| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ollie Wetherby (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Atkinson (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Jeffrey Kimball (fresh) PF - Nicholas Brenner (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Ginter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Malcolm Pease (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Mason (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Daniel (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Arthur Foshee (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Horrocks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Jeffrey Kimball inbounds the ball | 37-33 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Samford | Jimmy Daniel takes the ball from Ollie Wetherby | 37-33 |
| 19:20 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Horrocks is fouled on the floor by Robert Ginter - foul #3 on Robert Ginter, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Samford | Lawrence Arnold (C) Robert Ginter | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 19:09 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Horrocks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-33 |
| 18:42 | Samford | Peter Atkinson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 18:40 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur Foshee grabs the defensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 18:32 | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Mason misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-33 |
| 18:30 | Samford | The rebound goes to Nicholas Brenner | 37-33 |
| 18:17 | Samford | Lawrence Arnold is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Lawrence Arnold, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| 17:53 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Horrocks misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 17:52 | Samford | Nicholas Brenner grabs the board | 37-33 |
| 17:44 | Samford | Peter Atkinson clanks a 3 from the right corner | 37-33 |
| 17:42 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur Foshee snags the defensive board | 37-33 |
| 17:37 | Tennessee Tech | Malcolm Pease makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-36 |
| 17:22 | Samford | Ollie Wetherby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-36 |
| 17:04 | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Mason can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-36 |
| 17:03 | Samford | Nicholas Brenner gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 16:50 | Samford | Jeffrey Kimball misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-36 |
| 16:49 | Samford | Nicholas Brenner grabs the offensive board | 37-36 |
| 16:40 | Samford | Nicholas Brenner's floater is tipped away by Kenneth Horrocks | 37-36 |
| 16:38 | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Mason grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 16:24 | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Mason misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 16:23 | Tennessee Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Horrocks | 37-36 |
| 16:09 | Tennessee Tech | Peter Atkinson steals it from Malcolm Pease | 37-36 |
| 15:48 | Samford | Jeffrey Kimball misses the 3 from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 15:47 | Samford | Nicholas Brenner grabs the offensive board | 37-36 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ollie Wetherby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Atkinson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Kimball (fairly fresh) PF - Nicholas Brenner (fairly fresh) 9 reb. C - Lawrence Arnold (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Malcolm Pease (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Mason (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Daniel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Arthur Foshee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Kenneth Horrocks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:30 | Samford | Ollie Wetherby misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 15:29 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Jimmy Daniel | 37-36 |
| 15:25 | Tennessee Tech | Peter Atkinson is called for the reach on Stanley Mason - foul #1 on Peter Atkinson, team foul #3 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Riegel (PG), Robert McGurn (SG), Paul Preston (SF), Larry Nelson (PF), Robert Ginter (C) Ollie Wetherby, Peter Atkinson, Jeffrey Kimball, Nicholas Brenner, Lawrence Arnold | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach (PG), Paul Evans (SG), Michael Thyberg (SF), Jerry Williams (PF), David Mann (C) Malcolm Pease, Stanley Mason, Jimmy Daniel, Arthur Foshee, Kenneth Horrocks | |
| 15:13 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Thyberg hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Paul Evans | 37-38 |
| 15:03 | Samford | Larry Nelson hits a turnaround near the basket and the foul's on Jerry Williams - foul #2 on Jerry Williams, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| 15:03 | Samford | Larry Nelson makes the free throw | 40-38 |
| 14:47 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Thyberg is whistled for a carry | 40-38 |
| 14:38 | Samford | Robert McGurn clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner but the foul's on Michael Thyberg - foul #3 on Michael Thyberg, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| 14:38 | Samford | Robert McGurn makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 14:38 | Samford | Robert McGurn makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 14:38 | Samford | Robert McGurn misses the 3rd free throw | 42-38 |
| 14:38 | Tennessee Tech | David Mann snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 14:28 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Thyberg misses the lay-in | 42-38 |
| 14:27 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Evans tips it home | 42-40 |
| 14:11 | Samford | Robert McGurn clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 14:09 | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 14:04 | Tennessee Tech | David Mann is fouled on the floor by Robert Ginter - foul #4 on Robert Ginter, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Samford | Ollie Wetherby (PG), Charlie Basler (C) Robert Riegel, Robert Ginter | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Malcolm Pease (PG), Stanley Mason (SG), Jimmy Daniel (SF) Leroy Keach, Paul Evans, David Mann | |
