| Lineup | Samford | PG - Roger Hayslett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Kamps (fresh) SF - James Quiles (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeffery Batson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Tharp (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Jim Allan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Coffin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Felix Meyer (fresh) 4 reb. C - Kevin Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | James Quiles inbounds the ball | 30-25 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Samford | James Quiles is fouled on the floor by Felix Meyer - foul #3 on Felix Meyer, team foul #1 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Steven Flint (PF) Felix Meyer | |
| 19:37 | Samford | James Quiles dunks the ball | 32-25 |
| 19:22 | Morehead State | Keith Coffin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-25 |
| 19:20 | Samford | The rebound goes to Christopher Tharp | 32-25 |
| 19:16 | Samford | Gregory Thomas is called for the reach on Roger Hayslett in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gregory Thomas, team foul #2 | 32-25 |
| 19:08 | Samford | Christopher Tharp misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 32-25 |
| 19:07 | Morehead State | Gregory Thomas grabs the board | 32-25 |
| 18:40 | Morehead State | Kevin Ross misses short on a runner in the lane but the foul's on James Quiles - foul #1 on James Quiles, team foul #1 | 32-25 |
| 18:40 | Morehead State | Kevin Ross makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 18:40 | Morehead State | Kevin Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 18:20 | Samford | John Kamps misses short on a shot from the right wing | 32-27 |
| 18:19 | Morehead State | Kevin Ross snags the defensive board | 32-27 |
| 17:57 | Morehead State | Gregory Thomas comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on James Quiles - foul #2 on James Quiles, team foul #2 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Samford | Randall Sprague (SF), Frank Pinkney (PF) James Quiles, Jeffery Batson | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Douglas Farmer (SF), Jeremy High (C) Steven Flint, Kevin Ross | |
| 17:57 | Morehead State | Gregory Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 17:57 | Morehead State | Gregory Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 17:57 | Samford | Christopher Tharp gets the rebound | 32-27 |
| 17:46 | Samford | Frank Pinkney hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 32-27 |
| 17:45 | Morehead State | Jeremy High pulls down the rebound | 32-27 |
| 17:24 | Morehead State | Keith Coffin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-27 |
| Subs | Samford | Anthony Lee (SG) John Kamps | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Mark Tolbert (PG), Arthur Lane (SG), Kevin Ross (PF) Jim Allan, Keith Coffin, Gregory Thomas | |
| 17:09 | Samford | Frank Pinkney can't finish the layup | 32-27 |
| 17:07 | Samford | Frank Pinkney tips it home | 34-27 |
| 16:43 | Morehead State | Kevin Ross misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 34-27 |
| 16:42 | Samford | Frank Pinkney grabs the board | 34-27 |
| 16:34 | Samford | Kevin Ross is called for the reach on Frank Pinkney - foul #1 on Kevin Ross, team foul #3 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Samford | James Quiles (SF), Jeffery Batson (PF) Roger Hayslett, Christopher Tharp | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Keith Coffin (SG), Steven Flint (PF) Arthur Lane, Kevin Ross | |
| 16:15 | Samford | Mark Tolbert takes the ball from Jeffery Batson | 34-27 |
| 16:11 | Morehead State | Keith Coffin misses the lay-in | 34-27 |
| 16:10 | Morehead State | Steven Flint pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 15:58 | Morehead State | Keith Coffin scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Mark Tolbert | 34-30 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Anthony Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Randall Sprague (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Quiles (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jeffery Batson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Pinkney (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Mark Tolbert (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Keith Coffin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Farmer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steven Flint (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jeremy High (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:56 | Samford | Jeffery Batson loses the dribble to Keith Coffin in the backcourt | 34-30 |
| 15:32 | Morehead State | Keith Coffin clanks a 3 from the left corner | 34-30 |
| 15:31 | Samford | Anthony Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 15:28 | Samford | Randall Sprague travels in the backcourt | 34-30 |
| Subs | Samford | Roger Hayslett (PG), John Kamps (SG), Christopher Tharp (C) Anthony Lee, Randall Sprague, Frank Pinkney | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Jim Allan (PG), Gregory Thomas (SF), Felix Meyer (PF), Kevin Ross (C) Mark Tolbert, Douglas Farmer, Steven Flint, Jeremy High | |
| 15:09 | Morehead State | Gregory Thomas is hacked by Christopher Tharp - foul #1 on Christopher Tharp, team foul #3 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Arthur Lane (SG) Keith Coffin | |
