| Lineup | Samford | PG - Rodger Sykes (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Daniel Reichman (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Deangelo Horton (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Leroy Anderson (fresh) 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Darrell Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - William Neely (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Leon Jenkins (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Goran Raicevic (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Frank Harris (fresh) 3 pts. C - Wilson Demasi (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Morehead State | Goran Raicevic inbounds the ball | 46-41 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Morehead State | Darrell Johnson takes the ball from Goran Raicevic | 46-41 |
| 19:34 | Samford | Leroy Anderson buries a 3 from the left wing | 49-41 |
| 19:21 | Morehead State | Frank Harris can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Leroy Anderson - foul #1 on Leroy Anderson, team foul #1 | 49-41 |
| 19:21 | Morehead State | Frank Harris makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 19:21 | Morehead State | Frank Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 19:18 | Samford | Deangelo Horton is fouled in the backcourt by Leon Jenkins - foul #2 on Leon Jenkins, team foul #1 | 49-43 |
| 18:56 | Samford | Daniel Reichman clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 18:55 | Morehead State | Leon Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 18:50 | Morehead State | Leon Jenkins can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 49-43 |
| 18:48 | Samford | Deangelo Horton pulls down the rebound | 49-43 |
| 18:43 | Samford | Rodger Sykes drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Darrell Johnson | 51-43 |
| 18:21 | Morehead State | William Neely misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 51-43 |
| 18:19 | Morehead State | Wilson Demasi grabs the offensive board | 51-43 |
| 17:57 | Morehead State | Goran Raicevic misses the lay-in | 51-43 |
| 17:56 | Samford | Rodger Sykes pulls down the rebound | 51-43 |
| 17:52 | Samford | Rodger Sykes is hacked by William Neely in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Neely, team foul #2 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Samford | Charlie Lakin (PG), Ross Paik (SF), Robert Holz (PF), Mark Keefer (C) Rodger Sykes, Deangelo Horton, Leroy Anderson, Darrell Johnson | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Richard Brown (PG), William Terry (SG), Richard Kasten (SF), Orville Barlett (PF), Edward Johnson (C) William Neely, Leon Jenkins, Goran Raicevic, Frank Harris, Wilson Demasi | |
| 17:38 | Samford | Edward Johnson is called for the reach on Mark Keefer - foul #3 on Edward Johnson, team foul #3 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Wilson Demasi (C) Edward Johnson | |
| 17:10 | Samford | Charlie Lakin clanks a 3 from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 17:08 | Samford | Robert Holz tips it back up and in | 53-43 |
| 16:41 | Morehead State | Richard Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Daniel Reichman - foul #2 on Daniel Reichman, team foul #2 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Samford | Rodger Sykes (PG), Deangelo Horton (SF) Daniel Reichman, Ross Paik | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Frank Harris (PF) Wilson Demasi | |
| 16:41 | Morehead State | Richard Brown makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 16:41 | Morehead State | Richard Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 16:41 | Samford | Robert Holz gets the rebound | 53-44 |
| 16:13 | Samford | Rodger Sykes misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-44 |
| 16:12 | Samford | Mark Keefer tips it in | 55-44 |
| 15:57 | Morehead State | William Terry makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-47 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Rodger Sykes (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Charlie Lakin (fresh) SF - Deangelo Horton (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Holz (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Mark Keefer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Richard Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Terry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Kasten (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frank Harris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Orville Barlett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Samford | Frank Harris is called for the reach on Robert Holz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Harris, team foul #4 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Farrish (SG), Leroy Anderson (PF), Darrell Johnson (C) Charlie Lakin, Robert Holz, Mark Keefer | |
| Subs | Morehead State | William Neely (PG), Leon Jenkins (SG), Goran Raicevic (SF), Edward Johnson (C) Richard Brown, William Terry, Richard Kasten, Orville Barlett | |
| 15:48 | Samford | Deangelo Horton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-47 |
