| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Ray Carpenter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Horton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Lapointe (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eugene Macleod (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Kevin Engle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Douglas Whisenant (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elton Eichner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ulysses Strasser (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harry Eakes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Emanuel Gainey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser inbounds the ball | 36-28 |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Samford | Emanuel Gainey can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 36-28 |
| 19:42 | Austin Peay | Kevin Engle grabs the board | 36-28 |
| 19:29 | Austin Peay | Eugene Macleod drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Mark Lapointe | 39-28 |
| 19:17 | Samford | Elton Eichner misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-28 |
| 19:15 | Austin Peay | The rebound goes to Mark Lapointe | 39-28 |
| 19:08 | Austin Peay | Ray Carpenter loses the ball out of bounds | 39-28 |
| 19:05 | Samford | Elton Eichner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-28 |
| 18:49 | Austin Peay | Mark Lapointe is called for a charge - foul #2 on Mark Lapointe, team foul #1 | 39-28 |
| 18:34 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-28 |
| 18:32 | Samford | Harry Eakes grabs the offensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 18:17 | Samford | Ray Carpenter is called for the reach on Douglas Whisenant - foul #3 on Ray Carpenter, team foul #2 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Byron Burgess (PG), Clarence Billups (SG), Robert Bowman (SF), Edwin Walczak (C) Ray Carpenter, Richard Horton, Mark Lapointe, Kevin Engle | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Freeman (PG), Johnny Lewis (SG), Ronnie Jackson (PF) Douglas Whisenant, Elton Eichner, Harry Eakes | |
| 18:04 | Samford | Richard Freeman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-28 |
| 18:03 | Austin Peay | Robert Bowman grabs the board | 39-28 |
| 17:49 | Austin Peay | Eugene Macleod blows the layup but he's hacked by Richard Freeman - foul #1 on Richard Freeman, team foul #1 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| Subs | Samford | Paul Graves (SF), Mark Reda (C) Ulysses Strasser, Emanuel Gainey | |
| 17:49 | Austin Peay | Eugene Macleod makes the 1st free throw | 40-28 |
| 17:49 | Austin Peay | Eugene Macleod makes the 2nd free throw | 41-28 |
| 17:38 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson loses the dribble to Robert Bowman | 41-28 |
| 17:34 | Austin Peay | Robert Bowman lays it up and in | 43-28 |
| 17:11 | Samford | Mark Reda knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 43-30 |
| 16:54 | Austin Peay | Robert Bowman hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Byron Burgess | 46-30 |
| 16:35 | Samford | Johnny Lewis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 46-30 |
| 16:33 | Samford | Paul Graves grabs the offensive rebound | 46-30 |
| 16:16 | Samford | Mark Reda can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Edwin Walczak - foul #1 on Edwin Walczak, team foul #3 | 46-30 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Edward Platt (PG), Richard Horton (SG), Mark Lapointe (SF), Jon Swafford (PF), Kevin Engle (C) Byron Burgess, Clarence Billups, Robert Bowman, Eugene Macleod, Edwin Walczak | |
| Subs | Samford | Elton Eichner (SG), Ulysses Strasser (SF), Harry Eakes (PF), Emanuel Gainey (C) Richard Freeman, Johnny Lewis, Paul Graves, Ronnie Jackson | |
| 16:16 | Samford | Mark Reda makes the 1st free throw | 46-31 |
| 16:16 | Samford | Mark Reda makes the 2nd free throw | 46-32 |
| 16:03 | Austin Peay | Mark Lapointe connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Edward Platt | 48-32 |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Edward Platt (fresh) SG - Richard Horton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Lapointe (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jon Swafford (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kevin Engle (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Mark Reda (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Elton Eichner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ulysses Strasser (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harry Eakes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Emanuel Gainey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Samford | Emanuel Gainey misses short on a jumper in the paint | 48-32 |
