| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Clinton Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Young (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Nicholas (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Dean Roberts (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Terry Langston (fresh) SG - Ian Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Topete (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bert Dunagan (fresh) 4 reb. C - Fredric Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | William Topete inbounds the ball | 26-26 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Samford | Ian Cox drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by William Topete | 26-29 |
| 19:24 | Tennessee State | Andrew Young is called for traveling | 26-29 |
| 19:11 | Samford | William Topete lays it up and in | 26-31 |
| 18:50 | Tennessee State | William Topete takes the ball from Andrew Young | 26-31 |
| 18:38 | Samford | Robert Nicholas takes the ball from Ian Cox | 26-31 |
| 18:21 | Tennessee State | Dean Roberts knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Andrew Young and the foul's on Fredric Smith - foul #1 on Fredric Smith, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| 18:21 | Tennessee State | Dean Roberts misses the free throw | 28-31 |
| 18:21 | Samford | Bert Dunagan grabs the defensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 18:08 | Samford | Terry Langston can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-31 |
| 18:06 | Samford | Bert Dunagan snags the offensive board | 28-31 |
| 17:43 | Samford | Fredric Smith hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from William Topete | 28-33 |
| 17:26 | Tennessee State | Andrew Young can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 28-33 |
| 17:24 | Samford | Fredric Smith pulls down the rebound | 28-33 |
| 17:03 | Samford | William Topete connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Ian Cox | 28-36 |
| 16:41 | Tennessee State | Andrew Young makes the shot from the right wing set up by Clinton Taylor and the foul's on Ian Cox - foul #2 on Ian Cox, team foul #2 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Donald Wiggins (PF), Michael Burton (C) Robert Nicholas, Dean Roberts | |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Neil (SG), Bryan Gomes (SF), Maurice Parish (C) Ian Cox, William Topete, Fredric Smith | |
| 16:41 | Tennessee State | Andrew Young makes the free throw | 31-36 |
| 16:14 | Samford | Terry Langston hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Steven Neil | 31-39 |
| 16:01 | Tennessee State | Michael Burton makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Wayne Anderson | 33-39 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Clinton Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Young (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Wiggins (fresh) 7 pts. C - Michael Burton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Terry Langston (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steven Neil (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Bryan Gomes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bert Dunagan (fresh) 6 reb. C - Maurice Parish (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Samford | Terry Langston knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-42 |
| 15:28 | Tennessee State | Donald Wiggins can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 33-42 |
| 15:26 | Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Wiggins | 33-42 |
| 15:04 | Tennessee State | Andrew Young hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 33-42 |
| 15:02 | Samford | Bert Dunagan snags the defensive board | 33-42 |
| 14:47 | Samford | Terry Langston clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-42 |
| 14:46 | Tennessee State | Donald Wiggins gets the rebound | 33-42 |
| 14:20 | Tennessee State | Wayne Anderson banks in the layup and he's hacked by Bryan Gomes - foul #3 on Bryan Gomes, team foul #3 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Andrew Doering (PG), Raymond Oles (SF), Robert Nicholas (PF), Dean Roberts (C) Clinton Taylor, Andrew Young, Donald Wiggins, Michael Burton | |
| Subs | Samford | Ian Cox (SG), William Topete (SF), Fredric Smith (C) Terry Langston, Bert Dunagan, Maurice Parish | |
| 14:20 | Tennessee State | Wayne Anderson makes the free throw | 36-42 |
| 14:00 | Samford | Raymond Oles is called for the reach on Ian Cox - foul #3 on Raymond Oles, team foul #1 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Robert Whittenburg (SG) Wayne Anderson | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 13:47 | Samford | William Topete is hacked by Robert Whittenburg - foul #1 on Robert Whittenburg, team foul #2 | 36-42 |
| 13:26 | Samford | Ian Cox connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Steven Neil | 36-45 |
| 13:10 | Tennessee State | William Topete steals it from Andrew Doering | 36-45 |
| 12:54 | Samford | Bryan Gomes can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 36-45 |
| 12:52 | Tennessee State | Raymond Oles snags the defensive board | 36-45 |
| 12:29 | Tennessee State | Fredric Smith steals it from Dean Roberts | 36-45 |
| 12:09 | Samford | Ian Cox is hacked by Robert Whittenburg - foul #2 on Robert Whittenburg, team foul #3 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Clinton Taylor (PG), Wayne Anderson (SG) Andrew Doering, Robert Whittenburg | |
| Subs | Samford | Terry Langston (PG), Bert Dunagan (PF) Steven Neil, Bryan Gomes | |
| 12:01 | Samford | Fredric Smith knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Topete | 36-47 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Clinton Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Oles (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Robert Nicholas (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Dean Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Terry Langston (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ian Cox (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Topete (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Bert Dunagan (fresh) 7 reb. C - Fredric Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Tennessee State | Wayne Anderson is fouled on the floor by Fredric Smith - foul #2 on Fredric Smith, team foul #4 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Donald Wiggins (PF), Michael Burton (C) Robert Nicholas, Dean Roberts | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 11:21 | Tennessee State | Wayne Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-47 |
