| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Martin Whitlow (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Richie (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Silvia (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Choate (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Keith King (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Ricardo Marquez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Graff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earl Love (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Curtis Wilkes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Kenneth Graff inbounds the ball | 24-33 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Samford | Curtis Wilkes comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 24-33 |
| 19:39 | Tennessee State | Robert Brown grabs the board | 24-33 |
| 19:25 | Tennessee State | Robert Brown comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-33 |
| 19:24 | Samford | Curtis Wilkes gets the rebound | 24-33 |
| 19:02 | Samford | John Choate steals it from Kenneth Graff | 24-33 |
| 18:43 | Tennessee State | John Choate comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 24-33 |
| 18:42 | Samford | Earl Love snags the defensive board | 24-33 |
| 18:35 | Samford | Kenneth Graff misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-33 |
| 18:34 | Tennessee State | John Choate grabs the board | 24-33 |
| 18:12 | Tennessee State | Martin Whitlow misses the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Earl Love - foul #1 on Earl Love, team foul #1 | 24-33 |
| 18:12 | Tennessee State | Martin Whitlow makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 18:12 | Tennessee State | Martin Whitlow makes the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 17:50 | Samford | Earl Love comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Kevin Silvia - foul #3 on Kevin Silvia, team foul #1 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Edwin Pham (PF) Kevin Silvia | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 17:50 | Samford | Earl Love misses the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 17:50 | Samford | Earl Love makes the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 17:35 | Tennessee State | Curtis Wilkes is called for the reach on Edwin Pham - foul #2 on Curtis Wilkes, team foul #2 | 26-34 |
| 17:21 | Tennessee State | Keith King is called for the reach on James Richie - foul #2 on Keith King, team foul #3 | 26-34 |
| 17:12 | Tennessee State | Edwin Pham buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Robert Brown | 28-34 |
| 16:50 | Samford | Kenneth Graff drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-37 |
| 16:46 | Tennessee State | Robert Brown is fouled on the floor by Earl Love - foul #2 on Earl Love, team foul #4 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Harold Young (SG), James Schuster (SF), Brian Goldberg (C) Robert Brown, James Richie, John Choate | |
| Subs | Samford | Jerry Westerlund (PF), Lonnie Busch (C) Earl Love, Curtis Wilkes | |
| 16:29 | Tennessee State | Edwin Pham misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-37 |
| 16:27 | Tennessee State | Harold Young grabs the offensive board | 28-37 |
| 16:08 | Tennessee State | Edwin Pham hits a turnaround from the baseline and he's fouled by Ricardo Marquez - foul #2 on Ricardo Marquez, team foul #5 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Ralph Cheatham (PG), Kevin Pike (SG), James Dalegowski (C) Keith King, Ricardo Marquez, Kenneth Graff | |
| 16:08 | Tennessee State | Edwin Pham makes the free throw | 31-37 |
| 15:57 | Samford | James Dalegowski drills a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Ralph Cheatham | 31-39 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Martin Whitlow (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Young (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Schuster (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edwin Pham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Goldberg (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ralph Cheatham (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Pike (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Westerlund (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lonnie Busch (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Dalegowski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Tennessee State | Harold Young buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-39 |
| 15:21 | Samford | Ralph Cheatham makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from James Dalegowski | 33-42 |
| 15:05 | Tennessee State | Martin Whitlow drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-42 |
| 14:47 | Samford | Jerry Westerlund throws it down set up by Ralph Cheatham | 36-44 |
| 14:38 | Tennessee State | Harold Young misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Ralph Cheatham - foul #1 on Ralph Cheatham, team foul #6 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Richie (SF), Kevin Silvia (PF), John Choate (C) Martin Whitlow, Edwin Pham, Brian Goldberg | |
| 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 | |
| 14:38 | Tennessee State | Harold Young makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 14:38 | Tennessee State | Harold Young makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 14:14 | Samford | Kenneth Graff buries a jumper in the lane and he's hacked by Kevin Silvia - foul #4 on Kevin Silvia, team foul #2 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Robert Brown (SG) Kevin Silvia | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 14:14 | Samford | Kenneth Graff makes the free throw | 38-47 |
| 13:50 | Tennessee State | James Schuster comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Keith King - foul #3 on Keith King, team foul #7 | 38-47 |
| 13:50 | Tennessee State | James Schuster makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 13:50 | Tennessee State | James Schuster makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 13:32 | Samford | Kenneth Graff misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 13:31 | Tennessee State | Robert Brown grabs the board | 40-47 |
