| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Jack Crowe (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Leonard Record (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Patrick Stemple (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Nelson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Hood (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - John Reader (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gale Greene (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Hecht (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Wood (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Greg Morgan inbounds the ball | 29-36 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:56 | Samford | John Reader is hacked by Jack Crowe in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jack Crowe, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| 19:43 | Samford | Martin Wood misses short on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Kevin Hood - foul #3 on Kevin Hood, team foul #2 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Danny Dixon (C) Kevin Hood | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 19:43 | Samford | Martin Wood makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 19:43 | Samford | Martin Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 19:31 | Tennessee State | Danny Dixon hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-38 |
| 19:29 | Tennessee State | Jack Crowe grabs the offensive rebound | 29-38 |
| 19:10 | Tennessee State | Scott Nelson makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Jack Crowe | 31-38 |
| 18:54 | Samford | Greg Morgan makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by John Reader | 31-41 |
| 18:45 | Tennessee State | Leonard Record connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Patrick Stemple | 34-41 |
| 18:38 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht misses long on a shot from the left wing | 34-41 |
| 18:37 | Tennessee State | Jack Crowe grabs the defensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 18:11 | Tennessee State | Patrick Stemple misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 34-41 |
| 18:09 | Tennessee State | Danny Dixon grabs the offensive board | 34-41 |
| 18:03 | Tennessee State | Jack Crowe drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Danny Dixon | 36-41 |
| 17:50 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-43 |
| 17:38 | Tennessee State | Danny Dixon is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Danny Dixon, team foul #3 | 36-43 |
| 17:23 | Samford | Martin Wood makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by John Reader | 36-45 |
| 17:10 | Tennessee State | Patrick Stemple's fadeaway is rejected by Greg Morgan | 36-45 |
| 17:08 | Samford | John Reader gets the rebound | 36-45 |
| 16:50 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-45 |
| 16:48 | Samford | Greg Morgan pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 16:40 | Samford | Leonard Record steals the ball from Martin Wood | 36-45 |
| 16:36 | Tennessee State | Jack Crowe lays it up and in on a nice dish by Leonard Record | 38-45 |
| 16:19 | Samford | Greg Morgan buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Reader | 38-48 |
| 16:01 | Tennessee State | Patrick Stemple can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 38-48 |
| 15:59 | Samford | Martin Wood grabs the board | 38-48 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Jack Crowe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leonard Record (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Stemple (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Nelson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny Dixon (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - John Reader (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Gale Greene (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg Morgan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Hecht (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Wood (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Samford | John Reader hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 38-48 |
| 15:52 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Scott Nelson | 38-48 |
| 15:48 | Tennessee State | John Reader takes the ball from Jack Crowe | 38-48 |
| 15:34 | Samford | Gale Greene is fouled on the floor by Patrick Stemple - foul #1 on Patrick Stemple, team foul #4 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Johnson (PG), John Brown (SG), Hal Kurland (SF), Matthew Winkler (PF), Kevin Hood (C) Jack Crowe, Leonard Record, Patrick Stemple, Scott Nelson, Danny Dixon | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Letendre (PG), Billy Shaw (SG), Rodney Bryant (SF), Richard Allen (PF), Billy Doyle (C) John Reader, Gale Greene, Greg Morgan, Jeffrey Hecht, Martin Wood | |
| 15:13 | Samford | Rodney Bryant clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-48 |
| 15:12 | Tennessee State | Matthew Winkler grabs the defensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 15:02 | Tennessee State | Matthew Winkler makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by James Johnson and the foul's on Richard Allen - foul #3 on Richard Allen, team foul #1 | 40-48 |
| 15:02 | Tennessee State | Matthew Winkler misses the free throw | 40-48 |
| 15:02 | Samford | Richard Allen grabs the board | 40-48 |
| 14:40 | Samford | Richard Letendre comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-48 |
| 14:39 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Kevin Hood | 40-48 |
| 14:37 | Tennessee State | James Johnson is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Johnson, team foul #5 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Samford | John Reader (PG) Richard Letendre | |
| 14:31 | Samford | Billy Doyle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-48 |
