| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - John Hackett (fresh) SG - Kenneth Bradshaw (fresh) SF - James Alfonso (fresh) PF - James Lewis (fresh) C - Elmer Sloan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - John Reader (fresh) SG - Gale Greene (fresh) SF - Greg Morgan (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Hecht (fresh) C - Martin Wood (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | SE Missouri State | James Lewis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | SE Missouri State | John Hackett is fouled on the floor by John Reader - foul #1 on John Reader, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | SE Missouri State | James Lewis's fadeaway is rejected by Martin Wood | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Samford | John Reader pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Samford | Greg Morgan is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Bradshaw scores on a runner in the lane set up by James Alfonso | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | Samford | Martin Wood knocks in the shot in the lane set up by Gale Greene | 2-2 |
| 18:34 | SE Missouri State | Elmer Sloan scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from John Hackett | 4-2 |
| 18:16 | Samford | John Hackett steals the ball from Greg Morgan | 4-2 |
| 18:13 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Bradshaw hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Hackett | 6-2 |
| 17:52 | Samford | Greg Morgan scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from John Reader | 6-5 |
| 17:34 | SE Missouri State | Greg Morgan steals it from John Hackett | 6-5 |
| 17:20 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht steps out of bounds on the baseline | 6-5 |
| 17:05 | SE Missouri State | John Hackett scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Kenneth Bradshaw | 8-5 |
| 16:46 | Samford | Greg Morgan lays it up and in | 8-7 |
| 16:29 | SE Missouri State | James Lewis misses the lay-in | 8-7 |
| 16:28 | Samford | Martin Wood gets the rebound | 8-7 |
| 16:22 | Samford | Greg Morgan drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gale Greene | 8-9 |
| 16:00 | SE Missouri State | James Alfonso buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Bradshaw | 11-9 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - John Hackett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Bradshaw (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Alfonso (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Lewis (fairly fresh) C - Elmer Sloan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - John Reader (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gale Greene (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Greg Morgan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jeffrey Hecht (fairly fresh) C - Martin Wood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Samford | Greg Morgan hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Martin Wood and the foul's on James Lewis - foul #1 on James Lewis, team foul #1 | 11-11 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Charles Kelly (PG), Carroll Gilstrap (SG), James Sutherland (SF), Craig Dunford (PF), Ronald Whyte (C) John Hackett, Kenneth Bradshaw, James Alfonso, James Lewis, Elmer Sloan | |
| Subs | Samford | Billy Shaw (SG), Richard Allen (PF), Billy Doyle (C) Gale Greene, Jeffrey Hecht, Martin Wood | |
| 15:48 | Samford | Greg Morgan makes the free throw | 11-12 |
| 15:29 | SE Missouri State | Ronald Whyte can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Billy Doyle - foul #1 on Billy Doyle, team foul #2 | 11-12 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Rodney Bryant (SF) Greg Morgan | |
| 15:29 | SE Missouri State | Ronald Whyte makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 15:29 | SE Missouri State | Ronald Whyte misses the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 15:29 | Samford | Richard Allen pulls down the rebound | 12-12 |
| 15:16 | Samford | Billy Doyle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-12 |
| 15:15 | SE Missouri State | James Sutherland grabs the defensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 14:53 | SE Missouri State | Craig Dunford blows the layup | 12-12 |
| 14:52 | SE Missouri State | James Sutherland grabs the offensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 14:35 | SE Missouri State | Ronald Whyte lays it in | 14-12 |
| 14:27 | Samford | Billy Doyle drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Billy Shaw | 14-14 |
| 14:03 | SE Missouri State | Carroll Gilstrap connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner and the foul's on Richard Allen - foul #1 on Richard Allen, team foul #3 | 17-14 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | John Hackett (PG), James Alfonso (SF), James Lewis (PF), Elmer Sloan (C) Charles Kelly, James Sutherland, Ronald Whyte, Craig Dunford | |
| Subs | Samford | Gale Greene (SG), Jeffrey Hecht (PF), Martin Wood (C) John Reader, Richard Allen, Billy Doyle | |
| 14:03 | SE Missouri State | Carroll Gilstrap misses the free throw | 17-14 |
| 14:03 | Samford | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Hecht | 17-14 |
| 13:42 | Samford | Billy Shaw misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 17-14 |
| 13:41 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht gets the offensive rebound | 17-14 |
| 13:31 | Samford | Carroll Gilstrap is called for the reach on Gale Greene - foul #1 on Carroll Gilstrap, team foul #2 | 17-14 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Bradshaw (SG) Carroll Gilstrap | |
| Subs | Samford | Greg Morgan (SF) Rodney Bryant | |
| 13:21 | Samford | Greg Morgan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-14 |
| 13:20 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Martin Wood | 17-14 |
| 13:06 | Samford | Billy Shaw misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-14 |
| 13:05 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-14 |
| 12:53 | Samford | Greg Morgan clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-14 |
| 12:51 | SE Missouri State | James Lewis gets the rebound | 17-14 |
