| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Arnold Tucker (fresh) SG - William Adams (fresh) SF - Robert Powers (fresh) PF - Freddie Schafer (fresh) C - Paul Macek (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Edward Edwards (fresh) SG - Mike Hines (fresh) SF - Joshua Vito (fresh) PF - Daniel Holt (fresh) C - Nelson Devaughn (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Daniel Holt wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Samford | Freddie Schafer swats the short shot by Daniel Holt | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Fordham | William Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Fordham | Freddie Schafer drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Arnold Tucker | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Samford | Daniel Holt misses the easy layup | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Fordham | Freddie Schafer snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | Fordham | Arnold Tucker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Samford | Mike Hines gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Samford | Mike Hines buries a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Edward Edwards | 2-2 |
| 18:12 | Fordham | Robert Powers misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 18:11 | Fordham | Paul Macek grabs the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:52 | Fordham | The short jumper by Paul Macek is denied by Daniel Holt | 2-2 |
| 17:51 | Fordham | Freddie Schafer grabs the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:41 | Fordham | Arnold Tucker knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Freddie Schafer | 5-2 |
| 17:17 | Samford | Daniel Holt is fouled on the floor by Freddie Schafer - foul #1 on Freddie Schafer, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 17:01 | Samford | Edward Edwards can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 5-2 |
| 17:00 | Fordham | Paul Macek grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 16:42 | Fordham | Joshua Vito is called for the reach on Paul Macek - foul #1 on Joshua Vito, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Samford | Ernest Crosby (SF), Kris Thompson (PF) Joshua Vito, Daniel Holt | |
| 16:24 | Fordham | Paul Macek is fouled on the floor by Ernest Crosby - foul #1 on Ernest Crosby, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Samford | Manuel Holmes (C) Nelson Devaughn | |
| 16:08 | Fordham | Freddie Schafer misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-2 |
| 16:07 | Samford | Kris Thompson pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:00 | Samford | Edward Edwards misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 15:59 | Fordham | Freddie Schafer pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Arnold Tucker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Adams (fresh) SF - Robert Powers (fresh) PF - Freddie Schafer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Macek (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Edward Edwards (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mike Hines (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ernest Crosby (fresh) PF - Kris Thompson (fresh) C - Manuel Holmes (fresh) | |
| 15:55 | Fordham | Arnold Tucker misses the jumpshot from the right side | 5-2 |
| 15:54 | Samford | Ernest Crosby pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 15:49 | Samford | Ernest Crosby is fouled on the floor by William Adams - foul #1 on William Adams, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Samford | Carlos Bolton (PG) Edward Edwards | |
| 15:29 | Samford | Ernest Crosby clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 15:27 | Samford | Manuel Holmes tips it in | 5-4 |
| 15:08 | Fordham | Ernest Crosby takes the ball from Arnold Tucker | 5-4 |
| 15:04 | Samford | Carlos Bolton misses the easy layup | 5-4 |
| 15:02 | Samford | Manuel Holmes grabs the offensive board | 5-4 |
| 14:41 | Samford | Carlos Bolton is called for 3 seconds | 5-4 |
| Subs | Fordham | Phillip Kolb (PG), Louis Rudnick (SG), Tony Gregg (SF), David Eidemiller (PF), Robert McCrimon (C) Arnold Tucker, William Adams, Robert Powers, Freddie Schafer, Paul Macek | |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Edwards (PG), Joshua Vito (SF), Daniel Holt (PF), Nelson Devaughn (C) Mike Hines, Ernest Crosby, Kris Thompson, Manuel Holmes | |
| 14:27 | Fordham | David Eidemiller hits the finger roll | 7-4 |
| 14:11 | Samford | Nelson Devaughn connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Daniel Holt and he's hacked by Robert McCrimon - foul #1 on Robert McCrimon, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| 14:11 | Samford | Nelson Devaughn misses the free throw | 7-6 |
