| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Kenneth Ritzman (fresh) SG - Demetrius Nelson (fresh) SF - Robert Ward (fresh) PF - Scott Ousley (fresh) C - Arthur Cremeans (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Kyle Shephard (fresh) SG - Robert Kohler (fresh) SF - John Pereira (fresh) PF - Robert Lucas (fresh) C - Gerald Bumpers (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Samford | John Pereira wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:45 | Samford | Kyle Shephard misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Ward snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Ward hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Gerald Bumpers - foul #1 on Gerald Bumpers, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Ward misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Samford | Robert Lucas snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Samford | Kyle Shephard is fouled on the floor by Arthur Cremeans - foul #1 on Arthur Cremeans, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Samford | Gerald Bumpers scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Robert Lucas | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Tennessee Tech | The jumper by Scott Ousley is denied by John Pereira | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Samford | Robert Lucas snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:29 | Samford | John Pereira misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:27 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur Cremeans gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:22 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Ritzman misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 18:21 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ousley tips it in | 2-2 |
| 18:19 | Samford | Kyle Shephard is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Ritzman - foul #1 on Kenneth Ritzman, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:05 | Samford | Robert Lucas banks in the layup set up by Robert Kohler | 2-4 |
| 17:45 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Ritzman misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 2-4 |
| 17:44 | Samford | Robert Lucas grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:34 | Samford | Gerald Bumpers misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 17:33 | Samford | John Pereira misses the tip | 2-4 |
| 17:32 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ousley grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:13 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ousley loses the dribble to Robert Kohler | 2-4 |
| 17:09 | Samford | Robert Kohler misses the easy layup | 2-4 |
| 17:08 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to John Pereira | 2-4 |
| 16:47 | Samford | Demetrius Nelson takes the ball from Gerald Bumpers | 2-4 |
| 16:33 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Ward comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gerald Bumpers - foul #2 on Gerald Bumpers, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Zorc (PG), Joel Bartee (SG), Robert Jones (SF), Edward Whitley (PF), Daniel Cronk (C) Kyle Shephard, Robert Kohler, John Pereira, Robert Lucas, Gerald Bumpers | |
| 16:33 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Ward makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 16:33 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 16:33 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur Cremeans grabs the offensive board | 3-4 |
| 16:27 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur Cremeans is fouled on the floor by Daniel Cronk - foul #1 on Daniel Cronk, team foul #3 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Tom Eberly (SF), Matthew Flemming (C) Robert Ward, Arthur Cremeans | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 16:09 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Ritzman is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Kenneth Ritzman, team foul #3 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Scott Shields (SG), Richard Hudspeth (SF), Robert Stark (C) Kenneth Ritzman, Demetrius Nelson, Scott Ousley | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 15:54 | Samford | Edward Whitley can't finish the layup | 3-4 |
| 15:52 | Tennessee Tech | Tom Eberly gets the rebound | 3-4 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Tom Eberly (fresh) SG - Scott Shields (fresh) SF - Richard Hudspeth (fresh) PF - Matthew Flemming (fresh) C - Robert Stark (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ronald Zorc (fresh) SG - Joel Bartee (fresh) SF - Robert Jones (fresh) PF - Edward Whitley (fresh) C - Daniel Cronk (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Tennessee Tech | Joel Bartee is called for the reach on Scott Shields - foul #1 on Joel Bartee, team foul #4 | 3-4 |
| 15:19 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Shields knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Stark | 6-4 |
| 14:55 | Samford | Ronald Zorc is hacked by Tom Eberly - foul #1 on Tom Eberly, team foul #4 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Demetrius Nelson (SG), Robert Ward (SF), Scott Ousley (PF), Arthur Cremeans (C) Scott Shields, Richard Hudspeth, Matthew Flemming, Robert Stark | |
