| Lineup | Samford | PG - Joseph Meredith (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Scott Mertens (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Patrick Spencer (fresh) PF - Joseph Lamar (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Casey (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Peter Grabski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Lassiter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Swanson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Jernigan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Serna (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Patrick Spencer inbounds the ball | 27-45 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Samford | Scott Mertens buries a shot from the right wing | 29-45 |
| 19:19 | Tennessee State | Gary Swanson can't finish the layup | 29-45 |
| 19:18 | Samford | Robert Casey gets the rebound | 29-45 |
| 19:00 | Samford | Joseph Meredith buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-45 |
| 18:44 | Tennessee State | James Serna is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on James Serna, team foul #1 | 32-45 |
| 18:27 | Samford | Scott Mertens drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-45 |
| 18:02 | Tennessee State | Richard Lassiter travels with the ball | 35-45 |
| 17:45 | Samford | Scott Mertens misses short on a shot from the left wing | 35-45 |
| 17:43 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Gary Swanson | 35-45 |
| 17:27 | Tennessee State | James Serna misses short on a 3 from straight away | 35-45 |
| 17:26 | Samford | Patrick Spencer snags the defensive board | 35-45 |
| 17:17 | Samford | Joseph Meredith is fouled on the floor by Gary Swanson - foul #1 on Gary Swanson, team foul #2 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Manuel Forward (PG) Peter Grabski | |
| 17:02 | Samford | Joseph Meredith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-45 |
| 17:00 | Samford | Robert Casey grabs the offensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 16:51 | Samford | Joseph Lamar misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 35-45 |
| 16:49 | Samford | Robert Casey snags the offensive board | 35-45 |
| 16:38 | Samford | Patrick Spencer knocks in the jumper from the left block | 37-45 |
| 16:13 | Tennessee State | Gary Swanson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-45 |
| 16:11 | Tennessee State | Mark Jernigan tips it home | 37-47 |
| 15:43 | Samford | Joseph Meredith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-47 |
| 15:42 | Tennessee State | Richard Lassiter grabs the defensive rebound | 37-47 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Joseph Meredith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Scott Mertens (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SF - Patrick Spencer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Lamar (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Casey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Manuel Forward (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Lassiter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Swanson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Jernigan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Serna (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:37 | Tennessee State | Manuel Forward comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 37-47 |
| 15:36 | Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to James Serna | 37-47 |
| 15:20 | Tennessee State | Manuel Forward is called for traveling | 37-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski (PG), Chuck Neely (SG), Martin Buffington (SF), Charles Helwig (PF), Thomas Parks (C) Joseph Meredith, Scott Mertens, Patrick Spencer, Joseph Lamar, Robert Casey | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Peter Grabski (PG), Stephen Hudkins (SF), Gail Seyler (PF), Paul Neer (C) Richard Lassiter, Gary Swanson, Mark Jernigan, James Serna | |
| 15:09 | Samford | Chuck Neely clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-47 |
| 15:08 | Tennessee State | Stephen Hudkins pulls down the rebound | 37-47 |
| 15:01 | Tennessee State | Stephen Hudkins comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Charles Helwig - foul #3 on Charles Helwig, team foul #1 | 37-47 |
| 15:01 | Tennessee State | Stephen Hudkins makes the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 15:01 | Tennessee State | Stephen Hudkins makes the 2nd free throw | 37-49 |
| 14:45 | Samford | Thomas Parks comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 37-49 |
| 14:43 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Stephen Hudkins | 37-49 |
| 14:29 | Tennessee State | Gail Seyler buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by Manuel Forward | 37-51 |
| 14:11 | Samford | Peter Grabski steps in front of the Kevin Chudzinski pass | 37-51 |
| 14:08 | Tennessee State | Manuel Forward lays it up and in set up by Peter Grabski | 37-53 |
| 13:46 | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Kevin Chudzinski, team foul #2 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Meredith (PG), Patrick Spencer (SF), Robert Casey (C) Kevin Chudzinski, Martin Buffington, Thomas Parks | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Richard Lassiter (SG), Gary Swanson (SF) Manuel Forward, Stephen Hudkins | |
| 13:30 | Tennessee State | Gary Swanson loses the dribble to Charles Helwig | 37-53 |
| 13:15 | Samford | Robert Casey buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-53 |
| 12:53 | Tennessee State | Patrick Spencer swats the layup by Paul Neer | 40-53 |
| 12:52 | Samford | Joseph Meredith pulls down the rebound | 40-53 |
| 12:33 | Samford | Joseph Meredith misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Gail Seyler - foul #1 on Gail Seyler, team foul #3 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Samford | Scott Mertens (SG), Joseph Lamar (PF) Chuck Neely, Charles Helwig | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Stephen Hudkins (PG), Mark Jernigan (PF), James Serna (C) Peter Grabski, Gail Seyler, Paul Neer | |
