| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Sterling Borges (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frederick Zupfer (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Andrew Gaughan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Baumgartner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Hoppe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Walter Weeks (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Keith Janson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Catalan (fresh) PF - Paul Gary (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Eberly (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan inbounds the ball | 36-36 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Notre Dame | Michael Eberly is called for the reach on Sterling Borges - foul #1 on Michael Eberly, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| 19:27 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer is whistled for a carry | 36-36 |
| 19:05 | Samford | David Catalan is hacked by Kenneth Hoppe - foul #1 on Kenneth Hoppe, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| 18:47 | Samford | Keith Janson comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Frederick Zupfer - foul #3 on Frederick Zupfer, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Husky (SG) Frederick Zupfer | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 18:47 | Samford | Keith Janson misses the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 18:47 | Samford | Keith Janson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 18:30 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 18:29 | Samford | Paul Gary gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| 18:08 | Samford | Michael Eberly is hacked by Robert Husky - foul #1 on Robert Husky, team foul #3 | 36-37 |
| 17:46 | Samford | Andrew Gaughan steals the ball from Keith Janson | 36-37 |
| 17:35 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner is hacked by Paul Gary - foul #1 on Paul Gary, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Logan Morris (C) Kenneth Hoppe | |
| Subs | Samford | John Maxim (PF), James Cook (C) Paul Gary, Michael Eberly | |
| 17:17 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner is denied on a layup by John Maxim | 36-37 |
| 17:16 | Samford | John Maxim gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| 17:04 | Samford | Sterling Borges steals the ball from John Maxim | 36-37 |
| 16:49 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges loses the dribble to Keith Janson | 36-37 |
| 16:33 | Samford | Keith Janson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 16:31 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner pulls down the rebound | 36-37 |
| 16:26 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 36-37 |
| 16:25 | Samford | The rebound goes to John Maxim | 36-37 |
| 16:06 | Samford | Andrew Gaughan is called for the reach on David Catalan - foul #2 on Andrew Gaughan, team foul #4 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dante Hill (PG), Cole Livingston (SG), Austin Pritchard (SF), Kenneth Hoppe (C) Sterling Borges, Robert Husky, Andrew Gaughan, Stephen Baumgartner | |
| Subs | Samford | Keith Pittman (PG), Stanley Wilder (SG), John Beyer (SF), Paul Gary (PF), Michael Eberly (C) Walter Weeks, Keith Janson, David Catalan, John Maxim, James Cook | |
| 15:48 | Samford | John Beyer is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on John Beyer, team foul #3 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer (SG) Austin Pritchard | |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Delossantos (SF) Keith Pittman | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Dante Hill (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frederick Zupfer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Cole Livingston (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Logan Morris (fresh) C - Kenneth Hoppe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Stanley Wilder (fresh) 8 pts. SG - John Beyer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Delossantos (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Paul Gary (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Eberly (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:38 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 15:36 | Samford | Stanley Wilder grabs the board | 36-37 |
| 15:31 | Samford | Stanley Wilder connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Eberly | 36-40 |
| 15:10 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Hoppe can't finish the layup | 36-40 |
| 15:09 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer grabs the offensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 14:58 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer's pass is intercepted by Michael Eberly | 36-40 |
| 14:40 | Samford | John Beyer knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Stanley Wilder | 36-43 |
| 14:24 | Notre Dame | Dante Hill comes up short on the floater in the paint | 36-43 |
| 14:23 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 14:07 | Notre Dame | Cole Livingston is called for traveling | 36-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges (PG), Andrew Gaughan (SF), Stephen Baumgartner (PF), John O'Donahue (C) Dante Hill, Cole Livingston, Logan Morris, Kenneth Hoppe | |
| Subs | Samford | Walter Weeks (PG), Keith Janson (SG), John Maxim (PF), James Cook (C) Stanley Wilder, John Beyer, Paul Gary, Michael Eberly | |
| 13:54 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-43 |
| 13:53 | Samford | James Cook tips it home | 36-45 |
| 13:25 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner's floater is tipped away by James Cook | 36-45 |
| 13:23 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos grabs the board | 36-45 |
| 13:18 | Samford | Stephen Baumgartner denies the turnaround by Kevin Delossantos | 36-45 |
| 13:17 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan pulls down the rebound | 36-45 |
