| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - David Lane (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gavin Strohl (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Perron (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Favors (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Nicholes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Larry Slocum (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sean McLaren (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Manders (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Julius Lynch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Cory Cunniff (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Todd Manders inbounds the ball | 34-26 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Samford | Larry Slocum can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 34-26 |
| 19:41 | Samford | Julius Lynch snags the offensive board | 34-26 |
| 19:19 | Samford | Larry Slocum can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-26 |
| 19:18 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Favors grabs the defensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 18:57 | SE Missouri State | David Lane can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-26 |
| 18:56 | Samford | The rebound goes to Julius Lynch | 34-26 |
| 18:45 | Samford | Sean McLaren loses the dribble to Jonathan Nicholes | 34-26 |
| 18:29 | SE Missouri State | Gavin Strohl's pass is intercepted by Todd Manders | 34-26 |
| 18:14 | Samford | Cory Cunniff can't connect on a floater from the right side | 34-26 |
| 18:13 | Samford | Cory Cunniff hits the follow up shot | 34-28 |
| 17:52 | SE Missouri State | David Perron throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-28 |
| 17:45 | Samford | Sean McLaren clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 17:43 | SE Missouri State | David Lane gets the rebound | 34-28 |
| 17:28 | SE Missouri State | David Lane double dribbles | 34-28 |
| 17:07 | Samford | Todd Manders hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Sean McLaren | 34-30 |
| 16:51 | SE Missouri State | Gavin Strohl clanks a 3 from the right corner | 34-30 |
| 16:50 | Samford | Cory Cunniff grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 16:46 | Samford | Sean McLaren buries a shot from the baseline | 34-32 |
| 16:39 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Favors is hacked by Julius Lynch - foul #2 on Julius Lynch, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Bruce Hartline (SF), Larry Becton (PF) David Perron, Kenneth Favors | |
| Subs | Samford | Timothy Dugan (PG), Chris Geddes (PF), Douglas Allen (C) Larry Slocum, Julius Lynch, Cory Cunniff | |
| 16:30 | SE Missouri State | Bruce Hartline drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by David Lane | 37-32 |
| 16:15 | Samford | Larry Becton steps in front of the Douglas Allen pass | 37-32 |
| 15:56 | SE Missouri State | Bruce Hartline's floater is tipped away by Chris Geddes | 37-32 |
| 15:55 | Samford | Chris Geddes snags the defensive board | 37-32 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - David Lane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gavin Strohl (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bruce Hartline (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Becton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathan Nicholes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Timothy Dugan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Sean McLaren (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Todd Manders (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Chris Geddes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Douglas Allen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Samford | Sean McLaren drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Todd Manders | 37-35 |
| 15:34 | SE Missouri State | David Lane makes the floater from just outside the lane and the foul's on Todd Manders - foul #3 on Todd Manders, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | David Rhoades (SG), David Perron (SF) Gavin Strohl, Jonathan Nicholes | |
| Subs | Samford | Larry Slocum (PG), Donald Salter (SG), Brian Lewis (SF) Timothy Dugan, Sean McLaren, Todd Manders | |
| 15:34 | SE Missouri State | David Lane misses the free throw | 39-35 |
| 15:34 | Samford | Chris Geddes snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 15:19 | Samford | Chris Geddes knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 39-38 |
| 15:07 | SE Missouri State | David Rhoades misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-38 |
| 15:05 | Samford | Douglas Allen gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 14:49 | Samford | Donald Salter misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 14:48 | SE Missouri State | Larry Becton grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 14:29 | SE Missouri State | David Perron comes up short on the floater from the left block | 39-38 |
