| Lineup | Samford | PG - Terry Langston (fresh) SG - Ian Cox (fresh) SF - Richard Stevenson (fresh) PF - Bryan Gomes (fresh) C - Wesley Flowers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Andrew Nelson (fresh) SG - Richard Banes (fresh) SF - John Lacey (fresh) PF - Randall Stumbaugh (fresh) C - Douglas Daigre (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Bryan Gomes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | Samford | Richard Stevenson clanks a jumper from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Tennessee Martin | Randall Stumbaugh pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Tennessee Martin | Richard Banes connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Andrew Nelson | 0-3 |
| 19:21 | Samford | Richard Stevenson makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Ian Cox | 3-3 |
| 18:58 | Tennessee Martin | Richard Banes's layup is rejected by Bryan Gomes | 3-3 |
| 18:57 | Tennessee Martin | Douglas Daigre can't tip it in | 3-3 |
| 18:56 | Tennessee Martin | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Nelson | 3-3 |
| 18:44 | Tennessee Martin | Richard Banes drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Andrew Nelson | 3-5 |
| 18:15 | Samford | Richard Stevenson drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Terry Langston | 6-5 |
| 18:00 | Tennessee Martin | Randall Stumbaugh is hacked by Bryan Gomes - foul #1 on Bryan Gomes, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| 17:45 | Tennessee Martin | Douglas Daigre is fouled on the floor by Bryan Gomes - foul #2 on Bryan Gomes, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Samford | Bert Dunagan (PF) Bryan Gomes | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| 17:32 | Tennessee Martin | John Lacey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-5 |
| 17:16 | Samford | Wesley Flowers comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 17:15 | Samford | Wesley Flowers gets the offensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 16:59 | Samford | Wesley Flowers misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 6-5 |
| 16:58 | Samford | Ian Cox tips it in | 8-5 |
| 16:45 | Tennessee Martin | Randall Stumbaugh misses long on a jumper from the left side | 8-5 |
| 16:43 | Samford | The rebound goes to Bert Dunagan | 8-5 |
| 16:31 | Samford | Ian Cox misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 8-5 |
| 16:29 | Samford | Terry Langston misses the tip | 8-5 |
| 16:27 | Tennessee Martin | The rebound goes to Andrew Nelson | 8-5 |
| 16:22 | Tennessee Martin | Richard Banes scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Randall Stumbaugh | 8-8 |
| 16:02 | Samford | Terry Langston misses short on a floater from the left side | 8-8 |
| 16:00 | Tennessee Martin | Douglas Daigre pulls down the rebound | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Terry Langston (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ian Cox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Stevenson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bert Dunagan (fresh) C - Wesley Flowers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Andrew Nelson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Banes (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Lacey (fresh) PF - Randall Stumbaugh (fresh) C - Douglas Daigre (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Tennessee Martin | Andrew Nelson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-8 |
| 15:41 | Tennessee Martin | Randall Stumbaugh tips it back up and in | 8-10 |
| 15:22 | Samford | Ian Cox drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Terry Langston | 11-10 |
| 15:16 | Tennessee Martin | John Lacey comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-10 |
| 15:15 | Samford | Bert Dunagan pulls down the rebound | 11-10 |
| 14:59 | Samford | Douglas Daigre is called for the reach on Wesley Flowers - foul #1 on Douglas Daigre, team foul #1 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Neil (PG), Edward Zdrojkowski (SG), David Woodell (SF), Fredric Smith (C) Terry Langston, Ian Cox, Richard Stevenson, Wesley Flowers | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Robert Messner (SG), Shawn Blauser (PF), Gerard Ridenour (C) Richard Banes, Randall Stumbaugh, Douglas Daigre | |
| 14:52 | Samford | David Woodell misses the turnaround from the right block | 11-10 |
| 14:51 | Tennessee Martin | Gerard Ridenour snags the defensive board | 11-10 |
| 14:47 | Tennessee Martin | Andrew Nelson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-10 |
| 14:46 | Samford | Bert Dunagan pulls down the rebound | 11-10 |
