| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Willie Coleman (fresh) SG - William Maly (fresh) SF - Donald Draper (fresh) PF - Onwoachi Suleiman (fresh) C - Clyde Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Bill Herrin (fresh) SG - Jackie Rosenbloom (fresh) SF - Omar Gordon (fresh) PF - John Waldron (fresh) C - Terry Renaud (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee Martin | Clyde Brown wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Tennessee Martin | Clyde Brown misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Tennessee Martin | Clyde Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Tennessee Martin | Donald Draper misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Samford | Terry Renaud gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Samford | Omar Gordon clanks a shot near the basket | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Tennessee Martin | The rebound goes to Donald Draper | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Tennessee Martin | Onwoachi Suleiman is denied on a layup by John Waldron | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Tennessee Martin | The offensive rebound goes to William Maly | 0-0 |
| 18:31 | Tennessee Martin | Onwoachi Suleiman misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 0-0 |
| 18:29 | Samford | Terry Renaud grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:23 | Samford | John Waldron drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Bill Herrin and he's hacked by Onwoachi Suleiman - foul #1 on Onwoachi Suleiman, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:23 | Samford | John Waldron makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:13 | Tennessee Martin | Omar Gordon steals it from Onwoachi Suleiman | 0-3 |
| 17:53 | Samford | Bill Herrin knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Terry Renaud | 0-6 |
| 17:47 | Tennessee Martin | Clyde Brown misses long on a shot from the right wing | 0-6 |
| 17:46 | Samford | John Waldron grabs the defensive rebound | 0-6 |
| 17:39 | Samford | Jackie Rosenbloom connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Bill Herrin | 0-9 |
| 17:15 | Tennessee Martin | Willie Coleman makes the 3 from straight away | 3-9 |
| 17:00 | Samford | Omar Gordon misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-9 |
| 16:59 | Tennessee Martin | William Maly gets the rebound | 3-9 |
| 16:54 | Tennessee Martin | Onwoachi Suleiman is fouled on the floor by John Waldron - foul #1 on John Waldron, team foul #1 | 3-9 |
| 16:45 | Tennessee Martin | Onwoachi Suleiman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-9 |
| 16:44 | Samford | The rebound goes to Terry Renaud | 3-9 |
| 16:39 | Samford | Bill Herrin drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Jackie Rosenbloom | 3-11 |
| 16:22 | Tennessee Martin | Clyde Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-11 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Scott Doles (C) Clyde Brown | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 16:06 | Samford | Onwoachi Suleiman picks off the pass by Omar Gordon | 3-11 |
| 16:01 | Tennessee Martin | Donald Draper misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jackie Rosenbloom - foul #1 on Jackie Rosenbloom, team foul #2 | 3-11 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Sol Giordano (SG) William Maly | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Godin (SF) Omar Gordon | |
| 16:01 | Tennessee Martin | Donald Draper makes the 1st free throw | 4-11 |
| 16:01 | Tennessee Martin | Donald Draper makes the 2nd free throw | 5-11 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Willie Coleman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Sol Giordano (fresh) SF - Donald Draper (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Onwoachi Suleiman (fresh) C - Scott Doles (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Bill Herrin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jackie Rosenbloom (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Godin (fresh) PF - John Waldron (fresh) 3 pts. C - Terry Renaud (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Samford | Robert Godin clanks a 3pt shot from straight away but he's hacked by Donald Draper - foul #1 on Donald Draper, team foul #2 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Ricardo Morales (SF) Donald Draper | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 15:50 | Samford | Robert Godin makes the 1st free throw | 5-12 |
| 15:50 | Samford | Robert Godin makes the 2nd free throw | 5-13 |
| 15:50 | Samford | Robert Godin makes the 3rd free throw | 5-14 |
| 15:33 | Tennessee Martin | Sol Giordano can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 5-14 |
| 15:32 | Samford | Terry Renaud grabs the board | 5-14 |
| 15:17 | Samford | John Waldron misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Onwoachi Suleiman - foul #2 on Onwoachi Suleiman, team foul #3 | 5-14 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Paul Hillery (PG), Mark Calloway (SG) Willie Coleman, Onwoachi Suleiman | |
