| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Patrick Santora (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bill Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randy Clark (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Leonel Byrne (fresh) C - Ryan Torkelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Roger Hayslett (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Quiles (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffery Batson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Tharp (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 20:00 | James Madison | Randy Clark inbounds the ball | 37-36 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:34 | James Madison | Patrick Santora's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-36 |
| 19:11 | Samford | Christopher Tharp hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 37-36 |
| 19:09 | James Madison | Bill Roberts snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 19:03 | James Madison | Patrick Santora can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-36 |
| 19:01 | Samford | Jeffery Batson pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 18:43 | Samford | Jeffery Batson is fouled on the floor by Ryan Torkelson - foul #2 on Ryan Torkelson, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| 18:35 | Samford | Anthony Lee is hacked by Randy Clark - foul #1 on Randy Clark, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| 18:22 | Samford | Bill Roberts steals it from Anthony Lee | 37-36 |
| 18:05 | James Madison | Jeffery Batson swats the layup by Randy Clark | 37-36 |
| 18:04 | James Madison | Leonel Byrne gets the offensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 17:45 | James Madison | Leonel Byrne misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Jeffery Batson - foul #2 on Jeffery Batson, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | Samford | Randall Sprague (SF) James Quiles | |
| 17:45 | James Madison | Leonel Byrne misses the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 17:45 | James Madison | Leonel Byrne makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 17:31 | Samford | Anthony Lee connects on the jumper in the paint | 38-38 |
| 17:08 | James Madison | Leonel Byrne throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-38 |
| Subs | James Madison | Gus Botts (PG), Joel Nisbett (SG), William Morabito (PF), Rodney Lusk (C) Patrick Santora, Bill Roberts, Leonel Byrne, Ryan Torkelson | |
| Subs | Samford | Frank Pinkney (PF) Jeffery Batson | |
| 16:50 | Samford | Roger Hayslett misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 16:49 | James Madison | William Morabito pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 16:45 | James Madison | Randy Clark misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 38-38 |
| 16:44 | Samford | Christopher Tharp snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 16:27 | Samford | Roger Hayslett misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-38 |
| 16:26 | James Madison | The rebound goes to William Morabito | 38-38 |
| 16:19 | James Madison | William Morabito misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-38 |
| 16:18 | James Madison | Randy Clark grabs the offensive board | 38-38 |
| 16:08 | James Madison | Joel Nisbett scores on a 3 from straight away | 41-38 |
| 15:59 | Samford | Anthony Lee clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-38 |
| 15:58 | James Madison | Gus Botts gets the rebound | 41-38 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Gus Botts (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joel Nisbett (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Randy Clark (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Morabito (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Rodney Lusk (fresh) 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Roger Hayslett (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Lee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Sprague (fresh) PF - Frank Pinkney (fresh) C - Christopher Tharp (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 15:51 | James Madison | Rodney Lusk misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-38 |
| 15:49 | Samford | Anthony Lee pulls down the rebound | 41-38 |
| 15:28 | Samford | Randall Sprague misses the 3 from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 15:27 | James Madison | Joel Nisbett grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 15:19 | James Madison | Joel Nisbett can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-38 |
| 15:18 | James Madison | William Morabito hits the follow up shot | 43-38 |
| 14:49 | Samford | Roger Hayslett makes the floater from the free throw line | 43-40 |
| 14:42 | James Madison | Joel Nisbett can't finish the layup | 43-40 |
| 14:41 | James Madison | William Morabito tips it but misses | 43-40 |
| 14:39 | Samford | Christopher Tharp gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 14:18 | Samford | Roger Hayslett misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-40 |
| 14:17 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Joel Nisbett | 43-40 |
| 14:13 | James Madison | Christopher Tharp steals it from Randy Clark | 43-40 |
| 13:54 | Samford | Frank Pinkney scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 43-42 |
| 13:48 | James Madison | Joel Nisbett comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-42 |
| 13:46 | Samford | The rebound goes to Randall Sprague | 43-42 |
| 13:23 | Samford | Roger Hayslett comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away but he's fouled by Gus Botts - foul #1 on Gus Botts, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| Subs | James Madison | Patrick Santora (PG), Bill Roberts (SG), Mathew Elliott (SF), Leonel Byrne (PF), Ryan Torkelson (C) Gus Botts, Joel Nisbett, Randy Clark, William Morabito, Rodney Lusk | |
| Subs | Samford | John Kamps (SG), James Quiles (SF), Jeffery Batson (PF) Anthony Lee, Randall Sprague, Frank Pinkney | |
