| Lineup | Samford | PG - Pete Chandler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Winston Little (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Shawn Sink (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Scott Pierce (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. C - Lloyd Murdock (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Richard Wright (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ruben Owensby (fresh) SF - Manuel Coker (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jordan Trudel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Hendrix (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Shawn Sink inbounds the ball | 38-33 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock clanks a jumper from the left side | 38-33 |
| 19:34 | Tennessee Martin | Jordan Trudel snags the defensive board | 38-33 |
| 19:29 | Tennessee Martin | Richard Wright misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-33 |
| 19:28 | Samford | The rebound goes to Scott Pierce | 38-33 |
| 19:24 | Samford | Shawn Sink misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 38-33 |
| 19:23 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock hits the follow up shot | 40-33 |
| 19:03 | Tennessee Martin | Jordan Trudel is hacked by Lloyd Murdock - foul #2 on Lloyd Murdock, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| 18:40 | Tennessee Martin | Ruben Owensby scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-36 |
| 18:18 | Samford | Winston Little hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 40-36 |
| 18:17 | Tennessee Martin | Joshua Hendrix grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 18:11 | Tennessee Martin | Jordan Trudel hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Manuel Coker | 40-39 |
| 17:57 | Samford | Winston Little lays it up and in set up by Pete Chandler | 42-39 |
| 17:52 | Tennessee Martin | Ruben Owensby clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-39 |
| 17:50 | Tennessee Martin | Joshua Hendrix pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 17:38 | Tennessee Martin | Jordan Trudel misses the 3 from the left corner | 42-39 |
| 17:37 | Samford | Shawn Sink grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 17:11 | Samford | Shawn Sink lays it in | 44-39 |
| 17:06 | Tennessee Martin | Richard Wright can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-39 |
| 17:05 | Tennessee Martin | Richard Wright snags the offensive board | 44-39 |
| 17:00 | Tennessee Martin | Ruben Owensby comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-39 |
| 16:58 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock snags the defensive board | 44-39 |
| 16:48 | Samford | Shawn Sink blows the layup | 44-39 |
| 16:46 | Tennessee Martin | Richard Wright snags the defensive board | 44-39 |
| 16:34 | Tennessee Martin | Manuel Coker misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 44-39 |
| 16:33 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| 16:16 | Samford | Pete Chandler lays it up and in | 46-39 |
| 16:10 | Tennessee Martin | Manuel Coker drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Ruben Owensby | 46-42 |
| 15:49 | Samford | Pete Chandler comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 15:48 | Tennessee Martin | Ruben Owensby grabs the board | 46-42 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Pete Chandler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Winston Little (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Shawn Sink (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Scott Pierce (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Lloyd Murdock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Richard Wright (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ruben Owensby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Coker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jordan Trudel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Hendrix (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Tennessee Martin | Lloyd Murdock takes the ball from Joshua Hendrix | 46-42 |
| 15:34 | Samford | Winston Little hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-42 |
| 15:33 | Tennessee Martin | Joshua Hendrix grabs the board | 46-42 |
| 15:29 | Tennessee Martin | Ruben Owensby misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 15:27 | Tennessee Martin | Manuel Coker snags the offensive board | 46-42 |
| 15:10 | Tennessee Martin | Manuel Coker's floater is knocked away by Lloyd Murdock | 46-42 |
| 15:08 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| 15:03 | Samford | Pete Chandler misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-42 |
