| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jeremy Peck (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Branko Lakowski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Dorrough (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lino Zarrineh (fresh) 2 pts. C - Oscar Fagin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Lee Jolin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dan Buehler (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Geyer (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jared Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Peter Shelton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | James Dorrough inbounds the ball | 34-40 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Samford | Oscar Fagin hits a shot near the basket on a great pass from Jeremy Peck | 36-40 |
| 19:17 | Tennessee State | Dan Buehler misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-40 |
| 19:15 | Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Shelton | 36-40 |
| 19:08 | Tennessee State | Peter Shelton misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 36-40 |
| 19:07 | Tennessee State | Lee Jolin tips it in | 36-42 |
| 18:50 | Samford | Jared Peterson steals the ball from Branko Lakowski | 36-42 |
| 18:34 | Tennessee State | Peter Shelton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-42 |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Mills (SG), Donald Williams (PF) Branko Lakowski, James Dorrough | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 18:17 | Samford | Dennis Mills is hacked by Peter Shelton - foul #1 on Peter Shelton, team foul #1 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Samford | James Dorrough (SF) Dennis Mills | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 18:02 | Samford | Peter Shelton steals it from Lino Zarrineh | 36-42 |
| 17:43 | Tennessee State | Jared Peterson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-42 |
| 17:41 | Samford | Oscar Fagin grabs the board | 36-42 |
| 17:12 | Samford | Jeremy Peck loses the ball out of bounds | 36-42 |
| Subs | Samford | Branko Lakowski (PF), Harold Pierce (C) James Dorrough, Oscar Fagin | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | David Moss (PF), Clifford Crouch (C) Jared Peterson, Peter Shelton | |
| 16:59 | Tennessee State | Lee Jolin travels with the ball | 36-42 |
| Subs | Samford | Oscar Fagin (C) Harold Pierce | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Leo McClaugherty (PF) Christopher Geyer | |
| 16:41 | Samford | Donald Williams is fouled on the floor by Leo McClaugherty - foul #1 on Leo McClaugherty, team foul #2 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Samford | Harold Pierce (C) Oscar Fagin | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 16:16 | Samford | Branko Lakowski can't finish the layup | 36-42 |
| 16:14 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to David Moss | 36-42 |
| 16:02 | Tennessee State | Dan Buehler works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by David Moss | 36-45 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jeremy Peck (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donald Williams (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Lino Zarrineh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Branko Lakowski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. C - Harold Pierce (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Lee Jolin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dan Buehler (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Moss (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Leo McClaugherty (fresh) 6 pts. C - Clifford Crouch (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Samford | Branko Lakowski connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Jeremy Peck and he's fouled by David Moss - foul #2 on David Moss, team foul #3 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Samford | James Dorrough (SF), Oscar Fagin (C) Donald Williams, Harold Pierce | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Marion Robertson (PG), Christopher Geyer (SF), Jared Peterson (PF), Peter Shelton (C) Lee Jolin, Dan Buehler, Leo McClaugherty, Clifford Crouch | |
| 15:44 | Samford | Branko Lakowski makes the free throw | 39-45 |
| 15:18 | Tennessee State | Christopher Geyer hits the finger roll | 39-47 |
| 14:54 | Samford | Branko Lakowski drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Jeremy Peck | 41-47 |
| 14:35 | Tennessee State | David Moss misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 41-47 |
| 14:33 | Tennessee State | Peter Shelton tips it home | 41-49 |
| 14:10 | Samford | Jeremy Peck scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Branko Lakowski | 43-49 |
| 13:52 | Tennessee State | James Dorrough is called for the reach on Christopher Geyer - foul #2 on James Dorrough, team foul #1 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Mills (SG), Donald Williams (PF), Harold Pierce (C) Branko Lakowski, James Dorrough, Oscar Fagin | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Dan Buehler (SG), Clifford Crouch (C) David Moss, Peter Shelton | |
| 13:39 | Tennessee State | Marion Robertson hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-52 |
| 13:23 | Samford | Jeremy Peck hits the finger roll on a great pass from Donald Williams and he's hacked by Dan Buehler - foul #1 on Dan Buehler, team foul #4 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Samford | James Dorrough (SF) Dennis Mills | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Lee Jolin (SF), Leo McClaugherty (PF) Christopher Geyer, Jared Peterson | |