| 11:19 | Samford | William Topete grabs the defensive rebound | 36-47 |
| 11:15 | Samford | Terry Langston drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Fredric Smith | 36-50 |
| 10:55 | Tennessee State | Bert Dunagan blocks the short jumper by Wayne Anderson | 36-50 |
| 10:54 | Samford | Ian Cox gets the rebound | 36-50 |
| 10:42 | Samford | Fredric Smith blows the layup but he's fouled by Michael Burton - foul #1 on Michael Burton, team foul #4 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Andrew Young (SF) Raymond Oles | |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Neil (SG), Gordon Kimsey (SF) Ian Cox, William Topete | |
| 10:42 | Samford | Fredric Smith makes the 1st free throw | 36-51 |
| 10:42 | Samford | Fredric Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 36-51 |
| 10:42 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Donald Wiggins | 36-51 |
| 10:17 | Tennessee State | Wayne Anderson comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Terry Langston - foul #3 on Terry Langston, team foul #5 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Bryan Gomes (SF), Maurice Parish (C) Gordon Kimsey, Fredric Smith | |
| 10:17 | Tennessee State | Wayne Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 10:17 | Tennessee State | Wayne Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-51 |
| 09:58 | Samford | Steven Neil loses the dribble to Clinton Taylor | 38-51 |
| 09:53 | Tennessee State | Donald Wiggins lays it in on a great pass from Clinton Taylor | 40-51 |
| 09:31 | Samford | Bryan Gomes misses long on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Andrew Young - foul #1 on Andrew Young, team foul #5 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Robert Nicholas (PF), Dean Roberts (C) Donald Wiggins, Michael Burton | |
| Subs | Samford | Ian Cox (SG) Steven Neil | |
| 09:31 | Samford | Bryan Gomes makes the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 09:31 | Samford | Bryan Gomes makes the 2nd free throw | 40-53 |
| 09:17 | Tennessee State | Andrew Young misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-53 |
| 09:15 | Samford | The rebound goes to Bryan Gomes | 40-53 |
| 09:04 | Samford | Wayne Anderson steals the ball from Bryan Gomes | 40-53 |
| 09:00 | Tennessee State | Andrew Young blows the layup | 40-53 |
| 08:59 | Tennessee State | Dean Roberts misses the tip | 40-53 |
| 08:57 | Samford | Terry Langston snags the defensive board | 40-53 |
| 08:36 | Samford | Maurice Parish hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 40-53 |
| 08:34 | Tennessee State | Robert Nicholas snags the defensive board | 40-53 |
| 08:09 | Tennessee State | Dean Roberts misses the lay-in | 40-53 |
| 08:08 | Samford | Bryan Gomes snags the defensive board | 40-53 |
| 08:01 | Samford | Terry Langston misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 40-53 |
| 07:59 | Samford | Bryan Gomes grabs the offensive board | 40-53 |
| 07:44 | Samford | Bryan Gomes's floater is knocked away by Robert Nicholas | 40-53 |
| 07:42 | Tennessee State | Dean Roberts grabs the board | 40-53 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Clinton Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Young (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Nicholas (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Dean Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Terry Langston (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ian Cox (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bryan Gomes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bert Dunagan (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - Maurice Parish (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | Tennessee State | Dean Roberts drills a floater from the left wing set up by Wayne Anderson | 42-53 |
| 07:16 | Samford | Bryan Gomes hits a shot from the left block | 42-55 |
| 07:04 | Tennessee State | Dean Roberts misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-55 |
| 07:02 | Samford | The rebound goes to Bert Dunagan | 42-55 |
| 06:38 | Samford | Terry Langston misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-55 |
| 06:36 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Dean Roberts | 42-55 |
| 06:23 | Tennessee State | Terry Langston denies the turnaround by Andrew Young | 42-55 |
| 06:22 | Tennessee State | Dean Roberts tips it back up and in | 44-55 |
| 05:57 | Samford | Bert Dunagan misses the floater from the right wing | 44-55 |
| 05:55 | Tennessee State | Andrew Young pulls down the rebound | 44-55 |
| 05:27 | Tennessee State | Andrew Young loses the dribble to Terry Langston | 44-55 |
| 05:24 | Samford | Terry Langston lays it in | 44-57 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:10 | Tennessee State | Clinton Taylor's pass is intercepted by Terry Langston | 44-57 |
| 05:10 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Andrew Doering (PG), Raymond Oles (SF), Donald Wiggins (PF), Michael Burton (C) Clinton Taylor, Andrew Young, Robert Nicholas, Dean Roberts | |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Neil (SG), William Topete (SF), Fredric Smith (C) Ian Cox, Bryan Gomes, Maurice Parish | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:47 | Samford | Terry Langston drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Fredric Smith | 44-60 |
| 04:24 | Tennessee State | Michael Burton drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Andrew Doering | 46-60 |
| 03:59 | Samford | William Topete hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-60 |
