| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jan Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Phil Gunter (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent Diamond (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Thorpe (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Richmond (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Jeremy Clewis (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Leland Shook (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marc Estes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Morris Polak (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Samuel Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Vincent Diamond inbounds the ball | 25-30 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Samford | Jan Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-30 |
| 19:20 | Evansville | Jeremy Clewis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-30 |
| 19:18 | Samford | David Richmond grabs the defensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 18:58 | Samford | Vincent Diamond lays it up and in on a great pass from Phil Gunter | 27-30 |
| 18:54 | Evansville | Leland Shook makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Marc Estes | 27-32 |
| 18:38 | Samford | Marc Estes is called for the reach on Phil Gunter - foul #3 on Marc Estes, team foul #1 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jeremy McSpedon (SF) Marc Estes | |
| 18:20 | Samford | Phil Gunter clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-32 |
| 18:19 | Evansville | Samuel Smith gets the rebound | 27-32 |
| 18:03 | Evansville | Morris Polak connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-35 |
| 17:50 | Samford | David Richmond is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on David Richmond, team foul #1 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Samford | Carl Kim (C) David Richmond | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 17:36 | Evansville | Jeremy McSpedon makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Clewis | 27-38 |
| 17:21 | Samford | Vincent Diamond can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Jeremy McSpedon - foul #2 on Jeremy McSpedon, team foul #2 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Haggerty (C) Samuel Smith | |
| 17:21 | Samford | Vincent Diamond misses the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 17:21 | Samford | Vincent Diamond makes the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 16:56 | Evansville | Jeremy Clewis is fouled on the floor by Phil Gunter - foul #3 on Phil Gunter, team foul #2 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Samford | John Clements (PG), Philip Rolland (SG), Robert Maines (C) Jan Williams, Phil Gunter, Andrew Thorpe | |
| Subs | Evansville | Charles Stephens (PG), Michael Chappell (SF), Merle Myers (PF) Jeremy Clewis, Leland Shook, Morris Polak | |
| 16:46 | Evansville | Charles Stephens can't finish the layup | 28-38 |
| 16:44 | Evansville | Merle Myers gets the offensive rebound | 28-38 |
| 16:30 | Evansville | Michael Chappell's pass is intercepted by Vincent Diamond | 28-38 |
| 16:19 | Samford | Robert Maines buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by John Clements | 31-38 |
| 15:52 | Evansville | Charles Stephens is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Charles Stephens, team foul #3 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Jan Williams (PG), David Richmond (C) Vincent Diamond, Robert Maines | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jeremy Clewis (PG), Marc Estes (SF), Morris Polak (PF), Samuel Smith (C) Charles Stephens, Jeremy McSpedon, Michael Chappell, Robert Haggerty | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jan Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Clements (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Philip Rolland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Carl Kim (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Richmond (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Jeremy Clewis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Merle Myers (fresh) SF - Marc Estes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Morris Polak (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Samuel Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Samford | Philip Rolland scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jan Williams | 34-38 |
| 15:19 | Evansville | Jan Williams steals the ball from Samuel Smith | 34-38 |
| 14:59 | Samford | Jan Williams is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Jan Williams, team foul #3 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Phil Gunter (SG), Andrew Thorpe (PF) Philip Rolland, Carl Kim | |
| Subs | Evansville | Leland Shook (SG) Merle Myers | |
| 14:37 | Evansville | David Richmond blocks the short jumper by Leland Shook | 34-38 |
| 14:36 | Evansville | Morris Polak hits the follow up shot | 34-40 |
| 14:15 | Samford | Andrew Thorpe is called for 3 seconds | 34-40 |
| Subs | Samford | Vincent Diamond (SF) John Clements | |
| Subs | Evansville | Charles Stephens (PG), Jeremy McSpedon (PF), Robert Haggerty (C) Jeremy Clewis, Morris Polak, Samuel Smith | |
