| Lineup | Samford | PG - Michael Case (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Greg Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Rodney Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Hecht (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Jack Crowe (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Brown (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Patrick Stemple (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Matthew Winkler (fresh) 6 pts. C - Brian Cannon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee State | Patrick Stemple inbounds the ball | 50-34 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Tennessee State | Matthew Winkler misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-34 |
| 19:43 | Samford | Rodney Bryant pulls down the rebound | 50-34 |
| 19:37 | Samford | Michael Case is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 50-34 |
| 19:32 | Tennessee State | Patrick Stemple knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jack Crowe | 50-36 |
| 19:06 | Samford | Michael Case misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 50-36 |
| 19:05 | Samford | Rodney Bryant gets the offensive rebound | 50-36 |
| 18:51 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht misses short on a runner in the lane | 50-36 |
| 18:50 | Samford | Rodney Bryant tips it home | 52-36 |
| 18:41 | Tennessee State | Patrick Stemple is hacked by Richard Allen - foul #2 on Richard Allen, team foul #1 | 52-36 |
| 18:26 | Tennessee State | Brian Cannon misses the shot from the right side | 52-36 |
| 18:25 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht gets the rebound | 52-36 |
| 18:13 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-36 |
| 18:12 | Tennessee State | Brian Cannon pulls down the rebound | 52-36 |
| 17:57 | Tennessee State | Patrick Stemple can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-36 |
| 17:56 | Tennessee State | Brian Cannon hits the follow up shot | 52-38 |
| 17:36 | Samford | Richard Allen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-38 |
| 17:34 | Tennessee State | Matthew Winkler grabs the defensive rebound | 52-38 |
| 17:17 | Tennessee State | John Brown is fouled on the floor by Greg Morgan - foul #2 on Greg Morgan, team foul #2 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Billy Doyle (PF) Jeffrey Hecht | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Roderick Higgs (C) Brian Cannon | |
| 17:08 | Tennessee State | John Brown is fouled on the floor by Richard Allen - foul #3 on Richard Allen, team foul #3 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Henry Dobbs (PG), Richard Letendre (SG), Jacob Westfall (C) Michael Case, Rodney Bryant, Richard Allen | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Hal Kurland (PF) Matthew Winkler | |
| 16:53 | Tennessee State | Hal Kurland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-38 |
| 16:52 | Samford | Jacob Westfall pulls down the rebound | 52-38 |
| 16:40 | Samford | Roderick Higgs swats the dunk try by Billy Doyle | 52-38 |
| 16:38 | Tennessee State | Patrick Stemple snags the defensive board | 52-38 |
| 16:17 | Tennessee State | John Brown loses the dribble to Greg Morgan | 52-38 |
| 16:04 | Samford | John Brown takes the ball from Greg Morgan | 52-38 |
| 15:50 | Tennessee State | The jumper by Patrick Stemple is denied by Jacob Westfall | 52-38 |
| 15:48 | Tennessee State | Jack Crowe grabs the offensive board | 52-38 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Henry Dobbs (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Letendre (fresh) SF - Greg Morgan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Billy Doyle (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jacob Westfall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Jack Crowe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Brown (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Patrick Stemple (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hal Kurland (fresh) 5 pts. C - Roderick Higgs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Tennessee State | Roderick Higgs lays it in on a nice dish by Jack Crowe | 52-40 |
| 15:17 | Samford | Greg Morgan hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Hal Kurland - foul #1 on Hal Kurland, team foul #1 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Case (PG), Rodney Bryant (SF), Jeffrey Hecht (PF), Richard Allen (C) Henry Dobbs, Richard Letendre, Billy Doyle, Jacob Westfall | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Johnson (PG), Steven Kang (SF), Matthew Winkler (PF), Brian Cannon (C) Jack Crowe, John Brown, Patrick Stemple, Roderick Higgs | |
| 15:17 | Samford | Greg Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 15:17 | Samford | Greg Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 54-40 |
| 14:53 | Tennessee State | Hal Kurland hits a runner from the left block | 54-42 |
| 14:46 | Samford | Rodney Bryant buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by Michael Case | 56-42 |
| 14:30 | Tennessee State | Steven Kang misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Rodney Bryant - foul #1 on Rodney Bryant, team foul #4 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Samford | Gale Greene (SG) Greg Morgan | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 14:30 | Tennessee State | Steven Kang misses the 1st free throw | 56-42 |
| 14:30 | Tennessee State | Steven Kang misses the 2nd free throw | 56-42 |
| 14:30 | Samford | Gale Greene grabs the defensive rebound | 56-42 |
| 14:14 | Samford | Rodney Bryant lays it up and in set up by Michael Case | 58-42 |
| 14:05 | Tennessee State | Brian Cannon's floater is tipped away by Richard Allen | 58-42 |
