| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Edward Loeb (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Guy Farner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Peters (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Janis (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - James Byrd (fresh) 5 pts. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ralph Corbo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Hodges (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Bess (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Stanford (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jesse Middleton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Robert Bess inbounds the ball | 39-30 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Samford | William Stanford loses the dribble to Edward Loeb | 39-30 |
| 19:31 | DePaul | Guy Farner hits the finger roll set up by Edward Loeb | 41-30 |
| 19:12 | Samford | Stephen Janis denies the turnaround by Robert Bess | 41-30 |
| 19:10 | Samford | Robert Bess gets the offensive rebound | 41-30 |
| 19:02 | Samford | Robert Bess misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-30 |
| 19:00 | Samford | William Hodges tips it but misses | 41-30 |
| 18:59 | Samford | William Hodges gets the offensive rebound | 41-30 |
| 18:42 | Samford | Jesse Middleton can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Guy Farner - foul #2 on Guy Farner, team foul #1 | 41-30 |
| 18:42 | Samford | Jesse Middleton misses the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 18:42 | Samford | Jesse Middleton misses the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 18:42 | DePaul | James Byrd pulls down the rebound | 41-30 |
| 18:21 | DePaul | Guy Farner loses the dribble to Ralph Corbo | 41-30 |
| 18:17 | Samford | William Hodges blows the layup | 41-30 |
| 18:15 | DePaul | Raymond Peters pulls down the rebound | 41-30 |
| 17:53 | DePaul | James Byrd misses short on a jumper from the left block | 41-30 |
| 17:52 | DePaul | James Byrd pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-30 |
| 17:38 | DePaul | Guy Farner is hacked by William Stanford - foul #1 on William Stanford, team foul #1 | 41-30 |
| 17:24 | DePaul | Guy Farner clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-30 |
| 17:22 | Samford | Jesse Middleton pulls down the rebound | 41-30 |
| 17:00 | Samford | Raymond Peters steals it from Ralph Corbo | 41-30 |
| 16:45 | DePaul | Raymond Peters misses long on a runner from close range | 41-30 |
| 16:44 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Peters | 41-30 |
| 16:30 | DePaul | Guy Farner drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-30 |
| 16:19 | Samford | William Hodges drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-32 |
| 15:53 | DePaul | William Stanford is called for the reach on James Byrd - foul #2 on William Stanford, team foul #2 | 44-32 |
| Subs | DePaul | Mario King (PG), Donald Cummings (SG), Jeremy Brown (SF), Danilo Moretti (PF), Chang Hong (C) Edward Loeb, Guy Farner, Raymond Peters, Stephen Janis, James Byrd | |
| Subs | Samford | Earl Hayes (PG), Matthew Crews (SG), Chris Rudolph (SF), Dennis Ellerbee (PF), James Dawson (C) Ralph Corbo, William Hodges, Robert Bess, William Stanford, Jesse Middleton | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Mario King (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SG - Donald Cummings (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeremy Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Danilo Moretti (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Chang Hong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Earl Hayes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Matthew Crews (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Chris Rudolph (fresh) PF - Dennis Ellerbee (fresh) 8 pts. C - James Dawson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | DePaul | Jeremy Brown knocks in the floater in the paint set up by Mario King | 46-32 |
| 15:22 | Samford | James Dawson knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Earl Hayes | 46-34 |
| 15:09 | DePaul | Danilo Moretti is hacked by Matthew Crews - foul #2 on Matthew Crews, team foul #3 | 46-34 |
| 15:03 | DePaul | Jeremy Brown banks in the layup on a nice dish by Chang Hong and the foul's on Dennis Ellerbee - foul #2 on Dennis Ellerbee, team foul #4 | 48-34 |
| 15:03 | DePaul | Jeremy Brown misses the free throw | 48-34 |
| 15:03 | DePaul | Chang Hong pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-34 |
