| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Andrew Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jonathan Turner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Raabe (fresh) 5 reb. C - Peter Benson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - John Reader (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gale Greene (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffrey Hecht (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Wood (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Morehead State | Jonathan Turner inbounds the ball | 35-43 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Morehead State | Martin Wood swats the shot by Douglas Raabe | 35-43 |
| 19:44 | Samford | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Hecht | 35-43 |
| 19:29 | Samford | Gale Greene's pass is intercepted by Jonathan Turner | 35-43 |
| 19:25 | Morehead State | James Robinson misses the lay-in | 35-43 |
| 19:23 | Samford | John Reader gets the rebound | 35-43 |
| 19:04 | Samford | James Robinson steals the ball from John Reader | 35-43 |
| 18:59 | Morehead State | James Robinson dunks the ball | 37-43 |
| 18:30 | Samford | Martin Wood is whistled for a carry | 37-43 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Harvey Wells (PG), Frank Robinson (SG), Herschel Kissel (SF), Oliver Burkholder (PF), Charles Rose (C) Andrew Jones, James Robinson, Jonathan Turner, Douglas Raabe, Peter Benson | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 18:12 | Morehead State | Charles Rose drills a runner from the baseline set up by Frank Robinson | 39-43 |
| 18:10 | Samford | Gale Greene is hacked by Harvey Wells in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harvey Wells, team foul #1 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Rodney Bryant (SF), Richard Allen (PF), Billy Doyle (C) Greg Morgan, Jeffrey Hecht, Martin Wood | |
| 18:04 | Samford | John Reader misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-43 |
| 18:02 | Morehead State | Frank Robinson grabs the board | 39-43 |
| 17:58 | Morehead State | Harvey Wells can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-43 |
| 17:56 | Samford | The rebound goes to Rodney Bryant | 39-43 |
| 17:40 | Samford | John Reader misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 17:39 | Samford | Richard Allen gets the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 17:24 | Samford | Herschel Kissel picks off the pass by Gale Greene | 39-43 |
| 17:21 | Morehead State | Frank Robinson lays it up and in on a great pass from Herschel Kissel | 41-43 |
| 17:17 | Samford | Charles Rose is called for the reach on John Reader in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Rose, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Andrew Jones (PG), Jonathan Turner (SF), Peter Benson (C) Harvey Wells, Herschel Kissel, Charles Rose | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Letendre (PG), Billy Shaw (SG) John Reader, Gale Greene | |
| 17:00 | Samford | Billy Shaw scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Rodney Bryant | 41-46 |
| 16:34 | Morehead State | Andrew Jones can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 41-46 |
| 16:32 | Morehead State | Frank Robinson hits the follow up shot | 43-46 |
| 16:18 | Samford | Richard Letendre connects on the open floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Allen | 43-48 |
| 16:03 | Morehead State | Frank Robinson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Andrew Jones | 46-48 |
| 15:34 | Samford | Billy Shaw misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 15:32 | Morehead State | Oliver Burkholder grabs the board | 46-48 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Andrew Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Robinson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Turner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Oliver Burkholder (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Benson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Richard Letendre (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rodney Bryant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Billy Doyle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:18 | Morehead State | Andrew Jones loses the dribble to Billy Doyle | 46-48 |
| 15:01 | Samford | Frank Robinson picks off the pass by Rodney Bryant | 46-48 |
| 14:43 | Morehead State | Frank Robinson clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 14:42 | Samford | Rodney Bryant gets the rebound | 46-48 |
| 14:40 | Samford | Oliver Burkholder takes the ball from Rodney Bryant in the backcourt | 46-48 |
| 14:26 | Morehead State | Andrew Jones is hacked by Billy Shaw - foul #1 on Billy Shaw, team foul #1 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Harvey Wells (PG), James Robinson (SG), Herschel Kissel (SF), Douglas Raabe (PF), Charles Rose (C) Andrew Jones, Frank Robinson, Jonathan Turner, Oliver Burkholder, Peter Benson | |
