| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Johnnie Eckberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Cherry (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Randall Quintal (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Ken Boos (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ralph Corbo (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl Hayes (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Walton (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Stanford (fresh) 5 reb. C - Raymond Simone (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Charles Walton inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:51 | Samford | Raymond Simone misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Johnnie Eckberg - foul #2 on Johnnie Eckberg, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| 19:51 | Samford | Raymond Simone makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 19:51 | Samford | Raymond Simone makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 19:34 | Jackson State | Ken Boos's fadeaway is rejected by William Stanford | 34-31 |
| 19:32 | Jackson State | Randall Quintal hits the follow up shot | 36-31 |
| 19:28 | Samford | Charles Walton is hacked by John Jackson - foul #2 on John Jackson, team foul #2 | 36-31 |
| 19:17 | Samford | Earl Hayes hits a 3 from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 19:07 | Jackson State | Randall Quintal knocks in the jumper from the right block and the foul's on Ralph Corbo - foul #1 on Ralph Corbo, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| 19:07 | Jackson State | Randall Quintal makes the free throw | 39-34 |
| 18:48 | Samford | William Stanford can't connect on a runner near the basket | 39-34 |
| 18:46 | Samford | Raymond Simone tips it in | 39-36 |
| 18:32 | Jackson State | John Jackson is fouled on the floor by Earl Hayes - foul #1 on Earl Hayes, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| 18:27 | Jackson State | John Jackson misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 39-36 |
| 18:26 | Jackson State | Randall Quintal pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 18:12 | Jackson State | Randall Quintal knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Ken Boos | 41-36 |
| 17:43 | Samford | Ralph Corbo misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 17:41 | Jackson State | John Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 17:20 | Jackson State | Randall Quintal can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 41-36 |
| 17:19 | Samford | Charles Walton grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 17:05 | Samford | Raymond Simone misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-36 |
| 17:04 | Jackson State | Ken Boos grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 16:45 | Jackson State | Randall Quintal comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 41-36 |
| 16:43 | Samford | The rebound goes to Charles Walton | 41-36 |
| 16:36 | Samford | Raymond Simone loses the dribble to John Cherry | 41-36 |
| 16:31 | Jackson State | John Jackson lays it in set up by John Cherry | 43-36 |
| 16:19 | Samford | Ralph Corbo is fouled on the floor by John Jackson - foul #3 on John Jackson, team foul #3 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Jackson State | James Cunningham (PG), Bradley Jones (SG), Neil Levan (PF), Paul Hoffman (C) Johnnie Eckberg, John Jackson, Randall Quintal, Ken Boos | |
| Subs | Samford | Harry Kelley (SG), James Dawson (SF), William Randolph (C) Earl Hayes, Charles Walton, Raymond Simone | |
| 16:02 | Samford | William Randolph banks in the layup and he's hacked by Paul Hoffman - foul #2 on Paul Hoffman, team foul #4 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Mladen Topolski (SF) John Cherry | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 16:02 | Samford | William Randolph makes the free throw | 43-39 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - James Cunningham (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bradley Jones (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Mladen Topolski (fresh) PF - Neil Levan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Hoffman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ralph Corbo (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Kelley (fresh) SF - James Dawson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Stanford (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - William Randolph (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Jackson State | Mladen Topolski hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from James Cunningham | 45-39 |
| 15:37 | Samford | Ralph Corbo is called for 10 seconds | 45-39 |
| 15:22 | Jackson State | Bradley Jones clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-39 |
| 15:20 | Samford | James Dawson pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 15:09 | Samford | William Stanford loses the dribble to James Cunningham | 45-39 |
| 14:53 | Jackson State | Bradley Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 14:52 | Samford | The rebound goes to William Stanford | 45-39 |
| 14:46 | Samford | James Dawson's pass is intercepted by Bradley Jones | 45-39 |
| 14:42 | Jackson State | Neil Levan dunks the ball on a great pass from Bradley Jones | 47-39 |
| 14:22 | Samford | William Randolph misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-39 |
| 14:21 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to James Dawson | 47-39 |
| 14:02 | Samford | James Dawson blows the layup but the foul's on Mladen Topolski - foul #2 on Mladen Topolski, team foul #5 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Johnnie Eckberg (PG), John Jackson (SG), John Cherry (SF), Randall Quintal (PF), Ken Boos (C) James Cunningham, Bradley Jones, Mladen Topolski, Neil Levan, Paul Hoffman | |
| Subs | Samford | Earl Hayes (SG), Charles Walton (SF), Raymond Simone (C) Ralph Corbo, William Stanford, William Randolph | |
| 14:02 | Samford | James Dawson makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 14:02 | Samford | James Dawson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 13:38 | Jackson State | John Cherry misses the lay-in but the foul's on Earl Hayes - foul #2 on Earl Hayes, team foul #3 | 47-41 |
| 13:38 | Jackson State | John Cherry makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 13:38 | Jackson State | John Cherry makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 13:20 | Samford | James Dawson loses the dribble to Randall Quintal | 49-41 |
