| Lineup | Samford | PG - Brian Nave (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Doug Yost (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Thomas Smolski (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jack Huber (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Leroy Middendorf (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Oscar Jaggers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Homer Friend (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Bean (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Doug Yost inbounds the ball | 37-25 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Samford | Brian Nave clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 37-25 |
| 19:42 | Samford | Thomas Smolski pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-25 |
| 19:32 | Samford | Brian Nave is fouled on the floor by Terry Bean - foul #1 on Terry Bean, team foul #1 | 37-25 |
| 19:14 | Samford | Brian Nave misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Oscar Jaggers - foul #2 on Oscar Jaggers, team foul #2 | 37-25 |
| 19:14 | Samford | Brian Nave makes the 1st free throw | 38-25 |
| 19:14 | Samford | Brian Nave makes the 2nd free throw | 39-25 |
| 18:55 | Howard | Homer Friend misses short on a 3 from straight away | 39-25 |
| 18:54 | Samford | Thomas Smolski grabs the defensive rebound | 39-25 |
| 18:44 | Samford | Jack Huber scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by James Brown | 41-25 |
| 18:27 | Howard | Terry Bean blows the layup but he's fouled by Doug Yost - foul #1 on Doug Yost, team foul #1 | 41-25 |
| 18:27 | Howard | Terry Bean makes the 1st free throw | 41-26 |
| 18:27 | Howard | Terry Bean makes the 2nd free throw | 41-27 |
| 18:18 | Samford | Jack Huber is fouled on the floor by Edward Adams - foul #3 on Edward Adams, team foul #3 | 41-27 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Howard | Daniel Pilger (C) Edward Adams | |
| 18:04 | Samford | Terry Bean picks off the pass by James Brown | 41-27 |
| 17:40 | Howard | Oscar Jaggers is fouled on the floor by James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #2 | 41-27 |
| 17:21 | Howard | Daniel Pilger clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 41-27 |
| 17:20 | Samford | Thomas Smolski snags the defensive board | 41-27 |
| 17:08 | Samford | Brian Nave's pass is intercepted by Oscar Jaggers | 41-27 |
| 17:01 | Howard | Oscar Jaggers misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-27 |
| 17:00 | Samford | Jack Huber grabs the defensive rebound | 41-27 |
| 16:47 | Samford | Jack Huber lays it in | 43-27 |
| 16:42 | Howard | Daniel Pilger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-27 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Zerhusen (SF), Gary Acklin (C) Doug Yost, Jack Huber | |
| Subs | Howard | Blair Davis (C) Terry Bean | |
| 16:27 | Samford | Michael Zerhusen misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-27 |
| 16:25 | Howard | Homer Friend grabs the board | 43-27 |
| 16:16 | Howard | Homer Friend is fouled on the floor by Michael Zerhusen - foul #1 on Michael Zerhusen, team foul #3 | 43-27 |
| Subs | Samford | Sean McLaren (PG), Todd Manders (SG) Brian Nave, James Brown | |
| Subs | Howard | Fred Hardy (SG) Oscar Jaggers | |
| 15:58 | Howard | Leroy Middendorf comes up short on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Thomas Smolski - foul #1 on Thomas Smolski, team foul #4 | 43-27 |
| Subs | Samford | Chris Geddes (C) Thomas Smolski | |
| Subs | Howard | William Olden (SG), Edward Adams (C) Fred Hardy, Blair Davis | |
| 15:58 | Howard | Leroy Middendorf makes the 1st free throw | 43-28 |
| 15:58 | Howard | Leroy Middendorf makes the 2nd free throw | 43-29 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Sean McLaren (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Todd Manders (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Zerhusen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Acklin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Geddes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Leroy Middendorf (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Olden (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Homer Friend (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Pilger (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:36 | Samford | Gary Acklin is denied on a layup by Daniel Pilger | 43-29 |
