| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Jason Mitchell (fresh) SG - Hector Hernandez (fresh) SF - William Otey (fresh) PF - Albert McWhirt (fresh) C - Armando Sanchez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jerry Metts (fresh) SG - Walter Johnson (fresh) SF - Eric Kerr (fresh) PF - Martin Fullerton (fresh) C - Michael Chew (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Niagara | Armando Sanchez wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Niagara | Armando Sanchez comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Samford | Eric Kerr pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Samford | Jerry Metts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Niagara | Armando Sanchez misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Samford | Michael Chew pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Samford | Jason Mitchell is called for the reach on Jerry Metts in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jason Mitchell, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Samford | Albert McWhirt picks off the pass by Eric Kerr | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Niagara | Armando Sanchez's pass is intercepted by Michael Chew | 0-0 |
| 18:35 | Samford | Jerry Metts misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | Niagara | Albert McWhirt grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:28 | Niagara | Albert McWhirt connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Hector Hernandez | 3-0 |
| 18:05 | Samford | Jerry Metts misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Albert McWhirt - foul #1 on Albert McWhirt, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 18:05 | Samford | Jerry Metts makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:05 | Samford | Jerry Metts misses the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:05 | Niagara | Albert McWhirt snags the defensive board | 3-1 |
| 17:47 | Niagara | Albert McWhirt buries a jumper from close range set up by Hector Hernandez and he's hacked by Michael Chew - foul #1 on Michael Chew, team foul #1 | 5-1 |
| Subs | Niagara | Ken Gose (SG), Don Harper (SF), Richard Bingham (C) Hector Hernandez, William Otey, Armando Sanchez | |
| Subs | Samford | William Holt (PG), Daniel Butler (PF), Jason Carey (C) Jerry Metts, Martin Fullerton, Michael Chew | |
| 17:47 | Niagara | Albert McWhirt misses the free throw | 5-1 |
| 17:47 | Samford | Jason Carey pulls down the rebound | 5-1 |
| 17:37 | Samford | Eric Kerr lays it in set up by Daniel Butler and he's hacked by Don Harper - foul #1 on Don Harper, team foul #3 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Niagara | Robert Fincham (PG), Miladen Trembinski (C) Jason Mitchell, Albert McWhirt | |
| Subs | Samford | David Carrier (SG) Walter Johnson | |
| 17:37 | Samford | Eric Kerr misses the free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:37 | Niagara | Richard Bingham grabs the defensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:23 | Niagara | Richard Bingham misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 5-3 |
| 17:21 | Niagara | Don Harper misses the tip | 5-3 |
| 17:19 | Niagara | Miladen Trembinski snags the offensive board | 5-3 |
| 17:02 | Niagara | Miladen Trembinski is fouled on the floor by Jason Carey - foul #1 on Jason Carey, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Samford | David Lockridge (C) Eric Kerr | |
| 16:53 | Niagara | Richard Bingham jams it on a nice dish by Don Harper | 7-3 |
| 16:27 | Samford | Jason Carey is whistled for a carry | 7-3 |
| Subs | Niagara | Jason Mitchell (PG), Thomas Little (SG), William Otey (SF), Albert McWhirt (PF) Robert Fincham, Ken Gose, Don Harper, Richard Bingham | |
| Subs | Samford | Jerry Metts (PG), Walter Johnson (SG) William Holt, David Carrier | |
| 15:58 | Niagara | Jason Mitchell drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-3 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Jason Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Little (fresh) SF - William Otey (fresh) PF - Albert McWhirt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Miladen Trembinski (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jerry Metts (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Walter Johnson (fresh) SF - Jason Carey (fairly fresh) PF - Daniel Butler (fairly fresh) C - David Lockridge (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Samford | Jason Carey can't throw it down | 10-3 |
| 15:44 | Niagara | Albert McWhirt pulls down the rebound | 10-3 |
| 15:29 | Niagara | Albert McWhirt hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 10-3 |
| 15:27 | Samford | David Lockridge grabs the board | 10-3 |
| 15:14 | Samford | Jason Carey connects on the runner from the left block set up by Jerry Metts | 10-5 |
| 15:07 | Niagara | Jason Mitchell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-5 |
| Subs | Niagara | Hector Hernandez (SG), Don Harper (SF), Ken Gose (PF), Armando Sanchez (C) Thomas Little, William Otey, Albert McWhirt, Miladen Trembinski | |
| Subs | Samford | William Holt (PG), Eric Kerr (SF), Martin Fullerton (PF), Michael Chew (C) Jerry Metts, Jason Carey, Daniel Butler, David Lockridge | |
| 14:53 | Samford | Jason Mitchell picks off the pass by William Holt | 10-5 |
