| Lineup | Samford | PG - Joseph Kozlowski (fresh) SG - Larry Lawson (fresh) SF - Ken Saldana (fresh) PF - Obayana Ahmed (fresh) C - William Kemp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Timothy James (fresh) SG - Gary Sawyer (fresh) SF - Jerry Melton (fresh) PF - Todd Moss (fresh) C - Zachary Byrd (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Obayana Ahmed wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:52 | Samford | William Kemp lays it in | 2-0 |
| 19:39 | Bowling Green | Gary Sawyer loses the ball out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Samford | William Kemp comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Bowling Green | Zachary Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Bowling Green | Todd Moss clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Bowling Green | Gary Sawyer tips it in | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | Samford | Ken Saldana scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 4-2 |
| 18:44 | Bowling Green | Jerry Melton misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 4-2 |
| 18:43 | Samford | The rebound goes to Obayana Ahmed | 4-2 |
| 18:14 | Samford | Ken Saldana connects on the shot from the right wing | 6-2 |
| 17:56 | Bowling Green | Jerry Melton hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Todd Moss | 6-4 |
| 17:27 | Samford | William Kemp's pass is intercepted by Timothy James | 6-4 |
| 17:25 | Bowling Green | Joseph Kozlowski is called for the reach on Timothy James in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Kozlowski, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Samford | Bryce Robinson (PG), Brian Doty (SG), Derrick Welch (SF), Jimmy Pokorski (PF) Joseph Kozlowski, Larry Lawson, Ken Saldana, Obayana Ahmed | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 17:18 | Bowling Green | Timothy James drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Gary Sawyer | 6-7 |
| 16:49 | Samford | William Kemp scores on a fadeaway from close range and he's hacked by Zachary Byrd - foul #1 on Zachary Byrd, team foul #1 | 8-7 |
| 16:49 | Samford | William Kemp misses the free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:49 | Bowling Green | Todd Moss grabs the defensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 16:34 | Bowling Green | Zachary Byrd misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-7 |
| 16:32 | Samford | Derrick Welch grabs the board | 8-7 |
| 16:30 | Samford | Timothy James is called for the reach on Bryce Robinson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy James, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Richburg (C) William Kemp | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Ronald Greenwalt (PG), Timothy Cooper (SG), Gregory Green (C) Timothy James, Gary Sawyer, Zachary Byrd | |
| 16:14 | Samford | Robert Richburg buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Derrick Welch | 10-7 |
| 15:51 | Bowling Green | Robert Richburg blocks the jumper by Todd Moss | 10-7 |
| 15:49 | Samford | The rebound goes to Jimmy Pokorski | 10-7 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Bryce Robinson (fresh) SG - Brian Doty (fresh) SF - Derrick Welch (fresh) PF - Jimmy Pokorski (fresh) C - Robert Richburg (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Ronald Greenwalt (fresh) SG - Timothy Cooper (fresh) SF - Jerry Melton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Todd Moss (fresh) C - Gregory Green (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Samford | Robert Richburg is whistled for traveling | 10-7 |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Kozlowski (PG), Larry Lawson (SG), Ken Saldana (SF), Obayana Ahmed (PF) Bryce Robinson, Brian Doty, Derrick Welch, Jimmy Pokorski | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | James Lawson (PG), Craig Manchester (C) Jerry Melton, Todd Moss | |
| 15:26 | Bowling Green | Gregory Green lays it up and in set up by James Lawson | 10-9 |
| 15:12 | Samford | Robert Richburg is hacked by Gregory Green - foul #1 on Gregory Green, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Samford | William Kemp (C) Robert Richburg | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Timothy James (PG), Gary Sawyer (SG), Zachary Byrd (C) James Lawson, Ronald Greenwalt, Timothy Cooper | |
| 14:56 | Samford | Zachary Byrd swats the shot by Joseph Kozlowski | 10-9 |
| 14:54 | Bowling Green | Craig Manchester grabs the board | 10-9 |
