| Lineup | Samford | PG - Bill Herrin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Wall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Omar Gordon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wilbert Tudor (fresh) 10 pts. C - Richard Peirce (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Lee Journey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Kerwin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Baxter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tom Brode (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leroy Stowers (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Omar Gordon inbounds the ball | 39-28 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Samford | Bill Herrin misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-28 |
| 19:39 | Morehead State | Andrew Kerwin grabs the defensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 19:20 | Morehead State | Lee Journey is fouled on the floor by Bill Herrin - foul #1 on Bill Herrin, team foul #1 | 39-28 |
| 19:06 | Morehead State | Leroy Stowers misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-28 |
| 19:04 | Morehead State | Lee Journey snags the offensive board | 39-28 |
| 18:48 | Morehead State | Tom Brode is fouled on the floor by Omar Gordon - foul #2 on Omar Gordon, team foul #2 | 39-28 |
| 18:35 | Morehead State | Lee Journey knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by Leroy Stowers | 39-30 |
| 18:15 | Samford | William Wall's fadeaway is rejected by Leroy Stowers | 39-30 |
| 18:14 | Samford | Richard Peirce tips it in | 41-30 |
| 17:53 | Morehead State | Steven Baxter misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-30 |
| 17:52 | Samford | Richard Peirce snags the defensive board | 41-30 |
| 17:48 | Samford | Leroy Stowers is called for the reach on Omar Gordon - foul #3 on Leroy Stowers, team foul #1 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Samford | Fa Hou (SG), David Zener (SF), Henry Sommers (PF), Joseph Orsini (C) William Wall, Omar Gordon, Wilbert Tudor, Richard Peirce | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Arthur Houseman (PG), Robert Christensen (SG), Ronnie Bond (SF), Thomas Byron (PF), Tom Parker (C) Lee Journey, Andrew Kerwin, Steven Baxter, Tom Brode, Leroy Stowers | |
| 17:34 | Samford | David Zener hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Bill Herrin | 43-30 |
| 17:20 | Morehead State | Tom Parker hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 43-30 |
| 17:18 | Samford | Fa Hou pulls down the rebound | 43-30 |
| 17:16 | Samford | Bill Herrin is hacked by Arthur Houseman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Arthur Houseman, team foul #2 | 43-30 |
| 17:06 | Samford | Bill Herrin hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt from the left block | 43-30 |
| 17:05 | Morehead State | Robert Christensen snags the defensive board | 43-30 |
| 16:51 | Morehead State | Thomas Byron misses short on a floater in the paint | 43-30 |
| 16:50 | Samford | The rebound goes to Henry Sommers | 43-30 |
| 16:34 | Samford | Joseph Orsini is called for a backcourt violation | 43-30 |
| Subs | Samford | William Wall (SG), Wilbert Tudor (PF) Bill Herrin, David Zener | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Andrew Kerwin (SG) Thomas Byron | |
| 16:13 | Morehead State | Tom Parker is fouled on the floor by Henry Sommers - foul #3 on Henry Sommers, team foul #3 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Samford | Omar Gordon (SF) Henry Sommers | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Lee Journey (PG), Robert McCormick (SF), Tom Brode (PF) Arthur Houseman, Robert Christensen, Tom Parker | |
| 16:08 | Morehead State | Lee Journey misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 43-30 |
| 16:07 | Samford | Joseph Orsini grabs the board | 43-30 |
| 16:05 | Samford | Andrew Kerwin takes the ball from Fa Hou in the backcourt | 43-30 |
| 15:49 | Morehead State | Tom Brode is hacked by Wilbert Tudor - foul #2 on Wilbert Tudor, team foul #4 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Peirce (C) Joseph Orsini | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Steven Baxter (SF), Leroy Stowers (C) Robert McCormick, Ronnie Bond | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Fa Hou (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Wall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Omar Gordon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wilbert Tudor (fresh) 10 pts. C - Richard Peirce (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Lee Journey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Kerwin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Steven Baxter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tom Brode (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leroy Stowers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 15:32 | Morehead State | Steven Baxter hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Leroy Stowers | 43-33 |