| 13:45 | Tennessee Tech | Malcolm Pease misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 42-40 |
| 13:43 | Tennessee Tech | Jimmy Daniel tips it but misses | 42-40 |
| 13:41 | Tennessee Tech | Jimmy Daniel hits the follow up shot | 42-42 |
| 13:25 | Samford | Robert McGurn connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Charlie Basler | 45-42 |
| 13:11 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Williams's layup is rejected by Charlie Basler | 45-42 |
| 13:09 | Samford | Charlie Basler pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| 12:51 | Samford | Paul Preston makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert McGurn | 48-42 |
| 12:36 | Tennessee Tech | Jimmy Daniel misses short on a jumper near the basket | 48-42 |
| 12:35 | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Mason grabs the offensive board | 48-42 |
| 12:19 | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Mason can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-42 |
| 12:18 | Samford | Robert McGurn snags the defensive board | 48-42 |
| 12:12 | Samford | Larry Nelson knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Robert McGurn | 50-42 |
| 11:56 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Thyberg buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Stanley Mason | 50-45 |
| 11:47 | Samford | Paul Preston drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Ollie Wetherby | 52-45 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ollie Wetherby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert McGurn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Preston (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Larry Nelson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Charlie Basler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Malcolm Pease (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Mason (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jimmy Daniel (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerry Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Thyberg (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:32 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Thyberg banks in the layup set up by Stanley Mason | 52-47 |
| 11:10 | Samford | Ollie Wetherby misses short on a 3 from straight away | 52-47 |
| 11:09 | Samford | Robert McGurn misses the tip | 52-47 |
| 11:07 | Samford | Charlie Basler pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 10:55 | Samford | Larry Nelson is whistled for traveling | 52-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Peter Atkinson (PG), Robert Riegel (SG), Jeffrey Kimball (SF), Nicholas Brenner (PF), Lawrence Arnold (C) Ollie Wetherby, Robert McGurn, Paul Preston, Larry Nelson, Charlie Basler | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach (PG), Paul Evans (SG), Jeremy Davis (SF), Arthur Foshee (PF), Kenneth Horrocks (C) Malcolm Pease, Stanley Mason, Jimmy Daniel, Jerry Williams, Michael Thyberg | |
| 10:31 | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Paul Evans | 52-50 |
| 10:16 | Samford | Peter Atkinson clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-50 |
| 10:15 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Evans gets the rebound | 52-50 |
| 10:10 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Evans hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Leroy Keach | 52-52 |
| 09:52 | Samford | Jeffrey Kimball misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 52-52 |
| 09:50 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Arthur Foshee | 52-52 |
| 09:45 | Tennessee Tech | Jeremy Davis is hacked by Robert Riegel - foul #2 on Robert Riegel, team foul #5 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Mason (SG), Jimmy Daniel (SF) Paul Evans, Jeremy Davis | |
| 09:36 | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Kenneth Horrocks | 52-55 |
| 09:07 | Samford | Lawrence Arnold knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-55 |
| 08:50 | Tennessee Tech | Jimmy Daniel misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 54-55 |
| 08:48 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur Foshee grabs the offensive board | 54-55 |
| 08:30 | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Mason is hacked by Robert Riegel - foul #3 on Robert Riegel, team foul #6 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Samford | Ollie Wetherby (PG), Robert McGurn (SG), Larry Nelson (PF) Peter Atkinson, Robert Riegel, Lawrence Arnold | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Malcolm Pease (PG) Leroy Keach | |
| 08:22 | Tennessee Tech | Malcolm Pease misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-55 |
| 08:20 | Tennessee Tech | Jimmy Daniel tips it in | 54-57 |
| 08:13 | Samford | Robert McGurn misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-57 |
| 08:12 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Jimmy Daniel | 54-57 |
| 08:08 | Tennessee Tech | Malcolm Pease connects on the shot from the left side | 54-59 |
| 07:47 | Samford | Ollie Wetherby misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-59 |
| 07:46 | Tennessee Tech | Jimmy Daniel grabs the defensive rebound | 54-59 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ollie Wetherby (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert McGurn (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Kimball (fairly fresh) PF - Larry Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Nicholas Brenner (fairly fresh) 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Malcolm Pease (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Mason (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jimmy Daniel (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Arthur Foshee (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. C - Kenneth Horrocks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:27 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur Foshee clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-59 |
| 07:26 | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Mason hits the follow up shot | 54-61 |
| 07:02 | Samford | Kenneth Horrocks takes the ball from Jeffrey Kimball | 54-61 |
| 06:36 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Horrocks makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Stanley Mason | 54-64 |
| 06:16 | Samford | Kenneth Horrocks swats the layup by Larry Nelson | 54-64 |
| 06:14 | Samford | Ollie Wetherby snags the offensive board | 54-64 |
| 06:00 | Samford | Robert McGurn connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-64 |
