| Lineup | Samford | PG - Keith King (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricardo Marquez (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Graff (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Earl Love (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Jamar (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Paul Stanley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brett Nickel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Hendrick (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Erick Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kal Appleby (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Austin Peay | Brian Hendrick inbounds the ball | 24-24 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Austin Peay | Erick Brown can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 24-24 |
| 19:40 | Samford | Earl Love pulls down the rebound | 24-24 |
| 19:35 | Samford | Ricardo Marquez comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-24 |
| 19:34 | Austin Peay | Kal Appleby gets the rebound | 24-24 |
| 19:09 | Austin Peay | Brian Hendrick misses short on a shot from the right side | 24-24 |
| 19:08 | Austin Peay | Kal Appleby hits the follow up shot | 24-26 |
| 18:55 | Samford | Kevin Jamar drills a fadeaway from close range and the foul's on Brian Hendrick - foul #1 on Brian Hendrick, team foul #1 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Chris Gibson (PG), Leroy Arends (SF), Basil Quinn (C) Paul Stanley, Brett Nickel, Kal Appleby | |
| 18:55 | Samford | Kevin Jamar misses the free throw | 26-26 |
| 18:55 | Austin Peay | Basil Quinn pulls down the rebound | 26-26 |
| 18:34 | Austin Peay | Basil Quinn misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 26-26 |
| 18:33 | Austin Peay | Leroy Arends snags the offensive board | 26-26 |
| 18:19 | Austin Peay | Brian Hendrick is hacked by Ricardo Marquez - foul #2 on Ricardo Marquez, team foul #1 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Paul Stanley (PG), Brett Nickel (SG), Walter Hulse (PF) Chris Gibson, Leroy Arends, Basil Quinn | |
| 18:00 | Austin Peay | Erick Brown hits a runner near the basket and the foul's on Keith King - foul #1 on Keith King, team foul #2 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Chris Gibson (PG) Paul Stanley | |
| 18:00 | Austin Peay | Erick Brown misses the free throw | 26-28 |
| 18:00 | Samford | Kevin Jamar snags the defensive board | 26-28 |
| 17:48 | Samford | Brett Nickel picks off the pass by Earl Love | 26-28 |
| 17:24 | Austin Peay | Brian Hendrick misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-28 |
| 17:22 | Austin Peay | Walter Hulse pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 17:00 | Austin Peay | Chris Gibson drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Walter Hulse | 26-30 |
| 16:40 | Samford | Ricardo Marquez comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-30 |
| 16:38 | Austin Peay | Erick Brown grabs the board | 26-30 |
| 16:32 | Austin Peay | Brian Hendrick buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Walter Hulse and he's hacked by Kenneth Graff - foul #1 on Kenneth Graff, team foul #3 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Samford | Ralph Cheatham (PG), Jerry Westerlund (PF), Curtis Wilkes (C) Keith King, Earl Love, Kevin Jamar | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Paul Stanley (PG), Louis Holmes (SF), Basil Quinn (PF), Kal Appleby (C) Chris Gibson, Brett Nickel, Walter Hulse, Erick Brown | |
| 16:32 | Austin Peay | Brian Hendrick makes the free throw | 26-33 |
| 16:15 | Samford | Curtis Wilkes loses the ball out of bounds | 26-33 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Pike (SG), Lonnie Busch (C) Ricardo Marquez, Kenneth Graff | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Brett Nickel (SG), Erick Brown (PF) Brian Hendrick, Kal Appleby | |
| 15:47 | Austin Peay | Ralph Cheatham steps in front of the Brett Nickel pass | 26-33 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ralph Cheatham (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Kevin Pike (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Westerlund (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Curtis Wilkes (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lonnie Busch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Paul Stanley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brett Nickel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Louis Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Erick Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Basil Quinn (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Samford | Lonnie Busch loses the dribble to Brett Nickel | 26-33 |
