| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Harold Goforth (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Eugene Faulkner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Stafford (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dudley Bullard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Andrew Linn (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Robert Shaw (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Willie Garduno (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Ackerman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Bent (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas State | Thomas Stafford inbounds the ball | 36-39 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Arkansas State | Eugene Faulkner drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-39 |
| 19:40 | Samford | Willie Garduno misses the driving attempt in the paint | 38-39 |
| 19:39 | Arkansas State | Harold Goforth grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 19:34 | Arkansas State | Thomas Stafford buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Harold Goforth | 41-39 |
| 19:19 | Samford | Kevin Coleman is hacked by Dudley Bullard - foul #2 on Dudley Bullard, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| 18:58 | Samford | Dudley Bullard is called for the reach on John Bent - foul #3 on Dudley Bullard, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Joseph Swan (PF) Dudley Bullard | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 18:41 | Samford | Kevin Coleman buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robert Shaw | 41-42 |
| 18:19 | Arkansas State | Robert Shaw is called for the reach on Eugene Faulkner - foul #1 on Robert Shaw, team foul #1 | 41-42 |
| 18:06 | Arkansas State | Harold Goforth misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-42 |
| 18:04 | Samford | John Bent pulls down the rebound | 41-42 |
| 17:45 | Samford | Willie Garduno is hacked by Eugene Faulkner - foul #1 on Eugene Faulkner, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Cooley (PG) Harold Goforth | |
| Subs | Samford | John Groves (SG), Ronald Hendry (PF), Tristan Sheehan (C) Willie Garduno, John Bent, Kevin Coleman | |
| 17:24 | Samford | Joseph Swan is called for the reach on Robert Shaw - foul #1 on Joseph Swan, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Reggie Foster (SG), Richard Ormsby (PF) Eugene Faulkner, Thomas Stafford | |
| Subs | Samford | Duane McDunn (SF) William Ackerman | |
| 17:13 | Samford | John Groves is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on John Groves, team foul #2 | 41-42 |
| 16:47 | Arkansas State | Joseph Swan dunks the ball on a great pass from Charles Cooley | 43-42 |
| 16:30 | Samford | John Groves clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Reggie Foster - foul #1 on Reggie Foster, team foul #5 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Eugene Faulkner (SG), Dennis Pierce (SF) Reggie Foster, Andrew Linn | |
| Subs | Samford | Willie Garduno (SG), John Bent (PF), Kevin Coleman (C) Robert Shaw, Ronald Hendry, Tristan Sheehan | |
| 16:30 | Samford | John Groves makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 16:30 | Samford | John Groves makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 16:23 | Arkansas State | Joseph Swan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 43-44 |
| 16:21 | Arkansas State | Dennis Pierce grabs the offensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 16:07 | Arkansas State | Richard Ormsby can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-44 |
| 16:06 | Arkansas State | Dennis Pierce tips it in | 45-44 |
| 15:38 | Samford | Joseph Swan is called for the reach on Kevin Coleman - foul #2 on Joseph Swan, team foul #6 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Harold Goforth (PG), Thomas Stafford (SF), Dudley Bullard (PF), Jeffrey Severin (C) Charles Cooley, Dennis Pierce, Joseph Swan, Richard Ormsby | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Shaw (PG), William Ackerman (SF) John Groves, Duane McDunn | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Harold Goforth (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Faulkner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Stafford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dudley Bullard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey Severin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Robert Shaw (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - Willie Garduno (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Ackerman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Bent (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Samford | John Bent is whistled for traveling | 45-44 |
| 15:11 | Arkansas State | Harold Goforth is called for 10 seconds | 45-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Duane McDunn (SG), Ronald Hendry (C) Willie Garduno, Kevin Coleman | |
