| Lineup | Samford | PG - Anthony Barcus (fresh) SG - Neal Auld (fresh) SF - Paul Platt (fresh) PF - Erik Gregg (fresh) C - Michael Reid (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - David Youngs (fresh) SG - Bobby Wardinsky (fresh) SF - Larry Salter (fresh) PF - Patrick Daniels (fresh) C - Henry Trahan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick Daniels wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Gardner-Webb | David Youngs can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Samford | Michael Reid snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Samford | Paul Platt clanks a jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Gardner-Webb | Bobby Wardinsky knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 18:47 | Samford | Larry Salter steps in front of the Michael Reid pass | 0-3 |
| 18:34 | Gardner-Webb | David Youngs is fouled on the floor by Anthony Barcus - foul #1 on Anthony Barcus, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:13 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick Daniels scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Henry Trahan | 0-5 |
| 18:09 | Samford | Michael Reid throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-5 |
| 17:50 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Salter connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-8 |
| 17:30 | Samford | Patrick Daniels steps in front of the Neal Auld pass | 0-8 |
| 17:11 | Gardner-Webb | Erik Gregg swats the short shot by Larry Salter | 0-8 |
| 17:10 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Salter tips it home | 0-10 |
| 16:55 | Samford | Bobby Wardinsky blocks the short jumper by Michael Reid | 0-10 |
| 16:54 | Gardner-Webb | David Youngs gets the rebound | 0-10 |
| 16:34 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Salter buries a runner from the right block set up by David Youngs | 0-12 |
| 16:17 | Samford | Bobby Wardinsky is called for the reach on Neal Auld - foul #1 on Bobby Wardinsky, team foul #1 | 0-12 |
| Subs | Samford | Pablo Rivera (SG), Ronald Powell (PF), Eric Dunn (C) Neal Auld, Erik Gregg, Michael Reid | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger (PG), Ralph Schatz (SG), Donald Castle (SF), Brent Smith (PF), Louie Miller (C) David Youngs, Bobby Wardinsky, Larry Salter, Patrick Daniels, Henry Trahan | |
| 15:56 | Samford | Anthony Barcus buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Ronald Powell | 3-12 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Anthony Barcus (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Pablo Rivera (fresh) SF - Paul Platt (fairly fresh) PF - Ronald Powell (fresh) C - Eric Dunn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - David Marburger (fresh) SG - Ralph Schatz (fresh) SF - Donald Castle (fresh) PF - Brent Smith (fresh) C - Louie Miller (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Gardner-Webb | Pablo Rivera steps in front of the Donald Castle pass | 3-12 |
| 15:27 | Samford | Paul Platt hits the finger roll set up by Anthony Barcus | 5-12 |
| 15:10 | Gardner-Webb | Ralph Schatz is hacked by Pablo Rivera - foul #1 on Pablo Rivera, team foul #2 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Samford | Harry Maxey (SG), Enlai Wang (C) Anthony Barcus, Paul Platt | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Bobby Wardinsky (SG), Larry Salter (SF) Ralph Schatz, Donald Castle | |
| 14:57 | Gardner-Webb | Bobby Wardinsky hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-12 |
| 14:56 | Samford | The rebound goes to Enlai Wang | 5-12 |
| 14:51 | Samford | Harry Maxey can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-12 |
| 14:50 | Samford | Eric Dunn snags the offensive board | 5-12 |
| 14:37 | Samford | Harry Maxey connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Ronald Powell | 8-12 |
| 14:29 | Gardner-Webb | Pablo Rivera is called for the reach on Larry Salter - foul #2 on Pablo Rivera, team foul #3 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Samford | Neal Auld (SG), Erik Gregg (PF) Pablo Rivera, Enlai Wang | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | David Youngs (PG), Patrick Daniels (PF), Henry Trahan (C) David Marburger, Brent Smith, Louie Miller | |
| 14:12 | Gardner-Webb | Bobby Wardinsky misses long on a 3 from straight away | 8-12 |
| 14:11 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick Daniels grabs the offensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 13:59 | Gardner-Webb | David Youngs is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on David Youngs, team foul #2 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Reid (C) Eric Dunn | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 13:45 | Samford | Ronald Powell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 8-12 |
| 13:44 | Samford | Ronald Powell grabs the offensive board | 8-12 |
| 13:20 | Samford | Neal Auld misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-12 |
| 13:19 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan pulls down the rebound | 8-12 |
| 13:12 | Gardner-Webb | Bobby Wardinsky is whistled for traveling | 8-12 |
| Subs | Samford | Anthony Barcus (PG), Paul Platt (SF) Harry Maxey, Ronald Powell | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Donald Castle (SF) Larry Salter | |
| 12:56 | Samford | Neal Auld is fouled on the floor by Henry Trahan - foul #1 on Henry Trahan, team foul #3 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Samford | Eric Dunn (PF) Erik Gregg | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger (PG) David Youngs | |
