| Lineup | Howard | PG - Todd Deboer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lester Faulkner (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmie Glinski (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Donald Green (fresh) 2 pts. C - Al Hwang (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Doug Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Fletcher (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Hicks (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Mason (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marin Zechiel (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski inbounds the ball | 30-27 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Howard | Donald Green misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-27 |
| 19:41 | Samford | The rebound goes to Henry Hicks | 30-27 |
| 19:21 | Samford | Henry Hicks misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-27 |
| 19:20 | Samford | Henry Hicks snags the offensive board | 30-27 |
| 19:04 | Samford | John Fletcher connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Mason | 30-30 |
| 18:38 | Howard | Donald Green buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Todd Deboer | 32-30 |
| 18:34 | Samford | Lester Faulkner steps in front of the Doug Jones pass in the backcourt | 32-30 |
| 18:32 | Howard | Todd Deboer lays it in set up by Lester Faulkner | 34-30 |
| 18:21 | Samford | Marin Zechiel misses the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Lester Faulkner - foul #2 on Lester Faulkner, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| 18:21 | Samford | Marin Zechiel makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 18:21 | Samford | Marin Zechiel misses the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 18:21 | Howard | The rebound goes to Donald Green | 34-31 |
| 18:15 | Howard | Lester Faulkner connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-31 |
| 17:54 | Samford | John Fletcher hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from Marin Zechiel and he's fouled by Lester Faulkner - foul #3 on Lester Faulkner, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Howard | Roger Woodell (SG) Lester Faulkner | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 17:54 | Samford | John Fletcher makes the free throw | 36-34 |
| 17:45 | Howard | Todd Deboer misses the lay-in | 36-34 |
| 17:44 | Howard | Roger Woodell tips it home | 38-34 |
| 17:19 | Samford | John Fletcher is fouled on the floor by Jimmie Glinski - foul #3 on Jimmie Glinski, team foul #3 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Howard | Bryan Mackey (SF) Jimmie Glinski | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 17:12 | Samford | John Fletcher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-34 |
| 16:55 | Howard | Donald Green misses the floater in the paint | 38-34 |
| 16:53 | Samford | Henry Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 16:36 | Samford | Doug Jones double dribbles | 38-34 |
| Subs | Howard | Percy Kilgore (PF), Nathan Sutton (C) Donald Green, Al Hwang | |
| Subs | Samford | Aaron Groh (PF), Vyacheslav Lemanski (C) John Mason, Marin Zechiel | |
| 16:19 | Howard | Bryan Mackey connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Roger Woodell | 41-34 |
| 16:08 | Samford | Nathan Sutton picks off the pass by Henry Hicks | 41-34 |
| 15:49 | Howard | Nathan Sutton can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Vyacheslav Lemanski - foul #1 on Vyacheslav Lemanski, team foul #1 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Howard | Lester Faulkner (SG), Jimmie Glinski (SF) Todd Deboer, Percy Kilgore | |
| Subs | Samford | Eugene Crist (PG), Jay Dunn (SF) Doug Jones, Henry Hicks | |
| 15:49 | Howard | Nathan Sutton makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 15:49 | Howard | Nathan Sutton makes the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Bryan Mackey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lester Faulkner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jimmie Glinski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Nathan Sutton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Woodell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Eugene Crist (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Fletcher (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jay Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Aaron Groh (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Vyacheslav Lemanski (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Samford | Aaron Groh hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Nathan Sutton - foul #1 on Nathan Sutton, team foul #4 | 43-34 |
| 15:35 | Samford | Aaron Groh misses the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 15:35 | Samford | Aaron Groh makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 15:19 | Howard | Roger Woodell misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 43-35 |
| 15:17 | Samford | Jay Dunn gets the rebound | 43-35 |
| 15:01 | Samford | John Fletcher buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-37 |
| 14:53 | Howard | Nathan Sutton knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Lester Faulkner | 45-37 |
| 14:31 | Samford | John Fletcher can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 14:30 | Samford | John Fletcher grabs the offensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 14:20 | Samford | John Fletcher misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 45-37 |
| 14:18 | Samford | Aaron Groh pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 14:07 | Samford | Nathan Sutton steals it from Aaron Groh | 45-37 |
| 13:47 | Howard | Lester Faulkner connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Bryan Mackey | 48-37 |
| 13:29 | Samford | Jay Dunn is hacked by Jimmie Glinski - foul #4 on Jimmie Glinski, team foul #5 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Howard | Todd Deboer (PG), Donald Green (PF), Al Hwang (C) Jimmie Glinski, Nathan Sutton, Roger Woodell | |
| Subs | Samford | Doug Jones (PG), Mathew Drouin (SG), Henry Hicks (SF), John Mason (PF), Marin Zechiel (C) Eugene Crist, John Fletcher, Jay Dunn, Aaron Groh, Vyacheslav Lemanski | |
