| Lineup | Samford | PG - Walter Harris (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Henry Wetherington (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Reber (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Parker Comfort (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Elwood Legg (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Marcus Young (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Wolk (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Joseph Allard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Adame (fresh) C - Emmett Kearns (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee State | Joseph Allard inbounds the ball | 37-47 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Tennessee State | The short jumper by Emmett Kearns is denied by Parker Comfort | 37-47 |
| 19:44 | Samford | Parker Comfort gets the rebound | 37-47 |
| 19:39 | Samford | Henry Wetherington can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-47 |
| 19:37 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Frank Adame | 37-47 |
| 19:20 | Tennessee State | Emmett Kearns comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 37-47 |
| 19:19 | Samford | Parker Comfort grabs the board | 37-47 |
| 18:56 | Samford | Emmett Kearns steals it from Henry Wetherington | 37-47 |
| 18:27 | Tennessee State | Emmett Kearns banks in the layup on a nice dish by Charles Wolk | 37-49 |
| 18:16 | Samford | Joseph Allard picks off the pass by Walter Harris | 37-49 |
| 17:57 | Tennessee State | Emmett Kearns is fouled on the floor by Elwood Legg - foul #3 on Elwood Legg, team foul #1 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Samford | Micheal Johnson (C) Elwood Legg | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 17:47 | Tennessee State | Charles Wolk misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-49 |
| 17:46 | Samford | Brian Reber pulls down the rebound | 37-49 |
| 17:30 | Samford | Brian Reber connects on the turnaround from close range set up by Walter Harris | 39-49 |
| 17:15 | Tennessee State | Charles Wolk can't connect on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Parker Comfort - foul #1 on Parker Comfort, team foul #2 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Benton (SF) Brian Reber | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Max Johnson (C) Emmett Kearns | |
| 17:15 | Tennessee State | Charles Wolk misses the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 17:15 | Tennessee State | Charles Wolk makes the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| 16:55 | Samford | Henry Wetherington scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Brian Benton | 42-50 |
| 16:26 | Tennessee State | Frank Adame connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Joseph Allard | 42-52 |
| 16:09 | Samford | Micheal Johnson makes the 3 from straight away | 45-52 |
| 15:48 | Tennessee State | Joseph Allard can't finish the layup | 45-52 |
| 15:47 | Samford | Walter Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 45-52 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Walter Harris (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Wetherington (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Benton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Parker Comfort (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Micheal Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Marcus Young (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Wolk (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Allard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Adame (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Max Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Samford | Parker Comfort clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-52 |
| 15:28 | Samford | Henry Wetherington pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 15:06 | Samford | Henry Wetherington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Reber (SF), Elwood Legg (PF), James Knowles (C) Walter Harris, Henry Wetherington, Parker Comfort | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Bond (PG), John Erickson (SG), Donald Burks (PF), Emmett Kearns (C) Marcus Young, Charles Wolk, Joseph Allard, Frank Adame | |
| 14:52 | Tennessee State | Emmett Kearns is fouled on the floor by James Knowles - foul #4 on James Knowles, team foul #3 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Samford | James McCleery (C) James Knowles | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 14:42 | Tennessee State | Max Johnson misses the lay-in | 45-52 |
| 14:40 | Samford | Brian Reber snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| 14:18 | Samford | Micheal Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 45-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Hanson (PG), Henry Wetherington (SG) Micheal Johnson, Brian Benton | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 14:05 | Tennessee State | John Erickson misses the lay-in | 45-52 |
| 14:03 | Tennessee State | Emmett Kearns hits the follow up shot | 45-54 |
| 13:40 | Samford | Henry Wetherington is hacked by John Erickson - foul #1 on John Erickson, team foul #1 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Samford | Walter Harris (PG) Ronald Hanson | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Owen Cabe (PF) Max Johnson | |
| 13:35 | Samford | Walter Harris makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Elwood Legg | 47-54 |
| 13:07 | Tennessee State | Owen Cabe comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-54 |
| 13:05 | Samford | Brian Reber grabs the board | 47-54 |
| 12:50 | Samford | Walter Harris misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-54 |
| 12:49 | Tennessee State | Emmett Kearns gets the rebound | 47-54 |
| 12:42 | Tennessee State | Elwood Legg swats the layup by Owen Cabe | 47-54 |
| 12:41 | Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to John Erickson | 47-54 |
| 12:35 | Tennessee State | John Erickson lays it in set up by John Bond | 47-56 |
| 12:15 | Samford | Brian Reber misses long on a shot near the basket | 47-56 |
| 12:14 | Tennessee State | Owen Cabe grabs the defensive rebound | 47-56 |
| 11:49 | Tennessee State | Donald Burks is hacked by Elwood Legg - foul #4 on Elwood Legg, team foul #4 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Benton (SG), Micheal Johnson (SF), Parker Comfort (PF) Henry Wetherington, Brian Reber, Elwood Legg | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Marcus Young (PG), Charles Wolk (SG), Joseph Allard (SF), Frank Adame (PF), Max Johnson (C) John Bond, John Erickson, Donald Burks, Owen Cabe, Emmett Kearns | |