| 14:50 | Niagara | Don Harper hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jason Mitchell | 12-5 |
| 14:30 | Samford | Eric Kerr misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-5 |
| 14:28 | Niagara | Ken Gose grabs the defensive rebound | 12-5 |
| 14:14 | Niagara | Hector Hernandez hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Walter Johnson - foul #1 on Walter Johnson, team foul #3 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Niagara | Robert Fincham (PG), Richard Bingham (C) Jason Mitchell, Armando Sanchez | |
| Subs | Samford | David Carrier (SG) Walter Johnson | |
| 14:14 | Niagara | Hector Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 13-5 |
| 14:14 | Niagara | Hector Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 14-5 |
| 14:10 | Samford | Eric Kerr loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-5 |
| Subs | Niagara | William Otey (SF) Hector Hernandez | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 14:00 | Niagara | Richard Bingham buries a turnaround from the baseline and the foul's on David Carrier - foul #1 on David Carrier, team foul #4 | 16-5 |
| Subs | Niagara | Thomas Little (SG), Albert McWhirt (PF) Don Harper, Ken Gose | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 14:00 | Niagara | Richard Bingham misses the free throw | 16-5 |
| 14:00 | Samford | Michael Chew pulls down the rebound | 16-5 |
| 13:57 | Samford | Eric Kerr is hacked by Robert Fincham in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Fincham, team foul #4 | 16-5 |
| 13:48 | Samford | William Holt is fouled on the floor by Thomas Little - foul #1 on Thomas Little, team foul #5 | 16-5 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Samford | David Lockridge (SF) Eric Kerr | |
| 13:31 | Samford | David Carrier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 16-5 |
| 13:29 | Samford | Martin Fullerton tips it in | 16-7 |
| 13:04 | Niagara | Richard Bingham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-7 |
| Subs | Niagara | Jason Mitchell (PG), Hector Hernandez (SG), Herbert Johnson (SF), Ken Gose (PF), Armando Sanchez (C) Robert Fincham, Thomas Little, William Otey, Albert McWhirt, Richard Bingham | |
| Subs | Samford | Jerry Metts (PG), Jason Carey (SF), Daniel Butler (PF) William Holt, Martin Fullerton, Michael Chew | |
| 13:02 | Samford | Herbert Johnson picks off the pass by Jason Carey in the backcourt | 16-7 |
| 12:47 | Niagara | Armando Sanchez misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-7 |
| 12:45 | Samford | Daniel Butler gets the rebound | 16-7 |
| 12:29 | Samford | David Lockridge can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 16-7 |
| 12:28 | Samford | David Lockridge hits the follow up shot | 16-9 |
| 12:09 | Niagara | Ken Gose misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 16-9 |
| 12:08 | Samford | Daniel Butler snags the defensive board | 16-9 |
| 11:56 | Samford | David Carrier can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 16-9 |
| 11:55 | Samford | Jason Carey grabs the offensive board | 16-9 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Jason Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hector Hernandez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Herbert Johnson (fresh) PF - Ken Gose (fairly fresh) C - Armando Sanchez (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jerry Metts (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Carrier (fairly fresh) SF - Jason Carey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Butler (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - David Lockridge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Samford | David Carrier is fouled on the floor by Hector Hernandez - foul #1 on Hector Hernandez, team foul #6 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Niagara | Don Harper (SG), William Otey (SF), Albert McWhirt (PF), Miladen Trembinski (C) Hector Hernandez, Herbert Johnson, Ken Gose, Armando Sanchez | |
| Subs | Samford | William Holt (PG), Walter Johnson (SG), Eric Kerr (SF), Martin Fullerton (PF), Michael Chew (C) Jerry Metts, David Carrier, Jason Carey, Daniel Butler, David Lockridge | |
| 11:22 | Samford | Walter Johnson knocks in the floater from the left side | 16-11 |
| 11:03 | Niagara | William Otey misses the jumpshot from the right side | 16-11 |
| 11:01 | Niagara | Albert McWhirt pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-11 |
| 10:47 | Niagara | Don Harper can't connect on a shot from the left side | 16-11 |
| 10:45 | Samford | The rebound goes to Martin Fullerton | 16-11 |
| 10:26 | Samford | Walter Johnson's pass is intercepted by William Otey | 16-11 |
| 10:06 | Niagara | William Otey is hacked by Eric Kerr - foul #1 on Eric Kerr, team foul #5 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Niagara | Robert Fincham (PG), Thomas Little (SG), Richard Bingham (C) Jason Mitchell, Don Harper, Miladen Trembinski | |
| Subs | Samford | Jerry Metts (PG), Daniel Butler (C) William Holt, Michael Chew | |
| 09:53 | Niagara | Richard Bingham loses the ball out of bounds | 16-11 |
| Subs | Niagara | Herbert Johnson (SF), Ken Gose (PF) William Otey, Albert McWhirt | |
| Subs | Samford | Jason Carey (C) Martin Fullerton | |
