| Lineup | Samford | PG - Warren Leyva (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Spear (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jeff Rizzuto (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Edward Tatom (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Herbert Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Fred McKinnon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Dietz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Gauthier (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stanford Maskell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Milton Porter (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Jeff Rizzuto inbounds the ball | 28-26 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:33 | Samford | Edward Tatom clanks a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Stanford Maskell - foul #2 on Stanford Maskell, team foul #1 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Samford | Boyd Waters (SG), James Mendonca (C) Jonathan Spear, Herbert Wilson | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| 19:33 | Samford | Edward Tatom makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 19:33 | Samford | Edward Tatom makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 19:17 | Tennessee Martin | Stanford Maskell clanks a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Edward Tatom - foul #2 on Edward Tatom, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Lakes (SF), Herbert Wilson (C) Jeff Rizzuto, James Mendonca | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| 19:17 | Tennessee Martin | Stanford Maskell makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 19:17 | Tennessee Martin | Stanford Maskell makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 18:54 | Samford | Warren Leyva makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Boyd Waters | 33-28 |
| 18:50 | Tennessee Martin | Thomas Gauthier's fadeaway is rejected by Edward Lakes | 33-28 |
| 18:49 | Tennessee Martin | Milton Porter pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 18:39 | Tennessee Martin | Milton Porter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-28 |
| Subs | Samford | Jonathan Spear (SG), Jeff Rizzuto (SF), James Mendonca (C) Boyd Waters, Edward Lakes, Edward Tatom | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| 18:19 | Samford | James Mendonca scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by Warren Leyva | 35-28 |
| 18:07 | Tennessee Martin | Jonathan Dietz is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Spear - foul #2 on Jonathan Spear, team foul #2 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Tatom (PF), Andre Bruno (C) Herbert Wilson, James Mendonca | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| 17:55 | Tennessee Martin | Jonathan Dietz is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Spear - foul #3 on Jonathan Spear, team foul #3 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Samford | Boyd Waters (SG), James Mendonca (C) Jonathan Spear, Andre Bruno | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| 17:41 | Tennessee Martin | Milton Porter comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 35-28 |
| 17:39 | Tennessee Martin | Thomas Gauthier tips it in | 35-30 |
| 17:18 | Samford | Warren Leyva misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-30 |
| 17:16 | Tennessee Martin | Milton Porter grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 17:10 | Tennessee Martin | Warren Leyva steals it from Jonathan Dietz | 35-30 |
| 16:45 | Samford | Warren Leyva misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-30 |
| 16:43 | Tennessee Martin | Stanford Maskell snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| 16:35 | Tennessee Martin | Jonathan Dietz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-30 |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Lakes (PG), Herbert Wilson (PF), Andre Bruno (C) Boyd Waters, Edward Tatom, James Mendonca | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Thomas Adkins (PG), Peter Kort (SF), Raymond Apel (PF), John Flanagan (C) Fred McKinnon, Thomas Gauthier, Stanford Maskell, Milton Porter | |
| 16:06 | Samford | Thomas Adkins is called for the reach on Jeff Rizzuto - foul #1 on Thomas Adkins, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Tatom (PF) Andre Bruno | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | John Dehner (PG) Jonathan Dietz | |
