| Lineup | Samford | PG - Dion Reeves (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Stevens (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Harold Tidwell (fresh) PF - Edward Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - John Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Timothy Sunseri (fresh) 7 pts. SF - William Reith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Sirianni (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Waldrup (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Harold Tidwell inbounds the ball | 20-45 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Samford | Harold Tidwell comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 20-45 |
| 19:44 | Morehead State | William Reith grabs the defensive rebound | 20-45 |
| 19:20 | Morehead State | William Reith misses long on a runner from close range | 20-45 |
| 19:19 | Samford | Robert Lewis snags the defensive board | 20-45 |
| 19:16 | Samford | Dion Reeves is hacked by John Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Johnson, team foul #1 | 20-45 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Raymond Gouge (PG) John Johnson | |
| 19:00 | Samford | Dion Reeves is fouled on the floor by Ralph Waldrup - foul #2 on Ralph Waldrup, team foul #2 | 20-45 |
| 18:45 | Samford | Robert Lewis knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Harold Tidwell | 22-45 |
| 18:26 | Morehead State | Timothy Sunseri's pass is intercepted by Richard Stevens | 22-45 |
| 18:12 | Samford | Harold Tidwell scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-45 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 18:08 | Morehead State | Timothy Sunseri scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 25-47 |
| 17:46 | Samford | Robert Lewis drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Dion Reeves | 27-47 |
| 17:41 | Morehead State | Timothy Sunseri misses the easy layup but the foul's on Robert Lewis - foul #2 on Robert Lewis, team foul #1 | 27-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Beacham (PG), Donald Henry (SG), Yul Xiong (SF), Marc Smith (PF) Dion Reeves, Richard Stevens, Harold Tidwell, Edward Hudson | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Randy Jenkins (PG), Donald Nathan (SF), Donald Milbrandt (PF), John Hutson (C) Raymond Gouge, William Reith, Joshua Sirianni, Ralph Waldrup | |
| 17:41 | Morehead State | Timothy Sunseri makes the 1st free throw | 27-48 |
| 17:41 | Morehead State | Timothy Sunseri makes the 2nd free throw | 27-49 |
| 17:19 | Samford | Donald Henry misses the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Donald Milbrandt - foul #2 on Donald Milbrandt, team foul #3 | 27-49 |
| Subs | Samford | Andrew Mitchell (C) Robert Lewis | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Gus Latimore (SG) Timothy Sunseri | |
| 17:19 | Samford | Donald Henry makes the 1st free throw | 28-49 |
| 17:19 | Samford | Donald Henry misses the 2nd free throw | 28-49 |
| 17:19 | Morehead State | Donald Milbrandt gets the rebound | 28-49 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 16:50 | Morehead State | Donald Milbrandt misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Marc Smith - foul #2 on Marc Smith, team foul #2 | 28-49 |
| Subs | Samford | Dion Reeves (PG) Brian Beacham | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 16:50 | Morehead State | Donald Milbrandt makes the 1st free throw | 28-50 |
| 16:50 | Morehead State | Donald Milbrandt makes the 2nd free throw | 28-51 |
| 16:47 | Samford | Randy Jenkins is called for the reach on Yul Xiong in the backcourt - foul #2 on Randy Jenkins, team foul #4 | 28-51 |
| 16:37 | Samford | Andrew Mitchell is hacked by John Hutson - foul #1 on John Hutson, team foul #5 | 28-51 |
| 16:23 | Samford | Dion Reeves misses short on a floater from the right wing | 28-51 |
| 16:21 | Morehead State | Gus Latimore gets the rebound | 28-51 |
| 16:09 | Morehead State | Gus Latimore is fouled on the floor by Donald Henry - foul #1 on Donald Henry, team foul #3 | 28-51 |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Stevens (SG), Harold Tidwell (SF), Robert Lewis (C) Donald Henry, Yul Xiong, Andrew Mitchell | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Raymond Gouge (PG), Donald Knight (C) Donald Milbrandt, John Hutson | |
| 15:46 | Morehead State | Raymond Gouge misses badly on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Marc Smith - foul #3 on Marc Smith, team foul #4 | 28-51 |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Hudson (PF) Marc Smith | |
| Subs | Morehead State | John Johnson (PG), William Reith (SF), Ralph Waldrup (C) Gus Latimore, Randy Jenkins, Donald Nathan | |
| 15:46 | Morehead State | Raymond Gouge makes the 1st free throw | 28-52 |