| 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 | |
| 14:10 | Morehead State | Herschel Kissel can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 14:09 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht pulls down the rebound | 46-48 |
| 13:54 | Samford | Greg Morgan misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-48 |
| 13:52 | Morehead State | Charles Rose pulls down the rebound | 46-48 |
| 13:36 | Morehead State | Herschel Kissel travels with the ball | 46-48 |
| 13:19 | Samford | Greg Morgan is fouled on the floor by Harvey Wells - foul #3 on Harvey Wells, team foul #3 | 46-48 |
| 13:03 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht is hacked by James Robinson - foul #1 on James Robinson, team foul #4 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Jonathan Turner (SF), Aaron Hutt (PF), James Berwick (C) Herschel Kissel, Douglas Raabe, Charles Rose | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 12:55 | Samford | Greg Morgan misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 46-48 |
| 12:53 | Samford | Gale Greene tips it back up and in | 46-50 |
| 12:34 | Morehead State | The jump hook by Jonathan Turner is blocked by Martin Wood | 46-50 |
| 12:32 | Morehead State | James Berwick can't tip it in | 46-50 |
| 12:30 | Morehead State | James Berwick snags the offensive board | 46-50 |
| 12:25 | Morehead State | Harvey Wells's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-50 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Andrew Jones (PG), Oliver Burkholder (SF) Harvey Wells, Jonathan Turner | |
| Subs | Samford | Billy Shaw (SG), Jim Kauffman (SF), Jacob Westfall (C) Gale Greene, Greg Morgan, Martin Wood | |
| 12:15 | Samford | John Reader misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Andrew Jones - foul #3 on Andrew Jones, team foul #5 | 46-50 |
| 12:15 | Samford | John Reader makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 12:15 | Samford | John Reader makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 11:58 | Morehead State | Andrew Jones misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-52 |
| 11:56 | Morehead State | The offensive rebound goes to Aaron Hutt | 46-52 |
| 11:39 | Morehead State | Andrew Jones misses the 3 from the right wing | 46-52 |
| 11:37 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht gets the rebound | 46-52 |
| 11:17 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-52 |
| 11:16 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to James Berwick | 46-52 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Andrew Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Robinson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Oliver Burkholder (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Hutt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - James Berwick (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - John Reader (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jim Kauffman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Hecht (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Jacob Westfall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 10:57 | Morehead State | James Berwick's floater is tipped away by Jim Kauffman | 46-52 |
| 10:55 | Samford | Jim Kauffman snags the defensive board | 46-52 |
| 10:30 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Andrew Jones - foul #4 on Andrew Jones, team foul #6 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Harvey Wells (PG), Frank Robinson (SG), Herschel Kissel (SF), Douglas Raabe (PF), Peter Benson (C) Andrew Jones, James Robinson, Oliver Burkholder, Aaron Hutt, James Berwick | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Letendre (PG), Gale Greene (SG), Greg Morgan (SF), Martin Wood (C) John Reader, Billy Shaw, Jim Kauffman, Jacob Westfall | |
| 10:30 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 10:30 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 10:19 | Morehead State | Herschel Kissel makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Peter Benson | 49-54 |
| 10:15 | Samford | Peter Benson steals it from Greg Morgan in the backcourt | 49-54 |
| 10:00 | Morehead State | Peter Benson's floater is tipped away by Jeffrey Hecht | 49-54 |
| 09:59 | Morehead State | Peter Benson gets the offensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 09:51 | Morehead State | Douglas Raabe hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Peter Benson | 52-54 |
| 09:32 | Samford | Gale Greene travels with the ball | 52-54 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Jonathan Turner (SF) Harvey Wells | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Allen (PF) Jeffrey Hecht | |
