| Lineup | Samford | PG - Sean Utley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cecil Wagers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Huey Scott (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dominic Moretti (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Nicholas Check (fresh) SG - Richard Meyer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Luis Lockwood (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Martin Dvorsky (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Blanchard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Huey Scott inbounds the ball | 33-41 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Samford | Sean Utley misses badly on a runner in the paint | 33-41 |
| 19:38 | Tennessee State | James Blanchard grabs the defensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 19:32 | Tennessee State | Luis Lockwood misses short on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Sean Utley - foul #1 on Sean Utley, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| 19:32 | Tennessee State | Luis Lockwood makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 19:32 | Tennessee State | Luis Lockwood makes the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 19:15 | Samford | James Blanchard is called for the reach on Edward Barnes - foul #1 on James Blanchard, team foul #1 | 33-43 |
| 18:55 | Samford | Edward Barnes clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-43 |
| 18:54 | Tennessee State | James Blanchard grabs the defensive rebound | 33-43 |
| 18:46 | Tennessee State | Martin Dvorsky connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Blanchard | 33-46 |
| 18:32 | Samford | Cecil Wagers misses the jumper from the left block | 33-46 |
| 18:30 | Samford | Edward Barnes misses the tip | 33-46 |
| 18:28 | Samford | Cecil Wagers hits the follow up shot | 35-46 |
| 18:15 | Tennessee State | Dominic Moretti denies the turnaround by Martin Dvorsky | 35-46 |
| 18:14 | Samford | Huey Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 18:09 | Samford | Huey Scott misses the easy layup | 35-46 |
| 18:08 | Tennessee State | Nicholas Check grabs the defensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 17:54 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-46 |
| 17:53 | Tennessee State | Nicholas Check tips it back up and in | 35-48 |
| 17:31 | Samford | Cecil Wagers buries a floater near the basket and the foul's on Martin Dvorsky - foul #2 on Martin Dvorsky, team foul #2 | 37-48 |
| 17:31 | Samford | Cecil Wagers makes the free throw | 38-48 |
| 17:11 | Tennessee State | Nicholas Check misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Edward Barnes - foul #1 on Edward Barnes, team foul #2 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Remillard (SF) Huey Scott | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed (SG), Allen Harris (PF) Richard Meyer, Martin Dvorsky | |
| 17:11 | Tennessee State | Nicholas Check misses the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 17:11 | Tennessee State | Nicholas Check makes the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 16:57 | Samford | Michael Remillard loses the dribble to Nicholas Check | 38-49 |
| 16:47 | Tennessee State | James Blanchard misses the turnaround from the baseline | 38-49 |
| 16:46 | Samford | Sean Utley snags the defensive board | 38-49 |
| 16:20 | Samford | Cecil Wagers comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 38-49 |
| 16:19 | Samford | Edward Barnes hits the follow up shot | 40-49 |
| 16:07 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed is fouled on the floor by Sean Utley - foul #2 on Sean Utley, team foul #3 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Edelen (PG), Huey Scott (SF), Joseph Richardson (PF), Bruce Marrow (C) Sean Utley, Cecil Wagers, Dominic Moretti, Edward Barnes | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer (SG), Ronald Burton (PF), Lee Hall (C) Nicholas Check, Luis Lockwood, James Blanchard | |
| 15:57 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer is hacked by Huey Scott - foul #1 on Huey Scott, team foul #4 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Martin Dvorsky (PF) Lee Hall | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Kevin Edelen (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Remillard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Huey Scott (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Richardson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bruce Marrow (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Ronald Reed (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Meyer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Harris (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Martin Dvorsky (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Burton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed is called for traveling | 40-49 |
| 15:26 | Samford | Bruce Marrow is denied on a layup by Ronald Burton | 40-49 |
| 15:24 | Tennessee State | Martin Dvorsky grabs the board | 40-49 |
| 15:04 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Kevin Edelen - foul #1 on Kevin Edelen, team foul #5 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Blanchard (C) Ronald Burton | |
| 15:04 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed makes the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 15:04 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| 14:52 | Samford | Bruce Marrow connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Remillard and he's hacked by James Blanchard - foul #2 on James Blanchard, team foul #3 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Samford | Sean Utley (PG), Cecil Wagers (SG), Dominic Moretti (PF) Kevin Edelen, Michael Remillard, Joseph Richardson | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Nicholas Check (PG) Ronald Reed | |
| 14:52 | Samford | Bruce Marrow makes the free throw | 43-51 |
| 14:33 | Tennessee State | James Blanchard misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-51 |
| 14:31 | Samford | The rebound goes to Huey Scott | 43-51 |
| 14:22 | Samford | Dominic Moretti clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-51 |
