| Lineup | DePaul | PG - David Newton (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Qing-nan Chio (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ross Mergenthaler (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sam Large (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Benton Hart (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - John Reader (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gale Greene (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Greg Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Richard Allen (fresh) 4 reb. C - Martin Wood (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Greg Morgan inbounds the ball | 36-19 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Samford | Martin Wood double dribbles | 36-19 |
| 19:29 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler clanks a shot from the right block | 36-19 |
| 19:27 | Samford | Greg Morgan gets the rebound | 36-19 |
| 19:12 | Samford | Martin Wood hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 36-19 |
| 19:10 | Samford | Martin Wood pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-19 |
| 18:53 | Samford | Gale Greene scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-22 |
| 18:37 | DePaul | David Newton misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by John Reader - foul #2 on John Reader, team foul #1 | 36-22 |
| 18:37 | DePaul | David Newton makes the 1st free throw | 37-22 |
| 18:37 | DePaul | David Newton misses the 2nd free throw | 37-22 |
| 18:37 | Samford | Richard Allen pulls down the rebound | 37-22 |
| 18:08 | Samford | John Reader misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-22 |
| 18:06 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler grabs the defensive rebound | 37-22 |
| 17:48 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Sam Large | 40-22 |
| 17:25 | Samford | Martin Wood banks in the layup | 40-24 |
| 17:04 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler loses the dribble to Greg Morgan | 40-24 |
| 16:35 | Samford | Gale Greene can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-24 |
| 16:34 | DePaul | Sam Large snags the defensive board | 40-24 |
| 16:20 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 40-24 |
| 16:19 | DePaul | Benton Hart grabs the offensive board | 40-24 |
| 16:04 | DePaul | Benton Hart misses short on a shot from the left wing | 40-24 |
| 16:02 | Samford | The rebound goes to Richard Allen | 40-24 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - David Newton (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Qing-nan Chio (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ross Mergenthaler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sam Large (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Benton Hart (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - John Reader (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gale Greene (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Greg Morgan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Allen (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Martin Wood (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:47 | Samford | Richard Allen misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-24 |
| 15:46 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler snags the defensive board | 40-24 |
| 15:19 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-24 |
| Subs | DePaul | Joseph Brown (PG), Thomas Fannin (SG) David Newton, Qing-nan Chio | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Letendre (PG), Billy Shaw (SG), Rodney Bryant (SF), Jeffrey Hecht (PF), Billy Doyle (C) John Reader, Gale Greene, Greg Morgan, Richard Allen, Martin Wood | |
| 14:57 | Samford | Ross Mergenthaler steals it from Jeffrey Hecht | 40-24 |
| 14:54 | DePaul | Joseph Brown lays it up and in on a great pass from Ross Mergenthaler | 42-24 |
| 14:31 | Samford | Billy Shaw hits a floater from the right wing and he's fouled by Thomas Fannin - foul #2 on Thomas Fannin, team foul #1 | 42-26 |
| 14:31 | Samford | Billy Shaw makes the free throw | 42-27 |
| 14:14 | DePaul | Benton Hart buries a floater from the right side set up by Thomas Fannin | 44-27 |
| 13:53 | Samford | Billy Doyle's floater is tipped away by Sam Large | 44-27 |
| 13:51 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht grabs the offensive board | 44-27 |
| 13:41 | Samford | Rodney Bryant hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Joseph Brown - foul #1 on Joseph Brown, team foul #2 | 44-27 |
| Subs | DePaul | Cedric Pike (PF) Sam Large | |
| Subs | Samford | John Reader (PG) Richard Letendre | |
| 13:41 | Samford | Rodney Bryant misses the 1st free throw | 44-27 |
| 13:41 | Samford | Rodney Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 44-28 |
| 13:24 | DePaul | Rodney Bryant is called for the reach on Joseph Brown - foul #2 on Rodney Bryant, team foul #2 | 44-28 |
| Subs | DePaul | David Newton (PG), Robert Collins (SF) Joseph Brown, Ross Mergenthaler | |
| Subs | Samford | Gale Greene (SG) Billy Shaw | |
| 13:19 | DePaul | Benton Hart makes the shot in the lane | 46-28 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 13:10 | Samford | Billy Doyle can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-28 |
| 13:08 | DePaul | Cedric Pike grabs the defensive rebound | 46-28 |
| 12:50 | DePaul | Robert Collins hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by David Newton and he's fouled by Rodney Bryant - foul #3 on Rodney Bryant, team foul #3 | 48-28 |
