| Lineup | Samford | PG - Troy Shea (fresh) SG - Mark Edwards (fresh) SF - George Dials (fresh) PF - Jacob Lantz (fresh) C - Lloyd Reeder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Cameron Lukas (fresh) SG - Richard Glover (fresh) SF - Jimmy Scrivner (fresh) PF - Jerry Burch (fresh) C - Ellis Talton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Lloyd Reeder wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Samford | George Dials misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Southern | Jerry Burch pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Southern | Cameron Lukas misses short on a shot in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmy Scrivner | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Southern | The short jumper by Cameron Lukas is denied by Jacob Lantz | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Samford | Lloyd Reeder grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Samford | Jacob Lantz hits a shot from the right block set up by George Dials | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Southern | Richard Glover loses the dribble to George Dials | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | Samford | Troy Shea hits the finger roll on a nice dish by George Dials | 4-0 |
| 18:32 | Southern | Jerry Burch misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Mark Edwards - foul #1 on Mark Edwards, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:32 | Southern | Jerry Burch misses the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:32 | Southern | Jerry Burch makes the 2nd free throw | 4-1 |
| 18:10 | Samford | Mark Edwards's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-1 |
| 18:02 | Southern | Ellis Talton makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Cameron Lukas | 4-4 |
| 17:43 | Samford | Troy Shea misses the jumper from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 17:41 | Southern | Jimmy Scrivner gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:33 | Southern | Jimmy Scrivner buries a shot in the paint set up by Richard Glover | 4-6 |
| 17:17 | Samford | Mark Edwards comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Richard Glover - foul #1 on Richard Glover, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Samford | Paul Wakeland (PG), Harry Griffin (SF), Terry Young (PF), Christopher Szafranski (C) Troy Shea, George Dials, Jacob Lantz, Lloyd Reeder | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 17:17 | Samford | Mark Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:17 | Samford | Mark Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:50 | Southern | Jerry Burch hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Paul Wakeland - foul #1 on Paul Wakeland, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael French (SG) Mark Edwards | |
| Subs | Southern | Pete Burton (C) Ellis Talton | |
| 16:50 | Southern | Jerry Burch misses the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:50 | Southern | Jerry Burch misses the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:50 | Samford | The rebound goes to Terry Young | 6-6 |
| 16:36 | Samford | Jimmy Scrivner denies the turnaround by Harry Griffin | 6-6 |
| 16:35 | Samford | Christopher Szafranski tips it home | 8-6 |
| 16:21 | Southern | Jimmy Scrivner knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Richard Glover | 8-9 |
| 16:00 | Samford | Harry Griffin is fouled on the floor by Pete Burton - foul #1 on Pete Burton, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Samford | Troy Shea (PG), George Dials (SF), Lloyd Reeder (C) Michael French, Harry Griffin, Christopher Szafranski | |
| Subs | Southern | Randy Atkins (SG), Henry Fleishman (SF), John Bourdon (C) Richard Glover, Jimmy Scrivner, Jerry Burch | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Troy Shea (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Wakeland (fresh) SF - George Dials (fresh) PF - Terry Young (fresh) C - Lloyd Reeder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Cameron Lukas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Randy Atkins (fresh) SF - Henry Fleishman (fresh) PF - Pete Burton (fresh) C - John Bourdon (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Samford | Lloyd Reeder hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by George Dials | 11-9 |
| 15:39 | Southern | Cameron Lukas hits the finger roll on a great pass from Pete Burton and he's fouled by Troy Shea - foul #1 on Troy Shea, team foul #3 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Samford | Jacob Lantz (PF) Terry Young | |
| Subs | Southern | Ellis Talton (C) John Bourdon | |
| 15:39 | Southern | Cameron Lukas makes the free throw | 11-12 |
| 15:22 | Samford | Ellis Talton takes the ball from Lloyd Reeder | 11-12 |
| 15:03 | Southern | A charge is called on Pete Burton - foul #2 on Pete Burton, team foul #3 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Samford | Mark Edwards (SG) Paul Wakeland | |
| Subs | Southern | George Bridge (PG), Richard Glover (SG), John Bourdon (PF) Cameron Lukas, Randy Atkins, Pete Burton | |
| 14:44 | Samford | Troy Shea clanks a 3 from the right wing | 11-12 |
