| Lineup | Samford | PG - Maurice Wyatt (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Langham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eddie Calhoun (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Prince Neville (fresh) 2 pts. C - Cody Rine (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Rodney Stafford (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Thibault (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rory Eggen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Morones (fresh) 2 reb. C - Leroy Green (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Eddie Calhoun inbounds the ball | 40-42 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Samford | Daniel Langham misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-42 |
| 19:41 | Howard | The rebound goes to Rory Eggen | 40-42 |
| 19:35 | Howard | David Morones hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 40-42 |
| 19:33 | Samford | Eddie Calhoun gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 19:12 | Samford | Eddie Calhoun can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 40-42 |
| 19:10 | Howard | David Morones gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 18:51 | Howard | Cody Rine is called for the reach on Rodney Stafford - foul #3 on Cody Rine, team foul #1 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Samford | John Jacinto (C) Cody Rine | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 18:42 | Howard | Rory Eggen loses the ball out of bounds | 40-42 |
| 18:20 | Samford | Leroy Green steals it from Maurice Wyatt | 40-42 |
| 18:05 | Howard | David Morones clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 18:04 | Samford | John Jacinto snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 17:42 | Samford | David Morones denies the turnaround by John Jacinto | 40-42 |
| 17:41 | Howard | Leroy Green grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 17:32 | Howard | Rory Eggen misses the shot from close range but the foul's on John Jacinto - foul #2 on John Jacinto, team foul #2 | 40-42 |
| 17:32 | Howard | Rory Eggen misses the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 17:32 | Howard | Rory Eggen makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 17:09 | Samford | Daniel Langham connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Eddie Calhoun | 43-43 |
| 16:40 | Howard | Leroy Green blows the layup but the foul's on John Jacinto - foul #3 on John Jacinto, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Samford | Charles Salls (SG), Timothy Arena (SF), Garry Hudspeth (PF), Dave Donohue (C) Daniel Langham, Eddie Calhoun, Prince Neville, John Jacinto | |
| Subs | Howard | Charles Robinson (SF), Kevin McGill (PF) Rory Eggen, David Morones | |
| 16:40 | Howard | Leroy Green makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 16:40 | Howard | Leroy Green makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 16:18 | Samford | Maurice Wyatt connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dave Donohue | 45-45 |
| 16:07 | Howard | Rodney Stafford misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 45-45 |
| 16:05 | Howard | Kevin McGill can't tip it in | 45-45 |
| 16:04 | Samford | Charles Salls pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 15:53 | Samford | Dave Donohue misses the shot from close range | 45-45 |
| 15:51 | Howard | Leroy Green snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Maurice Wyatt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Salls (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Timothy Arena (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Garry Hudspeth (fresh) 1 pts. C - Dave Donohue (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Rodney Stafford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Thibault (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Kevin McGill (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Leroy Green (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:35 | Howard | Steven Thibault makes the runner near the basket | 45-47 |
| 15:22 | Samford | Dave Donohue misses the lay-in | 45-47 |
| 15:20 | Howard | The rebound goes to Kevin McGill | 45-47 |
| 15:16 | Howard | Rodney Stafford comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-47 |
| 15:15 | Howard | Steven Thibault gets the offensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 14:54 | Howard | Rodney Stafford can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 45-47 |
| 14:52 | Howard | Kevin McGill tips it back up and in | 45-49 |
| 14:38 | Samford | Garry Hudspeth's layup is rejected by Kevin McGill | 45-49 |
| 14:36 | Samford | Maurice Wyatt grabs the offensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 14:20 | Samford | Charles Salls misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-49 |
