| Lineup | Samford | PG - Warren Leyva (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Spear (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Rizzuto (fresh) PF - Edward Tatom (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Herbert Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dikembe Akuchie (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Frank Swords (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Aquino (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steve Carrell (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Rodrigo Padilla (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Jerry Aquino inbounds the ball | 37-16 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Belmont | Dikembe Akuchie connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Frank Swords | 37-18 |
| 19:22 | Samford | The short jumper by Jeff Rizzuto is denied by Rodrigo Padilla | 37-18 |
| 19:20 | Belmont | Rodrigo Padilla grabs the defensive rebound | 37-18 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:06 | Belmont | Jerry Aquino is whistled for traveling | 37-18 |
| Subs | Samford | Boyd Waters (SG), James Mendonca (C) Jonathan Spear, Edward Tatom | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 18:40 | Samford | Jeff Rizzuto is hacked by Dikembe Akuchie - foul #2 on Dikembe Akuchie, team foul #1 | 37-18 |
| Subs | Samford | Jonathan Spear (SG), Edward Lakes (SF), Edward Tatom (PF) Boyd Waters, Jeff Rizzuto, James Mendonca | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 18:17 | Samford | Edward Tatom clanks a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Jerry Aquino - foul #1 on Jerry Aquino, team foul #2 | 37-18 |
| Subs | Samford | Boyd Waters (SG), Jeff Rizzuto (SF) Jonathan Spear, Edward Lakes | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 18:17 | Samford | Edward Tatom makes the 1st free throw | 38-18 |
| 18:17 | Samford | Edward Tatom makes the 2nd free throw | 39-18 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 18:02 | Belmont | Jerry Aquino hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Frank Swords | 39-20 |
| 17:41 | Samford | Boyd Waters hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 39-20 |
| 17:40 | Samford | Boyd Waters tips it but misses | 39-20 |
| 17:39 | Belmont | Steve Carrell snags the defensive board | 39-20 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 17:18 | Belmont | Jerry Aquino hits a jumper from the left wing | 39-22 |
| 16:53 | Samford | Jeff Rizzuto misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-22 |
| 16:52 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Rodrigo Padilla | 39-22 |
| 16:30 | Belmont | Frank Swords buries a 3 from the left corner | 39-25 |
| 16:04 | Samford | Edward Tatom makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Warren Leyva | 41-25 |
| 15:44 | Belmont | Steve Carrell loses the dribble to Boyd Waters | 41-25 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Warren Leyva (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Boyd Waters (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jeff Rizzuto (fairly fresh) PF - Edward Tatom (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Herbert Wilson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dikembe Akuchie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Frank Swords (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Aquino (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Steve Carrell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Rodrigo Padilla (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Samford | Edward Tatom lays it in on a nice dish by Jeff Rizzuto | 43-25 |
| 15:01 | Belmont | Frank Swords clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-25 |
| 15:00 | Samford | Herbert Wilson grabs the board | 43-25 |
| 14:33 | Samford | Warren Leyva misses short on a floater from the left side | 43-25 |
| 14:32 | Samford | Edward Tatom hits the follow up shot | 45-25 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 14:15 | Belmont | Jeff Rizzuto is called for the reach on Frank Swords - foul #2 on Jeff Rizzuto, team foul #1 | 45-25 |
| Subs | Samford | Jonathan Spear (SG), Edward Lakes (SF), James Mendonca (C) Boyd Waters, Jeff Rizzuto, Edward Tatom | |
