| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Steven Eaton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Cribbs (fresh) 12 pts. SF - John Koenig (fresh) PF - James Beachum (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Israel Bell (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Terry Langston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ian Cox (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Topete (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bert Dunagan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Fredric Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | William Topete inbounds the ball | 37-35 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Samford | Bert Dunagan hits the finger roll | 37-37 |
| 19:27 | Jacksonville State | Christopher Cribbs clanks a shot from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 19:25 | Samford | Bert Dunagan grabs the defensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 19:14 | Samford | Fredric Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 19:12 | Samford | Ian Cox snags the offensive board | 37-37 |
| 18:55 | Samford | Israel Bell picks off the pass by Ian Cox | 37-37 |
| 18:36 | Jacksonville State | Israel Bell comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 37-37 |
| 18:34 | Samford | Fredric Smith snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| 18:10 | Samford | John Koenig steps in front of the Terry Langston pass | 37-37 |
| 17:51 | Jacksonville State | Terry Langston steals it from Steven Eaton | 37-37 |
| 17:47 | Samford | Ian Cox lays it up and in on a nice dish by Terry Langston | 37-39 |
| 17:28 | Jacksonville State | Israel Bell misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 37-39 |
| 17:27 | Samford | Bert Dunagan pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 17:08 | Samford | Ian Cox clanks a shot from the right side but the foul's on Israel Bell - foul #2 on Israel Bell, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Brian Patterson (SF) John Koenig | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 17:08 | Samford | Ian Cox makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 17:08 | Samford | Ian Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 16:51 | Jacksonville State | Christopher Cribbs is hacked by William Topete - foul #2 on William Topete, team foul #1 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Richard Carter (PF) James Beachum | |
| Subs | Samford | Gordon Kimsey (SF), Maurice Parish (C) William Topete, Fredric Smith | |
| 16:41 | Jacksonville State | Christopher Cribbs clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-41 |
| 16:39 | Samford | Terry Langston gets the rebound | 37-41 |
| 16:24 | Samford | Maurice Parish drills a 3 from the left corner | 37-44 |
| 16:11 | Jacksonville State | Brian Patterson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Steven Eaton | 40-44 |
| 15:54 | Samford | Terry Langston misses the 3 from the right wing | 40-44 |
| 15:53 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Richard Carter | 40-44 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Steven Eaton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Cribbs (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Brian Patterson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Israel Bell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Terry Langston (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ian Cox (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Gordon Kimsey (fresh) PF - Bert Dunagan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Maurice Parish (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:26 | Jacksonville State | Gordon Kimsey takes the ball from Christopher Cribbs | 40-44 |
| 15:08 | Samford | Maurice Parish loses the ball out of bounds | 40-44 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Frank Caldwell (PG), Antwan Hudson (SG), John Koenig (SF), James Beachum (PF) Steven Eaton, Christopher Cribbs, Brian Patterson, Israel Bell | |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Neil (PG), Edward Zdrojkowski (SG), William Topete (SF), Bryan Gomes (PF), Fredric Smith (C) Terry Langston, Ian Cox, Gordon Kimsey, Bert Dunagan, Maurice Parish | |
| 14:52 | Jacksonville State | Antwan Hudson misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-44 |
| 14:51 | Jacksonville State | Antwan Hudson hits the follow up shot | 42-44 |
| 14:33 | Samford | Richard Carter steals it from William Topete | 42-44 |
| 14:19 | Jacksonville State | John Koenig's fadeaway is rejected by Bryan Gomes | 42-44 |
| 14:18 | Samford | Steven Neil pulls down the rebound | 42-44 |
| 14:13 | Samford | Steven Neil hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-44 |
| 14:12 | Jacksonville State | Richard Carter snags the defensive board | 42-44 |
