| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - William Streit (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hans Suleski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Briski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Micheal Granger (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Spillers (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Lawrence Deatherage (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Dennis Romo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alan Woodruff (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Cornett (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Douglas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Youngstown State | James Briski inbounds the ball | 30-27 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Youngstown State | William Streit can't finish the layup | 30-27 |
| 19:37 | Samford | Robert Douglas snags the defensive board | 30-27 |
| 19:14 | Samford | Robert Douglas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-27 |
| 19:02 | Youngstown State | Hans Suleski clanks a jumper from the right wing | 30-27 |
| 19:00 | Samford | Kenneth Cornett grabs the defensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 18:38 | Samford | Alan Woodruff misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-27 |
| 18:36 | Youngstown State | Mark Spillers gets the rebound | 30-27 |
| 18:26 | Youngstown State | James Briski misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-27 |
| 18:25 | Youngstown State | Hans Suleski grabs the offensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 18:14 | Youngstown State | Alan Woodruff picks off the pass by James Briski | 30-27 |
| 18:06 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Dennis Romo | 30-30 |
| 17:40 | Youngstown State | Mark Spillers travels with the ball | 30-30 |
| 17:26 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dennis Romo | 30-32 |
| 17:12 | Youngstown State | William Streit hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-32 |
| 17:10 | Samford | Kenneth Cornett gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 17:05 | Samford | Alan Woodruff is hacked by Mark Spillers - foul #1 on Mark Spillers, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Joseph Keefer (SF), Elmer Flynn (PF), Jon Moore (C) James Briski, Micheal Granger, Mark Spillers | |
| Subs | Samford | Billy Toledo (SF), Julian Kennison (PF), James Parker (C) Alan Woodruff, Kenneth Cornett, Robert Douglas | |
| 17:00 | Samford | Dennis Romo clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 16:59 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage snags the offensive board | 30-32 |
| 16:43 | Samford | Dennis Romo loses the dribble to Jon Moore | 30-32 |
| 16:25 | Youngstown State | Elmer Flynn hits a floater near the basket set up by William Streit | 32-32 |
| 16:14 | Samford | Billy Toledo scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Julian Kennison | 32-35 |
| 15:56 | Youngstown State | Hans Suleski drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jon Moore | 34-35 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - William Streit (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hans Suleski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Keefer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Elmer Flynn (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jon Moore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Lawrence Deatherage (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SG - Dennis Romo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Toledo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Julian Kennison (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Samford | Dennis Romo comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 34-35 |
| 15:43 | Youngstown State | Jon Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 15:16 | Youngstown State | Hans Suleski lays it in | 36-35 |
| 14:56 | Samford | James Parker misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 14:54 | Samford | James Parker snags the offensive board | 36-35 |
| 14:42 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Elmer Flynn - foul #1 on Elmer Flynn, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Alberto Gonzalez (PG), James Briski (SF), Micheal Granger (PF), Mark Spillers (C) William Streit, Hans Suleski, Elmer Flynn, Jon Moore | |
| Subs | Samford | Roger Gains (SG), Alan Woodruff (SF), Kenneth Cornett (PF), Robert Douglas (C) Dennis Romo, Billy Toledo, Julian Kennison, James Parker | |
| 14:42 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 14:42 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 14:24 | Youngstown State | James Briski drills a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Alberto Gonzalez | 38-37 |
| 14:02 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-37 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Samford | William Pierre (SG) Lawrence Deatherage | |
| 13:51 | Youngstown State | Joseph Keefer misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 13:50 | Youngstown State | James Briski tips it in | 40-37 |
| 13:31 | Samford | Kenneth Cornett comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 13:29 | Samford | Robert Douglas pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 13:16 | Samford | Kenneth Cornett clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-37 |
| 13:14 | Samford | Robert Douglas tips it back up and in | 40-39 |
| 12:59 | Youngstown State | Alberto Gonzalez buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Joseph Keefer | 43-39 |
| 12:41 | Samford | Kenneth Cornett misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 12:39 | Samford | Robert Douglas can't tip it in | 43-39 |
| 12:38 | Youngstown State | Alberto Gonzalez grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 12:22 | Youngstown State | James Briski slams it home set up by Alberto Gonzalez | 45-39 |
| 12:04 | Samford | William Pierre scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-42 |
| 11:47 | Youngstown State | James Briski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-42 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | William Streit (PG), Hans Suleski (SG), Elmer Flynn (PF), Jon Moore (C) Alberto Gonzalez, Joseph Keefer, Micheal Granger, Mark Spillers | |
