| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ralph Corbo (fresh) SG - Earl Hayes (fresh) SF - Charles Walton (fresh) PF - William Stanford (fresh) C - Raymond Simone (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Chester Folse (fresh) SG - Robert Mason (fresh) SF - Paul Reda (fresh) PF - Joshua Manuel (fresh) C - Peter Meadows (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Raymond Simone wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Samford | Robert Mason takes the ball from Earl Hayes | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Drexel | Joshua Manuel makes the floater from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Samford | The short jumper by Charles Walton is denied by Paul Reda | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Drexel | Joshua Manuel snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | Drexel | William Stanford swats the layup by Peter Meadows | 0-2 |
| 18:51 | Drexel | Paul Reda tips it back up and in | 0-4 |
| 18:33 | Samford | Ralph Corbo misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Chester Folse - foul #1 on Chester Folse, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:33 | Samford | Ralph Corbo makes the 1st free throw | 1-4 |
| 18:33 | Samford | Ralph Corbo misses the 2nd free throw | 1-4 |
| 18:33 | Drexel | The rebound goes to Joshua Manuel | 1-4 |
| 18:16 | Drexel | William Stanford steals it from Peter Meadows | 1-4 |
| 17:57 | Samford | Ralph Corbo misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 1-4 |
| 17:56 | Drexel | Joshua Manuel grabs the defensive rebound | 1-4 |
| 17:40 | Drexel | Robert Mason hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 1-4 |
| 17:38 | Samford | William Stanford grabs the defensive rebound | 1-4 |
| 17:25 | Samford | Raymond Simone's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Reda | 1-4 |
| 17:23 | Drexel | Paul Reda snags the defensive board | 1-4 |
| 17:04 | Drexel | Peter Meadows misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Raymond Simone - foul #1 on Raymond Simone, team foul #1 | 1-4 |
| Subs | Samford | James Dawson (SF), William Randolph (C) Charles Walton, Raymond Simone | |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| 17:04 | Drexel | Peter Meadows makes the 1st free throw | 1-5 |
| 17:04 | Drexel | Peter Meadows misses the 2nd free throw | 1-5 |
| 17:04 | Samford | The rebound goes to William Randolph | 1-5 |
| 16:44 | Samford | Ralph Corbo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's hacked by Chester Folse - foul #2 on Chester Folse, team foul #2 | 1-5 |
| Subs | Samford | Harry Kelley (SG) Earl Hayes | |
| Subs | Drexel | Lloyd Wallace (PG), David Defilippo (SG) Chester Folse, Robert Mason | |
| 16:44 | Samford | Ralph Corbo makes the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 16:44 | Samford | Ralph Corbo makes the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 16:44 | Samford | Ralph Corbo makes the 3rd free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:22 | Drexel | Lloyd Wallace misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-5 |
| 16:21 | Samford | James Dawson grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:17 | Samford | Ralph Corbo scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Harry Kelley | 7-5 |
| 15:59 | Drexel | Paul Reda comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 7-5 |
| 15:57 | Samford | Ralph Corbo pulls down the rebound | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ralph Corbo (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Harry Kelley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Dawson (fresh) PF - William Stanford (fresh) C - William Randolph (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Lloyd Wallace (fresh) SG - David Defilippo (fresh) SF - Paul Reda (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Joshua Manuel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Meadows (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:51 | Samford | Harry Kelley travels with the ball | 7-5 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Canas (SG), Charles Walton (SF) Ralph Corbo, William Stanford | |
| Subs | Drexel | Arthur Monroe (SF), James Llanas (PF), Gordon Robinson (C) Paul Reda, Joshua Manuel, Peter Meadows | |
| 15:29 | Drexel | Harry Kelley is called for the reach on Lloyd Wallace - foul #1 on Harry Kelley, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Samford | Earl Hayes (SG), Raymond Simone (C) Kevin Canas, William Randolph | |
| Subs | Drexel | Robert Mason (SG) David Defilippo | |
