| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Robert Stacy (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Schuster (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Samuel Wenzel (fresh) 9 pts. C - Jackie Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - James Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Credle (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jess Rivenberg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Dalegowski (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Aaron Wickline (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee State | James Schuster inbounds the ball | 37-27 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Tennessee State | James Schuster blows the layup | 37-27 |
| 19:37 | Tennessee State | Robert Brown gets the offensive rebound | 37-27 |
| 19:20 | Tennessee State | Aaron Wickline steals the ball from Robert Brown | 37-27 |
| 18:59 | Samford | Jess Rivenberg misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-27 |
| 18:57 | Tennessee State | Robert Stacy grabs the board | 37-27 |
| 18:43 | Tennessee State | Robert Brown misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-27 |
| 18:41 | Samford | James Dalegowski grabs the defensive rebound | 37-27 |
| 18:14 | Samford | James Dalegowski can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-27 |
| 18:12 | Tennessee State | Jackie Gray snags the defensive board | 37-27 |
| 17:44 | Tennessee State | Jess Rivenberg takes the ball from Robert Stacy | 37-27 |
| 17:24 | Samford | Jackie Gray blocks the jumper by Jess Rivenberg | 37-27 |
| 17:22 | Tennessee State | Robert Stacy pulls down the rebound | 37-27 |
| 17:04 | Tennessee State | James Jones picks off the pass by Samuel Wenzel | 37-27 |
| 16:52 | Samford | David Credle hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from James Dalegowski | 37-29 |
| 16:29 | Tennessee State | Robert Stacy buries a floater from the right side set up by James Schuster | 39-29 |
| 16:10 | Samford | Jess Rivenberg drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by James Jones | 39-32 |
| 15:57 | Tennessee State | Robert Stacy clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-32 |
| 15:56 | Samford | Jess Rivenberg grabs the board | 39-32 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Robert Stacy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Schuster (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - Samuel Wenzel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Jackie Gray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - James Jones (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Credle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jess Rivenberg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Dalegowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Aaron Wickline (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Samford | The short jumper by Aaron Wickline is denied by Samuel Wenzel | 39-32 |
| 15:30 | Tennessee State | Jackie Gray grabs the board | 39-32 |
| 15:25 | Tennessee State | Robert Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 15:23 | Tennessee State | James Schuster grabs the offensive board | 39-32 |
| 14:59 | Tennessee State | James Schuster misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-32 |
| 14:58 | Tennessee State | Robert Stacy pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 14:47 | Tennessee State | James Schuster scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Robert Brown and he's fouled by Jess Rivenberg - foul #1 on Jess Rivenberg, team foul #1 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Michael Dam (SG), David Gardner (SF), Brian Goldberg (PF), James Kent (C) Robert Stacy, Robert Brown, Samuel Wenzel, Jackie Gray | |
| Subs | Samford | Chris Abad (PG), Jonathan Hypes (SG), Wilfredo Lopez (SF), Tom Lobb (PF), Thomas Anderson (C) James Jones, David Credle, Jess Rivenberg, James Dalegowski, Aaron Wickline | |
| 14:47 | Tennessee State | James Schuster misses the free throw | 41-32 |
| 14:47 | Samford | The rebound goes to Tom Lobb | 41-32 |
| 14:25 | Samford | Thomas Anderson misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 41-32 |
| 14:23 | Tennessee State | Michael Dam grabs the defensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 14:19 | Tennessee State | James Schuster misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 41-32 |
| 14:17 | Samford | Wilfredo Lopez gets the rebound | 41-32 |
| 14:13 | Samford | Thomas Anderson banks in the layup and he's hacked by James Kent - foul #1 on James Kent, team foul #1 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Benjamin Brown (SG) James Schuster | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 14:13 | Samford | Thomas Anderson misses the free throw | 41-34 |
| 14:13 | Tennessee State | David Gardner gets the rebound | 41-34 |
| 13:56 | Tennessee State | Michael Dam buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Goldberg | 44-34 |
| 13:40 | Samford | Tom Lobb clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-34 |
| 13:39 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Michael Dam | 44-34 |
| 13:20 | Tennessee State | Michael Dam misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-34 |
| 13:18 | Samford | The rebound goes to Tom Lobb | 44-34 |
| 13:06 | Samford | Jonathan Hypes misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-34 |
| 13:04 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Chris Abad | 44-34 |
| 12:51 | Samford | Thomas Anderson buries a shot from the left side | 44-36 |
| 12:36 | Tennessee State | James Kent connects on the driving attempt from the left block set up by Michael Dam | 46-36 |
| 12:17 | Samford | Thomas Anderson can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 46-36 |
| 12:15 | Tennessee State | Michael Dam gets the rebound | 46-36 |
| 12:10 | Tennessee State | Benjamin Brown misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-36 |
| 12:09 | Samford | Tom Lobb gets the rebound | 46-36 |
| 11:47 | Samford | Benjamin Brown picks off the pass by Thomas Anderson | 46-36 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Michael Dam (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Gardner (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Brian Goldberg (fresh) C - James Kent (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Chris Abad (fresh) SG - Jonathan Hypes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Wilfredo Lopez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Tom Lobb (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Tennessee State | Michael Dam misses the jumper from the right wing | 46-36 |
| 11:22 | Samford | Jonathan Hypes grabs the board | 46-36 |
| 11:03 | Samford | Thomas Anderson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by David Gardner - foul #4 on David Gardner, team foul #2 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Robert Stacy (PG), Robert Brown (SG), James Schuster (SF), Samuel Wenzel (PF), Graham Russell (C) Michael Dam, Benjamin Brown, David Gardner, Brian Goldberg, James Kent | |
| Subs | Samford | James Jones (PG), David Credle (SG), Jess Rivenberg (SF), Aaron Wickline (C) Chris Abad, Jonathan Hypes, Wilfredo Lopez, Tom Lobb | |
| 11:03 | Samford | Thomas Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 11:03 | Samford | Thomas Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 10:44 | Tennessee State | Samuel Wenzel connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Stacy | 48-38 |
| 10:24 | Samford | David Credle connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 10:12 | Tennessee State | Robert Brown connects on the runner in the paint and the foul's on Jess Rivenberg - foul #2 on Jess Rivenberg, team foul #2 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Jackie Gray (C) Graham Russell | |
| Subs | Samford | James Dalegowski (PF) Thomas Anderson | |
| 10:12 | Tennessee State | Robert Brown makes the free throw | 51-41 |
| 09:54 | Samford | Aaron Wickline is hacked by Jackie Gray - foul #2 on Jackie Gray, team foul #3 | 51-41 |
| 09:46 | Samford | David Credle is fouled on the floor by Robert Brown - foul #2 on Robert Brown, team foul #4 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Jonathan Hypes (SG) David Credle | |
| 09:29 | Samford | Jess Rivenberg drills a jumper from the right block set up by Aaron Wickline | 51-43 |
| 09:04 | Tennessee State | Samuel Wenzel banks in the layup on a great pass from James Schuster | 53-43 |
| 08:42 | Samford | James Dalegowski lays it in set up by Jonathan Hypes | 53-45 |
| 08:20 | Tennessee State | Robert Brown knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from James Schuster | 55-45 |
| 08:06 | Samford | James Dalegowski buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 55-47 |
| 07:42 | Tennessee State | Jackie Gray misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 55-47 |
| 07:41 | Samford | The rebound goes to Aaron Wickline | 55-47 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Robert Stacy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Brown (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Schuster (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. PF - Samuel Wenzel (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 blk. C - Jackie Gray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - James Jones (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Hypes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jess Rivenberg (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Dalegowski (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Aaron Wickline (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Samford | James Dalegowski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-47 |
| 07:17 | Tennessee State | Jackie Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 07:10 | Tennessee State | Robert Brown buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Stacy | 58-47 |
| 06:54 | Samford | Jonathan Hypes connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from James Jones | 58-50 |
| 06:48 | Tennessee State | Robert Brown buries a jumper from the right side set up by James Schuster and he's fouled by Jonathan Hypes - foul #4 on Jonathan Hypes, team foul #3 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Michael Dam (PG), David Gardner (SF), Brian Goldberg (PF), James Kent (C) Robert Stacy, James Schuster, Samuel Wenzel, Jackie Gray | |
| Subs | Samford | Chris Abad (PG), David Credle (SG), Tom Lobb (SF), Thomas Anderson (C) James Jones, Jonathan Hypes, Jess Rivenberg, Aaron Wickline | |
| 06:48 | Tennessee State | Robert Brown makes the free throw | 61-50 |
| 06:35 | Samford | James Dalegowski drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Tom Lobb | 61-53 |
| 06:22 | Tennessee State | Michael Dam drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Brian Goldberg | 64-53 |
| 06:19 | Samford | Chris Abad is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 64-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Benjamin Brown (SG) Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Samford | Wilfredo Lopez (SF) James Dalegowski | |
| 06:01 | Tennessee State | Michael Dam misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-53 |
| 06:00 | Samford | Wilfredo Lopez snags the defensive board | 64-53 |
| 05:43 | Samford | Thomas Anderson misses the jumpshot from the right side | 64-53 |
| 05:41 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Brian Goldberg | 64-53 |
| 05:23 | Tennessee State | Benjamin Brown is hacked by Thomas Anderson - foul #3 on Thomas Anderson, team foul #4 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Schuster (PG) Benjamin Brown | |
| Subs | Samford | James Dalegowski (PF) Wilfredo Lopez | |
| 05:12 | Tennessee State | James Kent misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-53 |
| 05:10 | Samford | Tom Lobb grabs the defensive rebound | 64-53 |
| 04:53 | Samford | Brian Goldberg swats the shot by Thomas Anderson | 64-53 |
| 04:51 | Tennessee State | James Kent gets the rebound | 64-53 |
| 04:34 | Tennessee State | Brian Goldberg blows the layup but the foul's on Tom Lobb - foul #2 on Tom Lobb, team foul #5 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Robert Stacy (PG), Robert Brown (SG) James Schuster, Michael Dam | |
| Subs | Samford | James Jones (PG), Jonathan Hypes (SG) Chris Abad, Thomas Anderson | |
| 04:34 | Tennessee State | Brian Goldberg makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 04:34 | Tennessee State | Brian Goldberg misses the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 04:34 | Samford | Tom Lobb grabs the defensive rebound | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:23 | Samford | David Credle blows the layup but the foul's on Robert Stacy - foul #2 on Robert Stacy, team foul #5 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Samuel Wenzel (PF), Jackie Gray (C) Brian Goldberg, James Kent | |
| Subs | Samford | Jess Rivenberg (SF) Jonathan Hypes | |
| 04:23 | Samford | David Credle makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 04:23 | Samford | David Credle makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 04:11 | Tennessee State | Robert Brown comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-55 |
| 04:09 | Samford | The rebound goes to Jess Rivenberg | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:03 | Samford | Robert Stacy is called for the reach on James Dalegowski - foul #3 on Robert Stacy, team foul #6 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Jonathan Hypes (SG), Wilfredo Lopez (C) David Credle, Tom Lobb | |
| 03:42 | Samford | Jess Rivenberg scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jonathan Hypes | 65-58 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Robert Stacy (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Brown (fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Gardner (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Samuel Wenzel (fresh) 13 pts. 2 blk. C - Jackie Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - James Jones (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Hypes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jess Rivenberg (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Dalegowski (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Wilfredo Lopez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Tennessee State | Robert Stacy misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 65-58 |
| 03:28 | Samford | James Dalegowski snags the defensive board | 65-58 |
| 03:11 | Samford | The jump hook by Wilfredo Lopez is blocked by Jackie Gray | 65-58 |
| 03:09 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Wilfredo Lopez | 65-58 |
| 02:54 | Samford | Wilfredo Lopez misses the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Jackie Gray - foul #3 on Jackie Gray, team foul #7 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Schuster (SG), Michael Dam (SF), Brian Goldberg (C) Robert Brown, David Gardner, Jackie Gray | |
| Subs | Samford | Tom Lobb (PF), Aaron Wickline (C) Jess Rivenberg, James Dalegowski | |
| 02:54 | Samford | Wilfredo Lopez misses the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 02:54 | Samford | Wilfredo Lopez makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 02:51 | Tennessee State | Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Robert Brown (SG), David Gardner (SF) James Schuster, Michael Dam | |
| Subs | Samford | Jess Rivenberg (SF), James Dalegowski (PF) Wilfredo Lopez, Tom Lobb | |
| 02:34 | Tennessee State | Samuel Wenzel misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-59 |
| 02:32 | Samford | Aaron Wickline grabs the board | 65-59 |
| 02:11 | Samford | James Jones travels with the ball | 65-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Jackie Gray (C) Brian Goldberg | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 01:47 | Tennessee State | James Jones steals the ball from Robert Brown | 65-59 |
| 01:43 | Samford | James Jones lays it in | 65-61 |
| 01:21 | Tennessee State | David Gardner misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-61 |
| 01:19 | Samford | Jonathan Hypes grabs the board | 65-61 |
| 01:07 | Samford | James Dalegowski can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Samuel Wenzel - foul #2 on Samuel Wenzel, team foul #8 | 65-61 |
| 01:07 | Samford | James Dalegowski misses the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 01:07 | Samford | James Dalegowski makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:47 | Tennessee State | Samuel Wenzel loses the dribble to Jonathan Hypes | 65-62 |
| 00:31 | Samford | Jess Rivenberg comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-62 |
| 00:30 | Tennessee State | Samuel Wenzel gets the rebound | 65-62 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee 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 (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Tennessee State | Samuel Wenzel is hacked by James Jones in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Jones, team foul #6 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Michael Dam (PG) Robert Stacy | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:26 | Tennessee State | Michael Dam is fouled on the floor by Aaron Wickline - foul #3 on Aaron Wickline, team foul #7 | 65-62 |
| 00:26 | Tennessee State | Michael Dam makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:26 | Tennessee State | Michael Dam makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Samford | Jonathan Hypes scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Dalegowski | 67-65 |
| 00:19 | Tennessee State | James Jones is called for the reach on Michael Dam in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Jones, team foul #8 | 67-65 |
| 00:19 | Tennessee State | Michael Dam makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:19 | Tennessee State | Michael Dam makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:13 | Samford | James Jones is whistled for traveling | 69-65 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee State | Michael Dam is fouled in the backcourt by James Jones - foul #4 on James Jones, team foul #9 | 69-65 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee State | Michael Dam makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee State | Michael Dam makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:06 | Samford | Jonathan Hypes makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by James Dalegowski | 71-68 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee State | Michael Dam is fouled in the backcourt by James Jones - foul #5 on James Jones, team foul #10 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Chris Abad (PG) James Jones | |
| 00:05 | Tennessee State | Michael Dam makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee State | Michael Dam makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:00 | Samford | James Dalegowski clanks a 3 from the right wing | 73-68 |