| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Nicholas Check (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Meyer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Luis Lockwood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Handley (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - James Blanchard (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Filip Zuehls (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Remillard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walter Symons (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dominic Moretti (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Barnes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Walter Symons inbounds the ball | 32-35 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Samford | Filip Zuehls hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Remillard | 32-38 |
| 19:29 | Tennessee State | Thomas Handley can't finish the layup | 32-38 |
| 19:28 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer grabs the offensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 19:17 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer loses the ball out of bounds | 32-38 |
| 18:56 | Samford | Nicholas Check takes the ball from Michael Remillard | 32-38 |
| 18:53 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer banks in the layup on a great pass from Nicholas Check | 34-38 |
| 18:32 | Samford | Walter Symons misses long on a jumper in the lane | 34-38 |
| 18:30 | Samford | Dominic Moretti tips it in | 34-40 |
| 18:02 | Tennessee State | Thomas Handley is denied on a layup by Dominic Moretti | 34-40 |
| 18:01 | Samford | Michael Remillard gets the rebound | 34-40 |
| 17:51 | Samford | Filip Zuehls misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-40 |
| 17:49 | Tennessee State | Thomas Handley snags the defensive board | 34-40 |
| 17:30 | Tennessee State | James Blanchard misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-40 |
| 17:29 | Samford | Michael Remillard gets the rebound | 34-40 |
| 17:06 | Samford | Filip Zuehls is fouled on the floor by Thomas Handley - foul #2 on Thomas Handley, team foul #1 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Basil Teske (SF) Walter Symons | |
| 16:44 | Samford | Edward Barnes misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-40 |
| 16:42 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Filip Zuehls | 34-40 |
| 16:37 | Samford | Edward Barnes misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 34-40 |
| 16:36 | Tennessee State | James Blanchard gets the rebound | 34-40 |
| 16:24 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer double dribbles | 34-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed (SG), James Anaya (SF) Richard Meyer, Luis Lockwood | |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Edelen (PG), Cecil Wagers (SF), Joseph Richardson (C) Michael Remillard, Dominic Moretti, Edward Barnes | |
| 16:08 | Samford | Cecil Wagers loses the dribble to Nicholas Check | 34-40 |
| 15:46 | Tennessee State | James Anaya hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-40 |
| 15:44 | Tennessee State | James Blanchard grabs the offensive board | 34-40 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Nicholas Check (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Reed (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Anaya (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Handley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - James Blanchard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Kevin Edelen (fresh) SG - Filip Zuehls (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Cecil Wagers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Basil Teske (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:24 | Tennessee State | James Anaya clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 34-40 |
| 15:23 | Samford | The rebound goes to Basil Teske | 34-40 |
| 15:16 | Samford | Kevin Edelen is hacked by Ronald Reed - foul #1 on Ronald Reed, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Gonzalo Hernandez (SG), Luis Lockwood (SF), Christopher Simeon (C) Nicholas Check, Thomas Handley, James Blanchard | |
| Subs | Samford | Freddy Brook (PG), Michael Remillard (SG), Walter Symons (SF), Dominic Moretti (PF) Kevin Edelen, Filip Zuehls, Cecil Wagers, Joseph Richardson | |
| 15:07 | Samford | Basil Teske makes the shot from the left wing | 34-42 |
| 14:46 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gonzalo Hernandez | 37-42 |
| 14:34 | Samford | Dominic Moretti is fouled on the floor by Christopher Simeon - foul #1 on Christopher Simeon, team foul #3 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer (SG) Gonzalo Hernandez | |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Barnes (C) Basil Teske | |
| 14:16 | Samford | Dominic Moretti is whistled for a carry | 37-42 |
| 14:05 | Tennessee State | Christopher Simeon misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Remillard - foul #2 on Michael Remillard, team foul #1 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Thomas Handley (PF) James Anaya | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 14:05 | Tennessee State | Christopher Simeon misses the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 14:05 | Tennessee State | Christopher Simeon misses the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 14:05 | Samford | Edward Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 13:42 | Samford | Walter Symons buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Freddy Brook | 37-44 |
