| Lineup | Samford | PG - Clark Grisham (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Junior Robbs (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jean Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Arboleda (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Beaty (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Lawrence Bond (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Carter (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alfredo Costa (fresh) PF - Anthony Fitzwater (fresh) 9 pts. C - James Nail (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Jean Hughes inbounds the ball | 25-31 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Samford | Jean Hughes scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 27-31 |
| 19:38 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Bond knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Paul Carter | 27-33 |
| 19:21 | Samford | Louis Beaty hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 27-33 |
| 19:20 | St. Joseph's | Alfredo Costa gets the rebound | 27-33 |
| 19:08 | St. Joseph's | Paul Carter is fouled on the floor by Junior Robbs - foul #2 on Junior Robbs, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| 19:02 | St. Joseph's | Paul Carter buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Lawrence Bond and he's hacked by Junior Robbs - foul #3 on Junior Robbs, team foul #2 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Samford | Marshall Buchanan (SG) Junior Robbs | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 19:02 | St. Joseph's | Paul Carter makes the free throw | 27-36 |
| 18:48 | Samford | Clark Grisham misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-36 |
| 18:46 | Samford | Louis Beaty tips it home | 29-36 |
| 18:27 | St. Joseph's | James Nail drills a driving attempt from the right block | 29-38 |
| 18:10 | Samford | Dikembe Arboleda misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 29-38 |
| 18:08 | Samford | Dikembe Arboleda grabs the offensive board | 29-38 |
| 17:54 | Samford | Marshall Buchanan is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Marshall Buchanan, team foul #3 | 29-38 |
| 17:33 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Bond buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-41 |
| 17:23 | Samford | Clark Grisham misses the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Alfredo Costa - foul #1 on Alfredo Costa, team foul #1 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Samford | Jack McCaine (SF) Jean Hughes | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Andre Bruno (PF), Rico Jimenez (C) Anthony Fitzwater, James Nail | |
| 17:23 | Samford | Clark Grisham makes the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 17:23 | Samford | Clark Grisham makes the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 17:15 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Bond drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Andre Bruno | 31-44 |
| 17:01 | Samford | Dikembe Arboleda's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-44 |
| Subs | Samford | Henry Welcome (SG), James Cook (PF) Clark Grisham, Dikembe Arboleda | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Thomas Hayles (SG), Dobieslaw Wroblewski (SF) Paul Carter, Alfredo Costa | |
| 16:46 | St. Joseph's | Andre Bruno is called for a charge - foul #3 on Andre Bruno, team foul #2 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Frank Johnson (SG), Michael Karle (C) Lawrence Bond, Andre Bruno | |
| 16:26 | Samford | Marshall Buchanan misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-44 |
| 16:24 | St. Joseph's | Rico Jimenez pulls down the rebound | 31-44 |
| 15:59 | St. Joseph's | Michael Karle is called for traveling | 31-44 |
| Subs | Samford | Clark Grisham (PG), Junior Robbs (SG), Jean Hughes (SF), Enoch Zych (C) Marshall Buchanan, Henry Welcome, Jack McCaine, Louis Beaty | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Paul Carter (SG), Andre Bruno (SF), Anthony Fitzwater (PF), James Nail (C) Frank Johnson, Dobieslaw Wroblewski, Rico Jimenez, Michael Karle | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Clark Grisham (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Junior Robbs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jean Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Cook (fresh) 3 reb. C - Enoch Zych (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Thomas Hayles (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andre Bruno (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Fitzwater (fresh) 9 pts. C - James Nail (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Samford | James Cook misses the jump hook from close range | 31-44 |
| 15:30 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Anthony Fitzwater | 31-44 |
| 15:13 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Hayles knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Paul Carter | 31-46 |
| 15:00 | Samford | Clark Grisham can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-46 |
| 14:58 | St. Joseph's | Paul Carter grabs the board | 31-46 |
| 14:35 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Hayles scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Andre Bruno | 31-48 |
| 14:22 | Samford | James Cook's pass is intercepted by James Nail | 31-48 |
| 13:53 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Hayles clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 31-48 |
| 13:51 | Samford | The rebound goes to James Cook | 31-48 |
| 13:35 | Samford | Thomas Hayles picks off the pass by Enoch Zych | 31-48 |
| 13:32 | St. Joseph's | Paul Carter can't finish the layup | 31-48 |
| 13:31 | St. Joseph's | James Nail tips it home | 31-50 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:27 | Samford | Clark Grisham can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 31-50 |
| 13:26 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Andre Bruno | 31-50 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:09 | St. Joseph's | Anthony Fitzwater misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 31-50 |
