| Lineup | Samford | PG - Woodrow King (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Alpert (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Thomas Hintz (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Otto Jones (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brian Henricks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Darrin Luttrell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Chamlee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harold Black (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Harry Corrales (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee State | Raymond Chamlee inbounds the ball | 27-44 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Tennessee State | Darrin Luttrell clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-44 |
| 19:42 | Tennessee State | Harold Black snags the offensive board | 27-44 |
| 19:24 | Tennessee State | Harold Black throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-44 |
| 19:12 | Samford | Otto Jones misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Harold Black - foul #1 on Harold Black, team foul #1 | 27-44 |
| 19:12 | Samford | Otto Jones makes the 1st free throw | 28-44 |
| 19:12 | Samford | Otto Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 28-44 |
| 19:12 | Tennessee State | Harry Corrales grabs the board | 28-44 |
| 18:56 | Tennessee State | Raymond Chamlee loses the dribble to Thomas Hintz | 28-44 |
| 18:43 | Samford | Thomas Hintz clanks a floater from the free throw line | 28-44 |
| 18:42 | Tennessee State | Harry Corrales snags the defensive board | 28-44 |
| 18:26 | Tennessee State | Harry Corrales makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Darrin Luttrell | 28-47 |
| 18:05 | Samford | Otto Jones hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Harold Black - foul #2 on Harold Black, team foul #2 | 28-47 |
| 18:05 | Samford | Otto Jones makes the 1st free throw | 29-47 |
| 18:05 | Samford | Otto Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 30-47 |
| 17:37 | Tennessee State | Darrin Luttrell misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 30-47 |
| 17:35 | Tennessee State | Harold Black can't tip it in | 30-47 |
| 17:33 | Samford | Brian Henricks grabs the board | 30-47 |
| 17:29 | Samford | Woodrow King buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by James Alpert | 33-47 |
| 17:01 | Tennessee State | Thomas Brown misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-47 |
| 16:59 | Samford | Brian Henricks pulls down the rebound | 33-47 |
| 16:33 | Samford | Otto Jones misses the lay-in | 33-47 |
| 16:32 | Tennessee State | Thomas Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 33-47 |
| 16:27 | Tennessee State | Woodrow King is called for the reach on Raymond Chamlee - foul #3 on Woodrow King, team foul #1 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Mathew Silas (PG), James Grant (SF), Albert Dawson (C) Woodrow King, Thomas Hintz, Brian Henricks | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Michael Bivins (PG), Jeffrey Webb (SG), Edward Slaughter (SF), John Mitchell (PF) Darrin Luttrell, Thomas Brown, Raymond Chamlee, Harold Black | |
| 16:08 | Tennessee State | Michael Bivins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-47 |
| 16:07 | Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to Harry Corrales | 33-47 |
| 15:59 | Tennessee State | Michael Bivins scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Harry Corrales | 33-50 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Mathew Silas (fresh) SG - James Alpert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Grant (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Otto Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Albert Dawson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Michael Bivins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Webb (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Edward Slaughter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harry Corrales (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Samford | Edward Slaughter steals it from James Grant | 33-50 |
| 15:47 | Tennessee State | Edward Slaughter lays it in | 33-52 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 15:38 | Samford | Edward Slaughter is called for the reach on James Grant - foul #3 on Edward Slaughter, team foul #3 | 33-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Ostrom (SG), Patrick Potter (C) James Alpert, Otto Jones | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Thomas Brown (SG), Raymond Chamlee (SF) Jeffrey Webb, Harry Corrales | |
| 15:31 | Samford | Albert Dawson drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-52 |
| 15:17 | Tennessee State | Edward Slaughter misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Mathew Silas - foul #1 on Mathew Silas, team foul #2 | 36-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Woodrow King (PG), Thomas Hintz (SF), Brian Henricks (C) Mathew Silas, Thomas Ostrom, Patrick Potter | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Darrin Luttrell (PG), Harold Black (PF) Michael Bivins, John Mitchell | |
| 15:17 | Tennessee State | Edward Slaughter makes the 1st free throw | 36-53 |
| 15:17 | Tennessee State | Edward Slaughter makes the 2nd free throw | 36-54 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 15:01 | Samford | Brian Henricks makes the jumper from close range set up by Woodrow King | 38-54 |
| 14:41 | Tennessee State | Raymond Chamlee misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Thomas Hintz - foul #1 on Thomas Hintz, team foul #3 | 38-54 |
| 14:41 | Tennessee State | Raymond Chamlee makes the 1st free throw | 38-55 |
| 14:41 | Tennessee State | Raymond Chamlee misses the 2nd free throw | 38-55 |
| 14:41 | Samford | Brian Henricks grabs the defensive rebound | 38-55 |
| 14:23 | Samford | Albert Dawson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 38-55 |
