| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Earl Alfano (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joel Seawright (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wilton Allen (fresh) PF - David Brandl (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - David Trinidad (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Gail Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Kimpel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Culver (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Claude Childers (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Richard Kimpel inbounds the ball | 45-35 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:45 | Samford | Joseph Scott is hacked by Joel Seawright - foul #2 on Joel Seawright, team foul #1 | 45-35 |
| 19:27 | Samford | Charles Culver connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Joseph Scott | 45-37 |
| 19:09 | Tennessee State | Wilton Allen blows the layup but he's hacked by Charles Culver - foul #2 on Charles Culver, team foul #1 | 45-37 |
| 19:09 | Tennessee State | Wilton Allen makes the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 19:09 | Tennessee State | Wilton Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 18:46 | Samford | Claude Childers can't finish the layup | 47-37 |
| 18:44 | Samford | Richard Kimpel tips it in | 47-39 |
| 18:17 | Tennessee State | Wilton Allen slams it home set up by Earl Alfano | 49-39 |
| 18:01 | Samford | Joseph Scott loses the ball out of bounds | 49-39 |
| 17:41 | Tennessee State | David Trinidad throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Greg Jackson (C) David Trinidad | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 17:21 | Samford | Joseph Scott buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Kimpel | 49-41 |
| 17:00 | Tennessee State | Earl Alfano makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Joel Seawright | 51-41 |
| 16:54 | Samford | Gail Moore makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Scott | 51-44 |
| 16:40 | Tennessee State | Joel Seawright clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-44 |
| 16:39 | Tennessee State | David Brandl can't tip it in | 51-44 |
| 16:37 | Samford | Gail Moore grabs the board | 51-44 |
| 16:24 | Samford | Gail Moore misses long on a runner from the left block | 51-44 |
| 16:22 | Samford | Richard Kimpel tips it but misses | 51-44 |
| 16:20 | Tennessee State | David Brandl grabs the board | 51-44 |
| 16:16 | Tennessee State | Wilton Allen throws it down on a great pass from Earl Alfano | 53-44 |
| 16:12 | Samford | Joseph Scott misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-44 |
| 16:10 | Tennessee State | Wilton Allen snags the defensive board | 53-44 |
| 15:59 | Tennessee State | Joel Seawright connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Earl Alfano | 56-44 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Earl Alfano (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joel Seawright (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wilton Allen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Brandl (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Greg Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Gail Moore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Scott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Kimpel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Culver (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Claude Childers (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:30 | Samford | Charles Culver loses the ball out of bounds | 56-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Anthony Etheridge (PG), Bernardo Esposito (SG), John Groom (SF), David Trinidad (C) Earl Alfano, Joel Seawright, Wilton Allen, David Brandl | |
| Subs | Samford | Carlton Witzel (PG), Eric Cary (SG), Bob Horne (SF), Brandon Lin (PF), Patrick Cooper (C) Gail Moore, Joseph Scott, Richard Kimpel, Charles Culver, Claude Childers | |
| 15:06 | Tennessee State | John Groom hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from Bernardo Esposito | 58-44 |
| 14:47 | Samford | Bob Horne is hacked by John Groom - foul #4 on John Groom, team foul #2 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Larry Jones (SF) John Groom | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 14:40 | Samford | Carlton Witzel misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-44 |
| 14:39 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to David Trinidad | 58-44 |
| 14:20 | Tennessee State | David Trinidad jams it | 60-44 |
| 14:04 | Samford | Eric Cary hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Carlton Witzel | 60-46 |
| 13:39 | Tennessee State | David Trinidad is whistled for traveling | 60-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Earl Alfano (PG), Joel Seawright (SG), Wilton Allen (SF) Anthony Etheridge, Bernardo Esposito, Greg Jackson | |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Scott (SG) Bob Horne | |
| 13:29 | Samford | Carlton Witzel buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric Cary | 60-49 |
| 13:11 | Tennessee State | David Trinidad clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-49 |
| 13:09 | Samford | Joseph Scott gets the rebound | 60-49 |
| 12:48 | Samford | Eric Cary clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-49 |
| 12:47 | Tennessee State | David Trinidad grabs the board | 60-49 |
| 12:21 | Tennessee State | Earl Alfano misses the easy layup | 60-49 |
| 12:19 | Samford | The rebound goes to Brandon Lin | 60-49 |
| 11:53 | Samford | Patrick Cooper clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-49 |
| 11:51 | Tennessee State | David Trinidad grabs the defensive rebound | 60-49 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Earl Alfano (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joel Seawright (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wilton Allen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Larry Jones (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Trinidad (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Eric Cary (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Scott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Patrick Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brandon Lin (fairly fresh) C - Carlton Witzel (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. | |
| 11:35 | Tennessee State | David Trinidad comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-49 |