| 14:47 | DePaul | Donald Cummings banks in the layup on a nice dish by Danilo Moretti | 50-34 |
| 14:44 | Samford | Earl Hayes is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 50-34 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Samford | William Stanford (PF) Chris Rudolph | |
| 14:29 | DePaul | Jeremy Brown's floater is tipped away by James Dawson | 50-34 |
| 14:27 | Samford | James Dawson pulls down the rebound | 50-34 |
| 14:13 | Samford | Donald Cummings picks off the pass by James Dawson | 50-34 |
| 14:08 | DePaul | Jeremy Brown lays it up and in on a great pass from Donald Cummings | 52-34 |
| 13:48 | Samford | Jeremy Brown blocks the short jumper by William Stanford | 52-34 |
| 13:47 | Samford | James Dawson gets the offensive rebound | 52-34 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:35 | Samford | Matthew Crews connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Earl Hayes and he's fouled by Donald Cummings - foul #2 on Donald Cummings, team foul #2 | 52-36 |
| Subs | DePaul | Edward Loeb (PG), Guy Farner (SG), Raymond Peters (SF), Stephen Janis (PF), James Byrd (C) Mario King, Donald Cummings, Jeremy Brown, Danilo Moretti, Chang Hong | |
| Subs | Samford | Ralph Corbo (PG), Robert Bess (SF), Jesse Middleton (C) Earl Hayes, Dennis Ellerbee, James Dawson | |
| 13:35 | Samford | Matthew Crews makes the free throw | 52-37 |
| 13:16 | DePaul | James Byrd buries a runner from the right block | 54-37 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:57 | Samford | William Stanford comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 54-37 |
| 12:55 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Stephen Janis | 54-37 |
| 12:33 | DePaul | Raymond Peters misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 54-37 |
| 12:31 | DePaul | James Byrd snags the offensive board | 54-37 |
| 12:18 | DePaul | Raymond Peters is fouled on the floor by Matthew Crews - foul #3 on Matthew Crews, team foul #5 | 54-37 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Samford | William Hodges (SG), Dennis Ellerbee (PF) Matthew Crews, William Stanford | |
| 12:08 | DePaul | James Byrd comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-37 |
| 12:06 | DePaul | Stephen Janis misses the tip | 54-37 |
| 12:04 | Samford | Jesse Middleton pulls down the rebound | 54-37 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:59 | Samford | Robert Bess is fouled on the floor by Guy Farner - foul #3 on Guy Farner, team foul #3 | 54-37 |
| 11:48 | Samford | Stephen Janis picks off the pass by Dennis Ellerbee | 54-37 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Edward Loeb (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Guy Farner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Peters (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Janis (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - James Byrd (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ralph Corbo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Hodges (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Bess (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Ellerbee (fresh) 8 pts. C - Jesse Middleton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | DePaul | Guy Farner buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Loeb | 57-37 |
| 11:10 | Samford | Dennis Ellerbee misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 57-37 |
| 11:08 | Samford | Dennis Ellerbee misses the tip | 57-37 |
| 11:06 | DePaul | The rebound goes to James Byrd | 57-37 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:49 | DePaul | Guy Farner misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-37 |
| 10:48 | DePaul | James Byrd gets the offensive rebound | 57-37 |
| 10:32 | DePaul | Stephen Janis clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 57-37 |
| 10:31 | DePaul | Stephen Janis tips it but misses | 57-37 |
| 10:30 | Samford | Jesse Middleton grabs the board | 57-37 |
| 10:25 | Samford | William Hodges banks in the layup set up by Dennis Ellerbee | 57-39 |
| 10:07 | DePaul | Guy Farner clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-39 |
| 10:05 | Samford | The rebound goes to William Hodges | 57-39 |
| 09:58 | Samford | Dennis Ellerbee comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 57-39 |
| 09:57 | DePaul | The rebound goes to James Byrd | 57-39 |
| 09:36 | DePaul | Raymond Peters hits a jumpshot from the free throw line and he's fouled by Ralph Corbo - foul #2 on Ralph Corbo, team foul #6 | 59-39 |