| 14:18 | Howard | Kevin McGill pulls down the rebound | 45-49 |
| 14:08 | Howard | Leroy Green lays it up and in set up by Rodney Stafford | 45-51 |
| 14:02 | Samford | Steven Thibault is called for the reach on Charles Salls - foul #3 on Steven Thibault, team foul #1 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Samford | Daniel Langham (SG), Eddie Calhoun (SF), Prince Neville (PF), Cody Rine (C) Maurice Wyatt, Timothy Arena, Garry Hudspeth, Dave Donohue | |
| Subs | Howard | Lou Crowther (SG), Otis Wright (SF), David Morones (PF) Rodney Stafford, Steven Thibault, Leroy Green | |
| 13:53 | Samford | Charles Salls knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 47-51 |
| 13:39 | Howard | David Morones connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Lou Crowther | 47-54 |
| 13:21 | Samford | Prince Neville hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-54 |
| 13:19 | Samford | Eddie Calhoun pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 13:14 | Samford | Eddie Calhoun connects on the fadeaway from the left side and he's hacked by Lou Crowther - foul #1 on Lou Crowther, team foul #2 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Samford | Timothy Arena (PG) Charles Salls | |
| Subs | Howard | Rory Eggen (C) Kevin McGill | |
| 13:14 | Samford | Eddie Calhoun makes the free throw | 50-54 |
| 12:54 | Howard | Otis Wright is hacked by Eddie Calhoun - foul #1 on Eddie Calhoun, team foul #4 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Howard | Federico Giordano (SG) Charles Robinson | |
| 12:40 | Howard | Otis Wright makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Federico Giordano | 50-57 |
| 12:26 | Samford | Federico Giordano steals the ball from Cody Rine | 50-57 |
| 12:08 | Howard | Lou Crowther can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-57 |
| 12:07 | Samford | Cody Rine grabs the defensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 11:49 | Samford | Timothy Arena steps out of bounds on the baseline | 50-57 |
| Subs | Samford | Maurice Wyatt (PG) Timothy Arena | |
| Subs | Howard | Rodney Stafford (PG), Steven Thibault (SG), Kevin McGill (C) Lou Crowther, Federico Giordano, Rory Eggen | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Maurice Wyatt (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Langham (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eddie Calhoun (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Prince Neville (fresh) 2 pts. C - Cody Rine (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Rodney Stafford (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Thibault (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Otis Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Morones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin McGill (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:36 | Howard | David Morones buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Kevin McGill and he's hacked by Cody Rine - foul #4 on Cody Rine, team foul #5 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Samford | John Jacinto (C) Cody Rine | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 11:36 | Howard | David Morones makes the free throw | 50-60 |
| 11:08 | Samford | Rodney Stafford takes the ball from Daniel Langham | 50-60 |
| 10:46 | Howard | David Morones hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 50-60 |
| 10:44 | Howard | David Morones can't tip it in | 50-60 |
| 10:42 | Samford | Prince Neville gets the rebound | 50-60 |
| 10:35 | Samford | Prince Neville loses the dribble to David Morones | 50-60 |
| 10:21 | Howard | Rodney Stafford connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Thibault | 50-63 |
| 10:06 | Samford | Eddie Calhoun comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-63 |
| 10:04 | Howard | The rebound goes to Steven Thibault | 50-63 |
| 09:42 | Howard | Daniel Langham is called for the reach on Steven Thibault - foul #2 on Daniel Langham, team foul #6 | 50-63 |
| Subs | Samford | Charles Salls (SG), Timothy Arena (SF), Garry Hudspeth (PF) Daniel Langham, Eddie Calhoun, Prince Neville | |
| Subs | Howard | Charles Robinson (SF), Rory Eggen (PF), Leroy Green (C) Otis Wright, David Morones, Kevin McGill | |
| 09:33 | Howard | Rory Eggen hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Charles Robinson | 50-65 |
| 09:12 | Samford | Rodney Stafford steals the ball from Maurice Wyatt | 50-65 |
| 08:55 | Howard | Rodney Stafford drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Steven Thibault | 50-67 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:42 | Samford | Garry Hudspeth makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Timothy Arena | 52-67 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:17 | Howard | Rodney Stafford can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-67 |
