| Lineup | Samford | PG - Keith King (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricardo Marquez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Graff (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Earl Love (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Curtis Wilkes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Richard Warner (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thad Craig (fresh) 4 pts. C - Charles Sevenbergen (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Jacksonville State | Joseph Robinson inbounds the ball | 31-36 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Jacksonville State | Richard Jones loses the dribble to Earl Love | 31-36 |
| 19:30 | Samford | Richard Warner steals it from Ricardo Marquez | 31-36 |
| 19:14 | Jacksonville State | Thad Craig hits a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Richard Warner | 31-38 |
| 19:03 | Samford | Kenneth Graff loses the ball out of bounds | 31-38 |
| 18:51 | Jacksonville State | Thad Craig misses the jump hook near the basket | 31-38 |
| 18:50 | Jacksonville State | Thad Craig tips it home | 31-40 |
| 18:34 | Samford | Earl Love drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Kenneth Graff | 33-40 |
| 18:17 | Jacksonville State | Joseph Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-40 |
| 18:15 | Samford | Curtis Wilkes snags the defensive board | 33-40 |
| 17:56 | Samford | Curtis Wilkes's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Sevenbergen | 33-40 |
| 17:55 | Jacksonville State | Richard Jones snags the defensive board | 33-40 |
| 17:32 | Jacksonville State | Richard Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 33-40 |
| 17:30 | Samford | Kenneth Graff pulls down the rebound | 33-40 |
| 17:20 | Samford | Keith King connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Earl Love | 36-40 |
| 16:59 | Jacksonville State | Joseph Robinson knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Richard Warner | 36-42 |
| 16:31 | Samford | Keith King misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-42 |
| 16:30 | Jacksonville State | Charles Sevenbergen pulls down the rebound | 36-42 |
| 16:06 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Graff takes the ball from Joseph Robinson | 36-42 |
| 15:51 | Samford | Earl Love is hacked by Richard Warner - foul #3 on Richard Warner, team foul #1 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Samford | Ralph Cheatham (PG), Kevin Pike (SG), Jerry Westerlund (SF), Lonnie Busch (PF), James Dalegowski (C) Keith King, Ricardo Marquez, Kenneth Graff, Earl Love, Curtis Wilkes | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Scott Rice (PG), Thomas Galvin (SG), Harry Baker (SF), Luis Mines (PF), Roger Bergant (C) Richard Warner, Richard Jones, Joseph Robinson, Thad Craig, Charles Sevenbergen | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ralph Cheatham (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kevin Pike (fresh) SF - Jerry Westerlund (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Lonnie Busch (fresh) C - James Dalegowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Scott Rice (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Galvin (fresh) SF - Harry Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Luis Mines (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roger Bergant (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Samford | Kevin Pike hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-42 |
| 15:36 | Samford | Lonnie Busch grabs the offensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 15:24 | Samford | Jerry Westerlund drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Ralph Cheatham and he's fouled by Roger Bergant - foul #1 on Roger Bergant, team foul #2 | 38-42 |
| 15:24 | Samford | Jerry Westerlund makes the free throw | 39-42 |
| 15:10 | Jacksonville State | Harry Baker's pass is intercepted by Ralph Cheatham | 39-42 |
| 14:55 | Samford | Jerry Westerlund misses the lay-in | 39-42 |
| 14:54 | Samford | James Dalegowski tips it home | 41-42 |
| 14:44 | Jacksonville State | Roger Bergant clanks a 3 from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 14:42 | Jacksonville State | Harry Baker grabs the offensive board | 41-42 |
| 14:29 | Jacksonville State | Lonnie Busch steals the ball from Thomas Galvin | 41-42 |
| 14:14 | Samford | Kevin Pike knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Ralph Cheatham | 44-42 |
| 14:10 | Jacksonville State | Thomas Galvin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-42 |
| 14:08 | Jacksonville State | Luis Mines tips it back up and in | 44-44 |
| 13:56 | Samford | Kevin Pike travels with the ball | 44-44 |
| Subs | Samford | Keith King (PG), Ricardo Marquez (SG), Kenneth Graff (SF), Earl Love (PF), Curtis Wilkes (C) Ralph Cheatham, Kevin Pike, Jerry Westerlund, Lonnie Busch, James Dalegowski | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Richard Warner (PG), Richard Jones (SG), Thad Craig (PF), Charles Sevenbergen (C) Scott Rice, Thomas Galvin, Luis Mines, Roger Bergant | |
| 13:49 | Jacksonville State | Richard Jones double dribbles | 44-44 |
| 13:23 | Samford | Ricardo Marquez connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Curtis Wilkes | 46-44 |
| 13:08 | Jacksonville State | Harry Baker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-44 |
| 13:07 | Jacksonville State | Charles Sevenbergen tips it back up and in | 46-46 |
| 12:54 | Samford | Kenneth Graff makes the floater in the paint set up by Earl Love | 48-46 |
| 12:41 | Jacksonville State | Thad Craig can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 48-46 |
| 12:39 | Samford | Kenneth Graff snags the defensive board | 48-46 |
| 12:35 | Samford | Kenneth Graff misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 12:33 | Jacksonville State | Thad Craig snags the defensive board | 48-46 |
| 12:11 | Jacksonville State | Charles Sevenbergen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-46 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Scott Rice (PG), Joseph Robinson (SF) Richard Warner, Harry Baker | |
| 11:52 | Samford | Thad Craig denies the turnaround by Earl Love | 48-46 |
| 11:50 | Jacksonville State | Thad Craig grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Keith King (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricardo Marquez (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Graff (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Earl Love (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Curtis Wilkes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Scott Rice (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thad Craig (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Sevenbergen (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Jacksonville State | Richard Jones can't finish the layup | 48-46 |
| 11:43 | Samford | Curtis Wilkes gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 11:38 | Samford | Keith King misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-46 |
| 11:37 | Jacksonville State | Charles Sevenbergen pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 11:21 | Jacksonville State | Richard Jones buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Scott Rice | 48-48 |
| 10:57 | Samford | Earl Love can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 10:56 | Jacksonville State | Charles Sevenbergen grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 10:51 | Jacksonville State | Joseph Robinson hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Jones | 48-51 |
| 10:27 | Samford | Kenneth Graff knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Keith King and he's fouled by Richard Jones - foul #1 on Richard Jones, team foul #3 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Samford | Jerry Westerlund (PF), Lonnie Busch (C) Earl Love, Curtis Wilkes | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Richard Warner (PG), Harry Baker (SF), Luis Mines (C) Richard Jones, Thad Craig, Charles Sevenbergen | |
| 10:27 | Samford | Kenneth Graff makes the free throw | 51-51 |
| 10:00 | Jacksonville State | Joseph Robinson comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 51-51 |
| 09:58 | Samford | Lonnie Busch grabs the board | 51-51 |
| 09:52 | Samford | Keith King comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Richard Warner - foul #4 on Richard Warner, team foul #4 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Samford | Ralph Cheatham (SF), James Dalegowski (C) Ricardo Marquez, Kenneth Graff | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Thomas Galvin (SG) Richard Warner | |
| 09:52 | Samford | Keith King makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 09:52 | Samford | Keith King makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 09:29 | Jacksonville State | Scott Rice scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Thomas Galvin | 53-54 |
| 09:18 | Samford | James Dalegowski drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Keith King | 56-54 |
| 09:09 | Jacksonville State | Joseph Robinson misses long on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Lonnie Busch - foul #2 on Lonnie Busch, team foul #1 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Samford | Earl Love (PF), Curtis Wilkes (C) Keith King, James Dalegowski | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Richard Jones (SG), Thad Craig (PF) Thomas Galvin, Luis Mines | |
