| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Chris Moody (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Martin McKenrick (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jake Stoddard (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Smither (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Lonnie Caudill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Doug Jones (fresh) 9 pts. SG - John Fletcher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Hicks (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Mason (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Marin Zechiel (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Henry Hicks inbounds the ball | 30-28 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Samford | Marin Zechiel banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Fletcher | 30-30 |
| 19:19 | Cleveland State | Chris Moody scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from Martin McKenrick | 32-30 |
| 19:13 | Samford | Doug Jones comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-30 |
| 19:11 | Cleveland State | William Smither pulls down the rebound | 32-30 |
| 18:47 | Cleveland State | Martin McKenrick makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jake Stoddard | 35-30 |
| 18:26 | Samford | Henry Hicks hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-30 |
| 18:24 | Cleveland State | Lonnie Caudill snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| 18:04 | Cleveland State | Jake Stoddard misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Marin Zechiel - foul #1 on Marin Zechiel, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| 18:04 | Cleveland State | Jake Stoddard makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 18:04 | Cleveland State | Jake Stoddard makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 17:44 | Samford | Marin Zechiel misses the driving attempt from the left block | 37-30 |
| 17:43 | Samford | John Fletcher grabs the offensive board | 37-30 |
| 17:30 | Samford | John Mason misses long on a jumper in the paint | 37-30 |
| 17:28 | Cleveland State | William Smither gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| 17:26 | Cleveland State | Chris Moody throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-30 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Luis Welsh (PF), Victor Spencer (C) William Smither, Lonnie Caudill | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 17:06 | Samford | Henry Hicks loses the dribble to Jake Stoddard | 37-30 |
| 17:03 | Cleveland State | Chris Moody hits the finger roll set up by Jake Stoddard | 39-30 |
| 16:52 | Samford | Henry Hicks makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by John Mason | 39-33 |
| 16:35 | Cleveland State | Victor Spencer comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Doug Jones - foul #3 on Doug Jones, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Martin Marshall (PG), Timothy Havard (SG), William Smither (PF) Chris Moody, Martin McKenrick, Jake Stoddard | |
| Subs | Samford | Eugene Crist (PG), Jay Dunn (SF), Aaron Groh (PF), Vyacheslav Lemanski (C) Doug Jones, Henry Hicks, John Mason, Marin Zechiel | |
| 16:35 | Cleveland State | Victor Spencer misses the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 16:35 | Cleveland State | Victor Spencer misses the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 16:35 | Samford | The rebound goes to Aaron Groh | 39-33 |
| 16:31 | Samford | Jay Dunn can't finish the layup but he's fouled by William Smither - foul #1 on William Smither, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| 16:31 | Samford | Jay Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 16:31 | Samford | Jay Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 16:15 | Cleveland State | Timothy Havard can't connect on a floater from the left side | 39-35 |
| 16:13 | Samford | Jay Dunn gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 15:46 | Samford | Vyacheslav Lemanski lays it in on a great pass from Eugene Crist | 39-37 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Martin Marshall (fresh) SG - Timothy Havard (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Luis Welsh (fresh) 10 pts. PF - William Smither (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Victor Spencer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Eugene Crist (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Fletcher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jay Dunn (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Aaron Groh (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Vyacheslav Lemanski (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Cleveland State | Luis Welsh can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 39-37 |
| 15:28 | Samford | Jay Dunn grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 15:22 | Samford | Aaron Groh hits the finger roll set up by John Fletcher and he's fouled by William Smither - foul #2 on William Smither, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Chris Moody (PG), Jake Stoddard (SF), Lonnie Caudill (PF), Joseph Castleberry (C) Martin Marshall, Luis Welsh, William Smither, Victor Spencer | |
