| Lineup | Samford | PG - Larry Slocum (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Sean McLaren (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Todd Manders (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Julius Lynch (fresh) 2 reb. C - Cory Cunniff (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - William Lamontagne (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Cook (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rene Romano (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Brian Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Platz (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Todd Manders inbounds the ball | 31-26 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Samford | Sean McLaren is called for 10 seconds | 31-26 |
| 19:38 | Morehead State | Rene Romano is fouled on the floor by Todd Manders - foul #2 on Todd Manders, team foul #1 | 31-26 |
| 19:27 | Morehead State | Rene Romano drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by William Lamontagne | 31-28 |
| 19:25 | Samford | Sean McLaren is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 31-28 |
| 19:10 | Morehead State | Larry Slocum steps in front of the William Lamontagne pass | 31-28 |
| 19:07 | Samford | Larry Slocum hits the finger roll | 33-28 |
| 18:56 | Morehead State | Kenneth Platz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-28 |
| 18:33 | Samford | Sean McLaren misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Patrick Cook - foul #3 on Patrick Cook, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Robert Burton (SG) Patrick Cook | |
| 18:33 | Samford | Sean McLaren makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 18:33 | Samford | Sean McLaren makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 18:07 | Morehead State | Rene Romano is hacked by Todd Manders - foul #3 on Todd Manders, team foul #2 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Samford | Timothy Dugan (PG), Donald Salter (SG), Brian Lewis (SF), Chris Geddes (PF), Douglas Allen (C) Larry Slocum, Sean McLaren, Todd Manders, Julius Lynch, Cory Cunniff | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Clyde Breeden (PG), Jing Wang (PF), Robert Hebert (C) William Lamontagne, Brian Johnson, Kenneth Platz | |
| 17:53 | Morehead State | Robert Hebert misses the runner from the baseline | 35-28 |
| 17:52 | Morehead State | Jing Wang tips it home | 35-30 |
| 17:35 | Samford | Rene Romano is called for the reach on Brian Lewis - foul #3 on Rene Romano, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Gregory Flowers (C) Rene Romano | |
| 17:22 | Samford | Brian Lewis is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 17:06 | Morehead State | Jing Wang is hacked by Donald Salter - foul #1 on Donald Salter, team foul #3 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Samford | Sean McLaren (SG) Brian Lewis | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 16:50 | Morehead State | Clyde Breeden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-30 |
| Subs | Samford | Larry Slocum (PG), Cory Cunniff (C) Timothy Dugan, Douglas Allen | |
| Subs | Morehead State | William Lamontagne (PG) Gregory Flowers | |
| 16:36 | Samford | Chris Geddes misses the jumper from the left side | 38-30 |
| 16:35 | Morehead State | Clyde Breeden gets the rebound | 38-30 |
| 16:13 | Morehead State | William Lamontagne can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-30 |
| 16:11 | Morehead State | Robert Hebert tips it back up and in | 38-32 |
| 16:04 | Samford | Larry Slocum drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Chris Geddes | 41-32 |
| 15:46 | Morehead State | Clyde Breeden knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from William Lamontagne | 41-34 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Larry Slocum (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Sean McLaren (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Donald Salter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Chris Geddes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Cory Cunniff (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - William Lamontagne (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Burton (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Clyde Breeden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jing Wang (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Hebert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Samford | Chris Geddes connects on the open 3pt shot from straight away | 44-34 |
| 15:13 | Morehead State | Clyde Breeden comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 44-34 |
| 15:12 | Samford | Sean McLaren grabs the defensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 14:54 | Samford | Larry Slocum misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 44-34 |
| 14:53 | Samford | Sean McLaren snags the offensive board | 44-34 |
| 14:28 | Samford | Cory Cunniff buries a shot from the left block | 46-34 |
