| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Charles Mahler (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Calvin Matthias (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Patrick Stevenson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Conner (fresh) 6 pts. C - Johnny Massie (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Leo Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Young (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Irby (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Roy Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Bradley (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Frank Irby inbounds the ball | 37-41 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin 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) | |
| 19:57 | Samford | Charles Mahler takes the ball from Leo Jones in the backcourt | 37-41 |
| 19:55 | Tennessee Martin | Charles Mahler hits the finger roll | 39-41 |
| 19:37 | Samford | Roy Hill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-41 |
| 19:25 | Tennessee Martin | Calvin Matthias misses the lay-in but the foul's on Frank Irby - foul #1 on Frank Irby, team foul #1 | 39-41 |
| 19:25 | Tennessee Martin | Calvin Matthias makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 19:25 | Tennessee Martin | Calvin Matthias makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 19:03 | Samford | Roy Hill misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Donald Conner - foul #2 on Donald Conner, team foul #1 | 41-41 |
| 19:03 | Samford | Roy Hill makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 19:03 | Samford | Roy Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 18:50 | Tennessee Martin | Charles Mahler's pass is intercepted by Leo Jones | 41-43 |
| 18:31 | Samford | Leo Jones clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 18:29 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Bradley | 41-43 |
| 18:08 | Samford | Roy Hill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-43 |
| 17:58 | Tennessee Martin | Calvin Matthias comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 17:57 | Tennessee Martin | Donald Conner tips it home | 43-43 |
| 17:45 | Samford | Charles Mahler is called for the reach on Leo Jones - foul #1 on Charles Mahler, team foul #2 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| Subs | Samford | James Zabala (C) Paul Bradley | |
| 17:29 | Samford | James Zabala is fouled on the floor by Johnny Massie - foul #1 on Johnny Massie, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | John Ward (SF) Patrick Stevenson | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 17:17 | Samford | Leo Jones is fouled on the floor by Donald Conner - foul #3 on Donald Conner, team foul #4 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Dwayne Dickenson (PF) Donald Conner | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 17:05 | Samford | Roy Hill misses the easy layup | 43-43 |
| 17:04 | Tennessee Martin | Johnny Massie pulls down the rebound | 43-43 |
| 16:58 | Tennessee Martin | Johnny Massie misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 43-43 |
| 16:56 | Tennessee Martin | The offensive rebound goes to Calvin Matthias | 43-43 |
| 16:37 | Tennessee Martin | Charles Mahler knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 45-43 |
| 16:20 | Samford | Leo Jones scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Zabala | 45-45 |
| 16:14 | Tennessee Martin | Charles Mahler misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-45 |
| 16:12 | Samford | James Zabala pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 15:51 | Samford | James Zabala lays it in | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Charles Mahler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Calvin Matthias (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - John Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dwayne Dickenson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Johnny Massie (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Leo Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Young (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Irby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Roy Hill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Zabala (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Tennessee Martin | Charles Mahler misses short on a floater from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 15:26 | Samford | James Zabala snags the defensive board | 45-47 |
| 15:00 | Samford | John Ward takes the ball from Leo Jones | 45-47 |
| 14:56 | Tennessee Martin | Charles Mahler slams it home set up by John Ward | 47-47 |
| 14:39 | Samford | James Zabala knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-50 |
| 14:22 | Tennessee Martin | Calvin Matthias blows the layup | 47-50 |
