| Lineup | Samford | PG - Steve Peterson (fresh) SG - Cole Layden (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Donald Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Oscar Fagin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Thomas Whaley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Tony Olmeda (fresh) 11 pts. SF - William Lynch (fresh) PF - George Ledger (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Grego (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Jacksonville State | William Lynch inbounds the ball | 25-30 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:52 | Jacksonville State | Tony Olmeda misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 25-30 |
| 19:50 | Samford | The rebound goes to Donald Williams | 25-30 |
| 19:28 | Samford | Jerry Shaw knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Steve Peterson | 27-30 |
| 19:18 | Jacksonville State | Jonathan Grego is fouled on the floor by Steve Peterson - foul #3 on Steve Peterson, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Mills (PG) Steve Peterson | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 19:06 | Jacksonville State | Thomas Whaley misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-30 |
| 19:04 | Samford | Cole Layden pulls down the rebound | 27-30 |
| 18:49 | Samford | Dennis Mills misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-30 |
| 18:48 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Shaw | 27-30 |
| 18:25 | Samford | Donald Williams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-30 |
| 18:24 | Jacksonville State | Tony Olmeda snags the defensive board | 27-30 |
| 18:04 | Jacksonville State | Tony Olmeda clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 27-30 |
| 18:02 | Samford | Cole Layden grabs the defensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 17:42 | Samford | Oscar Fagin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-30 |
| 17:24 | Jacksonville State | Tony Olmeda comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Cole Layden - foul #1 on Cole Layden, team foul #2 | 27-30 |
| 17:24 | Jacksonville State | Tony Olmeda misses the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 17:24 | Jacksonville State | Tony Olmeda misses the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 17:24 | Samford | The rebound goes to Oscar Fagin | 27-30 |
| 16:57 | Samford | Cole Layden misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 27-30 |
| 16:55 | Jacksonville State | William Lynch snags the defensive board | 27-30 |
| 16:34 | Jacksonville State | Tony Olmeda blows the dunk | 27-30 |
| 16:32 | Samford | Jerry Shaw snags the defensive board | 27-30 |
| 16:13 | Samford | Donald Williams misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-30 |
| 16:12 | Samford | Oscar Fagin tips it home | 29-30 |
| 16:04 | Jacksonville State | William Lynch misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-30 |
| 16:02 | Samford | Jerry Shaw gets the rebound | 29-30 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Dennis Mills (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cole Layden (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Donald Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Oscar Fagin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Shaw (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Thomas Whaley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Tony Olmeda (fresh) 11 pts. SF - William Lynch (fairly fresh) PF - George Ledger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Grego (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Samford | Oscar Fagin misses the easy layup | 29-30 |
| 15:38 | Jacksonville State | Jonathan Grego grabs the board | 29-30 |
| 15:33 | Jacksonville State | Tony Olmeda misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-30 |
| 15:31 | Samford | Jerry Shaw snags the defensive board | 29-30 |
| 15:07 | Samford | Donald Williams buries a shot from the left side | 31-30 |
| 14:48 | Jacksonville State | Tony Olmeda makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-32 |
| 14:35 | Samford | Donald Williams misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 31-32 |
| 14:34 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Jonathan Grego | 31-32 |
| 14:15 | Jacksonville State | Thomas Whaley is fouled on the floor by Jerry Shaw - foul #1 on Jerry Shaw, team foul #3 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Samford | Steve Peterson (PG), Hans Zeis (SG), James Dorrough (SF), Ian Logan (PF), Daniel Goodfellow (C) Dennis Mills, Cole Layden, Donald Williams, Oscar Fagin, Jerry Shaw | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Albert Kingston (PG), David Cunningham (SG), Timothy Reed (SF), William Jones (PF), Peter Ballweg (C) Thomas Whaley, Tony Olmeda, William Lynch, George Ledger, Jonathan Grego | |
| 14:01 | Jacksonville State | David Cunningham drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Albert Kingston | 31-35 |
| 13:44 | Samford | James Dorrough is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on James Dorrough, team foul #4 | 31-35 |
