| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Mark Nettleton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Nance (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Halter (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Stephen Tillman (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Duresky (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Peter Atkinson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert McGurn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Kimball (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Larry Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas Brenner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Jeffrey Kimball inbounds the ball | 38-34 |
| Game Plan | Oakland | Oakland is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Samford | Peter Atkinson lays it up and in | 38-36 |
| 19:20 | Oakland | David Duresky can't finish the layup | 38-36 |
| 19:19 | Oakland | Stephen Tillman gets the offensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 19:02 | Oakland | Charles Halter can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-36 |
| 19:01 | Oakland | James Nance snags the offensive board | 38-36 |
| 18:41 | Oakland | James Nance comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-36 |
| 18:40 | Samford | Larry Nelson pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 18:38 | Samford | Nicholas Brenner is hacked by Stephen Tillman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Tillman, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Oakland | Kevin Zukor (SF), William Petty (PF) Charles Halter, Stephen Tillman | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 18:22 | Samford | Larry Nelson connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Jeffrey Kimball | 38-38 |
| 18:06 | Oakland | Mark Nettleton connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by James Nance | 41-38 |
| 17:51 | Samford | Larry Nelson is fouled on the floor by William Petty - foul #1 on William Petty, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Oakland | David Bone (SG), Kris Balser (C) James Nance, David Duresky | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Riegel (SG), Paul Preston (SF), Lawrence Arnold (PF), Charlie Basler (C) Robert McGurn, Jeffrey Kimball, Larry Nelson, Nicholas Brenner | |
| 17:46 | Samford | William Petty steps in front of the Robert Riegel pass | 41-38 |
| 17:32 | Oakland | Kevin Zukor misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-38 |
| 17:31 | Oakland | The offensive rebound goes to William Petty | 41-38 |
| 17:20 | Oakland | Kevin Zukor misses the runner from the right block | 41-38 |
| 17:19 | Samford | Lawrence Arnold grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 16:59 | Samford | Kris Balser is called for the reach on Charlie Basler - foul #2 on Kris Balser, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Oakland | Charles Free (PG), Charles Halter (SF) Mark Nettleton, Kevin Zukor | |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Meredith (SG) Peter Atkinson | |
| 16:45 | Samford | Paul Preston is open and buries a fadeaway from the right block | 41-40 |
| 16:34 | Oakland | Charles Free can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Riegel - foul #1 on Robert Riegel, team foul #1 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Oakland | David Duresky (C) William Petty | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert McGurn (SG), Jeffrey Kimball (SF), Larry Nelson (PF) Joseph Meredith, Paul Preston, Charlie Basler | |
| 16:34 | Oakland | Charles Free makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 16:34 | Oakland | Charles Free misses the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 16:34 | Oakland | Kris Balser gets the offensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 16:19 | Oakland | Kris Balser buries a shot near the basket | 44-40 |
| 15:59 | Samford | Larry Nelson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-40 |
| Subs | Oakland | James Nance (SG), David Jones (SF), Stephen Tillman (PF) David Bone, Charles Halter, Kris Balser | |
| Subs | Samford | Nicholas Brenner (C) Lawrence Arnold | |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Charles Free (fresh) 1 pts. SG - James Nance (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Tillman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Duresky (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Robert Riegel (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert McGurn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Kimball (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Larry Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Nicholas Brenner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Oakland | James Nance's floater is knocked away by Nicholas Brenner | 44-40 |
| 15:32 | Samford | Nicholas Brenner grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 15:18 | Samford | Nicholas Brenner drills a fadeaway from the right side | 44-42 |
| 15:05 | Oakland | Stephen Tillman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 15:03 | Samford | Larry Nelson snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 14:45 | Samford | Robert McGurn hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Jeffrey Kimball | 44-44 |