| 14:43 | Samford | Jacob Lantz gets the offensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 14:20 | Samford | John Bourdon is called for the reach on Mark Edwards - foul #1 on John Bourdon, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Samford | Harry Griffin (SF), Terry Young (PF), Christopher Szafranski (C) George Dials, Jacob Lantz, Lloyd Reeder | |
| Subs | Southern | Jimmy Scrivner (SF) Ellis Talton | |
| 14:08 | Samford | Mark Edwards misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-12 |
| 14:06 | Southern | George Bridge grabs the board | 11-12 |
| 14:01 | Southern | Richard Glover misses long on a floater from the left block | 11-12 |
| 14:00 | Samford | Christopher Szafranski gets the rebound | 11-12 |
| 13:39 | Samford | Mark Edwards double dribbles | 11-12 |
| Subs | Samford | Paul Wakeland (PG) Troy Shea | |
| Subs | Southern | Cameron Lukas (PG), Jerry Burch (PF) George Bridge, Henry Fleishman | |
| 13:30 | Southern | Richard Glover misses the lay-in | 11-12 |
| 13:29 | Samford | Paul Wakeland gets the rebound | 11-12 |
| 13:10 | Samford | Harry Griffin comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 11-12 |
| 13:08 | Southern | Jerry Burch grabs the defensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 13:03 | Southern | Cameron Lukas blows the layup | 11-12 |
| 13:02 | Southern | The offensive rebound goes to John Bourdon | 11-12 |
| 12:51 | Southern | Jerry Burch misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Paul Wakeland - foul #2 on Paul Wakeland, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael French (SG), George Dials (SF), Jacob Lantz (PF), Lloyd Reeder (C) Paul Wakeland, Mark Edwards, Terry Young, Christopher Szafranski | |
| Subs | Southern | Randy Atkins (SG), Raymond Tobolski (SF), Ellis Talton (C) Richard Glover, Jimmy Scrivner, John Bourdon | |
| 12:51 | Southern | Jerry Burch misses the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 12:51 | Southern | Jerry Burch makes the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 12:29 | Samford | Harry Griffin clanks a shot from the free throw line | 11-13 |
| 12:28 | Samford | Lloyd Reeder misses the tip | 11-13 |
| 12:26 | Samford | Lloyd Reeder snags the offensive board | 11-13 |
| 12:14 | Samford | Jacob Lantz clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 11-13 |
| 12:12 | Southern | Ellis Talton gets the rebound | 11-13 |
| 12:06 | Southern | Jerry Burch scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Ellis Talton | 11-15 |
| 11:47 | Samford | Lloyd Reeder connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Michael French | 13-15 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Harry Griffin (fresh) SG - Michael French (fresh) SF - George Dials (fresh) PF - Jacob Lantz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lloyd Reeder (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Cameron Lukas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Atkins (fresh) SF - Raymond Tobolski (fresh) PF - Jerry Burch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ellis Talton (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Southern | Randy Atkins is whistled for traveling | 13-15 |
| Subs | Samford | Troy Shea (PG), Mark Edwards (SG), Terry Young (PF) Harry Griffin, Michael French, Jacob Lantz | |
| Subs | Southern | Richard Glover (SG), Jimmy Scrivner (SF), John Bourdon (PF) Randy Atkins, Raymond Tobolski, Jerry Burch | |
| 11:20 | Samford | George Dials's layup is rejected by Jimmy Scrivner | 13-15 |
| 11:19 | Southern | John Bourdon snags the defensive board | 13-15 |
| 11:14 | Southern | Richard Glover hits the finger roll set up by Cameron Lukas and the foul's on Mark Edwards - foul #2 on Mark Edwards, team foul #5 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael French (SG) Mark Edwards | |
| Subs | Southern | Henry Fleishman (C) Ellis Talton | |
| 11:14 | Southern | Richard Glover makes the free throw | 13-18 |
| 11:01 | Samford | Lloyd Reeder buries a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Michael French | 15-18 |
| 10:56 | Southern | Cameron Lukas is fouled on the floor by Terry Young - foul #1 on Terry Young, team foul #6 | 15-18 |
| 10:40 | Southern | Henry Fleishman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 15-18 |
| 10:39 | Southern | Jimmy Scrivner hits the follow up shot | 15-20 |
| 10:25 | Samford | Lloyd Reeder misses the lay-in but the foul's on Henry Fleishman - foul #1 on Henry Fleishman, team foul #5 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Samford | Harry Griffin (SF), Jacob Lantz (PF) George Dials, Terry Young | |
| Subs | Southern | George Bridge (PG) Cameron Lukas | |
| 10:25 | Samford | Lloyd Reeder makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 10:25 | Samford | Lloyd Reeder misses the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 10:25 | Southern | John Bourdon snags the defensive board | 16-20 |
| 10:12 | Southern | Henry Fleishman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-20 |
| Subs | Samford | Terry Young (C) Lloyd Reeder | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 09:50 | Samford | Jimmy Scrivner picks off the pass by Michael French | 16-20 |
