| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Stephen Sallee (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Burch (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dustin Soderlund (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. PF - Will Culp (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Blanchard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jack Deaver (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Held (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Elliott Minter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Irving Sommerfield (fresh) 4 pts. C - Gregory Halfacre (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Dustin Soderlund inbounds the ball | 40-28 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Alabama | Gary Burch misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-28 |
| 19:39 | Alabama | Dustin Soderlund tips it back up and in | 42-28 |
| 19:29 | Samford | Robert Held is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-28 |
| 19:27 | Alabama | Gary Blanchard grabs the defensive rebound | 42-28 |
| 19:10 | Alabama | Dustin Soderlund throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-28 |
| 18:57 | Samford | Robert Held can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 42-28 |
| 18:56 | Alabama | Will Culp gets the rebound | 42-28 |
| 18:41 | Alabama | Dustin Soderlund misses the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gregory Halfacre - foul #2 on Gregory Halfacre, team foul #1 | 42-28 |
| 18:41 | Alabama | Dustin Soderlund misses the 1st free throw | 42-28 |
| 18:41 | Alabama | Dustin Soderlund makes the 2nd free throw | 43-28 |
| 18:26 | Samford | Gregory Halfacre throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-28 |
| 18:11 | Alabama | Gregory Halfacre is called for the reach on Will Culp - foul #3 on Gregory Halfacre, team foul #2 | 43-28 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Samford | William Burke (C) Gregory Halfacre | |
| 17:50 | Alabama | Gary Burch misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-28 |
| 17:48 | Samford | Irving Sommerfield gets the rebound | 43-28 |
| 17:42 | Samford | Irving Sommerfield knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-31 |
| 17:26 | Alabama | Dustin Soderlund knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Sallee | 45-31 |
| 17:10 | Samford | Robert Held shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Dustin Soderlund - foul #3 on Dustin Soderlund, team foul #1 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Ash (SF) Dustin Soderlund | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 17:10 | Samford | Robert Held makes the 1st free throw | 45-32 |
| 17:10 | Samford | Robert Held makes the 2nd free throw | 45-33 |
| 16:54 | Alabama | Stephen Sallee knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Burch | 48-33 |
| 16:44 | Samford | Robert Held misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 48-33 |
| 16:43 | Alabama | Will Culp snags the defensive board | 48-33 |
| 16:37 | Alabama | Gary Burch comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-33 |
| 16:35 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Sallee | 48-33 |
| 16:16 | Alabama | Stephen Sallee buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Will Culp | 51-33 |
| 15:56 | Samford | Irving Sommerfield clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-33 |
| 15:54 | Alabama | Stephen Sallee snags the defensive board | 51-33 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Stephen Sallee (fresh) 23 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Burch (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Ash (fresh) PF - Will Culp (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Gary Blanchard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jack Deaver (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Held (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Elliott Minter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Irving Sommerfield (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - William Burke (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Alabama | Gary Burch buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-33 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 15:14 | Samford | William Burke makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Robert Held | 54-35 |
| 14:57 | Alabama | Stephen Sallee connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-35 |
| 14:42 | Samford | William Burke misses short on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Stephen Sallee - foul #2 on Stephen Sallee, team foul #2 | 57-35 |
| Subs | Alabama | Dustin Soderlund (SF) Richard Ash | |
