| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Claude Sheehan (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Reynolds (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrell Degroat (fresh) 4 pts. PF - George Chaffins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Darryl Trexler (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jason Marrs (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frankie Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Deangelo Horton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leroy Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. C - James Kwong (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee Martin | Darrell Degroat inbounds the ball | 40-38 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Tennessee Martin | Claude Sheehan misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-38 |
| 19:37 | Samford | James Kwong pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 19:30 | Samford | Jason Marrs is hacked by Claude Sheehan - foul #2 on Claude Sheehan, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| 19:12 | Samford | Jason Marrs misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 19:11 | Samford | Leroy Anderson tips it back up and in | 40-40 |
| 19:05 | Tennessee Martin | George Chaffins misses the runner in the paint | 40-40 |
| 19:03 | Samford | Jason Marrs gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| 18:39 | Samford | Darryl Trexler is called for the reach on Jason Marrs - foul #2 on Darryl Trexler, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| 18:18 | Samford | Deangelo Horton misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 40-40 |
| 18:16 | Tennessee Martin | Darrell Degroat snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 18:10 | Tennessee Martin | Darrell Degroat makes the floater from the left block | 42-40 |
| 17:50 | Samford | James Kwong buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Jason Marrs and the foul's on George Chaffins - foul #2 on George Chaffins, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| 17:50 | Samford | James Kwong misses the free throw | 42-42 |
| 17:50 | Tennessee Martin | The rebound goes to Darryl Trexler | 42-42 |
| 17:34 | Tennessee Martin | Frankie Taylor steals it from Darryl Trexler | 42-42 |
| 17:31 | Samford | Jason Marrs misses the lay-in | 42-42 |
| 17:29 | Samford | Deangelo Horton snags the offensive board | 42-42 |
| 17:10 | Samford | Deangelo Horton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Carl McChristion (PG), Roderick Diedrich (SF), Michael Gremillion (PF), William Carr (C) Claude Sheehan, Darrell Degroat, George Chaffins, Darryl Trexler | |
| Subs | Samford | Daniel Reichman (PG), Robert Holz (PF), Mark Keefer (C) Jason Marrs, Leroy Anderson, James Kwong | |
| 16:53 | Tennessee Martin | Michael Gremillion's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Larry Cardello (SG) Kevin Reynolds | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 16:35 | Samford | Robert Holz hits a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Frankie Taylor | 42-44 |
| 16:22 | Tennessee Martin | Larry Cardello misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 42-44 |
| 16:21 | Tennessee Martin | Michael Gremillion hits the follow up shot | 44-44 |
| 15:54 | Samford | Robert Holz's pass is intercepted by William Carr | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Carl McChristion (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Larry Cardello (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roderick Diedrich (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Gremillion (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Daniel Reichman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frankie Taylor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Deangelo Horton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Holz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Keefer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Tennessee Martin | Carl McChristion scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-44 |
| 15:13 | Samford | Mark Keefer can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 15:11 | Tennessee Martin | William Carr pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 15:07 | Tennessee Martin | Daniel Reichman is called for the reach on Carl McChristion - foul #2 on Daniel Reichman, team foul #1 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Claude Sheehan (PG), Kevin Reynolds (SG), Darrell Degroat (SF), George Chaffins (PF), Darryl Trexler (C) Carl McChristion, Larry Cardello, Roderick Diedrich, Michael Gremillion, William Carr | |
| Subs | Samford | Jason Marrs (PG), Ronald Farrish (SF), Leroy Anderson (PF), James Kwong (C) Frankie Taylor, Deangelo Horton, Robert Holz, Mark Keefer | |
| 14:45 | Tennessee Martin | Darrell Degroat hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by George Chaffins | 48-44 |
