| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - William Hall (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Bott (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Ford (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Kennemer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenny Dowdy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Michael Case (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Gale Greene (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Rodney Bryant (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeffrey Hecht (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Austin Peay | Willie Ford inbounds the ball | 33-29 |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | Austin Peay | Jeffrey Kennemer is called for a charge - foul #2 on Jeffrey Kennemer, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| 19:36 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 33-29 |
| 19:34 | Samford | Richard Allen hits the follow up shot | 33-31 |
| 19:18 | Austin Peay | Richard Allen steals the ball from William Hall | 33-31 |
| 18:52 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht lays it up and in set up by Gale Greene | 33-33 |
| 18:35 | Austin Peay | Gale Greene steps in front of the John Bott pass | 33-33 |
| 18:32 | Samford | Gale Greene lays it up and in | 33-35 |
| 18:25 | Austin Peay | Kenny Dowdy misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 33-35 |
| 18:24 | Samford | Rodney Bryant pulls down the rebound | 33-35 |
| 18:07 | Samford | Rodney Bryant connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Richard Allen | 33-37 |
| 17:52 | Austin Peay | Jeffrey Kennemer misses the jumper from the left wing | 33-37 |
| 17:51 | Samford | Richard Allen snags the defensive board | 33-37 |
| 17:42 | Samford | John Bott is called for the reach on Michael Case - foul #2 on John Bott, team foul #2 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Floyd Skradski (PG), Carl Thomas (SG), Gordon Cribb (SF), Timothy Thao (PF), Yong Chin (C) William Hall, John Bott, Willie Ford, Jeffrey Kennemer, Kenny Dowdy | |
| Subs | Samford | Henry Dobbs (PG), Richard Letendre (SG), Greg Morgan (SF), Billy Doyle (PF), Jacob Westfall (C) Michael Case, Gale Greene, Rodney Bryant, Jeffrey Hecht, Richard Allen | |
| 17:32 | Samford | Jacob Westfall misses short on a floater in the lane | 33-37 |
| 17:30 | Austin Peay | Timothy Thao pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 17:13 | Austin Peay | Floyd Skradski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-37 |
| 17:12 | Samford | Greg Morgan gets the rebound | 33-37 |
| 16:56 | Samford | Richard Letendre comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 33-37 |
| 16:54 | Austin Peay | Floyd Skradski gets the rebound | 33-37 |
| 16:38 | Austin Peay | Gordon Cribb comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Greg Morgan - foul #2 on Greg Morgan, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| Subs | Samford | Gale Greene (SG) Richard Letendre | |
| 16:38 | Austin Peay | Gordon Cribb makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 16:38 | Austin Peay | Gordon Cribb makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 16:23 | Samford | Jacob Westfall is open but can't throw it down | 35-37 |
| 16:21 | Austin Peay | Floyd Skradski grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 16:06 | Austin Peay | Gordon Cribb clanks a floater from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 16:05 | Austin Peay | Floyd Skradski snags the offensive board | 35-37 |
| 15:51 | Austin Peay | Floyd Skradski misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Henry Dobbs - foul #1 on Henry Dobbs, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | John Bott (SG), Willie Ford (SF), Ward Wilson (PF), Kenny Dowdy (C) Carl Thomas, Gordon Cribb, Timothy Thao, Yong Chin | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Case (PG), Rodney Bryant (SF), Jeffrey Hecht (PF), Richard Allen (C) Henry Dobbs, Greg Morgan, Billy Doyle, Jacob Westfall | |
| 15:51 | Austin Peay | Floyd Skradski makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 15:51 | Austin Peay | Floyd Skradski misses the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 15:51 | Samford | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Hecht | 36-37 |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Floyd Skradski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Bott (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Ford (fresh) PF - Ward Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenny Dowdy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Michael Case (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Gale Greene (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rodney Bryant (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jeffrey Hecht (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Samford | Rodney Bryant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-37 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | William Hall (PG), Jeffrey Kennemer (PF) Floyd Skradski, Ward Wilson | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 15:19 | Austin Peay | William Hall makes the jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Rodney Bryant - foul #2 on Rodney Bryant, team foul #3 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Letendre (SG) Gale Greene | |
| 15:19 | Austin Peay | William Hall makes the free throw | 39-37 |
