| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Charles Maio (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joey Melton (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Sergei Zausch (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Cedric Browning (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Leo Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Alpert (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Irby (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Otto Jones (fresh) 4 pts. C - Paul Bradley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Jacksonville State | Sergei Zausch inbounds the ball | 32-37 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Jacksonville State | Cedric Browning lays it up and in on a great pass from Joey Melton | 34-37 |
| 19:27 | Samford | James Alpert misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-37 |
| 19:25 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Lin Xiong | 34-37 |
| 19:04 | Jacksonville State | Sergei Zausch hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Cedric Browning | 37-37 |
| 18:57 | Samford | Frank Irby makes the floater from the free throw line | 37-39 |
| 18:34 | Jacksonville State | Lin Xiong clanks a 3 from straight away | 37-39 |
| 18:32 | Samford | The rebound goes to Paul Bradley | 37-39 |
| 18:11 | Samford | James Alpert connects on the turnaround from close range set up by Leo Jones | 37-41 |
| 17:50 | Jacksonville State | Sergei Zausch hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Otto Jones - foul #3 on Otto Jones, team foul #1 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Henricks (PF) Otto Jones | |
| 17:50 | Jacksonville State | Sergei Zausch makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 17:50 | Jacksonville State | Sergei Zausch makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 17:43 | Samford | Frank Irby clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Sergei Zausch - foul #1 on Sergei Zausch, team foul #1 | 39-41 |
| 17:43 | Samford | Frank Irby makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 17:43 | Samford | Frank Irby makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 17:19 | Jacksonville State | Charles Maio hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 39-43 |
| 17:17 | Samford | Brian Henricks grabs the defensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 16:56 | Samford | Frank Irby clanks a jumper from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 16:54 | Jacksonville State | Charles Maio grabs the board | 39-43 |
| 16:41 | Jacksonville State | Sergei Zausch misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 16:40 | Samford | Paul Bradley gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 16:34 | Samford | Leo Jones misses the driving attempt from the right block | 39-43 |
| 16:32 | Jacksonville State | Sergei Zausch pulls down the rebound | 39-43 |
| 16:16 | Jacksonville State | Brian Henricks steals it from Charles Maio | 39-43 |
| 16:09 | Samford | Frank Irby hits a shot in the paint and he's fouled by Sergei Zausch - foul #2 on Sergei Zausch, team foul #2 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Richard Kuhlman (PG), William Stonecipher (SG), Charles Barber (SF), Oleg Kobylski (PF), Philip Stewart (C) Charles Maio, Joey Melton, Sergei Zausch, Lin Xiong, Cedric Browning | |
| Subs | Samford | James Grant (PG), Jordan Kellum (SG), Albert Dawson (C) Leo Jones, James Alpert, Paul Bradley | |
| 16:09 | Samford | Frank Irby misses the free throw | 39-45 |
| 16:09 | Samford | Albert Dawson snags the offensive board | 39-45 |
| 15:54 | Samford | Brian Henricks lays it in set up by Frank Irby | 39-47 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Richard Kuhlman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Stonecipher (fresh) SF - Charles Barber (fresh) PF - Oleg Kobylski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Philip Stewart (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - James Grant (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jordan Kellum (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Frank Irby (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Brian Henricks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Albert Dawson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Jacksonville State | Richard Kuhlman knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 42-47 |
| 15:27 | Samford | Albert Dawson's pass is intercepted by Richard Kuhlman | 42-47 |
| 15:24 | Jacksonville State | William Stonecipher banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Kuhlman | 44-47 |
| 15:02 | Samford | Oleg Kobylski denies the turnaround by Frank Irby | 44-47 |
| 15:00 | Samford | Brian Henricks misses the tip | 44-47 |
| 14:59 | Jacksonville State | Philip Stewart gets the rebound | 44-47 |
| 14:46 | Jacksonville State | Charles Barber connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Oleg Kobylski | 47-47 |
