| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Randell Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gordon Rice (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Daniel Devaughn (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Carl Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Charles Salls (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Daniel Langham (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Calhoun (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Prince Neville (fresh) C - Cody Rine (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alcorn State | Daniel Devaughn inbounds the ball | 30-41 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Alcorn State | Daniel Devaughn can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-41 |
| 19:46 | Alcorn State | Matthew Smith snags the offensive board | 30-41 |
| 19:28 | Alcorn State | Gordon Rice throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-41 |
| 19:17 | Samford | Cody Rine comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-41 |
| 19:16 | Samford | Eddie Calhoun tips it in | 30-43 |
| 19:02 | Alcorn State | Daniel Devaughn clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Eddie Calhoun - foul #1 on Eddie Calhoun, team foul #1 | 30-43 |
| 19:02 | Alcorn State | Daniel Devaughn misses the 1st free throw | 30-43 |
| 19:02 | Alcorn State | Daniel Devaughn makes the 2nd free throw | 31-43 |
| 18:47 | Samford | Charles Salls connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Cody Rine | 31-46 |
| 18:33 | Alcorn State | Daniel Devaughn is whistled for a carry | 31-46 |
| 18:12 | Samford | Eddie Calhoun can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 31-46 |
| 18:11 | Alcorn State | Matthew Smith pulls down the rebound | 31-46 |
| 18:06 | Alcorn State | Daniel Devaughn clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-46 |
| 18:04 | Samford | Cody Rine grabs the defensive rebound | 31-46 |
| 17:54 | Samford | Eddie Calhoun comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-46 |
| 17:53 | Alcorn State | Gordon Rice gets the rebound | 31-46 |
| 17:29 | Alcorn State | Randell Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-46 |
| 17:28 | Samford | Prince Neville pulls down the rebound | 31-46 |
| 17:11 | Samford | Daniel Langham misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-46 |
| 17:09 | Alcorn State | Randell Jackson grabs the board | 31-46 |
| 16:42 | Alcorn State | Carl Smith hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-46 |
| 16:31 | Samford | Cody Rine scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Eddie Calhoun | 34-48 |
| 16:16 | Alcorn State | Gordon Rice hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-48 |
| 16:04 | Samford | Cody Rine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-48 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Timothy Myers (PG), Darryl Sager (SG), Stephen Lee (SF), Cody Sapienza (PF), Daryl Casey (C) Randell Jackson, Gordon Rice, Daniel Devaughn, Carl Smith, Matthew Smith | |
| Subs | Samford | Maurice Wyatt (PG), Calvin Wells (SG), Garry Hudspeth (SF), John Jacinto (PF), Dave Donohue (C) Charles Salls, Daniel Langham, Eddie Calhoun, Prince Neville, Cody Rine | |
| 15:52 | Alcorn State | Timothy Myers hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 37-48 |
| 15:50 | Samford | Garry Hudspeth grabs the board | 37-48 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Timothy Myers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darryl Sager (fresh) SF - Stephen Lee (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Cody Sapienza (fresh) C - Daryl Casey (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Maurice Wyatt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Calvin Wells (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Garry Hudspeth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Jacinto (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dave Donohue (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Samford | Stephen Lee steps in front of the Dave Donohue pass | 37-48 |
| 15:06 | Alcorn State | Stephen Lee loses the dribble to Dave Donohue | 37-48 |
| 14:55 | Samford | Calvin Wells scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Garry Hudspeth | 37-50 |
| 14:41 | Alcorn State | Cody Sapienza misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-50 |
| 14:40 | Alcorn State | Timothy Myers tips it home | 39-50 |
| 14:27 | Samford | Maurice Wyatt misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-50 |
| 14:25 | Alcorn State | Cody Sapienza pulls down the rebound | 39-50 |