| 13:01 | Jackson State | Charles Walton picks off the pass by Johnnie Eckberg | 49-41 |
| 12:45 | Samford | James Dawson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-41 |
| 12:44 | Jackson State | The rebound goes to Randall Quintal | 49-41 |
| 12:20 | Jackson State | Johnnie Eckberg misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-41 |
| 12:19 | Jackson State | John Cherry gets the offensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 12:00 | Jackson State | John Cherry scores on a turnaround from the left block | 51-41 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Johnnie Eckberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Cherry (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Randall Quintal (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Ken Boos (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Harry Kelley (fairly fresh) SG - Earl Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Walton (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Dawson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Simone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Samford | James Dawson buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Raymond Simone | 51-43 |
| 11:35 | Jackson State | John Cherry misses the lay-in | 51-43 |
| 11:34 | Samford | James Dawson gets the rebound | 51-43 |
| 11:15 | Samford | James Dawson misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-43 |
| 11:14 | Samford | Raymond Simone grabs the offensive board | 51-43 |
| 10:55 | Samford | Raymond Simone hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 10:38 | Jackson State | Randall Quintal misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 51-46 |
| 10:37 | Samford | Charles Walton pulls down the rebound | 51-46 |
| 10:10 | Samford | James Dawson misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-46 |
| 10:09 | Samford | Charles Walton tips it home | 51-48 |
| 09:53 | Jackson State | Johnnie Eckberg misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 51-48 |
| 09:52 | Samford | Raymond Simone gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| 09:41 | Samford | Charles Walton misses long on a floater from the right side | 51-48 |
| 09:40 | Jackson State | John Jackson snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 09:15 | Jackson State | John Cherry lays it up and in | 53-48 |
| 09:03 | Samford | Raymond Simone knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Harry Kelley | 53-50 |
| 08:43 | Jackson State | Ken Boos hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Johnnie Eckberg | 55-50 |
| 08:20 | Samford | Charles Walton double dribbles | 55-50 |
| Subs | Jackson State | James Cunningham (PG), Bradley Jones (SG), Mladen Topolski (SF), Neil Levan (PF), Paul Hoffman (C) Johnnie Eckberg, John Jackson, John Cherry, Randall Quintal, Ken Boos | |
| Subs | Samford | Ralph Corbo (PG), Kevin Canas (SG), Sam Blackshear (SF), William Stanford (PF), William Randolph (C) Harry Kelley, Earl Hayes, Charles Walton, James Dawson, Raymond Simone | |
| 08:05 | Jackson State | Ralph Corbo steals the ball from Paul Hoffman | 55-50 |
| 07:51 | Samford | Sam Blackshear buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ralph Corbo | 55-52 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - James Cunningham (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Bradley Jones (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Mladen Topolski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Neil Levan (fresh) 4 pts. C - Paul Hoffman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ralph Corbo (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Canas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sam Blackshear (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Stanford (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. C - William Randolph (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Jackson State | Neil Levan knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-52 |
| 07:06 | Samford | William Stanford misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-52 |
| 07:04 | Jackson State | The rebound goes to Mladen Topolski | 58-52 |
| 06:42 | Jackson State | Bradley Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 58-52 |
| Subs | Jackson State | John Cherry (SF) Mladen Topolski | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 06:17 | Samford | Ralph Corbo comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-52 |
| 06:15 | Jackson State | John Cherry snags the defensive board | 58-52 |
| 05:59 | Jackson State | Neil Levan makes the jump hook from the left block | 60-52 |
| 05:37 | Samford | William Randolph misses short on a runner in the lane | 60-52 |
| 05:35 | Jackson State | Neil Levan grabs the board | 60-52 |
| 05:16 | Jackson State | Sam Blackshear swats the short shot by Neil Levan | 60-52 |
| 05:14 | Samford | William Stanford grabs the defensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 04:50 | Samford | Kevin Canas knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Ralph Corbo | 60-55 |
| 04:50 | Jackson State | Jackson State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-55 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Johnnie Eckberg (PG), John Jackson (SG), Randall Quintal (PF), Ken Boos (C) James Cunningham, Bradley Jones, Neil Levan, Paul Hoffman | |
| Subs | Samford | Earl Hayes (SG), Charles Walton (SF), James Dawson (C) Kevin Canas, Sam Blackshear, William Randolph | |
| 04:24 | Jackson State | Randall Quintal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-55 |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Raymond Simone (C) James Dawson | |
| 04:11 | Samford | Ralph Corbo misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-55 |
| 04:10 | Jackson State | John Cherry snags the defensive board | 60-55 |
| 03:52 | Jackson State | Ken Boos can't connect on a floater from the left side | 60-55 |
| 03:50 | Jackson State | John Cherry can't tip it in | 60-55 |
| 03:48 | Samford | Ralph Corbo gets the rebound | 60-55 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Johnnie Eckberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Cherry (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randall Quintal (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Ken Boos (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ralph Corbo (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Earl Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Walton (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Stanford (fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Raymond Simone (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Samford | Ralph Corbo misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 60-55 |