| Subs | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio (SG) Thomas Fannin | |
| Subs | Samford | Greg Morgan (SF), Richard Allen (C) Rodney Bryant, Billy Doyle | |
| 12:50 | DePaul | Robert Collins makes the free throw | 49-28 |
| 12:33 | Samford | Greg Morgan misses the floater from just outside the lane | 49-28 |
| 12:31 | DePaul | Robert Collins pulls down the rebound | 49-28 |
| 12:26 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Collins | 52-28 |
| 12:02 | Samford | John Reader hits a shot from the free throw line | 52-30 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - David Newton (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Qing-nan Chio (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Cedric Pike (fresh) 4 pts. C - Benton Hart (tiring) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - John Reader (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gale Greene (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Greg Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Hecht (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Richard Allen (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:42 | DePaul | David Newton lays it up and in set up by Cedric Pike | 54-30 |
| 11:24 | Samford | Greg Morgan misses the 3 from the left wing | 54-30 |
| 11:23 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht snags the offensive board | 54-30 |
| 11:12 | Samford | Benton Hart is called for the reach on John Reader - foul #2 on Benton Hart, team foul #3 | 54-30 |
| Subs | DePaul | Joseph Brown (PG), Ross Mergenthaler (SF), Sam Large (PF), Bill Sullivan (C) David Newton, Robert Collins, Cedric Pike, Benton Hart | |
| Subs | Samford | Billy Shaw (SG), Rodney Bryant (SF), Martin Wood (C) Gale Greene, Greg Morgan, Jeffrey Hecht | |
| 11:02 | Samford | John Reader loses the dribble to Qing-nan Chio | 54-30 |
| 10:58 | DePaul | Joseph Brown lays it up and in set up by Qing-nan Chio | 56-30 |
| 10:32 | Samford | John Reader comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-30 |
| 10:31 | Samford | Martin Wood hits the follow up shot | 56-32 |
| 10:15 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler is fouled on the floor by Rodney Bryant - foul #4 on Rodney Bryant, team foul #4 | 56-32 |
| Subs | DePaul | Thomas Fannin (SG) Qing-nan Chio | |
| Subs | Samford | Gale Greene (SG), Billy Doyle (SF), Jeffrey Hecht (PF) Billy Shaw, Rodney Bryant, Richard Allen | |
| 10:06 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-32 |
| 09:57 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-32 |
| Subs | DePaul | David Newton (PG), Cedric Pike (C) Joseph Brown, Bill Sullivan | |
| Subs | Samford | Billy Shaw (PG), Greg Morgan (SF) John Reader, Jeffrey Hecht | |
| 09:39 | DePaul | David Newton can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-32 |
| 09:37 | Samford | The rebound goes to Gale Greene | 59-32 |
| 09:19 | Samford | Greg Morgan makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-35 |
| 09:11 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from David Newton | 61-35 |
| 09:03 | Samford | Billy Doyle jams it | 61-37 |
| 08:44 | DePaul | Martin Wood denies the turnaround by Thomas Fannin | 61-37 |
| 08:42 | Samford | Billy Doyle grabs the board | 61-37 |
| 08:24 | Samford | Martin Wood is whistled for traveling | 61-37 |
| Subs | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio (SG), Robert Collins (SF), Bill Sullivan (PF), Benton Hart (C) Thomas Fannin, Ross Mergenthaler, Sam Large, Cedric Pike | |
| Subs | Samford | John Reader (PG), Jeffrey Hecht (PF), Richard Allen (C) Gale Greene, Greg Morgan, Martin Wood | |
| 08:00 | DePaul | Robert Collins drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Bill Sullivan | 64-37 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - David Newton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Qing-nan Chio (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Collins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Bill Sullivan (fresh) C - Benton Hart (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - John Reader (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Doyle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Hecht (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Allen (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:49 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 64-37 |
| 07:48 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Benton Hart | 64-37 |
| 07:42 | DePaul | Benton Hart is whistled for traveling | 64-37 |
| Subs | DePaul | Joseph Brown (PG) David Newton | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Letendre (PG), Rodney Bryant (SF) John Reader, Jeffrey Hecht | |
| 07:32 | Samford | Billy Doyle makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Billy Shaw | 64-39 |
| 07:25 | DePaul | Robert Collins connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Benton Hart | 67-39 |
| 07:06 | Samford | Richard Letendre is whistled for a carry | 67-39 |
| Subs | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler (SF), Sam Large (PF) Robert Collins, Bill Sullivan | |
| Subs | Samford | Jim Kauffman (SF), Jacob Westfall (C) Billy Shaw, Billy Doyle | |
| 06:46 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 67-39 |
| 06:45 | DePaul | Sam Large misses the tip | 67-39 |
| 06:43 | DePaul | Sam Large tips it in | 69-39 |
| 06:34 | Samford | Benton Hart steals it from Rodney Bryant | 69-39 |
| 06:15 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Benton Hart | 71-39 |
| 06:11 | Samford | Rodney Bryant misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-39 |
| 06:09 | DePaul | Sam Large snags the defensive board | 71-39 |
| 05:48 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-39 |
| 05:47 | Samford | The rebound goes to Rodney Bryant | 71-39 |
| 05:30 | Samford | Jacob Westfall is hacked by Sam Large - foul #1 on Sam Large, team foul #4 | 71-39 |
| Subs | DePaul | David Newton (PG), Thomas Fannin (SG), Robert Collins (SF), Cedric Pike (PF) Joseph Brown, Qing-nan Chio, Ross Mergenthaler, Sam Large | |
| Subs | Samford | Billy Shaw (SG), Billy Doyle (PF) Jim Kauffman, Richard Allen | |
| 05:09 | Samford | Rodney Bryant scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Billy Doyle | 71-42 |
| 04:41 | DePaul | David Newton lays it in | 73-42 |
| 04:36 | Samford | Richard Letendre misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 73-42 |
| 04:34 | DePaul | Benton Hart pulls down the rebound | 73-42 |
| 04:16 | DePaul | David Newton comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Richard Letendre - foul #1 on Richard Letendre, team foul #5 | 73-42 |
| Subs | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler (SF), Sam Large (PF) Robert Collins, Cedric Pike | |
| Subs | Samford | Jim Kauffman (PG), Richard Allen (PF) Richard Letendre, Jacob Westfall | |
| 04:16 | DePaul | David Newton makes the 1st free throw | 74-42 |
| 04:16 | DePaul | David Newton misses the 2nd free throw | 74-42 |
| 04:16 | Samford | Richard Allen grabs the board | 74-42 |
| 04:08 | Samford | Billy Doyle misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 74-42 |
| 04:07 | Samford | Rodney Bryant tips it in | 74-44 |
| 03:59 | DePaul | David Newton scores on a runner from close range set up by Ross Mergenthaler | 76-44 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - David Newton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Fannin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ross Mergenthaler (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sam Large (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Benton Hart (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jim Kauffman (fresh) SG - Billy Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rodney Bryant (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Richard Allen (fresh) 7 reb. C - Billy Doyle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:43 | Samford | Ross Mergenthaler is called for the reach on Billy Doyle - foul #2 on Ross Mergenthaler, team foul #5 | 76-44 |
| Subs | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio (SG), Cedric Pike (C) Thomas Fannin, Benton Hart | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 03:22 | Samford | Billy Shaw misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 76-44 |
| 03:20 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler gets the rebound | 76-44 |
| 03:09 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 79-44 |
| 02:59 | Samford | Billy Shaw misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 79-44 |
| 02:57 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler pulls down the rebound | 79-44 |
| 02:32 | DePaul | Ross Mergenthaler clanks a jumper from the right side | 79-44 |
| 02:30 | DePaul | David Newton tips it in | 81-44 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:26 | Samford | David Newton is called for the reach on Jim Kauffman in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Newton, team foul #6 | 81-44 |
| Subs | DePaul | Joseph Brown (PG), Robert Collins (SF), Benton Hart (C) David Newton, Ross Mergenthaler, Sam Large | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Letendre (PG), Jacob Westfall (C) Rodney Bryant, Billy Doyle | |
| 02:21 | Samford | Richard Allen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 81-44 |
| 02:07 | DePaul | Qing-nan Chio connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Brown | 84-44 |
| 01:41 | Samford | Jacob Westfall is fouled on the floor by Joseph Brown - foul #2 on Joseph Brown, team foul #7 | 84-44 |
| Subs | DePaul | David Newton (PG), Ross Mergenthaler (SF), Sam Large (PF) Joseph Brown, Robert Collins, Cedric Pike | |
| Subs | Samford | Rodney Bryant (SF) Jim Kauffman | |
| 01:41 | Samford | Jacob Westfall makes the 1st free throw | 84-45 |
| 01:41 | Samford | Jacob Westfall makes the 2nd free throw | 84-46 |
| 01:28 | DePaul | Benton Hart knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from David Newton | 86-46 |
| 01:16 | Samford | Jacob Westfall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 86-46 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Samford | Billy Doyle (C) Jacob Westfall | |
| 00:57 | DePaul | Rodney Bryant steals the ball from Benton Hart | 86-46 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Samford | Billy Doyle comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Benton Hart - foul #3 on Benton Hart, team foul #8 | 86-46 |
| 00:50 | Samford | Billy Doyle makes the 1st free throw | 86-47 |
| 00:50 | Samford | Billy Doyle makes the 2nd free throw | 86-48 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:22 | DePaul | Billy Shaw steps in front of the Benton Hart pass | 86-48 |
| 00:16 | Samford | Billy Shaw misses the floater from the left side | 86-48 |
| 00:15 | DePaul | Benton Hart snags the defensive board | 86-48 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | David Newton runs out the clock | 86-48 |