| Lineup | Samford | PG - Bill Herrin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jackie Rosenbloom (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Omar Gordon (fresh) PF - John Waldron (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Terry Renaud (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - John McCary (fresh) SG - Lawrence Inabinet (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Hearon (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Anthony Friend (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Ilia Zabel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Omar Gordon inbounds the ball | 47-27 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Samford | John Waldron banks in the layup set up by Bill Herrin and he's fouled by Ilia Zabel - foul #2 on Ilia Zabel, team foul #1 | 49-27 |
| 19:38 | Samford | John Waldron makes the free throw | 50-27 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:25 | Tennessee State | Terry Renaud swats the short shot by Andrew Hearon | 50-27 |
| 19:23 | Samford | Jackie Rosenbloom grabs the board | 50-27 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:02 | Samford | Bill Herrin scores on a jump hook from close range | 52-27 |
| 18:46 | Tennessee State | Ilia Zabel misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 52-27 |
| 18:44 | Samford | Terry Renaud gets the rebound | 52-27 |
| 18:15 | Samford | Lawrence Inabinet steals it from Bill Herrin | 52-27 |
| 18:02 | Tennessee State | Andrew Hearon is hacked by Terry Renaud - foul #2 on Terry Renaud, team foul #1 | 52-27 |
| 17:53 | Tennessee State | Andrew Hearon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 52-27 |
| 17:51 | Samford | Terry Renaud grabs the board | 52-27 |
| 17:31 | Samford | Terry Renaud scores on a floater in the paint | 54-27 |
| 17:16 | Tennessee State | Lawrence Inabinet loses the ball out of bounds | 54-27 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Godin (SF) Omar Gordon | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Shawn Knudtson (PG) John McCary | |
| 16:51 | Samford | Anthony Friend takes the ball from Terry Renaud | 54-27 |
| 16:41 | Tennessee State | Ilia Zabel can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-27 |
| 16:40 | Samford | The rebound goes to Jackie Rosenbloom | 54-27 |
| 16:20 | Samford | Robert Godin scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Terry Renaud | 56-27 |
| 15:58 | Tennessee State | Shawn Knudtson banks in the layup | 56-29 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Bill Herrin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jackie Rosenbloom (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Godin (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Waldron (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Terry Renaud (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Shawn Knudtson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence Inabinet (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Hearon (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Anthony Friend (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Ilia Zabel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Samford | Bill Herrin misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 56-29 |
| 15:34 | Tennessee State | Andrew Hearon gets the rebound | 56-29 |
| 15:20 | Tennessee State | Terry Renaud swats the short shot by Ilia Zabel | 56-29 |
| 15:19 | Samford | Terry Renaud snags the defensive board | 56-29 |
| 14:50 | Samford | Jackie Rosenbloom misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-29 |
| 14:49 | Tennessee State | Ilia Zabel gets the rebound | 56-29 |
| 14:33 | Tennessee State | Shawn Knudtson misses the lay-in | 56-29 |
| 14:31 | Samford | The rebound goes to Robert Godin | 56-29 |
| 14:10 | Samford | John Waldron misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 56-29 |
| 14:08 | Tennessee State | Anthony Friend grabs the board | 56-29 |
| 14:01 | Tennessee State | Anthony Friend hits the finger roll | 56-31 |
| 13:38 | Samford | Terry Renaud lays it in | 58-31 |
| 13:21 | Tennessee State | Anthony Friend is hacked by Jackie Rosenbloom - foul #1 on Jackie Rosenbloom, team foul #2 | 58-31 |
| Subs | Samford | William Friedlander (PG), Jacob Molden (SG), Omar Gordon (SF), Nile Mitchell (PF), Wilbert Tudor (C) Bill Herrin, Jackie Rosenbloom, Robert Godin, John Waldron, Terry Renaud | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John McCary (PG), Michael Baker (SG), Charles Lindsey (SF), Samuel Love (PF), Steven Benoit (C) Shawn Knudtson, Lawrence Inabinet, Andrew Hearon, Anthony Friend, Ilia Zabel | |
| 13:04 | Tennessee State | Steven Benoit drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Michael Baker | 58-33 |
| 12:40 | Samford | Jacob Molden knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by William Friedlander | 60-33 |
| 12:28 | Tennessee State | Charles Lindsey misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Omar Gordon - foul #3 on Omar Gordon, team foul #3 | 60-33 |
| 12:28 | Tennessee State | Charles Lindsey makes the 1st free throw | 60-34 |
| 12:28 | Tennessee State | Charles Lindsey makes the 2nd free throw | 60-35 |
| 12:08 | Samford | Samuel Love takes the ball from Jacob Molden | 60-35 |
