| Lineup | Samford | PG - Sean Utley (fresh) SG - Cecil Wagers (fresh) SF - Huey Scott (fresh) PF - Dominic Moretti (fresh) C - Edward Barnes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Don Wells (fresh) SG - Rodney Williams (fresh) SF - Reginald Buettner (fresh) PF - Benjamin Bourgault (fresh) C - Milford Pirkle (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Austin Peay | Milford Pirkle wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:52 | Austin Peay | Reginald Buettner knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Don Wells | 0-2 |
| 19:35 | Samford | Cecil Wagers drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Sean Utley | 2-2 |
| 19:16 | Austin Peay | Reginald Buettner misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 2-2 |
| 19:14 | Samford | Dominic Moretti snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 19:11 | Samford | Sean Utley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | Austin Peay | Rodney Williams is called for traveling | 2-2 |
| 18:34 | Samford | Edward Barnes hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:33 | Austin Peay | Reginald Buettner gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:17 | Austin Peay | Milford Pirkle misses short on a shot from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:16 | Austin Peay | Milford Pirkle snags the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:04 | Austin Peay | Benjamin Bourgault hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:02 | Samford | Cecil Wagers grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:55 | Samford | Sean Utley makes the floater from the right side | 4-2 |
| 17:42 | Austin Peay | Rodney Williams is fouled on the floor by Huey Scott - foul #1 on Huey Scott, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Remillard (SF), Joseph Richardson (C) Huey Scott, Edward Barnes | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Larry Leland (PG), Joseph Sherrell (SG), Mark Wilson (SF), Philip Valentin (PF), Murray Hooper (C) Don Wells, Rodney Williams, Reginald Buettner, Benjamin Bourgault, Milford Pirkle | |
| 17:21 | Austin Peay | Murray Hooper loses the dribble to Joseph Richardson | 4-2 |
| 17:17 | Samford | Larry Leland is called for the reach on Cecil Wagers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Leland, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Edelen (PG), Myron Knarr (SG), Bruce Marrow (C) Sean Utley, Cecil Wagers, Dominic Moretti | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| 17:03 | Samford | Kevin Edelen misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-2 |
| 17:01 | Austin Peay | The rebound goes to Murray Hooper | 4-2 |
| 16:44 | Austin Peay | Murray Hooper makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Mark Wilson | 4-4 |
| 16:22 | Samford | Michael Remillard drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 6-4 |
| 16:09 | Austin Peay | Larry Leland misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 6-4 |
| 16:08 | Austin Peay | Joseph Sherrell tips it in | 6-6 |
| 15:51 | Samford | Myron Knarr steps out of bounds on the baseline | 6-6 |
| Subs | Samford | Sean Utley (PG), Cecil Wagers (SG), Huey Scott (SF), Dominic Moretti (PF), Edward Barnes (C) Kevin Edelen, Myron Knarr, Michael Remillard, Joseph Richardson, Bruce Marrow | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Don Wells (PG), Rodney Williams (SG), John Lees (SF), Timothy Weaver (PF), Milford Pirkle (C) Larry Leland, Joseph Sherrell, Mark Wilson, Philip Valentin, Murray Hooper | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Sean Utley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cecil Wagers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Huey Scott (fresh) PF - Dominic Moretti (fresh) C - Edward Barnes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Don Wells (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rodney Williams (fresh) SF - John Lees (fresh) PF - Timothy Weaver (fresh) C - Milford Pirkle (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Austin Peay | Milford Pirkle is called for traveling | 6-6 |
| 15:23 | Samford | Dominic Moretti misses short on a floater in the lane | 6-6 |
| 15:22 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Dominic Moretti | 6-6 |
| 14:56 | Samford | Dominic Moretti hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Sean Utley | 8-6 |
| 14:36 | Austin Peay | 3 seconds is called on Rodney Williams | 8-6 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Larry Leland (PG), Reginald Buettner (SF), Benjamin Bourgault (PF), Philip Valentin (C) Don Wells, Rodney Williams, Timothy Weaver, Milford Pirkle | |
