| Lineup | Samford | PG - Woodrow King (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Alpert (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jordan Kellum (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Otto Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Henricks (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Joe Deloera (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Tyson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Mangual (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank McIlvain (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee Tech | Albert Roberts inbounds the ball | 34-30 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Tennessee Tech | Frank McIlvain misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 34-30 |
| 19:33 | Tennessee Tech | Albert Roberts tips it home | 34-32 |
| 19:26 | Samford | Woodrow King is fouled on the floor by Frank McIlvain - foul #3 on Frank McIlvain, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Robert Mendelowitz (C) Frank McIlvain | |
| 19:13 | Samford | Woodrow King misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 19:11 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Charles Mangual | 34-32 |
| 18:55 | Tennessee Tech | David Tyson is hacked by James Alpert - foul #2 on James Alpert, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| 18:31 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Mangual can't finish the layup | 34-32 |
| 18:29 | Samford | Jordan Kellum snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 18:11 | Samford | Jordan Kellum clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-32 |
| 18:09 | Samford | Brian Henricks snags the offensive board | 34-32 |
| 17:49 | Samford | Otto Jones misses long on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Joe Deloera - foul #2 on Joe Deloera, team foul #2 | 34-32 |
| 17:49 | Samford | Otto Jones makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 17:49 | Samford | Otto Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 17:49 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Mendelowitz pulls down the rebound | 35-32 |
| 17:30 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Mendelowitz hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by David Tyson | 35-35 |
| 17:11 | Samford | Otto Jones scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from James Alpert | 37-35 |
| 17:07 | Tennessee Tech | Albert Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-35 |
| Subs | Samford | Mathew Silas (PG), Albert Dawson (C) Woodrow King, Brian Henricks | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Dylan Brown (C) Albert Roberts | |
| 16:47 | Samford | James Alpert is hacked by Joe Deloera - foul #3 on Joe Deloera, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Samford | James Grant (SG), Emil Harris (C) James Alpert, Jordan Kellum | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Percy Jefferson (PG) Joe Deloera | |
| 16:36 | Samford | Albert Dawson comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 37-35 |
| 16:35 | Tennessee Tech | Dylan Brown grabs the board | 37-35 |
| 16:29 | Tennessee Tech | David Tyson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-35 |
| 16:27 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Mangual grabs the offensive board | 37-35 |
| 16:13 | Tennessee Tech | Percy Jefferson misses the easy layup | 37-35 |
| 16:11 | Samford | Emil Harris pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 15:45 | Samford | Mathew Silas comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-35 |
| 15:44 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Mendelowitz gets the rebound | 37-35 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Mathew Silas (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Albert Dawson (fresh) PF - Otto Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Emil Harris (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Percy Jefferson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Tyson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Mendelowitz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Mangual (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Dylan Brown (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Tennessee Tech | Emil Harris swats the dunk try by Dylan Brown | 37-35 |
| 15:28 | Samford | The rebound goes to Albert Dawson | 37-35 |
| 15:22 | Samford | Otto Jones is fouled on the floor by Charles Mangual - foul #1 on Charles Mangual, team foul #4 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Samford | Woodrow King (PG), James Alpert (SG), Jordan Kellum (SF), Brian Henricks (C) Mathew Silas, James Grant, Otto Jones, Emil Harris | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Joe Deloera (PG), Hugo Squires (SG), Albert Roberts (SF), David Trejo (PF), Frank McIlvain (C) Percy Jefferson, David Tyson, Robert Mendelowitz, Charles Mangual, Dylan Brown | |
| 15:14 | Samford | Jordan Kellum hits a floater from close range on a great pass from James Alpert | 39-35 |
| 15:07 | Tennessee Tech | Hugo Squires misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 39-35 |
| 15:05 | Samford | The rebound goes to James Alpert | 39-35 |
| 15:00 | Samford | Woodrow King knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Albert Dawson | 42-35 |
| 14:53 | Tennessee Tech | Woodrow King steps in front of the Joe Deloera pass | 42-35 |
| 14:49 | Samford | Woodrow King lays it in | 44-35 |
| 14:37 | Tennessee Tech | David Trejo can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-35 |
| 14:35 | Samford | Brian Henricks grabs the board | 44-35 |
| 14:30 | Samford | Woodrow King misses long on a floater from the right side | 44-35 |
| 14:29 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to David Trejo | 44-35 |
| 14:24 | Tennessee Tech | Joe Deloera knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 44-37 |
| 14:05 | Samford | Woodrow King comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-37 |
| 14:04 | Tennessee Tech | David Trejo snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| 13:55 | Tennessee Tech | Frank McIlvain misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Brian Henricks - foul #2 on Brian Henricks, team foul #2 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Samford | Otto Jones (PF) Albert Dawson | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | David Tyson (SG), Charles Mangual (PF) Hugo Squires, David Trejo | |
