| Lineup | Samford | PG - Douglas Whisenant (fresh) SG - Elton Eichner (fresh) SF - Ulysses Strasser (fresh) PF - Harry Eakes (fresh) C - Emanuel Gainey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | TX State-San Marcos | PG - James Pickering (fresh) SG - Kevin Morgan (fresh) SF - Walter Young (fresh) PF - Luke Sloan (fresh) C - Cody Widger (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | TX State-San Marcos | Luke Sloan wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | TX State-San Marcos | TX State-San Marcos is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | TX State-San Marcos | Luke Sloan misses the floater from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Samford | Emanuel Gainey snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | TX State-San Marcos | Kevin Morgan throws it down on a great pass from James Pickering | 2-2 |
| 18:33 | Samford | Emanuel Gainey is fouled on the floor by Luke Sloan - foul #1 on Luke Sloan, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:21 | Samford | Emanuel Gainey clanks a floater from the right side | 2-2 |
| 18:20 | TX State-San Marcos | James Pickering pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:15 | TX State-San Marcos | James Pickering hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Morgan | 2-5 |
| 18:12 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser loses the dribble to Kevin Morgan in the backcourt | 2-5 |
| 18:01 | TX State-San Marcos | Kevin Morgan blows the layup but he's fouled by Elton Eichner - foul #1 on Elton Eichner, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:01 | TX State-San Marcos | Kevin Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 18:01 | TX State-San Marcos | Kevin Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 2-7 |
| 17:37 | Samford | Cody Widger steals the ball from Elton Eichner | 2-7 |
| 17:26 | TX State-San Marcos | Ulysses Strasser picks off the pass by Kevin Morgan | 2-7 |
| 17:23 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser is hacked by James Pickering in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Pickering, team foul #2 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Vincent Cox (PG), Geoffrey Kendall (SG), Stephen Davis (SF), Donald Titsworth (PF), Bob Westmoreland (C) James Pickering, Kevin Morgan, Walter Young, Luke Sloan, Cody Widger | |
| 17:07 | Samford | Douglas Whisenant is alone and drills a jump hook near the basket | 4-7 |
| 16:51 | TX State-San Marcos | Bob Westmoreland misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 16:49 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser grabs the defensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:32 | Samford | Douglas Whisenant can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 4-7 |
| 16:30 | Samford | Emanuel Gainey pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:19 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 16:17 | TX State-San Marcos | Donald Titsworth grabs the defensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:07 | TX State-San Marcos | Geoffrey Kendall can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 4-7 |
| 16:06 | Samford | Emanuel Gainey grabs the board | 4-7 |
| 15:47 | Samford | Donald Titsworth steps in front of the Elton Eichner pass | 4-7 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Douglas Whisenant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Elton Eichner (fairly fresh) SF - Ulysses Strasser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harry Eakes (fairly fresh) C - Emanuel Gainey (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | TX State-San Marcos | PG - Vincent Cox (fairly fresh) SG - Geoffrey Kendall (fresh) SF - Stephen Davis (fairly fresh) PF - Donald Titsworth (fairly fresh) C - Bob Westmoreland (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:28 | TX State-San Marcos | Vincent Cox is fouled on the floor by Emanuel Gainey - foul #1 on Emanuel Gainey, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Freeman (PG), Johnny Lewis (SG), Paul Graves (SF), Mark Reda (PF), Ronnie Jackson (C) Douglas Whisenant, Elton Eichner, Ulysses Strasser, Harry Eakes, Emanuel Gainey | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | James Pickering (PG), Kevin Morgan (SG), Walter Young (SF), Luke Sloan (PF), Lorenzo Rodriquez (C) Vincent Cox, Geoffrey Kendall, Stephen Davis, Donald Titsworth, Bob Westmoreland | |
| 15:18 | TX State-San Marcos | Luke Sloan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-7 |
| 15:17 | TX State-San Marcos | Lorenzo Rodriquez snags the offensive board | 4-7 |
| 15:03 | TX State-San Marcos | Paul Graves takes the ball from James Pickering | 4-7 |
| 14:47 | Samford | Richard Freeman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-7 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Cody Widger (C) Lorenzo Rodriquez | |
| 14:32 | TX State-San Marcos | Luke Sloan scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by James Pickering | 4-9 |
| 14:26 | Samford | Richard Freeman loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-9 |
