| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Elias Reynolds (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard Record (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Patrick Stemple (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Scott Nelson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Kevin Hood (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - John Reader (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sidney Dykema (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Greg Morgan (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Hecht (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Wood (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Greg Morgan inbounds the ball | 37-35 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Samford | Sidney Dykema connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Hecht | 37-38 |
| 19:24 | Tennessee State | Elias Reynolds hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Patrick Stemple | 39-38 |
| 19:03 | Samford | John Reader misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 19:01 | Tennessee State | Patrick Stemple pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 18:44 | Tennessee State | Patrick Stemple misses long on a shot from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 18:42 | Samford | Martin Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 18:30 | Samford | Sidney Dykema comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-38 |
| 18:29 | Tennessee State | Kevin Hood gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 18:03 | Tennessee State | Kevin Hood misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jeffrey Hecht - foul #1 on Jeffrey Hecht, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| 18:03 | Tennessee State | Kevin Hood misses the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 18:03 | Tennessee State | Kevin Hood makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 17:44 | Samford | Martin Wood is fouled on the floor by Kevin Hood - foul #1 on Kevin Hood, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| 17:25 | Samford | Martin Wood hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Sidney Dykema | 40-41 |
| 17:06 | Tennessee State | Elias Reynolds misses the jumper from the free throw line | 40-41 |
| 17:05 | Tennessee State | Scott Nelson tips it home | 42-41 |
| 16:46 | Samford | Sidney Dykema scores on a shot from the right side set up by Greg Morgan | 42-43 |
| 16:22 | Tennessee State | Scott Nelson comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 42-43 |
| 16:21 | Tennessee State | Leonard Record snags the offensive board | 42-43 |
| 16:06 | Tennessee State | Kevin Hood can't connect on a shot from the right block | 42-43 |
| 16:05 | Samford | Sidney Dykema gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 15:48 | Samford | Greg Morgan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 15:46 | Samford | Martin Wood pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Elias Reynolds (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard Record (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Patrick Stemple (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Hood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - John Reader (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sidney Dykema (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg Morgan (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Hecht (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Wood (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Samford | Leonard Record steals it from Sidney Dykema | 42-43 |
| 15:06 | Tennessee State | Elias Reynolds misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-43 |
| 15:05 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 14:42 | Samford | Greg Morgan can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Elias Reynolds - foul #1 on Elias Reynolds, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Paul Noack (PG), Dale Cissell (SG), William Bubb (SF), Steven Kang (PF), Matthew Winkler (C) Elias Reynolds, Leonard Record, Patrick Stemple, Scott Nelson, Kevin Hood | |
| Subs | Samford | Billy Shaw (PG), Gale Greene (SG), Richard Allen (PF), Jacob Westfall (C) John Reader, Sidney Dykema, Jeffrey Hecht, Martin Wood | |
| 14:42 | Samford | Greg Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 14:42 | Samford | Greg Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 14:23 | Tennessee State | Paul Noack misses short on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Richard Allen - foul #2 on Richard Allen, team foul #2 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Jim Kauffman (SF) Greg Morgan | |
| 14:23 | Tennessee State | Paul Noack misses the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 14:23 | Tennessee State | Paul Noack misses the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 14:23 | Samford | Jacob Westfall pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 14:02 | Samford | Gale Greene knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Jacob Westfall | 42-47 |
| 13:52 | Tennessee State | William Bubb misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-47 |
| 13:51 | Tennessee State | Steven Kang pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 13:31 | Tennessee State | Dale Cissell drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Paul Noack | 45-47 |
| 13:12 | Samford | Richard Allen hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dale Cissell - foul #1 on Dale Cissell, team foul #3 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Samford | John Reader (PG) Billy Shaw | |