| 14:31 | Samford | James Kwong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-44 |
| 14:13 | Tennessee Martin | Darryl Trexler misses the shot from the free throw line | 48-44 |
| 14:12 | Tennessee Martin | Darryl Trexler hits the follow up shot | 50-44 |
| 13:47 | Samford | James Kwong's pass is intercepted by Claude Sheehan | 50-44 |
| 13:25 | Tennessee Martin | Kevin Reynolds is hacked by Daniel Reichman - foul #3 on Daniel Reichman, team foul #2 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| Subs | Samford | Frankie Taylor (SG), Deangelo Horton (SF) Daniel Reichman, Ronald Farrish | |
| 13:11 | Tennessee Martin | Kevin Reynolds buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by George Chaffins | 53-44 |
| 13:04 | Samford | James Kwong misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-44 |
| 13:03 | Samford | Frankie Taylor hits the follow up shot | 53-46 |
| 12:50 | Tennessee Martin | Darrell Degroat misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Deangelo Horton - foul #3 on Deangelo Horton, team foul #3 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Michael Gremillion (PF), William Carr (C) George Chaffins, Darryl Trexler | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 12:50 | Tennessee Martin | Darrell Degroat makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 12:50 | Tennessee Martin | Darrell Degroat makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 12:37 | Samford | Frankie Taylor's pass is intercepted by Claude Sheehan | 55-46 |
| 12:31 | Tennessee Martin | Michael Gremillion throws it down on a nice dish by Darrell Degroat | 57-46 |
| 12:12 | Samford | Frankie Taylor hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Leroy Anderson | 57-49 |
| 11:50 | Tennessee Martin | Kevin Reynolds scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Michael Gremillion and the foul's on Frankie Taylor - foul #3 on Frankie Taylor, team foul #4 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Carl McChristion (PG), Roderick Diedrich (SF) Claude Sheehan, Darrell Degroat | |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Farrish (PG), Robert Holz (PF), Mark Keefer (C) Jason Marrs, Leroy Anderson, James Kwong | |
| 11:50 | Tennessee Martin | Kevin Reynolds makes the free throw | 60-49 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Carl McChristion (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Reynolds (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roderick Diedrich (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Gremillion (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ronald Farrish (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frankie Taylor (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Deangelo Horton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Holz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Keefer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Samford | Mark Keefer misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 60-49 |
| 11:28 | Tennessee Martin | Roderick Diedrich gets the rebound | 60-49 |
| 11:07 | Tennessee Martin | Roderick Diedrich drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Carl McChristion | 62-49 |
| 10:42 | Samford | Robert Holz slams it home on a nice dish by Frankie Taylor and the foul's on William Carr - foul #1 on William Carr, team foul #4 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Larry Cardello (SG), George Chaffins (PF), Darryl Trexler (C) Kevin Reynolds, Michael Gremillion, William Carr | |
| Subs | Samford | Daniel Reichman (PG), Rodger Sykes (SG) Frankie Taylor, Deangelo Horton | |
| 10:42 | Samford | Robert Holz makes the free throw | 62-52 |
| 10:21 | Tennessee Martin | Roderick Diedrich misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Rodger Sykes - foul #1 on Rodger Sykes, team foul #5 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Claude Sheehan (PG) Larry Cardello | |
| Subs | Samford | Jason Marrs (PG), James Kwong (C) Rodger Sykes, Mark Keefer | |
| 10:21 | Tennessee Martin | Roderick Diedrich misses the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 10:21 | Tennessee Martin | Roderick Diedrich makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 10:08 | Samford | Daniel Reichman loses the ball out of bounds | 63-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| Subs | Samford | Leroy Anderson (PF) Robert Holz | |
| 09:52 | Tennessee Martin | George Chaffins buries a jumper from the left block | 65-52 |
| 09:36 | Samford | Leroy Anderson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 65-52 |
| 09:34 | Tennessee Martin | Darryl Trexler grabs the defensive rebound | 65-52 |
| 09:30 | Tennessee Martin | Roderick Diedrich is whistled for a carry | 65-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Darrell Degroat (SF) Roderick Diedrich | |
| Subs | Samford | Frankie Taylor (SG) Daniel Reichman | |
| 09:04 | Samford | James Kwong misses the dunk attempt | 65-52 |