| 13:24 | Samford | Marin Zechiel is called for traveling | 48-37 |
| 13:05 | Howard | Donald Green scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-37 |
| 12:44 | Samford | Henry Hicks connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Mathew Drouin | 51-40 |
| 12:25 | Howard | Lester Faulkner hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by John Mason - foul #3 on John Mason, team foul #2 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Howard | Percy Kilgore (SF) Bryan Mackey | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 12:25 | Howard | Lester Faulkner makes the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 12:25 | Howard | Lester Faulkner makes the 2nd free throw | 53-40 |
| 12:06 | Samford | Mathew Drouin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-40 |
| 12:04 | Howard | Todd Deboer pulls down the rebound | 53-40 |
| 11:58 | Howard | Al Hwang makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Todd Deboer | 55-40 |
| 11:44 | Samford | John Mason is whistled for traveling | 55-40 |
| Subs | Howard | Roger Woodell (SG) Lester Faulkner | |
| Subs | Samford | John Fletcher (SG) Mathew Drouin | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Todd Deboer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roger Woodell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Percy Kilgore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Green (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Al Hwang (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Doug Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Fletcher (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Hicks (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Mason (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Marin Zechiel (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Howard | Percy Kilgore knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Todd Deboer | 57-40 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:14 | Samford | John Fletcher's layup is rejected by Percy Kilgore | 57-40 |
| 11:12 | Samford | John Mason tips it home | 57-42 |
| 10:55 | Howard | Al Hwang hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Percy Kilgore | 59-42 |
| 10:33 | Samford | Doug Jones hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Fletcher | 59-45 |
| 10:15 | Howard | Doug Jones steals the ball from Roger Woodell | 59-45 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:04 | Samford | Donald Green swats the short shot by John Fletcher | 59-45 |
| 10:03 | Howard | Donald Green gets the rebound | 59-45 |
| 09:45 | Howard | Todd Deboer loses the dribble to John Mason | 59-45 |
| 09:26 | Samford | John Mason makes the 3 from the left corner set up by John Fletcher | 59-48 |
| 09:12 | Howard | Roger Woodell misses the shot from the free throw line | 59-48 |
| 09:11 | Samford | The rebound goes to John Mason | 59-48 |
| 09:03 | Samford | Henry Hicks scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Doug Jones | 59-51 |
| 08:39 | Howard | Donald Green hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-51 |
| 08:38 | Samford | Marin Zechiel gets the rebound | 59-51 |
| 08:33 | Samford | Doug Jones knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by John Mason | 59-53 |
| 08:12 | Howard | Roger Woodell drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Todd Deboer | 62-53 |
| 07:54 | Samford | Henry Hicks hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 62-53 |
| 07:52 | Howard | The rebound goes to Todd Deboer | 62-53 |
| 07:43 | Howard | Percy Kilgore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-53 |
| Subs | Howard | Bryan Mackey (PG), Lester Faulkner (SG), Jimmie Glinski (SF), Nathan Sutton (PF) Todd Deboer, Roger Woodell, Percy Kilgore, Donald Green | |
| Subs | Samford | Eugene Crist (PG), Mathew Drouin (SG), Jay Dunn (SF), Aaron Groh (PF), Vyacheslav Lemanski (C) Doug Jones, John Fletcher, Henry Hicks, John Mason, Marin Zechiel | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Bryan Mackey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lester Faulkner (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jimmie Glinski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - Nathan Sutton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Al Hwang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Eugene Crist (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mathew Drouin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jay Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Groh (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Vyacheslav Lemanski (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | Samford | Jay Dunn scores on a runner near the basket | 62-55 |
| 07:10 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 62-55 |
| 07:09 | Samford | The rebound goes to Aaron Groh | 62-55 |
| 06:56 | Samford | Mathew Drouin is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Mathew Drouin, team foul #3 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Howard | Donald Green (PF) Al Hwang | |
| Subs | Samford | John Fletcher (SG) Mathew Drouin | |
| 06:38 | Howard | Donald Green can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 62-55 |
| 06:36 | Samford | The rebound goes to Vyacheslav Lemanski | 62-55 |
| 06:30 | Samford | Eugene Crist misses the 3 from straight away | 62-55 |
| 06:29 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski grabs the board | 62-55 |
| 06:17 | Howard | Donald Green clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Eugene Crist - foul #1 on Eugene Crist, team foul #4 | 62-55 |
| 06:17 | Howard | Donald Green makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 06:17 | Howard | Donald Green makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 06:06 | Samford | John Fletcher misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 64-55 |
| 06:05 | Samford | Vyacheslav Lemanski misses the tip | 64-55 |
| 06:03 | Samford | John Fletcher can't tip it in | 64-55 |
| 06:01 | Howard | Donald Green pulls down the rebound | 64-55 |
| 05:51 | Howard | Bryan Mackey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-55 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Samford | Doug Jones (PG) Eugene Crist | |
