| Lineup | Samford | PG - Robert Shaw (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Willie Garduno (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Ackerman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Bent (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Hendry (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - John Grier (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Sawyer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Don Laws (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Park (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Ted Harrow (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | William Ackerman inbounds the ball | 37-46 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Samford | Robert Shaw misses short on a floater from the left side | 37-46 |
| 19:36 | Iona | Mark Sawyer pulls down the rebound | 37-46 |
| 19:29 | Iona | Ted Harrow misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-46 |
| 19:28 | Samford | William Ackerman grabs the defensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 19:12 | Samford | Willie Garduno hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-46 |
| 19:11 | Samford | Ronald Hendry misses the tip | 37-46 |
| 19:10 | Iona | Donald Park gets the rebound | 37-46 |
| 19:06 | Iona | John Grier comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-46 |
| 19:04 | Iona | Ted Harrow tips it in | 37-48 |
| 18:39 | Samford | John Bent's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-48 |
| 18:19 | Iona | Ted Harrow is whistled for a carry | 37-48 |
| 18:00 | Samford | Willie Garduno hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 37-48 |
| 17:59 | Samford | John Bent misses the tip | 37-48 |
| 17:57 | Iona | Don Laws gets the rebound | 37-48 |
| 17:55 | Iona | John Grier is called for traveling in the backcourt | 37-48 |
| Subs | Samford | John Groves (SG) Willie Garduno | |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| 17:33 | Samford | Robert Shaw can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 37-48 |
| 17:31 | Iona | Donald Park gets the rebound | 37-48 |
| 17:27 | Iona | William Ackerman steps in front of the Don Laws pass | 37-48 |
| 17:12 | Samford | Ronald Hendry misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Mark Sawyer - foul #1 on Mark Sawyer, team foul #1 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Samford | Duane McDunn (SF), Tristan Sheehan (C) William Ackerman, John Bent | |
| Subs | Iona | Scott Cooper (PG), Joseph Haycraft (SF), Stephen Montgomery (PF), Steven Letendre (C) John Grier, Don Laws, Donald Park, Ted Harrow | |
| 17:12 | Samford | Ronald Hendry makes the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 17:12 | Samford | Ronald Hendry makes the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 16:54 | Iona | Mark Sawyer knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-51 |
| 16:36 | Samford | Duane McDunn drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Groves | 41-51 |
| 16:19 | Iona | Steven Letendre clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 41-51 |
| 16:17 | Samford | Tristan Sheehan grabs the board | 41-51 |
| 15:50 | Samford | Mark Sawyer is called for the reach on John Groves - foul #2 on Mark Sawyer, team foul #2 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Samford | Willie Garduno (SG), William Ackerman (SF), Kevin Coleman (C) Robert Shaw, Duane McDunn, Ronald Hendry | |
| Subs | Iona | Russell Cosme (PG), John Grier (SG), Don Laws (SF), Donald Park (PF), Ted Harrow (C) Scott Cooper, Mark Sawyer, Joseph Haycraft, Stephen Montgomery, Steven Letendre | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - John Groves (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Willie Garduno (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Ackerman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tristan Sheehan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Russell Cosme (fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Grier (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Laws (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Park (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Ted Harrow (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:36 | Samford | Kevin Coleman hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Donald Park - foul #1 on Donald Park, team foul #3 | 43-51 |
| 15:36 | Samford | Kevin Coleman misses the free throw | 43-51 |
| 15:36 | Iona | Ted Harrow grabs the defensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 15:23 | Iona | Don Laws knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Donald Park | 43-54 |
| 15:11 | Samford | William Ackerman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-54 |
| Subs | Samford | Duane McDunn (PG), John Bent (PF) John Groves, Tristan Sheehan | |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| 14:49 | Iona | Russell Cosme clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 43-54 |
