| Lineup | Samford | PG - Scott Collins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Melton (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Corey Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Hart (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Teddy Beals (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Paul Arnold (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Fallis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dewey Lewis (fresh) 2 stl. C - Kenneth Pasternak (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Michael Melton inbounds the ball | 37-29 |
| 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) | |
| 19:44 | Samford | Gregory Hart is called for traveling | 37-29 |
| 19:32 | Jacksonville State | Dewey Lewis drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Pasternak | 37-32 |
| 19:12 | Samford | Louis Bennett misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-32 |
| 19:11 | Jacksonville State | Douglas Fallis grabs the board | 37-32 |
| 18:52 | Jacksonville State | Douglas Fallis makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Kenneth Pasternak | 37-34 |
| 18:36 | Samford | Louis Bennett hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Scott Collins | 40-34 |
| 18:24 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Pasternak buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Teddy Beals | 40-36 |
| 18:09 | Samford | Teddy Beals steals the ball from Corey Moore | 40-36 |
| 17:56 | Jacksonville State | Douglas Fallis is fouled on the floor by Scott Collins - foul #3 on Scott Collins, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Samford | Raymond King (PG) Scott Collins | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 17:36 | Jacksonville State | Gregory Hart is called for the reach on Douglas Fallis - foul #1 on Gregory Hart, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| 17:15 | Jacksonville State | Paul Arnold double dribbles | 40-36 |
| Subs | Samford | Bruce Davis (PF), Dennis Myers (C) Corey Moore, Gregory Hart | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Louis Murray (C) Kenneth Pasternak | |
| 17:05 | Samford | Dennis Myers comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Teddy Beals - foul #2 on Teddy Beals, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Alan Mahar (SF) Douglas Fallis | |
| 17:05 | Samford | Dennis Myers makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 17:05 | Samford | Dennis Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 16:49 | Jacksonville State | Paul Arnold misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 16:48 | Jacksonville State | Dewey Lewis hits the follow up shot | 42-38 |
| 16:29 | Samford | Michael Melton drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Raymond King and the foul's on Alan Mahar - foul #1 on Alan Mahar, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | David Erwin (SF), Michael Coldwell (C) Paul Arnold, Dewey Lewis | |
| 16:29 | Samford | Michael Melton makes the free throw | 45-38 |
| 16:27 | Jacksonville State | Teddy Beals double dribbles in the backcourt | 45-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Willie Lynam (PG) Michael Melton | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 16:07 | Samford | David Erwin takes the ball from Bruce Davis | 45-38 |
| 15:47 | Jacksonville State | David Erwin can't connect on a floater near the basket | 45-38 |
| 15:46 | Samford | Raymond King pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Willie Lynam (fresh) SG - Louis Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond King (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bruce Davis (fresh) 4 reb. C - Dennis Myers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Teddy Beals (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Mahar (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Erwin (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Louis Murray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Coldwell (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Samford | Raymond King misses badly on a shot near the basket | 45-38 |
| 15:41 | Jacksonville State | Michael Coldwell snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 15:30 | Jacksonville State | Teddy Beals misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-38 |
| 15:28 | Samford | Raymond King grabs the board | 45-38 |
| 15:10 | Samford | Raymond King hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-38 |
| 14:55 | Jacksonville State | Alan Mahar knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Teddy Beals | 48-41 |
| 14:38 | Samford | Dennis Myers knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by Raymond King | 50-41 |
| 14:26 | Jacksonville State | Louis Murray is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Louis Murray, team foul #3 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Samford | Scott Collins (PG), Michael Melton (SF), Corey Moore (PF), Gregory Hart (C) Louis Bennett, Raymond King, Bruce Davis, Dennis Myers | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Paul Arnold (SG), Douglas Fallis (SF), Dewey Lewis (PF), Kenneth Pasternak (C) Teddy Beals, David Erwin, Louis Murray, Michael Coldwell | |
| 14:07 | Samford | Scott Collins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-41 |
| 13:44 | Jacksonville State | Douglas Fallis is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Douglas Fallis, team foul #4 | 50-41 |
| 13:25 | Samford | Gregory Hart clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-41 |
| 13:24 | Samford | Corey Moore gets the offensive rebound | 50-41 |
| 13:08 | Samford | Michael Melton is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Pasternak - foul #2 on Kenneth Pasternak, team foul #5 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Samford | Louis Bennett (SG) Willie Lynam | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Teddy Beals (PG) Alan Mahar | |
| 12:52 | Samford | Corey Moore banks in the layup on a great pass from Louis Bennett | 52-41 |
| 12:43 | Jacksonville State | Dewey Lewis comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-41 |
| 12:41 | Samford | Gregory Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 52-41 |
| 12:28 | Samford | Michael Melton clanks a shot from the free throw line | 52-41 |
| 12:26 | Jacksonville State | Douglas Fallis gets the rebound | 52-41 |
| 12:12 | Jacksonville State | Paul Arnold knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Douglas Fallis | 52-43 |
| 11:52 | Samford | Louis Bennett is whistled for a carry | 52-43 |
| Subs | Samford | Bruce Davis (PF) Corey Moore | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Scott Collins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Louis Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Melton (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Bruce Davis (fresh) 4 reb. C - Gregory Hart (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Teddy Beals (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Arnold (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Fallis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dewey Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Pasternak (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Jacksonville State | Paul Arnold is hacked by Michael Melton - foul #2 on Michael Melton, team foul #3 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Myers (C) Gregory Hart | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Alan Mahar (SF), Louis Murray (PF), Michael Coldwell (C) Douglas Fallis, Dewey Lewis, Kenneth Pasternak | |
| 11:02 | Jacksonville State | Louis Murray comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Scott Collins - foul #4 on Scott Collins, team foul #4 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Samford | Willie Lynam (PG), Raymond King (SF) Scott Collins, Michael Melton | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | David Erwin (SF) Paul Arnold | |
| 11:02 | Jacksonville State | Louis Murray makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 11:02 | Jacksonville State | Louis Murray misses the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 11:02 | Samford | Bruce Davis pulls down the rebound | 52-44 |
| 10:38 | Samford | Dennis Myers can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 52-44 |
| 10:37 | Jacksonville State | David Erwin gets the rebound | 52-44 |
| 10:15 | Jacksonville State | Alan Mahar buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Louis Murray | 52-47 |
| 10:02 | Samford | Bruce Davis's layup is rejected by Louis Murray | 52-47 |
| 10:00 | Samford | Louis Bennett misses the tip | 52-47 |
| 09:59 | Jacksonville State | Louis Murray gets the rebound | 52-47 |
| 09:37 | Jacksonville State | Alan Mahar is fouled on the floor by Willie Lynam - foul #1 on Willie Lynam, team foul #5 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Melton (SF), Corey Moore (PF), Gregory Hart (C) Louis Bennett, Bruce Davis, Dennis Myers | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Paul Arnold (SG), Douglas Fallis (SF), Dewey Lewis (PF), Kenneth Pasternak (C) Teddy Beals, David Erwin, Louis Murray, Michael Coldwell | |
| 09:26 | Jacksonville State | Alan Mahar makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-49 |
| 09:12 | Samford | Willie Lynam misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 52-49 |
| 09:10 | Samford | Michael Melton tips it home | 54-49 |
| 08:55 | Jacksonville State | Alan Mahar comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 54-49 |
| 08:53 | Samford | Gregory Hart snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 08:49 | Samford | Corey Moore knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Raymond King | 57-49 |
| 08:33 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Pasternak buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Dewey Lewis | 57-51 |
| 08:17 | Samford | Corey Moore steps out of bounds on the sideline | 57-51 |
| Subs | Samford | Louis Bennett (SG) Willie Lynam | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Teddy Beals (PG) Alan Mahar | |
| 08:08 | Jacksonville State | Raymond King steps in front of the Dewey Lewis pass | 57-51 |
| 07:44 | Samford | Louis Bennett is fouled on the floor by Paul Arnold - foul #2 on Paul Arnold, team foul #6 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Samford | Scott Collins (PG), Dennis Myers (C) Raymond King, Gregory Hart | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Scott Collins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Louis Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Melton (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Corey Moore (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Dennis Myers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Teddy Beals (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Arnold (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Fallis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dewey Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Pasternak (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Samford | Dewey Lewis is called for the reach on Dennis Myers - foul #1 on Dewey Lewis, team foul #7 | 57-51 |
| 07:32 | Samford | Dennis Myers makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 07:32 | Samford | Dennis Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 07:18 | Jacksonville State | Douglas Fallis hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 59-51 |
| 07:16 | Samford | Dennis Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 06:58 | Samford | Dennis Myers drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Louis Bennett | 62-51 |
| 06:44 | Jacksonville State | Douglas Fallis hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Scott Collins - foul #5 on Scott Collins, team foul #6 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Samford | Willie Lynam (PG), Raymond King (SF), Bruce Davis (PF) Scott Collins, Michael Melton, Corey Moore | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Alan Mahar (SG), Louis Murray (PF), Michael Coldwell (C) Paul Arnold, Dewey Lewis, Kenneth Pasternak | |
