| Lineup | Samford | PG - Robert Kohler (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kyle Shephard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joel Bartee (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dikembe Acri (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - John Sutton (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Richard Pope (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Rodrick Petersen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Travis Hyden (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Silas Zubia (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Ethridge (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Jacksonville State | Travis Hyden inbounds the ball | 32-37 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Jacksonville State | Joel Bartee steps in front of the Silas Zubia pass | 32-37 |
| 19:41 | Samford | Joel Bartee lays it in | 34-37 |
| 19:25 | Jacksonville State | Joel Bartee is called for the reach on Rodrick Petersen - foul #2 on Joel Bartee, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Samford | Lino Lukaszewski (SF), Michael Blanchard (PF), Ronald Phipps (C) Joel Bartee, Dikembe Acri, John Sutton | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 19:08 | Jacksonville State | James Ethridge knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Rodrick Petersen | 34-40 |
| 18:50 | Samford | Robert Kohler comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-40 |
| 18:49 | Jacksonville State | Richard Pope snags the defensive board | 34-40 |
| 18:28 | Jacksonville State | Travis Hyden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-40 |
| 18:27 | Jacksonville State | James Ethridge pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 18:13 | Jacksonville State | Richard Pope comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-40 |
| 18:12 | Samford | Lino Lukaszewski grabs the defensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 18:07 | Samford | Kyle Shephard connects on the 3 from straight away | 37-40 |
| 17:41 | Jacksonville State | Travis Hyden clanks a 3 from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 17:40 | Jacksonville State | The offensive rebound goes to Silas Zubia | 37-40 |
| 17:31 | Jacksonville State | Silas Zubia buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Rodrick Petersen | 37-42 |
| 17:08 | Samford | Rodrick Petersen takes the ball from Robert Kohler | 37-42 |
| 17:04 | Jacksonville State | Rodrick Petersen lays it up and in | 37-44 |
| 16:49 | Samford | Michael Blanchard misses the lay-in | 37-44 |
| 16:48 | Jacksonville State | James Ethridge snags the defensive board | 37-44 |
| 16:32 | Jacksonville State | Rodrick Petersen hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 37-44 |
| 16:31 | Samford | Ronald Phipps gets the rebound | 37-44 |
| 16:09 | Samford | Robert Kohler clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-44 |
| 16:08 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Travis Hyden | 37-44 |
| 16:02 | Jacksonville State | Rodrick Petersen drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by James Ethridge | 37-46 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Robert Kohler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kyle Shephard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lino Lukaszewski (fresh) PF - Michael Blanchard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Phipps (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Richard Pope (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Rodrick Petersen (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Travis Hyden (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Silas Zubia (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Ethridge (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Samford | The jump hook by Lino Lukaszewski is blocked by Silas Zubia | 37-46 |
| 15:39 | Jacksonville State | Rodrick Petersen gets the rebound | 37-46 |
| 15:35 | Jacksonville State | Travis Hyden misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Blanchard - foul #1 on Michael Blanchard, team foul #2 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Zorc (PG), Bruce Leonetti (SG), Paul Sturges (SF), Dikembe Acri (PF), John Sutton (C) Robert Kohler, Kyle Shephard, Lino Lukaszewski, Michael Blanchard, Ronald Phipps | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Michael Moody (PG), Scott Bigley (SG), Ned Spates (PF), Rafael Griffin (C) Richard Pope, Rodrick Petersen, Silas Zubia, James Ethridge | |
| 15:35 | Jacksonville State | Travis Hyden misses the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 15:35 | Jacksonville State | Travis Hyden makes the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 15:16 | Samford | Dikembe Acri drills a jumper from the left block | 39-47 |
| 14:55 | Jacksonville State | Travis Hyden scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Moody | 39-49 |
| 14:33 | Samford | Dikembe Acri can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-49 |
| 14:31 | Samford | John Sutton snags the offensive board | 39-49 |
| 14:15 | Samford | Bruce Leonetti buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Ronald Zorc | 42-49 |
| 13:56 | Jacksonville State | Michael Moody throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-49 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Kohler (PG) Ronald Zorc | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Richard Pope (PG), Rodrick Petersen (SG), Joseph Seymour (SF), Silas Zubia (PF) Michael Moody, Scott Bigley, Travis Hyden, Rafael Griffin | |
| 13:27 | Samford | Robert Kohler misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-49 |
| 13:26 | Jacksonville State | Rodrick Petersen snags the defensive board | 42-49 |
| 13:23 | Jacksonville State | Richard Pope is fouled in the backcourt by Bruce Leonetti - foul #4 on Bruce Leonetti, team foul #3 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Samford | Lino Lukaszewski (SG) Bruce Leonetti | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | James Ethridge (C) Ned Spates | |
