| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - James Bright (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Fells (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eddie Russell (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Orlando Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Grove (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Michael Marcantonio (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stuart Richardson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Richard Stevenson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Steven Hartsfield (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Richard Stevenson inbounds the ball | 31-41 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Samford | Stuart Richardson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-41 |
| 19:41 | Samford | Richard Stevenson tips it but misses | 31-41 |
| 19:39 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to James Bright | 31-41 |
| 19:32 | Morehead State | Matthew Grove is hacked by Steven Hartsfield - foul #1 on Steven Hartsfield, team foul #1 | 31-41 |
| 19:20 | Morehead State | Orlando Gardner misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Stephen Moore - foul #1 on Stephen Moore, team foul #2 | 31-41 |
| 19:20 | Morehead State | Orlando Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 19:20 | Morehead State | Orlando Gardner misses the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 19:20 | Samford | Stephen Moore pulls down the rebound | 32-41 |
| 18:59 | Samford | Stuart Richardson is open and buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Stevenson | 32-43 |
| 18:36 | Morehead State | James Fells hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-43 |
| 18:34 | Morehead State | Orlando Gardner misses the tip | 32-43 |
| 18:33 | Samford | The rebound goes to Steven Hartsfield | 32-43 |
| 18:16 | Samford | Steven Hartsfield is hacked by James Bright - foul #1 on James Bright, team foul #1 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Emmett Chandler (PG), Anthony Farkas (SF), Carl Humes (PF), Wayne Holland (C) James Bright, Eddie Russell, Orlando Gardner, Matthew Grove | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Sowell (SF), Karl Boucher (PF) Richard Stevenson, Stephen Moore | |
| 18:04 | Samford | Michael Sowell knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Marcantonio | 32-46 |
| 17:45 | Morehead State | Michael Sowell picks off the pass by James Fells | 32-46 |
| 17:42 | Samford | Michael Sowell banks in the layup | 32-48 |
| 17:22 | Morehead State | Emmett Chandler's pass is intercepted by Stuart Richardson | 32-48 |
| 17:01 | Samford | Steven Hartsfield is fouled on the floor by Wayne Holland - foul #1 on Wayne Holland, team foul #2 | 32-48 |
| Subs | Morehead State | James Bright (PG), Orlando Gardner (PF) James Fells, Carl Humes | |
| Subs | Samford | Terry Langston (SG), Richard Stevenson (SF), Stephen Moore (PF) Michael Marcantonio, Stuart Richardson, Steven Hartsfield | |
| 16:47 | Samford | Stephen Moore is wide open and dunks the ball | 32-50 |
| 16:35 | Morehead State | Anthony Farkas comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 32-50 |
| 16:33 | Samford | Michael Sowell pulls down the rebound | 32-50 |
| 16:17 | Samford | Terry Langston clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-50 |
| 16:15 | Samford | Karl Boucher can't tip it in | 32-50 |
| 16:14 | Morehead State | Anthony Farkas gets the rebound | 32-50 |
| 16:01 | Morehead State | Stephen Moore takes the ball from James Bright | 32-50 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - James Bright (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Emmett Chandler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Anthony Farkas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Orlando Gardner (fresh) 3 pts. C - Wayne Holland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Michael Sowell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Langston (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Stevenson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Moore (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Karl Boucher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Samford | Richard Stevenson can't finish the layup | 32-50 |
| 15:34 | Samford | Stephen Moore misses the tip | 32-50 |
| 15:32 | Morehead State | Wayne Holland grabs the defensive rebound | 32-50 |
| 15:15 | Morehead State | Orlando Gardner can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 32-50 |
| 15:14 | Samford | The rebound goes to Terry Langston | 32-50 |
| 14:57 | Samford | Stephen Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's hacked by Orlando Gardner - foul #3 on Orlando Gardner, team foul #3 | 32-50 |
| Subs | Morehead State | William Mayes (PG), James Fells (SG), Eddie Russell (SF), Carl Humes (PF), Matthew Grove (C) James Bright, Emmett Chandler, Anthony Farkas, Orlando Gardner, Wayne Holland | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Marcantonio (PG), Stuart Richardson (SG), Clarence Yamamoto (SF), Steven Hartsfield (C) Michael Sowell, Terry Langston, Richard Stevenson, Karl Boucher | |
| 14:57 | Samford | Stephen Moore makes the 1st free throw | 32-51 |
| 14:57 | Samford | Stephen Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 32-51 |
| 14:57 | Samford | Stephen Moore makes the 3rd free throw | 32-52 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:50 | Morehead State | Matthew Grove throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-52 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Samford | John Herman (PF) Stephen Moore | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:27 | Samford | Steven Hartsfield is open and scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Michael Marcantonio | 32-54 |
| 14:15 | Morehead State | Matthew Grove misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-54 |
| 14:14 | Morehead State | Carl Humes tips it back up and in | 34-54 |
| 13:47 | Samford | Clarence Yamamoto misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-54 |
| 13:46 | Morehead State | William Mayes grabs the board | 34-54 |
| 13:23 | Morehead State | William Mayes can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-54 |
| 13:22 | Samford | The rebound goes to Clarence Yamamoto | 34-54 |
