| Lineup | Samford | PG - Roger Hayslett (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Kamps (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Quiles (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffery Batson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Christopher Tharp (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Jim Allan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Coffin (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Gregory Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Felix Meyer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Ross (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | James Quiles inbounds the ball | 27-27 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Samford | John Kamps can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 27-27 |
| 19:36 | Morehead State | Keith Coffin snags the defensive board | 27-27 |
| 19:29 | Morehead State | Kevin Ross buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jim Allan | 27-29 |
| 19:04 | Samford | Roger Hayslett hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by John Kamps | 30-29 |
| 18:42 | Morehead State | Jim Allan can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-29 |
| 18:41 | Morehead State | Felix Meyer misses the tip | 30-29 |
| 18:40 | Morehead State | Felix Meyer tips it back up and in | 30-31 |
| 18:33 | Samford | James Quiles throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-31 |
| 18:20 | Morehead State | Keith Coffin can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 18:19 | Morehead State | Felix Meyer tips it home | 30-33 |
| 18:03 | Samford | Kevin Ross steals it from James Quiles | 30-33 |
| 17:34 | Morehead State | Felix Meyer misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on James Quiles - foul #2 on James Quiles, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Samford | Anthony Lee (SG), Randall Sprague (SF), Frank Pinkney (PF) John Kamps, James Quiles, Jeffery Batson | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Douglas Farmer (SG), Steven Flint (SF), Jeremy High (C) Keith Coffin, Gregory Thomas, Kevin Ross | |
| 17:34 | Morehead State | Felix Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 17:34 | Morehead State | Felix Meyer misses the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 17:34 | Samford | Frank Pinkney gets the rebound | 30-34 |
| 17:18 | Samford | Jeremy High picks off the pass by Randall Sprague | 30-34 |
| 16:49 | Morehead State | Jim Allan buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Douglas Farmer | 30-36 |
| 16:28 | Samford | Roger Hayslett hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 30-36 |
| 16:27 | Morehead State | Douglas Farmer pulls down the rebound | 30-36 |
| 16:06 | Morehead State | Jim Allan misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 30-36 |
| 16:04 | Samford | Christopher Tharp gets the rebound | 30-36 |
| 15:53 | Samford | Felix Meyer is called for the reach on Frank Pinkney - foul #1 on Felix Meyer, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Samford | John Kamps (SG), James Quiles (SF), Jeffery Batson (PF) Roger Hayslett, Randall Sprague, Christopher Tharp | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Mark Tolbert (PG), Keith Coffin (SG), Arthur Lane (SF), Kevin Ross (C) Jim Allan, Douglas Farmer, Felix Meyer, Jeremy High | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Anthony Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Kamps (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Quiles (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffery Batson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Frank Pinkney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Mark Tolbert (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Keith Coffin (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Arthur Lane (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Steven Flint (fresh) C - Kevin Ross (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:42 | Samford | James Quiles clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-36 |
| 15:40 | Samford | Jeffery Batson tips it home | 32-36 |
| 15:34 | Morehead State | Kevin Ross hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on James Quiles - foul #3 on James Quiles, team foul #2 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Gregory Thomas (SF), Felix Meyer (PF) Arthur Lane, Steven Flint | |
| 15:34 | Morehead State | Kevin Ross makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 15:34 | Morehead State | Kevin Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 15:19 | Samford | Jeffery Batson is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Jeffery Batson, team foul #3 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Tharp (C) Frank Pinkney | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 14:50 | Morehead State | Anthony Lee is called for the reach on Mark Tolbert - foul #3 on Anthony Lee, team foul #4 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Roger Hayslett (PG) Anthony Lee | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Douglas Farmer (SF) Felix Meyer | |