| 15:17 | Samford | William Hall steals it from Rodney Bryant in the backcourt | 39-37 |
| 15:16 | Austin Peay | John Bott banks in the layup on a great pass from William Hall | 41-37 |
| 15:05 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Jeffrey Hecht, team foul #4 | 41-37 |
| 14:49 | Austin Peay | John Bott misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-37 |
| 14:47 | Samford | Michael Case grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 14:39 | Samford | Michael Case misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Hall - foul #2 on William Hall, team foul #3 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Carl Thomas (SG), Ward Wilson (PF), Timothy Thao (C) John Bott, Jeffrey Kennemer, Kenny Dowdy | |
| Subs | Samford | Greg Morgan (SF), Billy Doyle (PF) Rodney Bryant, Jeffrey Hecht | |
| 14:39 | Samford | Michael Case makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 14:39 | Samford | Michael Case makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 14:18 | Austin Peay | Ward Wilson misses short on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Richard Letendre - foul #3 on Richard Letendre, team foul #5 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Yong Chin (C) Willie Ford | |
| Subs | Samford | Henry Dobbs (PG), Jacob Westfall (C) Michael Case, Richard Allen | |
| 14:18 | Austin Peay | Ward Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 14:18 | Austin Peay | Ward Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 14:00 | Samford | Billy Doyle knocks in the runner from close range | 43-41 |
| 13:53 | Austin Peay | Timothy Thao hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-41 |
| 13:40 | Samford | Jacob Westfall is whistled for traveling | 46-41 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Floyd Skradski (PG), Gordon Cribb (SF) William Hall, Timothy Thao | |
| Subs | Samford | Gale Greene (SG), Jeffrey Hecht (PF) Richard Letendre, Billy Doyle | |
| 13:17 | Austin Peay | Ward Wilson's pass is intercepted by Jacob Westfall | 46-41 |
| 12:58 | Samford | Gordon Cribb is called for the reach on Greg Morgan - foul #1 on Gordon Cribb, team foul #4 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | John Bott (SG), Jeffrey Kennemer (PF), Kenny Dowdy (C) Carl Thomas, Ward Wilson, Yong Chin | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Letendre (PG), Rodney Bryant (SF), Richard Allen (C) Henry Dobbs, Greg Morgan, Jeffrey Hecht | |
| 12:45 | Samford | Gale Greene misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-41 |
| 12:43 | Samford | Richard Allen tips it back up and in | 46-43 |
| 12:29 | Austin Peay | Jeffrey Kennemer hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Richard Letendre - foul #4 on Richard Letendre, team foul #6 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | William Hall (PG), Willie Ford (SF), Timothy Thao (C) Floyd Skradski, Gordon Cribb, Kenny Dowdy | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Case (PG), Billy Doyle (PF) Richard Letendre, Jacob Westfall | |
| 12:29 | Austin Peay | Jeffrey Kennemer makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 12:29 | Austin Peay | Jeffrey Kennemer makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 12:11 | Samford | Rodney Bryant lays it in on a great pass from Michael Case | 48-45 |
| 12:06 | Austin Peay | John Bott hits a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Timothy Thao and the foul's on Rodney Bryant - foul #3 on Rodney Bryant, team foul #7 | 50-45 |
| 12:06 | Austin Peay | John Bott makes the free throw | 51-45 |
| 12:04 | Samford | Gale Greene's pass is intercepted by John Bott in the backcourt | 51-45 |
| 11:46 | Austin Peay | John Bott's fadeaway is rejected by Billy Doyle | 51-45 |
| 11:45 | Samford | Richard Allen gets the rebound | 51-45 |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - William Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Bott (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Ford (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Kennemer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Thao (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Michael Case (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gale Greene (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rodney Bryant (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Billy Doyle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Samford | Billy Doyle knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Case and the foul's on John Bott - foul #3 on John Bott, team foul #5 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Floyd Skradski (PG), Carl Thomas (SG), Yong Chin (C) William Hall, John Bott, Timothy Thao | |
| Subs | Samford | Henry Dobbs (PG), Greg Morgan (SG), Jeffrey Hecht (PF), Jacob Westfall (C) Michael Case, Gale Greene, Rodney Bryant, Richard Allen | |
| 11:25 | Samford | Billy Doyle misses the free throw | 51-47 |
| 11:25 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Jacob Westfall | 51-47 |
| 11:14 | Samford | Billy Doyle misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 51-47 |
| 11:12 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht gets the offensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 10:54 | Samford | Greg Morgan misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 10:52 | Austin Peay | Floyd Skradski grabs the defensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 10:39 | Austin Peay | Jeffrey Kennemer scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Yong Chin | 53-47 |
