| Lineup | Samford | PG - David Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thad Burchette (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Sink (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Scott Pierce (fresh) 7 pts. C - Lloyd Murdock (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Nicky Chao (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Bodie (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Macklin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Slone (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Mickelson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Fordham | Charles Macklin inbounds the ball | 34-32 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Fordham | Charles Macklin knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Nicky Chao and he's hacked by Shawn Sink - foul #1 on Shawn Sink, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| 19:41 | Fordham | Charles Macklin makes the free throw | 34-35 |
| 19:25 | Samford | Shawn Sink connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Thad Burchette | 36-35 |
| 19:20 | Fordham | Charles Macklin comes up short on the shot from the left side | 36-35 |
| 19:19 | Samford | Shawn Sink gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 19:00 | Samford | Thad Burchette can't finish the layup but he's hacked by John Slone - foul #3 on John Slone, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Fordham | Michael England (PF) John Slone | |
| 19:00 | Samford | Thad Burchette makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 19:00 | Samford | Thad Burchette makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 18:35 | Fordham | Keith Mickelson misses the floater from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 18:34 | Fordham | Keith Mickelson grabs the offensive board | 38-35 |
| 18:29 | Fordham | Charles Macklin misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 18:27 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock grabs the board | 38-35 |
| 18:21 | Samford | David Hall misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Nicky Chao - foul #1 on Nicky Chao, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| 18:21 | Samford | David Hall makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 18:21 | Samford | David Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 18:21 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Michael England | 39-35 |
| 18:09 | Fordham | John Bodie misses the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Thad Burchette - foul #3 on Thad Burchette, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Samford | Pete Chandler (SG) Thad Burchette | |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| 18:09 | Fordham | John Bodie misses the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 18:09 | Fordham | John Bodie makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 17:49 | Samford | Scott Pierce scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from David Hall | 41-36 |
| 17:37 | Fordham | Charles Macklin misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 41-36 |
| 17:35 | Fordham | Keith Mickelson tips it in | 41-38 |
| 17:21 | Samford | Shawn Sink buries a shot from close range on a great pass from Pete Chandler | 43-38 |
| 16:57 | Fordham | Lloyd Murdock is called for the reach on Michael England - foul #1 on Lloyd Murdock, team foul #3 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Gilmore (C) Lloyd Murdock | |
| Subs | Fordham | Eric Austin (SF), Lyle Felder (C) Charles Macklin, Keith Mickelson | |
| 16:42 | Fordham | Nicky Chao buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael England | 43-40 |
| 16:25 | Samford | Shawn Sink scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Scott Pierce | 46-40 |
| 16:11 | Fordham | Michael England misses the lay-in | 46-40 |
| 16:10 | Samford | Scott Pierce pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| 15:57 | Samford | David Hall scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Shawn Sink | 48-40 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - David Hall (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Pete Chandler (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Shawn Sink (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Pierce (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Gilmore (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Nicky Chao (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Bodie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Austin (fresh) PF - Michael England (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Lyle Felder (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Fordham | Lyle Felder misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-40 |
| 15:32 | Samford | Pete Chandler gets the rebound | 48-40 |
| 15:18 | Samford | Shawn Sink double dribbles | 48-40 |
| Subs | Samford | Thad Burchette (SG), Duane Holloman (SF), Lloyd Murdock (C) David Hall, Shawn Sink, Scott Pierce | |
| Subs | Fordham | Lamar Hill (PG), Charles Macklin (SF), John Slone (PF), Keith Mickelson (C) Nicky Chao, John Bodie, Michael England, Lyle Felder | |
| 14:54 | Fordham | Lamar Hill misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 48-40 |
| 14:53 | Samford | The rebound goes to Joseph Gilmore | 48-40 |
| 14:48 | Samford | Duane Holloman knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Thad Burchette | 50-40 |
| 14:36 | Fordham | Keith Mickelson hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 50-42 |
| 14:14 | Samford | Charles Macklin steps in front of the Duane Holloman pass | 50-42 |
| 14:10 | Fordham | Eric Austin lays it in on a great pass from Charles Macklin | 50-44 |
| 13:46 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock is whistled for a carry | 50-44 |
| Subs | Samford | David Hall (PG), Shawn Sink (SF), Scott Pierce (PF) Pete Chandler, Duane Holloman, Joseph Gilmore | |
