| Lineup | Samford | PG - Brandon Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Rosado (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Dishon (fresh) PF - Edward Hudson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Lamb (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Donald Petty (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Bradshaw (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Norris (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Cornett (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Darwin Rushing (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Joseph Norris inbounds the ball | 37-49 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Kent State | Donald Petty can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-49 |
| 19:48 | Samford | Terry Lamb gets the rebound | 37-49 |
| 19:26 | Samford | Brandon Clark's pass is intercepted by Daniel Cornett | 37-49 |
| 19:09 | Kent State | Darwin Rushing misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 37-49 |
| 19:08 | Kent State | Darwin Rushing snags the offensive board | 37-49 |
| 18:48 | Kent State | Brandon Clark is called for the reach on Donald Petty - foul #1 on Brandon Clark, team foul #1 | 37-49 |
| 18:36 | Kent State | Joe Bradshaw can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-49 |
| 18:35 | Kent State | Darwin Rushing grabs the offensive board | 37-49 |
| 18:18 | Kent State | Joe Bradshaw misses the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by James Rosado - foul #1 on James Rosado, team foul #2 | 37-49 |
| 18:18 | Kent State | Joe Bradshaw misses the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 18:18 | Kent State | Joe Bradshaw misses the 2nd free throw | 37-49 |
| 18:18 | Samford | James Rosado snags the defensive board | 37-49 |
| 18:02 | Samford | Edward Hudson scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-49 |
| 17:34 | Kent State | Darwin Rushing hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Joseph Norris | 39-51 |
| 17:27 | Samford | Terry Lamb makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Brandon Clark | 41-51 |
| 17:20 | Kent State | Donald Petty connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Norris | 41-54 |
| 17:03 | Samford | Joe Bradshaw steps in front of the James Rosado pass | 41-54 |
| 16:58 | Kent State | Joe Bradshaw banks in the layup | 41-56 |
| 16:42 | Samford | Edward Hudson is denied on a layup by Joseph Norris | 41-56 |
| 16:40 | Samford | Jonathan Dishon can't tip it in | 41-56 |
| 16:39 | Kent State | Daniel Cornett grabs the board | 41-56 |
| 16:20 | Kent State | Joseph Norris hits the finger roll set up by Darwin Rushing | 41-58 |
| 16:01 | Samford | Darwin Rushing is called for the reach on Terry Lamb - foul #2 on Darwin Rushing, team foul #1 | 41-58 |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Henry (PG), Don Brown (SG), Keith Kelly (SF), Andrew Mitchell (PF), Ronald Steil (C) Brandon Clark, James Rosado, Jonathan Dishon, Edward Hudson, Terry Lamb | |
| Subs | Kent State | Craig Rainey (PG), Matthew Howell (SG), Steven Orcutt (SF), John Scoggin (PF), Glenn Lint (C) Donald Petty, Joe Bradshaw, Joseph Norris, Daniel Cornett, Darwin Rushing | |
| 15:54 | Samford | Ronald Steil lays it in set up by Keith Kelly | 43-58 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Donald Henry (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Don Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Kelly (fresh) PF - Andrew Mitchell (fresh) C - Ronald Steil (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Craig Rainey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Matthew Howell (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Steven Orcutt (fresh) PF - John Scoggin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Glenn Lint (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Kent State | Glenn Lint dunks the ball set up by Craig Rainey | 43-60 |
| 15:22 | Samford | Donald Henry misses the lay-in | 43-60 |
| 15:21 | Kent State | Matthew Howell pulls down the rebound | 43-60 |
| 15:05 | Kent State | John Scoggin is called for traveling | 43-60 |
| 14:44 | Samford | Andrew Mitchell can't connect on a floater from the right side | 43-60 |
| 14:42 | Samford | Donald Henry gets the offensive rebound | 43-60 |
| 14:31 | Samford | Donald Henry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-60 |
| Subs | Samford | Jonathan Dishon (SF), Terry Lamb (C) Keith Kelly, Ronald Steil | |
| Subs | Kent State | Donald Petty (PG), Joe Bradshaw (SG), Daniel Cornett (PF), Darwin Rushing (C) Craig Rainey, Matthew Howell, Steven Orcutt, Glenn Lint | |
| 14:12 | Kent State | Donald Petty misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 43-60 |
| 14:10 | Samford | Jonathan Dishon gets the rebound | 43-60 |
| 14:06 | Samford | Donald Petty steals it from Don Brown | 43-60 |
| 13:39 | Kent State | Joe Bradshaw is hacked by Don Brown - foul #1 on Don Brown, team foul #3 | 43-60 |
| Subs | Samford | Brandon Clark (PG), James Rosado (SG), Edward Hudson (PF) Donald Henry, Don Brown, Andrew Mitchell | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 13:34 | Kent State | John Scoggin is fouled on the floor by James Rosado - foul #2 on James Rosado, team foul #4 | 43-60 |
| 13:17 | Kent State | Darwin Rushing can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-60 |
| 13:15 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Darwin Rushing | 43-60 |
