| Lineup | Samford | PG - Michael Rutherford (fresh) SG - Jason Tucker (fresh) SF - Gary Bourgault (fresh) PF - Robert Gregory (fresh) C - Myron Fleming (fresh) | |
| Lineup | George Washington | PG - John Morse (fresh) SG - James Fleischer (fresh) SF - Sherman Campbell (fresh) PF - Christopher Bennett (fresh) C - Brock Willis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Myron Fleming wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | George Washington | George Washington is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:36 | Samford | Gary Bourgault comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | George Washington | Sherman Campbell grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | George Washington | Christopher Bennett is fouled on the floor by Robert Gregory - foul #1 on Robert Gregory, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | George Washington | James Fleischer scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Morse | 0-3 |
| 19:05 | Samford | Gary Bourgault misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 0-3 |
| 19:03 | George Washington | Brock Willis grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:48 | George Washington | John Morse connects on the floater from the right side | 0-5 |
| 18:46 | Samford | Michael Rutherford loses the dribble to Brock Willis in the backcourt | 0-5 |
| 18:28 | George Washington | Christopher Bennett misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-5 |
| 18:26 | Samford | Robert Gregory gets the rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:06 | Samford | Robert Gregory misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Christopher Bennett - foul #1 on Christopher Bennett, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 18:06 | Samford | Robert Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 1-5 |
| 18:06 | Samford | Robert Gregory misses the 2nd free throw | 1-5 |
| 18:06 | George Washington | Christopher Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 1-5 |
| 17:41 | George Washington | James Fleischer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 1-5 |
| 17:39 | Samford | Gary Bourgault grabs the board | 1-5 |
| 17:37 | Samford | Robert Gregory is hacked by James Fleischer in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Fleischer, team foul #2 | 1-5 |
| Subs | Samford | Andrew Corona (SG), Jeremiah Zmek (SF), Sergei Zbinden (PF), Gary Sullivan (C) Jason Tucker, Gary Bourgault, Robert Gregory, Myron Fleming | |
| Subs | George Washington | Michael Hunziker (PF) Christopher Bennett | |
| 17:22 | Samford | Michael Hunziker steals it from Michael Rutherford | 1-5 |
| 17:01 | George Washington | Gary Sullivan picks off the pass by John Morse | 1-5 |
| 16:50 | Samford | Sergei Zbinden throws it down set up by Michael Rutherford | 3-5 |
| 16:32 | George Washington | John Morse makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Brock Willis | 3-8 |
| 16:03 | Samford | Gary Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Brock Willis - foul #1 on Brock Willis, team foul #3 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Samford | Jason Tucker (SG), Gary Bourgault (SF), Robert Gregory (PF), Myron Fleming (C) Michael Rutherford, Jeremiah Zmek, Sergei Zbinden, Gary Sullivan | |
| Subs | George Washington | Andrew Stalvey (PG), Ronald Coy (SG), Thomas Buchholtz (SF), Christopher Bennett (PF), Preston Mares (C) John Morse, James Fleischer, Sherman Campbell, Michael Hunziker, Brock Willis | |
| 15:51 | Samford | Jason Tucker can't throw it down | 3-8 |
| 15:49 | Samford | Robert Gregory pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-8 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Andrew Corona (fresh) SG - Jason Tucker (fresh) SF - Gary Bourgault (fresh) PF - Robert Gregory (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Myron Fleming (fresh) | |
| Lineup | George Washington | PG - Andrew Stalvey (fresh) SG - Ronald Coy (fresh) SF - Thomas Buchholtz (fresh) PF - Christopher Bennett (fresh) C - Preston Mares (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Samford | Jason Tucker misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 3-8 |
| 15:33 | Samford | Gary Bourgault snags the offensive board | 3-8 |
| 15:16 | Samford | Andrew Stalvey takes the ball from Gary Bourgault | 3-8 |
| 14:53 | George Washington | Preston Mares is denied on a layup by Myron Fleming | 3-8 |
| 14:51 | Samford | Robert Gregory grabs the board | 3-8 |
| 14:49 | Samford | Jason Tucker is hacked by Ronald Coy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Coy, team foul #4 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Samford | Cyril Bowden (PG), Jeremiah Zmek (SF) Andrew Corona, Gary Bourgault | |
| Subs | George Washington | John Morse (PG), Michael Hunziker (C) Ronald Coy, Preston Mares | |
| 14:34 | Samford | Jeremiah Zmek comes up short on the floater from the right side | 3-8 |
| 14:33 | George Washington | Thomas Buchholtz snags the defensive board | 3-8 |
| 14:21 | George Washington | Andrew Stalvey buries a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by John Morse | 3-10 |