| 12:33 | Samford | Joseph Meredith makes the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 12:33 | Samford | Joseph Meredith makes the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 12:24 | Tennessee State | Gary Swanson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-53 |
| 12:23 | Samford | Joseph Meredith snags the defensive board | 42-53 |
| 12:18 | Samford | Joseph Meredith misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-53 |
| 12:17 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Spencer | 42-53 |
| 12:08 | Samford | Joseph Lamar banks in the layup | 44-53 |
| 11:52 | Tennessee State | Richard Lassiter misses long on a shot from the right wing | 44-53 |
| 11:50 | Tennessee State | James Serna tips it but misses | 44-53 |
| 11:49 | Tennessee State | James Serna hits the follow up shot | 44-55 |
| 11:35 | Samford | Robert Casey scores on a floater from the right block | 46-55 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Joseph Meredith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Scott Mertens (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Patrick Spencer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Lamar (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Casey (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Stephen Hudkins (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Richard Lassiter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Swanson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Jernigan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Serna (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:22 | Tennessee State | James Serna buries a jumper from the baseline and he's hacked by Scott Mertens - foul #3 on Scott Mertens, team foul #3 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Samford | Chuck Neely (SF) Patrick Spencer | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Manuel Forward (PG) Gary Swanson | |
| 11:22 | Tennessee State | James Serna misses the free throw | 46-57 |
| 11:22 | Tennessee State | James Serna grabs the offensive board | 46-57 |
| 11:09 | Tennessee State | Mark Jernigan knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Manuel Forward | 46-60 |
| 10:51 | Samford | Joseph Lamar misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Mark Jernigan - foul #2 on Mark Jernigan, team foul #4 | 46-60 |
| Subs | Samford | Charles Helwig (C) Robert Casey | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Peter Grabski (PG) Manuel Forward | |
| 10:51 | Samford | Joseph Lamar misses the 1st free throw | 46-60 |
| 10:51 | Samford | Joseph Lamar makes the 2nd free throw | 47-60 |
| 10:38 | Tennessee State | Stephen Hudkins can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 47-60 |
| 10:37 | Samford | Joseph Lamar snags the defensive board | 47-60 |
| 10:12 | Samford | Charles Helwig is hacked by Mark Jernigan - foul #3 on Mark Jernigan, team foul #5 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Samford | Patrick Spencer (SF) Chuck Neely | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Manuel Forward (SG), Gary Swanson (SF) Richard Lassiter, Stephen Hudkins | |
| 09:57 | Samford | Joseph Lamar is fouled on the floor by Peter Grabski - foul #1 on Peter Grabski, team foul #6 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Casey (C) Charles Helwig | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 09:46 | Samford | Scott Mertens misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-60 |
| 09:45 | Tennessee State | James Serna grabs the board | 47-60 |
| 09:27 | Tennessee State | Mark Jernigan loses the dribble to Patrick Spencer | 47-60 |
| 09:23 | Samford | Patrick Spencer blows the layup | 47-60 |
| 09:22 | Tennessee State | Mark Jernigan gets the rebound | 47-60 |
| 09:14 | Tennessee State | Peter Grabski hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Manuel Forward | 47-63 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 08:54 | Samford | Scott Mertens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-63 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski (PG), Chuck Neely (SG), Charles Helwig (PF) Joseph Meredith, Scott Mertens, Joseph Lamar | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Richard Lassiter (SG), Gail Seyler (PF), Paul Neer (C) Peter Grabski, Mark Jernigan, James Serna | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 08:36 | Tennessee State | Manuel Forward misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-63 |
| 08:34 | Samford | Charles Helwig gets the rebound | 47-63 |
| 08:30 | Samford | Patrick Spencer misses long on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Gary Swanson - foul #2 on Gary Swanson, team foul #7 | 47-63 |
| 08:30 | Samford | Patrick Spencer misses the 1st free throw | 47-63 |
| 08:30 | Samford | Patrick Spencer makes the 2nd free throw | 48-63 |
| 08:07 | Tennessee State | Richard Lassiter hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-63 |
| 08:06 | Tennessee State | Manuel Forward tips it in | 48-65 |
| 07:47 | Samford | Charles Helwig travels with the ball | 48-65 |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Meredith (PG), Martin Buffington (C) Patrick Spencer, Robert Casey | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Stephen Hudkins (SF) Gary Swanson | |
| 07:42 | Samford | The refs have stopped play. Chuck Neely is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. It looks like he got kneed in the thigh. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 48-65 |