| 12:50 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-45 |
| 12:48 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos grabs the defensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 12:41 | Samford | Keith Janson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Husky (SG) Frederick Zupfer | |
| Subs | Samford | David Catalan (SF), Paul Gary (PF) Kevin Delossantos, James Cook | |
| 12:25 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue is hacked by John Maxim - foul #1 on John Maxim, team foul #4 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Logan Morris (PF), Kenneth Hoppe (C) Stephen Baumgartner, John O'Donahue | |
| Subs | Samford | Stanley Wilder (SG), Michael Eberly (C) Keith Janson, John Maxim | |
| 12:16 | Notre Dame | Michael Eberly steps in front of the Robert Husky pass | 36-45 |
| 12:05 | Samford | David Catalan is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Hoppe - foul #2 on Kenneth Hoppe, team foul #5 | 36-45 |
| 11:50 | Samford | Stanley Wilder hits a floater from the free throw line | 36-47 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Sterling Borges (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Husky (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Gaughan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Logan Morris (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Hoppe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Walter Weeks (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stanley Wilder (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Catalan (fresh) PF - Paul Gary (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Eberly (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:46 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Sterling Borges | 38-47 |
| 11:32 | Samford | Paul Gary banks in the layup on a nice dish by Walter Weeks | 38-49 |
| 11:09 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by David Catalan - foul #1 on David Catalan, team foul #5 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer (SG), Stephen Baumgartner (PF) Robert Husky, Kenneth Hoppe | |
| Subs | Samford | Keith Janson (SG), Kevin Delossantos (SF) Stanley Wilder, David Catalan | |
| 11:09 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 11:09 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 11:01 | Samford | Walter Weeks knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Eberly | 40-52 |
| 10:46 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner lays it up and in on a great pass from Andrew Gaughan | 42-52 |
| 10:31 | Samford | Walter Weeks is fouled on the floor by Sterling Borges - foul #2 on Sterling Borges, team foul #6 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dante Hill (PG), Robert Husky (SF), John O'Donahue (C) Sterling Borges, Andrew Gaughan, Logan Morris | |
| Subs | Samford | Stanley Wilder (PG), John Maxim (PF), James Cook (C) Walter Weeks, Paul Gary, Michael Eberly | |
| 10:12 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos is fouled on the floor by John O'Donahue - foul #2 on John O'Donahue, team foul #7 | 42-52 |
| 10:12 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos misses the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 10:12 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue grabs the board | 42-52 |
| 09:53 | Notre Dame | Dante Hill makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by John O'Donahue | 45-52 |
| 09:32 | Samford | John Maxim misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-52 |
| 09:31 | Notre Dame | Dante Hill snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| 09:16 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges (PG), Andrew Gaughan (SF), Kenneth Hoppe (C) Dante Hill, Frederick Zupfer, Stephen Baumgartner | |
| Subs | Samford | Walter Weeks (PG) Keith Janson | |
| 08:54 | Samford | John Maxim hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 45-52 |
| 08:53 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| 08:35 | Notre Dame | Kevin Delossantos picks off the pass by Andrew Gaughan | 45-52 |
| 08:30 | Samford | Stanley Wilder can't finish the layup | 45-52 |
| 08:28 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| 08:08 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John O'Donahue | 48-52 |
| 07:46 | Samford | Stanley Wilder is fouled on the floor by Robert Husky - foul #2 on Robert Husky, team foul #8 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer (SG), Stephen Baumgartner (PF) Robert Husky, John O'Donahue | |
| Subs | Samford | Keith Janson (SG), David Catalan (SF), Paul Gary (PF), Michael Eberly (C) Walter Weeks, Kevin Delossantos, John Maxim, James Cook | |
| 07:46 | Samford | Stanley Wilder makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 07:46 | Samford | Stanley Wilder makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Sterling Borges (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frederick Zupfer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Gaughan (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Baumgartner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Hoppe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Stanley Wilder (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Janson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Catalan (fresh) PF - Paul Gary (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Eberly (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:17 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Andrew Gaughan, team foul #9 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Logan Morris (C) Kenneth Hoppe | |
| Subs | Samford | Walter Weeks (PG) Stanley Wilder | |
| 06:59 | Samford | David Catalan comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 48-54 |
| 06:58 | Samford | Michael Eberly can't tip it in | 48-54 |
| 06:56 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges grabs the board | 48-54 |
| 06:39 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris misses short on a turnaround from close range | 48-54 |
