| Lineup | Samford | PG - Joseph Meredith (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Scott Mertens (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Patrick Spencer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Lamar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Helwig (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - James Osmond (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leon Lipps (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cody Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dave Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Snyder (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | SE Missouri State | Cody Arnold inbounds the ball | 38-32 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:35 | SE Missouri State | Dave Hughes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 19:33 | Samford | Charles Helwig grabs the defensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 19:15 | Samford | Joseph Lamar travels with the ball | 38-32 |
| 18:58 | SE Missouri State | Walter Snyder misses short on a runner in the paint | 38-32 |
| 18:57 | SE Missouri State | Walter Snyder gets the offensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 18:46 | SE Missouri State | Cody Arnold buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 18:19 | Samford | Joseph Lamar hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Scott Mertens | 40-35 |
| 18:12 | SE Missouri State | Leon Lipps makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by James Osmond | 40-38 |
| 17:55 | Samford | Patrick Spencer hits a floater from the left block and he's hacked by Cody Arnold - foul #3 on Cody Arnold, team foul #1 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Oleg Wojnaroski (SF) Cody Arnold | |
| 17:55 | Samford | Patrick Spencer makes the free throw | 43-38 |
| 17:43 | SE Missouri State | Oleg Wojnaroski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-38 |
| 17:42 | Samford | Joseph Lamar pulls down the rebound | 43-38 |
| 17:23 | Samford | Joseph Meredith jams it | 45-38 |
| 17:10 | SE Missouri State | Dave Hughes's pass is intercepted by Patrick Spencer | 45-38 |
| 16:59 | Samford | Charles Helwig misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 16:58 | Samford | Charles Helwig snags the offensive board | 45-38 |
| 16:52 | Samford | Joseph Lamar comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 16:51 | Samford | Charles Helwig tips it home | 47-38 |
| 16:27 | SE Missouri State | Walter Snyder drills a driving attempt in the lane set up by James Osmond and he's hacked by Patrick Spencer - foul #1 on Patrick Spencer, team foul #1 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski (SG), Chuck Neely (SF), Martin Buffington (PF), Joseph Manning (C) Scott Mertens, Patrick Spencer, Joseph Lamar, Charles Helwig | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Dustin Isakson (SF) James Osmond | |
| 16:27 | SE Missouri State | Walter Snyder misses the free throw | 47-40 |
| 16:27 | Samford | Joseph Manning gets the rebound | 47-40 |
| 16:11 | Samford | Joseph Manning misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 16:09 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Manning | 47-40 |
| 16:01 | Samford | Joseph Manning misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-40 |
| 15:59 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Dave Hughes | 47-40 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Joseph Meredith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Chudzinski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chuck Neely (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Martin Buffington (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Manning (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Oleg Wojnaroski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leon Lipps (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dustin Isakson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dave Hughes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Walter Snyder (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:38 | SE Missouri State | Dave Hughes is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Dave Hughes, team foul #2 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Parks (SF) Joseph Meredith | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Cody Arnold (SF), John Davidson (PF), Robert Sloan (C) Dustin Isakson, Dave Hughes, Walter Snyder | |
| 15:27 | Samford | Martin Buffington buries a floater from the baseline | 49-40 |
| 15:11 | SE Missouri State | Robert Sloan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-40 |
| Subs | Samford | Scott Mertens (SG), Patrick Spencer (SF), Joseph Lamar (PF), Charles Helwig (C) Chuck Neely, Thomas Parks, Martin Buffington, Joseph Manning | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | James Osmond (PG), Dustin Isakson (SG) Oleg Wojnaroski, Leon Lipps | |
