| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Bo Zand (fresh) SG - Benny Picou (fresh) SF - George Gorby (fresh) PF - Dustin Newlon (fresh) C - Peter Dement (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Peter Davis (fresh) SG - Chuck Neely (fresh) SF - Philip Rolland (fresh) PF - Joseph Lamar (fresh) C - Joseph Manning (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Joseph Manning 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 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:52 | Samford | Joseph Lamar misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Austin Peay | Benny Picou snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Austin Peay | George Gorby hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Philip Rolland - foul #1 on Philip Rolland, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Austin Peay | George Gorby misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Austin Peay | George Gorby makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:43 | Samford | Benny Picou is called for the reach on Philip Rolland in the backcourt - foul #1 on Benny Picou, team foul #1 | 1-0 |
| 19:36 | Samford | Chuck Neely clanks a jumper from the right block | 1-0 |
| 19:34 | Austin Peay | Peter Dement gets the rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:26 | Austin Peay | Peter Dement can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 1-0 |
| 19:25 | Samford | Joseph Manning grabs the defensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:04 | Samford | Joseph Manning misses the lay-in | 1-0 |
| 19:02 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Lamar | 1-0 |
| 18:45 | Samford | The jump hook by Joseph Lamar is blocked by George Gorby | 1-0 |
| 18:43 | Austin Peay | Dustin Newlon grabs the board | 1-0 |
| 18:22 | Austin Peay | Dustin Newlon lays it up and in on a nice dish by George Gorby and he's fouled by Philip Rolland - foul #2 on Philip Rolland, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| Subs | Samford | Martin Buffington (SF) Philip Rolland | |
| 18:22 | Austin Peay | Dustin Newlon makes the free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:11 | Samford | Peter Davis is hacked by Dustin Newlon - foul #1 on Dustin Newlon, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| 17:59 | Samford | Joseph Lamar hits the finger roll set up by Chuck Neely and he's hacked by Dustin Newlon - foul #2 on Dustin Newlon, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Kenneth Gould (PG), Richard Vondoloski (SG), Roy Pendergraft (SF), Nelson Kemper (PF), Thomas Gaertner (C) Bo Zand, Benny Picou, George Gorby, Dustin Newlon, Peter Dement | |
| Subs | Samford | Jan Williams (PG), Phil Gunter (SG), Carl Kim (C) Peter Davis, Chuck Neely, Joseph Manning | |
| 17:59 | Samford | Joseph Lamar makes the free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:51 | Austin Peay | Nelson Kemper's layup is rejected by Joseph Lamar | 4-3 |
| 17:50 | Austin Peay | Thomas Gaertner pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:32 | Austin Peay | Carl Kim steals it from Richard Vondoloski | 4-3 |
| 17:13 | Samford | Martin Buffington scores on a runner in the lane | 4-5 |
| 16:51 | Austin Peay | Nelson Kemper misses the lay-in | 4-5 |
| 16:50 | Samford | Joseph Lamar gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:48 | Samford | Richard Vondoloski picks off the pass by Jan Williams in the backcourt | 4-5 |
| 16:33 | Austin Peay | Kenneth Gould double dribbles | 4-5 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Bo Zand (PG), Benny Picou (SG), George Gorby (SF) Kenneth Gould, Richard Vondoloski, Roy Pendergraft | |
| Subs | Samford | Chuck Neely (SG), Christopher Wood (PF) Joseph Lamar, Carl Kim | |
| 16:12 | Samford | Chuck Neely travels with the ball | 4-5 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Peter Dement (C) Nelson Kemper | |
| Subs | Samford | Peter Davis (PG), Joseph Manning (C) Jan Williams, Phil Gunter | |
