| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Nicholas Check (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Meyer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Luis Lockwood (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Martin Dvorsky (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - James Blanchard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Sean Utley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cecil Wagers (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Huey Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dominic Moretti (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Barnes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee State | Luis Lockwood inbounds the ball | 36-45 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Cecil Wagers - foul #1 on Cecil Wagers, team foul #1 | 36-45 |
| 19:38 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 19:38 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 19:21 | Samford | Sean Utley misses long on a 3 from straight away | 38-45 |
| 19:19 | Tennessee State | Luis Lockwood pulls down the rebound | 38-45 |
| 19:01 | Tennessee State | Luis Lockwood misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-45 |
| 18:59 | Samford | Dominic Moretti pulls down the rebound | 38-45 |
| 18:41 | Samford | Sean Utley comes up short on the floater in the paint | 38-45 |
| 18:40 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to James Blanchard | 38-45 |
| 18:27 | Tennessee State | James Blanchard makes the runner in the paint | 40-45 |
| 18:06 | Samford | Dominic Moretti misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-45 |
| 18:04 | Tennessee State | Luis Lockwood grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 17:54 | Tennessee State | Martin Dvorsky connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Nicholas Check | 42-45 |
| 17:33 | Samford | Huey Scott buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Sean Utley | 42-47 |
| 17:17 | Tennessee State | Luis Lockwood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Allen Harris (PF) Martin Dvorsky | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 16:56 | Samford | Edward Barnes is called for traveling | 42-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed (SG) Richard Meyer | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Remillard (SF), Joseph Richardson (C) Huey Scott, Edward Barnes | |
| 16:32 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Nicholas Check | 44-47 |
| 16:13 | Samford | Sean Utley buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Joseph Richardson | 44-49 |
| 15:51 | Tennessee State | Allen Harris comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-49 |
| 15:49 | Tennessee State | Luis Lockwood hits the follow up shot | 46-49 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Nicholas Check (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ronald Reed (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Luis Lockwood (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Allen Harris (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - James Blanchard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Sean Utley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cecil Wagers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Remillard (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dominic Moretti (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Richardson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Samford | Joseph Richardson loses the dribble to Ronald Reed | 46-49 |
| 15:19 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed misses the lay-in | 46-49 |
| 15:18 | Samford | Joseph Richardson gets the rebound | 46-49 |
| 14:58 | Samford | Michael Remillard clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-49 |
| 14:57 | Samford | Joseph Richardson grabs the offensive board | 46-49 |
| 14:38 | Samford | Sean Utley drills a fadeaway from close range set up by Michael Remillard | 46-51 |
| 14:20 | Tennessee State | Luis Lockwood misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-51 |
| 14:18 | Tennessee State | Luis Lockwood snags the offensive board | 46-51 |
| 14:00 | Tennessee State | Joseph Richardson is called for the reach on James Blanchard - foul #1 on Joseph Richardson, team foul #2 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer (SG), Martin Dvorsky (PF), Ronald Burton (C) Nicholas Check, Luis Lockwood, James Blanchard | |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Edelen (PG), Huey Scott (SF), Myron Knarr (PF), Edward Barnes (C) Sean Utley, Cecil Wagers, Dominic Moretti, Joseph Richardson | |
| 13:49 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer hits a shot from the left side | 48-51 |
| 13:34 | Samford | Myron Knarr's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Burton | 48-51 |
| 13:33 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer grabs the defensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 13:23 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 48-51 |
| 13:22 | Samford | Edward Barnes pulls down the rebound | 48-51 |
| 12:59 | Samford | Myron Knarr hits the finger roll set up by Kevin Edelen | 48-53 |
| 12:44 | Tennessee State | Martin Dvorsky travels with the ball | 48-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Johnny Downey (PG), Gonzalo Hernandez (SF) Ronald Reed, Allen Harris | |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Richardson (PF) Michael Remillard | |
| 12:24 | Samford | Huey Scott's pass is intercepted by Gonzalo Hernandez | 48-53 |
| 12:10 | Tennessee State | Ronald Burton misses the shot from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 12:09 | Samford | The rebound goes to Huey Scott | 48-53 |
| 11:52 | Samford | Huey Scott misses the lay-in | 48-53 |
| 11:50 | Samford | Huey Scott pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 11:35 | Samford | Huey Scott misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Martin Dvorsky - foul #2 on Martin Dvorsky, team foul #1 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Nicholas Check (PG), Luis Lockwood (SF), James Blanchard (C) Johnny Downey, Gonzalo Hernandez, Ronald Burton | |