| 14:53 | Samford | Scott Mertens's pass is intercepted by John Davidson | 49-40 |
| 14:45 | SE Missouri State | Patrick Spencer is called for the reach on Cody Arnold - foul #2 on Patrick Spencer, team foul #2 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Meredith (PG) Kevin Chudzinski | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Walter Snyder (C) Robert Sloan | |
| 14:27 | SE Missouri State | Cody Arnold buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by James Osmond | 49-42 |
| 14:07 | Samford | Joseph Lamar misses badly on a runner from the left block | 49-42 |
| 14:05 | Samford | Charles Helwig pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 13:58 | Samford | Joseph Lamar clanks a shot from the right block but he's fouled by James Osmond - foul #1 on James Osmond, team foul #3 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Leon Lipps (SG), Dave Hughes (PF) Dustin Isakson, John Davidson | |
| 13:58 | Samford | Joseph Lamar misses the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 13:58 | Samford | Joseph Lamar misses the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 13:58 | SE Missouri State | Walter Snyder grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 13:33 | SE Missouri State | Dave Hughes buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from James Osmond | 49-45 |
| 13:17 | Samford | Cody Arnold swats the shot by Charles Helwig | 49-45 |
| 13:15 | SE Missouri State | Dave Hughes pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 13:10 | SE Missouri State | Leon Lipps misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-45 |
| 13:08 | SE Missouri State | Cody Arnold misses the tip | 49-45 |
| 13:06 | SE Missouri State | Leon Lipps hits the follow up shot | 49-47 |
| 13:01 | Samford | Joseph Meredith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Chuck Neely (SG), Martin Buffington (C) Scott Mertens, Charles Helwig | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 12:38 | SE Missouri State | Cody Arnold clanks a 3 from the left corner | 49-47 |
| 12:37 | Samford | Joseph Lamar grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 12:11 | Samford | Chuck Neely comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 49-47 |
| 12:09 | SE Missouri State | Dave Hughes snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| 11:48 | SE Missouri State | The pull-up jumper by Walter Snyder is blocked by Joseph Lamar | 49-47 |
| 11:47 | SE Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Cody Arnold | 49-47 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Joseph Meredith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chuck Neely (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Spencer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Lamar (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Martin Buffington (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - James Osmond (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SG - Leon Lipps (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cody Arnold (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dave Hughes (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Walter Snyder (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:30 | SE Missouri State | Cody Arnold loses the dribble to Patrick Spencer | 49-47 |
| 11:25 | Samford | Chuck Neely hits the finger roll set up by Patrick Spencer | 51-47 |
| 11:11 | SE Missouri State | Leon Lipps is fouled on the floor by Martin Buffington - foul #3 on Martin Buffington, team foul #3 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski (PG), Scott Mertens (SG), Charles Helwig (C) Joseph Meredith, Patrick Spencer, Joseph Lamar | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Oleg Wojnaroski (PG), Dustin Isakson (SF), John Davidson (C) James Osmond, Cody Arnold, Walter Snyder | |
| 10:51 | SE Missouri State | Dave Hughes misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Charles Helwig - foul #2 on Charles Helwig, team foul #4 | 51-47 |
| 10:51 | SE Missouri State | Dave Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 10:51 | SE Missouri State | Dave Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 10:51 | Samford | Charles Helwig gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| 10:42 | Samford | Oleg Wojnaroski steps in front of the Chuck Neely pass | 51-48 |
| 10:34 | SE Missouri State | Dave Hughes drills a jump hook in the paint | 51-50 |
| 10:18 | Samford | Scott Mertens comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 10:17 | SE Missouri State | Dave Hughes pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 10:12 | SE Missouri State | Leon Lipps hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Dustin Isakson | 51-53 |
| 09:55 | Samford | Leon Lipps is called for the reach on Charles Helwig - foul #2 on Leon Lipps, team foul #4 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Meredith (PG), Joseph Manning (PF) Kevin Chudzinski, Martin Buffington | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Walter Snyder (C) Dave Hughes | |
