| Lineup | Samford | PG - Cecil Ritch (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Adam Rhymer (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Myron Knarr (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Irvin Brewer (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Dustin Springer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Ross (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Snider (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alan Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Cunningham (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Myron Knarr inbounds the ball | 39-27 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Samford | Adam Rhymer hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Myron Knarr | 42-27 |
| 19:32 | Tennessee Tech | Myron Knarr is called for the reach on Paul Snider - foul #2 on Myron Knarr, team foul #1 | 42-27 |
| 19:18 | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Cunningham is denied on a layup by Myron Knarr | 42-27 |
| 19:17 | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Cunningham tips it but misses | 42-27 |
| 19:15 | Samford | The rebound goes to Irvin Brewer | 42-27 |
| 18:54 | Samford | Adam Rhymer is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Adam Rhymer, team foul #2 | 42-27 |
| 18:33 | Tennessee Tech | Myron Knarr steals the ball from Paul Snider | 42-27 |
| 18:30 | Samford | Cecil Ritch can't throw it down | 42-27 |
| 18:28 | Tennessee Tech | Alan Lee grabs the board | 42-27 |
| 18:14 | Tennessee Tech | Alan Lee clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Irvin Brewer - foul #3 on Irvin Brewer, team foul #3 | 42-27 |
| Subs | Samford | Bruce Marrow (PF) Irvin Brewer | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 18:14 | Tennessee Tech | Alan Lee makes the 1st free throw | 42-28 |
| 18:14 | Tennessee Tech | Alan Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 42-28 |
| 18:14 | Samford | The rebound goes to Anthony Bentley | 42-28 |
| 17:57 | Samford | Cecil Ritch hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Dustin Springer - foul #2 on Dustin Springer, team foul #1 | 44-28 |
| 17:57 | Samford | Cecil Ritch makes the free throw | 45-28 |
| 17:35 | Tennessee Tech | John Ross's pass is intercepted by Myron Knarr | 45-28 |
| 17:19 | Samford | Adam Rhymer misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-28 |
| 17:18 | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Cunningham gets the rebound | 45-28 |
| 17:13 | Tennessee Tech | John Ross comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-28 |
| 17:11 | Samford | The rebound goes to Anthony Bentley | 45-28 |
| 16:59 | Samford | Bruce Marrow misses long on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Daniel Cunningham - foul #1 on Daniel Cunningham, team foul #2 | 45-28 |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (PG), William Johnson (SF), Archie Reed (C) Cecil Ritch, Myron Knarr, Anthony Bentley | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Johnny Courts (SG), Joseph Carlson (SF), Timothy Cordova (C) John Ross, Paul Snider, Daniel Cunningham | |
| 16:59 | Samford | Bruce Marrow makes the 1st free throw | 46-28 |
| 16:59 | Samford | Bruce Marrow makes the 2nd free throw | 47-28 |
| 16:36 | Tennessee Tech | Johnny Courts makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Dustin Springer | 47-30 |
| 16:23 | Samford | William Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 47-30 |
| 16:22 | Samford | Archie Reed gets the offensive rebound | 47-30 |
| 16:04 | Samford | Archie Reed's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-30 |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Ritch (PG) Adam Rhymer | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Alphonso Bruno (PG), Douglas Swan (C) Dustin Springer, Alan Lee | |
| 15:45 | Tennessee Tech | Johnny Courts knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Alphonso Bruno | 47-33 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Cecil Ritch (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Leonard Cooke (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Marrow (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Archie Reed (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Alphonso Bruno (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Courts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Cordova (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Swan (fresh) | |
| 15:20 | Samford | Timothy Cordova is called for the reach on Bruce Marrow - foul #3 on Timothy Cordova, team foul #3 | 47-33 |
| Subs | Samford | Myron Knarr (SF), Irvin Brewer (PF), Anthony Bentley (C) William Johnson, Bruce Marrow, Archie Reed | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | John Ross (SG), Paul Snider (SF), Daniel Cunningham (C) Johnny Courts, Joseph Carlson, Douglas Swan | |
| 15:05 | Samford | Myron Knarr blows the layup | 47-33 |
| 15:04 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Timothy Cordova | 47-33 |