| 14:48 | Iona | Don Laws tips it in | 43-56 |
| 14:32 | Samford | John Bent lays it up and in set up by Duane McDunn | 45-56 |
| 14:26 | Iona | Don Laws loses the dribble to William Ackerman | 45-56 |
| 14:13 | Samford | William Ackerman connects on the driving attempt from the baseline and the foul's on Don Laws - foul #1 on Don Laws, team foul #4 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Shaw (PG) Duane McDunn | |
| Subs | Iona | Mark Sawyer (SG), Joseph Haycraft (SF), Stephen Montgomery (PF), Steven Letendre (C) John Grier, Don Laws, Donald Park, Ted Harrow | |
| 14:13 | Samford | William Ackerman misses the free throw | 47-56 |
| 14:13 | Samford | William Ackerman snags the offensive board | 47-56 |
| 14:08 | Samford | Kevin Coleman banks in the layup on a great pass from Willie Garduno | 49-56 |
| 13:49 | Iona | Joseph Haycraft hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Russell Cosme | 49-59 |
| 13:30 | Samford | Steven Letendre is called for the reach on Kevin Coleman - foul #2 on Steven Letendre, team foul #5 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Samford | John Groves (SG), Duane McDunn (SF), Chad James (PF), Tristan Sheehan (C) Willie Garduno, William Ackerman, John Bent, Kevin Coleman | |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| 13:12 | Samford | Chad James connects on the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Robert Shaw | 51-59 |
| 12:45 | Iona | Mark Sawyer misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-59 |
| 12:44 | Samford | Chad James gets the rebound | 51-59 |
| 12:21 | Samford | Robert Shaw knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 53-59 |
| 12:15 | Iona | Mark Sawyer misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-59 |
| 12:14 | Iona | Stephen Montgomery pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 12:05 | Iona | Russell Cosme hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-62 |
| 11:57 | Samford | Duane McDunn hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Robert Shaw | 56-62 |
| 11:53 | Iona | John Groves steps in front of the Russell Cosme pass | 56-62 |
| 11:48 | Samford | Duane McDunn hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Groves | 58-62 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Robert Shaw (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Groves (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Duane McDunn (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Chad James (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tristan Sheehan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Russell Cosme (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Sawyer (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Haycraft (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Montgomery (fresh) 3 reb. C - Steven Letendre (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Iona | Chad James blocks the short jumper by Joseph Haycraft | 58-62 |
| 11:28 | Iona | Mark Sawyer grabs the offensive rebound | 58-62 |
| 11:17 | Iona | Steven Letendre throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-62 |
| Subs | Samford | Willie Garduno (SG), William Ackerman (SF), John Bent (PF), Kevin Coleman (C) John Groves, Duane McDunn, Chad James, Tristan Sheehan | |
| Subs | Iona | John Grier (PG), Scott Cooper (SG), Don Laws (SF), Donald Park (PF), Ted Harrow (C) Russell Cosme, Mark Sawyer, Joseph Haycraft, Stephen Montgomery, Steven Letendre | |
| 11:02 | Samford | John Bent is fouled on the floor by Ted Harrow - foul #1 on Ted Harrow, team foul #6 | 58-62 |
| 10:46 | Samford | Robert Shaw makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Willie Garduno | 60-62 |
| 10:32 | Iona | Scott Cooper comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-62 |
| 10:30 | Samford | John Bent grabs the defensive rebound | 60-62 |
| 10:17 | Samford | John Bent misses the lay-in | 60-62 |
| 10:15 | Iona | Donald Park gets the rebound | 60-62 |
| 10:08 | Iona | Donald Park misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-62 |
| 10:06 | Iona | Ted Harrow snags the offensive board | 60-62 |
| 09:49 | Iona | Ted Harrow is whistled for traveling | 60-62 |
| Subs | Samford | John Groves (PG) Robert Shaw | |
| Subs | Iona | Mark Sawyer (SG) Scott Cooper | |
| 09:38 | Samford | John Groves makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 62-62 |
| 09:34 | Iona | John Groves picks off the pass by Ted Harrow | 62-62 |
| 09:17 | Samford | John Groves misses the dunk | 62-62 |
| 09:15 | Samford | Kevin Coleman hits the follow up shot | 64-62 |
| 09:02 | Iona | Kevin Coleman swats the short shot by Donald Park | 64-62 |
| 09:01 | Iona | Ted Harrow gets the offensive rebound | 64-62 |
| 08:35 | Iona | Don Laws misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-62 |
| 08:34 | Iona | Ted Harrow tips it home | 64-64 |
| 08:22 | Samford | Willie Garduno misses the turnaround in the lane | 64-64 |
| 08:21 | Iona | Ted Harrow gets the rebound | 64-64 |
| 08:17 | Iona | Donald Park is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Donald Park, team foul #7 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Shaw (PG), Duane McDunn (SF), Ronald Hendry (PF), Tristan Sheehan (C) Willie Garduno, William Ackerman, John Bent, Kevin Coleman | |
| Subs | Iona | Russell Cosme (PG), Joseph Haycraft (SF), Stephen Montgomery (PF), Steven Letendre (C) John Grier, Don Laws, Donald Park, Ted Harrow | |
| 07:58 | Samford | Duane McDunn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-64 |
| 07:56 | Samford | Robert Shaw grabs the offensive board | 64-64 |
| 07:44 | Samford | Robert Shaw drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Duane McDunn | 67-64 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Robert Shaw (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Groves (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Duane McDunn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ronald Hendry (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Tristan Sheehan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Russell Cosme (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Sawyer (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Haycraft (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Montgomery (fresh) 3 reb. C - Steven Letendre (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Iona | Steven Letendre's fadeaway is rejected by Tristan Sheehan | 67-64 |
| 07:22 | Samford | John Groves snags the defensive board | 67-64 |
| 07:10 | Samford | John Groves can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 67-64 |
| 07:08 | Iona | Stephen Montgomery grabs the board | 67-64 |
| 07:03 | Iona | Joseph Haycraft is hacked by Duane McDunn - foul #2 on Duane McDunn, team foul #1 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Samford | Chad James (SG) John Groves | |
| Subs | Iona | John Grier (SG), Donald Park (PF), Ted Harrow (C) Mark Sawyer, Stephen Montgomery, Steven Letendre | |
| 06:52 | Iona | Tristan Sheehan picks off the pass by Russell Cosme | 67-64 |
| 06:36 | Samford | Tristan Sheehan misses the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Ted Harrow - foul #2 on Ted Harrow, team foul #8 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Samford | William Ackerman (SF) Chad James | |
| Subs | Iona | Don Laws (SF) Joseph Haycraft | |
| 06:36 | Samford | Tristan Sheehan misses the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 06:36 | Samford | Tristan Sheehan misses the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 06:36 | Iona | Ted Harrow pulls down the rebound | 67-64 |
| 06:24 | Iona | Russell Cosme makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by John Grier | 67-67 |
| 06:08 | Samford | William Ackerman loses the dribble to John Grier | 67-67 |
| 06:04 | Iona | Russell Cosme scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Don Laws | 67-70 |
| 05:48 | Samford | William Ackerman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 67-70 |
| 05:46 | Iona | Ted Harrow pulls down the rebound | 67-70 |
| 05:40 | Iona | Donald Park lays it in set up by Don Laws | 67-72 |
| 05:35 | Samford | Tristan Sheehan is fouled on the floor by Donald Park - foul #3 on Donald Park, team foul #9 | 67-72 |
| Subs | Samford | Willie Garduno (SG), Kevin Coleman (C) Duane McDunn, Ronald Hendry | |
| Subs | Iona | Mark Sawyer (SG), Stephen Montgomery (PF), Joseph Haycraft (C) John Grier, Donald Park, Ted Harrow | |
| 05:35 | Samford | Tristan Sheehan misses the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 05:35 | Iona | Joseph Haycraft snags the defensive board | 67-72 |
| 05:23 | Iona | Willie Garduno takes the ball from Joseph Haycraft | 67-72 |
| 05:20 | Samford | Robert Shaw banks in the layup set up by Willie Garduno | 69-72 |
| 05:02 | Iona | Joseph Haycraft drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-75 |
| 04:56 | Samford | Robert Shaw knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Tristan Sheehan | 71-75 |
| 04:39 | Iona | Joseph Haycraft misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-75 |
| 04:37 | Iona | Mark Sawyer tips it home | 71-77 |
| 04:24 | Samford | William Ackerman misses badly on a shot from the left block | 71-77 |
| 04:23 | Iona | Russell Cosme gets the rebound | 71-77 |
| 04:17 | Iona | Stephen Montgomery hits a shot from the free throw line | 71-79 |
| 04:08 | Samford | Kevin Coleman travels with the ball | 71-79 |
| Subs | Samford | John Groves (PG), Duane McDunn (SF), John Bent (PF) Robert Shaw, William Ackerman, Tristan Sheehan | |
| Subs | Iona | John Grier (PG), Donald Park (PF), Ted Harrow (C) Russell Cosme, Don Laws, Stephen Montgomery | |
