| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Leroy Keach (fresh) SG - Scott Ashworth (fresh) SF - Raymond Eckles (fresh) PF - David Mann (fresh) C - David Story (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Peter Atkinson (fresh) SG - Robert McGurn (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Kimball (fresh) PF - Larry Nelson (fresh) C - Nicholas Brenner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee Tech | David Mann wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:55 | Tennessee Tech | Peter Atkinson steps in front of the Leroy Keach pass in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Samford | Jeffrey Kimball misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Tennessee Tech | David Story grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Raymond Eckles | 2-0 |
| 18:39 | Samford | Peter Atkinson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 18:38 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to David Story | 2-0 |
| 18:34 | Tennessee Tech | Robert McGurn steps in front of the David Mann pass | 2-0 |
| 18:21 | Samford | Larry Nelson is denied on a layup by David Mann | 2-0 |
| 18:19 | Samford | Nicholas Brenner hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 18:01 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Eckles comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:00 | Samford | Nicholas Brenner pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:47 | Samford | Jeffrey Kimball blows the layup but he's hacked by Raymond Eckles - foul #1 on Raymond Eckles, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:47 | Samford | Jeffrey Kimball misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:47 | Samford | Jeffrey Kimball makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:36 | Tennessee Tech | David Story makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Scott Ashworth | 4-3 |
| 17:18 | Samford | Nicholas Brenner is fouled on the floor by David Story - foul #1 on David Story, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| 17:00 | Samford | Larry Nelson's fadeaway is rejected by David Story | 4-3 |
| 16:59 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Scott Ashworth | 4-3 |
| 16:54 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth travels with the ball | 4-3 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Mark Ludlow (SG), Louis Dickinson (SF), Jean James (PF), Stanley Adair (C) Scott Ashworth, Raymond Eckles, David Mann, David Story | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 16:33 | Samford | Jeffrey Kimball misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Mark Ludlow - foul #1 on Mark Ludlow, team foul #3 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan (PG) Leroy Keach | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 16:33 | Samford | Jeffrey Kimball makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:33 | Samford | Jeffrey Kimball makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:22 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 16:21 | Tennessee Tech | Jean James pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:00 | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Adair misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 15:59 | Tennessee Tech | Jean James hits the follow up shot | 6-5 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Dennis Mahan (fresh) SG - Mark Ludlow (fresh) SF - Louis Dickinson (fresh) PF - Jean James (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Adair (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Peter Atkinson (fresh) SG - Robert McGurn (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Kimball (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Nelson (fresh) C - Nicholas Brenner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Samford | Peter Atkinson drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-8 |
| 15:21 | Tennessee Tech | Mark Ludlow misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-8 |
| 15:20 | Samford | Peter Atkinson grabs the defensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 14:55 | Samford | Jeffrey Kimball drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-11 |
| 14:40 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Stanley Adair | 9-11 |
| 14:17 | Samford | Peter Atkinson loses the dribble to Louis Dickinson | 9-11 |
| 13:53 | Tennessee Tech | Mark Ludlow is whistled for a carry | 9-11 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach (PG), Scott Ashworth (SG), Raymond Eckles (SF), David Mann (PF), David Story (C) Dennis Mahan, Mark Ludlow, Louis Dickinson, Jean James, Stanley Adair | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Riegel (PG), Joseph Meredith (SG), Paul Preston (SF), Lawrence Arnold (PF), Charlie Basler (C) Peter Atkinson, Robert McGurn, Jeffrey Kimball, Larry Nelson, Nicholas Brenner | |
| 13:32 | Samford | Paul Preston connects on the turnaround from the right block | 9-13 |
| 13:14 | Tennessee Tech | David Story clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 9-13 |
| 13:12 | Samford | Robert Riegel pulls down the rebound | 9-13 |
| 12:57 | Samford | Lawrence Arnold hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Raymond Eckles - foul #2 on Raymond Eckles, team foul #4 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Louis Dickinson (SF) Raymond Eckles | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 12:57 | Samford | Lawrence Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 12:57 | Samford | Lawrence Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 12:28 | Tennessee Tech | David Mann comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Lawrence Arnold - foul #1 on Lawrence Arnold, team foul #1 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Samford | Peter Atkinson (PG) Joseph Meredith | |
| 12:28 | Tennessee Tech | David Mann makes the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 12:28 | Tennessee Tech | David Mann misses the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| 12:28 | Samford | The rebound goes to Lawrence Arnold | 10-15 |