| 13:29 | Jacksonville State | David Cunningham misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-35 |
| 13:28 | Jacksonville State | Peter Ballweg hits the follow up shot | 31-37 |
| 13:12 | Samford | James Dorrough connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ian Logan | 33-37 |
| 12:58 | Jacksonville State | Timothy Reed banks in the layup set up by David Cunningham and he's hacked by James Dorrough - foul #3 on James Dorrough, team foul #5 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Williams (SF) Hans Zeis | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Thomas Whaley (PG), Tony Olmeda (SG) Albert Kingston, David Cunningham | |
| 12:58 | Jacksonville State | Timothy Reed misses the free throw | 33-39 |
| 12:58 | Samford | Ian Logan pulls down the rebound | 33-39 |
| 12:39 | Samford | Donald Williams knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by James Dorrough | 36-39 |
| 12:22 | Jacksonville State | Tony Olmeda buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Whaley | 36-42 |
| 12:03 | Samford | Daniel Goodfellow blows the layup | 36-42 |
| 12:01 | Samford | Daniel Goodfellow pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 11:49 | Samford | Ian Logan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-42 |
| Subs | Samford | Cole Layden (SG) Daniel Goodfellow | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | William Lynch (SF), Jonathan Grego (C) Timothy Reed, Peter Ballweg | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Steve Peterson (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Cole Layden (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Donald Williams (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Dorrough (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ian Logan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Thomas Whaley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Tony Olmeda (fresh) 16 pts. SF - William Lynch (fresh) PF - William Jones (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jonathan Grego (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Jacksonville State | William Jones comes up short on the floater in the lane | 36-42 |
| 11:34 | Samford | The rebound goes to James Dorrough | 36-42 |
| 11:08 | Samford | James Dorrough is fouled on the floor by William Jones - foul #1 on William Jones, team foul #1 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Mills (PG), Oscar Fagin (PF), Jerry Shaw (C) Steve Peterson, James Dorrough, Ian Logan | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | George Ledger (PF) William Jones | |
| 10:55 | Samford | Oscar Fagin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-42 |
| 10:53 | Samford | Jerry Shaw misses the tip | 36-42 |
| 10:52 | Jacksonville State | William Lynch grabs the board | 36-42 |
| 10:31 | Jacksonville State | George Ledger hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Oscar Fagin - foul #1 on Oscar Fagin, team foul #6 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Albert Kingston (PG) Thomas Whaley | |
| 10:31 | Jacksonville State | George Ledger makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 10:31 | Jacksonville State | George Ledger makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 10:06 | Samford | Dennis Mills drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Williams | 39-44 |
| 09:53 | Jacksonville State | William Lynch can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-44 |
| 09:52 | Samford | Donald Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 09:50 | Samford | Dennis Mills is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 39-44 |
| Subs | Samford | Steve Peterson (PG), James Dorrough (SG) Dennis Mills, Cole Layden | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 09:33 | Jacksonville State | William Lynch comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 09:32 | Samford | Oscar Fagin gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 09:11 | Samford | James Dorrough buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Jerry Shaw | 41-44 |
| 09:06 | Jacksonville State | Tony Olmeda is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Tony Olmeda, team foul #2 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Mills (SF), Ian Logan (PF), Daniel Goodfellow (C) Donald Williams, Oscar Fagin, Jerry Shaw | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Thomas Whaley (PG) Tony Olmeda | |
| 08:49 | Samford | William Lynch takes the ball from Steve Peterson | 41-44 |
| 08:43 | Jacksonville State | Thomas Whaley buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Albert Kingston | 41-47 |
| 08:21 | Samford | James Dorrough connects on the jumper near the basket set up by Steve Peterson | 43-47 |
| 08:02 | Jacksonville State | A charge is called on Albert Kingston - foul #3 on Albert Kingston, team foul #3 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Cole Layden (SG), Donald Williams (SF) Dennis Mills, Daniel Goodfellow | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Tony Olmeda (SG), David Cunningham (SF), William Jones (PF), Peter Ballweg (C) Albert Kingston, William Lynch, George Ledger, Jonathan Grego | |
