| Lineup | Samford | PG - Scott Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Melton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Corey Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Hart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Delaware State | PG - Harold Severns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Vallecillo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Herbert Black (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mario Myers (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Michael Melton inbounds the ball | 31-32 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Delaware State | Delaware State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:49 | Samford | Louis Bennett hits a 3 from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 19:22 | Delaware State | Thomas Cooper's pass is intercepted by Louis Bennett | 34-32 |
| 19:18 | Samford | Louis Bennett throws it down | 36-32 |
| 19:01 | Delaware State | Mario Myers misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-32 |
| 18:59 | Samford | Louis Bennett pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| 18:41 | Samford | Corey Moore hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 18:39 | Delaware State | Thomas Cooper pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| 18:18 | Delaware State | Herbert Black lays it up and in on a great pass from Mario Myers | 36-34 |
| 18:11 | Samford | Michael Melton clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 18:09 | Samford | Corey Moore grabs the offensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 17:53 | Samford | Scott Collins can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-34 |
| 17:51 | Samford | Michael Melton gets the offensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 17:36 | Samford | Louis Bennett loses the ball out of bounds | 36-34 |
| Subs | Samford | Bruce Davis (PF) Corey Moore | |
| Subs | Delaware State | Charles Carlson (PG), Matthew Atherton (PF), Abel Broome (C) Harold Severns, Mario Myers, Thomas Cooper | |
| 17:17 | Delaware State | Gary Vallecillo comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Scott Collins - foul #3 on Scott Collins, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Samford | Raymond King (PG), Dennis Myers (C) Scott Collins, Gregory Hart | |
| Subs | Delaware State | Roy Ellis (SF) Herbert Black | |
| 17:17 | Delaware State | Gary Vallecillo misses the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 17:17 | Delaware State | Gary Vallecillo makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 16:59 | Samford | Dennis Myers is whistled for traveling | 36-35 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Delaware State | Mario Myers (PF) Gary Vallecillo | |
| 16:48 | Delaware State | The short jumper by Matthew Atherton is denied by Bruce Davis | 36-35 |
| 16:47 | Samford | Raymond King gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 16:36 | Samford | Louis Bennett misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 16:34 | Samford | Bruce Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 16:09 | Samford | Dennis Myers can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-35 |
| 16:08 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Melton | 36-35 |
| 15:49 | Samford | Michael Melton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-35 |
| 15:48 | Delaware State | Mario Myers snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Raymond King (fresh) SG - Louis Bennett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Melton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bruce Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Myers (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Delaware State | PG - Charles Carlson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Ellis (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Atherton (fresh) PF - Mario Myers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Abel Broome (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:19 | Delaware State | Louis Bennett is called for the reach on Roy Ellis - foul #1 on Louis Bennett, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Samford | Scott Collins (PG), Corey Moore (PF), Gregory Hart (C) Louis Bennett, Michael Melton, Bruce Davis | |
| Subs | Delaware State | Harold Severns (PG), Gary Vallecillo (SG), Herbert Black (SF), Thomas Cooper (PF) Charles Carlson, Roy Ellis, Matthew Atherton, Mario Myers | |
| 15:07 | Delaware State | Herbert Black hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-35 |
| 15:05 | Samford | Corey Moore grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 14:42 | Samford | Gregory Hart travels with the ball | 36-35 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Delaware State | Mario Myers (PF) Abel Broome | |
| 14:16 | Delaware State | Herbert Black drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Harold Severns | 36-37 |
| 13:51 | Samford | Dennis Myers misses long on a shot from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 13:49 | Samford | Raymond King misses the tip | 36-37 |
| 13:47 | Samford | Corey Moore grabs the offensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 13:29 | Samford | Scott Collins knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 38-37 |
| 13:11 | Delaware State | Mario Myers throws it down and he's hacked by Corey Moore - foul #1 on Corey Moore, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Samford | Louis Bennett (SG), Michael Melton (SF) Raymond King, Dennis Myers | |
| Subs | Delaware State | | |
| 13:11 | Delaware State | Mario Myers makes the free throw | 38-40 |
| 12:51 | Samford | Corey Moore misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-40 |
| 12:50 | Delaware State | Harold Severns pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 12:28 | Delaware State | Thomas Cooper's dunk attempt is rejected by Corey Moore | 38-40 |
| 12:26 | Samford | Corey Moore gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 12:14 | Samford | Corey Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-40 |
| Subs | Samford | Bruce Davis (PF), Mark Hinton (C) Corey Moore, Gregory Hart | |
