| Lineup | Samford | PG - Troy Shea (fresh) SG - Mark Edwards (fresh) SF - George Dials (fresh) PF - Jacob Lantz (fresh) C - Lloyd Reeder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Allen Akers (fresh) SG - William Sieber (fresh) SF - Gilbert Parr (fresh) PF - Mark Lenz (fresh) C - Jack Mullins (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Lloyd Reeder wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Samford | Gilbert Parr is called for the reach on George Dials - foul #1 on Gilbert Parr, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Samford | Mark Edwards misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Tennessee State | Mark Lenz snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Tennessee State | William Sieber drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Allen Akers | 0-3 |
| 18:38 | Samford | George Dials can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 18:37 | Samford | Mark Edwards snags the offensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:16 | Samford | Lloyd Reeder is hacked by Jack Mullins - foul #1 on Jack Mullins, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| 17:58 | Samford | Troy Shea connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by George Dials | 2-3 |
| 17:43 | Tennessee State | William Sieber knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Allen Akers | 2-6 |
| 17:36 | Samford | Mark Edwards clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-6 |
| 17:34 | Tennessee State | Jack Mullins grabs the defensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 17:14 | Tennessee State | Gilbert Parr is hacked by Jacob Lantz - foul #1 on Jacob Lantz, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| 17:03 | Tennessee State | William Sieber loses the dribble to Troy Shea | 2-6 |
| 17:00 | Samford | Troy Shea misses the lay-in | 2-6 |
| 16:59 | Tennessee State | Jack Mullins snags the defensive board | 2-6 |
| 16:40 | Tennessee State | Jack Mullins buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Allen Akers | 2-8 |
| 16:20 | Samford | Jacob Lantz buries a floater from the right side and he's fouled by Allen Akers - foul #1 on Allen Akers, team foul #3 | 4-8 |
| 16:20 | Samford | Jacob Lantz misses the free throw | 4-8 |
| 16:20 | Tennessee State | Mark Lenz gets the rebound | 4-8 |
| 16:02 | Tennessee State | William Sieber is hacked by Troy Shea - foul #1 on Troy Shea, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| 15:42 | Tennessee State | Mark Lenz's floater is knocked away by Lloyd Reeder | 4-8 |
| 15:40 | Samford | Troy Shea grabs the defensive rebound | 4-8 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Troy Shea (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Edwards (fresh) SF - George Dials (fresh) PF - Jacob Lantz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lloyd Reeder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Allen Akers (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Sieber (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gilbert Parr (fresh) PF - Mark Lenz (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jack Mullins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Samford | Jacob Lantz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-8 |
| 15:11 | Tennessee State | William Sieber misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 4-8 |
| 15:09 | Samford | Jacob Lantz pulls down the rebound | 4-8 |
| 14:59 | Samford | Jacob Lantz misses the turnaround from the baseline | 4-8 |
| 14:58 | Tennessee State | Jack Mullins pulls down the rebound | 4-8 |
| 14:54 | Tennessee State | Allen Akers makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jack Mullins | 4-10 |
| 14:30 | Samford | Lloyd Reeder lays it up and in on a great pass from Mark Edwards | 6-10 |
| 14:18 | Tennessee State | Mark Lenz throws it down on a great pass from Allen Akers and he's fouled by Jacob Lantz - foul #2 on Jacob Lantz, team foul #3 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Samford | Paul Wakeland (PG), Michael French (SG), Harry Griffin (SF), Terry Young (PF), Christopher Szafranski (C) Troy Shea, Mark Edwards, George Dials, Jacob Lantz, Lloyd Reeder | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Shawn Depaz (SG) William Sieber | |
| 14:18 | Tennessee State | Mark Lenz misses the free throw | 6-12 |
| 14:18 | Samford | Michael French pulls down the rebound | 6-12 |
| 14:00 | Samford | Christopher Szafranski scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Paul Wakeland | 8-12 |
| 13:47 | Tennessee State | Jack Mullins clanks a floater from the free throw line | 8-12 |
| 13:46 | Samford | Christopher Szafranski grabs the board | 8-12 |
| 13:31 | Samford | Paul Wakeland misses the 3 from the left wing | 8-12 |
