| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - William Hester (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Devin Bowles (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jason Macarthur (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Travis George (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanley Catchings (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Pablo Rivera (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Neal Auld (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Platt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Powell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Enlai Wang (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee Tech | Jason Macarthur inbounds the ball | 42-34 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:33 | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Catchings is whistled for a carry | 42-34 |
| 19:24 | Samford | Paul Platt comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-34 |
| 19:22 | Tennessee Tech | Devin Bowles pulls down the rebound | 42-34 |
| 19:01 | Tennessee Tech | Travis George throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-34 |
| 18:40 | Samford | Paul Platt throws it down set up by Pablo Rivera | 42-36 |
| 18:34 | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Catchings misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Neal Auld - foul #2 on Neal Auld, team foul #1 | 42-36 |
| 18:34 | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Catchings misses the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 18:34 | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Catchings makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 18:05 | Samford | Enlai Wang misses the lay-in but the foul's on Devin Bowles - foul #1 on Devin Bowles, team foul #1 | 43-36 |
| 18:05 | Samford | Enlai Wang misses the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 18:05 | Samford | Enlai Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 17:52 | Tennessee Tech | Jason Macarthur clanks a 3 from the left corner | 43-37 |
| 17:51 | Tennessee Tech | Travis George gets the offensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 17:37 | Tennessee Tech | Jason Macarthur misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-37 |
| 17:36 | Samford | Pablo Rivera snags the defensive board | 43-37 |
| 17:07 | Samford | Neal Auld can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-37 |
| 17:05 | Samford | Enlai Wang grabs the offensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 16:55 | Samford | Neal Auld hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but the foul's on Devin Bowles - foul #2 on Devin Bowles, team foul #2 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Wilson (SG), Jacob Maggard (SF), Tracy Haywood (PF) Devin Bowles, Jason Macarthur, Travis George | |
| Subs | Samford | Erik Gregg (PF), Charles Huggins (C) Ronald Powell, Enlai Wang | |
| 16:55 | Samford | Neal Auld misses the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 16:55 | Samford | Neal Auld makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 16:31 | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Catchings scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from William Hester | 45-38 |
| 16:17 | Samford | Paul Platt misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 16:15 | Samford | Erik Gregg gets the offensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 16:06 | Samford | Charles Huggins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Odom (PG), Omar Rose (C) William Hester, Stanley Catchings | |
| Subs | Samford | Harry Maxey (SG), Edmund Snyder (C) Neal Auld, Paul Platt | |
| 15:48 | Tennessee Tech | Jacob Maggard misses the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Harry Maxey - foul #2 on Harry Maxey, team foul #2 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Travis George (PF) Omar Rose | |
| Subs | Samford | Douglas Nadolski (SG) Pablo Rivera | |
| 15:48 | Tennessee Tech | Jacob Maggard misses the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 15:48 | Tennessee Tech | Jacob Maggard makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Stanley Odom (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jacob Maggard (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Travis George (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Tracy Haywood (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Harry Maxey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Douglas Nadolski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Erik Gregg (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Charles Huggins (fresh) 1 pts. C - Edmund Snyder (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:24 | Samford | Harry Maxey hits a floater from the left block on a great pass from Douglas Nadolski | 46-40 |