| 13:55 | Jacksonville State | Antwan Hudson connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-44 |
| 13:31 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski buries a driving attempt from close range set up by William Topete | 45-46 |
| 13:12 | Jacksonville State | Richard Carter loses the dribble to Edward Zdrojkowski | 45-46 |
| 12:51 | Samford | William Topete blows the layup but he's fouled by John Koenig - foul #3 on John Koenig, team foul #2 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Steven Eaton (PG), Christopher Cribbs (SG), Israel Bell (C) Frank Caldwell, Antwan Hudson, Richard Carter | |
| Subs | Samford | Terry Langston (PG), Ian Cox (SG), Bert Dunagan (PF) Steven Neil, Edward Zdrojkowski, Bryan Gomes | |
| 12:51 | Samford | William Topete makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 12:51 | Samford | William Topete makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 12:29 | Jacksonville State | Israel Bell drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-48 |
| 12:13 | Samford | Terry Langston misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 48-48 |
| 12:11 | Samford | Bert Dunagan grabs the offensive board | 48-48 |
| 12:00 | Samford | Terry Langston hits a 3 from straight away set up by William Topete | 48-51 |
| 11:38 | Jacksonville State | Israel Bell is hacked by William Topete - foul #3 on William Topete, team foul #2 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Brian Patterson (SF), James Kinder (PF) John Koenig, James Beachum | |
| Subs | Samford | Bryan Gomes (SF), Maurice Parish (C) William Topete, Fredric Smith | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Steven Eaton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Cribbs (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Brian Patterson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Kinder (fresh) 2 pts. C - Israel Bell (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Terry Langston (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ian Cox (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Bryan Gomes (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. PF - Bert Dunagan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Maurice Parish (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Jacksonville State | Steven Eaton misses the lay-in | 48-51 |
| 11:26 | Samford | Bert Dunagan snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| 11:07 | Samford | Ian Cox connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Bryan Gomes | 48-53 |
| 10:48 | Jacksonville State | Steven Eaton clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-53 |
| 10:47 | Samford | Maurice Parish snags the defensive board | 48-53 |
| 10:29 | Samford | Maurice Parish hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Terry Langston | 48-56 |
| 10:16 | Jacksonville State | James Kinder misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Bert Dunagan - foul #1 on Bert Dunagan, team foul #3 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Richard Carter (PF) Brian Patterson | |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Neil (SG), William Topete (SF) Ian Cox, Maurice Parish | |
| 10:16 | Jacksonville State | James Kinder misses the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 10:16 | Jacksonville State | James Kinder makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 09:56 | Samford | Terry Langston misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-56 |
| 09:54 | Jacksonville State | Richard Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 49-56 |
| 09:50 | Jacksonville State | Christopher Cribbs buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Carter | 52-56 |
| 09:30 | Samford | Terry Langston scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Steven Neil | 52-59 |
| 09:25 | Jacksonville State | Steven Eaton connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Carter | 54-59 |
| 09:02 | Samford | William Topete misses the runner in the paint | 54-59 |
| 09:01 | Samford | Bryan Gomes hits the follow up shot | 54-61 |
| 08:48 | Jacksonville State | Richard Carter misses the lay-in but the foul's on Bryan Gomes - foul #4 on Bryan Gomes, team foul #4 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Antwan Hudson (SG), John Koenig (SF), James Beachum (PF) Christopher Cribbs, James Kinder, Israel Bell | |
| Subs | Samford | Ian Cox (SG), Maurice Parish (PF), Fredric Smith (C) Steven Neil, Bert Dunagan, Bryan Gomes | |
| 08:48 | Jacksonville State | Richard Carter makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 08:48 | Jacksonville State | Richard Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 08:36 | Samford | Maurice Parish hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-61 |
