| Lineup | Samford | PG - Michael Carino (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Lawson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ken Saldana (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Obayana Ahmed (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Geoffrey Stoney (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - William Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kyle Jenkins (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Stalling (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nelson Hoggan (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Willy Crawford (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Ken Saldana inbounds the ball | 45-38 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:33 | Samford | William Taylor takes the ball from Geoffrey Stoney | 45-38 |
| 19:25 | Morehead State | Daniel Stalling lays it in | 45-40 |
| 19:06 | Samford | Michael Carino makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Larry Lawson and the foul's on Nelson Hoggan - foul #3 on Nelson Hoggan, team foul #1 | 47-40 |
| 19:06 | Samford | Michael Carino makes the free throw | 48-40 |
| 18:47 | Morehead State | Geoffrey Stoney takes the ball from Willy Crawford | 48-40 |
| 18:35 | Samford | Kyle Jenkins steps in front of the Obayana Ahmed pass | 48-40 |
| 18:32 | Morehead State | Kyle Jenkins lays it in | 48-42 |
| 18:23 | Samford | Obayana Ahmed blows the layup | 48-42 |
| 18:22 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Nelson Hoggan | 48-42 |
| 18:05 | Morehead State | Nelson Hoggan makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 17:52 | Samford | Ken Saldana connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Carino | 51-45 |
| 17:45 | Morehead State | Daniel Stalling hits a jumper from the left block | 51-47 |
| 17:21 | Samford | Geoffrey Stoney blows the layup | 51-47 |
| 17:20 | Morehead State | Willy Crawford gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| 16:58 | Morehead State | Kyle Jenkins buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Willy Crawford | 51-49 |
| 16:29 | Samford | Ken Saldana is fouled on the floor by Nelson Hoggan - foul #4 on Nelson Hoggan, team foul #2 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Samford | James Feeney (PG), Brian Doty (SG), Derrick Welch (SF), Jimmy Pokorski (PF), Robert Richburg (C) Michael Carino, Larry Lawson, Ken Saldana, Obayana Ahmed, Geoffrey Stoney | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Edward Albano (PG), Billie Natal (SG), George Iverson (SF), Charles Storey (PF), Raymond Cusson (C) William Taylor, Kyle Jenkins, Daniel Stalling, Nelson Hoggan, Willy Crawford | |
| 16:15 | Samford | Jimmy Pokorski is called for traveling | 51-49 |
| 16:02 | Morehead State | Edward Albano misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-49 |
| 16:01 | Samford | The rebound goes to Robert Richburg | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - James Feeney (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brian Doty (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Derrick Welch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Pokorski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Richburg (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Edward Albano (fresh) SG - Billie Natal (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Iverson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Storey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Cusson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:50 | Samford | Brian Doty hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 51-49 |
| 15:48 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to George Iverson | 51-49 |
| 15:35 | Morehead State | George Iverson drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Charles Storey and the foul's on James Feeney - foul #2 on James Feeney, team foul #1 | 51-51 |
| 15:35 | Morehead State | George Iverson makes the free throw | 51-52 |
| 15:17 | Samford | Brian Doty misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 51-52 |
| 15:15 | Morehead State | Charles Storey grabs the defensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 14:58 | Morehead State | Billie Natal is called for traveling | 51-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Carino (PG), Ken Saldana (SF) James Feeney, Jimmy Pokorski | |
| Subs | Morehead State | William Taylor (PG), Kyle Jenkins (SG) Edward Albano, Billie Natal | |
| 14:42 | Samford | Charles Storey is called for the reach on Brian Doty - foul #1 on Charles Storey, team foul #3 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Obayana Ahmed (PF) Derrick Welch | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Daniel Stalling (SF) George Iverson | |
| 14:25 | Samford | Ken Saldana scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Brian Doty | 54-52 |
| 14:09 | Morehead State | Daniel Stalling can't finish the layup | 54-52 |
| 14:08 | Samford | Brian Doty pulls down the rebound | 54-52 |
| 13:43 | Samford | Michael Carino misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-52 |
| 13:41 | Morehead State | William Taylor grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 13:28 | Morehead State | Daniel Stalling scores on a turnaround from the right block and he's hacked by Ken Saldana - foul #2 on Ken Saldana, team foul #2 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Samford | Larry Lawson (SG), Derrick Welch (PF), Geoffrey Stoney (C) Brian Doty, Obayana Ahmed, Robert Richburg | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Willy Crawford (C) Raymond Cusson | |
| 13:28 | Morehead State | Daniel Stalling makes the free throw | 54-55 |
| 13:08 | Samford | Michael Carino clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-55 |
| 13:06 | Morehead State | Willy Crawford snags the defensive board | 54-55 |
| 13:01 | Morehead State | Charles Storey can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 54-55 |
| 13:00 | Samford | Ken Saldana grabs the board | 54-55 |
| 12:55 | Samford | Ken Saldana connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Carino | 56-55 |
| 12:41 | Morehead State | William Taylor misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-55 |