| 14:16 | Samford | Jason Tucker's pass is intercepted by Andrew Stalvey in the backcourt | 3-10 |
| 14:14 | George Washington | Andrew Stalvey lays it up and in | 3-12 |
| 13:56 | Samford | Cyril Bowden hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jason Tucker | 5-12 |
| 13:37 | George Washington | Christopher Bennett scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 5-14 |
| 13:21 | Samford | Jeremiah Zmek misses short on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 5-14 |
| 13:19 | George Washington | Christopher Bennett snags the defensive board | 5-14 |
| 13:05 | George Washington | John Morse misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-14 |
| 13:04 | Samford | The rebound goes to Robert Gregory | 5-14 |
| 12:53 | Samford | Jason Tucker's pass is intercepted by Thomas Buchholtz | 5-14 |
| 12:42 | George Washington | Thomas Buchholtz misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Jeremiah Zmek - foul #1 on Jeremiah Zmek, team foul #2 | 5-14 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Rutherford (PG), Andrew Corona (SG), Gary Bourgault (SF), Sergei Zbinden (PF), Gary Sullivan (C) Cyril Bowden, Jason Tucker, Jeremiah Zmek, Robert Gregory, Myron Fleming | |
| Subs | George Washington | James Fleischer (SG), Sherman Campbell (SF), Brock Willis (C) Andrew Stalvey, Christopher Bennett, Michael Hunziker | |
| 12:42 | George Washington | Thomas Buchholtz makes the 1st free throw | 5-15 |
| 12:42 | George Washington | Thomas Buchholtz misses the 2nd free throw | 5-15 |
| 12:42 | Samford | Sergei Zbinden grabs the board | 5-15 |
| 12:24 | Samford | Michael Rutherford hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left side but he's fouled by John Morse - foul #1 on John Morse, team foul #5 | 5-15 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | George Washington | Preston Mares (PF) Thomas Buchholtz | |
| 12:24 | Samford | Michael Rutherford makes the 1st free throw | 6-15 |
| 12:24 | Samford | Michael Rutherford makes the 2nd free throw | 7-15 |
| 11:58 | George Washington | John Morse misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-15 |
| 11:57 | George Washington | Brock Willis tips it but misses | 7-15 |
| 11:55 | George Washington | The offensive rebound goes to Sherman Campbell | 7-15 |
| 11:43 | George Washington | Preston Mares banks in the layup set up by John Morse | 7-17 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Michael Rutherford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Corona (fresh) SF - Gary Bourgault (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Sergei Zbinden (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Sullivan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | George Washington | PG - John Morse (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Fleischer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sherman Campbell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Preston Mares (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brock Willis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Samford | James Fleischer is called for the reach on Michael Rutherford in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Fleischer, team foul #6 | 7-17 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | George Washington | Ronald Coy (PG), Monty Feely (SG) John Morse, James Fleischer | |
| 11:28 | Samford | Andrew Corona misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Monty Feely - foul #1 on Monty Feely, team foul #7 | 7-17 |
| 11:28 | Samford | Andrew Corona misses the 1st free throw | 7-17 |
| 11:28 | Samford | Andrew Corona makes the 2nd free throw | 8-17 |
| 11:06 | George Washington | Preston Mares misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 8-17 |
| 11:04 | George Washington | Brock Willis gets the offensive rebound | 8-17 |
| 10:48 | George Washington | Ronald Coy misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-17 |
| 10:47 | George Washington | Brock Willis tips it in | 8-19 |
| 10:33 | Samford | Andrew Corona connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Rutherford | 10-19 |
| 10:11 | George Washington | Monty Feely's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-19 |
| Subs | Samford | Cyril Bowden (PG), Jason Tucker (SG), Jeremiah Zmek (SF), James Scroggins (PF), Myron Fleming (C) Michael Rutherford, Andrew Corona, Gary Bourgault, Sergei Zbinden, Gary Sullivan | |
| Subs | George Washington | John Morse (PG), Andrew Stalvey (SG), Michael Duty (SF), Christopher Bennett (PF), Michael Hunziker (C) Ronald Coy, Monty Feely, Sherman Campbell, Preston Mares, Brock Willis | |
| 10:09 | Samford | Cyril Bowden is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Cyril Bowden, team foul #3 | 10-19 |
| 09:57 | George Washington | Andrew Stalvey clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 10-19 |
| 09:55 | Samford | Jeremiah Zmek grabs the defensive rebound | 10-19 |
| 09:38 | Samford | Myron Fleming comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 10-19 |
| 09:37 | George Washington | The rebound goes to Michael Hunziker | 10-19 |