| 09:02 | Tennessee Martin | Darryl Trexler pulls down the rebound | 65-52 |
| 08:42 | Tennessee Martin | George Chaffins connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Claude Sheehan | 68-52 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 08:31 | Samford | Darryl Trexler blocks the jumper by Frankie Taylor | 68-52 |
| 08:29 | Tennessee Martin | The rebound goes to Darryl Trexler | 68-52 |
| 08:23 | Tennessee Martin | Claude Sheehan buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Darrell Degroat | 71-52 |
| 08:12 | Samford | Ronald Farrish is fouled on the floor by Darrell Degroat - foul #2 on Darrell Degroat, team foul #5 | 71-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Larry Cardello (PG), Kevin Reynolds (SG), Michael Gremillion (PF), William Carr (C) Claude Sheehan, Carl McChristion, George Chaffins, Darryl Trexler | |
| Subs | Samford | Daniel Reichman (PG), Deangelo Horton (SF), Robert Holz (PF), Mark Keefer (C) Jason Marrs, Ronald Farrish, Leroy Anderson, James Kwong | |
| 07:53 | Samford | Mark Keefer's pass is intercepted by Kevin Reynolds | 71-52 |
| 07:50 | Tennessee Martin | Kevin Reynolds lays it in | 73-52 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Larry Cardello (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Reynolds (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darrell Degroat (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Michael Gremillion (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Daniel Reichman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frankie Taylor (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Deangelo Horton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Holz (fresh) 5 pts. C - Mark Keefer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:46 | Samford | Frankie Taylor can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Larry Cardello - foul #1 on Larry Cardello, team foul #6 | 73-52 |
| 07:46 | Samford | Frankie Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 73-53 |
| 07:46 | Samford | Frankie Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 73-54 |
| 07:34 | Tennessee Martin | Kevin Reynolds buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Larry Cardello | 75-54 |
| 07:18 | Samford | Frankie Taylor misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 75-54 |
| 07:16 | Samford | Mark Keefer tips it back up and in | 75-56 |
| 07:10 | Tennessee Martin | Kevin Reynolds clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 75-56 |
| 07:08 | Samford | Mark Keefer gets the rebound | 75-56 |
| 07:03 | Samford | William Carr is called for the reach on Frankie Taylor - foul #2 on William Carr, team foul #7 | 75-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Roderick Diedrich (SF), Darryl Trexler (C) Darrell Degroat, William Carr | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 07:03 | Samford | Frankie Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 75-57 |
| 07:03 | Samford | Frankie Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 75-58 |
| 06:45 | Tennessee Martin | Kevin Reynolds is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Kevin Reynolds, team foul #8 | 75-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Claude Sheehan (PG), George Chaffins (PF) Larry Cardello, Michael Gremillion | |
| Subs | Samford | Jason Marrs (PG), Leroy Anderson (PF) Daniel Reichman, Mark Keefer | |
| 06:32 | Samford | Leroy Anderson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-58 |
| 06:30 | Samford | Deangelo Horton grabs the offensive rebound | 75-58 |
| 06:20 | Samford | Frankie Taylor is hacked by Darryl Trexler - foul #3 on Darryl Trexler, team foul #9 | 75-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Carl McChristion (SF) Roderick Diedrich | |
| Subs | Samford | James Kwong (C) Robert Holz | |
| 06:20 | Samford | Frankie Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 75-59 |
| 06:20 | Samford | Frankie Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 75-60 |
| 06:05 | Tennessee Martin | George Chaffins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| Subs | Samford | Daniel Reichman (SG) Frankie Taylor | |
| 05:49 | Samford | Deangelo Horton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 75-60 |
| 05:48 | Samford | James Kwong pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-60 |
| 05:25 | Samford | Deangelo Horton connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Leroy Anderson | 75-63 |
| 04:58 | Tennessee Martin | Kevin Reynolds connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Claude Sheehan | 77-63 |
| 04:42 | Samford | Deangelo Horton is hacked by Carl McChristion - foul #2 on Carl McChristion, team foul #10 | 77-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Larry Cardello (SG), Darrell Degroat (SF), Michael Gremillion (PF), William Carr (C) Claude Sheehan, Kevin Reynolds, George Chaffins, Darryl Trexler | |
