| Lineup | Samford | PG - Nicholas Harmon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Hobbs (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Rory Frederick (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Ennis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Luis Fickes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Kevin Obregon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Pierce (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Fry (fresh) PF - Brandon Roles (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jack Platz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Rory Frederick inbounds the ball | 33-33 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Samford | Rory Frederick buries a jumper from the left block | 35-33 |
| 19:25 | Northeastern | Stephen Fry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 19:24 | Samford | Rory Frederick grabs the board | 35-33 |
| 19:18 | Samford | Robert Ennis banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Hobbs | 37-33 |
| 18:54 | Northeastern | Kevin Obregon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-33 |
| 18:37 | Samford | Robert Ennis misses the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Brandon Roles - foul #2 on Brandon Roles, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| 18:37 | Samford | Robert Ennis makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 18:37 | Samford | Robert Ennis makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 18:16 | Northeastern | Jack Platz is denied on a layup by Robert Ennis | 39-33 |
| 18:15 | Samford | Robert Ennis pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| 17:55 | Samford | Nicholas Harmon comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 39-33 |
| 17:53 | Northeastern | Brandon Roles grabs the defensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 17:32 | Northeastern | Kevin Obregon misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-33 |
| 17:31 | Samford | Robert Ennis pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| 17:19 | Samford | The refs have stopped play. Michael Hobbs is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. His finger is completely bent. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 39-33 |
| Subs | Samford | Nathan Tyler (SG) Michael Hobbs | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Gary Chapman (SG), William Vaughan (C) Travis Pierce, Jack Platz | |
| 17:03 | Samford | Robert Ennis is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Ennis, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Samford | Timothy Leitner (SF) Rory Frederick | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Robert Zastrow (PG), Mark Grimm (SF) Kevin Obregon, Stephen Fry | |
| 16:49 | Northeastern | Gary Chapman knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 16:32 | Samford | Nathan Tyler misses the turnaround near the basket | 39-36 |
| 16:31 | Northeastern | Brandon Roles gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| 16:27 | Northeastern | Robert Zastrow's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-36 |
| Subs | Samford | Jess Mace (PG), James Lindsey (C) Nicholas Harmon, Luis Fickes | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 16:08 | Samford | Timothy Leitner is hacked by Robert Zastrow - foul #1 on Robert Zastrow, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Samford | Lon Tamplin (C) Robert Ennis | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Jack Platz (C) Brandon Roles | |
| 15:54 | Samford | Lon Tamplin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-36 |
| 15:52 | Northeastern | William Vaughan gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jess Mace (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Nathan Tyler (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Timothy Leitner (fresh) PF - James Lindsey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lon Tamplin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Robert Zastrow (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Gary Chapman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Grimm (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Vaughan (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jack Platz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Northeastern | William Vaughan scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from Gary Chapman | 39-38 |
| 15:22 | Samford | Nathan Tyler makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Lon Tamplin | 41-38 |
| 15:20 | Northeastern | Robert Zastrow is hacked by Jess Mace in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jess Mace, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Nicholas Harmon (PG), Rory Frederick (SF), Robert Ennis (PF), Luis Fickes (C) Jess Mace, Timothy Leitner, James Lindsey, Lon Tamplin | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Kevin Obregon (PG), Travis Pierce (SG), Jonah Narvaez (SF), Stephen Fry (PF) Robert Zastrow, Gary Chapman, Mark Grimm, William Vaughan | |
| 14:58 | Northeastern | Travis Pierce hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 41-38 |