| 14:30 | Oakland | Stephen Tillman makes the jumper near the basket | 46-44 |
| 14:14 | Samford | Larry Nelson is called for a charge - foul #2 on Larry Nelson, team foul #2 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Oakland | Mark Nettleton (PG), David Bone (SG), Kevin Zukor (SF), William Petty (PF), Kris Balser (C) Charles Free, James Nance, David Jones, Stephen Tillman, David Duresky | |
| Subs | Samford | Peter Atkinson (PG), Joseph Meredith (SG), Paul Preston (SF), Lawrence Arnold (PF), Charlie Basler (C) Robert Riegel, Robert McGurn, Jeffrey Kimball, Larry Nelson, Nicholas Brenner | |
| 13:59 | Oakland | Kevin Zukor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-44 |
| Subs | Oakland | Charles Halter (SF) Kevin Zukor | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 13:44 | Samford | Peter Atkinson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 13:42 | Samford | Charlie Basler grabs the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 13:30 | Samford | Peter Atkinson hits the finger roll | 46-46 |
| 13:13 | Oakland | David Bone comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-46 |
| 13:11 | Samford | Paul Preston snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 12:56 | Samford | Peter Atkinson knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 46-48 |
| 12:39 | Oakland | Peter Atkinson is called for the reach on Mark Nettleton - foul #1 on Peter Atkinson, team foul #3 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Oakland | James Nance (SG), Kevin Zukor (SF), Stephen Tillman (PF) David Bone, Charles Halter, Kris Balser | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert McGurn (SG), Nicholas Brenner (C) Joseph Meredith, Charlie Basler | |
| 12:19 | Oakland | James Nance hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Kevin Zukor | 49-48 |
| 12:17 | Samford | Kevin Zukor picks off the pass by Robert McGurn in the backcourt | 49-48 |
| 12:08 | Oakland | James Nance scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kevin Zukor | 51-48 |
| 11:45 | Samford | Peter Atkinson connects on the 3 from straight away | 51-51 |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Mark Nettleton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Nance (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kevin Zukor (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. PF - Stephen Tillman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - William Petty (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Peter Atkinson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert McGurn (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Preston (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Lawrence Arnold (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Nicholas Brenner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Oakland | Stephen Tillman misses short on a floater from the right side | 51-51 |
| 11:19 | Samford | Nicholas Brenner snags the defensive board | 51-51 |
| 11:07 | Samford | Nicholas Brenner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-51 |
| 11:05 | Oakland | James Nance gets the rebound | 51-51 |
| 10:52 | Oakland | William Petty buries a runner from the right block set up by James Nance | 53-51 |
| 10:30 | Samford | Lawrence Arnold misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Kevin Zukor - foul #2 on Kevin Zukor, team foul #4 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Oakland | Charles Free (PG), David Bone (SG), David Jones (SF), Kris Balser (PF), David Duresky (C) Mark Nettleton, James Nance, Kevin Zukor, Stephen Tillman, William Petty | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Riegel (PG), Joseph Meredith (SG), Jeffrey Kimball (SF), Larry Nelson (PF) Peter Atkinson, Robert McGurn, Paul Preston, Nicholas Brenner | |
| 10:30 | Samford | Lawrence Arnold misses the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 10:30 | Samford | Lawrence Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 10:10 | Oakland | Kris Balser buries a floater from close range on a great pass from David Duresky and he's fouled by Lawrence Arnold - foul #1 on Lawrence Arnold, team foul #4 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| Subs | Samford | Charlie Basler (C) Lawrence Arnold | |
| 10:10 | Oakland | Kris Balser makes the free throw | 56-52 |
| 10:02 | Samford | Larry Nelson drills a floater from the left block | 56-54 |
| 09:34 | Oakland | Jeffrey Kimball swats the shot by David Jones | 56-54 |
| 09:33 | Samford | Jeffrey Kimball pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 09:27 | Samford | Charlie Basler banks in the layup | 56-56 |
| 09:02 | Oakland | David Bone hits a jumpshot from the left side | 58-56 |
| 08:48 | Samford | Jeffrey Kimball makes the jump hook in the lane | 58-58 |
| 08:32 | Oakland | David Jones double dribbles | 58-58 |
| Subs | Oakland | Mark Nettleton (PG), Kevin Zukor (SG), Charles Halter (SF), Stephen Tillman (PF) Charles Free, David Bone, David Jones, Kris Balser | |
| Subs | Samford | Peter Atkinson (PG), Robert McGurn (SG), Igor Zimlich (SF), Nicholas Brenner (C) Robert Riegel, Joseph Meredith, Jeffrey Kimball, Larry Nelson | |
| 08:08 | Samford | Igor Zimlich knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Charlie Basler | 58-61 |
| 08:03 | Oakland | Kevin Zukor can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-61 |