| 09:38 | Samford | Ken Gose is called for the reach on Jerry Metts - foul #1 on Ken Gose, team foul #7 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Samford | William Holt (SG), Martin Fullerton (PF) Walter Johnson, Eric Kerr | |
| 09:38 | Samford | Jerry Metts misses the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 09:38 | Niagara | Richard Bingham pulls down the rebound | 16-11 |
| 09:31 | Niagara | Jerry Metts is called for the reach on Thomas Little - foul #1 on Jerry Metts, team foul #6 | 16-11 |
| 09:08 | Niagara | Herbert Johnson hits a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Robert Fincham | 18-11 |
| 08:48 | Samford | Jason Carey's floater is knocked away by Robert Fincham | 18-11 |
| 08:46 | Samford | Martin Fullerton tips it home | 18-13 |
| 08:33 | Niagara | Daniel Butler swats the short shot by Herbert Johnson | 18-13 |
| 08:31 | Samford | Daniel Butler gets the rebound | 18-13 |
| 08:27 | Samford | William Holt is open and buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by Jerry Metts | 18-15 |
| 08:12 | Niagara | Richard Bingham drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 20-15 |
| 07:58 | Samford | Jason Carey misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Fincham - foul #2 on Robert Fincham, team foul #8 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Niagara | Jason Mitchell (PG), Hector Hernandez (SG), William Otey (SF), Albert McWhirt (PF), Miladen Trembinski (C) Robert Fincham, Thomas Little, Herbert Johnson, Ken Gose, Richard Bingham | |
| Subs | Samford | Jason McClellan (PG), Walter Johnson (SG), Eric Kerr (SF), David Lockridge (C) Jerry Metts, William Holt, Martin Fullerton, Daniel Butler | |
| 07:58 | Samford | Jason Carey makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 07:58 | Samford | Jason Carey makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 07:38 | Niagara | Miladen Trembinski lays it up and in and the foul's on Walter Johnson - foul #2 on Walter Johnson, team foul #7 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Samford | David Carrier (SG), Michael Chew (C) Walter Johnson, Jason Carey | |
| 07:38 | Niagara | Miladen Trembinski makes the free throw | 23-17 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Jason Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hector Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Otey (fresh) PF - Albert McWhirt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Miladen Trembinski (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jason McClellan (fresh) SG - David Carrier (fresh) SF - Eric Kerr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Lockridge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Chew (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Samford | Jason McClellan's pass is intercepted by Hector Hernandez in the backcourt | 23-17 |
| 07:27 | Niagara | Hector Hernandez misses the easy layup | 23-17 |
| 07:26 | Niagara | Hector Hernandez grabs the offensive rebound | 23-17 |
| 07:10 | Niagara | Miladen Trembinski clanks a floater from the baseline | 23-17 |
| 07:09 | Samford | Eric Kerr pulls down the rebound | 23-17 |
| 07:07 | Samford | Jason McClellan is fouled in the backcourt by Albert McWhirt - foul #2 on Albert McWhirt, team foul #9 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Niagara | Armando Sanchez (C) Albert McWhirt | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 07:07 | Samford | Jason McClellan makes the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 07:07 | Samford | Jason McClellan makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 06:52 | Niagara | Jason Mitchell can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 23-19 |
| 06:50 | Samford | David Lockridge snags the defensive board | 23-19 |
| 06:32 | Samford | David Carrier scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-22 |
| 06:16 | Niagara | Hector Hernandez scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Mitchell | 26-22 |
| 05:54 | Samford | The jump hook by Eric Kerr is blocked by Miladen Trembinski | 26-22 |
| 05:52 | Niagara | William Otey snags the defensive board | 26-22 |
| 05:27 | Niagara | Armando Sanchez can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Michael Chew - foul #2 on Michael Chew, team foul #8 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Niagara | Thomas Little (PG), Don Harper (SG), Ken Gose (PF) Jason Mitchell, Hector Hernandez, Miladen Trembinski | |
| Subs | Samford | Jerry Metts (PG), William Holt (SG), Jason Carey (SF), Martin Fullerton (PF), Daniel Butler (C) Jason McClellan, David Carrier, Eric Kerr, David Lockridge, Michael Chew | |
| 05:27 | Niagara | Armando Sanchez misses the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 05:27 | Niagara | Armando Sanchez makes the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 05:03 | Samford | Daniel Butler misses badly on a shot near the basket | 27-22 |
| 05:02 | Niagara | Armando Sanchez pulls down the rebound | 27-22 |
| 04:39 | Niagara | Don Harper is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Don Harper, team foul #10 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Niagara | Jason Mitchell (PG), Hector Hernandez (SG), Herbert Johnson (SF), Richard Bingham (C) Thomas Little, Don Harper, William Otey, Armando Sanchez | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 04:27 | Samford | Daniel Butler is hacked by Richard Bingham - foul #1 on Richard Bingham, team foul #11 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Samford | Eric Kerr (SF) Jason Carey | |