| 13:23 | Samford | Jeremy Peck makes the free throw | 46-52 |
| 13:13 | Tennessee State | Lee Jolin hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-52 |
| 13:12 | Samford | The rebound goes to Jeremy Peck | 46-52 |
| 12:43 | Samford | Marion Robertson steps in front of the James Dorrough pass | 46-52 |
| 12:39 | Tennessee State | Marion Robertson banks in the layup | 46-54 |
| 12:18 | Samford | Donald Williams is hacked by Dan Buehler - foul #2 on Dan Buehler, team foul #5 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Mills (SG), Branko Lakowski (PF), Oscar Fagin (C) Donald Williams, James Dorrough, Harold Pierce | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Christopher Geyer (SF), David Moss (PF), Peter Shelton (C) Marion Robertson, Leo McClaugherty, Clifford Crouch | |
| 11:56 | Samford | Branko Lakowski misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-54 |
| 11:55 | Samford | Oscar Fagin snags the offensive board | 46-54 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jeremy Peck (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. SG - Dennis Mills (fresh) SF - Lino Zarrineh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Branko Lakowski (fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. C - Oscar Fagin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Lee Jolin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dan Buehler (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Geyer (fresh) 11 pts. PF - David Moss (fresh) 4 reb. C - Peter Shelton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Samford | Jeremy Peck misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 46-54 |
| 11:35 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremy Peck | 46-54 |
| 11:12 | Samford | Branko Lakowski drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Jeremy Peck | 48-54 |
| 10:54 | Tennessee State | Dan Buehler travels with the ball | 48-54 |
| Subs | Samford | Antione Gallo (PG), Donald Williams (SG), James Dorrough (SF), Harold Pierce (C) Jeremy Peck, Dennis Mills, Branko Lakowski, Oscar Fagin | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Jared Peterson (PF) David Moss | |
| 10:31 | Samford | The jump hook by James Dorrough is blocked by Jared Peterson | 48-54 |
| 10:29 | Tennessee State | Jared Peterson pulls down the rebound | 48-54 |
| 10:24 | Tennessee State | Dan Buehler drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Peter Shelton | 48-57 |
| 10:01 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from James Dorrough | 50-57 |
| 09:40 | Tennessee State | Peter Shelton drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Jared Peterson and the foul's on Harold Pierce - foul #1 on Harold Pierce, team foul #2 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Samford | Jeremy Peck (PG), Branko Lakowski (SG), Oscar Fagin (C) Antione Gallo, James Dorrough, Harold Pierce | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Marion Robertson (PG), David Moss (SG) Dan Buehler, Christopher Geyer | |
| 09:40 | Tennessee State | Peter Shelton makes the free throw | 50-60 |
| 09:20 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh misses badly on a shot from the right block | 50-60 |
| 09:19 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Lee Jolin | 50-60 |
| 09:15 | Tennessee State | David Moss connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:58 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Branko Lakowski | 52-63 |
| 08:43 | Tennessee State | Peter Shelton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-63 |
| Subs | Samford | James Dorrough (SF) Donald Williams | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Leo McClaugherty (SF), Clifford Crouch (C) Lee Jolin, Peter Shelton | |
| 08:27 | Samford | James Dorrough buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Oscar Fagin | 54-63 |
| 08:06 | Tennessee State | Jared Peterson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-63 |
| 08:05 | Samford | James Dorrough pulls down the rebound | 54-63 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:36 | Samford | Jeremy Peck is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Jeremy Peck, team foul #3 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Williams (SG), Harold Pierce (C) Lino Zarrineh, Oscar Fagin | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Dan Buehler (SG), Christopher Geyer (SF) Leo McClaugherty, Jared Peterson | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jeremy Peck (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 ast. SG - Donald Williams (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Dorrough (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Branko Lakowski (fresh) 17 pts. 2 stl. C - Harold Pierce (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Marion Robertson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Dan Buehler (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Geyer (fresh) 11 pts. PF - David Moss (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Clifford Crouch (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:16 | Tennessee State | Marion Robertson loses the dribble to Donald Williams | 54-63 |
| 07:12 | Samford | Donald Williams lays it in | 56-63 |
| 06:51 | Tennessee State | Christopher Geyer hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 56-63 |
| 06:50 | Samford | Branko Lakowski grabs the defensive rebound | 56-63 |
| 06:29 | Samford | Harold Pierce hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Dorrough | 58-63 |
| 06:19 | Tennessee State | Jeremy Peck steals the ball from Clifford Crouch | 58-63 |
| 05:56 | Samford | Jeremy Peck makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Branko Lakowski | 61-63 |