| 15:46 | Morehead State | Raymond Gouge makes the 2nd free throw | 28-53 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Dion Reeves (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Stevens (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Harold Tidwell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edward Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Lewis (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - John Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Gouge (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Reith (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Knight (fresh) C - Ralph Waldrup (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Samford | Edward Hudson is open and lays it up and in | 30-53 |
| 15:15 | Morehead State | Raymond Gouge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-53 |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Beacham (PG) Dion Reeves | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Timothy Sunseri (SG), Joshua Sirianni (PF) Raymond Gouge, Donald Knight | |
| 15:11 | Samford | William Reith takes the ball from Harold Tidwell in the backcourt | 30-53 |
| 15:08 | Morehead State | Timothy Sunseri misses the lay-in | 30-53 |
| 15:07 | Samford | The rebound goes to Harold Tidwell | 30-53 |
| 14:57 | Samford | Brian Beacham can't finish the layup | 30-53 |
| 14:55 | Samford | Edward Hudson gets the offensive rebound | 30-53 |
| 14:41 | Samford | Richard Stevens's pass is intercepted by Joshua Sirianni | 30-53 |
| 14:23 | Morehead State | William Reith misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Harold Tidwell - foul #3 on Harold Tidwell, team foul #5 | 30-53 |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Henry (SG), Yul Xiong (SF), Marc Smith (PF) Richard Stevens, Harold Tidwell, Edward Hudson | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Randy Jenkins (SG), Donald Milbrandt (C) Timothy Sunseri, Ralph Waldrup | |
| 14:23 | Morehead State | William Reith makes the 1st free throw | 30-54 |
| 14:23 | Morehead State | William Reith misses the 2nd free throw | 30-54 |
| 14:23 | Samford | Marc Smith pulls down the rebound | 30-54 |
| 14:10 | Samford | Brian Beacham's pass is intercepted by William Reith | 30-54 |
| 13:47 | Morehead State | William Reith knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Johnson | 30-57 |
| 13:25 | Samford | Marc Smith makes the runner from the left block and he's hacked by John Johnson - foul #4 on John Johnson, team foul #6 | 32-57 |
| Subs | Samford | Dion Reeves (PG), Andrew Mitchell (C) Brian Beacham, Robert Lewis | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Raymond Gouge (PG), Donald Nathan (SF), John Hutson (C) John Johnson, William Reith, Joshua Sirianni | |
| 13:25 | Samford | Marc Smith misses the free throw | 32-57 |
| 13:25 | Morehead State | John Hutson grabs the board | 32-57 |
| 13:00 | Morehead State | Donald Nathan misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 32-57 |
| 12:58 | Morehead State | John Hutson tips it but misses | 32-57 |
| 12:57 | Samford | Andrew Mitchell grabs the board | 32-57 |
| 12:48 | Samford | Yul Xiong connects on the open pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Donald Henry | 34-57 |
| 12:31 | Morehead State | Donald Milbrandt buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-59 |
| 12:28 | Samford | Yul Xiong's pass is intercepted by Raymond Gouge in the backcourt | 34-59 |
| 11:59 | Morehead State | Raymond Gouge scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Donald Milbrandt | 34-61 |
| 11:42 | Samford | Yul Xiong misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Donald Nathan - foul #1 on Donald Nathan, team foul #7 | 34-61 |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Stevens (SG), Edward Hudson (PF), Robert Lewis (C) Donald Henry, Marc Smith, Andrew Mitchell | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Gus Latimore (PG), Timothy Sunseri (SG), William Reith (SF), Donald Knight (PF), Ralph Waldrup (C) Raymond Gouge, Randy Jenkins, Donald Nathan, Donald Milbrandt, John Hutson | |
| 11:42 | Samford | Yul Xiong makes the 1st free throw | 35-61 |
| 11:42 | Samford | Yul Xiong makes the 2nd free throw | 36-61 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Dion Reeves (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Stevens (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Yul Xiong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Edward Hudson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Lewis (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Gus Latimore (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Timothy Sunseri (fresh) 11 pts. SF - William Reith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Donald Knight (fresh) C - Ralph Waldrup (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Morehead State | Gus Latimore's pass is intercepted by Richard Stevens | 36-61 |