| 11:51 | Tennessee State | Michael Baker misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-35 |
| 11:50 | Samford | Nile Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 60-35 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - William Friedlander (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jacob Molden (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Omar Gordon (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Nile Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Wilbert Tudor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - John McCary (fresh) SG - Michael Baker (fresh) SF - Charles Lindsey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Love (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Steven Benoit (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Samford | Michael Baker steps in front of the Omar Gordon pass | 60-35 |
| 11:12 | Tennessee State | Steven Benoit clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-35 |
| 11:10 | Tennessee State | Charles Lindsey pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-35 |
| 10:52 | Tennessee State | Omar Gordon swats the layup by Samuel Love | 60-35 |
| 10:51 | Samford | Nile Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 60-35 |
| 10:31 | Samford | Nile Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Samuel Love - foul #2 on Samuel Love, team foul #2 | 60-35 |
| Subs | Samford | Bill Herrin (PG), Jackie Rosenbloom (SG), Robert Godin (SF), Henry Sommers (PF) William Friedlander, Jacob Molden, Omar Gordon, Wilbert Tudor | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Shawn Knudtson (PG), Anthony Friend (PF), Ilia Zabel (C) John McCary, Samuel Love, Steven Benoit | |
| 10:06 | Samford | Henry Sommers hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 60-35 |
| 10:05 | Tennessee State | Charles Lindsey gets the rebound | 60-35 |
| 09:45 | Tennessee State | Ilia Zabel hits the finger roll set up by Shawn Knudtson and the foul's on Jackie Rosenbloom - foul #2 on Jackie Rosenbloom, team foul #4 | 60-37 |
| Subs | Samford | John Waldron (PF), Terry Renaud (C) Henry Sommers, Nile Mitchell | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Lawrence Inabinet (SG), Andrew Hearon (SF) Michael Baker, Charles Lindsey | |
| 09:45 | Tennessee State | Ilia Zabel makes the free throw | 60-38 |
| 09:21 | Samford | Robert Godin is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Inabinet - foul #2 on Lawrence Inabinet, team foul #3 | 60-38 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John McCary (PG) Shawn Knudtson | |
| 09:02 | Samford | Ilia Zabel swats the layup by John Waldron | 60-38 |
| 09:01 | Tennessee State | Anthony Friend pulls down the rebound | 60-38 |
| 08:56 | Tennessee State | Lawrence Inabinet throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Omar Gordon (SF) Robert Godin | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 08:37 | Samford | Bill Herrin misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Ilia Zabel - foul #3 on Ilia Zabel, team foul #4 | 60-38 |
| 08:37 | Samford | Bill Herrin makes the 1st free throw | 61-38 |
| 08:37 | Samford | Bill Herrin makes the 2nd free throw | 62-38 |
| 08:30 | Tennessee State | Ilia Zabel is denied on a layup by Terry Renaud | 62-38 |
| 08:28 | Samford | Omar Gordon snags the defensive board | 62-38 |
| 07:59 | Samford | Omar Gordon misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Andrew Hearon - foul #2 on Andrew Hearon, team foul #5 | 62-38 |
| Subs | Samford | William Friedlander (PG) Bill Herrin | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 07:59 | Samford | Omar Gordon misses the 1st free throw | 62-38 |
| 07:59 | Samford | Omar Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 63-38 |
| 07:40 | Tennessee State | Anthony Friend hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 63-38 |
| 07:38 | Samford | Terry Renaud snags the defensive board | 63-38 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - William Friedlander (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jackie Rosenbloom (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Omar Gordon (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Waldron (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Terry Renaud (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - John McCary (fresh) SG - Lawrence Inabinet (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Hearon (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Friend (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Ilia Zabel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:14 | Samford | Anthony Friend blocks the short jumper by William Friedlander | 63-38 |
| 07:13 | Tennessee State | Ilia Zabel grabs the board | 63-38 |
| 07:00 | Tennessee State | Andrew Hearon buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-41 |
| 06:55 | Samford | Omar Gordon is fouled on the floor by Ilia Zabel - foul #4 on Ilia Zabel, team foul #6 | 63-41 |
| Subs | Samford | Bill Herrin (PG), Robert Godin (SF), Nile Mitchell (PF), Wilbert Tudor (C) Jackie Rosenbloom, Omar Gordon, John Waldron, Terry Renaud | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Shawn Knudtson (PG), Michael Baker (SG), Charles Lindsey (SF), Samuel Love (C) John McCary, Lawrence Inabinet, Andrew Hearon, Ilia Zabel | |
