| Lineup | Navy | PG - Jeff Hass (fresh) SG - Roy Swann (fresh) SF - George Jackson (fresh) PF - Stanley Smith (fresh) C - Gary Amico (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Robert Shaw (fresh) SG - Eugene Arreola (fresh) SF - William Ackerman (fresh) PF - John Bent (fresh) C - Sanford Kirkham (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Navy | Gary Amico wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Navy | Navy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Navy | George Jackson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Roy Swann | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Samford | Sanford Kirkham misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Samford | William Ackerman tips it in | 2-2 |
| 19:03 | Navy | Roy Swann hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 19:02 | Navy | George Jackson tips it back up and in | 4-2 |
| 19:00 | Samford | Robert Shaw loses the dribble to Jeff Hass in the backcourt | 4-2 |
| 18:39 | Navy | Jeff Hass misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 18:38 | Navy | Gary Amico tips it back up and in | 6-2 |
| 18:24 | Samford | William Ackerman hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 6-4 |
| 18:08 | Navy | Gary Amico throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-4 |
| 18:00 | Samford | Sanford Kirkham can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 6-4 |
| 17:58 | Navy | Gary Amico grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 17:43 | Navy | Jeff Hass misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-4 |
| 17:41 | Samford | John Bent snags the defensive board | 6-4 |
| 17:24 | Samford | John Bent makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from William Ackerman | 6-6 |
| 17:04 | Navy | John Bent denies the turnaround by George Jackson | 6-6 |
| 17:03 | Samford | Eugene Arreola pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:50 | Samford | Sanford Kirkham knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Shaw | 6-9 |
| 16:22 | Navy | Roy Swann clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-9 |
| 16:20 | Samford | Sanford Kirkham grabs the defensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 15:59 | Samford | Eugene Arreola scores on a fadeaway from the right block and the foul's on Jeff Hass - foul #1 on Jeff Hass, team foul #1 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Navy | Roland Hopkins (PG), Ricky Erdman (SG), Justin Elrod (SF), Keith Porter (PF), Richard Chester (C) Jeff Hass, Roy Swann, George Jackson, Stanley Smith, Gary Amico | |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Hendry (SF), Albert Nealy (PF), Tristan Sheehan (C) William Ackerman, John Bent, Sanford Kirkham | |
| 15:59 | Samford | Eugene Arreola makes the free throw | 6-12 |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - Roland Hopkins (fresh) SG - Ricky Erdman (fresh) SF - Justin Elrod (fresh) PF - Keith Porter (fresh) C - Richard Chester (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Robert Shaw (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eugene Arreola (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Hendry (fresh) PF - Albert Nealy (fresh) C - Tristan Sheehan (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Navy | Roland Hopkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-12 |
| 15:47 | Samford | Albert Nealy grabs the board | 6-12 |
| 15:24 | Samford | Ronald Hendry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-12 |
| 15:22 | Navy | The rebound goes to Richard Chester | 6-12 |
| 15:02 | Navy | Ricky Erdman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-12 |
| 15:01 | Navy | Richard Chester pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-12 |
| 14:43 | Navy | Roland Hopkins misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-12 |
| 14:42 | Samford | Albert Nealy grabs the board | 6-12 |
| 14:38 | Samford | Eugene Arreola is fouled on the floor by Richard Chester - foul #1 on Richard Chester, team foul #2 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Navy | Jeff Hass (PG), George Jackson (SF) Roland Hopkins, Justin Elrod | |
| Subs | Samford | Eric Walker (PG), John Groves (SG), William Ackerman (SF), Sanford Kirkham (C) Robert Shaw, Eugene Arreola, Ronald Hendry, Tristan Sheehan | |
| 14:20 | Samford | William Ackerman misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 6-12 |
| 14:18 | Samford | Sanford Kirkham tips it back up and in | 6-14 |
| 14:02 | Navy | Keith Porter clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 6-14 |
| 14:00 | Samford | Sanford Kirkham grabs the board | 6-14 |
| 13:45 | Samford | Sanford Kirkham banks in the layup and he's fouled by Richard Chester - foul #2 on Richard Chester, team foul #3 | 6-16 |
| Subs | Navy | Stanley Smith (PF), Jason Phelps (C) Keith Porter, Richard Chester | |
| Subs | Samford | John Bent (PF) Albert Nealy | |
| 13:45 | Samford | Sanford Kirkham makes the free throw | 6-17 |
| 13:29 | Navy | Ricky Erdman is hacked by John Groves - foul #1 on John Groves, team foul #1 | 6-17 |
| Subs | Navy | Roy Swann (SG), Gary Amico (C) Ricky Erdman, Jason Phelps | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 13:13 | Navy | George Jackson hits a shot from just outside the lane | 8-17 |
| 12:45 | Samford | John Groves misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 8-17 |
| 12:44 | Navy | The rebound goes to Jeff Hass | 8-17 |
| 12:21 | Navy | George Jackson misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by William Ackerman - foul #1 on William Ackerman, team foul #2 | 8-17 |
