| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Thomas Buczynski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Courtney Vreeland (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jeff Saulter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Bidwell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Duane Coop (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Walter Weeks (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Janson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Delossantos (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Gary (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Eberly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos inbounds the ball | 37-43 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Samford | Walter Weeks clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Buczynski - foul #2 on Thomas Buczynski, team foul #1 | 37-43 |
| 19:43 | Samford | Walter Weeks makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 19:43 | Samford | Walter Weeks misses the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 19:43 | Tennessee State | James Bidwell grabs the defensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 19:38 | Tennessee State | Courtney Vreeland buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Duane Coop | 40-44 |
| 19:27 | Samford | Keith Janson connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Walter Weeks | 40-46 |
| 19:13 | Tennessee State | James Bidwell connects on the shot from the left side | 42-46 |
| 18:58 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-46 |
| 18:34 | Tennessee State | Courtney Vreeland misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 18:32 | Tennessee State | Duane Coop tips it home | 44-46 |
| 18:27 | Samford | Walter Weeks misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-46 |
| 18:26 | Tennessee State | Jeff Saulter grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 18:15 | Tennessee State | Courtney Vreeland misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 44-46 |
| 18:14 | Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to James Bidwell | 44-46 |
| 18:02 | Tennessee State | Courtney Vreeland travels with the ball | 44-46 |
| 17:33 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Jeff Saulter - foul #1 on Jeff Saulter, team foul #2 | 44-46 |
| 17:33 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 17:33 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos misses the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 17:33 | Tennessee State | James Bidwell grabs the defensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 17:15 | Tennessee State | Courtney Vreeland can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-47 |
| 17:13 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos snags the defensive board | 44-47 |
| 16:56 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 44-47 |
| 16:54 | Tennessee State | Duane Coop grabs the defensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 16:34 | Tennessee State | Thomas Buczynski misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-47 |
| 16:32 | Samford | Paul Gary grabs the board | 44-47 |
| 16:15 | Samford | Michael Eberly misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 16:13 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos tips it in | 44-49 |
| 15:58 | Tennessee State | Jeff Saulter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ronald White (PG), Roy Rusinski (SG), Jeffrey Moody (SF), Steven Wilson (PF), Shane Heslin (C) Thomas Buczynski, Courtney Vreeland, Jeff Saulter, James Bidwell, Duane Coop | |
| Subs | Samford | Keith Pittman (PG), John Beyer (SG), David Catalan (SF), James Cook (PF), Joshua Patterson (C) Walter Weeks, Keith Janson, Kevin Delossantos, Paul Gary, Michael Eberly | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Ronald White (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Roy Rusinski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jeffrey Moody (fresh) PF - Steven Wilson (fresh) C - Shane Heslin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Keith Pittman (fresh) SG - John Beyer (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Catalan (fresh) 2 ast. PF - James Cook (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joshua Patterson (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Samford | James Cook connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Keith Pittman | 44-51 |
| 15:24 | Tennessee State | Jeffrey Moody misses the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by David Catalan - foul #1 on David Catalan, team foul #1 | 44-51 |
| 15:24 | Tennessee State | Jeffrey Moody makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 15:24 | Tennessee State | Jeffrey Moody makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 15:00 | Samford | David Catalan is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Moody - foul #1 on Jeffrey Moody, team foul #3 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Thomas Buczynski (PG) Ronald White | |
| Subs | Samford | Walter Weeks (PG) Keith Pittman | |
| 14:44 | Samford | Joshua Patterson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 46-51 |
| 14:42 | Samford | Walter Weeks grabs the offensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 14:21 | Samford | James Cook buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Walter Weeks | 46-54 |
| 14:17 | Tennessee State | Jeffrey Moody connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Buczynski | 48-54 |
| 13:57 | Samford | David Catalan clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-54 |
| 13:56 | Samford | James Cook tips it but misses | 48-54 |
| 13:54 | Tennessee State | Roy Rusinski snags the defensive board | 48-54 |
| 13:28 | Tennessee State | Roy Rusinski buries a shot from the left wing set up by Thomas Buczynski | 50-54 |
