| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Tom Watson (fresh) SG - Dwight Stops (fresh) SF - Jeremy Furness (fresh) PF - Robert Alexander (fresh) C - Ronald Moore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Pete Chandler (fresh) SG - Winston Little (fresh) SF - Shawn Sink (fresh) PF - Scott Pierce (fresh) C - Lloyd Murdock (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | IPFW | Ronald Moore wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:35 | IPFW | Dwight Stops hits a 3 from straight away | 3-0 |
| 19:33 | Samford | Pete Chandler's pass is intercepted by Tom Watson in the backcourt | 3-0 |
| 19:12 | IPFW | Jeremy Furness misses long on a 3 from the left corner but he's fouled by Lloyd Murdock - foul #1 on Lloyd Murdock, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:12 | IPFW | Jeremy Furness makes the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 19:12 | IPFW | Jeremy Furness makes the 2nd free throw | 5-0 |
| 19:12 | IPFW | Jeremy Furness makes the 3rd free throw | 6-0 |
| 18:57 | Samford | Dwight Stops steps in front of the Lloyd Murdock pass | 6-0 |
| 18:54 | IPFW | Dwight Stops dunks the ball | 8-0 |
| 18:31 | Samford | Winston Little clanks a 3 from the left corner | 8-0 |
| 18:29 | IPFW | Ronald Moore gets the rebound | 8-0 |
| 18:11 | IPFW | Tom Watson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dwight Stops | 11-0 |
| 18:02 | Samford | Shawn Sink scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Lloyd Murdock and he's fouled by Jeremy Furness - foul #1 on Jeremy Furness, team foul #1 | 11-2 |
| 18:02 | Samford | Shawn Sink makes the free throw | 11-3 |
| 17:48 | IPFW | Dwight Stops misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-3 |
| 17:46 | IPFW | Robert Alexander grabs the offensive board | 11-3 |
| 17:31 | IPFW | Dwight Stops buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Robert Alexander | 14-3 |
| 17:15 | Samford | Winston Little clanks a 3 from the left corner | 14-3 |
| 17:14 | IPFW | The rebound goes to Dwight Stops | 14-3 |
| 16:56 | IPFW | Dwight Stops hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-3 |
| 16:54 | IPFW | Jeremy Furness tips it back up and in | 16-3 |
| 16:38 | Samford | Pete Chandler clanks a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Ronald Moore - foul #1 on Ronald Moore, team foul #2 | 16-3 |
| Subs | IPFW | Robert Moats (PG), James Sardina (SG), Richard Kling (SF), Alexander Linneman (PF), Jeff Bottorff (C) Tom Watson, Dwight Stops, Jeremy Furness, Robert Alexander, Ronald Moore | |
| Subs | Samford | David Hall (SG), Joseph Gilmore (PF), Duane Holloman (C) Winston Little, Scott Pierce, Lloyd Murdock | |
| 16:38 | Samford | Pete Chandler makes the 1st free throw | 16-4 |
| 16:38 | Samford | Pete Chandler makes the 2nd free throw | 16-5 |
| 16:20 | IPFW | Jeff Bottorff can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-5 |
| 16:18 | Samford | Joseph Gilmore gets the rebound | 16-5 |
| 16:02 | Samford | Duane Holloman comes up short on the runner near the basket | 16-5 |
| 16:00 | IPFW | Alexander Linneman snags the defensive board | 16-5 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Robert Moats (fresh) SG - James Sardina (fresh) SF - Richard Kling (fresh) PF - Alexander Linneman (fresh) C - Jeff Bottorff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Pete Chandler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Hall (fresh) SF - Shawn Sink (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Gilmore (fresh) C - Duane Holloman (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | IPFW | Richard Kling comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-5 |
| 15:51 | IPFW | Alexander Linneman grabs the offensive board | 16-5 |
| 15:32 | IPFW | James Sardina misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 16-5 |
| 15:30 | Samford | David Hall snags the defensive board | 16-5 |
| 15:17 | Samford | Duane Holloman misses the lay-in | 16-5 |
| 15:15 | IPFW | Jeff Bottorff snags the defensive board | 16-5 |
| 15:09 | IPFW | Duane Holloman is called for the reach on Robert Moats - foul #1 on Duane Holloman, team foul #2 | 16-5 |
| Subs | IPFW | Tom Watson (PG), Dwight Stops (SG), Robert Alexander (PF), Ronald Moore (C) Robert Moats, James Sardina, Alexander Linneman, Jeff Bottorff | |
| Subs | Samford | Winston Little (SG), Scott Pierce (PF) Pete Chandler, Shawn Sink | |
| 14:57 | IPFW | Dwight Stops travels with the ball | 16-5 |
| 14:37 | Samford | Duane Holloman is fouled on the floor by Richard Kling - foul #1 on Richard Kling, team foul #3 | 16-5 |
| Subs | IPFW | Jeremy Furness (SF) Richard Kling | |
| Subs | Samford | Lloyd Murdock (C) Joseph Gilmore | |
| 14:24 | Samford | Ronald Moore is called for the reach on Lloyd Murdock - foul #2 on Ronald Moore, team foul #4 | 16-5 |
| Subs | IPFW | Jeff Bottorff (C) Ronald Moore | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 14:07 | Samford | David Hall clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-5 |
| 14:05 | Samford | Winston Little pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-5 |
| 13:53 | Samford | David Hall comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 16-5 |
| 13:51 | Samford | Scott Pierce tips it home | 16-7 |
