| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Blaine Lowe (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernest Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Yun (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Ziglar (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ollie Wetherby (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert McGurn (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Jeffrey Kimball (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Larry Nelson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Ginter (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Allen inbounds the ball | 44-38 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Tennessee State | Robert Yun buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Blaine Lowe and the foul's on Larry Nelson - foul #3 on Larry Nelson, team foul #1 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Nicholas Brenner (PF) Larry Nelson | |
| 19:36 | Tennessee State | Robert Yun makes the free throw | 47-38 |
| 19:17 | Samford | Robert Ginter comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 47-38 |
| 19:16 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Allen pulls down the rebound | 47-38 |
| 18:53 | Tennessee State | Ernest Wilson comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Nicholas Brenner - foul #1 on Nicholas Brenner, team foul #2 | 47-38 |
| 18:53 | Tennessee State | Ernest Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 18:53 | Tennessee State | Ernest Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 18:33 | Samford | Robert McGurn misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-38 |
| 18:32 | Samford | Ollie Wetherby gets the offensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 18:12 | Samford | Robert McGurn's fadeaway is rejected by Joe Ziglar | 48-38 |
| 18:10 | Samford | Nicholas Brenner snags the offensive board | 48-38 |
| 17:55 | Samford | Robert McGurn misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 48-38 |
| 17:53 | Tennessee State | Robert Yun grabs the defensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 17:47 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Allen is whistled for a carry | 48-38 |
| 17:30 | Samford | Robert McGurn is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Allen - foul #2 on Kenneth Allen, team foul #1 | 48-38 |
| 17:17 | Samford | Robert McGurn misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-38 |
| 17:16 | Tennessee State | Joe Ziglar grabs the defensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 17:12 | Tennessee State | Ernest Wilson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 48-38 |
| 17:10 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Allen hits the follow up shot | 50-38 |
| 16:56 | Samford | Joe Ziglar swats the layup by Nicholas Brenner | 50-38 |
| 16:55 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Allen | 50-38 |
| 16:39 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Allen misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-38 |
| 16:38 | Samford | Robert Ginter snags the defensive board | 50-38 |
| 16:18 | Samford | Nicholas Brenner misses long on a shot from the left side | 50-38 |
| 16:16 | Tennessee State | Joe Ziglar grabs the defensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 16:06 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Allen buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Blaine Lowe | 53-38 |
| 15:48 | Samford | Blaine Lowe steals the ball from Nicholas Brenner | 53-38 |
| 15:45 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Allen misses the dunk | 53-38 |
| 15:44 | Samford | Nicholas Brenner snags the defensive board | 53-38 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Blaine Lowe (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ernest Wilson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Allen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Yun (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Ziglar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ollie Wetherby (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert McGurn (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Jeffrey Kimball (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Nicholas Brenner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Ginter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Samford | Robert McGurn misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-38 |
| 15:23 | Tennessee State | Robert Yun grabs the defensive rebound | 53-38 |
| 14:55 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Allen connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Yun | 56-38 |
| 14:32 | Samford | Nicholas Brenner misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-38 |
| 14:30 | Samford | Robert Ginter tips it back up and in | 56-40 |
| 14:13 | Tennessee State | Robert Yun misses long on a jumper in the paint | 56-40 |
| 14:12 | Tennessee State | Ernest Wilson tips it back up and in | 58-40 |
| 14:04 | Samford | Ollie Wetherby hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Kimball | 58-42 |
| 13:46 | Tennessee State | Robert Yun knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 60-42 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:27 | Samford | Robert Ginter misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 60-42 |
| 13:25 | Samford | Robert Ginter tips it but misses | 60-42 |
| 13:23 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Robert Yun | 60-42 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:55 | Tennessee State | Ernest Wilson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Robert McGurn - foul #1 on Robert McGurn, team foul #3 | 60-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Paul Jackson (PG), Christopher Hamilton (SF), William Cranston (PF), Mitchell Robertson (C) Blaine Lowe, Kenneth Allen, Robert Yun, Joe Ziglar | |
| Subs | Samford | Peter Atkinson (PG), Robert Riegel (SG), Paul Preston (SF), Larry Nelson (PF), Lawrence Arnold (C) Ollie Wetherby, Robert McGurn, Jeffrey Kimball, Nicholas Brenner, Robert Ginter | |
