| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Sam Lee (fresh) SG - Marco Stradley (fresh) SF - Jimmie Albritton (fresh) PF - Steven Kimes (fresh) C - Gerald Ward (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Derick Doran (fresh) SG - Michael Carter (fresh) SF - William Topete (fresh) PF - Richard Primo (fresh) C - Fredric Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Austin Peay | Steven Kimes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:32 | Austin Peay | Steven Kimes misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Samford | Fredric Smith grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Samford | Derick Doran is called for traveling in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Austin Peay | Gerald Ward scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Steven Kimes | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | Samford | Derick Doran misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Samford | Richard Primo tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 18:43 | Austin Peay | Jimmie Albritton misses the lay-in | 2-2 |
| 18:42 | Austin Peay | Gerald Ward tips it in | 4-2 |
| 18:37 | Samford | William Topete connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Richard Primo | 4-4 |
| 18:20 | Austin Peay | Steven Kimes hits the finger roll on a great pass from Marco Stradley | 6-4 |
| 18:03 | Samford | William Topete is hacked by Marco Stradley - foul #1 on Marco Stradley, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| 17:48 | Samford | Michael Carter comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-4 |
| 17:46 | Samford | Fredric Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 17:32 | Samford | Richard Primo can't finish the uncontested layup | 6-4 |
| 17:30 | Austin Peay | The rebound goes to Steven Kimes | 6-4 |
| 17:18 | Austin Peay | Jimmie Albritton clanks a jumper in the lane | 6-4 |
| 17:17 | Samford | Fredric Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 17:01 | Samford | Michael Carter is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-4 |
| 17:00 | Samford | Fredric Smith grabs the offensive board | 6-4 |
| 16:42 | Samford | William Topete's fadeaway is rejected by Steven Kimes | 6-4 |
| 16:41 | Austin Peay | Jimmie Albritton grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:35 | Austin Peay | Marco Stradley is hacked by Fredric Smith - foul #1 on Fredric Smith, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Adam Strasser (PG), Daniel Daniel (SG), Jeff Smith (SF), Robert Gascon (PF), Darrell Jones (C) Sam Lee, Marco Stradley, Jimmie Albritton, Steven Kimes, Gerald Ward | |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski (PG), Ruben Meade (SG), Maurice Parish (SF), George West (PF), Norbert Radsky (C) Derick Doran, Michael Carter, William Topete, Richard Primo, Fredric Smith | |
| 16:22 | Austin Peay | Darrell Jones can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Norbert Radsky - foul #1 on Norbert Radsky, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| 16:22 | Austin Peay | Darrell Jones misses the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:22 | Austin Peay | Darrell Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 16:17 | Samford | Maurice Parish is called for traveling in the backcourt | 7-4 |
| 15:56 | Austin Peay | Daniel Daniel can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 7-4 |
| 15:54 | Samford | George West pulls down the rebound | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Adam Strasser (fresh) SG - Daniel Daniel (fresh) SF - Jeff Smith (fresh) PF - Robert Gascon (fresh) C - Darrell Jones (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Edward Zdrojkowski (fresh) SG - Ruben Meade (fresh) SF - Maurice Parish (fresh) PF - George West (fresh) C - Norbert Radsky (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Samford | Ruben Meade hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 7-4 |
| 15:32 | Austin Peay | The rebound goes to Robert Gascon | 7-4 |
| 15:09 | Austin Peay | Robert Gascon misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Maurice Parish - foul #1 on Maurice Parish, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| 15:09 | Austin Peay | Robert Gascon makes the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 15:09 | Austin Peay | Robert Gascon misses the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| 15:09 | Samford | The rebound goes to George West | 8-4 |
| 14:56 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 8-4 |
| 14:54 | Austin Peay | Robert Gascon grabs the board | 8-4 |
| 14:41 | Austin Peay | Jeff Smith can't finish the layup | 8-4 |
| 14:39 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski grabs the board | 8-4 |
| 14:18 | Samford | Jeff Smith picks off the pass by Edward Zdrojkowski | 8-4 |
| 14:02 | Austin Peay | Daniel Daniel can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 8-4 |
| 14:00 | Austin Peay | Darrell Jones tips it home | 10-4 |
| 13:34 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski can't connect on an uncontested turnaround in the lane | 10-4 |
| 13:32 | Samford | Ruben Meade grabs the offensive board | 10-4 |
