| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Joe Tharp (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Charles McWilliams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ezra Dittrich (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marion Smith (fresh) C - Bradley Fogarty (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Walter Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry Wetherington (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Reber (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Parker Comfort (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Knowles (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Brian Reber inbounds the ball | 40-38 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Samford | Parker Comfort hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-38 |
| 19:43 | Jacksonville State | Bradley Fogarty snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 19:28 | Jacksonville State | Ezra Dittrich can't connect on a shot from the right block | 40-38 |
| 19:27 | Samford | Parker Comfort pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 19:08 | Samford | Brian Reber buries a driving attempt near the basket | 40-40 |
| 18:46 | Jacksonville State | Ezra Dittrich clanks a shot from the right block | 40-40 |
| 18:44 | Samford | Brian Reber grabs the defensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 18:24 | Samford | Parker Comfort is whistled for a carry | 40-40 |
| 18:01 | Jacksonville State | Marion Smith's floater is tipped away by Parker Comfort | 40-40 |
| 17:59 | Samford | Brian Reber snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 17:41 | Samford | Parker Comfort misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 17:40 | Jacksonville State | Charles McWilliams snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 17:20 | Jacksonville State | Joe Tharp hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ezra Dittrich | 43-40 |
| 17:14 | Samford | Brian Reber buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Henry Wetherington | 43-42 |
| 16:55 | Jacksonville State | Bradley Fogarty is whistled for a carry | 43-42 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Thomas Hager (SG), James Patnaude (SF), Louis Jones (PF), Wade Jackson (C) Charles McWilliams, Ezra Dittrich, Marion Smith, Bradley Fogarty | |
| Subs | Samford | Micheal Johnson (SF), Elwood Legg (PF) Brian Reber, Parker Comfort | |
| 16:35 | Samford | Henry Wetherington clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-42 |
| 16:33 | Samford | Elwood Legg grabs the offensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 16:17 | Samford | James Knowles misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-42 |
| 16:16 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Louis Jones | 43-42 |
| 16:11 | Jacksonville State | James Patnaude can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-42 |
| 16:10 | Jacksonville State | Joe Tharp hits the follow up shot | 45-42 |
| 15:55 | Samford | Elwood Legg misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-42 |
| 15:54 | Jacksonville State | Thomas Hager grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Joe Tharp (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Thomas Hager (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Patnaude (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Louis Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Wade Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Walter Harris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry Wetherington (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Micheal Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Elwood Legg (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Knowles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:50 | Jacksonville State | Joe Tharp is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Harris - foul #2 on Walter Harris, team foul #1 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Ryan Moore (SF), Bradley Fogarty (C) Joe Tharp, Wade Jackson | |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Benton (SG), James McCleery (SF) Walter Harris, Henry Wetherington | |
| 15:36 | Jacksonville State | Ryan Moore drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Thomas Hager | 48-42 |
| 15:24 | Samford | James Knowles is whistled for a carry | 48-42 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Charles McWilliams (SG), Ezra Dittrich (SF) James Patnaude, Ryan Moore | |
| Subs | Samford | Parker Comfort (PF) James Knowles | |
| 15:04 | Jacksonville State | Elwood Legg is called for the reach on Louis Jones - foul #3 on Elwood Legg, team foul #2 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Marion Smith (PF) Louis Jones | |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Reber (SF) James McCleery | |
| 14:54 | Jacksonville State | Elwood Legg blocks the short jumper by Bradley Fogarty | 48-42 |
| 14:53 | Samford | Parker Comfort grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 14:36 | Samford | Brian Benton is fouled on the floor by Marion Smith - foul #2 on Marion Smith, team foul #1 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Joe Tharp (PG) Thomas Hager | |