| 07:45 | Samford | James Dorrough drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Steve Peterson | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Steve Peterson (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Cole Layden (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Donald Williams (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Dorrough (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ian Logan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Thomas Whaley (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Tony Olmeda (fresh) 16 pts. SF - David Cunningham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Jones (fresh) 3 pts. C - Peter Ballweg (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:19 | Jacksonville State | Tony Olmeda misses the 3 from the right corner | 45-47 |
| 07:18 | Jacksonville State | David Cunningham tips it back up and in | 45-49 |
| 06:55 | Samford | Ian Logan clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Peter Ballweg - foul #1 on Peter Ballweg, team foul #4 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Mills (PG), Oscar Fagin (PF) Steve Peterson, James Dorrough | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | William Lynch (SF) David Cunningham | |
| 06:55 | Samford | Ian Logan misses the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 06:55 | Samford | Ian Logan misses the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 06:55 | Jacksonville State | William Jones grabs the board | 45-49 |
| 06:47 | Jacksonville State | Tony Olmeda makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-52 |
| 06:35 | Samford | Ian Logan misses short on a jumper near the basket | 45-52 |
| 06:33 | Jacksonville State | William Lynch grabs the board | 45-52 |
| 06:20 | Jacksonville State | Thomas Whaley can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 45-52 |
| 06:19 | Jacksonville State | Thomas Whaley hits the follow up shot | 45-54 |
| 06:07 | Samford | Donald Williams misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 45-54 |
| 06:05 | Samford | Oscar Fagin hits the follow up shot | 47-54 |
| 05:39 | Jacksonville State | Thomas Whaley lays it up and in | 47-56 |
| 05:21 | Samford | Dennis Mills buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Ian Logan | 50-56 |
| 05:21 | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-56 |
| Subs | Samford | Steve Peterson (PG), Jerry Shaw (C) Dennis Mills, Ian Logan | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | George Ledger (PF), Jonathan Grego (C) William Jones, Peter Ballweg | |
| 04:57 | Jacksonville State | George Ledger misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-56 |
| 04:55 | Samford | Jerry Shaw gets the rebound | 50-56 |
| 04:36 | Samford | Oscar Fagin makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Steve Peterson and the foul's on Tony Olmeda - foul #3 on Tony Olmeda, team foul #5 | 52-56 |
| 04:36 | Samford | Oscar Fagin misses the free throw | 52-56 |
| 04:36 | Jacksonville State | George Ledger gets the rebound | 52-56 |
| 04:15 | Jacksonville State | Steve Peterson is called for the reach on Thomas Whaley - foul #4 on Steve Peterson, team foul #7 | 52-56 |
| 04:15 | Jacksonville State | Thomas Whaley makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 04:15 | Jacksonville State | Thomas Whaley makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 04:01 | Samford | Cole Layden makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Oscar Fagin | 55-58 |
| 03:43 | Jacksonville State | Jonathan Grego scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Whaley | 55-61 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Steve Peterson (fresh) 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Cole Layden (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Donald Williams (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Oscar Fagin (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Jerry Shaw (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Thomas Whaley (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Tony Olmeda (fresh) 19 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Lynch (fresh) 3 reb. PF - George Ledger (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathan Grego (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Samford | Cole Layden drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Oscar Fagin | 58-61 |
| 03:06 | Jacksonville State | Jonathan Grego misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 58-61 |
| 03:04 | Samford | Jerry Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 02:59 | Samford | Donald Williams hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 58-61 |
| 02:57 | Jacksonville State | George Ledger pulls down the rebound | 58-61 |
| 02:43 | Jacksonville State | George Ledger knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 58-63 |
| 02:16 | Samford | Jerry Shaw comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Jonathan Grego - foul #2 on Jonathan Grego, team foul #6 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Mills (PG), James Dorrough (SG), Ian Logan (PF) Steve Peterson, Cole Layden, Oscar Fagin | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | David Cunningham (SF), William Jones (PF) William Lynch, George Ledger | |