| 13:04 | Samford | Steven Hartsfield is called for traveling | 34-54 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Orlando Gardner (PF), James Tweedy (C) Carl Humes, Matthew Grove | |
| Subs | Samford | Terry Langston (PG), Karl Boucher (PF) Michael Marcantonio, John Herman | |
| 12:50 | Morehead State | Eddie Russell clanks a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Clarence Yamamoto - foul #1 on Clarence Yamamoto, team foul #3 | 34-54 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Stevenson (SF) Clarence Yamamoto | |
| 12:50 | Morehead State | Eddie Russell makes the 1st free throw | 35-54 |
| 12:50 | Morehead State | Eddie Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 36-54 |
| 12:47 | Samford | Terry Langston loses the dribble to William Mayes in the backcourt | 36-54 |
| 12:28 | Morehead State | Eddie Russell knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by James Fells | 38-54 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:25 | Samford | Terry Langston is hacked by William Mayes in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Mayes, team foul #4 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Morehead State | James Bright (PG), Wayne Holland (C) William Mayes, James Tweedy | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Marcantonio (PG), Stephen Moore (PF) Stuart Richardson, Steven Hartsfield | |
| 12:08 | Samford | Terry Langston scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Marcantonio | 38-57 |
| 12:01 | Morehead State | Wayne Holland is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Wayne Holland, team foul #5 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Anthony Farkas (SG) James Fells | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Sowell (PG), Clarence Yamamoto (SF), Wesley Flowers (C) Michael Marcantonio, Richard Stevenson, Karl Boucher | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:59 | Samford | James Bright is called for the reach on Michael Sowell in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Bright, team foul #6 | 38-57 |
| 11:30 | Samford | Terry Langston is hacked by Anthony Farkas - foul #1 on Anthony Farkas, team foul #7 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Emmett Chandler (SG), James Tweedy (C) Eddie Russell, Wayne Holland | |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Hartsfield (C) Wesley Flowers | |
| 11:30 | Samford | Terry Langston makes the 1st free throw | 38-58 |
| 11:30 | Samford | Terry Langston makes the 2nd free throw | 38-59 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - James Bright (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Emmett Chandler (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Anthony Farkas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Orlando Gardner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - James Tweedy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Terry Langston (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Michael Sowell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Yamamoto (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Moore (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Steven Hartsfield (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Morehead State | Orlando Gardner scores on a jumper from close range | 40-59 |
| 10:49 | Samford | Michael Sowell hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Stephen Moore | 40-62 |
| 10:37 | Morehead State | Anthony Farkas connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by James Bright | 43-62 |
| 10:17 | Samford | Orlando Gardner is called for the reach on Stephen Moore - foul #4 on Orlando Gardner, team foul #8 | 43-62 |
| Subs | Morehead State | James Fells (SG), Eddie Russell (SF), Carl Humes (PF), Matthew Grove (C) Emmett Chandler, Anthony Farkas, Orlando Gardner, James Tweedy | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Marcantonio (PG), Stuart Richardson (SG), Richard Stevenson (SF) Terry Langston, Michael Sowell, Clarence Yamamoto | |
| 10:17 | Samford | Stephen Moore makes the 1st free throw | 43-63 |
| 10:17 | Samford | Stephen Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 43-64 |
| 09:58 | Morehead State | Eddie Russell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-64 |
| 09:57 | Morehead State | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Grove | 43-64 |
| 09:52 | Morehead State | James Fells connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by James Bright | 45-64 |
| 09:45 | Samford | James Fells is called for the reach on Stuart Richardson in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Fells, team foul #9 | 45-64 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Karl Boucher (PF), John Herman (C) Stephen Moore, Steven Hartsfield | |
| 09:45 | Samford | Stuart Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 45-64 |
| 09:45 | Morehead State | Matthew Grove grabs the defensive rebound | 45-64 |
| 09:33 | Morehead State | Carl Humes hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 45-64 |
| 09:32 | Samford | Stuart Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-64 |
| 09:06 | Samford | Richard Stevenson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-64 |
| 09:05 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Stuart Richardson | 45-64 |
| 08:42 | Samford | Stuart Richardson can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt in the lane | 45-64 |
| 08:40 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Karl Boucher | 45-64 |
| 08:25 | Samford | Michael Marcantonio loses the dribble to Eddie Russell | 45-64 |
| 08:07 | Morehead State | Eddie Russell can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-64 |
| 08:05 | Morehead State | Eddie Russell tips it back up and in | 47-64 |
| 07:39 | Samford | Richard Stevenson is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Marcantonio | 47-67 |
| 07:19 | Morehead State | James Fells hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-67 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - James Bright (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Fells (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Russell (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Carl Humes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Grove (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Michael Marcantonio (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SG - Stuart Richardson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Stevenson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Karl Boucher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - John Herman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:01 | Samford | Karl Boucher drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Michael Marcantonio | 50-69 |