| 13:24 | Samford | Jeff Smith is called for the reach on Edward Zdrojkowski - foul #1 on Jeff Smith, team foul #2 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | John Parente (PG), Marco Stradley (SG), Jimmie Albritton (SF), Steven Kimes (PF), Gerald Ward (C) Adam Strasser, Daniel Daniel, Jeff Smith, Robert Gascon, Darrell Jones | |
| Subs | Samford | Derick Doran (PG), Michael Carter (SG), William Topete (SF), Richard Primo (PF), Fredric Smith (C) Edward Zdrojkowski, Ruben Meade, Maurice Parish, George West, Norbert Radsky | |
| 13:12 | Samford | William Topete misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-4 |
| 13:10 | Austin Peay | The rebound goes to Steven Kimes | 10-4 |
| 12:55 | Austin Peay | John Parente is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on John Parente, team foul #3 | 10-4 |
| 12:42 | Samford | William Topete is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 10-4 |
| 12:41 | Austin Peay | Steven Kimes gets the rebound | 10-4 |
| 12:20 | Austin Peay | John Parente misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-4 |
| 12:19 | Samford | Fredric Smith grabs the board | 10-4 |
| 12:09 | Samford | William Topete blows the layup | 10-4 |
| 12:08 | Austin Peay | Marco Stradley grabs the defensive rebound | 10-4 |
| 11:49 | Austin Peay | Jimmie Albritton misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 10-4 |
| 11:48 | Austin Peay | Gerald Ward gets the offensive rebound | 10-4 |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - John Parente (fresh) SG - Marco Stradley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jimmie Albritton (fresh) PF - Steven Kimes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Derick Doran (fresh) SG - Michael Carter (fairly fresh) SF - William Topete (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Primo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Fredric Smith (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Austin Peay | Marco Stradley connects on the 3 from the left wing | 13-4 |
| 11:19 | Samford | William Topete is alone and drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Michael Carter | 13-6 |
| 11:00 | Austin Peay | William Topete is called for the reach on Jimmie Albritton - foul #1 on William Topete, team foul #4 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Sam Lee (PG), Adam Strasser (SG), Jeff Smith (SF), Darrell Jones (PF) John Parente, Marco Stradley, Jimmie Albritton, Steven Kimes | |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski (PG), Ruben Meade (SG), Bobby Blackburn (SF), Maurice Parish (PF) Derick Doran, Michael Carter, William Topete, Richard Primo | |
| 10:52 | Austin Peay | Jeff Smith's pass is intercepted by Maurice Parish | 13-6 |
| 10:47 | Samford | Darrell Jones is called for the reach on Bobby Blackburn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Darrell Jones, team foul #4 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Robert Gascon (PF) Gerald Ward | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 10:25 | Samford | Ruben Meade hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 13-6 |
| 10:23 | Austin Peay | Adam Strasser grabs the defensive rebound | 13-6 |
| 10:07 | Austin Peay | Darrell Jones can't finish the layup | 13-6 |
| 10:06 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 13-6 |
| 09:48 | Samford | Fredric Smith can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Darrell Jones - foul #2 on Darrell Jones, team foul #5 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Daniel Daniel (SG), Jimmie Albritton (SF), Steven Kimes (PF), Gerald Ward (C) Adam Strasser, Jeff Smith, Robert Gascon, Darrell Jones | |
| Subs | Samford | George West (PF) Ruben Meade | |
| 09:48 | Samford | Fredric Smith makes the 1st free throw | 13-7 |
| 09:48 | Samford | Fredric Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 13-8 |
| 09:19 | Austin Peay | Jimmie Albritton misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Maurice Parish - foul #2 on Maurice Parish, team foul #5 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Adam Strasser (PG) Sam Lee | |
| Subs | Samford | Derick Doran (PG), William Topete (SF), Norbert Radsky (C) Edward Zdrojkowski, Maurice Parish, Fredric Smith | |
| 09:19 | Austin Peay | Jimmie Albritton misses the 1st free throw | 13-8 |
| 09:19 | Austin Peay | Jimmie Albritton misses the 2nd free throw | 13-8 |
| 09:19 | Samford | George West grabs the defensive rebound | 13-8 |
| 09:11 | Samford | William Topete buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Norbert Radsky | 13-11 |
| 09:06 | Austin Peay | Daniel Daniel hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Jimmie Albritton and he's hacked by Norbert Radsky - foul #2 on Norbert Radsky, team foul #6 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Carter (SG), Fredric Smith (C) Bobby Blackburn, Norbert Radsky | |
| 09:06 | Austin Peay | Daniel Daniel makes the free throw | 16-11 |
| 08:46 | Samford | George West misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 16-11 |
| 08:44 | Austin Peay | Gerald Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 16-11 |
| 08:31 | Austin Peay | Steven Kimes misses the easy layup but the foul's on George West - foul #1 on George West, team foul #7 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Marco Stradley (SG), Robert Gascon (C) Jimmie Albritton, Gerald Ward | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Primo (PF) George West | |
