| Lineup | Samford | PG - Louis Chamlee (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Canas (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Charles Walton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Randolph (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Bradford (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Robert Logan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Craig Panek (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Macon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Littlefield (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Eric Atchison (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee Martin | Stephen Macon inbounds the ball | 42-38 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Tennessee Martin | Eric Atchison misses the easy layup | 42-38 |
| 19:29 | Samford | Kevin Canas snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 19:10 | Samford | William Littlefield is called for the reach on Louis Chamlee - foul #1 on William Littlefield, team foul #1 | 42-38 |
| 18:51 | Samford | Kevin Canas hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-38 |
| 18:26 | Tennessee Martin | Stephen Macon's pass is intercepted by William Randolph | 45-38 |
| 18:15 | Samford | Kevin Canas is called for traveling | 45-38 |
| 17:57 | Tennessee Martin | Craig Panek misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 17:56 | Samford | William Randolph snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 17:43 | Samford | Louis Chamlee is fouled on the floor by William Littlefield - foul #2 on William Littlefield, team foul #2 | 45-38 |
| 17:32 | Samford | Kevin Canas is hacked by William Littlefield - foul #3 on William Littlefield, team foul #3 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Hassan Parker (C) Robert Bradford | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Reginald Petersen (PF) William Littlefield | |
| 17:25 | Samford | Louis Chamlee misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-38 |
| 17:24 | Tennessee Martin | Reginald Petersen snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 17:18 | Tennessee Martin | Craig Panek blows the layup | 45-38 |
| 17:17 | Samford | Charles Walton snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 16:56 | Samford | Kevin Canas scores on a 3 from the left corner | 48-38 |
| 16:36 | Tennessee Martin | Craig Panek misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-38 |
| 16:35 | Tennessee Martin | Stephen Macon grabs the offensive board | 48-38 |
| 16:30 | Tennessee Martin | Craig Panek hits a driving attempt in the paint and he's hacked by Kevin Canas - foul #1 on Kevin Canas, team foul #1 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Filip (PG), Richard Haliburton (SG), Sam Blackshear (PF), Robert Bradford (C) Louis Chamlee, Kevin Canas, Charles Walton, William Randolph | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Roy Kindred (SF), George Conroy (C) Stephen Macon, Eric Atchison | |
| 16:30 | Tennessee Martin | Craig Panek makes the free throw | 48-41 |
| 16:09 | Samford | Robert Bradford makes the runner from the baseline set up by Richard Haliburton | 50-41 |
| 16:01 | Tennessee Martin | Reginald Petersen hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 50-41 |
| 15:59 | Samford | Sam Blackshear pulls down the rebound | 50-41 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Joseph Filip (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Haliburton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hassan Parker (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Sam Blackshear (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Bradford (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Robert Logan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Craig Panek (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roy Kindred (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Reginald Petersen (fresh) C - George Conroy (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Samford | Robert Bradford is called for traveling | 50-41 |
| Subs | Samford | Harry Kelley (PG) Joseph Filip | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Daniel Hutt (SG), Jamie Minter (PF), William Littlefield (C) Robert Logan, Craig Panek, George Conroy | |
| 15:13 | Tennessee Martin | Reginald Petersen hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-41 |
| 15:11 | Tennessee Martin | Daniel Hutt can't tip it in | 50-41 |
| 15:09 | Samford | Richard Haliburton gets the rebound | 50-41 |
| 14:51 | Samford | Hassan Parker can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-41 |
| 14:50 | Tennessee Martin | Jamie Minter grabs the board | 50-41 |
| 14:46 | Tennessee Martin | Daniel Hutt buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Roy Kindred | 50-44 |
| 14:22 | Samford | Hassan Parker hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Haliburton | 52-44 |
| 14:16 | Tennessee Martin | Daniel Hutt can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-44 |