| 11:19 | Samford | Richard Stevens dunks the ball | 38-61 |
| 10:50 | Morehead State | William Reith makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-64 |
| 10:46 | Samford | Yul Xiong is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Knight - foul #1 on Donald Knight, team foul #8 | 38-64 |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Beacham (PG) Dion Reeves | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Donald Nathan (SF), Joshua Sirianni (PF) William Reith, Donald Knight | |
| 10:46 | Samford | Yul Xiong makes the 1st free throw | 39-64 |
| 10:46 | Samford | Yul Xiong makes the 2nd free throw | 40-64 |
| 10:17 | Morehead State | Donald Nathan clanks a jumper from the left wing | 40-64 |
| 10:16 | Samford | Edward Hudson snags the defensive board | 40-64 |
| 10:12 | Samford | Richard Stevens is alone and drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Brian Beacham | 42-64 |
| 10:00 | Morehead State | Yul Xiong steps in front of the Ralph Waldrup pass | 42-64 |
| 09:44 | Samford | Brian Beacham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-64 |
| 09:42 | Morehead State | Donald Nathan grabs the board | 42-64 |
| 09:16 | Morehead State | Gus Latimore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-64 |
| Subs | Samford | Dion Reeves (PG), Donald Henry (SG), Harold Tidwell (SF), Marc Smith (PF), Andrew Mitchell (C) Brian Beacham, Richard Stevens, Yul Xiong, Edward Hudson, Robert Lewis | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Raymond Gouge (PG), Randy Jenkins (SG), William Reith (SF), Donald Milbrandt (PF), John Hutson (C) Gus Latimore, Timothy Sunseri, Donald Nathan, Joshua Sirianni, Ralph Waldrup | |
| 09:01 | Samford | Donald Henry misses long on a shot from the right wing | 42-64 |
| 09:00 | Samford | Harold Tidwell tips it home | 44-64 |
| 08:41 | Morehead State | Marc Smith blocks the short jumper by William Reith | 44-64 |
| 08:39 | Morehead State | John Hutson tips it back up and in | 44-66 |
| 08:28 | Samford | John Hutson is called for the reach on Andrew Mitchell - foul #2 on John Hutson, team foul #9 | 44-66 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Lewis (C) Marc Smith | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 08:28 | Samford | Andrew Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 44-66 |
| 08:28 | Samford | Robert Lewis pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-66 |
| 08:08 | Samford | Donald Milbrandt steals it from Harold Tidwell | 44-66 |
| 07:41 | Morehead State | Donald Milbrandt connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Randy Jenkins | 44-69 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Dion Reeves (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Henry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Tidwell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Mitchell (fresh) C - Robert Lewis (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Raymond Gouge (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Randy Jenkins (fresh) 3 ast. SF - William Reith (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Donald Milbrandt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - John Hutson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Samford | Raymond Gouge is called for the reach on Dion Reeves in the backcourt - foul #3 on Raymond Gouge, team foul #10 | 44-69 |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Stevens (SG), Marc Smith (PF) Donald Henry, Andrew Mitchell | |
| Subs | Morehead State | John Johnson (PG), Donald Nathan (SF), Joshua Sirianni (PF), Donald Knight (C) Raymond Gouge, William Reith, Donald Milbrandt, John Hutson | |
| 07:38 | Samford | Dion Reeves makes the 1st free throw | 45-69 |
| 07:38 | Samford | Dion Reeves makes the 2nd free throw | 46-69 |
| 07:10 | Morehead State | The jump hook by Donald Nathan is blocked by Marc Smith | 46-69 |
| 07:09 | Morehead State | Joshua Sirianni pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-69 |
| 06:40 | Morehead State | Robert Lewis steals the ball from Randy Jenkins | 46-69 |
| 06:20 | Samford | Marc Smith makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Dion Reeves | 48-69 |
| 06:04 | Morehead State | Dion Reeves picks off the pass by Randy Jenkins | 48-69 |
| 05:51 | Samford | Dion Reeves misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 48-69 |
| 05:49 | Morehead State | Randy Jenkins snags the defensive board | 48-69 |
| 05:49 | Morehead State | Morehead State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-69 |
| Subs | Samford | Yul Xiong (SF), Edward Hudson (PF) Harold Tidwell, Marc Smith | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Timothy Sunseri (SG), William Reith (SF), Ralph Waldrup (C) Randy Jenkins, Donald Nathan, Donald Knight | |
