| Lineup | Samford | PG - Peter Atkinson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert McGurn (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Kimball (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Larry Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Brenner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Andre Esposito (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Kenneth Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Grady Fouche (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Lindsey (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Bill Esqueda (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Jeffrey Kimball inbounds the ball | 37-31 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Samford | Michael Lindsey steals it from Nicholas Brenner | 37-31 |
| 19:20 | Jacksonville State | Grady Fouche scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Michael Lindsey | 37-34 |
| 18:59 | Samford | Jeffrey Kimball misses badly on a shot from the left side | 37-34 |
| 18:58 | Jacksonville State | Grady Fouche grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 18:38 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Morgan misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 18:37 | Samford | The rebound goes to Nicholas Brenner | 37-34 |
| 18:15 | Samford | Robert McGurn drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Peter Atkinson | 40-34 |
| 17:48 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Morgan connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 17:26 | Samford | Peter Atkinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-37 |
| 17:04 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Morgan knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Lindsey | 40-39 |
| 16:45 | Samford | Nicholas Brenner loses the ball out of bounds | 40-39 |
| Subs | Samford | Paul Preston (SF), Lawrence Arnold (C) Jeffrey Kimball, Nicholas Brenner | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Charles Swanson (SF), Ronald McDonell (PF) Grady Fouche, Michael Lindsey | |
| 16:35 | Jacksonville State | Ronald McDonell drills a floater from close range | 40-41 |
| 16:21 | Samford | Robert McGurn misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 16:20 | Jacksonville State | Bill Esqueda grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 15:57 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Morgan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-41 |
| 15:55 | Jacksonville State | Bill Esqueda tips it home | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Peter Atkinson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert McGurn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Preston (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Larry Nelson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Arnold (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Andre Esposito (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Kenneth Morgan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Swanson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ronald McDonell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Bill Esqueda (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Samford | Larry Nelson's fadeaway is rejected by Bill Esqueda | 40-43 |
| 15:32 | Samford | Peter Atkinson hits the follow up shot | 42-43 |
| 15:13 | Jacksonville State | Bill Esqueda comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Lawrence Arnold - foul #1 on Lawrence Arnold, team foul #1 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Riegel (PG), Joseph Meredith (SG), Jeffrey Kimball (SF), Nicholas Brenner (C) Peter Atkinson, Robert McGurn, Paul Preston, Larry Nelson | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Kevin Tibbs (SG), Grady Fouche (SF), Michael Lindsey (PF) Andre Esposito, Kenneth Morgan, Ronald McDonell | |
| 15:13 | Jacksonville State | Bill Esqueda makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 15:13 | Jacksonville State | Bill Esqueda makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 14:57 | Samford | Jeffrey Kimball can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 14:56 | Samford | Lawrence Arnold can't tip it in | 42-45 |
| 14:54 | Samford | Robert Riegel grabs the offensive board | 42-45 |
| 14:37 | Samford | Nicholas Brenner comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 14:35 | Samford | Nicholas Brenner tips it back up and in | 44-45 |
| 14:16 | Jacksonville State | Bill Esqueda misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 14:15 | Samford | Lawrence Arnold grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 14:00 | Samford | Lawrence Arnold's dunk attempt is rejected by Bill Esqueda | 44-45 |
| 13:59 | Samford | Nicholas Brenner grabs the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 13:42 | Samford | Joseph Meredith loses the dribble to Grady Fouche | 44-45 |
| 13:39 | Jacksonville State | Kevin Tibbs lays it up and in on a nice dish by Grady Fouche | 44-47 |
