| Lineup | Samford | PG - Edward Lakes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Nathan Price (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeff Rizzuto (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Gunter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Shawn Miron (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Marcantonio (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wesley Bell (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jan Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Klatt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Austin Peay | Wesley Bell inbounds the ball | 25-31 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Austin Peay | Shawn Miron can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-31 |
| 19:32 | Samford | David Gunter pulls down the rebound | 25-31 |
| 19:30 | Samford | Shawn Miron picks off the pass by Edward Lakes in the backcourt | 25-31 |
| 19:11 | Austin Peay | Wesley Bell misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 25-31 |
| 19:10 | Samford | The rebound goes to Jeff Rizzuto | 25-31 |
| 18:44 | Samford | Edward Lakes hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-31 |
| 18:43 | Austin Peay | Jan Johnson pulls down the rebound | 25-31 |
| 18:32 | Austin Peay | James Marcantonio connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Shawn Miron | 25-34 |
| 18:28 | Samford | James Marcantonio takes the ball from Jeff Rizzuto in the backcourt | 25-34 |
| 18:27 | Austin Peay | Shawn Miron lays it up and in on a great pass from James Marcantonio | 25-36 |
| 17:58 | Samford | Jeff Rizzuto misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 25-36 |
| 17:57 | Austin Peay | The rebound goes to James Marcantonio | 25-36 |
| 17:39 | Austin Peay | Robert Klatt hits a wide open jumper from the left side | 25-38 |
| 17:12 | Samford | Jeff Rizzuto is open and scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-38 |
| 16:54 | Austin Peay | Robert Klatt misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-38 |
| 16:53 | Samford | The rebound goes to David Gunter | 27-38 |
| 16:27 | Samford | James Marcantonio is called for the reach on David Gunter - foul #2 on James Marcantonio, team foul #1 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Roger Brown (PG), Jonathan Spear (SG), Edward Tatom (SF), Donald Vidrio (PF), James Mendonca (C) Edward Lakes, Carl Thomas, Nathan Price, Jeff Rizzuto, David Gunter | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Christopher Shuler (PG), Wesley Brown (SG), Anthony Plasencia (SF), Matt Harvey (PF), Ronald Keeton (C) Shawn Miron, James Marcantonio, Wesley Bell, Jan Johnson, Robert Klatt | |
| 16:11 | Samford | Jonathan Spear misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 27-38 |
| 16:09 | Austin Peay | Matt Harvey grabs the board | 27-38 |
| 15:54 | Austin Peay | Anthony Plasencia comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-38 |
| 15:53 | Austin Peay | Matt Harvey tips it in | 27-40 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Roger Brown (fresh) SG - Jonathan Spear (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Tatom (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Vidrio (fresh) C - James Mendonca (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Christopher Shuler (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Wesley Brown (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Anthony Plasencia (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matt Harvey (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Keeton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Samford | Jonathan Spear is hacked by Wesley Brown - foul #2 on Wesley Brown, team foul #2 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Samford | Jeff Rizzuto (PF) Roger Brown | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| 15:13 | Samford | Jeff Rizzuto misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 27-40 |
| 15:12 | Austin Peay | Ronald Keeton snags the defensive board | 27-40 |
| 15:06 | Austin Peay | Jeff Rizzuto denies the turnaround by Wesley Brown | 27-40 |
| 15:05 | Austin Peay | Anthony Plasencia misses the tip | 27-40 |
| 15:03 | Samford | Edward Tatom grabs the defensive rebound | 27-40 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 14:45 | Samford | Donald Vidrio's pass is intercepted by Christopher Shuler | 27-40 |
| 14:27 | Austin Peay | Christopher Shuler makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Wesley Brown | 27-43 |
| 14:06 | Samford | Edward Tatom lays it up and in set up by Donald Vidrio | 29-43 |
| 13:46 | Austin Peay | Christopher Shuler double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 29-43 |