| 14:09 | Morehead State | William Lamontagne misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-34 |
| 14:08 | Morehead State | The offensive rebound goes to Clyde Breeden | 46-34 |
| 13:47 | Morehead State | A charge is called on Robert Hebert - foul #1 on Robert Hebert, team foul #3 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Samford | Timothy Dugan (PG), Brian Lewis (SG), Todd Manders (SF), Julius Lynch (PF), Douglas Allen (C) Larry Slocum, Sean McLaren, Donald Salter, Chris Geddes, Cory Cunniff | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Jeffrey Damon (PG), Patrick Cook (SG), Rene Romano (SF), Brian Johnson (PF), Kenneth Platz (C) William Lamontagne, Robert Burton, Clyde Breeden, Jing Wang, Robert Hebert | |
| 13:24 | Samford | Douglas Allen clanks a turnaround in the paint | 46-34 |
| 13:23 | Morehead State | Kenneth Platz snags the defensive board | 46-34 |
| 13:03 | Morehead State | Patrick Cook loses the dribble to Douglas Allen | 46-34 |
| 12:45 | Samford | Douglas Allen misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-34 |
| 12:43 | Samford | Julius Lynch tips it home | 48-34 |
| 12:37 | Morehead State | Kenneth Platz is fouled on the floor by Brian Lewis - foul #3 on Brian Lewis, team foul #4 | 48-34 |
| 12:19 | Morehead State | Patrick Cook makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Rene Romano | 48-37 |
| 12:01 | Samford | Timothy Dugan makes the shot from the left side set up by Todd Manders | 50-37 |
| 11:52 | Morehead State | Kenneth Platz hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Rene Romano | 50-39 |
| 11:37 | Samford | Douglas Allen misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 50-39 |
| 11:36 | Morehead State | Patrick Cook gets the rebound | 50-39 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Timothy Dugan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Todd Manders (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Julius Lynch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Allen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Jeffrey Damon (fairly fresh) SG - Patrick Cook (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Rene Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brian Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Platz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Morehead State | Kenneth Platz misses the easy layup but the foul's on Douglas Allen - foul #1 on Douglas Allen, team foul #5 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Collier (PG), Sean McLaren (SG), William King (PF), Cory Cunniff (C) Timothy Dugan, Brian Lewis, Julius Lynch, Douglas Allen | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Robert Burton (PG), James Nelson (SF), Gregory Flowers (PF) Jeffrey Damon, Rene Romano, Brian Johnson | |
| 11:23 | Morehead State | Kenneth Platz misses the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 11:23 | Morehead State | Kenneth Platz makes the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 11:08 | Samford | Sean McLaren misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-40 |
| 11:06 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Platz | 50-40 |
| 10:47 | Morehead State | Kenneth Platz buries a jumper in the paint set up by Robert Burton | 50-42 |
| 10:34 | Samford | William King hits a wide open driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Donald Collier | 52-42 |
| 10:19 | Morehead State | Patrick Cook misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Sean McLaren - foul #1 on Sean McLaren, team foul #6 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Samford | Larry Slocum (PG), Donald Salter (SG), Brian Lewis (SF), Chris Geddes (C) Donald Collier, Sean McLaren, Todd Manders, Cory Cunniff | |
| Subs | Morehead State | William Lamontagne (PG), Rene Romano (SF), Brian Johnson (PF) Robert Burton, James Nelson, Kenneth Platz | |
| 10:19 | Morehead State | Patrick Cook makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 10:19 | Morehead State | Patrick Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 10:13 | Samford | Donald Salter is hacked by Gregory Flowers in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gregory Flowers, team foul #4 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Clyde Breeden (SG) Patrick Cook | |
| 09:51 | Samford | Larry Slocum is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Donald Salter | 55-44 |
| 09:33 | Morehead State | William Lamontagne connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-47 |
| 09:31 | Samford | Larry Slocum is fouled in the backcourt by William Lamontagne - foul #1 on William Lamontagne, team foul #5 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Robert Burton (SG), Kenneth Platz (C) Clyde Breeden, Gregory Flowers | |
| 09:12 | Samford | William Lamontagne takes the ball from Chris Geddes | 55-47 |
| 09:09 | Morehead State | Brian Johnson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Lamontagne | 55-49 |
