| Lineup | Samford | PG - Brian Livingston (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Gibson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Proto (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Robert Isaacs (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Cavalier (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Sean Swopes (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Martin Ward (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Wyatt (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kevin Durham (fresh) 5 pts. C - Deon Hansen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee State | John Wyatt inbounds the ball | 38-29 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Tennessee State | Deon Hansen buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Sean Swopes | 38-32 |
| 19:30 | Samford | Robert Proto connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Brian Livingston | 41-32 |
| 19:11 | Tennessee State | John Wyatt misses long on a jump hook from close range | 41-32 |
| 19:10 | Samford | The rebound goes to Craig Cavalier | 41-32 |
| 19:04 | Samford | Robert Proto makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Livingston | 44-32 |
| 18:44 | Tennessee State | Deon Hansen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-32 |
| 18:31 | Samford | Brian Livingston hits a 3 from the right wing | 47-32 |
| 18:07 | Tennessee State | Martin Ward hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-35 |
| 17:49 | Samford | Michael Gibson loses the ball out of bounds | 47-35 |
| 17:37 | Tennessee State | Craig Cavalier steps in front of the Martin Ward pass | 47-35 |
| 17:29 | Samford | Brian Livingston misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-35 |
| 17:28 | Tennessee State | Deon Hansen gets the rebound | 47-35 |
| 17:16 | Tennessee State | Kevin Durham misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-35 |
| 17:14 | Samford | Michael Gibson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-35 |
| 17:02 | Samford | Robert Proto hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 47-35 |
| 17:00 | Tennessee State | Deon Hansen grabs the board | 47-35 |
| 16:48 | Tennessee State | John Wyatt is hacked by Robert Proto - foul #2 on Robert Proto, team foul #1 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael West (SF), Damian Natividad (PF) Robert Proto, Robert Isaacs | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Marc Davidson (SF), Casey Killebrew (C) John Wyatt, Deon Hansen | |
| 16:29 | Tennessee State | Casey Killebrew makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Marc Davidson | 47-37 |
| 16:16 | Samford | Michael Gibson buries a shot in the paint set up by Michael West | 49-37 |
| 16:00 | Tennessee State | Kevin Durham makes the 3 from straight away | 49-40 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Brian Livingston (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Gibson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael West (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Damian Natividad (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Cavalier (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Sean Swopes (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Martin Ward (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Marc Davidson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kevin Durham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Casey Killebrew (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Samford | Michael West makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Damian Natividad | 52-40 |
| 15:35 | Tennessee State | Martin Ward misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Craig Cavalier - foul #1 on Craig Cavalier, team foul #2 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Samford | Gene Hodapp (PG), Steven Nilsson (SG), Robert Proto (SF), Robert Isaacs (PF) Brian Livingston, Michael Gibson, Michael West, Craig Cavalier | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Phillip Padgett (PG), Deon Hansen (C) Sean Swopes, Kevin Durham | |
| 15:35 | Tennessee State | Martin Ward misses the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 15:35 | Tennessee State | Martin Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 15:35 | Samford | Robert Isaacs grabs the defensive rebound | 52-40 |
| 15:20 | Samford | Robert Isaacs misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 52-40 |
| 15:18 | Tennessee State | Deon Hansen grabs the board | 52-40 |
| 14:56 | Tennessee State | Casey Killebrew makes the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Phillip Padgett | 52-42 |
| 14:40 | Samford | Damian Natividad can't finish the layup | 52-42 |
| 14:38 | Tennessee State | Casey Killebrew grabs the defensive rebound | 52-42 |
| 14:34 | Tennessee State | Marc Davidson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-42 |
| 14:33 | Samford | Robert Proto gets the rebound | 52-42 |
| 14:21 | Samford | Gene Hodapp's pass is intercepted by Deon Hansen | 52-42 |
| 14:14 | Tennessee State | Casey Killebrew drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Phillip Padgett | 52-44 |
| 14:01 | Samford | Martin Ward steals it from Robert Proto | 52-44 |
| 13:32 | Tennessee State | Martin Ward buries a 3 from straight away | 52-47 |
| 13:15 | Samford | Gene Hodapp comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 13:14 | Samford | Damian Natividad pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 13:01 | Samford | Gene Hodapp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Livingston (PG), Michael Gibson (SG), Michael West (SF), Richard Pine (PF), Craig Cavalier (C) Gene Hodapp, Steven Nilsson, Robert Proto, Robert Isaacs, Damian Natividad | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Sean Swopes (PG), John Wyatt (SF), Kevin Durham (PF), Dustin Hines (C) Martin Ward, Marc Davidson, Casey Killebrew, Deon Hansen | |
| 12:41 | Tennessee State | Sean Swopes scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Dustin Hines | 52-50 |
| 12:23 | Samford | Brian Livingston hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 12:21 | Samford | Richard Pine grabs the offensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 12:06 | Samford | Brian Livingston scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Michael Gibson | 55-50 |
