| Lineup | Albany | PG - Donald Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Curlee (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bryan Pafford (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Scott McFeeley (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Rick Valente (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Gabriel Mooney (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brett McCraw (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ken Saldana (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Nathaniel Lonon (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - William Kemp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Albany | Bryan Pafford inbounds the ball | 33-26 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Albany | Scott McFeeley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-26 |
| 19:23 | Samford | Nathaniel Lonon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-26 |
| 19:22 | Samford | William Kemp gets the offensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 19:09 | Samford | Ken Saldana misses the jumper from the right wing | 33-26 |
| 19:08 | Samford | William Kemp snags the offensive board | 33-26 |
| 18:50 | Samford | Brett McCraw comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 33-26 |
| 18:48 | Albany | Scott McFeeley grabs the defensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 18:26 | Albany | Scott McFeeley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-26 |
| 18:24 | Samford | Ken Saldana pulls down the rebound | 33-26 |
| 18:11 | Samford | Nathaniel Lonon scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Gabriel Mooney | 33-29 |
| 17:50 | Albany | Donald Jackson is fouled on the floor by William Kemp - foul #3 on William Kemp, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Samford | Floyd Stephens (C) William Kemp | |
| 17:45 | Albany | Bryan Pafford buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Rick Valente | 36-29 |
| 17:26 | Samford | Brett McCraw misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-29 |
| 17:25 | Albany | Scott McFeeley gets the rebound | 36-29 |
| 17:04 | Albany | Rick Valente hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Jackson | 39-29 |
| 16:44 | Samford | Ken Saldana clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-29 |
| 16:42 | Albany | The rebound goes to Scott McFeeley | 39-29 |
| 16:29 | Albany | Donald Jackson drills a jump hook in the lane and the foul's on Ken Saldana - foul #2 on Ken Saldana, team foul #2 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Albany | Willie Calhoun (SG), Lino Jaworowski (SF), Francesco Gallo (PF), Thomas Ashley (C) John Curlee, Bryan Pafford, Scott McFeeley, Rick Valente | |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Kozlowski (PG), Derrick Welch (PF), Jimmy Pokorski (C) Gabriel Mooney, Ken Saldana, Nathaniel Lonon | |
| 16:29 | Albany | Donald Jackson makes the free throw | 42-29 |
| 16:14 | Samford | Jimmy Pokorski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 42-29 |
| 16:13 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Floyd Stephens | 42-29 |
| 15:58 | Samford | Brett McCraw is hacked by Willie Calhoun - foul #1 on Willie Calhoun, team foul #1 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Albany | Gabriel Zweier (SG) Donald Jackson | |
| Subs | Samford | William Kemp (C) Jimmy Pokorski | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Willie Calhoun (fresh) SG - Gabriel Zweier (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Lino Jaworowski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Francesco Gallo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Ashley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Joseph Kozlowski (fresh) SG - Brett McCraw (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Floyd Stephens (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Derrick Welch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Kemp (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 15:41 | Samford | Brett McCraw's layup is rejected by Francesco Gallo | 42-29 |
| 15:40 | Albany | Lino Jaworowski grabs the board | 42-29 |
| 15:27 | Albany | Willie Calhoun misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Joseph Kozlowski - foul #3 on Joseph Kozlowski, team foul #3 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Samford | Nathaniel Lonon (PF) Brett McCraw | |
| 15:27 | Albany | Willie Calhoun makes the 1st free throw | 43-29 |
| 15:27 | Albany | Willie Calhoun misses the 2nd free throw | 43-29 |
| 15:27 | Samford | Nathaniel Lonon grabs the board | 43-29 |
| 14:59 | Samford | Derrick Welch is fouled on the floor by Willie Calhoun - foul #2 on Willie Calhoun, team foul #2 | 43-29 |
| Subs | Albany | John Curlee (PG), Bryan Pafford (SF), Rick Valente (C) Willie Calhoun, Lino Jaworowski, Thomas Ashley | |
