| Lineup | Samford | PG - John Reader (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gale Greene (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Greg Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffrey Hecht (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Wood (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Jack Crowe (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Leonard Record (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Patrick Stemple (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Scott Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Hood (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Greg Morgan inbounds the ball | 40-31 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Samford | Greg Morgan's pass is intercepted by Scott Nelson | 40-31 |
| 19:28 | Tennessee State | Kevin Hood comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 40-31 |
| 19:26 | Tennessee State | Patrick Stemple tips it in | 40-33 |
| 19:11 | Samford | Martin Wood buries a driving attempt in the lane | 42-33 |
| 19:02 | Tennessee State | Patrick Stemple knocks in the shot from the right side set up by Kevin Hood | 42-35 |
| 18:33 | Samford | Gale Greene knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Hecht and he's fouled by Leonard Record - foul #1 on Leonard Record, team foul #1 | 44-35 |
| 18:33 | Samford | Gale Greene makes the free throw | 45-35 |
| 18:13 | Tennessee State | Leonard Record throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-35 |
| 17:51 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht is hacked by Scott Nelson - foul #2 on Scott Nelson, team foul #2 | 45-35 |
| 17:30 | Samford | Gale Greene comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-35 |
| 17:29 | Tennessee State | Leonard Record snags the defensive board | 45-35 |
| 17:25 | Tennessee State | Leonard Record misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-35 |
| 17:24 | Samford | John Reader snags the defensive board | 45-35 |
| 17:00 | Samford | Jack Crowe picks off the pass by Martin Wood | 45-35 |
| 16:50 | Tennessee State | Kevin Hood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-35 |
| Subs | Samford | Rodney Bryant (SF), Richard Allen (PF), Billy Doyle (C) Greg Morgan, Jeffrey Hecht, Martin Wood | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Brown (PG), Hal Kurland (SF), Matthew Winkler (PF) Jack Crowe, Patrick Stemple, Scott Nelson | |
| 16:35 | Samford | Rodney Bryant is hacked by Hal Kurland - foul #1 on Hal Kurland, team foul #3 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Samford | Billy Shaw (SG) Gale Greene | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Johnson (PG) Leonard Record | |
| 16:24 | Samford | James Johnson picks off the pass by Rodney Bryant | 45-35 |
| 16:20 | Tennessee State | Matthew Winkler hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Johnson | 45-37 |
| 16:05 | Samford | Billy Doyle buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-37 |
| 15:41 | Tennessee State | James Johnson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-37 |
| 15:39 | Samford | Richard Allen snags the defensive board | 48-37 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - John Reader (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Billy Shaw (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Rodney Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Allen (fresh) C - Billy Doyle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Hal Kurland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Winkler (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kevin Hood (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Samford | Hal Kurland steps in front of the Rodney Bryant pass | 48-37 |
| 15:22 | Tennessee State | James Johnson misses the jumper from the left side | 48-37 |
| 15:20 | Tennessee State | Hal Kurland grabs the offensive board | 48-37 |
| 15:02 | Tennessee State | John Brown misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-37 |
| 15:00 | Samford | Rodney Bryant snags the defensive board | 48-37 |
| 14:50 | Samford | Billy Shaw drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-37 |
| 14:33 | Tennessee State | Richard Allen steps in front of the Matthew Winkler pass | 50-37 |
| 14:19 | Samford | Billy Shaw misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by John Brown - foul #2 on John Brown, team foul #4 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Samford | Gale Greene (SG), Greg Morgan (SF), Jeffrey Hecht (PF), Martin Wood (C) John Reader, Rodney Bryant, Richard Allen, Billy Doyle | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Jack Crowe (PG), Leonard Record (SG), Patrick Stemple (SF), Scott Nelson (PF) James Johnson, John Brown, Hal Kurland, Kevin Hood | |
| 14:19 | Samford | Billy Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 51-37 |
| 14:19 | Samford | Billy Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 52-37 |
| 14:02 | Tennessee State | Leonard Record comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-37 |
| 14:01 | Tennessee State | Matthew Winkler grabs the offensive rebound | 52-37 |
| 13:45 | Tennessee State | Matthew Winkler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-37 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Danny Dixon (C) Matthew Winkler | |
| 13:26 | Samford | Billy Shaw misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-37 |
| 13:25 | Tennessee State | Danny Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 52-37 |
| 13:18 | Tennessee State | Leonard Record can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-37 |
| 13:17 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht snags the defensive board | 52-37 |
| 13:00 | Samford | Gale Greene lays it up and in on a great pass from Billy Shaw | 54-37 |
| 12:46 | Tennessee State | Leonard Record hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Patrick Stemple | 54-40 |
| 12:26 | Samford | Billy Shaw's pass is intercepted by Jack Crowe | 54-40 |
| 12:22 | Tennessee State | Jack Crowe lays it up and in | 54-42 |