| 05:30 | Tennessee State | Christopher Geyer makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Dan Buehler | 61-66 |
| 05:15 | Samford | Branko Lakowski knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Donald Williams | 63-66 |
| 05:13 | Tennessee State | Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-66 |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Mills (SG), Lino Zarrineh (SF), Oscar Fagin (C) James Dorrough, Branko Lakowski, Harold Pierce | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Lee Jolin (PG), Jared Peterson (PF), Peter Shelton (C) Marion Robertson, David Moss, Clifford Crouch | |
| 04:59 | Tennessee State | Lino Zarrineh takes the ball from Lee Jolin | 63-66 |
| 04:56 | Samford | Jeremy Peck banks in the layup on a great pass from Lino Zarrineh | 65-66 |
| 04:39 | Tennessee State | Jared Peterson steps out of bounds on the sideline | 65-66 |
| Subs | Samford | Branko Lakowski (SG), James Dorrough (SF) Dennis Mills, Donald Williams | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 04:17 | Samford | Branko Lakowski's pass is intercepted by Peter Shelton | 65-66 |
| 04:13 | Tennessee State | James Dorrough steals the ball from Christopher Geyer | 65-66 |
| 04:07 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh buries a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Oscar Fagin | 67-66 |
| 03:43 | Tennessee State | Peter Shelton misses the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Oscar Fagin - foul #3 on Oscar Fagin, team foul #4 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Mills (SG), Donald Williams (PF) Branko Lakowski, James Dorrough | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Marion Robertson (PG) Lee Jolin | |
| 03:43 | Tennessee State | Peter Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 03:43 | Tennessee State | Peter Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 03:20 | Samford | Oscar Fagin is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 67-68 |
| Subs | Samford | Branko Lakowski (SG) Dennis Mills | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jeremy Peck (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Branko Lakowski (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Lino Zarrineh (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Donald Williams (fresh) 10 pts. C - Oscar Fagin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Marion Robertson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Dan Buehler (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Christopher Geyer (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Jared Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Peter Shelton (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:01 | Tennessee State | Christopher Geyer knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Marion Robertson | 67-70 |
| 02:40 | Samford | Donald Williams clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-70 |
| 02:38 | Tennessee State | Christopher Geyer pulls down the rebound | 67-70 |
| 02:13 | Tennessee State | Christopher Geyer lays it up and in | 67-72 |
| 01:51 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jeremy Peck | 70-72 |
| 01:33 | Tennessee State | Dan Buehler misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-72 |
| 01:31 | Tennessee State | Jared Peterson snags the offensive board | 70-72 |
| 01:19 | Tennessee State | Jared Peterson is hacked by Donald Williams - foul #3 on Donald Williams, team foul #5 | 70-72 |
| Subs | Samford | James Dorrough (SF) Donald Williams | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 01:03 | Tennessee State | Jared Peterson misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 70-72 |
| 01:01 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh grabs the board | 70-72 |
| 00:40 | Samford | Jeremy Peck buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Oscar Fagin and the foul's on Marion Robertson - foul #4 on Marion Robertson, team foul #6 | 72-72 |
| 00:40 | Samford | Jeremy Peck makes the free throw | 73-72 |
| 00:24 | Tennessee State | Lino Zarrineh steals it from Marion Robertson | 73-72 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Samford | Branko Lakowski is hacked by Dan Buehler in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dan Buehler, team foul #7 | 73-72 |
| 00:22 | Samford | Branko Lakowski misses the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 00:22 | Samford | Oscar Fagin snags the offensive board | 73-72 |
| 00:19 | Samford | Oscar Fagin is hacked by Peter Shelton - foul #2 on Peter Shelton, team foul #8 | 73-72 |
| 00:19 | Samford | Oscar Fagin misses the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 00:19 | Tennessee State | Peter Shelton grabs the defensive rebound | 73-72 |
| 00:11 | Tennessee State | Peter Shelton comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 73-72 |
| 00:09 | Samford | Oscar Fagin snags the defensive board | 73-72 |
| 00:08 | Samford | Marion Robertson is called for the reach on Oscar Fagin in the backcourt - foul #5 on Marion Robertson, team foul #9 | 73-72 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Lee Jolin (PG) Marion Robertson | |
| 00:08 | Samford | Oscar Fagin makes the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:08 | Samford | Oscar Fagin makes the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:08 | Tennessee State | Tennessee State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-72 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee State | Dan Buehler misses the 3 from the left corner | 75-72 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee State | Jared Peterson gets the offensive rebound | 75-72 |