| 05:37 | Tennessee Tech | Jimmy Daniel makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Arthur Foshee | 57-66 |
| 05:23 | Samford | Jeffrey Kimball misses short on a floater from the right side | 57-66 |
| 05:21 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Arthur Foshee | 57-66 |
| 05:17 | Tennessee Tech | Malcolm Pease knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Jimmy Daniel | 57-69 |
| 05:01 | Samford | Ollie Wetherby clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-69 |
| 04:59 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur Foshee gets the rebound | 57-69 |
| 04:54 | Tennessee Tech | Malcolm Pease can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-69 |
| 04:53 | Samford | Larry Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-69 |
| 04:45 | Samford | Kenneth Horrocks swats the layup by Nicholas Brenner | 57-69 |
| 04:43 | Samford | Jeffrey Kimball snags the offensive board | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:33 | Samford | Ollie Wetherby is whistled for a carry | 57-69 |
| Subs | Samford | Peter Atkinson (PG), Robert Riegel (SG), Paul Preston (SF), Lawrence Arnold (PF), Robert Ginter (C) Ollie Wetherby, Robert McGurn, Jeffrey Kimball, Larry Nelson, Nicholas Brenner | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach (PG), Paul Evans (SG), Michael Thyberg (SF), Jerry Williams (PF), David Mann (C) Malcolm Pease, Stanley Mason, Jimmy Daniel, Arthur Foshee, Kenneth Horrocks | |
| 04:25 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Williams misses long on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Ginter - foul #5 on Robert Ginter, team foul #7 | 57-69 |
| Subs | Samford | Charlie Basler (C) Robert Ginter | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 04:25 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Williams makes the 1st free throw | 57-70 |
| 04:25 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| 04:25 | Samford | Lawrence Arnold grabs the defensive rebound | 57-70 |
| 04:16 | Samford | Peter Atkinson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 57-70 |
| 04:15 | Samford | Lawrence Arnold tips it in | 59-70 |
| 04:02 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Evans scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 59-72 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:57 | Samford | Peter Atkinson double dribbles | 59-72 |
| 03:42 | Tennessee Tech | David Mann double dribbles | 59-72 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Peter Atkinson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Robert Riegel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Preston (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Lawrence Arnold (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Charlie Basler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Leroy Keach (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Evans (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michael Thyberg (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Williams (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Mann (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Samford | Robert Riegel is hacked by Paul Evans - foul #1 on Paul Evans, team foul #3 | 59-72 |
| Subs | Samford | Ollie Wetherby (PG) Robert Riegel | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Malcolm Pease (PG) Leroy Keach | |
| 03:17 | Samford | Paul Preston blows the layup | 59-72 |
| 03:15 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Williams pulls down the rebound | 59-72 |
| 02:54 | Tennessee Tech | A charge is called on Paul Evans - foul #2 on Paul Evans, team foul #4 | 59-72 |
| Subs | Samford | Larry Nelson (PF) Charlie Basler | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jimmy Daniel (SF) David Mann | |
| 02:50 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-72 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert McGurn (SG) Peter Atkinson | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Mason (SG), Arthur Foshee (PF), Kenneth Horrocks (C) Paul Evans, Jerry Williams, Michael Thyberg | |
| 02:30 | Samford | Lawrence Arnold knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Larry Nelson | 61-72 |
| 02:24 | Tennessee Tech | Jimmy Daniel drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Stanley Mason | 61-74 |
| 02:12 | Samford | Larry Nelson's floater is tipped away by Jimmy Daniel | 61-74 |
| 02:11 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Horrocks grabs the board | 61-74 |
| 02:04 | Tennessee Tech | Jimmy Daniel buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Malcolm Pease | 61-77 |
| 01:47 | Samford | Robert McGurn misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-77 |
| 01:45 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur Foshee gets the rebound | 61-77 |
| 01:41 | Tennessee Tech | Malcolm Pease buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Stanley Mason | 61-79 |
| 01:23 | Samford | Ollie Wetherby misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-79 |
| 01:22 | Samford | Paul Preston misses the tip | 61-79 |
| 01:21 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur Foshee pulls down the rebound | 61-79 |
| 01:03 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur Foshee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-79 |
| Subs | Samford | Peter Atkinson (PG), Robert Riegel (SG), Nicholas Brenner (PF) Ollie Wetherby, Robert McGurn, Larry Nelson | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach (PG), Paul Evans (SG), Michael Thyberg (SF), Jerry Williams (PF), David Mann (C) Malcolm Pease, Stanley Mason, Jimmy Daniel, Arthur Foshee, Kenneth Horrocks | |
| 00:51 | Samford | Nicholas Brenner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-79 |
| 00:49 | Tennessee Tech | David Mann grabs the defensive rebound | 61-79 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Evans misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 61-79 |
| 00:40 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Evans gets the offensive rebound | 61-79 |
| 00:14 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Evans misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 61-79 |
| 00:12 | Samford | The rebound goes to Nicholas Brenner | 61-79 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Samford | Peter Atkinson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-79 |
| 00:05 | Samford | Paul Preston hits the follow up shot | 63-79 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach runs out the clock | 63-79 |