| 13:29 | Samford | Nicholas Brenner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 13:28 | Jacksonville State | Charles Swanson gets the rebound | 44-47 |
| 13:06 | Jacksonville State | Kevin Tibbs misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Nicholas Brenner - foul #2 on Nicholas Brenner, team foul #2 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Peter Atkinson (PG), Robert McGurn (SG), Larry Nelson (PF) Robert Riegel, Joseph Meredith, Lawrence Arnold | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Morgan (SG), Ronald McDonell (PF), Edward Strong (C) Charles Swanson, Michael Lindsey, Bill Esqueda | |
| 13:06 | Jacksonville State | Kevin Tibbs makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 13:06 | Jacksonville State | Kevin Tibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 12:42 | Samford | Jeffrey Kimball comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-49 |
| 12:41 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Ronald McDonell | 44-49 |
| 12:24 | Jacksonville State | Ronald McDonell misses long on a 3 from straight away | 44-49 |
| 12:23 | Samford | Jeffrey Kimball gets the rebound | 44-49 |
| 12:16 | Samford | Jeffrey Kimball knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Robert McGurn and the foul's on Grady Fouche - foul #1 on Grady Fouche, team foul #1 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Samford | Charlie Basler (C) Nicholas Brenner | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Andre Esposito (PG), Stanley Daniels (SF) Kevin Tibbs, Grady Fouche | |
| 12:16 | Samford | Jeffrey Kimball makes the free throw | 47-49 |
| 11:48 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Morgan buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-52 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Peter Atkinson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert McGurn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Kimball (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. PF - Larry Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Charlie Basler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Andre Esposito (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Kenneth Morgan (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Daniels (fresh) PF - Ronald McDonell (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Strong (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Samford | Charlie Basler double dribbles | 47-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Paul Preston (SF), Lawrence Arnold (C) Jeffrey Kimball, Charlie Basler | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Charles Swanson (SF), Michael Lindsey (PF) Stanley Daniels, Edward Strong | |
| 11:11 | Jacksonville State | Andre Esposito hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 11:10 | Jacksonville State | Michael Lindsey hits the follow up shot | 47-54 |
| 10:57 | Samford | Robert McGurn can't connect on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Ronald McDonell - foul #1 on Ronald McDonell, team foul #2 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Samford | Nicholas Brenner (C) Lawrence Arnold | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Grady Fouche (SF) Charles Swanson | |
| 10:57 | Samford | Robert McGurn makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 10:57 | Samford | Robert McGurn makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 10:36 | Jacksonville State | Robert McGurn takes the ball from Kenneth Morgan | 49-54 |
| 10:33 | Samford | Robert McGurn banks in the layup | 51-54 |
| 10:14 | Jacksonville State | Andre Esposito clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 10:12 | Samford | Larry Nelson grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 09:50 | Samford | Nicholas Brenner scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Robert McGurn | 53-54 |
| 09:35 | Jacksonville State | Paul Preston steals it from Grady Fouche | 53-54 |
| 09:15 | Samford | Peter Atkinson buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 09:13 | Jacksonville State | Peter Atkinson is called for the reach on Andre Esposito in the backcourt - foul #3 on Peter Atkinson, team foul #3 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Riegel (SG), Jeffrey Kimball (SF), Lawrence Arnold (PF) Robert McGurn, Paul Preston, Larry Nelson | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Charles Swanson (SG), Bill Esqueda (C) Kenneth Morgan, Ronald McDonell | |
| 08:57 | Jacksonville State | Bill Esqueda can't finish the layup | 56-54 |
| 08:56 | Samford | Nicholas Brenner grabs the board | 56-54 |
| 08:36 | Samford | Jeffrey Kimball clanks a shot from the free throw line | 56-54 |
| 08:35 | Jacksonville State | Andre Esposito snags the defensive board | 56-54 |
| 08:30 | Jacksonville State | Michael Lindsey loses the ball out of bounds | 56-54 |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Meredith (SG), Charlie Basler (C) Peter Atkinson, Nicholas Brenner | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Stanley Daniels (SF), Edward Strong (PF) Grady Fouche, Michael Lindsey | |
