| Lineup | Samford | PG - Larry Lindsey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Travis Ladwig (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tom Hartsfield (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Olson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Joel Eskridge (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raleigh Williams (fresh) SF - Glenn Flanagan (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Bodkin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Hoyt Barnes (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee Tech | Glenn Flanagan inbounds the ball | 44-35 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Tennessee Tech | Raleigh Williams scores on a shot from the left side and the foul's on Michael Taylor - foul #1 on Michael Taylor, team foul #1 | 44-37 |
| 19:42 | Tennessee Tech | Raleigh Williams makes the free throw | 44-38 |
| 19:23 | Samford | Tom Hartsfield loses the ball out of bounds | 44-38 |
| 19:03 | Tennessee Tech | Hoyt Barnes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-38 |
| 18:44 | Samford | Michael Taylor clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 18:43 | Tennessee Tech | James Bodkin gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 18:37 | Tennessee Tech | James Bodkin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 18:35 | Samford | Michael Taylor gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 18:31 | Samford | Hoyt Barnes steals it from Tom Hartsfield | 44-38 |
| 18:14 | Tennessee Tech | Raleigh Williams misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 18:12 | Samford | Travis Ladwig grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 17:59 | Samford | Travis Ladwig misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 17:58 | Samford | Michael Taylor tips it but misses | 44-38 |
| 17:57 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Hoyt Barnes | 44-38 |
| 17:52 | Tennessee Tech | Joel Eskridge drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Raleigh Williams | 44-41 |
| 17:32 | Samford | Larry Lindsey misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 17:30 | Samford | Travis Ladwig tips it in | 46-41 |
| 17:16 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Taylor is called for the reach on Raleigh Williams - foul #2 on Michael Taylor, team foul #2 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Samford | Jerry Johnson (PG), Douglas Spencer (SF), Steven Stanley (PF), Fred Orr (C) Larry Lindsey, Travis Ladwig, Tom Hartsfield, Thomas Olson | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Steven Villatoro (PG), Justin Johnson (SG), Edward Yarber (C) Joel Eskridge, Raleigh Williams, Hoyt Barnes | |
| 17:04 | Tennessee Tech | Steven Villatoro misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-41 |
| 17:03 | Tennessee Tech | Edward Yarber can't tip it in | 46-41 |
| 17:01 | Samford | Fred Orr grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 16:42 | Samford | Steven Stanley's fadeaway is rejected by Edward Yarber | 46-41 |
| 16:41 | Tennessee Tech | Glenn Flanagan grabs the board | 46-41 |
| 16:37 | Tennessee Tech | Glenn Flanagan can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 16:35 | Samford | Jerry Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 16:31 | Samford | Michael Taylor scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-41 |
| 16:15 | Tennessee Tech | Glenn Flanagan buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Villatoro | 49-43 |
| 15:57 | Samford | Fred Orr connects on the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Jerry Johnson | 51-43 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jerry Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Spencer (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Steven Stanley (fresh) C - Fred Orr (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Steven Villatoro (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Justin Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Glenn Flanagan (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Bodkin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Yarber (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Tennessee Tech | Glenn Flanagan comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 51-43 |
| 15:34 | Tennessee Tech | Edward Yarber hits the follow up shot | 51-45 |
| 15:12 | Samford | Douglas Spencer misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-45 |
| 15:11 | Tennessee Tech | Justin Johnson pulls down the rebound | 51-45 |
