| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Alonzo Camacho (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James McCright (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Devin Raffa (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Wenskoski (fresh) 8 pts. C - James Schwizer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Keith King (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Westerlund (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - Kenneth Graff (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earl Love (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Curtis Wilkes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee Tech | Devin Raffa inbounds the ball | 32-47 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Tennessee Tech | James McCright lays it in | 34-47 |
| 19:24 | Samford | Curtis Wilkes clanks a floater in the lane | 34-47 |
| 19:22 | Tennessee Tech | James Schwizer snags the defensive board | 34-47 |
| 19:16 | Tennessee Tech | James Schwizer drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Devin Raffa | 36-47 |
| 19:12 | Samford | Kenneth Graff connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 36-49 |
| 19:05 | Tennessee Tech | James Schwizer hits a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from James McCright | 38-49 |
| 18:47 | Samford | Kenneth Graff misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Devin Raffa - foul #2 on Devin Raffa, team foul #1 | 38-49 |
| 18:47 | Samford | Kenneth Graff misses the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 18:47 | Samford | Kenneth Graff makes the 2nd free throw | 38-50 |
| 18:29 | Tennessee Tech | Patrick Wenskoski misses short on a floater from close range | 38-50 |
| 18:27 | Tennessee Tech | Alonzo Camacho snags the offensive board | 38-50 |
| 18:13 | Tennessee Tech | Devin Raffa steps out of bounds on the baseline | 38-50 |
| 17:51 | Samford | Curtis Wilkes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-50 |
| 17:28 | Tennessee Tech | Patrick Wenskoski scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Alonzo Camacho | 40-50 |
| 17:10 | Samford | Earl Love misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-50 |
| 17:09 | Tennessee Tech | James Schwizer gets the rebound | 40-50 |
| 16:52 | Tennessee Tech | Alonzo Camacho hits a shot from just outside the lane | 42-50 |
| 16:35 | Samford | Earl Love makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-53 |
| 16:27 | Tennessee Tech | Earl Love steals it from James McCright | 42-53 |
| 16:04 | Samford | Kenneth Graff dunks the ball | 42-55 |
| 15:59 | Tennessee Tech | James McCright misses badly on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Keith King - foul #3 on Keith King, team foul #1 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth McGinnity (PG), Kevin Menzel (SF), Gregory Woods (PF), Elmer McCullough (C) Alonzo Camacho, Devin Raffa, Patrick Wenskoski, James Schwizer | |
| Subs | Samford | Roderick Straub (PG), Ricardo Marquez (SG), Ralph Cheatham (SF), Lonnie Busch (PF), James Dalegowski (C) Keith King, Jerry Westerlund, Kenneth Graff, Earl Love, Curtis Wilkes | |
| 15:59 | Tennessee Tech | James McCright makes the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 15:59 | Tennessee Tech | James McCright makes the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Kenneth McGinnity (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James McCright (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Menzel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Woods (fresh) 2 reb. C - Elmer McCullough (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Roderick Straub (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricardo Marquez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ralph Cheatham (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lonnie Busch (fresh) C - James Dalegowski (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Samford | Lonnie Busch knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Roderick Straub | 44-58 |
| 15:19 | Tennessee Tech | Ricardo Marquez is called for the reach on Kenneth McGinnity - foul #4 on Ricardo Marquez, team foul #2 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Nestor Duda (C) James McCright | |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Pike (SG) Ricardo Marquez | |
| 15:02 | Tennessee Tech | Gregory Woods comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 44-58 |
| 15:01 | Samford | The rebound goes to Lonnie Busch | 44-58 |
| 14:42 | Samford | Lonnie Busch makes the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Roderick Straub | 44-60 |
