| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Martin Whatley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jody Trower (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Snyder (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Manuel Engram (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Walton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Timothy Arena (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Adam Rhymer (fresh) 10 pts. SF - William Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Archie Reed (fresh) 2 reb. C - Anthony Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | William Johnson inbounds the ball | 36-34 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Samford | William Johnson misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Walton - foul #1 on Ronald Walton, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| 19:42 | Samford | William Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 19:42 | Samford | William Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 19:24 | SE Missouri State | Ronald Walton banks in the layup | 38-36 |
| 18:59 | Samford | Timothy Arena misses the dunk | 38-36 |
| 18:58 | Samford | Anthony Bentley snags the offensive board | 38-36 |
| 18:44 | Samford | Timothy Arena loses the ball out of bounds | 38-36 |
| 18:28 | SE Missouri State | Jody Trower throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-36 |
| 18:20 | Samford | Timothy Arena hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 18:18 | SE Missouri State | Ronald Walton grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 18:11 | SE Missouri State | Manuel Snyder can't finish the layup | 38-36 |
| 18:09 | SE Missouri State | Manuel Engram tips it home | 40-36 |
| 17:55 | Samford | Archie Reed misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-36 |
| 17:54 | SE Missouri State | Ronald Walton gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 17:38 | SE Missouri State | Martin Whatley hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Jody Trower | 43-36 |
| 17:21 | Samford | Martin Whatley steals it from Anthony Bentley | 43-36 |
| 17:18 | SE Missouri State | Martin Whatley lays it in | 45-36 |
| 17:09 | Samford | Anthony Bentley hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by William Johnson and he's fouled by Ronald Walton - foul #2 on Ronald Walton, team foul #2 | 45-38 |
| 17:09 | Samford | Anthony Bentley misses the free throw | 45-38 |
| 17:09 | SE Missouri State | Manuel Engram grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 16:43 | SE Missouri State | Adam Rhymer steals it from Jody Trower | 45-38 |
| 16:40 | Samford | Adam Rhymer banks in the layup | 45-40 |
| 16:28 | SE Missouri State | Manuel Engram travels with the ball | 45-40 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Orval Petty (PG), Reed Hill (SF), Jason Alfaro (PF) Martin Whatley, Manuel Snyder, Manuel Engram | |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (PG), Daniel Langham (SF), Oscar Knight (PF), Luke Watkin (C) Timothy Arena, William Johnson, Archie Reed, Anthony Bentley | |
| 16:06 | Samford | Jason Alfaro blocks the short jumper by Oscar Knight | 45-40 |
| 16:05 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Ronald Walton | 45-40 |
| 15:47 | SE Missouri State | Orval Petty clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Adam Rhymer - foul #1 on Adam Rhymer, team foul #1 | 45-40 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | John Ward (SF), Richard Hanlon (C) Jody Trower, Ronald Walton | |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Ritch (PG) Adam Rhymer | |
| 15:47 | SE Missouri State | Orval Petty makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 15:47 | SE Missouri State | Orval Petty makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Orval Petty (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Reed Hill (fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Ward (fresh) PF - Jason Alfaro (fresh) C - Richard Hanlon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Cecil Ritch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Leonard Cooke (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Daniel Langham (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Oscar Knight (fresh) C - Luke Watkin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Samford | Luke Watkin misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Hanlon - foul #3 on Richard Hanlon, team foul #3 | 47-40 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Timothy Arena (SF) Daniel Langham | |
| 15:30 | Samford | Luke Watkin misses the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 15:30 | Samford | Luke Watkin misses the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 15:30 | SE Missouri State | Jason Alfaro gets the rebound | 47-40 |
| 15:15 | SE Missouri State | Orval Petty makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Hanlon and the foul's on Oscar Knight - foul #2 on Oscar Knight, team foul #2 | 49-40 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Manuel Snyder (SF), Manuel Engram (PF) John Ward, Richard Hanlon | |