| 11:40 | Tennessee State | Marcus Young misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Brian Benton - foul #2 on Brian Benton, team foul #5 | 47-56 |
| 11:40 | Tennessee State | Marcus Young makes the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 11:40 | Tennessee State | Marcus Young makes the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Walter Harris (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Benton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Micheal Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Parker Comfort (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - James McCleery (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Marcus Young (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Wolk (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Allard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Adame (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Max Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Samford | Brian Benton is denied on a layup by Frank Adame | 47-58 |
| 11:19 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Frank Adame | 47-58 |
| 11:02 | Tennessee State | Joseph Allard's pass is intercepted by Micheal Johnson | 47-58 |
| 10:58 | Samford | Micheal Johnson blows the layup | 47-58 |
| 10:57 | Tennessee State | Max Johnson grabs the board | 47-58 |
| 10:53 | Tennessee State | Joseph Allard buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Marcus Young | 47-61 |
| 10:32 | Samford | James McCleery's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-61 |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Hanson (PG), Brian Reber (SF) Walter Harris, James McCleery | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Emmett Kearns (C) Max Johnson | |
| 10:15 | Tennessee State | Marcus Young clanks a shot near the basket | 47-61 |
| 10:13 | Tennessee State | Joseph Allard grabs the offensive board | 47-61 |
| 09:57 | Tennessee State | Emmett Kearns misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Parker Comfort - foul #2 on Parker Comfort, team foul #6 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Samford | Henry Wetherington (SG) Ronald Hanson | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 09:57 | Tennessee State | Emmett Kearns misses the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 09:57 | Tennessee State | Emmett Kearns makes the 2nd free throw | 47-62 |
| 09:31 | Samford | Micheal Johnson is hacked by Emmett Kearns - foul #2 on Emmett Kearns, team foul #2 | 47-62 |
| 09:15 | Samford | Henry Wetherington scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Brian Benton | 50-62 |
| 08:57 | Tennessee State | Charles Wolk hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 50-62 |
| 08:56 | Samford | Henry Wetherington pulls down the rebound | 50-62 |
| 08:42 | Samford | Parker Comfort misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-62 |
| 08:40 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Frank Adame | 50-62 |
| 08:35 | Tennessee State | Joseph Allard misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-62 |
| 08:33 | Samford | Henry Wetherington gets the rebound | 50-62 |
| 08:28 | Samford | Henry Wetherington misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-62 |
| 08:26 | Tennessee State | Emmett Kearns pulls down the rebound | 50-62 |
| 08:04 | Tennessee State | Emmett Kearns hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Joseph Allard | 50-64 |
| 07:40 | Samford | Parker Comfort misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-64 |
| 07:39 | Samford | Parker Comfort can't tip it in | 50-64 |
| 07:37 | Tennessee State | Emmett Kearns grabs the defensive rebound | 50-64 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Brian Benton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Henry Wetherington (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Reber (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Parker Comfort (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Micheal Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Marcus Young (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Charles Wolk (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Allard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Adame (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Emmett Kearns (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Tennessee State | Frank Adame misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-64 |
| 07:21 | Tennessee State | Joseph Allard tips it back up and in | 50-66 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:03 | Samford | Parker Comfort comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Frank Adame - foul #2 on Frank Adame, team foul #3 | 50-66 |
| Subs | Samford | Walter Harris (PG), James McCleery (SF), James Knowles (C) Brian Benton, Brian Reber, Micheal Johnson | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Bond (PG), John Erickson (SG), Max Johnson (SF), Donald Burks (PF), Barney Upson (C) Marcus Young, Charles Wolk, Joseph Allard, Frank Adame, Emmett Kearns | |
| 07:03 | Samford | Parker Comfort makes the 1st free throw | 51-66 |
| 07:03 | Samford | Parker Comfort misses the 2nd free throw | 51-66 |
| 07:03 | Tennessee State | Barney Upson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-66 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:34 | Tennessee State | Donald Burks clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-66 |
| 06:32 | Samford | James McCleery snags the defensive board | 51-66 |
| 06:27 | Samford | Walter Harris's layup is rejected by Barney Upson | 51-66 |
| 06:26 | Samford | Henry Wetherington tips it in | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:22 | Tennessee State | John Erickson clanks a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Parker Comfort - foul #3 on Parker Comfort, team foul #7 | 53-66 |
| Subs | Samford | Elwood Legg (PF) Parker Comfort | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 06:22 | Tennessee State | John Erickson misses the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 06:22 | Tennessee State | John Erickson misses the 2nd free throw | 53-66 |
