| Lineup | Samford | PG - Troy Shea (fresh) SG - Frankie Taylor (fresh) SF - George Dials (fresh) PF - Jacob Lantz (fresh) C - Christopher Szafranski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - David Petrone (fresh) SG - Henry Schmidt (fresh) SF - Patrick Owens (fresh) PF - Percy Flynn (fresh) C - Nenad Jezierski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Carolina | Nenad Jezierski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Western Carolina | David Petrone loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Samford | Frankie Taylor scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Troy Shea and he's fouled by Patrick Owens - foul #1 on Patrick Owens, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Samford | Frankie Taylor makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:53 | Western Carolina | Nenad Jezierski buries a shot from close range set up by David Petrone | 3-2 |
| 18:36 | Samford | George Dials hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 18:35 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to David Petrone | 3-2 |
| 18:11 | Western Carolina | Patrick Owens misses the dunk attempt | 3-2 |
| 18:10 | Western Carolina | Nenad Jezierski tips it back up and in | 3-4 |
| 17:49 | Samford | Jacob Lantz comes up short on the shot in the paint | 3-4 |
| 17:48 | Samford | Troy Shea tips it but misses | 3-4 |
| 17:47 | Western Carolina | Percy Flynn pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:35 | Western Carolina | David Petrone misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Troy Shea - foul #1 on Troy Shea, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 17:35 | Western Carolina | David Petrone misses the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:35 | Western Carolina | David Petrone makes the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:15 | Samford | Jacob Lantz is hacked by Patrick Owens - foul #2 on Patrick Owens, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Charles Cook (SF) Patrick Owens | |
| 17:02 | Samford | George Dials misses badly on a runner near the basket | 3-5 |
| 17:01 | Samford | Christopher Szafranski tips it back up and in | 5-5 |
| 16:55 | Western Carolina | Charles Cook hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-5 |
| 16:54 | Samford | Christopher Szafranski pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:52 | Samford | Troy Shea double dribbles in the backcourt | 5-5 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Gibbons (C) Nenad Jezierski | |
| 16:33 | Western Carolina | David Petrone drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Cook | 5-8 |
| 16:16 | Samford | Troy Shea hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Thomas Gibbons - foul #1 on Thomas Gibbons, team foul #3 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Strayer (PF) Jacob Lantz | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | William Makofsky (PG), Douglas Trainor (SG) David Petrone, Henry Schmidt | |
| 16:16 | Samford | Troy Shea makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 16:16 | Samford | Troy Shea makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 16:06 | Western Carolina | Percy Flynn misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 16:05 | Western Carolina | Thomas Gibbons snags the offensive board | 7-8 |
| 15:46 | Western Carolina | Frankie Taylor is called for the reach on William Makofsky - foul #1 on Frankie Taylor, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Samford | Jason Marrs (PG), Paul Wakeland (SG), Michael French (PF), Harry Griffin (C) Troy Shea, Frankie Taylor, George Dials, Christopher Szafranski | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Carl Pierce (PF) Percy Flynn | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jason Marrs (fresh) SG - Paul Wakeland (fresh) SF - Robert Strayer (fresh) PF - Michael French (fresh) C - Harry Griffin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - William Makofsky (fresh) SG - Douglas Trainor (fresh) SF - Charles Cook (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Carl Pierce (fresh) C - Thomas Gibbons (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Western Carolina | Carl Pierce misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 7-8 |
| 15:39 | Samford | Robert Strayer pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 15:31 | Samford | Jason Marrs scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Paul Wakeland | 9-8 |
| 15:20 | Western Carolina | William Makofsky is fouled on the floor by Jason Marrs - foul #1 on Jason Marrs, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Nenad Jezierski (C) Thomas Gibbons | |
| 15:08 | Western Carolina | Douglas Trainor misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 15:06 | Samford | Michael French snags the defensive board | 9-8 |