| 15:19 | Morehead State | Leon Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 55-47 |
| 15:17 | Samford | Deangelo Horton grabs the defensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 14:57 | Samford | Deangelo Horton is fouled on the floor by Goran Raicevic - foul #1 on Goran Raicevic, team foul #5 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Charlie Lakin (SG), Ross Paik (SF), Robert Holz (C) Rodger Sykes, Deangelo Horton, Darrell Johnson | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Clifford Wason (SG), Wilson Demasi (C) Leon Jenkins, Frank Harris | |
| 14:40 | Samford | Charlie Lakin connects on the open 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Farrish | 58-47 |
| 14:23 | Morehead State | Goran Raicevic misses the 3 from the right wing | 58-47 |
| 14:22 | Morehead State | Wilson Demasi can't tip it in | 58-47 |
| 14:21 | Morehead State | Clifford Wason gets the offensive rebound | 58-47 |
| 14:13 | Morehead State | Clifford Wason misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-47 |
| 14:12 | Samford | Ronald Farrish gets the rebound | 58-47 |
| 14:06 | Samford | Goran Raicevic steals the ball from Ross Paik | 58-47 |
| 13:55 | Morehead State | Goran Raicevic makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by William Neely | 58-50 |
| 13:39 | Samford | Leroy Anderson makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Farrish | 60-50 |
| 13:23 | Morehead State | Clifford Wason drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Neely | 60-53 |
| 13:12 | Samford | Edward Johnson steps in front of the Ronald Farrish pass | 60-53 |
| 12:52 | Morehead State | Wilson Demasi scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Clifford Wason | 60-56 |
| 12:33 | Samford | Charlie Lakin can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from just outside the lane | 60-56 |
| 12:31 | Morehead State | Edward Johnson gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| 12:25 | Morehead State | Wilson Demasi can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 60-56 |
| 12:24 | Samford | Leroy Anderson grabs the board | 60-56 |
| 12:19 | Samford | Robert Holz drills a shot in the paint set up by Ronald Farrish | 62-56 |
| 12:04 | Morehead State | Robert Holz steals it from William Neely | 62-56 |
| 11:59 | Samford | Ross Paik is hacked by Goran Raicevic in the backcourt - foul #2 on Goran Raicevic, team foul #6 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Samford | Rodger Sykes (PG), Daniel Reichman (SG), Deangelo Horton (SF), Mark Keefer (PF), Darrell Johnson (C) Ronald Farrish, Charlie Lakin, Ross Paik, Leroy Anderson, Robert Holz | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Richard Brown (PG), Leon Jenkins (SG), William Terry (SF), Frank Harris (PF), Orville Barlett (C) William Neely, Clifford Wason, Goran Raicevic, Edward Johnson, Wilson Demasi | |
| 11:37 | Samford | Deangelo Horton misses the floater from the baseline | 62-56 |
| 11:36 | Morehead State | Frank Harris gets the rebound | 62-56 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Rodger Sykes (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Daniel Reichman (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Deangelo Horton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Keefer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Darrell Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Richard Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leon Jenkins (fresh) 11 pts. SF - William Terry (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Frank Harris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Orville Barlett (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Morehead State | William Terry connects on the floater from the right wing | 62-58 |
| 11:15 | Samford | Deangelo Horton can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 62-58 |
| 11:14 | Morehead State | Leon Jenkins grabs the board | 62-58 |
| 10:55 | Morehead State | Orville Barlett misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 62-58 |
| 10:53 | Morehead State | Frank Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 10:43 | Morehead State | William Terry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-58 |
| 10:31 | Samford | Rodger Sykes misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-58 |
| 10:29 | Morehead State | Leon Jenkins grabs the board | 62-58 |
| 10:16 | Morehead State | Deangelo Horton is called for the reach on William Terry - foul #3 on Deangelo Horton, team foul #3 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Holz (PF) Darrell Johnson | |
| Subs | Morehead State | William Neely (PG), Richard Kasten (SF), Wilson Demasi (C) Richard Brown, William Terry, Orville Barlett | |
| 10:11 | Morehead State | Leon Jenkins clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-58 |
| 10:10 | Samford | Deangelo Horton grabs the board | 62-58 |
| 10:07 | Samford | Deangelo Horton is fouled in the backcourt by Wilson Demasi - foul #3 on Wilson Demasi, team foul #7 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Samford | Larry England (C) Mark Keefer | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 10:07 | Samford | Deangelo Horton misses the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 10:07 | Morehead State | Wilson Demasi pulls down the rebound | 62-58 |