| 13:16 | Tennessee State | Ricardo Marquez is called for the reach on Harold Young - foul #3 on Ricardo Marquez, team foul #8 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Martin Whitlow (PG) James Schuster | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 13:16 | Tennessee State | Harold Young makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 13:16 | Tennessee State | Harold Young makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 12:50 | Samford | Earl Love misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 42-47 |
| 12:48 | Samford | Ricardo Marquez hits the follow up shot | 42-49 |
| 12:31 | Tennessee State | Martin Whitlow's floater is knocked away by Curtis Wilkes | 42-49 |
| 12:29 | Tennessee State | Robert Brown can't tip it in | 42-49 |
| 12:27 | Samford | Keith King pulls down the rebound | 42-49 |
| 12:10 | Samford | Kenneth Graff can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Martin Whitlow - foul #1 on Martin Whitlow, team foul #3 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Edwin Pham (PF) Harold Young | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 12:10 | Samford | Kenneth Graff makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 12:10 | Samford | Kenneth Graff makes the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 11:58 | Tennessee State | James Richie scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-51 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Martin Whitlow (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Richie (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edwin Pham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Choate (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Keith King (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ricardo Marquez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Graff (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earl Love (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Curtis Wilkes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Samford | Ricardo Marquez misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-51 |
| 11:36 | Samford | Kenneth Graff hits the follow up shot | 45-53 |
| 11:28 | Tennessee State | John Choate misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-53 |
| 11:26 | Tennessee State | Robert Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 11:05 | Tennessee State | Robert Brown knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Martin Whitlow | 48-53 |
| 10:47 | Samford | Ricardo Marquez drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Earl Love and he's fouled by Robert Brown - foul #3 on Robert Brown, team foul #4 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Rodney Dolan (PG), Michael Dam (SG), James Schuster (SF), Brian Goldberg (C) Martin Whitlow, Robert Brown, James Richie, John Choate | |
| Subs | Samford | Ralph Cheatham (PG), Jerry Westerlund (SF), Lonnie Busch (PF), James Dalegowski (C) Keith King, Kenneth Graff, Earl Love, Curtis Wilkes | |
| 10:47 | Samford | Ricardo Marquez makes the free throw | 48-56 |
| 10:34 | Tennessee State | Michael Dam clanks a 3 from the left corner | 48-56 |
| 10:32 | Tennessee State | Brian Goldberg grabs the offensive board | 48-56 |
| 10:13 | Tennessee State | James Schuster makes the shot from the left wing | 50-56 |
| 09:48 | Samford | Ricardo Marquez buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Ralph Cheatham | 50-59 |
| 09:31 | Tennessee State | Rodney Dolan misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-59 |
| 09:29 | Samford | Jerry Westerlund grabs the board | 50-59 |
| 09:23 | Samford | Ralph Cheatham misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-59 |
| 09:21 | Samford | James Dalegowski tips it in | 50-61 |
| 09:12 | Tennessee State | Brian Goldberg connects on the driving attempt from close range set up by Michael Dam | 52-61 |
| 08:57 | Samford | Ralph Cheatham buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ricardo Marquez | 52-63 |
| 08:39 | Tennessee State | Rodney Dolan loses the dribble to Jerry Westerlund | 52-63 |
| 08:26 | Samford | Jerry Westerlund knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lonnie Busch | 52-65 |
| 07:57 | Tennessee State | Edwin Pham hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 52-65 |
| 07:56 | Samford | Jerry Westerlund snags the defensive board | 52-65 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Rodney Dolan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Dam (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Schuster (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edwin Pham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Goldberg (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ralph Cheatham (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ricardo Marquez (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Westerlund (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lonnie Busch (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Dalegowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Samford | Ralph Cheatham is fouled on the floor by Rodney Dolan - foul #1 on Rodney Dolan, team foul #5 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Martin Whitlow (PG), Robert Brown (SG), James Richie (SF), Kevin Silvia (PF), John Choate (C) Rodney Dolan, Michael Dam, James Schuster, Edwin Pham, Brian Goldberg | |
| Subs | Samford | Keith King (PG), Kevin Pike (SG), Kenneth Graff (SF), Earl Love (PF), Curtis Wilkes (C) Ralph Cheatham, Ricardo Marquez, Jerry Westerlund, Lonnie Busch, James Dalegowski | |
| 07:20 | Samford | Kevin Pike is hacked by Robert Brown - foul #4 on Robert Brown, team foul #6 | 52-65 |
| 07:03 | Samford | Curtis Wilkes misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-65 |
| 07:02 | Samford | Kevin Pike tips it but misses | 52-65 |
| 07:01 | Samford | Earl Love snags the offensive board | 52-65 |
| 06:41 | Samford | Curtis Wilkes misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by John Choate - foul #1 on John Choate, team foul #7 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Jerry Westerlund (SG) Kevin Pike | |