| Subs | Samford | Walter Harris (PG), Henry Wetherington (SG) Brian Benton, Parker Comfort | |
| 14:20 | Samford | Brian Reber scores on a shot from the left block set up by Walter Harris | 48-44 |
| 14:01 | Jacksonville State | Joe Tharp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-44 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Louis Jones (C) Bradley Fogarty | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 13:43 | Samford | Henry Wetherington scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-47 |
| 13:30 | Jacksonville State | Marion Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-47 |
| 13:28 | Samford | Micheal Johnson grabs the board | 48-47 |
| 13:24 | Samford | Walter Harris scores on a jumper from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 13:17 | Jacksonville State | Joe Tharp scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Charles McWilliams | 51-49 |
| 13:05 | Samford | Micheal Johnson can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 51-49 |
| 13:04 | Jacksonville State | Marion Smith gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 12:58 | Jacksonville State | Louis Jones can't connect on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Henry Wetherington - foul #2 on Henry Wetherington, team foul #3 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Thomas Hager (SG), James Patnaude (SF), Wade Jackson (C) Charles McWilliams, Ezra Dittrich, Marion Smith | |
| Subs | Samford | James McCleery (SF), Parker Comfort (PF), James Knowles (C) Brian Reber, Elwood Legg, Micheal Johnson | |
| 12:58 | Jacksonville State | Louis Jones makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 12:58 | Jacksonville State | Louis Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 12:34 | Samford | Parker Comfort connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Henry Wetherington | 53-51 |
| 12:15 | Jacksonville State | James Patnaude lays it in on a great pass from Thomas Hager | 55-51 |
| 11:53 | Samford | James McCleery comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 55-51 |
| 11:51 | Samford | Parker Comfort pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-51 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Joe Tharp (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SG - Thomas Hager (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Patnaude (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Louis Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Wade Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Walter Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Henry Wetherington (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - James McCleery (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Parker Comfort (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - James Knowles (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:35 | Samford | Wade Jackson is called for the reach on James Knowles - foul #1 on Wade Jackson, team foul #2 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Charles McWilliams (SG), Gerald Maloney (PF), Bradley Fogarty (C) Joe Tharp, Louis Jones, Wade Jackson | |
| Subs | Samford | Micheal Johnson (PG), Brian Benton (SG) Walter Harris, Henry Wetherington | |
| 11:27 | Samford | Brian Benton misses the 3 from the left wing | 55-51 |
| 11:26 | Jacksonville State | James Patnaude gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| 11:08 | Jacksonville State | James Patnaude misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-51 |
| 11:07 | Samford | The rebound goes to Parker Comfort | 55-51 |
| 10:56 | Samford | James Knowles scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Micheal Johnson | 55-53 |
| 10:37 | Jacksonville State | Gerald Maloney hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Hager | 57-53 |
| 10:26 | Samford | James Patnaude takes the ball from Parker Comfort | 57-53 |
| 10:23 | Jacksonville State | Gerald Maloney misses the lay-in | 57-53 |
| 10:22 | Samford | James Knowles gets the rebound | 57-53 |
| 10:00 | Samford | Brian Benton misses the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Charles McWilliams - foul #1 on Charles McWilliams, team foul #3 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Joe Tharp (PG), Ezra Dittrich (SF), Marion Smith (PF) Charles McWilliams, James Patnaude, Gerald Maloney | |
| Subs | Samford | Henry Wetherington (SG), Brian Reber (SF), Elwood Legg (PF) Micheal Johnson, James McCleery, Parker Comfort | |
| 10:00 | Samford | Brian Benton makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 10:00 | Samford | Brian Benton misses the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 10:00 | Jacksonville State | Bradley Fogarty grabs the board | 57-54 |
| 09:38 | Jacksonville State | Bradley Fogarty hits a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Joe Tharp | 59-54 |
| 09:21 | Samford | James Knowles hits the finger roll set up by Henry Wetherington | 59-56 |
| 09:14 | Jacksonville State | Ezra Dittrich buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by Thomas Hager | 61-56 |
| 09:00 | Samford | Bradley Fogarty is called for the reach on Brian Reber - foul #1 on Bradley Fogarty, team foul #4 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | James Patnaude (SG) Thomas Hager | |