| 13:12 | Samford | Richard Allen makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 13:12 | Samford | Richard Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 13:12 | Tennessee State | Steven Kang grabs the defensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 12:58 | Tennessee State | Matthew Winkler clanks a 3 from the right corner | 45-48 |
| 12:57 | Tennessee State | William Bubb gets the offensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 12:37 | Tennessee State | Jim Kauffman is called for the reach on Steven Kang - foul #2 on Jim Kauffman, team foul #3 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Elias Reynolds (PG), Kevin Hood (C) Paul Noack, Matthew Winkler | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 12:26 | Tennessee State | William Bubb is fouled on the floor by Jim Kauffman - foul #3 on Jim Kauffman, team foul #4 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Leonard Record (SG) Dale Cissell | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 12:10 | Tennessee State | Steven Kang banks in the layup on a great pass from William Bubb | 47-48 |
| 11:54 | Samford | Jim Kauffman double dribbles | 47-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Patrick Stemple (SF), Scott Nelson (PF) William Bubb, Steven Kang | |
| Subs | Samford | Sidney Dykema (SG), Jeffrey Hecht (PF), Martin Wood (C) Jim Kauffman, Richard Allen, Jacob Westfall | |
| 11:37 | Tennessee State | Leonard Record scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Kevin Hood | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Elias Reynolds (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard Record (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Patrick Stemple (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Hood (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - John Reader (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sidney Dykema (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gale Greene (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeffrey Hecht (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Wood (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Samford | Gale Greene can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-48 |
| 11:17 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht hits the follow up shot | 50-50 |
| 11:02 | Tennessee State | Scott Nelson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Elias Reynolds and he's hacked by John Reader - foul #2 on John Reader, team foul #5 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Greg Morgan (SF) Gale Greene | |
| 11:02 | Tennessee State | Scott Nelson misses the free throw | 52-50 |
| 11:02 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| 10:44 | Samford | Leonard Record is called for the reach on Martin Wood - foul #3 on Leonard Record, team foul #4 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Dale Cissell (SG) Leonard Record | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 10:29 | Samford | Dale Cissell steals the ball from Greg Morgan | 52-50 |
| 10:24 | Tennessee State | Elias Reynolds can't finish the layup | 52-50 |
| 10:23 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht grabs the board | 52-50 |
| 10:02 | Samford | John Reader buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Sidney Dykema | 52-53 |
| 09:33 | Tennessee State | John Reader picks off the pass by Scott Nelson | 52-53 |
| 09:28 | Samford | John Reader misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kevin Hood - foul #2 on Kevin Hood, team foul #5 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Paul Noack (PG), Leonard Record (SG), William Bubb (SF), Steven Kang (PF) Elias Reynolds, Dale Cissell, Patrick Stemple, Scott Nelson | |
| Subs | Samford | Gale Greene (SG), Richard Allen (PF), Jacob Westfall (C) Sidney Dykema, Jeffrey Hecht, Martin Wood | |
| 09:28 | Samford | John Reader makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 09:28 | Samford | John Reader makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 09:08 | Tennessee State | Kevin Hood misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 52-55 |
| 09:06 | Samford | Gale Greene gets the rebound | 52-55 |
| 08:41 | Samford | Jacob Westfall makes the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Gale Greene | 52-57 |
| 08:25 | Tennessee State | John Reader takes the ball from Leonard Record | 52-57 |
| 08:07 | Samford | Richard Allen is fouled on the floor by Steven Kang - foul #2 on Steven Kang, team foul #6 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Elias Reynolds (PG), Patrick Stemple (SF), Scott Nelson (PF), Matthew Winkler (C) Paul Noack, William Bubb, Steven Kang, Kevin Hood | |
| Subs | Samford | Billy Shaw (PG), Sidney Dykema (SG), Jeffrey Hecht (PF) John Reader, Greg Morgan, Jacob Westfall | |
| 07:48 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Allen | 52-60 |
| 07:36 | Tennessee State | Elias Reynolds hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Scott Nelson | 54-60 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Elias Reynolds (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leonard Record (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Patrick Stemple (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Winkler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Billy Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sidney Dykema (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gale Greene (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jeffrey Hecht (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Samford | Gale Greene is fouled on the floor by Scott Nelson - foul #1 on Scott Nelson, team foul #7 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Dale Cissell (SG) Leonard Record | |
| Subs | Samford | Martin Wood (C) Richard Allen | |
| 07:13 | Samford | Gale Greene makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 07:13 | Samford | Gale Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 07:00 | Tennessee State | Scott Nelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-62 |
