| Lineup | Samford | PG - Leonard Cooke (fresh) SG - Kevin Edelen (fresh) SF - Myron Knarr (fresh) PF - Bruce Marrow (fresh) C - Anthony Bentley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Doug Plum (fresh) SG - Richard Meyer (fresh) SF - Ralph Lawson (fresh) PF - Martin Dvorsky (fresh) C - Ronald Burton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee State | Ronald Burton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:49 | Tennessee State | Martin Dvorsky scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Doug Plum | 0-3 |
| 19:25 | Samford | Ralph Lawson steals it from Bruce Marrow | 0-3 |
| 19:16 | Tennessee State | Anthony Bentley is called for the reach on Richard Meyer - foul #1 on Anthony Bentley, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:53 | Tennessee State | Doug Plum can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 18:52 | Samford | Anthony Bentley gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:27 | Samford | Richard Meyer picks off the pass by Bruce Marrow | 0-3 |
| 18:24 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer hits the finger roll | 0-5 |
| 18:05 | Samford | Myron Knarr's layup is rejected by Martin Dvorsky | 0-5 |
| 18:03 | Tennessee State | Ronald Burton snags the defensive board | 0-5 |
| 17:57 | Tennessee State | Martin Dvorsky is whistled for traveling | 0-5 |
| 17:43 | Samford | Leonard Cooke travels with the ball | 0-5 |
| 17:36 | Tennessee State | Martin Dvorsky misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Myron Knarr - foul #1 on Myron Knarr, team foul #2 | 0-5 |
| 17:36 | Tennessee State | Martin Dvorsky makes the 1st free throw | 0-6 |
| 17:36 | Tennessee State | Martin Dvorsky makes the 2nd free throw | 0-7 |
| 17:19 | Samford | Kevin Edelen misses the 3 from straight away | 0-7 |
| 17:18 | Tennessee State | Martin Dvorsky grabs the defensive rebound | 0-7 |
| 16:58 | Tennessee State | Doug Plum makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Martin Dvorsky | 0-9 |
| 16:50 | Samford | Leonard Cooke buries a 3 from straight away | 3-9 |
| 16:29 | Tennessee State | Ronald Burton is fouled on the floor by Bruce Marrow - foul #1 on Bruce Marrow, team foul #3 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed (SG), Johnny Downey (SF), Lee Hall (PF) Richard Meyer, Ralph Lawson, Martin Dvorsky | |
| 16:22 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed misses the lay-in | 3-9 |
| 16:21 | Samford | Bruce Marrow pulls down the rebound | 3-9 |
| 15:54 | Samford | Leonard Cooke misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 3-9 |
| 15:53 | Tennessee State | Ronald Burton grabs the board | 3-9 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Leonard Cooke (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kevin Edelen (fresh) SF - Myron Knarr (fairly fresh) PF - Bruce Marrow (fresh) C - Anthony Bentley (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Doug Plum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Reed (fresh) SF - Johnny Downey (fresh) PF - Lee Hall (fresh) C - Ronald Burton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed clanks a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Kevin Edelen - foul #1 on Kevin Edelen, team foul #4 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Ritch (SG), Irvin Brewer (SF), Archie Reed (C) Kevin Edelen, Myron Knarr, Anthony Bentley | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Adam Bochenski (SF), Adrian Clay (C) Doug Plum, Ronald Burton | |
| 15:43 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed makes the 1st free throw | 3-10 |
| 15:43 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 3-11 |
| 15:28 | Samford | Cecil Ritch misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-11 |
| 15:27 | Tennessee State | Adrian Clay grabs the defensive rebound | 3-11 |
| 15:03 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed misses the dunk but he's hacked by Leonard Cooke - foul #1 on Leonard Cooke, team foul #5 | 3-11 |
| Subs | Samford | Adam Rhymer (SG), Luke Watkin (C) Leonard Cooke, Bruce Marrow | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer (SG), Ralph Lawson (SF), Martin Dvorsky (PF) Johnny Downey, Adam Bochenski, Lee Hall | |
| 15:03 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed makes the 1st free throw | 3-12 |
| 15:03 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 3-12 |
| 15:03 | Samford | Archie Reed grabs the board | 3-12 |
| 14:52 | Samford | Cecil Ritch misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-12 |
| 14:50 | Samford | Luke Watkin gets the offensive rebound | 3-12 |
