| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ollie Wetherby (fresh) SG - Robert McGurn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Kimball (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Larry Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Ginter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Donald Hoffman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Quinton Short (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Duncan (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Clarence Rupert (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - John Kyle (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Cal State Northridge | David Duncan inbounds the ball | 24-42 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Cal State Northridge | David Duncan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-42 |
| 19:41 | Samford | Ollie Wetherby pulls down the rebound | 24-42 |
| 19:26 | Samford | Robert Ginter makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-42 |
| 19:02 | Cal State Northridge | David Duncan misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 27-42 |
| 19:01 | Cal State Northridge | David Duncan pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-42 |
| 18:49 | Cal State Northridge | Quinton Short is denied on a layup by Robert Ginter | 27-42 |
| 18:48 | Samford | Robert McGurn grabs the board | 27-42 |
| 18:32 | Samford | Larry Nelson hits a turnaround from close range set up by Ollie Wetherby | 29-42 |
| 18:15 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Hoffman is whistled for traveling | 29-42 |
| 18:05 | Samford | Robert Ginter is whistled for a carry | 29-42 |
| 17:58 | Cal State Northridge | David Duncan scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Quinton Short | 29-45 |
| 17:44 | Samford | Robert McGurn comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-45 |
| 17:42 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to John Kyle | 29-45 |
| 17:15 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Hoffman is fouled on the floor by Ollie Wetherby - foul #3 on Ollie Wetherby, team foul #1 | 29-45 |
| Subs | Samford | Peter Atkinson (PG), Robert Riegel (SG), Paul Preston (SF) Ollie Wetherby, Robert McGurn, Jeffrey Kimball | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Warren Smith (C) John Kyle | |
| 16:57 | Cal State Northridge | Quinton Short misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 29-45 |
| 16:56 | Cal State Northridge | Quinton Short tips it back up and in | 29-47 |
| 16:51 | Samford | Peter Atkinson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-47 |
| 16:27 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Riegel takes the ball from Warren Smith | 31-47 |
| 16:24 | Samford | Larry Nelson lays it up and in set up by Robert Riegel | 33-47 |
| 16:08 | Cal State Northridge | Clarence Rupert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert McGurn (SG), Jeffrey Kimball (SF), Nicholas Brenner (PF), Lawrence Arnold (C) Robert Riegel, Paul Preston, Larry Nelson, Robert Ginter | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Clark Cooper (PG), Michael Roberts (SG), Simon Monarrez (SF), John Kyle (C) Donald Hoffman, Quinton Short, David Duncan, Clarence Rupert | |
| 15:53 | Samford | Nicholas Brenner's fadeaway is rejected by Simon Monarrez | 33-47 |
| 15:51 | Cal State Northridge | Warren Smith pulls down the rebound | 33-47 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Peter Atkinson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert McGurn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Kimball (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Nicholas Brenner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Arnold (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Clark Cooper (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Roberts (fresh) SF - Simon Monarrez (fresh) PF - Warren Smith (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Kyle (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Cal State Northridge | The short jumper by Michael Roberts is denied by Lawrence Arnold | 33-47 |
| 15:36 | Cal State Northridge | Warren Smith snags the offensive board | 33-47 |
| 15:31 | Cal State Northridge | Warren Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Ollie Wetherby (PG) Peter Atkinson | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 15:15 | Samford | Robert McGurn is whistled for a carry | 33-47 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Quinton Short (SG) Michael Roberts | |
| 15:02 | Cal State Northridge | Warren Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-47 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | David Duncan (SF) Simon Monarrez | |
| 14:44 | Samford | Robert McGurn clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-47 |
| 14:42 | Cal State Northridge | Warren Smith snags the defensive board | 33-47 |
| 14:20 | Cal State Northridge | Quinton Short misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Nicholas Brenner - foul #1 on Nicholas Brenner, team foul #2 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Peter Atkinson (SG), Paul Preston (SF), Larry Nelson (PF), Robert Ginter (C) Robert McGurn, Jeffrey Kimball, Nicholas Brenner, Lawrence Arnold | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Donald Hoffman (PG), Clarence Rupert (PF), Gary Sharkey (C) Clark Cooper, Warren Smith, John Kyle | |
| 14:20 | Cal State Northridge | Quinton Short misses the 1st free throw | 33-47 |
| 14:20 | Cal State Northridge | Quinton Short makes the 2nd free throw | 33-48 |
| 13:52 | Samford | Robert Ginter hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 33-48 |
| 13:50 | Samford | Peter Atkinson tips it home | 35-48 |
| 13:35 | Cal State Northridge | Gary Sharkey clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-48 |
| 13:34 | Samford | Larry Nelson grabs the board | 35-48 |
| 13:29 | Samford | Peter Atkinson clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Donald Hoffman - foul #1 on Donald Hoffman, team foul #1 | 35-48 |
| 13:29 | Samford | Peter Atkinson makes the 1st free throw | 36-48 |