| 12:39 | Morehead State | Charles Storey grabs the offensive board | 56-55 |
| 12:29 | Morehead State | Daniel Stalling is called for traveling | 56-55 |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Doty (PG), Obayana Ahmed (PF) Michael Carino, Ken Saldana | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Edward Albano (PG), Billie Natal (SG), George Iverson (SF), Nelson Hoggan (PF) William Taylor, Kyle Jenkins, Daniel Stalling, Charles Storey | |
| 12:08 | Samford | Larry Lawson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-55 |
| 11:55 | Morehead State | Geoffrey Stoney steps in front of the Billie Natal pass | 56-55 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Brian Doty (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Larry Lawson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Derrick Welch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Obayana Ahmed (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Geoffrey Stoney (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Edward Albano (fresh) SG - Billie Natal (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Iverson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Nelson Hoggan (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Willy Crawford (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Samford | Geoffrey Stoney is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Geoffrey Stoney, team foul #3 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | William Taylor (PG), Kyle Jenkins (SG) Edward Albano, Billie Natal | |
| 11:08 | Morehead State | Nelson Hoggan misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-55 |
| 11:07 | Morehead State | Willy Crawford snags the offensive board | 56-55 |
| 10:56 | Morehead State | Nelson Hoggan knocks in the 3 from straight away | 56-58 |
| 10:33 | Samford | William Taylor steps in front of the Obayana Ahmed pass | 56-58 |
| 10:28 | Morehead State | Kyle Jenkins lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Taylor | 56-60 |
| 10:20 | Samford | Brian Doty misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 56-60 |
| 10:18 | Morehead State | Willy Crawford snags the defensive board | 56-60 |
| 09:59 | Morehead State | Derrick Welch steals it from Kyle Jenkins | 56-60 |
| 09:45 | Samford | Brian Doty misses the shot from the right side but he's fouled by William Taylor - foul #2 on William Taylor, team foul #4 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Carino (PG), Ken Saldana (SF), Jimmy Pokorski (PF), Robert Richburg (C) Larry Lawson, Derrick Welch, Obayana Ahmed, Geoffrey Stoney | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Daniel Stalling (SF), Raymond Cusson (C) George Iverson, Willy Crawford | |
| 09:45 | Samford | Brian Doty misses the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 09:45 | Samford | Brian Doty makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 09:24 | Morehead State | Daniel Stalling can't finish the layup | 57-60 |
| 09:23 | Samford | The rebound goes to Brian Doty | 57-60 |
| 09:02 | Samford | Michael Carino misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-60 |
| 09:00 | Morehead State | Raymond Cusson grabs the board | 57-60 |
| 08:49 | Morehead State | Raymond Cusson is fouled on the floor by Robert Richburg - foul #1 on Robert Richburg, team foul #4 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Samford | Obayana Ahmed (PF) Brian Doty | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Edward Albano (PG), Billie Natal (SG), Charles Storey (PF) William Taylor, Kyle Jenkins, Nelson Hoggan | |
| 08:31 | Morehead State | Daniel Stalling hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 57-62 |
| 08:16 | Samford | Michael Carino hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-62 |
| 08:14 | Samford | Obayana Ahmed grabs the offensive board | 57-62 |
| 07:53 | Samford | Raymond Cusson steals it from Michael Carino | 57-62 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Michael Carino (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jimmy Pokorski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ken Saldana (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Obayana Ahmed (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Richburg (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Edward Albano (fresh) SG - Billie Natal (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Stalling (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Storey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Cusson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Morehead State | Edward Albano scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-65 |
| 07:17 | Samford | Michael Carino connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-65 |
| 07:08 | Morehead State | Daniel Stalling hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 59-65 |
| 07:06 | Samford | Jimmy Pokorski grabs the defensive rebound | 59-65 |
| 06:46 | Samford | Jimmy Pokorski clanks a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Billie Natal - foul #1 on Billie Natal, team foul #5 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Doty (PG), Larry Lawson (SG), Derrick Welch (SF), Geoffrey Stoney (C) Michael Carino, Ken Saldana, Obayana Ahmed, Robert Richburg | |
| Subs | Morehead State | William Taylor (PG), Kyle Jenkins (SG), George Iverson (SF), Nelson Hoggan (PF), Willy Crawford (C) Edward Albano, Billie Natal, Daniel Stalling, Charles Storey, Raymond Cusson | |
| 06:46 | Samford | Jimmy Pokorski misses the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 06:46 | Samford | Jimmy Pokorski misses the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 06:46 | Morehead State | Nelson Hoggan grabs the defensive rebound | 59-65 |
| 06:38 | Morehead State | Nelson Hoggan can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 59-65 |
| 06:36 | Samford | Larry Lawson snags the defensive board | 59-65 |
| 06:19 | Samford | Jimmy Pokorski knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Derrick Welch | 61-65 |