| 04:27 | Samford | Daniel Butler makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 04:27 | Samford | Daniel Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 04:10 | Niagara | Jason Mitchell comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 27-24 |
| 04:09 | Samford | Martin Fullerton gets the rebound | 27-24 |
| 03:55 | Samford | William Holt connects on the open jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jerry Metts | 27-26 |
| 03:44 | Niagara | Richard Bingham can't finish the layup | 27-26 |
| 03:43 | Niagara | Hector Hernandez misses the tip | 27-26 |
| 03:41 | Niagara | The offensive rebound goes to Herbert Johnson | 27-26 |
| 03:29 | Niagara | Jason Mitchell misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 27-26 |
| 03:28 | Samford | Daniel Butler grabs the board | 27-26 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Jason Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hector Hernandez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Herbert Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ken Gose (fairly fresh) C - Richard Bingham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jerry Metts (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Holt (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Eric Kerr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Martin Fullerton (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Butler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Samford | Jerry Metts can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the left wing | 27-26 |
| 03:13 | Niagara | Richard Bingham grabs the defensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 02:53 | Niagara | Jason Mitchell scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Hector Hernandez | 30-26 |
| 02:49 | Samford | Daniel Butler is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Bingham - foul #2 on Richard Bingham, team foul #12 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Niagara | Robert Fincham (PG), Thomas Little (SG), Don Harper (SF), Albert McWhirt (PF), Armando Sanchez (C) Jason Mitchell, Hector Hernandez, Herbert Johnson, Ken Gose, Richard Bingham | |
| Subs | Samford | David Lockridge (PG), Walter Johnson (SG), Jason Carey (SF), Michael Chew (C) Jerry Metts, William Holt, Eric Kerr, Martin Fullerton | |
| 02:49 | Samford | Daniel Butler misses the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 02:49 | Samford | Daniel Butler misses the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 02:49 | Niagara | Armando Sanchez pulls down the rebound | 30-26 |
| 02:36 | Niagara | Albert McWhirt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-26 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Samford | Jason McClellan (PG) Daniel Butler | |
| 02:25 | Samford | David Lockridge is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 30-26 |
| 02:23 | Niagara | Albert McWhirt snags the defensive board | 30-26 |
| 02:03 | Niagara | Thomas Little hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-26 |
| 02:01 | Samford | The rebound goes to David Lockridge | 30-26 |
| 01:40 | Samford | David Lockridge misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Albert McWhirt - foul #3 on Albert McWhirt, team foul #13 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Niagara | Jason Mitchell (PG), William Otey (SF), Ken Gose (PF), Miladen Trembinski (C) Robert Fincham, Thomas Little, Albert McWhirt, Armando Sanchez | |
| Subs | Samford | William Holt (PG) Jason McClellan | |
| 01:40 | Samford | David Lockridge makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 01:40 | Samford | David Lockridge makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 01:16 | Niagara | William Otey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 30-28 |
| 01:14 | Niagara | Miladen Trembinski snags the offensive board | 30-28 |
| 01:03 | Niagara | Ken Gose misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-28 |
| 01:02 | Samford | William Holt grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 00:42 | Samford | Michael Chew drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from William Holt | 30-30 |
| 00:24 | Niagara | Jason Mitchell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-30 |
| Subs | Niagara | Thomas Little (SG) Don Harper | |
| Subs | Samford | David Carrier (SG), Eric Kerr (SF), Martin Fullerton (PF), Daniel Butler (C) Walter Johnson, David Lockridge, Jason Carey, Michael Chew | |
| 00:05 | Samford | William Holt is hacked by Miladen Trembinski - foul #1 on Miladen Trembinski, team foul #14 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Niagara | Richard Bingham (C) Miladen Trembinski | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:05 | Samford | William Holt makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 00:05 | Samford | William Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 00:01 | Niagara | William Otey misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-32 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Daniel Butler grabs the board | 30-32 |