| Lineup | Samford | PG - Rosendo Esquivel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stanley Hart (fresh) SF - Steven Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Theodore Hitchcock (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Nunes (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Russell Young (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Paxton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Zachary Coulson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Montero (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Grambling State | Justin Paxton inbounds the ball | 38-30 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Grambling State | Joseph Montero misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Theodore Hitchcock - foul #2 on Theodore Hitchcock, team foul #1 | 38-30 |
| 19:45 | Grambling State | Joseph Montero makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 19:45 | Grambling State | Joseph Montero misses the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 19:45 | Grambling State | Zachary Coulson grabs the offensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 19:29 | Grambling State | Zachary Coulson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 19:27 | Samford | The rebound goes to David Nunes | 38-31 |
| 19:22 | Samford | Theodore Hitchcock is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Theodore Hitchcock, team foul #2 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Samford | Jeremy Grabski (PF) Theodore Hitchcock | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 19:00 | Grambling State | James Hudson is hacked by Stanley Hart - foul #1 on Stanley Hart, team foul #3 | 38-31 |
| 18:49 | Grambling State | Russell Young throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-31 |
| 18:38 | Samford | Joseph Montero denies the turnaround by David Nunes | 38-31 |
| 18:36 | Grambling State | James Hudson pulls down the rebound | 38-31 |
| 18:26 | Grambling State | Zachary Coulson is called for traveling | 38-31 |
| 18:11 | Samford | Jeremy Grabski is fouled on the floor by Zachary Coulson - foul #3 on Zachary Coulson, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Michael Goodrich (PF) Zachary Coulson | |
| 18:01 | Samford | Stanley Hart misses the dunk | 38-31 |
| 18:00 | Samford | Stanley Hart gets the offensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 17:53 | Samford | Rosendo Esquivel clanks a 3 from the left corner | 38-31 |
| 17:52 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Michael Goodrich | 38-31 |
| 17:45 | Grambling State | Justin Paxton misses the jumper from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 17:43 | Grambling State | Joseph Montero tips it home | 38-33 |
| 17:16 | Samford | Steven Williams comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 38-33 |
| 17:15 | Samford | David Nunes misses the tip | 38-33 |
| 17:13 | Samford | David Nunes snags the offensive board | 38-33 |
| 17:00 | Samford | Steven Williams connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-33 |
| 16:31 | Grambling State | Michael Goodrich misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 16:30 | Samford | Stanley Hart grabs the board | 40-33 |
| 16:12 | Samford | Jeremy Grabski scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Rosendo Esquivel and he's fouled by Michael Goodrich - foul #2 on Michael Goodrich, team foul #2 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Moore (PG), John Pitt (SG), Taylor Sayles (PF), Timothy Barras (C) Rosendo Esquivel, Stanley Hart, Steven Williams, David Nunes | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Tommy Lee (PG), Geoffrey Line (SG), Paul Buford (C) Russell Young, James Hudson, Joseph Montero | |
| 16:12 | Samford | Jeremy Grabski misses the free throw | 42-33 |
| 16:12 | Grambling State | Michael Goodrich gets the rebound | 42-33 |
| 15:56 | Grambling State | Tommy Lee misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-33 |
| 15:54 | Samford | Timothy Barras gets the rebound | 42-33 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Christopher Moore (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Pitt (fresh) SF - Jeremy Grabski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Taylor Sayles (fresh) C - Timothy Barras (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Tommy Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Geoffrey Line (fresh) SF - Justin Paxton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Goodrich (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Buford (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Samford | Timothy Barras misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 42-33 |
| 15:36 | Grambling State | Tommy Lee gets the rebound | 42-33 |