| 14:23 | Samford | Dominic Moretti can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Benjamin Bourgault - foul #1 on Benjamin Bourgault, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Edelen (SG) Cecil Wagers | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| 14:23 | Samford | Dominic Moretti makes the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 14:23 | Samford | Dominic Moretti misses the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 14:23 | Austin Peay | Benjamin Bourgault grabs the defensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 14:05 | Austin Peay | John Lees drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Leland | 9-9 |
| 13:47 | Samford | Sean Utley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-9 |
| Subs | Samford | Myron Knarr (SG), Michael Remillard (SF), Joseph Richardson (PF), Bruce Marrow (C) Sean Utley, Huey Scott, Dominic Moretti, Edward Barnes | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Don Wells (PG), Murray Hooper (C) John Lees, Benjamin Bourgault | |
| 13:19 | Austin Peay | Myron Knarr steals the ball from Larry Leland | 9-9 |
| 13:15 | Samford | Michael Remillard throws it down on a great pass from Myron Knarr | 11-9 |
| 13:02 | Austin Peay | Bruce Marrow is called for the reach on Don Wells - foul #1 on Bruce Marrow, team foul #2 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Wagers (SG) Myron Knarr | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Rodney Williams (SG), Mark Wilson (SF), Timothy Weaver (C) Larry Leland, Reginald Buettner, Philip Valentin | |
| 12:46 | Austin Peay | Timothy Weaver buries a floater from close range on a great pass from Rodney Williams | 11-11 |
| 12:42 | Samford | Bruce Marrow is hacked by Rodney Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rodney Williams, team foul #3 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Samford | Sean Utley (PG), Edward Barnes (C) Kevin Edelen, Bruce Marrow | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Joseph Sherrell (PG), Benjamin Bourgault (PF) Don Wells, Murray Hooper | |
| 12:26 | Samford | Cecil Wagers buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Remillard | 14-11 |
| 12:07 | Austin Peay | Benjamin Bourgault knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Joseph Sherrell and he's hacked by Edward Barnes - foul #1 on Edward Barnes, team foul #3 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Samford | Huey Scott (SF), Dominic Moretti (PF) Michael Remillard, Joseph Richardson | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Milford Pirkle (C) Timothy Weaver | |
| 12:07 | Austin Peay | Benjamin Bourgault misses the free throw | 14-13 |
| 12:07 | Samford | Edward Barnes snags the defensive board | 14-13 |
| 11:54 | Samford | Dominic Moretti knocks in the fadeaway from the left block | 16-13 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Sean Utley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cecil Wagers (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Huey Scott (fresh) PF - Dominic Moretti (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Barnes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Joseph Sherrell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Wilson (fresh) PF - Benjamin Bourgault (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Milford Pirkle (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Austin Peay | Joseph Sherrell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 16-13 |
| 11:36 | Samford | Cecil Wagers grabs the board | 16-13 |
| 11:24 | Samford | Huey Scott misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-13 |
| 11:22 | Austin Peay | Benjamin Bourgault snags the defensive board | 16-13 |
| 11:03 | Austin Peay | Joseph Sherrell travels with the ball | 16-13 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Edelen (PG), Myron Knarr (SG), Michael Remillard (SF), Bruce Marrow (C) Sean Utley, Cecil Wagers, Huey Scott, Edward Barnes | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Don Wells (PG), Larry Leland (SG), Reginald Buettner (SF), Philip Valentin (PF) Joseph Sherrell, Rodney Williams, Mark Wilson, Benjamin Bourgault | |
| 11:01 | Samford | Reginald Buettner is called for the reach on Michael Remillard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Reginald Buettner, team foul #4 | 16-13 |
| 10:51 | Samford | Philip Valentin denies the turnaround by Dominic Moretti | 16-13 |
| 10:49 | Samford | Bruce Marrow hits the follow up shot | 18-13 |
| 10:24 | Austin Peay | Don Wells hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Milford Pirkle | 18-16 |
| 10:08 | Samford | Dominic Moretti clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-16 |
| 10:07 | Samford | Kevin Edelen hits the follow up shot | 20-16 |
| 09:50 | Austin Peay | Michael Remillard steals the ball from Reginald Buettner | 20-16 |
| 09:43 | Samford | Bruce Marrow misses the shot from the right wing | 20-16 |