| 14:41 | Bowling Green | Zachary Byrd clanks a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by William Kemp - foul #1 on William Kemp, team foul #2 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Jerry Melton (SF), Todd Moss (PF) Gregory Green, Craig Manchester | |
| 14:41 | Bowling Green | Zachary Byrd misses the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 14:41 | Bowling Green | Zachary Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 14:21 | Samford | Todd Moss is called for the reach on Larry Lawson - foul #1 on Todd Moss, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| 14:03 | Samford | Larry Lawson buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Kozlowski | 12-10 |
| 13:45 | Bowling Green | Zachary Byrd can't connect on a shot in the paint | 12-10 |
| 13:44 | Bowling Green | Zachary Byrd grabs the offensive board | 12-10 |
| 13:32 | Bowling Green | Timothy James misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 12-10 |
| 13:30 | Bowling Green | Gary Sawyer snags the offensive board | 12-10 |
| 13:18 | Bowling Green | Gary Sawyer clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 12-10 |
| 13:17 | Bowling Green | Zachary Byrd tips it back up and in | 12-12 |
| 13:01 | Samford | Larry Lawson makes the shot from the right wing | 14-12 |
| 12:36 | Bowling Green | Todd Moss is hacked by William Kemp - foul #2 on William Kemp, team foul #3 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Samford | Bryce Robinson (PG), Brian Doty (SG), Derrick Welch (SF), Jimmy Pokorski (PF), Robert Richburg (C) Joseph Kozlowski, Larry Lawson, Ken Saldana, Obayana Ahmed, William Kemp | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Ronald Greenwalt (PG), Timothy Cooper (SG), Gregory Green (C) Timothy James, Gary Sawyer, Zachary Byrd | |
| 12:24 | Bowling Green | Jerry Melton drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-15 |
| 12:02 | Samford | Bryce Robinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-15 |
| 11:42 | Bowling Green | Gregory Green is fouled on the floor by Robert Richburg - foul #1 on Robert Richburg, team foul #4 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Timothy James (PG), Gary Sawyer (SG), Craig Manchester (C) Ronald Greenwalt, Timothy Cooper, Todd Moss | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Bryce Robinson (fresh) SG - Brian Doty (fresh) SF - Derrick Welch (fresh) PF - Jimmy Pokorski (fresh) C - Robert Richburg (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Timothy James (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gary Sawyer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Melton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gregory Green (fresh) 2 pts. C - Craig Manchester (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Bowling Green | Gregory Green is hacked by Jimmy Pokorski - foul #1 on Jimmy Pokorski, team foul #5 | 14-15 |
| 11:22 | Bowling Green | Gary Sawyer makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Timothy James | 14-18 |
| 10:53 | Samford | Bryce Robinson misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 14-18 |
| 10:51 | Bowling Green | Jerry Melton pulls down the rebound | 14-18 |
| 10:40 | Bowling Green | Gary Sawyer drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Timothy James | 14-21 |
| 10:22 | Samford | Derrick Welch clanks a 3 from the right wing but the foul's on Jerry Melton - foul #1 on Jerry Melton, team foul #5 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Kozlowski (PG), Larry Lawson (SG), Obayana Ahmed (PF) Bryce Robinson, Brian Doty, Jimmy Pokorski | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Todd Moss (PF), Zachary Byrd (C) Jerry Melton, Craig Manchester | |
| 10:22 | Samford | Derrick Welch makes the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 10:22 | Samford | Derrick Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 10:22 | Samford | Derrick Welch makes the 3rd free throw | 17-21 |
| 09:57 | Bowling Green | Zachary Byrd misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Richburg - foul #2 on Robert Richburg, team foul #6 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Samford | Ken Saldana (SF) Robert Richburg | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 09:57 | Bowling Green | Zachary Byrd misses the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 09:57 | Bowling Green | Zachary Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 09:34 | Samford | Obayana Ahmed misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-22 |