| 13:23 | Samford | Roger Hayslett makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 13:23 | Samford | Roger Hayslett makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 13:23 | Samford | Roger Hayslett makes the 3rd free throw | 43-45 |
| 13:13 | James Madison | Mathew Elliott buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Bill Roberts | 45-45 |
| 12:53 | Samford | Roger Hayslett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-45 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | Samford | James Floyd (PG) Roger Hayslett | |
| 12:29 | James Madison | Leonel Byrne knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Bill Roberts | 47-45 |
| 12:11 | Samford | The pull-up jumper by James Floyd is blocked by Mathew Elliott | 47-45 |
| 12:09 | Samford | John Kamps grabs the offensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 12:01 | Samford | Christopher Tharp drills a shot near the basket and he's hacked by Ryan Torkelson - foul #3 on Ryan Torkelson, team foul #4 | 47-47 |
| Subs | James Madison | William Morabito (SF) Mathew Elliott | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 12:01 | Samford | Christopher Tharp makes the free throw | 47-48 |
| 11:49 | James Madison | Ryan Torkelson loses the ball out of bounds | 47-48 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | Samford | Frank Pinkney (C) Christopher Tharp | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Patrick Santora (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bill Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Morabito (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. PF - Leonel Byrne (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Torkelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - James Floyd (fresh) SG - John Kamps (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Quiles (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffery Batson (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Frank Pinkney (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Samford | Frank Pinkney is hacked by Leonel Byrne - foul #1 on Leonel Byrne, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | Samford | Roger Hayslett (PG) James Floyd | |
| 11:07 | Samford | Jeffery Batson misses the lay-in | 47-48 |
| 11:06 | Samford | Jeffery Batson pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 10:57 | Samford | Ryan Torkelson denies the turnaround by Frank Pinkney | 47-48 |
| 10:56 | James Madison | The rebound goes to William Morabito | 47-48 |
| 10:50 | James Madison | Patrick Santora makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Bill Roberts | 50-48 |
| 10:28 | Samford | William Morabito is called for the reach on James Quiles - foul #1 on William Morabito, team foul #6 | 50-48 |
| Subs | James Madison | Gus Botts (PG), Joel Nisbett (SG), Randy Clark (SF), Rodney Lusk (C) Patrick Santora, Bill Roberts, Leonel Byrne, Ryan Torkelson | |
| Subs | Samford | Anthony Lee (SG), Randall Sprague (SF) John Kamps, James Quiles | |
| 10:04 | Samford | Jeffery Batson hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Randall Sprague | 50-50 |
| 09:49 | James Madison | Randy Clark knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Gus Botts | 52-50 |
| 09:33 | Samford | Frank Pinkney misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Rodney Lusk - foul #1 on Rodney Lusk, team foul #7 | 52-50 |
| Subs | James Madison | Paul Juergens (C) William Morabito | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 09:33 | Samford | Frank Pinkney misses the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 09:33 | Samford | Frank Pinkney makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 09:11 | James Madison | The jump hook by Rodney Lusk is blocked by Jeffery Batson | 52-51 |
| 09:09 | Samford | Roger Hayslett pulls down the rebound | 52-51 |
| 08:55 | Samford | Jeffery Batson misses long on a floater from the baseline | 52-51 |
| 08:53 | James Madison | Rodney Lusk snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| 08:47 | James Madison | Gus Botts misses badly on a shot from close range | 52-51 |
| 08:45 | James Madison | Paul Juergens tips it but misses | 52-51 |
| 08:43 | Samford | Frank Pinkney grabs the defensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 08:27 | Samford | Roger Hayslett hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-51 |
| 08:25 | James Madison | Randy Clark grabs the board | 52-51 |
| 08:19 | James Madison | Gus Botts connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Randy Clark | 55-51 |
| 07:57 | Samford | Roger Hayslett connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-54 |
| 07:38 | James Madison | Paul Juergens misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-54 |
| 07:37 | James Madison | Randy Clark tips it back up and in | 57-54 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Gus Botts (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joel Nisbett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Randy Clark (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rodney Lusk (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Paul Juergens (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Roger Hayslett (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Sprague (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jeffery Batson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. C - Frank Pinkney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Samford | Roger Hayslett connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Anthony Lee | 57-57 |
| 06:56 | James Madison | Randy Clark hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 57-57 |
| 06:55 | Samford | Frank Pinkney snags the defensive board | 57-57 |
| 06:43 | Samford | Anthony Lee blows the layup | 57-57 |
| 06:41 | James Madison | Paul Juergens grabs the defensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 06:23 | James Madison | Joel Nisbett misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-57 |
| 06:21 | Samford | Frank Pinkney grabs the board | 57-57 |
| 06:05 | Samford | Roger Hayslett misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Rodney Lusk - foul #2 on Rodney Lusk, team foul #8 | 57-57 |