| 15:50 | Austin Peay | Joseph Manning is called for the reach on Benny Picou - foul #1 on Joseph Manning, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Bo Zand (fresh) SG - Benny Picou (fresh) SF - George Gorby (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Thomas Gaertner (fairly fresh) C - Peter Dement (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Peter Davis (fresh) SG - Chuck Neely (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Martin Buffington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Wood (fresh) C - Joseph Manning (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Austin Peay | George Gorby comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-5 |
| 15:38 | Samford | Joseph Manning grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 15:36 | Samford | Peter Davis loses the dribble to Bo Zand in the backcourt | 4-5 |
| 15:14 | Austin Peay | Thomas Gaertner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 4-5 |
| 15:12 | Austin Peay | Bo Zand hits the follow up shot | 6-5 |
| 14:49 | Samford | Chuck Neely hits a wide open floater from the left side set up by Peter Davis | 6-7 |
| 14:20 | Austin Peay | Bo Zand hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 6-7 |
| 14:19 | Samford | Joseph Manning grabs the defensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 14:01 | Samford | Joseph Manning dunks the ball set up by Peter Davis and he's fouled by Peter Dement - foul #1 on Peter Dement, team foul #4 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Jonathan Rice (PG), Richard Vondoloski (SG), Kenneth Gould (SF), Nelson Kemper (PF), Roy Pendergraft (C) Bo Zand, Benny Picou, George Gorby, Thomas Gaertner, Peter Dement | |
| Subs | Samford | Jan Williams (PG), John Clements (SG), Phil Gunter (SF), Joseph Lamar (PF) Peter Davis, Chuck Neely, Martin Buffington, Christopher Wood | |
| 14:01 | Samford | Joseph Manning misses the free throw | 6-9 |
| 14:01 | Austin Peay | Kenneth Gould snags the defensive board | 6-9 |
| 13:39 | Austin Peay | Kenneth Gould lays it in | 8-9 |
| 13:32 | Samford | Jan Williams hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from John Clements | 8-12 |
| 13:11 | Austin Peay | Richard Vondoloski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-12 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| Subs | Samford | Chuck Neely (SG), Carl Kim (C) John Clements, Joseph Manning | |
| 12:55 | Samford | Joseph Lamar hits the finger roll set up by Jan Williams | 8-14 |
| 12:38 | Austin Peay | Kenneth Gould misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 8-14 |
| 12:36 | Austin Peay | Roy Pendergraft gets the offensive rebound | 8-14 |
| 12:22 | Austin Peay | Phil Gunter takes the ball from Kenneth Gould | 8-14 |
| 12:00 | Samford | Carl Kim is denied on a layup by Roy Pendergraft | 8-14 |
| 11:58 | Samford | Joseph Lamar snags the offensive board | 8-14 |
| 11:53 | Samford | Phil Gunter knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Jan Williams | 8-17 |
| 11:36 | Austin Peay | Richard Vondoloski knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-17 |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Jonathan Rice (fairly fresh) SG - Richard Vondoloski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Gould (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nelson Kemper (fairly fresh) C - Roy Pendergraft (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jan Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chuck Neely (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phil Gunter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Lamar (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Kim (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Samford | Phil Gunter scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jan Williams | 11-20 |
| 11:11 | Austin Peay | Nelson Kemper is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Nelson Kemper, team foul #5 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Bo Zand (PG), Benny Picou (SG), George Gorby (SF), Thomas Gaertner (PF), Peter Dement (C) Jonathan Rice, Richard Vondoloski, Kenneth Gould, Nelson Kemper, Roy Pendergraft | |
| Subs | Samford | Peter Davis (PG), John Clements (SG), Martin Buffington (SF), Christopher Wood (PF), Joseph Manning (C) Jan Williams, Chuck Neely, Phil Gunter, Joseph Lamar, Carl Kim | |
| 11:09 | Samford | Peter Davis is hacked by Benny Picou in the backcourt - foul #2 on Benny Picou, team foul #6 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Jean Kuczynski (SG) Benny Picou | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 10:56 | Samford | Christopher Wood is whistled for a carry | 11-20 |