| 15:44 | Austin Peay | Jon Swafford grabs the board | 48-32 |
| 15:22 | Austin Peay | Kevin Engle misses the easy layup | 48-32 |
| 15:20 | Samford | The rebound goes to Ulysses Strasser | 48-32 |
| 15:09 | Samford | Emanuel Gainey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-32 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Ray Carpenter (PG) Richard Horton | |
| Subs | Samford | Douglas Whisenant (PG) Mark Reda | |
| 14:57 | Austin Peay | Edward Platt hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-32 |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 14:42 | Samford | Harry Eakes misses the runner from close range | 51-32 |
| 14:41 | Samford | Harry Eakes tips it back up and in | 51-34 |
| 14:30 | Austin Peay | Harry Eakes picks off the pass by Edward Platt | 51-34 |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 14:07 | Samford | Elton Eichner hits a 3 from straight away set up by Douglas Whisenant | 51-37 |
| 13:48 | Austin Peay | Jon Swafford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-37 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Clarence Billups (SG), Robert Bowman (SF), Eugene Macleod (PF), Edwin Walczak (C) Edward Platt, Mark Lapointe, Jon Swafford, Kevin Engle | |
| Subs | Samford | Johnny Lewis (SG), Richard Freeman (SF), Ronnie Jackson (PF), Paul Graves (C) Elton Eichner, Ulysses Strasser, Harry Eakes, Emanuel Gainey | |
| 13:27 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-37 |
| 13:25 | Austin Peay | Robert Bowman gets the rebound | 51-37 |
| 13:13 | Austin Peay | Clarence Billups misses long on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Johnny Lewis - foul #1 on Johnny Lewis, team foul #2 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Byron Burgess (PG), Richard Horton (SG) Ray Carpenter, Robert Bowman | |
| Subs | Samford | Mark Reda (C) Douglas Whisenant | |
| 13:13 | Austin Peay | Clarence Billups makes the 1st free throw | 52-37 |
| 13:13 | Austin Peay | Clarence Billups misses the 2nd free throw | 52-37 |
| 13:13 | Austin Peay | Edwin Walczak pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-37 |
| 13:02 | Austin Peay | Ronnie Jackson steals it from Byron Burgess | 52-37 |
| 12:59 | Samford | Richard Horton picks off the pass by Johnny Lewis in the backcourt | 52-37 |
| 12:38 | Austin Peay | Richard Horton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-37 |
| 12:28 | Samford | Johnny Lewis is called for 10 seconds | 52-37 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Mark Schreier (C) Edwin Walczak | |
| Subs | Samford | Ulysses Strasser (SF) Mark Reda | |
| 12:07 | Austin Peay | Richard Horton's layup is rejected by Paul Graves | 52-37 |
| 12:05 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson grabs the board | 52-37 |
| 11:51 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson's pass is intercepted by Clarence Billups | 52-37 |
| 11:48 | Austin Peay | Byron Burgess hits the finger roll on a great pass from Clarence Billups | 54-37 |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Byron Burgess (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Horton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Billups (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Eugene Macleod (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. C - Mark Schreier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Richard Freeman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Johnny Lewis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ulysses Strasser (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronnie Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Paul Graves (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 11:36 | Samford | Richard Freeman knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ulysses Strasser | 54-40 |
| 11:13 | Austin Peay | Eugene Macleod throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-40 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Ray Carpenter (PG), Edward Platt (SG), Mark Lapointe (SF), Edwin Walczak (PF), Kevin Engle (C) Byron Burgess, Richard Horton, Clarence Billups, Eugene Macleod, Mark Schreier | |
| Subs | Samford | Douglas Whisenant (PG), Elton Eichner (SG), Mark Reda (SF), Harry Eakes (PF), Emanuel Gainey (C) Richard Freeman, Johnny Lewis, Ulysses Strasser, Ronnie Jackson, Paul Graves | |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 10:53 | Samford | Kevin Engle steals the ball from Emanuel Gainey | 54-40 |
| 10:25 | Austin Peay | Mark Lapointe makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Ray Carpenter | 56-40 |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 10:08 | Samford | Elton Eichner scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Mark Reda | 56-43 |
