| Lineup | Samford | PG - Sean Utley (fresh) SG - Cecil Wagers (fresh) SF - Huey Scott (fresh) PF - Bruce Marrow (fresh) C - Anthony Bentley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Don Wells (fresh) SG - Rodney Williams (fresh) SF - Reginald Buettner (fresh) PF - Philip Valentin (fresh) C - Murray Hooper (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Austin Peay | Murray Hooper wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:47 | Austin Peay | Reginald Buettner scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 19:45 | Samford | Philip Valentin takes the ball from Cecil Wagers in the backcourt | 0-3 |
| 19:33 | Austin Peay | Rodney Williams hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Murray Hooper | 0-6 |
| 19:17 | Samford | Cecil Wagers hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Huey Scott | 2-6 |
| 18:56 | Austin Peay | Rodney Williams scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Don Wells | 2-9 |
| 18:38 | Samford | Huey Scott buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Cecil Wagers | 5-9 |
| 18:33 | Austin Peay | Murray Hooper's pass is intercepted by Huey Scott | 5-9 |
| 18:29 | Samford | Cecil Wagers hits the finger roll set up by Huey Scott | 7-9 |
| 18:13 | Austin Peay | Anthony Bentley is called for the reach on Murray Hooper - foul #1 on Anthony Bentley, team foul #1 | 7-9 |
| 17:58 | Austin Peay | Rodney Williams clanks a 3 from the left corner | 7-9 |
| 17:57 | Austin Peay | Murray Hooper snags the offensive board | 7-9 |
| 17:37 | Austin Peay | Murray Hooper misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 7-9 |
| 17:35 | Samford | Sean Utley grabs the board | 7-9 |
| 17:23 | Samford | Bruce Marrow lays it in set up by Huey Scott | 9-9 |
| 17:21 | Austin Peay | Sean Utley picks off the pass by Don Wells in the backcourt | 9-9 |
| 17:19 | Samford | Sean Utley slams it home | 11-9 |
| 16:58 | Austin Peay | Rodney Williams connects on the jump hook from close range set up by Don Wells | 11-11 |
| 16:39 | Samford | Anthony Bentley drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Cecil Wagers and the foul's on Murray Hooper - foul #1 on Murray Hooper, team foul #1 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (PG), Kevin Edelen (SG), Myron Knarr (SF), Archie Reed (PF) Sean Utley, Cecil Wagers, Huey Scott, Bruce Marrow | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Joe Brehm (PG), Larry Leland (SG), Mark Wilson (SF), Timothy Weaver (PF), Justin Rogers (C) Don Wells, Rodney Williams, Reginald Buettner, Philip Valentin, Murray Hooper | |
| 16:39 | Samford | Anthony Bentley makes the free throw | 14-11 |
| 16:26 | Austin Peay | Mark Wilson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-11 |
| 16:24 | Samford | Kevin Edelen snags the defensive board | 14-11 |
| 16:14 | Samford | Archie Reed is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Archie Reed, team foul #2 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Samford | Irvin Brewer (SF) Anthony Bentley | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| 15:55 | Austin Peay | Timothy Weaver's floater is tipped away by Myron Knarr | 14-11 |
| 15:53 | Samford | Irvin Brewer snags the defensive board | 14-11 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Leonard Cooke (fresh) SG - Kevin Edelen (fresh) SF - Irvin Brewer (fresh) PF - Myron Knarr (fresh) C - Archie Reed (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Joe Brehm (fresh) SG - Larry Leland (fresh) SF - Mark Wilson (fresh) PF - Timothy Weaver (fresh) C - Justin Rogers (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Samford | Myron Knarr misses the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Justin Rogers - foul #1 on Justin Rogers, team foul #2 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | John Lees (PF) Justin Rogers | |
| 15:43 | Samford | Myron Knarr makes the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 15:43 | Samford | Myron Knarr misses the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 15:43 | Austin Peay | Timothy Weaver snags the defensive board | 15-11 |
| 15:21 | Austin Peay | Mark Wilson lays it in on a great pass from Joe Brehm and the foul's on Leonard Cooke - foul #1 on Leonard Cooke, team foul #3 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Wagers (SG), Luke Watkin (C) Myron Knarr, Archie Reed | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Joseph Sherrell (SG) Joe Brehm | |
| 15:21 | Austin Peay | Mark Wilson makes the free throw | 15-14 |
| 14:58 | Samford | Kevin Edelen hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Leonard Cooke | 18-14 |
| 14:44 | Austin Peay | Larry Leland scores on a 3 from the left wing | 18-17 |
| 14:22 | Samford | Irvin Brewer clanks a runner from the right block but the foul's on John Lees - foul #1 on John Lees, team foul #3 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Samford | Sean Utley (PG), Huey Scott (SF) Leonard Cooke, Kevin Edelen | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Don Wells (PG), Philip Valentin (PF), Justin Rogers (C) Larry Leland, Mark Wilson, Timothy Weaver | |
| 14:22 | Samford | Irvin Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 14:22 | Samford | Irvin Brewer misses the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 14:22 | Austin Peay | Justin Rogers pulls down the rebound | 19-17 |