| 09:54 | Morehead State | William Neely scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-61 |
| 09:40 | Samford | Daniel Reichman is whistled for a carry | 62-61 |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Farrish (PG), Charlie Lakin (SG), Ross Paik (SF) Rodger Sykes, Daniel Reichman, Deangelo Horton | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Orville Barlett (PF) Frank Harris | |
| 09:23 | Morehead State | Leon Jenkins knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by William Neely | 62-64 |
| 09:01 | Samford | Robert Holz lays it in on a nice dish by Ross Paik | 64-64 |
| 08:43 | Morehead State | Orville Barlett lays it up and in | 64-66 |
| 08:36 | Samford | Ross Paik is open but comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Richard Kasten - foul #1 on Richard Kasten, team foul #8 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Samford | Deangelo Horton (SF), Darrell Johnson (C) Charlie Lakin, Larry England | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Richard Brown (PG), William Terry (SG), Goran Raicevic (SF), Frank Harris (PF) William Neely, Leon Jenkins, Richard Kasten, Wilson Demasi | |
| 08:36 | Samford | Ross Paik makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 08:36 | Samford | Ross Paik makes the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 08:22 | Morehead State | Goran Raicevic is fouled on the floor by Ross Paik - foul #1 on Ross Paik, team foul #4 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Samford | Rodger Sykes (PG), Daniel Reichman (SG), Mark Keefer (PF) Ronald Farrish, Ross Paik, Robert Holz | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 08:10 | Morehead State | Orville Barlett drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by William Terry | 66-69 |
| 08:05 | Samford | Deangelo Horton loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-69 |
| 07:49 | Morehead State | Frank Harris banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Brown | 66-71 |
| 07:26 | Samford | Daniel Reichman connects on the jumper from the left wing | 68-71 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Rodger Sykes (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Daniel Reichman (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Deangelo Horton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mark Keefer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Darrell Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Richard Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Terry (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Goran Raicevic (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Frank Harris (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Orville Barlett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Morehead State | Richard Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 68-71 |
| 07:07 | Samford | Mark Keefer pulls down the rebound | 68-71 |
| 06:51 | Samford | Daniel Reichman hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Darrell Johnson | 70-71 |
| 06:46 | Morehead State | Richard Brown is hacked by Rodger Sykes - foul #1 on Rodger Sykes, team foul #5 | 70-71 |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Farrish (PG), Charlie Lakin (SG), Robert Holz (SF), Leroy Anderson (PF) Rodger Sykes, Daniel Reichman, Deangelo Horton, Darrell Johnson | |
| Subs | Morehead State | William Neely (PG), Clifford Wason (SG), Richard Kasten (SF), Edward Johnson (PF), Wilson Demasi (C) Richard Brown, William Terry, Goran Raicevic, Frank Harris, Orville Barlett | |
| 06:35 | Morehead State | Edward Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by Leroy Anderson | 70-71 |
| 06:34 | Morehead State | Wilson Demasi tips it home | 70-73 |
| 06:19 | Samford | Robert Holz's layup is rejected by Wilson Demasi | 70-73 |
| 06:18 | Samford | Ronald Farrish tips it back up and in | 72-73 |
| 06:04 | Morehead State | Clifford Wason misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-73 |
| 06:03 | Samford | Ronald Farrish gets the rebound | 72-73 |
| 05:58 | Samford | Leroy Anderson can't throw it down | 72-73 |
| 05:57 | Morehead State | Wilson Demasi pulls down the rebound | 72-73 |
| 05:45 | Morehead State | Ronald Farrish is called for the reach on William Neely - foul #4 on Ronald Farrish, team foul #6 | 72-73 |
| Subs | Samford | Daniel Reichman (SG) Mark Keefer | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Goran Raicevic (SF), Frank Harris (PF) Richard Kasten, Edward Johnson | |
| 05:40 | Morehead State | Robert Holz swats the layup by Frank Harris | 72-73 |
| 05:39 | Samford | Leroy Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 72-73 |
| 05:18 | Samford | Robert Holz can't finish the layup | 72-73 |
| 05:17 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Reichman | 72-73 |
| 05:02 | Samford | Robert Holz is fouled on the floor by Wilson Demasi - foul #4 on Wilson Demasi, team foul #9 | 72-73 |
| Subs | Samford | Rodger Sykes (PG), Deangelo Horton (SF), Larry England (C) Charlie Lakin, Ronald Farrish, Leroy Anderson | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Leon Jenkins (SG), William Terry (PF) Clifford Wason, Frank Harris | |
