| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jeremy Pearce (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eddie Sullivan (fresh) SF - Mike Silver (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Ruben (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Randy Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Eugene Romeo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Palmer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Caffee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Weigand (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - George Avalos (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Caffee inbounds the ball | 24-27 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-27 |
| 19:47 | Samford | Matthew Ruben grabs the defensive rebound | 24-27 |
| 19:21 | Samford | Eddie Sullivan is hacked by Paul Weigand - foul #1 on Paul Weigand, team foul #1 | 24-27 |
| 18:52 | Samford | Mike Silver connects on the runner from close range set up by Eddie Sullivan | 26-27 |
| 18:48 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Eugene Romeo | 26-29 |
| 18:34 | Samford | Eddie Sullivan is whistled for traveling | 26-29 |
| 18:17 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Weigand can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-29 |
| 18:16 | Samford | The rebound goes to Mike Silver | 26-29 |
| 17:48 | Samford | Jeremy Pearce misses long on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Eugene Romeo - foul #2 on Eugene Romeo, team foul #2 | 26-29 |
| 17:48 | Samford | Jeremy Pearce makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 17:48 | Samford | Jeremy Pearce makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 17:27 | Gardner-Webb | George Avalos is hacked by Eddie Sullivan - foul #3 on Eddie Sullivan, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Samford | Herman Hayes (SG) Eddie Sullivan | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Edward Chase (C) George Avalos | |
| 17:10 | Gardner-Webb | Randy Johnson denies the turnaround by Robert Caffee | 28-29 |
| 17:09 | Samford | Herman Hayes gets the rebound | 28-29 |
| 17:07 | Samford | Jeremy Pearce is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeremy Pearce, team foul #2 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Samford | Charlie Pascale (SF), Raymond Dennis (PF) Mike Silver, Matthew Ruben | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Manthey (SF), Ronald Moen (C) Robert Caffee, Paul Weigand | |
| 17:02 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Moen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-29 |
| 17:01 | Samford | Raymond Dennis grabs the board | 28-29 |
| 16:44 | Samford | Herman Hayes is whistled for a carry | 28-29 |
| Subs | Samford | Reginald Sharma (SG), Guillermo Diaz (C) Jeremy Pearce, Randy Johnson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 16:27 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by William Palmer | 28-31 |
| 16:06 | Samford | Herman Hayes drills a floater from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 15:49 | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Manthey is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Bryan Manthey, team foul #3 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Samford | Jeremy Pearce (PG), Eddie Sullivan (SG), Mike Silver (SF), Matthew Ruben (PF) Herman Hayes, Reginald Sharma, Raymond Dennis, Guillermo Diaz | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa (PG), Robert Caffee (SF), Paul Weigand (PF), George Avalos (C) Eugene Romeo, William Palmer, Edward Chase, Ronald Moen | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jeremy Pearce (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eddie Sullivan (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mike Silver (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Ruben (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Charlie Pascale (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Leonardo Costa (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bryan Manthey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Caffee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Weigand (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - George Avalos (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Samford | Mike Silver comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Caffee - foul #1 on Robert Caffee, team foul #4 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Samford | Randy Johnson (C) Charlie Pascale | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 15:26 | Samford | Mike Silver makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 15:26 | Samford | Mike Silver makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 15:11 | Gardner-Webb | George Avalos comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-31 |
| 15:09 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Caffee tips it back up and in | 32-33 |
| 14:44 | Samford | George Avalos steals it from Mike Silver | 32-33 |
| 14:26 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Caffee is hacked by Mike Silver - foul #2 on Mike Silver, team foul #3 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Samford | Charlie Pascale (SF) Mike Silver | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo (PG), William Palmer (SG) Leonardo Costa, Bryan Manthey | |
| 14:10 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Weigand can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 32-33 |
| 14:09 | Samford | Jeremy Pearce snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| 13:57 | Samford | Eddie Sullivan drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeremy Pearce | 35-33 |
| 13:35 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Palmer and the foul's on Eddie Sullivan - foul #4 on Eddie Sullivan, team foul #4 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Samford | Herman Hayes (PG), Reginald Sharma (SG), Raymond Dennis (PF), Guillermo Diaz (C) Jeremy Pearce, Eddie Sullivan, Matthew Ruben, Randy Johnson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Manthey (SF), Edward Chase (PF), Ronald Moen (C) Robert Caffee, Paul Weigand, George Avalos | |
| 13:35 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo makes the free throw | 35-36 |
| 13:19 | Samford | Edward Chase steps in front of the Herman Hayes pass | 35-36 |