| 14:53 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Taylor is called for the reach on Steven Villatoro - foul #3 on Michael Taylor, team foul #3 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Samford | Larry Lindsey (PG), Travis Ladwig (SF), Tom Hartsfield (PF), Thomas Olson (C) Michael Taylor, Douglas Spencer, Steven Stanley, Fred Orr | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Joel Eskridge (PG), Raleigh Williams (SG), Thomas Bohn (PF), Hoyt Barnes (C) Steven Villatoro, Glenn Flanagan, James Bodkin, Edward Yarber | |
| 14:39 | Tennessee Tech | Raleigh Williams comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 51-45 |
| 14:38 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Bohn grabs the offensive board | 51-45 |
| 14:15 | Tennessee Tech | Hoyt Barnes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-45 |
| Subs | Samford | Jonathan Burgess (SG) Jerry Johnson | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Billy Saliba (SF) Justin Johnson | |
| 13:58 | Samford | Travis Ladwig drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Tom Hartsfield | 53-45 |
| 13:35 | Tennessee Tech | Joel Eskridge clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-45 |
| 13:33 | Samford | The rebound goes to Travis Ladwig | 53-45 |
| 13:10 | Samford | Travis Ladwig comes up short on the runner near the basket | 53-45 |
| 13:08 | Tennessee Tech | Hoyt Barnes gets the rebound | 53-45 |
| 13:02 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Bohn misses long on a jumper from close range | 53-45 |
| 13:00 | Samford | Thomas Olson snags the defensive board | 53-45 |
| 12:43 | Samford | Thomas Olson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-45 |
| 12:41 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Bohn grabs the board | 53-45 |
| 12:26 | Tennessee Tech | The jumper by Thomas Bohn is denied by Tom Hartsfield | 53-45 |
| 12:25 | Samford | Thomas Olson gets the rebound | 53-45 |
| 12:15 | Samford | Jonathan Burgess misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Raleigh Williams - foul #1 on Raleigh Williams, team foul #1 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Taylor (SG), Fred Orr (C) Travis Ladwig, Thomas Olson | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Steven Villatoro (PG), Justin Johnson (SG), Glenn Flanagan (SF), James Bodkin (PF), Edward Yarber (C) Joel Eskridge, Raleigh Williams, Billy Saliba, Thomas Bohn, Hoyt Barnes | |
| 12:15 | Samford | Jonathan Burgess misses the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 12:15 | Samford | Jonathan Burgess misses the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 12:15 | Tennessee Tech | Edward Yarber gets the rebound | 53-45 |
| 11:58 | Tennessee Tech | Glenn Flanagan makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Villatoro | 53-48 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Larry Lindsey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jonathan Burgess (fresh) PF - Tom Hartsfield (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Orr (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Steven Villatoro (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Justin Johnson (fresh) 4 reb. SF - Glenn Flanagan (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Bodkin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Yarber (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Samford | Michael Taylor misses the 3 from straight away | 53-48 |
| 11:39 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Fred Orr | 53-48 |
| 11:26 | Samford | Fred Orr drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-48 |
| 11:07 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Taylor steals it from Glenn Flanagan | 56-48 |
| 10:52 | Samford | Larry Lindsey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-48 |
| Subs | Samford | Jerry Johnson (PG), Travis Ladwig (SF), Steven Stanley (PF), Thomas Olson (C) Larry Lindsey, Jonathan Burgess, Tom Hartsfield, Fred Orr | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Joel Eskridge (PG), Raleigh Williams (SG) Steven Villatoro, Justin Johnson | |
| 10:33 | Tennessee Tech | Thomas Olson is called for the reach on Edward Yarber - foul #2 on Thomas Olson, team foul #4 | 56-48 |
| 10:16 | Tennessee Tech | Raleigh Williams drills a 3 from the left corner | 56-51 |
| 09:56 | Samford | Michael Taylor makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jerry Johnson | 59-51 |
| 09:41 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Johnson is called for the reach on Joel Eskridge - foul #1 on Jerry Johnson, team foul #5 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Samford | Douglas Spencer (SG) Michael Taylor | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Justin Johnson (SF), Hoyt Barnes (C) Glenn Flanagan, Edward Yarber | |
| 09:27 | Tennessee Tech | Justin Johnson buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Raleigh Williams | 59-53 |
| 09:11 | Samford | Douglas Spencer knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerry Johnson | 62-53 |
