| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Warren Lyons (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dwight Meeks (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Lawrence Enciso (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Louis (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jack Deaver (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Held (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elliott Minter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Burke (fresh) 2 stl. C - Gregory Halfacre (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kansas | Dwight Meeks inbounds the ball | 30-25 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Kansas | The refs have stopped play. Warren Lyons is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. His finger is completely bent. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 30-25 |
| Subs | Kansas | Eric Owen (PG) Warren Lyons | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 19:31 | Kansas | Lawrence Enciso misses the easy layup | 30-25 |
| 19:30 | Samford | Gregory Halfacre grabs the board | 30-25 |
| 19:08 | Samford | Robert Held is fouled on the floor by Eric Owen - foul #1 on Eric Owen, team foul #1 | 30-25 |
| 19:00 | Samford | Jack Deaver loses the ball out of bounds | 30-25 |
| 18:38 | Kansas | Bradley Moore misses long on a floater near the basket | 30-25 |
| 18:36 | Samford | Jack Deaver pulls down the rebound | 30-25 |
| 18:12 | Samford | Bradley Moore picks off the pass by Robert Held | 30-25 |
| 17:50 | Kansas | Lawrence Enciso's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-25 |
| 17:31 | Samford | Elliott Minter drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jack Deaver | 30-27 |
| 17:06 | Kansas | Dwight Meeks scores on a floater from the baseline | 32-27 |
| 16:56 | Samford | William Burke can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-27 |
| 16:55 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Dwight Meeks | 32-27 |
| 16:32 | Kansas | Dwight Meeks double dribbles | 32-27 |
| Subs | Kansas | Robert Laurie (PG), James Mohan (SG), Jimmy King (PF) Eric Owen, Bradley Moore, Lawrence Enciso | |
| Subs | Samford | Irving Sommerfield (C) Gregory Halfacre | |
| 16:19 | Samford | Robert Held splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by James Mohan - foul #1 on James Mohan, team foul #2 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Samford | Mark Clayton (PG) Jack Deaver | |
| 16:19 | Samford | Robert Held makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 16:19 | Samford | Robert Held misses the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 16:19 | Kansas | Dwight Meeks gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| 15:58 | Kansas | Dwight Meeks can't connect on a runner in the lane | 32-28 |
| 15:57 | Kansas | James Mohan grabs the offensive rebound | 32-28 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Robert Laurie (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Mohan (fresh) SF - Dwight Meeks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmy King (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Louis (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Mark Clayton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Held (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elliott Minter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Burke (fresh) 2 stl. C - Irving Sommerfield (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Kansas | William Burke swats the dunk try by Jimmy King | 32-28 |
| 15:27 | Kansas | Dwight Meeks tips it in | 34-28 |
| 15:04 | Samford | Robert Held clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Mohan - foul #2 on James Mohan, team foul #3 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Kansas | Eric Owen (PG), Bradley Moore (SG), Kyle Hawkins (SF), Lawrence Enciso (PF) Robert Laurie, James Mohan, Dwight Meeks, Jimmy King | |
| Subs | Samford | Jack Deaver (PG), Thomas Lawerence (SF), Gregory Halfacre (C) Mark Clayton, Elliott Minter, William Burke | |
| 15:04 | Samford | Robert Held makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 15:04 | Samford | Robert Held makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 14:37 | Kansas | Bradley Moore drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 14:16 | Samford | Irving Sommerfield misses the 3 from the right corner | 36-30 |
| 14:14 | Kansas | Eric Owen grabs the defensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 13:47 | Kansas | Lawrence Enciso misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Thomas Lawerence - foul #1 on Thomas Lawerence, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Samford | William Burke (SG), Elliott Minter (SF) Robert Held, Irving Sommerfield | |
| 13:47 | Kansas | Lawrence Enciso misses the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 13:47 | Kansas | Lawrence Enciso makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 13:31 | Samford | Elliott Minter misses the lay-in | 37-30 |
| 13:29 | Kansas | Eric Owen gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| 13:07 | Kansas | Bradley Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-30 |
| 13:06 | Kansas | Lawrence Enciso grabs the offensive board | 37-30 |
| 12:49 | Kansas | Charles Louis lays it up and in on a great pass from Eric Owen and he's fouled by Jack Deaver - foul #2 on Jack Deaver, team foul #2 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Kansas | Warren Lyons (PG), Robert Laurie (SG), Dwight Meeks (SF), Jimmy King (PF) Eric Owen, Bradley Moore, Kyle Hawkins, Lawrence Enciso | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 12:49 | Kansas | Charles Louis makes the free throw | 40-30 |