| Subs | Navy | Roland Hopkins (PG) Jeff Hass | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Shaw (PG), Eugene Arreola (SG), Ronald Hendry (SF) Eric Walker, John Groves, William Ackerman | |
| 12:21 | Navy | George Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 9-17 |
| 12:21 | Navy | George Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 10-17 |
| 11:59 | Samford | Sanford Kirkham hits the finger roll on a great pass from Eugene Arreola | 10-19 |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - Roland Hopkins (fresh) SG - Roy Swann (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Stanley Smith (fresh) C - Gary Amico (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Robert Shaw (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eugene Arreola (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hendry (fresh) PF - John Bent (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Sanford Kirkham (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Navy | Gary Amico misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by John Bent - foul #1 on John Bent, team foul #3 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Navy | Ricky Erdman (SG), Justin Elrod (SF) Roy Swann, George Jackson | |
| Subs | Samford | Albert Nealy (PF), Tristan Sheehan (C) John Bent, Sanford Kirkham | |
| 11:38 | Navy | Gary Amico makes the 1st free throw | 11-19 |
| 11:38 | Navy | Gary Amico makes the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 11:17 | Samford | Robert Shaw's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-19 |
| Subs | Navy | Jeff Hass (PG), Keith Porter (C) Roland Hopkins, Gary Amico | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 11:01 | Navy | Stanley Smith is whistled for traveling | 12-19 |
| Subs | Navy | | |
| Subs | Samford | William Ackerman (SF) Tristan Sheehan | |
| 10:45 | Samford | Eugene Arreola can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-19 |
| 10:44 | Navy | Jeff Hass snags the defensive board | 12-19 |
| 10:33 | Navy | Justin Elrod hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on William Ackerman - foul #2 on William Ackerman, team foul #4 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Navy | Jason Phelps (C) Stanley Smith | |
| Subs | Samford | Tristan Sheehan (C) William Ackerman | |
| 10:33 | Navy | Justin Elrod makes the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 10:33 | Navy | Justin Elrod misses the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 10:33 | Samford | The rebound goes to Tristan Sheehan | 13-19 |
| 10:20 | Samford | Ronald Hendry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-19 |
| Subs | Navy | | |
| Subs | Samford | Sanford Kirkham (C) Tristan Sheehan | |
| 09:58 | Navy | Keith Porter clanks a 3 from the right wing | 13-19 |
| 09:57 | Navy | Jason Phelps tips it but misses | 13-19 |
| 09:56 | Samford | Albert Nealy grabs the defensive rebound | 13-19 |
| 09:40 | Samford | Eugene Arreola misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-19 |
| 09:38 | Navy | Jeff Hass gets the rebound | 13-19 |
| 09:16 | Navy | Justin Elrod blows the layup but he's hacked by Albert Nealy - foul #1 on Albert Nealy, team foul #5 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Navy | Roland Hopkins (PG), Roy Swann (SG), Stanley Smith (PF), Gary Amico (C) Jeff Hass, Ricky Erdman, Keith Porter, Jason Phelps | |
| Subs | Samford | Eric Walker (SG), Willie Garduno (SF), John Bent (PF) Eugene Arreola, Ronald Hendry, Albert Nealy | |
| 09:16 | Navy | Justin Elrod makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 09:16 | Navy | Justin Elrod makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 08:57 | Samford | Sanford Kirkham is whistled for a carry | 15-19 |
| Subs | Navy | George Jackson (SF) Justin Elrod | |
| Subs | Samford | John Groves (SG) Robert Shaw | |
| 08:41 | Navy | The jump hook by Stanley Smith is blocked by Sanford Kirkham | 15-19 |
| 08:40 | Navy | Gary Amico pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-19 |
| 08:20 | Navy | Roy Swann knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Roland Hopkins | 18-19 |
| 08:16 | Samford | Roland Hopkins is called for the reach on Eric Walker - foul #1 on Roland Hopkins, team foul #4 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Navy | Jeff Hass (PG) Roland Hopkins | |
| Subs | Samford | Eugene Arreola (SG), Albert Nealy (C) John Groves, Sanford Kirkham | |
| 07:54 | Samford | Eugene Arreola scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Willie Garduno | 18-22 |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - Jeff Hass (fresh) SG - Roy Swann (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Stanley Smith (fresh) C - Gary Amico (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Eric Walker (fresh) SG - Eugene Arreola (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Garduno (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Bent (fresh) 2 pts. C - Albert Nealy (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Navy | Gary Amico misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Albert Nealy - foul #2 on Albert Nealy, team foul #6 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Navy | | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Shaw (PG), Tristan Sheehan (C) Eric Walker, Albert Nealy | |
| 07:38 | Navy | Gary Amico misses the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 07:38 | Navy | Gary Amico makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 07:20 | Samford | Tristan Sheehan is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Tristan Sheehan, team foul #7 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Navy | | |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Hendry (SF), Sanford Kirkham (C) Willie Garduno, Tristan Sheehan | |