| 13:29 | Samford | Harry Griffin tips it but misses | 8-12 |
| 13:28 | Samford | Christopher Szafranski gets the offensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 13:16 | Samford | Paul Wakeland misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-12 |
| 13:14 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Gilbert Parr | 8-12 |
| 13:09 | Tennessee State | Shawn Depaz can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-12 |
| 13:08 | Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Lenz | 8-12 |
| 12:56 | Tennessee State | Jack Mullins travels with the ball | 8-12 |
| Subs | Samford | Troy Shea (PG), Mark Edwards (SG), George Dials (SF), Lloyd Reeder (C) Paul Wakeland, Michael French, Harry Griffin, Christopher Szafranski | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | William Sieber (SG), Michael Purcell (SF), Jacob Barton (PF), Rex Dukes (C) Allen Akers, Gilbert Parr, Mark Lenz, Jack Mullins | |
| 12:31 | Samford | Troy Shea hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by William Sieber - foul #1 on William Sieber, team foul #4 | 8-12 |
| 12:31 | Samford | Troy Shea makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 12:31 | Samford | Troy Shea makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 12:11 | Tennessee State | Jacob Barton scores on a 3 from the left corner | 10-15 |
| 11:59 | Samford | Troy Shea misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 10-15 |
| 11:57 | Tennessee State | Rex Dukes snags the defensive board | 10-15 |
| 11:44 | Tennessee State | Jacob Barton hits the finger roll set up by Shawn Depaz and he's fouled by Terry Young - foul #1 on Terry Young, team foul #4 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Mark Lenz (PF) Rex Dukes | |
| 11:44 | Tennessee State | Jacob Barton misses the free throw | 10-17 |
| 11:44 | Samford | Lloyd Reeder grabs the board | 10-17 |
| 11:37 | Samford | Lloyd Reeder can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 10-17 |
| 11:36 | Tennessee State | Mark Lenz snags the defensive board | 10-17 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Troy Shea (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Mark Edwards (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Dials (fresh) PF - Terry Young (fresh) C - Lloyd Reeder (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Shawn Depaz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Sieber (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Purcell (fresh) PF - Mark Lenz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jacob Barton (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Tennessee State | Mark Lenz is fouled on the floor by Terry Young - foul #2 on Terry Young, team foul #5 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Szafranski (PF) Terry Young | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Allen Akers (PG), Gilbert Parr (SF) Shawn Depaz, Michael Purcell | |
| 11:10 | Tennessee State | William Sieber loses the ball out of bounds | 10-17 |
| 10:50 | Samford | William Sieber takes the ball from Troy Shea | 10-17 |
| 10:25 | Tennessee State | William Sieber hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 10-17 |
| 10:24 | Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to Allen Akers | 10-17 |
| 10:09 | Tennessee State | Jacob Barton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-17 |
| 10:08 | Tennessee State | William Sieber grabs the offensive rebound | 10-17 |
| 09:53 | Tennessee State | Mark Lenz can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 10-17 |
| 09:51 | Tennessee State | Mark Lenz hits the follow up shot | 10-19 |
| 09:43 | Samford | Troy Shea hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-19 |
| 09:42 | Samford | Mark Edwards grabs the offensive board | 10-19 |
| 09:35 | Samford | Lloyd Reeder blows the dunk but he's hacked by Jacob Barton - foul #1 on Jacob Barton, team foul #5 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Samford | Paul Wakeland (PG), Michael French (SG), Harry Griffin (SF) Troy Shea, Mark Edwards, George Dials | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Shawn Depaz (SG), Jack Mullins (C) William Sieber, Jacob Barton | |
| 09:35 | Samford | Lloyd Reeder makes the 1st free throw | 11-19 |
| 09:35 | Samford | Lloyd Reeder makes the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 09:13 | Tennessee State | Mark Lenz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Harry Griffin - foul #1 on Harry Griffin, team foul #6 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Strayer (C) Lloyd Reeder | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Donald Jackson (SG) Allen Akers | |
| 09:13 | Tennessee State | Mark Lenz makes the 1st free throw | 12-20 |