| 14:21 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Raymond Chamlee | 38-55 |
| 14:03 | Tennessee State | Raymond Chamlee hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 38-55 |
| 14:02 | Tennessee State | Harold Black tips it home | 38-57 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 13:42 | Samford | Harold Black swats the layup by Brian Henricks | 38-57 |
| 13:41 | Tennessee State | Harold Black pulls down the rebound | 38-57 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 13:12 | Tennessee State | Edward Slaughter is fouled on the floor by Brian Henricks - foul #3 on Brian Henricks, team foul #4 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Samford | Mathew Silas (PG), James Alpert (SG), Manuel Ferguson (SF), Otto Jones (PF) Woodrow King, James Grant, Thomas Hintz, Albert Dawson | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Michael Bivins (SG), Robert Graham (SF), John Mitchell (PF), Harry Corrales (C) Thomas Brown, Raymond Chamlee, Harold Black, Edward Slaughter | |
| 12:49 | Tennessee State | Harry Corrales makes the jumper in the lane set up by Darrin Luttrell | 38-59 |
| 12:39 | Samford | Otto Jones connects on the fadeaway from close range | 40-59 |
| 12:20 | Tennessee State | John Mitchell misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Otto Jones - foul #2 on Otto Jones, team foul #5 | 40-59 |
| Subs | Samford | James Grant (SF), Patrick Potter (C) Manuel Ferguson, Brian Henricks | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Jeffrey Webb (SG) Darrin Luttrell | |
| 12:20 | Tennessee State | John Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 40-60 |
| 12:20 | Tennessee State | John Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 40-60 |
| 12:20 | Samford | Otto Jones snags the defensive board | 40-60 |
| 12:06 | Samford | Mathew Silas clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-60 |
| 12:04 | Tennessee State | Robert Graham gets the rebound | 40-60 |
| 11:37 | Tennessee State | John Mitchell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-60 |
| 11:36 | Samford | Patrick Potter grabs the defensive rebound | 40-60 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Mathew Silas (fresh) SG - James Alpert (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Grant (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Otto Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Potter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Michael Bivins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Webb (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Graham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Harry Corrales (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Samford | The jumper by Mathew Silas is denied by Michael Bivins | 40-60 |
| 11:26 | Tennessee State | John Mitchell snags the defensive board | 40-60 |
| 11:12 | Tennessee State | Jeffrey Webb hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 40-60 |
| 11:10 | Samford | Otto Jones pulls down the rebound | 40-60 |
| 10:56 | Samford | James Alpert drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Mathew Silas and the foul's on Jeffrey Webb - foul #1 on Jeffrey Webb, team foul #4 | 42-60 |
| Subs | Samford | Woodrow King (PG), Thomas Hintz (SF), Brian Henricks (C) Mathew Silas, James Grant, Patrick Potter | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Darrin Luttrell (PG), Thomas Brown (SG), Raymond Chamlee (SF), Harold Black (PF) Michael Bivins, Jeffrey Webb, Robert Graham, John Mitchell | |
| 10:56 | Samford | James Alpert misses the free throw | 42-60 |
| 10:56 | Tennessee State | Harold Black snags the defensive board | 42-60 |
| 10:27 | Tennessee State | Harold Black lays it in and the foul's on Otto Jones - foul #3 on Otto Jones, team foul #6 | 42-62 |
| 10:27 | Tennessee State | Harold Black makes the free throw | 42-63 |
| 10:14 | Samford | Brian Henricks misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-63 |
| 10:13 | Tennessee State | Darrin Luttrell pulls down the rebound | 42-63 |
| 09:48 | Tennessee State | James Alpert picks off the pass by Harold Black | 42-63 |
| 09:45 | Samford | Thomas Hintz lays it in set up by James Alpert | 44-63 |
| 09:19 | Tennessee State | Harold Black misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-63 |
| 09:17 | Tennessee State | Thomas Brown grabs the offensive board | 44-63 |
| 09:01 | Tennessee State | Darrin Luttrell hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Harold Black | 44-66 |
| 08:40 | Samford | Woodrow King misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-66 |
| 08:38 | Samford | James Alpert tips it back up and in | 46-66 |
| 08:09 | Tennessee State | Harry Corrales's layup is rejected by Thomas Hintz | 46-66 |
| 08:08 | Tennessee State | Thomas Brown tips it home | 46-68 |
| 07:56 | Samford | Woodrow King is hacked by Harold Black - foul #3 on Harold Black, team foul #5 | 46-68 |
| Subs | Samford | James Grant (SG), Albert Dawson (PF), Patrick Potter (C) James Alpert, Otto Jones, Brian Henricks | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Michael Bivins (PG), Edward Slaughter (C) Darrin Luttrell, Harry Corrales | |
| 07:39 | Samford | Woodrow King clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-68 |
| 07:38 | Tennessee State | Raymond Chamlee pulls down the rebound | 46-68 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Woodrow King (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Grant (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Hintz (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Albert Dawson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Potter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Michael Bivins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Brown (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Chamlee (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harold Black (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Edward Slaughter (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:22 | Tennessee State | Thomas Brown drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Bivins | 46-71 |
