| Lineup | Samford | PG - Bill Herrin (fresh) SG - Jackie Rosenbloom (fresh) SF - Craig Larocca (fresh) PF - Brandon Gunter (fresh) C - Terry Renaud (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Justin Hadley (fresh) SG - Kyle McLoone (fresh) SF - Ben Scott (fresh) PF - Richard Griffith (fresh) C - Curtis Quinn (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Terry Renaud wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:37 | Samford | Jackie Rosenbloom buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Bill Herrin | 3-0 |
| 19:12 | Austin Peay | Richard Griffith makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Ben Scott | 3-3 |
| 19:09 | Samford | Kyle McLoone is called for the reach on Jackie Rosenbloom in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kyle McLoone, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 18:46 | Samford | Brandon Gunter misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 18:44 | Samford | Bill Herrin grabs the offensive board | 3-3 |
| 18:30 | Samford | Brandon Gunter hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from close range | 3-3 |
| 18:29 | Austin Peay | The rebound goes to Richard Griffith | 3-3 |
| 18:09 | Austin Peay | Kyle McLoone misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Terry Renaud - foul #1 on Terry Renaud, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 18:09 | Austin Peay | Kyle McLoone makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:09 | Austin Peay | Kyle McLoone makes the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:52 | Samford | Brandon Gunter misses long on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Richard Griffith - foul #1 on Richard Griffith, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| 17:52 | Samford | Brandon Gunter makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:52 | Samford | Brandon Gunter misses the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:52 | Austin Peay | Curtis Quinn grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 17:47 | Austin Peay | Justin Hadley hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Kyle McLoone | 4-8 |
| 17:23 | Samford | Terry Renaud's fadeaway is rejected by Curtis Quinn | 4-8 |
| 17:21 | Samford | Craig Larocca misses the tip | 4-8 |
| 17:19 | Samford | Bill Herrin tips it in | 6-8 |
| 17:10 | Austin Peay | Richard Griffith misses short on a shot from the right side | 6-8 |
| 17:08 | Samford | Brandon Gunter gets the rebound | 6-8 |
| 17:06 | Samford | Craig Larocca's pass is intercepted by Ben Scott in the backcourt | 6-8 |
| 16:50 | Austin Peay | Kyle McLoone hits a 3 from straight away | 6-11 |
| 16:32 | Samford | Terry Renaud drills a turnaround near the basket set up by Bill Herrin and he's hacked by Richard Griffith - foul #2 on Richard Griffith, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Samford | William Friedlander (PG), James Gardin (SG), Robert Godin (SF), Nile Mitchell (PF) Bill Herrin, Jackie Rosenbloom, Craig Larocca, Brandon Gunter | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | George Bunch (PG), Virgil Thompson (SG), Anthony Ashurst (SF), Melvin Lee (PF), Charles Schweer (C) Justin Hadley, Kyle McLoone, Ben Scott, Richard Griffith, Curtis Quinn | |
| 16:32 | Samford | Terry Renaud makes the free throw | 9-11 |
| 16:21 | Austin Peay | Virgil Thompson misses short on a shot from close range | 9-11 |
| 16:20 | Austin Peay | The offensive rebound goes to Virgil Thompson | 9-11 |
| 16:07 | Austin Peay | Nile Mitchell is called for the reach on George Bunch - foul #1 on Nile Mitchell, team foul #2 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Samford | John Waldron (C) Terry Renaud | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| 15:49 | Austin Peay | Robert Godin steals the ball from Virgil Thompson | 9-11 |
| 15:44 | Samford | William Friedlander can't finish the layup | 9-11 |
| 15:43 | Austin Peay | The rebound goes to Melvin Lee | 9-11 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - William Friedlander (fresh) SG - James Gardin (fresh) SF - Robert Godin (fresh) PF - Nile Mitchell (fresh) C - John Waldron (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - George Bunch (fresh) SG - Virgil Thompson (fresh) SF - Anthony Ashurst (fresh) PF - Melvin Lee (fresh) C - Charles Schweer (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | Austin Peay | Melvin Lee can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Nile Mitchell - foul #2 on Nile Mitchell, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Samford | Brandon Gunter (PF) Nile Mitchell | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Justin Hadley (PG), Kyle McLoone (SG) Virgil Thompson, Anthony Ashurst | |
| 15:21 | Austin Peay | Melvin Lee makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 15:21 | Austin Peay | Melvin Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 15:01 | Samford | James Gardin buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Friedlander | 11-13 |