| 13:55 | Tennessee Tech | Frank McIlvain makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 13:55 | Tennessee Tech | Frank McIlvain makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 13:40 | Samford | Frank McIlvain swats the dunk try by Jordan Kellum | 44-39 |
| 13:38 | Samford | Brian Henricks tips it back up and in | 46-39 |
| 13:24 | Tennessee Tech | Joe Deloera buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Albert Roberts | 46-42 |
| 13:14 | Samford | Brian Henricks scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from James Alpert | 48-42 |
| 12:55 | Tennessee Tech | Albert Roberts connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by David Tyson | 48-44 |
| 12:43 | Samford | James Alpert hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Woodrow King | 51-44 |
| 12:18 | Tennessee Tech | Albert Roberts comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-44 |
| 12:17 | Samford | Jordan Kellum snags the defensive board | 51-44 |
| 12:02 | Samford | Brian Henricks loses the dribble to Charles Mangual | 51-44 |
| 11:55 | Tennessee Tech | Otto Jones is called for the reach on Albert Roberts - foul #1 on Otto Jones, team foul #3 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Samford | Mathew Silas (PG), James Grant (SG), Albert Dawson (SF), Emil Harris (C) Woodrow King, James Alpert, Jordan Kellum, Brian Henricks | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Hugo Squires (SG), Robert Mendelowitz (SF), Dylan Brown (C) David Tyson, Albert Roberts, Frank McIlvain | |
| 11:31 | Tennessee Tech | James Grant is called for the reach on Robert Mendelowitz - foul #3 on James Grant, team foul #4 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Samford | Patrick Potter (C) Otto Jones | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | David Trejo (PF) Charles Mangual | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Mathew Silas (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Albert Dawson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Emil Harris (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Patrick Potter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Joe Deloera (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Hugo Squires (fresh) SF - Robert Mendelowitz (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Trejo (fresh) 4 reb. C - Dylan Brown (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Tennessee Tech | Hugo Squires makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joe Deloera | 51-46 |
| 11:11 | Samford | Patrick Potter is fouled on the floor by Dylan Brown - foul #1 on Dylan Brown, team foul #5 | 51-46 |
| 10:57 | Samford | Mathew Silas buries a jumper from the left side | 53-46 |
| 10:48 | Tennessee Tech | David Trejo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-46 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Percy Jefferson (PG), David Tyson (SG) Joe Deloera, Hugo Squires | |
| 10:33 | Samford | Albert Dawson misses the turnaround from the left block | 53-46 |
| 10:31 | Samford | Patrick Potter tips it but misses | 53-46 |
| 10:29 | Tennessee Tech | David Trejo grabs the defensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 10:22 | Tennessee Tech | Albert Dawson is called for the reach on David Tyson - foul #1 on Albert Dawson, team foul #5 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Samford | Woodrow King (PG), Jordan Kellum (SF), Otto Jones (PF), Brian Henricks (C) Mathew Silas, Albert Dawson, Emil Harris, Patrick Potter | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Charles Mangual (PF) David Trejo | |
| 10:12 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Mangual misses long on a floater from the left side | 53-46 |
| 10:11 | Tennessee Tech | Dylan Brown tips it back up and in | 53-48 |
| 09:57 | Samford | Jordan Kellum makes the 3 from the left wing | 56-48 |
| 09:38 | Tennessee Tech | David Tyson buries a shot from the left side | 56-50 |
| 09:28 | Samford | Woodrow King drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jordan Kellum | 59-50 |
| 09:09 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Mangual knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Robert Mendelowitz | 59-53 |
| 09:00 | Samford | James Grant misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 08:59 | Samford | Jordan Kellum grabs the offensive board | 59-53 |
| 08:49 | Samford | Charles Mangual is called for the reach on Otto Jones - foul #2 on Charles Mangual, team foul #6 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Samford | Mathew Silas (PG), James Alpert (SG) Woodrow King, James Grant | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Joe Deloera (PG), Albert Roberts (SF), Frank McIlvain (C) Percy Jefferson, Robert Mendelowitz, Dylan Brown | |
| 08:26 | Samford | James Alpert connects on the 3 from the right corner | 62-53 |
| 08:02 | Tennessee Tech | Albert Roberts misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 62-53 |
| 08:01 | Samford | Jordan Kellum grabs the defensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 07:47 | Samford | James Alpert clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-53 |
| 07:45 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Frank McIlvain | 62-53 |
| 07:40 | Tennessee Tech | Joe Deloera buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Frank McIlvain | 62-56 |
| 07:30 | Samford | Frank McIlvain denies the turnaround by Otto Jones | 62-56 |
| 07:29 | Tennessee Tech | Joe Deloera pulls down the rebound | 62-56 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Mathew Silas (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Alpert (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jordan Kellum (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Otto Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Henricks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Joe Deloera (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Tyson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Albert Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Mangual (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Frank McIlvain (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Mangual misses long on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Brian Henricks - foul #3 on Brian Henricks, team foul #6 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Samford | Woodrow King (PG), James Grant (SF), Albert Dawson (PF), Emil Harris (C) Mathew Silas, Jordan Kellum, Otto Jones, Brian Henricks | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Hugo Squires (SG) David Tyson | |