| 14:00 | Austin Peay | Philip Valentin clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 19-17 |
| 13:59 | Samford | Huey Scott snags the defensive board | 19-17 |
| 13:54 | Samford | Huey Scott misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Joseph Sherrell - foul #1 on Joseph Sherrell, team foul #4 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Samford | Myron Knarr (PF), Archie Reed (C) Irvin Brewer, Luke Watkin | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Joe Brehm (SG), Reginald Buettner (SF) Joseph Sherrell, John Lees | |
| 13:54 | Samford | Huey Scott makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 13:54 | Samford | Huey Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 13:54 | Austin Peay | Philip Valentin grabs the board | 20-17 |
| 13:31 | Austin Peay | Justin Rogers clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Archie Reed - foul #2 on Archie Reed, team foul #4 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Samford | Bruce Marrow (PF), Anthony Bentley (C) Cecil Wagers, Archie Reed | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Rodney Williams (SG) Don Wells | |
| 13:31 | Austin Peay | Justin Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 13:31 | Austin Peay | Justin Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 13:28 | Samford | Sean Utley is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 20-19 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Murray Hooper (C) Justin Rogers | |
| 13:12 | Austin Peay | Anthony Bentley is called for the reach on Joe Brehm - foul #2 on Anthony Bentley, team foul #5 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Samford | Luke Watkin (C) Anthony Bentley | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Don Wells (PG) Joe Brehm | |
| 13:01 | Austin Peay | Reginald Buettner misses the 3 from the left corner | 20-19 |
| 12:59 | Samford | Bruce Marrow grabs the board | 20-19 |
| 12:53 | Samford | Bruce Marrow misses the easy layup | 20-19 |
| 12:52 | Samford | Sean Utley hits the follow up shot | 22-19 |
| 12:38 | Austin Peay | Murray Hooper knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Reginald Buettner | 22-21 |
| 12:36 | Samford | Sean Utley is fouled in the backcourt by Rodney Williams - foul #1 on Rodney Williams, team foul #5 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Wagers (SG) Myron Knarr | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | John Lees (PF), Timothy Weaver (C) Philip Valentin, Murray Hooper | |
| 12:20 | Samford | Cecil Wagers is fouled on the floor by Rodney Williams - foul #2 on Rodney Williams, team foul #6 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (PG), Kevin Edelen (SF) Sean Utley, Huey Scott | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Larry Leland (SG) Rodney Williams | |
| 12:06 | Samford | Kevin Edelen buries a runner near the basket set up by Leonard Cooke | 24-21 |
| 11:52 | Austin Peay | Don Wells scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-24 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Leonard Cooke (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Cecil Wagers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Edelen (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bruce Marrow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Luke Watkin (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Don Wells (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Leland (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Reginald Buettner (tiring) 3 pts. PF - John Lees (fresh) C - Timothy Weaver (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:47 | Samford | Luke Watkin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-24 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Joe Brehm (PG), Mark Wilson (SF) Don Wells, Reginald Buettner | |
| 11:42 | Austin Peay | John Lees misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-24 |
| 11:41 | Austin Peay | Mark Wilson snags the offensive board | 24-24 |
| 11:21 | Austin Peay | Timothy Weaver misses the easy layup | 24-24 |
| 11:19 | Samford | The rebound goes to Bruce Marrow | 24-24 |
| 11:13 | Samford | Bruce Marrow can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left wing | 24-24 |
| 11:11 | Austin Peay | John Lees gets the rebound | 24-24 |
| 10:50 | Austin Peay | Leonard Cooke steals the ball from Timothy Weaver | 24-24 |
| 10:48 | Samford | Cecil Wagers throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-24 |
| Subs | Samford | Sean Utley (PG), Huey Scott (SF), Myron Knarr (PF), Irvin Brewer (C) Leonard Cooke, Kevin Edelen, Bruce Marrow, Luke Watkin | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Don Wells (PG), Joseph Sherrell (SG), Philip Valentin (PF), Justin Rogers (C) Joe Brehm, Larry Leland, John Lees, Timothy Weaver | |
| 10:34 | Austin Peay | Mark Wilson connects on the floater in the lane set up by Don Wells and the foul's on Irvin Brewer - foul #1 on Irvin Brewer, team foul #6 | 24-26 |
| 10:34 | Austin Peay | Mark Wilson misses the free throw | 24-26 |
| 10:34 | Samford | Huey Scott gets the rebound | 24-26 |
| 10:07 | Samford | Sean Utley clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 24-26 |
| 10:05 | Samford | Myron Knarr tips it back up and in | 26-26 |
