| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Michael Quinn (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Johnny Lockmiller (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Allen Olson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Harry Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Frederick Hinds (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Keith Pittman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Beyer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Delossantos (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Gary (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Joshua Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Niagara | Allen Olson inbounds the ball | 27-45 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | Niagara | Allen Olson can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Keith Pittman - foul #2 on Keith Pittman, team foul #1 | 27-45 |
| 19:47 | Niagara | Allen Olson makes the 1st free throw | 28-45 |
| 19:47 | Niagara | Allen Olson misses the 2nd free throw | 28-45 |
| 19:47 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos gets the rebound | 28-45 |
| 19:20 | Samford | Frederick Hinds steps in front of the Kevin Delossantos pass | 28-45 |
| 19:10 | Niagara | Frederick Hinds misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 28-45 |
| 19:08 | Niagara | Harry Reed grabs the offensive rebound | 28-45 |
| 18:48 | Niagara | Harry Reed misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-45 |
| 18:46 | Niagara | Michael Quinn pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-45 |
| 18:31 | Niagara | Allen Olson makes the fadeaway from the right side | 30-45 |
| 18:29 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-45 |
| Subs | Niagara | David Tabron (SG) Johnny Lockmiller | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 18:11 | Niagara | Allen Olson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Quinn | 33-45 |
| 17:43 | Samford | Keith Pittman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-45 |
| 17:42 | Niagara | Frederick Hinds gets the rebound | 33-45 |
| 17:37 | Niagara | Allen Olson clanks a 3 from the right wing | 33-45 |
| 17:36 | Samford | Paul Gary pulls down the rebound | 33-45 |
| 17:29 | Samford | Paul Gary misses long on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Harry Reed - foul #2 on Harry Reed, team foul #1 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Niagara | Adam Reagan (SG), Shane Ziek (SF), David Evanoff (PF) Michael Quinn, Allen Olson, Harry Reed | |
| Subs | Samford | Terry Doran (PG), John Mars (SG), James Cook (SF), Robert Smith (C) Keith Pittman, John Beyer, Kevin Delossantos, Joshua Patterson | |
| 17:29 | Samford | Paul Gary misses the 1st free throw | 33-45 |
| 17:29 | Samford | Paul Gary makes the 2nd free throw | 33-46 |
| 17:22 | Niagara | David Evanoff misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-46 |
| 17:20 | Niagara | Frederick Hinds misses the tip | 33-46 |
| 17:19 | Samford | The rebound goes to John Mars | 33-46 |
| 16:54 | Samford | Terry Doran misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-46 |
| 16:52 | Samford | James Cook tips it but misses | 33-46 |
| 16:51 | Samford | John Mars misses the tip | 33-46 |
| 16:49 | Niagara | Frederick Hinds snags the defensive board | 33-46 |
| 16:37 | Niagara | Frederick Hinds hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on James Cook - foul #2 on James Cook, team foul #2 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Niagara | Johnny Lockmiller (SG) David Tabron | |
| Subs | Samford | Emery Pettis (PG) Paul Gary | |
| 16:37 | Niagara | Frederick Hinds makes the 1st free throw | 34-46 |
| 16:37 | Niagara | Frederick Hinds makes the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| 16:19 | Samford | Robert Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 35-46 |
| 16:18 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Smith | 35-46 |
| 16:05 | Samford | Terry Doran hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-46 |
| 16:04 | Niagara | Shane Ziek grabs the defensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 15:45 | Niagara | Johnny Lockmiller drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by David Evanoff | 38-46 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Adam Reagan (fairly fresh) SG - Johnny Lockmiller (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Ziek (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Evanoff (fresh) 6 pts. C - Frederick Hinds (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Emery Pettis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Doran (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Cook (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Mars (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Samford | Emery Pettis misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 38-46 |
| 15:19 | Niagara | David Evanoff gets the rebound | 38-46 |
| 15:01 | Niagara | Frederick Hinds buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Johnny Lockmiller and the foul's on Terry Doran - foul #1 on Terry Doran, team foul #3 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Niagara | Michael Quinn (PG), David Tabron (SG), Allen Olson (SF), Richard Sanders (PF) Adam Reagan, Johnny Lockmiller, Shane Ziek, David Evanoff | |
| Subs | Samford | Keith Pittman (PG), John Beyer (SG), Kevin Delossantos (SF), Paul Gary (PF), Joshua Patterson (C) Emery Pettis, Terry Doran, James Cook, John Mars, Robert Smith | |
| 15:01 | Niagara | Frederick Hinds makes the free throw | 41-46 |
| 14:59 | Samford | Paul Gary is fouled in the backcourt by David Tabron - foul #2 on David Tabron, team foul #2 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Niagara | Harry Reed (C) Frederick Hinds | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 14:43 | Samford | Keith Pittman misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-46 |