| 08:01 | Oakland | Stephen Tillman tips it back up and in | 60-61 |
| 07:42 | Samford | Mark Nettleton steals the ball from Charlie Basler | 60-61 |
| 07:38 | Oakland | Kevin Zukor banks in the layup on a great pass from Mark Nettleton | 62-61 |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Mark Nettleton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Zukor (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Charles Halter (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Stephen Tillman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David Duresky (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Peter Atkinson (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert McGurn (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Igor Zimlich (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charlie Basler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Nicholas Brenner (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Samford | Charlie Basler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-61 |
| Subs | Oakland | James Nance (SG), William Petty (C) Kevin Zukor, David Duresky | |
| Subs | Samford | Paul Preston (SF), Larry Nelson (PF) Igor Zimlich, Charlie Basler | |
| 07:14 | Oakland | James Nance banks in the layup set up by Charles Halter and he's hacked by Robert McGurn - foul #1 on Robert McGurn, team foul #5 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Oakland | Kris Balser (C) Stephen Tillman | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Riegel (PG), Joseph Meredith (SG), Jeffrey Kimball (SF), Robert Casey (C) Peter Atkinson, Robert McGurn, Paul Preston, Nicholas Brenner | |
| 07:14 | Oakland | James Nance makes the free throw | 65-61 |
| 06:56 | Samford | Jeffrey Kimball's fadeaway is rejected by William Petty | 65-61 |
| 06:55 | Samford | Robert Casey hits the follow up shot | 65-63 |
| 06:37 | Oakland | James Nance clanks a 3 from the right corner | 65-63 |
| 06:36 | Samford | Robert Riegel snags the defensive board | 65-63 |
| 06:22 | Samford | Robert Riegel scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Meredith | 65-66 |
| 06:06 | Oakland | James Nance hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 65-66 |
| 06:04 | Samford | Robert Casey snags the defensive board | 65-66 |
| 05:46 | Samford | Robert Riegel misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-66 |
| 05:45 | Oakland | William Petty pulls down the rebound | 65-66 |
| 05:39 | Oakland | Charles Halter misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 65-66 |
| 05:37 | Samford | Joseph Meredith gets the rebound | 65-66 |
| 05:32 | Samford | Joseph Meredith misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 65-66 |
| 05:30 | Oakland | Kris Balser snags the defensive board | 65-66 |
| 05:18 | Oakland | Kris Balser misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 65-66 |
| 05:17 | Samford | The rebound goes to Larry Nelson | 65-66 |
| 05:17 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-66 |
| Subs | Oakland | David Bone (SG), Kevin Zukor (SF), Stephen Tillman (PF), David Duresky (C) James Nance, Charles Halter, William Petty, Kris Balser | |
| Subs | Samford | Peter Atkinson (PG), Robert McGurn (SG), Nicholas Brenner (C) Robert Riegel, Joseph Meredith, Robert Casey | |
| 05:15 | Samford | Robert McGurn is hacked by David Bone in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Bone, team foul #5 | 65-66 |
| 04:54 | Samford | Jeffrey Kimball misses badly on the uncontested floater from just outside the lane | 65-66 |
| 04:52 | Oakland | The rebound goes to Stephen Tillman | 65-66 |
| 04:33 | Oakland | A charge is called on David Bone - foul #3 on David Bone, team foul #6 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| Subs | Samford | Paul Preston (SF), Lawrence Arnold (PF) Jeffrey Kimball, Larry Nelson | |
| 04:11 | Samford | Peter Atkinson can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Kevin Zukor - foul #3 on Kevin Zukor, team foul #7 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Oakland | Charles Free (PG), William Petty (PF) Mark Nettleton, Stephen Tillman | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 04:11 | Samford | Peter Atkinson makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 04:11 | Samford | Peter Atkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 03:50 | Oakland | Robert McGurn steals the ball from William Petty | 65-68 |
| 03:37 | Samford | Nicholas Brenner hits a wide open jumper from close range set up by Peter Atkinson | 65-70 |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Charles Free (fresh) 1 pts. SG - David Bone (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Zukor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - William Petty (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - David Duresky (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Peter Atkinson (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert McGurn (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Preston (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Lawrence Arnold (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Nicholas Brenner (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Oakland | Charles Free connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from David Bone | 68-70 |