| 09:13 | Tennessee State | Mark Lenz makes the 2nd free throw | 12-21 |
| 08:47 | Samford | Robert Strayer misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 12-21 |
| 08:46 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Mark Lenz | 12-21 |
| 08:36 | Tennessee State | Paul Wakeland picks off the pass by Mark Lenz | 12-21 |
| 08:33 | Samford | Paul Wakeland can't finish the layup | 12-21 |
| 08:31 | Samford | Michael French tips it back up and in | 14-21 |
| 08:12 | Tennessee State | Shawn Depaz scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Gilbert Parr | 14-23 |
| 07:45 | Samford | Robert Strayer hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Wakeland | 17-23 |
| 07:32 | Tennessee State | Donald Jackson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-23 |
| 07:30 | Samford | Harry Griffin gets the rebound | 17-23 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Paul Wakeland (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael French (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Harry Griffin (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Christopher Szafranski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Strayer (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Shawn Depaz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Jackson (fresh) SF - Gilbert Parr (fairly fresh) PF - Mark Lenz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Jack Mullins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Samford | Harry Griffin loses the dribble to Gilbert Parr | 17-23 |
| 07:05 | Tennessee State | Gilbert Parr misses the lay-in | 17-23 |
| 07:04 | Samford | Robert Strayer snags the defensive board | 17-23 |
| 06:46 | Samford | Robert Strayer misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-23 |
| 06:45 | Tennessee State | Mark Lenz gets the rebound | 17-23 |
| 06:29 | Tennessee State | Gilbert Parr misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-23 |
| 06:28 | Samford | Michael French grabs the board | 17-23 |
| 06:22 | Samford | Robert Strayer knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Michael French | 20-23 |
| 06:18 | Tennessee State | Michael French steps in front of the Mark Lenz pass | 20-23 |
| 06:03 | Samford | Harry Griffin misses long on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Shawn Depaz - foul #1 on Shawn Depaz, team foul #6 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Samford | Troy Shea (PG), Mark Edwards (SG), Lloyd Reeder (C) Paul Wakeland, Michael French, Christopher Szafranski | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Allen Akers (PG), William Sieber (SG), Michael Purcell (SF), Jacob Barton (PF), Rex Dukes (C) Shawn Depaz, Donald Jackson, Gilbert Parr, Mark Lenz, Jack Mullins | |
| 06:03 | Samford | Harry Griffin misses the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 06:03 | Samford | Harry Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 05:44 | Tennessee State | Michael Purcell connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Rex Dukes | 21-26 |
| 05:28 | Samford | Allen Akers steals the ball from Robert Strayer | 21-26 |
| 05:23 | Tennessee State | Allen Akers lays it in | 21-28 |
| 05:08 | Samford | Robert Strayer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-28 |
| 05:06 | Tennessee State | Michael Purcell grabs the defensive rebound | 21-28 |
| 04:53 | Tennessee State | Allen Akers is fouled on the floor by Troy Shea - foul #2 on Troy Shea, team foul #7 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Samford | Paul Wakeland (PG), George Dials (SF), Christopher Szafranski (PF) Troy Shea, Harry Griffin, Robert Strayer | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 04:53 | Tennessee State | Allen Akers makes the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 04:53 | Tennessee State | Allen Akers misses the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 04:53 | Samford | Christopher Szafranski grabs the board | 21-29 |
| 04:24 | Samford | George Dials knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Paul Wakeland | 24-29 |
| 04:07 | Tennessee State | Rex Dukes can't connect on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Christopher Szafranski - foul #1 on Christopher Szafranski, team foul #8 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Jack Mullins (C) Michael Purcell | |
| 04:07 | Tennessee State | Rex Dukes misses the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 04:07 | Tennessee State | Rex Dukes makes the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 03:50 | Samford | George Dials's pass is intercepted by William Sieber | 24-30 |
| 03:46 | Tennessee State | Rex Dukes lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Sieber | 24-32 |