| 11:48 | Tennessee State | Dustin Hines's pass is intercepted by Michael West | 55-50 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Brian Livingston (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Gibson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael West (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Pine (fresh) C - Craig Cavalier (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Sean Swopes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Phillip Padgett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Wyatt (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kevin Durham (fresh) 8 pts. C - Dustin Hines (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Samford | Michael West is fouled on the floor by Sean Swopes - foul #2 on Sean Swopes, team foul #1 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Isaacs (PF) Richard Pine | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Martin Ward (SG), Deon Hansen (C) Phillip Padgett, Dustin Hines | |
| 11:15 | Samford | Craig Cavalier buries a shot from just outside the lane | 57-50 |
| 11:00 | Tennessee State | Kevin Durham is hacked by Brian Livingston - foul #1 on Brian Livingston, team foul #3 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Proto (SF) Michael West | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 10:42 | Tennessee State | John Wyatt connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Sean Swopes | 57-52 |
| 10:16 | Samford | Craig Cavalier makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Brian Livingston | 59-52 |
| 10:01 | Tennessee State | Craig Cavalier steps in front of the Martin Ward pass | 59-52 |
| 10:01 | Tennessee State | The refs have stopped play. Deon Hansen is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 59-52 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Marc Davidson (SF), Casey Killebrew (C) John Wyatt, Deon Hansen | |
| 09:46 | Samford | Robert Proto is hacked by Casey Killebrew - foul #1 on Casey Killebrew, team foul #2 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Gene Hodapp (PG) Brian Livingston | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Dustin Hines (C) Kevin Durham | |
| 09:32 | Samford | Robert Proto misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-52 |
| 09:30 | Tennessee State | Martin Ward pulls down the rebound | 59-52 |
| 09:15 | Tennessee State | Marc Davidson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Craig Cavalier - foul #2 on Craig Cavalier, team foul #4 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Nilsson (SG), Damian Natividad (C) Michael Gibson, Craig Cavalier | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Phillip Padgett (PG) Sean Swopes | |
| 09:15 | Tennessee State | Marc Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 09:15 | Tennessee State | Marc Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 09:07 | Samford | Steven Nilsson is fouled on the floor by Marc Davidson - foul #1 on Marc Davidson, team foul #3 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Pine (C) Robert Isaacs | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 08:49 | Samford | Damian Natividad can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Dustin Hines - foul #1 on Dustin Hines, team foul #4 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Livingston (PG), Michael West (SF) Steven Nilsson, Robert Proto | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Kevin Durham (PF) Dustin Hines | |
| 08:49 | Samford | Damian Natividad misses the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 08:49 | Samford | Damian Natividad makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 08:38 | Tennessee State | Kevin Durham is fouled on the floor by Damian Natividad - foul #3 on Damian Natividad, team foul #5 | 60-54 |
| 08:27 | Tennessee State | Marc Davidson connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Martin Ward | 60-56 |
| 08:06 | Samford | Phillip Padgett is called for the reach on Brian Livingston - foul #1 on Phillip Padgett, team foul #5 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Gibson (SG), Robert Isaacs (PF), Craig Cavalier (C) Gene Hodapp, Damian Natividad, Richard Pine | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Sean Swopes (PG), John Wyatt (SF) Martin Ward, Marc Davidson | |
| 07:42 | Samford | Brian Livingston hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Gibson | 63-56 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Brian Livingston (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SG - Michael Gibson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael West (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Isaacs (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Cavalier (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Sean Swopes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Phillip Padgett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Wyatt (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kevin Durham (fresh) 8 pts. C - Casey Killebrew (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Tennessee State | Casey Killebrew blows the layup | 63-56 |
| 07:19 | Samford | Robert Isaacs grabs the board | 63-56 |
| 06:55 | Samford | Michael West comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-56 |
| 06:53 | Samford | Robert Isaacs grabs the offensive board | 63-56 |
| 06:34 | Samford | Michael Gibson misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Sean Swopes - foul #3 on Sean Swopes, team foul #6 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Samford | Gene Hodapp (PG), Robert Proto (SF) Brian Livingston, Michael West | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Martin Ward (SG), Marc Davidson (PF), Dustin Hines (C) Phillip Padgett, Kevin Durham, Casey Killebrew | |
| 06:34 | Samford | Michael Gibson misses the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 06:34 | Samford | Michael Gibson misses the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 06:34 | Tennessee State | Dustin Hines grabs the board | 63-56 |
| 06:11 | Tennessee State | The jump hook by Marc Davidson is blocked by Craig Cavalier | 63-56 |
| 06:09 | Samford | Robert Proto grabs the defensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 06:04 | Samford | Michael Gibson comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 63-56 |
| 06:02 | Tennessee State | John Wyatt pulls down the rebound | 63-56 |
| 05:56 | Tennessee State | Marc Davidson's floater is tipped away by Craig Cavalier | 63-56 |
| 05:55 | Tennessee State | Dustin Hines pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 05:40 | Tennessee State | Martin Ward is fouled on the floor by Michael Gibson - foul #2 on Michael Gibson, team foul #6 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Samford | Damian Natividad (PF), Richard Pine (C) Robert Isaacs, Craig Cavalier | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Phillip Padgett (PG), Kevin Durham (PF) Sean Swopes, John Wyatt | |
| 05:28 | Tennessee State | Marc Davidson scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Phillip Padgett | 63-58 |