| 14:59 | Samford | The short jumper by Harry Griffin is denied by Nenad Jezierski | 9-8 |
| 14:57 | Samford | Michael French grabs the offensive board | 9-8 |
| 14:48 | Samford | Michael French is fouled on the floor by Nenad Jezierski - foul #1 on Nenad Jezierski, team foul #4 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Samford | Troy Shea (PG), George Dials (SF), Jacob Lantz (PF) Jason Marrs, Michael French, Harry Griffin | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Petrone (PG), Henry Schmidt (SG), Percy Flynn (PF) William Makofsky, Douglas Trainor, Carl Pierce | |
| 14:30 | Samford | George Dials hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 14:28 | Western Carolina | David Petrone pulls down the rebound | 9-8 |
| 14:17 | Western Carolina | Nenad Jezierski comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Paul Wakeland - foul #1 on Paul Wakeland, team foul #4 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Samford | Frankie Taylor (SG), Christopher Szafranski (C) Paul Wakeland, Robert Strayer | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | William Makofsky (SF) Charles Cook | |
| 14:17 | Western Carolina | Nenad Jezierski misses the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:17 | Western Carolina | Nenad Jezierski misses the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:17 | Western Carolina | William Makofsky gets the offensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 14:05 | Western Carolina | Jacob Lantz is called for the reach on Percy Flynn - foul #1 on Jacob Lantz, team foul #5 | 9-8 |
| 13:50 | Western Carolina | Percy Flynn can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 13:49 | Western Carolina | David Petrone tips it back up and in | 9-10 |
| 13:24 | Samford | Jacob Lantz misses badly on a floater in the paint | 9-10 |
| 13:23 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Percy Flynn | 9-10 |
| 13:10 | Western Carolina | David Petrone misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-10 |
| 13:08 | Samford | Jacob Lantz gets the rebound | 9-10 |
| 12:49 | Samford | Frankie Taylor comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-10 |
| 12:47 | Western Carolina | Nenad Jezierski snags the defensive board | 9-10 |
| 12:26 | Western Carolina | Jacob Lantz takes the ball from Percy Flynn | 9-10 |
| 12:15 | Samford | Jacob Lantz banks in the layup and the foul's on Percy Flynn - foul #1 on Percy Flynn, team foul #5 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Samford | Paul Wakeland (PG), Robert Strayer (SF) Troy Shea, George Dials | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Douglas Trainor (SG), Charles Cook (SF), Carl Pierce (PF), Thomas Gibbons (C) David Petrone, Henry Schmidt, Percy Flynn, Nenad Jezierski | |
| 12:15 | Samford | Jacob Lantz makes the free throw | 12-10 |
| 12:05 | Western Carolina | Carl Pierce hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Cook | 12-12 |
| 11:49 | Samford | Jacob Lantz throws it down | 14-12 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Paul Wakeland (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frankie Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Strayer (fresh) PF - Jacob Lantz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Christopher Szafranski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - William Makofsky (fresh) SG - Douglas Trainor (fresh) SF - Charles Cook (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Carl Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Gibbons (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | Western Carolina | William Makofsky misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-12 |
| 11:20 | Samford | Frankie Taylor gets the rebound | 14-12 |
| 11:05 | Samford | Robert Strayer comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 14-12 |
| 11:04 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Thomas Gibbons | 14-12 |
| 10:49 | Western Carolina | William Makofsky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-12 |
| Subs | Samford | Troy Shea (PG), George Dials (SF), Harry Griffin (C) Frankie Taylor, Jacob Lantz, Christopher Szafranski | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Henry Schmidt (SG), Percy Flynn (PF) William Makofsky, Carl Pierce | |
| 10:29 | Samford | Troy Shea misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Thomas Gibbons - foul #2 on Thomas Gibbons, team foul #6 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Petrone (PG), Jonathan Brown (C) Douglas Trainor, Thomas Gibbons | |
| 10:29 | Samford | Troy Shea makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 10:29 | Samford | Troy Shea misses the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 10:29 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Jonathan Brown | 15-12 |
