| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Virgil Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Ruder (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jimmie Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Turner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Garry Miller (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Steve Buchinski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lino Zarrineh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Alex Mason (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh inbounds the ball | 34-40 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:34 | Samford | Lawrence Turner blocks the short jumper by Mark Jackson | 34-40 |
| 19:32 | Jacksonville State | William Walker snags the defensive board | 34-40 |
| 19:10 | Jacksonville State | Virgil Turner loses the dribble to Garry Miller | 34-40 |
| 19:06 | Samford | Steve Buchinski lays it up and in on a nice dish by Garry Miller | 34-42 |
| 18:46 | Jacksonville State | Garry Miller steals it from Donald Ruder | 34-42 |
| 18:28 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 34-42 |
| 18:27 | Samford | Mark Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 18:06 | Samford | Garry Miller misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-42 |
| 18:05 | Jacksonville State | Donald Ruder grabs the board | 34-42 |
| 17:46 | Jacksonville State | Virgil Turner misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 17:44 | Samford | Steve Buchinski grabs the board | 34-42 |
| 17:39 | Samford | Garry Miller connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Jackson | 34-45 |
| 17:10 | Jacksonville State | Jimmie Gibbs hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from William Walker | 37-45 |
| 16:47 | Samford | Garry Miller drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Lino Zarrineh | 37-47 |
| 16:28 | Jacksonville State | Virgil Turner hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Ruder | 39-47 |
| 16:00 | Samford | Steve Buchinski comes up short on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on William Walker - foul #2 on William Walker, team foul #1 | 39-47 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Samford | Calvin Cline (PG), Rafael Rodriguez (SF), Branko Lakowski (PF) Garry Miller, Lino Zarrineh, Alex Mason | |
| 16:00 | Samford | Steve Buchinski makes the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 16:00 | Samford | Steve Buchinski makes the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Dennis Uribe (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Martin Napoli (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Callaham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Christenson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - George Sims (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Calvin Cline (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Buchinski (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rafael Rodriguez (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Branko Lakowski (fresh) C - Mark Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Jacksonville State | George Sims clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-49 |
| 15:37 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez pulls down the rebound | 39-49 |
| 15:11 | Samford | Mark Jackson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by George Sims - foul #2 on George Sims, team foul #2 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Garry Miller (PG), Alex Mason (PF) Steve Buchinski, Branko Lakowski | |
| 15:11 | Samford | Mark Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 39-50 |
| 15:11 | Samford | Mark Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-51 |
| 14:56 | Jacksonville State | Dennis Uribe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-51 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Virgil Turner (PG), Jimmie Gibbs (SF) Martin Napoli, Donald Callaham | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 14:31 | Samford | Mark Jackson scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Calvin Cline | 39-53 |
| 14:05 | Jacksonville State | Mark Jackson is called for the reach on Michael Christenson - foul #3 on Mark Jackson, team foul #1 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Donald Ruder (SG), William Walker (PF) Dennis Uribe, George Sims | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Wheeler (PG) Garry Miller | |
| 13:47 | Jacksonville State | Jimmie Gibbs is hacked by Rafael Rodriguez - foul #4 on Rafael Rodriguez, team foul #2 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Lawrence Turner (C) Michael Christenson | |
| Subs | Samford | Garry Miller (PG), Branko Lakowski (SF) Robert Wheeler, Rafael Rodriguez | |
| 13:35 | Jacksonville State | Virgil Turner drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jimmie Gibbs | 42-53 |
| 13:14 | Samford | Mark Jackson can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 42-53 |
| 13:12 | Jacksonville State | Donald Ruder gets the rebound | 42-53 |
| 12:52 | Jacksonville State | Lawrence Turner double dribbles | 42-53 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Wheeler (PG) Garry Miller | |
| 12:24 | Samford | Branko Lakowski is whistled for traveling | 42-53 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Dennis Uribe (PG), Martin Napoli (SF) Virgil Turner, Jimmie Gibbs | |
| Subs | Samford | Garry Miller (PG) Robert Wheeler | |
| 12:08 | Jacksonville State | Dennis Uribe is alone and drills a shot from close range on a great pass from Donald Ruder | 44-53 |
| 11:39 | Samford | Alex Mason clanks a runner from the left block | 44-53 |