| 14:32 | Samford | Steven Neil hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Fredric Smith | 13-10 |
| 14:17 | Tennessee Martin | Gerard Ridenour connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Lacey | 13-12 |
| 14:03 | Samford | Steven Neil hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 13-12 |
| 14:02 | Samford | Bert Dunagan can't tip it in | 13-12 |
| 14:01 | Tennessee Martin | John Lacey pulls down the rebound | 13-12 |
| 13:55 | Tennessee Martin | Gerard Ridenour misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-12 |
| 13:53 | Samford | Bert Dunagan grabs the board | 13-12 |
| 13:31 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 13-12 |
| 13:30 | Tennessee Martin | Shawn Blauser gets the rebound | 13-12 |
| 13:25 | Tennessee Martin | John Lacey drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Andrew Nelson | 13-15 |
| 13:07 | Samford | Steven Neil throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-15 |
| Subs | Samford | Terry Langston (PG), Ian Cox (SG), Richard Stevenson (SF), Wesley Flowers (C) Steven Neil, Edward Zdrojkowski, David Woodell, Bert Dunagan | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Richard Banes (SG), David Campbell (SF), Randall Stumbaugh (PF), Douglas Daigre (C) Andrew Nelson, John Lacey, Shawn Blauser, Gerard Ridenour | |
| 12:51 | Tennessee Martin | Douglas Daigre can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Wesley Flowers - foul #1 on Wesley Flowers, team foul #3 | 13-15 |
| 12:51 | Tennessee Martin | Douglas Daigre misses the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 12:51 | Tennessee Martin | Douglas Daigre makes the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 12:35 | Samford | Richard Stevenson loses the ball out of bounds | 13-16 |
| 12:19 | Tennessee Martin | Robert Messner is whistled for a carry | 13-16 |
| Subs | Samford | David Woodell (PF) Fredric Smith | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| 11:52 | Samford | Wesley Flowers lays it up and in set up by Terry Langston | 15-16 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Terry Langston (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ian Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Stevenson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Woodell (fresh) C - Wesley Flowers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Robert Messner (fresh) SG - Richard Banes (fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Campbell (fresh) PF - Randall Stumbaugh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Daigre (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Tennessee Martin | Douglas Daigre hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Banes and he's hacked by Wesley Flowers - foul #2 on Wesley Flowers, team foul #4 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Neil (SG), Bert Dunagan (PF) Ian Cox, Wesley Flowers | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Andrew Nelson (PG), John Lacey (SF) Robert Messner, David Campbell | |
| 11:31 | Tennessee Martin | Douglas Daigre makes the free throw | 15-19 |
| 11:11 | Samford | Terry Langston double dribbles | 15-19 |
| Subs | Samford | Fredric Smith (C) Richard Stevenson | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| 10:45 | Tennessee Martin | John Lacey clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-19 |
| 10:44 | Samford | Bert Dunagan gets the rebound | 15-19 |
| 10:23 | Samford | Fredric Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Douglas Daigre - foul #2 on Douglas Daigre, team foul #2 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Samford | Ian Cox (SG), Gordon Kimsey (SF) Steven Neil, David Woodell | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Shawn Blauser (PF), Gerard Ridenour (C) Randall Stumbaugh, Douglas Daigre | |
| 10:23 | Samford | Fredric Smith misses the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 10:23 | Samford | Fredric Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 10:23 | Tennessee Martin | Shawn Blauser pulls down the rebound | 15-19 |
| 10:02 | Tennessee Martin | Gerard Ridenour loses the dribble to Gordon Kimsey | 15-19 |
| 09:45 | Samford | Gordon Kimsey hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Terry Langston | 17-19 |
| 09:27 | Tennessee Martin | Fredric Smith is called for the reach on Andrew Nelson - foul #1 on Fredric Smith, team foul #5 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Stevenson (SF) Gordon Kimsey | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Robert Messner (SG) Richard Banes | |