| 15:10 | Austin Peay | Jerry Westerlund steps in front of the Basil Quinn pass | 26-33 |
| 15:07 | Samford | Paul Stanley is called for the reach on Ralph Cheatham in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Stanley, team foul #2 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Samford | Keith King (PG), Ricardo Marquez (SG), Kenneth Graff (SF), Earl Love (PF), Kevin Jamar (C) Ralph Cheatham, Kevin Pike, Jerry Westerlund, Curtis Wilkes, Lonnie Busch | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Brian Hendrick (SG), Leroy Arends (SF), Walter Hulse (PF), Kal Appleby (C) Brett Nickel, Louis Holmes, Erick Brown, Basil Quinn | |
| 14:50 | Samford | Kevin Jamar scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Ricardo Marquez | 28-33 |
| 14:33 | Austin Peay | Paul Stanley drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Leroy Arends | 28-36 |
| 14:11 | Samford | Kevin Jamar comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 28-36 |
| 14:10 | Austin Peay | Brian Hendrick gets the rebound | 28-36 |
| 14:04 | Austin Peay | Kal Appleby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-36 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Chris Gibson (PG), Brett Nickel (SG), Louis Holmes (SF), Erick Brown (PF), Basil Quinn (C) Paul Stanley, Brian Hendrick, Leroy Arends, Walter Hulse, Kal Appleby | |
| 13:49 | Samford | Kenneth Graff comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Erick Brown - foul #2 on Erick Brown, team foul #3 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Brian Hendrick (SF), Kal Appleby (C) Louis Holmes, Basil Quinn | |
| 13:49 | Samford | Kenneth Graff makes the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 13:49 | Samford | Kenneth Graff makes the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 13:26 | Austin Peay | Chris Gibson can't connect on a runner in the lane | 30-36 |
| 13:24 | Samford | Kevin Jamar gets the rebound | 30-36 |
| 13:17 | Samford | Earl Love misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-36 |
| 13:16 | Austin Peay | Kal Appleby snags the defensive board | 30-36 |
| 12:53 | Austin Peay | Brian Hendrick lays it in | 30-38 |
| 12:32 | Samford | Chris Gibson is called for the reach on Ricardo Marquez - foul #3 on Chris Gibson, team foul #4 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Ralph Cheatham (PG), Kevin Pike (SG), Jerry Westerlund (SF), Curtis Wilkes (PF), Lonnie Busch (C) Keith King, Ricardo Marquez, Kenneth Graff, Earl Love, Kevin Jamar | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Paul Stanley (PG), Louis Holmes (SF), Walter Hulse (PF), Basil Quinn (C) Chris Gibson, Brett Nickel, Erick Brown, Kal Appleby | |
| 12:19 | Samford | Ralph Cheatham's pass is intercepted by Louis Holmes | 30-38 |
| 12:14 | Austin Peay | Brian Hendrick banks in the layup on a nice dish by Louis Holmes | 30-40 |
| 11:46 | Samford | Walter Hulse steals it from Jerry Westerlund | 30-40 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ralph Cheatham (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Kevin Pike (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Westerlund (fresh) 3 stl. PF - Curtis Wilkes (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lonnie Busch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Paul Stanley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Hendrick (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Walter Hulse (fresh) C - Basil Quinn (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Austin Peay | Walter Hulse knocks in the shot from close range | 30-42 |
| 10:57 | Samford | Kevin Pike hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 30-42 |
| 10:56 | Austin Peay | Basil Quinn grabs the defensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 10:34 | Austin Peay | Brian Hendrick can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 30-42 |
| 10:32 | Samford | Curtis Wilkes gets the rebound | 30-42 |
| 10:10 | Samford | Lonnie Busch is fouled on the floor by Basil Quinn - foul #2 on Basil Quinn, team foul #5 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Samford | Keith King (PG), Ricardo Marquez (SG), Kenneth Graff (SF), Earl Love (PF), Kevin Jamar (C) Ralph Cheatham, Kevin Pike, Jerry Westerlund, Curtis Wilkes, Lonnie Busch | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Chris Gibson (PG), Brett Nickel (SG), Leroy Arends (SF), Erick Brown (PF), Kal Appleby (C) Paul Stanley, Brian Hendrick, Louis Holmes, Walter Hulse, Basil Quinn | |
| 09:53 | Samford | Kevin Jamar misses the easy layup | 30-42 |
| 09:51 | Samford | Kenneth Graff misses the tip | 30-42 |
| 09:50 | Samford | Keith King tips it home | 32-42 |
| 09:32 | Austin Peay | Kevin Jamar is called for the reach on Kal Appleby - foul #2 on Kevin Jamar, team foul #4 | 32-42 |
| 09:16 | Austin Peay | Erick Brown misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 32-42 |
| 09:14 | Austin Peay | Erick Brown tips it but misses | 32-42 |
| 09:12 | Samford | Ricardo Marquez pulls down the rebound | 32-42 |
| 08:53 | Samford | Earl Love drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Kenneth Graff | 34-42 |
| 08:27 | Austin Peay | Erick Brown's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Jamar | 34-42 |
| 08:25 | Samford | Keith King snags the defensive board | 34-42 |
| 08:13 | Samford | Kenneth Graff connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Keith King | 36-42 |
| 07:49 | Austin Peay | Kal Appleby is hacked by Ricardo Marquez - foul #3 on Ricardo Marquez, team foul #5 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Paul Stanley (PG), Brian Hendrick (SF), Basil Quinn (C) Chris Gibson, Leroy Arends, Kal Appleby | |
| 07:40 | Austin Peay | Brett Nickel misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-42 |
| 07:38 | Austin Peay | Basil Quinn snags the offensive board | 36-42 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Keith King (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ricardo Marquez (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Graff (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Earl Love (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Jamar (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Paul Stanley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brett Nickel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Brian Hendrick (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Erick Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Basil Quinn (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Austin Peay | Ricardo Marquez is called for the reach on Erick Brown - foul #4 on Ricardo Marquez, team foul #6 | 36-42 |
| 07:02 | Austin Peay | Paul Stanley clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-42 |
| 07:00 | Samford | Kenneth Graff snags the defensive board | 36-42 |
| 06:44 | Samford | Earl Love buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Kevin Jamar | 39-42 |
| 06:27 | Austin Peay | Erick Brown hits a floater from the baseline set up by Brett Nickel and he's fouled by Earl Love - foul #1 on Earl Love, team foul #7 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Samford | Ralph Cheatham (PG), Kevin Pike (SG), Jerry Westerlund (SF), Curtis Wilkes (PF), Lonnie Busch (C) Keith King, Ricardo Marquez, Kenneth Graff, Earl Love, Kevin Jamar | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Louis Holmes (SF), Walter Hulse (PF) Brian Hendrick, Basil Quinn | |
| 06:27 | Austin Peay | Erick Brown misses the free throw | 39-44 |
| 06:27 | Samford | Curtis Wilkes grabs the defensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 05:58 | Samford | Ralph Cheatham buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-44 |
| 05:34 | Austin Peay | Brett Nickel misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Curtis Wilkes - foul #1 on Curtis Wilkes, team foul #8 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Samford | Ricardo Marquez (SG), Kenneth Graff (SF) Kevin Pike, Lonnie Busch | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Chris Gibson (PG), Brian Hendrick (SF), Kal Appleby (C) Paul Stanley, Louis Holmes, Walter Hulse | |
| 05:34 | Austin Peay | Brett Nickel makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 05:34 | Austin Peay | Brett Nickel misses the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 05:34 | Samford | Curtis Wilkes grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 05:24 | Samford | Jerry Westerlund buries a floater near the basket and he's hacked by Brett Nickel - foul #1 on Brett Nickel, team foul #6 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Samford | Keith King (PG) Ralph Cheatham | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Louis Holmes (SF), Walter Hulse (PF) Brett Nickel, Erick Brown | |
| 05:24 | Samford | Jerry Westerlund makes the free throw | 45-45 |
| 05:03 | Austin Peay | Louis Holmes's pass is intercepted by Ricardo Marquez | 45-45 |
| 05:00 | Samford | Ricardo Marquez hits the finger roll | 47-45 |
| 04:31 | Austin Peay | Louis Holmes can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Curtis Wilkes - foul #2 on Curtis Wilkes, team foul #9 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Samford | Earl Love (PF), Kevin Jamar (C) Jerry Westerlund, Curtis Wilkes | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Paul Stanley (PG), Brett Nickel (SG), Erick Brown (PF), Basil Quinn (C) Chris Gibson, Brian Hendrick, Walter Hulse, Kal Appleby | |
| 04:31 | Austin Peay | Louis Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 04:31 | Austin Peay | Louis Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 04:09 | Samford | Kevin Jamar clanks a runner near the basket | 47-47 |