| 06:46 | Samford | Martin Wood misses short on a shot from the baseline | 54-62 |
| 06:44 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-62 |
| 06:24 | Samford | Sidney Dykema scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jeffrey Hecht and the foul's on Scott Nelson - foul #2 on Scott Nelson, team foul #8 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Kevin Hood (C) Matthew Winkler | |
| Subs | Samford | John Reader (PG), Greg Morgan (SF) Billy Shaw, Gale Greene | |
| 06:24 | Samford | Sidney Dykema makes the free throw | 54-65 |
| 05:57 | Tennessee State | Scott Nelson misses the shot from close range | 54-65 |
| 05:55 | Tennessee State | Kevin Hood hits the follow up shot | 56-65 |
| 05:37 | Samford | Sidney Dykema misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 56-65 |
| 05:36 | Samford | Greg Morgan gets the offensive rebound | 56-65 |
| 05:19 | Samford | John Reader drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-68 |
| 05:01 | Tennessee State | Dale Cissell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-68 |
| 04:59 | Tennessee State | Kevin Hood grabs the offensive board | 56-68 |
| 04:47 | Tennessee State | Jeffrey Hecht steals the ball from Dale Cissell | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:27 | Samford | John Reader is hacked by Elias Reynolds - foul #2 on Elias Reynolds, team foul #9 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Paul Noack (PG), Leonard Record (SG), William Bubb (SF), Steven Kang (PF) Elias Reynolds, Dale Cissell, Patrick Stemple, Scott Nelson | |
| Subs | Samford | Gale Greene (SG), Jim Kauffman (SF), Richard Allen (PF), Jacob Westfall (C) Sidney Dykema, Greg Morgan, Jeffrey Hecht, Martin Wood | |
| 04:27 | Samford | John Reader makes the 1st free throw | 56-69 |
| 04:27 | Samford | John Reader makes the 2nd free throw | 56-70 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:19 | Tennessee State | Leonard Record drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Noack | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:58 | Samford | Richard Allen is hacked by Kevin Hood - foul #3 on Kevin Hood, team foul #10 | 59-70 |
| 03:58 | Samford | Richard Allen misses the 1st free throw | 59-70 |
| 03:58 | Samford | Richard Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:34 | Tennessee State | Paul Noack makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by William Bubb | 61-71 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Paul Noack (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leonard Record (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Bubb (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Steven Kang (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Hood (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - John Reader (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gale Greene (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jim Kauffman (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Richard Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jacob Westfall (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:16 | Samford | John Reader clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-71 |
| 03:15 | Tennessee State | Steven Kang snags the defensive board | 61-71 |
| 03:01 | Tennessee State | William Bubb hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-71 |
| 03:00 | Samford | Richard Allen gets the rebound | 61-71 |
| 03:00 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-71 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Elias Reynolds (PG), Patrick Stemple (SF), Scott Nelson (PF) Paul Noack, William Bubb, Steven Kang | |
| Subs | Samford | Sidney Dykema (SG), Greg Morgan (SF), Jeffrey Hecht (PF), Martin Wood (C) Gale Greene, Jim Kauffman, Richard Allen, Jacob Westfall | |
| 02:38 | Samford | Sidney Dykema lays it up and in on a great pass from Jeffrey Hecht | 61-73 |
| 02:18 | Tennessee State | Leonard Record misses short on a 3 from straight away | 61-73 |
| 02:16 | Tennessee State | Scott Nelson tips it back up and in | 63-73 |
| 01:57 | Samford | John Reader scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jeffrey Hecht | 63-76 |
| 01:44 | Tennessee State | Elias Reynolds is fouled on the floor by John Reader - foul #3 on John Reader, team foul #6 | 63-76 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Paul Noack (PG), Dale Cissell (SG), William Bubb (SF), Steven Kang (PF), Matthew Winkler (C) Elias Reynolds, Leonard Record, Patrick Stemple, Scott Nelson, Kevin Hood | |
| Subs | Samford | Billy Shaw (PG), Gale Greene (SG), Jim Kauffman (SF), Richard Allen (PF), Jacob Westfall (C) John Reader, Sidney Dykema, Greg Morgan, Jeffrey Hecht, Martin Wood | |
| 01:27 | Tennessee State | Paul Noack clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 63-76 |
| 01:25 | Samford | Richard Allen pulls down the rebound | 63-76 |
| 01:07 | Samford | Jim Kauffman hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Gale Greene | 63-79 |
| 00:54 | Tennessee State | Steven Kang misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-79 |
| 00:52 | Samford | The rebound goes to Richard Allen | 63-79 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Samford | Gale Greene buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Billy Shaw and he's fouled by Steven Kang - foul #3 on Steven Kang, team foul #11 | 63-81 |
| 00:24 | Samford | Gale Greene makes the free throw | 63-82 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Tennessee State | Dale Cissell comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 63-82 |
| 00:17 | Samford | The rebound goes to Richard Allen | 63-82 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Billy Shaw runs out the clock | 63-82 |