| 14:31 | Samford | James Grant misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 14:29 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Jordan Kellum | 47-47 |
| 14:16 | Samford | Albert Dawson is fouled on the floor by Philip Stewart - foul #2 on Philip Stewart, team foul #3 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Charles Maio (PG), Joey Melton (SG), Sergei Zausch (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Cedric Browning (C) Richard Kuhlman, William Stonecipher, Charles Barber, Oleg Kobylski, Philip Stewart | |
| Subs | Samford | Leo Jones (PG), John Young (SG), Otto Jones (PF), Paul Bradley (C) James Grant, Jordan Kellum, Frank Irby, Brian Henricks | |
| 14:04 | Samford | Otto Jones makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Leo Jones | 47-49 |
| 13:39 | Jacksonville State | Sergei Zausch misses short on a floater from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 13:38 | Jacksonville State | Lin Xiong grabs the offensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 13:22 | Jacksonville State | Sergei Zausch misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 13:21 | Samford | Albert Dawson gets the rebound | 47-49 |
| 13:03 | Samford | Albert Dawson scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Leo Jones | 47-52 |
| 12:39 | Jacksonville State | John Young steals the ball from Sergei Zausch | 47-52 |
| 12:11 | Samford | John Young banks in the layup set up by Leo Jones | 47-54 |
| 11:48 | Jacksonville State | Lin Xiong can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 47-54 |
| 11:46 | Jacksonville State | Cedric Browning tips it in | 49-54 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Charles Maio (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joey Melton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sergei Zausch (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Cedric Browning (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Leo Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Young (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Albert Dawson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Otto Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Paul Bradley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Samford | Leo Jones loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-54 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | William Stonecipher (PG) Charles Maio | |
| Subs | Samford | Frank Irby (SF), Brian Henricks (C) Albert Dawson, Paul Bradley | |
| 11:30 | Jacksonville State | Lin Xiong can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-54 |
| 11:29 | Jacksonville State | Joey Melton hits the follow up shot | 51-54 |
| 11:14 | Samford | John Young comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 11:12 | Jacksonville State | Lin Xiong grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 10:49 | Jacksonville State | William Stonecipher buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Sergei Zausch and he's hacked by Leo Jones - foul #1 on Leo Jones, team foul #2 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Charles Barber (SF) Sergei Zausch | |
| Subs | Samford | James Alpert (SG) John Young | |
| 10:49 | Jacksonville State | William Stonecipher makes the free throw | 54-54 |
| 10:28 | Samford | James Alpert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-54 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Richard Kuhlman (PG), Oleg Kobylski (PF), Philip Stewart (C) Joey Melton, Lin Xiong, Cedric Browning | |
| Subs | Samford | James Grant (PG), Jordan Kellum (PF) Leo Jones, Otto Jones | |
| 10:08 | Jacksonville State | Philip Stewart is hacked by Frank Irby - foul #1 on Frank Irby, team foul #3 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Charles Maio (PG) Richard Kuhlman | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 09:52 | Jacksonville State | Charles Maio hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 09:29 | Samford | Frank Irby misses long on a 3 from straight away | 56-54 |
| 09:28 | Samford | Brian Henricks misses the tip | 56-54 |
| 09:26 | Samford | Frank Irby grabs the offensive board | 56-54 |
| 09:12 | Samford | Frank Irby is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Frank Irby, team foul #4 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Joey Melton (SG), Sergei Zausch (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Cedric Browning (C) William Stonecipher, Charles Barber, Oleg Kobylski, Philip Stewart | |
| Subs | Samford | Leo Jones (PG), John Young (SG), Otto Jones (PF), Paul Bradley (C) James Grant, James Alpert, Jordan Kellum, Brian Henricks | |
| 08:59 | Jacksonville State | Paul Bradley takes the ball from Lin Xiong | 56-54 |
| 08:45 | Samford | Frank Irby scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 56-56 |
| 08:30 | Jacksonville State | Cedric Browning is denied on a dunk by Paul Bradley | 56-56 |