| 15:02 | Tennessee Martin | Manuel Coker snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| 14:57 | Tennessee Martin | Ruben Owensby misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 14:55 | Samford | Pete Chandler grabs the board | 46-42 |
| 14:38 | Samford | Winston Little is whistled for traveling | 46-42 |
| Subs | Samford | David Hall (PG), Jefferson Escarcega (SG), Duane Holloman (SF), Joseph Gilmore (PF), Kyle King (C) Pete Chandler, Winston Little, Shawn Sink, Scott Pierce, Lloyd Murdock | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Gary Mangrum (PG), Robert Franqui (SG), Bud Robinson (PF), Daniel Marshall (C) Richard Wright, Ruben Owensby, Jordan Trudel, Joshua Hendrix | |
| 14:20 | Tennessee Martin | Robert Franqui misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-42 |
| 14:19 | Samford | David Hall snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| 13:57 | Samford | Duane Holloman connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Jefferson Escarcega and the foul's on Manuel Coker - foul #1 on Manuel Coker, team foul #1 | 48-42 |
| 13:57 | Samford | Duane Holloman misses the free throw | 48-42 |
| 13:57 | Tennessee Martin | Bud Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 13:43 | Tennessee Martin | Manuel Coker hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Franqui | 48-44 |
| 13:30 | Samford | Jefferson Escarcega drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from David Hall | 51-44 |
| 13:11 | Tennessee Martin | Gary Mangrum misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-44 |
| 13:09 | Samford | Joseph Gilmore gets the rebound | 51-44 |
| 12:50 | Samford | David Hall misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Gary Mangrum - foul #3 on Gary Mangrum, team foul #2 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Samford | Shawn Sink (SF) Kyle King | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Jordan Trudel (PF) Manuel Coker | |
| 12:50 | Samford | David Hall makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 12:50 | Samford | David Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 12:50 | Tennessee Martin | Jordan Trudel grabs the board | 52-44 |
| 12:25 | Tennessee Martin | Robert Franqui buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Daniel Marshall | 52-47 |
| 12:09 | Samford | Duane Holloman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-47 |
| 12:07 | Tennessee Martin | Jordan Trudel gets the rebound | 52-47 |
| 12:01 | Tennessee Martin | Jordan Trudel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-47 |
| 11:59 | Samford | Shawn Sink grabs the defensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 11:51 | Samford | Duane Holloman misses the dunk | 52-47 |
| 11:49 | Samford | Duane Holloman grabs the offensive board | 52-47 |
| 11:42 | Samford | Bud Robinson steps in front of the David Hall pass | 52-47 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - David Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jefferson Escarcega (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Sink (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Joseph Gilmore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Duane Holloman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Gary Mangrum (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Franqui (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Marshall (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Jordan Trudel (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Bud Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Tennessee Martin | Daniel Marshall drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Gary Mangrum | 52-49 |
| 11:15 | Samford | Jefferson Escarcega drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from David Hall | 55-49 |
| 11:03 | Tennessee Martin | Gary Mangrum is called for traveling | 55-49 |
| Subs | Samford | Pete Chandler (PG), Winston Little (SG), Kyle King (SF), Scott Pierce (PF), Lloyd Murdock (C) David Hall, Jefferson Escarcega, Shawn Sink, Joseph Gilmore, Duane Holloman | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Richard Wright (PG), Ruben Owensby (SG), Manuel Coker (SF), Joshua Hendrix (C) Gary Mangrum, Robert Franqui, Daniel Marshall, Bud Robinson | |
| 10:41 | Samford | Scott Pierce banks in the layup on a great pass from Winston Little | 57-49 |
| 10:34 | Tennessee Martin | Joshua Hendrix comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 57-49 |
| 10:33 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock pulls down the rebound | 57-49 |
| 10:24 | Samford | Pete Chandler is fouled on the floor by Richard Wright - foul #1 on Richard Wright, team foul #3 | 57-49 |
| 10:10 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by Pete Chandler | 59-49 |