| 06:37 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 06:26 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan buries a floater from just outside the lane | 50-54 |
| 06:05 | Samford | Keith Janson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-54 |
| 06:03 | Samford | Keith Janson gets the offensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 05:44 | Samford | Michael Eberly misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 50-54 |
| 05:43 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| 05:28 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 50-54 |
| 05:27 | Samford | David Catalan pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| 05:23 | Samford | Walter Weeks misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-54 |
| 05:22 | Samford | Paul Gary grabs the offensive board | 50-54 |
| 05:03 | Samford | Walter Weeks knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing and he's fouled by Sterling Borges - foul #3 on Sterling Borges, team foul #10 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dante Hill (PG), Robert Husky (SG), Cole Livingston (SF), Kenneth Hoppe (C) Sterling Borges, Frederick Zupfer, Andrew Gaughan, Stephen Baumgartner | |
| Subs | Samford | Stanley Wilder (SG), Kevin Delossantos (SF), John Maxim (PF), James Cook (C) Keith Janson, David Catalan, Paul Gary, Michael Eberly | |
| 05:03 | Samford | Walter Weeks makes the free throw | 50-57 |
| 04:47 | Notre Dame | Dante Hill makes the fadeaway from the right block | 52-57 |
| 04:25 | Samford | Stanley Wilder misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-57 |
| 04:23 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris snags the defensive board | 52-57 |
| 04:08 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 52-57 |
| 04:06 | Samford | John Maxim gets the rebound | 52-57 |
| 03:45 | Samford | Walter Weeks buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Stanley Wilder | 52-60 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Dante Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Husky (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cole Livingston (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Logan Morris (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Kenneth Hoppe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Walter Weeks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Stanley Wilder (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Delossantos (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Maxim (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - James Cook (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:34 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris clanks a turnaround from the left block | 52-60 |
| 03:32 | Samford | John Maxim snags the defensive board | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:03 | Samford | John Maxim buries a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Stanley Wilder and the foul's on Logan Morris - foul #1 on Logan Morris, team foul #11 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges (PG), Frederick Zupfer (SG), Andrew Gaughan (SF), Stephen Baumgartner (PF) Dante Hill, Robert Husky, Cole Livingston, Logan Morris | |
| Subs | Samford | Keith Pittman (PG), Keith Janson (SG), Michael Eberly (C) Walter Weeks, Stanley Wilder, James Cook | |
| 03:03 | Samford | John Maxim makes the free throw | 52-63 |
| 02:52 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan misses the shot in the paint | 52-63 |
| 02:50 | Samford | Keith Pittman snags the defensive board | 52-63 |
| 02:50 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-63 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Samford | Walter Weeks (PG), Paul Gary (PF) Keith Pittman, John Maxim | |
| 02:28 | Samford | Michael Eberly connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from Walter Weeks and the foul's on Sterling Borges - foul #4 on Sterling Borges, team foul #12 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dante Hill (PG), Robert Husky (SG), Cole Livingston (SF), John O'Donahue (PF), David Bakke (C) Sterling Borges, Frederick Zupfer, Andrew Gaughan, Stephen Baumgartner, Kenneth Hoppe | |
| Subs | Samford | Stanley Wilder (PG), John Beyer (SG), David Catalan (SF), John Maxim (PF) Walter Weeks, Keith Janson, Kevin Delossantos, Paul Gary | |
| 02:28 | Samford | Michael Eberly makes the free throw | 52-66 |
| 02:11 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-66 |
| 02:09 | Samford | David Catalan pulls down the rebound | 52-66 |
| 01:47 | Samford | John Maxim's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-66 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Logan Morris (PF) David Bakke | |
| Subs | Samford | James Cook (C) Michael Eberly | |
| 01:40 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris hits a floater from close range and he's fouled by John Maxim - foul #2 on John Maxim, team foul #6 | 54-66 |
| 01:40 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris misses the free throw | 54-66 |
| 01:40 | Samford | The rebound goes to John Maxim | 54-66 |
| 01:24 | Samford | James Cook connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Stanley Wilder | 54-69 |
| 01:10 | Notre Dame | Cole Livingston is fouled on the floor by David Catalan - foul #2 on David Catalan, team foul #7 | 54-69 |
| 01:10 | Notre Dame | Cole Livingston makes the 1st free throw | 55-69 |
| 01:10 | Notre Dame | Cole Livingston misses the 2nd free throw | 55-69 |
| 01:10 | Samford | James Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 55-69 |
| 00:44 | Samford | James Cook clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-69 |
| 00:43 | Notre Dame | Dante Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris loses the ball out of bounds | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Samford | James Cook misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-69 |
| 00:17 | Samford | John Beyer grabs the offensive board | 55-69 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Stanley Wilder runs out the clock | 55-69 |