| Lineup | Samford | PG - Kevin Chudzinski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chuck Neely (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Patrick Spencer (fresh) PF - Joseph Lamar (fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles Helwig (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Manuel Forward (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ralph Lynch (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marcelo Bianchi (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mark Jernigan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - William Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee State | Marcelo Bianchi inbounds the ball | 35-25 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:53 | Tennessee State | Mark Jernigan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 35-25 |
| 19:51 | Samford | Joseph Lamar grabs the defensive rebound | 35-25 |
| 19:40 | Samford | Patrick Spencer loses the dribble to Manuel Forward | 35-25 |
| 19:11 | Tennessee State | Marcelo Bianchi clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 35-25 |
| 19:10 | Samford | Joseph Lamar grabs the defensive rebound | 35-25 |
| 19:05 | Samford | Joseph Lamar slams it home set up by Kevin Chudzinski and he's hacked by Ralph Lynch - foul #1 on Ralph Lynch, team foul #1 | 37-25 |
| 19:05 | Samford | Joseph Lamar makes the free throw | 38-25 |
| 18:44 | Tennessee State | Manuel Forward connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-28 |
| 18:40 | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski's pass is intercepted by Ralph Lynch in the backcourt | 38-28 |
| 18:30 | Tennessee State | Mark Jernigan knocks in the jumper from the left side | 38-30 |
| 18:07 | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Chuck Neely | 41-30 |
| 17:44 | Tennessee State | Marcelo Bianchi comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 41-30 |
| 17:42 | Tennessee State | Mark Jernigan tips it home | 41-32 |
| 17:37 | Samford | Mark Jernigan swats the shot by Patrick Spencer | 41-32 |
| 17:35 | Samford | Joseph Lamar tips it back up and in | 43-32 |
| 17:20 | Tennessee State | Charles Helwig picks off the pass by Ralph Lynch | 43-32 |
| 17:01 | Samford | Patrick Spencer comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-32 |
| 16:59 | Samford | Joseph Lamar gets the offensive rebound | 43-32 |
| 16:40 | Samford | Patrick Spencer knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from Kevin Chudzinski and he's fouled by Marcelo Bianchi - foul #1 on Marcelo Bianchi, team foul #2 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Samford | Peter Davis (PG), Martin Buffington (C) Kevin Chudzinski, Charles Helwig | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Jeremy Clark (PG), Miguel Fuentes (SG), James Valentine (SF), William Roscoe (PF), Stephen Waite (C) Manuel Forward, Ralph Lynch, Marcelo Bianchi, Mark Jernigan, William Harris | |
| 16:40 | Samford | Patrick Spencer makes the free throw | 46-32 |
| 16:26 | Tennessee State | William Roscoe knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-35 |
| 16:17 | Samford | Peter Davis's floater is tipped away by James Valentine | 46-35 |
| 16:16 | Tennessee State | Stephen Waite grabs the board | 46-35 |
| 16:03 | Tennessee State | Chuck Neely is called for the reach on Miguel Fuentes - foul #2 on Chuck Neely, team foul #1 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Parks (SF), Joseph Manning (C) Patrick Spencer, Joseph Lamar | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 15:53 | Tennessee State | Jeremy Clark drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 46-37 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Peter Davis (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Chuck Neely (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Parks (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Martin Buffington (fresh) C - Joseph Manning (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Jeremy Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Miguel Fuentes (fresh) 1 pts. SF - James Valentine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - William Roscoe (fresh) 3 pts. C - Stephen Waite (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Samford | Peter Davis dunks the ball set up by Thomas Parks | 48-37 |
| 15:25 | Tennessee State | Thomas Parks is called for the reach on James Valentine - foul #1 on Thomas Parks, team foul #2 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski (PG), Charles Helwig (C) Chuck Neely, Thomas Parks | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Manuel Forward (PG), Russell Williamson (SG), Mark Jernigan (PF), William Harris (C) Jeremy Clark, Miguel Fuentes, William Roscoe, Stephen Waite | |
| 15:13 | Tennessee State | James Valentine hits a shot from the right block set up by Russell Williamson | 48-39 |
| 15:01 | Samford | Martin Buffington is hacked by James Valentine - foul #2 on James Valentine, team foul #3 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Lamar (PF) Joseph Manning | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 14:45 | Samford | Joseph Lamar is fouled on the floor by Mark Jernigan - foul #1 on Mark Jernigan, team foul #4 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Samford | Patrick Spencer (SF) Martin Buffington | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Marcelo Bianchi (SF) James Valentine | |
| 14:34 | Samford | William Harris is called for the reach on Kevin Chudzinski - foul #3 on William Harris, team foul #5 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Samford | Chuck Neely (SG) Peter Davis | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 14:26 | Samford | Charles Helwig throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-39 |
| 14:07 | Tennessee State | Mark Jernigan makes the fadeaway from the left block | 48-41 |
| 13:51 | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-41 |
| 13:49 | Samford | Joseph Lamar gets the offensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 13:40 | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski is whistled for a carry | 48-41 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ralph Lynch (PG) Manuel Forward | |
