| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Edward Paul (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sidney Vallo (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Steven Barringer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Maxwell McChristian (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Howard Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - John Reader (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gale Greene (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Greg Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Hecht (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Martin Wood (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Liberty | Steven Barringer inbounds the ball | 30-24 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Liberty | Maxwell McChristian clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-24 |
| 19:38 | Samford | Martin Wood gets the rebound | 30-24 |
| 19:20 | Samford | Howard Washington swats the dunk try by Martin Wood | 30-24 |
| 19:19 | Liberty | Sidney Vallo gets the rebound | 30-24 |
| 19:14 | Liberty | Edward Paul misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Greg Morgan - foul #2 on Greg Morgan, team foul #1 | 30-24 |
| 19:14 | Liberty | Edward Paul makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 19:14 | Liberty | Edward Paul misses the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 19:14 | Samford | Martin Wood snags the defensive board | 31-24 |
| 19:03 | Samford | Martin Wood can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Maxwell McChristian - foul #1 on Maxwell McChristian, team foul #1 | 31-24 |
| 19:03 | Samford | Martin Wood makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 19:03 | Samford | Martin Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 18:45 | Liberty | Steven Barringer hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Sidney Vallo | 34-26 |
| 18:29 | Samford | John Reader is hacked by Howard Washington - foul #2 on Howard Washington, team foul #2 | 34-26 |
| 18:12 | Samford | The jump hook by Martin Wood is blocked by Howard Washington | 34-26 |
| 18:11 | Liberty | Howard Washington pulls down the rebound | 34-26 |
| 18:08 | Liberty | Edward Paul is hacked by John Reader in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Reader, team foul #2 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Samford | Billy Shaw (PG) John Reader | |
| 17:58 | Liberty | Howard Washington hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Jeffrey Hecht - foul #1 on Jeffrey Hecht, team foul #3 | 34-26 |
| 17:58 | Liberty | Howard Washington makes the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 17:58 | Liberty | Howard Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 17:36 | Samford | Greg Morgan misses the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Steven Barringer - foul #1 on Steven Barringer, team foul #3 | 36-26 |
| 17:36 | Samford | Greg Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 17:36 | Samford | Greg Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| 17:36 | Liberty | Howard Washington grabs the board | 36-27 |
| 17:20 | Liberty | Edward Paul is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Edward Paul, team foul #4 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Liberty | Walter Mahr (SG), Terry Starnes (C) Sidney Vallo, Howard Washington | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Allen (C) Martin Wood | |
| 17:04 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Gale Greene | 36-30 |
| 16:51 | Liberty | Terry Starnes misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Richard Allen - foul #1 on Richard Allen, team foul #4 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Liberty | Steven Reimann (SF), Edward Chan (C) Steven Barringer, Maxwell McChristian | |
| Subs | Samford | Rodney Bryant (SF), Billy Doyle (C) Greg Morgan, Jeffrey Hecht | |
| 16:51 | Liberty | Terry Starnes makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 16:51 | Liberty | Terry Starnes misses the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 16:51 | Samford | The rebound goes to Richard Allen | 37-30 |
| 16:27 | Samford | Billy Doyle is called for traveling | 37-30 |
| Subs | Liberty | Donald Hulme (PG) Edward Paul | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Letendre (PG) Gale Greene | |
| 16:16 | Liberty | Terry Starnes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-30 |
| 16:14 | Samford | Billy Doyle pulls down the rebound | 37-30 |
| 15:51 | Samford | Richard Letendre misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-30 |
| 15:49 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Edward Chan | 37-30 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Donald Hulme (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Mahr (fresh) SF - Steven Reimann (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Terry Starnes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Chan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Richard Letendre (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Billy Shaw (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Rodney Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Allen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Billy Doyle (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Liberty | Walter Mahr is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Walter Mahr, team foul #5 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Liberty | Edward Paul (PG), Sidney Vallo (SG), Steven Barringer (SF), Maxwell McChristian (PF), Howard Washington (C) Donald Hulme, Walter Mahr, Steven Reimann, Terry Starnes, Edward Chan | |
| Subs | Samford | John Reader (PG), Gale Greene (SG), Greg Morgan (SF), Jeffrey Hecht (PF), Martin Wood (C) Richard Letendre, Billy Shaw, Rodney Bryant, Richard Allen, Billy Doyle | |
| 15:13 | Samford | John Reader is fouled on the floor by Edward Paul - foul #3 on Edward Paul, team foul #6 | 37-30 |
| 14:53 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from John Reader | 37-32 |
| 14:32 | Liberty | Sidney Vallo clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 14:31 | Liberty | Steven Barringer tips it back up and in | 39-32 |
