| Lineup | Samford | PG - Darrell Steigerwald (fresh) SG - David Steelman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Bradford (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Troy Whitehead (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Bartley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Shawn Cherry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Gibson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scott Cota (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffrey Linkous (fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Hess (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Iona | Scott Cota inbounds the ball | 41-30 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Iona | Shawn Cherry is hacked by Darrell Steigerwald - foul #3 on Darrell Steigerwald, team foul #1 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Samford | Luis Cendejas (PG) Darrell Steigerwald | |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| 19:31 | Iona | William Gibson's fadeaway is rejected by Troy Whitehead | 41-30 |
| 19:29 | Samford | Harold Bradford pulls down the rebound | 41-30 |
| 19:23 | Samford | Luis Cendejas knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Harold Bradford | 43-30 |
| 19:04 | Iona | William Gibson is hacked by David Steelman - foul #1 on David Steelman, team foul #2 | 43-30 |
| 18:56 | Iona | Thomas Hess makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by William Gibson | 43-33 |
| 18:28 | Samford | Harold Bradford makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from David Steelman | 45-33 |
| 18:06 | Iona | Thomas Hess's fadeaway is rejected by Edward Bartley | 45-33 |
| 18:04 | Iona | Scott Cota tips it back up and in | 45-35 |
| 17:44 | Samford | Harold Bradford can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-35 |
| 17:42 | Samford | Edward Bartley misses the tip | 45-35 |
| 17:41 | Iona | Thomas Hess grabs the defensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 17:36 | Iona | William Gibson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Troy Whitehead - foul #2 on Troy Whitehead, team foul #3 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Samford | James Vanfleet (PF), Larry Hill (C) Troy Whitehead, Edward Bartley | |
| Subs | Iona | Michael Moore (SF) Scott Cota | |
| 17:36 | Iona | William Gibson misses the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 17:36 | Iona | William Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 17:20 | Samford | James Vanfleet is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Linkous - foul #2 on Jeffrey Linkous, team foul #1 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Iona | Laurence Tinnin (SF), Robert Petrucci (PF) William Gibson, Jeffrey Linkous | |
| 16:59 | Samford | Robert Petrucci steals it from Larry Hill | 45-36 |
| 16:43 | Iona | Laurence Tinnin misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-36 |
| 16:42 | Iona | Robert Petrucci pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 16:27 | Iona | Thomas Hess misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-36 |
| 16:25 | Iona | Laurence Tinnin grabs the offensive board | 45-36 |
| 16:01 | Iona | James Vanfleet takes the ball from Robert Petrucci | 45-36 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Luis Cendejas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Steelman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harold Bradford (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - James Vanfleet (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. C - Larry Hill (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Shawn Cherry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Moore (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Laurence Tinnin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Petrucci (fresh) 2 stl. C - Thomas Hess (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:42 | Samford | Shawn Cherry steps in front of the Larry Hill pass | 45-36 |
| 15:38 | Iona | Michael Moore lays it up and in on a nice dish by Shawn Cherry | 45-38 |
| 15:20 | Samford | Thomas Hess steals the ball from Luis Cendejas | 45-38 |
| 14:57 | Iona | Thomas Hess comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 14:56 | Samford | Harold Bradford pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 14:43 | Samford | James Vanfleet double dribbles | 45-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Darrell Steigerwald (PG), Micheal Bisikirski (SG), Troy Whitehead (PF), Edward Bartley (C) Luis Cendejas, David Steelman, James Vanfleet, Larry Hill | |