| 14:28 | Samford | Larry Slocum pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 14:16 | Samford | Chris Geddes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner but he's fouled by Bruce Hartline - foul #1 on Bruce Hartline, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Gavin Strohl (PG), Kenneth Favors (PF), Jonathan Nicholes (C) David Lane, Bruce Hartline, Larry Becton | |
| Subs | Samford | Sean McLaren (SG), Todd Manders (SF), Cory Cunniff (C) Donald Salter, Brian Lewis, Douglas Allen | |
| 14:16 | Samford | Chris Geddes misses the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 14:16 | Samford | Chris Geddes makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 14:16 | Samford | Chris Geddes makes the 3rd free throw | 39-40 |
| 13:56 | SE Missouri State | David Perron scores on a turnaround near the basket | 41-40 |
| 13:31 | Samford | Larry Slocum makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-43 |
| 13:05 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Favors misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Chris Geddes - foul #1 on Chris Geddes, team foul #3 | 41-43 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Bruce Hartline (SF) David Perron | |
| Subs | Samford | Timothy Dugan (PG), Julius Lynch (PF) Larry Slocum, Chris Geddes | |
| 13:05 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Favors makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 13:05 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Favors makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 12:48 | Samford | Julius Lynch misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-43 |
| 12:47 | SE Missouri State | David Rhoades grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 12:31 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Favors buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-43 |
| 12:13 | Samford | Sean McLaren buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Timothy Dugan and he's hacked by Jonathan Nicholes - foul #1 on Jonathan Nicholes, team foul #2 | 46-45 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Thomas Weisinger (PG), Larry Becton (C) Gavin Strohl, Jonathan Nicholes | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 12:13 | Samford | Sean McLaren makes the free throw | 46-46 |
| 11:52 | SE Missouri State | Bruce Hartline misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Julius Lynch - foul #3 on Julius Lynch, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | David Lane (PG) Thomas Weisinger | |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Salter (SG), Brian Lewis (SF) Sean McLaren, Todd Manders | |
| 11:52 | SE Missouri State | Bruce Hartline makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 11:52 | SE Missouri State | Bruce Hartline makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - David Lane (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Rhoades (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SF - Bruce Hartline (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kenneth Favors (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Becton (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Timothy Dugan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Salter (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brian Lewis (fresh) PF - Julius Lynch (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Cory Cunniff (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Samford | Timothy Dugan is hacked by Kenneth Favors - foul #1 on Kenneth Favors, team foul #3 | 48-46 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | David Perron (SF) Larry Becton | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 11:20 | Samford | Julius Lynch hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-46 |
| 11:18 | SE Missouri State | Bruce Hartline grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 10:59 | SE Missouri State | David Rhoades hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 10:57 | Samford | Brian Lewis pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 10:42 | Samford | Cory Cunniff double dribbles | 48-46 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Gavin Strohl (SG), Jonathan Nicholes (C) David Rhoades, Kenneth Favors | |
| Subs | Samford | Larry Slocum (PG), Sean McLaren (SG), Todd Manders (SF), Chris Geddes (C) Timothy Dugan, Donald Salter, Brian Lewis, Cory Cunniff | |
| 10:24 | SE Missouri State | David Lane is fouled on the floor by Chris Geddes - foul #2 on Chris Geddes, team foul #5 | 48-46 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Larry Becton (PF) Bruce Hartline | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 10:15 | SE Missouri State | David Perron hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 10:13 | Samford | Chris Geddes snags the defensive board | 48-46 |
| 09:44 | Samford | Larry Slocum comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-46 |
| 09:42 | Samford | Sean McLaren grabs the offensive board | 48-46 |
| 09:20 | Samford | Sean McLaren misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 48-46 |
| 09:19 | Samford | Chris Geddes tips it in | 48-48 |
| 09:01 | SE Missouri State | Larry Becton connects on the runner in the lane | 50-48 |
| 08:40 | Samford | Sean McLaren buries a floater from the free throw line | 50-50 |
