| Lineup | Samford | PG - Scott Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Louis Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Michael Melton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Corey Moore (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gregory Hart (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - John Brosnan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Adams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Hale (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Troy Hodges (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Michael Deems (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Michael Melton inbounds the ball | 46-43 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Samford | Louis Bennett hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Scott Collins | 49-43 |
| 19:24 | Tennessee Martin | Anthony Hale comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-43 |
| 19:23 | Tennessee Martin | Michael Deems snags the offensive board | 49-43 |
| 19:10 | Tennessee Martin | William Adams's floater is tipped away by Corey Moore | 49-43 |
| 19:08 | Samford | The rebound goes to Louis Bennett | 49-43 |
| 19:04 | Samford | Louis Bennett drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-43 |
| 18:44 | Tennessee Martin | Anthony Hale is denied on a layup by Gregory Hart | 52-43 |
| 18:42 | Samford | Corey Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 18:20 | Samford | Gregory Hart misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-43 |
| 18:18 | Tennessee Martin | Anthony Hale snags the defensive board | 52-43 |
| 18:13 | Tennessee Martin | John Brosnan misses short on a shot from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 18:11 | Samford | Corey Moore gets the rebound | 52-43 |
| 18:06 | Samford | Michael Deems is called for the reach on Scott Collins - foul #3 on Michael Deems, team foul #1 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | David Hunter (C) Michael Deems | |
| 17:49 | Samford | Gregory Hart misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 17:47 | Tennessee Martin | Troy Hodges grabs the defensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 17:42 | Tennessee Martin | Gregory Hart denies the turnaround by John Brosnan | 52-43 |
| 17:40 | Samford | Gregory Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 17:36 | Samford | Corey Moore can't connect on a floater from close range | 52-43 |
| 17:34 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Bennett | 52-43 |
| 17:17 | Samford | Gregory Hart is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Gregory Hart, team foul #1 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Samford | Bruce Davis (PF), Dennis Myers (C) Corey Moore, Gregory Hart | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Andrew Sheely (SG) William Adams | |
| 16:58 | Tennessee Martin | Troy Hodges buries a floater from the right wing | 52-45 |
| 16:40 | Samford | Louis Bennett clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-45 |
| 16:39 | Samford | Bruce Davis grabs the offensive board | 52-45 |
| 16:25 | Samford | Louis Bennett buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Melton | 55-45 |
| 16:08 | Tennessee Martin | John Brosnan hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Andrew Sheely | 55-47 |
| 15:56 | Samford | Bruce Davis dunks the ball | 57-47 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Scott Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Louis Bennett (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SF - Michael Melton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bruce Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Myers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - John Brosnan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Sheely (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Hale (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Troy Hodges (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - David Hunter (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Tennessee Martin | Anthony Hale scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Brosnan | 57-49 |
| 15:27 | Samford | Louis Bennett makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Bruce Davis | 59-49 |
| 15:08 | Tennessee Martin | Andrew Sheely hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Brosnan | 59-51 |
| 14:59 | Samford | Louis Bennett misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-51 |
| 14:57 | Tennessee Martin | Troy Hodges grabs the board | 59-51 |
| 14:50 | Tennessee Martin | Troy Hodges connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by John Brosnan | 59-54 |
| 14:37 | Samford | Michael Melton scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Louis Bennett | 62-54 |