| 14:58 | Tennessee Tech | Alphonso Bruno knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-36 |
| 14:43 | Samford | Myron Knarr hits the finger roll | 49-36 |
| 14:27 | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Cunningham misses long on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Anthony Bentley - foul #1 on Anthony Bentley, team foul #4 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Samford | Adam Rhymer (SG) Cecil Ritch | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Dustin Springer (PG), Alan Lee (PF) Alphonso Bruno, Timothy Cordova | |
| 14:27 | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Cunningham misses the 1st free throw | 49-36 |
| 14:27 | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 49-37 |
| 14:08 | Samford | Myron Knarr is called for traveling | 49-37 |
| 13:54 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Snider misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-37 |
| 13:53 | Samford | Anthony Bentley snags the defensive board | 49-37 |
| 13:30 | Samford | Adam Rhymer comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-37 |
| 13:29 | Samford | Leonard Cooke tips it home | 51-37 |
| 13:25 | Tennessee Tech | Dustin Springer scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Ross and the foul's on Leonard Cooke - foul #2 on Leonard Cooke, team foul #5 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Ritch (PG), Bruce Marrow (SF) Leonard Cooke, Myron Knarr | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Carlson (SF) Paul Snider | |
| 13:25 | Tennessee Tech | Dustin Springer makes the free throw | 51-40 |
| 13:02 | Samford | Adam Rhymer buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Cecil Ritch | 54-40 |
| 12:43 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Carlson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-40 |
| 12:41 | Samford | Anthony Bentley grabs the board | 54-40 |
| 12:15 | Samford | Adam Rhymer can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-40 |
| 12:14 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Carlson snags the defensive board | 54-40 |
| 12:10 | Tennessee Tech | John Ross misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Irvin Brewer - foul #4 on Irvin Brewer, team foul #6 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Samford | Myron Knarr (SF), Archie Reed (C) Irvin Brewer, Anthony Bentley | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Paul Snider (SF), Timothy Cordova (C) Joseph Carlson, Daniel Cunningham | |
| 12:10 | Tennessee Tech | John Ross makes the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 12:10 | Tennessee Tech | John Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 11:55 | Samford | Dustin Springer is called for the reach on Cecil Ritch - foul #3 on Dustin Springer, team foul #4 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Johnny Courts (SG) John Ross | |
| 11:32 | Samford | Archie Reed lays it in on a nice dish by Adam Rhymer | 56-42 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Cecil Ritch (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Adam Rhymer (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Myron Knarr (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Bruce Marrow (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Archie Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Dustin Springer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Johnny Courts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Snider (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alan Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Cordova (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:28 | Tennessee Tech | Johnny Courts misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-42 |
| 11:26 | Tennessee Tech | Timothy Cordova tips it back up and in | 56-44 |
| 11:05 | Samford | Bruce Marrow's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-44 |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (PG), William Johnson (SG) Cecil Ritch, Adam Rhymer | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Alphonso Bruno (PG) Dustin Springer | |
| 10:55 | Tennessee Tech | Alphonso Bruno misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-44 |
| 10:54 | Samford | The rebound goes to Bruce Marrow | 56-44 |
| 10:46 | Samford | Timothy Cordova swats the layup by Archie Reed | 56-44 |
| 10:44 | Tennessee Tech | Alan Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 56-44 |
| 10:38 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Snider hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-44 |
| 10:37 | Samford | William Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-44 |
| 10:21 | Samford | Myron Knarr connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by William Johnson | 58-44 |
| 10:12 | Tennessee Tech | Alan Lee misses the runner from close range | 58-44 |
| 10:10 | Samford | Leonard Cooke grabs the defensive rebound | 58-44 |
