| Lineup | Samford | PG - Derick Doran (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jarrett Mason (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Primo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Norbert Radsky (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark McKee (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nickolas Harrison (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Zachary Frey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Lowman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - David Coyer (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Jarrett Mason inbounds the ball | 34-46 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| 19:45 | Samford | Norbert Radsky loses the ball out of bounds | 34-46 |
| 19:26 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey misses the 3 from straight away | 34-46 |
| 19:24 | Samford | Norbert Radsky grabs the board | 34-46 |
| 19:04 | Samford | Norbert Radsky can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 34-46 |
| 19:03 | Samford | Richard Primo grabs the offensive board | 34-46 |
| 18:58 | Samford | Norbert Radsky hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 34-46 |
| 18:56 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Primo | 34-46 |
| 18:42 | Samford | Michael Carter comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-46 |
| 18:40 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey gets the rebound | 34-46 |
| 18:36 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey misses the jumpshot from the left side | 34-46 |
| 18:34 | Samford | Michael Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 34-46 |
| 18:20 | Samford | Derick Doran can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-46 |
| 18:18 | Samford | Norbert Radsky can't tip it in | 34-46 |
| 18:16 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Lowman pulls down the rebound | 34-46 |
| 18:12 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-46 |
| 18:10 | Samford | Richard Primo gets the rebound | 34-46 |
| 18:04 | Samford | Derick Doran clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-46 |
| 18:03 | Tennessee | Nickolas Harrison snags the defensive board | 34-46 |
| 17:57 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey is called for traveling | 34-46 |
| 17:44 | Samford | Jeffrey Lowman steals it from Richard Primo | 34-46 |
| 17:23 | Tennessee | Mark McKee is hacked by Richard Primo - foul #3 on Richard Primo, team foul #1 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Samford | Victor Miller (PF) Richard Primo | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 17:16 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Lowman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-46 |
| 17:15 | Samford | Victor Miller pulls down the rebound | 34-46 |
| 16:53 | Samford | Derick Doran clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-46 |
| 16:52 | Samford | Norbert Radsky snags the offensive board | 34-46 |
| 16:38 | Samford | Zachary Frey steps in front of the Norbert Radsky pass | 34-46 |
| 16:17 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-49 |
| 16:07 | Samford | Victor Miller misses the 3 from the left corner | 34-49 |
| 16:05 | Tennessee | David Coyer gets the rebound | 34-49 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Derick Doran (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Carter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jarrett Mason (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Victor Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Norbert Radsky (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark McKee (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nickolas Harrison (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Zachary Frey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Lowman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - David Coyer (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Tennessee | Nickolas Harrison misses the 3 from the right corner | 34-49 |
| 15:41 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey tips it home | 34-51 |
| 15:21 | Samford | Michael Carter is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Michael Carter, team foul #2 | 34-51 |
| Subs | Samford | Ruben Meade (PG), James Moss (SG), Thomas Markus (SF), Richard Primo (PF) Derick Doran, Michael Carter, Jarrett Mason, Norbert Radsky | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Charles Gregory (PF) Jeffrey Lowman | |
| 15:03 | Tennessee | Mark McKee scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-54 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| 14:52 | Samford | James Moss comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-54 |
| 14:50 | Tennessee | David Coyer grabs the defensive rebound | 34-54 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 14:32 | Tennessee | David Coyer misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 34-54 |
| 14:30 | Samford | James Moss pulls down the rebound | 34-54 |
| 14:25 | Samford | Thomas Markus misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 34-54 |
| 14:24 | Samford | Richard Primo can't tip it in | 34-54 |
| 14:23 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey gets the rebound | 34-54 |
| 13:54 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey is whistled for a carry | 34-54 |
| Subs | Samford | Derick Doran (PG), Jarrett Mason (SF), Norbert Radsky (C) James Moss, Thomas Markus, Victor Miller | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 13:34 | Samford | Charles Gregory steps in front of the Derick Doran pass | 34-54 |
| 13:10 | Tennessee | Mark McKee makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Gregory | 34-57 |