| 14:50 | Morehead State | Kevin Ross scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Jim Allan | 34-32 |
| 14:37 | Samford | John Kamps hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-32 |
| 14:35 | Samford | Christopher Tharp tips it in | 36-32 |
| 14:20 | Morehead State | Jeffery Batson is called for the reach on Jim Allan - foul #2 on Jeffery Batson, team foul #4 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Samford | John Krueger (SF), Frank Pinkney (PF) James Quiles, Jeffery Batson | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Keith Coffin (SG), Steven Flint (SF) Arthur Lane, Gregory Thomas | |
| 14:02 | Morehead State | The jump hook by Steven Flint is blocked by Frank Pinkney | 36-32 |
| 14:01 | Morehead State | Felix Meyer misses the tip | 36-32 |
| 13:59 | Samford | Christopher Tharp gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| 13:37 | Samford | John Krueger makes the wide open fadeaway in the lane | 38-32 |
| 13:11 | Morehead State | Roger Hayslett steals it from Steven Flint | 38-32 |
| 12:59 | Samford | John Krueger makes the wide open 3 from straight away set up by Roger Hayslett | 41-32 |
| 12:32 | Morehead State | Jim Allan is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Jim Allan, team foul #4 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Samford | Anthony Lee (SG), James Quiles (SF), Jeffery Batson (PF) John Kamps, John Krueger, Frank Pinkney | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Mark Tolbert (PG), Douglas Farmer (SG), Gregory Thomas (SF), Jeremy High (C) Jim Allan, Keith Coffin, Steven Flint, Kevin Ross | |
| 12:17 | Samford | Roger Hayslett scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Anthony Lee | 44-32 |
| 11:54 | Morehead State | Gregory Thomas misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-32 |
| 11:52 | Morehead State | Jeremy High hits the follow up shot | 44-34 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Roger Hayslett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Lee (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Quiles (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jeffery Batson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Tharp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Mark Tolbert (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Douglas Farmer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gregory Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Felix Meyer (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeremy High (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Samford | Jeremy High takes the ball from James Quiles | 44-34 |
| 11:06 | Morehead State | Felix Meyer misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-34 |
| 11:05 | Morehead State | Jeremy High tips it back up and in | 44-36 |
| 10:59 | Samford | Roger Hayslett misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Mark Tolbert - foul #3 on Mark Tolbert, team foul #5 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Samford | Randall Sprague (SF), Frank Pinkney (C) James Quiles, Christopher Tharp | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Jim Allan (PG), Keith Coffin (SG), Steven Flint (PF), Kevin Ross (C) Mark Tolbert, Gregory Thomas, Felix Meyer, Jeremy High | |
| 10:59 | Samford | Roger Hayslett makes the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 10:59 | Samford | Roger Hayslett misses the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 10:59 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Keith Coffin | 45-36 |
| 10:30 | Morehead State | Keith Coffin misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-36 |
| 10:28 | Samford | Jeffery Batson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 10:16 | Samford | Anthony Lee misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-36 |
| 10:14 | Morehead State | Kevin Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 10:12 | Morehead State | Jim Allan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-36 |
| Subs | Samford | John Kamps (SG) Roger Hayslett | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Arthur Lane (SF) Douglas Farmer | |
| 09:59 | Samford | Randall Sprague connects on the open jumpshot from the left wing | 47-36 |
| 09:36 | Morehead State | Keith Coffin knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-39 |
| 09:08 | Samford | Anthony Lee is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Kamps | 49-39 |
| 08:39 | Morehead State | Keith Coffin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-39 |
| 08:37 | Samford | Randall Sprague grabs the defensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 08:35 | Samford | Anthony Lee is fouled in the backcourt by Jim Allan - foul #3 on Jim Allan, team foul #6 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Samford | Roger Hayslett (PG), James Quiles (SF), Christopher Tharp (C) Anthony Lee, Randall Sprague, Frank Pinkney | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Mark Tolbert (PG), Gregory Thomas (SF), Felix Meyer (PF), Jeremy High (C) Jim Allan, Keith Coffin, Steven Flint, Kevin Ross | |
| 08:25 | Samford | Jeffery Batson is called for traveling | 49-39 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Douglas Farmer (SG) Arthur Lane | |
| 07:58 | Morehead State | Douglas Farmer buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 07:42 | Samford | Roger Hayslett is denied on a layup by Gregory Thomas | 49-42 |