| 09:39 | Austin Peay | Philip Valentin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 26-26 |
| 09:38 | Austin Peay | Mark Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 09:20 | Austin Peay | Mark Wilson is denied on a layup by Irvin Brewer | 26-26 |
| 09:19 | Austin Peay | Mark Wilson grabs the offensive board | 26-26 |
| 09:04 | Austin Peay | Justin Rogers misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 26-26 |
| 09:03 | Austin Peay | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Wilson | 26-26 |
| 08:48 | Austin Peay | Mark Wilson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 26-26 |
| 08:46 | Austin Peay | Mark Wilson snags the offensive board | 26-26 |
| 08:31 | Austin Peay | Mark Wilson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-26 |
| 08:29 | Samford | Myron Knarr snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| 08:23 | Samford | Justin Rogers is called for the reach on Sean Utley - foul #2 on Justin Rogers, team foul #7 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (SG), Kevin Edelen (SF), Bruce Marrow (PF), Luke Watkin (C) Cecil Wagers, Huey Scott, Myron Knarr, Irvin Brewer | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Joe Brehm (PG), Larry Leland (SG), John Lees (SF), Timothy Weaver (PF), Murray Hooper (C) Don Wells, Joseph Sherrell, Mark Wilson, Philip Valentin, Justin Rogers | |
| 08:23 | Samford | Sean Utley misses the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 08:23 | Austin Peay | The rebound goes to Murray Hooper | 26-26 |
| 08:13 | Austin Peay | Joe Brehm hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-26 |
| 08:11 | Samford | Kevin Edelen gets the rebound | 26-26 |
| 07:53 | Samford | Leonard Cooke makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Sean Utley | 29-26 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Sean Utley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard Cooke (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Edelen (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bruce Marrow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Luke Watkin (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Joe Brehm (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Leland (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Lees (fresh) PF - Timothy Weaver (fresh) C - Murray Hooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Austin Peay | Larry Leland misses short on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Leonard Cooke - foul #2 on Leonard Cooke, team foul #7 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Samford | Huey Scott (SF) Leonard Cooke | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Reginald Buettner (SF) Timothy Weaver | |
| 07:38 | Austin Peay | Larry Leland misses the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 07:38 | Austin Peay | Larry Leland makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 07:18 | Samford | Bruce Marrow is open and scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Kevin Edelen | 31-27 |
| 07:05 | Austin Peay | Joe Brehm connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by John Lees | 31-30 |
| 07:03 | Samford | Larry Leland is called for the reach on Huey Scott in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Leland, team foul #8 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Don Wells (PG) Joe Brehm | |
| 07:03 | Samford | Huey Scott makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 07:03 | Samford | Huey Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 06:49 | Austin Peay | Larry Leland buries a fadeaway from the left side | 33-32 |
| 06:43 | Samford | Luke Watkin loses the dribble to Reginald Buettner | 33-32 |
| 06:26 | Austin Peay | Larry Leland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-32 |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Wagers (SG), Irvin Brewer (C) Huey Scott, Luke Watkin | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Joe Brehm (SG), Timothy Weaver (PF) Larry Leland, John Lees | |
| 06:08 | Samford | Kevin Edelen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 06:07 | Austin Peay | Timothy Weaver snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| 05:46 | Austin Peay | Sean Utley is called for the reach on Murray Hooper - foul #1 on Sean Utley, team foul #8 | 33-32 |
| 05:46 | Austin Peay | Murray Hooper makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 05:46 | Austin Peay | Murray Hooper makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 05:31 | Samford | Cecil Wagers knocks in the shot from close range and the foul's on Reginald Buettner - foul #1 on Reginald Buettner, team foul #9 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Samford | Huey Scott (SF), Myron Knarr (PF) Sean Utley, Bruce Marrow | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | John Lees (SF), Philip Valentin (PF) Reginald Buettner, Murray Hooper | |
| 05:31 | Samford | Cecil Wagers makes the free throw | 36-34 |
| 05:09 | Austin Peay | Philip Valentin loses the ball out of bounds | 36-34 |
| Subs | Samford | Luke Watkin (C) Irvin Brewer | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Larry Leland (SG) Joe Brehm | |
| 05:06 | Samford | Don Wells is called for the reach on Huey Scott in the backcourt - foul #1 on Don Wells, team foul #10 | 36-34 |