| 13:59 | Evansville | Marc Estes makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-43 |
| 13:47 | Samford | Phil Gunter misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-43 |
| 13:45 | Evansville | Robert Haggerty snags the defensive board | 34-43 |
| 13:35 | Evansville | Charles Stephens knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Leland Shook and he's fouled by Jan Williams - foul #3 on Jan Williams, team foul #4 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Samford | John Clements (PG) Jan Williams | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 13:35 | Evansville | Charles Stephens misses the free throw | 34-45 |
| 13:35 | Samford | Vincent Diamond snags the defensive board | 34-45 |
| 13:18 | Samford | Phil Gunter makes the 3 from the right corner set up by David Richmond | 37-45 |
| 12:57 | Evansville | Marc Estes's floater is knocked away by Andrew Thorpe | 37-45 |
| 12:56 | Samford | Vincent Diamond grabs the defensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 12:33 | Samford | John Clements misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Marc Estes - foul #4 on Marc Estes, team foul #4 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Samford | Carl Kim (C) David Richmond | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jeremy Clewis (PG), Morris Polak (PF), Samuel Smith (C) Charles Stephens, Marc Estes, Robert Haggerty | |
| 12:33 | Samford | John Clements makes the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 12:33 | Samford | John Clements makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 12:13 | Evansville | Leland Shook misses the easy layup | 39-45 |
| 12:12 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Morris Polak | 39-45 |
| 12:05 | Evansville | Vincent Diamond steals it from Leland Shook | 39-45 |
| 11:49 | Samford | Phil Gunter buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Andrew Thorpe | 41-45 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - John Clements (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SG - Phil Gunter (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Vincent Diamond (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Thorpe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Carl Kim (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Jeremy Clewis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leland Shook (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremy McSpedon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Morris Polak (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Samuel Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Evansville | Andrew Thorpe steals it from Morris Polak | 41-45 |
| 11:17 | Samford | Phil Gunter is fouled on the floor by Jeremy McSpedon - foul #3 on Jeremy McSpedon, team foul #5 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Samford | Jan Williams (PG), Philip Rolland (SG), Christopher Wood (SF), Robert Maines (C) John Clements, Phil Gunter, Vincent Diamond, Andrew Thorpe | |
| Subs | Evansville | Merle Myers (SG), Michael Chappell (SF) Leland Shook, Jeremy McSpedon | |
| 11:07 | Samford | Robert Maines hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Jan Williams and he's fouled by Samuel Smith - foul #1 on Samuel Smith, team foul #6 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Haggerty (C) Samuel Smith | |
| 11:07 | Samford | Robert Maines makes the free throw | 44-45 |
| 10:55 | Evansville | Morris Polak hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Carl Kim - foul #2 on Carl Kim, team foul #5 | 44-45 |
| 10:55 | Evansville | Morris Polak misses the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 10:55 | Evansville | Morris Polak makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 10:38 | Samford | Carl Kim is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Carl Kim, team foul #6 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Samford | David Richmond (C) Robert Maines | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 10:21 | Evansville | Michael Chappell hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Jeremy Clewis | 44-48 |
| 10:10 | Samford | Jan Williams comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-48 |
| 10:08 | Evansville | Morris Polak snags the defensive board | 44-48 |
| 09:44 | Evansville | Robert Haggerty misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 44-48 |
| 09:43 | Samford | Carl Kim pulls down the rebound | 44-48 |
| 09:25 | Samford | Carl Kim connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Philip Rolland | 47-48 |
| 09:03 | Evansville | Morris Polak is hacked by Carl Kim - foul #4 on Carl Kim, team foul #7 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Samford | Phil Gunter (SG), Vincent Diamond (SF), Andrew Thorpe (PF), Robert Maines (C) Philip Rolland, Christopher Wood, Carl Kim, David Richmond | |
| Subs | Evansville | Charles Stephens (PG), Leland Shook (SG), Jeremy McSpedon (SF), Samuel Smith (C) Jeremy Clewis, Merle Myers, Michael Chappell, Robert Haggerty | |