| 03:13 | Samford | David Bone is called for the reach on Robert McGurn in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Bone, team foul #8 | 68-70 |
| Subs | Oakland | Mark Nettleton (PG), James Nance (SG), Kris Balser (C) David Bone, Kevin Zukor, David Duresky | |
| Subs | Samford | Jeffrey Kimball (SF), Charlie Basler (C) Paul Preston, Nicholas Brenner | |
| 03:13 | Samford | Robert McGurn misses the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 03:13 | Oakland | William Petty snags the defensive board | 68-70 |
| 02:53 | Oakland | Peter Atkinson is called for the reach on Mark Nettleton - foul #2 on Peter Atkinson, team foul #6 | 68-70 |
| Subs | Oakland | David Jones (SF), Stephen Tillman (PF) Charles Free, Kris Balser | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Riegel (PG), Joseph Meredith (SG), Larry Nelson (PF) Peter Atkinson, Robert McGurn, Charlie Basler | |
| 02:33 | Oakland | David Jones misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-70 |
| 02:32 | Samford | Lawrence Arnold gets the rebound | 68-70 |
| 02:32 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-70 |
| Subs | Oakland | David Bone (SG), Kevin Zukor (SF), David Duresky (C) James Nance, David Jones, William Petty | |
| Subs | Samford | Peter Atkinson (PG), Robert McGurn (SG), Nicholas Brenner (C) Robert Riegel, Joseph Meredith, Lawrence Arnold | |
| 02:25 | Samford | Jeffrey Kimball hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 68-72 |
| 02:25 | Oakland | Oakland calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-72 |
| Subs | Oakland | James Nance (SG), Charles Halter (SF) David Bone, Kevin Zukor | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 01:59 | Oakland | Stephen Tillman can't finish the layup but the foul's on Robert McGurn - foul #2 on Robert McGurn, team foul #7 | 68-72 |
| 01:59 | Oakland | Stephen Tillman makes the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 01:59 | Oakland | Stephen Tillman makes the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 01:45 | Samford | Robert McGurn misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 70-72 |
| 01:44 | Oakland | The rebound goes to David Duresky | 70-72 |
| 01:31 | Oakland | David Duresky misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 70-72 |
| 01:30 | Oakland | James Nance tips it home | 72-72 |
| 01:08 | Samford | Jeffrey Kimball hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by James Nance - foul #3 on James Nance, team foul #9 | 72-72 |
| 01:08 | Samford | Jeffrey Kimball makes the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 01:08 | Samford | Jeffrey Kimball makes the 2nd free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:50 | Oakland | James Nance is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on James Nance, team foul #10 | 72-74 |
| Game Plan | Oakland | Oakland is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Samford | Larry Nelson buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Peter Atkinson and he's fouled by Charles Halter - foul #1 on Charles Halter, team foul #11 | 72-76 |
| 00:27 | Samford | Larry Nelson misses the free throw | 72-76 |
| 00:27 | Oakland | Stephen Tillman snags the defensive board | 72-76 |
| Game Plan | Oakland | Oakland is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Oakland | James Nance drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-76 |
| Game Plan | Oakland | Oakland is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Samford | Larry Nelson is hacked by Mark Nettleton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Nettleton, team foul #12 | 75-76 |
| 00:22 | Samford | Larry Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 75-77 |
| 00:22 | Samford | Larry Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 75-78 |
| Game Plan | Oakland | Oakland is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Oakland | Mark Nettleton is fouled on the floor by Larry Nelson - foul #3 on Larry Nelson, team foul #8 | 75-78 |
| 00:17 | Oakland | Mark Nettleton makes the 1st free throw | 76-78 |
| 00:17 | Oakland | Mark Nettleton misses the 2nd free throw | 76-78 |
| 00:17 | Samford | Larry Nelson snags the defensive board | 76-78 |
| 00:14 | Samford | Larry Nelson is hacked by Mark Nettleton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Nettleton, team foul #13 | 76-78 |
| 00:14 | Samford | Larry Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 76-79 |
| 00:14 | Samford | Larry Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 76-80 |
| Game Plan | Oakland | Oakland is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Oakland | James Nance misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 76-80 |
| 00:07 | Oakland | Mark Nettleton grabs the offensive board | 76-80 |
| 00:03 | Oakland | James Nance connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Halter | 79-80 |
| 00:01 | Samford | Peter Atkinson is hacked by Mark Nettleton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mark Nettleton, team foul #14 | 79-80 |
| 00:01 | Samford | Peter Atkinson makes the 1st free throw | 79-81 |
| 00:01 | Samford | Peter Atkinson misses the 2nd free throw | 79-81 |
| 00:01 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Brenner | 79-81 |
| 00:00 | Samford | The clock runs out | 79-81 |