| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Swietomierz Rudzinski (fresh) SG - Donald Lovell (fresh) SF - David Carroll (fresh) PF - Henry Falco (fresh) C - Howard Corbitt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jeremy Peck (fresh) SG - Donald Williams (fresh) SF - Lino Zarrineh (fresh) PF - Branko Lakowski (fresh) C - Mark Jackson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Austin Peay | Howard Corbitt wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Austin Peay | Donald Lovell can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Branko Lakowski - foul #1 on Branko Lakowski, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Austin Peay | Donald Lovell makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:46 | Austin Peay | Donald Lovell makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Samford | Howard Corbitt steals it from Mark Jackson | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Austin Peay | Howard Corbitt loses the dribble to Jeremy Peck | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Samford | Jeremy Peck is wide open but clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on David Carroll - foul #1 on David Carroll, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Samford | Jeremy Peck makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:09 | Samford | Jeremy Peck misses the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:09 | Austin Peay | The rebound goes to Henry Falco | 2-1 |
| 18:47 | Austin Peay | Donald Lovell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-1 |
| 18:45 | Austin Peay | Donald Lovell snags the offensive board | 2-1 |
| 18:27 | Austin Peay | Donald Lovell misses the shot from the left wing | 2-1 |
| 18:25 | Samford | Jeremy Peck grabs the board | 2-1 |
| 18:23 | Samford | Swietomierz Rudzinski steps in front of the Branko Lakowski pass in the backcourt | 2-1 |
| 18:10 | Austin Peay | Swietomierz Rudzinski is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Peck - foul #1 on Jeremy Peck, team foul #2 | 2-1 |
| 17:44 | Austin Peay | Lino Zarrineh steps in front of the David Carroll pass | 2-1 |
| 17:41 | Samford | Jeremy Peck hits the finger roll set up by Lino Zarrineh | 2-3 |
| 17:19 | Austin Peay | Donald Lovell can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the left side | 2-3 |
| 17:18 | Samford | Mark Jackson gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 16:57 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh is hacked by Swietomierz Rudzinski - foul #1 on Swietomierz Rudzinski, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Edmond Kull (PG), Bill Rennie (SG), Jason Mullins (SF), Doyle Bever (PF), Patrick Simon (C) Swietomierz Rudzinski, Donald Lovell, David Carroll, Henry Falco, Howard Corbitt | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Wheeler (PG), Harold Pierce (PF), Michael Walker (C) Donald Williams, Lino Zarrineh, Branko Lakowski | |
| 16:35 | Samford | Michael Walker connects on the open shot in the lane on a nice dish by Jeremy Peck | 2-5 |
| 16:25 | Austin Peay | Bill Rennie connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Patrick Simon | 5-5 |
| 16:23 | Samford | Bill Rennie is called for the reach on Robert Wheeler in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bill Rennie, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| Subs | Samford | Lino Zarrineh (SF) Mark Jackson | |
| 16:11 | Samford | Jeremy Peck comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 16:09 | Austin Peay | Jason Mullins grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 15:51 | Austin Peay | Doyle Bever comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-5 |
| 15:49 | Samford | Michael Walker pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Edmond Kull (fresh) SG - Bill Rennie (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Mullins (fresh) PF - Doyle Bever (fresh) C - Patrick Simon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Robert Wheeler (fresh) SG - Jeremy Peck (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lino Zarrineh (fairly fresh) PF - Harold Pierce (fresh) C - Michael Walker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:20 | Samford | Michael Walker drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Jeremy Peck | 5-7 |
| 15:01 | Austin Peay | Harold Pierce is called for the reach on Doyle Bever - foul #1 on Harold Pierce, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Henry Saltzberg (PG), Donald Lovell (SG), David Carroll (SF), Chris Rumsey (PF), Howard Corbitt (C) Edmond Kull, Bill Rennie, Jason Mullins, Doyle Bever, Patrick Simon | |
| Subs | Samford | Branko Lakowski (SF), Mark Jackson (PF) Lino Zarrineh, Harold Pierce | |
| 14:46 | Austin Peay | Howard Corbitt is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 5-7 |
| 14:45 | Austin Peay | Howard Corbitt pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 14:31 | Austin Peay | Donald Lovell clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 14:30 | Samford | Mark Jackson snags the defensive board | 5-7 |
| 14:09 | Samford | Mark Jackson comes up short on the shot from close range but the foul's on Donald Lovell - foul #1 on Donald Lovell, team foul #4 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Swietomierz Rudzinski (PG) Henry Saltzberg | |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Williams (SG) Robert Wheeler | |
| 14:09 | Samford | Mark Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 14:09 | Samford | Mark Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 13:54 | Austin Peay | Chris Rumsey is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Chris Rumsey, team foul #5 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Jason Mullins (SG), Henry Falco (PF) Donald Lovell, Howard Corbitt | |
| Subs | Samford | Lino Zarrineh (SF) Donald Williams | |
| 13:25 | Samford | Mark Jackson misses the easy open layup | 5-9 |
| 13:24 | Austin Peay | Chris Rumsey grabs the board | 5-9 |
| 13:01 | Austin Peay | David Carroll misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Lino Zarrineh - foul #1 on Lino Zarrineh, team foul #4 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Edmond Kull (PG), Howard Corbitt (C) Swietomierz Rudzinski, Chris Rumsey | |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Williams (SG), Harold Pierce (PF) Lino Zarrineh, Michael Walker | |
| 13:01 | Austin Peay | David Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 13:01 | Austin Peay | David Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 12:59 | Samford | Howard Corbitt is called for the reach on Jeremy Peck in the backcourt - foul #1 on Howard Corbitt, team foul #6 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Donald Lovell (SG) David Carroll | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 12:35 | Samford | Jeremy Peck scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Branko Lakowski | 7-12 |
| 12:10 | Austin Peay | Donald Williams is called for the reach on Jason Mullins - foul #1 on Donald Williams, team foul #5 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Swietomierz Rudzinski (PG), Bill Rennie (SG), Doyle Bever (PF) Donald Lovell, Jason Mullins, Henry Falco | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Wheeler (PG), Lino Zarrineh (SF), Michael Walker (C) Donald Williams, Branko Lakowski, Harold Pierce | |
| 11:58 | Austin Peay | Edmond Kull hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 10-12 |
| 11:38 | Samford | Robert Wheeler knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Mark Jackson | 10-14 |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Swietomierz Rudzinski (fresh) SG - Bill Rennie (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edmond Kull (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Doyle Bever (fresh) C - Howard Corbitt (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Robert Wheeler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeremy Peck (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lino Zarrineh (fairly fresh) PF - Mark Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Walker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Austin Peay | Lino Zarrineh denies the turnaround by Swietomierz Rudzinski | 10-14 |
| 11:28 | Austin Peay | The offensive rebound goes to Howard Corbitt | 10-14 |
| 11:06 | Austin Peay | Doyle Bever misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Mark Jackson - foul #1 on Mark Jackson, team foul #6 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Henry Saltzberg (PG), David Carroll (SF), Patrick Simon (C) Swietomierz Rudzinski, Edmond Kull, Howard Corbitt | |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Williams (SG), Branko Lakowski (PF) Robert Wheeler, Mark Jackson | |
| 11:06 | Austin Peay | Doyle Bever makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 11:06 | Austin Peay | Doyle Bever misses the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 11:06 | Samford | The rebound goes to Lino Zarrineh | 11-14 |
| 11:02 | Samford | Jeremy Peck is fouled in the backcourt by David Carroll - foul #2 on David Carroll, team foul #7 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Chris Rumsey (SF) David Carroll | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 11:02 | Samford | Jeremy Peck misses the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 11:02 | Austin Peay | The rebound goes to Patrick Simon | 11-14 |
| 10:45 | Austin Peay | Bill Rennie misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Donald Williams - foul #2 on Donald Williams, team foul #7 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Jason Mullins (SG) Henry Saltzberg | |
| Subs | Samford | Harold Pierce (PF), Mark Jackson (C) Donald Williams, Michael Walker | |
| 10:45 | Austin Peay | Bill Rennie makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 10:45 | Austin Peay | Bill Rennie makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 10:20 | Samford | Mark Jackson blows the layup | 13-14 |
| 10:18 | Samford | Harold Pierce grabs the offensive board | 13-14 |
| 09:56 | Samford | Jeremy Peck connects on the open 3 from the left corner set up by Harold Pierce | 13-17 |
| 09:49 | Austin Peay | Doyle Bever blows the layup but he's hacked by Lino Zarrineh - foul #2 on Lino Zarrineh, team foul #8 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Swietomierz Rudzinski (PG), Donald Lovell (SG), Henry Falco (PF) Bill Rennie, Chris Rumsey, Patrick Simon | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Wheeler (PG), Michael Walker (C) Lino Zarrineh, Harold Pierce | |
| 09:49 | Austin Peay | Doyle Bever makes the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 09:49 | Austin Peay | Doyle Bever misses the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 09:49 | Samford | Branko Lakowski grabs the defensive rebound | 14-17 |
| 09:43 | Samford | Jason Mullins steals the ball from Jeremy Peck in the backcourt | 14-17 |
| 09:40 | Austin Peay | Donald Lovell misses the dunk | 14-17 |
| 09:38 | Austin Peay | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Mullins | 14-17 |
| 09:31 | Austin Peay | Donald Lovell drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Swietomierz Rudzinski | 16-17 |
| 09:10 | Samford | Jeremy Peck can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 16-17 |
| 09:09 | Samford | Robert Wheeler can't tip it in | 16-17 |
| 09:08 | Samford | Branko Lakowski grabs the offensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 08:52 | Samford | Robert Wheeler misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 16-17 |
| 08:51 | Austin Peay | Henry Falco snags the defensive board | 16-17 |
| 08:47 | Austin Peay | Jason Mullins's pass is intercepted by Mark Jackson | 16-17 |
| 08:18 | Samford | Robert Wheeler is fouled on the floor by Swietomierz Rudzinski - foul #2 on Swietomierz Rudzinski, team foul #8 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Edmond Kull (PG), Chris Rumsey (SF), Patrick Simon (PF), Howard Corbitt (C) Swietomierz Rudzinski, Jason Mullins, Henry Falco, Doyle Bever | |
| Subs | Samford | Harold Pierce (PF) Michael Walker | |
| 08:18 | Samford | Robert Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 08:18 | Samford | Robert Wheeler misses the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 08:18 | Austin Peay | The rebound goes to Patrick Simon | 16-18 |
| 07:53 | Austin Peay | Mark Jackson blocks the short jumper by Howard Corbitt | 16-18 |
| 07:52 | Samford | Mark Jackson grabs the board | 16-18 |
| 07:24 | Samford | Robert Wheeler can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Edmond Kull - foul #1 on Edmond Kull, team foul #9 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Bill Rennie (SG) Donald Lovell | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Walker (C) Harold Pierce | |
| 07:24 | Samford | Robert Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 07:24 | Samford | Robert Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Edmond Kull (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bill Rennie (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Chris Rumsey (fresh) PF - Patrick Simon (fresh) 2 reb. C - Howard Corbitt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Robert Wheeler (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Jeremy Peck (tired) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Branko Lakowski (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Mark Jackson (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Walker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:08 | Austin Peay | Chris Rumsey is called for traveling | 16-20 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Henry Falco (PF) Patrick Simon | |
| Subs | Samford | Harold Pierce (PF) Robert Wheeler | |
| 06:47 | Samford | Branko Lakowski misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 16-20 |
| 06:45 | Austin Peay | Henry Falco pulls down the rebound | 16-20 |
| 06:16 | Austin Peay | Howard Corbitt misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 16-20 |
| 06:14 | Austin Peay | Henry Falco gets the offensive rebound | 16-20 |
| 06:00 | Austin Peay | Branko Lakowski steals the ball from Bill Rennie | 16-20 |
| 05:58 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 16-20 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Donald Lovell (SG), Jason Mullins (SF) Edmond Kull, Chris Rumsey | |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Williams (SG) Harold Pierce | |
| 05:35 | Samford | Michael Walker clanks a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Howard Corbitt - foul #2 on Howard Corbitt, team foul #10 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Henry Saltzberg (PG), Doyle Bever (C) Bill Rennie, Howard Corbitt | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 05:35 | Samford | Michael Walker makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 05:35 | Samford | Michael Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 05:13 | Austin Peay | Jason Mullins drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Donald Lovell | 18-22 |
| 05:10 | Samford | Donald Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Henry Saltzberg - foul #1 on Henry Saltzberg, team foul #11 | 18-22 |
| 05:10 | Samford | Donald Williams makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 05:10 | Samford | Donald Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 04:58 | Austin Peay | Donald Lovell is fouled on the floor by Branko Lakowski - foul #2 on Branko Lakowski, team foul #9 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Edmond Kull (PG), Patrick Simon (C) Henry Saltzberg, Henry Falco | |
| Subs | Samford | Lino Zarrineh (SF) Branko Lakowski | |
| 04:58 | Austin Peay | Donald Lovell misses the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 04:58 | Samford | The rebound goes to Mark Jackson | 18-24 |
| 04:41 | Samford | Mark Jackson makes the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Donald Williams | 18-26 |
| 04:25 | Austin Peay | Doyle Bever blows the layup | 18-26 |
| 04:24 | Samford | Donald Williams grabs the board | 18-26 |
| 04:06 | Samford | Donald Williams misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 18-26 |
| 04:05 | Austin Peay | Doyle Bever grabs the defensive rebound | 18-26 |
| 03:46 | Austin Peay | Donald Lovell is fouled on the floor by Donald Williams - foul #3 on Donald Williams, team foul #10 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Swietomierz Rudzinski (PG), David Carroll (SF), Henry Falco (PF), Howard Corbitt (C) Edmond Kull, Jason Mullins, Doyle Bever, Patrick Simon | |
| Subs | Samford | Branko Lakowski (SG), Harold Pierce (PF) Donald Williams, Michael Walker | |
| 03:46 | Austin Peay | Donald Lovell makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 03:46 | Austin Peay | Donald Lovell misses the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 03:46 | Samford | The rebound goes to Harold Pierce | 19-26 |
| 03:20 | Samford | David Carroll is called for the reach on Lino Zarrineh - foul #3 on David Carroll, team foul #12 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Bill Rennie (SG), Chris Rumsey (SF) Donald Lovell, David Carroll | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Wheeler (PG), Michael Walker (C) Harold Pierce, Mark Jackson | |
| 03:20 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh makes the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 03:20 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh misses the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 03:20 | Austin Peay | Howard Corbitt pulls down the rebound | 19-27 |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Swietomierz Rudzinski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bill Rennie (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Chris Rumsey (fresh) PF - Henry Falco (fresh) 4 reb. C - Howard Corbitt (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Robert Wheeler (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jeremy Peck (tired) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lino Zarrineh (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Branko Lakowski (tiring) 2 reb. C - Michael Walker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 02:58 | Austin Peay | Chris Rumsey misses the 3 from the left wing | 19-27 |
| 02:56 | Austin Peay | Henry Falco can't tip it in | 19-27 |
| 02:54 | Samford | The rebound goes to Robert Wheeler | 19-27 |
| 02:26 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh is hacked by Henry Falco - foul #1 on Henry Falco, team foul #13 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Jason Mullins (SF), Patrick Simon (PF) Chris Rumsey, Henry Falco | |
| Subs | Samford | Harold Pierce (PF), Mark Jackson (C) Robert Wheeler, Michael Walker | |
| 02:26 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh makes the 1st free throw | 19-28 |
| 02:26 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh makes the 2nd free throw | 19-29 |
| 02:18 | Austin Peay | Patrick Simon connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from Bill Rennie | 21-29 |
| 02:01 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh's pass is intercepted by Jason Mullins | 21-29 |
| 01:39 | Austin Peay | Swietomierz Rudzinski misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 21-29 |
| 01:38 | Austin Peay | Jason Mullins snags the offensive board | 21-29 |
| 01:25 | Austin Peay | Harold Pierce picks off the pass by Patrick Simon | 21-29 |
| 01:07 | Samford | Mark Jackson makes the driving attempt in the paint | 21-31 |
| 00:53 | Austin Peay | Jason Mullins misses the 3 from the right wing | 21-31 |
| 00:52 | Samford | Mark Jackson snags the defensive board | 21-31 |
| 00:49 | Samford | Swietomierz Rudzinski picks off the pass by Mark Jackson in the backcourt | 21-31 |
| 00:35 | Austin Peay | Bill Rennie hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-31 |
| 00:33 | Austin Peay | Bill Rennie grabs the offensive board | 21-31 |
| 00:14 | Austin Peay | Swietomierz Rudzinski is hacked by Jeremy Peck - foul #2 on Jeremy Peck, team foul #11 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Donald Lovell (SG), Chris Rumsey (SF), Henry Falco (PF), Doyle Bever (C) Bill Rennie, Jason Mullins, Patrick Simon, Howard Corbitt | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Wheeler (PG), Michael Walker (C) Branko Lakowski, Harold Pierce | |
| 00:14 | Austin Peay | Swietomierz Rudzinski misses the 1st free throw | 21-31 |
| 00:14 | Austin Peay | Swietomierz Rudzinski misses the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 00:14 | Samford | Mark Jackson grabs the board | 21-31 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Mark Jackson hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 21-33 |