| 14:15 | Samford | Richard Haliburton grabs the defensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 14:04 | Samford | Robert Bradford is called for 3 seconds | 52-44 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Canas (SG), Charles Walton (SF), William Randolph (PF), Willie Hodgkinson (C) Richard Haliburton, Hassan Parker, Sam Blackshear, Robert Bradford | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Robert Logan (PG), Craig Panek (SG), Stephen Macon (SF), Eric Atchison (C) Roy Kindred, Daniel Hutt, Reginald Petersen, William Littlefield | |
| 13:42 | Tennessee Martin | Stephen Macon is denied on a layup by Willie Hodgkinson | 52-44 |
| 13:40 | Samford | William Randolph grabs the defensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 13:22 | Samford | Kevin Canas is denied on a layup by Eric Atchison | 52-44 |
| 13:20 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Walton | 52-44 |
| 13:04 | Samford | Harry Kelley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-44 |
| Subs | Samford | Hassan Parker (C) Willie Hodgkinson | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | William Littlefield (PF) Jamie Minter | |
| 12:55 | Tennessee Martin | William Littlefield misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-44 |
| 12:54 | Tennessee Martin | Stephen Macon tips it back up and in | 52-46 |
| 12:39 | Samford | Hassan Parker misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-46 |
| 12:38 | Tennessee Martin | The rebound goes to Robert Logan | 52-46 |
| 12:16 | Tennessee Martin | William Littlefield buries a fadeaway from close range | 52-48 |
| 12:02 | Samford | Hassan Parker connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Harry Kelley | 54-48 |
| 11:42 | Tennessee Martin | Kevin Canas picks off the pass by Robert Logan | 54-48 |
| 11:39 | Samford | Kevin Canas jams it | 56-48 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Harry Kelley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Canas (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Charles Walton (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Randolph (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Hassan Parker (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Robert Logan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Craig Panek (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Macon (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Littlefield (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Eric Atchison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:26 | Tennessee Martin | Stephen Macon buries a floater from the left side | 56-50 |
| 11:19 | Samford | Hassan Parker clanks a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Eric Atchison - foul #1 on Eric Atchison, team foul #4 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Samford | Louis Chamlee (PG), Robert Bradford (C) Harry Kelley, William Randolph | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Daniel Hutt (SG), Roy Kindred (SF), Jamie Minter (PF) Craig Panek, Stephen Macon, Eric Atchison | |
| 11:19 | Samford | Hassan Parker makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 11:19 | Samford | Hassan Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 11:08 | Tennessee Martin | Jamie Minter comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 58-50 |
| 11:06 | Samford | The rebound goes to Robert Bradford | 58-50 |
| 10:37 | Samford | Charles Walton comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 58-50 |
| 10:35 | Samford | Robert Bradford tips it back up and in | 60-50 |
| 10:15 | Tennessee Martin | Roy Kindred misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Walton - foul #1 on Charles Walton, team foul #2 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Samford | Harry Kelley (PG), Sam Blackshear (SF), William Randolph (PF) Kevin Canas, Charles Walton, Hassan Parker | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Craig Panek (SG) Daniel Hutt | |
| 10:15 | Tennessee Martin | Roy Kindred makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 10:15 | Tennessee Martin | Roy Kindred makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 10:02 | Samford | Harry Kelley travels with the ball | 60-52 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Stephen Macon (SF) Roy Kindred | |
| 09:39 | Tennessee Martin | Craig Panek's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Bradford | 60-52 |
| 09:38 | Samford | Sam Blackshear snags the defensive board | 60-52 |
| 09:26 | Samford | Sam Blackshear misses the shot from the left wing | 60-52 |
| 09:24 | Samford | Robert Bradford pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 09:13 | Samford | Louis Chamlee clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Craig Panek - foul #1 on Craig Panek, team foul #5 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Roy Kindred (PG), Eric Atchison (C) Robert Logan, William Littlefield | |
