| Lineup | Samford | PG - Michael Case (fresh) SG - Gale Greene (fresh) SF - Rodney Bryant (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Hecht (fresh) C - Richard Allen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - John Hackett (fresh) SG - Carroll Gilstrap (fresh) SF - James Alfonso (fresh) PF - Craig Dunford (fresh) C - Elmer Sloan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | SE Missouri State | Elmer Sloan wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | SE Missouri State | Craig Dunford is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Samford | Rodney Bryant hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Gale Greene | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | SE Missouri State | John Hackett clanks a 3 from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Samford | Gale Greene gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Rodney Bryant | 4-0 |
| 18:39 | SE Missouri State | James Alfonso is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 4-0 |
| 18:21 | Samford | Carroll Gilstrap is called for the reach on Gale Greene - foul #1 on Carroll Gilstrap, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:13 | Samford | John Hackett steps in front of the Michael Case pass | 4-0 |
| 18:10 | SE Missouri State | John Hackett slams it home | 4-2 |
| 17:51 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 17:49 | Samford | Richard Allen grabs the offensive board | 4-2 |
| 17:40 | Samford | Gale Greene misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-2 |
| 17:38 | SE Missouri State | Craig Dunford pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:23 | SE Missouri State | Craig Dunford buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from John Hackett | 4-5 |
| 17:05 | Samford | Richard Allen misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Carroll Gilstrap - foul #2 on Carroll Gilstrap, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | John Kauffman (SG), Ronald Whyte (PF) Carroll Gilstrap, Craig Dunford | |
| 17:05 | Samford | Richard Allen makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:05 | Samford | Richard Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:46 | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Hecht is called for the reach on John Kauffman - foul #1 on Jeffrey Hecht, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | James Sutherland (C) Elmer Sloan | |
| 16:29 | SE Missouri State | John Hackett connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ronald Whyte | 6-7 |
| 16:10 | Samford | Rodney Bryant loses the dribble to John Hackett | 6-7 |
| 16:07 | SE Missouri State | John Hackett banks in the layup | 6-9 |
| 15:54 | Samford | Richard Allen connects on the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Michael Case and the foul's on James Sutherland - foul #1 on James Sutherland, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Samford | Henry Dobbs (PG), Greg Morgan (SF), Billy Doyle (PF) Michael Case, Rodney Bryant, Jeffrey Hecht | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Charles Kelly (PG), Craig Dunford (PF), Elmer Sloan (C) John Hackett, James Alfonso, Ronald Whyte | |
| 15:54 | Samford | Richard Allen misses the free throw | 8-9 |
| 15:54 | SE Missouri State | James Sutherland grabs the defensive rebound | 8-9 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Henry Dobbs (fresh) SG - Gale Greene (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Greg Morgan (fresh) PF - Billy Doyle (fresh) C - Richard Allen (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Charles Kelly (fresh) SG - John Kauffman (fresh) SF - James Sutherland (fresh) PF - Craig Dunford (fresh) 3 pts. C - Elmer Sloan (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | SE Missouri State | Craig Dunford misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 15:38 | Samford | Gale Greene pulls down the rebound | 8-9 |
| 15:34 | Samford | Greg Morgan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-9 |
| 15:33 | SE Missouri State | Craig Dunford snags the defensive board | 8-9 |
| 15:24 | SE Missouri State | Elmer Sloan makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-12 |
| 14:55 | Samford | Henry Dobbs hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Elmer Sloan - foul #1 on Elmer Sloan, team foul #4 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Letendre (SG), Jacob Westfall (C) Gale Greene, Richard Allen | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | John Hackett (PG) Charles Kelly | |
| 14:55 | Samford | Henry Dobbs makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 14:55 | Samford | Henry Dobbs makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 14:32 | SE Missouri State | John Kauffman can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 10-12 |
| 14:31 | Samford | Greg Morgan pulls down the rebound | 10-12 |
| 14:18 | Samford | Craig Dunford is called for the reach on Billy Doyle - foul #1 on Craig Dunford, team foul #5 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Case (PG), Rodney Bryant (SF), Jeffrey Hecht (PF) Henry Dobbs, Richard Letendre, Jacob Westfall | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | James Alfonso (SF), Ronald Whyte (C) James Sutherland, Elmer Sloan | |
| 14:08 | Samford | Greg Morgan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-12 |
| 14:06 | Samford | Billy Doyle tips it back up and in | 12-12 |
| 13:40 | SE Missouri State | Greg Morgan steals the ball from John Hackett | 12-12 |
| 13:25 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-12 |
| 13:24 | Samford | Billy Doyle can't tip it in | 12-12 |
| 13:22 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to James Alfonso | 12-12 |
| 13:14 | SE Missouri State | John Hackett comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 12-12 |