| 03:44 | Iona | Joseph Haycraft misses long on a jumper in the lane | 71-79 |
| 03:43 | Samford | Kevin Coleman gets the rebound | 71-79 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - John Groves (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Willie Garduno (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Duane McDunn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Bent (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Coleman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - John Grier (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Sawyer (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Haycraft (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Park (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Ted Harrow (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:22 | Samford | John Bent buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Duane McDunn | 74-79 |
| 03:15 | Iona | Donald Park misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 74-79 |
| 03:13 | Iona | John Grier grabs the offensive rebound | 74-79 |
| 03:02 | Iona | Mark Sawyer scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Donald Park | 74-81 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:57 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-81 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Shaw (PG), William Ackerman (SF) John Groves, Duane McDunn | |
| Subs | Iona | Russell Cosme (PG), Don Laws (SF) John Grier, Joseph Haycraft | |
| 02:42 | Samford | William Ackerman is hacked by Don Laws - foul #2 on Don Laws, team foul #10 | 74-81 |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Hendry (C) Kevin Coleman | |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| 02:42 | Samford | William Ackerman makes the 1st free throw | 75-81 |
| 02:42 | Samford | William Ackerman makes the 2nd free throw | 76-81 |
| 02:22 | Iona | Mark Sawyer misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 76-81 |
| 02:21 | Samford | The rebound goes to William Ackerman | 76-81 |
| 02:17 | Samford | Mark Sawyer is called for the reach on Willie Garduno - foul #3 on Mark Sawyer, team foul #11 | 76-81 |
| 02:17 | Samford | Willie Garduno makes the 1st free throw | 77-81 |
| 02:17 | Samford | Willie Garduno makes the 2nd free throw | 78-81 |
| 02:01 | Iona | Donald Park misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 78-81 |
| 02:00 | Iona | Mark Sawyer can't tip it in | 78-81 |
| 01:58 | Samford | John Bent gets the rebound | 78-81 |
| 01:40 | Samford | Russell Cosme steals it from John Bent | 78-81 |
| 01:23 | Iona | Don Laws misses badly on a runner in the lane | 78-81 |
| 01:21 | Iona | Ted Harrow tips it but misses | 78-81 |
| 01:20 | Samford | William Ackerman grabs the defensive rebound | 78-81 |
| 01:08 | Samford | Robert Shaw misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 78-81 |
| 01:06 | Iona | Donald Park grabs the defensive rebound | 78-81 |
| 00:59 | Iona | Donald Park blows the layup | 78-81 |
| 00:58 | Samford | Ronald Hendry snags the defensive board | 78-81 |
| 00:44 | Samford | Ted Harrow picks off the pass by Robert Shaw | 78-81 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Iona | Ted Harrow comes up short on the floater from the left side but the foul's on William Ackerman - foul #2 on William Ackerman, team foul #2 | 78-81 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Coleman (C) Ronald Hendry | |
| Subs | Iona | John Grier (PG) Russell Cosme | |
| 00:22 | Iona | Ted Harrow makes the 1st free throw | 78-82 |
| 00:22 | Iona | Ted Harrow misses the 2nd free throw | 78-82 |
| 00:22 | Samford | The rebound goes to Kevin Coleman | 78-82 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Samford | John Bent is hacked by Donald Park - foul #4 on Donald Park, team foul #12 | 78-82 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Iona | Russell Cosme (PG) John Grier | |
| 00:18 | Samford | John Bent makes the 1st free throw | 79-82 |
| 00:18 | Samford | John Bent makes the 2nd free throw | 80-82 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Iona | Mark Sawyer is fouled in the backcourt by Willie Garduno - foul #1 on Willie Garduno, team foul #3 | 80-82 |
| 00:12 | Iona | Donald Park is fouled on the floor by John Bent - foul #1 on John Bent, team foul #4 | 80-82 |
| 00:09 | Iona | Russell Cosme is hacked by Willie Garduno - foul #2 on Willie Garduno, team foul #5 | 80-82 |
| 00:07 | Iona | Ted Harrow is fouled on the floor by Kevin Coleman - foul #4 on Kevin Coleman, team foul #6 | 80-82 |
| 00:05 | Iona | William Ackerman is called for the reach on Ted Harrow - foul #3 on William Ackerman, team foul #7 | 80-82 |
| 00:05 | Iona | Ted Harrow makes the 1st free throw | 80-83 |
| 00:05 | Iona | Ted Harrow makes the 2nd free throw | 80-84 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Willie Garduno scores on a 3 from straight away | 83-84 |