| 14:42 | Niagara | Harry Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 14:25 | Niagara | Allen Olson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Keith Pittman - foul #3 on Keith Pittman, team foul #4 | 41-46 |
| 14:25 | Niagara | Allen Olson makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 14:25 | Niagara | Allen Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 14:01 | Samford | Joshua Patterson steps out of bounds on the sideline | 43-46 |
| Subs | Niagara | Shane Ziek (SF) Allen Olson | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 13:48 | Niagara | Kevin Delossantos steals the ball from David Tabron | 43-46 |
| 13:45 | Samford | Shane Ziek is called for the reach on John Beyer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Shane Ziek, team foul #3 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Niagara | Rashad Leiter (SG), David Evanoff (C) David Tabron, Harry Reed | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 13:33 | Samford | John Beyer is alone and drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Kevin Delossantos | 43-49 |
| 13:23 | Niagara | Michael Quinn is called for traveling | 43-49 |
| Subs | Niagara | Johnny Lockmiller (SG) Rashad Leiter | |
| Subs | Samford | Emery Pettis (PG), John Mars (PF) Keith Pittman, Paul Gary | |
| 12:55 | Samford | John Beyer misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 43-49 |
| 12:53 | Niagara | David Evanoff grabs the defensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 12:32 | Niagara | Kevin Delossantos steps in front of the Richard Sanders pass | 43-49 |
| 12:28 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos slams it home | 43-51 |
| 12:11 | Niagara | Kevin Delossantos steals the ball from Richard Sanders | 43-51 |
| 12:07 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos lays it in | 43-53 |
| 11:59 | Niagara | Richard Sanders connects on the driving attempt in the lane and he's hacked by John Mars - foul #2 on John Mars, team foul #5 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Niagara | David Tabron (PG), Adam Reagan (SG), Allen Olson (SF), Harry Reed (C) Michael Quinn, Johnny Lockmiller, Shane Ziek, David Evanoff | |
| Subs | Samford | Keith Pittman (PG), James Cook (SF), Paul Gary (PF), Robert Smith (C) John Beyer, Kevin Delossantos, John Mars, Joshua Patterson | |
| 11:59 | Niagara | Richard Sanders makes the free throw | 46-53 |
| 11:57 | Samford | Emery Pettis loses the dribble to David Tabron in the backcourt | 46-53 |
| 11:55 | Niagara | David Tabron lays it up and in | 48-53 |
| 11:33 | Samford | Keith Pittman clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-53 |
| 11:32 | Niagara | Adam Reagan pulls down the rebound | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - David Tabron (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Reagan (fresh) SF - Allen Olson (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Richard Sanders (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Harry Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Keith Pittman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Emery Pettis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Cook (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Gary (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Niagara | Adam Reagan misses the 3 from the right wing | 48-53 |
| 11:24 | Samford | Keith Pittman gets the rebound | 48-53 |
| 11:14 | Samford | James Cook misses the shot from the free throw line | 48-53 |
| 11:12 | Niagara | Allen Olson gets the rebound | 48-53 |
| 10:53 | Niagara | David Tabron hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-53 |
| 10:52 | Samford | James Cook snags the defensive board | 48-53 |
| 10:32 | Samford | Paul Gary misses badly on a jumper from close range | 48-53 |
| 10:31 | Samford | Paul Gary grabs the offensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 10:26 | Samford | James Cook dunks the ball set up by Keith Pittman | 48-55 |
| 10:02 | Niagara | Adam Reagan buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Allen Olson | 51-55 |
| 09:41 | Samford | James Cook hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-55 |
| 09:40 | Niagara | Harry Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 09:33 | Niagara | Allen Olson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-55 |
| 09:32 | Samford | The rebound goes to Robert Smith | 51-55 |
| 09:14 | Samford | Keith Pittman connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-58 |
| 08:51 | Niagara | Keith Pittman is called for the reach on Harry Reed - foul #4 on Keith Pittman, team foul #6 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Niagara | Michael Quinn (PG), Johnny Lockmiller (SG), Shane Ziek (SF), David Evanoff (PF), Frederick Hinds (C) David Tabron, Adam Reagan, Allen Olson, Richard Sanders, Harry Reed | |
| Subs | Samford | Terry Doran (PG), John Beyer (SG), Kevin Delossantos (SF), John Mars (PF), Joshua Patterson (C) Keith Pittman, Emery Pettis, James Cook, Paul Gary, Robert Smith | |
| 08:39 | Niagara | David Evanoff is whistled for a carry | 51-58 |
| 08:17 | Samford | John Beyer is hacked by Johnny Lockmiller - foul #3 on Johnny Lockmiller, team foul #4 | 51-58 |
| 07:57 | Samford | John Mars misses the easy layup but the foul's on David Evanoff - foul #1 on David Evanoff, team foul #5 | 51-58 |
| 07:57 | Samford | John Mars makes the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 07:57 | Samford | John Mars makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 07:43 | Niagara | Michael Quinn misses the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Terry Doran - foul #2 on Terry Doran, team foul #7 | 51-60 |