| 14:07 | TX State-San Marcos | Paul Graves steals it from Walter Young | 4-9 |
| 13:44 | Samford | Mark Reda misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 4-9 |
| 13:43 | TX State-San Marcos | Luke Sloan grabs the defensive rebound | 4-9 |
| 13:29 | TX State-San Marcos | Kevin Morgan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Freeman - foul #1 on Richard Freeman, team foul #3 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Samford | Douglas Whisenant (PG), Elton Eichner (SG), Ulysses Strasser (SF), Harry Eakes (PF), Emanuel Gainey (C) Richard Freeman, Johnny Lewis, Paul Graves, Mark Reda, Ronnie Jackson | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Vincent Cox (PG), Stephen Davis (SF), Donald Titsworth (PF), Bob Westmoreland (C) James Pickering, Walter Young, Luke Sloan, Cody Widger | |
| 13:29 | TX State-San Marcos | Kevin Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 4-10 |
| 13:29 | TX State-San Marcos | Kevin Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 4-11 |
| 13:22 | Samford | Douglas Whisenant lays it up and in on a nice dish by Elton Eichner and he's fouled by Donald Titsworth - foul #1 on Donald Titsworth, team foul #3 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Geoffrey Kendall (SG) Kevin Morgan | |
| 13:22 | Samford | Douglas Whisenant makes the free throw | 7-11 |
| 12:53 | TX State-San Marcos | Stephen Davis comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-11 |
| 12:52 | Samford | The rebound goes to Harry Eakes | 7-11 |
| 12:39 | Samford | Donald Titsworth picks off the pass by Douglas Whisenant | 7-11 |
| 12:27 | TX State-San Marcos | Bob Westmoreland misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-11 |
| 12:25 | TX State-San Marcos | Donald Titsworth pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 12:09 | TX State-San Marcos | Vincent Cox drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Geoffrey Kendall | 7-14 |
| 12:05 | Samford | Douglas Whisenant throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-14 |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Freeman (PG), Johnny Lewis (SG), Paul Graves (SF), Mark Reda (PF), Ronnie Jackson (C) Douglas Whisenant, Elton Eichner, Ulysses Strasser, Harry Eakes, Emanuel Gainey | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | James Pickering (PG), Walter Young (SF), Luke Sloan (PF), Lorenzo Rodriquez (C) Vincent Cox, Stephen Davis, Donald Titsworth, Bob Westmoreland | |
| 11:47 | TX State-San Marcos | Johnny Lewis is called for the reach on Luke Sloan - foul #1 on Johnny Lewis, team foul #4 | 7-14 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Richard Freeman (fresh) SG - Johnny Lewis (fresh) SF - Paul Graves (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Mark Reda (fresh) C - Ronnie Jackson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | TX State-San Marcos | PG - James Pickering (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Geoffrey Kendall (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Young (fairly fresh) PF - Luke Sloan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Lorenzo Rodriquez (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | TX State-San Marcos | Walter Young banks in the layup and the foul's on Johnny Lewis - foul #2 on Johnny Lewis, team foul #5 | 7-16 |
| Subs | Samford | Ulysses Strasser (SF) Johnny Lewis | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Kevin Morgan (SG) Geoffrey Kendall | |
| 11:22 | TX State-San Marcos | Walter Young misses the free throw | 7-16 |
| 11:22 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson snags the defensive board | 7-16 |
| 11:15 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Freeman | 9-16 |
| 11:01 | TX State-San Marcos | James Pickering can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-16 |
| 11:00 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser grabs the defensive rebound | 9-16 |
| 10:39 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 11-16 |
| 10:23 | TX State-San Marcos | Kevin Morgan banks in the layup set up by James Pickering | 11-18 |
| 10:00 | Samford | Paul Graves makes the wide open driving attempt from close range set up by Ronnie Jackson | 13-18 |
| 09:41 | TX State-San Marcos | Walter Young misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-18 |
| 09:39 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson pulls down the rebound | 13-18 |
| 09:21 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-18 |
| Subs | Samford | Douglas Whisenant (PG), Elton Eichner (SG), Harry Eakes (PF), Emanuel Gainey (C) Richard Freeman, Mark Reda, Ronnie Jackson, Paul Graves | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Vincent Cox (PG), Geoffrey Kendall (SG), Stephen Davis (SF), Donald Titsworth (PF), Cody Widger (C) James Pickering, Kevin Morgan, Walter Young, Luke Sloan, Lorenzo Rodriquez | |
| 08:59 | TX State-San Marcos | Donald Titsworth hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from Vincent Cox | 13-20 |
| 08:53 | Samford | Emanuel Gainey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-20 |
