| Lineup | Samford | PG - Christopher Freeman (fresh) SG - David Davis (fresh) SF - Terry Smith (fresh) PF - Matthew Ruben (fresh) C - Randy Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - John Simmons (fresh) SG - Jonathan Stradley (fresh) SF - Phillip Paradise (fresh) PF - Virgil Yonakor (fresh) C - Eugene Augustine (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Randy Johnson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:57 | Samford | Matthew Ruben is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathan Stradley - foul #1 on Jonathan Stradley, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Samford | Matthew Ruben's floater is tipped away by Eugene Augustine | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Samford | Randy Johnson tips it in | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | Virgil Yonakor misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:30 | Samford | The rebound goes to Randy Johnson | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Samford | Christopher Freeman misses badly on the uncontested floater from close range | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathan Stradley pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Simmons connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Phillip Paradise | 2-2 |
| 19:01 | Samford | Christopher Freeman can't connect on a runner in the paint | 2-2 |
| 19:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Virgil Yonakor | 2-2 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Eugene Augustine misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Phillip Paradise | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Phillip Paradise can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Randy Johnson - foul #1 on Randy Johnson, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Phillip Paradise makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Phillip Paradise misses the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Eugene Augustine grabs the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Eugene Augustine misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 18:23 | Samford | Matthew Ruben grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:21 | Samford | Jonathan Stradley steals it from Christopher Freeman in the backcourt | 2-3 |
| 18:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Simmons misses the easy layup | 2-3 |
| 18:18 | Samford | Matthew Ruben grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:54 | Samford | Terry Smith connects on the floater from the left side | 4-3 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Freeman steals the ball from Virgil Yonakor | 4-3 |
| 17:24 | Samford | Christopher Freeman drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Matthew Ruben and the foul's on John Simmons - foul #1 on John Simmons, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Samford | Jeremy Pearce (SG), Eddie Sullivan (SF), Thomas Garner (PF), Charlie Pascale (C) David Davis, Terry Smith, Matthew Ruben, Randy Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael George (SG), Louis Baker (SF), Abraham Henline (PF), Michael Williams (C) Jonathan Stradley, Phillip Paradise, Virgil Yonakor, Eugene Augustine | |
| 17:24 | Samford | Christopher Freeman makes the free throw | 7-3 |
| 17:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Simmons scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Abraham Henline | 7-6 |
| 16:57 | Samford | Eddie Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Simmons - foul #2 on John Simmons, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Samford | Bruce Rustin (PG) Christopher Freeman | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Joseph Vick (PG) John Simmons | |
| 16:57 | Samford | Eddie Sullivan misses the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:57 | Samford | Eddie Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 16:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Williams is denied on a layup by Charlie Pascale | 8-6 |
| 16:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Louis Baker tips it but misses | 8-6 |
| 16:35 | Samford | Thomas Garner gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| 16:13 | Samford | Bruce Rustin misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Williams - foul #1 on Michael Williams, team foul #4 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Marvin Baird (SF), Eugene Augustine (C) Louis Baker, Michael Williams | |
| 16:13 | Samford | Bruce Rustin misses the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 16:13 | Samford | Bruce Rustin makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 15:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Eugene Augustine misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-6 |
| 15:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael George gets the offensive rebound | 9-6 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Bruce Rustin (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Jeremy Pearce (fairly fresh) SF - Eddie Sullivan (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Thomas Garner (fairly fresh) C - Charlie Pascale (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Joseph Vick (fresh) SG - Michael George (fresh) SF - Marvin Baird (fresh) PF - Abraham Henline (fairly fresh) C - Eugene Augustine (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joseph Vick is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Joseph Vick, team foul #5 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Freeman (PG), David Davis (SG), Terry Smith (SF), Matthew Ruben (PF), Randy Johnson (C) Bruce Rustin, Jeremy Pearce, Eddie Sullivan, Thomas Garner, Charlie Pascale | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Danny Martz (SF), Virgil Yonakor (PF) Michael George, Abraham Henline | |
| 15:18 | Samford | Christopher Freeman is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Christopher Freeman, team foul #2 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathan Stradley (SG) Joseph Vick | |
| 14:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathan Stradley clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-6 |