| Subs | Iona | William Gibson (SG), Richard Mercer (SF), Jeffrey Linkous (PF), Michael Hartness (C) Shawn Cherry, Laurence Tinnin, Robert Petrucci, Thomas Hess | |
| 14:26 | Iona | William Gibson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 14:25 | Samford | Harold Bradford snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 14:17 | Samford | Richard Mercer steps in front of the Harold Bradford pass | 45-38 |
| 13:53 | Iona | Michael Moore can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-38 |
| 13:51 | Samford | Edward Bartley pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 13:44 | Samford | Michael Moore steals the ball from Troy Whitehead | 45-38 |
| 13:24 | Iona | Michael Moore comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-38 |
| 13:22 | Samford | Harold Bradford gets the rebound | 45-38 |
| 13:15 | Samford | Edward Bartley hits a fadeaway from close range | 47-38 |
| 13:00 | Iona | Darrell Steigerwald is called for the reach on Michael Moore - foul #4 on Darrell Steigerwald, team foul #4 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Clifton Thompson (PG), James Vanfleet (SF) Darrell Steigerwald, Harold Bradford | |
| Subs | Iona | Shawn Cherry (PG), Thomas Hess (C) Michael Moore, Michael Hartness | |
| 12:45 | Iona | Thomas Hess knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Linkous | 47-41 |
| 12:27 | Samford | James Vanfleet is hacked by William Gibson - foul #3 on William Gibson, team foul #2 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Samford | David Steelman (SG), Larry Hill (C) Troy Whitehead, Edward Bartley | |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| 12:17 | Samford | James Vanfleet throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-41 |
| Subs | Samford | Herman Mulloy (C) Micheal Bisikirski | |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| 11:54 | Iona | Jeffrey Linkous misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-41 |
| 11:52 | Samford | James Vanfleet grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Clifton Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Steelman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Vanfleet (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Larry Hill (fresh) 3 pts. C - Herman Mulloy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Shawn Cherry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Gibson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Mercer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Linkous (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Hess (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:40 | Samford | Larry Hill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-41 |
| 11:39 | Iona | Jeffrey Linkous gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| 11:32 | Iona | Larry Hill takes the ball from William Gibson | 47-41 |
| 11:12 | Samford | David Steelman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-41 |
| 11:11 | Iona | Jeffrey Linkous grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 11:04 | Iona | Jeffrey Linkous travels with the ball | 47-41 |
| Subs | Samford | Luis Cendejas (PG), Micheal Bisikirski (SF), Edward Bartley (C) Clifton Thompson, James Vanfleet, Herman Mulloy | |
| Subs | Iona | Michael Moore (SG), Scott Cota (SF), Robert Petrucci (PF), Michael Hartness (C) William Gibson, Richard Mercer, Jeffrey Linkous, Thomas Hess | |
| 10:42 | Samford | Scott Cota denies the turnaround by David Steelman | 47-41 |
| 10:41 | Samford | Edward Bartley pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 10:35 | Samford | Larry Hill can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-41 |
| 10:34 | Samford | Larry Hill hits the follow up shot | 49-41 |
| 10:22 | Iona | Robert Petrucci clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Steelman - foul #2 on David Steelman, team foul #5 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Samford | Troy Whitehead (PF) Larry Hill | |
| Subs | Iona | Laurence Tinnin (SG) Shawn Cherry | |
| 10:22 | Iona | Robert Petrucci makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 10:22 | Iona | Robert Petrucci makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 10:03 | Samford | David Steelman buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Luis Cendejas | 52-43 |
| 09:50 | Iona | Edward Bartley steals the ball from Michael Hartness | 52-43 |
| 09:32 | Samford | Edward Bartley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-43 |
| Subs | Samford | Clifton Thompson (SG), Harold Bradford (SF), Larry Hill (C) David Steelman, Micheal Bisikirski, Edward Bartley | |
| Subs | Iona | Thomas Hess (C) Michael Hartness | |
| 09:06 | Iona | Thomas Hess comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-43 |