| 09:46 | Samford | William Johnson is fouled on the floor by Paul Snider - foul #2 on Paul Snider, team foul #5 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Ritch (PG), Adam Rhymer (SG), Anthony Bentley (C) Leonard Cooke, William Johnson, Myron Knarr | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Dustin Springer (PG), John Ross (SG), Joseph Carlson (SF), Douglas Swan (PF), Daniel Cunningham (C) Alphonso Bruno, Johnny Courts, Paul Snider, Alan Lee, Timothy Cordova | |
| 09:31 | Samford | 3 seconds is called on Cecil Ritch | 58-44 |
| 09:11 | Tennessee Tech | John Ross makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-47 |
| 08:56 | Samford | Archie Reed misses short on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Douglas Swan - foul #1 on Douglas Swan, team foul #6 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Samford | William Johnson (SF) Bruce Marrow | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 08:56 | Samford | Archie Reed makes the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 08:56 | Samford | Archie Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 08:44 | Tennessee Tech | John Ross scores on a jumper from the left wing | 60-49 |
| 08:27 | Samford | Archie Reed loses the dribble to Joseph Carlson | 60-49 |
| 08:24 | Tennessee Tech | John Ross misses the dunk | 60-49 |
| 08:23 | Samford | The rebound goes to William Johnson | 60-49 |
| 08:08 | Samford | Adam Rhymer misses long on a 3 from straight away | 60-49 |
| 08:07 | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Cunningham pulls down the rebound | 60-49 |
| 08:03 | Tennessee Tech | John Ross is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on John Ross, team foul #7 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (PG), Myron Knarr (SF), Bruce Marrow (PF) Cecil Ritch, William Johnson, Archie Reed | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Johnny Courts (SG), Paul Snider (SF), Alan Lee (PF) John Ross, Joseph Carlson, Douglas Swan | |
| 07:48 | Samford | Bruce Marrow clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-49 |
| 07:46 | Samford | Anthony Bentley pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-49 |
| 07:34 | Samford | Myron Knarr drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Anthony Bentley | 62-49 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Leonard Cooke (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Adam Rhymer (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Myron Knarr (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Bruce Marrow (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Anthony Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Dustin Springer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Johnny Courts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Snider (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alan Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Cunningham (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Tennessee Tech | Johnny Courts travels with the ball | 62-49 |
| Subs | Samford | William Johnson (SG), Irvin Brewer (PF) Adam Rhymer, Anthony Bentley | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Timothy Cordova (C) Daniel Cunningham | |
| 06:59 | Samford | Irvin Brewer hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Leonard Cooke | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 06:49 | Tennessee Tech | Timothy Cordova can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Myron Knarr - foul #3 on Myron Knarr, team foul #7 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Ritch (PG) William Johnson | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Alphonso Bruno (PG), John Ross (SG) Dustin Springer, Johnny Courts | |
| 06:49 | Tennessee Tech | Timothy Cordova misses the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 06:49 | Tennessee Tech | Timothy Cordova makes the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 06:25 | Samford | John Ross is called for the reach on Leonard Cooke - foul #3 on John Ross, team foul #8 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Samford | Adam Rhymer (SG), Archie Reed (C) Cecil Ritch, Myron Knarr | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Carlson (SF) Paul Snider | |
| 06:25 | Samford | Leonard Cooke makes the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 06:25 | Samford | Leonard Cooke makes the 2nd free throw | 66-50 |
| 06:02 | Tennessee Tech | Alan Lee hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Alphonso Bruno | 66-52 |
| 05:41 | Samford | Bruce Marrow drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Leonard Cooke | 69-52 |
| 05:28 | Tennessee Tech | Timothy Cordova is whistled for a carry | 69-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Ritch (PG), William Johnson (SF), Anthony Bentley (C) Leonard Cooke, Bruce Marrow, Archie Reed | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Dustin Springer (PG), Daniel Cunningham (C) Alphonso Bruno, Timothy Cordova | |