| 13:12 | Samford | Roy Rusinski steps in front of the James Cook pass | 50-54 |
| 13:00 | Tennessee State | Roy Rusinski's pass is intercepted by David Catalan | 50-54 |
| 12:56 | Samford | David Catalan misses the lay-in | 50-54 |
| 12:54 | Tennessee State | Steven Wilson grabs the board | 50-54 |
| 12:42 | Tennessee State | Roy Rusinski comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by John Beyer - foul #2 on John Beyer, team foul #2 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ronald White (PG), Jeff Saulter (SF), James Bidwell (PF), Duane Coop (C) Thomas Buczynski, Jeffrey Moody, Steven Wilson, Shane Heslin | |
| Subs | Samford | Keith Janson (SG), Kevin Delossantos (SF), Paul Gary (PF), Michael Eberly (C) John Beyer, David Catalan, James Cook, Joshua Patterson | |
| 12:42 | Tennessee State | Roy Rusinski makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 12:42 | Tennessee State | Roy Rusinski makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 12:34 | Samford | Michael Eberly misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 52-54 |
| 12:32 | Tennessee State | Ronald White grabs the board | 52-54 |
| 12:08 | Tennessee State | Ronald White can't connect on a floater from the right side | 52-54 |
| 12:07 | Tennessee State | Roy Rusinski snags the offensive board | 52-54 |
| 11:52 | Tennessee State | Roy Rusinski comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 52-54 |
| 11:50 | Samford | The rebound goes to Keith Janson | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Ronald White (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Roy Rusinski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SF - Jeff Saulter (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Bidwell (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Duane Coop (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Walter Weeks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Keith Janson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Delossantos (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Gary (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Eberly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Samford | Keith Janson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but the foul's on Roy Rusinski - foul #2 on Roy Rusinski, team foul #4 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Thomas Buczynski (PG), Courtney Vreeland (SG) Ronald White, Roy Rusinski | |
| Subs | Samford | John Beyer (PG) Walter Weeks | |
| 11:21 | Samford | Keith Janson makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 11:21 | Samford | Keith Janson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 11:03 | Tennessee State | Courtney Vreeland comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 11:01 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos grabs the defensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 10:56 | Samford | Keith Janson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 52-56 |
| 10:54 | Tennessee State | Duane Coop gets the rebound | 52-56 |
| 10:29 | Tennessee State | Courtney Vreeland connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jeff Saulter | 54-56 |
| 10:10 | Samford | Paul Gary hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Beyer | 54-59 |
| 09:52 | Tennessee State | Duane Coop misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-59 |
| 09:51 | Samford | Michael Eberly grabs the defensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 09:37 | Samford | The short jumper by Kevin Delossantos is denied by Jeff Saulter | 54-59 |
| 09:36 | Tennessee State | James Bidwell pulls down the rebound | 54-59 |
| 09:17 | Tennessee State | Courtney Vreeland is fouled on the floor by Michael Eberly - foul #1 on Michael Eberly, team foul #3 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Roy Rusinski (PF), Shane Heslin (C) James Bidwell, Duane Coop | |
| Subs | Samford | Walter Weeks (PG), David Catalan (SF), James Cook (PF), Joshua Patterson (C) Keith Janson, Kevin Delossantos, Paul Gary, Michael Eberly | |
| 08:58 | Tennessee State | Courtney Vreeland hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Shane Heslin | 57-59 |
| 08:46 | Samford | James Cook drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by John Beyer | 57-62 |
| 08:33 | Tennessee State | Courtney Vreeland comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 57-62 |
| 08:32 | Samford | David Catalan snags the defensive board | 57-62 |
| 08:11 | Samford | John Beyer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-62 |
| 08:09 | Samford | Joshua Patterson tips it back up and in | 57-64 |
| 07:49 | Tennessee State | Roy Rusinski makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Thomas Buczynski | 59-64 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Thomas Buczynski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Courtney Vreeland (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SF - Jeff Saulter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roy Rusinski (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Shane Heslin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Walter Weeks (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Beyer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Catalan (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - James Cook (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Samford | David Catalan is fouled on the floor by Roy Rusinski - foul #3 on Roy Rusinski, team foul #5 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ronald White (PG), Steven Wilson (SG), Jeffrey Moody (SF), James Bidwell (PF), Duane Coop (C) Thomas Buczynski, Courtney Vreeland, Jeff Saulter, Roy Rusinski, Shane Heslin | |
