| Lineup | Samford | PG - Randall Culbertson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Devitt (fresh) SF - John Krauss (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ray Trost (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Fields (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Gordon Kissell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Crowe (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Miller (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Martin Arrington (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | John Krauss inbounds the ball | 33-41 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Samford | Thomas Fields clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-41 |
| 19:40 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 19:35 | Jacksonville State | John Krauss takes the ball from Gordon Kissell | 33-41 |
| 19:26 | Samford | Ray Trost misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-41 |
| 19:25 | Samford | Thomas Fields tips it in | 35-41 |
| 19:06 | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe misses the floater from just outside the lane | 35-41 |
| 19:04 | Samford | Thomas Fields grabs the board | 35-41 |
| 18:47 | Samford | Randall Culbertson clanks a floater in the lane | 35-41 |
| 18:45 | Samford | John Krauss tips it back up and in | 37-41 |
| 18:31 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Johnson misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 37-41 |
| 18:30 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 18:19 | Jacksonville State | Jeremy Miller misses short on a floater near the basket | 37-41 |
| 18:18 | Jacksonville State | Jeremy Miller tips it but misses | 37-41 |
| 18:16 | Samford | John Krauss snags the defensive board | 37-41 |
| 17:54 | Samford | Thomas Fields buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Randall Culbertson | 39-41 |
| 17:31 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Kissell can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 39-41 |
| 17:29 | Samford | Thomas Fields snags the defensive board | 39-41 |
| 17:16 | Samford | Ray Trost scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Randall Culbertson | 42-41 |
| 16:54 | Jacksonville State | Martin Arrington double dribbles | 42-41 |
| Subs | Samford | Tyler Woody (PG), William Pettaway (SF), Mladen Zarnick (C) Randall Culbertson, John Krauss, Thomas Fields | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 16:40 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by William Pettaway | 44-41 |
| 16:33 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Kissell connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Martin Arrington | 44-44 |
| 16:18 | Samford | Tyler Woody is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Miller - foul #3 on Jeremy Miller, team foul #1 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Samford | Cedric Larkin (SG), Gerald Gibson (C) Kenneth Devitt, Ray Trost | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Leroy Moore (PG), Paul Thompson (SG), John Morton (SF), Laurence Yohe (PF), Andrei Galuski (C) Gordon Kissell, Frank Crowe, Jeremy Miller, Kenneth Johnson, Martin Arrington | |
| 16:04 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gerald Gibson | 46-44 |
| 15:45 | Jacksonville State | Leroy Moore is fouled on the floor by Mladen Zarnick - foul #1 on Mladen Zarnick, team foul #1 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Samford | Randall Culbertson (PG), John Krauss (SF) Cedric Larkin, Gerald Gibson | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Randall Culbertson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tyler Woody (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Krauss (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mladen Zarnick (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - William Pettaway (fresh) 11 pts. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Leroy Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Morton (fresh) PF - Laurence Yohe (fresh) C - Andrei Galuski (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Jacksonville State | Leroy Moore hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 15:38 | Samford | John Krauss snags the defensive board | 46-44 |
| 15:19 | Samford | Tyler Woody clanks a shot from the right side | 46-44 |
| 15:18 | Jacksonville State | Andrei Galuski snags the defensive board | 46-44 |
| 15:03 | Jacksonville State | John Morton misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 46-44 |
| 15:01 | Samford | John Krauss grabs the defensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 14:55 | Samford | Randall Culbertson is fouled in the backcourt by Leroy Moore - foul #1 on Leroy Moore, team foul #2 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Samford | Kenneth Devitt (SG), Ray Trost (PF), Thomas Fields (C) Tyler Woody, Mladen Zarnick, William Pettaway | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Gordon Kissell (PG), Frank Crowe (SG), Jeremy Miller (SF), Kenneth Johnson (PF), Martin Arrington (C) Leroy Moore, Paul Thompson, John Morton, Laurence Yohe, Andrei Galuski | |
| 14:45 | Samford | John Krauss is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Miller - foul #4 on Jeremy Miller, team foul #3 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | John Morton (SF) Jeremy Miller | |
| 14:16 | Samford | Thomas Fields can't connect on a floater in the lane | 46-44 |
| 14:14 | Samford | Randall Culbertson gets the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 13:51 | Samford | Thomas Fields is hacked by Martin Arrington - foul #1 on Martin Arrington, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Samford | William Pettaway (SF) John Krauss | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 13:37 | Samford | Martin Arrington steps in front of the Kenneth Devitt pass | 46-44 |
| 13:21 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Kissell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 13:19 | Samford | Thomas Fields pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 13:15 | Samford | Frank Crowe is called for the reach on William Pettaway - foul #1 on Frank Crowe, team foul #5 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Samford | Tyler Woody (PG) Randall Culbertson | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 13:00 | Samford | Kenneth Johnson is called for the reach on Kenneth Devitt - foul #2 on Kenneth Johnson, team foul #6 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Samford | Mladen Zarnick (C) Thomas Fields | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 12:39 | Samford | Ray Trost misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 46-44 |
