| Lineup | Samford | PG - Christopher Freeman (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Terry Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Ruben (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Randy Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - William Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Schmeltzer (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Stoughton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Allison (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Terry Smith inbounds the ball | 34-48 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Samford | Terry Smith misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-48 |
| 19:39 | Norfolk State | Jonathan Robinson snags the defensive board | 34-48 |
| 19:14 | Norfolk State | Robert Allison misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 34-48 |
| 19:13 | Norfolk State | William Parker pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-48 |
| 19:03 | Norfolk State | Charles Stoughton hits the finger roll | 34-50 |
| 18:59 | Samford | Terry Smith makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Christopher Freeman | 37-50 |
| 18:38 | Norfolk State | William Parker is called for a charge - foul #1 on William Parker, team foul #1 | 37-50 |
| 18:13 | Samford | Terry Smith misses the jumper from the right wing | 37-50 |
| 18:11 | Norfolk State | Jonathan Robinson pulls down the rebound | 37-50 |
| 17:51 | Norfolk State | Charles Stoughton misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-50 |
| 17:50 | Norfolk State | Robert Allison tips it but misses | 37-50 |
| 17:49 | Samford | Randy Johnson pulls down the rebound | 37-50 |
| 17:24 | Samford | Christopher Freeman comes up short on the floater in the lane | 37-50 |
| 17:22 | Samford | Randy Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 37-50 |
| 16:57 | Samford | Christopher Freeman misses the fadeaway in the lane | 37-50 |
| 16:55 | Norfolk State | William Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 37-50 |
| 16:39 | Norfolk State | Jonathan Robinson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Randy Johnson - foul #2 on Randy Johnson, team foul #1 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Samford | Jeremy Pearce (SG), Eddie Sullivan (SF), Thomas Garner (PF), Charlie Pascale (C) David Davis, Terry Smith, Matthew Ruben, Randy Johnson | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Lee Fansler (SG), Ronald Milderberger (PF) Robert Schmeltzer, Robert Allison | |
| 16:39 | Norfolk State | Jonathan Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 16:39 | Norfolk State | Jonathan Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-52 |
| 16:30 | Samford | Eddie Sullivan's floater is knocked away by Ronald Milderberger | 37-52 |
| 16:29 | Norfolk State | Ronald Milderberger gets the rebound | 37-52 |
| 16:07 | Norfolk State | Jonathan Robinson clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 37-52 |
| 16:06 | Samford | The rebound goes to Thomas Garner | 37-52 |
| 15:45 | Samford | Thomas Garner comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Ronald Milderberger - foul #1 on Ronald Milderberger, team foul #2 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Bruce Rustin (PG) Christopher Freeman | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Robert Leatham (SG), George Bucci (SF), Bob Heredia (PF), Robert Terry (C) William Parker, Charles Stoughton, Ronald Milderberger, Jonathan Robinson | |
| 15:45 | Samford | Thomas Garner makes the 1st free throw | 38-52 |
| 15:45 | Samford | Thomas Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 39-52 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Bruce Rustin (fresh) SG - Jeremy Pearce (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eddie Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Garner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Charlie Pascale (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Lee Fansler (fresh) SG - Robert Leatham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Bucci (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Bob Heredia (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Terry (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Norfolk State | Robert Leatham hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by George Bucci | 39-55 |
| 15:07 | Samford | George Bucci is called for the reach on Eddie Sullivan - foul #4 on George Bucci, team foul #3 | 39-55 |
| Subs | Samford | David Davis (SG), Terry Smith (SF) Bruce Rustin, Eddie Sullivan | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Ronald Milderberger (SF) George Bucci | |
| 14:57 | Samford | Jeremy Pearce scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Thomas Garner | 42-55 |
| 14:40 | Norfolk State | Robert Terry hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 42-55 |
| 14:39 | Norfolk State | Ronald Milderberger snags the offensive board | 42-55 |
| 14:24 | Norfolk State | Robert Leatham misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-55 |
| 14:22 | Samford | Terry Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 42-55 |
| 14:07 | Samford | Charlie Pascale makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by David Davis | 44-55 |
| 13:50 | Norfolk State | Ronald Milderberger connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Lee Fansler | 44-57 |
| 13:46 | Samford | Jeremy Pearce is hacked by Lee Fansler in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lee Fansler, team foul #4 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Freeman (PG), Matthew Ruben (PF), Randy Johnson (C) Jeremy Pearce, Thomas Garner, Charlie Pascale | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | William Parker (PG), Jonathan Robinson (C) Lee Fansler, Robert Terry | |
| 13:36 | Samford | Terry Smith misses the 3 from the left wing | 44-57 |
| 13:35 | Samford | Randy Johnson tips it in | 46-57 |
| 13:15 | Norfolk State | Robert Leatham misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-57 |
| 13:14 | Samford | Randy Johnson grabs the board | 46-57 |
| 12:57 | Samford | Matthew Ruben is hacked by Ronald Milderberger - foul #2 on Ronald Milderberger, team foul #5 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Charles Stoughton (SF), Robert Allison (PF) Ronald Milderberger, Bob Heredia | |