| 11:34 | Tennessee State | David Trinidad misses the tip | 60-49 |
| 11:32 | Samford | Brandon Lin pulls down the rebound | 60-49 |
| 11:17 | Samford | David Trinidad steals the ball from Brandon Lin | 60-49 |
| 10:49 | Tennessee State | Earl Alfano misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Eric Cary - foul #1 on Eric Cary, team foul #2 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Anthony Etheridge (SG), David Brandl (PF), Greg Jackson (C) Joel Seawright, Larry Jones, David Trinidad | |
| Subs | Samford | Gail Moore (PG), Richard Kimpel (SF), Charles Culver (PF), Claude Childers (C) Eric Cary, Patrick Cooper, Brandon Lin, Carlton Witzel | |
| 10:49 | Tennessee State | Earl Alfano makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 10:49 | Tennessee State | Earl Alfano makes the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 10:27 | Samford | Gail Moore can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-49 |
| 10:25 | Tennessee State | Anthony Etheridge snags the defensive board | 62-49 |
| 10:10 | Tennessee State | David Brandl misses the lay-in | 62-49 |
| 10:08 | Samford | Claude Childers gets the rebound | 62-49 |
| 09:50 | Samford | Gail Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 62-49 |
| 09:48 | Samford | Claude Childers snags the offensive board | 62-49 |
| 09:28 | Samford | Anthony Etheridge is called for the reach on Gail Moore - foul #1 on Anthony Etheridge, team foul #3 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Joel Seawright (SG), Larry Jones (SF) Earl Alfano, Wilton Allen | |
| Subs | Samford | Carlton Witzel (SG) Joseph Scott | |
| 09:16 | Samford | Claude Childers can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-49 |
| 09:15 | Samford | Gail Moore snags the offensive board | 62-49 |
| 09:05 | Samford | Richard Kimpel hits a jumper from the baseline | 62-51 |
| 08:49 | Tennessee State | Larry Jones misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Gail Moore - foul #3 on Gail Moore, team foul #3 | 62-51 |
| 08:49 | Tennessee State | Larry Jones misses the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 08:49 | Tennessee State | Larry Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 08:49 | Samford | Charles Culver grabs the defensive rebound | 62-51 |
| 08:26 | Samford | Charles Culver buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-53 |
| 08:08 | Tennessee State | Joel Seawright misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 62-53 |
| 08:07 | Samford | Gail Moore pulls down the rebound | 62-53 |
| 07:51 | Samford | Carlton Witzel connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Kimpel | 62-56 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Anthony Etheridge (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Joel Seawright (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Jones (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Brandl (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Greg Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Gail Moore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carlton Witzel (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Kimpel (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Culver (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Claude Childers (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:33 | Tennessee State | David Brandl banks in the layup on a great pass from Anthony Etheridge | 64-56 |
| 07:13 | Samford | Gail Moore scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 64-58 |
| 06:55 | Tennessee State | Joel Seawright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Earl Alfano (PG), Wilton Allen (SF), John Groom (PF), Bernardo Esposito (C) Anthony Etheridge, Larry Jones, David Brandl, Greg Jackson | |
| Subs | Samford | Eric Cary (PG), Joseph Scott (SG), Bob Horne (SF), Brandon Lin (PF), Patrick Cooper (C) Gail Moore, Carlton Witzel, Richard Kimpel, Charles Culver, Claude Childers | |
| 06:33 | Samford | Brandon Lin comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 64-58 |
| 06:32 | Tennessee State | Earl Alfano gets the rebound | 64-58 |
| 06:28 | Tennessee State | Brandon Lin is called for the reach on John Groom - foul #1 on Brandon Lin, team foul #4 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | David Trinidad (C) Joel Seawright | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 06:07 | Tennessee State | Earl Alfano travels with the ball | 64-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Anthony Etheridge (SG) Bernardo Esposito | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 05:58 | Samford | Brandon Lin can't connect on a runner from the left block but the foul's on John Groom - foul #5 on John Groom, team foul #4 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Larry Jones (PF) John Groom | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 05:58 | Samford | Brandon Lin misses the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 05:58 | Samford | Brandon Lin makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 05:42 | Tennessee State | David Trinidad misses short on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Bob Horne - foul #1 on Bob Horne, team foul #5 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Carlton Witzel (C) Bob Horne | |
| 05:42 | Tennessee State | David Trinidad makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 05:42 | Tennessee State | David Trinidad misses the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 05:42 | Samford | Brandon Lin pulls down the rebound | 65-59 |
| 05:16 | Samford | Joseph Scott misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-59 |
| 05:14 | Tennessee State | Wilton Allen gets the rebound | 65-59 |
| 05:07 | Tennessee State | Anthony Etheridge hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 65-59 |
| 05:05 | Samford | Brandon Lin gets the rebound | 65-59 |
| 04:42 | Samford | Wilton Allen is called for the reach on Patrick Cooper - foul #2 on Wilton Allen, team foul #5 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Joel Seawright (SG), David Brandl (PF), Greg Jackson (C) Anthony Etheridge, Wilton Allen, David Trinidad | |
| Subs | Samford | Gail Moore (PG), Richard Kimpel (SF), Charles Culver (PF), Claude Childers (C) Eric Cary, Joseph Scott, Patrick Cooper, Brandon Lin | |
| 04:32 | Samford | Richard Kimpel misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Joel Seawright - foul #3 on Joel Seawright, team foul #6 | 65-59 |