| 07:41 | Morehead State | Felix Meyer grabs the board | 49-42 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Roger Hayslett (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Kamps (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Quiles (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jeffery Batson (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Tharp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Mark Tolbert (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Douglas Farmer (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gregory Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Felix Meyer (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeremy High (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Morehead State | Douglas Farmer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 49-42 |
| 07:22 | Samford | Christopher Tharp grabs the board | 49-42 |
| 06:58 | Samford | Christopher Tharp lays it in | 51-42 |
| 06:37 | Morehead State | Douglas Farmer misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-42 |
| 06:36 | Samford | James Quiles grabs the board | 51-42 |
| 06:29 | Samford | Roger Hayslett is fouled on the floor by Mark Tolbert - foul #4 on Mark Tolbert, team foul #7 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Samford | Anthony Lee (SG), Randall Sprague (SF), Frank Pinkney (PF) John Kamps, James Quiles, Jeffery Batson | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Jim Allan (PG), Keith Coffin (SG), Arthur Lane (SF), Steven Flint (PF), Kevin Ross (C) Mark Tolbert, Douglas Farmer, Gregory Thomas, Felix Meyer, Jeremy High | |
| 06:29 | Samford | Roger Hayslett makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 06:29 | Samford | Roger Hayslett makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 06:14 | Morehead State | Keith Coffin hits a 3 from the right corner | 53-45 |
| 06:12 | Samford | Anthony Lee loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:46 | Morehead State | Keith Coffin makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jim Allan | 53-48 |
| 05:40 | Samford | Roger Hayslett is fouled in the backcourt by Jim Allan - foul #4 on Jim Allan, team foul #8 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Felix Meyer (PF) Arthur Lane | |
| 05:40 | Samford | Roger Hayslett makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 05:40 | Samford | Roger Hayslett makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 05:21 | Morehead State | Jim Allan scores on a shot from the free throw line | 55-50 |
| 05:17 | Samford | Steven Flint is called for the reach on Randall Sprague in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Flint, team foul #9 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Samford | James Quiles (SF) Roger Hayslett | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Arthur Lane (SF) Steven Flint | |
| 05:17 | Samford | Randall Sprague makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 05:17 | Samford | Randall Sprague misses the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 05:17 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Felix Meyer | 56-50 |
| 04:48 | Morehead State | James Quiles steals the ball from Kevin Ross | 56-50 |
| 04:45 | Samford | Frank Pinkney lays it in on a nice dish by James Quiles | 58-50 |
| 04:23 | Morehead State | Felix Meyer drills a jumper from the left side | 58-52 |
| 04:06 | Samford | Keith Coffin is called for the reach on Randall Sprague - foul #1 on Keith Coffin, team foul #10 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Roger Hayslett (PG), John Kamps (SG), Jeffery Batson (PF) Anthony Lee, James Quiles, Christopher Tharp | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Mark Tolbert (PG), Douglas Farmer (SG), Gregory Thomas (SF), Steven Flint (PF), Jeremy High (C) Jim Allan, Keith Coffin, Arthur Lane, Felix Meyer, Kevin Ross | |
| 04:06 | Samford | Randall Sprague makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 04:06 | Samford | Randall Sprague misses the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 04:06 | Morehead State | Steven Flint gets the rebound | 59-52 |
| 03:43 | Morehead State | Mark Tolbert misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 59-52 |
| 03:42 | Samford | The rebound goes to Jeffery Batson | 59-52 |
| 03:40 | Samford | Douglas Farmer picks off the pass by Roger Hayslett in the backcourt | 59-52 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Roger Hayslett (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Kamps (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Randall Sprague (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jeffery Batson (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Pinkney (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Mark Tolbert (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Douglas Farmer (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gregory Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Flint (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jeremy High (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Morehead State | Gregory Thomas misses long on a shot from the right side | 59-52 |
| 03:26 | Morehead State | Gregory Thomas tips it back up and in | 59-54 |
| 03:03 | Samford | Randall Sprague misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-54 |
