15:13 | Ohio | Charlie Ray grabs the offensive board | 32-29 |
| 14:55 | Ohio | Charlie Ray misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 32-29 |
| 14:54 | Samford | John Beyer snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| 14:49 | Samford | David Catalan scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Walter Weeks | 32-32 |
| 14:20 | Ohio | Carlos Hobbs misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-32 |
| 14:19 | Ohio | James King tips it but misses | 32-32 |
| 14:17 | Ohio | Charlie Ray gets the offensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 14:03 | Ohio | Charlie Ray misses the lay-in but the foul's on Walter Weeks - foul #1 on Walter Weeks, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Colin (PG), Michael Creager (SF), Ronny Evert (PF), Joseph Chau (C) Carlos Hobbs, Leonard Allen, Kenneth Ezell, James King | |
| Subs | Samford | Keith Janson (SG), Kevin Delossantos (SF), Paul Gary (PF), Michael Eberly (C) Walter Weeks, David Catalan, James Cook, Joshua Patterson | |
| 14:03 | Ohio | Charlie Ray makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 14:03 | Ohio | Charlie Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 13:50 | Samford | Michael Creager is called for the reach on Kevin Delossantos - foul #2 on Michael Creager, team foul #3 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Ohio | Carlos Hobbs (SG) Charlie Ray | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 13:45 | Samford | Michael Eberly hits the finger roll | 34-34 |
| 13:23 | Ohio | Carlos Hobbs drills a 3 from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 13:07 | Samford | Michael Creager is called for the reach on Michael Eberly - foul #3 on Michael Creager, team foul #4 | 37-34 |
| 12:54 | Samford | Michael Creager picks off the pass by Kevin Delossantos | 37-34 |
| 12:32 | Ohio | James Colin drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-34 |
| 12:10 | Samford | Keith Janson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 40-34 |
| 12:09 | Ohio | Joseph Chau grabs the defensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 12:03 | Ohio | James Colin clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-34 |
| 12:02 | Ohio | Joseph Chau pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 11:39 | Ohio | James Colin buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Carlos Hobbs | 43-34 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - James Colin (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carlos Hobbs (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Creager (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Ronny Evert (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Chau (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - John Beyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Keith Janson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Delossantos (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Gary (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Eberly (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Samford | Paul Gary throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-34 |
| Subs | Ohio | Charlie Ray (SG) Carlos Hobbs | |
| Subs | Samford | Walter Weeks (PG) John Beyer | |
| 10:55 | Ohio | James Colin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-34 |
| 10:54 | Samford | Paul Gary grabs the board | 43-34 |
| 10:36 | Samford | Paul Gary hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Michael Creager - foul #4 on Michael Creager, team foul #5 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Ohio | Leonard Allen (SF), Kenneth Ezell (PF), James King (C) Michael Creager, Ronny Evert, Joseph Chau | |
| Subs | Samford | James Cook (C) Michael Eberly | |
| 10:36 | Samford | Paul Gary makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 10:36 | Samford | Paul Gary makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 10:20 | Ohio | Charlie Ray hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Leonard Allen | 46-36 |
| 10:15 | Samford | Walter Weeks knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-39 |
| 09:51 | Ohio | Leonard Allen makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from James Colin | 49-39 |
| 09:37 | Samford | Keith Janson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Charlie Ray - foul #1 on Charlie Ray, team foul #6 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Ohio | Carlos Hobbs (PG), Michael Creager (SF) James Colin, Leonard Allen | |
| Subs | Samford | David Catalan (SF), Joshua Patterson (C) Kevin Delossantos, Paul Gary | |
| 09:37 | Samford | Keith Janson misses the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 09:37 | Samford | Keith Janson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 09:15 | Ohio | Carlos Hobbs drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Charlie Ray | 52-40 |
| 08:58 | Samford | Charlie Ray picks off the pass by David Catalan | 52-40 |
| 08:37 | Ohio | Michael Creager makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kenneth Ezell | 54-40 |
| 08:21 | Samford | David Catalan lays it in on a nice dish by Walter Weeks | 54-42 |
| 07:59 | Ohio | David Catalan steps in front of the Kenneth Ezell pass | 54-42 |
| 07:46 | Samford | James King blocks the jumper by James Cook | 54-42 |
| 07:45 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Charlie Ray | 54-42 |
| 07:19 | Ohio | Charlie Ray can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-42 |
| 07:17 | Ohio | Michael Creager grabs the offensive board | 54-42 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Carlos Hobbs (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charlie Ray (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Michael Creager (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Kenneth Ezell (fresh) C - James King (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Walter Weeks (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Keith Janson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Catalan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Cook (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Joshua Patterson (fresh) | |
