| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Thomas Bradham (fresh) SG - Ricky Eoff (fresh) SF - Frank Christensen (fresh) PF - Ty Retana (fresh) C - Douglas Scheller (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Troy Shea (fresh) SG - Mark Edwards (fresh) SF - George Dials (fresh) PF - Jacob Lantz (fresh) C - Lloyd Reeder (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Morehead State | Douglas Scheller 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) | |
| 19:43 | Morehead State | Jacob Lantz is called for the reach on Ricky Eoff - foul #1 on Jacob Lantz, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Morehead State | Frank Christensen misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Samford | Lloyd Reeder snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Samford | George Dials comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Morehead State | Douglas Scheller grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Morehead State | Thomas Bradham is hacked by Troy Shea in the backcourt - foul #1 on Troy Shea, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | Morehead State | Thomas Bradham clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | Samford | Lloyd Reeder gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:25 | Samford | George Dials steps out of bounds on the baseline | 0-0 |
| 18:09 | Morehead State | Douglas Scheller knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Thomas Bradham | 2-0 |
| 18:07 | Samford | Troy Shea is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Scheller - foul #1 on Douglas Scheller, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 17:55 | Samford | Jacob Lantz banks in the layup on a great pass from Mark Edwards | 2-2 |
| 17:43 | Morehead State | Frank Christensen misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 2-2 |
| 17:42 | Samford | The rebound goes to Lloyd Reeder | 2-2 |
| 17:21 | Samford | Mark Edwards hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Troy Shea | 2-4 |
| 17:02 | Morehead State | Ty Retana makes the runner from close range set up by Thomas Bradham | 4-4 |
| 16:50 | Samford | Lloyd Reeder makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Troy Shea | 4-6 |
| 16:35 | Morehead State | Douglas Scheller buries a floater near the basket | 6-6 |
| 16:13 | Samford | Mark Edwards misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 16:12 | Samford | Troy Shea tips it but misses | 6-6 |
| 16:11 | Morehead State | Douglas Scheller grabs the board | 6-6 |
| 16:05 | Morehead State | Lloyd Reeder picks off the pass by Frank Christensen | 6-6 |
| 16:03 | Samford | Thomas Bradham steps in front of the Mark Edwards pass in the backcourt | 6-6 |
| 15:54 | Morehead State | Ricky Eoff misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Mark Edwards - foul #1 on Mark Edwards, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Morehead State | William Golden (PG), George Pelt (SF), Robert Russel (PF), Keith Garnica (C) Thomas Bradham, Frank Christensen, Ty Retana, Douglas Scheller | |
| Subs | Samford | Paul Wakeland (PG), Michael French (SG), Harry Griffin (SF), Terry Young (PF), Christopher Szafranski (C) Troy Shea, Mark Edwards, George Dials, Jacob Lantz, Lloyd Reeder | |
| 15:54 | Morehead State | Ricky Eoff makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:54 | Morehead State | Ricky Eoff makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - William Golden (fresh) SG - Ricky Eoff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Pelt (fresh) PF - Robert Russel (fresh) C - Keith Garnica (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Paul Wakeland (fresh) SG - Michael French (fresh) SF - Harry Griffin (fresh) PF - Terry Young (fresh) C - Christopher Szafranski (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Samford | Christopher Szafranski misses long on an open shot in the lane | 8-6 |
| 15:35 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Robert Russel | 8-6 |
| 15:33 | Morehead State | Paul Wakeland steps in front of the William Golden pass in the backcourt | 8-6 |
| 15:32 | Samford | Paul Wakeland lays it in | 8-8 |
| 15:03 | Morehead State | William Golden scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Robert Russel | 10-8 |
| 15:01 | Samford | Terry Young's pass is intercepted by Robert Russel in the backcourt | 10-8 |
| 14:42 | Morehead State | Ricky Eoff connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by William Golden | 13-8 |
| 14:21 | Samford | Michael French misses short on an open floater in the paint | 13-8 |
| 14:19 | Morehead State | Ricky Eoff pulls down the rebound | 13-8 |
| 14:09 | Morehead State | George Pelt makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Robert Russel and he's hacked by Terry Young - foul #1 on Terry Young, team foul #4 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Thomas Bradham (PG), Johnny Thomas (SG), Floyd Nunn (PF), Douglas Scheller (C) William Golden, Ricky Eoff, Robert Russel, Keith Garnica | |