| 14:03 | Samford | Gale Greene gets the rebound | 58-42 |
| 13:47 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by James Johnson - foul #1 on James Johnson, team foul #2 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Michael Pellerin (SF) Hal Kurland | |
| 13:47 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht makes the 1st free throw | 59-42 |
| 13:47 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht makes the 2nd free throw | 60-42 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 13:26 | Tennessee State | James Johnson scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Steven Kang | 60-45 |
| 13:12 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Rodney Bryant | 62-45 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 12:51 | Tennessee State | Steven Kang hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-45 |
| 12:49 | Tennessee State | Brian Cannon tips it in | 62-47 |
| 12:33 | Samford | Rodney Bryant scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Case | 65-47 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 12:12 | Tennessee State | Steven Kang loses the dribble to Gale Greene | 65-47 |
| 12:08 | Samford | Gale Greene lays it up and in | 67-47 |
| 11:56 | Tennessee State | Richard Allen denies the turnaround by Brian Cannon | 67-47 |
| 11:55 | Tennessee State | Steven Kang misses the tip | 67-47 |
| 11:53 | Samford | Rodney Bryant grabs the board | 67-47 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Michael Case (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gale Greene (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Rodney Bryant (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeffrey Hecht (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Allen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steven Kang (fairly fresh) 3 reb. SF - Michael Pellerin (fresh) PF - Matthew Winkler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Brian Cannon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Samford | Michael Case can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 67-47 |
| 11:28 | Samford | Gale Greene tips it home | 69-47 |
| 11:21 | Tennessee State | Steven Kang is hacked by Rodney Bryant - foul #2 on Rodney Bryant, team foul #5 | 69-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Henry Dobbs (PG), Greg Morgan (SF), Billy Doyle (PF), Jacob Westfall (C) Michael Case, Rodney Bryant, Jeffrey Hecht, Richard Allen | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Jack Crowe (PG), John Brown (SG), Patrick Stemple (SF), Hal Kurland (PF), Roderick Higgs (C) James Johnson, Steven Kang, Michael Pellerin, Matthew Winkler, Brian Cannon | |
| 11:16 | Tennessee State | Hal Kurland makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-50 |
| 11:02 | Samford | Gale Greene can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 69-50 |
| 11:01 | Samford | Jacob Westfall tips it back up and in | 71-50 |
| 10:52 | Tennessee State | Hal Kurland misses the easy layup | 71-50 |
| 10:50 | Tennessee State | Roderick Higgs grabs the offensive rebound | 71-50 |
| 10:34 | Tennessee State | Patrick Stemple misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-50 |
| 10:33 | Samford | Henry Dobbs pulls down the rebound | 71-50 |
| 10:12 | Samford | Jacob Westfall misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 71-50 |
| 10:10 | Tennessee State | Hal Kurland grabs the board | 71-50 |
| 09:48 | Tennessee State | John Brown scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 71-52 |
| 09:25 | Samford | Henry Dobbs drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Greg Morgan | 73-52 |
| 09:14 | Tennessee State | Jack Crowe is hacked by Henry Dobbs - foul #1 on Henry Dobbs, team foul #6 | 73-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Case (PG), Rodney Bryant (SF), Jeffrey Hecht (PF), Richard Allen (C) Henry Dobbs, Gale Greene, Billy Doyle, Jacob Westfall | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Matthew Winkler (PF) Hal Kurland | |
| 09:00 | Tennessee State | Matthew Winkler can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner but he's hacked by Jeffrey Hecht - foul #1 on Jeffrey Hecht, team foul #7 | 73-52 |
| 09:00 | Tennessee State | Matthew Winkler makes the 1st free throw | 73-53 |
| 09:00 | Tennessee State | Matthew Winkler misses the 2nd free throw | 73-53 |
| 09:00 | Tennessee State | Matthew Winkler makes the 3rd free throw | 73-54 |
| 08:37 | Samford | Richard Allen misses the runner from the left block | 73-54 |
| 08:36 | Tennessee State | Matthew Winkler grabs the board | 73-54 |
| 08:21 | Tennessee State | Matthew Winkler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 73-54 |
| 08:19 | Tennessee State | Jack Crowe tips it back up and in | 73-56 |
| 08:02 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Rodney Bryant | 76-56 |
| 07:42 | Tennessee State | Patrick Stemple misses long on a runner in the paint | 76-56 |
| 07:41 | Samford | Rodney Bryant pulls down the rebound | 76-56 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Michael Case (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Greg Morgan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Rodney Bryant (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jeffrey Hecht (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Jack Crowe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Patrick Stemple (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Winkler (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Roderick Higgs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Samford | Greg Morgan loses the ball out of bounds | 76-56 |
| Subs | Samford | Gale Greene (SG) Greg Morgan | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Johnson (PG), Hal Kurland (SG), Steven Kang (SF), Brian Cannon (C) Jack Crowe, John Brown, Patrick Stemple, Roderick Higgs | |