| 12:37 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick tips it in | 48-44 |
| 12:25 | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-44 |
| 12:23 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Johnson can't tip it in | 48-44 |
| 12:22 | Samford | William Pettaway grabs the board | 48-44 |
| 12:16 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Tyler Woody | 51-44 |
| 11:59 | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Kenneth Devitt - foul #1 on Kenneth Devitt, team foul #2 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Samford | Randall Culbertson (PG), John Krauss (SF) Tyler Woody, Ray Trost | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Paul Thompson (SF), Laurence Yohe (PF), Andrei Galuski (C) John Morton, Kenneth Johnson, Martin Arrington | |
| 11:59 | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 11:59 | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe misses the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 11:59 | Jacksonville State | Laurence Yohe pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 11:38 | Jacksonville State | Laurence Yohe misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 51-45 |
| 11:36 | Jacksonville State | Laurence Yohe grabs the offensive rebound | 51-45 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Randall Culbertson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Devitt (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Krauss (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mladen Zarnick (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - William Pettaway (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Gordon Kissell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Crowe (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Laurence Yohe (fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrei Galuski (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:13 | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe's fadeaway is rejected by Mladen Zarnick | 51-45 |
| 11:11 | Samford | The rebound goes to Mladen Zarnick | 51-45 |
| 10:58 | Samford | Randall Culbertson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Mladen Zarnick | 54-45 |
| 10:42 | Jacksonville State | Andrei Galuski drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by Frank Crowe | 54-47 |
| 10:25 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Randall Culbertson | 56-47 |
| 10:16 | Jacksonville State | Laurence Yohe loses the dribble to Randall Culbertson | 56-47 |
| 10:00 | Samford | Randall Culbertson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-47 |
| 09:59 | Jacksonville State | Andrei Galuski grabs the defensive rebound | 56-47 |
| 09:53 | Jacksonville State | Andrei Galuski comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 56-47 |
| 09:51 | Samford | William Pettaway grabs the board | 56-47 |
| 09:30 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt double dribbles | 56-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Tyler Woody (PG), Cedric Larkin (SG), Ray Trost (PF), Thomas Fields (C) Randall Culbertson, Kenneth Devitt, Mladen Zarnick, William Pettaway | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Leroy Moore (PG), John Morton (SF), Kenneth Johnson (PF), Martin Arrington (C) Gordon Kissell, Frank Crowe, Laurence Yohe, Andrei Galuski | |
| 09:18 | Jacksonville State | John Krauss is called for the reach on Leroy Moore - foul #3 on John Krauss, team foul #3 | 56-47 |
| 09:07 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Johnson hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 56-49 |
| 08:58 | Samford | Thomas Fields double dribbles | 56-49 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Scott Collins (SG) Paul Thompson | |
| 08:41 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Johnson hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from John Morton and he's fouled by John Krauss - foul #4 on John Krauss, team foul #4 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Samford | Gerald Gibson (SF) John Krauss | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 08:41 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Johnson makes the free throw | 56-52 |
| 08:25 | Samford | Cedric Larkin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-52 |
| 08:24 | Samford | Ray Trost grabs the offensive board | 56-52 |
| 08:13 | Samford | Thomas Fields scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Gerald Gibson | 59-52 |
| 08:02 | Jacksonville State | John Morton is fouled on the floor by Tyler Woody - foul #3 on Tyler Woody, team foul #5 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Randall Culbertson (PG), Kenneth Devitt (SG) Tyler Woody, Cedric Larkin | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Gordon Kissell (PG) Scott Collins | |
| 07:47 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Devitt is called for the reach on Leroy Moore - foul #2 on Kenneth Devitt, team foul #6 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe (SG), Jeremy Miller (SF) Leroy Moore, John Morton | |
| 07:32 | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by Gordon Kissell | 59-54 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Randall Culbertson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Devitt (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gerald Gibson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Ray Trost (fresh) 5 pts. C - Thomas Fields (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Gordon Kissell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Crowe (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremy Miller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Martin Arrington (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 07:10 | Samford | Gerald Gibson is whistled for traveling | 59-54 |
