| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jeremy Peck (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Branko Lakowski (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. SF - James Dorrough (fresh) PF - Lino Zarrineh (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Oscar Fagin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Thomas Whaley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Olmeda (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Lynch (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Christenson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jonathan Grego (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | James Dorrough inbounds the ball | 31-30 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by James Dorrough and the foul's on William Lynch - foul #2 on William Lynch, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Williams (SG) Branko Lakowski | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 19:39 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh makes the free throw | 34-30 |
| 19:25 | Jacksonville State | Michael Christenson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-30 |
| 19:24 | Jacksonville State | William Lynch tips it in | 34-32 |
| 18:58 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh throws it down | 36-32 |
| 18:48 | Jacksonville State | Michael Christenson is fouled on the floor by Oscar Fagin - foul #2 on Oscar Fagin, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Samford | Branko Lakowski (PF) Lino Zarrineh | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 18:34 | Jacksonville State | Jeremy Peck steals the ball from Michael Christenson | 36-32 |
| 18:17 | Samford | James Dorrough double dribbles | 36-32 |
| Subs | Samford | Harold Pierce (C) Oscar Fagin | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 18:13 | Jacksonville State | Jeremy Peck takes the ball from Thomas Whaley in the backcourt | 36-32 |
| 18:11 | Samford | Jeremy Peck lays it up and in | 38-32 |
| 17:42 | Jacksonville State | Michael Christenson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-32 |
| 17:41 | Samford | Donald Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 17:14 | Samford | Jeremy Peck hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Harold Pierce | 41-32 |
| 16:59 | Jacksonville State | Thomas Whaley scores on a turnaround from the right block | 41-34 |
| 16:38 | Samford | Jeremy Peck clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 16:36 | Jacksonville State | Jonathan Grego pulls down the rebound | 41-34 |
| 16:07 | Jacksonville State | Michael Christenson clanks a runner from the baseline | 41-34 |
| 16:06 | Jacksonville State | Jonathan Grego snags the offensive board | 41-34 |
| 15:58 | Jacksonville State | William Lynch knocks in the floater from the left side | 41-36 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jeremy Peck (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Williams (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. SF - James Dorrough (fairly fresh) PF - Branko Lakowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Harold Pierce (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Thomas Whaley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Olmeda (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Lynch (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Christenson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Jonathan Grego (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Samford | Branko Lakowski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-36 |
| 15:29 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Jonathan Grego | 41-36 |
| 15:10 | Jacksonville State | Thomas Whaley can't connect on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Donald Williams - foul #1 on Donald Williams, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Samford | Antione Gallo (PG), Lino Zarrineh (PF), Oscar Fagin (C) Jeremy Peck, Branko Lakowski, Harold Pierce | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Albert Kingston (SG), George Ledger (SF), Rufus Chavers (PF), Lawrence Turner (C) Tony Olmeda, William Lynch, Michael Christenson, Jonathan Grego | |
| 15:10 | Jacksonville State | Thomas Whaley makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 15:10 | Jacksonville State | Thomas Whaley makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 14:50 | Samford | George Ledger takes the ball from Lino Zarrineh | 41-38 |
| 14:45 | Jacksonville State | Albert Kingston is open but misses the lay-in | 41-38 |
| 14:44 | Samford | Oscar Fagin gets the rebound | 41-38 |
| 14:27 | Samford | Oscar Fagin misses badly on a floater from close range | 41-38 |
| 14:26 | Jacksonville State | Lawrence Turner grabs the board | 41-38 |
| 14:09 | Jacksonville State | George Ledger is whistled for a carry | 41-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Jeremy Peck (PG) Antione Gallo | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | David Cunningham (SG) Thomas Whaley | |
| 13:43 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh blows the layup | 41-38 |
| 13:41 | Jacksonville State | Lawrence Turner grabs the board | 41-38 |
| 13:32 | Jacksonville State | David Cunningham is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-38 |
| 13:31 | Samford | Donald Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 13:09 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Williams | 44-38 |
| 13:00 | Jacksonville State | Lawrence Turner banks in the wide open layup | 44-40 |
| 12:34 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by James Dorrough and he's fouled by Rufus Chavers - foul #1 on Rufus Chavers, team foul #2 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Samford | Branko Lakowski (SG) Donald Williams | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Thomas Whaley (PG), Tony Olmeda (SG), William Lynch (SF), Michael Christenson (PF), Jonathan Grego (C) Albert Kingston, David Cunningham, George Ledger, Rufus Chavers, Lawrence Turner | |
| 12:34 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh misses the free throw | 46-40 |
| 12:34 | Jacksonville State | Michael Christenson pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| 12:14 | Jacksonville State | Thomas Whaley hits a 3 from straight away set up by William Lynch | 46-43 |
| 11:56 | Samford | Jeremy Peck can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 46-43 |