| 10:37 | Samford | Floyd Skradski steals it from Greg Morgan in the backcourt | 53-47 |
| 10:20 | Austin Peay | Jeffrey Kennemer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-47 |
| 10:18 | Samford | Jacob Westfall grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 10:14 | Samford | Greg Morgan comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-47 |
| 10:12 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht hits the follow up shot | 53-49 |
| 10:05 | Austin Peay | Willie Ford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-49 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | William Hall (PG), John Bott (SG), Gordon Cribb (SF), Timothy Thao (PF), Kenny Dowdy (C) Floyd Skradski, Carl Thomas, Willie Ford, Jeffrey Kennemer, Yong Chin | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Case (PG), Gale Greene (SG), Rodney Bryant (SF), Richard Allen (C) Henry Dobbs, Greg Morgan, Billy Doyle, Jacob Westfall | |
| 09:49 | Samford | Rodney Bryant hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Hecht | 53-52 |
| 09:28 | Austin Peay | Rodney Bryant is called for the reach on Gordon Cribb - foul #4 on Rodney Bryant, team foul #8 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| Subs | Samford | Greg Morgan (SF) Rodney Bryant | |
| 09:28 | Austin Peay | Gordon Cribb makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 09:28 | Austin Peay | Gordon Cribb misses the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 09:28 | Samford | Richard Allen snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| 09:13 | Samford | Gordon Cribb steals it from Greg Morgan | 54-52 |
| 09:08 | Austin Peay | Gordon Cribb misses the lay-in | 54-52 |
| 09:06 | Austin Peay | Timothy Thao tips it home | 56-52 |
| 08:53 | Samford | Gale Greene misses long on an open jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-52 |
| 08:51 | Samford | Richard Allen tips it but misses | 56-52 |
| 08:49 | Austin Peay | William Hall gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| 08:45 | Austin Peay | John Bott drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from William Hall | 59-52 |
| 08:42 | Samford | William Hall picks off the pass by Richard Allen in the backcourt | 59-52 |
| 08:33 | Austin Peay | Timothy Thao loses the dribble to Gale Greene | 59-52 |
| 08:29 | Samford | Michael Case misses the easy layup | 59-52 |
| 08:28 | Samford | Greg Morgan tips it back up and in | 59-54 |
| 08:08 | Austin Peay | John Bott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-54 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Floyd Skradski (PG), Carl Thomas (SG), Willie Ford (SF), Ward Wilson (PF), Yong Chin (C) William Hall, John Bott, Gordon Cribb, Timothy Thao, Kenny Dowdy | |
| Subs | Samford | Henry Dobbs (PG), Terry Buckingham (SG), Jacob Westfall (PF) Michael Case, Gale Greene, Jeffrey Hecht | |
| 07:53 | Samford | Terry Buckingham misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-54 |
| 07:52 | Samford | Greg Morgan gets the offensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 07:41 | Samford | Carl Thomas steals the ball from Henry Dobbs | 59-54 |
| 07:38 | Austin Peay | Willie Ford banks in the layup on a great pass from Carl Thomas | 61-54 |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Floyd Skradski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Carl Thomas (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Ford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ward Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Yong Chin (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Henry Dobbs (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Buckingham (fresh) SF - Greg Morgan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jacob Westfall (fresh) 4 reb. C - Richard Allen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Samford | Jacob Westfall hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the right side | 61-54 |
| 07:20 | Austin Peay | Yong Chin grabs the board | 61-54 |
| 06:57 | Austin Peay | Ward Wilson double dribbles | 61-54 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Jeffrey Kennemer (PF), Kenny Dowdy (C) Willie Ford, Yong Chin | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Letendre (SG), Rodney Bryant (SF), Billy Doyle (PF) Terry Buckingham, Greg Morgan, Richard Allen | |
| 06:42 | Samford | Henry Dobbs hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-54 |
| 06:40 | Austin Peay | Jeffrey Kennemer pulls down the rebound | 61-54 |
| 06:27 | Austin Peay | Carl Thomas scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Floyd Skradski and he's hacked by Richard Letendre - foul #5 on Richard Letendre, team foul #9 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | William Hall (PG), Willie Ford (SF), Timothy Thao (C) Floyd Skradski, Ward Wilson, Kenny Dowdy | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Case (PG), Gale Greene (SG) Henry Dobbs, Richard Letendre | |
| 06:27 | Austin Peay | Carl Thomas makes the free throw | 64-54 |
| 06:25 | Samford | Gale Greene is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gale Greene, team foul #10 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | John Bott (SG) Carl Thomas | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 06:10 | Austin Peay | Timothy Thao can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jacob Westfall - foul #3 on Jacob Westfall, team foul #11 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| Subs | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht (PF) Jacob Westfall | |