| Subs | James Madison | Patrick Santora (PG), Bill Roberts (SG), William Morabito (SF), Leonel Byrne (PF), Ryan Torkelson (C) Gus Botts, Joel Nisbett, Randy Clark, Rodney Lusk, Paul Juergens | |
| Subs | Samford | John Kamps (SG), James Quiles (SF), Christopher Tharp (C) Anthony Lee, Randall Sprague, Frank Pinkney | |
| 06:05 | Samford | Roger Hayslett makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 06:05 | Samford | Roger Hayslett makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 05:46 | James Madison | Ryan Torkelson misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Jeffery Batson - foul #3 on Jeffery Batson, team foul #2 | 57-59 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | Samford | James Floyd (PG) Roger Hayslett | |
| 05:46 | James Madison | Ryan Torkelson misses the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 05:46 | James Madison | Ryan Torkelson misses the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 05:46 | Samford | John Kamps snags the defensive board | 57-59 |
| 05:31 | Samford | Leonel Byrne steps in front of the John Kamps pass | 57-59 |
| 05:15 | James Madison | Jeffery Batson denies the turnaround by Ryan Torkelson | 57-59 |
| 05:13 | Samford | The rebound goes to James Quiles | 57-59 |
| 04:49 | Samford | James Floyd is hacked by William Morabito - foul #2 on William Morabito, team foul #9 | 57-59 |
| 04:49 | Samford | James Floyd misses the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 04:49 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Ryan Torkelson | 57-59 |
| 04:31 | James Madison | Bill Roberts hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 57-59 |
| 04:30 | Samford | The rebound goes to James Quiles | 57-59 |
| 04:19 | Samford | Christopher Tharp misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-59 |
| 04:18 | James Madison | William Morabito gets the rebound | 57-59 |
| 04:14 | James Madison | John Kamps takes the ball from William Morabito | 57-59 |
| 04:09 | Samford | John Kamps slams it home | 57-61 |
| 04:03 | James Madison | Bill Roberts misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-61 |
| 04:02 | James Madison | Ryan Torkelson gets the offensive rebound | 57-61 |
| 03:44 | James Madison | Patrick Santora can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-61 |
| 03:42 | Samford | James Quiles grabs the board | 57-61 |
| 03:27 | Samford | James Floyd drills a jumper from the right side | 57-63 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Patrick Santora (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bill Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Morabito (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. PF - Leonel Byrne (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Torkelson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - James Floyd (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Kamps (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - James Quiles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffery Batson (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. 5 blk. 3 pf. C - Christopher Tharp (fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 03:12 | James Madison | Leonel Byrne hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 57-63 |
| 03:10 | Samford | Christopher Tharp grabs the board | 57-63 |
| 02:48 | Samford | Patrick Santora steals it from James Floyd | 57-63 |
| 02:43 | James Madison | Patrick Santora banks in the layup | 59-63 |
| 02:24 | Samford | Jeffery Batson misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-63 |
| 02:22 | James Madison | Bill Roberts gets the rebound | 59-63 |
| 02:17 | James Madison | Bill Roberts connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Leonel Byrne | 61-63 |
| 01:59 | Samford | John Kamps misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Bill Roberts - foul #1 on Bill Roberts, team foul #10 | 61-63 |
| Subs | James Madison | Randy Clark (SF) William Morabito | |
| Subs | Samford | Roger Hayslett (PG) James Floyd | |
| 01:59 | Samford | John Kamps misses the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 01:59 | Samford | John Kamps makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 01:40 | James Madison | Leonel Byrne hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 61-64 |
| 01:38 | Samford | John Kamps pulls down the rebound | 61-64 |
| 01:14 | Samford | James Quiles can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 61-64 |
| 01:13 | James Madison | Patrick Santora snags the defensive board | 61-64 |
| 00:55 | James Madison | Bill Roberts misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 61-64 |
| 00:54 | Samford | Roger Hayslett grabs the defensive rebound | 61-64 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:33 | Samford | James Quiles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-64 |
| 00:32 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Ryan Torkelson | 61-64 |
| 00:26 | James Madison | Leonel Byrne knocks in the jumper from close range | 63-64 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:24 | Samford | Patrick Santora is called for the reach on Roger Hayslett in the backcourt - foul #3 on Patrick Santora, team foul #11 | 63-64 |
| 00:24 | Samford | Roger Hayslett makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:24 | Samford | Roger Hayslett misses the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:24 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Leonel Byrne | 63-65 |
| 00:11 | James Madison | Bill Roberts is fouled on the floor by Roger Hayslett - foul #2 on Roger Hayslett, team foul #3 | 63-65 |
| 00:06 | James Madison | Bill Roberts comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 63-65 |
| 00:05 | James Madison | Ryan Torkelson misses the tip | 63-65 |
| 00:03 | James Madison | Ryan Torkelson grabs the offensive board | 63-65 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison 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) | |
| 00:00 | James Madison | Leonel Byrne's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Tharp | 63-65 |