| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Stephen Cook (fresh) SG - Lance Dunn (fresh) SF - Gregory Menzies (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Stout (fresh) C - Kenneth Marr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Rosendo Esquivel (fresh) SG - Stanley Hart (fresh) SF - Steven Williams (fresh) PF - Richard Haley (fresh) C - David Nunes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Samford | David Nunes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Samford | Stanley Hart connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Steven Williams | 0-3 |
| 19:21 | SE Missouri State | Gregory Menzies hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-3 |
| 19:19 | SE Missouri State | Gregory Menzies pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:11 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Marr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-3 |
| 18:48 | Samford | Rosendo Esquivel scores on a jumper near the basket and he's hacked by Stephen Cook - foul #1 on Stephen Cook, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 18:48 | Samford | Rosendo Esquivel makes the free throw | 0-6 |
| 18:24 | SE Missouri State | Gregory Menzies travels with the ball | 0-6 |
| 18:04 | Samford | Kenneth Marr is called for the reach on Stanley Hart - foul #1 on Kenneth Marr, team foul #2 | 0-6 |
| 17:59 | Samford | Richard Haley is hacked by Jeffrey Stout - foul #1 on Jeffrey Stout, team foul #3 | 0-6 |
| 17:47 | Samford | Gregory Menzies steps in front of the Rosendo Esquivel pass | 0-6 |
| 17:18 | SE Missouri State | Gregory Menzies can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 0-6 |
| 17:16 | Samford | David Nunes grabs the board | 0-6 |
| 16:55 | Samford | Rosendo Esquivel makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Steven Williams and the foul's on Stephen Cook - foul #2 on Stephen Cook, team foul #4 | 0-8 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Darrell Stone (PG) Stephen Cook | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 16:55 | Samford | Rosendo Esquivel makes the free throw | 0-9 |
| 16:35 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Marr lays it up and in on a nice dish by Darrell Stone and the foul's on Stanley Hart - foul #1 on Stanley Hart, team foul #1 | 2-9 |
| 16:35 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Marr makes the free throw | 3-9 |
| 16:33 | Samford | Darrell Stone is called for the reach on Rosendo Esquivel in the backcourt - foul #1 on Darrell Stone, team foul #5 | 3-9 |
| 16:19 | Samford | Kenneth Marr swats the layup by David Nunes | 3-9 |
| 16:17 | Samford | Stanley Hart grabs the offensive board | 3-9 |
| 16:10 | Samford | Steven Williams misses the driving attempt from the left block | 3-9 |
| 16:09 | SE Missouri State | Lance Dunn grabs the defensive rebound | 3-9 |
| 15:47 | SE Missouri State | Darrell Stone misses the shot from the left wing | 3-9 |
| 15:46 | Samford | Stanley Hart snags the defensive board | 3-9 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Darrell Stone (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lance Dunn (fresh) SF - Gregory Menzies (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Stout (fresh) C - Kenneth Marr (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Rosendo Esquivel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Stanley Hart (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Williams (fresh) PF - Richard Haley (fresh) C - David Nunes (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Samford | Stanley Hart misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 3-9 |
| 15:38 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Marr | 3-9 |
| 15:31 | SE Missouri State | Lance Dunn buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-9 |
| 15:15 | Samford | Rosendo Esquivel comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 6-9 |
| 15:14 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Marr grabs the defensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 14:57 | SE Missouri State | Darrell Stone misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 6-9 |
| 14:55 | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Stout gets the offensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 14:36 | SE Missouri State | Lance Dunn misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Rosendo Esquivel - foul #1 on Rosendo Esquivel, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Mitchell Piland (PF), Ray Bilderback (C) Jeffrey Stout, Kenneth Marr | |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Moore (PG), John Pitt (SG), Jeremy Grabski (SF), Theodore Hitchcock (PF), Timothy Barras (C) Rosendo Esquivel, Stanley Hart, Steven Williams, Richard Haley, David Nunes | |