| Subs | Fordham | Nicky Chao (PG), Lyle Felder (C) Eric Austin, Keith Mickelson | |
| 13:26 | Fordham | Charles Macklin comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 50-44 |
| 13:25 | Samford | Shawn Sink grabs the defensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 13:06 | Samford | Scott Pierce comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 50-44 |
| 13:04 | Fordham | Nicky Chao pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| 12:39 | Fordham | Lamar Hill is hacked by Thad Burchette - foul #4 on Thad Burchette, team foul #4 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Samford | Jefferson Escarcega (SG), Duane Holloman (C) Thad Burchette, Lloyd Murdock | |
| Subs | Fordham | John Bodie (SG), Eric Austin (SF), Michael England (C) Lamar Hill, Charles Macklin, Lyle Felder | |
| 12:26 | Fordham | Eric Austin misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 50-44 |
| 12:25 | Samford | Scott Pierce pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| 12:11 | Samford | Scott Pierce buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Jefferson Escarcega and the foul's on John Bodie - foul #1 on John Bodie, team foul #3 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Samford | Pete Chandler (SG), Joseph Gilmore (C) Jefferson Escarcega, Duane Holloman | |
| Subs | Fordham | Keith Mickelson (C) John Slone | |
| 12:11 | Samford | Scott Pierce makes the free throw | 53-44 |
| 12:09 | Fordham | Nicky Chao loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-44 |
| 11:53 | Samford | Keith Mickelson picks off the pass by Pete Chandler | 53-44 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - David Hall (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Pete Chandler (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Shawn Sink (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Pierce (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Gilmore (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Nicky Chao (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Bodie (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Austin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael England (fresh) 2 reb. C - Keith Mickelson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Fordham | David Hall picks off the pass by Eric Austin | 53-44 |
| 11:35 | Samford | Shawn Sink lays it up and in set up by David Hall | 55-44 |
| 11:25 | Fordham | John Bodie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-44 |
| 11:23 | Fordham | Michael England snags the offensive board | 55-44 |
| 11:13 | Fordham | Scott Pierce picks off the pass by Michael England | 55-44 |
| 10:56 | Samford | Shawn Sink can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 55-44 |
| 10:55 | Samford | Shawn Sink tips it in | 57-44 |
| 10:38 | Fordham | Scott Pierce takes the ball from Eric Austin | 57-44 |
| 10:18 | Samford | Scott Pierce is fouled on the floor by Michael England - foul #2 on Michael England, team foul #4 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Samford | Jefferson Escarcega (PG), Kyle King (SG), Duane Holloman (SF), Michael Dejesus (PF), Lloyd Murdock (C) David Hall, Pete Chandler, Shawn Sink, Scott Pierce, Joseph Gilmore | |
| Subs | Fordham | Charles Macklin (SF), John Slone (PF) Eric Austin, Keith Mickelson | |
| 10:06 | Samford | Nicky Chao is called for the reach on Jefferson Escarcega - foul #2 on Nicky Chao, team foul #5 | 57-44 |
| 09:37 | Samford | Kyle King buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Duane Holloman | 59-44 |
| 09:13 | Fordham | Michael England loses the dribble to Duane Holloman | 59-44 |
| 08:53 | Samford | Kyle King misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 59-44 |
| 08:51 | Fordham | Michael England pulls down the rebound | 59-44 |
| 08:22 | Fordham | The jumper by Nicky Chao is denied by Lloyd Murdock | 59-44 |
| 08:21 | Samford | The rebound goes to Lloyd Murdock | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:06 | Samford | Michael Dejesus comes up short on the floater from the right side but the foul's on John Bodie - foul #2 on John Bodie, team foul #6 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Samford | David Hall (PG), Pete Chandler (SG), Shawn Sink (SF), Scott Pierce (PF) Jefferson Escarcega, Kyle King, Duane Holloman, Lloyd Murdock | |
| Subs | Fordham | Lamar Hill (PG), Eric Austin (SG), Keith Mickelson (C) Nicky Chao, John Bodie, Michael England | |
| 08:06 | Samford | Michael Dejesus makes the 1st free throw | 60-44 |
| 08:06 | Samford | Michael Dejesus makes the 2nd free throw | 61-44 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:54 | Fordham | Lamar Hill misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-44 |
| 07:53 | Fordham | Charles Macklin snags the offensive board | 61-44 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - David Hall (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Pete Chandler (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Shawn Sink (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Scott Pierce (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Dejesus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Lamar Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Austin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Macklin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Slone (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Keith Mickelson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Fordham | Charles Macklin can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Shawn Sink - foul #2 on Shawn Sink, team foul #5 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Samford | Thad Burchette (SG), Joseph Gilmore (C) Pete Chandler, Michael Dejesus | |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| 07:45 | Fordham | Charles Macklin misses the 1st free throw | 61-44 |