| 04:07 | Austin Peay | Louis Holmes gets the rebound | 47-47 |
| 03:46 | Austin Peay | Brett Nickel knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Paul Stanley | 47-49 |
| 03:29 | Samford | Earl Love misses badly on a floater from the left side | 47-49 |
| 03:28 | Austin Peay | Erick Brown grabs the board | 47-49 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Keith King (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ricardo Marquez (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Kenneth Graff (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Earl Love (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Jamar (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Paul Stanley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brett Nickel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Louis Holmes (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Erick Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Basil Quinn (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Austin Peay | Brett Nickel connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 02:53 | Samford | Earl Love scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Ricardo Marquez | 50-51 |
| 02:37 | Austin Peay | Louis Holmes hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 02:35 | Samford | Ricardo Marquez gets the rebound | 50-51 |
| 02:27 | Samford | Louis Holmes is called for the reach on Ricardo Marquez - foul #2 on Louis Holmes, team foul #7 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Samford | Ralph Cheatham (PG), Jerry Westerlund (SF) Keith King, Kenneth Graff | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Chris Gibson (PG), Brian Hendrick (SF), Walter Hulse (PF), Kal Appleby (C) Paul Stanley, Louis Holmes, Erick Brown, Basil Quinn | |
| 02:27 | Samford | Ricardo Marquez makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 02:27 | Samford | Ricardo Marquez makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 02:11 | Austin Peay | Chris Gibson comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 02:09 | Samford | Jerry Westerlund gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 02:09 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-51 |
| Subs | Samford | Keith King (PG), Kenneth Graff (SF) Ralph Cheatham, Jerry Westerlund | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| 01:40 | Samford | Kevin Jamar is whistled for a carry | 52-51 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Paul Stanley (PG), Erick Brown (PF) Chris Gibson, Walter Hulse | |
| 01:21 | Austin Peay | Brett Nickel is hacked by Ricardo Marquez - foul #5 on Ricardo Marquez, team foul #10 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Samford | Jerry Westerlund (SG) Ricardo Marquez | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| 01:21 | Austin Peay | Brett Nickel makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 01:21 | Austin Peay | Brett Nickel misses the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 01:21 | Samford | Jerry Westerlund grabs the board | 52-52 |
| 00:55 | Samford | Jerry Westerlund misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 52-52 |
| 00:53 | Samford | Kenneth Graff snags the offensive board | 52-52 |
| 00:40 | Samford | Earl Love misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-52 |
| 00:39 | Austin Peay | The rebound goes to Kal Appleby | 52-52 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Austin Peay | Brian Hendrick can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Kenneth Graff - foul #2 on Kenneth Graff, team foul #11 | 52-52 |
| 00:19 | Austin Peay | Brian Hendrick makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 00:19 | Austin Peay | Brian Hendrick makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 00:10 | Samford | Kevin Jamar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-54 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:07 | Austin Peay | Erick Brown is hacked by Jerry Westerlund in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerry Westerlund, team foul #12 | 52-54 |
| 00:07 | Austin Peay | Erick Brown makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 00:07 | Austin Peay | Erick Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:02 | Samford | Kenneth Graff makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-56 |
| 00:01 | Austin Peay | Paul Stanley is fouled in the backcourt by Keith King - foul #2 on Keith King, team foul #13 | 55-56 |
| 00:01 | Austin Peay | Paul Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 00:01 | Austin Peay | Paul Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Kenneth Graff misses short on a fullcourt shot | 55-58 |