| Lineup | Samford | PG - Peter Davis (fresh) SG - Chuck Neely (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Patrick Spencer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Lamar (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Helwig (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Richard Dubose (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Barreiro (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Gorby (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dustin Newlon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Howard Skinner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Patrick Spencer inbounds the ball | 29-27 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Samford | Peter Davis misses long on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Richard Dubose - foul #2 on Richard Dubose, team foul #1 | 29-27 |
| 19:41 | Samford | Peter Davis misses the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 19:41 | Samford | Peter Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 19:16 | Austin Peay | Peter Davis steps in front of the George Gorby pass | 30-27 |
| 19:02 | Samford | Patrick Spencer clanks a shot from the right side | 30-27 |
| 19:00 | Samford | Charles Helwig tips it but misses | 30-27 |
| 18:59 | Austin Peay | George Gorby grabs the board | 30-27 |
| 18:53 | Austin Peay | Joseph Barreiro lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Dubose and he's hacked by Charles Helwig - foul #1 on Charles Helwig, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| 18:53 | Austin Peay | Joseph Barreiro makes the free throw | 30-30 |
| 18:45 | Samford | Charles Helwig comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Richard Dubose - foul #3 on Richard Dubose, team foul #2 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Jeremy Joyce (PG), Peter Dement (PF) Richard Dubose, Dustin Newlon | |
| 18:45 | Samford | Charles Helwig misses the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 18:45 | Samford | Charles Helwig misses the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 18:45 | Austin Peay | Peter Dement snags the defensive board | 30-30 |
| 18:26 | Austin Peay | Peter Dement misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-30 |
| 18:25 | Samford | Joseph Lamar pulls down the rebound | 30-30 |
| 18:23 | Samford | Howard Skinner is called for the reach on Chuck Neely in the backcourt - foul #3 on Howard Skinner, team foul #3 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Kenneth Gould (SG), Thomas Gaertner (C) Joseph Barreiro, Howard Skinner | |
| 18:04 | Samford | Peter Davis scores on a floater from the left block | 32-30 |
| 17:44 | Austin Peay | Jeremy Joyce misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-30 |
| 17:42 | Austin Peay | George Gorby hits the follow up shot | 32-32 |
| 17:40 | Samford | Chuck Neely's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-32 |
| Subs | Samford | Jared Allen (PG), Thomas Parks (SF), Martin Buffington (PF), Joseph Manning (C) Peter Davis, Patrick Spencer, Joseph Lamar, Charles Helwig | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Nelson Kemper (SF) George Gorby | |
| 17:23 | Austin Peay | Jeremy Joyce misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Martin Buffington - foul #2 on Martin Buffington, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Samford | Phil Gunter (SG) Chuck Neely | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Joseph Barreiro (SG), Dustin Newlon (PF) Nelson Kemper, Peter Dement | |
| 17:23 | Austin Peay | Jeremy Joyce misses the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 17:23 | Austin Peay | Jeremy Joyce makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 17:07 | Samford | Phil Gunter misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 32-33 |
| 17:06 | Austin Peay | Jeremy Joyce pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 16:59 | Austin Peay | Kenneth Gould buries a jumpshot from the right wing and he's hacked by Martin Buffington - foul #3 on Martin Buffington, team foul #3 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Lamar (PF) Martin Buffington | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Roy Pendergraft (C) Thomas Gaertner | |
| 16:59 | Austin Peay | Kenneth Gould makes the free throw | 32-36 |
| 16:57 | Samford | Thomas Parks double dribbles in the backcourt | 32-36 |
| 16:52 | Austin Peay | Joseph Manning takes the ball from Roy Pendergraft | 32-36 |
| 16:49 | Samford | Kenneth Gould picks off the pass by Jared Allen in the backcourt | 32-36 |
| 16:26 | Austin Peay | Joseph Barreiro misses long on a runner in the paint | 32-36 |
| 16:24 | Austin Peay | Dustin Newlon tips it back up and in | 32-38 |
| 16:04 | Samford | Kenneth Gould steps in front of the Phil Gunter pass | 32-38 |
