| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - John Pagano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Few (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Floyd Paro (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Allen Hutchings (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Robinson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Leo Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Young (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Irby (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Roy Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Frank Irby inbounds the ball | 33-36 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Samford | Frank Irby scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by John Young | 33-38 |
| 19:24 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gary Robinson and he's hacked by Leo Jones - foul #2 on Leo Jones, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| 19:24 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro makes the free throw | 36-38 |
| 19:03 | Samford | Leo Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-38 |
| 19:01 | Tennessee State | William Few gets the rebound | 36-38 |
| 18:54 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro misses the easy layup | 36-38 |
| 18:53 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro tips it but misses | 36-38 |
| 18:51 | Tennessee State | Allen Hutchings tips it back up and in | 38-38 |
| 18:35 | Samford | John Young throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-38 |
| 18:26 | Tennessee State | Allen Hutchings misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Frank Irby - foul #1 on Frank Irby, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| 18:26 | Tennessee State | Allen Hutchings makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 18:26 | Tennessee State | Allen Hutchings makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 18:14 | Samford | Roy Hill misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 18:12 | Tennessee State | John Pagano grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 17:51 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by William Few | 42-38 |
| 17:25 | Samford | Frank Irby is fouled on the floor by Allen Hutchings - foul #1 on Allen Hutchings, team foul #1 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Samford | James Zabala (C) Paul Bradley | |
| 17:03 | Samford | John Pagano takes the ball from James Zabala | 42-38 |
| 16:57 | Tennessee State | John Pagano knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-38 |
| 16:39 | Samford | James Zabala hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-38 |
| 16:38 | Samford | John Young misses the tip | 45-38 |
| 16:37 | Tennessee State | Allen Hutchings grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 16:20 | Tennessee State | Gary Robinson connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by John Pagano and the foul's on Roy Hill - foul #1 on Roy Hill, team foul #3 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Darrin Luttrell (PG), Buck Diggins (SG), Donald Smith (SF) John Pagano, William Few, Floyd Paro | |
| Subs | Samford | Charles Fields (PG), John Bogen (SG), Jordan Kellum (SF), Chester Fretwell (C) Leo Jones, John Young, Frank Irby, Roy Hill | |
| 16:20 | Tennessee State | Gary Robinson misses the free throw | 47-38 |
| 16:20 | Samford | Chester Fretwell grabs the defensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 15:57 | Samford | Jordan Kellum is hacked by Donald Smith - foul #1 on Donald Smith, team foul #2 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ted Ruffin (PF), Martin Wilson (C) Allen Hutchings, Gary Robinson | |
| Subs | Samford | Paul Bradley (C) Jordan Kellum | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Darrin Luttrell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Buck Diggins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ted Ruffin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Wilson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Charles Fields (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Bogen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Zabala (fresh) PF - Chester Fretwell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Samford | John Bogen misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-38 |
| 15:42 | Samford | James Zabala tips it back up and in | 47-40 |
| 15:20 | Tennessee State | James Zabala takes the ball from Donald Smith | 47-40 |
| 15:08 | Samford | James Zabala is denied on a layup by Donald Smith | 47-40 |
| 15:07 | Tennessee State | Martin Wilson snags the defensive board | 47-40 |