| 09:53 | Austin Peay | Ray Carpenter is fouled on the floor by Harry Eakes - foul #2 on Harry Eakes, team foul #3 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Robert Bowman (SG), Eugene Macleod (PF), Jon Swafford (C) Edward Platt, Edwin Walczak, Kevin Engle | |
| Subs | Samford | Ulysses Strasser (SF) Elton Eichner | |
| 09:41 | Austin Peay | Robert Bowman misses short on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Emanuel Gainey - foul #1 on Emanuel Gainey, team foul #4 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Freeman (PG), Johnny Lewis (SG) Douglas Whisenant, Emanuel Gainey | |
| 09:41 | Austin Peay | Robert Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 09:41 | Austin Peay | Robert Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 09:39 | Samford | Eugene Macleod is called for the reach on Richard Freeman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eugene Macleod, team foul #4 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Richard Horton (SG) Mark Lapointe | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 09:24 | Samford | Jon Swafford denies the turnaround by Harry Eakes | 58-43 |
| 09:23 | Austin Peay | Robert Bowman grabs the defensive rebound | 58-43 |
| 09:07 | Austin Peay | Robert Bowman is fouled on the floor by Ulysses Strasser - foul #3 on Ulysses Strasser, team foul #5 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Byron Burgess (PG), Clarence Billups (SG) Ray Carpenter, Richard Horton | |
| Subs | Samford | Paul Graves (PF), Emanuel Gainey (C) Harry Eakes, Mark Reda | |
| 08:51 | Austin Peay | Clarence Billups clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 58-43 |
| 08:50 | Austin Peay | Robert Bowman pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-43 |
| 08:34 | Austin Peay | Eugene Macleod misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-43 |
| 08:33 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser gets the rebound | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 08:29 | Samford | Richard Freeman is fouled in the backcourt by Byron Burgess - foul #2 on Byron Burgess, team foul #5 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Mark Lapointe (SF), Mark Schreier (C) Robert Bowman, Jon Swafford | |
| Subs | Samford | Douglas Whisenant (PG), Elton Eichner (SG), Ronnie Jackson (PF) Richard Freeman, Johnny Lewis, Emanuel Gainey | |
| 08:21 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Byron Burgess - foul #3 on Byron Burgess, team foul #6 | 58-43 |
| 08:21 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser makes the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 08:21 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser makes the 2nd free throw | 58-45 |
| 08:07 | Austin Peay | Mark Schreier is fouled on the floor by Ronnie Jackson - foul #1 on Ronnie Jackson, team foul #6 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Ray Carpenter (PG), Edward Platt (SG), Edwin Walczak (PF), Kevin Engle (C) Byron Burgess, Clarence Billups, Eugene Macleod, Mark Schreier | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 07:40 | Austin Peay | Edward Platt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-45 |
| 07:38 | Austin Peay | Mark Lapointe tips it in | 60-45 |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Ray Carpenter (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Platt (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Lapointe (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Edwin Walczak (fresh) 7 pts. C - Kevin Engle (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Douglas Whisenant (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elton Eichner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ulysses Strasser (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronnie Jackson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Paul Graves (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:22 | Samford | Douglas Whisenant can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 60-45 |
| 07:21 | Austin Peay | Edwin Walczak pulls down the rebound | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 07:01 | Austin Peay | Edwin Walczak hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-45 |
| 06:59 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-45 |
| 06:47 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-45 |
| 06:46 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 60-45 |
| 06:35 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson misses short on a shot in the paint | 60-45 |
| 06:33 | Austin Peay | The rebound goes to Edwin Walczak | 60-45 |
| 06:05 | Austin Peay | Ulysses Strasser picks off the pass by Edward Platt | 60-45 |
