| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Dennis Mahan (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Ashworth (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Raymond Eckles (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Everett Totten (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Story (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Joseph Meredith (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert McGurn (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Preston (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Larry Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Helwig (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Paul Preston inbounds the ball | 47-43 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Samford | Joseph Meredith is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Joseph Meredith, team foul #1 | 47-43 |
| 19:22 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 49-43 |
| 19:14 | Samford | Scott Ashworth steals it from Charles Helwig | 49-43 |
| 18:58 | Tennessee Tech | David Story comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-43 |
| 18:56 | Samford | The rebound goes to Charles Helwig | 49-43 |
| 18:44 | Samford | Raymond Eckles is called for the reach on Paul Preston - foul #2 on Raymond Eckles, team foul #1 | 49-43 |
| 18:30 | Samford | Charles Helwig buries a floater in the lane set up by Joseph Meredith | 49-45 |
| 18:22 | Tennessee Tech | David Story's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-45 |
| 18:03 | Samford | Larry Nelson misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-45 |
| 18:01 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Eckles snags the defensive board | 49-45 |
| 17:57 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Eckles misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Larry Nelson - foul #2 on Larry Nelson, team foul #2 | 49-45 |
| 17:57 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Eckles makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 17:57 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Eckles misses the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 17:57 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Eckles makes the 3rd free throw | 51-45 |
| 17:41 | Samford | Robert McGurn misses short on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Everett Totten - foul #2 on Everett Totten, team foul #2 | 51-45 |
| 17:41 | Samford | Robert McGurn misses the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 17:41 | Samford | Robert McGurn makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 17:22 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Eckles is called for a backcourt violation | 51-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach (PG), Jean James (PF) Dennis Mahan, Everett Totten | |
| Subs | Samford | James Willoughby (C) Charles Helwig | |
| 17:03 | Samford | Robert McGurn double dribbles | 51-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Mark Ludlow (SG), Kenneth Wagnon (SF) Scott Ashworth, Raymond Eckles | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 16:43 | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach double dribbles | 51-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Samford | Patrick Spencer (PF) Larry Nelson | |
| 16:31 | Samford | James Willoughby misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 16:29 | Tennessee Tech | Jean James grabs the defensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 16:24 | Tennessee Tech | James Willoughby picks off the pass by Leroy Keach | 51-46 |
| 16:05 | Samford | Paul Preston's pass is intercepted by Mark Ludlow | 51-46 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Leroy Keach (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Mark Ludlow (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Wagnon (fresh) PF - Jean James (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Story (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Joseph Meredith (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert McGurn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Preston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Patrick Spencer (fresh) C - James Willoughby (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Tennessee Tech | Mark Ludlow hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 51-46 |
| 15:37 | Samford | James Willoughby grabs the board | 51-46 |
| 15:33 | Samford | Joseph Meredith misses the 3 from the right corner | 51-46 |
| 15:31 | Samford | James Willoughby tips it but misses | 51-46 |
| 15:29 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Wagnon grabs the board | 51-46 |
| 15:23 | Tennessee Tech | The jumper by Leroy Keach is denied by James Willoughby | 51-46 |
| 15:22 | Tennessee Tech | David Story can't tip it in | 51-46 |
| 15:20 | Samford | Joseph Meredith pulls down the rebound | 51-46 |
| 15:15 | Samford | Paul Preston makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Joseph Meredith | 51-48 |
| 15:02 | Tennessee Tech | David Story comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on James Willoughby - foul #2 on James Willoughby, team foul #3 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan (PG), Scott Ashworth (SG), Raymond Eckles (SF), Everett Totten (PF) Leroy Keach, Mark Ludlow, Kenneth Wagnon, Jean James | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Riegel (PG), Kevin Chudzinski (SG), Larry Nelson (PF), Robert Casey (C) Joseph Meredith, Robert McGurn, Paul Preston, James Willoughby | |
| 15:02 | Tennessee Tech | David Story makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 15:02 | Tennessee Tech | David Story misses the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 15:02 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Totten grabs the offensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 14:53 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan is fouled on the floor by Kevin Chudzinski - foul #1 on Kevin Chudzinski, team foul #4 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Adair (C) David Story | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 14:44 | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Adair misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Patrick Spencer - foul #1 on Patrick Spencer, team foul #5 | 52-48 |
| 14:44 | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Adair makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 14:44 | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Adair misses the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 14:44 | Samford | The rebound goes to Robert Casey | 53-48 |
| 14:41 | Samford | Robert Riegel is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Mahan - foul #2 on Dennis Mahan, team foul #3 | 53-48 |
| 14:24 | Samford | Dennis Mahan is called for the reach on Robert Riegel - foul #3 on Dennis Mahan, team foul #4 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jean James (C) Stanley Adair | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 14:06 | Samford | Robert Riegel clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-48 |
| 14:05 | Samford | Robert Casey snags the offensive board | 53-48 |
| 13:54 | Samford | Robert Riegel loses the dribble to Raymond Eckles | 53-48 |
| 13:38 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Eckles comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-48 |
| 13:36 | Samford | Robert Casey snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 13:19 | Samford | Robert Riegel misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-48 |
| 13:17 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Jean James | 53-48 |
| 13:11 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Dennis Mahan | 56-48 |
| 12:52 | Samford | Robert Casey misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-48 |
| 12:51 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Eckles grabs the defensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 12:45 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Everett Totten | 59-48 |
| 12:36 | Samford | Robert Casey clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 59-48 |
| 12:35 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Eckles pulls down the rebound | 59-48 |
| 12:29 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan misses short on a jump hook from close range | 59-48 |
| 12:28 | Samford | Patrick Spencer gets the rebound | 59-48 |
| 12:09 | Samford | Dennis Mahan is called for the reach on Robert Riegel - foul #4 on Dennis Mahan, team foul #5 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach (PG), Mark Ludlow (SG), Stanley Adair (PF), David Story (C) Dennis Mahan, Scott Ashworth, Everett Totten, Jean James | |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Meredith (PG), Robert McGurn (SG), Paul Preston (SF), Charles Helwig (PF) Robert Riegel, Kevin Chudzinski, Patrick Spencer, Larry Nelson | |
| 11:57 | Samford | Robert Casey's fadeaway is rejected by Stanley Adair | 59-48 |
| 11:55 | Samford | Joseph Meredith grabs the offensive board | 59-48 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Leroy Keach (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Mark Ludlow (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Eckles (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stanley Adair (fresh) 1 pts. C - David Story (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Joseph Meredith (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert McGurn (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Preston (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Helwig (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Casey (fresh) 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:47 | Samford | Paul Preston is fouled on the floor by Raymond Eckles - foul #3 on Raymond Eckles, team foul #6 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Louis Dickinson (SF) Raymond Eckles | |
| Subs | Samford | James Willoughby (C) Robert Casey | |
| 11:23 | Samford | Paul Preston is denied on a dunk by Stanley Adair | 59-48 |
| 11:22 | Tennessee Tech | Mark Ludlow pulls down the rebound | 59-48 |
| 11:15 | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Adair misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-48 |
| 11:14 | Tennessee Tech | David Story pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-48 |
| 10:56 | Tennessee Tech | Louis Dickinson makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-48 |
| 10:43 | Samford | Robert McGurn hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 62-48 |
| 10:41 | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Adair pulls down the rebound | 62-48 |
| 10:29 | Tennessee Tech | Louis Dickinson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 62-48 |
| 10:28 | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Adair tips it home | 64-48 |