| 15:48 | Samford | Edward Lakes makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jeff Rizzuto | 38-30 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Edward Lakes (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Warren Leyva (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jeff Rizzuto (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Edward Tatom (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Herbert Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - John Dehner (fresh) SG - Thomas Adkins (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SF - Peter Kort (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Raymond Apel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. C - John Flanagan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Tennessee Martin | Edward Tatom takes the ball from Thomas Adkins | 38-30 |
| 15:27 | Samford | Edward Tatom hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 38-30 |
| 15:26 | Samford | Warren Leyva grabs the offensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 15:00 | Samford | Warren Leyva makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Edward Lakes | 40-30 |
| 14:48 | Tennessee Martin | Raymond Apel hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Thomas Adkins | 40-33 |
| 14:22 | Samford | Jeff Rizzuto makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Edward Lakes and the foul's on John Dehner - foul #1 on John Dehner, team foul #3 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Samford | Jonathan Spear (SG), James Mendonca (C) Edward Lakes, Edward Tatom | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Fred McKinnon (PG), Jonathan Dietz (SG), Thomas Gauthier (SF), Stanford Maskell (PF), Milton Porter (C) John Dehner, Thomas Adkins, Peter Kort, Raymond Apel, John Flanagan | |
| 14:22 | Samford | Jeff Rizzuto misses the free throw | 42-33 |
| 14:22 | Tennessee Martin | Milton Porter snags the defensive board | 42-33 |
| 14:00 | Tennessee Martin | Milton Porter scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by Fred McKinnon and he's hacked by Jeff Rizzuto - foul #2 on Jeff Rizzuto, team foul #4 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Lakes (SF) Jeff Rizzuto | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| 14:00 | Tennessee Martin | Milton Porter misses the free throw | 42-35 |
| 14:00 | Samford | James Mendonca grabs the board | 42-35 |
| 13:34 | Samford | Herbert Wilson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-35 |
| 13:32 | Samford | James Mendonca misses the tip | 42-35 |
| 13:31 | Tennessee Martin | Jonathan Dietz pulls down the rebound | 42-35 |
| 13:03 | Tennessee Martin | Jonathan Dietz is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Jonathan Dietz, team foul #4 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Samford | Jeff Rizzuto (SF), Edward Tatom (PF), Andre Bruno (C) Edward Lakes, Herbert Wilson, James Mendonca | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| 12:39 | Samford | Jeff Rizzuto banks in the layup on a nice dish by Andre Bruno | 44-35 |
| 12:23 | Tennessee Martin | Milton Porter loses the dribble to Edward Tatom | 44-35 |
| 12:01 | Samford | Jonathan Spear's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-35 |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Lakes (SF), Herbert Wilson (C) Jeff Rizzuto, Andre Bruno | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Raymond Apel (C) Milton Porter | |
| 11:33 | Tennessee Martin | Fred McKinnon is hacked by Edward Lakes - foul #1 on Edward Lakes, team foul #5 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Samford | Jeff Rizzuto (SF) Edward Lakes | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Warren Leyva (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jonathan Spear (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeff Rizzuto (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Tatom (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Herbert Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Fred McKinnon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Dietz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Gauthier (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stanford Maskell (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Raymond Apel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 blk. | |
| 11:17 | Tennessee Martin | Fred McKinnon is open and buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Stanford Maskell | 44-37 |
| 10:56 | Samford | Edward Tatom lays it up and in | 46-37 |
| 10:35 | Tennessee Martin | Stanford Maskell evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Edward Tatom - foul #3 on Edward Tatom, team foul #6 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Samford | Boyd Waters (SG), Edward Lakes (SF), James Mendonca (C) Jonathan Spear, Jeff Rizzuto, Edward Tatom | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | John Dehner (PG), Thomas Adkins (SG), Peter Kort (SF), Milton Porter (C) Fred McKinnon, Jonathan Dietz, Thomas Gauthier, Raymond Apel | |
| 10:35 | Tennessee Martin | Stanford Maskell makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 10:35 | Tennessee Martin | Stanford Maskell makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 10:18 | Samford | James Mendonca misses the turnaround from the baseline | 46-39 |