| Subs | Samford | Doug Jones (PG), Mathew Drouin (SG), Henry Hicks (SF) Eugene Crist, John Fletcher, Jay Dunn | |
| 15:22 | Samford | Aaron Groh makes the free throw | 39-40 |
| 15:03 | Cleveland State | Chris Moody scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Timothy Havard | 42-40 |
| 14:44 | Samford | Mathew Drouin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-40 |
| 14:43 | Samford | Henry Hicks misses the tip | 42-40 |
| 14:42 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Lonnie Caudill | 42-40 |
| 14:24 | Cleveland State | Chris Moody's floater is tipped away by Vyacheslav Lemanski | 42-40 |
| 14:22 | Samford | Henry Hicks pulls down the rebound | 42-40 |
| 14:02 | Samford | Doug Jones's pass is intercepted by Jake Stoddard | 42-40 |
| 13:57 | Cleveland State | Chris Moody banks in the layup on a great pass from Jake Stoddard | 44-40 |
| 13:48 | Samford | Henry Hicks hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Aaron Groh | 44-43 |
| 13:26 | Cleveland State | Chris Moody can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 44-43 |
| 13:24 | Cleveland State | Jake Stoddard tips it but misses | 44-43 |
| 13:22 | Samford | Henry Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 13:05 | Samford | Vyacheslav Lemanski misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Joseph Castleberry - foul #4 on Joseph Castleberry, team foul #3 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Martin McKenrick (SG), Luis Welsh (SF), William Smither (PF), Victor Spencer (C) Timothy Havard, Jake Stoddard, Lonnie Caudill, Joseph Castleberry | |
| Subs | Samford | John Fletcher (SG), Jay Dunn (SF), John Mason (PF), Marin Zechiel (C) Doug Jones, Mathew Drouin, Henry Hicks, Aaron Groh | |
| 13:05 | Samford | Vyacheslav Lemanski makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 13:05 | Samford | Vyacheslav Lemanski misses the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 13:05 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to William Smither | 44-44 |
| 12:43 | Cleveland State | John Mason steals the ball from Martin McKenrick | 44-44 |
| 12:22 | Samford | John Fletcher makes the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Jay Dunn and the foul's on William Smither - foul #3 on William Smither, team foul #4 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Martin Marshall (PG) Chris Moody | |
| Subs | Samford | Eugene Crist (PG) Vyacheslav Lemanski | |
| 12:22 | Samford | John Fletcher makes the free throw | 44-47 |
| 12:08 | Cleveland State | Martin Marshall misses the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on John Mason - foul #1 on John Mason, team foul #3 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Doug Jones (PG) Eugene Crist | |
| 12:08 | Cleveland State | Martin Marshall misses the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 12:08 | Cleveland State | Martin Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 11:50 | Samford | Jay Dunn makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from John Fletcher | 45-49 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Martin Marshall (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Martin McKenrick (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luis Welsh (fresh) 10 pts. PF - William Smither (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Victor Spencer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Doug Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Fletcher (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jay Dunn (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Mason (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Marin Zechiel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Cleveland State | Martin McKenrick misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 11:33 | Cleveland State | William Smither grabs the offensive board | 45-49 |
| 11:17 | Cleveland State | Martin McKenrick buries a 3 from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 10:57 | Samford | John Fletcher is fouled on the floor by Martin McKenrick - foul #2 on Martin McKenrick, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Chris Moody (PG), Jake Stoddard (SF), Lonnie Caudill (C) Martin Marshall, Luis Welsh, Victor Spencer | |
| Subs | Samford | Henry Hicks (SF) Jay Dunn | |
| 10:40 | Samford | John Mason misses the shot from close range | 48-49 |
| 10:39 | Samford | Henry Hicks tips it but misses | 48-49 |
| 10:37 | Samford | John Mason tips it in | 48-51 |
| 10:14 | Cleveland State | Chris Moody clanks a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Doug Jones - foul #4 on Doug Jones, team foul #4 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Timothy Havard (SG), Luis Welsh (PF) Martin McKenrick, William Smither | |
| Subs | Samford | Eugene Crist (PG), Aaron Groh (PF), Vyacheslav Lemanski (C) Doug Jones, John Mason, Marin Zechiel | |