| Subs | DePaul | Mario King (PG), Donald Cummings (SG), Danilo Moretti (PF), Jeremy Brown (C) Edward Loeb, Guy Farner, Stephen Janis, James Byrd | |
| Subs | Samford | Earl Hayes (PG), Matthew Crews (SF), William Stanford (PF), James Dawson (C) Ralph Corbo, Robert Bess, Dennis Ellerbee, Jesse Middleton | |
| 09:36 | DePaul | Raymond Peters makes the free throw | 60-39 |
| 09:28 | Samford | Matthew Crews misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 60-39 |
| 09:26 | DePaul | Raymond Peters pulls down the rebound | 60-39 |
| 09:21 | DePaul | Mario King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-39 |
| Subs | DePaul | Chang Hong (C) Raymond Peters | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 09:09 | Samford | William Stanford is hacked by Jeremy Brown - foul #2 on Jeremy Brown, team foul #4 | 60-39 |
| 08:58 | Samford | Earl Hayes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-39 |
| 08:57 | DePaul | Donald Cummings snags the defensive board | 60-39 |
| 08:40 | DePaul | Donald Cummings misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 60-39 |
| 08:39 | Samford | James Dawson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-39 |
| 08:30 | Samford | William Hodges is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on William Hodges, team foul #7 | 60-39 |
| Subs | DePaul | Stephen Janis (PF) Danilo Moretti | |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Ellerbee (SF) William Hodges | |
| 08:12 | DePaul | Jeremy Brown is called for a charge - foul #3 on Jeremy Brown, team foul #5 | 60-39 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Bess (SF) Dennis Ellerbee | |
| 07:54 | Samford | Earl Hayes misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 60-39 |
| 07:53 | DePaul | Chang Hong snags the defensive board | 60-39 |
| 07:31 | DePaul | Jeremy Brown connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Mario King | 63-39 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Mario King (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SG - Donald Cummings (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jeremy Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Janis (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Chang Hong (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Earl Hayes (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Matthew Crews (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Bess (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Stanford (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Dawson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:12 | Samford | Matthew Crews loses the ball out of bounds | 63-39 |
| Subs | DePaul | Edward Loeb (PG), Guy Farner (SG), Raymond Peters (SF), James Byrd (C) Mario King, Donald Cummings, Jeremy Brown, Chang Hong | |
| Subs | Samford | Ralph Corbo (PG), William Hodges (SG), Jesse Middleton (C) Earl Hayes, Matthew Crews, James Dawson | |
| 06:52 | DePaul | Raymond Peters banks in the layup set up by Guy Farner | 65-39 |
| 06:38 | Samford | Ralph Corbo clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-39 |
| 06:37 | Samford | Robert Bess tips it in | 65-41 |
| 06:08 | DePaul | James Byrd is fouled on the floor by William Stanford - foul #3 on William Stanford, team foul #8 | 65-41 |
| Subs | DePaul | Mario King (PG), Donald Cummings (SG), Jeremy Brown (SF), Danilo Moretti (PF) Edward Loeb, Guy Farner, Raymond Peters, Stephen Janis | |
| Subs | Samford | Earl Hayes (PG), Matthew Crews (SG), Chris Rudolph (SF), Dennis Ellerbee (PF), James Dawson (C) Ralph Corbo, William Hodges, Robert Bess, William Stanford, Jesse Middleton | |
| 06:08 | DePaul | James Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 66-41 |
| 06:08 | DePaul | James Byrd misses the 2nd free throw | 66-41 |
| 06:08 | Samford | Chris Rudolph pulls down the rebound | 66-41 |
| 05:53 | Samford | Dennis Ellerbee can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Donald Cummings - foul #3 on Donald Cummings, team foul #6 | 66-41 |
| Subs | DePaul | Chang Hong (C) James Byrd | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 05:53 | Samford | Dennis Ellerbee misses the 1st free throw | 66-41 |
| 05:53 | Samford | Dennis Ellerbee makes the 2nd free throw | 66-42 |
| 05:30 | DePaul | Jeremy Brown hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Mario King | 69-42 |
| 05:14 | Samford | James Dawson knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 69-45 |
| 04:49 | DePaul | Jeremy Brown knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Cummings | 71-45 |
| 04:38 | Samford | Dennis Ellerbee is fouled on the floor by Donald Cummings - foul #4 on Donald Cummings, team foul #7 | 71-45 |
| 04:38 | Samford | Dennis Ellerbee makes the 1st free throw | 71-46 |
| 04:38 | Samford | Dennis Ellerbee makes the 2nd free throw | 71-47 |
| 04:11 | DePaul | Mario King can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-47 |
| 04:10 | Samford | James Dawson gets the rebound | 71-47 |
| 04:00 | Samford | Matthew Crews is fouled on the floor by Danilo Moretti - foul #3 on Danilo Moretti, team foul #8 | 71-47 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Samford | Manuel Ackley (PG) Earl Hayes | |
| 04:00 | Samford | Matthew Crews misses the 1st free throw | 71-47 |
| 04:00 | DePaul | Jeremy Brown pulls down the rebound | 71-47 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:43 | DePaul | Donald Cummings drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Jeremy Brown and he's hacked by Matthew Crews - foul #4 on Matthew Crews, team foul #9 | 73-47 |
| Subs | DePaul | Steven Weissberg (PF) Chang Hong | |
| Subs | Samford | Raymond Simone (C) James Dawson | |
| 03:43 | DePaul | Donald Cummings makes the free throw | 74-47 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Samford | Matthew Crews can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 74-47 |
| 03:22 | DePaul | Steven Weissberg pulls down the rebound | 74-47 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Mario King (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SG - Donald Cummings (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Jeremy Brown (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steven Weissberg (fresh) C - Danilo Moretti (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Manuel Ackley (fresh) SG - Dennis Ellerbee (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Chris Rudolph (fresh) PF - Matthew Crews (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. C - Raymond Simone (fresh) | |
| 03:05 | DePaul | Mario King clanks a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Chris Rudolph - foul #1 on Chris Rudolph, team foul #10 | 74-47 |
| Subs | DePaul | Chang Hong (C) Danilo Moretti | |
| Subs | Samford | James Dawson (PF) Chris Rudolph | |
| 03:05 | DePaul | Mario King makes the 1st free throw | 75-47 |
| 03:05 | DePaul | Mario King misses the 2nd free throw | 75-47 |
| 03:05 | Samford | James Dawson pulls down the rebound | 75-47 |
| 02:53 | Samford | Dennis Ellerbee buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 75-49 |
| 02:28 | DePaul | Donald Cummings misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 75-49 |
| 02:27 | DePaul | Mario King tips it back up and in | 77-49 |
| 02:12 | Samford | Dennis Ellerbee connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from Raymond Simone | 77-51 |
| 01:43 | DePaul | Mario King drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Steven Weissberg | 80-51 |
| 01:34 | Samford | Raymond Simone is fouled on the floor by Mario King - foul #1 on Mario King, team foul #9 | 80-51 |
| Subs | DePaul | Danilo Moretti (PF) Steven Weissberg | |
| Subs | Samford | Earl Hayes (PG) Manuel Ackley | |
| 01:34 | Samford | Raymond Simone makes the 1st free throw | 80-52 |
| 01:34 | Samford | Raymond Simone makes the 2nd free throw | 80-53 |
| 01:15 | DePaul | Jeremy Brown misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 80-53 |
| 01:14 | DePaul | Donald Cummings snags the offensive board | 80-53 |
| 00:52 | DePaul | Donald Cummings misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 80-53 |
| 00:51 | DePaul | Jeremy Brown can't tip it in | 80-53 |
| 00:50 | Samford | Matthew Crews snags the defensive board | 80-53 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Samford | Earl Hayes is hacked by Mario King - foul #2 on Mario King, team foul #10 | 80-53 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Samford | Chris Rudolph (SF) Raymond Simone | |
| 00:44 | Samford | Earl Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 80-54 |
| 00:44 | Samford | Earl Hayes misses the 2nd free throw | 80-54 |
| 00:44 | DePaul | Chang Hong grabs the board | 80-54 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:16 | DePaul | Danilo Moretti hits the finger roll set up by Mario King and he's hacked by Dennis Ellerbee - foul #3 on Dennis Ellerbee, team foul #11 | 82-54 |
| 00:16 | DePaul | Danilo Moretti makes the free throw | 83-54 |
| 00:10 | Samford | Chris Rudolph hits a jump hook from the baseline | 83-56 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Mario King runs out the clock | 83-56 |