| 14:11 | Fordham | Robert McCrimon gets the rebound | 7-6 |
| 13:48 | Fordham | Tony Gregg clanks a jumper from the right side | 7-6 |
| 13:47 | Samford | Joshua Vito grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 13:33 | Samford | Nelson Devaughn can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by David Eidemiller - foul #1 on David Eidemiller, team foul #4 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Fordham | Arnold Tucker (PG), Robert Powers (SF), Paul Macek (C) Louis Rudnick, Tony Gregg, Robert McCrimon | |
| Subs | Samford | Mike Hines (SG) Carlos Bolton | |
| 13:33 | Samford | Nelson Devaughn makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 13:33 | Samford | Nelson Devaughn makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 13:19 | Fordham | Edward Edwards steps in front of the Paul Macek pass | 7-8 |
| 12:58 | Samford | Daniel Holt makes the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Mike Hines and the foul's on Phillip Kolb - foul #1 on Phillip Kolb, team foul #5 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Fordham | William Adams (SG), Freddie Schafer (PF) Phillip Kolb, David Eidemiller | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 12:58 | Samford | Daniel Holt misses the free throw | 7-10 |
| 12:58 | Fordham | Paul Macek pulls down the rebound | 7-10 |
| 12:46 | Fordham | Freddie Schafer makes the jumper in the lane | 9-10 |
| 12:41 | Samford | Mike Hines's floater is tipped away by Freddie Schafer | 9-10 |
| 12:39 | Fordham | Paul Macek snags the defensive board | 9-10 |
| 12:10 | Fordham | William Adams misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 9-10 |
| 12:09 | Fordham | Paul Macek hits the follow up shot | 11-10 |
| 11:46 | Samford | Mike Hines comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-10 |
| 11:45 | Samford | Joshua Vito can't tip it in | 11-10 |
| 11:44 | Samford | Joshua Vito gets the offensive rebound | 11-10 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Arnold Tucker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Adams (fresh) SF - Robert Powers (fresh) PF - Freddie Schafer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Macek (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Edward Edwards (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mike Hines (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Vito (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Daniel Holt (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nelson Devaughn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Samford | Joshua Vito misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 11-10 |
| 11:22 | Fordham | Freddie Schafer gets the rebound | 11-10 |
| 11:07 | Fordham | Daniel Holt is called for the reach on William Adams - foul #1 on Daniel Holt, team foul #3 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Fordham | Phillip Kolb (SF) Robert Powers | |
| Subs | Samford | Carlos Bolton (PG), John Arnold (SG), Ernest Crosby (SF), Kris Thompson (PF), Manuel Holmes (C) Edward Edwards, Mike Hines, Joshua Vito, Daniel Holt, Nelson Devaughn | |
| 10:52 | Fordham | Paul Macek lays it up and in and he's hacked by John Arnold - foul #1 on John Arnold, team foul #4 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Fordham | Tony Gregg (SF) Arnold Tucker | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 10:52 | Fordham | Paul Macek makes the free throw | 14-10 |
| 10:32 | Samford | Kris Thompson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 14-10 |
| 10:31 | Samford | Kris Thompson tips it in | 14-12 |
| 10:17 | Fordham | Tony Gregg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-12 |
| Subs | Fordham | David Eidemiller (PF), Robert McCrimon (C) Freddie Schafer, Paul Macek | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 10:05 | Samford | Kris Thompson is fouled on the floor by David Eidemiller - foul #2 on David Eidemiller, team foul #6 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Fordham | Louis Rudnick (SG), Robert Powers (SF) William Adams, David Eidemiller | |
| Subs | Samford | Mike Hines (SG) John Arnold | |
| 09:50 | Samford | Kris Thompson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-12 |
| 09:49 | Fordham | Phillip Kolb grabs the defensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 09:37 | Fordham | Phillip Kolb comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 14-12 |
| 09:35 | Fordham | Tony Gregg pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 09:23 | Fordham | Mike Hines steals it from Louis Rudnick | 14-12 |