| 08:17 | Samford | Jeffrey Kimball drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Riegel | 59-54 |
| 08:12 | Jacksonville State | Robert Riegel takes the ball from Andre Esposito in the backcourt | 59-54 |
| 08:09 | Samford | Robert Riegel throws it down | 61-54 |
| 07:40 | Jacksonville State | Jeffrey Kimball is called for the reach on Stanley Daniels - foul #2 on Jeffrey Kimball, team foul #4 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert McGurn (SG), Larry Nelson (PF) Joseph Meredith, Charlie Basler | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Morgan (SG) Andre Esposito | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Robert Riegel (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert McGurn (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffrey Kimball (fresh) 17 pts. 2 stl. PF - Larry Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Arnold (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Charles Swanson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kenneth Morgan (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Daniels (fresh) PF - Edward Strong (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bill Esqueda (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:30 | Jacksonville State | Charles Swanson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-54 |
| 07:29 | Samford | Robert McGurn grabs the defensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 07:22 | Samford | Jeffrey Kimball's pass is intercepted by Charles Swanson | 61-54 |
| 07:18 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Morgan blows the layup | 61-54 |
| 07:17 | Samford | Larry Nelson grabs the board | 61-54 |
| 07:15 | Samford | Charles Swanson picks off the pass by Robert Riegel in the backcourt | 61-54 |
| 06:59 | Jacksonville State | Jeffrey Kimball is called for the reach on Charles Swanson - foul #3 on Jeffrey Kimball, team foul #5 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Samford | Peter Atkinson (PG), Nicholas Brenner (C) Robert Riegel, Lawrence Arnold | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Grady Fouche (SF), Michael Lindsey (PF) Stanley Daniels, Edward Strong | |
| 06:50 | Jacksonville State | Michael Lindsey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-54 |
| 06:40 | Samford | Robert McGurn misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-54 |
| 06:38 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Michael Lindsey | 61-54 |
| 06:10 | Jacksonville State | Grady Fouche comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-54 |
| 06:08 | Samford | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Kimball | 61-54 |
| 06:02 | Samford | Jeffrey Kimball misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-54 |
| 06:01 | Samford | Peter Atkinson tips it back up and in | 63-54 |
| 05:48 | Jacksonville State | Bill Esqueda hits the finger roll set up by Kenneth Morgan | 63-56 |
| 05:26 | Samford | Peter Atkinson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-56 |
| 05:24 | Jacksonville State | Bill Esqueda pulls down the rebound | 63-56 |
| 05:14 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Morgan comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-56 |
| 05:13 | Samford | Nicholas Brenner gets the rebound | 63-56 |
| 04:55 | Samford | Jeffrey Kimball hits a jump hook near the basket | 65-56 |
| 04:32 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Morgan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-56 |
| 04:31 | Samford | Larry Nelson pulls down the rebound | 65-56 |
| 04:20 | Samford | Larry Nelson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 65-56 |
| 04:19 | Jacksonville State | Bill Esqueda grabs the board | 65-56 |
| 04:15 | Jacksonville State | Grady Fouche hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 65-56 |
| 04:13 | Jacksonville State | Charles Swanson pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-56 |
| 04:00 | Jacksonville State | Charles Swanson is fouled on the floor by Peter Atkinson - foul #4 on Peter Atkinson, team foul #6 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Riegel (SG), Paul Preston (SF), Lawrence Arnold (PF), Charlie Basler (C) Robert McGurn, Jeffrey Kimball, Larry Nelson, Nicholas Brenner | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Andre Esposito (PG), Kevin Tibbs (SG), Stanley Daniels (SF), Ronald McDonell (PF), Edward Strong (C) Charles Swanson, Kenneth Morgan, Grady Fouche, Michael Lindsey, Bill Esqueda | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:42 | Jacksonville State | Edward Strong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-56 |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Meredith (SG) Peter Atkinson | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Robert Riegel (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Meredith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Preston (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lawrence Arnold (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Charlie Basler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Andre Esposito (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Kevin Tibbs (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Stanley Daniels (fresh) PF - Ronald McDonell (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Strong (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Samford | Paul Preston misses the jumper near the basket | 65-56 |
