| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Doug Plum (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Meyer (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Lawson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lee Hall (fresh) C - Ronald Burton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Leonard Cooke (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Edelen (fresh) SF - Myron Knarr (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Marrow (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Bentley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee State | Ralph Lawson inbounds the ball | 31-39 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Tennessee State | Ralph Lawson makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 19:38 | Samford | Kevin Edelen buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Leonard Cooke | 34-42 |
| 19:18 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer is called for traveling | 34-42 |
| 19:01 | Samford | Lee Hall denies the turnaround by Anthony Bentley | 34-42 |
| 18:59 | Tennessee State | Doug Plum pulls down the rebound | 34-42 |
| 18:46 | Tennessee State | Bruce Marrow denies the turnaround by Richard Meyer | 34-42 |
| 18:45 | Samford | The rebound goes to Myron Knarr | 34-42 |
| 18:32 | Samford | Leonard Cooke misses short on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Doug Plum - foul #3 on Doug Plum, team foul #1 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed (PG) Doug Plum | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 18:32 | Samford | Leonard Cooke makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 18:32 | Samford | Leonard Cooke misses the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 18:32 | Tennessee State | Lee Hall grabs the board | 34-43 |
| 18:13 | Tennessee State | Lee Hall can't finish the layup but the foul's on Anthony Bentley - foul #1 on Anthony Bentley, team foul #1 | 34-43 |
| 18:13 | Tennessee State | Lee Hall makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 18:13 | Tennessee State | Lee Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 17:52 | Samford | Myron Knarr scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from Kevin Edelen | 36-45 |
| 17:32 | Tennessee State | Lee Hall misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Myron Knarr - foul #1 on Myron Knarr, team foul #2 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Johnny Downey (SF) Ralph Lawson | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 17:32 | Tennessee State | Lee Hall makes the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 17:32 | Tennessee State | Lee Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 17:08 | Samford | Bruce Marrow blows the layup | 38-45 |
| 17:06 | Samford | Leonard Cooke grabs the offensive board | 38-45 |
| 16:53 | Samford | Bruce Marrow can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-45 |
| 16:51 | Tennessee State | Johnny Downey pulls down the rebound | 38-45 |
| 16:46 | Tennessee State | Johnny Downey drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Meyer | 41-45 |
| 16:35 | Samford | Richard Meyer picks off the pass by Anthony Bentley | 41-45 |
| 16:32 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed misses the easy layup | 41-45 |
| 16:31 | Samford | Anthony Bentley snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 16:10 | Samford | Anthony Bentley knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Leonard Cooke | 41-47 |
| 15:44 | Tennessee State | Johnny Downey makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Reed | 44-47 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Ronald Reed (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Meyer (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Johnny Downey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lee Hall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Ronald Burton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Leonard Cooke (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Edelen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Myron Knarr (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Marrow (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Bentley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Samford | Kevin Edelen knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-50 |
| 15:14 | Tennessee State | Lee Hall buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Meyer | 46-50 |
| 15:02 | Samford | Kevin Edelen misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-50 |
| 15:01 | Samford | Myron Knarr gets the offensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 14:46 | Samford | Myron Knarr comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 46-50 |
| 14:45 | Tennessee State | Johnny Downey grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 14:28 | Tennessee State | Ronald Burton hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Johnny Downey | 49-50 |
| 14:17 | Samford | Myron Knarr hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 49-50 |
| 14:15 | Tennessee State | Lee Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 13:53 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-50 |
| 13:52 | Samford | The rebound goes to Kevin Edelen | 49-50 |
| 13:37 | Samford | Anthony Bentley hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 49-50 |
| 13:35 | Samford | Bruce Marrow pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 13:18 | Samford | Leonard Cooke clanks a 3 from the right wing | 49-50 |
| 13:16 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Lee Hall | 49-50 |