| 10:36 | Austin Peay | George Gorby loses the dribble to Peter Davis | 11-20 |
| 10:33 | Samford | Peter Davis lays it up and in | 11-22 |
| 10:15 | Austin Peay | Bo Zand throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-22 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| Subs | Samford | Chuck Neely (SG), Joseph Lamar (PF) John Clements, Joseph Manning | |
| 10:07 | Samford | Peter Davis lays it up and in set up by Martin Buffington | 11-24 |
| 09:48 | Austin Peay | George Gorby clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-24 |
| 09:46 | Austin Peay | Bo Zand snags the offensive board | 11-24 |
| 09:31 | Austin Peay | Bo Zand drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Peter Dement | 13-24 |
| 09:19 | Samford | Martin Buffington misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Bo Zand - foul #1 on Bo Zand, team foul #7 | 13-24 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Kenneth Gould (SG), Nelson Kemper (PF) Jean Kuczynski, Thomas Gaertner | |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Manning (C) Christopher Wood | |
| 09:19 | Samford | Martin Buffington makes the 1st free throw | 13-25 |
| 09:19 | Samford | Martin Buffington makes the 2nd free throw | 13-26 |
| 08:58 | Austin Peay | Nelson Kemper makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Bo Zand and he's hacked by Joseph Lamar - foul #1 on Joseph Lamar, team foul #4 | 15-26 |
| 08:58 | Austin Peay | Nelson Kemper makes the free throw | 16-26 |
| 08:38 | Samford | Joseph Lamar hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Joseph Manning | 16-28 |
| 08:25 | Austin Peay | George Gorby can't finish the layup | 16-28 |
| 08:24 | Austin Peay | Peter Dement hits the follow up shot | 18-28 |
| 08:06 | Samford | Peter Davis hits a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Joseph Lamar | 18-30 |
| 07:54 | Austin Peay | George Gorby is hacked by Joseph Manning - foul #2 on Joseph Manning, team foul #5 | 18-30 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Jonathan Rice (PG), Richard Vondoloski (SG), Thomas Gaertner (PF) Bo Zand, George Gorby, Nelson Kemper | |
| Subs | Samford | Jan Williams (PG), John Clements (SG), Phil Gunter (SF), Christopher Wood (PF), Carl Kim (C) Peter Davis, Chuck Neely, Martin Buffington, Joseph Lamar, Joseph Manning | |
| 07:41 | Austin Peay | Thomas Gaertner comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Carl Kim - foul #1 on Carl Kim, team foul #6 | 18-30 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | George Gorby (SF) Kenneth Gould | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 07:41 | Austin Peay | Thomas Gaertner makes the 1st free throw | 19-30 |
| 07:41 | Austin Peay | Thomas Gaertner makes the 2nd free throw | 20-30 |
| 07:18 | Samford | Christopher Wood misses long on an open jumper from the right block | 20-30 |
| 07:17 | Austin Peay | Thomas Gaertner snags the defensive board | 20-30 |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Jonathan Rice (fresh) SG - Richard Vondoloski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Gorby (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Thomas Gaertner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Dement (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jan Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Clements (fresh) SF - Phil Gunter (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Christopher Wood (fresh) C - Carl Kim (fresh) | |
| 07:12 | Austin Peay | The jumper by George Gorby is denied by Carl Kim | 20-30 |
| 07:10 | Samford | The rebound goes to John Clements | 20-30 |
| 06:51 | Samford | Thomas Gaertner swats the short shot by John Clements | 20-30 |
| 06:50 | Austin Peay | Peter Dement gets the rebound | 20-30 |
| 06:39 | Austin Peay | Richard Vondoloski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by John Clements - foul #1 on John Clements, team foul #7 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Jean Kuczynski (PG), Kenneth Gould (SF), Nelson Kemper (PF), Roy Pendergraft (C) Jonathan Rice, George Gorby, Thomas Gaertner, Peter Dement | |