| 14:57 | Northeastern | Jonah Narvaez grabs the offensive board | 41-38 |
| 14:34 | Northeastern | Jonah Narvaez misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 14:32 | Northeastern | Kevin Obregon tips it in | 41-40 |
| 14:19 | Samford | Jonah Narvaez picks off the pass by Luis Fickes | 41-40 |
| 14:15 | Northeastern | Jonah Narvaez lays it in | 41-42 |
| 13:54 | Samford | Rory Frederick is hacked by Jonah Narvaez - foul #4 on Jonah Narvaez, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Samford | Jess Mace (SG) Nathan Tyler | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Brandon Roles (PF), William Vaughan (C) Jonah Narvaez, Jack Platz | |
| 13:41 | Samford | Nicholas Harmon misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Stephen Fry - foul #2 on Stephen Fry, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| 13:41 | Samford | Nicholas Harmon makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 13:41 | Samford | Nicholas Harmon makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 13:20 | Northeastern | Stephen Fry misses long on a jumper in the lane | 43-42 |
| 13:18 | Samford | The rebound goes to Robert Ennis | 43-42 |
| 13:04 | Samford | Rory Frederick's fadeaway is rejected by Stephen Fry | 43-42 |
| 13:03 | Northeastern | Stephen Fry snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| 12:47 | Northeastern | Kevin Obregon is fouled on the floor by Jess Mace - foul #2 on Jess Mace, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Samford | Timothy Leitner (SG), Wilbur Wilson (SF), James Lindsey (PF), Lon Tamplin (C) Nicholas Harmon, Rory Frederick, Robert Ennis, Luis Fickes | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Robert Zastrow (PG), Gary Chapman (SG) Kevin Obregon, Travis Pierce | |
| 12:34 | Northeastern | Stephen Fry drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-44 |
| 12:22 | Samford | Lon Tamplin clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 43-44 |
| 12:20 | Northeastern | William Vaughan gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 11:55 | Northeastern | Brandon Roles hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by James Lindsey - foul #1 on James Lindsey, team foul #4 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Samford | Nicholas Harmon (PG), Nathan Tyler (SG), Robert Ennis (PF) Jess Mace, Wilbur Wilson, Lon Tamplin | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Mark Grimm (SF), Jack Platz (C) Stephen Fry, William Vaughan | |
| 11:55 | Northeastern | Brandon Roles makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 11:55 | Northeastern | Brandon Roles misses the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 11:55 | Samford | James Lindsey pulls down the rebound | 43-45 |
| 11:39 | Samford | Nathan Tyler is fouled on the floor by Gary Chapman - foul #2 on Gary Chapman, team foul #5 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Hobbs (SG), Rory Frederick (SF), Luis Fickes (C) Nathan Tyler, Timothy Leitner, James Lindsey | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Kevin Obregon (PG) Robert Zastrow | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Nicholas Harmon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Hobbs (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Rory Frederick (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Ennis (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Luis Fickes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Kevin Obregon (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Chapman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Grimm (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brandon Roles (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Platz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Samford | Rory Frederick misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Mark Grimm - foul #1 on Mark Grimm, team foul #6 | 43-45 |
| 11:30 | Samford | Rory Frederick makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 11:30 | Samford | Rory Frederick makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 11:05 | Northeastern | Kevin Obregon makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Mark Grimm | 45-48 |
| 10:59 | Samford | Nicholas Harmon loses the dribble to Kevin Obregon | 45-48 |
| 10:55 | Northeastern | Mark Grimm misses the easy layup | 45-48 |
| 10:53 | Samford | Robert Ennis gets the rebound | 45-48 |
| 10:38 | Samford | Robert Ennis comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 45-48 |
| 10:37 | Samford | Robert Ennis tips it home | 47-48 |
| 10:19 | Northeastern | Mark Grimm connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jack Platz | 47-50 |
| 09:56 | Samford | Michael Hobbs makes the shot from the free throw line | 49-50 |
| 09:37 | Northeastern | Luis Fickes picks off the pass by Mark Grimm | 49-50 |
| 09:18 | Samford | Rory Frederick drills a jumper from the right wing | 51-50 |
| 09:04 | Northeastern | Kevin Obregon comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-50 |
| 09:02 | Samford | Michael Hobbs gets the rebound | 51-50 |
