| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Gordon Kissell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Crowe (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jeremy Miller (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Arrington (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Tyler Woody (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Devitt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Krauss (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ray Trost (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Fields (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Jacksonville State | Jeremy Miller inbounds the ball | 37-32 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 37-32 |
| 19:37 | Samford | Tyler Woody pulls down the rebound | 37-32 |
| 19:21 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Tyler Woody | 37-35 |
| 18:54 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Kissell misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 18:52 | Samford | The rebound goes to Ray Trost | 37-35 |
| 18:48 | Samford | Gordon Kissell steals it from Kenneth Devitt | 37-35 |
| 18:43 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Kissell lays it in | 39-35 |
| 18:30 | Samford | Martin Arrington blocks the short jumper by John Krauss | 39-35 |
| 18:28 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Johnson gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 18:11 | Jacksonville State | Jeremy Miller hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 39-35 |
| 18:09 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 17:53 | Jacksonville State | Martin Arrington hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-35 |
| 17:51 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt pulls down the rebound | 39-35 |
| 17:30 | Samford | Ray Trost can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-35 |
| 17:29 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Kissell pulls down the rebound | 39-35 |
| 17:10 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Kissell misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 17:09 | Samford | John Krauss gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 16:46 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 16:45 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Kissell gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 16:29 | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe drills a floater from the right side set up by Gordon Kissell | 41-35 |
| 16:10 | Samford | Tyler Woody misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-35 |
| 16:09 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 15:55 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Johnson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Ray Trost - foul #1 on Ray Trost, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Leroy Moore (PG), Paul Thompson (SG), John Morton (SF), Laurence Yohe (C) Gordon Kissell, Frank Crowe, Jeremy Miller, Martin Arrington | |
| Subs | Samford | Randall Culbertson (PG), Cedric Larkin (SG), William Pettaway (SF), Mladen Zarnick (PF), Gerald Gibson (C) Tyler Woody, Kenneth Devitt, John Krauss, Ray Trost, Thomas Fields | |
| 15:55 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 15:55 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Leroy Moore (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Paul Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Morton (fresh) PF - Kenneth Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Laurence Yohe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Randall Culbertson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Cedric Larkin (fresh) SF - William Pettaway (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mladen Zarnick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Gibson (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| 15:28 | Samford | Randall Culbertson's layup is rejected by Kenneth Johnson | 43-35 |
| 15:27 | Jacksonville State | Laurence Yohe pulls down the rebound | 43-35 |
| 15:12 | Jacksonville State | Laurence Yohe can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 43-35 |
| 15:10 | Jacksonville State | John Morton grabs the offensive board | 43-35 |
| 15:03 | Jacksonville State | Randall Culbertson steals the ball from Paul Thompson | 43-35 |
| 14:44 | Samford | Cedric Larkin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 14:43 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Johnson grabs the board | 43-35 |
| 14:36 | Jacksonville State | John Morton is whistled for traveling | 43-35 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Gordon Kissell (PG), Frank Crowe (SG), Martin Arrington (C) Leroy Moore, Paul Thompson, Kenneth Johnson | |
| Subs | Samford | Kenneth Devitt (SG) Cedric Larkin | |
| 14:09 | Samford | William Pettaway misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 14:07 | Jacksonville State | John Morton pulls down the rebound | 43-35 |
| 13:50 | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe clanks a 3 from straight away | 43-35 |
| 13:48 | Samford | Gerald Gibson gets the rebound | 43-35 |
| 13:23 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt banks in the layup on a nice dish by Randall Culbertson | 43-37 |
| 13:08 | Jacksonville State | Laurence Yohe misses the shot from the right side | 43-37 |
| 13:06 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt gets the rebound | 43-37 |
| 12:49 | Samford | Gerald Gibson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-37 |
| 12:48 | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe gets the rebound | 43-37 |
| 12:42 | Jacksonville State | Laurence Yohe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-37 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Jeremy Miller (SF), Kenneth Johnson (PF) John Morton, Laurence Yohe | |
| Subs | Samford | Tyler Woody (PG), John Krauss (SF), Ray Trost (PF), Thomas Fields (C) Randall Culbertson, William Pettaway, Mladen Zarnick, Gerald Gibson | |
| 12:39 | Samford | Tyler Woody loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-37 |