| 15:20 | Drexel | Arthur Monroe connects on the shot from the left side | 7-7 |
| 14:51 | Samford | James Dawson loses the dribble to Gordon Robinson | 7-7 |
| 14:40 | Drexel | Robert Mason misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-7 |
| 14:38 | Samford | Raymond Simone grabs the defensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:20 | Samford | Charles Walton is fouled on the floor by Robert Mason - foul #1 on Robert Mason, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Samford | Ralph Corbo (PG), William Stanford (PF), William Randolph (C) Harry Kelley, Charles Walton, Raymond Simone | |
| Subs | Drexel | Paul Reda (SF), Joshua Manuel (PF), Peter Meadows (C) Arthur Monroe, James Llanas, Gordon Robinson | |
| 14:06 | Samford | Earl Hayes hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 14:04 | Samford | James Dawson snags the offensive board | 7-7 |
| 13:58 | Samford | William Randolph misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 13:56 | Samford | James Dawson tips it in | 9-7 |
| 13:34 | Drexel | Robert Mason travels with the ball | 9-7 |
| Subs | Samford | Harry Kelley (SG), Kevin Canas (SF) Earl Hayes, James Dawson | |
| Subs | Drexel | David Defilippo (PG), Arthur Monroe (SG) Lloyd Wallace, Robert Mason | |
| 13:21 | Samford | William Randolph knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Harry Kelley | 11-7 |
| 13:09 | Drexel | Ralph Corbo takes the ball from David Defilippo | 11-7 |
| 13:06 | Samford | Ralph Corbo misses the lay-in | 11-7 |
| 13:04 | Drexel | The rebound goes to Peter Meadows | 11-7 |
| 12:49 | Drexel | Peter Meadows knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Paul Reda | 11-9 |
| 12:44 | Samford | Ralph Corbo knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Harry Kelley | 13-9 |
| 12:20 | Drexel | David Defilippo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-9 |
| Subs | Samford | Earl Hayes (SG), Charles Walton (SF), Raymond Simone (C) Harry Kelley, Kevin Canas, William Randolph | |
| Subs | Drexel | Robert Mason (SG), James Llanas (PF) Paul Reda, Joshua Manuel | |
| 12:06 | Samford | Charles Walton is hacked by Robert Mason - foul #2 on Robert Mason, team foul #4 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Drexel | Marion Harter (SF) Robert Mason | |
| 11:58 | Samford | Raymond Simone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-9 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ralph Corbo (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Earl Hayes (fresh) SF - Charles Walton (fresh) PF - William Stanford (fresh) C - Raymond Simone (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - David Defilippo (fresh) SG - Arthur Monroe (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marion Harter (fresh) PF - James Llanas (fresh) C - Peter Meadows (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:46 | Drexel | James Llanas clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 13-9 |
| 11:44 | Drexel | Peter Meadows snags the offensive board | 13-9 |
| 11:30 | Drexel | The jump hook by Arthur Monroe is blocked by William Stanford | 13-9 |
| 11:29 | Drexel | Marion Harter grabs the offensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 11:20 | Drexel | Ralph Corbo steals the ball from Marion Harter | 13-9 |
| 11:17 | Samford | Ralph Corbo can't finish the layup | 13-9 |
| 11:16 | Drexel | Arthur Monroe snags the defensive board | 13-9 |
| 11:12 | Drexel | Arthur Monroe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-9 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Drexel | Lloyd Wallace (PG), Paul Reda (SF), Gordon Robinson (C) Arthur Monroe, Marion Harter, Peter Meadows | |
| 10:43 | Samford | Ralph Corbo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-9 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Drexel | Joshua Manuel (PF) Gordon Robinson | |
| 10:27 | Drexel | Joshua Manuel clanks a 3 from the right corner | 13-9 |
| 10:25 | Drexel | James Llanas can't tip it in | 13-9 |
| 10:24 | Samford | The rebound goes to William Stanford | 13-9 |
| 10:06 | Samford | William Stanford misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Paul Reda - foul #1 on Paul Reda, team foul #5 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Samford | Harry Kelley (PG), Kevin Canas (SG), James Dawson (SF), William Randolph (C) Ralph Corbo, Earl Hayes, Charles Walton, Raymond Simone | |
| Subs | Drexel | Arthur Monroe (SG), Peter Meadows (C) David Defilippo, James Llanas | |
| 10:06 | Samford | William Stanford makes the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 10:06 | Samford | William Stanford makes the 2nd free throw | 15-9 |
