| Lineup | Samford | PG - Peter Atkinson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert McGurn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Kimball (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. C - Nicholas Brenner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Jeremy Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Larose (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Leonard Morton (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Nicholas Woll (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Guy Riddle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Yale | Leonard Morton inbounds the ball | 32-38 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Yale | Jerry Larose can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-38 |
| 19:33 | Yale | Guy Riddle snags the offensive board | 32-38 |
| 19:12 | Yale | Nicholas Woll misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Larry Nelson - foul #3 on Larry Nelson, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Lawrence Arnold (PF) Larry Nelson | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 19:12 | Yale | Nicholas Woll makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 19:12 | Yale | Nicholas Woll makes the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 18:53 | Samford | Jeffrey Kimball hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-40 |
| 18:51 | Yale | Nicholas Woll gets the rebound | 32-40 |
| 18:47 | Yale | Nicholas Woll is whistled for traveling | 32-40 |
| 18:26 | Samford | Lawrence Arnold is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Woll - foul #2 on Nicholas Woll, team foul #1 | 32-40 |
| 18:13 | Samford | Robert McGurn clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-40 |
| 18:11 | Samford | Nicholas Brenner misses the tip | 32-40 |
| 18:09 | Yale | Leonard Morton snags the defensive board | 32-40 |
| 17:56 | Yale | Nicholas Woll scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jerry Larose | 32-43 |
| 17:37 | Samford | Robert McGurn hits a 3 from the right corner | 35-43 |
| 17:16 | Yale | Guy Riddle double dribbles | 35-43 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Yale | Charles Selvage (PF) Nicholas Woll | |
| 16:56 | Samford | Robert McGurn comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-43 |
| 16:55 | Yale | Leonard Morton pulls down the rebound | 35-43 |
| 16:37 | Yale | Jeremy Moore hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 35-43 |
| 16:35 | Yale | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Selvage | 35-43 |
| 16:24 | Yale | Jerry Larose connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Leonard Morton | 35-46 |
| 16:01 | Samford | Peter Atkinson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-46 |
| 16:00 | Yale | Charles Selvage grabs the board | 35-46 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Peter Atkinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert McGurn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Kimball (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lawrence Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nicholas Brenner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Jeremy Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Larose (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Leonard Morton (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Selvage (fresh) 3 reb. C - Guy Riddle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Yale | Charles Selvage is hacked by Peter Atkinson - foul #2 on Peter Atkinson, team foul #2 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Riegel (PG), Joseph Meredith (SG), Paul Preston (SF), Larry Nelson (PF), Charlie Basler (C) Peter Atkinson, Robert McGurn, Jeffrey Kimball, Lawrence Arnold, Nicholas Brenner | |
| Subs | Yale | Johnny Cooper (PG), Brent Rameriz (SG), David Stewart (SF), Nicholas Woll (PF) Jeremy Moore, Jerry Larose, Leonard Morton, Guy Riddle | |
| 15:37 | Yale | Charles Selvage misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 35-46 |
| 15:35 | Samford | Charlie Basler grabs the board | 35-46 |
| 15:12 | Samford | David Stewart is called for the reach on Robert Riegel - foul #1 on David Stewart, team foul #2 | 35-46 |
| 14:47 | Samford | Robert Riegel knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 37-46 |
| 14:32 | Yale | Larry Nelson steals the ball from Johnny Cooper | 37-46 |
| 14:11 | Samford | Larry Nelson lays it up and in set up by Joseph Meredith | 39-46 |
| 13:59 | Yale | Brent Rameriz misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-46 |
| 13:57 | Yale | Nicholas Woll gets the offensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 13:32 | Yale | Nicholas Woll can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-46 |
| 13:31 | Yale | The offensive rebound goes to David Stewart | 39-46 |
