| Lineup | Samford | PG - Sean Utley (fresh) SG - Cecil Wagers (fresh) SF - Huey Scott (fresh) PF - Bruce Marrow (fresh) C - Anthony Bentley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - William Croyle (fresh) SG - Willard Loflin (fresh) SF - Victor Neely (fresh) PF - Robert Jost (fresh) C - Paul Keeton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Anthony Bentley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:31 | Samford | Cecil Wagers misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Samford | Anthony Bentley misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Samford | Bruce Marrow misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Tennessee Martin | Victor Neely pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Tennessee Martin | Victor Neely is fouled on the floor by Sean Utley - foul #1 on Sean Utley, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Tennessee Martin | William Croyle buries a shot from the left wing set up by Victor Neely | 0-2 |
| 18:29 | Samford | Sean Utley knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Cecil Wagers | 3-2 |
| 18:03 | Tennessee Martin | The pull-up jumper by Willard Loflin is blocked by Huey Scott | 3-2 |
| 18:01 | Samford | Cecil Wagers grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 17:50 | Samford | The pull-up jumper by Anthony Bentley is blocked by Paul Keeton | 3-2 |
| 17:48 | Samford | Cecil Wagers misses the tip | 3-2 |
| 17:47 | Tennessee Martin | Victor Neely snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 17:26 | Tennessee Martin | Paul Keeton can't connect on a floater near the basket | 3-2 |
| 17:24 | Samford | Anthony Bentley gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:19 | Samford | Sean Utley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 17:17 | Tennessee Martin | Paul Keeton grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 17:13 | Tennessee Martin | Willard Loflin clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 17:11 | Samford | Huey Scott pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 16:55 | Samford | Huey Scott misses the shot from the free throw line | 3-2 |
| 16:54 | Samford | Bruce Marrow tips it back up and in | 5-2 |
| 16:50 | Tennessee Martin | William Croyle drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Willard Loflin | 5-4 |
| 16:32 | Samford | Cecil Wagers comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 5-4 |
| 16:31 | Tennessee Martin | Victor Neely gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:26 | Tennessee Martin | William Croyle misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-4 |
| 16:24 | Samford | The rebound goes to Anthony Bentley | 5-4 |
| 16:06 | Samford | Huey Scott buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Sean Utley | 8-4 |
| 15:46 | Tennessee Martin | Willard Loflin drills a 3 from the right corner | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Sean Utley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cecil Wagers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Huey Scott (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bruce Marrow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Bentley (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - William Croyle (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Willard Loflin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Neely (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Jost (fresh) C - Paul Keeton (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Samford | Huey Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 8-7 |
| 15:36 | Tennessee Martin | Robert Jost snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 15:17 | Tennessee Martin | Victor Neely clanks a jump hook near the basket | 8-7 |
| 15:15 | Tennessee Martin | Paul Keeton grabs the offensive board | 8-7 |
| 15:04 | Tennessee Martin | Willard Loflin is fouled on the floor by Cecil Wagers - foul #1 on Cecil Wagers, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (PG), Kevin Edelen (SG), Irvin Brewer (SF), Myron Knarr (PF), Archie Reed (C) Sean Utley, Cecil Wagers, Huey Scott, Bruce Marrow, Anthony Bentley | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Christian Chacon (C) Paul Keeton | |
| 14:45 | Tennessee Martin | Christian Chacon misses short on a runner from the left block | 8-7 |
| 14:44 | Samford | Archie Reed pulls down the rebound | 8-7 |
| 14:39 | Samford | Leonard Cooke makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Edelen | 11-7 |
| 14:25 | Tennessee Martin | Christian Chacon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-7 |
| 14:23 | Tennessee Martin | The offensive rebound goes to Victor Neely | 11-7 |
| 14:05 | Tennessee Martin | Christian Chacon clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-7 |
| 14:04 | Tennessee Martin | Robert Jost tips it but misses | 11-7 |
| 14:03 | Samford | The rebound goes to Archie Reed | 11-7 |