| 09:42 | Austin Peay | The rebound goes to Larry Leland | 20-16 |
| 09:36 | Austin Peay | Bruce Marrow swats the shot by Don Wells | 20-16 |
| 09:34 | Samford | The rebound goes to Bruce Marrow | 20-16 |
| 09:32 | Samford | Myron Knarr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-16 |
| Subs | Samford | Sean Utley (PG), Cecil Wagers (SG), Huey Scott (SF), Joseph Richardson (PF), Edward Barnes (C) Kevin Edelen, Myron Knarr, Michael Remillard, Dominic Moretti, Bruce Marrow | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Rodney Williams (SG), John Lees (SF), Murray Hooper (PF), Timothy Weaver (C) Larry Leland, Reginald Buettner, Philip Valentin, Milford Pirkle | |
| 09:14 | Austin Peay | Murray Hooper misses the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Cecil Wagers - foul #1 on Cecil Wagers, team foul #4 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Joseph Sherrell (PG), Mark Wilson (SF) Don Wells, John Lees | |
| 09:14 | Austin Peay | Murray Hooper misses the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 09:14 | Austin Peay | Murray Hooper makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 09:03 | Samford | Sean Utley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-17 |
| 09:01 | Austin Peay | Rodney Williams snags the defensive board | 20-17 |
| 08:37 | Austin Peay | Rodney Williams can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 20-17 |
| 08:35 | Austin Peay | Timothy Weaver tips it home | 20-19 |
| 08:13 | Samford | Sean Utley makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Cecil Wagers | 22-19 |
| 07:55 | Austin Peay | Murray Hooper banks in the layup | 22-21 |
| 07:50 | Samford | Sean Utley is fouled on the floor by Joseph Sherrell - foul #1 on Joseph Sherrell, team foul #5 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Edelen (PG), Myron Knarr (SG), Michael Remillard (SF), Dominic Moretti (PF), Bruce Marrow (C) Sean Utley, Cecil Wagers, Huey Scott, Joseph Richardson, Edward Barnes | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Don Wells (PG), Larry Leland (SG), Reginald Buettner (SF), Benjamin Bourgault (PF), Philip Valentin (C) Joseph Sherrell, Rodney Williams, Mark Wilson, Murray Hooper, Timothy Weaver | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Kevin Edelen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Myron Knarr (fresh) SF - Michael Remillard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dominic Moretti (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Marrow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Don Wells (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Leland (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Reginald Buettner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Benjamin Bourgault (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Philip Valentin (fresh) | |
| 07:37 | Samford | Don Wells steals the ball from Dominic Moretti | 22-21 |
| 07:32 | Austin Peay | Reginald Buettner jams it on a nice dish by Don Wells | 22-23 |
| 07:28 | Samford | Myron Knarr throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-23 |
| 07:09 | Austin Peay | Reginald Buettner connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Don Wells | 22-25 |
| 06:54 | Samford | Dominic Moretti is open and buries a jump hook from close range set up by Myron Knarr | 24-25 |
| 06:39 | Austin Peay | Don Wells misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-25 |
| 06:37 | Samford | Myron Knarr grabs the board | 24-25 |
| 06:25 | Samford | Dominic Moretti hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Don Wells - foul #1 on Don Wells, team foul #6 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Samford | Sean Utley (PG), Cecil Wagers (SG), Joseph Richardson (C) Kevin Edelen, Myron Knarr, Bruce Marrow | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | John Lees (SF), Timothy Weaver (PF), Milford Pirkle (C) Reginald Buettner, Benjamin Bourgault, Philip Valentin | |
| 06:25 | Samford | Dominic Moretti makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 06:25 | Samford | Dominic Moretti makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 06:08 | Austin Peay | Timothy Weaver misses the easy layup | 26-25 |
| 06:06 | Austin Peay | John Lees pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 05:54 | Austin Peay | Larry Leland hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Don Wells | 26-28 |
| 05:25 | Samford | Dominic Moretti is wide open but clanks a jump hook in the paint | 26-28 |
| 05:24 | Samford | Joseph Richardson snags the offensive board | 26-28 |
| 05:16 | Samford | Michael Remillard connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Sean Utley | 29-28 |
| 05:01 | Austin Peay | Larry Leland drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Weaver | 29-31 |