| 10:10 | Samford | Robert McGurn buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Joseph Meredith | 64-51 |
| 09:51 | Tennessee Tech | Louis Dickinson buries a jump hook from the right block set up by Mark Ludlow | 66-51 |
| 09:39 | Samford | Joseph Meredith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-51 |
| 09:37 | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Adair snags the defensive board | 66-51 |
| 09:30 | Tennessee Tech | David Story is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on David Story, team foul #7 | 66-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth (SG), Raymond Eckles (SF), Everett Totten (PF) Mark Ludlow, Louis Dickinson, Stanley Adair | |
| Subs | Samford | Larry Nelson (PF), Robert Casey (C) Charles Helwig, James Willoughby | |
| 09:14 | Samford | Everett Totten is called for the reach on Larry Nelson - foul #3 on Everett Totten, team foul #8 | 66-51 |
| 09:14 | Samford | Larry Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 09:14 | Samford | Larry Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| 09:00 | Tennessee Tech | David Story scores on a floater from the left wing | 68-53 |
| 08:46 | Samford | Paul Preston can't throw it down | 68-53 |
| 08:45 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth snags the defensive board | 68-53 |
| 08:41 | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Joseph Meredith - foul #2 on Joseph Meredith, team foul #6 | 70-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jean James (C) David Story | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Riegel (PG), Kevin Chudzinski (SG), Patrick Spencer (SF) Joseph Meredith, Robert McGurn, Paul Preston | |
| 08:41 | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach makes the free throw | 71-53 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:21 | Samford | Patrick Spencer's fadeaway is rejected by Jean James | 71-53 |
| 08:20 | Samford | Larry Nelson grabs the offensive rebound | 71-53 |
| 07:58 | Samford | Robert Riegel misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-53 |
| 07:56 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth grabs the defensive rebound | 71-53 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Leroy Keach (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Scott Ashworth (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SF - Raymond Eckles (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Everett Totten (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Jean James (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Robert Riegel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Chudzinski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Patrick Spencer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Larry Nelson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Casey (fresh) 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:46 | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-53 |
| 07:44 | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski pulls down the rebound | 71-53 |
| 07:36 | Samford | Robert Riegel hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Casey | 71-56 |
| 07:11 | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-56 |
| 07:09 | Samford | Robert Casey grabs the defensive rebound | 71-56 |
| 07:02 | Samford | Robert Casey misses long on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Jean James - foul #1 on Jean James, team foul #9 | 71-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan (PG), David Story (C) Leroy Keach, Everett Totten | |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Meredith (PG), Robert McGurn (SG), Paul Preston (SF) Robert Riegel, Kevin Chudzinski, Patrick Spencer | |
| 07:02 | Samford | Robert Casey makes the 1st free throw | 71-57 |
| 07:02 | Samford | Robert Casey makes the 2nd free throw | 71-58 |
| 06:43 | Tennessee Tech | Jean James misses the lay-in | 71-58 |
| 06:42 | Samford | Robert McGurn pulls down the rebound | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:38 | Samford | Robert McGurn misses the easy layup but he's fouled by David Story - foul #3 on David Story, team foul #10 | 71-58 |
| 06:38 | Samford | Robert McGurn makes the 1st free throw | 71-59 |
| 06:38 | Samford | Robert McGurn makes the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 06:26 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 71-60 |
| 06:25 | Samford | Paul Preston grabs the board | 71-60 |
| 06:14 | Samford | Larry Nelson misses short on a shot from the left wing | 71-60 |
| 06:13 | Samford | Robert Casey pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-60 |
| 06:08 | Samford | Larry Nelson drills a jump hook in the lane | 71-62 |
| 05:55 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Preston steals it from Raymond Eckles | 71-62 |
| 05:51 | Samford | Joseph Meredith slams it home on a great pass from Paul Preston | 71-64 |
| 05:36 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth makes the shot in the paint | 73-64 |
| 05:18 | Samford | Joseph Meredith clanks a 3 from the right wing | 73-64 |
| 05:16 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Robert McGurn | 73-64 |
| 05:07 | Samford | Robert McGurn makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Preston | 73-67 |
| 05:00 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan misses the 3 from the left corner | 73-67 |
| 04:58 | Tennessee Tech | David Story tips it but misses | 73-67 |