| 14:45 | Samford | Luke Watkin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-12 |
| 14:44 | Tennessee State | Ralph Lawson gets the rebound | 3-12 |
| 14:25 | Tennessee State | Archie Reed blocks the short jumper by Richard Meyer | 3-12 |
| 14:24 | Samford | Luke Watkin pulls down the rebound | 3-12 |
| 14:08 | Samford | Archie Reed misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Ralph Lawson - foul #1 on Ralph Lawson, team foul #1 | 3-12 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Edelen (SG), Myron Knarr (SF), Anthony Bentley (C) Adam Rhymer, Irvin Brewer, Luke Watkin | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Doug Plum (PG), Ronald Burton (C) Ronald Reed, Adrian Clay | |
| 14:08 | Samford | Archie Reed makes the 1st free throw | 4-12 |
| 14:08 | Samford | Archie Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 4-12 |
| 14:08 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer pulls down the rebound | 4-12 |
| 14:02 | Tennessee State | Doug Plum is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Doug Plum, team foul #2 | 4-12 |
| Subs | Samford | Bruce Marrow (PF) Archie Reed | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 13:51 | Samford | Kevin Edelen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 4-12 |
| 13:50 | Samford | Bruce Marrow pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-12 |
| 13:37 | Samford | Bruce Marrow's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-12 |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (PG) Cecil Ritch | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed (SF) Ralph Lawson | |
| 13:26 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Doug Plum | 4-15 |
| 13:09 | Samford | Kevin Edelen buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Myron Knarr | 7-15 |
| 12:54 | Tennessee State | Doug Plum can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 7-15 |
| 12:53 | Tennessee State | Ronald Burton grabs the offensive rebound | 7-15 |
| 12:35 | Tennessee State | Doug Plum's layup is rejected by Anthony Bentley | 7-15 |
| 12:33 | Tennessee State | Ronald Burton hits the follow up shot | 7-17 |
| 12:21 | Samford | Bruce Marrow buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Leonard Cooke and the foul's on Martin Dvorsky - foul #1 on Martin Dvorsky, team foul #3 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Samford | Archie Reed (C) Anthony Bentley | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ralph Lawson (SF), Lee Hall (PF) Richard Meyer, Martin Dvorsky | |
| 12:21 | Samford | Bruce Marrow misses the free throw | 9-17 |
| 12:21 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Lee Hall | 9-17 |
| 12:04 | Tennessee State | Ralph Lawson buries a jumper from the left block | 9-19 |
| 11:42 | Samford | Myron Knarr can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 9-19 |
| 11:41 | Tennessee State | Lee Hall pulls down the rebound | 9-19 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Leonard Cooke (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Edelen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Myron Knarr (fairly fresh) PF - Bruce Marrow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Archie Reed (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Doug Plum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Reed (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ralph Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lee Hall (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Burton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Tennessee State | Lee Hall clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 9-19 |
| 11:28 | Samford | The rebound goes to Archie Reed | 9-19 |
| 11:24 | Samford | Kevin Edelen clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-19 |
| 11:22 | Samford | Archie Reed tips it in | 11-19 |
| 10:59 | Tennessee State | Myron Knarr steals it from Lee Hall | 11-19 |
| 10:50 | Samford | Archie Reed is denied on a layup by Ronald Burton | 11-19 |
| 10:48 | Tennessee State | Ronald Burton pulls down the rebound | 11-19 |
| 10:19 | Tennessee State | Ralph Lawson's floater is tipped away by Archie Reed | 11-19 |
| 10:17 | Samford | Archie Reed gets the rebound | 11-19 |
| 10:15 | Samford | Doug Plum picks off the pass by Leonard Cooke in the backcourt | 11-19 |
| 10:04 | Tennessee State | Doug Plum is denied on a layup by Bruce Marrow | 11-19 |
| 10:02 | Tennessee State | Ronald Burton tips it in | 11-21 |