| 11:54 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh can't tip it in | 46-43 |
| 11:53 | Jacksonville State | Michael Christenson pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jeremy Peck (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Branko Lakowski (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. SF - James Dorrough (tiring) PF - Lino Zarrineh (fresh) 22 pts. 3 reb. C - Oscar Fagin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Thomas Whaley (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Olmeda (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Lynch (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Christenson (fresh) 5 reb. C - Jonathan Grego (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Jacksonville State | Jonathan Grego throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-43 |
| 11:07 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh clanks a shot from the left side | 46-43 |
| 11:05 | Jacksonville State | Michael Christenson grabs the board | 46-43 |
| 10:45 | Jacksonville State | Tony Olmeda can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-43 |
| 10:44 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 10:24 | Samford | Branko Lakowski is whistled for a carry | 46-43 |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Williams (SG), Harold Pierce (C) Lino Zarrineh, Oscar Fagin | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Albert Kingston (PG) Thomas Whaley | |
| 10:05 | Jacksonville State | Jonathan Grego connects on the open pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-45 |
| 09:42 | Samford | Branko Lakowski misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-45 |
| 09:40 | Jacksonville State | William Lynch pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 09:27 | Jacksonville State | Michael Christenson is fouled on the floor by Branko Lakowski - foul #1 on Branko Lakowski, team foul #3 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Samford | Lino Zarrineh (PF), Oscar Fagin (C) Branko Lakowski, Harold Pierce | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Thomas Whaley (PG), Lawrence Turner (C) Albert Kingston, Jonathan Grego | |
| 09:14 | Jacksonville State | Tony Olmeda travels with the ball | 46-45 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | George Ledger (SF) William Lynch | |
| 08:45 | Samford | Donald Williams knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Lino Zarrineh | 49-45 |
| 08:32 | Jacksonville State | George Ledger is hacked by James Dorrough - foul #1 on James Dorrough, team foul #4 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Samford | Branko Lakowski (SG), Harold Pierce (C) Donald Williams, Oscar Fagin | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Albert Kingston (SG), Rufus Chavers (PF) Tony Olmeda, Michael Christenson | |
| 08:12 | Jacksonville State | Rufus Chavers is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Rufus Chavers, team foul #3 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Samford | Oscar Fagin (C) Harold Pierce | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | William Lynch (SF) Rufus Chavers | |
| 07:49 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 49-45 |
| 07:47 | Jacksonville State | Lawrence Turner pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jeremy Peck (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Branko Lakowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. SF - James Dorrough (tired) PF - Lino Zarrineh (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 4 reb. C - Oscar Fagin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Thomas Whaley (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Kingston (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Lynch (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lawrence Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - George Ledger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:41 | Jacksonville State | William Lynch can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on James Dorrough - foul #2 on James Dorrough, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Williams (PF), Harold Pierce (C) Lino Zarrineh, Oscar Fagin | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Tony Olmeda (SG), Jonathan Grego (C) Albert Kingston, George Ledger | |
| 07:41 | Jacksonville State | William Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 07:41 | Jacksonville State | William Lynch makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 07:19 | Samford | Harold Pierce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Lino Zarrineh (PF), Oscar Fagin (C) Donald Williams, Harold Pierce | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Michael Christenson (PF) Lawrence Turner | |
| 06:57 | Jacksonville State | William Lynch misses the fadeaway from the left side | 49-47 |
| 06:55 | Samford | Jeremy Peck grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 06:36 | Samford | Thomas Whaley steals it from Jeremy Peck | 49-47 |
| 06:18 | Jacksonville State | Thomas Whaley is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-47 |
| 06:16 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 06:08 | Samford | Branko Lakowski is hacked by Jonathan Grego - foul #1 on Jonathan Grego, team foul #4 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Williams (SG), Harold Pierce (C) Branko Lakowski, Oscar Fagin | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Albert Kingston (PG), George Ledger (SF) Thomas Whaley, William Lynch | |
| 05:43 | Samford | Jeremy Peck knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 05:26 | Jacksonville State | Tony Olmeda misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-47 |
| 05:25 | Samford | Harold Pierce gets the rebound | 52-47 |
| 05:05 | Samford | Jeremy Peck clanks a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Albert Kingston - foul #1 on Albert Kingston, team foul #5 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Branko Lakowski (SG), Oscar Fagin (C) Lino Zarrineh, Harold Pierce | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | David Cunningham (SG), William Lynch (SF), Lawrence Turner (C) Tony Olmeda, George Ledger, Jonathan Grego | |
| 05:05 | Samford | Jeremy Peck makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 05:05 | Samford | Jeremy Peck misses the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 05:05 | Jacksonville State | William Lynch grabs the board | 53-47 |