| 12:57 | Samford | Norbert Radsky misses short on a floater from the baseline | 34-57 |
| 12:55 | Samford | Ruben Meade can't tip it in | 34-57 |
| 12:54 | Samford | Richard Primo tips it home | 36-57 |
| 12:36 | Tennessee | Mark McKee connects on the 3 from the left corner | 36-60 |
| 12:18 | Samford | Derick Doran scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Ruben Meade and the foul's on Mark McKee - foul #3 on Mark McKee, team foul #1 | 38-60 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Carter (SG) Ruben Meade | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Gingerich (PG), Michael Willis (SG), Jeffrey Lowman (PF) Mark McKee, Nickolas Harrison, Charles Gregory | |
| 12:18 | Samford | Derick Doran makes the free throw | 39-60 |
| 11:51 | Tennessee | Michael Carter is called for the reach on Michael Willis - foul #2 on Michael Carter, team foul #3 | 39-60 |
| Subs | Samford | James Moss (PG), Victor Miller (PF) Derick Doran, Richard Primo | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Shea (SF), Charles Gregory (C) Zachary Frey, David Coyer | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - James Moss (fresh) SG - Michael Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jarrett Mason (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Victor Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Norbert Radsky (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Richard Gingerich (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Willis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Shea (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeffrey Lowman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Gregory (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Lowman lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Willis | 39-62 |
| 11:10 | Samford | Michael Carter comes up short on the runner from the right block | 39-62 |
| 11:08 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Lowman grabs the defensive rebound | 39-62 |
| 10:48 | Tennessee | Charles Gregory misses the jumper from the baseline | 39-62 |
| 10:47 | Samford | Norbert Radsky pulls down the rebound | 39-62 |
| 10:42 | Samford | Robert Shea steals it from Michael Carter | 39-62 |
| 10:15 | Tennessee | Robert Shea misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 39-62 |
| 10:14 | Samford | Victor Miller grabs the board | 39-62 |
| 10:05 | Samford | Jarrett Mason misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Shea - foul #2 on Robert Shea, team foul #2 | 39-62 |
| Subs | Samford | Derick Doran (PG), Richard Primo (PF) James Moss, Victor Miller | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark McKee (PG), Nickolas Harrison (SG), Zachary Frey (SF), David Coyer (C) Richard Gingerich, Michael Willis, Robert Shea, Charles Gregory | |
| 10:05 | Samford | Jarrett Mason makes the 1st free throw | 40-62 |
| 10:05 | Samford | Jarrett Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 41-62 |
| 09:46 | Tennessee | Norbert Radsky is called for the reach on David Coyer - foul #3 on Norbert Radsky, team foul #4 | 41-62 |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Markus (SF), Daniel Dowdell (C) Jarrett Mason, Norbert Radsky | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 09:29 | Tennessee | Nickolas Harrison clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-62 |
| 09:27 | Tennessee | Mark McKee tips it in | 41-64 |
| 09:11 | Samford | David Coyer swats the layup by Michael Carter | 41-64 |
| 09:10 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Mark McKee | 41-64 |
| 08:43 | Tennessee | Nickolas Harrison misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-64 |
| 08:42 | Samford | Richard Primo grabs the defensive rebound | 41-64 |
| 08:22 | Samford | Michael Carter connects on the shot from the free throw line | 43-64 |
| 07:57 | Tennessee | Nickolas Harrison misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-64 |
| 07:55 | Tennessee | David Coyer tips it in | 43-66 |
| 07:31 | Samford | Michael Carter comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 43-66 |
| 07:30 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Zachary Frey | 43-66 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Derick Doran (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Carter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Markus (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Primo (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Dowdell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark McKee (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nickolas Harrison (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Zachary Frey (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jeffrey Lowman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - David Coyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Tennessee | Mark McKee misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-66 |
| 07:00 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Lowman tips it in | 43-68 |
| 06:52 | Samford | Michael Carter is whistled for traveling | 43-68 |
| Subs | Samford | Ruben Meade (SG), Jarrett Mason (SF), Norbert Radsky (C) Michael Carter, Thomas Markus, Daniel Dowdell | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Willis (SG), Charles Gregory (PF) Nickolas Harrison, Jeffrey Lowman | |
| 06:37 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-68 |
| Subs | Samford | James Moss (SG), Victor Miller (PF) Derick Doran, Richard Primo | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Shea (SF), Nelson Williams (C) Zachary Frey, David Coyer | |
| 06:26 | Samford | Jarrett Mason is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Jarrett Mason, team foul #5 | 43-68 |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Markus (SF), Henry Hicks (PF) Jarrett Mason, Norbert Radsky | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Gingerich (PG) Mark McKee | |
| 06:02 | Tennessee | Charles Gregory misses the lay-in but the foul's on Henry Hicks - foul #1 on Henry Hicks, team foul #6 | 43-68 |
| 06:02 | Tennessee | Charles Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 43-69 |
| 06:02 | Tennessee | Charles Gregory misses the 2nd free throw | 43-69 |
| 06:02 | Tennessee | Charles Gregory grabs the offensive board | 43-69 |
| 05:42 | Tennessee | Nelson Williams buries a runner from the left block set up by Richard Gingerich | 43-71 |
| 05:21 | Samford | Victor Miller is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Victor Miller, team foul #7 | 43-71 |
| Subs | Samford | Daniel Dowdell (C) Henry Hicks | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 05:05 | Tennessee | Nelson Williams throws it down | 43-73 |
| 04:43 | Samford | Victor Miller buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from James Moss | 46-73 |
| 04:14 | Tennessee | Nelson Williams knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-76 |
| 03:55 | Samford | Ruben Meade comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-76 |
| 03:53 | Samford | Thomas Markus gets the offensive rebound | 46-76 |
| 03:36 | Samford | Ruben Meade throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-76 |
| Subs | Samford | Henry Hicks (PF) Thomas Markus | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 03:12 | Tennessee | Michael Willis scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Gingerich | 46-79 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ruben Meade (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Moss (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Dowdell (fresh) PF - Henry Hicks (fresh) C - Victor Miller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Richard Gingerich (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Willis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Shea (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Charles Gregory (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Nelson Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Samford | Victor Miller misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Nelson Williams - foul #1 on Nelson Williams, team foul #3 | 46-79 |
| Subs | Samford | Doug Jones (PG), Thomas Markus (SF) James Moss, Daniel Dowdell | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Victor Nolan (PF) Nelson Williams | |
| 02:58 | Samford | Victor Miller makes the 1st free throw | 47-79 |
| 02:58 | Samford | Victor Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 47-79 |
| 02:58 | Tennessee | Charles Gregory pulls down the rebound | 47-79 |
| 02:54 | Tennessee | Richard Gingerich comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Doug Jones - foul #1 on Doug Jones, team foul #8 | 47-79 |
| 02:54 | Tennessee | Richard Gingerich makes the 1st free throw | 47-80 |
| 02:54 | Tennessee | Richard Gingerich makes the 2nd free throw | 47-81 |
| 02:42 | Samford | Henry Hicks misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 47-81 |
| 02:40 | Tennessee | Victor Nolan gets the rebound | 47-81 |
| 02:34 | Tennessee | Michael Willis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-81 |
| 02:32 | Tennessee | Victor Nolan snags the offensive board | 47-81 |
| 02:17 | Tennessee | Robert Shea misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 47-81 |
| 02:16 | Samford | Henry Hicks grabs the board | 47-81 |
| 02:05 | Samford | Henry Hicks misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Victor Nolan - foul #1 on Victor Nolan, team foul #4 | 47-81 |
| Subs | Samford | James Moss (SG) Ruben Meade | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip Cuthbertson (SG) Michael Willis | |
| 02:05 | Samford | Henry Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 48-81 |
| 02:05 | Samford | Henry Hicks misses the 2nd free throw | 48-81 |
| 02:05 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Charles Gregory | 48-81 |
| 01:47 | Tennessee | Robert Shea can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Henry Hicks - foul #2 on Henry Hicks, team foul #9 | 48-81 |
| Subs | Samford | Ruben Meade (PG), Daniel Dowdell (C) Doug Jones, Henry Hicks | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Willis (SG), Nelson Williams (C) Philip Cuthbertson, Victor Nolan | |
| 01:47 | Tennessee | Robert Shea makes the 1st free throw | 48-82 |
| 01:47 | Tennessee | Robert Shea misses the 2nd free throw | 48-82 |
| 01:47 | Samford | Daniel Dowdell gets the rebound | 48-82 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:30 | Samford | Thomas Markus connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 50-82 |
| 01:01 | Tennessee | Charles Gregory misses badly on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Victor Miller - foul #2 on Victor Miller, team foul #10 | 50-82 |
| 01:01 | Tennessee | Charles Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 50-83 |
| 01:01 | Tennessee | Charles Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 50-84 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:55 | Samford | Thomas Markus misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-84 |
| 00:54 | Tennessee | Nelson Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 50-84 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Tennessee | Robert Shea clanks a floater from the right block | 50-84 |
| 00:31 | Tennessee | Charles Gregory hits the follow up shot | 50-86 |
| 00:27 | Samford | James Moss makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Ruben Meade | 53-86 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Richard Gingerich runs out the clock | 53-86 |