| 12:24 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Johnson hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Gordon Kissell | 45-37 |
| 12:11 | Samford | Tyler Woody drills a 3 from the left corner | 45-40 |
| 11:57 | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-40 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Gordon Kissell (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Frank Crowe (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jeremy Miller (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Martin Arrington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Tyler Woody (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Devitt (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Krauss (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ray Trost (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Fields (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Samford | John Krauss lays it up and in on a great pass from Tyler Woody and he's hacked by Frank Crowe - foul #1 on Frank Crowe, team foul #1 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Leroy Moore (PG), Paul Thompson (SG), Laurence Yohe (C) Gordon Kissell, Frank Crowe, Martin Arrington | |
| Subs | Samford | Randall Culbertson (PG) Kenneth Devitt | |
| 11:33 | Samford | John Krauss misses the free throw | 48-42 |
| 11:33 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Johnson gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 11:16 | Jacksonville State | Jeremy Miller misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-42 |
| 11:14 | Jacksonville State | Laurence Yohe snags the offensive board | 48-42 |
| 11:02 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-42 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | John Morton (C) Laurence Yohe | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 10:35 | Samford | Randall Culbertson knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Ray Trost | 48-45 |
| 10:13 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Johnson is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Kenneth Johnson, team foul #2 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Gordon Kissell (PG), Frank Crowe (SG), Laurence Yohe (C) Leroy Moore, Paul Thompson, Kenneth Johnson | |
| Subs | Samford | Kenneth Devitt (SG), Mladen Zarnick (C) Tyler Woody, Thomas Fields | |
| 10:04 | Samford | Randall Culbertson is hacked by Jeremy Miller - foul #3 on Jeremy Miller, team foul #3 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Martin Arrington (C) Laurence Yohe | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 09:50 | Samford | John Morton is called for the reach on Kenneth Devitt - foul #2 on John Morton, team foul #4 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Samford | William Pettaway (SF) John Krauss | |
| 09:30 | Samford | William Pettaway connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Randall Culbertson | 48-47 |
| 09:08 | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe is fouled on the floor by Mladen Zarnick - foul #1 on Mladen Zarnick, team foul #2 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Laurence Yohe (PF) Jeremy Miller | |
| Subs | Samford | Tyler Woody (PG), Gerald Gibson (C) Randall Culbertson, Ray Trost | |
| 08:50 | Jacksonville State | John Morton misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by William Pettaway - foul #2 on William Pettaway, team foul #3 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Johnson (PF) Laurence Yohe | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 08:50 | Jacksonville State | John Morton makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 08:50 | Jacksonville State | John Morton makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 08:30 | Samford | Gerald Gibson can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 08:29 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick grabs the offensive board | 50-47 |
| 08:18 | Samford | Tyler Woody connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Mladen Zarnick | 50-50 |
| 07:56 | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Kenneth Devitt - foul #2 on Kenneth Devitt, team foul #4 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Jeremy Miller (SF), Laurence Yohe (C) John Morton, Martin Arrington | |
| Subs | Samford | John Krauss (SF), Thomas Fields (C) William Pettaway, Gerald Gibson | |
| 07:56 | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 07:56 | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Gordon Kissell (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Frank Crowe (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jeremy Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Laurence Yohe (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Tyler Woody (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Devitt (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Krauss (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mladen Zarnick (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Fields (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick drills a jumper from the left block | 52-52 |
| 07:08 | Jacksonville State | Jeremy Miller misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by John Krauss - foul #3 on John Krauss, team foul #5 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Leroy Moore (PG), Paul Thompson (SG) Gordon Kissell, Frank Crowe | |
| Subs | Samford | Randall Culbertson (PG), Ray Trost (PF) Kenneth Devitt, Mladen Zarnick | |
| 07:08 | Jacksonville State | Jeremy Miller makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 07:08 | Jacksonville State | Jeremy Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 07:08 | Samford | Tyler Woody grabs the defensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 06:42 | Samford | Ray Trost drills a turnaround from the left block set up by Randall Culbertson | 53-54 |
| 06:26 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Johnson comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on John Krauss - foul #4 on John Krauss, team foul #6 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Martin Arrington (C) Laurence Yohe | |
| Subs | Samford | Cedric Larkin (SG) Tyler Woody | |
