| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Bryan Gorsuch (fresh) SG - Heath Swann (fresh) SF - Ronald Owens (fresh) PF - David Linthicum (fresh) C - Earl Daly (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Woodrow King (fresh) SG - James Alpert (fresh) SF - Thomas Hintz (fresh) PF - Otto Jones (fresh) C - Brian Henricks (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UNC Wilmington | David Linthicum wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | UNC Wilmington | Bryan Gorsuch makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Owens | 3-0 |
| 19:20 | Samford | James Alpert misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-0 |
| 19:19 | UNC Wilmington | Ronald Owens grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 19:15 | UNC Wilmington | Bryan Gorsuch scores on a shot from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 19:07 | Samford | Woodrow King's pass is intercepted by Bryan Gorsuch | 5-0 |
| 18:49 | UNC Wilmington | David Linthicum misses the floater from just outside the lane | 5-0 |
| 18:48 | Samford | The rebound goes to Brian Henricks | 5-0 |
| 18:46 | Samford | Woodrow King's pass is intercepted by Bryan Gorsuch in the backcourt | 5-0 |
| 18:40 | UNC Wilmington | Earl Daly is fouled on the floor by Brian Henricks - foul #1 on Brian Henricks, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 18:33 | UNC Wilmington | David Linthicum throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-0 |
| 18:20 | Samford | Brian Henricks knocks in the jumper from close range and he's hacked by Earl Daly - foul #1 on Earl Daly, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 18:20 | Samford | Brian Henricks makes the free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:51 | UNC Wilmington | David Linthicum clanks a floater from the left wing | 5-3 |
| 17:50 | Samford | Brian Henricks pulls down the rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:46 | Samford | Woodrow King buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by James Alpert | 5-6 |
| 17:42 | UNC Wilmington | David Linthicum hits a jumpshot from the right side and the foul's on James Alpert - foul #1 on James Alpert, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| 17:42 | UNC Wilmington | David Linthicum makes the free throw | 8-6 |
| 17:17 | Samford | James Alpert buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Hintz | 8-9 |
| 17:06 | UNC Wilmington | David Linthicum can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 8-9 |
| 17:05 | Samford | The rebound goes to Otto Jones | 8-9 |
| 16:50 | Samford | Thomas Hintz knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Woodrow King | 8-12 |
| 16:32 | UNC Wilmington | Bryan Gorsuch can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-12 |
| 16:31 | Samford | Brian Henricks pulls down the rebound | 8-12 |
| 16:11 | Samford | Otto Jones knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Woodrow King | 8-14 |
| 16:04 | UNC Wilmington | David Linthicum misses the jump hook from the right block | 8-14 |
| 16:03 | UNC Wilmington | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Owens | 8-14 |
| 15:46 | UNC Wilmington | Ronald Owens comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-14 |
| 15:44 | UNC Wilmington | David Linthicum tips it in | 10-14 |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Bryan Gorsuch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Heath Swann (fairly fresh) SF - Ronald Owens (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Linthicum (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Earl Daly (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Woodrow King (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Alpert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Hintz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Otto Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Henricks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Samford | Otto Jones dunks the ball | 10-16 |
| 14:59 | UNC Wilmington | The jump hook by David Linthicum is blocked by Brian Henricks | 10-16 |
| 14:57 | UNC Wilmington | David Linthicum tips it back up and in | 12-16 |
| 14:52 | Samford | Brian Henricks is fouled on the floor by Ronald Owens - foul #1 on Ronald Owens, team foul #2 | 12-16 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Jordan Ford (PG), Mark Marshall (SG), Elliott Kleinman (SF), Joseph Andersen (PF), Shaun Cardillo (C) Bryan Gorsuch, Heath Swann, Ronald Owens, David Linthicum, Earl Daly | |
| Subs | Samford | Mathew Silas (PG), Thomas Ostrom (SG), James Grant (SF), Albert Dawson (PF), Patrick Potter (C) Woodrow King, James Alpert, Thomas Hintz, Otto Jones, Brian Henricks | |
| 14:36 | Samford | Albert Dawson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-16 |