| 09:09 | Jacksonville State | Joseph Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 09:09 | Jacksonville State | Joseph Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 08:54 | Samford | Richard Jones steals it from Earl Love | 56-55 |
| 08:51 | Jacksonville State | Scott Rice lays it up and in set up by Richard Jones | 56-57 |
| 08:33 | Samford | The short jumper by Earl Love is denied by Harry Baker | 56-57 |
| 08:32 | Jacksonville State | Joseph Robinson pulls down the rebound | 56-57 |
| 08:15 | Jacksonville State | Richard Jones hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Scott Rice and he's fouled by Lonnie Busch - foul #3 on Lonnie Busch, team foul #2 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Samford | Ricardo Marquez (SG), Kenneth Graff (SF) Jerry Westerlund, Lonnie Busch | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Thomas Galvin (PG), Luis Mines (SF), Charles Sevenbergen (C) Scott Rice, Harry Baker, Joseph Robinson | |
| 08:15 | Jacksonville State | Richard Jones makes the free throw | 56-60 |
| 07:57 | Samford | Ralph Cheatham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-60 |
| Subs | Samford | Keith King (PG) Ralph Cheatham | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Richard Warner (PG) Thomas Galvin | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Keith King (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ricardo Marquez (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Graff (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Earl Love (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Curtis Wilkes (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Richard Warner (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Richard Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Luis Mines (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thad Craig (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Sevenbergen (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Jacksonville State | Thad Craig misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away but the foul's on Curtis Wilkes - foul #2 on Curtis Wilkes, team foul #3 | 56-60 |
| 07:38 | Jacksonville State | Thad Craig makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 07:38 | Jacksonville State | Thad Craig misses the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 07:38 | Jacksonville State | Thad Craig makes the 3rd free throw | 56-62 |
| 07:15 | Samford | Luis Mines is called for the reach on Kenneth Graff - foul #1 on Luis Mines, team foul #5 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Samford | Jerry Westerlund (PF) Earl Love | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 07:02 | Samford | Keith King comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 56-62 |
| 07:00 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Luis Mines | 56-62 |
| 06:46 | Jacksonville State | Richard Jones knocks in the floater from the left block | 56-64 |
| 06:24 | Samford | Kenneth Graff drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Curtis Wilkes | 58-64 |
| 06:08 | Jacksonville State | Luis Mines's fadeaway is rejected by Curtis Wilkes | 58-64 |
| 06:07 | Samford | Curtis Wilkes snags the defensive board | 58-64 |
| 05:54 | Samford | Jerry Westerlund scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Ricardo Marquez and the foul's on Thad Craig - foul #2 on Thad Craig, team foul #6 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Samford | Ralph Cheatham (PG), Earl Love (PF), Lonnie Busch (C) Keith King, Ricardo Marquez, Curtis Wilkes | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Scott Rice (SG), Harry Baker (SF), Joseph Robinson (PF) Richard Jones, Thad Craig, Charles Sevenbergen | |
| 05:54 | Samford | Jerry Westerlund misses the free throw | 60-64 |
| 05:54 | Jacksonville State | Joseph Robinson pulls down the rebound | 60-64 |
| 05:35 | Jacksonville State | Harry Baker can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-64 |
| 05:34 | Jacksonville State | Joseph Robinson grabs the offensive rebound | 60-64 |
| 05:25 | Jacksonville State | Scott Rice knocks in the shot from the right side | 60-66 |
| 05:17 | Samford | The short jumper by Kenneth Graff is denied by Joseph Robinson | 60-66 |
| 05:16 | Samford | Lonnie Busch hits the follow up shot | 62-66 |
| 04:55 | Jacksonville State | Richard Warner misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 62-66 |
| 04:54 | Jacksonville State | Luis Mines grabs the offensive rebound | 62-66 |
| 04:36 | Jacksonville State | Harry Baker misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 62-66 |
| 04:34 | Samford | Lonnie Busch snags the defensive board | 62-66 |
| 04:28 | Samford | Kenneth Graff misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 62-66 |
| 04:26 | Jacksonville State | Joseph Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-66 |