| 09:29 | Southern | George Bridge connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 16-22 |
| 09:09 | Samford | Michael French loses the ball out of bounds | 16-22 |
| Subs | Samford | George Dials (SF), Christopher Szafranski (C) Troy Shea, Jacob Lantz | |
| Subs | Southern | Cameron Lukas (PG), Randy Atkins (SG), Raymond Tobolski (SF), Jerry Burch (PF), Ellis Talton (C) George Bridge, Richard Glover, Jimmy Scrivner, John Bourdon, Henry Fleishman | |
| 08:46 | Southern | Ellis Talton buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jerry Burch | 16-24 |
| 08:39 | Samford | Harry Griffin drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Michael French | 19-24 |
| 08:11 | Southern | Ellis Talton connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Randy Atkins | 19-26 |
| 07:49 | Samford | George Dials is hacked by Raymond Tobolski - foul #1 on Raymond Tobolski, team foul #6 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Samford | Troy Shea (PG), Robert Strayer (SF), Jacob Lantz (PF), Lloyd Reeder (C) Harry Griffin, George Dials, Terry Young, Christopher Szafranski | |
| Subs | Southern | Richard Glover (SG) Randy Atkins | |
| 07:33 | Samford | Jacob Lantz misses long on a runner from the baseline | 19-26 |
| 07:31 | Samford | Michael French grabs the offensive board | 19-26 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Troy Shea (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael French (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Strayer (fresh) PF - Jacob Lantz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lloyd Reeder (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Cameron Lukas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Glover (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Tobolski (fresh) PF - Jerry Burch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ellis Talton (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:12 | Samford | Robert Strayer drills a fadeaway from the left wing and he's hacked by Raymond Tobolski - foul #2 on Raymond Tobolski, team foul #7 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Southern | Jimmy Scrivner (SF) Raymond Tobolski | |
| 07:12 | Samford | Robert Strayer makes the free throw | 22-26 |
| 06:56 | Southern | Cameron Lukas hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Richard Glover | 22-28 |
| 06:46 | Samford | Michael French misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 22-28 |
| 06:45 | Southern | Jimmy Scrivner gets the rebound | 22-28 |
| 06:36 | Southern | Richard Glover connects on the jump hook from close range | 22-30 |
| 06:20 | Samford | Troy Shea hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by Lloyd Reeder | 24-30 |
| 06:08 | Southern | Jimmy Scrivner misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Michael French - foul #1 on Michael French, team foul #7 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Samford | Harry Griffin (PG), George Dials (SF), Christopher Szafranski (PF) Troy Shea, Robert Strayer, Jacob Lantz | |
| Subs | Southern | John Bourdon (PF), Henry Fleishman (C) Jerry Burch, Ellis Talton | |
| 06:08 | Southern | Jimmy Scrivner makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 06:08 | Southern | Jimmy Scrivner misses the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 06:08 | Samford | Lloyd Reeder pulls down the rebound | 24-31 |
| 05:50 | Samford | Harry Griffin clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Cameron Lukas - foul #1 on Cameron Lukas, team foul #8 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Samford | Terry Young (PF) Christopher Szafranski | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 05:50 | Samford | Harry Griffin misses the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 05:50 | Samford | Harry Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 05:34 | Southern | John Bourdon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-31 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Southern | George Bridge (PG), Randy Atkins (SG), Jerry Burch (PF) Cameron Lukas, Richard Glover, Jimmy Scrivner | |
| 05:21 | Samford | Lloyd Reeder comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 25-31 |
| 05:20 | Southern | Randy Atkins grabs the defensive rebound | 25-31 |
| 05:05 | Southern | Henry Fleishman misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-31 |
| 05:03 | Samford | Harry Griffin pulls down the rebound | 25-31 |
| 04:52 | Samford | Jerry Burch is called for the reach on Harry Griffin - foul #1 on Jerry Burch, team foul #9 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Samford | Troy Shea (PG), Christopher Szafranski (C) Michael French, Lloyd Reeder | |
| Subs | Southern | Cameron Lukas (PG), Jimmy Scrivner (SF), Ellis Talton (C) George Bridge, Henry Fleishman, Jerry Burch | |
| 04:52 | Samford | Harry Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 04:52 | Samford | Harry Griffin misses the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 04:52 | Southern | Ellis Talton grabs the defensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 04:47 | Southern | Randy Atkins double dribbles | 26-31 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael French (SG) Harry Griffin | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 04:29 | Samford | Troy Shea can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 26-31 |
| 04:27 | Southern | John Bourdon pulls down the rebound | 26-31 |
| 04:22 | Southern | Jimmy Scrivner buries a jumper near the basket set up by Ellis Talton | 26-33 |
| 04:07 | Samford | Michael French is hacked by Cameron Lukas - foul #2 on Cameron Lukas, team foul #10 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Samford | Jacob Lantz (PF) Terry Young | |
| Subs | Southern | George Bridge (PG), Richard Glover (SG) Cameron Lukas, Randy Atkins | |
| 04:07 | Samford | Michael French misses the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 04:07 | Samford | Michael French misses the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 04:07 | Southern | The rebound goes to John Bourdon | 26-33 |
| 03:55 | Southern | Jacob Lantz blocks the short jumper by John Bourdon | 26-33 |
| 03:53 | Samford | Michael French grabs the board | 26-33 |
| 03:32 | Samford | George Dials misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Jimmy Scrivner - foul #1 on Jimmy Scrivner, team foul #11 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Samford | Mark Edwards (SG), Lloyd Reeder (C) Michael French, Christopher Szafranski | |
| Subs | Southern | Cameron Lukas (PG), Raymond Tobolski (SF), Jerry Burch (PF), Pete Burton (C) George Bridge, Jimmy Scrivner, John Bourdon, Ellis Talton | |
| 03:32 | Samford | George Dials makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 03:32 | Samford | George Dials misses the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 03:32 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Lloyd Reeder | 27-33 |
| 03:12 | Samford | Cameron Lukas picks off the pass by Troy Shea | 27-33 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Troy Shea (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Mark Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Dials (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jacob Lantz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Lloyd Reeder (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Cameron Lukas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Glover (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Raymond Tobolski (fresh) PF - Jerry Burch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Pete Burton (fresh) | |
| 02:54 | Southern | Mark Edwards is called for the reach on Richard Glover - foul #3 on Mark Edwards, team foul #8 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Samford | Paul Wakeland (SG), Harry Griffin (SF) Mark Edwards, George Dials | |
| Subs | Southern | Henry Fleishman (SF) Raymond Tobolski | |
| 02:54 | Southern | Richard Glover makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 02:54 | Southern | Richard Glover makes the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 02:32 | Samford | Harry Griffin drills a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Paul Wakeland and he's fouled by Henry Fleishman - foul #2 on Henry Fleishman, team foul #12 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Samford | Terry Young (PF) Jacob Lantz | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 02:32 | Samford | Harry Griffin makes the free throw | 30-35 |
| 02:23 | Southern | Cameron Lukas is hacked by Troy Shea - foul #2 on Troy Shea, team foul #9 | 30-35 |
| 02:23 | Southern | Cameron Lukas makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 02:23 | Southern | Cameron Lukas makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 02:08 | Samford | Paul Wakeland misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 30-37 |
| 02:06 | Southern | Pete Burton pulls down the rebound | 30-37 |
| 01:42 | Southern | Henry Fleishman clanks a jumper from the baseline | 30-37 |
| 01:40 | Samford | Harry Griffin snags the defensive board | 30-37 |
| 01:33 | Samford | Pete Burton swats the short shot by Lloyd Reeder | 30-37 |
| 01:31 | Southern | Pete Burton pulls down the rebound | 30-37 |
| 01:23 | Southern | Pete Burton drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Cameron Lukas | 30-40 |
| 00:59 | Samford | Lloyd Reeder slams it home on a great pass from Troy Shea | 32-40 |
| 00:46 | Southern | Richard Glover misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Lloyd Reeder - foul #1 on Lloyd Reeder, team foul #10 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Samford | George Dials (SF), Jacob Lantz (PF), Christopher Szafranski (C) Troy Shea, Terry Young, Lloyd Reeder | |
| Subs | Southern | George Bridge (PG), Jimmy Scrivner (SF), John Bourdon (PF), Ellis Talton (C) Cameron Lukas, Henry Fleishman, Jerry Burch, Pete Burton | |
| 00:46 | Southern | Richard Glover makes the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 00:46 | Southern | Richard Glover makes the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 00:17 | Samford | Harry Griffin drills a shot from the right side set up by Paul Wakeland | 34-42 |
| 00:01 | Southern | Richard Glover comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 34-42 |
| 00:00 | Southern | The clock runs out | 34-42 |