| Subs | Samford | Gabriel Mooney (PG) Derrick Welch | |
| 14:47 | Samford | Joseph Kozlowski drills a shot from the left side and he's hacked by Francesco Gallo - foul #1 on Francesco Gallo, team foul #3 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Albany | Scott McFeeley (PF) Francesco Gallo | |
| Subs | Samford | Derrick Welch (SF) Floyd Stephens | |
| 14:47 | Samford | Joseph Kozlowski makes the free throw | 43-32 |
| 14:33 | Albany | Gabriel Zweier can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 43-32 |
| 14:32 | Samford | Derrick Welch pulls down the rebound | 43-32 |
| 14:12 | Samford | Gabriel Mooney misses the shot from the free throw line | 43-32 |
| 14:10 | Albany | The rebound goes to John Curlee | 43-32 |
| 14:05 | Albany | Gabriel Zweier misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-32 |
| 14:04 | Albany | Bryan Pafford misses the tip | 43-32 |
| 14:03 | Samford | The rebound goes to Nathaniel Lonon | 43-32 |
| 13:57 | Samford | Nathaniel Lonon can't finish the layup | 43-32 |
| 13:55 | Albany | Rick Valente grabs the defensive rebound | 43-32 |
| 13:41 | Albany | Gabriel Zweier is called for traveling | 43-32 |
| Subs | Albany | Donald Jackson (PG) John Curlee | |
| Subs | Samford | Brett McCraw (SG), Ken Saldana (SF) Joseph Kozlowski, Derrick Welch | |
| 13:24 | Samford | Ken Saldana comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Bryan Pafford - foul #1 on Bryan Pafford, team foul #4 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Samford | Floyd Stephens (PF) Nathaniel Lonon | |
| 13:24 | Samford | Ken Saldana makes the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 13:24 | Samford | Ken Saldana makes the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 13:03 | Albany | Floyd Stephens steals the ball from Scott McFeeley | 43-34 |
| 12:43 | Samford | Ken Saldana hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-36 |
| 12:22 | Albany | Gabriel Zweier loses the ball out of bounds | 43-36 |
| Subs | Albany | John Curlee (SG), Lino Jaworowski (SF), Francesco Gallo (PF), Thomas Ashley (C) Gabriel Zweier, Bryan Pafford, Scott McFeeley, Rick Valente | |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Kozlowski (PG), Nathaniel Lonon (PF) Gabriel Mooney, William Kemp | |
| 12:08 | Samford | Brett McCraw misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-36 |
| 12:07 | Albany | Francesco Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 11:45 | Albany | Donald Jackson misses badly on a floater from the right side | 43-36 |
| 11:43 | Samford | Ken Saldana grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Donald Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Curlee (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lino Jaworowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Francesco Gallo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Ashley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Joseph Kozlowski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Brett McCraw (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ken Saldana (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nathaniel Lonon (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Floyd Stephens (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:28 | Samford | Ken Saldana drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-38 |
| 11:20 | Albany | Donald Jackson is fouled on the floor by Joseph Kozlowski - foul #4 on Joseph Kozlowski, team foul #4 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Samford | Gabriel Mooney (PG), Derrick Welch (C) Joseph Kozlowski, Ken Saldana | |
| 11:01 | Albany | Lino Jaworowski misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-38 |
| 11:00 | Samford | Nathaniel Lonon snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 10:44 | Samford | Nathaniel Lonon misses the lay-in but the foul's on Lino Jaworowski - foul #3 on Lino Jaworowski, team foul #5 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Albany | Bryan Pafford (SF), Scott McFeeley (PF), Rick Valente (C) Donald Jackson, Francesco Gallo, Thomas Ashley | |
| Subs | Samford | William Kemp (C) Floyd Stephens | |
| 10:44 | Samford | Nathaniel Lonon makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 10:44 | Samford | Nathaniel Lonon misses the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 10:44 | Albany | Rick Valente grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 10:15 | Albany | Lino Jaworowski scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Rick Valente | 45-39 |
| 09:57 | Samford | Brett McCraw banks in the layup and the foul's on Bryan Pafford - foul #2 on Bryan Pafford, team foul #6 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Albany | Gabriel Zweier (SG) Lino Jaworowski | |