| 06:41 | Samford | Curtis Wilkes misses the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 06:41 | Samford | Curtis Wilkes makes the 2nd free throw | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:23 | Tennessee State | James Richie lays it in on a nice dish by John Choate | 54-66 |
| 06:09 | Samford | Kevin Silvia takes the ball from Kenneth Graff | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:50 | Tennessee State | Robert Brown misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-66 |
| 05:48 | Samford | Curtis Wilkes snags the defensive board | 54-66 |
| 05:28 | Samford | Kenneth Graff clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 54-66 |
| 05:27 | Tennessee State | John Choate gets the rebound | 54-66 |
| 05:04 | Tennessee State | Robert Brown can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 54-66 |
| 05:03 | Samford | Curtis Wilkes pulls down the rebound | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:50 | Samford | Earl Love drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Keith King | 54-68 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:29 | Tennessee State | Kevin Silvia misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Earl Love - foul #3 on Earl Love, team foul #9 | 54-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Harold Young (SG), Edwin Pham (C) Robert Brown, John Choate | |
| Subs | Samford | Ricardo Marquez (SG) Jerry Westerlund | |
| 04:29 | Tennessee State | Kevin Silvia makes the 1st free throw | 55-68 |
| 04:29 | Tennessee State | Kevin Silvia makes the 2nd free throw | 56-68 |
| 04:11 | Samford | Edwin Pham takes the ball from Earl Love | 56-68 |
| 04:06 | Tennessee State | James Richie banks in the layup set up by Harold Young | 58-68 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:37 | Samford | Earl Love scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Ricardo Marquez | 58-71 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Martin Whitlow (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Young (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Richie (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Silvia (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Edwin Pham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Keith King (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ricardo Marquez (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Graff (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Earl Love (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Curtis Wilkes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion 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 | Tennessee State | James Richie misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 58-71 |
| 03:17 | Tennessee State | Kevin Silvia gets the offensive rebound | 58-71 |
| 03:02 | Tennessee State | James Richie is fouled on the floor by Earl Love - foul #4 on Earl Love, team foul #10 | 58-71 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Schuster (PG), Robert Brown (SG), John Choate (C) Martin Whitlow, Harold Young, Kevin Silvia | |
| Subs | Samford | Ralph Cheatham (PG), Jerry Westerlund (SF), Lonnie Busch (PF), James Dalegowski (C) Keith King, Kenneth Graff, Earl Love, Curtis Wilkes | |
| 03:02 | Tennessee State | James Richie misses the 1st free throw | 58-71 |
| 03:02 | Tennessee State | James Richie makes the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| 02:58 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-71 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Martin Whitlow (PG) James Schuster | |
| Subs | Samford | Keith King (PG), Kenneth Graff (SF) Ralph Cheatham, James Dalegowski | |
| 02:36 | Samford | Keith King hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Ricardo Marquez | 59-74 |
| 02:23 | Tennessee State | John Choate drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 61-74 |
| 02:02 | Samford | Edwin Pham steals the ball from Kenneth Graff | 61-74 |
| 01:46 | Tennessee State | John Choate misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Ricardo Marquez - foul #4 on Ricardo Marquez, team foul #11 | 61-74 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Schuster (PG), Michael Dam (SG), Harold Young (SF) Martin Whitlow, Robert Brown, James Richie | |
| Subs | Samford | Ralph Cheatham (PG), Kevin Pike (SG), James Dalegowski (C) Keith King, Ricardo Marquez, Kenneth Graff | |
| 01:46 | Tennessee State | John Choate makes the 1st free throw | 62-74 |
| 01:46 | Tennessee State | John Choate makes the 2nd free throw | 63-74 |
| 01:27 | Samford | Ralph Cheatham is hacked by Harold Young - foul #1 on Harold Young, team foul #8 | 63-74 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Brian Goldberg (C) John Choate | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 01:27 | Samford | Ralph Cheatham makes the 1st free throw | 63-75 |
| 01:27 | Samford | Ralph Cheatham makes the 2nd free throw | 63-76 |
| 01:14 | Tennessee State | Harold Young double dribbles | 63-76 |
| 00:48 | Samford | James Dalegowski misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Brian Goldberg - foul #2 on Brian Goldberg, team foul #9 | 63-76 |
| 00:48 | Samford | James Dalegowski misses the 1st free throw | 63-76 |
| 00:48 | Samford | James Dalegowski makes the 2nd free throw | 63-77 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State 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) | |
| 00:41 | Tennessee State | Harold Young misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 63-77 |
| 00:40 | Samford | James Dalegowski grabs the defensive rebound | 63-77 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State 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) | |
| 00:19 | Samford | James Dalegowski drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Lonnie Busch | 63-79 |
| 00:13 | Tennessee State | James Schuster misses short on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Lonnie Busch - foul #2 on Lonnie Busch, team foul #12 | 63-79 |
| 00:13 | Tennessee State | James Schuster makes the 1st free throw | 64-79 |
| 00:13 | Tennessee State | James Schuster makes the 2nd free throw | 65-79 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Ralph Cheatham runs out the clock | 65-79 |