| 12:57 | Kent State | John Scoggin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-60 |
| 12:56 | Kent State | Joe Bradshaw grabs the offensive board | 43-60 |
| 12:48 | Kent State | John Scoggin drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Donald Petty | 43-62 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:43 | Samford | Jonathan Dishon scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Brandon Clark | 46-62 |
| 12:24 | Kent State | Joe Bradshaw connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Donald Petty | 46-64 |
| 12:14 | Samford | Jonathan Dishon hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Brandon Clark | 49-64 |
| 11:50 | Kent State | Daniel Cornett misses short on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Edward Hudson - foul #2 on Edward Hudson, team foul #5 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Henry (SF), Andrew Mitchell (C) Jonathan Dishon, Terry Lamb | |
| Subs | Kent State | Craig Rainey (PG), Joseph Norris (SF), Glenn Lint (C) Donald Petty, John Scoggin, Darwin Rushing | |
| 11:50 | Kent State | Daniel Cornett makes the 1st free throw | 49-65 |
| 11:50 | Kent State | Daniel Cornett makes the 2nd free throw | 49-66 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Brandon Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Rosado (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Henry (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Edward Hudson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Mitchell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Craig Rainey (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joe Bradshaw (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Norris (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Cornett (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Glenn Lint (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Samford | James Rosado misses long on a 3 from straight away | 49-66 |
| 11:40 | Kent State | Daniel Cornett gets the rebound | 49-66 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:20 | Kent State | Joe Bradshaw misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-66 |
| 11:19 | Samford | Edward Hudson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-66 |
| 10:57 | Samford | Andrew Mitchell is hacked by Joseph Norris - foul #3 on Joseph Norris, team foul #2 | 49-66 |
| Subs | Samford | Don Brown (SG), Keith Kelly (SF), Ronald Steil (C) Brandon Clark, James Rosado, Edward Hudson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Howell (SG) Joe Bradshaw | |
| 10:39 | Samford | A charge is called on Donald Henry - foul #1 on Donald Henry, team foul #6 | 49-66 |
| 10:22 | Kent State | Matthew Howell misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-66 |
| 10:20 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Norris | 49-66 |
| 09:53 | Kent State | Matthew Howell comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 49-66 |
| 09:51 | Samford | The rebound goes to Andrew Mitchell | 49-66 |
| 09:47 | Samford | Donald Henry hits the finger roll set up by Ronald Steil and he's fouled by Glenn Lint - foul #1 on Glenn Lint, team foul #3 | 51-66 |
| Subs | Samford | Brandon Clark (PG), Jonathan Dishon (SF), Edward Hudson (PF), Terry Lamb (C) Don Brown, Keith Kelly, Andrew Mitchell, Ronald Steil | |
| Subs | Kent State | Donald Petty (PG), Joe Bradshaw (SG), John Scoggin (PF), Darwin Rushing (C) Craig Rainey, Matthew Howell, Daniel Cornett, Glenn Lint | |
| 09:47 | Samford | Donald Henry makes the free throw | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:29 | Kent State | John Scoggin misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 52-66 |
| 09:27 | Samford | Terry Lamb grabs the defensive rebound | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:00 | Samford | Joe Bradshaw steps in front of the Edward Hudson pass | 52-66 |
| 08:57 | Kent State | Donald Petty lays it up and in set up by Joe Bradshaw | 52-68 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:49 | Samford | Donald Henry is fouled on the floor by Joe Bradshaw - foul #2 on Joe Bradshaw, team foul #4 | 52-68 |
| Subs | Samford | James Rosado (SG) Donald Henry | |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Howell (PF) Joseph Norris | |
| 08:34 | Samford | Jonathan Dishon misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 52-68 |
| 08:33 | Kent State | John Scoggin grabs the defensive rebound | 52-68 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:14 | Kent State | Matthew Howell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 52-68 |
| 08:12 | Samford | Brandon Clark gets the rebound | 52-68 |
| 08:07 | Samford | Terry Lamb is fouled on the floor by John Scoggin - foul #1 on John Scoggin, team foul #5 | 52-68 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Cornett (PF) Matthew Howell | |
| 07:55 | Samford | Edward Hudson loses the ball out of bounds | 52-68 |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Henry (PG), Andrew Mitchell (PF) Brandon Clark, Edward Hudson | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 07:26 | Kent State | Darwin Rushing hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 52-68 |
