| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Hambleton (fresh) SG - Joshua Richards (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Hemphill (fresh) PF - James Neff (fresh) C - Ronald Amaya (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Clarence Lema (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bryan Horne (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Danny Webb (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - David Nunes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Steven Williams inbounds the ball | 20-35 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Samford | Danny Webb knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Bryan Horne | 20-37 |
| 19:40 | Alabama | Joshua Richards connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Robert Hambleton | 23-37 |
| 19:20 | Samford | Clarence Lema clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-37 |
| 19:19 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Joshua Richards | 23-37 |
| 19:16 | Alabama | Robert Hambleton's pass is intercepted by Clarence Lema in the backcourt | 23-37 |
| 19:11 | Samford | Danny Webb's dunk attempt is rejected by Donald Hemphill | 23-37 |
| 19:10 | Alabama | Donald Hemphill pulls down the rebound | 23-37 |
| 19:05 | Alabama | Joshua Richards comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 23-37 |
| 19:04 | Alabama | Robert Hambleton tips it home | 25-37 |
| 18:39 | Samford | Bryan Horne hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-37 |
| 18:38 | Samford | Clarence Lema snags the offensive board | 25-37 |
| 18:27 | Samford | Bryan Horne makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Clarence Lema | 25-40 |
| 18:05 | Alabama | David Nunes steals the ball from Joshua Richards | 25-40 |
| 17:46 | Samford | Steven Williams misses long on a runner from the baseline | 25-40 |
| 17:44 | Alabama | Ronald Amaya snags the defensive board | 25-40 |
| 17:38 | Alabama | Ronald Amaya's layup is rejected by David Nunes | 25-40 |
| 17:36 | Samford | David Nunes grabs the defensive rebound | 25-40 |
| 17:28 | Samford | Bryan Horne hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 25-40 |
| 17:27 | Alabama | Ronald Amaya snags the defensive board | 25-40 |
| 17:23 | Alabama | Robert Hambleton drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Joshua Richards | 27-40 |
| 17:18 | Samford | Bryan Horne drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Clarence Lema | 27-43 |
| 16:51 | Alabama | Robert Hambleton is hacked by David Nunes - foul #2 on David Nunes, team foul #1 | 27-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ben Gibbs (PG), Jim Boswell (SF), Don Elsberry (PF), Raymond Saunders (C) Robert Hambleton, Donald Hemphill, James Neff, Ronald Amaya | |
| Subs | Samford | Andrew Nelson (SG) Bryan Horne | |
| 16:30 | Alabama | Ben Gibbs hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Jim Boswell | 29-43 |
| 16:16 | Samford | Andrew Nelson is hacked by Jim Boswell - foul #1 on Jim Boswell, team foul #1 | 29-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | David Hartzell (SG) Joshua Richards | |
| Subs | Samford | Alfred Jeske (SF), Richard Haley (PF), Theodore Hitchcock (C) Steven Williams, Danny Webb, David Nunes | |
| 16:05 | Samford | Clarence Lema loses the ball out of bounds | 29-43 |
| 16:03 | Alabama | Clarence Lema is called for the reach on Ben Gibbs in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clarence Lema, team foul #2 | 29-43 |
| 15:53 | Alabama | Ben Gibbs clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-43 |
| 15:51 | Samford | Theodore Hitchcock grabs the board | 29-43 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Ben Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Hartzell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jim Boswell (fresh) PF - Don Elsberry (fresh) 7 pts. C - Raymond Saunders (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Clarence Lema (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alfred Jeske (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Richard Haley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Theodore Hitchcock (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Samford | Theodore Hitchcock hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-43 |
| 15:27 | Samford | Richard Haley hits the follow up shot | 29-45 |
| 15:07 | Alabama | Ben Gibbs clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-45 |
| 15:06 | Samford | Theodore Hitchcock grabs the board | 29-45 |
| 14:55 | Samford | Richard Haley makes the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Clarence Lema | 29-47 |
| 14:51 | Alabama | Clarence Lema picks off the pass by David Hartzell | 29-47 |
| 14:48 | Samford | Clarence Lema dunks the ball | 29-49 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 14:41 | Alabama | Don Elsberry misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 29-49 |
| 14:39 | Samford | The rebound goes to Richard Haley | 29-49 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 14:13 | Samford | Andrew Nelson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-49 |
| 14:12 | Alabama | Jim Boswell grabs the board | 29-49 |
| 14:06 | Alabama | Ben Gibbs is hacked by Richard Haley - foul #2 on Richard Haley, team foul #3 | 29-49 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Hambleton (PG), Joshua Richards (SG), Donald Hemphill (SF), Gregory Lalonde (PF), Ronald Amaya (C) Ben Gibbs, David Hartzell, Jim Boswell, Don Elsberry, Raymond Saunders | |
| Subs | Samford | Bryan Horne (SG), Steven Williams (SF), Danny Webb (PF), David Nunes (C) Clarence Lema, Andrew Nelson, Richard Haley, Theodore Hitchcock | |
| 13:49 | Alabama | Donald Hemphill makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-49 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 13:37 | Samford | Steven Williams is hacked by Donald Hemphill - foul #2 on Donald Hemphill, team foul #2 | 32-49 |
| 13:23 | Samford | David Nunes can't connect on a shot from the right side | 32-49 |
| 13:21 | Alabama | Ronald Amaya grabs the board | 32-49 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 13:14 | Alabama | David Nunes swats the short shot by Ronald Amaya | 32-49 |
| 13:12 | Samford | Steven Williams snags the defensive board | 32-49 |
| 12:53 | Samford | David Nunes hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Ronald Amaya - foul #1 on Ronald Amaya, team foul #3 | 32-49 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Samford | Andrew Nelson (PG) Alfred Jeske | |
| 12:53 | Samford | David Nunes misses the 1st free throw | 32-49 |
| 12:53 | Samford | David Nunes makes the 2nd free throw | 32-50 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 12:38 | Alabama | Donald Hemphill's dunk attempt is rejected by Danny Webb | 32-50 |
| 12:37 | Alabama | Gregory Lalonde pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-50 |
| 12:23 | Alabama | Donald Hemphill travels with the ball | 32-50 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Samford | Clarence Lema (PG) Andrew Nelson | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 12:03 | Samford | Steven Williams buries a jump hook in the lane set up by Clarence Lema | 32-52 |
| 11:55 | Alabama | Steven Williams takes the ball from Ronald Amaya | 32-52 |
| 11:27 | Samford | Steven Williams is fouled on the floor by Gregory Lalonde - foul #4 on Gregory Lalonde, team foul #4 | 32-52 |
| Subs | Alabama | James Neff (SF), Don Elsberry (PF) Donald Hemphill, Gregory Lalonde | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Hambleton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Richards (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Neff (fresh) PF - Don Elsberry (fresh) 7 pts. C - Ronald Amaya (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Clarence Lema (fresh) 9 pts. 9 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bryan Horne (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Danny Webb (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - David Nunes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:06 | Samford | Danny Webb misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-52 |
| 11:05 | Samford | Steven Williams hits the follow up shot | 32-54 |
| 11:01 | Alabama | Robert Hambleton misses long on a shot from the left side | 32-54 |
| 10:59 | Samford | Danny Webb grabs the board | 32-54 |
| 10:38 | Samford | Danny Webb is called for traveling | 32-54 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ben Gibbs (PG), David Hartzell (SG), Raymond Saunders (C) Robert Hambleton, Joshua Richards, Ronald Amaya | |
| Subs | Samford | Andrew Nelson (SG), Alfred Jeske (SF), Richard Haley (PF), Theodore Hitchcock (C) Bryan Horne, Steven Williams, Danny Webb, David Nunes | |
| 10:27 | Alabama | James Neff hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-54 |
| 10:25 | Alabama | Raymond Saunders hits the follow up shot | 34-54 |
| 10:11 | Samford | Alfred Jeske drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Clarence Lema | 34-57 |
| 10:04 | Alabama | Andrew Nelson takes the ball from Raymond Saunders | 34-57 |
| 09:38 | Samford | Theodore Hitchcock is denied on a layup by Don Elsberry | 34-57 |
| 09:36 | Alabama | Ben Gibbs gets the rebound | 34-57 |
| 09:29 | Alabama | James Neff travels with the ball | 34-57 |
| Subs | Alabama | Joshua Richards (SG), Donald Hemphill (SF) David Hartzell, Raymond Saunders | |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Williams (SF), Danny Webb (PF), David Nunes (C) Alfred Jeske, Richard Haley, Theodore Hitchcock | |
| 09:01 | Samford | Andrew Nelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-57 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Hambleton (PG), Ronald Amaya (C) Ben Gibbs, Don Elsberry | |
| Subs | Samford | Alfred Jeske (PG), Bryan Horne (SG) Clarence Lema, Andrew Nelson | |
| 08:46 | Alabama | Ronald Amaya misses the fadeaway from the left side | 34-57 |
| 08:44 | Alabama | Joshua Richards grabs the offensive rebound | 34-57 |
| 08:39 | Alabama | Danny Webb steals the ball from Donald Hemphill | 34-57 |
| 08:19 | Samford | Danny Webb misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-57 |
| 08:17 | Alabama | Joshua Richards snags the defensive board | 34-57 |
| 08:00 | Alabama | James Neff misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-57 |
| 07:58 | Samford | David Nunes snags the defensive board | 34-57 |
| 07:35 | Samford | Danny Webb misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by James Neff - foul #2 on James Neff, team foul #5 | 34-57 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ben Gibbs (SG), Gregory Lalonde (PF) Joshua Richards, James Neff | |
| Subs | Samford | Clarence Lema (PG), Andrew Nelson (SF) Alfred Jeske, Steven Williams | |
| 07:35 | Samford | Danny Webb misses the 1st free throw | 34-57 |
| 07:35 | Samford | Danny Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 34-58 |
| 07:23 | Alabama | Ronald Amaya clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-58 |
| 07:22 | Samford | Danny Webb grabs the board | 34-58 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Hambleton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ben Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Hemphill (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gregory Lalonde (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Ronald Amaya (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Clarence Lema (fresh) 9 pts. 10 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bryan Horne (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Danny Webb (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - David Nunes (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:01 | Samford | David Nunes misses long on a jumper from close range | 34-58 |
| 06:59 | Samford | Danny Webb hits the follow up shot | 34-60 |
| 06:45 | Alabama | Bryan Horne picks off the pass by Ronald Amaya | 34-60 |
| 06:40 | Samford | Bryan Horne banks in the layup | 34-62 |
| 06:14 | Alabama | Ronald Amaya buries a fadeaway from close range | 36-62 |
| 05:54 | Samford | Andrew Nelson is fouled on the floor by Robert Hambleton - foul #3 on Robert Hambleton, team foul #6 | 36-62 |
| Subs | Alabama | David Hartzell (SG), Jim Boswell (SF), Don Elsberry (PF), Raymond Saunders (C) Robert Hambleton, Donald Hemphill, Gregory Lalonde, Ronald Amaya | |
| Subs | Samford | Alfred Jeske (PG), Jeremy Grabski (SF), Richard Haley (PF), Theodore Hitchcock (C) Clarence Lema, Bryan Horne, Danny Webb, David Nunes | |
| 05:36 | Samford | Alfred Jeske loses the ball out of bounds | 36-62 |
| 05:07 | Alabama | Raymond Saunders misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Theodore Hitchcock - foul #2 on Theodore Hitchcock, team foul #4 | 36-62 |
| Subs | Alabama | James Neff (SF) Jim Boswell | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 05:07 | Alabama | Raymond Saunders misses the 1st free throw | 36-62 |
| 05:07 | Alabama | Raymond Saunders makes the 2nd free throw | 37-62 |
| 04:46 | Samford | Theodore Hitchcock clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-62 |
| 04:44 | Samford | Richard Haley tips it in | 37-64 |
| 04:29 | Alabama | David Hartzell travels with the ball | 37-64 |
| Subs | Alabama | David Davis (SG) Ben Gibbs | |
| Subs | Samford | Charles Klingler (SG) Andrew Nelson | |
| 04:00 | Samford | Jeremy Grabski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 37-64 |
| 03:58 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Raymond Saunders | 37-64 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:53 | Alabama | James Neff buries a jump hook from the left block and he's fouled by Richard Haley - foul #3 on Richard Haley, team foul #5 | 39-64 |
| 03:53 | Alabama | James Neff makes the free throw | 40-64 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:25 | Samford | Jeremy Grabski knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Charles Klingler | 40-67 |
| 03:06 | Alabama | Raymond Saunders knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by David Davis | 42-67 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - David Hartzell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Neff (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Don Elsberry (fresh) 7 pts. C - Raymond Saunders (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Alfred Jeske (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Charles Klingler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Grabski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Haley (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Theodore Hitchcock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:46 | Samford | Richard Haley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-67 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ben Gibbs (PG), Jim Boswell (SF) David Hartzell, Raymond Saunders | |
| Subs | Samford | Andrew Nelson (SF), Timothy Barras (C) Jeremy Grabski, Theodore Hitchcock | |
| 02:22 | Alabama | David Davis scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-67 |
| 01:58 | Samford | Andrew Nelson misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Jim Boswell - foul #2 on Jim Boswell, team foul #7 | 45-67 |
| Subs | Alabama | David Hartzell (SG), Raymond Saunders (C) David Davis, Jim Boswell | |
| Subs | Samford | Jeremy Grabski (SF), Theodore Hitchcock (C) Charles Klingler, Timothy Barras | |
| 01:58 | Samford | Andrew Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 45-68 |
| 01:58 | Samford | Andrew Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 45-68 |
| 01:58 | Alabama | Don Elsberry grabs the board | 45-68 |
| 01:42 | Alabama | James Neff hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-68 |
| 01:21 | Samford | Andrew Nelson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-68 |
| 01:20 | Alabama | Ben Gibbs pulls down the rebound | 48-68 |
| 01:04 | Alabama | James Neff misses the easy layup | 48-68 |
| 01:03 | Samford | Theodore Hitchcock grabs the defensive rebound | 48-68 |
| 00:49 | Samford | Theodore Hitchcock hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 48-68 |
| 00:47 | Alabama | Don Elsberry pulls down the rebound | 48-68 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Alabama | James Neff comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-68 |
| 00:39 | Samford | Jeremy Grabski gets the rebound | 48-68 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Samford | Richard Haley misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 48-68 |
| 00:18 | Alabama | James Neff grabs the board | 48-68 |
| 00:13 | Alabama | Andrew Nelson steals the ball from Raymond Saunders | 48-68 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Alfred Jeske runs out the clock | 48-68 |