| 09:39 | Samford | Joseph Meredith comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dustin Isakson - foul #1 on Dustin Isakson, team foul #5 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | James Osmond (PG) Dustin Isakson | |
| 09:39 | Samford | Joseph Meredith makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 09:39 | Samford | Joseph Meredith makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 09:19 | SE Missouri State | Walter Snyder can't throw it down | 53-53 |
| 09:18 | Samford | Joseph Manning grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 08:51 | Samford | Scott Mertens misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-53 |
| 08:50 | SE Missouri State | Walter Snyder gets the rebound | 53-53 |
| 08:31 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Manning steals it from Walter Snyder | 53-53 |
| 08:19 | Samford | Scott Mertens hits a 3 from straight away | 56-53 |
| 08:12 | SE Missouri State | James Osmond makes the fadeaway from close range set up by Walter Snyder | 56-55 |
| 07:56 | Samford | Chuck Neely connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-55 |
| 07:40 | SE Missouri State | Scott Mertens steps in front of the Leon Lipps pass | 59-55 |
| 07:36 | Samford | Chuck Neely banks in the layup set up by Scott Mertens | 61-55 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Joseph Meredith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott Mertens (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chuck Neely (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Manning (fresh) 6 reb. C - Charles Helwig (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - James Osmond (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - Leon Lipps (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oleg Wojnaroski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Davidson (fresh) C - Walter Snyder (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:16 | SE Missouri State | Walter Snyder is fouled on the floor by Charles Helwig - foul #3 on Charles Helwig, team foul #5 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski (PG), Jared Allen (SG), Patrick Spencer (SF), Joseph Lamar (PF), Martin Buffington (C) Joseph Meredith, Scott Mertens, Chuck Neely, Joseph Manning, Charles Helwig | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Tracy Austin (PG), Dustin Isakson (SG), Cody Arnold (SF), Dave Hughes (PF), Robert Sloan (C) James Osmond, Leon Lipps, Oleg Wojnaroski, John Davidson, Walter Snyder | |
| 07:06 | SE Missouri State | Robert Sloan hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Dave Hughes | 61-57 |
| 06:58 | Samford | Joseph Lamar scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Kevin Chudzinski | 63-57 |
| 06:47 | SE Missouri State | Cody Arnold comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 63-57 |
| 06:46 | SE Missouri State | Dave Hughes can't tip it in | 63-57 |
| 06:45 | Samford | Jared Allen pulls down the rebound | 63-57 |
| 06:38 | Samford | Patrick Spencer connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Chudzinski and the foul's on Dave Hughes - foul #3 on Dave Hughes, team foul #6 | 65-57 |
| 06:38 | Samford | Patrick Spencer makes the free throw | 66-57 |
| 06:26 | SE Missouri State | Cody Arnold clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-57 |
| 06:25 | Samford | Joseph Lamar grabs the defensive rebound | 66-57 |
| 06:13 | Samford | Patrick Spencer misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 66-57 |
| 06:11 | SE Missouri State | Robert Sloan grabs the defensive rebound | 66-57 |
| 05:54 | SE Missouri State | Cody Arnold slams it home on a great pass from Dustin Isakson | 66-59 |
| 05:32 | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski misses badly on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Tracy Austin - foul #3 on Tracy Austin, team foul #7 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Samford | Scott Mertens (SG), Charles Helwig (C) Jared Allen, Martin Buffington | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | James Osmond (PG), Leon Lipps (SG), Walter Snyder (C) Tracy Austin, Dustin Isakson, Robert Sloan | |
| 05:32 | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski misses the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 05:32 | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 05:10 | SE Missouri State | Cody Arnold drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by James Osmond | 67-61 |
| 05:05 | Samford | Scott Mertens misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-61 |
| 05:04 | Samford | Charles Helwig tips it back up and in | 69-61 |
| 04:49 | SE Missouri State | Dave Hughes comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 69-61 |
| 04:47 | SE Missouri State | Cody Arnold tips it back up and in | 69-63 |
| 04:32 | Samford | Charles Helwig misses the shot from the left wing | 69-63 |
