| Lineup | Samford | PG - Christopher Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Boerner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Barrick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Brazil (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Nick Carlisle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Douglas (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Miller (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Virgil Yonakor (fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Terry Smith inbounds the ball | 30-33 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:51 | Samford | Terry Smith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Douglas - foul #1 on James Douglas, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| 19:51 | Samford | Terry Smith misses the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 19:51 | Samford | Terry Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 19:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Virgil Yonakor is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Virgil Yonakor, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Eugene Augustine (PF) Virgil Yonakor | |
| 19:05 | Samford | Joshua Barrick knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Boerner and he's fouled by Michael Williams - foul #1 on Michael Williams, team foul #3 | 33-33 |
| 19:05 | Samford | Joshua Barrick makes the free throw | 34-33 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Miller misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Terry Smith - foul #1 on Terry Smith, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Louis Baker (C) Michael Williams | |
| 18:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Miller misses the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 18:25 | Samford | Terry Smith makes the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Christopher Freeman | 36-34 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nick Carlisle misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 18:13 | Samford | Terry Smith pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 18:11 | Samford | Terry Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-34 |
| Subs | Samford | Ryan Deluca (SG), David Davis (SF), Randy Johnson (PF), Matthew Ruben (C) Thomas Boerner, Terry Smith, Joshua Barrick, John Brazil | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Marvin Baird (PG), John Simmons (SG), Charles Schultz (SF) Nick Carlisle, James Douglas, Michael Miller | |
| 18:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Eugene Augustine is fouled on the floor by Randy Johnson - foul #2 on Randy Johnson, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| 17:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Louis Baker is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Louis Baker, team foul #4 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathan Stradley (SF) Eugene Augustine | |
| 17:25 | Samford | Christopher Freeman connects on the open driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Ryan Deluca | 38-34 |
| 17:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marvin Baird hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Schultz | 38-37 |
| 17:00 | Samford | Jonathan Stradley takes the ball from David Davis | 38-37 |
| 16:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathan Stradley lays it up and in | 38-39 |
| 16:55 | Samford | Ryan Deluca is fouled in the backcourt by John Simmons - foul #3 on John Simmons, team foul #5 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Samford | Terry Smith (SF), Joshua Barrick (PF), John Brazil (C) Christopher Freeman, Randy Johnson, Matthew Ruben | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Nick Carlisle (PG), Michael Miller (SF), Michael Williams (C) John Simmons, Jonathan Stradley, Louis Baker | |
| 16:48 | Samford | David Davis connects on the 3 from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 16:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Williams is fouled on the floor by Joshua Barrick - foul #3 on Joshua Barrick, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Boerner (SG), Thomas Garner (PF) David Davis, Joshua Barrick | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | James Douglas (SG), Eugene Augustine (PF) Marvin Baird, Charles Schultz | |
| 16:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Miller misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 16:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nick Carlisle tips it back up and in | 41-41 |
| 16:09 | Samford | Eugene Augustine takes the ball from Thomas Boerner | 41-41 |
| 15:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Eugene Augustine misses short on a floater from the right side | 41-41 |
| 15:45 | Samford | Ryan Deluca grabs the board | 41-41 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ryan Deluca (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Boerner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Garner (fresh) C - John Brazil (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Nick Carlisle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Douglas (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Miller (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eugene Augustine (fresh) 2 blk. C - Michael Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Samford | Terry Smith misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 41-41 |
| 15:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Williams grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 15:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Douglas makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Nick Carlisle | 41-44 |
| 15:17 | Samford | Thomas Boerner is hacked by Michael Miller - foul #3 on Michael Miller, team foul #6 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Freeman (PG), David Davis (SG), Joshua Barrick (PF), Randy Johnson (C) Ryan Deluca, Thomas Boerner, Terry Smith, John Brazil | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Marvin Baird (PG), John Simmons (SG), Charles Schultz (SF), Virgil Yonakor (PF) Nick Carlisle, James Douglas, Michael Miller, Eugene Augustine | |