| Subs | Samford | William Friedlander (PG), Jacob Molden (SG), Nile Mitchell (C) Bill Herrin, Jackie Rosenbloom, Terry Renaud | |
| 15:17 | Samford | John Waldron misses the 1st free throw | 5-14 |
| 15:17 | Samford | John Waldron makes the 2nd free throw | 5-15 |
| 15:03 | Tennessee Martin | Ricardo Morales throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-15 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Clyde Brown (C) Paul Hillery | |
| Subs | Samford | Wilbert Tudor (C) John Waldron | |
| 14:38 | Samford | Jacob Molden is fouled on the floor by Mark Calloway - foul #1 on Mark Calloway, team foul #4 | 5-15 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | William Maly (SG), Donald Draper (SF) Mark Calloway, Ricardo Morales | |
| Subs | Samford | Omar Gordon (SF) Jacob Molden | |
| 14:33 | Samford | William Friedlander scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Robert Godin | 5-18 |
| 14:21 | Tennessee Martin | Clyde Brown hits the finger roll | 7-18 |
| 14:12 | Samford | Omar Gordon misses the shot from the left wing | 7-18 |
| 14:10 | Tennessee Martin | Scott Doles grabs the defensive rebound | 7-18 |
| 14:06 | Tennessee Martin | Sol Giordano double dribbles in the backcourt | 7-18 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Willie Coleman (PG) Sol Giordano | |
| Subs | Samford | Bill Herrin (PG), Jackie Rosenbloom (SG), Terry Renaud (C) William Friedlander, Robert Godin, Wilbert Tudor | |
| 13:53 | Samford | Nile Mitchell is called for a charge - foul #1 on Nile Mitchell, team foul #3 | 7-18 |
| 13:37 | Tennessee Martin | Clyde Brown travels with the ball | 7-18 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Ricardo Morales (PF), George Blazosky (C) Scott Doles, Clyde Brown | |
| Subs | Samford | John Waldron (PF) Nile Mitchell | |
| 13:30 | Samford | Terry Renaud can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 7-18 |
| 13:29 | Tennessee Martin | George Blazosky pulls down the rebound | 7-18 |
| 13:13 | Tennessee Martin | Ricardo Morales clanks a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Terry Renaud - foul #1 on Terry Renaud, team foul #4 | 7-18 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Godin (SF) Omar Gordon | |
| 13:13 | Tennessee Martin | Ricardo Morales makes the 1st free throw | 8-18 |
| 13:13 | Tennessee Martin | Ricardo Morales misses the 2nd free throw | 8-18 |
| 13:13 | Tennessee Martin | George Blazosky grabs the offensive board | 8-18 |
| 13:06 | Tennessee Martin | Robert Godin is called for the reach on Willie Coleman - foul #1 on Robert Godin, team foul #5 | 8-18 |
| 12:51 | Tennessee Martin | Donald Draper buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by William Maly | 10-18 |
| 12:35 | Samford | Terry Renaud knocks in the shot from close range set up by John Waldron | 10-20 |
| 12:19 | Tennessee Martin | Willie Coleman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-20 |
| 12:18 | Samford | The rebound goes to Robert Godin | 10-20 |
| 12:12 | Samford | John Waldron misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-20 |
| 12:11 | Samford | John Waldron grabs the offensive rebound | 10-20 |
| 11:55 | Samford | Jackie Rosenbloom buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Bill Herrin | 10-22 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Willie Coleman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Maly (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Draper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ricardo Morales (fresh) 1 pts. C - George Blazosky (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Bill Herrin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jackie Rosenbloom (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Godin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Waldron (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Renaud (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Tennessee Martin | Terry Renaud steps in front of the Willie Coleman pass | 10-22 |
| 11:22 | Samford | George Blazosky is called for the reach on Terry Renaud - foul #1 on George Blazosky, team foul #5 | 10-22 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Sol Giordano (PG), Mark Calloway (SG), Scott Doles (PF), Clyde Brown (C) Willie Coleman, William Maly, Donald Draper, George Blazosky | |
| Subs | Samford | William Friedlander (PG), Omar Gordon (SF), Nile Mitchell (PF), Wilbert Tudor (C) Bill Herrin, Jackie Rosenbloom, John Waldron, Terry Renaud | |
| 11:14 | Samford | Omar Gordon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ricardo Morales - foul #1 on Ricardo Morales, team foul #6 | 10-22 |
| 11:14 | Samford | Omar Gordon misses the 1st free throw | 10-22 |
| 11:14 | Samford | Omar Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 10-23 |
| 10:52 | Tennessee Martin | Sol Giordano comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-23 |
| 10:51 | Tennessee Martin | Ricardo Morales pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-23 |
| 10:37 | Tennessee Martin | Ricardo Morales buries a jump hook in the paint | 12-23 |