| 13:33 | IPFW | Lloyd Murdock picks off the pass by Robert Alexander | 16-7 |
| 13:05 | Samford | Winston Little hits a 3 from the left wing | 16-10 |
| 12:43 | IPFW | Jeff Bottorff misses short on a shot from the right side | 16-10 |
| 12:41 | Samford | The rebound goes to Scott Pierce | 16-10 |
| 12:37 | Samford | David Hall comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-10 |
| 12:35 | IPFW | Robert Alexander pulls down the rebound | 16-10 |
| 12:17 | IPFW | Jeff Bottorff loses the ball out of bounds | 16-10 |
| Subs | IPFW | Robert Moats (SG), Tim Drury (SF), Alexander Linneman (PF), Richard Kling (C) Dwight Stops, Jeremy Furness, Robert Alexander, Jeff Bottorff | |
| Subs | Samford | Pete Chandler (PG), Jefferson Escarcega (SG), Shawn Sink (SF), Joseph Gilmore (PF), Kyle King (C) David Hall, Winston Little, Duane Holloman, Scott Pierce, Lloyd Murdock | |
| 12:02 | Samford | Shawn Sink is hacked by Tom Watson - foul #1 on Tom Watson, team foul #5 | 16-10 |
| 11:38 | Samford | Shawn Sink loses the ball out of bounds | 16-10 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Tom Watson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Moats (fresh) SF - Tim Drury (fresh) PF - Alexander Linneman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Kling (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Pete Chandler (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jefferson Escarcega (fresh) SF - Shawn Sink (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Gilmore (fresh) C - Kyle King (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | IPFW | Tim Drury makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Tom Watson | 19-10 |
| 10:59 | Samford | Kyle King hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Jefferson Escarcega | 19-12 |
| 10:41 | IPFW | Tim Drury buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Robert Moats | 22-12 |
| 10:24 | Samford | Jefferson Escarcega misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 22-12 |
| 10:22 | Samford | Kyle King gets the offensive rebound | 22-12 |
| 09:58 | Samford | Tom Watson is called for the reach on Jefferson Escarcega - foul #2 on Tom Watson, team foul #6 | 22-12 |
| Subs | IPFW | Dwight Stops (SG), Jeremy Furness (SF), Robert Alexander (PF) Tom Watson, Tim Drury, Alexander Linneman | |
| Subs | Samford | Winston Little (SG), Scott Pierce (PF), Lloyd Murdock (C) Jefferson Escarcega, Joseph Gilmore, Kyle King | |
| 09:45 | Samford | Jeremy Furness picks off the pass by Shawn Sink | 22-12 |
| 09:42 | IPFW | Jeremy Furness lays it up and in | 24-12 |
| 09:20 | Samford | Scott Pierce buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by Pete Chandler and he's fouled by Robert Alexander - foul #1 on Robert Alexander, team foul #7 | 24-14 |
| Subs | IPFW | Jeff Bottorff (C) Richard Kling | |
| Subs | Samford | David Hall (PG) Pete Chandler | |
| 09:20 | Samford | Scott Pierce makes the free throw | 24-15 |
| 09:02 | IPFW | Jeff Bottorff misses badly on a runner from the right block | 24-15 |
| 09:00 | Samford | Scott Pierce snags the defensive board | 24-15 |
| 08:38 | Samford | Shawn Sink can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 24-15 |
| 08:36 | IPFW | Jeff Bottorff pulls down the rebound | 24-15 |
| 08:20 | IPFW | Jeff Bottorff is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Jeff Bottorff, team foul #8 | 24-15 |
| Subs | IPFW | James Sardina (PG) Robert Moats | |
| Subs | Samford | Duane Holloman (SF) Shawn Sink | |
| 08:05 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock lays it up and in | 24-17 |
| 08:01 | IPFW | Jeremy Furness drills a 3 from the right wing set up by James Sardina | 27-17 |
| 07:35 | Samford | Duane Holloman connects on the floater from the left block set up by David Hall | 27-19 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - James Sardina (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dwight Stops (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Furness (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Robert Alexander (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeff Bottorff (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - David Hall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Winston Little (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Duane Holloman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Pierce (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Lloyd Murdock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:16 | IPFW | Robert Alexander drills a shot from the baseline | 29-19 |
| 06:55 | Samford | Scott Pierce is hacked by Jeff Bottorff - foul #2 on Jeff Bottorff, team foul #9 | 29-19 |
| Subs | IPFW | Robert Moats (PG), Tim Drury (SF), Richard Kling (C) James Sardina, Jeremy Furness, Jeff Bottorff | |
| Subs | Samford | Pete Chandler (PG), Shawn Sink (SF), Joseph Gilmore (C) Winston Little, Duane Holloman, Lloyd Murdock | |
| 06:55 | Samford | Scott Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 29-20 |
| 06:55 | Samford | Scott Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 29-21 |
| 06:42 | IPFW | Robert Moats is hacked by Joseph Gilmore - foul #1 on Joseph Gilmore, team foul #3 | 29-21 |