| 14:50 | Samford | William Ackerman buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Ronald Hendry and he's hacked by Jeffrey Severin - foul #4 on Jeffrey Severin, team foul #7 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Reggie Foster (SG), Andrew Linn (C) Eugene Faulkner, Jeffrey Severin | |
| Subs | Samford | John Groves (SG), Tristan Sheehan (C) Duane McDunn, John Bent | |
| 14:50 | Samford | William Ackerman misses the free throw | 45-46 |
| 14:50 | Arkansas State | Andrew Linn grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 14:42 | Arkansas State | Harold Goforth misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-46 |
| 14:41 | Samford | Tristan Sheehan gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 14:35 | Samford | Reggie Foster steps in front of the William Ackerman pass | 45-46 |
| 14:13 | Arkansas State | Ronald Hendry is called for the reach on Thomas Stafford - foul #1 on Ronald Hendry, team foul #3 | 45-46 |
| 13:59 | Arkansas State | Reggie Foster misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 13:58 | Samford | Ronald Hendry grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 13:37 | Samford | Andrew Linn swats the short shot by John Groves | 45-46 |
| 13:36 | Arkansas State | Andrew Linn pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 13:29 | Arkansas State | Harold Goforth is hacked by Robert Shaw - foul #2 on Robert Shaw, team foul #4 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Cooley (PG), Eugene Faulkner (SG) Harold Goforth, Reggie Foster | |
| Subs | Samford | Willie Garduno (SG), John Bent (PF), Kevin Coleman (C) John Groves, Ronald Hendry, Tristan Sheehan | |
| 13:16 | Arkansas State | Dudley Bullard is fouled on the floor by Robert Shaw - foul #3 on Robert Shaw, team foul #5 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Joseph Swan (SF) Thomas Stafford | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 13:06 | Arkansas State | Eugene Faulkner misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 13:04 | Arkansas State | Andrew Linn tips it home | 47-46 |
| 12:48 | Samford | John Bent clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 12:47 | Arkansas State | Andrew Linn gets the rebound | 47-46 |
| 12:36 | Arkansas State | Kevin Coleman steps in front of the Eugene Faulkner pass | 47-46 |
| 12:14 | Samford | William Ackerman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 12:12 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Shaw | 47-46 |
| 12:04 | Samford | Robert Shaw hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 12:02 | Samford | Willie Garduno hits the follow up shot | 47-48 |
| 11:55 | Arkansas State | Joseph Swan buries a turnaround from close range set up by Eugene Faulkner | 49-48 |
| 11:30 | Samford | Willie Garduno misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-48 |
| 11:28 | Samford | John Bent can't tip it in | 49-48 |
| 11:26 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Dudley Bullard | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Charles Cooley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Faulkner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Swan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dudley Bullard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Andrew Linn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Robert Shaw (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Willie Garduno (fresh) 7 pts. SF - William Ackerman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Bent (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Coleman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Arkansas State | Andrew Linn misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-48 |
| 11:18 | Samford | John Bent grabs the board | 49-48 |
| 11:02 | Samford | Kevin Coleman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 49-48 |
| 11:01 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to John Bent | 49-48 |
| 10:52 | Samford | William Ackerman banks in the layup set up by John Bent | 49-50 |
| 10:37 | Arkansas State | Andrew Linn makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Cooley | 52-50 |
| 10:17 | Samford | Kevin Coleman drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 52-52 |
| 10:01 | Arkansas State | Andrew Linn scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Eugene Faulkner | 54-52 |
| 09:43 | Samford | Willie Garduno loses the dribble to Charles Cooley | 54-52 |
| 09:28 | Arkansas State | John Bent takes the ball from Andrew Linn | 54-52 |
| 09:26 | Samford | Robert Shaw is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Cooley - foul #1 on Charles Cooley, team foul #8 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Harold Goforth (PG), Reggie Foster (SG), Thomas Stafford (SF), Richard Ormsby (C) Charles Cooley, Eugene Faulkner, Joseph Swan, Andrew Linn | |
| Subs | Samford | John Groves (SG), Duane McDunn (SF), Ronald Hendry (PF), Tristan Sheehan (C) Willie Garduno, William Ackerman, John Bent, Kevin Coleman | |