| 14:32 | Morehead State | Mark Tolbert is fouled on the floor by James Quiles - foul #4 on James Quiles, team foul #5 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Randall Sprague (SF) James Quiles | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Jeremy High (C) Gregory Thomas | |
| 14:17 | Morehead State | Douglas Farmer hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Keith Coffin | 32-41 |
| 14:04 | Samford | Roger Hayslett connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Randall Sprague | 35-41 |
| 13:41 | Morehead State | Kevin Ross's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-41 |
| Subs | Samford | Anthony Lee (SG), Frank Pinkney (C) John Kamps, Christopher Tharp | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Arthur Lane (SG), Gregory Thomas (SF), Steven Flint (PF) Mark Tolbert, Douglas Farmer, Jeremy High | |
| 13:25 | Samford | Anthony Lee is fouled on the floor by Arthur Lane - foul #3 on Arthur Lane, team foul #2 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Jim Allan (PG) Keith Coffin | |
| 13:18 | Samford | Roger Hayslett can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jim Allan - foul #2 on Jim Allan, team foul #3 | 35-41 |
| 13:18 | Samford | Roger Hayslett makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 13:18 | Samford | Roger Hayslett misses the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 13:18 | Morehead State | Kevin Ross gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 12:57 | Morehead State | Kevin Ross lays it in set up by Jim Allan | 36-43 |
| 12:55 | Samford | Anthony Lee throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-43 |
| 12:34 | Morehead State | Jeffery Batson steals the ball from Kevin Ross | 36-43 |
| 12:16 | Samford | Gregory Thomas picks off the pass by Roger Hayslett | 36-43 |
| 12:00 | Morehead State | Jim Allan scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Steven Flint | 36-46 |
| 11:43 | Samford | Anthony Lee can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 36-46 |
| 11:42 | Samford | Frank Pinkney grabs the offensive rebound | 36-46 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Roger Hayslett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Lee (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Randall Sprague (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jeffery Batson (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Pinkney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Jim Allan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Arthur Lane (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Steven Flint (fairly fresh) C - Kevin Ross (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:34 | Samford | Anthony Lee hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Roger Hayslett | 39-46 |
| 11:05 | Morehead State | Gregory Thomas comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 39-46 |
| 11:03 | Morehead State | Kevin Ross grabs the offensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 10:37 | Morehead State | Steven Flint misses long on a shot from the left block | 39-46 |
| 10:35 | Samford | Frank Pinkney grabs the board | 39-46 |
| 10:22 | Samford | Frank Pinkney can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 39-46 |
| 10:21 | Morehead State | Gregory Thomas snags the defensive board | 39-46 |
| 10:00 | Morehead State | Steven Flint misses the easy layup | 39-46 |
| 09:58 | Samford | Frank Pinkney pulls down the rebound | 39-46 |
| 09:44 | Samford | Roger Hayslett comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 39-46 |
| 09:43 | Samford | Jeffery Batson tips it in | 41-46 |
| 09:20 | Morehead State | Kevin Ross buries a jumpshot from the left side | 41-48 |
| 09:07 | Samford | Randall Sprague is wide open but clanks a turnaround near the basket | 41-48 |
| 09:06 | Samford | Randall Sprague tips it home | 43-48 |
| 08:46 | Morehead State | Gregory Thomas can't finish the layup | 43-48 |
| 08:45 | Samford | Jeffery Batson gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 08:31 | Samford | Anthony Lee is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Anthony Lee, team foul #6 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Samford | James Floyd (PG), John Kamps (SG), John Krueger (SF), Christopher Tharp (C) Roger Hayslett, Anthony Lee, Randall Sprague, Jeffery Batson | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Mark Tolbert (PG), Keith Coffin (SG), Douglas Farmer (SF), Felix Meyer (PF), Jeremy High (C) Jim Allan, Arthur Lane, Gregory Thomas, Steven Flint, Kevin Ross | |