| 02:16 | Samford | Jerry Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 02:16 | Samford | Jerry Shaw misses the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 02:16 | Jacksonville State | Jonathan Grego snags the defensive board | 59-63 |
| 02:16 | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-63 |
| 02:05 | Jacksonville State | Jonathan Grego knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by Thomas Whaley | 59-65 |
| 02:05 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-65 |
| Subs | Samford | Steve Peterson (PG), Cole Layden (SG), Oscar Fagin (PF) Dennis Mills, James Dorrough, Ian Logan | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | William Lynch (SF), George Ledger (PF) David Cunningham, William Jones | |
| 01:44 | Samford | Jerry Shaw hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Oscar Fagin | 61-65 |
| 01:23 | Jacksonville State | George Ledger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-65 |
| 01:12 | Samford | Cole Layden hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 61-65 |
| 01:11 | Jacksonville State | Jonathan Grego pulls down the rebound | 61-65 |
| 00:52 | Jacksonville State | Tony Olmeda can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-65 |
| 00:50 | Jacksonville State | Jonathan Grego can't tip it in | 61-65 |
| 00:48 | Samford | Jerry Shaw snags the defensive board | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Samford | Cole Layden comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 61-65 |
| 00:41 | Jacksonville State | Jonathan Grego pulls down the rebound | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Jacksonville State | Steve Peterson is called for the reach on Jonathan Grego in the backcourt - foul #5 on Steve Peterson, team foul #8 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Mills (PG) Steve Peterson | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 00:40 | Jacksonville State | Jonathan Grego makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:40 | Jacksonville State | Jonathan Grego makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:36 | Samford | Oscar Fagin buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-67 |
| 00:33 | Jacksonville State | Tony Olmeda is hacked by Dennis Mills in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dennis Mills, team foul #9 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Albert Kingston (PG) Thomas Whaley | |
| 00:33 | Jacksonville State | Tony Olmeda makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:33 | Jacksonville State | Tony Olmeda makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:26 | Samford | Dennis Mills misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-69 |
| 00:24 | Jacksonville State | William Lynch grabs the defensive rebound | 64-69 |
| 00:22 | Jacksonville State | William Lynch is hacked by Dennis Mills in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dennis Mills, team foul #10 | 64-69 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | David Cunningham (C) Jonathan Grego | |
| 00:22 | Jacksonville State | William Lynch misses the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:22 | Jacksonville State | William Lynch makes the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:17 | Samford | Donald Williams connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-70 |
| 00:17 | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-70 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Jonathan Grego (C) David Cunningham | |
| 00:16 | Jacksonville State | Albert Kingston is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Mills - foul #5 on Dennis Mills, team foul #11 | 67-70 |
| Subs | Samford | Hans Zeis (PG) Dennis Mills | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 00:16 | Jacksonville State | Albert Kingston makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:16 | Jacksonville State | Albert Kingston makes the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| 00:11 | Samford | Donald Williams misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-72 |
| 00:10 | Jacksonville State | George Ledger pulls down the rebound | 67-72 |
| 00:07 | Jacksonville State | Hans Zeis is called for the reach on George Ledger in the backcourt - foul #3 on Hans Zeis, team foul #12 | 67-72 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | David Cunningham (SF) William Lynch | |
| 00:07 | Jacksonville State | George Ledger makes the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:07 | Jacksonville State | George Ledger makes the 2nd free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:02 | Samford | Donald Williams hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-74 |
| 00:02 | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 70-74 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | William Lynch (SF) David Cunningham | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Jacksonville State | Albert Kingston runs out the clock | 70-74 |