| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - William Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Weaver (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Karnes (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Francis Kaczor (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - James Pangle (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Michael Marcantonio (fresh) SG - John Watchman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Iwanski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stephen Moore (fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee State | Richard Karnes inbounds the ball | 41-27 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Tennessee State | William Wilson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Marcantonio - foul #2 on Michael Marcantonio, team foul #1 | 41-27 |
| 19:43 | Tennessee State | William Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 42-27 |
| 19:43 | Tennessee State | William Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-27 |
| 19:21 | Samford | John Watchman buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Marcantonio | 43-29 |
| 19:01 | Tennessee State | James Pangle can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 43-29 |
| 18:59 | Tennessee State | James Pangle grabs the offensive rebound | 43-29 |
| 18:41 | Tennessee State | William Wilson hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Francis Kaczor | 45-29 |
| 18:29 | Samford | James Iwanski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-29 |
| 18:27 | Tennessee State | Francis Kaczor grabs the board | 45-29 |
| 18:14 | Tennessee State | John Watchman is called for the reach on Christopher Weaver - foul #2 on John Watchman, team foul #2 | 45-29 |
| 18:04 | Tennessee State | William Wilson is whistled for a carry | 45-29 |
| 17:43 | Samford | John Watchman makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Marcantonio | 45-32 |
| 17:41 | Tennessee State | Michael Marcantonio takes the ball from William Wilson in the backcourt | 45-32 |
| 17:38 | Samford | Michael Marcantonio can't finish the layup | 45-32 |
| 17:36 | Samford | John Watchman snags the offensive board | 45-32 |
| 17:20 | Samford | Stephen Moore comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 45-32 |
| 17:19 | Samford | Stephen Moore hits the follow up shot | 45-34 |
| 17:14 | Tennessee State | Richard Karnes misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-34 |
| 17:12 | Samford | Stephen Moore pulls down the rebound | 45-34 |
| 16:52 | Samford | James Iwanski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-34 |
| 16:51 | Tennessee State | Francis Kaczor snags the defensive board | 45-34 |
| 16:38 | Tennessee State | Francis Kaczor misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Michael Marcantonio - foul #3 on Michael Marcantonio, team foul #3 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Herbert Steward (C) James Pangle | |
| Subs | Samford | Stuart Richardson (PG), Orville Kell (SF), Patrick Young (PF), John Herman (C) Michael Marcantonio, James Iwanski, Stephen Moore, Robert Walker | |
| 16:38 | Tennessee State | Francis Kaczor makes the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 16:38 | Tennessee State | Francis Kaczor makes the 2nd free throw | 47-34 |
| 16:28 | Samford | John Watchman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-34 |
| 16:26 | Tennessee State | Francis Kaczor grabs the board | 47-34 |
| 15:59 | Tennessee State | Francis Kaczor misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 47-34 |
| 15:58 | Samford | Patrick Young grabs the board | 47-34 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - William Wilson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Weaver (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Karnes (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Francis Kaczor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Herbert Steward (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Stuart Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Watchman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Orville Kell (fresh) PF - Patrick Young (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - John Herman (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Samford | Patrick Young can't connect on a shot from the right block | 47-34 |
| 15:50 | Tennessee State | Richard Karnes pulls down the rebound | 47-34 |
| 15:31 | Tennessee State | Christopher Weaver misses the shot from the left wing | 47-34 |
| 15:30 | Samford | John Herman snags the defensive board | 47-34 |
| 15:05 | Samford | Patrick Young is fouled on the floor by Richard Karnes - foul #3 on Richard Karnes, team foul #1 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Tad Cavalier (PG), William Meade (SG), James Whitby (SF), Xing-Fu Ming (PF), James Pangle (C) William Wilson, Christopher Weaver, Richard Karnes, Francis Kaczor, Herbert Steward | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Marcantonio (PG), James Iwanski (SF), Robert Walker (C) Stuart Richardson, John Watchman, John Herman | |
| 14:54 | Samford | Robert Walker lays it up and in on a great pass from Orville Kell | 47-36 |
| 14:35 | Tennessee State | James Whitby can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-36 |
| 14:34 | Samford | Robert Walker pulls down the rebound | 47-36 |
| 14:27 | Samford | Orville Kell lays it up and in and he's hacked by William Meade - foul #1 on William Meade, team foul #2 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Stephen Moore (PF) Patrick Young | |
| 14:27 | Samford | Orville Kell makes the free throw | 47-39 |
| 14:01 | Tennessee State | The short jumper by James Pangle is denied by Robert Walker | 47-39 |
| 13:59 | Tennessee State | Xing-Fu Ming hits the follow up shot | 49-39 |
| 13:33 | Samford | Orville Kell clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 49-39 |
| 13:31 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Moore | 49-39 |
| 13:12 | Samford | James Iwanski drills a pull-up jumper from the right side and the foul's on Xing-Fu Ming - foul #2 on Xing-Fu Ming, team foul #3 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | William Wilson (PG), Christopher Weaver (SG), Richard Karnes (SF), Francis Kaczor (PF) Tad Cavalier, William Meade, James Whitby, Xing-Fu Ming | |
| Subs | Samford | John Watchman (SG) Orville Kell | |
| 13:12 | Samford | James Iwanski makes the free throw | 49-42 |