| 09:07 | Samford | Rene Romano picks off the pass by Brian Lewis in the backcourt | 55-49 |
| 08:56 | Morehead State | Rene Romano scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Burton | 55-51 |
| 08:34 | Samford | Larry Slocum hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Brian Lewis and the foul's on Brian Johnson - foul #1 on Brian Johnson, team foul #6 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Samford | Sean McLaren (SG), Julius Lynch (PF), Douglas Allen (C) Brian Lewis, William King, Chris Geddes | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Clyde Breeden (PG), James Nelson (SF), Jing Wang (PF), Robert Hebert (C) William Lamontagne, Rene Romano, Brian Johnson, Kenneth Platz | |
| 08:34 | Samford | Larry Slocum makes the free throw | 58-51 |
| 08:21 | Morehead State | Jing Wang misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 58-51 |
| 08:19 | Samford | Douglas Allen gets the rebound | 58-51 |
| 07:59 | Samford | Larry Slocum comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 58-51 |
| 07:57 | Samford | Douglas Allen snags the offensive board | 58-51 |
| 07:47 | Samford | Larry Slocum scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Donald Salter | 60-51 |
| 07:37 | Morehead State | Robert Burton double dribbles | 60-51 |
| Subs | Samford | Timothy Dugan (PG), Todd Manders (SF), Cory Cunniff (C) Larry Slocum, Donald Salter, Douglas Allen | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Patrick Cook (SG), Rene Romano (SF), Gregory Flowers (C) Robert Burton, James Nelson, Robert Hebert | |
| 07:35 | Samford | Timothy Dugan is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Cook - foul #4 on Patrick Cook, team foul #7 | 60-51 |
| 07:35 | Samford | Timothy Dugan misses the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 07:35 | Morehead State | Gregory Flowers snags the defensive board | 60-51 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Timothy Dugan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sean McLaren (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Todd Manders (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Julius Lynch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Cory Cunniff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Clyde Breeden (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Cook (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SF - Rene Romano (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jing Wang (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Flowers (fresh) | |
| 07:19 | Morehead State | Todd Manders is called for the reach on Rene Romano - foul #4 on Todd Manders, team foul #7 | 60-51 |
| 07:19 | Morehead State | Rene Romano makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 07:19 | Morehead State | Rene Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 07:02 | Samford | Clyde Breeden steals the ball from Timothy Dugan | 60-53 |
| 06:45 | Morehead State | Jing Wang misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-53 |
| 06:44 | Samford | The rebound goes to Cory Cunniff | 60-53 |
| 06:19 | Samford | Sean McLaren can't connect on an uncontested shot from the right side | 60-53 |
| 06:18 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Jing Wang | 60-53 |
| 06:02 | Morehead State | Clyde Breeden is hacked by Timothy Dugan - foul #2 on Timothy Dugan, team foul #8 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Salter (SG), Chris Geddes (PF), Douglas Allen (C) Sean McLaren, Julius Lynch, Cory Cunniff | |
| Subs | Morehead State | William Lamontagne (PG), Robert Burton (SG), Brian Johnson (PF), Robert Hebert (C) Patrick Cook, Rene Romano, Jing Wang, Gregory Flowers | |
| 06:02 | Morehead State | Clyde Breeden makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 06:02 | Morehead State | Clyde Breeden makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 05:45 | Samford | Timothy Dugan knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Douglas Allen | 63-55 |
| 05:21 | Morehead State | The jump hook by Robert Hebert is blocked by Douglas Allen | 63-55 |
| 05:19 | Morehead State | Brian Johnson hits the follow up shot | 63-57 |
| 05:17 | Samford | Donald Salter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-57 |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Collier (PG), Brian Lewis (SF) Timothy Dugan, Todd Manders | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Rene Romano (SF) Clyde Breeden | |
| 05:03 | Morehead State | Chris Geddes is called for the reach on Brian Johnson - foul #1 on Chris Geddes, team foul #9 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Kenneth Platz (C) Robert Hebert | |
| 05:03 | Morehead State | Brian Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 05:03 | Morehead State | Brian Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 04:51 | Samford | Robert Burton takes the ball from Brian Lewis | 63-59 |
