| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Gilbert Powley (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gustavo Greco (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Perry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Armstrong (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ricky Depriest (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Walter Weeks (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Janson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Delossantos (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Paul Gary (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Eberly (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee Tech | Jason Perry inbounds the ball | 26-38 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Eberly is called for the reach on Gustavo Greco - foul #1 on Michael Eberly, team foul #1 | 26-38 |
| 19:30 | Tennessee Tech | Gustavo Greco misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-38 |
| 19:29 | Tennessee Tech | John Armstrong grabs the offensive rebound | 26-38 |
| 19:18 | Tennessee Tech | Gilbert Powley misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-38 |
| 19:17 | Tennessee Tech | John Armstrong gets the offensive rebound | 26-38 |
| 19:09 | Tennessee Tech | Ricky Depriest can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-38 |
| 19:08 | Samford | Michael Eberly pulls down the rebound | 26-38 |
| 18:47 | Samford | Keith Janson loses the ball out of bounds | 26-38 |
| 18:34 | Tennessee Tech | John Armstrong makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Gilbert Powley | 29-38 |
| 18:20 | Samford | Gustavo Greco is called for the reach on Keith Janson - foul #1 on Gustavo Greco, team foul #1 | 29-38 |
| 18:06 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Keith Janson | 29-40 |
| 17:59 | Tennessee Tech | Jason Perry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-40 |
| 17:41 | Samford | Paul Gary lays it in on a nice dish by Walter Weeks and he's fouled by John Armstrong - foul #2 on John Armstrong, team foul #2 | 29-42 |
| 17:41 | Samford | Paul Gary makes the free throw | 29-43 |
| 17:29 | Tennessee Tech | John Armstrong hits a floater from the left block on a great pass from Gilbert Powley | 31-43 |
| 17:13 | Samford | Keith Janson is fouled on the floor by Ricky Depriest - foul #2 on Ricky Depriest, team foul #3 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Samford | James Cook (C) Michael Eberly | |
| 16:51 | Samford | Walter Weeks knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Keith Janson | 31-45 |
| 16:34 | Tennessee Tech | Gilbert Powley misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-45 |
| 16:33 | Tennessee Tech | Ricky Depriest tips it home | 33-45 |
| 16:15 | Samford | Paul Gary misses long on a jumper from close range | 33-45 |
| 16:13 | Tennessee Tech | Jason Perry grabs the board | 33-45 |
| 16:07 | Tennessee Tech | Gilbert Powley clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 33-45 |
| 16:05 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos pulls down the rebound | 33-45 |
| 15:49 | Samford | Keith Janson is hacked by Gustavo Greco - foul #2 on Gustavo Greco, team foul #4 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Freddie Johnson (PG), Marvin Washington (SG), Paul Harrington (SF), Stephen Estabrook (PF), Bruce Castano (C) Gilbert Powley, Gustavo Greco, Jason Perry, John Armstrong, Ricky Depriest | |
| Subs | Samford | Keith Pittman (PG), John Beyer (SG), David Catalan (SF), Michael Eberly (C) Walter Weeks, Keith Janson, Kevin Delossantos, Paul Gary | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Freddie Johnson (fresh) SG - Marvin Washington (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Paul Harrington (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Stephen Estabrook (fresh) C - Bruce Castano (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Keith Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Beyer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Catalan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Cook (fresh) C - Michael Eberly (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Samford | John Beyer hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Keith Pittman | 33-48 |
| 15:14 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Harrington clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-48 |
| 15:12 | Samford | Michael Eberly snags the defensive board | 33-48 |
| 15:07 | Samford | David Catalan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-48 |
| 14:43 | Tennessee Tech | John Beyer takes the ball from Marvin Washington | 33-48 |
| 14:24 | Samford | Keith Pittman can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 33-48 |
| 14:22 | Tennessee Tech | Bruce Castano snags the defensive board | 33-48 |