| 14:36 | SE Missouri State | Lance Dunn misses the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 14:36 | SE Missouri State | Lance Dunn misses the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 14:36 | Samford | Theodore Hitchcock grabs the board | 6-9 |
| 14:16 | Samford | Jeremy Grabski misses the lay-in | 6-9 |
| 14:14 | Samford | Christopher Moore snags the offensive board | 6-9 |
| 14:05 | Samford | Timothy Barras misses short on a runner from the baseline | 6-9 |
| 14:03 | SE Missouri State | Lance Dunn grabs the defensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 13:49 | SE Missouri State | Gregory Menzies lays it up and in on a nice dish by Darrell Stone and he's hacked by John Pitt - foul #1 on John Pitt, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| 13:49 | SE Missouri State | Gregory Menzies makes the free throw | 9-9 |
| 13:28 | Samford | Theodore Hitchcock comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 9-9 |
| 13:26 | Samford | Timothy Barras tips it home | 9-11 |
| 13:00 | SE Missouri State | Ray Bilderback makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Darrell Stone | 12-11 |
| 12:45 | Samford | John Pitt is whistled for a carry | 12-11 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Richard Brown (PG), Jason Cooper (SG), Jeffrey Stout (PF), Kenneth Marr (C) Darrell Stone, Lance Dunn, Gregory Menzies, Ray Bilderback | |
| Subs | Samford | Stanley Hart (SG), Steven Williams (SF), Richard Haley (PF), David Nunes (C) John Pitt, Jeremy Grabski, Theodore Hitchcock, Timothy Barras | |
| 12:24 | SE Missouri State | Jason Cooper knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Brown | 14-11 |
| 12:02 | Samford | Richard Haley lays it in | 14-13 |
| 11:49 | SE Missouri State | Richard Brown misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 14-13 |
| 11:48 | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Stout tips it but misses | 14-13 |
| 11:46 | Samford | The rebound goes to David Nunes | 14-13 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Richard Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mitchell Piland (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Stout (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Marr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Christopher Moore (fresh) SG - Stanley Hart (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Williams (fresh) PF - Richard Haley (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Nunes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Samford | Stanley Hart is whistled for traveling | 14-13 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Lance Dunn (SG) Jason Cooper | |
| Subs | Samford | Rosendo Esquivel (PG) Christopher Moore | |
| 11:31 | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Stout misses the dunk | 14-13 |
| 11:30 | Samford | David Nunes pulls down the rebound | 14-13 |
| 11:09 | Samford | Rosendo Esquivel is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Rosendo Esquivel, team foul #4 | 14-13 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Darrell Stone (PG), Gregory Menzies (SF), Ray Bilderback (C) Richard Brown, Mitchell Piland, Kenneth Marr | |
| Subs | Samford | Jeremy Grabski (PG) Rosendo Esquivel | |
| 11:02 | SE Missouri State | Gregory Menzies can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 14-13 |
| 11:00 | Samford | David Nunes gets the rebound | 14-13 |
| 10:41 | Samford | Steven Williams misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 14-13 |
| 10:40 | Samford | Jeremy Grabski hits the follow up shot | 14-15 |
| 10:33 | SE Missouri State | Jeremy Grabski is called for the reach on Darrell Stone - foul #1 on Jeremy Grabski, team foul #5 | 14-15 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Moore (PG) Jeremy Grabski | |
| 10:23 | SE Missouri State | Lance Dunn makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-15 |
| 10:02 | Samford | Richard Haley misses the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Lance Dunn - foul #1 on Lance Dunn, team foul #6 | 17-15 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Michael Jiminez (C) Jeffrey Stout | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 10:02 | Samford | Richard Haley makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 10:02 | Samford | Richard Haley makes the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 09:46 | SE Missouri State | Ray Bilderback loses the dribble to Christopher Moore | 17-17 |
| 09:19 | Samford | Steven Williams travels with the ball | 17-17 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Mitchell Piland (PF), Kenneth Marr (C) Ray Bilderback, Michael Jiminez | |
| Subs | Samford | John Pitt (SG), Jeremy Grabski (SF), Theodore Hitchcock (C) Stanley Hart, Steven Williams, David Nunes | |
| 08:59 | SE Missouri State | Gregory Menzies drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Darrell Stone | 20-17 |