| Subs | Samford | Frankie Taylor (SG), Robert Holz (PF) Jason Marrs, Leroy Anderson | |
| 04:42 | Samford | Deangelo Horton misses the 1st free throw | 77-63 |
| 04:42 | Samford | Deangelo Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 77-64 |
| 04:13 | Tennessee Martin | Michael Gremillion buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Darrell Degroat | 79-64 |
| 03:56 | Samford | Robert Holz misses the lay-in | 79-64 |
| 03:55 | Samford | Daniel Reichman pulls down the offensive rebound | 79-64 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin 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 (0) | |
| 03:50 | Samford | Michael Gremillion is called for the reach on Robert Holz - foul #2 on Michael Gremillion, team foul #11 | 79-64 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Roderick Diedrich (SG) Carl McChristion | |
| Subs | Samford | Charlie Lakin (PG), Ronald Farrish (SF), Mark Keefer (C) Daniel Reichman, Deangelo Horton, James Kwong | |
| 03:50 | Samford | Robert Holz makes the 1st free throw | 79-65 |
| 03:50 | Samford | Robert Holz makes the 2nd free throw | 79-66 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Larry Cardello (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Roderick Diedrich (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Darrell Degroat (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Michael Gremillion (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - William Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Charlie Lakin (fresh) SG - Frankie Taylor (fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Farrish (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Holz (fresh) 7 pts. C - Mark Keefer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin 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) | |
| 03:30 | Tennessee Martin | Darrell Degroat misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Frankie Taylor - foul #4 on Frankie Taylor, team foul #6 | 79-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Kevin Reynolds (SG) Roderick Diedrich | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 03:30 | Tennessee Martin | Darrell Degroat misses the 1st free throw | 79-66 |
| 03:30 | Tennessee Martin | Darrell Degroat makes the 2nd free throw | 80-66 |
| 03:17 | Samford | Robert Holz comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 80-66 |
| 03:15 | Tennessee Martin | Kevin Reynolds gets the rebound | 80-66 |
| 03:11 | Tennessee Martin | Larry Cardello drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by William Carr | 83-66 |
| 02:53 | Samford | Robert Holz comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 83-66 |
| 02:51 | Tennessee Martin | Michael Gremillion pulls down the rebound | 83-66 |
| 02:47 | Tennessee Martin | Kevin Reynolds travels with the ball | 83-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Carl McChristion (SG), Roderick Diedrich (SF) Kevin Reynolds, Darrell Degroat | |
| Subs | Samford | Daniel Reichman (PG), Rodger Sykes (SG) Charlie Lakin, Frankie Taylor | |
| 02:34 | Samford | Ronald Farrish hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner but he's fouled by Larry Cardello - foul #2 on Larry Cardello, team foul #12 | 83-66 |
| 02:34 | Samford | Ronald Farrish misses the 1st free throw | 83-66 |
| 02:34 | Samford | Ronald Farrish makes the 2nd free throw | 83-67 |
| 02:34 | Samford | Ronald Farrish makes the 3rd free throw | 83-68 |
| 02:20 | Tennessee Martin | Larry Cardello throws a bad pass out of bounds | 83-68 |
| 02:04 | Samford | Daniel Reichman is whistled for traveling | 83-68 |
| 01:41 | Tennessee Martin | Larry Cardello is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Larry Cardello, team foul #13 | 83-68 |
| 01:18 | Samford | Ronald Farrish connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 83-70 |
| 01:14 | Tennessee Martin | Michael Gremillion is fouled on the floor by Mark Keefer - foul #1 on Mark Keefer, team foul #7 | 83-70 |
| 01:14 | Tennessee Martin | Michael Gremillion makes the 1st free throw | 84-70 |
| 01:14 | Tennessee Martin | Michael Gremillion makes the 2nd free throw | 85-70 |
| 01:02 | Samford | Rodger Sykes loses the dribble to Carl McChristion | 85-70 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Tennessee Martin | William Carr hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ronald Farrish - foul #2 on Ronald Farrish, team foul #8 | 85-70 |
| 00:37 | Tennessee Martin | William Carr misses the 1st free throw | 85-70 |
| 00:37 | Tennessee Martin | William Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 85-70 |
| 00:37 | Samford | Mark Keefer pulls down the rebound | 85-70 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin 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) | |
| 00:29 | Samford | Robert Holz drills a fadeaway from the left block | 85-72 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee Martin | Carl McChristion runs out the clock | 85-72 |