| 12:26 | Samford | Jack Deaver misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-30 |
| 12:25 | Samford | Gregory Halfacre can't tip it in | 40-30 |
| 12:23 | Kansas | Charles Louis pulls down the rebound | 40-30 |
| 12:02 | Kansas | Warren Lyons clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-30 |
| 12:00 | Kansas | Dwight Meeks tips it home | 42-30 |
| 11:56 | Samford | William Burke misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-30 |
| 11:55 | Samford | Gregory Halfacre hits the follow up shot | 42-32 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Warren Lyons (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Laurie (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dwight Meeks (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jimmy King (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Louis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jack Deaver (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Burke (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Elliott Minter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Lawerence (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gregory Halfacre (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Kansas | Dwight Meeks drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Warren Lyons | 44-32 |
| 11:16 | Samford | Elliott Minter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-32 |
| Subs | Kansas | Bradley Moore (SG), Lawrence Enciso (PF) Robert Laurie, Jimmy King | |
| Subs | Samford | Mark Clayton (PG), Robert Held (SG), Irving Sommerfield (PF), Gerald Bumpers (C) Jack Deaver, William Burke, Thomas Lawerence, Gregory Halfacre | |
| 10:51 | Kansas | Warren Lyons misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-32 |
| 10:50 | Kansas | Lawrence Enciso can't tip it in | 44-32 |
| 10:49 | Samford | Gerald Bumpers grabs the defensive rebound | 44-32 |
| 10:32 | Samford | Elliott Minter connects on the jump hook in the paint and he's fouled by Charles Louis - foul #2 on Charles Louis, team foul #4 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Kansas | Jimmy King (C) Charles Louis | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 10:32 | Samford | Elliott Minter makes the free throw | 44-35 |
| 10:05 | Kansas | Dwight Meeks is called for traveling | 44-35 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Samford | Jack Deaver (PG), William Burke (PF) Elliott Minter, Gerald Bumpers | |
| 09:46 | Samford | Robert Held banks in the layup over the doubleteam on a great pass from Mark Clayton and the foul's on Bradley Moore - foul #1 on Bradley Moore, team foul #5 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Lawerence (PF) Mark Clayton | |
| 09:46 | Samford | Robert Held misses the free throw | 44-37 |
| 09:46 | Kansas | Jimmy King grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 09:35 | Kansas | Dwight Meeks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-37 |
| Subs | Kansas | Robert Laurie (SG), Charles Louis (C) Bradley Moore, Jimmy King | |
| Subs | Samford | Gregory Halfacre (C) Irving Sommerfield | |
| 09:14 | Samford | Gregory Halfacre is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Gregory Halfacre, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Samford | Elliott Minter (SF) Thomas Lawerence | |
| 08:59 | Kansas | Warren Lyons hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 44-37 |
| 08:58 | Samford | William Burke grabs the board | 44-37 |
| 08:49 | Samford | William Burke is hacked by Lawrence Enciso - foul #1 on Lawrence Enciso, team foul #6 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Kansas | Eric Owen (PG), Kyle Hawkins (SF), Jimmy King (PF) Warren Lyons, Dwight Meeks, Lawrence Enciso | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 08:38 | Samford | Jack Deaver misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-37 |
| 08:36 | Kansas | Charles Louis snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| 08:14 | Kansas | Robert Held denies the turnaround by Jimmy King | 44-37 |
| 08:12 | Samford | Elliott Minter pulls down the rebound | 44-37 |
| 07:55 | Samford | Jack Deaver connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by William Burke and he's hacked by Eric Owen - foul #2 on Eric Owen, team foul #7 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Kansas | Bradley Moore (SG) Robert Laurie | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 07:55 | Samford | Jack Deaver makes the free throw | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Eric Owen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Kyle Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmy King (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Louis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jack Deaver (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Held (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elliott Minter (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Burke (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Gregory Halfacre (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:31 | Kansas | Kyle Hawkins lays it up and in on a nice dish by Eric Owen | 46-40 |
| 07:13 | Samford | Elliott Minter misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-40 |
| 07:11 | Samford | Gregory Halfacre grabs the offensive board | 46-40 |
| 06:54 | Samford | Jack Deaver comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 46-40 |
| 06:52 | Kansas | Charles Louis grabs the defensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 06:33 | Kansas | Kyle Hawkins banks in the layup set up by Bradley Moore | 48-40 |