| 09:03 | Evansville | Morris Polak misses the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 09:03 | Samford | Vincent Diamond grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 08:53 | Samford | Phil Gunter misses the shot from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 08:51 | Evansville | Jeremy McSpedon pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 08:23 | Evansville | Jeremy McSpedon misses the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Vincent Diamond - foul #3 on Vincent Diamond, team foul #8 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Merle Myers (PF) Morris Polak | |
| 08:23 | Evansville | Jeremy McSpedon misses the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 08:23 | Evansville | Jeremy McSpedon misses the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 08:23 | Samford | Andrew Thorpe snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 08:18 | Samford | Phil Gunter makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Jan Williams | 49-48 |
| 08:06 | Evansville | Samuel Smith misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-48 |
| 08:04 | Evansville | Jeremy McSpedon pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 07:51 | Evansville | Jeremy McSpedon clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-48 |
| 07:50 | Samford | Vincent Diamond grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jan Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Phil Gunter (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Vincent Diamond (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Thorpe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Maines (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Charles Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leland Shook (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremy McSpedon (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Merle Myers (fresh) C - Samuel Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Samford | Jan Williams drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Phil Gunter | 52-48 |
| 07:25 | Evansville | Merle Myers hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-48 |
| 07:24 | Evansville | Charles Stephens hits the follow up shot | 52-50 |
| 07:07 | Samford | Jan Williams misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-50 |
| 07:06 | Evansville | Merle Myers pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| 06:48 | Evansville | Samuel Smith can't connect on a floater from the right side | 52-50 |
| 06:47 | Evansville | Merle Myers gets the offensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 06:25 | Evansville | Charles Stephens can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 52-50 |
| 06:23 | Samford | Andrew Thorpe gets the rebound | 52-50 |
| 06:11 | Samford | Jan Williams misses the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Samuel Smith - foul #2 on Samuel Smith, team foul #7 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Samford | John Clements (SG), Carl Kim (PF), David Richmond (C) Phil Gunter, Andrew Thorpe, Robert Maines | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jeremy Clewis (PG), Marc Estes (SF), Morris Polak (PF), Robert Haggerty (C) Charles Stephens, Jeremy McSpedon, Merle Myers, Samuel Smith | |
| 06:11 | Samford | Jan Williams makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 06:11 | Samford | Jan Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 05:52 | Evansville | Marc Estes is called for traveling | 54-50 |
| Subs | Samford | Philip Rolland (SG) Jan Williams | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 05:33 | Samford | John Clements connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 56-50 |
| 05:29 | Evansville | Marc Estes is fouled on the floor by Philip Rolland - foul #1 on Philip Rolland, team foul #9 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Wood (SF) Vincent Diamond | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 05:29 | Evansville | Marc Estes makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 05:29 | Evansville | Marc Estes makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 05:13 | Samford | Philip Rolland buries a shot from the right block | 58-52 |
| 04:49 | Evansville | Jeremy Clewis misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on John Clements - foul #2 on John Clements, team foul #10 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Merle Myers (SG) Leland Shook | |
| 04:49 | Evansville | Jeremy Clewis makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 04:49 | Evansville | Jeremy Clewis makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 04:29 | Samford | Christopher Wood hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from John Clements | 60-54 |
| 04:18 | Evansville | Marc Estes buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Merle Myers | 60-57 |
| 04:04 | Samford | Carl Kim buries a shot from the right side set up by John Clements | 62-57 |
| 03:48 | Evansville | Merle Myers knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Robert Haggerty | 62-59 |
| 03:46 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| Subs | Samford | Jan Williams (PG), Phil Gunter (SG), Vincent Diamond (SF), Andrew Thorpe (PF) John Clements, Philip Rolland, Christopher Wood, Carl Kim | |