| 08:52 | Tennessee Tech | Justin Johnson buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Joel Eskridge and he's fouled by Jerry Johnson - foul #2 on Jerry Johnson, team foul #6 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Samford | Larry Lindsey (PG), Tom Hartsfield (PF) Douglas Spencer, Travis Ladwig | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Omar May (PG), Steven Villatoro (SG), Thomas Bohn (PF) Joel Eskridge, Raleigh Williams, James Bodkin | |
| 08:52 | Tennessee Tech | Justin Johnson makes the free throw | 62-56 |
| 08:37 | Samford | Tom Hartsfield is hacked by Thomas Bohn - foul #2 on Thomas Bohn, team foul #2 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Taylor (SG), Fred Orr (C) Jerry Johnson, Thomas Olson | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Glenn Flanagan (SF) Thomas Bohn | |
| 08:20 | Samford | Larry Lindsey comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Omar May - foul #2 on Omar May, team foul #3 | 62-56 |
| 08:20 | Samford | Larry Lindsey misses the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 08:20 | Samford | Larry Lindsey makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 08:06 | Tennessee Tech | Steven Villatoro comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-56 |
| 08:05 | Tennessee Tech | Justin Johnson tips it home | 63-58 |
| 07:52 | Samford | Steven Stanley drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Taylor | 66-58 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Larry Lindsey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Steven Stanley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tom Hartsfield (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Orr (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Omar May (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Villatoro (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Glenn Flanagan (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Justin Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Hoyt Barnes (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:37 | Tennessee Tech | Tom Hartsfield steals it from Hoyt Barnes | 66-58 |
| 07:18 | Samford | Fred Orr misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-58 |
| 07:16 | Tennessee Tech | Glenn Flanagan pulls down the rebound | 66-58 |
| 07:04 | Tennessee Tech | Steven Villatoro misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 66-58 |
| 07:02 | Samford | The rebound goes to Fred Orr | 66-58 |
| 06:44 | Samford | Omar May steals it from Michael Taylor | 66-58 |
| 06:41 | Tennessee Tech | Omar May lays it in | 66-60 |
| 06:16 | Samford | Steven Stanley comes up short on the shot from the left side | 66-60 |
| 06:14 | Tennessee Tech | Hoyt Barnes gets the rebound | 66-60 |
| 06:10 | Tennessee Tech | Justin Johnson banks in the layup on a great pass from Omar May | 66-62 |
| 05:57 | Samford | Steven Stanley can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 66-62 |
| 05:56 | Tennessee Tech | Steven Villatoro grabs the board | 66-62 |
| 05:56 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-62 |
| Subs | Samford | Travis Ladwig (SF), Thomas Olson (C) Steven Stanley, Fred Orr | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Joel Eskridge (PG), Raleigh Williams (SG), James Bodkin (PF), Edward Yarber (C) Omar May, Steven Villatoro, Justin Johnson, Hoyt Barnes | |
| 05:36 | Tennessee Tech | Edward Yarber clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-62 |
| 05:35 | Samford | The rebound goes to Larry Lindsey | 66-62 |
| 05:11 | Samford | Larry Lindsey connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Taylor | 68-62 |
| 04:43 | Tennessee Tech | Edward Yarber's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-62 |
| Subs | Samford | Jerry Johnson (PG), Steven Stanley (PF) Larry Lindsey, Tom Hartsfield | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Justin Johnson (SF) Glenn Flanagan | |
| 04:22 | Samford | Steven Stanley misses short on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Raleigh Williams - foul #2 on Raleigh Williams, team foul #4 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Samford | Douglas Spencer (SG) Michael Taylor | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Hoyt Barnes (C) Edward Yarber | |
| 04:22 | Samford | Steven Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 04:22 | Samford | Steven Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 04:09 | Tennessee Tech | Joel Eskridge misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-62 |
| 04:08 | Samford | Thomas Olson grabs the board | 70-62 |
| 03:58 | Samford | Steven Stanley misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Hoyt Barnes - foul #1 on Hoyt Barnes, team foul #5 | 70-62 |