| 15:20 | Samford | Richard Peirce hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Fa Hou | 45-33 |
| 15:05 | Morehead State | Tom Brode misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-33 |
| 15:03 | Morehead State | Steven Baxter misses the tip | 45-33 |
| 15:02 | Samford | Richard Peirce grabs the defensive rebound | 45-33 |
| 14:57 | Samford | Lee Journey is called for the reach on Fa Hou in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lee Journey, team foul #3 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Samford | Bill Herrin (PG), David Zener (SF), Henry Sommers (PF) Fa Hou, Omar Gordon, Wilbert Tudor | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Mark Davis (PG), Robert McCormick (SG), Thomas Byron (PF) Lee Journey, Andrew Kerwin, Tom Brode | |
| 14:38 | Samford | Henry Sommers is alone and drills a fadeaway in the lane | 47-33 |
| 14:31 | Morehead State | Mark Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-33 |
| Subs | Samford | George Jackson (C) Richard Peirce | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Arthur Houseman (PG), Robert Christensen (SG), Ronnie Bond (SF) Mark Davis, Robert McCormick, Steven Baxter | |
| 14:26 | Samford | William Wall is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Christensen - foul #3 on Robert Christensen, team foul #4 | 47-33 |
| 14:13 | Samford | Henry Sommers can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 47-33 |
| 14:11 | Morehead State | Leroy Stowers gets the rebound | 47-33 |
| 13:48 | Morehead State | William Wall steals the ball from Leroy Stowers | 47-33 |
| 13:43 | Samford | Arthur Houseman picks off the pass by Bill Herrin in the backcourt | 47-33 |
| 13:21 | Morehead State | Arthur Houseman misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-33 |
| 13:20 | Samford | David Zener grabs the board | 47-33 |
| 13:03 | Samford | Bill Herrin can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Leroy Stowers - foul #4 on Leroy Stowers, team foul #5 | 47-33 |
| Subs | Samford | Fa Hou (SG), Omar Gordon (SF), Wilbert Tudor (PF), Richard Peirce (C) William Wall, David Zener, Henry Sommers, George Jackson | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Lee Journey (PG), Andrew Kerwin (SG), Steven Baxter (SF), Tom Brode (PF), Tom Parker (C) Arthur Houseman, Robert Christensen, Ronnie Bond, Thomas Byron, Leroy Stowers | |
| 13:03 | Samford | Bill Herrin makes the 1st free throw | 48-33 |
| 13:03 | Samford | Bill Herrin makes the 2nd free throw | 49-33 |
| 12:42 | Morehead State | Andrew Kerwin knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Lee Journey | 49-36 |
| 12:26 | Samford | Wilbert Tudor misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Tom Parker - foul #1 on Tom Parker, team foul #6 | 49-36 |
| 12:26 | Samford | Wilbert Tudor makes the 1st free throw | 50-36 |
| 12:26 | Samford | Wilbert Tudor makes the 2nd free throw | 51-36 |
| 12:03 | Morehead State | Lee Journey clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-36 |
| 12:01 | Morehead State | Lee Journey tips it back up and in | 51-38 |
| 11:46 | Samford | Omar Gordon is by himself and knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Bill Herrin | 53-38 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Bill Herrin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Fa Hou (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Omar Gordon (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wilbert Tudor (fresh) 12 pts. C - Richard Peirce (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Lee Journey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Kerwin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Steven Baxter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tom Brode (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Tom Parker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Morehead State | Tom Brode scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Lee Journey | 53-40 |
| 11:19 | Samford | Wilbert Tudor comes up short on the runner from the left block | 53-40 |
| 11:17 | Morehead State | Andrew Kerwin pulls down the rebound | 53-40 |
| 11:10 | Morehead State | Steven Baxter lays it up and in set up by Andrew Kerwin | 53-42 |
| 10:53 | Samford | Wilbert Tudor comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 53-42 |
| 10:52 | Morehead State | Tom Brode pulls down the rebound | 53-42 |
| 10:43 | Morehead State | Steven Baxter can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Omar Gordon - foul #3 on Omar Gordon, team foul #5 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Samford | Alberto Vasquez (PG), William Wall (SG), David Zener (SF), Henry Sommers (PF), Joseph Orsini (C) Bill Herrin, Fa Hou, Omar Gordon, Wilbert Tudor, Richard Peirce | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Arthur Houseman (PG), Robert Christensen (SG), Ronnie Bond (C) Lee Journey, Andrew Kerwin, Tom Parker | |
