| Lineup | Samford | PG - Derick Doran (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Carter (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jarrett Mason (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Primo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Norbert Radsky (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Stephan Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mark McKee (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Nickolas Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Zachary Frey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - David Coyer (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Nickolas Harrison inbounds the ball | 33-37 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Tennessee | Mark McKee misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-37 |
| 19:41 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark tips it back up and in | 33-39 |
| 19:31 | Samford | Norbert Radsky is hacked by David Coyer - foul #2 on David Coyer, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| 19:09 | Samford | Mark McKee steals it from Michael Carter | 33-39 |
| 18:42 | Tennessee | Mark McKee is hacked by Michael Carter - foul #1 on Michael Carter, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| 18:28 | Tennessee | Mark McKee makes the 3 from the right wing set up by David Coyer | 33-42 |
| 18:13 | Samford | Richard Primo banks in the layup and he's fouled by Zachary Frey - foul #3 on Zachary Frey, team foul #2 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jeffrey Lowman (PF) Zachary Frey | |
| 18:13 | Samford | Richard Primo misses the free throw | 35-42 |
| 18:13 | Tennessee | David Coyer grabs the defensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 17:46 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark loses the dribble to Norbert Radsky | 35-42 |
| 17:34 | Samford | Jarrett Mason is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Lowman - foul #3 on Jeffrey Lowman, team foul #3 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Markus (SG), Ruben Meade (SF) Michael Carter, Jarrett Mason | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Victor Nolan (PF) Jeffrey Lowman | |
| 17:26 | Samford | Ruben Meade can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-42 |
| 17:24 | Samford | Norbert Radsky tips it but misses | 35-42 |
| 17:22 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark snags the defensive board | 35-42 |
| 17:17 | Tennessee | Mark McKee scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephan Clark | 35-45 |
| 17:04 | Samford | Nickolas Harrison steals it from Derick Doran | 35-45 |
| 17:01 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark blows the layup | 35-45 |
| 16:59 | Tennessee | Victor Nolan tips it home | 35-47 |
| 16:41 | Samford | Richard Primo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-47 |
| Subs | Samford | James Moss (PG), George West (PF), Victor Miller (C) Derick Doran, Richard Primo, Norbert Radsky | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Gingerich (PG), Michael Willis (SG) Stephan Clark, Mark McKee | |
| 16:16 | Tennessee | Victor Nolan misses the easy layup | 35-47 |
| 16:15 | Samford | Victor Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 35-47 |
| 16:01 | Samford | Thomas Markus misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-47 |
| 15:59 | Samford | James Moss misses the tip | 35-47 |
| 15:57 | Tennessee | Michael Willis pulls down the rebound | 35-47 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - James Moss (fresh) SG - Thomas Markus (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Ruben Meade (fresh) 8 pts. PF - George West (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Victor Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Richard Gingerich (fresh) SG - Michael Willis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nickolas Harrison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Victor Nolan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Coyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Tennessee | Nickolas Harrison comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-47 |
| 15:48 | Samford | George West grabs the defensive rebound | 35-47 |
| 15:21 | Samford | James Moss is fouled on the floor by Richard Gingerich - foul #1 on Richard Gingerich, team foul #4 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Derick Doran (PG), Michael Carter (SG), Jarrett Mason (SF), Richard Primo (PF), Norbert Radsky (C) James Moss, Thomas Markus, Ruben Meade, George West, Victor Miller | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephan Clark (PG), Mark McKee (SG), Zachary Frey (PF) Richard Gingerich, Michael Willis, Victor Nolan | |
| 15:10 | Samford | Derick Doran comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-47 |
| 15:09 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Norbert Radsky | 35-47 |
| 14:52 | Samford | The short jumper by Richard Primo is denied by Zachary Frey | 35-47 |
| 14:50 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey gets the rebound | 35-47 |
| 14:44 | Tennessee | Nickolas Harrison misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Jarrett Mason - foul #2 on Jarrett Mason, team foul #2 | 35-47 |
| 14:44 | Tennessee | Nickolas Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 35-48 |
| 14:44 | Tennessee | Nickolas Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 35-49 |
| 14:24 | Samford | Derick Doran buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Michael Carter | 38-49 |
| 14:10 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey connects on the floater in the lane and the foul's on Derick Doran - foul #3 on Derick Doran, team foul #3 | 38-51 |
| 14:10 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey makes the free throw | 38-52 |
| 13:56 | Samford | Richard Primo knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-52 |
| 13:38 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Nickolas Harrison | 40-55 |
| 13:21 | Samford | Derick Doran connects on the 3 from the left corner | 43-55 |
