| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Albert Decker (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wade Knudsen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Hall (fresh) 3 pts. C - Victor Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Sean Utley (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cecil Wagers (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Huey Scott (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bruce Marrow (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Jacksonville State | Wade Knudsen inbounds the ball | 40-44 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Jacksonville State | Wade Knudsen makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Albert Decker | 43-44 |
| 19:19 | Samford | Cecil Wagers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Victor Cox - foul #1 on Victor Cox, team foul #1 | 43-44 |
| 19:19 | Samford | Cecil Wagers misses the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 19:19 | Samford | Cecil Wagers makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 19:04 | Jacksonville State | Michael Hall misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-45 |
| 19:02 | Samford | Cecil Wagers grabs the board | 43-45 |
| 18:50 | Samford | Cecil Wagers hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Anthony Bentley | 43-47 |
| 18:30 | Jacksonville State | Wade Knudsen is hacked by Anthony Bentley - foul #1 on Anthony Bentley, team foul #1 | 43-47 |
| 18:01 | Jacksonville State | Michael Hall misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 43-47 |
| 18:00 | Jacksonville State | Michael Hall tips it home | 45-47 |
| 17:37 | Samford | Larry Johnson picks off the pass by Cecil Wagers | 45-47 |
| 17:17 | Jacksonville State | Larry Johnson buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-47 |
| 16:57 | Samford | Anthony Bentley misses the easy layup | 48-47 |
| 16:55 | Jacksonville State | Victor Cox snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 16:50 | Jacksonville State | Albert Decker makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Victor Cox | 51-47 |
| 16:26 | Samford | Huey Scott misses the lay-in | 51-47 |
| 16:24 | Samford | Sean Utley hits the follow up shot | 51-49 |
| 15:59 | Jacksonville State | Wade Knudsen misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-49 |
| 15:57 | Samford | Anthony Bentley grabs the board | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Albert Decker (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Wade Knudsen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Hall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Victor Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Sean Utley (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cecil Wagers (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Huey Scott (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bruce Marrow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Bentley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Samford | Cecil Wagers misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Larry Johnson - foul #2 on Larry Johnson, team foul #2 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Gilbert Burke (PG), Luis Walsh (SG), Winston Quin (SF), Chance Rausch (PF), Hugo Kalish (C) Albert Decker, Larry Johnson, Wade Knudsen, Michael Hall, Victor Cox | |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (PG), Kevin Edelen (SF), Myron Knarr (PF), Archie Reed (C) Sean Utley, Huey Scott, Bruce Marrow, Anthony Bentley | |
| 15:34 | Samford | Cecil Wagers makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 15:34 | Samford | Cecil Wagers makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 15:09 | Jacksonville State | Archie Reed swats the short shot by Winston Quin | 51-51 |
| 15:08 | Samford | Archie Reed pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 15:04 | Samford | Gilbert Burke takes the ball from Cecil Wagers | 51-51 |
| 14:45 | Jacksonville State | Luis Walsh is fouled on the floor by Archie Reed - foul #1 on Archie Reed, team foul #2 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Irvin Brewer (SF) Cecil Wagers | |
| 14:23 | Jacksonville State | Luis Walsh misses the fadeaway from the left side | 51-51 |
| 14:22 | Samford | Archie Reed snags the defensive board | 51-51 |
| 14:17 | Samford | Leonard Cooke misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-51 |
| 14:16 | Samford | Irvin Brewer tips it home | 51-53 |
| 13:55 | Jacksonville State | Gilbert Burke drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Hugo Kalish | 54-53 |
| 13:35 | Samford | Chance Rausch steps in front of the Myron Knarr pass | 54-53 |
| 13:19 | Jacksonville State | Luis Walsh misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-53 |
| 13:18 | Samford | The rebound goes to Myron Knarr | 54-53 |
| 13:11 | Samford | Irvin Brewer misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Winston Quin - foul #3 on Winston Quin, team foul #3 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Albert Decker (PG), Larry Johnson (SG), Wade Knudsen (SF), Michael Hall (PF), Victor Cox (C) Gilbert Burke, Luis Walsh, Winston Quin, Chance Rausch, Hugo Kalish | |
| Subs | Samford | Sean Utley (PG), Cecil Wagers (SG), Huey Scott (SF), Bruce Marrow (PF) Leonard Cooke, Kevin Edelen, Myron Knarr, Archie Reed | |
| 13:11 | Samford | Irvin Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 13:11 | Samford | Irvin Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 12:53 | Jacksonville State | Wade Knudsen is hacked by Huey Scott - foul #2 on Huey Scott, team foul #3 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Anthony Bentley (C) Irvin Brewer | |
| 12:48 | Jacksonville State | Larry Johnson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-55 |
| 12:47 | Samford | The rebound goes to Huey Scott | 54-55 |
| 12:33 | Samford | Huey Scott hits the finger roll | 54-57 |
| 12:23 | Jacksonville State | Larry Johnson misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 54-57 |
| 12:21 | Samford | The rebound goes to Cecil Wagers | 54-57 |
| 12:14 | Samford | Cecil Wagers comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-57 |
| 12:13 | Samford | Cecil Wagers grabs the offensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 12:01 | Samford | Anthony Bentley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-57 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Albert Decker (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Wade Knudsen (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Victor Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Sean Utley (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cecil Wagers (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Huey Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Marrow (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Jacksonville State | Wade Knudsen hits a 3 from the left corner | 57-57 |
| 11:19 | Samford | Sean Utley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Albert Decker - foul #1 on Albert Decker, team foul #4 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Archie Reed (C) Anthony Bentley | |
| 11:19 | Samford | Sean Utley makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 11:19 | Samford | Sean Utley misses the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 11:19 | Jacksonville State | Victor Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 10:58 | Jacksonville State | Bruce Marrow is called for the reach on Larry Johnson - foul #2 on Bruce Marrow, team foul #4 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Winston Quin (SF) Wade Knudsen | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 10:45 | Jacksonville State | Cecil Wagers steals the ball from Victor Cox | 57-58 |
| 10:16 | Samford | Huey Scott misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-58 |
| 10:15 | Samford | Bruce Marrow grabs the offensive board | 57-58 |
| 10:03 | Samford | Huey Scott hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Winston Quin - foul #4 on Winston Quin, team foul #5 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Gilbert Burke (PG), Jeffrey Roche (SF) Albert Decker, Winston Quin | |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Edelen (SG), Myron Knarr (PF), Anthony Bentley (C) Cecil Wagers, Bruce Marrow, Archie Reed | |
| 10:03 | Samford | Huey Scott makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 10:03 | Samford | Huey Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 10:03 | Jacksonville State | Victor Cox gets the rebound | 57-59 |
| 09:47 | Jacksonville State | Larry Johnson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-59 |
| 09:45 | Jacksonville State | Gilbert Burke hits the follow up shot | 59-59 |
| 09:34 | Samford | Myron Knarr hits the finger roll set up by Huey Scott | 59-61 |
| 09:10 | Jacksonville State | Michael Hall drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Larry Johnson and he's hacked by Kevin Edelen - foul #2 on Kevin Edelen, team foul #5 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Albert Decker (PG), Wade Knudsen (SF), Hugo Kalish (C) Larry Johnson, Jeffrey Roche, Victor Cox | |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (PG), Archie Reed (PF) Sean Utley, Huey Scott | |
| 09:10 | Jacksonville State | Michael Hall makes the free throw | 62-61 |
| 08:58 | Samford | Archie Reed clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-61 |
| 08:56 | Samford | Kevin Edelen tips it home | 62-63 |
| 08:45 | Jacksonville State | Wade Knudsen lays it up and in on a great pass from Hugo Kalish | 64-63 |
| 08:18 | Samford | Leonard Cooke is whistled for traveling | 64-63 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Chance Rausch (PF), Victor Cox (C) Michael Hall, Hugo Kalish | |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Wagers (SG), Bruce Marrow (PF) Leonard Cooke, Anthony Bentley | |
| 08:06 | Jacksonville State | Wade Knudsen scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Albert Decker | 67-63 |
| 07:52 | Samford | Kevin Edelen buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Cecil Wagers | 67-66 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Albert Decker (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gilbert Burke (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wade Knudsen (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chance Rausch (fresh) 3 pts. C - Victor Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Kevin Edelen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cecil Wagers (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Myron Knarr (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Marrow (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Archie Reed (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Jacksonville State | Albert Decker misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-66 |
| 07:31 | Jacksonville State | Victor Cox pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-66 |
| 07:10 | Jacksonville State | Chance Rausch is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Chance Rausch, team foul #6 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Larry Johnson (SG) Albert Decker | |
| Subs | Samford | Sean Utley (PG), Huey Scott (SF) Kevin Edelen, Myron Knarr | |
| 06:59 | Samford | Bruce Marrow misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Chance Rausch - foul #2 on Chance Rausch, team foul #7 | 67-66 |
| 06:59 | Samford | Bruce Marrow misses the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 06:59 | Samford | Bruce Marrow makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 06:43 | Jacksonville State | Larry Johnson buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Gilbert Burke | 69-67 |
| 06:28 | Samford | Huey Scott connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Sean Utley | 69-69 |
| 06:07 | Jacksonville State | Chance Rausch misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-69 |
| 06:06 | Jacksonville State | Gilbert Burke snags the offensive board | 69-69 |
| 05:43 | Jacksonville State | Archie Reed is called for the reach on Gilbert Burke - foul #2 on Archie Reed, team foul #6 | 69-69 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Albert Decker (PG), Winston Quin (SF), Michael Hall (PF), Hugo Kalish (C) Gilbert Burke, Wade Knudsen, Chance Rausch, Victor Cox | |