| 08:33 | SE Missouri State | Gavin Strohl misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 08:32 | Samford | The rebound goes to Sean McLaren | 50-50 |
| 08:13 | Samford | Jonathan Nicholes swats the layup by Chris Geddes | 50-50 |
| 08:12 | Samford | Julius Lynch grabs the offensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 07:55 | Samford | Julius Lynch is whistled for traveling | 50-50 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Thomas Weisinger (PG), David Rhoades (SG), Bruce Hartline (SF), Kenneth Favors (PF) David Lane, Gavin Strohl, David Perron, Larry Becton | |
| Subs | Samford | Timothy Dugan (PG), Donald Salter (SG), Brian Lewis (SF), Cory Cunniff (C) Larry Slocum, Sean McLaren, Todd Manders, Julius Lynch | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Thomas Weisinger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Rhoades (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SF - Bruce Hartline (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Favors (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Nicholes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Timothy Dugan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Salter (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brian Lewis (fresh) PF - Chris Geddes (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Cory Cunniff (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:38 | SE Missouri State | The short jumper by Bruce Hartline is denied by Cory Cunniff | 50-50 |
| 07:37 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Favors tips it back up and in | 52-50 |
| 07:11 | Samford | Donald Salter misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-50 |
| 07:10 | SE Missouri State | Jonathan Nicholes snags the defensive board | 52-50 |
| 06:47 | SE Missouri State | Jonathan Nicholes is hacked by Brian Lewis - foul #1 on Brian Lewis, team foul #6 | 52-50 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Gavin Strohl (PG), Larry Becton (C) Thomas Weisinger, Jonathan Nicholes | |
| Subs | Samford | Larry Slocum (PG), Todd Manders (SF), Douglas Allen (PF) Timothy Dugan, Brian Lewis, Chris Geddes | |
| 06:30 | SE Missouri State | Douglas Allen blocks the short jumper by Kenneth Favors | 52-50 |
| 06:28 | Samford | Cory Cunniff grabs the defensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 06:11 | Samford | Todd Manders misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 06:10 | SE Missouri State | David Rhoades grabs the board | 52-50 |
| 06:06 | SE Missouri State | Gavin Strohl misses long on a 3 from straight away | 52-50 |
| 06:04 | SE Missouri State | Bruce Hartline snags the offensive board | 52-50 |
| 05:52 | SE Missouri State | Gavin Strohl misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-50 |
| 05:51 | Samford | Douglas Allen grabs the board | 52-50 |
| 05:30 | Samford | Cory Cunniff misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Bruce Hartline - foul #2 on Bruce Hartline, team foul #4 | 52-50 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | David Lane (PG), David Perron (SF), Jonathan Nicholes (C) Gavin Strohl, Bruce Hartline, Larry Becton | |
| Subs | Samford | Sean McLaren (SG), Chris Geddes (PF) Donald Salter, Douglas Allen | |
| 05:30 | Samford | Cory Cunniff makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 05:30 | Samford | Cory Cunniff makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 05:13 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Favors comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Cory Cunniff - foul #2 on Cory Cunniff, team foul #7 | 52-52 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Julius Lynch (PF) Chris Geddes | |
| 05:13 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Favors makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 05:13 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Favors makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 04:56 | Samford | Larry Slocum misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-52 |
| 04:54 | SE Missouri State | David Rhoades snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| 04:52 | SE Missouri State | David Lane is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Slocum - foul #1 on Larry Slocum, team foul #8 | 54-52 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Bruce Hartline (PF) Kenneth Favors | |
| Subs | Samford | Timothy Dugan (PG), Chris Geddes (C) Larry Slocum, Cory Cunniff | |
| 04:52 | SE Missouri State | David Lane misses the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 04:52 | Samford | Sean McLaren grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 04:34 | Samford | Timothy Dugan is called for traveling | 54-52 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Salter (SF) Todd Manders | |
| 04:24 | SE Missouri State | Jonathan Nicholes lays it up and in set up by David Lane | 56-52 |
| 04:08 | Samford | Sean McLaren misses the lay-in | 56-52 |
| 04:06 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Sean McLaren | 56-52 |
| 04:00 | Samford | Sean McLaren makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Salter | 56-55 |
