| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Daniel Prater (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Manuel Seal (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Gary Fenton (fresh) PF - Bret Klonoski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ted Slawson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Lawrence Davis (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Sean Cusumano (fresh) SF - Johnnie Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Julian Kennison (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Cornett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Liberty | Gary Fenton inbounds the ball | 31-22 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Liberty | Johnnie Scott is called for the reach on Manuel Seal - foul #1 on Johnnie Scott, team foul #1 | 31-22 |
| 19:21 | Liberty | Daniel Prater hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Manuel Seal | 33-22 |
| 19:03 | Samford | Lawrence Davis's layup is rejected by Gary Fenton | 33-22 |
| 19:02 | Liberty | Ted Slawson snags the defensive board | 33-22 |
| 18:55 | Liberty | Bret Klonoski clanks a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Julian Kennison - foul #1 on Julian Kennison, team foul #2 | 33-22 |
| 18:55 | Liberty | Bret Klonoski misses the 1st free throw | 33-22 |
| 18:55 | Liberty | Bret Klonoski makes the 2nd free throw | 34-22 |
| 18:40 | Samford | Julian Kennison is whistled for a carry | 34-22 |
| 18:26 | Liberty | Ted Slawson misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 34-22 |
| 18:25 | Liberty | Manuel Seal snags the offensive board | 34-22 |
| 18:06 | Liberty | Ted Slawson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Lawrence Davis - foul #3 on Lawrence Davis, team foul #3 | 34-22 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage (PG) Lawrence Davis | |
| 18:06 | Liberty | Ted Slawson makes the 1st free throw | 35-22 |
| 18:06 | Liberty | Ted Slawson misses the 2nd free throw | 35-22 |
| 18:06 | Samford | Julian Kennison grabs the defensive rebound | 35-22 |
| 17:50 | Samford | Johnnie Scott misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-22 |
| 17:49 | Liberty | Gary Fenton snags the defensive board | 35-22 |
| 17:37 | Liberty | Ted Slawson loses the ball out of bounds | 35-22 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Samford | James Berlin (PG) Julian Kennison | |
| 17:23 | Samford | Kenneth Cornett can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-22 |
| 17:21 | Liberty | Gary Fenton gets the rebound | 35-22 |
| 17:05 | Liberty | Bret Klonoski makes the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Manuel Seal | 37-22 |
| 16:45 | Samford | Johnnie Scott makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Berlin and he's fouled by Gary Fenton - foul #3 on Gary Fenton, team foul #1 | 37-24 |
| Subs | Liberty | Philip Taylor (PG), Gregory Harriss (SG), Ty Cooper (SF), James Vance (C) Daniel Prater, Manuel Seal, Gary Fenton, Ted Slawson | |
| Subs | Samford | John Deforge (SG) Sean Cusumano | |
| 16:45 | Samford | Johnnie Scott makes the free throw | 37-25 |
| 16:30 | Liberty | James Berlin takes the ball from Bret Klonoski | 37-25 |
| 16:08 | Samford | Johnnie Scott misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-25 |
| 16:06 | Liberty | James Vance gets the rebound | 37-25 |
| 15:46 | Liberty | Philip Taylor drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-25 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Philip Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Harriss (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ty Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bret Klonoski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - James Vance (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - James Berlin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Deforge (fresh) SF - Johnnie Scott (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Deatherage (fresh) C - Kenneth Cornett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Samford | John Deforge steps out of bounds on the baseline | 39-25 |
| Subs | Liberty | Daniel Prater (PG), Manuel Seal (SG), Gary Fenton (SF), Ted Slawson (C) Philip Taylor, Gregory Harriss, Ty Cooper, Bret Klonoski | |
| Subs | Samford | Lawrence Davis (PG), Sean Cusumano (SG), James Parker (PF), Julian Kennison (C) James Berlin, Johnnie Scott, Lawrence Deatherage, Kenneth Cornett | |
| 15:14 | Liberty | Manuel Seal's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Davis | 39-25 |
| 15:10 | Samford | Lawrence Davis slams it home | 39-27 |
| 14:44 | Liberty | Ted Slawson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-27 |
