| Lineup | Samford | PG - Terry Langston (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ian Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Topete (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Bert Dunagan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Fredric Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Steven Eaton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Cribbs (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Koenig (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Beachum (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Israel Bell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | William Topete inbounds the ball | 47-38 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Samford | Ian Cox misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Israel Bell - foul #3 on Israel Bell, team foul #1 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Richard Carter (C) Israel Bell | |
| 19:38 | Samford | Ian Cox makes the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 19:38 | Samford | Ian Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 19:22 | Jacksonville State | Christopher Cribbs can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-38 |
| 19:21 | Samford | William Topete snags the defensive board | 49-38 |
| 19:12 | Samford | William Topete misses the easy layup | 49-38 |
| 19:11 | Jacksonville State | Steven Eaton grabs the board | 49-38 |
| 18:50 | Jacksonville State | Ian Cox is called for the reach on Christopher Cribbs - foul #3 on Ian Cox, team foul #1 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Neil (SG) Ian Cox | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 18:26 | Jacksonville State | James Beachum comes up short on the shot from close range | 49-38 |
| 18:25 | Samford | Fredric Smith grabs the board | 49-38 |
| 18:14 | Samford | William Topete hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-38 |
| 18:13 | Samford | Bert Dunagan tips it in | 51-38 |
| 17:58 | Jacksonville State | James Beachum can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-38 |
| 17:56 | Samford | Steven Neil pulls down the rebound | 51-38 |
| 17:37 | Samford | Steven Eaton picks off the pass by William Topete | 51-38 |
| 17:20 | Jacksonville State | James Beachum misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Bert Dunagan - foul #1 on Bert Dunagan, team foul #2 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Bryan Gomes (SF), Maurice Parish (C) William Topete, Fredric Smith | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Brian Patterson (SF) John Koenig | |
| 17:20 | Jacksonville State | James Beachum makes the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 17:20 | Jacksonville State | James Beachum makes the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 17:05 | Samford | Bert Dunagan travels with the ball | 51-40 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | James Kinder (C) James Beachum | |
| 16:54 | Jacksonville State | Steven Eaton is fouled on the floor by Terry Langston - foul #2 on Terry Langston, team foul #3 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Antwan Hudson (SG), Hugo Fenner (C) Christopher Cribbs, Richard Carter | |
| 16:32 | Jacksonville State | Antwan Hudson hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Eaton | 51-43 |
| 16:13 | Samford | Terry Langston loses the dribble to Brian Patterson | 51-43 |
| 16:10 | Jacksonville State | Antwan Hudson lays it in on a great pass from Brian Patterson | 51-45 |
| 15:51 | Samford | Maurice Parish hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Bert Dunagan | 53-45 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Terry Langston (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Neil (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bryan Gomes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bert Dunagan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Maurice Parish (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Steven Eaton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Antwan Hudson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brian Patterson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Kinder (fresh) C - Hugo Fenner (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Jacksonville State | Brian Patterson comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Bryan Gomes - foul #1 on Bryan Gomes, team foul #4 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski (PG), Ian Cox (SG), William Topete (SF), Fredric Smith (C) Terry Langston, Steven Neil, Bert Dunagan, Maurice Parish | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Frank Caldwell (PG), Christopher Cribbs (SG), James Beachum (PF), Israel Bell (C) Steven Eaton, Antwan Hudson, James Kinder, Hugo Fenner | |
| 15:33 | Jacksonville State | Brian Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 15:33 | Jacksonville State | Brian Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 15:23 | Samford | Bryan Gomes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-47 |
| 15:21 | Jacksonville State | James Beachum snags the defensive board | 53-47 |
| 15:01 | Jacksonville State | Israel Bell connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Frank Caldwell | 53-50 |
| 14:41 | Samford | Ian Cox is fouled on the floor by James Beachum - foul #2 on James Beachum, team foul #2 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Samford | Terry Langston (PG) Edward Zdrojkowski | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | John Koenig (SF) Brian Patterson | |
| 14:24 | Samford | Bryan Gomes hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Ian Cox | 55-50 |
| 14:14 | Jacksonville State | Israel Bell misses the fadeaway from the right side | 55-50 |
| 14:13 | Samford | Fredric Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 13:51 | Samford | Fredric Smith drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by William Topete | 58-50 |
| 13:36 | Jacksonville State | Israel Bell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-50 |
| 13:35 | Samford | William Topete pulls down the rebound | 58-50 |
| 13:29 | Samford | Terry Langston hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 58-50 |
| 13:27 | Jacksonville State | Christopher Cribbs grabs the defensive rebound | 58-50 |
| 13:00 | Jacksonville State | Christopher Cribbs connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Frank Caldwell | 58-53 |
| 12:39 | Samford | Terry Langston hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-53 |
| 12:38 | Jacksonville State | John Koenig grabs the board | 58-53 |
| 12:22 | Jacksonville State | James Beachum misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 58-53 |
| 12:21 | Samford | Fredric Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 12:16 | Samford | Terry Langston clanks a 3 from straight away | 58-53 |
| 12:15 | Samford | Bryan Gomes hits the follow up shot | 60-53 |
| 12:10 | Jacksonville State | John Koenig loses the dribble to Ian Cox | 60-53 |
| 12:06 | Samford | Terry Langston banks in the layup on a great pass from Ian Cox | 62-53 |
| 11:46 | Jacksonville State | Israel Bell misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 62-53 |
| 11:45 | Samford | Bryan Gomes grabs the board | 62-53 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Terry Langston (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ian Cox (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - William Topete (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bryan Gomes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Fredric Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Frank Caldwell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Cribbs (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Koenig (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Beachum (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Israel Bell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:25 | Samford | Bryan Gomes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 62-53 |
| 11:23 | Samford | Terry Langston tips it in | 64-53 |
| 11:08 | Jacksonville State | Ian Cox picks off the pass by Israel Bell | 64-53 |
| 11:03 | Samford | Terry Langston connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Bryan Gomes | 67-53 |
| 10:46 | Jacksonville State | Israel Bell comes up short on the floater near the basket | 67-53 |
| 10:45 | Samford | Fredric Smith snags the defensive board | 67-53 |
| 10:26 | Samford | William Topete scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-53 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 10:12 | Jacksonville State | Israel Bell is fouled on the floor by Fredric Smith - foul #1 on Fredric Smith, team foul #5 | 70-53 |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Neil (PG), Edward Zdrojkowski (SG), Gordon Kimsey (SF), Bert Dunagan (PF), Maurice Parish (C) Terry Langston, Ian Cox, William Topete, Bryan Gomes, Fredric Smith | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Steven Eaton (PG), Antwan Hudson (SG), Brian Patterson (SF), Richard Carter (PF), James Kinder (C) Frank Caldwell, Christopher Cribbs, John Koenig, James Beachum, Israel Bell | |
| 10:02 | Jacksonville State | Steven Eaton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 70-53 |
| 10:00 | Samford | Gordon Kimsey gets the rebound | 70-53 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 09:43 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 70-53 |
| 09:42 | Jacksonville State | Richard Carter snags the defensive board | 70-53 |
| 09:36 | Jacksonville State | Antwan Hudson clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 70-53 |
| 09:34 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 70-53 |
| 09:29 | Samford | Gordon Kimsey is hacked by Brian Patterson - foul #1 on Brian Patterson, team foul #3 | 70-53 |
| 09:06 | Samford | Gordon Kimsey misses the jump hook from the left block | 70-53 |
| 09:05 | Jacksonville State | James Kinder gets the rebound | 70-53 |
| 08:50 | Jacksonville State | Brian Patterson buries a floater from the right side | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 08:35 | Samford | Maurice Parish jams it set up by Gordon Kimsey | 72-55 |
| 08:17 | Jacksonville State | James Kinder lays it in on a nice dish by Brian Patterson | 72-57 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 08:06 | Samford | Maurice Parish makes the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Gordon Kimsey | 74-57 |
| 07:46 | Jacksonville State | Steven Neil is called for the reach on Steven Eaton - foul #1 on Steven Neil, team foul #6 | 74-57 |
| Subs | Samford | Terry Langston (PG), William Topete (SF) Edward Zdrojkowski, Gordon Kimsey | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Christopher Cribbs (SG), Hugo Fenner (C) Antwan Hudson, James Kinder | |
| 07:38 | Jacksonville State | Steven Eaton knocks in the shot from the right wing | 74-59 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Terry Langston (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Neil (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Topete (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bert Dunagan (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Maurice Parish (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Steven Eaton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Cribbs (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Patterson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Hugo Fenner (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Samford | Bert Dunagan hits the finger roll | 76-59 |
| 07:17 | Jacksonville State | Christopher Cribbs is fouled on the floor by Steven Neil - foul #2 on Steven Neil, team foul #7 | 76-59 |
| Subs | Samford | Ian Cox (SG), Fredric Smith (C) Steven Neil, Maurice Parish | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | John Koenig (SF), Israel Bell (C) Brian Patterson, Richard Carter | |
| 07:17 | Jacksonville State | Christopher Cribbs makes the 1st free throw | 76-60 |
| 07:17 | Jacksonville State | Christopher Cribbs makes the 2nd free throw | 76-61 |
| 07:01 | Samford | Terry Langston clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 76-61 |
| 07:00 | Samford | Bert Dunagan grabs the offensive rebound | 76-61 |
| 06:48 | Samford | Terry Langston misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 76-61 |
| 06:47 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Christopher Cribbs | 76-61 |
| 06:32 | Jacksonville State | Israel Bell connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Steven Eaton | 76-64 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 06:17 | Samford | William Topete clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 76-64 |
| 06:15 | Samford | Ian Cox pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-64 |
| 06:10 | Samford | Fredric Smith comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 76-64 |
| 06:08 | Samford | Terry Langston grabs the offensive rebound | 76-64 |
| 05:57 | Samford | Bert Dunagan misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Israel Bell - foul #4 on Israel Bell, team foul #4 | 76-64 |
| Subs | Samford | Bryan Gomes (SF), Maurice Parish (C) William Topete, Fredric Smith | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Frank Caldwell (PG), Brian Patterson (SF), James Beachum (PF) Steven Eaton, John Koenig, Hugo Fenner | |
| 05:57 | Samford | Bert Dunagan makes the 1st free throw | 77-64 |
| 05:57 | Samford | Bert Dunagan makes the 2nd free throw | 78-64 |
| 05:38 | Jacksonville State | Brian Patterson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 78-64 |
| 05:36 | Samford | Bert Dunagan pulls down the rebound | 78-64 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:16 | Samford | Maurice Parish clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Israel Bell - foul #5 on Israel Bell, team foul #5 | 78-64 |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Neil (SG), Gordon Kimsey (SF) Ian Cox, Bert Dunagan | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Antwan Hudson (SG), Richard Carter (C) Christopher Cribbs, Israel Bell | |
| 05:16 | Samford | Maurice Parish makes the 1st free throw | 79-64 |
| 05:16 | Samford | Maurice Parish misses the 2nd free throw | 79-64 |
| 05:16 | Jacksonville State | James Beachum grabs the board | 79-64 |
| 05:13 | Jacksonville State | Steven Neil steals the ball from Frank Caldwell in the backcourt | 79-64 |
| 04:51 | Samford | Gordon Kimsey misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 79-64 |
| 04:50 | Jacksonville State | James Beachum snags the defensive board | 79-64 |
| 04:31 | Jacksonville State | James Beachum buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Frank Caldwell | 79-66 |
| 04:09 | Samford | Terry Langston is hacked by Antwan Hudson - foul #1 on Antwan Hudson, team foul #6 | 79-66 |
| Subs | Samford | William Topete (SF) Gordon Kimsey | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Steven Eaton (PG), Christopher Cribbs (SG), John Koenig (SF), James Kinder (C) Frank Caldwell, Antwan Hudson, Brian Patterson, James Beachum | |
| 03:45 | Samford | Bryan Gomes misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 79-66 |
| 03:43 | Samford | Maurice Parish can't tip it in | 79-66 |
| 03:42 | Jacksonville State | John Koenig gets the rebound | 79-66 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Terry Langston (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Neil (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Topete (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bryan Gomes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Maurice Parish (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Steven Eaton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Cribbs (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Koenig (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - James Kinder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Jacksonville State | Maurice Parish takes the ball from Christopher Cribbs | 79-66 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Samford | Bryan Gomes makes the floater from the baseline | 81-66 |
| 03:01 | Jacksonville State | Steven Eaton hits a floater from just outside the lane | 81-68 |
| 03:01 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-68 |
| Subs | Samford | Ian Cox (SG), Bert Dunagan (PF), Fredric Smith (C) Steven Neil, Bryan Gomes, Maurice Parish | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | James Beachum (PF) James Kinder | |
| 02:34 | Samford | Bert Dunagan comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Christopher Cribbs - foul #3 on Christopher Cribbs, team foul #7 | 81-68 |
| 02:34 | Samford | Bert Dunagan misses the 1st free throw | 81-68 |
| 02:34 | Samford | Bert Dunagan misses the 2nd free throw | 81-68 |
| 02:34 | Jacksonville State | Richard Carter snags the defensive board | 81-68 |
| 02:18 | Jacksonville State | James Beachum misses the lay-in | 81-68 |
| 02:17 | Samford | Bert Dunagan grabs the defensive rebound | 81-68 |
| 01:57 | Samford | Ian Cox misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 81-68 |
| 01:55 | Samford | Fredric Smith grabs the offensive board | 81-68 |
| 01:39 | Samford | Terry Langston knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Topete | 84-68 |
| 01:30 | Jacksonville State | James Beachum can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 84-68 |
| 01:28 | Jacksonville State | Christopher Cribbs misses the tip | 84-68 |
| 01:26 | Samford | William Topete pulls down the rebound | 84-68 |
| 00:59 | Samford | William Topete misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 84-68 |
| 00:58 | Jacksonville State | Christopher Cribbs grabs the defensive rebound | 84-68 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Jacksonville State | John Koenig slams it home and the foul's on Terry Langston - foul #3 on Terry Langston, team foul #8 | 84-70 |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Neil (PG), Edward Zdrojkowski (SG), Gordon Kimsey (SF), Bryan Gomes (PF), Maurice Parish (C) Terry Langston, Ian Cox, William Topete, Bert Dunagan, Fredric Smith | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Frank Caldwell (PG), Antwan Hudson (SG), James Kinder (C) Steven Eaton, Christopher Cribbs, James Beachum | |
| 00:52 | Jacksonville State | John Koenig misses the free throw | 84-70 |
| 00:52 | Jacksonville State | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Carter | 84-70 |
| 00:48 | Jacksonville State | Frank Caldwell knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by John Koenig | 84-72 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Samford | Maurice Parish clanks a jumper from the right wing | 84-72 |
| 00:26 | Jacksonville State | Richard Carter gets the rebound | 84-72 |
| 00:19 | Jacksonville State | Frank Caldwell knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Antwan Hudson | 84-74 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Steven Neil runs out the clock | 84-74 |