| Subs | Samford | Nathan Price (SF), David Gunter (C) Jeff Rizzuto, James Mendonca | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Shawn Miron (PG), James Marcantonio (SG), Sebastian Taylor (SF), Jan Johnson (PF), Robert Klatt (C) Christopher Shuler, Wesley Brown, Anthony Plasencia, Matt Harvey, Ronald Keeton | |
| 13:21 | Samford | Edward Tatom scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from Donald Vidrio and he's fouled by Shawn Miron - foul #3 on Shawn Miron, team foul #3 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Lakes (PG), James Mendonca (C) Donald Vidrio, David Gunter | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| 13:21 | Samford | Edward Tatom misses the free throw | 31-43 |
| 13:21 | Austin Peay | Robert Klatt grabs the defensive rebound | 31-43 |
| 13:02 | Austin Peay | Shawn Miron knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by James Marcantonio | 31-46 |
| 12:46 | Samford | Jonathan Spear scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Tatom | 34-46 |
| 12:34 | Austin Peay | Sebastian Taylor can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 34-46 |
| 12:32 | Samford | James Mendonca snags the defensive board | 34-46 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 12:10 | Samford | Jonathan Spear can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-46 |
| 12:08 | Austin Peay | Robert Klatt pulls down the rebound | 34-46 |
| 11:57 | Austin Peay | James Marcantonio misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 34-46 |
| 11:55 | Samford | The rebound goes to Edward Tatom | 34-46 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Edward Lakes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Spear (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Price (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Edward Tatom (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - James Mendonca (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Shawn Miron (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Marcantonio (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sebastian Taylor (fairly fresh) PF - Jan Johnson (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Klatt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Samford | Edward Tatom's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-46 |
| Subs | Samford | Roger Brown (PG), Carl Thomas (SG), Jeff Rizzuto (PF), David Gunter (C) Edward Lakes, Jonathan Spear, Nathan Price, James Mendonca | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Christopher Shuler (PG), Anthony Plasencia (SG), Wesley Bell (SF), Matt Harvey (PF) Shawn Miron, James Marcantonio, Sebastian Taylor, Jan Johnson | |
| 11:07 | Austin Peay | Anthony Plasencia knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Shuler | 34-48 |
| 11:05 | Samford | Roger Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Matt Harvey - foul #1 on Matt Harvey, team foul #4 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Vidrio (PG), Jonathan Spear (SG) Roger Brown, Carl Thomas | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| 10:43 | Samford | The jump hook by Edward Tatom is blocked by Robert Klatt | 34-48 |
| 10:41 | Samford | Jeff Rizzuto pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-48 |
| 10:33 | Samford | Jonathan Spear drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by David Gunter | 37-48 |
| 10:19 | Austin Peay | Wesley Bell clanks a turnaround in the lane | 37-48 |
| 10:17 | Samford | Jeff Rizzuto grabs the defensive rebound | 37-48 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:54 | Samford | Jonathan Spear misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-48 |
| 09:52 | Samford | Donald Vidrio grabs the offensive board | 37-48 |
| 09:24 | Samford | David Gunter lays it up and in set up by Donald Vidrio | 39-48 |
| 09:05 | Austin Peay | Christopher Shuler clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Edward Tatom - foul #3 on Edward Tatom, team foul #1 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Lakes (PG), Carl Thomas (SG), Nathan Price (SF), James Mendonca (C) Donald Vidrio, Jonathan Spear, Edward Tatom, David Gunter | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Shawn Miron (PG), Wesley Brown (SG), Sebastian Taylor (SF), Ronald Keeton (C) Anthony Plasencia, Wesley Bell, Matt Harvey, Robert Klatt | |
| 09:05 | Austin Peay | Christopher Shuler misses the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 09:05 | Austin Peay | Christopher Shuler misses the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 09:05 | Samford | James Mendonca gets the rebound | 39-48 |
| 08:39 | Samford | Carl Thomas is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Nathan Price | 42-48 |
| 08:18 | Austin Peay | Wesley Brown makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Shawn Miron | 42-51 |