| 12:55 | Tennessee State | Ernest Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 60-42 |
| 12:55 | Tennessee State | Ernest Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-42 |
| 12:38 | Samford | Lawrence Arnold travels with the ball | 61-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Blaine Lowe (PG) Ernest Wilson | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 12:15 | Tennessee State | Mitchell Robertson comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 61-42 |
| 12:13 | Samford | Paul Preston grabs the board | 61-42 |
| 12:05 | Samford | Peter Atkinson is hacked by Paul Jackson - foul #1 on Paul Jackson, team foul #2 | 61-42 |
| 11:48 | Samford | Larry Nelson knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Peter Atkinson | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:33 | Tennessee State | Peter Atkinson steals the ball from Paul Jackson | 61-45 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Blaine Lowe (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Jackson (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Christopher Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Cranston (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Mitchell Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Peter Atkinson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Riegel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Preston (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Larry Nelson (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Arnold (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:20 | Samford | Robert Riegel can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-45 |
| 11:18 | Tennessee State | Mitchell Robertson grabs the defensive rebound | 61-45 |
| 10:59 | Tennessee State | William Cranston hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 61-45 |
| 10:58 | Samford | Lawrence Arnold pulls down the rebound | 61-45 |
| 10:38 | Samford | Peter Atkinson scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-48 |
| 10:20 | Tennessee State | Mitchell Robertson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ernest Wilson (SG) Blaine Lowe | |
| Subs | Samford | Ollie Wetherby (PG) Robert Riegel | |
| 10:06 | Samford | Paul Preston clanks a turnaround in the paint | 61-48 |
| 10:04 | Tennessee State | William Cranston gets the rebound | 61-48 |
| 09:47 | Tennessee State | Ernest Wilson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-48 |
| 09:45 | Samford | Lawrence Arnold snags the defensive board | 61-48 |
| 09:31 | Samford | Peter Atkinson is whistled for traveling | 61-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Kenneth Allen (SF), Joseph Lucas (PF), Joe Ziglar (C) Christopher Hamilton, William Cranston, Mitchell Robertson | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert McGurn (SG), Robert Riegel (SF), Nicholas Brenner (PF), Robert Ginter (C) Peter Atkinson, Paul Preston, Larry Nelson, Lawrence Arnold | |
| 09:12 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Allen is called for 5 seconds | 61-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Blaine Lowe (PG) Paul Jackson | |
| Subs | Samford | Jeffrey Kimball (SF) Robert Riegel | |
| 08:54 | Samford | Joe Ziglar swats the short shot by Robert Ginter | 61-48 |
| 08:53 | Samford | Nicholas Brenner grabs the offensive board | 61-48 |
| 08:42 | Samford | Robert Ginter makes the fadeaway from close range set up by Ollie Wetherby and he's fouled by Ernest Wilson - foul #1 on Ernest Wilson, team foul #3 | 61-50 |
| 08:42 | Samford | Robert Ginter misses the free throw | 61-50 |
| 08:42 | Tennessee State | Joe Ziglar gets the rebound | 61-50 |
| 08:28 | Tennessee State | Ernest Wilson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-50 |
| 08:27 | Samford | Robert Ginter grabs the defensive rebound | 61-50 |
| 08:21 | Samford | Ollie Wetherby can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-50 |
| 08:20 | Samford | Robert Ginter tips it in | 61-52 |
| 08:04 | Tennessee State | Joe Ziglar misses the dunk attempt | 61-52 |
| 08:02 | Samford | Nicholas Brenner grabs the board | 61-52 |
| 07:58 | Samford | Robert McGurn is fouled on the floor by Ernest Wilson - foul #2 on Ernest Wilson, team foul #4 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Paul Jackson (PG), Christopher Hamilton (SG), William Cranston (SF), Robert Yun (PF) Blaine Lowe, Ernest Wilson, Kenneth Allen, Joseph Lucas | |
| Subs | Samford | Larry Nelson (PF) Nicholas Brenner | |
| 07:39 | Samford | Jeffrey Kimball loses the ball out of bounds | 61-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Peter Atkinson (PG), Robert Riegel (SG) Ollie Wetherby, Robert McGurn | |
| 07:10 | Tennessee State | Robert Yun travels with the ball | 61-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Paul Preston (SF) Jeffrey Kimball | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Paul Jackson (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Christopher Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Cranston (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Yun (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Joe Ziglar (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Peter Atkinson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Riegel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Preston (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Larry Nelson (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Ginter (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 06:53 | Samford | Robert Yun steps in front of the Larry Nelson pass | 61-52 |
| 06:38 | Tennessee State | Joe Ziglar is hacked by Larry Nelson - foul #4 on Larry Nelson, team foul #4 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Kenneth Allen (SF) William Cranston | |
| Subs | Samford | Ollie Wetherby (PG) Robert Riegel | |