| 08:12 | Morehead State | Douglas Farmer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 08:10 | Samford | Frank Pinkney pulls down the rebound | 43-48 |
| 08:05 | Samford | John Kamps is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on John Kamps, team foul #7 | 43-48 |
| 07:41 | Morehead State | Christopher Tharp swats the short shot by Felix Meyer | 43-48 |
| 07:40 | Samford | The rebound goes to James Floyd | 43-48 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - James Floyd (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Kamps (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Krueger (fresh) PF - Frank Pinkney (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Tharp (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Mark Tolbert (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Keith Coffin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Farmer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Felix Meyer (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeremy High (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Samford | Frank Pinkney makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-48 |
| 07:01 | Morehead State | Douglas Farmer loses the dribble to John Krueger | 45-48 |
| 06:41 | Samford | John Kamps clanks a jumper from the left wing | 45-48 |
| 06:40 | Samford | John Krueger hits the follow up shot | 47-48 |
| 06:14 | Morehead State | Keith Coffin's pass is intercepted by James Floyd | 47-48 |
| 06:10 | Samford | Christopher Tharp is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 47-48 |
| Subs | Samford | Roger Hayslett (PG), Anthony Lee (SG), James Quiles (SF), Jeffery Batson (PF) James Floyd, John Kamps, John Krueger, Frank Pinkney | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Jim Allan (PG), Gregory Thomas (SF), Kevin Ross (C) Mark Tolbert, Douglas Farmer, Jeremy High | |
| 05:48 | Morehead State | Gregory Thomas clanks a shot from the free throw line | 47-48 |
| 05:46 | Morehead State | Kevin Ross grabs the offensive board | 47-48 |
| 05:31 | Morehead State | Jim Allan can't finish the layup | 47-48 |
| 05:29 | Morehead State | Jim Allan can't tip it in | 47-48 |
| 05:27 | Morehead State | Felix Meyer snags the offensive board | 47-48 |
| 05:14 | Morehead State | Jim Allan scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Gregory Thomas | 47-50 |
| 05:10 | Samford | Jim Allan takes the ball from James Quiles in the backcourt | 47-50 |
| 05:09 | Morehead State | Keith Coffin can't finish the layup | 47-50 |
| 05:07 | Samford | Jeffery Batson pulls down the rebound | 47-50 |
| 05:02 | Samford | Jeffery Batson is fouled in the backcourt by Felix Meyer - foul #2 on Felix Meyer, team foul #4 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Samford | John Kamps (SG) Anthony Lee | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Arthur Lane (SG), Douglas Farmer (SF) Keith Coffin, Gregory Thomas | |
| 04:53 | Samford | Roger Hayslett makes the shot from the free throw line | 49-50 |
| 04:29 | Morehead State | Felix Meyer makes the turnaround in the lane | 49-52 |
| 04:11 | Samford | Roger Hayslett scores on a floater from the right side | 51-52 |
| 03:42 | Morehead State | Kevin Ross can't finish the layup | 51-52 |
| 03:40 | Samford | James Quiles pulls down the rebound | 51-52 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Roger Hayslett (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Kamps (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Quiles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jeffery Batson (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Tharp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Jim Allan (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Arthur Lane (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Douglas Farmer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Felix Meyer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Kevin Ross (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:33 | Samford | The short jumper by Christopher Tharp is denied by Kevin Ross | 51-52 |
| 03:31 | Morehead State | Jim Allan gets the rebound | 51-52 |
| 03:04 | Morehead State | Felix Meyer hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 51-52 |
| 03:02 | Samford | The rebound goes to James Quiles | 51-52 |
| 02:49 | Samford | Jeffery Batson misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Kevin Ross - foul #1 on Kevin Ross, team foul #5 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Samford | James Floyd (PG), Anthony Lee (SG), Randall Sprague (SF) Roger Hayslett, John Kamps, James Quiles | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Mark Tolbert (PG), Keith Coffin (SG), Gregory Thomas (SF), Steven Flint (PF), Jeremy High (C) Jim Allan, Arthur Lane, Douglas Farmer, Felix Meyer, Kevin Ross | |