| 14:20 | Tennessee Martin | Dwayne Dickenson pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 14:12 | Tennessee Martin | Charles Mahler hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Ward and he's fouled by James Zabala - foul #3 on James Zabala, team foul #2 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Wesley Skidmore (SG), Patrick Stevenson (SF), Donald Conner (PF) Calvin Matthias, John Ward, Dwayne Dickenson | |
| Subs | Samford | Charles Fields (PG), John Bogen (SG), Jordan Kellum (SF), Chester Fretwell (PF), Paul Bradley (C) Leo Jones, John Young, Frank Irby, Roy Hill, James Zabala | |
| 14:12 | Tennessee Martin | Charles Mahler makes the free throw | 50-50 |
| 13:59 | Samford | Chester Fretwell hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-52 |
| 13:55 | Tennessee Martin | Wesley Skidmore scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Johnny Massie | 53-52 |
| 13:42 | Samford | Jordan Kellum loses the dribble to Charles Mahler | 53-52 |
| 13:24 | Tennessee Martin | Charles Mahler's fadeaway is rejected by Chester Fretwell | 53-52 |
| 13:23 | Tennessee Martin | Wesley Skidmore gets the offensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 13:03 | Tennessee Martin | Donald Conner's layup is rejected by Chester Fretwell | 53-52 |
| 13:01 | Tennessee Martin | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Stevenson | 53-52 |
| 12:44 | Tennessee Martin | Donald Conner hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Charles Mahler | 55-52 |
| 12:30 | Samford | Paul Bradley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-52 |
| 12:29 | Samford | Chester Fretwell tips it home | 55-54 |
| 12:07 | Tennessee Martin | Wesley Skidmore makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Charles Mahler | 57-54 |
| 11:47 | Samford | John Bogen comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-54 |
| 11:46 | Samford | Chester Fretwell snags the offensive board | 57-54 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Charles Mahler (tiring) 12 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wesley Skidmore (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Patrick Stevenson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Conner (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. C - Johnny Massie (tiring) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Charles Fields (fresh) 8 pts. SG - John Bogen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jordan Kellum (fresh) PF - Chester Fretwell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Bradley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Samford | Charles Fields blows the layup | 57-54 |
| 11:30 | Tennessee Martin | Patrick Stevenson gets the rebound | 57-54 |
| 11:25 | Tennessee Martin | Charles Mahler travels with the ball | 57-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | James Thomas (PG), Calvin Matthias (SG), John Ward (SF), Dwayne Dickenson (C) Charles Mahler, Wesley Skidmore, Patrick Stevenson, Johnny Massie | |
| Subs | Samford | Leo Jones (PG), John Young (SG), Frank Irby (SF), Roy Hill (PF), James Zabala (C) Charles Fields, John Bogen, Jordan Kellum, Chester Fretwell, Paul Bradley | |
| 11:11 | Samford | James Thomas is called for the reach on Frank Irby - foul #1 on James Thomas, team foul #5 | 57-54 |
| 11:06 | Samford | John Young misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-54 |
| 11:05 | Tennessee Martin | Donald Conner gets the rebound | 57-54 |
| 11:01 | Tennessee Martin | Frank Irby picks off the pass by Calvin Matthias | 57-54 |
| 10:46 | Samford | Leo Jones misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 57-54 |
| 10:44 | Tennessee Martin | Donald Conner grabs the defensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 10:28 | Tennessee Martin | James Zabala steals the ball from Dwayne Dickenson | 57-54 |
| 10:14 | Samford | Roy Hill lays it in and the foul's on James Thomas - foul #2 on James Thomas, team foul #6 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Wesley Skidmore (SF) James Thomas | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 10:14 | Samford | Roy Hill makes the free throw | 57-57 |
| 09:57 | Tennessee Martin | John Ward connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-57 |
| 09:44 | Samford | Frank Irby misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-57 |
| 09:42 | Tennessee Martin | Calvin Matthias gets the rebound | 60-57 |
| 09:38 | Tennessee Martin | John Ward makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Calvin Matthias | 62-57 |
| 09:12 | Samford | Leo Jones's dunk attempt is rejected by Dwayne Dickenson | 62-57 |
| 09:11 | Tennessee Martin | John Ward snags the defensive board | 62-57 |
| 09:07 | Tennessee Martin | John Ward misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-57 |
| 09:05 | Samford | John Young gets the rebound | 62-57 |
