| Lineup | Samford | PG - Garry Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Buchinski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lino Zarrineh (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rafael Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Virgil Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Ruder (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jimmie Gibbs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Walker (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lawrence Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Jacksonville State | Jimmie Gibbs inbounds the ball | 26-23 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Jacksonville State | William Walker connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Virgil Turner | 26-25 |
| 19:17 | Samford | Mark Jackson buries a floater from close range on a great pass from Steve Buchinski | 28-25 |
| 18:52 | Jacksonville State | Donald Ruder misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-25 |
| 18:51 | Jacksonville State | Virgil Turner pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 18:35 | Jacksonville State | William Walker hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Virgil Turner | 28-27 |
| 18:15 | Samford | Mark Jackson misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 28-27 |
| 18:14 | Jacksonville State | William Walker snags the defensive board | 28-27 |
| 17:59 | Jacksonville State | Donald Ruder clanks a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Rafael Rodriguez - foul #1 on Rafael Rodriguez, team foul #1 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Samford | Calvin Cline (SG), Alex Mason (SF), Branko Lakowski (C) Steve Buchinski, Lino Zarrineh, Mark Jackson | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 17:59 | Jacksonville State | Donald Ruder makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 17:59 | Jacksonville State | Donald Ruder makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 17:30 | Samford | Virgil Turner steals the ball from Alex Mason | 28-29 |
| 17:08 | Jacksonville State | William Walker scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jimmie Gibbs | 28-32 |
| 16:43 | Samford | Calvin Cline knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Alex Mason | 31-32 |
| 16:31 | Jacksonville State | Donald Ruder clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-32 |
| 16:29 | Samford | Alex Mason gets the rebound | 31-32 |
| 16:02 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez misses the shot from the right side | 31-32 |
| 16:01 | Jacksonville State | William Walker grabs the board | 31-32 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Garry Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Calvin Cline (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alex Mason (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rafael Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Branko Lakowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Virgil Turner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Ruder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jimmie Gibbs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Walker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Turner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Jacksonville State | Alex Mason steals the ball from Virgil Turner | 31-32 |
| 15:43 | Samford | Garry Miller can't finish the layup | 31-32 |
| 15:42 | Jacksonville State | Lawrence Turner pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 15:27 | Jacksonville State | Rafael Rodriguez is called for the reach on Donald Ruder - foul #2 on Rafael Rodriguez, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Samford | Steve Buchinski (SG), Lino Zarrineh (SF), Mark Jackson (C) Garry Miller, Rafael Rodriguez, Branko Lakowski | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Dennis Uribe (PG), Martin Napoli (SG), Donald Callaham (SF), Michael Christenson (PF), George Sims (C) Virgil Turner, Donald Ruder, Jimmie Gibbs, William Walker, Lawrence Turner | |
| 15:11 | Jacksonville State | Steve Buchinski takes the ball from Martin Napoli | 31-32 |
| 14:56 | Samford | Michael Christenson denies the turnaround by Mark Jackson | 31-32 |
| 14:55 | Samford | Alex Mason gets the offensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 14:38 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh scores on a jumper from close range set up by Steve Buchinski | 33-32 |
| 14:19 | Jacksonville State | Michael Christenson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-32 |
| 14:18 | Jacksonville State | George Sims tips it but misses | 33-32 |
| 14:16 | Jacksonville State | Donald Callaham snags the offensive board | 33-32 |
| 14:01 | Jacksonville State | Donald Callaham can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-32 |
| 14:00 | Samford | Mark Jackson pulls down the rebound | 33-32 |
| 13:35 | Samford | Alex Mason is called for traveling | 33-32 |
| Subs | Samford | Garry Miller (PG), Rafael Rodriguez (PF), Branko Lakowski (C) Steve Buchinski, Lino Zarrineh, Mark Jackson | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Virgil Turner (PG), Donald Ruder (SG), Jimmie Gibbs (SF), William Walker (PF) Dennis Uribe, Martin Napoli, Donald Callaham, George Sims | |
| 13:16 | Jacksonville State | Calvin Cline steals it from William Walker | 33-32 |
| 12:55 | Samford | Calvin Cline buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Rafael Rodriguez | 35-32 |
| 12:47 | Jacksonville State | Virgil Turner scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by William Walker | 35-34 |
| 12:18 | Samford | Garry Miller makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Alex Mason | 38-34 |
| 12:07 | Jacksonville State | Jimmie Gibbs connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Virgil Turner and he's fouled by Alex Mason - foul #3 on Alex Mason, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Samford | Steve Buchinski (SG), Lino Zarrineh (SF), Mark Jackson (C) Calvin Cline, Rafael Rodriguez, Branko Lakowski | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Lawrence Turner (C) Michael Christenson | |