| 03:57 | Tennessee State | Michael Burton gets the rebound | 46-60 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:49 | Tennessee State | Michael Burton misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Fredric Smith - foul #3 on Fredric Smith, team foul #6 | 46-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Clinton Taylor (PG) Andrew Doering | |
| Subs | Samford | Ian Cox (SG), Bryan Gomes (PF) Steven Neil, Bert Dunagan | |
| 03:49 | Tennessee State | Michael Burton makes the 1st free throw | 47-60 |
| 03:49 | Tennessee State | Michael Burton misses the 2nd free throw | 47-60 |
| 03:49 | Samford | Fredric Smith snags the defensive board | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:26 | Samford | Terry Langston drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from William Topete and he's fouled by Clinton Taylor - foul #2 on Clinton Taylor, team foul #6 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Andrew Doering (PG), Robert Whittenburg (SG) Clinton Taylor, Wayne Anderson | |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Neil (SG), Gordon Kimsey (SF), Maurice Parish (C) Ian Cox, William Topete, Fredric Smith | |
| 03:26 | Samford | Terry Langston makes the free throw | 47-63 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Andrew Doering (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Whittenburg (fresh) SF - Raymond Oles (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Donald Wiggins (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Burton (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Terry Langston (fresh) 17 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Steven Neil (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Gordon Kimsey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bryan Gomes (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Maurice Parish (fresh) | |
| 03:17 | Tennessee State | Terry Langston picks off the pass by Donald Wiggins | 47-63 |
| 02:55 | Samford | Maurice Parish's pass is intercepted by Raymond Oles | 47-63 |
| 02:39 | Tennessee State | Bryan Gomes blocks the short jumper by Raymond Oles | 47-63 |
| 02:38 | Tennessee State | Michael Burton tips it home | 49-63 |
| 02:23 | Samford | Maurice Parish misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-63 |
| 02:21 | Tennessee State | Michael Burton grabs the board | 49-63 |
| 02:11 | Tennessee State | Donald Wiggins is fouled on the floor by Bryan Gomes - foul #4 on Bryan Gomes, team foul #7 | 49-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski (SG) Terry Langston | |
| 02:11 | Tennessee State | Donald Wiggins makes the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 02:11 | Tennessee State | Donald Wiggins makes the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| 01:50 | Samford | Bryan Gomes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 51-63 |
| 01:49 | Samford | Maurice Parish hits the follow up shot | 51-65 |
| 01:33 | Tennessee State | Robert Whittenburg misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-65 |
| 01:31 | Samford | Bryan Gomes gets the rebound | 51-65 |
| 01:08 | Samford | Gordon Kimsey misses the jump hook from the left block | 51-65 |
| 01:06 | Tennessee State | Andrew Doering gets the rebound | 51-65 |
| 01:01 | Tennessee State | Robert Whittenburg scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Raymond Oles | 54-65 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Samford | Gordon Kimsey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-65 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Tennessee State | Andrew Doering is hacked by Steven Neil - foul #1 on Steven Neil, team foul #8 | 54-65 |
| 00:28 | Tennessee State | Andrew Doering makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:28 | Tennessee State | Andrew Doering makes the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Samford | Steven Neil is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Doering - foul #1 on Andrew Doering, team foul #7 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Clinton Taylor (PG), Wayne Anderson (SG), Andrew Young (SF), Robert Nicholas (PF), Dean Roberts (C) Andrew Doering, Robert Whittenburg, Raymond Oles, Donald Wiggins, Michael Burton | |
| Subs | Samford | Terry Langston (PG), William Topete (SF), Bert Dunagan (PF), Fredric Smith (C) Edward Zdrojkowski, Gordon Kimsey, Bryan Gomes, Maurice Parish | |
| 00:26 | Samford | Steven Neil misses the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:26 | Tennessee State | Dean Roberts grabs the board | 56-65 |
| 00:21 | Tennessee State | Wayne Anderson buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-65 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Samford | Steven Neil is fouled in the backcourt by Clinton Taylor - foul #3 on Clinton Taylor, team foul #8 | 59-65 |
| 00:18 | Samford | Steven Neil makes the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:18 | Samford | Steven Neil makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 00:12 | Tennessee State | Wayne Anderson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-67 |
| 00:11 | Tennessee State | Dean Roberts snags the offensive board | 59-67 |
| 00:09 | Tennessee State | Andrew Young throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-67 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Ian Cox (SG) Steven Neil | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Samford | Wayne Anderson is called for the reach on Ian Cox in the backcourt - foul #3 on Wayne Anderson, team foul #9 | 59-67 |
| 00:06 | Samford | Ian Cox misses the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 00:06 | Tennessee State | Robert Nicholas grabs the board | 59-67 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee State | Terry Langston is called for the reach on Wayne Anderson - foul #4 on Terry Langston, team foul #9 | 59-67 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee State | Wayne Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 00:01 | Samford | Bert Dunagan grabs the board | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Samford | Bert Dunagan runs out the clock | 59-67 |