| Lineup | Samford | PG - Scott Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond King (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Melton (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Corey Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Hart (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - James Wiliams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Grady (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Crepeau (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clyde Condie (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Schley (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee State | Paul Crepeau inbounds the ball | 39-30 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Tennessee State | Paul Crepeau slams it home | 39-32 |
| 19:38 | Samford | Corey Moore misses the easy layup | 39-32 |
| 19:36 | Samford | Corey Moore tips it home | 41-32 |
| 19:22 | Tennessee State | Gregory Hart denies the turnaround by Clyde Condie | 41-32 |
| 19:21 | Samford | The rebound goes to Gregory Hart | 41-32 |
| 19:01 | Samford | Raymond King misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-32 |
| 18:59 | Tennessee State | David Schley pulls down the rebound | 41-32 |
| 18:34 | Tennessee State | Clyde Condie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-32 |
| 18:14 | Samford | Corey Moore misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 41-32 |
| 18:13 | Tennessee State | James Wiliams gets the rebound | 41-32 |
| 17:45 | Tennessee State | Peter Grady hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 41-32 |
| 17:44 | Samford | Corey Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 17:42 | Samford | James Wiliams is called for the reach on Scott Collins in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Wiliams, team foul #1 | 41-32 |
| 17:23 | Samford | Scott Collins makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-32 |
| 17:11 | Tennessee State | Clyde Condie buries a floater from close range set up by Paul Crepeau | 43-34 |
| 16:50 | Samford | Raymond King makes the jump hook near the basket set up by Michael Melton | 45-34 |
| 16:37 | Tennessee State | James Wiliams misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Scott Collins - foul #2 on Scott Collins, team foul #1 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Samford | Bruce Davis (PF), James Baker (C) Corey Moore, Gregory Hart | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Alexander Ehrlich (SF), Kenneth Steinke (C) Paul Crepeau, David Schley | |
| 16:37 | Tennessee State | James Wiliams makes the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 16:37 | Tennessee State | James Wiliams misses the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 16:37 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Steinke grabs the offensive board | 45-35 |
| 16:22 | Tennessee State | Alexander Ehrlich hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-35 |
| 16:21 | Samford | Bruce Davis snags the defensive board | 45-35 |
| 16:00 | Samford | Raymond King makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Michael Melton | 47-35 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Scott Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond King (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Melton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bruce Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Baker (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - James Wiliams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Grady (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alexander Ehrlich (fresh) PF - Clyde Condie (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Steinke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Tennessee State | James Wiliams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-35 |
| 15:46 | Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to Alexander Ehrlich | 47-35 |
| 15:35 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Steinke makes the floater from the right block set up by James Wiliams and he's hacked by James Baker - foul #1 on James Baker, team foul #2 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Samford | Willie Lynam (SG), Mark Hinton (C) Raymond King, Michael Melton | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Dang (PG), Jon Mitchell (SG), Robert Graves (SF), Paul Crepeau (PF) James Wiliams, Peter Grady, Alexander Ehrlich, Clyde Condie | |
| 15:35 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Steinke misses the free throw | 47-37 |
| 15:35 | Samford | Bruce Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 15:07 | Samford | Willie Lynam hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from James Baker | 50-37 |
| 14:47 | Tennessee State | Robert Graves comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 50-37 |