| 10:43 | Morehead State | Steven Baxter makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 10:43 | Morehead State | Steven Baxter misses the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 10:43 | Samford | The rebound goes to Henry Sommers | 53-43 |
| 10:23 | Samford | Joseph Orsini hits the finger roll | 55-43 |
| 10:12 | Morehead State | Tom Brode scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Arthur Houseman | 55-46 |
| 09:58 | Samford | David Zener buries a jumper in the lane and the foul's on Robert Christensen - foul #4 on Robert Christensen, team foul #7 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Robert McCormick (SG), Thomas Byron (PF) Robert Christensen, Tom Brode | |
| 09:58 | Samford | David Zener makes the free throw | 58-46 |
| 09:39 | Morehead State | Ronnie Bond hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 58-46 |
| 09:37 | Samford | William Wall gets the rebound | 58-46 |
| 09:25 | Samford | William Wall hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Alberto Vasquez | 61-46 |
| 09:18 | Morehead State | Ronnie Bond knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 61-48 |
| 09:12 | Samford | Robert McCormick is called for the reach on William Wall - foul #2 on Robert McCormick, team foul #8 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Samford | Bill Herrin (PG), Omar Gordon (SF), Wilbert Tudor (PF) Alberto Vasquez, David Zener, Henry Sommers | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Mark Davis (PG), Andrew Kerwin (SG), Tom Brode (PF) Arthur Houseman, Steven Baxter, Thomas Byron | |
| 09:12 | Samford | William Wall misses the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 09:12 | Morehead State | Robert McCormick grabs the board | 61-48 |
| 08:54 | Morehead State | Mark Davis misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-48 |
| 08:52 | Morehead State | Robert McCormick misses the tip | 61-48 |
| 08:51 | Morehead State | Mark Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 61-48 |
| 08:36 | Morehead State | Andrew Kerwin misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 61-48 |
| 08:34 | Samford | Joseph Orsini grabs the board | 61-48 |
| 08:15 | Samford | Wilbert Tudor buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Bill Herrin | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:02 | Morehead State | Robert McCormick is whistled for traveling | 64-48 |
| Subs | Samford | Fa Hou (SG), Henry Sommers (SF), Richard Peirce (C) William Wall, Omar Gordon, Joseph Orsini | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Lee Journey (PG), Steven Baxter (SF), Tom Parker (C) Mark Davis, Robert McCormick, Tom Brode | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 07:42 | Samford | Wilbert Tudor misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-48 |
| 07:40 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Peirce | 64-48 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Bill Herrin (fresh) 8 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Fa Hou (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Sommers (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Wilbert Tudor (fresh) 15 pts. C - Richard Peirce (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Lee Journey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andrew Kerwin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Baxter (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronnie Bond (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Tom Parker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Samford | Henry Sommers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-48 |
| Subs | Samford | David Zener (SF) Wilbert Tudor | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Robert Christensen (SF), Thomas Byron (PF), Leroy Stowers (C) Steven Baxter, Ronnie Bond, Tom Parker | |
| 07:18 | Morehead State | Leroy Stowers connects on the runner in the lane and the foul's on Richard Peirce - foul #1 on Richard Peirce, team foul #6 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Arthur Houseman (SG) Andrew Kerwin | |
| 07:18 | Morehead State | Leroy Stowers makes the free throw | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 07:11 | Samford | Arthur Houseman is called for the reach on Fa Hou - foul #2 on Arthur Houseman, team foul #9 | 64-51 |
| 07:11 | Samford | Fa Hou makes the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 07:11 | Samford | Fa Hou makes the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| 07:04 | Morehead State | Arthur Houseman can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 66-51 |
| 07:02 | Samford | The rebound goes to Richard Peirce | 66-51 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:33 | Samford | Richard Peirce connects on the runner from the right block on a great pass from David Zener | 68-51 |
| 06:25 | Morehead State | Leroy Stowers knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-54 |