| 13:29 | Samford | Peter Atkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 13:01 | Cal State Northridge | Quinton Short lays it in on a great pass from Donald Hoffman | 37-50 |
| 12:35 | Samford | Paul Preston hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 37-50 |
| 12:34 | Samford | Paul Preston tips it home | 39-50 |
| 12:15 | Cal State Northridge | Quinton Short hits a fadeaway from the right block | 39-52 |
| 11:51 | Samford | Larry Nelson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-52 |
| 11:49 | Cal State Northridge | Quinton Short snags the defensive board | 39-52 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ollie Wetherby (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Peter Atkinson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Preston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Nelson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Ginter (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Donald Hoffman (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Quinton Short (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Duncan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. PF - Clarence Rupert (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Sharkey (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Cal State Northridge | Quinton Short clanks a floater from close range | 39-52 |
| 11:33 | Samford | Paul Preston grabs the board | 39-52 |
| 11:14 | Samford | Paul Preston knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Ollie Wetherby and he's fouled by David Duncan - foul #3 on David Duncan, team foul #2 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert McGurn (SG), Nicholas Brenner (PF), Lawrence Arnold (C) Ollie Wetherby, Larry Nelson, Robert Ginter | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Clark Cooper (PG), Michael Roberts (SG), Simon Monarrez (SF), Warren Smith (PF), John Kyle (C) Donald Hoffman, Quinton Short, David Duncan, Clarence Rupert, Gary Sharkey | |
| 11:14 | Samford | Paul Preston makes the free throw | 42-52 |
| 10:54 | Cal State Northridge | Clark Cooper comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-52 |
| 10:53 | Samford | Robert McGurn snags the defensive board | 42-52 |
| 10:33 | Samford | Peter Atkinson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 42-52 |
| 10:31 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to John Kyle | 42-52 |
| 10:11 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Roberts misses long on a jumper from the left side | 42-52 |
| 10:09 | Cal State Northridge | Clark Cooper grabs the offensive rebound | 42-52 |
| 09:47 | Cal State Northridge | John Kyle can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-52 |
| 09:46 | Samford | Paul Preston pulls down the rebound | 42-52 |
| 09:26 | Samford | Paul Preston misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-52 |
| 09:25 | Cal State Northridge | Warren Smith grabs the board | 42-52 |
| 09:03 | Cal State Northridge | Clark Cooper clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-52 |
| 09:01 | Samford | Paul Preston gets the rebound | 42-52 |
| 08:33 | Samford | Paul Preston is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Paul Preston, team foul #3 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Ollie Wetherby (PG), Jeffrey Kimball (SF), Larry Nelson (PF), Robert Ginter (C) Peter Atkinson, Paul Preston, Nicholas Brenner, Lawrence Arnold | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Donald Hoffman (PG), Quinton Short (SG), David Duncan (SF), Clarence Rupert (PF) Clark Cooper, Michael Roberts, Simon Monarrez, Warren Smith | |
| 08:13 | Cal State Northridge | Robert McGurn is called for the reach on Quinton Short - foul #1 on Robert McGurn, team foul #4 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Riegel (SG) Robert McGurn | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Gary Sharkey (C) John Kyle | |
| 07:59 | Cal State Northridge | David Duncan can't finish the layup | 42-52 |
| 07:57 | Samford | Robert Ginter snags the defensive board | 42-52 |
| 07:28 | Samford | Jeffrey Kimball connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-52 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ollie Wetherby (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Riegel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Kimball (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Larry Nelson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Ginter (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Donald Hoffman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Quinton Short (fresh) 18 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Duncan (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clarence Rupert (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Sharkey (fresh) | |
| 07:00 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Hoffman drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Clarence Rupert | 45-55 |
| 06:43 | Samford | Jeffrey Kimball is denied on a layup by David Duncan | 45-55 |
| 06:42 | Samford | Larry Nelson hits the follow up shot | 47-55 |
| 06:17 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Hoffman is hacked by Larry Nelson - foul #1 on Larry Nelson, team foul #5 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert McGurn (SG) Robert Riegel | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | John Kyle (C) Gary Sharkey | |
| 05:58 | Cal State Northridge | John Kyle lays it in on a great pass from Donald Hoffman | 47-57 |
| 05:39 | Samford | The pull-up jumper by Larry Nelson is blocked by Clarence Rupert | 47-57 |
| 05:38 | Cal State Northridge | John Kyle pulls down the rebound | 47-57 |
| 05:15 | Cal State Northridge | David Duncan is hacked by Robert McGurn - foul #2 on Robert McGurn, team foul #6 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Riegel (SF), Nicholas Brenner (PF), Lawrence Arnold (C) Jeffrey Kimball, Larry Nelson, Robert Ginter | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Clark Cooper (PG), Warren Smith (PF) Donald Hoffman, Clarence Rupert | |
