| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Jeremy Kunkel (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Throop (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Warren Salvato (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Byron Castaldo (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ralph Corbo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl Hayes (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Charles Walton (fresh) PF - William Stanford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Simone (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Charles Walton inbounds the ball | 36-33 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:56 | Samford | Jeremy Kunkel steals it from Ralph Corbo in the backcourt | 36-33 |
| 19:55 | Tennessee Tech | John Smith misses the easy layup | 36-33 |
| 19:54 | Samford | Raymond Simone grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 19:49 | Samford | Earl Hayes misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 19:47 | Samford | William Stanford tips it in | 36-35 |
| 19:35 | Tennessee Tech | Byron Castaldo misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Ralph Corbo - foul #1 on Ralph Corbo, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| 19:35 | Tennessee Tech | Byron Castaldo makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 19:35 | Tennessee Tech | Byron Castaldo makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 19:19 | Samford | Ralph Corbo misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 19:17 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Warren Salvato | 38-35 |
| 19:10 | Tennessee Tech | Byron Castaldo comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 19:09 | Tennessee Tech | Jeremy Kunkel tips it back up and in | 40-35 |
| 18:58 | Samford | Charles Walton misses the jump hook from the left block | 40-35 |
| 18:56 | Samford | William Stanford tips it in | 40-37 |
| 18:45 | Tennessee Tech | Clarence Throop makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Warren Salvato | 43-37 |
| 18:25 | Samford | William Stanford lays it in set up by Earl Hayes | 43-39 |
| 18:06 | Tennessee Tech | Clarence Throop drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Byron Castaldo | 45-39 |
| 17:50 | Samford | Ralph Corbo connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Walton | 45-41 |
| 17:46 | Tennessee Tech | Earl Hayes steals the ball from Jeremy Kunkel in the backcourt | 45-41 |
| 17:33 | Samford | Ralph Corbo misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 45-41 |
| 17:31 | Tennessee Tech | Clarence Throop pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 17:26 | Tennessee Tech | John Smith buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-41 |
| 17:15 | Samford | Earl Hayes connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Raymond Simone | 48-43 |
| 16:51 | Tennessee Tech | John Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 16:49 | Tennessee Tech | Byron Castaldo snags the offensive board | 48-43 |
| 16:31 | Tennessee Tech | Warren Salvato banks in the layup | 50-43 |
| 16:19 | Samford | Charles Walton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-43 |
| 16:17 | Samford | Raymond Simone tips it in | 50-45 |
| 15:53 | Tennessee Tech | Byron Castaldo buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Clarence Throop | 53-45 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Jeremy Kunkel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clarence Throop (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Warren Salvato (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Byron Castaldo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ralph Corbo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl Hayes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Walton (fairly fresh) PF - William Stanford (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Simone (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Samford | Charles Walton is hacked by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #1 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Connery (PG), Earnest Cutright (SG), Manuel Thomas (SF), Randy Ellison (PF), Vincent Hunnicutt (C) Jeremy Kunkel, Clarence Throop, John Smith, Warren Salvato, Byron Castaldo | |
| Subs | Samford | Harry Kelley (PG), Kevin Canas (SG), James Dawson (SF), William Randolph (PF), Sam Blackshear (C) Ralph Corbo, Earl Hayes, Charles Walton, William Stanford, Raymond Simone | |
| 15:22 | Samford | Harry Kelley buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Dawson | 53-48 |
| 15:04 | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Connery's floater is tipped away by Sam Blackshear | 53-48 |
| 15:03 | Samford | The rebound goes to Harry Kelley | 53-48 |