| 07:24 | Kent State | Donald Petty grabs the offensive rebound | 52-68 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Donald Henry (fresh) 9 pts. SG - James Rosado (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Dishon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Mitchell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Terry Lamb (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Donald Petty (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joe Bradshaw (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Scoggin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Cornett (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Darwin Rushing (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Kent State | Donald Petty makes the jumper from the left wing | 52-70 |
| 06:48 | Samford | James Rosado misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 52-70 |
| 06:46 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Daniel Cornett | 52-70 |
| 06:28 | Kent State | Joe Bradshaw clanks a shot in the paint | 52-70 |
| 06:26 | Kent State | Daniel Cornett pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-70 |
| 06:08 | Kent State | Joe Bradshaw scores on a driving attempt from close range | 52-72 |
| 05:52 | Samford | Terry Lamb is denied on a layup by Daniel Cornett | 52-72 |
| 05:50 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Darwin Rushing | 52-72 |
| 05:27 | Kent State | Jonathan Dishon blocks the short jumper by Daniel Cornett | 52-72 |
| 05:25 | Samford | James Rosado grabs the board | 52-72 |
| 05:25 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-72 |
| Subs | Samford | Brandon Clark (PG), Edward Hudson (PF) Donald Henry, Andrew Mitchell | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Norris (SF) John Scoggin | |
| 05:16 | Samford | Edward Hudson blows the layup but the foul's on Daniel Cornett - foul #1 on Daniel Cornett, team foul #6 | 52-72 |
| 05:16 | Samford | Edward Hudson misses the 1st free throw | 52-72 |
| 05:16 | Samford | Edward Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-72 |
| 04:51 | Kent State | Joe Bradshaw hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-72 |
| 04:50 | Samford | Jonathan Dishon grabs the board | 53-72 |
| 04:32 | Samford | James Rosado misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-72 |
| 04:30 | Samford | Brandon Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-72 |
| 04:20 | Samford | Brandon Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-72 |
| 04:18 | Kent State | Darwin Rushing grabs the board | 53-72 |
| 03:51 | Kent State | Daniel Cornett misses the easy layup | 53-72 |
| 03:49 | Samford | Jonathan Dishon grabs the board | 53-72 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:32 | Samford | Jonathan Dishon misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-72 |
| 03:30 | Kent State | Daniel Cornett snags the defensive board | 53-72 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:09 | Kent State | Donald Petty misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-72 |
| 03:07 | Kent State | Joe Bradshaw misses the tip | 53-72 |
| 03:05 | Samford | Brandon Clark gets the rebound | 53-72 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Brandon Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Rosado (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Dishon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Hudson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry Lamb (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Donald Petty (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joe Bradshaw (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Norris (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Cornett (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Darwin Rushing (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 02:50 | Samford | Edward Hudson misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 53-72 |
| 02:49 | Samford | Edward Hudson tips it in | 55-72 |
| 02:20 | Kent State | Joe Bradshaw comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 55-72 |
| 02:19 | Samford | Terry Lamb pulls down the rebound | 55-72 |
| 02:03 | Samford | Edward Hudson knocks in the floater in the lane | 57-72 |
| 01:34 | Kent State | Joseph Norris knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Joe Bradshaw | 57-74 |
| 01:22 | Samford | Joe Bradshaw steps in front of the Edward Hudson pass | 57-74 |
| 01:17 | Kent State | Joe Bradshaw jams it | 57-76 |
| 01:10 | Samford | Brandon Clark connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Rosado | 60-76 |
| 00:52 | Kent State | James Rosado takes the ball from Joe Bradshaw | 60-76 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Samford | Brandon Clark clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Donald Petty - foul #1 on Donald Petty, team foul #7 | 60-76 |
| Subs | Samford | Don Brown (SG), Donald Henry (SF), Andrew Mitchell (PF), Ronald Steil (C) James Rosado, Jonathan Dishon, Edward Hudson, Terry Lamb | |
| Subs | Kent State | Craig Rainey (PG), Matthew Howell (SG), Steven Orcutt (SF), John Scoggin (PF), Glenn Lint (C) Donald Petty, Joe Bradshaw, Joseph Norris, Daniel Cornett, Darwin Rushing | |
| 00:48 | Samford | Brandon Clark makes the 1st free throw | 61-76 |
| 00:48 | Samford | Brandon Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 62-76 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Kent State | Matthew Howell scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 62-78 |
| 00:13 | Samford | Don Brown connects on the jumper from the left side | 64-78 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Craig Rainey runs out the clock | 64-78 |