| 09:26 | Samford | Robert Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 09:26 | Samford | Robert Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 09:06 | Arkansas State | Thomas Stafford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-54 |
| 09:04 | Arkansas State | Richard Ormsby misses the tip | 54-54 |
| 09:02 | Samford | Ronald Hendry grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 08:45 | Samford | Robert Shaw buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Hendry | 54-57 |
| 08:24 | Arkansas State | Richard Ormsby clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-57 |
| 08:23 | Samford | John Groves grabs the defensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 08:18 | Samford | Duane McDunn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Harold Goforth - foul #3 on Harold Goforth, team foul #9 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Joseph Swan (PF) Dudley Bullard | |
| Subs | Samford | Chad James (SG) Robert Shaw | |
| 08:18 | Samford | Duane McDunn misses the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 08:18 | Samford | Duane McDunn makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 07:56 | Arkansas State | Thomas Stafford makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Reggie Foster | 57-58 |
| 07:34 | Samford | Chad James scores on a shot from the right side set up by Ronald Hendry | 57-60 |
| 07:15 | Arkansas State | Reggie Foster can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-60 |
| 07:13 | Samford | Duane McDunn gets the rebound | 57-60 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Harold Goforth (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Reggie Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Stafford (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Swan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Ormsby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - John Groves (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad James (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Duane McDunn (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Hendry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Tristan Sheehan (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 06:49 | Samford | Ronald Hendry hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Duane McDunn | 57-63 |
| 06:31 | Arkansas State | Tristan Sheehan is called for the reach on Joseph Swan - foul #2 on Tristan Sheehan, team foul #6 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Cooley (PG), Eugene Faulkner (SG), Dennis Pierce (SF), Andrew Linn (PF), Jeffrey Severin (C) Harold Goforth, Reggie Foster, Thomas Stafford, Joseph Swan, Richard Ormsby | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Shaw (PG), Willie Garduno (SG), Kevin Coleman (C) John Groves, Ronald Hendry, Tristan Sheehan | |
| 06:11 | Arkansas State | Eugene Faulkner connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Dennis Pierce | 60-63 |
| 05:50 | Samford | Duane McDunn knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Shaw | 60-66 |
| 05:31 | Arkansas State | Jeffrey Severin loses the ball out of bounds | 60-66 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Joseph Swan (SF), Dudley Bullard (PF) Dennis Pierce, Andrew Linn | |
| Subs | Samford | William Ackerman (SF), John Bent (PF) Duane McDunn, Chad James | |
| 05:09 | Samford | Robert Shaw is fouled on the floor by Charles Cooley - foul #2 on Charles Cooley, team foul #10 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Thomas Stafford (SF) Joseph Swan | |
| Subs | Samford | John Groves (SG), Tristan Sheehan (C) Willie Garduno, Kevin Coleman | |
| 05:09 | Samford | Robert Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 05:09 | Samford | Robert Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 60-68 |
| 05:01 | Arkansas State | John Bent picks off the pass by Dudley Bullard | 60-68 |
| 04:50 | Samford | Robert Shaw misses short on a shot from the right wing | 60-68 |
| 04:48 | Arkansas State | Jeffrey Severin gets the rebound | 60-68 |
| 04:33 | Arkansas State | Eugene Faulkner hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 60-68 |
| 04:31 | Samford | Tristan Sheehan grabs the board | 60-68 |
| 04:11 | Samford | Eugene Faulkner takes the ball from Robert Shaw | 60-68 |
| 04:08 | Arkansas State | Charles Cooley hits the finger roll on a great pass from Eugene Faulkner | 62-68 |
| 03:58 | Samford | Tristan Sheehan misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 62-68 |
| 03:56 | Samford | John Groves tips it but misses | 62-68 |
| 03:54 | Arkansas State | Eugene Faulkner gets the rebound | 62-68 |
| 03:41 | Arkansas State | Eugene Faulkner misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-68 |
| 03:40 | Samford | John Bent snags the defensive board | 62-68 |
| 03:26 | Samford | Thomas Stafford picks off the pass by Tristan Sheehan | 62-68 |
| 03:22 | Arkansas State | Eugene Faulkner lays it up and in set up by Thomas Stafford | 64-68 |
| 03:05 | Samford | The short jumper by William Ackerman is denied by Dudley Bullard | 64-68 |