| 13:04 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Ronald Reed, team foul #2 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Doug Plum (PG), Jack Anderson (SG), Ralph Lawson (SF), Martin Dvorsky (PF), Adrian Clay (C) Ronald Reed, Richard Meyer, Johnny Downey, Lee Hall, Ronald Burton | |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Ritch (PG), Adam Rhymer (SG), Irvin Brewer (SF), Archie Reed (PF), Luke Watkin (C) Leonard Cooke, Kevin Edelen, Myron Knarr, Bruce Marrow, Anthony Bentley | |
| 12:53 | Samford | Irvin Brewer misses the 3 from the right corner | 49-50 |
| 12:52 | Samford | Archie Reed tips it in | 49-52 |
| 12:29 | Tennessee State | Adrian Clay misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-52 |
| 12:28 | Samford | Adam Rhymer pulls down the rebound | 49-52 |
| 12:24 | Samford | Cecil Ritch clanks a 3 from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 12:23 | Samford | Archie Reed can't tip it in | 49-52 |
| 12:21 | Samford | Archie Reed gets the offensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 12:08 | Samford | Luke Watkin makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Doug Plum - foul #4 on Doug Plum, team foul #3 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Robert Hopkins (PG) Doug Plum | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 12:08 | Samford | Luke Watkin makes the free throw | 49-55 |
| 11:48 | Tennessee State | Jack Anderson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Adam Rhymer - foul #2 on Adam Rhymer, team foul #3 | 49-55 |
| 11:48 | Tennessee State | Jack Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 11:48 | Tennessee State | Jack Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 11:31 | Samford | Ralph Lawson is called for the reach on Cecil Ritch - foul #2 on Ralph Lawson, team foul #4 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed (PG), Johnny Downey (SG) Robert Hopkins, Jack Anderson | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Ronald Reed (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Downey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ralph Lawson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Martin Dvorsky (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Adrian Clay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Cecil Ritch (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Adam Rhymer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Irvin Brewer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Archie Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Luke Watkin (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:16 | Samford | Archie Reed hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 50-55 |
| 11:15 | Samford | Archie Reed pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-55 |
| 11:06 | Samford | Luke Watkin misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 50-55 |
| 11:04 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed grabs the board | 50-55 |
| 10:47 | Tennessee State | Adrian Clay misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 50-55 |
| 10:46 | Tennessee State | Adrian Clay gets the offensive rebound | 50-55 |
| 10:34 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed is hacked by Luke Watkin - foul #1 on Luke Watkin, team foul #4 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Adam Bochenski (SF), Ronald Burton (C) Ralph Lawson, Adrian Clay | |
| Subs | Samford | Bruce Marrow (PF) Luke Watkin | |
| 10:18 | Tennessee State | Ronald Burton misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-55 |
| 10:16 | Tennessee State | Adam Bochenski can't tip it in | 50-55 |
| 10:15 | Samford | Bruce Marrow snags the defensive board | 50-55 |
| 09:54 | Samford | Cecil Ritch misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Adam Bochenski - foul #2 on Adam Bochenski, team foul #5 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Jack Anderson (SG) Martin Dvorsky | |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Edelen (SG), Anthony Bentley (C) Irvin Brewer, Archie Reed | |
| 09:54 | Samford | Cecil Ritch makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 09:54 | Samford | Cecil Ritch makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 09:42 | Tennessee State | A charge is called on Johnny Downey - foul #2 on Johnny Downey, team foul #6 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (PG), Oscar Knight (SF), Luke Watkin (C) Cecil Ritch, Adam Rhymer, Anthony Bentley | |
| 09:20 | Samford | Luke Watkin misses the floater from just outside the lane | 50-57 |
| 09:18 | Tennessee State | Ronald Burton gets the rebound | 50-57 |
| 09:11 | Tennessee State | Adam Bochenski is fouled on the floor by Bruce Marrow - foul #1 on Bruce Marrow, team foul #5 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Robert Hopkins (PG), Richard Meyer (SG), Ralph Lawson (SF) Ronald Reed, Jack Anderson, Johnny Downey | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 08:56 | Tennessee State | Robert Hopkins is hacked by Leonard Cooke - foul #1 on Leonard Cooke, team foul #6 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Lee Hall (PF) Adam Bochenski | |
| Subs | Samford | Myron Knarr (SF) Oscar Knight | |
| 08:51 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer is hacked by Luke Watkin - foul #2 on Luke Watkin, team foul #7 | 50-57 |
| 08:51 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 08:51 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 08:37 | Samford | Lee Hall swats the short shot by Luke Watkin | 52-57 |
| 08:35 | Samford | Luke Watkin snags the offensive board | 52-57 |