| Subs | Samford | William Johnson (SF), Archie Reed (PF) Leonard Cooke, Oscar Knight | |
| 15:15 | SE Missouri State | Orval Petty makes the free throw | 50-40 |
| 15:04 | Samford | Luke Watkin's fadeaway is rejected by Jason Alfaro | 50-40 |
| 15:03 | SE Missouri State | Reed Hill snags the defensive board | 50-40 |
| 14:44 | SE Missouri State | Manuel Snyder knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Orval Petty | 52-40 |
| 14:24 | Samford | Timothy Arena makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Cecil Ritch | 52-42 |
| 14:08 | SE Missouri State | Reed Hill hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jason Alfaro | 55-42 |
| 13:43 | Samford | Orval Petty is called for the reach on Cecil Ritch - foul #2 on Orval Petty, team foul #4 | 55-42 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Martin Whatley (PG), Jody Trower (SG), Ronald Walton (C) Orval Petty, Manuel Snyder, Jason Alfaro | |
| Subs | Samford | Adam Rhymer (SG), Anthony Bentley (C) Timothy Arena, Luke Watkin | |
| 13:35 | Samford | Adam Rhymer misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 55-42 |
| 13:33 | Samford | Anthony Bentley grabs the offensive board | 55-42 |
| 13:23 | Samford | Adam Rhymer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-42 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | John Ward (SF), Richard Hanlon (PF) Reed Hill, Manuel Engram | |
| Subs | Samford | Oscar Knight (SF) William Johnson | |
| 12:59 | SE Missouri State | Oscar Knight blocks the jumper by Jody Trower | 55-42 |
| 12:57 | Samford | Archie Reed pulls down the rebound | 55-42 |
| 12:53 | Samford | Cecil Ritch drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Adam Rhymer | 55-45 |
| 12:45 | SE Missouri State | Martin Whatley is hacked by Cecil Ritch - foul #4 on Cecil Ritch, team foul #3 | 55-45 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Manuel Snyder (SF), Jason Alfaro (PF) John Ward, Richard Hanlon | |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (PG), Timothy Arena (SF) Cecil Ritch, Archie Reed | |
| 12:31 | SE Missouri State | Manuel Snyder hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Timothy Arena - foul #1 on Timothy Arena, team foul #4 | 55-45 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Manuel Engram (PF) Jason Alfaro | |
| Subs | Samford | Luke Watkin (PF) Leonard Cooke | |
| 12:31 | SE Missouri State | Manuel Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 12:31 | SE Missouri State | Manuel Snyder makes the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 12:15 | Samford | Adam Rhymer clanks a 3 from the right corner | 57-45 |
| 12:14 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Ronald Walton | 57-45 |
| 12:02 | SE Missouri State | Ronald Walton comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-45 |
| 12:01 | SE Missouri State | Manuel Engram tips it home | 59-45 |
| 11:53 | Samford | Oscar Knight double dribbles | 59-45 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Samford | William Johnson (SF) Oscar Knight | |
| 11:28 | SE Missouri State | Manuel Snyder misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-45 |
| 11:27 | Samford | The rebound goes to Anthony Bentley | 59-45 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Martin Whatley (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jody Trower (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Manuel Snyder (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Manuel Engram (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Ronald Walton (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Timothy Arena (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam Rhymer (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Luke Watkin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Bentley (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Samford | Jody Trower takes the ball from Luke Watkin | 59-45 |
| 11:18 | SE Missouri State | Jody Trower lays it up and in | 61-45 |
| 10:53 | Samford | Adam Rhymer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-45 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Reed Hill (SF), Jason Alfaro (PF) Manuel Snyder, Manuel Engram | |
| Subs | Samford | Archie Reed (PF), Leonard Cooke (C) Luke Watkin, Anthony Bentley | |
| 10:33 | SE Missouri State | Jason Alfaro lays it in on a great pass from Martin Whatley | 63-45 |
| 10:22 | Samford | Adam Rhymer connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Leonard Cooke | 63-47 |
| 10:13 | SE Missouri State | Reed Hill knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 65-47 |
| 10:05 | Samford | Leonard Cooke makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-50 |
| 09:46 | SE Missouri State | Reed Hill clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by William Johnson - foul #1 on William Johnson, team foul #5 | 65-50 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Orval Petty (PG), Manuel Snyder (SF), Manuel Engram (PF) Martin Whatley, Jody Trower, Ronald Walton | |