| 14:19 | Alcorn State | Timothy Myers makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Stephen Lee | 41-50 |
| 14:08 | Samford | Garry Hudspeth misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-50 |
| 14:06 | Alcorn State | Cody Sapienza pulls down the rebound | 41-50 |
| 13:48 | Alcorn State | Stephen Lee misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-50 |
| 13:46 | Samford | Calvin Wells gets the rebound | 41-50 |
| 13:38 | Samford | John Jacinto clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-50 |
| 13:37 | Samford | Garry Hudspeth snags the offensive board | 41-50 |
| 13:24 | Samford | John Jacinto can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-50 |
| 13:22 | Alcorn State | Daryl Casey pulls down the rebound | 41-50 |
| 13:08 | Alcorn State | Timothy Myers blows the layup but he's fouled by Maurice Wyatt - foul #2 on Maurice Wyatt, team foul #2 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Gordon Rice (SG), Willie Wells (SF), Carl Smith (PF), Matthew Smith (C) Darryl Sager, Stephen Lee, Cody Sapienza, Daryl Casey | |
| Subs | Samford | Charles Salls (PG), Daniel Langham (SG), Eddie Calhoun (SF), Prince Neville (PF), Cody Rine (C) Maurice Wyatt, Calvin Wells, Garry Hudspeth, John Jacinto, Dave Donohue | |
| 13:08 | Alcorn State | Timothy Myers misses the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 13:08 | Alcorn State | Timothy Myers misses the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 13:08 | Samford | The rebound goes to Prince Neville | 41-50 |
| 12:53 | Samford | Prince Neville misses the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Carl Smith - foul #1 on Carl Smith, team foul #1 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Randell Jackson (PG) Timothy Myers | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 12:53 | Samford | Prince Neville misses the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 12:53 | Samford | Prince Neville makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 12:42 | Alcorn State | Matthew Smith scores on a jump hook in the lane | 43-51 |
| 12:37 | Samford | Charles Salls clanks a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Randell Jackson - foul #1 on Randell Jackson, team foul #2 | 43-51 |
| 12:37 | Samford | Charles Salls makes the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 12:37 | Samford | Charles Salls makes the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 12:27 | Alcorn State | Matthew Smith is hacked by Charles Salls - foul #1 on Charles Salls, team foul #3 | 43-53 |
| 12:08 | Alcorn State | Gordon Rice clanks a 3 from straight away | 43-53 |
| 12:07 | Samford | Daniel Langham grabs the board | 43-53 |
| 12:02 | Samford | Daniel Langham buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-55 |
| 11:38 | Alcorn State | Gordon Rice makes the floater from the free throw line | 45-55 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Randell Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gordon Rice (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Wells (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carl Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Charles Salls (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Daniel Langham (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Calhoun (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Prince Neville (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Cody Rine (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Samford | Eddie Calhoun misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 45-55 |
| 11:11 | Alcorn State | Randell Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-55 |
| 10:55 | Alcorn State | Randell Jackson hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Matthew Smith | 48-55 |
| 10:26 | Samford | Eddie Calhoun makes the jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Randell Jackson - foul #2 on Randell Jackson, team foul #3 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Cody Sapienza (PF), Daryl Casey (C) Carl Smith, Matthew Smith | |
| Subs | Samford | Garry Hudspeth (PF), John Jacinto (C) Prince Neville, Cody Rine | |
| 10:26 | Samford | Eddie Calhoun misses the free throw | 48-57 |
| 10:26 | Samford | John Jacinto snags the offensive board | 48-57 |
| 10:06 | Samford | Willie Wells takes the ball from John Jacinto | 48-57 |
| 09:47 | Alcorn State | Randell Jackson lays it up and in on a great pass from Willie Wells | 50-57 |
| 09:29 | Samford | Eddie Calhoun throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-57 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Timothy Myers (PG), Daniel Devaughn (SG), Stephen Lee (SF) Randell Jackson, Gordon Rice, Willie Wells | |