| 14:46 | Samford | Bruce Davis pulls down the rebound | 50-37 |
| 14:42 | Samford | Willie Lynam lays it up and in and he's hacked by Paul Crepeau - foul #1 on Paul Crepeau, team foul #2 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Weekes (PG), Corey Moore (PF), Gregory Hart (C) Scott Collins, Bruce Davis, Mark Hinton | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Clyde Condie (PF), David Schley (C) Paul Crepeau, Kenneth Steinke | |
| 14:42 | Samford | Willie Lynam makes the free throw | 53-37 |
| 14:24 | Tennessee State | Jon Mitchell misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-37 |
| 14:23 | Samford | James Baker gets the rebound | 53-37 |
| 14:04 | Samford | Gregory Hart is called for traveling | 53-37 |
| Subs | Samford | Raymond King (SG), Michael Melton (SF) Kevin Weekes, James Baker | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Wiliams (PG) James Dang | |
| 13:53 | Tennessee State | The pull-up jumper by Jon Mitchell is blocked by Gregory Hart | 53-37 |
| 13:51 | Samford | The rebound goes to Gregory Hart | 53-37 |
| 13:38 | Samford | Michael Melton makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Willie Lynam | 55-37 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 13:30 | Tennessee State | Clyde Condie is hacked by Corey Moore - foul #2 on Corey Moore, team foul #3 | 55-37 |
| Subs | Samford | Scott Collins (PG) Willie Lynam | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 13:15 | Tennessee State | Jon Mitchell clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 55-37 |
| 13:14 | Samford | Michael Melton snags the defensive board | 55-37 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:09 | Samford | Scott Collins scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-37 |
| 12:54 | Tennessee State | James Wiliams makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Clyde Condie | 58-39 |
| 12:29 | Samford | Gregory Hart is whistled for traveling | 58-39 |
| Subs | Samford | Bruce Davis (PF) Corey Moore | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Paul Crepeau (PF) Clyde Condie | |
| 12:11 | Tennessee State | David Schley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-39 |
| 12:09 | Tennessee State | James Wiliams hits the follow up shot | 58-41 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 11:41 | Samford | Scott Collins hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-41 |
| 11:39 | Samford | Gregory Hart tips it home | 60-41 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Scott Collins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond King (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Melton (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Bruce Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Gregory Hart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - James Wiliams (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jon Mitchell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Graves (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Paul Crepeau (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - David Schley (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Tennessee State | Paul Crepeau hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 60-41 |
| 11:19 | Tennessee State | Paul Crepeau grabs the offensive rebound | 60-41 |
| 11:04 | Tennessee State | James Wiliams comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 60-41 |
| 11:03 | Samford | The rebound goes to Gregory Hart | 60-41 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:59 | Samford | Gregory Hart comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Jon Mitchell - foul #4 on Jon Mitchell, team foul #3 | 60-41 |
| Subs | Samford | Willie Lynam (SG), James Baker (SF) Raymond King, Michael Melton | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Peter Grady (SG), Clyde Condie (PF), Kenneth Steinke (C) Jon Mitchell, Robert Graves, David Schley | |
| 10:59 | Samford | Gregory Hart misses the 1st free throw | 60-41 |
| 10:59 | Samford | Gregory Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 61-41 |
| 10:36 | Tennessee State | Paul Crepeau is called for traveling | 61-41 |
| Subs | Samford | Corey Moore (PF) Gregory Hart | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 10:15 | Samford | Scott Collins lays it in on a nice dish by Corey Moore | 63-41 |
| 09:55 | Tennessee State | Clyde Condie buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Wiliams | 63-44 |
| 09:37 | Samford | Peter Grady picks off the pass by Corey Moore | 63-44 |
| 09:19 | Tennessee State | Clyde Condie misses the lay-in | 63-44 |
| 09:18 | Samford | Corey Moore pulls down the rebound | 63-44 |
| 09:01 | Samford | Scott Collins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-44 |
| 08:59 | Samford | Bruce Davis misses the tip | 63-44 |
| 08:57 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Paul Crepeau | 63-44 |