| 06:33 | Tennessee State | Robert Ginter is called for the reach on Paul Jackson - foul #3 on Robert Ginter, team foul #5 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert McGurn (SG) Peter Atkinson | |
| 06:17 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Allen clanks a jumper from the left wing | 61-52 |
| 06:16 | Samford | Larry Nelson gets the rebound | 61-52 |
| 05:56 | Samford | Larry Nelson misses the easy layup | 61-52 |
| 05:54 | Samford | Larry Nelson snags the offensive board | 61-52 |
| 05:37 | Samford | Paul Preston drills a driving attempt from the left block | 61-54 |
| 05:31 | Tennessee State | Paul Jackson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 61-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Blaine Lowe (PG), William Cranston (PF), Mitchell Robertson (C) Christopher Hamilton, Robert Yun, Joe Ziglar | |
| Subs | Samford | Jeffrey Kimball (SF), Nicholas Brenner (C) Paul Preston, Robert Ginter | |
| 05:10 | Samford | Ollie Wetherby drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Kimball | 61-57 |
| 05:01 | Tennessee State | Blaine Lowe makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Jackson | 63-57 |
| 04:40 | Samford | Robert McGurn scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-60 |
| 04:28 | Tennessee State | Paul Jackson loses the ball out of bounds | 63-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ernest Wilson (SG), Christopher Hamilton (SF) Paul Jackson, Kenneth Allen | |
| Subs | Samford | Peter Atkinson (PG), Robert Riegel (SG), Lawrence Arnold (C) Ollie Wetherby, Robert McGurn, Larry Nelson | |
| 04:21 | Samford | Nicholas Brenner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Christopher Hamilton - foul #1 on Christopher Hamilton, team foul #5 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Ginter (C) Lawrence Arnold | |
| 04:21 | Samford | Nicholas Brenner misses the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 04:21 | Samford | Nicholas Brenner makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 03:55 | Tennessee State | Blaine Lowe misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-61 |
| 03:54 | Tennessee State | Ernest Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 03:42 | Tennessee State | Mitchell Robertson misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 63-61 |
| 03:40 | Samford | Robert Riegel snags the defensive board | 63-61 |
| 03:36 | Samford | Jeffrey Kimball hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-61 |
| 03:34 | Tennessee State | William Cranston grabs the defensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 03:12 | Tennessee State | Robert Riegel steps in front of the Christopher Hamilton pass | 63-61 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Blaine Lowe (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ernest Wilson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Cranston (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Mitchell Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Peter Atkinson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Riegel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jeffrey Kimball (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Nicholas Brenner (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Ginter (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:57 | Samford | Robert Ginter hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Peter Atkinson | 63-63 |
| 02:57 | Tennessee State | Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Kenneth Allen (SF), Robert Yun (PF), Joe Ziglar (C) Christopher Hamilton, William Cranston, Mitchell Robertson | |
| Subs | Samford | Ollie Wetherby (PG), Robert McGurn (SG), Larry Nelson (PF) Peter Atkinson, Robert Riegel, Nicholas Brenner | |
| 02:37 | Tennessee State | Robert Yun misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-63 |
| 02:35 | Samford | The rebound goes to Robert McGurn | 63-63 |
| 02:23 | Samford | Larry Nelson can't finish the layup | 63-63 |
| 02:21 | Tennessee State | Joe Ziglar snags the defensive board | 63-63 |
| 02:11 | Tennessee State | Joe Ziglar misses badly on a shot near the basket | 63-63 |
| 02:10 | Tennessee State | Robert Yun tips it home | 65-63 |
| 01:57 | Samford | Robert McGurn loses the dribble to Kenneth Allen | 65-63 |
| 01:35 | Tennessee State | Robert Yun misses the lay-in | 65-63 |
| 01:34 | Samford | Robert Ginter grabs the board | 65-63 |
| 01:23 | Samford | Kenneth Allen denies the turnaround by Jeffrey Kimball | 65-63 |
| 01:22 | Samford | Jeffrey Kimball can't tip it in | 65-63 |
| 01:21 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Ollie Wetherby | 65-63 |
| 01:01 | Samford | Ollie Wetherby misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-63 |
| 01:00 | Tennessee State | Ernest Wilson grabs the board | 65-63 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Tennessee State | Larry Nelson is called for the reach on Blaine Lowe - foul #5 on Larry Nelson, team foul #6 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Nicholas Brenner (PF) Larry Nelson | |
| 00:14 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Allen misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jeffrey Kimball - foul #3 on Jeffrey Kimball, team foul #7 | 65-63 |
| 00:14 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Allen makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:14 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:07 | Samford | Robert McGurn drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Ollie Wetherby | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Tennessee State | Robert McGurn is called for the reach on Kenneth Allen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert McGurn, team foul #8 | 67-66 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Allen makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:05 | Samford | Samford calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 69-66 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Samford | Robert McGurn misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-66 |