| 13:08 | Samford | Jean Hughes grabs the board | 31-50 |
| 13:04 | Samford | Clark Grisham drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-50 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:45 | St. Joseph's | Andre Bruno lays it in and he's fouled by Jean Hughes - foul #3 on Jean Hughes, team foul #4 | 33-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Marshall Buchanan (PG), Henry Welcome (SG), Jack McCaine (SF), Dikembe Arboleda (PF), Louis Beaty (C) Clark Grisham, Junior Robbs, Jean Hughes, James Cook, Enoch Zych | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Bond (PG), Frank Johnson (SG), Alfredo Costa (SF), Rico Jimenez (C) Thomas Hayles, Paul Carter, Anthony Fitzwater, James Nail | |
| 12:45 | St. Joseph's | Andre Bruno makes the free throw | 33-53 |
| 12:32 | Samford | Louis Beaty scores on a floater in the paint set up by Marshall Buchanan | 35-53 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:20 | St. Joseph's | Henry Welcome is called for the reach on Alfredo Costa - foul #1 on Henry Welcome, team foul #5 | 35-53 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Michael Karle (C) Andre Bruno | |
| 11:58 | St. Joseph's | Alfredo Costa misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Jack McCaine - foul #1 on Jack McCaine, team foul #6 | 35-53 |
| 11:58 | St. Joseph's | Alfredo Costa makes the 1st free throw | 35-54 |
| 11:58 | St. Joseph's | Alfredo Costa misses the 2nd free throw | 35-54 |
| 11:58 | Samford | Dikembe Arboleda gets the rebound | 35-54 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Marshall Buchanan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry Welcome (fresh) SF - Jack McCaine (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Arboleda (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Louis Beaty (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Lawrence Bond (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alfredo Costa (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rico Jimenez (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Karle (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Samford | Marshall Buchanan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-54 |
| 11:41 | Samford | Dikembe Arboleda tips it in | 37-54 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:26 | St. Joseph's | Alfredo Costa double dribbles | 37-54 |
| Subs | Samford | Junior Robbs (SG) Henry Welcome | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 11:05 | Samford | Marshall Buchanan makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jack McCaine | 40-54 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:36 | St. Joseph's | Michael Karle double dribbles | 40-54 |
| Subs | Samford | Clark Grisham (PG), Jean Hughes (SF) Marshall Buchanan, Jack McCaine | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Paul Carter (SG), Andre Bruno (PF) Frank Johnson, Michael Karle | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:27 | Samford | Jean Hughes clanks a floater from close range but the foul's on Lawrence Bond - foul #2 on Lawrence Bond, team foul #3 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Anthony Fitzwater (PF) Andre Bruno | |
| 10:27 | Samford | Jean Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 10:27 | Samford | Jean Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 10:11 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Bond is fouled on the floor by Louis Beaty - foul #1 on Louis Beaty, team foul #7 | 42-54 |
| 10:11 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Bond makes the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 10:11 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Bond makes the 2nd free throw | 42-56 |
| 09:53 | Samford | Jean Hughes banks in the layup | 44-56 |
| 09:24 | St. Joseph's | Anthony Fitzwater comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-56 |
| 09:22 | St. Joseph's | Alfredo Costa grabs the offensive board | 44-56 |
| 09:07 | St. Joseph's | Alfredo Costa knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Paul Carter | 44-59 |
| 08:50 | Samford | Clark Grisham knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 46-59 |
| 08:33 | St. Joseph's | Anthony Fitzwater hits a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Lawrence Bond | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:20 | Samford | Junior Robbs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-61 |
| Subs | Samford | Marshall Buchanan (PG), Henry Welcome (SG), Jack McCaine (SF), James Cook (PF), Enoch Zych (C) Clark Grisham, Junior Robbs, Jean Hughes, Dikembe Arboleda, Louis Beaty | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Thomas Hayles (PG), Frank Johnson (SG), Dobieslaw Wroblewski (SF), Andre Bruno (PF), James Nail (C) Lawrence Bond, Paul Carter, Alfredo Costa, Anthony Fitzwater, Rico Jimenez | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:51 | St. Joseph's | James Nail comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-61 |
| 07:50 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Hayles gets the offensive rebound | 46-61 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Marshall Buchanan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry Welcome (fresh) SF - Jack McCaine (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Cook (fresh) 4 reb. C - Enoch Zych (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Thomas Hayles (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dobieslaw Wroblewski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Andre Bruno (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Nail (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:33 | St. Joseph's | James Nail misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Enoch Zych - foul #1 on Enoch Zych, team foul #8 | 46-61 |
| 07:33 | St. Joseph's | James Nail makes the 1st free throw | 46-62 |
| 07:33 | St. Joseph's | James Nail makes the 2nd free throw | 46-63 |