| Subs | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage (PG), Dennis Romo (SG), Billy Toledo (SF), Julian Kennison (PF), James Parker (C) Roger Gains, William Pierre, Alan Woodruff, Kenneth Cornett, Robert Douglas | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - William Streit (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hans Suleski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Briski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Elmer Flynn (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jon Moore (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Lawrence Deatherage (fresh) 16 pts. SG - Dennis Romo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Toledo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Julian Kennison (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Samford | Dennis Romo knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-45 |
| 11:20 | Youngstown State | James Briski comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Billy Toledo - foul #3 on Billy Toledo, team foul #1 | 45-45 |
| 11:20 | Youngstown State | James Briski makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 11:20 | Youngstown State | James Briski makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 10:58 | Samford | Julian Kennison connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Lawrence Deatherage | 47-47 |
| 10:39 | Youngstown State | James Parker takes the ball from William Streit | 47-47 |
| 10:19 | Samford | Dennis Romo hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Lawrence Deatherage | 47-49 |
| 10:03 | Youngstown State | James Briski misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Billy Toledo - foul #4 on Billy Toledo, team foul #2 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Micheal Granger (PF), Mark Spillers (C) Elmer Flynn, Jon Moore | |
| Subs | Samford | Alan Woodruff (SF), Kenneth Cornett (PF), Robert Douglas (C) Billy Toledo, Julian Kennison, James Parker | |
| 10:03 | Youngstown State | James Briski misses the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 10:03 | Youngstown State | James Briski makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 09:35 | Samford | Dennis Romo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 09:34 | Youngstown State | Micheal Granger grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 09:22 | Youngstown State | William Streit hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 09:09 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Mark Spillers - foul #2 on Mark Spillers, team foul #3 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Joseph Keefer (SF) James Briski | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 09:09 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 09:09 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 08:57 | Youngstown State | Micheal Granger clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-51 |
| 08:56 | Samford | Dennis Romo gets the rebound | 51-51 |
| 08:51 | Samford | Dennis Romo hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Mark Spillers - foul #3 on Mark Spillers, team foul #4 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Roger Gains (PG) Lawrence Deatherage | |
| 08:51 | Samford | Dennis Romo makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 08:51 | Samford | Dennis Romo misses the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 08:51 | Youngstown State | Micheal Granger grabs the board | 51-52 |
| 08:46 | Youngstown State | Hans Suleski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-52 |
| 08:44 | Samford | Robert Douglas pulls down the rebound | 51-52 |
| 08:38 | Samford | Alan Woodruff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-52 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Julian Kennison (PF) Kenneth Cornett | |
| 08:12 | Youngstown State | Joseph Keefer loses the dribble to Roger Gains | 51-52 |
| 08:09 | Samford | Alan Woodruff misses the lay-in | 51-52 |
| 08:08 | Youngstown State | Mark Spillers pulls down the rebound | 51-52 |
| 07:44 | Youngstown State | Hans Suleski is hacked by Dennis Romo - foul #2 on Dennis Romo, team foul #3 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Alberto Gonzalez (PG), Elmer Flynn (SF), Jon Moore (PF) William Streit, Hans Suleski, Micheal Granger | |
| Subs | Samford | Billy Toledo (SG) Dennis Romo | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Alberto Gonzalez (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Keefer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elmer Flynn (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jon Moore (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Spillers (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Roger Gains (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Toledo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Alan Woodruff (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. PF - Julian Kennison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Douglas (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Youngstown State | Elmer Flynn comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Alan Woodruff - foul #1 on Alan Woodruff, team foul #4 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage (PG), Kenneth Cornett (PF) Roger Gains, Alan Woodruff | |
| 07:27 | Youngstown State | Elmer Flynn makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 07:27 | Youngstown State | Elmer Flynn makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 07:19 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage drills a shot from the free throw line | 53-54 |
| 07:00 | Youngstown State | Jon Moore misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-54 |
| 06:58 | Youngstown State | Jon Moore pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 06:41 | Youngstown State | Jon Moore loses the ball out of bounds | 53-54 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Hans Suleski (SG), Micheal Granger (PF) Jon Moore, Mark Spillers | |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Romo (SG), James Parker (C) Billy Toledo, Robert Douglas | |
| 06:29 | Samford | Julian Kennison is hacked by Joseph Keefer - foul #2 on Joseph Keefer, team foul #5 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | William Streit (PG) Alberto Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Samford | Alan Woodruff (SF) James Parker | |
| 06:09 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 53-54 |