| 12:09 | Samford | David Story is called for the reach on Charlie Basler - foul #2 on David Story, team foul #5 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jean James (C) David Story | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert McGurn (SG) Robert Riegel | |
| 11:46 | Samford | Paul Preston scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Peter Atkinson | 10-18 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Leroy Keach (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Scott Ashworth (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Louis Dickinson (fresh) PF - David Mann (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jean James (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Peter Atkinson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert McGurn (fresh) SF - Paul Preston (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lawrence Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charlie Basler (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Tennessee Tech | Lawrence Arnold steals it from Louis Dickinson | 10-18 |
| 11:27 | Samford | Robert McGurn drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Paul Preston | 10-20 |
| 11:16 | Tennessee Tech | Louis Dickinson is fouled on the floor by Paul Preston - foul #1 on Paul Preston, team foul #2 | 10-20 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Samford | Jeffrey Kimball (SF), Larry Nelson (PF), Nicholas Brenner (C) Paul Preston, Lawrence Arnold, Charlie Basler | |
| 10:55 | Tennessee Tech | Nicholas Brenner takes the ball from Louis Dickinson | 10-20 |
| 10:38 | Samford | Peter Atkinson buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Robert McGurn | 10-23 |
| 10:14 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-23 |
| 10:12 | Samford | Peter Atkinson grabs the board | 10-23 |
| 09:55 | Samford | Nicholas Brenner is whistled for traveling | 10-23 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan (PG), Mark Ludlow (SG), Zachary Hullinger (SF), Kenneth Wagnon (PF), Stanley Adair (C) Leroy Keach, Scott Ashworth, Louis Dickinson, David Mann, Jean James | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Riegel (PG), Joseph Meredith (SG) Peter Atkinson, Robert McGurn | |
| 09:47 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Zachary Hullinger | 12-23 |
| 09:24 | Samford | Robert Riegel slams it home on a great pass from Larry Nelson | 12-25 |
| 09:04 | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Adair loses the dribble to Joseph Meredith | 12-25 |
| 08:37 | Samford | Robert Riegel misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-25 |
| 08:35 | Tennessee Tech | Mark Ludlow snags the defensive board | 12-25 |
| 08:29 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-25 |
| 08:28 | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Adair gets the offensive rebound | 12-25 |
| 08:23 | Tennessee Tech | Mark Ludlow is fouled on the floor by Joseph Meredith - foul #1 on Joseph Meredith, team foul #3 | 12-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach (PG), Scott Ashworth (SG), Louis Dickinson (SF), David Mann (PF), Jean James (C) Dennis Mahan, Mark Ludlow, Zachary Hullinger, Kenneth Wagnon, Stanley Adair | |
| Subs | Samford | Peter Atkinson (PG), Robert McGurn (SG), Paul Preston (SF), Lawrence Arnold (C) Robert Riegel, Joseph Meredith, Jeffrey Kimball, Nicholas Brenner | |
| 08:11 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Louis Dickinson | 15-25 |
| 07:44 | Samford | Peter Atkinson misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 15-25 |
| 07:43 | Samford | Larry Nelson snags the offensive board | 15-25 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Leroy Keach (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Scott Ashworth (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Dickinson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Mann (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jean James (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Peter Atkinson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert McGurn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Preston (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Larry Nelson (fairly fresh) C - Lawrence Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:30 | Samford | Leroy Keach is called for the reach on Peter Atkinson - foul #1 on Leroy Keach, team foul #6 | 15-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Samford | Charlie Basler (C) Larry Nelson | |
| 07:07 | Samford | Charlie Basler hits the finger roll | 15-27 |
| 06:53 | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-27 |
| 06:51 | Samford | Charlie Basler gets the rebound | 15-27 |
| 06:38 | Samford | Peter Atkinson is hacked by Scott Ashworth - foul #1 on Scott Ashworth, team foul #7 | 15-27 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Samford | Jeffrey Kimball (SF), Nicholas Brenner (C) Paul Preston, Charlie Basler | |
| 06:38 | Samford | Peter Atkinson makes the 1st free throw | 15-28 |
| 06:38 | Samford | Peter Atkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 15-29 |
| 06:21 | Tennessee Tech | Louis Dickinson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-29 |
| 06:20 | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach snags the offensive board | 15-29 |
| 06:06 | Tennessee Tech | David Mann buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jean James | 17-29 |
| 05:49 | Samford | Lawrence Arnold scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Nicholas Brenner and he's fouled by Louis Dickinson - foul #1 on Louis Dickinson, team foul #8 | 17-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Mark Ludlow (SG), Kenneth Wagnon (PF), Stanley Adair (C) Scott Ashworth, David Mann, Jean James | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 05:49 | Samford | Lawrence Arnold makes the free throw | 17-32 |
| 05:37 | Tennessee Tech | Lawrence Arnold denies the turnaround by Mark Ludlow | 17-32 |
| 05:35 | Samford | Lawrence Arnold gets the rebound | 17-32 |