| 14:02 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Harrington buries a floater from the right block and he's fouled by Keith Pittman - foul #1 on Keith Pittman, team foul #2 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Gilbert Powley (PG), John Armstrong (PF), Ricky Depriest (C) Freddie Johnson, Stephen Estabrook, Bruce Castano | |
| Subs | Samford | Walter Weeks (PG), Keith Janson (SG), Kevin Delossantos (SF), Paul Gary (PF), Joshua Patterson (C) Keith Pittman, John Beyer, David Catalan, James Cook, Michael Eberly | |
| 14:02 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Harrington misses the free throw | 35-48 |
| 14:02 | Tennessee Tech | The offensive rebound goes to John Armstrong | 35-48 |
| 13:46 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Harrington misses the floater in the paint | 35-48 |
| 13:45 | Samford | The rebound goes to Kevin Delossantos | 35-48 |
| 13:38 | Samford | Keith Janson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-48 |
| 13:37 | Tennessee Tech | John Armstrong gets the rebound | 35-48 |
| 13:13 | Tennessee Tech | Marvin Washington steps out of bounds on the baseline | 35-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jason Perry (SF) Paul Harrington | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 12:53 | Samford | Keith Janson misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-48 |
| 12:52 | Tennessee Tech | Ricky Depriest gets the rebound | 35-48 |
| 12:50 | Tennessee Tech | Gilbert Powley double dribbles in the backcourt | 35-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Gustavo Greco (SG) Marvin Washington | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Eberly (C) Joshua Patterson | |
| 12:33 | Samford | Keith Janson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Gustavo Greco - foul #3 on Gustavo Greco, team foul #5 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Bruce Castano (PF) John Armstrong | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 12:33 | Samford | Keith Janson makes the 1st free throw | 35-49 |
| 12:33 | Samford | Keith Janson misses the 2nd free throw | 35-49 |
| 12:33 | Tennessee Tech | Ricky Depriest snags the defensive board | 35-49 |
| 12:19 | Tennessee Tech | Jason Perry misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Kevin Delossantos - foul #2 on Kevin Delossantos, team foul #3 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Stephen Estabrook (PF) Ricky Depriest | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 12:19 | Tennessee Tech | Jason Perry misses the 1st free throw | 35-49 |
| 12:19 | Tennessee Tech | Jason Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 36-49 |
| 11:58 | Samford | Walter Weeks misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-49 |
| 11:57 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Delossantos | 36-49 |
| 11:41 | Samford | Walter Weeks scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Kevin Delossantos | 36-52 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Gilbert Powley (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gustavo Greco (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jason Perry (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Estabrook (fresh) C - Bruce Castano (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Walter Weeks (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Janson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Delossantos (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Paul Gary (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Eberly (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Tennessee Tech | Stephen Estabrook lays it up and in set up by Gilbert Powley | 38-52 |
| 11:08 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos can't throw it down | 38-52 |
| 11:07 | Tennessee Tech | Bruce Castano grabs the defensive rebound | 38-52 |
| 10:40 | Tennessee Tech | Gustavo Greco is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Gustavo Greco, team foul #6 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Marvin Washington (SG), John Armstrong (PF), Ricky Depriest (C) Gustavo Greco, Stephen Estabrook, Bruce Castano | |
| Subs | Samford | John Beyer (SG), David Catalan (SF), James Cook (PF), Joshua Patterson (C) Keith Janson, Kevin Delossantos, Paul Gary, Michael Eberly | |
| 10:19 | Samford | James Cook misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 38-52 |
| 10:17 | Samford | James Cook snags the offensive board | 38-52 |
| 10:07 | Samford | David Catalan clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-52 |
| 10:06 | Samford | Joshua Patterson gets the offensive rebound | 38-52 |
| 09:56 | Samford | Jason Perry steps in front of the Joshua Patterson pass | 38-52 |
| 09:50 | Tennessee Tech | Jason Perry scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Gilbert Powley | 40-52 |
| 09:31 | Samford | James Cook lays it up and in set up by John Beyer | 40-54 |