| 08:18 | Samford | Leonard Cooke clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-57 |
| 08:16 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Lee Hall | 52-57 |
| 07:48 | Tennessee State | Lee Hall misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 52-57 |
| 07:46 | Samford | Luke Watkin grabs the defensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 07:26 | Samford | Myron Knarr loses the dribble to Lee Hall | 52-57 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Robert Hopkins (fresh) SG - Richard Meyer (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ralph Lawson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lee Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Ronald Burton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Leonard Cooke (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Edelen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Myron Knarr (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bruce Marrow (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Luke Watkin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Tennessee State | Ronald Burton scores on a floater from close range and the foul's on Kevin Edelen - foul #3 on Kevin Edelen, team foul #8 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Doug Plum (PG), Ronald Reed (SG), Johnny Downey (SF), Martin Dvorsky (PF) Robert Hopkins, Richard Meyer, Ralph Lawson, Lee Hall | |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Ritch (SG), Irvin Brewer (SF), Archie Reed (PF), Anthony Bentley (C) Kevin Edelen, Myron Knarr, Bruce Marrow, Luke Watkin | |
| 07:09 | Tennessee State | Ronald Burton makes the free throw | 55-57 |
| 06:51 | Samford | Anthony Bentley's layup is rejected by Martin Dvorsky | 55-57 |
| 06:50 | Samford | Irvin Brewer misses the tip | 55-57 |
| 06:48 | Samford | Irvin Brewer tips it in | 55-59 |
| 06:39 | Tennessee State | Martin Dvorsky hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Doug Plum | 58-59 |
| 06:22 | Samford | Archie Reed is hacked by Johnny Downey - foul #3 on Johnny Downey, team foul #7 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Adrian Clay (C) Ronald Burton | |
| Subs | Samford | Adam Rhymer (SG) Leonard Cooke | |
| 06:22 | Samford | Archie Reed misses the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 06:22 | Tennessee State | Adrian Clay snags the defensive board | 58-59 |
| 06:05 | Tennessee State | Anthony Bentley is called for the reach on Adrian Clay - foul #2 on Anthony Bentley, team foul #9 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer (SG) Johnny Downey | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 06:05 | Tennessee State | Adrian Clay makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 06:05 | Tennessee State | Adrian Clay misses the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 06:05 | Samford | Archie Reed pulls down the rebound | 59-59 |
| 05:47 | Samford | Adam Rhymer can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-59 |
| 05:46 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Adrian Clay | 59-59 |
| 05:21 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer is fouled on the floor by Adam Rhymer - foul #3 on Adam Rhymer, team foul #10 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ralph Lawson (SF) Ronald Reed | |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Edelen (SG), Myron Knarr (SF), Bruce Marrow (PF) Adam Rhymer, Irvin Brewer, Archie Reed | |
| 05:21 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 05:21 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 05:02 | Samford | Martin Dvorsky denies the turnaround by Bruce Marrow | 61-59 |
| 05:00 | Samford | Kevin Edelen gets the offensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 04:44 | Samford | Bruce Marrow misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-59 |
| 04:43 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer gets the rebound | 61-59 |
| 04:22 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Doug Plum | 64-59 |
| 04:17 | Samford | Cecil Ritch misses badly on a jumper from close range | 64-59 |
| 04:16 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Adrian Clay | 64-59 |
| 03:49 | Tennessee State | Ralph Lawson dunks the ball | 66-59 |
| 03:43 | Samford | Doug Plum steals the ball from Bruce Marrow | 66-59 |
| 03:38 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer blows the layup | 66-59 |
| 03:37 | Samford | Anthony Bentley gets the rebound | 66-59 |
| 03:31 | Samford | Myron Knarr banks in the layup set up by Cecil Ritch | 66-61 |
| 03:14 | Tennessee State | Ralph Lawson misses badly on a runner in the lane | 66-61 |
| 03:13 | Tennessee State | Martin Dvorsky tips it back up and in | 68-61 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Doug Plum (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Richard Meyer (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ralph Lawson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Martin Dvorsky (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Adrian Clay (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Cecil Ritch (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Edelen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Myron Knarr (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bruce Marrow (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Bentley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Samford | Cecil Ritch clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-61 |
| 02:55 | Samford | Myron Knarr gets the offensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 02:45 | Samford | Bruce Marrow scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by Kevin Edelen | 68-63 |
