| Lineup | Samford | PG - Gail Moore (fresh) SG - Joseph Scott (fresh) SF - Richard Kimpel (fresh) PF - Charles Culver (fresh) C - Claude Childers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - James Phillips (fresh) SG - Henry Donnelly (fresh) SF - Charles Scott (fresh) PF - Gregory Brown (fresh) C - Roy Buchanan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Loyola (MD) | Gregory Brown wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Loyola (MD) | Charles Scott misses the turnaround in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Samford | Charles Culver grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Samford | Claude Childers misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Samford | Richard Kimpel tips it home | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Loyola (MD) | Henry Donnelly is hacked by Richard Kimpel - foul #1 on Richard Kimpel, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Loyola (MD) | James Phillips is called for traveling | 2-0 |
| 18:31 | Samford | Joseph Scott drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gail Moore | 5-0 |
| 18:19 | Loyola (MD) | Gregory Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-0 |
| 18:10 | Samford | The pull-up jumper by Gail Moore is blocked by Gregory Brown | 5-0 |
| 18:09 | Loyola (MD) | Gregory Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 17:47 | Loyola (MD) | Gregory Brown misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 5-0 |
| 17:46 | Loyola (MD) | Gregory Brown tips it home | 5-2 |
| 17:27 | Samford | Charles Culver loses the ball out of bounds | 5-2 |
| 17:12 | Loyola (MD) | Roy Buchanan hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Scott | 5-4 |
| 16:48 | Samford | Richard Kimpel misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 5-4 |
| 16:47 | Samford | Charles Culver tips it in | 7-4 |
| 16:31 | Loyola (MD) | Charles Scott clanks a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Richard Kimpel - foul #2 on Richard Kimpel, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Samford | Patrick Cooper (SF) Richard Kimpel | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Richard Lesure (SG), Randal Weber (C) Henry Donnelly, Roy Buchanan | |
| 16:31 | Loyola (MD) | Charles Scott makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:31 | Loyola (MD) | Charles Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:15 | Samford | Gail Moore drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Patrick Cooper | 9-6 |
| 16:06 | Loyola (MD) | James Phillips misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 9-6 |
| 16:04 | Loyola (MD) | Randal Weber pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 15:45 | Loyola (MD) | James Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-6 |
| 15:43 | Loyola (MD) | Randal Weber grabs the offensive rebound | 9-6 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Gail Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Scott (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Patrick Cooper (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Charles Culver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Claude Childers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - James Phillips (fresh) SG - Richard Lesure (fresh) SF - Charles Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gregory Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Randal Weber (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Loyola (MD) | Randal Weber comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 9-6 |
| 15:32 | Samford | Joseph Scott gets the rebound | 9-6 |
| 15:17 | Samford | Patrick Cooper misses the 3 from the left corner | 9-6 |
| 15:16 | Loyola (MD) | The rebound goes to Randal Weber | 9-6 |
| 14:57 | Loyola (MD) | James Phillips drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Lesure | 9-9 |
| 14:45 | Samford | Claude Childers is hacked by James Phillips - foul #1 on James Phillips, team foul #1 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Samford | Carlton Witzel (PG), Eric Cary (SG), Bob Horne (SF), Brandon Lin (PF) Gail Moore, Joseph Scott, Charles Culver, Claude Childers | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Aaron Robertson (PG), Henry Donnelly (SG), Jim Lenhardt (PF), Roy Buchanan (C) James Phillips, Richard Lesure, Charles Scott, Gregory Brown | |
| 14:26 | Samford | Jim Lenhardt blocks the short jumper by Patrick Cooper | 9-9 |
| 14:25 | Loyola (MD) | The rebound goes to Roy Buchanan | 9-9 |