| Subs | Samford | Walter Harris (PG), Micheal Johnson (C) Brian Benton, James Knowles | |
| 08:48 | Samford | Brian Reber is fouled on the floor by James Patnaude - foul #2 on James Patnaude, team foul #5 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Charles McWilliams (SG) James Patnaude | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 08:31 | Samford | Walter Harris misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-56 |
| 08:29 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Charles McWilliams | 61-56 |
| 08:24 | Jacksonville State | Ezra Dittrich connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Marion Smith | 64-56 |
| 08:12 | Samford | Brian Reber misses the lay-in | 64-56 |
| 08:11 | Samford | Walter Harris can't tip it in | 64-56 |
| 08:10 | Jacksonville State | Marion Smith gets the rebound | 64-56 |
| 08:00 | Jacksonville State | Ezra Dittrich scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Charles McWilliams | 66-56 |
| 07:35 | Samford | Henry Wetherington hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-56 |
| 07:34 | Jacksonville State | Bradley Fogarty grabs the board | 66-56 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Joe Tharp (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles McWilliams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ezra Dittrich (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marion Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bradley Fogarty (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Walter Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Henry Wetherington (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Brian Reber (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Elwood Legg (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Micheal Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. | |
| 07:15 | Jacksonville State | Bradley Fogarty buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Joe Tharp | 68-56 |
| 06:53 | Samford | Elwood Legg hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Henry Wetherington and the foul's on Charles McWilliams - foul #2 on Charles McWilliams, team foul #6 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Thomas Hager (PG), James Patnaude (SG), Ryan Moore (SF), Louis Jones (PF), Wade Jackson (C) Joe Tharp, Charles McWilliams, Ezra Dittrich, Marion Smith, Bradley Fogarty | |
| Subs | Samford | James McCleery (SF), James Knowles (C) Henry Wetherington, Brian Reber | |
| 06:53 | Samford | Elwood Legg makes the free throw | 68-59 |
| 06:35 | Jacksonville State | Ryan Moore can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Walter Harris - foul #3 on Walter Harris, team foul #4 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Parker Comfort (PF) Elwood Legg | |
| 06:35 | Jacksonville State | Ryan Moore makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 06:35 | Jacksonville State | Ryan Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 06:15 | Samford | James Patnaude steps in front of the James Knowles pass | 70-59 |
| 05:47 | Jacksonville State | Ryan Moore comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-59 |
| 05:46 | Samford | James Knowles snags the defensive board | 70-59 |
| 05:35 | Samford | James McCleery drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Knowles | 70-61 |
| 05:29 | Jacksonville State | Louis Jones misses the driving attempt in the paint | 70-61 |
| 05:28 | Samford | Parker Comfort gets the rebound | 70-61 |
| 05:11 | Samford | James Knowles buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Walter Harris | 70-64 |
| 04:53 | Jacksonville State | James Patnaude misses the easy layup but the foul's on James McCleery - foul #2 on James McCleery, team foul #5 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Joe Tharp (PG), Charles McWilliams (SG), Marion Smith (PF) Ryan Moore, Thomas Hager, Wade Jackson | |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Benton (PG), Henry Wetherington (SG), Brian Reber (SF) Walter Harris, Micheal Johnson, James McCleery | |
| 04:53 | Jacksonville State | James Patnaude makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 04:53 | Jacksonville State | James Patnaude misses the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 04:53 | Samford | Parker Comfort pulls down the rebound | 71-64 |
| 04:41 | Samford | Parker Comfort buries a fadeaway from the right block | 71-66 |
| 04:27 | Jacksonville State | James Knowles swats the layup by Joe Tharp | 71-66 |
| 04:26 | Samford | Parker Comfort pulls down the rebound | 71-66 |
| 04:05 | Samford | James Knowles misses the lay-in but the foul's on Louis Jones - foul #1 on Louis Jones, team foul #7 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Ezra Dittrich (SF), Bradley Fogarty (C) James Patnaude, Louis Jones | |
| Subs | Samford | Elwood Legg (PF) Parker Comfort | |
| 04:05 | Samford | James Knowles makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 04:05 | Samford | James Knowles makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 03:52 | Jacksonville State | Joe Tharp misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-68 |
| 03:51 | Samford | Elwood Legg pulls down the rebound | 71-68 |
| 03:38 | Samford | Elwood Legg misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-68 |