| 13:25 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-44 |
| 13:24 | Samford | Edward Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 12:56 | Samford | Michael Remillard is whistled for traveling | 37-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Nicholas Check (PG), James Anaya (SF), James Blanchard (C) Ronald Reed, Luis Lockwood, Christopher Simeon | |
| Subs | Samford | Filip Zuehls (SG), Basil Teske (PF) Michael Remillard, Dominic Moretti | |
| 12:39 | Tennessee State | James Blanchard's floater is tipped away by Edward Barnes | 37-44 |
| 12:37 | Tennessee State | James Blanchard tips it but misses | 37-44 |
| 12:36 | Samford | Basil Teske snags the defensive board | 37-44 |
| 12:28 | Samford | James Blanchard swats the dunk try by Edward Barnes | 37-44 |
| 12:27 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer pulls down the rebound | 37-44 |
| 12:15 | Tennessee State | The jump hook by Thomas Handley is blocked by Edward Barnes | 37-44 |
| 12:14 | Samford | Edward Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 11:47 | Samford | Thomas Handley is called for the reach on Basil Teske - foul #3 on Thomas Handley, team foul #4 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed (SG), Luis Lockwood (SF) Richard Meyer, Thomas Handley | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Remillard (SG), Cecil Wagers (SF), Joseph Richardson (C) Filip Zuehls, Walter Symons, Edward Barnes | |
| 11:37 | Samford | James Blanchard is called for the reach on Freddy Brook - foul #1 on James Blanchard, team foul #5 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Dominic Moretti (PF) Cecil Wagers | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Nicholas Check (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Luis Lockwood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Anaya (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Blanchard (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Freddy Brook (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Remillard (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Basil Teske (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dominic Moretti (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Samford | Basil Teske drills a runner in the paint | 37-46 |
| 11:04 | Tennessee State | James Anaya hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 37-46 |
| 11:03 | Samford | Basil Teske pulls down the rebound | 37-46 |
| 10:52 | Samford | Michael Remillard connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Freddy Brook | 37-49 |
| 10:36 | Tennessee State | Basil Teske steals the ball from James Blanchard | 37-49 |
| 10:33 | Samford | Michael Remillard misses the easy layup | 37-49 |
| 10:31 | Tennessee State | James Anaya snags the defensive board | 37-49 |
| 10:25 | Tennessee State | James Anaya buries a floater from the left wing set up by Luis Lockwood | 39-49 |
| 10:20 | Samford | Freddy Brook connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Remillard | 39-52 |
| 09:58 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-52 |
| 09:56 | Tennessee State | James Blanchard pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-52 |
| 09:36 | Tennessee State | James Anaya misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-52 |
| 09:35 | Samford | The rebound goes to Dominic Moretti | 39-52 |
| 09:31 | Samford | Michael Remillard misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 39-52 |
| 09:30 | Tennessee State | James Blanchard grabs the board | 39-52 |
| 09:05 | Tennessee State | Luis Lockwood misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Richardson - foul #2 on Joseph Richardson, team foul #2 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Johnny Downey (PG), Richard Meyer (SG), Thomas Handley (PF) Nicholas Check, Ronald Reed, James Anaya | |
| Subs | Samford | Filip Zuehls (PG), Cecil Wagers (SG), Walter Symons (SF), Huey Scott (PF), Edward Barnes (C) Freddy Brook, Michael Remillard, Basil Teske, Dominic Moretti, Joseph Richardson | |
| 09:05 | Tennessee State | Luis Lockwood misses the 1st free throw | 39-52 |
| 09:05 | Tennessee State | Luis Lockwood makes the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 08:53 | Samford | Walter Symons knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by Filip Zuehls | 40-54 |
| 08:27 | Tennessee State | James Blanchard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Allen Harris (SF), Christopher Simeon (C) Luis Lockwood, James Blanchard | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 08:22 | Samford | Filip Zuehls is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 40-54 |
| 08:06 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer's pass is intercepted by Cecil Wagers | 40-54 |
| 07:45 | Samford | Walter Symons hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Filip Zuehls | 40-57 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 07:34 | Tennessee State | Christopher Simeon clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Edward Barnes - foul #2 on Edward Barnes, team foul #3 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Nicholas Check (PG), James Anaya (SF) Johnny Downey, Allen Harris | |
| Subs | Samford | Freddy Brook (PG), Michael Remillard (SG), Dominic Moretti (PF) Filip Zuehls, Cecil Wagers, Huey Scott | |
| 07:34 | Tennessee State | Christopher Simeon misses the 1st free throw | 40-57 |