| 13:11 | Jacksonville State | Silas Zubia misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-49 |
| 13:09 | Samford | Paul Sturges grabs the defensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 12:42 | Samford | James Ethridge is called for the reach on Dikembe Acri - foul #2 on James Ethridge, team foul #1 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Samford | Kyle Shephard (SG) Lino Lukaszewski | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 12:25 | Samford | Robert Kohler misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Silas Zubia - foul #1 on Silas Zubia, team foul #2 | 42-49 |
| 12:25 | Samford | Robert Kohler misses the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 12:25 | Samford | Robert Kohler makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 11:58 | Jacksonville State | Dikembe Acri is called for the reach on Rodrick Petersen - foul #1 on Dikembe Acri, team foul #4 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Ned Spates (PF) Silas Zubia | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Robert Kohler (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Kyle Shephard (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Paul Sturges (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dikembe Acri (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - John Sutton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Richard Pope (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Rodrick Petersen (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Joseph Seymour (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ned Spates (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - James Ethridge (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Jacksonville State | Richard Pope misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-49 |
| 11:40 | Samford | The rebound goes to Robert Kohler | 43-49 |
| 11:23 | Samford | Dikembe Acri misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 11:21 | Jacksonville State | James Ethridge pulls down the rebound | 43-49 |
| 11:04 | Jacksonville State | Rodrick Petersen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-49 |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Zorc (PG), Lino Lukaszewski (SG), Ronald Phipps (C) Robert Kohler, Kyle Shephard, John Sutton | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Michael Moody (PG), Travis Hyden (SF) Richard Pope, Joseph Seymour | |
| 10:43 | Samford | Ronald Zorc is hacked by Michael Moody - foul #2 on Michael Moody, team foul #3 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Kohler (PG), Joseph Zwanzig (PF) Ronald Zorc, Dikembe Acri | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Silas Zubia (PF) James Ethridge | |
| 10:23 | Samford | Lino Lukaszewski knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-49 |
| 09:59 | Jacksonville State | Travis Hyden misses the jump hook from the left block | 46-49 |
| 09:57 | Jacksonville State | Rodrick Petersen tips it but misses | 46-49 |
| 09:55 | Samford | Lino Lukaszewski grabs the defensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 09:38 | Samford | Lino Lukaszewski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-49 |
| 09:37 | Samford | Joseph Zwanzig tips it in | 48-49 |
| 09:12 | Jacksonville State | Ned Spates hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 48-49 |
| 09:11 | Jacksonville State | Silas Zubia tips it home | 48-51 |
| 08:57 | Samford | Lino Lukaszewski is called for a charge - foul #2 on Lino Lukaszewski, team foul #5 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Zorc (PG), Kyle Shephard (SG), Dikembe Acri (PF), John Sutton (C) Robert Kohler, Lino Lukaszewski, Joseph Zwanzig, Ronald Phipps | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Richard Pope (PG), James Ethridge (C) Rodrick Petersen, Ned Spates | |
| 08:39 | Jacksonville State | The jump hook by Silas Zubia is blocked by John Sutton | 48-51 |
| 08:38 | Jacksonville State | James Ethridge can't tip it in | 48-51 |
| 08:37 | Samford | Paul Sturges pulls down the rebound | 48-51 |
| 08:24 | Samford | Dikembe Acri is denied on a layup by James Ethridge | 48-51 |
| 08:22 | Jacksonville State | Michael Moody pulls down the rebound | 48-51 |
| 08:08 | Jacksonville State | Kyle Shephard steals the ball from Silas Zubia | 48-51 |
| 08:05 | Samford | Kyle Shephard hits the finger roll | 50-51 |
| 07:51 | Jacksonville State | Silas Zubia hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Paul Sturges - foul #4 on Paul Sturges, team foul #6 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Kohler (PG), Michael Blanchard (PF) Ronald Zorc, Dikembe Acri | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 07:51 | Jacksonville State | Silas Zubia misses the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 07:51 | Jacksonville State | Silas Zubia makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Robert Kohler (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Kyle Shephard (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Paul Sturges (tiring) 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Michael Blanchard (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Sutton (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Richard Pope (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Michael Moody (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Travis Hyden (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Silas Zubia (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Ethridge (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Samford | Paul Sturges misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 07:27 | Jacksonville State | James Ethridge gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| 07:23 | Jacksonville State | Michael Moody makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Travis Hyden | 50-54 |