| 06:07 | Morehead State | Nelson Hoggan misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Jimmy Pokorski - foul #3 on Jimmy Pokorski, team foul #5 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Samford | James Feeney (PG) Jimmy Pokorski | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 06:07 | Morehead State | Nelson Hoggan makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 06:07 | Morehead State | Nelson Hoggan makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 05:57 | Samford | Brian Doty makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 64-67 |
| 05:43 | Morehead State | William Taylor is whistled for a carry | 64-67 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Carino (PG), Ken Saldana (SF) James Feeney, Brian Doty | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 05:26 | Samford | Geoffrey Stoney is called for traveling | 64-67 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Daniel Stalling (SF) George Iverson | |
| 05:08 | Morehead State | Nelson Hoggan clanks a 3 from straight away | 64-67 |
| 05:07 | Morehead State | Kyle Jenkins misses the tip | 64-67 |
| 05:06 | Samford | Geoffrey Stoney gets the rebound | 64-67 |
| 04:53 | Samford | Willy Crawford blocks the short jumper by Geoffrey Stoney | 64-67 |
| 04:51 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Lawson | 64-67 |
| 04:33 | Samford | Ken Saldana clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 64-67 |
| 04:31 | Samford | Derrick Welch hits the follow up shot | 66-67 |
| 04:24 | Morehead State | Daniel Stalling drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Kyle Jenkins | 66-69 |
| 04:20 | Samford | Larry Lawson makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-69 |
| 03:57 | Morehead State | Nelson Hoggan drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-72 |
| 03:37 | Samford | Derrick Welch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-72 |
| Subs | Samford | James Feeney (PG), Brian Doty (SG), Jimmy Pokorski (SF), Obayana Ahmed (PF), Robert Richburg (C) Michael Carino, Larry Lawson, Ken Saldana, Derrick Welch, Geoffrey Stoney | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Edward Albano (PG), Billie Natal (SG), George Iverson (SF), Charles Storey (PF), Raymond Cusson (C) William Taylor, Kyle Jenkins, Daniel Stalling, Nelson Hoggan, Willy Crawford | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - James Feeney (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brian Doty (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jimmy Pokorski (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Obayana Ahmed (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Richburg (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Edward Albano (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Billie Natal (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Iverson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Storey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Cusson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Morehead State | Billie Natal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-72 |
| 02:58 | Samford | Brian Doty drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Jimmy Pokorski and he's fouled by Billie Natal - foul #2 on Billie Natal, team foul #6 | 71-72 |
| 02:58 | Samford | Brian Doty misses the free throw | 71-72 |
| 02:58 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Obayana Ahmed | 71-72 |
| 02:58 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-72 |
| 02:38 | Samford | Jimmy Pokorski can't finish the layup | 71-72 |
| 02:37 | Samford | Robert Richburg misses the tip | 71-72 |
| 02:36 | Samford | Obayana Ahmed grabs the offensive board | 71-72 |
| 02:22 | Samford | The pull-up jumper by Brian Doty is blocked by Charles Storey | 71-72 |
| 02:21 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Billie Natal | 71-72 |
| 02:21 | Morehead State | Morehead State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-72 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Carino (PG), Larry Lawson (SG), Ken Saldana (SF), Geoffrey Stoney (C) James Feeney, Brian Doty, Jimmy Pokorski, Robert Richburg | |
| Subs | Morehead State | William Taylor (PG), Kyle Jenkins (SG), Daniel Stalling (SF), Nelson Hoggan (PF), Willy Crawford (C) Edward Albano, Billie Natal, George Iverson, Charles Storey, Raymond Cusson | |
| 02:05 | Morehead State | Ken Saldana steals it from Daniel Stalling | 71-72 |
| 02:00 | Samford | The pull-up jumper by Michael Carino is blocked by Willy Crawford | 71-72 |
| 01:58 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Willy Crawford | 71-72 |
| 01:31 | Morehead State | Kyle Jenkins buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by William Taylor | 71-75 |
| 01:11 | Samford | Obayana Ahmed travels with the ball | 71-75 |
| 00:55 | Morehead State | Kyle Jenkins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-75 |
| 00:54 | Samford | Ken Saldana grabs the defensive rebound | 71-75 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:45 | Samford | Obayana Ahmed lays it in on a great pass from Michael Carino | 73-75 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Morehead State | Nelson Hoggan connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 73-78 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Samford | Ken Saldana can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 73-78 |
| 00:12 | Morehead State | Willy Crawford pulls down the rebound | 73-78 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Morehead State | Michael Carino is called for the reach on Willy Crawford in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Carino, team foul #6 | 73-78 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Billie Natal (PG), Thomas Carson (C) William Taylor, Willy Crawford | |
| 00:10 | Morehead State | Geoffrey Stoney is called for the reach on Thomas Carson - foul #2 on Geoffrey Stoney, team foul #7 | 73-78 |
| 00:10 | Morehead State | Thomas Carson makes the 1st free throw | 73-79 |
| 00:10 | Morehead State | Thomas Carson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-80 |
| 00:05 | Samford | Ken Saldana comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-80 |
| 00:03 | Samford | Obayana Ahmed grabs the offensive board | 73-80 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Ken Saldana scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 76-80 |