Samba was dismissed at the end of the first half for pulling back Danny Welbeck on the edge of the box after the defender had made a mess of an attempted back-pass.
Rovers boss Allardyce was relieved the foul was outside the penalty area and felt his team merited a point after a resilient second-half display.
"It feels like a win for us," Allardyce told Sky Sports.
"There wasn't much going on between both sides in the first half, we were both trying to create a few chances, but there were only half-chances, apart from when Benty was clean through and Paul Robinson in goal pulled off a very good save.
"I felt that was a turning point, and the other turning point was the sending off.
"We can't criticise the referee for that as obviously he was through on goal, we just have to be thankful that the assistant referee on that side of the pitch got it right in that it was outside the box as he could easily have given a penalty.
"We re-organised at half-time, and it worked exceptionally well for me. Everybody saw we limited Sunderland to very few chances indeed.
"In the end we deserved the draw and point we got. We move on from here. We're disappointed we went to 10 men, but it's a great point in the end."
Allardyce also outlined the approach he adopted to take after half-time in light of their numerical disadvantage on home soil.
He added: "What we did was we said we were going to play from a defensive role, deep in our own half and try and play on the break.
"Effectively say to our players, when we get possession, it's not about really moving up the pitch that quickly, but about keeping possession and giving yourself a breather and, if we can work our way up the pitch, our best opportunity to score a goal with 10 men is from a set-piece.
"We threatened a few times in the second half through that situation. We didn't find a goal, but that would have been a little lucky had we got one today."
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