| 14:56 | Tennessee State | Darrin Luttrell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-40 |
| 14:55 | Samford | Chester Fretwell snags the defensive board | 47-40 |
| 14:40 | Samford | James Zabala clanks a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Ted Ruffin - foul #3 on Ted Ruffin, team foul #3 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Pagano (PG), William Few (SG), Floyd Paro (SF), Allen Hutchings (PF) Darrin Luttrell, Buck Diggins, Donald Smith, Martin Wilson | |
| Subs | Samford | Leo Jones (PG), John Young (SG), Frank Irby (SF) Charles Fields, John Bogen, Chester Fretwell | |
| 14:40 | Samford | James Zabala misses the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 14:40 | Samford | James Zabala misses the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 14:40 | Tennessee State | Ted Ruffin grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 14:25 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro buries a shot from the left side set up by John Pagano | 49-40 |
| 14:01 | Samford | Leo Jones is hacked by Allen Hutchings - foul #2 on Allen Hutchings, team foul #4 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Gary Robinson (C) Ted Ruffin | |
| Subs | Samford | Roy Hill (PF), Chester Fretwell (C) James Zabala, Paul Bradley | |
| 13:48 | Samford | Roy Hill misses the fadeaway in the paint | 49-40 |
| 13:46 | Tennessee State | Gary Robinson snags the defensive board | 49-40 |
| 13:24 | Tennessee State | Gary Robinson buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by John Pagano and he's fouled by Chester Fretwell - foul #1 on Chester Fretwell, team foul #4 | 51-40 |
| 13:24 | Tennessee State | Gary Robinson makes the free throw | 52-40 |
| 12:59 | Samford | Roy Hill can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-40 |
| 12:58 | Samford | Chester Fretwell tips it in | 52-42 |
| 12:46 | Tennessee State | William Few buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Allen Hutchings | 55-42 |
| 12:27 | Samford | Leo Jones hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from John Young | 55-44 |
| 12:11 | Tennessee State | John Pagano is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on John Pagano, team foul #5 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Buck Diggins (SG), Donald Smith (SF), Ted Ruffin (C) William Few, Floyd Paro, Gary Robinson | |
| Subs | Samford | Charles Fields (SF), Paul Bradley (C) Frank Irby, Chester Fretwell | |
| 11:49 | Samford | John Young is fouled on the floor by Allen Hutchings - foul #3 on Allen Hutchings, team foul #6 | 55-44 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - John Pagano (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Buck Diggins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Allen Hutchings (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Ted Ruffin (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Leo Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Young (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Fields (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Roy Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Samford | Leo Jones loses the dribble to Buck Diggins | 55-44 |
| 11:10 | Tennessee State | Allen Hutchings misses the lay-in | 55-44 |
| 11:08 | Tennessee State | Buck Diggins tips it home | 57-44 |
| 10:46 | Samford | Leo Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | William Few (SG), Floyd Paro (SF), Gary Robinson (C) John Pagano, Donald Smith, Allen Hutchings | |
| Subs | Samford | John Bogen (SG), Frank Irby (SF) Leo Jones, John Young | |
| 10:35 | Tennessee State | Gary Robinson loses the dribble to Roy Hill | 57-44 |
| 10:08 | Samford | Frank Irby clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Gary Robinson - foul #2 on Gary Robinson, team foul #7 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Samford | James Zabala (PF), Chester Fretwell (C) Roy Hill, Paul Bradley | |
| 10:08 | Samford | Frank Irby makes the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 10:08 | Samford | Frank Irby makes the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 09:53 | Tennessee State | William Few is fouled on the floor by Frank Irby - foul #2 on Frank Irby, team foul #5 | 57-46 |
| 09:40 | Tennessee State | William Few drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Floyd Paro | 59-46 |
| 09:27 | Samford | James Zabala misses the easy layup | 59-46 |
| 09:26 | Samford | Charles Fields tips it home | 59-48 |
| 09:11 | Tennessee State | Chester Fretwell denies the turnaround by Gary Robinson | 59-48 |
| 09:10 | Samford | Chester Fretwell gets the rebound | 59-48 |
| 09:02 | Samford | Gary Robinson swats the short shot by John Bogen | 59-48 |
