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