| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - David Armstrong (fresh) SG - Christopher Budge (fresh) SF - Timothy Cary (fresh) PF - Steven Kim (fresh) C - Jeffery Kellerman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Douglas Whisenant (fresh) SG - Elton Eichner (fresh) SF - Ulysses Strasser (fresh) PF - Harry Eakes (fresh) C - Emanuel Gainey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Emanuel Gainey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:35 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser's floater is tipped away by Steven Kim | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Samford | Emanuel Gainey grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Samford | The short jumper by Emanuel Gainey is denied by Steven Kim | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Jacksonville State | Jeffery Kellerman gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Jacksonville State | Jeffery Kellerman hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser is by himself and knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Douglas Whisenant | 0-2 |
| 18:26 | Jacksonville State | Christopher Budge hits a shot near the basket set up by Jeffery Kellerman | 2-2 |
| 18:22 | Samford | David Armstrong steals the ball from Ulysses Strasser in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 18:12 | Jacksonville State | Timothy Cary connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from David Armstrong | 5-2 |
| 18:08 | Samford | Harry Eakes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-2 |
| 17:46 | Jacksonville State | Christopher Budge knocks in the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Timothy Cary and he's hacked by Ulysses Strasser - foul #1 on Ulysses Strasser, team foul #1 | 7-2 |
| 17:46 | Jacksonville State | Christopher Budge misses the free throw | 7-2 |
| 17:46 | Jacksonville State | Jeffery Kellerman grabs the offensive board | 7-2 |
| 17:29 | Jacksonville State | Christopher Budge is hacked by Elton Eichner - foul #1 on Elton Eichner, team foul #2 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Freeman (SG) Elton Eichner | |
| 17:21 | Jacksonville State | Steven Kim throws it down on a nice dish by David Armstrong | 9-2 |
| 17:15 | Samford | Richard Freeman misses the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Christopher Budge - foul #1 on Christopher Budge, team foul #1 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Johnny Lewis (SG), Ronnie Jackson (PF) Douglas Whisenant, Harry Eakes | |
| 17:15 | Samford | Richard Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 9-2 |
| 17:15 | Samford | Richard Freeman misses the 2nd free throw | 9-2 |
| 17:15 | Jacksonville State | Steven Kim pulls down the rebound | 9-2 |
| 17:02 | Jacksonville State | Timothy Cary misses the lay-in | 9-2 |
| 17:00 | Jacksonville State | Timothy Cary tips it home | 11-2 |
| 16:43 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson drills a jump hook near the basket | 11-4 |
| 16:26 | Jacksonville State | Ronnie Jackson takes the ball from Christopher Budge | 11-4 |
| 16:16 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Richard Freeman | 11-6 |
| 15:53 | Jacksonville State | Jeffery Kellerman can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 11-6 |
| 15:51 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson pulls down the rebound | 11-6 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - David Armstrong (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Budge (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Timothy Cary (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steven Kim (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Jeffery Kellerman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Richard Freeman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Johnny Lewis (fresh) SF - Ulysses Strasser (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronnie Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Emanuel Gainey (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson misses long on a floater from the left side | 11-6 |
| 15:42 | Jacksonville State | Steven Kim snags the defensive board | 11-6 |
| 15:20 | Jacksonville State | Christopher Budge scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by David Armstrong | 13-6 |
| 15:02 | Samford | Richard Freeman is hacked by Timothy Cary - foul #1 on Timothy Cary, team foul #2 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Ray Baker (PG), James Boyce (SG), Pat Joyner (SF), Ron Sneed (PF), David Jones (C) David Armstrong, Christopher Budge, Timothy Cary, Steven Kim, Jeffery Kellerman | |
| Subs | Samford | Douglas Whisenant (PG), Elton Eichner (SG), Paul Graves (SF), Harry Eakes (PF), Mark Reda (C) Richard Freeman, Johnny Lewis, Ulysses Strasser, Ronnie Jackson, Emanuel Gainey | |
| 14:39 | Samford | Douglas Whisenant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-6 |
| 14:16 | Jacksonville State | David Jones scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Ray Baker | 15-6 |
| 14:14 | Samford | Douglas Whisenant is fouled in the backcourt by Ron Sneed - foul #1 on Ron Sneed, team foul #3 | 15-6 |
| 13:57 | Samford | Ron Sneed steps in front of the Elton Eichner pass | 15-6 |