| 04:32 | Samford | Richard Kimpel makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 04:32 | Samford | Richard Kimpel makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 04:12 | Tennessee State | Joel Seawright scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 67-61 |
| 03:50 | Samford | Richard Kimpel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-61 |
| 03:49 | Samford | Charles Culver grabs the offensive board | 67-61 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Earl Alfano (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joel Seawright (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Larry Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Brandl (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Greg Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Gail Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carlton Witzel (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Kimpel (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Culver (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Claude Childers (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:24 | Samford | Carlton Witzel misses the easy layup | 67-61 |
| 03:23 | Tennessee State | Joel Seawright gets the rebound | 67-61 |
| 03:05 | Tennessee State | Joel Seawright knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:45 | Samford | Joel Seawright steals it from Claude Childers | 70-61 |
| 02:45 | Tennessee State | Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Wilton Allen (SF), David Trinidad (C) Larry Jones, Greg Jackson | |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Scott (SG) Carlton Witzel | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:22 | Tennessee State | The short jumper by Wilton Allen is denied by Claude Childers | 70-61 |
| 02:20 | Samford | Richard Kimpel gets the rebound | 70-61 |
| 02:15 | Samford | Joseph Scott comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 70-61 |
| 02:13 | Tennessee State | Joel Seawright grabs the defensive rebound | 70-61 |
| 01:52 | Tennessee State | Charles Culver denies the turnaround by Wilton Allen | 70-61 |
| 01:50 | Samford | Joseph Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 70-61 |
| 01:41 | Samford | Richard Kimpel clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Earl Alfano - foul #2 on Earl Alfano, team foul #7 | 70-61 |
| 01:41 | Samford | Richard Kimpel makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 01:41 | Samford | Richard Kimpel makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:19 | Tennessee State | Joel Seawright connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Earl Alfano | 73-63 |
| 01:08 | Samford | Earl Alfano steps in front of the Richard Kimpel pass | 73-63 |
| 01:05 | Tennessee State | Earl Alfano lays it in | 75-63 |
| 00:47 | Samford | Gail Moore drills a 3 from the left wing | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Tennessee State | Joel Seawright is hacked by Gail Moore in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gail Moore, team foul #6 | 75-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Bernardo Esposito (C) David Trinidad | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:44 | Tennessee State | David Brandl is fouled on the floor by Charles Culver - foul #3 on Charles Culver, team foul #7 | 75-66 |
| 00:44 | Tennessee State | David Brandl makes the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:44 | Tennessee State | David Brandl misses the 2nd free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:44 | Samford | Charles Culver snags the defensive board | 76-66 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Samford | Gail Moore hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 76-69 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:37 | Tennessee State | Wilton Allen is hacked by Gail Moore in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gail Moore, team foul #8 | 76-69 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Samford | Carlton Witzel (PG) Gail Moore | |
| 00:37 | Tennessee State | Wilton Allen makes the 1st free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:37 | Tennessee State | Wilton Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:30 | Samford | Joseph Scott hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 78-72 |
| 00:28 | Tennessee State | Carlton Witzel is called for the reach on Bernardo Esposito in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carlton Witzel, team foul #9 | 78-72 |
| 00:28 | Tennessee State | Bernardo Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 79-72 |
| 00:28 | Tennessee State | Bernardo Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 80-72 |
| 00:21 | Samford | Joseph Scott knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Carlton Witzel | 80-75 |
| 00:20 | Tennessee State | Carlton Witzel is called for the reach on Bernardo Esposito in the backcourt - foul #2 on Carlton Witzel, team foul #10 | 80-75 |
| 00:20 | Tennessee State | Bernardo Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:20 | Tennessee State | Bernardo Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 82-75 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:14 | Samford | Claude Childers drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 82-78 |
| 00:11 | Tennessee State | David Brandl is fouled in the backcourt by Carlton Witzel - foul #3 on Carlton Witzel, team foul #11 | 82-78 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | David Trinidad (C) Bernardo Esposito | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:11 | Tennessee State | David Brandl misses the 1st free throw | 82-78 |
| 00:11 | Tennessee State | David Brandl makes the 2nd free throw | 83-78 |
| 00:07 | Samford | Carlton Witzel is whistled for a carry | 83-78 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Bernardo Esposito (C) David Trinidad | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:06 | Tennessee State | Carlton Witzel is called for the reach on Bernardo Esposito in the backcourt - foul #4 on Carlton Witzel, team foul #12 | 83-78 |
| 00:06 | Tennessee State | Bernardo Esposito misses the 1st free throw | 83-78 |
| 00:06 | Tennessee State | Bernardo Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 84-78 |
| 00:02 | Samford | Joseph Scott comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 84-78 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Bernardo Esposito | 84-78 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee State | Bernardo Esposito runs out the clock | 84-78 |