| 10:13 | Western Carolina | Charles Cook comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 15-12 |
| 10:11 | Samford | Harry Griffin pulls down the rebound | 15-12 |
| 10:06 | Samford | Troy Shea knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Paul Wakeland | 17-12 |
| 09:56 | Western Carolina | Harry Griffin steals it from Jonathan Brown | 17-12 |
| 09:39 | Samford | Troy Shea can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 17-12 |
| 09:37 | Samford | Robert Strayer tips it in | 19-12 |
| 09:15 | Western Carolina | David Petrone is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on David Petrone, team foul #7 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | William Makofsky (SF), Nenad Jezierski (C) Charles Cook, Jonathan Brown | |
| 08:58 | Samford | Harry Griffin buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Troy Shea | 21-12 |
| 08:36 | Western Carolina | William Makofsky drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by David Petrone | 21-14 |
| 08:25 | Samford | Percy Flynn steps in front of the Troy Shea pass | 21-14 |
| 08:05 | Western Carolina | David Petrone comes up short on the 3 from the right corner but he's fouled by Troy Shea - foul #2 on Troy Shea, team foul #6 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Samford | Jason Marrs (PG), Frankie Taylor (SG), Michael French (SF), Christopher Szafranski (C) Troy Shea, Paul Wakeland, George Dials, Robert Strayer | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Charles Cook (SF) Henry Schmidt | |
| 08:05 | Western Carolina | David Petrone makes the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 08:05 | Western Carolina | David Petrone makes the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 08:05 | Western Carolina | David Petrone misses the 3rd free throw | 21-16 |
| 08:05 | Samford | Harry Griffin grabs the board | 21-16 |
| 07:54 | Samford | Michael French lays it up and in set up by Jason Marrs | 23-16 |
| 07:42 | Western Carolina | William Makofsky can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-16 |
| 07:41 | Samford | Harry Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 23-16 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jason Marrs (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frankie Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael French (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harry Griffin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Szafranski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - David Petrone (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Makofsky (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Cook (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Percy Flynn (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Nenad Jezierski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Samford | Jason Marrs is whistled for a carry | 23-16 |
| Subs | Samford | Jacob Lantz (PF) Harry Griffin | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Douglas Trainor (SG), Carl Pierce (PF), Jonathan Brown (C) David Petrone, Percy Flynn, Nenad Jezierski | |
| 06:56 | Western Carolina | Douglas Trainor scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jonathan Brown | 23-18 |
| 06:41 | Samford | Michael French loses the dribble to William Makofsky | 23-18 |
| 06:17 | Western Carolina | Jonathan Brown misses long on a jumper from the left side | 23-18 |
| 06:16 | Samford | Michael French grabs the board | 23-18 |
| 05:50 | Samford | Frankie Taylor misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 23-18 |
| 05:48 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Jonathan Brown | 23-18 |
| 05:37 | Western Carolina | Frankie Taylor is called for the reach on Douglas Trainor - foul #2 on Frankie Taylor, team foul #7 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Samford | Paul Wakeland (PG), George Dials (SF) Jason Marrs, Frankie Taylor | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Henry Schmidt (SG), Edward Stookey (SF), Percy Flynn (PF), Nenad Jezierski (C) William Makofsky, Charles Cook, Carl Pierce, Jonathan Brown | |
| 05:37 | Western Carolina | Douglas Trainor misses the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 05:37 | Samford | Jacob Lantz pulls down the rebound | 23-18 |
| 05:12 | Samford | Paul Wakeland drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Michael French | 26-18 |
| 04:52 | Western Carolina | A charge is called on Percy Flynn - foul #2 on Percy Flynn, team foul #8 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Strayer (PF), Harry Griffin (C) Jacob Lantz, Christopher Szafranski | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Petrone (PG), Carl Pierce (PF) Douglas Trainor, Percy Flynn | |