| 03:03 | Arkansas State | Dudley Bullard gets the rebound | 64-68 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Charles Cooley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Faulkner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Thomas Stafford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dudley Bullard (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey Severin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Robert Shaw (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Groves (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Ackerman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Bent (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Tristan Sheehan (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Arkansas State | Thomas Stafford's fadeaway is rejected by Tristan Sheehan | 64-68 |
| 02:57 | Samford | Tristan Sheehan snags the defensive board | 64-68 |
| 02:57 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-68 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Harold Goforth (PG) Charles Cooley | |
| Subs | Samford | Willie Garduno (SG), Kevin Coleman (C) John Groves, Tristan Sheehan | |
| 02:40 | Samford | Robert Shaw buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Willie Garduno | 64-70 |
| 02:11 | Arkansas State | Eugene Faulkner makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-70 |
| 01:57 | Samford | Willie Garduno comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-70 |
| 01:56 | Arkansas State | Jeffrey Severin grabs the defensive rebound | 67-70 |
| 01:31 | Arkansas State | Thomas Stafford connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Harold Goforth | 70-70 |
| 01:12 | Samford | Robert Shaw is fouled on the floor by Harold Goforth - foul #4 on Harold Goforth, team foul #11 | 70-70 |
| 01:12 | Samford | Robert Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 01:12 | Samford | Robert Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 01:02 | Arkansas State | Harold Goforth is whistled for traveling | 70-72 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:33 | Samford | Robert Shaw knocks in the shot from the left side | 70-74 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:27 | Arkansas State | Eugene Faulkner misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on John Bent - foul #2 on John Bent, team foul #7 | 70-74 |
| 00:27 | Arkansas State | Eugene Faulkner misses the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:27 | Arkansas State | Eugene Faulkner misses the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:27 | Samford | Kevin Coleman gets the rebound | 70-74 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:26 | Samford | Kevin Coleman is hacked by Eugene Faulkner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eugene Faulkner, team foul #12 | 70-74 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Duane McDunn (SF) William Ackerman | |
| 00:26 | Samford | Kevin Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:26 | Samford | Kevin Coleman misses the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:26 | Arkansas State | Jeffrey Severin snags the defensive board | 70-74 |
| 00:22 | Arkansas State | Harold Goforth drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Eugene Faulkner | 73-74 |
| 00:21 | Samford | Robert Shaw is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Goforth - foul #5 on Harold Goforth, team foul #13 | 73-74 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Charles Cooley (PG) Harold Goforth | |
| Subs | Samford | William Ackerman (SF) Duane McDunn | |
| 00:21 | Samford | Robert Shaw misses the 1st free throw | 73-74 |
| 00:21 | Samford | Robert Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 73-75 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:15 | Arkansas State | Thomas Stafford drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Charles Cooley | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:04 | Samford | William Ackerman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 75-75 |
| 00:02 | Arkansas State | Dudley Bullard grabs the defensive rebound | 75-75 |
| 00:02 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Arkansas State | Charles Cooley misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 75-75 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Charles Cooley (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eugene Faulkner (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SF - Thomas Stafford (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dudley Bullard (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey Severin (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Robert Shaw (fresh) 20 pts. 8 ast. 3 pf. SG - Willie Garduno (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Ackerman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Bent (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Kevin Coleman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Samford | William Ackerman wins the tip | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:39 | Samford | William Ackerman misses the 3 from the right corner | 75-75 |