| 16:00 | Austin Peay | Jeremy Joyce hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kenneth Gould | 32-40 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jared Allen (fairly fresh) SG - Phil Gunter (fresh) SF - Thomas Parks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Lamar (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Manning (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Jeremy Joyce (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Joseph Barreiro (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Gould (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Dustin Newlon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Pendergraft (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Samford | Phil Gunter scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jared Allen | 35-40 |
| 15:14 | Austin Peay | Dustin Newlon hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 35-40 |
| 15:13 | Samford | Joseph Manning gets the rebound | 35-40 |
| 15:07 | Samford | Phil Gunter is open but misses the lay-in | 35-40 |
| 15:06 | Austin Peay | Joseph Barreiro grabs the board | 35-40 |
| 14:47 | Austin Peay | Joseph Barreiro comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-40 |
| 14:46 | Samford | Joseph Lamar grabs the defensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 14:23 | Samford | Thomas Parks hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Kenneth Gould - foul #2 on Kenneth Gould, team foul #4 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski (PG), Chuck Neely (SG), Martin Buffington (PF), Charles Helwig (C) Jared Allen, Phil Gunter, Joseph Lamar, Joseph Manning | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Richard Dubose (PG), Richard Vondoloski (SG), George Gorby (SF), Peter Dement (PF), Howard Skinner (C) Jeremy Joyce, Joseph Barreiro, Kenneth Gould, Dustin Newlon, Roy Pendergraft | |
| 14:23 | Samford | Thomas Parks makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 14:23 | Samford | Thomas Parks misses the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 14:23 | Austin Peay | The rebound goes to Peter Dement | 36-40 |
| 14:19 | Austin Peay | Richard Dubose's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-40 |
| Subs | Samford | Patrick Spencer (SF) Thomas Parks | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| 14:00 | Samford | Charles Helwig connects on the open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 13:50 | Austin Peay | Richard Vondoloski drills a 3 from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 13:37 | Samford | Martin Buffington is fouled on the floor by Peter Dement - foul #1 on Peter Dement, team foul #5 | 38-43 |
| 13:20 | Samford | Chuck Neely knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Charles Helwig | 40-43 |
| 13:06 | Austin Peay | George Gorby hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Patrick Spencer - foul #2 on Patrick Spencer, team foul #4 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Thomas Gaertner (PF) Peter Dement | |
| 13:06 | Austin Peay | George Gorby misses the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 13:06 | Austin Peay | George Gorby misses the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 13:06 | Samford | Charles Helwig gets the rebound | 40-43 |
| 12:50 | Samford | Chuck Neely hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 12:48 | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski tips it back up and in | 42-43 |
| 12:33 | Austin Peay | George Gorby comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 12:31 | Austin Peay | George Gorby gets the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 12:17 | Austin Peay | Richard Vondoloski drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 11:56 | Samford | George Gorby swats the short shot by Martin Buffington | 42-45 |
| 11:55 | Austin Peay | Howard Skinner grabs the board | 42-45 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Kevin Chudzinski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Chuck Neely (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Patrick Spencer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Martin Buffington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Charles Helwig (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Richard Dubose (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Vondoloski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - George Gorby (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Gaertner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Howard Skinner (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:51 | Austin Peay | Martin Buffington steps in front of the Howard Skinner pass | 42-45 |
| 11:46 | Samford | Chuck Neely can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 42-45 |
| 11:45 | Austin Peay | Howard Skinner grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 11:24 | Austin Peay | George Gorby can't finish the layup | 42-45 |
| 11:23 | Samford | Charles Helwig snags the defensive board | 42-45 |
| 11:04 | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Martin Buffington and the foul's on Thomas Gaertner - foul #1 on Thomas Gaertner, team foul #6 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Samford | Peter Davis (SG), Thomas Parks (SF), Joseph Lamar (PF), Joseph Manning (C) Chuck Neely, Patrick Spencer, Martin Buffington, Charles Helwig | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Jeremy Joyce (PG), Kenneth Gould (SG), Nelson Kemper (SF), Dustin Newlon (PF), Peter Dement (C) Richard Dubose, Richard Vondoloski, George Gorby, Thomas Gaertner, Howard Skinner | |
| 11:04 | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski misses the free throw | 44-45 |
| 11:04 | Austin Peay | The rebound goes to Peter Dement | 44-45 |
| 10:41 | Austin Peay | Dustin Newlon misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-45 |
| 10:40 | Samford | Joseph Lamar pulls down the rebound | 44-45 |
| 10:25 | Samford | Joseph Manning hits the finger roll | 46-45 |
| 10:03 | Austin Peay | Joseph Manning takes the ball from Dustin Newlon | 46-45 |
| 09:40 | Samford | Joseph Lamar is fouled on the floor by Peter Dement - foul #2 on Peter Dement, team foul #7 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Samford | Chuck Neely (SG), Charles Helwig (C) Kevin Chudzinski, Joseph Manning | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Joseph Barreiro (SG), Roy Pendergraft (PF), Howard Skinner (C) Kenneth Gould, Dustin Newlon, Peter Dement | |
| 09:40 | Samford | Joseph Lamar misses the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 09:40 | Austin Peay | Roy Pendergraft pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 09:34 | Austin Peay | Jeremy Joyce buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Nelson Kemper | 46-48 |
| 09:17 | Samford | Chuck Neely misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Nelson Kemper - foul #1 on Nelson Kemper, team foul #8 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Samford | Jared Allen (PG), Patrick Spencer (SF) Peter Davis, Thomas Parks | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | George Gorby (SF) Nelson Kemper | |
| 09:17 | Samford | Chuck Neely makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 09:17 | Samford | Chuck Neely misses the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 09:17 | Austin Peay | Howard Skinner snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 08:50 | Austin Peay | Joseph Barreiro makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-51 |
| 08:30 | Samford | Charles Helwig comes up short on the runner from close range | 47-51 |
| 08:29 | Samford | Charles Helwig grabs the offensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 08:10 | Samford | Howard Skinner steals it from Patrick Spencer | 47-51 |
| 07:56 | Austin Peay | Roy Pendergraft buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Howard Skinner | 47-54 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jared Allen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chuck Neely (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Patrick Spencer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Lamar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Helwig (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Jeremy Joyce (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Joseph Barreiro (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Gorby (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roy Pendergraft (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Howard Skinner (tiring) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:36 | Samford | Joseph Lamar is denied on a layup by Howard Skinner | 47-54 |
| 07:35 | Austin Peay | Jeremy Joyce pulls down the rebound | 47-54 |
| 07:14 | Austin Peay | George Gorby hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Jeremy Joyce | 47-56 |
| 06:51 | Samford | Charles Helwig drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Chuck Neely | 49-56 |
| 06:40 | Austin Peay | Joseph Barreiro's layup is rejected by Joseph Lamar | 49-56 |
| 06:39 | Samford | Joseph Lamar grabs the board | 49-56 |
| 06:23 | Samford | Chuck Neely drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jared Allen | 52-56 |
| 06:09 | Austin Peay | Howard Skinner comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 52-56 |
| 06:08 | Samford | Jared Allen gets the rebound | 52-56 |
| 06:06 | Samford | Chuck Neely throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-56 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski (PG), Peter Davis (SG), Thomas Parks (SF), Martin Buffington (PF), Joseph Manning (C) Jared Allen, Chuck Neely, Patrick Spencer, Joseph Lamar, Charles Helwig | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Richard Dubose (PG), Kenneth Gould (SG), Nelson Kemper (SF), Peter Dement (PF), Thomas Gaertner (C) Jeremy Joyce, Joseph Barreiro, George Gorby, Roy Pendergraft, Howard Skinner | |
| 05:57 | Austin Peay | Peter Dement can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Kevin Chudzinski - foul #4 on Kevin Chudzinski, team foul #5 | 52-56 |
| 05:57 | Austin Peay | Peter Dement misses the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 05:57 | Austin Peay | Peter Dement makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 05:55 | Samford | Thomas Parks's pass is intercepted by Nelson Kemper in the backcourt | 52-57 |
| 05:39 | Austin Peay | Peter Davis steps in front of the Nelson Kemper pass | 52-57 |
| 05:21 | Samford | Thomas Parks is hacked by Kenneth Gould - foul #3 on Kenneth Gould, team foul #9 | 52-57 |
| 05:21 | Samford | Thomas Parks makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 05:21 | Samford | Thomas Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 05:04 | Austin Peay | Nelson Kemper is fouled on the floor by Thomas Parks - foul #1 on Thomas Parks, team foul #6 | 54-57 |
| 04:41 | Austin Peay | Richard Dubose scores on a shot from the right side set up by Thomas Gaertner | 54-59 |
| 04:22 | Samford | Thomas Parks is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Peter Davis | 57-59 |
| 03:53 | Austin Peay | Richard Dubose clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-59 |
| 03:51 | Samford | The rebound goes to Peter Davis | 57-59 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Kevin Chudzinski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Peter Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Parks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Martin Buffington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Joseph Manning (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Richard Dubose (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Gould (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Nelson Kemper (fairly fresh) PF - Peter Dement (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Gaertner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Samford | Peter Davis hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Martin Buffington | 60-59 |
| 03:20 | Austin Peay | Thomas Parks picks off the pass by Thomas Gaertner | 60-59 |
| 03:18 | Samford | Thomas Parks's pass is intercepted by Richard Dubose in the backcourt | 60-59 |
| 03:04 | Austin Peay | Peter Dement drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Gaertner | 60-61 |
| 02:59 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-61 |
| Subs | Samford | Jared Allen (PG), Chuck Neely (SG), Patrick Spencer (SF), Joseph Lamar (PF) Kevin Chudzinski, Peter Davis, Thomas Parks, Joseph Manning | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Jeremy Joyce (PG), Joseph Barreiro (SG), George Gorby (SF), Dustin Newlon (PF), Howard Skinner (C) Richard Dubose, Kenneth Gould, Nelson Kemper, Peter Dement, Thomas Gaertner | |
| 02:47 | Samford | Joseph Lamar drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Patrick Spencer | 62-61 |
| 02:42 | Austin Peay | Jeremy Joyce drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 62-63 |
| 02:40 | Samford | Chuck Neely is fouled in the backcourt by Howard Skinner - foul #4 on Howard Skinner, team foul #10 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Samford | Charles Helwig (C) Martin Buffington | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| 02:40 | Samford | Chuck Neely misses the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 02:40 | Samford | Chuck Neely misses the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 02:40 | Samford | Charles Helwig snags the offensive board | 62-63 |
| 02:20 | Samford | Joseph Lamar connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Chuck Neely | 64-63 |
| 02:08 | Austin Peay | Howard Skinner misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-63 |
| 02:06 | Samford | Chuck Neely gets the rebound | 64-63 |
| 02:03 | Samford | Joseph Barreiro takes the ball from Chuck Neely in the backcourt | 64-63 |
| 01:56 | Austin Peay | Jeremy Joyce misses the fadeaway from the left side | 64-63 |
| 01:55 | Austin Peay | Howard Skinner hits the follow up shot | 64-65 |
| 01:41 | Samford | Patrick Spencer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-65 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski (PG) Jared Allen | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Richard Dubose (PG) Jeremy Joyce | |
| 01:25 | Austin Peay | Joseph Barreiro loses the dribble to Chuck Neely | 64-65 |
| 01:19 | Samford | Patrick Spencer hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 66-65 |
| 01:03 | Austin Peay | Howard Skinner scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-68 |
| 00:56 | Samford | Dustin Newlon is called for the reach on Chuck Neely in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dustin Newlon, team foul #11 | 66-68 |
| 00:56 | Samford | Chuck Neely makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 00:56 | Samford | Chuck Neely makes the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 00:30 | Austin Peay | Joseph Barreiro loses the dribble to Joseph Lamar | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:02 | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski is open and buries a shot from just outside the lane | 70-68 |
| 00:02 | Austin Peay | Austin Peay calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Austin Peay | Joseph Barreiro comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 70-68 |