| Subs | Samford | Daniel Langham (SG), Anthony Bentley (C) Timothy Arena, Adam Rhymer | |
| 09:46 | SE Missouri State | Reed Hill makes the 1st free throw | 66-50 |
| 09:46 | SE Missouri State | Reed Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| 09:28 | Samford | William Johnson's layup is rejected by Manuel Engram | 67-50 |
| 09:27 | SE Missouri State | Jason Alfaro grabs the defensive rebound | 67-50 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 09:04 | SE Missouri State | Orval Petty is fouled on the floor by Anthony Bentley - foul #1 on Anthony Bentley, team foul #6 | 67-50 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Oscar Knight (SF) William Johnson | |
| 08:41 | SE Missouri State | Orval Petty clanks a turnaround near the basket | 67-50 |
| 08:39 | Samford | Anthony Bentley snags the defensive board | 67-50 |
| 08:34 | Samford | Oscar Knight makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Archie Reed and the foul's on Manuel Engram - foul #1 on Manuel Engram, team foul #5 | 67-52 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Jody Trower (SG), Ronald Walton (C) Reed Hill, Jason Alfaro | |
| Subs | Samford | Timothy Arena (PG), Adam Rhymer (SG) Leonard Cooke, Daniel Langham | |
| 08:34 | Samford | Oscar Knight makes the free throw | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 08:18 | SE Missouri State | Manuel Snyder clanks a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Anthony Bentley - foul #2 on Anthony Bentley, team foul #7 | 67-53 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Martin Whatley (PG) Orval Petty | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 08:18 | SE Missouri State | Manuel Snyder misses the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 08:18 | SE Missouri State | Manuel Snyder misses the 2nd free throw | 67-53 |
| 08:18 | Samford | Archie Reed gets the rebound | 67-53 |
| 08:06 | Samford | Archie Reed knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Oscar Knight and he's hacked by Manuel Engram - foul #2 on Manuel Engram, team foul #6 | 67-55 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | John Ward (SF) Manuel Snyder | |
| Subs | Samford | Luke Watkin (C) Anthony Bentley | |
| 08:06 | Samford | Archie Reed misses the free throw | 67-55 |
| 08:06 | SE Missouri State | Jody Trower grabs the defensive rebound | 67-55 |
| 07:55 | SE Missouri State | Manuel Engram clanks a jumper from the left side | 67-55 |
| 07:53 | SE Missouri State | John Ward hits the follow up shot | 69-55 |
| 07:44 | Samford | Timothy Arena hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Adam Rhymer | 69-58 |
| 07:25 | SE Missouri State | Jody Trower knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Martin Whatley | 71-58 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Martin Whatley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jody Trower (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Manuel Engram (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Walton (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Timothy Arena (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam Rhymer (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Oscar Knight (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Archie Reed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Luke Watkin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Samford | Adam Rhymer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-58 |
| 07:13 | SE Missouri State | Ronald Walton grabs the defensive rebound | 71-58 |
| 06:53 | SE Missouri State | John Ward is whistled for a carry | 71-58 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Manuel Snyder (SF), Jason Alfaro (PF) John Ward, Manuel Engram | |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Ritch (PG), William Johnson (SF), Anthony Bentley (C) Timothy Arena, Oscar Knight, Archie Reed | |
| 06:31 | Samford | Cecil Ritch's pass is intercepted by Ronald Walton | 71-58 |
| 06:14 | SE Missouri State | Jody Trower misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 71-58 |
| 06:12 | Samford | William Johnson grabs the board | 71-58 |
| 05:59 | Samford | Anthony Bentley is called for traveling | 71-58 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Orval Petty (PG) Martin Whatley | |
| Subs | Samford | Timothy Arena (SG) Adam Rhymer | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 05:37 | SE Missouri State | Manuel Snyder connects on the runner from the left block | 73-58 |
| 05:22 | Samford | Timothy Arena buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Anthony Bentley | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 04:59 | SE Missouri State | Cecil Ritch takes the ball from Jason Alfaro | 73-61 |
| 04:49 | Samford | Anthony Bentley buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from William Johnson | 73-63 |
| 04:33 | SE Missouri State | Jason Alfaro clanks a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Luke Watkin - foul #1 on Luke Watkin, team foul #8 | 73-63 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Martin Whatley (PG), Reed Hill (SG), John Ward (SF), Manuel Engram (PF) Orval Petty, Jody Trower, Manuel Snyder, Ronald Walton | |
