| Lineup | Samford | PG - Walter Harris (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Aaron Swink (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Reber (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Vincent McCage (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Knowles (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - William Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Patnaude (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ezra Dittrich (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marion Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Bradley Fogarty (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Brian Reber inbounds the ball | 21-38 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Samford | James Knowles misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 21-38 |
| 19:37 | Samford | Brian Reber gets the offensive rebound | 21-38 |
| 19:22 | Samford | Aaron Swink clanks a 3 from straight away | 21-38 |
| 19:21 | Jacksonville State | Bradley Fogarty gets the rebound | 21-38 |
| 19:06 | Jacksonville State | Ezra Dittrich throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-38 |
| 18:48 | Samford | Aaron Swink buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-38 |
| 18:28 | Jacksonville State | Ezra Dittrich drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James Patnaude | 24-41 |
| 18:13 | Samford | Aaron Swink misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-41 |
| 18:12 | Jacksonville State | Ezra Dittrich gets the rebound | 24-41 |
| 17:51 | Jacksonville State | Bradley Fogarty loses the dribble to Aaron Swink | 24-41 |
| 17:33 | Samford | Brian Reber can't finish the layup | 24-41 |
| 17:32 | Samford | Aaron Swink tips it back up and in | 26-41 |
| 17:28 | Jacksonville State | James Patnaude is hacked by Aaron Swink - foul #3 on Aaron Swink, team foul #1 | 26-41 |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Hanson (SG) Aaron Swink | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 17:11 | Jacksonville State | Marion Smith hits a jump hook from close range set up by James Patnaude and he's fouled by Vincent McCage - foul #2 on Vincent McCage, team foul #2 | 26-43 |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Cutlip (SF), Jerry Quist (PF) Brian Reber, Vincent McCage | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 17:11 | Jacksonville State | Marion Smith makes the free throw | 26-44 |
| 16:55 | Samford | Ronald Hanson misses the easy layup | 26-44 |
| 16:54 | Jacksonville State | Bradley Fogarty snags the defensive board | 26-44 |
| 16:28 | Jacksonville State | Ezra Dittrich misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 26-44 |
| 16:27 | Samford | Richard Cutlip grabs the board | 26-44 |
| 16:10 | Samford | Walter Harris knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Richard Cutlip | 28-44 |
| 15:52 | Jacksonville State | Ezra Dittrich misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 28-44 |
| 15:51 | Jacksonville State | Bradley Fogarty grabs the offensive board | 28-44 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Walter Harris (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Ronald Hanson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Cutlip (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Quist (fresh) C - James Knowles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - William Baker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Patnaude (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ezra Dittrich (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marion Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Bradley Fogarty (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Jacksonville State | James Knowles denies the turnaround by James Patnaude | 28-44 |
| 15:43 | Samford | James Knowles gets the rebound | 28-44 |
| 15:29 | Samford | James Knowles misses the fadeaway from the right side | 28-44 |
| 15:28 | Jacksonville State | Ezra Dittrich grabs the board | 28-44 |
| 15:16 | Jacksonville State | William Baker double dribbles | 28-44 |
| Subs | Samford | Aaron Swink (SG), Brian Reber (SF), Vincent McCage (PF) Walter Harris, Richard Cutlip, James Knowles | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Ryan Moore (PG), Gerald Maloney (SF), Louis Jones (PF), Wade Jackson (C) William Baker, Ezra Dittrich, Marion Smith, Bradley Fogarty | |
| 14:59 | Samford | Aaron Swink buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jerry Quist | 31-44 |
| 14:34 | Jacksonville State | Wade Jackson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Vincent McCage - foul #3 on Vincent McCage, team foul #3 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Samford | Logan Green (C) Jerry Quist | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 14:34 | Jacksonville State | Wade Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 31-45 |
| 14:34 | Jacksonville State | Wade Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-46 |
| 14:14 | Samford | Vincent McCage's floater is tipped away by Louis Jones | 31-46 |
| 14:13 | Samford | Logan Green can't tip it in | 31-46 |
| 14:11 | Jacksonville State | James Patnaude gets the rebound | 31-46 |
| 13:58 | Jacksonville State | Ryan Moore clanks a 3 from the right corner | 31-46 |
| 13:57 | Samford | Logan Green pulls down the rebound | 31-46 |
| 13:46 | Samford | Louis Jones steals it from Aaron Swink | 31-46 |
| 13:29 | Jacksonville State | Gerald Maloney loses the ball out of bounds | 31-46 |
| Subs | Samford | Walter Harris (PG), James Knowles (C) Ronald Hanson, Logan Green | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Ezra Dittrich (SF), Bradley Fogarty (C) James Patnaude, Wade Jackson | |
| 13:13 | Samford | James Knowles connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Walter Harris | 34-46 |
| 12:54 | Jacksonville State | Gerald Maloney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-46 |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Cutlip (SF), Jerry Quist (PF) Brian Reber, Vincent McCage | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | William Baker (PG) Gerald Maloney | |
| 12:44 | Samford | Richard Cutlip hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Walter Harris | 36-46 |
| 12:24 | Jacksonville State | Richard Cutlip is called for the reach on Bradley Fogarty - foul #1 on Richard Cutlip, team foul #4 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Marion Smith (PF) Louis Jones | |
| 12:13 | Jacksonville State | Ryan Moore is fouled on the floor by Jerry Quist - foul #3 on Jerry Quist, team foul #5 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Hanson (SG) Aaron Swink | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 11:52 | Jacksonville State | Bradley Fogarty misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-46 |
| 11:51 | Samford | The rebound goes to James Knowles | 36-46 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Walter Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Hanson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Cutlip (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Quist (fresh) 3 pf. C - James Knowles (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - William Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ryan Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ezra Dittrich (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Marion Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Bradley Fogarty (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Samford | James Knowles lays it up and in | 38-46 |
| 11:29 | Jacksonville State | Ryan Moore clanks a jumper from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 11:28 | Jacksonville State | Marion Smith tips it in | 38-48 |
| 11:08 | Samford | Jerry Quist knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Ronald Hanson | 40-48 |
| 10:51 | Jacksonville State | William Baker hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Ezra Dittrich and he's fouled by Walter Harris - foul #1 on Walter Harris, team foul #6 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Samford | Aaron Swink (SG), Brian Reber (SF), Vincent McCage (PF), Logan Green (C) Ronald Hanson, Richard Cutlip, Jerry Quist, James Knowles | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | James Patnaude (SG), Gerald Maloney (SF), Louis Jones (C) Ryan Moore, Ezra Dittrich, Bradley Fogarty | |
| 10:51 | Jacksonville State | William Baker makes the free throw | 40-51 |
| 10:22 | Samford | Gerald Maloney denies the turnaround by Logan Green | 40-51 |
| 10:20 | Samford | Brian Reber can't tip it in | 40-51 |
| 10:18 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to James Patnaude | 40-51 |
| 10:10 | Jacksonville State | James Patnaude loses the dribble to Brian Reber | 40-51 |
| 09:59 | Samford | Aaron Swink buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Walter Harris | 42-51 |
| 09:40 | Jacksonville State | Gerald Maloney lays it in set up by William Baker and he's fouled by Vincent McCage - foul #4 on Vincent McCage, team foul #7 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Samford | James Knowles (C) Vincent McCage | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Ezra Dittrich (SF), Wade Jackson (C) William Baker, Marion Smith | |
| 09:40 | Jacksonville State | Gerald Maloney makes the free throw | 42-54 |
| 09:20 | Samford | James Knowles misses the easy layup but the foul's on Wade Jackson - foul #1 on Wade Jackson, team foul #1 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Samford | Jerry Quist (PF) Logan Green | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Ryan Moore (PG), Bradley Fogarty (C) Gerald Maloney, Wade Jackson | |
| 09:20 | Samford | James Knowles makes the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 09:20 | Samford | James Knowles misses the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 09:20 | Jacksonville State | Bradley Fogarty pulls down the rebound | 43-54 |
| 09:00 | Jacksonville State | Bradley Fogarty misses the shot from the left wing | 43-54 |
| 08:58 | Samford | Aaron Swink gets the rebound | 43-54 |
| 08:38 | Samford | James Knowles clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-54 |
| 08:37 | Jacksonville State | Ezra Dittrich grabs the board | 43-54 |
| 08:20 | Jacksonville State | Bradley Fogarty can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 43-54 |
| 08:19 | Jacksonville State | Bradley Fogarty can't tip it in | 43-54 |
| 08:18 | Samford | James Knowles gets the rebound | 43-54 |
| 07:57 | Samford | Ryan Moore is called for the reach on Aaron Swink - foul #2 on Ryan Moore, team foul #2 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Hanson (PG), Rubin Gregory (SG), Richard Cutlip (SF), Vincent McCage (PF) Walter Harris, Aaron Swink, Brian Reber, Jerry Quist | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | William Baker (PG), Wade Jackson (PF) Ryan Moore, Louis Jones | |
| 07:41 | Samford | Vincent McCage comes up short on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Wade Jackson - foul #2 on Wade Jackson, team foul #3 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Samford | Logan Green (C) James Knowles | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Marion Smith (PF) Wade Jackson | |
| 07:41 | Samford | Vincent McCage misses the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 07:41 | Samford | Vincent McCage misses the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 07:41 | Jacksonville State | Bradley Fogarty grabs the board | 43-54 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ronald Hanson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rubin Gregory (fresh) SF - Richard Cutlip (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Vincent McCage (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Logan Green (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - William Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Patnaude (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ezra Dittrich (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Marion Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Bradley Fogarty (fresh) 3 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Jacksonville State | William Baker scores on a shot from the right wing | 43-56 |
| 07:13 | Samford | Marion Smith denies the turnaround by Richard Cutlip | 43-56 |
| 07:12 | Samford | Richard Cutlip grabs the offensive board | 43-56 |
| 07:00 | Samford | Rubin Gregory buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Ronald Hanson | 46-56 |
| 06:55 | Jacksonville State | William Baker misses the floater from the left side | 46-56 |
| 06:53 | Jacksonville State | Ezra Dittrich tips it in | 46-58 |