| 14:34 | Samford | Patrick Potter hits the follow up shot | 12-18 |
| 14:12 | UNC Wilmington | Jordan Ford clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-18 |
| 14:10 | Samford | Thomas Ostrom grabs the board | 12-18 |
| 14:06 | Samford | Thomas Ostrom hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-18 |
| 14:04 | Samford | James Grant hits the follow up shot | 12-20 |
| 13:46 | UNC Wilmington | Patrick Potter picks off the pass by Joseph Andersen | 12-20 |
| 13:27 | Samford | Mathew Silas clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Mark Marshall - foul #1 on Mark Marshall, team foul #3 | 12-20 |
| 13:27 | Samford | Mathew Silas makes the 1st free throw | 12-21 |
| 13:27 | Samford | Mathew Silas makes the 2nd free throw | 12-22 |
| 13:19 | UNC Wilmington | Shaun Cardillo connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 14-22 |
| 13:05 | Samford | Albert Dawson is fouled on the floor by Joseph Andersen - foul #1 on Joseph Andersen, team foul #4 | 14-22 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| Subs | Samford | James Alpert (SG), Otto Jones (PF) Thomas Ostrom, Patrick Potter | |
| 12:52 | Samford | Albert Dawson misses badly on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Joseph Andersen - foul #2 on Joseph Andersen, team foul #5 | 14-22 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Joel Price (PF) Joseph Andersen | |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Henricks (C) Mathew Silas | |
| 12:52 | Samford | Albert Dawson misses the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 12:52 | Samford | Albert Dawson misses the 2nd free throw | 14-22 |
| 12:52 | UNC Wilmington | Joel Price grabs the board | 14-22 |
| 12:36 | UNC Wilmington | Jordan Ford is fouled on the floor by James Grant - foul #1 on James Grant, team foul #3 | 14-22 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | John Farr (SF) Shaun Cardillo | |
| Subs | Samford | Woodrow King (PG) Albert Dawson | |
| 12:26 | UNC Wilmington | Elliott Kleinman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 14-22 |
| 12:24 | Samford | Otto Jones grabs the board | 14-22 |
| 12:00 | Samford | James Grant can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-22 |
| 11:59 | Samford | Otto Jones hits the follow up shot | 14-24 |
| 11:47 | UNC Wilmington | Jordan Ford knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Elliott Kleinman | 17-24 |
| 11:25 | Samford | James Grant misses long on a floater from the baseline | 17-24 |
| 11:24 | UNC Wilmington | John Farr pulls down the rebound | 17-24 |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Jordan Ford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mark Marshall (fairly fresh) SF - John Farr (fresh) PF - Joel Price (fresh) C - Elliott Kleinman (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Woodrow King (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Alpert (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Grant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Otto Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Henricks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:01 | UNC Wilmington | Elliott Kleinman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-24 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Bryan Gorsuch (PG), Heath Swann (SG), Ronald Owens (SF), David Linthicum (PF), Earl Daly (C) Jordan Ford, Mark Marshall, John Farr, Joel Price, Elliott Kleinman | |
| Subs | Samford | Mathew Silas (PG), Thomas Ostrom (SG), Thomas Hintz (SF), Albert Dawson (PF), Patrick Potter (C) Woodrow King, James Alpert, James Grant, Otto Jones, Brian Henricks | |
| 10:41 | Samford | Mathew Silas misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 17-24 |
| 10:40 | UNC Wilmington | Ronald Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 17-24 |
| 10:34 | UNC Wilmington | Heath Swann connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by David Linthicum | 20-24 |
| 10:20 | Samford | Thomas Ostrom misses the dunk | 20-24 |
| 10:19 | UNC Wilmington | Ronald Owens gets the rebound | 20-24 |
| 10:05 | UNC Wilmington | Bryan Gorsuch can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 20-24 |
| 10:04 | Samford | The rebound goes to Albert Dawson | 20-24 |
| 09:59 | Samford | Thomas Hintz knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Ostrom | 20-27 |
| 09:37 | UNC Wilmington | Bryan Gorsuch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 20-27 |
| 09:35 | UNC Wilmington | Heath Swann can't tip it in | 20-27 |
| 09:33 | Samford | Patrick Potter snags the defensive board | 20-27 |
| 09:06 | Samford | Earl Daly is called for the reach on Thomas Hintz - foul #2 on Earl Daly, team foul #6 | 20-27 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Jordan Ford (SG), Elliott Kleinman (SF), Shaun Cardillo (C) Heath Swann, Ronald Owens, Earl Daly | |