| 12:07 | Jacksonville State | Jimmie Gibbs makes the free throw | 38-37 |
| 11:38 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 11:37 | Samford | Steve Buchinski tips it home | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Garry Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Buchinski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lino Zarrineh (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alex Mason (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Mark Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Virgil Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Ruder (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jimmie Gibbs (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Walker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Jacksonville State | Donald Ruder is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Virgil Turner | 40-40 |
| 10:51 | Samford | Steve Buchinski is fouled on the floor by Donald Ruder - foul #2 on Donald Ruder, team foul #1 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Wheeler (PG), Calvin Cline (SG), Rafael Rodriguez (PF) Garry Miller, Steve Buchinski, Lino Zarrineh | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Michael Christenson (PF) William Walker | |
| 10:44 | Samford | Alex Mason knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Wheeler | 43-40 |
| 10:31 | Jacksonville State | Donald Ruder evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-40 |
| 10:30 | Samford | The rebound goes to Rafael Rodriguez | 43-40 |
| 10:12 | Samford | Robert Wheeler clanks a jump hook near the basket | 43-40 |
| 10:11 | Jacksonville State | Donald Ruder pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 09:50 | Jacksonville State | Jimmie Gibbs connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Christenson | 43-42 |
| 09:28 | Samford | Mark Jackson comes up short on the runner from close range but the foul's on Virgil Turner - foul #2 on Virgil Turner, team foul #2 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Samford | Garry Miller (PG), Steve Buchinski (SG) Robert Wheeler, Calvin Cline | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Dennis Uribe (PG), Martin Napoli (SG), Donald Callaham (SF) Virgil Turner, Donald Ruder, Jimmie Gibbs | |
| 09:28 | Samford | Mark Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 09:28 | Samford | Mark Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 09:28 | Jacksonville State | Michael Christenson snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 09:14 | Jacksonville State | Martin Napoli buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 08:57 | Samford | Steve Buchinski is hacked by Martin Napoli - foul #2 on Martin Napoli, team foul #3 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Samford | Lino Zarrineh (C) Mark Jackson | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | William Walker (PF) Lawrence Turner | |
| 08:42 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez clanks a turnaround from close range | 44-45 |
| 08:40 | Jacksonville State | Dennis Uribe gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| 08:22 | Jacksonville State | Michael Christenson misses the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Lino Zarrineh - foul #1 on Lino Zarrineh, team foul #4 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Samford | Calvin Cline (SG), Branko Lakowski (C) Steve Buchinski, Lino Zarrineh | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Virgil Turner (PG), Jimmie Gibbs (SF) Martin Napoli, Donald Callaham | |
| 08:22 | Jacksonville State | Michael Christenson misses the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 08:22 | Jacksonville State | Michael Christenson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 07:56 | Samford | Alex Mason can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-46 |
| 07:55 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez tips it home | 46-46 |
| 07:51 | Jacksonville State | Virgil Turner is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Virgil Turner, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Samford | Steve Buchinski (SG), Lino Zarrineh (SF), Mark Jackson (C) Garry Miller, Rafael Rodriguez, Branko Lakowski | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Donald Ruder (SG), George Sims (C) Dennis Uribe, Michael Christenson | |
| 07:36 | Samford | Virgil Turner takes the ball from Mark Jackson | 46-46 |
| 07:33 | Jacksonville State | Donald Ruder hits the finger roll set up by Virgil Turner | 46-48 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Calvin Cline (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steve Buchinski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lino Zarrineh (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alex Mason (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Mark Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Virgil Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Donald Ruder (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jimmie Gibbs (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Walker (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - George Sims (fresh) | |
| 07:17 | Samford | Calvin Cline makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Steve Buchinski | 49-48 |
| 06:48 | Jacksonville State | Donald Ruder loses the ball out of bounds | 49-48 |
| Subs | Samford | Garry Miller (PG), Rafael Rodriguez (PF), Branko Lakowski (C) Steve Buchinski, Lino Zarrineh, Mark Jackson | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Donald Callaham (PF), Lawrence Turner (C) William Walker, George Sims | |
| 06:26 | Samford | Virgil Turner is called for the reach on Branko Lakowski - foul #4 on Virgil Turner, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Samford | Steve Buchinski (SG), Mark Jackson (C) Calvin Cline, Branko Lakowski | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Michael Christenson (PF) Donald Callaham | |
| 05:57 | Samford | Alex Mason misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-48 |