| 14:11 | Tennessee State | Richard Allen denies the turnaround by Hal Kurland | 40-48 |
| 14:10 | Samford | Richard Allen snags the defensive board | 40-48 |
| 14:05 | Samford | Rodney Bryant buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by John Reader | 40-51 |
| 13:47 | Tennessee State | Hal Kurland buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by John Brown | 43-51 |
| 13:27 | Samford | Rodney Bryant knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from John Reader | 43-54 |
| 13:17 | Tennessee State | John Brown drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Matthew Winkler | 46-54 |
| 12:56 | Samford | John Reader connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Rodney Bryant | 46-57 |
| 12:34 | Tennessee State | Kevin Hood lays it up and in set up by Hal Kurland | 48-57 |
| 12:16 | Samford | John Reader misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 48-57 |
| 12:14 | Samford | Rodney Bryant tips it back up and in | 48-59 |
| 11:50 | Tennessee State | Rodney Bryant is called for the reach on James Johnson - foul #2 on Rodney Bryant, team foul #2 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Jack Crowe (PG), Leonard Record (SG), Patrick Stemple (SF), Scott Nelson (PF), Danny Dixon (C) James Johnson, John Brown, Hal Kurland, Matthew Winkler, Kevin Hood | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Letendre (PG), Gale Greene (SG), Greg Morgan (SF), Jeffrey Hecht (PF), Martin Wood (C) John Reader, Billy Shaw, Rodney Bryant, Richard Allen, Billy Doyle | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Jack Crowe (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leonard Record (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Stemple (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Nelson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Danny Dixon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Richard Letendre (fresh) SG - Gale Greene (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Hecht (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Wood (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Tennessee State | Leonard Record loses the dribble to Gale Greene | 48-59 |
| 11:37 | Samford | Richard Letendre misses the lay-in | 48-59 |
| 11:36 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht hits the follow up shot | 48-61 |
| 11:14 | Tennessee State | Gale Greene is called for the reach on Scott Nelson - foul #1 on Gale Greene, team foul #3 | 48-61 |
| 10:50 | Tennessee State | Jack Crowe comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-61 |
| 10:49 | Tennessee State | Scott Nelson tips it back up and in | 50-61 |
| 10:39 | Samford | Richard Letendre blows the layup | 50-61 |
| 10:37 | Samford | Martin Wood tips it home | 50-63 |
| 10:23 | Tennessee State | Patrick Stemple hits a floater from the right side and he's fouled by Jeffrey Hecht - foul #3 on Jeffrey Hecht, team foul #4 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Kevin Hood (C) Danny Dixon | |
| Subs | Samford | John Reader (PG) Richard Letendre | |
| 10:23 | Tennessee State | Patrick Stemple makes the free throw | 53-63 |
| 10:05 | Samford | Gale Greene scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Greg Morgan | 53-65 |
| 09:45 | Tennessee State | Patrick Stemple hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-65 |
| 09:43 | Samford | Gale Greene snags the defensive board | 53-65 |
| 09:34 | Samford | Kevin Hood is called for the reach on Greg Morgan - foul #4 on Kevin Hood, team foul #6 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Matthew Winkler (C) Kevin Hood | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 09:15 | Samford | Martin Wood connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Gale Greene | 53-67 |
| 08:58 | Tennessee State | Scott Nelson misses long on a shot from the right block | 53-67 |
| 08:57 | Tennessee State | Matthew Winkler tips it but misses | 53-67 |
| 08:56 | Samford | Martin Wood pulls down the rebound | 53-67 |
| 08:43 | Samford | Greg Morgan hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gale Greene | 53-69 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 08:25 | Tennessee State | Matthew Winkler misses the dunk but the foul's on Jeffrey Hecht - foul #4 on Jeffrey Hecht, team foul #5 | 53-69 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Johnson (PG), John Brown (SG), Hal Kurland (SF), Danny Dixon (C) Jack Crowe, Leonard Record, Patrick Stemple, Scott Nelson | |
| Subs | Samford | Billy Shaw (SG), Rodney Bryant (SF), Richard Allen (PF), Billy Doyle (C) Gale Greene, Greg Morgan, Jeffrey Hecht, Martin Wood | |
| 08:25 | Tennessee State | Matthew Winkler makes the 1st free throw | 54-69 |
| 08:25 | Tennessee State | Matthew Winkler misses the 2nd free throw | 54-69 |
| 08:25 | Samford | The rebound goes to Richard Allen | 54-69 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 08:01 | Samford | Rodney Bryant misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Hal Kurland - foul #1 on Hal Kurland, team foul #7 | 54-69 |
| 08:01 | Samford | Rodney Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 54-70 |
| 08:01 | Samford | Rodney Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 54-71 |
| 07:50 | Tennessee State | John Brown is fouled on the floor by Billy Shaw - foul #1 on Billy Shaw, team foul #6 | 54-71 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Kevin Hood (C) Danny Dixon | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Hal Kurland (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Matthew Winkler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Hood (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - John Reader (fresh) 13 pts. 8 ast. SG - Billy Shaw (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Bryant (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Allen (fresh) 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Billy Doyle (fresh) | |