| 09:04 | Samford | Luis Cendejas grabs the board | 52-43 |
| 08:38 | Samford | Clifton Thompson hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 52-43 |
| 08:36 | Iona | Thomas Hess snags the defensive board | 52-43 |
| 08:30 | Iona | Scott Cota hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Moore | 52-46 |
| 08:21 | Samford | Clifton Thompson is fouled on the floor by Robert Petrucci - foul #1 on Robert Petrucci, team foul #3 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Samford | David Steelman (SG), James Vanfleet (PF), Edward Bartley (C) Luis Cendejas, Troy Whitehead, Larry Hill | |
| Subs | Iona | Shawn Cherry (PG), William Gibson (SG), Richard Mercer (SF), Jeffrey Linkous (PF) Michael Moore, Laurence Tinnin, Scott Cota, Robert Petrucci | |
| 08:07 | Samford | The jump hook by Harold Bradford is blocked by Thomas Hess | 52-46 |
| 08:06 | Iona | Jeffrey Linkous grabs the board | 52-46 |
| 07:41 | Iona | Shawn Cherry buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from William Gibson | 52-49 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Clifton Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Steelman (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harold Bradford (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - James Vanfleet (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Edward Bartley (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Shawn Cherry (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Gibson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Mercer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Linkous (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Hess (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:27 | Samford | David Steelman knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by Clifton Thompson | 54-49 |
| 07:13 | Iona | The pull-up jumper by William Gibson is blocked by Harold Bradford | 54-49 |
| 07:12 | Samford | Harold Bradford snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 06:50 | Samford | David Steelman clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-49 |
| 06:48 | Samford | Clifton Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 06:24 | Samford | Clifton Thompson is fouled on the floor by Richard Mercer - foul #4 on Richard Mercer, team foul #4 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Samford | Darrell Steigerwald (PG), Micheal Bisikirski (SG), Troy Whitehead (PF), Larry Hill (C) Clifton Thompson, David Steelman, Harold Bradford, Edward Bartley | |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| 06:12 | Samford | Micheal Bisikirski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 54-49 |
| 06:10 | Samford | James Vanfleet hits the follow up shot | 56-49 |
| 06:05 | Iona | Shawn Cherry connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by William Gibson | 56-52 |
| 05:37 | Samford | Larry Hill blows the dunk | 56-52 |
| 05:36 | Samford | James Vanfleet misses the tip | 56-52 |
| 05:34 | Samford | Troy Whitehead tips it but misses | 56-52 |
| 05:33 | Iona | The rebound goes to William Gibson | 56-52 |
| 05:27 | Iona | Thomas Hess hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from William Gibson | 56-55 |
| 05:12 | Samford | Larry Hill hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Micheal Bisikirski | 58-55 |
| 04:56 | Iona | Richard Mercer hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Shawn Cherry | 58-57 |
| 04:42 | Samford | Micheal Bisikirski comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 04:41 | Iona | Shawn Cherry pulls down the rebound | 58-57 |
| 04:37 | Iona | Richard Mercer lays it in on a nice dish by Shawn Cherry | 58-59 |
| 04:25 | Samford | Troy Whitehead is whistled for traveling | 58-59 |
| Subs | Samford | David Steelman (SG), Harold Bradford (SF), Edward Bartley (C) Micheal Bisikirski, James Vanfleet, Troy Whitehead | |
| Subs | Iona | Michael Moore (PG), Laurence Tinnin (SG), Scott Cota (SF), Robert Petrucci (PF), Michael Hartness (C) Shawn Cherry, William Gibson, Richard Mercer, Jeffrey Linkous, Thomas Hess | |
| 04:00 | Iona | Scott Cota misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-59 |
| 03:58 | Samford | The rebound goes to Darrell Steigerwald | 58-59 |
| 03:44 | Samford | Darrell Steigerwald clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-59 |