| 09:25 | George Washington | Jason Tucker steals it from John Morse | 10-19 |
| 09:20 | Samford | Jeremiah Zmek banks in the layup on a great pass from Jason Tucker | 12-19 |
| 08:56 | George Washington | John Morse hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Duty | 12-22 |
| 08:53 | Samford | Jason Tucker is fouled in the backcourt by John Morse - foul #2 on John Morse, team foul #8 | 12-22 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Rutherford (PG), Robert Gregory (PF) Cyril Bowden, Myron Fleming | |
| Subs | George Washington | Monty Feely (SG), Thomas Buchholtz (SF), Brock Willis (C) John Morse, Michael Duty, Michael Hunziker | |
| 08:53 | Samford | Jason Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 13-22 |
| 08:53 | Samford | Jason Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 14-22 |
| 08:34 | George Washington | Monty Feely loses the ball out of bounds | 14-22 |
| Subs | Samford | Andrew Corona (SG), Richard Abbott (SF) Jason Tucker, Jeremiah Zmek | |
| Subs | George Washington | Preston Mares (C) Brock Willis | |
| 08:15 | Samford | Robert Gregory scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Michael Rutherford | 16-22 |
| 08:04 | George Washington | Preston Mares is fouled on the floor by James Scroggins - foul #1 on James Scroggins, team foul #4 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Samford | Gary Bourgault (SF), Sergei Zbinden (C) Richard Abbott, James Scroggins | |
| Subs | George Washington | Ronald Coy (PG), Sherman Campbell (SF) Andrew Stalvey, Christopher Bennett | |
| 07:46 | George Washington | Sherman Campbell clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-22 |
| 07:45 | Samford | Robert Gregory snags the defensive board | 16-22 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Michael Rutherford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Corona (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Bourgault (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Gregory (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Sergei Zbinden (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | George Washington | PG - Ronald Coy (fresh) SG - Monty Feely (fresh) SF - Sherman Campbell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Buchholtz (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Preston Mares (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:25 | Samford | Gary Bourgault drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Michael Rutherford and he's fouled by Sherman Campbell - foul #1 on Sherman Campbell, team foul #9 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Samford | Jason Tucker (SG) Andrew Corona | |
| Subs | George Washington | Andrew Stalvey (SG), Michael Duty (SF), Michael Hunziker (PF), Brock Willis (C) Monty Feely, Sherman Campbell, Thomas Buchholtz, Preston Mares | |
| 07:25 | Samford | Gary Bourgault makes the free throw | 19-22 |
| 07:08 | George Washington | Andrew Stalvey can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 19-22 |
| 07:06 | Samford | Gary Bourgault snags the defensive board | 19-22 |
| 06:59 | Samford | Jason Tucker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-22 |
| Subs | Samford | Cyril Bowden (PG), Jeremiah Zmek (SF), Gary Sullivan (PF), Myron Fleming (C) Michael Rutherford, Gary Bourgault, Robert Gregory, Sergei Zbinden | |
| Subs | George Washington | | |
| 06:49 | George Washington | Brock Willis misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 19-22 |
| 06:48 | Samford | Gary Sullivan snags the defensive board | 19-22 |
| 06:44 | Samford | Cyril Bowden can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left wing | 19-22 |
| 06:43 | Samford | Jeremiah Zmek gets the offensive rebound | 19-22 |
| 06:34 | Samford | Cyril Bowden is fouled on the floor by Michael Duty - foul #1 on Michael Duty, team foul #10 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | George Washington | Christopher Bennett (PF) Michael Hunziker | |
| 06:34 | Samford | Cyril Bowden makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 06:34 | Samford | Cyril Bowden makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 06:15 | George Washington | Ronald Coy loses the dribble to Jeremiah Zmek | 21-22 |
| 06:12 | Samford | Cyril Bowden lays it in on a great pass from Jeremiah Zmek | 23-22 |
| 05:45 | George Washington | Ronald Coy hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-25 |
| 05:28 | Samford | Cyril Bowden is fouled on the floor by Andrew Stalvey - foul #1 on Andrew Stalvey, team foul #11 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Samford | Andrew Corona (SG), Gary Bourgault (SF), Robert Gregory (PF), Sergei Zbinden (C) Jason Tucker, Jeremiah Zmek, Gary Sullivan, Myron Fleming | |
| Subs | George Washington | Monty Feely (PG), Sherman Campbell (SF), Thomas Buchholtz (PF), Preston Mares (C) Ronald Coy, Michael Duty, Christopher Bennett, Brock Willis | |
| 05:28 | Samford | Cyril Bowden makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 05:28 | Samford | Cyril Bowden makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 05:04 | George Washington | Sherman Campbell is called for traveling | 25-25 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Rutherford (PG) Cyril Bowden | |