| 14:40 | Tennessee Tech | Roderick Straub steps in front of the Kenneth McGinnity pass in the backcourt | 44-60 |
| 14:30 | Samford | Roderick Straub drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Lonnie Busch | 44-63 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:17 | Tennessee Tech | Gregory Woods can't finish the layup | 44-63 |
| 14:16 | Samford | Roderick Straub gets the rebound | 44-63 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:56 | Samford | Gregory Woods takes the ball from Roderick Straub | 44-63 |
| 13:47 | Tennessee Tech | Kevin Menzel misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 44-63 |
| 13:46 | Tennessee Tech | Elmer McCullough snags the offensive board | 44-63 |
| 13:38 | Tennessee Tech | Kevin Menzel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Alonzo Camacho (PG), James McCright (SG), Devin Raffa (SF), Patrick Wenskoski (PF) Kenneth McGinnity, Kevin Menzel, Elmer McCullough, Nestor Duda | |
| Subs | Samford | Keith King (PG), Jerry Westerlund (SG), Kenneth Graff (SF), Earl Love (PF), Curtis Wilkes (C) Roderick Straub, Kevin Pike, Ralph Cheatham, Lonnie Busch, James Dalegowski | |
| 13:15 | Samford | Keith King hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-63 |
| 13:13 | Tennessee Tech | Gregory Woods snags the defensive board | 44-63 |
| 13:09 | Tennessee Tech | Devin Raffa loses the dribble to Earl Love | 44-63 |
| 12:46 | Samford | Alonzo Camacho is called for the reach on Keith King - foul #3 on Alonzo Camacho, team foul #2 | 44-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | James Schwizer (C) Gregory Woods | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 12:29 | Samford | Kenneth Graff knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jerry Westerlund | 44-65 |
| 12:22 | Tennessee Tech | Patrick Wenskoski lays it up and in set up by Alonzo Camacho and the foul's on Curtis Wilkes - foul #1 on Curtis Wilkes, team foul #3 | 46-65 |
| 12:22 | Tennessee Tech | Patrick Wenskoski makes the free throw | 47-65 |
| 12:11 | Samford | Kenneth Graff clanks a shot from the right side | 47-65 |
| 12:10 | Samford | Curtis Wilkes grabs the offensive board | 47-65 |
| 11:46 | Samford | The jump hook by Jerry Westerlund is blocked by Devin Raffa | 47-65 |
| 11:44 | Tennessee Tech | James McCright snags the defensive board | 47-65 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Alonzo Camacho (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - James McCright (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Devin Raffa (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Wenskoski (fresh) 13 pts. C - James Schwizer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Keith King (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerry Westerlund (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - Kenneth Graff (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earl Love (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Curtis Wilkes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Tennessee Tech | James McCright hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 47-65 |
| 11:36 | Samford | Jerry Westerlund grabs the board | 47-65 |
| 11:12 | Samford | Earl Love banks in the layup on a nice dish by Keith King | 47-67 |
| 11:02 | Tennessee Tech | Devin Raffa lays it up and in on a nice dish by Alonzo Camacho | 49-67 |
| 10:43 | Samford | Curtis Wilkes misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Alonzo Camacho - foul #4 on Alonzo Camacho, team foul #3 | 49-67 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth McGinnity (PG), Kevin Menzel (SG), Gregory Woods (SF), Elmer McCullough (PF), Nestor Duda (C) Alonzo Camacho, James McCright, Devin Raffa, Patrick Wenskoski, James Schwizer | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 10:43 | Samford | Curtis Wilkes makes the 1st free throw | 49-68 |
| 10:43 | Samford | Curtis Wilkes misses the 2nd free throw | 49-68 |
| 10:43 | Tennessee Tech | Nestor Duda gets the rebound | 49-68 |
| 10:28 | Tennessee Tech | Nestor Duda misses the jumper near the basket | 49-68 |
| 10:26 | Tennessee Tech | Nestor Duda tips it in | 51-68 |
| 10:24 | Samford | Keith King double dribbles in the backcourt | 51-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Samford | Ralph Cheatham (SG), Lonnie Busch (PF), James Dalegowski (C) Jerry Westerlund, Earl Love, Curtis Wilkes | |
| 10:14 | Tennessee Tech | Gregory Woods lays it up and in and the foul's on Ralph Cheatham - foul #1 on Ralph Cheatham, team foul #4 | 53-68 |