| 04:31 | Samford | David Petrone takes the ball from Paul Wakeland | 26-18 |
| 04:16 | Western Carolina | Henry Schmidt misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-18 |
| 04:14 | Samford | The rebound goes to Robert Strayer | 26-18 |
| 03:57 | Samford | Michael French knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by George Dials and the foul's on Henry Schmidt - foul #1 on Henry Schmidt, team foul #9 | 28-18 |
| Subs | Samford | Troy Shea (PG), Frankie Taylor (SG) Paul Wakeland, Harry Griffin | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Patrick Owens (SF), Percy Flynn (PF) Edward Stookey, Carl Pierce | |
| 03:57 | Samford | Michael French makes the free throw | 29-18 |
| 03:41 | Western Carolina | Patrick Owens misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-18 |
| 03:40 | Samford | Michael French grabs the board | 29-18 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Troy Shea (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frankie Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Dials (fresh) PF - Michael French (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Strayer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - David Petrone (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Schmidt (fresh) SF - Patrick Owens (fresh) PF - Percy Flynn (fresh) 2 reb. C - Nenad Jezierski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Samford | Frankie Taylor throws it down on a nice dish by Troy Shea and he's fouled by Henry Schmidt - foul #2 on Henry Schmidt, team foul #10 | 31-18 |
| Subs | Samford | Jacob Lantz (PF), Christopher Szafranski (C) Michael French, Robert Strayer | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Gibbons (C) Nenad Jezierski | |
| 03:35 | Samford | Frankie Taylor makes the free throw | 32-18 |
| 03:28 | Western Carolina | Patrick Owens hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-18 |
| 03:26 | Samford | Christopher Szafranski pulls down the rebound | 32-18 |
| 03:21 | Samford | Frankie Taylor misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-18 |
| 03:20 | Samford | Jacob Lantz hits the follow up shot | 34-18 |
| 03:06 | Western Carolina | Patrick Owens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-18 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | William Makofsky (PG) David Petrone | |
| 02:53 | Samford | Christopher Szafranski is fouled on the floor by William Makofsky - foul #1 on William Makofsky, team foul #11 | 34-18 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Charles Cook (SG) Henry Schmidt | |
| 02:53 | Samford | Christopher Szafranski misses the 1st free throw | 34-18 |
| 02:53 | Samford | Christopher Szafranski misses the 2nd free throw | 34-18 |
| 02:53 | Western Carolina | Charles Cook grabs the board | 34-18 |
| 02:33 | Western Carolina | Patrick Owens loses the dribble to Jacob Lantz | 34-18 |
| 02:15 | Samford | Frankie Taylor knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from George Dials | 37-18 |
| 01:55 | Western Carolina | Patrick Owens misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-18 |
| 01:53 | Western Carolina | Percy Flynn hits the follow up shot | 37-20 |
| 01:37 | Samford | Troy Shea hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 37-20 |
| 01:35 | Samford | Christopher Szafranski grabs the offensive board | 37-20 |
| 01:14 | Samford | Christopher Szafranski lays it in set up by Frankie Taylor | 39-20 |
| 01:04 | Western Carolina | Percy Flynn hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Makofsky | 39-22 |
| 00:42 | Samford | Percy Flynn is called for the reach on Jacob Lantz - foul #3 on Percy Flynn, team foul #12 | 39-22 |
| Subs | Samford | Paul Wakeland (PG), Michael French (SG), Robert Strayer (SF), Harry Griffin (C) Troy Shea, Frankie Taylor, George Dials, Christopher Szafranski | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Petrone (PG), Henry Schmidt (SG), Carl Pierce (PF), Nenad Jezierski (C) William Makofsky, Patrick Owens, Percy Flynn, Thomas Gibbons | |
| 00:42 | Samford | Jacob Lantz makes the 1st free throw | 40-22 |
| 00:42 | Samford | Jacob Lantz makes the 2nd free throw | 41-22 |
| 00:19 | Western Carolina | Carl Pierce comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jacob Lantz - foul #2 on Jacob Lantz, team foul #8 | 41-22 |
| Subs | Samford | Jason Marrs (PG) Jacob Lantz | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 00:19 | Western Carolina | Carl Pierce misses the 1st free throw | 41-22 |
| 00:19 | Western Carolina | Carl Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 41-23 |
| 00:02 | Samford | Robert Strayer misses the lay-in | 41-23 |
| 00:00 | Western Carolina | Nenad Jezierski grabs the board | 41-23 |