| Subs | Samford | Anthony Bentley (C) Archie Reed | |
| 05:26 | Jacksonville State | Winston Quin knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Michael Hall and he's fouled by Anthony Bentley - foul #2 on Anthony Bentley, team foul #7 | 71-69 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Edelen (SF), Myron Knarr (PF) Huey Scott, Bruce Marrow | |
| 05:26 | Jacksonville State | Winston Quin makes the free throw | 72-69 |
| 05:06 | Samford | Sean Utley drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 72-71 |
| 04:45 | Jacksonville State | Michael Hall makes the jumper in the paint set up by Hugo Kalish | 74-71 |
| 04:27 | Samford | Sean Utley buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Myron Knarr | 74-74 |
| 04:11 | Jacksonville State | Larry Johnson buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Hugo Kalish | 77-74 |
| 03:49 | Samford | Sean Utley hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 77-74 |
| 03:48 | Jacksonville State | Hugo Kalish snags the defensive board | 77-74 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Albert Decker (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Larry Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Winston Quin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Michael Hall (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Hugo Kalish (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Sean Utley (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cecil Wagers (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Edelen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Myron Knarr (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Jacksonville State | Michael Hall clanks a shot from close range | 77-74 |
| 03:37 | Samford | Sean Utley grabs the defensive rebound | 77-74 |
| 03:25 | Samford | Sean Utley is whistled for a carry | 77-74 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Gilbert Burke (SG), Wade Knudsen (SF), Victor Cox (C) Larry Johnson, Winston Quin, Hugo Kalish | |
| Subs | Samford | Huey Scott (SF), Bruce Marrow (PF) Sean Utley, Cecil Wagers | |
| 03:04 | Jacksonville State | Albert Decker hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Gilbert Burke | 80-74 |
| 02:55 | Samford | Gilbert Burke steals the ball from Bruce Marrow | 80-74 |
| 02:52 | Jacksonville State | Gilbert Burke can't finish the layup | 80-74 |
| 02:51 | Samford | Kevin Edelen gets the rebound | 80-74 |
| 02:51 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-74 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Larry Johnson (SG) Gilbert Burke | |
| Subs | Samford | Sean Utley (PG), Cecil Wagers (SG) Kevin Edelen, Myron Knarr | |
| 02:48 | Samford | Sean Utley is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sean Utley, team foul #8 | 80-74 |
| 02:43 | Jacksonville State | Albert Decker connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Wade Knudsen | 83-74 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:17 | Samford | Sean Utley clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 83-74 |
| 02:15 | Samford | Sean Utley gets the offensive rebound | 83-74 |
| 02:10 | Samford | Sean Utley's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Hall | 83-74 |
| 02:09 | Jacksonville State | Victor Cox gets the rebound | 83-74 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:46 | Jacksonville State | Victor Cox is hacked by Anthony Bentley - foul #3 on Anthony Bentley, team foul #9 | 83-74 |
| 01:46 | Jacksonville State | Victor Cox makes the 1st free throw | 84-74 |
| 01:46 | Jacksonville State | Victor Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 84-74 |
| 01:46 | Samford | The rebound goes to Bruce Marrow | 84-74 |
| 01:41 | Samford | Cecil Wagers comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 84-74 |
| 01:39 | Samford | Bruce Marrow grabs the offensive board | 84-74 |
| 01:18 | Samford | Bruce Marrow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 84-74 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Gilbert Burke (PG), Luis Walsh (SG), Winston Quin (SF), Chance Rausch (PF), Hugo Kalish (C) Albert Decker, Larry Johnson, Wade Knudsen, Michael Hall, Victor Cox | |
| 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 | |
| 00:50 | Jacksonville State | Chance Rausch travels with the ball | 84-74 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Samford | Archie Reed misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Hugo Kalish - foul #1 on Hugo Kalish, team foul #8 | 84-74 |
| 00:44 | Samford | Archie Reed makes the 1st free throw | 84-75 |
| 00:44 | Samford | Archie Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 84-75 |
| 00:44 | Jacksonville State | Chance Rausch snags the defensive board | 84-75 |
| 00:44 | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 84-75 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Jacksonville State | Leonard Cooke is called for the reach on Gilbert Burke in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leonard Cooke, team foul #10 | 84-75 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Albert Decker (PG), Wade Knudsen (SF), Victor Cox (C) Luis Walsh, Winston Quin, Hugo Kalish | |
| Subs | Samford | Sean Utley (PG), Cecil Wagers (SG), Huey Scott (SF), Bruce Marrow (PF), Anthony Bentley (C) Leonard Cooke, Kevin Edelen, Irvin Brewer, Myron Knarr, Archie Reed | |
| 00:42 | Jacksonville State | Gilbert Burke makes the 1st free throw | 85-75 |
| 00:42 | Jacksonville State | Gilbert Burke makes the 2nd free throw | 86-75 |
| 00:36 | Samford | Bruce Marrow clanks a floater from the left side | 86-75 |
| 00:34 | Jacksonville State | Chance Rausch gets the rebound | 86-75 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Jacksonville State | Wade Knudsen misses short on a jumper from the right side | 86-75 |
| 00:10 | Samford | Bruce Marrow pulls down the rebound | 86-75 |
| 00:05 | Samford | Bruce Marrow misses the floater from the left side | 86-75 |
| 00:04 | Jacksonville State | Victor Cox gets the rebound | 86-75 |
| 00:00 | Jacksonville State | Albert Decker runs out the clock | 86-75 |