| 05:06 | Samford | Huey Scott makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 05:06 | Samford | Huey Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 04:44 | Austin Peay | Larry Leland misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 04:42 | Samford | The rebound goes to Luke Watkin | 38-34 |
| 04:38 | Samford | Cecil Wagers clanks a runner from close range | 38-34 |
| 04:37 | Austin Peay | The rebound goes to John Lees | 38-34 |
| 04:23 | Austin Peay | Philip Valentin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 04:21 | Samford | Luke Watkin grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 04:01 | Samford | Cecil Wagers loses the dribble to Timothy Weaver | 38-34 |
| 03:51 | Austin Peay | John Lees drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Larry Leland | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Kevin Edelen (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cecil Wagers (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Huey Scott (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Myron Knarr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Luke Watkin (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Don Wells (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Leland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Lees (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Philip Valentin (tiring) C - Timothy Weaver (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Samford | Myron Knarr makes the fadeaway from the left block | 40-36 |
| 03:06 | Austin Peay | Philip Valentin misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Luke Watkin - foul #1 on Luke Watkin, team foul #9 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Samford | Sean Utley (PG), Leonard Cooke (SG), Irvin Brewer (SF), Archie Reed (PF), Anthony Bentley (C) Kevin Edelen, Cecil Wagers, Huey Scott, Myron Knarr, Luke Watkin | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Joseph Sherrell (PG), Rodney Williams (SG), Mark Wilson (SF), Justin Rogers (C) Don Wells, Larry Leland, John Lees, Timothy Weaver | |
| 03:06 | Austin Peay | Philip Valentin misses the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 03:06 | Austin Peay | Philip Valentin makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 03:04 | Samford | Sean Utley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-37 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Reginald Buettner (SF) Philip Valentin | |
| 02:56 | Austin Peay | Reginald Buettner drills a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Rodney Williams | 40-39 |
| 02:52 | Samford | Leonard Cooke is called for traveling in the backcourt | 40-39 |
| 02:33 | Austin Peay | Reginald Buettner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-39 |
| 02:15 | Samford | Anthony Bentley misses short on a shot from close range | 40-39 |
| 02:14 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Archie Reed | 40-39 |
| 01:57 | Samford | Anthony Bentley misses short on a floater in the paint | 40-39 |
| 01:55 | Austin Peay | Rodney Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 01:50 | Austin Peay | Irvin Brewer picks off the pass by Mark Wilson | 40-39 |
| 01:34 | Samford | Sean Utley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-39 |
| 01:33 | Austin Peay | Justin Rogers gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 01:29 | Austin Peay | Joseph Sherrell misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-39 |
| 01:27 | Austin Peay | Reginald Buettner grabs the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 01:13 | Austin Peay | Reginald Buettner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-39 |
| 01:11 | Samford | Anthony Bentley gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 00:58 | Samford | Archie Reed makes the wide open fadeaway from close range | 42-39 |
| 00:38 | Austin Peay | Rodney Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-39 |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Wagers (SG), Huey Scott (SF), Bruce Marrow (PF) Leonard Cooke, Irvin Brewer, Archie Reed | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Joe Brehm (PG), Larry Leland (SG), John Lees (SF), Philip Valentin (PF), Murray Hooper (C) Joseph Sherrell, Rodney Williams, Reginald Buettner, Mark Wilson, Justin Rogers | |
| 00:23 | Samford | Cecil Wagers hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Larry Leland - foul #2 on Larry Leland, team foul #11 | 42-39 |
| 00:23 | Samford | Cecil Wagers makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 00:23 | Samford | Cecil Wagers makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 00:05 | Austin Peay | Philip Valentin makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Joe Brehm | 44-42 |
| 00:02 | Samford | Sean Utley travels in the backcourt | 44-42 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Edelen (PG) Sean Utley | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| 00:00 | Austin Peay | Cecil Wagers is called for the reach on Joe Brehm - foul #1 on Cecil Wagers, team foul #10 | 44-42 |
| 00:00 | Austin Peay | Joe Brehm makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 00:00 | Austin Peay | Joe Brehm makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |