| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Walter Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Koehn (fresh) SF - Joe Godwin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Maginnis (fresh) 4 reb. C - Bobby Locke (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Matt Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Arreola (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles Valverde (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Tyburski (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Albert Nealy (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Jacksonville State | Joe Godwin inbounds the ball | 24-35 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Jacksonville State | Jack Tyburski is called for the reach on Bobby Locke - foul #1 on Jack Tyburski, team foul #1 | 24-35 |
| 19:17 | Jacksonville State | George Maginnis misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Matt Morgan - foul #3 on Matt Morgan, team foul #2 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Maurice Coffee (PG) Matt Morgan | |
| 19:17 | Jacksonville State | George Maginnis makes the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 19:17 | Jacksonville State | George Maginnis makes the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 18:52 | Samford | Albert Nealy connects on the jumper from the right side | 26-37 |
| 18:32 | Jacksonville State | George Maginnis's floater is tipped away by Albert Nealy | 26-37 |
| 18:31 | Samford | Eugene Arreola snags the defensive board | 26-37 |
| 18:07 | Samford | Eugene Arreola connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Charles Valverde | 26-40 |
| 17:53 | Jacksonville State | George Maginnis makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-40 |
| 17:38 | Samford | Albert Nealy knocks in the fadeaway from the left block and the foul's on Bobby Locke - foul #3 on Bobby Locke, team foul #1 | 28-42 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | William Barreto (C) Bobby Locke | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 17:38 | Samford | Albert Nealy makes the free throw | 28-43 |
| 17:22 | Jacksonville State | William Barreto clanks a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Albert Nealy - foul #2 on Albert Nealy, team foul #3 | 28-43 |
| 17:22 | Jacksonville State | William Barreto makes the 1st free throw | 29-43 |
| 17:22 | Jacksonville State | William Barreto makes the 2nd free throw | 30-43 |
| 17:04 | Samford | Albert Nealy blows the layup | 30-43 |
| 17:03 | Samford | Jack Tyburski grabs the offensive rebound | 30-43 |
| 16:46 | Samford | Jack Tyburski loses the dribble to William Barreto | 30-43 |
| 16:24 | Jacksonville State | Walter Hall drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Joe Godwin | 32-43 |
| 16:09 | Samford | Eugene Arreola misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-43 |
| 16:07 | Jacksonville State | Joe Godwin pulls down the rebound | 32-43 |
| 15:44 | Jacksonville State | Albert Nealy swats the short shot by George Maginnis | 32-43 |
| 15:43 | Samford | Albert Nealy pulls down the rebound | 32-43 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Walter Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Koehn (fairly fresh) SF - Joe Godwin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Maginnis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Barreto (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Maurice Coffee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Arreola (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Charles Valverde (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Tyburski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. C - Albert Nealy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:30 | Samford | Albert Nealy buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Charles Valverde | 32-45 |
| 15:23 | Jacksonville State | George Maginnis is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on George Maginnis, team foul #2 | 32-45 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Anthony Steinmiller (PG), William Rodney (SG), James Ricker (SF), Anthony Meyer (PF), Bobby Locke (C) Walter Hall, John Koehn, Joe Godwin, George Maginnis, William Barreto | |
| Subs | Samford | Matt Morgan (PG), Eric Walker (SG), Nicholas Krick (SF), Sanford Kirkham (PF), Donald Whiteman (C) Maurice Coffee, Eugene Arreola, Charles Valverde, Jack Tyburski, Albert Nealy | |
| 15:07 | Samford | Donald Whiteman knocks in the jumper from the right block and he's hacked by Anthony Steinmiller - foul #1 on Anthony Steinmiller, team foul #3 | 32-47 |
| 15:07 | Samford | Donald Whiteman makes the free throw | 32-48 |
| 14:51 | Jacksonville State | Anthony Steinmiller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-48 |
| 14:31 | Samford | Anthony Steinmiller takes the ball from Donald Whiteman | 32-48 |