| 14:42 | Liberty | James Vance snags the offensive board | 39-27 |
| 14:17 | Liberty | Manuel Seal misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-27 |
| 14:15 | Samford | James Parker grabs the board | 39-27 |
| 13:46 | Samford | John Deforge clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-27 |
| 13:45 | Samford | Sean Cusumano grabs the offensive board | 39-27 |
| 13:30 | Samford | Julian Kennison comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 39-27 |
| 13:28 | Samford | James Parker tips it in | 39-29 |
| 13:05 | Liberty | Manuel Seal misses short on a 3 from straight away | 39-29 |
| 13:03 | Liberty | James Vance pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-29 |
| 12:49 | Liberty | Gary Fenton blows the layup but he's fouled by Sean Cusumano - foul #1 on Sean Cusumano, team foul #4 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Liberty | Philip Taylor (PG), Gregory Harriss (SG), Bret Klonoski (PF), Bernard Duvall (C) Daniel Prater, Manuel Seal, James Vance, Ted Slawson | |
| Subs | Samford | James Berlin (SG), Johnnie Scott (SF), Lawrence Deatherage (C) Sean Cusumano, John Deforge, Julian Kennison | |
| 12:49 | Liberty | Gary Fenton makes the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 12:49 | Liberty | Gary Fenton misses the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| 12:49 | Samford | James Parker pulls down the rebound | 40-29 |
| 12:28 | Samford | Johnnie Scott makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Lawrence Deatherage | 40-32 |
| 12:08 | Liberty | Gary Fenton hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Bret Klonoski | 43-32 |
| 11:51 | Samford | Lawrence Davis buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Lawrence Deatherage | 43-35 |
| 11:32 | Liberty | Gary Fenton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-35 |
| 11:30 | Samford | Lawrence Davis gets the rebound | 43-35 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Philip Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Harriss (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Fenton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bret Klonoski (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Bernard Duvall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Lawrence Davis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Berlin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnnie Scott (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Parker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Deatherage (fresh) 2 ast. | |
| 11:08 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage is hacked by Bernard Duvall - foul #1 on Bernard Duvall, team foul #2 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Liberty | Daniel Prater (PG), Ty Cooper (SF), Ted Slawson (C) Philip Taylor, Gary Fenton, Bernard Duvall | |
| Subs | Samford | Sean Cusumano (SG), Julian Kennison (PF), Kenneth Cornett (C) Lawrence Davis, James Berlin, James Parker | |
| 10:46 | Samford | Kenneth Cornett knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Deatherage | 43-38 |
| 10:30 | Liberty | Bret Klonoski hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 43-38 |
| 10:28 | Samford | The rebound goes to Lawrence Deatherage | 43-38 |
| 10:11 | Samford | Kenneth Cornett drills a turnaround from the right block and he's fouled by Ted Slawson - foul #2 on Ted Slawson, team foul #3 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Liberty | Manuel Seal (SG) Ty Cooper | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 10:11 | Samford | Kenneth Cornett makes the free throw | 43-41 |
| 10:08 | Liberty | Lawrence Deatherage is called for the reach on Daniel Prater in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lawrence Deatherage, team foul #5 | 43-41 |
| 09:57 | Liberty | Lawrence Deatherage is called for the reach on Manuel Seal - foul #2 on Lawrence Deatherage, team foul #6 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Samford | Lawrence Davis (PG) Lawrence Deatherage | |
| 09:37 | Liberty | Manuel Seal can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Sean Cusumano - foul #2 on Sean Cusumano, team foul #7 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Liberty | Ty Cooper (SF) Gregory Harriss | |
| Subs | Samford | James Parker (PF) Julian Kennison | |
| 09:37 | Liberty | Manuel Seal misses the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 09:37 | Liberty | Manuel Seal misses the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 09:37 | Samford | Kenneth Cornett pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| 09:20 | Samford | Kenneth Cornett drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Lawrence Davis and he's fouled by Bret Klonoski - foul #1 on Bret Klonoski, team foul #4 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Liberty | Gary Fenton (SF), James Vance (C) Ty Cooper, Ted Slawson | |