| 03:14 | Samford | Charlie Basler tips it but misses | 65-56 |
| 03:13 | Samford | Charlie Basler grabs the offensive board | 65-56 |
| 02:57 | Samford | Ronald McDonell swats the layup by Charlie Basler | 65-56 |
| 02:56 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Charlie Basler | 65-56 |
| 02:56 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-56 |
| Subs | Samford | Peter Atkinson (PG), Robert McGurn (SG), Larry Nelson (PF), Nicholas Brenner (C) Robert Riegel, Joseph Meredith, Lawrence Arnold, Charlie Basler | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Morgan (SG), Grady Fouche (SF), Michael Lindsey (PF), Bill Esqueda (C) Kevin Tibbs, Stanley Daniels, Ronald McDonell, Edward Strong | |
| 02:40 | Samford | Peter Atkinson makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert McGurn | 68-56 |
| 02:35 | Jacksonville State | Andre Esposito clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 68-56 |
| 02:33 | Samford | Paul Preston gets the rebound | 68-56 |
| 02:09 | Samford | Paul Preston misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Grady Fouche - foul #2 on Grady Fouche, team foul #3 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Riegel (PG), Joseph Meredith (SG), Lawrence Arnold (PF), Charlie Basler (C) Peter Atkinson, Robert McGurn, Larry Nelson, Nicholas Brenner | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Charles Swanson (PG), Kevin Tibbs (SG), Stanley Daniels (SF), Ronald McDonell (PF), Edward Strong (C) Andre Esposito, Kenneth Morgan, Grady Fouche, Michael Lindsey, Bill Esqueda | |
| 02:09 | Samford | Paul Preston makes the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 02:09 | Samford | Paul Preston makes the 2nd free throw | 70-56 |
| 01:55 | Jacksonville State | Lawrence Arnold is called for the reach on Charles Swanson - foul #2 on Lawrence Arnold, team foul #7 | 70-56 |
| 01:55 | Jacksonville State | Charles Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 01:55 | Jacksonville State | Charles Swanson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| 01:48 | Samford | Charlie Basler misses the shot from the right wing | 70-58 |
| 01:47 | Jacksonville State | Ronald McDonell pulls down the rebound | 70-58 |
| 01:29 | Jacksonville State | Edward Strong scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Charles Swanson and he's hacked by Charlie Basler - foul #1 on Charlie Basler, team foul #8 | 70-60 |
| 01:29 | Jacksonville State | Edward Strong misses the free throw | 70-60 |
| 01:29 | Samford | Charlie Basler snags the defensive board | 70-60 |
| 01:06 | Samford | Paul Preston's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald McDonell | 70-60 |
| 01:04 | Jacksonville State | Ronald McDonell snags the defensive board | 70-60 |
| 00:47 | Jacksonville State | Kevin Tibbs clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-60 |
| 00:46 | Samford | Charlie Basler gets the rebound | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Samford | Charles Swanson is called for the reach on Charlie Basler in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Swanson, team foul #4 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Casey (C) Charlie Basler | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 00:44 | Samford | Robert Riegel is hacked by Kevin Tibbs - foul #2 on Kevin Tibbs, team foul #5 | 70-60 |
| 00:43 | Samford | Robert Casey is fouled on the floor by Edward Strong - foul #3 on Edward Strong, team foul #6 | 70-60 |
| 00:41 | Samford | Robert Casey is hacked by Edward Strong - foul #4 on Edward Strong, team foul #7 | 70-60 |
| 00:41 | Samford | Robert Casey makes the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 00:41 | Samford | Robert Casey misses the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 00:41 | Jacksonville State | Ronald McDonell snags the defensive board | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Jacksonville State | Edward Strong misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 71-60 |
| 00:33 | Samford | The rebound goes to Robert Casey | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Samford | Paul Preston makes the jump hook in the lane and he's fouled by Stanley Daniels - foul #2 on Stanley Daniels, team foul #8 | 73-60 |
| Subs | Samford | Charlie Basler (C) Robert Casey | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 00:11 | Samford | Paul Preston misses the free throw | 73-60 |
| 00:11 | Jacksonville State | Ronald McDonell snags the defensive board | 73-60 |
| 00:07 | Jacksonville State | Edward Strong is called for a charge - foul #5 on Edward Strong, team foul #9 | 73-60 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Martin Morris (SF) Edward Strong | |
| 00:00 | Samford | Robert Riegel runs out the clock | 73-60 |