| 13:19 | Yale | Johnny Cooper can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Riegel - foul #1 on Robert Riegel, team foul #3 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Samford | Peter Atkinson (PG), Robert McGurn (SG), Jeffrey Kimball (SF), Nicholas Brenner (C) Robert Riegel, Joseph Meredith, Paul Preston, Charlie Basler | |
| Subs | Yale | Jerry Larose (SG), Leonard Morton (SF), Guy Riddle (C) Brent Rameriz, Nicholas Woll, Charles Selvage | |
| 13:19 | Yale | Johnny Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 13:19 | Yale | Johnny Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 12:51 | Samford | Johnny Cooper steals it from Jeffrey Kimball | 39-47 |
| 12:47 | Yale | Leonard Morton lays it in on a great pass from Johnny Cooper | 39-49 |
| 12:27 | Samford | Peter Atkinson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-49 |
| 12:26 | Samford | Nicholas Brenner tips it in | 41-49 |
| 12:11 | Yale | Guy Riddle is hacked by Jeffrey Kimball - foul #1 on Jeffrey Kimball, team foul #4 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Samford | Lawrence Arnold (PF) Larry Nelson | |
| Subs | Yale | Jeremy Moore (PG), John Messersmith (PF) Johnny Cooper, David Stewart | |
| 11:48 | Yale | John Messersmith is hacked by Lawrence Arnold - foul #2 on Lawrence Arnold, team foul #5 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Yale | Nicholas Woll (PF) John Messersmith | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Peter Atkinson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert McGurn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Kimball (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lawrence Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nicholas Brenner (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Jeremy Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Larose (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Leonard Morton (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Woll (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Guy Riddle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Yale | Lawrence Arnold steals the ball from Jerry Larose | 41-49 |
| 11:20 | Samford | Guy Riddle denies the turnaround by Lawrence Arnold | 41-49 |
| 11:18 | Yale | The rebound goes to Nicholas Woll | 41-49 |
| 11:12 | Yale | Leonard Morton misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 41-49 |
| 11:11 | Yale | Leonard Morton tips it home | 41-51 |
| 10:52 | Samford | Peter Atkinson hits a 3 from the left corner | 44-51 |
| 10:33 | Yale | Nicholas Woll misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 44-51 |
| 10:32 | Samford | The rebound goes to Nicholas Brenner | 44-51 |
| 10:14 | Samford | Guy Riddle steps in front of the Peter Atkinson pass | 44-51 |
| 09:57 | Yale | Jerry Larose is hacked by Jeffrey Kimball - foul #2 on Jeffrey Kimball, team foul #6 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Samford | Paul Preston (SF), Larry Nelson (PF) Jeffrey Kimball, Nicholas Brenner | |
| Subs | Yale | Charles Selvage (PF) Nicholas Woll | |
| 09:46 | Yale | Charles Selvage hits the finger roll set up by Jerry Larose | 44-53 |
| 09:27 | Samford | Lawrence Arnold can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 44-53 |
| 09:26 | Yale | Leonard Morton grabs the board | 44-53 |
| 09:10 | Yale | Jerry Larose misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Paul Preston - foul #1 on Paul Preston, team foul #7 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Riegel (PG), Joseph Meredith (SG) Peter Atkinson, Robert McGurn | |
| Subs | Yale | David Stewart (SF) Leonard Morton | |
| 09:10 | Yale | Jerry Larose makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 09:10 | Yale | Jerry Larose makes the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 08:54 | Samford | Robert Riegel drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-55 |
| 08:38 | Yale | Charles Selvage throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-55 |
| Subs | Samford | Jeffrey Kimball (SF), Nicholas Brenner (C) Paul Preston, Lawrence Arnold | |
| Subs | Yale | Johnny Cooper (SG), Nicholas Woll (PF) Jerry Larose, Guy Riddle | |
| 08:20 | Samford | Robert Riegel clanks a 3 from the left wing | 47-55 |
| 08:19 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Brenner | 47-55 |
| 08:13 | Samford | Robert Riegel hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-55 |
| 08:01 | Yale | Jeremy Moore comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Riegel - foul #2 on Robert Riegel, team foul #8 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Samford | Peter Atkinson (PG), Robert McGurn (SG) Robert Riegel, Joseph Meredith | |
| Subs | Yale | Leonard Morton (SF) David Stewart | |