| 13:02 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Moen hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Guillermo Diaz - foul #3 on Guillermo Diaz, team foul #5 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Samford | Mike Silver (SF) Guillermo Diaz | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 13:02 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Moen misses the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 13:02 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Moen makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 12:44 | Samford | Ronald Moen steps in front of the Reginald Sharma pass | 35-37 |
| 12:29 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Dennis picks off the pass by Bryan Manthey | 35-37 |
| 12:13 | Samford | Reginald Sharma is denied on a layup by Ronald Moen | 35-37 |
| 12:12 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Moen pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| 12:07 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Eugene Romeo | 35-39 |
| 11:50 | Samford | Charlie Pascale misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 35-39 |
| 11:49 | Samford | Charlie Pascale gets the offensive rebound | 35-39 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Herman Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reginald Sharma (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mike Silver (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charlie Pascale (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Dennis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Eugene Romeo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Palmer (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bryan Manthey (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ronald Moen (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Chase (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Samford | Herman Hayes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 35-39 |
| 11:30 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Charlie Pascale | 35-39 |
| 11:17 | Samford | Charlie Pascale misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Ronald Moen - foul #2 on Ronald Moen, team foul #5 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Samford | Jeremy Pearce (PG), Matthew Ruben (PF), Randy Johnson (C) Reginald Sharma, Mike Silver, Raymond Dennis | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Caffee (SF), Paul Weigand (PF), George Avalos (C) Bryan Manthey, Ronald Moen, Edward Chase | |
| 11:17 | Samford | Charlie Pascale misses the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 11:17 | Samford | Charlie Pascale misses the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 11:17 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer snags the defensive board | 35-39 |
| 10:55 | Gardner-Webb | Charlie Pascale steals it from George Avalos | 35-39 |
| 10:47 | Samford | Randy Johnson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 10:45 | Gardner-Webb | George Avalos gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| 10:21 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Weigand can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Herman Hayes - foul #1 on Herman Hayes, team foul #6 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Samford | Reginald Sharma (SG), Scott Maust (SF) Herman Hayes, Charlie Pascale | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa (PG), Jerome O'Brien (SG) Eugene Romeo, William Palmer | |
| 10:21 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Weigand makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 10:21 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Weigand makes the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 09:56 | Samford | George Avalos steals the ball from Matthew Ruben | 35-41 |
| 09:32 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Ruben steals the ball from Leonardo Costa | 35-41 |
| 09:16 | Samford | Jeremy Pearce drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Matthew Ruben | 37-41 |
| 08:59 | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-41 |
| 08:58 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Caffee can't tip it in | 37-41 |
| 08:57 | Gardner-Webb | George Avalos tips it in | 37-43 |
| 08:36 | Samford | Leonardo Costa steals the ball from Randy Johnson | 37-43 |
| 08:28 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Caffee loses the dribble to Randy Johnson | 37-43 |
| 08:03 | Samford | Randy Johnson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Jeremy Pearce | 40-43 |
| 07:41 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Weigand scores on a floater from the left block | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jeremy Pearce (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Reginald Sharma (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Scott Maust (fresh) PF - Matthew Ruben (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Leonardo Costa (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jerome O'Brien (fresh) SF - Robert Caffee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Weigand (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - George Avalos (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:17 | Samford | Matthew Ruben misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 07:15 | Samford | Randy Johnson tips it back up and in | 42-45 |
| 06:52 | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-45 |
| 06:50 | Gardner-Webb | Leonardo Costa grabs the offensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 06:31 | Gardner-Webb | George Avalos misses the turnaround in the paint | 42-45 |
| 06:30 | Samford | Randy Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 06:09 | Samford | Reginald Sharma drills a 3 from the right corner | 45-45 |
| 05:46 | Gardner-Webb | George Avalos connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by Robert Caffee and he's fouled by Scott Maust - foul #2 on Scott Maust, team foul #7 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Herman Hayes (PG), Eddie Sullivan (SG), Mike Silver (SF), Charlie Pascale (PF), Raymond Dennis (C) Jeremy Pearce, Reginald Sharma, Scott Maust, Matthew Ruben, Randy Johnson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo (PG), William Palmer (SG), Edward Chase (SF), Ronald Moen (PF) Leonardo Costa, Jerome O'Brien, Robert Caffee, Paul Weigand | |
| 05:46 | Gardner-Webb | George Avalos makes the free throw | 45-48 |
| 05:26 | Samford | Raymond Dennis misses short on a shot from the left side | 45-48 |