| 03:58 | Samford | Steven Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 03:58 | Samford | Steven Stanley misses the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 03:58 | Tennessee Tech | Hoyt Barnes gets the rebound | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:33 | Tennessee Tech | James Bodkin is fouled on the floor by Steven Stanley - foul #1 on Steven Stanley, team foul #7 | 71-62 |
| Subs | Samford | Larry Lindsey (PG), Tom Hartsfield (PF) Douglas Spencer, Steven Stanley | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Glenn Flanagan (SF) Justin Johnson | |
| 03:33 | Tennessee Tech | James Bodkin makes the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 03:33 | Tennessee Tech | James Bodkin makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Larry Lindsey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Travis Ladwig (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Tom Hartsfield (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Olson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Joel Eskridge (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raleigh Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Glenn Flanagan (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Bodkin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Hoyt Barnes (fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:18 | Samford | Jerry Johnson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 71-64 |
| 03:16 | Tennessee Tech | Hoyt Barnes gets the rebound | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:11 | Tennessee Tech | Joel Eskridge scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Glenn Flanagan | 71-67 |
| 02:53 | Samford | Travis Ladwig clanks a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Glenn Flanagan - foul #2 on Glenn Flanagan, team foul #6 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Taylor (SG), Fred Orr (C) Jerry Johnson, Thomas Olson | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Steven Villatoro (PG), Justin Johnson (SG), Edward Yarber (C) Joel Eskridge, Raleigh Williams, Hoyt Barnes | |
| 02:53 | Samford | Travis Ladwig makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 02:53 | Samford | Travis Ladwig makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 02:51 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-67 |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Olson (C) Fred Orr | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Joel Eskridge (PG), Raleigh Williams (SG) Steven Villatoro, Justin Johnson | |
| 02:37 | Tennessee Tech | Travis Ladwig is called for the reach on Glenn Flanagan - foul #2 on Travis Ladwig, team foul #8 | 73-67 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Hoyt Barnes (C) Edward Yarber | |
| 02:37 | Tennessee Tech | Glenn Flanagan makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 02:37 | Tennessee Tech | Glenn Flanagan misses the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 02:37 | Samford | Thomas Olson pulls down the rebound | 73-68 |
| 02:10 | Samford | The short jumper by Tom Hartsfield is denied by Hoyt Barnes | 73-68 |
| 02:08 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to James Bodkin | 73-68 |
| 02:04 | Tennessee Tech | Joel Eskridge is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Joel Eskridge, team foul #7 | 73-68 |
| 01:46 | Samford | Tom Hartsfield misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 73-68 |
| 01:44 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Joel Eskridge | 73-68 |
| 01:29 | Tennessee Tech | Glenn Flanagan drills a 3 from the right wing | 73-71 |
| 01:13 | Samford | Tom Hartsfield misses the easy layup | 73-71 |
| 01:12 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Lindsey | 73-71 |
| 00:58 | Samford | Larry Lindsey is fouled on the floor by Joel Eskridge - foul #3 on Joel Eskridge, team foul #8 | 73-71 |
| 00:58 | Samford | Larry Lindsey misses the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:58 | Tennessee Tech | Hoyt Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 73-71 |
| 00:38 | Tennessee Tech | Joel Eskridge is hacked by Travis Ladwig - foul #3 on Travis Ladwig, team foul #9 | 73-71 |
| 00:38 | Tennessee Tech | Joel Eskridge misses the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:38 | Tennessee Tech | James Bodkin snags the offensive board | 73-71 |
| 00:09 | Tennessee Tech | Joel Eskridge comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 73-71 |
| 00:07 | Tennessee Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Hoyt Barnes | 73-71 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee Tech | Glenn Flanagan clanks a jumper from the right wing | 73-71 |
| 00:03 | Samford | Travis Ladwig snags the defensive board | 73-71 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Samford | Travis Ladwig runs out the clock | 73-71 |