| 06:10 | Austin Peay | Timothy Thao makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 06:10 | Austin Peay | Timothy Thao misses the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 06:10 | Samford | Billy Doyle grabs the board | 65-54 |
| 05:58 | Samford | Michael Case clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-54 |
| 05:57 | Austin Peay | Willie Ford snags the defensive board | 65-54 |
| 05:38 | Austin Peay | Willie Ford makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:36 | Samford | John Bott is called for the reach on Gale Greene in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Bott, team foul #6 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Floyd Skradski (SG), Gordon Cribb (SF), Yong Chin (C) John Bott, Willie Ford, Timothy Thao | |
| Subs | Samford | Terry Buckingham (PG), Richard Allen (C) Michael Case, Billy Doyle | |
| 05:23 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 68-57 |
| 05:14 | Austin Peay | William Hall misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-57 |
| 05:13 | Austin Peay | Yong Chin tips it but misses | 68-57 |
| 05:12 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht pulls down the rebound | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:51 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht hits a wide open fadeaway near the basket | 68-59 |
| 04:38 | Austin Peay | Floyd Skradski drills a 3 from the left corner | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:18 | Samford | Richard Allen is fouled on the floor by Yong Chin - foul #1 on Yong Chin, team foul #7 | 71-59 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Carl Thomas (SG), Ward Wilson (SF), Timothy Thao (PF), Kenny Dowdy (C) Floyd Skradski, Gordon Cribb, Jeffrey Kennemer, Yong Chin | |
| Subs | Samford | Henry Dobbs (PG), Billy Doyle (SF), Jacob Westfall (PF) Gale Greene, Rodney Bryant, Jeffrey Hecht | |
| 04:18 | Samford | Richard Allen makes the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 04:18 | Samford | Richard Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 04:18 | Austin Peay | The rebound goes to Kenny Dowdy | 71-60 |
| 04:05 | Austin Peay | William Hall is fouled on the floor by Henry Dobbs - foul #2 on Henry Dobbs, team foul #12 | 71-60 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | John Bott (SG) Carl Thomas | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Case (PG), Gale Greene (SG), Rodney Bryant (SF) Henry Dobbs, Terry Buckingham, Richard Allen | |
| 04:05 | Austin Peay | William Hall misses the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 04:05 | Austin Peay | William Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 04:05 | Samford | Gale Greene pulls down the rebound | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:59 | Samford | William Hall steals the ball from Michael Case | 71-60 |
| 03:56 | Austin Peay | Ward Wilson can't finish the layup | 71-60 |
| 03:55 | Samford | Billy Doyle gets the rebound | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:43 | Samford | Rodney Bryant misses the lay-in | 71-60 |
| 03:42 | Samford | Rodney Bryant tips it in | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - William Hall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - John Bott (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ward Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Timothy Thao (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenny Dowdy (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Michael Case (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Gale Greene (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Rodney Bryant (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. PF - Billy Doyle (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jacob Westfall (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:22 | Austin Peay | William Hall misses the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Gale Greene - foul #3 on Gale Greene, team foul #13 | 71-62 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Willie Ford (SF), Carl Thomas (C) Ward Wilson, Kenny Dowdy | |
| Subs | Samford | Greg Morgan (SF), Richard Allen (C) Rodney Bryant, Billy Doyle | |
| 03:22 | Austin Peay | William Hall makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 03:22 | Austin Peay | William Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 03:22 | Samford | Richard Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 72-62 |
| 03:14 | Samford | Greg Morgan misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 72-62 |
| 03:13 | Austin Peay | William Hall snags the defensive board | 72-62 |
| 03:11 | Austin Peay | William Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-62 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Floyd Skradski (PG), Kenny Dowdy (C) William Hall, John Bott | |
| Subs | Samford | Henry Dobbs (PG) Michael Case | |
| 03:00 | Samford | Henry Dobbs is open and scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jacob Westfall | 72-64 |
| 03:00 | Austin Peay | Austin Peay calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-64 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | John Bott (SG) Carl Thomas | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Case (PG), Terry Buckingham (SG), Billy Doyle (PF) Henry Dobbs, Gale Greene, Richard Allen | |
| 02:38 | Austin Peay | Michael Case steps in front of the John Bott pass | 72-64 |