| 08:40 | TX State-San Marcos | Geoffrey Kendall makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Vincent Cox | 13-23 |
| 08:37 | Samford | Douglas Whisenant is fouled in the backcourt by Vincent Cox - foul #1 on Vincent Cox, team foul #4 | 13-23 |
| 08:18 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-23 |
| 07:57 | TX State-San Marcos | Geoffrey Kendall hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ulysses Strasser - foul #1 on Ulysses Strasser, team foul #6 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Kevin Morgan (SG), Luke Sloan (PF), Bob Westmoreland (C) Vincent Cox, Donald Titsworth, Cody Widger | |
| 07:57 | TX State-San Marcos | Geoffrey Kendall makes the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 07:57 | TX State-San Marcos | Geoffrey Kendall misses the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 07:57 | Samford | Emanuel Gainey snags the defensive board | 16-24 |
| 07:45 | Samford | Douglas Whisenant is hacked by Luke Sloan - foul #2 on Luke Sloan, team foul #5 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Walter Young (SF) Luke Sloan | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Douglas Whisenant (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Elton Eichner (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ulysses Strasser (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harry Eakes (fairly fresh) C - Emanuel Gainey (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | TX State-San Marcos | PG - Geoffrey Kendall (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Morgan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Davis (fairly fresh) C - Bob Westmoreland (fresh) | |
| 07:33 | Samford | Douglas Whisenant is fouled on the floor by Bob Westmoreland - foul #1 on Bob Westmoreland, team foul #6 | 16-24 |
| 07:20 | Samford | Emanuel Gainey throws it down | 18-24 |
| 06:54 | TX State-San Marcos | Walter Young can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 18-24 |
| 06:53 | Samford | The rebound goes to Ulysses Strasser | 18-24 |
| 06:49 | Samford | Kevin Morgan steps in front of the Douglas Whisenant pass in the backcourt | 18-24 |
| 06:46 | TX State-San Marcos | Kevin Morgan can't finish the layup | 18-24 |
| 06:45 | TX State-San Marcos | Kevin Morgan gets the offensive rebound | 18-24 |
| 06:30 | TX State-San Marcos | Harry Eakes is called for the reach on Bob Westmoreland - foul #1 on Harry Eakes, team foul #7 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Freeman (SG), Paul Graves (SF), Mark Reda (PF) Elton Eichner, Ulysses Strasser, Harry Eakes | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | James Pickering (PG), Vincent Cox (SG), Donald Titsworth (PF) Geoffrey Kendall, Kevin Morgan, Stephen Davis | |
| 06:30 | TX State-San Marcos | Bob Westmoreland makes the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 06:30 | TX State-San Marcos | Bob Westmoreland makes the 2nd free throw | 18-26 |
| 06:11 | Samford | Mark Reda hits a shot near the basket on a great pass from Richard Freeman | 20-26 |
| 05:57 | TX State-San Marcos | Donald Titsworth hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Mark Reda - foul #1 on Mark Reda, team foul #8 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Samford | Harry Eakes (PF) Douglas Whisenant | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Cody Widger (C) Bob Westmoreland | |
| 05:57 | TX State-San Marcos | Donald Titsworth makes the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 05:57 | TX State-San Marcos | Donald Titsworth misses the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 05:57 | Samford | Emanuel Gainey snags the defensive board | 20-27 |
| 05:42 | Samford | Harry Eakes buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 22-27 |
| 05:21 | TX State-San Marcos | Cody Widger misses the shot from close range | 22-27 |
| 05:20 | TX State-San Marcos | Donald Titsworth can't tip it in | 22-27 |
| 05:18 | TX State-San Marcos | Cody Widger gets the offensive rebound | 22-27 |
| 05:04 | TX State-San Marcos | Walter Young can't finish the layup | 22-27 |
| 05:02 | Samford | Emanuel Gainey pulls down the rebound | 22-27 |
| 04:42 | Samford | Paul Graves misses the easy layup | 22-27 |
| 04:41 | TX State-San Marcos | Donald Titsworth pulls down the rebound | 22-27 |
| 04:22 | TX State-San Marcos | James Pickering can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 22-27 |
| 04:20 | TX State-San Marcos | Donald Titsworth tips it home | 22-29 |
| 04:10 | Samford | Richard Freeman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 22-29 |
| 04:09 | Samford | Emanuel Gainey grabs the offensive board | 22-29 |
| 03:54 | Samford | Emanuel Gainey hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 22-29 |
| 03:52 | Samford | Harry Eakes tips it home | 24-29 |