| 15:35 | Samford | Chris Geddes gets the offensive rebound | 43-29 |
| 15:21 | Samford | William Olden steals it from Michael Zerhusen | 43-29 |
| 15:06 | Howard | Daniel Pilger clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-29 |
| 15:04 | Samford | Michael Zerhusen snags the defensive board | 43-29 |
| 14:47 | Samford | Sean McLaren makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Chris Geddes | 45-29 |
| 14:34 | Howard | Daniel Pilger drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by William Olden | 45-31 |
| 14:20 | Samford | Michael Zerhusen hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Todd Manders | 47-31 |
| 13:59 | Howard | Edward Adams hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 47-31 |
| 13:57 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Pilger | 47-31 |
| 13:45 | Howard | Edward Adams is whistled for traveling | 47-31 |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Nave (PG), James Brown (SG), Doug Yost (SF), Thomas Smolski (PF), Jack Huber (C) Sean McLaren, Todd Manders, Michael Zerhusen, Gary Acklin, Chris Geddes | |
| Subs | Howard | Oscar Jaggers (PG), Thomas Barnett (SF), Terry Bean (PF) Leroy Middendorf, Homer Friend, Daniel Pilger | |
| 13:26 | Samford | James Brown buries a 3 from the left wing | 50-31 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 13:08 | Howard | Terry Bean is whistled for a carry | 50-31 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 12:43 | Samford | Jack Huber misses the 3 from straight away | 50-31 |
| 12:42 | Howard | Thomas Barnett pulls down the rebound | 50-31 |
| 12:25 | Howard | Doug Yost swats the short shot by Oscar Jaggers | 50-31 |
| 12:23 | Samford | James Brown gets the rebound | 50-31 |
| 11:58 | Samford | Thomas Smolski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-31 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Howard | Leroy Middendorf (PG), Homer Friend (SF), Daniel Pilger (C) William Olden, Thomas Barnett, Edward Adams | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Brian Nave (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Doug Yost (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Thomas Smolski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jack Huber (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Leroy Middendorf (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Oscar Jaggers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Homer Friend (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Bean (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Pilger (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Howard | Homer Friend scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Leroy Middendorf | 50-33 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 11:23 | Samford | Brian Nave can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-33 |
| 11:22 | Howard | The rebound goes to Terry Bean | 50-33 |
| 11:15 | Howard | Leroy Middendorf misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 50-33 |
| 11:14 | Samford | The rebound goes to Thomas Smolski | 50-33 |
| 10:54 | Samford | Brian Nave misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-33 |
| 10:52 | Samford | Thomas Smolski snags the offensive board | 50-33 |
| 10:44 | Samford | Jack Huber can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-33 |
| 10:42 | Howard | The rebound goes to Oscar Jaggers | 50-33 |
| 10:34 | Howard | Oscar Jaggers hits a floater from the right wing set up by Leroy Middendorf and the foul's on James Brown - foul #3 on James Brown, team foul #5 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Zerhusen (SF), Gary Acklin (C) Doug Yost, Jack Huber | |
| Subs | Howard | William Olden (SG), Edward Adams (C) Leroy Middendorf, Terry Bean | |
| 10:34 | Howard | Oscar Jaggers misses the free throw | 50-35 |
| 10:34 | Samford | The rebound goes to Thomas Smolski | 50-35 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 10:27 | Samford | Oscar Jaggers picks off the pass by James Brown | 50-35 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 10:16 | Howard | Homer Friend hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-35 |
| 10:15 | Samford | Michael Zerhusen snags the defensive board | 50-35 |
| 09:53 | Samford | James Brown is hacked by Edward Adams - foul #4 on Edward Adams, team foul #4 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Samford | Sean McLaren (PG), Todd Manders (SG), Chris Geddes (C) Brian Nave, James Brown, Thomas Smolski | |