| 09:50 | Tennessee Martin | Jordan Trudel misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-49 |
| 09:49 | Samford | The rebound goes to Kyle King | 59-49 |
| 09:45 | Samford | Pete Chandler misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-49 |
| 09:43 | Tennessee Martin | Joshua Hendrix grabs the board | 59-49 |
| 09:36 | Tennessee Martin | Manuel Coker misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-49 |
| 09:34 | Samford | Scott Pierce grabs the defensive rebound | 59-49 |
| 09:24 | Samford | Kyle King misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 59-49 |
| 09:23 | Tennessee Martin | Joshua Hendrix grabs the board | 59-49 |
| 09:16 | Tennessee Martin | Ruben Owensby loses the dribble to Pete Chandler | 59-49 |
| 08:49 | Samford | Pete Chandler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-49 |
| 08:47 | Tennessee Martin | Joshua Hendrix grabs the board | 59-49 |
| 08:42 | Tennessee Martin | Richard Wright misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-49 |
| 08:40 | Tennessee Martin | Joshua Hendrix hits the follow up shot | 59-51 |
| 08:23 | Samford | Pete Chandler makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Lloyd Murdock | 62-51 |
| 08:07 | Tennessee Martin | Jordan Trudel misses long on a floater from the baseline | 62-51 |
| 08:05 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock gets the rebound | 62-51 |
| 07:47 | Samford | Kyle King scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Winston Little | 65-51 |
| 07:22 | Tennessee Martin | Joshua Hendrix clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 65-51 |
| 07:21 | Samford | Winston Little grabs the defensive rebound | 65-51 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Pete Chandler (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Winston Little (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Kyle King (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Scott Pierce (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Lloyd Murdock (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 13 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Richard Wright (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ruben Owensby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Coker (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jordan Trudel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Joshua Hendrix (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 06:58 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Ruben Owensby - foul #1 on Ruben Owensby, team foul #4 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Samford | David Hall (PG), Jefferson Escarcega (SG), Shawn Sink (SF), Joseph Gilmore (PF) Pete Chandler, Winston Little, Kyle King, Scott Pierce | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Gary Mangrum (PG), Robert Franqui (SG), Daniel Marshall (SF), Bud Robinson (PF), Brad Limon (C) Richard Wright, Ruben Owensby, Manuel Coker, Jordan Trudel, Joshua Hendrix | |
| 06:58 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock makes the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 06:58 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock makes the 2nd free throw | 67-51 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 06:43 | Tennessee Martin | Brad Limon buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Daniel Marshall and he's fouled by Joseph Gilmore - foul #2 on Joseph Gilmore, team foul #2 | 67-53 |
| Subs | Samford | Duane Holloman (C) Lloyd Murdock | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| 06:43 | Tennessee Martin | Brad Limon misses the free throw | 67-53 |
| 06:43 | Samford | Joseph Gilmore grabs the defensive rebound | 67-53 |
| 06:17 | Samford | Duane Holloman lays it in | 69-53 |
| 06:10 | Tennessee Martin | Brad Limon clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 69-53 |
| 06:08 | Samford | Joseph Gilmore grabs the board | 69-53 |
| 05:48 | Samford | Brad Limon steals the ball from David Hall | 69-53 |
| 05:42 | Tennessee Martin | Gary Mangrum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-53 |
| 05:18 | Samford | Shawn Sink buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Duane Holloman | 72-53 |
| 04:59 | Tennessee Martin | Robert Franqui hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Mangrum | 72-56 |
| 04:32 | Samford | Jefferson Escarcega misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-56 |
| 04:31 | Tennessee Martin | Brad Limon pulls down the rebound | 72-56 |
| 04:16 | Tennessee Martin | Brad Limon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-56 |
| Subs | Samford | Pete Chandler (PG), Winston Little (SG), Scott Pierce (PF) David Hall, Jefferson Escarcega, Joseph Gilmore | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Richard Wright (PG), Ruben Owensby (SF), Joshua Hendrix (C) Gary Mangrum, Bud Robinson, Brad Limon | |