| 14:09 | Loyola (MD) | Aaron Robertson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 14:08 | Samford | Bob Horne grabs the defensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 14:03 | Samford | Henry Donnelly picks off the pass by Carlton Witzel | 9-9 |
| 13:59 | Loyola (MD) | Henry Donnelly hits the finger roll | 9-11 |
| 13:43 | Samford | Bob Horne clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-11 |
| 13:41 | Loyola (MD) | The rebound goes to Roy Buchanan | 9-11 |
| 13:26 | Loyola (MD) | Randal Weber misses short on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Bob Horne - foul #1 on Bob Horne, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Scott (SG), Claude Childers (C) Eric Cary, Bob Horne | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | James Phillips (PG) Aaron Robertson | |
| 13:26 | Loyola (MD) | Randal Weber misses the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 13:26 | Loyola (MD) | Randal Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 13:10 | Samford | Patrick Cooper misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 9-12 |
| 13:09 | Loyola (MD) | Randal Weber pulls down the rebound | 9-12 |
| 12:55 | Loyola (MD) | Patrick Cooper denies the turnaround by Jim Lenhardt | 9-12 |
| 12:53 | Loyola (MD) | Jim Lenhardt grabs the offensive board | 9-12 |
| 12:42 | Loyola (MD) | Roy Buchanan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-12 |
| 12:41 | Samford | Carlton Witzel gets the rebound | 9-12 |
| 12:39 | Samford | Carlton Witzel travels in the backcourt | 9-12 |
| Subs | Samford | Gail Moore (PG), Charles Culver (PF) Carlton Witzel, Brandon Lin | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Charles Scott (SF), Gregory Brown (PF), Homer Jaynes (C) Randal Weber, Jim Lenhardt, Roy Buchanan | |
| 12:15 | Loyola (MD) | Gregory Brown is whistled for traveling | 9-12 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Richard Lesure (SG) Henry Donnelly | |
| 11:52 | Samford | Claude Childers double dribbles | 9-12 |
| Subs | Samford | Bob Horne (SF), Carlton Witzel (C) Patrick Cooper, Claude Childers | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| 11:38 | Loyola (MD) | Charles Scott double dribbles | 9-12 |
| Subs | Samford | Eric Cary (SG) Joseph Scott | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Gail Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Cary (fresh) SF - Bob Horne (fresh) PF - Charles Culver (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlton Witzel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - James Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Lesure (fresh) SF - Charles Scott (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gregory Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Homer Jaynes (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | Samford | Charles Culver is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Charles Culver, team foul #4 | 9-12 |
| 11:08 | Loyola (MD) | Charles Scott clanks a jumper in the lane | 9-12 |
| 11:06 | Samford | Bob Horne snags the defensive board | 9-12 |
| 10:37 | Samford | Eric Cary is hacked by Richard Lesure - foul #1 on Richard Lesure, team foul #2 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Scott (SG), Patrick Cooper (SF), Brandon Lin (PF), Claude Childers (C) Eric Cary, Bob Horne, Charles Culver, Carlton Witzel | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Aaron Robertson (PG), Henry Donnelly (SG), Randal Weber (PF), Roy Buchanan (C) James Phillips, Richard Lesure, Gregory Brown, Homer Jaynes | |
| 10:25 | Samford | Charles Scott takes the ball from Patrick Cooper | 9-12 |
| 10:08 | Loyola (MD) | Aaron Robertson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-12 |
| 10:07 | Samford | Patrick Cooper grabs the board | 9-12 |
| 10:01 | Samford | Joseph Scott makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Gail Moore | 12-12 |
| 09:42 | Loyola (MD) | Roy Buchanan can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 12-12 |
| 09:40 | Samford | Gail Moore pulls down the rebound | 12-12 |
| 09:28 | Samford | Gail Moore is fouled on the floor by Aaron Robertson - foul #1 on Aaron Robertson, team foul #3 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Samford | Carlton Witzel (PG) Gail Moore | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | James Phillips (PG), Gregory Brown (PF) Aaron Robertson, Charles Scott | |
| 09:12 | Samford | Patrick Cooper hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 12-12 |
| 09:10 | Loyola (MD) | Randal Weber gets the rebound | 12-12 |
| 09:04 | Loyola (MD) | Gregory Brown hits a runner from the right block | 12-14 |
| 08:41 | Samford | Brandon Lin makes the jump hook from the baseline | 14-14 |