| Subs | Howard | Leroy Middendorf (PG), Blair Davis (PF), Thomas Barnett (C) Oscar Jaggers, Daniel Pilger, Edward Adams | |
| 09:44 | Samford | Michael Zerhusen hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Homer Friend - foul #1 on Homer Friend, team foul #5 | 50-35 |
| 09:44 | Samford | Michael Zerhusen makes the 1st free throw | 51-35 |
| 09:44 | Samford | Michael Zerhusen misses the 2nd free throw | 51-35 |
| 09:44 | Howard | Thomas Barnett pulls down the rebound | 51-35 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 09:22 | Howard | Thomas Barnett clanks a 3 from the right wing | 51-35 |
| 09:21 | Howard | William Olden hits the follow up shot | 51-37 |
| 09:00 | Samford | Gary Acklin clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-37 |
| 08:59 | Samford | Sean McLaren gets the offensive rebound | 51-37 |
| 08:46 | Samford | Michael Zerhusen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-37 |
| Subs | Samford | James Brown (SG), Doug Yost (SF), Thomas Smolski (PF), Jack Huber (C) Todd Manders, Michael Zerhusen, Gary Acklin, Chris Geddes | |
| Subs | Howard | Terry Bean (PF) Thomas Barnett | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 08:39 | Howard | Doug Yost is called for the reach on Homer Friend - foul #2 on Doug Yost, team foul #6 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Nave (PG) Sean McLaren | |
| Subs | Howard | Daniel Pilger (C) Blair Davis | |
| 08:27 | Howard | William Olden is hacked by Thomas Smolski - foul #2 on Thomas Smolski, team foul #7 | 51-37 |
| 08:27 | Howard | William Olden makes the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 08:27 | Howard | William Olden misses the 2nd free throw | 51-38 |
| 08:27 | Samford | Jack Huber grabs the defensive rebound | 51-38 |
| 08:10 | Samford | Brian Nave knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James Brown | 54-38 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 08:04 | Howard | Homer Friend misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 54-38 |
| 08:02 | Samford | James Brown grabs the board | 54-38 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Brian Nave (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Doug Yost (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Thomas Smolski (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Jack Huber (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Leroy Middendorf (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - William Olden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Homer Friend (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Bean (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Pilger (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Samford | James Brown misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-38 |
| 07:37 | Howard | The rebound goes to Homer Friend | 54-38 |
| 07:24 | Howard | Terry Bean clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-38 |
| 07:22 | Howard | William Olden misses the tip | 54-38 |
| 07:20 | Howard | Homer Friend can't tip it in | 54-38 |
| 07:18 | Samford | Thomas Smolski grabs the defensive rebound | 54-38 |
| 07:16 | Samford | William Olden steals it from Brian Nave in the backcourt | 54-38 |
| 07:15 | Howard | William Olden hits the finger roll | 54-40 |
| 06:49 | Samford | Brian Nave makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Brown | 57-40 |
| 06:38 | Howard | Daniel Pilger lays it in on a nice dish by William Olden | 57-42 |
| 06:16 | Samford | Brian Nave comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-42 |
| 06:15 | Howard | The rebound goes to Terry Bean | 57-42 |
| 06:12 | Howard | Leroy Middendorf's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-42 |
| Subs | Samford | Sean McLaren (PG), Todd Manders (SG), Michael Zerhusen (SF), Gary Acklin (C) Brian Nave, James Brown, Doug Yost, Jack Huber | |
| Subs | Howard | Oscar Jaggers (PG), Fred Hardy (SG), Thomas Barnett (SF), Blair Davis (PF), Edward Adams (C) Leroy Middendorf, William Olden, Homer Friend, Terry Bean, Daniel Pilger | |
| 05:51 | Samford | Michael Zerhusen misses the turnaround from the baseline | 57-42 |
| 05:49 | Howard | Oscar Jaggers snags the defensive board | 57-42 |