| 11:37 | Samford | Mark Jackson tips it in | 44-55 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Dennis Uribe (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Donald Ruder (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Martin Napoli (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Walker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Turner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Garry Miller (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Calvin Cline (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alex Mason (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Branko Lakowski (fresh) C - Mark Jackson (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:19 | Jacksonville State | William Walker misses the easy layup | 44-55 |
| 11:17 | Samford | Mark Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-55 |
| 11:00 | Samford | Mark Jackson lays it in set up by Calvin Cline | 44-57 |
| 10:46 | Jacksonville State | Mark Jackson is called for the reach on Donald Ruder - foul #4 on Mark Jackson, team foul #3 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Virgil Turner (PG), Jimmie Gibbs (SF), Michael Christenson (PF), George Sims (C) Dennis Uribe, Martin Napoli, William Walker, Lawrence Turner | |
| Subs | Samford | Steve Buchinski (SG), Lino Zarrineh (SF) Garry Miller, Mark Jackson | |
| 10:36 | Jacksonville State | Michael Christenson misses the fadeaway in the lane | 44-57 |
| 10:35 | Jacksonville State | Virgil Turner gets the offensive rebound | 44-57 |
| 10:14 | Jacksonville State | Donald Ruder can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 44-57 |
| 10:13 | Samford | Calvin Cline snags the defensive board | 44-57 |
| 09:47 | Samford | Steve Buchinski misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-57 |
| 09:45 | Jacksonville State | George Sims grabs the board | 44-57 |
| 09:39 | Jacksonville State | George Sims misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 44-57 |
| 09:38 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh pulls down the rebound | 44-57 |
| 09:17 | Samford | Donald Ruder is called for the reach on Steve Buchinski - foul #2 on Donald Ruder, team foul #3 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Dennis Uribe (SG) Donald Ruder | |
| Subs | Samford | Garry Miller (PG), Rafael Rodriguez (PF) Steve Buchinski, Branko Lakowski | |
| 09:06 | Samford | George Sims takes the ball from Alex Mason | 44-57 |
| 08:43 | Jacksonville State | Dennis Uribe clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-57 |
| 08:42 | Jacksonville State | Virgil Turner tips it but misses | 44-57 |
| 08:40 | Jacksonville State | Michael Christenson tips it but misses | 44-57 |
| 08:38 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh gets the rebound | 44-57 |
| 08:23 | Samford | Calvin Cline hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Virgil Turner - foul #2 on Virgil Turner, team foul #4 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | William Walker (PF), Lawrence Turner (C) Michael Christenson, George Sims | |
| Subs | Samford | Steve Buchinski (SG) Lino Zarrineh | |
| 08:23 | Samford | Calvin Cline makes the 1st free throw | 44-58 |
| 08:23 | Samford | Calvin Cline misses the 2nd free throw | 44-58 |
| 08:23 | Jacksonville State | Lawrence Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 44-58 |
| 08:10 | Jacksonville State | Virgil Turner is hacked by Steve Buchinski - foul #1 on Steve Buchinski, team foul #4 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Lino Zarrineh (C) Steve Buchinski | |
| 08:00 | Jacksonville State | Dennis Uribe misses long on an open fadeaway from the right side | 44-58 |
| 07:58 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh grabs the defensive rebound | 44-58 |
| 07:38 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh misses long on a floater from the right block | 44-58 |
| 07:37 | Jacksonville State | William Walker snags the defensive board | 44-58 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Virgil Turner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Uribe (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jimmie Gibbs (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Garry Miller (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Calvin Cline (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rafael Rodriguez (fresh) 11 pts. 4 pf. PF - Alex Mason (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Lino Zarrineh (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:22 | Jacksonville State | Dennis Uribe drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Virgil Turner | 46-58 |
| 06:53 | Samford | The short jumper by Alex Mason is denied by Jimmie Gibbs | 46-58 |
| 06:52 | Jacksonville State | Dennis Uribe gets the rebound | 46-58 |
| 06:42 | Jacksonville State | Lawrence Turner is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Lawrence Turner, team foul #5 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Donald Ruder (SG), Martin Napoli (SF) Virgil Turner, Jimmie Gibbs | |
| Subs | Samford | Steve Buchinski (SG), Mark Jackson (C) Garry Miller, Lino Zarrineh | |
| 06:16 | Samford | Calvin Cline connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 06:03 | Jacksonville State | William Walker can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-61 |
| 06:01 | Jacksonville State | Lawrence Turner tips it home | 48-61 |
| 05:42 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Martin Napoli - foul #1 on Martin Napoli, team foul #6 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Virgil Turner (PG), Jimmie Gibbs (SF), Michael Christenson (C) Dennis Uribe, Martin Napoli, Lawrence Turner | |
| Subs | Samford | Garry Miller (PG), Branko Lakowski (PF) Calvin Cline, Alex Mason | |
| 05:42 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez misses the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 05:42 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 48-62 |
| 05:29 | Jacksonville State | Steve Buchinski steals it from William Walker | 48-62 |
| 05:26 | Samford | Steve Buchinski blows the dunk | 48-62 |
| 05:25 | Jacksonville State | William Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 48-62 |
| 05:18 | Jacksonville State | William Walker lays it in set up by Donald Ruder and he's hacked by Steve Buchinski - foul #2 on Steve Buchinski, team foul #5 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Calvin Cline (SG), Lino Zarrineh (SF) Steve Buchinski, Branko Lakowski | |