| 08:26 | Loyola (MD) | James Phillips is fouled on the floor by Claude Childers - foul #1 on Claude Childers, team foul #5 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Samford | Eric Cary (SG), Bob Horne (SF), Charles Culver (PF) Joseph Scott, Brandon Lin, Claude Childers | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Richard Lesure (SG), Homer Jaynes (C) Henry Donnelly, Roy Buchanan | |
| 08:06 | Loyola (MD) | Gregory Brown misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Charles Culver - foul #2 on Charles Culver, team foul #6 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Samford | Jeffrey Stevenson (PF) Charles Culver | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Jim Lenhardt (SF) Randal Weber | |
| 08:06 | Loyola (MD) | Gregory Brown makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 08:06 | Loyola (MD) | Gregory Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 08:06 | Samford | Jeffrey Stevenson gets the rebound | 14-15 |
| 07:52 | Samford | Bob Horne drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Carlton Witzel and he's hacked by James Phillips - foul #2 on James Phillips, team foul #4 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Samford | Brandon Lin (PF) Jeffrey Stevenson | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Aaron Robertson (PG), Charles Scott (SF) James Phillips, Jim Lenhardt | |
| 07:52 | Samford | Bob Horne misses the free throw | 16-15 |
| 07:52 | Loyola (MD) | Gregory Brown snags the defensive board | 16-15 |
| 07:34 | Loyola (MD) | Gregory Brown misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 16-15 |
| 07:33 | Samford | Brandon Lin pulls down the rebound | 16-15 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Carlton Witzel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Cary (fresh) SF - Bob Horne (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brandon Lin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Patrick Cooper (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Aaron Robertson (fresh) SG - Richard Lesure (fresh) SF - Charles Scott (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gregory Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Homer Jaynes (fresh) | |
| 07:18 | Samford | Carlton Witzel clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-15 |
| 07:17 | Loyola (MD) | Charles Scott gets the rebound | 16-15 |
| 07:12 | Loyola (MD) | Charles Scott misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 16-15 |
| 07:11 | Samford | The rebound goes to Eric Cary | 16-15 |
| 06:51 | Samford | Carlton Witzel misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-15 |
| 06:49 | Loyola (MD) | Charles Scott grabs the board | 16-15 |
| 06:35 | Loyola (MD) | Gregory Brown scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 16-17 |
| 06:16 | Samford | Brandon Lin buries a floater from the left block | 18-17 |
| 06:01 | Loyola (MD) | Charles Scott misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-17 |
| 06:00 | Samford | Brandon Lin snags the defensive board | 18-17 |
| 05:43 | Samford | Carlton Witzel banks in the layup | 20-17 |
| 05:23 | Loyola (MD) | Gregory Brown buries a jumper from the left side | 20-19 |
| 04:59 | Samford | Patrick Cooper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-19 |
| Subs | Samford | Gail Moore (PG), Joseph Scott (SG), Jeffrey Stevenson (SF), Terry Parkey (PF), Claude Childers (C) Carlton Witzel, Eric Cary, Bob Horne, Brandon Lin, Patrick Cooper | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | George Arthur (PG), Henry Donnelly (SG), Randal Weber (SF), Jim Lenhardt (PF), Roy Buchanan (C) Aaron Robertson, Richard Lesure, Charles Scott, Gregory Brown, Homer Jaynes | |
| 04:44 | Loyola (MD) | Roy Buchanan clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 20-19 |
| 04:42 | Loyola (MD) | Roy Buchanan snags the offensive board | 20-19 |
| 04:26 | Loyola (MD) | Roy Buchanan misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Terry Parkey - foul #1 on Terry Parkey, team foul #7 | 20-19 |
| 04:26 | Loyola (MD) | Roy Buchanan makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 04:26 | Loyola (MD) | Roy Buchanan makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 04:26 | Loyola (MD) | Roy Buchanan misses the 3rd free throw | 20-21 |
| 04:26 | Samford | Claude Childers pulls down the rebound | 20-21 |
| 04:07 | Samford | Gail Moore drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Jeffrey Stevenson | 23-21 |
| 03:50 | Loyola (MD) | Roy Buchanan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-21 |
