| Lineup | Samford | PG - Garry Miller (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Steve Buchinski (fresh) SF - Lino Zarrineh (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rafael Rodriguez (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Jackson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Josh Worrall (fresh) SG - Michael Ososki (fresh) SF - William Cordero (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Coons (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh inbounds the ball | 19-19 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez connects on the driving attempt from close range and he's hacked by Josh Worrall - foul #1 on Josh Worrall, team foul #1 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Wheeler (SG) Steve Buchinski | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 19:47 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez misses the free throw | 21-19 |
| 19:47 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Samuel Coons | 21-19 |
| 19:34 | Louisiana Tech | Rafael Rodriguez steals the ball from Josh Worrall | 21-19 |
| 19:05 | Samford | Garry Miller makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Wheeler | 23-19 |
| 18:50 | Louisiana Tech | Rafael Rodriguez takes the ball from Michael Ososki | 23-19 |
| 18:32 | Samford | Mark Jackson makes the runner from the left block on a great pass from Rafael Rodriguez | 25-19 |
| 18:17 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Ososki misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 25-19 |
| 18:16 | Louisiana Tech | William Cordero tips it back up and in | 25-21 |
| 17:47 | Samford | Mark Jackson loses the dribble to Michael Ososki | 25-21 |
| 17:27 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith is called for traveling | 25-21 |
| Subs | Samford | Steve Buchinski (SG), Alex Mason (PF), Branko Lakowski (C) Robert Wheeler, Lino Zarrineh, Mark Jackson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Green (PF) Michael Smith | |
| 16:59 | Samford | Josh Worrall takes the ball from Rafael Rodriguez | 25-21 |
| 16:45 | Louisiana Tech | William Cordero clanks a turnaround in the lane | 25-21 |
| 16:44 | Samford | Garry Miller grabs the board | 25-21 |
| 16:39 | Samford | Garry Miller's pass is intercepted by William Cordero | 25-21 |
| 16:36 | Louisiana Tech | Josh Worrall lays it in on a nice dish by William Cordero | 25-23 |
| 16:14 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez banks in the layup on a great pass from Garry Miller | 27-23 |
| 16:03 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Ososki can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 27-23 |
| 16:01 | Samford | Steve Buchinski grabs the board | 27-23 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Garry Miller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Buchinski (fresh) SF - Rafael Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alex Mason (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Branko Lakowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Josh Worrall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Ososki (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - William Cordero (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Green (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Samuel Coons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez lays it in on a nice dish by Branko Lakowski | 29-23 |
| 15:18 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Ososki comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-23 |
| 15:16 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez grabs the board | 29-23 |
| 14:58 | Samford | Steve Buchinski drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Alex Mason | 31-23 |
| 14:36 | Louisiana Tech | Josh Worrall is open and scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by William Cordero | 31-26 |
| 14:15 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Alex Mason | 33-26 |
| 14:00 | Louisiana Tech | Alex Mason swats the layup by Stephen Green | 33-26 |
| 13:58 | Samford | The rebound goes to Rafael Rodriguez | 33-26 |
| 13:29 | Samford | Alex Mason connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-26 |
| 13:21 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Green scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Samuel Coons and the foul's on Branko Lakowski - foul #2 on Branko Lakowski, team foul #1 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Samford | Calvin Cline (SG), Lino Zarrineh (SF), Mark Jackson (C) Steve Buchinski, Alex Mason, Branko Lakowski | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Frank Torkelson (PG), Tom Coleman (SG), Kenneth Steward (SF), Michael Smith (PF) Josh Worrall, Michael Ososki, William Cordero, Samuel Coons | |
| 13:21 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Green misses the free throw | 36-28 |
| 13:21 | Samford | Mark Jackson pulls down the rebound | 36-28 |
| 13:19 | Samford | Garry Miller throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-28 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Eric Gray (C) Stephen Green | |
| 13:09 | Louisiana Tech | Frank Torkelson hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Michael Smith | 36-31 |
| 12:47 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez is hacked by Michael Smith - foul #2 on Michael Smith, team foul #2 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Samford | Alex Mason (PF) Rafael Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 12:32 | Samford | Alex Mason hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Michael Smith - foul #3 on Michael Smith, team foul #3 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Samford | Steve Buchinski (SG) Garry Miller | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 12:32 | Samford | Alex Mason makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 12:32 | Samford | Alex Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 12:30 | Louisiana Tech | Calvin Cline is called for the reach on Frank Torkelson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Calvin Cline, team foul #2 | 38-31 |