| Subs | Samford | Sean Utley (PG), Dominic Moretti (PF) Myron Knarr, Joseph Richardson | |
| 11:35 | Samford | Huey Scott makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 11:35 | Samford | Huey Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Nicholas Check (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Meyer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Luis Lockwood (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Martin Dvorsky (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - James Blanchard (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Sean Utley (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Edelen (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Huey Scott (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dominic Moretti (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Barnes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:08 | Tennessee State | Sean Utley steps in front of the Richard Meyer pass | 48-55 |
| 11:03 | Samford | Sean Utley misses the easy layup | 48-55 |
| 11:02 | Samford | Huey Scott gets the offensive rebound | 48-55 |
| 10:47 | Samford | Huey Scott buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Kevin Edelen | 48-58 |
| 10:36 | Tennessee State | Martin Dvorsky is fouled on the floor by Huey Scott - foul #3 on Huey Scott, team foul #3 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed (SG), Allen Harris (PF) Richard Meyer, Martin Dvorsky | |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Wagers (SG), Michael Remillard (SF), Joseph Richardson (C) Kevin Edelen, Huey Scott, Edward Barnes | |
| 10:23 | Tennessee State | Allen Harris is fouled on the floor by Dominic Moretti - foul #3 on Dominic Moretti, team foul #4 | 48-58 |
| 10:16 | Tennessee State | Luis Lockwood misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-58 |
| 10:15 | Samford | The rebound goes to Cecil Wagers | 48-58 |
| 09:58 | Samford | Dominic Moretti knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Michael Remillard | 48-61 |
| 09:43 | Tennessee State | Allen Harris buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Nicholas Check | 51-61 |
| 09:22 | Samford | Joseph Richardson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-61 |
| 09:21 | Samford | Cecil Wagers gets the offensive rebound | 51-61 |
| 09:06 | Samford | Dominic Moretti's floater is tipped away by Allen Harris | 51-61 |
| 09:04 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to James Blanchard | 51-61 |
| 08:59 | Tennessee State | Nicholas Check's pass is intercepted by Cecil Wagers | 51-61 |
| 08:44 | Samford | Sean Utley misses long on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Nicholas Check - foul #1 on Nicholas Check, team foul #2 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer (SG), Martin Dvorsky (PF) Ronald Reed, Luis Lockwood | |
| Subs | Samford | Huey Scott (SF), Myron Knarr (PF), Edward Barnes (C) Michael Remillard, Dominic Moretti, Joseph Richardson | |
| 08:44 | Samford | Sean Utley misses the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 08:44 | Samford | Sean Utley makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 08:25 | Tennessee State | Nicholas Check is hacked by Huey Scott - foul #4 on Huey Scott, team foul #5 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Edelen (PG), Michael Remillard (SF) Sean Utley, Huey Scott | |
| 08:10 | Tennessee State | James Blanchard makes the shot near the basket | 53-62 |
| 07:54 | Samford | Richard Meyer steals the ball from Edward Barnes | 53-62 |
| 07:51 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer hits the finger roll | 55-62 |
| 07:36 | Samford | Cecil Wagers hits the finger roll on a great pass from Myron Knarr | 55-64 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Nicholas Check (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Richard Meyer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Allen Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Martin Dvorsky (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - James Blanchard (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Kevin Edelen (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Cecil Wagers (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Remillard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Myron Knarr (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Barnes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Tennessee State | Nicholas Check makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Blanchard | 57-64 |
| 07:21 | Samford | Michael Remillard is whistled for traveling | 57-64 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed (PG), Luis Lockwood (SF), Ronald Burton (C) Nicholas Check, Allen Harris, James Blanchard | |
| Subs | Samford | Sean Utley (PG), Huey Scott (SF), Dominic Moretti (PF) Cecil Wagers, Michael Remillard, Myron Knarr | |
| 06:59 | Tennessee State | Ronald Burton misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Sean Utley - foul #2 on Sean Utley, team foul #6 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Lee Hall (C) Martin Dvorsky | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 06:59 | Tennessee State | Ronald Burton makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 06:59 | Tennessee State | Ronald Burton misses the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 06:59 | Samford | Edward Barnes gets the rebound | 58-64 |
| 06:42 | Samford | Kevin Edelen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-64 |
| 06:41 | Tennessee State | Luis Lockwood gets the rebound | 58-64 |
| 06:23 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-64 |
| 06:18 | Samford | Sean Utley buries a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Edward Barnes | 61-66 |
| 05:57 | Tennessee State | Lee Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Nicholas Check (PG), Allen Harris (PF), James Blanchard (C) Richard Meyer, Ronald Burton, Lee Hall | |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Wagers (SG) Kevin Edelen | |