| 14:21 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer grabs the defensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 14:07 | Tennessee State | Nicholas Check makes the driving attempt in the lane | 43-53 |
| 13:49 | Samford | Huey Scott misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-53 |
| 13:47 | Tennessee State | Martin Dvorsky grabs the board | 43-53 |
| 13:21 | Tennessee State | James Blanchard misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-53 |
| 13:20 | Samford | The rebound goes to Sean Utley | 43-53 |
| 13:04 | Samford | Cecil Wagers misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 43-53 |
| 13:02 | Samford | Huey Scott tips it back up and in | 45-53 |
| 12:49 | Tennessee State | Allen Harris scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Nicholas Check | 45-55 |
| 12:28 | Samford | Dominic Moretti misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Martin Dvorsky - foul #3 on Martin Dvorsky, team foul #4 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Edelen (PG), Myron Knarr (SG), Michael Remillard (SF), Edward Barnes (C) Sean Utley, Cecil Wagers, Huey Scott, Bruce Marrow | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Johnny Downey (PG), Ronald Reed (SG), Luis Lockwood (SF), Ronald Burton (PF), Lee Hall (C) Nicholas Check, Richard Meyer, Allen Harris, Martin Dvorsky, James Blanchard | |
| 12:28 | Samford | Dominic Moretti makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 12:28 | Samford | Dominic Moretti makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 12:12 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-58 |
| 12:07 | Samford | Myron Knarr hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by Michael Remillard | 49-58 |
| 11:57 | Tennessee State | Dominic Moretti denies the turnaround by Ronald Reed | 49-58 |
| 11:56 | Tennessee State | Ronald Burton tips it home | 49-60 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Kevin Edelen (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Myron Knarr (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Remillard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Dominic Moretti (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Johnny Downey (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ronald Reed (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luis Lockwood (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Burton (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Lee Hall (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:43 | Samford | Dominic Moretti lays it up and in | 51-60 |
| 11:18 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 51-60 |
| 11:16 | Samford | The rebound goes to Michael Remillard | 51-60 |
| 10:56 | Samford | Michael Remillard makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Dominic Moretti | 54-60 |
| 10:37 | Tennessee State | Luis Lockwood connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Johnny Downey and the foul's on Myron Knarr - foul #2 on Myron Knarr, team foul #6 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Samford | Sean Utley (PG), Cecil Wagers (SG), Joseph Richardson (PF) Kevin Edelen, Myron Knarr, Dominic Moretti | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Nicholas Check (PG), Allen Harris (PF), James Blanchard (C) Johnny Downey, Ronald Burton, Lee Hall | |
| 10:37 | Tennessee State | Luis Lockwood misses the free throw | 54-62 |
| 10:37 | Samford | Joseph Richardson snags the defensive board | 54-62 |
| 10:24 | Samford | Michael Remillard misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 54-62 |
| 10:23 | Tennessee State | James Blanchard grabs the defensive rebound | 54-62 |
| 10:06 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Nicholas Check | 54-64 |
| 09:46 | Samford | Joseph Richardson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-64 |
| 09:45 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Nicholas Check | 54-64 |
| 09:28 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from James Blanchard | 54-67 |
| 09:14 | Samford | Cecil Wagers is fouled on the floor by Ronald Reed - foul #2 on Ronald Reed, team foul #5 | 54-67 |
| Subs | Samford | Huey Scott (SF), Bruce Marrow (C) Michael Remillard, Edward Barnes | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer (SG), Martin Dvorsky (PF) Ronald Reed, Luis Lockwood | |
| 09:06 | Samford | Sean Utley hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Huey Scott | 57-67 |
| 08:49 | Tennessee State | Nicholas Check is whistled for traveling | 57-67 |
| 08:32 | Samford | Sean Utley is called for a charge - foul #3 on Sean Utley, team foul #7 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Samford | Dominic Moretti (PF) Bruce Marrow | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 08:13 | Tennessee State | Nicholas Check knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Meyer | 57-69 |
| 07:53 | Samford | Huey Scott's pass is intercepted by Nicholas Check | 57-69 |
| 07:50 | Tennessee State | Nicholas Check lays it in | 57-71 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Sean Utley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Cecil Wagers (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Huey Scott (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dominic Moretti (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Richardson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Nicholas Check (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Meyer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Allen Harris (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Martin Dvorsky (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - James Blanchard (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:35 | Samford | Dominic Moretti knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 60-71 |
| 07:21 | Tennessee State | Huey Scott steps in front of the Allen Harris pass | 60-71 |
| 07:11 | Samford | Dominic Moretti banks in the layup set up by Sean Utley | 62-71 |
| 07:05 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer is hacked by Cecil Wagers - foul #1 on Cecil Wagers, team foul #8 | 62-71 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Edelen (PG), Michael Remillard (SG), Edward Barnes (C) Sean Utley, Cecil Wagers, Joseph Richardson | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed (PG), Luis Lockwood (SF), Ronald Burton (PF), Lee Hall (C) Nicholas Check, Allen Harris, Martin Dvorsky, James Blanchard | |
