| Lineup | Samford | PG - Robert Kohler (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kyle Shephard (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Sturges (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dikembe Acri (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - John Sutton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - David Eastwood (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Poitra (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Parmer (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Brian Banh (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Muhammad (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Paul Sturges inbounds the ball | 35-24 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Samford | Kyle Shephard is hacked by Brian Banh - foul #2 on Brian Banh, team foul #1 | 35-24 |
| Subs | Samford | Bruce Leonetti (SG), Michael Blanchard (PF), Ronald Phipps (C) Robert Kohler, Dikembe Acri, John Sutton | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 19:40 | Samford | Bruce Leonetti scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Kyle Shephard | 38-24 |
| 19:26 | Tennessee State | James Poitra hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by David Eastwood | 38-27 |
| 19:02 | Samford | Paul Sturges connects on the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Kyle Shephard | 40-27 |
| 18:56 | Tennessee State | Brian Banh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-27 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Kohler (PG), Joel Bartee (SF), Dikembe Acri (PF), John Sutton (C) Kyle Shephard, Paul Sturges, Michael Blanchard, Ronald Phipps | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 18:40 | Samford | Dikembe Acri buries a driving attempt from the right block | 42-27 |
| 18:24 | Tennessee State | Dikembe Acri is called for the reach on David Parmer - foul #1 on Dikembe Acri, team foul #1 | 42-27 |
| Subs | Samford | Kyle Shephard (SG), Paul Sturges (SF), Ronald Phipps (C) Bruce Leonetti, Joel Bartee, John Sutton | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 18:07 | Tennessee State | Brian Banh misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-27 |
| 18:06 | Samford | Ronald Phipps snags the defensive board | 42-27 |
| 17:45 | Samford | Dikembe Acri can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-27 |
| 17:43 | Tennessee State | Brian Banh grabs the board | 42-27 |
| 17:26 | Tennessee State | James Poitra's pass is intercepted by Robert Kohler | 42-27 |
| 17:23 | Samford | Paul Sturges banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Kohler | 44-27 |
| 17:03 | Tennessee State | James Poitra's pass is intercepted by Robert Kohler | 44-27 |
| 17:00 | Samford | Robert Kohler lays it in | 46-27 |
| 16:48 | Tennessee State | David Eastwood makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by James Poitra | 46-30 |
| 16:29 | Samford | Dikembe Acri hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 46-30 |
| 16:27 | Tennessee State | James Poitra snags the defensive board | 46-30 |
| 16:05 | Tennessee State | James Poitra knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from David Eastwood | 46-32 |
| 15:42 | Samford | Robert Kohler buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Kyle Shephard | 49-32 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Robert Kohler (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kyle Shephard (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - Paul Sturges (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dikembe Acri (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Phipps (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - David Eastwood (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Poitra (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Parmer (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Brian Banh (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Muhammad (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Tennessee State | David Eastwood knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Brian Banh | 49-35 |
| 15:08 | Samford | Paul Sturges misses short on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Brian Banh - foul #3 on Brian Banh, team foul #2 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Zorc (PG), Bruce Leonetti (SG), Michael Blanchard (PF), John Sutton (C) Robert Kohler, Kyle Shephard, Dikembe Acri, Ronald Phipps | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Sam Kimber (PG), Peter Brower (SG), Daniel Climer (SF), Tony Woods (PF), Glenn Binette (C) David Eastwood, James Poitra, David Parmer, Brian Banh, Brian Muhammad | |
| 15:08 | Samford | Paul Sturges makes the 1st free throw | 50-35 |
| 15:08 | Samford | Paul Sturges misses the 2nd free throw | 50-35 |
| 15:08 | Tennessee State | Glenn Binette snags the defensive board | 50-35 |
| 14:53 | Tennessee State | Ronald Zorc is called for the reach on Sam Kimber - foul #2 on Ronald Zorc, team foul #2 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Samford | Joel Bartee (SF) Paul Sturges | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 14:33 | Tennessee State | Sam Kimber hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-35 |
| 14:31 | Samford | John Sutton grabs the defensive rebound | 50-35 |
| 14:27 | Samford | Ronald Zorc hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 50-35 |
| 14:26 | Samford | John Sutton tips it back up and in | 52-35 |
| 14:06 | Tennessee State | Tony Woods is called for traveling | 52-35 |
| 13:51 | Samford | Sam Kimber steals it from John Sutton | 52-35 |
| 13:29 | Tennessee State | Daniel Climer misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-35 |
| 13:27 | Tennessee State | Sam Kimber pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-35 |