| Subs | Samford | Maurice Wyatt (PG), Calvin Wells (SG), Prince Neville (PF) Charles Salls, Daniel Langham, Eddie Calhoun | |
| 09:07 | Alcorn State | Daniel Devaughn buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Timothy Myers | 52-57 |
| 08:40 | Samford | Calvin Wells hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Maurice Wyatt and the foul's on Daniel Devaughn - foul #1 on Daniel Devaughn, team foul #4 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Carl Smith (PF), Matthew Smith (C) Cody Sapienza, Daryl Casey | |
| Subs | Samford | Cody Rine (C) John Jacinto | |
| 08:40 | Samford | Calvin Wells misses the free throw | 52-59 |
| 08:40 | Alcorn State | Daniel Devaughn snags the defensive board | 52-59 |
| 08:22 | Alcorn State | Timothy Myers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-59 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Gordon Rice (SG) Stephen Lee | |
| Subs | Samford | Charles Salls (PG), Daniel Langham (SG) Calvin Wells, Maurice Wyatt | |
| 07:57 | Samford | Prince Neville travels with the ball | 52-59 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Randell Jackson (PG), Willie Wells (SF) Timothy Myers, Daniel Devaughn | |
| Subs | Samford | Eddie Calhoun (SF), John Jacinto (PF) Garry Hudspeth, Prince Neville | |
| 07:38 | Alcorn State | Gordon Rice comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 52-59 |
| 07:36 | Alcorn State | Willie Wells pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-59 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Randell Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gordon Rice (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Wells (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Carl Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Charles Salls (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Daniel Langham (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Calhoun (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Jacinto (fresh) 3 reb. C - Cody Rine (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Alcorn State | Carl Smith misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-59 |
| 07:24 | Samford | Cody Rine gets the rebound | 52-59 |
| 07:18 | Samford | Eddie Calhoun misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-59 |
| 07:16 | Alcorn State | Gordon Rice grabs the board | 52-59 |
| 07:03 | Alcorn State | Matthew Smith connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-59 |
| 06:49 | Samford | John Jacinto is denied on a layup by Matthew Smith | 55-59 |
| 06:47 | Alcorn State | Matthew Smith gets the rebound | 55-59 |
| 06:31 | Alcorn State | Randell Jackson is fouled on the floor by Charles Salls - foul #2 on Charles Salls, team foul #4 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Timothy Myers (SG), Cody Sapienza (PF) Gordon Rice, Carl Smith | |
| Subs | Samford | Maurice Wyatt (PG), Garry Hudspeth (SF), Prince Neville (PF) Charles Salls, Eddie Calhoun, Cody Rine | |
| 06:20 | Alcorn State | Matthew Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 55-59 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Daryl Casey (C) Matthew Smith | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 06:02 | Samford | Prince Neville clanks a jumper from the right wing | 55-59 |
| 06:01 | Alcorn State | Willie Wells grabs the board | 55-59 |
| 05:42 | Alcorn State | Timothy Myers hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 55-59 |
| 05:40 | Samford | Daniel Langham pulls down the rebound | 55-59 |
| 05:30 | Samford | Garry Hudspeth misses the dunk | 55-59 |
| 05:29 | Samford | Daniel Langham grabs the offensive board | 55-59 |
| 05:23 | Samford | Daryl Casey takes the ball from Prince Neville | 55-59 |
| 05:00 | Alcorn State | Timothy Myers drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Randell Jackson | 57-59 |
| 04:40 | Samford | Maurice Wyatt is fouled on the floor by Randell Jackson - foul #3 on Randell Jackson, team foul #5 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Gordon Rice (SG), Daniel Devaughn (SF), Carl Smith (PF), Matthew Smith (C) Randell Jackson, Willie Wells, Cody Sapienza, Daryl Casey | |
| Subs | Samford | Charles Salls (PG), Eddie Calhoun (SF), Cody Rine (C) Daniel Langham, Garry Hudspeth, John Jacinto | |
| 04:23 | Samford | Charles Salls misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-59 |
| 04:22 | Samford | Charles Salls snags the offensive board | 57-59 |
| 04:04 | Samford | Maurice Wyatt hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 57-59 |
