| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Doug Plum (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Meyer (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Martin Dvorsky (fresh) 10 pts. C - Ronald Burton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Sean Utley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cecil Wagers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Huey Scott (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bruce Marrow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Bentley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee State | Allen Harris inbounds the ball | 50-31 |
| 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) | |
| 19:51 | Tennessee State | Ronald Burton scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Meyer | 52-31 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Samford | Sean Utley hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-34 |
| 19:29 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer is fouled on the floor by Cecil Wagers - foul #3 on Cecil Wagers, team foul #1 | 52-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Edelen (SG) Cecil Wagers | |
| 19:09 | Tennessee State | Doug Plum drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-34 |
| 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) | |
| 18:54 | Samford | Allen Harris blocks the jumper by Anthony Bentley | 54-34 |
| 18:53 | Samford | Kevin Edelen pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-34 |
| 18:38 | Samford | Sean Utley lays it in on a nice dish by Kevin Edelen | 54-36 |
| 18:20 | Tennessee State | Martin Dvorsky comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-36 |
| 18:19 | Samford | Anthony Bentley grabs the board | 54-36 |
| 18:03 | Samford | Anthony Bentley hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Sean Utley | 54-38 |
| 17:48 | Tennessee State | Bruce Marrow takes the ball from Martin Dvorsky | 54-38 |
| 17:20 | Samford | Allen Harris steps in front of the Bruce Marrow pass | 54-38 |
| 17:07 | Tennessee State | Martin Dvorsky misses short on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Bruce Marrow - foul #2 on Bruce Marrow, team foul #2 | 54-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Archie Reed (C) Anthony Bentley | |
| 17:07 | Tennessee State | Martin Dvorsky misses the 1st free throw | 54-38 |
| 17:07 | Tennessee State | Martin Dvorsky misses the 2nd free throw | 54-38 |
| 17:07 | Samford | Archie Reed pulls down the rebound | 54-38 |
| 16:48 | Samford | Ronald Burton swats the short shot by Bruce Marrow | 54-38 |
| 16:47 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer snags the defensive board | 54-38 |
| 16:39 | Tennessee State | Allen Harris knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Meyer and the foul's on Bruce Marrow - foul #3 on Bruce Marrow, team foul #3 | 57-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed (SG), Lee Hall (PF) Richard Meyer, Martin Dvorsky | |
| Subs | Samford | Irvin Brewer (SF), Myron Knarr (PF) Huey Scott, Bruce Marrow | |
| 16:39 | Tennessee State | Allen Harris makes the free throw | 58-38 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 16:32 | Samford | Sean Utley misses long on a shot in the lane | 58-38 |
| 16:31 | Tennessee State | Lee Hall snags the defensive board | 58-38 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 16:04 | Tennessee State | Lee Hall hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-38 |
| 16:02 | Tennessee State | Allen Harris tips it back up and in | 60-38 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Doug Plum (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Allen Harris (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lee Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Burton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Sean Utley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kevin Edelen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Irvin Brewer (fresh) PF - Myron Knarr (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Archie Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Samford | Irvin Brewer comes up short on the runner in the lane | 60-38 |
| 15:49 | Tennessee State | Lee Hall pulls down the rebound | 60-38 |
| 15:26 | Tennessee State | Allen Harris misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-38 |
| 15:24 | Samford | Myron Knarr grabs the board | 60-38 |
| 15:19 | Samford | Kevin Edelen connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Sean Utley | 60-41 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:53 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Allen Harris | 63-41 |
| 14:36 | Samford | Sean Utley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-41 |
| 14:35 | Samford | Irvin Brewer tips it back up and in | 63-43 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:11 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-43 |
| 14:09 | Tennessee State | Allen Harris tips it but misses | 63-43 |
| 14:08 | Tennessee State | Doug Plum grabs the offensive board | 63-43 |
| 13:46 | Tennessee State | Sean Utley steals the ball from Lee Hall | 63-43 |
| 13:41 | Samford | Irvin Brewer misses the easy layup | 63-43 |
| 13:40 | Samford | Myron Knarr gets the offensive rebound | 63-43 |
| 13:35 | Samford | Kevin Edelen is hacked by Doug Plum - foul #3 on Doug Plum, team foul #1 | 63-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer (SG), Gonzalo Hernandez (SF), Martin Dvorsky (PF), Adrian Clay (C) Doug Plum, Allen Harris, Lee Hall, Ronald Burton | |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (PG), Cecil Wagers (SG), Huey Scott (SF), Bruce Marrow (PF), Anthony Bentley (C) Sean Utley, Kevin Edelen, Irvin Brewer, Myron Knarr, Archie Reed | |
| 13:15 | Samford | Cecil Wagers makes the runner from the right block | 63-45 |