| Subs | Samford | Troy Shea (PG), Mark Edwards (SG), George Dials (SF), Robert Strayer (PF), Lloyd Reeder (C) Paul Wakeland, Michael French, Harry Griffin, Terry Young, Christopher Szafranski | |
| 14:09 | Morehead State | George Pelt misses the free throw | 15-8 |
| 14:09 | Samford | Robert Strayer gets the rebound | 15-8 |
| 14:03 | Samford | Mark Edwards hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 15-8 |
| 14:01 | Samford | Troy Shea pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-8 |
| 13:39 | Samford | Lloyd Reeder can't finish the layup | 15-8 |
| 13:38 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Johnny Thomas | 15-8 |
| 13:28 | Morehead State | George Pelt hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Johnny Thomas | 18-8 |
| 13:03 | Samford | Lloyd Reeder hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Troy Shea | 18-10 |
| 12:46 | Morehead State | George Pelt knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Johnny Thomas | 21-10 |
| 12:29 | Samford | Floyd Nunn steps in front of the Mark Edwards pass | 21-10 |
| 12:13 | Morehead State | Troy Shea is called for the reach on Thomas Bradham - foul #2 on Troy Shea, team foul #5 | 21-10 |
| Subs | Morehead State | William Golden (PG), Robert Russel (SG), Frank Christensen (SF), Ty Retana (PF) Thomas Bradham, Johnny Thomas, George Pelt, Floyd Nunn | |
| Subs | Samford | Paul Wakeland (PG), Michael French (SG), Harry Griffin (SF), Jacob Lantz (PF), Terry Young (C) Troy Shea, Mark Edwards, George Dials, Robert Strayer, Lloyd Reeder | |
| 12:04 | Morehead State | Douglas Scheller misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 21-10 |
| 12:03 | Morehead State | Douglas Scheller pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-10 |
| 11:46 | Morehead State | Douglas Scheller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-10 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Keith Garnica (C) Douglas Scheller | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - William Golden (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Russel (fresh) SF - Frank Christensen (fresh) PF - Ty Retana (fresh) 2 pts. C - Keith Garnica (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Paul Wakeland (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael French (fresh) SF - Harry Griffin (fresh) PF - Jacob Lantz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Terry Young (fresh) | |
| 11:19 | Samford | Terry Young hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from Harry Griffin | 21-12 |
| 11:15 | Morehead State | William Golden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-12 |
| 11:14 | Morehead State | William Golden gets the offensive rebound | 21-12 |
| 11:03 | Morehead State | Robert Russel misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-12 |
| 11:02 | Samford | Terry Young grabs the defensive rebound | 21-12 |
| 10:50 | Samford | Jacob Lantz misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 21-12 |
| 10:49 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Harry Griffin | 21-12 |
| 10:31 | Samford | Michael French misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 21-12 |
| 10:30 | Morehead State | Ty Retana grabs the board | 21-12 |
| 10:20 | Morehead State | Terry Young is called for the reach on Keith Garnica - foul #2 on Terry Young, team foul #6 | 21-12 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Thomas Bradham (PG), Johnny Thomas (SG), Douglas Scheller (C) William Golden, Robert Russel, Keith Garnica | |
| Subs | Samford | Mark Edwards (SG), George Dials (SF), Christopher Szafranski (PF), Lloyd Reeder (C) Michael French, Harry Griffin, Jacob Lantz, Terry Young | |
| 10:12 | Morehead State | Frank Christensen knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 24-12 |
| 09:59 | Samford | Lloyd Reeder misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-12 |
| 09:58 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Johnny Thomas | 24-12 |
| 09:48 | Morehead State | Ty Retana hits the finger roll set up by Thomas Bradham | 26-12 |
| 09:32 | Samford | Paul Wakeland hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-12 |
| 09:30 | Samford | George Dials grabs the offensive board | 26-12 |
| 09:18 | Samford | Christopher Szafranski's fadeaway is rejected by Douglas Scheller | 26-12 |
| 09:17 | Morehead State | Thomas Bradham snags the defensive board | 26-12 |
| 08:52 | Morehead State | Ty Retana double dribbles | 26-12 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Ricky Eoff (SG), George Pelt (SF), Robert Russel (PF), Floyd Nunn (C) Johnny Thomas, Frank Christensen, Ty Retana, Douglas Scheller | |
| Subs | Samford | Harry Griffin (PG), Michael French (SG), Robert Strayer (SF) Paul Wakeland, Mark Edwards, George Dials | |
| 08:32 | Samford | Lloyd Reeder clanks a shot in the paint but he's hacked by George Pelt - foul #1 on George Pelt, team foul #2 | 26-12 |
| Subs | Morehead State | William Golden (PG) Thomas Bradham | |
| Subs | Samford | Jacob Lantz (PF) Christopher Szafranski | |
| 08:32 | Samford | Lloyd Reeder misses the 1st free throw | 26-12 |
| 08:32 | Samford | Lloyd Reeder misses the 2nd free throw | 26-12 |
| 08:32 | Samford | Michael French pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-12 |
| 08:22 | Samford | Harry Griffin makes the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Jacob Lantz | 26-14 |
| 08:04 | Morehead State | Robert Russel misses long on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Robert Strayer - foul #1 on Robert Strayer, team foul #7 | 26-14 |
| 08:04 | Morehead State | Robert Russel misses the 1st free throw | 26-14 |
| 08:04 | Morehead State | Robert Russel makes the 2nd free throw | 27-14 |
| 07:45 | Samford | Ricky Eoff is called for the reach on Michael French - foul #1 on Ricky Eoff, team foul #3 | 27-14 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Samford | George Dials (SF), Christopher Szafranski (C) Robert Strayer, Lloyd Reeder | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - William Golden (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Eoff (fresh) 5 pts. SF - George Pelt (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Russel (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Floyd Nunn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Harry Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael French (fresh) SF - George Dials (fresh) PF - Jacob Lantz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Szafranski (fresh) | |
| 07:25 | Samford | George Dials is hacked by William Golden - foul #1 on William Golden, team foul #4 | 27-14 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Thomas Bradham (PG), Frank Christensen (SF), Ty Retana (PF), Keith Garnica (C) William Golden, George Pelt, Robert Russel, Floyd Nunn | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Strayer (C) Jacob Lantz | |
| 07:06 | Samford | Michael French can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing but he's hacked by Ricky Eoff - foul #2 on Ricky Eoff, team foul #5 | 27-14 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Johnny Thomas (SG) Ricky Eoff | |
| Subs | Samford | Mark Edwards (SG) Harry Griffin | |
| 07:06 | Samford | Michael French makes the 1st free throw | 27-15 |
| 07:06 | Samford | Michael French makes the 2nd free throw | 27-16 |
| 07:06 | Samford | Michael French makes the 3rd free throw | 27-17 |
| 06:39 | Morehead State | Thomas Bradham misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Michael French - foul #1 on Michael French, team foul #8 | 27-17 |
| Subs | Morehead State | George Pelt (SF), Douglas Scheller (C) Frank Christensen, Keith Garnica | |
| Subs | Samford | Paul Wakeland (PG), Jacob Lantz (PF) Michael French, Christopher Szafranski | |
| 06:39 | Morehead State | Thomas Bradham misses the 1st free throw | 27-17 |
| 06:39 | Morehead State | Thomas Bradham makes the 2nd free throw | 28-17 |
| 06:36 | Samford | Mark Edwards is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Edwards, team foul #9 | 28-17 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Harry Griffin (PG), Lloyd Reeder (C) Mark Edwards, George Dials | |
| 06:28 | Morehead State | Ty Retana clanks a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Paul Wakeland - foul #1 on Paul Wakeland, team foul #10 | 28-17 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Floyd Nunn (C) Douglas Scheller | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 06:28 | Morehead State | Ty Retana makes the 1st free throw | 29-17 |
| 06:28 | Morehead State | Ty Retana makes the 2nd free throw | 30-17 |
| 06:05 | Samford | Paul Wakeland misses the 3 pointer from straight away but he's hacked by Johnny Thomas - foul #1 on Johnny Thomas, team foul #6 | 30-17 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Douglas Scheller (C) Ty Retana | |
| Subs | Samford | George Dials (SF) Robert Strayer | |
| 06:05 | Samford | Paul Wakeland misses the 1st free throw | 30-17 |
| 06:05 | Samford | Paul Wakeland makes the 2nd free throw | 30-18 |
| 06:05 | Samford | Paul Wakeland makes the 3rd free throw | 30-19 |
| 05:49 | Morehead State | Johnny Thomas misses the lay-in | 30-19 |
| 05:47 | Morehead State | Douglas Scheller snags the offensive board | 30-19 |
| 05:30 | Morehead State | Douglas Scheller misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Harry Griffin - foul #1 on Harry Griffin, team foul #11 | 30-19 |
| Subs | Morehead State | William Golden (PG), Frank Christensen (SF), Robert Russel (PF) Thomas Bradham, George Pelt, Floyd Nunn | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael French (SG), Christopher Szafranski (C) Harry Griffin, Lloyd Reeder | |
| 05:30 | Morehead State | Douglas Scheller makes the 1st free throw | 31-19 |
| 05:30 | Morehead State | Douglas Scheller makes the 2nd free throw | 32-19 |
| 05:16 | Samford | Christopher Szafranski is open and scores on a driving attempt in the paint set up by Michael French and he's fouled by Frank Christensen - foul #1 on Frank Christensen, team foul #7 | 32-21 |
| 05:16 | Samford | Christopher Szafranski makes the free throw | 32-22 |
| 05:00 | Morehead State | Johnny Thomas misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 32-22 |
| 04:59 | Samford | Christopher Szafranski pulls down the rebound | 32-22 |
| 04:35 | Samford | George Dials scores on a jump hook in the paint | 32-24 |
| 04:16 | Morehead State | Douglas Scheller misses short on a jumper in the lane | 32-24 |
| 04:15 | Morehead State | Frank Christensen snags the offensive board | 32-24 |
| 04:02 | Morehead State | Frank Christensen clanks a shot from the right side | 32-24 |
| 04:01 | Samford | Christopher Szafranski grabs the defensive rebound | 32-24 |
| 03:59 | Samford | George Dials is hacked by Frank Christensen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Christensen, team foul #8 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Thomas Bradham (PG), Ricky Eoff (SG), George Pelt (SF), Floyd Nunn (PF), Keith Garnica (C) William Golden, Johnny Thomas, Frank Christensen, Robert Russel, Douglas Scheller | |
| Subs | Samford | Troy Shea (PG), Mark Edwards (SG), Terry Young (PF), Robert Strayer (C) Paul Wakeland, Michael French, Jacob Lantz, Christopher Szafranski | |
| 03:59 | Samford | George Dials makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 03:59 | Samford | George Dials makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 03:44 | Morehead State | George Pelt loses the dribble to George Dials | 32-26 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Thomas Bradham (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ricky Eoff (fresh) 5 pts. SF - George Pelt (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Floyd Nunn (fresh) C - Keith Garnica (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Troy Shea (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Mark Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Dials (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Terry Young (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Strayer (fresh) | |
| 03:22 | Samford | Robert Strayer is hacked by George Pelt - foul #2 on George Pelt, team foul #9 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Lloyd Reeder (C) George Dials | |
| 03:22 | Samford | Robert Strayer makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 03:22 | Samford | Robert Strayer makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 02:55 | Morehead State | Keith Garnica buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Floyd Nunn | 35-28 |
| 02:52 | Samford | Ricky Eoff steals it from Mark Edwards in the backcourt | 35-28 |
| 02:39 | Morehead State | Mark Edwards steals it from Ricky Eoff | 35-28 |
| 02:36 | Samford | Robert Strayer lays it up and in on a nice dish by Mark Edwards | 35-30 |
| 02:25 | Morehead State | Thomas Bradham hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ricky Eoff | 37-30 |
| 02:13 | Samford | Lloyd Reeder connects on the open 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Troy Shea | 37-33 |
| 01:50 | Morehead State | Floyd Nunn lays it up and in on a great pass from George Pelt | 39-33 |
| 01:32 | Samford | Ricky Eoff picks off the pass by Terry Young | 39-33 |
| 01:29 | Morehead State | Ricky Eoff hits the finger roll | 41-33 |
| 01:14 | Samford | George Pelt steals the ball from Troy Shea | 41-33 |
| 01:10 | Morehead State | Thomas Bradham lays it up and in on a nice dish by George Pelt | 43-33 |
| 01:08 | Samford | Troy Shea is hacked by Thomas Bradham in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Bradham, team foul #10 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Morehead State | William Golden (PG), Johnny Thomas (SG), Frank Christensen (SF), Ty Retana (PF), Robert Russel (C) Thomas Bradham, Ricky Eoff, George Pelt, Floyd Nunn, Keith Garnica | |
| Subs | Samford | Paul Wakeland (SG), Harry Griffin (SF), Christopher Szafranski (PF) Mark Edwards, Robert Strayer, Terry Young | |
| 01:08 | Samford | Troy Shea misses the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 01:08 | Samford | Troy Shea makes the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 00:55 | Morehead State | William Golden can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 43-34 |
| 00:53 | Samford | Christopher Szafranski gets the rebound | 43-34 |
| 00:47 | Samford | Harry Griffin misses long on a floater from the left wing | 43-34 |
| 00:46 | Morehead State | Johnny Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 00:38 | Morehead State | Johnny Thomas lays it in on a nice dish by William Golden | 45-34 |
| 00:34 | Samford | Ty Retana picks off the pass by Lloyd Reeder in the backcourt | 45-34 |
| 00:22 | Morehead State | Frank Christensen can't finish the layup but the foul's on Harry Griffin - foul #2 on Harry Griffin, team foul #12 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Douglas Scheller (C) Ty Retana | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael French (SG), George Dials (SF), Jacob Lantz (PF) Troy Shea, Harry Griffin, Lloyd Reeder | |
| 00:22 | Morehead State | Frank Christensen misses the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 00:22 | Morehead State | Frank Christensen makes the 2nd free throw | 46-34 |
| 00:01 | Samford | Paul Wakeland clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-34 |
| 00:00 | Morehead State | William Golden snags the defensive board | 46-34 |