| Lineup | Samford | PG - Leo Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Young (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frank Irby (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Otto Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Bradley (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Charles Maio (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joey Melton (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sergei Zausch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Cedric Browning (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Frank Irby inbounds the ball | 35-26 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Samford | Joey Melton is called for the reach on Leo Jones - foul #3 on Joey Melton, team foul #1 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | William Stonecipher (SG) Joey Melton | |
| 19:31 | Samford | Leo Jones hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-26 |
| 19:17 | Jacksonville State | Sergei Zausch is fouled on the floor by Otto Jones - foul #2 on Otto Jones, team foul #1 | 38-26 |
| 19:05 | Jacksonville State | William Stonecipher drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Maio | 38-29 |
| 18:47 | Samford | Paul Bradley misses badly on a floater from the right side | 38-29 |
| 18:45 | Jacksonville State | Lin Xiong gets the rebound | 38-29 |
| 18:29 | Jacksonville State | William Stonecipher misses short on a shot from the left block | 38-29 |
| 18:28 | Samford | Otto Jones snags the defensive board | 38-29 |
| 18:09 | Samford | John Young misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-29 |
| 18:08 | Jacksonville State | Lin Xiong gets the rebound | 38-29 |
| 17:58 | Jacksonville State | Lin Xiong connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Charles Maio | 38-32 |
| 17:50 | Samford | Lin Xiong picks off the pass by Otto Jones | 38-32 |
| 17:34 | Jacksonville State | Charles Maio buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Sergei Zausch | 38-35 |
| 17:17 | Samford | Frank Irby can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Sergei Zausch - foul #3 on Sergei Zausch, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Charles Barber (SF) Sergei Zausch | |
| 17:17 | Samford | Frank Irby makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 17:17 | Samford | Frank Irby makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 17:02 | Jacksonville State | Leo Jones steals the ball from William Stonecipher | 40-35 |
| 16:59 | Samford | Leo Jones lays it in | 42-35 |
| 16:41 | Jacksonville State | William Stonecipher hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 42-35 |
| 16:40 | Samford | The rebound goes to John Young | 42-35 |
| 16:34 | Samford | Paul Bradley connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by John Young | 44-35 |
| 16:07 | Jacksonville State | Lin Xiong's pass is intercepted by Paul Bradley | 44-35 |
| 15:51 | Samford | Leo Jones clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-35 |
| 15:50 | Jacksonville State | Lin Xiong pulls down the rebound | 44-35 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Leo Jones (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Irby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Otto Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Bradley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Charles Maio (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Stonecipher (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Barber (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lin Xiong (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Cedric Browning (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Jacksonville State | Lin Xiong connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 15:23 | Samford | Charles Maio is called for the reach on Paul Bradley - foul #2 on Charles Maio, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Samford | James Grant (PG), James Alpert (SG), Albert Dawson (SF), Jordan Kellum (PF), Brian Henricks (C) Leo Jones, John Young, Frank Irby, Otto Jones, Paul Bradley | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Richard Kuhlman (PG), Joey Melton (SG), Sergei Zausch (SF), Oleg Kobylski (PF), Philip Stewart (C) Charles Maio, William Stonecipher, Charles Barber, Lin Xiong, Cedric Browning | |
| 15:08 | Samford | Jordan Kellum is called for traveling | 44-37 |
| 14:54 | Jacksonville State | Sergei Zausch hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 44-37 |
| 14:52 | Samford | Jordan Kellum snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| 14:34 | Samford | James Alpert comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 14:32 | Samford | Brian Henricks snags the offensive board | 44-37 |
| 14:18 | Samford | James Alpert clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 14:16 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Albert Dawson | 44-37 |
| 14:00 | Samford | James Alpert misses the floater from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 13:58 | Samford | James Grant tips it but misses | 44-37 |
| 13:56 | Jacksonville State | Oleg Kobylski snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| 13:37 | Jacksonville State | Sergei Zausch misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 13:35 | Jacksonville State | The offensive rebound goes to Oleg Kobylski | 44-37 |
| 13:12 | Jacksonville State | Albert Dawson is called for the reach on Sergei Zausch - foul #2 on Albert Dawson, team foul #2 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Samford | Leo Jones (PG), John Young (SG), Frank Irby (SF), Otto Jones (PF) James Grant, James Alpert, Albert Dawson, Jordan Kellum | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Charles Maio (PG), Lin Xiong (PF), Cedric Browning (C) Richard Kuhlman, Oleg Kobylski, Philip Stewart | |
| 13:03 | Jacksonville State | Cedric Browning hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 44-37 |
| 13:01 | Samford | Otto Jones pulls down the rebound | 44-37 |
| 12:44 | Samford | Frank Irby misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 44-37 |
| 12:43 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Cedric Browning | 44-37 |
| 12:39 | Jacksonville State | Joey Melton is called for traveling | 44-37 |