| 03:27 | Jackson State | Johnnie Eckberg gets the rebound | 60-55 |
| 03:10 | Jackson State | John Cherry can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Charles Walton - foul #3 on Charles Walton, team foul #4 | 60-55 |
| 03:10 | Jackson State | John Cherry makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 03:10 | Jackson State | John Cherry misses the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 03:10 | Samford | William Stanford grabs the board | 61-55 |
| 02:51 | Samford | William Stanford misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-55 |
| 02:49 | Jackson State | Johnnie Eckberg snags the defensive board | 61-55 |
| 02:29 | Jackson State | Raymond Simone takes the ball from Ken Boos | 61-55 |
| 02:06 | Samford | Raymond Simone misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-55 |
| 02:04 | Samford | William Stanford can't tip it in | 61-55 |
| 02:02 | Jackson State | The rebound goes to John Jackson | 61-55 |
| 01:44 | Jackson State | John Jackson makes the jump hook from close range | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:31 | Samford | William Stanford banks in the layup on a nice dish by Charles Walton and he's hacked by Ken Boos - foul #3 on Ken Boos, team foul #6 | 63-57 |
| 01:31 | Samford | William Stanford makes the free throw | 63-58 |
| 01:21 | Jackson State | John Cherry drills a turnaround from close range set up by Johnnie Eckberg | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:04 | Samford | Charles Walton misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 65-58 |
| 01:02 | Jackson State | Johnnie Eckberg grabs the board | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson 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 (0) | |
| 00:58 | Jackson State | John Cherry is fouled on the floor by Charles Walton - foul #4 on Charles Walton, team foul #5 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Jackson State | James Cunningham (SG), Bradley Jones (PF), Vincent Gelman (C) John Jackson, Randall Quintal, Ken Boos | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:55 | Jackson State | Earl Hayes is called for the reach on James Cunningham - foul #3 on Earl Hayes, team foul #6 | 65-58 |
| 00:54 | Jackson State | Johnnie Eckberg is hacked by Ralph Corbo - foul #2 on Ralph Corbo, team foul #7 | 65-58 |
| 00:54 | Jackson State | Johnnie Eckberg makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:54 | Jackson State | Johnnie Eckberg misses the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:54 | Jackson State | Vincent Gelman grabs the offensive board | 66-58 |
| 00:54 | Jackson State | Jackson State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson 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 (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Jackson State | Raymond Simone is called for the reach on Vincent Gelman - foul #3 on Raymond Simone, team foul #8 | 66-58 |
| 00:52 | Jackson State | Vincent Gelman makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:52 | Jackson State | Vincent Gelman makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson 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) | |
| 00:45 | Samford | Earl Hayes connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Ralph Corbo and the foul's on Vincent Gelman - foul #1 on Vincent Gelman, team foul #7 | 68-60 |
| Subs | Jackson State | John Jackson (SG), Randall Quintal (PF), Ken Boos (C) James Cunningham, Bradley Jones, Vincent Gelman | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:45 | Samford | Earl Hayes makes the free throw | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson 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 (0) | |
| 00:43 | Jackson State | Johnnie Eckberg is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Corbo - foul #3 on Ralph Corbo, team foul #9 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Jackson State | James Cunningham (SG), Bradley Jones (PF), Vincent Gelman (C) John Jackson, Randall Quintal, Ken Boos | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:43 | Jackson State | Johnnie Eckberg misses the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:43 | Samford | Raymond Simone grabs the defensive rebound | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson 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 (0) | |
| 00:38 | Samford | Ralph Corbo loses the dribble to Johnnie Eckberg | 68-61 |
| 00:36 | Jackson State | Bradley Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Corbo - foul #4 on Ralph Corbo, team foul #10 | 68-61 |
| 00:36 | Jackson State | Bradley Jones makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:36 | Jackson State | Bradley Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson 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 (0) | |
| 00:30 | Samford | John Cherry steals the ball from Earl Hayes | 70-61 |
| 00:25 | Jackson State | Johnnie Eckberg dunks the ball on a great pass from John Cherry | 72-61 |
| 00:18 | Samford | Raymond Simone can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 72-61 |
| 00:17 | Samford | Raymond Simone grabs the offensive rebound | 72-61 |
| 00:15 | Samford | Raymond Simone hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-64 |
| 00:15 | Jackson State | Jackson State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson 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) | |
| 00:13 | Jackson State | Vincent Gelman is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Corbo - foul #5 on Ralph Corbo, team foul #11 | 72-64 |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Harry Kelley (PG) Ralph Corbo | |
| 00:13 | Jackson State | Vincent Gelman makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:13 | Jackson State | Vincent Gelman misses the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:13 | Samford | Raymond Simone grabs the board | 73-64 |
| 00:06 | Samford | Earl Hayes is hacked by Vincent Gelman - foul #2 on Vincent Gelman, team foul #8 | 73-64 |
| Subs | Jackson State | John Jackson (SG), Randall Quintal (PF), Ken Boos (C) James Cunningham, Bradley Jones, Vincent Gelman | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:06 | Samford | Earl Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:06 | Samford | Earl Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson 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 (0) | |
| 00:00 | Jackson State | Johnnie Eckberg runs out the clock | 73-66 |