| 13:11 | Tennessee State | Glenn Binette misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 52-35 |
| 13:10 | Samford | Ronald Zorc grabs the board | 52-35 |
| 12:50 | Samford | Joel Bartee clanks a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Daniel Climer - foul #1 on Daniel Climer, team foul #3 | 52-35 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Kohler (PG), Kyle Shephard (SG) Ronald Zorc, Bruce Leonetti | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | David Eastwood (PG), James Poitra (SG), David Parmer (SF), Brian Banh (PF), Brian Muhammad (C) Sam Kimber, Peter Brower, Daniel Climer, Tony Woods, Glenn Binette | |
| 12:50 | Samford | Joel Bartee makes the 1st free throw | 53-35 |
| 12:50 | Samford | Joel Bartee misses the 2nd free throw | 53-35 |
| 12:50 | Tennessee State | Brian Muhammad pulls down the rebound | 53-35 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:34 | Tennessee State | Brian Muhammad can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-35 |
| 12:33 | Tennessee State | Brian Banh tips it back up and in | 53-37 |
| 12:17 | Samford | Kyle Shephard misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-37 |
| 12:16 | Tennessee State | Brian Banh gets the rebound | 53-37 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:59 | Tennessee State | David Parmer clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Joel Bartee - foul #1 on Joel Bartee, team foul #3 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Samford | Paul Sturges (SF), Dikembe Acri (PF) Joel Bartee, Michael Blanchard | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 11:59 | Tennessee State | David Parmer makes the 1st free throw | 53-38 |
| 11:59 | Tennessee State | David Parmer makes the 2nd free throw | 53-39 |
| 11:49 | Samford | John Sutton can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Brian Muhammad - foul #1 on Brian Muhammad, team foul #4 | 53-39 |
| 11:49 | Samford | John Sutton misses the 1st free throw | 53-39 |
| 11:49 | Samford | John Sutton misses the 2nd free throw | 53-39 |
| 11:49 | Tennessee State | Brian Banh grabs the defensive rebound | 53-39 |
| 11:30 | Tennessee State | David Eastwood misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 53-39 |
| 11:29 | Samford | Kyle Shephard snags the defensive board | 53-39 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Robert Kohler (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kyle Shephard (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - Paul Sturges (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dikembe Acri (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - John Sutton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - David Eastwood (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Poitra (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Parmer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Banh (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Muhammad (fresh) | |
| 11:16 | Samford | Kyle Shephard misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-39 |
| 11:15 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Brian Banh | 53-39 |
| 11:01 | Tennessee State | Brian Banh scores on a jump hook from close range set up by Brian Muhammad and the foul's on Paul Sturges - foul #1 on Paul Sturges, team foul #4 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Phipps (C) John Sutton | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 11:01 | Tennessee State | Brian Banh makes the free throw | 53-42 |
| 10:49 | Samford | Dikembe Acri misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 53-42 |
| 10:47 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Brian Muhammad | 53-42 |
| 10:27 | Tennessee State | Dikembe Acri picks off the pass by James Poitra | 53-42 |
| 10:07 | Samford | Robert Kohler misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-42 |
| 10:06 | Samford | Kyle Shephard grabs the offensive board | 53-42 |
| 09:55 | Samford | Brian Banh steps in front of the Kyle Shephard pass | 53-42 |
| 09:40 | Tennessee State | David Eastwood misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-42 |
| 09:38 | Samford | Dikembe Acri gets the rebound | 53-42 |
| 09:33 | Samford | Kyle Shephard knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Kohler | 56-42 |
| 09:16 | Tennessee State | Paul Sturges steps in front of the Brian Muhammad pass | 56-42 |
| 09:07 | Samford | Robert Kohler misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 56-42 |
| 09:05 | Samford | Ronald Phipps tips it back up and in | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:48 | Tennessee State | Paul Sturges swats the layup by Brian Banh | 58-42 |
| 08:47 | Samford | Ronald Phipps pulls down the rebound | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:39 | Samford | Kyle Shephard scores on a 3 from the left corner | 61-42 |
| 08:23 | Tennessee State | David Parmer double dribbles | 61-42 |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Zorc (PG), Bruce Leonetti (SG), Joel Bartee (SF), Michael Blanchard (PF), John Sutton (C) Robert Kohler, Kyle Shephard, Paul Sturges, Dikembe Acri, Ronald Phipps | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Sam Kimber (PG), Peter Brower (SG), Daniel Climer (SF), Tony Woods (PF), Glenn Binette (C) David Eastwood, James Poitra, David Parmer, Brian Banh, Brian Muhammad | |
| 07:54 | Samford | Daniel Climer steals the ball from Bruce Leonetti | 61-42 |
| 07:34 | Tennessee State | Glenn Binette drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-44 |