| Subs | Samford | Kyle Shephard (PG), Robert Kohler (SG), Robert Lucas (PF) Ronald Zorc, Joel Bartee, Edward Whitley | |
| 14:42 | Samford | Robert Ward steps in front of the Robert Kohler pass | 6-4 |
| 14:39 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Ward lays it up and in | 8-4 |
| 14:28 | Samford | Robert Kohler connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Kyle Shephard | 8-7 |
| 14:21 | Tennessee Tech | Demetrius Nelson is hacked by Robert Kohler - foul #1 on Robert Kohler, team foul #5 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Zorc (PG), Joel Bartee (SG), Edward Whitley (PF) Kyle Shephard, Robert Kohler, Robert Lucas | |
| 14:04 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ousley lays it in | 10-7 |
| 13:53 | Samford | Joel Bartee comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 10-7 |
| 13:51 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Ward snags the defensive board | 10-7 |
| 13:24 | Tennessee Tech | Demetrius Nelson connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Robert Ward | 12-7 |
| 13:12 | Samford | Ronald Zorc clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-7 |
| 13:11 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 12-7 |
| 13:04 | Tennessee Tech | Tom Eberly misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 12-7 |
| 13:02 | Samford | Ronald Zorc gets the rebound | 12-7 |
| 12:58 | Samford | Joel Bartee's fadeaway is rejected by Arthur Cremeans | 12-7 |
| 12:56 | Samford | Joel Bartee tips it in | 12-9 |
| 12:39 | Tennessee Tech | Tom Eberly knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Ward | 15-9 |
| 12:23 | Samford | Ronald Zorc misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 15-9 |
| 12:22 | Samford | Daniel Cronk hits the follow up shot | 15-11 |
| 11:59 | Tennessee Tech | Demetrius Nelson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Demetrius Nelson, team foul #5 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Scott Shields (PG), Robert Mansour (SG), Richard Hudspeth (SF), Matthew Flemming (PF), Robert Stark (C) Tom Eberly, Demetrius Nelson, Robert Ward, Scott Ousley, Arthur Cremeans | |
| Subs | Samford | Kyle Shephard (PG), Robert Kohler (SG), Michael Valletta (SF), Robert Lucas (PF), John Pereira (C) Ronald Zorc, Joel Bartee, Robert Jones, Edward Whitley, Daniel Cronk | |
| 11:35 | Samford | Kyle Shephard misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-11 |
| 11:34 | Samford | John Pereira tips it in | 15-13 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Scott Shields (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Mansour (fresh) SF - Richard Hudspeth (fresh) PF - Matthew Flemming (fresh) C - Robert Stark (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Kyle Shephard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Kohler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Valletta (fresh) PF - Robert Lucas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Pereira (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Shields's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Valletta | 15-13 |
| 11:13 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Mansour misses the tip | 15-13 |
| 11:12 | Samford | Kyle Shephard grabs the board | 15-13 |
| 10:58 | Samford | Michael Valletta connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Kyle Shephard | 15-15 |
| 10:53 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Shields is whistled for traveling | 15-15 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Whitley (C) John Pereira | |
| 10:33 | Samford | Michael Valletta clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 15-15 |
| 10:31 | Samford | Michael Valletta grabs the offensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 10:19 | Samford | Robert Lucas is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Robert Lucas, team foul #6 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Demetrius Nelson (SG), Scott Ousley (PF), Arthur Cremeans (C) Robert Mansour, Matthew Flemming, Robert Stark | |
| Subs | Samford | John Pereira (C) Edward Whitley | |
| 09:59 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ousley hits a shot from the right block set up by Arthur Cremeans | 17-15 |
| 09:45 | Samford | John Pereira misses the dunk | 17-15 |
| 09:43 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ousley pulls down the rebound | 17-15 |
| 09:22 | Tennessee Tech | Demetrius Nelson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-15 |
| 09:21 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ousley grabs the offensive rebound | 17-15 |
| 09:07 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Hudspeth comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-15 |
| 09:05 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur Cremeans hits the follow up shot | 19-15 |
| 08:45 | Samford | Michael Valletta comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 19-15 |
| 08:43 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur Cremeans grabs the defensive rebound | 19-15 |