| Subs | Samford | John Krauss (SF) Gerald Gibson | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 06:50 | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe is hacked by John Krauss - foul #5 on John Krauss, team foul #7 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Samford | William Pettaway (SF), Mladen Zarnick (C) John Krauss, Thomas Fields | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 06:50 | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 06:50 | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 06:36 | Samford | Kenneth Johnson is called for the reach on Ray Trost - foul #3 on Kenneth Johnson, team foul #7 | 59-56 |
| 06:36 | Samford | Ray Trost misses the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 06:36 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Johnson grabs the board | 59-56 |
| 06:18 | Jacksonville State | Ray Trost swats the short shot by Frank Crowe | 59-56 |
| 06:16 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Kissell grabs the offensive board | 59-56 |
| 06:10 | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe is fouled on the floor by Mladen Zarnick - foul #2 on Mladen Zarnick, team foul #8 | 59-56 |
| 06:10 | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 06:10 | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 05:49 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-58 |
| Subs | Samford | Tyler Woody (SG), Gerald Gibson (C) Kenneth Devitt, Ray Trost | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Leroy Moore (PG), John Morton (PF), Laurence Yohe (C) Gordon Kissell, Kenneth Johnson, Martin Arrington | |
| 05:38 | Jacksonville State | John Morton connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Leroy Moore | 59-61 |
| 05:17 | Samford | Jeremy Miller picks off the pass by Tyler Woody | 59-61 |
| 05:13 | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe misses the driving attempt near the basket | 59-61 |
| 05:11 | Jacksonville State | Laurence Yohe can't tip it in | 59-61 |
| 05:09 | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe tips it in | 59-63 |
| 04:51 | Samford | Randall Culbertson hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gerald Gibson | 62-63 |
| 04:38 | Jacksonville State | Leroy Moore clanks a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Tyler Woody - foul #4 on Tyler Woody, team foul #9 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Samford | Kenneth Devitt (SG), Ray Trost (PF), Thomas Fields (C) Randall Culbertson, Mladen Zarnick, Gerald Gibson | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Gordon Kissell (PG), Kenneth Johnson (PF), Martin Arrington (C) Frank Crowe, John Morton, Laurence Yohe | |
| 04:38 | Jacksonville State | Leroy Moore makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 04:38 | Jacksonville State | Leroy Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 04:15 | Samford | Thomas Fields lays it in on a nice dish by Kenneth Devitt | 64-65 |
| 04:08 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Kissell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-65 |
| 04:06 | Samford | William Pettaway pulls down the rebound | 64-65 |
| 03:42 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-65 |
| 03:20 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Kissell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-65 |
| 03:19 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Johnson snags the offensive board | 67-65 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Tyler Woody (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kenneth Devitt (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Pettaway (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ray Trost (fresh) 5 pts. C - Thomas Fields (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Gordon Kissell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leroy Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremy Miller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Martin Arrington (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 03:01 | Jacksonville State | Leroy Moore scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-68 |
| 02:58 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-68 |
| Subs | Samford | Randall Culbertson (PG) Tyler Woody | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe (SG) Leroy Moore | |
| 02:50 | Samford | Ray Trost misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-68 |
| 02:49 | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe grabs the defensive rebound | 67-68 |
| 02:32 | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-68 |
| 02:31 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Johnson tips it home | 67-70 |
| 02:08 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 67-70 |
| 02:06 | Samford | William Pettaway misses the tip | 67-70 |
| 02:05 | Samford | Thomas Fields tips it back up and in | 69-70 |
| 01:52 | Jacksonville State | Frank Crowe misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-70 |
| 01:50 | Samford | The rebound goes to William Pettaway | 69-70 |
| 01:44 | Samford | Randall Culbertson misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Gordon Kissell - foul #2 on Gordon Kissell, team foul #8 | 69-70 |
| 01:44 | Samford | Randall Culbertson makes the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 01:44 | Samford | Randall Culbertson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 01:23 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Devitt picks off the pass by Martin Arrington | 71-70 |
| 01:20 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt hits the finger roll | 73-70 |
| 00:57 | Jacksonville State | Jeremy Miller can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Ray Trost - foul #2 on Ray Trost, team foul #10 | 73-70 |
| 00:57 | Jacksonville State | Jeremy Miller misses the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:57 | Jacksonville State | Jeremy Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:57 | Samford | Thomas Fields grabs the defensive rebound | 73-70 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Samford | Ray Trost misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 73-70 |
| 00:29 | Jacksonville State | Martin Arrington grabs the board | 73-70 |
| 00:16 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Johnson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Gordon Kissell | 73-73 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt makes the driving attempt from close range | 75-73 |