| 12:50 | Samford | Christopher Freeman is hacked by Robert Allison - foul #1 on Robert Allison, team foul #6 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Samford | Eddie Sullivan (SG) David Davis | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| 12:35 | Samford | Randy Johnson makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-57 |
| 12:15 | Norfolk State | Robert Allison is denied on a layup by Matthew Ruben | 49-57 |
| 12:14 | Norfolk State | Robert Allison tips it in | 49-59 |
| 11:56 | Samford | Eddie Sullivan comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Leatham - foul #4 on Robert Leatham, team foul #7 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Samford | David Davis (SG) Terry Smith | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Robert Schmeltzer (SG), Robert Terry (C) Robert Leatham, Jonathan Robinson | |
| 11:56 | Samford | Eddie Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 11:56 | Samford | Eddie Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 11:56 | Norfolk State | Robert Allison snags the defensive board | 50-59 |
| 11:39 | Norfolk State | Robert Allison misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-59 |
| 11:37 | Norfolk State | Robert Terry gets the offensive rebound | 50-59 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Christopher Freeman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Davis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Eddie Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Matthew Ruben (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Randy Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - William Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Schmeltzer (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Stoughton (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Allison (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Terry (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Norfolk State | Robert Terry loses the dribble to David Davis | 50-59 |
| 11:10 | Samford | Randy Johnson drills a jump hook near the basket | 52-59 |
| 10:58 | Norfolk State | Robert Allison clanks a 3 from the left corner | 52-59 |
| 10:56 | Samford | The rebound goes to Randy Johnson | 52-59 |
| 10:35 | Samford | David Davis loses the dribble to William Parker | 52-59 |
| 10:31 | Norfolk State | Robert Schmeltzer banks in the layup on a great pass from William Parker | 52-61 |
| 10:17 | Samford | Christopher Freeman blows the layup | 52-61 |
| 10:16 | Norfolk State | Charles Stoughton pulls down the rebound | 52-61 |
| 10:12 | Norfolk State | Charles Stoughton can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Randy Johnson - foul #3 on Randy Johnson, team foul #2 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Samford | Jeremy Pearce (SG), Terry Smith (SF), Thomas Garner (PF), Charlie Pascale (C) David Davis, Eddie Sullivan, Matthew Ruben, Randy Johnson | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Lee Fansler (SG), Bob Heredia (PF), Jonathan Robinson (C) William Parker, Robert Allison, Robert Terry | |
| 10:12 | Norfolk State | Charles Stoughton makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 10:12 | Norfolk State | Charles Stoughton makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 09:54 | Samford | Christopher Freeman drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Jeremy Pearce | 54-63 |
| 09:38 | Norfolk State | Bob Heredia lays it up and in | 54-65 |
| 09:22 | Samford | Terry Smith misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 54-65 |
| 09:21 | Norfolk State | Bob Heredia gets the rebound | 54-65 |
| 09:03 | Norfolk State | Lee Fansler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-65 |
| Subs | Samford | David Davis (SG) Christopher Freeman | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | William Parker (PG), Ronald Milderberger (SF) Robert Schmeltzer, Charles Stoughton | |
| 08:37 | Samford | David Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-65 |
| 08:12 | Norfolk State | Jonathan Robinson misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Charlie Pascale - foul #2 on Charlie Pascale, team foul #3 | 54-65 |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Freeman (PG), Matthew Ruben (PF), Randy Johnson (C) Jeremy Pearce, Thomas Garner, Charlie Pascale | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| 08:12 | Norfolk State | Jonathan Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 08:12 | Norfolk State | Jonathan Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| 08:05 | Samford | David Davis drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Freeman | 57-66 |
| 07:43 | Norfolk State | Lee Fansler can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 57-66 |
| 07:42 | Samford | David Davis pulls down the rebound | 57-66 |
| 07:26 | Samford | Christopher Freeman misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 57-66 |
| 07:24 | Samford | Christopher Freeman misses the tip | 57-66 |
| 07:23 | Samford | David Davis gets the offensive rebound | 57-66 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Christopher Freeman (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Ruben (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Randy Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - William Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lee Fansler (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Milderberger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bob Heredia (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jonathan Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Samford | David Davis banks in the layup set up by Randy Johnson | 59-66 |
| 06:52 | Norfolk State | Bob Heredia can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 59-66 |
| 06:51 | Norfolk State | Ronald Milderberger pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-66 |
| 06:37 | Norfolk State | William Parker misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 59-66 |
| 06:36 | Samford | Matthew Ruben grabs the defensive rebound | 59-66 |
| 06:16 | Samford | Christopher Freeman lays it in on a great pass from David Davis and the foul's on Bob Heredia - foul #4 on Bob Heredia, team foul #8 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Samford | Jeremy Pearce (SG), Eddie Sullivan (SF), Thomas Garner (PF), Charlie Pascale (C) David Davis, Terry Smith, Matthew Ruben, Randy Johnson | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Robert Schmeltzer (PG), Robert Leatham (SG), Charles Stoughton (SF), Robert Allison (PF), Robert Terry (C) William Parker, Lee Fansler, Ronald Milderberger, Bob Heredia, Jonathan Robinson | |