| 09:45 | Drexel | Paul Reda comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 15-9 |
| 09:44 | Samford | William Stanford grabs the defensive rebound | 15-9 |
| 09:22 | Samford | Kevin Canas misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Arthur Monroe - foul #1 on Arthur Monroe, team foul #6 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Samford | Ralph Corbo (PG) William Stanford | |
| Subs | Drexel | Marion Harter (SF) Paul Reda | |
| 09:22 | Samford | Kevin Canas misses the 1st free throw | 15-9 |
| 09:22 | Samford | Kevin Canas misses the 2nd free throw | 15-9 |
| 09:22 | Drexel | Peter Meadows pulls down the rebound | 15-9 |
| 09:05 | Drexel | Peter Meadows hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-9 |
| 09:03 | Samford | James Dawson gets the rebound | 15-9 |
| 08:50 | Samford | Harry Kelley buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-9 |
| 08:32 | Drexel | Joshua Manuel comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 18-9 |
| 08:30 | Drexel | Arthur Monroe hits the follow up shot | 18-11 |
| 08:06 | Samford | William Randolph can't throw it down but he's hacked by Peter Meadows - foul #1 on Peter Meadows, team foul #7 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Samford | Earl Hayes (SG), Charles Walton (SF), Raymond Simone (C) Harry Kelley, Kevin Canas, James Dawson | |
| Subs | Drexel | David Defilippo (PG), Paul Reda (SF), James Llanas (PF) Arthur Monroe, Marion Harter, Joshua Manuel | |
| 08:06 | Samford | William Randolph makes the 1st free throw | 19-11 |
| 08:06 | Samford | William Randolph misses the 2nd free throw | 19-11 |
| 08:06 | Drexel | The rebound goes to James Llanas | 19-11 |
| 07:49 | Drexel | David Defilippo comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 19-11 |
| 07:47 | Drexel | Lloyd Wallace tips it home | 19-13 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ralph Corbo (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Earl Hayes (fresh) SF - Charles Walton (fresh) PF - William Randolph (fresh) 3 pts. C - Raymond Simone (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - David Defilippo (fresh) SG - Lloyd Wallace (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Reda (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - James Llanas (fresh) 2 reb. C - Peter Meadows (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Samford | Ralph Corbo scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Earl Hayes | 21-13 |
| 07:22 | Drexel | Paul Reda scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 21-15 |
| 07:02 | Samford | Earl Hayes misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-15 |
| 07:01 | Drexel | Paul Reda pulls down the rebound | 21-15 |
| 06:49 | Drexel | Peter Meadows hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 21-15 |
| 06:48 | Drexel | Paul Reda grabs the offensive board | 21-15 |
| 06:29 | Drexel | Paul Reda misses short on a shot from the left side | 21-15 |
| 06:28 | Samford | William Randolph grabs the board | 21-15 |
| 06:15 | Samford | Raymond Simone clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-15 |
| 06:14 | Drexel | James Llanas grabs the board | 21-15 |
| 05:54 | Drexel | Paul Reda scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-18 |
| 05:33 | Samford | Charles Walton comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 21-18 |
| 05:32 | Samford | William Randolph grabs the offensive board | 21-18 |
| 05:17 | Samford | Earl Hayes is hacked by James Llanas - foul #1 on James Llanas, team foul #8 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Samford | Harry Kelley (PG), Kevin Canas (SF), William Stanford (PF), James Dawson (C) Ralph Corbo, Charles Walton, William Randolph, Raymond Simone | |
| Subs | Drexel | Arthur Monroe (PG), Marion Harter (SF), Joshua Manuel (PF), Gordon Robinson (C) David Defilippo, Paul Reda, James Llanas, Peter Meadows | |
| 05:17 | Samford | Earl Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 05:17 | Samford | Earl Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 04:55 | Drexel | Arthur Monroe misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 23-18 |
| 04:53 | Drexel | Joshua Manuel tips it but misses | 23-18 |
| 04:51 | Samford | James Dawson grabs the board | 23-18 |
| 04:47 | Samford | Kevin Canas misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-18 |
| 04:46 | Drexel | The rebound goes to Gordon Robinson | 23-18 |