| Subs | Belmont | Leonard Buckwalter (PG), Richard Wilson (SG), Thomas Duncan (SF), Harold Boswell (PF), Michael Greenblatt (C) Dikembe Akuchie, Frank Swords, Jerry Aquino, Steve Carrell, Rodrigo Padilla | |
| 14:05 | Belmont | Leonard Buckwalter clanks a 3 from the right wing | 45-25 |
| 14:04 | Samford | The rebound goes to Herbert Wilson | 45-25 |
| 13:45 | Samford | Herbert Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-25 |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Tatom (PF) Herbert Wilson | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 13:29 | Belmont | Leonard Buckwalter is fouled on the floor by Edward Lakes - foul #1 on Edward Lakes, team foul #2 | 45-25 |
| Subs | Samford | Herbert Wilson (PF) Edward Tatom | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 13:12 | Belmont | Leonard Buckwalter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-25 |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Tatom (PF) Herbert Wilson | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 12:47 | Samford | Edward Tatom is whistled for a carry | 45-25 |
| Subs | Samford | Herbert Wilson (PF) Edward Tatom | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 12:34 | Belmont | Leonard Buckwalter misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-25 |
| 12:33 | Samford | James Mendonca pulls down the rebound | 45-25 |
| 12:05 | Samford | Warren Leyva makes the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Edward Lakes and the foul's on Thomas Duncan - foul #1 on Thomas Duncan, team foul #3 | 47-25 |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Tatom (PF), Andre Bruno (C) Herbert Wilson, James Mendonca | |
| Subs | Belmont | Frank Swords (SG) Thomas Duncan | |
| 12:05 | Samford | Warren Leyva makes the free throw | 48-25 |
| 11:52 | Belmont | Harold Boswell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-25 |
| 11:50 | Samford | Jonathan Spear grabs the defensive rebound | 48-25 |
| 11:32 | Samford | Edward Tatom clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Harold Boswell - foul #3 on Harold Boswell, team foul #4 | 48-25 |
| Subs | Samford | Jeff Rizzuto (SF), James Mendonca (C) Warren Leyva, Andre Bruno | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dikembe Akuchie (PG), Jerry Aquino (SF), Martin Simmons (PF) Leonard Buckwalter, Richard Wilson, Harold Boswell | |
| 11:32 | Samford | Edward Tatom misses the 1st free throw | 48-25 |
| 11:32 | Samford | Edward Tatom makes the 2nd free throw | 49-25 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Edward Lakes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Spear (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Rizzuto (fresh) PF - Edward Tatom (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - James Mendonca (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dikembe Akuchie (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Frank Swords (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Aquino (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Martin Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Greenblatt (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:28 | Belmont | Dikembe Akuchie is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dikembe Akuchie, team foul #5 | 49-25 |
| Subs | Samford | Herbert Wilson (PF) Edward Tatom | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 11:15 | Samford | Jeff Rizzuto knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Herbert Wilson and he's hacked by Michael Greenblatt - foul #4 on Michael Greenblatt, team foul #6 | 51-25 |
| Subs | Samford | Warren Leyva (PG), Edward Tatom (PF) Edward Lakes, Herbert Wilson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Steve Carrell (PF) Michael Greenblatt | |
| 11:15 | Samford | Jeff Rizzuto makes the free throw | 52-25 |
| 11:06 | Belmont | Steve Carrell is hacked by Edward Tatom - foul #2 on Edward Tatom, team foul #3 | 52-25 |
| Subs | Samford | Herbert Wilson (PF), Andre Bruno (C) Edward Tatom, James Mendonca | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 11:00 | Belmont | Dikembe Akuchie connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 52-27 |
| 10:40 | Samford | Herbert Wilson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-27 |
| 10:39 | Samford | Jonathan Spear pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-27 |