| 08:26 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Shields hits the finger roll | 21-15 |
| 08:15 | Samford | John Pereira hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 21-15 |
| 08:14 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ousley pulls down the rebound | 21-15 |
| 07:51 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Shields misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Kyle Shephard - foul #1 on Kyle Shephard, team foul #7 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Robert Ward (SF), Tom Eberly (PF), Matthew Flemming (C) Richard Hudspeth, Scott Ousley, Arthur Cremeans | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Jones (SF), Daniel Cronk (C) Michael Valletta, John Pereira | |
| 07:51 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Shields makes the 1st free throw | 22-15 |
| 07:51 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Shields makes the 2nd free throw | 23-15 |
| 07:27 | Samford | Robert Lucas makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Kohler | 23-18 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Scott Shields (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Demetrius Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Ward (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tom Eberly (fresh) 3 pts. C - Matthew Flemming (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Kyle Shephard (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Kohler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Jones (fresh) PF - Robert Lucas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Cronk (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:25 | Tennessee Tech | Kyle Shephard steps in front of the Scott Shields pass in the backcourt | 23-18 |
| 07:22 | Samford | Kyle Shephard can't finish the layup | 23-18 |
| 07:20 | Tennessee Tech | Demetrius Nelson gets the rebound | 23-18 |
| 07:16 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Ward misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 23-18 |
| 07:14 | Samford | Daniel Cronk snags the defensive board | 23-18 |
| 07:03 | Samford | Robert Jones misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-18 |
| 07:02 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Scott Shields | 23-18 |
| 06:57 | Tennessee Tech | Demetrius Nelson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-18 |
| 06:55 | Samford | Robert Kohler gets the rebound | 23-18 |
| 06:39 | Samford | Matthew Flemming steps in front of the Robert Jones pass | 23-18 |
| 06:28 | Tennessee Tech | Matthew Flemming hits the finger roll set up by Scott Shields | 25-18 |
| 06:07 | Samford | Kyle Shephard hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Robert Kohler | 25-21 |
| 05:47 | Tennessee Tech | Demetrius Nelson is whistled for a carry | 25-21 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Robert Mansour (SG), Scott Ousley (PF), Arthur Cremeans (C) Scott Shields, Demetrius Nelson, Matthew Flemming | |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Zorc (PG), Joel Bartee (SG), Michael Valletta (SF), Edward Whitley (C) Kyle Shephard, Robert Kohler, Robert Jones, Daniel Cronk | |
| 05:21 | Samford | Arthur Cremeans steals the ball from Robert Lucas | 25-21 |
| 05:02 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ousley is fouled on the floor by Edward Whitley - foul #1 on Edward Whitley, team foul #8 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Richard Hudspeth (SF) Robert Ward | |
| Subs | Samford | Kyle Shephard (PG), Robert Kohler (SG), Daniel Cronk (C) Ronald Zorc, Joel Bartee, Robert Lucas | |
| 05:02 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ousley misses the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 05:02 | Samford | Daniel Cronk gets the rebound | 25-21 |
| 04:42 | Samford | Scott Ousley takes the ball from Kyle Shephard | 25-21 |
| 04:19 | Tennessee Tech | Tom Eberly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-21 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Robert Ward (SF) Tom Eberly | |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Zorc (PG), Lino Lukaszewski (SG), John Pereira (C) Kyle Shephard, Robert Kohler, Daniel Cronk | |
| 03:58 | Samford | Michael Valletta comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-21 |
| 03:56 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur Cremeans pulls down the rebound | 25-21 |
| 03:50 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ousley makes the jumper from the right side and the foul's on John Pereira - foul #1 on John Pereira, team foul #9 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Ritzman (PG) Richard Hudspeth | |
| Subs | Samford | Kyle Shephard (PG), Robert Kohler (SG), Robert Jones (SF), Robert Lucas (PF), Gerald Bumpers (C) Ronald Zorc, Lino Lukaszewski, Michael Valletta, Edward Whitley, John Pereira | |
| 03:50 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ousley makes the free throw | 28-21 |
| 03:38 | Samford | Robert Kohler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-21 |
| 03:37 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Ward grabs the board | 28-21 |