| 09:02 | Samford | Leo Jones is called for traveling in the backcourt | 62-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Patrick Stevenson (SF) Calvin Matthias | |
| Subs | Samford | Charles Fields (SG), Paul Bradley (C) John Young, Frank Irby | |
| 08:50 | Tennessee Martin | Patrick Stevenson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-57 |
| 08:49 | Samford | James Zabala snags the defensive board | 62-57 |
| 08:30 | Samford | James Zabala hits a floater from the left block | 62-59 |
| 08:10 | Tennessee Martin | Patrick Stevenson connects on the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by John Ward | 64-59 |
| 07:52 | Samford | Dwayne Dickenson blocks the short jumper by Paul Bradley | 64-59 |
| 07:50 | Samford | James Zabala snags the offensive board | 64-59 |
| 07:33 | Samford | Leo Jones clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on John Ward - foul #2 on John Ward, team foul #7 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | James Thomas (PG), Calvin Matthias (SG), Johnny Massie (C) John Ward, Wesley Skidmore, Dwayne Dickenson | |
| Subs | Samford | John Young (SG), Frank Irby (SF), Chester Fretwell (PF) Charles Fields, James Zabala, Roy Hill | |
| 07:33 | Samford | Leo Jones misses the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 07:33 | Samford | Leo Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - James Thomas (fresh) SG - Calvin Matthias (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Stevenson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Conner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Johnny Massie (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Leo Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Young (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Irby (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Chester Fretwell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Bradley (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Tennessee Martin | James Thomas is fouled on the floor by Paul Bradley - foul #1 on Paul Bradley, team foul #3 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Charles Mahler (PG) James Thomas | |
| Subs | Samford | Charles Fields (PG) Leo Jones | |
| 06:59 | Tennessee Martin | Johnny Massie misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Paul Bradley - foul #2 on Paul Bradley, team foul #4 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Henricks (C) Paul Bradley | |
| 06:59 | Tennessee Martin | Johnny Massie makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 06:59 | Tennessee Martin | Johnny Massie makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 06:45 | Samford | Charles Fields misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Johnny Massie - foul #2 on Johnny Massie, team foul #8 | 66-60 |
| 06:45 | Samford | Charles Fields makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 06:45 | Samford | Charles Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 06:29 | Tennessee Martin | Patrick Stevenson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 66-62 |
| 06:28 | Samford | Chester Fretwell snags the defensive board | 66-62 |
| 06:12 | Samford | Frank Irby connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Fields | 66-64 |
| 05:55 | Tennessee Martin | Donald Conner misses short on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Brian Henricks - foul #1 on Brian Henricks, team foul #5 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| Subs | Samford | Roy Hill (PF), James Zabala (C) Chester Fretwell, Brian Henricks | |
| 05:55 | Tennessee Martin | Donald Conner makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 05:55 | Tennessee Martin | Donald Conner misses the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 05:55 | Tennessee Martin | Johnny Massie grabs the offensive board | 67-64 |
| 05:48 | Tennessee Martin | Patrick Stevenson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-64 |
| 05:47 | Samford | Roy Hill gets the rebound | 67-64 |
| 05:27 | Samford | Charles Fields hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Young | 67-66 |
| 05:08 | Tennessee Martin | Charles Mahler misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-66 |
| 05:07 | Samford | Roy Hill gets the rebound | 67-66 |
| 04:44 | Samford | John Young hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-66 |
| 04:42 | Tennessee Martin | Donald Conner pulls down the rebound | 67-66 |
| 04:23 | Tennessee Martin | Patrick Stevenson travels with the ball | 67-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | John Ward (PG), James Nelson (SG), Wesley Skidmore (SF), Dwayne Dickenson (PF) Charles Mahler, Calvin Matthias, Patrick Stevenson, Donald Conner | |
| Subs | Samford | Leo Jones (PG), Paul Bradley (C) John Young, Frank Irby | |
| 04:05 | Samford | James Zabala knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Leo Jones | 67-69 |