| 07:49 | Samford | Jeff Rizzuto is fouled on the floor by Christopher Shuler - foul #1 on Christopher Shuler, team foul #5 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Vidrio (PF), David Gunter (C) Jeff Rizzuto, James Mendonca | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | James Marcantonio (SG), Wesley Bell (SF), Robert Klatt (C) Wesley Brown, Sebastian Taylor, Christopher Shuler | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Edward Lakes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Thomas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Nathan Price (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Vidrio (fairly fresh) C - David Gunter (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Shawn Miron (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Marcantonio (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wesley Bell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Keeton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Klatt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Samford | Wesley Bell picks off the pass by Nathan Price | 42-51 |
| 07:12 | Austin Peay | Wesley Bell misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Nathan Price - foul #1 on Nathan Price, team foul #2 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Samford | Roger Brown (PG), Jonathan Spear (SG), Edward Tatom (PF) Edward Lakes, Carl Thomas, Donald Vidrio | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Jan Johnson (PF) Ronald Keeton | |
| 07:12 | Austin Peay | Wesley Bell makes the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 07:12 | Austin Peay | Wesley Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 07:12 | Austin Peay | Robert Klatt pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-52 |
| 07:03 | Austin Peay | Robert Klatt misses the open dunk | 42-52 |
| 07:02 | Samford | Nathan Price grabs the board | 42-52 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:38 | Samford | Roger Brown misses badly on the uncontested turnaround from the left block | 42-52 |
| 06:36 | Samford | David Gunter tips it in | 44-52 |
| 06:16 | Austin Peay | James Marcantonio's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Lakes (PG), Carl Thomas (SG), Donald Vidrio (SF), Jeff Rizzuto (PF), James Mendonca (C) Roger Brown, Jonathan Spear, Nathan Price, Edward Tatom, David Gunter | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Anthony Plasencia (PG), Wesley Brown (SF), Matt Harvey (C) Shawn Miron, Wesley Bell, Robert Klatt | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:54 | Samford | James Mendonca connects on the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Edward Lakes and the foul's on Anthony Plasencia - foul #3 on Anthony Plasencia, team foul #6 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Tatom (SF) Donald Vidrio | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Sebastian Taylor (SF), Christopher Shuler (C) James Marcantonio, Jan Johnson | |
| 05:54 | Samford | James Mendonca misses the free throw | 46-52 |
| 05:54 | Austin Peay | Wesley Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 05:33 | Austin Peay | Matt Harvey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-52 |
| 05:32 | Samford | Carl Thomas snags the defensive board | 46-52 |
| 05:30 | Samford | Sebastian Taylor is called for the reach on Edward Lakes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sebastian Taylor, team foul #7 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Jonathan Spear (SG), Nathan Price (SF), David Gunter (C) Carl Thomas, Edward Tatom, James Mendonca | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| 05:30 | Samford | Edward Lakes makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 05:30 | Samford | Edward Lakes makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 05:08 | Austin Peay | Anthony Plasencia is hacked by Nathan Price - foul #2 on Nathan Price, team foul #3 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Tatom (SF) Nathan Price | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | James Marcantonio (SG), Ronald Keeton (C) Wesley Brown, Christopher Shuler | |
| 04:46 | Austin Peay | Ronald Keeton is whistled for traveling | 48-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Vidrio (PG), Carl Thomas (SG), Nathan Price (SF) Edward Lakes, Jonathan Spear, Edward Tatom | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Shawn Miron (PG), Robert Klatt (C) Anthony Plasencia, Matt Harvey | |
| 04:27 | Samford | Jeff Rizzuto is by himself and knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Donald Vidrio | 50-52 |
| 04:07 | Austin Peay | Sebastian Taylor misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 50-52 |