| 12:40 | Samford | Neal Auld knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 12:35 | Gardner-Webb | Bobby Wardinsky is denied on a layup by Michael Reid | 11-12 |
| 12:33 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Castle can't tip it in | 11-12 |
| 12:31 | Samford | Eric Dunn snags the defensive board | 11-12 |
| 12:02 | Samford | Michael Reid clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Henry Trahan - foul #2 on Henry Trahan, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Powell (PF) Eric Dunn | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ralph Schatz (SG), Larry Salter (SF), Brent Smith (PF), Louie Miller (C) Bobby Wardinsky, Donald Castle, Patrick Daniels, Henry Trahan | |
| 12:02 | Samford | Michael Reid makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 12:02 | Samford | Michael Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 11:46 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Marburger | 13-14 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Anthony Barcus (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Neal Auld (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Platt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Powell (fresh) C - Michael Reid (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - David Marburger (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ralph Schatz (fresh) SF - Larry Salter (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Brent Smith (fresh) C - Louie Miller (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Samford | Paul Platt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 13-14 |
| 11:20 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller grabs the board | 13-14 |
| 10:54 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-14 |
| 10:52 | Samford | Neal Auld grabs the defensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 10:30 | Samford | Anthony Barcus is hacked by Larry Salter - foul #1 on Larry Salter, team foul #5 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Samford | Harry Maxey (SG), Erik Gregg (PF) Neal Auld, Michael Reid | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | David Youngs (PG), Bobby Wardinsky (SG), Patrick Daniels (PF) David Marburger, Ralph Schatz, Brent Smith | |
| 10:16 | Samford | Ronald Powell is hacked by Louie Miller - foul #1 on Louie Miller, team foul #6 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Samford | Douglas Nadolski (SG), Eric Dunn (C) Anthony Barcus, Paul Platt | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 10:02 | Samford | Ronald Powell is fouled on the floor by Bobby Wardinsky - foul #2 on Bobby Wardinsky, team foul #7 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ralph Schatz (SG) Bobby Wardinsky | |
| 10:02 | Samford | Ronald Powell makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 10:02 | Samford | Ronald Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 09:44 | Gardner-Webb | Ralph Schatz hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-17 |
| 09:39 | Samford | Douglas Nadolski can't connect on a jumper from close range | 15-17 |
| 09:38 | Samford | Ronald Powell misses the tip | 15-17 |
| 09:36 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Salter pulls down the rebound | 15-17 |
| 09:20 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick Daniels misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 15-17 |
| 09:19 | Samford | Erik Gregg grabs the defensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 09:13 | Samford | Ralph Schatz steals the ball from Eric Dunn | 15-17 |
| 08:53 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Powell is called for the reach on Larry Salter - foul #1 on Ronald Powell, team foul #4 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Samford | Anthony Barcus (PG), Paul Platt (SF) Douglas Nadolski, Ronald Powell | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Donald Castle (SF), Frank Konen (C) Larry Salter, Louie Miller | |
| 08:39 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick Daniels knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ralph Schatz | 15-19 |
| 08:25 | Samford | Paul Platt is hacked by Donald Castle - foul #1 on Donald Castle, team foul #8 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Samford | Neal Auld (SG) Harry Maxey | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 08:25 | Samford | Paul Platt makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 08:25 | Samford | Paul Platt misses the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 08:25 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick Daniels snags the defensive board | 16-19 |
| 08:04 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick Daniels misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Erik Gregg - foul #1 on Erik Gregg, team foul #5 | 16-19 |
| 08:04 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 08:04 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 07:42 | Samford | Anthony Barcus can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 16-21 |
| 07:41 | Samford | Anthony Barcus grabs the offensive rebound | 16-21 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Anthony Barcus (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Neal Auld (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Platt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Erik Gregg (fresh) C - Eric Dunn (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - David Youngs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ralph Schatz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Castle (fresh) PF - Patrick Daniels (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Konen (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | Samford | Eric Dunn misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-21 |