| 13:12 | Samford | The rebound goes to Rodney Bryant | 12-12 |
| 12:54 | Samford | The pull-up jumper by Michael Case is blocked by Craig Dunford | 12-12 |
| 12:52 | SE Missouri State | John Hackett grabs the defensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 12:26 | SE Missouri State | Craig Dunford travels with the ball | 12-12 |
| Subs | Samford | Gale Greene (SG), Richard Allen (C) Greg Morgan, Billy Doyle | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Charles Kelly (SG), Elmer Sloan (C) John Kauffman, Craig Dunford | |
| 12:09 | Samford | Ronald Whyte takes the ball from Jeffrey Hecht | 12-12 |
| 11:57 | SE Missouri State | John Hackett can't connect on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Rodney Bryant - foul #1 on Rodney Bryant, team foul #2 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Samford | Henry Dobbs (PG), Richard Letendre (SF), Jacob Westfall (PF) Michael Case, Rodney Bryant, Jeffrey Hecht | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 11:57 | SE Missouri State | John Hackett makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 11:57 | SE Missouri State | John Hackett makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 11:55 | Samford | John Hackett steps in front of the Henry Dobbs pass in the backcourt | 12-14 |
| 11:44 | SE Missouri State | James Alfonso buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Kelly | 12-17 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Henry Dobbs (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gale Greene (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Letendre (fresh) PF - Jacob Westfall (fresh) C - Richard Allen (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - John Hackett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Charles Kelly (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Alfonso (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Whyte (fresh) C - Elmer Sloan (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:21 | Samford | Jacob Westfall hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Gale Greene | 14-17 |
| 11:03 | SE Missouri State | James Alfonso comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 14-17 |
| 11:01 | SE Missouri State | Elmer Sloan snags the offensive board | 14-17 |
| 10:38 | SE Missouri State | Ronald Whyte's fadeaway is rejected by Jacob Westfall | 14-17 |
| 10:37 | Samford | Richard Letendre grabs the board | 14-17 |
| 10:15 | Samford | Richard Letendre misses badly on a shot from the left side | 14-17 |
| 10:14 | SE Missouri State | Ronald Whyte gets the rebound | 14-17 |
| 09:52 | SE Missouri State | Ronald Whyte misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-17 |
| 09:50 | SE Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to James Alfonso | 14-17 |
| 09:43 | SE Missouri State | Elmer Sloan lays it in set up by John Hackett | 14-19 |
| 09:23 | Samford | Henry Dobbs misses long on a turnaround from close range | 14-19 |
| 09:22 | Samford | Jacob Westfall gets the offensive rebound | 14-19 |
| 09:11 | Samford | Richard Letendre comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-19 |
| 09:10 | SE Missouri State | Ronald Whyte pulls down the rebound | 14-19 |
| 08:52 | SE Missouri State | James Alfonso clanks a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Richard Letendre - foul #1 on Richard Letendre, team foul #3 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Case (PG), Greg Morgan (SG), Rodney Bryant (SF), Jeffrey Hecht (PF), Billy Doyle (C) Henry Dobbs, Gale Greene, Richard Letendre, Jacob Westfall, Richard Allen | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | John Kauffman (SG), Craig Dunford (PF), James Sutherland (C) John Hackett, Ronald Whyte, Elmer Sloan | |
| 08:52 | SE Missouri State | James Alfonso makes the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 08:52 | SE Missouri State | James Alfonso makes the 2nd free throw | 14-21 |
| 08:28 | Samford | Charles Kelly is called for the reach on Greg Morgan - foul #1 on Charles Kelly, team foul #6 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Joseph Baggett (PG), Paul Battle (C) Charles Kelly, James Alfonso | |
| 08:11 | Samford | Greg Morgan knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-21 |
| 07:49 | SE Missouri State | James Sutherland loses the ball out of bounds | 17-21 |
| Subs | Samford | Gale Greene (SG) Greg Morgan | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Michael Case (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gale Greene (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Rodney Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Hecht (fresh) 2 pts. C - Billy Doyle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Joseph Baggett (fresh) SG - John Kauffman (fresh) SF - James Sutherland (fresh) PF - Craig Dunford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Battle (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | Samford | Gale Greene buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Case | 19-21 |
| 06:59 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Baggett connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by John Kauffman | 19-23 |
| 06:36 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht is denied on a layup by James Sutherland | 19-23 |
| 06:35 | Samford | Rodney Bryant misses the tip | 19-23 |
| 06:33 | SE Missouri State | Paul Battle gets the rebound | 19-23 |
| 06:14 | SE Missouri State | Joseph Baggett can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-23 |
| 06:13 | SE Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to James Sutherland | 19-23 |
| 06:00 | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Hecht steals it from James Sutherland | 19-23 |
| 05:38 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Michael Case | 22-23 |
| 05:25 | SE Missouri State | Craig Dunford is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Craig Dunford, team foul #7 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Samford | Henry Dobbs (PG), Richard Letendre (SG), Greg Morgan (SF), Jacob Westfall (PF), Richard Allen (C) Michael Case, Gale Greene, Rodney Bryant, Jeffrey Hecht, Billy Doyle | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | John Hackett (PG), Charles Kelly (SG), James Alfonso (SF), Ronald Whyte (PF), Elmer Sloan (C) Joseph Baggett, John Kauffman, James Sutherland, Craig Dunford, Paul Battle | |
| 05:13 | Samford | Greg Morgan comes up short on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on James Alfonso - foul #1 on James Alfonso, team foul #8 | 22-23 |
| 05:13 | Samford | Greg Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 05:13 | Samford | Greg Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 04:59 | SE Missouri State | Henry Dobbs takes the ball from Charles Kelly | 24-23 |
| 04:55 | Samford | Richard Letendre misses the lay-in | 24-23 |
| 04:53 | SE Missouri State | Charles Kelly gets the rebound | 24-23 |
| 04:46 | SE Missouri State | Jacob Westfall swats the short shot by James Alfonso | 24-23 |
| 04:44 | Samford | Jacob Westfall gets the rebound | 24-23 |
| 04:29 | Samford | Greg Morgan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 24-23 |
| 04:27 | Samford | Richard Letendre gets the offensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 04:14 | Samford | Richard Letendre lays it in | 26-23 |
| 03:46 | SE Missouri State | Richard Letendre is called for the reach on Charles Kelly - foul #2 on Richard Letendre, team foul #4 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Case (PG), Gale Greene (SG), Rodney Bryant (SF), Jeffrey Hecht (PF) Henry Dobbs, Richard Letendre, Greg Morgan, Jacob Westfall | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Carroll Gilstrap (SG), Craig Dunford (PF) Charles Kelly, Ronald Whyte | |
| 03:28 | SE Missouri State | Craig Dunford misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-23 |
| 03:27 | Samford | The rebound goes to Richard Allen | 26-23 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Michael Case (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gale Greene (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rodney Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Hecht (fresh) 5 pts. C - Richard Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - John Hackett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Carroll Gilstrap (fresh) SF - James Alfonso (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Dunford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Elmer Sloan (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:22 | Samford | Rodney Bryant misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Craig Dunford - foul #3 on Craig Dunford, team foul #9 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Ronald Whyte (PF) Craig Dunford | |
| 03:22 | Samford | Rodney Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 03:22 | Samford | Rodney Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 03:22 | SE Missouri State | Elmer Sloan grabs the defensive rebound | 27-23 |
| 03:03 | SE Missouri State | Carroll Gilstrap comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 27-23 |
| 03:01 | SE Missouri State | Ronald Whyte hits the follow up shot | 27-25 |
| 02:53 | Samford | Richard Allen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-25 |
| 02:31 | SE Missouri State | Carroll Gilstrap is hacked by Gale Greene - foul #1 on Gale Greene, team foul #5 | 27-25 |
| 02:15 | SE Missouri State | James Alfonso knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from John Hackett | 27-28 |
| 01:47 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht's pass is intercepted by Ronald Whyte | 27-28 |
| 01:32 | SE Missouri State | James Alfonso misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-28 |
| 01:30 | Samford | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Hecht | 27-28 |
| 01:15 | Samford | Michael Case makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gale Greene | 29-28 |
| 01:09 | SE Missouri State | Elmer Sloan's pass is intercepted by Michael Case | 29-28 |
| 00:57 | Samford | Rodney Bryant's layup is rejected by Elmer Sloan | 29-28 |
| 00:55 | Samford | Rodney Bryant tips it home | 31-28 |
| 00:51 | SE Missouri State | John Hackett buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Carroll Gilstrap | 31-30 |
| 00:36 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht is whistled for traveling | 31-30 |
| Subs | Samford | Henry Dobbs (PG), Greg Morgan (SF), Billy Doyle (PF), Jacob Westfall (C) Michael Case, Rodney Bryant, Jeffrey Hecht, Richard Allen | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Charles Kelly (PG), John Kauffman (SF), James Sutherland (PF), Paul Battle (C) John Hackett, James Alfonso, Ronald Whyte, Elmer Sloan | |
| 00:18 | SE Missouri State | James Sutherland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-30 |
| 00:16 | Samford | Jacob Westfall gets the rebound | 31-30 |
| 00:04 | Samford | Jacob Westfall misses long on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Paul Battle - foul #1 on Paul Battle, team foul #10 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Letendre (SG) Gale Greene | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Reggie Walling (SF) Carroll Gilstrap | |
| 00:04 | Samford | Jacob Westfall makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 00:04 | Samford | Jacob Westfall makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 00:00 | SE Missouri State | John Kauffman misses short on a halfcourt shot | 33-30 |