| 10:21 | Samford | Wilbert Tudor misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Scott Doles - foul #1 on Scott Doles, team foul #7 | 12-23 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Paul Hillery (PG) Ricardo Morales | |
| Subs | Samford | Jacob Molden (SG) Robert Godin | |
| 10:21 | Samford | Wilbert Tudor makes the 1st free throw | 12-24 |
| 10:21 | Samford | Wilbert Tudor misses the 2nd free throw | 12-24 |
| 10:21 | Tennessee Martin | Sol Giordano pulls down the rebound | 12-24 |
| 09:58 | Tennessee Martin | Clyde Brown makes the runner in the lane | 14-24 |
| 09:33 | Samford | Nile Mitchell clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-24 |
| 09:32 | Samford | Omar Gordon tips it back up and in | 14-26 |
| 09:26 | Tennessee Martin | Mark Calloway hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 14-26 |
| 09:25 | Tennessee Martin | Sol Giordano snags the offensive board | 14-26 |
| 09:16 | Tennessee Martin | Mark Calloway misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 14-26 |
| 09:15 | Samford | Nile Mitchell gets the rebound | 14-26 |
| 08:50 | Samford | Jacob Molden drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Nile Mitchell | 14-29 |
| 08:21 | Tennessee Martin | Clyde Brown can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Nile Mitchell - foul #2 on Nile Mitchell, team foul #6 | 14-29 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Willie Coleman (PG), William Maly (SG), Donald Draper (SF), Ricardo Morales (PF) Paul Hillery, Mark Calloway, Sol Giordano, Scott Doles | |
| Subs | Samford | Bill Herrin (PG), Jackie Rosenbloom (SG), Robert Godin (SF), John Waldron (PF), Terry Renaud (C) William Friedlander, Jacob Molden, Omar Gordon, Nile Mitchell, Wilbert Tudor | |
| 08:21 | Tennessee Martin | Clyde Brown makes the 1st free throw | 15-29 |
| 08:21 | Tennessee Martin | Clyde Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 15-29 |
| 08:21 | Samford | Terry Renaud grabs the board | 15-29 |
| 08:00 | Samford | Bill Herrin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-29 |
| 07:59 | Samford | Terry Renaud tips it but misses | 15-29 |
| 07:57 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Godin | 15-29 |
| 07:52 | Samford | Bill Herrin connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Terry Renaud | 15-31 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Willie Coleman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Maly (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Draper (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ricardo Morales (fresh) 3 pts. C - Clyde Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Bill Herrin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jackie Rosenbloom (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Godin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Waldron (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Renaud (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:46 | Tennessee Martin | Clyde Brown hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 15-31 |
| 07:45 | Samford | John Waldron snags the defensive board | 15-31 |
| 07:28 | Samford | Bill Herrin is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Bill Herrin, team foul #7 | 15-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | George Blazosky (C) Clyde Brown | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 07:08 | Tennessee Martin | Terry Renaud denies the turnaround by William Maly | 15-31 |
| 07:07 | Samford | Terry Renaud grabs the defensive rebound | 15-31 |
| 06:49 | Samford | Ricardo Morales steals it from John Waldron | 15-31 |
| 06:31 | Tennessee Martin | Terry Renaud swats the layup by Donald Draper | 15-31 |
| 06:29 | Tennessee Martin | Ricardo Morales grabs the offensive rebound | 15-31 |
| 06:12 | Tennessee Martin | George Blazosky buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Donald Draper | 17-31 |
| 05:50 | Samford | Bill Herrin misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 17-31 |
| 05:49 | Tennessee Martin | Ricardo Morales grabs the board | 17-31 |
| 05:25 | Tennessee Martin | George Blazosky loses the dribble to Bill Herrin | 17-31 |
| 05:22 | Samford | Bill Herrin lays it up and in | 17-33 |
| 05:13 | Tennessee Martin | Willie Coleman drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by George Blazosky | 19-33 |
| 04:56 | Samford | Terry Renaud blows the layup but he's fouled by George Blazosky - foul #2 on George Blazosky, team foul #8 | 19-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Paul Hillery (PG), Mark Calloway (SG), Sol Giordano (SF), Scott Doles (PF), Clyde Brown (C) Willie Coleman, William Maly, Donald Draper, Ricardo Morales, George Blazosky | |
| Subs | Samford | William Friedlander (PG), Jacob Molden (SG), Omar Gordon (SF), Henry Sommers (PF) Bill Herrin, Jackie Rosenbloom, Robert Godin, John Waldron | |
| 04:56 | Samford | Terry Renaud makes the 1st free throw | 19-34 |
| 04:56 | Samford | Terry Renaud makes the 2nd free throw | 19-35 |
| 04:52 | Tennessee Martin | Paul Hillery's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| Subs | Samford | Wilbert Tudor (C) Terry Renaud | |