| 14:39 | Samford | Kevin Canas scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by James Dawson | 53-51 |
| 14:25 | Tennessee Tech | Earnest Cutright makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by Christopher Connery | 55-51 |
| 14:20 | Samford | Kevin Canas misses long on a 3 from straight away | 55-51 |
| 14:18 | Samford | William Randolph tips it in | 55-53 |
| 14:13 | Tennessee Tech | Manuel Thomas buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Christopher Connery | 57-53 |
| 13:56 | Samford | Vincent Hunnicutt is called for the reach on Sam Blackshear - foul #1 on Vincent Hunnicutt, team foul #2 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Clarence Throop (SG), John Smith (SF), Byron Castaldo (C) Earnest Cutright, Randy Ellison, Vincent Hunnicutt | |
| Subs | Samford | Ralph Corbo (PG), Earl Hayes (SG), William Stanford (PF) Harry Kelley, Kevin Canas, Sam Blackshear | |
| 13:45 | Samford | William Stanford connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Ralph Corbo | 57-55 |
| 13:37 | Tennessee Tech | John Smith's pass is intercepted by Ralph Corbo | 57-55 |
| 13:34 | Samford | Ralph Corbo lays it in | 57-57 |
| 13:22 | Tennessee Tech | Manuel Thomas can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-57 |
| 13:21 | Samford | William Randolph grabs the board | 57-57 |
| 13:04 | Samford | Ralph Corbo misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Christopher Connery - foul #2 on Christopher Connery, team foul #3 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jeremy Kunkel (PG), Warren Salvato (PF) Christopher Connery, Manuel Thomas | |
| Subs | Samford | Charles Walton (SF) William Randolph | |
| 13:04 | Samford | Ralph Corbo makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 13:04 | Samford | Ralph Corbo misses the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 13:04 | Tennessee Tech | Warren Salvato snags the defensive board | 57-58 |
| 12:58 | Tennessee Tech | Byron Castaldo misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 57-58 |
| 12:56 | Tennessee Tech | Jeremy Kunkel grabs the offensive board | 57-58 |
| 12:39 | Tennessee Tech | Byron Castaldo scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Jeremy Kunkel | 59-58 |
| 12:26 | Samford | Charles Walton lays it in on a great pass from Ralph Corbo and he's hacked by John Smith - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #4 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Samford | Raymond Simone (C) James Dawson | |
| 12:26 | Samford | Charles Walton makes the free throw | 59-61 |
| 12:10 | Tennessee Tech | Byron Castaldo travels with the ball | 59-61 |
| 11:58 | Samford | John Smith steals it from Raymond Simone | 59-61 |
| 11:52 | Tennessee Tech | Byron Castaldo misses badly on a runner near the basket | 59-61 |
| 11:50 | Tennessee Tech | Warren Salvato tips it back up and in | 61-61 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Jeremy Kunkel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clarence Throop (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Warren Salvato (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Byron Castaldo (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ralph Corbo (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Earl Hayes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Walton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Stanford (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Simone (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Samford | Charles Walton is called for traveling | 61-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Manuel Thomas (SF), Randy Ellison (C) John Smith, Byron Castaldo | |
| Subs | Samford | Harry Kelley (SG) Earl Hayes | |
| 11:31 | Tennessee Tech | Jeremy Kunkel's pass is intercepted by Charles Walton | 61-61 |
| 11:17 | Samford | William Stanford's floater is tipped away by Warren Salvato | 61-61 |
| 11:16 | Tennessee Tech | Manuel Thomas snags the defensive board | 61-61 |
| 11:11 | Tennessee Tech | Harry Kelley is called for the reach on Jeremy Kunkel - foul #2 on Harry Kelley, team foul #2 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Connery (SG) Clarence Throop | |
| Subs | Samford | James Dawson (SF) Charles Walton | |
| 10:57 | Tennessee Tech | Manuel Thomas misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-61 |
| 10:55 | Tennessee Tech | Randy Ellison tips it back up and in | 63-61 |
| 10:31 | Samford | Ralph Corbo is whistled for traveling | 63-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Earnest Cutright (SG), John Smith (SF), Byron Castaldo (C) Jeremy Kunkel, Warren Salvato, Randy Ellison | |
| Subs | Samford | Earl Hayes (SG), William Randolph (C) Harry Kelley, Raymond Simone | |
| 10:12 | Tennessee Tech | John Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Clarence Throop (SG) Earnest Cutright | |