| 09:13 | Samford | Louis Chamlee makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 09:13 | Samford | Louis Chamlee makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 09:05 | Tennessee Martin | Jamie Minter loses the ball out of bounds | 62-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Willie Hodgkinson (C) Robert Bradford | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Reginald Petersen (PF) Jamie Minter | |
| 08:46 | Samford | Harry Kelley comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 62-52 |
| 08:45 | Tennessee Martin | Reginald Petersen snags the defensive board | 62-52 |
| 08:39 | Tennessee Martin | Craig Panek drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Roy Kindred | 62-55 |
| 08:20 | Samford | Sam Blackshear buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Louis Chamlee | 64-55 |
| 07:58 | Tennessee Martin | Craig Panek scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Stephen Macon | 64-57 |
| 07:37 | Samford | Louis Chamlee hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 64-57 |
| 07:35 | Tennessee Martin | Craig Panek grabs the defensive rebound | 64-57 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Harry Kelley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Louis Chamlee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Sam Blackshear (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Randolph (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Willie Hodgkinson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Roy Kindred (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Craig Panek (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Macon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Reginald Petersen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eric Atchison (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:30 | Tennessee Martin | Roy Kindred comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-57 |
| 07:28 | Samford | The rebound goes to Willie Hodgkinson | 64-57 |
| 07:05 | Samford | Eric Atchison is called for the reach on Harry Kelley - foul #2 on Eric Atchison, team foul #6 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Canas (SG), Charles Walton (SF), Hassan Parker (PF), Robert Bradford (C) Louis Chamlee, Sam Blackshear, William Randolph, Willie Hodgkinson | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Robert Logan (PG), Daniel Hutt (SG), Jamie Minter (PF), William Littlefield (C) Craig Panek, Stephen Macon, Reginald Petersen, Eric Atchison | |
| 06:41 | Samford | Kevin Canas misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-57 |
| 06:39 | Tennessee Martin | Daniel Hutt grabs the board | 64-57 |
| 06:34 | Tennessee Martin | Daniel Hutt makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Logan | 64-60 |
| 06:18 | Samford | Charles Walton misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Logan - foul #1 on Robert Logan, team foul #7 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Haliburton (PG) Harry Kelley | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| 06:18 | Samford | Charles Walton makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 06:18 | Samford | Charles Walton makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 06:05 | Tennessee Martin | William Littlefield can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 66-60 |
| 06:03 | Tennessee Martin | Jamie Minter tips it home | 66-62 |
| 05:49 | Samford | Kevin Canas is hacked by William Littlefield - foul #4 on William Littlefield, team foul #8 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Reginald Petersen (SF) Roy Kindred | |
| 05:49 | Samford | Kevin Canas misses the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 05:49 | Tennessee Martin | Jamie Minter grabs the board | 66-62 |
| 05:31 | Tennessee Martin | Reginald Petersen is fouled on the floor by Charles Walton - foul #2 on Charles Walton, team foul #3 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Craig Panek (SG), Eric Atchison (C) Reginald Petersen, William Littlefield | |
| 05:14 | Tennessee Martin | Robert Logan is whistled for a carry | 66-62 |
| Subs | Samford | Harry Kelley (PG) Richard Haliburton | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| 05:07 | Samford | Charles Walton misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 66-62 |
| 05:06 | Tennessee Martin | Jamie Minter grabs the defensive rebound | 66-62 |
| 05:00 | Tennessee Martin | Craig Panek knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Logan | 66-65 |
| 04:38 | Samford | Kevin Canas misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 66-65 |
| 04:36 | Tennessee Martin | Jamie Minter gets the rebound | 66-65 |
| 04:31 | Tennessee Martin | Craig Panek comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-65 |
| 04:30 | Samford | Hassan Parker pulls down the rebound | 66-65 |
| 04:11 | Samford | Robert Bradford misses short on a runner near the basket | 66-65 |
| 04:10 | Samford | Robert Bradford tips it but misses | 66-65 |
| 04:08 | Tennessee Martin | The rebound goes to Jamie Minter | 66-65 |