| 10:14 | Tennessee Tech | Gregory Woods makes the free throw | 54-68 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:49 | Samford | Lonnie Busch hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 54-68 |
| 09:48 | Samford | Lonnie Busch pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-68 |
| 09:30 | Samford | Lonnie Busch misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Elmer McCullough - foul #2 on Elmer McCullough, team foul #4 | 54-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Devin Raffa (SF), James Schwizer (C) Elmer McCullough, Nestor Duda | |
| Subs | Samford | Roderick Straub (PG), Kevin Pike (SG), Curtis Wilkes (C) Keith King, Kenneth Graff, James Dalegowski | |
| 09:30 | Samford | Lonnie Busch makes the 1st free throw | 54-69 |
| 09:30 | Samford | Lonnie Busch makes the 2nd free throw | 54-70 |
| 09:07 | Tennessee Tech | Gregory Woods can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 54-70 |
| 09:05 | Samford | Roderick Straub pulls down the rebound | 54-70 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:40 | Samford | Curtis Wilkes is whistled for traveling | 54-70 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | James McCright (SG), Patrick Wenskoski (PF) Kevin Menzel, Gregory Woods | |
| Subs | Samford | Jerry Westerlund (SG), Earl Love (PF) Roderick Straub, Kevin Pike | |
| 08:27 | Tennessee Tech | Devin Raffa misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 54-70 |
| 08:25 | Samford | Jerry Westerlund grabs the board | 54-70 |
| 07:59 | Samford | Lonnie Busch buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Earl Love | 54-72 |
| 07:45 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth McGinnity is whistled for traveling | 54-72 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Alonzo Camacho (PG), Gregory Woods (SF), Elmer McCullough (C) Kenneth McGinnity, Devin Raffa, James Schwizer | |
| Subs | Samford | Keith King (PG), Ricardo Marquez (SG), Kenneth Graff (SF) Ralph Cheatham, Jerry Westerlund, Curtis Wilkes | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Alonzo Camacho (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - James McCright (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Woods (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Wenskoski (fresh) 13 pts. C - Elmer McCullough (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Keith King (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ricardo Marquez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Kenneth Graff (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earl Love (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Lonnie Busch (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Samford | Kenneth Graff misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Elmer McCullough - foul #3 on Elmer McCullough, team foul #5 | 54-72 |
| 07:35 | Samford | Kenneth Graff makes the 1st free throw | 54-73 |
| 07:35 | Samford | Kenneth Graff misses the 2nd free throw | 54-73 |
| 07:35 | Samford | Earl Love pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-73 |
| 07:16 | Samford | Kenneth Graff connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Keith King | 54-76 |
| 07:10 | Tennessee Tech | Patrick Wenskoski comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 54-76 |
| 07:09 | Samford | Earl Love pulls down the rebound | 54-76 |
| 06:46 | Samford | Keith King hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 54-76 |
| 06:45 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Patrick Wenskoski | 54-76 |
| 06:29 | Tennessee Tech | Patrick Wenskoski blows the dunk | 54-76 |
| 06:28 | Samford | Lonnie Busch grabs the board | 54-76 |
| 06:11 | Samford | Ricardo Marquez misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-76 |
| 06:09 | Tennessee Tech | Patrick Wenskoski pulls down the rebound | 54-76 |
| 06:04 | Tennessee Tech | James McCright knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Alonzo Camacho | 56-76 |
| 05:35 | Samford | Kenneth Graff buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Keith King | 56-78 |
| 05:19 | Tennessee Tech | Gregory Woods hits a runner in the paint | 58-78 |
| 04:50 | Samford | Earl Love can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Gregory Woods - foul #2 on Gregory Woods, team foul #6 | 58-78 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth McGinnity (PG), Kevin Menzel (SG), Devin Raffa (SF), James Schwizer (C) Alonzo Camacho, James McCright, Gregory Woods, Patrick Wenskoski | |
| Subs | Samford | Curtis Wilkes (C) Lonnie Busch | |
| 04:50 | Samford | Earl Love misses the 1st free throw | 58-78 |