| 13:58 | Samford | Kevin Edelen misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 11-7 |
| 13:57 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Edelen | 11-7 |
| 13:41 | Samford | Irvin Brewer comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 11-7 |
| 13:39 | Tennessee Martin | Willard Loflin grabs the board | 11-7 |
| 13:35 | Tennessee Martin | Victor Neely hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 11-7 |
| 13:34 | Tennessee Martin | Christian Chacon grabs the offensive board | 11-7 |
| 13:16 | Tennessee Martin | Myron Knarr picks off the pass by Christian Chacon | 11-7 |
| 13:00 | Samford | Leonard Cooke can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-7 |
| 12:59 | Tennessee Martin | Victor Neely gets the rebound | 11-7 |
| 12:39 | Tennessee Martin | Victor Neely clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-7 |
| 12:37 | Tennessee Martin | Christian Chacon hits the follow up shot | 11-9 |
| 12:17 | Samford | Kevin Edelen comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Croyle - foul #1 on William Croyle, team foul #1 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Wagers (SG), Huey Scott (SF), Bruce Marrow (PF), Anthony Bentley (C) Leonard Cooke, Irvin Brewer, Myron Knarr, Archie Reed | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Robert Milne (PG), Walter Bustillos (SG), John Aichele (SF), Harold Harper (PF), Paul Keeton (C) William Croyle, Willard Loflin, Victor Neely, Robert Jost, Christian Chacon | |
| 12:17 | Samford | Kevin Edelen makes the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 12:17 | Samford | Kevin Edelen makes the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 12:03 | Tennessee Martin | Paul Keeton comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 13-9 |
| 12:02 | Samford | The rebound goes to Anthony Bentley | 13-9 |
| 11:56 | Samford | Bruce Marrow is hacked by Robert Milne - foul #1 on Robert Milne, team foul #2 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Samford | Sean Utley (PG) Kevin Edelen | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| 11:40 | Samford | The jumper by Anthony Bentley is denied by Harold Harper | 13-9 |
| 11:39 | Tennessee Martin | Harold Harper grabs the defensive rebound | 13-9 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Sean Utley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cecil Wagers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Huey Scott (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bruce Marrow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Bentley (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Robert Milne (fresh) SG - Walter Bustillos (fresh) SF - John Aichele (fresh) PF - Harold Harper (fresh) C - Paul Keeton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Tennessee Martin | Walter Bustillos misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-9 |
| 11:19 | Samford | Sean Utley pulls down the rebound | 13-9 |
| 10:56 | Samford | Cecil Wagers's pass is intercepted by Robert Milne | 13-9 |
| 10:34 | Tennessee Martin | John Aichele misses badly on a runner from the right block | 13-9 |
| 10:33 | Tennessee Martin | Paul Keeton tips it back up and in | 13-11 |
| 10:28 | Samford | Cecil Wagers lays it up and in on a great pass from Sean Utley and the foul's on Walter Bustillos - foul #1 on Walter Bustillos, team foul #3 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Willard Loflin (SG), Robert Jost (PF) John Aichele, Harold Harper | |
| 10:28 | Samford | Cecil Wagers makes the free throw | 16-11 |
| 10:14 | Tennessee Martin | Robert Jost misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 16-11 |
| 10:12 | Samford | Huey Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 16-11 |
| 09:45 | Samford | Bruce Marrow connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Sean Utley | 19-11 |
| 09:36 | Tennessee Martin | Walter Bustillos misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Cecil Wagers - foul #2 on Cecil Wagers, team foul #3 | 19-11 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Edelen (SG), Archie Reed (C) Cecil Wagers, Anthony Bentley | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Victor Neely (SF), Christian Chacon (C) Robert Milne, Paul Keeton | |
| 09:36 | Tennessee Martin | Walter Bustillos makes the 1st free throw | 19-12 |
| 09:36 | Tennessee Martin | Walter Bustillos misses the 2nd free throw | 19-12 |
| 09:36 | Samford | Huey Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 19-12 |
| 09:17 | Samford | Huey Scott drills a shot from the left side set up by Kevin Edelen | 21-12 |
| 09:13 | Tennessee Martin | Willard Loflin is whistled for traveling | 21-12 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | William Croyle (PG) Walter Bustillos | |
| 08:50 | Samford | Bruce Marrow's floater is tipped away by Christian Chacon | 21-12 |
| 08:49 | Tennessee Martin | Robert Jost grabs the board | 21-12 |
| 08:45 | Tennessee Martin | William Croyle hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-12 |
| 08:44 | Tennessee Martin | Robert Jost tips it but misses | 21-12 |
| 08:43 | Samford | The rebound goes to Kevin Edelen | 21-12 |
| 08:24 | Samford | Huey Scott clanks a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Victor Neely - foul #1 on Victor Neely, team foul #4 | 21-12 |
| Subs | Samford | Myron Knarr (PF) Bruce Marrow | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| 08:24 | Samford | Huey Scott makes the 1st free throw | 22-12 |
| 08:24 | Samford | Huey Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 23-12 |
| 08:17 | Tennessee Martin | Robert Jost can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Myron Knarr - foul #1 on Myron Knarr, team foul #4 | 23-12 |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (PG), Irvin Brewer (SF) Sean Utley, Huey Scott | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Paul Keeton (C) Christian Chacon | |
| 08:17 | Tennessee Martin | Robert Jost makes the 1st free throw | 23-13 |
| 08:17 | Tennessee Martin | Robert Jost makes the 2nd free throw | 23-14 |
| 08:03 | Samford | Kevin Edelen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-14 |
| 08:02 | Tennessee Martin | William Croyle grabs the board | 23-14 |
| 07:58 | Tennessee Martin | The short jumper by Willard Loflin is denied by Irvin Brewer | 23-14 |
| 07:57 | Samford | Irvin Brewer grabs the board | 23-14 |
| 07:36 | Samford | Irvin Brewer blows the layup | 23-14 |
| 07:34 | Samford | Irvin Brewer grabs the offensive board | 23-14 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Leonard Cooke (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kevin Edelen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Irvin Brewer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Myron Knarr (fresh) C - Archie Reed (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - William Croyle (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Willard Loflin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Neely (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Robert Jost (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Keeton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Samford | Archie Reed connects on the 3 from the right corner | 26-14 |
| 07:10 | Tennessee Martin | Paul Keeton drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Jost | 26-16 |
| 06:56 | Samford | Kevin Edelen drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-16 |
| 06:51 | Tennessee Martin | William Croyle makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Victor Neely | 29-18 |
| 06:46 | Samford | Irvin Brewer double dribbles | 29-18 |
| Subs | Samford | Sean Utley (PG), Huey Scott (SF), Bruce Marrow (PF), Anthony Bentley (C) Leonard Cooke, Irvin Brewer, Myron Knarr, Archie Reed | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Robert Milne (SF), Harold Harper (PF), Christian Chacon (C) Victor Neely, Robert Jost, Paul Keeton | |
| 06:34 | Tennessee Martin | Christian Chacon knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from William Croyle | 29-21 |
| 06:10 | Samford | Anthony Bentley misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Christian Chacon - foul #1 on Christian Chacon, team foul #5 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Samford | Myron Knarr (SG) Kevin Edelen | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Walter Bustillos (SG), John Aichele (SF) William Croyle, Willard Loflin | |
| 06:10 | Samford | Anthony Bentley misses the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 06:10 | Samford | Anthony Bentley makes the 2nd free throw | 30-21 |
| 05:58 | Tennessee Martin | Harold Harper is called for traveling | 30-21 |
| 05:41 | Samford | Bruce Marrow misses badly on a floater from the left block | 30-21 |
| 05:39 | Samford | Anthony Bentley tips it back up and in | 32-21 |
| 05:32 | Tennessee Martin | Walter Bustillos lays it in set up by John Aichele | 32-23 |
| 05:05 | Samford | Sean Utley is fouled on the floor by Robert Milne - foul #2 on Robert Milne, team foul #6 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Samford | Irvin Brewer (SF) Huey Scott | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Willard Loflin (SG), Victor Neely (SF), Robert Jost (PF), Paul Keeton (C) Robert Milne, John Aichele, Harold Harper, Christian Chacon | |
| 04:48 | Samford | Bruce Marrow drills a runner from close range | 34-23 |
| 04:26 | Tennessee Martin | Victor Neely misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 34-23 |
| 04:24 | Samford | The rebound goes to Myron Knarr | 34-23 |
| 04:15 | Samford | Irvin Brewer is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Irvin Brewer, team foul #5 | 34-23 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Edelen (SG), Archie Reed (PF), Luke Watkin (C) Myron Knarr, Bruce Marrow, Anthony Bentley | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | William Croyle (PG) Walter Bustillos | |
| 04:03 | Tennessee Martin | Robert Jost is fouled on the floor by Sean Utley - foul #2 on Sean Utley, team foul #6 | 34-23 |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (PG) Sean Utley | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| 03:55 | Tennessee Martin | William Croyle is hacked by Leonard Cooke - foul #1 on Leonard Cooke, team foul #7 | 34-23 |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Wagers (SG), Huey Scott (SF) Leonard Cooke, Irvin Brewer | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| 03:55 | Tennessee Martin | William Croyle misses the 1st free throw | 34-23 |
| 03:55 | Samford | Archie Reed pulls down the rebound | 34-23 |
| 03:35 | Samford | William Croyle steals it from Archie Reed | 34-23 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Kevin Edelen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cecil Wagers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Huey Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Archie Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Luke Watkin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - William Croyle (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willard Loflin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Neely (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Robert Jost (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Keeton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Tennessee Martin | Robert Jost buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-26 |
| 03:03 | Samford | Kevin Edelen connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Cecil Wagers | 37-26 |
| 02:40 | Tennessee Martin | Paul Keeton banks in the layup and the foul's on Kevin Edelen - foul #1 on Kevin Edelen, team foul #8 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Samford | Sean Utley (PG), Bruce Marrow (PF), Anthony Bentley (C) Kevin Edelen, Archie Reed, Luke Watkin | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Robert Milne (SG), Walter Bustillos (SF), Harold Harper (PF) Willard Loflin, Victor Neely, Robert Jost | |
| 02:40 | Tennessee Martin | Paul Keeton makes the free throw | 37-29 |
| 02:26 | Samford | Cecil Wagers scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Sean Utley | 39-29 |
| 02:21 | Tennessee Martin | Walter Bustillos makes the runner near the basket set up by Robert Milne | 39-31 |
| 01:59 | Samford | Sean Utley can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Harold Harper - foul #1 on Harold Harper, team foul #7 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Edelen (SF) Huey Scott | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Christian Chacon (C) Paul Keeton | |
| 01:59 | Samford | Sean Utley makes the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 01:59 | Samford | Sean Utley makes the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 01:39 | Tennessee Martin | Robert Milne makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Harold Harper and the foul's on Cecil Wagers - foul #3 on Cecil Wagers, team foul #9 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Samford | Myron Knarr (SF) Cecil Wagers | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Willard Loflin (SG), Victor Neely (SF), Robert Jost (PF) William Croyle, Walter Bustillos, Harold Harper | |
| 01:39 | Tennessee Martin | Robert Milne makes the free throw | 41-34 |
| 01:24 | Samford | Christian Chacon is called for the reach on Anthony Bentley - foul #2 on Christian Chacon, team foul #8 | 41-34 |
| 01:24 | Samford | Anthony Bentley makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 01:24 | Samford | Anthony Bentley misses the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 01:24 | Samford | Bruce Marrow grabs the offensive board | 42-34 |
| 01:07 | Samford | Sean Utley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 01:05 | Tennessee Martin | Victor Neely snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| 01:00 | Tennessee Martin | Robert Milne makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Willard Loflin | 42-37 |
| 00:48 | Samford | Sean Utley scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Myron Knarr | 45-37 |
| 00:30 | Tennessee Martin | Robert Milne drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Willard Loflin | 45-39 |
| 00:04 | Samford | Willard Loflin is called for the reach on Kevin Edelen - foul #1 on Willard Loflin, team foul #9 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Samford | Huey Scott (SF), Archie Reed (C) Bruce Marrow, Anthony Bentley | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | William Croyle (PG) Victor Neely | |
| 00:04 | Samford | Kevin Edelen misses the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee Martin | Christian Chacon grabs the defensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee Martin | Christian Chacon hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 45-39 |