| 12:58 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey buries a floater from the right wing set up by Stephan Clark and the foul's on Richard Primo - foul #1 on Richard Primo, team foul #4 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Samford | James Moss (PG), Thomas Markus (SG), Ruben Meade (SF), George West (PF), Victor Miller (C) Derick Doran, Michael Carter, Jarrett Mason, Richard Primo, Norbert Radsky | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Gingerich (PG), Michael Willis (SG), Jeffrey Lowman (C) Stephan Clark, Mark McKee, David Coyer | |
| 12:58 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey misses the free throw | 43-57 |
| 12:58 | Samford | George West pulls down the rebound | 43-57 |
| 12:36 | Samford | Ruben Meade misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-57 |
| 12:35 | Tennessee | Richard Gingerich gets the rebound | 43-57 |
| 12:31 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey is fouled on the floor by George West - foul #2 on George West, team foul #5 | 43-57 |
| 12:21 | Tennessee | Michael Willis is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Michael Willis, team foul #5 | 43-57 |
| 11:56 | Samford | James Moss misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 43-57 |
| 11:54 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey pulls down the rebound | 43-57 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - James Moss (fresh) SG - Thomas Markus (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Ruben Meade (fresh) 8 pts. PF - George West (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Victor Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Richard Gingerich (fresh) SG - Michael Willis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nickolas Harrison (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Zachary Frey (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey Lowman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:45 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 43-57 |
| 11:43 | Samford | James Moss grabs the defensive rebound | 43-57 |
| 11:35 | Samford | George West is called for a charge - foul #3 on George West, team foul #6 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Samford | Derick Doran (PG), Michael Carter (SG), Richard Primo (PF), Norbert Radsky (C) James Moss, Thomas Markus, George West, Victor Miller | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephan Clark (PG), Mark McKee (SG) Richard Gingerich, Michael Willis | |
| 11:18 | Tennessee | Mark McKee misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-57 |
| 11:16 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 43-57 |
| 11:03 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark is hacked by Derick Doran - foul #4 on Derick Doran, team foul #7 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Samford | James Moss (PG) Derick Doran | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Coyer (C) Jeffrey Lowman | |
| 11:03 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark makes the 1st free throw | 43-58 |
| 11:03 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 43-58 |
| 11:03 | Samford | Ruben Meade grabs the defensive rebound | 43-58 |
| 10:58 | Samford | Michael Carter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-58 |
| 10:44 | Tennessee | David Coyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-58 |
| Subs | Samford | Jarrett Mason (SF) James Moss | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 10:29 | Samford | Stephan Clark picks off the pass by Norbert Radsky | 43-58 |
| 10:25 | Tennessee | Nickolas Harrison lays it in on a great pass from Stephan Clark | 43-60 |
| 10:09 | Samford | Ruben Meade buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Carter | 46-60 |
| 09:40 | Tennessee | Mark McKee clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-60 |
| 09:38 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey tips it but misses | 46-60 |
| 09:37 | Samford | Norbert Radsky snags the defensive board | 46-60 |
| 09:27 | Samford | Richard Primo misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 46-60 |
| 09:26 | Tennessee | David Coyer pulls down the rebound | 46-60 |
| 09:19 | Tennessee | Mark McKee buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-63 |
| 09:10 | Samford | Richard Primo misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 46-63 |
| 09:09 | Tennessee | Mark McKee grabs the defensive rebound | 46-63 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:49 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-63 |
| 08:48 | Samford | Jarrett Mason grabs the board | 46-63 |
| 08:37 | Samford | Norbert Radsky buries a turnaround from the left block | 48-63 |
| 08:15 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-63 |
| 08:13 | Samford | The rebound goes to Michael Carter | 48-63 |
| 07:47 | Samford | Stephan Clark steals the ball from Michael Carter | 48-63 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ruben Meade (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Michael Carter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jarrett Mason (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Primo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Norbert Radsky (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Stephan Clark (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 ast. 5 stl. SG - Mark McKee (fairly fresh) 19 pts. SF - Nickolas Harrison (tired) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Zachary Frey (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - David Coyer (tiring) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-63 |
| 07:16 | Samford | The rebound goes to Michael Carter | 48-63 |
| 06:55 | Samford | Michael Carter buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ruben Meade | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:35 | Tennessee | Nickolas Harrison is whistled for traveling | 51-63 |
| Subs | Samford | Derick Doran (PG), Thomas Markus (SG), George West (PF), Victor Miller (C) Michael Carter, Jarrett Mason, Richard Primo, Norbert Radsky | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Gingerich (PG), Michael Willis (SG), Philip Cuthbertson (SF), Jeffrey Lowman (PF), Nelson Williams (C) Stephan Clark, Mark McKee, Nickolas Harrison, Zachary Frey, David Coyer | |
| 06:15 | Samford | Derick Doran is called for the offensive foul - foul #5 on Derick Doran, team foul #8 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Samford | James Moss (PG) Derick Doran | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 05:52 | Tennessee | Nelson Williams loses the dribble to George West | 51-63 |
| 05:31 | Samford | Ruben Meade misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 51-63 |
| 05:30 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Lowman | 51-63 |
| 05:05 | Tennessee | Michael Willis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-63 |
| 05:03 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Lowman gets the offensive rebound | 51-63 |
| 04:48 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Lowman comes up short on the floater in the paint | 51-63 |
| 04:46 | Tennessee | Nelson Williams tips it back up and in | 51-65 |
| 04:35 | Samford | George West hits the finger roll set up by Thomas Markus and the foul's on Jeffrey Lowman - foul #4 on Jeffrey Lowman, team foul #6 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Samford | Jarrett Mason (SF) Ruben Meade | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephan Clark (PG) Richard Gingerich | |
| 04:35 | Samford | George West makes the free throw | 54-65 |
| 04:19 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-65 |
| Subs | Samford | Daniel Dowdell (C) Victor Miller | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 03:54 | Samford | Thomas Markus connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by James Moss | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:32 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark scores on a floater from the left side | 56-67 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - James Moss (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Markus (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jarrett Mason (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - George West (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Dowdell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Stephan Clark (fresh) 16 pts. 7 ast. 5 stl. SG - Michael Willis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Philip Cuthbertson (fairly fresh) PF - Jeffrey Lowman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Nelson Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:15 | Samford | James Moss double dribbles | 56-67 |
| Subs | Samford | Ruben Meade (PG), Michael Carter (SG), Richard Primo (PF), Norbert Radsky (C) James Moss, Thomas Markus, George West, Daniel Dowdell | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark McKee (SG), Nickolas Harrison (SF), David Coyer (C) Michael Willis, Philip Cuthbertson, Nelson Williams | |
| 02:46 | Tennessee | Norbert Radsky is called for the reach on Stephan Clark - foul #2 on Norbert Radsky, team foul #9 | 56-67 |
| 02:46 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark misses the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 02:46 | Samford | Richard Primo gets the rebound | 56-67 |
| 02:42 | Samford | Ruben Meade can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-67 |
| 02:40 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Nickolas Harrison | 56-67 |
| 02:28 | Tennessee | David Coyer is called for traveling | 56-67 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Gingerich (PG) Stephan Clark | |
| 02:19 | Samford | Michael Carter misses badly on a floater from the left side | 56-67 |
| 02:17 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Nickolas Harrison | 56-67 |
| 01:58 | Tennessee | Nickolas Harrison is hacked by Jarrett Mason - foul #3 on Jarrett Mason, team foul #10 | 56-67 |
| Subs | Samford | James Moss (PG), Thomas Markus (SG), George West (PF), Victor Miller (C) Michael Carter, Jarrett Mason, Richard Primo, Norbert Radsky | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Willis (SG), Nelson Williams (C) Mark McKee, David Coyer | |
| 01:58 | Tennessee | Nickolas Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 01:58 | Tennessee | Nickolas Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:43 | Samford | Victor Miller misses long on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Nickolas Harrison - foul #2 on Nickolas Harrison, team foul #7 | 56-69 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip Cuthbertson (SF) Nickolas Harrison | |
| 01:43 | Samford | Victor Miller misses the 1st free throw | 56-69 |
| 01:43 | Samford | Victor Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 56-69 |
| 01:43 | Tennessee | Nelson Williams grabs the board | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:40 | Tennessee | Nelson Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Markus - foul #1 on Thomas Markus, team foul #11 | 56-69 |
| 01:40 | Tennessee | Nelson Williams misses the 1st free throw | 56-69 |
| 01:40 | Tennessee | Nelson Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 56-70 |
| 01:26 | Samford | Victor Miller makes the 3 from the right corner | 59-70 |
| 01:24 | Tennessee | James Moss is called for the reach on Nelson Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Moss, team foul #12 | 59-70 |
| 01:24 | Tennessee | Nelson Williams makes the 1st free throw | 59-71 |
| 01:24 | Tennessee | Nelson Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 59-72 |
| 01:09 | Samford | Ruben Meade can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-72 |
| 01:07 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Lowman grabs the board | 59-72 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:00 | Tennessee | James Moss steps in front of the Richard Gingerich pass | 59-72 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Samford | Philip Cuthbertson is called for the reach on Victor Miller - foul #1 on Philip Cuthbertson, team foul #8 | 59-72 |
| 00:52 | Samford | Victor Miller misses the 1st free throw | 59-72 |
| 00:52 | Tennessee | Nelson Williams grabs the board | 59-72 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Tennessee | Michael Willis scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 59-74 |
| 00:22 | Samford | James Moss misses long on a 3 from straight away | 59-74 |
| 00:21 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Lowman grabs the defensive rebound | 59-74 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Richard Gingerich runs out the clock | 59-74 |