| 08:15 | Howard | Leroy Green tips it home | 52-69 |
| 08:04 | Samford | Charles Salls throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-69 |
| Subs | Samford | Daniel Langham (SG), Dave Donohue (C) Maurice Wyatt, John Jacinto | |
| Subs | Howard | Lou Crowther (SG), David Morones (PF) Rodney Stafford, Steven Thibault | |
| 07:42 | Howard | Rory Eggen knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Lou Crowther | 52-71 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Charles Salls (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Daniel Langham (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Arena (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Garry Hudspeth (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dave Donohue (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Charles Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lou Crowther (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rory Eggen (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Morones (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Leroy Green (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:33 | Samford | Garry Hudspeth clanks a shot from the left side | 52-71 |
| 07:32 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Garry Hudspeth | 52-71 |
| 07:19 | Samford | Timothy Arena is fouled on the floor by David Morones - foul #1 on David Morones, team foul #3 | 52-71 |
| Subs | Samford | Eddie Calhoun (SF), Prince Neville (PF), Cody Rine (C) Timothy Arena, Garry Hudspeth, Dave Donohue | |
| Subs | Howard | Otis Wright (SF) Rory Eggen | |
| 07:02 | Samford | Eddie Calhoun hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 52-71 |
| 07:00 | Howard | The rebound goes to Leroy Green | 52-71 |
| 06:36 | Howard | Charles Robinson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-71 |
| 06:34 | Samford | Cody Rine grabs the board | 52-71 |
| 06:29 | Samford | Prince Neville misses the lay-in but he's fouled by David Morones - foul #2 on David Morones, team foul #4 | 52-71 |
| Subs | Samford | Maurice Wyatt (PG) Charles Salls | |
| Subs | Howard | Rodney Stafford (PG), Steven Thibault (SG), Kevin McGill (C) Charles Robinson, Lou Crowther, Leroy Green | |
| 06:29 | Samford | Prince Neville makes the 1st free throw | 53-71 |
| 06:29 | Samford | Prince Neville makes the 2nd free throw | 54-71 |
| 06:20 | Howard | David Morones clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-71 |
| 06:19 | Howard | Kevin McGill hits the follow up shot | 54-73 |
| 06:15 | Samford | Daniel Langham misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-73 |
| 06:14 | Howard | Steven Thibault snags the defensive board | 54-73 |
| 06:01 | Howard | Kevin McGill loses the ball out of bounds | 54-73 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Howard | Rory Eggen (PF) David Morones | |
| 05:47 | Samford | Cody Rine comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Kevin McGill - foul #3 on Kevin McGill, team foul #5 | 54-73 |
| Subs | Samford | Charles Salls (SG) Daniel Langham | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 05:47 | Samford | Cody Rine makes the 1st free throw | 55-73 |
| 05:47 | Samford | Cody Rine makes the 2nd free throw | 56-73 |
| 05:28 | Howard | Steven Thibault connects on the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Otis Wright | 56-75 |
| 05:18 | Samford | Maurice Wyatt comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Rodney Stafford - foul #2 on Rodney Stafford, team foul #6 | 56-75 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Howard | Leroy Green (C) Kevin McGill | |
| 05:18 | Samford | Maurice Wyatt makes the 1st free throw | 57-75 |
| 05:18 | Samford | Maurice Wyatt makes the 2nd free throw | 58-75 |
| 04:57 | Howard | Rodney Stafford makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Thibault | 58-77 |
| 04:50 | Samford | Charles Salls knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Maurice Wyatt | 61-77 |
| 04:31 | Howard | Rory Eggen comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 61-77 |
| 04:29 | Samford | Cody Rine gets the rebound | 61-77 |
| 04:20 | Samford | Maurice Wyatt hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-77 |
| 04:00 | Howard | Otis Wright misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 64-77 |
| 03:59 | Howard | Leroy Green pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-77 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:36 | Howard | Leroy Green is called for traveling | 64-77 |
| Subs | Samford | Daniel Langham (SG), Timothy Arena (SF), Garry Hudspeth (PF), John Jacinto (C) Charles Salls, Eddie Calhoun, Prince Neville, Cody Rine | |