| 08:39 | Samford | Nicholas Harmon buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Michael Hobbs | 53-50 |
| 08:25 | Northeastern | Jack Platz misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-50 |
| 08:23 | Samford | Luis Fickes grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 08:00 | Samford | Luis Fickes misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-50 |
| 07:58 | Northeastern | Mark Grimm gets the rebound | 53-50 |
| 07:38 | Northeastern | Kevin Obregon misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-50 |
| 07:37 | Samford | Rory Frederick snags the defensive board | 53-50 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Nicholas Harmon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Hobbs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SF - Rory Frederick (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Ennis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Luis Fickes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Kevin Obregon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Chapman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Grimm (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Roles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Platz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Samford | Michael Hobbs clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-50 |
| 07:22 | Samford | Luis Fickes grabs the offensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 07:07 | Samford | Luis Fickes hits a turnaround from the left block | 55-50 |
| 06:42 | Northeastern | Jack Platz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 06:40 | Samford | Robert Ennis gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| 06:36 | Samford | Jack Platz is called for the reach on Nicholas Harmon - foul #1 on Jack Platz, team foul #7 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Samford | Nathan Tyler (SG), Timothy Leitner (SF), James Lindsey (PF), Lon Tamplin (C) Michael Hobbs, Rory Frederick, Robert Ennis, Luis Fickes | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Robert Zastrow (PG), Travis Pierce (SG), Jonah Narvaez (SF), Stephen Fry (PF), William Vaughan (C) Kevin Obregon, Gary Chapman, Mark Grimm, Brandon Roles, Jack Platz | |
| 06:36 | Samford | Nicholas Harmon makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 06:36 | Samford | Nicholas Harmon makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 06:16 | Northeastern | Travis Pierce misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 06:15 | Samford | The rebound goes to Nathan Tyler | 57-50 |
| 06:01 | Samford | Lon Tamplin comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-50 |
| 05:59 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Lon Tamplin | 57-50 |
| 05:45 | Samford | Lon Tamplin connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Nicholas Harmon | 60-50 |
| 05:29 | Northeastern | Stephen Fry hits a shot in the paint and he's hacked by James Lindsey - foul #2 on James Lindsey, team foul #5 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Jess Mace (PG) Nicholas Harmon | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 05:29 | Northeastern | Stephen Fry makes the free throw | 60-53 |
| 05:12 | Samford | Nathan Tyler drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-53 |
| 04:43 | Northeastern | William Vaughan hits a driving attempt in the lane | 63-55 |
| 04:29 | Samford | Timothy Leitner drills a fadeaway from close range and he's fouled by William Vaughan - foul #1 on William Vaughan, team foul #8 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Hobbs (SG), Robert Ennis (PF) Nathan Tyler, Lon Tamplin | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Gary Chapman (PG) Robert Zastrow | |
| 04:29 | Samford | Timothy Leitner makes the free throw | 66-55 |
| 04:16 | Northeastern | Jonah Narvaez makes the jumper from the left block set up by Travis Pierce | 66-57 |
| 03:47 | Samford | Michael Hobbs misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Travis Pierce - foul #2 on Travis Pierce, team foul #9 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Samford | Nathan Tyler (SF), Luis Fickes (C) Timothy Leitner, James Lindsey | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Lyman Padua (PG), Brandon Roles (PF), Jack Platz (C) Travis Pierce, Stephen Fry, William Vaughan | |
| 03:47 | Samford | Michael Hobbs makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 03:47 | Samford | Michael Hobbs misses the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 03:47 | Northeastern | Brandon Roles grabs the defensive rebound | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:40 | Northeastern | Gary Chapman is hacked by Michael Hobbs - foul #3 on Michael Hobbs, team foul #6 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Mark Grimm (SF) Jonah Narvaez | |
| 03:29 | Northeastern | Mark Grimm loses the dribble to Jess Mace | 67-57 |
