| Lineup | Samford | PG - Willie Lynam (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonas Hubbard (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Mackey (fresh) 5 pts. C - Leonard Briscoe (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - James Wiliams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Dang (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marvin Sites (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Franklin Osofsky (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Steinke (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee State | Marvin Sites inbounds the ball | 41-34 |
| 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) | |
| 19:38 | Tennessee State | Willie Lynam steals the ball from James Dang | 41-34 |
| 19:35 | Samford | Andrew Mackey hits the finger roll on a great pass from Willie Lynam | 43-34 |
| 19:14 | Tennessee State | Franklin Osofsky makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Marvin Sites and he's hacked by Willie Lynam - foul #2 on Willie Lynam, team foul #1 | 43-36 |
| 19:14 | Tennessee State | Franklin Osofsky misses the free throw | 43-36 |
| 19:14 | Samford | Leonard Briscoe grabs the board | 43-36 |
| 18:49 | Samford | Leonard Briscoe double dribbles | 43-36 |
| 18:28 | Tennessee State | Franklin Osofsky knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by James Wiliams | 43-38 |
| 18:19 | Samford | Franklin Osofsky is called for the reach on James Baker - foul #1 on Franklin Osofsky, team foul #1 | 43-38 |
| 18:00 | Samford | Willie Lynam misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-38 |
| 17:58 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Steinke grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 17:39 | Tennessee State | Jonas Hubbard picks off the pass by Marvin Sites | 43-38 |
| 17:25 | Samford | James Baker makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Willie Lynam | 45-38 |
| 17:07 | Tennessee State | Franklin Osofsky blows the layup | 45-38 |
| 17:05 | Tennessee State | Franklin Osofsky pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 16:53 | Tennessee State | Marvin Sites can't connect on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by James Baker - foul #1 on James Baker, team foul #2 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Weekes (SG), John Newsome (SF), James Atkinson (C) Jonas Hubbard, James Baker, Leonard Briscoe | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Dean Dougan (PF) Franklin Osofsky | |
| 16:53 | Tennessee State | Marvin Sites makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 16:53 | Tennessee State | Marvin Sites makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 16:35 | Samford | James Atkinson misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Kenneth Steinke - foul #1 on Kenneth Steinke, team foul #2 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Jon Mitchell (SF) Marvin Sites | |
| 16:35 | Samford | James Atkinson misses the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 16:35 | Samford | James Atkinson misses the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 16:35 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Steinke pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| 16:18 | Tennessee State | James Dang drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-42 |
| 16:01 | Samford | Willie Lynam connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Willie Lynam (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Weekes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Newsome (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Andrew Mackey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - James Atkinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - James Wiliams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Dang (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jon Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dean Dougan (fresh) C - Kenneth Steinke (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Tennessee State | Dean Dougan is called for traveling | 48-42 |
| Subs | Samford | Jonas Hubbard (SG), James Baker (SF), Leonard Briscoe (C) Willie Lynam, John Newsome, Andrew Mackey | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Peter Grady (PG), Terry Scott (SF), Tony McGrath (PF), Franklin Osofsky (C) James Wiliams, James Dang, Dean Dougan, Kenneth Steinke | |
| 15:03 | Samford | Jonas Hubbard drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Baker | 50-42 |
| 14:41 | Tennessee State | James Baker steals the ball from Terry Scott | 50-42 |
| 14:20 | Samford | Leonard Briscoe connects on the runner from the left block set up by Jonas Hubbard | 52-42 |
| 13:54 | Tennessee State | Peter Grady can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-42 |
| 13:52 | Samford | James Atkinson pulls down the rebound | 52-42 |
| 13:32 | Samford | Leonard Briscoe can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 52-42 |
| 13:31 | Samford | James Atkinson hits the follow up shot | 54-42 |
| 13:18 | Tennessee State | Tony McGrath misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-42 |
| 13:16 | Samford | Jonas Hubbard grabs the defensive rebound | 54-42 |
| 12:54 | Samford | Leonard Briscoe misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-42 |
| 12:52 | Samford | James Baker tips it home | 56-42 |
| 12:38 | Tennessee State | Franklin Osofsky comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-42 |
| 12:36 | Samford | Kevin Weekes gets the rebound | 56-42 |
| 12:20 | Samford | James Baker misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-42 |
| 12:19 | Tennessee State | Tony McGrath gets the rebound | 56-42 |
| 12:10 | Tennessee State | Jonas Hubbard steals it from Jon Mitchell | 56-42 |
| 11:46 | Samford | Jonas Hubbard misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-42 |