| 09:01 | Samford | Mike Hines comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Tony Gregg - foul #1 on Tony Gregg, team foul #7 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Fordham | Arnold Tucker (PG), William Adams (SG), Freddie Schafer (PF), Paul Macek (C) Phillip Kolb, Louis Rudnick, Tony Gregg, Robert McCrimon | |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Edwards (PG), Joshua Vito (SF), Daniel Holt (PF), Nelson Devaughn (C) Carlos Bolton, Ernest Crosby, Kris Thompson, Manuel Holmes | |
| 09:01 | Samford | Mike Hines makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 09:01 | Samford | Mike Hines makes the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 09:01 | Samford | Mike Hines misses the 3rd free throw | 14-14 |
| 09:01 | Fordham | Freddie Schafer gets the rebound | 14-14 |
| 08:39 | Fordham | Paul Macek hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-14 |
| 08:37 | Samford | Edward Edwards snags the defensive board | 14-14 |
| 08:33 | Samford | Mike Hines hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Edward Edwards | 14-16 |
| 08:11 | Fordham | Mike Hines picks off the pass by Robert Powers | 14-16 |
| 08:06 | Samford | Edward Edwards can't finish the layup | 14-16 |
| 08:04 | Samford | Nelson Devaughn tips it back up and in | 14-18 |
| 07:49 | Fordham | Robert Powers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-18 |
| 07:47 | Fordham | Freddie Schafer pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-18 |
| 07:40 | Fordham | Joshua Vito blocks the short jumper by Paul Macek | 14-18 |
| 07:39 | Samford | Nelson Devaughn grabs the defensive rebound | 14-18 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Arnold Tucker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Adams (fresh) SF - Robert Powers (fairly fresh) PF - Freddie Schafer (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Macek (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Edward Edwards (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mike Hines (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joshua Vito (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Daniel Holt (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nelson Devaughn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Samford | Paul Macek swats the layup by Edward Edwards | 14-18 |
| 07:23 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Paul Macek | 14-18 |
| 07:15 | Fordham | Edward Edwards is called for the reach on Arnold Tucker - foul #1 on Edward Edwards, team foul #5 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Fordham | Phillip Kolb (SG), Tony Gregg (SF) William Adams, Robert Powers | |
| Subs | Samford | Carlos Bolton (SG) Mike Hines | |
| 06:55 | Fordham | Phillip Kolb misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-18 |
| 06:54 | Fordham | Freddie Schafer can't tip it in | 14-18 |
| 06:53 | Samford | The rebound goes to Edward Edwards | 14-18 |
| 06:38 | Samford | Arnold Tucker picks off the pass by Edward Edwards | 14-18 |
| 06:26 | Fordham | Freddie Schafer misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 14-18 |
| 06:25 | Samford | Nelson Devaughn grabs the board | 14-18 |
| 06:13 | Samford | Carlos Bolton connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Edward Edwards | 14-20 |
| 06:08 | Fordham | Arnold Tucker misses the 3 from straight away | 14-20 |
| 06:07 | Fordham | Freddie Schafer tips it in | 16-20 |
| 05:48 | Samford | Paul Macek blocks the short jumper by Carlos Bolton | 16-20 |
| 05:47 | Fordham | Paul Macek grabs the board | 16-20 |
| 05:33 | Fordham | Daniel Holt picks off the pass by Freddie Schafer | 16-20 |
| 05:29 | Samford | Paul Macek swats the short shot by Joshua Vito | 16-20 |
| 05:27 | Fordham | Freddie Schafer snags the defensive board | 16-20 |
| 05:14 | Fordham | Phillip Kolb is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Phillip Kolb, team foul #8 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Fordham | Louis Rudnick (PG), William Adams (SG), Robert Powers (SF), Robert McCrimon (C) Arnold Tucker, Phillip Kolb, Freddie Schafer, Paul Macek | |
| Subs | Samford | Mike Hines (SG), Ernest Crosby (SF), Kris Thompson (PF), Manuel Holmes (C) Edward Edwards, Joshua Vito, Daniel Holt, Nelson Devaughn | |
| 05:02 | Samford | Carlos Bolton is hacked by Tony Gregg - foul #2 on Tony Gregg, team foul #9 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Fordham | Freddie Schafer (PF) Tony Gregg | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 05:02 | Samford | Carlos Bolton makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 05:02 | Samford | Carlos Bolton makes the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 04:52 | Fordham | Louis Rudnick double dribbles | 16-22 |