| 04:31 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Leon Lipps | 69-63 |
| 04:13 | SE Missouri State | James Osmond's pass is intercepted by Patrick Spencer | 69-63 |
| 03:53 | Samford | Joseph Lamar knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:39 | SE Missouri State | Walter Snyder is fouled on the floor by Charles Helwig - foul #4 on Charles Helwig, team foul #6 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Meredith (PG), Chuck Neely (SF), Martin Buffington (PF), Joseph Manning (C) Kevin Chudzinski, Patrick Spencer, Joseph Lamar, Charles Helwig | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Oleg Wojnaroski (SF), John Davidson (PF) Cody Arnold, Dave Hughes | |
| 03:33 | SE Missouri State | John Davidson buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by James Osmond | 71-65 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Joseph Meredith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott Mertens (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chuck Neely (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Martin Buffington (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Manning (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - James Osmond (fresh) 4 pts. 9 ast. SG - Leon Lipps (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oleg Wojnaroski (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Walter Snyder (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Samford | Scott Mertens loses the dribble to John Davidson | 71-65 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:52 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Manning denies the turnaround by Walter Snyder | 71-65 |
| 02:50 | SE Missouri State | Walter Snyder tips it back up and in | 71-67 |
| 02:50 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-67 |
| Subs | Samford | Patrick Spencer (SF), Joseph Lamar (PF), Charles Helwig (C) Chuck Neely, Martin Buffington, Joseph Manning | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Cody Arnold (SF), Dave Hughes (PF) Oleg Wojnaroski, John Davidson | |
| 02:39 | Samford | Charles Helwig can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 71-67 |
| 02:38 | SE Missouri State | Dave Hughes snags the defensive board | 71-67 |
| 02:16 | SE Missouri State | Leon Lipps comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Scott Mertens - foul #2 on Scott Mertens, team foul #7 | 71-67 |
| 02:16 | SE Missouri State | Leon Lipps makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 02:16 | SE Missouri State | Leon Lipps makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 01:55 | Samford | Joseph Meredith's pass is intercepted by James Osmond | 71-69 |
| 01:34 | SE Missouri State | James Osmond hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 71-69 |
| 01:33 | Samford | Patrick Spencer gets the rebound | 71-69 |
| 01:14 | Samford | Patrick Spencer comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 71-69 |
| 01:13 | Samford | Joseph Lamar pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-69 |
| 01:00 | Samford | Charles Helwig double dribbles | 71-69 |
| 00:44 | SE Missouri State | James Osmond misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Charles Helwig - foul #5 on Charles Helwig, team foul #8 | 71-69 |
| Subs | Samford | Martin Buffington (C) Charles Helwig | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 00:44 | SE Missouri State | James Osmond makes the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 00:44 | SE Missouri State | James Osmond makes the 2nd free throw | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Samford | Joseph Meredith connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 73-71 |
| 00:15 | SE Missouri State | James Osmond misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 73-71 |
| 00:14 | Samford | Patrick Spencer gets the rebound | 73-71 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Samford | Patrick Spencer is fouled in the backcourt by James Osmond - foul #2 on James Osmond, team foul #8 | 73-71 |
| 00:11 | Samford | Patrick Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:11 | Samford | Patrick Spencer misses the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:11 | SE Missouri State | Walter Snyder grabs the defensive rebound | 74-71 |
| 00:06 | SE Missouri State | James Osmond misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 74-71 |
| 00:05 | Samford | Joseph Meredith grabs the defensive rebound | 74-71 |
| 00:02 | Samford | Joseph Meredith is fouled in the backcourt by Leon Lipps - foul #3 on Leon Lipps, team foul #9 | 74-71 |
| Subs | Samford | Chuck Neely (SF), Thomas Parks (PF) Patrick Spencer, Joseph Lamar | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 00:02 | Samford | Joseph Meredith makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:02 | Samford | Joseph Meredith makes the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | SE Missouri State | Leon Lipps misses short on a halfcourt shot | 76-71 |