| Subs | Samford | John Deforge (SF) Johnnie Scott | |
| 09:20 | Samford | Kenneth Cornett makes the free throw | 43-44 |
| 08:59 | Liberty | Manuel Seal travels with the ball | 43-44 |
| Subs | Liberty | Bernard Duvall (C) Bret Klonoski | |
| Subs | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage (C) Kenneth Cornett | |
| 08:45 | Samford | Sean Cusumano can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-44 |
| 08:43 | Liberty | Bernard Duvall grabs the board | 43-44 |
| 08:23 | Liberty | Daniel Prater comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Sean Cusumano - foul #3 on Sean Cusumano, team foul #8 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Samford | Johnnie Scott (SF), Julian Kennison (C) Sean Cusumano, John Deforge | |
| 08:23 | Liberty | Daniel Prater makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 08:23 | Liberty | Daniel Prater makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 08:03 | Samford | Lawrence Davis knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Johnnie Scott | 45-46 |
| 07:52 | Liberty | Daniel Prater hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Gary Fenton | 48-46 |
| 07:35 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-46 |
| Subs | Liberty | Philip Taylor (PG), Bret Klonoski (PF), Ted Slawson (C) Daniel Prater, James Vance, Bernard Duvall | |
| Subs | Samford | James Berlin (SG), Kenneth Cornett (C) Lawrence Davis, James Parker | |
| 07:08 | Liberty | Kenneth Cornett swats the short shot by Bret Klonoski | 48-46 |
| 07:06 | Liberty | Bret Klonoski tips it back up and in | 50-46 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Philip Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel Seal (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Fenton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bret Klonoski (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Ted Slawson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Lawrence Deatherage (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Berlin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnnie Scott (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Julian Kennison (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Cornett (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage is hacked by Philip Taylor in the backcourt - foul #2 on Philip Taylor, team foul #5 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Liberty | Gregory Harriss (SG), Ty Cooper (SF) Manuel Seal, Gary Fenton | |
| Subs | Samford | Sean Cusumano (SG), James Parker (PF) Lawrence Deatherage, Julian Kennison | |
| 06:54 | Samford | Sean Cusumano buries a jumpshot from the right wing and he's fouled by Gregory Harriss - foul #2 on Gregory Harriss, team foul #6 | 50-48 |
| 06:54 | Samford | Sean Cusumano makes the free throw | 50-49 |
| 06:35 | Liberty | Gregory Harriss can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-49 |
| 06:33 | Samford | James Parker snags the defensive board | 50-49 |
| 06:17 | Samford | Sean Cusumano is hacked by Bret Klonoski - foul #2 on Bret Klonoski, team foul #7 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Samford | Lawrence Davis (PG), John Deforge (SF) James Berlin, Johnnie Scott | |
| 06:17 | Samford | Sean Cusumano misses the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 06:17 | Liberty | Ty Cooper grabs the board | 50-49 |
| 06:05 | Liberty | Bret Klonoski misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-49 |
| 06:03 | Liberty | Philip Taylor misses the tip | 50-49 |
| 06:01 | Liberty | Bret Klonoski tips it back up and in | 52-49 |
| 05:50 | Samford | Sean Cusumano scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Lawrence Davis | 52-52 |
| 05:26 | Liberty | Bret Klonoski scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from Philip Taylor | 54-52 |
| 05:11 | Samford | Kenneth Cornett comes up short on the shot from close range | 54-52 |
| 05:10 | Liberty | Philip Taylor grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 05:05 | Liberty | Liberty calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-52 |
| Subs | Liberty | Daniel Prater (PG), Manuel Seal (SG), Gary Fenton (SF) Philip Taylor, Gregory Harriss, Ty Cooper | |
| Subs | Samford | Johnnie Scott (SF), Julian Kennison (C) John Deforge, Kenneth Cornett | |
| 04:58 | Liberty | Manuel Seal is fouled on the floor by Sean Cusumano - foul #4 on Sean Cusumano, team foul #9 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage (C) James Parker | |