| 14:24 | Jacksonville State | The jumper by Anthony Steinmiller is denied by Donald Whiteman | 32-48 |
| 14:22 | Jacksonville State | James Ricker grabs the offensive rebound | 32-48 |
| 14:11 | Jacksonville State | Bobby Locke hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Anthony Steinmiller | 34-48 |
| 14:00 | Samford | Matt Morgan misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-48 |
| 13:58 | Jacksonville State | Bobby Locke grabs the board | 34-48 |
| 13:38 | Jacksonville State | Nicholas Krick is called for the reach on William Rodney - foul #3 on Nicholas Krick, team foul #4 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Walter Hall (PG), John Koehn (SG), George Maginnis (PF) Anthony Steinmiller, William Rodney, Anthony Meyer | |
| Subs | Samford | Charles Valverde (SF), Jack Tyburski (PF) Nicholas Krick, Donald Whiteman | |
| 13:26 | Jacksonville State | John Koehn steps out of bounds on the sideline | 34-48 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Eugene Arreola (SG), Albert Nealy (C) Eric Walker, Sanford Kirkham | |
| 13:04 | Samford | Eugene Arreola's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-48 |
| 12:53 | Jacksonville State | Bobby Locke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-48 |
| 12:38 | Samford | The short jumper by Jack Tyburski is denied by George Maginnis | 34-48 |
| 12:37 | Jacksonville State | James Ricker snags the defensive board | 34-48 |
| 12:15 | Jacksonville State | John Koehn buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Ricker | 36-48 |
| 12:02 | Samford | Charles Valverde comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-48 |
| 12:01 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Bobby Locke | 36-48 |
| 11:36 | Jacksonville State | John Koehn makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from George Maginnis | 38-48 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Walter Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Koehn (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Ricker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Maginnis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Bobby Locke (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Matt Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eugene Arreola (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Charles Valverde (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Tyburski (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. C - Albert Nealy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:15 | Samford | Charles Valverde hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 38-48 |
| 11:13 | Jacksonville State | Bobby Locke pulls down the rebound | 38-48 |
| 10:58 | Jacksonville State | John Koehn is fouled on the floor by Eugene Arreola - foul #2 on Eugene Arreola, team foul #5 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Joe Godwin (SF), Anthony Meyer (PF), William Barreto (C) James Ricker, George Maginnis, Bobby Locke | |
| Subs | Samford | Maurice Coffee (PG), Eric Walker (SG), Sanford Kirkham (PF), Donald Whiteman (C) Matt Morgan, Eugene Arreola, Jack Tyburski, Albert Nealy | |
| 10:41 | Jacksonville State | Joe Godwin knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from John Koehn and the foul's on Sanford Kirkham - foul #1 on Sanford Kirkham, team foul #6 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | William Rodney (SG) John Koehn | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 10:41 | Jacksonville State | Joe Godwin makes the free throw | 41-48 |
| 10:19 | Samford | Donald Whiteman is fouled on the floor by William Barreto - foul #1 on William Barreto, team foul #4 | 41-48 |
| 10:04 | Samford | Anthony Meyer takes the ball from Eric Walker | 41-48 |
| 09:46 | Jacksonville State | Sanford Kirkham denies the turnaround by Joe Godwin | 41-48 |
| 09:44 | Samford | Charles Valverde snags the defensive board | 41-48 |
| 09:29 | Samford | Donald Whiteman misses the easy layup | 41-48 |
| 09:27 | Samford | Maurice Coffee tips it back up and in | 41-50 |
| 09:03 | Jacksonville State | William Rodney clanks a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Donald Whiteman - foul #2 on Donald Whiteman, team foul #7 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | John Koehn (SG), James Ricker (SF), George Maginnis (PF) Walter Hall, Joe Godwin, Anthony Meyer | |
| Subs | Samford | Matt Morgan (PG), Eugene Arreola (SG), Jack Tyburski (PF), Albert Nealy (C) Eric Walker, Charles Valverde, Sanford Kirkham, Donald Whiteman | |
| 09:03 | Jacksonville State | William Rodney makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 09:03 | Jacksonville State | William Rodney makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 08:46 | Samford | Maurice Coffee is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Maurice Coffee, team foul #8 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Bobby Locke (C) William Barreto | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 08:29 | Jacksonville State | William Rodney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-50 |
| 08:27 | Samford | Albert Nealy grabs the board | 43-50 |
| 08:10 | Samford | Maurice Coffee misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-50 |
| 08:08 | Samford | Jack Tyburski tips it back up and in | 43-52 |
| 07:53 | Jacksonville State | William Rodney travels with the ball | 43-52 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Walter Hall (PG) William Rodney | |
| Subs | Samford | Charles Valverde (SF) Maurice Coffee | |
| 07:36 | Samford | Jack Tyburski knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Matt Morgan | 43-54 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Walter Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Koehn (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Ricker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Maginnis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Bobby Locke (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Matt Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eugene Arreola (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Charles Valverde (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Tyburski (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Albert Nealy (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:29 | Jacksonville State | John Koehn clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jack Tyburski - foul #2 on Jack Tyburski, team foul #9 | 43-54 |
| 07:29 | Jacksonville State | John Koehn makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 07:29 | Jacksonville State | John Koehn misses the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 07:29 | Samford | Jack Tyburski grabs the board | 44-54 |
| 07:18 | Samford | Jack Tyburski lays it in on a great pass from Albert Nealy | 44-56 |
| 06:55 | Jacksonville State | James Ricker drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Bobby Locke | 47-56 |
| 06:41 | Samford | Charles Valverde scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 47-58 |
| 06:29 | Jacksonville State | John Koehn is fouled on the floor by Jack Tyburski - foul #3 on Jack Tyburski, team foul #10 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | William Barreto (C) Bobby Locke | |
| Subs | Samford | Eric Walker (SG), Sanford Kirkham (C) Eugene Arreola, Albert Nealy | |
| 06:29 | Jacksonville State | John Koehn makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 06:29 | Jacksonville State | John Koehn makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 06:09 | Samford | Sanford Kirkham misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 49-58 |
| 06:08 | Jacksonville State | William Barreto pulls down the rebound | 49-58 |
| 05:41 | Jacksonville State | William Barreto misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-58 |
| 05:40 | Samford | Jack Tyburski grabs the board | 49-58 |
| 05:24 | Samford | Matt Morgan double dribbles | 49-58 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | William Rodney (SG), Joe Godwin (SF), Anthony Meyer (PF) John Koehn, James Ricker, George Maginnis | |
| Subs | Samford | Maurice Coffee (SF), Donald Whiteman (C) Charles Valverde, Jack Tyburski | |
| 05:08 | Jacksonville State | William Rodney is hacked by Maurice Coffee - foul #2 on Maurice Coffee, team foul #11 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Eugene Arreola (SG), Albert Nealy (C) Eric Walker, Donald Whiteman | |
| 05:08 | Jacksonville State | William Rodney makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 05:08 | Jacksonville State | William Rodney makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 04:48 | Samford | Albert Nealy blows the layup | 51-58 |
| 04:47 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to William Barreto | 51-58 |
| 04:23 | Jacksonville State | Walter Hall connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Joe Godwin | 53-58 |
| 04:19 | Samford | Matt Morgan buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-61 |
| 04:03 | Jacksonville State | William Barreto's layup is rejected by Sanford Kirkham | 53-61 |
| 04:01 | Jacksonville State | Walter Hall can't tip it in | 53-61 |
| 03:59 | Samford | The rebound goes to Sanford Kirkham | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:40 | Samford | Anthony Meyer is called for the reach on Albert Nealy - foul #1 on Anthony Meyer, team foul #5 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | John Koehn (SG), James Ricker (SF), George Maginnis (PF), Bobby Locke (C) Walter Hall, Joe Godwin, Anthony Meyer, William Barreto | |
| Subs | Samford | Charles Valverde (SF), Jack Tyburski (PF) Matt Morgan, Sanford Kirkham | |
| 03:15 | Samford | Maurice Coffee misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-61 |