| 09:27 | Tennessee Tech | David Catalan steps in front of the Marvin Washington pass | 40-54 |
| 09:07 | Samford | Joshua Patterson loses the dribble to Jason Perry | 40-54 |
| 08:38 | Tennessee Tech | Marvin Washington misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-54 |
| 08:36 | Tennessee Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Ricky Depriest | 40-54 |
| 08:17 | Tennessee Tech | Gilbert Powley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-54 |
| 08:15 | Samford | James Cook grabs the board | 40-54 |
| 08:06 | Samford | John Beyer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-54 |
| 08:05 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Ricky Depriest | 40-54 |
| 08:00 | Tennessee Tech | Jason Perry buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Gilbert Powley | 42-54 |
| 07:45 | Samford | James Cook clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-54 |
| 07:44 | Tennessee Tech | Gilbert Powley snags the defensive board | 42-54 |
| 07:38 | Tennessee Tech | Gilbert Powley drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ricky Depriest | 45-54 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Gilbert Powley (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 ast. SG - Marvin Washington (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jason Perry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - John Armstrong (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Ricky Depriest (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Walter Weeks (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Beyer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Catalan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Cook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Patterson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Samford | Marvin Washington takes the ball from Walter Weeks | 45-54 |
| 06:51 | Tennessee Tech | Gilbert Powley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-54 |
| 06:49 | Tennessee Tech | Jason Perry tips it but misses | 45-54 |
| 06:48 | Tennessee Tech | John Armstrong snags the offensive board | 45-54 |
| 06:40 | Tennessee Tech | Gilbert Powley drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Jason Perry | 48-54 |
| 06:19 | Samford | David Catalan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-54 |
| 06:18 | Tennessee Tech | Ricky Depriest snags the defensive board | 48-54 |
| 06:11 | Tennessee Tech | Jason Perry hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 48-54 |
| 06:09 | Samford | John Beyer grabs the defensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 06:01 | Samford | Joshua Patterson travels with the ball | 48-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Gustavo Greco (PG), Freddie Johnson (SG), Paul Harrington (SF), Stephen Estabrook (PF), Bruce Castano (C) Gilbert Powley, Marvin Washington, Jason Perry, John Armstrong, Ricky Depriest | |
| Subs | Samford | Keith Pittman (PG), Keith Janson (SG), Kevin Delossantos (SF), Paul Gary (PF), Michael Eberly (C) Walter Weeks, John Beyer, David Catalan, James Cook, Joshua Patterson | |
| 05:43 | Tennessee Tech | Bruce Castano makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Harrington | 51-54 |
| 05:21 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos's dunk attempt is rejected by Stephen Estabrook | 51-54 |
| 05:20 | Samford | Michael Eberly grabs the offensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 05:15 | Samford | Michael Eberly can't finish the layup | 51-54 |
| 05:14 | Samford | Keith Janson grabs the offensive board | 51-54 |
| 04:58 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos hits the finger roll on a great pass from Keith Pittman | 51-56 |
| 04:53 | Tennessee Tech | The pull-up jumper by Gustavo Greco is blocked by Kevin Delossantos | 51-56 |
| 04:52 | Samford | Paul Gary snags the defensive board | 51-56 |
| 04:39 | Samford | Michael Eberly is hacked by Bruce Castano - foul #1 on Bruce Castano, team foul #7 | 51-56 |
| 04:39 | Samford | Michael Eberly makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 04:39 | Samford | Michael Eberly makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 04:21 | Tennessee Tech | Stephen Estabrook misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Eberly - foul #2 on Michael Eberly, team foul #4 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Samford | John Beyer (PG) Keith Pittman | |
| 04:21 | Tennessee Tech | Stephen Estabrook makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 04:21 | Tennessee Tech | Stephen Estabrook misses the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 04:21 | Samford | Michael Eberly pulls down the rebound | 52-58 |