| 05:08 | Cal State Northridge | David Duncan misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Riegel - foul #2 on Robert Riegel, team foul #7 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Samford | Peter Atkinson (PG) Ollie Wetherby | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 05:08 | Cal State Northridge | David Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 05:08 | Cal State Northridge | David Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 04:47 | Samford | Peter Atkinson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing but the foul's on Quinton Short - foul #1 on Quinton Short, team foul #3 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Simon Monarrez (SF) David Duncan | |
| 04:47 | Samford | Peter Atkinson misses the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 04:47 | Samford | Peter Atkinson misses the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 04:47 | Samford | Peter Atkinson makes the 3rd free throw | 48-59 |
| 04:22 | Cal State Northridge | Simon Monarrez misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 48-59 |
| 04:21 | Samford | The rebound goes to Nicholas Brenner | 48-59 |
| 04:03 | Samford | Robert McGurn is hacked by Quinton Short - foul #2 on Quinton Short, team foul #4 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Samford | Ollie Wetherby (PG), Paul Preston (SF), Larry Nelson (PF), Robert Ginter (C) Peter Atkinson, Robert Riegel, Nicholas Brenner, Lawrence Arnold | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Donald Hoffman (PG), Clarence Rupert (PF) Quinton Short, Warren Smith | |
| 03:52 | Samford | Robert McGurn is hacked by Clark Cooper - foul #1 on Clark Cooper, team foul #5 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Samford | Jeffrey Kimball (SF) Paul Preston | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | David Duncan (SF) Simon Monarrez | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:38 | Samford | Larry Nelson is fouled on the floor by John Kyle - foul #1 on John Kyle, team foul #6 | 48-59 |
| 03:33 | Samford | Larry Nelson is fouled on the floor by Donald Hoffman - foul #2 on Donald Hoffman, team foul #7 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Samford | Peter Atkinson (SG) Robert McGurn | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Warren Smith (C) John Kyle | |
| 03:33 | Samford | Larry Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 03:33 | Samford | Larry Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 03:33 | Cal State Northridge | Warren Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:19 | Cal State Northridge | Ollie Wetherby picks off the pass by David Duncan | 49-59 |
| 03:16 | Samford | Ollie Wetherby lays it up and in | 51-59 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ollie Wetherby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Peter Atkinson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Kimball (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Larry Nelson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Ginter (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Donald Hoffman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clark Cooper (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - David Duncan (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clarence Rupert (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Warren Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Cal State Northridge | Warren Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-59 |
| 02:57 | Samford | Peter Atkinson gets the rebound | 51-59 |
| 02:54 | Samford | Ollie Wetherby is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Hoffman - foul #3 on Donald Hoffman, team foul #8 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Quinton Short (SG) Clark Cooper | |
| 02:54 | Samford | Ollie Wetherby misses the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 02:54 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Warren Smith | 51-59 |
| 02:34 | Cal State Northridge | Warren Smith misses the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Ginter - foul #1 on Robert Ginter, team foul #8 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert McGurn (SG) Peter Atkinson | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | John Kyle (C) Clarence Rupert | |
| 02:34 | Cal State Northridge | Warren Smith makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 02:34 | Cal State Northridge | Warren Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 02:21 | Samford | Jeffrey Kimball misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-61 |
| 02:20 | Cal State Northridge | Warren Smith grabs the board | 51-61 |
| 01:58 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Hoffman misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-61 |
| 01:56 | Cal State Northridge | John Kyle tips it in | 51-63 |
| 01:40 | Samford | Ollie Wetherby hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-63 |
| 01:24 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Hoffman makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Warren Smith and the foul's on Ollie Wetherby - foul #4 on Ollie Wetherby, team foul #9 | 54-65 |
| Subs | Samford | Peter Atkinson (PG), Robert Riegel (SG), Paul Preston (SF), Nicholas Brenner (PF), Lawrence Arnold (C) Ollie Wetherby, Robert McGurn, Jeffrey Kimball, Larry Nelson, Robert Ginter | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Clark Cooper (SG), Simon Monarrez (SF), Gary Sharkey (C) Quinton Short, David Duncan, John Kyle | |
| 01:24 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Hoffman makes the free throw | 54-66 |
| 01:05 | Samford | Nicholas Brenner connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 56-66 |
| 00:36 | Cal State Northridge | Simon Monarrez hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 56-66 |
| 00:34 | Cal State Northridge | Clark Cooper tips it home | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Samford | Peter Atkinson misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-68 |
| 00:24 | Cal State Northridge | Gary Sharkey gets the rebound | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Hoffman runs out the clock | 56-68 |