| 06:26 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 06:26 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 06:14 | Samford | Ray Trost misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 06:12 | Jacksonville State | Martin Arrington grabs the board | 55-54 |
| 05:50 | Jacksonville State | Leroy Moore is fouled on the floor by Randall Culbertson - foul #4 on Randall Culbertson, team foul #7 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe (SG), John Morton (SF), Laurence Yohe (PF) Paul Thompson, Jeremy Miller, Kenneth Johnson | |
| Subs | Samford | Kenneth Devitt (SG) Cedric Larkin | |
| 05:50 | Jacksonville State | Leroy Moore makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 05:50 | Jacksonville State | Leroy Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 05:50 | Samford | The rebound goes to Ray Trost | 56-54 |
| 05:38 | Samford | John Krauss makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Randall Culbertson | 56-56 |
| 05:31 | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-56 |
| 05:29 | Samford | Ray Trost pulls down the rebound | 56-56 |
| 05:16 | Samford | Thomas Fields's floater is tipped away by Laurence Yohe | 56-56 |
| 05:15 | Samford | Randall Culbertson grabs the offensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 04:58 | Samford | Martin Arrington picks off the pass by Ray Trost | 56-56 |
| 04:45 | Jacksonville State | Laurence Yohe clanks a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Ray Trost - foul #2 on Ray Trost, team foul #8 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Gordon Kissell (PG), Jeremy Miller (SF) Leroy Moore, John Morton | |
| Subs | Samford | William Pettaway (SF), Mladen Zarnick (C) John Krauss, Thomas Fields | |
| 04:45 | Jacksonville State | Laurence Yohe misses the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 04:45 | Jacksonville State | Laurence Yohe misses the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 04:45 | Samford | William Pettaway snags the defensive board | 56-56 |
| 04:38 | Samford | Randall Culbertson makes the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Ray Trost and he's fouled by Frank Crowe - foul #2 on Frank Crowe, team foul #5 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Johnson (PF) Laurence Yohe | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 04:38 | Samford | Randall Culbertson makes the free throw | 56-59 |
| 04:19 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Kissell knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Frank Crowe | 59-59 |
| 04:02 | Samford | William Pettaway dunks the ball on a great pass from Randall Culbertson | 59-61 |
| 03:43 | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Miller | 62-61 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Gordon Kissell (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Frank Crowe (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jeremy Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Martin Arrington (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Randall Culbertson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kenneth Devitt (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Pettaway (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ray Trost (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Mladen Zarnick (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Samford | Martin Arrington denies the turnaround by William Pettaway | 62-61 |
| 03:24 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Martin Arrington | 62-61 |
| 03:08 | Jacksonville State | Jeremy Miller lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kenneth Johnson | 64-61 |
| 02:59 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-61 |
| 02:58 | Jacksonville State | Martin Arrington snags the defensive board | 64-61 |
| 02:40 | Jacksonville State | Mladen Zarnick steals it from Gordon Kissell | 64-61 |
| 02:40 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Samford | John Krauss (SF), Thomas Fields (C) William Pettaway, Mladen Zarnick | |
| 02:25 | Samford | Thomas Fields comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Martin Arrington - foul #3 on Martin Arrington, team foul #6 | 64-61 |
| 02:25 | Samford | Thomas Fields misses the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 02:25 | Samford | Thomas Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 02:10 | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gordon Kissell | 67-62 |
| 01:47 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt misses short on a shot from the left block | 67-62 |
| 01:46 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Johnson gets the rebound | 67-62 |
| 01:29 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Johnson misses the lay-in | 67-62 |
| 01:27 | Samford | Thomas Fields pulls down the rebound | 67-62 |
| 01:03 | Samford | Randall Culbertson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 67-62 |
| 01:02 | Samford | Ray Trost grabs the offensive rebound | 67-62 |
| 00:44 | Samford | Frank Crowe is called for the reach on Kenneth Devitt - foul #3 on Frank Crowe, team foul #7 | 67-62 |
| 00:44 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:44 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Kissell drills a shot from the baseline set up by Frank Crowe | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Samford | John Krauss's pass is intercepted by Martin Arrington | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Jacksonville State | Jeremy Miller is fouled in the backcourt by Randall Culbertson - foul #5 on Randall Culbertson, team foul #9 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | John Morton (C) Martin Arrington | |
| Subs | Samford | Tyler Woody (PG) Randall Culbertson | |
| 00:12 | Jacksonville State | Jeremy Miller makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:12 | Jacksonville State | Jeremy Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:06 | Samford | Tyler Woody can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-64 |
| 00:05 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Johnson pulls down the rebound | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Kissell runs out the clock | 71-64 |