| 04:58 | Liberty | Manuel Seal misses the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 04:58 | Samford | The rebound goes to Lawrence Deatherage | 54-52 |
| 04:39 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-52 |
| 04:37 | Liberty | Manuel Seal gets the rebound | 54-52 |
| 04:17 | Liberty | Manuel Seal connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Gary Fenton | 56-52 |
| 03:57 | Samford | Sean Cusumano comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-52 |
| 03:56 | Samford | Johnnie Scott tips it home | 56-54 |
| 03:43 | Liberty | Daniel Prater can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-54 |
| 03:42 | Samford | Julian Kennison grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 03:16 | Samford | Julian Kennison misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Ted Slawson - foul #3 on Ted Slawson, team foul #8 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Samford | James Parker (PF) Lawrence Deatherage | |
| 03:16 | Samford | Julian Kennison makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 03:16 | Samford | Julian Kennison misses the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 03:16 | Liberty | Ted Slawson pulls down the rebound | 56-55 |
| 03:07 | Liberty | Johnnie Scott picks off the pass by Ted Slawson | 56-55 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Daniel Prater (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Manuel Seal (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Fenton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bret Klonoski (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Ted Slawson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Lawrence Davis (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Sean Cusumano (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - Johnnie Scott (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Julian Kennison (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:42 | Samford | Julian Kennison comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-55 |
| 02:41 | Liberty | Manuel Seal pulls down the rebound | 56-55 |
| 02:17 | Liberty | Daniel Prater drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Gary Fenton | 59-55 |
| 02:00 | Samford | Sean Cusumano connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Lawrence Davis | 59-58 |
| 01:45 | Liberty | Bret Klonoski's pass is intercepted by Johnnie Scott | 59-58 |
| 01:39 | Samford | Lawrence Davis misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Daniel Prater - foul #1 on Daniel Prater, team foul #9 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Samford | Kenneth Cornett (C) Julian Kennison | |
| 01:39 | Samford | Lawrence Davis makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 01:39 | Samford | Lawrence Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 01:20 | Liberty | Johnnie Scott steps in front of the Daniel Prater pass | 59-60 |
| 01:04 | Samford | Johnnie Scott connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Kenneth Cornett | 59-62 |
| 00:50 | Liberty | Ted Slawson drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from Daniel Prater | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Samford | Lawrence Davis loses the ball out of bounds | 61-62 |
| 00:19 | Liberty | Gary Fenton can't finish the layup | 61-62 |
| 00:18 | Liberty | Ted Slawson tips it in | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Samford | Johnnie Scott double dribbles | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Liberty | Manuel Seal is hacked by Lawrence Davis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lawrence Davis, team foul #10 | 63-62 |
| 00:09 | Liberty | Manuel Seal misses the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 00:09 | Liberty | Manuel Seal makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:09 | Samford | Samford calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 64-62 |
| 00:04 | Samford | Sean Cusumano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-62 |
| 00:03 | Liberty | Daniel Prater is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Davis - foul #5 on Lawrence Davis, team foul #11 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage (PG) Lawrence Davis | |
| 00:03 | Liberty | Daniel Prater makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:03 | Liberty | Daniel Prater misses the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:03 | Samford | James Parker pulls down the rebound | 65-62 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Samford | James Parker misses long on a halfcourt shot | 65-62 |