| 03:51 | Tennessee Martin | Robert Bradford swats the layup by Robert Logan | 66-65 |
| 03:50 | Samford | Harry Kelley grabs the defensive rebound | 66-65 |
| 03:27 | Samford | Harry Kelley buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 68-65 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Harry Kelley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Canas (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Charles Walton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Hassan Parker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Bradford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Robert Logan (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Craig Panek (fresh) 22 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Hutt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jamie Minter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Eric Atchison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:06 | Tennessee Martin | Kevin Canas steals the ball from Robert Logan | 68-65 |
| 02:40 | Samford | Charles Walton is hacked by Daniel Hutt - foul #1 on Daniel Hutt, team foul #9 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Samford | Louis Chamlee (SG), William Randolph (PF), Willie Hodgkinson (C) Kevin Canas, Hassan Parker, Robert Bradford | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Roy Kindred (PG), Matthew Rutherford (SG), Stephen Macon (SF), William Littlefield (PF), George Conroy (C) Robert Logan, Craig Panek, Daniel Hutt, Jamie Minter, Eric Atchison | |
| 02:40 | Samford | Charles Walton makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 02:40 | Samford | Charles Walton misses the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 02:40 | Tennessee Martin | The rebound goes to Stephen Macon | 69-65 |
| 02:40 | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-65 |
| 02:15 | Tennessee Martin | Matthew Rutherford misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-65 |
| 02:14 | Samford | William Randolph grabs the defensive rebound | 69-65 |
| 02:14 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-65 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Canas (SG), Robert Bradford (C) Louis Chamlee, Willie Hodgkinson | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Robert Logan (PG), Craig Panek (SG), Jamie Minter (PF), Eric Atchison (C) Roy Kindred, Matthew Rutherford, William Littlefield, George Conroy | |
| 02:04 | Samford | Charles Walton clanks a shot from the baseline | 69-65 |
| 02:02 | Tennessee Martin | The rebound goes to Eric Atchison | 69-65 |
| 01:56 | Tennessee Martin | Stephen Macon knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Craig Panek | 69-67 |
| 01:44 | Samford | Eric Atchison denies the turnaround by Charles Walton | 69-67 |
| 01:43 | Tennessee Martin | Jamie Minter gets the rebound | 69-67 |
| 01:27 | Tennessee Martin | Charles Walton steals it from Stephen Macon | 69-67 |
| 01:12 | Samford | Charles Walton makes the shot in the lane | 71-67 |
| 00:54 | Tennessee Martin | 3 seconds is called on Stephen Macon | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Samford | A charge is called on Robert Bradford - foul #1 on Robert Bradford, team foul #4 | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Tennessee Martin | Stephen Macon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-67 |
| 00:22 | Samford | Robert Bradford pulls down the rebound | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Samford | Robert Bradford is hacked by Craig Panek in the backcourt - foul #2 on Craig Panek, team foul #10 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Samford | Hassan Parker (SF) Charles Walton | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| 00:19 | Samford | Robert Bradford makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:19 | Samford | Robert Bradford makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:13 | Tennessee Martin | Craig Panek drills a 3 from straight away set up by Robert Logan | 73-70 |
| 00:10 | Samford | Robert Logan is called for the reach on Robert Bradford in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Logan, team foul #11 | 73-70 |
| 00:10 | Samford | Robert Bradford makes the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:10 | Samford | Robert Bradford misses the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee Martin | Jamie Minter snags the defensive board | 74-70 |
| 00:03 | Tennessee Martin | Craig Panek can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner but he's fouled by Kevin Canas - foul #2 on Kevin Canas, team foul #5 | 74-70 |
| Subs | Samford | Charles Walton (SF) Hassan Parker | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| 00:03 | Tennessee Martin | Craig Panek makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:03 | Tennessee Martin | Craig Panek misses the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:03 | Tennessee Martin | Craig Panek makes the 3rd free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Harry Kelley runs out the clock | 74-72 |