| 12:54 | Tennessee State | Richard Karnes misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Iwanski - foul #1 on James Iwanski, team foul #4 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Patrick Young (SF) James Iwanski | |
| 12:54 | Tennessee State | Richard Karnes makes the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 12:54 | Tennessee State | Richard Karnes makes the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 12:37 | Samford | Stephen Moore can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 51-42 |
| 12:36 | Tennessee State | William Wilson snags the defensive board | 51-42 |
| 12:12 | Tennessee State | Francis Kaczor is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Francis Kaczor, team foul #4 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Herbert Steward (C) James Pangle | |
| Subs | Samford | Stuart Richardson (PG), James Iwanski (SF), John Herman (C) Michael Marcantonio, Stephen Moore, Robert Walker | |
| 11:55 | Samford | John Watchman is hacked by Herbert Steward - foul #1 on Herbert Steward, team foul #5 | 51-42 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - William Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Weaver (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Karnes (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Francis Kaczor (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Herbert Steward (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Stuart Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Watchman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Iwanski (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Patrick Young (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - John Herman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Samford | Francis Kaczor blocks the jumper by Stuart Richardson | 51-42 |
| 11:35 | Tennessee State | Francis Kaczor grabs the board | 51-42 |
| 11:24 | Tennessee State | Herbert Steward lays it in on a nice dish by William Wilson | 53-42 |
| 11:14 | Samford | John Herman drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from John Watchman | 53-45 |
| 10:58 | Tennessee State | William Wilson connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-45 |
| 10:42 | Samford | James Iwanski connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Watchman | 55-47 |
| 10:27 | Tennessee State | William Wilson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-47 |
| 10:26 | Samford | Patrick Young pulls down the rebound | 55-47 |
| 10:13 | Samford | John Watchman drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by James Iwanski | 55-50 |
| 09:56 | Tennessee State | Christopher Weaver makes the jumper from the right wing set up by William Wilson | 57-50 |
| 09:44 | Samford | Stuart Richardson's floater is knocked away by Herbert Steward | 57-50 |
| 09:43 | Samford | Patrick Young grabs the offensive board | 57-50 |
| 09:26 | Samford | John Watchman misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 09:24 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Herbert Steward | 57-50 |
| 09:19 | Tennessee State | Richard Karnes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | William Meade (PG), James Whitby (SG), Xing-Fu Ming (PF), James Pangle (C) William Wilson, Christopher Weaver, Francis Kaczor, Herbert Steward | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Marcantonio (PG), Orville Kell (SF), Stephen Moore (PF), Robert Walker (C) John Watchman, James Iwanski, Patrick Young, John Herman | |
| 09:10 | Samford | Robert Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-50 |
| 08:55 | Tennessee State | Xing-Fu Ming misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 08:54 | Samford | Robert Walker snags the defensive board | 57-50 |
| 08:38 | Samford | Robert Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Tad Cavalier (PG) Richard Karnes | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Sowell (SG) Stuart Richardson | |
| 08:26 | Tennessee State | William Meade's floater is knocked away by Robert Walker | 57-50 |
| 08:24 | Samford | The rebound goes to Michael Marcantonio | 57-50 |
| 08:10 | Samford | Michael Sowell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 08:09 | Tennessee State | James Pangle grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 07:44 | Tennessee State | Tad Cavalier double dribbles | 57-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Christopher Weaver (SG), Richard Karnes (SF) Tad Cavalier, James Whitby | |
| Subs | Samford | John Watchman (SG) Michael Sowell | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - William Meade (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Weaver (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Karnes (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Xing-Fu Ming (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Pangle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Michael Marcantonio (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Watchman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Orville Kell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:35 | Samford | John Watchman makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Orville Kell | 57-53 |
| 07:28 | Tennessee State | Christopher Weaver hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Karnes | 59-53 |
| 07:08 | Samford | Michael Marcantonio knocks in the jumpshot from the right side and he's fouled by William Meade - foul #2 on William Meade, team foul #6 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | William Wilson (PG), Francis Kaczor (PF) William Meade, Xing-Fu Ming | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 07:08 | Samford | Michael Marcantonio makes the free throw | 59-56 |
| 06:48 | Tennessee State | William Wilson is fouled on the floor by Orville Kell - foul #1 on Orville Kell, team foul #5 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Patrick Young (PF) Stephen Moore | |
| 06:34 | Tennessee State | William Wilson hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-56 |
| 06:11 | Samford | Orville Kell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-56 |
| 06:09 | Samford | John Watchman grabs the offensive board | 62-56 |
| 05:50 | Samford | James Pangle swats the shot by Patrick Young | 62-56 |
| 05:49 | Samford | Robert Walker snags the offensive board | 62-56 |
| 05:40 | Samford | Patrick Young comes up short on the floater from the left block | 62-56 |
| 05:39 | Tennessee State | Christopher Weaver snags the defensive board | 62-56 |
| 05:18 | Tennessee State | Richard Karnes knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Christopher Weaver | 65-56 |