| 03:01 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Gregory Thomas | 59-54 |
| 02:59 | Morehead State | Morehead State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-54 |
| Subs | Samford | James Quiles (SF), Christopher Tharp (C) Randall Sprague, Frank Pinkney | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Jim Allan (PG), Keith Coffin (SG), Felix Meyer (PF) Mark Tolbert, Douglas Farmer, Steven Flint | |
| 02:32 | Morehead State | Felix Meyer misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Jeffery Batson - foul #3 on Jeffery Batson, team foul #5 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Kevin Ross (C) Jeremy High | |
| 02:32 | Morehead State | Felix Meyer misses the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 02:32 | Morehead State | Felix Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 02:13 | Samford | Roger Hayslett misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 59-55 |
| 02:11 | Samford | John Kamps hits the follow up shot | 61-55 |
| 01:56 | Morehead State | Gregory Thomas hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 61-57 |
| 01:33 | Samford | Christopher Tharp's fadeaway is rejected by Felix Meyer | 61-57 |
| 01:31 | Morehead State | Gregory Thomas snags the defensive board | 61-57 |
| 01:26 | Morehead State | Jim Allan connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Felix Meyer and the foul's on Roger Hayslett - foul #2 on Roger Hayslett, team foul #6 | 61-59 |
| 01:26 | Morehead State | Jim Allan makes the free throw | 61-60 |
| 01:12 | Samford | James Quiles connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 63-60 |
| 01:01 | Morehead State | Keith Coffin makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Gregory Thomas | 63-63 |
| 00:43 | Samford | James Quiles makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Roger Hayslett | 65-63 |
| 00:18 | Morehead State | Keith Coffin is hacked by John Kamps - foul #2 on John Kamps, team foul #7 | 65-63 |
| 00:18 | Morehead State | Keith Coffin makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 00:18 | Morehead State | Keith Coffin makes the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Samford | James Quiles comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-65 |
| 00:02 | Samford | Christopher Tharp gets the offensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 00:00 | Samford | The clock runs out | 65-65 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Roger Hayslett (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Kamps (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Quiles (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffery Batson (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Tharp (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Jim Allan (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Keith Coffin (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gregory Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Felix Meyer (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Ross (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Morehead State | Felix Meyer wins the tip | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:40 | Morehead State | Jim Allan hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gregory Thomas | 65-67 |
| 04:36 | Samford | Roger Hayslett loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-67 |
| Subs | Samford | Frank Pinkney (PF) Jeffery Batson | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Douglas Farmer (SF) Gregory Thomas | |
| 04:15 | Morehead State | Keith Coffin clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-67 |
| 04:13 | Samford | James Quiles gets the rebound | 65-67 |
| 03:45 | Samford | Frank Pinkney misses the easy layup | 65-67 |
| 03:43 | Morehead State | Jim Allan grabs the defensive rebound | 65-67 |
| 03:21 | Morehead State | The pull-up jumper by Felix Meyer is blocked by Christopher Tharp | 65-67 |
| 03:19 | Samford | John Kamps grabs the defensive rebound | 65-67 |
| 03:16 | Samford | Keith Coffin picks off the pass by John Kamps in the backcourt | 65-67 |
| 03:05 | Morehead State | Keith Coffin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-67 |
| 03:04 | Samford | The rebound goes to Christopher Tharp | 65-67 |
| 02:48 | Samford | John Kamps misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Keith Coffin - foul #2 on Keith Coffin, team foul #11 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Samford | Randall Sprague (SF), Jeffery Batson (PF) James Quiles, Christopher Tharp | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Mark Tolbert (PG), Arthur Lane (SG), Gregory Thomas (SF), Steven Flint (PF), Jeremy High (C) Jim Allan, Keith Coffin, Douglas Farmer, Felix Meyer, Kevin Ross | |
| 02:48 | Samford | John Kamps misses the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 02:48 | Samford | John Kamps makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 02:46 | Morehead State | Morehead State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-67 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Keith Coffin (PG), Douglas Farmer (SG), Felix Meyer (PF) Mark Tolbert, Arthur Lane, Steven Flint | |
| 02:24 | Morehead State | Felix Meyer drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 66-69 |
| 02:24 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 66-69 |