| 05:56 | Jacksonville State | Virgil Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 05:48 | Jacksonville State | Virgil Turner misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-48 |
| 05:47 | Samford | Garry Miller pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 05:18 | Samford | Steve Buchinski connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-48 |
| 05:08 | Jacksonville State | Virgil Turner makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jimmie Gibbs | 52-50 |
| 04:39 | Samford | Mark Jackson knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Garry Miller | 54-50 |
| 04:17 | Jacksonville State | Alex Mason steals it from Donald Ruder | 54-50 |
| 04:14 | Samford | Alex Mason lays it in | 56-50 |
| 04:02 | Jacksonville State | Donald Ruder evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-50 |
| 04:01 | Jacksonville State | Virgil Turner snags the offensive board | 56-50 |
| 03:46 | Jacksonville State | Donald Ruder's fadeaway is rejected by Rafael Rodriguez | 56-50 |
| 03:44 | Samford | Steve Buchinski grabs the defensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 03:15 | Samford | Steve Buchinski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-50 |
| 03:14 | Jacksonville State | Michael Christenson grabs the board | 56-50 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Garry Miller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steve Buchinski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alex Mason (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. PF - Rafael Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Jackson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Virgil Turner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Donald Ruder (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jimmie Gibbs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Christenson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Lawrence Turner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:52 | Jacksonville State | Jimmie Gibbs loses the dribble to Garry Miller | 56-50 |
| 02:48 | Samford | Garry Miller banks in the layup | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:29 | Jacksonville State | Michael Christenson travels with the ball | 58-50 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Wheeler (PG), Calvin Cline (SG), Lino Zarrineh (SF), Branko Lakowski (C) Garry Miller, Steve Buchinski, Rafael Rodriguez, Mark Jackson | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Dennis Uribe (PG), Martin Napoli (SG), Donald Callaham (SF), William Walker (PF), George Sims (C) Virgil Turner, Donald Ruder, Jimmie Gibbs, Michael Christenson, Lawrence Turner | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:08 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Donald Callaham - foul #2 on Donald Callaham, team foul #6 | 58-50 |
| 02:08 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 02:08 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh misses the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 02:08 | Jacksonville State | William Walker pulls down the rebound | 59-50 |
| 02:08 | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-50 |
| 01:56 | Jacksonville State | Martin Napoli buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Dennis Uribe | 59-52 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:27 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Garry Miller (PG), Steve Buchinski (SG), Rafael Rodriguez (PF), Mark Jackson (C) Robert Wheeler, Calvin Cline, Alex Mason, Branko Lakowski | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Virgil Turner (PG), Donald Ruder (SG), Jimmie Gibbs (SF), Lawrence Turner (C) Dennis Uribe, Martin Napoli, Donald Callaham, George Sims | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:09 | Jacksonville State | Donald Ruder shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-52 |
| 01:07 | Jacksonville State | William Walker hits the follow up shot | 59-54 |
| 00:52 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez misses the jumper from the left side | 59-54 |
| 00:50 | Jacksonville State | Jimmie Gibbs grabs the board | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:37 | Jacksonville State | Jimmie Gibbs misses long on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 59-54 |
| 00:36 | Jacksonville State | Jimmie Gibbs grabs the offensive rebound | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:33 | Jacksonville State | Virgil Turner double dribbles | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:31 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez is hacked by Donald Ruder in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Ruder, team foul #7 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Samford | Calvin Cline (SG), Alex Mason (PF) Steve Buchinski, Lino Zarrineh | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 00:31 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:31 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez misses the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:31 | Jacksonville State | William Walker gets the rebound | 60-54 |
| 00:25 | Jacksonville State | Calvin Cline steps in front of the Jimmie Gibbs pass | 60-54 |
| 00:22 | Samford | Calvin Cline lays it up and in | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:18 | Jacksonville State | Virgil Turner misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-54 |
| 00:17 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez grabs the board | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Samford | Virgil Turner is called for the reach on Rafael Rodriguez in the backcourt - foul #5 on Virgil Turner, team foul #8 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Dennis Uribe (PG) Virgil Turner | |
| 00:16 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:16 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:10 | Jacksonville State | Donald Ruder misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 64-54 |
| 00:09 | Samford | The rebound goes to Alex Mason | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Samford | Garry Miller runs out the clock | 64-54 |