| 06:08 | Youngstown State | Elmer Flynn gets the rebound | 53-54 |
| 05:46 | Youngstown State | Joseph Keefer connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 55-54 |
| 05:30 | Samford | Alan Woodruff can't throw it down | 55-54 |
| 05:29 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to William Streit | 55-54 |
| 05:12 | Youngstown State | William Streit banks in the layup | 57-54 |
| 04:53 | Samford | Alan Woodruff misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-54 |
| 04:52 | Youngstown State | Hans Suleski pulls down the rebound | 57-54 |
| 04:31 | Youngstown State | Joseph Keefer connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 59-54 |
| 04:16 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage is hacked by William Streit - foul #2 on William Streit, team foul #6 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Alberto Gonzalez (PG), James Briski (SF), Jon Moore (PF), Mark Spillers (C) William Streit, Joseph Keefer, Micheal Granger, Elmer Flynn | |
| Subs | Samford | Roger Gains (PG), Billy Toledo (SG), James Parker (PF), Robert Douglas (C) Lawrence Deatherage, Dennis Romo, Kenneth Cornett, Julian Kennison | |
| 03:56 | Samford | Billy Toledo misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 59-54 |
| 03:55 | Youngstown State | Mark Spillers pulls down the rebound | 59-54 |
| 03:49 | Youngstown State | Jon Moore can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by James Parker - foul #2 on James Parker, team foul #5 | 59-54 |
| 03:49 | Youngstown State | Jon Moore makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 03:49 | Youngstown State | Jon Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 03:49 | Samford | James Parker gets the rebound | 60-54 |
| 03:32 | Samford | Alan Woodruff clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-54 |
| 03:31 | Samford | James Parker grabs the offensive board | 60-54 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Alberto Gonzalez (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Hans Suleski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Briski (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jon Moore (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Spillers (fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Roger Gains (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Toledo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Alan Woodruff (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. PF - James Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Douglas (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Samford | Mark Spillers steals it from Roger Gains | 60-54 |
| 02:50 | Youngstown State | Hans Suleski misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 60-54 |
| 02:49 | Samford | Billy Toledo pulls down the rebound | 60-54 |
| 02:49 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-54 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | William Streit (PG), Micheal Granger (PF) Alberto Gonzalez, Jon Moore | |
| Subs | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage (PG), Dennis Romo (SG), Julian Kennison (SF), Kenneth Cornett (PF) Roger Gains, Billy Toledo, Alan Woodruff, James Parker | |
| 02:35 | Samford | Julian Kennison hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-54 |
| 02:34 | Samford | Robert Douglas hits the follow up shot | 60-56 |
| 02:06 | Youngstown State | William Streit makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Micheal Granger | 62-56 |
| 01:47 | Samford | Dennis Romo scores on a shot from the right wing | 62-58 |
| 01:34 | Youngstown State | Hans Suleski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 62-58 |
| 01:33 | Youngstown State | The offensive rebound goes to Micheal Granger | 62-58 |
| 01:25 | Youngstown State | Mark Spillers drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 64-58 |
| 00:56 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 64-58 |
| 00:54 | Samford | Kenneth Cornett tips it home | 64-60 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:30 | Youngstown State | William Streit hits the finger roll set up by Hans Suleski | 66-60 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:26 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-60 |
| 00:24 | Youngstown State | Micheal Granger grabs the board | 66-60 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:23 | Youngstown State | Micheal Granger is hacked by Lawrence Deatherage in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lawrence Deatherage, team foul #6 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Alberto Gonzalez (SG), Joseph Keefer (SF), Elmer Flynn (C) Hans Suleski, James Briski, Mark Spillers | |
| Subs | Samford | Alan Woodruff (SF) Julian Kennison | |
| 00:20 | Youngstown State | Robert Douglas is called for the reach on Elmer Flynn - foul #1 on Robert Douglas, team foul #7 | 66-60 |
| 00:20 | Youngstown State | Elmer Flynn misses the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:20 | Samford | The rebound goes to Kenneth Cornett | 66-60 |
| 00:15 | Samford | Lawrence Deatherage hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-60 |
| 00:13 | Youngstown State | Micheal Granger snags the defensive board | 66-60 |
| 00:13 | Youngstown State | Youngstown State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-60 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Hans Suleski (SG) Alberto Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:10 | Youngstown State | Joseph Keefer is hacked by Dennis Romo in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dennis Romo, team foul #8 | 66-60 |
| 00:10 | Youngstown State | Joseph Keefer makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:10 | Youngstown State | Joseph Keefer makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State 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 (0) | |
| 00:05 | Samford | Alan Woodruff hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Dennis Romo | 68-63 |
| 00:02 | Youngstown State | William Streit is hacked by Lawrence Deatherage in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lawrence Deatherage, team foul #9 | 68-63 |
| 00:02 | Youngstown State | William Streit makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:02 | Youngstown State | William Streit makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Samford | Alan Woodruff can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 70-63 |