| 04:54 | Samford | John Watchman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-56 |
| 04:53 | Samford | Orville Kell gets the offensive rebound | 65-56 |
| 04:40 | Samford | Orville Kell knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 65-59 |
| 04:25 | Tennessee State | Francis Kaczor misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-59 |
| 04:24 | Samford | Robert Walker snags the defensive board | 65-59 |
| 04:24 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Samford | James Iwanski (SF), Stephen Moore (PF), John Herman (C) Orville Kell, Patrick Young, Robert Walker | |
| 04:17 | Samford | Stephen Moore hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Francis Kaczor - foul #3 on Francis Kaczor, team foul #7 | 65-59 |
| 04:17 | Samford | Stephen Moore misses the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 04:17 | Samford | Stephen Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 04:15 | Tennessee State | William Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-60 |
| 04:02 | Samford | John Herman drills a runner in the lane | 65-62 |
| 03:41 | Tennessee State | Christopher Weaver misses short on a 3 from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Marcantonio - foul #4 on Michael Marcantonio, team foul #6 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Herbert Steward (C) James Pangle | |
| Subs | Samford | Stuart Richardson (PG) Michael Marcantonio | |
| 03:41 | Tennessee State | Christopher Weaver makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 03:41 | Tennessee State | Christopher Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 03:41 | Tennessee State | Christopher Weaver misses the 3rd free throw | 67-62 |
| 03:41 | Samford | The rebound goes to John Watchman | 67-62 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - William Wilson (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - Christopher Weaver (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Karnes (fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Francis Kaczor (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Herbert Steward (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Stuart Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Watchman (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Iwanski (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stephen Moore (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - John Herman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Samford | Stephen Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-62 |
| 03:26 | Tennessee State | Christopher Weaver pulls down the rebound | 67-62 |
| 03:06 | Tennessee State | Richard Karnes misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 67-62 |
| 03:05 | Samford | The rebound goes to John Watchman | 67-62 |
| 03:00 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-62 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Pangle (C) Herbert Steward | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Marcantonio (PG), Robert Walker (C) Stuart Richardson, John Herman | |
| 02:39 | Samford | Robert Walker misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 67-62 |
| 02:38 | Tennessee State | Francis Kaczor pulls down the rebound | 67-62 |
| 02:17 | Tennessee State | Richard Karnes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 67-62 |
| 02:16 | Samford | Robert Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 67-62 |
| 01:56 | Samford | Richard Karnes is called for the reach on James Iwanski - foul #4 on Richard Karnes, team foul #8 | 67-62 |
| 01:56 | Samford | James Iwanski makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 01:56 | Samford | James Iwanski makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 01:40 | Tennessee State | Francis Kaczor buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Wilson | 70-64 |
| 01:20 | Samford | John Watchman loses the dribble to Christopher Weaver | 70-64 |
| 01:15 | Tennessee State | Richard Karnes misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 70-64 |
| 01:13 | Tennessee State | Richard Karnes tips it back up and in | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:00 | Samford | Stephen Moore is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Stephen Moore, team foul #7 | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:59 | Tennessee State | Michael Marcantonio is called for the reach on William Wilson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Marcantonio, team foul #8 | 72-64 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Xing-Fu Ming (PF), Herbert Steward (C) Francis Kaczor, James Pangle | |
| Subs | Samford | Stuart Richardson (PG) Michael Marcantonio | |
| 00:59 | Tennessee State | William Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:59 | Tennessee State | William Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Samford | Stuart Richardson clanks a 3 from the right corner | 74-64 |
| 00:51 | Samford | John Watchman misses the tip | 74-64 |
| 00:50 | Tennessee State | Xing-Fu Ming pulls down the rebound | 74-64 |
| 00:47 | Tennessee State | Xing-Fu Ming is fouled in the backcourt by Stuart Richardson - foul #2 on Stuart Richardson, team foul #9 | 74-64 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | William Meade (PG), James Whitby (SG), Mark Brown (SF) William Wilson, Christopher Weaver, Richard Karnes | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Sowell (SG), Orville Kell (SF), Patrick Young (PF), John Herman (C) John Watchman, James Iwanski, Stephen Moore, Robert Walker | |
| 00:47 | Tennessee State | Xing-Fu Ming makes the 1st free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:47 | Tennessee State | Xing-Fu Ming makes the 2nd free throw | 76-64 |
| 00:40 | Samford | Herbert Steward is called for the reach on John Herman - foul #2 on Herbert Steward, team foul #9 | 76-64 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Tad Cavalier (PG) Mark Brown | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:40 | Samford | John Herman misses the 1st free throw | 76-64 |
| 00:40 | Tennessee State | Herbert Steward pulls down the rebound | 76-64 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Tennessee State | Tad Cavalier buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by William Meade | 78-64 |
| 00:09 | Samford | Patrick Young knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from John Herman | 78-66 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee State | Tad Cavalier runs out the clock | 78-66 |