| Subs | Delaware State | Charles Carlson (PG), Roy Ellis (SG), Matthew Atherton (SF), Abel Broome (C) Harold Severns, Gary Vallecillo, Herbert Black, Thomas Cooper | |
| 11:45 | Delaware State | Charles Carlson drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Roy Ellis | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Scott Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Louis Bennett (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Melton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bruce Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Hinton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Delaware State | PG - Charles Carlson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Ellis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Atherton (fresh) PF - Mario Myers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Abel Broome (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Samford | Louis Bennett makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Matthew Atherton - foul #2 on Matthew Atherton, team foul #1 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Delaware State | Jeffrey Sotomayor (SG) Mario Myers | |
| 11:29 | Samford | Louis Bennett makes the free throw | 41-43 |
| 11:06 | Delaware State | Charles Carlson misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-43 |
| 11:05 | Samford | Michael Melton grabs the board | 41-43 |
| 10:44 | Samford | Mark Hinton misses badly on a floater from the left block | 41-43 |
| 10:42 | Delaware State | Matthew Atherton grabs the board | 41-43 |
| 10:20 | Delaware State | Charles Carlson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 41-43 |
| 10:19 | Delaware State | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Atherton | 41-43 |
| 10:01 | Delaware State | Roy Ellis misses the jumpshot from the left side | 41-43 |
| 09:59 | Samford | The rebound goes to Michael Melton | 41-43 |
| 09:44 | Samford | Louis Bennett misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 41-43 |
| 09:42 | Delaware State | Abel Broome gets the rebound | 41-43 |
| 09:20 | Delaware State | Jeffrey Sotomayor scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 09:06 | Samford | Louis Bennett hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-45 |
| 09:04 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Davis | 41-45 |
| 08:49 | Samford | Michael Melton buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-45 |
| 08:43 | Delaware State | Roy Ellis misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 08:42 | Samford | Louis Bennett grabs the board | 44-45 |
| 08:13 | Samford | Bruce Davis loses the dribble to Roy Ellis | 44-45 |
| 07:51 | Delaware State | Roy Ellis misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-45 |
| 07:49 | Samford | Mark Hinton grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 07:32 | Samford | Bruce Davis connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Louis Bennett | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Scott Collins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Louis Bennett (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Melton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bruce Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Hinton (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Delaware State | PG - Charles Carlson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Sotomayor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roy Ellis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Matthew Atherton (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Abel Broome (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Delaware State | Charles Carlson makes the jumpshot from the right side | 46-47 |
| 06:52 | Samford | Mark Hinton makes the driving attempt in the lane | 48-47 |
| 06:25 | Delaware State | Roy Ellis makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Sotomayor | 48-50 |
| 06:19 | Samford | Scott Collins knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Louis Bennett | 50-50 |
| 06:01 | Delaware State | Roy Ellis misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-50 |
| 05:59 | Samford | The rebound goes to Mark Hinton | 50-50 |
| 05:59 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-50 |
| Subs | Samford | Raymond King (SF), Corey Moore (PF), Gregory Hart (C) Michael Melton, Bruce Davis, Mark Hinton | |
| Subs | Delaware State | Harold Severns (PG), Gary Vallecillo (SG), Herbert Black (SF), Mario Myers (PF), Thomas Cooper (C) Charles Carlson, Jeffrey Sotomayor, Roy Ellis, Matthew Atherton, Abel Broome | |
| 05:39 | Samford | Louis Bennett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-50 |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Myers (SF) Scott Collins | |
| Subs | Delaware State | | |
| 05:20 | Delaware State | Thomas Cooper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-50 |
| Subs | Samford | Willie Lynam (SG) Louis Bennett | |
| Subs | Delaware State | | |
| 05:05 | Samford | Dennis Myers drills a floater in the paint set up by Raymond King and the foul's on Herbert Black - foul #1 on Herbert Black, team foul #2 | 52-50 |
| 05:05 | Samford | Dennis Myers makes the free throw | 53-50 |
| 04:36 | Delaware State | Harold Severns misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 53-50 |
| 04:35 | Delaware State | Mario Myers tips it but misses | 53-50 |
| 04:34 | Samford | Dennis Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 04:14 | Samford | Corey Moore comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-50 |
| 04:13 | Samford | Willie Lynam gets the offensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 04:08 | Samford | Gregory Hart misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 04:06 | Samford | Raymond King tips it in | 55-50 |
| 03:44 | Delaware State | Herbert Black scores on a floater from the right block | 55-52 |
| 03:23 | Samford | Raymond King misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Harold Severns - foul #3 on Harold Severns, team foul #3 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Louis Bennett (SG), Michael Melton (SF), Bruce Davis (PF) Willie Lynam, Dennis Myers, Corey Moore | |