| 14:24 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht loses the dribble to Howard Washington | 39-32 |
| 14:10 | Liberty | Howard Washington hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 14:09 | Samford | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Hecht | 39-32 |
| 13:55 | Samford | Steven Barringer is called for the reach on Gale Greene - foul #2 on Steven Barringer, team foul #7 | 39-32 |
| 13:55 | Samford | Gale Greene misses the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 13:55 | Liberty | Maxwell McChristian grabs the board | 39-32 |
| 13:35 | Liberty | Howard Washington is denied on a layup by Jeffrey Hecht | 39-32 |
| 13:34 | Samford | Gale Greene gets the rebound | 39-32 |
| 13:18 | Samford | Gale Greene clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-32 |
| 13:16 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht can't tip it in | 39-32 |
| 13:14 | Liberty | Maxwell McChristian grabs the board | 39-32 |
| 12:52 | Liberty | Maxwell McChristian's pass is intercepted by Gale Greene | 39-32 |
| 12:48 | Samford | Greg Morgan lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gale Greene | 39-34 |
| 12:31 | Liberty | Steven Barringer hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-34 |
| 12:11 | Samford | Gale Greene is hacked by Sidney Vallo - foul #2 on Sidney Vallo, team foul #8 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Liberty | Donald Hulme (PG), Walter Mahr (SG), Steven Reimann (SF), Terry Starnes (PF), Edward Chan (C) Edward Paul, Sidney Vallo, Steven Barringer, Maxwell McChristian, Howard Washington | |
| Subs | Samford | Rodney Bryant (SF), Richard Allen (PF), Billy Doyle (C) Greg Morgan, Jeffrey Hecht, Martin Wood | |
| 12:11 | Samford | Gale Greene makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 12:11 | Samford | Gale Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 12:00 | Liberty | Walter Mahr hits a shot from the right wing set up by Edward Chan | 44-36 |
| 11:48 | Samford | Richard Allen scores on a fadeaway from the baseline set up by John Reader and he's hacked by Terry Starnes - foul #1 on Terry Starnes, team foul #9 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Samford | Billy Shaw (SG) Gale Greene | |
| 11:48 | Samford | Richard Allen misses the free throw | 44-38 |
| 11:48 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Doyle | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Donald Hulme (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Mahr (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Reimann (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Terry Starnes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Chan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - John Reader (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Billy Shaw (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Rodney Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Allen (fresh) 4 pts. C - Billy Doyle (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Samford | Rodney Bryant comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 11:37 | Samford | Billy Doyle hits the follow up shot | 44-40 |
| 11:25 | Liberty | Edward Chan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-40 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Letendre (PG) John Reader | |
| 11:06 | Samford | Rodney Bryant makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by Billy Shaw | 44-42 |
| 10:51 | Liberty | Steven Reimann's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Allen | 44-42 |
| 10:49 | Samford | Richard Letendre grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 10:29 | Samford | Edward Chan steals the ball from Rodney Bryant | 44-42 |
| 10:00 | Liberty | Edward Chan misses the lay-in | 44-42 |
| 09:59 | Samford | Billy Doyle snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 09:37 | Samford | Terry Starnes steals the ball from Richard Letendre | 44-42 |
| 09:20 | Liberty | Donald Hulme steps out of bounds on the sideline | 44-42 |
| Subs | Liberty | Edward Paul (PG), Sidney Vallo (SG), Steven Barringer (SF), Maxwell McChristian (PF), Howard Washington (C) Donald Hulme, Walter Mahr, Steven Reimann, Terry Starnes, Edward Chan | |
| Subs | Samford | John Reader (PG), Gale Greene (SG), Greg Morgan (SF), Jeffrey Hecht (PF), Martin Wood (C) Richard Letendre, Billy Shaw, Rodney Bryant, Richard Allen, Billy Doyle | |
| 09:04 | Samford | John Reader misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-42 |
| 09:03 | Liberty | Maxwell McChristian grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 08:59 | Liberty | Howard Washington misses the floater from close range | 44-42 |
| 08:58 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 08:36 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht drills a shot in the lane | 44-44 |
| 08:25 | Liberty | Maxwell McChristian scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 08:16 | Samford | Greg Morgan connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Martin Wood | 47-46 |
| 07:56 | Liberty | Howard Washington drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Edward Paul | 49-46 |
| 07:36 | Samford | Greg Morgan can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 07:34 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Edward Paul | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Edward Paul (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Sidney Vallo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Barringer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Maxwell McChristian (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Howard Washington (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - John Reader (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gale Greene (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Greg Morgan (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Hecht (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Martin Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Liberty | Steven Barringer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 07:15 | Samford | Martin Wood grabs the board | 49-46 |
| 06:56 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Gale Greene | 49-48 |
