| Lineup | Samford | PG - Douglas Whisenant (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Elton Eichner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ulysses Strasser (fresh) 7 reb. PF - Harry Eakes (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Emanuel Gainey (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Mike Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kerry Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Spaeth (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. PF - Peter Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Poole (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee State | Harold Spaeth inbounds the ball | 24-35 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Tennessee State | Harold Spaeth is hacked by Ulysses Strasser - foul #2 on Ulysses Strasser, team foul #1 | 24-35 |
| 19:27 | Tennessee State | Kerry Anderson travels with the ball | 24-35 |
| 19:10 | Samford | Elton Eichner makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ulysses Strasser | 26-35 |
| 18:41 | Tennessee State | Peter Taylor hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Mike Stewart | 26-38 |
| 18:24 | Samford | Harry Eakes knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Elton Eichner and he's fouled by Mike Stewart - foul #3 on Mike Stewart, team foul #1 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Marcus Feldman (PG) Mike Stewart | |
| 18:24 | Samford | Harry Eakes misses the free throw | 28-38 |
| 18:24 | Tennessee State | Peter Taylor grabs the board | 28-38 |
| 18:13 | Tennessee State | Harold Spaeth misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Ulysses Strasser - foul #3 on Ulysses Strasser, team foul #2 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Freeman (SF) Ulysses Strasser | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 18:13 | Tennessee State | Harold Spaeth makes the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 18:13 | Tennessee State | Harold Spaeth makes the 2nd free throw | 28-40 |
| 17:45 | Samford | Douglas Whisenant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-40 |
| 17:29 | Tennessee State | Harold Spaeth comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 28-40 |
| 17:27 | Samford | Harry Eakes grabs the board | 28-40 |
| 17:20 | Samford | Peter Taylor blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Harry Eakes | 28-40 |
| 17:18 | Tennessee State | Marcus Feldman grabs the board | 28-40 |
| 17:04 | Tennessee State | Kerry Anderson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-40 |
| 17:03 | Samford | The rebound goes to Harry Eakes | 28-40 |
| 16:47 | Samford | Elton Eichner comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 28-40 |
| 16:45 | Tennessee State | Marcus Feldman grabs the board | 28-40 |
| 16:27 | Tennessee State | Michael Poole is whistled for a carry | 28-40 |
| Subs | Samford | Johnny Lewis (SG), Paul Graves (SF), Ronnie Jackson (PF), Mark Reda (C) Douglas Whisenant, Elton Eichner, Harry Eakes, Emanuel Gainey | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Jerry Ratner (SG), Harvey Johnson (SF), Bradley Reichman (PF), Paul Cox (C) Kerry Anderson, Harold Spaeth, Peter Taylor, Michael Poole | |
| 15:58 | Samford | Richard Freeman misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-40 |
| 15:57 | Tennessee State | Jerry Ratner snags the defensive board | 28-40 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Richard Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Lewis (fresh) SF - Paul Graves (fresh) PF - Ronnie Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Reda (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Marcus Feldman (fresh) SG - Jerry Ratner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Harvey Johnson (fresh) PF - Bradley Reichman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Cox (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Tennessee State | Marcus Feldman hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Jerry Ratner | 28-42 |
| 15:29 | Samford | Paul Graves misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Paul Cox - foul #1 on Paul Cox, team foul #2 | 28-42 |
| Subs | Samford | Ulysses Strasser (SF) Mark Reda | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Mike Stewart (PG), Kerry Anderson (SG), Harold Spaeth (SF), Peter Taylor (PF), Michael Poole (C) Marcus Feldman, Jerry Ratner, Harvey Johnson, Bradley Reichman, Paul Cox | |
| 15:29 | Samford | Paul Graves makes the 1st free throw | 29-42 |
| 15:29 | Samford | Paul Graves makes the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 15:18 | Tennessee State | Michael Poole is fouled on the floor by Ulysses Strasser - foul #4 on Ulysses Strasser, team foul #3 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Samford | Harry Eakes (PF), Emanuel Gainey (C) Ulysses Strasser, Ronnie Jackson | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 15:05 | Tennessee State | Peter Taylor misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-42 |
| 15:03 | Samford | Emanuel Gainey gets the rebound | 30-42 |
| 14:45 | Samford | Harry Eakes makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-42 |
| 14:33 | Tennessee State | Peter Taylor can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 32-42 |
| 14:32 | Samford | The rebound goes to Paul Graves | 32-42 |
| 14:23 | Samford | Paul Graves is denied on a layup by Harold Spaeth | 32-42 |
| 14:22 | Tennessee State | Peter Taylor snags the defensive board | 32-42 |
| 14:01 | Tennessee State | Harold Spaeth buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Michael Poole and he's hacked by Johnny Lewis - foul #2 on Johnny Lewis, team foul #4 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Samford | Douglas Whisenant (PG), Elton Eichner (SG) Richard Freeman, Johnny Lewis | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 14:01 | Tennessee State | Harold Spaeth makes the free throw | 32-45 |
| 13:38 | Samford | Douglas Whisenant misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 32-45 |
| 13:36 | Samford | Harry Eakes gets the offensive rebound | 32-45 |
| 13:24 | Samford | Paul Graves banks in the layup | 34-45 |
| 13:07 | Tennessee State | Harold Spaeth buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Michael Poole | 34-47 |
| 12:44 | Samford | Paul Graves misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-47 |
| 12:42 | Tennessee State | Michael Poole grabs the board | 34-47 |
| 12:26 | Tennessee State | Paul Graves steals the ball from Michael Poole | 34-47 |
| 12:23 | Samford | Paul Graves misses the dunk attempt | 34-47 |
| 12:21 | Samford | Emanuel Gainey misses the tip | 34-47 |
| 12:20 | Samford | Paul Graves can't tip it in | 34-47 |
| 12:18 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Emanuel Gainey | 34-47 |
| 11:58 | Samford | Paul Graves clanks a 3 from straight away | 34-47 |
| 11:57 | Tennessee State | Peter Taylor pulls down the rebound | 34-47 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Douglas Whisenant (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Elton Eichner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Graves (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harry Eakes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Emanuel Gainey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Mike Stewart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kerry Anderson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Spaeth (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 stl. PF - Peter Taylor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Poole (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:50 | Tennessee State | Mike Stewart buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Peter Taylor | 34-50 |
| 11:29 | Samford | Elton Eichner makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 36-50 |
| 11:22 | Tennessee State | Harold Spaeth misses the lay-in | 36-50 |
| 11:21 | Tennessee State | Kerry Anderson tips it back up and in | 36-52 |
| 10:54 | Samford | Elton Eichner is fouled on the floor by Mike Stewart - foul #4 on Mike Stewart, team foul #3 | 36-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Johnny Lewis (SG), Richard Freeman (SF), Ronnie Jackson (PF), Mark Reda (C) Elton Eichner, Paul Graves, Harry Eakes, Emanuel Gainey | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Marcus Feldman (PG), Jerry Ratner (SG), Harvey Johnson (SF), Bradley Reichman (PF), Paul Cox (C) Mike Stewart, Kerry Anderson, Harold Spaeth, Peter Taylor, Michael Poole | |
| 10:36 | Samford | Mark Reda drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Ronnie Jackson | 38-52 |
| 10:24 | Tennessee State | Jerry Ratner buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bradley Reichman | 38-54 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 10:19 | Samford | The pull-up jumper by Mark Reda is blocked by Paul Cox | 38-54 |
| 10:17 | Tennessee State | Paul Cox grabs the board | 38-54 |
| 09:55 | Tennessee State | Marcus Feldman knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Harvey Johnson | 38-56 |
| 09:48 | Samford | Douglas Whisenant drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Freeman | 41-56 |
| 09:36 | Tennessee State | Bradley Reichman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-56 |
| 09:34 | Samford | Richard Freeman pulls down the rebound | 41-56 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 09:12 | Samford | Ronnie Jackson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 41-56 |
| 09:10 | Tennessee State | Harvey Johnson snags the defensive board | 41-56 |
| 09:04 | Tennessee State | Paul Cox loses the ball out of bounds | 41-56 |
| Subs | Samford | Elton Eichner (SG) Douglas Whisenant | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Kerry Anderson (SG), Michael Poole (C) Harvey Johnson, Paul Cox | |
| 08:52 | Samford | Elton Eichner can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 41-56 |
| 08:51 | Samford | Mark Reda snags the offensive board | 41-56 |
| 08:40 | Samford | Elton Eichner connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Johnny Lewis | 44-56 |
| 08:27 | Tennessee State | Johnny Lewis steps in front of the Marcus Feldman pass | 44-56 |
| 08:14 | Samford | Richard Freeman is hacked by Jerry Ratner - foul #2 on Jerry Ratner, team foul #4 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Samford | Paul Graves (SF), Harry Eakes (PF), Emanuel Gainey (C) Johnny Lewis, Ronnie Jackson, Mark Reda | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Harold Spaeth (SF), Peter Taylor (PF) Jerry Ratner, Bradley Reichman | |
| 08:02 | Samford | Harry Eakes's floater is tipped away by Michael Poole | 44-56 |
| 08:01 | Samford | Paul Graves grabs the offensive rebound | 44-56 |
| 07:46 | Samford | Richard Freeman scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Elton Eichner | 47-56 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Richard Freeman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Elton Eichner (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Graves (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harry Eakes (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Emanuel Gainey (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Marcus Feldman (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kerry Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Spaeth (fresh) 20 pts. 2 stl. PF - Peter Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Poole (fresh) 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:34 | Tennessee State | Peter Taylor misses the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Elton Eichner - foul #1 on Elton Eichner, team foul #5 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Samford | Ulysses Strasser (SF) Paul Graves | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Mike Stewart (PG) Marcus Feldman | |
| 07:34 | Tennessee State | Peter Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 07:34 | Tennessee State | Peter Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 07:34 | Samford | The rebound goes to Emanuel Gainey | 47-56 |
| 07:29 | Samford | Elton Eichner hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Freeman | 50-56 |
| 07:15 | Tennessee State | Kerry Anderson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-56 |
| 07:14 | Tennessee State | Peter Taylor tips it in | 50-58 |
| 06:58 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-58 |
| 06:57 | Tennessee State | Michael Poole pulls down the rebound | 50-58 |
| 06:32 | Tennessee State | Mike Stewart misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-58 |
| 06:30 | Samford | Harry Eakes grabs the board | 50-58 |
| 06:11 | Samford | Elton Eichner misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 50-58 |
| 06:10 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Kerry Anderson | 50-58 |
| 05:43 | Tennessee State | Harold Spaeth misses the lay-in | 50-58 |
| 05:41 | Samford | Emanuel Gainey grabs the board | 50-58 |
| 05:26 | Samford | Emanuel Gainey knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Freeman | 52-58 |
| 05:04 | Tennessee State | Michael Poole makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Harold Spaeth | 52-61 |
| 04:47 | Samford | Peter Taylor picks off the pass by Ulysses Strasser | 52-61 |
| 04:37 | Tennessee State | Mike Stewart comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-61 |
| 04:36 | Samford | Harry Eakes grabs the board | 52-61 |
| 04:22 | Samford | Elton Eichner hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 52-61 |
| 04:20 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Kerry Anderson | 52-61 |
| 04:14 | Tennessee State | Harry Eakes swats the shot by Kerry Anderson | 52-61 |
| 04:12 | Samford | Harry Eakes gets the rebound | 52-61 |
| 03:53 | Samford | Kerry Anderson steals it from Ulysses Strasser | 52-61 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:31 | Tennessee State | Harold Spaeth connects on the runner in the lane set up by Kerry Anderson | 52-63 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Richard Freeman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Elton Eichner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ulysses Strasser (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 4 pf. PF - Harry Eakes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - Emanuel Gainey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Mike Stewart (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kerry Anderson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harold Spaeth (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 2 stl. PF - Peter Taylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Poole (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:17 | Samford | Emanuel Gainey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-63 |
| 03:15 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Mike Stewart | 52-63 |
| 02:49 | Tennessee State | Michael Poole is hacked by Emanuel Gainey - foul #2 on Emanuel Gainey, team foul #6 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Samford | Douglas Whisenant (PG), Johnny Lewis (SG), Paul Graves (SF), Ronnie Jackson (PF), Mark Reda (C) Richard Freeman, Elton Eichner, Ulysses Strasser, Harry Eakes, Emanuel Gainey | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Marcus Feldman (PG), Jerry Ratner (SG), Harvey Johnson (SF), Bradley Reichman (PF), Paul Cox (C) Mike Stewart, Kerry Anderson, Harold Spaeth, Peter Taylor, Michael Poole | |
| 02:33 | Tennessee State | Marcus Feldman is hacked by Mark Reda - foul #2 on Mark Reda, team foul #7 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Freeman (SF) Douglas Whisenant | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 02:33 | Tennessee State | Marcus Feldman makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 02:33 | Tennessee State | Marcus Feldman makes the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| 02:24 | Samford | Richard Freeman connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Reda | 55-65 |
| 02:24 | Tennessee State | Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-65 |
| Subs | Samford | Douglas Whisenant (PG), Ulysses Strasser (SF) Mark Reda, Richard Freeman | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 02:03 | Tennessee State | Bradley Reichman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-65 |
| 02:01 | Samford | The rebound goes to Paul Graves | 55-65 |
| 01:47 | Samford | Douglas Whisenant makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from Ronnie Jackson | 57-65 |
| 01:47 | Tennessee State | Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-65 |
| Subs | Samford | Elton Eichner (SG), Harry Eakes (PF), Emanuel Gainey (C) Johnny Lewis, Ronnie Jackson, Paul Graves | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Mike Stewart (PG), Kerry Anderson (SG), Harold Spaeth (SF), Peter Taylor (PF), Michael Poole (C) Marcus Feldman, Jerry Ratner, Harvey Johnson, Bradley Reichman, Paul Cox | |
| 01:23 | Tennessee State | Harry Eakes is called for the reach on Harold Spaeth - foul #2 on Harry Eakes, team foul #8 | 57-65 |
| 01:23 | Tennessee State | Harold Spaeth makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 01:23 | Tennessee State | Harold Spaeth makes the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 01:12 | Samford | Douglas Whisenant can't connect on a floater from the right side | 57-67 |
| 01:10 | Samford | Harry Eakes hits the follow up shot | 59-67 |
| 00:41 | Tennessee State | Kerry Anderson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Elton Eichner - foul #2 on Elton Eichner, team foul #9 | 59-67 |
| 00:41 | Tennessee State | Kerry Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:41 | Tennessee State | Kerry Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Samford | Elton Eichner's floater is knocked away by Peter Taylor | 59-69 |
| 00:32 | Tennessee State | Peter Taylor gets the rebound | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Tennessee State | Mike Stewart loses the dribble to Ulysses Strasser | 59-69 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Ulysses Strasser buries a halfcourt shot | 62-69 |