| 04:44 | Jacksonville State | David Cunningham misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 53-47 |
| 04:43 | Samford | Oscar Fagin grabs the board | 53-47 |
| 04:17 | Samford | Michael Christenson blocks the jumper by Jeremy Peck | 53-47 |
| 04:15 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Lawrence Turner | 53-47 |
| 04:11 | Jacksonville State | Albert Kingston misses the fadeaway from the left side | 53-47 |
| 04:10 | Samford | Branko Lakowski grabs the board | 53-47 |
| 03:48 | Samford | William Lynch is called for the reach on Branko Lakowski - foul #3 on William Lynch, team foul #6 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Antione Gallo (PG), Dennis Mills (SG), Lino Zarrineh (PF), Harold Pierce (C) Jeremy Peck, Branko Lakowski, Donald Williams, Oscar Fagin | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Thomas Whaley (PG), Tony Olmeda (SG), Jonathan Grego (C) Albert Kingston, David Cunningham, Michael Christenson | |
| 03:20 | Samford | Antione Gallo clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-47 |
| 03:19 | Jacksonville State | Lawrence Turner grabs the board | 53-47 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Antione Gallo (fresh) SG - Dennis Mills (fresh) SF - James Dorrough (very tired) PF - Lino Zarrineh (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 5 reb. C - Harold Pierce (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Thomas Whaley (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tony Olmeda (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Lynch (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lawrence Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Jonathan Grego (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Jacksonville State | Thomas Whaley is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-47 |
| 03:02 | Jacksonville State | Jonathan Grego pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 02:42 | Jacksonville State | Thomas Whaley is fouled on the floor by Antione Gallo - foul #1 on Antione Gallo, team foul #6 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Jeremy Peck (PG), Branko Lakowski (SG), Oscar Fagin (C) Antione Gallo, Dennis Mills, Harold Pierce | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | George Ledger (SF) William Lynch | |
| 02:18 | Jacksonville State | Tony Olmeda scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Jonathan Grego | 53-49 |
| 02:02 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh misses the lay-in | 53-49 |
| 02:01 | Samford | Branko Lakowski misses the tip | 53-49 |
| 02:00 | Jacksonville State | Jonathan Grego pulls down the rebound | 53-49 |
| 02:00 | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-49 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | William Lynch (SF), Michael Christenson (PF) George Ledger, Lawrence Turner | |
| 01:44 | Jacksonville State | William Lynch steps out of bounds on the sideline | 53-49 |
| 01:19 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh hits a floater in the paint set up by Branko Lakowski | 55-49 |
| 00:59 | Jacksonville State | Jonathan Grego clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Oscar Fagin - foul #3 on Oscar Fagin, team foul #7 | 55-49 |
| 00:59 | Jacksonville State | Jonathan Grego misses the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 00:59 | Jacksonville State | Jonathan Grego misses the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 00:59 | Samford | Oscar Fagin snags the defensive board | 55-49 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:58 | Samford | Tony Olmeda is called for the reach on Oscar Fagin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tony Olmeda, team foul #7 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Williams (PF) Lino Zarrineh | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 00:58 | Samford | Oscar Fagin misses the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 00:58 | Jacksonville State | Michael Christenson pulls down the rebound | 55-49 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Jacksonville State | William Lynch misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 00:32 | Samford | Branko Lakowski grabs the board | 55-49 |
| 00:30 | Samford | Tony Olmeda is called for the reach on Branko Lakowski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tony Olmeda, team foul #8 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Samford | Lino Zarrineh (SF) James Dorrough | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 00:30 | Samford | Branko Lakowski makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 00:30 | Samford | Branko Lakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Jacksonville State | William Lynch knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Whaley | 57-52 |
| 00:22 | Samford | Donald Williams is hacked by Thomas Whaley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Whaley, team foul #9 | 57-52 |
| 00:22 | Samford | Donald Williams makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 00:22 | Samford | Donald Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Jacksonville State | William Lynch can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-52 |
| 00:14 | Jacksonville State | William Lynch grabs the offensive board | 59-52 |
| 00:12 | Jacksonville State | Oscar Fagin is called for the reach on Michael Christenson - foul #4 on Oscar Fagin, team foul #8 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Samford | James Dorrough (SF) Donald Williams | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 00:12 | Jacksonville State | Michael Christenson misses the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:12 | Jacksonville State | Jonathan Grego snags the offensive board | 59-52 |
| 00:10 | Jacksonville State | Michael Christenson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Williams (PF) Lino Zarrineh | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 00:07 | Samford | Jeremy Peck is hacked by Thomas Whaley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Whaley, team foul #10 | 59-52 |
| 00:07 | Samford | Jeremy Peck makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 00:07 | Samford | Jeremy Peck makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:02 | Jacksonville State | Tony Olmeda hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-52 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Jeremy Peck grabs the board | 61-52 |