| 05:09 | Samford | Robert Proto is called for traveling | 63-58 |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Livingston (PG) Gene Hodapp | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Casey Killebrew (C) Dustin Hines | |
| 04:52 | Tennessee State | Martin Ward is fouled on the floor by Robert Proto - foul #3 on Robert Proto, team foul #7 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Samford | Gene Hodapp (SG) Michael Gibson | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 04:52 | Tennessee State | Martin Ward makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 04:52 | Tennessee State | Martin Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 04:41 | Samford | Richard Pine misses long on a floater from the left block | 63-60 |
| 04:40 | Tennessee State | Phillip Padgett grabs the defensive rebound | 63-60 |
| 04:34 | Tennessee State | Kevin Durham scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-63 |
| 04:12 | Samford | Gene Hodapp drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Damian Natividad | 66-63 |
| 03:52 | Tennessee State | Kevin Durham clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-63 |
| 03:51 | Tennessee State | Kevin Durham grabs the offensive rebound | 66-63 |
| 03:28 | Tennessee State | Phillip Padgett comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Damian Natividad - foul #4 on Damian Natividad, team foul #8 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Gibson (SG), Michael West (SF), Robert Isaacs (PF), Craig Cavalier (C) Gene Hodapp, Robert Proto, Damian Natividad, Richard Pine | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Wyatt (SF), Deon Hansen (C) Marc Davidson, Kevin Durham | |
| 03:28 | Tennessee State | Phillip Padgett makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 03:28 | Tennessee State | Phillip Padgett makes the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Brian Livingston (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SG - Michael Gibson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael West (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Isaacs (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Craig Cavalier (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Phillip Padgett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Martin Ward (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Wyatt (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Casey Killebrew (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Deon Hansen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Samford | Brian Livingston misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-65 |
| 03:11 | Tennessee State | Deon Hansen grabs the board | 66-65 |
| 02:57 | Tennessee State | Phillip Padgett can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 66-65 |
| 02:55 | Samford | Robert Isaacs grabs the defensive rebound | 66-65 |
| 02:33 | Samford | Craig Cavalier clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Deon Hansen - foul #2 on Deon Hansen, team foul #7 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Samford | Gene Hodapp (PG) Brian Livingston | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Sean Swopes (PG) Phillip Padgett | |
| 02:33 | Samford | Craig Cavalier misses the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 02:33 | Samford | Craig Cavalier makes the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 02:18 | Tennessee State | Martin Ward comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 67-65 |
| 02:17 | Tennessee State | Deon Hansen misses the tip | 67-65 |
| 02:16 | Samford | Michael West snags the defensive board | 67-65 |
| 02:16 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-65 |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Livingston (PG), Robert Proto (SF) Gene Hodapp, Michael West | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Kevin Durham (PF) Casey Killebrew | |
| 02:02 | Samford | Robert Proto makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Brian Livingston | 69-65 |
| 01:44 | Tennessee State | Deon Hansen misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-65 |
| 01:42 | Samford | Brian Livingston gets the rebound | 69-65 |
| 01:35 | Samford | Brian Livingston is whistled for a carry | 69-65 |
| 01:18 | Tennessee State | Deon Hansen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 69-65 |
| 01:17 | Samford | Robert Proto grabs the board | 69-65 |
| 00:59 | Samford | John Wyatt steals it from Craig Cavalier | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Tennessee State | Robert Proto is called for the reach on John Wyatt - foul #4 on Robert Proto, team foul #9 | 69-65 |
| 00:43 | Tennessee State | John Wyatt misses the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:43 | Tennessee State | John Wyatt grabs the offensive board | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Tennessee State | Martin Ward's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Samford | Sean Swopes is called for the reach on Brian Livingston in the backcourt - foul #4 on Sean Swopes, team foul #8 | 69-65 |
| 00:39 | Samford | Brian Livingston makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:39 | Samford | Brian Livingston makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:35 | Tennessee State | Kevin Durham is called for traveling | 71-65 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael West (PF), Richard Pine (C) Robert Isaacs, Craig Cavalier | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 00:34 | Samford | Michael West is hacked by Sean Swopes in the backcourt - foul #5 on Sean Swopes, team foul #9 | 71-65 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Phillip Padgett (PG) Sean Swopes | |
| 00:34 | Samford | Michael West makes the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:34 | Samford | Michael West makes the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Tennessee State | Martin Ward misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 73-65 |
| 00:26 | Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Durham | 73-65 |
| 00:24 | Tennessee State | Deon Hansen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-65 |
| Subs | Samford | Craig Cavalier (C) Robert Proto | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Samford | Michael Gibson is fouled in the backcourt by Phillip Padgett - foul #2 on Phillip Padgett, team foul #10 | 73-65 |
| 00:23 | Samford | Michael Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:23 | Samford | Michael Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:17 | Tennessee State | Martin Ward misses the jumper from the left wing | 75-65 |
| 00:15 | Samford | Richard Pine grabs the board | 75-65 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Samford | Brian Livingston runs out the clock | 75-65 |