| 08:28 | Samford | John Young grabs the defensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 08:10 | Samford | Leo Jones is fouled on the floor by Cedric Browning - foul #2 on Cedric Browning, team foul #4 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | William Stonecipher (PG) Charles Maio | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 08:03 | Samford | Cedric Browning denies the turnaround by Frank Irby | 56-56 |
| 08:02 | Jacksonville State | Lin Xiong grabs the board | 56-56 |
| 07:47 | Jacksonville State | Cedric Browning misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Paul Bradley - foul #1 on Paul Bradley, team foul #5 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Albert Dawson (SF) Frank Irby | |
| 07:47 | Jacksonville State | Cedric Browning misses the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 07:47 | Jacksonville State | Cedric Browning makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - William Stonecipher (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joey Melton (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sergei Zausch (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Cedric Browning (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Leo Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Young (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Albert Dawson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Otto Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Paul Bradley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Samford | John Young is fouled on the floor by Lin Xiong - foul #2 on Lin Xiong, team foul #5 | 57-56 |
| 07:16 | Samford | Otto Jones loses the dribble to Lin Xiong | 57-56 |
| 07:02 | Jacksonville State | Joey Melton buries a jumpshot from the right side | 59-56 |
| 06:45 | Samford | Otto Jones is called for traveling | 59-56 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Charles Maio (PG) William Stonecipher | |
| Subs | Samford | Frank Irby (SF) Albert Dawson | |
| 06:26 | Jacksonville State | Sergei Zausch clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-56 |
| 06:25 | Samford | John Young pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| 06:19 | Samford | Frank Irby hits a jump hook from close range set up by Leo Jones | 59-58 |
| 05:57 | Jacksonville State | Joey Melton misses long on a floater from the right wing | 59-58 |
| 05:55 | Samford | John Young pulls down the rebound | 59-58 |
| 05:47 | Samford | Joey Melton picks off the pass by Leo Jones | 59-58 |
| 05:35 | Jacksonville State | Sergei Zausch misses short on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by John Young - foul #4 on John Young, team foul #6 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | William Stonecipher (SG), Oleg Kobylski (PF), Philip Stewart (C) Joey Melton, Lin Xiong, Cedric Browning | |
| Subs | Samford | James Alpert (PG), Jordan Kellum (SG), Brian Henricks (PF), Albert Dawson (C) Leo Jones, John Young, Otto Jones, Paul Bradley | |
| 05:35 | Jacksonville State | Sergei Zausch makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 05:35 | Jacksonville State | Sergei Zausch makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 05:25 | Samford | Jordan Kellum hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-58 |
| 05:23 | Jacksonville State | Oleg Kobylski gets the rebound | 61-58 |
| 05:09 | Jacksonville State | The short jumper by Philip Stewart is denied by Brian Henricks | 61-58 |
| 05:07 | Jacksonville State | Sergei Zausch tips it home | 63-58 |
| 04:50 | Samford | Frank Irby blows the layup but the foul's on William Stonecipher - foul #1 on William Stonecipher, team foul #6 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Richard Kuhlman (PG), Charles Barber (SF) Charles Maio, Sergei Zausch | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 04:50 | Samford | Frank Irby makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 04:50 | Samford | Frank Irby makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 04:30 | Jacksonville State | Philip Stewart can't finish the layup | 63-60 |
| 04:29 | Jacksonville State | Oleg Kobylski grabs the offensive rebound | 63-60 |
| 04:17 | Jacksonville State | Charles Barber drills a 3 from the left wing | 66-60 |
| 04:04 | Samford | Frank Irby can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 66-60 |
| 04:03 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Jordan Kellum | 66-60 |
| 03:53 | Samford | James Alpert comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 66-60 |
| 03:52 | Jacksonville State | Philip Stewart grabs the board | 66-60 |
| 03:52 | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-60 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Charles Maio (PG), Joey Melton (SG), Sergei Zausch (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Cedric Browning (C) Richard Kuhlman, William Stonecipher, Charles Barber, Oleg Kobylski, Philip Stewart | |