| 09:14 | Morehead State | Frank Robinson's floater is tipped away by Greg Morgan | 52-54 |
| 09:12 | Samford | Martin Wood grabs the board | 52-54 |
| 08:54 | Samford | Martin Wood hits a wide open shot in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Allen | 52-56 |
| 08:37 | Morehead State | The jump hook by Jonathan Turner is blocked by Richard Allen | 52-56 |
| 08:35 | Samford | Richard Letendre grabs the defensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 08:32 | Samford | Jonathan Turner takes the ball from Richard Letendre in the backcourt | 52-56 |
| 08:14 | Morehead State | Jonathan Turner misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-56 |
| 08:12 | Morehead State | Douglas Raabe snags the offensive board | 52-56 |
| 07:57 | Morehead State | Herschel Kissel hits a floater from the left side | 54-56 |
| 07:44 | Samford | Richard Allen knocks in the runner from the right block | 54-58 |
| 07:28 | Morehead State | Greg Morgan steals it from Frank Robinson | 54-58 |
| 07:24 | Samford | Gale Greene hits the finger roll on a great pass from Greg Morgan | 54-60 |
| 07:13 | Morehead State | Douglas Raabe hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 54-60 |
| 07:12 | Samford | Greg Morgan pulls down the rebound | 54-60 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Frank Robinson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herschel Kissel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Turner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Douglas Raabe (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Peter Benson (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Richard Letendre (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gale Greene (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg Morgan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Allen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Martin Wood (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:52 | Samford | Greg Morgan hits a wide open runner from the right block | 54-62 |
| 06:39 | Morehead State | Herschel Kissel connects on the shot from the right side | 56-62 |
| 06:36 | Samford | Gale Greene is fouled in the backcourt by Herschel Kissel - foul #1 on Herschel Kissel, team foul #7 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Harvey Wells (PG), James Robinson (SG), Oliver Burkholder (SF), Charles Rose (PF), James Berwick (C) Frank Robinson, Herschel Kissel, Jonathan Turner, Douglas Raabe, Peter Benson | |
| Subs | Samford | John Reader (PG), Rodney Bryant (SF), Jeffrey Hecht (PF), Billy Doyle (C) Richard Letendre, Greg Morgan, Richard Allen, Martin Wood | |
| 06:36 | Samford | Gale Greene makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 06:36 | Samford | Gale Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 06:20 | Morehead State | John Reader picks off the pass by Charles Rose | 56-64 |
| 06:16 | Samford | John Reader dunks the ball | 56-66 |
| 05:52 | Morehead State | Oliver Burkholder can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-66 |
| 05:51 | Samford | Billy Doyle grabs the defensive rebound | 56-66 |
| 05:36 | Samford | Rodney Bryant misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-66 |
| 05:34 | Morehead State | James Robinson gets the rebound | 56-66 |
| 05:23 | Morehead State | Charles Rose misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-66 |
| 05:22 | Morehead State | James Robinson tips it home | 58-66 |
| 05:06 | Samford | James Robinson takes the ball from Jeffrey Hecht | 58-66 |
| 04:57 | Morehead State | Charles Rose hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 58-66 |
| 04:56 | Samford | The rebound goes to Gale Greene | 58-66 |
| 04:54 | Samford | John Reader throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-66 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Andrew Jones (PG), Jonathan Turner (SF), Aaron Hutt (C) Harvey Wells, Charles Rose, James Berwick | |
| Subs | Samford | Billy Shaw (SG), Jim Kauffman (SF), Jacob Westfall (C) Gale Greene, Rodney Bryant, Billy Doyle | |
| 04:37 | Morehead State | John Reader is called for the reach on Andrew Jones - foul #1 on John Reader, team foul #2 | 58-66 |
| 04:22 | Morehead State | Andrew Jones drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from James Robinson and he's hacked by John Reader - foul #2 on John Reader, team foul #3 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Peter Benson (C) Oliver Burkholder | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Allen (PF) Jeffrey Hecht | |
| 04:22 | Morehead State | Andrew Jones makes the free throw | 61-66 |
| 04:17 | Samford | Billy Shaw is fouled in the backcourt by James Robinson - foul #2 on James Robinson, team foul #8 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Letendre (PG) John Reader | |
