| Lineup | Samford | PG - Pete Chandler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Winston Little (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Mark Walker (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Scott Pierce (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Lloyd Murdock (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Jay Kelley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Perry Andersen (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Roger Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lewis Travers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Perdue (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Roger Anderson inbounds the ball | 36-36 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Denver | Winston Little takes the ball from Perry Andersen | 36-36 |
| 19:37 | Samford | Winston Little banks in the layup | 38-36 |
| 19:30 | Denver | Joseph Perdue hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 38-36 |
| 19:28 | Denver | Joseph Perdue pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 19:15 | Denver | Jay Kelley is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Murdock - foul #2 on Lloyd Murdock, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| 19:00 | Denver | Joseph Perdue loses the ball out of bounds | 38-36 |
| 18:45 | Samford | Mark Walker misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 18:43 | Denver | Perry Andersen pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 18:24 | Denver | Roger Anderson comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 38-36 |
| 18:22 | Denver | Lewis Travers gets the offensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 17:54 | Denver | Roger Anderson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Joseph Perdue | 38-39 |
| 17:33 | Samford | Perry Andersen is called for the reach on Winston Little - foul #2 on Perry Andersen, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Samford | Joshua Snyder (SG), Shawn Sink (PF), Duane Holloman (C) Winston Little, Scott Pierce, Lloyd Murdock | |
| Subs | Denver | Timothy Turner (SG), Willie Skipworth (C) Perry Andersen, Joseph Perdue | |
| 17:23 | Samford | Duane Holloman hits the finger roll set up by Joshua Snyder | 40-39 |
| 16:56 | Denver | Jay Kelley blows the layup | 40-39 |
| 16:55 | Samford | Shawn Sink pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 16:37 | Samford | Timothy Turner is called for the reach on Joshua Snyder - foul #2 on Timothy Turner, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Samford | Williams Lewis (PG), Boris Zeh (SG) Pete Chandler, Mark Walker | |
| Subs | Denver | Lawrence Bowens (PG), Timothy Giroux (SF), Gilbert Etheridge (C) Jay Kelley, Roger Anderson, Lewis Travers | |
| 16:16 | Samford | Joshua Snyder misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 16:15 | Denver | Gilbert Etheridge grabs the board | 40-39 |
| 15:50 | Denver | Timothy Giroux scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Timothy Turner | 40-42 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Williams Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Boris Zeh (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joshua Snyder (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Sink (fresh) 3 reb. C - Duane Holloman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Lawrence Bowens (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Timothy Turner (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Timothy Giroux (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Willie Skipworth (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gilbert Etheridge (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Samford | Williams Lewis misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-42 |
| 15:43 | Denver | Willie Skipworth grabs the defensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 15:24 | Denver | Timothy Turner knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Willie Skipworth | 40-45 |
| 15:14 | Samford | Williams Lewis loses the dribble to Lawrence Bowens | 40-45 |
| 15:09 | Denver | Lawrence Bowens lays it in | 40-47 |
| 14:52 | Samford | Shawn Sink clanks a runner from the left block | 40-47 |
| 14:50 | Denver | Gilbert Etheridge snags the defensive board | 40-47 |
| 14:39 | Denver | Timothy Giroux misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Joshua Snyder - foul #2 on Joshua Snyder, team foul #2 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Pete Chandler (PG), Winston Little (SG), Mark Walker (SF), Scott Pierce (PF), Lloyd Murdock (C) Williams Lewis, Boris Zeh, Joshua Snyder, Shawn Sink, Duane Holloman | |
| Subs | Denver | Perry Andersen (SG), Roger Anderson (SF), Lewis Travers (PF), Joseph Perdue (C) Lawrence Bowens, Timothy Turner, Willie Skipworth, Gilbert Etheridge | |
| 14:39 | Denver | Timothy Giroux makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 14:39 | Denver | Timothy Giroux misses the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 14:39 | Samford | Scott Pierce snags the defensive board | 40-48 |
| 14:30 | Samford | Mark Walker's pass is intercepted by Perry Andersen | 40-48 |
| 14:24 | Denver | Pete Chandler steals the ball from Roger Anderson | 40-48 |
| 14:21 | Samford | Mark Walker banks in the layup on a great pass from Pete Chandler | 42-48 |
| 14:01 | Denver | Timothy Giroux clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Pete Chandler - foul #3 on Pete Chandler, team foul #3 | 42-48 |
| 14:01 | Denver | Timothy Giroux makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 14:01 | Denver | Timothy Giroux misses the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 14:01 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock pulls down the rebound | 42-49 |