| 08:31 | Austin Peay | Steven Kimes makes the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 08:31 | Austin Peay | Steven Kimes makes the 2nd free throw | 18-11 |
| 08:14 | Samford | Steven Kimes is called for the reach on William Topete - foul #1 on Steven Kimes, team foul #6 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | John Parente (PG), Jeff Smith (SF), Gerald Ward (C) Adam Strasser, Daniel Daniel, Steven Kimes | |
| Subs | Samford | Ruben Meade (PG), Bobby Blackburn (SG) Derick Doran, Michael Carter | |
| 08:01 | Samford | William Topete is hacked by Gerald Ward - foul #1 on Gerald Ward, team foul #7 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski (PG) Bobby Blackburn | |
| 08:01 | Samford | William Topete makes the 1st free throw | 18-12 |
| 08:01 | Samford | William Topete misses the 2nd free throw | 18-12 |
| 08:01 | Austin Peay | The rebound goes to Robert Gascon | 18-12 |
| 07:46 | Austin Peay | John Parente misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 18-12 |
| 07:45 | Samford | Fredric Smith pulls down the rebound | 18-12 |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - John Parente (fresh) SG - Marco Stradley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Smith (fresh) PF - Robert Gascon (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Ward (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Edward Zdrojkowski (fresh) SG - Ruben Meade (fresh) SF - William Topete (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Richard Primo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Fredric Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Samford | Marco Stradley is called for the reach on William Topete in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marco Stradley, team foul #8 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Sam Lee (PG), Jimmie Albritton (SF) John Parente, Marco Stradley | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 07:43 | Samford | William Topete makes the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 07:43 | Samford | William Topete makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 07:31 | Austin Peay | Sam Lee connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeff Smith | 20-14 |
| 07:16 | Samford | William Topete hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Fredric Smith | 20-16 |
| 06:57 | Austin Peay | Gerald Ward hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Jeff Smith | 22-16 |
| 06:36 | Samford | William Topete is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on William Topete, team foul #8 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | John Parente (PG), Adam Strasser (SG), Daniel Daniel (SF), Steven Kimes (PF) Sam Lee, Jeff Smith, Jimmie Albritton, Robert Gascon | |
| Subs | Samford | Derick Doran (PG), Michael Carter (SG), Bobby Blackburn (SF), George West (C) Edward Zdrojkowski, Ruben Meade, William Topete, Fredric Smith | |
| 06:28 | Austin Peay | Steven Kimes hits the finger roll set up by John Parente | 24-16 |
| 06:11 | Samford | Derick Doran is hacked by Adam Strasser - foul #1 on Adam Strasser, team foul #9 | 24-16 |
| 06:11 | Samford | Derick Doran makes the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 06:11 | Samford | Derick Doran makes the 2nd free throw | 24-18 |
| 05:51 | Austin Peay | Daniel Daniel misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-18 |
| 05:50 | Samford | Bobby Blackburn grabs the board | 24-18 |
| 05:32 | Samford | George West misses badly on the uncontested floater near the basket | 24-18 |
| 05:30 | Austin Peay | Gerald Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 24-18 |
| 05:15 | Austin Peay | Gerald Ward scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Adam Strasser | 26-18 |
| 05:13 | Samford | Derick Doran is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 26-18 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Jeff Smith (SG), Jimmie Albritton (SF), Robert Gascon (PF) John Parente, Daniel Daniel, Steven Kimes | |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski (PG), Ruben Meade (SG), Fredric Smith (C) Derick Doran, Michael Carter, Richard Primo | |
| 05:03 | Austin Peay | Adam Strasser double dribbles | 26-18 |
| 04:44 | Samford | Fredric Smith is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 26-20 |
| 04:27 | Austin Peay | Gerald Ward is hacked by Ruben Meade - foul #1 on Ruben Meade, team foul #9 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Sam Lee (PG) Adam Strasser | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Primo (PF) George West | |
| 04:27 | Austin Peay | Gerald Ward makes the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 04:27 | Austin Peay | Gerald Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 28-20 |
| 04:17 | Samford | Bobby Blackburn can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Sam Lee - foul #1 on Sam Lee, team foul #10 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Daniel Daniel (SG) Jeff Smith | |
| Subs | Samford | Derick Doran (PG) Edward Zdrojkowski | |