| 05:38 | Howard | Oscar Jaggers buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-45 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:21 | Samford | Michael Zerhusen lays it up and in on a nice dish by Todd Manders | 59-45 |
| 05:06 | Howard | Blair Davis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-45 |
| 05:04 | Samford | Thomas Smolski gets the rebound | 59-45 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:42 | Samford | Edward Adams denies the turnaround by Gary Acklin | 59-45 |
| 04:41 | Howard | The rebound goes to Edward Adams | 59-45 |
| 04:35 | Howard | Thomas Barnett knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 59-47 |
| 04:10 | Samford | Sean McLaren misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 59-47 |
| 04:08 | Samford | Todd Manders tips it but misses | 59-47 |
| 04:07 | Samford | Michael Zerhusen snags the offensive board | 59-47 |
| 04:07 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Nave (PG), James Brown (SG), Doug Yost (SF), Jack Huber (C) Sean McLaren, Todd Manders, Michael Zerhusen, Gary Acklin | |
| Subs | Howard | Leroy Middendorf (PG), William Olden (SG), Homer Friend (SF), Terry Bean (PF) Oscar Jaggers, Fred Hardy, Thomas Barnett, Blair Davis | |
| 03:51 | Samford | Doug Yost throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-47 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Brian Nave (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Doug Yost (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Thomas Smolski (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Jack Huber (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Leroy Middendorf (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - William Olden (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Homer Friend (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Terry Bean (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:31 | Howard | Homer Friend hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 59-47 |
| 03:29 | Samford | The rebound goes to Thomas Smolski | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:09 | Samford | Jack Huber hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by James Brown | 62-47 |
| 02:55 | Howard | William Olden clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 62-47 |
| 02:53 | Howard | Homer Friend grabs the offensive board | 62-47 |
| 02:38 | Howard | Homer Friend hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 62-47 |
| 02:36 | Samford | Thomas Smolski grabs the board | 62-47 |
| 02:07 | Samford | Jack Huber misses badly on a jumper from close range | 62-47 |
| 02:05 | Howard | The rebound goes to Terry Bean | 62-47 |
| 01:48 | Howard | Doug Yost is called for the reach on Leroy Middendorf - foul #3 on Doug Yost, team foul #8 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Sean McLaren (PG), Todd Manders (SG), Michael Zerhusen (SF), Gary Acklin (PF), Chris Geddes (C) Brian Nave, James Brown, Doug Yost, Thomas Smolski, Jack Huber | |
| Subs | Howard | Oscar Jaggers (SG), Thomas Barnett (SF), Daniel Pilger (PF), Blair Davis (C) William Olden, Homer Friend, Terry Bean, Edward Adams | |
| 01:48 | Howard | Leroy Middendorf misses the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 01:48 | Samford | Gary Acklin snags the defensive board | 62-47 |
| 01:44 | Samford | Leroy Middendorf steals it from Sean McLaren in the backcourt | 62-47 |
| 01:31 | Howard | Thomas Barnett misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 62-47 |
| 01:30 | Samford | Sean McLaren gets the rebound | 62-47 |
| 01:06 | Samford | Michael Zerhusen is denied on a layup by Blair Davis | 62-47 |
| 01:05 | Samford | Gary Acklin tips it home | 64-47 |
| 00:46 | Howard | Oscar Jaggers misses long on a 3 from the right wing but he's fouled by Todd Manders - foul #1 on Todd Manders, team foul #9 | 64-47 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Howard | Fred Hardy (SG) Leroy Middendorf | |
| 00:46 | Howard | Oscar Jaggers makes the 1st free throw | 64-48 |
| 00:46 | Howard | Oscar Jaggers makes the 2nd free throw | 64-49 |
| 00:46 | Howard | Oscar Jaggers makes the 3rd free throw | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Samford | Fred Hardy steals the ball from Todd Manders | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Howard | Fred Hardy buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-53 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Sean McLaren runs out the clock | 64-53 |