| 06:57 | Ohio | Michael Creager clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Keith Janson - foul #1 on Keith Janson, team foul #3 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Colin (PG), Ronny Evert (PF), Joseph Chau (C) Charlie Ray, Kenneth Ezell, James King | |
| Subs | Samford | John Beyer (SG), Kevin Delossantos (SF), Paul Gary (PF), Michael Eberly (C) Keith Janson, David Catalan, James Cook, Joshua Patterson | |
| 06:57 | Ohio | Michael Creager makes the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 06:57 | Ohio | Michael Creager makes the 2nd free throw | 56-42 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:42 | Samford | Paul Gary misses the lay-in | 56-42 |
| 06:41 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Delossantos | 56-42 |
| 06:23 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos travels with the ball | 56-42 |
| Subs | Ohio | Leonard Allen (SF) Michael Creager | |
| Subs | Samford | David Catalan (SG) Walter Weeks | |
| 05:54 | Ohio | Ronny Evert can't throw it down | 56-42 |
| 05:52 | Ohio | Ronny Evert hits the follow up shot | 58-42 |
| 05:28 | Samford | John Beyer hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Ronny Evert - foul #1 on Ronny Evert, team foul #7 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Ohio | Charlie Ray (SG) Carlos Hobbs | |
| Subs | Samford | Walter Weeks (PG) David Catalan | |
| 05:28 | Samford | John Beyer makes the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 05:28 | Samford | John Beyer makes the 2nd free throw | 58-44 |
| 05:13 | Ohio | Charlie Ray misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 58-44 |
| 05:11 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos snags the defensive board | 58-44 |
| 05:03 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos is fouled on the floor by Joseph Chau - foul #1 on Joseph Chau, team foul #8 | 58-44 |
| 05:03 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos misses the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 05:03 | Ohio | Joseph Chau pulls down the rebound | 58-44 |
| 04:51 | Ohio | James Colin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-44 |
| 04:50 | Samford | John Beyer grabs the defensive rebound | 58-44 |
| 04:34 | Samford | James Colin picks off the pass by John Beyer | 58-44 |
| 04:07 | Ohio | Ronny Evert hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 58-44 |
| 04:06 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos gets the rebound | 58-44 |
| 03:52 | Samford | Joseph Chau denies the turnaround by Paul Gary | 58-44 |
| 03:51 | Samford | Michael Eberly snags the offensive board | 58-44 |
| 03:36 | Samford | Michael Eberly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-44 |
| Subs | Ohio | Carlos Hobbs (SG), Michael Creager (SF), Kenneth Ezell (PF) Charlie Ray, Leonard Allen, Ronny Evert | |
| Subs | Samford | Keith Pittman (PG), David Catalan (SF), James Cook (PF), Joshua Patterson (C) Walter Weeks, Kevin Delossantos, Paul Gary, Michael Eberly | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:09 | Ohio | Carlos Hobbs drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Creager | 61-44 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - James Colin (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carlos Hobbs (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Creager (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Kenneth Ezell (fresh) C - Joseph Chau (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Keith Pittman (fresh) SG - John Beyer (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Catalan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Cook (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joshua Patterson (fresh) | |
| 02:56 | Samford | John Beyer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 61-44 |
| 02:55 | Ohio | Michael Creager grabs the board | 61-44 |
| 02:26 | Ohio | Keith Pittman is called for the reach on Joseph Chau - foul #1 on Keith Pittman, team foul #4 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Ohio | Leonard Allen (SG), Ronny Evert (PF), James King (C) James Colin, Kenneth Ezell, Joseph Chau | |
| Subs | Samford | John Mars (SF) John Beyer | |
| 02:08 | Ohio | Michael Creager misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-44 |
| 02:07 | Samford | The rebound goes to Joshua Patterson | 61-44 |
| 02:03 | Samford | David Catalan misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Leonard Allen - foul #1 on Leonard Allen, team foul #9 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Ohio | Charlie Ray (SG) Leonard Allen | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 02:03 | Samford | David Catalan makes the 1st free throw | 61-45 |
| 02:03 | Samford | David Catalan makes the 2nd free throw | 61-46 |
| 01:40 | Ohio | Ronny Evert misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Cook - foul #2 on James Cook, team foul #5 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Colin (PG), Joseph Chau (C) Carlos Hobbs, James King | |
| Subs | Samford | John Beyer (SG) John Mars | |
| 01:40 | Ohio | Ronny Evert makes the 1st free throw | 62-46 |
| 01:40 | Ohio | Ronny Evert misses the 2nd free throw | 62-46 |
| 01:40 | Samford | Joshua Patterson gets the rebound | 62-46 |
| 01:31 | Samford | Joshua Patterson misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 62-46 |
| 01:29 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Joseph Chau | 62-46 |
| 01:06 | Ohio | Charlie Ray connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Colin | 64-46 |
| 00:43 | Samford | James Cook clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-46 |
| 00:41 | Ohio | Joseph Chau gets the rebound | 64-46 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Ohio | James Colin is fouled on the floor by Keith Pittman - foul #2 on Keith Pittman, team foul #6 | 64-46 |
| 00:00 | Ohio | James Colin runs out the clock | 64-46 |