| Subs | Samford | Mark Clayton (PG), Leonard Krick (SG), Thomas Lawerence (PF), Gregory Halfacre (C) Jack Deaver, Robert Held, Elliott Minter, Irving Sommerfield | |
| 14:42 | Samford | William Burke makes the 1st free throw | 57-36 |
| 14:42 | Samford | William Burke misses the 2nd free throw | 57-36 |
| 14:42 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Will Culp | 57-36 |
| 14:36 | Alabama | Gary Burch misses the lay-in but he's hacked by William Burke - foul #1 on William Burke, team foul #3 | 57-36 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Samford | John Pereira (PF) William Burke | |
| 14:36 | Alabama | Gary Burch misses the 1st free throw | 57-36 |
| 14:36 | Alabama | Gary Burch makes the 2nd free throw | 58-36 |
| 14:17 | Samford | Gary Blanchard steals the ball from John Pereira | 58-36 |
| 13:57 | Alabama | Dustin Soderlund knocks in the shot in the lane | 60-36 |
| 13:42 | Samford | Gregory Halfacre can't throw it down | 60-36 |
| 13:40 | Alabama | Dustin Soderlund pulls down the rebound | 60-36 |
| 13:12 | Alabama | Stephen Sallee misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 60-36 |
| 13:10 | Samford | Gregory Halfacre pulls down the rebound | 60-36 |
| 12:49 | Samford | Thomas Lawerence can't connect on a shot from the left side | 60-36 |
| 12:47 | Alabama | Will Culp grabs the defensive rebound | 60-36 |
| 12:41 | Alabama | Dustin Soderlund comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 60-36 |
| 12:39 | Samford | John Pereira snags the defensive board | 60-36 |
| 12:31 | Samford | Thomas Lawerence hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 60-36 |
| 12:30 | Samford | Mark Clayton misses the tip | 60-36 |
| 12:29 | Alabama | Gary Blanchard pulls down the rebound | 60-36 |
| 12:22 | Alabama | Stephen Sallee can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-36 |
| 12:21 | Alabama | Gary Burch grabs the offensive rebound | 60-36 |
| 12:12 | Alabama | Gary Burch connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-36 |
| 11:45 | Samford | Gregory Halfacre travels with the ball | 63-36 |
| Subs | Alabama | Anthony Blain (PF), Darryl Krohn (C) Will Culp, Gary Blanchard | |
| Subs | Samford | Jack Deaver (PG), Robert Held (SG), Elliott Minter (SF), Irving Sommerfield (PF), William Burke (C) Mark Clayton, Leonard Krick, Thomas Lawerence, John Pereira, Gregory Halfacre | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Stephen Sallee (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Burch (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dustin Soderlund (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Blain (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Darryl Krohn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jack Deaver (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Held (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Elliott Minter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Irving Sommerfield (fresh) 7 pts. C - William Burke (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Alabama | Anthony Blain misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 63-36 |
| 11:35 | Samford | Robert Held gets the rebound | 63-36 |
| 11:19 | Samford | William Burke comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 63-36 |
| 11:17 | Samford | Irving Sommerfield tips it back up and in | 63-38 |
| 10:57 | Alabama | Dustin Soderlund is whistled for a carry | 63-38 |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Ash (SF) Gary Burch | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 10:45 | Samford | William Burke connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Jack Deaver | 63-40 |
| 10:25 | Alabama | Dustin Soderlund misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 63-40 |
| 10:23 | Alabama | Dustin Soderlund hits the follow up shot | 65-40 |
| 10:09 | Samford | Jack Deaver misses short on a 3 from straight away | 65-40 |
| 10:08 | Alabama | Stephen Sallee pulls down the rebound | 65-40 |
| 09:48 | Alabama | Stephen Sallee misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-40 |
| 09:46 | Samford | Elliott Minter grabs the board | 65-40 |
| 09:40 | Samford | William Burke's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony Blain | 65-40 |
| 09:39 | Alabama | Anthony Blain gets the rebound | 65-40 |
| 09:25 | Alabama | Dustin Soderlund misses long on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Held - foul #1 on Robert Held, team foul #4 | 65-40 |
| Subs | Alabama | Mark Ehrhardt (PG), Gary Burch (SG) Stephen Sallee, Richard Ash | |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Lawerence (PF), Gregory Halfacre (C) Irving Sommerfield, William Burke | |
| 09:25 | Alabama | Dustin Soderlund misses the 1st free throw | 65-40 |