| 09:00 | Tennessee State | Ted Ruffin gets the rebound | 59-48 |
| 08:37 | Tennessee State | William Few clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-48 |
| 08:35 | Samford | Charles Fields pulls down the rebound | 59-48 |
| 08:29 | Samford | Charles Fields misses the lay-in but the foul's on Buck Diggins - foul #3 on Buck Diggins, team foul #8 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Pagano (PG), Donald Smith (SG), Allen Hutchings (PF), Martin Wilson (C) Buck Diggins, William Few, Ted Ruffin, Gary Robinson | |
| Subs | Samford | John Young (SG), Roy Hill (PF), Paul Bradley (C) John Bogen, James Zabala, Chester Fretwell | |
| 08:29 | Samford | Charles Fields makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 08:29 | Samford | Charles Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 08:10 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro dunks the ball on a great pass from Donald Smith | 61-50 |
| 08:05 | Samford | Charles Fields is denied on a layup by Martin Wilson | 61-50 |
| 08:04 | Tennessee State | Allen Hutchings gets the rebound | 61-50 |
| 07:53 | Tennessee State | Donald Smith drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from John Pagano | 64-50 |
| 07:40 | Samford | Frank Irby scores on a shot from the right wing set up by John Young | 64-52 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - John Pagano (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Donald Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Floyd Paro (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. PF - Allen Hutchings (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Martin Wilson (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Charles Fields (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Young (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Frank Irby (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Roy Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Tennessee State | Roy Hill steals it from Allen Hutchings | 64-52 |
| 07:05 | Samford | Roy Hill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Buck Diggins (SG), Gary Robinson (C) Floyd Paro, Martin Wilson | |
| Subs | Samford | Leo Jones (PG), James Zabala (SF), Chester Fretwell (C) Charles Fields, Frank Irby, Paul Bradley | |
| 06:58 | Tennessee State | Gary Robinson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 64-52 |
| 06:56 | Tennessee State | Donald Smith can't tip it in | 64-52 |
| 06:55 | Samford | The rebound goes to Chester Fretwell | 64-52 |
| 06:50 | Samford | James Zabala is hacked by Donald Smith - foul #2 on Donald Smith, team foul #9 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | William Few (SG) Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 06:50 | Samford | James Zabala makes the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 06:50 | Samford | James Zabala makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 06:25 | Tennessee State | Roy Hill denies the turnaround by Buck Diggins | 64-54 |
| 06:23 | Tennessee State | Allen Hutchings tips it back up and in | 66-54 |
| 06:06 | Samford | Buck Diggins steps in front of the Roy Hill pass | 66-54 |
| 06:03 | Tennessee State | William Few lays it up and in on a nice dish by Buck Diggins | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:55 | Samford | Leo Jones's floater is tipped away by Allen Hutchings | 68-54 |
| 05:54 | Tennessee State | Allen Hutchings grabs the board | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:33 | Tennessee State | Allen Hutchings hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Buck Diggins | 70-54 |
| 05:25 | Samford | Leo Jones is hacked by William Few - foul #2 on William Few, team foul #10 | 70-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro (SF), Ted Ruffin (C) Buck Diggins, Gary Robinson | |
| Subs | Samford | Frank Irby (SF), Paul Bradley (C) James Zabala, Chester Fretwell | |
| 05:25 | Samford | Leo Jones misses the 1st free throw | 70-54 |
| 05:25 | Samford | Leo Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 70-54 |
| 05:25 | Tennessee State | Ted Ruffin gets the rebound | 70-54 |
| 04:57 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 70-54 |
| 04:56 | Samford | Leo Jones grabs the board | 70-54 |
| 04:42 | Samford | Paul Bradley can't finish the layup | 70-54 |
| 04:41 | Samford | Roy Hill snags the offensive board | 70-54 |
| 04:24 | Samford | Leo Jones is fouled on the floor by Ted Ruffin - foul #4 on Ted Ruffin, team foul #11 | 70-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Buck Diggins (PG), Donald Smith (SG), Martin Wilson (C) John Pagano, William Few, Allen Hutchings | |
| Subs | Samford | Charles Fields (SG), James Zabala (PF) John Young, Roy Hill | |