| 05:07 | Samford | Irvin Brewer blows the layup | 69-52 |
| 05:05 | Samford | Anthony Bentley tips it home | 71-52 |
| 04:41 | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Carlson comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 71-52 |
| 04:39 | Samford | Irvin Brewer grabs the board | 71-52 |
| 04:19 | Samford | William Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Carlson | 71-52 |
| 04:17 | Samford | Anthony Bentley gets the offensive rebound | 71-52 |
| 03:55 | Samford | Joseph Carlson picks off the pass by Anthony Bentley | 71-52 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:36 | Tennessee Tech | Daniel Cunningham misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 71-52 |
| 03:35 | Tennessee Tech | Alan Lee hits the follow up shot | 71-54 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Samford | Cecil Ritch misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-54 |
| 03:23 | Samford | Irvin Brewer pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-54 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Cecil Ritch (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Adam Rhymer (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Irvin Brewer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Anthony Bentley (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Dustin Springer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Ross (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Alan Lee (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Cunningham (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Samford | Irvin Brewer lays it up and in set up by Cecil Ritch and he's hacked by John Ross - foul #4 on John Ross, team foul #9 | 73-54 |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (SG), Myron Knarr (SF), Bruce Marrow (C) Adam Rhymer, William Johnson, Anthony Bentley | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Alphonso Bruno (PG), Johnny Courts (SG), Wallace Hice (SF), Timothy Cordova (PF), Douglas Swan (C) Dustin Springer, John Ross, Joseph Carlson, Alan Lee, Daniel Cunningham | |
| 02:57 | Samford | Irvin Brewer makes the free throw | 74-54 |
| 02:44 | Tennessee Tech | Johnny Courts can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Leonard Cooke - foul #3 on Leonard Cooke, team foul #8 | 74-54 |
| Subs | Samford | Archie Reed (C) Irvin Brewer | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 02:44 | Tennessee Tech | Johnny Courts makes the 1st free throw | 74-55 |
| 02:44 | Tennessee Tech | Johnny Courts makes the 2nd free throw | 74-56 |
| 02:29 | Samford | Myron Knarr is hacked by Johnny Courts - foul #2 on Johnny Courts, team foul #10 | 74-56 |
| Subs | Samford | Timothy Arena (PG) Cecil Ritch | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 02:29 | Samford | Myron Knarr makes the 1st free throw | 75-56 |
| 02:29 | Samford | Myron Knarr makes the 2nd free throw | 76-56 |
| 02:12 | Tennessee Tech | Timothy Cordova is hacked by Bruce Marrow - foul #3 on Bruce Marrow, team foul #9 | 76-56 |
| Subs | Samford | William Johnson (SG) Timothy Arena | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 02:12 | Tennessee Tech | Timothy Cordova misses the 1st free throw | 76-56 |
| 02:12 | Samford | Archie Reed pulls down the rebound | 76-56 |
| 01:49 | Samford | Bruce Marrow misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 76-56 |
| 01:48 | Tennessee Tech | Timothy Cordova grabs the board | 76-56 |
| 01:44 | Tennessee Tech | Johnny Courts misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 76-56 |
| 01:43 | Samford | The rebound goes to Bruce Marrow | 76-56 |
| 01:19 | Samford | William Johnson is called for traveling | 76-56 |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Ritch (PG), Adam Rhymer (SG), Irvin Brewer (PF), Anthony Bentley (C) Leonard Cooke, William Johnson, Bruce Marrow, Archie Reed | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Joseph Carlson (SF) Wallace Hice | |
| 00:57 | Tennessee Tech | Douglas Swan hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 76-56 |
| 00:56 | Samford | Irvin Brewer grabs the defensive rebound | 76-56 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Samford | Adam Rhymer clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Johnny Courts - foul #3 on Johnny Courts, team foul #11 | 76-56 |
| 00:28 | Samford | Adam Rhymer makes the 1st free throw | 77-56 |
| 00:28 | Samford | Adam Rhymer misses the 2nd free throw | 77-56 |
| 00:28 | Tennessee Tech | Douglas Swan grabs the defensive rebound | 77-56 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Tennessee Tech | Anthony Bentley is called for the reach on Douglas Swan - foul #2 on Anthony Bentley, team foul #10 | 77-56 |
| 00:22 | Tennessee Tech | Douglas Swan makes the 1st free throw | 77-57 |
| 00:22 | Tennessee Tech | Douglas Swan makes the 2nd free throw | 77-58 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Cecil Ritch runs out the clock | 77-58 |