| 03:58 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by John Beyer | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:38 | Tennessee Tech | Freddie Johnson makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-60 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Gustavo Greco (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Freddie Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Harrington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Estabrook (fresh) 3 pts. C - Bruce Castano (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - John Beyer (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Keith Janson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Delossantos (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. PF - Paul Gary (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Eberly (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Samford | Keith Janson misses the jumper from close range | 55-60 |
| 03:19 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Eberly | 55-60 |
| 03:06 | Samford | Michael Eberly scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Kevin Delossantos | 55-62 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:04 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-62 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Gilbert Powley (PG), Marvin Washington (SG), Jason Perry (SF), John Armstrong (PF), Ricky Depriest (C) Gustavo Greco, Freddie Johnson, Paul Harrington, Stephen Estabrook, Bruce Castano | |
| Subs | Samford | Walter Weeks (PG) John Beyer | |
| 02:46 | Tennessee Tech | John Armstrong can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-62 |
| 02:45 | Tennessee Tech | Ricky Depriest hits the follow up shot | 57-62 |
| 02:31 | Samford | Marvin Washington is called for the reach on Paul Gary - foul #4 on Marvin Washington, team foul #8 | 57-62 |
| 02:31 | Samford | Paul Gary makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 02:31 | Samford | Paul Gary misses the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 02:31 | Tennessee Tech | John Armstrong grabs the board | 57-63 |
| 02:10 | Tennessee Tech | Marvin Washington misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-63 |
| 02:08 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos grabs the board | 57-63 |
| 02:01 | Samford | Paul Gary loses the dribble to Jason Perry | 57-63 |
| 01:44 | Tennessee Tech | Jason Perry misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-63 |
| 01:42 | Tennessee Tech | Marvin Washington tips it home | 59-63 |
| 01:30 | Samford | Michael Eberly loses the ball out of bounds | 59-63 |
| 01:09 | Tennessee Tech | Ricky Depriest makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-63 |
| 00:56 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Paul Gary | 62-65 |
| 00:36 | Tennessee Tech | Marvin Washington is called for a moving pick - foul #5 on Marvin Washington, team foul #9 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Gustavo Greco (SG) Marvin Washington | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Samford | Walter Weeks is hacked by Gilbert Powley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gilbert Powley, team foul #10 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Samford | John Beyer (SG), David Catalan (SF), James Cook (PF) Keith Janson, Kevin Delossantos, Paul Gary | |
| 00:33 | Samford | Walter Weeks makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:33 | Samford | Walter Weeks makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Tennessee Tech | Gilbert Powley loses the dribble to John Beyer in the backcourt | 62-67 |
| 00:28 | Samford | John Beyer hits the finger roll | 62-69 |
| 00:21 | Tennessee Tech | Gilbert Powley is whistled for a carry | 62-69 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Samford | Keith Janson (SG), Kevin Delossantos (SF), Paul Gary (PF) John Beyer, David Catalan, Michael Eberly | |
| 00:18 | Samford | Keith Janson is fouled in the backcourt by Gustavo Greco - foul #5 on Gustavo Greco, team foul #11 | 62-69 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Freddie Johnson (SG) Gustavo Greco | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:18 | Samford | Keith Janson makes the 1st free throw | 62-70 |
| 00:18 | Samford | Keith Janson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-71 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Tennessee Tech | Gilbert Powley misses short on a 3 from straight away | 62-71 |
| 00:11 | Samford | Paul Gary gets the rebound | 62-71 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Samford | Paul Gary is hacked by Gilbert Powley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gilbert Powley, team foul #12 | 62-71 |
| 00:10 | Samford | Paul Gary misses the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:10 | Samford | Paul Gary misses the 2nd free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee Tech | John Armstrong gets the rebound | 62-71 |
| 00:02 | Tennessee Tech | Gilbert Powley misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-71 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos pulls down the rebound | 62-71 |