| 03:26 | Samford | Jess Mace banks in the layup | 69-57 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jess Mace (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Hobbs (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nathan Tyler (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Robert Ennis (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. C - Luis Fickes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Lyman Padua (fresh) SG - Gary Chapman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Grimm (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Roles (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jack Platz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Northeastern | Lyman Padua hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Jess Mace - foul #3 on Jess Mace, team foul #7 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Samford | Rory Frederick (SF) Nathan Tyler | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Kevin Obregon (PG) Mark Grimm | |
| 03:07 | Northeastern | Lyman Padua makes the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 03:07 | Northeastern | Lyman Padua makes the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:40 | Samford | Gary Chapman picks off the pass by Robert Ennis | 69-59 |
| 02:37 | Northeastern | Lyman Padua hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gary Chapman | 69-61 |
| 02:08 | Samford | Luis Fickes comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Jack Platz - foul #2 on Jack Platz, team foul #10 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Samford | Nicholas Harmon (PG) Jess Mace | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Travis Pierce (SG), Jonah Narvaez (SF), Stephen Fry (PF), William Vaughan (C) Gary Chapman, Lyman Padua, Brandon Roles, Jack Platz | |
| 02:08 | Samford | Luis Fickes makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 02:08 | Samford | Luis Fickes makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 02:05 | Northeastern | Northeastern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-61 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Brandon Roles (PF) Stephen Fry | |
| 01:55 | Northeastern | Jonah Narvaez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 71-61 |
| 01:53 | Samford | Luis Fickes gets the rebound | 71-61 |
| 01:33 | Samford | Luis Fickes's fadeaway is rejected by William Vaughan | 71-61 |
| 01:31 | Northeastern | The rebound goes to Kevin Obregon | 71-61 |
| 01:25 | Northeastern | William Vaughan blows the dunk but he's hacked by Michael Hobbs - foul #4 on Michael Hobbs, team foul #8 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Samford | Jess Mace (PG), Nathan Tyler (SG), Timothy Leitner (SF), James Lindsey (PF), Lon Tamplin (C) Nicholas Harmon, Michael Hobbs, Rory Frederick, Robert Ennis, Luis Fickes | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Robert Zastrow (PG), Gary Chapman (SG), Mark Grimm (SF), Stephen Fry (PF) Kevin Obregon, Travis Pierce, Jonah Narvaez, Brandon Roles | |
| 01:25 | Northeastern | William Vaughan makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 01:25 | Northeastern | William Vaughan makes the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| 01:20 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-63 |
| Subs | Samford | Nicholas Harmon (PG), Michael Hobbs (SG), Rory Frederick (SF), Robert Ennis (PF), Luis Fickes (C) Jess Mace, Nathan Tyler, Timothy Leitner, James Lindsey, Lon Tamplin | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Kevin Obregon (PG), Travis Pierce (SG), Jonah Narvaez (SF), Brandon Roles (PF), Jack Platz (C) Robert Zastrow, Gary Chapman, Mark Grimm, Stephen Fry, William Vaughan | |
| 01:09 | Samford | Robert Ennis comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 71-63 |
| 01:08 | Northeastern | Jonah Narvaez pulls down the rebound | 71-63 |
| 01:03 | Northeastern | Kevin Obregon is hacked by Nicholas Harmon - foul #2 on Nicholas Harmon, team foul #9 | 71-63 |
| 01:03 | Northeastern | Kevin Obregon misses the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 01:03 | Samford | Robert Ennis grabs the defensive rebound | 71-63 |
| 00:39 | Northeastern | The refs have stopped play. Jonah Narvaez is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 71-63 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Stephen Fry (SF) Jonah Narvaez | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Samford | Jack Platz is called for the reach on Luis Fickes - foul #3 on Jack Platz, team foul #11 | 71-63 |
| 00:37 | Samford | Luis Fickes makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:37 | Samford | Luis Fickes misses the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:37 | Northeastern | Stephen Fry snags the defensive board | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Northeastern | Luis Fickes steals the ball from Brandon Roles | 72-63 |
| 00:29 | Samford | Luis Fickes is hacked by Kevin Obregon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Obregon, team foul #12 | 72-63 |
| 00:29 | Samford | Luis Fickes makes the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:29 | Samford | Luis Fickes makes the 2nd free throw | 74-63 |
| 00:23 | Northeastern | Robert Ennis steals it from Brandon Roles | 74-63 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Samford | Nicholas Harmon runs out the clock | 74-63 |