| 10:14 | Cleveland State | Chris Moody misses the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 10:14 | Cleveland State | Chris Moody makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 09:57 | Samford | Vyacheslav Lemanski is hacked by Jake Stoddard - foul #2 on Jake Stoddard, team foul #6 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Victor Spencer (C) Luis Welsh | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 09:45 | Samford | Aaron Groh buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by John Fletcher and he's hacked by Lonnie Caudill - foul #1 on Lonnie Caudill, team foul #7 | 49-53 |
| 09:45 | Samford | Aaron Groh makes the free throw | 49-54 |
| 09:32 | Cleveland State | Chris Moody hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jake Stoddard and he's fouled by Vyacheslav Lemanski - foul #1 on Vyacheslav Lemanski, team foul #5 | 51-54 |
| 09:32 | Cleveland State | Chris Moody makes the free throw | 52-54 |
| 09:07 | Samford | Henry Hicks misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 52-54 |
| 09:05 | Cleveland State | Jake Stoddard gets the rebound | 52-54 |
| 08:45 | Cleveland State | Victor Spencer misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-54 |
| 08:43 | Cleveland State | Lonnie Caudill tips it back up and in | 54-54 |
| 08:38 | Samford | Henry Hicks makes the jump hook in the paint and he's fouled by Jake Stoddard - foul #3 on Jake Stoddard, team foul #8 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Martin McKenrick (SG), William Smither (PF), David Defranco (C) Timothy Havard, Lonnie Caudill, Victor Spencer | |
| Subs | Samford | Mathew Drouin (SG), John Mason (PF), Marin Zechiel (C) John Fletcher, Aaron Groh, Vyacheslav Lemanski | |
| 08:38 | Samford | Henry Hicks makes the free throw | 54-57 |
| 08:22 | Cleveland State | Martin McKenrick is hacked by John Mason - foul #2 on John Mason, team foul #6 | 54-57 |
| 08:16 | Cleveland State | Martin McKenrick can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 54-57 |
| 08:14 | Samford | Marin Zechiel snags the defensive board | 54-57 |
| 08:08 | Samford | Marin Zechiel misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Jake Stoddard - foul #4 on Jake Stoddard, team foul #9 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Timothy Havard (PG), Luis Welsh (SF) Chris Moody, Jake Stoddard | |
| Subs | Samford | Jay Dunn (SF) Henry Hicks | |
| 08:08 | Samford | Marin Zechiel makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 08:08 | Samford | Marin Zechiel misses the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 08:08 | Cleveland State | David Defranco gets the rebound | 54-58 |
| 07:48 | Cleveland State | Martin McKenrick buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Havard | 57-58 |
| 07:39 | Samford | John Mason clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-58 |
| 07:38 | Cleveland State | David Defranco grabs the defensive rebound | 57-58 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Timothy Havard (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Martin McKenrick (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luis Welsh (fresh) 10 pts. PF - William Smither (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - David Defranco (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Eugene Crist (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mathew Drouin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jay Dunn (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Mason (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Marin Zechiel (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Cleveland State | Timothy Havard hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Martin McKenrick | 60-58 |
| 07:01 | Samford | John Mason drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Mathew Drouin | 60-60 |
| 06:47 | Cleveland State | Luis Welsh comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 60-60 |
| 06:45 | Samford | The rebound goes to Mathew Drouin | 60-60 |
| 06:26 | Samford | Marin Zechiel buries a shot in the paint on a great pass from John Mason | 60-62 |
| 06:17 | Cleveland State | Eugene Crist steals the ball from William Smither | 60-62 |
| 05:52 | Samford | Jay Dunn comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-62 |
| 05:51 | Cleveland State | William Smither grabs the board | 60-62 |
| 05:51 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-62 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Chris Moody (PG), Jake Stoddard (SF), Lonnie Caudill (PF), Joseph Castleberry (C) Timothy Havard, Luis Welsh, William Smither, David Defranco | |
| Subs | Samford | Doug Jones (PG), John Fletcher (SG), Henry Hicks (SF) Eugene Crist, Mathew Drouin, Jay Dunn | |
| 05:39 | Cleveland State | Lonnie Caudill's layup is rejected by John Mason | 60-62 |
| 05:38 | Samford | John Fletcher pulls down the rebound | 60-62 |
| 05:28 | Samford | John Mason misses badly on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Lonnie Caudill - foul #2 on Lonnie Caudill, team foul #10 | 60-62 |
| 05:28 | Samford | John Mason makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 05:28 | Samford | John Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 05:18 | Cleveland State | Jake Stoddard buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Martin McKenrick | 62-64 |