| 15:03 | Samford | Thomas Garner is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Freeman | 44-44 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Randy Johnson swats the short shot by Virgil Yonakor | 44-44 |
| 14:42 | Samford | Randy Johnson pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 14:26 | Samford | Joshua Barrick misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-44 |
| 14:24 | Samford | Christopher Freeman snags the offensive board | 44-44 |
| 14:08 | Samford | Thomas Garner misses the fadeaway from the right side | 44-44 |
| 14:07 | Samford | Randy Johnson can't tip it in | 44-44 |
| 14:05 | Samford | Joshua Barrick pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 13:48 | Samford | Thomas Garner clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-44 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Williams pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 13:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Virgil Yonakor drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Marvin Baird | 44-47 |
| 13:12 | Samford | Christopher Freeman lays it in set up by David Davis and he's fouled by Charles Schultz - foul #1 on Charles Schultz, team foul #7 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Boerner (SG), Terry Smith (SF), Matthew Ruben (PF), John Brazil (C) David Davis, Thomas Garner, Joshua Barrick, Randy Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Nick Carlisle (PG), James Douglas (SG), Michael Miller (SF), Eugene Augustine (PF), Louis Baker (C) Marvin Baird, John Simmons, Charles Schultz, Virgil Yonakor, Michael Williams | |
| 13:12 | Samford | Christopher Freeman makes the free throw | 47-47 |
| 12:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nick Carlisle loses the dribble to Terry Smith | 47-47 |
| 12:39 | Samford | Thomas Boerner drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Matthew Ruben | 49-47 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Eugene Augustine can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 12:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nick Carlisle gets the offensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 11:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Freeman steals the ball from Michael Miller | 49-47 |
| 11:38 | Samford | John Brazil misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 49-47 |
| 11:36 | Samford | Christopher Freeman hits the follow up shot | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Christopher Freeman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Boerner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Ruben (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Brazil (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Nick Carlisle (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Douglas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Miller (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Eugene Augustine (fresh) 2 blk. C - Louis Baker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Douglas makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Nick Carlisle | 51-50 |
| 10:52 | Samford | Matthew Ruben steps out of bounds on the sideline | 51-50 |
| Subs | Samford | Ryan Deluca (PG), Jeremy Pearce (SG), David Davis (SF), Joshua Barrick (PF), Randy Johnson (C) Christopher Freeman, Thomas Boerner, Terry Smith, Matthew Ruben, John Brazil | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Marvin Baird (PG), John Simmons (SG), Charles Schultz (SF), Virgil Yonakor (PF), Michael Williams (C) Nick Carlisle, James Douglas, Michael Miller, Eugene Augustine, Louis Baker | |
| 10:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Schultz is fouled on the floor by Joshua Barrick - foul #4 on Joshua Barrick, team foul #4 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Samford | John Brazil (C) Joshua Barrick | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 10:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ryan Deluca steals the ball from Marvin Baird | 51-50 |
| 10:16 | Samford | Ryan Deluca lays it in | 53-50 |
| 09:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Williams clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 09:57 | Samford | The rebound goes to Randy Johnson | 53-50 |
| 09:52 | Samford | Ryan Deluca misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right corner | 53-50 |
| 09:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Virgil Yonakor grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 09:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by John Brazil - foul #1 on John Brazil, team foul #5 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Garner (PF) Randy Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathan Stradley (SF) Charles Schultz | |
| 09:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Williams makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 09:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 09:44 | Samford | Thomas Garner pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 09:27 | Samford | David Davis misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-51 |
| 09:26 | Samford | Ryan Deluca can't tip it in | 53-51 |
| 09:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Virgil Yonakor grabs the board | 53-51 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marvin Baird scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Simmons | 53-53 |
| 08:59 | Samford | David Davis can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 08:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Virgil Yonakor | 53-53 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathan Stradley misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by David Davis - foul #1 on David Davis, team foul #6 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Freeman (PG), Thomas Boerner (SG), Terry Smith (SF) Ryan Deluca, Jeremy Pearce, David Davis | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Nick Carlisle (PG), Eugene Augustine (C) Marvin Baird, Michael Williams | |