| 08:51 | Tennessee State | James Wiliams buries a shot in the lane on a great pass from Peter Grady and he's fouled by Scott Collins - foul #3 on Scott Collins, team foul #4 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Samford | Raymond King (SG), Michael Melton (SF), Mark Hinton (C) Scott Collins, James Baker, Corey Moore | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Robert Graves (SF), David Schley (C) Paul Crepeau, Kenneth Steinke | |
| 08:51 | Tennessee State | James Wiliams makes the free throw | 63-47 |
| 08:34 | Samford | Robert Graves denies the turnaround by Willie Lynam | 63-47 |
| 08:33 | Samford | Mark Hinton misses the tip | 63-47 |
| 08:31 | Samford | Raymond King tips it but misses | 63-47 |
| 08:29 | Tennessee State | Clyde Condie grabs the defensive rebound | 63-47 |
| 08:18 | Tennessee State | Michael Melton takes the ball from Robert Graves | 63-47 |
| 07:57 | Samford | Michael Melton is fouled on the floor by Peter Grady - foul #2 on Peter Grady, team foul #4 | 63-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Scott Collins (PG), Gregory Hart (C) Willie Lynam, Bruce Davis | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Jon Mitchell (SG) James Wiliams | |
| 07:42 | Samford | Scott Collins is fouled on the floor by Peter Grady - foul #3 on Peter Grady, team foul #5 | 63-47 |
| 07:27 | Samford | Gregory Hart misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-47 |
| 07:25 | Samford | Scott Collins misses the tip | 63-47 |
| 07:24 | Samford | Gregory Hart hits the follow up shot | 65-47 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Scott Collins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond King (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Melton (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Mark Hinton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Gregory Hart (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Peter Grady (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jon Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Robert Graves (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Clyde Condie (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - David Schley (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Tennessee State | Robert Graves buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 65-49 |
| 06:54 | Samford | Mark Hinton makes the floater in the paint and the foul's on Clyde Condie - foul #2 on Clyde Condie, team foul #6 | 67-49 |
| Subs | Samford | Corey Moore (PF) Michael Melton | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Dang (PG), Paul Crepeau (PF) Peter Grady, Clyde Condie | |
| 06:54 | Samford | Mark Hinton misses the free throw | 67-49 |
| 06:54 | Samford | Mark Hinton pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-49 |
| 06:30 | Samford | Raymond King steps out of bounds on the sideline | 67-49 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Melton (SF) Mark Hinton | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 06:16 | Tennessee State | Gregory Hart steals it from Jon Mitchell | 67-49 |
| 05:57 | Samford | Corey Moore is fouled on the floor by Paul Crepeau - foul #2 on Paul Crepeau, team foul #7 | 67-49 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Wiliams (PG), Clyde Condie (PF), Kenneth Steinke (C) James Dang, Robert Graves, David Schley | |
| 05:57 | Samford | Corey Moore makes the 1st free throw | 68-49 |
| 05:57 | Samford | Corey Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 68-49 |
| 05:57 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Steinke gets the rebound | 68-49 |
| 05:43 | Tennessee State | Paul Crepeau hits a fadeaway in the lane | 68-51 |
| 05:17 | Samford | Raymond King is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Steinke - foul #1 on Kenneth Steinke, team foul #8 | 68-51 |
| 05:17 | Samford | Raymond King makes the 1st free throw | 69-51 |
| 05:17 | Samford | Raymond King makes the 2nd free throw | 70-51 |
| 04:57 | Tennessee State | Clyde Condie misses long on a jumper from the left side | 70-51 |
| 04:55 | Samford | Corey Moore grabs the board | 70-51 |
| 04:38 | Samford | Scott Collins scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Raymond King | 73-51 |
| 04:20 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Steinke comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 73-51 |
| 04:19 | Tennessee State | Paul Crepeau pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-51 |
| 04:10 | Tennessee State | Paul Crepeau misses short on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Raymond King - foul #2 on Raymond King, team foul #5 | 73-51 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Weekes (PG), Willie Lynam (SG), James Baker (SF), Bruce Davis (PF), Mark Hinton (C) Scott Collins, Raymond King, Michael Melton, Corey Moore, Gregory Hart | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Dang (PG), Peter Grady (SG), Alexander Ehrlich (SF) James Wiliams, Jon Mitchell, Clyde Condie | |