| Subs | Howard | Charles Robinson (PG), Lou Crowther (SG), David Morones (PF) Rodney Stafford, Steven Thibault, Otis Wright | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Maurice Wyatt (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Daniel Langham (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Arena (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Garry Hudspeth (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Jacinto (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Charles Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lou Crowther (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rory Eggen (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Morones (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Leroy Green (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:22 | Samford | Timothy Arena hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-77 |
| 03:01 | Howard | Charles Robinson clanks a 3 from the right corner | 67-77 |
| 03:00 | Samford | Timothy Arena gets the rebound | 67-77 |
| 03:00 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-77 |
| Subs | Samford | Eddie Calhoun (SF), Prince Neville (PF) Timothy Arena, Garry Hudspeth | |
| Subs | Howard | Rodney Stafford (PG), Steven Thibault (SG), Otis Wright (SF) Charles Robinson, Lou Crowther, Rory Eggen | |
| 02:33 | Samford | Prince Neville connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Eddie Calhoun | 70-77 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:16 | Howard | Otis Wright clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-77 |
| 02:15 | Samford | John Jacinto grabs the defensive rebound | 70-77 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:01 | Samford | Prince Neville drills a floater from the left block set up by Daniel Langham | 72-77 |
| 01:48 | Howard | David Morones misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 72-77 |
| 01:46 | Howard | David Morones grabs the offensive board | 72-77 |
| 01:22 | Howard | Steven Thibault misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 72-77 |
| 01:20 | Howard | Otis Wright gets the offensive rebound | 72-77 |
| 00:59 | Howard | David Morones scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Rodney Stafford | 72-79 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Samford | Leroy Green swats the shot by Maurice Wyatt | 72-79 |
| 00:39 | Howard | Leroy Green grabs the defensive rebound | 72-79 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Howard | Leroy Green is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Langham - foul #3 on Daniel Langham, team foul #7 | 72-79 |
| Subs | Samford | Cody Rine (C) John Jacinto | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 00:38 | Howard | Leroy Green makes the 1st free throw | 72-80 |
| 00:38 | Howard | Leroy Green makes the 2nd free throw | 72-81 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Samford | Eddie Calhoun can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-81 |
| 00:30 | Howard | Otis Wright gets the rebound | 72-81 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Howard | Otis Wright is hacked by Maurice Wyatt in the backcourt - foul #2 on Maurice Wyatt, team foul #8 | 72-81 |
| 00:27 | Howard | Otis Wright makes the 1st free throw | 72-82 |
| 00:27 | Howard | Otis Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 72-82 |
| 00:27 | Samford | Prince Neville grabs the board | 72-82 |
| 00:21 | Samford | Cody Rine hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 72-82 |
| 00:19 | Samford | Maurice Wyatt tips it home | 74-82 |
| 00:17 | Howard | Steven Thibault is fouled in the backcourt by Maurice Wyatt - foul #3 on Maurice Wyatt, team foul #9 | 74-82 |
| 00:17 | Howard | Steven Thibault makes the 1st free throw | 74-83 |
| 00:17 | Howard | Steven Thibault misses the 2nd free throw | 74-83 |
| 00:17 | Samford | Cody Rine pulls down the rebound | 74-83 |
| 00:11 | Samford | Steven Thibault picks off the pass by Eddie Calhoun | 74-83 |
| 00:08 | Howard | Steven Thibault misses the lay-in | 74-83 |
| 00:07 | Howard | David Morones hits the follow up shot | 74-85 |
| 00:03 | Samford | Eddie Calhoun is hacked by Otis Wright - foul #4 on Otis Wright, team foul #7 | 74-85 |
| Subs | Samford | Charles Salls (PG), Timothy Arena (SG), Garry Hudspeth (PF), John Jacinto (C) Maurice Wyatt, Daniel Langham, Prince Neville, Cody Rine | |
| Subs | Howard | Charles Robinson (PG), Lou Crowther (SG), Rory Eggen (SF), David Miers (PF), Kevin McGill (C) Rodney Stafford, Steven Thibault, Otis Wright, David Morones, Leroy Green | |
| 00:03 | Samford | Eddie Calhoun makes the 1st free throw | 75-85 |
| 00:03 | Samford | Eddie Calhoun makes the 2nd free throw | 76-85 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Howard | Charles Robinson runs out the clock | 76-85 |