| 11:45 | Samford | James Baker hits the follow up shot | 58-42 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Kevin Weekes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonas Hubbard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Baker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Atkinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonard Briscoe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Peter Grady (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jon Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Terry Scott (fairly fresh) PF - Tony McGrath (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Franklin Osofsky (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Tennessee State | Terry Scott connects on the jumper from close range and he's hacked by Kevin Weekes - foul #2 on Kevin Weekes, team foul #3 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Samford | Willie Lynam (PG), Harold Bojorquez (SG), John Newsome (SF), Andrew Mackey (PF), Billy Bair (C) Kevin Weekes, Jonas Hubbard, James Baker, James Atkinson, Leonard Briscoe | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Wiliams (PG), James Dang (SG), Dean Dougan (PF), Kenneth Steinke (C) Peter Grady, Jon Mitchell, Tony McGrath, Franklin Osofsky | |
| 11:16 | Tennessee State | Terry Scott makes the free throw | 58-45 |
| 10:58 | Samford | Andrew Mackey drills a shot from the right block set up by Willie Lynam | 60-45 |
| 10:52 | Tennessee State | Dean Dougan misses short on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Andrew Mackey - foul #2 on Andrew Mackey, team foul #4 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Marvin Sites (SF) Terry Scott | |
| 10:52 | Tennessee State | Dean Dougan makes the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 10:52 | Tennessee State | Dean Dougan makes the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 10:36 | Samford | Andrew Mackey can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 60-47 |
| 10:34 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Steinke snags the defensive board | 60-47 |
| 10:14 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Steinke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-47 |
| 09:57 | Samford | Harold Bojorquez's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Steinke | 60-47 |
| 09:56 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Bojorquez | 60-47 |
| 09:44 | Samford | John Newsome can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-47 |
| 09:42 | Tennessee State | Dean Dougan snags the defensive board | 60-47 |
| 09:26 | Tennessee State | James Dang makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Marvin Sites | 60-49 |
| 09:11 | Samford | Willie Lynam clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-49 |
| 09:09 | Tennessee State | Dean Dougan grabs the board | 60-49 |
| 08:48 | Tennessee State | Marvin Sites is hacked by Willie Lynam - foul #3 on Willie Lynam, team foul #5 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Samford | Jonas Hubbard (SG), Kevin Weekes (SF), Leonard Briscoe (C) Harold Bojorquez, John Newsome, Billy Bair | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Tony McGrath (PF) Dean Dougan | |
| 08:34 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Steinke clanks a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Leonard Briscoe - foul #2 on Leonard Briscoe, team foul #6 | 60-49 |
| 08:34 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Steinke misses the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 08:34 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Steinke makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 08:22 | Samford | Willie Lynam misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 60-50 |
| 08:20 | Tennessee State | Tony McGrath grabs the defensive rebound | 60-50 |
| 08:06 | Tennessee State | James Dang clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 60-50 |
| 08:04 | Samford | The rebound goes to Leonard Briscoe | 60-50 |
| 07:53 | Samford | Leonard Briscoe hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 60-50 |
| 07:51 | Tennessee State | James Dang snags the defensive board | 60-50 |
| 07:47 | Tennessee State | James Wiliams misses short on a floater from the left side | 60-50 |
| 07:46 | Tennessee State | Tony McGrath hits the follow up shot | 60-52 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Willie Lynam (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jonas Hubbard (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Weekes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Mackey (fresh) 9 pts. C - Leonard Briscoe (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - James Wiliams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Dang (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marvin Sites (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Tony McGrath (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Steinke (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Samford | Jonas Hubbard misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-52 |
| 07:37 | Samford | Andrew Mackey snags the offensive board | 60-52 |
| 07:12 | Samford | Kevin Weekes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-52 |
| 07:11 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Steinke pulls down the rebound | 60-52 |
| 07:05 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Steinke misses the driving attempt from the right block | 60-52 |
| 07:03 | Samford | Leonard Briscoe grabs the board | 60-52 |
| 06:47 | Samford | Leonard Briscoe drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Willie Lynam and he's hacked by Kenneth Steinke - foul #2 on Kenneth Steinke, team foul #3 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Samford | James Baker (SF), James Atkinson (PF) Willie Lynam, Andrew Mackey | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Peter Grady (PG), Jon Mitchell (SG), Terry Scott (SF), Franklin Osofsky (C) James Wiliams, James Dang, Marvin Sites, Kenneth Steinke | |
| 06:47 | Samford | Leonard Briscoe makes the free throw | 63-52 |
| 06:34 | Tennessee State | Terry Scott scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Peter Grady | 63-54 |