| 04:57 | Samford | Henry Hicks is hacked by Jake Stoddard - foul #5 on Jake Stoddard, team foul #11 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Luis Welsh (SF) Jake Stoddard | |
| Subs | Samford | Aaron Groh (PF) John Mason | |
| 04:57 | Samford | Henry Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 04:57 | Samford | Henry Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 04:40 | Cleveland State | Chris Moody buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Luis Welsh | 64-66 |
| 04:17 | Samford | Lonnie Caudill swats the layup by John Fletcher | 64-66 |
| 04:16 | Cleveland State | Joseph Castleberry pulls down the rebound | 64-66 |
| 03:53 | Cleveland State | Chris Moody connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Luis Welsh | 66-66 |
| 03:31 | Samford | Joseph Castleberry steals the ball from Marin Zechiel | 66-66 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Chris Moody (fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. SG - Martin McKenrick (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Luis Welsh (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Lonnie Caudill (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Castleberry (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Doug Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SG - John Fletcher (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SF - Henry Hicks (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Aaron Groh (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Marin Zechiel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Cleveland State | Martin McKenrick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-66 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Timothy Havard (SG), William Smither (PF), Victor Spencer (C) Martin McKenrick, Lonnie Caudill, Joseph Castleberry | |
| Subs | Samford | John Mason (PF) Marin Zechiel | |
| 02:47 | Samford | John Fletcher makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 66-68 |
| 02:47 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-68 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Martin McKenrick (SG), Joseph Castleberry (C) Timothy Havard, Victor Spencer | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 02:29 | Cleveland State | Chris Moody clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 66-68 |
| 02:28 | Samford | Henry Hicks snags the defensive board | 66-68 |
| 02:08 | Samford | Aaron Groh clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-68 |
| 02:07 | Samford | Henry Hicks hits the follow up shot | 66-70 |
| 01:53 | Cleveland State | William Smither misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-70 |
| 01:52 | Samford | Henry Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 66-70 |
| 01:25 | Samford | Henry Hicks lays it in on a nice dish by Doug Jones | 66-72 |
| 01:02 | Cleveland State | Luis Welsh makes the turnaround in the paint | 68-72 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Samford | Aaron Groh is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Aaron Groh, team foul #7 | 68-72 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Marin Zechiel (C) Aaron Groh | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State 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) | |
| 00:35 | Cleveland State | Chris Moody misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-72 |
| 00:34 | Cleveland State | William Smither tips it in | 70-72 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Samford | John Mason is hacked by Martin McKenrick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Martin McKenrick, team foul #12 | 70-72 |
| 00:33 | Samford | John Mason misses the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 00:33 | Samford | John Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:05 | Cleveland State | Chris Moody connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Martin McKenrick | 73-73 |
| 00:05 | Samford | Samford calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Samford | Doug Jones misses long on a 3 from straight away | 73-73 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Chris Moody (fresh) 25 pts. 2 ast. SG - Martin McKenrick (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Luis Welsh (fresh) 12 pts. PF - William Smither (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Castleberry (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Doug Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Fletcher (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SF - Henry Hicks (fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. PF - John Mason (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Marin Zechiel (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Samford | Marin Zechiel wins the tip | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:36 | Samford | Henry Hicks buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Doug Jones and he's fouled by Luis Welsh - foul #1 on Luis Welsh, team foul #13 | 73-75 |