| 04:25 | Drexel | Marion Harter misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Kevin Canas - foul #1 on Kevin Canas, team foul #3 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Samford | Sam Blackshear (C) Earl Hayes | |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| 04:25 | Drexel | Marion Harter misses the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 04:25 | Drexel | Marion Harter makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 04:11 | Samford | William Stanford misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 23-19 |
| 04:09 | Drexel | Joshua Manuel pulls down the rebound | 23-19 |
| 03:51 | Drexel | Gordon Robinson jams it | 23-21 |
| 03:31 | Samford | William Stanford is denied on a layup by Joshua Manuel | 23-21 |
| 03:29 | Samford | Sam Blackshear gets the offensive rebound | 23-21 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Harry Kelley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Canas (fresh) SF - James Dawson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Stanford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Sam Blackshear (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Arthur Monroe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Lloyd Wallace (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Marion Harter (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Joshua Manuel (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Gordon Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:11 | Samford | Harry Kelley scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from James Dawson | 26-21 |
| 02:55 | Drexel | Lloyd Wallace double dribbles | 26-21 |
| Subs | Samford | Ralph Corbo (PG), Earl Hayes (SG), Charles Walton (SF), Raymond Simone (C) Harry Kelley, Kevin Canas, James Dawson, Sam Blackshear | |
| Subs | Drexel | Chester Folse (PG), Robert Mason (SG), Paul Reda (SF), Peter Meadows (C) Arthur Monroe, Lloyd Wallace, Marion Harter, Gordon Robinson | |
| 02:48 | Samford | Raymond Simone connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Ralph Corbo and he's hacked by Peter Meadows - foul #2 on Peter Meadows, team foul #9 | 28-21 |
| 02:48 | Samford | Raymond Simone misses the free throw | 28-21 |
| 02:48 | Drexel | Joshua Manuel gets the rebound | 28-21 |
| 02:22 | Drexel | Joshua Manuel is whistled for a carry | 28-21 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Drexel | James Llanas (PF) Joshua Manuel | |
| 02:03 | Samford | Peter Meadows steals the ball from Charles Walton | 28-21 |
| 01:48 | Drexel | Chester Folse makes the 3 from the right wing set up by James Llanas | 28-24 |
| 01:36 | Samford | Earl Hayes is fouled on the floor by Robert Mason - foul #3 on Robert Mason, team foul #10 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Samford | James Dawson (C) Raymond Simone | |
| Subs | Drexel | David Defilippo (SG) Robert Mason | |
| 01:36 | Samford | Earl Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 01:36 | Samford | Earl Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 01:30 | Drexel | Chester Folse's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-24 |
| 01:19 | Samford | Charles Walton misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Chester Folse - foul #3 on Chester Folse, team foul #11 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Samford | Harry Kelley (SG), William Randolph (C) Earl Hayes, William Stanford | |
| Subs | Drexel | Arthur Monroe (SG) Chester Folse | |
| 01:19 | Samford | Charles Walton misses the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 01:19 | Samford | Charles Walton makes the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 01:12 | Drexel | David Defilippo misses the runner from the baseline | 31-24 |
| 01:11 | Samford | Charles Walton gets the rebound | 31-24 |
| 00:52 | Samford | James Dawson misses short on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on David Defilippo - foul #1 on David Defilippo, team foul #12 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Drexel | Marion Harter (SF), Joshua Manuel (PF) Paul Reda, Peter Meadows | |
| 00:52 | Samford | James Dawson misses the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 00:52 | Samford | James Dawson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 00:25 | Drexel | David Defilippo is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 32-24 |
| Subs | Samford | Earl Hayes (SG), William Stanford (PF) Harry Kelley, Charles Walton | |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| 00:05 | Samford | Earl Hayes misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 32-24 |
| 00:03 | Samford | James Dawson tips it home | 34-24 |
| 00:00 | Drexel | David Defilippo misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 34-24 |