| 05:02 | Samford | Robert Holz makes the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 05:02 | Samford | Robert Holz makes the 2nd free throw | 74-73 |
| 04:36 | Morehead State | William Neely hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 74-73 |
| 04:34 | Samford | Larry England grabs the defensive rebound | 74-73 |
| 04:32 | Samford | Daniel Reichman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-73 |
| Subs | Samford | Darrell Johnson (C) Robert Holz | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Richard Brown (PG), Orville Barlett (PF) William Neely, Goran Raicevic | |
| 04:15 | Morehead State | Leon Jenkins misses the floater from the free throw line | 74-73 |
| 04:14 | Morehead State | Orville Barlett tips it home | 74-75 |
| 03:55 | Samford | Daniel Reichman misses the runner from the right block | 74-75 |
| 03:53 | Samford | Larry England gets the offensive rebound | 74-75 |
| 03:42 | Samford | Deangelo Horton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 74-75 |
| 03:41 | Morehead State | Richard Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 74-75 |
| 03:26 | Morehead State | Orville Barlett clanks a jumper from close range | 74-75 |
| 03:25 | Samford | The rebound goes to Daniel Reichman | 74-75 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Rodger Sykes (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Daniel Reichman (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Deangelo Horton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Larry England (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Darrell Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Richard Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leon Jenkins (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - William Terry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Orville Barlett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Wilson Demasi (tiring) 9 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:23 | Samford | Rodger Sykes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-75 |
| Subs | Samford | Charlie Lakin (SG), Ronald Farrish (SF), Leroy Anderson (PF), Robert Holz (C) Daniel Reichman, Deangelo Horton, Larry England, Darrell Johnson | |
| Subs | Morehead State | William Neely (PG), Clifford Wason (SG), Goran Raicevic (SF), Edward Johnson (PF) Richard Brown, Leon Jenkins, William Terry, Wilson Demasi | |
| 03:02 | Morehead State | Clifford Wason knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Goran Raicevic | 74-78 |
| 02:58 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-78 |
| Subs | Samford | Daniel Reichman (SG), Deangelo Horton (SF), Darrell Johnson (C) Charlie Lakin, Ronald Farrish, Robert Holz | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Leon Jenkins (SG), William Terry (C) Clifford Wason, Orville Barlett | |
| 02:47 | Samford | Daniel Reichman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-78 |
| 02:46 | Samford | Leroy Anderson tips it in | 76-78 |
| 02:27 | Morehead State | William Neely misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 76-78 |
| 02:26 | Morehead State | William Neely snags the offensive board | 76-78 |
| 02:15 | Morehead State | William Terry loses the dribble to Leroy Anderson | 76-78 |
| 02:03 | Samford | Daniel Reichman scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Darrell Johnson | 79-78 |
| 01:47 | Morehead State | William Neely is hacked by Rodger Sykes - foul #2 on Rodger Sykes, team foul #7 | 79-78 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Frank Harris (PF), Wilson Demasi (C) Edward Johnson, William Terry | |
| 01:47 | Morehead State | William Neely makes the 1st free throw | 79-79 |
| 01:47 | Morehead State | William Neely misses the 2nd free throw | 79-79 |
| 01:47 | Samford | Darrell Johnson grabs the board | 79-79 |
| 01:38 | Samford | Daniel Reichman misses the 3 from the left corner | 79-79 |
| 01:37 | Morehead State | William Neely grabs the defensive rebound | 79-79 |
| 01:26 | Morehead State | William Neely clanks a 3 from the right corner | 79-79 |
| 01:25 | Samford | Leroy Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 79-79 |
| 01:04 | Samford | Daniel Reichman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 79-79 |
| 01:03 | Samford | Daniel Reichman misses the tip | 79-79 |
| 01:02 | Morehead State | William Neely pulls down the rebound | 79-79 |
| 00:57 | Morehead State | William Neely hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Leon Jenkins | 79-81 |
| 00:43 | Samford | Deangelo Horton is whistled for a carry | 79-81 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Morehead State | Wilson Demasi misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 79-81 |
| 00:16 | Samford | Rodger Sykes grabs the defensive rebound | 79-81 |
| 00:11 | Samford | Daniel Reichman hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Leroy Anderson | 82-81 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Morehead State | Goran Raicevic misses short on a jumper in the lane | 82-81 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Leroy Anderson pulls down the rebound | 82-81 |