| 14:53 | Samford | Terry Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 14:34 | Samford | Terry Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-6 |
| 14:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Danny Martz pulls down the rebound | 9-6 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Virgil Yonakor misses the dunk but he's fouled by Matthew Ruben - foul #1 on Matthew Ruben, team foul #3 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael George (PG), Louis Baker (SF), Michael Williams (C) Marvin Baird, Danny Martz, Eugene Augustine | |
| 14:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Virgil Yonakor misses the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Virgil Yonakor misses the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 14:27 | Samford | Matthew Ruben grabs the defensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 14:23 | Samford | David Davis's pass is intercepted by Jonathan Stradley in the backcourt | 9-6 |
| 14:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Freeman steals the ball from Jonathan Stradley | 9-6 |
| 14:07 | Samford | David Davis banks in the layup on a nice dish by Christopher Freeman | 11-6 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Williams is fouled on the floor by Terry Smith - foul #1 on Terry Smith, team foul #4 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Samford | Jeremy Pearce (SG), Thomas Garner (PF), Charlie Pascale (C) David Davis, Matthew Ruben, Randy Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Joseph Vick (PG), Phillip Paradise (SF) Jonathan Stradley, Virgil Yonakor | |
| 13:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Freeman steals the ball from Michael Williams | 11-6 |
| 13:15 | Samford | Terry Smith misses badly on the uncontested turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Joseph Vick - foul #2 on Joseph Vick, team foul #6 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Samford | Bruce Rustin (PG) Christopher Freeman | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Marvin Baird (SG), Abraham Henline (PF), Eugene Augustine (C) Joseph Vick, Michael Williams, Louis Baker | |
| 13:15 | Samford | Terry Smith misses the 1st free throw | 11-6 |
| 13:15 | Samford | Terry Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 12-6 |
| 12:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Phillip Paradise knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-9 |
| 12:49 | Samford | Jeremy Pearce is fouled in the backcourt by Phillip Paradise - foul #1 on Phillip Paradise, team foul #7 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Samford | Eddie Sullivan (SF) Terry Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathan Stradley (SG), Danny Martz (SF) Michael George, Phillip Paradise | |
| 12:49 | Samford | Jeremy Pearce makes the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 12:49 | Samford | Jeremy Pearce makes the 2nd free throw | 14-9 |
| 12:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Abraham Henline makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Danny Martz | 14-12 |
| 12:04 | Samford | Thomas Garner can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the left wing | 14-12 |
| 12:02 | Samford | Thomas Garner tips it in | 16-12 |
| 11:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marvin Baird can't throw it down | 16-12 |
| 11:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Eugene Augustine tips it home | 16-14 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Bruce Rustin (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Jeremy Pearce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eddie Sullivan (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Thomas Garner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charlie Pascale (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Marvin Baird (fairly fresh) SG - Jonathan Stradley (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - Danny Martz (fresh) PF - Abraham Henline (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Eugene Augustine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Samford | Thomas Garner comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Jonathan Stradley - foul #2 on Jonathan Stradley, team foul #8 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Freeman (PG), David Davis (SG), Randy Johnson (C) Bruce Rustin, Jeremy Pearce, Charlie Pascale | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael George (PG), Phillip Paradise (SF), Michael Williams (PF), Louis Baker (C) Jonathan Stradley, Danny Martz, Abraham Henline, Eugene Augustine | |
| 11:25 | Samford | Thomas Garner makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 11:25 | Samford | Thomas Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 11:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marvin Baird comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 18-14 |
| 11:07 | Samford | Randy Johnson grabs the board | 18-14 |
| 10:45 | Samford | Christopher Freeman drills a jumper from the baseline | 20-14 |
| 10:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael George misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-14 |
| 10:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Williams snags the offensive board | 20-14 |
| 10:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Williams misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Thomas Garner - foul #1 on Thomas Garner, team foul #5 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Samford | Terry Smith (SF), Matthew Ruben (PF) Eddie Sullivan, Thomas Garner | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Virgil Yonakor (PF) Louis Baker | |
| 10:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Williams makes the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 10:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 10:11 | Samford | Randy Johnson pulls down the rebound | 20-15 |
| 09:58 | Samford | Terry Smith drills a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from David Davis and he's fouled by Phillip Paradise - foul #2 on Phillip Paradise, team foul #9 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Louis Baker (SF), Eugene Augustine (C) Phillip Paradise, Michael Williams | |
| 09:58 | Samford | Terry Smith makes the free throw | 23-15 |