| 06:35 | Samford | Logan Green comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 46-58 |
| 06:34 | Jacksonville State | Bradley Fogarty grabs the defensive rebound | 46-58 |
| 06:20 | Jacksonville State | James Patnaude hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Rubin Gregory - foul #3 on Rubin Gregory, team foul #8 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Samford | Walter Harris (PG), Aaron Swink (SG), James Knowles (C) Ronald Hanson, Rubin Gregory, Logan Green | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Gerald Maloney (SF), Louis Jones (C) Ezra Dittrich, Bradley Fogarty | |
| 06:20 | Jacksonville State | James Patnaude misses the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 06:20 | Jacksonville State | James Patnaude makes the 2nd free throw | 46-59 |
| 06:00 | Samford | Aaron Swink misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-59 |
| 05:58 | Samford | James Knowles pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-59 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:42 | Samford | Aaron Swink knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Walter Harris | 49-59 |
| 05:17 | Jacksonville State | James Patnaude hits the finger roll on a great pass from Louis Jones | 49-61 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:07 | Samford | Walter Harris hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-61 |
| 05:06 | Jacksonville State | Gerald Maloney pulls down the rebound | 49-61 |
| 04:50 | Jacksonville State | James Patnaude knocks in the shot in the paint set up by William Baker and the foul's on Aaron Swink - foul #4 on Aaron Swink, team foul #9 | 49-63 |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Reber (SF), Jerry Quist (PF) Richard Cutlip, Vincent McCage | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Ryan Moore (PG), Ezra Dittrich (SF), Bradley Fogarty (C) William Baker, Gerald Maloney, Marion Smith | |
| 04:50 | Jacksonville State | James Patnaude makes the free throw | 49-64 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:36 | Samford | Walter Harris can't connect on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Ryan Moore - foul #3 on Ryan Moore, team foul #4 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Gerald Maloney (SG) James Patnaude | |
| 04:36 | Samford | Walter Harris makes the 1st free throw | 50-64 |
| 04:36 | Samford | Walter Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:23 | Jacksonville State | Gerald Maloney hits a jump hook from the baseline | 51-66 |
| 04:16 | Samford | Jerry Quist drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Aaron Swink | 53-66 |
| 04:14 | Jacksonville State | Ryan Moore is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ryan Moore, team foul #5 | 53-66 |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Hanson (SG) Aaron Swink | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 03:57 | Samford | Ronald Hanson drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Walter Harris | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:33 | Jacksonville State | Louis Jones banks in the layup on a great pass from Ryan Moore | 55-68 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Walter Harris (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ronald Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Reber (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jerry Quist (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - James Knowles (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Ryan Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gerald Maloney (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ezra Dittrich (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Louis Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. C - Bradley Fogarty (fresh) 3 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:25 | Samford | Walter Harris is denied on a layup by Bradley Fogarty | 55-68 |
| 03:23 | Jacksonville State | Louis Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 55-68 |
| 03:18 | Jacksonville State | The jump hook by Louis Jones is blocked by James Knowles | 55-68 |
| 03:17 | Jacksonville State | Ezra Dittrich tips it in | 55-70 |
| 03:06 | Samford | Brian Reber hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Walter Harris | 57-70 |
| 02:43 | Jacksonville State | Bradley Fogarty misses the easy layup | 57-70 |
| 02:41 | Jacksonville State | Ezra Dittrich grabs the offensive board | 57-70 |
| 02:16 | Jacksonville State | Ronald Hanson is called for the reach on Louis Jones - foul #2 on Ronald Hanson, team foul #10 | 57-70 |
| Subs | Samford | Rubin Gregory (SG), Richard Cutlip (SF), Logan Green (PF), Ross Sexton (C) Walter Harris, Brian Reber, Jerry Quist, James Knowles | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Wade Jackson (PF), Larry Swarey (C) Ezra Dittrich, Bradley Fogarty | |
| 02:16 | Jacksonville State | Louis Jones makes the 1st free throw | 57-71 |
| 02:16 | Jacksonville State | Louis Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 57-72 |
| 01:58 | Samford | Rubin Gregory misses the 3 from the right wing | 57-72 |
| 01:56 | Jacksonville State | Larry Swarey grabs the board | 57-72 |
| 01:33 | Jacksonville State | Louis Jones misses the easy layup | 57-72 |
| 01:32 | Samford | Ross Sexton pulls down the rebound | 57-72 |
| 01:27 | Samford | Rubin Gregory double dribbles | 57-72 |
| Subs | Samford | Jerry Quist (PF) Ross Sexton | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 00:58 | Jacksonville State | Larry Swarey makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Gerald Maloney | 57-74 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Samford | Rubin Gregory hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-74 |
| 00:51 | Samford | Logan Green grabs the offensive board | 57-74 |
| 00:48 | Samford | Ronald Hanson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-74 |
| 00:46 | Jacksonville State | Gerald Maloney gets the rebound | 57-74 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Jacksonville State | Ryan Moore knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Gerald Maloney | 57-76 |
| 00:11 | Samford | Rubin Gregory scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-76 |
| 00:00 | Jacksonville State | Ryan Moore runs out the clock | 60-76 |