| Subs | Samford | James Quiles (SF) Randall Sprague | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Jim Allan (PG), Kevin Ross (C) Douglas Farmer, Jeremy High | |
| 02:04 | Samford | Frank Pinkney buries a shot from the left side | 68-69 |
| 01:50 | Morehead State | Kevin Ross is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Kevin Ross, team foul #12 | 68-69 |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Tharp (C) Frank Pinkney | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 01:34 | Samford | John Kamps drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-69 |
| 01:06 | Morehead State | Jim Allan misses long on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by James Quiles - foul #3 on James Quiles, team foul #8 | 71-69 |
| 01:06 | Morehead State | Jim Allan makes the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 01:06 | Morehead State | Jim Allan makes the 2nd free throw | 71-71 |
| 00:54 | Samford | Jeffery Batson is hacked by Felix Meyer - foul #4 on Felix Meyer, team foul #13 | 71-71 |
| 00:54 | Samford | Jeffery Batson makes the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 00:54 | Samford | Jeffery Batson misses the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 00:54 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Felix Meyer | 72-71 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Roger Hayslett (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Kamps (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Quiles (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffery Batson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Tharp (fresh) 7 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Jim Allan (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Keith Coffin (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Gregory Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Felix Meyer (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Kevin Ross (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 00:35 | Morehead State | Gregory Thomas is fouled on the floor by Roger Hayslett - foul #3 on Roger Hayslett, team foul #9 | 72-71 |
| 00:35 | Morehead State | Gregory Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 00:35 | Morehead State | Gregory Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 72-73 |
| 00:13 | Samford | Jeffery Batson comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Kevin Ross - foul #3 on Kevin Ross, team foul #14 | 72-73 |
| 00:13 | Samford | Jeffery Batson misses the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 00:13 | Samford | Jeffery Batson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:07 | Morehead State | Roger Hayslett steals it from Jim Allan in the backcourt | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Samford | James Quiles misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Jim Allan - foul #5 on Jim Allan, team foul #15 | 73-73 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Douglas Farmer (SG) Jim Allan | |
| 00:05 | Samford | James Quiles misses the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 00:05 | Samford | James Quiles misses the 2nd free throw | 73-73 |
| 00:05 | Morehead State | Gregory Thomas grabs the board | 73-73 |
| 00:05 | Morehead State | Morehead State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Morehead State | Keith Coffin misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 73-73 |
| 00:00 | Samford | The rebound goes to John Kamps | 73-73 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Roger Hayslett (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Kamps (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Quiles (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffery Batson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Tharp (fresh) 7 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Keith Coffin (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Douglas Farmer (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gregory Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Felix Meyer (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Kevin Ross (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Morehead State | Felix Meyer wins the tip | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:31 | Morehead State | Gregory Thomas can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Roger Hayslett - foul #4 on Roger Hayslett, team foul #10 | 73-73 |
| Subs | Samford | Frank Pinkney (PF) Jeffery Batson | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 04:31 | Morehead State | Gregory Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 04:31 | Morehead State | Gregory Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 73-73 |
| 04:31 | Samford | The rebound goes to Christopher Tharp | 73-73 |
| 04:29 | Samford | Roger Hayslett is hacked by Keith Coffin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Keith Coffin, team foul #16 | 73-73 |
| 04:29 | Samford | Roger Hayslett makes the 1st free throw | 74-73 |
| 04:29 | Samford | Roger Hayslett misses the 2nd free throw | 74-73 |
| 04:29 | Morehead State | Kevin Ross gets the rebound | 74-73 |
| 04:03 | Morehead State | Keith Coffin drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Douglas Farmer | 74-76 |
| 03:45 | Samford | Christopher Tharp hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from James Quiles and the foul's on Gregory Thomas - foul #3 on Gregory Thomas, team foul #17 | 76-76 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Mark Tolbert (PG) Gregory Thomas | |