| 09:32 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Ken Saldana | 17-22 |
| 09:17 | Samford | Derrick Welch misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-22 |
| 09:15 | Samford | Joseph Kozlowski gets the offensive rebound | 17-22 |
| 08:50 | Samford | Joseph Kozlowski hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Obayana Ahmed | 20-22 |
| 08:42 | Bowling Green | Gary Sawyer misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-22 |
| 08:41 | Samford | Obayana Ahmed snags the defensive board | 20-22 |
| 08:37 | Samford | Joseph Kozlowski is fouled on the floor by Todd Moss - foul #2 on Todd Moss, team foul #6 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Doty (SG), Jimmy Pokorski (C) Larry Lawson, Derrick Welch | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Ronald Greenwalt (PG), Timothy Cooper (SG), Jerry Melton (SF), Craig Manchester (PF) Timothy James, Gary Sawyer, Gregory Green, Todd Moss | |
| 08:26 | Samford | Jimmy Pokorski connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Doty and he's fouled by Timothy Cooper - foul #1 on Timothy Cooper, team foul #7 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Samford | Bryce Robinson (PG) Joseph Kozlowski | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 08:26 | Samford | Jimmy Pokorski makes the free throw | 23-22 |
| 08:05 | Bowling Green | Jerry Melton clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-22 |
| 08:04 | Samford | Obayana Ahmed pulls down the rebound | 23-22 |
| 07:49 | Samford | Ken Saldana connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-22 |
| 07:28 | Bowling Green | Jerry Melton buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Zachary Byrd | 26-24 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Bryce Robinson (fresh) SG - Brian Doty (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ken Saldana (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Obayana Ahmed (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jimmy Pokorski (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Ronald Greenwalt (fresh) SG - Timothy Cooper (fresh) SF - Jerry Melton (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Craig Manchester (fresh) C - Zachary Byrd (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Samford | Ken Saldana throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-24 |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Kozlowski (PG), Larry Lawson (SG), Derrick Welch (PF) Bryce Robinson, Brian Doty, Obayana Ahmed | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Timothy James (PG), Gary Sawyer (SG), Gregory Green (PF) Ronald Greenwalt, Timothy Cooper, Craig Manchester | |
| 06:49 | Bowling Green | Jerry Melton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-24 |
| Subs | Samford | Delbert Kellogg (SF) Ken Saldana | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 06:39 | Samford | Derrick Welch connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Jimmy Pokorski | 29-24 |
| 06:28 | Bowling Green | Gary Sawyer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-24 |
| 06:27 | Samford | Derrick Welch gets the rebound | 29-24 |
| 06:21 | Samford | Larry Lawson is called for traveling | 29-24 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Craig Manchester (C) Zachary Byrd | |
| 06:11 | Bowling Green | Gregory Green clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 29-24 |
| 06:10 | Bowling Green | Timothy James tips it back up and in | 29-26 |
| 05:52 | Samford | Jimmy Pokorski misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-26 |
| 05:51 | Samford | Delbert Kellogg can't tip it in | 29-26 |
| 05:49 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Gregory Green | 29-26 |
| 05:33 | Bowling Green | Craig Manchester makes the turnaround from the right block | 29-28 |
| 05:13 | Samford | Derrick Welch's floater is tipped away by Gregory Green | 29-28 |
| 05:11 | Bowling Green | Gary Sawyer grabs the board | 29-28 |
| 04:55 | Bowling Green | Craig Manchester is fouled on the floor by Larry Lawson - foul #1 on Larry Lawson, team foul #7 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Samford | Bryce Robinson (PG), Brian Doty (SG), Ken Saldana (SF), Obayana Ahmed (PF) Joseph Kozlowski, Larry Lawson, Delbert Kellogg, Jimmy Pokorski | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Zachary Byrd (C) Gregory Green | |
| 04:55 | Bowling Green | Craig Manchester misses the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 04:55 | Samford | Derrick Welch snags the defensive board | 29-28 |