| 10:12 | Samford | Warren Leyva is hacked by Steve Carrell - foul #3 on Steve Carrell, team foul #7 | 52-27 |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Lakes (SF), Edward Tatom (PF), James Mendonca (C) Jeff Rizzuto, Herbert Wilson, Andre Bruno | |
| Subs | Belmont | Richard Wilson (SG), Harold Boswell (PF) Frank Swords, Steve Carrell | |
| 10:12 | Samford | Warren Leyva makes the 1st free throw | 53-27 |
| 10:12 | Samford | Warren Leyva makes the 2nd free throw | 54-27 |
| 09:50 | Belmont | Martin Simmons scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dikembe Akuchie | 54-29 |
| 09:27 | Samford | Richard Wilson is called for the reach on Jonathan Spear - foul #1 on Richard Wilson, team foul #8 | 54-29 |
| Subs | Samford | Jeff Rizzuto (SF) Warren Leyva | |
| Subs | Belmont | Leonard Buckwalter (PG), Rodrigo Padilla (PF) Dikembe Akuchie, Martin Simmons | |
| 09:27 | Samford | Jonathan Spear makes the 1st free throw | 55-29 |
| 09:27 | Samford | Jonathan Spear makes the 2nd free throw | 56-29 |
| 09:13 | Belmont | Harold Boswell misses the shot from the baseline | 56-29 |
| 09:11 | Samford | Jeff Rizzuto grabs the board | 56-29 |
| 08:42 | Samford | Edward Tatom misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-29 |
| 08:40 | Belmont | Jerry Aquino pulls down the rebound | 56-29 |
| 08:34 | Belmont | Jerry Aquino hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 56-29 |
| 08:33 | Belmont | Jerry Aquino pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-29 |
| 08:22 | Belmont | Jerry Aquino buries a floater from close range | 56-31 |
| 08:05 | Samford | Edward Lakes is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 56-31 |
| Subs | Samford | Warren Leyva (PG), Herbert Wilson (PF), Andre Bruno (C) Edward Lakes, Edward Tatom, James Mendonca | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jonathan Jackson (SG), Thomas Duncan (SF), Martin Simmons (C) Richard Wilson, Jerry Aquino, Harold Boswell | |
| 07:55 | Belmont | Leonard Buckwalter is whistled for traveling | 56-31 |
| 07:28 | Samford | Jeff Rizzuto knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Jonathan Spear | 58-31 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Warren Leyva (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Spear (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff Rizzuto (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Herbert Wilson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Andre Bruno (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Leonard Buckwalter (fresh) SG - Jonathan Jackson (fresh) SF - Thomas Duncan (fresh) PF - Rodrigo Padilla (fresh) 6 reb. C - Martin Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:21 | Belmont | Thomas Duncan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-31 |
| 07:20 | Samford | Jeff Rizzuto pulls down the rebound | 58-31 |
| 07:15 | Samford | Warren Leyva misses the easy layup | 58-31 |
| 07:13 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Martin Simmons | 58-31 |
| 06:55 | Belmont | Martin Simmons is called for 5 seconds | 58-31 |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Lakes (PG), Edward Tatom (PF) Jonathan Spear, Andre Bruno | |
| Subs | Belmont | Richard Wilson (SG) Leonard Buckwalter | |
| 06:30 | Samford | Jeff Rizzuto drills a jump hook from the left block | 60-31 |
| 06:20 | Belmont | Jeff Rizzuto denies the turnaround by Thomas Duncan | 60-31 |
| 06:18 | Samford | Jeff Rizzuto pulls down the rebound | 60-31 |
| 06:04 | Samford | Edward Lakes can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 60-31 |
| 06:03 | Samford | Herbert Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 60-31 |
| 05:41 | Samford | Rodrigo Padilla is called for the reach on Edward Tatom - foul #2 on Rodrigo Padilla, team foul #9 | 60-31 |
| Subs | Samford | Jonathan Spear (SG), James Mendonca (C) Edward Lakes, Herbert Wilson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Leonard Buckwalter (PG), Harold Boswell (PF) Jonathan Jackson, Rodrigo Padilla | |
| 05:41 | Samford | Edward Tatom makes the 1st free throw | 61-31 |
| 05:41 | Samford | Edward Tatom misses the 2nd free throw | 61-31 |
| 05:41 | Belmont | Harold Boswell pulls down the rebound | 61-31 |
| 05:32 | Belmont | Harold Boswell clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jonathan Spear - foul #2 on Jonathan Spear, team foul #4 | 61-31 |