| 12:08 | Samford | Martin Wood is denied on a layup by Danny Dixon | 54-42 |
| 12:07 | Samford | Gale Greene tips it back up and in | 56-42 |
| 12:00 | Tennessee State | Danny Dixon can't connect on a shot from close range | 56-42 |
| 11:58 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht gets the rebound | 56-42 |
| 11:53 | Samford | Leonard Record is called for the reach on Gale Greene - foul #2 on Leonard Record, team foul #5 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Samford | John Reader (PG) Billy Shaw | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Kevin Hood (C) Danny Dixon | |
| 11:34 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht can't finish the layup | 56-42 |
| 11:33 | Samford | Martin Wood misses the tip | 56-42 |
| 11:31 | Tennessee State | Jack Crowe grabs the defensive rebound | 56-42 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - John Reader (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gale Greene (fresh) 19 pts. SF - Greg Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffrey Hecht (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Wood (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Jack Crowe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Leonard Record (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Patrick Stemple (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Scott Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Hood (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Tennessee State | Jack Crowe loses the dribble to Jeffrey Hecht | 56-42 |
| 11:02 | Samford | Greg Morgan hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jeffrey Hecht | 59-42 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 10:33 | Tennessee State | Scott Nelson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 59-42 |
| 10:32 | Samford | Martin Wood gets the rebound | 59-42 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 10:11 | Samford | Greg Morgan clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-42 |
| 10:09 | Tennessee State | Scott Nelson pulls down the rebound | 59-42 |
| 09:52 | Tennessee State | Leonard Record misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-42 |
| 09:51 | Samford | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Hecht | 59-42 |
| 09:27 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 59-42 |
| 09:25 | Tennessee State | Kevin Hood gets the rebound | 59-42 |
| 09:19 | Tennessee State | Patrick Stemple knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Leonard Record | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 08:59 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-44 |
| 08:57 | Tennessee State | Patrick Stemple snags the defensive board | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 08:42 | Tennessee State | Leonard Record knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-47 |
| 08:33 | Samford | Jack Crowe steals it from Jeffrey Hecht | 59-47 |
| 08:12 | Tennessee State | Jack Crowe misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-47 |
| 08:10 | Samford | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Hecht | 59-47 |
| 08:05 | Samford | Greg Morgan can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Jack Crowe - foul #1 on Jack Crowe, team foul #6 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Billy Shaw (SG), Richard Allen (PF), Billy Doyle (C) Gale Greene, Jeffrey Hecht, Martin Wood | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Johnson (PG), John Brown (SG), Hal Kurland (SF), Matthew Winkler (PF), Danny Dixon (C) Jack Crowe, Leonard Record, Patrick Stemple, Scott Nelson, Kevin Hood | |
| 08:05 | Samford | Greg Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 08:05 | Samford | Greg Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 07:55 | Tennessee State | Matthew Winkler misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-47 |
| 07:53 | Samford | Greg Morgan gets the rebound | 60-47 |
| 07:47 | Samford | Greg Morgan connects on the 3 from straight away set up by John Reader | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 07:34 | Tennessee State | Matthew Winkler scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 63-49 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - John Reader (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Billy Shaw (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Greg Morgan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Allen (fresh) C - Billy Doyle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Hal Kurland (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Winkler (fresh) 7 pts. C - Danny Dixon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Samford | Billy Shaw hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 63-49 |
| 07:12 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Danny Dixon | 63-49 |
| 06:55 | Tennessee State | John Brown loses the dribble to Billy Shaw | 63-49 |
| 06:52 | Samford | Billy Shaw banks in the layup | 65-49 |
| 06:39 | Tennessee State | James Johnson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Billy Doyle - foul #1 on Billy Doyle, team foul #1 | 65-49 |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Letendre (PG), Rodney Bryant (SF) John Reader, Greg Morgan | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Kevin Hood (C) Danny Dixon | |
| 06:39 | Tennessee State | James Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 06:39 | Tennessee State | James Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:22 | Samford | John Brown takes the ball from Billy Doyle | 65-51 |
| 06:02 | Tennessee State | Richard Allen is called for the reach on Matthew Winkler - foul #3 on Richard Allen, team foul #2 | 65-51 |
| 05:54 | Tennessee State | Richard Letendre is called for the reach on James Johnson - foul #1 on Richard Letendre, team foul #3 | 65-51 |
