| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - William Mayes (fresh) SG - James Fells (fresh) SF - Eddie Russell (fresh) PF - Orlando Gardner (fresh) C - Matthew Grove (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Michael Marcantonio (fresh) SG - Stuart Richardson (fresh) SF - Richard Stevenson (fresh) PF - Stephen Moore (fresh) C - Steven Hartsfield (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Morehead State | Matthew Grove wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Morehead State | Eddie Russell's pass is intercepted by Stephen Moore | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Samford | Stephen Moore misses short on an open jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Samford | Stephen Moore grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Samford | Stephen Moore makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Michael Marcantonio | 0-3 |
| 19:06 | Morehead State | Eddie Russell can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 0-3 |
| 19:05 | Samford | Stephen Moore gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:59 | Samford | Stuart Richardson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by James Fells - foul #1 on James Fells, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:59 | Samford | Stuart Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:59 | Samford | Stuart Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:59 | Morehead State | Orlando Gardner gets the rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:33 | Morehead State | William Mayes knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 3-4 |
| 18:27 | Samford | Stuart Richardson is hacked by William Mayes in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Mayes, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| 18:09 | Samford | Richard Stevenson is alone and drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from Stephen Moore | 3-6 |
| 17:57 | Morehead State | Orlando Gardner lays it in on a great pass from James Fells | 5-6 |
| 17:38 | Samford | Richard Stevenson's pass is intercepted by Eddie Russell | 5-6 |
| 17:16 | Morehead State | James Fells misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-6 |
| 17:14 | Samford | Michael Marcantonio pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| 17:08 | Samford | Richard Stevenson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-6 |
| 17:07 | Morehead State | William Mayes grabs the board | 5-6 |
| 17:01 | Morehead State | Eddie Russell misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 16:59 | Morehead State | Matthew Grove grabs the offensive board | 5-6 |
| 16:40 | Morehead State | William Mayes misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 5-6 |
| 16:38 | Samford | Steven Hartsfield grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:16 | Samford | Stephen Moore comes up short on the runner in the paint | 5-6 |
| 16:15 | Morehead State | Matthew Grove gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| 15:57 | Morehead State | Orlando Gardner is whistled for a carry | 5-6 |
| Subs | Morehead State | James Bright (PG), Emmett Chandler (SG), Anthony Farkas (SF), Carl Humes (PF), Wayne Holland (C) William Mayes, James Fells, Eddie Russell, Orlando Gardner, Matthew Grove | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Sowell (PG), Terry Langston (SG), Clarence Yamamoto (SF), Karl Boucher (PF), John Herman (C) Michael Marcantonio, Stuart Richardson, Richard Stevenson, Stephen Moore, Steven Hartsfield | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - James Bright (fresh) SG - Emmett Chandler (fresh) SF - Anthony Farkas (fresh) PF - Carl Humes (fresh) C - Wayne Holland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Michael Sowell (fresh) SG - Terry Langston (fresh) SF - Clarence Yamamoto (fresh) PF - Karl Boucher (fresh) C - John Herman (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | Samford | James Bright picks off the pass by Clarence Yamamoto in the backcourt | 5-6 |
| 15:24 | Morehead State | Wayne Holland can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by John Herman - foul #1 on John Herman, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| 15:24 | Morehead State | Wayne Holland makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 15:24 | Morehead State | Wayne Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:09 | Samford | Clarence Yamamoto lays it in on a nice dish by Terry Langston | 7-8 |
| 14:49 | Morehead State | Emmett Chandler misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 14:48 | Samford | Michael Sowell snags the defensive board | 7-8 |
| 14:41 | Samford | Michael Sowell misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 14:40 | Morehead State | Wayne Holland snags the defensive board | 7-8 |
| 14:34 | Morehead State | James Bright clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 7-8 |
| 14:32 | Morehead State | Emmett Chandler tips it home | 9-8 |
| 14:16 | Samford | Michael Sowell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-8 |