| 08:34 | Jacksonville State | Steven Eaton pulls down the rebound | 56-61 |
| 08:22 | Jacksonville State | John Koenig clanks a turnaround from the right block | 56-61 |
| 08:21 | Samford | Fredric Smith gets the rebound | 56-61 |
| 07:58 | Samford | William Topete misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 56-61 |
| 07:56 | Jacksonville State | James Beachum grabs the board | 56-61 |
| 07:44 | Jacksonville State | Antwan Hudson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-61 |
| 07:42 | Samford | Fredric Smith gets the rebound | 56-61 |
| 07:24 | Samford | Richard Carter is called for the reach on Fredric Smith - foul #2 on Richard Carter, team foul #3 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Frank Caldwell (PG), Christopher Cribbs (SG) Steven Eaton, Antwan Hudson | |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Neil (PG), Bryan Gomes (SF), Bert Dunagan (PF) Terry Langston, William Topete, Maurice Parish | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Frank Caldwell (fresh) SG - Christopher Cribbs (fresh) 15 pts. SF - John Koenig (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - James Beachum (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Steven Neil (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ian Cox (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Bryan Gomes (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. PF - Bert Dunagan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Fredric Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Samford | Bryan Gomes loses the ball out of bounds | 56-61 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Israel Bell (C) Richard Carter | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 06:49 | Jacksonville State | James Beachum misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-61 |
| 06:47 | Samford | Bryan Gomes grabs the defensive rebound | 56-61 |
| 06:28 | Samford | Bert Dunagan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-61 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Terry Langston (PG) Steven Neil | |
| 06:08 | Jacksonville State | James Beachum misses long on a 3 from straight away | 56-61 |
| 06:06 | Samford | Bert Dunagan grabs the board | 56-61 |
| 05:46 | Samford | Terry Langston scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Ian Cox | 56-64 |
| 05:27 | Jacksonville State | Frank Caldwell can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 56-64 |
| 05:26 | Jacksonville State | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Caldwell | 56-64 |
| 05:09 | Jacksonville State | John Koenig hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Terry Langston - foul #1 on Terry Langston, team foul #5 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Steven Eaton (PG), Richard Carter (PF), James Kinder (C) Frank Caldwell, James Beachum, Israel Bell | |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Neil (SG), William Topete (SF) Ian Cox, Fredric Smith | |
| 05:09 | Jacksonville State | John Koenig misses the free throw | 58-64 |
| 05:09 | Samford | The rebound goes to Bryan Gomes | 58-64 |
| 05:04 | Samford | Steven Neil comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-64 |
| 05:03 | Jacksonville State | James Kinder snags the defensive board | 58-64 |
| 04:45 | Jacksonville State | Christopher Cribbs can't connect on a runner from the left block | 58-64 |
| 04:44 | Samford | Bert Dunagan grabs the defensive rebound | 58-64 |
| 04:31 | Samford | Terry Langston hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-64 |
| 04:29 | Jacksonville State | Christopher Cribbs snags the defensive board | 58-64 |
| 04:14 | Jacksonville State | Steven Eaton drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Koenig | 60-64 |
| 03:57 | Samford | Terry Langston can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Carter - foul #3 on Richard Carter, team foul #4 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Antwan Hudson (SG), Brian Patterson (SF), Israel Bell (C) Christopher Cribbs, John Koenig, James Kinder | |
| Subs | Samford | Maurice Parish (C) Bryan Gomes | |
| 03:57 | Samford | Terry Langston makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 03:57 | Samford | Terry Langston misses the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 03:57 | Jacksonville State | Richard Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 60-65 |
| 03:35 | Jacksonville State | Steven Eaton misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 60-65 |
| 03:33 | Samford | William Topete pulls down the rebound | 60-65 |