| 13:36 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock clanks a 3 from the right wing | 42-49 |
| 13:34 | Denver | Joseph Perdue snags the defensive board | 42-49 |
| 13:29 | Denver | Perry Andersen is fouled on the floor by Mark Walker - foul #1 on Mark Walker, team foul #4 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Denver | Jay Kelley (PG) Timothy Giroux | |
| 13:13 | Denver | Lewis Travers makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Jay Kelley | 42-51 |
| 12:57 | Samford | Winston Little comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jay Kelley - foul #1 on Jay Kelley, team foul #3 | 42-51 |
| 12:57 | Samford | Winston Little misses the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 12:57 | Samford | Winston Little makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 12:37 | Denver | Roger Anderson's pass is intercepted by Lloyd Murdock | 43-51 |
| 12:22 | Samford | Scott Pierce buries a jumper from the free throw line | 45-51 |
| 11:59 | Denver | Perry Andersen misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-51 |
| 11:57 | Samford | Scott Pierce snags the defensive board | 45-51 |
| 11:36 | Samford | Pete Chandler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-51 |
| Subs | Samford | Williams Lewis (PG), Joshua Snyder (SG), Shawn Sink (PF), Duane Holloman (C) Pete Chandler, Winston Little, Scott Pierce, Lloyd Murdock | |
| Subs | Denver | Timothy Turner (SG), Timothy Giroux (SF), Willie Skipworth (PF), Gilbert Etheridge (C) Perry Andersen, Roger Anderson, Lewis Travers, Joseph Perdue | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Williams Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Snyder (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Mark Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shawn Sink (fresh) 3 reb. C - Duane Holloman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Jay Kelley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Timothy Turner (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Timothy Giroux (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Willie Skipworth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gilbert Etheridge (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Denver | Willie Skipworth misses the floater near the basket | 45-51 |
| 11:24 | Denver | Willie Skipworth tips it back up and in | 45-53 |
| 11:11 | Samford | Joshua Snyder misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 45-53 |
| 11:10 | Samford | Duane Holloman tips it but misses | 45-53 |
| 11:09 | Samford | Williams Lewis tips it in | 47-53 |
| 10:46 | Denver | Timothy Turner hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-55 |
| 10:21 | Samford | Timothy Giroux is called for the reach on Joshua Snyder - foul #1 on Timothy Giroux, team foul #4 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Samford | Boris Zeh (SG) Mark Walker | |
| Subs | Denver | Lawrence Bowens (PG), Roger Anderson (SF) Jay Kelley, Timothy Giroux | |
| 10:07 | Samford | Duane Holloman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 47-55 |
| 10:05 | Denver | The rebound goes to Timothy Turner | 47-55 |
| 09:51 | Denver | Lawrence Bowens clanks a 3 from straight away | 47-55 |
| 09:49 | Samford | The rebound goes to Boris Zeh | 47-55 |
| 09:24 | Samford | Boris Zeh misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-55 |
| 09:22 | Samford | Boris Zeh snags the offensive board | 47-55 |
| 09:09 | Samford | Williams Lewis connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Shawn Sink | 50-55 |
| 08:52 | Denver | Timothy Turner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-55 |
| 08:51 | Denver | Gilbert Etheridge grabs the offensive rebound | 50-55 |
| 08:40 | Denver | Gilbert Etheridge clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-55 |
| 08:38 | Samford | Joshua Snyder grabs the board | 50-55 |
| 08:32 | Samford | Williams Lewis misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 50-55 |
| 08:31 | Samford | Duane Holloman tips it back up and in | 52-55 |
| 08:15 | Denver | Willie Skipworth can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-55 |
| 08:13 | Denver | Timothy Turner pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 08:03 | Denver | Lawrence Bowens misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-55 |
| 08:01 | Samford | Shawn Sink snags the defensive board | 52-55 |
| 07:44 | Samford | Williams Lewis comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 52-55 |
| 07:42 | Samford | Joshua Snyder grabs the offensive board | 52-55 |
| 07:30 | Samford | Shawn Sink can't finish the layup | 52-55 |
| 07:29 | Denver | The rebound goes to Willie Skipworth | 52-55 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Williams Lewis (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Boris Zeh (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joshua Snyder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Shawn Sink (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Duane Holloman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Lawrence Bowens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Turner (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - Roger Anderson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Willie Skipworth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gilbert Etheridge (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Denver | Lawrence Bowens connects on the 3 from the left wing | 52-58 |
| 06:55 | Samford | Gilbert Etheridge swats the shot by Boris Zeh | 52-58 |
| 06:54 | Denver | Timothy Turner gets the rebound | 52-58 |
| 06:25 | Denver | Lawrence Bowens misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-58 |
| 06:24 | Denver | Roger Anderson grabs the offensive board | 52-58 |