| 07:05 | Samford | Thomas Hintz misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-71 |
| 07:03 | Samford | Woodrow King grabs the offensive rebound | 46-71 |
| 06:58 | Samford | Albert Dawson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 46-71 |
| 06:56 | Tennessee State | Edward Slaughter grabs the defensive rebound | 46-71 |
| 06:54 | Tennessee State | Michael Bivins is fouled in the backcourt by Woodrow King - foul #4 on Woodrow King, team foul #7 | 46-71 |
| Subs | Samford | Mathew Silas (PG), Thomas Ostrom (SG) Woodrow King, Thomas Hintz | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Jeffrey Webb (SG), John Mitchell (PF), John Ogren (C) Thomas Brown, Raymond Chamlee, Harold Black | |
| 06:54 | Tennessee State | Michael Bivins makes the 1st free throw | 46-72 |
| 06:54 | Tennessee State | Michael Bivins misses the 2nd free throw | 46-72 |
| 06:54 | Samford | Patrick Potter snags the defensive board | 46-72 |
| 06:38 | Samford | Albert Dawson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 46-72 |
| 06:36 | Tennessee State | Michael Bivins snags the defensive board | 46-72 |
| 06:09 | Tennessee State | John Ogren's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-72 |
| 05:51 | Samford | James Grant knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Mathew Silas | 49-72 |
| 05:23 | Tennessee State | John Ogren comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-72 |
| 05:21 | Samford | Patrick Potter gets the rebound | 49-72 |
| 05:12 | Samford | Patrick Potter misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 49-72 |
| 05:11 | Tennessee State | Jeffrey Webb grabs the board | 49-72 |
| 04:42 | Tennessee State | John Ogren knocks in the floater from the left wing | 49-74 |
| 04:39 | Samford | Mathew Silas's pass is intercepted by Michael Bivins in the backcourt | 49-74 |
| 04:26 | Tennessee State | Jeffrey Webb hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-74 |
| 04:24 | Samford | Mathew Silas grabs the board | 49-74 |
| 04:06 | Samford | Albert Dawson drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Ostrom | 51-74 |
| 03:42 | Tennessee State | James Grant takes the ball from Jeffrey Webb | 51-74 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:25 | Samford | Mathew Silas misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 51-74 |
| 03:24 | Samford | Patrick Potter tips it in | 53-74 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Mathew Silas (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Ostrom (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Grant (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Albert Dawson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Potter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Michael Bivins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Webb (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Edward Slaughter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Ogren (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:10 | Tennessee State | Jeffrey Webb is fouled on the floor by Thomas Ostrom - foul #3 on Thomas Ostrom, team foul #8 | 53-74 |
| Subs | Samford | Manuel Ferguson (PF), Emil Harris (C) Albert Dawson, Patrick Potter | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Robert Graham (SF) John Ogren | |
| 03:10 | Tennessee State | Jeffrey Webb makes the 1st free throw | 53-75 |
| 03:10 | Tennessee State | Jeffrey Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 53-76 |
| 03:03 | Samford | Mathew Silas scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by James Grant | 56-76 |
| 02:42 | Tennessee State | Thomas Ostrom is called for the reach on Jeffrey Webb - foul #4 on Thomas Ostrom, team foul #9 | 56-76 |
| 02:42 | Tennessee State | Jeffrey Webb misses the 1st free throw | 56-76 |
| 02:42 | Samford | Thomas Ostrom snags the defensive board | 56-76 |
| 02:32 | Samford | Thomas Ostrom comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Bivins - foul #1 on Michael Bivins, team foul #6 | 56-76 |
| 02:32 | Samford | Thomas Ostrom misses the 1st free throw | 56-76 |
| 02:32 | Samford | Thomas Ostrom makes the 2nd free throw | 57-76 |
| 02:19 | Tennessee State | Edward Slaughter is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Edward Slaughter, team foul #7 | 57-76 |
| 02:06 | Samford | James Grant hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Mathew Silas | 60-76 |
| 01:47 | Tennessee State | Michael Bivins makes the 3 from the right wing | 60-79 |
| 01:29 | Samford | James Grant misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-79 |
| 01:28 | Tennessee State | Edward Slaughter grabs the defensive rebound | 60-79 |
| 01:08 | Tennessee State | Jeffrey Webb can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 60-79 |
| 01:07 | Samford | James Grant grabs the board | 60-79 |
| 00:47 | Samford | Thomas Ostrom can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-79 |
| 00:45 | Tennessee State | Robert Graham grabs the board | 60-79 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Tennessee State | Michael Bivins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-79 |
| Subs | Samford | Albert Dawson (PF), Patrick Potter (C) Manuel Ferguson, Emil Harris | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Ogren (C) Robert Graham | |
| 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) | |
| 00:16 | Samford | John Mitchell is called for the reach on Albert Dawson - foul #1 on John Mitchell, team foul #8 | 60-79 |
| 00:16 | Samford | Albert Dawson makes the 1st free throw | 61-79 |
| 00:16 | Samford | Albert Dawson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-79 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee State | Michael Bivins runs out the clock | 62-79 |