| Subs | Samford | Woodrow King (PG), James Alpert (SG), Otto Jones (PF), Brian Henricks (C) Mathew Silas, Thomas Ostrom, Albert Dawson, Patrick Potter | |
| 08:57 | Samford | Thomas Hintz misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-27 |
| 08:55 | Samford | Brian Henricks tips it home | 20-29 |
| 08:38 | UNC Wilmington | Shaun Cardillo misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 20-29 |
| 08:37 | Samford | Brian Henricks grabs the board | 20-29 |
| 08:24 | Samford | Brian Henricks scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Thomas Hintz | 20-31 |
| 08:04 | UNC Wilmington | Bryan Gorsuch misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 20-31 |
| 08:02 | UNC Wilmington | David Linthicum tips it but misses | 20-31 |
| 08:00 | UNC Wilmington | David Linthicum misses the tip | 20-31 |
| 07:58 | Samford | The rebound goes to Woodrow King | 20-31 |
| 07:52 | Samford | Woodrow King scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by James Alpert | 20-34 |
| 07:31 | UNC Wilmington | David Linthicum knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from Bryan Gorsuch and he's hacked by James Alpert - foul #2 on James Alpert, team foul #4 | 22-34 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Mark Marshall (PG), Heath Swann (SG), Ronald Owens (SF) Bryan Gorsuch, Jordan Ford, Shaun Cardillo | |
| Subs | Samford | James Grant (SG), Albert Dawson (SF) James Alpert, Thomas Hintz | |
| 07:31 | UNC Wilmington | David Linthicum misses the free throw | 22-34 |
| 07:31 | Samford | Otto Jones snags the defensive board | 22-34 |
| 07:08 | Samford | Albert Dawson misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Ronald Owens - foul #2 on Ronald Owens, team foul #7 | 22-34 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Joel Price (PF), Shaun Cardillo (C) Ronald Owens, David Linthicum | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 07:08 | Samford | Albert Dawson misses the 1st free throw | 22-34 |
| 07:08 | Samford | Albert Dawson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-35 |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Mark Marshall (fresh) SG - Heath Swann (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Elliott Kleinman (fresh) PF - Joel Price (fresh) C - Shaun Cardillo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Woodrow King (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Grant (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Albert Dawson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Otto Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Henricks (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:50 | UNC Wilmington | Albert Dawson steals it from Elliott Kleinman | 22-35 |
| 06:25 | Samford | Albert Dawson comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Mark Marshall - foul #2 on Mark Marshall, team foul #8 | 22-35 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Jordan Ford (PG), John Farr (SF) Mark Marshall, Elliott Kleinman | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 06:25 | Samford | Albert Dawson misses the 1st free throw | 22-35 |
| 06:25 | Samford | Albert Dawson misses the 2nd free throw | 22-35 |
| 06:25 | UNC Wilmington | Joel Price snags the defensive board | 22-35 |
| 06:12 | UNC Wilmington | Albert Dawson takes the ball from John Farr | 22-35 |
| 05:52 | Samford | Brian Henricks can't connect on a shot from the left side | 22-35 |
| 05:51 | UNC Wilmington | John Farr pulls down the rebound | 22-35 |
| 05:33 | UNC Wilmington | Otto Jones is called for the reach on Shaun Cardillo - foul #1 on Otto Jones, team foul #5 | 22-35 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Bryan Gorsuch (PG), Elliott Kleinman (C) John Farr, Shaun Cardillo | |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Ostrom (SG), Thomas Hintz (SF), Manuel Ferguson (PF), Patrick Potter (C) Woodrow King, Albert Dawson, Otto Jones, Brian Henricks | |
| 05:26 | UNC Wilmington | Bryan Gorsuch hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Heath Swann | 25-35 |
| 05:02 | Samford | Patrick Potter is whistled for a carry | 25-35 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | John Farr (SF), David Linthicum (PF) Jordan Ford, Joel Price | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 04:45 | UNC Wilmington | John Farr loses the dribble to Thomas Hintz | 25-35 |
| 04:30 | Samford | James Grant's pass is intercepted by John Farr | 25-35 |
| 04:07 | UNC Wilmington | Manuel Ferguson picks off the pass by Elliott Kleinman | 25-35 |
| 03:48 | Samford | Thomas Ostrom's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-35 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Jordan Ford (SG), Ronald Owens (SF), Earl Daly (C) Heath Swann, John Farr, Elliott Kleinman | |