| 04:37 | Samford | Henry Sommers hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Jacob Molden | 19-37 |
| 04:17 | Tennessee Martin | Scott Doles clanks a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by William Friedlander - foul #1 on William Friedlander, team foul #8 | 19-37 |
| 04:17 | Tennessee Martin | Scott Doles misses the 1st free throw | 19-37 |
| 04:17 | Tennessee Martin | Scott Doles makes the 2nd free throw | 20-37 |
| 03:58 | Samford | Wilbert Tudor misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-37 |
| 03:57 | Samford | Henry Sommers grabs the offensive board | 20-37 |
| 03:43 | Samford | Wilbert Tudor is whistled for traveling | 20-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Willie Coleman (PG), Donald Draper (SF), Onwoachi Suleiman (PF) Paul Hillery, Mark Calloway, Scott Doles | |
| Subs | Samford | Bill Herrin (PG), Jackie Rosenbloom (SG), Nile Mitchell (PF) William Friedlander, Jacob Molden, Henry Sommers | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Willie Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Sol Giordano (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Donald Draper (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Onwoachi Suleiman (fresh) C - Clyde Brown (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Bill Herrin (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jackie Rosenbloom (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Omar Gordon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nile Mitchell (fresh) C - Wilbert Tudor (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:33 | Tennessee Martin | Nile Mitchell picks off the pass by Sol Giordano | 20-37 |
| 03:12 | Samford | Bill Herrin misses the lay-in | 20-37 |
| 03:11 | Tennessee Martin | Onwoachi Suleiman grabs the defensive rebound | 20-37 |
| 03:06 | Tennessee Martin | Omar Gordon is called for the reach on Onwoachi Suleiman - foul #1 on Omar Gordon, team foul #9 | 20-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | William Maly (SG), Scott Doles (C) Sol Giordano, Clyde Brown | |
| Subs | Samford | John Waldron (PF), Terry Renaud (C) Nile Mitchell, Wilbert Tudor | |
| 03:06 | Tennessee Martin | Onwoachi Suleiman misses the 1st free throw | 20-37 |
| 03:06 | Tennessee Martin | Onwoachi Suleiman gets the offensive rebound | 20-37 |
| 02:53 | Tennessee Martin | Willie Coleman hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-37 |
| 02:43 | Samford | Willie Coleman is called for the reach on Bill Herrin - foul #1 on Willie Coleman, team foul #9 | 23-37 |
| 02:43 | Samford | Bill Herrin makes the 1st free throw | 23-38 |
| 02:43 | Samford | Bill Herrin makes the 2nd free throw | 23-39 |
| 02:27 | Tennessee Martin | Scott Doles is fouled on the floor by Terry Renaud - foul #2 on Terry Renaud, team foul #10 | 23-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Godin (SF) Omar Gordon | |
| 02:27 | Tennessee Martin | Scott Doles makes the 1st free throw | 24-39 |
| 02:27 | Tennessee Martin | Scott Doles misses the 2nd free throw | 24-39 |
| 02:27 | Tennessee Martin | Donald Draper grabs the offensive board | 24-39 |
| 02:09 | Tennessee Martin | Willie Coleman is fouled on the floor by Jackie Rosenbloom - foul #2 on Jackie Rosenbloom, team foul #11 | 24-39 |
| 02:09 | Tennessee Martin | Willie Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 25-39 |
| 02:09 | Tennessee Martin | Willie Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 26-39 |
| 01:54 | Samford | Bill Herrin double dribbles | 26-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Sol Giordano (SF) Donald Draper | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 01:41 | Tennessee Martin | Jackie Rosenbloom takes the ball from Scott Doles | 26-39 |
| 01:27 | Samford | Jackie Rosenbloom is fouled on the floor by William Maly - foul #1 on William Maly, team foul #10 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Clyde Brown (C) Scott Doles | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 01:27 | Samford | Jackie Rosenbloom makes the 1st free throw | 26-40 |
| 01:27 | Samford | Jackie Rosenbloom misses the 2nd free throw | 26-40 |
| 01:27 | Tennessee Martin | Clyde Brown gets the rebound | 26-40 |
| 01:04 | Tennessee Martin | William Maly can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 26-40 |
| 01:02 | Samford | The rebound goes to Bill Herrin | 26-40 |
| 00:48 | Samford | Jackie Rosenbloom misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-40 |
| 00:47 | Tennessee Martin | Clyde Brown grabs the board | 26-40 |
| 00:37 | Tennessee Martin | Sol Giordano clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-40 |
| 00:36 | Samford | John Waldron grabs the defensive rebound | 26-40 |
| 00:30 | Samford | Bill Herrin's pass is intercepted by Willie Coleman in the backcourt | 26-40 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee Martin | Willie Coleman clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-40 |
| 00:03 | Tennessee Martin | Clyde Brown tips it in | 28-40 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Robert Godin misses long on a halfcourt shot | 28-40 |