| 12:46 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Bruce Marrow - foul #4 on Bruce Marrow, team foul #4 | 63-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Myron Knarr (PF) Bruce Marrow | |
| 12:46 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed makes the 1st free throw | 64-45 |
| 12:46 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 65-45 |
| 12:37 | Samford | Cecil Wagers clanks a shot from the free throw line | 65-45 |
| 12:36 | Samford | Anthony Bentley tips it back up and in | 65-47 |
| 12:08 | Tennessee State | Martin Dvorsky misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-47 |
| 12:07 | Tennessee State | Adrian Clay gets the offensive rebound | 65-47 |
| 11:49 | Tennessee State | Leonard Cooke is called for the reach on Ronald Reed - foul #1 on Leonard Cooke, team foul #5 | 65-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Johnny Downey (PG), Lee Hall (C) Ronald Reed, Adrian Clay | |
| Subs | Samford | Irvin Brewer (PF) Myron Knarr | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Johnny Downey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Meyer (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gonzalo Hernandez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Martin Dvorsky (fresh) 10 pts. C - Lee Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Leonard Cooke (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cecil Wagers (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Huey Scott (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Irvin Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Bentley (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Tennessee State | Lee Hall connects on the runner from close range on a great pass from Richard Meyer and he's hacked by Anthony Bentley - foul #1 on Anthony Bentley, team foul #6 | 67-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Archie Reed (PF) Irvin Brewer | |
| 11:30 | Tennessee State | Lee Hall makes the free throw | 68-47 |
| 11:21 | Samford | Huey Scott connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Leonard Cooke | 68-49 |
| 10:54 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-49 |
| 10:53 | Samford | Anthony Bentley grabs the defensive rebound | 68-49 |
| 10:35 | Samford | Huey Scott hits the finger roll set up by Leonard Cooke and he's fouled by Gonzalo Hernandez - foul #1 on Gonzalo Hernandez, team foul #2 | 68-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Doug Plum (PG), Ronald Reed (SG), Allen Harris (SF), Ronald Burton (C) Johnny Downey, Richard Meyer, Gonzalo Hernandez, Martin Dvorsky | |
| Subs | Samford | Sean Utley (PG), Luke Watkin (C) Leonard Cooke, Anthony Bentley | |
| 10:35 | Samford | Huey Scott makes the free throw | 68-52 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:08 | Tennessee State | Doug Plum loses the dribble to Archie Reed | 68-52 |
| 09:50 | Samford | Doug Plum steals it from Archie Reed | 68-52 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:25 | Tennessee State | Lee Hall's floater is tipped away by Luke Watkin | 68-52 |
| 09:24 | Samford | Cecil Wagers grabs the defensive rebound | 68-52 |
| 09:15 | Samford | Archie Reed hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 68-52 |
| 09:13 | Tennessee State | Lee Hall pulls down the rebound | 68-52 |
| 08:45 | Tennessee State | Lee Hall misses badly on a shot from the right side | 68-52 |
| 08:44 | Samford | The rebound goes to Luke Watkin | 68-52 |
| 08:36 | Samford | Huey Scott knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-55 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:17 | Tennessee State | Doug Plum misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Sean Utley - foul #2 on Sean Utley, team foul #7 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer (SG), Martin Dvorsky (PF) Ronald Reed, Lee Hall | |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Edelen (SG), Irvin Brewer (SF), Myron Knarr (PF), Anthony Bentley (C) Cecil Wagers, Huey Scott, Archie Reed, Luke Watkin | |
| 08:17 | Tennessee State | Doug Plum makes the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 08:17 | Tennessee State | Doug Plum makes the 2nd free throw | 70-55 |
| 08:01 | Samford | Anthony Bentley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:32 | Tennessee State | A charge is called on Richard Meyer - foul #1 on Richard Meyer, team foul #3 | 70-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Bruce Marrow (PF) Irvin Brewer | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Doug Plum (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Meyer (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Allen Harris (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Martin Dvorsky (fresh) 10 pts. C - Ronald Burton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Sean Utley (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Edelen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Myron Knarr (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bruce Marrow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Anthony Bentley (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Samford | Kevin Edelen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-55 |
| 07:19 | Tennessee State | Martin Dvorsky pulls down the rebound | 70-55 |
| 06:56 | Tennessee State | Ronald Burton misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Anthony Bentley - foul #2 on Anthony Bentley, team foul #8 | 70-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed (PG), Gonzalo Hernandez (SF) Doug Plum, Allen Harris | |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Wagers (SG) Sean Utley | |
| 06:56 | Tennessee State | Ronald Burton makes the 1st free throw | 71-55 |
| 06:56 | Tennessee State | Ronald Burton makes the 2nd free throw | 72-55 |
| 06:48 | Samford | Myron Knarr misses the 3 from the left corner | 72-55 |
| 06:46 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Richard Meyer | 72-55 |