| 12:36 | SE Missouri State | Elmer Sloan makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from James Lewis | 19-14 |
| 12:19 | Samford | James Alfonso is called for the reach on Greg Morgan - foul #1 on James Alfonso, team foul #3 | 19-14 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Samford | John Reader (PG), Richard Allen (C) Billy Shaw, Martin Wood | |
| 12:08 | Samford | John Reader drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Gale Greene | 19-16 |
| 11:44 | SE Missouri State | James Alfonso hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-16 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - John Hackett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Bradshaw (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Alfonso (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Lewis (fresh) C - Elmer Sloan (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - John Reader (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gale Greene (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Greg Morgan (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Jeffrey Hecht (fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Allen (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Samford | Greg Morgan scores on a floater from the right side and the foul's on James Alfonso - foul #2 on James Alfonso, team foul #4 | 22-18 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Carroll Gilstrap (SF), Craig Dunford (C) James Alfonso, Elmer Sloan | |
| Subs | Samford | Billy Doyle (C) Jeffrey Hecht | |
| 11:35 | Samford | Greg Morgan makes the free throw | 22-19 |
| 11:17 | SE Missouri State | Carroll Gilstrap hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-19 |
| 11:16 | Samford | Billy Doyle gets the rebound | 22-19 |
| 11:12 | Samford | Carroll Gilstrap picks off the pass by John Reader | 22-19 |
| 11:07 | SE Missouri State | Gale Greene is called for the reach on John Hackett - foul #1 on Gale Greene, team foul #4 | 22-19 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Ronald Whyte (C) James Lewis | |
| Subs | Samford | Rodney Bryant (SF), Martin Wood (C) Greg Morgan, Billy Doyle | |
| 10:58 | SE Missouri State | John Hackett connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Whyte | 25-19 |
| 10:46 | Samford | Richard Allen misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 25-19 |
| 10:44 | SE Missouri State | Ronald Whyte pulls down the rebound | 25-19 |
| 10:30 | SE Missouri State | Carroll Gilstrap clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-19 |
| 10:29 | SE Missouri State | Craig Dunford grabs the offensive rebound | 25-19 |
| 10:10 | SE Missouri State | Craig Dunford misses long on a floater from the left wing | 25-19 |
| 10:08 | Samford | Martin Wood gets the rebound | 25-19 |
| 09:59 | Samford | Gale Greene clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 25-19 |
| 09:58 | SE Missouri State | Carroll Gilstrap gets the rebound | 25-19 |
| 09:41 | SE Missouri State | Ronald Whyte blows the layup | 25-19 |
| 09:39 | Samford | The rebound goes to Rodney Bryant | 25-19 |
| 09:24 | Samford | Craig Dunford steals it from Rodney Bryant | 25-19 |
| 09:02 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Bradshaw is hacked by John Reader - foul #2 on John Reader, team foul #5 | 25-19 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Charles Kelly (PG), James Lewis (PF), Elmer Sloan (C) John Hackett, Kenneth Bradshaw, Ronald Whyte | |
| Subs | Samford | Billy Shaw (PG), Greg Morgan (SF), Jeffrey Hecht (PF), Billy Doyle (C) John Reader, Gale Greene, Richard Allen, Martin Wood | |
| 08:50 | SE Missouri State | James Lewis scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Charles Kelly and the foul's on Billy Shaw - foul #1 on Billy Shaw, team foul #6 | 27-19 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | James Sutherland (SF) Craig Dunford | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 08:50 | SE Missouri State | James Lewis misses the free throw | 27-19 |
| 08:50 | Samford | Rodney Bryant snags the defensive board | 27-19 |
| 08:24 | Samford | Greg Morgan clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-19 |
| 08:22 | Samford | Billy Doyle gets the offensive rebound | 27-19 |
| 08:01 | Samford | Rodney Bryant makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-22 |
| 07:43 | SE Missouri State | James Sutherland drills a 3 from the left wing | 30-22 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Charles Kelly (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carroll Gilstrap (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Sutherland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Elmer Sloan (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Billy Shaw (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rodney Bryant (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Greg Morgan (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Jeffrey Hecht (fresh) 3 reb. C - Billy Doyle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Samford | Billy Doyle misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Lewis - foul #2 on James Lewis, team foul #5 | 30-22 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | John Hackett (PG), Kenneth Bradshaw (SG), Craig Dunford (SF), Ronald Whyte (PF) Charles Kelly, Carroll Gilstrap, James Sutherland, James Lewis | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Letendre (PG) Rodney Bryant | |
| 07:33 | Samford | Billy Doyle misses the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 07:33 | Samford | Billy Doyle makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 07:10 | SE Missouri State | Craig Dunford misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 30-23 |
| 07:09 | Samford | Richard Letendre gets the rebound | 30-23 |
| 07:05 | Samford | Greg Morgan misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-23 |
| 07:03 | SE Missouri State | Elmer Sloan grabs the defensive rebound | 30-23 |
| 06:58 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Bradshaw misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 30-23 |
| 06:56 | SE Missouri State | Craig Dunford gets the offensive rebound | 30-23 |
| 06:38 | SE Missouri State | John Hackett scores on a 3 from the left wing | 33-23 |