| 15:25 | Grambling State | Paul Buford hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Jeremy Grabski - foul #3 on Jeremy Grabski, team foul #4 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Samford | Theodore Hitchcock (SF), Richard Haley (PF) Jeremy Grabski, Taylor Sayles | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Floyd Sudduth (SF), Zachary Coulson (PF) Justin Paxton, Michael Goodrich | |
| 15:25 | Grambling State | Paul Buford makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 15:25 | Grambling State | Paul Buford makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 15:06 | Samford | A charge is called on Theodore Hitchcock - foul #4 on Theodore Hitchcock, team foul #5 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Williams (SF) Theodore Hitchcock | |
| Subs | Grambling State | James Hudson (SG) Geoffrey Line | |
| 14:47 | Grambling State | Paul Buford is whistled for a carry | 42-35 |
| Subs | Samford | David Nunes (C) Timothy Barras | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 14:31 | Samford | Christopher Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-35 |
| Subs | Samford | Stanley Hart (SG) John Pitt | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Russell Young (PG) Tommy Lee | |
| 14:20 | Grambling State | James Hudson comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 42-35 |
| 14:19 | Samford | Richard Haley grabs the board | 42-35 |
| 13:57 | Samford | Stanley Hart misses long on a shot from the right side | 42-35 |
| 13:56 | Grambling State | James Hudson snags the defensive board | 42-35 |
| 13:32 | Grambling State | Zachary Coulson's layup is rejected by David Nunes | 42-35 |
| 13:30 | Samford | Christopher Moore grabs the board | 42-35 |
| 13:24 | Samford | David Nunes is fouled on the floor by Paul Buford - foul #2 on Paul Buford, team foul #3 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Samford | Rosendo Esquivel (PG), Jeremy Grabski (SF) Christopher Moore, Steven Williams | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Joseph Montero (C) Paul Buford | |
| 13:07 | Samford | James Hudson picks off the pass by David Nunes | 42-35 |
| 13:04 | Grambling State | Floyd Sudduth misses the lay-in | 42-35 |
| 13:03 | Grambling State | Joseph Montero grabs the offensive board | 42-35 |
| 12:52 | Grambling State | Stanley Hart steals it from Joseph Montero | 42-35 |
| 12:46 | Samford | David Nunes connects on the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Stanley Hart | 44-35 |
| 12:27 | Grambling State | Floyd Sudduth is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Grabski - foul #4 on Jeremy Grabski, team foul #6 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Samford | John Pitt (SG), Steven Williams (SF), Timothy Barras (C) Stanley Hart, Jeremy Grabski, David Nunes | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Tommy Lee (PG), Geoffrey Line (SG), Justin Paxton (SF), Michael Goodrich (PF) Russell Young, James Hudson, Floyd Sudduth, Zachary Coulson | |
| 12:14 | Grambling State | Geoffrey Line travels with the ball | 44-35 |
| Subs | Samford | Taylor Sayles (PF) Richard Haley | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 11:55 | Samford | Steven Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-35 |
| 11:53 | Grambling State | Michael Goodrich gets the rebound | 44-35 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Rosendo Esquivel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Pitt (fresh) SF - Steven Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Taylor Sayles (fresh) C - Timothy Barras (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Tommy Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Geoffrey Line (fresh) SF - Justin Paxton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Goodrich (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Montero (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Grambling State | Rosendo Esquivel takes the ball from Joseph Montero | 44-35 |
| 11:41 | Samford | Steven Williams lays it up and in on a great pass from Rosendo Esquivel | 46-35 |
| 11:27 | Grambling State | Joseph Montero misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-35 |
| 11:26 | Grambling State | Michael Goodrich tips it home | 46-37 |
| 11:19 | Samford | Steven Williams misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Justin Paxton - foul #2 on Justin Paxton, team foul #4 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Moore (PG), Stanley Hart (SG), Richard Haley (PF) Rosendo Esquivel, John Pitt, Taylor Sayles | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Floyd Sudduth (PG), Paul Buford (PF) Geoffrey Line, Justin Paxton | |
| 11:19 | Samford | Steven Williams makes the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 11:19 | Samford | Steven Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| 11:01 | Grambling State | Michael Goodrich loses the dribble to Steven Williams | 48-37 |
| 10:40 | Samford | Steven Williams's pass is intercepted by Paul Buford | 48-37 |