| Subs | Samford | Keith Janson (SG), Kevin Delossantos (SF), Paul Gary (PF), Michael Eberly (C) John Beyer, David Catalan, James Cook, Joshua Patterson | |
| 07:22 | Samford | Keith Janson jams it | 59-66 |
| 07:02 | Tennessee State | Ronald White loses the ball out of bounds | 59-66 |
| 06:40 | Samford | Michael Eberly misses the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Jeffrey Moody - foul #2 on Jeffrey Moody, team foul #6 | 59-66 |
| 06:40 | Samford | Michael Eberly makes the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 06:40 | Samford | Michael Eberly makes the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 06:15 | Tennessee State | Jeffrey Moody misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 59-68 |
| 06:13 | Tennessee State | Ronald White can't tip it in | 59-68 |
| 06:11 | Samford | Paul Gary grabs the defensive rebound | 59-68 |
| 05:54 | Samford | Walter Weeks connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Delossantos | 59-71 |
| 05:38 | Tennessee State | Ronald White scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Steven Wilson and the foul's on Walter Weeks - foul #1 on Walter Weeks, team foul #4 | 61-71 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Courtney Vreeland (SG), Jeff Saulter (SF), Roy Rusinski (PF) Steven Wilson, Jeffrey Moody, James Bidwell | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 05:38 | Tennessee State | Ronald White makes the free throw | 62-71 |
| 05:17 | Samford | Paul Gary misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Roy Rusinski - foul #4 on Roy Rusinski, team foul #7 | 62-71 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Thomas Buczynski (PG) Ronald White | |
| Subs | Samford | John Beyer (PG), James Cook (C) Walter Weeks, Michael Eberly | |
| 05:17 | Samford | Paul Gary makes the 1st free throw | 62-72 |
| 05:17 | Samford | Paul Gary makes the 2nd free throw | 62-73 |
| 04:59 | Tennessee State | Roy Rusinski can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-73 |
| 04:57 | Samford | John Beyer pulls down the rebound | 62-73 |
| 04:51 | Samford | John Beyer misses the 3 from the left corner | 62-73 |
| 04:49 | Samford | Paul Gary tips it home | 62-75 |
| 04:33 | Tennessee State | Roy Rusinski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-75 |
| 04:32 | Samford | John Beyer snags the defensive board | 62-75 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:10 | Samford | Keith Janson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Courtney Vreeland - foul #2 on Courtney Vreeland, team foul #8 | 62-75 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Bidwell (PF), Shane Heslin (C) Roy Rusinski, Duane Coop | |
| Subs | Samford | Walter Weeks (PG), Michael Eberly (C) John Beyer, Paul Gary | |
| 04:10 | Samford | Keith Janson makes the 1st free throw | 62-76 |
| 04:10 | Samford | Keith Janson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-77 |
| 03:47 | Tennessee State | Courtney Vreeland comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-77 |
| 03:45 | Samford | James Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 62-77 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Thomas Buczynski (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Courtney Vreeland (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Jeff Saulter (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Bidwell (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Shane Heslin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Walter Weeks (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Keith Janson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Delossantos (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Cook (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Eberly (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:26 | Samford | Keith Janson drills a fadeaway from the right block | 62-79 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 03:06 | Tennessee State | Courtney Vreeland misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-79 |
| 03:05 | Tennessee State | Jeff Saulter tips it in | 64-79 |
| 02:42 | Samford | Keith Janson knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Walter Weeks | 64-81 |
| 02:25 | Tennessee State | Courtney Vreeland is hacked by Keith Janson - foul #1 on Keith Janson, team foul #5 | 64-81 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ronald White (PG), Roy Rusinski (SG), Jeffrey Moody (SF), Steven Wilson (PF) Thomas Buczynski, Courtney Vreeland, Jeff Saulter, James Bidwell | |
| Subs | Samford | Keith Pittman (PG), John Beyer (SG), David Catalan (SF), John Mars (PF), Joshua Patterson (C) Walter Weeks, Keith Janson, Kevin Delossantos, James Cook, Michael Eberly | |
| 02:12 | Tennessee State | Roy Rusinski scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald White | 66-81 |
| 01:52 | Samford | David Catalan misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 66-81 |
| 01:51 | Tennessee State | Ronald White grabs the defensive rebound | 66-81 |
| 01:34 | Tennessee State | Jeffrey Moody misses the floater from the right block | 66-81 |
| 01:33 | Tennessee State | Ronald White tips it home | 68-81 |
| 01:10 | Samford | John Mars drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from John Beyer | 68-84 |
| 00:51 | Tennessee State | John Mars swats the short shot by Jeffrey Moody | 68-84 |
| 00:50 | Samford | Joshua Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 68-84 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Samford | John Beyer misses short on a jumper from the left side | 68-84 |
| 00:29 | Tennessee State | Roy Rusinski pulls down the rebound | 68-84 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Tennessee State | Ronald White scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Jeffrey Moody | 71-84 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Keith Pittman runs out the clock | 71-84 |