| 04:36 | Samford | Henry Hicks makes the free throw | 73-76 |
| 04:12 | Cleveland State | Luis Welsh scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Chris Moody | 75-76 |
| 03:53 | Samford | Marin Zechiel comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 75-76 |
| 03:51 | Samford | Henry Hicks hits the follow up shot | 75-78 |
| 03:31 | Cleveland State | Chris Moody's fadeaway is rejected by John Mason | 75-78 |
| 03:29 | Samford | Henry Hicks pulls down the rebound | 75-78 |
| 03:23 | Samford | The refs have stopped play. Henry Hicks is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. It looks like he got kneed in the thigh. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 75-78 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Jay Dunn (SF) Henry Hicks | |
| 03:11 | Samford | John Mason misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 75-78 |
| 03:09 | Samford | John Fletcher pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-78 |
| 02:53 | Samford | Doug Jones hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from John Mason | 75-80 |
| 02:46 | Cleveland State | Chris Moody lays it up and in | 77-80 |
| 02:23 | Samford | John Fletcher scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Doug Jones | 77-82 |
| 02:08 | Cleveland State | Jay Dunn steps in front of the Joseph Castleberry pass | 77-82 |
| 01:45 | Samford | Doug Jones misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 77-82 |
| 01:43 | Cleveland State | William Smither gets the rebound | 77-82 |
| 01:28 | Cleveland State | Joseph Castleberry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-82 |
| 01:12 | Samford | Doug Jones misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 77-82 |
| 01:11 | Samford | John Mason tips it but misses | 77-82 |
| 01:10 | Cleveland State | William Smither pulls down the rebound | 77-82 |
| 01:04 | Cleveland State | Luis Welsh is fouled on the floor by John Mason - foul #3 on John Mason, team foul #8 | 77-82 |
| 01:04 | Cleveland State | Luis Welsh makes the 1st free throw | 78-82 |
| 01:04 | Cleveland State | Luis Welsh misses the 2nd free throw | 78-82 |
| 01:04 | Samford | Marin Zechiel snags the defensive board | 78-82 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Chris Moody (fairly fresh) 27 pts. 3 ast. SG - Martin McKenrick (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Luis Welsh (fairly fresh) 15 pts. PF - William Smither (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 13 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Castleberry (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Doug Jones (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Fletcher (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SF - Jay Dunn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Mason (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Marin Zechiel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Samford | Marin Zechiel's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Castleberry | 78-82 |
| 00:33 | Samford | Marin Zechiel snags the offensive board | 78-82 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Samford | Marin Zechiel is hacked by Joseph Castleberry - foul #5 on Joseph Castleberry, team foul #14 | 78-82 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Lonnie Caudill (C) Joseph Castleberry | |
| Subs | Samford | Henry Hicks (SF) Jay Dunn | |
| 00:31 | Samford | Marin Zechiel makes the 1st free throw | 78-83 |
| 00:31 | Samford | Marin Zechiel makes the 2nd free throw | 78-84 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Cleveland State | Martin McKenrick clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 78-84 |
| 00:23 | Samford | Marin Zechiel grabs the defensive rebound | 78-84 |
| 00:22 | Samford | Marin Zechiel is fouled in the backcourt by Chris Moody - foul #2 on Chris Moody, team foul #15 | 78-84 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Vyacheslav Lemanski (PF) John Mason | |
| 00:22 | Samford | Marin Zechiel makes the 1st free throw | 78-85 |
| 00:22 | Samford | Marin Zechiel misses the 2nd free throw | 78-85 |
| 00:22 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Lonnie Caudill | 78-85 |
| 00:18 | Cleveland State | Chris Moody hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 78-85 |
| 00:16 | Cleveland State | Lonnie Caudill snags the offensive board | 78-85 |
| 00:12 | Cleveland State | Martin McKenrick misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 78-85 |
| 00:10 | Cleveland State | William Smither grabs the offensive board | 78-85 |
| 00:06 | Cleveland State | Martin McKenrick comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 78-85 |
| 00:05 | Cleveland State | Chris Moody grabs the offensive rebound | 78-85 |
| 00:02 | Cleveland State | Chris Moody clanks a 3 from the right wing | 78-85 |
| 00:01 | Samford | Vyacheslav Lemanski grabs the defensive rebound | 78-85 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State 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) | |
| 00:00 | Samford | Vyacheslav Lemanski runs out the clock | 78-85 |