| 05:16 | Samford | Jeffrey Kimball comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Louis Dickinson - foul #2 on Louis Dickinson, team foul #9 | 17-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Zachary Hullinger (SF) Louis Dickinson | |
| Subs | Samford | Larry Nelson (PF) Lawrence Arnold | |
| 05:16 | Samford | Jeffrey Kimball misses the 1st free throw | 17-32 |
| 05:16 | Samford | Jeffrey Kimball misses the 2nd free throw | 17-32 |
| 05:16 | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Adair pulls down the rebound | 17-32 |
| 04:57 | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Kenneth Wagnon | 20-32 |
| 04:28 | Samford | Peter Atkinson hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jeffrey Kimball and the foul's on Leroy Keach - foul #2 on Leroy Keach, team foul #10 | 20-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan (PG), Scott Ashworth (SG), David Mann (PF), Jean James (C) Leroy Keach, Mark Ludlow, Kenneth Wagnon, Stanley Adair | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Riegel (SG) Robert McGurn | |
| 04:28 | Samford | Peter Atkinson makes the free throw | 20-35 |
| 04:09 | Tennessee Tech | David Mann can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Larry Nelson - foul #1 on Larry Nelson, team foul #4 | 20-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Meredith (SG) Peter Atkinson | |
| 04:09 | Tennessee Tech | David Mann makes the 1st free throw | 21-35 |
| 04:09 | Tennessee Tech | David Mann misses the 2nd free throw | 21-35 |
| 04:09 | Samford | The rebound goes to Nicholas Brenner | 21-35 |
| 03:53 | Samford | Joseph Meredith misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-35 |
| 03:52 | Samford | Nicholas Brenner misses the tip | 21-35 |
| 03:51 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Scott Ashworth | 21-35 |
| 03:45 | Tennessee Tech | Jean James blows the layup but the foul's on Nicholas Brenner - foul #1 on Nicholas Brenner, team foul #5 | 21-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Eckles (SF), David Story (C) Zachary Hullinger, David Mann | |
| Subs | Samford | Lawrence Arnold (C) Nicholas Brenner | |
| 03:45 | Tennessee Tech | Jean James makes the 1st free throw | 22-35 |
| 03:45 | Tennessee Tech | Jean James makes the 2nd free throw | 23-35 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Dennis Mahan (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Scott Ashworth (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Eckles (fresh) PF - Jean James (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Story (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Robert Riegel (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Meredith (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Kimball (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Larry Nelson (fresh) C - Lawrence Arnold (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Samford | Jeffrey Kimball is fouled on the floor by Raymond Eckles - foul #3 on Raymond Eckles, team foul #11 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Louis Dickinson (SF), David Mann (PF) Raymond Eckles, Jean James | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert McGurn (SG) Joseph Meredith | |
| 03:25 | Samford | Jeffrey Kimball makes the 1st free throw | 23-36 |
| 03:25 | Samford | Jeffrey Kimball makes the 2nd free throw | 23-37 |
| 03:06 | Tennessee Tech | David Mann misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 23-37 |
| 03:05 | Samford | Jeffrey Kimball snags the defensive board | 23-37 |
| 02:37 | Samford | Robert McGurn is whistled for a carry | 23-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach (PG) Dennis Mahan | |
| Subs | Samford | Peter Atkinson (PG), Paul Preston (SF), Nicholas Brenner (C) Robert Riegel, Jeffrey Kimball, Lawrence Arnold | |
| 02:18 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-37 |
| 02:16 | Tennessee Tech | David Mann tips it back up and in | 25-37 |
| 02:05 | Samford | Larry Nelson buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Peter Atkinson and he's hacked by David Story - foul #3 on David Story, team foul #12 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jean James (C) David Story | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 02:05 | Samford | Larry Nelson makes the free throw | 25-40 |
| 01:56 | Tennessee Tech | Jean James hits the finger roll | 27-40 |
| 01:50 | Samford | Larry Nelson travels with the ball | 27-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Mark Ludlow (SG) Scott Ashworth | |
| Subs | Samford | Lawrence Arnold (PF) Larry Nelson | |
| 01:37 | Tennessee Tech | David Mann misses the floater from the right block | 27-40 |
| 01:36 | Samford | Nicholas Brenner grabs the board | 27-40 |
| 01:21 | Samford | Robert McGurn clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-40 |
| 01:20 | Samford | Peter Atkinson hits the follow up shot | 27-42 |
| 01:03 | Tennessee Tech | Nicholas Brenner is called for the reach on Leroy Keach - foul #2 on Nicholas Brenner, team foul #6 | 27-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Adair (C) David Mann | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Riegel (SG), Jeffrey Kimball (SF) Robert McGurn, Paul Preston | |
| 00:57 | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Adair misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-42 |
| 00:56 | Samford | Lawrence Arnold snags the defensive board | 27-42 |
| 00:50 | Samford | Mark Ludlow steals it from Peter Atkinson | 27-42 |
| 00:46 | Tennessee Tech | Mark Ludlow hits the finger roll | 29-42 |
| 00:26 | Samford | Peter Atkinson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-42 |
| 00:24 | Tennessee Tech | Jean James grabs the board | 29-42 |
| 00:18 | Tennessee Tech | The jump hook by Jean James is blocked by Lawrence Arnold | 29-42 |
| 00:16 | Samford | Jeffrey Kimball grabs the board | 29-42 |
| 00:04 | Samford | Nicholas Brenner blows the layup | 29-42 |
| 00:03 | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Adair grabs the board | 29-42 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Adair comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 29-42 |