| 08:35 | Samford | The pull-up jumper by Jeremy Grabski is blocked by Kenneth Marr | 20-17 |
| 08:34 | Samford | Richard Haley grabs the offensive board | 20-17 |
| 08:17 | Samford | Jeremy Grabski blows the layup | 20-17 |
| 08:16 | SE Missouri State | Gregory Menzies snags the defensive board | 20-17 |
| 08:09 | SE Missouri State | Gregory Menzies misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by John Pitt - foul #2 on John Pitt, team foul #6 | 20-17 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Richard Brown (PG), Jason Cooper (SG), Jeffrey Stout (PF) Darrell Stone, Lance Dunn, Mitchell Piland | |
| Subs | Samford | Stanley Hart (SG), Steven Williams (SF), David Nunes (C) Christopher Moore, John Pitt, Richard Haley | |
| 08:09 | SE Missouri State | Gregory Menzies makes the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 08:09 | SE Missouri State | Gregory Menzies makes the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| 07:43 | Samford | Theodore Hitchcock misses short on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Jeffrey Stout - foul #2 on Jeffrey Stout, team foul #7 | 22-17 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Mitchell Piland (SF), Ray Bilderback (PF) Gregory Menzies, Jeffrey Stout | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 07:43 | Samford | Theodore Hitchcock makes the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 07:43 | Samford | Theodore Hitchcock makes the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Richard Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mitchell Piland (fresh) PF - Ray Bilderback (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kenneth Marr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jeremy Grabski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stanley Hart (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Williams (fresh) PF - Theodore Hitchcock (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Nunes (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:31 | SE Missouri State | Mitchell Piland hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 22-19 |
| 07:29 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Marr grabs the offensive board | 22-19 |
| 07:12 | SE Missouri State | Mitchell Piland misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 22-19 |
| 07:11 | Samford | Jeremy Grabski snags the defensive board | 22-19 |
| 06:47 | Samford | Theodore Hitchcock comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 22-19 |
| 06:45 | Samford | Stanley Hart can't tip it in | 22-19 |
| 06:43 | Samford | Stanley Hart pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-19 |
| 06:20 | Samford | Richard Brown takes the ball from Jeremy Grabski | 22-19 |
| 06:05 | SE Missouri State | Ray Bilderback comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 22-19 |
| 06:03 | Samford | Stanley Hart gets the rebound | 22-19 |
| 05:58 | Samford | Stanley Hart jams it on a great pass from Jeremy Grabski | 22-21 |
| 05:44 | SE Missouri State | Richard Brown clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-21 |
| 05:43 | Samford | Theodore Hitchcock grabs the defensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 05:23 | Samford | Jason Cooper is called for the reach on Jeremy Grabski - foul #1 on Jason Cooper, team foul #8 | 22-21 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Darrell Stone (PG), Lance Dunn (SG), Gregory Menzies (SF), Michael Jiminez (C) Richard Brown, Jason Cooper, Mitchell Piland, Kenneth Marr | |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Moore (PG), Richard Haley (PF), Timothy Barras (C) Stanley Hart, Theodore Hitchcock, David Nunes | |
| 05:23 | Samford | Jeremy Grabski makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 05:23 | Samford | Jeremy Grabski makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 05:15 | SE Missouri State | Gregory Menzies comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Richard Haley - foul #1 on Richard Haley, team foul #7 | 22-23 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Stanley Hart (SG) Jeremy Grabski | |
| 05:15 | SE Missouri State | Gregory Menzies misses the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 05:15 | SE Missouri State | Gregory Menzies misses the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 05:15 | Samford | Richard Haley pulls down the rebound | 22-23 |
| 04:54 | Samford | Lance Dunn takes the ball from Richard Haley | 22-23 |
| 04:50 | SE Missouri State | Lance Dunn hits the finger roll | 24-23 |