| 05:56 | Samford | Bill Herrin knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Richard Peirce | 71-54 |
| 05:41 | Morehead State | Thomas Byron clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-54 |
| 05:39 | Samford | The rebound goes to David Zener | 71-54 |
| 05:39 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-54 |
| Subs | Samford | William Wall (SG), Omar Gordon (SF), Wilbert Tudor (PF), Joseph Orsini (C) Fa Hou, David Zener, Henry Sommers, Richard Peirce | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Andrew Kerwin (SG), Ronnie Bond (PF) Arthur Houseman, Thomas Byron | |
| 05:12 | Samford | Omar Gordon drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Bill Herrin | 74-54 |
| 04:52 | Morehead State | Robert Christensen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-54 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Mark Davis (PG), Tom Parker (PF) Lee Journey, Robert Christensen | |
| 04:31 | Samford | Joseph Orsini misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 74-54 |
| 04:30 | Morehead State | Tom Parker snags the defensive board | 74-54 |
| 04:11 | Morehead State | Wilbert Tudor denies the turnaround by Mark Davis | 74-54 |
| 04:09 | Samford | Joseph Orsini gets the rebound | 74-54 |
| 03:40 | Samford | Joseph Orsini misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 74-54 |
| 03:39 | Samford | Bill Herrin grabs the offensive rebound | 74-54 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Bill Herrin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Wall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Omar Gordon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Wilbert Tudor (fresh) 15 pts. C - Joseph Orsini (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Mark Davis (fresh) SG - Andrew Kerwin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronnie Bond (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tom Parker (fresh) 3 reb. C - Leroy Stowers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Samford | Wilbert Tudor drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Bill Herrin | 76-54 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:50 | Morehead State | Andrew Kerwin buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 76-57 |
| 02:48 | Samford | Bill Herrin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-57 |
| Subs | Samford | Alberto Vasquez (PG), Fa Hou (SG), David Zener (SF), Henry Sommers (PF), George Jackson (C) Bill Herrin, William Wall, Omar Gordon, Wilbert Tudor, Joseph Orsini | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Arthur Houseman (PG), Robert Christensen (SG), Robert McCormick (SF), Thomas Byron (PF) Mark Davis, Andrew Kerwin, Tom Parker, Leroy Stowers | |
| 02:38 | Morehead State | Robert Christensen can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 76-57 |
| 02:36 | Morehead State | Arthur Houseman snags the offensive board | 76-57 |
| 02:22 | Morehead State | Ronnie Bond's floater is tipped away by Henry Sommers | 76-57 |
| 02:20 | Samford | David Zener gets the rebound | 76-57 |
| 02:16 | Samford | Fa Hou is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 76-57 |
| 02:08 | Morehead State | Robert Christensen is called for the offensive foul - foul #5 on Robert Christensen, team foul #10 | 76-57 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Tom Parker (C) Robert Christensen | |
| 01:50 | Samford | Alberto Vasquez can't finish the uncontested layup | 76-57 |
| 01:49 | Morehead State | Tom Parker pulls down the rebound | 76-57 |
| 01:37 | Morehead State | Tom Parker misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 76-57 |
| 01:36 | Samford | George Jackson grabs the board | 76-57 |
| 01:12 | Samford | The pull-up jumper by Alberto Vasquez is blocked by Thomas Byron | 76-57 |
| 01:10 | Morehead State | Ronnie Bond grabs the defensive rebound | 76-57 |
| 01:00 | Morehead State | David Zener takes the ball from Ronnie Bond | 76-57 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Samford | Alberto Vasquez comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Arthur Houseman - foul #3 on Arthur Houseman, team foul #11 | 76-57 |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Orsini (C) George Jackson | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 00:35 | Samford | Alberto Vasquez makes the 1st free throw | 77-57 |
| 00:35 | Samford | Alberto Vasquez misses the 2nd free throw | 77-57 |
| 00:35 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Ronnie Bond | 77-57 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Morehead State | Robert McCormick connects on the fadeaway near the basket set up by Arthur Houseman | 77-59 |
| 00:06 | Samford | Henry Sommers is wide open but clanks a turnaround in the paint | 77-59 |
| 00:04 | Samford | Joseph Orsini tips it back up and in | 79-59 |
| 00:00 | Morehead State | Robert McCormick misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 79-59 |