| 07:34 | Tennessee State | Christopher Simeon makes the 2nd free throw | 41-57 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Nicholas Check (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Meyer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Anaya (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Handley (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Simeon (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Freddy Brook (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Remillard (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Walter Symons (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dominic Moretti (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Barnes (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 07:13 | Samford | Edward Barnes misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-57 |
| 07:11 | Samford | Walter Symons gets the offensive rebound | 41-57 |
| 06:55 | Samford | Edward Barnes loses the dribble to Richard Meyer | 41-57 |
| 06:51 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer hits the finger roll | 43-57 |
| 06:45 | Samford | Dominic Moretti comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-57 |
| 06:43 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Barnes | 43-57 |
| 06:19 | Samford | Walter Symons scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Freddy Brook | 43-60 |
| 06:01 | Tennessee State | Nicholas Check can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 43-60 |
| 06:00 | Samford | Walter Symons gets the rebound | 43-60 |
| 05:35 | Samford | Michael Remillard misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-60 |
| 05:33 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to James Anaya | 43-60 |
| 05:33 | Tennessee State | Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Luis Lockwood (SF), James Blanchard (C) James Anaya, Christopher Simeon | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 05:26 | Tennessee State | Luis Lockwood buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Nicholas Check | 46-60 |
| 05:02 | Samford | Walter Symons buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Dominic Moretti and he's fouled by Luis Lockwood - foul #3 on Luis Lockwood, team foul #6 | 46-62 |
| 05:02 | Samford | Walter Symons makes the free throw | 46-63 |
| 04:52 | Tennessee State | Thomas Handley's layup is rejected by Dominic Moretti | 46-63 |
| 04:50 | Samford | Edward Barnes grabs the board | 46-63 |
| 04:44 | Samford | Michael Remillard makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Freddy Brook | 46-66 |
| 04:31 | Tennessee State | Luis Lockwood misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 46-66 |
| 04:30 | Tennessee State | Thomas Handley snags the offensive board | 46-66 |
| 04:14 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Nicholas Check | 48-66 |
| 03:52 | Samford | Michael Remillard is called for traveling | 48-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed (PG), Gonzalo Hernandez (SG), James Anaya (SF), Allen Harris (PF), Christopher Simeon (C) Nicholas Check, Richard Meyer, Luis Lockwood, Thomas Handley, James Blanchard | |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Edelen (PG), Filip Zuehls (SG), Cecil Wagers (SF), Basil Teske (PF), Joseph Richardson (C) Freddy Brook, Michael Remillard, Walter Symons, Dominic Moretti, Edward Barnes | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:32 | Tennessee State | James Anaya knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-66 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Ronald Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gonzalo Hernandez (fresh) SF - James Anaya (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Allen Harris (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Simeon (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Kevin Edelen (fresh) SG - Filip Zuehls (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cecil Wagers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Basil Teske (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:16 | Samford | Joseph Richardson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-66 |
| 03:14 | Samford | Filip Zuehls grabs the offensive rebound | 51-66 |
| 02:49 | Samford | Cecil Wagers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-66 |
| 02:30 | Tennessee State | Basil Teske blocks the short jumper by Christopher Simeon | 51-66 |
| 02:28 | Tennessee State | James Anaya tips it home | 53-66 |
| 01:59 | Samford | Joseph Richardson connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Cecil Wagers | 53-68 |
| 01:48 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed double dribbles | 53-68 |
| 01:28 | Samford | Basil Teske knocks in the shot in the paint set up by Filip Zuehls | 53-70 |
| 01:19 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 53-70 |
| 01:18 | Tennessee State | James Anaya snags the offensive board | 53-70 |
| 01:03 | Tennessee State | Christopher Simeon makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Reed | 55-70 |
| 00:40 | Samford | Kevin Edelen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-70 |
| 00:38 | Tennessee State | Allen Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Tennessee State | Gonzalo Hernandez clanks a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Cecil Wagers - foul #1 on Cecil Wagers, team foul #4 | 55-70 |
| 00:31 | Tennessee State | Gonzalo Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 56-70 |
| 00:31 | Tennessee State | Gonzalo Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Samford | Basil Teske jams it on a nice dish by Filip Zuehls | 57-72 |
| 00:03 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 57-72 |
| 00:02 | Samford | Kevin Edelen snags the defensive board | 57-72 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Kevin Edelen runs out the clock | 57-72 |