| 04:10 | Tennessee State | Paul Crepeau makes the 1st free throw | 73-52 |
| 04:10 | Tennessee State | Paul Crepeau misses the 2nd free throw | 73-52 |
| 04:10 | Samford | Bruce Davis gets the rebound | 73-52 |
| 03:50 | Samford | James Baker is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Steinke - foul #2 on Kenneth Steinke, team foul #9 | 73-52 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Jon Chavarria (C) Paul Crepeau | |
| 03:50 | Samford | James Baker makes the 1st free throw | 74-52 |
| 03:50 | Samford | James Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 75-52 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:39 | Tennessee State | Bruce Davis swats the dunk try by James Dang | 75-52 |
| 03:37 | Samford | Mark Hinton grabs the board | 75-52 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Samford | Mark Hinton comes up short on the floater near the basket | 75-52 |
| 03:17 | Tennessee State | Alexander Ehrlich grabs the defensive rebound | 75-52 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Kevin Weekes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Willie Lynam (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Hinton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - James Dang (fresh) SG - Peter Grady (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alexander Ehrlich (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Steinke (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jon Chavarria (fresh) | |
| 03:01 | Tennessee State | Willie Lynam is called for the reach on Peter Grady - foul #2 on Willie Lynam, team foul #6 | 75-52 |
| 02:53 | Tennessee State | Jon Chavarria misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 75-52 |
| 02:51 | Samford | Bruce Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 75-52 |
| 02:25 | Samford | Bruce Davis can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Peter Grady - foul #4 on Peter Grady, team foul #10 | 75-52 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Paul Crepeau (PF) Kenneth Steinke | |
| 02:25 | Samford | Bruce Davis makes the 1st free throw | 76-52 |
| 02:25 | Samford | Bruce Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 77-52 |
| 02:17 | Tennessee State | Jon Chavarria misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 77-52 |
| 02:15 | Samford | James Baker snags the defensive board | 77-52 |
| 02:09 | Samford | Willie Lynam hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 77-52 |
| 02:07 | Tennessee State | Paul Crepeau grabs the defensive rebound | 77-52 |
| 02:00 | Tennessee State | Peter Grady misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 77-52 |
| 01:59 | Samford | James Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 77-52 |
| 01:53 | Samford | Bruce Davis's floater is tipped away by Jon Chavarria | 77-52 |
| 01:51 | Samford | Mark Hinton grabs the offensive board | 77-52 |
| 01:33 | Samford | Jon Chavarria takes the ball from Willie Lynam | 77-52 |
| 01:14 | Tennessee State | Jon Chavarria is fouled on the floor by Mark Hinton - foul #4 on Mark Hinton, team foul #7 | 77-52 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Kenneth Steinke (PF) Alexander Ehrlich | |
| 01:14 | Tennessee State | Jon Chavarria makes the 1st free throw | 77-53 |
| 01:14 | Tennessee State | Jon Chavarria makes the 2nd free throw | 77-54 |
| 00:51 | Samford | Bruce Davis misses the driving attempt near the basket | 77-54 |
| 00:50 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Steinke | 77-54 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Tennessee State | Jon Chavarria misses long on a floater from the right wing | 77-54 |
| 00:42 | Tennessee State | Paul Crepeau hits the follow up shot | 77-56 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Samford | Peter Grady takes the ball from Kevin Weekes in the backcourt | 77-56 |
| 00:37 | Tennessee State | Jon Chavarria's pass is intercepted by Bruce Davis | 77-56 |
| 00:11 | Samford | James Baker misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by James Dang - foul #1 on James Dang, team foul #11 | 77-56 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Alexander Ehrlich (SF) Jon Chavarria | |
| 00:11 | Samford | James Baker makes the 1st free throw | 78-56 |
| 00:11 | Samford | James Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 79-56 |
| 00:07 | Tennessee State | Kevin Weekes is called for the reach on James Dang in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Weekes, team foul #8 | 79-56 |
| 00:07 | Tennessee State | James Dang makes the 1st free throw | 79-57 |
| 00:07 | Tennessee State | James Dang makes the 2nd free throw | 79-58 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Kevin Weekes runs out the clock | 79-58 |