| 04:56 | Samford | Larry Nelson grabs the board | 73-67 |
| 04:43 | Samford | Raymond Eckles steps in front of the Joseph Meredith pass | 73-67 |
| 04:25 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Eckles scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 76-67 |
| 03:59 | Samford | Robert Casey lays it in | 76-69 |
| 03:46 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Ashworth | 79-69 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Dennis Mahan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Scott Ashworth (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 ast. SF - Raymond Eckles (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jean James (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Story (fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Joseph Meredith (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert McGurn (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Preston (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Larry Nelson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Casey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:36 | Samford | Joseph Meredith loses the dribble to Raymond Eckles | 79-69 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Scott Ashworth | 82-69 |
| 03:13 | Samford | Jean James is called for the reach on Joseph Meredith - foul #2 on Jean James, team foul #11 | 82-69 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach (PG), Mark Ludlow (SG), Louis Dickinson (SF), Everett Totten (PF), Stanley Adair (C) Dennis Mahan, Scott Ashworth, Raymond Eckles, Jean James, David Story | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Riegel (SG), Patrick Spencer (SF), Charles Helwig (PF), James Willoughby (C) Robert McGurn, Paul Preston, Larry Nelson, Robert Casey | |
| 03:13 | Samford | Joseph Meredith makes the 1st free throw | 82-70 |
| 03:13 | Samford | Joseph Meredith makes the 2nd free throw | 82-71 |
| 03:01 | Tennessee Tech | Patrick Spencer denies the turnaround by Mark Ludlow | 82-71 |
| 02:59 | Samford | Joseph Meredith pulls down the rebound | 82-71 |
| 02:59 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 82-71 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | David Story (C) Stanley Adair | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert McGurn (SG), Paul Preston (SF) Robert Riegel, Patrick Spencer | |
| 02:47 | Samford | Mark Ludlow takes the ball from James Willoughby | 82-71 |
| 02:47 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 82-71 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Dennis Mahan (PG), Scott Ashworth (SG), Raymond Eckles (SF) Leroy Keach, Mark Ludlow, Louis Dickinson | |
| Subs | Samford | Larry Nelson (PF), Robert Casey (C) Charles Helwig, James Willoughby | |
| 02:28 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth is hacked by Larry Nelson - foul #3 on Larry Nelson, team foul #7 | 82-71 |
| 02:28 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth makes the 1st free throw | 83-71 |
| 02:28 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth misses the 2nd free throw | 83-71 |
| 02:28 | Samford | Robert Casey grabs the board | 83-71 |
| 02:12 | Samford | Larry Nelson misses the lay-in | 83-71 |
| 02:11 | Samford | Robert McGurn can't tip it in | 83-71 |
| 02:10 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth grabs the board | 83-71 |
| 02:06 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Preston picks off the pass by Everett Totten | 83-71 |
| 02:01 | Samford | Robert McGurn lays it up and in on a nice dish by Paul Preston | 83-73 |
| 01:43 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Eckles misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 83-73 |
| 01:41 | Tennessee Tech | Everett Totten tips it back up and in | 85-73 |
| 01:28 | Samford | Larry Nelson scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 85-75 |
| 01:02 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ashworth connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Everett Totten | 87-75 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Samford | Joseph Meredith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 87-75 |
| 00:54 | Tennessee Tech | David Story pulls down the rebound | 87-75 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech 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) | |
| 00:48 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Casey denies the turnaround by Everett Totten | 87-75 |
| 00:46 | Samford | Robert McGurn grabs the board | 87-75 |
| 00:40 | Samford | Raymond Eckles steps in front of the Paul Preston pass | 87-75 |
| 00:37 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Eckles jams it | 89-75 |
| 00:30 | Samford | Robert McGurn is fouled on the floor by David Story - foul #4 on David Story, team foul #12 | 89-75 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach (PG), Mark Ludlow (SG), Louis Dickinson (SF), Jean James (PF), Stanley Adair (C) Dennis Mahan, Scott Ashworth, Raymond Eckles, Everett Totten, David Story | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Riegel (PG), Patrick Spencer (SF), Charles Helwig (PF), James Willoughby (C) Joseph Meredith, Paul Preston, Larry Nelson, Robert Casey | |
| 00:30 | Samford | Robert McGurn makes the 1st free throw | 89-76 |
| 00:30 | Samford | Robert McGurn makes the 2nd free throw | 89-77 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Keach runs out the clock | 89-77 |