| 13:32 | Tennessee State | Marcelo Bianchi buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Russell Williamson and he's hacked by Charles Helwig - foul #2 on Charles Helwig, team foul #3 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Samford | Martin Buffington (C) Charles Helwig | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 13:32 | Tennessee State | Marcelo Bianchi makes the free throw | 48-44 |
| 13:14 | Samford | The short jumper by Patrick Spencer is denied by Mark Jernigan | 48-44 |
| 13:12 | Tennessee State | William Harris snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 12:50 | Tennessee State | Marcelo Bianchi clanks a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Kevin Chudzinski - foul #1 on Kevin Chudzinski, team foul #4 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Samford | Peter Davis (PG), Joseph Manning (C) Kevin Chudzinski, Patrick Spencer | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Valentine (PF), Stephen Waite (C) Mark Jernigan, William Harris | |
| 12:50 | Tennessee State | Marcelo Bianchi makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 12:50 | Tennessee State | Marcelo Bianchi makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 12:31 | Samford | Chuck Neely loses the dribble to Stephen Waite | 48-46 |
| 12:05 | Tennessee State | Marcelo Bianchi comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 48-46 |
| 12:04 | Tennessee State | Marcelo Bianchi snags the offensive board | 48-46 |
| 11:47 | Tennessee State | Ralph Lynch misses the 3 from straight away | 48-46 |
| 11:46 | Tennessee State | Stephen Waite misses the tip | 48-46 |
| 11:44 | Samford | The rebound goes to Joseph Lamar | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Peter Davis (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Chuck Neely (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Martin Buffington (fresh) PF - Joseph Lamar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - Joseph Manning (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Ralph Lynch (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Williamson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marcelo Bianchi (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Valentine (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Stephen Waite (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:21 | Samford | Marcelo Bianchi steps in front of the Joseph Manning pass | 48-46 |
| 11:03 | Tennessee State | Marcelo Bianchi's floater is tipped away by Joseph Manning | 48-46 |
| 11:02 | Samford | The rebound goes to Martin Buffington | 48-46 |
| 10:53 | Samford | Chuck Neely misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-46 |
| 10:51 | Samford | Joseph Manning tips it home | 50-46 |
| 10:42 | Tennessee State | Marcelo Bianchi hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 50-46 |
| 10:40 | Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Waite | 50-46 |
| 10:30 | Tennessee State | James Valentine makes the floater from the right block set up by Ralph Lynch | 50-48 |
| 10:11 | Samford | Joseph Lamar can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 50-48 |
| 10:10 | Samford | Joseph Manning snags the offensive board | 50-48 |
| 09:50 | Samford | Chuck Neely hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 50-48 |
| 09:48 | Tennessee State | Ralph Lynch pulls down the rebound | 50-48 |
| 09:31 | Tennessee State | James Valentine hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 50-48 |
| 09:30 | Tennessee State | Stephen Waite gets the offensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 09:12 | Tennessee State | Marcelo Bianchi misses the jumper from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 09:10 | Samford | Martin Buffington pulls down the rebound | 50-48 |
| 09:00 | Samford | Joseph Lamar knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Chuck Neely | 53-48 |
| 08:55 | Tennessee State | James Valentine double dribbles | 53-48 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski (PG), Jared Allen (SG), Patrick Spencer (SF), Thomas Parks (PF), Charles Helwig (C) Peter Davis, Chuck Neely, Martin Buffington, Joseph Lamar, Joseph Manning | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Manuel Forward (PG), Miguel Fuentes (SG), William Roscoe (SF), Mark Jernigan (PF), William Harris (C) Ralph Lynch, Russell Williamson, Marcelo Bianchi, James Valentine, Stephen Waite | |
| 08:38 | Samford | Patrick Spencer lays it in on a great pass from Charles Helwig and the foul's on William Roscoe - foul #1 on William Roscoe, team foul #6 | 55-48 |
| 08:38 | Samford | Patrick Spencer makes the free throw | 56-48 |
| 08:18 | Tennessee State | Mark Jernigan loses the ball out of bounds | 56-48 |
| 07:53 | Samford | The jump hook by Patrick Spencer is blocked by William Harris | 56-48 |
| 07:51 | Samford | Patrick Spencer can't tip it in | 56-48 |
| 07:50 | Tennessee State | Miguel Fuentes grabs the defensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 07:26 | Tennessee State | William Roscoe misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-48 |
| 07:25 | Tennessee State | William Harris gets the offensive rebound | 56-48 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Kevin Chudzinski (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jared Allen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Patrick Spencer (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Parks (fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Helwig (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Manuel Forward (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Miguel Fuentes (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - William Roscoe (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Jernigan (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - William Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:16 | Tennessee State | Mark Jernigan banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Harris | 56-50 |
| 07:00 | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-50 |
| 06:59 | Tennessee State | William Harris grabs the board | 56-50 |
| 06:37 | Tennessee State | William Roscoe clanks a 3 from the left corner | 56-50 |
| 06:35 | Tennessee State | Miguel Fuentes gets the offensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 06:22 | Tennessee State | Mark Jernigan misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-50 |
| 06:21 | Samford | Thomas Parks pulls down the rebound | 56-50 |
| 06:00 | Samford | Charles Helwig is hacked by William Harris - foul #4 on William Harris, team foul #7 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Samford | Chuck Neely (SG), Joseph Lamar (PF) Jared Allen, Thomas Parks | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Jeremy Clark (SG), James Valentine (SF) Miguel Fuentes, William Roscoe | |
| 06:00 | Samford | Charles Helwig makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 06:00 | Samford | Charles Helwig misses the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 06:00 | Tennessee State | William Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 05:43 | Tennessee State | Manuel Forward clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-50 |
| 05:41 | Samford | Chuck Neely grabs the board | 57-50 |
| 05:34 | Samford | Patrick Spencer misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 57-50 |
| 05:33 | Samford | Charles Helwig misses the tip | 57-50 |
| 05:31 | Tennessee State | William Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 05:25 | Tennessee State | The jump hook by James Valentine is blocked by Charles Helwig | 57-50 |
| 05:23 | Samford | Charles Helwig pulls down the rebound | 57-50 |
| 05:03 | Samford | Chuck Neely makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Patrick Spencer | 59-50 |
| 04:44 | Tennessee State | William Harris hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Patrick Spencer - foul #3 on Patrick Spencer, team foul #5 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Samford | Peter Davis (PG), Martin Buffington (SF), Joseph Manning (C) Kevin Chudzinski, Patrick Spencer, Charles Helwig | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ralph Lynch (PG), Russell Williamson (SG), Stephen Waite (PF) Manuel Forward, Jeremy Clark, Mark Jernigan | |
| 04:44 | Tennessee State | William Harris makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 04:44 | Tennessee State | William Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 04:23 | Samford | Peter Davis knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 61-52 |
| 03:57 | Tennessee State | Russell Williamson loses the dribble to Joseph Lamar | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Samford | Chuck Neely can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-52 |
| 03:30 | Tennessee State | Stephen Waite pulls down the rebound | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:15 | Tennessee State | William Harris is whistled for a charge - foul #5 on William Harris, team foul #8 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski (PG), Patrick Spencer (SF), Charles Helwig (C) Peter Davis, Martin Buffington, Joseph Manning | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Marcelo Bianchi (SF), Mark Jernigan (PF) James Valentine, William Harris | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Kevin Chudzinski (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Chuck Neely (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Patrick Spencer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Lamar (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Charles Helwig (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Ralph Lynch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Williamson (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marcelo Bianchi (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Jernigan (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Stephen Waite (fresh) 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:52 | Samford | Charles Helwig buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Kevin Chudzinski | 64-52 |
| 02:52 | Tennessee State | Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-52 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Manuel Forward (PG) Ralph Lynch | |
| 02:35 | Tennessee State | Stephen Waite knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Marcelo Bianchi | 64-54 |
| 02:12 | Samford | Joseph Lamar misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 64-54 |
| 02:10 | Tennessee State | Mark Jernigan snags the defensive board | 64-54 |
| 02:06 | Tennessee State | Russell Williamson is fouled on the floor by Kevin Chudzinski - foul #2 on Kevin Chudzinski, team foul #6 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Samford | Peter Davis (PG), Jared Allen (SG), Thomas Parks (SF), Martin Buffington (PF), Joseph Manning (C) Kevin Chudzinski, Chuck Neely, Patrick Spencer, Joseph Lamar, Charles Helwig | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Jeremy Clark (PG), Ralph Lynch (SG), Miguel Fuentes (SF), James Valentine (PF) Manuel Forward, Russell Williamson, Marcelo Bianchi, Mark Jernigan | |
| 01:58 | Tennessee State | Miguel Fuentes can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 64-54 |
| 01:57 | Samford | Jared Allen gets the rebound | 64-54 |
| 01:52 | Samford | Jared Allen can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 64-54 |
| 01:50 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Martin Buffington | 64-54 |
| 01:22 | Samford | Joseph Manning scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Peter Davis and he's fouled by Stephen Waite - foul #2 on Stephen Waite, team foul #9 | 66-54 |
| 01:22 | Samford | Joseph Manning makes the free throw | 67-54 |
| 01:08 | Tennessee State | Miguel Fuentes misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 67-54 |
| 01:06 | Samford | Joseph Manning snags the defensive board | 67-54 |
| 00:53 | Samford | Jared Allen misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-54 |
| 00:51 | Samford | Thomas Parks snags the offensive board | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Samford | Martin Buffington makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joseph Manning | 69-54 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Tennessee State | Ralph Lynch loses the dribble to Martin Buffington | 69-54 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Peter Davis runs out the clock | 69-54 |