| Subs | Samford | Charles Walton (SF) William Randolph | |
| 09:55 | Samford | Charles Walton blows the layup | 63-61 |
| 09:54 | Samford | James Dawson pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 09:43 | Samford | Earl Hayes makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-64 |
| 09:24 | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Connery scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Manuel Thomas | 66-64 |
| 09:08 | Samford | Clarence Throop steals the ball from William Stanford | 66-64 |
| 09:05 | Tennessee Tech | John Smith banks in the layup on a nice dish by Clarence Throop | 68-64 |
| 08:52 | Samford | James Dawson misses long on a floater from the right wing | 68-64 |
| 08:50 | Tennessee Tech | Byron Castaldo grabs the board | 68-64 |
| 08:43 | Tennessee Tech | James Dawson denies the turnaround by Clarence Throop | 68-64 |
| 08:42 | Samford | The rebound goes to James Dawson | 68-64 |
| 08:24 | Samford | James Dawson knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-67 |
| 08:13 | Tennessee Tech | John Smith hits a 3 from straight away | 71-67 |
| 08:02 | Samford | Byron Castaldo is called for the reach on Charles Walton - foul #2 on Byron Castaldo, team foul #5 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jeremy Kunkel (PG), Randy Ellison (SF), Warren Salvato (PF), Vincent Hunnicutt (C) Clarence Throop, John Smith, Manuel Thomas, Byron Castaldo | |
| Subs | Samford | Harry Kelley (PG), Kevin Canas (SG), Sam Blackshear (SF), William Randolph (PF), Raymond Simone (C) Ralph Corbo, Earl Hayes, Charles Walton, William Stanford, James Dawson | |
| 07:57 | Samford | Raymond Simone clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-67 |
| 07:56 | Tennessee Tech | Randy Ellison pulls down the rebound | 71-67 |
| 07:51 | Tennessee Tech | Jeremy Kunkel can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 71-67 |
| 07:50 | Samford | William Randolph pulls down the rebound | 71-67 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Jeremy Kunkel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Connery (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randy Ellison (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Warren Salvato (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Vincent Hunnicutt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Harry Kelley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Canas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sam Blackshear (fresh) PF - William Randolph (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Raymond Simone (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Samford | Sam Blackshear is fouled on the floor by Vincent Hunnicutt - foul #2 on Vincent Hunnicutt, team foul #6 | 71-67 |
| 07:28 | Samford | Kevin Canas hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Sam Blackshear | 71-69 |
| 07:23 | Tennessee Tech | Jeremy Kunkel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-69 |
| 07:21 | Samford | William Randolph gets the rebound | 71-69 |
| 07:06 | Samford | Harry Kelley connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Kevin Canas | 71-72 |
| 06:48 | Tennessee Tech | Vincent Hunnicutt connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Connery | 73-72 |
| 06:25 | Samford | Harry Kelley misses the fadeaway from the left side | 73-72 |
| 06:24 | Tennessee Tech | Warren Salvato grabs the defensive rebound | 73-72 |
| 06:19 | Tennessee Tech | Jeremy Kunkel misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 73-72 |
| 06:17 | Samford | Sam Blackshear grabs the board | 73-72 |
| 05:52 | Samford | Kevin Canas misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-72 |
| 05:51 | Tennessee Tech | Vincent Hunnicutt grabs the defensive rebound | 73-72 |
| 05:51 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-72 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Clarence Throop (SG), John Smith (SF), Byron Castaldo (C) Christopher Connery, Randy Ellison, Vincent Hunnicutt | |
| Subs | Samford | Ralph Corbo (PG), Earl Hayes (SG), Charles Walton (SF), William Stanford (PF) Harry Kelley, Kevin Canas, Sam Blackshear, William Randolph | |
| 05:31 | Tennessee Tech | John Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 73-72 |
| 05:29 | Tennessee Tech | Warren Salvato grabs the offensive rebound | 73-72 |
| 05:17 | Tennessee Tech | Clarence Throop scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jeremy Kunkel | 76-72 |
| 04:59 | Samford | Raymond Simone misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 76-72 |
| 04:58 | Tennessee Tech | Byron Castaldo gets the rebound | 76-72 |
| 04:44 | Tennessee Tech | Jeremy Kunkel hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Warren Salvato and the foul's on Ralph Corbo - foul #2 on Ralph Corbo, team foul #3 | 78-72 |
| 04:44 | Tennessee Tech | Jeremy Kunkel makes the free throw | 79-72 |