| 09:12 | Tennessee Martin | Terry Langston is called for the reach on Gerard Ridenour - foul #1 on Terry Langston, team foul #6 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Samford | David Woodell (C) Fredric Smith | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| 09:04 | Tennessee Martin | Richard Stevenson is called for the reach on John Lacey - foul #1 on Richard Stevenson, team foul #7 | 17-19 |
| 09:04 | Tennessee Martin | John Lacey misses the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 09:04 | Samford | David Woodell pulls down the rebound | 17-19 |
| 08:51 | Samford | Ian Cox misses the 3 from the right corner | 17-19 |
| 08:49 | Tennessee Martin | Gerard Ridenour grabs the defensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 08:42 | Tennessee Martin | Shawn Blauser misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 17-19 |
| 08:41 | Tennessee Martin | Andrew Nelson gets the offensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 08:30 | Tennessee Martin | Andrew Nelson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 17-19 |
| 08:28 | Samford | Ian Cox grabs the board | 17-19 |
| 08:14 | Samford | Richard Stevenson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-19 |
| 08:13 | Tennessee Martin | The rebound goes to Andrew Nelson | 17-19 |
| 08:09 | Tennessee Martin | Robert Messner misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 17-19 |
| 08:08 | Samford | Richard Stevenson grabs the board | 17-19 |
| 08:04 | Samford | Ian Cox buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Terry Langston | 19-19 |
| 07:46 | Tennessee Martin | Bert Dunagan blocks the short jumper by Gerard Ridenour | 19-19 |
| 07:45 | Samford | The rebound goes to David Woodell | 19-19 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Terry Langston (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Ian Cox (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Stevenson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bert Dunagan (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - David Woodell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Andrew Nelson (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Messner (fresh) SF - John Lacey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Shawn Blauser (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gerard Ridenour (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Samford | Terry Langston misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 19-19 |
| 07:28 | Samford | Ian Cox tips it but misses | 19-19 |
| 07:27 | Samford | David Woodell tips it but misses | 19-19 |
| 07:26 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Bert Dunagan | 19-19 |
| 07:09 | Samford | David Woodell knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Stevenson | 22-19 |
| 06:49 | Tennessee Martin | Robert Messner misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 22-19 |
| 06:47 | Tennessee Martin | John Lacey tips it but misses | 22-19 |
| 06:46 | Tennessee Martin | Shawn Blauser grabs the offensive board | 22-19 |
| 06:32 | Tennessee Martin | Andrew Nelson drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gerard Ridenour | 22-22 |
| 06:15 | Samford | Bert Dunagan misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-22 |
| 06:13 | Samford | David Woodell snags the offensive board | 22-22 |
| 06:01 | Samford | Ian Cox is hacked by Robert Messner - foul #1 on Robert Messner, team foul #3 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Neil (PG), Edward Zdrojkowski (SG), Gordon Kimsey (SF), Fredric Smith (PF) Terry Langston, Ian Cox, Richard Stevenson, David Woodell | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Richard Banes (SG), David Campbell (SF), Randall Stumbaugh (PF) Andrew Nelson, John Lacey, Gerard Ridenour | |
| 05:39 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Robert Messner - foul #2 on Robert Messner, team foul #4 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Joseph France (PG) Robert Messner | |
| 05:39 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 05:39 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 05:26 | Tennessee Martin | David Campbell is hacked by Fredric Smith - foul #2 on Fredric Smith, team foul #8 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Samford | David Woodell (PF) Fredric Smith | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| 05:26 | Tennessee Martin | David Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 05:26 | Tennessee Martin | David Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 05:01 | Samford | Steven Neil hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gordon Kimsey | 27-24 |
| 04:56 | Tennessee Martin | Joseph France makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Richard Banes | 27-26 |
| 04:27 | Samford | Bert Dunagan drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Edward Zdrojkowski | 29-26 |