| Subs | IPFW | James Sardina (SG), Alexander Linneman (PF) Dwight Stops, Robert Alexander | |
| Subs | Samford | Duane Holloman (C) Scott Pierce | |
| 06:28 | IPFW | Pete Chandler steals the ball from Richard Kling | 29-21 |
| 06:24 | Samford | Shawn Sink lays it in on a nice dish by Pete Chandler | 29-23 |
| 06:06 | IPFW | Richard Kling misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-23 |
| 06:04 | IPFW | Robert Moats misses the tip | 29-23 |
| 06:03 | Samford | Joseph Gilmore snags the defensive board | 29-23 |
| 05:59 | Samford | Shawn Sink clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 29-23 |
| 05:57 | IPFW | Robert Moats snags the defensive board | 29-23 |
| 05:42 | IPFW | Robert Moats throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-23 |
| Subs | IPFW | Dwight Stops (SG), Jeremy Furness (SF), Robert Alexander (PF) James Sardina, Tim Drury, Alexander Linneman | |
| Subs | Samford | Jefferson Escarcega (SG) David Hall | |
| 05:25 | Samford | Pete Chandler misses short on a shot from the right side | 29-23 |
| 05:23 | Samford | Joseph Gilmore grabs the offensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 05:05 | Samford | Shawn Sink comes up short on the floater in the paint | 29-23 |
| 05:03 | Samford | Pete Chandler grabs the offensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 04:51 | Samford | Duane Holloman comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Richard Kling - foul #2 on Richard Kling, team foul #10 | 29-23 |
| Subs | IPFW | Alexander Linneman (C) Richard Kling | |
| Subs | Samford | Winston Little (SG), Scott Pierce (PF), Lloyd Murdock (C) Jefferson Escarcega, Shawn Sink, Joseph Gilmore | |
| 04:51 | Samford | Duane Holloman makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 04:51 | Samford | Duane Holloman misses the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 04:51 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 04:28 | Samford | Scott Pierce is whistled for a carry | 29-24 |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Subs | Samford | Kyle King (SF) Duane Holloman | |
| 04:08 | IPFW | Robert Moats travels with the ball | 29-24 |
| Subs | IPFW | Tim Drury (SF) Jeremy Furness | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 03:51 | Samford | Scott Pierce knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Winston Little | 29-26 |
| 03:35 | IPFW | Robert Alexander misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 29-26 |
| 03:34 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock grabs the defensive rebound | 29-26 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Robert Moats (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dwight Stops (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Drury (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Alexander (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alexander Linneman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Pete Chandler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Winston Little (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle King (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Pierce (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Lloyd Murdock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Samford | Scott Pierce hits the finger roll set up by Kyle King | 29-28 |
| 03:07 | IPFW | Robert Alexander connects on the shot from close range | 31-28 |
| 02:49 | Samford | Robert Alexander is called for the reach on Scott Pierce - foul #2 on Robert Alexander, team foul #11 | 31-28 |
| Subs | IPFW | Tom Watson (PG), James Sardina (SG), Jeremy Furness (SF), Richard Kling (PF), Ronald Moore (C) Robert Moats, Dwight Stops, Tim Drury, Robert Alexander, Alexander Linneman | |
| Subs | Samford | David Hall (PG), Shawn Sink (SF), Joseph Gilmore (C) Pete Chandler, Kyle King, Lloyd Murdock | |
| 02:49 | Samford | Scott Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 02:49 | Samford | Scott Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 02:27 | IPFW | James Sardina is fouled on the floor by Scott Pierce - foul #1 on Scott Pierce, team foul #4 | 31-30 |
| 02:14 | IPFW | Richard Kling misses the floater from the left block | 31-30 |
| 02:13 | Samford | Scott Pierce grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 02:06 | Samford | David Hall buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-32 |
| 01:49 | IPFW | James Sardina hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Tom Watson | 33-32 |
| 01:36 | Samford | Shawn Sink misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 01:34 | IPFW | Tom Watson snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| 01:12 | IPFW | Ronald Moore misses the fadeaway in the lane | 33-32 |
| 01:11 | Samford | Joseph Gilmore pulls down the rebound | 33-32 |
| 00:46 | Samford | Scott Pierce can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 33-32 |
| 00:44 | Samford | Joseph Gilmore snags the offensive board | 33-32 |
| 00:24 | Samford | Richard Kling takes the ball from Scott Pierce | 33-32 |
| 00:05 | IPFW | Ronald Moore hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 00:04 | Samford | Joseph Gilmore grabs the defensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Joseph Gilmore clanks a halfcourt shot | 33-32 |