| 06:16 | Samford | Christopher Freeman makes the free throw | 62-66 |
| 05:49 | Norfolk State | Charles Stoughton misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-66 |
| 05:47 | Samford | Christopher Freeman snags the defensive board | 62-66 |
| 05:22 | Samford | Charles Stoughton takes the ball from Jeremy Pearce | 62-66 |
| 05:19 | Norfolk State | Robert Schmeltzer is hacked by Christopher Freeman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Freeman, team foul #4 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Samford | Bruce Rustin (PG) Christopher Freeman | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | William Parker (PG) Robert Schmeltzer | |
| 05:01 | Norfolk State | Robert Leatham is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Pearce - foul #2 on Jeremy Pearce, team foul #5 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Samford | David Davis (SG) Bruce Rustin | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| 04:50 | Norfolk State | William Parker loses the dribble to Thomas Garner | 62-66 |
| 04:45 | Samford | Eddie Sullivan scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeremy Pearce | 65-66 |
| 04:30 | Norfolk State | Robert Terry misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 65-66 |
| 04:28 | Samford | Eddie Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 65-66 |
| 04:19 | Samford | David Davis misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-66 |
| 04:17 | Samford | Charlie Pascale gets the offensive rebound | 65-66 |
| 03:55 | Samford | Eddie Sullivan is whistled for a carry | 65-66 |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Freeman (PG), Terry Smith (SF), Matthew Ruben (PF), Randy Johnson (C) Jeremy Pearce, Eddie Sullivan, Thomas Garner, Charlie Pascale | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Bob Heredia (PF), Jonathan Robinson (C) Robert Allison, Robert Terry | |
| 03:44 | Norfolk State | Charles Stoughton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-66 |
| 03:43 | Norfolk State | Bob Heredia misses the tip | 65-66 |
| 03:41 | Samford | Terry Smith snags the defensive board | 65-66 |
| 03:26 | Samford | Robert Leatham steals it from Terry Smith | 65-66 |
| 03:16 | Norfolk State | Charles Stoughton buries a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Leatham | 65-68 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Christopher Freeman (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Terry Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Matthew Ruben (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Randy Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - William Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Leatham (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Charles Stoughton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Bob Heredia (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Jonathan Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:48 | Samford | David Davis connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-68 |
| 02:43 | Norfolk State | Robert Leatham is called for a moving pick - foul #5 on Robert Leatham, team foul #9 | 68-68 |
| Subs | Samford | Jeremy Pearce (SG) David Davis | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Robert Schmeltzer (PG), George Bucci (SG), Ronald Milderberger (SF) William Parker, Robert Leatham, Charles Stoughton | |
| 02:26 | Samford | Christopher Freeman lays it up and in | 70-68 |
| 02:26 | Norfolk State | Norfolk State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Subs | Samford | David Davis (SG) Jeremy Pearce | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | William Parker (PG) Robert Schmeltzer | |
| 02:14 | Norfolk State | George Bucci misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 70-68 |
| 02:13 | Samford | Terry Smith gets the rebound | 70-68 |
| 01:56 | Samford | Christopher Freeman makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 72-68 |
| 01:56 | Norfolk State | Norfolk State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-68 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Charles Stoughton (SF) Ronald Milderberger | |
| 01:39 | Norfolk State | Charles Stoughton makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by William Parker | 72-71 |
| 01:28 | Samford | David Davis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-71 |
| 01:26 | Norfolk State | Bob Heredia pulls down the rebound | 72-71 |
| 01:02 | Norfolk State | Jonathan Robinson is whistled for traveling | 72-71 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Samford | Terry Smith buries a floater from the right side and the foul's on Jonathan Robinson - foul #2 on Jonathan Robinson, team foul #10 | 74-71 |
| 00:39 | Samford | Terry Smith misses the free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:39 | Norfolk State | Bob Heredia grabs the defensive rebound | 74-71 |
| 00:18 | Norfolk State | Bob Heredia misses the lay-in | 74-71 |
| 00:17 | Samford | Matthew Ruben grabs the board | 74-71 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Samford | Matthew Ruben is hacked by William Parker in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Parker, team foul #11 | 74-71 |
| 00:16 | Samford | Matthew Ruben misses the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:16 | Samford | Matthew Ruben makes the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Norfolk State | Charles Stoughton loses the dribble to Randy Johnson | 75-71 |
| 00:07 | Samford | Terry Smith is fouled in the backcourt by William Parker - foul #3 on William Parker, team foul #12 | 75-71 |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Garner (PF) Matthew Ruben | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| 00:07 | Samford | Terry Smith makes the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:07 | Samford | Terry Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:07 | Norfolk State | The rebound goes to Jonathan Robinson | 76-71 |
| 00:02 | Norfolk State | Charles Stoughton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 76-71 |
| 00:01 | Norfolk State | George Bucci snags the offensive board | 76-71 |
| 00:00 | Norfolk State | The clock runs out | 76-71 |