| 10:16 | Grambling State | Timothy Barras picks off the pass by Tommy Lee | 48-37 |
| 09:58 | Samford | Stanley Hart misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Tommy Lee - foul #2 on Tommy Lee, team foul #5 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Samford | Rosendo Esquivel (PG), John Pitt (SF), David Nunes (C) Christopher Moore, Steven Williams, Timothy Barras | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Russell Young (PG), James Hudson (SG), Zachary Coulson (PF) Tommy Lee, Michael Goodrich, Joseph Montero | |
| 09:58 | Samford | Stanley Hart misses the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 09:58 | Samford | Stanley Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 49-37 |
| 09:46 | Grambling State | Floyd Sudduth misses long on a 3 from straight away | 49-37 |
| 09:44 | Samford | Rosendo Esquivel pulls down the rebound | 49-37 |
| 09:39 | Samford | Stanley Hart misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-37 |
| 09:37 | Grambling State | Floyd Sudduth snags the defensive board | 49-37 |
| 09:10 | Grambling State | James Hudson misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Stanley Hart - foul #2 on Stanley Hart, team foul #7 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Williams (SF), Taylor Sayles (PF) Stanley Hart, Richard Haley | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Justin Paxton (SF), Bradley Burks (C) Floyd Sudduth, Paul Buford | |
| 09:10 | Grambling State | James Hudson misses the 1st free throw | 49-37 |
| 09:10 | Grambling State | James Hudson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-37 |
| 09:10 | Samford | David Nunes snags the defensive board | 49-37 |
| 08:53 | Samford | John Pitt knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Rosendo Esquivel | 52-37 |
| 08:30 | Grambling State | James Hudson is fouled on the floor by John Pitt - foul #2 on John Pitt, team foul #8 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Moore (PG) Rosendo Esquivel | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 08:30 | Grambling State | James Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 52-38 |
| 08:30 | Grambling State | James Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-39 |
| 08:07 | Samford | Steven Williams misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-39 |
| 08:05 | Grambling State | Bradley Burks snags the defensive board | 52-39 |
| 07:43 | Grambling State | James Hudson is fouled on the floor by John Pitt - foul #3 on John Pitt, team foul #9 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Samford | Stanley Hart (SG), Jeremy Grabski (SF), Richard Haley (PF) John Pitt, Steven Williams, Taylor Sayles | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Floyd Sudduth (SF), Joseph Montero (C) Justin Paxton, Bradley Burks | |
| 07:43 | Grambling State | James Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 07:43 | Grambling State | James Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Christopher Moore (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stanley Hart (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Grabski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. PF - Richard Haley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Nunes (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Russell Young (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Hudson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Floyd Sudduth (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Zachary Coulson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Montero (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Samford | David Nunes comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on James Hudson - foul #1 on James Hudson, team foul #6 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Michael Goodrich (PF) Zachary Coulson | |
| 07:22 | Samford | David Nunes makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 07:22 | Samford | David Nunes makes the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| 07:03 | Grambling State | Joseph Montero misses long on a runner near the basket | 54-41 |
| 07:02 | Samford | David Nunes pulls down the rebound | 54-41 |
| 06:48 | Samford | Stanley Hart hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Christopher Moore | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:37 | Grambling State | James Hudson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 57-41 |
| 06:36 | Samford | David Nunes pulls down the rebound | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:12 | Samford | Jeremy Grabski blows the layup | 57-41 |
| 06:11 | Grambling State | Joseph Montero snags the defensive board | 57-41 |
| 05:58 | Grambling State | Michael Goodrich is called for a backcourt violation | 57-41 |
| Subs | Samford | Rosendo Esquivel (PG), Steven Williams (SF), Theodore Hitchcock (C) Christopher Moore, Stanley Hart, David Nunes | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Tommy Lee (SG), Zachary Coulson (PF), Paul Buford (C) Russell Young, James Hudson, Joseph Montero | |