| 09:25 | Alabama | Dustin Soderlund makes the 2nd free throw | 66-40 |
| 09:18 | Samford | Thomas Lawerence buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Held | 66-43 |
| 09:03 | Alabama | Dustin Soderlund hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 66-43 |
| 09:02 | Samford | The rebound goes to Gregory Halfacre | 66-43 |
| 08:41 | Samford | Thomas Lawerence clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Dustin Soderlund - foul #4 on Dustin Soderlund, team foul #3 | 66-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | Stephen Sallee (PG), Richard Ash (SF), Jessie Henderson (PF), Gary Blanchard (C) Mark Ehrhardt, Dustin Soderlund, Anthony Blain, Darryl Krohn | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 08:41 | Samford | Thomas Lawerence makes the 1st free throw | 66-44 |
| 08:41 | Samford | Thomas Lawerence makes the 2nd free throw | 66-45 |
| 08:19 | Alabama | Stephen Sallee hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-45 |
| 08:13 | Samford | Elliott Minter misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Ash - foul #1 on Richard Ash, team foul #4 | 69-45 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Samford | Mark Clayton (PG), Leonard Krick (SG), Irving Sommerfield (PF) Jack Deaver, Robert Held, Thomas Lawerence | |
| 08:13 | Samford | Elliott Minter makes the 1st free throw | 69-46 |
| 08:13 | Samford | Elliott Minter makes the 2nd free throw | 69-47 |
| 08:13 | Samford | Elliott Minter misses the 3rd free throw | 69-47 |
| 08:13 | Alabama | Gary Burch grabs the board | 69-47 |
| 08:05 | Alabama | Stephen Sallee can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-47 |
| 08:04 | Samford | Gregory Halfacre snags the defensive board | 69-47 |
| 07:52 | Samford | Mark Clayton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-47 |
| Subs | Alabama | Will Culp (PF) Jessie Henderson | |
| Subs | Samford | William Burke (SF) Elliott Minter | |
| 07:33 | Alabama | Gary Burch misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Leonard Krick - foul #1 on Leonard Krick, team foul #5 | 69-47 |
| 07:33 | Alabama | Gary Burch makes the 1st free throw | 70-47 |
| 07:33 | Alabama | Gary Burch makes the 2nd free throw | 71-47 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Stephen Sallee (fairly fresh) 29 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Burch (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Ash (fresh) PF - Will Culp (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Gary Blanchard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Mark Clayton (fresh) SG - Leonard Krick (fresh) SF - William Burke (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Irving Sommerfield (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Halfacre (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:11 | Samford | Leonard Krick is fouled on the floor by Richard Ash - foul #2 on Richard Ash, team foul #5 | 71-47 |
| Subs | Alabama | Dustin Soderlund (SF) Richard Ash | |
| Subs | Samford | Jack Deaver (PG), Robert Held (SG) Mark Clayton, Leonard Krick | |
| 06:59 | Samford | Jack Deaver is called for traveling | 71-47 |
| Subs | Alabama | Darryl Krohn (C) Gary Blanchard | |
| Subs | Samford | Elliott Minter (SF) William Burke | |
| 06:40 | Alabama | Gary Burch misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-47 |
| 06:39 | Samford | The rebound goes to Jack Deaver | 71-47 |
| 06:25 | Samford | Robert Held buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Irving Sommerfield | 71-49 |
| 06:06 | Alabama | Will Culp is hacked by Irving Sommerfield - foul #2 on Irving Sommerfield, team foul #6 | 71-49 |
| Subs | Alabama | Mark Ehrhardt (PG), Anthony Blain (PF) Stephen Sallee, Will Culp | |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Lawerence (PF), William Burke (C) Irving Sommerfield, Gregory Halfacre | |
| 05:54 | Alabama | Robert Held takes the ball from Mark Ehrhardt | 71-49 |
| 05:39 | Samford | Anthony Blain steals the ball from Thomas Lawerence | 71-49 |
| 05:23 | Alabama | Gary Burch can't connect on a runner in the lane | 71-49 |
| 05:21 | Samford | Thomas Lawerence pulls down the rebound | 71-49 |
| 05:13 | Samford | Elliott Minter connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Held | 71-52 |
| 04:57 | Alabama | Mark Ehrhardt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-52 |
| Subs | Alabama | Stephen Sallee (PG), Richard Ash (SF), Gary Blanchard (C) Mark Ehrhardt, Gary Burch, Darryl Krohn | |
| Subs | Samford | Mark Clayton (PG), Leonard Krick (SG) Jack Deaver, Robert Held | |
| 04:43 | Samford | Thomas Lawerence misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 71-52 |
| 04:42 | Alabama | Anthony Blain snags the defensive board | 71-52 |