| 13:43 | Jacksonville State | David Jones misses short on a shot from the right wing | 15-6 |
| 13:41 | Jacksonville State | David Jones can't tip it in | 15-6 |
| 13:40 | Samford | Paul Graves pulls down the rebound | 15-6 |
| 13:35 | Samford | Paul Graves is hacked by Pat Joyner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Pat Joyner, team foul #4 | 15-6 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Freeman (SF) Mark Reda | |
| 13:12 | Samford | Richard Freeman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 15-6 |
| 13:10 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Pat Joyner | 15-6 |
| 12:47 | Jacksonville State | Pat Joyner can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Richard Freeman - foul #1 on Richard Freeman, team foul #3 | 15-6 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | David Armstrong (PG), Christopher Budge (SG), Timothy Cary (SF), Jeffery Kellerman (C) Ray Baker, James Boyce, Ron Sneed, David Jones | |
| Subs | Samford | Johnny Lewis (SG), Ulysses Strasser (SF), Ronnie Jackson (PF), Mark Reda (C) Douglas Whisenant, Elton Eichner, Harry Eakes, Paul Graves | |
| 12:47 | Jacksonville State | Pat Joyner misses the 1st free throw | 15-6 |
| 12:47 | Jacksonville State | Pat Joyner makes the 2nd free throw | 16-6 |
| 12:23 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Richard Freeman and he's fouled by Pat Joyner - foul #2 on Pat Joyner, team foul #5 | 16-8 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Steven Kim (PF) Pat Joyner | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 12:23 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser makes the free throw | 16-9 |
| 12:08 | Jacksonville State | Timothy Cary loses the dribble to Johnny Lewis | 16-9 |
| 12:06 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson loses the dribble to David Armstrong in the backcourt | 16-9 |
| 11:51 | Jacksonville State | David Armstrong comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 16-9 |
| 11:49 | Jacksonville State | Timothy Cary tips it home | 18-9 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - David Armstrong (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Budge (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Timothy Cary (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Kim (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffery Kellerman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Richard Freeman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Johnny Lewis (fresh) SF - Ulysses Strasser (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ronnie Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Reda (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 18-9 |
| 11:27 | Jacksonville State | Christopher Budge gets the rebound | 18-9 |
| 11:05 | Jacksonville State | David Armstrong is denied on a layup by Mark Reda | 18-9 |
| 11:04 | Jacksonville State | David Armstrong misses the tip | 18-9 |
| 11:02 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser grabs the defensive rebound | 18-9 |
| 10:39 | Samford | Steven Kim is called for the reach on Ronnie Jackson - foul #1 on Steven Kim, team foul #6 | 18-9 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | James Boyce (SG), Ron Sneed (PF), David Jones (C) Christopher Budge, Steven Kim, Jeffery Kellerman | |
| Subs | Samford | Douglas Whisenant (PG), Elton Eichner (SG), Paul Graves (SF), Harry Eakes (PF), Emanuel Gainey (C) Richard Freeman, Johnny Lewis, Ulysses Strasser, Ronnie Jackson, Mark Reda | |
| 10:29 | Samford | Emanuel Gainey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-9 |
| 10:28 | Samford | Paul Graves gets the offensive rebound | 18-9 |
| 10:08 | Samford | Harry Eakes's fadeaway is rejected by David Armstrong | 18-9 |
| 10:06 | Jacksonville State | Ron Sneed grabs the board | 18-9 |
| 09:59 | Jacksonville State | Timothy Cary scores on a 3 from the right corner | 21-9 |
| 09:52 | Samford | Paul Graves misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-9 |
| 09:50 | Samford | Paul Graves pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-9 |
| 09:29 | Samford | Paul Graves is fouled on the floor by David Jones - foul #1 on David Jones, team foul #7 | 21-9 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Ray Baker (PG) David Armstrong | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 09:29 | Samford | Paul Graves makes the 1st free throw | 21-10 |
| 09:29 | Samford | Paul Graves misses the 2nd free throw | 21-10 |
| 09:29 | Jacksonville State | David Jones gets the rebound | 21-10 |
| 09:06 | Jacksonville State | Ray Baker misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 21-10 |
| 09:05 | Samford | The rebound goes to Paul Graves | 21-10 |
| 09:01 | Samford | James Boyce steps in front of the Douglas Whisenant pass in the backcourt | 21-10 |
| 08:47 | Jacksonville State | James Boyce lays it in and he's fouled by Elton Eichner - foul #2 on Elton Eichner, team foul #4 | 23-10 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Steven Kim (PF), Jeffery Kellerman (C) Ron Sneed, David Jones | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Freeman (PG), Johnny Lewis (SG), Ulysses Strasser (SF) Douglas Whisenant, Elton Eichner, Paul Graves | |
| 08:47 | Jacksonville State | James Boyce makes the free throw | 24-10 |
| 08:25 | Samford | Harry Eakes misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-10 |
| 08:24 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Timothy Cary | 24-10 |
| 08:20 | Jacksonville State | Jeffery Kellerman hits a jumper in the paint set up by Ray Baker and the foul's on Emanuel Gainey - foul #1 on Emanuel Gainey, team foul #5 | 26-10 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Christopher Budge (SG) James Boyce | |
| Subs | Samford | Ronnie Jackson (PF), Mark Reda (C) Harry Eakes, Emanuel Gainey | |
| 08:20 | Jacksonville State | Jeffery Kellerman misses the free throw | 26-10 |
| 08:20 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson pulls down the rebound | 26-10 |
| 08:05 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson can't finish the layup | 26-10 |
| 08:03 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser grabs the offensive rebound | 26-10 |
| 07:55 | Samford | Richard Freeman clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-10 |
| 07:53 | Jacksonville State | Christopher Budge snags the defensive board | 26-10 |
| 07:34 | Jacksonville State | Timothy Cary hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Ulysses Strasser - foul #2 on Ulysses Strasser, team foul #6 | 26-10 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | David Armstrong (PG), David Jones (C) Ray Baker, Jeffery Kellerman | |
| Subs | Samford | Douglas Whisenant (PG), Paul Graves (C) Ulysses Strasser, Mark Reda | |
| 07:34 | Jacksonville State | Timothy Cary makes the 1st free throw | 27-10 |
| 07:34 | Jacksonville State | Timothy Cary makes the 2nd free throw | 28-10 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - David Armstrong (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Budge (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Timothy Cary (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Kim (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - David Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Douglas Whisenant (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Johnny Lewis (fresh) SF - Richard Freeman (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Ronnie Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Graves (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Samford | Douglas Whisenant can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 28-10 |
| 07:12 | Jacksonville State | Christopher Budge pulls down the rebound | 28-10 |
| 06:53 | Jacksonville State | Timothy Cary misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-10 |
| 06:52 | Jacksonville State | Christopher Budge pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-10 |
| 06:44 | Jacksonville State | David Armstrong scores on a jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Ronnie Jackson - foul #1 on Ronnie Jackson, team foul #7 | 30-10 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Ron Sneed (PF) Steven Kim | |
| Subs | Samford | Mark Reda (SG), Harry Eakes (PF), Emanuel Gainey (C) Johnny Lewis, Richard Freeman, Ronnie Jackson | |
| 06:44 | Jacksonville State | David Armstrong misses the free throw | 30-10 |
| 06:44 | Samford | Emanuel Gainey pulls down the rebound | 30-10 |
| 06:42 | Samford | Douglas Whisenant is hacked by David Armstrong in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Armstrong, team foul #8 | 30-10 |
| 06:42 | Samford | Douglas Whisenant makes the 1st free throw | 30-11 |
| 06:42 | Samford | Douglas Whisenant makes the 2nd free throw | 30-12 |
| 06:23 | Jacksonville State | Timothy Cary misses long on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Paul Graves - foul #1 on Paul Graves, team foul #8 | 30-12 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | James Boyce (SG), Jeffery Kellerman (C) Christopher Budge, David Jones | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 06:23 | Jacksonville State | Timothy Cary misses the 1st free throw | 30-12 |
| 06:23 | Jacksonville State | Timothy Cary misses the 2nd free throw | 30-12 |
| 06:23 | Samford | Harry Eakes pulls down the rebound | 30-12 |
| 06:15 | Samford | Paul Graves's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-12 |
| 05:53 | Jacksonville State | Emanuel Gainey is called for the reach on David Armstrong - foul #2 on Emanuel Gainey, team foul #9 | 30-12 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Johnny Lewis (SG), Ronnie Jackson (C) Paul Graves, Emanuel Gainey | |
| 05:53 | Jacksonville State | David Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 31-12 |
| 05:53 | Jacksonville State | David Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 32-12 |
| 05:36 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson is open but misses the lay-in | 32-12 |
| 05:35 | Jacksonville State | Timothy Cary gets the rebound | 32-12 |
| 05:15 | Jacksonville State | David Armstrong hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Boyce and he's fouled by Douglas Whisenant - foul #1 on Douglas Whisenant, team foul #10 | 34-12 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Christopher Budge (SG), Steven Kim (PF) James Boyce, Ron Sneed | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Freeman (PG) Douglas Whisenant | |
| 05:15 | Jacksonville State | David Armstrong makes the free throw | 35-12 |