| 04:05 | Samford | Jeff Rizzuto grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 03:44 | Samford | Jeff Rizzuto lays it in set up by Donald Vidrio | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Donald Vidrio (fairly fresh) SG - Carl Thomas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Nathan Price (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Jeff Rizzuto (tired) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - David Gunter (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Shawn Miron (tired) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Marcantonio (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sebastian Taylor (fairly fresh) PF - Ronald Keeton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Klatt (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Austin Peay | James Marcantonio misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 52-52 |
| 03:34 | Samford | The rebound goes to Donald Vidrio | 52-52 |
| 03:17 | Samford | Nathan Price blows the dunk | 52-52 |
| 03:15 | Austin Peay | James Marcantonio gets the rebound | 52-52 |
| 03:01 | Austin Peay | Robert Klatt misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 52-52 |
| 03:00 | Austin Peay | Ronald Keeton grabs the offensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 02:44 | Austin Peay | Sebastian Taylor clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Nathan Price - foul #3 on Nathan Price, team foul #4 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Lakes (PG), Jonathan Spear (SG), Edward Tatom (SF), James Mendonca (C) Donald Vidrio, Carl Thomas, Nathan Price, David Gunter | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Anthony Plasencia (PG), Wesley Brown (SG), Christopher Shuler (PF), Matt Harvey (C) Shawn Miron, James Marcantonio, Ronald Keeton, Robert Klatt | |
| 02:44 | Austin Peay | Sebastian Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 02:44 | Austin Peay | Sebastian Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 02:44 | Samford | The rebound goes to Jonathan Spear | 52-53 |
| 02:29 | Samford | Matt Harvey denies the turnaround by Jeff Rizzuto | 52-53 |
| 02:28 | Austin Peay | Anthony Plasencia snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| 02:28 | Austin Peay | Austin Peay calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-53 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Wesley Bell (SF) Sebastian Taylor | |
| 02:09 | Austin Peay | Anthony Plasencia is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Anthony Plasencia, team foul #8 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Samford | Nathan Price (SF) Jeff Rizzuto | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| 02:06 | Samford | Edward Lakes is hacked by Anthony Plasencia in the backcourt - foul #5 on Anthony Plasencia, team foul #9 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Jan Johnson (PF) Anthony Plasencia | |
| 02:06 | Samford | Edward Lakes makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 02:06 | Samford | Edward Lakes makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 01:44 | Austin Peay | Christopher Shuler misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 54-53 |
| 01:43 | Austin Peay | Wesley Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 01:43 | Austin Peay | Austin Peay calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-53 |
| Subs | Samford | Carl Thomas (SG), Jeff Rizzuto (PF), David Gunter (C) Jonathan Spear, Edward Tatom, James Mendonca | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Shawn Miron (PG), James Marcantonio (SG), Robert Klatt (C) Christopher Shuler, Wesley Brown, Matt Harvey | |
| 01:16 | Austin Peay | Robert Klatt hits a jumper from the left block set up by James Marcantonio | 54-55 |
| 01:11 | Samford | Robert Klatt steals it from Edward Lakes in the backcourt | 54-55 |
| 00:52 | Austin Peay | Shawn Miron can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-55 |
| 00:50 | Samford | David Gunter grabs the defensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 00:27 | Samford | David Gunter misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 54-55 |
| 00:26 | Austin Peay | Robert Klatt gets the rebound | 54-55 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Austin Peay | Edward Lakes is called for the reach on Robert Klatt in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Lakes, team foul #5 | 54-55 |
| 00:20 | Austin Peay | Nathan Price is called for the reach on James Marcantonio - foul #4 on Nathan Price, team foul #6 | 54-55 |
| 00:17 | Austin Peay | David Gunter is called for the reach on James Marcantonio - foul #3 on David Gunter, team foul #7 | 54-55 |
| 00:17 | Austin Peay | James Marcantonio makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 00:17 | Austin Peay | James Marcantonio misses the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 00:17 | Samford | The rebound goes to David Gunter | 54-56 |
| 00:02 | Samford | The jump hook by David Gunter is blocked by Robert Klatt | 54-56 |
| 00:01 | Austin Peay | Jan Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 00:00 | Austin Peay | Jan Johnson runs out the clock | 54-56 |