| 04:49 | Samford | Derrick Welch can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-28 |
| 04:47 | Bowling Green | Timothy James grabs the board | 29-28 |
| 04:34 | Bowling Green | Zachary Byrd misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-28 |
| 04:33 | Samford | Brian Doty grabs the board | 29-28 |
| 04:23 | Samford | Obayana Ahmed buries a fadeaway from the right block | 31-28 |
| 04:00 | Bowling Green | Timothy James misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-28 |
| 03:59 | Bowling Green | Gary Sawyer pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 03:34 | Bowling Green | Gary Sawyer connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Zachary Byrd and the foul's on Brian Doty - foul #1 on Brian Doty, team foul #8 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Kozlowski (PG), Larry Lawson (SG), William Kemp (C) Bryce Robinson, Brian Doty, Derrick Welch | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Ronald Greenwalt (PG), Gregory Green (SF), Todd Moss (PF) Timothy James, Jerry Melton, Craig Manchester | |
| 03:34 | Bowling Green | Gary Sawyer makes the free throw | 31-31 |
| 03:10 | Samford | Larry Lawson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-31 |
| 03:09 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Todd Moss | 31-31 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Joseph Kozlowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Lawson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ken Saldana (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Obayana Ahmed (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Kemp (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Ronald Greenwalt (fresh) SG - Gary Sawyer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Green (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Todd Moss (fresh) 2 reb. C - Zachary Byrd (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Bowling Green | Gary Sawyer misses badly on a shot from the right side | 31-31 |
| 03:01 | Samford | William Kemp snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 02:42 | Samford | William Kemp is fouled on the floor by Zachary Byrd - foul #2 on Zachary Byrd, team foul #8 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Timothy Cooper (SG) Gary Sawyer | |
| 02:42 | Samford | William Kemp makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 02:42 | Samford | William Kemp misses the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 02:42 | Bowling Green | Todd Moss pulls down the rebound | 32-31 |
| 02:36 | Bowling Green | Zachary Byrd hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Ronald Greenwalt | 32-34 |
| 02:22 | Samford | Ken Saldana hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 32-34 |
| 02:21 | Bowling Green | Todd Moss gets the rebound | 32-34 |
| 02:10 | Bowling Green | Ronald Greenwalt hits the finger roll | 32-36 |
| 01:51 | Samford | Joseph Kozlowski scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 01:34 | Bowling Green | William Kemp steals it from Todd Moss | 34-36 |
| 01:22 | Samford | Ken Saldana misses the floater in the paint | 34-36 |
| 01:21 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to William Kemp | 34-36 |
| 01:08 | Samford | Joseph Kozlowski knocks in the shot from close range set up by Ken Saldana | 36-36 |
| 00:56 | Bowling Green | Timothy Cooper comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 00:55 | Samford | Obayana Ahmed snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| 00:35 | Samford | Larry Lawson misses the jumper from the left side | 36-36 |
| 00:33 | Samford | William Kemp pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 00:16 | Samford | William Kemp knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line and he's hacked by Timothy Cooper - foul #2 on Timothy Cooper, team foul #9 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Samford | Bryce Robinson (PG), Brian Doty (SG), Derrick Welch (SF), Jimmy Pokorski (PF) Joseph Kozlowski, Larry Lawson, Ken Saldana, Obayana Ahmed | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Timothy James (PG), Gary Sawyer (SG), Jerry Melton (SF) Ronald Greenwalt, Timothy Cooper, Zachary Byrd | |
| 00:16 | Samford | William Kemp makes the free throw | 39-36 |
| 00:01 | Bowling Green | Todd Moss buries a turnaround in the lane | 39-38 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Brian Doty misses the fullcourt shot | 39-38 |