| 04:28 | Samford | Michael Jiminez is called for the reach on Timothy Barras - foul #1 on Michael Jiminez, team foul #9 | 24-23 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Mitchell Piland (PF) Ray Bilderback | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 04:28 | Samford | Timothy Barras makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 04:28 | Samford | Timothy Barras misses the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 04:28 | Samford | Richard Haley gets the offensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 04:10 | Samford | Stanley Hart clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-24 |
| 04:09 | SE Missouri State | Michael Jiminez grabs the defensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 03:47 | SE Missouri State | Lance Dunn clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-24 |
| 03:45 | Samford | Timothy Barras grabs the defensive rebound | 24-24 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Darrell Stone (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Lance Dunn (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Gregory Menzies (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mitchell Piland (fresh) C - Michael Jiminez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Christopher Moore (fresh) SG - Stanley Hart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Steven Williams (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Haley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Barras (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Samford | Timothy Barras clanks a jumper from close range | 24-24 |
| 03:21 | SE Missouri State | Gregory Menzies gets the rebound | 24-24 |
| 03:17 | SE Missouri State | Darrell Stone connects on the floater from just outside the lane and the foul's on Christopher Moore - foul #1 on Christopher Moore, team foul #8 | 26-24 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Stout (PF), Ray Bilderback (C) Mitchell Piland, Michael Jiminez | |
| Subs | Samford | Rosendo Esquivel (PG), Jeremy Grabski (SG), Theodore Hitchcock (SF), David Nunes (C) Christopher Moore, Stanley Hart, Steven Williams, Timothy Barras | |
| 03:17 | SE Missouri State | Darrell Stone makes the free throw | 27-24 |
| 02:56 | Samford | Rosendo Esquivel misses the easy layup | 27-24 |
| 02:55 | SE Missouri State | Gregory Menzies grabs the defensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 02:43 | SE Missouri State | Jeremy Grabski is called for the reach on Jeffrey Stout - foul #2 on Jeremy Grabski, team foul #9 | 27-24 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Stephen Cook (PG), Kenneth Marr (C) Darrell Stone, Ray Bilderback | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 02:43 | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Stout makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 02:43 | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Stout makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 02:30 | Samford | Jeffrey Stout is called for the reach on Jeremy Grabski - foul #3 on Jeffrey Stout, team foul #10 | 29-24 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Michael Jiminez (PF) Jeffrey Stout | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 02:30 | Samford | Jeremy Grabski makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 02:30 | Samford | Jeremy Grabski makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 02:18 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Marr's pass is intercepted by Richard Haley | 29-26 |
| 01:56 | Samford | Jeremy Grabski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-26 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Mitchell Piland (PF) Michael Jiminez | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 01:35 | SE Missouri State | Lance Dunn can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-26 |
| 01:34 | SE Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Marr | 29-26 |
| 01:23 | SE Missouri State | Richard Haley swats the short shot by Kenneth Marr | 29-26 |
| 01:21 | Samford | Richard Haley pulls down the rebound | 29-26 |
| 01:17 | Samford | Rosendo Esquivel misses short on a jumper near the basket | 29-26 |
| 01:15 | SE Missouri State | Lance Dunn grabs the board | 29-26 |
| 00:46 | SE Missouri State | Jeremy Grabski is called for the reach on Lance Dunn - foul #3 on Jeremy Grabski, team foul #10 | 29-26 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Richard Brown (SF), Ray Bilderback (C) Gregory Menzies, Kenneth Marr | |
| Subs | Samford | Stanley Hart (SG), Steven Williams (SF), Taylor Sayles (PF) Jeremy Grabski, Theodore Hitchcock, Richard Haley | |
| 00:46 | SE Missouri State | Lance Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 00:46 | SE Missouri State | Lance Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 00:30 | Samford | David Nunes scores on a shot in the paint set up by Steven Williams | 31-28 |
| 00:01 | SE Missouri State | Lance Dunn clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-28 |
| 00:00 | Samford | The rebound goes to Taylor Sayles | 31-28 |