| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Daniel Goldman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Boerner (fresh) SF - Dean Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Quinn (fresh) 6 pts. C - Brandon Peters (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jeremy Pearce (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eddie Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Silver (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Matthew Ruben (fresh) 8 pts. C - Randy Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Mike Silver inbounds the ball | 28-37 |
| Game Plan | Long Island | Long Island is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Samford | Mike Silver misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-37 |
| 19:45 | Samford | Randy Johnson grabs the offensive board | 28-37 |
| 19:27 | Samford | Matthew Ruben banks in the layup | 28-39 |
| 19:12 | Long Island | Brandon Peters misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-39 |
| 19:10 | Samford | Matthew Ruben pulls down the rebound | 28-39 |
| 18:49 | Samford | Mike Silver is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Mike Silver, team foul #1 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Long Island | | |
| Subs | Samford | Charlie Pascale (SF) Mike Silver | |
| 18:31 | Long Island | Daniel Goldman loses the ball out of bounds | 28-39 |
| 18:15 | Samford | Charlie Pascale comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-39 |
| 18:13 | Long Island | Brandon Peters snags the defensive board | 28-39 |
| 17:57 | Long Island | Dean Ward loses the ball out of bounds | 28-39 |
| 17:38 | Samford | Jeremy Pearce can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-39 |
| 17:37 | Long Island | Joseph Boerner snags the defensive board | 28-39 |
| 17:11 | Long Island | Brandon Peters connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by William Quinn | 31-39 |
| 16:59 | Samford | Joseph Boerner takes the ball from Charlie Pascale | 31-39 |
| 16:47 | Long Island | Dean Ward misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 31-39 |
| 16:45 | Samford | Matthew Ruben snags the defensive board | 31-39 |
| 16:25 | Samford | Matthew Ruben blows the dunk | 31-39 |
| 16:24 | Long Island | Joseph Boerner snags the defensive board | 31-39 |
| 16:05 | Long Island | Daniel Goldman's fadeaway is rejected by Randy Johnson | 31-39 |
| 16:04 | Long Island | William Quinn snags the offensive board | 31-39 |
| 15:48 | Long Island | Joseph Boerner can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 31-39 |
| 15:47 | Samford | Matthew Ruben gets the rebound | 31-39 |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Daniel Goldman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Boerner (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Dean Ward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Quinn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Brandon Peters (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jeremy Pearce (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eddie Sullivan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charlie Pascale (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Ruben (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Randy Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:34 | Samford | Charlie Pascale misses the easy layup | 31-39 |
| 15:32 | Long Island | The rebound goes to Joseph Boerner | 31-39 |
| 15:18 | Long Island | Daniel Goldman misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-39 |
| 15:16 | Samford | The rebound goes to Randy Johnson | 31-39 |
| 15:05 | Samford | Randy Johnson double dribbles | 31-39 |
| Subs | Long Island | Wayne Palmer (PG), Malcolm Gardella (SG), James Roth (SF), Mitchell Hadley (PF), Robert Rhodes (C) Daniel Goldman, Joseph Boerner, Dean Ward, William Quinn, Brandon Peters | |
| Subs | Samford | Herman Hayes (PG), Reginald Sharma (SG), Mike Silver (SF), Raymond Dennis (PF), Guillermo Diaz (C) Jeremy Pearce, Eddie Sullivan, Charlie Pascale, Matthew Ruben, Randy Johnson | |
| 14:57 | Long Island | Robert Rhodes connects on the shot near the basket | 33-39 |
| 14:33 | Samford | Robert Rhodes blocks the short jumper by Reginald Sharma | 33-39 |
| 14:32 | Long Island | Malcolm Gardella grabs the board | 33-39 |
| 14:17 | Long Island | James Roth knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Mitchell Hadley | 36-39 |
| 14:00 | Samford | James Roth takes the ball from Herman Hayes | 36-39 |
| 13:44 | Long Island | Wayne Palmer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-39 |
| 13:42 | Samford | Mike Silver snags the defensive board | 36-39 |
| 13:28 | Samford | Mike Silver connects on the shot from the free throw line | 36-41 |
| 13:07 | Long Island | Malcolm Gardella comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 13:06 | Long Island | Robert Rhodes tips it home | 38-41 |
| 12:45 | Samford | Raymond Dennis is called for traveling | 38-41 |
| Subs | Long Island | Joseph Boerner (SF), William Quinn (PF), Lonnie Jones (C) James Roth, Mitchell Hadley, Robert Rhodes | |
| Subs | Samford | Jeremy Pearce (PG), Eddie Sullivan (SG), Charlie Pascale (PF), Randy Johnson (C) Herman Hayes, Mike Silver, Raymond Dennis, Guillermo Diaz | |
| 12:29 | Long Island | Wayne Palmer double dribbles | 38-41 |
| Subs | Long Island | Daniel Goldman (PG) Wayne Palmer | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 12:14 | Samford | Randy Johnson lays it in | 38-43 |
| 11:56 | Long Island | Lonnie Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-43 |
| 11:55 | Long Island | William Quinn misses the tip | 38-43 |
| 11:53 | Samford | Eddie Sullivan gets the rebound | 38-43 |
| 11:42 | Samford | Eddie Sullivan connects on the floater from the free throw line | 38-45 |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Daniel Goldman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Malcolm Gardella (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Boerner (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Quinn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Lonnie Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jeremy Pearce (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eddie Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Sharma (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charlie Pascale (fresh) 2 pts. C - Randy Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:23 | Long Island | Lonnie Jones's fadeaway is rejected by Charlie Pascale | 38-45 |
| 11:22 | Samford | Reginald Sharma grabs the defensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 11:01 | Samford | Jeremy Pearce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-45 |
| Subs | Long Island | Wayne Palmer (PG), Dean Ward (SF), Brandon Peters (C) Daniel Goldman, Malcolm Gardella, Lonnie Jones | |
| Subs | Samford | Herman Hayes (SG), Mike Silver (SF), Matthew Ruben (PF) Eddie Sullivan, Reginald Sharma, Randy Johnson | |
| 10:34 | Long Island | Brandon Peters makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Wayne Palmer | 40-45 |
| 10:22 | Samford | Charlie Pascale misses badly on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Dean Ward - foul #2 on Dean Ward, team foul #1 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Long Island | Mitchell Hadley (PF) William Quinn | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 10:22 | Samford | Charlie Pascale makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 10:22 | Samford | Charlie Pascale makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 10:03 | Long Island | Wayne Palmer double dribbles | 40-47 |
| Subs | Long Island | Daniel Goldman (SG) Joseph Boerner | |
| Subs | Samford | Eddie Sullivan (SG) Jeremy Pearce | |
| 09:42 | Samford | Herman Hayes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-47 |
| 09:41 | Long Island | Dean Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 09:29 | Long Island | Herman Hayes is called for the reach on Wayne Palmer - foul #1 on Herman Hayes, team foul #2 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Long Island | Malcolm Gardella (SG) Daniel Goldman | |
| Subs | Samford | Randy Johnson (C) Charlie Pascale | |
| 09:19 | Long Island | Wayne Palmer buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 08:53 | Samford | Mike Silver comes up short on the shot from close range | 43-47 |
| 08:51 | Long Island | Wayne Palmer gets the rebound | 43-47 |
| 08:30 | Long Island | Dean Ward misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-47 |
| 08:28 | Long Island | Malcolm Gardella pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 08:14 | Long Island | Dean Ward makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Brandon Peters | 45-47 |
| 08:05 | Samford | Herman Hayes misses short on a shot from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 08:04 | Long Island | The rebound goes to Mitchell Hadley | 45-47 |
| 07:55 | Long Island | Brandon Peters misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-47 |
| 07:54 | Long Island | Mitchell Hadley hits the follow up shot | 47-47 |
| 07:27 | Samford | Mike Silver misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 07:25 | Long Island | Malcolm Gardella grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Wayne Palmer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Malcolm Gardella (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dean Ward (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mitchell Hadley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Brandon Peters (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Herman Hayes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eddie Sullivan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Silver (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Ruben (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Randy Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:12 | Long Island | Dean Ward misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 47-47 |
| 07:10 | Samford | Eddie Sullivan grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 07:05 | Samford | Wayne Palmer picks off the pass by Herman Hayes in the backcourt | 47-47 |
| 06:49 | Long Island | Wayne Palmer misses the 3 from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 06:47 | Samford | Randy Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 06:42 | Samford | Herman Hayes misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 06:40 | Long Island | Mitchell Hadley grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 06:29 | Long Island | Wayne Palmer drills a 3 from straight away set up by Malcolm Gardella | 50-47 |
| 06:24 | Samford | Herman Hayes drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Randy Johnson | 50-49 |
| 06:07 | Long Island | Wayne Palmer is hacked by Randy Johnson - foul #1 on Randy Johnson, team foul #3 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Long Island | Daniel Goldman (PG), Joseph Boerner (SG), James Roth (SF), William Quinn (PF), Robert Rhodes (C) Wayne Palmer, Malcolm Gardella, Dean Ward, Mitchell Hadley, Brandon Peters | |
| Subs | Samford | Jeremy Pearce (PG), Reginald Sharma (SG), Charlie Pascale (SF), Raymond Dennis (PF), Guillermo Diaz (C) Herman Hayes, Eddie Sullivan, Mike Silver, Matthew Ruben, Randy Johnson | |
| 05:47 | Long Island | Joseph Boerner's pass is intercepted by Jeremy Pearce | 50-49 |
| 05:25 | Samford | Jeremy Pearce misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Roth - foul #3 on James Roth, team foul #2 | 50-49 |
| 05:25 | Samford | Jeremy Pearce makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 05:25 | Samford | Jeremy Pearce makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 05:07 | Long Island | William Quinn is hacked by Raymond Dennis - foul #1 on Raymond Dennis, team foul #4 | 50-51 |
| 04:51 | Long Island | James Roth loses the dribble to Reginald Sharma | 50-51 |
| 04:48 | Samford | Jeremy Pearce can't finish the layup | 50-51 |
| 04:47 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Dennis | 50-51 |
| 04:23 | Samford | Joseph Boerner steals it from Guillermo Diaz | 50-51 |
| 04:02 | Long Island | James Roth misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 50-51 |
| 04:00 | Samford | Charlie Pascale snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 03:43 | Samford | Jeremy Pearce clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-51 |
| 03:41 | Long Island | Joseph Boerner grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 03:22 | Long Island | Charlie Pascale swats the short shot by James Roth | 50-51 |
| 03:21 | Samford | Raymond Dennis gets the rebound | 50-51 |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Daniel Goldman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Boerner (fresh) 5 reb. 3 stl. SF - James Roth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - William Quinn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Rhodes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jeremy Pearce (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Reginald Sharma (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charlie Pascale (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. PF - Raymond Dennis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Guillermo Diaz (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:00 | Samford | Charlie Pascale's pass is intercepted by James Roth | 50-51 |
| 03:00 | Long Island | Long Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-51 |
| Subs | Long Island | Wayne Palmer (PG), Malcolm Gardella (SG), Dean Ward (SF), Brandon Peters (C) Daniel Goldman, Joseph Boerner, James Roth, Robert Rhodes | |
| Subs | Samford | Eddie Sullivan (SG), Mike Silver (SF), Matthew Ruben (PF), Randy Johnson (C) Reginald Sharma, Charlie Pascale, Raymond Dennis, Guillermo Diaz | |
| 02:47 | Long Island | Malcolm Gardella clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 50-51 |
| 02:46 | Long Island | Dean Ward grabs the offensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 02:29 | Long Island | Dean Ward drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-51 |
| 02:11 | Samford | Jeremy Pearce misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-51 |
| 02:09 | Samford | Jeremy Pearce can't tip it in | 53-51 |
| 02:07 | Long Island | The rebound goes to Brandon Peters | 53-51 |
| 01:43 | Long Island | Malcolm Gardella is whistled for traveling | 53-51 |
| 01:30 | Samford | Mike Silver scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jeremy Pearce | 53-54 |
| 01:10 | Long Island | Dean Ward comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-54 |
| 01:08 | Long Island | William Quinn tips it home | 55-54 |
| 00:56 | Samford | Mike Silver misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 00:55 | Long Island | William Quinn gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| Game Plan | Long Island | Long Island 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) | |
| 00:34 | Long Island | Wayne Palmer drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dean Ward and the foul's on Mike Silver - foul #4 on Mike Silver, team foul #5 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Long Island | James Roth (SF) Dean Ward | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:34 | Long Island | Wayne Palmer makes the free throw | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | Long Island | Long Island 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) | |
| 00:29 | Samford | Mike Silver misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by James Roth - foul #4 on James Roth, team foul #3 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Long Island | Dean Ward (SF) James Roth | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:29 | Samford | Mike Silver makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:29 | Samford | Mike Silver makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| Game Plan | Long Island | Long Island 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) | |
| 00:26 | Long Island | William Quinn is fouled in the backcourt by Jeremy Pearce - foul #2 on Jeremy Pearce, team foul #6 | 58-56 |
| 00:24 | Long Island | Eddie Sullivan is called for the reach on Wayne Palmer - foul #2 on Eddie Sullivan, team foul #7 | 58-56 |
| 00:24 | Long Island | Wayne Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:24 | Long Island | Wayne Palmer misses the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:24 | Samford | Matthew Ruben grabs the defensive rebound | 59-56 |
| Game Plan | Long Island | Long Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:16 | Samford | Mike Silver misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 59-56 |
| 00:15 | Samford | Matthew Ruben grabs the offensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 00:05 | Samford | Eddie Sullivan is hacked by Wayne Palmer - foul #4 on Wayne Palmer, team foul #4 | 59-56 |
| 00:03 | Samford | Eddie Sullivan misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 00:02 | Long Island | Brandon Peters gets the rebound | 59-56 |
| 00:01 | Long Island | Brandon Peters is hacked by Eddie Sullivan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eddie Sullivan, team foul #8 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Long Island | James Roth (SF) Dean Ward | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:01 | Long Island | Brandon Peters makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:01 | Long Island | Brandon Peters misses the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:01 | Samford | Randy Johnson pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Long Island | Long Island 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 | Randy Johnson misses short on a fullcourt shot | 60-56 |