| 06:20 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Hackett - foul #1 on John Hackett, team foul #6 | 33-23 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Carroll Gilstrap (SF) Ronald Whyte | |
| Subs | Samford | Gale Greene (SG), Martin Wood (C) Richard Letendre, Billy Doyle | |
| 06:20 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht misses the 1st free throw | 33-23 |
| 06:20 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht makes the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 06:02 | SE Missouri State | Carroll Gilstrap makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-24 |
| 05:53 | Samford | Greg Morgan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-24 |
| 05:52 | Samford | Martin Wood tips it back up and in | 36-26 |
| 05:34 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Bradshaw can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-26 |
| 05:33 | SE Missouri State | John Hackett grabs the offensive rebound | 36-26 |
| 05:17 | SE Missouri State | Gale Greene picks off the pass by John Hackett | 36-26 |
| 05:09 | Samford | Martin Wood can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-26 |
| 05:07 | Samford | Billy Shaw tips it in | 36-28 |
| 04:50 | SE Missouri State | John Hackett misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 36-28 |
| 04:48 | Samford | Martin Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 04:23 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht blows the layup | 36-28 |
| 04:21 | SE Missouri State | Craig Dunford snags the defensive board | 36-28 |
| 04:01 | SE Missouri State | Billy Shaw steals it from Craig Dunford | 36-28 |
| 03:49 | Samford | Billy Shaw hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Kenneth Bradshaw - foul #1 on Kenneth Bradshaw, team foul #7 | 36-28 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Charles Kelly (PG), Joseph Baggett (SG), James Alfonso (SF), James Lewis (PF), Ronald Whyte (C) John Hackett, Kenneth Bradshaw, Carroll Gilstrap, Craig Dunford, Elmer Sloan | |
| Subs | Samford | Rodney Bryant (SF), Richard Allen (PF) Greg Morgan, Jeffrey Hecht | |
| 03:49 | Samford | Billy Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 03:49 | Samford | Billy Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 03:27 | SE Missouri State | James Lewis is fouled on the floor by Rodney Bryant - foul #1 on Rodney Bryant, team foul #7 | 36-30 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Samford | John Reader (PG), Billy Doyle (C) Billy Shaw, Martin Wood | |
| 03:27 | SE Missouri State | James Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 03:27 | SE Missouri State | James Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Charles Kelly (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Baggett (fresh) SF - James Alfonso (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ronald Whyte (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - John Reader (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gale Greene (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Rodney Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Allen (fresh) C - Billy Doyle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Samford | John Reader misses badly on a shot from the left side | 38-30 |
| 02:56 | SE Missouri State | James Lewis snags the defensive board | 38-30 |
| 02:38 | SE Missouri State | Charles Kelly hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Billy Doyle - foul #2 on Billy Doyle, team foul #8 | 38-30 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Letendre (SG) Gale Greene | |
| 02:38 | SE Missouri State | Charles Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 02:38 | SE Missouri State | Charles Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 02:30 | Samford | Rodney Bryant is fouled on the floor by James Alfonso - foul #3 on James Alfonso, team foul #8 | 40-30 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | John Hackett (PG), Kenneth Bradshaw (SG), Carroll Gilstrap (SF) Charles Kelly, Joseph Baggett, James Alfonso | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 02:30 | Samford | Rodney Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 02:30 | Samford | Rodney Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 02:30 | SE Missouri State | James Lewis snags the defensive board | 40-31 |
| 02:11 | SE Missouri State | John Hackett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-31 |
| 02:09 | Samford | Rodney Bryant pulls down the rebound | 40-31 |
| 01:53 | Samford | Billy Doyle connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by John Reader | 40-33 |
| 01:36 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Bradshaw knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Carroll Gilstrap | 42-33 |
| 01:14 | Samford | Richard Letendre's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-33 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Elmer Sloan (C) Ronald Whyte | |
| Subs | Samford | Gale Greene (SG), Greg Morgan (SF), Jeffrey Hecht (PF), Martin Wood (C) Richard Letendre, Rodney Bryant, Richard Allen, Billy Doyle | |
| 01:05 | SE Missouri State | Carroll Gilstrap misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-33 |
| 01:04 | Samford | Greg Morgan snags the defensive board | 42-33 |
| 00:54 | Samford | Greg Morgan hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from John Reader | 42-36 |
| 00:44 | SE Missouri State | Carroll Gilstrap hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 00:42 | SE Missouri State | John Hackett hits the follow up shot | 44-36 |
| 00:26 | Samford | Martin Wood buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gale Greene | 44-38 |
| 00:04 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Bradshaw scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Greg Morgan - foul #1 on Greg Morgan, team foul #9 | 46-38 |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Charles Kelly (PG), Craig Dunford (SF), Ronald Whyte (PF) John Hackett, Carroll Gilstrap, James Lewis | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:04 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Bradshaw makes the free throw | 47-38 |
| 00:00 | Samford | John Reader misses long on a halfcourt shot | 47-38 |