| Subs | Samford | Ken Saldana (SF) Nathaniel Lonon | |
| 09:57 | Samford | Brett McCraw makes the free throw | 45-42 |
| 09:30 | Albany | Rick Valente can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 45-42 |
| 09:29 | Samford | Derrick Welch grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 09:08 | Samford | William Kemp's floater is tipped away by Rick Valente | 45-42 |
| 09:07 | Albany | The rebound goes to Bryan Pafford | 45-42 |
| 09:01 | Albany | Rick Valente's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by William Kemp | 45-42 |
| 08:59 | Albany | Scott McFeeley tips it in | 47-42 |
| 08:54 | Samford | Gabriel Mooney can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-42 |
| 08:52 | Albany | Scott McFeeley gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 08:46 | Albany | Rick Valente makes the jumper from close range set up by Bryan Pafford | 49-42 |
| 08:28 | Samford | Ken Saldana comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 08:26 | Albany | Bryan Pafford gets the rebound | 49-42 |
| 08:13 | Albany | John Curlee makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Rick Valente | 51-42 |
| 07:56 | Samford | Brett McCraw makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-45 |
| 07:47 | Albany | Gabriel Zweier hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Scott McFeeley | 54-45 |
| 07:31 | Samford | Derrick Welch misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-45 |
| 07:29 | Albany | Scott McFeeley pulls down the rebound | 54-45 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - John Curlee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gabriel Zweier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Bryan Pafford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. PF - Scott McFeeley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 11 reb. C - Rick Valente (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Gabriel Mooney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brett McCraw (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Ken Saldana (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Derrick Welch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - William Kemp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:15 | Albany | Rick Valente misses the easy layup | 54-45 |
| 07:13 | Samford | Derrick Welch gets the rebound | 54-45 |
| 07:09 | Samford | Brett McCraw loses the ball out of bounds | 54-45 |
| Subs | Albany | Donald Jackson (PG), Willie Calhoun (SG), Lino Jaworowski (SF), Francesco Gallo (PF), Thomas Ashley (C) John Curlee, Gabriel Zweier, Bryan Pafford, Scott McFeeley, Rick Valente | |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Kozlowski (SG), Floyd Stephens (SF), Nathaniel Lonon (PF), Jimmy Pokorski (C) Brett McCraw, Ken Saldana, Derrick Welch, William Kemp | |
| 06:46 | Albany | Donald Jackson is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Pokorski - foul #2 on Jimmy Pokorski, team foul #5 | 54-45 |
| 06:41 | Albany | Lino Jaworowski hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Jackson | 56-45 |
| 06:30 | Samford | Joseph Kozlowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 56-45 |
| 06:29 | Samford | Nathaniel Lonon tips it back up and in | 56-47 |
| 06:13 | Albany | Francesco Gallo hits a fadeaway from the left side | 58-47 |
| 05:58 | Samford | Gabriel Mooney makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Kozlowski | 58-49 |
| 05:46 | Albany | Thomas Ashley is fouled on the floor by Floyd Stephens - foul #1 on Floyd Stephens, team foul #6 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Samford | Brett McCraw (SG) Gabriel Mooney | |
| 05:31 | Albany | Nathaniel Lonon steps in front of the Lino Jaworowski pass | 58-49 |
| 05:20 | Samford | Brett McCraw knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Kozlowski | 58-52 |
| 04:57 | Albany | Jimmy Pokorski picks off the pass by Donald Jackson | 58-52 |
| 04:44 | Samford | Joseph Kozlowski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Nathaniel Lonon | 58-54 |
| 04:40 | Albany | Donald Jackson scores on a 3 from the left wing | 61-54 |
| 04:15 | Samford | Joseph Kozlowski clanks a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Donald Jackson - foul #1 on Donald Jackson, team foul #7 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Albany | John Curlee (PG), Gabriel Zweier (SG), Bryan Pafford (SF), Scott McFeeley (PF), Rick Valente (C) Donald Jackson, Willie Calhoun, Lino Jaworowski, Francesco Gallo, Thomas Ashley | |
| Subs | Samford | Derrick Welch (SG), Ken Saldana (SF), William Kemp (C) Brett McCraw, Floyd Stephens, Jimmy Pokorski | |
| 04:15 | Samford | Joseph Kozlowski makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 04:15 | Samford | Joseph Kozlowski misses the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 04:15 | Albany | Scott McFeeley grabs the board | 61-55 |