| Subs | Samford | Paul Bradley (C) Brian Henricks | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 12:18 | Samford | Otto Jones clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 12:16 | Jacksonville State | Cedric Browning snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| 11:54 | Jacksonville State | Cedric Browning hits a fadeaway in the lane and the foul's on Paul Bradley - foul #2 on Paul Bradley, team foul #3 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | William Stonecipher (SF) Sergei Zausch | |
| 11:54 | Jacksonville State | Cedric Browning misses the free throw | 44-39 |
| 11:54 | Samford | Otto Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 11:32 | Samford | Frank Irby buries a floater from just outside the lane | 46-39 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Leo Jones (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Young (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Irby (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Otto Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Paul Bradley (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Charles Maio (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joey Melton (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Stonecipher (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Cedric Browning (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Jacksonville State | Joey Melton misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 46-39 |
| 11:12 | Samford | John Young grabs the defensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 11:06 | Samford | John Young makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Leo Jones and the foul's on Joey Melton - foul #4 on Joey Melton, team foul #4 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Richard Kuhlman (PG), Charles Barber (SF) Charles Maio, Joey Melton | |
| 11:06 | Samford | John Young makes the free throw | 49-39 |
| 10:53 | Jacksonville State | Charles Barber knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Lin Xiong and he's fouled by Leo Jones - foul #2 on Leo Jones, team foul #4 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Sergei Zausch (SF) Richard Kuhlman | |
| 10:53 | Jacksonville State | Charles Barber makes the free throw | 49-42 |
| 10:40 | Samford | Frank Irby can't connect on a shot from the right side | 49-42 |
| 10:38 | Jacksonville State | Lin Xiong grabs the board | 49-42 |
| 10:21 | Jacksonville State | William Stonecipher is fouled on the floor by Leo Jones - foul #3 on Leo Jones, team foul #5 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Henricks (C) Paul Bradley | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 10:02 | Jacksonville State | Lin Xiong hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Otto Jones - foul #3 on Otto Jones, team foul #6 | 49-42 |
| 10:02 | Jacksonville State | Lin Xiong makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 10:02 | Jacksonville State | Lin Xiong misses the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 10:02 | Jacksonville State | The offensive rebound goes to Cedric Browning | 49-43 |
| 09:51 | Jacksonville State | Lin Xiong can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 49-43 |
| 09:50 | Jacksonville State | Sergei Zausch misses the tip | 49-43 |
| 09:49 | Samford | Brian Henricks gets the rebound | 49-43 |
| 09:42 | Samford | Frank Irby is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Frank Irby, team foul #7 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Charles Maio (PG) Charles Barber | |
| 09:31 | Jacksonville State | Sergei Zausch misses the jumpshot from the right side | 49-43 |
| 09:29 | Jacksonville State | Cedric Browning gets the offensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 09:10 | Jacksonville State | Lin Xiong misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Frank Irby - foul #4 on Frank Irby, team foul #8 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Samford | James Alpert (PG), Jordan Kellum (SG), Albert Dawson (SF), Paul Bradley (C) Leo Jones, John Young, Frank Irby, Otto Jones | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Oleg Kobylski (C) Cedric Browning | |
| 09:10 | Jacksonville State | Lin Xiong makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 09:10 | Jacksonville State | Lin Xiong misses the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 09:10 | Jacksonville State | Oleg Kobylski pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 08:59 | Jacksonville State | Sergei Zausch makes the floater in the lane set up by Oleg Kobylski | 49-46 |
| 08:34 | Samford | Jordan Kellum drills a jumpshot from the left side | 51-46 |
| 08:17 | Jacksonville State | Lin Xiong buries a floater from the left block | 51-48 |
| 07:57 | Samford | Paul Bradley misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 07:56 | Samford | James Alpert grabs the offensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 07:45 | Samford | Paul Bradley comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 51-48 |
| 07:44 | Jacksonville State | Sergei Zausch grabs the board | 51-48 |
| 07:24 | Jacksonville State | Jordan Kellum takes the ball from Sergei Zausch | 51-48 |
| 07:21 | Samford | Jordan Kellum banks in the layup | 53-48 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - James Alpert (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Jordan Kellum (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Albert Dawson (fresh) PF - Brian Henricks (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Bradley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Charles Maio (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Stonecipher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sergei Zausch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lin Xiong (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Oleg Kobylski (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Jacksonville State | Sergei Zausch scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Charles Maio | 53-51 |
| 06:42 | Samford | Albert Dawson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Sergei Zausch - foul #4 on Sergei Zausch, team foul #5 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Samford | Leo Jones (PG), John Young (SG), Frank Irby (SF), Otto Jones (PF) James Alpert, Jordan Kellum, Brian Henricks, Paul Bradley | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Richard Kuhlman (PG), Joey Melton (SG), Charles Barber (SF), Cedric Browning (C) Charles Maio, William Stonecipher, Sergei Zausch, Lin Xiong | |