| 04:42 | Samford | Dominic Moretti clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-31 |
| 04:40 | Austin Peay | Timothy Weaver grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 04:15 | Austin Peay | Don Wells hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Larry Leland | 29-34 |
| 04:02 | Samford | Dominic Moretti misses the jumper in the lane | 29-34 |
| 04:00 | Samford | Cecil Wagers snags the offensive board | 29-34 |
| 03:40 | Samford | Joseph Richardson comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 29-34 |
| 03:39 | Samford | Dominic Moretti tips it but misses | 29-34 |
| 03:38 | Austin Peay | Timothy Weaver gets the rebound | 29-34 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Sean Utley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cecil Wagers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Remillard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dominic Moretti (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Richardson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Don Wells (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Leland (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Lees (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Timothy Weaver (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Milford Pirkle (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:33 | Austin Peay | Don Wells misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Sean Utley - foul #1 on Sean Utley, team foul #5 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Samford | Craig Zelonis (PG), Kevin Edelen (SG), Huey Scott (SF), Myron Knarr (PF), Edward Barnes (C) Sean Utley, Cecil Wagers, Michael Remillard, Dominic Moretti, Joseph Richardson | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Rodney Williams (SG), Reginald Buettner (SF), Benjamin Bourgault (PF), Philip Valentin (C) Larry Leland, John Lees, Timothy Weaver, Milford Pirkle | |
| 03:33 | Austin Peay | Don Wells makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 03:33 | Austin Peay | Don Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 03:09 | Samford | Myron Knarr is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Craig Zelonis | 31-36 |
| 02:44 | Austin Peay | Philip Valentin buries a floater from the baseline set up by Reginald Buettner | 31-38 |
| 02:24 | Samford | Kevin Edelen can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-38 |
| 02:22 | Samford | Huey Scott gets the offensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 02:08 | Samford | Myron Knarr misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-38 |
| 02:07 | Austin Peay | The rebound goes to Reginald Buettner | 31-38 |
| 02:00 | Austin Peay | Don Wells can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-38 |
| 01:58 | Samford | Edward Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 01:36 | Samford | Myron Knarr hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround from close range | 31-38 |
| 01:35 | Austin Peay | Benjamin Bourgault gets the rebound | 31-38 |
| 01:24 | Austin Peay | Benjamin Bourgault can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Craig Zelonis - foul #1 on Craig Zelonis, team foul #6 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Sean Utley (PG), Cecil Wagers (SG), Dominic Moretti (PF), Bruce Marrow (C) Craig Zelonis, Kevin Edelen, Myron Knarr, Edward Barnes | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Joseph Sherrell (PG), John Lees (SG), Mark Wilson (SF), Murray Hooper (C) Don Wells, Rodney Williams, Reginald Buettner, Philip Valentin | |
| 01:24 | Austin Peay | Benjamin Bourgault misses the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 01:24 | Austin Peay | Benjamin Bourgault makes the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 00:55 | Samford | Huey Scott is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Huey Scott, team foul #7 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Milford Pirkle (C) Benjamin Bourgault | |
| 00:37 | Austin Peay | Murray Hooper makes the shot from close range | 31-41 |
| 00:25 | Samford | Bruce Marrow hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 33-41 |
| 00:05 | Austin Peay | Mark Wilson hits the finger roll | 33-43 |
| 00:03 | Samford | Cecil Wagers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-43 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Remillard (SF), Edward Barnes (C) Huey Scott, Dominic Moretti | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Larry Leland (PG), Rodney Williams (SG), Timothy Weaver (PF) Joseph Sherrell, John Lees, Murray Hooper | |
| 00:01 | Austin Peay | Mark Wilson's dunk attempt is rejected by Edward Barnes | 33-43 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Edward Barnes pulls down the rebound | 33-43 |