| 06:11 | Denver | Lawrence Bowens is hacked by Williams Lewis - foul #2 on Williams Lewis, team foul #5 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Samford | Pete Chandler (PG), Winston Little (SG), Mark Walker (SF), Scott Pierce (PF), Lloyd Murdock (C) Williams Lewis, Boris Zeh, Joshua Snyder, Shawn Sink, Duane Holloman | |
| Subs | Denver | Jay Kelley (PG), Perry Andersen (SG), Timothy Giroux (SF), Lewis Travers (PF), Joseph Perdue (C) Lawrence Bowens, Timothy Turner, Roger Anderson, Willie Skipworth, Gilbert Etheridge | |
| 05:52 | Denver | Lewis Travers connects on the jumper in the lane | 52-60 |
| 05:24 | Samford | Pete Chandler scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 54-60 |
| 05:09 | Denver | Timothy Giroux hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-60 |
| 05:08 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock grabs the board | 54-60 |
| 04:47 | Samford | Scott Pierce loses the dribble to Lewis Travers | 54-60 |
| 04:30 | Denver | Joseph Perdue's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-60 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Denver | Timothy Turner (SF) Timothy Giroux | |
| 04:14 | Samford | Winston Little misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-60 |
| 04:13 | Denver | Lewis Travers gets the rebound | 54-60 |
| 03:49 | Denver | Perry Andersen misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-60 |
| 03:47 | Denver | Lewis Travers tips it home | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:19 | Samford | Scott Pierce misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Timothy Turner - foul #3 on Timothy Turner, team foul #5 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Samford | Williams Lewis (PG), Joshua Snyder (SG), Boris Zeh (C) Pete Chandler, Winston Little, Lloyd Murdock | |
| Subs | Denver | Roger Anderson (SF) Perry Andersen | |
| 03:19 | Samford | Scott Pierce misses the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 03:19 | Samford | Scott Pierce misses the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 03:19 | Denver | The rebound goes to Joseph Perdue | 54-62 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Williams Lewis (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Snyder (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Mark Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Pierce (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Boris Zeh (fresh) 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Jay Kelley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Timothy Turner (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Roger Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lewis Travers (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Perdue (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:52 | Denver | Roger Anderson misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-62 |
| 02:51 | Samford | Mark Walker pulls down the rebound | 54-62 |
| 02:51 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-62 |
| Subs | Samford | Pete Chandler (PG), Winston Little (SG), Lloyd Murdock (C) Williams Lewis, Joshua Snyder, Boris Zeh | |
| Subs | Denver | Perry Andersen (SG) Timothy Turner | |
| 02:25 | Samford | Pete Chandler comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 54-62 |
| 02:24 | Samford | Scott Pierce snags the offensive board | 54-62 |
| 02:09 | Samford | Winston Little can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 54-62 |
| 02:07 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-62 |
| 01:48 | Samford | Winston Little misses long on a 3 from straight away | 54-62 |
| 01:47 | Samford | Mark Walker can't tip it in | 54-62 |
| 01:45 | Denver | Joseph Perdue grabs the defensive rebound | 54-62 |
| 01:16 | Denver | Perry Andersen misses short on a floater from the left side | 54-62 |
| 01:14 | Samford | The rebound goes to Mark Walker | 54-62 |
| 00:58 | Samford | Mark Walker hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Scott Pierce | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Denver | Lewis Travers blows the layup | 57-62 |
| 00:36 | Denver | Joseph Perdue pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Denver | Joseph Perdue is fouled on the floor by Winston Little - foul #1 on Winston Little, team foul #6 | 57-62 |
| 00:33 | Denver | Winston Little is called for the reach on Joseph Perdue - foul #2 on Winston Little, team foul #7 | 57-62 |
| 00:33 | Denver | Joseph Perdue makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:33 | Denver | Joseph Perdue misses the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:33 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock pulls down the rebound | 57-63 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-63 |
| 00:26 | Denver | Jay Kelley is hacked by Pete Chandler in the backcourt - foul #4 on Pete Chandler, team foul #8 | 57-63 |
| 00:26 | Denver | Jay Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 00:26 | Denver | Jay Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Samford | Winston Little travels with the ball | 57-65 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Denver | Anthony Palmer (SF) Roger Anderson | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Denver | Pete Chandler is called for the reach on Jay Kelley in the backcourt - foul #5 on Pete Chandler, team foul #9 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Samford | Williams Lewis (PG) Pete Chandler | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 00:18 | Denver | Jay Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:18 | Denver | Jay Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:12 | Samford | Mark Walker misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-67 |
| 00:10 | Denver | Jay Kelley gets the rebound | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Denver | Jay Kelley runs out the clock | 57-67 |