| 07:43 | Niagara | Michael Quinn misses the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 07:43 | Niagara | Michael Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 07:14 | Samford | John Beyer misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-60 |
| 07:13 | Niagara | Frederick Hinds gets the rebound | 52-60 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Michael Quinn (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Lockmiller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shane Ziek (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Evanoff (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Frederick Hinds (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Terry Doran (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Beyer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Delossantos (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - John Mars (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Niagara | Michael Quinn buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Johnny Lockmiller | 54-60 |
| 06:49 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-60 |
| Subs | Niagara | Rashad Leiter (SG), Joseph Song (SF), Harry Reed (PF) Johnny Lockmiller, Shane Ziek, David Evanoff | |
| Subs | Samford | James Forbes (PG), Paul Gary (PF), Douglas Hathcock (C) Terry Doran, John Mars, Joshua Patterson | |
| 06:36 | Niagara | Douglas Hathcock is called for the reach on Michael Quinn - foul #1 on Douglas Hathcock, team foul #8 | 54-60 |
| 06:36 | Niagara | Michael Quinn makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 06:36 | Niagara | Michael Quinn misses the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 06:36 | Niagara | The offensive rebound goes to Harry Reed | 55-60 |
| 06:25 | Niagara | Michael Quinn knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Rashad Leiter | 57-60 |
| 06:23 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos is hacked by Joseph Song in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Song, team foul #6 | 57-60 |
| 06:10 | Samford | Paul Gary is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Beyer | 57-62 |
| 05:51 | Niagara | Harry Reed clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by James Forbes - foul #1 on James Forbes, team foul #9 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Niagara | Johnny Lockmiller (SG), Shane Ziek (SF), David Evanoff (C) Michael Quinn, Joseph Song, Frederick Hinds | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 05:51 | Niagara | Harry Reed makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 05:51 | Niagara | Harry Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 05:48 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos travels in the backcourt | 59-62 |
| Subs | Niagara | Frederick Hinds (C) Harry Reed | |
| Subs | Samford | Joshua Patterson (C) Douglas Hathcock | |
| 05:29 | Niagara | Shane Ziek misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-62 |
| 05:27 | Samford | Paul Gary grabs the board | 59-62 |
| 05:25 | Samford | Shane Ziek is called for the reach on John Beyer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Shane Ziek, team foul #7 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Niagara | David Tabron (PG), Allen Olson (SF) Johnny Lockmiller, Frederick Hinds | |
| Subs | Samford | Keith Pittman (PG), John Mars (SF), Robert Smith (PF) James Forbes, Kevin Delossantos, Paul Gary | |
| 05:25 | Samford | John Beyer makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 05:25 | Samford | John Beyer makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 05:09 | Niagara | David Tabron misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 59-64 |
| 05:07 | Niagara | Rashad Leiter pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-64 |
| 04:58 | Niagara | Shane Ziek hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Smith - foul #1 on Robert Smith, team foul #10 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Niagara | Johnny Lockmiller (SG) Rashad Leiter | |
| Subs | Samford | Emery Pettis (SG) John Beyer | |
| 04:58 | Niagara | Shane Ziek makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 04:58 | Niagara | Shane Ziek makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 04:37 | Samford | David Evanoff picks off the pass by Emery Pettis | 61-64 |
| 04:19 | Niagara | David Evanoff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-64 |
| Subs | Niagara | Michael Quinn (PG), Adam Reagan (SG), Joseph Song (SF), Richard Sanders (PF), Frederick Hinds (C) David Tabron, Johnny Lockmiller, Allen Olson, Shane Ziek, David Evanoff | |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Delossantos (SF), James Cook (PF), Douglas Hathcock (C) Keith Pittman, Robert Smith, Joshua Patterson | |
| 04:12 | Samford | John Mars comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Michael Quinn - foul #3 on Michael Quinn, team foul #8 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Samford | Terry Doran (SG) Douglas Hathcock | |
| 04:12 | Samford | John Mars misses the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 04:12 | Samford | John Mars makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 03:51 | Niagara | John Mars steals it from Richard Sanders | 61-65 |
| 03:48 | Samford | Adam Reagan picks off the pass by Terry Doran in the backcourt | 61-65 |
| 03:33 | Niagara | Michael Quinn hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 63-65 |
| 03:29 | Samford | Terry Doran makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by John Mars | 63-68 |
| 03:04 | Niagara | Michael Quinn misses the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Emery Pettis - foul #1 on Emery Pettis, team foul #11 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Niagara | Rashad Leiter (SG), Shane Ziek (PF), David Evanoff (C) Adam Reagan, Richard Sanders, Frederick Hinds | |