| 09:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Virgil Yonakor makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael George and the foul's on Matthew Ruben - foul #2 on Matthew Ruben, team foul #6 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Samford | Charlie Pascale (PF) Matthew Ruben | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Danny Martz (SF) Louis Baker | |
| 09:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Virgil Yonakor makes the free throw | 23-18 |
| 09:27 | Samford | Danny Martz is called for the reach on Terry Smith - foul #1 on Danny Martz, team foul #10 | 23-18 |
| 09:27 | Samford | Terry Smith makes the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 09:27 | Samford | Terry Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 25-18 |
| 09:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marvin Baird hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael George | 25-20 |
| 08:42 | Samford | David Davis scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Terry Smith | 27-20 |
| 08:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marvin Baird comes up short on the shot from the left block | 27-20 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Eugene Augustine tips it in | 27-22 |
| 08:06 | Samford | Randy Johnson clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-22 |
| 08:05 | Samford | Terry Smith grabs the offensive board | 27-22 |
| 07:53 | Samford | Charlie Pascale is open and buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Christopher Freeman | 29-22 |
| 07:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marvin Baird is hacked by David Davis - foul #1 on David Davis, team foul #7 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Samford | Bruce Rustin (PG), Jeremy Pearce (SG), Eddie Sullivan (SF), Thomas Garner (PF) Christopher Freeman, David Davis, Terry Smith, Randy Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Louis Baker (SF), Abraham Henline (PF), Michael Williams (C) Danny Martz, Virgil Yonakor, Eugene Augustine | |
| 07:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marvin Baird makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 07:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marvin Baird makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Bruce Rustin (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Jeremy Pearce (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eddie Sullivan (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Thomas Garner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charlie Pascale (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Marvin Baird (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Michael George (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Louis Baker (fresh) PF - Abraham Henline (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Williams (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:18 | Samford | Bruce Rustin hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the left side | 29-24 |
| 07:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Williams grabs the board | 29-24 |
| 07:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael George clanks a shot from the baseline | 29-24 |
| 07:11 | Samford | Charlie Pascale snags the defensive board | 29-24 |
| 06:58 | Samford | Jeremy Pearce misses the 3 from the left corner | 29-24 |
| 06:57 | Samford | Charlie Pascale grabs the offensive board | 29-24 |
| 06:43 | Samford | Louis Baker swats the short shot by Charlie Pascale | 29-24 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Louis Baker snags the defensive board | 29-24 |
| 06:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bruce Rustin is called for the reach on Marvin Baird - foul #1 on Bruce Rustin, team foul #8 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Samford | Terry Smith (SF), Randy Johnson (C) Eddie Sullivan, Charlie Pascale | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 06:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marvin Baird misses the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 06:34 | Samford | The rebound goes to Thomas Garner | 29-24 |
| 06:16 | Samford | Terry Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-24 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Louis Baker grabs the board | 29-24 |
| 06:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael George comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-24 |
| 06:09 | Samford | Thomas Garner snags the defensive board | 29-24 |
| 06:07 | Samford | Jeremy Pearce is hacked by Michael George in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael George, team foul #11 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Freeman (PG) Bruce Rustin | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Virgil Yonakor (PF), Eugene Augustine (C) Abraham Henline, Michael Williams | |
| 06:07 | Samford | Jeremy Pearce makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 06:07 | Samford | Jeremy Pearce misses the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 06:07 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Garner | 30-24 |
| 05:50 | Samford | Terry Smith makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Randy Johnson | 33-24 |
| 05:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Eugene Augustine misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Randy Johnson - foul #2 on Randy Johnson, team foul #9 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Samford | David Davis (SG), Eddie Sullivan (SF), Charlie Pascale (C) Jeremy Pearce, Terry Smith, Randy Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 05:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Eugene Augustine makes the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 05:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Eugene Augustine makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 05:06 | Samford | Marvin Baird is called for the reach on Charlie Pascale - foul #1 on Marvin Baird, team foul #12 | 33-26 |
| 05:06 | Samford | Charlie Pascale makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 05:06 | Samford | Charlie Pascale makes the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Charlie Pascale steals the ball from Michael George | 35-26 |