| 06:39 | Morehead State | Matthew Grove can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 50-69 |
| 06:37 | Samford | Richard Stevenson pulls down the rebound | 50-69 |
| 06:12 | Samford | John Herman makes the wide open floater from the right side on a nice dish by Stuart Richardson | 50-71 |
| 05:54 | Morehead State | Michael Marcantonio steals it from James Fells | 50-71 |
| 05:50 | Samford | Richard Stevenson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Marcantonio | 50-73 |
| 05:50 | Morehead State | Morehead State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-73 |
| Subs | Morehead State | William Mayes (PG), Emmett Chandler (SG), Anthony Farkas (SF), Orlando Gardner (PF), Wayne Holland (C) James Bright, James Fells, Eddie Russell, Carl Humes, Matthew Grove | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Sowell (PG), Terry Langston (SG), Clarence Yamamoto (SF), Stephen Moore (PF), Steven Hartsfield (C) Michael Marcantonio, Stuart Richardson, Richard Stevenson, Karl Boucher, John Herman | |
| 05:32 | Morehead State | Orlando Gardner misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 50-73 |
| 05:31 | Samford | Steven Hartsfield grabs the board | 50-73 |
| 05:02 | Samford | Stephen Moore misses the wide open turnaround in the lane | 50-73 |
| 05:01 | Samford | Clarence Yamamoto snags the offensive board | 50-73 |
| 04:45 | Samford | Clarence Yamamoto clanks a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Anthony Farkas - foul #2 on Anthony Farkas, team foul #10 | 50-73 |
| Subs | Morehead State | James Bright (PG), James Tweedy (C) William Mayes, Orlando Gardner | |
| Subs | Samford | Karl Boucher (PF), Wesley Flowers (C) Stephen Moore, Steven Hartsfield | |
| 04:45 | Samford | Clarence Yamamoto makes the 1st free throw | 50-74 |
| 04:45 | Samford | Clarence Yamamoto makes the 2nd free throw | 50-75 |
| 04:34 | Morehead State | Anthony Farkas misses the easy layup | 50-75 |
| 04:33 | Samford | Wesley Flowers pulls down the rebound | 50-75 |
| 04:11 | Samford | Karl Boucher can't finish the layup but the foul's on James Bright - foul #3 on James Bright, team foul #11 | 50-75 |
| 04:11 | Samford | Karl Boucher makes the 1st free throw | 50-76 |
| 04:11 | Samford | Karl Boucher makes the 2nd free throw | 50-77 |
| 04:01 | Morehead State | Emmett Chandler loses the ball out of bounds | 50-77 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Carl Humes (PF) Wayne Holland | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 03:42 | Samford | James Bright steps in front of the Michael Sowell pass | 50-77 |
| 03:39 | Morehead State | James Bright misses the easy layup | 50-77 |
| 03:38 | Morehead State | Carl Humes pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-77 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:23 | Morehead State | James Bright can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 50-77 |
| 03:22 | Samford | Michael Sowell gets the rebound | 50-77 |
| 03:00 | Samford | Michael Sowell misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 50-77 |
| 02:59 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to James Tweedy | 50-77 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - James Bright (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Emmett Chandler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Anthony Farkas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Carl Humes (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Tweedy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Michael Sowell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Langston (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Clarence Yamamoto (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Karl Boucher (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Wesley Flowers (fairly fresh) | |
| 02:43 | Morehead State | Emmett Chandler misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-77 |
| 02:42 | Morehead State | Carl Humes pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-77 |
| 02:28 | Morehead State | James Bright buries a fadeaway from the left side and he's hacked by Michael Sowell - foul #1 on Michael Sowell, team foul #4 | 52-77 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Wayne Holland (C) James Tweedy | |
| Subs | Samford | John Herman (PF) Wesley Flowers | |
| 02:28 | Morehead State | James Bright makes the free throw | 53-77 |
| 02:11 | Samford | Michael Sowell can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 53-77 |
| 02:10 | Morehead State | Carl Humes grabs the defensive rebound | 53-77 |
| 02:01 | Morehead State | Emmett Chandler misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 53-77 |
| 02:00 | Samford | John Herman snags the defensive board | 53-77 |
| 01:44 | Samford | Clarence Yamamoto drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Karl Boucher | 53-80 |
| 01:31 | Morehead State | 3 seconds is called on Carl Humes | 53-80 |
| 01:14 | Samford | Michael Sowell can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by James Bright - foul #4 on James Bright, team foul #12 | 53-80 |
| 01:14 | Samford | Michael Sowell makes the 1st free throw | 53-81 |
| 01:14 | Samford | Michael Sowell makes the 2nd free throw | 53-82 |
| 00:53 | Morehead State | Anthony Farkas comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 53-82 |
| 00:51 | Samford | Michael Sowell pulls down the rebound | 53-82 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Samford | John Herman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 53-82 |
| 00:20 | Morehead State | Wayne Holland snags the defensive board | 53-82 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Morehead State | Emmett Chandler misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-82 |
| 00:12 | Samford | John Herman pulls down the rebound | 53-82 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Michael Sowell runs out the clock | 53-82 |