| 05:29 | Samford | Richard Haley can't finish the layup but the foul's on Zachary Coulson - foul #4 on Zachary Coulson, team foul #7 | 57-41 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Geoffrey Line (SG), Justin Paxton (SF) Floyd Sudduth, Michael Goodrich | |
| 05:29 | Samford | Richard Haley misses the 1st free throw | 57-41 |
| 05:29 | Samford | Richard Haley misses the 2nd free throw | 57-41 |
| 05:29 | Grambling State | Zachary Coulson snags the defensive board | 57-41 |
| 05:17 | Grambling State | Paul Buford misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-41 |
| 05:15 | Samford | Steven Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 57-41 |
| 04:57 | Samford | Richard Haley buries a shot from the right block | 59-41 |
| 04:40 | Grambling State | Tommy Lee hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-44 |
| 04:16 | Samford | Zachary Coulson denies the turnaround by Richard Haley | 59-44 |
| 04:15 | Samford | Jeremy Grabski tips it in | 61-44 |
| 03:54 | Grambling State | Justin Paxton misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Richard Haley - foul #4 on Richard Haley, team foul #10 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Moore (PG), John Pitt (SG), Taylor Sayles (PF), Timothy Barras (C) Rosendo Esquivel, Jeremy Grabski, Steven Williams, Richard Haley | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Floyd Sudduth (PG), Michael Goodrich (PF) Geoffrey Line, Zachary Coulson | |
| 03:54 | Grambling State | Justin Paxton misses the 1st free throw | 61-44 |
| 03:54 | Grambling State | Justin Paxton misses the 2nd free throw | 61-44 |
| 03:54 | Samford | Timothy Barras pulls down the rebound | 61-44 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Samford | Theodore Hitchcock comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Tommy Lee - foul #3 on Tommy Lee, team foul #8 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Bradley Burks (PF), Brian Englehart (C) Justin Paxton, Paul Buford | |
| 03:36 | Samford | Theodore Hitchcock makes the 1st free throw | 62-44 |
| 03:36 | Samford | Theodore Hitchcock makes the 2nd free throw | 63-44 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Christopher Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Pitt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Theodore Hitchcock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - Taylor Sayles (fresh) C - Timothy Barras (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Floyd Sudduth (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Tommy Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Goodrich (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Bradley Burks (fresh) 3 reb. C - Brian Englehart (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Grambling State | Floyd Sudduth connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Tommy Lee | 63-46 |
| 02:57 | Samford | Christopher Moore comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-46 |
| 02:55 | Samford | Taylor Sayles grabs the offensive rebound | 63-46 |
| 02:34 | Samford | Theodore Hitchcock makes the jump hook from close range | 65-46 |
| 02:20 | Grambling State | Tommy Lee knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Floyd Sudduth | 65-49 |
| 01:52 | Samford | Timothy Barras lays it in and he's fouled by Brian Englehart - foul #2 on Brian Englehart, team foul #9 | 67-49 |
| Subs | Samford | Jeremy Grabski (SF) Taylor Sayles | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Geoffrey Line (SG), Paul Buford (C) Bradley Burks, Brian Englehart | |
| 01:52 | Samford | Timothy Barras misses the free throw | 67-49 |
| 01:52 | Grambling State | Michael Goodrich snags the defensive board | 67-49 |
| 01:34 | Grambling State | Paul Buford is fouled on the floor by John Pitt - foul #4 on John Pitt, team foul #11 | 67-49 |
| 01:34 | Grambling State | Paul Buford misses the 1st free throw | 67-49 |
| 01:34 | Grambling State | Paul Buford misses the 2nd free throw | 67-49 |
| 01:34 | Samford | Theodore Hitchcock pulls down the rebound | 67-49 |
| 01:17 | Samford | Michael Goodrich steps in front of the Christopher Moore pass | 67-49 |
| 01:08 | Grambling State | Tommy Lee misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-49 |
| 01:06 | Grambling State | Michael Goodrich tips it back up and in | 67-51 |
| 00:37 | Samford | Theodore Hitchcock misses the easy layup | 67-51 |
| 00:36 | Grambling State | Tommy Lee snags the defensive board | 67-51 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Grambling State | Paul Buford lays it in | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Samford | John Pitt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-53 |
| 00:00 | Grambling State | Tommy Lee misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 67-53 |