| 04:35 | Samford | Manuel Holmes knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Carlos Bolton | 16-24 |
| 04:12 | Fordham | Robert McCrimon is called for 3 seconds | 16-24 |
| Subs | Fordham | Arnold Tucker (PG) Louis Rudnick | |
| Subs | Samford | John Arnold (PG) Carlos Bolton | |
| 03:58 | Samford | Ernest Crosby comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 16-24 |
| 03:56 | Samford | Manuel Holmes tips it back up and in | 16-26 |
| 03:30 | Fordham | William Adams can't connect on a shot from the right side | 16-26 |
| 03:28 | Samford | Ernest Crosby snags the defensive board | 16-26 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Arnold Tucker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Adams (fresh) SF - Robert Powers (fresh) PF - Freddie Schafer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert McCrimon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - John Arnold (fresh) SG - Mike Hines (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ernest Crosby (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kris Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel Holmes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Samford | Mike Hines is whistled for traveling | 16-26 |
| Subs | Fordham | David Eidemiller (PF), Paul Macek (C) Freddie Schafer, Robert McCrimon | |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Edwards (PG), Daniel Holt (PF), Nelson Devaughn (C) John Arnold, Kris Thompson, Manuel Holmes | |
| 03:20 | Fordham | Mike Hines steps in front of the Arnold Tucker pass in the backcourt | 16-26 |
| 03:09 | Samford | Daniel Holt scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Mike Hines | 16-28 |
| 02:59 | Fordham | David Eidemiller can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 16-28 |
| 02:58 | Samford | Nelson Devaughn grabs the defensive rebound | 16-28 |
| 02:38 | Samford | David Eidemiller picks off the pass by Nelson Devaughn | 16-28 |
| 02:34 | Fordham | William Adams knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from David Eidemiller and the foul's on Daniel Holt - foul #2 on Daniel Holt, team foul #6 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Samford | Joshua Vito (SF) Ernest Crosby | |
| 02:34 | Fordham | William Adams makes the free throw | 19-28 |
| 02:19 | Samford | Edward Edwards knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Mike Hines | 19-31 |
| 01:58 | Fordham | Paul Macek hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 19-31 |
| 01:57 | Fordham | Robert Powers pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-31 |
| 01:46 | Fordham | David Eidemiller misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 19-31 |
| 01:45 | Samford | Daniel Holt snags the defensive board | 19-31 |
| 01:39 | Samford | Mike Hines lays it in on a nice dish by Edward Edwards and he's fouled by William Adams - foul #2 on William Adams, team foul #10 | 19-33 |
| Subs | Fordham | Phillip Kolb (PG), Louis Rudnick (SG), Tony Gregg (SF) Arnold Tucker, William Adams, Robert Powers | |
| Subs | Samford | Ernest Crosby (PF), Kris Thompson (C) Daniel Holt, Nelson Devaughn | |
| 01:39 | Samford | Mike Hines makes the free throw | 19-34 |
| 01:21 | Fordham | Louis Rudnick clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 19-34 |
| 01:19 | Samford | Ernest Crosby grabs the board | 19-34 |
| 01:13 | Samford | Joshua Vito misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 19-34 |
| 01:11 | Fordham | Paul Macek pulls down the rebound | 19-34 |
| 01:06 | Fordham | Tony Gregg misses long on a floater in the lane | 19-34 |
| 01:05 | Fordham | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Macek | 19-34 |
| 00:45 | Fordham | David Eidemiller buries a floater from the right wing | 21-34 |
| 00:27 | Samford | Joshua Vito knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Edward Edwards and he's hacked by Paul Macek - foul #1 on Paul Macek, team foul #11 | 21-36 |
| Subs | Fordham | Robert Powers (SF), Freddie Schafer (PF), Robert McCrimon (C) Tony Gregg, David Eidemiller, Paul Macek | |
| Subs | Samford | Carlos Bolton (PG), John Arnold (SG), Daniel Holt (PF), Nelson Devaughn (C) Edward Edwards, Mike Hines, Ernest Crosby, Kris Thompson | |
| 00:27 | Samford | Joshua Vito misses the free throw | 21-36 |
| 00:27 | Fordham | Freddie Schafer gets the rebound | 21-36 |
| 00:03 | Fordham | Nelson Devaughn blocks the jumper by Robert Powers | 21-36 |
| 00:01 | Samford | The rebound goes to John Arnold | 21-36 |
| 00:00 | Samford | John Arnold clanks a fullcourt shot | 21-36 |