| Subs | Samford | Adam Rhymer (SG), Archie Reed (PF) Luke Watkin, Anthony Bentley | |
| 04:33 | SE Missouri State | Jason Alfaro makes the 1st free throw | 74-63 |
| 04:33 | SE Missouri State | Jason Alfaro misses the 2nd free throw | 74-63 |
| 04:33 | SE Missouri State | Manuel Engram grabs the offensive rebound | 74-63 |
| 04:19 | SE Missouri State | Manuel Engram misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 74-63 |
| 04:18 | Samford | Archie Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 74-63 |
| 03:58 | Samford | Timothy Arena comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 74-63 |
| 03:57 | SE Missouri State | Jason Alfaro gets the rebound | 74-63 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:34 | SE Missouri State | Reed Hill clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 74-63 |
| 03:32 | SE Missouri State | Manuel Engram misses the tip | 74-63 |
| 03:31 | Samford | Archie Reed grabs the board | 74-63 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Samford | Cecil Ritch travels with the ball | 74-63 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Jody Trower (SG), Manuel Snyder (SF), Ronald Walton (C) Reed Hill, John Ward, Jason Alfaro | |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (PG), Oscar Knight (SF), Anthony Bentley (C) Cecil Ritch, William Johnson, Timothy Arena | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Martin Whatley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jody Trower (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Manuel Snyder (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Manuel Engram (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Walton (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Leonard Cooke (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Adam Rhymer (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Oscar Knight (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Archie Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Anthony Bentley (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:03 | SE Missouri State | Manuel Snyder knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Manuel Engram | 76-63 |
| 02:52 | Samford | Adam Rhymer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 76-63 |
| 02:50 | Samford | Archie Reed snags the offensive board | 76-63 |
| 02:50 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-63 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Ritch (PG), William Johnson (SF) Leonard Cooke, Oscar Knight | |
| 02:36 | Samford | Archie Reed clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 76-63 |
| 02:34 | SE Missouri State | Martin Whatley grabs the board | 76-63 |
| 02:05 | SE Missouri State | Ronald Walton misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 76-63 |
| 02:04 | SE Missouri State | Ronald Walton hits the follow up shot | 78-63 |
| 01:53 | Samford | William Johnson scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by Cecil Ritch | 78-65 |
| 01:35 | SE Missouri State | Jody Trower clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 78-65 |
| 01:34 | Samford | William Johnson grabs the board | 78-65 |
| 01:29 | Samford | Adam Rhymer clanks a shot from the right wing | 78-65 |
| 01:27 | Samford | Archie Reed grabs the offensive rebound | 78-65 |
| 01:22 | Samford | Archie Reed drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Adam Rhymer | 78-67 |
| 01:00 | SE Missouri State | Ronald Walton knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Martin Whatley | 80-67 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Samford | William Johnson misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 80-67 |
| 00:53 | SE Missouri State | Manuel Snyder grabs the board | 80-67 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:25 | SE Missouri State | Manuel Engram hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Walton and the foul's on Archie Reed - foul #3 on Archie Reed, team foul #9 | 82-67 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Orval Petty (PG), Reed Hill (SG), John Ward (SF), Jason Alfaro (C) Martin Whatley, Jody Trower, Manuel Snyder, Ronald Walton | |
| Subs | Samford | Timothy Arena (PG), Leonard Cooke (SG), Daniel Langham (SF), Oscar Knight (PF), Luke Watkin (C) Cecil Ritch, Adam Rhymer, William Johnson, Archie Reed, Anthony Bentley | |
| 00:25 | SE Missouri State | Manuel Engram makes the free throw | 83-67 |
| 00:18 | Samford | Oscar Knight comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Manuel Engram - foul #3 on Manuel Engram, team foul #7 | 83-67 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Richard Hanlon (C) Manuel Engram | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:18 | Samford | Oscar Knight makes the 1st free throw | 83-68 |
| 00:18 | Samford | Oscar Knight misses the 2nd free throw | 83-68 |
| 00:18 | SE Missouri State | Richard Hanlon snags the defensive board | 83-68 |
| 00:00 | SE Missouri State | Orval Petty runs out the clock | 83-68 |