| Subs | Samford | Chuck Neely (SG), Joseph Lamar (PF), Martin Buffington (C) John Clements, Christopher Wood, Carl Kim | |
| 06:39 | Austin Peay | Richard Vondoloski misses the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 06:39 | Austin Peay | Richard Vondoloski makes the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 06:24 | Samford | Chuck Neely blows the layup but he's fouled by Richard Vondoloski - foul #1 on Richard Vondoloski, team foul #8 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Bo Zand (PG) Richard Vondoloski | |
| Subs | Samford | Peter Davis (PG) Jan Williams | |
| 06:24 | Samford | Chuck Neely makes the 1st free throw | 21-31 |
| 06:24 | Samford | Chuck Neely makes the 2nd free throw | 21-32 |
| 06:04 | Austin Peay | Martin Buffington is called for the reach on Jean Kuczynski - foul #1 on Martin Buffington, team foul #8 | 21-32 |
| 06:04 | Austin Peay | Jean Kuczynski makes the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 06:04 | Austin Peay | Jean Kuczynski makes the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 05:46 | Samford | Phil Gunter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-32 |
| 05:44 | Austin Peay | Jean Kuczynski grabs the defensive rebound | 23-32 |
| 05:40 | Austin Peay | Nelson Kemper is fouled on the floor by Peter Davis - foul #1 on Peter Davis, team foul #9 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Wood (SF) Phil Gunter | |
| 05:40 | Austin Peay | Nelson Kemper misses the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 05:40 | Samford | Joseph Lamar pulls down the rebound | 23-32 |
| 05:38 | Samford | Peter Davis is hacked by Bo Zand in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bo Zand, team foul #9 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | George Gorby (SF) Bo Zand | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 05:38 | Samford | Peter Davis makes the 1st free throw | 23-33 |
| 05:38 | Samford | Peter Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 23-34 |
| 05:22 | Austin Peay | Jean Kuczynski misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 23-34 |
| 05:20 | Samford | Joseph Lamar gets the rebound | 23-34 |
| 04:59 | Samford | Jean Kuczynski is called for the reach on Chuck Neely - foul #1 on Jean Kuczynski, team foul #10 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Jonathan Rice (PG), Richard Vondoloski (SG), Thomas Gaertner (PF), Peter Dement (C) Kenneth Gould, Jean Kuczynski, Nelson Kemper, Roy Pendergraft | |
| Subs | Samford | Jan Williams (PG), Carl Kim (C) Peter Davis, Martin Buffington | |
| 04:59 | Samford | Chuck Neely makes the 1st free throw | 23-35 |
| 04:59 | Samford | Chuck Neely makes the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 04:36 | Austin Peay | Thomas Gaertner loses the dribble to Chuck Neely | 23-36 |
| 04:32 | Samford | Chuck Neely hits the finger roll | 23-38 |
| 04:13 | Austin Peay | Thomas Gaertner can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 23-38 |
| 04:12 | Austin Peay | Richard Vondoloski grabs the offensive board | 23-38 |
| 03:52 | Austin Peay | Chuck Neely steps in front of the Richard Vondoloski pass | 23-38 |
| 03:37 | Samford | Chuck Neely misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Richard Vondoloski - foul #2 on Richard Vondoloski, team foul #11 | 23-38 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Bo Zand (PG), Benny Picou (SG), Kenneth Gould (SF), Dustin Newlon (PF) Jonathan Rice, Richard Vondoloski, George Gorby, Peter Dement | |
| Subs | Samford | Peter Davis (PG), Philip Rolland (SF), Joseph Manning (C) Jan Williams, Christopher Wood, Carl Kim | |
| 03:37 | Samford | Chuck Neely misses the 1st free throw | 23-38 |
| 03:37 | Samford | Chuck Neely makes the 2nd free throw | 23-39 |
| 03:25 | Austin Peay | Thomas Gaertner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 23-39 |
| 03:23 | Austin Peay | Thomas Gaertner grabs the offensive board | 23-39 |