| 02:49 | Samford | Jeffery Batson makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 02:49 | Samford | Jeffery Batson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 02:49 | Morehead State | Steven Flint grabs the board | 52-52 |
| 02:32 | Morehead State | Gregory Thomas misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Randall Sprague - foul #1 on Randall Sprague, team foul #8 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Frank Pinkney (PF) Jeffery Batson | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 02:32 | Morehead State | Gregory Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 02:32 | Morehead State | Gregory Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 02:32 | Samford | Frank Pinkney grabs the board | 52-53 |
| 02:32 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-53 |
| 02:29 | Samford | Steven Flint picks off the pass by Anthony Lee in the backcourt | 52-53 |
| 02:11 | Morehead State | Christopher Tharp is called for the reach on Jeremy High - foul #1 on Christopher Tharp, team foul #9 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Samford | Roger Hayslett (PG), John Kamps (SG) James Floyd, Anthony Lee | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Arthur Lane (SF) Gregory Thomas | |
| 02:11 | Morehead State | Jeremy High makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 02:11 | Morehead State | Jeremy High misses the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 02:11 | Samford | The rebound goes to Frank Pinkney | 52-54 |
| 02:09 | Samford | Randall Sprague is fouled in the backcourt by Arthur Lane - foul #4 on Arthur Lane, team foul #6 | 52-54 |
| 01:57 | Samford | John Kamps misses badly on a runner in the lane | 52-54 |
| 01:56 | Morehead State | Jeremy High pulls down the rebound | 52-54 |
| 01:56 | Morehead State | Morehead State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-54 |
| Subs | Samford | James Quiles (SF), Jeffery Batson (PF) Randall Sprague, Frank Pinkney | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Jim Allan (PG), Gregory Thomas (SF), Felix Meyer (PF), Kevin Ross (C) Mark Tolbert, Arthur Lane, Steven Flint, Jeremy High | |
| 01:38 | Morehead State | Jeffery Batson is called for the reach on Felix Meyer - foul #2 on Jeffery Batson, team foul #10 | 52-54 |
| 01:38 | Morehead State | Felix Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 01:38 | Morehead State | Felix Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 01:16 | Samford | James Quiles's layup is rejected by Felix Meyer | 52-56 |
| 01:14 | Samford | Jeffery Batson gets the offensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 01:00 | Samford | Christopher Tharp loses the dribble to Jim Allan | 52-56 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Morehead State | Gregory Thomas misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 52-56 |
| 00:31 | Morehead State | Kevin Ross hits the follow up shot | 52-58 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Samford | Roger Hayslett knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Kamps | 55-58 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Morehead State | Keith Coffin is hacked by Roger Hayslett in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roger Hayslett, team foul #11 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Douglas Farmer (SF) Gregory Thomas | |
| 00:21 | Morehead State | Keith Coffin misses the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:21 | Morehead State | Keith Coffin misses the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:21 | Samford | Jeffery Batson gets the rebound | 55-58 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Samford | Roger Hayslett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-58 |
| 00:18 | Morehead State | Christopher Tharp is called for the reach on Douglas Farmer - foul #2 on Christopher Tharp, team foul #12 | 55-58 |
| 00:18 | Morehead State | Douglas Farmer misses the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:18 | Morehead State | Douglas Farmer makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Samford | Roger Hayslett can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 55-59 |
| 00:13 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to John Kamps | 55-59 |
| 00:09 | Samford | Roger Hayslett comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-59 |
| 00:08 | Morehead State | Kevin Ross snags the defensive board | 55-59 |
| 00:05 | Morehead State | Roger Hayslett is called for the reach on Kevin Ross in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roger Hayslett, team foul #13 | 55-59 |
| 00:05 | Morehead State | Kevin Ross makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:05 | Morehead State | Kevin Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:05 | Samford | Christopher Tharp grabs the defensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 00:00 | Samford | James Quiles loses the dribble to Felix Meyer | 55-60 |