| Subs | Evansville | Leland Shook (SG), Samuel Smith (C) Merle Myers, Robert Haggerty | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jan Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Phil Gunter (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Vincent Diamond (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Thorpe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Richmond (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Jeremy Clewis (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leland Shook (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marc Estes (fresh) 11 pts. 4 pf. PF - Morris Polak (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Samuel Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Samford | Jan Williams's pass is intercepted by Marc Estes | 62-59 |
| 03:17 | Evansville | Jeremy Clewis clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-59 |
| 03:16 | Samford | Vincent Diamond gets the rebound | 62-59 |
| 02:54 | Samford | Vincent Diamond makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Phil Gunter | 64-59 |
| 02:40 | Evansville | Morris Polak misses long on a shot from the right wing | 64-59 |
| 02:39 | Evansville | Leland Shook tips it back up and in | 64-61 |
| 02:19 | Samford | Phil Gunter clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 64-61 |
| 02:18 | Samford | David Richmond pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-61 |
| 02:03 | Samford | Vincent Diamond blows the layup but he's fouled by Marc Estes - foul #5 on Marc Estes, team foul #8 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Samford | Carl Kim (C) David Richmond | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jeremy McSpedon (SG), Merle Myers (SF), Robert Haggerty (PF) Leland Shook, Marc Estes, Morris Polak | |
| 02:03 | Samford | Vincent Diamond makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 02:03 | Samford | Vincent Diamond misses the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 02:03 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Robert Haggerty | 65-61 |
| 02:03 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-61 |
| 01:37 | Evansville | Robert Haggerty throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-61 |
| Subs | Samford | David Richmond (C) Carl Kim | |
| Subs | Evansville | Leland Shook (SG), Morris Polak (PF) Merle Myers, Robert Haggerty | |
| 01:24 | Samford | Vincent Diamond buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Andrew Thorpe | 67-61 |
| 01:04 | Evansville | Leland Shook makes the fadeaway in the lane | 67-63 |
| 00:46 | Samford | Andrew Thorpe is hacked by Morris Polak - foul #1 on Morris Polak, team foul #9 | 67-63 |
| 00:46 | Samford | Andrew Thorpe makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:46 | Samford | Andrew Thorpe misses the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:46 | Evansville | Morris Polak pulls down the rebound | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:38 | Evansville | Jeremy McSpedon clanks a 3 from the left corner | 68-63 |
| 00:36 | Samford | Andrew Thorpe grabs the board | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:34 | Samford | Andrew Thorpe is hacked by Jeremy Clewis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeremy Clewis, team foul #10 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Samford | Philip Rolland (SF), Carl Kim (C) Vincent Diamond, David Richmond | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 00:34 | Samford | Andrew Thorpe makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:34 | Samford | Andrew Thorpe makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:30 | Evansville | Morris Polak double dribbles | 70-63 |
| Subs | Samford | John Clements (SF) Philip Rolland | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 00:28 | Samford | Jan Williams is hacked by Jeremy Clewis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeremy Clewis, team foul #11 | 70-63 |
| 00:28 | Samford | Jan Williams makes the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 00:28 | Samford | Jan Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:21 | Evansville | Jeremy McSpedon travels with the ball | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Samford | Phil Gunter is hacked by Leland Shook in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leland Shook, team foul #12 | 72-63 |
| 00:19 | Samford | Phil Gunter makes the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:19 | Samford | Phil Gunter misses the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:19 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Morris Polak | 73-63 |
| 00:15 | Evansville | Jeremy Clewis connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-66 |
| 00:15 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:14 | Samford | Carl Kim is fouled in the backcourt by Jeremy Clewis - foul #3 on Jeremy Clewis, team foul #13 | 73-66 |
| 00:14 | Samford | Carl Kim makes the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:14 | Samford | Carl Kim misses the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:14 | Evansville | Samuel Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 74-66 |
| 00:09 | Evansville | Jeremy McSpedon misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 74-66 |
| 00:07 | Samford | The rebound goes to Andrew Thorpe | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Samford | Jan Williams runs out the clock | 74-66 |