| 04:50 | Samford | Earl Love makes the 2nd free throw | 58-79 |
| 04:39 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth McGinnity hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-79 |
| 04:25 | Samford | Keith King scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Curtis Wilkes | 61-82 |
| 04:18 | Tennessee Tech | Devin Raffa comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Keith King - foul #4 on Keith King, team foul #5 | 61-82 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Brian Grove (PF) Elmer McCullough | |
| Subs | Samford | Jerry Westerlund (PF) Earl Love | |
| 04:18 | Tennessee Tech | Devin Raffa makes the 1st free throw | 62-82 |
| 04:18 | Tennessee Tech | Devin Raffa makes the 2nd free throw | 63-82 |
| 03:52 | Samford | Jerry Westerlund is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Jerry Westerlund, team foul #6 | 63-82 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Samford | Ralph Cheatham (PG), Kevin Pike (SG), James Dalegowski (PF) Keith King, Ricardo Marquez, Kenneth Graff | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:37 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth McGinnity throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-82 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Gregory Woods (PF), Nestor Duda (C) Devin Raffa, James Schwizer | |
| Subs | Samford | Roderick Straub (PG) Curtis Wilkes | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Kenneth McGinnity (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Menzel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Brian Grove (fresh) PF - Gregory Woods (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Nestor Duda (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Roderick Straub (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Pike (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ralph Cheatham (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Westerlund (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - James Dalegowski (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:18 | Samford | Kevin Pike can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-82 |
| 03:17 | Tennessee Tech | Gregory Woods grabs the board | 63-82 |
| 03:08 | Tennessee Tech | Kevin Menzel misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-82 |
| 03:06 | Tennessee Tech | Kevin Menzel grabs the offensive board | 63-82 |
| 03:01 | Tennessee Tech | Gregory Woods clanks a 3 from the right wing | 63-82 |
| 03:00 | Tennessee Tech | Nestor Duda grabs the offensive rebound | 63-82 |
| 02:53 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth McGinnity's pass is intercepted by Kevin Pike | 63-82 |
| 02:29 | Samford | Jerry Westerlund misses the driving attempt near the basket | 63-82 |
| 02:28 | Samford | Jerry Westerlund grabs the offensive board | 63-82 |
| 02:09 | Samford | Roderick Straub knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by James Dalegowski | 63-84 |
| 02:04 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth McGinnity misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 63-84 |
| 02:02 | Tennessee Tech | Gregory Woods tips it in | 65-84 |
| 01:33 | Samford | Ralph Cheatham is hacked by Kenneth McGinnity - foul #3 on Kenneth McGinnity, team foul #7 | 65-84 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Elmer McCullough (PF) Brian Grove | |
| Subs | Samford | Lonnie Busch (PF) Roderick Straub | |
| 01:33 | Samford | Ralph Cheatham misses the 1st free throw | 65-84 |
| 01:33 | Tennessee Tech | Nestor Duda grabs the board | 65-84 |
| 01:21 | Tennessee Tech | Elmer McCullough misses badly on a floater near the basket | 65-84 |
| 01:20 | Samford | Jerry Westerlund snags the defensive board | 65-84 |
| 01:01 | Samford | Jerry Westerlund drills a shot from the left block | 65-86 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Tennessee Tech | Gregory Woods knocks in the turnaround in the lane and the foul's on Lonnie Busch - foul #1 on Lonnie Busch, team foul #7 | 67-86 |
| 00:55 | Tennessee Tech | Gregory Woods makes the free throw | 68-86 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Samford | Elmer McCullough picks off the pass by Ralph Cheatham | 68-86 |
| 00:20 | Tennessee Tech | Elmer McCullough buries a driving attempt from the baseline and he's hacked by Ralph Cheatham - foul #2 on Ralph Cheatham, team foul #8 | 70-86 |
| 00:20 | Tennessee Tech | Elmer McCullough makes the free throw | 71-86 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Ralph Cheatham runs out the clock | 71-86 |