| 07:06 | Tennessee State | Matthew Winkler comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 76-56 |
| 07:04 | Samford | Richard Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 76-56 |
| 06:44 | Samford | Richard Allen scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Michael Case | 78-56 |
| 06:27 | Tennessee State | Matthew Winkler misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 78-56 |
| 06:25 | Samford | Richard Allen snags the defensive board | 78-56 |
| 06:04 | Samford | Hal Kurland takes the ball from Gale Greene | 78-56 |
| 05:48 | Tennessee State | Brian Cannon's floater is tipped away by Jeffrey Hecht | 78-56 |
| 05:46 | Samford | Richard Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 78-56 |
| 05:23 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 78-56 |
| 05:21 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Brian Cannon | 78-56 |
| 05:17 | Tennessee State | Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-56 |
| Subs | Samford | Billy Doyle (PF) Jeffrey Hecht | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Jack Crowe (PG), John Brown (SG), Patrick Stemple (SF) James Johnson, Hal Kurland, Steven Kang | |
| 05:09 | Tennessee State | Brian Cannon buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Jack Crowe | 78-58 |
| 04:47 | Samford | Gale Greene misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on John Brown - foul #1 on John Brown, team foul #3 | 78-58 |
| Subs | Samford | Henry Dobbs (PG), Greg Morgan (SF) Michael Case, Rodney Bryant | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Hal Kurland (PF) Matthew Winkler | |
| 04:47 | Samford | Gale Greene misses the 1st free throw | 78-58 |
| 04:47 | Samford | Gale Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 79-58 |
| 04:27 | Tennessee State | Patrick Stemple knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Jack Crowe | 79-61 |
| 04:03 | Samford | Gale Greene drills a 3 from straight away | 82-61 |
| 03:44 | Tennessee State | Patrick Stemple throws a bad pass out of bounds | 82-61 |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Letendre (SG), Jacob Westfall (C) Gale Greene, Richard Allen | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Johnson (PG), Steven Kang (SF), Danny Dixon (PF), Roderick Higgs (C) Jack Crowe, John Brown, Patrick Stemple, Brian Cannon | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Samford | Richard Letendre is hacked by James Johnson - foul #2 on James Johnson, team foul #4 | 82-61 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Henry Dobbs (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Letendre (fresh) SF - Greg Morgan (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Billy Doyle (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jacob Westfall (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Hal Kurland (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Steven Kang (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Danny Dixon (fresh) C - Roderick Higgs (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Samford | Greg Morgan misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 82-61 |
| 03:08 | Tennessee State | Roderick Higgs gets the rebound | 82-61 |
| 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) | |
| 02:59 | Tennessee State | Danny Dixon clanks a turnaround near the basket | 82-61 |
| 02:57 | Tennessee State | James Johnson tips it home | 82-63 |
| 02:30 | Samford | Billy Doyle is hacked by Roderick Higgs - foul #1 on Roderick Higgs, team foul #5 | 82-63 |
| 02:11 | Samford | Jacob Westfall clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 82-63 |
| 02:09 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Danny Dixon | 82-63 |
| 01:51 | Tennessee State | Danny Dixon blows the layup but the foul's on Richard Letendre - foul #1 on Richard Letendre, team foul #8 | 82-63 |
| 01:51 | Tennessee State | Danny Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 82-64 |
| 01:51 | Tennessee State | Danny Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 82-65 |
| 01:25 | Samford | Henry Dobbs buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Greg Morgan and he's fouled by James Johnson - foul #3 on James Johnson, team foul #6 | 84-65 |
| 01:25 | Samford | Henry Dobbs makes the free throw | 85-65 |
| 01:17 | Tennessee State | Roderick Higgs misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 85-65 |
| 01:15 | Samford | Billy Doyle grabs the board | 85-65 |
| 00:53 | Samford | Billy Doyle misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 85-65 |
| 00:51 | Tennessee State | James Johnson snags the defensive board | 85-65 |
| 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) | |
| 00:46 | Tennessee State | Roderick Higgs misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 85-65 |
| 00:44 | Tennessee State | Danny Dixon snags the offensive board | 85-65 |
| 00:42 | Tennessee State | Roderick Higgs misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 85-65 |
| 00:40 | Tennessee State | Danny Dixon grabs the offensive board | 85-65 |
| 00:38 | Tennessee State | James Johnson lays it in and the foul's on Henry Dobbs - foul #2 on Henry Dobbs, team foul #9 | 85-67 |
| 00:38 | Tennessee State | James Johnson makes the free throw | 85-68 |
| 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) | |
| 00:13 | Samford | Greg Morgan knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 87-68 |
| 00:09 | Tennessee State | Hal Kurland clanks a 3 from straight away | 87-68 |
| 00:07 | Samford | Jacob Westfall pulls down the rebound | 87-68 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Henry Dobbs runs out the clock | 87-68 |