| 06:44 | Jacksonville State | Douglas Fallis misses the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 06:44 | Jacksonville State | Douglas Fallis misses the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 06:44 | Samford | Dennis Myers pulls down the rebound | 62-51 |
| 06:37 | Samford | Raymond King misses the turnaround from the right block | 62-51 |
| 06:35 | Jacksonville State | Michael Coldwell gets the rebound | 62-51 |
| 06:09 | Jacksonville State | Teddy Beals clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 62-51 |
| 06:07 | Samford | Dennis Myers grabs the board | 62-51 |
| 05:47 | Samford | Teddy Beals steals it from Raymond King | 62-51 |
| 05:43 | Jacksonville State | Teddy Beals hits the finger roll | 62-53 |
| 05:20 | Samford | Bruce Davis misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 62-53 |
| 05:18 | Samford | Raymond King grabs the offensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 05:07 | Samford | Louis Bennett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-53 |
| 05:06 | Jacksonville State | Teddy Beals pulls down the rebound | 62-53 |
| 04:50 | Jacksonville State | Alan Mahar hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 62-53 |
| 04:49 | Samford | Willie Lynam pulls down the rebound | 62-53 |
| 04:49 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-53 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Melton (SF), Corey Moore (PF), Gregory Hart (C) Willie Lynam, Bruce Davis, Dennis Myers | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Paul Arnold (SG), Dewey Lewis (PF), Kenneth Pasternak (C) Douglas Fallis, Louis Murray, Michael Coldwell | |
| 04:24 | Samford | Raymond King comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Alan Mahar - foul #2 on Alan Mahar, team foul #8 | 62-53 |
| 04:24 | Samford | Raymond King makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 04:24 | Samford | Raymond King makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 04:05 | Jacksonville State | Dewey Lewis buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Teddy Beals | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Samford | Raymond King knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Corey Moore | 66-55 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Raymond King (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Louis Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Melton (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Corey Moore (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregory Hart (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Teddy Beals (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Arnold (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alan Mahar (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dewey Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Pasternak (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Jacksonville State | Alan Mahar misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-55 |
| 03:26 | Jacksonville State | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Pasternak | 66-55 |
| 03:21 | Jacksonville State | Paul Arnold misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-55 |
| 03:20 | Samford | Corey Moore gets the rebound | 66-55 |
| 03:02 | Samford | Corey Moore misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 66-55 |
| 03:01 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Bennett | 66-55 |
| 02:45 | Samford | Raymond King connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Louis Bennett | 68-55 |
| 02:30 | Jacksonville State | Alan Mahar buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Teddy Beals | 68-58 |
| 02:06 | Samford | Raymond King buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Melton | 70-58 |
| 01:48 | Jacksonville State | Dewey Lewis misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-58 |
| 01:47 | Samford | Corey Moore grabs the board | 70-58 |
| 01:19 | Samford | Raymond King hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Dewey Lewis - foul #2 on Dewey Lewis, team foul #9 | 70-58 |
| Subs | Samford | Willie Lynam (SG), James Baker (SF), Bruce Davis (PF), Dennis Myers (C) Louis Bennett, Michael Melton, Corey Moore, Gregory Hart | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Richard Markham (SG), David Erwin (SF), Louis Murray (PF), Michael Coldwell (C) Teddy Beals, Paul Arnold, Dewey Lewis, Kenneth Pasternak | |
| 01:19 | Samford | Raymond King makes the 1st free throw | 71-58 |
| 01:19 | Samford | Raymond King misses the 2nd free throw | 71-58 |
| 01:19 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Michael Coldwell | 71-58 |
| 00:59 | Jacksonville State | Louis Murray misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Bruce Davis - foul #1 on Bruce Davis, team foul #7 | 71-58 |
| 00:59 | Jacksonville State | Louis Murray makes the 1st free throw | 71-59 |
| 00:59 | Jacksonville State | Louis Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Samford | James Baker is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Markham - foul #1 on Richard Markham, team foul #10 | 71-60 |
| 00:57 | Samford | James Baker makes the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 00:57 | Samford | James Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 73-60 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Jacksonville State | Raymond King steals it from David Erwin | 73-60 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Samford | James Baker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-60 |
| 00:26 | Jacksonville State | Michael Coldwell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-60 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Raymond King runs out the clock | 73-60 |