| 04:38 | Samford | Kevin Coleman gets the offensive rebound | 75-75 |
| 04:21 | Samford | John Bent misses short on a floater from the right wing | 75-75 |
| 04:19 | Arkansas State | Jeffrey Severin gets the rebound | 75-75 |
| 03:59 | Arkansas State | Eugene Faulkner's pass is intercepted by Robert Shaw | 75-75 |
| 03:55 | Samford | Willie Garduno banks in the layup set up by Robert Shaw | 75-77 |
| 03:50 | Arkansas State | Jeffrey Severin is fouled on the floor by Kevin Coleman - foul #2 on Kevin Coleman, team foul #8 | 75-77 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Hendry (PF) John Bent | |
| 03:50 | Arkansas State | Jeffrey Severin makes the 1st free throw | 76-77 |
| 03:50 | Arkansas State | Jeffrey Severin misses the 2nd free throw | 76-77 |
| 03:50 | Samford | Kevin Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 76-77 |
| 03:24 | Samford | William Ackerman comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Thomas Stafford - foul #2 on Thomas Stafford, team foul #14 | 76-77 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Joseph Swan (SF), Andrew Linn (C) Thomas Stafford, Jeffrey Severin | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 03:24 | Samford | William Ackerman makes the 1st free throw | 76-78 |
| 03:24 | Samford | William Ackerman makes the 2nd free throw | 76-79 |
| 03:07 | Arkansas State | Ronald Hendry blocks the jumper by Charles Cooley | 76-79 |
| 03:06 | Arkansas State | Dudley Bullard gets the offensive rebound | 76-79 |
| 02:53 | Arkansas State | Joseph Swan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-79 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Samford | John Groves (SG), Tristan Sheehan (C) Willie Garduno, Kevin Coleman | |
| 02:50 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-79 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Thomas Stafford (SF), Jeffrey Severin (C) Joseph Swan, Andrew Linn | |
| Subs | Samford | Willie Garduno (SG), John Bent (PF), Kevin Coleman (C) John Groves, Ronald Hendry, Tristan Sheehan | |
| 02:39 | Samford | William Ackerman knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Robert Shaw | 76-82 |
| 02:33 | Arkansas State | Eugene Faulkner drills a driving attempt from close range and he's hacked by John Bent - foul #3 on John Bent, team foul #9 | 78-82 |
| 02:33 | Arkansas State | Eugene Faulkner makes the free throw | 79-82 |
| 02:19 | Samford | Robert Shaw hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Thomas Stafford - foul #3 on Thomas Stafford, team foul #15 | 79-82 |
| 02:19 | Samford | Robert Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 79-83 |
| 02:19 | Samford | Robert Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 79-84 |
| 02:12 | Arkansas State | Thomas Stafford hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 79-84 |
| 02:11 | Arkansas State | Jeffrey Severin pulls down the offensive rebound | 79-84 |
| 01:53 | Arkansas State | Thomas Stafford comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 79-84 |
| 01:51 | Arkansas State | Dudley Bullard pulls down the offensive rebound | 79-84 |
| 01:37 | Arkansas State | Eugene Faulkner misses the shot from the right side | 79-84 |
| 01:35 | Arkansas State | Dudley Bullard snags the offensive board | 79-84 |
| 01:26 | Arkansas State | Jeffrey Severin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 79-84 |
| 01:06 | Samford | Jeffrey Severin steps in front of the William Ackerman pass | 79-84 |
| 00:46 | Arkansas State | Thomas Stafford is fouled on the floor by William Ackerman - foul #1 on William Ackerman, team foul #10 | 79-84 |
| 00:46 | Arkansas State | Thomas Stafford makes the 1st free throw | 80-84 |
| 00:46 | Arkansas State | Thomas Stafford makes the 2nd free throw | 81-84 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Charles Cooley (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eugene Faulkner (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. SF - Thomas Stafford (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dudley Bullard (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey Severin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Robert Shaw (fresh) 22 pts. 10 ast. 3 pf. SG - Willie Garduno (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Ackerman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - John Bent (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Kevin Coleman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:21 | Samford | John Bent can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 81-84 |
| 00:19 | Samford | John Bent can't tip it in | 81-84 |
| 00:17 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Eugene Faulkner | 81-84 |
| 00:01 | Arkansas State | Charles Cooley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 81-84 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas State | Dudley Bullard grabs the offensive rebound | 81-84 |