| 06:21 | Samford | Jonas Hubbard connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Leonard Briscoe | 66-54 |
| 05:54 | Tennessee State | Terry Scott drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Peter Grady | 66-56 |
| 05:41 | Samford | Kevin Weekes misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Peter Grady - foul #3 on Peter Grady, team foul #4 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Samford | Willie Lynam (PG), John Newsome (C) Jonas Hubbard, Leonard Briscoe | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Wiliams (PG) Terry Scott | |
| 05:41 | Samford | Kevin Weekes makes the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 05:41 | Samford | Kevin Weekes makes the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 05:32 | Tennessee State | Tony McGrath can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 68-56 |
| 05:30 | Tennessee State | Franklin Osofsky can't tip it in | 68-56 |
| 05:29 | Tennessee State | Franklin Osofsky grabs the offensive board | 68-56 |
| 05:18 | Tennessee State | Tony McGrath misses the floater from the right block | 68-56 |
| 05:17 | Tennessee State | Franklin Osofsky hits the follow up shot | 68-58 |
| 05:04 | Samford | Willie Lynam comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 68-58 |
| 05:03 | Samford | James Atkinson tips it back up and in | 70-58 |
| 04:48 | Tennessee State | Jon Mitchell is hacked by Kevin Weekes - foul #3 on Kevin Weekes, team foul #7 | 70-58 |
| Subs | Samford | Harold Bojorquez (SG), Andrew Mackey (PF) Kevin Weekes, James Atkinson | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Dang (SG), Kenneth Steinke (C) Peter Grady, Tony McGrath | |
| 04:48 | Tennessee State | Jon Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 04:48 | Tennessee State | Jon Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 04:30 | Samford | James Baker makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Harold Bojorquez | 73-60 |
| 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) | |
| 04:18 | Tennessee State | James Wiliams scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by James Dang | 73-63 |
| 04:01 | Samford | John Newsome misses the easy layup but the foul's on Kenneth Steinke - foul #3 on Kenneth Steinke, team foul #5 | 73-63 |
| Subs | Samford | Jonas Hubbard (SG), Leonard Briscoe (C) Harold Bojorquez, James Baker | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Marvin Sites (SF) Jon Mitchell | |
| 04:01 | Samford | John Newsome makes the 1st free throw | 74-63 |
| 04:01 | Samford | John Newsome misses the 2nd free throw | 74-63 |
| 04:01 | Tennessee State | Franklin Osofsky pulls down the rebound | 74-63 |
| 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) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:43 | Tennessee State | The short jumper by Marvin Sites is denied by Andrew Mackey | 74-63 |
| 03:41 | Tennessee State | James Wiliams grabs the offensive rebound | 74-63 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Willie Lynam (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jonas Hubbard (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Newsome (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Andrew Mackey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. C - Leonard Briscoe (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - James Wiliams (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Dang (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Marvin Sites (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Franklin Osofsky (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Kenneth Steinke (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:28 | Tennessee State | James Wiliams knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by James Dang | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:05 | Samford | Andrew Mackey can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 74-65 |
| 03:04 | Tennessee State | Franklin Osofsky grabs the defensive rebound | 74-65 |
| 02:47 | Tennessee State | The jumper by Marvin Sites is denied by Leonard Briscoe | 74-65 |
| 02:46 | Samford | Leonard Briscoe pulls down the rebound | 74-65 |
| 02:26 | Samford | John Newsome clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 74-65 |
| 02:25 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Franklin Osofsky | 74-65 |
| 02:11 | Tennessee State | Franklin Osofsky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-65 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Weekes (PG), James Baker (SF), James Atkinson (C) Willie Lynam, John Newsome, Leonard Briscoe | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Peter Grady (PG), Tony McGrath (PF) James Wiliams, Franklin Osofsky | |
| 02:09 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-65 |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Briscoe (C) James Atkinson | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Wiliams (PG) Peter Grady | |
| 01:50 | Samford | Kevin Weekes hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Jonas Hubbard | 77-65 |
| 01:39 | Tennessee State | James Wiliams comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 77-65 |
| 01:37 | Samford | Andrew Mackey grabs the defensive rebound | 77-65 |
| 01:09 | Samford | Leonard Briscoe scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Jonas Hubbard | 80-65 |
| 00:57 | Tennessee State | James Wiliams comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 80-65 |
| 00:56 | Tennessee State | James Dang tips it home | 80-67 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Samford | Leonard Briscoe misses the lay-in | 80-67 |
| 00:30 | Tennessee State | Marvin Sites snags the defensive board | 80-67 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Tennessee State | Tony McGrath misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 80-67 |
| 00:24 | Tennessee State | James Dang misses the tip | 80-67 |
| 00:22 | Samford | Andrew Mackey pulls down the rebound | 80-67 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Kevin Weekes runs out the clock | 80-67 |