| 04:06 | Jacksonville State | Richard Warner clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jerry Westerlund - foul #1 on Jerry Westerlund, team foul #4 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Samford | Keith King (PG), Ricardo Marquez (SG), Curtis Wilkes (C) Jerry Westerlund, Kenneth Graff, Lonnie Busch | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Richard Jones (SG), Thad Craig (PF), Charles Sevenbergen (C) Scott Rice, Joseph Robinson, Luis Mines | |
| 04:06 | Jacksonville State | Richard Warner misses the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 04:06 | Jacksonville State | Richard Warner makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 03:51 | Samford | Ralph Cheatham knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Ricardo Marquez | 65-67 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Keith King (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ricardo Marquez (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ralph Cheatham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Earl Love (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Curtis Wilkes (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Richard Warner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Richard Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harry Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Thad Craig (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Sevenbergen (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Jacksonville State | Keith King is called for the reach on Harry Baker - foul #3 on Keith King, team foul #5 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Samford | Lonnie Busch (PF) Earl Love | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Scott Rice (PG) Richard Warner | |
| 03:22 | Jacksonville State | Scott Rice misses the 3 from the right corner | 65-67 |
| 03:21 | Samford | Lonnie Busch grabs the board | 65-67 |
| 03:17 | Samford | Keith King knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ralph Cheatham | 67-67 |
| 03:11 | Jacksonville State | Thad Craig hits the finger roll on a great pass from Scott Rice | 67-69 |
| 02:51 | Samford | Ricardo Marquez is whistled for a carry | 67-69 |
| Subs | Samford | Kenneth Graff (SF) Ralph Cheatham | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Joseph Robinson (SF) Harry Baker | |
| 02:46 | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-69 |
| Subs | Samford | Earl Love (PF) Lonnie Busch | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Harry Baker (SF) Joseph Robinson | |
| 02:39 | Jacksonville State | Scott Rice's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-69 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Richard Warner (PG) Scott Rice | |
| 02:26 | Samford | Richard Jones steals the ball from Keith King | 67-69 |
| 02:22 | Jacksonville State | Richard Jones lays it in | 67-71 |
| 02:01 | Samford | Ricardo Marquez hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Keith King | 70-71 |
| 01:34 | Jacksonville State | Richard Warner is hacked by Keith King - foul #4 on Keith King, team foul #6 | 70-71 |
| 01:10 | Jacksonville State | Harry Baker can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ricardo Marquez - foul #1 on Ricardo Marquez, team foul #7 | 70-71 |
| 01:10 | Jacksonville State | Harry Baker misses the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 01:10 | Jacksonville State | Harry Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 00:44 | Samford | Earl Love banks in the layup | 72-72 |
| 00:18 | Jacksonville State | The pull-up jumper by Harry Baker is blocked by Ricardo Marquez | 72-72 |
| 00:16 | Jacksonville State | Harry Baker can't tip it in | 72-72 |
| 00:15 | Jacksonville State | Charles Sevenbergen misses the tip | 72-72 |
| 00:13 | Jacksonville State | Charles Sevenbergen hits the follow up shot | 72-74 |
| 00:08 | Samford | Keith King clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 72-74 |
| 00:06 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Thad Craig | 72-74 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Jacksonville State | Keith King is called for the reach on Thad Craig in the backcourt - foul #5 on Keith King, team foul #8 | 72-74 |
| Subs | Samford | Ralph Cheatham (PG) Keith King | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 00:04 | Jacksonville State | Thad Craig makes the 1st free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:04 | Jacksonville State | Thad Craig misses the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:04 | Samford | Earl Love grabs the defensive rebound | 72-75 |
| 00:04 | Samford | Samford calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 72-75 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Ralph Cheatham misses short on a halfcourt shot | 72-75 |