| 03:43 | Iona | Scott Cota gets the rebound | 58-59 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Darrell Steigerwald (fresh) 4 pf. SG - David Steelman (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harold Bradford (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. PF - Larry Hill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Edward Bartley (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Michael Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Laurence Tinnin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Scott Cota (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Robert Petrucci (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Michael Hartness (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Iona | Michael Hartness's fadeaway is rejected by Edward Bartley | 58-59 |
| 03:36 | Iona | Scott Cota can't tip it in | 58-59 |
| 03:34 | Samford | Harold Bradford snags the defensive board | 58-59 |
| 03:12 | Samford | Laurence Tinnin is called for the reach on Harold Bradford - foul #1 on Laurence Tinnin, team foul #5 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Samford | Luis Cendejas (PG), Herman Mulloy (PF) Darrell Steigerwald, Larry Hill | |
| Subs | Iona | Shawn Cherry (PG) Laurence Tinnin | |
| 02:53 | Samford | Herman Mulloy lays it in set up by David Steelman | 60-59 |
| 02:53 | Iona | Iona calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-59 |
| Subs | Samford | Darrell Steigerwald (PG), Troy Whitehead (PF) Luis Cendejas, Herman Mulloy | |
| Subs | Iona | William Gibson (SG), Richard Mercer (SF), Jeffrey Linkous (PF), Thomas Hess (C) Michael Moore, Scott Cota, Robert Petrucci, Michael Hartness | |
| 02:29 | Iona | Richard Mercer misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Harold Bradford - foul #1 on Harold Bradford, team foul #6 | 60-59 |
| 02:29 | Iona | Richard Mercer makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 02:29 | Iona | Richard Mercer misses the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 02:29 | Samford | The rebound goes to Troy Whitehead | 60-60 |
| 02:16 | Samford | Troy Whitehead lays it up and in on a nice dish by Darrell Steigerwald | 62-60 |
| 02:01 | Iona | Shawn Cherry misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 62-60 |
| 02:00 | Samford | The rebound goes to Harold Bradford | 62-60 |
| 01:54 | Samford | Troy Whitehead hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 62-60 |
| 01:52 | Iona | Shawn Cherry grabs the board | 62-60 |
| 01:47 | Iona | Darrell Steigerwald is called for the reach on Richard Mercer - foul #5 on Darrell Steigerwald, team foul #7 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Samford | Luis Cendejas (PG) Darrell Steigerwald | |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| 01:47 | Iona | Richard Mercer makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 01:47 | Iona | Richard Mercer makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 01:29 | Samford | David Steelman scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Luis Cendejas | 64-62 |
| 01:22 | Iona | William Gibson clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-62 |
| 01:20 | Samford | The rebound goes to Harold Bradford | 64-62 |
| 01:06 | Samford | Thomas Hess steals it from Edward Bartley | 64-62 |
| 00:44 | Iona | Edward Bartley swats the layup by Jeffrey Linkous | 64-62 |
| 00:43 | Samford | Edward Bartley grabs the board | 64-62 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Samford | Luis Cendejas misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 64-62 |
| 00:21 | Iona | Thomas Hess gets the rebound | 64-62 |
| 00:15 | Iona | Richard Mercer comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 64-62 |
| 00:13 | Iona | Richard Mercer grabs the offensive board | 64-62 |
| 00:10 | Iona | Shawn Cherry hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Edward Bartley - foul #2 on Edward Bartley, team foul #8 | 64-62 |
| 00:10 | Iona | Shawn Cherry makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 00:10 | Iona | Shawn Cherry misses the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 00:10 | Samford | Edward Bartley grabs the defensive rebound | 64-63 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:07 | Samford | Shawn Cherry is called for the reach on Edward Bartley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Shawn Cherry, team foul #6 | 64-63 |
| 00:06 | Samford | Troy Whitehead is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Linkous - foul #3 on Jeffrey Linkous, team foul #7 | 64-63 |
| 00:06 | Samford | Troy Whitehead makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:06 | Samford | Troy Whitehead makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:06 | Iona | Iona calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-63 |
| 00:01 | Iona | Richard Mercer clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-63 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Troy Whitehead gets the rebound | 66-63 |