| 14:21 | Tennessee Martin | Michael Melton is called for the reach on Anthony Hale - foul #1 on Michael Melton, team foul #2 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Samford | Raymond King (PG), Willie Lynam (SG), James Baker (SF), Corey Moore (PF), Gregory Hart (C) Scott Collins, Louis Bennett, Michael Melton, Bruce Davis, Dennis Myers | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | David Leathers (PG), William Adams (SG), Brian Owens (SF), Edgar Roberts (PF), Michael Deems (C) John Brosnan, Andrew Sheely, Anthony Hale, Troy Hodges, David Hunter | |
| 14:07 | Tennessee Martin | William Adams buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by David Leathers and he's fouled by James Baker - foul #1 on James Baker, team foul #3 | 62-56 |
| 14:07 | Tennessee Martin | William Adams misses the free throw | 62-56 |
| 14:07 | Samford | Corey Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 13:53 | Samford | Willie Lynam makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Raymond King | 65-56 |
| 13:47 | Tennessee Martin | Corey Moore swats the layup by William Adams | 65-56 |
| 13:45 | Samford | Corey Moore snags the defensive board | 65-56 |
| 13:32 | Samford | David Leathers takes the ball from Raymond King | 65-56 |
| 13:13 | Tennessee Martin | Brian Owens misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 65-56 |
| 13:11 | Samford | Corey Moore grabs the board | 65-56 |
| 13:05 | Samford | Corey Moore misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-56 |
| 13:03 | Tennessee Martin | The rebound goes to David Leathers | 65-56 |
| 12:58 | Tennessee Martin | David Leathers buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by William Adams | 65-59 |
| 12:41 | Samford | Willie Lynam can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Deems - foul #4 on Michael Deems, team foul #2 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Samford | Louis Bennett (SG) James Baker | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | John Brosnan (PG), Donnie Klein (SF) David Leathers, Michael Deems | |
| 12:41 | Samford | Willie Lynam makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 12:41 | Samford | Willie Lynam makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 12:28 | Tennessee Martin | Edgar Roberts misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Gregory Hart - foul #4 on Gregory Hart, team foul #4 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Samford | Scott Collins (PG), Dennis Myers (C) Willie Lynam, Gregory Hart | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | David Hunter (C) Donnie Klein | |
| 12:28 | Tennessee Martin | Edgar Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 12:28 | Tennessee Martin | Edgar Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 12:10 | Samford | Louis Bennett hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 67-61 |
| 12:08 | Tennessee Martin | David Hunter gets the rebound | 67-61 |
| 12:04 | Tennessee Martin | William Adams connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Owens | 67-64 |
| 11:45 | Samford | Dennis Myers misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-64 |
| 11:43 | Samford | Corey Moore can't tip it in | 67-64 |
| 11:41 | Tennessee Martin | David Hunter pulls down the rebound | 67-64 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Scott Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Louis Bennett (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond King (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Corey Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Dennis Myers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - John Brosnan (fresh) 8 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Owens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edgar Roberts (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - David Hunter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Tennessee Martin | John Brosnan scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by David Hunter | 67-67 |
| 11:20 | Samford | Louis Bennett drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Raymond King | 69-67 |
| 11:04 | Tennessee Martin | John Brosnan buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Adams | 69-69 |
| 10:59 | Samford | Louis Bennett connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Dennis Myers | 72-69 |
| 10:52 | Tennessee Martin | William Adams knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Owens | 72-72 |
| 10:28 | Samford | Raymond King connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Corey Moore | 75-72 |
| 10:11 | Tennessee Martin | Edgar Roberts clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 75-72 |
| 10:09 | Tennessee Martin | Edgar Roberts grabs the offensive board | 75-72 |
| 09:56 | Tennessee Martin | The pull-up jumper by Edgar Roberts is blocked by Scott Collins | 75-72 |
| 09:54 | Tennessee Martin | Edgar Roberts pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-72 |
| 09:42 | Tennessee Martin | John Brosnan misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Louis Bennett - foul #1 on Louis Bennett, team foul #5 | 75-72 |
| Subs | Samford | Willie Lynam (SG), Michael Melton (SF), Bruce Davis (PF), Mark Hinton (C) Louis Bennett, Raymond King, Corey Moore, Dennis Myers | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Andrew Sheely (SG), Anthony Hale (SF), Troy Hodges (C) William Adams, Brian Owens, David Hunter | |
| 09:42 | Tennessee Martin | John Brosnan makes the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 09:42 | Tennessee Martin | John Brosnan makes the 2nd free throw | 75-74 |
| 09:20 | Samford | Mark Hinton buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Bruce Davis | 77-74 |
| 09:04 | Tennessee Martin | Troy Hodges hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 77-74 |
| 09:03 | Tennessee Martin | Anthony Hale misses the tip | 77-74 |
| 09:02 | Samford | Scott Collins snags the defensive board | 77-74 |
| 08:48 | Samford | Anthony Hale denies the turnaround by Michael Melton | 77-74 |
| 08:47 | Tennessee Martin | Troy Hodges gets the rebound | 77-74 |
| 08:43 | Tennessee Martin | Anthony Hale lays it in on a nice dish by John Brosnan | 77-76 |
| 08:24 | Samford | Willie Lynam is called for traveling | 77-76 |
| Subs | Samford | Louis Bennett (SG) Scott Collins | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | David Leathers (SG) John Brosnan | |
| 07:58 | Tennessee Martin | Troy Hodges misses short on a shot from the left block | 77-76 |
| 07:57 | Tennessee Martin | Troy Hodges gets the offensive rebound | 77-76 |
| 07:46 | Tennessee Martin | Anthony Hale is called for traveling | 77-76 |
| Subs | Samford | Scott Collins (PG), Gregory Hart (C) Willie Lynam, Mark Hinton | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Michael Deems (C) Edgar Roberts | |
| 07:27 | Samford | Michael Melton knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 80-76 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Scott Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Louis Bennett (fresh) 23 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Melton (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Bruce Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Hart (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Andrew Sheely (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Leathers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Hale (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Troy Hodges (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Deems (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:14 | Tennessee Martin | Michael Deems comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gregory Hart - foul #5 on Gregory Hart, team foul #6 | 80-76 |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Myers (C) Gregory Hart | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | William Adams (SG) David Leathers | |
| 07:14 | Tennessee Martin | Michael Deems makes the 1st free throw | 80-77 |
| 07:14 | Tennessee Martin | Michael Deems makes the 2nd free throw | 80-78 |
| 07:03 | Samford | Michael Melton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 80-78 |
| 07:01 | Tennessee Martin | Michael Deems grabs the board | 80-78 |
| 06:56 | Tennessee Martin | Scott Collins steals it from Anthony Hale | 80-78 |
| 06:53 | Samford | Michael Melton lays it in on a nice dish by Scott Collins | 82-78 |
| 06:34 | Tennessee Martin | William Adams misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 82-78 |
| 06:32 | Tennessee Martin | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Deems | 82-78 |
| 06:19 | Tennessee Martin | Michael Melton steps in front of the William Adams pass | 82-78 |
| 06:16 | Samford | Scott Collins hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Melton | 84-78 |
| 06:00 | Tennessee Martin | William Adams comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 84-78 |
| 05:59 | Samford | Michael Melton grabs the board | 84-78 |
| 05:35 | Samford | Louis Bennett hits a shot from the left side set up by Bruce Davis | 86-78 |
| 05:18 | Tennessee Martin | Dennis Myers denies the turnaround by Anthony Hale | 86-78 |
| 05:17 | Samford | Louis Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 86-78 |
| 05:07 | Samford | Michael Melton drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Louis Bennett | 88-78 |
| 05:07 | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 88-78 |
| Subs | Samford | Corey Moore (PF) Bruce Davis | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | John Brosnan (PG), Edgar Roberts (PF) Andrew Sheely, Troy Hodges | |
| 04:50 | Tennessee Martin | Edgar Roberts double dribbles | 88-78 |
| 04:23 | Samford | Michael Melton misses the shot from just outside the lane | 88-78 |
| 04:21 | Samford | Corey Moore grabs the offensive board | 88-78 |
| 04:03 | Samford | Dennis Myers misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 88-78 |