| 03:54 | Samford | Shawn Sink lays it in on a nice dish by Winston Little and he's hacked by Ruben Owensby - foul #2 on Ruben Owensby, team foul #5 | 74-56 |
| Subs | Samford | Kyle King (C) Duane Holloman | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Manuel Coker (SF), Jordan Trudel (PF) Robert Franqui, Daniel Marshall | |
| 03:54 | Samford | Shawn Sink misses the free throw | 74-56 |
| 03:54 | Tennessee Martin | Joshua Hendrix grabs the board | 74-56 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 03:48 | Tennessee Martin | Manuel Coker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-56 |
| Subs | Samford | Thad Burchette (PG), David Hall (SG), Michael Dejesus (PF), Joseph Gilmore (C) Pete Chandler, Winston Little, Shawn Sink, Scott Pierce | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Aaron Payne (PG), Gary Mangrum (SG), Daniel Marshall (PF), Bud Robinson (C) Richard Wright, Manuel Coker, Jordan Trudel, Joshua Hendrix | |
| 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) | |
| 03:23 | Samford | Michael Dejesus can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 74-56 |
| 03:21 | Tennessee Martin | The rebound goes to Ruben Owensby | 74-56 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Thad Burchette (fresh) SG - David Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kyle King (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Dejesus (fresh) C - Joseph Gilmore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Aaron Payne (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gary Mangrum (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ruben Owensby (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Marshall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Bud Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Tennessee Martin | Ruben Owensby drills a 3 from straight away | 74-59 |
| 03:15 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-59 |
| Subs | Samford | Pete Chandler (PG), Winston Little (SG), Shawn Sink (SF), Scott Pierce (PF), Lloyd Murdock (C) Thad Burchette, David Hall, Kyle King, Michael Dejesus, Joseph Gilmore | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Richard Wright (PG), Robert Franqui (SG), Jordan Trudel (PF), Joshua Hendrix (C) Aaron Payne, Gary Mangrum, Daniel Marshall, Bud Robinson | |
| 02:48 | Samford | Joshua Hendrix steals the ball from Scott Pierce | 74-59 |
| 02:25 | Tennessee Martin | Joshua Hendrix knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Robert Franqui | 74-61 |
| 02:01 | Samford | Shawn Sink scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Winston Little | 76-61 |
| 01:54 | Tennessee Martin | Jordan Trudel scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 76-64 |
| 01:31 | Samford | Pete Chandler clanks a shot from close range but the foul's on Richard Wright - foul #2 on Richard Wright, team foul #6 | 76-64 |
| Subs | Samford | David Hall (SG), Duane Holloman (SF), Joseph Gilmore (PF), Kyle King (C) Winston Little, Shawn Sink, Scott Pierce, Lloyd Murdock | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Gary Mangrum (PG), Daniel Marshall (SF), Bud Robinson (PF), Brad Limon (C) Richard Wright, Robert Franqui, Jordan Trudel, Joshua Hendrix | |
| 01:31 | Samford | Pete Chandler misses the 1st free throw | 76-64 |
| 01:31 | Samford | Pete Chandler misses the 2nd free throw | 76-64 |
| 01:31 | Tennessee Martin | Brad Limon gets the rebound | 76-64 |
| 01:24 | Tennessee Martin | Daniel Marshall misses the shot near the basket | 76-64 |
| 01:22 | Samford | The rebound goes to Duane Holloman | 76-64 |
| 01:05 | Samford | David Hall is fouled on the floor by Brad Limon - foul #1 on Brad Limon, team foul #7 | 76-64 |
| Subs | Samford | Jefferson Escarcega (SG) Pete Chandler | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| 01:05 | Samford | David Hall makes the 1st free throw | 77-64 |
| 01:05 | Samford | David Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 78-64 |
| 00:44 | Tennessee Martin | Ruben Owensby hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Gary Mangrum | 78-67 |
| 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 fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Samford | Joseph Gilmore scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Jefferson Escarcega | 80-67 |
| 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) | |
| 00:14 | Tennessee Martin | Gary Mangrum is fouled on the floor by Joseph Gilmore - foul #3 on Joseph Gilmore, team foul #3 | 80-67 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee Martin | Brad Limon lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gary Mangrum | 80-69 |
| 00:00 | Samford | David Hall runs out the clock | 80-69 |