| 05:18 | Jacksonville State | William Walker makes the free throw | 51-62 |
| 04:50 | Samford | Mark Jackson misses short on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Michael Christenson - foul #1 on Michael Christenson, team foul #7 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | George Sims (C) William Walker | |
| Subs | Samford | Steve Buchinski (SG), Alex Mason (PF) Garry Miller, Lino Zarrineh | |
| 04:50 | Samford | Mark Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 04:50 | Samford | Mark Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| 04:42 | Jacksonville State | Virgil Turner makes the contested jumper from the free throw line set up by Michael Christenson | 53-64 |
| 04:13 | Samford | Mark Jackson can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Donald Ruder - foul #3 on Donald Ruder, team foul #8 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Lawrence Turner (C) George Sims | |
| Subs | Samford | Garry Miller (PG), Lino Zarrineh (SF) Calvin Cline, Alex Mason | |
| 04:13 | Samford | Mark Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 04:13 | Samford | Mark Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-66 |
| 03:56 | Jacksonville State | Lino Zarrineh picks off the pass by Virgil Turner | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:29 | Samford | Steve Buchinski is called for traveling | 53-66 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Dennis Uribe (PG) Virgil Turner | |
| Subs | Samford | Calvin Cline (SG), Alex Mason (PF) Steve Buchinski, Lino Zarrineh | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Dennis Uribe (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Donald Ruder (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jimmie Gibbs (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Christenson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Lawrence Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Garry Miller (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Calvin Cline (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rafael Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 pf. PF - Alex Mason (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Jackson (tiring) 16 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:17 | Jacksonville State | Donald Ruder is fouled on the floor by Calvin Cline - foul #1 on Calvin Cline, team foul #6 | 53-66 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Martin Napoli (SG), Donald Callaham (SF), William Walker (PF) Donald Ruder, Jimmie Gibbs, Michael Christenson | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 03:11 | Jacksonville State | Donald Callaham makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Martin Napoli | 56-66 |
| 02:42 | Samford | Mark Jackson is called for the illegal screen - foul #5 on Mark Jackson, team foul #7 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Virgil Turner (PG), Michael Christenson (C) Donald Callaham, Lawrence Turner | |
| Subs | Samford | Steve Buchinski (SG), Branko Lakowski (C) Garry Miller, Mark Jackson | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 02:38 | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-66 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Donald Ruder (SG), Jimmie Gibbs (SF), Lawrence Turner (C) Dennis Uribe, Martin Napoli, Michael Christenson | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 02:31 | Jacksonville State | William Walker is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on William Walker, team foul #9 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Garry Miller (PG), Lino Zarrineh (SF) Steve Buchinski, Alex Mason | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 02:11 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez can't finish the layup | 56-66 |
| 02:10 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez hits the follow up shot | 56-68 |
| 01:57 | Jacksonville State | Donald Ruder hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Virgil Turner | 58-68 |
| 01:44 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 58-68 |
| 01:43 | Jacksonville State | Virgil Turner gets the rebound | 58-68 |
| 01:29 | Jacksonville State | William Walker lays it up and in set up by Lawrence Turner | 60-68 |
| 01:14 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez misses short on a runner in the lane | 60-68 |
| 01:12 | Jacksonville State | William Walker gets the rebound | 60-68 |
| 01:07 | Jacksonville State | Lawrence Turner double dribbles | 60-68 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Steve Buchinski (SG) Calvin Cline | |
| 00:54 | Samford | Steve Buchinski connects on the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Branko Lakowski | 60-70 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:47 | Jacksonville State | Donald Ruder misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-70 |
| 00:45 | Jacksonville State | William Walker tips it in | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:42 | Samford | Donald Ruder is called for the reach on Garry Miller in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald Ruder, team foul #10 | 62-70 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Calvin Cline (SG), Alex Mason (PF) Steve Buchinski, Branko Lakowski | |
| 00:42 | Samford | Garry Miller makes the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:42 | Samford | Garry Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:36 | Jacksonville State | Alex Mason picks off the pass by Lawrence Turner | 62-72 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville 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 halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:07 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Garry Miller | 62-75 |
| 00:01 | Jacksonville State | William Walker hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 62-75 |
| 00:00 | Jacksonville State | The clock runs out | 62-75 |