| 04:30 | Samford | William Stanford's floater is tipped away by Byron Castaldo | 79-72 |
| 04:29 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Byron Castaldo | 79-72 |
| 04:03 | Tennessee Tech | Clarence Throop misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 79-72 |
| 04:02 | Samford | Ralph Corbo gets the rebound | 79-72 |
| 03:34 | Samford | Raymond Simone misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 79-72 |
| 03:32 | Tennessee Tech | Warren Salvato grabs the board | 79-72 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Jeremy Kunkel (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clarence Throop (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Smith (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. PF - Warren Salvato (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. C - Byron Castaldo (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ralph Corbo (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Earl Hayes (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Walton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Stanford (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Simone (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Tennessee Tech | John Smith connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Clarence Throop | 82-72 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:19 | Samford | Raymond Simone misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 82-72 |
| 03:18 | Tennessee Tech | Warren Salvato snags the defensive board | 82-72 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Tennessee Tech | Clarence Throop's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 82-72 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Connery (PG), Manuel Thomas (PF) Jeremy Kunkel, Warren Salvato | |
| Subs | Samford | James Dawson (SF), William Randolph (C) Charles Walton, Raymond Simone | |
| 02:55 | Samford | Clarence Throop is called for the reach on Earl Hayes - foul #3 on Clarence Throop, team foul #7 | 82-72 |
| 02:55 | Samford | Earl Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 82-73 |
| 02:55 | Samford | Earl Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 82-74 |
| 02:52 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 82-74 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jeremy Kunkel (PG), Warren Salvato (PF) Christopher Connery, Manuel Thomas | |
| Subs | Samford | Charles Walton (SF) William Randolph | |
| 02:46 | Tennessee Tech | Clarence Throop hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 82-74 |
| 02:44 | Samford | Earl Hayes grabs the board | 82-74 |
| 02:31 | Samford | James Dawson's pass is intercepted by Warren Salvato | 82-74 |
| 02:16 | Tennessee Tech | Clarence Throop buries a 3 from the left corner | 85-74 |
| 01:59 | Samford | Charles Walton misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 85-74 |
| 01:57 | Tennessee Tech | Byron Castaldo grabs the defensive rebound | 85-74 |
| 01:52 | Tennessee Tech | Earl Hayes is called for the reach on Jeremy Kunkel - foul #2 on Earl Hayes, team foul #4 | 85-74 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Connery (PG), Earnest Cutright (SG), Manuel Thomas (SF), Randy Ellison (PF), Vincent Hunnicutt (C) Jeremy Kunkel, Clarence Throop, John Smith, Warren Salvato, Byron Castaldo | |
| Subs | Samford | Harry Kelley (PG), Kevin Canas (SG), William Randolph (PF), Sam Blackshear (C) Ralph Corbo, Earl Hayes, Charles Walton, William Stanford | |
| 01:42 | Tennessee Tech | Randy Ellison drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Earnest Cutright | 88-74 |
| 01:27 | Samford | William Randolph misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 88-74 |
| 01:26 | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Connery gets the rebound | 88-74 |
| 01:06 | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Connery connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Randy Ellison | 90-74 |
| 00:48 | Samford | James Dawson can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 90-74 |
| 00:46 | Samford | William Randolph tips it but misses | 90-74 |
| 00:44 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Earnest Cutright | 90-74 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Connery can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 90-74 |
| 00:39 | Samford | James Dawson grabs the defensive rebound | 90-74 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech 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 (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Samford | Harry Kelley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 90-74 |
| 00:30 | Samford | William Randolph tips it back up and in | 90-76 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee Tech | Christopher Connery runs out the clock | 90-76 |