| 04:02 | Albany | Bryan Pafford's pass is intercepted by Joseph Kozlowski | 61-55 |
| 03:59 | Samford | Joseph Kozlowski misses the lay-in | 61-55 |
| 03:57 | Samford | Joseph Kozlowski tips it home | 61-57 |
| 03:39 | Albany | Gabriel Zweier hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 61-57 |
| 03:37 | Samford | Nathaniel Lonon gets the rebound | 61-57 |
| 03:23 | Samford | Bryan Pafford swats the layup by Ken Saldana | 61-57 |
| 03:21 | Albany | Bryan Pafford snags the defensive board | 61-57 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - John Curlee (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gabriel Zweier (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Bryan Pafford (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. PF - Scott McFeeley (fresh) 5 pts. 12 reb. C - Rick Valente (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Joseph Kozlowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Derrick Welch (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. SF - Ken Saldana (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nathaniel Lonon (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - William Kemp (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Albany | Gabriel Zweier drills a jumper from the left wing | 63-57 |
| 02:57 | Samford | Nathaniel Lonon scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Joseph Kozlowski | 63-60 |
| 02:43 | Albany | Rick Valente's floater is tipped away by William Kemp | 63-60 |
| 02:42 | Samford | Nathaniel Lonon snags the defensive board | 63-60 |
| 02:42 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-60 |
| Subs | Albany | Donald Jackson (PG) John Curlee | |
| Subs | Samford | Gabriel Mooney (PG), Floyd Stephens (SF) Derrick Welch, Ken Saldana | |
| 02:34 | Samford | Floyd Stephens misses the shot from the free throw line | 63-60 |
| 02:32 | Albany | The rebound goes to Rick Valente | 63-60 |
| 02:18 | Albany | Rick Valente clanks a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Floyd Stephens - foul #2 on Floyd Stephens, team foul #7 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Samford | Brett McCraw (SG) Joseph Kozlowski | |
| 02:18 | Albany | Rick Valente makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 02:18 | Albany | Rick Valente makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 02:09 | Samford | Nathaniel Lonon comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 65-60 |
| 02:07 | Samford | William Kemp tips it in | 65-62 |
| 01:45 | Albany | Gabriel Zweier can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-62 |
| 01:44 | Samford | Gabriel Mooney snags the defensive board | 65-62 |
| 01:40 | Samford | Brett McCraw misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-62 |
| 01:38 | Samford | Nathaniel Lonon hits the follow up shot | 65-64 |
| 01:24 | Albany | Rick Valente clanks a shot in the lane | 65-64 |
| 01:23 | Samford | Brett McCraw pulls down the rebound | 65-64 |
| 01:17 | Samford | Floyd Stephens is hacked by Donald Jackson - foul #2 on Donald Jackson, team foul #8 | 65-64 |
| 01:17 | Samford | Floyd Stephens misses the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 01:17 | Albany | Rick Valente pulls down the rebound | 65-64 |
| 01:04 | Albany | Donald Jackson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-64 |
| 01:03 | Albany | Bryan Pafford hits the follow up shot | 67-64 |
| 00:47 | Samford | Nathaniel Lonon is fouled on the floor by Scott McFeeley - foul #2 on Scott McFeeley, team foul #9 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Samford | Ken Saldana (SF) Floyd Stephens | |
| 00:47 | Samford | Nathaniel Lonon misses the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:47 | Albany | Scott McFeeley gets the rebound | 67-64 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Albany | Scott McFeeley's floater is tipped away by William Kemp | 67-64 |
| 00:24 | Samford | William Kemp grabs the board | 67-64 |
| 00:12 | Samford | William Kemp misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Rick Valente - foul #2 on Rick Valente, team foul #10 | 67-64 |
| 00:12 | Samford | William Kemp makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:12 | Samford | William Kemp makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Albany | Scott McFeeley is fouled in the backcourt by Brett McCraw - foul #2 on Brett McCraw, team foul #8 | 67-66 |
| 00:11 | Albany | Scott McFeeley misses the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 00:11 | Samford | William Kemp snags the defensive board | 67-66 |
| 00:05 | Samford | Ken Saldana banks in the layup set up by Gabriel Mooney | 67-68 |
| 00:05 | Albany | Albany calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Albany | Ken Saldana takes the ball from Rick Valente | 67-68 |