| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Donald Buck (fresh) SG - Conrad Gregg (fresh) SF - Andrew Yates (fresh) PF - Matthew Jones (fresh) C - Wiley O'Shey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Randall Culbertson (fresh) SG - Tyler Woody (fresh) SF - James Gardin (fresh) PF - William Pettaway (fresh) C - Thomas Fields (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Thomas Fields wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Samford | Thomas Fields misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Samford | William Pettaway grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Samford | Thomas Fields knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by Randall Culbertson | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Tennessee State | Conrad Gregg connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:59 | Samford | Tyler Woody misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Matthew Jones - foul #1 on Matthew Jones, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:59 | Samford | Tyler Woody makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:59 | Samford | Tyler Woody makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:40 | Tennessee State | Donald Buck can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-4 |
| 18:39 | Samford | James Gardin gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:20 | Samford | William Pettaway misses the easy layup | 2-4 |
| 18:19 | Samford | Randall Culbertson gets the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:08 | Samford | Thomas Fields's pass is intercepted by Conrad Gregg | 2-4 |
| 18:05 | Tennessee State | Donald Buck dunks the ball on a nice dish by Conrad Gregg | 4-4 |
| 17:48 | Samford | James Gardin loses the dribble to Conrad Gregg | 4-4 |
| 17:36 | Tennessee State | Thomas Fields swats the layup by Matthew Jones | 4-4 |
| 17:35 | Samford | Thomas Fields grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 17:20 | Samford | Andrew Yates is called for the reach on Tyler Woody - foul #1 on Andrew Yates, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| 17:04 | Samford | James Gardin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-4 |
| 17:03 | Tennessee State | Wiley O'Shey pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:58 | Tennessee State | Conrad Gregg misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Fields - foul #1 on Thomas Fields, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 16:58 | Tennessee State | Conrad Gregg makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:58 | Tennessee State | Conrad Gregg makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:42 | Samford | Tyler Woody's pass is intercepted by Matthew Jones | 6-4 |
| 16:29 | Tennessee State | Wiley O'Shey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 6-4 |
| 16:28 | Samford | William Pettaway grabs the board | 6-4 |
| 16:10 | Samford | Andrew Yates is called for the reach on Tyler Woody - foul #2 on Andrew Yates, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Nelson (SF) Andrew Yates | |
| Subs | Samford | Gerald Gibson (SF), Mladen Zarnick (C) James Gardin, Thomas Fields | |
| 16:01 | Samford | William Pettaway misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 6-4 |
| 15:59 | Tennessee State | John Nelson grabs the board | 6-4 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Donald Buck (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Conrad Gregg (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Nelson (fresh) PF - Matthew Jones (fresh) C - Wiley O'Shey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Randall Culbertson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tyler Woody (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gerald Gibson (fresh) PF - William Pettaway (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mladen Zarnick (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Tennessee State | John Nelson double dribbles | 6-4 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Cedric Larkin (PG), Craig Larocca (SF), Brandon Gunter (C) Randall Culbertson, Tyler Woody, William Pettaway | |
| 15:21 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Cedric Larkin | 6-6 |
| 15:05 | Tennessee State | John Nelson misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 6-6 |
| 15:04 | Tennessee State | Matthew Jones tips it in | 8-6 |
| 14:46 | Samford | Cedric Larkin clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Donald Buck - foul #1 on Donald Buck, team foul #4 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Nelson Johnson (PG), Ronald Kelly (SF), George Ohman (PF), Robert Owens (C) Donald Buck, Conrad Gregg, Matthew Jones, Wiley O'Shey | |
| Subs | Samford | James Gardin (SF) Craig Larocca | |
| 14:46 | Samford | Cedric Larkin makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 14:46 | Samford | Cedric Larkin misses the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 14:46 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick gets the offensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 14:31 | Samford | Brandon Gunter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-7 |
| 14:29 | Tennessee State | John Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 14:26 | Tennessee State | Nelson Johnson is hacked by Cedric Larkin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Cedric Larkin, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Randall Culbertson (PG), Tyler Woody (SG), William Pettaway (PF), Thomas Fields (C) Cedric Larkin, Gerald Gibson, Mladen Zarnick, Brandon Gunter | |
| 14:17 | Tennessee State | George Ohman lays it up and in set up by Nelson Johnson | 10-7 |
| 13:54 | Samford | Tyler Woody steps out of bounds on the sideline | 10-7 |
| 13:43 | Tennessee State | Randall Culbertson is called for the reach on John Nelson - foul #1 on Randall Culbertson, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Conrad Gregg (SG) Ronald Kelly | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 13:34 | Tennessee State | George Ohman clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-7 |
| 13:33 | Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to George Ohman | 10-7 |
| 13:21 | Tennessee State | Robert Owens knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Nelson Johnson | 12-7 |
| 13:04 | Samford | William Pettaway connects on the turnaround from close range set up by Tyler Woody and the foul's on Conrad Gregg - foul #1 on Conrad Gregg, team foul #5 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Donald Buck (PG), Matthew Jones (PF), Wiley O'Shey (C) Nelson Johnson, George Ohman, Robert Owens | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 13:04 | Samford | William Pettaway makes the free throw | 12-10 |
| 12:42 | Tennessee State | Donald Buck can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-10 |
| 12:41 | Samford | Thomas Fields grabs the defensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 12:36 | Samford | Randall Culbertson hits a floater from the left wing set up by Tyler Woody | 12-12 |
| 12:12 | Tennessee State | Donald Buck makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Conrad Gregg | 15-12 |
| 11:53 | Samford | Wiley O'Shey blocks the short jumper by William Pettaway | 15-12 |
| 11:51 | Samford | William Pettaway snags the offensive board | 15-12 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Donald Buck (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Conrad Gregg (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Nelson (fairly fresh) PF - Matthew Jones (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wiley O'Shey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Randall Culbertson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tyler Woody (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Gardin (fairly fresh) PF - William Pettaway (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Fields (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Samford | William Pettaway is fouled on the floor by John Nelson - foul #1 on John Nelson, team foul #6 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ronald Kelly (SF) John Nelson | |
| Subs | Samford | Cedric Larkin (PG), Gerald Gibson (SG), Craig Larocca (SF), Mladen Zarnick (PF), Brandon Gunter (C) Randall Culbertson, Tyler Woody, James Gardin, William Pettaway, Thomas Fields | |
| 11:21 | Samford | Wiley O'Shey steals it from Brandon Gunter | 15-12 |
| 11:10 | Tennessee State | Conrad Gregg is fouled on the floor by Brandon Gunter - foul #1 on Brandon Gunter, team foul #4 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Nelson Johnson (SG), George Ohman (PF) Conrad Gregg, Matthew Jones | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 11:00 | Tennessee State | George Ohman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Mladen Zarnick - foul #1 on Mladen Zarnick, team foul #5 | 15-12 |
| 11:00 | Tennessee State | George Ohman makes the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 11:00 | Tennessee State | George Ohman makes the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 10:41 | Samford | Craig Larocca drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Gerald Gibson | 17-15 |
| 10:28 | Tennessee State | Wiley O'Shey misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 17-15 |
| 10:27 | Samford | Craig Larocca grabs the board | 17-15 |
| 10:23 | Samford | Gerald Gibson comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Nelson Johnson - foul #1 on Nelson Johnson, team foul #7 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Nelson (SG), Robert Owens (C) Nelson Johnson, Wiley O'Shey | |
| Subs | Samford | Randall Culbertson (PG) Craig Larocca | |
| 10:23 | Samford | Gerald Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 10:23 | Samford | Gerald Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 10:16 | Tennessee State | Robert Owens blows the layup | 17-17 |
| 10:15 | Tennessee State | Robert Owens tips it back up and in | 19-17 |
| 09:51 | Samford | Brandon Gunter misses short on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Ronald Kelly - foul #1 on Ronald Kelly, team foul #8 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Nelson Johnson (PG), Conrad Gregg (SG), Matthew Jones (PF) Donald Buck, Ronald Kelly, Robert Owens | |
| Subs | Samford | Tyler Woody (SG), James Gardin (SF), William Pettaway (PF) Gerald Gibson, Cedric Larkin, Mladen Zarnick | |
| 09:51 | Samford | Brandon Gunter makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 09:51 | Samford | Brandon Gunter misses the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 09:51 | Tennessee State | Matthew Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 19-18 |
| 09:31 | Tennessee State | John Nelson misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Gardin - foul #1 on James Gardin, team foul #6 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Mladen Zarnick (C) Brandon Gunter | |
| 09:31 | Tennessee State | John Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 09:31 | Tennessee State | John Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 09:14 | Samford | George Ohman steals the ball from William Pettaway | 21-18 |
| 08:53 | Tennessee State | John Nelson drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Conrad Gregg | 24-18 |
| 08:33 | Samford | William Pettaway banks in the layup on a great pass from Randall Culbertson | 24-20 |
| 08:12 | Tennessee State | John Nelson double dribbles | 24-20 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Donald Buck (PG), Ronald Kelly (SF), Wiley O'Shey (C) Nelson Johnson, John Nelson, George Ohman | |
| Subs | Samford | Cedric Larkin (PG), Thomas Fields (C) Randall Culbertson, Mladen Zarnick | |
| 07:54 | Samford | Ronald Kelly steals it from William Pettaway | 24-20 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Donald Buck (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Conrad Gregg (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Kelly (fresh) PF - Matthew Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wiley O'Shey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Cedric Larkin (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tyler Woody (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Gardin (fresh) PF - William Pettaway (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Fields (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:46 | Tennessee State | Wiley O'Shey hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Donald Buck and the foul's on James Gardin - foul #2 on James Gardin, team foul #7 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Robert Owens (PF) Matthew Jones | |
| Subs | Samford | Gerald Gibson (SF), Mladen Zarnick (PF) James Gardin, William Pettaway | |
| 07:46 | Tennessee State | Wiley O'Shey misses the free throw | 26-20 |
| 07:46 | Samford | Thomas Fields grabs the defensive rebound | 26-20 |
| 07:17 | Samford | Thomas Fields blows the layup but he's fouled by Robert Owens - foul #1 on Robert Owens, team foul #9 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Nelson (SF) Ronald Kelly | |
| Subs | Samford | Craig Larocca (SF) Tyler Woody | |
| 07:17 | Samford | Thomas Fields misses the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 07:17 | Samford | Thomas Fields misses the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 07:17 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick snags the offensive board | 26-20 |
| 07:07 | Samford | Gerald Gibson misses the easy layup | 26-20 |
| 07:06 | Tennessee State | Wiley O'Shey pulls down the rebound | 26-20 |
| 06:56 | Tennessee State | John Nelson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 26-20 |
| 06:54 | Tennessee State | Wiley O'Shey grabs the offensive rebound | 26-20 |
| 06:35 | Tennessee State | Conrad Gregg's pass is intercepted by Gerald Gibson | 26-20 |
| 06:32 | Samford | Gerald Gibson can't finish the layup | 26-20 |
| 06:30 | Tennessee State | Robert Owens snags the defensive board | 26-20 |
| 06:18 | Tennessee State | Robert Owens is called for a backcourt violation | 26-20 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ronald Kelly (SF), Matthew Jones (PF) Conrad Gregg, Robert Owens | |
| Subs | Samford | Randall Culbertson (PG), William Pettaway (PF) Craig Larocca, Mladen Zarnick | |
| 06:04 | Samford | Randall Culbertson is hacked by Matthew Jones - foul #2 on Matthew Jones, team foul #10 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | George Ohman (PF) Matthew Jones | |
| Subs | Samford | Tyler Woody (SG) Cedric Larkin | |
| 06:04 | Samford | Randall Culbertson makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 06:04 | Samford | Randall Culbertson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 05:43 | Tennessee State | John Nelson comes up short on the jumper from close range | 26-22 |
| 05:41 | Samford | Randall Culbertson snags the defensive board | 26-22 |
| 05:31 | Samford | Ronald Kelly is called for the reach on William Pettaway - foul #2 on Ronald Kelly, team foul #11 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Nelson Johnson (SG) Ronald Kelly | |
| Subs | Samford | Mladen Zarnick (C) Thomas Fields | |
| 05:31 | Samford | William Pettaway makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 05:31 | Samford | William Pettaway makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 05:16 | Tennessee State | Donald Buck knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by George Ohman | 28-24 |
| 04:47 | Samford | William Pettaway misses the easy layup | 28-24 |
| 04:46 | Tennessee State | Donald Buck grabs the board | 28-24 |
| 04:24 | Tennessee State | William Pettaway steps in front of the George Ohman pass | 28-24 |
| 04:11 | Samford | William Pettaway misses badly on a shot from the right block | 28-24 |
| 04:09 | Tennessee State | Wiley O'Shey gets the rebound | 28-24 |
| 03:56 | Tennessee State | John Nelson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 28-24 |
| 03:54 | Tennessee State | Nelson Johnson grabs the offensive board | 28-24 |
| 03:43 | Tennessee State | George Ohman misses the floater from the right block | 28-24 |
| 03:41 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick gets the rebound | 28-24 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Donald Buck (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nelson Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Nelson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - George Ohman (fresh) 4 pts. C - Wiley O'Shey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Randall Culbertson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tyler Woody (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Gibson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Pettaway (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Mladen Zarnick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Samford | Donald Buck is called for the reach on Randall Culbertson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Buck, team foul #12 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Conrad Gregg (SG), Andrew Yates (SF), Matthew Jones (PF), Robert Owens (C) Donald Buck, John Nelson, George Ohman, Wiley O'Shey | |
| Subs | Samford | Cedric Larkin (SG), James Gardin (SF), Thomas Fields (C) Tyler Woody, Gerald Gibson, William Pettaway | |
| 03:39 | Samford | Randall Culbertson misses the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 03:39 | Samford | Randall Culbertson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 03:23 | Tennessee State | Nelson Johnson is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Nelson Johnson, team foul #13 | 28-25 |
| 03:15 | Samford | Thomas Fields throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-25 |
| 02:58 | Tennessee State | Conrad Gregg comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 28-25 |
| 02:57 | Samford | The rebound goes to Mladen Zarnick | 28-25 |
| 02:35 | Samford | Thomas Fields can't connect on a shot from the right side | 28-25 |
| 02:33 | Tennessee State | Robert Owens pulls down the rebound | 28-25 |
| 02:22 | Tennessee State | Andrew Yates connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-25 |
| 02:09 | Samford | Thomas Fields clanks a runner from the baseline | 31-25 |
| 02:08 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick hits the follow up shot | 31-27 |
| 01:46 | Tennessee State | Matthew Jones hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 31-27 |
| 01:45 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick pulls down the rebound | 31-27 |
| 01:29 | Samford | Cedric Larkin buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Randall Culbertson | 31-29 |
| 01:09 | Tennessee State | Robert Owens misses the easy layup | 31-29 |
| 01:08 | Tennessee State | Matthew Jones hits the follow up shot | 33-29 |
| 00:48 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Andrew Yates - foul #3 on Andrew Yates, team foul #14 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Donald Buck (PG), John Nelson (SF), George Ohman (PF), Wiley O'Shey (C) Nelson Johnson, Andrew Yates, Matthew Jones, Robert Owens | |
| Subs | Samford | Tyler Woody (SG), William Pettaway (PF) Randall Culbertson, Thomas Fields | |
| 00:48 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 00:48 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 00:36 | Tennessee State | George Ohman scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Donald Buck | 35-31 |
| 00:28 | Samford | William Pettaway hits a jumper in the paint set up by Cedric Larkin and he's hacked by George Ohman - foul #1 on George Ohman, team foul #15 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Howard Edgar (PG), Gerald Gibson (SF), Brandon Gunter (C) Cedric Larkin, James Gardin, Mladen Zarnick | |
| 00:28 | Samford | William Pettaway makes the free throw | 35-34 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee State | Conrad Gregg hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Donald Buck | 38-34 |
| 00:01 | Samford | John Nelson takes the ball from Tyler Woody | 38-34 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee State | John Nelson comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 38-34 |