| Subs | Morehead State | William Mayes (PG), James Fells (SG), Eddie Russell (SF), Orlando Gardner (PF), James Tweedy (C) James Bright, Emmett Chandler, Anthony Farkas, Carl Humes, Wayne Holland | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Marcantonio (PG), Stuart Richardson (SG), Steven Hartsfield (C) Terry Langston, Clarence Yamamoto, John Herman | |
| 13:57 | Morehead State | James Tweedy misses short on a shot from the baseline | 9-8 |
| 13:56 | Samford | Karl Boucher grabs the board | 9-8 |
| 13:54 | Samford | Eddie Russell takes the ball from Michael Sowell in the backcourt | 9-8 |
| 13:53 | Morehead State | Eddie Russell misses the lay-in | 9-8 |
| 13:52 | Morehead State | Orlando Gardner misses the tip | 9-8 |
| 13:51 | Samford | Steven Hartsfield gets the rebound | 9-8 |
| 13:44 | Samford | Karl Boucher is hacked by William Mayes in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Mayes, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Morehead State | James Bright (PG) William Mayes | |
| Subs | Samford | Clarence Yamamoto (SF), Stephen Moore (PF) Michael Sowell, Karl Boucher | |
| 13:25 | Samford | Stephen Moore hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Marcantonio | 9-11 |
| 13:11 | Morehead State | James Bright can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 9-11 |
| 13:09 | Samford | The rebound goes to Steven Hartsfield | 9-11 |
| 12:59 | Samford | Stuart Richardson misses the dunk but he's fouled by Eddie Russell - foul #1 on Eddie Russell, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Emmett Chandler (SG), Anthony Farkas (SF), Wayne Holland (C) James Fells, Eddie Russell, James Tweedy | |
| Subs | Samford | Terry Langston (PG), Richard Stevenson (SF) Michael Marcantonio, Clarence Yamamoto | |
| 12:59 | Samford | Stuart Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 12:59 | Samford | Stuart Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 12:44 | Morehead State | James Bright is hacked by Stephen Moore - foul #1 on Stephen Moore, team foul #2 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Karl Boucher (PF) Stephen Moore | |
| 12:26 | Morehead State | Emmett Chandler clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-13 |
| 12:24 | Samford | Steven Hartsfield grabs the defensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 12:22 | Samford | Richard Stevenson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-13 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Carl Humes (PF) Orlando Gardner | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Sowell (PG) Stuart Richardson | |
| 12:05 | Morehead State | James Bright's layup is rejected by Karl Boucher | 9-13 |
| 12:04 | Samford | Richard Stevenson grabs the defensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 12:02 | Samford | Richard Stevenson is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Farkas - foul #1 on Anthony Farkas, team foul #5 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Morehead State | James Fells (SG) Emmett Chandler | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 11:44 | Samford | James Fells picks off the pass by Steven Hartsfield | 9-13 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - James Bright (fairly fresh) SG - James Fells (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Farkas (fresh) PF - Carl Humes (fresh) C - Wayne Holland (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Michael Sowell (fresh) SG - Terry Langston (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Stevenson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Karl Boucher (fresh) C - Steven Hartsfield (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Morehead State | James Bright makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by James Fells | 11-13 |
| 11:27 | Samford | Michael Sowell misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 11-13 |
| 11:25 | Samford | Steven Hartsfield pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 11:05 | Samford | Anthony Farkas is called for the reach on Terry Langston - foul #2 on Anthony Farkas, team foul #6 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Emmett Chandler (PG), Eddie Russell (SF), Orlando Gardner (PF), Matthew Grove (C) James Bright, Anthony Farkas, Carl Humes, Wayne Holland | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Marcantonio (PG), Stuart Richardson (SG), Clarence Yamamoto (SF), Stephen Moore (PF), John Herman (C) Michael Sowell, Terry Langston, Richard Stevenson, Karl Boucher, Steven Hartsfield | |
| 10:48 | Samford | Stephen Moore misses short on a floater from close range | 11-13 |
| 10:46 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Orlando Gardner | 11-13 |
| 10:23 | Morehead State | James Fells buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Emmett Chandler | 13-13 |
| 10:03 | Samford | Clarence Yamamoto knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Stuart Richardson | 13-15 |
| 09:45 | Morehead State | Emmett Chandler loses the ball out of bounds | 13-15 |
| Subs | Morehead State | James Bright (PG), James Tweedy (C) Emmett Chandler, Matthew Grove | |
| Subs | Samford | Karl Boucher (SF), Steven Hartsfield (C) Stuart Richardson, John Herman | |
| 09:43 | Samford | James Tweedy is called for the reach on Michael Marcantonio in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Tweedy, team foul #7 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Sowell (SG) Clarence Yamamoto | |
| 09:43 | Samford | Michael Marcantonio makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 09:43 | Samford | Michael Marcantonio makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 09:31 | Morehead State | Orlando Gardner hits a driving attempt from the left block | 15-17 |
| 09:07 | Samford | Karl Boucher is hacked by James Tweedy - foul #2 on James Tweedy, team foul #8 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Carl Humes (PF), Wayne Holland (C) Orlando Gardner, James Tweedy | |
| Subs | Samford | Terry Langston (SG), Richard Stevenson (SF) Michael Marcantonio, Stephen Moore | |
| 09:07 | Samford | Karl Boucher misses the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 09:07 | Morehead State | Eddie Russell pulls down the rebound | 15-17 |
| 08:40 | Morehead State | James Fells can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-17 |
| 08:38 | Samford | Michael Sowell grabs the board | 15-17 |
| 08:22 | Samford | Richard Stevenson is hacked by James Bright - foul #1 on James Bright, team foul #9 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Orlando Gardner (PF) Carl Humes | |
| Subs | Samford | Stuart Richardson (SG), John Herman (PF) Michael Sowell, Karl Boucher | |
| 08:22 | Samford | Richard Stevenson misses the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 08:22 | Samford | Richard Stevenson snags the offensive board | 15-17 |
| 08:00 | Samford | Steven Hartsfield misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Wayne Holland - foul #1 on Wayne Holland, team foul #10 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Emmett Chandler (SG) James Fells | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Marcantonio (PG) Terry Langston | |
| 08:00 | Samford | Steven Hartsfield makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 08:00 | Samford | Steven Hartsfield makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 07:36 | Morehead State | Orlando Gardner misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-19 |
| 07:34 | Samford | The rebound goes to Steven Hartsfield | 15-19 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - James Bright (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Emmett Chandler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eddie Russell (tiring) 2 stl. PF - Orlando Gardner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Holland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Michael Marcantonio (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stuart Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Stevenson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Herman (fresh) C - Steven Hartsfield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Samford | Michael Marcantonio buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Steven Hartsfield | 15-21 |
| 06:57 | Morehead State | James Bright hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-21 |
| 06:30 | Samford | Steven Hartsfield hits a wide open runner from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Marcantonio | 18-23 |
| 06:08 | Morehead State | Emmett Chandler loses the dribble to Steven Hartsfield | 18-23 |
| 05:43 | Samford | Richard Stevenson is fouled on the floor by Wayne Holland - foul #2 on Wayne Holland, team foul #11 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Morehead State | James Fells (SG), Carl Humes (SF), Matthew Grove (C) Emmett Chandler, Eddie Russell, Wayne Holland | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Sowell (PG), Terry Langston (SG), Stephen Moore (PF), Karl Boucher (C) Michael Marcantonio, Stuart Richardson, John Herman, Steven Hartsfield | |
| 05:43 | Samford | Richard Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 05:43 | Samford | Richard Stevenson misses the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 05:43 | Morehead State | Matthew Grove grabs the defensive rebound | 18-24 |
| 05:27 | Morehead State | Richard Stevenson blocks the jumper by Carl Humes | 18-24 |
| 05:26 | Morehead State | Matthew Grove grabs the offensive rebound | 18-24 |
| 05:11 | Morehead State | Carl Humes clanks a jumper from the left wing | 18-24 |
| 05:09 | Samford | Stephen Moore gets the rebound | 18-24 |
| 05:05 | Samford | Terry Langston is fouled in the backcourt by James Fells - foul #2 on James Fells, team foul #12 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Emmett Chandler (SG) James Fells | |
| Subs | Samford | Clarence Yamamoto (SF) Richard Stevenson | |
| 05:05 | Samford | Terry Langston makes the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 05:05 | Samford | Terry Langston makes the 2nd free throw | 18-26 |
| 04:48 | Morehead State | Carl Humes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-26 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Eddie Russell (SF) Orlando Gardner | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 04:26 | Samford | Karl Boucher can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 18-26 |
| 04:24 | Morehead State | Eddie Russell grabs the board | 18-26 |
| 04:22 | Morehead State | James Bright's pass is intercepted by Terry Langston in the backcourt | 18-26 |
| 04:20 | Samford | Terry Langston banks in the layup | 18-28 |
| 04:05 | Morehead State | Carl Humes can't finish the layup | 18-28 |
| 04:03 | Morehead State | Eddie Russell pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-28 |
| 03:56 | Morehead State | Terry Langston steals it from Eddie Russell | 18-28 |
| 03:53 | Samford | Clarence Yamamoto misses the easy layup | 18-28 |
| 03:51 | Samford | Clarence Yamamoto tips it back up and in | 18-30 |
| 03:32 | Morehead State | Carl Humes misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Karl Boucher - foul #1 on Karl Boucher, team foul #3 | 18-30 |
| Subs | Morehead State | William Mayes (PG), James Fells (SG), Anthony Farkas (SF), James Tweedy (C) James Bright, Emmett Chandler, Eddie Russell, Matthew Grove | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Marcantonio (PG), Stuart Richardson (SG), John Herman (PF), Steven Hartsfield (C) Michael Sowell, Terry Langston, Stephen Moore, Karl Boucher | |
| 03:32 | Morehead State | Carl Humes makes the 1st free throw | 19-30 |
| 03:32 | Morehead State | Carl Humes makes the 2nd free throw | 20-30 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - William Mayes (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Fells (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Farkas (fresh) PF - Carl Humes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Tweedy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Michael Marcantonio (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stuart Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Yamamoto (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Herman (fresh) C - Steven Hartsfield (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Samford | Stuart Richardson misses the lay-in | 20-30 |
| 03:19 | Samford | Clarence Yamamoto tips it home | 20-32 |
| 03:01 | Morehead State | Anthony Farkas connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Fells | 22-32 |
| 02:39 | Samford | Steven Hartsfield can't connect on a shot from the right block | 22-32 |
| 02:38 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to James Tweedy | 22-32 |
| 02:29 | Morehead State | Carl Humes makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Fells | 24-32 |
| 02:12 | Samford | Stuart Richardson is by himself and knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Marcantonio | 24-34 |
| 01:56 | Morehead State | Carl Humes hits the finger roll | 26-34 |
| 01:42 | Samford | Clarence Yamamoto is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 26-34 |
| 01:41 | Morehead State | James Tweedy snags the defensive board | 26-34 |
| 01:28 | Morehead State | Anthony Farkas drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-34 |
| 01:18 | Samford | Clarence Yamamoto is fouled on the floor by Anthony Farkas - foul #3 on Anthony Farkas, team foul #13 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Eddie Russell (SF), Wayne Holland (PF), Matthew Grove (C) Anthony Farkas, Carl Humes, James Tweedy | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Sowell (PG), Richard Stevenson (SF), Stephen Moore (PF), Karl Boucher (C) Michael Marcantonio, Stuart Richardson, John Herman, Steven Hartsfield | |
| 01:18 | Samford | Clarence Yamamoto makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 01:18 | Samford | Clarence Yamamoto makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 01:07 | Morehead State | Wayne Holland misses the jumper from the baseline | 29-36 |
| 01:05 | Samford | The rebound goes to Michael Sowell | 29-36 |
| 00:47 | Samford | Clarence Yamamoto can't finish the layup but he's fouled by James Fells - foul #3 on James Fells, team foul #14 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Emmett Chandler (SG) James Fells | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:47 | Samford | Clarence Yamamoto makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 00:47 | Samford | Clarence Yamamoto misses the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 00:47 | Morehead State | Wayne Holland grabs the board | 29-37 |
| 00:37 | Morehead State | Matthew Grove comes up short on the shot in the lane | 29-37 |
| 00:36 | Samford | Stephen Moore pulls down the rebound | 29-37 |
| 00:21 | Samford | Michael Sowell scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Clarence Yamamoto and he's fouled by William Mayes - foul #3 on William Mayes, team foul #15 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Morehead State | James Bright (PG), Orlando Gardner (PF) William Mayes, Matthew Grove | |
| Subs | Samford | Stuart Richardson (SG), Steven Hartsfield (C) Clarence Yamamoto, Richard Stevenson | |
| 00:21 | Samford | Michael Sowell makes the free throw | 29-40 |
| 00:02 | Morehead State | Emmett Chandler makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-40 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Stuart Richardson hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 32-40 |