| 10:16 | Tennessee Martin | Thomas Adkins snags the defensive board | 46-39 |
| 10:12 | Tennessee Martin | John Dehner clanks a floater from the right side | 46-39 |
| 10:10 | Samford | Herbert Wilson snags the defensive board | 46-39 |
| 09:41 | Samford | Warren Leyva misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 46-39 |
| 09:39 | Samford | Herbert Wilson tips it in | 48-39 |
| 09:33 | Tennessee Martin | John Dehner is denied on a dunk by Herbert Wilson | 48-39 |
| 09:31 | Samford | James Mendonca snags the defensive board | 48-39 |
| 09:07 | Samford | Warren Leyva is whistled for a carry | 48-39 |
| Subs | Samford | Jonathan Spear (SG), Jeff Rizzuto (SF), Edward Tatom (PF), Andre Bruno (C) Boyd Waters, Edward Lakes, Herbert Wilson, James Mendonca | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Fred McKinnon (PG), Jonathan Dietz (SG), Thomas Gauthier (SF) John Dehner, Thomas Adkins, Stanford Maskell | |
| 08:46 | Tennessee Martin | Fred McKinnon is fouled on the floor by Warren Leyva - foul #1 on Warren Leyva, team foul #7 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Samford | Herbert Wilson (C) Andre Bruno | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Raymond Apel (C) Milton Porter | |
| 08:46 | Tennessee Martin | Fred McKinnon makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 08:46 | Tennessee Martin | Fred McKinnon makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 08:29 | Samford | The short jumper by Edward Tatom is denied by Thomas Gauthier | 48-41 |
| 08:28 | Tennessee Martin | Jonathan Dietz grabs the defensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 07:59 | Tennessee Martin | Thomas Gauthier is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Thomas Gauthier, team foul #5 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Samford | James Mendonca (C) Herbert Wilson | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | John Flanagan (C) Peter Kort | |
| 07:36 | Samford | Jeff Rizzuto throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-41 |
| Subs | Samford | Herbert Wilson (C) James Mendonca | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Thomas Adkins (PG), Milton Porter (C) Fred McKinnon, John Flanagan | |
| 07:25 | Tennessee Martin | Milton Porter hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-41 |
| 07:23 | Samford | Warren Leyva grabs the defensive rebound | 48-41 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Warren Leyva (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jonathan Spear (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeff Rizzuto (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Tatom (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Herbert Wilson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Thomas Adkins (fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SG - Jonathan Dietz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Gauthier (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Raymond Apel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 blk. C - Milton Porter (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Samford | Jonathan Spear's floater is knocked away by Raymond Apel | 48-41 |
| 06:59 | Tennessee Martin | Jonathan Dietz pulls down the rebound | 48-41 |
| 06:55 | Tennessee Martin | Thomas Gauthier shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Raymond Apel | 48-43 |
| 06:31 | Samford | Raymond Apel denies the turnaround by Jeff Rizzuto | 48-43 |
| 06:29 | Tennessee Martin | Raymond Apel gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 06:09 | Tennessee Martin | Herbert Wilson picks off the pass by Jonathan Dietz | 48-43 |
| 05:52 | Samford | Warren Leyva can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Thomas Adkins - foul #2 on Thomas Adkins, team foul #6 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Samford | Boyd Waters (SG), Edward Lakes (SF), James Mendonca (C) Jonathan Spear, Jeff Rizzuto, Herbert Wilson | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Fred McKinnon (PG), Peter Kort (SF), Stanford Maskell (PF) Thomas Adkins, Thomas Gauthier, Milton Porter | |
| 05:52 | Samford | Warren Leyva makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 05:52 | Samford | Warren Leyva makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 05:41 | Tennessee Martin | Stanford Maskell is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 50-43 |
| 05:12 | Samford | Edward Tatom blows the layup | 50-43 |
| 05:10 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Warren Leyva | 50-43 |