| 03:13 | Samford | William Topete makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Bert Dunagan | 60-67 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Steven Eaton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Antwan Hudson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Patterson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Israel Bell (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Terry Langston (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Steven Neil (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Topete (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Bert Dunagan (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Maurice Parish (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:52 | Jacksonville State | Richard Carter connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Steven Eaton | 63-67 |
| 02:52 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-67 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Christopher Cribbs (SG), James Beachum (PF) Antwan Hudson, Richard Carter | |
| Subs | Samford | Ian Cox (SG), Fredric Smith (C) Steven Neil, Maurice Parish | |
| 02:39 | Samford | Ian Cox scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Bert Dunagan | 63-69 |
| 02:25 | Jacksonville State | James Beachum hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Christopher Cribbs | 65-69 |
| 02:05 | Samford | Bert Dunagan scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Terry Langston | 65-72 |
| 01:41 | Jacksonville State | Christopher Cribbs misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-72 |
| 01:39 | Samford | Bert Dunagan grabs the defensive rebound | 65-72 |
| 01:34 | Samford | Ian Cox hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Terry Langston | 65-74 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:18 | Jacksonville State | Christopher Cribbs misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-74 |
| 01:17 | Jacksonville State | Israel Bell grabs the offensive rebound | 65-74 |
| 01:01 | Jacksonville State | Israel Bell scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Cribbs | 68-74 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Samford | Bert Dunagan is hacked by Steven Eaton - foul #1 on Steven Eaton, team foul #5 | 68-74 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | John Koenig (SF) Brian Patterson | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:56 | Samford | Ian Cox is hacked by Steven Eaton - foul #2 on Steven Eaton, team foul #6 | 68-74 |
| 00:53 | Samford | Christopher Cribbs is called for the reach on Bert Dunagan - foul #1 on Christopher Cribbs, team foul #7 | 68-74 |
| 00:53 | Samford | Bert Dunagan makes the 1st free throw | 68-75 |
| 00:53 | Samford | Bert Dunagan misses the 2nd free throw | 68-75 |
| 00:53 | Jacksonville State | James Beachum grabs the defensive rebound | 68-75 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Jacksonville State | James Beachum is hacked by William Topete - foul #4 on William Topete, team foul #6 | 68-75 |
| 00:44 | Jacksonville State | James Beachum misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 68-75 |
| 00:43 | Samford | Ian Cox pulls down the rebound | 68-75 |
| 00:40 | Samford | Steven Eaton is called for the reach on Ian Cox in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Eaton, team foul #8 | 68-75 |
| 00:40 | Samford | Ian Cox misses the 1st free throw | 68-75 |
| 00:40 | Jacksonville State | James Beachum pulls down the rebound | 68-75 |
| 00:34 | Jacksonville State | Israel Bell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-75 |
| 00:33 | Samford | Bert Dunagan grabs the defensive rebound | 68-75 |
| 00:30 | Samford | Christopher Cribbs is called for the reach on Bert Dunagan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Cribbs, team foul #9 | 68-75 |
| 00:30 | Samford | Bert Dunagan misses the 1st free throw | 68-75 |
| 00:30 | Jacksonville State | James Beachum grabs the defensive rebound | 68-75 |
| 00:22 | Jacksonville State | Israel Bell misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 68-75 |
| 00:21 | Jacksonville State | The offensive rebound goes to James Beachum | 68-75 |
| 00:17 | Jacksonville State | Christopher Cribbs misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-75 |
| 00:15 | Jacksonville State | James Beachum grabs the offensive board | 68-75 |
| 00:13 | Jacksonville State | Israel Bell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-75 |
| 00:11 | Samford | The rebound goes to William Topete | 68-75 |
| 00:10 | Samford | Steven Eaton is called for the reach on William Topete in the backcourt - foul #4 on Steven Eaton, team foul #10 | 68-75 |
| 00:10 | Samford | William Topete misses the 1st free throw | 68-75 |
| 00:10 | Samford | William Topete misses the 2nd free throw | 68-75 |
| 00:10 | Jacksonville State | James Beachum pulls down the rebound | 68-75 |
| 00:02 | Jacksonville State | Israel Bell buries a 3 from straight away | 71-75 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Samford | Terry Langston runs out the clock | 71-75 |