| 02:28 | Tennessee State | Doug Plum buries a jumpshot from the left wing and he's fouled by Cecil Ritch - foul #1 on Cecil Ritch, team foul #11 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed (SG), Johnny Downey (SF), Lee Hall (PF), Ronald Burton (C) Richard Meyer, Ralph Lawson, Martin Dvorsky, Adrian Clay | |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (PG), Adam Rhymer (SG), Irvin Brewer (SF), Archie Reed (C) Cecil Ritch, Kevin Edelen, Myron Knarr, Anthony Bentley | |
| 02:28 | Tennessee State | Doug Plum makes the free throw | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:25 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Edelen (SG) Adam Rhymer | |
| 02:12 | Samford | Irvin Brewer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 71-63 |
| 02:10 | Samford | Archie Reed grabs the offensive rebound | 71-63 |
| 02:05 | Samford | Leonard Cooke misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 71-63 |
| 02:04 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Johnny Downey | 71-63 |
| 02:04 | Tennessee State | Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer (SG), Ralph Lawson (SF), Martin Dvorsky (PF) Ronald Reed, Johnny Downey, Lee Hall | |
| Subs | Samford | Myron Knarr (SF), Anthony Bentley (C) Irvin Brewer, Archie Reed | |
| 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) | |
| 01:37 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer lays it in | 73-63 |
| 01:21 | Samford | Myron Knarr clanks a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Doug Plum - foul #5 on Doug Plum, team foul #8 | 73-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed (PG), Johnny Downey (SG), Adam Bochenski (SF), Lee Hall (PF), Adrian Clay (C) Doug Plum, Richard Meyer, Ralph Lawson, Martin Dvorsky, Ronald Burton | |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Ritch (PG), Adam Rhymer (SG), Archie Reed (PF), Luke Watkin (C) Leonard Cooke, Kevin Edelen, Bruce Marrow, Anthony Bentley | |
| 01:21 | Samford | Myron Knarr makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 01:21 | Samford | Myron Knarr makes the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| 01:19 | Tennessee State | Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-65 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer (SG), Ralph Lawson (SF), Martin Dvorsky (PF), Ronald Burton (C) Johnny Downey, Adam Bochenski, Lee Hall, Adrian Clay | |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (PG), Kevin Edelen (SG), Bruce Marrow (PF), Anthony Bentley (C) Cecil Ritch, Adam Rhymer, Archie Reed, Luke Watkin | |
| 00:52 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed blows the layup | 73-65 |
| 00:51 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed can't tip it in | 73-65 |
| 00:50 | Samford | The rebound goes to Kevin Edelen | 73-65 |
| 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) | |
| 00:42 | Samford | Leonard Cooke hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 73-65 |
| 00:40 | Samford | Bruce Marrow gets the offensive rebound | 73-65 |
| 00:38 | Samford | Ronald Burton steals it from Kevin Edelen | 73-65 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer is hacked by Kevin Edelen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kevin Edelen, team foul #12 | 73-65 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Johnny Downey (SF), Adam Bochenski (C) Ralph Lawson, Ronald Burton | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:36 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:36 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:29 | Samford | Leonard Cooke hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Kevin Edelen | 75-68 |
| 00:29 | Tennessee State | Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 75-68 |
| 00:28 | Tennessee State | Martin Dvorsky is hacked by Leonard Cooke in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leonard Cooke, team foul #13 | 75-68 |
| 00:28 | Tennessee State | Martin Dvorsky makes the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:28 | Tennessee State | Martin Dvorsky makes the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:22 | Samford | Kevin Edelen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 77-68 |
| 00:20 | Samford | Bruce Marrow snags the offensive board | 77-68 |
| 00:17 | Samford | Kevin Edelen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 77-68 |
| 00:15 | Tennessee State | Johnny Downey snags the defensive board | 77-68 |
| 00:15 | Tennessee State | Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 77-68 |
| 00:12 | Tennessee State | Martin Dvorsky is fouled in the backcourt by Leonard Cooke - foul #3 on Leonard Cooke, team foul #14 | 77-68 |
| 00:12 | Tennessee State | Martin Dvorsky makes the 1st free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:12 | Tennessee State | Martin Dvorsky makes the 2nd free throw | 79-68 |
| 00:08 | Samford | Johnny Downey is called for the reach on Myron Knarr - foul #4 on Johnny Downey, team foul #9 | 79-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Lee Hall (PF), Adrian Clay (C) Richard Meyer, Martin Dvorsky | |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Ritch (PG), Adam Rhymer (SG), Archie Reed (PF), Luke Watkin (C) Leonard Cooke, Kevin Edelen, Bruce Marrow, Anthony Bentley | |
| 00:08 | Samford | Myron Knarr makes the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:08 | Samford | Myron Knarr makes the 2nd free throw | 79-70 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed runs out the clock | 79-70 |