| 06:12 | Samford | Gregory Halfacre hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 05:50 | Kansas | Jimmy King can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Held - foul #1 on Robert Held, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Kansas | Warren Lyons (PG), Dwight Meeks (SF), Lawrence Enciso (PF) Eric Owen, Kyle Hawkins, Charles Louis | |
| Subs | Samford | Mark Clayton (PG), Thomas Lawerence (PF), Irving Sommerfield (C) Jack Deaver, William Burke, Gregory Halfacre | |
| 05:50 | Kansas | Jimmy King makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 05:50 | Kansas | Jimmy King misses the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 05:50 | Kansas | Lawrence Enciso grabs the offensive board | 49-42 |
| 05:36 | Kansas | Jimmy King misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 49-42 |
| 05:34 | Samford | The rebound goes to Elliott Minter | 49-42 |
| 05:29 | Samford | Lawrence Enciso swats the dunk try by Elliott Minter | 49-42 |
| 05:27 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Lawrence Enciso | 49-42 |
| 05:23 | Kansas | Warren Lyons buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Bradley Moore | 52-42 |
| 05:18 | Samford | Robert Held misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-42 |
| 05:17 | Kansas | Lawrence Enciso grabs the defensive rebound | 52-42 |
| 04:53 | Kansas | Jimmy King buries a driving attempt in the paint and the foul's on Mark Clayton - foul #1 on Mark Clayton, team foul #5 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Kansas | Robert Laurie (SG) Bradley Moore | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 04:53 | Kansas | Jimmy King makes the free throw | 55-42 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:35 | Samford | Robert Held misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 55-42 |
| 04:34 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Dwight Meeks | 55-42 |
| 04:13 | Kansas | Dwight Meeks clanks a floater from the left block | 55-42 |
| 04:11 | Samford | The rebound goes to Thomas Lawerence | 55-42 |
| 03:53 | Samford | Mark Clayton is called for traveling | 55-42 |
| Subs | Kansas | Charles Louis (C) Jimmy King | |
| Subs | Samford | Jack Deaver (PG), William Burke (SG) Robert Held, Elliott Minter | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Warren Lyons (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Laurie (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dwight Meeks (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lawrence Enciso (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Charles Louis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jack Deaver (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Burke (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Mark Clayton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Lawerence (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Irving Sommerfield (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:48 | Kansas | Jack Deaver steps in front of the Warren Lyons pass in the backcourt | 55-42 |
| 03:37 | Samford | Irving Sommerfield knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Mark Clayton | 55-45 |
| 03:25 | Kansas | Lawrence Enciso drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Laurie | 57-45 |
| 03:12 | Samford | William Burke misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-45 |
| 03:11 | Kansas | Lawrence Enciso grabs the board | 57-45 |
| 02:45 | Kansas | Dwight Meeks scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Warren Lyons | 59-45 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:17 | Samford | Thomas Lawerence clanks a floater in the paint | 59-45 |
| 02:16 | Samford | William Burke tips it back up and in | 59-47 |
| 01:57 | Kansas | Dwight Meeks is hacked by Jack Deaver - foul #3 on Jack Deaver, team foul #6 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Kansas | Eric Owen (PG), Charles Sweeney (SF), Jimmy King (PF), Kyle Hawkins (C) Warren Lyons, Dwight Meeks, Lawrence Enciso, Charles Louis | |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Krick (PG), Gerald Bumpers (C) Jack Deaver, William Burke | |
| 01:29 | Kansas | Eric Owen is fouled on the floor by Irving Sommerfield - foul #3 on Irving Sommerfield, team foul #7 | 59-47 |
| 01:29 | Kansas | Eric Owen makes the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 01:29 | Kansas | Eric Owen misses the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 01:29 | Samford | Gerald Bumpers pulls down the rebound | 60-47 |
| 01:08 | Samford | Thomas Lawerence misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Laurie - foul #1 on Robert Laurie, team foul #8 | 60-47 |
| 01:08 | Samford | Thomas Lawerence makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 01:08 | Samford | Thomas Lawerence makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 00:51 | Kansas | Thomas Lawerence is called for the reach on Eric Owen - foul #2 on Thomas Lawerence, team foul #8 | 60-49 |
| 00:51 | Kansas | Eric Owen makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 00:51 | Kansas | Eric Owen makes the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Samford | Leonard Krick is hacked by Eric Owen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eric Owen, team foul #9 | 62-49 |
| 00:49 | Samford | Leonard Krick makes the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 00:49 | Samford | Leonard Krick makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Kansas | Robert Laurie misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 62-51 |
| 00:23 | Samford | Gerald Bumpers grabs the board | 62-51 |
| 00:15 | Samford | Thomas Lawerence is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Thomas Lawerence, team foul #9 | 62-51 |
| 00:00 | Kansas | Eric Owen runs out the clock | 62-51 |