| 12:16 | Louisiana Tech | Tom Coleman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-31 |
| Subs | Samford | Garry Miller (PG), Rafael Rodriguez (PF) Steve Buchinski, Alex Mason | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 11:57 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh misses the easy layup | 38-31 |
| 11:56 | Louisiana Tech | Eric Gray snags the defensive board | 38-31 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Garry Miller (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Calvin Cline (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lino Zarrineh (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rafael Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Mark Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Frank Torkelson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Tom Coleman (fresh) SF - Kenneth Steward (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Michael Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Eric Gray (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Steward drills a fadeaway from the right side | 38-33 |
| 11:27 | Samford | Michael Smith denies the turnaround by Rafael Rodriguez | 38-33 |
| 11:25 | Louisiana Tech | Eric Gray gets the rebound | 38-33 |
| 11:07 | Louisiana Tech | Frank Torkelson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-33 |
| 11:05 | Samford | Mark Jackson grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 10:58 | Samford | Mark Jackson misses the lay-in | 38-33 |
| 10:56 | Samford | Calvin Cline gets the offensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 10:33 | Samford | Mark Jackson comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Eric Gray - foul #3 on Eric Gray, team foul #4 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Samford | Steve Buchinski (SG), Alex Mason (PF) Garry Miller, Rafael Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Josh Worrall (PG), William Cordero (SG), Stephen Green (PF), James Durst (C) Frank Torkelson, Tom Coleman, Michael Smith, Eric Gray | |
| 10:33 | Samford | Mark Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 10:33 | Samford | Mark Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 10:33 | Louisiana Tech | James Durst pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| 10:19 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Steward is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-33 |
| 10:17 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Green hits the follow up shot | 39-35 |
| 09:51 | Samford | Mark Jackson buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Calvin Cline | 41-35 |
| 09:29 | Louisiana Tech | William Cordero scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Josh Worrall | 41-38 |
| 09:00 | Samford | Calvin Cline comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-38 |
| 08:58 | Samford | Mark Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 08:44 | Samford | Mark Jackson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 41-38 |
| 08:43 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Green gets the rebound | 41-38 |
| 08:38 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Steward drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 08:20 | Samford | Steve Buchinski clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 08:19 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Green grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 07:53 | Louisiana Tech | William Cordero misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Calvin Cline - foul #3 on Calvin Cline, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Samford | Garry Miller (PG), Rafael Rodriguez (SF), Branko Lakowski (C) Steve Buchinski, Lino Zarrineh, Mark Jackson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Frank Torkelson (PG), Michael Ososki (SG), Michael Smith (PF), Samuel Coons (C) Josh Worrall, Kenneth Steward, Stephen Green, James Durst | |
| 07:53 | Louisiana Tech | William Cordero misses the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 07:53 | Louisiana Tech | William Cordero makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Garry Miller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Calvin Cline (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Rafael Rodriguez (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alex Mason (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Branko Lakowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Frank Torkelson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Ososki (fresh) 2 stl. SF - William Cordero (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Michael Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Samuel Coons (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Samford | Calvin Cline hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 07:23 | Samford | Branko Lakowski grabs the offensive board | 41-41 |
| 07:00 | Samford | Alex Mason hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-41 |
| 06:46 | Louisiana Tech | William Cordero comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 06:44 | Samford | Branko Lakowski snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 06:39 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez misses the runner from the baseline | 43-41 |
| 06:38 | Samford | Alex Mason pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 06:18 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Frank Torkelson - foul #2 on Frank Torkelson, team foul #5 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Samford | Mark Jackson (C) Branko Lakowski | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Josh Worrall (PG), Tom Coleman (SF) Frank Torkelson, William Cordero | |