| 08:01 | Yale | Jeremy Moore makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 08:01 | Yale | Jeremy Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 07:48 | Samford | Charles Selvage blocks the short jumper by Larry Nelson | 49-57 |
| 07:47 | Yale | Nicholas Woll snags the defensive board | 49-57 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Peter Atkinson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert McGurn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Kimball (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Nelson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. C - Nicholas Brenner (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Jeremy Moore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Leonard Morton (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nicholas Woll (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Selvage (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:36 | Yale | Jeremy Moore scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Johnny Cooper | 49-59 |
| 07:13 | Samford | Jeffrey Kimball scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Nelson | 52-59 |
| 06:59 | Yale | Jeffrey Kimball is called for the reach on Leonard Morton - foul #3 on Jeffrey Kimball, team foul #9 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Yale | Jerry Larose (SG), David Stewart (PF), Guy Riddle (C) Jeremy Moore, Nicholas Woll, Charles Selvage | |
| 06:59 | Yale | Leonard Morton makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 06:59 | Yale | Leonard Morton makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 06:41 | Samford | Larry Nelson misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-61 |
| 06:39 | Yale | Leonard Morton grabs the defensive rebound | 52-61 |
| 06:17 | Yale | Guy Riddle is hacked by Larry Nelson - foul #4 on Larry Nelson, team foul #10 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Samford | Paul Preston (SF), Lawrence Arnold (PF), Charlie Basler (C) Jeffrey Kimball, Larry Nelson, Nicholas Brenner | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 06:17 | Yale | Guy Riddle makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 06:17 | Yale | Guy Riddle makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 05:51 | Samford | Peter Atkinson can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 52-63 |
| 05:50 | Samford | Charlie Basler tips it but misses | 52-63 |
| 05:49 | Yale | David Stewart gets the rebound | 52-63 |
| 05:23 | Yale | Lawrence Arnold denies the turnaround by Guy Riddle | 52-63 |
| 05:22 | Samford | Robert McGurn gets the rebound | 52-63 |
| 05:18 | Samford | Guy Riddle steals it from Peter Atkinson | 52-63 |
| 05:00 | Yale | The jumper by Johnny Cooper is denied by Charlie Basler | 52-63 |
| 04:58 | Samford | The rebound goes to Peter Atkinson | 52-63 |
| 04:51 | Samford | Robert McGurn hits a runner in the paint and the foul's on Johnny Cooper - foul #2 on Johnny Cooper, team foul #3 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Riegel (PG), Jeffrey Kimball (SF), Larry Nelson (PF), Nicholas Brenner (C) Peter Atkinson, Paul Preston, Lawrence Arnold, Charlie Basler | |
| Subs | Yale | Jeremy Moore (PG), Nicholas Woll (PF) Johnny Cooper, Leonard Morton | |
| 04:51 | Samford | Robert McGurn makes the free throw | 55-63 |
| 04:40 | Yale | Nicholas Woll misses long on a shot from the right side | 55-63 |
| 04:38 | Samford | Robert Riegel grabs the board | 55-63 |
| 04:30 | Samford | Robert Riegel misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-63 |
| 04:29 | Yale | The rebound goes to Guy Riddle | 55-63 |
| 04:07 | Yale | Nicholas Woll misses the runner in the lane | 55-63 |
| 04:06 | Yale | Jerry Larose hits the follow up shot | 55-65 |
| 03:49 | Samford | Robert McGurn drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-65 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Robert Riegel (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Robert McGurn (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Kimball (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Larry Nelson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. C - Nicholas Brenner (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Jeremy Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Larose (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SF - David Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nicholas Woll (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Guy Riddle (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:35 | Yale | Nicholas Woll misses the runner from the right block | 58-65 |
| 03:33 | Samford | Robert McGurn gets the rebound | 58-65 |
| 03:17 | Samford | Robert Riegel double dribbles | 58-65 |
| Subs | Samford | Peter Atkinson (PG) Robert McGurn | |
| Subs | Yale | Leonard Morton (SF) David Stewart | |