| 04:13 | Tennessee Martin | Shawn Blauser clanks a runner near the basket | 29-26 |
| 04:12 | Samford | Bert Dunagan gets the rebound | 29-26 |
| 03:52 | Samford | Gordon Kimsey knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Bert Dunagan | 31-26 |
| 03:47 | Tennessee Martin | Gordon Kimsey steals the ball from David Campbell | 31-26 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Steven Neil (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Edward Zdrojkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Kimsey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - David Woodell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Bert Dunagan (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Joseph France (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Banes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randall Stumbaugh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Blauser (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Samford | David Campbell picks off the pass by Gordon Kimsey | 31-26 |
| 03:36 | Tennessee Martin | Richard Banes buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Campbell | 31-28 |
| 03:21 | Samford | Steven Neil hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by David Woodell and the foul's on Randall Stumbaugh - foul #1 on Randall Stumbaugh, team foul #5 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Samford | Terry Langston (PG), Richard Stevenson (SF), Bryan Gomes (PF), Wesley Flowers (C) Edward Zdrojkowski, Gordon Kimsey, David Woodell, Bert Dunagan | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Andrew Nelson (PG), John Lacey (SF), Douglas Daigre (C) Joseph France, David Campbell, Shawn Blauser | |
| 03:21 | Samford | Steven Neil makes the free throw | 34-28 |
| 03:02 | Tennessee Martin | John Lacey buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Andrew Nelson | 34-31 |
| 02:50 | Samford | Terry Langston is hacked by Andrew Nelson - foul #1 on Andrew Nelson, team foul #6 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Samford | Ian Cox (SG) Steven Neil | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Gerard Ridenour (PF) Randall Stumbaugh | |
| 02:31 | Samford | Terry Langston connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Wesley Flowers and he's hacked by Andrew Nelson - foul #2 on Andrew Nelson, team foul #7 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Robert Messner (SG) Richard Banes | |
| 02:31 | Samford | Terry Langston makes the free throw | 37-31 |
| 02:16 | Tennessee Martin | Bryan Gomes swats the shot by Gerard Ridenour | 37-31 |
| 02:15 | Samford | The rebound goes to Ian Cox | 37-31 |
| 02:00 | Samford | Richard Stevenson clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-31 |
| 01:59 | Tennessee Martin | Douglas Daigre pulls down the rebound | 37-31 |
| 01:55 | Tennessee Martin | Andrew Nelson comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 37-31 |
| 01:54 | Tennessee Martin | Andrew Nelson tips it in | 37-33 |
| 01:44 | Samford | Bryan Gomes comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-33 |
| 01:43 | Tennessee Martin | John Lacey pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 01:26 | Tennessee Martin | Gerard Ridenour clanks a floater from the right block but the foul's on Bryan Gomes - foul #3 on Bryan Gomes, team foul #9 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Samford | Fredric Smith (PF) Bryan Gomes | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Richard Banes (SG), Randall Stumbaugh (PF) Robert Messner, John Lacey | |
| 01:26 | Tennessee Martin | Gerard Ridenour makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 01:26 | Tennessee Martin | Gerard Ridenour misses the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 01:26 | Tennessee Martin | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Daigre | 37-34 |
| 01:12 | Tennessee Martin | Randall Stumbaugh makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Andrew Nelson | 37-36 |
| 01:03 | Samford | Richard Stevenson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 01:01 | Samford | Fredric Smith snags the offensive board | 37-36 |
| 00:40 | Samford | Fredric Smith knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Stevenson | 40-36 |
| 00:17 | Tennessee Martin | Richard Banes can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 40-36 |
| 00:15 | Tennessee Martin | Andrew Nelson snags the offensive board | 40-36 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee Martin | Douglas Daigre's fadeaway is rejected by Fredric Smith | 40-36 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Terry Langston snags the defensive board | 40-36 |