| 03:08 | Austin Peay | Dustin Newlon knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Bo Zand | 26-39 |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Bo Zand (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Benny Picou (fresh) SF - Kenneth Gould (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dustin Newlon (fresh) 6 pts. C - Thomas Gaertner (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Peter Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chuck Neely (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Philip Rolland (fresh) PF - Joseph Lamar (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Manning (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:41 | Samford | Joseph Lamar is open but misses the lay-in | 26-39 |
| 02:39 | Samford | Joseph Manning can't tip it in | 26-39 |
| 02:38 | Austin Peay | The rebound goes to Dustin Newlon | 26-39 |
| 02:33 | Austin Peay | Bo Zand knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Gould | 29-39 |
| 02:12 | Samford | Peter Davis misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Bo Zand - foul #3 on Bo Zand, team foul #12 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Jean Kuczynski (PG), George Gorby (SF), Nelson Kemper (C) Bo Zand, Kenneth Gould, Thomas Gaertner | |
| Subs | Samford | Phil Gunter (SG), Martin Buffington (PF) Chuck Neely, Joseph Lamar | |
| 02:12 | Samford | Peter Davis makes the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 02:12 | Samford | Peter Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 29-41 |
| 01:59 | Austin Peay | Benny Picou clanks a floater from the right block | 29-41 |
| 01:58 | Samford | Peter Davis grabs the board | 29-41 |
| 01:56 | Samford | George Gorby picks off the pass by Philip Rolland in the backcourt | 29-41 |
| 01:35 | Austin Peay | Benny Picou clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-41 |
| 01:34 | Austin Peay | Nelson Kemper tips it but misses | 29-41 |
| 01:32 | Samford | Philip Rolland snags the defensive board | 29-41 |
| 01:30 | Samford | Philip Rolland loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-41 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Jonathan Rice (PG), Richard Vondoloski (SG), Roy Pendergraft (C) Jean Kuczynski, Benny Picou, Dustin Newlon | |
| Subs | Samford | Jan Williams (PG), Christopher Wood (PF) Peter Davis, Philip Rolland | |
| 01:21 | Austin Peay | Richard Vondoloski clanks a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Phil Gunter - foul #1 on Phil Gunter, team foul #10 | 29-41 |
| 01:21 | Austin Peay | Richard Vondoloski makes the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 01:21 | Austin Peay | Richard Vondoloski misses the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 01:21 | Samford | Christopher Wood snags the defensive board | 30-41 |
| 01:18 | Samford | Christopher Wood is hacked by Jonathan Rice in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jonathan Rice, team foul #13 | 30-41 |
| 01:18 | Samford | Christopher Wood misses the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 01:18 | Samford | Christopher Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 00:58 | Austin Peay | Roy Pendergraft misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joseph Manning - foul #3 on Joseph Manning, team foul #11 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Kenneth Gould (SF) George Gorby | |
| Subs | Samford | Philip Rolland (SF), Carl Kim (C) Martin Buffington, Joseph Manning | |
| 00:58 | Austin Peay | Roy Pendergraft misses the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 00:58 | Austin Peay | Roy Pendergraft makes the 2nd free throw | 31-42 |
| 00:56 | Samford | Jonathan Rice is called for the reach on Jan Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jonathan Rice, team foul #14 | 31-42 |
| 00:56 | Samford | Jan Williams makes the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 00:56 | Samford | Jan Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| 00:35 | Austin Peay | Richard Vondoloski misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 31-44 |
| 00:34 | Samford | The rebound goes to Christopher Wood | 31-44 |
| 00:18 | Samford | Philip Rolland is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-44 |
| 00:17 | Samford | Christopher Wood snags the offensive board | 31-44 |
| 00:04 | Samford | Phil Gunter misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 31-44 |
| 00:02 | Austin Peay | Jonathan Rice snags the defensive board | 31-44 |
| 00:00 | Austin Peay | Jonathan Rice misses the fullcourt shot | 31-44 |