| 04:43 | Morehead State | Brian Lewis steps in front of the William Lamontagne pass | 63-59 |
| 04:19 | Samford | Donald Salter misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 63-59 |
| 04:17 | Morehead State | Rene Romano grabs the board | 63-59 |
| 03:59 | Morehead State | Brian Lewis takes the ball from Robert Burton | 63-59 |
| 03:37 | Samford | Chris Geddes hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 63-59 |
| 03:36 | Morehead State | Rene Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 63-59 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Donald Collier (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Salter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. PF - Chris Geddes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Allen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - William Lamontagne (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Burton (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rene Romano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Brian Johnson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Platz (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Morehead State | Chris Geddes takes the ball from Rene Romano | 63-59 |
| 03:15 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-59 |
| Subs | Samford | Larry Slocum (PG), Sean McLaren (SG), Todd Manders (SF), Julius Lynch (PF), Cory Cunniff (C) Donald Collier, Donald Salter, Brian Lewis, Chris Geddes, Douglas Allen | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Patrick Cook (SG), Jing Wang (PF) William Lamontagne, Brian Johnson | |
| 03:09 | Samford | Larry Slocum travels in the backcourt | 63-59 |
| 02:46 | Morehead State | Robert Burton scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Patrick Cook | 63-62 |
| 02:33 | Samford | Sean McLaren clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 63-62 |
| 02:31 | Samford | Todd Manders grabs the offensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 02:11 | Samford | Cory Cunniff misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 63-62 |
| 02:09 | Morehead State | Patrick Cook grabs the board | 63-62 |
| 02:09 | Morehead State | Morehead State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-62 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | William Lamontagne (PG) Robert Burton | |
| 01:55 | Morehead State | Kenneth Platz hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Rene Romano | 63-64 |
| 01:34 | Samford | Sean McLaren hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-64 |
| 01:33 | Morehead State | Kenneth Platz grabs the defensive rebound | 63-64 |
| 01:27 | Morehead State | Patrick Cook misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 63-64 |
| 01:26 | Samford | Sean McLaren snags the defensive board | 63-64 |
| 01:24 | Samford | William Lamontagne is called for the reach on Larry Slocum in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Lamontagne, team foul #8 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Brian Johnson (PF) Jing Wang | |
| 01:24 | Samford | Larry Slocum makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 01:24 | Samford | Larry Slocum makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 01:02 | Morehead State | Larry Slocum steals it from Brian Johnson | 65-64 |
| 00:59 | Samford | Todd Manders can't finish the layup | 65-64 |
| 00:57 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Julius Lynch | 65-64 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Samford | Sean McLaren banks in the layup | 67-64 |
| 00:10 | Morehead State | Patrick Cook is hacked by Sean McLaren - foul #2 on Sean McLaren, team foul #10 | 67-64 |
| 00:10 | Morehead State | Patrick Cook makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:10 | Morehead State | Patrick Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Samford | Larry Slocum is fouled in the backcourt by William Lamontagne - foul #3 on William Lamontagne, team foul #9 | 67-66 |
| 00:08 | Samford | Larry Slocum makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:08 | Samford | Larry Slocum makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:08 | Morehead State | Morehead State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-66 |
| 00:03 | Morehead State | Julius Lynch steals the ball from William Lamontagne | 69-66 |
| 00:01 | Samford | William Lamontagne is called for the reach on Todd Manders in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Lamontagne, team foul #10 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Salter (SG), Chris Geddes (PF) Sean McLaren, Julius Lynch | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 00:01 | Samford | Todd Manders makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:01 | Samford | Todd Manders misses the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:01 | Morehead State | Brian Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Morehead State | Brian Johnson misses short on a fullcourt shot | 70-66 |