| 06:32 | Samford | Wilbert Tudor connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 65-41 |
| 06:28 | Tennessee State | Michael Baker hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 65-41 |
| 06:26 | Samford | The rebound goes to Nile Mitchell | 65-41 |
| 06:21 | Samford | Robert Godin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Anthony Friend - foul #1 on Anthony Friend, team foul #7 | 65-41 |
| Subs | Samford | Jacob Molden (SG) Bill Herrin | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Steven Benoit (C) Anthony Friend | |
| 06:21 | Samford | Robert Godin makes the 1st free throw | 66-41 |
| 06:21 | Samford | Robert Godin misses the 2nd free throw | 66-41 |
| 06:21 | Tennessee State | Charles Lindsey pulls down the rebound | 66-41 |
| 06:05 | Tennessee State | Charles Lindsey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-41 |
| 05:41 | Samford | Wilbert Tudor loses the dribble to Shawn Knudtson | 66-41 |
| 05:28 | Tennessee State | Charles Lindsey drills a driving attempt in the paint | 66-43 |
| 05:21 | Samford | The jumper by Jacob Molden is denied by Charles Lindsey | 66-43 |
| 05:20 | Tennessee State | Charles Lindsey grabs the board | 66-43 |
| 05:06 | Tennessee State | Charles Lindsey blows the layup | 66-43 |
| 05:04 | Samford | Nile Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 66-43 |
| 04:45 | Samford | William Friedlander misses long on a shot near the basket | 66-43 |
| 04:44 | Samford | Nile Mitchell tips it home | 68-43 |
| 04:34 | Tennessee State | Samuel Love comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-43 |
| 04:33 | Tennessee State | Shawn Knudtson hits the follow up shot | 68-45 |
| 04:12 | Samford | Jacob Molden misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Samuel Love - foul #3 on Samuel Love, team foul #8 | 68-45 |
| Subs | Samford | Fa Hou (PG) William Friedlander | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Robert Allen (PF) Samuel Love | |
| 04:12 | Samford | Jacob Molden makes the 1st free throw | 69-45 |
| 04:12 | Samford | Jacob Molden makes the 2nd free throw | 70-45 |
| 03:52 | Tennessee State | Steven Benoit knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Shawn Knudtson | 70-47 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Samford | Fa Hou's pass is intercepted by Robert Allen | 70-47 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Fa Hou (fresh) SG - Jacob Molden (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Godin (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Nile Mitchell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Wilbert Tudor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Shawn Knudtson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Baker (fairly fresh) SF - Charles Lindsey (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Allen (fresh) C - Steven Benoit (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:16 | Tennessee State | Fa Hou is called for the reach on Shawn Knudtson - foul #1 on Fa Hou, team foul #5 | 70-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Henry Sommers (PF) Wilbert Tudor | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Samuel Love (C) Steven Benoit | |
| 03:04 | Tennessee State | Shawn Knudtson double dribbles | 70-47 |
| Subs | Samford | William Friedlander (SG) Jacob Molden | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 02:35 | Samford | Fa Hou connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by William Friedlander | 73-47 |
| 02:25 | Tennessee State | Charles Lindsey hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Shawn Knudtson | 73-50 |
| 02:01 | Samford | William Friedlander makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Fa Hou and the foul's on Michael Baker - foul #1 on Michael Baker, team foul #9 | 75-50 |
| Subs | Samford | Jacob Molden (SG) Robert Godin | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 02:01 | Samford | William Friedlander makes the free throw | 76-50 |
| 01:43 | Tennessee State | Shawn Knudtson is hacked by Henry Sommers - foul #1 on Henry Sommers, team foul #6 | 76-50 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Godin (SF), Wilbert Tudor (C) Fa Hou, Henry Sommers | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Steven Benoit (C) Robert Allen | |
| 01:31 | Tennessee State | Samuel Love lays it in set up by Shawn Knudtson | 76-52 |
| 01:09 | Samford | William Friedlander is fouled on the floor by Shawn Knudtson - foul #1 on Shawn Knudtson, team foul #10 | 76-52 |
| 01:09 | Samford | William Friedlander makes the 1st free throw | 77-52 |
| 01:09 | Samford | William Friedlander makes the 2nd free throw | 78-52 |
| 00:54 | Tennessee State | Shawn Knudtson makes the jumper from the left side set up by Charles Lindsey | 78-54 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Samford | Robert Godin hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 78-54 |
| 00:29 | Tennessee State | Steven Benoit pulls down the rebound | 78-54 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Tennessee State | Wilbert Tudor is called for the reach on Steven Benoit - foul #1 on Wilbert Tudor, team foul #7 | 78-54 |
| 00:23 | Tennessee State | Steven Benoit makes the 1st free throw | 78-55 |
| 00:23 | Tennessee State | Steven Benoit makes the 2nd free throw | 78-56 |
| 00:00 | Samford | William Friedlander runs out the clock | 78-56 |