| 03:33 | Samford | Lloyd Reeder blows the layup | 24-32 |
| 03:32 | Tennessee State | Allen Akers grabs the defensive rebound | 24-32 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Paul Wakeland (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Mark Edwards (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Dials (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Szafranski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lloyd Reeder (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Allen Akers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Sieber (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rex Dukes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jacob Barton (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jack Mullins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Tennessee State | William Sieber can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-32 |
| 03:11 | Samford | Christopher Szafranski grabs the board | 24-32 |
| 03:07 | Samford | Paul Wakeland connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Christopher Szafranski | 27-32 |
| 02:59 | Tennessee State | Jack Mullins is hacked by Paul Wakeland - foul #1 on Paul Wakeland, team foul #9 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Samford | Troy Shea (PG), Jacob Lantz (PF) Mark Edwards, Christopher Szafranski | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Shawn Depaz (SG), Gilbert Parr (SF), Mark Lenz (PF) William Sieber, Rex Dukes, Jacob Barton | |
| 02:59 | Tennessee State | Jack Mullins misses the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 02:59 | Samford | Lloyd Reeder grabs the board | 27-32 |
| 02:46 | Samford | Shawn Depaz steps in front of the Paul Wakeland pass | 27-32 |
| 02:43 | Tennessee State | Allen Akers hits the finger roll on a great pass from Shawn Depaz | 27-34 |
| 02:23 | Samford | Paul Wakeland drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Troy Shea | 30-34 |
| 02:19 | Tennessee State | Allen Akers can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Troy Shea - foul #3 on Troy Shea, team foul #10 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Samford | Harry Griffin (PG), Michael French (SG), Terry Young (C) Troy Shea, Paul Wakeland, Lloyd Reeder | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 02:19 | Tennessee State | Allen Akers makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 02:19 | Tennessee State | Allen Akers misses the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 02:19 | Samford | Terry Young snags the defensive board | 30-35 |
| 01:54 | Samford | Jacob Lantz misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Allen Akers - foul #2 on Allen Akers, team foul #7 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Samford | Mark Edwards (SG) Michael French | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Donald Jackson (SG), Jacob Barton (C) Allen Akers, Jack Mullins | |
| 01:54 | Samford | Jacob Lantz makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 01:54 | Samford | Jacob Lantz misses the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 01:54 | Tennessee State | Jacob Barton grabs the defensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 01:50 | Tennessee State | Donald Jackson misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 31-35 |
| 01:49 | Samford | Jacob Lantz gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| 01:27 | Samford | Mark Edwards buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-35 |
| 01:13 | Tennessee State | Shawn Depaz drills a 3 from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 00:56 | Samford | Jacob Lantz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Paul Wakeland (PG), Lloyd Reeder (C) George Dials, Terry Young | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | William Sieber (SG) Donald Jackson | |
| 00:43 | Tennessee State | Shawn Depaz buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gilbert Parr | 34-41 |
| 00:26 | Samford | Harry Griffin comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 34-41 |
| 00:25 | Samford | Lloyd Reeder tips it home | 36-41 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee State | Jacob Barton lays it up and in and the foul's on Lloyd Reeder - foul #1 on Lloyd Reeder, team foul #11 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael French (SG), Terry Young (PF) Mark Edwards, Jacob Lantz | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Allen Akers (PG), Jack Mullins (C) Shawn Depaz, Gilbert Parr | |
| 00:04 | Tennessee State | Jacob Barton makes the free throw | 36-44 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Michael French misses the halfcourt shot | 36-44 |