| Subs | Delaware State | Charles Carlson (PG), Matthew Atherton (PF), Abel Broome (C) Harold Severns, Mario Myers, Thomas Cooper | |
| 03:23 | Samford | Raymond King makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 03:23 | Samford | Raymond King makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Raymond King (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Bennett (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Melton (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bruce Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Hart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Delaware State | PG - Charles Carlson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Vallecillo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Herbert Black (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Matthew Atherton (fresh) 3 reb. C - Abel Broome (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Delaware State | Charles Carlson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 57-52 |
| 03:06 | Samford | The rebound goes to Bruce Davis | 57-52 |
| 03:01 | Samford | Louis Bennett comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 57-52 |
| 03:00 | Delaware State | Herbert Black grabs the defensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 03:00 | Delaware State | Delaware State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Scott Collins (PG), Corey Moore (PF) Raymond King, Bruce Davis | |
| Subs | Delaware State | Harold Severns (PG), Mario Myers (PF), Thomas Cooper (C) Charles Carlson, Matthew Atherton, Abel Broome | |
| 02:36 | Delaware State | Gregory Hart blocks the jumper by Herbert Black | 57-52 |
| 02:34 | Samford | Gregory Hart gets the rebound | 57-52 |
| 02:08 | Samford | Louis Bennett misses short on a floater from the right side | 57-52 |
| 02:07 | Delaware State | The rebound goes to Herbert Black | 57-52 |
| 01:39 | Delaware State | Michael Melton blocks the short jumper by Herbert Black | 57-52 |
| 01:37 | Delaware State | Herbert Black pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 01:25 | Delaware State | Harold Severns clanks a floater from the right block | 57-52 |
| 01:23 | Samford | The rebound goes to Louis Bennett | 57-52 |
| 00:57 | Samford | Michael Melton makes the jumpshot from the right side | 59-52 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Delaware State | Delaware State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Delaware State | Delaware State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Delaware State | Thomas Cooper misses the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Scott Collins - foul #4 on Scott Collins, team foul #4 | 59-52 |
| 00:50 | Delaware State | Thomas Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:50 | Delaware State | Thomas Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:50 | Samford | Corey Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 59-53 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Delaware State | Delaware State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Samford | Corey Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Severns - foul #4 on Harold Severns, team foul #4 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Samford | Bruce Davis (PF), Dennis Myers (C) Corey Moore, Gregory Hart | |
| Subs | Delaware State | | |
| 00:47 | Samford | Louis Bennett is hacked by Mario Myers - foul #2 on Mario Myers, team foul #5 | 59-53 |
| 00:46 | Samford | Herbert Black is called for the reach on Michael Melton - foul #2 on Herbert Black, team foul #6 | 59-53 |
| 00:43 | Samford | Mario Myers is called for the reach on Bruce Davis - foul #3 on Mario Myers, team foul #7 | 59-53 |
| 00:43 | Samford | Bruce Davis makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:43 | Samford | Bruce Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Delaware State | Delaware State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Delaware State | Harold Severns comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-53 |
| 00:34 | Samford | The rebound goes to Louis Bennett | 61-53 |
| 00:34 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-53 |
| 00:33 | Samford | Scott Collins is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Severns - foul #5 on Harold Severns, team foul #8 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Delaware State | Charles Carlson (PG) Harold Severns | |
| 00:33 | Samford | Scott Collins misses the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:33 | Delaware State | Herbert Black grabs the board | 61-53 |
| 00:27 | Delaware State | Charles Carlson is called for traveling | 61-53 |
| 00:25 | Samford | Bruce Davis is hacked by Gary Vallecillo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Vallecillo, team foul #9 | 61-53 |
| 00:25 | Samford | Bruce Davis makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:25 | Samford | Bruce Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:19 | Delaware State | Charles Carlson hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Vallecillo | 63-56 |
| 00:19 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 63-56 |
| 00:18 | Samford | Louis Bennett is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Carlson - foul #3 on Charles Carlson, team foul #10 | 63-56 |
| 00:18 | Samford | Louis Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:18 | Samford | Louis Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:11 | Delaware State | Charles Carlson can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 65-56 |
| 00:09 | Samford | The rebound goes to Dennis Myers | 65-56 |
| 00:09 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 65-56 |
| 00:08 | Samford | Charles Carlson is called for the reach on Scott Collins in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Carlson, team foul #11 | 65-56 |
| 00:08 | Samford | Scott Collins makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:08 | Samford | Scott Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:02 | Delaware State | Herbert Black comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 67-56 |
| 00:01 | Delaware State | Gary Vallecillo grabs the offensive rebound | 67-56 |
| 00:00 | Delaware State | The clock runs out | 67-56 |