| 07:05 | Navy | Roy Swann makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 21-22 |
| 06:53 | Samford | John Bent slams it home on a nice dish by Ronald Hendry | 21-24 |
| 06:36 | Navy | Roy Swann misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 21-24 |
| 06:34 | Samford | John Bent grabs the board | 21-24 |
| 06:14 | Samford | John Bent is called for traveling | 21-24 |
| Subs | Navy | Roland Hopkins (PG), Ricky Erdman (SG), Keith Porter (PF), Jason Phelps (C) Jeff Hass, Roy Swann, Stanley Smith, Gary Amico | |
| Subs | Samford | Eric Walker (SG), Tristan Sheehan (PF) Eugene Arreola, John Bent | |
| 05:57 | Navy | Roland Hopkins knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Ricky Erdman | 24-24 |
| 05:36 | Samford | Sanford Kirkham is fouled on the floor by Keith Porter - foul #1 on Keith Porter, team foul #5 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Navy | Justin Elrod (SF) George Jackson | |
| Subs | Samford | Willie Garduno (SF) Ronald Hendry | |
| 05:26 | Samford | Eric Walker drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Shaw | 24-27 |
| 05:19 | Navy | Jason Phelps drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-27 |
| 04:55 | Samford | Sanford Kirkham is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Sanford Kirkham, team foul #8 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Navy | Jeff Hass (PG), Stanley Smith (PF) Roland Hopkins, Jason Phelps | |
| Subs | Samford | Eugene Arreola (SG), John Bent (PF) Eric Walker, Sanford Kirkham | |
| 04:53 | Navy | Robert Shaw steals it from Jeff Hass in the backcourt | 27-27 |
| 04:41 | Samford | Willie Garduno lays it up and in set up by Eugene Arreola | 27-29 |
| 04:25 | Navy | Ricky Erdman double dribbles | 27-29 |
| Subs | Navy | Roy Swann (SG), George Jackson (SF) Ricky Erdman, Justin Elrod | |
| Subs | Samford | Eric Walker (PG) Robert Shaw | |
| 04:01 | Samford | Eric Walker is fouled on the floor by Jeff Hass - foul #2 on Jeff Hass, team foul #6 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Navy | Roland Hopkins (PG), Gary Amico (C) Jeff Hass, Keith Porter | |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Hendry (PF) John Bent | |
| 03:48 | Samford | Eric Walker drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-32 |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - Roland Hopkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Swann (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Stanley Smith (fresh) C - Gary Amico (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Eric Walker (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Eugene Arreola (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Garduno (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Hendry (fresh) C - Tristan Sheehan (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:26 | Navy | Willie Garduno takes the ball from Roy Swann | 27-32 |
| 03:23 | Samford | Eric Walker can't finish the layup | 27-32 |
| 03:21 | Samford | Ronald Hendry tips it back up and in | 27-34 |
| 02:52 | Navy | Roy Swann lays it up and in on a nice dish by Roland Hopkins | 29-34 |
| 02:50 | Samford | Eric Walker is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 29-34 |
| Subs | Navy | Jeff Hass (PG), Ricky Erdman (SG), Keith Porter (PF) Roland Hopkins, Roy Swann, Stanley Smith | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Shaw (PG), William Ackerman (SF), Albert Nealy (PF), Sanford Kirkham (C) Eric Walker, Willie Garduno, Ronald Hendry, Tristan Sheehan | |
| 02:37 | Navy | Gary Amico clanks a jumper from the baseline | 29-34 |
| 02:35 | Samford | William Ackerman grabs the board | 29-34 |
| 02:29 | Samford | Robert Shaw comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Ricky Erdman - foul #1 on Ricky Erdman, team foul #7 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Navy | | |
| Subs | Samford | John Bent (PF) Albert Nealy | |
| 02:29 | Samford | Robert Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 02:29 | Samford | Robert Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 02:11 | Navy | Keith Porter connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Jeff Hass | 32-36 |
| 01:55 | Samford | Gary Amico denies the turnaround by Sanford Kirkham | 32-36 |
| 01:53 | Navy | The rebound goes to Keith Porter | 32-36 |
| 01:30 | Navy | Ricky Erdman misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 01:29 | Navy | Gary Amico can't tip it in | 32-36 |
| 01:28 | Navy | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Porter | 32-36 |
| 01:23 | Navy | Ricky Erdman is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Ricky Erdman, team foul #8 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Navy | Roy Swann (SG), Stanley Smith (PF), Richard Chester (C) George Jackson, Keith Porter, Gary Amico | |
| Subs | Samford | Eric Walker (SG) Eugene Arreola | |
| 01:06 | Samford | Sanford Kirkham hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 32-36 |
| 01:04 | Samford | Sanford Kirkham gets the offensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 00:46 | Samford | Robert Shaw misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-36 |
| 00:44 | Samford | John Bent tips it back up and in | 32-38 |
| 00:17 | Navy | Ricky Erdman knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jeff Hass | 35-38 |
| 00:12 | Samford | Eric Walker misses the easy layup | 35-38 |
| 00:11 | Navy | Roy Swann grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 00:01 | Navy | Roy Swann misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-38 |
| 00:00 | Samford | John Bent gets the rebound | 35-38 |