| 04:29 | Alabama | Dustin Soderlund scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by Stephen Sallee | 73-52 |
| 04:25 | Samford | Elliott Minter hits a shot in the lane set up by Thomas Lawerence and the foul's on Stephen Sallee - foul #3 on Stephen Sallee, team foul #6 | 73-54 |
| Subs | Alabama | Mark Ehrhardt (SG) Dustin Soderlund | |
| Subs | Samford | Irving Sommerfield (PF), Gregory Halfacre (C) Thomas Lawerence, William Burke | |
| 04:25 | Samford | Elliott Minter misses the free throw | 73-54 |
| 04:25 | Alabama | Anthony Blain grabs the board | 73-54 |
| 04:03 | Alabama | Gary Blanchard misses the floater from close range | 73-54 |
| 04:02 | Samford | Gregory Halfacre grabs the board | 73-54 |
| 03:56 | Samford | Elliott Minter drills a runner in the paint | 73-56 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Alabama | Elliott Minter takes the ball from Gary Blanchard | 73-56 |
| 03:35 | Samford | Elliott Minter misses the lay-in | 73-56 |
| 03:34 | Alabama | Richard Ash grabs the board | 73-56 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Stephen Sallee (fairly fresh) 29 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Ehrhardt (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Ash (fresh) PF - Anthony Blain (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Blanchard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Mark Clayton (fresh) SG - Leonard Krick (fresh) SF - Elliott Minter (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Irving Sommerfield (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Halfacre (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Alabama | Mark Ehrhardt knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Ash | 76-56 |
| 03:17 | Samford | Gregory Halfacre clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Gary Blanchard - foul #1 on Gary Blanchard, team foul #7 | 76-56 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jessie Henderson (SG), Darryl Krohn (C) Stephen Sallee, Gary Blanchard | |
| Subs | Samford | William Burke (SF), Thomas Lawerence (PF) Elliott Minter, Irving Sommerfield | |
| 03:17 | Samford | Gregory Halfacre makes the 1st free throw | 76-57 |
| 03:17 | Samford | Gregory Halfacre makes the 2nd free throw | 76-58 |
| 02:50 | Alabama | Thomas Lawerence is called for the reach on Richard Ash - foul #1 on Thomas Lawerence, team foul #7 | 76-58 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Samford | Gerald Bumpers (C) Gregory Halfacre | |
| 02:50 | Alabama | Richard Ash makes the 1st free throw | 77-58 |
| 02:50 | Alabama | Richard Ash misses the 2nd free throw | 77-58 |
| 02:50 | Samford | The rebound goes to Thomas Lawerence | 77-58 |
| 02:33 | Samford | William Burke misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Darryl Krohn - foul #2 on Darryl Krohn, team foul #8 | 77-58 |
| 02:33 | Samford | William Burke makes the 1st free throw | 77-59 |
| 02:33 | Samford | William Burke makes the 2nd free throw | 77-60 |
| 02:07 | Alabama | Richard Ash's layup is rejected by Gerald Bumpers | 77-60 |
| 02:05 | Alabama | Darryl Krohn misses the tip | 77-60 |
| 02:04 | Samford | Gerald Bumpers grabs the board | 77-60 |
| 01:54 | Samford | Leonard Krick hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 77-60 |
| 01:52 | Samford | Gerald Bumpers tips it but misses | 77-60 |
| 01:51 | Samford | Thomas Lawerence snags the offensive board | 77-60 |
| 01:42 | Samford | Mark Clayton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 77-60 |
| 01:41 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Darryl Krohn | 77-60 |
| 01:13 | Alabama | Richard Ash misses the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Thomas Lawerence - foul #2 on Thomas Lawerence, team foul #8 | 77-60 |
| 01:13 | Alabama | Richard Ash makes the 1st free throw | 78-60 |
| 01:13 | Alabama | Richard Ash misses the 2nd free throw | 78-60 |
| 01:13 | Samford | Thomas Lawerence grabs the defensive rebound | 78-60 |
| 00:58 | Samford | The short jumper by Gerald Bumpers is denied by Anthony Blain | 78-60 |
| 00:56 | Samford | Mark Clayton snags the offensive board | 78-60 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Samford | Mark Clayton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 78-60 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Alabama | Richard Ash misses the dunk | 78-60 |
| 00:30 | Samford | Leonard Krick pulls down the rebound | 78-60 |
| 00:22 | Samford | Thomas Lawerence hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Richard Ash - foul #3 on Richard Ash, team foul #9 | 78-60 |
| 00:22 | Samford | Thomas Lawerence misses the 1st free throw | 78-60 |
| 00:22 | Samford | Thomas Lawerence makes the 2nd free throw | 78-61 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Mark Ehrhardt runs out the clock | 78-61 |