| Subs | Samford | Woodrow King (PG), James Alpert (SG), Otto Jones (PF), Brian Henricks (C) James Grant, Thomas Ostrom, Manuel Ferguson, Patrick Potter | |
| 03:40 | UNC Wilmington | Earl Daly can't throw it down but he's fouled by Brian Henricks - foul #2 on Brian Henricks, team foul #6 | 25-35 |
| 03:40 | UNC Wilmington | Earl Daly makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 03:40 | UNC Wilmington | Earl Daly makes the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 03:17 | Samford | Thomas Hintz misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 27-35 |
| 03:15 | Samford | Otto Jones can't tip it in | 27-35 |
| 03:14 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to Ronald Owens | 27-35 |
| 02:58 | UNC Wilmington | Woodrow King steps in front of the Jordan Ford pass | 27-35 |
| 02:55 | Samford | James Alpert hits the finger roll on a great pass from Woodrow King | 27-37 |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Bryan Gorsuch (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jordan Ford (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Owens (fresh) 5 reb. PF - David Linthicum (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Earl Daly (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Woodrow King (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Alpert (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Hintz (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Otto Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Henricks (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:35 | UNC Wilmington | James Alpert takes the ball from Jordan Ford | 27-37 |
| 02:31 | Samford | James Alpert hits the finger roll | 27-39 |
| 02:25 | UNC Wilmington | David Linthicum misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing but he's fouled by Otto Jones - foul #2 on Otto Jones, team foul #7 | 27-39 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Mark Marshall (SG) Bryan Gorsuch | |
| Subs | Samford | James Grant (SF) Thomas Hintz | |
| 02:25 | UNC Wilmington | David Linthicum misses the 1st free throw | 27-39 |
| 02:25 | UNC Wilmington | David Linthicum misses the 2nd free throw | 27-39 |
| 02:25 | UNC Wilmington | David Linthicum makes the 3rd free throw | 28-39 |
| 02:18 | Samford | James Grant can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 28-39 |
| 02:17 | UNC Wilmington | David Linthicum grabs the defensive rebound | 28-39 |
| 01:59 | UNC Wilmington | Ronald Owens connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Jordan Ford | 31-39 |
| 01:39 | Samford | Woodrow King is hacked by Jordan Ford - foul #1 on Jordan Ford, team foul #9 | 31-39 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | John Farr (SG), Elliott Kleinman (PF) Jordan Ford, David Linthicum | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 01:39 | Samford | Woodrow King misses the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 01:39 | UNC Wilmington | Elliott Kleinman pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| 01:24 | UNC Wilmington | Elliott Kleinman misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 31-39 |
| 01:22 | Samford | The rebound goes to Brian Henricks | 31-39 |
| 01:05 | Samford | James Alpert scores on a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Woodrow King and he's hacked by Earl Daly - foul #3 on Earl Daly, team foul #10 | 31-41 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Bryan Gorsuch (PG), Heath Swann (SG), Joseph Andersen (PF), Shaun Cardillo (C) Mark Marshall, John Farr, Ronald Owens, Earl Daly | |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Hintz (SF) Woodrow King | |
| 01:05 | Samford | James Alpert makes the free throw | 31-42 |
| 00:46 | UNC Wilmington | Shaun Cardillo's floater is knocked away by Brian Henricks | 31-42 |
| 00:44 | UNC Wilmington | Elliott Kleinman gets the offensive rebound | 31-42 |
| 00:28 | UNC Wilmington | Bryan Gorsuch is fouled on the floor by Otto Jones - foul #3 on Otto Jones, team foul #8 | 31-42 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| Subs | Samford | Mathew Silas (PG), Thomas Ostrom (SG), Albert Dawson (PF), Patrick Potter (C) James Grant, James Alpert, Otto Jones, Brian Henricks | |
| 00:28 | UNC Wilmington | Bryan Gorsuch misses the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 00:28 | Samford | Patrick Potter grabs the defensive rebound | 31-42 |
| 00:05 | Samford | Thomas Hintz misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-42 |
| 00:04 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to Elliott Kleinman | 31-42 |
| 00:00 | UNC Wilmington | Elliott Kleinman misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 31-42 |