| 04:17 | Samford | Billy Shaw misses the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 04:17 | Morehead State | Aaron Hutt grabs the board | 61-66 |
| 03:57 | Morehead State | Peter Benson makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 63-66 |
| 03:53 | Samford | Jim Kauffman can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the right wing | 63-66 |
| 03:52 | Morehead State | Aaron Hutt gets the rebound | 63-66 |
| 03:45 | Morehead State | Andrew Jones comes up short on the floater from the right side | 63-66 |
| 03:43 | Samford | Jacob Westfall grabs the board | 63-66 |
| 03:22 | Samford | Billy Shaw misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 63-66 |
| 03:20 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Aaron Hutt | 63-66 |
| 03:09 | Morehead State | Jonathan Turner hits a shot from close range set up by Andrew Jones and the foul's on Billy Shaw - foul #2 on Billy Shaw, team foul #4 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Harvey Wells (PG), Frank Robinson (SG), Oliver Burkholder (PF), Charles Rose (C) Andrew Jones, James Robinson, Aaron Hutt, Peter Benson | |
| Subs | Samford | John Reader (PG), Rodney Bryant (SF), Jeffrey Hecht (PF), Billy Doyle (C) Richard Letendre, Jim Kauffman, Richard Allen, Jacob Westfall | |
| 03:09 | Morehead State | Jonathan Turner misses the free throw | 65-66 |
| 03:09 | Morehead State | Oliver Burkholder snags the offensive board | 65-66 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Harvey Wells (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Frank Robinson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Turner (tiring) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Oliver Burkholder (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Rose (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - John Reader (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rodney Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Hecht (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Billy Doyle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:51 | Morehead State | Charles Rose scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Frank Robinson | 68-66 |
| 02:51 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-66 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Andrew Jones (PG), Herschel Kissel (SF) Harvey Wells, Jonathan Turner | |
| Subs | Samford | Greg Morgan (SF), Richard Allen (PF), Martin Wood (C) Rodney Bryant, Jeffrey Hecht, Billy Doyle | |
| 02:30 | Samford | Billy Shaw buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by John Reader and the foul's on Oliver Burkholder - foul #2 on Oliver Burkholder, team foul #9 | 68-68 |
| 02:30 | Samford | Billy Shaw makes the free throw | 68-69 |
| 02:25 | Morehead State | Morehead State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-69 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Douglas Raabe (PF) Herschel Kissel | |
| Subs | Samford | Gale Greene (SG), Jeffrey Hecht (PF) Billy Shaw, Richard Allen | |
| 02:15 | Morehead State | Charles Rose lays it up and in and he's hacked by Gale Greene - foul #2 on Gale Greene, team foul #5 | 70-69 |
| 02:15 | Morehead State | Charles Rose makes the free throw | 71-69 |
| 01:59 | Samford | Martin Wood is wide open but clanks a floater in the paint | 71-69 |
| 01:57 | Morehead State | Oliver Burkholder pulls down the rebound | 71-69 |
| 01:55 | Morehead State | Morehead State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 71-69 |
| Subs | Morehead State | James Robinson (SG), Jonathan Turner (SF), Peter Benson (C) Frank Robinson, Oliver Burkholder, Charles Rose | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 01:36 | Morehead State | Andrew Jones is whistled for traveling | 71-69 |
| 01:16 | Samford | John Reader buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Greg Morgan | 71-72 |
| 00:58 | Morehead State | Jonathan Turner loses the dribble to Martin Wood | 71-72 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht misses badly on a floater from the left block | 71-72 |
| 00:33 | Morehead State | Jonathan Turner snags the defensive board | 71-72 |
| 00:17 | Morehead State | Douglas Raabe misses the easy layup but the foul's on Gale Greene - foul #3 on Gale Greene, team foul #6 | 71-72 |
| 00:17 | Morehead State | Douglas Raabe makes the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 00:17 | Morehead State | Douglas Raabe makes the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Samford | Gale Greene lays it up and in set up by Martin Wood | 73-74 |
| 00:06 | Morehead State | Morehead State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-74 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Morehead State | Peter Benson connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 75-74 |