| 03:31 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Jones is called for the reach on Robert Ward - foul #1 on Robert Jones, team foul #10 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Demetrius Nelson (SG) Robert Mansour | |
| Subs | Samford | Joel Bartee (SG), Michael Valletta (SF), Edward Whitley (PF) Robert Kohler, Robert Jones, Robert Lucas | |
| 03:31 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Ward makes the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 03:31 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 29-21 |
| 03:31 | Samford | Edward Whitley grabs the defensive rebound | 29-21 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Kenneth Ritzman (fresh) SG - Demetrius Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Ward (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Scott Ousley (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Arthur Cremeans (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Kyle Shephard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joel Bartee (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Valletta (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Whitley (fresh) C - Gerald Bumpers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:13 | Samford | Edward Whitley lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Valletta and he's fouled by Demetrius Nelson - foul #2 on Demetrius Nelson, team foul #6 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Richard Hudspeth (SF) Robert Ward | |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Zorc (PG), Robert Kohler (SG), Robert Jones (SF) Kyle Shephard, Joel Bartee, Michael Valletta | |
| 03:13 | Samford | Edward Whitley makes the free throw | 29-24 |
| 03:05 | Tennessee Tech | Demetrius Nelson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-24 |
| 03:03 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Ritzman tips it in | 31-24 |
| 02:37 | Samford | Edward Whitley comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-24 |
| 02:35 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Jones | 31-24 |
| 02:20 | Samford | Ronald Zorc misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 31-24 |
| 02:18 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Ousley grabs the defensive rebound | 31-24 |
| 02:14 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Ritzman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-24 |
| 02:13 | Samford | Robert Kohler grabs the defensive rebound | 31-24 |
| 02:08 | Samford | Ronald Zorc is whistled for a carry | 31-24 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Tom Eberly (PF), Matthew Flemming (C) Scott Ousley, Arthur Cremeans | |
| Subs | Samford | Kyle Shephard (PG), Joel Bartee (SG), John Pereira (SF), Robert Lucas (PF) Ronald Zorc, Robert Kohler, Robert Jones, Edward Whitley | |
| 01:50 | Tennessee Tech | Tom Eberly double dribbles | 31-24 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Kohler (SG) Joel Bartee | |
| 01:33 | Samford | Gerald Bumpers misses the 3 from straight away | 31-24 |
| 01:32 | Tennessee Tech | Matthew Flemming snags the defensive board | 31-24 |
| 01:28 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Ritzman travels in the backcourt | 31-24 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Scott Shields (SG), Robert Ward (SF) Demetrius Nelson, Richard Hudspeth | |
| Subs | Samford | Joel Bartee (SG), Michael Valletta (SF) Robert Kohler, John Pereira | |
| 01:14 | Samford | Gerald Bumpers misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 31-24 |
| 01:13 | Samford | Gerald Bumpers grabs the offensive rebound | 31-24 |
| 01:07 | Samford | Robert Lucas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-24 |
| 01:06 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Ritzman pulls down the rebound | 31-24 |
| 01:02 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Shields misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-24 |
| 01:01 | Samford | The rebound goes to Gerald Bumpers | 31-24 |
| 00:57 | Samford | Kyle Shephard throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-24 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Kohler (SG), John Pereira (SF) Joel Bartee, Michael Valletta | |
| 00:41 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Lucas is called for the reach on Tom Eberly - foul #2 on Robert Lucas, team foul #11 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Jones (SF) John Pereira | |
| 00:41 | Tennessee Tech | Tom Eberly misses the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 00:41 | Tennessee Tech | Tom Eberly makes the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 00:32 | Samford | Robert Kohler misses the 3 from the left wing | 32-24 |
| 00:30 | Tennessee Tech | Tom Eberly grabs the defensive rebound | 32-24 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Ritzman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-24 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee Tech | Scott Shields grabs the offensive board | 32-24 |
| 00:02 | Tennessee Tech | Matthew Flemming misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-24 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Robert Lucas gets the rebound | 32-24 |