| 04:41 | Samford | Christopher Freeman lays it up and in set up by David Davis | 37-26 |
| 04:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Louis Baker buries a 3 from straight away set up by Marvin Baird | 37-29 |
| 04:01 | Samford | Christopher Freeman can't connect on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Michael George - foul #2 on Michael George, team foul #13 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Samford | Terry Smith (SF) Eddie Sullivan | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Simmons (PG), Danny Martz (SF), Abraham Henline (PF), Michael Williams (C) Michael George, Louis Baker, Virgil Yonakor, Eugene Augustine | |
| 04:01 | Samford | Christopher Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 04:01 | Samford | Christopher Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 03:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Simmons is called for a charge - foul #3 on John Simmons, team foul #14 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Samford | Bruce Rustin (PG), Jeremy Pearce (SG), Matthew Ruben (PF), Randy Johnson (C) Christopher Freeman, David Davis, Thomas Garner, Charlie Pascale | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Joseph Vick (PG), Jonathan Stradley (SG), Phillip Paradise (SF) John Simmons, Marvin Baird, Danny Martz | |
| 03:27 | Samford | Randy Johnson can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Joseph Vick - foul #3 on Joseph Vick, team foul #15 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael George (PG) Joseph Vick | |
| 03:27 | Samford | Randy Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 03:27 | Samford | Randy Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 03:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Phillip Paradise | 39-29 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Bruce Rustin (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Jeremy Pearce (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Terry Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Ruben (fresh) 3 reb. C - Randy Johnson (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Michael George (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Stradley (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Phillip Paradise (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Abraham Henline (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael George misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Randy Johnson - foul #3 on Randy Johnson, team foul #10 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Samford | David Davis (SG) Randy Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 03:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael George makes the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 03:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael George makes the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 02:59 | Samford | Matthew Ruben lays it in on a nice dish by Terry Smith | 41-31 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael George misses the lay-in | 41-31 |
| 02:53 | Samford | Bruce Rustin gets the rebound | 41-31 |
| 02:50 | Samford | David Davis is hacked by Phillip Paradise in the backcourt - foul #3 on Phillip Paradise, team foul #16 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Freeman (PG) Bruce Rustin | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Danny Martz (SF), Eugene Augustine (C) Phillip Paradise, Michael Williams | |
| 02:50 | Samford | David Davis makes the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 02:50 | Samford | David Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 02:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Eugene Augustine clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-31 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Abraham Henline grabs the offensive board | 43-31 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Abraham Henline scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-34 |
| 01:54 | Samford | David Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-34 |
| Subs | Samford | Eddie Sullivan (SF), Charlie Pascale (C) Terry Smith, Jeremy Pearce | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Virgil Yonakor (PF) Abraham Henline | |
| 01:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael George misses short on a floater from the right wing | 43-34 |
| 01:44 | Samford | Matthew Ruben pulls down the rebound | 43-34 |
| 01:17 | Samford | Jonathan Stradley takes the ball from David Davis | 43-34 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael George can't finish the layup | 43-34 |
| 01:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Virgil Yonakor can't tip it in | 43-34 |
| 01:12 | Samford | Charlie Pascale grabs the defensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 01:00 | Samford | Eddie Sullivan hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Christopher Freeman | 46-34 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael George drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jonathan Stradley | 46-37 |
| 00:37 | Samford | Eddie Sullivan knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-37 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathan Stradley misses short on a jumper from the right side | 49-37 |
| 00:08 | Samford | Charlie Pascale pulls down the rebound | 49-37 |
| 00:03 | Samford | Christopher Freeman is fouled on the floor by Michael George - foul #3 on Michael George, team foul #17 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Samford | Jeremy Pearce (SG), Terry Smith (SF), Thomas Garner (C) David Davis, Eddie Sullivan, Charlie Pascale | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Marvin Baird (PG), Louis Baker (SF), Michael Williams (PF) Michael George, Danny Martz, Virgil Yonakor | |
| 00:03 | Samford | Christopher Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 49-37 |
| 00:03 | Samford | Christopher Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 50-37 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Louis Baker comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 50-37 |