| 03:45 | Samford | Christopher Tharp makes the free throw | 77-76 |
| 03:22 | Morehead State | Felix Meyer scores on a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Douglas Farmer | 77-78 |
| 03:05 | Samford | Roger Hayslett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-78 |
| Subs | Samford | Anthony Lee (SG), Randall Sprague (SF), Jeffery Batson (PF) John Kamps, James Quiles, Frank Pinkney | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Steven Flint (SF), Jeremy High (C) Douglas Farmer, Kevin Ross | |
| 02:42 | Morehead State | Felix Meyer is denied on a layup by Christopher Tharp | 77-78 |
| 02:40 | Morehead State | Jeremy High misses the tip | 77-78 |
| 02:38 | Samford | Anthony Lee gets the rebound | 77-78 |
| 02:38 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 77-78 |
| Subs | Samford | John Kamps (SG), James Quiles (SF) Anthony Lee, Randall Sprague | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Douglas Farmer (SG), Gregory Thomas (SF), Kevin Ross (C) Mark Tolbert, Steven Flint, Jeremy High | |
| 02:19 | Samford | Roger Hayslett is hacked by Keith Coffin - foul #4 on Keith Coffin, team foul #18 | 77-78 |
| 02:19 | Samford | Roger Hayslett makes the 1st free throw | 78-78 |
| 02:19 | Samford | Roger Hayslett misses the 2nd free throw | 78-78 |
| 02:19 | Morehead State | Kevin Ross pulls down the rebound | 78-78 |
| 02:04 | Morehead State | Keith Coffin is hacked by Roger Hayslett - foul #5 on Roger Hayslett, team foul #11 | 78-78 |
| Subs | Samford | Anthony Lee (PG) Roger Hayslett | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 02:04 | Morehead State | Keith Coffin makes the 1st free throw | 78-79 |
| 02:04 | Morehead State | Keith Coffin misses the 2nd free throw | 78-79 |
| 02:04 | Samford | Christopher Tharp grabs the board | 78-79 |
| 01:43 | Samford | Christopher Tharp buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Anthony Lee | 80-79 |
| 01:16 | Morehead State | Keith Coffin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 80-79 |
| 01:14 | Samford | The rebound goes to James Quiles | 80-79 |
| 01:04 | Samford | John Kamps connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Anthony Lee | 82-79 |
| 00:49 | Morehead State | Douglas Farmer misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 82-79 |
| 00:48 | Samford | Jeffery Batson gets the rebound | 82-79 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Anthony Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Kamps (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Quiles (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffery Batson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Tharp (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 14 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Keith Coffin (fresh) 24 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Douglas Farmer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Thomas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Felix Meyer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Kevin Ross (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Samford | Anthony Lee misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Keith Coffin - foul #5 on Keith Coffin, team foul #19 | 82-79 |
| Subs | Samford | Randall Sprague (SF) James Quiles | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Mark Tolbert (PG) Keith Coffin | |
| 00:23 | Samford | Anthony Lee makes the 1st free throw | 83-79 |
| 00:23 | Samford | Anthony Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 83-79 |
| 00:23 | Morehead State | Kevin Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 83-79 |
| 00:23 | Morehead State | Morehead State calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-79 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Morehead State | Mark Tolbert hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 83-79 |
| 00:16 | Samford | Christopher Tharp snags the defensive board | 83-79 |
| 00:16 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-79 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Samford | Anthony Lee is hacked by Mark Tolbert in the backcourt - foul #5 on Mark Tolbert, team foul #20 | 83-79 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Arthur Lane (PG) Mark Tolbert | |
| 00:13 | Samford | Anthony Lee makes the 1st free throw | 84-79 |
| 00:13 | Samford | Anthony Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 84-79 |
| 00:13 | Morehead State | Felix Meyer grabs the board | 84-79 |
| 00:13 | Morehead State | Morehead State calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 84-79 |
| 00:06 | Morehead State | Arthur Lane misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 84-79 |
| 00:04 | Samford | Christopher Tharp pulls down the rebound | 84-79 |
| 00:04 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 84-79 |
| Subs | Samford | James Quiles (SF) Randall Sprague | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 00:01 | Samford | Anthony Lee is hacked by Arthur Lane in the backcourt - foul #1 on Arthur Lane, team foul #21 | 84-79 |
| 00:01 | Samford | Anthony Lee makes the 1st free throw | 85-79 |
| 00:01 | Samford | Anthony Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 86-79 |
| 00:00 | Morehead State | Arthur Lane can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 86-79 |