| 08:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathan Stradley makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathan Stradley makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 08:50 | Samford | Terry Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-55 |
| Subs | Samford | Matthew Ruben (C) John Brazil | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Miller (SF) Jonathan Stradley | |
| 08:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Miller hits a 3 from the left wing | 53-58 |
| 08:12 | Samford | Thomas Boerner clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on John Simmons - foul #4 on John Simmons, team foul #8 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Samford | Randy Johnson (C) Thomas Garner | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | James Douglas (SG), Charles Schultz (PF) John Simmons, Virgil Yonakor | |
| 08:12 | Samford | Thomas Boerner misses the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 08:12 | Samford | Thomas Boerner makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Eugene Augustine is hacked by Randy Johnson - foul #3 on Randy Johnson, team foul #7 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Samford | Ryan Deluca (SG), Joshua Barrick (PF) Thomas Boerner, Matthew Ruben | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 07:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Eugene Augustine misses the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 07:48 | Samford | Randy Johnson snags the defensive board | 54-58 |
| 07:46 | Samford | Ryan Deluca is fouled in the backcourt by Eugene Augustine - foul #2 on Eugene Augustine, team foul #9 | 54-58 |
| 07:46 | Samford | Ryan Deluca makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 07:46 | Samford | Ryan Deluca makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 07:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Miller clanks a turnaround in the paint | 56-58 |
| 07:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Miller pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-58 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Christopher Freeman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ryan Deluca (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Barrick (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Randy Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Nick Carlisle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Douglas (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Miller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Schultz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Augustine (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 07:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Miller is hacked by Terry Smith - foul #2 on Terry Smith, team foul #8 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Samford | David Davis (SF), John Brazil (C) Terry Smith, Randy Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Simmons (PG), Louis Baker (C) Nick Carlisle, Eugene Augustine | |
| 07:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Miller makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 07:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 07:13 | Samford | Joshua Barrick pulls down the rebound | 56-59 |
| 07:04 | Samford | David Davis drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Joshua Barrick | 59-59 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Simmons misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by John Brazil - foul #2 on John Brazil, team foul #9 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Samford | Jeremy Pearce (SG) Christopher Freeman | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Marvin Baird (PG), Jonathan Stradley (SF), Virgil Yonakor (PF) James Douglas, Michael Miller, Charles Schultz | |
| 06:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 06:43 | Samford | John Brazil hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-61 |
| 06:41 | Samford | Ryan Deluca pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-61 |
| 06:25 | Samford | Ryan Deluca buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Pearce | 62-61 |
| 06:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Simmons makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-64 |
| 05:55 | Samford | John Brazil hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Joshua Barrick | 64-64 |
| 05:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Louis Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 64-64 |
| 05:41 | Samford | John Brazil grabs the board | 64-64 |
| 05:14 | Samford | Jeremy Pearce misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 64-64 |
| 05:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Simmons snags the defensive board | 64-64 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Simmons misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-64 |
| 05:06 | Samford | John Brazil snags the defensive board | 64-64 |
| 05:01 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Freeman (PG), Thomas Boerner (SG), Terry Smith (SF), Randy Johnson (C) Ryan Deluca, Jeremy Pearce, David Davis, John Brazil | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Nick Carlisle (PG), James Douglas (SG), Michael Miller (SF), Charles Schultz (PF), Eugene Augustine (C) Marvin Baird, John Simmons, Jonathan Stradley, Virgil Yonakor, Louis Baker | |
| 04:44 | Samford | Thomas Boerner is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-64 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Freeman steals it from Charles Schultz | 67-64 |
| 04:15 | Samford | Thomas Boerner can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-64 |
| 04:13 | Samford | Randy Johnson hits the follow up shot | 69-64 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Miller hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Eugene Augustine | 69-66 |
| 03:31 | Samford | Terry Smith misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 69-66 |
| 03:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charles Schultz grabs the board | 69-66 |
| 03:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Eugene Augustine misses the fadeaway from the right block | 69-66 |
| 03:23 | Samford | Joshua Barrick grabs the defensive rebound | 69-66 |
| 03:21 | Samford | Thomas Boerner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-66 |
| Subs | Samford | Ryan Deluca (SG), Thomas Garner (PF), Matthew Ruben (C) Thomas Boerner, Joshua Barrick, Randy Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Simmons (SG), Marvin Baird (SF), Michael Williams (C) James Douglas, Michael Miller, Charles Schultz | |
| 03:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Eugene Augustine hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 69-66 |
| 03:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nick Carlisle can't tip it in | 69-66 |
| 03:09 | Samford | The rebound goes to Matthew Ruben | 69-66 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Christopher Freeman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ryan Deluca (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Garner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Ruben (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Nick Carlisle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Simmons (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Marvin Baird (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Eugene Augustine (fairly fresh) 2 blk. C - Michael Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Samford | John Simmons steps in front of the Ryan Deluca pass in the backcourt | 69-66 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nick Carlisle comes up short on the runner from the left block | 69-66 |
| 02:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marvin Baird tips it in | 69-68 |
| 02:55 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-68 |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Boerner (SG), Randy Johnson (PF), John Brazil (C) Ryan Deluca, Thomas Garner, Matthew Ruben | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | James Douglas (SG), Michael Miller (SF) John Simmons, Marvin Baird | |
| 02:41 | Samford | Michael Williams swats the dunk try by Thomas Boerner | 69-68 |
| 02:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Michael Williams | 69-68 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Miller knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Nick Carlisle | 69-70 |
| 02:32 | Samford | Christopher Freeman is fouled in the backcourt by Nick Carlisle - foul #2 on Nick Carlisle, team foul #10 | 69-70 |
| 02:32 | Samford | Christopher Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 02:32 | Samford | Christopher Freeman misses the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| 02:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Eugene Augustine grabs the defensive rebound | 70-70 |
| 02:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Douglas is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on James Douglas, team foul #11 | 70-70 |
| Subs | Samford | Joshua Barrick (PF) Randy Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 02:17 | Samford | Michael Williams picks off the pass by Terry Smith in the backcourt | 70-70 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Boerner steps in front of the Michael Williams pass | 70-70 |
| 01:41 | Samford | Christopher Freeman is fouled on the floor by Nick Carlisle - foul #3 on Nick Carlisle, team foul #12 | 70-70 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Virgil Yonakor (PF) Eugene Augustine | |
| 01:41 | Samford | Christopher Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 01:41 | Samford | Christopher Freeman misses the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 01:41 | Samford | Joshua Barrick grabs the offensive board | 71-70 |
| 01:30 | Samford | Thomas Boerner misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-70 |
| 01:29 | Samford | John Brazil tips it back up and in | 73-70 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Miller's pass is intercepted by John Brazil | 73-70 |
| 01:13 | Samford | Joshua Barrick is hacked by Virgil Yonakor in the backcourt - foul #4 on Virgil Yonakor, team foul #13 | 73-70 |
| 01:13 | Samford | Joshua Barrick makes the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 01:13 | Samford | Joshua Barrick makes the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Virgil Yonakor makes the jumper in the lane | 75-72 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:47 | Samford | James Douglas picks off the pass by Joshua Barrick in the backcourt | 75-72 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Douglas lays it up and in | 75-74 |
| 00:25 | Samford | Thomas Boerner banks in the layup | 77-74 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Miller comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 77-74 |
| 00:19 | Samford | Terry Smith grabs the board | 77-74 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Samford | Terry Smith is hacked by Nick Carlisle in the backcourt - foul #4 on Nick Carlisle, team foul #14 | 77-74 |
| Subs | Samford | Ryan Deluca (PG) Christopher Freeman | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 00:16 | Samford | Terry Smith makes the 1st free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:16 | Samford | Terry Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 79-74 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Douglas misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 79-74 |
| 00:08 | Samford | Terry Smith gets the rebound | 79-74 |
| 00:06 | Samford | Nick Carlisle is called for the reach on Terry Smith in the backcourt - foul #5 on Nick Carlisle, team foul #15 | 79-74 |
| Subs | Samford | David Davis (SG) Thomas Boerner | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Simmons (PG) Nick Carlisle | |
| 00:06 | Samford | Terry Smith makes the 1st free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:06 | Samford | Terry Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 81-74 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Miller connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 81-77 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Samford | Ryan Deluca runs out the clock | 81-77 |