| 07:12 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Mangual makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 07:12 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Mangual makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 06:51 | Samford | Albert Dawson hits a 3 from the right corner set up by James Grant | 65-58 |
| 06:47 | Tennessee Tech | Joe Deloera misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 65-58 |
| 06:46 | Samford | Emil Harris pulls down the rebound | 65-58 |
| 06:38 | Samford | Hugo Squires steals the ball from James Grant | 65-58 |
| 06:15 | Tennessee Tech | Frank McIlvain misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-58 |
| 06:13 | Samford | Albert Dawson gets the rebound | 65-58 |
| 06:07 | Samford | Albert Dawson drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Woodrow King | 67-58 |
| 06:02 | Tennessee Tech | Joe Deloera makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Albert Roberts | 67-60 |
| 05:41 | Samford | Emil Harris hits the finger roll set up by James Alpert and he's hacked by Joe Deloera - foul #4 on Joe Deloera, team foul #7 | 69-60 |
| Subs | Samford | Otto Jones (PF) James Alpert | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | David Tyson (SG), Robert Mendelowitz (SF), David Trejo (PF), Dylan Brown (C) Hugo Squires, Albert Roberts, Charles Mangual, Frank McIlvain | |
| 05:41 | Samford | Emil Harris makes the free throw | 70-60 |
| 05:12 | Tennessee Tech | David Tyson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-60 |
| 05:10 | Samford | The rebound goes to Otto Jones | 70-60 |
| 04:58 | Samford | James Grant buries a 3 from the right wing | 73-60 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:54 | Tennessee Tech | Otto Jones is called for the reach on Robert Mendelowitz - foul #2 on Otto Jones, team foul #7 | 73-60 |
| Subs | Samford | Mathew Silas (SG), Jordan Kellum (SF), Brian Henricks (C) James Grant, Albert Dawson, Emil Harris | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 04:54 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Mendelowitz misses the 1st free throw | 73-60 |
| 04:54 | Samford | Brian Henricks grabs the board | 73-60 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:33 | Samford | Brian Henricks knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Woodrow King | 76-60 |
| 04:14 | Tennessee Tech | David Tyson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 76-60 |
| 04:13 | Samford | The rebound goes to Brian Henricks | 76-60 |
| 03:44 | Samford | Dylan Brown steals the ball from Mathew Silas | 76-60 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:42 | Tennessee Tech | Woodrow King is called for the reach on Joe Deloera in the backcourt - foul #2 on Woodrow King, team foul #8 | 76-60 |
| Subs | Samford | James Alpert (SG) Woodrow King | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Hugo Squires (SG), Albert Roberts (SF), Charles Mangual (PF), Frank McIlvain (C) David Tyson, Robert Mendelowitz, David Trejo, Dylan Brown | |
| 03:42 | Tennessee Tech | Joe Deloera makes the 1st free throw | 76-61 |
| 03:42 | Tennessee Tech | Joe Deloera makes the 2nd free throw | 76-62 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:14 | Samford | James Alpert hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Otto Jones | 79-62 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Mathew Silas (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Alpert (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jordan Kellum (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Otto Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Henricks (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Joe Deloera (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Hugo Squires (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Albert Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Mangual (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. C - Frank McIlvain (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:00 | Tennessee Tech | Jordan Kellum takes the ball from Joe Deloera | 79-62 |
| 02:42 | Samford | Otto Jones hits a jumper from the right side set up by James Alpert | 81-62 |
| 02:28 | Tennessee Tech | Frank McIlvain knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Joe Deloera | 81-64 |
| 02:02 | Samford | Frank McIlvain steals it from Jordan Kellum | 81-64 |
| 01:57 | Tennessee Tech | Albert Roberts's layup is rejected by Brian Henricks | 81-64 |
| 01:55 | Tennessee Tech | Joe Deloera snags the offensive board | 81-64 |
| 01:39 | Tennessee Tech | Albert Roberts is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Albert Roberts, team foul #8 | 81-64 |
| Subs | Samford | James Grant (SG), Albert Dawson (SF), Emil Harris (PF), Patrick Potter (C) James Alpert, Jordan Kellum, Otto Jones, Brian Henricks | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Percy Jefferson (PG), Robert Mendelowitz (SF), David Trejo (PF), Dylan Brown (C) Joe Deloera, Albert Roberts, Charles Mangual, Frank McIlvain | |
| 01:10 | Samford | James Grant lays it in on a great pass from Albert Dawson | 83-64 |
| 00:51 | Tennessee Tech | Hugo Squires misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 83-64 |
| 00:50 | Tennessee Tech | Percy Jefferson hits the follow up shot | 83-66 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Samford | Mathew Silas hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 83-66 |
| 00:28 | Samford | Patrick Potter tips it home | 85-66 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Tennessee Tech | Percy Jefferson makes the fadeaway from the left block | 85-68 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Mathew Silas runs out the clock | 85-68 |