| 03:49 | Samford | Jeffrey Stevenson grabs the defensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 03:43 | Samford | Joseph Scott misses the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Randal Weber - foul #1 on Randal Weber, team foul #5 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Kimpel (SF), Charles Culver (PF) Jeffrey Stevenson, Terry Parkey | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | James Phillips (PG) George Arthur | |
| 03:43 | Samford | Joseph Scott makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 03:43 | Samford | Joseph Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 03:24 | Loyola (MD) | Randal Weber drills a turnaround in the lane | 25-23 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Gail Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Scott (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Richard Kimpel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Culver (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Claude Childers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - James Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Henry Donnelly (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Randal Weber (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jim Lenhardt (fresh) C - Roy Buchanan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Samford | Joseph Scott is hacked by Roy Buchanan - foul #1 on Roy Buchanan, team foul #6 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Charles Scott (SF) Jim Lenhardt | |
| 03:06 | Samford | Joseph Scott clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 25-23 |
| 03:05 | Loyola (MD) | Charles Scott gets the rebound | 25-23 |
| 02:52 | Loyola (MD) | Charles Scott knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by James Phillips | 25-25 |
| 02:40 | Samford | Joseph Scott comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-25 |
| 02:39 | Samford | Claude Childers tips it in | 27-25 |
| 02:29 | Loyola (MD) | James Phillips is whistled for traveling | 27-25 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Homer Jaynes (C) Roy Buchanan | |
| 02:14 | Samford | Joseph Scott misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Charles Scott - foul #1 on Charles Scott, team foul #7 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Samford | Carlton Witzel (PG) Gail Moore | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Richard Lesure (SG), Gregory Brown (PF) Henry Donnelly, Homer Jaynes | |
| 02:14 | Samford | Joseph Scott makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 02:14 | Samford | Joseph Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 01:58 | Loyola (MD) | Charles Scott is fouled on the floor by Richard Kimpel - foul #3 on Richard Kimpel, team foul #8 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Samford | Eric Cary (PG), Patrick Cooper (SF) Richard Kimpel, Claude Childers | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Homer Jaynes (C) Randal Weber | |
| 01:58 | Loyola (MD) | Charles Scott makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 01:58 | Loyola (MD) | Charles Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 01:37 | Samford | Carlton Witzel is hacked by Homer Jaynes - foul #1 on Homer Jaynes, team foul #8 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Samford | Bob Horne (SF) Joseph Scott | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| 01:37 | Samford | Carlton Witzel makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 01:37 | Samford | Carlton Witzel makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 01:20 | Loyola (MD) | James Phillips is fouled on the floor by Charles Culver - foul #3 on Charles Culver, team foul #9 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Samford | Brandon Lin (PF) Charles Culver | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Jim Lenhardt (SF) Charles Scott | |
| 01:20 | Loyola (MD) | James Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 01:20 | Samford | Patrick Cooper pulls down the rebound | 31-27 |
| 01:15 | Samford | Carlton Witzel hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Patrick Cooper | 34-27 |
| 00:58 | Loyola (MD) | Gregory Brown's fadeaway is rejected by Bob Horne | 34-27 |
| 00:57 | Samford | Eric Cary gets the rebound | 34-27 |
| 00:51 | Samford | Eric Cary buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-27 |
| 00:29 | Loyola (MD) | Jim Lenhardt scores on a 3 from straight away | 37-30 |
| 00:02 | Samford | Patrick Cooper scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 00:00 | Loyola (MD) | Jim Lenhardt hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 39-30 |