| 07:06 | Samford | Marshall Buchanan connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jack McCaine | 49-63 |
| 06:45 | St. Joseph's | Andre Bruno knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Hayles | 49-65 |
| 06:38 | Samford | Jack McCaine is called for traveling | 49-65 |
| Subs | Samford | Clark Grisham (PG), Louis Beaty (C) Henry Welcome, Enoch Zych | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Bond (PG), Paul Carter (SG), Anthony Fitzwater (PF) Thomas Hayles, Frank Johnson, Dobieslaw Wroblewski | |
| 06:20 | St. Joseph's | Paul Carter hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 49-65 |
| 06:18 | Samford | Louis Beaty snags the defensive board | 49-65 |
| 06:07 | Samford | James Cook's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-65 |
| Subs | Samford | Junior Robbs (SG), Jean Hughes (SF), Dikembe Arboleda (PF) Marshall Buchanan, Jack McCaine, James Cook | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Alfredo Costa (SF) Andre Bruno | |
| 05:40 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Bond's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-65 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Rico Jimenez (C) James Nail | |
| 05:33 | Samford | Louis Beaty lays it in | 51-65 |
| 05:13 | St. Joseph's | Alfredo Costa scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Paul Carter | 51-67 |
| 04:55 | Samford | Junior Robbs's pass is intercepted by Alfredo Costa | 51-67 |
| 04:52 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Bond hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Alfredo Costa | 51-69 |
| 04:32 | Samford | Junior Robbs can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Paul Carter - foul #1 on Paul Carter, team foul #4 | 51-69 |
| Subs | Samford | James Cook (PF) Dikembe Arboleda | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Thomas Hayles (PG), Frank Johnson (SG), Dobieslaw Wroblewski (SF), Andre Bruno (PF) Lawrence Bond, Paul Carter, Alfredo Costa, Anthony Fitzwater | |
| 04:32 | Samford | Junior Robbs makes the 1st free throw | 52-69 |
| 04:32 | Samford | Junior Robbs makes the 2nd free throw | 53-69 |
| 04:16 | St. Joseph's | Rico Jimenez misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by James Cook - foul #1 on James Cook, team foul #9 | 53-69 |
| Subs | Samford | Marshall Buchanan (SG), Enoch Zych (C) Junior Robbs, Louis Beaty | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 04:16 | St. Joseph's | Rico Jimenez misses the 1st free throw | 53-69 |
| 04:16 | St. Joseph's | Rico Jimenez makes the 2nd free throw | 53-70 |
| 04:01 | Samford | Dobieslaw Wroblewski is called for the reach on Enoch Zych - foul #3 on Dobieslaw Wroblewski, team foul #5 | 53-70 |
| Subs | Samford | Henry Welcome (SG), Jack McCaine (SF) Clark Grisham, Jean Hughes | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | James Nail (C) Dobieslaw Wroblewski | |
| 03:51 | Samford | Marshall Buchanan's floater is knocked away by Andre Bruno | 53-70 |
| 03:50 | St. Joseph's | Frank Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-70 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Marshall Buchanan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry Welcome (fresh) SF - Jack McCaine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Cook (fresh) 4 reb. C - Enoch Zych (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Thomas Hayles (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Andre Bruno (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Rico Jimenez (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - James Nail (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:23 | St. Joseph's | Rico Jimenez misses the floater in the lane | 53-70 |
| 03:21 | Samford | Marshall Buchanan grabs the board | 53-70 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:09 | Samford | Jack McCaine comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 53-70 |
| 03:08 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Andre Bruno | 53-70 |
| 02:39 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Hayles drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Rico Jimenez | 53-73 |
| 02:31 | Samford | Jack McCaine misses the 3 from the left corner | 53-73 |
| 02:29 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to James Cook | 53-73 |
| 02:12 | Samford | Andre Bruno steals the ball from Henry Welcome | 53-73 |
| 01:52 | St. Joseph's | Rico Jimenez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-73 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Dobieslaw Wroblewski (SF) James Nail | |
| 01:42 | Samford | Marshall Buchanan is fouled on the floor by Dobieslaw Wroblewski - foul #4 on Dobieslaw Wroblewski, team foul #6 | 53-73 |
| 01:30 | Samford | Enoch Zych makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Marshall Buchanan | 55-73 |
| 01:01 | St. Joseph's | Rico Jimenez is fouled on the floor by Henry Welcome - foul #2 on Henry Welcome, team foul #10 | 55-73 |
| 01:01 | St. Joseph's | Rico Jimenez makes the 1st free throw | 55-74 |
| 01:01 | St. Joseph's | Rico Jimenez makes the 2nd free throw | 55-75 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Samford | Jack McCaine comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 55-75 |
| 00:55 | Samford | Enoch Zych pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-75 |
| 00:52 | Samford | Henry Welcome misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-75 |
| 00:50 | St. Joseph's | Andre Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 55-75 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Hayles hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Enoch Zych - foul #2 on Enoch Zych, team foul #11 | 55-75 |
| 00:22 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Hayles makes the 1st free throw | 55-76 |
| 00:22 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Hayles makes the 2nd free throw | 55-77 |
| 00:16 | Samford | Marshall Buchanan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-77 |
| 00:14 | Samford | James Cook tips it in | 57-77 |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Hayles runs out the clock | 57-77 |