| 05:41 | Samford | John Fletcher scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 64-57 |
| 05:22 | Howard | Nathan Sutton makes the shot from the left block | 66-57 |
| 05:09 | Samford | Aaron Groh hits the finger roll | 66-59 |
| 04:42 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski makes the runner from the baseline | 68-59 |
| 04:36 | Samford | Doug Jones misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Bryan Mackey - foul #2 on Bryan Mackey, team foul #6 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Howard | Todd Deboer (PG), Percy Kilgore (PF), Roger Woodell (C) Lester Faulkner, Donald Green, Nathan Sutton | |
| Subs | Samford | Mathew Drouin (SG), Henry Hicks (SF), John Mason (PF), Marin Zechiel (C) John Fletcher, Jay Dunn, Aaron Groh, Vyacheslav Lemanski | |
| 04:36 | Samford | Doug Jones makes the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 04:36 | Samford | Doug Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 04:25 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski lays it in on a nice dish by Todd Deboer | 70-61 |
| 04:06 | Samford | John Mason banks in the layup on a nice dish by Marin Zechiel | 70-63 |
| 03:46 | Howard | Roger Woodell's fadeaway is rejected by Marin Zechiel | 70-63 |
| 03:45 | Samford | Henry Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 70-63 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Todd Deboer (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - Bryan Mackey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmie Glinski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Percy Kilgore (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Woodell (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Doug Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mathew Drouin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Hicks (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Mason (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Marin Zechiel (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Samford | Marin Zechiel misses the lay-in | 70-63 |
| 03:39 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski snags the defensive board | 70-63 |
| 03:25 | Howard | Todd Deboer comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 70-63 |
| 03:24 | Samford | Doug Jones grabs the board | 70-63 |
| 03:05 | Samford | Doug Jones drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-66 |
| 03:00 | Howard | Percy Kilgore connects on the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Bryan Mackey | 72-66 |
| 02:43 | Samford | Doug Jones misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-66 |
| 02:42 | Samford | John Mason grabs the offensive board | 72-66 |
| 02:29 | Samford | Doug Jones makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from John Mason | 72-69 |
| 02:29 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-69 |
| Subs | Howard | Lester Faulkner (SG), Nathan Sutton (PF), Al Hwang (C) Bryan Mackey, Percy Kilgore, Roger Woodell | |
| Subs | Samford | John Fletcher (SG) Mathew Drouin | |
| 02:13 | Howard | Al Hwang buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Jimmie Glinski | 74-69 |
| 01:55 | Samford | John Mason misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 74-69 |
| 01:54 | Howard | Al Hwang snags the defensive board | 74-69 |
| 01:36 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski misses the 3 from the right corner | 74-69 |
| 01:35 | Howard | Lester Faulkner pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-69 |
| 01:13 | Howard | Todd Deboer travels with the ball | 74-69 |
| Subs | Howard | Donald Green (PF) Nathan Sutton | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:59 | Samford | Doug Jones misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 74-69 |
| 00:57 | Howard | Donald Green pulls down the rebound | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Howard | John Fletcher steps in front of the Todd Deboer pass | 74-69 |
| 00:29 | Samford | Doug Jones hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Fletcher | 74-71 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Howard | Al Hwang is fouled in the backcourt by John Fletcher - foul #2 on John Fletcher, team foul #5 | 74-71 |
| Subs | Howard | Bryan Mackey (PG) Todd Deboer | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:26 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski is fouled on the floor by Doug Jones - foul #2 on Doug Jones, team foul #6 | 74-71 |
| 00:24 | Howard | Al Hwang is fouled on the floor by Marin Zechiel - foul #3 on Marin Zechiel, team foul #7 | 74-71 |
| 00:24 | Howard | Al Hwang makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:24 | Howard | Al Hwang makes the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Samford | Doug Jones misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 76-71 |
| 00:16 | Howard | Al Hwang snags the defensive board | 76-71 |
| 00:14 | Howard | Al Hwang is hacked by Doug Jones in the backcourt - foul #3 on Doug Jones, team foul #8 | 76-71 |
| Subs | Howard | Roger Woodell (PF) Donald Green | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:14 | Howard | Al Hwang makes the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:14 | Howard | Al Hwang makes the 2nd free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:08 | Samford | Doug Jones hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by John Fletcher | 78-74 |
| 00:08 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-74 |
| Subs | Howard | Donald Green (PF) Roger Woodell | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:05 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski is fouled in the backcourt by Doug Jones - foul #4 on Doug Jones, team foul #9 | 78-74 |
| 00:05 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski makes the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:05 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski makes the 2nd free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:01 | Samford | Henry Hicks hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 80-77 |
| 00:00 | Howard | Bryan Mackey runs out the clock | 80-77 |