| 03:36 | Jacksonville State | Charles McWilliams gets the rebound | 71-68 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Joe Tharp (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles McWilliams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ezra Dittrich (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marion Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bradley Fogarty (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Brian Benton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Wetherington (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Brian Reber (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Elwood Legg (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - James Knowles (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:30 | Jacksonville State | Charles McWilliams hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Brian Benton - foul #2 on Brian Benton, team foul #6 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Gerald Maloney (PF) Marion Smith | |
| Subs | Samford | Walter Harris (PG), James McCleery (SF) Brian Benton, Brian Reber | |
| 03:30 | Jacksonville State | Charles McWilliams misses the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 03:30 | Jacksonville State | Charles McWilliams makes the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 03:07 | Samford | James Knowles misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Bradley Fogarty - foul #2 on Bradley Fogarty, team foul #8 | 72-68 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Micheal Johnson (SF) James McCleery | |
| 03:07 | Samford | James Knowles makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 03:07 | Samford | James Knowles makes the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 02:42 | Jacksonville State | Charles McWilliams is fouled on the floor by James Knowles - foul #3 on James Knowles, team foul #7 | 72-70 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Louis Jones (PF) Gerald Maloney | |
| Subs | Samford | James McCleery (C) James Knowles | |
| 02:42 | Jacksonville State | Charles McWilliams makes the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 02:42 | Jacksonville State | Charles McWilliams makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 02:40 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-70 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Marion Smith (PF) Louis Jones | |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Reber (SF), Parker Comfort (PF) Micheal Johnson, James McCleery | |
| 02:24 | Samford | Parker Comfort drills a floater from the right wing set up by Walter Harris | 74-72 |
| 02:10 | Jacksonville State | Bradley Fogarty's fadeaway is rejected by Parker Comfort | 74-72 |
| 02:09 | Jacksonville State | The offensive rebound goes to Marion Smith | 74-72 |
| 02:00 | Jacksonville State | Marion Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-72 |
| 01:58 | Samford | Brian Reber gets the rebound | 74-72 |
| 01:41 | Samford | The jumper by Brian Reber is denied by Ezra Dittrich | 74-72 |
| 01:40 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Bradley Fogarty | 74-72 |
| 01:34 | Jacksonville State | Marion Smith buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Joe Tharp | 77-72 |
| 01:16 | Samford | Brian Reber can't finish the layup | 77-72 |
| 01:15 | Samford | Henry Wetherington tips it home | 77-74 |
| 01:07 | Jacksonville State | Marion Smith misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 77-74 |
| 01:06 | Samford | Brian Reber pulls down the rebound | 77-74 |
| 00:52 | Samford | Charles McWilliams is called for the reach on Henry Wetherington - foul #3 on Charles McWilliams, team foul #9 | 77-74 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Samford | James Knowles (C) Elwood Legg | |
| 00:52 | Samford | Henry Wetherington misses the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:52 | Samford | James Knowles grabs the offensive rebound | 77-74 |
| 00:41 | Samford | Brian Reber buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Walter Harris and he's fouled by Ezra Dittrich - foul #2 on Ezra Dittrich, team foul #10 | 77-76 |
| 00:41 | Samford | Brian Reber makes the free throw | 77-77 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Jacksonville State | Ezra Dittrich buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bradley Fogarty and he's fouled by Brian Reber - foul #2 on Brian Reber, team foul #8 | 79-77 |
| 00:19 | Jacksonville State | Ezra Dittrich misses the free throw | 79-77 |
| 00:19 | Samford | James Knowles gets the rebound | 79-77 |
| 00:14 | Samford | Brian Reber comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 79-77 |
| 00:13 | Jacksonville State | Joe Tharp snags the defensive board | 79-77 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Jacksonville State | Joe Tharp is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Harris - foul #4 on Walter Harris, team foul #9 | 79-77 |
| 00:12 | Jacksonville State | Joe Tharp misses the 1st free throw | 79-77 |
| 00:12 | Samford | James Knowles snags the defensive board | 79-77 |
| 00:02 | Samford | Brian Reber is whistled for traveling | 79-77 |
| 00:00 | Jacksonville State | Joe Tharp runs out the clock | 79-77 |