| 04:58 | Samford | Raymond Apel is called for the reach on Edward Lakes - foul #2 on Raymond Apel, team foul #7 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Samford | Jonathan Spear (SG), Jeff Rizzuto (SF), Herbert Wilson (PF) Warren Leyva, Boyd Waters, Edward Tatom | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Thomas Adkins (SG), John Flanagan (C) Jonathan Dietz, Raymond Apel | |
| 04:58 | Samford | Edward Lakes makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 04:58 | Samford | Edward Lakes misses the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 04:58 | Tennessee Martin | John Flanagan grabs the defensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 04:43 | Tennessee Martin | Herbert Wilson steals it from Stanford Maskell | 51-43 |
| 04:24 | Samford | Fred McKinnon takes the ball from James Mendonca | 51-43 |
| 04:09 | Tennessee Martin | The jump hook by John Flanagan is blocked by James Mendonca | 51-43 |
| 04:07 | Samford | Herbert Wilson gets the rebound | 51-43 |
| 03:44 | Samford | Herbert Wilson knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-43 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:32 | Tennessee Martin | Thomas Adkins is open but comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 54-43 |
| 03:30 | Samford | Herbert Wilson gets the rebound | 54-43 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Samford | Herbert Wilson connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by James Mendonca | 57-43 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Edward Lakes (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jonathan Spear (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeff Rizzuto (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Herbert Wilson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. C - James Mendonca (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Fred McKinnon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Adkins (fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SF - Peter Kort (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stanford Maskell (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - John Flanagan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Tennessee Martin | Peter Kort makes the runner from close range on a great pass from Thomas Adkins | 57-45 |
| 02:41 | Samford | James Mendonca misses the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by John Flanagan - foul #1 on John Flanagan, team foul #8 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Samford | Warren Leyva (PG), Boyd Waters (SG), Edward Tatom (PF) Edward Lakes, Jonathan Spear, Herbert Wilson | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | John Dehner (PG), Raymond Apel (PF) Fred McKinnon, Stanford Maskell | |
| 02:41 | Samford | James Mendonca makes the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 02:41 | Samford | James Mendonca misses the 2nd free throw | 58-45 |
| 02:41 | Tennessee Martin | John Flanagan snags the defensive board | 58-45 |
| 02:34 | Tennessee Martin | John Flanagan misses the easy layup | 58-45 |
| 02:32 | Samford | The rebound goes to James Mendonca | 58-45 |
| 02:05 | Samford | The short jumper by Jeff Rizzuto is denied by Raymond Apel | 58-45 |
| 02:04 | Samford | Warren Leyva gets the offensive rebound | 58-45 |
| 01:56 | Samford | Edward Tatom blows the dunk | 58-45 |
| 01:55 | Tennessee Martin | Raymond Apel gets the rebound | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:51 | Tennessee Martin | John Dehner misses the easy open layup | 58-45 |
| 01:49 | Tennessee Martin | Raymond Apel gets the offensive rebound | 58-45 |
| 01:36 | Tennessee Martin | Edward Tatom steals the ball from Peter Kort | 58-45 |
| 01:20 | Samford | Edward Tatom comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 58-45 |
| 01:19 | Samford | Edward Tatom tips it back up and in | 60-45 |
| 01:02 | Tennessee Martin | John Dehner drills a jump hook from close range set up by Raymond Apel and the foul's on Jeff Rizzuto - foul #3 on Jeff Rizzuto, team foul #8 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Jonathan Spear (SG), Herbert Wilson (C) Boyd Waters, James Mendonca | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| 01:02 | Tennessee Martin | John Dehner makes the free throw | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Samford | Edward Tatom lays it in on a great pass from Warren Leyva | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Tennessee Martin | John Dehner travels with the ball | 62-48 |
| 00:13 | Samford | Herbert Wilson knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Warren Leyva | 64-48 |
| 00:06 | Tennessee Martin | Jeff Rizzuto is called for the reach on Peter Kort - foul #4 on Jeff Rizzuto, team foul #9 | 64-48 |
| 00:06 | Tennessee Martin | Peter Kort misses the 1st free throw | 64-48 |
| 00:06 | Samford | The rebound goes to Herbert Wilson | 64-48 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Warren Leyva runs out the clock | 64-48 |