| 06:20 | Tennessee State | Kevin Edelen takes the ball from Ronald Reed | 72-55 |
| 06:06 | Samford | Cecil Wagers is hacked by Richard Meyer - foul #2 on Richard Meyer, team foul #4 | 72-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Lee Hall (C) Ronald Burton | |
| Subs | Samford | Sean Utley (PG) Myron Knarr | |
| 06:01 | Samford | Kevin Edelen misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 72-55 |
| 06:00 | Tennessee State | Martin Dvorsky grabs the board | 72-55 |
| 05:42 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-55 |
| 05:41 | Samford | Bruce Marrow grabs the board | 72-55 |
| 05:35 | Samford | Cecil Wagers's layup is rejected by Martin Dvorsky | 72-55 |
| 05:34 | Tennessee State | Martin Dvorsky pulls down the rebound | 72-55 |
| 05:09 | Tennessee State | Bruce Marrow is called for the reach on Ronald Reed - foul #5 on Bruce Marrow, team foul #9 | 72-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Doug Plum (PG), Allen Harris (SF), Adrian Clay (C) Richard Meyer, Gonzalo Hernandez, Martin Dvorsky | |
| Subs | Samford | Huey Scott (SF), Myron Knarr (PF), Archie Reed (C) Kevin Edelen, Bruce Marrow, Anthony Bentley | |
| 05:09 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed makes the 1st free throw | 73-55 |
| 05:09 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 74-55 |
| 04:47 | Samford | Huey Scott comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Lee Hall - foul #1 on Lee Hall, team foul #5 | 74-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ronald Burton (C) Adrian Clay | |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (SG) Cecil Wagers | |
| 04:47 | Samford | Huey Scott makes the 1st free throw | 74-56 |
| 04:47 | Samford | Huey Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 74-56 |
| 04:47 | Tennessee State | Ronald Burton pulls down the rebound | 74-56 |
| 04:28 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-56 |
| 04:27 | Tennessee State | Allen Harris pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-56 |
| 04:13 | Tennessee State | Doug Plum misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-56 |
| 04:12 | Samford | Sean Utley grabs the defensive rebound | 74-56 |
| 04:07 | Samford | Archie Reed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer (SG), Adrian Clay (PF) Ronald Reed, Lee Hall | |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Edelen (SG) Sean Utley | |
| 03:44 | Tennessee State | Allen Harris buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Meyer | 76-56 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:28 | Samford | Kevin Edelen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 76-56 |
| 03:26 | Tennessee State | Allen Harris grabs the board | 76-56 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Doug Plum (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Meyer (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SF - Allen Harris (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. PF - Adrian Clay (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Burton (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Leonard Cooke (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Edelen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Huey Scott (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Myron Knarr (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Archie Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Tennessee State | Allen Harris comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 76-56 |
| 03:20 | Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to Adrian Clay | 76-56 |
| 02:51 | Tennessee State | Doug Plum hits a turnaround in the paint | 78-56 |
| 02:36 | Samford | Myron Knarr is denied on a layup by Ronald Burton | 78-56 |
| 02:35 | Tennessee State | Ronald Burton snags the defensive board | 78-56 |
| 02:14 | Tennessee State | Adrian Clay misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 78-56 |
| 02:12 | Samford | The rebound goes to Archie Reed | 78-56 |
| 01:51 | Samford | Kevin Edelen misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 78-56 |
| 01:50 | Tennessee State | Adrian Clay grabs the board | 78-56 |
| 01:46 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Allen Harris | 80-56 |
| 01:17 | Samford | Myron Knarr is whistled for traveling | 80-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed (PG), Johnny Downey (SG), Gonzalo Hernandez (SF), Lee Hall (PF) Doug Plum, Richard Meyer, Allen Harris, Ronald Burton | |
| Subs | Samford | Irvin Brewer (SF) Huey Scott | |
| 01:03 | Tennessee State | Gonzalo Hernandez connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Johnny Downey | 82-56 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion 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) | |
| 00:57 | Samford | Myron Knarr misses short on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Lee Hall - foul #2 on Lee Hall, team foul #6 | 82-56 |
| 00:57 | Samford | Myron Knarr makes the 1st free throw | 82-57 |
| 00:57 | Samford | Myron Knarr misses the 2nd free throw | 82-57 |
| 00:57 | Tennessee State | Lee Hall grabs the board | 82-57 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee 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) | |
| 00:37 | Tennessee State | Johnny Downey knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Ronald Reed and the foul's on Leonard Cooke - foul #2 on Leonard Cooke, team foul #10 | 84-57 |
| 00:37 | Tennessee State | Johnny Downey makes the free throw | 85-57 |
| 00:31 | Samford | Myron Knarr lays it in on a nice dish by Kevin Edelen | 85-59 |
| 00:09 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 85-59 |
| 00:08 | Tennessee State | Lee Hall gets the offensive rebound | 85-59 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee State | Johnny Downey runs out the clock | 85-59 |