| 05:08 | Samford | Richard Freeman is hacked by David Armstrong in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Armstrong, team foul #9 | 35-12 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Ray Baker (PG), David Jones (C) David Armstrong, Jeffery Kellerman | |
| Subs | Samford | Douglas Whisenant (PG) Ronnie Jackson | |
| 05:08 | Samford | Richard Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 35-12 |
| 05:08 | Jacksonville State | Steven Kim pulls down the rebound | 35-12 |
| 04:54 | Jacksonville State | Ray Baker loses the dribble to Harry Eakes | 35-12 |
| 04:51 | Samford | Richard Freeman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-12 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Paul Graves (SF) Douglas Whisenant | |
| 04:40 | Jacksonville State | Timothy Cary misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-12 |
| 04:39 | Samford | Harry Eakes gets the rebound | 35-12 |
| 04:34 | Samford | Richard Freeman is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-12 |
| 04:33 | Samford | Harry Eakes pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-12 |
| 04:16 | Samford | Mark Reda knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Harry Eakes | 35-14 |
| 04:02 | Jacksonville State | Timothy Cary hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 35-14 |
| 04:00 | Samford | The rebound goes to Harry Eakes | 35-14 |
| 03:58 | Samford | Paul Graves's pass is intercepted by Ray Baker in the backcourt | 35-14 |
| 03:56 | Jacksonville State | Timothy Cary dunks the ball on a nice dish by Ray Baker | 37-14 |
| 03:45 | Samford | Paul Graves clanks a turnaround in the lane | 37-14 |
| 03:44 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Ray Baker | 37-14 |
| 03:21 | Jacksonville State | Christopher Budge clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-14 |
| 03:20 | Samford | The rebound goes to Richard Freeman | 37-14 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Ray Baker (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Christopher Budge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Timothy Cary (tired) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Kim (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - David Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Richard Freeman (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Johnny Lewis (fairly fresh) SF - Paul Graves (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harry Eakes (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Mark Reda (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:14 | Samford | Harry Eakes can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt in the paint | 37-14 |
| 03:12 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Steven Kim | 37-14 |
| 03:06 | Jacksonville State | Christopher Budge can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 37-14 |
| 03:05 | Samford | Richard Freeman snags the defensive board | 37-14 |
| 03:00 | Samford | Paul Graves's pass is intercepted by Timothy Cary | 37-14 |
| 02:38 | Jacksonville State | Christopher Budge can't finish the layup | 37-14 |
| 02:36 | Samford | Mark Reda grabs the board | 37-14 |
| 02:18 | Samford | Johnny Lewis scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-16 |
| 02:08 | Jacksonville State | David Jones hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Mark Reda - foul #1 on Mark Reda, team foul #11 | 37-16 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | David Armstrong (PG), James Boyce (SG), Pat Joyner (SF), Ron Sneed (PF) Ray Baker, Christopher Budge, Timothy Cary, Steven Kim | |
| Subs | Samford | Douglas Whisenant (PG), Elton Eichner (SG), Ulysses Strasser (SF), Ronnie Jackson (PF), Emanuel Gainey (C) Richard Freeman, Johnny Lewis, Paul Graves, Harry Eakes, Mark Reda | |
| 02:08 | Jacksonville State | David Jones makes the 1st free throw | 38-16 |
| 02:08 | Jacksonville State | David Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 39-16 |
| 01:50 | Samford | Elton Eichner hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-19 |
| 01:23 | Jacksonville State | Pat Joyner is hacked by Emanuel Gainey - foul #3 on Emanuel Gainey, team foul #12 | 39-19 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Jeffery Kellerman (C) David Jones | |
| Subs | Samford | Harry Eakes (PF) Emanuel Gainey | |
| 01:23 | Jacksonville State | Pat Joyner misses the 1st free throw | 39-19 |
| 01:23 | Jacksonville State | Pat Joyner misses the 2nd free throw | 39-19 |
| 01:23 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser grabs the board | 39-19 |
| 01:11 | Samford | Douglas Whisenant drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 39-21 |
| 00:57 | Jacksonville State | The jump hook by Pat Joyner is blocked by Ronnie Jackson | 39-21 |
| 00:55 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson snags the defensive board | 39-21 |
| 00:40 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-21 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Steven Kim (PF) Ron Sneed | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:20 | Jacksonville State | Pat Joyner makes the jump hook from close range set up by David Armstrong | 41-21 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-21 |