| 06:22 | Samford | The rebound goes to James Knowles | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:10 | Samford | Walter Harris is hacked by John Bond - foul #3 on John Bond, team foul #4 | 53-66 |
| 05:57 | Samford | James McCleery knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-66 |
| 05:40 | Tennessee State | Barney Upson misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 56-66 |
| 05:39 | Tennessee State | Max Johnson misses the tip | 56-66 |
| 05:38 | Tennessee State | Barney Upson grabs the offensive rebound | 56-66 |
| 05:21 | Tennessee State | John Erickson is hacked by Elwood Legg - foul #5 on Elwood Legg, team foul #8 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Samford | Micheal Johnson (SF) Elwood Legg | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Marcus Young (PG), Charles Wolk (SG) John Bond, Barney Upson | |
| 05:21 | Tennessee State | John Erickson makes the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 05:21 | Tennessee State | John Erickson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-68 |
| 05:04 | Samford | Henry Wetherington hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Walter Harris | 59-68 |
| 04:54 | Tennessee State | Max Johnson misses the easy layup | 59-68 |
| 04:53 | Tennessee State | John Erickson hits the follow up shot | 59-70 |
| 04:38 | Samford | Walter Harris misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-70 |
| 04:37 | Tennessee State | Donald Burks grabs the board | 59-70 |
| 04:30 | Tennessee State | Max Johnson makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Marcus Young and he's hacked by James McCleery - foul #4 on James McCleery, team foul #9 | 59-72 |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Benton (SG) Henry Wetherington | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Frank Adame (PF), Emmett Kearns (C) John Erickson, Donald Burks | |
| 04:30 | Tennessee State | Max Johnson makes the free throw | 59-73 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:05 | Samford | James McCleery makes the fadeaway from the right block | 61-73 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:36 | Tennessee State | Frank Adame misses the floater from the left side | 61-73 |
| 03:34 | Samford | James McCleery grabs the board | 61-73 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Walter Harris (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Benton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Micheal Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. PF - James McCleery (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. C - James Knowles (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Marcus Young (fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. SG - Charles Wolk (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Max Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Adame (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Emmett Kearns (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:11 | Samford | James McCleery drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:55 | Tennessee State | Charles Wolk connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 64-75 |
| 02:55 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-75 |
| Subs | Samford | Henry Wetherington (SG), Brian Reber (SF) Brian Benton, James McCleery | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Joseph Allard (SF) Max Johnson | |
| 02:35 | Samford | Micheal Johnson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-75 |
| 02:33 | Samford | Brian Reber tips it in | 66-75 |
| 02:14 | Tennessee State | Charles Wolk scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Allard | 66-78 |
| 02:07 | Samford | Walter Harris makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Henry Wetherington | 68-78 |
| 01:46 | Tennessee State | Emmett Kearns double dribbles | 68-78 |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Hanson (PG), Brian Benton (SG), James McCleery (PF) Walter Harris, Henry Wetherington, Brian Reber | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Bond (PG), John Erickson (SG), Max Johnson (SF), Donald Burks (PF), Barney Upson (C) Marcus Young, Charles Wolk, Joseph Allard, Frank Adame, Emmett Kearns | |
| 01:26 | Samford | Micheal Johnson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-78 |
| 01:24 | Tennessee State | Max Johnson pulls down the rebound | 68-78 |
| 00:55 | Tennessee State | John Bond misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 68-78 |
| 00:53 | Tennessee State | John Erickson tips it but misses | 68-78 |
| 00:51 | Samford | James McCleery gets the rebound | 68-78 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Samford | Micheal Johnson lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Knowles | 70-78 |
| 00:47 | Tennessee State | Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-78 |
| Subs | Samford | Walter Harris (PG), Henry Wetherington (SG), Brian Reber (SF), Parker Comfort (PF) Ronald Hanson, Brian Benton, Micheal Johnson, James McCleery | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Marcus Young (PG), Charles Wolk (SG), Joseph Allard (SF), Frank Adame (PF), Emmett Kearns (C) John Bond, John Erickson, Max Johnson, Donald Burks, Barney Upson | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Tennessee State | Walter Harris is called for the reach on Charles Wolk in the backcourt - foul #2 on Walter Harris, team foul #10 | 70-78 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Max Johnson (SF) Joseph Allard | |
| 00:45 | Tennessee State | Charles Wolk makes the 1st free throw | 70-79 |
| 00:45 | Tennessee State | Charles Wolk misses the 2nd free throw | 70-79 |
| 00:45 | Samford | Parker Comfort pulls down the rebound | 70-79 |
| 00:40 | Samford | Henry Wetherington comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-79 |
| 00:39 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Max Johnson | 70-79 |
| 00:36 | Tennessee State | Max Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Harris - foul #3 on Walter Harris, team foul #11 | 70-79 |
| 00:36 | Tennessee State | Max Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 70-80 |
| 00:36 | Tennessee State | Max Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-81 |
| 00:29 | Samford | Walter Harris misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-81 |
| 00:27 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Frank Adame | 70-81 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee State | Marcus Young runs out the clock | 70-81 |