| 07:05 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 62-72 |
| 07:05 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 62-73 |
| 06:51 | Samford | Dominic Moretti's layup is rejected by Lee Hall | 62-73 |
| 06:49 | Samford | Dominic Moretti tips it but misses | 62-73 |
| 06:47 | Samford | Huey Scott gets the offensive rebound | 62-73 |
| 06:34 | Samford | Dominic Moretti misses short on a shot near the basket | 62-73 |
| 06:32 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Ronald Burton | 62-73 |
| 06:25 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed misses the jumper from the free throw line | 62-73 |
| 06:23 | Samford | Huey Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 62-73 |
| 06:19 | Samford | Michael Remillard misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-73 |
| 06:17 | Tennessee State | Ronald Burton gets the rebound | 62-73 |
| 06:13 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by Ronald Burton | 62-75 |
| 05:52 | Samford | Dominic Moretti double dribbles | 62-75 |
| Subs | Samford | Sean Utley (PG), Cecil Wagers (SG), Myron Knarr (PF) Kevin Edelen, Huey Scott, Dominic Moretti | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Nicholas Check (PG), Martin Dvorsky (PF), James Blanchard (C) Richard Meyer, Ronald Burton, Lee Hall | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:29 | Tennessee State | Nicholas Check is hacked by Edward Barnes - foul #2 on Edward Barnes, team foul #9 | 62-75 |
| 05:29 | Tennessee State | Nicholas Check makes the 1st free throw | 62-76 |
| 05:29 | Tennessee State | Nicholas Check makes the 2nd free throw | 62-77 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:06 | Samford | Sean Utley loses the dribble to Nicholas Check | 62-77 |
| 04:49 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed misses the driving attempt near the basket | 62-77 |
| 04:47 | Tennessee State | Martin Dvorsky grabs the offensive rebound | 62-77 |
| 04:28 | Tennessee State | Martin Dvorsky hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-77 |
| 04:27 | Samford | Cecil Wagers grabs the board | 62-77 |
| 04:07 | Samford | Michael Remillard is whistled for traveling | 62-77 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Edelen (SG), Huey Scott (SF), Dominic Moretti (PF), Joseph Richardson (C) Cecil Wagers, Michael Remillard, Myron Knarr, Edward Barnes | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer (SG), Allen Harris (PF) Ronald Reed, Martin Dvorsky | |
| 03:40 | Tennessee State | Luis Lockwood knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Richard Meyer | 62-80 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Sean Utley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Edelen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Huey Scott (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dominic Moretti (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Richardson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Nicholas Check (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Meyer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Luis Lockwood (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allen Harris (fresh) 10 pts. C - James Blanchard (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:25 | Samford | Dominic Moretti hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kevin Edelen | 64-80 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:57 | Tennessee State | Allen Harris misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Dominic Moretti - foul #2 on Dominic Moretti, team foul #10 | 64-80 |
| Subs | Samford | Myron Knarr (SG), Michael Remillard (SF), Bruce Marrow (C) Sean Utley, Huey Scott, Dominic Moretti | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Johnny Downey (PG), Ronald Reed (SG), Ronald Burton (PF), Lee Hall (C) Nicholas Check, Richard Meyer, Luis Lockwood, James Blanchard | |
| 02:57 | Tennessee State | Allen Harris makes the 1st free throw | 64-81 |
| 02:57 | Tennessee State | Allen Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 64-82 |
| 02:43 | Samford | Bruce Marrow's pass is intercepted by Allen Harris | 64-82 |
| 02:20 | Tennessee State | Allen Harris misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 64-82 |
| 02:18 | Samford | Kevin Edelen snags the defensive board | 64-82 |
| 02:16 | Samford | Kevin Edelen double dribbles in the backcourt | 64-82 |
| 02:02 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed is fouled on the floor by Myron Knarr - foul #3 on Myron Knarr, team foul #11 | 64-82 |
| 02:02 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed misses the 1st free throw | 64-82 |
| 02:02 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 64-82 |
| 02:02 | Samford | Bruce Marrow pulls down the rebound | 64-82 |
| 01:45 | Samford | Michael Remillard blows the dunk | 64-82 |
| 01:43 | Tennessee State | Ronald Burton gets the rebound | 64-82 |
| 01:22 | Tennessee State | Johnny Downey's floater is knocked away by Joseph Richardson | 64-82 |
| 01:21 | Tennessee State | Allen Harris snags the offensive board | 64-82 |
| 01:06 | Tennessee State | Allen Harris's floater is tipped away by Joseph Richardson | 64-82 |
| 01:05 | Samford | Bruce Marrow snags the defensive board | 64-82 |
| 00:55 | Samford | Johnny Downey is called for the reach on Myron Knarr - foul #1 on Johnny Downey, team foul #6 | 64-82 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Samford | Lee Hall blocks the jumper by Kevin Edelen | 64-82 |
| 00:49 | Samford | Michael Remillard pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-82 |
| 00:45 | Samford | Michael Remillard misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-82 |
| 00:43 | Tennessee State | Lee Hall pulls down the rebound | 64-82 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Tennessee State | Lee Hall lays it up and in | 64-84 |
| 00:08 | Samford | Bruce Marrow misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 64-84 |
| 00:07 | Tennessee State | Lee Hall snags the defensive board | 64-84 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee State | Johnny Downey runs out the clock | 64-84 |