| Subs | Samford | Leo Jones (PG), John Young (SG), Otto Jones (PF), Paul Bradley (C) James Alpert, Jordan Kellum, Brian Henricks, Albert Dawson | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Charles Maio (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joey Melton (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sergei Zausch (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Cedric Browning (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Leo Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - John Young (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Frank Irby (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Otto Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Paul Bradley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Jacksonville State | Sergei Zausch knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Samford | Otto Jones hits a fadeaway near the basket set up by Leo Jones and he's fouled by Charles Maio - foul #3 on Charles Maio, team foul #7 | 69-62 |
| 03:25 | Samford | Otto Jones misses the free throw | 69-62 |
| 03:25 | Jacksonville State | Lin Xiong snags the defensive board | 69-62 |
| 03:10 | Jacksonville State | Cedric Browning drills a shot in the lane | 71-62 |
| 02:55 | Samford | John Young knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Frank Irby | 71-64 |
| 02:37 | Jacksonville State | Charles Maio buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Lin Xiong | 74-64 |
| 02:28 | Samford | Leo Jones misses long on a 3 from straight away | 74-64 |
| 02:26 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Lin Xiong | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:05 | Jacksonville State | Sergei Zausch hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Lin Xiong | 76-64 |
| 01:48 | Samford | Otto Jones misses long on a runner from close range | 76-64 |
| 01:46 | Jacksonville State | Cedric Browning grabs the board | 76-64 |
| 01:17 | Jacksonville State | Lin Xiong misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 76-64 |
| 01:16 | Samford | The rebound goes to Paul Bradley | 76-64 |
| 01:10 | Samford | Leo Jones is fouled on the floor by Charles Maio - foul #4 on Charles Maio, team foul #8 | 76-64 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Richard Kuhlman (PG), William Stonecipher (SG), Charles Barber (SF), Oleg Kobylski (PF), Philip Stewart (C) Charles Maio, Joey Melton, Sergei Zausch, Lin Xiong, Cedric Browning | |
| Subs | Samford | James Alpert (SG), Albert Dawson (SF), Jordan Kellum (PF), Brian Henricks (C) John Young, Frank Irby, Otto Jones, Paul Bradley | |
| 01:10 | Samford | Leo Jones makes the 1st free throw | 76-65 |
| 01:10 | Samford | Leo Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 76-66 |
| 01:06 | Jacksonville State | Richard Kuhlman is hacked by Leo Jones in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leo Jones, team foul #7 | 76-66 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Samford | James Grant (PG) Leo Jones | |
| 01:06 | Jacksonville State | Richard Kuhlman makes the 1st free throw | 77-66 |
| 01:06 | Jacksonville State | Richard Kuhlman misses the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| 01:06 | Samford | Brian Henricks grabs the board | 77-66 |
| 00:50 | Samford | James Grant misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by William Stonecipher - foul #2 on William Stonecipher, team foul #9 | 77-66 |
| 00:50 | Samford | James Grant makes the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:50 | Samford | James Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Jacksonville State | James Grant is called for the reach on Richard Kuhlman in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Grant, team foul #8 | 77-68 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Joey Melton (SG), Sergei Zausch (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Cedric Browning (C) William Stonecipher, Charles Barber, Oleg Kobylski, Philip Stewart | |
| Subs | Samford | Leo Jones (PG), John Young (SG), Frank Irby (SF), Otto Jones (PF), Paul Bradley (C) James Grant, James Alpert, Albert Dawson, Jordan Kellum, Brian Henricks | |
| 00:47 | Jacksonville State | Richard Kuhlman makes the 1st free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:47 | Jacksonville State | Richard Kuhlman makes the 2nd free throw | 79-68 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Samford | John Young hits a jumper from the baseline set up by Leo Jones | 79-70 |
| 00:40 | Jacksonville State | Leo Jones is called for the reach on Richard Kuhlman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leo Jones, team foul #9 | 79-70 |
| 00:40 | Jacksonville State | Richard Kuhlman makes the 1st free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:40 | Jacksonville State | Richard Kuhlman makes the 2nd free throw | 81-70 |
| 00:38 | Samford | Richard Kuhlman steps in front of the Leo Jones pass in the backcourt | 81-70 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Jacksonville State | Joey Melton misses the floater from the right side | 81-70 |
| 00:08 | Samford | John Young pulls down the rebound | 81-70 |
| 00:02 | Samford | Otto Jones misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 81-70 |
| 00:00 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Cedric Browning | 81-70 |