| 05:48 | Tennessee State | Matthew Winkler hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Richard Allen - foul #4 on Richard Allen, team foul #4 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Samford | Gale Greene (SG) Richard Letendre | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 05:48 | Tennessee State | Matthew Winkler makes the free throw | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:33 | Samford | Rodney Bryant makes the runner from close range | 67-54 |
| 05:23 | Tennessee State | James Johnson connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Hal Kurland | 67-56 |
| 05:08 | Samford | Richard Allen can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 67-56 |
| 05:06 | Samford | Richard Allen tips it in | 69-56 |
| 04:53 | Tennessee State | Matthew Winkler makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from John Brown | 69-58 |
| 04:45 | Samford | Richard Allen clanks a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Matthew Winkler - foul #1 on Matthew Winkler, team foul #7 | 69-58 |
| Subs | Samford | John Reader (PG), Jeffrey Hecht (PF) Billy Shaw, Billy Doyle | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Jack Crowe (PG), Leonard Record (SG), Patrick Stemple (SF), Scott Nelson (PF) James Johnson, John Brown, Hal Kurland, Matthew Winkler | |
| 04:45 | Samford | Richard Allen makes the 1st free throw | 70-58 |
| 04:45 | Samford | Richard Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| 04:45 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Kevin Hood | 70-58 |
| 04:37 | Tennessee State | Kevin Hood hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 70-58 |
| 04:36 | Tennessee State | Kevin Hood tips it but misses | 70-58 |
| 04:34 | Samford | The rebound goes to Gale Greene | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:19 | Samford | Rodney Bryant misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-58 |
| 04:18 | Samford | Richard Allen hits the follow up shot | 72-58 |
| 03:55 | Tennessee State | Leonard Record is hacked by Gale Greene - foul #1 on Gale Greene, team foul #5 | 72-58 |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Letendre (SG), Jim Kauffman (SF), Martin Wood (C) Gale Greene, Rodney Bryant, Richard Allen | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 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 (0) | |
| 03:44 | Tennessee State | Scott Nelson scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Jack Crowe | 72-60 |
| 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) | |
| 03:16 | Samford | Martin Wood connects on the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Letendre | 74-60 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - John Reader (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Letendre (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jim Kauffman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Hecht (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Martin Wood (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Jack Crowe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Leonard Record (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Stemple (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Hood (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Tennessee State | Leonard Record hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-60 |
| 03:06 | Tennessee State | Kevin Hood hits the follow up shot | 74-62 |
| 02:41 | Samford | Martin Wood clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Patrick Stemple - foul #1 on Patrick Stemple, team foul #8 | 74-62 |
| Subs | Samford | Gale Greene (SG), Rodney Bryant (SF), Billy Doyle (PF) Richard Letendre, Jim Kauffman, Jeffrey Hecht | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Brown (PG), Hal Kurland (SF), Matthew Winkler (PF), Danny Dixon (C) Jack Crowe, Patrick Stemple, Scott Nelson, Kevin Hood | |
| 02:41 | Samford | Martin Wood makes the 1st free throw | 75-62 |
| 02:41 | Samford | Martin Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 75-62 |
| 02:41 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Hal Kurland | 75-62 |
| 02:41 | Tennessee State | Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-62 |
| 02:22 | Tennessee State | Matthew Winkler clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 75-62 |
| 02:20 | Tennessee State | John Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-62 |
| 02:12 | Tennessee State | Leonard Record travels with the ball | 75-62 |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Letendre (PG), Billy Shaw (SG), Richard Allen (PF) John Reader, Gale Greene, Martin Wood | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Johnson (PG) Leonard Record | |
| 02:02 | Samford | Richard Letendre comes up short on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Matthew Winkler - foul #2 on Matthew Winkler, team foul #9 | 75-62 |
| 02:02 | Samford | Richard Letendre makes the 1st free throw | 76-62 |
| 02:02 | Samford | Richard Letendre makes the 2nd free throw | 77-62 |
| 01:52 | Tennessee State | John Brown scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by James Johnson | 77-65 |
| 01:27 | Samford | Matthew Winkler denies the turnaround by Rodney Bryant | 77-65 |
| 01:25 | Tennessee State | James Johnson snags the defensive board | 77-65 |
| 01:09 | Tennessee State | John Brown hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Hal Kurland | 77-67 |
| 00:44 | Samford | Billy Shaw misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 77-67 |
| 00:43 | Tennessee State | Hal Kurland grabs the board | 77-67 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Tennessee State | James Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 77-67 |
| 00:35 | Tennessee State | James Johnson can't tip it in | 77-67 |
| 00:34 | Samford | Billy Shaw grabs the board | 77-67 |
| 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) | |
| 00:09 | Samford | Rodney Bryant drills a floater from close range | 79-67 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee State | Matthew Winkler misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 79-67 |
| 00:02 | Samford | Rodney Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 79-67 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Rodney Bryant runs out the clock | 79-67 |