| 04:17 | Samford | Bobby Blackburn misses the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 04:17 | Samford | Bobby Blackburn misses the 2nd free throw | 28-20 |
| 04:17 | Austin Peay | Robert Gascon grabs the defensive rebound | 28-20 |
| 04:04 | Austin Peay | Jimmie Albritton knocks in the turnaround from close range and he's fouled by Richard Primo - foul #1 on Richard Primo, team foul #10 | 30-20 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Steven Kimes (PF) Gerald Ward | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Carter (SG) Ruben Meade | |
| 04:04 | Austin Peay | Jimmie Albritton makes the free throw | 31-20 |
| 03:38 | Samford | Robert Gascon is called for the reach on Fredric Smith - foul #1 on Robert Gascon, team foul #11 | 31-20 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | John Parente (PG), Marco Stradley (SG), Darrell Jones (C) Sam Lee, Daniel Daniel, Robert Gascon | |
| Subs | Samford | William Topete (SF), Maurice Parish (PF) Bobby Blackburn, Richard Primo | |
| 03:38 | Samford | Fredric Smith makes the 1st free throw | 31-21 |
| 03:38 | Samford | Fredric Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 31-22 |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - John Parente (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marco Stradley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmie Albritton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steven Kimes (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Darrell Jones (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Derick Doran (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Carter (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Topete (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Maurice Parish (fresh) C - Fredric Smith (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Austin Peay | Marco Stradley is called for 5 seconds | 31-22 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Jeff Smith (SF), Gerald Ward (C) Jimmie Albritton, Steven Kimes | |
| Subs | Samford | Norbert Radsky (C) Fredric Smith | |
| 03:21 | Samford | William Topete is fouled in the backcourt by Marco Stradley - foul #3 on Marco Stradley, team foul #12 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Daniel Daniel (SG) Marco Stradley | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 03:21 | Samford | William Topete makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 03:21 | Samford | William Topete makes the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 03:04 | Austin Peay | Maurice Parish picks off the pass by Gerald Ward | 31-24 |
| 02:57 | Samford | William Topete hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Derick Doran | 31-26 |
| 02:52 | Austin Peay | John Parente can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-26 |
| 02:51 | Samford | William Topete grabs the board | 31-26 |
| 02:34 | Samford | William Topete connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Carter | 31-28 |
| 02:21 | Austin Peay | Gerald Ward misses the easy layup but the foul's on Michael Carter - foul #1 on Michael Carter, team foul #11 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Sam Lee (PG), Adam Strasser (SG), Jimmie Albritton (SF) John Parente, Daniel Daniel, Jeff Smith | |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski (PG), Ruben Meade (SG) Derick Doran, Michael Carter | |
| 02:21 | Austin Peay | Gerald Ward makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 02:21 | Austin Peay | Gerald Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 02:02 | Samford | William Topete is open but misses the lay-in | 33-28 |
| 02:00 | Samford | Maurice Parish hits the follow up shot | 33-30 |
| 01:44 | Austin Peay | Darrell Jones scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Adam Strasser | 35-30 |
| 01:41 | Samford | Jimmie Albritton steals the ball from Edward Zdrojkowski in the backcourt | 35-30 |
| 01:21 | Austin Peay | Jimmie Albritton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 01:20 | Austin Peay | Gerald Ward hits the follow up shot | 37-30 |
| 01:09 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski is denied on a layup by Darrell Jones | 37-30 |
| 01:07 | Samford | William Topete hits the follow up shot | 37-32 |
| 00:41 | Austin Peay | Jimmie Albritton misses the jump hook from the right block | 37-32 |
| 00:40 | Samford | Norbert Radsky pulls down the rebound | 37-32 |
| 00:24 | Samford | William Topete makes the wide open jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Edward Zdrojkowski | 37-34 |
| 00:01 | Austin Peay | Maurice Parish is called for the reach on Darrell Jones - foul #3 on Maurice Parish, team foul #12 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | John Parente (PG), Daniel Daniel (SG), Jeff Smith (SF), Robert Gascon (C) Sam Lee, Adam Strasser, Jimmie Albritton, Gerald Ward | |
| Subs | Samford | Derick Doran (PG), Michael Carter (SG), Bobby Blackburn (SF), George West (PF), Fredric Smith (C) Edward Zdrojkowski, Ruben Meade, William Topete, Maurice Parish, Norbert Radsky | |
| 00:01 | Austin Peay | Darrell Jones makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 00:01 | Austin Peay | Darrell Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Derick Doran misses short on a fullcourt shot | 39-34 |