| Subs | Samford | Scott Mertens (SG), Thomas Parks (C) Kevin Chudzinski, Chuck Neely | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 07:28 | Tennessee State | Richard Lassiter connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Stephen Hudkins | 48-68 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Joseph Meredith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Scott Mertens (fresh) 16 pts. 3 pf. SF - Martin Buffington (fresh) PF - Charles Helwig (fresh) 3 pf. C - Thomas Parks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Manuel Forward (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Lassiter (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Hudkins (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gail Seyler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Neer (fresh) | |
| 07:25 | Samford | Manuel Forward takes the ball from Joseph Meredith in the backcourt | 48-68 |
| 07:03 | Tennessee State | Richard Lassiter clanks a 3 from straight away | 48-68 |
| 07:02 | Samford | Martin Buffington gets the rebound | 48-68 |
| 06:48 | Samford | Thomas Parks can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 48-68 |
| 06:46 | Samford | Scott Mertens hits the follow up shot | 50-68 |
| 06:24 | Tennessee State | Martin Buffington steals the ball from Richard Lassiter | 50-68 |
| 06:13 | Samford | Scott Mertens buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Parks | 53-68 |
| 05:52 | Tennessee State | Richard Lassiter is fouled on the floor by Thomas Parks - foul #1 on Thomas Parks, team foul #4 | 53-68 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski (SG), Patrick Spencer (SF), Joseph Lamar (PF), Robert Casey (C) Scott Mertens, Martin Buffington, Charles Helwig, Thomas Parks | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Peter Grabski (PG), Gary Swanson (SF), Mark Jernigan (PF), James Serna (C) Manuel Forward, Richard Lassiter, Gail Seyler, Paul Neer | |
| 05:29 | Tennessee State | Patrick Spencer is called for the reach on Peter Grabski - foul #2 on Patrick Spencer, team foul #5 | 53-68 |
| 05:06 | Tennessee State | Stephen Hudkins misses the shot from just outside the lane | 53-68 |
| 05:05 | Samford | The rebound goes to Joseph Meredith | 53-68 |
| 04:59 | Samford | Joseph Lamar misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-68 |
| 04:58 | Tennessee State | James Serna pulls down the rebound | 53-68 |
| 04:29 | Tennessee State | Stephen Hudkins slams it home on a nice dish by Gary Swanson and the foul's on Joseph Meredith - foul #2 on Joseph Meredith, team foul #6 | 53-70 |
| Subs | Samford | Scott Mertens (SG) Joseph Meredith | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Richard Lassiter (SG) Gary Swanson | |
| 04:29 | Tennessee State | Stephen Hudkins makes the free throw | 53-71 |
| 04:10 | Samford | Joseph Lamar clanks a floater from the left side | 53-71 |
| 04:09 | Samford | Joseph Lamar tips it home | 55-71 |
| 03:46 | Tennessee State | Peter Grabski drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Stephen Hudkins | 55-74 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski misses badly on a floater from the left side | 55-74 |
| 03:28 | Tennessee State | Stephen Hudkins gets the rebound | 55-74 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Kevin Chudzinski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Scott Mertens (fresh) 21 pts. 3 pf. SF - Patrick Spencer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Lamar (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Casey (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Peter Grabski (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Lassiter (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Hudkins (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. PF - Mark Jernigan (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Serna (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:11 | Tennessee State | James Serna misses long on a jumper from close range | 55-74 |
| 03:10 | Samford | Scott Mertens grabs the board | 55-74 |
| 02:58 | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-74 |
| 02:57 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Chudzinski | 55-74 |
| 02:45 | Samford | Scott Mertens misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-74 |
| 02:44 | Samford | Patrick Spencer tips it but misses | 55-74 |
| 02:43 | Tennessee State | Mark Jernigan pulls down the rebound | 55-74 |
| 02:14 | Tennessee State | Stephen Hudkins drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Peter Grabski | 55-77 |
| 02:02 | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-77 |
| 01:38 | Tennessee State | James Serna misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 58-77 |
| 01:37 | Samford | The rebound goes to Kevin Chudzinski | 58-77 |
| 01:22 | Samford | Joseph Lamar misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 58-77 |
| 01:20 | Tennessee State | Richard Lassiter gets the rebound | 58-77 |
| 00:58 | Tennessee State | James Serna's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-77 |
| Subs | Samford | Chuck Neely (SG), Martin Buffington (SF), Charles Helwig (PF), Thomas Parks (C) Scott Mertens, Patrick Spencer, Joseph Lamar, Robert Casey | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Manuel Forward (PG), Ray Nickelson (SF), Gail Seyler (PF), Paul Neer (C) Peter Grabski, Richard Lassiter, Mark Jernigan, James Serna | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Samford | Martin Buffington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-77 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Tennessee State | Stephen Hudkins is hacked by Chuck Neely - foul #2 on Chuck Neely, team foul #7 | 58-77 |
| 00:28 | Tennessee State | Stephen Hudkins makes the 1st free throw | 58-78 |
| 00:28 | Tennessee State | Stephen Hudkins makes the 2nd free throw | 58-79 |
| 00:22 | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 58-79 |
| 00:21 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Parks | 58-79 |
| 00:19 | Samford | Gail Seyler is called for the reach on Martin Buffington - foul #2 on Gail Seyler, team foul #8 | 58-79 |
| 00:19 | Samford | Martin Buffington misses the 1st free throw | 58-79 |
| 00:19 | Tennessee State | Paul Neer snags the defensive board | 58-79 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee State | Manuel Forward runs out the clock | 58-79 |