| 02:38 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-64 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Jeffrey Kennemer (PF) Timothy Thao | |
| Subs | Samford | Gale Greene (SG), Rodney Bryant (SF), Jeffrey Hecht (PF), Richard Allen (C) Terry Buckingham, Greg Morgan, Billy Doyle, Jacob Westfall | |
| 02:25 | Samford | Gale Greene drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Case | 72-66 |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:12 | Austin Peay | Jeffrey Kennemer hits a driving attempt near the basket | 74-66 |
| 01:49 | Samford | Richard Allen hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the right block but he's hacked by John Bott - foul #5 on John Bott, team foul #8 | 74-66 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | William Hall (PG), Carl Thomas (SG) Floyd Skradski, John Bott | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 01:49 | Samford | Richard Allen misses the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 01:49 | Samford | Richard Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 01:49 | Austin Peay | Jeffrey Kennemer pulls down the rebound | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:26 | Austin Peay | Willie Ford hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 74-66 |
| 01:25 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht snags the defensive board | 74-66 |
| 01:12 | Samford | Michael Case's pass is intercepted by Carl Thomas | 74-66 |
| 01:08 | Austin Peay | Carl Thomas lays it up and in | 76-66 |
| 00:50 | Samford | Rodney Bryant misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Willie Ford - foul #1 on Willie Ford, team foul #9 | 76-66 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Floyd Skradski (PG), Gordon Cribb (SF), Timothy Thao (PF), Yong Chin (C) William Hall, Willie Ford, Jeffrey Kennemer, Kenny Dowdy | |
| Subs | Samford | Henry Dobbs (PG), Greg Morgan (SG), Billy Doyle (PF), Jacob Westfall (C) Michael Case, Gale Greene, Jeffrey Hecht, Richard Allen | |
| 00:50 | Samford | Rodney Bryant misses the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:50 | Samford | Rodney Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Austin Peay | Carl Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Henry Dobbs - foul #3 on Henry Dobbs, team foul #14 | 76-67 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | William Hall (PG), Jeffrey Kennemer (PF), Kenny Dowdy (C) Floyd Skradski, Timothy Thao, Yong Chin | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Case (PG), Gale Greene (SG), Jeffrey Hecht (PF), Richard Allen (C) Henry Dobbs, Greg Morgan, Billy Doyle, Jacob Westfall | |
| 00:49 | Austin Peay | Carl Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:49 | Austin Peay | Carl Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 78-67 |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Samford | Gale Greene hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 78-67 |
| 00:40 | Samford | Richard Allen hits the follow up shot | 78-69 |
| 00:40 | Austin Peay | Austin Peay calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-69 |
| 00:39 | Austin Peay | Michael Case is called for the reach on Kenny Dowdy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Case, team foul #15 | 78-69 |
| 00:39 | Austin Peay | Kenny Dowdy makes the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:39 | Austin Peay | Kenny Dowdy makes the 2nd free throw | 80-69 |
| 00:33 | Samford | Michael Case can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Kenny Dowdy - foul #3 on Kenny Dowdy, team foul #10 | 80-69 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Floyd Skradski (PG), Timothy Thao (PF), Yong Chin (C) William Hall, Jeffrey Kennemer, Kenny Dowdy | |
| Subs | Samford | Terry Buckingham (SG), Greg Morgan (SF), Billy Doyle (PF), Jacob Westfall (C) Gale Greene, Rodney Bryant, Jeffrey Hecht, Richard Allen | |
| 00:33 | Samford | Michael Case makes the 1st free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:33 | Samford | Michael Case makes the 2nd free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:31 | Austin Peay | Terry Buckingham is called for the reach on Carl Thomas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Terry Buckingham, team foul #16 | 80-71 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | William Hall (PG), Jeffrey Kennemer (PF), Kenny Dowdy (C) Floyd Skradski, Timothy Thao, Yong Chin | |
| Subs | Samford | Gale Greene (SG), Rodney Bryant (SF), Jeffrey Hecht (PF), Richard Allen (C) Terry Buckingham, Greg Morgan, Billy Doyle, Jacob Westfall | |
| 00:31 | Austin Peay | Carl Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 81-71 |
| 00:31 | Austin Peay | Carl Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 82-71 |
| 00:25 | Samford | Gale Greene comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on William Hall - foul #3 on William Hall, team foul #11 | 82-71 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Floyd Skradski (PG), Timothy Thao (PF), Yong Chin (C) William Hall, Jeffrey Kennemer, Kenny Dowdy | |
| Subs | Samford | Henry Dobbs (PG), Greg Morgan (SF), Billy Doyle (PF), Jacob Westfall (C) Michael Case, Rodney Bryant, Jeffrey Hecht, Richard Allen | |
| 00:25 | Samford | Gale Greene misses the 1st free throw | 82-71 |
| 00:25 | Samford | Gale Greene misses the 2nd free throw | 82-71 |
| 00:25 | Austin Peay | Timothy Thao grabs the defensive rebound | 82-71 |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Austin Peay | Floyd Skradski runs out the clock | 82-71 |