| 14:54 | Austin Peay | George Bunch misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 11-13 |
| 14:52 | Austin Peay | Melvin Lee tips it home | 11-15 |
| 14:33 | Samford | Robert Godin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-15 |
| 14:32 | Austin Peay | Justin Hadley pulls down the rebound | 11-15 |
| 14:24 | Austin Peay | George Bunch banks in the layup set up by Charles Schweer | 11-17 |
| 14:10 | Samford | Brandon Gunter connects on the open 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by William Friedlander | 14-17 |
| 13:58 | Austin Peay | Justin Hadley connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Kyle McLoone | 14-20 |
| 13:33 | Samford | Brandon Gunter hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-20 |
| 13:32 | Austin Peay | Charles Schweer grabs the board | 14-20 |
| 13:13 | Austin Peay | George Bunch misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Godin - foul #1 on Robert Godin, team foul #4 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Samford | Bill Herrin (PG), Jackie Rosenbloom (SG), Craig Larocca (SF), Terry Renaud (C) William Friedlander, James Gardin, Robert Godin, John Waldron | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Virgil Thompson (SG), Ben Scott (SF), Ronald Randolph (PF), Curtis Quinn (C) Justin Hadley, Kyle McLoone, Melvin Lee, Charles Schweer | |
| 13:13 | Austin Peay | George Bunch makes the 1st free throw | 14-21 |
| 13:13 | Austin Peay | George Bunch makes the 2nd free throw | 14-22 |
| 13:10 | Samford | Bill Herrin is hacked by Curtis Quinn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Curtis Quinn, team foul #4 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Anthony Ashurst (SG) George Bunch | |
| 12:53 | Samford | Craig Larocca clanks a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Ben Scott - foul #1 on Ben Scott, team foul #5 | 14-22 |
| 12:53 | Samford | Craig Larocca makes the 1st free throw | 15-22 |
| 12:53 | Samford | Craig Larocca makes the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 12:36 | Austin Peay | Ben Scott misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-22 |
| 12:35 | Austin Peay | Ronald Randolph tips it but misses | 16-22 |
| 12:33 | Samford | Jackie Rosenbloom grabs the board | 16-22 |
| 12:26 | Samford | Jackie Rosenbloom connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-22 |
| 12:03 | Austin Peay | Ronald Randolph hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-22 |
| 12:01 | Samford | Craig Larocca gets the rebound | 19-22 |
| 11:56 | Samford | Craig Larocca's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-22 |
| 11:41 | Austin Peay | Ronald Randolph misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-22 |
| 11:40 | Samford | The rebound goes to Craig Larocca | 19-22 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Bill Herrin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jackie Rosenbloom (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Craig Larocca (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brandon Gunter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Terry Renaud (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Virgil Thompson (fresh) SG - Anthony Ashurst (fresh) SF - Ben Scott (fairly fresh) PF - Ronald Randolph (fairly fresh) C - Curtis Quinn (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Samford | Jackie Rosenbloom misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-22 |
| 11:32 | Samford | Terry Renaud pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-22 |
| 11:14 | Samford | Craig Larocca connects on the floater from close range | 21-22 |
| 11:10 | Austin Peay | Virgil Thompson is hacked by Bill Herrin - foul #1 on Bill Herrin, team foul #5 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Samford | Fa Hou (PG), James Gardin (SG) Bill Herrin, Jackie Rosenbloom | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Justin Hadley (PG), Kyle McLoone (SG), Melvin Lee (PF) Virgil Thompson, Anthony Ashurst, Ronald Randolph | |
| 10:58 | Austin Peay | James Gardin steals the ball from Justin Hadley | 21-22 |
| 10:38 | Samford | Brandon Gunter drills a turnaround from close range set up by James Gardin | 23-22 |
| 10:22 | Austin Peay | Melvin Lee can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-22 |
| 10:21 | Samford | The rebound goes to Terry Renaud | 23-22 |
| 10:06 | Samford | Craig Larocca hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 23-22 |
| 10:05 | Austin Peay | Melvin Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 09:54 | Austin Peay | Justin Hadley connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Brandon Gunter - foul #1 on Brandon Gunter, team foul #6 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Samford | William Friedlander (PG), Jackie Rosenbloom (SG), Robert Godin (SF), John Waldron (C) Fa Hou, Craig Larocca, Brandon Gunter, Terry Renaud | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | George Bunch (SG), Anthony Ashurst (SF), Charles Schweer (PF) Kyle McLoone, Ben Scott, Melvin Lee | |
| 09:54 | Austin Peay | Justin Hadley makes the free throw | 23-25 |
| 09:40 | Samford | William Friedlander banks in the wide open layup set up by Robert Godin | 25-25 |
| 09:32 | Austin Peay | George Bunch misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 25-25 |
| 09:30 | Samford | John Waldron snags the defensive board | 25-25 |
| 09:28 | Samford | Jackie Rosenbloom is hacked by Curtis Quinn in the backcourt - foul #2 on Curtis Quinn, team foul #6 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Samford | Bill Herrin (PG) William Friedlander | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Virgil Thompson (SG), Melvin Lee (C) Justin Hadley, Curtis Quinn | |
| 09:15 | Samford | Jackie Rosenbloom hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Bill Herrin and he's fouled by Melvin Lee - foul #1 on Melvin Lee, team foul #7 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Samford | Brandon Gunter (PF) James Gardin | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| 09:15 | Samford | Jackie Rosenbloom makes the free throw | 28-25 |
| 09:00 | Austin Peay | Charles Schweer banks in the layup | 28-27 |
| 08:37 | Samford | Bill Herrin scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Godin | 31-27 |
| 08:08 | Austin Peay | George Bunch comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 31-27 |
| 08:07 | Samford | Brandon Gunter snags the defensive board | 31-27 |
| 08:02 | Samford | Jackie Rosenbloom hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 31-27 |
| 08:00 | Austin Peay | The rebound goes to Melvin Lee | 31-27 |
| 07:43 | Austin Peay | Virgil Thompson comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 31-27 |
| 07:41 | Austin Peay | Anthony Ashurst pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 07:23 | Austin Peay | George Bunch makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Charles Schweer | 31-30 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Bill Herrin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jackie Rosenbloom (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Robert Godin (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Brandon Gunter (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Waldron (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - George Bunch (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Virgil Thompson (fairly fresh) SF - Anthony Ashurst (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Schweer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Melvin Lee (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Samford | John Waldron is wide open but clanks a jumper in the lane | 31-30 |
| 07:10 | Austin Peay | Melvin Lee pulls down the rebound | 31-30 |
| 06:47 | Austin Peay | George Bunch hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Schweer | 31-33 |
| 06:29 | Samford | Brandon Gunter hits a driving attempt in the lane | 33-33 |
| 06:14 | Austin Peay | George Bunch misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-33 |
| 06:12 | Austin Peay | Anthony Ashurst hits the follow up shot | 33-35 |
| 05:55 | Samford | Bill Herrin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 05:54 | Austin Peay | Anthony Ashurst grabs the defensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 05:34 | Austin Peay | Charles Schweer is hacked by Brandon Gunter - foul #2 on Brandon Gunter, team foul #7 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Samford | William Friedlander (PG), Craig Larocca (SF), James Gardin (PF), Terry Renaud (C) Bill Herrin, Robert Godin, Brandon Gunter, John Waldron | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Justin Hadley (PG), Kyle McLoone (SG), Ben Scott (SF), Ronald Randolph (C) George Bunch, Virgil Thompson, Anthony Ashurst, Melvin Lee | |
| 05:34 | Austin Peay | Charles Schweer misses the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 05:34 | Samford | Craig Larocca grabs the board | 33-35 |
| 05:16 | Samford | James Gardin misses the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Kyle McLoone - foul #2 on Kyle McLoone, team foul #8 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | George Bunch (SG) Kyle McLoone | |
| 05:16 | Samford | James Gardin makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 05:16 | Samford | James Gardin makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 04:52 | Austin Peay | James Gardin picks off the pass by Charles Schweer | 35-35 |
| 04:41 | Samford | Craig Larocca hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 04:40 | Samford | William Friedlander grabs the offensive board | 35-35 |
| 04:21 | Samford | William Friedlander banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Craig Larocca and he's fouled by Ronald Randolph - foul #1 on Ronald Randolph, team foul #9 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Melvin Lee (C) Charles Schweer | |
| 04:21 | Samford | William Friedlander makes the free throw | 38-35 |
| 04:04 | Austin Peay | George Bunch's pass is intercepted by Jackie Rosenbloom | 38-35 |
| 04:01 | Samford | Craig Larocca banks in the layup on a great pass from Jackie Rosenbloom | 40-35 |
| 03:46 | Austin Peay | Justin Hadley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-35 |
| 03:45 | Austin Peay | Ronald Randolph tips it home | 40-37 |
| 03:22 | Samford | William Friedlander can't finish the uncontested layup | 40-37 |
| 03:21 | Austin Peay | The rebound goes to Ronald Randolph | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - William Friedlander (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jackie Rosenbloom (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Larocca (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Gardin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Terry Renaud (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Justin Hadley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - George Bunch (tiring) 10 pts. SF - Ben Scott (fairly fresh) PF - Ronald Randolph (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Melvin Lee (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Austin Peay | Terry Renaud denies the turnaround by Melvin Lee | 40-37 |
| 03:00 | Samford | Terry Renaud snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| 02:55 | Samford | Jackie Rosenbloom is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-37 |
| 02:53 | Austin Peay | Melvin Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 02:34 | Austin Peay | Ronald Randolph is fouled on the floor by William Friedlander - foul #1 on William Friedlander, team foul #8 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Samford | Fa Hou (PG), Nile Mitchell (PF) William Friedlander, Jackie Rosenbloom | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Kyle McLoone (SG), Richard Griffith (PF), Curtis Quinn (C) George Bunch, Ben Scott, Melvin Lee | |
| 02:34 | Austin Peay | Ronald Randolph misses the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 02:34 | Samford | Terry Renaud pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 02:31 | Samford | Fa Hou is called for traveling in the backcourt | 40-37 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Ben Scott (SF) Ronald Randolph | |
| 02:19 | Austin Peay | Curtis Quinn misses the shot from close range but he's fouled by James Gardin - foul #1 on James Gardin, team foul #9 | 40-37 |
| 02:19 | Austin Peay | Curtis Quinn makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 02:19 | Austin Peay | Curtis Quinn misses the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 02:19 | Samford | Nile Mitchell grabs the board | 40-38 |
| 02:05 | Samford | Richard Griffith takes the ball from James Gardin | 40-38 |
| 01:46 | Austin Peay | Richard Griffith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Brandon Gunter (PF) Terry Renaud | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Anthony Ashurst (SF) Ben Scott | |
| 01:44 | Samford | Fa Hou throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-38 |
| 01:31 | Austin Peay | Kyle McLoone loses the ball out of bounds | 40-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Godin (SG) James Gardin | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| 01:08 | Samford | Craig Larocca makes the shot from the left block | 42-38 |
| 00:49 | Austin Peay | Justin Hadley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 42-38 |
| 00:47 | Samford | Nile Mitchell gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| 00:45 | Samford | Kyle McLoone is called for the reach on Robert Godin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kyle McLoone, team foul #10 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Bill Herrin (PG), John Waldron (C) Fa Hou, Nile Mitchell | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Virgil Thompson (SG), Ben Scott (SF) Kyle McLoone, Anthony Ashurst | |
| 00:45 | Samford | Robert Godin misses the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 00:45 | Samford | Robert Godin misses the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 00:45 | Austin Peay | Curtis Quinn snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 00:28 | Austin Peay | Virgil Thompson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 00:27 | Samford | The rebound goes to Bill Herrin | 42-38 |
| 00:03 | Samford | John Waldron hits the finger roll set up by Robert Godin | 44-38 |
| 00:00 | Austin Peay | Virgil Thompson clanks a halfcourt shot | 44-38 |