| 05:51 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson loses the ball out of bounds | 60-45 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Byron Burgess (PG), Richard Horton (SG), Clarence Billups (SF), Eugene Macleod (PF), Jon Swafford (C) Ray Carpenter, Edward Platt, Mark Lapointe, Edwin Walczak, Kevin Engle | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Freeman (PG), Johnny Lewis (SG), Mark Reda (SF), Harry Eakes (PF), Emanuel Gainey (C) Douglas Whisenant, Elton Eichner, Ulysses Strasser, Ronnie Jackson, Paul Graves | |
| 05:24 | Austin Peay | Byron Burgess comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-45 |
| 05:22 | Austin Peay | Eugene Macleod tips it back up and in | 62-45 |
| 05:18 | Samford | Richard Freeman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-45 |
| 04:58 | Austin Peay | Emanuel Gainey swats the dunk try by Clarence Billups | 62-45 |
| 04:57 | Samford | Emanuel Gainey gets the rebound | 62-45 |
| 04:40 | Samford | Johnny Lewis is hacked by Richard Horton - foul #2 on Richard Horton, team foul #7 | 62-45 |
| 04:40 | Samford | Johnny Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 62-46 |
| 04:40 | Samford | Johnny Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 62-47 |
| 04:16 | Austin Peay | Emanuel Gainey is called for the reach on Jon Swafford - foul #2 on Emanuel Gainey, team foul #7 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Ray Carpenter (PG), Robert Bowman (SF) Byron Burgess, Richard Horton | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 04:16 | Austin Peay | Jon Swafford makes the 1st free throw | 63-47 |
| 04:16 | Austin Peay | Jon Swafford makes the 2nd free throw | 64-47 |
| 04:12 | Samford | Clarence Billups picks off the pass by Richard Freeman in the backcourt | 64-47 |
| 03:53 | Austin Peay | Robert Bowman clanks a turnaround near the basket | 64-47 |
| 03:51 | Austin Peay | Clarence Billups tips it home | 66-47 |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:47 | Samford | Richard Freeman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-47 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Byron Burgess (PG), Edward Platt (SG), Mark Schreier (C) Ray Carpenter, Eugene Macleod, Jon Swafford | |
| Subs | Samford | Paul Graves (SF), Ronnie Jackson (PF) Harry Eakes, Emanuel Gainey | |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Austin Peay | Johnny Lewis takes the ball from Clarence Billups | 66-47 |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Byron Burgess (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Platt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Bowman (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Clarence Billups (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Mark Schreier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Richard Freeman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Johnny Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Graves (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronnie Jackson (fresh) 6 reb. C - Mark Reda (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Samford | Robert Bowman picks off the pass by Johnny Lewis | 66-47 |
| 03:09 | Austin Peay | Edward Platt lays it up and in set up by Robert Bowman | 68-47 |
| 02:55 | Samford | Mark Reda scores on a runner from the left block | 68-49 |
| 02:41 | Austin Peay | Richard Freeman is called for the reach on Edward Platt - foul #2 on Richard Freeman, team foul #8 | 68-49 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Edwin Walczak (PF) Robert Bowman | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 02:41 | Austin Peay | Edward Platt makes the 1st free throw | 69-49 |
| 02:41 | Austin Peay | Edward Platt makes the 2nd free throw | 70-49 |
| 02:25 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Freeman and the foul's on Edwin Walczak - foul #2 on Edwin Walczak, team foul #8 | 70-51 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Robert Bowman (SF) Edward Platt | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 02:25 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson makes the free throw | 70-52 |
| 01:57 | Austin Peay | Ronnie Jackson denies the turnaround by Byron Burgess | 70-52 |
| 01:56 | Austin Peay | Clarence Billups pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-52 |
| 01:27 | Austin Peay | Mark Schreier hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 70-52 |
| 01:25 | Samford | Paul Graves gets the rebound | 70-52 |
| 01:01 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Richard Freeman | 70-54 |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Austin Peay | Clarence Billups misses the lay-in | 70-54 |
| 00:37 | Samford | Paul Graves gets the rebound | 70-54 |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Samford | Edwin Walczak steals it from Paul Graves | 70-54 |
| 00:00 | Austin Peay | Byron Burgess runs out the clock | 70-54 |