| 03:45 | TX State-San Marcos | Cody Widger hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Pickering | 24-32 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Richard Freeman (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mark Reda (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Graves (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Harry Eakes (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Emanuel Gainey (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | TX State-San Marcos | PG - James Pickering (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Vincent Cox (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Young (tired) 2 pts. PF - Donald Titsworth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Cody Widger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:38 | Samford | Emanuel Gainey misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Cody Widger - foul #1 on Cody Widger, team foul #7 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Samford | Johnny Lewis (PG), Elton Eichner (SG), Ulysses Strasser (SF), Ronnie Jackson (PF) Richard Freeman, Mark Reda, Paul Graves, Harry Eakes | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Geoffrey Kendall (PG), Kevin Morgan (SG), Stephen Davis (SF), Luke Sloan (PF), Bob Westmoreland (C) James Pickering, Vincent Cox, Walter Young, Donald Titsworth, Cody Widger | |
| 03:38 | Samford | Emanuel Gainey makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 03:38 | Samford | Emanuel Gainey makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 03:21 | TX State-San Marcos | Stephen Davis double dribbles | 26-32 |
| 03:09 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-32 |
| 02:56 | TX State-San Marcos | Stephen Davis is hacked by Johnny Lewis - foul #3 on Johnny Lewis, team foul #9 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Samford | Douglas Whisenant (PG), Harry Eakes (PF) Johnny Lewis, Emanuel Gainey | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | | |
| 02:56 | TX State-San Marcos | Stephen Davis misses the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 02:56 | Samford | Harry Eakes pulls down the rebound | 29-32 |
| 02:36 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Bob Westmoreland - foul #2 on Bob Westmoreland, team foul #8 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Lorenzo Rodriquez (C) Bob Westmoreland | |
| 02:36 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 02:36 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 02:14 | TX State-San Marcos | Stephen Davis is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Stephen Davis, team foul #9 | 30-32 |
| 01:57 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser's fadeaway is rejected by Stephen Davis | 30-32 |
| 01:56 | TX State-San Marcos | Stephen Davis pulls down the rebound | 30-32 |
| 01:32 | TX State-San Marcos | Stephen Davis clanks a jumper from the baseline | 30-32 |
| 01:31 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser grabs the defensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 01:19 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-32 |
| Subs | Samford | Emanuel Gainey (C) Harry Eakes | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | James Pickering (PG), Bob Westmoreland (C) Geoffrey Kendall, Lorenzo Rodriquez | |
| 00:56 | TX State-San Marcos | Ulysses Strasser is called for the reach on Stephen Davis - foul #2 on Ulysses Strasser, team foul #10 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Freeman (SG), Paul Graves (PF) Elton Eichner, Ronnie Jackson | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | | |
| 00:56 | TX State-San Marcos | Stephen Davis misses the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 00:56 | TX State-San Marcos | Stephen Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 00:56 | Samford | Paul Graves gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 00:41 | Samford | Douglas Whisenant misses long on a runner from the left block | 30-32 |
| 00:39 | TX State-San Marcos | Luke Sloan grabs the board | 30-32 |
| 00:32 | TX State-San Marcos | Ulysses Strasser steals it from Bob Westmoreland | 30-32 |
| 00:29 | Samford | Richard Freeman is hacked by Stephen Davis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephen Davis, team foul #10 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Samford | Mark Reda (PF) Ulysses Strasser | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Donald Titsworth (SF), Robert Bivens (C) Stephen Davis, Bob Westmoreland | |
| 00:29 | Samford | Richard Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 00:29 | Samford | Richard Freeman misses the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 00:29 | TX State-San Marcos | Donald Titsworth gets the rebound | 31-32 |
| 00:05 | TX State-San Marcos | Mark Reda takes the ball from Donald Titsworth | 31-32 |
| 00:03 | Samford | Paul Graves double dribbles in the backcourt | 31-32 |
| Subs | Samford | Elton Eichner (SG) Emanuel Gainey | |
| Subs | TX State-San Marcos | Geoffrey Kendall (SG), Lorenzo Rodriquez (C) Kevin Morgan, Robert Bivens | |
| 00:01 | TX State-San Marcos | Lorenzo Rodriquez loses the ball out of bounds | 31-32 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Richard Freeman clanks a halfcourt shot | 31-32 |