| 03:46 | SE Missouri State | David Rhoades is called for 3 seconds | 56-55 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Cory Cunniff (C) Chris Geddes | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - David Lane (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - David Rhoades (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Perron (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bruce Hartline (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Nicholes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Timothy Dugan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean McLaren (fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Salter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Julius Lynch (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Cory Cunniff (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:29 | Samford | David Perron steals it from Timothy Dugan | 56-55 |
| 03:27 | SE Missouri State | David Lane throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-55 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Favors (PF) Bruce Hartline | |
| Subs | Samford | Larry Slocum (PG), Todd Manders (SF), Chris Geddes (PF) Timothy Dugan, Donald Salter, Julius Lynch | |
| 03:14 | Samford | Sean McLaren misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-55 |
| 03:12 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Favors snags the defensive board | 56-55 |
| 02:56 | SE Missouri State | David Perron misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 56-55 |
| 02:54 | Samford | Chris Geddes grabs the board | 56-55 |
| 02:33 | Samford | Cory Cunniff makes the turnaround near the basket | 56-57 |
| 02:29 | SE Missouri State | David Lane is hacked by Chris Geddes - foul #3 on Chris Geddes, team foul #9 | 56-57 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Gavin Strohl (SG), Bruce Hartline (SF), Larry Becton (C) David Rhoades, David Perron, Jonathan Nicholes | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 02:29 | SE Missouri State | David Lane misses the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 02:29 | Samford | Chris Geddes grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 02:14 | Samford | Larry Slocum misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by David Lane - foul #1 on David Lane, team foul #5 | 56-57 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Thomas Weisinger (SG) David Lane | |
| Subs | Samford | Julius Lynch (PF) Chris Geddes | |
| 02:14 | Samford | Larry Slocum makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 02:14 | Samford | Larry Slocum makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 02:12 | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-59 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | David Lane (PG), David Rhoades (SG), David Perron (SF), Jonathan Nicholes (C) Gavin Strohl, Thomas Weisinger, Bruce Hartline, Larry Becton | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 02:02 | SE Missouri State | David Lane misses long on a shot from the left wing | 56-59 |
| 02:01 | Samford | The rebound goes to Todd Manders | 56-59 |
| 01:44 | Samford | Todd Manders drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Sean McLaren | 56-62 |
| 01:39 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Favors hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by David Perron | 58-62 |
| 01:20 | Samford | Sean McLaren's floater is tipped away by Kenneth Favors | 58-62 |
| 01:18 | Samford | Cory Cunniff gets the offensive rebound | 58-62 |
| 01:10 | Samford | Cory Cunniff misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 58-62 |
| 01:09 | Samford | Todd Manders pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-62 |
| 01:00 | Samford | David Lane steals the ball from Sean McLaren | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:42 | SE Missouri State | David Rhoades hits a turnaround from close range and he's fouled by Sean McLaren - foul #2 on Sean McLaren, team foul #10 | 60-62 |
| 00:42 | SE Missouri State | David Rhoades misses the free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:42 | Samford | Cory Cunniff grabs the board | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Samford | David Rhoades steals the ball from Sean McLaren | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:06 | SE Missouri State | David Perron misses the lay-in but the foul's on Todd Manders - foul #4 on Todd Manders, team foul #11 | 60-62 |
| 00:06 | SE Missouri State | David Perron misses the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:06 | SE Missouri State | David Perron misses the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:06 | Samford | Cory Cunniff gets the rebound | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Samford | David Lane is called for the reach on Cory Cunniff in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Lane, team foul #6 | 60-62 |
| 00:02 | Samford | Sean McLaren is fouled on the floor by David Rhoades - foul #4 on David Rhoades, team foul #7 | 60-62 |
| 00:02 | Samford | Sean McLaren makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:02 | Samford | Sean McLaren makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | SE Missouri State | David Lane misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 60-64 |