| 04:24 | Samford | Leo Jones makes the 1st free throw | 70-55 |
| 04:24 | Samford | Leo Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 70-56 |
| 03:55 | Tennessee State | Martin Wilson is fouled on the floor by Paul Bradley - foul #1 on Paul Bradley, team foul #6 | 70-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Gary Robinson (C) Martin Wilson | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 70-56 |
| 03:38 | Tennessee State | Gary Robinson tips it but misses | 70-56 |
| 03:36 | Samford | James Zabala grabs the defensive rebound | 70-56 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Buck Diggins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Donald Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Floyd Paro (fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ted Ruffin (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Gary Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Leo Jones (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Fields (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Irby (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - James Zabala (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Samford | Frank Irby clanks a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Gary Robinson - foul #3 on Gary Robinson, team foul #12 | 70-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Darrin Luttrell (PG), Allen Hutchings (PF) Floyd Paro, Ted Ruffin | |
| Subs | Samford | John Bogen (SG), Chester Fretwell (C) Leo Jones, Paul Bradley | |
| 03:30 | Samford | Frank Irby makes the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 03:30 | Samford | Frank Irby makes the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| 03:01 | Tennessee State | Gary Robinson misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 70-58 |
| 03:00 | Samford | Charles Fields grabs the defensive rebound | 70-58 |
| 03:00 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Pagano (PG), William Few (SG), Floyd Paro (SF) Darrin Luttrell, Buck Diggins, Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Samford | Leo Jones (PG), John Young (SG), Roy Hill (PF), Paul Bradley (C) Charles Fields, John Bogen, James Zabala, Chester Fretwell | |
| 02:52 | Samford | Roy Hill lays it in | 70-60 |
| 02:36 | Tennessee State | William Few hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Paul Bradley - foul #2 on Paul Bradley, team foul #7 | 70-60 |
| 02:36 | Tennessee State | William Few makes the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 02:36 | Tennessee State | William Few makes the 2nd free throw | 72-60 |
| 02:21 | Samford | William Few takes the ball from Frank Irby | 72-60 |
| 02:02 | Tennessee State | Allen Hutchings drills a runner from close range set up by Gary Robinson | 74-60 |
| 01:52 | Samford | Frank Irby clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 74-60 |
| 01:50 | Tennessee State | Allen Hutchings gets the rebound | 74-60 |
| 01:44 | Tennessee State | Allen Hutchings clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 74-60 |
| 01:43 | Samford | The rebound goes to Paul Bradley | 74-60 |
| 01:25 | Samford | Frank Irby misses long on a jumper from the right block | 74-60 |
| 01:24 | Tennessee State | Gary Robinson snags the defensive board | 74-60 |
| 00:56 | Tennessee State | William Few throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Darrin Luttrell (PG), Buck Diggins (SG), Donald Smith (SF), Ted Ruffin (PF), Martin Wilson (C) John Pagano, William Few, Floyd Paro, Allen Hutchings, Gary Robinson | |
| Subs | Samford | Charles Fields (PG), John Bogen (SG), Jordan Kellum (SF), James Zabala (PF), Chester Fretwell (C) Leo Jones, John Young, Frank Irby, Roy Hill, Paul Bradley | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Samford | John Bogen hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Darrin Luttrell - foul #1 on Darrin Luttrell, team foul #13 | 74-60 |
| 00:51 | Samford | John Bogen makes the 1st free throw | 74-61 |
| 00:51 | Samford | John Bogen makes the 2nd free throw | 74-62 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State 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) | |
| 00:25 | Tennessee State | Darrin Luttrell scores on a floater from the right side | 76-62 |
| 00:19 | Samford | John Bogen misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Darrin Luttrell - foul #2 on Darrin Luttrell, team foul #14 | 76-62 |
| 00:19 | Samford | John Bogen misses the 1st free throw | 76-62 |
| 00:19 | Samford | John Bogen misses the 2nd free throw | 76-62 |
| 00:19 | Tennessee State | Ted Ruffin gets the rebound | 76-62 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee State | Darrin Luttrell runs out the clock | 76-62 |