| 05:43 | Samford | Sean Utley can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-66 |
| 05:42 | Tennessee State | Nicholas Check snags the defensive board | 61-66 |
| 05:25 | Tennessee State | Nicholas Check makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Ronald Reed | 63-66 |
| 05:01 | Samford | Dominic Moretti comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-66 |
| 04:59 | Tennessee State | James Blanchard grabs the defensive rebound | 63-66 |
| 04:40 | Tennessee State | Allen Harris hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Dominic Moretti - foul #4 on Dominic Moretti, team foul #7 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer (SG), Martin Dvorsky (PF) Ronald Reed, Luis Lockwood | |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Edelen (PG), Joseph Richardson (PF), Bruce Marrow (C) Sean Utley, Dominic Moretti, Edward Barnes | |
| 04:40 | Tennessee State | Allen Harris makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 04:40 | Tennessee State | Allen Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 04:37 | Samford | Kevin Edelen's pass is intercepted by Richard Meyer in the backcourt | 65-66 |
| 04:18 | Tennessee State | James Blanchard hits a turnaround in the paint set up by Nicholas Check | 67-66 |
| 04:07 | Samford | Joseph Richardson is denied on a layup by James Blanchard | 67-66 |
| 04:05 | Samford | Cecil Wagers tips it back up and in | 67-68 |
| 03:47 | Tennessee State | James Blanchard is whistled for traveling | 67-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Remillard (SF) Huey Scott | |
| 03:22 | Samford | Kevin Edelen clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-68 |
| 03:21 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Allen Harris | 67-68 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Nicholas Check (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. SG - Richard Meyer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Allen Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Martin Dvorsky (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - James Blanchard (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Kevin Edelen (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Cecil Wagers (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Remillard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joseph Richardson (fresh) 6 reb. C - Bruce Marrow (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:06 | Tennessee State | Nicholas Check can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 67-68 |
| 03:05 | Samford | Kevin Edelen grabs the board | 67-68 |
| 02:52 | Samford | Cecil Wagers misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Blanchard - foul #1 on James Blanchard, team foul #3 | 67-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed (PG), Luis Lockwood (SF), Ronald Burton (C) Nicholas Check, Allen Harris, James Blanchard | |
| Subs | Samford | Sean Utley (PG), Dominic Moretti (PF), Edward Barnes (C) Kevin Edelen, Joseph Richardson, Bruce Marrow | |
| 02:52 | Samford | Cecil Wagers makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 02:52 | Samford | Cecil Wagers makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 02:50 | Tennessee State | Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-70 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Nicholas Check (PG), James Blanchard (C) Ronald Reed, Ronald Burton | |
| Subs | Samford | Huey Scott (SF) Michael Remillard | |
| 02:32 | Tennessee State | Huey Scott steals the ball from Nicholas Check | 67-70 |
| 02:18 | Samford | Cecil Wagers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-70 |
| 02:09 | Tennessee State | Martin Dvorsky comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-70 |
| 02:08 | Samford | Edward Barnes grabs the board | 67-70 |
| 01:50 | Samford | Sean Utley misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 67-70 |
| 01:49 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer pulls down the rebound | 67-70 |
| 01:33 | Tennessee State | Luis Lockwood clanks a jumper from the left side | 67-70 |
| 01:32 | Samford | Dominic Moretti snags the defensive board | 67-70 |
| 01:13 | Samford | Cecil Wagers connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 67-72 |
| 00:48 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Blanchard | 69-72 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Samford | Dominic Moretti buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Cecil Wagers | 69-74 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee 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) | |
| 00:15 | Tennessee State | Luis Lockwood is whistled for a carry | 69-74 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Edelen (SG), Michael Remillard (SF) Cecil Wagers, Huey Scott | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee 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) | |
| 00:14 | Samford | Dominic Moretti is fouled in the backcourt by Nicholas Check - foul #2 on Nicholas Check, team foul #4 | 69-74 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Wagers (SG) Sean Utley | |
| 00:12 | Samford | Richard Meyer is called for the reach on Kevin Edelen - foul #2 on Richard Meyer, team foul #5 | 69-74 |
| 00:09 | Samford | Nicholas Check is called for the reach on Michael Remillard - foul #3 on Nicholas Check, team foul #6 | 69-74 |
| 00:07 | Samford | Dominic Moretti is hacked by Martin Dvorsky - foul #3 on Martin Dvorsky, team foul #7 | 69-74 |
| 00:07 | Samford | Dominic Moretti misses the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 00:07 | Tennessee State | Martin Dvorsky gets the rebound | 69-74 |
| 00:02 | Tennessee State | Luis Lockwood clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-74 |
| 00:01 | Samford | Edward Barnes grabs the board | 69-74 |
| 00:01 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-74 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee 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) | |
| 00:00 | Samford | Edward Barnes runs out the clock | 69-74 |