| 06:18 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez misses the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 06:18 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 06:04 | Louisiana Tech | Samuel Coons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-41 |
| 05:42 | Samford | Mark Jackson knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Rafael Rodriguez and he's hacked by Michael Smith - foul #4 on Michael Smith, team foul #6 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Samford | Steve Buchinski (SG) Garry Miller | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 05:42 | Samford | Mark Jackson makes the free throw | 47-41 |
| 05:28 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Ososki makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Josh Worrall | 47-44 |
| 05:05 | Samford | Josh Worrall picks off the pass by Calvin Cline | 47-44 |
| 05:02 | Louisiana Tech | Josh Worrall hits the finger roll | 47-46 |
| 04:36 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Steve Buchinski and he's hacked by Samuel Coons - foul #1 on Samuel Coons, team foul #7 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Samford | Garry Miller (PG), Lino Zarrineh (SF) Steve Buchinski, Alex Mason | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Frank Torkelson (SG), Kenneth Steward (SF), Stephen Green (PF), Eric Gray (C) Michael Ososki, Tom Coleman, Michael Smith, Samuel Coons | |
| 04:36 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez misses the free throw | 49-46 |
| 04:36 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Green grabs the board | 49-46 |
| 04:15 | Louisiana Tech | Josh Worrall misses the driving attempt in the lane | 49-46 |
| 04:14 | Samford | Garry Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 03:58 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Garry Miller | 51-46 |
| 03:36 | Louisiana Tech | Calvin Cline is called for the reach on Frank Torkelson - foul #4 on Calvin Cline, team foul #4 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Samford | Alex Mason (PF) Lino Zarrineh | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Cordero (PG) Josh Worrall | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Garry Miller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Calvin Cline (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Rafael Rodriguez (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alex Mason (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Mark Jackson (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - William Cordero (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Torkelson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Steward (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Green (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Eric Gray (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:15 | Louisiana Tech | William Cordero misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 03:14 | Samford | Alex Mason grabs the defensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 02:46 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez throws it down on a great pass from Garry Miller | 53-46 |
| 02:46 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-46 |
| Subs | Samford | Steve Buchinski (SG), Branko Lakowski (C) Garry Miller, Mark Jackson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Josh Worrall (PG), Michael Ososki (SG), Michael Smith (PF), Samuel Coons (C) William Cordero, Frank Torkelson, Stephen Green, Eric Gray | |
| 02:25 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Steward comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Rafael Rodriguez - foul #1 on Rafael Rodriguez, team foul #5 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Samford | Garry Miller (PG), Lino Zarrineh (SF) Calvin Cline, Alex Mason | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 02:25 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Steward makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 02:25 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Steward misses the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 02:25 | Samford | Branko Lakowski snags the defensive board | 53-47 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:06 | Samford | Branko Lakowski scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Rafael Rodriguez | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:58 | Louisiana Tech | Rafael Rodriguez swats the shot by Josh Worrall | 56-47 |
| 01:57 | Louisiana Tech | Josh Worrall pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-47 |
| 01:45 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Steward connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Ososki | 56-49 |
| 01:25 | Samford | Branko Lakowski scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Garry Miller | 59-49 |
| 01:09 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith loses the dribble to Garry Miller | 59-49 |
| 01:06 | Samford | Garry Miller hits the finger roll | 61-49 |
| 00:53 | Louisiana Tech | Josh Worrall clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-49 |
| 00:51 | Samford | Branko Lakowski grabs the defensive rebound | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Samford | Michael Smith steals it from Steve Buchinski | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Louisiana Tech | Rafael Rodriguez is called for the reach on Josh Worrall - foul #2 on Rafael Rodriguez, team foul #6 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Samford | Mark Jackson (C) Branko Lakowski | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Cordero (PG), Frank Torkelson (SG), Tom Coleman (SF), Stephen Green (PF), Eric Gray (C) Josh Worrall, Michael Ososki, Kenneth Steward, Michael Smith, Samuel Coons | |
| 00:14 | Louisiana Tech | Frank Torkelson connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 61-51 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Garry Miller runs out the clock | 61-51 |