| 07:37 | Tennessee State | Rodney Bryant steals the ball from Kevin Hood | 54-71 |
| 07:16 | Samford | The jump hook by Rodney Bryant is blocked by Kevin Hood | 54-71 |
| 07:14 | Samford | Rodney Bryant grabs the offensive board | 54-71 |
| 06:57 | Samford | Billy Shaw comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-71 |
| 06:55 | Tennessee State | John Brown pulls down the rebound | 54-71 |
| 06:51 | Tennessee State | Hal Kurland drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by John Brown | 56-71 |
| 06:22 | Samford | Billy Shaw misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 56-71 |
| 06:21 | Tennessee State | Kevin Hood gets the rebound | 56-71 |
| 06:12 | Tennessee State | Kevin Hood misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-71 |
| 06:10 | Samford | Richard Allen pulls down the rebound | 56-71 |
| 05:48 | Samford | Billy Shaw comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-71 |
| 05:46 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Kevin Hood | 56-71 |
| 05:46 | Tennessee State | Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-71 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Jack Crowe (PG), Leonard Record (SG), Patrick Stemple (SF), Scott Nelson (PF) James Johnson, John Brown, Hal Kurland, Matthew Winkler | |
| Subs | Samford | Gale Greene (SG), Greg Morgan (SF), Jeffrey Hecht (PF), Martin Wood (C) Billy Shaw, Rodney Bryant, Richard Allen, Billy Doyle | |
| 05:37 | Tennessee State | Scott Nelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-71 |
| 05:15 | Samford | Gale Greene connects on the floater from the left block set up by Martin Wood | 56-73 |
| 05:01 | Tennessee State | Leonard Record is hacked by Martin Wood - foul #2 on Martin Wood, team foul #7 | 56-73 |
| 05:01 | Tennessee State | Leonard Record makes the 1st free throw | 57-73 |
| 05:01 | Tennessee State | Leonard Record makes the 2nd free throw | 58-73 |
| 04:50 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by John Reader | 58-75 |
| 04:26 | Tennessee State | The jump hook by Kevin Hood is blocked by Martin Wood | 58-75 |
| 04:24 | Tennessee State | Leonard Record tips it back up and in | 60-75 |
| 03:56 | Samford | Martin Wood hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 60-75 |
| 03:55 | Tennessee State | Scott Nelson grabs the board | 60-75 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:48 | Tennessee State | Scott Nelson clanks a jump hook from the left block | 60-75 |
| 03:47 | Tennessee State | Kevin Hood pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-75 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Jack Crowe (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leonard Record (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Stemple (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Nelson (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Hood (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - John Reader (fresh) 13 pts. 9 ast. SG - Gale Greene (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Greg Morgan (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Hecht (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Martin Wood (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:38 | Tennessee State | Jack Crowe is whistled for a carry | 60-75 |
| 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) | |
| 03:15 | Samford | Martin Wood clanks a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Leonard Record - foul #1 on Leonard Record, team foul #8 | 60-75 |
| 03:15 | Samford | Martin Wood makes the 1st free throw | 60-76 |
| 03:15 | Samford | Martin Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 60-77 |
| 03:00 | Tennessee State | Scott Nelson hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 60-77 |
| 02:59 | Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Stemple | 60-77 |
| 02:50 | Tennessee State | Greg Morgan takes the ball from Patrick Stemple | 60-77 |
| 02:23 | Samford | Martin Wood buries a jumper near the basket | 60-79 |
| 02:06 | Tennessee State | Jack Crowe misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 60-79 |
| 02:05 | Samford | The rebound goes to Gale Greene | 60-79 |
| 01:43 | Samford | Gale Greene is fouled on the floor by Jack Crowe - foul #2 on Jack Crowe, team foul #9 | 60-79 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Samford | Billy Shaw (PG), Rodney Bryant (SF), Richard Allen (PF), Billy Doyle (C) John Reader, Greg Morgan, Jeffrey Hecht, Martin Wood | |
| 01:43 | Samford | Gale Greene misses the 1st free throw | 60-79 |
| 01:43 | Tennessee State | Danny Dixon grabs the board | 60-79 |
| 01:24 | Tennessee State | Rodney Bryant swats the short shot by Matthew Winkler | 60-79 |
| 01:23 | Samford | Billy Doyle snags the defensive board | 60-79 |
| 00:54 | Samford | Rodney Bryant buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Billy Shaw | 60-81 |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Tennessee State | Matthew Winkler is fouled on the floor by Billy Shaw - foul #2 on Billy Shaw, team foul #8 | 60-81 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Letendre (PG) Gale Greene | |
| 00:50 | Tennessee State | Matthew Winkler makes the 1st free throw | 61-81 |
| 00:50 | Tennessee State | Matthew Winkler makes the 2nd free throw | 62-81 |
| 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) | |
| 00:29 | Samford | James Johnson takes the ball from Richard Letendre | 62-81 |
| 00:25 | Tennessee State | John Brown misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Billy Shaw - foul #3 on Billy Shaw, team foul #9 | 62-81 |
| 00:25 | Tennessee State | John Brown makes the 1st free throw | 63-81 |
| 00:25 | Tennessee State | John Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 64-81 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Richard Letendre runs out the clock | 64-81 |