| 02:58 | Yale | Peter Atkinson is called for the reach on Guy Riddle - foul #3 on Peter Atkinson, team foul #11 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Samford | Lawrence Arnold (C) Nicholas Brenner | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 02:58 | Yale | Guy Riddle makes the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 02:58 | Yale | Guy Riddle misses the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| 02:58 | Samford | Lawrence Arnold grabs the board | 58-66 |
| 02:58 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:36 | Samford | Leonard Morton is called for the reach on Robert Riegel - foul #1 on Leonard Morton, team foul #4 | 58-66 |
| Subs | Samford | Nicholas Brenner (C) Lawrence Arnold | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 02:25 | Samford | Robert Riegel knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-66 |
| 02:07 | Yale | Jerry Larose misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-66 |
| 02:06 | Yale | Guy Riddle tips it back up and in | 61-68 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:51 | Samford | Guy Riddle takes the ball from Jeffrey Kimball | 61-68 |
| 01:28 | Yale | Nicholas Woll drills a driving attempt in the lane set up by Leonard Morton | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:22 | Samford | Robert Riegel is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Moore - foul #1 on Jeremy Moore, team foul #5 | 61-70 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert McGurn (SG) Robert Riegel | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 01:11 | Samford | Larry Nelson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jerry Larose - foul #2 on Jerry Larose, team foul #6 | 61-70 |
| 01:11 | Samford | Larry Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 62-70 |
| 01:11 | Samford | Larry Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 62-70 |
| 01:11 | Yale | Nicholas Woll grabs the board | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Yale | Jerry Larose connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Jeremy Moore | 62-72 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Samford | Jeffrey Kimball hits a jumper from the left block and the foul's on Leonard Morton - foul #2 on Leonard Morton, team foul #7 | 64-72 |
| 00:43 | Samford | Jeffrey Kimball misses the free throw | 64-72 |
| 00:43 | Yale | Guy Riddle pulls down the rebound | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Yale | Guy Riddle is fouled in the backcourt by Robert McGurn - foul #2 on Robert McGurn, team foul #12 | 64-72 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Yale | Charles Selvage (PF) Nicholas Woll | |
| 00:42 | Yale | Guy Riddle makes the 1st free throw | 64-73 |
| 00:42 | Yale | Guy Riddle makes the 2nd free throw | 64-74 |
| 00:35 | Samford | Larry Nelson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-74 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Riegel (PG), Joseph Meredith (SG), Paul Preston (SF), Lawrence Arnold (PF), Charlie Basler (C) Peter Atkinson, Robert McGurn, Jeffrey Kimball, Larry Nelson, Nicholas Brenner | |
| Subs | Yale | Johnny Cooper (PG), Brent Rameriz (SG), Jack Simone (SF), David Stewart (C) Jeremy Moore, Jerry Larose, Leonard Morton, Guy Riddle | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Yale | Jack Simone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-74 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Yale | John Messersmith (C) Jack Simone | |
| 00:10 | Samford | Paul Preston is fouled on the floor by Johnny Cooper - foul #3 on Johnny Cooper, team foul #8 | 64-74 |
| 00:10 | Samford | Paul Preston makes the 1st free throw | 65-74 |
| 00:10 | Samford | Paul Preston makes the 2nd free throw | 66-74 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Yale | Robert Riegel is called for the reach on Brent Rameriz in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Riegel, team foul #13 | 66-74 |
| Subs | Samford | Peter Atkinson (PG), Robert McGurn (SG), Jeffrey Kimball (SF), Larry Nelson (PF), Nicholas Brenner (C) Robert Riegel, Joseph Meredith, Paul Preston, Lawrence Arnold, Charlie Basler | |
| Subs | Yale | Jeremy Moore (PG), Leonard Morton (SF), Guy Riddle (C) Johnny Cooper, David Stewart, John Messersmith | |
| 00:09 | Yale | Brent Rameriz makes the 1st free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:09 | Yale | Brent Rameriz misses the 2nd free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:09 | Samford | Robert McGurn grabs the defensive rebound | 66-75 |
| 00:03 | Samford | Robert McGurn misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-75 |
| 00:02 | Samford | Larry Nelson pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-75 |
| 00:00 | Samford | The clock runs out | 66-75 |