| 04:02 | Tennessee Martin | Michael Deems grabs the board | 88-78 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:58 | Tennessee Martin | John Brosnan comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 88-78 |
| 03:56 | Tennessee Martin | Edgar Roberts tips it home | 88-80 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Samford | Michael Melton's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Deems | 88-80 |
| 03:33 | Samford | Louis Bennett tips it home | 90-80 |
| 03:22 | Tennessee Martin | Michael Melton steals the ball from Michael Deems | 90-80 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Scott Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Louis Bennett (fresh) 27 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Melton (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. PF - Corey Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Dennis Myers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - John Brosnan (fresh) 15 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Adams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anthony Hale (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Edgar Roberts (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Michael Deems (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:53 | Samford | Dennis Myers can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 90-80 |
| 02:51 | Tennessee Martin | Anthony Hale pulls down the rebound | 90-80 |
| 02:47 | Tennessee Martin | John Brosnan clanks a shot from the free throw line | 90-80 |
| 02:46 | Tennessee Martin | Michael Deems tips it but misses | 90-80 |
| 02:44 | Tennessee Martin | Michael Deems pulls down the offensive rebound | 90-80 |
| 02:39 | Tennessee Martin | William Adams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 90-80 |
| 02:38 | Samford | The rebound goes to Scott Collins | 90-80 |
| 02:15 | Samford | Michael Melton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 90-80 |
| 02:14 | Samford | Dennis Myers hits the follow up shot | 92-80 |
| 02:09 | Tennessee Martin | Edgar Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 92-80 |
| Subs | Samford | Willie Lynam (SG), Raymond King (SF), Bruce Davis (PF), Mark Hinton (C) Louis Bennett, Michael Melton, Corey Moore, Dennis Myers | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Andrew Sheely (SG), Troy Hodges (SF), David Hunter (C) William Adams, Anthony Hale, Michael Deems | |
| 02:05 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 92-80 |
| Subs | Samford | Louis Bennett (SG) Willie Lynam | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| 01:40 | Samford | David Hunter blocks the short jumper by Bruce Davis | 92-80 |
| 01:39 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Hinton | 92-80 |
| 01:17 | Samford | Andrew Sheely picks off the pass by Scott Collins | 92-80 |
| 01:13 | Tennessee Martin | Andrew Sheely hits the finger roll | 92-82 |
| 00:55 | Samford | Raymond King misses long on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by John Brosnan - foul #1 on John Brosnan, team foul #3 | 92-82 |
| Subs | Samford | Willie Lynam (SG), James Baker (SF), Dennis Myers (C) Scott Collins, Louis Bennett, Mark Hinton | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | David Leathers (SG), Brian Owens (PF) John Brosnan, Edgar Roberts | |
| 00:55 | Samford | Raymond King misses the 1st free throw | 92-82 |
| 00:55 | Samford | Raymond King misses the 2nd free throw | 92-82 |
| 00:55 | Tennessee Martin | David Hunter gets the rebound | 92-82 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Tennessee Martin | Andrew Sheely travels in the backcourt | 92-82 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Samford | Willie Lynam is fouled on the floor by David Leathers - foul #1 on David Leathers, team foul #4 | 92-82 |
| 00:48 | Samford | Dennis Myers is hacked by David Leathers - foul #2 on David Leathers, team foul #5 | 92-82 |
| 00:47 | Samford | Brian Owens is called for the reach on Willie Lynam - foul #1 on Brian Owens, team foul #6 | 92-82 |
| 00:46 | Samford | Dennis Myers is fouled on the floor by Andrew Sheely - foul #2 on Andrew Sheely, team foul #7 | 92-82 |
| 00:46 | Samford | Dennis Myers makes the 1st free throw | 93-82 |
| 00:46 | Samford | Dennis Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 94-82 |
| 00:42 | Tennessee Martin | Andrew Sheely misses short on a floater from the right side | 94-82 |
| 00:41 | Samford | Bruce Davis pulls down the rebound | 94-82 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Samford | Raymond King hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on David Hunter - foul #3 on David Hunter, team foul #8 | 94-82 |
| 00:16 | Samford | Raymond King misses the 1st free throw | 94-82 |
| 00:16 | Samford | Raymond King makes the 2nd free throw | 95-82 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee Martin | Troy Hodges scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 95-85 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Raymond King runs out the clock | 95-85 |