| Subs | Samford | Keith Pittman (PG), John Beyer (SG), Paul Gary (PF), Douglas Hathcock (C) Emery Pettis, Terry Doran, John Mars, James Cook | |
| 03:04 | Niagara | Michael Quinn makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 03:04 | Niagara | Michael Quinn misses the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 03:04 | Samford | Paul Gary pulls down the rebound | 64-68 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Michael Quinn (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rashad Leiter (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joseph Song (fresh) PF - Shane Ziek (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - David Evanoff (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Keith Pittman (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Beyer (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kevin Delossantos (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Paul Gary (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Douglas Hathcock (fresh) | |
| 03:00 | Samford | John Beyer is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Quinn - foul #4 on Michael Quinn, team foul #9 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Niagara | David Tabron (PG) Michael Quinn | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Smith (C) Douglas Hathcock | |
| 03:00 | Samford | John Beyer makes the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 03:00 | Samford | John Beyer makes the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| 02:57 | Niagara | Niagara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-70 |
| Subs | Niagara | Johnny Lockmiller (SG), Allen Olson (SF), Harry Reed (PF) Rashad Leiter, Joseph Song, David Evanoff | |
| Subs | Samford | Joshua Patterson (C) Robert Smith | |
| 02:41 | Niagara | Johnny Lockmiller misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 64-70 |
| 02:39 | Niagara | David Tabron pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-70 |
| 02:30 | Niagara | Shane Ziek hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Allen Olson | 66-70 |
| 02:27 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-70 |
| Subs | Niagara | Michael Quinn (PG) David Tabron | |
| Subs | Samford | James Cook (SF) Kevin Delossantos | |
| 02:13 | Niagara | Allen Olson is called for traveling | 66-70 |
| 02:11 | Samford | John Beyer is fouled in the backcourt by Allen Olson - foul #1 on Allen Olson, team foul #10 | 66-70 |
| 02:11 | Samford | John Beyer makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 02:11 | Samford | John Beyer makes the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| 01:49 | Niagara | Harry Reed banks in the layup | 68-72 |
| 01:46 | Samford | Shane Ziek steals it from John Beyer in the backcourt | 68-72 |
| 01:26 | Niagara | Johnny Lockmiller knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Michael Quinn | 71-72 |
| 01:00 | Samford | Paul Gary scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by John Beyer | 71-74 |
| 01:00 | Niagara | Niagara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-74 |
| Subs | Niagara | Richard Sanders (PF), Frederick Hinds (C) Harry Reed, Shane Ziek | |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Delossantos (SF) James Cook | |
| 00:47 | Niagara | Frederick Hinds misses the shot from the right side | 71-74 |
| 00:45 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos grabs the board | 71-74 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:43 | Samford | Johnny Lockmiller steps in front of the Keith Pittman pass in the backcourt | 71-74 |
| 00:27 | Niagara | Michael Quinn comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-74 |
| 00:25 | Samford | The rebound goes to Joshua Patterson | 71-74 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:23 | Samford | Joshua Patterson is hacked by Johnny Lockmiller in the backcourt - foul #4 on Johnny Lockmiller, team foul #11 | 71-74 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Samford | Terry Doran (SF), James Cook (PF) Kevin Delossantos, Paul Gary | |
| 00:23 | Samford | Joshua Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 71-75 |
| 00:23 | Samford | Joshua Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-76 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara 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 (0) | |
| 00:19 | Niagara | Johnny Lockmiller misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-76 |
| 00:17 | Niagara | Frederick Hinds grabs the offensive rebound | 71-76 |
| 00:14 | Niagara | Johnny Lockmiller comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-76 |
| 00:12 | Niagara | Michael Quinn pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-76 |
| 00:08 | Niagara | Michael Quinn misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-76 |
| 00:06 | Samford | James Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 71-76 |
| 00:06 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-76 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Delossantos (SF) Terry Doran | |
| 00:04 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos is hacked by Johnny Lockmiller in the backcourt - foul #5 on Johnny Lockmiller, team foul #12 | 71-76 |
| Subs | Niagara | David Tabron (SG) Johnny Lockmiller | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:04 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos makes the 1st free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:04 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos misses the 2nd free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:04 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Frederick Hinds | 71-77 |
| 00:00 | Niagara | Frederick Hinds misses short on a halfcourt shot | 71-77 |