| 05:25 | Samford | Raymond Dennis tips it back up and in | 47-48 |
| 05:06 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Dennis denies the turnaround by Ronald Moen | 47-48 |
| 05:04 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Chase tips it home | 47-50 |
| 05:00 | Samford | Eddie Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Eugene Romeo - foul #3 on Eugene Romeo, team foul #6 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Bryan Manthey (SF) George Avalos | |
| 04:46 | Samford | Mike Silver connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 04:19 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Moen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 04:17 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Moen tips it in | 50-52 |
| 03:59 | Samford | Raymond Dennis can't throw it down | 50-52 |
| 03:58 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer pulls down the rebound | 50-52 |
| 03:32 | Gardner-Webb | Eddie Sullivan is called for the reach on William Palmer - foul #5 on Eddie Sullivan, team foul #8 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Jeremy Pearce (PG), Guillermo Diaz (C) Eddie Sullivan, Raymond Dennis | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 03:32 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 03:32 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jeremy Pearce (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Herman Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Silver (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charlie Pascale (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Guillermo Diaz (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Eugene Romeo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Palmer (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bryan Manthey (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Edward Chase (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Moen (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:09 | Samford | Mike Silver is hacked by Bryan Manthey - foul #2 on Bryan Manthey, team foul #7 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Samford | Randy Johnson (C) Guillermo Diaz | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Derrickson (C) Edward Chase | |
| 03:09 | Samford | Mike Silver makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 03:09 | Samford | Mike Silver makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 03:01 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Moen comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Charlie Pascale - foul #3 on Charlie Pascale, team foul #9 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Samford | Reginald Sharma (SF) Mike Silver | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 03:01 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Moen makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 03:01 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Moen misses the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 03:01 | Samford | Randy Johnson gets the rebound | 52-55 |
| 02:58 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-55 |
| Subs | Samford | Mike Silver (SF), Matthew Ruben (PF) Reginald Sharma, Charlie Pascale | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Robert Caffee (SF), Paul Weigand (PF), Edward Chase (C) Bryan Manthey, Ronald Moen, James Derrickson | |
| 02:44 | Samford | Jeremy Pearce misses the 3 from the left wing | 52-55 |
| 02:42 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Caffee snags the defensive board | 52-55 |
| 02:19 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 52-55 |
| 02:18 | Samford | Randy Johnson grabs the board | 52-55 |
| 01:54 | Samford | Mike Silver loses the dribble to Eugene Romeo | 52-55 |
| 01:51 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer blows the layup | 52-55 |
| 01:50 | Samford | Matthew Ruben grabs the board | 52-55 |
| 01:33 | Samford | Mike Silver can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 52-55 |
| 01:31 | Samford | Matthew Ruben grabs the offensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 01:19 | Samford | William Palmer takes the ball from Mike Silver | 52-55 |
| 01:15 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer throws it down | 52-57 |
| 01:01 | Samford | Randy Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-57 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | George Avalos (C) Edward Chase | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Herman Hayes - foul #2 on Herman Hayes, team foul #10 | 52-59 |
| 00:38 | Gardner-Webb | William Palmer makes the free throw | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Samford | Mike Silver misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 52-60 |
| 00:29 | Samford | Matthew Ruben pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-60 |
| 00:27 | Samford | Herman Hayes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-60 |
| 00:26 | Gardner-Webb | George Avalos gets the rebound | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Gardner-Webb | George Avalos is fouled in the backcourt by Jeremy Pearce - foul #2 on Jeremy Pearce, team foul #11 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Moen (PF) Paul Weigand | |
| 00:25 | Gardner-Webb | George Avalos makes the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 00:25 | Gardner-Webb | George Avalos misses the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 00:25 | Samford | Matthew Ruben pulls down the rebound | 52-61 |
| 00:20 | Samford | Matthew Ruben can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-61 |
| 00:18 | Samford | Herman Hayes gets the offensive rebound | 52-61 |
| 00:14 | Samford | Herman Hayes misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 52-61 |
| 00:13 | Gardner-Webb | George Avalos grabs the defensive rebound | 52-61 |
| 00:11 | Gardner-Webb | George Avalos is hacked by Jeremy Pearce in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeremy Pearce, team foul #12 | 52-61 |
| 00:11 | Gardner-Webb | George Avalos makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 00:11 | Gardner-Webb | George Avalos makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 00:05 | Samford | Herman Hayes misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-63 |
| 00:03 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo grabs the board | 52-63 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Eugene Romeo runs out the clock | 52-63 |