| 07:01 | Samford | Robert Kohler can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 50-54 |
| 06:59 | Jacksonville State | Richard Pope grabs the defensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 06:30 | Jacksonville State | Michael Moody can't connect on a floater from the right side | 50-54 |
| 06:29 | Samford | John Sutton pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| 06:12 | Samford | Michael Blanchard comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-54 |
| 06:10 | Jacksonville State | James Ethridge grabs the board | 50-54 |
| 05:48 | Jacksonville State | Silas Zubia lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Pope | 50-56 |
| 05:28 | Samford | Kyle Shephard loses the ball out of bounds | 50-56 |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Zorc (PG), Bruce Leonetti (SG), Dikembe Acri (PF), Ronald Phipps (C) Robert Kohler, Kyle Shephard, Michael Blanchard, John Sutton | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Rodrick Petersen (SG), Joseph Seymour (SF), Ned Spates (PF), Rafael Griffin (C) Michael Moody, Travis Hyden, Silas Zubia, James Ethridge | |
| 05:06 | Jacksonville State | Richard Pope connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Rodrick Petersen | 50-58 |
| 04:46 | Samford | Paul Sturges makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-58 |
| 04:41 | Jacksonville State | Richard Pope connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Rodrick Petersen | 53-61 |
| 04:27 | Samford | Paul Sturges misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-61 |
| 04:26 | Samford | Dikembe Acri gets the offensive rebound | 53-61 |
| 04:08 | Samford | Dikembe Acri throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-61 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Kohler (PG), Kyle Shephard (SG) Ronald Zorc, Bruce Leonetti | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Michael Moody (PG) Richard Pope | |
| 03:54 | Jacksonville State | Joseph Seymour can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Dikembe Acri - foul #2 on Dikembe Acri, team foul #7 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Samford | John Sutton (C) Ronald Phipps | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | James Ethridge (C) Rafael Griffin | |
| 03:54 | Jacksonville State | Joseph Seymour makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 03:54 | Jacksonville State | Joseph Seymour makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Robert Kohler (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Kyle Shephard (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Paul Sturges (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Dikembe Acri (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - John Sutton (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Michael Moody (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodrick Petersen (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SF - Joseph Seymour (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ned Spates (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - James Ethridge (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Samford | Paul Sturges misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-63 |
| 03:31 | Jacksonville State | Michael Moody grabs the defensive rebound | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:10 | Jacksonville State | Michael Moody can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Sutton - foul #1 on John Sutton, team foul #8 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Phipps (C) John Sutton | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Travis Hyden (SF) Joseph Seymour | |
| 03:10 | Jacksonville State | Michael Moody makes the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 03:10 | Jacksonville State | Michael Moody misses the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 03:10 | Samford | Ronald Phipps snags the defensive board | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:50 | Samford | Robert Kohler misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-64 |
| 02:48 | Samford | Dikembe Acri hits the follow up shot | 55-64 |
| 02:48 | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-64 |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Zorc (PG), Bruce Leonetti (SG), Michael Blanchard (PF) Robert Kohler, Kyle Shephard, Dikembe Acri | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Richard Pope (PG), Silas Zubia (PF) Michael Moody, Ned Spates | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:25 | Jacksonville State | Rodrick Petersen drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-66 |
| 02:14 | Samford | James Ethridge is called for the reach on Bruce Leonetti - foul #3 on James Ethridge, team foul #4 | 55-66 |
| Subs | Samford | Joel Bartee (SF) Paul Sturges | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Michael Moody (PG), Scott Bigley (SG), Joseph Seymour (SF), Ned Spates (PF), Rafael Griffin (C) Richard Pope, Rodrick Petersen, Travis Hyden, Silas Zubia, James Ethridge | |
| 01:56 | Samford | Ronald Phipps's fadeaway is rejected by Ned Spates | 55-66 |
| 01:54 | Jacksonville State | Ned Spates snags the defensive board | 55-66 |
| 01:26 | Jacksonville State | Michael Moody can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 55-66 |
| 01:24 | Jacksonville State | Joseph Seymour hits the follow up shot | 55-68 |
| 01:00 | Samford | Bruce Leonetti can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-68 |
| 00:58 | Samford | Joel Bartee snags the offensive board | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Samford | Michael Blanchard drills a shot near the basket | 57-68 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Jacksonville State | Joseph Seymour lays it up and in set up by Ned Spates | 57-70 |
| 00:18 | Samford | Ronald Zorc knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Bruce Leonetti | 60-70 |
| 00:00 | Jacksonville State | Michael Moody runs out the clock | 60-70 |