| 03:36 | Tennessee Martin | John Ward comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Leo Jones - foul #3 on Leo Jones, team foul #6 | 67-69 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| Subs | Samford | John Bogen (SG), Jordan Kellum (SF) Charles Fields, James Zabala | |
| 03:36 | Tennessee Martin | John Ward misses the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 03:36 | Tennessee Martin | John Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 03:36 | Samford | Roy Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 67-69 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - John Ward (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wesley Skidmore (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dwayne Dickenson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Johnny Massie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Leo Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Bogen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jordan Kellum (fresh) PF - Roy Hill (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Paul Bradley (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Samford | Leo Jones connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Paul Bradley | 67-71 |
| 02:53 | Tennessee Martin | Roy Hill swats the shot by Johnny Massie | 67-71 |
| 02:52 | Samford | Paul Bradley gets the rebound | 67-71 |
| 02:52 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-71 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Charles Mahler (PG), Calvin Matthias (SG), Patrick Stevenson (SF) John Ward, James Nelson, Johnny Massie | |
| Subs | Samford | John Young (SG), Frank Irby (SF) John Bogen, Jordan Kellum | |
| 02:39 | Samford | Leo Jones double dribbles | 67-71 |
| 02:35 | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-71 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Donald Conner (PF) Wesley Skidmore | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 02:19 | Tennessee Martin | Roy Hill swats the short shot by Donald Conner | 67-71 |
| 02:17 | Tennessee Martin | Dwayne Dickenson grabs the offensive board | 67-71 |
| 01:59 | Tennessee Martin | Charles Mahler knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Donald Conner | 70-71 |
| 01:42 | Samford | The jump hook by Paul Bradley is blocked by Dwayne Dickenson | 70-71 |
| 01:41 | Tennessee Martin | Dwayne Dickenson snags the defensive board | 70-71 |
| 01:36 | Tennessee Martin | Calvin Matthias makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Charles Mahler | 73-71 |
| 01:22 | Samford | Roy Hill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-71 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Johnny Massie (C) Dwayne Dickenson | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 01:07 | Tennessee Martin | Patrick Stevenson misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 73-71 |
| 01:05 | Samford | John Young grabs the board | 73-71 |
| 00:47 | Samford | Roy Hill hits a floater near the basket set up by Leo Jones | 73-73 |
| 00:34 | Tennessee Martin | John Young is called for the reach on Patrick Stevenson - foul #3 on John Young, team foul #7 | 73-73 |
| 00:34 | Tennessee Martin | Patrick Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 74-73 |
| 00:34 | Tennessee Martin | Patrick Stevenson makes the 2nd free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:19 | Samford | Paul Bradley is hacked by Johnny Massie - foul #3 on Johnny Massie, team foul #9 | 75-73 |
| 00:19 | Samford | Paul Bradley misses the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:19 | Tennessee Martin | Donald Conner pulls down the rebound | 75-73 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Tennessee Martin | Donald Conner is fouled in the backcourt by Leo Jones - foul #4 on Leo Jones, team foul #8 | 75-73 |
| 00:16 | Tennessee Martin | Donald Conner makes the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:16 | Tennessee Martin | Donald Conner makes the 2nd free throw | 77-73 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Samford | Leo Jones can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 77-73 |
| 00:08 | Tennessee Martin | Patrick Stevenson snags the defensive board | 77-73 |
| 00:07 | Tennessee Martin | Patrick Stevenson is hacked by Leo Jones in the backcourt - foul #5 on Leo Jones, team foul #9 | 77-73 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Wesley Skidmore (PF) Donald Conner | |
| Subs | Samford | Charles Fields (PG) Leo Jones | |
| 00:07 | Tennessee Martin | Patrick Stevenson misses the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:07 | Samford | Frank Irby pulls down the rebound | 77-73 |
| 00:02 | Samford | Johnny Massie steals the ball from John Young | 77-73 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee Martin | Johnny Massie runs out the clock | 77-73 |