| 06:35 | Liberty | Howard Washington misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 06:33 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 06:17 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Gale Greene | 49-51 |
| 05:56 | Liberty | Edward Paul loses the dribble to Gale Greene | 49-51 |
| 05:39 | Samford | John Reader misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-51 |
| 05:37 | Liberty | Steven Barringer snags the defensive board | 49-51 |
| 05:31 | Liberty | The short jumper by Maxwell McChristian is denied by Jeffrey Hecht | 49-51 |
| 05:29 | Samford | Greg Morgan grabs the board | 49-51 |
| 05:10 | Samford | John Reader connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Greg Morgan | 49-53 |
| 04:51 | Liberty | Sidney Vallo makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Howard Washington | 51-53 |
| 04:40 | Samford | Sidney Vallo is called for the reach on Jeffrey Hecht - foul #3 on Sidney Vallo, team foul #10 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Liberty | Donald Hulme (PG), Walter Mahr (SG), Steven Reimann (SF), Terry Starnes (PF), Edward Chan (C) Edward Paul, Sidney Vallo, Steven Barringer, Maxwell McChristian, Howard Washington | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Letendre (PG), Billy Shaw (SG), Rodney Bryant (SF), Richard Allen (C) John Reader, Gale Greene, Greg Morgan, Martin Wood | |
| 04:40 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 04:40 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 04:24 | Liberty | Terry Starnes can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 51-55 |
| 04:23 | Samford | Billy Shaw gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| 04:01 | Samford | Richard Letendre drills a runner from close range | 51-57 |
| 03:41 | Liberty | Edward Chan is hacked by Richard Allen - foul #2 on Richard Allen, team foul #5 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Samford | Billy Doyle (C) Jeffrey Hecht | |
| 03:21 | Liberty | Donald Hulme clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-57 |
| 03:20 | Samford | Billy Doyle grabs the board | 51-57 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Donald Hulme (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Mahr (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Reimann (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Terry Starnes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Chan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Richard Letendre (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Billy Shaw (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Rodney Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Allen (fresh) 4 pts. C - Billy Doyle (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Samford | Rodney Bryant comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Terry Starnes - foul #2 on Terry Starnes, team foul #11 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Liberty | Edward Paul (PG) Donald Hulme | |
| Subs | Samford | John Reader (PG), Gale Greene (SG) Richard Letendre, Billy Shaw | |
| 02:56 | Samford | Rodney Bryant misses the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 02:56 | Samford | Rodney Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 02:54 | Liberty | Liberty calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-58 |
| Subs | Liberty | Steven Barringer (SF), Maxwell McChristian (PF), Howard Washington (C) Steven Reimann, Terry Starnes, Edward Chan | |
| Subs | Samford | Greg Morgan (SF), Martin Wood (C) Rodney Bryant, Billy Doyle | |
| 02:40 | Liberty | Howard Washington is called for traveling | 51-58 |
| 02:33 | Samford | John Reader connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:19 | Liberty | Maxwell McChristian is fouled on the floor by Richard Allen - foul #3 on Richard Allen, team foul #6 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Liberty | Donald Hulme (PG), Steven Reimann (SF), Terry Starnes (PF), Edward Chan (C) Edward Paul, Steven Barringer, Maxwell McChristian, Howard Washington | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Letendre (PG), Billy Shaw (SG), Rodney Bryant (SF), Billy Doyle (C) John Reader, Gale Greene, Greg Morgan, Martin Wood | |
| 02:04 | Liberty | Walter Mahr misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-61 |
| 02:03 | Samford | The rebound goes to Richard Allen | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:52 | Samford | Richard Letendre is hacked by Terry Starnes - foul #3 on Terry Starnes, team foul #12 | 51-61 |
| 01:52 | Samford | Richard Letendre makes the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 01:52 | Samford | Richard Letendre makes the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| 01:41 | Liberty | Steven Reimann misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-63 |
| 01:39 | Liberty | Edward Chan snags the offensive board | 51-63 |
| 01:27 | Liberty | Walter Mahr hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Rodney Bryant - foul #1 on Rodney Bryant, team foul #7 | 51-63 |
| 01:27 | Liberty | Walter Mahr makes the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 01:27 | Liberty | Walter Mahr makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 01:12 | Samford | Richard Letendre misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Steven Reimann - foul #1 on Steven Reimann, team foul #13 | 53-63 |
| 01:12 | Samford | Richard Letendre misses the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 01:12 | Samford | Richard Letendre makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 01:04 | Liberty | Steven Reimann clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-64 |
| 01:03 | Samford | Billy Shaw grabs the board | 53-64 |
| 00:40 | Samford | Billy Shaw banks in the layup on a great pass from Rodney Bryant | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Liberty | Edward Chan hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 53-66 |
| 00:31 | Samford | Richard Letendre snags the defensive board | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:05 | Samford | Billy Doyle blows the dunk | 53-66 |
| 00:03 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Walter Mahr | 53-66 |
| 00:00 | Liberty | Walter Mahr can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 53-66 |