| 04:03 | Samford | Charles Salls hits the follow up shot | 57-61 |
| 03:55 | Alcorn State | Timothy Myers clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-61 |
| 03:54 | Alcorn State | Gordon Rice tips it back up and in | 59-61 |
| 03:36 | Samford | Maurice Wyatt misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 59-61 |
| 03:35 | Alcorn State | Carl Smith gets the rebound | 59-61 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Timothy Myers (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gordon Rice (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Devaughn (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Carl Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Charles Salls (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Maurice Wyatt (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Eddie Calhoun (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Prince Neville (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Cody Rine (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Alcorn State | Matthew Smith clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Prince Neville - foul #1 on Prince Neville, team foul #5 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Willie Wells (SF) Timothy Myers | |
| Subs | Samford | Daniel Langham (SG), Garry Hudspeth (PF), Dave Donohue (C) Maurice Wyatt, Prince Neville, Cody Rine | |
| 03:07 | Alcorn State | Matthew Smith makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 03:07 | Alcorn State | Matthew Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 03:07 | Samford | The rebound goes to Dave Donohue | 60-61 |
| 02:55 | Samford | Eddie Calhoun knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Langham | 60-63 |
| 02:41 | Alcorn State | Dave Donohue steals the ball from Matthew Smith | 60-63 |
| 02:41 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-63 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Randell Jackson (PG) Daniel Devaughn | |
| Subs | Samford | Cody Rine (C) Dave Donohue | |
| 02:25 | Samford | Daniel Langham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-63 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Prince Neville (PF) Garry Hudspeth | |
| 02:05 | Alcorn State | Gordon Rice connects on the runner from close range | 62-63 |
| 01:45 | Samford | Eddie Calhoun misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 62-63 |
| 01:43 | Samford | Prince Neville tips it home | 62-65 |
| 01:32 | Alcorn State | Carl Smith is hacked by Eddie Calhoun - foul #2 on Eddie Calhoun, team foul #6 | 62-65 |
| 01:20 | Alcorn State | Charles Salls is called for the reach on Randell Jackson - foul #3 on Charles Salls, team foul #7 | 62-65 |
| 01:20 | Alcorn State | Randell Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 01:20 | Alcorn State | Randell Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 01:09 | Samford | Matthew Smith swats the short shot by Prince Neville | 64-65 |
| 01:08 | Alcorn State | Willie Wells grabs the board | 64-65 |
| 00:41 | Alcorn State | Randell Jackson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 64-65 |
| 00:39 | Alcorn State | Matthew Smith snags the offensive board | 64-65 |
| 00:30 | Alcorn State | Willie Wells hits a runner near the basket | 66-65 |
| 00:17 | Samford | Eddie Calhoun is fouled on the floor by Gordon Rice - foul #2 on Gordon Rice, team foul #6 | 66-65 |
| 00:10 | Samford | Eddie Calhoun is hacked by Matthew Smith - foul #2 on Matthew Smith, team foul #7 | 66-65 |
| 00:10 | Samford | Eddie Calhoun misses the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 00:10 | Alcorn State | The rebound goes to Carl Smith | 66-65 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Alcorn State | Carl Smith is hacked by Charles Salls in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Salls, team foul #8 | 66-65 |
| 00:09 | Alcorn State | Carl Smith misses the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 00:09 | Samford | Cody Rine snags the defensive board | 66-65 |
| 00:09 | Samford | Samford calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-65 |
| 00:05 | Samford | Eddie Calhoun connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charles Salls | 66-67 |
| 00:05 | Alcorn State | Alcorn State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 66-67 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Alcorn State | Gordon Rice is hacked by Cody Rine - foul #1 on Cody Rine, team foul #9 | 66-67 |
| 00:00 | Alcorn State | Gordon Rice makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 00:00 | Alcorn State | Gordon Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |