| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jeremy Peck (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Williams (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Lino Zarrineh (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Branko Lakowski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Albert Kingston (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Olmeda (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donald Callaham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Walker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jonathan Grego (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh inbounds the ball | 28-21 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Donald Callaham - foul #2 on Donald Callaham, team foul #1 | 28-21 |
| 19:31 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh misses the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 19:31 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh misses the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 19:31 | Jacksonville State | William Walker gets the rebound | 28-21 |
| 19:07 | Jacksonville State | Jonathan Grego hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-21 |
| 19:06 | Jacksonville State | Albert Kingston grabs the offensive board | 28-21 |
| 18:51 | Jacksonville State | Albert Kingston works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-21 |
| 18:49 | Jacksonville State | William Walker gets the offensive rebound | 28-21 |
| 18:30 | Jacksonville State | William Walker blows the layup but the foul's on Mark Jackson - foul #1 on Mark Jackson, team foul #1 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Wheeler (PG), Michael Walker (C) Lino Zarrineh, Branko Lakowski | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 18:30 | Jacksonville State | William Walker makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 18:30 | Jacksonville State | William Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 18:07 | Samford | Mark Jackson is called for traveling | 28-23 |
| Subs | Samford | Lino Zarrineh (SF), Harold Pierce (PF) Donald Williams, Michael Walker | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 17:53 | Jacksonville State | Harold Pierce blocks the jumper by William Walker | 28-23 |
| 17:52 | Samford | Harold Pierce grabs the board | 28-23 |
| 17:23 | Samford | Jeremy Peck misses long on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Jonathan Grego - foul #1 on Jonathan Grego, team foul #2 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Williams (SG), Branko Lakowski (SF), Michael Walker (C) Robert Wheeler, Lino Zarrineh, Harold Pierce | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 17:23 | Samford | Jeremy Peck makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 17:23 | Samford | Jeremy Peck makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 17:09 | Jacksonville State | Donald Callaham is called for traveling | 30-23 |
| Subs | Samford | Lino Zarrineh (SF) Mark Jackson | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Michael Christenson (C) Jonathan Grego | |
| 16:50 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Donald Williams | 32-23 |
| 16:34 | Jacksonville State | Donald Callaham misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-23 |
| 16:32 | Jacksonville State | Michael Christenson gets the offensive rebound | 32-23 |
| 16:20 | Jacksonville State | Tony Olmeda scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Christenson | 32-26 |
| 15:51 | Samford | Jeremy Peck scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Donald Williams | 35-26 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jeremy Peck (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Williams (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Lino Zarrineh (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Branko Lakowski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Walker (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Albert Kingston (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Olmeda (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Donald Callaham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Walker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Christenson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Jacksonville State | Donald Callaham knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-29 |
| 15:12 | Samford | Michael Walker misses badly on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Michael Christenson - foul #2 on Michael Christenson, team foul #3 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Wheeler (PG), Mark Jackson (SF), Harold Pierce (PF) Donald Williams, Lino Zarrineh, Branko Lakowski | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Thomas Whaley (PG), James Ziek (SG), Lawrence Turner (PF), Jonathan Grego (C) Albert Kingston, Tony Olmeda, Donald Callaham, William Walker | |
| 15:12 | Samford | Michael Walker misses the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 15:12 | Samford | Michael Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 15:12 | Jacksonville State | Lawrence Turner pulls down the rebound | 35-29 |
| 14:54 | Jacksonville State | James Ziek's layup is rejected by Harold Pierce | 35-29 |
| 14:53 | Samford | Harold Pierce snags the defensive board | 35-29 |
| 14:29 | Samford | Mark Jackson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 35-29 |
| 14:27 | Jacksonville State | Jonathan Grego grabs the defensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 14:18 | Jacksonville State | Michael Christenson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-29 |
| Subs | Samford | Lino Zarrineh (SF), Branko Lakowski (PF) Harold Pierce, Michael Walker | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 13:56 | Samford | Lawrence Turner is called for the reach on Lino Zarrineh - foul #2 on Lawrence Turner, team foul #4 | 35-29 |
| 13:37 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-29 |
| 13:35 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh grabs the offensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 13:12 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh comes up short on the runner from close range | 35-29 |
| 13:10 | Samford | Mark Jackson tips it home | 37-29 |
| 12:56 | Jacksonville State | Michael Christenson is whistled for traveling | 37-29 |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Williams (SG), Harold Pierce (PF) Robert Wheeler, Lino Zarrineh | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Albert Kingston (PG), Tony Olmeda (SG), Donald Callaham (SF), William Walker (PF) Thomas Whaley, James Ziek, Michael Christenson, Lawrence Turner | |
| 12:37 | Samford | Harold Pierce connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-29 |
| 12:18 | Jacksonville State | Albert Kingston is fouled on the floor by Mark Jackson - foul #2 on Mark Jackson, team foul #2 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Samford | Lino Zarrineh (SF), Michael Walker (C) Branko Lakowski, Harold Pierce | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | George Ledger (C) Jonathan Grego | |
| 12:03 | Jacksonville State | Albert Kingston loses the dribble to Lino Zarrineh | 39-29 |
| 11:38 | Samford | William Walker blocks the short jumper by Mark Jackson | 39-29 |
| 11:36 | Jacksonville State | William Walker gets the rebound | 39-29 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jeremy Peck (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Williams (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Lino Zarrineh (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mark Jackson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Walker (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Albert Kingston (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Olmeda (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Donald Callaham (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - George Ledger (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Jacksonville State | Albert Kingston can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 39-29 |
| 11:31 | Samford | The rebound goes to Lino Zarrineh | 39-29 |
| 11:08 | Samford | William Walker is called for the reach on Michael Walker - foul #3 on William Walker, team foul #5 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Wheeler (PG), Branko Lakowski (SF), Harold Pierce (PF) Donald Williams, Lino Zarrineh, Michael Walker | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Jonathan Grego (C) George Ledger | |
| 10:49 | Samford | Mark Jackson drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jeremy Peck and he's hacked by Jonathan Grego - foul #2 on Jonathan Grego, team foul #6 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Samford | Lino Zarrineh (SF) Harold Pierce | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 10:49 | Samford | Mark Jackson makes the free throw | 42-29 |
| 10:32 | Jacksonville State | Donald Callaham misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-29 |
| 10:30 | Samford | Branko Lakowski snags the defensive board | 42-29 |
| 10:07 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh loses the dribble to William Walker | 42-29 |
| 09:51 | Jacksonville State | Tony Olmeda clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-29 |
| 09:50 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh pulls down the rebound | 42-29 |
| 09:44 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-29 |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Williams (SG), Michael Walker (C) Robert Wheeler, Lino Zarrineh | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Thomas Whaley (SG), Michael Christenson (SF), Lawrence Turner (PF) Tony Olmeda, Donald Callaham, William Walker | |
| 09:25 | Jacksonville State | Jonathan Grego can't finish the layup | 42-29 |
| 09:23 | Jacksonville State | Lawrence Turner misses the tip | 42-29 |
| 09:21 | Jacksonville State | Albert Kingston tips it but misses | 42-29 |
| 09:19 | Jacksonville State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Christenson | 42-29 |
| 09:02 | Jacksonville State | Thomas Whaley misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 42-29 |
| 09:00 | Samford | Michael Walker snags the defensive board | 42-29 |
| 08:34 | Samford | Lawrence Turner steals it from Mark Jackson | 42-29 |
| 08:15 | Jacksonville State | Albert Kingston misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-29 |
| 08:13 | Jacksonville State | Jonathan Grego misses the tip | 42-29 |
| 08:11 | Jacksonville State | Jonathan Grego grabs the offensive rebound | 42-29 |
| 07:58 | Jacksonville State | Thomas Whaley hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-29 |
| 07:56 | Samford | The rebound goes to Michael Walker | 42-29 |
| 07:29 | Samford | Lawrence Turner blocks the short jumper by Mark Jackson | 42-29 |
| 07:28 | Jacksonville State | Jonathan Grego gets the rebound | 42-29 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jeremy Peck (tiring) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Williams (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Branko Lakowski (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Mark Jackson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Walker (fresh) 1 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Albert Kingston (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Whaley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Christenson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Grego (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Jacksonville State | Thomas Whaley connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Albert Kingston | 42-32 |
| 06:48 | Samford | Michael Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-32 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Wheeler (PG), Lino Zarrineh (SF), Harold Pierce (PF) Donald Williams, Branko Lakowski, Michael Walker | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Tony Olmeda (SG), Donald Callaham (SF), William Walker (PF) Albert Kingston, Lawrence Turner, Jonathan Grego | |
| 06:26 | Jacksonville State | Tony Olmeda can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Mark Jackson - foul #3 on Mark Jackson, team foul #3 | 42-32 |
| 06:26 | Jacksonville State | Tony Olmeda makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 06:26 | Jacksonville State | Tony Olmeda makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 06:03 | Samford | Jeremy Peck connects on the floater from the right side and he's hacked by William Walker - foul #4 on William Walker, team foul #7 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | David Cunningham (PG), George Ledger (C) Thomas Whaley, Michael Christenson | |
| 06:03 | Samford | Jeremy Peck makes the free throw | 45-34 |
| 05:40 | Jacksonville State | Tony Olmeda makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by David Cunningham | 45-37 |
| 05:16 | Samford | Mark Jackson banks in the layup | 47-37 |
| 04:50 | Jacksonville State | George Ledger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-37 |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Williams (SG), Branko Lakowski (PF), Michael Walker (C) Robert Wheeler, Harold Pierce, Mark Jackson | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Thomas Whaley (PG), Michael Christenson (C) David Cunningham, George Ledger | |
| 04:21 | Samford | Jeremy Peck knocks in the jumper in the paint | 49-37 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:03 | Jacksonville State | Donald Williams is called for the reach on Tony Olmeda - foul #3 on Donald Williams, team foul #4 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Samford | Mark Jackson (C) Michael Walker | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Albert Kingston (PG) Thomas Whaley | |
| 03:52 | Jacksonville State | Donald Callaham drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Tony Olmeda and the foul's on Donald Williams - foul #4 on Donald Williams, team foul #5 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Samford | Harold Pierce (PF) Donald Williams | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Jonathan Grego (C) Michael Christenson | |
| 03:52 | Jacksonville State | Donald Callaham makes the free throw | 49-40 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Samford | Jeremy Peck blows the layup but he's hacked by Albert Kingston - foul #2 on Albert Kingston, team foul #8 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Walker (C) Harold Pierce | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Thomas Whaley (SG), Michael Christenson (SF), Lawrence Turner (PF) Tony Olmeda, Donald Callaham, William Walker | |
| 03:28 | Samford | Jeremy Peck makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 03:28 | Samford | Jeremy Peck makes the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jeremy Peck (tired) 21 pts. 4 ast. SG - Branko Lakowski (fairly fresh) 3 reb. SF - Lino Zarrineh (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mark Jackson (tiring) 14 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Walker (fresh) 1 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Albert Kingston (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Whaley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Christenson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Grego (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Jacksonville State | Jonathan Grego is fouled on the floor by Michael Walker - foul #2 on Michael Walker, team foul #6 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Williams (SG) Michael Walker | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | David Cunningham (PG), James Ziek (SF) Albert Kingston, Jonathan Grego | |
| 02:55 | Jacksonville State | Thomas Whaley knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 51-43 |
| 02:26 | Samford | Mark Jackson hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Donald Williams | 53-43 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:17 | Jacksonville State | Lawrence Turner misses long on a turnaround from close range | 53-43 |
| 02:16 | Samford | Mark Jackson snags the defensive board | 53-43 |
| 02:11 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh is called for traveling | 53-43 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Wheeler (PG), Harold Pierce (PF), Michael Walker (C) Donald Williams, Branko Lakowski, Mark Jackson | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 02:03 | Jacksonville State | Lawrence Turner hits a driving attempt in the lane | 53-45 |
| 01:39 | Samford | Robert Wheeler connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Michael Walker | 55-45 |
| 01:22 | Jacksonville State | Thomas Whaley is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Thomas Whaley, team foul #9 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Williams (SG), Branko Lakowski (PF), Mark Jackson (C) Robert Wheeler, Harold Pierce, Michael Walker | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 00:59 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh is whistled for traveling | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Jacksonville State | Thomas Whaley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Samford | David Cunningham is called for the reach on Jeremy Peck in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Cunningham, team foul #10 | 55-45 |
| 00:51 | Samford | Jeremy Peck makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 00:51 | Samford | Jeremy Peck makes the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 00:46 | Jacksonville State | Michael Christenson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-45 |
| 00:45 | Jacksonville State | David Cunningham tips it in | 57-47 |
| 00:44 | Samford | Jeremy Peck is fouled in the backcourt by David Cunningham - foul #3 on David Cunningham, team foul #11 | 57-47 |
| 00:44 | Samford | Jeremy Peck makes the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 00:44 | Samford | Jeremy Peck makes the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| 00:37 | Jacksonville State | Lawrence Turner misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Jeremy Peck - foul #1 on Jeremy Peck, team foul #7 | 59-47 |
| 00:37 | Jacksonville State | Lawrence Turner makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 00:37 | Jacksonville State | Lawrence Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 00:37 | Samford | The rebound goes to Mark Jackson | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Samford | Donald Williams double dribbles | 59-48 |
| 00:11 | Jacksonville State | David Cunningham misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-48 |
| 00:10 | Samford | Mark Jackson snags the defensive board | 59-48 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Jeremy Peck runs out the clock | 59-48 |