| Lineup | Samford | PG - Edward Edwards (fresh) SG - Mike Hines (fresh) SF - Joshua Vito (fresh) PF - Daniel Holt (fresh) C - Nelson Devaughn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Claude Coomes (fresh) SG - Ricardo Ramos (fresh) SF - Robert Robbins (fresh) PF - Albert Staten (fresh) C - Robert Poole (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Daniel Holt wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Samford | Edward Edwards's pass is intercepted by Claude Coomes | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | St. John's | Ricardo Ramos is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Ricardo Ramos, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Samford | Edward Edwards scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Mike Hines | 3-0 |
| 18:39 | St. John's | Robert Poole misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 18:37 | St. John's | Robert Poole tips it home | 3-2 |
| 18:14 | Samford | Daniel Holt misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Robbins - foul #1 on Robert Robbins, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 18:14 | Samford | Daniel Holt makes the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:14 | Samford | Daniel Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:54 | St. John's | Joshua Vito picks off the pass by Robert Poole | 5-2 |
| 17:36 | Samford | Mike Hines connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Joshua Vito | 8-2 |
| 17:24 | St. John's | Ricardo Ramos is called for traveling | 8-2 |
| 17:10 | Samford | Mike Hines makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Edwards | 11-2 |
| 16:44 | St. John's | Albert Staten drills a jumper from the left block and the foul's on Daniel Holt - foul #1 on Daniel Holt, team foul #1 | 11-4 |
| 16:44 | St. John's | Albert Staten makes the free throw | 11-5 |
| 16:29 | Samford | Nelson Devaughn misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 11-5 |
| 16:27 | St. John's | Ricardo Ramos snags the defensive board | 11-5 |
| 16:09 | St. John's | Claude Coomes hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Robbins | 11-8 |
| 15:45 | Samford | Albert Staten is called for the reach on Mike Hines - foul #1 on Albert Staten, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Samford | Carlos Bolton (PG), Ernest Crosby (SF), Kris Thompson (PF), Manuel Holmes (C) Edward Edwards, Joshua Vito, Daniel Holt, Nelson Devaughn | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Gunter (PG), Fredrick Glancy (PF), Kory Fitzhugh (C) Claude Coomes, Albert Staten, Robert Poole | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Carlos Bolton (fresh) SG - Mike Hines (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Crosby (fresh) PF - Kris Thompson (fresh) C - Manuel Holmes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Gunter (fresh) SG - Ricardo Ramos (fresh) SF - Robert Robbins (fresh) PF - Fredrick Glancy (fresh) C - Kory Fitzhugh (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Samford | Mike Hines is whistled for a carry | 11-8 |
| Subs | Samford | John Arnold (SG) Mike Hines | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Elliott (SF) Robert Robbins | |
| 15:12 | St. John's | Stephen Gunter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-8 |
| 15:11 | Samford | The rebound goes to Manuel Holmes | 11-8 |
| 15:07 | Samford | John Arnold misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Stephen Gunter - foul #1 on Stephen Gunter, team foul #4 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Lehr (SF) Ricardo Ramos | |
| 15:07 | Samford | John Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 12-8 |
| 15:07 | Samford | John Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 13-8 |
| 14:52 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Kris Thompson - foul #1 on Kris Thompson, team foul #2 | 13-8 |
| 14:52 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy makes the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 14:52 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy misses the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 14:52 | Samford | Manuel Holmes snags the defensive board | 13-9 |
| 14:41 | Samford | Kris Thompson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-9 |
| 14:40 | St. John's | Richard Elliott grabs the board | 13-9 |
| 14:21 | St. John's | Richard Elliott hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 13-9 |
| 14:20 | Samford | Manuel Holmes grabs the defensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 14:00 | Samford | Manuel Holmes is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Manuel Holmes, team foul #3 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Edwards (PG), Mike Hines (SG), Joshua Vito (SF), Daniel Holt (PF), Nelson Devaughn (C) Carlos Bolton, John Arnold, Ernest Crosby, Kris Thompson, Manuel Holmes | |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG), Ricardo Ramos (SG), Robert Robbins (SF), Albert Staten (PF), Robert Poole (C) Stephen Gunter, Richard Elliott, Joseph Lehr, Fredrick Glancy, Kory Fitzhugh | |
| 13:52 | St. John's | Ricardo Ramos comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-9 |
| 13:51 | Samford | Edward Edwards grabs the board | 13-9 |
| 13:29 | Samford | Edward Edwards scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Holt | 16-9 |
| 13:10 | St. John's | Albert Staten misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-9 |
| 13:09 | St. John's | Ricardo Ramos tips it back up and in | 16-11 |
| 13:05 | Samford | Edward Edwards is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Edward Edwards, team foul #4 | 16-11 |
| 12:52 | St. John's | Robert Robbins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-11 |
| 12:50 | St. John's | Robert Poole tips it in | 16-13 |
| 12:30 | Samford | Joshua Vito buries a shot from the left wing | 18-13 |
| 12:24 | St. John's | Claude Coomes comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-13 |
| 12:22 | Samford | Daniel Holt grabs the defensive rebound | 18-13 |
| 12:17 | Samford | Edward Edwards is hacked by Claude Coomes - foul #1 on Claude Coomes, team foul #5 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Samford | Ernest Crosby (SF) Joshua Vito | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Gunter (PG), Richard Elliott (SG) Claude Coomes, Ricardo Ramos | |
| 11:59 | Samford | Daniel Holt makes the shot near the basket set up by Edward Edwards | 20-13 |
| 11:41 | St. John's | Stephen Gunter comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-13 |
| 11:40 | St. John's | Richard Elliott hits the follow up shot | 20-15 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Edward Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mike Hines (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Crosby (fresh) PF - Daniel Holt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Nelson Devaughn (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Gunter (fresh) SG - Richard Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Robbins (fairly fresh) PF - Albert Staten (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Poole (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Samford | Mike Hines misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 20-15 |
| 11:25 | St. John's | Robert Poole gets the rebound | 20-15 |
| 11:11 | St. John's | Robert Robbins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-15 |
| 11:10 | Samford | Ernest Crosby pulls down the rebound | 20-15 |
| 10:46 | Samford | Ernest Crosby misses badly on a floater from the right block | 20-15 |
| 10:45 | Samford | Ernest Crosby pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-15 |
| 10:22 | Samford | Robert Poole blocks the jumper by Ernest Crosby | 20-15 |
| 10:21 | Samford | Daniel Holt snags the offensive board | 20-15 |
| 09:58 | Samford | Stephen Gunter is called for the reach on Mike Hines - foul #2 on Stephen Gunter, team foul #6 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Samford | Carlos Bolton (PG), John Arnold (SG), Joshua Vito (SF), Kris Thompson (C) Edward Edwards, Mike Hines, Daniel Holt, Nelson Devaughn | |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG), Ricardo Ramos (SG), Fredrick Glancy (PF), Kory Fitzhugh (C) Stephen Gunter, Robert Robbins, Albert Staten, Robert Poole | |
| 09:47 | Samford | Fredrick Glancy blocks the short jumper by John Arnold | 20-15 |
| 09:46 | St. John's | Claude Coomes pulls down the rebound | 20-15 |
| 09:35 | St. John's | Ricardo Ramos connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Richard Elliott | 20-18 |
| 09:16 | Samford | Carlos Bolton misses badly on a floater from the right side | 20-18 |
| 09:15 | Samford | Carlos Bolton tips it back up and in | 22-18 |
| 09:09 | St. John's | Kory Fitzhugh misses the dunk | 22-18 |
| 09:08 | Samford | Ernest Crosby snags the defensive board | 22-18 |
| 08:50 | Samford | John Arnold misses the dunk attempt | 22-18 |
| 08:48 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy grabs the defensive rebound | 22-18 |
| 08:43 | St. John's | Claude Coomes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-18 |
| Subs | Samford | Mike Hines (SG), Manuel Holmes (C) John Arnold, Ernest Crosby | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Lehr (SF) Richard Elliott | |
| 08:17 | Samford | Mike Hines lays it in on a great pass from Carlos Bolton | 24-18 |
| 08:04 | St. John's | Claude Coomes misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 24-18 |
| 08:02 | Samford | Kris Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 24-18 |
| 07:54 | Samford | Carlos Bolton misses the easy layup | 24-18 |
| 07:53 | St. John's | Joseph Lehr pulls down the rebound | 24-18 |
| 07:34 | St. John's | Ricardo Ramos misses short on a shot from the right side | 24-18 |
| 07:32 | Samford | Manuel Holmes gets the rebound | 24-18 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Carlos Bolton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mike Hines (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Vito (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kris Thompson (fresh) C - Manuel Holmes (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Claude Coomes (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ricardo Ramos (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Lehr (fresh) PF - Fredrick Glancy (fresh) 1 pts. C - Kory Fitzhugh (fresh) | |
| 07:19 | Samford | Kris Thompson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-18 |
| 07:18 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy grabs the board | 24-18 |
| 06:58 | St. John's | Ricardo Ramos misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-18 |
| 06:57 | Samford | Joshua Vito grabs the defensive rebound | 24-18 |
| 06:45 | Samford | Kris Thompson comes up short on the floater from the left block | 24-18 |
| 06:44 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Joseph Lehr | 24-18 |
| 06:31 | St. John's | Joseph Lehr misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Carlos Bolton - foul #1 on Carlos Bolton, team foul #5 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Edwards (PG), John Arnold (SG), Ernest Crosby (SF), Daniel Holt (PF), Nelson Devaughn (C) Carlos Bolton, Mike Hines, Joshua Vito, Kris Thompson, Manuel Holmes | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Elliott (SG), Albert Staten (PF), Robert Poole (C) Ricardo Ramos, Fredrick Glancy, Kory Fitzhugh | |
| 06:31 | St. John's | Joseph Lehr makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 06:31 | St. John's | Joseph Lehr makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 06:20 | Samford | Edward Edwards clanks a floater from the right wing | 24-20 |
| 06:19 | Samford | Daniel Holt tips it home | 26-20 |
| 05:59 | St. John's | Robert Poole comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 26-20 |
| 05:58 | Samford | Daniel Holt snags the defensive board | 26-20 |
| 05:53 | Samford | John Arnold scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Ernest Crosby | 28-20 |
| 05:39 | St. John's | Albert Staten drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-23 |
| 05:13 | Samford | Ernest Crosby misses the lay-in | 28-23 |
| 05:11 | Samford | Ernest Crosby tips it in | 30-23 |
| 04:55 | St. John's | Claude Coomes misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 30-23 |
| 04:54 | Samford | Daniel Holt gets the rebound | 30-23 |
| 04:47 | Samford | John Arnold is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on John Arnold, team foul #6 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Samford | Mike Hines (SG), Joshua Vito (SF) John Arnold, Ernest Crosby | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ricardo Ramos (SG), Robert Robbins (SF) Richard Elliott, Joseph Lehr | |
| 04:33 | St. John's | Claude Coomes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-23 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy (PF) Albert Staten | |
| 04:23 | Samford | Daniel Holt connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Mike Hines | 32-23 |
| 04:02 | St. John's | Nelson Devaughn blocks the short jumper by Ricardo Ramos | 32-23 |
| 04:01 | St. John's | Fredrick Glancy tips it back up and in | 32-25 |
| 03:50 | Samford | Nelson Devaughn drills a floater near the basket | 34-25 |
| 03:40 | St. John's | Ricardo Ramos hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Mike Hines - foul #1 on Mike Hines, team foul #7 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Samford | Carlos Bolton (PG), Ernest Crosby (PF), Kris Thompson (C) Edward Edwards, Daniel Holt, Nelson Devaughn | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Gunter (PG), Kory Fitzhugh (C) Claude Coomes, Robert Poole | |
| 03:40 | St. John's | Ricardo Ramos misses the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 03:40 | St. John's | Ricardo Ramos misses the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 03:40 | Samford | Ernest Crosby grabs the board | 34-25 |
| 03:20 | Samford | Mike Hines misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-25 |
| 03:18 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Crosby | 34-25 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Carlos Bolton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mike Hines (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Vito (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ernest Crosby (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Kris Thompson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Gunter (fresh) SG - Ricardo Ramos (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Robbins (fresh) PF - Fredrick Glancy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Kory Fitzhugh (fresh) | |
| 03:00 | Samford | Mike Hines misses short on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Kory Fitzhugh - foul #1 on Kory Fitzhugh, team foul #7 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Samford | Manuel Holmes (C) Joshua Vito | |
| Subs | St. John's | Albert Staten (PF) Fredrick Glancy | |
| 03:00 | Samford | Mike Hines makes the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 03:00 | Samford | Mike Hines misses the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| 03:00 | St. John's | Kory Fitzhugh pulls down the rebound | 35-25 |
| 02:37 | St. John's | Robert Robbins misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Ernest Crosby - foul #1 on Ernest Crosby, team foul #8 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Edwards (PG) Carlos Bolton | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:37 | St. John's | Robert Robbins makes the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 02:37 | St. John's | Robert Robbins misses the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 02:37 | Samford | Manuel Holmes snags the defensive board | 35-26 |
| 02:22 | Samford | Robert Robbins takes the ball from Ernest Crosby | 35-26 |
| 01:56 | St. John's | Robert Robbins scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 35-28 |
| 01:41 | Samford | Mike Hines loses the dribble to Albert Staten | 35-28 |
| 01:20 | St. John's | Robert Robbins's pass is intercepted by Edward Edwards | 35-28 |
| 01:15 | Samford | Kris Thompson hits the finger roll set up by Edward Edwards | 37-28 |
| 01:02 | St. John's | Ricardo Ramos misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-28 |
| 01:00 | Samford | Manuel Holmes gets the rebound | 37-28 |
| 00:48 | Samford | Ernest Crosby knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Mike Hines and the foul's on Stephen Gunter - foul #3 on Stephen Gunter, team foul #8 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Samford | Carlos Bolton (SG), Daniel Holt (PF), Nelson Devaughn (C) Mike Hines, Kris Thompson, Manuel Holmes | |
| Subs | St. John's | Claude Coomes (PG), Richard Elliott (SG), Joseph Lehr (SF), Fredrick Glancy (PF), Robert Poole (C) Stephen Gunter, Ricardo Ramos, Robert Robbins, Albert Staten, Kory Fitzhugh | |
| 00:48 | Samford | Ernest Crosby makes the free throw | 40-28 |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Richard Elliott misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 40-28 |
| 00:30 | Samford | Nelson Devaughn gets the rebound | 40-28 |
| 00:03 | Samford | Claude Coomes is called for the reach on Carlos Bolton - foul #2 on Claude Coomes, team foul #9 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Samford | John Arnold (SG), Joshua Vito (SF) Edward Edwards, Ernest Crosby | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:03 | Samford | Carlos Bolton makes the 1st free throw | 41-28 |
| 00:03 | Samford | Carlos Bolton misses the 2nd free throw | 41-28 |
| 00:03 | Samford | Nelson Devaughn grabs the offensive rebound | 41-28 |
| 00:01 | Samford | Joshua Vito comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-28 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robert Poole | 41-28 |