| 09:55 | Samford | Myron Knarr is fouled on the floor by Ralph Lawson - foul #2 on Ralph Lawson, team foul #4 | 11-21 |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Ritch (PG), Adam Rhymer (SG), Irvin Brewer (SF), Anthony Bentley (C) Leonard Cooke, Kevin Edelen, Myron Knarr, Bruce Marrow | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Johnny Downey (PG), Richard Meyer (SG), Adam Bochenski (SF), Martin Dvorsky (PF), Adrian Clay (C) Doug Plum, Ronald Reed, Ralph Lawson, Lee Hall, Ronald Burton | |
| 09:43 | Samford | Irvin Brewer clanks a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Martin Dvorsky - foul #2 on Martin Dvorsky, team foul #5 | 11-21 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Robert Hopkins (PG) Martin Dvorsky | |
| 09:43 | Samford | Irvin Brewer misses the 1st free throw | 11-21 |
| 09:43 | Samford | Irvin Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 12-21 |
| 09:22 | Tennessee State | Adrian Clay scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Adam Bochenski | 12-24 |
| 09:02 | Samford | Irvin Brewer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-24 |
| 09:00 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Archie Reed | 12-24 |
| 08:43 | Samford | Adam Bochenski is called for the reach on Irvin Brewer - foul #1 on Adam Bochenski, team foul #6 | 12-24 |
| Subs | Samford | Luke Watkin (PF) Archie Reed | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Doug Plum (PG), Ronald Reed (SF), Lee Hall (PF), Ronald Burton (C) Robert Hopkins, Johnny Downey, Adam Bochenski, Adrian Clay | |
| 08:23 | Samford | Luke Watkin hits a jumper in the lane set up by Cecil Ritch | 14-24 |
| 08:00 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed can't finish the layup | 14-24 |
| 07:58 | Samford | Luke Watkin gets the rebound | 14-24 |
| 07:38 | Samford | Irvin Brewer can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 14-24 |
| 07:37 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Lee Hall | 14-24 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Cecil Ritch (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Adam Rhymer (fresh) SF - Irvin Brewer (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Luke Watkin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Bentley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Doug Plum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Meyer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Reed (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lee Hall (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ronald Burton (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-24 |
| 07:15 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer tips it but misses | 14-24 |
| 07:14 | Samford | Irvin Brewer gets the rebound | 14-24 |
| 06:47 | Samford | Ronald Burton is called for the reach on Anthony Bentley - foul #1 on Ronald Burton, team foul #7 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (PG), Kevin Edelen (SG), Myron Knarr (SF), Bruce Marrow (PF) Cecil Ritch, Adam Rhymer, Irvin Brewer, Luke Watkin | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Johnny Downey (SF) Richard Meyer | |
| 06:47 | Samford | Anthony Bentley makes the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 06:47 | Samford | Anthony Bentley makes the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 06:23 | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Doug Plum | 16-26 |
| 06:04 | Samford | Ronald Burton is called for the reach on Myron Knarr - foul #2 on Ronald Burton, team foul #8 | 16-26 |
| Subs | Samford | Archie Reed (C) Anthony Bentley | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Robert Hopkins (PG), Jack Anderson (SG), Adam Bochenski (PF), Adrian Clay (C) Doug Plum, Ronald Reed, Lee Hall, Ronald Burton | |
| 06:04 | Samford | Myron Knarr makes the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 06:04 | Samford | Myron Knarr makes the 2nd free throw | 18-26 |
| 05:47 | Tennessee State | Jack Anderson's floater is tipped away by Bruce Marrow | 18-26 |
| 05:45 | Samford | Bruce Marrow gets the rebound | 18-26 |
| 05:37 | Samford | Leonard Cooke's floater is knocked away by Adrian Clay | 18-26 |
| 05:35 | Tennessee State | Adrian Clay snags the defensive board | 18-26 |
| 05:27 | Tennessee State | Robert Hopkins loses the dribble to Bruce Marrow | 18-26 |
| 05:05 | Samford | Myron Knarr scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Leonard Cooke | 21-26 |
| 04:42 | Tennessee State | Jack Anderson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 21-26 |
| 04:41 | Tennessee State | Johnny Downey grabs the offensive rebound | 21-26 |