| 07:07 | Samford | Joel Bartee scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-44 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ronald Zorc (fresh) SG - Bruce Leonetti (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joel Bartee (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Blanchard (fresh) 2 stl. C - John Sutton (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Sam Kimber (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Peter Brower (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Daniel Climer (fresh) PF - Tony Woods (fresh) C - Glenn Binette (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:42 | Tennessee State | Peter Brower connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-47 |
| 06:16 | Samford | John Sutton scores on a runner from the right block | 66-47 |
| 06:05 | Tennessee State | Daniel Climer is fouled on the floor by Bruce Leonetti - foul #2 on Bruce Leonetti, team foul #5 | 66-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Kohler (PG), Kyle Shephard (SG), Paul Sturges (SF), Dikembe Acri (PF) Ronald Zorc, Bruce Leonetti, Joel Bartee, Michael Blanchard | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Poitra (SG), David Parmer (SF), Brian Banh (PF), Brian Muhammad (C) Peter Brower, Daniel Climer, Tony Woods, Glenn Binette | |
| 06:00 | Tennessee State | James Poitra connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-50 |
| 05:39 | Samford | Dikembe Acri misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Brian Banh - foul #4 on Brian Banh, team foul #5 | 66-50 |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Phipps (C) John Sutton | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | David Eastwood (PG) Sam Kimber | |
| 05:39 | Samford | Dikembe Acri misses the 1st free throw | 66-50 |
| 05:39 | Samford | Dikembe Acri misses the 2nd free throw | 66-50 |
| 05:39 | Tennessee State | Brian Banh gets the rebound | 66-50 |
| 05:35 | Tennessee State | James Poitra banks in the layup | 66-52 |
| 05:13 | Samford | James Poitra steals it from Ronald Phipps | 66-52 |
| 04:58 | Tennessee State | David Eastwood clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-52 |
| 04:57 | Tennessee State | Brian Banh tips it home | 66-54 |
| 04:38 | Samford | Ronald Phipps scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Robert Kohler | 68-54 |
| 04:30 | Tennessee State | David Eastwood makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:08 | Samford | Paul Sturges is fouled on the floor by David Parmer - foul #2 on David Parmer, team foul #6 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Blanchard (PF), John Sutton (C) Dikembe Acri, Ronald Phipps | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Tony Woods (C) Brian Muhammad | |
| 04:00 | Samford | John Sutton misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 68-57 |
| 03:59 | Samford | Robert Kohler misses the tip | 68-57 |
| 03:58 | Tennessee State | James Poitra pulls down the rebound | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:45 | Tennessee State | James Poitra clanks a shot from close range | 68-57 |
| 03:43 | Samford | The rebound goes to Michael Blanchard | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Samford | Robert Kohler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-57 |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Zorc (PG), Bruce Leonetti (SG) Robert Kohler, Kyle Shephard | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Sam Kimber (PG) David Eastwood | |
| 02:53 | Tennessee State | John Sutton blocks the short jumper by Tony Woods | 68-57 |
| 02:52 | Samford | John Sutton snags the defensive board | 68-57 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ronald Zorc (fresh) SG - Bruce Leonetti (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Sturges (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Blanchard (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - John Sutton (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Sam Kimber (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Poitra (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Parmer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Banh (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Tony Woods (fresh) | |
| 02:23 | Samford | John Sutton can't connect on a shot from the left side | 68-57 |
| 02:21 | Samford | Michael Blanchard tips it in | 70-57 |
| 02:07 | Tennessee State | Brian Banh scores on a turnaround in the lane | 70-59 |
| 01:40 | Samford | John Sutton drills a shot near the basket | 72-59 |
| 01:29 | Tennessee State | James Poitra misses the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Bruce Leonetti - foul #3 on Bruce Leonetti, team foul #6 | 72-59 |
| Subs | Samford | Joel Bartee (SF), Ronald Phipps (C) Paul Sturges, John Sutton | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Peter Brower (SF), Glenn Binette (C) David Parmer, Brian Banh | |
| 01:29 | Tennessee State | James Poitra misses the 1st free throw | 72-59 |
| 01:29 | Tennessee State | James Poitra makes the 2nd free throw | 72-60 |
| 01:14 | Samford | Ronald Zorc can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-60 |
| 01:12 | Tennessee State | Tony Woods snags the defensive board | 72-60 |
| 01:00 | Tennessee State | Peter Brower can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 72-60 |
| 00:59 | Samford | Ronald Phipps grabs the defensive rebound | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Samford | Ronald Phipps hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Glenn Binette - foul #1 on Glenn Binette, team foul #7 | 72-60 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Daniel Climer (SF) James Poitra | |
| 00:36 | Samford | Ronald Phipps makes the 1st free throw | 73-60 |
| 00:36 | Samford | Ronald Phipps misses the 2nd free throw | 73-60 |
| 00:36 | Tennessee State | Glenn Binette snags the defensive board | 73-60 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Tennessee State | Peter Brower misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-60 |
| 00:28 | Samford | Ronald Phipps pulls down the rebound | 73-60 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Ronald Zorc runs out the clock | 73-60 |