| 06:42 | Samford | Albert Dawson misses the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 06:42 | Samford | Albert Dawson misses the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 06:42 | Jacksonville State | Cedric Browning grabs the defensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 06:19 | Jacksonville State | Joey Melton misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-51 |
| 06:17 | Jacksonville State | Cedric Browning can't tip it in | 53-51 |
| 06:15 | Jacksonville State | Cedric Browning tips it in | 53-53 |
| 06:10 | Samford | John Young misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-53 |
| 06:09 | Samford | Otto Jones grabs the offensive board | 53-53 |
| 05:59 | Samford | John Young loses the dribble to Charles Barber | 53-53 |
| 05:42 | Jacksonville State | Charles Barber misses the 3 from straight away | 53-53 |
| 05:40 | Jacksonville State | Cedric Browning tips it home | 53-55 |
| 05:24 | Samford | Frank Irby lays it up and in on a nice dish by Leo Jones | 55-55 |
| 05:12 | Jacksonville State | Cedric Browning blows the layup | 55-55 |
| 05:10 | Samford | John Young grabs the board | 55-55 |
| 04:58 | Samford | Frank Irby banks in the layup on a great pass from John Young and he's fouled by Joey Melton - foul #5 on Joey Melton, team foul #6 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Samford | Paul Bradley (C) Albert Dawson | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Charles Maio (PG), William Stonecipher (SG), Philip Stewart (PF) Richard Kuhlman, Joey Melton, Oleg Kobylski | |
| 04:58 | Samford | Frank Irby makes the free throw | 58-55 |
| 04:33 | Jacksonville State | Philip Stewart lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Maio | 58-57 |
| 04:10 | Samford | Frank Irby hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Leo Jones | 60-57 |
| 03:54 | Jacksonville State | William Stonecipher clanks a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Paul Bradley - foul #3 on Paul Bradley, team foul #9 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Sergei Zausch (SF), Lin Xiong (PF) Charles Barber, Philip Stewart | |
| 03:54 | Jacksonville State | William Stonecipher makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 03:54 | Jacksonville State | William Stonecipher makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 03:28 | Samford | Otto Jones is denied on a layup by Lin Xiong | 60-59 |
| 03:26 | Jacksonville State | Sergei Zausch gets the rebound | 60-59 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Leo Jones (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Young (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Irby (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Otto Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Bradley (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Charles Maio (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Stonecipher (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sergei Zausch (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Cedric Browning (fresh) 11 pts. 13 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Jacksonville State | Sergei Zausch drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-62 |
| 02:44 | Samford | John Young hits a floater from just outside the lane | 62-62 |
| 02:21 | Jacksonville State | Sergei Zausch knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 62-64 |
| 02:01 | Samford | Leo Jones knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Frank Irby | 64-64 |
| 01:56 | Jacksonville State | Sergei Zausch comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Otto Jones - foul #4 on Otto Jones, team foul #10 | 64-64 |
| 01:56 | Jacksonville State | Sergei Zausch misses the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 01:56 | Jacksonville State | Sergei Zausch makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 01:42 | Samford | John Young is fouled on the floor by William Stonecipher - foul #1 on William Stonecipher, team foul #7 | 64-65 |
| 01:42 | Samford | John Young misses the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 01:42 | Jacksonville State | Lin Xiong grabs the defensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 01:21 | Jacksonville State | Cedric Browning comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 64-65 |
| 01:19 | Samford | The rebound goes to Otto Jones | 64-65 |
| 01:11 | Samford | Frank Irby blows the layup | 64-65 |
| 01:10 | Jacksonville State | William Stonecipher grabs the defensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 00:57 | Jacksonville State | Sergei Zausch is hacked by Frank Irby - foul #5 on Frank Irby, team foul #11 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Samford | Albert Dawson (SF) Frank Irby | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 00:57 | Jacksonville State | Sergei Zausch makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:57 | Jacksonville State | Sergei Zausch misses the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:57 | Samford | Otto Jones pulls down the rebound | 64-66 |
| 00:44 | Samford | John Young is hacked by William Stonecipher - foul #2 on William Stonecipher, team foul #8 | 64-66 |
| 00:44 | Samford | John Young makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 00:44 | Samford | John Young makes the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 00:31 | Jacksonville State | Charles Maio scores on a shot from the free throw line | 66-68 |
| 00:09 | Samford | John Young buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Albert Dawson | 69-68 |
| 00:09 | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 69-68 |
| 00:05 | Jacksonville State | Charles Maio misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 69-68 |
| 00:03 | Samford | The rebound goes to Paul Bradley | 69-68 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Samford | Paul Bradley is hacked by Charles Maio in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Maio, team foul #9 | 69-68 |
| 00:02 | Samford | Paul Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:02 | Samford | Paul Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Jacksonville State | Charles Maio misses long on a halfcourt shot | 71-68 |