| 07:45 | Fordham | Charles Macklin misses the 2nd free throw | 61-44 |
| 07:45 | Samford | The rebound goes to Scott Pierce | 61-44 |
| 07:20 | Samford | Shawn Sink can't finish the layup | 61-44 |
| 07:19 | Fordham | Charles Macklin grabs the board | 61-44 |
| 07:02 | Fordham | Eric Austin hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Thad Burchette - foul #5 on Thad Burchette, team foul #6 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Samford | Pete Chandler (SG), Lloyd Murdock (C) Thad Burchette, Joseph Gilmore | |
| Subs | Fordham | Nicky Chao (PG), Lyle Felder (PF) Charles Macklin, John Slone | |
| 07:02 | Fordham | Eric Austin makes the 1st free throw | 61-45 |
| 07:02 | Fordham | Eric Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 61-46 |
| 06:39 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 61-46 |
| 06:38 | Fordham | Eric Austin gets the rebound | 61-46 |
| 06:18 | Fordham | Keith Mickelson knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Nicky Chao | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:53 | Samford | Pete Chandler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 61-48 |
| 05:52 | Fordham | Lyle Felder grabs the board | 61-48 |
| 05:35 | Fordham | Eric Austin misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-48 |
| 05:34 | Samford | David Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:06 | Samford | David Hall misses the floater from the right wing | 61-48 |
| 05:04 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock can't tip it in | 61-48 |
| 05:02 | Fordham | Keith Mickelson grabs the defensive rebound | 61-48 |
| 05:02 | Fordham | Fordham calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-48 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Fordham | John Bodie (SG), Charles Macklin (SF), John Slone (PF) Lamar Hill, Eric Austin, Lyle Felder | |
| 04:38 | Fordham | John Bodie misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 61-48 |
| 04:37 | Samford | Shawn Sink snags the defensive board | 61-48 |
| 04:16 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Pete Chandler | 63-48 |
| 03:53 | Fordham | Charles Macklin hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Nicky Chao and he's hacked by Lloyd Murdock - foul #2 on Lloyd Murdock, team foul #7 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Gilmore (C) Lloyd Murdock | |
| Subs | Fordham | Michael England (C) Keith Mickelson | |
| 03:53 | Fordham | Charles Macklin makes the free throw | 63-51 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - David Hall (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Pete Chandler (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Shawn Sink (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Scott Pierce (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Gilmore (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Nicky Chao (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Bodie (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Macklin (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Slone (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael England (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Samford | Scott Pierce lays it in set up by David Hall | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:14 | Fordham | Joseph Gilmore denies the turnaround by John Slone | 65-51 |
| 03:13 | Samford | The rebound goes to Scott Pierce | 65-51 |
| 02:44 | Samford | David Hall is fouled on the floor by John Bodie - foul #3 on John Bodie, team foul #7 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Samford | Duane Holloman (SF), Michael Dejesus (C) Shawn Sink, Scott Pierce | |
| Subs | Fordham | Anthony Jackson (PG), Lamar Hill (SG), Eric Austin (SF), Lyle Felder (C) Nicky Chao, John Bodie, Charles Macklin, John Slone | |
| 02:44 | Samford | David Hall makes the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 02:44 | Samford | David Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 67-51 |
| 02:30 | Fordham | Eric Austin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-51 |
| Subs | Samford | Jefferson Escarcega (SG) David Hall | |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| 02:10 | Samford | Pete Chandler clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Eric Austin - foul #1 on Eric Austin, team foul #8 | 67-51 |
| 02:10 | Samford | Pete Chandler makes the 1st free throw | 68-51 |
| 02:10 | Samford | Pete Chandler misses the 2nd free throw | 68-51 |
| 02:10 | Samford | Joseph Gilmore pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-51 |
| 02:00 | Samford | Anthony Jackson is called for the reach on Joseph Gilmore - foul #1 on Anthony Jackson, team foul #9 | 68-51 |
| 02:00 | Samford | Joseph Gilmore misses the 1st free throw | 68-51 |
| 02:00 | Fordham | Lyle Felder grabs the defensive rebound | 68-51 |
| 01:38 | Fordham | Eric Austin knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-54 |
| 01:16 | Samford | Duane Holloman blows the layup but the foul's on Eric Austin - foul #2 on Eric Austin, team foul #10 | 68-54 |
| 01:16 | Samford | Duane Holloman makes the 1st free throw | 69-54 |
| 01:16 | Samford | Duane Holloman makes the 2nd free throw | 70-54 |
| 01:01 | Fordham | Michael England is whistled for traveling | 70-54 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Samford | Michael England blocks the short jumper by Duane Holloman | 70-54 |
| 00:38 | Fordham | Lamar Hill grabs the board | 70-54 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Fordham | Michael England scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 70-56 |
| 00:09 | Samford | Joseph Gilmore knocks in the floater in the paint set up by Duane Holloman | 72-56 |
| 00:03 | Fordham | Anthony Jackson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-56 |
| 00:02 | Samford | Joseph Gilmore pulls down the rebound | 72-56 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Joseph Gilmore runs out the clock | 72-56 |