| 15:12 | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Odom steps out of bounds on the baseline | 46-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Devin Bowles (SG), Jason Macarthur (SF) Jerry Wilson, Tracy Haywood | |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Powell (PF), Enlai Wang (C) Charles Huggins, Edmund Snyder | |
| 14:53 | Samford | Harry Maxey hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-43 |
| 14:40 | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Odom is fouled on the floor by Harry Maxey - foul #3 on Harry Maxey, team foul #3 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | William Hester (PG), Stanley Catchings (C) Stanley Odom, Jacob Maggard | |
| Subs | Samford | Pablo Rivera (PG), Neal Auld (SG), Paul Platt (SF) Harry Maxey, Douglas Nadolski, Erik Gregg | |
| 14:32 | Tennessee Tech | Enlai Wang swats the layup by Stanley Catchings | 46-43 |
| 14:31 | Samford | Pablo Rivera gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 14:16 | Samford | Jason Macarthur steals it from Ronald Powell | 46-43 |
| 13:55 | Tennessee Tech | Devin Bowles comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-43 |
| 13:53 | Samford | Paul Platt pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| 13:34 | Samford | Neal Auld's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Tracy Haywood (PF) Travis George | |
| Subs | Samford | Erik Gregg (C) Enlai Wang | |
| 13:21 | Tennessee Tech | Jason Macarthur buries a 3 from the left corner | 49-43 |
| 13:01 | Samford | Paul Platt loses the dribble to Devin Bowles | 49-43 |
| 12:42 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Platt is called for the reach on Devin Bowles - foul #3 on Paul Platt, team foul #4 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Wilson (SG), Jacob Maggard (SF) Devin Bowles, Jason Macarthur | |
| Subs | Samford | Charles Huggins (C) Ronald Powell | |
| 12:31 | Tennessee Tech | Jacob Maggard is hacked by Paul Platt - foul #4 on Paul Platt, team foul #5 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Samford | Harry Maxey (SF) Paul Platt | |
| 12:17 | Tennessee Tech | Jacob Maggard misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 49-43 |
| 12:15 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Wilson can't tip it in | 49-43 |
| 12:13 | Samford | Erik Gregg pulls down the rebound | 49-43 |
| 11:44 | Samford | Stanley Catchings is called for the reach on Erik Gregg - foul #2 on Stanley Catchings, team foul #3 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Odom (PG), Travis George (PF) William Hester, Stanley Catchings | |
| Subs | Samford | Enlai Wang (C) Neal Auld | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Stanley Odom (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jacob Maggard (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Travis George (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Tracy Haywood (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Pablo Rivera (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Maxey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Erik Gregg (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. PF - Charles Huggins (fresh) 1 pts. C - Enlai Wang (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 5 blk. | |
| 11:31 | Samford | Pablo Rivera scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Charles Huggins | 49-45 |
| 11:11 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Wilson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 49-45 |
| 11:09 | Tennessee Tech | Travis George can't tip it in | 49-45 |
| 11:08 | Tennessee Tech | Travis George can't tip it in | 49-45 |
| 11:07 | Tennessee Tech | Tracy Haywood tips it home | 51-45 |
| 10:51 | Samford | Travis George swats the short shot by Charles Huggins | 51-45 |
| 10:50 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Travis George | 51-45 |
| 10:46 | Tennessee Tech | Jacob Maggard lays it in on a great pass from Stanley Odom | 53-45 |
| 10:29 | Samford | Enlai Wang lays it in | 53-47 |
| 10:09 | Tennessee Tech | Jacob Maggard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | William Hester (PG), Devin Bowles (SG), Jason Macarthur (SF), Stanley Catchings (C) Stanley Odom, Jerry Wilson, Jacob Maggard, Tracy Haywood | |
| Subs | Samford | Neal Auld (SG), Douglas Nadolski (SF), Ronald Powell (PF) Pablo Rivera, Erik Gregg, Charles Huggins | |
| 09:55 | Samford | Harry Maxey is hacked by Devin Bowles - foul #3 on Devin Bowles, team foul #4 | 53-47 |
| 09:34 | Samford | Harry Maxey knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 53-49 |
| 09:13 | Tennessee Tech | Travis George blows the layup but he's hacked by Harry Maxey - foul #4 on Harry Maxey, team foul #6 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Samford | Pablo Rivera (PG), Edmund Snyder (C) Harry Maxey, Enlai Wang | |
| 09:13 | Tennessee Tech | Travis George misses the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 09:13 | Tennessee Tech | Travis George misses the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 09:13 | Samford | Neal Auld snags the defensive board | 53-49 |
| 09:01 | Samford | Ronald Powell misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-49 |
| 09:00 | Samford | Pablo Rivera snags the offensive board | 53-49 |
| 08:44 | Samford | Edmund Snyder makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Pablo Rivera | 53-51 |
| 08:25 | Tennessee Tech | Devin Bowles misses long on a shot from the left side | 53-51 |
| 08:24 | Tennessee Tech | Jason Macarthur tips it home | 55-51 |
| 08:07 | Samford | Pablo Rivera misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-51 |
| 08:05 | Samford | Neal Auld hits the follow up shot | 55-53 |
| 07:41 | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Catchings drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Devin Bowles and he's hacked by Edmund Snyder - foul #1 on Edmund Snyder, team foul #7 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Tracy Haywood (PF) Travis George | |
| Subs | Samford | Paul Platt (SF), Enlai Wang (C) Douglas Nadolski, Edmund Snyder | |
| 07:41 | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Catchings makes the free throw | 58-53 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - William Hester (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Devin Bowles (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jason Macarthur (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tracy Haywood (fresh) 4 pts. C - Stanley Catchings (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Pablo Rivera (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Neal Auld (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Platt (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Ronald Powell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Enlai Wang (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 5 blk. | |
| 07:23 | Samford | Neal Auld misses the floater from the right wing | 58-53 |
| 07:22 | Tennessee Tech | Tracy Haywood grabs the defensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 07:18 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Platt swats the shot by Jason Macarthur | 58-53 |
| 07:16 | Samford | Ronald Powell pulls down the rebound | 58-53 |
| 06:55 | Samford | Neal Auld misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-53 |
| 06:53 | Samford | Enlai Wang grabs the offensive board | 58-53 |
| 06:41 | Samford | Enlai Wang is whistled for a carry | 58-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Wilson (SG), Jacob Maggard (SF), Omar Rose (C) Devin Bowles, Jason Macarthur, Stanley Catchings | |
| Subs | Samford | Harry Maxey (SG), Erik Gregg (PF) Neal Auld, Ronald Powell | |
| 06:30 | Tennessee Tech | Tracy Haywood buries a 3 from straight away set up by William Hester | 61-53 |
| 06:19 | Samford | Pablo Rivera misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 61-53 |
| 06:18 | Tennessee Tech | Omar Rose snags the defensive board | 61-53 |
| 06:13 | Tennessee Tech | Jacob Maggard misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-53 |
| 06:11 | Samford | Erik Gregg grabs the defensive rebound | 61-53 |
| 06:07 | Samford | Pablo Rivera misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Hester - foul #2 on William Hester, team foul #5 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Odom (PG) William Hester | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 06:07 | Samford | Pablo Rivera makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 06:07 | Samford | Pablo Rivera makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 05:42 | Tennessee Tech | Pablo Rivera takes the ball from Stanley Odom | 61-55 |
| 05:24 | Samford | Pablo Rivera is fouled on the floor by Omar Rose - foul #1 on Omar Rose, team foul #6 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Devin Bowles (SG), Travis George (PF), Stanley Catchings (C) Jerry Wilson, Tracy Haywood, Omar Rose | |
| Subs | Samford | Neal Auld (SG), Charles Huggins (C) Pablo Rivera, Enlai Wang | |
| 05:09 | Samford | Stanley Catchings swats the layup by Paul Platt | 61-55 |
| 05:07 | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Catchings grabs the defensive rebound | 61-55 |
| 05:03 | Tennessee Tech | Devin Bowles's dunk attempt is rejected by Charles Huggins | 61-55 |
| 05:01 | Samford | The rebound goes to Paul Platt | 61-55 |
| 04:55 | Samford | Harry Maxey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Stanley Catchings - foul #3 on Stanley Catchings, team foul #7 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | William Hester (PG), Jason Macarthur (SF) Stanley Odom, Jacob Maggard | |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Powell (PF) Charles Huggins | |
| 04:55 | Samford | Harry Maxey misses the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 04:55 | Samford | Harry Maxey misses the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 04:55 | Tennessee Tech | Travis George pulls down the rebound | 61-55 |
| 04:51 | Tennessee Tech | Devin Bowles scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from William Hester | 64-55 |
| 04:27 | Samford | Travis George steals the ball from Erik Gregg | 64-55 |