| 04:24 | Tennessee State | Johnny Downey is fouled on the floor by Bruce Marrow - foul #2 on Bruce Marrow, team foul #6 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Samford | Irvin Brewer (SF), Luke Watkin (C) Myron Knarr, Bruce Marrow | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Doug Plum (PG), Richard Meyer (SG), Ronald Reed (SF), Lee Hall (PF) Robert Hopkins, Jack Anderson, Johnny Downey, Adam Bochenski | |
| 04:14 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer lays it up and in on a great pass from Doug Plum | 21-28 |
| 03:48 | Samford | Luke Watkin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Adrian Clay - foul #1 on Adrian Clay, team foul #9 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Samford | Anthony Bentley (C) Archie Reed | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ralph Lawson (SF), Martin Dvorsky (PF), Ronald Burton (C) Ronald Reed, Lee Hall, Adrian Clay | |
| 03:48 | Samford | Luke Watkin makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 03:48 | Samford | Luke Watkin misses the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 03:48 | Tennessee State | Ronald Burton grabs the defensive rebound | 22-28 |
| 03:20 | Tennessee State | Martin Dvorsky buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 22-31 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Leonard Cooke (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Edelen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Irvin Brewer (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Luke Watkin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Doug Plum (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Meyer (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ralph Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Martin Dvorsky (fresh) 8 pts. C - Ronald Burton (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Samford | Kevin Edelen drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Anthony Bentley | 25-31 |
| 02:43 | Tennessee State | Martin Dvorsky is called for 5 seconds | 25-31 |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Ritch (PG), Adam Rhymer (SG), Myron Knarr (SF), Bruce Marrow (PF) Leonard Cooke, Kevin Edelen, Irvin Brewer, Luke Watkin | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 02:30 | Samford | Adam Rhymer loses the ball out of bounds | 25-31 |
| 02:14 | Tennessee State | Martin Dvorsky hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-31 |
| 02:13 | Tennessee State | Ralph Lawson tips it in | 25-33 |
| 02:09 | Samford | Cecil Ritch connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Adam Rhymer | 28-33 |
| 01:56 | Tennessee State | Myron Knarr is called for the reach on Ralph Lawson - foul #2 on Myron Knarr, team foul #7 | 28-33 |
| 01:56 | Tennessee State | Ralph Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 01:56 | Tennessee State | Ralph Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 01:37 | Samford | Cecil Ritch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-35 |
| Subs | Samford | Archie Reed (C) Anthony Bentley | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 01:25 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer's pass is intercepted by Bruce Marrow | 28-35 |
| 01:07 | Samford | Adam Rhymer clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-35 |
| 01:06 | Samford | Archie Reed hits the follow up shot | 30-35 |
| 00:48 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Archie Reed - foul #1 on Archie Reed, team foul #8 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (PG), Kevin Edelen (SG) Cecil Ritch, Adam Rhymer | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ronald Reed (SF) Ralph Lawson | |
| 00:48 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 00:48 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 00:32 | Samford | Archie Reed buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 32-37 |
| 00:18 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Archie Reed - foul #2 on Archie Reed, team foul #9 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Samford | Irvin Brewer (SF), Anthony Bentley (C) Myron Knarr, Archie Reed | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Johnny Downey (SF), Lee Hall (PF) Doug Plum, Martin Dvorsky | |
| 00:18 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 00:18 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 00:18 | Tennessee State | Richard Meyer makes the 3rd free throw | 32-40 |
| 00:04 | Samford | Anthony Bentley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-40 |
| 00:03 | Tennessee State | Johnny Downey gets the rebound | 32-40 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee State | Johnny Downey clanks a halfcourt shot | 32-40 |