| 07:22 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick Daniels gets the rebound | 16-21 |
| 07:02 | Gardner-Webb | Ralph Schatz makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Youngs | 16-24 |
| 06:42 | Samford | Patrick Daniels steals the ball from Neal Auld | 16-24 |
| 06:28 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick Daniels lays it up and in on a great pass from David Youngs | 16-26 |
| 06:10 | Samford | Frank Konen swats the dunk try by Eric Dunn | 16-26 |
| 06:09 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Dunn | 16-26 |
| 05:56 | Samford | Paul Platt clanks a turnaround in the paint | 16-26 |
| 05:54 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Patrick Daniels | 16-26 |
| 05:29 | Gardner-Webb | David Youngs hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 16-26 |
| 05:27 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Daniels | 16-26 |
| 05:14 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Castle buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Frank Konen | 16-29 |
| 04:48 | Samford | Paul Platt is called for traveling | 16-29 |
| Subs | Samford | Harry Maxey (PG), Douglas Nadolski (SG), Ronald Powell (SF), Enlai Wang (PF), Michael Reid (C) Anthony Barcus, Neal Auld, Paul Platt, Erik Gregg, Eric Dunn | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger (PG), Larry Salter (SF), Brent Smith (PF), Louie Miller (C) David Youngs, Donald Castle, Patrick Daniels, Frank Konen | |
| 04:30 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 16-29 |
| 04:28 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Salter snags the offensive board | 16-29 |
| 04:11 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Salter's fadeaway is rejected by Enlai Wang | 16-29 |
| 04:09 | Samford | Enlai Wang grabs the board | 16-29 |
| 03:59 | Samford | Ronald Powell misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 16-29 |
| 03:57 | Samford | Michael Reid misses the tip | 16-29 |
| 03:55 | Samford | Ronald Powell pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-29 |
| 03:44 | Samford | Douglas Nadolski is hacked by Louie Miller - foul #2 on Louie Miller, team foul #9 | 16-29 |
| Subs | Samford | Pablo Rivera (SG) Enlai Wang | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Bobby Wardinsky (SG), Henry Trahan (C) Ralph Schatz, Louie Miller | |
| 03:44 | Samford | Douglas Nadolski misses the 1st free throw | 16-29 |
| 03:44 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan grabs the defensive rebound | 16-29 |
| 03:27 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Larry Salter | 16-31 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Douglas Nadolski (fresh) SG - Pablo Rivera (fresh) SF - Harry Maxey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Reid (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - David Marburger (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bobby Wardinsky (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry Salter (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brent Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Henry Trahan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Samford | Henry Trahan is called for the reach on Ronald Powell - foul #3 on Henry Trahan, team foul #10 | 16-31 |
| Subs | Samford | Enlai Wang (PF) Douglas Nadolski | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller (C) Henry Trahan | |
| 03:21 | Samford | Ronald Powell makes the 1st free throw | 17-31 |
| 03:21 | Samford | Ronald Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 18-31 |
| 03:00 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Powell picks off the pass by Larry Salter | 18-31 |
| 02:33 | Samford | A charge is called on Harry Maxey - foul #1 on Harry Maxey, team foul #6 | 18-31 |
| Subs | Samford | Anthony Barcus (PG), Neal Auld (SG), Paul Platt (SF) Pablo Rivera, Harry Maxey, Enlai Wang | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 02:18 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on David Marburger, team foul #11 | 18-31 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick Daniels (PF) Brent Smith | |
| 02:00 | Samford | Ronald Powell's pass is intercepted by Patrick Daniels | 18-31 |
| 01:41 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger connects on the 3 from straight away | 18-34 |
| 01:20 | Samford | Anthony Barcus knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-34 |
| 01:08 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger loses the ball out of bounds | 21-34 |
| Subs | Samford | Erik Gregg (PF), Eric Dunn (C) Ronald Powell, Michael Reid | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | David Youngs (PG), Donald Castle (SF) David Marburger, Larry Salter | |
| 00:45 | Samford | Patrick Daniels denies the turnaround by Erik Gregg | 21-34 |
| 00:44 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller snags the defensive board | 21-34 |
| 00:25 | Gardner-Webb | Bobby Wardinsky connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by David Youngs | 21-37 |
| 00:05 | Samford | Anthony Barcus misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-37 |
| 00:04 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller snags the defensive board | 21-37 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 21-37 |