| Subs | Samford | Boyd Waters (SG), Herbert Wilson (PF) Jonathan Spear, Edward Tatom | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 05:32 | Belmont | Harold Boswell misses the 1st free throw | 61-31 |
| 05:32 | Belmont | Harold Boswell makes the 2nd free throw | 61-32 |
| 05:14 | Samford | Warren Leyva is called for 3 seconds | 61-32 |
| Subs | Samford | Jonathan Spear (SG), Edward Tatom (PF) Boyd Waters, Herbert Wilson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Rodrigo Padilla (C) Martin Simmons | |
| 04:57 | Belmont | Rodrigo Padilla buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-35 |
| 04:38 | Samford | Edward Tatom buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Warren Leyva | 63-35 |
| 04:29 | Belmont | Thomas Duncan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-35 |
| Subs | Samford | Boyd Waters (SG), Edward Lakes (SF), Herbert Wilson (C) Jonathan Spear, Jeff Rizzuto, James Mendonca | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jonathan Jackson (SG) Thomas Duncan | |
| 04:09 | Samford | Edward Tatom can't finish the layup | 63-35 |
| 04:08 | Samford | Warren Leyva hits the follow up shot | 65-35 |
| 04:00 | Belmont | Edward Lakes is called for the reach on Rodrigo Padilla - foul #2 on Edward Lakes, team foul #5 | 65-35 |
| Subs | Samford | Jonathan Spear (SG), Jeff Rizzuto (SF), James Mendonca (C) Boyd Waters, Edward Lakes, Edward Tatom | |
| Subs | Belmont | Martin Simmons (C) Leonard Buckwalter | |
| 03:55 | Belmont | Richard Wilson can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 65-35 |
| 03:54 | Samford | James Mendonca snags the defensive board | 65-35 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Samford | James Mendonca can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Martin Simmons - foul #1 on Martin Simmons, team foul #10 | 65-35 |
| 03:40 | Samford | James Mendonca makes the 1st free throw | 66-35 |
| 03:40 | Samford | James Mendonca makes the 2nd free throw | 67-35 |
| 03:27 | Belmont | Herbert Wilson is called for the reach on Jonathan Jackson - foul #1 on Herbert Wilson, team foul #6 | 67-35 |
| Subs | Samford | Boyd Waters (SG), Edward Tatom (PF) Jonathan Spear, James Mendonca | |
| Subs | Belmont | Thomas Duncan (SG) Richard Wilson | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Warren Leyva (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Boyd Waters (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jeff Rizzuto (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Tatom (tiring) 22 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Herbert Wilson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jonathan Jackson (fresh) SG - Thomas Duncan (fresh) SF - Rodrigo Padilla (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Martin Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. C - Harold Boswell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:11 | Belmont | Thomas Duncan scores on a jump hook near the basket | 67-37 |
| 02:45 | Samford | Warren Leyva scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Boyd Waters | 70-37 |
| 02:41 | Belmont | Rodrigo Padilla buries a shot from the left wing | 70-39 |
| 02:12 | Samford | Boyd Waters makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Warren Leyva | 72-39 |
| 02:08 | Belmont | Jonathan Jackson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-39 |
| 02:07 | Samford | Boyd Waters snags the defensive board | 72-39 |
| 01:38 | Samford | Boyd Waters is whistled for a carry | 72-39 |
| Subs | Samford | Jonathan Spear (SG) Boyd Waters | |
| Subs | Belmont | Leonard Buckwalter (PG), Richard Wilson (SG) Jonathan Jackson, Thomas Duncan | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:19 | Belmont | Richard Wilson drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 72-41 |
| 00:52 | Samford | Martin Simmons swats the short shot by Edward Tatom | 72-41 |
| 00:50 | Samford | Jonathan Spear snags the offensive board | 72-41 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Samford | Jeff Rizzuto throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-41 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Belmont | Harold Boswell clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-41 |
| 00:20 | Samford | Jeff Rizzuto snags the defensive board | 72-41 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Warren Leyva runs out the clock | 72-41 |