| Subs | George Washington | Michael Hunziker (PF) Thomas Buchholtz | |
| 04:52 | Samford | Andrew Corona misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 25-25 |
| 04:50 | Samford | Gary Bourgault grabs the offensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 04:34 | Samford | Michael Rutherford is by himself and knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Gary Bourgault | 27-25 |
| 04:16 | George Washington | Andrew Stalvey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-25 |
| Subs | Samford | Myron Fleming (C) Sergei Zbinden | |
| Subs | George Washington | Thomas Buchholtz (PF) Preston Mares | |
| 04:14 | Samford | Monty Feely steps in front of the Michael Rutherford pass in the backcourt | 27-25 |
| 04:01 | George Washington | Monty Feely comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-25 |
| 04:00 | Samford | Robert Gregory grabs the defensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 03:44 | Samford | Andrew Corona clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-25 |
| 03:42 | George Washington | Michael Hunziker gets the rebound | 27-25 |
| 03:24 | George Washington | Thomas Buchholtz misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 27-25 |
| 03:22 | Samford | Michael Rutherford pulls down the rebound | 27-25 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Michael Rutherford (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andrew Corona (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Bourgault (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Gregory (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Myron Fleming (fresh) | |
| Lineup | George Washington | PG - Monty Feely (fairly fresh) SG - Andrew Stalvey (tiring) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Sherman Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Buchholtz (fresh) 1 pts. C - Michael Hunziker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Samford | Robert Gregory misses short on an open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 27-25 |
| 03:05 | George Washington | The rebound goes to Monty Feely | 27-25 |
| 02:52 | George Washington | Myron Fleming blocks the jumper by Andrew Stalvey | 27-25 |
| 02:50 | Samford | The rebound goes to Gary Bourgault | 27-25 |
| 02:27 | Samford | Robert Gregory is hacked by Thomas Buchholtz - foul #1 on Thomas Buchholtz, team foul #12 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Samford | Cyril Bowden (PG), Jason Tucker (SG), Jeremiah Zmek (SF), Gary Sullivan (C) Michael Rutherford, Andrew Corona, Gary Bourgault, Myron Fleming | |
| Subs | George Washington | John Morse (PG), James Fleischer (SG), Preston Mares (SF), Christopher Bennett (PF), Brock Willis (C) Monty Feely, Andrew Stalvey, Sherman Campbell, Thomas Buchholtz, Michael Hunziker | |
| 02:27 | Samford | Robert Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 02:27 | Samford | Robert Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 02:13 | George Washington | Brock Willis misses long on a jumper in the lane | 29-25 |
| 02:12 | George Washington | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Bennett | 29-25 |
| 01:51 | George Washington | James Fleischer travels with the ball | 29-25 |
| Subs | Samford | Sergei Zbinden (PF) Robert Gregory | |
| Subs | George Washington | | |
| 01:31 | Samford | Jason Tucker misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by James Fleischer - foul #3 on James Fleischer, team foul #13 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | George Washington | Ronald Coy (SG) James Fleischer | |
| 01:31 | Samford | Jason Tucker misses the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 01:31 | Samford | Jason Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 01:12 | George Washington | Christopher Bennett comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-25 |
| 01:10 | Samford | Gary Sullivan snags the defensive board | 30-25 |
| 00:54 | Samford | Preston Mares steals it from Gary Sullivan | 30-25 |
| 00:35 | George Washington | Christopher Bennett clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jason Tucker - foul #1 on Jason Tucker, team foul #5 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Rutherford (PG), Andrew Corona (SG), Richard Abbott (SF), James Scroggins (C) Cyril Bowden, Jason Tucker, Jeremiah Zmek, Gary Sullivan | |
| Subs | George Washington | Thomas Buchholtz (SF) Preston Mares | |
| 00:35 | George Washington | Christopher Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 00:35 | George Washington | Christopher Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 00:17 | Samford | Michael Rutherford comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-27 |
| 00:15 | George Washington | The rebound goes to Brock Willis | 30-27 |
| 00:03 | George Washington | Ronald Coy misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-27 |
| 00:01 | Samford | Michael Rutherford grabs the defensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Michael Rutherford misses the fullcourt shot | 30-27 |