| 05:27 | Morehead State | Joshua Sirianni is fouled on the floor by Richard Stevens - foul #2 on Richard Stevens, team foul #6 | 48-69 |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Beacham (PG) Dion Reeves | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Donald Milbrandt (PF) Joshua Sirianni | |
| 05:04 | Morehead State | Ralph Waldrup is hacked by Richard Stevens - foul #3 on Richard Stevens, team foul #7 | 48-69 |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Henry (SG), Marc Smith (PF), Andrew Mitchell (C) Richard Stevens, Edward Hudson, Robert Lewis | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Raymond Gouge (PG), Randy Jenkins (SG), Donald Nathan (SF) John Johnson, Timothy Sunseri, William Reith | |
| 05:04 | Morehead State | Ralph Waldrup misses the 1st free throw | 48-69 |
| 05:04 | Morehead State | Donald Nathan grabs the offensive rebound | 48-69 |
| 04:46 | Morehead State | Donald Milbrandt connects on the runner in the paint | 48-71 |
| 04:29 | Samford | Brian Beacham knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-71 |
| 04:10 | Morehead State | Marc Smith picks off the pass by Donald Milbrandt | 51-71 |
| 03:54 | Samford | Ralph Waldrup is called for the reach on Andrew Mitchell - foul #3 on Ralph Waldrup, team foul #11 | 51-71 |
| Subs | Samford | Justin Center (C) Yul Xiong | |
| Subs | Morehead State | John Hutson (C) Ralph Waldrup | |
| 03:54 | Samford | Andrew Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 51-71 |
| 03:54 | Samford | Andrew Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 52-71 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:25 | Morehead State | Raymond Gouge misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-71 |
| 03:23 | Samford | Marc Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 52-71 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Brian Beacham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Henry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Mitchell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Marc Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Justin Center (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Raymond Gouge (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Randy Jenkins (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Donald Nathan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Donald Milbrandt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - John Hutson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:05 | Samford | John Hutson swats the shot by Marc Smith | 52-71 |
| 03:03 | Samford | Donald Henry tips it home | 54-71 |
| 02:38 | Morehead State | John Hutson misses the lay-in | 54-71 |
| 02:37 | Samford | Donald Henry gets the rebound | 54-71 |
| 02:31 | Samford | Donald Henry clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-71 |
| 02:29 | Morehead State | Donald Nathan gets the rebound | 54-71 |
| 02:14 | Morehead State | Raymond Gouge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-71 |
| Subs | Samford | Yul Xiong (SF) Andrew Mitchell | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Gus Latimore (PG), Donald Knight (PF) Donald Nathan, John Hutson | |
| 01:58 | Samford | Brian Beacham misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-71 |
| 01:56 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Justin Center | 54-71 |
| 01:47 | Samford | Donald Henry scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 56-71 |
| 01:27 | Morehead State | Gus Latimore can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 56-71 |
| 01:26 | Morehead State | Donald Milbrandt snags the offensive board | 56-71 |
| 01:07 | Morehead State | Randy Jenkins hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gus Latimore | 56-73 |
| 01:00 | Samford | Justin Center can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left corner | 56-73 |
| 00:59 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Donald Milbrandt | 56-73 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Morehead State | Yul Xiong is called for the reach on Randy Jenkins - foul #2 on Yul Xiong, team foul #8 | 56-73 |
| Subs | Samford | Andrew Mitchell (C) Justin Center | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Donald Nathan (SF), John Hutson (C) Gus Latimore, Donald Knight | |
| 00:34 | Morehead State | Randy Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 56-73 |
| 00:34 | Samford | Marc Smith pulls down the rebound | 56-73 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Samford | Brian Beacham is hacked by John Hutson in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Hutson, team foul #12 | 56-73 |
| 00:30 | Samford | Brian Beacham makes the 1st free throw | 57-73 |
| 00:30 | Samford | Brian Beacham misses the 2nd free throw | 57-73 |
| 00:30 | Morehead State | Donald Milbrandt grabs the defensive rebound | 57-73 |
| 00:00 | Morehead State | Raymond Gouge runs out the clock | 57-73 |