| 04:19 | Tennessee Tech | Travis George is fouled on the floor by Ronald Powell - foul #1 on Ronald Powell, team foul #8 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Samford | Pablo Rivera (PG) Harry Maxey | |
| 04:19 | Tennessee Tech | Travis George makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 04:19 | Tennessee Tech | Travis George misses the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 04:19 | Samford | Erik Gregg pulls down the rebound | 65-55 |
| 04:04 | Samford | Travis George takes the ball from Pablo Rivera | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:44 | Tennessee Tech | Jason Macarthur hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-55 |
| 03:42 | Tennessee Tech | Travis George tips it in | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - William Hester (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Devin Bowles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jason Macarthur (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Travis George (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Stanley Catchings (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Pablo Rivera (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Neal Auld (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Platt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Ronald Powell (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Erik Gregg (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Samford | Ronald Powell can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-55 |
| 03:24 | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Catchings pulls down the rebound | 67-55 |
| 03:20 | Tennessee Tech | Jason Macarthur can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 67-55 |
| 03:19 | Tennessee Tech | Devin Bowles tips it back up and in | 69-55 |
| 03:10 | Samford | Paul Platt is hacked by Jason Macarthur - foul #2 on Jason Macarthur, team foul #8 | 69-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Wilson (SG) Devin Bowles | |
| Subs | Samford | Enlai Wang (C) Erik Gregg | |
| 03:10 | Samford | Paul Platt makes the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 03:10 | Samford | Paul Platt misses the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| 03:10 | Tennessee Tech | Jason Macarthur snags the defensive board | 69-56 |
| 02:51 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Wilson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-56 |
| 02:49 | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Catchings tips it home | 71-56 |
| 02:40 | Samford | Enlai Wang misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jerry Wilson - foul #1 on Jerry Wilson, team foul #9 | 71-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Odom (PG), Jacob Maggard (SF), Tracy Haywood (PF), Omar Rose (C) William Hester, Jason Macarthur, Travis George, Stanley Catchings | |
| Subs | Samford | Sidney Dykema (PG), Harry Maxey (SG), Douglas Nadolski (SF), Charles Huggins (PF) Pablo Rivera, Neal Auld, Paul Platt, Ronald Powell | |
| 02:40 | Samford | Enlai Wang makes the 1st free throw | 71-57 |
| 02:40 | Samford | Enlai Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 71-58 |
| 02:28 | Tennessee Tech | Tracy Haywood makes the jumper near the basket and the foul's on Charles Huggins - foul #2 on Charles Huggins, team foul #9 | 73-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Samford | Edmund Snyder (C) Enlai Wang | |
| 02:28 | Tennessee Tech | Tracy Haywood makes the free throw | 74-58 |
| 02:15 | Samford | Harry Maxey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-58 |
| 02:14 | Samford | Sidney Dykema grabs the offensive rebound | 74-58 |
| 01:55 | Samford | Charles Huggins misses badly on a floater in the paint | 74-58 |
| 01:53 | Tennessee Tech | Jerry Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 74-58 |
| 01:49 | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Odom throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Samford | Erik Gregg (SF) Sidney Dykema | |
| 01:32 | Samford | Douglas Nadolski drills a jumper in the lane set up by Edmund Snyder | 74-60 |
| 01:27 | Tennessee Tech | Omar Rose loses the dribble to Douglas Nadolski | 74-60 |
| 01:18 | Samford | Charles Huggins throws it down on a great pass from Harry Maxey | 74-62 |
| 00:55 | Tennessee Tech | Omar Rose clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 74-62 |
| 00:54 | Samford | Erik Gregg pulls down the rebound | 74-62 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Samford | Harry Maxey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-62 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech 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) | |
| 00:21 | Tennessee Tech | Tracy Haywood dunks the ball on a nice dish by Stanley Odom | 76-62 |
| 00:13 | Samford | Charles Huggins banks in the layup | 76-64 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee Tech | Stanley Odom runs out the clock | 76-64 |