| 03:14 | Jacksonville State | James Ricker snags the defensive board | 53-61 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - William Rodney (fresh) 9 pts. SG - John Koehn (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Ricker (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Maginnis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Bobby Locke (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Maurice Coffee (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Arreola (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Charles Valverde (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Tyburski (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Albert Nealy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:06 | Jacksonville State | John Koehn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-61 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Eric Walker (SG), Donald Whiteman (C) Eugene Arreola, Albert Nealy | |
| 02:44 | Samford | Jack Tyburski makes the runner from close range set up by Donald Whiteman | 53-63 |
| 02:22 | Jacksonville State | John Koehn hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-63 |
| 02:20 | Samford | Jack Tyburski grabs the board | 53-63 |
| 01:51 | Samford | Eric Walker is called for traveling | 53-63 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Anthony Steinmiller (PG), Joe Godwin (SF), Anthony Meyer (PF), William Barreto (C) John Koehn, James Ricker, George Maginnis, Bobby Locke | |
| Subs | Samford | Nicholas Krick (SF), Sanford Kirkham (PF) Charles Valverde, Jack Tyburski | |
| 01:32 | Jacksonville State | Anthony Meyer knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 55-63 |
| 01:32 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-63 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Walter Hall (PG), John Koehn (SG), James Ricker (SF), George Maginnis (PF), Bobby Locke (C) Anthony Steinmiller, William Rodney, Joe Godwin, Anthony Meyer, William Barreto | |
| Subs | Samford | Matt Morgan (PG), Eugene Arreola (SG), Charles Valverde (SF), Jack Tyburski (PF), Albert Nealy (C) Maurice Coffee, Eric Walker, Nicholas Krick, Sanford Kirkham, Donald Whiteman | |
| 01:13 | Samford | Eugene Arreola misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 55-63 |
| 01:11 | Jacksonville State | Walter Hall gets the rebound | 55-63 |
| 00:57 | Jacksonville State | John Koehn scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Samford | Charles Valverde makes the jumpshot from the left side | 58-65 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Jacksonville State | John Koehn misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-65 |
| 00:30 | Jacksonville State | John Koehn snags the offensive board | 58-65 |
| 00:27 | Jacksonville State | John Koehn hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Walter Hall | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Samford | Matt Morgan is hacked by Walter Hall in the backcourt - foul #2 on Walter Hall, team foul #6 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Nicholas Krick (PF) Jack Tyburski | |
| 00:21 | Samford | Nicholas Krick is fouled on the floor by George Maginnis - foul #4 on George Maginnis, team foul #7 | 61-65 |
| 00:21 | Samford | Nicholas Krick makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:21 | Samford | Nicholas Krick misses the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:21 | Jacksonville State | George Maginnis grabs the defensive rebound | 61-66 |
| 00:16 | Jacksonville State | John Koehn hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Walter Hall | 64-66 |
| 00:15 | Samford | Walter Hall is called for the reach on Matt Morgan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Walter Hall, team foul #8 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Jack Tyburski (PF) Nicholas Krick | |
| 00:15 | Samford | Matt Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:15 | Jacksonville State | Bobby Locke pulls down the rebound | 64-66 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Jacksonville State | Walter Hall misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 64-66 |
| 00:10 | Samford | Jack Tyburski gets the rebound | 64-66 |
| 00:07 | Samford | Jack Tyburski is hacked by John Koehn in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Koehn, team foul #9 | 64-66 |
| 00:07 | Samford | Jack Tyburski misses the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:07 | Jacksonville State | Bobby Locke grabs the board | 64-66 |
| 00:07 | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 64-66 |
| 00:03 | Jacksonville State | John Koehn knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-66 |
| 00:03 | Samford | Samford calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Samford | Matt Morgan comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 67-66 |